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Social Forums => General Chat => Topic started by: Jo'ou Ranbu on January 01, 2009, 06:20:35 AM
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Yet, it's 4:20AM over here. Yup.
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I DEMAND XORNTORO IN THE GOOD MORNING TOPIC TITLE RAGE ANGST GRR.
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Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows are the source of Xorntoro's angst, so you have it in a roundabout way!
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I hate you.
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It was a bit windy today. So much so that one of the gusts of wind knocked me off my bike and onto my still healing sprained knee. That hurt. A whole lot. Also scored a passport today. Europe, here I come. *Cues the final countdown*
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I hear playing Final Countdown in Europe is an actual criminal act.
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Proving once again how much more efficent the courts of Europe are.
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There's nothing wrong with the Final Countdown! It summons ID to chat and does other likewise awesome things.
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5:18 PM, now is new year's day. Very uneventful new year's day, but after an exciting new year's eve, I kinda like an uneventful reprieve from the noise. Speaking of New Year's Eve, I managed to splurge myself on wine. After failing to get drunk, and staying up for a bit, sreep.
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Minus the hangover, 2009 is off to a good start. Had some McDonald's for breakfast and played some Mario Party with a few friends. Good times.
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New Years Eve/Day brought us a blizzard, 70-80cm of snow, and 80km/h winds. Talk about starting the new year off with a bang! :D
Although it's kinda nice, it's the like nature was preparing itself for a new start. *gets the image of the earth putting a white blanket of snow over it's head and then pulling it off to reveal a much prettier, shinier earth*
Anywho. Happy New Year All!
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Woke up at 11:00. Sun too bright. Will go back to sleep until nuclear winter obscures the sun permanently.
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See you tonight, then?
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Nuclear Winter at 12:00 tonight!
Add half an hour for Newfoundland.
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My sister and her husband bought us all boat tickets for new year's eve celebrations last night.
Sunshine, lollipops, and rainbows? Sounds awesome, although I wither horribly in the sun >_>
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Wooo time for sauerkraut and pork and sleeping until just about an hour and a half ago.
And now I have to babysit my 10 year old cousin tomorrow morning, while getting college-y stuff worked out. Blargh.
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Passed my driving test earlier today. 'twas the third attempt so somewhat sooner than I had expected. I'd warn everyone off the roads but I'm pretty sure none of you live anywhere near me.
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Gref and Rat aren't too far are they? And congrats. it took me two tries to pass my license test.
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They're in the same country, but I'm not sure that counts as not too far >_> Actually I have no idea which state Carth is in so he might be somewhat nearby.
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Victoria is Rat? Yeah. <_< Not like Australia is that big!!
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Rat and I are an entire state away from each other Super.
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Bonus points! My cell phone, which I've only had for a few months, appears dead (or at least the battery is) and I can't even use it while it's plugged into the wall. And nobody that needs to get in touch with me is going to know what the hell is wrong because my aunt's apartment is cell phone only and she took hers, and none of them check e-mail or anything during the day. Good way to start a year. Fuck.
Phone is sorta working now, only the battery is still not. Slightly better.
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Motion to set 2009 on fire and skip to 2010?
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Victoria is Rat? Yeah. <_< Not like Australia is that big!!
Rat's in Melbourne. That's right, Elmo knows where you live.
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~~**Happy New Year**~~
I spent most of the week battling cold symptoms including a cough which kept me awake at nights. I got some sleep but not much. The cough medicine I bought didn't seem to do much in the beginning but after a few days I think it started working. New Years Eve I was out of it but New Year's Day I started feeling better. Enough so that I was able to enjoy New Year's Dinner. I ate it all probably because I'd hardly eaten anything the previous days >.> I still didn't manage to get much sleep at night though <.< Yesterday I felt *a lot* better and managed to go out to the shops. Bought some juice and other groceries, new books and a DVD. Yay.
Phoned my grandparents to wish them a Happy New Year and spent a while talking to my nana. She told me all about my grandpa's latest escapades. Scary stuffs. My papa suffers from really bad nightmares and he has to take medication to help with them. However he'd ran short and forgot to go to the doctor's for a new prescription. So Sunday night my nana (who now sleeps in a different room >.>) heard him having a nightmare. She went into the room and he was tossing and turning around. She was worried that he was going to fall out the bed so she tried to hold him back. However she wasn't strong enough and he fell. Ended up busting his nose. Cue blood rain. According to my nana there was a lot of blood on the floor, on the bed clothes and a trail of blood leading into the kitchen as she helped him through. It took them a while to get the nose bleed to stop. Anyway once he went to the doctor's they found that his nose wasn't broken which is something at least but it's badly bruised and scraped. He got painkillers and yay new sleeping pills.
So what the hell was he dreaming about that caused all that drama. Snakes. Yep that's right. He was dreaming that he was fighting a freaking snake.
It's all real to him. Last nightmare he had he was fighting a burglar. This was when my nana was also in the bed. In reality he was actually "fighting" my nana. He actually had his hand on her throat at one point. He also tried to toss her out the bed >.>
Oh yeah then I called them again today to see how he was doing and was told that after forgetting to put the light on he walked into the television last night (he's sleeping on the couch in the living room now since it isn't as elevated as his bed) Geez.
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If anyone is going to watch the National Championship Title game this Thursday, you all should be on the look out for me and my posse!
Look for a whole bunch of people ( like 30 of us?) dressed up like Cubans with instruments and what not, all wearing Florida Gator colors in the process.
Mind you this is in Miami, so we figured we would dress the part. (hence Cubans in Mia.)
It's looking to be one awesome stretch of days.
Go Gators!
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I'm scared to ask, but what horrible stereotypical clothing constitutes "like Cubans"?
Maybe this is an unfortunate side-effect of being exposed to people from Cuba on a regular basis since I once lived in Florida, but... I'm pretty sure Cubans dress pretty similar to the rest of us 'normal folk'...
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And an extra ellipsis because I think you're being racist... en masse, in PUBLIC, in MIAMI!!! .....
-Djinn
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I'm guessing guayabara shirts and straw hats. Don't think he was trying to be racist.
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I am Cuban, so I am allowed to dress Cuban?
Anyways, yeah, we are making fun of the people in Miami in general.
My outfit is going to be that of a 60s club owner from Cuba. Very flashy shirt (in Gator colors mind you.), black slacks, Old style farming hat, sun glasses, cigar and some shoes I wore to a quince awhile back.
The point being, people in Miami won't even realize we are poking fun at them, they will probably just join in and celebrate with us. We even have one of out friends dressing like...
(http://www.tvacres.com/images/chiquit.gif)
who if you all may not know is the spokeswomen for Cuba!
The pictures to follow should prove to be mildly entertaining. I do hope we get on TV!
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Those pictures should be awesome. Enjoy the game.
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Hooray!
New screen is installed in my laptop. It is bright and shiny and beautiful and has only 1 dead pixel, which happens to be in an area somewhere in the middle of the blank space of my toolbar so who cares!
I am also going back home tomorrow afternoon. Love my family, but we do not get along for more than a week together and it's been two. I am looking forward to returning to the HUMIDITY and the ALLERGY-FREE home in my tiny, cold box of an apartment.
Yay.
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And the snow in Vancouver continues to fall. Which incidentally means power outages. Fun! Pity it happened at 9, so late enough to be too dark to do anything, but too early to effectively get any sleep. Ah well, at least they got it back on around 2AM.
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I thought you like winter weather?
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I do. Vancouver doesn't. Riding the bus over the past month has done wonders to increase my 4-letter vocabulary.
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As if a Canucks fan needed practice at profanity. I know the feeling there though, I'm dreading driving through snow for the first time. Not so much for myself (I drive a Jeep), but because Virginia drivers really suck at handling snow.
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As of now, VSM is moved into his dorm room, though unpacking may take a bit longer (one outlet, one internet jack - both on opposite sides of the room from each other. Fail! planning there).
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Cat 5 Cable should be easilly long enough to reach the opposite side of the room without getting in the way if you tuck it behind furniture (unless your dorm is sever hundred metres long).
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Sen. Al Franken, everyone. (http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/05/minnesota.recount/index.html) Dune should probably start hiding razors.
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I just now got Internet up and running. Whoof.
Taish is an absolute angel, and did a lot to help me move in, asking for little, if anything, in return. He ALSO didn't mention how, within 30 seconds of entering my new room, I managed to lock myself off of my floor and had to wait two hours through classes to get someone to open it for me.
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Fun scenario! I was walking home today from University and found 3 discarded needles in the bushes of my apartment building. Sketchy Neighbourhoods!
Anyway, I have my computer back now. Updated the graphics card from a 128 bit to 512 bit so now games run way, way better. Pretty cheap, too, which is awesome.
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The good: In the past two days, I've gone from having no job to two almost definite jobs--one isn't enough to pay the bills but with loans could, and would give me much needed teaching experience. The other pays the bills, gives me more hours, is closer to my flat, and is mindless enough that I can probably study during it. The fact that the conflict coming up most in my mind now is not "where to get a job" but "which job to choose" is awesome.
The better: My roommate and I were cleaning out our closets and found two boxes of beer left by the previous roommate. Huzzah!
The best: The Porno machine is working again, and the problem was exactly what I thought it was. The ego boost (not a retard not a retard not stupid not stupid shut up voices shut up shut up ha ha I win this round) far outweighs the fact that I paid $35 to find out and do what I found out and could have done just as easily myself.
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Motion yet again to shoot 2009 squarely in the ass and move on to 2010.
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Motion denied, since all we would do is skip a year and you'd still be in the same situation. We'd just start calling it 2010 and be slightly confused as to why.
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More confusion is always a good thing.
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Sen. Al Franken, everyone. (http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/05/minnesota.recount/index.html) Dune should probably start hiding razors.
The election cycle already sucked, this doesn't make it relatively much worse.
Right?
Right?
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Soooooooooooooo a package I've been waiting for since I got back into the US still hasn't arrived. Dealing with UK Royal Mail has lead me to find out that it has been sitting back in my dorm because it was returned due to an incorrect address. Reviewing all the papers I have on this, the address should have been written correctly. I am annoyed.
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I two main bosses at my current job.
One is Tai, down to the completely mellow, deep voice and being relaxed.The other is like Meeple would be if he was female, middle aged, and about to retire.
Needless to say, this makes for a delightful contrast at work.
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So where's my paycheck, you bum?
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Get a job and you'll find one.
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I thought you said I was your boss.
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Also, blargh stomach flu from Hades.
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I've got to start taking the bus. I think a part of me is dead now. A part I will refer to as "my lungs"
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Learn to drive. Buses really blow.
As I've mentioned before I'm taking a trip to Europe this spring. So I dreamed last night. About the trip? Meeting people? seeing a new country? Nope. I'm stuck in motherfucking Newark airport and it's been closed down by a blizzard as I'm boarding the plane. All flights canceled. I was so pissed that it woke me up as I was yelling 'You have GOT to be kidding me.'
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Where in Europe, exactly? I'm visiting London this spring, see...
Also, I commute by bus on a daily basis. It's not that bad (in Europe anyway).
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Scotland. Should be a ton of fun, going over my spring break. March 6th-14th or so?
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Yeah, going to London for school. It's... something I don't look forward to. Scotland sounds nice.
Record some speech and let me hear it. I think Scottish accents are dastardly awesome.
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Busses are terrible in the US, as with all public transit outside of the Northeast. You don't have to have a car to survive, but be prepared to be very inconvenienced all the time. All. The. Fucking. Time.
Also, yes, Super. Walk around with a tape recorder, get up into people's faces and go "HI WILL YOU SPEAK FOR ME I LIKE YOUR ACCENT IT IS SO DIFFERENT." Please. I want to hear about you getting thrown into a river. ^_^
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Tai, if you were Super's boss, you'd be paying him anyways. Where's his check?
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Eh, would depend on how big said business was. Quite possible I wouldn't be managing his paycheck anyway.
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It's a school library. The male boss is completely laid back. The female boss.. well, there's a reason that menopausal and genocidal sound sort of alike. I just smile and laugh it off, but high strung doesn't begin to cover it.
E: I'll talk to you on IRC sometime this week Bard.
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Rather than writing the 15-page research paper I haven't even started or editing the 20-page research paper (both of which are due Tuesday), or editing the 153-page manuscript due next Friday, or studying Latin or Old English or Japanese, or doing any of the millions of other things I really ought to be doing, I decided that it would be great to take some pictures of my pets. And post them to the DL. (http://www.rpgdl.com/forums/index.php?topic=2759.0)
Because I manage my time well.
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Been crunching a bit on work, so my focus on non-work subjects has been...low.
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Things not going well:
1 month later, still have not received one of the packages I sent back from England. Dealing with UK Royal Mail is an infuriating experience at best.
Despite classes starting next week I have yet to be able to meet with my professor to start getting this thesis worked out. Easily solved, I'll just find a new professor to direct my thesis if I cannot contact this one next week, but it is still inconveniencing.
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Buses still on strike.
At home for only the fifth day this year.
I want a transporter.
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Where are you staying when you're not at home, Doma?
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Couch at a co-worker's house. We split the cost for rides to and from work (which would otherwise cost me $60 a day). No computer, but I do have my DS and books.
Oh, and someday I'll get around to posting my Top 10 Games of 2008.
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Welp, my day is shot. Turns out I need to help move this big antique dresser from my house to my Sister's Apartment in Phili (2 hour drive or so), which...yeah, not looking forward too.
I guess on the bright side, gets me away from my brother.
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So I've always lived in Florida. Even when I travelled, it was always during summer because, well... who would want to leave a nice place like Florida during the horrible season of winter?
Anyway, now I'm living in Japan and learning all about how horrible winter really is.
Today my car got stuck in the snow trying to go up a hill. While I was on my way to work. I had to call work for help. They sent me an old man with a snow shovel. He sat in the car while I dug my tires out of the snow banks. Then he handled the gas pedal while I pushed my car up a steep hill.
I was still pretty sore from a particularly painful fall to my shoulder down one such slippery slope from the day before.
I hate Snow. It is SO going in my Revenge Journal.
-Djinn
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Hahahhahahahahah eat it Southern boy
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I hate Snow. It is SO going in my Revenge Journal.
;_;?
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This reminds me, we need to send super on a nice trip to Siberia sometime.
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What for this time?
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Same reason as always. His continual promotion of snow as a positive elemental force demands continual punishment.
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Super is a Jo'ou fanboy. It's disturbing but that's life.
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I still reserve the right to blame him for it.
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Thumbs up, soldier!
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I hate Snow. It is SO going in my Revenge Journal.
;_;?
While my reason for capitalizing the "S" in Snow was to personify it enough that it seemed reasonable to write it down in a Revenge Journal, if it makes Jo'ou cry, then that's an added bonus. After all, I can only assume that you -chose- to name yourself after the most accursed of elemental driving hazards...
-Djinn
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Same reason as always. His continual promotion of snow as a positive elemental force demands continual punishment.
It's positive when you never have to drive through it or deal with it more than a few times a year.
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Same reason as always. His continual promotion of snow as a positive elemental force demands continual punishment.
It's positive when you never have to drive through it or deal with it more than a few times a year.
super, come up here to michigan~ you can have all the snow you want~ there's a fourteen-feet tall snowpile i'm sure you could get lost in foreva and eva~
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Michigan could have San Diego's weather and I'd still run screaming from it.
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We aren't Newark.
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Detroit sounds far worse than Newark and *that* is scary.
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Same reason as always. His continual promotion of snow as a positive elemental force demands continual punishment.
It's positive when you never have to drive through it or deal with it more than a few times a year.
super, come up here to michigan~ you can have all the snow you want~ there's a fourteen-feet tall snowpile i'm sure you could get lost in foreva and eva~
Only fourteen? Bah, it isn't a threat until twenty at least.
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If you're living in a place with 20 foot snowdrifts you are living in Antarctica and that is your own god damn fault.
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But it will be prime real estate if you fuckers would get your shit together and get this Global Warming thing you have been talking about doing off the ground.
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This semester is going to kill me.
Oh well, at least I'll have a posthumous B.A. Not like I was going to do anything with an English degree anyway.
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Like Djinn, I've always lived in Florida and did most of my traveling during the summer. The weather in Florida gets really bad during the summer with the heat and humidity. At least it's nice during the winter. I lived there all my life until I left to go to college in Pennsylvania. Even though I'm still on winter break, I went back to campus early to take an interim session class. I sometimes ask myself what I'm doing here in middle of the winter.
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If the answer isn't "giving my friends mild concussions with snowballs" or "making the monstrous mutant cousin of Frosty" then you're doing it wrong.
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Oh, I've tried 'enjoying' this snow thing.
I had always wanted to try making a snowman, but this is far more difficult than it appears on TV. After several attempts and many re-evaluations of what I considered a 'good snowman', I finally ended up with a pair of roughly-equal-sized snow-potatoes that sat on top of one another. When I tried to poke holes in the upper one for eyes, the whole icy mess crumbled. I left it on my neighbor's doorstep with a note that read 'Frosty the Snow Abortion', because I like dead baby jokes and have no taste.
Snowboarding was an equally painful experience, but I'm going to give it another shot (after I heal) before I completely dismiss it.
Snow still deserves its place in my Revenge Journal.
-Djinn
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If the answer isn't "giving my friends mild concussions with snowballs" or "making the monstrous mutant cousin of Frosty" then you're doing it wrong.
Don't forget "making a huge snow wheel on the top of a hill and aiming it at your friend at the bottom".
And snowmen are only really possible with really soft sticky snow, from my experience. Granted, well-rounded snowmen are quite difficult.
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We were actually supposed to get Snow today. 100% chances, 2-5 inches!
*Looks outside* Bone dry. There's a tiny pocket of dry air sitting over southside hampton roads. This area is like immune to winter weather or something.
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Michigan is a huge state, and most of it is nothing like Detroit. As far as I know, pretty much just Flint. But I could be off.
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Kalamazoo is just like Detroit, but the Detroit parts are invisible and waiting to strike you, VSM.
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We were actually supposed to get Snow today. 100% chances, 2-5 inches!
*Looks outside* Bone dry. There's a tiny pocket of dry air sitting over southside hampton roads. This area is like immune to winter weather or something.
This is completely hilarious.
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I am a fucking moron who doesn't learn from the same repeated, simple mistakes. That is all.
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Zenny: I'm travelling to Newark at least once this year, probably twice. I founded that club.
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First day of classes. I attended the huge inauguration presentation on campus, and oh my god the people. I have a short video clip panning over the crowd, so I'll see if I can upload it somewhere and share.
Though I still have an awful lot of work ahead of me, after attending the first meetings I feel a lot more confident about this semester. This, combined with a very relieving answer regarding a previous semester, has helped me so much. Now if only my dad's job/my family's future things were to be so easily resolved...
ETA: Here's the movie (http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=6rsyh5&s=5)! It's about :22, panning over the crowd at the screening. It's the last :22 of his speech, and right after he says "Thank you" at the end, there is an amazing burst of applause.
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Whooo, New haircut. I feel so pretty.
And look kinda emo XP
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okay, was catching up on webcomics I like reading. I head over to Cyanide and Happiness, read for about five comics, then Google Chrome goes "hey dude malware's on this site"
Try closing it, closes after five minutes. General reaction: "fuck". grab symantec's virtumonde patch (determined after Spybot found that), try running that, it deletes... one file. gj, outdated virus scanners.
Trying to remove the damn thing now, it displays little of the registry/file location issues that most online records of it state it should have, so I'm generally unimpressed at this point. Spybot/AdAware/CCleaner being alternated, would be running the fourth one except apparently it never got reinstalled on a reformat so I don't remember it's name except it starts with File. Can't uninstall Symantec/reinstall AVG because WMU gets pissy whenever Symantec's not on the computer (as in I can't use the internet period).
so yeah, a bit annoyed.
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Good luck, Tai.
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thanks. Something tells me I'll need it with this piece of shit.
Spybot S&D removes outside files but not the main pieces. Working on reinstalling AdAware; looks like the damn thing deleted it. -_-
Also just occurred to me that AdAware might need to bloody well update itself if Lavasoft hasn't been diligent in including latest definitions. Augh.
...not like any of this matters because the damn thing's hijacked the explorer part of Windows enough that it crashes even in bloody SAFE MODE. Just very much not in the mood at this point. Can't open any CDs either which means all my backup spyware programs are just sitting really pretty in there.
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That does sound bad. Can you get Malware Bytes on that computer? I've had good results with it cleaning up crapware infestions,
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right now I'm capable of getting jack of shit onto the computer, it seems; trying to use internet results in computer failure, trying to use CDs to get stuff on there doesn't work because my computer seems to not recognize the D drive at all.
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Oh. You're posting from another computer?
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Yeah, my dad's.
Laptop is currently a $800 paperweight with how it's running
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This sounds like a classical case of flatten and reinstall. Can you get on there to back up your data?
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Not sure it's wise to try, since it seems so thoroughly infected.
Also don't have my reinstall CD on hand, it's somewhere in my room which oh hey is a goddamn pit because my sister just threw everything in there when I moved back!
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Oh yeah, CD drive doesn't work too. Hur.
Any luck searching online for anything?
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Managed to get Normal Mode Windows to stabilize via running Spybot S&D in a half-crashed state, used that time to download programs, Malware Bytes finished for the most part what Spybot started. Happy.
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Did you get infected with the AV virus?
Co-worker got that. It was annoying to fix.
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My co-worker got the AV2009 virus, and I got it off in about 5 minutes. You don't even need anti-virus software to get that one off!
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JET says that they will post the interview invites by January 30th. I dunno whether that means they actually will, but it means they're making me wait a week longer than I had hoped. I hold on to hope that this means they aren't making me wait just to tell me they're not interested. Of course, this is the entire U.S. applicant pool's results, so it really has nothing to do with me. Still.
New meds are making me all kinds of anxious and it's really annoying. I don't mean I'm anxious ABOUT the meds, I mean the meds are actually doing it. Considering the following point, this is really goddamn irritating.
My classes require about 6-10 hours of homework per day of class. How on Earth I'm going to maintain the stamina necessary to do this for 15 weeks is beyond me.
Finding a job sucks. Finding a part-time job flexible enough for my school schedule sucks more. In the same vein, not having money really sucks.
Also, DirecTV sucks and needs to fix their goddamn system. I am tired of paying them for the privilege to rent the box, paying them to watch TV AND paying them to come fix their box when the box stops working. Especially when I get charged more than once because they couldn't fix the problem the FIRST time they visited and the next visit requires rewiring the cable through the freaking elevator shaft in order to get it working again because it's apparently a problem with neither the box nor the satellite but the connection between them.
All I want to do is read my books. :(
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Also, DirecTV sucks and needs to fix their goddamn system. I am tired of paying them for the privilege to rent the box, paying them to watch TV AND paying them to come fix their box when the box stops working. Especially when I get charged more than once because they couldn't fix the problem the FIRST time they visited and the next visit requires rewiring the cable through the freaking elevator shaft in order to get it working again because it's apparently a problem with neither the box nor the satellite but the connection between them.
All I want to do is read my books. :(
You have your solution right there. Get rid of the TV shit all together and just read.
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I will happily do so when DirecTV won't charge me $150 to cancel and I find a good space online to get the episodes of the TV shows I *do* like.
And when I convince Andrew that the TV does not need to be on 24/7.
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A few weeks of having to eat through a straw because he turned on the TV should fix him up.
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Alternately, crotch rockets.
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JET says that they will post the interview invites by January 30th. I dunno whether that means they actually will, but it means they're making me wait a week longer than I had hoped. I hold on to hope that this means they aren't making me wait just to tell me they're not interested. Of course, this is the entire U.S. applicant pool's results, so it really has nothing to do with me. Still.
JET will probably push back that date again. They are like the video game industry, they never stay on schedule.
But don't stress. the latest statistics show that about 50% of all applicants get interviews. I don't know you personally, but if you know even a -little- Japanese, you're a better candidate than 50% of applicants.
-Djinn
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JET says that they will post the interview invites by January 30th. I dunno whether that means they actually will, but it means they're making me wait a week longer than I had hoped. I hold on to hope that this means they aren't making me wait just to tell me they're not interested. Of course, this is the entire U.S. applicant pool's results, so it really has nothing to do with me. Still.
JET will probably push back that date again. They are like the video game industry, they never stay on schedule.
But don't stress. the latest statistics show that about 50% of all applicants get interviews. I don't know you personally, but if you know even a -little- Japanese, you're a better candidate than 50% of applicants.
-Djinn
I had heard those statistics. I just don't know which half of the 50% I'm in. :D I said on the app that I have elementary Japanese knowledge, which I do/will by the time the interview rolls around. I am a quick study in languages when I bother to focus on them for any length of time. I'm also good with kids and have dealt with kids before. And I (will) have a degree in English -- this situation is one of very few where that might actually make a positive difference.
I am fully expecting them to fail to meet the self-imposed deadline. I believe they were 1-2 weeks late posting the application itself, and that process doesn't seem to require nearly as much effort as deciding on interview candidates. <_<
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Litnus test for Japanese skill - sit down with a song or story in Japanese. Using only a dictionary, see if you can translate it into English. You have as much time as you need.
Depending on how well you do, you'll have a good idea of how far along in 'basic Japanese' you are.
I suggest these two sites:
Online dictionary - so much faster than a book
http://dict.regex.info/cgi-bin/j-e/jis/dict
Grammar resource if you get stuck:
http://www.guidetojapanese.org/index.html
Also, even if it turns out you're not as good at Japanese as you hoped, you'll invariably have improved by the end of it... and you'll have a translated song/story to show for it (if you get the interview, this could be a helpful experience to bring up...)
-DJ
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Yesterday was Burns' Day so I participated in the celebrations by helping to prepare and taking part in a communal Burns' Supper of haggis, neeps n' tatties (turnip and potato) There was lentil and bacon broth for starters and some apple strudel and cream for dessert. Then at night I watched some Scottish comedy about people getting ready to take part in a Burns' competition and after that a concert with people singing the bard's songs. Oh yeah and I read out some songs/poems at the supper >.>
Quite an enjoyable day really :D
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That sounds fun. On the other hand Scottish food sounds like a good reason to go Vegan.
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One of the other people there had vegetarian ... a vegetarian haggis! :P
*plots*
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*Twitch* You're going to give me nightmares.
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That's the plan :D
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It's a sheep and oatmeal sausage traditionally boiled in a sheep's stomach... though most butchers now make it in a casing.
;_; Are you serious?
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Whahahaha!
It tastes yummy really! :o
Heey suuuuuper fancy trying a burger in Mars' Bar batter? :P
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I'd try it! Just need to find a traditional Scottish family in the area >_>
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Whahahaha!
It tastes yummy really! :o
Heey suuuuuper fancy trying a burger in Mars' Bar batter? :P
...............
*Twitch*
Ultradude: I'm sure you could get something in Philly or NYC. Bit that's a bit of a drive for you, so. <_<
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I have no idea what's going on but it's causing super discomfort so.
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... I should call my friend in Drexel and see if he can find haggis.
The hard part being getting it to me any time soon.
... on a somewhat related note, could haggis be deep fried with good results?
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Only in Pittsburgh would you get a hospital-wide email encouraging all healthcare associates and workers to wear Steelers colours all week.
And then "strongly advise" they wear Steelers attire (i.e., jerseys) on Sunday to support them during the Super Bowl.
...this city never ceases to amaze me.
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This from the city with the mayor that legally changes his name from Ravenswhatever to Steelerswhatever?
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Only in Pittsburgh would you get a hospital-wide email encouraging all healthcare associates and workers to wear Steelers colours all week.
And then "strongly advise" they wear Steelers attire (i.e., jerseys) on Sunday to support them during the Super Bowl.
...this city never ceases to amaze me.
Green Bay would do the same thing, I bet. That city lives and dies with the Packers.
You can always move then OK. I've heard Alaska is pretty this time of year.
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JET rejected me. I was not chosen to interview for the JET Programme. Now back to regular life.
On the plus side, it means the chances of Andrew and I making DLCon are infinitely better. <_<
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Damn. Sorry to hear that, Lady Door.
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Ah man, it sucks that you didn't even get the chance to show them your skills, Lady Door.
But you can try again next year if you're still interested.
If it makes you feel any better, living in Japan isn't the 'one huge party' as is advertised. It can be really boring and stifling at times. I mean, why -else- would I spend so much time on this website? >.>
-Djinn
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I can try next year, but it's unlikely if I happen to get a job anytime in the next ten months. ... god, I'm not looking forward to the possibility that I really might not be employed by the time the next JET application opens. >_>;;
To be honest, the thing that appealed to me about the JET program was the chance to see a foreign educational system in action and to have enough flex time to pursue whatever I felt like pursuing, be it self-study or art or whatever else. I'm not a party person. XD
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Sad to hear, good luck next time if you try again or good luck finding a job otherwise (English Majour hahaha)
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Yeah luck Lady Door. Sorry about the Japan thingy (no company for Djinn! :P) but yay for more chance of making it to the con with Andrew. The more girls the merrier >.>
Fried haggis in batter does indeed exist yeah, good luck in your pursuits of Scottish delicacies Ultradude :)
I have no idea what's going on but it's causing super discomfort so.
I have lots of evil plans for super have no fear! :P
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I can try next year, but it's unlikely if I happen to get a job anytime in the next ten months. ... god, I'm not looking forward to the possibility that I really might not be employed by the time the next JET application opens. >_>;;
To be honest, the thing that appealed to me about the JET program was the chance to see a foreign educational system in action and to have enough flex time to pursue whatever I felt like pursuing, be it self-study or art or whatever else. I'm not a party person. XD
Andrew is a bum and needs to get a job. *Whips him* You and Andrew coming to the con is cool though!
*Eyes CT* Denied.
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You are very bad at this game Super.
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It's kind of cute in a way, just how much he fails. Cute in a car crash sorta way.
Fried haggis in batter does indeed exist yeah, good luck in your pursuits of Scottish delicacies Ultradude :)
Also, STOP RUINING FOOD BY FRYING IT WHAT THE HELL MAN.
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The more girls the merrier
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(http://sageacrin.googlepages.com/IMG_0635_2.jpg)
I walked fifty feet out the door, saw this guy fly by, walked in, grabbed the camera, and spent fifteen minutes remembering how to use zoom on the thing and actually finding a birdie from 300+ feet away at maximum zoom, while he obligingly chilled out.
No, seriously, guys, I live in the middle of nowhere.
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http://www.tokyofantasy.com/product_info.php?pName=dragon-quest-chapter-of-heaven-vol-1-special-set-of-7 Way too tempted to spend money on this.
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You should get that set. I've seen those figures here, $40 is way cheaper than buying them individually from Convenience stores in Japan.
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;_; What I really want is a Cristo/Kiryl plushie, but I'm not sure those exist.
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Plushies, ^_^s and cookies from Super...
What the hell happened? :P
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Shopping!
Bought two really nice shirts (at SEARS of all places) and a new cologne that I instantly love, and feels more relaxed/casual than my other wintery type scent. Hooray!
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... Cristo/Kiryl body pillow...
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... Cristo/Kiryl RealDoll...
Anyway, on more serious news, the strike is over. It'll still be a few weeks before the busses are back up, but the horrible nightmare that caused me to blow a large chunk of my paycheck every week is coming to an end. Huzzah.
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I'm at a hair dying party. We'll see how this goes, first time I've ever done this. <_<
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Sooo... now I know what people in Altoona mean when they talk about weather 'up the mountain' cuz that's where I'm living now.
Tired and sore. So tired and sore.
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It can't be that bad, Dude.
Ciato: Hot pink?!
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Off course. On another note, I just got a letter saying I got into the one of the school I applied. Sweeet.
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That would be what the cool kids call "good news". Congrats~
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It can't be that bad, Dude.
Ciato: Hot pink?!
Yeah, I'm mostly just spoiled - I go from nice valley weather and a sidewalk, to mountain snow and a nice big driveway. My dad says that we will have a snowblower by next year, hell or high water.
Also: pale pink! Sheryl Nome style.
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Off course. On another note, I just got a letter saying I got into the one of the school I applied. Sweeet.
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Congrats, Ciato!
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Congrats. Now all you need, apparently, is a Better Man.
I'm busy applying for schools right now as well. It's been a while, so I'm not used to it at all.
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What are you applying for?
Also no wai for the first part~
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Law school.
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Off course. On another note, I just got a letter saying I got into the one of the school I applied. Sweeet.
Told you you'd be fine. Go celebrate.
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Congratulations Ciato, yay more money spent!
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I realize I only went in to the field because the money is awesome, it panders to my ungodly WPM rate, and I had a job waiting for me, but FUCK medical administration is boring.
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So Rob = Ted from Scrubs?
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I realize I only went in to the field because the money is awesome, it panders to my ungodly WPM rate, and I had a job waiting for me, but FUCK medical administration is boring.
What specifically are you doing in medical adminstration?
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A bit stressed from managing my new appartment. It's not even mine and already I'm swamped in paperwork for administrative purposes etc.
I mean, dude. :(
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Job prospects, which looked so fine-and-fucking-dandy just two god damn weeks ago, have dried up and withered. Well. I'm still hopeful about the job at the University but I'm 85% sure it's just going to get lost in the bureaucracy. The Student Union can't just hire students themselves thanks to our fucktarded administration's hiring freeze*, and the University Bureaucracy proper is notoriously horrible at... everything. I've been waiting for two weeks for the job listing to show up on the University website and it still is nothing. I need to bitch at people.
*FUN FACT! This hiring freeze applies to applies to students, faculty, and non-administrative staff, for the most part. Students can theoretically be hired but as noted above it is a pain in my cock. ANYWAY, this does not apply to 6 new Vice-President jobs created just this last semester (AFTER the economy went all Meepletarded, mind you), a 94 Thousand a year salaried position created for the University president's son... last month, or a new football coach to replace the one who retired... also last month. Meanwhile, Psychology, Chemistry, Math, Physics, Biology, and a couple other departments I can't come up with off the top of my head (Engineering?) are shortstaffed due to this fucking "hiring freeze."
God damn I hate this school.
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Welcome to all schools where they are run as businesses.
Edit - Oh yeah, so my month of free X-Box Live Gold membership is almost run out where it is auto-downgrading me to Silver membership. I just got an email congratulating me on joining X-Box Live Silver and in celebration it is giving me a month free of X-Box Live Gold. Okay.
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Hooray for communication. It's been a while since I took calculus, but if this keeps up you should flame out a little short of 3 days after your free month.
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I realize I only went in to the field because the money is awesome, it panders to my ungodly WPM rate, and I had a job waiting for me, but FUCK medical administration is boring.
What specifically are you doing in medical adminstration?
Coding reports. It's... well, it'll pay for me to go to school for something I actually want to do.
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It's boring as shit (And a large fuck you to the insurance companies for existing in the first place), but it pays the bills. Figures it was that, since the last job I knew you had (Chef/cook) would make going to school hell. I've considered doing the same thing since I have medical terminology under my belt, but I'd like to avoid working full time while I crunch for Anatomy.
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Get on IRC sometime when I can actually assault you, Gref.
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So...I've had a headache and been dizzy all week. For some reason this morning I started listening to a piece of music I've heard maybe once before (without really thinking about what I was doing until later). Woke up after about an hour of listening to it repeatedly and thought "wait, listening repeatedly to this piece probably isn't the best thing for my headache...although actually my head doesn't feel that bad right now". At a certain point I had gotten up from my desk so wasn't listening to the music anymore, and noticed that my headache was back; out of crazy inspiration I put the music back on, and the headache went away almost immediately. I also started feeling more focused and was singing along to it as I did my programming.
Alright, so I guess that piece of music is just really naturally soothing to me. Nothing too out of the ordinary, right? Well, it wouldn't be out of the ordinary...except that the piece of music in question happens to be Marissa Stole the Precious Thing. o_O *blinks*
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Same thing happens to me with certain music - primarily my trance/techno stuff, but.
Still. Marisa Stole The Not-So-Precious Headache, it seems.
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Alright, so I guess that piece of music is just really naturally soothing to me. Nothing too out of the ordinary, right? Well, it wouldn't be out of the ordinary...except that the piece of music in question happens to be Marissa Stole the Precious Thing. o_O *blinks*
This flies in the face of all I hold sacred about the nature of psychosomatic pain...
@Zenny: Where are you going to school again? I want to make sure I can tell people not to go there. Damn, that's aggravating. ...and I thought Japanese educational bureaucracy was bad...
-Djinn
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It's boring as shit (And a large fuck you to the insurance companies for existing in the first place), but it pays the bills. Figures it was that, since the last job I knew you had (Chef/cook) would make going to school hell. I've considered doing the same thing since I have medical terminology under my belt, but I'd like to avoid working full time while I crunch for Anatomy.
Yeah, it is at least a step up from my last job. There was something about the fact that every day, I would do the exact same thing and the end result was not any sort of progress, it was just to get back to the starting point, was the most demoralizing thing I can imagine.
The only bright part was that I was good enough to get away with being drunk on the job.
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I imagine you can probably do a better job in the medical industry drunk than the rest of the nation seems to do with the medical industry anyway.
I have had Guano Apes make a headache go away. Ambient for it or some good acid trance isn't really that mind boggling for them though. No real techno with balls though.
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Trying not to get too excited but I think I've finally gotten through the bureaucracy. At least enough of it that I'll be able to make money soon. ... I hope. Chances of making it to DLCon4 swinging back the other way again. ...But I've gotten closer to a job before and had it disappear like that so yeah. Enough of a mood boost, at least.
Djinn: I go to the University of New Mexico. It's a good school, really, (well, for the price), but the administration is just so fucktarded that it hurts.
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I imagine you can probably do a better job in the medical industry drunk than the rest of the nation seems to do with the medical industry anyway.
I have had Guano Apes make a headache go away. Ambient for it or some good acid trance isn't really that mind boggling for them though. No real techno with balls though.
Hell, all I really do is read and type. Throw in the drinking and it sounds like a Thursday night raid to me.
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Why is it so hard to get from San Francisco to San Jose?
I mean, those are goddamn huge metropolitan areas.
Why are they not linked by, say, some massive transportation infrastructure, perhaps a subway or rail car? (I'M LOOKING AT YOU, BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT.)
Why does it take 2:30 hours and three transfers to get from one to the other when they're like 30 miles apart?
WHY?
:|
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On a related note, did they end up financing that sweet maglev line?
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Yes, by a bare majority -- actually about the same margin as Prop 8 passed with -- but it probably won't be even partially functional until the bond is paid (in 30+ years) given the state of the state. <_<
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Guess what, I can annoy people so badly they can get banned on GameFAQs!
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Guess what, I can annoy people so badly they can get banned on GameFAQs!
Will you use this power for good... or evil?
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Guess what, I can annoy people so badly they can get banned on GameFAQs!
Will you use this power for good... or evil?
The one true path. Self-gain.
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Okay, so New York Comic-Con was pretty awesome. Hung out with some friends I hadn't seen in months, including Sopko, bought stuff, had fun. Picked up a stack of free books that reaches to my upper thigh, most of which is generic and probably terrible recent fantasy/SF, but there's a George R.R. Martin anthology in there and a reprint of the first issue of Watchmen, so that's pretty nice. Also bought the Girl Genius #7 hardcover (which I got signed), a couple of the Tek Jansen comics, the first Astonishing X-Men trade ($5 trade bins are awesome), and some bargain-bin anime DVDs.
I only hit two panels, Torchwood and Dollhouse, but both were absolutely great.
Eve Myles (Gwen in Torchwood) was both hilarious and totally unprepared for how strange fans can get. She started out flustered when the first question was basically a demand for her (and co-panelist Euros Lyn, one of the best Doctor Who directors) to go out and get drunk after the con, and it went downhill from there. Toward the end some random guy used his question to declare that he'd turn gay for John Barrowman, and she just sat there with her mouth gaping open for a good thirty seconds. It was awesome.
Whedon, by contrast, was obviously used to this by now, but he gives an entertaining panel. Best out-of-context quote: "When I kill someone, it's part of a process."
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Okay, so. Today at work.
I pick up the phone. Customer who wants to see if a book is available, I take notes for research later. So far, so good.
Until he fires "what are you going to do this Carnival?" at me, and an awkward silence takes over. And then, he snerks and hmms and then I end the call.
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I think I got hit on by a customer over the phone. What the -heck-?
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Okay, so. Today at work.
I pick up the phone. Customer who wants to see if a book is available, I take notes for research later. So far, so good.
Until he fires "what are you going to do this Carnival?" at me, and an awkward silence takes over. And then, he snerks and hmms and then I end the call.
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I think I got hit on by a customer over the phone. What the -heck-?
Maybe he was recruiting people for the audience at some Carnival event? ...Poorly.
Though I have to ask if you sound like a girl on the phone or something. If so, he was definitely hitting on you. ...Probably.
-Djinn
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Just over a week until my histology mini practical, and two weeks until my midterm in lab. Crunch time! I'm mostly good on slides, just need to check spelling and make sure I'm not making any dumb errors on that front.
OK: Did your anatomy classes refer to the cheekbone as the Zygomatic bone or the Malar bone? Edit: Mental note, try to find netter's atlas online.
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So I bit the bullet and got glasses. It's kinda funny. I've known for a while I needed them, but I'm nearsighted, and I don't have a car, so the only practical benefit is being able to watch TV while reclined on the couch and still be able to make out basketball scores.
I'm sure my family will be not at all surprised to read this. (they read what I post in the DL. hi Nick!) I was the last holdout for glasses/contacts in my extended family.
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I'm sure my family will be not at all surprised to read this. (they read what I post in the DL. hi Nick!)
This is very unusual to me.
Why does your family care what you post on the DL? I mean, unless you come from a family who loves RPGs... (in which case, you have the coolest family ever.)
Apart from that, though, I'm a little baffled.
I mean, I don't think I've ever mentioned the DL even in passing to any member of my family that doesn't play RPGs (in other words, I've only ever talked about it with my brother, who was one of the reasons I even knew about the DL and the stat topics that drew me into this place).
-DJ
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I think they like knowing what their son is babbling about.
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I wouldn't let my mother read this place like... ever.
Maybe my brothers, but that just about strains how far I am willing to go. :V
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My dad knows about the site, my brother lurks here.
Dad calls us the "Fantasy Baseball League for a more productive past-time", which probably explains a lot about both myself and him. >_>
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My dad knows about the site, my brother lurks here.
Dad calls us the "Fantasy Baseball League for an equally unproductive past-time", which probably explains a lot about both myself and him. >_>
Fixed. Though knowing the intricacies of RPG combat formulae may be useful if any of the people still involved in the DL may help if any of us gets into game design, most of us aren't and/or don't know enough coding to do so. So it's equally unproductive.
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He considers playing video games as being more productive than watching baseball due to the interaction/manipulation element, is what I was referring to.
Granted, he seems to have an acquired disdain for watching sports in general. Not sure when/how he got it.
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Yes, well, Sports are dull, take over too much of people's time, and are definitely too large a part of our economy. A disdain for sports is a good thing.
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Screw you, sports are awesome.
To play. Not to just watch in front of a telly.
I want your dad. Damnit everyone has cool parents.
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Sports are fun to play, sure! But no one in the family watches sports at all, I'm hardly an exception there. Hell, arguably I watch more sports than my dad due to my best friend, and people in chat can tell you just how little I know. >_>
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I hate my property management.
It changed hands in November or so, and ever since they got here the quality of living in this building has gone WAY down. In the past 4 months:
1) Remodeling apartments at 8am (including installing wooden floors)
2) Installing a new locking door on the stairs -- and then propping it open
2a) Keeping the main locking door open/accessible so prospective tenants can get to the office, then saying they'll "watch the elevator" (which has no security) even though there's no earthly way to see or any reason to question anyone using it, thus rendering their locking door on the stairway doubly ineffective.
3) Accepting FedEx and UPS deliveries in their office (same building) and making no notifications
4) Having posted office hours (9-5:30) which they absolutely do not satisfy (in at 10, off by 4, hour long lunch randomly in the middle -- all meaning the packages are held hostage if you can't get there in the middle of regular working hours M-F)
5) A building manager who is never in the building and takes 3 days to respond to service calls
6) Failing to turn on the radiators until mid-January
6a) Failing to adjust it so that it actually comes on when it's COLD, like now, when it's ~45, raining, and windy, instead of when it's 75 and sunny.
7) Not even realizing there is a satellite dish on the roof (necessary to approve the work the satellite guy had to do to get ours working again)
8) Making random inspections (for what? who knows!) with less than 24 hours' notice
9) Leaving random construction materials sitting in the middle of hallways -- for weeks
10) MAILING NOTICES. Remember the part where I mentioned they're in the same building?
I hate this company so much. I can't wait to move out. I'm terrified of what they're going to do with our safety deposit, though, because the condition of our apartment when we moved in was pretty questionable as there was about a 12 hour window in between when the previous tenants moved out and we moved in. There are a lot of things that were wrong when we got here which the previous property manager knew but, ... well, let's just say the new property management wasn't even aware what our deposit had been, hm?
MAY. I have until May. Then I'll be free~
Meanwhile, my books are being held hostage in the office because they weren't there during their posted hours, they don't work on weekends, and they're taking tomorrow's holiday off (which they conveniently mentioned by posting a note on their way out at 4pm on Friday).
>_<#
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Solution: Murder! You live in Berkley. Nobody will blame you. Especially if you murder your property managers unilaterally.
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For packages, if they're letting any random bum off the street walk around inside your building, couldn't you take advantage of that and tell UPS/FedEx to have their delivery guys take packages to your apartment directly?
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I hate this company so much. I can't wait to move out. I'm terrified of what they're going to do with our safety deposit, though, because the condition of our apartment when we moved in was pretty questionable as there was about a 12 hour window in between when the previous tenants moved out and we moved in. There are a lot of things that were wrong when we got here which the previous property manager knew but, ... well, let's just say the new property management wasn't even aware what our deposit had been, hm?
Probably too late to help this time, but for next time:
When renting property, ALWAYS fill out an inspection list of all property damage and problems when you first move in. A well managed lessor will provide an inspection checklist when you move in. Poor management won't, but you can create your own inspection list, sign two copies with the manager, and allow the manager to keep one copy in their file; you keep the other. If you can take pictures of the damage, even better, and keep those on file with the manager as well (keep copies for your own records as well, as always).
When you eventually move out, you'll have evidence that the damage was caused by previous tenants and can't be drawn against your deposit. Even better if you have clearly dated photographs to go along with it.
Oh, and if they don't even know what your deposit is/was, you might want to talk with them. Hopefully your deposit was clearly mentioned in the lease agreement (you'll at least get something back). Even better is if they maintained proper records during the transition and know where your deposit money actually is. Make sure your deposit money is in ESCROW, or some other protected holding account, and is earning fair interest. The deposit money is still yours and cannot be used by the landlord except as collateral for missed rent or property damage beyond normal wear and tear.
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What the fuck man. I thought you were a Psych grad and then you go and get a degree that is useful and lets you help people. You really are letting down the industry ID.
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Helping people pays well.
As we learn in psych, true altruism doesn't exist!
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Thanks, ID.
I did in fact know all of that. I was incredibly lax because our previous property manager was extremely lax. In fact, I *did* write up a list of everything problem pre-dating our move (when we first moved in) and had a schedule set up to talk with the previous property manager. He kept cancelling that one, and I had no idea he was planning on selling the property. Definitely my oversight there, and I am sure I will pay for it. I only hope there's some mercy because I know they want fully renovated units in the apartment and those upgrades happened after we moved in (ie, new flooring, new fixtures, new radiator, new appliances, etc.).
Our deposit was straightened out shortly after we received the new lease with the new company. It had listed it as equal to our monthly rent when, in reality, it was slightly higher. They fixed this. Our deposit is currently in interest-bearing holding and we got the payment for that, so that's all good.
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I just fell coming up a set of stairs when I was out today ... the floor was freaking HARD
Super and I - what a combo :P
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I don't want to go to work today ;_;
I want to stay home and dance around naked ;_;
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Isn't that every day?
How in the hell did you fall up stairs, CT?
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OK ;_; Trip and fall forward
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That's not too bad. I feel like a functioning member of the human race again, had a horrible, horrible headache yesterday. Thought I was going to have to pull over midway through my drive home the pain was so bad.
I mean, it kept me from arguing with someone about the DL. ME. It had to be crippling!
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Or you're just becoming a man.
*sniff* It's taken a long time, but Lezard might FINALLY grow a pair!
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I'd say I would hurt you OK, but going to work today inflict plenty of suffering upon you. *Cracks whip* stop being lazy.
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Hey, I'm on a 28-day stretch without a day off. I haven't had time to run around naked in a while!
Besides, work isn't THAT bad. I get to save lives! And money! And make people feel stupid! I r smrt!
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Yet you're still broke.
I hope you're joking about 28 days in a row without a day off. I never can tell with you though.
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Not a joke. The entire month of February, I do not have a day off. I work every weekend, as well as every weekday.
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Do you at least get overtime?
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HAH!!!!!
Good one. Actual pay.
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Why the hell do you do that then? Seriously?
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OK was long ago assimilated by the Pharmacy Collective. Resistance is futile. Your personal and professional distinctiveness would be added to their own.
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I do it because I do enjoy it.
Pharmacy residency is basically physician residency, except less monetary rewards but not required for practice. My goal is to be a practicing clinical pharmacist (I do not want to staff my whole life...maybe as I feel like it, but not always - I'd want to stab myself after a while), teacher, and preceptor. Hence at least a 1 year residency is necessary! At least in this area. Pittsburgh, and PA in general, are pretty saturated with pharmacy schools, though still a shortage. It's busy, but I do like it.
This could also be why I got sick earlier in the year! Oh well >_>
In other random notes, I just made 6 test questions for urinary tract infections that involve Persona. Mitsuru Kirijo has a complicated UTI! And urosepsis! God, I get such a kick out of this stuff >_>
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Yeah, I'd imagine there are better things for your health than working a solid month without time off in a job where you're near a high concentration of sick people.
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It's not like I'm in a profession where I could potentially kill anyone. I mean, pharmacy? It's not like drugs are dangeours or anything.
Right now, weekdays, I'm with the toxicology service, so it's really not too bad. It's the weekends that are annoying, but to make up for it, I have the entire month of March and June off of weekend staffing, so it's all good!
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Mitsuru Kirijo has a complicated UTI!
Does it develop into sepsis and kill her!?
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No, but I'm an evil bastard! Here, I'll just post it here:
For the next three questions, please refer to the following patient information. Choose the best answer to the question, and make sure to read the questions and information carefully before choosing your answer.
Mitsuru Kirijo is an eighteen year old female with a past medical history of schizophrenia and asthma. Her current medications are haloperidol 50 mg by mouth at bedtime, albuterol inhaler PRN, montelukast 10 mg at bedtime, and trazodone 50 mg at bedtime. She has an allergy to levofloxacin (which presents as shortness of breath and hives). She presents to the hospital secondary to a suicide attempt via haloperidol overdose. She developed neuroleptic malignant syndrome, was intubated, and now resides in the MICU (medical intensive care unit), where she has been for the past three weeks. She is maintained on normal saline (0.9% sodium chloride) and norepinephrine for blood pressure support, as well as propofol and fentanyl for sedation and pain control. She was catheterized one week ago secondary to incomplete voiding, and decreased urine output secondary to kidney injury. Recently, her urine has become cloudy, and when taken off her sedation, has complained of pain upon urination. Labs and other values drawn at this time are shown below:
Vitals: Temp 39.7 C, BP 70/56, P 102, Wt 50 kg, Ht 69"
Labs: Chem 7 is WNL except for an elevated SrCr (2.6)
Hematology: WNL except for WBC (23.9)
CBC with Diff: Neutrophils 78, Bands 20, otherwise WNL
UA: Cloudy, yellow, pH 6.0, SpGr 1.03, - bili, 2+ blood, + ketones, 3+ LE, + nitrite, 222 protein, + glucose, > 300 WBC, many bacteria, many WBC clumps
Diagnostic Tests: US shows an abscess with fluid collection in right kidney, blood and urine cultures show < 100,000 cfu of Gm- rods (identification pending), ECG shows an elongated QRS interval of 480 ms
1) The doctors diagnose Mitsuru with a complicated urinary tract infection compounded with urosepsis. They decide to treat her aggressively. Which of the following treatment algorithms would be inappropriate for this patient, based on the information you know?
a) Ciprofloxacin 400 mg IV Q12H
b) Nitrofurantoin 100 mg PO Q6H
c) Cefuroxime 750 mg IV Q8H
d) a & b above
e) b & c above
2) Three days into therapy, Mitsuru is still sick and showing no improvements clinically. The culture returns to show Pseudomonas aeruginosa. No sensitivity pattern is available - the micro lab was out having a party at Dave & Buster's instead. Based on the antibiogram for the hospital below, which of the following treatment options would provide adequate empiric coverage before the sensitivity profile is available?
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (2159 isolates)
Drug % susceptible
Piperacillin 65
Piperacillin/Tazobactam 76
Ceftazidime 44
Cefepime 79
Meropenem 86
Doripenem 90
Aztreonam 12
Tobramycin 88
Amikacin 90
a) Piperacillin/Tazobactam + Amikacin
b) Doripenem
c) Tobramycin + Cefepime
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
3) Mitsuru is successfully treated for fourteen days with a combination of meropenem and amikacin. She is extubated, her catheter is pulled, and the micro lab team brings her a pizza from Dave & Buster's to celebrate. She is eventually discharged a month later from a psychiatric hospital on 80 mg of fluoxetine to treat her depression and suicidality. However, two weeks after this, she is hit by a car and rehospitalized in the STICU (surgical/trauma intensive care unit). She is re-catheterized, and once again develops symptoms of a UTI similar to her previous admission one week after catheterization. She is being medically managed by a surgeon with little background in infectious diseases. What organisms would you suggest covering for in her for this admission?
I. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
II. E. coli
III. P. mirabilis
a) I only
b) I and III only
c) II and III only
d) II only
e) I, II, and III
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I could sort of follow that. Medterm *was* useful.
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... I like how you write your tests. Wow. Attempts suicide, gets a UTI, gets discharged, then hit by a car.
And the lab boys just want to party. At least they brought her pizza, though I've never been to Dave & Buster's so I don't know how good it is.
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And the lab boys just want to party. At least they brought her pizza, though I've never been to Dave & Buster's so I don't know how good it is.
You make a good point. With a name like "Dave & Buster's", it sounds like assisted suicide.
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I've been to one of those once. The food was way overpriced but not bad, but the arcade was fun. Of course, the prices may have had something to do with the fact the one I visited was in Hawaii.
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I go to the one in Times square every once in a while, but only for the arcade. food seems pretty bad from what I've seen, but it's ground zero of touristville, and all the food there is bad, so again, not much of a basis for comparison.
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My mom and I stopped at a Dave & Buster's for lunch after shopping for my prom dress and had some salmon dishes. They were pretty good; nothing too special, but surprising for a game place.
We also went there for my friend's 21st birthday. The food was irrelevant (we went to Rainforest Cafe instead, which is a whole separate rant) and the games were... well, let's just say arcades haven't been the same the past few years. I prefer Gameworks especially because they have that giant wall/interactive platform game thing, even if those games are silly.
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Huh, didn't know it was an arcade place.
I kind of wish I knew about them before I moved to Japan. I'm afraid I may be too spoiled on Japanese arcades to go back to an American...
Roughly 90% of the photos I've taken since I've moved here are of various cool things I've seen in Japanese arcades. I normally don't take pictures, but the game centers here really require being recolded on film.
In other news, I've been raiding bargain bins for rare stuff you can't find online anymore. I plan on bringing most of these omiyage to DL con so that they can stop cluttering up my apartment. Distribution of goods will probably be handled in a game-prize situation.
Some of the cooler things I've found: Front Mission manga with good art. The entire Koudelka manga series. WA4 gag manga. (good art!). Final Fantasy Tactics figures (not rare, just cool). DQ4 figures. Thousand Arms artbook. Tons of brick-like strategy guides for RPGs rare and common. Sonic the Hedgehog face towels (!?). More random RPG manga. And some various Smash Bros. related paraphernalia.
And I have 4 cans of Dissidia Potion that you all can fight over. I don't have room in the suitcase to bring more than that. I'm already bringing too many RPG manga and guides as it is.
Still looking for some plushies. I see them in the UFO catchers all the time, but finding them in a store is ridiculously harder than I thought.
-DJ
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Thousand Arms artbook
Curse youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu. I love that game. Curse being a poor university student with no car and no license to go to a DL-con to at least take a glimpse through it.
When do you come back from Japan, anyways?
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Thousand Arms artbook
Curse youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu. I love that game. Curse being a poor university student with no car and no license to go to a DL-con to at least take a glimpse through it.
When do you come back from Japan, anyways?
I'm here for a good three years.
But I'll be visiting the states in time for DLCon.
I'll also be flying around the US to visit family. It's going to be a busy vacation.
-DJ
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Yep. We're going to rope Djinn into putting on an art show mrite ;)
Two weeks left before super hits Scotland >.>
I've been watching some SO4 on live stream, couple of PAs, mostly battles though, never got caught by any spoilers in the stream. Interesting stuffs, can't wait to play battles myself. I do know one major spoiler of the game but not the whys and hows of it so I don't really care <.< Oh and this game seems custom made for CT in terms of party choices, don't think Rob will be so impressed though :P
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Over the last few days I have been building my own computer. It has successfully powered up, and now I gotta install the OS and whatnot.
If I'm not back in a few hours something went wrong and I'm crying in the corner eating Mango Sorbet
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Think we have to wait until April for it to come out in PAL regions CT. So frustrating.
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Can't mod the 360?
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It is doable at the cost of being able to get it online, I am not prepared to pay that much.
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The high point of my day: Finding Fire Emblem DS in the $10 bin at Wal-Mart.
The low point of my day: I was at Wal-Mart because I had an immediate need for a new toilet plunger.
Yeah, it's been that kind of day.
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What an amazing coincidence.
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As many of you know, Andrew is currently trying to find a job. This has not been going well, which is not surprising. He is, after all, an English major; even at the best of times the job search sucks.
Here, however, is part of a delightful email sent by one of the few companies to respond to his many resume submissions to places in the Bay Area. Note that this is verbatim.
*So why do you want this Job?
*Have you worked as an account assistant before?
*Privacy and code of conduct....explain the phrase?
*What do u understand by petty cash?
*Have you ever worked from home?
*How would you describe your self?
*Do you know your clerical speed?what is it?
*Do you have an idea of how to use ms excel?
*Do you have office Equipments at home i.e Fax Machine,Scanner,Computer Internet and a phone Line ?
*Do you have another Job : if yes,Is it a full time Job or a part time Job?
*What time range will be able to dedicate to the firm ?( Morning Section 8am-12noon or Afternoon section 3pm-6pm )
*How many hours are you willing to Work per day? ( 4 Maximum )
*I want you to understand that your expected to make yourself available online 2hrs daily for reference purpose .
*Payroll Interval? ( Weekly or Bi-weekly )
*Do you have professional Reference which I can go through?
*I want you to understand that we pay our staffs via Pay (Bank transfer or Check) because it is easier for we to send payments through the mentioned method..
So... yeah. Taking bets on whether he'll even have a job that pays (via pay, I hope!) by DLCon.
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I hate my school. ;_; Why does it have me wake up at 6 AM just to attend some stupid classes by stupid students who don't even want to follow classes, with some stupid mate who probably will fail up today anyway? ;____;
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Gref - Yeah. I don't even have a 360 yet either so I might have to wait even longer until I can afford both the console and the game. Depends on whether or not I can get a good bargain on a preowned 360 and how much money I have left in my savings after Super's visit. Also need to think about con savings as well >_>
I just found out what the final super dungeon is/the name of a super boss and I want this game so badly now.
GL Andrew and Lady Door!
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Ah, English major jobhunt.
........ :(
Good luck!
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Computer is FINALLY up
I AM NEVER BUILDING A COMPUTER AGAIN JESUS FUCK THAT SUCKED
AND NOW I AM YELLING ON THE INTERNET
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH
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Man you just don't enjoy fun or something.
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Alrighty, so probably the biggest kick in the nuts I've ever received that didn't actually involve physical contact.
So, at my school, there's this big public speaking presentation for grades 9 to 11. Over 1200 students alone in that bunch, and everyone had to do a speech presented in front of their class. So my speech was awesome, I'd like to think. It was about the social prevalence of the Seven Deadly Sins (lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride) in the lives of the typical adolescent. I got one of the highest marks in my grade (94%, grade 10), so I got invited to go the semi-finals. Out of 1200 students, 20 were picked for the semi-finals. So I was excited, I really wanted to make it to the finals, and I knew I had a good speech.
Semi-finals come up, and I do almost perfectly, with one teency-weency blunder, where I merely forgot a line, which made me blank for 4-5 seconds, but I recovered. So, after semi-finals, 5 people would be picked to go the finals of public speaking.
I was sixth... I came in freakin' SIXTH. Good lord, I was so freakin' upset. ;p
Well, atleast my speech still gets an honorary mention, and since I came in the top 12, I'm gonna get a super special awesome diploma for public speaking that I can now use to brag about when I go to apply for jobs. Hot.
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Aw man, that's rough. Out of curiosity, where were the finals going to be held? Would you have gotten to travel?
-Djinn
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I guess my computer heard my yelling, because now windows keeps shutting down and rebooting and shutting down and rebooting.
It's one of the drivers I installed from the cd that came with the motherboard, I think. Probably the chipset one, since the one time I managed to break past the loop somehow Windows Help popped up and said it was bad and replaced it (or so I thought at the time, but one restart later and we're back to the loop). Might have to reformat, though that won't be so bad since I don't really have anything on the computer yet, having just started using it today.
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Aw man, that's rough. Out of curiosity, where were the finals going to be held? Would you have gotten to travel?
-Djinn
The finals would have been held in Montreal. I live in a suberb of Montreal, so admittedly, I wouldn't have gone very far (a half hour drive at most), but even so, it's something I'll look back on and have haunt me for a good bit. ;p
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Aw man, that's rough. Out of curiosity, where were the finals going to be held? Would you have gotten to travel?
-Djinn
The finals would have been held in Montreal. I live in a suberb of Montreal, so admittedly, I wouldn't have gone very far (a half hour drive at most), but even so, it's something I'll look back on and have haunt me for a good bit. ;p
Eh... if it's going to haunt you, then I say turn it into a positive thing. You came really close to making the finals, obviously you have the writing/presenting talent necessary to make it. Why not just work on a speech for next year and make sure you're more prepared/practiced?
You could even post your speech and ask the DL writing talent to do some proofreading or make some suggestions?
-DJ
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Aw man, that's rough. Out of curiosity, where were the finals going to be held? Would you have gotten to travel?
-Djinn
The finals would have been held in Montreal. I live in a suberb of Montreal, so admittedly, I wouldn't have gone very far (a half hour drive at most), but even so, it's something I'll look back on and have haunt me for a good bit. ;p
Eh... if it's going to haunt you, then I say turn it into a positive thing. You came really close to making the finals, obviously you have the writing/presenting talent necessary to make it. Why not just work on a speech for next year and make sure you're more prepared/practiced?
You could even post your speech and ask the DL writing talent to do some proofreading or make some suggestions?
-DJ
Haha, true. I still got one more year, I'll try for the finals next year. =)
If you guys would be willing to look over my speech with me, then yeah, I'd love to share it with you, and have you guys give me suggestions. ;p
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If it involves lesbians, then it should go to the top next year. Involving lesbians and bananas in a speech automatically makes it better.
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I had applied for Teach for America at their first deadline. I was invited to a phone interview, but when I looked at the timeline it looked like I'd have to decide if I was going to accept their offer only shortly after the application deadline for JET, which obviously wasn't going to work if I preferred JET.
In hindsight, the benefits of an early acceptance to Teach for America highly outclasses the potential of JET, but what can I say? I'm dumb and loved the idea of living in a foreign country for a while.
In any case, I had withdrawn my application. Well, they let me reinstate it in time for the new deadline. Today was my phone interview. I'll know next week if they, too, have decided to crush my dreams of teaching children English (okay, so it's not really a DREAM of mine, but whatever) or have granted me the chance to make a fool of myself in a face-to-face interview.
I basically figure that the current hiring climate doesn't allow much room for cherry-picking job opportunities, especially ones that pay as well (for an English major) as these do. If I do get accepted, my choices for placement (which aren't quite as ignored as JET's can be) are Charlotte, NC, Newark, NJ and the Bay Area. It's win/win/win! <_<
I felt like sharing because I like cataloging my failures in the public eye. Makes me feel more human somehow.
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In any case, I had withdrawn my application. Well, they let me reinstate it in time for the new deadline. Today was my phone interview. I'll know next week if they, too, have decided to crush my dreams of teaching children English (okay, so it's not really a DREAM of mine, but whatever) or have granted me the chance to make a fool of myself in a face-to-face interview.
I felt like sharing because I like cataloging my failures in the public eye. Makes me feel more human somehow.
Teaching children English is fun, and surprisingly rewarding. It's the rest of job that tends to get you - just the red tape and natural inadequacy of the education system if you're lucky, but include your bosses and co-workers in there too if you're unlucky. The kids themselves tend to be pretty decent beings to work with. So it's not hard to understand teaching English as a DREAM.
The DL = the public eye? I don't think there's enough of us for that.
And really, living in Japan has it's sucky moments, too.
Take today, for instance! I have a horrible cold/flu (my first real illness since moving to this country, so it's having fun with my ill-adjusted immune system) and the Japanese employment system really doesn't like sick days.
Taking a sick day is frowned upon with the level of reputation-smearing that causes translators to use phrases like 'dishonored his ancestors'. In my case, it 'dishonors the reputation of all the foreigners who live here'.
So I tried taking a sick day once. My boss ended up coming to my house after I phoned in, bringing along the foreigner with the best translating skills. I basically was trapped in my house with these two people while they gave me an alternatingly stern and polite lecture about the value of 'suffering' and going to work. They also politely suggested that I never do it again. And if I ever -was- sick enough to miss work, that I had better go to the hospital. It was explained to me that if I miss work, but don't go to the hospital, it seems as if I wasn't really sick, just faking it to get out of work. ..and THAT reflects badly on all of the other foreigners, not just me.
So I tried going to the hospital. I had to get someone else (who didn't speak English) to drive me because I didn't know where the hospital was. Once we arrived, we waited in the hospital for about 3 hours in a room full of sick people waiting for my five-minute, high-speed doctor's visit where I couldn't communicate with her and she couldn't communicate with me. It was the most stressful experience I've ever had in Japan... and all I wanted to do was be at home, asleep, where I would have gotten better.
So instead, now I'm work, sick with the Japanese Death Flu or whatever, snot dripping onto my keyboard and only barely able to speak (you know, the main part of my -teaching job-). I'm probably infecting at least half of my co-workers, my students, and (hopefully) my bosses. I can't see how this is a good system in any way, but I don't want another lecture about 'dishonoring the gaijin', so I'll sit at work and be unproductive and ineffective as a teacher until I recover.
This is the Japanese way.
It completely explains why the country is as germ-o-phobic and clean as it is, though. They don't take care of sick people, they laugh at them as they suffer. Just as I expect Zenny to do with this post.
-Djinn
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Man, that's terrible, dude.
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I suppose this does preclude the Japanese attitude towards psychiatry turning more positive. Ah well.
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Ouch bud. But that just shows the difference in the cultures here and there. Taking a sick day is no big deal here. Hell, my dad takes them so he can do housework.
I'm tempted to sig that line about "taking a sick day dishonours you and your ancestors". Wow. They actually came to your house??!
Sounds rough though Djinn. I hope your feeling better soon. If not for your sake, then your ancestor's.
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Eh, in his case all it's really doing is dishonouring the non-Japanese. Which... eh, not all that great as far as threats go.
That said, here's hoping you get to have grandkids so that you can pass this valuable cautionary tale on to them.
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durrrr wrong thread.
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In any case, I had withdrawn my application. Well, they let me reinstate it in time for the new deadline. Today was my phone interview. I'll know next week if they, too, have decided to crush my dreams of teaching children English (okay, so it's not really a DREAM of mine, but whatever) or have granted me the chance to make a fool of myself in a face-to-face interview.
I felt like sharing because I like cataloging my failures in the public eye. Makes me feel more human somehow.
Teaching children English is fun, and surprisingly rewarding. It's the rest of job that tends to get you - just the red tape and natural inadequacy of the education system if you're lucky, but include your bosses and co-workers in there too if you're unlucky. The kids themselves tend to be pretty decent beings to work with. So it's not hard to understand teaching English as a DREAM.
The DL = the public eye? I don't think there's enough of us for that.
And really, living in Japan has it's sucky moments, too.
Take today, for instance! I have a horrible cold/flu (my first real illness since moving to this country, so it's having fun with my ill-adjusted immune system) and the Japanese employment system really doesn't like sick days.
Taking a sick day is frowned upon with the level of reputation-smearing that causes translators to use phrases like 'dishonored his ancestors'. In my case, it 'dishonors the reputation of all the foreigners who live here'.
So I tried taking a sick day once. My boss ended up coming to my house after I phoned in, bringing along the foreigner with the best translating skills. I basically was trapped in my house with these two people while they gave me an alternatingly stern and polite lecture about the value of 'suffering' and going to work. They also politely suggested that I never do it again. And if I ever -was- sick enough to miss work, that I had better go to the hospital. It was explained to me that if I miss work, but don't go to the hospital, it seems as if I wasn't really sick, just faking it to get out of work. ..and THAT reflects badly on all of the other foreigners, not just me.
So I tried going to the hospital. I had to get someone else (who didn't speak English) to drive me because I didn't know where the hospital was. Once we arrived, we waited in the hospital for about 3 hours in a room full of sick people waiting for my five-minute, high-speed doctor's visit where I couldn't communicate with her and she couldn't communicate with me. It was the most stressful experience I've ever had in Japan... and all I wanted to do was be at home, asleep, where I would have gotten better.
So instead, now I'm work, sick with the Japanese Death Flu or whatever, snot dripping onto my keyboard and only barely able to speak (you know, the main part of my -teaching job-). I'm probably infecting at least half of my co-workers, my students, and (hopefully) my bosses. I can't see how this is a good system in any way, but I don't want another lecture about 'dishonoring the gaijin', so I'll sit at work and be unproductive and ineffective as a teacher until I recover.
This is the Japanese way.
It completely explains why the country is as germ-o-phobic and clean as it is, though. They don't take care of sick people, they laugh at them as they suffer. Just as I expect Zenny to do with this post.
-Djinn
Well, I wasn't going to say anything about it... >_>
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I was going to express my sympathy for Djinn, but then I read up and saw that LD might end up in Newark so I'm not sure who has it worse now.
Japan is freaking insane, though.
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Well, I wasn't going to say anything about it... >_>
Why must you always disappoint me? *sigh*
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I was going to express my sympathy for Djinn, but then I read up and saw that LD might end up in Newark so I'm not sure who has it worse now.
;_;
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The economy effects the first one of my peers. Guy graduated last Spring, got his degree in Civil Engineering. Gets a job with the company he did his senior project with, and as of last summer was easily the most successful guy I was close friends with. Long story short, he got laid off recently. Fortunately, with funding for infrastructure development in the stimulus bill, he's better off than most, and will probably be able to get a government job. And, for now, his parents are still employed, so he has some support. Still, it is... sobering, to have this happen to someone fairly close to me. Granted, if you talked to him, other things going on in his life are screwing him up way worse, but that does not involve the economy so it is not important right now. We're at war with money, pick a side.
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Went to see Wicked last night. Was very impressed with the show, it made the whole "the wicked witch was the real good guy all along" thing actually work, which was definately a plus. Apparently the person playing Elfhaba(sp?) that night was the understudy, too. Pretty impressive, considering that she basically stole every scene she was in(and rightfully so, being the main character).
However, I will never be going to see another musical at that theatre. Why? Becuase the seats are built for someone of Elfboy's size, not mine. I have had more space in Delta airlines seats and I won't fly them ever again specifcally due to seat being too small. That was a very, very painful 3 hours. >_<
Still, at least the show was good.
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However, I will never be going to see another musical at that theatre. Why? Becuase the seats are built for someone of Elfboy's size, not mine. I have had more space in Delta airlines seats and I won't fly them ever again specifcally due to seat being too small. That was a very, very painful 3 hours. >_<
Still, at least the show was good.
I hope you didn't end up on the extreme side of the balcony. Andrew and I did that when that theatre hosted Avenue Q. Man, the show was awesome, but those seats... how can they even SELL that space and not feel bad about it? I did get an awesome deal, but I feel like it would have been worth it to pay double the price and actually see the other half of the stage. >_>
Cool that you got to see Wicked, though I heard it departed from the book a fair amount. S'okay because the book got pretty ._. toward the middle/end, but maybe that was just me. XD
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Cool that you got to see Wicked, though I heard it departed from the book a fair amount. S'okay because the book got pretty ._. toward the middle/end, but maybe that was just me. XD
The book and the musical are very different beasts and really should never be compared to eachother. They are both good, but in completely different ways.
Incidentally, what didn't you like about the book? It's probably just a personal taste thing, but I found the book far more engrossing as a whole, especially towards the end. (Not comparing it to the musical here, BTW).
-DJ
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Cool that you got to see Wicked, though I heard it departed from the book a fair amount. S'okay because the book got pretty ._. toward the middle/end, but maybe that was just me. XD
The book and the musical are very different beasts and really should never be compared to eachother. They are both good, but in completely different ways.
Incidentally, what didn't you like about the book? It's probably just a personal taste thing, but I found the book far more engrossing as a whole, especially towards the end. (Not comparing it to the musical here, BTW).
-DJ
I'm just not that excited by the political turn, mostly. It got really dry to me when it got to that part. Definitely personal taste, as I'd say the popularity of the book bleeding into people going to see the musical (even if the musical isn't like the book, you can't deny they're marketed together and have overlapping audiences) makes it obvious I'm in a minority.
By the way, regarding Japan: that sucks. That is also why I'm partially glad I didn't end up committing to going to Japan for work any other way. I might have been able to deal with that stuff, but I really, really wasn't looking forward to trying. My sympathies. >_>
The DL is about as public as my rants get. No one ever reads the blogs I post. Which is definitely for the better.
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Aaaaand a three-year relationship is over like that. We've taken breaks before, but... even when they hurt, I could feel that they were temporary rough patches. This one feels different.
I am struck by a positively overwhelming sensation of not knowing who, precisely, I am any more. It is terrifying. And very, very sad.
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Sorry, man. Last I heard you two were fairly serious, so it can't make things any easier.
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Man, that sucks. I've been there, and I'm still not sure what to say other than "I'm sorry," and that it gets easier eventually.
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I feel like a kid today. This is the first snow day I've had in college since.. oh god, 2002? 2003? That range. It'd be more fun if it weren't for driving in the ice to find out school was closed, but still.
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LD: That's exactly where we ended up, actually. Though I had no issue seeing the whole stage, actually. Well, I was missing some of the stuff that was going on with the walkway above the stage for some scenes and some of the "whee, characters are flying now" bits, but overall didn't miss any real action. It was just the seat size. ;_;
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I feel like a kid today. This is the first snow day I've had in college since.. oh god, 2002? 2003? That range. It'd be more fun if it weren't for driving in the ice to find out school was closed, but still.
Lucky. I wish I got a snow day. Baaaah.
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I got a snow day today! No work!
Except for the fact that I got called in to work for 6 hours all last night because of an emergency and I actually had to drive during the worst part of the snowfall. That part sucks.
But anyways. Snow day!
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My boss is snowed in, and I'm home sick. Fun day.
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I got a snow day today! No work!
Except for the fact that I got called in to work for 6 hours all last night because of an emergency and I actually had to drive during the worst part of the snowfall. That part sucks.
But anyways. Snow day!
Snow days are good! You're fairly close to work at least, unless you had to go out and run errands.
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Meanwhile in Fudo land it's a bright sun shiny day!
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It's just raining (a lot) here, but I am kept amused by the status updates on Facebook:
- "* is not excited that it's going to be 90 degrees today"
- "* is SO STOKED for the first snowday in nyc for 5 YEARS!!" (English major aside: that's a long snow day!)
- "West Point 20 degs. Arizona 62 degs. Score - Arizona 1, WP 0."
The meta of Facebook is far more exciting to me than the content itself. >_>
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I got a snow day today! No work!
Except for the fact that I got called in to work for 6 hours all last night because of an emergency and I actually had to drive during the worst part of the snowfall. That part sucks.
But anyways. Snow day!
Snow days are good! You're fairly close to work at least, unless you had to go out and run errands.
We had two snow days in 5 days. I love Canada.
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Good luck Strago, you play that game and it burns sometimes. Listen to some of your whiney art wuss music for a few weeks.
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@Strago: The loss of identity part worries me a bit. Was that much of your 'self' wrapped up in this relationship? Even if you have been together for 3 years, surely there are things that were still distinctly 'yours' and things that were just 'hers'.
And, if there weren't, consider this your first lesson for your next relationship - keep some things (activities, interests, songs, friends, pets, books, etc.) just 'yours'. It's just healthier all-around.
It'll be okay. Relationships come and go. It sucks that it hurts, but I trust you have the strength and support of the people around you to get through it. You'll definitely learn a lot from going through this, so try to treat it as a learning experience. It helps.
-DJ
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Aaaaand a three-year relationship is over like that. We've taken breaks before, but... even when they hurt, I could feel that they were temporary rough patches. This one feels different.
I am struck by a positively overwhelming sensation of not knowing who, precisely, I am any more. It is terrifying. And very, very sad.
Just noticed this here... feel a little compelled to say my words since similar stuff happened to me recently
<Rant about a somewhat similar situation, skip if you want>
This actually happened to me the beginning of January. Great way to start off the New Year. Almost 2 1/2 years gone, just like that. Says she wants to marry me, but she's too young and wants a chance to see other people, have a chance to make sure that I'm the one, and that things were in a bit of a "same-old same-old" rut. Said she had been pondering it for two weeks, but never made a single mention of it to me or anyone else, apparently. Never even mentioned that she felt like things were wrong. Came right out of the blue that she wanted to "take a break", then two days later she wanted more of a break-up. She said other stuff too. I dunno if its true at all, or what. Just knew that I was quite devastated.
Worst part is, almost all my friends back home are also her friends so its harder to get away from.
Saw her for the first time Saturday since everyone wanted to get together and go out to a bar. Found out there that she's with someone else right now, and has been dating them coming on to a month now. So much trying to be single for a while and such. Kinda took the wind out of my sails that night... -sigh-
</rant here. Makes me feel better. To point of post>
I think I know the kind of thing you're feeling. I felt like I had lost a huge part of me when she left me too. Constantly felt sick to my stomach, I questioned everything I had, I didn't feel like my normal self anymore, didn't want to do the things I liked doing.. I just felt like a shell of who I used to be. I won't lie, I'm still hurting over what happened, but know that things will pick up. They have for me, and I know they will for you too. It may take a while, but you'll get out there and find people that will help you to discover who you are, and even find another person out there that you feel just as strongly about. All I can assure you is that this isn't the end. And in your early 20's, there's still plenty of time.
If you need someone more anonymous than people you know in RL to rant and rage to, drop me a message. I know it helped me out to get all my pent up feelings out, especially to people that didn't know the girl. I don't know if your the same way, but the offer is out there if you feel like you need to.
Just remember Strago, we're with you bud, and good luck.
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I tried out for my school's debate team... Apparently 3rd best in the country. I got accepted, and training officially starts tomorrow for me. Whee or something.
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Remember all the debating you have learned from the internet. Show up to debates in full SS uniform and then win when they mention Hitler.
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Remember all the debating you have learned from the internet. Show up to debates in full SS uniform and then win when they mention Hitler.
Would sound awesome if I had access to SS uniforms!
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Make one. You're asian. You can cosplay can't you?
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Reader beware, obviously. I don't think I'd classify it as emo, since I'm actually feeling rather decent about things right now, at least in sort of a cool, detached way, but your mileage for giving two shits about my emotions and internal monologue may vary.
@Strago: The loss of identity part worries me a bit. Was that much of your 'self' wrapped up in this relationship? Even if you have been together for 3 years, surely there are things that were still distinctly 'yours' and things that were just 'hers'.
And, if there weren't, consider this your first lesson for your next relationship - keep some things (activities, interests, songs, friends, pets, books, etc.) just 'yours'. It's just healthier all-around.
It'll be okay. Relationships come and go. It sucks that it hurts, but I trust you have the strength and support of the people around you to get through it. You'll definitely learn a lot from going through this, so try to treat it as a learning experience. It helps.
Your initial comment makes me curious as to the longest serious relationship you've lost (TANGENT: Because the relationship really is its own entity, isn't it? Maybe that's the best way to think about it, rather than harping on losing the other person. At least, provided that you want that person to remain in your life to some extent), Djinn. Let me be clear: I don't mean that in a condescending or sneering way whatsoever; I'm fascinated by others' parallel experiences in this sort of thing, and your comment there in particular makes me wonder.
It's hardly a logical set of feelings I'm having, after all, and neither is it as if I suddenly lack an identity. It is a much more... metaphysical sensation? Ha, Strago, be more pretentious than talking about the metaphysics of your damn breakup. I dare me.
But, really, there's a question of "Who in the world knows me better than she does?" The answer is a resounding "Nobody," and I'm quite sure the same Q&A applies reciprocally as well. So when that knowledge is suddenly gone -- well, if not gone, then at least suddenly changing at a rate so fast that neither one of us will likely be able to keep up, as in my experience a breakup of this nature leads to nothing so much as a person's rapid and extremely probing self-examination -- how exactly can I know anything else about any other damn person? And who knows me well enough that my existence is... I don't know. Confirmed? Justified? Corroborated?
As little sense as any of this makes, I've been thinking about it a lot since Friday night. The huge shift in self-understanding isn't about not having things of my own. It isn't as simple or tangible, even, as being unbalanced by all of the places/things/times/feelings I can't help but associate with her (and likely won't be able to help but associate with her for a long time coming). It's, uh... well, it's big and confused and overly complicated. Much like any emotion that's at all worth having.
Heh, like any of that makes any sense.
As far as relationships coming and going... yes, I've no doubt that they do. Nature of the beast. I'm just... struggling a bit to really let her go, to get back to the topic of my earlier tangent. To lose her from my life entirely would seem to be such an awful waste of... something. Besides, we both still love each other, to whatever extent that's possible.
Ryogo:
Thanks for the kind words. I might take you up on that offer of a ranting subject.
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Like I've always said.
Everything you need to know about love comes from your first major breakup.
I'll echo the profound feeling of loss after an extended relationship, but loss of identity? I wouldn't say that. There's a change in identity, maybe, that goes about whenever you start the inevitable self-examination after a breakup, but unless you structured your entire being around that person, I have a hard time believing there would be a complete loss of it. Of course, a relationship where that happened would have been pretty unhealthy. The self doesn't get thrown into a void during a relationship. The best ones retain the balance of the self and of the "us."
Sometimes the feelings that develop from "Can I ever know another person as well?" are in reality more "Do I want to put the effort into getting to know another person that well?" or the much more simple "Do I want to know another person that well?"
The latter is usually much easier to get over, but can lead to a fixation on former partners if you fall into it. The former, well, is easier to fall into and has the potential to stymie possible relationships to come through apathy and laziness.
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As far as the semantics of one's identity changing/being lost (can't the former be reasonably equated to the latter, anyway? I'm just being a dick, I don't actually want to keep beating the horse), we might as well to agree to disagree about what we're mostly agreeing on. At any rate, my point has never been one of "Kyar woe is me I am nothing, nothing!" Our relationship was most certainly not one where we ever lost sight of ourselves as individuals.
And ahh, yes. It's both extremely daunting and necessarily empowering to be reminded that, as with most things, this too eventually winds down to a matter of choice. Good to keep that in mind.
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Let's just face the obvious facts here Strago, it is just about time you came out of the closet. Don't LOSE your identity, EMBRACE it. Also men. Embrace your identity and men. At the same time. METAPHYSICAL THREEWAY.
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Well, if you're ever in Pittsburgh, Strago, I do know some really nice, hot, pharmacists that could use a nice boyfriend.
And hey, Duquesne does need a new theatre head! Maybe you could apply!
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Well, if you're ever in Pittsburgh, Strago, I do know some really nice, hot, pharmacists that could use a nice boyfriend.
I know you need them to be vulnerable and all, but you could be a little less shameless about trying to pick up Strago.
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If you keep that up, we're going to start calling you Snow.
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I do not want Strago's hot ass, damnit.
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I do not want Strago's hot ass, damnit.
Denial is a form of acceptance.
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I do not want Strago's hot ass, damnit.
Denial is a form of acceptance.
I also do not want Strago's hot ass.
Completely unrelated: pictures, please?
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You know, I have no idea how old the pic is, but I'm pretty sure Strago has one in the Gallery page...
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It's from early freshman year, so just tack on a little more than four years of awesome, grizzled, embittered manliness, and it's a pretty good representation. Oh, also add some muttonchops, right now.
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...Muttonchops? You have slabs of meat hanging off your face?
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...Muttonchops? You have slabs of meat hanging off your face?
Of course. That's the source of his manliness.
Maybe his eyebrows, too.
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...Muttonchops? You have slabs of meat hanging off your face?
And Tai loses infinity man points for lack of facial hair knowledge/respect.
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Muttonchops can only be pulled off by the truly awesome, not a damned actor. DAMNED I SAY.
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...Muttonchops? You have slabs of meat hanging off your face?
And Tai loses infinity man points for lack of facial hair knowledge/respect.
In fairness, the toro is more or less right about the visual effect muttonchops provide.
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Taiduck's a much more accurate name for him.
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Need... job...
screw... economy...
In other news, should have my driver's permit soon, and I'm making plans for a few community college courses this summer to lead into getting into UPJ in the fall with a (hopefully) nice, high GPA and some credits. Joy.
Hopefully my National Guard friend will finish up soon, making friends without school or a job is not so easy.
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You know, I have no idea how old the pic is, but I'm pretty sure Strago has one in the Gallery page...
I feel I should note that I don:t know where the Gallery is. Nor was I serious about wanting pics of Strago. However, now that I know that a Gallery exists and that I can:t get to it, I kind of -do-.
-Djinn
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www.rpgdl.com/Gallery
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You know, I have no idea how old the pic is, but I'm pretty sure Strago has one in the Gallery page...
I feel I should note that I don:t know where the Gallery is. Nor was I serious about wanting pics of Strago.
Sure, buddy. Tell it to the judge. We're all reeeeeal convinced.
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Don't worry, Djinny. The DL doesn't condemn stalking~
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The Gallery should have an updated photo of Andrew. He went and got professional head shots done and everything~
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Which one of the two in MC's picture is the chick?
Incidentally, me (http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f9/RtheStampede/Stampede.jpg). I think Soppy has seen this. And as a fun bonus, here's me and the Wench at our very drunkest (http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f9/RtheStampede/0208183.jpg).
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[Sure, buddy. Tell it to the judge. We're all reeeeeal convinced.
Don't worry, Djinny. The DL doesn't condemn stalking~
Well, -that's- a relief...
Now I can conduct my nefarious stalking schemes in public!
Related: How does one get immortalized in the Hall of Shame?
Incidentally, me (http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f9/RtheStampede/Stampede.jpg). I think Soppy has seen this.
You really should post a warning about the chaps.
It took a long time to explain to my Japanese co-workers why there was a picture of a guy wearing leather chaps in a Capt. Morgan's pose on my computer...
-Djinn
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[Sure, buddy. Tell it to the judge. We're all reeeeeal convinced.
Don't worry, Djinny. The DL doesn't condemn stalking~
Well, -that's- a relief...
Now I can conduct my nefarious stalking schemes in public!
Related: How does one get immortalized in the Hall of Shame?
You send a pic to Hal. Magic then happens, depending on his laziness/busyness/available time equation. It's a very esoteric and dense process, as you see. =P
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[Sure, buddy. Tell it to the judge. We're all reeeeeal convinced.
Don't worry, Djinny. The DL doesn't condemn stalking~
Well, -that's- a relief...
Now I can conduct my nefarious stalking schemes in public!
Related: How does one get immortalized in the Hall of Shame?
Incidentally, me (http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f9/RtheStampede/Stampede.jpg). I think Soppy has seen this.
You really should post a warning about the chaps.
It took a long time to explain to my Japanese co-workers why there was a picture of a guy wearing leather chaps in a Capt. Morgan's pose on my computer...
-Djinn
Pull off your sunglasses dramatically and yell "AMERICA! FUCK YEAH!" at the top of your lungs. Problem goddamn SOLVED.
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Chaps
Somehow neither shocking and very fitting.
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*CT wakes up* *CT potters around* *CT looks out window* "Oh my god!"
Looks like super sent the snow over in advance (remember and bring good boots!)
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I don't own boots. Anyhow, leaving for the airport in a few hours, be back in a week and a half. Make sure you vote and help out or else you'll have to deal with a rabid Gate smiting slackers and no one wants that.
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Well then bum your trainers are just going to get soaking wet! GJ :P
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You know, I have no idea how old the pic is, but I'm pretty sure Strago has one in the Gallery page...
I feel I should note that I don:t know where the Gallery is. Nor was I serious about wanting pics of Strago. However, now that I know that a Gallery exists and that I can:t get to it, I kind of -do-.
-Djinn
I kinda figured, but you asking actually reminded me of the Gallery page for the first time in like a year so I figured I'd throw that out there so we could embarrass everyone again for the new people. ^_^
I really should update my picture, though. That one's several years old. Not that I've really changed all that much...
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Don't worry, Djinny. The DL doesn't condemn stalking~
*looks at Snow's post*
*looks at the moderator forum*
*looks at Snow's post*
Err...something doesn't add up here.
And wow, ID's picture totally reminds me of Draco Malfoy. He definitely needs to duel Super now, and sneer about Super's ancestry.
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Dude, welcome to, like, 3 years ago.
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It doesn't matter it is still funny.
CRUCIO!
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Been meaning to snag a tsukihime av for a while now, but SF4 hype got in the way.
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ffffffffffffffff finally started to enjoy it and then this happens.
Oh well. Gotta go to some meeting at school today, getting 50 euros for it. I want more of these sort of meetings.
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Oh wait, I posted in the wrong topic.
Oh well, no big deal.
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Don't worry, Djinny. The DL doesn't condemn stalking~
*looks at Snow's post*
*looks at the moderator forum*
*looks at Snow's post*
Err...something doesn't add up here.
And wow, ID's picture totally reminds me of Draco Malfoy. He definitely needs to duel Super now, and sneer about Super's ancestry.
Dude, welcome to, like, 3 years ago.
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In the middle of touring a university right now and I am feeling sick as hell. Mostly just a really nasty sore throat and bad cough with yucky stuff coming up all the time and I'm trying to avoid waking up my roommate with all this. <_<
It's been a fun trip, I just wish the Nyquil had helped me sleep a little more.
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Because I feel that this should be preserved somewhere:
<Sierra_LiterallyDead> !rollchar
<Hatbot> [4d6=4, 1, 3, 3] -> 10
<Hatbot> [4d6=3, 2, 2, 1] -> 7
<Hatbot> [4d6=4, 2, 1, 2] -> 8
<Hatbot> [4d6=1, 3, 1, 2] -> 6
<Hatbot> [4d6=3, 4, 1, 2] -> 9
<Hatbot> [4d6=2, 2, 4, 3] -> 9
<Hatbot> Sierra_LiterallyDead: 10, 9, 9, 8, 7, 6
Yeah, it's been that kind of morning.
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Whoa. Hey Andy, look! Someone with worse rolls than Aria!
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Hah. You guys have a game running somewhere?
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We got our lab reports back today for one of my classes. Everyone got an F. My teacher now thinks I am insane because I laughed while he was lecturing about how to really do the lab report (which he should have told us before the damn lab was due!).
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If only you had ZEPPEL for a teacher.
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I know right. :( I could just like gather berries and get an A.
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Whee, final interview invitation for TfA ~
... on April 1.
... all day.
Damn.
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Hah. Hahahah. hahah. hah. I should have expected this.
So, I had 3 midterms scheduled for Thursday, see. I've been pretty good about studying for them, and was starting to get confident in my ability to take them, especially as one was designated as a Take-home exam (so... yet another midterm essay). So two things I really had to study for. I've just gotten to the point where I'm somewhat comfortable with the medieval midterm, and was about to start studying to get to that point in my other lit class.
Well, good job English department. Medieval teacher caved into student pressure and moved the midterm to after Spring Break. And since we're covering more (recent, important, stuff-I've-yet-to-read) material, the focus of the midterm is going to shift so a good part of my Saturday and Sunday have been wasted since what I thought was going to be the core of the exam has shifted. Blah.
I guess it really isn't that bad, but I was kind of looking forward to having this damn midterm done already. But really, it's kind of my own fault. I try to be somewhat responsible, actually study for the tests, the English tests, study for something in the English department, and then I'm reminded that the rest of the student body is likely more lazy than I am. Should have remembered that.
...
Mostly, I wish I had spent my time studying for the midterm I'm actually going to be taking, so I could slack off a little now. Ah well.
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Hmm. That's suddenly made me feel some pity for the hard-working people in my class, seeing as I'm always the lazy one who chooses to waste a little time going over things. ^^;
Also, woo! Should be getting work experience sometime in August... with Codemasters!
I'm happy enough getting a week in the games industry, regardless of the company. Now, I need to actually e-mail the guy about it, which means I have to plan the e-mail... Ah, crap. I'm never good at making myself sound good. ;_;
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Overall, I really enjoyed my tour, aside from the sickness.
I met a lot of really interesting professors from the various sub-departments. Met a couple of P-Chem and Inorganic professors, a material science/engineering guy, and an analytical chemistry prof. Most of them were really kind people; especially on the day I was really sick, both of the ones I visited were pretty nice about providing some water and one of them gave me some licorice drops to suck on (which are sooo much better than the Twizzlers licorice).
Most interesting research was this lady who was working on developing alternative fuels (and was the head of this rather large project about it). She also has been working on some environmental research, like making methane useful so people don't just burn it into the atmosphere. A lot of the Physical Chemistry people seemed to be a little over my head, they seemed to have a lot of a physics background. One of the guys that I chatted with was working on making more energy efficient lightbulbs, which I thought was pretty neat but I also thought that it would probably take a little more mechanical talent than I have. He also had a ton of grad students and it sounded like he was a bit of a slavedriver, but I really liked him because he reminded me of a jolly Asian Santa Claus.
The grad students there were really nice too, they had this big party for the prospective students at a pub on the Thursday that we arrived which was a lot of fun, and any questions I wanted to ask all of them tried to answer within their capabilities. It seemed like most of the graduate students were pretty happy even if they were warning about the amount of work that doing research and getting a PhD. requires. Well, if getting a PhD. was easy then more people would do it I guess. <_<
The campus is really beautiful, and the views around the city are stunning, especially on the one really sunny day that we had there. It seems like the town has a lot live music and such, and there were a variety of food places even if we didn't eat at any of them. We did a pretty fun tour of the surrounding area to the campus, got some living arrangements pointed out, and then we went downtown to this Farmer's Market where tons of fish was for sale for pretty freaking cheap. I ended up just buying me a Russian pastry (mmm) but it was a good time.
One of the things that I didn't like was the fact that the food was terrible. I felt like I was half-starving there most of the time and a lot of the dishes were vegetarian dishes. Which if you give me some carrots, broccoli, potatoes, squash, green beans, corn... all of that stuff I'm pretty fond of! But a lot of the dishes were just not particularly appetizing. <_< The one exception was when we had some Thai food, which had some pretty awesome dishes. I was really sad we didn't go out and eat though; apparently most universities take their grad students out for a dinner, even if it is just to explore what type of eatin' there is in Seattle. Major sadness about the lack of seafood considering that it's on the freaking ocean. <_<
A lot of the people I met were from the north. Damn Yankees and such. I also go to a much smaller and less prestigious university than the people I talked to, so it made me feel a bit like I was out of my league. Plus the "people actually know what they want to research!" thing. Although I have no idea if severely narrowing your options is really a good thing.
So it was a fun time. :)
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Sounds good Ciato. I'm having fun over here in Scotland. The scenery is something out of a postcard and the people are very friendly. Harder than hell to follow the slang though, I catch about one word in five people say.
Scottish food is scary stuff. I saw Geese fat on sale at the local walmart. Yeah. Antonine Wall was like walking through a Dragon Quest 8 world Very nice, empty countryside. Decided to skip St Andrews due to CT being sick and awful weather. Taken about 100 photos so far, will get some more when going to Stirling Castle tomorrow. Irn Bru's okay. Going to give up on life and sanity and try a Haggis on Friday. The Falkirk wheel reminded me of Mistborn (It's a giant canal lock, and canals are a big part of the mistborn setting. Read mistborn, slackers). It was fun enough. CT's been a good host as well.
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I've had haggis before. It's not that bad, despite the fact it sounds awful >_>
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Well, Genentech just got bought out by Roche. Well, less bought out, more hostilly taken over. With any luck, they'll play it mostly hands off and let Genentech keep doing thier thing(you know, how they got themselves up to a Must Have Aquisition in the first place?) but we're not holding our breath on that. Things...could start taking a nose dive for us pretty soon if the new corporate overlords decide to be pricks.
Well, it's not like we haven't lived though worse. Things have been pretty placid for us the last couple of years, but we still remember how to roll with the punches. Guess we'll just have to see how this all plays out from here.
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Huh, Gamefaqs actually has a decent list of games for the Best. Game. Ever. contest this year. My final four is Street Fighter II, Pokemon, Final Fantasy VI, and Persona 4. Obviously Gamefaqs voters will agree with me!
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So 1 X Super sent home to the USA. He's been on his flight for around three hours now, haven't heard of any problems so far so he should be home around 11am US time.
**Massive post alert**
Recap of the holiday -
Last Friday- Left at about 6.30 to head to the airport. Super's flight came in on time at around 7.30 am. However he took about half an hour to get off the plane ;p All these people came off before him and after a while I was getting a bit panicky that I hadn't seen him yet. He arrived in the waiting area just as I was coming back from the toilet >.> Turns out that he was the last one off the plane. Got a hug, then he met my mum and her friend and we set off home for my mum's place. At my mum's place we spent some time getting to know each other, he showed me the Virginia Beach tshirt and the books he brought me, went out for lunch at a local cafe, then super crashed for a few hours. Later on in the day for dinner we headed out to the local chip shop. Super wasn't yet brave enough to try haggis yet though so he had fried chicken strips and chips and I went for the spicy haggis myself. Pickled onions too. We also picked up some Irn Bru, Coke, milk and cereal at the local grocery store too. Went home, ate dinner, then we settled in and relaxed for the night.
Saturday- We headed up to Falkirk town. It was decent enough weather to start with so we just walked into the town main. Showed Super around a local park on the way. Visited the local library, then showed Super around the high street and we went to McDonald's for lunch. CT panic moment since I thought I lost my money (over £250 spending money >.> ) but after a phone call to my mum it turned out I'd just left the money at home <.< After lunch had just enough money for a movie so we headed down to the local theatre. Unfortunately there wasn't anything good showing so we headed back to my mum's. Oh yeah on the way down we went into Pets at Home to look at the bunnies *^_^* Went to the chip shop again in the evening just to get a chipsteak supper for my mum.
Sunday- We made sure that we had everything ready to take with us to the holiday cottage later on in the day and then we went grocery shopping. That was fun and we made a good bargain too. It really didn't turn out all that expensive and we got a lot of stuff. Super spoiled me by carrying the shopping bags on the bus ;) In the afternoon my mum's friend came for us at 2.30 and we headed off for our next destination. Once we arrived it turned out we were a bit early and the lady wasn't ready for us yet so we took a bit of a look around outside the cottage. Then we got back in the car because it was cold ;p The lady came to get us shortly afterwards and my mum's friend helped us carry our baggage into the cottage. We were given the keys to the cottage and shown how the electricity metre worked and where our invoice was. My mum's friend and the lady then headed off to allow Super and I to settle into the cottage. We unpacked and put away the food, then later on we had duck with hoi sin sauce and pancakes for dinner.
Monday- Was Falkirk Wheel day. We were up early and had breakfast then we headed out on the walk. From the cottage we walked to the Antonine Wall at Rough Castle Super got to see the remains of Roman trenches, read some plagues with information about the sites and see plenty of pretty Scottish scenary including rolling hills, roiling burns and snowy mountains. From the Antonine Wall site we kept going and walked through some more Scottish country side to the Wheel. On the way I showed Super some woodland where people go horseriding. Once we got to the Wheel it started pouring down with rain so we were glad to be inside for a while in the visitor centre. I introduced Super to scones at the cafe and we nibbled on that and shared a can of Irn Bru while we waited for our boat ride to start. Twenty minutes later we headed out to the boat launching area and went on the Falkirk Wheel boat ride. Our tour guide was called Mike. There was also some girl taking photographs. It was also apparently senior citizens day out or something as Super and I were among the few young people on the boat. The old gears had apparently arrived on a tour bus too. The ride was enjoyable even though I've been on it before, it's always fun to do it again and Super found the engineering of the wheel to be interesting. Afterwards we headed back into the visitor's centre where Super picked up some touristy stuff for his family and then we left to find a bus stop. Quickly dropped in on my mother to have a brief chat and let her know how we were doing then we went to Falkirk town again. This time for Pizza Hut - the buffet special. Delicious. Finally we headed back to the cottage and decided to use the jacuzzi/hotub. On the way back from Falkirk on the bus we realized how the weather had really turned out quite nice and thankfully it held by the time the water was ready for us. Well it was cold (until we got into the water) but the sun was showing and the sky was blue. After that we went back to the cottage. On the way back I spied the site cats and so made some new friends *^_^* The black and white kitty only had three legs though =( He seemed really friendly and happy though so yeah good for him. Once back in the cottage we relaxed for the night and watched Resident Evil.
Tuesday- Visited my grandparents. My papa was just heading off out when we arrived though but he and Super did get to meet briefly. He'd also decided to treat us to money for dinner at the local pub later on since he couldn't go with us >_> My gran made Super a cup of tea and my aunt was also there. Later on my younger cousin also dropped by. Super spent a while chatting and getting to know them all. Then we headed back down to Bonnybridge village and went to the Bridge Inn for dinner. We had massive cheeseburger meals with fries and salad and for treats Super had a Tenants and I had chocolate fudge cake with ice cream *^_^* We took our time having a nice walk back to the cottage and then we watched another movie - Resident Evil 2.
Wednesday- Burnout was definitely starting to show it's face by the middle of the week so we decided to cancel our plans for St Andrews. The weather was awful, I wasn't really feeling that great and Super seemed content just to laze about instead ;) So yeah we didn't do much on Wednesday apart from go to town and pick up another DVD. Oh and Grandia 2 *^_^* We also visited another local shop. Once back at the cottage I cooked dinner - a turkey stir fry - and then we watched 28 Days later. Third zombie movie in a row that failed to freak me out that much o_o
Thursday- Another eventful day. We were up early to head out to Stirling castle. Decided to take the scenic route through Plean on the bus but Super got distracted by a newspaper so he missed it ;p Once in Stirling we went for lunch at Jimmy Chung's first - chinese buffet - since the prices there are more expensive later on in the day. We also stop by a tourist shop so Super could get more gifts. Then we walked up to Stirling Castle, it's mostly all uphill to get there so it was a steep climb. Had to stop for a break on the way up, we sat on a nice bench by some cannons and got some pictures =-) Headed the rest of the way up to the castle, bought tickets, explored. Last time I was at Stirling Castle I was much younger so it was nice to experience it again. Renovations had been done since then and there was a lot of new information up. We visited the Scottish Experience, Great Kitchens, the Tapestry Workshop and the Great Hall section of the castle as well as wandering around the courtyards and seeing the cannons, the outter defences, etc and the stunning scenary from the crag Stirling Castle stands on. Once we'd seen all that we wanted to see (Super also wanted to take pictures from the wall but decided it was too windy) we headed back off to the bus station. Walk downhill was much easier but we discussed what the area must be like in icy and snowy weather which was interesting. I bought some milk shake and soda on the way back down since I felt really thirsty. Super popped back into the touristy place again, I bought some domestic stuff then we went home. Once our bus trips were complete I decided to treat Super to a cab to the cottage since his ribs were sore and I was goddamn sore too. Back at the cottage we watched Dawn of the Dead which even managed to get to me a little ^-^ That chainsaw scene was brutal. Plus poor Andy =(
Friday- We made like bums in the morning until later in the day upon which we headed through to Denny where Super got to meet my key workers. He also got to see my room which surprisingly wasn't too messy (I wasn't sure what state I'd left it in >_>) Decided to subject Super to some Legend of Dragoon torture so he got to see me do over 9000 damage to Divine Dragon Spirit with Meru. Super then demanded I go kicked some Melbu butt. I got too reckless and sent Haschel in with only 1HP for some Destroyer Mace abuse but unfortunately got caught out before I could heal in time so Haschel went down after only two powered up Omnisweeps. That left Melbu and Dart to hold the forte since I'd packed no revival items for the trip. It went pretty well with Divine Dragoon abuse until his fourth form where I made the mistake of going dragoon for the second time where upon Melbu promptly used dragoon blocker causing the one of the little monsters to do over 3000 damage to Dart >_> By this point I was also out of healing items. Meru held her ground solo for a while even eventually triple turning but being a dumbass I didn't guard on the third turn thinking I had enough HP to survive a couple of more attacks when I didn't D= Next time round I healed Haschel up before heading into the fight and didn't go for full out Destroyer Mace until into the fight when Melbu finally managed to lower his HP into the red. In the meantime Omnisweep was going for 1000~ a pop, then 3000~ with powered up Destroyer Mace and Power Up, then 2000~ once Power Up wore off. Haschel did eventually die again but by that time he'd kicked so much ass Dart and Meru easily managed to finish Melbu off. Bottom line is Haschel is the man. Meru's speed was fun to behold as well even though I didn't have Legend Casque and Armour of Legend on her since I was being nice to Melbu ;) After Super had his Melbu abuse quota sufficiently sated we headed to Denny downtown. I went to the chemist then we went to the library. Used one of the computers for a while then picked up Resident Evil 3. Went home and watched it. We also did some packing up and general cleaning of the cottage and I made pasta (with carbonara sauce, cooked saugage and butter) before hand.
Saturday- Super tries haggis and black pudding! Super spoils CT rotten with a phenomenal birthday gift!
Yeah we were pretty much bums Saturday. Except when gave the cottage a spring clean in the morning to leave it all shiny and sparkly by leaving time. Had an oh crap moment when I couldn't switch the shaving mini light off in the bathroom and Super revealed he had pulled the bead from the switch, thought we might end up having to pay for it. The lady was very nice and understanding though when she came over to check our meter for the trip. I just explained the situation and she said not to worry about it. Sometimes honesty pays *^_^* She also gave us a lift down from the cottage to my mum's house. We went for our chippy at night yeah and then we went to bed early in order for Super getting up in the morning. We got up proper at 4.30 am and he headed off to Edinburgh at 5.15 to catch the 8 am flight.
Hmmm .... what else. Cottage was very nice, beautiful with stylish and trendy designs. Had all the mod cons, washing machine, cooker, microwave, fridge, etc which we made full use of. There was an interesting collection of books too though we didn't have time to read any. DVD collection sucked though, we had to buy our own. Spa area was awesme as was the surrounding countryside. The hosts were nice, nice lady, nice husband, nice kids. They all lived in a big fancy house. Nice cats and chickens too.
We had to walk like four miles every day (two from the cottage and two back) which was certainly something else. My feet and calfs were gutted by the end of the week though I picked up my trainers from my room Friday which helped somewhat.
Super was awesme *^_^* He made me sausage and omelettes with toast for breakfast when we weren't having cereal. I handled making the coffee for most of the trip though Super had become pretty good at making it by the end of the trip. He also took care of my poor feet and calves, bought me presents, etc. I took good care of him too *^_^*
We went for a walk round the local area one day as well, climbed over a stile into a field then climbed up a mound called the Elven Hill which was next to a loch. So yeah Super got to see a loch as well, it was very pretty, a right bird/wildlife haven~
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...I love that the longest part of that was the section on LoD. XD
And I feel sorry for Super, trying haggis & black pudding. -.- I know I could never eat either. =/
Still, good to hear read that you guys had an awesome time. :D
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Trip was a lot of fun. Flying sucked but I knew that coming in, CT mostly covered the relevant information. Black Pudding is some scary stuff.
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My brother is trying to move to Colorado in two weeks.
He's 21. Doesn't have a driver's license. Doesn't have a high school diploma or GED. Has no work experience. Has no money.
He refuses to see why it is a problem to pick up and move right now.
Am I being irrational here? I mean, I am his sister, so of course I'm concerned on that basis alone, but... I can't help but feel this is just a really bad idea. I'm not doing so well at appealing to logic either.
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Call him a dumbass with no future .Unless he's planning on whoring himself out (literally) he is picking about the worst possible time and place to move to.
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Am I being irrational here? I mean, I am his sister, so of course I'm concerned on that basis alone, but... I can't help but feel this is just a really bad idea. I'm not doing so well at appealing to logic either.
Try telling him that Gov. Ritter/Colorado has instituted a hiring freeze until the economic situation improves and that finding a job there with his credentials is next to impossible.
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Try telling him that Gov. Ritter/Colorado the national economy has instituted a hiring freeze until the economic situation improves and that finding a job there with his credentials is next to impossible.
Yeah, this is not a good time for that, if there can ever be a good time to pick up and strike out on your own with no money and no skills.
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Tried all of it.
You know what the kicker is?
His (long-distance, online-only) girlfriend is there. Some other online friends are also there. He is confident that their promise to give him room and board until he gets his first paycheck is going to hold up.
He's never been to Colorado and never looked for a job.
Words cannot express how phenomenally bad an idea this is for him, but he's determined to ignore reality, get $200 for a ticket to CO and go from there.
Honestly I'm not sure what to do. He is 21, so he's legally (if not emotionally) capable of getting that $200 and plane ticket. Feeling kind of helpless. Mostly I think we should just let him go, but... neither my parents nor myself are financially capable of picking him up if he falls.
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Your brother is a complete moron. Sorry, but someone has to say it :/
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He shouldn't have all his easter eggs in one basket. It's always good to have backup plans, just in case.
GL and hugs anyway LD =/
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My brother is an idiot.
Yep, he's 21 and determined. You're not going to be able to stop him.
Go ahead and call an army recruiter in Colorado now and tell them his new temporary address so they know where to pick him up when he's destitute.
Army's not a great place right now, but it's better than starving or whoring yourself for food (assuming he's even good-looking and resourceful enough to whore himself).
Basically, the best way to get through to him is tell him what the reality of the situation will be if he fails, but tell him as if you support him completely. He's not going to listen to 'you can't do this, it's stupid'. But he MIGHT listen to 'Okay, I'll help you with what I can - how do you feel about boot camp should your girlfriend be unable to support you? Yeah, I can set that up for you!'
Once he doesn't have to defend his choice anymore and starts actually thinking about the reality of it, he may come around..
And if not... like I said, the army's better than starving...
-Djinn
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Go ahead and call an army recruiter in Colorado now and tell them his new temporary address so they know where to pick him up when he's destitute.
I can't believe I'm agreeing with a call for army recruitment, but given an article I read recently on young homeless youth and the relative probabilities of whoring/meth/arrest/prison rape/HIV in America...honestly, that actually sounds like a good plan.
The other thing you might ask your brother is if there's something he's running away from, something he doesn't want your parents to find out because he's afraid he'll be kicked out. (If your family wasn't from San Franciso, this is the point where I'd say "maybe your brother's gay and is scared to tell you"--although actually my aid worker friends tell me being kicked out for being gay happens surprisingly often in SF too, but I bet the kids never expect it!)
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Yeah, he is an idiot. But he's an idiot in loooove~
I do support him completely. He's been stuck at home for the past 6-8 years, doing nothing. He's been stuck in the middle of everything -- my grandfather's problems, my mother's surgeries, my dad's itinerant lifestyle -- and kind of fell through the cracks. He's spent his time on the computer, making connections with people who live far away (and, well, in Colorado). He's finally feeling the itch to get up and do something for himself. It's just one of those itches that throws him headlong into the first appealing option, apparently.
I had a lengthy chat with his girlfriend a little while ago and she seems a little more level-headed than he is. The compromise is that we (meaning my parents and myself) will find a way to get him a plane ticket for a visit, and that he'd get a job at home for a couple months and move in the summer once he's saved some money.
Given that he is a legal adult, I imagine that's probably the best I can hope for. Am playing the spy as a go-between for my parents, so we'll see what their response to this is.
Go ahead and call an army recruiter in Colorado now and tell them his new temporary address so they know where to pick him up when he's destitute.
I can't believe I'm agreeing with a call for army recruitment, but given an article I read recently on young homeless youth and the relative probabilities of whoring/meth/arrest/prison rape/HIV in America...honestly, that actually sounds like a good plan.
The other thing you might ask your brother is if there's something he's running away from, something he doesn't want your parents to find out because he's afraid he'll be kicked out. (If your family wasn't from San Franciso, this is the point where I'd say "maybe your brother's gay and is scared to tell you"--although actually my aid worker friends tell me being kicked out for being gay happens surprisingly often in SF too, but I bet the kids never expect it!)
Heh. My mom was raised in North Bay, but we've lived in Texas/Southern California most of my life. While it's possible my brother would be afraid to say anything to my dad (hell, so would I and I get along with him; dad's Red through and through, a former Marine), my dad's never home and my mom's a total hugs-trees hippie, so it'd be safe enough. :p His girlfriend has called home, though, so my parents have talked to her briefly as well -- we're all sort of assuming she really is a girl instead of an extremely effete male. In these days, who can tell? But it doesn't matter in the long run. :P
We'll see how this goes.
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... now for me to return to school work.
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Holy shit am I still dead. I am not going to do well on school today.
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Oof. Best of luck to your bro figuring things out, LD. It's a hell of a time to be starting things anew like that. Take it from the guy scraping by in New York right now.
IF YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT STRAGO'S RAMBLINGS ABOUT HIS RECENTLY-ENDED RELATIONSHIP, SKIP THIS POST. YE HATH BEEN WARNED.
So one of my good friends from college recently became 5% owner of a new paintball company near Boston, and I drove up (with a couple other friends who are still in school) Saturday morning to do a bit of a test run. 15 or so people total, we played for a good three hours. Holy hell was that a good time. I'd never played before, but most assuredly will again. It's just a complete blast.
After that I ended up spending the night in Boston with my friends. On Sunday, instead of just heading back to Brooklyn as I'd planned... well, Saturday night I got an e-mail I'd been expecting from my ex-girlfriend. The idea had been that after two weeks of radio silence she'd e-mail me to see how I was doing, if I felt like talking about things, etc. What surprised me was that she suggested perhaps meeting in person, instead of just talking on the phone. What surprised me more was that my reaction was "Huh. Yeah, that sounds like a good idea." So I ended up spending most of Sunday on the ol' campus. The ex-lady and I took a long walk and talked for two or three hours. It was... hard. And emotionally intense. But also really good. It definitely confirmed for me that I was done with the relationship, and in many ways had been since before it actually ended. The talk also helped me to put a bead on some things about our relationship's dynamic that... well, while I always had an unconscious awareness of them that I wasn't addressing at all, I can now see them in pretty stark relief. I also got a chance to take her to task for some ways in which she was pretty straight-up shitty to me over the past year. It wasn't aggressive, I wasn't there to fight. But it was good -- for both of us, I think -- to have me subvert the dominant paradigm of our interactions and just tell her how things stood/stand without worrying about her feelings or assume that she was more right about something/anything than I was.
It was also pretty clear on both of our parts that we still care about each other, and there's still a kind of love there. And that we really, really don't want to cut each other out of our life entirely. So now we embark on the long process of figuring out when and how to have a friendship. First step is another two weeks of non-contact, after which I'll email her and see if she wants to start figuring out some ground-rules for how we do interact: e-mail, G-chat, hanging out in groups of friends, etc. Frankly I'm not entirely convinced, still, that we won't end up together again some day. But I'm 100% sure that it isn't what I want right now, or even in the foreseeable future.
Hrmm. Yup. Intense, occasionally confusing (but more enlightening, on balance), and hard. But also extremely good. I feel good.
WHOOPS DID I TURN THE GOOD MORNING TOPIC INTO A BLOG SORRY DUDES HA HA
Ahem. Oh, and after talking with the ex I hung out with friends on campus and joined some of them as a guest PC in a smallish D&D campaign they've been running, which was extremely awesome. Yay!
Next step in life: get a drink with the extremely attractive girl who graduated with me, had a crush on me for all of last year, and also lives in Brooklyn. Woo.
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Oof. Best of luck to your bro figuring things out, LD. It's a hell of a time to be starting things anew like that. Take it from the guy scraping by in New York right now.
IF YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT STRAGO'S RAMBLINGS ABOUT HIS RECENTLY-ENDED RELATIONSHIP, SKIP THIS POST. YE HATH BEEN WARNED.
So one of my good friends from college recently became 5% owner of a new paintball company near Boston, and I drove up (with a couple other friends who are still in school) Saturday morning to do a bit of a test run. 15 or so people total, we played for a good three hours. Holy hell was that a good time. I'd never played before, but most assuredly will again. It's just a complete blast.
After that I ended up spending the night in Boston with my friends. On Sunday, instead of just heading back to Brooklyn as I'd planned... well, Saturday night I got an e-mail I'd been expecting from my ex-girlfriend. The idea had been that after two weeks of radio silence she'd e-mail me to see how I was doing, if I felt like talking about things, etc. What surprised me was that she suggested perhaps meeting in person, instead of just talking on the phone. What surprised me more was that my reaction was "Huh. Yeah, that sounds like a good idea." So I ended up spending most of Sunday on the ol' campus. The ex-lady and I took a long walk and talked for two or three hours. It was... hard. And emotionally intense. But also really good. It definitely confirmed for me that I was done with the relationship, and in many ways had been since before it actually ended. The talk also helped me to put a bead on some things about our relationship's dynamic that... well, while I always had an unconscious awareness of them that I wasn't addressing at all, I can now see them in pretty stark relief. I also got a chance to take her to task for some ways in which she was pretty straight-up shitty to me over the past year. It wasn't aggressive, I wasn't there to fight. But it was good -- for both of us, I think -- to have me subvert the dominant paradigm of our interactions and just tell her how things stood/stand without worrying about her feelings or assume that she was more right about something/anything than I was.
It was also pretty clear on both of our parts that we still care about each other, and there's still a kind of love there. And that we really, really don't want to cut each other out of our life entirely. So now we embark on the long process of figuring out when and how to have a friendship. First step is another two weeks of non-contact, after which I'll email her and see if she wants to start figuring out some ground-rules for how we do interact: e-mail, G-chat, hanging out in groups of friends, etc. Frankly I'm not entirely convinced, still, that we won't end up together again some day. But I'm 100% sure that it isn't what I want right now, or even in the foreseeable future.
Hrmm. Yup. Intense, occasionally confusing (but more enlightening, on balance), and hard. But also extremely good. I feel good.
WHOOPS DID I TURN THE GOOD MORNING TOPIC INTO A BLOG SORRY DUDES HA HA
Ahem. Oh, and after talking with the ex I hung out with friends on campus and joined some of them as a guest PC in a smallish D&D campaign they've been running, which was extremely awesome. Yay!
Next step in life: get a drink with the extremely attractive girl who graduated with me, had a crush on me for all of last year, and also lives in Brooklyn. Woo.
While I normally wouldn't recommend long walks and discussions after a break-up, the way you've presented it here sounds really healthy. The time period between contact, the analytical setting of boundaries...
Almost too healthy - where's my soap opera drama-angst!? This is -not- going to get high ratings! ;)
-Djinn
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WHOOPS DID I TURN THE GOOD MORNING TOPIC INTO A BLOG SORRY DUDES HA HA
Wait, there was a time when the good morning topic was not a blog?
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Well, no. It's usually just not quite so much about being punched by CONCENTRATED EMOTION WORDS.
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It is Spring. I have declared it.
1)Whatever SAD I might have seems to have evaporated.
2)I'm suddenly reminded that I wouldn't mind playing with boobies.
Therefore: Spring.
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Wait, you need spring in the air to remind you that that is an awesome activity? What kind of guy are you?
In related news, glad to hear things are working out for you Strago. Especially that whole taking the time to put one relationship to rest before moving on thing.
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It's like a VSM Groundhog Day
Except the groundhog is his penis.
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My only shock in reading this topic today was that it wasn't Zenthor, Grefter or super making the comment above me.
Granted I have to wonder how much of VSM's comment has to do with lunch today, and if I need to buy him a top hat.
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http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=63266&id=802164787&saved#/album.php?aid=63266&id=802164787&ref=mf Part 1 of Scotland trip photos.
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Got back from camping. Lake stores are rip offs. Being a drunk ass and falling into a lake is more fun than it sounds.
Sleeping in a tent with two other guys for two days with little air circulation, on the otherhand, is exactly as fun as it sounds. Mein gott.
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Being a drunk ass and falling into a lake is more fun than it sounds.
I can attest to this wisdom.
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Liberal arts majors need to sober up and get real jobs.
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Being a drunk ass and falling into a lake is more fun than it sounds.
I can attest to this wisdom.
4am drunk naked rope swing into the lake. A lot more fun than it sounds.
Not that I ever did that, of course. And certainly not while trespassing. That would be crazy.
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Granted I have to wonder how much of VSM's comment has to do with lunch today, and if I need to buy him a top hat.
I wouldn't say NO to a tophat.
Also ???. Is this because we talked about strippers?
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Liberal arts majors need to sober up and get real jobs.
Yeah, they should be in Engineering instead! That way they can...
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...Get drunk off their ass and toss volkswagen beetles off the sides of bridges:
http://heustory.apsc.ubc.ca/wiki/index.php/Golden_Gate_Bridge_-_2001
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The local police actually managed to catch some of them to press charges recently.
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Fuckers, stupid cops going and ruining the best things ever. That said, this happens at every Engineering department (at least the home made stills part).
Anyway, glad you are handling the break up well Strago. It is like you are a Psych student or some shit cause that is pretty much the perfect way to handle break ups to be honest. Meeting up afterward if both parties are healthy individuals who aren't gigantic douches is actually really positive. Hard part finding that actual mix of people that it is a viable suggestion that won't either end up in them just fucking again or some other ultimately abusive situation.
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Fuckers, stupid cops going and ruining the best things ever. That said, this happens at every Engineering department (at least the home made stills part).
Speaking as someone who's been temping at an Engineering firm for the past five-ish months? I have to voice my dissent, in the form of a rousing: "These fuckers are boring." I would literally (read: figuratively) explode with joy if anyone in this building ever did anything remotely fun.
Thanks for the kind words, Gref (for all that "like a Psych student" is generally something I'd consider a backhanded compliment at best). I've been aware for some time now that I am... well, considerably more emotionally stable than most people I know, and that the ex-lady and I have always had a curiously open and forthright relationship -- for the most part -- even when we weren't doing very well. So while it doesn't strike me as all that odd that we managed to pull off the discussion on Sunday, I'm also aware that it it's pretty far from the norm. And yeah, it's interesting how neither boning nor being abusive/cruel seemed to occur to either one of us. It was surprising, seeing her and realizing that A) I still cared about her a lot and, for all that I needed to call her out for the shitty things she'd done, I didn't want to do it vengefully; and B) That I was... really completely done with the relationship. Such a strange combo.
RE: The next step in my social/love life. A good friend of mine who just moved here is inviting a few people over to dinner this Thursday at her new Brooklyn apartment. This small group very deliberately includes myself and the cute girl I mentioned in my earlier large post. A+ for the assist, good friend. I owe her a drink/high-five.
Liberal arts majors need to sober up and get real jobs.
Somewhat apropos of this, one of my D&D buddies recently commented to me that nothing seems to encapsulate our liberal arts educations quite so well as 3.5e Bardic Knowledge ability. Can I get a "hell yes" from the other interesting but useless liberal arts D&Ders out there?
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Somewhat apropos of this, one of my D&D buddies recently commented to me that nothing seems to encapsulate our liberal arts educations quite so well as 3.5e Bardic Knowledge ability. Can I get a "hell yes" from the other interesting but useless liberal arts D&Ders out there?
Hell yes!
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Ah, what the hell.
Hell yes!
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Well, I'm not a Liberal Arts major, but yeah, 3.5 Bardic Knowledge seems to work very well for that.
On second thought...that'll depend on how easy it is to BS a Lib Arts major as an acceptable substitute for any other knowledge ever past a slow GM/prospective employer/etc. <_<
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Considering that translated from the Ancient Greek, "Liberal Arts Degree" translates to "High Rank in the Trickster Arts"*, which translates more colloquially as "Good at Bullshitting"?
I'd say it's about right.
* Benjamin, Edward. "Etymology of Modern Collegiate Terms." The Meanings of Things 13.4. New York City, New York: Dictionary Press (2004). pp. 55-67
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One day until I know what my future is! I can't wait!
...hopefully I won't pee myself accidentally in excitement >_>
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You'll pee if you're lucky.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pXfHLUlZf4
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Once again, more proof of how VSM does relationships so very very wrong.
Psych students should understand that this is pretty much the correct way to handle breakups, but this is not how 99% of psych students I know handled them.
Also I think you need to full story there for the awesomeness of this Engineering stunt and also would like it noted that Engineers at Uni are waaaaayyyyy different than the people that work in Engineering. You are forgetting Uni has the ones that haven't dropped out yet and really crazy awesome cool engineers also don't necessarily end up working in generic "engineering" sections.
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YYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!
Tapdancing lesbians in the name of the moon I am so happy I could give Zenny a handjob! Who wants oral sexual favours!?
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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HIV tests came back positive?
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Psych students should understand that this is pretty much the correct way to handle breakups, but this is not how 99% of psych students I know handled them.
Well, sure. You've got to take into account my essential godliness. It makes sense that I'd be a lot better at something than people who ought to be experts at it.
Also I think you need to full story there for the awesomeness of this Engineering stunt and also would like it noted that Engineers at Uni are waaaaayyyyy different than the people that work in Engineering. You are forgetting Uni has the ones that haven't dropped out yet and really crazy awesome cool engineers also don't necessarily end up working in generic "engineering" sections.
Further proof that life after college is a meagre existence of scraping out a few stunted seedlings along the barren, rocky plateau of something something. Sigh.
I take it some sort of congratulations are in order, OK?
EDIT: Whoops, quote tags.
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I'm not sure if that's a quote malfunction or just funny.
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My... my computer at work is gaslighting me.
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At least it cares enough to do that.
Got a B on my anatomy lab test (Yee haw), and crushed my other lecture tests this week so I'm happy. Off till saturday from work as well, so time to be lazy and rest up, plus uploading the rest of my trip pictures.
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Also I think you need to full story there for the awesomeness of this Engineering stunt and also would like it noted that Engineers at Uni are waaaaayyyyy different than the people that work in Engineering. You are forgetting Uni has the ones that haven't dropped out yet and really crazy awesome cool engineers also don't necessarily end up working in generic "engineering" sections.
For the Golden Gate bridge stunt, I actually distantly know the group that did it; they were the honour roll of the most hardcore engineering program (combined Engineering+Physics) in...third or fourth year at the time. So...yeah, not dropouts.
The people who tried and got caught on the capillano suspension bridge (not even Vancouver's well-known bridge) were relative nobodies, though. (Or at least, regular engineering program and I didn't share any honours math classes with them).
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I got into my top residency choice for next year! WVU!!! YAYAYAYAYAYAYA!!!!
Which means I should be able to make it to DL Con!
This is wonderful! Group orgies for all!
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West Virginia? Congratulations, you've found a way to downgrade from Pittsburgh!
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Now now. This means that OK and super will be closer to each other now! One more step for the coming of the Armageddon done.
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Hey, as odd as it might sound, West Virginia is actually way ahead of Pittsburgh in terms of pharmacy practice. Much more progressive. So nyeh!
It also has a very cute director, so...
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It also needs to not make you work 550 hours a week, though. We miss you!
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You just miss my sweet ass
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Now now. This means that OK and super will be closer to each other now! One more step for the coming of the Armageddon done.
He's further away now either by plane. Driving's still a hell of a haul. Morganstown, OK? It's like 40 miles closer.
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The mass drinking and home made stills is more likely to be begun (if not perpetuated) by the drop outs. 4 year degree of almost free drinking + knowledge of practically applied physics = recipe for AWESOME. When all that is done you take out the honour students largely from the pool and the drop outs and you end up with that middle pool of mediocre through to just above average in a workplace and there is a distinct deficit in the recipe for awesome.
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Yeah, Morgantown, WV. About 1.5 hours from Pittsburgh. Nice town.
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My computer screen has started to flicker again. :(
I no longer have a warranty and I sure as hell don't have the money for a new computer. >_<
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Maybe I'm missing something here, but why can't you just replace the computer screen?
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I may be misremembering, but I think that's what she did the last time. Which was fairly recently. So there's either a really lousy screen manufacturer or she's got another problem that's causing it. Or my memory is failing me, also a distinct possibility. <_<
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I did replace the screen myself because I broke it myself. >_>
It's not the screen itself that's the problem, though, it's the backlight, which is an issue with the CPU and whatnot. I had that replaced (FINALLY) just a couple months ago under warranty. This was a chronic problem I've had since my computer was ~6 months old; it's now nearing 2.5 years. It is also a known problem with this model computer, which wasn't known to me (or disclosed at all) until about 3-4 months after I had mine.
They had finally "fixed" it last time, but now I'm guessing it was just a patch to carry me over into the "Hey, you don't have a warranty anymore! That'll be $300 + shipping" period.
See if I ever buy HP again. :(
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See, shit like that is why I no longer trust computers built by people other than me. At least then I know who the jackass is who screwed everything up.
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If I could find a way to whitebook that wouldn't cost me more than buying retail, I'd be all over that.
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Good news: I found out today that I won an award from the MDDC (Maryland, Delaware, Washington D.C.) Press Association for something I did in 2008. Writing, photography, editorials, I won't know until the awards presentation next month, but they apparently think I'm awesome.
Bad news: At about the same time I was finding that out, my mother was laid off from her job.
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Uggggggg. Back. Finally. Had my other RAM stick fry on me, and had to wait until I got a new one. Just came in yesterday. Moral of the story: After three RAM failures from Crucial, I'm not buying form them again... >_>
Anyways, I'm back around now. Sorry for the mysterious disappearance, especially in the middle of the Simpson's Game :(
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Kingston/Corsair/OCZ is pretty much all I deal with these days Ryogo. Not that this helps at the moment and no guarantee that they are still good when you need Ram next, but still! OCZ stuff is usually pretty sexy.
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I've had good luck with Rendition if you're looking for budget-line stuff. Granted, this was years ago when RAM was expensive as hell. Now RAM chips are cheaper than potato chips. But yeah, pretty exclusively use Kingston at this point.
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Good news: I found out today that I won an award from the MDDC (Maryland, Delaware, Washington D.C.) Press Association for something I did in 2008. Writing, photography, editorials, I won't know until the awards presentation next month, but they apparently think I'm awesome.
Congrats ! I already knew you were awesome :)
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This happened a few weeks ago, but all the computer talk reminded me.
So I got this nice new coat for Christmas, very fuzzy on the inside. Inevitably, when I take it off I get a little static charge. So at work I sit back down from lunch, take off my coat, grab my mouse. Zap. Computer freezes. Hm. Hold down the power button. Computer turns off...kinda. Fan's still going, for some reason. Hm. Unplug computer. Plug it back in. Fan starts up again. Computer won't start, though. Hm. What's that burning smell? The motherboard. Niiiice.
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I thought about posting this in Idiot of the Day, but figured Gate would not be too happy with me describing my computer skillz in such terms. So, we both got new computers. Yay! They both run Vista. Boo! The Laggy comes over and forcibly removes Vista so we can use XP again. Yay! Now they won't connect to the blasted internets. Boo! So, until I can figure out what's wrong (and I am clueless when it comes to hardware), we're a bit ... limited when it comes to bring online. I have access here at work and I'll be taking the laptop home with me so we'll still have access that way. I can directly plug this puppy into the modem. I've done that before and it works fine.
IF: You need to get ahold of Gate, PM/AIM me (QuietRainWolf on AIM). I'll try to log onto mIRC in the evenings to ensure that we can be gotten a hold of that way.
PokeMafia: Shouldn't change much. Just expect a bit of lag time to responses during the evenings.
WANTED: help? I've tried re-booting the comp, the modem, no luck. I have it directly hooked into the comp, even. We were going to install the wireless router, but no sense in that until we can get the internets working period. Any advice is most appreciated!
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The IotD in that story would be Microsoft for passing Vista off as an OS, not you. Hopefully someone can help there.
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Throw Laggy at the problem? >_>
Though...actually that's a serious suggestion: given that he did all the setup just last weekend, he's going to know exactly how your computer is set up better than anyone else, so he'll probably spot the problem faster than anyone else.
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What it sounds like to me is that the drivers for the networking cards are incompatible with the cards the computers have. If you can find out what network card you have, then you can download the appropriate WinXP drivers on another computer, save to a flash drive, and then install on the computers.
MC's suggestion is best, though--ask laggy.
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EDIT: Agh. Why is it that even though I know (well, now I know) it's only worth 10% of my grade in the class I can't stop panicking about this midterm? Just so much damn material...
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I swear to god English exams are bullshit. I study my ass off, know how to intelligently answer every single fucking question (or, on the choice parts, more than/enough to meet the reqs), and still feel like a fuckup afterwards because I'm unable to hand-write an essay in thirty minutes. Hoping this doesn't hurt me too bad, but I mean jesus christ why not just assign an essay. Better for the students, better for the professor/Grading assistant because they have to read less retardation.
Bitch bitch whine whine bitch whine whine whine bitch.
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I just finished a 17 page lab report. If I get an F on this one I will be really really angry. <_< One big thing down, two exams to go! Time for memorization blitz~
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Yeah, it's pretty much a zerg rush for me from here on out. Mercifully I have more time than I did over the summer, but I have a lot to go on muscles and the brain, along with lecture.
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*does the "Has a Date on Saturday" dance*
Hum dee dum.
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Have fun with Marcello, Straggy.
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If I didn't love you like a brother, I'd hate you like a brother.
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It's Spring, VSM! Get out there and play with those mammary glands!
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Eerily reminiscent of a song from The Smiths, that.
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It's Spring, VSM! Get out there and play with those mammary glands!
Can you please say "I'm not a doctor, but I play one on stage?"
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Only if you say "I'm not a doctor but I write about them in my online journal and my fursona is a Vet."
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I'm not a Doctor, but I do like sex.
Eh?
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I like sex, I'm not a bricklayer!
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I may be a virgin, but at least I'm also a Diplodocus.
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I'm completely confused.
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Yes. Yes, this is a fertile virgin, and we will thrive. We will rule over all this sex, and we will call it... "This Virgin." I think we should call it "your grave!" Ah, curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal! Ha ha ...
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As Grefter Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic Sex Rollercoaster.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AWv0G41Buw Is all I can think of (Sex Joke Here).
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MY OFFICE NETWORK BLOCKS YOUTUBE GREFTER HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO KEEP PLAYING THE GAME NOW HUH?
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Well linking a video is pretty much conceding defeat anyway, but here is the lyrics to the song in small size so as to not be stupid big.
You're like a rollercoaster, toast ya
in a big four-poster bed
You're such a puddin' I shouldn't I couldn't
I'm a gorilla in a wooden keg
Cruise around town with the windows down
Shakin' all 'round to the stereo sound
Cruise around town with the windows down
Shakin' all up to the summertime sound
You're like a rollercoaster, toast ya
in a big four-poster bed
[scat singing] Say what?!?
[scat singing] Say what?!?
[scat singing] Say,
You're like a rollercoaster, toast ya
in a big four-poster bed
(you say to me, you say..) Say,
You're like a rollercoaster, toast ya
in a big four-poster bed
(you say to me, you say..)
Baby, I can drive you crazy
Baby (Say what?!?)
Maybe, maybe later you can meet my ol' lady (lady)
Baby (baby)
Baby (baby), I can drive you crazy (crazy)
Baby (baby)
Maybe (maybe), maybe later you can meet my ol' lady (lady)
(she dig ya...)
You're vine-ripened, I'm now frightened
By the lightning in my legs
You're such a screamin' dream I'm leanin'
To the demons in my head (in my head)
Cruise around town with the windows down
Shakin' all 'round to the stereo sound
Cruise around town with the windows down
Shakin' all up to the summertime sound
You're like a rollercoaster, toast ya
in a big four-poster bed
Say,
You're like a rollercoaster, toast ya
in a big four-poster bed
I said
Baby (baby), I can drive you crazy (crazy)
Baby (baby)
Maybe (maybe), maybe later you can meet my ol' lady (lady)
Baby (baby)
Baby (baby), I can drive you crazy (crazy)
Baby (baby)
Maybe (maybe), maybe later you can meet my ol' lady (I can be your ol' lady!)
(she dig ya..)
You're like a rollercoaster, toast ya
in a big four-poster bed
Say,
You're like a rollercoaster, toast ya
in a big four-poster bed
I said,
You're like a rollercoaster, toast ya
in a big four-poster bed
You're like a rollercoaster, toast ya
Baby, I can drive you crazy
in a big four-poster bed
Baby
You're like a rollercoaster, toast ya
Baby, I can drive you crazy
in a big four-poster bed
Baby
You're like a rollercoaster, toast ya
in a big four-poster bed
It loses a little something without the video and audio sadly.
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Get a room, you two.
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Tide + not wanting to do work + Photoshop = ???
http://img24.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wheeg.jpg
Profit
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Forgetting my lab homework was not the smartest move ever. Damn the lack of chat at work.
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Guess what I found out in my folks' garage today?
A flamethrower. I am now seeking a backpack large enough to hold a propane tank.
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Laptops are nice. Small acer laptops designed solely to take notes in class and for schoolwork are nicer. Coworkers who sell them for half price even though they bought it just two months ago because they need money are absolutely bitchin'.
Necessary internet connection to write papers are less so. So easily distracted.
On an unrelated note, Confidence. Damn it confidence. Get it.
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Report on last night's date:
It was completely rad.
WOO.
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Details are needed.
Tell me, great Strago, what strategies to employ to be succesful with the fairer gender. (assuming you dated a girl)
(not to imply that homosexuality is wrong)
(nor to imply you should be homosexual)
(which wouldn't be a problem, mind you)
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Man, and I thought I was good at putting my foot into my mouth.
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Zidane FFT avatar. Are you shocked?
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Zidane FFT avatar. Are you shocked?
I could also go for SQUALL if that's better.
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Alright, well. Highlight of the night (at least as far as I'm sharing with the wider interwebs):
So early on we're talking about being back at Wesleyan, and I sort of get backed into the corner of mentioning that I returned to campus recently to play D&D with my friends. Not that I really cared; I've long since stopped being embarrassed about it, and I just felt like being myself completely. We ended up talking a little bit about it. She even asked me a little about how it works, which was cute. But anyway, shortly after that I got a text message from my friend Tori, which read:
STOP LOOKING AT TEXTS ON YOUR DATE
I laughed and showed it to my date, who got a kick out of it. And then took the phone from me and sent Tori the following response:
I'M TALKING D&D HOW AM I DOING
And from then on it was just completely effortless. Woot.
NINJA'D: Squall is not better than anything.
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Sounds like you had a great time.
Damnit. I'll try talking DND next time, then.
actually, I recall doing that once and it kind of didn't work for me. Clearly you have something I don't.
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It helps to be naturally charming as all get-out.
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What, did you see someone who was?
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Alright, well. Highlight of the night (at least as far as I'm sharing with the wider interwebs):
So early on we're talking about being back at Wesleyan, and I sort of get backed into the corner of mentioning that I returned to campus recently to play D&D with my friends. Not that I really cared; I've long since stopped being embarrassed about it, and I just felt like being myself completely. We ended up talking a little bit about it. She even asked me a little about how it works, which was cute. But anyway, shortly after that I got a text message from my friend Tori, which read:
STOP LOOKING AT TEXTS ON YOUR DATE
I laughed and showed it to my date, who got a kick out of it. And then took the phone from me and sent Tori the following response:
I'M TALKING D&D HOW AM I DOING
And from then on it was just completely effortless. Woot.
NINJA'D: Squall is not better than anything.
There is a joke here about Strago bringing up roleplaying with his dates suggesting that it is okay for them to get out the strap on, but that would imply that he was seeing a female in the first place, so this is a joke I am not making.
Edit - Oh yeah and I moved out on Sunday.
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What, did you see someone who was?
from hell's heart i stab at thee
Moved out, Gref? Is this a sudden thing, or in the works for a while?
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Been in the works for a bit. If you weren't so busy being a cheap floozy and paid attention to the DL Con thread you might have noted it since my attendance hinged on costs of moving (I am attending and am going to be in NYC for a while later this year).
So yeah on that note, don't suppose we can pick you up after a busy Time Square night or something on some kind of DL related excursion?
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Yeah, that could be fun.
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I keep being baffled by how this community's members actually visit eachother.
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Well, between Meeple's talking speed and peculiar brand of logic, and Niu's, well... Niu-ness, they managed to fast talk the universe into accepting that they can simply magically warp stuff around through sheer weight of illogic.
Well, either that or airplanes and cars. But that's boring.
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I meant that you guys actually do it, considering I've seen godhowmany communities where these sort of things are often discussed but never done.
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Well, between Meeple's talking speed and peculiar brand of logic, and Niu's, well... Niu-ness, they managed to fast talk the universe into accepting that they can simply magically warp stuff around through sheer weight of illogic.
Someone has finally made a breakthrough in creating the first Improbability Drive. Douglas Adams would be proud.
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I meant that you guys actually do it, considering I've seen godhowmany communities where these sort of things are often discussed but never done.
It's funny you say that. Logically speaking, I would never be able to visit these guys. Emphasis on logic.
Yet I still somehow managed to meet up with someone I met over the Internet who goes to a school 5 minutes from my apartment >___>
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I meant that you guys actually do it, considering I've seen godhowmany communities where these sort of things are often discussed but never done.
It's funny you say that. Logically speaking, I would never be able to visit these guys. Emphasis on logic.
Yet I still somehow managed to meet up with someone I met over the Internet who goes to a school 5 minutes from my apartment >___>
... I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not.
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Assume we're tearing holes through our cheeks with our tongues always.
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Hey! We're on the Internet. This is deadly serious business.
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See? Tearing holes.
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Should I ever be presented the opportunity to meet you people, remind me not to seize the opportunity.
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Killjoy. =|
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Being made fun of on the internet is one thing, but right now at least I can claim my stupidity is just an act and I am smarter in real life.
I'd rather not prove the opposite.
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Being made fun of on the internet is one thing, but right now at least I can claim my stupidity is just an act and I am smarter in real life.
I'd rather not prove the opposite.
That ship saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaailed the minute you started hitting on random people over the intarwebs.
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But it's going nowhere, so it doesn't matter.
I really am smarter in real life. I just like acting beneath my regular intelligence, because otherwise I'd make everyone else feel stupid by comparison.
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The sad part is that you're probably not snarking.
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Like the imaginary animal by Lewis Carroll?
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Sure, if that makes you sleep better at night. =]
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It actually does make me sleep better at night. Thanks for your kind consideration, my right honourable friend.
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French mutilation of ivory banishment to the fruit of radish contemplativeness actualizes tremors regardless of antitropicalistic patronage.
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Well, this is shit...
My computer seems to have died. I'm on one that is what use to be my sister's room right but...yeah. Basically, I turn my computer on...then it shuts itself off...and it won't turn back on. Yes, I checked to make sure something random like "plug happened to fall out at inopportune time" was the case, which its not. It seems its just my computer has died. I'm hoping the Hard Drive is still in tact so I can transfer that to another one, whenever I get a new one...which should be as soon as possible.
But yeah, shit and such.
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;__;
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Oooooh, good times.
Your problem isn't the hard drive, at least. If it's not powering on at all the most likely culprit is the power supply, which...well, if it's dead, and didn't cause a power surge when it expired, everything else should be intact. If not...ow.
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My options right now are:
A. Buy a computer that is cheap. I don't need complex stuff, so something cheap is sufficient and still better than what I just lost.
B. Convince my parents to put the one I'm on or a different one downstairs in my room.
Either way, I'm gonna try and put the Hard Drive in there, and salvage what I lost.
Edit: And yeah, definitely not due to a Power Surge since the Monitor and Speakers were still on the entire time, and clocks didn't arbitrarily shut off, etc. So its probably just the Power Supply is shot.
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He means power supply sending a surge through your whole computer when it dies. Can happen and can fry bits, normally like your mobo and stuff that are a bit more fragile.
Edit - That said, if it is just your power supply dead they are at least kind of cheap.
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I have a spare power supply >_<
It's kinda big, but it works.
...boot up the Improbability Drive if you want it anytime in the near future.
In other news: I have an actual bedroom. Goodbye, couch! Hello, privacy! Plushies and figures arranged, posters up, desk in place... yep, feelin' pretty good right now.
Next stop: possible part-time at Taco Bell.
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Ahhhh. Good-bye, Kristeva. Good bye, Marie de France. Good bye day I had 3 papers due and now it is time to drink. What's that yeah I still have class whatever shit ptchadms
Oh, yeah, I almost forgot: Helloooooooooooo Acer Aspire One Mini laptop. Bought it for cheap off my coworker. I now feasibly have internet. EVERYWHERE.
...there is wifi. Still. All else, I have a word processor everywhere, which really is what I wanted. Could do with a longer battery life (2 hours is not that great) but yeah.
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Alright dudes, I've told some people in chat but I guess I'll post about it now. I'll be moving to Richmond, Virginia[or at least, close to it]. This would put me within driving distance for the con[dad already offered there] and a lot closer to most of the people here, so I'm actually pretty happy. Presumably VA is less of a desert with everything horribly spread apart like AZ, can anyone confirm that >_>?
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Depends on which direction you go in. Virginia's fairly build up in the southeast and north, that's the only parts I've seen.
Edit: The traffic going through DC on a weekday is scary. Good luck to your dad if he's going to do that.
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So I just got back from my Teach for America interview day thingummy. Fun times it was, requiring me to get up at 6am and spend three hours in a room with strange people all trying to get the same job as I, and talk for 45 minutes about how I'm awesome for this and will die without it.
I ate lunch at the Chipotle across the street. M.C. walked by with a group of people. Art Institute students were filming a short piece for class right next to me.
Good times.
ETA: By the way. Since Teach for America received 43% more applications this year than they did last year, for the first time ever they're implementing a wait list. I am expecting to be on that wait list or rejected, so time to go back to job searching. And school.
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Good day yesterday.
Did a CE presentation where I played an April Fool's joke on the entire pharmacy department that the hospital was bought out by Amgen. Fun times. Went really well.
Also, my research abstract for the NACCT (North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology) got accepted. Which means I get to present it at a national meeting in September. And will get published. This is awesome.
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Computer failed.
Much money spent.
Back online with it... I think.
I don't trust it. It's a trick. Get an axe.
Life sucks.
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I actually have a decent older machine (Can struggle and run modern games, for example) that I'm not sure what I'm gonna do with. I'd let it go for super-cheap if you mind picking it up from here.
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I think I'm good now.
I think.
Maybe.
Depending on where "here" is, though, there might be quite a few DLers who would be interested?
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I am reclusive. I've successfully built a high-schoolish project due in college 3D and it worked. You were supposed to buy 1/8 inch dowel rods, etc etc etc, build a tower. Mine held through. Good. It was wobbly. I picked the most imperfect design.
I am still reclusive. That research paper I have due is crying. I have a late fee on top of a past late fee at the library, but unfortunately I have no cash to pay it because the ATM only takes out 20 dollar increments, which would cause me to overdraft.
It is still fucking cold in Ga. I wore a tanktop thinking it was going to be warm, and until I noticed WHY people were staring at me boobs in the chilling winds, I returned back to the car and got my jacket.
Wasn't too reclusive Sunday. Watched Tokyo Drift and Too Fast Too Furious with Charles. D: !!!! I was semi-reclusive, as he had clearly dilineated the only area I could build my tower in, in his bedroom. Needless to say, I wasn't too messy.
I have a French test at 1:30, I have this big long ass bullshitty motherfucking reading for Methodology that I think I'll read AFTER the class. I read half of it. Half after. Sounds fair.
I'm so ready for the semester to be over, though I've been supporting that idea since classes began . . . .
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I'm ready for this semester to be over too. :P Finished one of my papers last night -- 15 pages on pamphlets about witch trials as literature -- and have another one due next Tuesday -- the significance of hall culture and light in the cleansing of Heorot. Have a book review due April 21, a take-home Latin exam at some point in the next three weeks, and then nothing but finals. And then I'm free~!
Random House emailed me today. I had applied for their Associates Program, an entry-level position which cycles you through all the departments of a publishing house over the course of a year. The application deadline was March 15. Today's email was to let me know they'd suspended the program this year, kthxbai.
... yeah. Thanks for the heads up, RH.
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Changed account name.
Somehow a co-worker came across this http://www.rpgdl.com/wiki/index.php?title=RPGDL_IAQ_Rough_Storyboard on Google. (Yes I have co-workers Googling me.) That led them here, and while everyone alive knows I play RPGs, I really don't censor myself here like I typically do on the internet. That, and my name is too damn uncommon for my own good. Sooo, back to my old WoW name I go!
(Figured I'd stay away from Mepmep for Meep's sanity.)
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Tried to find my disc for Final Fantasy 9, since I own the original.
Can't find it. Do I download? Nope. I find KareKano DVDs. :D That'll keep me happy until I can sort the mess and find my disc!
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So you know how I posted that my brother was going insane and was going to fly off to Colorado with no notice, no money, etc.?
We talked him down to visiting for a week. So he did that.
He came home a day early because he got dumped.
... ouch. :P
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....Ouch. We'll go with ouch on that one.
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It's pretty brutal, but at least, the worst possible outcome didn't land into the worst possible context. While super's "ouch" is accurate, honestly it might be a bit of a relief, particularly long-term.
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Pretty much what Snow and Super said, really. At least he didn't end up trying to actually move into that damned place.
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He grew up a lot in that one week. I hear he also got horribly, totally drunk and got so sick he vowed to never drink again. >_> When he got dumped, he had to find somewhere else to live, so he did the calling around for friends, arranging rides, etc.
Sad for him, but I'm proud! And very glad that he didn't try to move out there.
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What the hell did he do that changed everything from 'Of -course- you can live with me and everything will be perfect' to 'GTFO, you're dumped!' ?
That's a -really- quick about-face. Even for an internet-only girlfriend.
-DJ
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He probably ended up being a guy instead of a hot bi-curious lesbian.
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I dunno, makes sense to me. There's a lot that doesn't convey in texts and the odd photo, you know (even if people ARE telling the truth).
For example, everyone who's met Grefter knows he has that...thing. You know the one I'm talking about, the thing that...you know. Yeah, that one. I know I was shocked.
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Changed account name.
Somehow a co-worker came across this http://www.rpgdl.com/wiki/index.php?title=RPGDL_IAQ_Rough_Storyboard on Google. (Yes I have co-workers Googling me.) That led them here, and while everyone alive knows I play RPGs, I really don't censor myself here like I typically do on the internet. That, and my name is too damn uncommon for my own good. Sooo, back to my old WoW name I go!
(Figured I'd stay away from Mepmep for Meep's sanity.)
Oh, that takes me waaaaaaay back. Goddamn, son.
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Hah, good times. I enjoyed building an overpowered, yet one-dimensional ball lightning character with no staying power.
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Starter: Dead. There goes 120 bucks. Getting a friend to replace it for me, which massively saves me on labor. Yay.
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Starter: Dead. There goes 120 bucks. Getting a friend to replace it for me, which massively saves me on labor. Yay.
Sure you didn't just post to play around with a cool font?
Also, dead starter sucks, but having friends who are good with cars is really good.
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Windows default fonts are cool now (Tempus Sans according to open office)?
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Just wish there was a way to set another font as your default. There isn't that I've seen.
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ohgoditscursivemyworstenemy
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I think the only time I have ever used cursive was to sign that thing during the SAT.
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Japanese Windows machines can't handle cursive... Super's message (which I'm assuming used a cursive font from the posts around it) vaguely resembles what a dog would puke on the sidewalk (assuming he was eating ascii kibble).
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Well, its Passover. First Seder went by a lot smoother than usual, maybe caues people were actually co-operating and none of this "Stop talking so we can continue!" bickering we get into, turning what usually takes 40 minute sinto like 20!
Now, I just need to find stuff to eat throughout the next 7 days (well, and survive the 2nd Seder), and all will be good!
(actually, its not that bad, just whenever you go to a public place, you kind of can't eat ANYTHING. Thankfully, my schedule isn't too bad in this regard.)
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Today, my uncle, being the Mahjong addict that he is, called my dad and I for a game or two. It was totally out of the blue and I was busy laughing my ass off to YGOTAS and then and there I agreed to tag along. Could've not, but... I got to make some quick bucks. Sort of. First game was a slaughter, I won with a lead of +3900 and made everyone else lose... Second game I didn't win as much but I still maintain a lead of +1200, so... It was definitely something interesting, given I haven't played with them in a couple of weeks, I'd imagine I'd have had as much luck as I did, really.
I blame my opening hand concealed kan/kong that net me many points, I also ended up winning that hand for 320/640... I would've won much more than +1200 if I had maintained my winnings instead of declining as the game went on, eheh. So I ended up earning some money.
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Warning: Be careful about starting up religion discussion with other residents in an enclosed room with varying views.
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Oooh, details?
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brb, getting crucified
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Memphis Elmer Raymond Roan. 4/10/09, ~9:30 am. 8 lbs+
Why she wanted to go with two middle names I'll never understand.
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Issued a formal declaration of contesting my teachers' assessment with regards to my capability to "succesfully see this study through". It is less impressive than it sounds.
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Memphis Elmer Raymond Roan. 4/10/09, ~9:30 am. 8 lbs+
Why she wanted to go with two middle names I'll never understand.
I like "Raymond". What needs to be questioned, though, is why she felt the need to make one of the middle names a veiled reference to Elmer Fudd.
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Well, apparently Elmer is one of his granddad's names, which I figured given that I know Raymond is one of ours. I'm just a little surprised they crammed both into the middle rather than taking one as his first name. Though certainly Memphis is a memorable name. Given due dates and a few other things, I do suspect this is a 'place of conception' pick, but maybe she just likes the name.
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If nothing else, he has fallback names to fall if one of the namesakes embarass him.
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My research paper is DONE. Well, I have another one but it pales in comparison to volume my critical thesis regarding Guernica.
Yes. It is done.
I am free.
I cannot begin to .. explain
how happy I am, though the fragmented lines
should express otherwise!
Now I'm eating breaky-fast. Going to play a video game. Wait, what's a video game again?
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::Drives a monster truck through Guernica::
Take THAT, Guernica!
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::Drives a monster truck through Guernica::
Take THAT, Guernica!
^-^ I can only begin to relate that truck driving in the overencompassing Super Ego prevalent in Guernica. D: OH GOD.
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::Drives a monster truck through Guernica::
Take THAT, Guernica!
>Crashes a helicopter through the Sistine Chapel<
Take THAT, Birth of Man!
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*applauds Soppy and VSM for references to one of the finest moments in Cartoon Sitcoms*
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Aww, Uncle CK, so kyute~
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My day: A timeline.
7:30 a.m.: Local hotel, supposed to open for business next month, is on fire. I take pictures of it burning to the point of total loss.
12:30 p.m.: Maybe 200 feet from the hotel (which at this point has only just stopped being on fire), a woman driving on the highway with two of her granddaughters is hit by a propane truck. They all died.
1:15 p.m.: I return to the office to find that Harry Kalas, voice of my favorite team on radio and television for longer than I've been alive, is dead.
5 p.m.: My boss gets a call from a lieutenant in the local police claiming that after being told that the accident scene mentioned above was closed to reporters, I rushed past police and firefighters to the car to try to get a shot of the corpses and then ran away. What actually happened: I walked to the hotel to get pictures of the fire damage, and then left. I don't know what the fuck's going on.
Some days it doesn't pay to get up.
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This just in, rotten.com has some horrific photos taken by someone going by Elahs. He may or may not be a Vampire Reporter.
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holy crap i got a callback for a second interview for one of the best feasible jobs i've applied to and i totally wasn't expecting this to happen.
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My day: A timeline.
7:30 a.m.: Local hotel, supposed to open for business next month, is on fire. I take pictures of it burning to the point of total loss.
12:30 p.m.: Maybe 200 feet from the hotel (which at this point has only just stopped being on fire), a woman driving on the highway with two of her granddaughters is hit by a propane truck. They all died.
1:15 p.m.: I return to the office to find that Harry Kalas, voice of my favorite team on radio and television for longer than I've been alive, is dead.
5 p.m.: My boss gets a call from a lieutenant in the local police claiming that after being told that the accident scene mentioned above was closed to reporters, I rushed past police and firefighters to the car to try to get a shot of the corpses and then ran away. What actually happened: I walked to the hotel to get pictures of the fire damage, and then left. I don't know what the fuck's going on.
Some days it doesn't pay to get up.
Ouch. And you got fired for that? What the hell, man? Are there other people on the police force who might corroborate your side of the story? Or anybody who was with you?
I think the moral here is Fuck the Police.
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Oh, my job's safe; my editor believes me, at least. My relationship with the local police seems pretty well wrecked, though.
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Ah. Your post in the happiness (it's a warm gun) topic led me to believe otherwise.
The moral doesn't really change, though. Whether they actually believe you crossed the lines or not it wreaks of an abuse of power. What's that? A police force in the U.S. abusing their power and making citizens' lives worse and not better?
Fuck the police.
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Oh. Yeah, I'm emo about the job market because my current job is crap, not because I'm unemployed.
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So.... the cops can hold it against you without proof that you took the picture (Like say looking through your photos if you offer it?).
Yeah epic police fail.
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Job interview done. They won't give an answer until at least next week, but: from the initial selection, only five were selected for four openings to the interview phase. The interviewer made it clear that they really need the people. One of the five selected people didn't make it to the interview. And, overall, it went really well. Fun stuff.
Think this is going places, and it's a pretty sweet spot (34 hours a week, paid overtime, transportation and lunch tickets covered by the employers, partial medical/dental health plans. Not counting those benefits, 1,700/month salary. Pretty good). I'm crossing my fingers here.
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I am so elated. No more PAPERS FOR THE REST OF THE SEMESTER! One more week left and I am DONE. Summa-summa-summa-tiiiiiime ~ (summa' time!)
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You whore, it's just getting crunch time for me.
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Suffer, bitch! Suffer!
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FUCK YEAH THEY'RE HIRING ME
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FUCK YEAH THEY'RE HIRING ME
Oh, those pitiful co-workers of yours, to suffer the same abuse you have me go through. ;_;
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Congrats Snow. No more selling yourself on the street corner for cigarette money, now you can just do it for fun.
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FUCK YEAH THEY'RE HIRING ME
Oh, those pitiful co-workers of yours, to suffer the same abuse you have me go through. ;_;
I doubt they're going to openly hit on Niu. They're probably safe.
Congrats Snow. No more selling yourself on the street corner for cigarette money, now you can just do it for fun.
Damn righ- oh wait.
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Congrats Snow. No more selling yourself on the street corner for cigarette money, now you can just do it for an X-Box as well.
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Congrats Snow. No more selling yourself on the street corner for cigarette money, now you can just do it to spread gonorrhea to your enemies.
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Checked out some apartments today. Pretty nice for the price and there is a weight room and swimming pool on the site as well. The only scary part is that nutria live in the area and those little bastards are evil! Might have to buy a silencer for the ol .22 and take on the infestation myself.
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What're nutria?
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Kind of like a beaver, but with all the worst qualities of a rat.
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The good: I had lots of fun at the debate championship as support staff, I got to meet people, the overnight event I attended was awesome.
The bad: I didn't get much sleep.
The ugly: When I got back home, to my dismay, my laptop decides to die on me. I mean, when I turned it on, it booted just fine! Then it started getting beaten up by millions of instances of right clicks I never did, the "right-click menu" key was never locked, I tried to fix it like the last time I did and it simply didn't work, so I resorted to rebooting. That was my greatest mistake. It would no longer boot properly. Tried to get it into Safe Mode, but the blaring sound after initialization and trying to load up explorer.exe was just terrible.
EDIT: Okay, looks like I got scared for nothing. However, there's still the issue of the random right-clicks. Appears that on start-up, every single pixel the cursor moves, it left-clicks AND right-clicks simultaneously, which means navigation becomes a pain. It seems to fix itself randomly too, I tried doing a virus check and even afterwards the problems persist =_= I don't know if I should try changing a mouse, because even if I unplug the mouse the touchpad exhibits similar behavior =_=
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I've been joking for a while that I need to stop drinking. After last night, it's not a joke.
I got obliterated, and went to my friend Keith's band's show. It was fun, but when I got back... the details are fuzzy, but I distinctly remember tackling at my roommate, getting thrown to the ground, having to be restrained, etc. etc. I'm not a violent drunk, normally, and this was weird, but can largely be explained by the combination of punk music, alcohol, and some issues I would work out with my friend if it weren't certain that he was moving out in a month.
The weird thing, the thing that fucking scares me, that makes me really re-evaluate my alcoholism, was... that sometime afterward, I began giggling. Giggling and giggling and giggling. And giggling. I couldn't stop. I giggled on the grass, had to be carried inside so I didn't piss off the neighbors. Then I giggled on my den floor, one of my friends watching me. I recall my roommate and neighbor leaving, then came back with food some 30 minutes later, and I was still giggling. I couldn't stop. Had to be carried upstairs, couldn't stand up (not that I could stand up and then I would fall, I couldn't stop laughing enough to even try). Giggled myself to sleep. Woke up in a puddle of my own mucus and snot from giggling.
What the hell, man. That's not... that's not fucking... that's not even abnormal, that implies a normal counterpart, that's just outright strange.
...Ugh. That's not something that needs to come out again.
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I've been joking for a while that I need to stop drinking. After last night, it's not a joke.
...Ugh. That's not something that needs to come out again.
Apart from the psychotic episode... did you even get sick? I notice you don't mention vomiting or hangovers or even mild nausea. Oh, how can you know when to stop if nature won't even properly reject the alcohol, dammit!?
-Djinn
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You know when to stop because there is Standard Drink measurements that work well enough for rough estimates for people. RTFM.
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nature, unfortunately, has an "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" attitude where alcohol is concerned.
anyway, good luck with the not drinking thing.
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You know when to stop because there is Standard Drink measurements that work well enough for rough estimates for people. RTFM.
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You know when to stop because there is Standard Drink measurements that work well enough for rough estimates for people. RTFM.
My first thought: "There's a manual?!"
My second thought: "Well, of course there is... but they don't hand it to you until -after- you've had too much..." ;)
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It is on the bottle. Edit - Because the larger part of the bottles are one standard drink.
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So the last couple of days I've been eyeing a laptop, as I've talked about in chat. I've been primarily been trying to decide between a Toshiba and a Dell laptop. The Toshiba seems like it is more well-liked from the research I've done, but the Dells come in a lot more variety looks-wise, which is kind of cool but ultimately not a dealbreaker. I've been looking for something under $700. I've heard to stay away from HP, though!
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I've been using this Toshiba for a long while, no major complaints, if that makes any difference. (Granted, I've heard brand quality can vary a bit on them. Sounds like you've checked into the brand type maybe sorta, though?)
Can't tell you anything on Dell laptops, I tend to avoid Dell desktops or at least I used to.
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hinode sez Dell laptops have Yulietastic durability. I wouldn't know myself.
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Shale sez that too, and the reviews on site are generally poorer!
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Generally speaking, I've had a fair amount of luck with Dell laptops, compared to what I hear is the average for laptops in general. They haven't been problem free (and I've had some really wonky problems with them), but I've yet to have one outright explode on me. So... they work?
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It is on the bottle. Edit - Because the larger part of the bottles are one standard drink.
I'm pretty sure only beer comes in bottles of 'One Standard Drink'. I'd say the majority of alcohol-containing bottles hold more than one serving... >.>;; At least in the US and Japan. Maybe they do things differently in Australia?
I know I've never seen a single-shot bottle of whiskey or vodka, for example. I'm sure they exist, but I wouldn't call them the majority...
For the record, I'm well aware that people can use common sense to judge how much they've had to drink and where their limits are. My initial comment was meant to be a joke that I tacked onto a question about what Zenny's general physical reaction to alcohol was. Drink Responsibly Kids! ;D </public service announcement>
*thumbs up!*
-Djinn
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Didn't get sick, had a hangover but I woke up still drunk, made myself drink a couple cups of water, and it was basically gone.
Fun fact! Finding out you laughed uncontrollably for 3 hours before falling asleep makes you terrified of laughing for like 7 hours afterward. Ha ha. Brain malfunction. Could be worse! I could have kept trying to fight and really making an ass of myself. Bright side.
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Ciato. Lennovo or Asus. Or a Mac.
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I ended up buying the Toshiba with a couple of adjustments. Thanks to Laggy and Shale for their help here. <_<
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Teach for America said no, not surprised, et cetera, et cetera.
Moving on to applying for more local jobs and trying to find an apartment NOT managed by the stupid company managing my current building. Toying with the idea of moving to Portland at some point, but first need to make enough money for, y'know, rent and such. I'm flat broke as of May's rent payment. HOORAY! ::)
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Housesitting. Work of sorts is good. The animals are nice.
My car deciding to die when I go out on a food run? Not so nice.
Definitely needs the battery replaced. HOPEFULLY that's all it is. If the alternator is bad... well, having just had to rebuild my computer, I can't afford that sort of repair bill right now. .... or ever, since not having a working car makes finding a feasible job even less likely.
In conclusion, hugs and handshakes to Andy, Door and others. Broke DL member solidarity!
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Old schedule. Being the only cook, I pretty much decided when the kitchen was closed based on general assessment of how likely it was that anyone else would come in.
M: 4-8/9
T: 4-8/9
W: 4-10
Th: 4-9/10
F: 4-10/10:30
Sa: 3-9/10
New hours, discovered today with no prior waring, with several other sticky notes ranting about "AND I MEAN CLEAN" atop it.
M: 4-10+1
T: 4-10+1
W: 6-11+1
Th: 6-11+1
F: 6-11+1
Sa: 6-11+1
With the +1s all being an hour I'm being required to stay after closing the kitchen just to clean.
Is it normal for these sorts of decisions to be made unilaterally with no prior notice or consent? Is my boss actually just that much of a cunt? I lean to the latter myself.
(Nevermind that staying open that long is pretty much nothing but a waste of my time and their money. And, of course, I still make all of 7:40 an hour. Yes, this is TOTALLY worth another ~$30 a week.)
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... that schedule fucking blows. Have you considered taking panhandling yet?
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CK, the answer is yes to both. That happens and your boss is a fuckstick. You are working food industry, it goes with the territory unfortunately.
If you want to quit, do it with sticky notes that say "And I mean FUCK YOU"
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In the natural order of things, Andrew and I have secured an apartment before securing employment. I don't mind so much -- it's a nice building in a decent part of town near the BART that's cheaper than our current apartment with more amenities. The biggest plus? It's a different property management company~!
Plus they'll let us have a dog or a cat and paint a couple of our walls the colors we want. And it has a washer and dryer and dishwasher inside the unit, a set of normal home appliances I've forgotten actually exist for other people. Aaaaaand the kitchen is an actual kitchen not the stupid thing that passes for one in the current apartment -- and the stove has level, normal-sized burners.
What's not to love?
Now to find a source of income to pay for it.
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So the little motor that opens and closes the DVD tray on my computer crapped out on me just now. Looks like they pulled a PS2 on me and put a shitty plastic gear in there instead of a more durable metal one, so the teeth are all weird and misshapen now.
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That is yeah pretty standard. This is why you push the button instead of jamming the tray to insert discs.
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Yeah, that's what I did.
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Since the topic recently seems to be about technological evils and advice, I'm thinking of changing my internet provider. I currently have Earthlink DSL, and the response time to get any concrete answer out of their customer service has just become really unacceptable. I'd like to stay with DSL, but I'm not so attached to it. Given that I'm basically limited to horrid dialup, does anyone have any suggestions for a non-fail internet setup?
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BOO Earthlink. My family left them years and years ago.
Andrew and I have AT&T DSL right now, and it's been perfectly fine. When we have a problem, we call and it's generally fixed within 24 hours. That's limited experience -- because we haven't had many problems to deal with.
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GODDAMNED MOTHER FUCKING STATISTICS. WHAT THE HELL FUCKING MATH PROGRAM. GIVE ME A GODDAMNED P VALUE AND MAKE IT SIMPLE, ASS-FUCKING COMPUTER PROGRAM. GODDAMNITJ( TJ #()!@ (!@()%HNJ()!@JB(~!!@!<%N L!KOPB_PKN)I_)N POTATO@ $O!)@% I!@^I()!@#BOBD OLE(^( !@I^(!#^(!@#(! @LESBIAN^I(!@I^ (!#(^CREAM CHEESE!!!!!!!!!!!
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Lesbian cream cheese? Someone had a good night.
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More delicious discoveries: potato chips made with russet potatoes are brown because they have lots of sugar, which caramelizes quickly when fried. They are also delicious fried in lard. However, between the lard and the richness of the chip, I find myself being forced to a slower pace of consumption.
Anyone who encounters Kay and Ray's Dark Potato Chips should at least give them a shot. I can't promise that you'll like them, but they're a pretty interesting experience and worth a try.
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I had a presentation and a test today. The test went well; it was quite easy. The presentation... everything was perfect, slideshow looked professional, had all the answers to the questions down, and it had lots of pictures and a good experimental/introduction section (we had to research a new area of research that a instrument was used for and talk about the instrument in the intro.). However, I lost my ability to speak in coherent sentences as soon as I got up to talk about the subject on my slideshow. I wanted to cry so much.
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*gives Ciato a hug*
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So I had a cheesy omelette for my breakfast yesterday .... I thought it'd be ok because the eggs/etc were still one day away from being out of date ... and they looked ok! It tasted great at the time~
... Yeah.
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Here's hoping that's a "...Yeah didn't taste so good" as opposed to a "...Yeah food poisoning."
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So I have bought a Pioneer surround speaker system and amp. Nothing really earth shattering, but for a relatively budget purchase (bit over a grand) it is a nice clear sound. Had them setup on the weekend, but first time tonight I actually sat down and just listened to music on it.
I have bought a small collection of Bjork CD releases on Surround Sound releases (duplicates of albums I already own). I put in Post.
This was a beautiful night. Just an hour of eating my dinner and lying on the floor listening to the most clear and all encompassing fantastic music. Such high quality audio clarity I have not heard in a long time and that feeling of the music being everywhere that you normally only really get with in ear canal headphones. This was a wonderful experience and just off that one CD it has payed for itself to me. The games in Surround and movies is just a bonus along with the audio clarity on regular audio CDs. I was considering getting an iPod dock for it, but I kind of want to get use out of the high quality output, so may still be giving my (sizable at this point if I do humbly say so, not the biggest around of course, but I am certainly in the realms of someone who quite clearly is a touch obsessed with music).
Quite possibly my best purchase in years. There was drama setting it up of course (when is there anything but drama?), but so very absolutely worth it.
It cements something I have been aware of for years but sharing a house with my parents wasn't really in a position to put into testing, if you love music then a quality sound system is absolutely necessity to just do what you love the full justice.
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Worst fishing trip.
Fishing with a still-sore ankle that I twisted on Saturday (haha i iz smart), jabbing myself with hooks, getting the worst sun burn I've had in years, and damaging my cell phone's screen when I absentmindedly shoved a hemostat in my pocket.
And I didn't catch a damned fish.
The one trout was biting my worm over and over for like ten minutes straight and it never actually took a bite off of it, it just kept... beating it up, like some kind of sadist.
On a more positive note: nearly back in school! Summer classes scheduled, placement tests thrashed, and now I just need to finish up a few financial aid forms and I should be good to go in a month. Next mission: driving license and a car.
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Those of you interested in the Swine Flu might want to check this page out:
http://www.hsls.pitt.edu/guides/flu
It's the health information page from the hospital I work at. In case people were interested. Go here and not some stupid site that will tell you the world is ending >_>
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Currently in Hershey for an Eastern States Pharmacy research conference.
...mine was randomly selected as a highlight presentation tomorrow at 1400. Which means I'll be presenting to all ~1000 people or so. Yay.
In other words, Hershey Lodge is niiiiiice. Free internet, swimming, exercise stuff...I might actually be around tonight.
And finally...I need the full WAXF soundtrack. Anyone able to help with that?
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Check your PMs, OK.
That sounds nice, by the way. Hope you have fun.
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I have an interview at General Mills tomorrow. This job would basically be perfect for me, as it has a ridiculous benefits package, a nice jump in wages for me, is located only a few miles from where I live, and most importantly offers full tuition reimbursement.
The only problem is that the only timeslot I could get an interview in is 3:30, which is basically right during a giant lab practical. And I have work tomorrow.
So I have to go to work, race home, change into something presentable, race to school (did I mention that the teacher looks the doors at exactly 2:00 and if you're not there you get an F?), take the test really fast, and then race to the factory for the interview.
Fun times.
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If whatever Super sent you doesn't work toss me a PM, OK. I have a link to the full soundtrack as well.
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Although both Kenko's Tsurezuregusa and Shonagon's Makura no soshi, by virtue of sharing a genre, are similar in many ways, it is through their differences that we can best discern the aesthetics of Shonagon's time. As discussed by Keene in the preface to his translation, Kenko's work was composed during a tumultuous time for the Japanese ruling class; the emperor Go-Daigo had succeeded in overthrowing the ruling Houjou family in his second coup, but very little is mentioned of this event. Indeed, the vignettes have a very dispassionate tone about them with regards to the reality in which it was written. The real world events that are referenced are utilized more as learning experiences and situations to meditate on, as one would expect from a medieval Buddhist monk.
By contrast, Shonagon's work does not share this distanced perspective. Though written after a similarly stressful time for some in the ruling class (Shonagon's patron the Empress Teishi in particular), and though this conflict is similarly left unaddressed, Shonagon's "essays" instead focus on romanticizing the court in which she once lived. This leads to a few aesthetic anomalies, which show in stark contrast to the consistency of Kenko's work. For one, as a historical text, though Shonagon does not address the situation, she does address those involved in the situation (*note to self: issue of gender? issue of relation to events? read further), and her anecdotes are focus less on lessons to be learned and more on the interpersonal relationships of the figures in said anecdotes. More importantly, and more surprisingly, this indicates that though she describes transient, impermanent objects as "delightful" or "beautiful", the Makura no Soshi itself denies this very aesthetic decision. In this, the court of the Empress Teishi is not impermanent, and does not end; it is glorified, and eternalized through Shonagon's documentation. While one could say the same of the Tsurezuregusa of Kenko, it should be noted that Kenko's work may not have been intended for public dissemination, while there is sufficient evidence to lend credence to the speculation that Shonagon wrote this to glorify her patron, making this contradiction noteworthy (*note to self: what can be said of this contradiction? Examine diaries of Murasaki Shikibu and read further in the Kagero Nikki for this one.)
*Headdesk headdesk headdesk.* Humanities! English! Krarrkk
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Update
M: 4-11
T: 4-11
W: 4-12
Th: 4-12
F: 4-12
Sa: 4-12
But with discretionary power restored, which mostly means I'm trimming an hour off all those and probably more on Saturday. So despite looking worse on paper, a clear improvement
Nevermind that, the way the schedule was before, the other cook was pulling 52 hours a week with three 12 hour days.
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the light the liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight
/me explodes like a VP2 random enemy upon sunlight infliction.
urgh hate mornings.
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Oh you are just a regular vampire. Here I thought you were FAAAABULOUS enough to be a sparklepire (http://dangermagnet.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/wolfpack-hq.jpg) Snow.
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So, I think my current attending physician on the oncology service is Alf. He sounds exactly like him. >_>
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Offer him a cat. If he thinks it's a light snack, then he is Alf.
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Oh you are just a regular vampire. Here I thought you were FAAAABULOUS enough to be a sparklepire (http://dangermagnet.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/wolfpack-hq.jpg) Snow.
I have standards and they draw the line well above Stephenie Meyer.
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My mom just got out of the hospital after being in there for a week. All is calm in the house now.
Time to clip out some coupons.
Oh. I need a new mattress. I wake up sore everyday~
There should also be a motherfucking post button at the top of the post reply page. Fuck.
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There is. Reply button, meet Idun. Idun, meet reply button.
EDIT: wait, different thing. Still, I have to ask why not just use the quick reply feature instead.
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I'm too used to hitting the reply button instead of quick reply. Also, I've normally read the posts in the topic before and don't feel like scrolling down. For the newer posts, I just click view new posts. >.>
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Hope your mom's doing better, then.
I am free. Mmmmm free.
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I am going to murder my roommate.
If I stop posting altogether at some point in the next month, take that as a sign that I am not going to DLCon4 because I will be in prison.
I hope I'm joking.
EDIT: Well obviously I'm joking but I'm sorely tempted. Sigh. One more month one more month one more month
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My mom just got out of the hospital after being in there for a week. All is calm in the house now.
Time to clip out some coupons.
Oh. I need a new mattress. I wake up sore everyday~
There should also be a motherfucking post button at the top of the post reply page. Fuck.
You know, if you wake up sore, there are other things than a mattress that might help.
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I can only think of thing that'll make me sore. OK, you're such a whore. :P
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No, he actually wants to drop a busful of drugs on you. Pharmacist.
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I can only think of thing that'll make me sore. OK, you're such a whore. :P
Seriously, have you ever tried a cream? I hear those help.
Or, you know, a different position on the bed.
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I can only think of thing that'll make me sore. OK, you're such a whore. :P
Seriously, have you ever tried a cream? I hear those help.
Or, you know, a different position on the bed.
OK really knows how to make Pharmacist-talk sound sexy. :-*
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I don't want to apply a "cream." And I don't want another position! I just need a new mattress!
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I don't want to apply a "cream." And I don't want another position! I just need a new mattress!
You probably want to apply lube, try a new position and get a new mattress with better bracing.
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What matters in a mattress really are the amount of springs. More springs = the weight and the gyrating and the bouncing is spread over more supports. So don't get a new mattress, just steal (seduce) some industrial strength springs and then stick them in.
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Nah you kind of want one that has padding for your knees and face and bracing around that area.
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Eating chinese at work: not quite as planned.
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Taigraine: Achived. Blame: OB mechanics. Solution: Whimper and sleep a lot.
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whee weekend
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Started off by trying to make a new wallpaper for my cell phone. With Guilty Gear music playing in the back ground. Then one thing led to another...and...yeaaaah. THIS ended up being the result >_>
http://img11.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lolyio.jpg
I wish I could do backgrounds better. Then I can actually make decent wallpapers! And before you ask why the cursors are not on Captain Falcon, two reasons: 1) I couldn't decide whether to keep the PAWNCH as a super or as a special move 2) This entire thing was done on a whim, and I realized that most Captain Falcon art was 3D. And I really wanted 2D art to go along with this.
Needless to say, much NOT AS PLANNED came out.
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/me eyes Tide's link.
If that were a real game, I would totally buy it.
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Tide, that's really freakin' cool.
I wish I'd thought of it-level cool.
-Djinn
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Oh yeah: On the off chance anyone here is going to buy a dell laptop, I've got like a 5-7% employee discount that can be used for it.
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You whore.
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Yeah, really. 5%? C'mon, man.
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5% of ~1000 = Still getting a POS laptop that'll break in 2 years. If you're lucky.
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Hey, you never know what could be useful!
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But you can make an educated guess as to what is not.
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So, I had an absolutely crazy week. I had finals which were crazy, had my birthday party, birthday, graduation, got tickets to a Nightwish concert which was amazingly awesome (Dhyer, you lied!), and when I came home, my parents had fixed me a room. It's the first time in a long time that I have had a room that really felt like it was designed for me, so it really made me happy. Staying at my grandma's I felt a little displaced and stuff. Kinda like a vagabond/intruder.
I had 15 people show up for my graduation, which was sweet! I got a lot of money and an iPod and a book primarly, although some other stuff too. Also bought myself the laptop, which I am at Starbucks using.
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Nightwish is indeed awesome in person, and had I known Dhyer was filling your head with hateful lies to the contrary I would have commented on this sooner.
Congrats on entering the world of adulthood! Complimentary cynicism can be picked up at the door.
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Ah, cynicism. It greases the wheels of the world.
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Actually I'm pretty sure she's staying in the world of macademia, so the cynicism check will have to be cashed later.
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The network crashed down and all I can access right now at work is the internets. Hooray.
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Those monsters. They're going to pay you to browse the DL. What's next, inventing a device that lets you give Cmdr a wedgie through the internet?
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It'd be all fine and dandy if this didn't mean I'm probably doing overtime this Sunday to cover for the urgent files I should be editing right now and can't because the network suddenly stopped existing.
EDIT: It exists for a fleeting moment again! Now, to save those files to a folder outside the network.
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Paid or unpaid overtime?
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Paid, so it could be much worse.
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Stop wahhing. Think of it as your Suikoden spending money. Though it sounds like you won't have to sweat it either way.
I need to whip some people into cards, on that note.
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It's just sorta inconvenient, is all! Although the fact that I can work on these files doesn't make the computer fail less for some reason.
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So, I had an absolutely crazy week. I had finals which were crazy, had my birthday party, birthday, graduation, got tickets to a Nightwish concert which was amazingly awesome (Dhyer, you lied!), and when I came home, my parents had fixed me a room. It's the first time in a long time that I have had a room that really felt like it was designed for me, so it really made me happy. Staying at my grandma's I felt a little displaced and stuff. Kinda like a vagabond/intruder.
I had 15 people show up for my graduation, which was sweet! I got a lot of money and an iPod and a book primarly, although some other stuff too. Also bought myself the laptop, which I am at Starbucks using.
Congratulations on everything. Well, except for this:
laptop, which I am at Starbucks using.
Yuppie.
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I needed somewhere to make sure that my Internet connection worked, mostly. I am home now!
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TAPDANCING CHRIST MY RESEARCH PROJECT WAS JUST ACCEPTED FOR A PLATFORM PRESENTATION AT NACCT IN SEPTEMBER.
...out of 300+ presentations by professional, experienced, toxicologists, the retrospective review from a 1st year pharmacy resident was accepted for presentation 0_o!!!!!!
Needless to say, I am excited. Only 20 a year get selected. Holy shit this is AWESOME
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Congrats.
<_< >_> This would be a bad time to tell you to finish your Persona stat topics!?!?
Edit: Mwhahahahaha! Super enjoying SMT is just one sign of the coming apocalypse!
No, a sign of the apocalpyse is a female friend trying to rope me into a night of karoke and beer drinking with her and her other friends. God help me, I am not turning her down outright. If I do somehow managed to get sucked along with a bunch of drunken women singing karoke, please kill me immediately afterwards to spare me any future shame.
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Needless to say, I am excited. Only 20 a year get selected. Holy shit this is AWESOME
High five, man.
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whee being let off work early.
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You're awesome. ^_^
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Paid or unpaid overtime?
You don't value your own time enough. Double Time and a half is not a high enough price to put on my free time outside of a work week. Fuck overtime.
Congratulations though OK. Good to see you realize just how high an honour it is and will take that opportunity to tub girl LARP in front of some very important people.
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That is pretty freaking awesome OK.
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Paid or unpaid overtime?
You don't value your own time enough. Double Time and a half is not a high enough price to put on my free time outside of a work week. Fuck overtime.
Congratulations though OK. Good to see you realize just how high an honour it is and will take that opportunity to tub girl LARP in front of some very important people.
Beats the hell out of unpaid overtime, which is the norm at a lot of the jobs I've seen. Whee 35k salaried employees.
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Considering my overtime if I work outside of the underpaid residency is just about $80/hour? It's actually nice if you can the chance to do it. Just a couple hours a week is doable, and adds a little extra money.
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Pfft. Real jobs.
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Paid or unpaid overtime?
You don't value your own time enough. Double Time and a half is not a high enough price to put on my free time outside of a work week. Fuck overtime.
Congratulations though OK. Good to see you realize just how high an honour it is and will take that opportunity to tub girl LARP in front of some very important people.
Beats the hell out of unpaid overtime, which is the norm at a lot of the jobs I've seen. Whee 35k salaried employees.
This is something majourly wrong with your society.
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[cue conflagration and genocide]
More seriously? Honestly, I think we've never truly cut our roots with ye old slavery systems and the early industrialization working models, and some lingering remains still plague work relations. But that's just part of the problem anyhow. I can always point to the giant farming complexes that still use open slave laborers just a couple states away from here as well.
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Paid or unpaid overtime?
You don't value your own time enough. Double Time and a half is not a high enough price to put on my free time outside of a work week. Fuck overtime.
Congratulations though OK. Good to see you realize just how high an honour it is and will take that opportunity to tub girl LARP in front of some very important people.
Beats the hell out of unpaid overtime, which is the norm at a lot of the jobs I've seen. Whee 35k salaried employees.
This is something majourly wrong with your society.
Certain fields always get fucked in terms of unpaid overtime. Food service is just bad about abusing it, even worse than public school teacher. GMs pretty much everywhere are on the salary+Bonus system. Which is fine, until you figure out that you have to run fairly tight labor to bonus which means you work more. A lot of those jobs require 50 hours miniumum anyway. You don't need marketable skills or an education, just to be a hard worker.
The job in the library (Which just ended today, I'll miss it) was so different than any other I worked in terms of pace and demands. Wish I had the time and inclination to go get my master's in MLS, but not right now.
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The issue being of course that, when this shit started, people didn't stand up and say "this is bullshit, I'm not taking a pay cut (working more hours for the same money being a paycut) so you can pretend to be more efficent and weasle bigger bonuses out of your shareholders". Nope, the lure of becoming rich, the holy grail that says hard work will pay off, dissuaded them and now it's too late.
(Or I'm talking out my ass, but that's how the whole culture there always looked to me.)
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The issue being of course that, when this shit started, people didn't stand up and say "this is bullshit, I'm not taking a pay cut (working more hours for the same money being a paycut) so you can pretend to be more efficent and weasle bigger bonuses out of your shareholders". Nope, the lure of becoming rich, the holy grail that says hard work will pay off, dissuaded them and now it's too late.
(Or I'm talking out my ass, but that's how the whole culture there always looked to me.)
Labor's the number one expense for most companies, doubly so in the service sector. GM positions have been salaried going as far back as I know, which is the early 80s. There's never been any kind of effective union drive for a lot of reasons, be it the industry and the cost involved. On a related note, watch and look at the cost of eating out after the minimum wage increase goes into effect.
There was one unionizing attempt during my years at the pizza place. The guy was a complete douchebag and flake (Later fired for sexual harassment. Idiot.) He wanted to unionize drivers which was idiotic. What scared middle and upper management shitless was GMs and AMs unionizing. If that happened, shit massively hits the fan. And I'm not the most pro union person around, but management really needed to unionize. GMs had almost no redress or protection from bad management, doubly so in a job that was so reliant on an entire crew working together well.
This is where I tell American unions to fuck off, but that's a story for another day.
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Food service and retail are unique beasts for that, really. There's no barrier to entry, so your skill base varies wildly, and because you have to be anticipatory (since, on a given day, you may be dead or you could be swamped) you either need hyper-competent staff (unlikely, given the returns involved) or overstaff, thus inflating your labor costs. The solution that came about was salaried, overworked management and interchangable grunts. This breeds insane turnover which in turn lowers competence and inflates the cost of labor even more, but at the same time given your minimum staffing requirements raising wages to attract more competent workers would be devestating in the short term while everything balanced out.
Realistically there's still room for improvement, but good luck convincing a penny-pincher of that one (which, since most of your food service is either small business or franchise, is what your owners tend to be.)
Though honestly I was more thinking business sector with salary work, where you can much more accurately predict work load and thus the need for overtime should be anticipated and compensated, but isn't because everyone's too wrapped up in the system to protest and get their fair share.
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This is something majourly wrong with your society.
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So I come home Friday and find my internet is down. No big deal, happens for a couple of hours daily on a regular basis. And it doesn't come back up. So Saturday I call the cable company. They can't send a guy until Wednesday. ARGLEFUCK.
Turns out the problem is with the line and my old modem was just barely compensating for it before. Gave me a different modem that deals with it better while they fix the actual problem.
Missed 5 days of Crazy Stone experience in Perfect World. >:(
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Coming back home is always a wonderful experience. My grandma cries at the drop of a hat, yesterday I went out with her and she started sobbing as we talked about me moving. It's kind of frustrating because I am super excited about moving and it makes her beyond emo. Otherwise, it's really nice to live with the parents. They aren't really intrusive, don't live out in the sticks, and I hooked up with some servicable internet for the next couple of weeks. Yay.
Friday is "put Windows XP on the compy and transfer files" day. hope that goes well.
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Hmm, so the day has come faster than I expected.
Well, I am off to Hong Kong, and going to hopefully reunite with all my friends for a while again... So, hopefully, things will pan out well for me there and the trip will be smooth!
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So, uh... my last law school exam was finished yesterday. I guess I'm done? Assuming I pass everything. Now for a wonderful summer of job hunting and bar prep.
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The site of Andrew and LD's new poverty: we moved to Oakland and might die before DLC. (http://s368.photobucket.com/albums/oo125/aideekay/Oakland%20Apartment/)
In other news, we're both still jobless. But who cares! Commencement is on Saturday, I couldn't care less about my finals and can afford to fail them without jeopardizing my graduation, and we have free rent until July. I'll panic later; I'm totally copacetic right now.
As a bonus, after today I no longer have to translate Beowulf and I can actually have real-life interests and hobbies a life again.
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The apartment doesn't look so bad from the pictures. But the Oakland horror tales are scary enough to make the ominous linkage not just hot air, I guess. <_< Hope things go well for you two.
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I can actually have real-life interests and hobbies a life again.
Hey, let's not get crazy here.
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What is this thing you call a life?
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Bad: Getting into a car accident. Worse: Doing it in your mother's car. A sign you should've stayed in bed this morning: Hitting a pastor.
Going to the beach with a friend after was great, but I still want a redo on today.
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At least it wasn't Newark.
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....that's not fun.
Everybody (and every car) okay? I hope?
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Yeah, mostly. I think I got a mild concussion (Unsure, could've been the shock as well) . The front hood and bumper are damaged, but the rest of the car's fine. The other guy's car was lightly damaged, just a scraped bumper and slight hitch damage.
The fun part was getting lost on the way home, running out of gas, being unable to open the gas tank, having to call my old job and having someone from there go to my house to tell my family to pick me up since no one at home was responding to the phone, along with all the waiting.
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Yeah, mostly. I think I got a mild concussion (Unsure, could've been the shock as well) .
If you lived in any other country I would tell you that Concussion is a thing not to be fucked around with and to go get a check up just in case, but of course this is not a country with health care. So walk it off you vagina.
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I am painfully aware of the risks. I'm going to the doctor day after tomorrow, but yeah.
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If you think you got a concussion and hit your head, see a doctor immediately.
Who was that person who died? Tasha Richardson? Thought she was fine, didn't see a doctor, died the next day. Intracerebral hemmorrhages can present subclinically. You're probably ok, but check it out just in case.
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If you think you got a concussion and didn't hit your head, consult a dictionary.
But yeah, what OK said. Do not fuck around with head trauma.
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I got my credit for that bullshit 3D 1030 course.
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If you think you got a concussion and hit your head, see a doctor immediately.
Who was that person who died? Tasha Richardson? Thought she was fine, didn't see a doctor, died the next day. Intracerebral hemmorrhages can present subclinically. You're probably ok, but check it out just in case.
Tasha Richardson. This came up in my anatomy class when they were talking about the treatment of concussions and subdural hemotomas.
Yay, Idun. What happened exactly when you talked to the dean?
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The apartment doesn't look so bad from the pictures. But the Oakland horror tales are scary enough to make the ominous linkage not just hot air, I guess. <_< Hope things go well for you two.
Oakland is a scary place in general, but this side of Oakland is about as pleasant as it can be while still being in the city. Not going to be able to wander the streets at night or anything like that, but I'm not in danger of drive-by shootings or drug deals or anything like that, either. We're in the neighborhoody/artsy warehouse district down by the water, home to a lot of upscale living buildings (and they're trying to expand and make it even more family friendly), so we're pretty good. Also, 5 blocks from the BART which will get us anywhere else we would rather be. >_>
As for the life thing... well. Last time I had this much freedom I went crazy with it, so here's hoping I've learned.
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I hope everything's okay, super. Car accidents are no fun. :( I had the misfortune of having mine in an awkward fashion too: I rear-ended an off-duty cop. My car was totaled as the radiator got punched through by the trailer hitch -- and I was driving with my car full of stuff to move up to Berkeley. Fun times. D:
Crossing my fingers there's no trauma/drama.
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Yay, Idun. What happened exactly when you talked to the dean?
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I didn't have to appeal that high. I just went to the head of the Arts and Humanities department. There, she lectured me about my responsibility for attendance, etc. Then she warned me that if I operate on a teacher's word, to at least get it documented as a referendum that the entire class can cite. Otherwise, she discovered that out of all the students, I was the only student he made an extreme mathematical error with (by carrying a 1 wrong) and questioned his capriciousness I claimed. Instead of leaving with a D, I just got the C+ expected.
Art teachers + math = brain sludge.
Edit* noticed I totally slash-raped your quote Super. Eh, you know who I'm quoting. :]
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DONE. I'm going to fucking sleep for a week.
Good: Did better on two of my exams than I thought I was going to. Though my flash drive broke, the only class it affected had a professor who knew me and knew I wasn't asking for an extension because I was lazy. One of my essays (which I typed the night before, mind you) had the comment "Cody, you put some of the graduate students to shame with your application of theory." I am fucking done for the semester and don't have to spend another night at the 24 hour library for a while.
The bad: Can't get an A in my History class because I stopped showing up to the discussion groups halfway through which for some reason is like 1/5 of my grade. I guess I'll have to settle for a B oh noes. The essay I lost was a 15 page report (I was 14 pages in) that the last available draft I had was 3 pages. ;_;
I will be hitting people up for Smash or TF2 and possibly getting L4D soon. But first, hedonism and sleep.
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They normally call that Onanism Zenny, unless you have discovered something amazing in which case I don't know why you are at University when you could be making a fortune selling this technique.
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Application of theory. Masturbation. I get it.
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Actually it was about Hedonism and auto fellatio.
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Friday night: the third-worst time to ever be at work.
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There's worse times to be at work?
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Saturday morning and Sunday morning.
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Saturday morning isn't that bad really. Unless it follows friday night, of course.
Sunday's kinda a waste of space in general, so as long as working it doesn't invoke Seven Day Work Week it could be worse.
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On the other hand, I find Friday nights to be far more productive work wise because all those other annoying people have left...well, more productive until I start posting things here anyways. Still, beats out the day portion.
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In theory you could achieve the same effect any day of the week, couldn't you? Is there some reason it works better on Friday?
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People leave far earlier.
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Hate working fridays myself, but that's due to update stuff.
Got a job (Blah, food service) for the summer. we'll see how it goes.
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hate working on saturday mornings. Even better when it just happens to be the first time I'm late to work ever.
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Hate working fridays myself, but that's due to update stuff.
Got a job (Blah, food service) for the summer. we'll see how it goes.
Pft. A job is a job. Now if you decided to make a career off of food service and completely render your degree useless [unless you're slipping people stuff in their burgers], I would definitely raise an eyebrow.
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I wouldn't blame super for disliking working in the food market, given the horror stories I've heard. He even has experience in that field IIRC, which probably doesn't help matters.
Tangentially, you know your workplace is impressively sedate on Saturdays when you can spend half the morning numbercrunching stat topic junk without people doing so much as raise an eyebrow. This place is awesome.
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Hate working fridays myself, but that's due to update stuff.
Got a job (Blah, food service) for the summer. we'll see how it goes.
Pft. A job is a job. Now if you decided to make a career off of food service and completely render your degree useless [unless you're slipping people stuff in their burgers], I would definitely raise an eyebrow.
A job is a job, but it's not a good job. I can ride it out for the summer, but that's the best thing I'll say about it.
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God, don't like late night weekend shifts. 1430-2300 is boooooring
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To add to the bitching, Sunday mornings suck ass.
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Ah, I'm not blaming super. :( True, it may not be a good job. But I know many people who need the income right now and wouldn't mind as long as they were able to stay on their feet. I've never worked with food service, but from what I hear, for college students it's an easy flexible full-time job.
I've been thinking about becoming a waitress. It's not a glorious job. I don't have expectations of that. But, I think I could do it. I'm struggling to find something with stable days so I can move out by August. I'm working part time as a cashier at Publix, and getting 25 hours one week, then 7 the next week is uh . . . . how can I say it . . . . . . . .
. . . .
*would rather not say it*
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Shitty?
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Yeah. I've been trying to curse less.
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Hi guys. Could someone do a google search for 'rpgdl'? When I do it from here, the search description for www.rpgdl.com is cheap porn and mp3s. I'm not sure if these work computers are bugged or if something odd is afoot.
Edit: http://www.google.com/search?q=rpgdl&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=iw
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Searched and got the same thing
(http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/463/61984232.jpg) (http://img195.imageshack.us/my.php?image=61984232.jpg)
(http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/61984232.jpg/1/w540.png) (http://g.imageshack.us/img195/61984232.jpg/1/)
Who is heather, and why are we burning her without clothes on?
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Tal got on another burning streak?
Someone poke Hal about this?
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Well, hold on a second, let me get my Harrisburg escort massage.
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Ooooh yeaaaaaaah.
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In case citizens of my country what?! THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING ME!
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Hal was alerted and he'll email google.
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Yeah. I've been trying to curse less.
Fuck that.
Also what is this "A job is a job" bullshit. Aspire to more with your lives fuckers. It may be just a job but that shit should either be a stepping stone to something else, even if it is just to get by you should be thinking of it as such. Yeah times can be tough, but that doesn't mean you can't still have long term goals in mind.
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Yeah. I've been trying to curse less.
Frick that.
Also what is this "A job is a job" bullshit. Aspire to more with your lives fuckers. It may be just a job but that shit should either be a stepping stone to something else, even if it is just to get by you should be thinking of it as such. Yeah times can be tough, but that doesn't mean you can't still have long term goals in mind.
I don't think I implied a job being a job as something that hinders long term goals. Esp when I mentioned him not using his degree for a career. Anyway, I agree. Back to moar Bleach.
Also. Edited your quote for purity~
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Graduated. Moving. Dunno what else to say.
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Moving to where?
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Well, uhh... Hong Kong has changed a lot since I first arrived. Kinda feels awkward posting on a hotel computer with internet access as I haven't done that since my Japan excursion back in 2005, but eh. Fun times. When I get back I'll have pictures, I guess.
Like... the picture of that one store I saw. "Sexual Well-being Store." With a poster that said something about Swedish design vibrators. I have no idea. Heck, the LED below said thinger had "Oral Toys" on it. I'm tempted to take pictures of all the messages on the LED but I doubt I have time for that at the moment, haha.
Reunion's a fun thing at times, bought a lot of stuff, etc. I'll probably be visiting my old school sometime on Tuesday, my penultimate day. In any case, shit's awesome.
Catch you all later.
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Moving to where?
He's going to Oakland.
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Moving to where?
The site of Andrew and LD's new poverty: we moved to Oakland and might die before DLC. (http://s368.photobucket.com/albums/oo125/aideekay/Oakland%20Apartment/)
In other news, we're both still jobless. But who cares! Commencement is on Saturday, I couldn't care less about my finals and can afford to fail them without jeopardizing my graduation, and we have free rent until July. I'll panic later; I'm totally copacetic right now.
As a bonus, after today I no longer have to translate Beowulf and I can actually have real-life interests and hobbies a life again.
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Shittish day at work. Dylan Moran tonight. Good day.
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Grades came in. Class I had to re-write that 15 page paper for in like two days? A+.
Got a message from the action man. I'm happy, I hope you're happy too.
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Back from my sister's college graduation. Good times were had by all, and now I can heckle her about being unemployed. I forgot how much I don't like driving four hours at a stretch, though.
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Good evening from "home." I returned from Hong Kong, and I have only one thing I feel like showing you tonight.
This store (http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/6580/img0012i.jpg).
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Aw yeah.
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Moved into new apartment. Yay!
Transferred internet/phone service. Yay!
Said service will start on Thursday at 8pm. Ya- ...boo.
Seriously though. Things are going well.
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Like Andrew, I'll be moving to an apartment in 2 weeks. That means I've moved in the month of June in 5 of the last 6 years of my life. Cool.
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Where are you moving to? Portland near your job?
I think you've mentioned it to me in PM, but can't remember for sure.
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I'm sitting here wondering why.
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Moved into new apartment. Yay!
Transferred internet/phone service. Yay!
Said service will start on Thursday at 8pm. Ya- ...boo.
Seriously though. Things are going well.
So that's why you haven't been around.
I have sketches to show you! One of them ended up really fan-service-y though.
-Djinn
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Where are you moving to? Portland near your job?
I think you've mentioned it to me in PM, but can't remember for sure.
Nope, still working in Salem, no job in Portland yet. Our lease is up here and we chose not to renew for a few reasons
1. We have 4 people in a 5 bedroom house. One of our people are leaving so the price would just not be worth it.
2. The house wanted us to renew 6+ months at least. I will be doing a monthly lease at the apartment so this way I can leave whenever I need to.
3. Rents gonna go from 480ish a person to 320ish a person, a lot better.
The monthly lease is the biggest aspect. This way I do have the freedom to move to Portland if I want.
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2. The house wanted us to renew 6+ months at least. I will be doing a monthly lease at the apartment so this way I can leave whenever I need to.
3. Rents gonna go from 480ish a person to 320ish a person, a lot better.
Hate you so much.
/me sighs, writes $800 monthly check for his 1-year lease.
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Because I feel less omgdeadtired, some stuff from my trip to Hong Kong, in the form of pics.
Enviropix:
Former place (http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/508/img0057w.jpg)
Former school (http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/1268/img0041e.jpg)
Hong Kong at night: 1 (http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/6575/img0027x.jpg) and 2 (http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/8607/img0026l.jpg)
What is from the hotel window (http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/965/img0009kqf.jpg)
Loot:
Dengeki G's Comic Festival vol5 (http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/9199/img0008p.jpg)
Left to right: Nogisaka Haruka no Himitsu, Orichalcum Reycal, Fate/hollow ataraxia COMIC A LA CARTE ~Happy Life hen~ (http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/9305/img0059r.jpg)
Nyantype Vol. 1 (http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/307/img0060f.jpg) with Special Edition 25y.o Nanoha Weiss Schwarz card (http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/7250/img0024h.jpg)
Frontier Magazine 2009 Mar + Apr issue, Frontier Collection Artbook (collection of old Frontier covers) (http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/8882/img0062e.jpg)
Magical Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS Visual Collection + Nanoha Pop-up Stand (http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/9704/img0061o.jpg)
Famitsu WaveDVD May 09 Issue (http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/7876/img0025e.jpg)
People:
Friend of mine who's working on a visual novel (http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/9349/img0053i.jpg)
Acquaintance of mine who used to wear glasses! Not anymore though (http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/3898/img0051l.jpg)
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Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu? Really scraping underneath the bottom of the barrel aren't we?
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Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu? Really scraping underneath the bottom of the barrel aren't we?
Beats the anime by a mile really.
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So I started my new job yesterday. One of my co-workers talked about going through AA and moving down to Virginia and not knowing the area. Oh yeah, she brings two water bottles to work. One with water, one with Vodka.
Did I mention she's 20 years old? I'm going to get enough money for DLC and getting the fuck out of this place.
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Wow. I mean, seriously...
I go back and forth on PCP direct admissions to the hospital. Today, I'm all against it...
A PCP admitted a patient to the hospital because they called him and asked him if he had pooped yet, to which the patient replied they hadn't pooped for two days. So he was admitted, put in a bed, etc. late last night. This morning, I look through his stuff...
The physician started him (a prior cancer patient) on opioids without giving him laxatives. Guess when they started? Yep! Two freaking days ago! Ok stupid enough.
The stupidest part is that when I went to talk to the patient, I found a kindred spirit who poops once a week on average. Apparently, he had pooped the day before. No pain, no nothing - the PCP straight out admitted him without going through any thought process. So this is not completely abnormal for him.
Kudos for calling the patient at home to see how they're doing, at least. But holy shit that was the most retarded admission I've seen in a while. Patient was sent home, in perfect condition, told to take docusate just to make sure he poops while on the opioids. Seriously, what a retarded waste of healthcare resources.
Almost about as retarded as a patient profile that listed an allergy to Birth Control with a reaction of pregnancy.
*bangs head against wall*
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Ah man, OK. Now I know why your personality is like that. :( Truce!
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So I started my new job yesterday. One of my co-workers talked about going through AA and moving down to Virginia and not knowing the area. Oh yeah, she brings two water bottles to work. One with water, one with Vodka.
Did I mention she's 20 years old? I'm going to get enough money for DLC and getting the fuck out of this place.
Chaaarming.
They let her have a bottle full of vodka at work?
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It's in a water bottle. boss knows, doesn't care.
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What are you doing?
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So I started my new job yesterday. One of my co-workers talked about going through AA and moving down to Virginia and not knowing the area. Oh yeah, she brings two water bottles to work. One with water, one with Vodka.
Did I mention she's 20 years old? I'm going to get enough money for DLC and getting the fuck out of this place.
Your co-workers sound like they will be giving us some good stories in the months to come!
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2. The house wanted us to renew 6+ months at least. I will be doing a monthly lease at the apartment so this way I can leave whenever I need to.
3. Rents gonna go from 480ish a person to 320ish a person, a lot better.
Hate you so much.
/me sighs, writes $800 monthly check for his 1-year lease.
Oregon + Not Portland + lots of roommates = low rent.
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Overtime tomorrow! And possibly after tomorrow as well. ohgod.
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What are you doing?
Working at a pizza place, a local chain. It's also literally next door to the coraprate offices, so there are always execs around! It's delightful.
Edit: This is not a classy place. The back of the store has holes in the panel tile, so you can see straight to the metalroof.
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I am very pleased at the design of this fellow.
http://www.rpgfan.com/pics/Magna_Carta_2/art-003.jpg
Granted. I am very pleased with all of the character designs besides Reeden. I think he's the most plainest one of them all.
Ahhh, Magna Carta 2. I cannot wait for you.
WAIT. WHERE IS HIS PENIS! --- ?
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Good news: Called back for a second interview to a technical writing job. Not really interested in the job, but I'll take it, no questions asked.
Bad news: No net until Tuesday or Wednesday. Thankfully, our building has a business center that has WiFi we're allowed in.
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Ah, Magna Carta. The game where mens' and womens' bodies curve in ways inappropriate not only to moral standards but also to laws of physiology.
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So we found out a couple of days ago that my dad had a warrant for his arrest and was sitting in jail after running a red light. He told us it was a mistake, but apparently he violated his probation like six times by not being cooperative in any way. So... he's likely headed to prison for an undisclosed amount of time in Texas, where he committed the crime.
I really have no idea what to think about all this, I know he deserves all of it regardless. I'm not sure how I am going to tell my grandma though.
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My old man had a $3000 camera disappear from his room. He claims it was stolen, I think he's just senile and forgot it (or my little brother, who has been a proven thief from me at the least, took it), but regardless, until it's found/returned, everyone in the house is grounded. I.E. No internet, no cable, no consoles.
Of course, I've been ignoring him so far, and excluding the time he's at work (he takes the cables for internet with him) I haven't had any problems.
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And here I was thinking my father was unique.
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This is why not living with your parents is awesome. Sure, you have things like rent and utilities and paying for your own food but not having to deal with shit like Ciato or Doma are is a fine enough trade off if you ask me.
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I quit my job this week. Best decision I made this year.
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Ah, Magna Carta. The game where mens' and womens' bodies curve in ways inappropriate not only to moral standards but also to laws of physiology.
Tae-Kim is a magnificent artist. Regardless of some androgyny that's popular in some of his works of males, they way his art has been translated in games is extremely degraded in quality and disappointing. Perhaps a cel-shaded direction for his pieces may operate better.
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My dad's "unemployment" is continually amusing. He's gotten the first job he's had in 5 months, and he's working on the plane that will serve as the French equivalent of Air Force One. This marks the fifth "celebrity" plane he's done. That doesn't include the special projects he's also done, including rebuilding the Electra Amelia Earhart intended to circumnavigate the globe in for the 60th anniversary flight done by Linda Finch.
The fact that the economy can't keep work for him reminds me to be patient with my own search.
For some reason, though, PG&E keeps asking me to pay so I can keep the electricity on. At least they only ask every six months or so.
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In other news, my brother continues to be a source of drama. He's made decent income trading his WoW and other MMORPG accounts for cash monies, but part of this has included having various information of his stolen. Most recently it appears to be his cell phone number. I got a frantic call from one of my friends saying that he'd gotten word my brother was threatening to blow his brains out.
Great.
I call home, and everything is fine. Mom's fine, brother's upstairs with a friend of his playing games and has been for an hour or two. The best part? -- his phone hasn't even been activated.
... thank you for the panic, and WTF is going on?
I'm hoping I'll know more soon, but it definitely was not from my brother. Wondering if it was a cruel prank, a misdirected message or if my brother's just that "good" at being suicidal. Here's hoping it was that first one.
/me facepalms.
So is this what real life is like? I think I'll go back to school now.
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I go back and forth on PCP
*bangs head against wall*
Least shocking quote I have seen all weekend.
Doma, Coax and Cat 5 are cheap, hook some shit up and get your dad treating you like a fucking adult. Bitch please, stealing the cables?
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I fortunately am only living here for a few weeks longer (those few weeks being in August), but being home is always insane, stressful, and at times hilarious. I've decided to try to convince my mom to not get him out of jail since he doesn't deserve it.
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So Pyro stops by and spur of the moment I decide to go over to his place for the night. Of course within an hour of getting there I feel like shit and end up sick. Travel luck now extends to short trips, I guess.
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I'm surprised you don't collapse when you cross the room.
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I am not, but only because I am aware of the fluid-filled bladders within Super's body that keep him upright even whilst unconscious.
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I fortunately am only living here for a few weeks longer (those few weeks being in August), but being home is always insane, stressful, and at times hilarious. I've decided to try to convince my mom to not get him out of jail since he doesn't deserve it.
Ehhhh, could blame it on my brothers watching way to much Oz lately, but yeah ... exposing people to the prison system is a bad thing.
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*hugs Ciato and Door*
**Graphic Content Warning - TMI alert**
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Went to the dentist's today. Two teeth out. Top one was no problem. Bottom one was a stubborn little bastard. They couldn't get it out so they tell me they are going to cut it in two, see if that helps. So they put protection goggles on me and get out more of their fancy tools. They cut the tooth but it still won't come out, so they decide to cut it even more. It ended up that they had to cut and cut and cut before they managed to get the tooth out and it all came out in pieces too. At one point the dentist was putting on so much pressure that part of the tooth exploded and went ping inside my mouth, lucky I didn't swallow it. That whole experience was really something else, I was convinced that the numbing fluid was going to wear of at some point since getting the tooth out was taking so long.
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I fortunately am only living here for a few weeks longer (those few weeks being in August), but being home is always insane, stressful, and at times hilarious. I've decided to try to convince my mom to not get him out of jail since he doesn't deserve it.
Ehhhh, could blame it on my brothers watching way to much Oz lately, but yeah ... exposing people to the prison system is a bad thing.
It's not really as simple as that. The issue is that she doesn't have the money to pay for a lawyer unless she tries to put the house up for mortgage or begs for money from her family members (which she has done already). I feel that putting your life and house at risk for someone who fundamentally realizes the consequences of the things they do and does them anyway is being overly selfless, especially if the person has treated you like you are stupid garbage for the past forever. He has done nothing to earn such a sacrifice, but she is going to anyway. I told her it wasn't my problem.
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Well said. You know my opinion on him in general though.
CT: ......
Damn. Was the tooth infected?
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WHY CAN'T I FUCKING WHISTLE!??!
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Unfortunately, Ciato, you're probably not going to get through. Abusive relationships are abusive.
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WHY CAN'T I FUCKING WHISTLE!??!
Mouth has stretched too much.
Fairly understandable Ciato. Going that far for someone you know has broken the law is a bit much.
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WHY CAN'T I FUCKING WHISTLE!??!
Mouth has stretched too much.
Fairly understandable Ciato. Going that far for someone you know has broken the law is a bit much.
It's not so much that he broke the law, but it looks like there's nothing at all to suggest he won't just do it again. Putting yourself at great inconvenience once for someone is one thing, but that's not what this sounds like.
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Ciato: from what you told me, your reaction to the whole ordeal is entirely understandable, and honestly, I agree on principle with the way you want to handle this. I'd probably get into a huge fight trying to convince your mother if I were in your place - possibly to the point of trying to physically keep her from trying to help (I've done that before!). But you're probably not the kind of person that'd do this. Just hang on tight, girl.
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Alternately, flee the country.
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That's the plan.
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Just so people don't wonder where I went, I'm flying out tomorrow to California for a week's vacation, where I will no doubt be eaten by something out of the ocean.
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Just so people don't wonder where I went, I'm flying out tomorrow to California for a week's vacation, where I will no doubt be eaten by something out of the ocean.
We're safe out here, Trips. Fear not the ocean.
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Didn't you move? How can you know!?
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Just so people don't wonder where I went, I'm flying out tomorrow to California for a week's vacation, where I will no doubt be eaten by something out of the ocean.
We're safe out here, Trips. Fear not the ocean.
I didn't think the Pacific Ocean was all that bad about man-eating creatures. Maybe they have horrible jellyfish or something.
We had shark attacks like clockwork on the Floridian Gulf Coast though... my guess is that the tourists think sand sharks are cute. >.>;;
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Or maybe the sharks are just Darwin-friendly.
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Just so people don't wonder where I went, I'm flying out tomorrow to California for a week's vacation, where I will no doubt be eaten by something out of the ocean.
You're borrowing my luck for the trip?
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Snow: I live closer to the water.
Djinn: Horrible jellyfish, great white sha... er... I mean. Uh. Nice, friendly... uh... puppy sharks.
More general news: I have my own internet back. Hooyah! Also, still waiting to find out when my second interview will be.
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No, just being realistic. Once you step into the ocean you cease being a person and become part of the food chain.
Could be worse, I guess. I could be going for a swim in Australia's beautiful, terrifying waters.
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Box Jellyfish stings yesssss. Portugese Man o' Wars yesssssssssssss.
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Andrew is having a job? HOW CAN THIS BE?
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USO DA
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Andrew is having a job? HOW CAN THIS BE?
aw yeah
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Well, today I started my job and moved to OKC. No family, yay~
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What is your new job, Ciato?
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I'm doing stuff on a computer for a biology PhD. Should be a different experience since I dunno much about biology. He seems super laid back.
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Keep the club handy in any case and good luck.
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Hopefully. I also moved into my best friend's parents' house last night - I have my own secluded, peaceful room in a little corner of the house.
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Well, if it has less DORAMA than your stories about living with family, it'll be a country-sized improvement as it stands. You're not badly off for your start.
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Finally getting back to school! Now trying to deal with muneez!
Aaaand the computer class is teaching me absolutely nothing new until halfway through June. Score!
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My knees hurt. When I seem to say this to older people at work, they scoff. But I suppose they don't understand that standing in place for hours with little movement tends to cause more pressure around your knees to build up, thus pain. :/ I know I'm a youngin', but I ain't friggin' JCVD.
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Wait what - Andrew has a job?!
What job?
Is this going to hamper your writing time? ;_;
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Wait what - Andrew has a job?!
What job?
Is this going to hamper your writing time? ;_;
Technical Writing gig.
And hopefully not. Hopefully it will actually encourage me to use my time in a better manner!
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I've been beta-ing Safari 4.0 for the passed hour, and though I really love the new placement of tabs, I really dislike Safari's default font's weakness to site CSS fonts. So I'll just go ahead and download me some Firefox again, or perhaps I should just relax a bit and understand that font is font and I should be happy to browse the web. And congratulations on the job, Andrew.
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Made beef stew for dinner. My stew skills are improving, since this is holy shit good, and made it from start to finish in just under an hour. I am quite satisfied with myself on this one.
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Ohshi- I've been working on a beef stew recipe myself, but I slowcook it a bit more. We need to swap notes at some point. I'm very satisfied with the consistency and general spicing, but I think the broth needs a bit more savoriness. Suggestions?
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To be frank? On the advice of my mother, who was a professional chef for many years, when cooking at home it is often best to cheat one's ass off and use things like premade seasoning mixes and stocks/broths.
For this one, I used the Lawrey's beef stew mix(only about 3/4ths of the packet though) and "lower sodium" canned chicken broth. 2 cans of that, about a pound of stew meat that I'd cut into smaller peices, red potatoes, baby carrots and a large sweet yellow onion.
Started the thing off by making eyeballing a thin roux of sorts with basic vegitable oil and bisquick(sp?). Added the meat in to that, along with the seasoning mix and stirred it around to coat the meat with the roux. Let that cook just a bit while I started chopping veggies. Added one can of chicken broth, threw in the potatoes. Waited until I was done chopping the onion to add the second can of broth and the onion and carrots. Let that cook, covered, on just over medium for roughly 40-45 minutes, stirring about 3 times over the course of it. Boom, beef stew.
I'm sure it could still be a whole lot better if I did my seasoning from scratch and such, but on a Taste:Effort ratio, this was pretty damn amazing.
EDIT: Note here. If you use the Lawrey's seasoning, be SURE you also use the low sodium chicken stock. It was still almost too salty for my taste(though Jenna loved it. My salt preferance is very low), so I imagine the Lawrey's seasoning is the culprit there. I normally use the McCormick.
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You guys are great.
Andrew and I were just talking yesterday about starting a "What's for dinner, DL?" thread because I roasted a chicken (and took pictures) and I was proud.
Maybe not such a bad idea anyway? I hadn't given much credit to the cooking prowess of the DL as a whole, but I remember there were one or two of you around. >_>
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Dooooooooooo eeeeeeeeeeet. Yummy pictures.
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Pictures? Uh, not my thing, sorry.
Though if you and Andy ever decide to come out here I will cheerfully feed you~
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Awesome advice
Interesting with the roux and the chicken broth. I have a different adding order- I actually do onions both early and late. The early onions kind of melt away into tasty, and the late onions stay solid enough to nom on. Also I love salt, though my guests may not. I'll have to experiment.
Though I usually save the stew for the winter. Maybe time for summerstew!
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I'd be up for that. I've done a lot of cooking/baking recently, different stuff (Quinoa with shrimp, roasted red peppers, red onions, mushrooms, tomato; Tikki Masala Chicken; Wedding Soup which I haven't made in ages...etc.). Going to make my peanut butter cup pie for a resident dinner this Friday.
Next on the agenda - alligator steaks. Friend brought some back from Florida. Mmmm...
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I only add the onions early specifically because the step-sprog won't eat onions. So if I let them melt away into basically part of the broth...
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Also, if any of you cooking types want my dad's recipie file(despite not being a chef like my mother, he's possibly the better cook. Dude recreates recepies after eating them once/twice as a hobby...) just poke me on AIM and ask for it. I'll transfer it over.
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Pictures? Uh, not my thing, sorry.
Though if you and Andy ever decide to come out here I will cheerfully feed you~
Pictures aren't necessary, I'm more after recipes/cooking-type advices and whatnot. I just happened to think about it because I had taken a picture of my meal.
Andrew and I will be more than happy to take you up on that offer soon. Now that we're school free, we have a remarkable amount of time. Yay~
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Now that I've read the Three Musketeers an unfathomable amount of times, it's about enough experience to tackle the book en français. Not too sure where I'm going to nab a copy, mais j'essayerai.
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First day of work. It was mainly a drag given that I had nothing much to do all day. Educational days are slow.
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I helped a friend assemble a hobo pirate raft today. It is called the Miss Alaska. It will crash a raft race. Guy's spent a couple years designing and building it and it is now afloat. Probably the best use of my Thursday evening in a while.
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Posting from my lunch break, because today I get to do work between bouts of learning. Yay!
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I think I'm getting a cold. hate.
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http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/5459/lolycx.jpg
Updated picture of the same wallpaper, now with more RPG characters and less space furries. Also more character space!
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Win Wallpaper is Win.
Does Yuri's card have the Soul Eater Rune as its elemental symbol? o_O?
EDIT: Are you willing to take customized requests? I personally want to see one of these with the Meeple Fantasy 6 cast/villains. >.>;;
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It's not Tide until it's a CAPTAIN FALCON mirror, so I think you need just one more version~
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Playing around with photoshop, RPGDL Banners ahoy!
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u137/DjinntoTonic/RPGDL_GunnersHeaven1.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u137/DjinntoTonic/RPGDL_BHAPrincess.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u137/DjinntoTonic/RPGDL_SuperEffective1.jpg)
I'm so witty. >.>;;
If anyone can find a higher-quality version of those images of Gilder and Virginia, I might be able to salvage that first banner into something clearer and workable.
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Love that picture of Yuri. Is that fanart?
Edit: I'll take a look for Gilder and Virginia tonight. I damn well should be able to find something for both.
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Nope, it's official art. Chaos Wars is good for one thing: New Art of Shadow Hearts characters. I have higher quality pics of Karin's and Gepetto's too. And a wallpaper with Alice's. No luck finding Joachim's and Nicolai's, though.
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Nope, it's official art. Chaos Wars is good for one thing: New Art of Shadow Hearts characters. I have higher quality pics of Karin's and Gepetto's too. And a wallpaper with Alice's. No luck finding Joachim's and Nicolai's, though.
Indeed. I was quite surprised at the quality of some of the art you can unlock.
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Today was a surprising day besides the fact that I had to remain at work an hour extra because of understaffed-ed-edness. Otherwise, what I gained today was knowledge that there are really considerate strangers out there. I mean, it's not like I never met a kind stranger.
Story: A week ago, I checked out a customer wearing a Zoo Atlanta t-shirt. I asked if he worked there, he said yes, that he was the Vice President of Zoo Atlanta. I asked him silly questions, and he told me about a new exhibit they have. Last question was how much the tickets were, and he said "$17.99," and I replied "Haha, maybe sometime later when I have money to spend."
Some time today, he popped into my job with his daughter and gave me three free tickets to Zoo Atlanta marked by the CEO office. It was very nice! I can finally go to the zoo - sure I went there as a kid, but I don't remember any of it. Excited~
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That is pretty awesome.
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That is pretty very awesome.
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Shweet.
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Ahahaha laptop problems, posting via wii instead of the family pc a few feet away from me.
Should be back to kinda normal sometime tomorrow. XD
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So....yesterday I went to the LGBT community center for pride preparation.
Probably the most memorable thing that happened was a girl came up to sing. Very normal looking girl; not someone you'd expect to be involved in counterculture. She talks about how she came out of the closet with her family about being lesbian, and that went okay. She then recounted a conversation with her mother where she asked if she should come out of the closet as BDSM, and her mother was like "Oh no no no: lesbianism is kinda acceptable, but that's just weird."
Anyway, the part that's stuck in my head now is the song that she sung. "If you want to treat me right, if you want to treat me right, if you want to treat me right...mistreat me." "It ain't loving if it don't leave a mark." When she got to the part about slapping, she slapped the guitar strings. All of this sung in a very classical sweet-sounding singing voice. It was highly amusing.
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Hehe. That is something else. <_<
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Is this emo or is it just the fanfic?
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I am in a good mood! I'm ready to make $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ though and move. The countdown is ON!
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Oh yes. That is good.
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Yay for countdowns! They lead to good things! (For somebody, anyways)
Making money is also good. Undoubtedly so, I'd say.
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Working at the health science center is pretty interesting. I'm surrounded by biologists! Also really having the itch to write lately, and trying to avoid the urge to write yaoi like a sad sad fangirl.
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Also I've learned that my best friend's dad, like me, thinks it is perfectly fine to not want to eat something because it ruins its symmetry, makes round numbers for gasoline purchases with credit cards, and sorts Sweettarts by color and then eats them until all the colors have the same number of them. My best friend's mom thinks we are both nutbars.
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Sounds perfectly reasonable to me.
Well...except for the part about not eating food in front of you. That I don't get.
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Well, I will eat it. I will just try to preserve its symmetry in some way. <_<
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funny how that goes, isn't it? I only ever take lunch on the quarter hour, even if I'm gonna eat at my desk and not count it as a break. No logic to it, but I'd bet good money you could find a biologist to tell you that liking round numbers, symmetry and the like is a useful evolutionary trait.
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Yeah, I never spontaneously study either, it has to be at half hour or hour. >_> It is pretty funny.
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So....yesterday I went to the LGBT community center for pride preparation.
Probably the most memorable thing that happened was a girl came up to sing. Very normal looking girl; not someone you'd expect to be involved in counterculture. She talks about how she came out of the closet with her family about being lesbian, and that went okay. She then recounted a conversation with her mother where she asked if she should come out of the closet as BDSM, and her mother was like "Oh no no no: lesbianism is kinda acceptable, but that's just weird."
Anyway, the part that's stuck in my head now is the song that she sung. "If you want to treat me right, if you want to treat me right, if you want to treat me right...mistreat me." "It ain't loving if it don't leave a mark." When she got to the part about slapping, she slapped the guitar strings. All of this sung in a very classical sweet-sounding singing voice. It was highly amusing.
Oddly enough, I had a conversation with my father yesterday where he may have apparantally thought that BDSM was something innately gay, and didn't really think that straight people could also like it until I pointed it out...But my dad can obviously be kind of oblivious about some things.
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Seems like it.
I never thought of BDSM as something people have to come out of the closet about.
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Red-blooded heterosexual Americans don't do that kind of stuff. To suggest so would be unthinkable.
High five to the OCD stuff. Actually I've gotten more lazy about it. I used to refuse to get out of bed unless the minutes of the clock were divisible by 5, for instance.
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A lot of people in the country see homosexuality as a purely behavioral thing, and it should be no surprise that people who see it that way don't think there's anything wrong with condemning it. Why would they? To them being gay is like being a hipster, or not holding doors for people.
No surprise, either, that it gets bundled up with everything else that came to the fore in the sexual revolution of the 60s and 70s.
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OCD is just weird. My littlest brother has an absolutely terrible case of it, but I am about as far from it as you can get.
Also I've learned that my best friend's dad, like me, thinks it is perfectly fine to not want to eat something because it ruins its symmetry, makes round numbers for gasoline purchases with credit cards, and sorts Sweettarts by color and then eats them until all the colors have the same number of them. My best friend's mom thinks we are both nutbars.
Very nutbars. Also write for the DL, slacker. *Whips*
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sorts Sweettarts by color and then eats them until all the colors have the same number of them.
Glad it's not just me~
I'm quite OCD about other things too. My room is a total mess, for example, but my bed is perfectly made each morning, and my bookshelf has all games lined up in order of console (by handheld/home console, then company, then age) in alphabetical order, followed by all manga in alphabetical order. One of my friends thought it was particularly odd that I even bothered to put .hack at the start.
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sorts Sweettarts by color and then eats them until all the colors have the same number of them.
Glad it's not just me~
>.>
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NO SHIFTY EYES TO ME YOUNG MAN
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Computer is good again! Except I have to re-find, re-download, and re-install a bunch of stuff.
Thankfully, didn't lose anything I minded losing, and my laptop got a much needed hard drive cleaning. Still, should have probably browsed my bookmarks in Safe Mode and written down a few links... ah well, if I forget 'em I forget 'em. Just gotta get my webcomics folder back up to size...
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Is it still OCD if you feel you have to have asymmetry in everything?
Like, whenever I look at/draw/take a picture, I always have to have things on either side of a center line positioned in odd numbers.
Like, if there are trees in the background, I want 2 trees on one side of the person and 3 trees on the other.
It just feels natural that way. If there's two on each side, it feels artificial somehow. (Ignore the fact that it's intentional either way... >.>;; )
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...you're the OCD Antichrist.
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that term shouldn't make me laugh so much.
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...you're the OCD Antichrist.
I've had worse nicknames.
...and thanks to having a birthday on Christmas, this isn't the first time 'antichrist' has been part of one... >.>;;
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...you're the OCD Antichrist.
I've had worse nicknames.
...and thanks to having a birthday on Christmas, this isn't the first time 'antichrist' has been part of one... >.>;;
Neat post time, incidentally.
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Yes, it's still OCD. OCD really only means that you can't let something go and it HAS to be that way.
Well, maybe not. You could just be anal, though the same can be said for anything else mentioned. OCD is a compulsion, whereas being anal just means you like things to be a certain way. The difference is minor but there! (If you could allow there to be two trees on each side, but it would make you slightly upset, then you're anal. If you absolutely, positively cannot let there be symmetry, and leaving a symmetric picture alone leaves you obsessively thinking about the picture long after you've left it, then you're probably actually OCD. Same goes for all the sweettart stuff and the like.)
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Funny, it took me a second to realize that was you Zenny and not ID. Clearly your ploy is working.
Anal Retentive is a very Freudian concept, it is on a very macro level what leads into the concept of OCD and the modern DSM diagnosis of it. All of these attributes are just Obsessive though and while there may be a degree of Compulsion to them (you REALLY want to do them) but they tend not to be such a large factor as to inhibit your lifestyle, thus they are not part of a Disorder.
So you aren't OCD (most of you anyway), you are just fucking weird.
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NO SHIFTY EYES TO ME YOUNG MAN
The eyes were there because I do the same thing!
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Nu-uh I am not weird shut up grefter
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*is at work, squandering time~* This job isn't really like the one I had last summer. All I did was work work work. <_<
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I'm liking being at this phone-based anticoagulation clinic Monday and Tuesday - lots of time to play on the computer >_>
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I'm streaming the XB Conference for E3, and I have to tell you, Microsoft's Project Natal is f---------ucking sweet. I could only imagine the effects of perfecting Natal's influence on immersing gamers into the gaming experience. I mean, Zelda through Natal? Fucking sweet. Digitizing dance games through Natal?Effing sweet.
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Work feels a lot less like torture when you're not being grinded by allergies. God bless the weekends.
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Drought has made way for monsoon. After a week or two without hearing a thing back, I've suddenly got a couple of calls looking for interviews.
One is a couple blocks away from me, a design company that works with the public face of clients like Linkin Park, Criss Angel, Evanescence, Metropark, Slipknot, UFC, and Meebo. I'd be a project manager there.
One is in the South Bay, a ridiculous 2 hour commute, to work with the leading provider of games and entertainment applications for MySpace and Facebook. I'd be a user interface representative (read: customer service and player-to-company liaison).
One is in Pixar's town, working with an educational textbook and software company. I'd be the assistant to the editorial department and the executive editor. I was their top candidate for the job -- I'd actually applied for another one, but they called me to tell me it had been filled internally but they were really interested in me for this one.
... woo! I'm not sure which one I'm more excited about. The first works with neat clients. The second pays well and has great advancement opportunities, plus it REQUIRES spending worktime on Facebook/MySpace/etc. The third is essentially what I've wanted to do since I decided to become an English major and knew I'd need to eat at some point (editorial).
^________^
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Awesomecakes!
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Awesome! Go you, Lady!
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Congrats, Ash.
On another random note, while perusing my research abstract, I realized I actually put the phrase, "for great justice" in it. And didn't even realize it.
The funniest part is that it's gone through a revision by 5 different people - none of whom picked up on it. >_>
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Congrats, Ash.
On another random note, while perusing my research abstract, I realized I actually put the phrase, "for great justice" in it. And didn't even realize it.
The funniest part is that it's gone through a revision by 5 different people - none of whom picked up on it. >_>
They may have liked it too much to scratch it. I would have ripped it out if I caught that, though - you don't want to mess around with academic papers. >_>
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And then he'd rip your heart out.
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Mmm...~ ~Hearts are tasty.~
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Congrats, Ash.
On another random note, while perusing my research abstract, I realized I actually put the phrase, "for great justice" in it. And didn't even realize it.
The funniest part is that it's gone through a revision by 5 different people - none of whom picked up on it. >_>
They may have liked it too much to scratch it. I would have ripped it out if I caught that, though - you don't want to mess around with academic papers. >_>
Oh, I know that. I just am so surprised it came out and no one mentioned/noticed it. So damn odd.
Talk about meme dissemination >_>
Alternatively, re-reading it, it makes sense in context, so...I think people just might have figured it was a Jay-ism.
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Well, I can understand that - I think I had an analogy in an academia essay involving the discovery of sliced tomato and water at ambient temperature and nobody seemed to chide much. Didn't reflect negatively on my grade either, but I was a more irresponsible kid when I was 19 for a reason.
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I sent an email to my boss with "^_^" in it once. I caught it after I pushed Send. Felt silly as hell. <_<
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Revisions done on that paper yet OK? And awesome, LD.
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My residency director and co-director for next year have sent me emoticon-loaded emails already. Pretty interesting, to say the least.
And...the paper is going through another set of revisions this week. I hope this is the end! I've cleaned it up enough that it should be good, and the editor I talked to from Annals of Emergency Medicine said they would be very interested in it, so...I think higher journal impact factor is the way to go.
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JESUS CHRIST IT'S 2200 AND I'M STILL AT THE OFFICE!?
Damnit, enough paper editing for tonight >_> Time to go home.
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I feel like a freaking accountant with my job right now. Search through databases! Seaaaarcch throooough daaaaata.
On the plus side, tomorrow is the big boss's birthday, and all of us might be going to watch the new Star Trek movie since he's a Trekkie. Cross fingers.
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Speaking of loitering around during work: whee prolonged hellweek is finally over.
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About 2 months shy of the 1 year after DLC3, I finally have a new phone. (For those of you who weren't there, the Pacific Ocean ate my old one after it failed to devour super.) It's an env2 and has all the neat text and data plans and whatnot, but I don't care. It has a working screen! HOORAY! I can see what I'm dialing and actually text people again!
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*Checks newsite.* Huh, so David Carradine is dead?
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I'm starting to think I might be being too productive at work.
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This is a bad thing?
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Very bad. As work is a limited resource, doing too much leads quickly to having none left and becoming unemployed. *nodnod*
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I'm getting ahead of what the person who reviews my work can do, so she asks me to slow down. Slow working makes me bored. >_>
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Beat Disgaea 3 recently. It's pretty much just a shorter, easier version of its predecessors (didn't game over once.) Nothing noteworthy enough to post in this topic really happened. Main character's back to being wannabe evil with a heart of gold and such, and Raspberyl's seriously retarded.
4/10 or 3/10, depending on how I feel when I update my list. Downgrading to Grandia level difficulty definitely hurts an SRPG.
Some fucking benefit the franchise got from being moved up a console generation.
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This is a bad thing?
Yes, especially when you are overqualified for the position it can lead to management having far higher expectations of other staff members than they should.
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This is a bad thing?
Yes, especially when you are overqualified for the position it can lead to management having far higher expectations of other staff members than they should.
Yes, mediocrity is the key. You may not advance as you might otherwise, but at least your coworkers won't resent you!
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Who want's to advance? Management is pure evil. Never again if I can help it. Would rather work well with people than get them fired because I am happy to work for less than I am worth.
Edit - That said, I work with inputting data, there is a certain threshhold for speed you can work at without doing odd things with the systems and that isn't a fair expectation to place on data entry staff either.
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I've worked a number of office jobs since I moved to the city, and it has seemed to me that the unhappiest people were always the ones who withheld the quality they were capable of because they didn't believe their company deserved their effort. It's been my experience that most people who work slowly fit in this category, as opposed to being unable to keep up. They want to keep their jobs, and they believe that keeping expectations low is the best way. It may work for them, but if you bring yourself to that level, you'll live an empty life. That said, usually when you first start on a job, your productivity is at a level you won't be able to sustain in the long run, so keep that in mind.
EDIT:
Also,
want's
That some kinda crazy Aussie grammar i don't know about?
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I have no furniture now, except a computer desk. Blah.
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Sold it for liquor money?
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No. Roommate's roommate before I got here was in Nicaragua for a semester, left all his stuff here. Had been using it until just today. Now it is gone and I have to move the furniture I still have in storage/buy dishes. At least I still have a bed and computer desk.
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I've worked a number of office jobs since I moved to the city, and it has seemed to me that the unhappiest people were always the ones who withheld the quality they were capable of because they didn't believe their company deserved their effort. It's been my experience that most people who work slowly fit in this category, as opposed to being unable to keep up. They want to keep their jobs, and they believe that keeping expectations low is the best way. It may work for them, but if you bring yourself to that level, you'll live an empty life.
The question then becomes why someone who's obviously not invested in a job and thus simply working for their wages lets their performance within it affect their attitude or well being.
Personally I suspect it's the product of social brainwashing, enforcing 'work ethic' in clearly disasterous ways. Fuck you older generation! Fuck you and your self-destructive priorities!!
(The above may or may not be meaningless ranting meant to entertain. The comments made here due not necessarily reflect the views of CK Co or its subsidiaries.)
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The question then becomes why someone who's obviously not invested in a job and thus simply working for their wages lets their performance within it affect their attitude or well being.
Oh, but they are invested in it. They hate it, and resent that they need to work to get their pensions.
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Eh, still just in it for the wage slaving there. That it's for the long haul is just a semantical difference.
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I've worked a number of office jobs since I moved to the city, and it has seemed to me that the unhappiest people were always the ones who withheld the quality they were capable of because they didn't believe their company deserved their effort. It's been my experience that most people who work slowly fit in this category, as opposed to being unable to keep up. They want to keep their jobs, and they believe that keeping expectations low is the best way. It may work for them, but if you bring yourself to that level, you'll live an empty life.
(The above may or may not be meaningless ranting meant to entertain. The comments made here due not necessarily reflect the views of CK Co or its subsidiaries.)
Does everybody have some sort of crazy lingo around here? Or have I just been brought up on the wrong words?
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You may just be a pedantic asshole picking up on some Type-Os.
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You may just be a pedantic asshole picking up on some Type-Os.
I might be. Or I might be out of my mind.
I think it's both.
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You may just be a pedantic asshole picking up on some Type-Os.
I might be. Or I might be out of my mind.
I think it's both.
Yeah, you should definitely only pick up Type-ABs.
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It is a possessive want. You mean you don't speak like that?
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Bought super's birthday present today (+card) Need to remember to send it over next >_>
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Interviews for "real" jobs suck.
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Miki, I can accept that you work in places where efficiency gets rewarded. For me, back when I started, uniform efficiency just meant that I'd get stuck with the crap jobs that no one wants to do, that needed more time than I had to get any sort of a dent made, any such dent made would be unmade within a day or two, and still lasted long enough to generally leave me either with a head ache or actually cuts given how much of it involved trying to move around haphazardly placed bits of not quite jagged metal at head height. This is a very good educational experience on why being just efficient enough to get the job done in the time given is an exquisite skill to have.
I have also had that task actually properly given to me with the time to get it done. The joyous task of cleaning and organizing the fixture room so that people can actually figure out what shelving we had and then get at it without risk of injury. One time I was given three days to actually just work on that one room. I threw out half the stuff, and shipped half of what remained to the warehouse. Everything else was neat, tidy, and sorted by shape and size as well as accessable.
Basic sorting was gone in a week and a half, major structural organization of the bigger pieces managed to hold for two months before being an unmitigated deathtrap. Currently, outside of the occasional major push (which I am no longer associated with) managerial staff is limited to being content with having the paths to the fire escape mostly clear and that's a hard enough fight as is.
On more recent news, while crossing the street to catch my bus, somebody actually stopped at a red light before deciding that they were too damned important to be sit around because it was just a crosswalk as opposed to a real intersection.
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Your point is well taken. I don't think I've been clear enough. I've worked precious few jobs that have actually rewarded efficiency and quality (I'm working one now, and I'll be sorry to see it go, even though it's paint-dryingly dull), but what I'm concerned with is not whether you get a promotion or a gold star or anything, but that you remain a person capable and willing to excel. It's that deadly, slothful, zombie-like mindset that wants nothing but for work to be over that's the problem. You start thinking like that, soon the rest of your time is just you recuperating from work.
The worst job I ever had was doing paperwork for a union's pension plan. They had us sign in and out to ensure they could monitor the exact minutes we came in and left (not all that common in office jobs in the city) and, being a union, spelled out in exacting detail the breaks we were 'entitled' to (1 15 minute break in the morning, 1 in the afternoon, and a 1 hour lunch). The place was a damn mess. People mostly talked about how dull work was and how many more years they had before their pension kicked in. I don't believe I ever met anyone at any level in the company who gave a damn about doing a good job which, seeing as we were paying out pensions, was a big problem for the union employees. People lined up at the sign-out machine 5,6,7,8 minutes before 5:00, sign out in as few seconds as possible when the clock turned or risk the wrath of the people behind them, then bolted for the elevator. On the elevator, people would commonly forcibly hold the doors shut so that they would pass the other floors and make it down as fast as possible. Practically stampeding each other in their drive to not give their work one second more than they had to.
That union sense of entitlement, collective bargains for worker's rights, seemed to me to be a double-edged sword. They knew what they were entitled to and what they were obligated to do, and those became absolute limits in their mind, even for workers employed by the union itself! They were sabotaging the organization they relied on. It was the most depressingly ironic thing I've ever seen, and it's served to me as a warning against complacency since I left.
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They had us sign in and out to ensure they could monitor the exact minutes we came in and left ..... Practically stampeding each other in their drive to not give their work one second more than they had to.
These factors are commonly related. To be honest, the vast majority of the problems come from bad management. This is part of the whole management is the devil thing though.
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The network went down again! We might as well play cards while we're around, lol saturday mornings.
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They had us sign in and out to ensure they could monitor the exact minutes we came in and left ..... Practically stampeding each other in their drive to not give their work one second more than they had to.
These factors are commonly related. To be honest, the vast majority of the problems come from bad management. This is part of the whole management is the devil thing though.
Oh yes, it's all related. Now, there is such a thing as good management. I am blessed with it currently, in fact. At my current job, you could leave a few minutes early and no one would raise an eyebrow. As a result, it's not uncommon for people to stay a bit late to finish things up. Little story, before Memorial Day weekend, we were let out early by the higher-ups. My department head came by earlier than that and said we could go if we had nothing time-sensitive left. As I was packing up, he was helping the one guy who had stuff left get it done. That's worth a lot in my book.
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So that raft we put together last week? Rode it down the Rio Grande yesterday and today. Pretty great times, though rough going. The raft was so large that it was impossible to control with paddles, so we ended up navigating by pushing sticks most of the time. The raft was a fucking tank; we crashed on the banks so much that by the end the paint on the cabins had been gouged quite a bit. On the flipside, though, with the wind yesterday and the low water level, the easiest way to get the raft moving in a couple places was to just get out and push. Fun times. Most exercise I've gotten since backpacking around Europe, probably.
Today was a lot better, though; less wind, and a deeper part of the river. Spinning down the river on the hobo raft you slept in, whee. Many Huck Finn jokes were made because everyone on the raft was literate. Unfortunately now I think we all have dysentery.
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Found out this morning that the older brother of a good friend of mine was found murdered - shot in the head - Thursday. Ugh.
He seems to be coping okay - better than I would, for sure. But God, it can't be easy.
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Shot in the head but lived? Cripes.
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....I meant my friend is coping. His brother's dead.
This is what happens when I write up something dramatic at 1:30 AM. Fixed.
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To be fair, people do survive head shots sometimes.
Anyways, hope your friend comes out of this okay. He has my condolences for what it's worth.
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ow. sorry to hear that.
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Wow, Shale. That sucks something fierce. Hope your friend gets through it okay.
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I hope your friend's brother gets better.
Edit - Yeah that was a bad joke.
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I am illogically pumped for White Knight Chronicles. Granted, I was always pumped, since it is Level 5, and they are pretty much my favorite RPG company out there for their versatility [though Rogue Galaxy was a bit too much]. Granted, I can't wait.
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Yikes, Shale.
So today I am at work relabelling all of my songs in my iPod and I'm waiting for one of my co-workers to finish his so we can move on to something else.
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Sorry to hear that Shale. It sucks to hear that. Hopefully it will all work out.
So, as some people heard, I had an interesting experience Saturday night. I learned that apparently Craig's List actually has "casual encounter" services, which I didn't know they had before.
I learned this as one of my friend's texted me Saturday night asking where I was. He was in Pittsburgh since Friday for some business work. I was at home for my sister's high school graduation, so I missed him. Anyway, he told me about how he was looking for some "fun" with a female associate, and found one on Craig's List.
Not much, right?
Well, apparently, as they were talking, work came up. Apparently the girl brought up my name and working at the hospital I work at, talking about the residents there. My friend thought it would be funny to tell me, and not her, that we all knew each other. Of course, he wouldn't tell me the name of the person!
Curious as I was, I decided to peruse Craig's List and find the person!
...well, I'll never be able to look at her the same way again without imagining her naked. Or with...other things...
At least she's cute.
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/me gnaws on Mondays.
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So yeah discussion in chat just reminded me that I never beat S5. Thinking on it, I probably won't; game doesn't appeal to me much anymore. Anyone interested in buying it off of me? Make an offer in PM. Game's basically new.
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Well, the people I am living with have left for about four days! Time to live off leftovers for a while. Also got my first paycheck, yay!
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Paychecks are good!
Feeling sleepy am not good.
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So I finally broke down and got a new computer to replace the machine I've had for 8 years. New computer is a laptop, which is something I've been coveting for ages. Currently experimenting with my new toy. ^_^
Time to watch hockey and browse the internet AT THE SAME TIME YES.
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Hockey and internet? Blasphemy. Next thing you know, people will be chewing food as they walk; having conversations as they play games; eating dinner as they watch TV. Do you really want that to happen? Do you?
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Sounds like a little slice of heaven.
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It sounds awesome until you realise that the internet is fucking boring and then turn off the TV in disgust. Laptops are good for chatting and console gaming (also FAQs). Did you get a Mac or a real computer? Cause yeah I can see that going either way (Although Mac haven't put out anything really mind boggling in Laptops in the last year or so, but that would line up with you have been eyeing it off for a while now >_>).
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Boss says: I have nothing for you to do, so uh wait until I text you to tell you something to do!
"...."
Sigh.
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I see you already love the working world.
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"Hicks, how come your not working?"
"There's nothing to do."
"Well you pretend like your working."
"Why don't you pretend like I'm working? Yeah you get payed more than me, why don't you fantasize. Pretend I'm mopping knock yourself out. I'll pretend they're buying stuff, we can close up. I'm the boss now your fired, how's that? I'm on a fucking roll. We're all millionaires and you're a dick, I'm pretending shit, I'm wacky, I can't be stopped."
Bill Hicks ladies and gentlemen.
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"Hicks, how come your not working?"
"There's nothing to do."
"Well you pretend like your working."
"Why don't you pretend like I'm working? Yeah you get payed more than me, why don't you fantasize. Pretend I'm mopping knock yourself out. I'll pretend they're buying stuff, we can close up. I'm the boss now your fired, how's that? I'm on a fucking roll. We're all millionaires and you're a dick, I'm pretending shit, I'm wacky, I can't be stopped."
Bill Hicks ladies and gentlemen.
Gil and Dante's much funnier cousin.
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Hey, at least when your boss has nothing for you to do you still get paid for it. Even though I'm scheduled 6 hours a day I usually only get paid for 4-5. >_<
Hate the Student Union administration so much... My boss is pretty cool and relaxed about it all, but everyone above him has their heads up their fucking asses.
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CT met a friendly puddy cat yesterday. I called to it and it came running over. It was rubbing against me and purring like mad. Unfortunately this encounter took place in the middle of the town center, so it was really busy and the traffic was scary. Puddy cat didn't have a name on it's collar. I was worried about it and when I came back down to town later in the day it was still there. I'd tried to take it to the police station earlier but couldn't get it across the road, it became too scared when I approached the traffic crossing with it. I took it's collar off and checked inside it for a name/address because sometimes people put it there. Still didn't find anything. So I waited with it for a while. Then a lady, her mum and her son approached and said they'd seen the cat there at 9 am that morning. So it had been there all day without food and water. They offered to help me up the road with it. So yeah I took it home xD
I wasn't allowed to keep it though. The SPCA were called and their advice was to release it well away from traffic, leaving some water out for it if it decided to stick around. I'd already given it some cold meat and milk as well. I put it out the back and it immediately rushed off like it knew where it was going so perhaps I'd returned it to the right area. Hopefully so. It totally didn't have a clue when it was stuck surrounded by traffic anyway.
You know it sounds kind of funny but earlier I'd prayed to God/a higher power for the greater god to please help the kitty be ok ... and then that lady and her family showed up and I was helped out ... so yeah :O
Oh though the SPCA couldn't take her in because the shelter was full which is kinda sad ;_;
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You did manage to help the cat, which was cool. ?sounds like a fun day.
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So, both of my little sisters live with my mom (girl issues), while I still live with my dad. The younger, turning 13 next month, has entertained the idea of moving in with my dad and I pretty much since we left. Back at the apartment, this would've been... a hassle, to say the least, with only 2 bedrooms. When my dad remarried, we moved into a house with more than enough room. My dad told my sister that she could move in with us when she was ready to talk to mom about it herself (not weighing in on whether or not this was the best way to do it), and she did it today. My mom was... a bit dismissive about it, which was what I was worried about, but things seem to be going okay. So now she's moving in with us sometime this summer, and I hope it works out for her.
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That's a story I've heard before... It gets troublesome at times...
Do you get along well with your sisters?
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I wish you (and your family) the best of luck!
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That's a story I've heard before... It gets troublesome at times...
Do you get along well with your sisters?
Fortunately, yes. The younger one has been corrupted to my way of JRPGs and anime (though is a bit whiny, probably grow out of it soon), and the older one (14 going on 15) doesn't care what I'm interested in, since I don't bring up stuff I know people won't care to hear about. We still manage to agree about enough things too >_>
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Haha, 'the family that games together...' and all that. ;D
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Haha, 'the family that games together...' and all that. ;D
True dat. I'm bonding with my step-brother - 12 - over Pokemon more than anything.
He's learned more about how to play the game right since I moved in than he may have ever learned otherwise, and I'm sure me being here is keeping him more interested in it too. Now I just need to get myself to a point where I can breed a good team to battle him with...
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Family that games together tends towards arguments about Guitar Hero mechanics and whatnot.
Keep in mind that I have moved into a place with just my 2 brothers...
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Honestly, that sounds like an awesome argument and I'm jealous.
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It wasn't and you shouldn't be.
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"The family that games together gets in fistfights over Street Fighter matches."
"The family that games together doesn't go outside."
"The family that games together needs to clean the house."
"The family that games together has boring conversations."
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Pretty much all of the above. Well no fist fights. But otherwise, yeah.
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DS got home wiigii. Now, to ruthlessly stalk Sage so I can learn how to use the damned R4.
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"The family that games together gets in fistfights over Street Fighter matches."
"The family that games together doesn't go outside."
"The family that games together needs to clean the house."
"The family that games together has boring conversations."
Warning: May only be representative of *Zenny's* family.
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Okay, Sage successfully stalked, now I can play ten million DS games for no cost. This is really neat. I even oughta take a picture of the DS, it's a limited Triforce edition one, with golden exterior and everything. This is awesome.
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AIM Chatrooms suck.
AIM chatting through Trillian isn't much better.
Dunno if anyone in the group I need chatting for could handle an IRC channel.
Any suggestions?
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Gmail. Don't know if it has a group chat feature.
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If you can handle AIM Chat you can handle IRC. Just a case of the others using a more user friendly interface than your normal dedicated client fair. I think Trillian has IRC capabilities maybe? Or am I just thinking of something else maybe. Otherwise, well Chatzilla works.
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Hmmm, Saturday mornings at work are like camping in the living room. And yesterday was Valentine's Day to boot. Huh.
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Moving still fucking sucks. At least the house is clean and god damn it it will stay that way for longer than a week I swear to fucking god.
Note: Cleanliness and organization may or may not last the day.
EDIT: Oh, yes. Top of the list of things that sucked: Left side of a desk breaking off while moving it. Causing the entire thing to fall on my feet. Tennis Shoes make poor foot protectors on that front. In other news I need new feet.
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Went over to Pyro's place with Cid and Shale this weekend. That was a ton of fun (As was watching the duo chain play XF). Sadly the Busch Gardens part of the trip got rained out by a rather monsoonal summer storm. Harsh.
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. Sadly the Busch Gardens part of the trip got rained out by a rather monsoonal summer storm. Harsh.
Said storm began immediately after Super said "It looks like it's going to clear up soon." Coincidence? I think not.
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A sign that the IT staff just doesn't care about a computer:
It's hooked up to a printer but it's not given permissions to print. Not just a group printer, but it's own printer. Oh, and it's had malware on it for the past week, sitting right on the desktop. Hi, system security 2009.
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So yeah, it was threatening to rain all day, dark ominous clouds coming in slowly, wind was picking up in that thick kind of humid style that is always indicative of "big thunder storm."
So what happened then?
http://img23.imageshack.us/i/cimg0032k.jpg (http://img23.imageshack.us/i/cimg0032k.jpg)
Need I say more?
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You were mercilessly attacked by a giant 404 error?
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This is whyI shold probably check my pics before posting them!
http://yfrog.com/0ncimg0032kj (http://yfrog.com/0ncimg0032kj)
How about now?
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Have I mentioned how much I hate pharmacy law exams? Have I mentioned how much I hate pharmacy law in general?
I swear, if I ever meet ID in real life, I'm going to knife him. Not because I hate him, but he stands for law, and I can't suffer him to live for that.
In other randomly related news - my brain feels like it's going to explode. And there are reasons for this beyond just pharmacy law. Bleh, fun night, but wow...I feel like EMOK right now ;_; I think I'm going to go cut myself for a few days. Be back once all the bad blood is out.
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So I come into work today. My boss says "Yeah, there's nothing for you to do next week, so start making a poster!". We've barely even done anything, I have no idea what I will make a poster over.
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You could make a poster about how awesome Will Powers is?
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Yesss.
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I was talking to the lady I'm living with who is a stay-at-home mother and she said that her brother was begrudging of the fact that she was a housemom. My grandma and I had a discussion about waiting on your husband; I told flat out that if I was working the same amount as a man was, I wasn't going to wait on him. She said that she didn't think women who wouldn't wait on their husbands loved them as much as the women who did.
I have a lot of friends who want to just be a housemom after they get married, and I always found this beyond strange. It just seems like a really weird thing to make your goal in life. I don't feel like wanting to have someone on an equal level as you is diminishing to a relationship, but a lot of people seem to think that it is.
How many of you had mothers that stayed at home? My mom worked aalll the time, far more than my dad.
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My mother worked and did a majority of the housework, although my father cooked/cleaned some too of course, and handled yardwork/car work/manly stuff.
She still worked a fair bit more than he did, but she's an extremely giving woman and she does this all the time for way too many people. Women get the short end of the stick in today's society in a lot of respects.
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I was talking to the lady I'm living with who is a stay-at-home mother and she said that her brother was begrudging of the fact that she was a housemom. My grandma and I had a discussion about waiting on your husband; I told flat out that if I was working the same amount as a man was, I wasn't going to wait on him. She said that she didn't think women who wouldn't wait on their husbands loved them as much as the women who did.
I have a lot of friends who want to just be a housemom after they get married, and I always found this beyond strange. It just seems like a really weird thing to make your goal in life. I don't feel like wanting to have someone on an equal level as you is diminishing to a relationship, but a lot of people seem to think that it is.
How many of you had mothers that stayed at home? My mom worked aalll the time, far more than my dad.
My mom was an assistant to a neurosurgeon before she had my sister and me. She gave that up both because she couldn't handle it emotionally anymore and to raise us, but I both agree and disagree. I agree to the fact that it shouldn't be a primary goal, but if thats what they want to do for their kids, then more power to them. I don't personally think it makes them less equal in the relationship despite the money issue. That part is really up to how both of them mentally handle the situation. Housemoms still do a lot of work (unless their husbands make enough that they have a nanny or cleaners or something), so it's all about recognizing and respecting what they do.
Strange though, I usually see people arguing that Moms who don't want to stay home "Don't love their kids", not the husband.
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Pyro: Mom cooks, cleans, does laundry, and is the only person who works in the household. My dad as far as I'm concerned should be living on the street considering how much he contributes to the family, but she just does everything for him. It feels me with venom especially since I know that my grandma's archaic beliefs on the roles of women is what makes him think this crap.
Sopko: My grandma is kind of insane. I can respect wanting to be a housemother, but I just can't fathom going to college with that goal in mind is all. If it is what ends up happening, fine.
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How many of you had mothers that stayed at home? My mom worked aalll the time, far more than my dad.
My mother did this very begrudgingly, and harbored bitter resentment towards my father for it for decades (long story). She was a lot happier once she stopped being a housemom. Then she left father and took the reins. Our household might have been a lot healthier if she hadn't accepted being a housewife, leaving her job and studies back then, since it'd have saved years of emotional blackmail between them at worst. But then, I always felt like my mother was never the type to get married. >_>
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Happy Bloomsday, fearful Jesuits everywhere.
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How many of you had mothers that stayed at home? My mom worked aalll the time, far more than my dad.
My mother did this very begrudgingly, and harbored bitter resentment towards my father for it for decades (long story).
Make that one decade and it's mostly what my household was like. And that's 'cause my dad's a chauvinistic (sp?) pig. Way I see it, people do whatever they're happy doing. If those conflict, then those people prob'ly shouldn't be together.
In other news, I'm done with exams! I never have to do Business Studies ever again AHAHAHAHAHAHA! :D
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My mom stayed at home and seemed to enjoy it, but then she and my dad got divorced and she had to get work, which due to being a college dropout was lifting boxes at UPS. Not very pleasant at all.
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y'know, I don't think I've ever asked my mom what she thought she'd do with her life in high school. She was never big on the housekeeping aspects of being a homemaker, but has a very obvious love of children. She tried doing a few entry level things (I think once she was a nurse's aide, but kinda hurt herself at it) after we were all in school, but those didn't last; whether this was more pressure from my dad/his parents to stop being away from the house/kids at all or just a natural consequence of her lacking a, uh, sense of priority I dunno.
After the divorce she seemed happier for a while despite needing to work, but seemed very lost once I moved out (and very very lost in the events following). Considering the time frame involved (she was 18 when I was born and spent her senior year of high school pregnant) this probably isn't surprising.
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My mom and dad are both workaholics, and no one did the housework!
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My mom ended up being a stay-at-home mother when I was 10, after arthritis made her incapable of working as a nurse. They both worked beforehand. So... eh, I don't get it either.
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My mom's been a home mother for as long as I can remember, though she did have a job briefly before we moved to AZ.
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There's a certain amount of kid-raising, house-maintaining, and money-making that every couple with children needs to take care of. Those three things aren't possible to quantify against one another, so you're always gonna have to accept a measure of unfairness in any relationship. In a good relationship, love fills the gap between what one contributes and what one thinks one should have to do.
Anyway, my mother works from home, teaching piano, and does the majority of housework as well. Dad works and contributes on housework as well. (I was blessed as a child; they're both good cooks.)
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Mom stayed at home for the first eight years of my life, then had to get a job for money reasons. She seemed to prefer it to working.
I do think it's best if one parent stays mostly at home for child raising, but that isn't possible most of the time due to money concerns.
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Ma spent most of the time at home prior to the split, though she always had stay-at-home jobs or part time work like babysitting or Avon-style stuff. 'Course, now she works
for with me.
Speaking of which, it's four hours and counting to the start of "Me Want iPhone, Round 3" with the release of software 3.0. If those of you in the US suddenly get the feeling that a few hundred people are wishing all of you dead, don't take it personally, it's not aimed at you directly. Unless you're getting an iPhone 3GS. Then it is. You jerks.
(Not sure how close this is getting to breaking company policy, but there are a few notable features with the software and the 3GS that won't be available at launch. ETA is late summer. I can't tell you what they are, but here's a hint: Think of the most wanted features mentioned that weren't on 3G. It's probably those.)
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I am now employed. Hooray!
I'll be working with the textbook publishing company, slightly less yay. It is fitfully ironic, though: in making fun of my own boringness when I was 10 or so, I used to joke that I was going to end up writing textbooks.
Oh well. Pays well, has benefits, not too hard to get to -- can't beat that!
This also means DLCon is about 90% go for us. Just need to figure out schedules and book tickets.
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Congrats on the job, LD!
I have a great respect for textbook writers - that shit isn't easy.
I trust you'll create top-quality material!
-Djinn
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I won't be in charge of any of the material published, but I will be the one writing rejection letters, responding to copyright requests, negotiating with consultants, and writing the agendas for departmental meetings. The subtlety of the power I have over the inner workings of this company is delightful. <_<
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To Ciato's Question: Both of my parents were nurses before I was born. When I was born, I think my mom still worked but after my sister was born she quit to take care of us and run errands and stuff. When I graduated high school and went to college she went back to work partly for monetary reasons but mostly because taking care of my sister wasn't keeping her busy enough. And I completely agree with Otter on this; it's odd to make it a primary goal but if that's what they want then who am I to object? It may seem like a chauvinistic or demeaning practice but to each their own. It only really becomes problematic if both parties aren't willing accomplices to the situation.
To NegaAndy: Congratulations. You are part of the problem! >_> But no seriously god I hope that's not what I'm doing out of college.
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I won't be in charge of any of the material published, but I will be the one writing rejection letters, responding to copyright requests, negotiating with consultants, and writing the agendas for departmental meetings. The subtlety of the power I have over the inner workings of this company is delightful. <_<
This sounds like the first step in her inevitable path to becoming a super-villain.
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LD is already there, she controls the Elder Gods that we shoot in the face.
Parents do what they want now mostly. Stay at home dad is acceptable, part time working one member with full time supporting worker is acceptable, both full time workers is acceptable. I wouldn't really be comparing 20/30 years ago that most of our parent's dealt with to be looking for inspiration. Second Wave had passed but hadn't really had nearly as big an effect as it has now. The values in the western world have quite frankly shifted quite sharply on that topic in the last 40 years. Still a ways to go, but it is mostly there.
Do what you will.
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So now I have to roll down my window and open the outside handle in order to get out of my car. It makes me feel super cool. I'm going to get it looked at this week, but I suspect it will cost more than I really want to pay for something that is a mere inconvenience.
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Yaaaaaaaaaaay my main computer's HD just exploded.
Everything from the last eight years just poofed.
On the upside, that's far less than I actually would have expected to care about. Broadband actually means I can reobtain the PSX ISOs pretty easily with some searching, I always had a collection of PSFs and Touhou music for music that should not be that hard to get back, and the books...well okay some of those books will be hard to get back possibly, but I've been needing to raid a bookwarez IRC channel anyways. All the other games are possible to get back. And pretty much all the uniquely weird stuff I've had was either uploaded or sent to other people(Like the OG1 info and Eviltype) or was bookmarks and I happened to remember some key ones that I used to get at most of the rest.
Of course, I'm trying to not think about things like remaking the 250+ RPGs played list(Which will turn out a different number since I surely won't consider the same games RPGs/not RPGs as I did when I made it) or the ridiculous amount of saved GFAQs topics with obscure info that's now all gone, but it could be a lot worse, really.
Mostly right now I keep sighing at having to do everything on a 40GB HD. >_>
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Mostly right now I keep sighing at having to do everything on a 40GB HD. >_>
That's my life.
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Mostly right now I keep sighing at having to do everything on a 40GB HD. >_>
That's my life.
It's worse after having both a 40 and a 60, albeit on separate computers.
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I feel your pain. I had to do everything on a 40GB for 6 years until I upgraded in November.
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19 GB PC up until I got my laptop about a year ago.
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Mostly right now I keep sighing at having to do everything on a 40GB HD. >_>
That's my life.
It's worse after having both a 40 and a 60, albeit on separate computers.
I used to have a 120 GB one back at my father's.
;_;
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alsdkjflakdsjf;klsd TWO TERABYTE DRIVES EXIST
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alsdkjflakdsjf;klsd TWO TERABYTE DRIVES EXIST
And yet no computer defaults to putting in anything with a triple digit HD.
Ever. Because they hate us.
I'm going HD shopping after DLC, don't have the cash now though.
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It isn't that you don't HAVE one. It is that 4 people chime in after the fact also talking about tiny tiny decades old drives.
Edit - You of course don't ever BUY a 2 TB drive. Costs waaaay to much and is lower performance than two (or three!) drives that make up the same space. Well unless you are desperate for space and don't want to buy a more powerful PSU, in which case what the fuck.
You can pick up a pretty sweet 200 Gig drive for not much these days is all, just saying.
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My computer came stock with a 250 GB HD three years ago, I'm not sure where you've been shopping for computers. <_<
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My computer came stock with a 160 GB HD five years ago, I'm not sure where you've been shopping for computers. <_<
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Somewhere you can buy a 7200 RPM 200 gig for like $40 AUS.
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Yeah. My 250 gig was $45
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Well the 19 gig... that was my parents spending as little money as possible/not knowing the importance of a decent HD. In '03. I blame Dell for selling it.
Now I've got 250 on my laptop, which is probably more than enough.
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I use maybe 20 gigs of space on my computer. Yet they throw 250+ gigs of space at me as the minimum for a new computer. Oh well.
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Yep. My new computer has something like 250 gigs? I haven't the slightest clue what I would actually use all of that for. Had been running on a computer with something like 20 for eight years, so all you people complaining about lack of space are putzes.
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Until Hulu happened, I watched most of my television by downloading since I work nights most of the time. That and anime are a lot of it. Plus the minimum install for your average PC game is like four gigs now.
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Nah, not putzes, dirty pirates. Difference.
*glances* computer tells me I have a 20~ gig drive and am using around 10.
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Well before the great wipe, I was using over 150 of my 250. Most of that me being a dirty pirate and not having discs to burn things too.
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600 GB drive rep rep represent
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Frontin like a tank on easy mode, Trips. Shame.
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Don't make me frag you on Advanced again.
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Man how the shit can you do anything with that. My Music folder that is mostly the stuff I own and have ripped myself is 35 gig. Like just music.
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I've used up about 100 GB on mine and none of it is music. Well, I guess the sound files for L4D and the like are music, but you know what I mean.
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on the other side of things, had a 300 GB internal drive go bad on me, filled with stuff I didn't have backups for. got most of it off in the end (had to rerip my cds), but yuck.
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Flying to St. Louis tomorrow for the Pokemon Nationals. Be back Monday, see y'all later.
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Good luck, Cap.
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Go kick some ass.
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/me looks at news, blinks.
Wait, Michael Jackson died?
... huh.
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OKs (and Meeples) everywhere mourn.
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It would be a sad day if the last album he had not been 8 years ago, preceded by a full decade before a full album before that (HiStory doesn't count since it is just a Best of with 1/2 new tracks track, which is an industry standard for not dead artists).
He was brilliant in his day. His day was 20 years ago.
Edit -"HIStory" has sold over twenty million copies worldwide[28] and, according to MSNBC, is the best-selling multiple-disc album of all-time.
From Wiki, meh still doesn't count.
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Man, good luck Captain K. I didn't think Pokemon was so big like that, considering I've tried ignoring Pokemon from playing.... one of its installments. I wonder what something like that is like! Kick some Poke-butt (??)!
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He was brilliant in his day. His day was 20 years ago.
Hah, you sound like those people always telling professional athletes to retire once they're not as good as they were in their prime, "to preserve their legacy." Don't let that lifetime win percentage go down with a few years of lesser-quality work! Retire now so we can only remember you at your greatest.
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"Smart lad, to slip betimes away," and so on. Also--
Edit -"HIStory" has sold over twenty million copies worldwide[28] and, according to MSNBC, is the best-selling multiple-disc album of all-time.
From Wiki, meh still doesn't count.
Bah. The thing is, the RIAA counts every disc in a multi-disc set as a sale. I'm not precisely sure where those numbers came from, but there's a good chance the actual figure was half that much.
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*Points out that Farah Fawcett died, which is totally more important.*
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He was brilliant in his day. His day was 20 years ago.
Hah, you sound like those people always telling professional athletes to retire once they're not as good as they were in their prime, "to preserve their legacy." Don't let that lifetime win percentage go down with a few years of lesser-quality work! Retire now so we can only remember you at your greatest.
My issue is more actually that is exactly what he did do. I don't really consider an artist that puts out 2 new albums in as many decades (Dangerous being the last one he put out when he was being prolific) as exactly throwing their weight around. If he had kept putting out shit every few years, it might have sucked but at least he would have been doing something. This is probably the same reason I can't bring myself to care about Death Magnetic. Sure it is a huge jump over St Anger, but fuck, Metallica got more press between Reload and St Anger (again, S&M doesn't count here) for being against piracy than they were for playing music, which is really pointless.
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So last minute, but NYC people - anyone around tomorrow and/or Sunday?
I am apparently taking the girlfriend and 2 of her friends to NYC for the weekend to see stuff. I can give you the itinerary (of which I've had no say in!) if you guys are around (Strago? Miki?).
Just let me know! We're leaving tomorrow at 0700
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Aw, boo. This weekend's actually bollocks for me (as are most weekends these days, actually), as I'm working almost non-stop. Still, let me know your plans and maybe we can meet up.
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Aw man. I'd be totally up for that, but I'm in Taxachusettes this weekend for my cousin's graduation party.
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I'm busy part of tomorrow, boo apartment-hunting, but yeah, let me know what you're up to and I'll see if we can figure something out.
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Here's the itinerary that I know of thus far:
Saturday: leave here around 7am. Arrive at the hotel for
9-10am (this is in Newark, NJ).Park. Possibly stow luggage. World Trade Center. Chinatown. Brooklyn Bridge. Pizza. Hotel to change. Dinner at Spice - Thai food. Walk through Greenwich Village. Bleecker Street Pub
Crawl (and maybe some ice cream. - note that this is probably a "crawl" to 2 pubs at most) Back to hotel.
Sunday: breakfast in NY or Hoboken. Midtown Manhattan walk.
Time Square. Central Park + hot dog. Dinner of some sort.
As for times...this is a bit loose. Best times would be in the evening for you guys (so the dinners?). I'll PM my cell phone to you guys. If you can do something or want to, please give me a call - if not, don't worry, I can always stalk you later.
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Just got back from the SF dyke march. Holy crap that was a lot of people, and a lot of toplessness.
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Indeed?
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Just got back from the SF pride parade; I'm sure I was on TV if you had the right station.
Fun, but also disgusting and exhausting (Empty glasses everywhere. Portapoties are even worse when there's drunk men who don't know to put the seat up...or how to get it in the bowl).
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Jeez, busy weekend for the LGBT community.
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New-old roommate came with record player and his parents' collection of vinyl. Went through it recently. Most of it is crap. However, get 1x Bowie, 1x Beatles, 1x Rush, 3x Pink Floyd, plus a lot of other stuff that doesn't come to mind. The record player is easily the classiest way to play music.
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Jeez, busy weekend for the LGBT community.
You have no idea. I've been out late every night for the past 9 days (many of them building a parade float), then basically all day this Friday and Saturday at marches, and then the parade happened on Sunday (over faster than the marches, but then I had to serve alcohol and hand out pamphlets).
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The record player is easily the classiest way to play music.
Excepting musical instruments, you mean.
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The record player is easily the classiest way to play music.
Excepting musical instruments, you mean.
The record player can be a musical instrument:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKD0dJvaPOU
(Note to Zenny: don't try this at home, you need a specialized turntable.)
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Also of course the presses you do that on are cheap crappy vinyl designed to only be listened to a certain number of times. It will completely fuck up 50 year old hard consumer vinyls.
Vinyl fucking rules though. Don't suppose there was any Queen or Uriah Heep or something Zenny? Mmmmm good times.
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AND NOW, A RECAP OF XEROMA'S MOVE:
My internet magically cut off on the 22nd without much warning. This is why I haven't been online as of late.
Packing the cats was the second worst part of the move. I have a shitload of scratch scars from that...
The drive took 33 hours. Without taking breaks into account, mind you. But it wasn't in a three ton truck this time at least.
Fuck New Mexico, there is nothing in that state aside from run down stuff.
FUCK ARKANSAS AND ALL OF ITS FUCKING BUGS.
Rest of the states were fairly nondescript.
Virginia's honestly pretty decent so far. Unlike Anthem I actually live near a bunch of shops and a city this time, so no lack of things to do this time. The neighborhood isn't the best, but I at least live in a safe part of it[double locked apartment, near a school where crime is taken super seriously so fines are a lot higher/automatic felonies if bad things happen near me].
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Entirely possible, though I don't think we've found any yet. There's two more boxes we haven't gone through. Found some Jimi Hendrix Experience after that post, though, and we have pulled a good 15-20 albums that range from awesome to listenable... which isn't a lot since there's at least 50 albums per box and we've gone through three. But hey, something's better than nothing.
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Ah fuck. Just got some kind of nasty spyware on my comp. Won't even let me run anything from safe mode. This is prolly gonna require a full wipe. Luckily I have a backup from November at least.
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Packing the cats was the second worst part of the move. I have a shitload of scratch scars from that...
You didn't have a kitty carrier? I had a cat, who was the twin brother of my other cat Ike. So Ike and Mike. I was trying to be all cute and take him with me to get them food. He was freaking out on my dash. By the time I got back in from the grocery storre and opened the car door, he jetted out. I tried getting him for maybe 10 minutes, but said fuck it because he was hiding under people's cars. So. No more Mike. Replaced him later with Jack, and Ike got sick so now it's all Jack, but a kitty carrier + stuffing their favorite plushies and snacks in it makes everything easy. Wooooh.
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And Sopko reminds me that I need to backup my own shit. It's probably time for a reformat, anyway. 6 year old computer is six year slow computer.
In unrelated news, colds suck.
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Paycheck!
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So! I'm getting that itch again, and need a new JRPG to play. Unfortunately I'm practically broke (saving money for DLC) and don't own anything I haven't finished and really feel like playing, which brings me to my point: I was wondering if anyone would be willing to maybe let me borrow the DDS games at all? If you're willing, could you PM me so we can work something out?
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I'd be willing to part with my copy of DDS1 for free, myself, but both my copies are pirateland bonanza (i.e. not running on your PS2 unless it's modded), and I doubt overseas shipping would work out. I'm sure some people around here can work something out, though.
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Bug Super/Gate, I'm sure they can lend it.
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I'd like to track down my copy so yeah, good timing on this.
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Yeah, as another note, everyone I've loaned games to! (except Xer, since we've talked already)
Please bring them to DL Con if coming. I just need to keep stock. ALSO. If not coming, please check and let me know - I'll probably send PMs - they've been out for about a year >_>
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Went fishing today for the first time this year, since my Dad is home. Nice day at least! Fishing was miserable. My Dad and I caught a perch apiece and we didn't catch a bass until I got one the last half hour, but at least it was a nice 3 pounder. Sucker took about 5 minutes to get into the boat because he ran straight for the weeds. Got a picture of it, might post it later.
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OK: That reminds me! Bring your laptop, so I can rip the Shining Force III discs to it.
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Finally saw cost of school books online. 242. A bit annoying that a bunch of the side readings and textbooks are unavailable via campus library. This means ordering it online. Last semester I used Half.com to order two books, one I received and one they took two months to refund because Half.com gives senders pretty much three to four weeks to send whatever you ordered even though Half.com gives YOU an expectant receival date. After spamming their boxes and responding to their claim of "there is a high frequency in non-received items so you have to wait," they refunded the book. It was already so late in the semester, I just didn't get it. I believe this semester, I'll just stick with Amazon. Since Half.com is pretty much a liaison with Ebay, co-owned, partnered, what have you, I'm going to hold off on Ebay purchases a while when I was hoping I could get some neat stuff to put in the apartment. Oh, and I gave that sender on Half.com what I believe to be a very offensive rating with remarks. I hope removing the money from his account overdrafted him over 9000 times! >:(
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Yeah, been gone for a while. Been in Vegas and not had tons of internet access. I'm actually still here for who knows how long. Playing in the World Series Main Event and Day 3 is on Friday. From there I will be playing every day until I bust so... hopefully I'm here past tomorrow.
Lots of random stuff has happened in Vegas but the best has to be my buddy drunk off his ass taking a piss on a Bentley while security guards stand 20 feet away and laugh about it.
I will be back to being around more often when I get back to Oregon!
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Make tons of money in Vegas, slacker!
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So, bout a week ago my computer got hit by some malware. Real nasty son of a bitch, messed with vital Windows files. Couldn't even keep the computer on for a whole minute. So, we had to completely reboot the damn thing. Except, surprise! One of the two discs we needed was missing. Turns out billy had it. So, the next day, we learn that all the computer drives except one(of nine!) weren't connected for whatever goddamn reason. So, week later(Tuesday) everything gets fixed, drivers are reinstalled things are peachy, but no internet. Whoop de doo. So yesterday, when the computer gets turned on, BAM internet. With internet access things get all fixed up. Except now I have to start rebuilding my pr0n folders again. *le sigh*
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I've got some glitched folders (don't ask how, dunno) on my desktop that cause it to constantly have to refresh; the folders themselves can't be moved or deleted, at least not in the less than a second it takes before forcing my desktop to refresh again. In fact, I can't do anything because of this; any Explorer windows are part of what's refreshed. I've already restarted, and already tried Safe Mode.
EDIT: Managed to quick draw fast enough to get it into a folder. Said folder is now basically unusuable unless I get reaaaly fast, but I'm not screwed up anymore at least.
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Woke up this morning with my arse and left leg hurting like hell. Struggled to walk over to my computer chair, where it then hurt sitting down on the chair. I think having left the house 3 times in the last 8 days, only one of those for more than 10 minutes, is really starting to take its toll on me.
I need to get out of the house more. Or at least get a more comfortable chair.
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So, I went shoeshopping today, since my old shoes are basically rags. I bought a typical social shoe (rather pretty, though, nice burgundy tone) and a FABULOUS pair of tennis shoes that could pass as social. Beautiful leather brown color, amazingly comfortable. Almost doesn't look like tennis, which is great, since I tend to find tennis shoes rather ugly. Totally worth the 200 bucks.
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I need a lot of new shit thanks to this move. New socks, new shoes, new bed, some insecticide...
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I've been wearing the same shoes for ten years. They're these sturdy, Timberland boots. Over time, the toes have acquired the hardness and consistency of wood. I suspect that they're indestructible. (In fairness, I didn't wear these to work, which put some of the wear and tear from those years on another pair of shoes. Still, ten years is a long time for something to remain usable.)
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Andrew and I (okay, it's more me) are looking at adopting a young dog sometime soon. In pursuit of this, we headed down to the Berkeley Animal Services shelter yesterday, which is an annoying BART + bus + walking affair they've stuck down by the train tracks and the marina in the ass of the city.
We go there, and lo and behold! There is a beautiful 10 month old Australian Shepherd mix puppy -- good with cats, good with dogs, loves people, etc., etc. So we take her out to the play area, spend some time with her and fall in love. We go to the front desk to fill out paperwork and adopt the puppy, yay!
Of course, they want paper proof that our building is pet friendly. It is unfortunate because it takes BART + bus + walking to get home, and the same again to get back -- probably 1.5 hours round-trip IF the transport is back-to-back on time. They close in 15 minutes. Frowny face! We ask if we can have her put on hold and come back first thing tomorrow. We're told that, no, they can't do that, but it's highly unlikely that she'll get adopted in the last 15 minutes of the day, just make sure to be in when they open on Sunday.
You can see where this is going.
So I get up early today (SUNDAY, mind you), go to my leasing office to get the letter of permission/make deposits/etc., and then jump on the BART. The buses are being bitchy so we walk. We're about 5 blocks away and it's 5 minutes until they open, so I give them a call and ask if they can --
"Oh. She's adopted? In the last 15 minutes of yesterday?"
Yes. Yes indeed. We walk all the way down anyway, talk to the receptionist (not the same as yesterday's). She's very sorry, but the adoption went through at 16:23 local time. ... the shelter closed at 16:00, didn't it? Oh, yes, she says, but if an adoption is started before close they go ahead and finish it.
So yeah. That bitch of a receptionist who wouldn't hold the dog for 15 minutes adopted it to someone else.
Way to make me inclined to visit your shelter and get an animal there, Berkeley. >:(
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Failure.
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That makes me inexplicably sad. No one should be denied their puppy-of-choice. That's just cruel.
Obviously I'm still harboring feelings of resentment from the time I was denied my puppy-of-choice 3 years ago... >.>;;
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Okay, so I've been on a buying spree. After the shoes, I got meself a MP3 player. Nothing fancy, 4 GB, but it's enough to fulfill my musical needs. Plus, listening to music while I brave the outside world is amazingly soothing. Not to mention I can listen to it at work with basically no fuss. Hells yeah.
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I just now read Strago's post. Jesus Christ 200 dollars for a pair of shoes? That's absurd. You should not be spending that much on what is basically an overglorified artificial callous.
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A) It was Snow
B) I agree - such a GIRL with the buying of shoes, Snow >_> Be a man and go naked
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Sound like 200 for 2 pairs, which isn't bad for 2 decent pairs of sports shoes. Granted, I guess the mysterious social shoe would not count as that.
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No, one alone for 200 bucks. The other one was something like 70. But hey, I buy shoes like once a year, and if I can spend the money without fearing for my wallet long-term, why not?
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Bah, Strago, Snow, whatever. They buy too many shoes.
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So it's nearing the end of the first semester in Japanese this week. Today's the last day I'll be seeing my elementary-aged kids. It's kind of sad, as I liked most of them. (Not like those brats in Jr. High.)
So today we played lots of games - English Jeopardy, Pictionary in English, Simon says (Depending on grade level). And took pictures. As is the Japanese way.
Supposedly there's going to be some kind of party for me after lunch. Though Japanese parties aren't generally something I look forward to... >.>;; I have to give a speech in Japanese, yay.
After this, I'll have one more week of Jr. High and then it's summer vacation. After I return from American (and DLCon), I'll be moving to a new apartment and a new set of schools. It's a lot of changes all at once. And it sucks that I'll have to start getting ready to move while I'm packing for DLCon. >_<
I wonder what kind of 'goodbye party' I'll have to do for Jr. High... I don't suppose Simon Says and Pictures will cut it with Middle-schoolers...
All of this has basically served to remind me how much I hate good-byes and how much harder it is to get through them in a language you're not fluent in...
-Djinn
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So I had a shit day at work in the afternoon, to calm down I went to shop to look for another Murder By Death CD since the one I have is quite soothing. Didn't have it.
Being logical person that I am I bought another X-Box so I can have one in my room (one I bought to be my media centre is kind of out in the lounge now that I have all like moved and shit and stuff isn't just in my room anymore). So I have my TV just sitting on my wall doing nothing (PS2 hooked up... unplayed). So meh, fuck it. Cheap X-Box with no hard drive $300, next one up $450. HDMI cable (yes I know I payed to much for it, fucking lazy) and Hard Drive, $100 together. Fuck it. Cheap shitty version of X-Box. Not like I need any of the other free shit (Seeings as I already -got- that stuff before). Plugged in, setup. Installing X-Box hard drives is silly easy (They really do just plug in at the side). Waste of cash just before I go overseas, but meh. Still got to do my Tax and I will get plenty on my return. So a small drama.
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Weather: 80f, mostly sunny, 10-15mph winds, low humidity.
The beach was very nice today. The weather's been near perfect all summer. Nicest I can remember in my lifetime.
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Beaches? I didn't know Virginia had those.
/me has never lived in a region with beaches, although that's never been terribly relevant.
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Dude. I live in Virginia Beach. I would seriously hope they would have some coastland!
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I didn't know that either!
Also, I've known multiple places with beachy names that didn't have beaches. This country's naming sense for towns is impressively epic.
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Norfolk had beaches too.
Newport News... I dunno, don't think we have beaches here. We do have a gorgeous 5 mile trail right near where I live, and Busch Gardens is pretty close too!
... Sorry to remind Shale, Super, and Cid about that.
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You could always get them to see the view during winter.
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It may n ot be this summer, but I'll get out to Busch Gardens again. It's too fun not to do it.
And that day was funny at least. Frustrating but funny.
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Newport News... I dunno, don't think we have beaches here. We do have a gorgeous 5 mile trail right near where I live, and Busch Gardens is pretty close too!
... Sorry to remind Shale, Super, and Cid about that.
It's okay. I'm due to murder super anyway.
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aren't Brazillian beaches horrible death traps anyway?
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aren't Brazillian beaches horrible death traps anyway?
Depends. Beaches on the South are wonderful, the northeast beaches I hear to be reputable. It's just Rio and São Paulo that have tons of epic failure.
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Well, I was thinking in terms of snails with instant paralytic uncurable venom, but the local populous is a factor too I'm sure.
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I was covering mainly the "not a deadly sand marsh" aspect there. Although the Southerners are pretty hot.
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Hm. So I went to drop the title/experience documentation for that exam I passed.
I don't think I've seen a line this epic in a few months, and the bank agency where they deposit my paychecks is a complete trainwreck. I went there at 1:30PM, and I had work at 4PM. The place was also a good few miles away from home. These two factors together meant that me missing work was quite a feasible possibility.
Then, about half the people they called -weren't there- and I managed to do everything I needed to do in able time. Got home at 3PM, which meant I had enough time to shower and leave for work without even speeding up the pace. Convenient luck, really.
Also finished a hueg pile of textbook chapters that were due today. Good to be rid of -that-.
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You know the only thing exhausting about long lines? Either A) the incompetence of the workers there consistently slowing the line down per customer, or B) the customers who are oblivious to anything and have a bagillion questions to ask. At least for banks. Blah. I haven't been to a bank in a while, but knock on wood. I have to pay a late fee for the cell phone bill which means depositing some money sometime this Friday. Poo. : <
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I shall now hit you with China lines until you all pass out.
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Speaking of lines:
I took a bus to get on another bus to go through a part of Oakland so delightful that 8 blocks of the bus route were cop taped off (because there was a shoot-out!) to get to where the shelter was, over the train tracks. Then I waited 45 minutes, listening to the two harried animal control officers working with a man who refused to believe he owed a fine because his pit bull had maimed someone, someone needed to find a cat they lost three weeks ago, a microchip was installed, and a found dog was registered before they could tell me that the dogs I came over to see had been adopted. Then I waited 30 minutes for a late bus to bring me back past the cop tape land and into the bowels of Chinatown, Oakland, so I could walk home to a soggy burger and soggy fries.
Emo Ashley is getting tired of animal shelters being so user unfriendly. ;_;
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Adopt a hobo instead.
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You mean Andrew doesn't count for those purposes? </inb4cmdr>
</horrible person>
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Nah. All English majours are just as Hobo as each other, so Andy and LD is just a pair of hobos making out in that case.
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I stand corrected.
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It is pretty hot when you think about it.
But we all know the truth is that Andy is to pretty for a life on the streets.
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Ashley would definitely attest. Tangentially, I suspect that a puppy would still be less prone to poop on the carpet than a hobo.
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^_^
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Getting in touch with your inner Laggy today?
(http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/7058/laggy.th.png) (http://img199.imageshack.us/i/laggy.png/)
Don't lie. We all saw the TRUTH.
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Somehow I get the feeling that Melsa is a fiend.
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Isn't that why we love her?
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I couldn't have said it better, Super.
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/cyril_shinsei/super-1.png)
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How did you do that from Canadia.
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MAGIC
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No, magic is what super is doing right now.
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Well, yes, you don't want to get in the way of his nice and supple holly phoenix wand.
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So, Harry Potter is actually a metaphor for copious mansex?
EDIT: Granted, most anything can be seen as that. Freud tropes and all that shit.
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That's wandering too far into niu territory for me to claim any sort of expertise.
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Maybe Melsa can give more insightful input, hmmm?
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She was the unwitting puppet of a foul aiel. Fortunate that it was all it was, for I would have had to resort to serious amounts of bleach to purify her from such influences.
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I meant nothing about your avatar this morning, I just asked about Melsa's input on the matter of KH2 villains. =3
EDIT: Although the typo on "yaoi" was golden. Also I'm turning into Grefter.
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It's cheating when an admin sets the avatar Laggypoo.
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OMG (x24)
THERE WAS A LIZARD IN THE KITCHEN. I put my cat in front of it and all Jack did was pat its head! With my heart racing, my life flashing before my eyes because of the dire jeopardy I was in --- I TOSSED a BUCKET ON IT. Swirled the bucket around while rambling on with OMG (x24), scraped up a plastic bag and BRAVELY put my hand into the bucket to get the thing into the bag! I succeeded, only to feel disgusting shrills and sharpness jolt up my spine in response to feeling it squirm! I dropped the bag on the carpet that was improperly wrapped around the lizard, illogically waited 10 seconds to see if it would move. . . I summed up enough strength in that scant period of time only to pick it up as swift as lightning, and pollute my backyard by tossing it far outside.
My life almost ended.
GOD I HATE LIZARDS.
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You need a better cat. My old kitten would've shredded that thing.
Rest in peace, Cait Sith. ;_;
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Your cat was named Cait Sith?
I don't know how adorable that is. You should have dressed it up with a cute birthday hat.
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I need to stop sleeping below three hours a night on the Friday/Saturday interim. Oh well, it's not like Saturday is much of a working day.
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It's cheating when an admin sets the avatar Laggypoo.
So it counted the time OK, Laggy and I did it?
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Of course it did. Sure I was defenseless and sick, but it was still a nice job.
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Saturday afternoons are made of god and win. New haircut that rules face included.
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So, Harry Potter is actually a metaphor for copious mansex?
I read a fanfic kinda like that once...well, okay no, the only gay couple was Harry/Snape and no sex was ever actually described, so not really.
Although...much more popular than that, there's a "wand to wang" translator somewhere on the internet. It gets quite ridiculous when you read stuff like "Dumbledore pulled out his wand, and shot something silvery out of it". Quite a few lines fit almost too well.
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So, Harry Potter is actually a metaphor for copious mansex?
I read a fanfic kinda like that once...well, okay no, the only gay couple was Harry/Snape and no sex was ever actually described, so not really.
Although...much more popular than that, there's a "wand to wang" translator somewhere on the internet. It gets quite ridiculous when you read stuff like "Dumbledore pulled out his wand, and shot something silvery out of it". Quite a few lines fit almost too well.
It's like my day just keeps finding ways to get funnier. Thank you, mc.
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FYI, Dhyer: Games received. Yay and such.
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So, Harry Potter is actually a metaphor for copious mansex?
I read a fanfic kinda like that once...well, okay no, the only gay couple was Harry/Snape and no sex was ever actually described, so not really.
Errrrr just one?
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So, Harry Potter is actually a metaphor for copious mansex?
I read a fanfic kinda like that once...well, okay no, the only gay couple was Harry/Snape and no sex was ever actually described, so not really.
Errrrr just one?
Clearly she is not reading enough Harry Potter mansexfics.
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I can't say I see a reason for a little girl attracted to women to read Harry Potter yaoi, or at least seek it out. Even if it is met (who often reads things out of random curiosity)
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I now know the joy of having a 60 pound dog pretend he fits in your lap, and lunge at the end of a leash because he wants to go play nownownownow.
>_>
Andrew and I drove out to the middle of nowhere to meet a young golden retriever named Fox. He is a very sweet dog and loves to give hugs. Unfortunately, he really is 60 pounds of dog and doesn't know it. Still, he's only a little over a year old and he's been very responsive to corrections so I think he'll be great.
Hooray for not having to deal with any shelters!
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I can't say I see a reason for a little girl attracted to women to read Harry Potter yaoi, or at least seek it out. Even if it is met (who often reads things out of random curiosity)
Wasn't so much random curiosity. Back then I was like "I'm going to read one story from every author on this website, since 80% of them have been good". This one was terrible, but in a "so bad it's actually hilarious" way--seems to be from someone who's read the books maybe once and doesn't remember many details.
Though the really awesome thing was that the author's writing was still solid enough that as long as we stuck within one wild idea (like HarryxSnape) it actually made enough sense for some suspension of disbelief.
...And then one of the other crazy ideas would pop into it, like Luna Lovegood being a nymphomaniac lesbian who's slept with just about everyone...or Hermione being extremely homophobic (the only truly "straight" character in the story) and everyone, including the person she was dating, wanting her to be a lesbian.
EDIT:
I now know the joy of having a 60 pound dog pretend he fits in your lap, and lunge at the end of a leash because he wants to go play nownownownow.
>_>
Andrew and I drove out to the middle of nowhere to meet a young golden retriever named Fox. He is a very sweet dog and loves to give hugs. Unfortunately, he really is 60 pounds of dog and doesn't know it. Still, he's only a little over a year old and he's been very responsive to corrections so I think he'll be great.
Hooray for not having to deal with any shelters!
Wow, awesome.
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I now know the joy of having a 60 pound dog pretend he fits in your lap, and lunge at the end of a leash because he wants to go play nownownownow.
>_>
Andrew and I drove out to the middle of nowhere to meet a young golden retriever named Fox. He is a very sweet dog and loves to give hugs. Unfortunately, he really is 60 pounds of dog and doesn't know it. Still, he's only a little over a year old and he's been very responsive to corrections so I think he'll be great.
Hooray for not having to deal with any shelters!
Golden Retrievers are awesome. They also stop the whole hyperactivity thing after a couple years and chill out on the jumping all over you, so that won't be a problem for long.
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i have a sore throat. excuse me as i punch kittens in the coots.
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That was way more fisting imagery than I needed.
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that was the point. at least they weren't asian schoolgirls.
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Seconding the awesomeness of retrievers.
Less awesome: Found out yesterday that the "acid reflux" I've been having for two weeks is actually a stomach ulcer. And my insurance company is requiring prior approval for the medication I need. And when I called my doctor's office a day after hearing this, they still hadn't heard they needed to send off the proper forms to get approval.
Man, fuck life.
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Stomach ulcers are awesome, they run in my family and have given me a sweet taste of their happiness and joy for three years. Tagament is your new best friend.
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dolorousanschlag (11:55:07 AM): Stop trying to duck your duty to have lots of lesbian sex!
Super Must Die.
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You're completely at fault for this one. Don't duck it and try to blame me!
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What the dog has eaten:
- Swords and Devilry
- A Marc Ecko purse
- A pair of feather earrings
- A new pair of Sony in-ear headphones
- His rabies vaccination report
- The Gentle Leader head-collar that was supposed to make him behave on walks
- 6 pens
- A Renaissance faire poster I got during my senior year of high school
- A 20% off coupon to a local pet store
- The apartment lease contract
- The folder in which the lease, the coupon and his vaccine reports were sitting
The main problem is that it's all my fault for leaving those things innocently laying on the dining room table. I really ought to know better than to leave a young dog with free rein over the course of 8 hours, but I've never had a dog who chewed before. *sigh*
He's still really cute, even when he's laying in the middle of the living room with chaos strewn about him.
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Yeah, that's the main reason I will never own a large dog. I could never be tidy enough to prevent one from destroying everything I own.
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So I just dropped 400 dollars (thank you, ebay!) on a machine (http://www.storz-bickel.com/vaporizer/vaporizer.html) that will hopefully save me more than that in the long run, both through how much I spend each month and potential future medical bills. I've wanted one of these things for a while, so even if it doesn't pay itself off as quickly as I'm hoping it will, I'm still glad I spent the dough. Especially since half of it was birthday money and the other half I put on my credit card so I have two or three weeks to save up before I need to pay it off.
It probably won't get here until I'm at DLC, though, or a day or two before I leave. Regardless, I'm excited. Way better way to sink hundreds of dollars than buying fancy over glorified callouses.
LD: Make sure that the dog can't get to any electrical wiring, because he'll chew that stuff up too. You should probably take some time to dogproof the apartment; if he's anything like my old dog the chew everything in sight phase stops with a little training, but not for a year or two.
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This will be fine once he can come to work with me. Until then, though... he's locked up in the kitchen/bathroom, which have been stripped bare just for him. >_>
I forgot to mention that he chewed apart one of the iPod-computer connector cords! It was an impressive thing. I'm just glad he thankfully destroyed the headphones (~$10) and the iPod cord (we have another) instead of my iPod, which was connected to the headphones and also in the purse he chewed up.
He totally set us up. The first night, he slept on the floor next to me for about 4 hours, then decided to get up and pounce on crickets. He never chews a thing during the night. So... we figured if we picked up stuff and put it more-or-less out of reach, it would be fine! Except he has no qualms jumping up on the table, apparently. Luckily, he took the odd papers and things and left behind the new Darkstalkers art book, the Arkham Horror board and its pieces, and the 100+ WoW TCG cards that were *also* on the table. At least his taste isn't expensive. >_>
And thank GOD he is properly potty trained.
Makkotah: Yeah, that's why he is absolutely not allowed in the bedroom unsupervised. Way too much dangerous/expensive stuff in there. We did a basic sweep before we let him free, but we underestimated his ingenuity. We'll definitely be spending this weekend making the rest of it more dog-okay, but there's no way to totally puppy-proof it soooo... time for my books to smell like bitter apple!
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It took us a while to prevent our old family golden from chewing up things for that a while. And even then, she still intermittently went after pens and pencils for a few years.
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Bitter apple's not 100% LD. Good luck with that one.
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Ugh. I know. I will have to get used to the idea that I have a dog that chews on things. I just need to make it more possible to chew on more appropriate things. The weird thing is that he's soooo uninterested in balls and other toys. I guess he's just picky? Given the choice, he'll take his leash or else insert himself between your arm and body. The only exception is if there's another dog or a bird around but hahahah as if I'm going to use THAT to occupy him.
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Has he gone after anything in your presence, or just while you've been out? Boredom tends to make the more social dogs particularly nuts, and a golden definitely is that.
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Seconding the awesomeness of retrievers.
Less awesome: Found out yesterday that the "acid reflux" I've been having for two weeks is actually a stomach ulcer. And my insurance company is requiring prior approval for the medication I need. And when I called my doctor's office a day after hearing this, they still hadn't heard they needed to send off the proper forms to get approval.
Man, fuck life.
God, is everybody I know getting chronic stomach problems now? I've had reflux problems for basically my whole life, but an ulcer -has- to suck even harder.
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It's definitely boredom, Shale. The only time he's grabbed anything while I was there with him was a piece of paper, and that's just because he got very excited and it was hanging in front of his nose.
It's definitely boredom. He's the most velcro-y velcro dog I've ever seen. If you sit down, he jumps up to climb into your lap. If you sit on the ground, he comes over and does the same. If you stop moving, he'll come launch himself face-first into your legs and sit there until you give him copious pets. If you stop petting, the nudging begins. He does leave off if you ignore him, but it's kind of hard to ignore a 60 pound dog in your lap. I'm really lucky he doesn't ever bark or whine.
He has a really good sense of the fragility of people, though. When I was out for his evening walk yesterday, we stopped by an older man sitting in a chair. He tucked his tail in, kind of half-walked/half-crawled over and put himself in an excellent position to receive pets, all without jumping or even moving very fast. Contrast this with "OH, there's a person coming! There! 50 feet away! 20! 10! FIVE!!!" jumping and twisting when he sees a younger person... yeah. XD
See? He's cute and I love him. He's just also a pain in the ass.
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What's the name of your baby dog?
EDIT: Right, Fox. Nevermind. Anyhow, he sounds very affectionate at least.
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See? He's cute and I love him. He's just also a pain in the ass.
And a better description of the relationship between man and beast I've never seen.
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See? He's cute and I love him. He's just also a pain in the ass.
And a better description of the relationship between man and beast I've never seen.
Or any couple ever.
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Man, fuck life.
Why bother with life when you have a perfectly good medical system?
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Throat fails less. As such, the need to instill creatively sadistic fisting-based imagery upon this topic diminished as well.
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Well, I've been working 12 hour days for the past week to help my uncle get this construction job his company's on done. It's some giant mansion thing. Anyway, I found out today it belongs to Phil Knight. You know, the guy who owns Nike? Yeah.
In other news, I found out that apparently, if I leave for a week, my raiding guild breaks up or some shit. Jesus christ.
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Welcome to MTing a WoW guild man.
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I guess. It's not like I've never left before, but this time apparently it was important? Shit.
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And people -pay- for that kind of internet drama? Man, I wish I was Blizzard so I could exploit the internets' gluttony for punishment.
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Man that isn't drama that is "Well we can't do shit for a while" and then people go somewhere else to have fun. Well most of the time is that anyway.
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this time apparently it was important?
WoW is serious business, man.
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Man that isn't drama that is "Well we can't do shit for a while" and then people go somewhere else to have fun. Well most of the time is that anyway.
If he wants drama I can hook him up.
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No thanks.
Yay, got my health care card! Now, to finally get those eye exams for a new pair of glasses.
EDIT: I also made a Facebook account. I'm considering socializing over the internets, what the flying fuck.
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Got a name or e-mail I can track you down with so I can stalk your every movement with Facenovella?
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Just stalk super's facebook page. If you don't recognize me via 2+2, I'll send you a complimentary Poyozo Doll. (right, spam)
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You might want to like remove that or obscure it from being a full email address, you are going to be put onto a lot of spam lists by bots with that.
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I'm going to walk to work in the rain. Yeah, I'll see some damned rainbows today.
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Man, listening to music at work. I need to remember to switch up albums tonight - listening to Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme and A Kiss In The Dreamhouse certainly doesn't hurt at all, but grabbing some other stuff for variety doesn't hurt. I only have like twelve albums crammed into the MP4.
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More work shenanigans: woohoo nine-hour workday. I'm never getting sick again.
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Dog boarding costs almost as much as a human hotel room. When it does, goddamn dog gets a spacious private room with servants. SERVANTS. You should see the amenities list of some of these places. Crazy.
Then again, what about SF isn't?
For reference, doggie is NOT going to spend DLC at a resort/spa, nor is he going to remain locked up at home. He is going to hang out with a very nice, normal person who brings the dogs out for hikes and, y'know, treats them like DOGS. Albeit very well-loved dogs.
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... things like that remind me why I haven't caved in and gotten a cat yet.
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Hotel For Dogs: DLC edition.
Things that are awesome: Stoves that have burners that ignite without a lighter or match. And don't have two collapsed burners. And is not so old that it ran on both gas and electricity.
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One thousand, two hundred and fourty two footnotes halfway through a 309-page book. I'm pretty sure that would be a waste of time even by academia standards.
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I have escaped my mountainous Japanese prison and landed safely on American soil! I intend to indulge a host of American items (like shoes that fit!) before being returned to my cell!
The flight was quite possibly the worst international airline experience I've ever had. There were three in-flight movies over the course of about 17 hours... AND ALL OF THEM WERE CHICK-FLICKS! Mostly obscure ones, too!
Did you know Renee Zellweger made a romantic comedy about Canada? The horror.
There were other mishaps too involving delays and missing connecting flights and being unable to sleep, but they mostly paled in comparison to the horror of the Zellweger movie.
Anyway, now I am happily visiting my family and friends in Florida before DLCon. Assuming no baggage is lost from Atlanta to Newark, you can all rest assured that there will be Potions to restore your HPs.
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I think the more important question is:
Did the Dragon Quest assorted plushies survive?
Also, chick flicks schlick flicks, those are total snark-bait.
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Sadly, the DQ plushies were a victim of Japanese consumerism. By the time I had enough money to buy them, they were sold out everywhere in my area.
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I think I can hear super's heart snapping from here. Damn.
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Damn SE, sell more pointless overpriced plushies so that you can fund more games!
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I think I can hear super's heart snapping from here. Damn.
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Damn SE, sell more pointless overpriced plushies so that you can fund more games!
They can fund games! They just use the cash on remakes.
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I have to have my manager sign a piece of paper saying I'm going to move 4 hours of my work week from Friday to the rest of the week. Then I have to have my manager sign a piece of paper saying I'm taking 2 hours of personal time on Friday. Then I have to have my manager sign my time-sheet, showing I'm taking 2 hours unpaid time. Friday, by the way, is the company picnic, which runs 11am-3pm and otherwise supersedes work.
Then I have to do the same paperwork trick again to say as much for next Monday's day off.
Meanwhile, they're paying me to sit here while I'm AT work and be utterly bored because there is nothing for me to do.
WTF?
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That seems like the kind of work you could get done on the plane.
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I have to have my manager sign a piece of paper saying I'm going to move 4 hours of my work week from Friday to the rest of the week. Then I have to have my manager sign a piece of paper saying I'm taking 2 hours of personal time on Friday. Then I have to have my manager sign my time-sheet, showing I'm taking 2 hours unpaid time. Friday, by the way, is the company picnic, which runs 11am-3pm and otherwise supersedes work.
Then I have to do the same paperwork trick again to say as much for next Monday's day off.
Meanwhile, they're paying me to sit here while I'm AT work and be utterly bored because there is nothing for me to do.
WTF?
Welcome to the working world. Hope you have a music player and a computer to browse the internets with. Also, that's a lot of hoops to get a freaking leave. At least there's only one piece of paper you sign over here to get through this crap, although I'll be damned if I know what that one piece has to pass through to get there. >_>
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God, I love being salaried ^_^
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Iunno, I like the fact that my work environment is sedate enough to essentially pay me to browse the DL at times. I also like the work itself, but oh well.
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I get paid to surf the net and I get paid if I ever have to take an extra hour or whatever to finish up a deadline-driven project. My internet, unlike Andrew's, is unmonitored. My job is also extremely intermittent, such that I get paid 8 hours for 2-3 hours' work at times.
Then I deal with the PTO/vacation day crap. Oh well. (A rant sure to appear later this year: the "company closing" which REQUIRES I use vacation/PTO hours! Hooray!)
Even though the company fully supports telecommuting, my job is department assistant, meaning 100% of my actual duties are restricted to things happening in the office. However, 90% of the work I've been doing for the past 3 weeks has fallen completely within that little "and other duties as required" tag they stuff at the bottom of the job description.
The job sucks, the company's pretty cool. I've had worse combinations.
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Well what do you think I'm doing at work now? >_>
Granted, I only do that when it's slow - and I hate slow work. I like it busy. Adrenaline junkie, and all.
Salaried is nice for taking time off, though - I just told them I was going to be off Wed-Fri, and it was all approved nice and easy like.
Difference between this hospital and the last I worked at is that there's completely unrestricted internet here. I like that - I don't really use it, but it's nice to have - last place I was at blocked GOOGLE, for Bob Dole's sake. It was retarded trying to find some things. There's such a thing as too monitored or blocked.
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Salaried is nice for taking time off, though - I just told them I was going to be off Wed-Fri, and it was all approved nice and easy like.
That's a point. Being under the same regimen, it's pretty easy to see the perks. If I'm sick, I call in sick, bring a piece of paper for confirmation and that's that (if I don't bring the paper, just make up for the lost day with uberflexible overtime). If I kill a day's worth of work, big deal, just compensate later - which I've been actually doing for the past couple days, even. No big deal, indeed.
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Being held accountable for every single hour really sucks, but at least the accountability goes both ways -- I work more than 40 hours, I get paid extra; I work less, I get paid less. Seems pretty "no duh," but for an entry-level position? Yeah. I'll take the paperwork hassle. Wouldn't mind salaried, especially for a job like this where my everyday presence is just sort of assumed, but that's the sort of thing that comes later on. First "real" job and all.
'Sides, paperwork hassle means less work-time spent working, amirite?
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Iunno, sounds like the paperwork is more problematic than your work regardless. You may as well spend that time woiking. But yeah, entry-level jobs sorta are a bit of a slow trudge.
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Salaried is a trap laden with ways to make your $/hour value plummet through the floor.
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Because being in America means that I raid used gamestores in the hopes of finding English copies of the games I see littering Japanese shelves for less than $10, I'm putting up a list of what I've splurged on so far so that I don't forget during DLCon's gamestore trip:
Devil Summoner 2: Raidou (w/ Raiho plushie!)
Star Ocean 4 (English this time!)
Last Remnant
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (Well... I've collected every -other- MK game...)
Digital Devil Saga 2
Xenosaga 1
Dark Cloud
Dragon Quest Swords
Generation of Chaos
Brave Story
Prinny Can I Really Be the Hero?
Valkyrie Profile DS
Professor Layton (2? A friend picked it up for me and I haven't tried either one out...)
Fire Emblem DS
Important games I still need to get:
Star Ocean 1 and 2 remakes
Suikoden DS
DQ4 DS
Chrono Trigger DS
Devil Survivor
MMXCM
Legaia 2
Persona 3
Persona 4
Maybe a PS3 and Valkyria Chronicles and Disgaea 3...
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Gloriously bored.
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Gloriously bored.
Did making that post help?
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Nope.
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Strip naked and dance around in front of a mirror. That always makes me feel better.
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Strip naked and dance around in front of a mirror. That always makes me feel better.
At work? You have no shame.
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You should know that I have no shame. You've been here way too long to be ignorant of that >_>
Also...why is it so quiet tonight? You'd think the entire pediatric, neonatal, and pregnant mothers units would be busier than this.
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You should know that I have no shame. You've been here way too long to be ignorant of that >_>
-At work-?
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Bored, so looking over Djinny's list for price/availability checks.
Star Ocean 1 and: $30 new, so if you can find it probably 27 used. Haven't seen a copy in a gamestop in... oh, probably since around Februrary.
2 remakes: I think they still want $40 for this. See it a lot in other stores, but not Gamestop.
Suikoden DS: Probably still full price ($35 I think), but readily available.
DQ4 DS: Generally seen it for $30 new, not too hard to find.
Chrono Trigger DS: $20 new and readily available. Somehow this suggests the series is dead now ;_;
Devil Survivor: $35, this came out less than a month ago over here.
MMXCM: Under ten bucks, usually pretty easy to find.
Legaia 2: been a while since I've seen a copy, if you do I suspect $12-15
Persona 3: I think they dropped FES down to twenty bucks now. Reasonably available
Persona 4: $40, fairly available used so probably $35.
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pediatric, neonatal, and pregnant mothers units
Note that all of these units have mirrors.
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CM/LoL2? They're like five bucks each and you can order them online at worst.
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Doing the same as CK, but for availibility/prices around this area.
Devil Summoner 2: Raidou (w/ Raiho plushie!) - Just came out. New prices.
Star Ocean 4 (English this time!)
Last Remnant
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (Well... I've collected every -other- MK game...)
Digital Devil Saga 2 - Used to be pretty common. Potluck now. $25ish
Xenosaga 1 - Easy to find. ~$10
Dark Cloud - DC2 is common. Haven't noticed the first one around lately.
Dragon Quest Swords
Generation of Chaos- This one is hard to find, but GoC: Aedis Eclipse is common. Usually around $15-20
Brave Story- Very common. $25.
Prinny Can I Really Be the Hero? Common. $30ish?
Valkyrie Profile DS
Professor Layton (2? A friend picked it up for me and I haven't tried either one out...)
Fire Emblem DS
Important games I still need to get:
Star Ocean 1 and 2 remakes - Both are common. 30-35ish?
Suikoden DS
DQ4 DS
Chrono Trigger DS
Devil Survivor
MMXCM
Legaia 2- Used to be common, harder to find now. $6 bucks or so when you do.
Persona 3 - Common. $20
Persona 4 - Harder to find than P3. Even harder to find used. The GameStop by Meeple's house had a copy though. $30ish?
Maybe a PS3 and Valkyria Chronicles and Disgaea 3...
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Because being in America means that I raid used gamestores in the hopes of finding English copies of the games I see littering Japanese shelves for less than $10, I'm putting up a list of what I've splurged on so far so that I don't forget during DLCon's gamestore trip:
Star Ocean 1 and 2 remakes***** I haven't seen remakes. I've seen originals. You'll more than likely find them, even if used, for their original sales price. SO2 seems to be more abundant, but EB/Gamestops are dwindling in the PSX used games these days (Same for XB games)
Suikoden DS - $35. Cheaper used, not much, but if you're penny pinching. . .
Chrono Trigger DS - $19.99
Legaia 2 - should be in the $17.99 range. If not, order it online.
Persona 3 - Pft, I'd give this to you if I wasn't a pack rat. I dunno how much it costs anymore.
You said you're going through Atlanta right? Well, there's a bagillion EB/Gamestops around here that have a good list of games.
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Just don't go to the ones IN Atlanta, or northern metro Atlanta unless you feel like mall hopping. I find that they have a bagillion copies of Soul Reaver games and little of others. >___> So. Anything passed Roswell is a no-no. That said, if you're catching your plane or something at Hartsfield Airport, which is like, 15 or so minutes away from me, google the nearest game stores. You'll probably find some "rare" things in there. Pluuus, I believe there's one EB near me (or maybe on Camp Creek Parkway) that's selling a 60g PS3.
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I couldn't find a mike =-( Then I remembered I don't have speakers anyway so even if I found a mike to buy I probably wouldn't hear things properly anyway >_>
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Man, July is almost over. I can't believe it went by this fast.
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I can has orange, I can has ocean blue, and I can has black pants for school. Me wants yellow, purple and green pants. Whoop whoop. :D
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You want to dress as a latin clown for your new college semester?
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A beautiful clown that does not cry. I'm tired of just regular blue jeans and a shirt. Or stretchy pants (though I have the rainbow color for them all). If you look good in bright colors, do it~
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Yellow and orange are less colors and more weapons of mass destruction.
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Soon be Christmas time, an excuse for mass red + green!
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Dear god, we still have four months, don't give me a reason to work up an ulcer (for all that I honestly think I may have one anyway. I certainly have the history for that, and I have long-term reflux problems as it stands).
EDIT: Right, typical saturday morning statement! This morning actually seems to be moving faster than usual, but for some reason APPARENTLY THERE ARE PEOPLE AWAKE AT THIS TIME OF THE MORNING OUT OF THEIR OWN VOLITION IN A SATURDAY YOU GUYS ARE INSANE.
Ahem. Anyhow, it's going like usual. Man, I've gotten used to the sedate sailing of these times. I guess I do like this job.
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Awake that early on a Saturday? Can't think of any other reasons besides fishing and hunting, and that's the earliest I'd wake up to fish.
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Yellow and orange are less colors and more weapons of mass destruction.
Quit being dismal, get right and get bright~
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Yellow and orange are less colors and more weapons of mass destruction.
Quit being dismal, get right and get bright~
As soon as you stop dressing like a clown. =}
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If I'm dressing like a clown, and clowns are meant to be funny, then you should not be dismal!
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and clowns are meant to be funny
Critical logical failure. >_>
EDIT: Goddammit, I'm kinda hungry and I want the lunch I ordered to appear in a timely fashion. No chinese today, though.
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Fine. I'll deny the antecedent. If clowns are funny, then you are happy. If clowns are not funny, then you are not happy! SO IF I'M WEARING TEH BRIGHTIES and I look like a clown, then you are happy. If I am not wearing TEH BRIGHTIES, then you are not happy.
Better logical failure there.
As
ALL CLOWNS ARE FUNNY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZGf2vnASHc
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If clowns are funny, then you are happy.
Critical logical failure #2~
EDIT: Lunch!
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So, yeah, fuck banks. 300 in overdraft. Lame. Not as bad as I thought when I got the news yesterday but FASDFJSDFIBNHWFOIMNVNADOBJSRFHBSERGIWR#YWOYTER)(TIERYGQQFGADBHWDTTHJws.
That is all.
Rest of the con is great. But fuck banks.
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"Fuck banks" sounds about right.
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Why is it 300? I know depending on your account type, you can get overdraft waives. I've ever only overdrafted once, showed them the angry black woman on the phone who was me, and they took it off though I don't have overdraft protection. That might take you down to 270. >_>
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It's been going on since Monday, apparently; my credit union gives students overdraft protection up to 12 times a month before they start fucking them with fees; apparently at some point I passed that part, and...
Well, 300 is the total. However, to recent memory I can't have spent more than $50 since Monday, so a good deal of that is overdraft fees.
When I called they told me that I had a "history" of doing it (which... is true, sadly, though when they have the fucking courtesy to inform me about that I remedy that problem right quick), and so it's unlikely that they'll waive the fees unless I can confirm that I never received a notice... which I can't do until Monday... so...
I may be able to get out of this but I highly doubt it. Grmbmblllegbfuck.
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BANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNKS!!
Ugh. No financial luck this con at all.
If losing your debit card counts as luck and not stupidity, I guess.
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You never found it? Ew. Good luck with that :<
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Well I caught my flight from NJ. Just so we're clear, New Jersey is blacklisted for cons for good, right? If not, I'm thinking that if we do get it into our heads to do it I'm not coming on principle after today's experience at Newark.
I don't think I've ever met a more unhelpful group of people who needed to be fired (out of a cannon. At a party). I'm not sure if it was the security guard at the check in line who refused to answer any of my questions before getting in line, or the baggage check motherfuckers who were dealing with groups of people (most frantic though only I sweat the lead) while moving as slowly as they can, the security guard who came up to me while in line for security, checked my boarding pass, then didn't bother to inform me that I was standing in the 1st/Business class line only (after standing there for 10 minutes. On the record, she did the same to the guy in front of me (flight at 6:10) and the girl behind me (flight at 6:15).), or the security guard who stopped me and reprimanded me for sprinting because my gate was all the way on the other side of the terminal, but there was a point in there which made me realize that Newark Intl. Airport is actually WORSE THAN HEATHROW.
I need a drink. But my plane's boarding and I'm poor.
Oh, yeah, turns out they turned the internet off likely because Comcast tried to do the direct withdrawl thing from my account and found it quite in the red.
DLC was still worth putting up with today at least.
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Make it Scotland/UK/Europe for con next then!
(i.e when everyone wins the lottery ;p)
Eh I'm always up early on a Saturday. Either I'm at my mum's after staying Friday night, about to be kicked out for the week or at the library (which was the case this time) to use the compy >_>
Lately I've been eating a lot of egg fried rice. The local supermarket does it's own brand. It's goood. So I had that again last night with vegetable spring rolls. Sorry Snow!
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I'd go to Scotland-con! Dunno how many others would though.
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Zenny: Lemme just say I'm completely down with the execution of everyone who ever worked at Newark airport.
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Lately I've been eating a lot of egg fried rice. The local supermarket does it's own brand. It's goood. So I had that again last night with vegetable spring rolls. Sorry Snow!
Spring rolls are a little slice of heaven. Also, it's not up to me to question why would you wake up on a Saturday morning if not for obligations. >_>
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Ha ha ha. Scotland. Maybe in 4 years or so of saving.
SO! It's not that Comcast shut down the internet because my account was delinquent. It is that my modem is broken. This is good news for obvious reasons and bad news because I can't get it taken care of until later this week. Good thing school 'net is good.
Bank excursion one of two complete. Manager was not in so I could not waive the fees. I do however have a statement for July, so I can find out exactly how much of my financial troubles are because of the bank and how many are because of me. It's looking about half and half, and the biggest problem is that for the last two weeks, the bars I have visited had not posted the charges, and they all cleared at once. This, combined with the fact that I have not recieved any overdraft notices through the mail, and talking to my friends who have had similar problems, make me confident I can get up to half of the fees waived. This... is about as good as I'm going to get but god damn it if it ain't something.
On the plus side I am now only going to have an ATM card so this thing won't happen again.
EDIT: Oh, yes! Speaking of money!
OK, Meeple, Shale! I never paid you for gas (and pizza in Meeple's case). Do any of you have a paypal account that I can use to transfer the money? The amounts are so miniscule that the 3% or whatever charge is going to be less than the cost of a stamp to mail out checks. Please PM me regarding this when you have the time. All else fails I will find some other way to pay you all back.
Gate! Check your PMs.
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Transcribing all of my college notes. This should be fun.
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Scratch that. OpenOffice free source software is pissing me off with its formating. Good thing my hardcopies are in pristine condition, but this will be a project I'd do. Seems like it'd take up some store on my comp, so I'll just get a flashdrive for it. Searching for stuff in documents is easier than reading my notes as I can't cmd+f my papers.
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motherfucker my stomach burns.
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Eat when you drink. I recommend hot wings.
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I rarely drink, this is just one of my stomach burn attacks that happen now and then.
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Sigh. 60$ back, more than I figured but less than I hoped for. And I had to jump through a lot of hoops for that.
Well, there goes the usefulness of those 6-days-a-week of work that I did immediately before the con.
I need a drink and can't really afford it. blbhe.fdgadf
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DLCon over.
Sad times.
Back in Oakland, bored to death at work, and trolling the intarwebs, I find that Amazon's Gold Box deal is TWEWY for $10. And so I purchase it.
Good times.
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DLCon over.
Sad times.
Back in Oakland, bored to death at work, and trolling the intarwebs, I find that Amazon's Gold Box deal is TWEWY for $10. And so I purchase it.
Good times.
Excellent.
EDIT: I suddenly got excited for remembering I'll have Chinese for lunch tomorrow. Entirely ignoring the fact I'll have to brave the morning sun as well because of weekly shrink appointment. I'm too easily pleased.
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Thank goodness I have a Charles, or else my brother and mother would be stranded in Atlanta with a thermostat and thermostat housing that burst to pieces. I also learned something new about cars as we rushed to go help and putter home with frequent stops for water. He never ceases to amaze me with his usefulness, but I'm proud and amazed that I know someone in general that's worth having around. Not for selfish reasons like: "hay, dude fix mah cahr," but moreso one of those people you'd invite to an island because you know they have a great output and input ratio in making anything better.
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Sleepy. Work will be fun for the first couple hours or so. Good thing caffeine is readily available there.
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You got: Hulkastache x1
Whatcha gonna do?
Decided to turn the beard in to the Hulkastache today, on a whim.
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Waking up at 7AM out of your own volition should probably be a criminal offense. Hate mornings so much.
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Work time. :/ Dun feel like getting up but I need to. Saw next week's schedule and I only have Monday and Friday off. Ftw. I do need money to apply for graduation before Sep. 1.
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Waking up at 7AM out of your own volition should probably be a criminal offense. Hate mornings so much.
7am...?
Lucky bastard. I have to leave for work at 7am. My alarm is set for 6am. I routinely wake up at 5:30am.
I am up when it's still dark outside. In the summer. ;_; I am starting to miss school already.
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Waking up at 7AM out of your own volition should probably be a criminal offense. Hate mornings so much.
7am...?
Lucky bastard. I have to leave for work at 7am. My alarm is set for 6am. I routinely wake up at 5:30am.
I am up when it's still dark outside. In the summer. ;_; I am starting to miss school already.
... 5:30AM? You poor bastard. I usually haven't gone to sleep yet at 5:30AM.
But, more seriously, I just bitch a lot because I loathe mornings, and I inevitably severely undersleep when I have to wake up on those. I've been running on four hours of sleep for two days in a row now, and tend to run at least two four-hour sleep days a week (I leave to work at 7AM on Saturdays).
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I understand. I just wanted to complain. >_>
I tend to aim for 7-8 hours of sleep per night even though that means going to bed at 9:30-10pm. It sucks, but I start feeling sleep deprived at around 6 hours. I loop around to feeling rested at 2-4 hours, but then I shortly drive myself manic and that causes more problems than the inconvenience that is going to bed so early. <_<
Yay sleep~
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Your complaints are entirely valid. Waking up before sunrise borders on chinese torture, let alone when done regularly. >_>
Man, I wish I could actually fall asleep just by lying down. If I try to go to sleep at a sane time, I end up rolling over and over in my bed until it's like 6AM and then I just can't sleep anymore. Lying down keeps me from exhausting my brain matter in some manner (while not making me overthink any less, so it's a losing trade). Fortunately, I don't require much sleep to feel rested enough nowadays (I'm good with six-seven hours, for an instance), and going past eight hours is actually detrimental to my well-being.
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Doublepost because I'm a whore.
So, I went to the university to see about taking grad classes as a special student this morning. Nothing special, just got kicked from bed at 7AM by the sun (the worst thing about living in the top floor of a building is having a window where you can look at the sunrise in the eye. Well, and the best, because sunsets are absolutely stunning from there). There are two subjects I'd care at all to take in the offers (which is fine, since one of them is close to crucial to the thesis I want to work), but one of them clashes with my work hours (the one I really should take). This entails talking to my boss.
Long story short, if I get that class, I can swap my work time from 4-10PM to 7AM-1PM with minimal fuss. Which is nice to know. Let's see how this works out.
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Good going on getting that edumukatien.
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I probably need it. Gah, I'm getting anxious already, I hate staying out of academia for long periods of time.
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The number of meetings this company holds is mind boggling. My direct supervisor, the executive editor, is barely in her office 6 hours a week because she is otherwise in meetings.
Half the building is in a meeting right now, in the room right behind my cubicle, including the president of the company and what seems to be a random selection of other employees (several of the EAs, the job right next in line from mine, as well as the executive editor and people from other parts of the building; it's probably related to a particular book they're working on).
Just... seriously. If you're in meetings all the time, what work are you getting done?
I think it may be a way for them to feel better about how little work actually DOES get done. Hell, this week's department meeting involved decadent pastries (as it does every two weeks!) and playing games. 5 minutes was spent going over the Q2 summary email the president sent. The meeting took 1.5 hours.
GOOD TIMES. >_>
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I am beginning to see why you want to take classes.
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So, um, the company is full of lazy bums?
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Classes good.
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Well paid lazy bums, good sir. My salary -- which I didn't even bother to negotiate, and we wonder why the glass ceiling is there -- for this entry-level admin position is still a good 3-5k/year over the average starting salary in the area.
Which is why we get the decadent, gourmet coffee house pastries, I suppose.
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/me nods.
At least it's a good pay. On the other hand, I hope you don't mind the general irresponsibility too much, because that kind of environment has to be a jarring hell on workaholics/people who pay attention to things.
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It is stressing me out a little. I am also bored to death. I can't do not-work, but there's not really work for me to do. Why on earth they even HAVE a department assistant is beyond me. I seem to do redundant/tedium-relieving tasks anyone else could be doing or is already doing.
It's going to drive me bonkers after too long, but I'm also the sort of person who pushes boundaries and then settles in. So far, the internet isn't really monitored (except for a vague "we could watch if we wanted to! and as long as you don't do something stupid we won't") and I don't have to check with anyone when taking my breaks. If they want to pay me for surfing the net all day, and taking slightly longer-than-normal breaks, fine, go ahead. >_>
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That already sorta sounds like my job, only without the longer than normal breaks. They -do- discount you if you take longer than your designated time on breaks and the electronic clock is a harsh mistress (that is always late).
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The only policing my timesheets get is that they have to be signed off by my manager every two weeks. As I've mentioned before, my manager is gone but for about 6 hours a week...
Unfortunately, I am an excessively moral individual. Shaving time off via long breaks is as rebellious as I get. For now.
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*CT just vomited a crap =/
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Please tell me that means something different on the other side of the pond.
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I'd like to think that vomitting so hard you puke out the contents of your intestines is physically impossible, at least.
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I could swear there was a South Park episode about that.
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Yeah just mean I vomited a lot. I feel a bit better now that it's over though funnily enough.
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I could swear there was a South Park episode about that.
There was. It was just on last week too. If you stick food up your butt, you crap out your mouth. Cartman won $20 off of Kyle. Go Cartman.
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I just vomited a crap and I do meant that in the American sense.
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/me gnaws on Saturday mornings as usual.
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Question for a friend: Are there any good PS1 emulators for Macs that can run ISOs?
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No.
It seems that many of the PSX Emus as of yet are defunct, rarely updated/upgraded. Files to download them (unless you can find one) with Leopard at least always states that the file is unstable. Ignoring the prompt doesn't allow the file to install properly in your apps. Latest PSX emu was Firestorm (Flarestorm?). I've tried plenty of times to get it, but it's futile. I haven't looked around since then. They can try these links: http://psxemulator.gazaxian.com/ and http://ngemu.com/psx/pcsx.php . PCSX is discontinued right now. I've just been waiting for a stable, reliable and consistently updated-never-abandoned PSX emu for the Mac and have yet to find a quality one. I just emu on my ancient computer.
On another note, I opened another LJ account after deleting my old one over a year ago. I wanted to wash my hands clean of all of my tweenemo. It's public. I don't find a point in it being private. . . sorta defeats the purpose for me these days. If there's something private I want to say, I definitely don't even want my friends or myself to have access to it any time of the day. I was going to transfer my gaming blog over to it, but LJ + .xml = wat. I suppose it won't be so bad since I'm not a rabid updater about anything. Joowia is my handle in case anyone else has an LJ. >____> I don't think you guys do though.
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I do.
Time to stalk Idun~
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I do.
Time to stalk Idun~
And, on that note, Bard, add Yoshiken too. =P (Sure, mine's just a games blog, but whatever!)
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Added you Yoshi, CK. Bardiche, what's your handle?
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Y'know, I don't really remember your old LJ being all that emo. But maybe I'm just forgetful in my old age.
So the village had a... 175th anniversary? Something to that effect. Lots of nice outdoor stuff set up, bands, just general "give people something to do stuff".
It ends up raining from about noon to four. So instead of just "busy", the bar was more "the entire fucking town ran in at once to get out of the rain". So basically they called me about five after noon and said "uh yeah we need help".
I didn't get home until about 11. I'm pretty sure I'll wake up tomorrow and my feet will still be sore.
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Man, they're supposed to hang out in the rain and chillax hippy-style. Sleep with your legs elevated somewhat tonight.
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This Saturday I have a debate tournament I'm attending. I think we're entering three or four teams in, not entirely sure since we got three new recruits (one of which I judged!). Naturally, I'm going to have to train in the danger zone or something. This will also be my first debate tournament in the Philippines, so I'm not entirely sure if my manner will get me ways. It's fine from what I heard from my captain, though, he tells me there are lots of newbs (probably noobs too from what he says >_>) so we have a chance.
Our institution also has a title to defend so I must do my best.
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I am worried.
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Oh yay, my mother is sick. =/
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That sucks Snow. Hope it's nothing serious/she gets better soon.
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I don't think it is by now, she's gotten noticeably better. Scared me, though, swine flu's running rampant over the country and she's not a youngster anymore. The coughing on Sunday would've kept me awake all night if I slept.
EDIT: I would say something about running off three hours of sleep distributed through yesterday night and this afternoon, but the gallons of caffeine have settled in nicely and it's like I haven't ever slept in my life~~~~
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Yeah I'm not surprised. Someone at my mother's work caught the swine flu and mum had been feeling unwell and then my nana came down with something as well and was bedridden so I was like oh noes! I think it was just a bug or something that was going around for them though. I probably had a taste of it at the weekend with that being sick thing. Glad your mom's feeling better then Snow =-)~
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/me gnaws on Wednesdays.
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Sooo I'm on my step-mom's laptop right now...
Went for a run, left my green-fuzzy-screen laptop on while I was gone. The screen has been getting worse, and I've been thinking that it's finally time to try and get the money to get it fixed. Only I get back, and its making irregular clicking noises and the screen is black. I turn it off the hard way, and turn it back on; now it won't go past the Windows start thing with the green loading bar. Oh, and I can't get my boot disc to run either.
How bad is it?
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Off the cuff and without being an expert?
Bad.
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Good news: My air conditioning's getting fixed! I can get a decent night's sleep without the heat waking me up three or four times! Yay!
Bad news: The repairmen knocked on my door at quarter of eight this morning to start the work. Which was primarily done in the crawlspace directly above my bedroom.
Edit to Ultradude: Hard drive failure. That's not good.
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Riiiight. What kinda money am I looking at, what are the odds that it had something to do with it getting screwed up by the obviously faulty wiring I ignored, and what are the odds that it's an individually replaceable part that lets me keep my data intact by fixing it?
EDIT: Okay, prices aren't... awful for an equivalent HD, though uh it kind of comes down to "Daaad my laptop's broken fix it T_T"
Also, I'd like to note that it isn't making the clicky while on that start up screen. If it matters.
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But it never actually manages to read anything off of the drive, right? The initial boot-up, until it starts loading an operating system is run by the motherboard - that could run with no HD at all, although it would end in a rather irate error message.
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But it never actually manages to read anything off of the drive, right? The initial boot-up, until it starts loading an operating system is run by the motherboard - that could run with no HD at all, although it would end in a rather irate error message.
Right. Which means it doesn't matter, though no irate error messages for me since it doesn't want to give up trying to read the drive. Silly determined laptop.
...I don't think I'll ever actually finish SRW Alpha Gaiden. EVER.
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It's good to know company fire drills are as annoying and joke-worthy as all the fire/earthquake/tornado drills I had as a child.
9_9
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Hey, we once had a real fire break out and everyone thought it was a drill. >_> It was kind of amusing.
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/me gets to work, eyes overtime shift. Sees a Sunday slot.
Ahahahahahaha working on Sundays fuck no.
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Working on Sundays isn't so bad, eventually the soul sucking feeling stops and you're just dead on the inside.
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Working on Sundays isn't so bad, eventually the soul sucking feeling stops and you're just dead on the inside.
The problem is less working on Sundays than working on Sunday mornings. Seriously, fuck waking up on Sundays before 1PM.
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I don't see how this affects my statement at all.
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When you wake up at mornings, your soul has been sucked before you even got there.
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Speaking of soul-sucking, yaaaaaaaaaay working until 4PM on a Saturday.
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Oh get over it, pansy. Back in MY day, we worked 12 hours a day, 7 days a week, and we liked it.
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;_;
*gnaws on the afternoon* I think I'll have a nap in a bit, I was up till near 6am chatting to super >_> Either that or I'll play P4 when I get back (already had the bad ending need to reload for neutral/etc), then nap.
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You people and your esoteric naps.
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;_;
*gnaws on the afternoon* I think I'll have a nap in a bit, I was up till near 6am chatting to super >_> Either that or I'll play P4 when I get back (already had the bad ending need to reload for neutral/etc), then nap.
Fuck sleep, play P4.
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Lack of sleep is fuun~
I've been sleeping something like 5am-2pm most days this last week, and last night just shifted that back an hour. I've got a friend's birthday tonight, with a few friends coming back here. My dad's told me I've got to stay quiet... Odds are, I'm not gonna be quiet or tired. >.>
...I really need a job to throw my spare time at or something, but I don't know what hours I'll be able to work with my new college course, and don't find out until a week before the course starts. ;x
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Reading international treaties on human rights for work makes me want to thwap people on the head with a rolled up Sunday newspaper. Nice intentions, but the naivete burns like acid.
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What's the specific context there?
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Some articles approaching broad human rights, by and large. The articles regarding torture I consider fairly hands-on (and really rather close to human sense), but the ones regarding country boundaries are so farfetched from reality (even though they'd ideally be a great thing to follow!) that it makes my stomach slightly boil in annoyance because we all fail. It doesn't even piss me off, but I sorta suck at understanding why 20th century law struggles to acknowledge and work with the fact that man's base instincts easily sink below human imagination.
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Well, I can't say 'got a link' for this since it's work related, but got any more details? Is it talking about open borders or settling land disputes?
(Solution: invade Venezuela, replace Chavez with Meeple.)
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I can provide a couple links, but they're both in Portuguese. I'd recommend looking up Google for 1969's San Jose of Costa Rica Pact and The Declaration of Human Rights that was postulated after WWII, which are roughly what I'm working with. It's an interesting read regardless (and probably far more reasonable than I'm making them sound. I'm just astoundingly jaded).
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Insert joke about reading up about reading up on WWII pacts regarding country boundaries before having invaded a sovereign nation here.
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It's like a your mom joke for Historians, only more depressing.
EDIT: Late, but.
Oh get over it, pansy. Back in MY day, we worked 12 hours a day, 7 days a week, and we liked it.
People who work 857 hours a day don't count. Crazy doktars.
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I'm pretty sure there's a joke here along the line of "Russia invaded your MOM'S borders! Last night! Twice!"
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That fits the "more depressing" bill alright.
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(http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/6149/photo6apw.th.jpg) (http://img406.imageshack.us/i/photo6apw.jpg/)
I just bought my school books. Not bad, 263 dollars (with tax). Two books I don't have as the teacher I feel poorly calculated having reservations for it in the book store (seriously, you had three months and it's a book you used last semester??) and I'll get through Barnes and Noble. Already calculated my fees if I had ordered books online and the GSU bookstore generally compared with all the prices +/- 2-3 dollars. All is well. Only new book is the Egypt book that's the first under the pile.
AND NO wait in the bookstore.
Thank god it's Sunday.
Sunshine, lollipops and rainbow book collection~ (Geez it was heavy). Someone offered to carry them to my car for me, but I don't think they showed their true intentions!
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Your room looks less than neat and organized. The books look fine.
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The stuff you see is stuff I brought from the bookstore. Otherwise my room is tiny and organized. (Those plastic bags, the shirt, the tye dye bag, my umbrella ---)
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Gambling-centered bachelor parties: Fun, even when you get wiped out of a Hold-Em tournament when somebody draws a bullshit flush on the last four cards to beat your straight.
Picking the groom off the floor of the bathroom after running to Wal-Mart at 1 AM to buy a trash can for him to puke into on the ride home: Less fun. But memorable!
Doing all this after spending eight hours riding roller coasters and waterslides at Dorney Park: Easily the weirdest day I've had in a long while.
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Doop-doodedo paycheck cashed in, cellphone bill paid, hooray for 2.5k in the bank.
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Still alive and working. Whee.
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So, apparently my workplace was invaded by BEES this morning - to the point they had to call the firemen. Man, I miss all the fun (not really, given how I don't know if I'm allergic to bee stings and I don't want to find out).
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The top thing you don't want to hear your cardiologist say?
"Oh, I didn't realize those drugs were both beta-blockers!"
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Personally I'd think it's "eww, blood", but that's a good close second.
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...What in the fuck is the context of that, OK?
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And now I have no work to do! Yay, being paid to browse the DL.
EDIT: hay look we'll have an early leave because of the bee debacle. It should've been a 6PM leave, though.
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Did orientation today. Tomorrow, law classes begin. Should be entertaining. For you all, I mean.
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Beware of bees.
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Just remember, at the end of it all you and ID have to fight to the death, then the other one dies, simply to keep the balance.
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Just remember, at the end of it all you and ID have to fight to the death, then the other one dies, simply to keep the balance.
So you're familiar with the bar exam, I see!
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Classes tomorrow. I'm antsy, upset, excited, confused, baffled and frightened all at once. WHAT COLOR JEANS SHOULD I WEAR?! OMG, should I bun my hair or ponytail it? Should I wear a nerd shirt to assert my nerdiness visually??!?!?! ....
I'll just wear a solid color shirt. Yes. AND FLATS.
OMG. What am I going to take for lunch?
I dun waaaaaaaaaaaaannaaa gooooooooo.
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Show up. That's what I do, it usually works.
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Classes tomorrow. I'm antsy, upset, excited, confused, baffled and frightened all at once. WHAT COLOR JEANS SHOULD I WEAR?! OMG, should I bun my hair or ponytail it? Should I wear a nerd shirt to assert my nerdiness visually??!?!?! ....
I'll just wear a solid color shirt. Yes. AND FLATS.
OMG. What am I going to take for lunch?
I dun waaaaaaaaaaaaannaaa gooooooooo.
Just man it up and show up. It's school, you shouldn't even be worrying about something you've done for more or less your whole life to begin with.
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;_____;
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Be grateful you have anything to wear at all and access to schooling instead of being 11, wrapped in a burqua, married to a 50 year old man, and having acid thrown on your face for trying to go to school?
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Show up. That's what I do, it usually works.
This.
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MOTHERFUCKER DON'T COPYPASTE OTHER PEOPLE'S DOCTORATE ESSAYS INTO YOUR TEXT WITHOUT CITATION
(ahem)
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Classes tomorrow. I'm antsy, upset, excited, confused, baffled and frightened all at once. WHAT COLOR JEANS SHOULD I WEAR?! OMG, should I bun my hair or ponytail it? Should I wear a nerd shirt to assert my nerdiness visually??!?!?! ....
I'll just wear a solid color shirt. Yes. AND FLATS.
OMG. What am I going to take for lunch?
I dun waaaaaaaaaaaaannaaa gooooooooo.
Clearly you should whore it up. It'll be easier to make 'friends' (read: people who you can call when you've missed class and need to copy their notes/homework), and after you've made a low first impression on the professor, you can proceed to dazzle him/her with your amazing test scores AND social savvy-ness!
And if that doesn't work, then drop the class like a bad habit and try again with a different professor.
Tried-and-true method.
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Stop humoring her!
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I've only ever dropped one course because that professor was extremely psyduck. Yeah, I dropped that after the first test.
I didn't whore it up, but I wore skinny pants that accented my beautiful calves well enough to get plenty of looks from guys. Unfortunately the majority of all my classes (besides Phil 3000) only have 2-3 guys. I'm the kind of student who walks in, sits down, then leaves. And unfortunately, I've had classes with every single professor in my major already. OH. Yeah and I'm the only NON-PHIL major in the Phil 3000 class, and too many people were trying to talk to him after class, so I may just be like "uuuuhhh, should I be here?"
I suck at making friends in class. I can't get passed their incessant whining about stupid shit like "this class just suxx0rz and I failed the test." Me: (You're stupid) "Hah, oh really? Yeah. . . . "
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Picked up some games to send my sister for her birthday today. Already had The World Ends With You for her, and to that I added Wild Arms ACF and Warriors Orochi 1. I'll be sending all this out tomorrow~
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Your sister must love you very much, Gate. Nice little package.
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I suck at making friends in class. I can't get passed their incessant whining about stupid shit like "this class just suxx0rz and I failed the test." Me: (You're stupid) "Hah, oh really? Yeah. . . . "
:o What? People talking about vapid subjects when you first meet them?! :o I am shocked.
You probably just used a bad example, but this makes it sounds like you have no idea how to meet new people. Of course people talk about incessant things at a first meeting... you're not generally going to get substantial conversation without getting through the introductory transient phases...
The internet has spoiled you~ >.>;;
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I'd imagine her complaint here is less the shallowness of the conversation (although sure, it's not really very much fun to talk about trivialities) than the content; that is, people bitching about the hardness of classes she finds easy. Evaluating someone as simply not on your level intellectually is generally something that dissuades you from bothering to stick around them.
This is of course unfair really; some people are perfectly smart but simply struggle within a formal academic environment, and other are probably perfectly capable of keeping up but think complaining about it anyway is the best way to appear non-threatening and forge friendships. Took me years to work that out, but then I was just an elitist little prick in grade/middle school.
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This is of course unfair really; some people are perfectly smart but simply struggle within a formal academic environment, and other are probably perfectly capable of keeping up but think complaining about it anyway is the best way to appear non-threatening and forge friendships. Took me years to work that out, but then I was just an elitist little prick in grade/middle school.
That. So very that. Then I started smoking pot and eventually figured it all out.
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No, it's not that I feel they're stupid. Taking Art History classes, I'm generally taking it with a lot of the same people plus or minus random increments of studio majors signing up if it's required, or if they just want to. The people who do talk to me, are people who have talked to me the last few years, and haven't changed anything on their perspective and are art history majors. That's what sort of makes me think they're stupid (I mean to equate with vapid which isn't a fair parallel at all). It also makes me uninterested in meeting more in class, but for starters I talked to about a handful of new faces today in Phil/Egyptian (granted I already know like, 80% of them)
I have absolutely no problem meeting folks in the library/cafeteria/etc as I don't have that past attachment history with them. And a lot of the AH folks are like, 35 year old women [which isn't bad, but typically isn't the kind of person I expect to unconditionally hang out with]. Brackets. Yeah. Call me judgmental, but it takes more than a day plus some to classroom bff.
Edit* And yes. When I exit class, that's when I socialize. When I enter class, it's totally ":|"
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Edit* And yes. When I exit class, that's when I socialize. When I enter class, it's totally ":|"
personally, I think you're missing out. Listening to people talk in class is a really easy way to tell if you're gonna get along. They say opposites attract, but really, just strike up conversations with people who sound like you do when you're answering questions and it's tough to go wrong. Y'know, if there are any.
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Too much touchy feely stuff.
*Cues the final countdown*
dolorousanschlag (12:08:26 AM): *Cues the final countdown*
Youkairyuu (12:08:32 AM): ...
Youkairyuu (12:08:35 AM): Uh
dolorousanschlag (12:08:42 AM): You can't go wrong with that!
Youkairyuu (12:09:17 AM): That doesn't fix the problem of excessive emo in the good morning thread though!
dolorousanschlag (12:10:05 AM): Not when I post about the final countdown there!
Youkairyuu (12:10:11 AM): ...
Youkairyuu (12:10:20 AM): That'd just be weird...
dolorousanschlag (12:10:23 AM): I do random shit just to see how the universe reacts.
I am well past the age where I should know better. Yep.
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I didn't whore it up, but I wore skinny pants that accented my beautiful calves well enough to get plenty of looks from guys.
pics nao
Or it didn't happen.
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Sister called. Apparently she's been back from Florida for a few weeks (apparently not going back either), but this is the first time she's called. Told her to come to the bar and I'd buy them all dinner, which she actually did! Sooooo I basically spent most of my time at work hanging out with my sister and having photos of me holding my nephew taken >.>
The odd part is that I didn't actually have to buy the dinner, waitress just waived it all for whatever reason. Ah well.
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That sounds awesome CK. And you're an uncle? Awwww. How did it feel holding a baby?
NotMiki: Perhaps. I'm just srs bsns in class. Before/after I'm "lol hai guys." I dunno. I'll try talking to folks before class (while in class), but I dunno if that's going to make much more of a difference as I talk a hell of a lot out of it after and before.
InfinityDragon: ":|" : b It happened! I have vouchers!
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And you're an uncle? Awwww.
Memphis Elmer Raymond Roan. 4/10/09, ~9:30 am. 8 lbs+
Why she wanted to go with two middle names I'll never understand.
Four months already! I still like "Raymond".
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INCONVENIENCES: Waking up early to go apply for a specific type of financial aid that will make it so the Student Union isn't paying my check, the guvment is. This will let me keep my job for sure, and without it there's a very small chance I could lose my job which would suck. Anyway, not too bad, eh, go into the office, wait a bit, play some phoenix wright, brush up a little on my kanji...
Oh, wait, what's that? I need my UNM ID? Well, I have my ID number. I have government ID. I have my SSN. Any of those work instead? No, you need my ID, eh?
Fuck.
I lost it yesterday and am fairly sure I left it at work. If so, it just means I have to wake up early again (;_;) tomorrow. If not, it means I have to wake up early tomorrow and pay 20 dollars for a new ID.
This is a minor inconvenience.
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My brain is broken again and I have a hard time focusing on any one task for more than 5-10 minutes and spend most of my work hours surfing the internet. DESPITE THIS, I am still the quickest, most productive and helpful employee here. My reward for this efficiency is sheer boredom in between tasks.
Also, English is already starting to fail me. I need to start writing again.
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Go talk about the WoT in the book topic, that is fun.
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NotMiki: Perhaps. I'm just srs bsns in class. Before/after I'm "lol hai guys." I dunno. I'll try talking to folks before class (while in class), but I dunno if that's going to make much more of a difference as I talk a hell of a lot out of it after and before.
I'm the same, actually. Outside of classes, I'll do stupid things with everyone, and talk about trivial things like whether or not cheese is a good supplement to bread and if the world wouldn't be a better place if we didn't have a queen here ni the downlands.
In class, I'm srs bsns faze and talk considerably less. Unless the class bores me, then I assault my neighbour with questions or observations of things that interest me, and usually I sit next to someone I've gotten acquainted with closer over chatter during breaks. It probably helps my case that my classmates usually want to do a lot of things together to get acquainted and everything.
In the end, I think you should do whatever makes you most comfortable if you want to make friends. Being yourself is the best way to make friends, because then they know what they're getting themselves into and uh, if you think people in your class are boring/uninteresting/STUPID LOL then maybe you're just unlucky.
Request for SKINNY JEANS ACCENTUATING BEAUTIFUL CALVES PICTURES seconded, by the way.
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Lady Door is a writer?
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unlucky, emo, angsty, iono. I have the rest of the semester to change my mind as I am open-minded, just not ready to jump!
and fine, fine, you guys got me:
(http://www.yunbootcamps.com/women%20fat.jpg)
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It's not very nice to post pictures of me without asking, Idun. :(
*ducks and moves on*
Lady Door is a sometimes writer! I have folders full of half-started stuff, finished stuff (bad stuff and really bad stuff), and notesnotesnotesnotesideasnotes. When I get around to sending it out, I usually get published (go fig!), but I haven't tried the big paid markets yet because I am so goddamned lazy and not quite in the frame of mind to accept rejections with grace.
Instead, I am again editing someone else's novel! Sci fi this time.
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It's not very nice to post pictures of me without asking, Idun. :(
*ducks and moves on*
Lady Door is a sometimes writer! I have folders full of half-started stuff, finished stuff (bad stuff and really bad stuff), and notesnotesnotesnotesideasnotes. When I get around to sending it out, I usually get published (go fig!), but I haven't tried the big paid markets yet because I am so goddamned lazy and not quite in the frame of mind to accept rejections with grace.
Instead, I am again editing someone else's novel! Sci fi this time.
*kicks in the head anyway*
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And now it's time for Good Idea, Bad Idea, as taught by example (not by me!) in my place of business.
Good Idea: Working a second job to make ends meet.
*Insert footage of Mr. Skullhead waiting tables*
Bad Idea: Working a second job to make ends meet...while you're on the clock at your first job.
*Insert footage of Mr. Skullhead being fired*
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Sounds like you need to golfclap for that guy on his way out, Shale.
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and fine, fine, you guys got me:
...but I see no beautiful and accented calves! I see midriff and upper thighs; even a panty shot that would put MOMO to shame, but where are the beautiful calves!?
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It's not very nice to post pictures of me without asking, Idun. :(
*ducks and moves on*
Lady Door is a sometimes writer! I have folders full of half-started stuff, finished stuff (bad stuff and really bad stuff), and notesnotesnotesnotesideasnotes. When I get around to sending it out, I usually get published (go fig!), but I haven't tried the big paid markets yet because I am so goddamned lazy and not quite in the frame of mind to accept rejections with grace.
Instead, I am again editing someone else's novel! Sci fi this time.
*Smack* Bad.
If you can get the drive to write, may as well try to get published. Writing's a hell of a tough field in general. One of my favorite Sanderson comments was an offhanded line about how he wrote a half dozen novels before making one that he thought was publishable. (Elantris). Suppose that's true of all authors, but you got to try.
School starting again for me tomorrow. Summer was a glorious waste of time that I am going to probably regret on many levels in the long term, but damned if I didn't enjoy it.
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...I don't think I'm going to acknowledge the above posts. Mostly because I haven't paid attention since Monday >_>
Super: It was the cardiology resident coming to explain to us a patient we had consulted. I asked why she was on 3 different beta-blockers, and the resident said, "no, she's only on one, the Coreg". To which I pointed out that metoprolol, Coreg, and atenolol were beta-blockers. Thankfully, the patient only got the Coreg (smart nurse, and I intervened fast enough), or they would have bottomed out. But you'd think someone going to specialize in that area would know WHAT THE FUCK DRUGS YOU COMMONLY USE IN THAT SPECIALTY AREA. Ahem.
On other pleasant notes:
I knew I'd see more illiterate people in WV. On the other hand, I would have thought that healthcare professionals would recognize it more often. Seriously, if a guy is consistently non-compliant, but can tell you the drugs he takes, there has to be something else going on >_> Guy was admitted with symptoms consistent with taking too much of the wrong drug - he knew to take the right dose, but got the bottles confused.
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I have to wonder if the tendency to create mangled latinglish phrases for inane reasons is just limited to the fields of law and medicine or if every hip academia circle just makes those on drunken margarita nights. Working with law text has fringe benefits and is more of a pain in the ass than raising a puppy.
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Half the motherfucking fight of medicine is getting the terms down. It's why they are such bastards about spelling and precise terminology in general in Anatomy.
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Of course, I'm less concerned about the terminology than those authors' critical failure to properly use regency and gender assignment. Know which nouns have which gender, for the love of god. At least a mistaken latin phrase can be fixed with a google search and some judicious thinking. The level of grammar failure I see in a daily basis can't be cleansed by fire.
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Can't be too open about noun genders here Snow, or else Bard will make a pass at them.
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I'm sure Mr. and Mrs. Justice will be elated at Bard's suave seduction skillz.
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I've stopped making passes at people since ages, man. :(
And I've never hit on an object or part of a language before.
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I've stopped making passes at people since ages, man. :(
The restraining order Tonfa has on you says otherwise, man. =(
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Identification get. Work Study get tomorrow. Should study but eh video games.
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It's not very nice to post pictures of me without asking, Idun. :(
*ducks and moves on*
Lady Door is a sometimes writer! I have folders full of half-started stuff, finished stuff (bad stuff and really bad stuff), and notesnotesnotesnotesideasnotes. When I get around to sending it out, I usually get published (go fig!), but I haven't tried the big paid markets yet because I am so goddamned lazy and not quite in the frame of mind to accept rejections with grace.
Instead, I am again editing someone else's novel! Sci fi this time.
*Smack* Bad.
If you can get the drive to write, may as well try to get published. Writing's a hell of a tough field in general. One of my favorite Sanderson comments was an offhanded line about how he wrote a half dozen novels before making one that he thought was publishable. (Elantris). Suppose that's true of all authors, but you got to try.
School starting again for me tomorrow. Summer was a glorious waste of time that I am going to probably regret on many levels in the long term, but damned if I didn't enjoy it.
Listen to this man. I'm (probably?!) older than you, and write way less, but I keep telling myself it's something I seriously want to do with my life. The solution isn't to wait until you feel good, it's to just write. Write write write. You've had some measure of success already! That should boost your confidence. Boooooooooooooost
FUCK YEAH, HORIZONTAL RULE!
I've stopped making passes at people since ages, man. :(
And I've never hit on an object or part of a language before.
You, my friend, have not LIVED.
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I want sleep. :[
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LD obviously needs to write slash fanfics. It is how you get published these days it seems. Meyer, Paolini, etc.
(http://www.firefly.withoutshadow.com/gallery/promos/simon/images/simon01.jpg)
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I've stopped making passes at people since ages, man. :(
The restraining order Tonfa has on you says otherwise, man. =(
I never hit on him. :)
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I've stopped making passes at people since ages, man. :(
The restraining order Tonfa has on you says otherwise, man. =(
I never hit on him. :)
You, my friend, have not LIVED.
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LD obviously needs to write slash fanfics. It is how you get published these days it seems. Meyer, Paolini, etc.
(http://www.firefly.withoutshadow.com/gallery/promos/simon/images/simon01.jpg)
God, I am so hot. Thanks for posting my pic for everyone, Gref!
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I want a taco.
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So... OK's sexiness inspires a fierce desire for tacos? I think he's got a huge marketting window here.
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36ºC under the shade. I'd be more baffled to see that kind of temperature during winter, but it's pretty typical for these parts during the afternoon.
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*Whistles* About as bad as it was here today. Lucky you.
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The funny part is that it suddenly plummets to 19 ºC the minute 6PM kicks in. Ever since I got hired, I've been bringing my nightcoat for when I get back. In these almost five months, the coat hasn't been entirely unnecessary -once-. The center of Brazil has desert-like weather during the winter to spring lull.
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Mwahahahahahahaha. NO MORE OF THAT WEATHER! IT IS 75/25 here today!!!!!
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/me ships Ciato to Brazil~
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
*kicks, screams* I WANT MY BEAUTIFUL WEATHER DAMMIT!
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If the desert-like schizophrenia doesn't appease you, I can also send you to the country's north, where you get daily rain and 40 ºC heat waves. At the same time.
^_^
(Eerie perspective given you're moving tomorrow or something? Or did you already move to Canadiana?)
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Dropped my Philosophy class.
Julia
You are right to ask. Actually, there is a prerequisite for Phil 3000: Phil 2010, which is an introduction to philosophy course and quite different from Phil 1010, the critical thinking course for which you have received transfer credit. So there is definitely material that the other students will have studied in 2010 that you will be missing. Let me know if you have additional questions, but I would say that the prudent thing for you to do would be to see if you can add another course at this stage and, if you can, to drop Phil 3000.
Thankfully I filled it with another class at the same time (as I need five classes a semester). History of Western Thinking, which is, WHAT, PHIL 3010, but has absolutely no prerequisite. I asked the professor if having 0 background in Philosophy would be an issue, she said no, so it's a keeper. Yep.
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Fucking Newark. Fucking Continental.
So I get to the airport early and they make me wait in this long line for like, 5 whole minutes. Then after getting my boarding pass I had to stand in ANOTHER fucking line. So then I finally get to the gate, right? Wrong. Because I was early, decided to eat, then I had to wait an entire half an hour until they started boarding the flight. We were totally on time until some other douchebag airplanes were in front of us, delaying our take-off time by five minutes.
Then when we were in the air, they shoved a fucking sandwich, chips, a drink and a twix bar in front of us when we didn't even ask for one. Can you believe that shit? I had to drown myself in the free Scrubs episodes that I could call up on the individual TVs every seat got in order to get my mind off that travesty. At the very least, my own headphones worked on it, so I didn't have to have my wallet and mind further raped by having to buy their shitty headphones, haha.
So yeah. Fuck Newark and fuck Continental.May I never have to fly out of there again.
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Points for effort, at least.
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Fucking Newark. Fucking Continental.
So I get to the airport early and they make me wait in this long line for like, 5 whole minutes. Then after getting my boarding pass I had to stand in ANOTHER fucking line. So then I finally get to the gate, right? Wrong. Because I was early, decided to eat, then I had to wait an entire half an hour until they started boarding the flight. We were totally on time until some other douchebag airplanes were in front of us, delaying our take-off time by five minutes.
Then when we were in the air, they shoved a fucking sandwich, chips, a drink and a twix bar in front of us when we didn't even ask for one. Can you believe that shit? I had to drown myself in the free Scrubs episodes that I could call up on the individual TVs every seat got in order to get my mind off that travesty. At the very least, my own headphones worked on it, so I didn't have to have my wallet and mind further raped by having to buy their shitty headphones, haha.
So yeah. Fuck Newark and fuck Continental.May I never have to fly out of there again.
You, sir, make me want to puke. For two reasons.
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And yet, it had to be done.
::Bows, exhunts::
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I never post in this topic but I have to say that Soppy gave me a good laugh tonight.
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I laughed.
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Holy smokes Batman! Cops. "There was an incident between your sister and her boyfriend last night"
... yeah. They said they basically just showed up to check if she was ok physically since she left before they showed up at the "scene", I verified this but they want to see her for themselves anyway. So they wanted my(incase I remember anything)/her's/house/school details. They said they wouldn't embarass her by showing up at school though >_> Might change their mind who knows <_<
The only thing I could do was verify she was ok but she sure as hell didn't say anything to me about any "incident"
I ... did the right thing by answering the door ... right?
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Well you didn't do the wrong thing.
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Tell your mother. See how the boyfriend handles a couple of pissed off scotswomen.
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Fucking Newark. Fucking Continental.
So I get to the airport early and they make me wait in this long line for like, 5 whole minutes. Then after getting my boarding pass I had to stand in ANOTHER fucking line. So then I finally get to the gate, right? Wrong. Because I was early, decided to eat, then I had to wait an entire half an hour until they started boarding the flight. We were totally on time until some other douchebag airplanes were in front of us, delaying our take-off time by five minutes.
Then when we were in the air, they shoved a fucking sandwich, chips, a drink and a twix bar in front of us when we didn't even ask for one. Can you believe that shit? I had to drown myself in the free Scrubs episodes that I could call up on the individual TVs every seat got in order to get my mind off that travesty. At the very least, my own headphones worked on it, so I didn't have to have my wallet and mind further raped by having to buy their shitty headphones, haha.
So yeah. Fuck Newark and fuck Continental.May I never have to fly out of there again.
Yeah, that sucks. I bet they didn't even give you a cavity search, those bastard.
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/me hands Sopko a cookie. THAT YOU DIDN'T EVEN ASK FOR! TAKE THAT YOU BASTARD!
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I laughed.
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I ... did the right thing by answering the door ... right?
I don't see any harm in it, unless your goal was to protect the boyfriend or you have a strong reason to be mistrustful of the police. I suspect your priority is your sister's welfare over the boyfriend, and that Scotland does not have corrupt police.
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FRIDAY NIGHTS AW YEAH - wait saturday morning work.
/me drops Kotori fangirls into acid cauldrons.
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Did... everyone just assume that it was the boyfriend that caused the incident there? Man I read that as CT was worried about what her sister had done.
Apparently criminal responses must be genetic or something for me to think like that.
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Blah blah blah gender roles. Gender rolls! With butter.
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Saturday mornings. *Munch.*
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Thanks peeps =-) Good news. Well sort of. My mom phoned the cops when she came home. Turns out -
The "incident" took place in a street in the town where my family live. A resident in that street saw a young male fighting with a young female, apparently holding her and refusing to let her go. The cops were called but by the time they arrived the female had disappeared from the scene. They talked to the local teens and they said the female might have been his girlfriend. Then from the guy they got my sister's name. Or something like that.
BUT- ... That guy is not my sister's boyfriend, he's her old friend's boyfriend - and he's due in court over a previous assault. My sister was a witness or something to *that* and she has to appear in court to testify.The court date isn't until later though.
It also turns out that my sister wasn't anywhere near the scene of the incident the other night. My mom had the cops confirmed the exact time for her - 9 o'clock at night and my sister was washing her hair at that time >_>
The "female" was probably actually my sister's old friend who is the guy's girfriend.
Don't know what the dude was playing at, maybe trying to stir up trouble with her with the cops/undermine her credibility or something? I dunno.
My sister's real boyfriend wasn't at the scene either.
Sorted out with the cops though. They talked to my sis and my mom again once my sister was home from school.
Did... everyone just assume that it was the boyfriend that caused the incident there? Man I read that as CT was worried about what her sister had done.
Both.
I don't actually know her boyfriend, he just looks like a "roughie" and put's up that kind of front. She says he's actually a good guy and treats her right though (and far be it from me to judge a book by it's cover) However yeah with that being the kind of crew she's encountered what with her friend and the friend's boyfriend and god know's what I wouldn't have been surprised either way. Whether it had indeed been that she'd run into issues with her own boyfriend *or* that she'd somehow done something bad of her own. Plus she's been giving mom a hard time recently (I did too when I was younger! >_>) My sister is basically a good kid (she was crying on her way home from the school when I met her at the bus stop and told her what happened) and she's always been pretty much on the straight and narrow as far as I know but things happen. Just have to hope she navigates through all of this safely I guess.
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Saturday mornings. *Munch.*
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Did... everyone just assume that it was the boyfriend that caused the incident there? Man I read that as CT was worried about what her sister had done.
Apparently criminal responses must be genetic or something for me to think like that.
Well, given that the cops said they wanted to find her because they wanted to check if she was injured, it seemed pretty natural to assume that, at least in the Police's mind, she was the victim.
Asking whether it was the right thing to cooperate with the cops...the cops have a known gender bias ("protect women, arrest men"), so that has to factor into the advice. It would be a different question entirely to ask "Who do you think was really at fault?"
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Well, given that the cops said they wanted to find her because they wanted to check if she was injured, it seemed pretty natural to assume that, at least in the Police's mind, she was the victim.
Asking whether it was the right thing to cooperate with the cops...the cops have a known gender bias ("protect women, arrest men"), so that has to factor into the advice. It would be a different question entirely to ask "Who do you think was really at fault?"
Except in cases of rape, where it's still pretty common for there to be an underlying assumption that it's the woman's fault, but that's a completely irrelevant point to this, I guess.
Anyway, glad things are working out, CT.
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I think underlying assumptions of rape that people are conditioned to today just speaks insurmountably about Western thinking (specifically) and philosophy. In art and writings I've seen, it's the "Rape of [Woman] by [Man]," by men, and if one were to talk about Queer theory in this regard and the male gaze. . . then linking female instantaneous thinking of rape = woman by man wouldn't seem soooo illogical. This clearly excludes the significant amount of homosexuality and whatever occurred in that sphere in the past, both male homosexuality and female homosexuality.
The question of "can a woman ever rape a man," I haven't really put any thought to, but can say "Yes." Then again, I could say "Hmmm."
Anyway! Just ordered the books for the Phil 3010 class (no prereqs! yay) ONLINE (and am already two days behind). That's fine. I'll catch up via someone else's notes/copying the book in the library. Decided on returning to the Phil 3000 books even though they total $27. I'll just consider that a transposition of $27 onto the $29 for one of the packets I ordered for Phil 3010.
Currently .. . awaiting my refund. A part of me is saying: "No! Don't blow it! You're moving out!" Another part is saying "Please! Blow some!" for a new cell phone, getting mah hair did, etc etc.
I think I just may get only the new phone and later purchases can come from saving up my checks from work.
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Be responsible, save money.
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Bought a new car. A 2008 Ford Focus. Spent more than I wanted to, but I halfway expected that after having a bankruptcy. 8% interest *cries*
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Hey, our families 2002[or so, dunno the exact model] has gone across country and still works pretty well. At least I'd imagine a later model is good too.
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The question of "can a woman ever rape a man," I haven't really put any thought to, but can say "Yes." Then again, I could say "Hmmm."
Viagra + Ropes = Raped man.
Also, you could simply sodomize him with a strap-on. It's EASY for a woman to rape a man. I'm surprised it doesn't come up more often.
FUCK YEAH, HORIZONTAL RULE
Went shopping today. Picked up some much needed pants. A nice off-white "khaki", and a couple of new jeans that I hopefully won't need to belt up. I also bought a belt in case I DO have to belt shit up.
Tried a couple of fragrances. Fell in love with what I think is Silver Shadow by Davidoff, which I found to be a really subtle floral oriental. Trying to find info on it in the usual locations, and consensus is "old man". I find that bizarre as hell, because when I think of "old man" perfumes, I think "HOLY SHIT THAT'S GOT BITE". This is really subtle.... I could see maybe the 30-something crowd, but fuck it, I'm pretentiously dignified beyond any reasonable assessment of my achievements.
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Except in cases of rape, where it's still pretty common for there to be an underlying assumption that it's the woman's fault, but that's a completely irrelevant point to this, I guess.
What? Are you saying that it's a commonly held view by police that a woman is at fault in a rape case?
I admittedly don't know many cops, but I would have thought the opposite held true...
If you're claiming that popular opinion is blame rape on the woman, that doesn't really ring true either... Generally, I'd think it's significantly more common for a guy to be blamed, and women hold all the power if they call rape. There's obviously some counter-examples, but just based on anecdotal experience, I don't agree with your assessment.
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Back from a fun day at Universal. Was mostly empty since it's the end of the season. Tried the brand new Rock It roller coaster, which was pretty damn awesome. It also lets you choose a soundtrack for your ride. Has 6 songs each in Classic Rock/Metal, Pop/Disco, Hip-Hop/Rap, Country and Club/Electronica to choose from. Went with Daft Punk. Really gives the ride something extra, but the ride itself isn't long enough to really take full advantage of it. Either that or they need shorter songs. We got there at 9, the coaster opened at 11 due to testing. We got on line immediately because there was already what looked like an hour wait already ahead of us, and by the time it opened there was another hour behind us as well. And of course, when people saw the ride was actually open MORE people stormed in. Freaking place was mobbed, which was actually good since it emptied out the rest of the park.
The rest of Universal's really nice. Lots has changed since the last time I've been there. The Mummy ride is probably the best indoor coaster I've been on... maybe the Rockin' Roller Coaster at MGM is better, but eh. The Simpsons ride that replaced Back to the Future is freaking awesome. Great concept and the writing/humor is pretty snappy. The Men In Black shooter game/ride is also fun as hell. (There was also a Kwik-E-Mart Gift Shop)
Then we hopped over to Islands of Adventure, which was empty because everyone was over at Universal for the new coaster. If you didn't want the front row, you could get on the Incredible Hulk and Dueling Dragons coasters without waiting in line even. (And heck, even the Mummy, MIB and Simpsons rides were only about a 10 minute wait. Everyone really was at the new coaster). Started raining as we were waiting in line for DD, so we got freaking soaked on the ride. Better than any water ride at least! Anyway, with the lines the way they were we got on both twice and filled up the rest of the time with wandering around.
Tomorrow is Disney and Epcot! Should be interesting to see what Epcot is like as a (quasi) adult. Or at least being of legal drinking age.
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:( Another month, another Japanese girl who's not interested in a gaijin boyfriend, only a gaijin 'sexfriend'...
And yes, that's the Japanese term for it - セックスフレンド - sekkusufurendo.
Yeah, I'm getting tired of hearing this... There has to be a way to meet more stable Japanese women who are interested in foreign guys.
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Pardon me while I weep with sympathy for your plight.
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...yeah, well, I suppose I shouldn't expect sympathy here, but I felt like whining. On the internet. Shock.
It's tough being told by someone who you've been seeing for a month that, in not so many words: 'I'm embarrassed to be seen with you, I don't want my friends and family to know you exist, and I only keep you around because I like what you do in the bedroom.'
I kind of took it as a flattering sort of thing at first... but this is the fourth time and I'm starting to wonder what's wrong with me as boyfriend material... >.>;;
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Except in cases of rape, where it's still pretty common for there to be an underlying assumption that it's the woman's fault, but that's a completely irrelevant point to this, I guess.
What? Are you saying that it's a commonly held view by police that a woman is at fault in a rape case?
I admittedly don't know many cops, but I would have thought the opposite held true...
If you're claiming that popular opinion is blame rape on the woman, that doesn't really ring true either... Generally, I'd think it's significantly more common for a guy to be blamed, and women hold all the power if they call rape. There's obviously some counter-examples, but just based on anecdotal experience, I don't agree with your assessment.
And perhaps it's a result of my own experience and social observations, but I stand by my statement regarding the police, at the very least. Very often the system sides with the man, simply due to a higher social status/willingness or capability to cower the woman into silence.
As for public opinion? Didn't take much digging to find this, re: one Ben Roethlisberger.
"Most girls would feel lucky to have sex with someone like Ben Roethlisberger," (http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/2009/07/21/2009-07-21_steelers_qb_ben_roethlisberger_sacked_by_lawsuit_accusing_him_of_sexual_assault.html)
Questioning the woman's reasons for being hesitant to report it? Considering the target is someone with influence, I can't blame her. (http://www.examiner.com/x-7002-Pittsburgh-Neighborhood-History-Examiner~y2009m7d23-Pittsburgh-Steelers-Ben-Roethlisberger-lawsuit)
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It's tough being told by someone who you've been seeing for a month that, in not so many words: 'I'm embarrassed to be seen with you, I don't want my friends and family to know you exist, and I only keep you around because I like what you do in the bedroom.'
Well, that's a bit different. Yeah, hearing words to that effect would suck ass.
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:( Another month, another Japanese girl who's not interested in a gaijin boyfriend, only a gaijin 'sexfriend'...
And yes, that's the Japanese term for it - セックスフレンド - sekkusufurendo.
Yeah, I'm getting tired of hearing this... There has to be a way to meet more stable Japanese women who are interested in foreign guys.
Well, I know very little about the actual contemporary Japanese scene, and Japanese women's attitudes toward gaijin, but I'd bet money that it would help if you stopped picking these women up at the クラブ.
Also, yes, PITY.
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Zenny is a sharp one. Yes, the girls I've dated I've all met at clubs, but the problem here is that there's not really an abundance of women interested in gaijin in Japan outside of clubs. Or... perhaps there is, but it's hard to tell since people don't (or shouldn't) go to the grocery store to find love.
There's just not a lot of other avenues to appropriately seek a mate in Japan...
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And perhaps it's a result of my own experience and social observations, but I stand by my statement regarding the police, at the very least. Very often the system sides with the man, simply due to a higher social status/willingness or capability to cower the woman into silence.
As for public opinion? Didn't take much digging to find this, re: one Ben Roethlisberger.
"Most girls would feel lucky to have sex with someone like Ben Roethlisberger," (http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/2009/07/21/2009-07-21_steelers_qb_ben_roethlisberger_sacked_by_lawsuit_accusing_him_of_sexual_assault.html)
Questioning the woman's reasons for being hesitant to report it? Considering the target is someone with influence, I can't blame her. (http://www.examiner.com/x-7002-Pittsburgh-Neighborhood-History-Examiner~y2009m7d23-Pittsburgh-Steelers-Ben-Roethlisberger-lawsuit)
See? That Roethlisberger example was mostly what I had in mind when I said there were definitely counter-examples. But I think celebrities and people with influence represent counter-examples to pretty much any social norm... >.>;;
I don't think the average guy accused of rape has any leeway whatsoever if a girl calls him out falsely. Alternately, I also don't think there's a lot of false rape charges, but that they are definitely overrepresented by the media.
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The woman has hugely inconsistent gaps in her story and some definite mental issues. (The Roethlisberger stuff). The 'lucky' line's been debunked, last time I was reading up on it.
You (Djinn) talked about it at DLC, but is the cultural taboo against non Japanese men the same in all of the country as it is in smaller towns?
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The woman has hugely inconsistent gaps in her story and some definite mental issues. (The Roethlisberger stuff). The 'lucky' line's been debunked, last time I was reading up on it.
You (Djinn) talked about it at DLC, but is the cultural taboo against non Japanese men the same in all of the country as it is in smaller towns?
I don't think so as far as hanging out with, seeing casually, etc. Marriage though is a pretty big deal.
Last I heard about the Roethlisberger case was that they recovered some texts and e-mails the girl made the day after it supposedly happened that are pretty damning to her case.
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You (Djinn) talked about it at DLC, but is the cultural taboo against non Japanese men the same in all of the country as it is in smaller towns?
Sopko's pretty much on point with this. The only thing I'll add is that since Japanese people tend to get married at an earlier age than Americans, 'seeing casually' and 'marriage possibility' are more closely intertwined at my age.
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First, a few more notes on the police re: rape cases.
Apparently my google-fu is weak as hell today, this is one of the few articles I've seen on it. (http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm?aid=144)
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Re: the football guy, I'll withdraw that as a direct example, then, at least for now. I personally don't keep up with sports news in general so it only pinged to me on my googling about this. Still, it's a common factor for hero worship to kick in.
Also disagree on the "average guy having no leeway" bit; it's far too common that in general the rape is perpetrated by someone in a position of power over the victim, and thus any accusations by the victim can be silenced/the victim can be easily driven out by the person in power. Rape is traumatizing - having the strength to stand against someone who's done that and is in a position of power against you would be quite difficult, indeed.
This (http://www.metroactive.com/papers/sonoma/01.07.99/rapecases-9901.html) doesn't 100% deal with the dynamics of power that cause issues, but well demonstrates how hard it is even without power dynamics in play - note how the woman's own family is reported to have sided with her brother-in-law.
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As a further example to Djinn's point, my friend Newton met his wife while he was stationed over in Japan. According to him, she was always considered sort of rebellious and westernized by her family.
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/me skims up Djinn debate.
You know, Djinn, I honestly think that this is more something to think about being rather fucked up in nature than something to feel hurt for. I won't drop the "if she's not dropping her nigh-millennially instilled social prejudices for you, even though you're probably just a guy she fucked a few times for her, she's not good enough for you" cliche because it's honestly not even the point and I don't believe in that kind of drivel. But I'd try to not see it in a personal angle, because it's unnecessary - and probably unwarranted - sorrow. The issues don't lie directly within you, just with where you were born. Shallow, yes, but ultimately what shackles people tends to be.
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/me skims up Djinn debate.
You know, Djinn, I honestly think that this is more something to think about being rather fucked up in nature than something to feel hurt for. I won't drop the "if she's not dropping her nigh-millennially instilled social prejudices for you, even though you're probably just a guy she fucked a few times for her, she's not good enough for you" cliche because it's honestly not even the point and I don't believe in that kind of drivel. But I'd try to not see it in a personal angle, because it's unnecessary - and probably unwarranted - sorrow. The issues don't lie directly within you, just with where you were born. Shallow, yes, but ultimately what shackles people tends to be.
You're right of course. I'm just whining now because I held back in doing so when this happened times 1 through 3.
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Zenny is a sharp one. Yes, the girls I've dated I've all met at clubs, but the problem here is that there's not really an abundance of women interested in gaijin in Japan outside of clubs. Or... perhaps there is, but it's hard to tell since people don't (or shouldn't) go to the grocery store to find love.
Singles night Parent/Teacher Interview sessions or try abortion clinics.
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/me skims up Djinn debate.
You know, Djinn, I honestly think that this is more something to think about being rather fucked up in nature than something to feel hurt for. I won't drop the "if she's not dropping her nigh-millennially instilled social prejudices for you, even though you're probably just a guy she fucked a few times for her, she's not good enough for you" cliche because it's honestly not even the point and I don't believe in that kind of drivel. But I'd try to not see it in a personal angle, because it's unnecessary - and probably unwarranted - sorrow. The issues don't lie directly within you, just with where you were born. Shallow, yes, but ultimately what shackles people tends to be.
You're right of course. I'm just whining now because I held back in doing so when this happened times 1 through 3.
Well, I'm just inferring that, if it didn't hit a personal enough note with you to actually be bothered by it, you probably wouldn't even have bothered to talk. And you do seem to be fairly sensitive to that kind of impressions as well (hell, your first post about it was basically a thinly veiled "what is wrong with me?"). It's not a bad idea to pick up a colder perspective to keep yourself from pity-tripping when that kicks in.
I'll also admit I'm sorta surprised that you're even looking for someone to marry as of now (I know you like kids and company, but those aren't necessarily the right reasons to marry) - and that was the weird underlying reason I chimed in. But I'm not the one who knows whether you're ready for that kind of commitment or not, you are.
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Well, I'm just inferring that, if it didn't hit a personal enough note with you to actually be bothered by it, you probably wouldn't even have bothered to talk.
My response to this is that of course I'm a little bothered by it. But it just sounds worse because I'm whining here. But really, it's just a pretty normal diffusion strategy: whine on the internet, feel better, move on.
I'll also admit I'm sorta surprised that you're even looking for someone to marry as of now (I know you like kids and company, but those aren't necessarily the right reasons to marry) - and that was the weird underlying reason I chimed in. But I'm not the one who knows whether you're ready for that kind of commitment or not, you are.
That's a misinterpretation, I think. I was trying to describe Japan's views on appropriate marriage age, not my own when I said that 'casual dating' and 'marriage possibility' are closely intertwined at my age.
Meaning that whomever I date at my age is going to be thinking about the marriage/not marriage dichotomy of the relationship regardless of my intentions. Similarly, everyone around her is thinking about the same thing if the relationship is public.
Personally, I don't think I'm ready for marriage quite yet. However, I -am- old enough and finacially stable enough, so it's kind of an inevitable factor to think about in any relationship I approach.
The alternative, of course, seems to be a string of disconnected sex partners who provide no emotional fulfillment. Fun, yes. But kind of immature and frowned upon for a teacher. Not to mention kind of dangerous... >.>;;
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That's entirely fair, yeah.
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I dunno, makes a certain amount of sense. Most people these days tend to date for quite a long time (two years dating + 1 engaged is pretty typical), so supposing someone Djinn's age wanted to get married around a year or so after they graduated (pretty common), he'd want to start looking for serious relationships now. As I recall, he's also expressed interest in staying in Japan, so marrying someone Japanese would be involved and that again would be motivation to start looking now.
Is it too early for black humor? 'cause I was just thinking you might benefit from looking for orphaned girls with no family to disapprove of you.
Edit: ninja'd but whatevs, why waste all that typing.
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Zenny is a sharp one. Yes, the girls I've dated I've all met at clubs, but the problem here is that there's not really an abundance of women interested in gaijin in Japan outside of clubs. Or... perhaps there is, but it's hard to tell since people don't (or shouldn't) go to the grocery store to find love.
Singles night Parent/Teacher Interview sessions or try abortion clinics.
Abortion clinics? His cup would runneth over in Japan.
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I dunno, makes a certain amount of sense. Most people these days tend to date for quite a long time (two years dating + 1 engaged is pretty typical), so supposing someone Djinn's age wanted to get married around a year or so after they graduated (pretty common), he'd want to start looking for serious relationships now. As I recall, he's also expressed interest in staying in Japan, so marrying someone Japanese would be involved and that again would be motivation to start looking now.
I'm nowadays not so sure how Djinn feels about staying in Japan due to the bittersweet way he refers to the land, but that's not my question to answer. >_> Although yeah, it does make sense. It's just the "holy crap people search people and actually want to stick together" part that keeps throwing me off due to being sorta alien to my own mental processes. I understand the need intellectually, yet it fails to register in an intuitive sense.
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Is it too early for black humor? 'cause I was just thinking you might benefit from looking for orphaned girls with no family to disapprove of you.
Abortion clinics? His cup would runneth over in Japan.
Aww... it's -never- too early for black humor with me! ^_^
I'm nowadays not so sure how Djinn feels about staying in Japan due to the bittersweet way he refers to the land, but that's not my question to answer.
Hmm... I -do- come off as overly negative about Japan at times, I suppose. The country has its problems, and they are many, but every country has problems. The problems here are simply alien to me since I have spent so much of my life in a different culture.
But don't get me wrong, Japan has lots of things going for it, too. It truly is a beautiful country and by far the cleanest place I've ever been. Universal health insurance, and company-mandated drinking parties!
Sure, taking a sick day sucks and I'm learning what it's like to live as a member of a minority for the first time in my life, but I -do- get to play new RPGs before all of you non-Niu people... 8-)
It's just the "holy crap people search people and actually want to stick together" part that keeps throwing me off due to being sorta alien to my own mental processes. I understand the need intellectually, yet it fails to register in an intuitive sense.
Not quite sure what you mean by 'search'ing people, but guessing that you're referring to dating, I have to wonder what's so alien about planning on an eventual monogamous relationship?
At the moment, I'm looking to Andrew and Ashley's relationship as a kind of goal. To be genuinely compatible with someone like that seems ideal. My thinking is that I'm not going to find that if I don't put myself out there and -look-, though.
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It's fine to be a little emo about this kind of thing. Finding a lady companion instead of being used as a sex doll is a good thing. ^_^
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Djinn, the only good way to go about this from your position is to convey as honestly as you can that you're looking for someone who is willing to be seen in public with you. And yeah, if clubs are the only place to meet single women at all (other than work, but obviously you want to avoid that) then keep at them. Just try to give the right impression.
But y'know, people go to clubs for casual sex, not for relationships. If you're looking for commitment, you may be just as likely to find someone in another venue (no, I don't know what). There won't be as many false positives (your chances of getting laid at the local chess club? not so good.) but if you can find someone in another way, there's probably a much better chance of that person being a keeper.
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It's fine to be a little emo about this kind of thing. Finding a lady companion instead of being used as a sex doll is a good thing. ^_^
This responds to NotMiki, too.
Yes, I'm looking for something along the lines of a serious relationship where I am compatible with the woman in question. However, I know from experience in America that you have to be careful how you approach that. Looking for compatibility first is good and all, but a lot of times you end up in the inescapable 'friend zone' if you delay too long.
The best relationships with American women I've had started in clubs and casual dating. They ended from other factors, but at least they began at all, which is more than I can say for the relationships where I tried to feel out the girl for compatibility first and I ended up just getting a good friend instead of relationship material (not that I should complain too much about that, but if I'm interested in someone romantically, I'd like to at least have a chance...)
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Not quite sure what you mean by 'search'ing people, but guessing that you're referring to dating, I have to wonder what's so alien about planning on an eventual monogamous relationship?
Remember, Snow hates people.
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Not quite sure what you mean by 'search'ing people, but guessing that you're referring to dating, I have to wonder what's so alien about planning on an eventual monogamous relationship?
Remember, Snow hates people.
Seriously? As in, not just a generalized, exaggerated 'rawr I hate people' joke?
How so? Is it the standard introverted 'being around people too long is tiring' thing? Or is it more of an aversion to romantic relationships like Grefter/Tai?
I've never actually met Snow in person, so I haven't really experienced the 'people hatred' first hand. His internet persona doesn't really come off as 'anti-people'... He enjoys debate and talking too much... >.>;;
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Not quite sure what you mean by 'search'ing people
I am very wary of long-term convivence with people, be it via family, be it via relationships. Dealing with others in the level of closeness that a relationship requires unsettles me to the point that my mind doesn't wrap around the idea of actively seeking those. I just don't like people much.
EDIT: Shale conveyed what I tried to say far more succintly. It's hard to explain, though. It's not really much of a joke in my case and it goes a fair deal deeper than typical introvert dislike of crowds. It's a remnant of my old panic syndrome, and it also got magnified by some of my six-month-long depressive crises in early adulthood.
Although I do flanderize the people hatred for comedic effect over the interwebs.
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I wish I got in on this topic more early so I could express my rage at NOT being used for my sexual prowess.
As it stands, I agree with Jim. You have to more openly express a need to be seen as something other than a piece of finest white meat.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go cry to myself in the shower.
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I wish I got in on this topic more early so I could express my rage at NOT being used for my sexual prowess.
As it stands, I agree with Jim. You have to more openly express a need to be seen as something other than a piece of finest white meat.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go cry to myself in the shower.
In other words, same ol' same ol'.
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Sure, taking a sick day sucks and I'm learning what it's like to live as a member of a minority for the first time in my life, but I -do- get to play new RPGs before all of you non-Niu people...
I'd say that's a valuable lesson no matter what the context. I had classes in school where I was the only white kid in them, so that was an eye opener.
Social events seem like the best bet for picking up a serious girlfriend. I'd say go to church, but that doesn't work on several levels for you.
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If you wanted social activities I would suggest becoming a prostitute, but that seems terribly redundant.
Clearly what you need to do is go to Disney Land/World/Japan and hit on random chicks there.
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I'd be facetious and would say that you should look up my friend in Japan, but she's not Japanese and she's about my age, but she's probably one of the most indecisive people I've met.
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Blargh. Turns out my financial aid just won't quite cover expenses. I'm 600 bucks short and that doesn't even include books. I do have some money saved up, so it's not like I'm getting kicked out or anything, but it is a giant pain in the ass.
Why do I have to have a meal plan anyway? Why can't I eat nothing but Easy Mac and Ramen Noodles and drink shitty coffee and get high blood pressure and caffiene jitters and wind up with adult onset diabetes like all the kids in the other colleges?
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If you HAVE to get a meal plan, by God you should use it. At least figure out if they have anything worth eating and look for that.
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Are you living on campus? 600 including.. the.. meal plan?
And yay! I was approved for the DL Facebook group!
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...There's a DL Facebook group?
Link pls.
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I've never actually linked to anything on Facebook, hope this works:
http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?id=6705554#/group.php?gid=5910644649
Unrelatedly:
Does anyone know anything about car insurance? My parents put me on theirs when I drove a few years ago, and I haven't even looked at it since. I'm utterly clueless. What's a typical rate? What's too much? How much do you need to buy? How's a high deductible? Etc.
Educate me!
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I'm on campus. The 600 dollars short thing is just the total semester summary of tuition, room and board, etc. And yes, I will use my meal plan because it costs 3,000 fucking dollars per year. I did cut it down to 1 meal a day, though, which is why I'm only 600 dollars short.
On the plus side, I can, in fact, use that meal on the buffet place near here so I guess I won't starve. Everything else I've tried so far has been medicore at best.
At least I've got a fridge in my room so I can buy stuff to make here, like lunchmeat and shit.
Ok, LD, how old are you? What's your driving history? Have you gotten into a wreck or anything like that? Are you still in school? If so, what's your GPA? Companies will offer a basic liability option which is what you need to keep from getting ticketed. If you can afford it you want a low deductible and additional insurance that covers you being hit by uninsured or underinsured motorists. You can also pay for medical coverage, where the insurance company will foot part of the bill if you're seriously hurt. I guess it all really depends on how worried you are about being hit.
edit-And of course what kind of car you're driving matters too. Does it have power steering, antilock brakes, etc? If it has additional safety features that'll lower the cost.
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Yeah, I figured there were questions about specifics. :p
I'm 23 (24 in November), no longer in school, and have one godforsaken wreck on my name (December 2006). It's something I'll have to check on, but it's listed 50% or More At Fault because I suck and live in CA and it was a rear-end accident which is always At Fault for the person doing the rear-ending. NEVERMIND that my car was totaled by his tow bar punching a hole in my radiator and his bumper didn't even have a scratch... Stupid getting into a stupid accident with an off-duty cop near a construction zone. *mutters*
... anyway.
Since this is CA, I am probably looking at full comprehensive coverage on a small sedan (base model, ABS-less Honda Civic). There's way too much litigation and way too much chance of nasty accidents to risk less. Don't mind a deductible as high as $1k.
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Well, 2/3rds of the way done for today, and already I want to drop 2 of my classes. Chinese is something I want to learn, but 30 people in a language class plus a TA who is obviously doing this for the first time is... yeah. Also, I'm fairly sure the instructor for my Tech writing class is half retarded. Mmph.
At least I know what I'll be getting into later today. Which is a lot of reprimanding for not keeping up with my Japanese as much as I should have and not being able to read too much with Kanji in it... >_>. Professor knows me, at least, so it won't be too bad, so long as I refresh quickly.
Hopefully tomorrow's classes will at least seem worthwhile so I have an easy time deciding which class to kick to the curb.
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There's a DL Facebook group? Will have to look into that when I'm home.
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Ok, the crash was 3 years ago and you haven't had anything else like it since? In that case it probably won't matter too much. My best suggestion would be to simply get quote from all the insurance companies you can and go from there. Progressive, Geico, etc.
I started with Progressive and then they jacked up my rate for some unexplained reason. So I literally saved money on my car insurance by switching to Geico. But I don't know what other insurance companies they have in your godforsaken state so you'd probably know where to start better than I. If something sounds too expensive, it probably is, and you should get a second and third opinion.
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Proofreading physics textbooks for work is giving me flashbacks. Now I remember why I didn't give a fuck about high-school physics in the first place.
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USAA is quoting me $130/mo for full comprehensive coverage (medical, physical damage, uninsured motorist -- all of that to either my car or the other -- plus emergency roadside service and they'll pay for a rental car if my car needs to be repaired after an accident) or $40/mo for the bare bones.
Is that high or low or what? I have no idea what a good ballpark is. I suppose I'll just have to call a few other companies and check. I've just always been raised with the mantra "USAA is the best." And, given my checking account and credit cards and stuff, so far it has been.
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On the plus side, I can, in fact, use that meal on the buffet place near here so I guess I won't starve. Everything else I've tried so far has been medicore at best.
At least I've got a fridge in my room so I can buy stuff to make here, like lunchmeat and shit.
And if worse comes to worse in the hunger front, bring plastic ware with you with a tight lid. If you want to take leftovers like I did at VSU, proceed to open your backpack, pull out the plastic ware, and boldly put food from your plate in there. I wasn't the only one doing this, but it definitely a)saved me trips if I didn't want to waste time going there again and b) it was just convenient.
>.>
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Well... I currently pay about $420 for a six month policy that, far as I know, is just PLPD. I'm 26 and have a perfect driving record and I think get a discount for other insured cars being in the house. Sooo yeah, that sounds freakishly good.
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I don't pay as much as CK, but yeah that sounds like a ridiculously good deal. I'd read over the fine print to make sure there isn't ay funny business or this isn't an introductory rate or whatever, but if nothing seems fishy then I say go for it.
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In the "random good news" department, the auto dealer that I bought my car from Saturday called today. They found cheaper financing for me (5.5% interest instead of 8%) and let me resign the papers for it. Wow. How's that for customer service!
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In the "random good news" department, the auto dealer that I bought my car from Saturday called today. They found cheaper financing for me (5.5% interest instead of 8%) and let me resign the papers for it. Wow. How's that for customer service!
Wow. Go them.
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Wooo fall classes at cheapo community college. Hoping that I didn't actually need to take Introductory Algebra, and that it's just me making myself feel better about my math abilities. Of course, still needing to buy books is not entirely cool, but I need the school to get the report on any aid money...
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Hooray for freakishly good deals! I've come to expect that from USAA in general -- if they cover it, they tend to do it better for cheaper. They're the reason I can rent a mid-level car for 4 days with liability insurance included for ~$300, after all. <_< No introductory rates or anything weird like that. It's the standard quote for insurance with an indication that I get discounts for being a Good Driver (because of no DUIs or fatalities and such, woo hoo), etc.
So yay! Thanks for the insight, guys.
In the "random good news" department, the auto dealer that I bought my car from Saturday called today. They found cheaper financing for me (5.5% interest instead of 8%) and let me resign the papers for it. Wow. How's that for customer service!
That's pretty darn awesome of them. I want to say I love it when a business goes the extra mile without being asked, but I can't think of the last time that happened to me. >_>
Wooo fall classes at cheapo community college. Hoping that I didn't actually need to take Introductory Algebra, and that it's just me making myself feel better about my math abilities. Of course, still needing to buy books is not entirely cool, but I need the school to get the report on any aid money...
Boo math.
That is all.
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Boo math.
That is all.
Don't be mean to math :'(
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Being mean to math is my mode, but apparently such a subject is divisive.
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You needed the picture there.
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If you insist.
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Excellent.
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This was an...interesting run-in with customer service. To give you an idea, there was about a 2 minute delay between each of his messages. (It looks like a normal conversation if you assume DL chat speed, but no). Also, his name is MAX KELSO. Granted, he was helpful, but I was still mildly amused by the conversation.
Chat InformationYou are now chatting with 'Max Kelso'
Max Kelso: Hi Kaitlyn. My name is Max, how are you today?
Kaitlyn: Hi, is there a way to unzip on server-side?
Max Kelso: Yes.
Kaitlyn: *untar, rather.
Max Kelso: To protect your account from unauthorized changes, can you please verify for me the answer to the Security Question:
Max Kelso: What is your pet's name?
Kaitlyn: Umm...my pet's name is Bouncer, but I'm guessing this is actually Becky's security question not mine.
Kaitlyn: I can run across the street and ask her if needed, but you'd have to give me a few minutes.
Max Kelso: Yes.
Max Kelso: You need to provide the answer for the Security Question.
Kaitlyn: Alright, give me...15 minutes or so, I'll see if she's there.
Max Kelso: Could you please provide me with the last four digits of your credit card on file, so that I can authenticate you as the owner of the account?
Kaitlyn: I'm not the owner of the account, I'm a volunteer in the organization.
Max Kelso: Okay.
Max Kelso: Could you please let me know whether you have password of the account?
Kaitlyn: I do have the password, yes.
Max Kelso: Okay.
Max Kelso: In order to view the Security Question and answer of the Security Question in the account, please follow the steps:
Max Kelso: 1. Log into the Control Panel using your account's login information.
Max Kelso: 2. Click on the icon Set Security Question under Account Information.
Max Kelso: 3. Select you profile form the drop down box. Here you can view the Security Question and answer of the Security Question.
Kaitlyn: Okay, done.
Max Kelso: Okay.
Kaitlyn: (Does this mean I don't have to run across the street after all? I just finished getting dressed).
Max Kelso: To protect your account from unauthorized changes, can you please verify for me the answer to the Security Question:
Max Kelso: What is your mother's maiden name?
Kaitlyn: censored for security
Max Kelso: Thank you for the authentication.
Max Kelso: You can unzip the files using the 'Archive Gateway' tool in the Control Panel.
Max Kelso: The 'Archive Gateway' tool is available in the Control Panel under the 'Web Site' section.
Kaitlyn: Does this go for untarring as well?
Max Kelso: Yes.
Kaitlyn: Cool, thanks.
Max Kelso: You're welcome!
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Kaitlyn: webmistress@****.org forwards to my work account, and from there I forward relevant billing information to our treasurer.
Max Kelso: Okay.
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26ºC at 3PM. I don't think we've had afternoons this temperate since March.
Also, I definitely should buy an umbrella.
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Need more opinions.
Thinking about taking Japanese (at Soko Gakuen, for those who know/care). Thoughts?
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Eating Japanese? I'd say go for it without regrets.
EDIT: Chinese would also be swell, but I'm hopelessly biased.
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Soko Gakuen's a teaching program IIRC.
This being said, hmmm... Would probably be worth a shot, at the least? IIRC your job is low-stress, maybe you can grab something that'll let you practice on the job as well.
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/me knows nothing. >_>
That said, if you are interested in teaching -at all-, I'd say go for it, since it's experience you will want and need if you're thinking of a long-term professor career. Not to mention that it would be a cool thing to have in a resume if that is a program like JET. Gogogo overseas experience and such.
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Eating Japanese? I'd say go for it without regrets.
EDIT: Chinese would also be swell, but I'm hopelessly biased.
I eat Japanese food without reservation. I even have my own chopsticks decorated with little zebra cartoons. <3
Soko Gakuen's a teaching program IIRC.
This being said, hmmm... Would probably be worth a shot, at the least? IIRC your job is low-stress, maybe you can grab something that'll let you practice on the job as well.
SG's a language school. 3 hours 1 day a week for 11 weeks in a 10-15 person class. It's really cheap and word has it that it's a good school. Its downside is mainly that it takes a little over an hour to get to via public transportation (and only ~20 minutes by car. sigh.). While annoying, it only means I lose my evening one day a week.
The real question is whether it makes any sense for me to take Japanese. I like it and all, but if I don't end up going to Japan/learning enough to translate things, it's utterly unrelated to everything else I want to do academically since I'm an Anglo-Saxon English major.
/me knows nothing. >_>
That said, if you are interested in teaching -at all-, I'd say go for it, since it's experience you will want and need if you're thinking of a long-term professor career. Not to mention that it would be a cool thing to have in a resume if that is a program like JET. Gogogo overseas experience and such.
Looking at JET again is what made me start looking into it, honestly. Definitely agree about overseas experience. Teaching only seems natural, especially if I'd be teaching English, especially if it's in a place I have no earthly reason to have an interest in but do anyway.
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The real question is whether it makes any sense for me to take Japanese. I like it and all, but if I don't end up going to Japan/learning enough to translate things, it's utterly unrelated to everything else I want to do academically since I'm an Anglo-Saxon English major.
Looking at JET again is what made me start looking into it, honestly. Definitely agree about overseas experience. Teaching only seems natural, especially if I'd be teaching English, especially if it's in a place I have no earthly reason to have an interest in but do anyway.
I think you just answered your own question there, Ash. If you -are- indeed interested in JET, I'd completely pat you in the back and say "go nuts". I'd recommend more than a single year of Japanese language studies, though, since one year isn't enough to really grasp the basics of a language - and it certainly isn't enough to ease you into the whole experience that is living overseas.
This is the real reason why I'm recommending more extended study time, since it'll also give you some time to ease into the idea itself. If you end up finding it's not your cup of tea after all (by getting different opportunities, be what may), you lost relatively little time and learned some stuff about a new language, which will be useful at least. Far less annoying than living for a year in a foreign country and realizing two months in you'd rather be handcrafting shoelaces in a Malaysian orphanage than dealing with Japanese hellspawn. <_< Going somewhat raw may be an enlightening experience, but the more prepared you go, the better, and you don't need to be entirely naked against the world to learn a lot. >_>
EDIT: Sometimes I wonder if I sound a bit too detached when I try to give advice.
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But taking an extra year means an extra year stuck here. D:
You make good sense, though, damn your eyes. In any case it looks like I may as well sign up for the class. Will decide about the JET thing a little later, since I have until the end of November to get the app in if I decide I want to try not to get rejected again.
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You're never completely stuck anywhere unless you're entirely bereft of limbs and resources. Keep that in mind whenever you need perspective. =] Although I do get your impulse to see places, but where you are is less important than what you live, what you do and how you process your own existence - and that goes both ways (for wanderers and rooted people alike).
In any case, taking the first step (taking the relevant classes) is already a responsibility, which will keep you on your toes enough to not forget about your goals. That's a good start.
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High-five!
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Hells yeah!
EDIT: And for the bad news: I didn't get my request for special classes approved. Oh well, the MD enrollment process probably starts next month anyway.
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What specifically does that test cover? Congrats either way.
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A journalist position in the government organ that deals with airportuary matters. It's nothing too fancy, but guaranteed stability with government-level benefits = whoa anyway. Sadly, this exam was just for reserve vacancies, but 6th place and, once again, it's a fairly young establishment that has a lot of ground to cover with admissions in general. Not a bad prospect.
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Andrew is a sad panda because Mana Khemia 2 decided it doesn't want to work on the PS3. Give him hugs! Or a PS2. >_>
I've had a migraine for two days now. It sucks. Thankfully it only flares into mind-numbing, stomach-emptying, vision-clouding pain for 10-15 minutes every 6-8 hours. I hope it goes away soon. ;_;
Also, am sending in the check for the Japanese class later today when I stop by the post office. Prudence says I should wait to apply for JET next year, but I say "Eff that" and am probably going to try anyway. All it costs me is requesting transcripts and medical notes and bugging my usual go-to people for recommendation letters.
If JET says no again, eh, but if they say yes this year? ... then I have a lot of other problems, like what to do with the dog, but whatever. This is why doing JET sooner rather than later is good. I already have too many roots and I've only been out of school for 3 months!
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Andrew is a sad panda because Mana Khemia 2 decided it doesn't want to work on the PS3. Give him hugs! Or a PS2. >_>
I don't think I've turned my PS2 on in the past month, so he's welcome to borrow it to play through MK2. I'll want it back eventually (I break out FFX from time to time, if nothing else, and maybe I'll finish WA3 and SH2 one of these days).
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That's really odd, PS3's don't support PS2 games or are new PS2 games just silly?
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New PS3s just don't play PS2 games at all. Old ones do, but IIRC the emulation isn't perfect.
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Andrew is a sad panda because Mana Khemia 2 decided it doesn't want to work on the PS3. Give him hugs! Or a PS2. >_>
I don't think I've turned my PS2 on in the past month, so he's welcome to borrow it to play through MK2. I'll want it back eventually (I break out FFX from time to time, if nothing else, and maybe I'll finish WA3 and SH2 one of these days).
I think he's just going to buy one for himself so he doesn't keep running into this. It flares up from time to time with older games, too. But thank you!
That's really odd, PS3's don't support PS2 games or are new PS2 games just silly?
New PS3s just don't play PS2 games at all. Old ones do, but IIRC the emulation isn't perfect.
PS3s do not have backwards compatibility with PS2s. The exception is the first set of 60GBs and 80GBs -- except only the 60GBs have 97%+ BC. The old 80GB, which is what we have, is something like 75%. Rarely a problem, but...
(Incidentally, they all play PSone games. This is why everyone thinks Sony is a money-grubbing whore trying to keep PS2 systems "relevant.")
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Personally I think they'd probably make more money the other way around, having full PS2 compatibility but not running PS1 games. Since, of course, they can then milk their sideline of selling digital copies of PS1 games that much more.
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The reason PS3s can still play PS1 games is because they've physically got an entire PS1 chipset in them, probably reduced to the size of my thumb with the way technology's evolved since the mid-90s. I'm not sure why they dumped PS2 emulation exactly, but I know it ran on emulation instead of transplanted hardware.
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For those without facebook who would like to laugh at my torment:
There's a certain person in my Creative Writing class. We'll call him Tyler. He came in Tuesday and I barely noticed him. He seemed awkward and shy, but nothing too out of the ordinary. Today he comes in wearing a shirt with paw prints all over it that said in big bold letters: "IF YOU KNOW THE MEANING OF "YIFF" CALL ME."
Oh dear.
So, for today we were asked to bring in a two page max attempt at Flash Fiction to pass around and read aloud in class. Sort of an introduction to each other's writing styles, you see.
You see where I'm going with this, yes?
Long story short, Yiff fanfiction. This workshop is going to be miserable the two days he's up for criticism.
Thank Mohammad for alcohol. -_-
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The reason PS3s can still play PS1 games is because they've physically got an entire PS1 chipset in them, probably reduced to the size of my thumb with the way technology's evolved since the mid-90s. I'm not sure why they dumped PS2 emulation exactly, but I know it ran on emulation instead of transplanted hardware.
Original 60GB PS3s had transplanted PS2 chipsets. They removed that from the newer models, though--something about the PS3 being too expensive or something >_>
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For those without facebook who would like to laugh at my torment:
There's a certain person in my Creative Writing class. We'll call him Tyler. He came in Tuesday and I barely noticed him. He seemed awkward and shy, but nothing too out of the ordinary. Today he comes in wearing a shirt with paw prints all over it that said in big bold letters: "IF YOU KNOW THE MEANING OF "YIFF" CALL ME."
Oh dear.
So, for today we were asked to bring in a two page max attempt at Flash Fiction to pass around and read aloud in class. Sort of an introduction to each other's writing styles, you see.
You see where I'm going with this, yes?
Long story short, Yiff fanfiction. This workshop is going to be miserable the two days he's up for criticism.
Thank Mohammad for alcohol. -_-
Creative writing classes are always so much fun.
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Original 60GB PS3s had transplanted PS2 chipsets. They removed that from the newer models, though--something about the PS3 being too expensive or something >_>
The hell you say.
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You people have Creative Writing past the first semester what?
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For those without facebook who would like to laugh at my torment:
There's a certain person in my Creative Writing class. We'll call him Tyler. He came in Tuesday and I barely noticed him. He seemed awkward and shy, but nothing too out of the ordinary. Today he comes in wearing a shirt with paw prints all over it that said in big bold letters: "IF YOU KNOW THE MEANING OF "YIFF" CALL ME."
Oh dear.
So, for today we were asked to bring in a two page max attempt at Flash Fiction to pass around and read aloud in class. Sort of an introduction to each other's writing styles, you see.
You see where I'm going with this, yes?
Long story short, Yiff fanfiction. This workshop is going to be miserable the two days he's up for criticism.
Thank Mohammad for alcohol. -_-
I already laughed at you on Facebook, but hahahahahah.
A Sci-Fi/Fantasy writing workshop I joined showed me exactly why all the stereotypes persist. I was there for 1 day. >_>
The reason PS3s can still play PS1 games is because they've physically got an entire PS1 chipset in them, probably reduced to the size of my thumb with the way technology's evolved since the mid-90s. I'm not sure why they dumped PS2 emulation exactly, but I know it ran on emulation instead of transplanted hardware.
Original 60GB PS3s had transplanted PS2 chipsets. They removed that from the newer models, though--something about the PS3 being too expensive or something >_>
Yes, yes. I know. Logic, cost-cutting, etc. I prefer to think Sony just isn't trying hard enough. <_< And seriously. If you're going to break $600, why not bump it another $50? That's the cost of a single game you will now be able to play because you have access to the catalog of hundreds you've collected over the years.
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You people have Creative Writing past the first semester what?
It's kind of my concentration, so yes.
Anyway, it's usually not like this. The last few workshops I've been in, the professors specifically forbade writing anything other than "literary fiction". It sucked a little, since I wanted to do something in the realm of Sci Fi or Fantasy, but now I see exactly why they did it. Not only does it improve your writing more than sticking to one genre would, but it also prevents us from having to read dog orgies.
Fucking furries.
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It's amazing what some morons think is acceptable in public spaces. The fact that your fetish has developed a subculture does not make it okay to subject a helpless audience to your amateur porn.
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Could be worse. Could be a Constitutional Law class that someone brings in a presentation on the legality of Japanese loli hentai. On their own, without it being for any assignment.
Good ol' Seth. Still such a story-topper.
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Also, am sending in the check for the Japanese class later today when I stop by the post office. Prudence says I should wait to apply for JET next year, but I say "Eff that" and am probably going to try anyway. All it costs me is requesting transcripts and medical notes and bugging my usual go-to people for recommendation letters.
If JET says no again, eh, but if they say yes this year? ... then I have a lot of other problems, like what to do with the dog, but whatever. This is why doing JET sooner rather than later is good. I already have too many roots and I've only been out of school for 3 months!
This is exactly why I recommended you to wait until the next year at least. >_> When you already have enough roots that leaving them in such a short time would cause problems, you have to spend the time to cull them a bit. But this is a "I WANT TO BE FREE" vs. "AGH RATIONALITY" struggle. The latter generally just loses, and you can miss very important experiences by being too rational. But anyways.
You people have Creative Writing past the first semester what?
It's kind of my concentration, so yes.
Anyway, it's usually not like this. The last few workshops I've been in, the professors specifically forbade writing anything other than "literary fiction". It sucked a little, since I wanted to do something in the realm of Sci Fi or Fantasy, but now I see exactly why they did it. Not only does it improve your writing more than sticking to one genre would, but it also prevents us from having to read dog orgies.
Fucking furries.
I'm still shocked at how writing erotica for classes doesn't necessarily lead to frying the responsible student's ass pronto.
Also, you people post too damned much. </potcallingkettleblack>
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and maybe I'll finish WA3 and SH2 one of these days).
BAD. NAUGHTY METROID. YOU NEED TO FINISH SHADOW HEARTS 2 RIGHT NOW.
Any chance you have his number Zenthor? This is the kind of thing that 4chan actually has a use for.
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Could be worse. Could be a Constitutional Law class that someone brings in a presentation on the legality of Japanese loli hentai. On their own, without it being for any assignment.
Good ol' Seth. Still such a story-topper.
....well played.
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Could be worse. Could be a Constitutional Law class that someone brings in a presentation on the legality of Japanese loli hentai. On their own, without it being for any assignment.
Good ol' Seth. Still such a story-topper.
....well played.
That's real? Jesus christ.
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From what he's said of Seth? I wouldn't be at all surprised.
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I just hope he didn't pronounce "loli" as "lolly". It'd be embarassing enough without him being trolled by Something Awful.
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I do not have his number, and while I would love to 4chan bomb him, the steps I would need to take to get his number are... undesirable.
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Snow hates people
There's a DL Facebook group? Will have to look into that when I'm home.
Argh. Stop being so complicated and fit into a nicely contained, easy-to-understand package, Snow.
Japan and stuff
Late to this, but I wanted to chime in that I think you'd do really well in Japan, especially after having met you in person. You are far more qualified than about 90% of the JETs I currently know.
That being said, the reason the people who would be more qualified to be teachers and thrive in Japanese culture do not make it into the JET program is because the JET program is all about missionary work. Not literally American religion, but they want the 'American spirit' to be prevalent in Japan so that all of us westerners don't seem quite so strange and foreign to Japanese people anymore.
...Apparently they think the best way to do this is to expose Japan to the most abrasive (yet somehow socially competent) people possible... but at least they're being abrasive on Japan's home turf, so that's not as threatening as if it were to happen in, say, New York City.
That said, if you ever want a chance at actually getting into the program, you need to apply every year until it happens. The JET board looks at your application attempts and apparently skipping a year isn't good for your chances.
Also, just to continue the culture of being abrasive, your chances improve if you intend on either leaving Andrew behind for the entire time you're in Japan, or just going ahead and marrying him so that he's legally bound to you and can tag along and live on your posh JET paycheck. I discovered the hard way that JET interviewers are very interested in what you intend to do about your personal life.
Tyler the amazingly out-of-touch furry.
But was he wearing cat-ears? The T-shirt is hilarious, but for the image to be complete, he has to be wearing cat-ears.
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That's why you throw VSM at him instead so he gets that number, Zenny.
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Snow hates people
There's a DL Facebook group? Will have to look into that when I'm home.
Argh. Stop being so complicated and fit into a nicely contained, easy-to-understand package, Snow.
You aren't people until I've met you in person. </bluntandtasteless>
More seriously, you're asking something akin to begging for rocks to turn into cotton candy.
Another EDIT because this glaringly nags at my buttons:
That being said, the reason the people who would be more qualified to be teachers and thrive in Japanese culture do not make it into the JET program is because the JET program is all about missionary work. Not literally American religion, but they want the 'American spirit' to be prevalent in Japan so that all of us westerners don't seem quite so strange and foreign to Japanese people anymore. [...]
Without even getting into the entire clusterfuck that is trying to forcefully ingrain concepts from a separate culture to another (which really remind me of McLuhan's concepts and the functionalistic comm school's downright eerie tenets of media/cultural indoctrination. I know that cultural indoctrination/annihilation has been more or less the way civilizations claimed superiority over others throughout history, but bear with me), the way they try to put an already unsettling goal into motion looks impressively dimwitted the way you put it.
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That being said, the reason the people who would be more qualified to be teachers and thrive in Japanese culture do not make it into the JET program is because the JET program is all about missionary work. Not literally American religion, but they want the 'American spirit' to be prevalent in Japan so that all of us westerners don't seem quite so strange and foreign to Japanese people anymore. [...]
Without even getting into the entire clusterfuck that is trying to forcefully ingrain concepts from a separate culture to another (which really remind me of McLuhan's concepts and the functionalistic comm school's downright eerie tenets of media/cultural indoctrination. I know that cultural indoctrination/annihilation has been more or less the way civilizations claimed superiority over others throughout history, but bear with me), the way they try to put an already unsettling goal into motion looks impressively dimwitted the way you put it.
Welcome to humanity, please leave any expectations that society will be competent anytime soon at the door. </potcallingkettleblackpt2>
In other news, trying to focus on reading this week has failed horribly in so many ways. Augh.
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Being unethical, manipulative and ultimately destructive towards others in mass spread machinations is one thing. Being legally mentally retarded while attempting that is just inexcusable.
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What, being slow when reading? Come on, man, I know it's been a while before I've read anything but that doesn't mean it's not inexcusable.
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I didn't mean you. <_<
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I also got the joke. Bad! *Thwaps the Taitoro with a stylus. >_>*
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Ow!
Waiting on like five emails, hoping at least one comes before classes start in a week and a half. Also need to go see how absurd next semester's book list is.
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It's not absurd until they add books you can't just library out.
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You didn't hear about the $600 set of books for my Asian Econ class that had absolutely no library availability last semester, did you. I'm not holding my breath this time around.
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You could always sell your sister to slavery for the books.
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the way they try to put an already unsettling goal into motion looks impressively dimwitted the way you put it.
Mission Accomplished. I take serious issue with the JET program's objectives, but overall I think they have stumbled into doing a good thing for improving cultural communications, through no fault of their own. While most JETs aren't really doing a -good- job at it, their general presence + the actually qualified JETs has already done a lot to increase education and exposure to cultures outside Japan (and not just American, luckily).
The way the JET coordinators continue to -try- to acheive this is still inelegant, though. Unfortunately, because it's slowly working despite them, they keep patting themselves on the back with what a good job they've done... >.>;;
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...Apparently they think the best way to do this is to expose Japan to the most abrasive (yet somehow socially competent) people possible.
Did I ever congratulate on being placed? If not, congratulations on being placed in JET Djinn.
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Pft, I wish there were programs like JET for France or Francophone countries other than SAs, sponsorships and "learning vacations." Granted, sponsorships are said to be fairly easy to get if you're on track.
On another note, my cat is finally getting snipped. I'm so excited. I can't take his constant meowing and tagging anymore.
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...Apparently they think the best way to do this is to expose Japan to the most abrasive (yet somehow socially competent) people possible.
Did I ever congratulate on being placed? If not, congratulations on being placed in JET Djinn.
I was wondering who was going to take that bait/opening. And complete lack of surprise at who did.
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/me buys Häagen-Dazs for a work snack.
aw yeah
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Tried that cologne again today, and I am so, SO glad I try these things multiple times before I buy 'em.
Last time it was a nice, flowery, little number that still had some masculine bite to it. This time? OH GOD. THE AMBER. IT MAKES US SICK. Ah, well. I'll find my gender-bending masculine floral if it kills me.
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/me dicks around, pokes Laggy with chopsticks while at work.
It's like Saturday morning, only during Friday nights.
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...Apparently they think the best way to do this is to expose Japan to the most abrasive (yet somehow socially competent) people possible.
Did I ever congratulate on being placed? If not, congratulations on being placed in JET Djinn.
I was wondering who was going to take that bait/opening. And complete lack of surprise at who did.
I like to think I do it classier with backhanded compliments than most.
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My parents decided to go camping awhile back, so I've been home alone since the 23rd, with my sister dropping in every now and again.
Now, my parents weren't supposed to come home 'til the 31st, but I just got a phone call today.
Apparently, my parents' saw a bear. The bear apparently mauled our cooler. Thankfully, my parents weren't hurt, but they got so terrified, they proceeded to pack their bags and take down the tent the moment the bear got out of sight. They're on their way home now.
Funny story, I thought I should share. ;p
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Saturday mornings! Now, with 100% more pulling an all-nighter because of a headache! Which still lingers.
Is it normal for one's headaches to be always concentrated within an area of your cortex, particularly the area that extends from the left eye all the way to your temples, leaving a faint taste of pain to your eardrum?
EDIT: Headache subsided, sorta. However, knowing basic math is like crime: it doesn't pay.
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I typically get "headaches" right behind my ear on my temporal lobe. During the end of Winter/Early Spring, they stay in one spot on my parietal and I swear they're migraines because I can't function. Certainly looking at computer screens and being in the light doesn't help!
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Five minutes till weekendry! Time to start cleaning out the desk.
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Prior to 28/8/2009: My roommate, though an awesome guy, is a complete pig. His room is cluttered with clothes, and the common areas require quite a bit of maintenance to keep untidy, much less clean. House is a mess. I deal with this, cleaning frequently.
28/8/2009: My roommate gets a girlfriend.
30/8/2009: House is completely clean. His room is at least clean on the face of it, common areas are well organized and less cluttered than usual. Very little maintenance on my part so far since he cleaned the stove, living room, and swept the kitchen. This is a great improvement. Let's see how long it lasts.
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Until she finds out that you gave him Hep B.
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...Apparently they think the best way to do this is to expose Japan to the most abrasive (yet somehow socially competent) people possible.
Did I ever congratulate on being placed? If not, congratulations on being placed in JET Djinn.
I was wondering who was going to take that bait/opening. And complete lack of surprise at who did.
I like to think I do it classier with backhanded compliments than most.
I thought it was pretty much implied that I saw such a flaw in making that kind of statement when I added the 'socially competent' qualifier? I'm not blind to own abrasive personality when it comes to dealing with my Japanese friends. >.>;;
Still... it -was- classy. :-*
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I'm convinced that there exists a "Law of Conservation of Happiness". A finite amount of happiness that must exist in a more-or-less constantly balanced state such that when one person is very happy, another is very unhappy. Similarly, the longer a person remains happy, the greater the chances are for a big surge of unhappiness to come crashing down around him. I have no real scientific evidence for this, except possibly the Law of Averages. In the end, most things follow a bell curve and so events in life would necessarily fall either on the Happy or Unhappy side of the mean equally.
Anecdotally, of course, I have tons of evidence.
Recently, my life in Japan has undergone quite a few changes. I used to live in the sticks. A place called Mazemura - it was an idyllic little 'population: 800' village that resembled something out of a fantasy novel (or an RPG) more than an actual place that people could live. There were no stores, there were more deer than people, and the only place to buy something to drink was at the village's one vending machine. It was nice to wake up, look outside my window at the gorgeous valley, the rolling mountains, and the babbling brook. But it was also incredibly boring and isolated.
After returning from America, the first that I got to do (after spending my obligatory week in quarantine - swine flu, you know) was get the hell out of Mazemura. It was excellent. My new apartment is located in a relatively populated town complete with grocery stores, sports centers, electronics shops, restaurants, the all-important convenience stores, and best of all - people. I can even still see the mountains and the river, so I don't really feel I've lost anything and part of me is expecting Mazemura to burn down now that I've left, since that's just what opening villages in fantasy novels/RPGs -do-.
My new place even had lots of furniture and knick-knacks left behind by the former English Teacher who lived there, so it was vaguely like getting a bunch of housewarming gifts as part of the deal! Especially useful is a full set of Kanji flashcards to help my Japanese study.
I'm also now living next door to my favorite fellow foreigner and we get more chances to hang out now that our apartments aren't hours away from eachother. This is a huuuge improvement from my old neighbor, who basically seemed to hold a grudge against me from the moment I moved in last year for my grievous sin of not being as cool as his previous neighbor, whom I'm guessing he was really good friends with (the first thing he ever said to me was: "You have some pretty big shoes to fill, Andrew used to -cook- for us all the time").
Also, I've recently transferred schools to a new group of excellent teachers. These teachers are particularly skilled at throwing good work parties, which is way more than I can say for the Mazemura group, who always seemed tired and uninterested. It's really satisfying to have the chance to really connect with my teachers this year.
And at the most recent work party, the teachers from the elementary school also joined in, and we all had a blast. One particularly interesting event was that the older teachers all seemed determined to set me up with one of the female teachers from the elementary school - the only teacher my age, of course, Miyuki. She was pretty cute, and I was pretty entertained by the efforts of the other teachers, so I asked her out and to my surprise, she actually said 'yes'. I hadn't really figured that I'd have any luck finding date material at a work party, but I guess things were really going my way recently.
So we set up a time and place and the next day we were on a date. It was really nice to talk to her -without- all the alcohol in my system, and we had a lot of fun. She didn't speak any English, but even when I messed up at Japanese, she mostly understood me and it was easy to make jokes with her. Additionally, she had a really great sense of humor and I found myself cracking up a lot with her. After a cool dinner (we went to an Italian place in Japan - surprisingly good), we went out to karaoke and met up with some friends there. That was a blast - joking and singing and basically being crazy really helped to smooth any roughness in my bad Japanese speech, at least!
We set up another date for a week later, so things seemed to be going pretty well. It was nice to finally have a chance to date a cool girl who didn't live 6 hours away by train, but a mere 30 minute drive. Also, it was nice to have finally met a girl somewhere other than a club.
And then the next day came and now you'll understand why I think there's a finite amount of happiness in the world.
It started with a text message. Miyuki and I had been texting back and forth since the work party, joking and chatting (it's just how Japanese people do it, I suppose). But this one started with the phrase "Well, the truth is..."
Apparently Miyuki already had some guy she liked. Even though he lived all the way in Osaka and was too busy working all the time for her, she apparently felt she needed to tell me that we should 'just be friends'. Ouch. She assures me it has nothing to do with my being a gaijin.
So with this hanging over my head, my day began. I got a call from my boss saying that after work I needed to go to my old apartment and get the place clean for us to move out all the old unneeded furniture to the dump tomorrow.
He also told me it would be another two weeks before I would get internet in my new apartment. This wouldn't be so bad except he had already told me that two weeks ago, too.
Work itself that day was uneventful, excepting the fact that I kept hearing my co-workers occassionally muttering something to eachother and dropping mine and Miyuki's names throughout it. They were talking too fast for me to follow, but it wasn't exactly comforting to hear myself getting talked about...
After work, I went to the laundromat to pick up my huge stash of clothes (I had just moved, so I had been putting it off for a while and was getting a lot of it done all at once), only to discover that I had left a black pen in a pocket somewhere and now a bunch of my favorite clothes had been ruined. This wouldn't have been so bad if not compounded with other recent tragedies and the fact that getting new clothes in my size in Japan is really difficult (and expensive). I lost roughly 10 light-colored shirts (not too hard to replace, but one of them was my favorite button down) and two pairs of khaki pants (impossible to find in my size in Japan).
I took the ruined clothing to a dry cleaner to see if anything could be done, but the lady just shook her head when I showed her the pen. I went home and promptly fell asleep.
Having completely forgotten about my obligation to go and clean my apartment, I get a call the next morning from my boss who is already at the old apartment, wondering why it's not clean and why I'm not there. It takes an hour for me to get there, and he has already finished roughly 70% of the work. He also gives me this look like "I did in an hour what you had all of yesterday to get done" and I felt like crap. I couldn't even explain myself since he hardly speaks English and I had no idea how to begin saying it in Japanese.
He puts me to the remaining tasks and we get the place cleaned up and all the old furniture out. To make things just that little bit worse, my grumpy neighbor shows up and starts chatting with my boss in Japanese about who-knows-what, but I'm paranoid by this point, so I can only assume it's about how much of an irresponsible kid I am and that by this time tomorrow, everyone in town will know it. After all, this just confirms what everyone already knows is true - all foreigners are dirty and lazy. And their clothes are covered in ink stains.
What an excellent way to start off the school year!
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Is it cheaper to get clothes tailored in Japan than it is to get them shipped from the states?
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Ouch, Djinn. Sorry to hear you've had such a rough beginning. :(
But... you have access to *things* now!
By the way, I used to think about that Quota of Happiness thing too. It was darkly hilarious -- I'd get paranoid about feeling happy because it meant something would go horribly wrong shortly afterward. I've been living in a total grey zone lately, so I'm not sure what's up with it lately. I always anticipate insta-karma, though.
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I used to believe that, any day I would have a Particularly Good Day, it would end catastrophically. As a result, I often found my assertion to be truthful, as things nearly always went wrong. Have a good day at school, get a bad day at home with the old man.
I don't think I've had as major an offset as you've had, Djinn. By comparison, I think you just got shafted more in a single moment than I've been over the past year.
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I... uh... somehow meant this to be comforting. Sympathising with you and all, and uh... s-something. I'm sorry, I'm really worthless. ;_;
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I have an occasional belief in Preemptive Karma, myself.
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Pfft. If you aren't daring the universe to do it's worst you're doing something wrong.
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I have an occasional belief in whatever.
That's pretty much my stance on gauging my happiness in general.
Of course, pretty pleased right now, since I got my new hard drive in my laptop. Now to fiddle around with my Windows settings and get all the important stuff (AIM, emulators) redownloaded. Then get some videos and pics back off of my friend's computer, and browse 4chan for a wallpaper to welcome my reborn computer.
Next objective: screen repairs! Fortunately, it's behaving for now, so no big deal.
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Pfft. If you aren't daring the universe to do it's worst you're doing something wrong.
Some of us have a healthy relationship with the universe, thanks much. Don't try to drag us down to your level!
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Pfft. If you aren't daring the universe to do it's worst you're doing something wrong.
Some of us have a healthy relationship with the universe, thanks much. Don't try to drag us down to your level!
My condolences about your associative schizophrenia.
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I used to believe that, any day I would have a Particularly Good Day, it would end catastrophically. As a result, I often found my assertion to be truthful, as things nearly always went wrong. Have a good day at school, get a bad day at home with the old man.
I don't think I've had as major an offset as you've had, Djinn. By comparison, I think you just got shafted more in a single moment than I've been over the past year.
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I... uh... somehow meant this to be comforting. Sympathising with you and all, and uh... s-something. I'm sorry, I'm really worthless. ;_;
I appreciate the condolences.
Though I was hoping people would find the story more amusing that pitiable. I mean, it was embarassing and little expensive, but it's nothing I'll really have to deal with in a month from now.
Also, I hadn't realized how many people actually held some variant of the view of The Conservation of Happiness... I had actually typed that in jest... >.>;;
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I don't believe in the Conservation of Happiness so much as I do in the Black Hole of Happiness.
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I used to believe that, any day I would have a Particularly Good Day, it would end catastrophically. As a result, I often found my assertion to be truthful, as things nearly always went wrong. Have a good day at school, get a bad day at home with the old man.
I don't think I've had as major an offset as you've had, Djinn. By comparison, I think you just got shafted more in a single moment than I've been over the past year.
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I... uh... somehow meant this to be comforting. Sympathising with you and all, and uh... s-something. I'm sorry, I'm really worthless. ;_;
I appreciate the condolences.
Though I was hoping people would find the story more amusing that pitiable. I mean, it was embarassing and little expensive, but it's nothing I'll really have to deal with in a month from now.
Also, I hadn't realized how many people actually held some variant of the view of The Conservation of Happiness... I had actually typed that in jest... >.>;;
Life is a rollercoaster, Djinn. Well, no, most of the time it's just a placid, dull stroll. But when it rollercoasts, you better hang onto your shorts when the loops approach. Karma is nice that way.
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Another wedding of an old school friend this weekend. This time, the groom wore a kilt.
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Got a dresser today. It was curbside about a quarter mile from my place. Quarter mile is a lot longer distance when you're carrying a dresser, as it turns out. Pretty high quality. Probably retail new for $250 or so. I'm surprised anyone would throw it out.
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Got a dresser today. It was curbside about a quarter mile from my place. Quarter mile is a lot longer distance when you're carrying a dresser, as it turns out. Pretty high quality. Probably retail new for $250 or so. I'm surprised anyone would throw it out.
I once helped a friend and his brother carry a metal swingset a little less than that, so I can kind of understand. You'd think that going downhill would make it easier, but when you're trying not to break the thing...
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Yeah, the fact that the wooden slats didn't break on me when I had to put weight on them speaks very well of its material. I was fortunate that the up and downhills were very moderate (though they didn't seem it at the time).
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Score Jim.
Bad things happen to bad people, it makes me smile. Bad things happen to good people and it makes me smile more.
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I'm sick. The first day there was a bug at GSU, guess who got it!? Even with my incessant washing of hands/antibacterial soaps/gels multiple times a day. FUCK you, antibacterial soaps. I should expect this anyway as I have a low immune system. I'm just glad it's not H1N1 that GSU decided to put up on their page.
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Feeling kinda ill myself. Also, I've officially had my job for over 90 days. Perfect time for them to fire me. Yaaay.
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Feeling kinda ill myself. Also, I've officially had my job for over 90 days. Perfect time for them to fire me. Yaaay.
If they kept you this long, at this point they'll only fire you if they're firing the whole department or if you screw up big time.
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Antibacterial soap is pretty damn ineffective. >_>;; Taking a nursing class teaches you how much fail they are.
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Antibacterial soap is pretty damn ineffective. >_>;; Taking a nursing class teaches you how much fail they are.
So much this. Save yourself the money and buy cheap ass soap, and avoid turning bacteria resistant to boot >_>
Taking a Microbiology class teaches you so many things about how to kill or not kill microorganisms.
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Conservation of happiness actually has some scientific basis in the human brain. For example, if you make $30k a year and your friends all make $20k a year, you'll probably be quite happy. On the other hand, if you make $90k a year and all your friends make $100k a year, you'll probably be somewhat unhappy. Happiness is a relative measure. Seeking improvement is the natural state of the human brain. As such, the average human happiness in the world probably hasn't changed much in thousands of years (which is to say conservation of happiness probably holds).
Now, I don't know about "if good stuff happens to you, you're probably due in for some bad" kind of logic. That's more a statement about the universe as a functioning system, which is much less well-understood than the human brain.
I don't believe in the Conservation of Happiness so much as I do in the Black Hole of Happiness.
I uh, wow, are you okay Tai? Or am I just reading that comment much darker than it was intended?
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I think the grimness was intended.
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Djinn: Hah, yeah I've had karmic kicks in the pants along those lines before. All you can do is roll with it and keep moving, right?
Anywho, it's time for me to play my own brand of Good News/Bad News.
Good News: Kier's school year started today. Yay!
Bad News: ...the fuck do you mean the school has no busses and Middle Schoolers are expected to take the standard public transportation to school? High Schoolers I can see that for, but Middle? Though on that note, both the Elementary and High schools around here have busses. Just not the Middle school. W. T. F.
Good News: So, instead of public transportation, Jenna is driving him in every morning and picking him up every afternoon. However, this means he has to wait at the nearby public library until she gets there. How is this good news, you ask? Well, we have issues keeping the kid in books he hasn't already read. This neatly solves THAT problem. Secondly, it means Jenna HAS to leave work at 5, no ifs ands or buts. Which is good since she has a bad habit of staying late to get extra work done at least once a week. So she actually gets more time at home, though she also has to leave the house a bit earlier in the morning.
Bad News: She has to leave the house earlier in the morning. Now begins my struggle to convince her to try going to bed earlier so she doesn't sacrifice desperately needed sleep for this.
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I figure that, by the end of the first week she's undersleeping to do that, her body will bite her in the ass by making her feel sleepy at like 9PM and force her to sleep earlier. Our organisms are harsh bitches.
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Highly unlikely. She'd get tired at 2 pm, then either stay tired and pass out at first inconvenience (for example, while driving) or push through until she gets bored, depending on the day.
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Highly unlikely. She'd get tired at 2 pm, then either stay tired and pass out at first inconvenience (for example, while driving) or push through until she gets bored, depending on the day.
Hopefully, that'd force her to behave like a good girl anyway. Unless the prospect of falling asleep during rush hour and getting her vehicle turned into a bumper car repeatedly appeases her. >_>
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MC: Long story, but in general, no, grimness was intentional.
You got the chance to see me at my most cheerful I've been in about... eight? more? months, right before DLCon.
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I honestly feel like roasting a bull and eating its flesh today.
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Really? But wouldn't that cause some serious problems?
I mean, you're already so full of bull...
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MC: Long story, but in general, no, grimness was intentional.
You got the chance to see me at my most cheerful I've been in about... eight? more? months, right before DLCon.
So... is this some kind of clinical depression then? I mean, you seem pretty resigned to un-cheerfulness... ???
Maybe you should look into some therapy if this has been an 8-month ordeal...
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Really? But wouldn't that cause some serious problems?
I mean, you're already so full of bull...
My bull threshold is like a mother's heart, it can always fit some more bull.
Also, well-played.
Regarding Tai's situation, I'm a bit into the whole affair, but I won't say anything that he wouldn't come out and say for himself.
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*blink* You and Tai are having an affair?
*shot*
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You going to have any more IRC/AIM access this year, Djinn?
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Snow: Thanks for the confidentiality, but.
CK: Well, no, bu- actually, yes. YES WE ARE. Actually I just force him to kiss Lino while I test FFTA2 but it's much the same thing, at least from what I understand. And by Lino I mean Zenny cosplaying as Lino.
Djinn/MC: Check the bulletin board.
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*blink* You and Tai are having an affair?
*shot*
Sadly, it's entirely a platonic deal. The toro's idea of foreplay is FFTA2 mechanics. I don't mind, at least.
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oh yes extend/reflect/slow mechanics get me sooo hooot
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Your favorite fantasy is FFTA2 Time Mage hype, though. "I put my robe and wizard hat" indeed.
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Considering some of the things the next-least-sexual person in the DL has said on the matter, that wouldn't be surprising.
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Hey, what can I say. They can definitely Stop me in my tracks, and make things Extend...
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This is a Tai I've never seen before.
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This is a Tai who is tense/jittery/nervous/sick to stomach/exhausted/attention span of dead wombat.
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There's also a Tai with the snark of a thousand suns who haven't had their morning coffee yet. That's the part I'm trying to get working.
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You going to have any more IRC/AIM access this year, Djinn?
This is entirely at the whims of my supervisor and when he decides he has time to call an internet company and get me the damn password for my modem which is already hooked up and working! *frothing at mouth*
In my supervisor's defense, those guys are dicks and keep you on hold for hours, so I don't blame him that he might not have time...
@Tai: There is so much sexiness going on here. Who are you and what have you done with Tai? And why haven't you done it sooner?! ;)
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Djinn: I exposed Tai to ~15 hours of sleep over 5 days, gave him caffeine and sugar as his main energy options (note: neither usually manages to make me react at all except under these conditions) and pretty much made the only people he converses with people on the Internet and himself, with very sporadic and often one-way conversations with family (with people talking to him).
And then gave him about 60% guilt and 40% tense nervousness over the next few days.
Yeah, my mental state would put Nitori/Ko antics to shame for balance.
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Let's not go that far.
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No, I'm pretty sure it is sadly, unfortunately, quite miserably accurate.
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/me reads article written by one of the company owners in a grammarian's blog.
/me slowly disintegrates.
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I hate my job. Being an English major was appropriate for me. I will live in a box. But goddamnit, I will be happy in that box, no longer pretending I'm better off working in this concrete one.
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You quit?
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Hardly. My benefits kick in October 1, and I very much need the health insurance and only have roughly one month's living expenses saved.
But I'm working on an exit strategy that doesn't involve mass murder or more than one felony.
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The do nothingness of the job getting to you that much?
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That's wise, yes. I personally have problems seeing really, really enjoying a job (I don't have a big job of my dreams, so to speak, since I drastically divorce what I work on from my personal pleasures. Once you engage a responsibility, it can certainly be fulfilling, but it's no longer simple fun), but there are very clear limits to one's acceptance of a poor environment. Since the very way people handle the workflow there seems to get in your nerves, it's hardly reprehensible to hate the job. >_>
I'd recommend tossing your resume around, though. If nothing else, you are very unlikely to be fired as things go, and the experience won't look bad on your papers for future reference. Who knows, you might get a job that doesn't totally suck.
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That, and that the work that I do end up doing gets sucked up into the vacuum that is "corporate." It's kind of meta how the notes I take about the progress we're making on projects talk about the meetings we've had talking about progress -- all while making no progress, by the way, because we're talking about it instead.
I just need something that has Meaning, whatever that might be to me. "Assisting" in the publication and distribution of high school math and science textbooks is about as far from that as I can imagine being without switching to another field entirely. I'd almost rather be picking up trash on the side of the highway.
Jo'ou: That's the plan. I'm a little tied to my current geography, though, what with a lease and Andrew's job ('cause, you know, he loves it so much), which limits my options severely. Still. I had that exact thought about throwing my resume out there.
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That's the best plan of action you can take, really. I did a similar thing in that I started trying out admission exams for the motherload that is government work when I started my job (odds are I'll quit as soon as one of those organs call me). I even kinda like it, but I want something that gives me more leeway to delve deeper and deeper into academia (which government benefits give you). That and getting a paycheck for barely working at all is fine with me when I consider a job just a utility for me to sustain my living.
Although this does put the whole JET effort into a whole new light, and that may well be a far better course of action for you in this case. Probably would anyway in the long run, but.
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I just need something that has Meaning
He... he... heee... hehehahahahaha. Oh. That's great. Heh. Heh. A job with purpose. Ha, ha ha... ha ha ha ha ha.
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Normally, I don't talk about myself. I'm boring as hell. Even compared to normal boring people. But today I have a story. I went to the Water Park with my four little cousins. We had good fun. My favorite part was the wave pool. Four of us had six inner tubes(the extra two were for our feet YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) We got pushed back to the start by the waves, but I wouldn't have that! I screamed like a maniac, jumped off my tube and dragged all three of them(I have three arms!) to the front of the pool. We repeated a slightly less manly version a bit later.
Later, after I'd returned home, we here emergency vehicles. Dear Mother looks out and sees the windows on my car broken. Later, when our neighbor comes home he says the windows were fine when he left at 9ish. So the neighbor says the little shits who shot out my windows used a goddamn BB gun. And our neighbors girlfriend says she saw some brats with some kind of gun.
Hey, funny tidbit, I spent 400 dollars on BB guns and accessories years ago.
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Ha, ha, ha. Justice! Not really. (notevernotevernotevernotever)
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Adapting to corporate setting is difficult and horrible. It becomes easier when you are jaded and cynical about the whole thing. I move data from an excel spreadsheet every day into an incredibly rigid broken database which has next to no transparency to how it automates things so that people can put the data from that into another system that is far simpler for all that it is still rigid (much much better system). These people can all read the spreadsheets just as well as I can and do it better than they can read the database I work with.
It buys me music though and I don't shoot myself at night. You get used to it if you stick with it LD. There can even be some pleasure in it eventually if you have something engaging to deal with at least monthly. Just stay away from management roles. You just kind of have to get your meaning from outside your job.
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You just have to visualize something that you're throwing all your emotions and humanity into until it is all gone. Sure, that's essentially your job swallowing your soul and eating at you, but, hey, you think you're special? You think you're gonna get a fulfilling job that doesn't eat away at your humanity? Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. Not happening, unless you plan to be really, really, really, really poor. Or a scientist of some kind.
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Yay for science!
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Yes. Yay for science.
<The whining that would have been here has been edited to save your time.>
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Even science can be really boring when it's a routine, anyway. The way our minds behave can be a fascinating thing.
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AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
HAHAHAHAHAHA
OH MY GOD I AM JUST DYING OF LAUGHTER RIGHT NOW
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Oh, great, we broke her. Whelp, Andy's gonna be pissed.
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Do you know what just happened?
Not 5 minutes ago?
THEY ELIMINATED MY JOB.
EFFECTIVE TODAY.
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... ugh. Sorry to hear that ._.
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They've offered me a "lateral move" to the marketing department as an assistant, which is a touch more creative/dynamic but otherwise pretty similar (though has a hell of a lot more requirements, but I meet them anyway, woo hoo salary renegotiations). Though the people in marketing are more fun. I either take that or get two weeks' severance. I have to decide today.
AGH. Watch what you wish for, etc.
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Take it, keep looking for a better job while you have one right now?
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Take the job. No need to gamble on getting a new one.
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Ohboy. Well. That just plain blows.
I'd say go for the marketing job. not much hope for it to be any good - I've seen how advertising assistants work in our company, and it's not exactly a bed of roses - but it's money. Nothing's stopping you from looking for a better job at the same time.
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They've offered me a "lateral move" to the marketing department as an assistant, which is a touch more creative/dynamic but otherwise pretty similar (though has a hell of a lot more requirements, but I meet them anyway, woo hoo salary renegotiations). Though the people in marketing are more fun. I either take that or get two weeks' severance. I have to decide today.
AGH. Watch what you wish for, etc.
Just take it. You keep a living, you get a possibly less soul-sucking environment. You'll be able to keep the plans you had in mind that way to boot.
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See? Bitch about your soul crushing job and they do something about it.
The system is king and we are its pawns.
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They've offered me a "lateral move" to the marketing department as an assistant, which is a touch more creative/dynamic but otherwise pretty similar (though has a hell of a lot more requirements, but I meet them anyway, woo hoo salary renegotiations). Though the people in marketing are more fun. I either take that or get two weeks' severance. I have to decide today.
AGH. Watch what you wish for, etc.
Do what Tai says. Sorry to hear about that, but at least they aren't throwing you out the door blind, deaf, and dumb.
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They sort of tossed that one on me out of nowhere. I am not too surprised -- my job, after all, is a colossal waste of funds -- but to have it thrown on me today and have to be decided today was surprising.
Still hilarious.
I will be speaking with the head of the Marketing Department after the big company meeting that will likely announce that benefits are being cut and we now need to pay them to rent office space. She has the option to pass over hiring me, so we'll see!
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Good luck there. Hope things end up alright!
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You've one upped me in the 'you're asking for it' department LD. I'm pretty damn horrified.
And if you really need the job, grab it and frantically try to find something to replace it with in the meantime. (Snow still needs a Cabana boy and Andrew hates his job. *Nodnod*)
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I'm glad you volunteer to incur Ash's wrath in my stead. It's particularly surprising given your stories about her deathgrip. >_>
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The company meeting was not horrifying, though it pretty clearly outlined why the company was eliminating positions. I will be moving to the Marketing and Communications Department next week (or... sometime, no one's really sure or in a hurry to move me even though my job was eliminated today) as their department assistant.
The interview was fine and seemed to be more of a "this is how awesome we are, look at what you can help us do, please come help us!" presentation than an actual interview, though they did prod at my experience with programs a bit. Same salary, same benefits, same whole kaboodle - truly a lateral move. But I still have to pack my stuff and move to another part of the building. At least the people over there are more energetic!
Before I start looking for a new job, I'm going to give this one an honest try. It sounds much more like what I wish this job had been. Still not perfectly ideal, but I like the company and don't really have the luxury of being unemployed for as long as it would likely take for me to find a job starting from scratch.
Andy's stuck not being a Cabana boy for at least a little while longer, alas.
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I'm glad things went over well, Ash. I'd recommend tossing the resumes as a side idea anyway, mostly out of a matter of safety (after all, you had one hell of a scare today >_>).
Also, it sorta amazes me how well you took to the idea of making Andy a cabana boy.
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... No fun or games. I think I have a stalker. My mom forwarded an e-mail of some greeting card that she got in the mail today in my name to me, and I think I've seen that name on the Phil roster when it's passed around class.
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Pack up the mace, girl. You'll probably find it handy.
EDIT: If necessary, call the police as well.
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Get people in on it right now and never stay in a place where you're by yourself for any even remotely extended period of time.
Investing in some personal defense gadgetry[like say pepper spray] would be a good idea too.
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I can get within 5 feet of Andy without Ash removing my head, considering the joking I do regarding Andy I can just assume she is totally down for the Andy yaoi.
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The company meeting was not horrifying, though it pretty clearly outlined why the company was eliminating positions. I will be moving to the Marketing and Communications Department next week (or... sometime, no one's really sure or in a hurry to move me even though my job was eliminated today) as their department assistant.
The interview was fine and seemed to be more of a "this is how awesome we are, look at what you can help us do, please come help us!" presentation than an actual interview, though they did prod at my experience with programs a bit. Same salary, same benefits, same whole kaboodle - truly a lateral move. But I still have to pack my stuff and move to another part of the building. At least the people over there are more energetic!
Before I start looking for a new job, I'm going to give this one an honest try. It sounds much more like what I wish this job had been. Still not perfectly ideal, but I like the company and don't really have the luxury of being unemployed for as long as it would likely take for me to find a job starting from scratch.
Andy's stuck not being a Cabana boy for at least a little while longer, alas.
Welcome to the Wage Aristocracy. They are making it easier on you by providing you with a new soul crushing job and making themselves look desperate while making you feel important. It is a ploy. They are making you more comfortable, more reliant on the system, less resistant to its downfall.
Get job, spend money, move economy, get "better" job, "earn" more money, feel more important, spend more money, move economy, repeat ad nauseum.
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I can get within 5 feet of Andy without Ash removing my head, considering the joking I do regarding Andy I can just assume she is totally down for the Andy yaoi.
Must be. She also hasn't killed me yet so she has a high tolerance in general. Hope the job's worth sticking out for a while at least, LD.
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Why is everyone coding?
5 yesterday, and 3 so far today (seriously...8 codes in 2 days is mindblowing, and I've been to all of them), and of those 8, 4 are my patients. 1 v fib, 5 hypoxemias, 1 hypoglycemia, 1 loss of consciousness.
It feels like one of my favourite Scrubs episodes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbEkKa-W55s).
*Puts on The Fray, "How to Save a Life": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmFi2snLr7o&feature=fvw*
This is starting to get a little depressing ;_:
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That is actually a really good episode of Scrubs and yeah also a good song, highly reccomend that album and Fray's new one.
You are a horrible person with horrible taste in everything.
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In more cuddly news, my neighbour's cat had kittens a month ago. My roommate will be adopting it soon.
It's name will be Anar-kitty.
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Hypoxemias?
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I have this cool lipstick case that has a knife in it. But I'm not sure if the mood'll hit me for direct contact. And uh, where do you even BUY mace? Isn't it illegal?
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I have this cool lipstick case that has a knife in it. But I'm not sure if the mood'll hit me for direct contact. And uh, where do you even BUY mace? Isn't it illegal?
http://www.mace.com/ (http://www.mace.com/)
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As long as you're not carrying a mace, you're within your legal rights.
If you do get a spray of some sort, make sure to test it out before carrying it day-to-day. Those things usually blow a small amount back onto the person holding the canister, and you want to be ready for that if you're using it in a real confrontation.
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Andy's mom gave me a small spray can of mace disguised as a ballpoint pen. I'm not sure if she intended me to use it on him (I haven't yet).
Mace is pretty easy to get. For the love of god, though, don't opt for the stronger "bear spray." Given what it's intended to deter, it shouldn't be surprising how powerful and painful that stuff is. Its major downside is that it disperses very well in the surrounding area, making the entire environment unpleasant for the bear - and everyone else.
And yes, I do know this from experience.
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Andy's mom gave me a small spray can of mace disguised as a ballpoint pen. I'm not sure if she intended me to use it on him (I haven't yet).
What a considerate mother the man has. Seriously though, I wouldn't mind such a thing, if only because I like things hidden as everyday objects.
Mmmhm, deadly spray pen.
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Andy's mom gave me a small spray can of mace disguised as a ballpoint pen. I'm not sure if she intended me to use it on him (I haven't yet).
I'll raise my bid for Cabana Boy Andrew by 50% if you send the mace pen along with him.
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I like that Snow knows well enough to make the joke before I do.
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And I pulled an all-nighter again. Saturday mornings would be hell if they weren't so sedate, but sometimes I almost wish I worked 40 hours a week.
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Wee for absolutely no sleep tonight.
I seriously don't know what I'll do when classes roll around, though.
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My only issues w/th all nighters at the weekends is that my mom basically kicks me out of bed ASAP in the morning + out of her house ^_^
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Wee for absolutely no sleep tonight.
I seriously don't know what I'll do when classes roll around, though.
The body just forces itself to sleep after the second all-nighter in a row in tandem with classes. Doesn't mean it'll sleep at the time you wish it'd crumble into dust, but it's something.
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So wait ... you're not going for sleep at all today? >_>
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At this point? I'm likely to force myself to stay up until 10 PM or so.
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Yay! Another one for the club.
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So wait ... you're not going for sleep at all today? >_>
I'm going to bed as soon as I get home. Tai... well, he answered that question. Good luck, soldier.
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it's only 15 more hours, how hard can it bearghldeablegjdanfoew
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it's only 15 more hours, how hard can it bearghldeablegjdanfoew
It sounds easy during the hyperlucid period just a bit after 24 hours. Then that buzz dies down and you wish nuclear winter had come twenty years ago. That's how black coffee and I became best buddies!
...
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I just passed the hyper-lucid period and have crossed into "sleep deprivation migraine" territory.
This is joyous.
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I just passed the hyper-lucid period and have crossed into "sleep deprivation migraine" territory.
This is joyous.
Man, yours lasts less than four hours? My sincerest condolences. It takes at least another twelve hours for the mind to loop back into hyperlucidity, and that one might just be the psyche snapping into madness.
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pretty much. and i'm supposed to have dinner with family today.
i hope the food is soft enough that i can fall asleep on it.
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I'd just call the dinner off if at all possible. Otherwise, um. Yeah, see how I got acquainted with caffeine.
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I'd be more optimistic re: caffiene if it, you know, actually kicked in at any point for me.
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I actually believe coffee has no other effect than making you addicted. It's the abstinence symptoms that keep you on edge. It's a bit much to ask to develop an addiction within ten hours, though.
(Also, you have no idea how relieved I am right now. I also feel the need to thwap both myself and you with a rolled up newspaper, but this is secondary.)
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^_^
This is great.
I love you guys ;-)
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(Also, you have no idea how relieved I am right now. I also feel the need to thwap both myself and you with a rolled up newspaper, but this is secondary.)
Isn't that impulse pretty constant anyway?
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The impulse doesn't apply to myself all that often, just to others. It's a pretty atypical situation.
EDIT: Ahahahahaha wow the caffeine suddenly started kicking in. I guess about 1/3 of a liter of the stuff in the interval of an hour would do that.
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(Also, you have no idea how relieved I am right now. I also feel the need to thwap both myself and you with a rolled up newspaper, but this is secondary.)
Double Dutch rudder with news papers? Don't the paper cuts hurt?
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I lack the physical strength to even inflict papercuts effectively, so it's not too bad.
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I'm so glad I've never had serious insomnia. It's a really common side effect of stimulant drugs and the only thing I've dealt with is getting up at the exact same time every morning unless I stayed up really late.
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*fluffs a super upside*
*Prefers Pepsi to coffee for her buzz but failing that Dr Pepper works* Coffee is good but mmm effort.
*Scotland hit by worst floods in 40 years! - That must be something considering it rains here practically all the freaking time. Of course I was in DL land and didn't notice a thing.
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I'm so glad I've never had serious insomnia. It's a really common side effect of stimulant drugs and the only thing I've dealt with is getting up at the exact same time every morning unless I stayed up really late.
It's not so bad once your body and mind learn to eschew organic functions in order to be powered by caffeine and nicotine like a demented early industrial revolution machine! You might not remember what happened in the last two days or so after you finally get knocked unconscious, though.
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*Snort* I've gone without sleep when I had to, it still sucks. Besides you should quit smoking and drinking coffee Snow. At the same time.
What's the worst that could happen?
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*Snort* I've gone without sleep when I had to, it still sucks. Besides you should quit smoking and drinking coffee Snow. At the same time.
What's the worst that could happen?
Considering caffeine and nicotine are halfway responsible for my correct brain wiring nowadays, I'd probably suffer critical brain failure and fall in love with VSM/Shion WAFF yaoi.
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Stop encouraging VSM to somehow make his love life worse. Tai will suffer blast damage from the unholy fallout of such writing/actions.
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Stop encouraging VSM to somehow make his love life worse. Tai will suffer blast damage from the unholy fallout of such writing/actions.
It's not truly rock-bottom unless VSM is seriously considering Kevin Winnicot and Walnut in brazilian bikinis and riding malaysian turtles.
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Which reminds me, we need to make Dune play PB just for his reaction to Walnut. It shouldn't be actually possible for one character to be such an obnoxious failure to the point of robbing little girls and talking about how hard his life is, but Walnut.
(And then SN makes him cool. What the hell)
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If Dune plays PB, he's probably never advancing the plot again the minute he unlocks the Fusionist and the Titlist. Walnut's fail doesn't start getting impressive until past that point.
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You unlock the Titlist in C1? Walnut's fail was pretty legendary in C1.
Every game needs a Cauldron to come along and kick the shit out of it's losers. "If you see someone talking bad about Marona, beat them up!" Seriously.
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You unlock the Titlist in C1? Walnut's fail was pretty legendary in C1.
Every game needs a Cauldron to come along and kick the shit out of it's losers. "If you see someone talking bad about Marona, beat them up!" Seriously.
I'm actually not sure Dune would advance plot past the Fusionist, although now I'm remembering how Walnut managed to cheat Marona out of her pay on E2. I was just remembering that Castille started existing by C2, and she makes Walnut look about seven hundred trillion times worse by appearing in the screen.
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Right, Walnut was C2. C1 was that village with Owls.
The really great part about Walnut is his Kresnik like devotion to his sister. YES clearly never speaking to her or letting her know you're alive is the best way to be a good brother. The only thing that saves him from being a complete joke in PB is the game considers him as much of a loser as everyone playing does.
Random: Dhyer and I were talking about annoyingly bad forced characters in RPG's. Is there anyone who is forced on a regular basis that is less useful than Dart?
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Dude, Freed.
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Freed blows but isn't forced for too long. Plus, Dart is argubly the second worst PC in his cast and you have to use him the entire game.
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I direct you to Suikoden I and its slavish devotion to shoving either Gremio or Viktor into your party whenever it felt you were actually using PCs that weren't a waste of space.
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One PC out of six though, and there is some rotation. While that blows, you can at least stick a holy rune on them?!
My ideas were S1 scrubs myself and Lazlo, who is Lazlo and needs to burn. ...Wait, Riki in Riki's quest. Actively makes the quest harder even before awful monster LP makes the magma slime fight a bitch.
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You could always not use Riki's party in fights!
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NOPE. It forces Riki (Or whoever is your leader) in boss fights. I'm very sure on this.
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-RIGHT-. I keep forgetting Riki quest is SaGa's gentle way of saying "I banged your mom in the ass for a nickel".
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The 'best' of the easily gettable monster jobs is Black Dragon, which has 4 JP. This is a fight where you would KILL for Time magic and of course you can't access it in any form. Annoying. But it fits the rest of that rapequest, where they take away your best mage right at the end without warning and force you to endure Tanzer.
Saga Frontier is great. I'd still like to blame Riki's quest on Nomura freebasing mushrooms and doing a guest quest. It has all the usual traits- Young boy travels the world with a bunch of men and one token women, drug induced paths (You fight the immortal tranny Virgil and make her happy with COMBOS or die!), and the ending is bad and mostly out of nowhere.
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I think even Nomura could improve on Riki's quest. That thing's like half a step above Leisure Suit Margulis.
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Riki is the least of SaGa Frontier's problems.
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HOORAY! My stupid meal plan thingy went through and I can FINALLY EAT FUCKING LUNCH.
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Whee, caffeine buzz is gone. Those last two hours will be complete dreck, and I still have to get a haircut.
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Time for my first Realm Qualifier this season in the WoW TCG.
I shall be playing Searing Light Holy Priest. Ash is playing Death Knight. Considering my recent discovery that one of the best decks in block reams me much harder than I thought, I don't have much hope.
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uuuurgh less than thirty minutes to leave and the body starts complaining it haven't had lunch yet fuck your organic functions
EDIT: off off off off off three-dayweekendhereicome
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Riki as black dragon is enough to get by in Rikki's quest. No need for tears. It is Saga, you just need to have 4 other broken people. You can manage that even within the fail frameworks of Rikki quest.
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So, I did some TA training on Tuesday and Wednesday. We learned some really interesting stuff, especially on Day 2. We learned a lot about cultures and how they learn and stuff. If your students frustrate you, maybe it's because they were taught to learn a different way! Also learned about learning styles (I am apparently the intuitive learning style) which was neat and we learned how to adapt to each learning style.
Probably the biggest surprise was the grading section. We were doing an exercise on grading, and this guy next to me was being really hard on the students' little essays. He was talking about putting a standard deviation and statistical significance and good lord you think first-year chemistry students actually know this shit? They are answering the question to the best of their knowledge, and if you are expecting them to talk about things clearly beyond their knowledge, then you have forgotten what it is like to be a freshmen.
I really have a lot of respect for the Chinese students. They were about 1/3rd people from China in my TA training, and it's really great because... I mean, I moved to a different country, but they are moving to a new language/much different culture and they don't really know anyone. Just taking a leap because they think it'll be awesome. One of the professors I interviewed told me that graduate studies is the best part of North American education, and I guess that's why they take the chance.
Other than that, I've been spending my time picking out a research professor. I've talked to four with varying interests. The two people who I legitimately liked was a guy trying to design a better way to separate materials without using fucktons of solvent. He's also working on using this new technology to try to test a better drug for bypass surgery.
The second researcher is this lady who is trying to design more biodegradable polymers using metals, basically.
I'm talking to a third professor who is also in polymer chemistry, but he is designing inorganic equivalents of petro-based polymers. Pretty sweet.
Classes start Tuesday, I have class at 10/11 on MWF. I'm not sure when I teach labs yet. I'm excited.
Problem is, the first researcher and the second and third have very different interests and the classes I'd be taking are based off them. I think I am going to go with the polymer courses though.
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Learning styles are pretty interesting, even if I can never get totally consistent results for my own.
The first researcher sounds pretty interesting, but that's probably partly a friend of mine working in a chemical plant that handles a lot of them. Apparently he improved one of the formulas by accidentally doing it wrong and he's... somewhat accident prone in general, so it's probably good that he's going back to college in two weeks. I'd hate to know the guy that blew up my hometown v_v
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Congrats Ciato~
Time to go to work on Sunday. I'm not devout, but I do believe this day IG should be off limits just because.
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That's stupid. Sundays suck because people hold to that philosophy--so many stores and restaurants here have terrible hours on Sunday. Look I agree that everyone needs days off but it is just inefficient to have them all take it off on the same day. Don't have your day off on Sun/Sat? Take it during the week. If you can't do that, then why the hell are to working Sun/Sat anyway? That's stupid on another level.
But there are a lot of people who could viably be working weekends and taking days off during the week who don't for no other reason that an archaeic tradition.
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Well, I'm pretty sure that stores who get good volume on Sundays bulk up the manpower necessary. We're open regular hours on Sunday. Otherwise, depending on your area, frequency of customers and their involvement with church/business/work on Mondays in general, it'd probably be better to not be open. I don't think something is stupid just because it's old. There's no reason for many stores to be open where I'm at on Sunday unless some loafer wants to come in at 9:00PM because he's craving some cookies.
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It's not stupid because it's old. It's stupid and we only follow it because it's old. Were it not a tradition, we wouldn't be doing it because it doesn't make a lick of sense. Why does everyone need to have the one day they set aside to relax be on the same day? We fucking don't.
Now, if it seems I'm overreacting, it's probably because we basically have given up on it here in the US. Sure, some things close and there are still archaeic little idiocies flitting about (I can't buy beer before 5 on a Sunday... why?), but in the US we've largely gotten over it. It's horrible in the UK. While I was there, I was living in a relatively small city, with no car or bicycle. It quickly became a problem that, even in the town's major business district, on Sundays the shops all were open from something ridiculous like 12-4PM, if they were open at all (most weren't). (IIRC, pubs remained open to the late hour of 10PM... but those Euros are bigger alcoholics than us Yanks, yeah.) So, effectively, it became impossible to get food on a Sunday unless you wanted overpriced bar food or happened to be able to make it to the store in those 4 hours.
Let's not even go into the public transit (which I needed to get to campus, and I regularly needed to get to campus on Sundays to do homework).
I've experienced living in a place that does shut everything down on Sunday and lets just about everyone have that one stupid day off. The benefit of the day off is utterly crushed by your inability to do much with it. It is moronic, inefficient, and has no real reason to be implimented. Quit bitching about working Sundays, you'll get your fucking day off sooner or later.
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Random: Dhyer and I were talking about annoyingly bad forced characters in RPG's. Is there anyone who is forced on a regular basis that is less useful than Dart?
Dart? Like... LoD Dart? I never noticed him being that bad, but it's been a while and generally I always wish I could take the main character out of any RPG party, regardless of their relative merits. I'm biased against forced PCs anyway.
Re: Days off
Japan is open normal hours on Sunday for the most part.
It's those pesky Wednesdays that a bunch of businesses close ridiculously early. I don't understand this... there's not even a religious precedent for it!
Still, I guess it's better this way. Schools are off on Saturday/Sunday, Businesses are off Wednesdays. I suppose it works.
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Freed from Suikoden 2. He is awful, and is forced like five times.
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Random: Dhyer and I were talking about annoyingly bad forced characters in RPG's. Is there anyone who is forced on a regular basis that is less useful than Dart?
Dart? Like... LoD Dart? I never noticed him being that bad, but it's been a while and generally I always wish I could take the main character out of any RPG party, regardless of their relative merits. I'm biased against forced PCs anyway.
He's a locked character that's most pretty average...but 5th of 7th on speed is not good (But 2nd of 7th on Mdur, which is...not horrid, but boo to the speed). And that Mdur...is really about all he has going for him. The only person that I might really want him for most of the game is Kongol (Albert has about 50%-100% more damage for a really long time, and Rose Storm is solid at least). And sadly, you can never get rid of him.
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Random: Dhyer and I were talking about annoyingly bad forced characters in RPG's. Is there anyone who is forced on a regular basis that is less useful than Dart?
Dart? Like... LoD Dart? I never noticed him being that bad, but it's been a while and generally I always wish I could take the main character out of any RPG party, regardless of their relative merits. I'm biased against forced PCs anyway.
He's a locked character that's most pretty average...but 5th of 7th on speed is not good (But 2nd of 7th on Mdur, which is...not horrid, but boo to the speed). And that Mdur...is really about all he has going for him. The only person that I might really want him for most of the game is Kongol (Albert has about 50%-100% more damage for a really long time, and Rose Storm is solid at least). And sadly, you can never get rid of him.
Don't forget that it also prevents you from having a sexy all girl party. I hate games that don't let you do that.
Fire is also a boring element too.
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I'll second Idun on all fronts there. Certain absolute essentials should be open on sunday, but otherwise I'm pretty cool with blue laws.
I've experienced living in a place that does shut everything down on Sunday and lets just about everyone have that one stupid day off. The benefit of the day off is utterly crushed by your inability to do much with it. It is moronic, inefficient, and has no real reason to be implimented. Quit bitching about working Sundays, you'll get your fucking day off sooner or later.
It's a standard day off that has a reasonable cultural basis (Day of rest, etc). Blue laws gave people who worked retail and other jobs a firm, set day off every week, which is not the norm in that industry. It's also a day that children invaribly have off from school, so it at least gives you one way with them. Working five or six days a week and only having weekdays off doesn't give you a hell of a lot of time for that.
I don't recall hours being that bad in the UK, but CT would know better than I about that one.
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Went to the local ox roast with some friends. For the unknowing, this is where you go to a... I think this one's a sportsmen's club of some sort, and they grind up an assload of ox and make sandwiches out of it. The meat's loose ground like a sloppy joe, for best comparison, only it's just the plain meat. It's also really awesome meat with horseradish sauce or onion, and they've got hot dogs and some sides. Sadly, the mac & cheese was pretty terrible.
They also had guns that you could shoot for a fee - I got to fire a handgun for the first time. Shot a .45 semi-auto and a .357 single action revolver w/scope. Also got to shoot a .22 rifle, which was only interesting because it was my first semi-auto rifle, and I was a pretty good shot with it despite not having shot in years. I'm not really a gun nut (though living where I do, a certain degree of it has osmosed its way into me), but they were pretty fun. The .357 was probably the best of 'em. They had a Garand and a few other WWII guns, but I didn't get around to shooting those. May go up again today.
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It's a standard day off that has a reasonable cultural basis (Day of rest, etc). Blue laws gave people who worked retail and other jobs a firm, set day off every week, which is not the norm in that industry. It's also a day that children invaribly have off from school, so it at least gives you one way with them. Working five or six days a week and only having weekdays off doesn't give you a hell of a lot of time for that.
I don't recall hours being that bad in the UK, but CT would know better than I about that one.
Hardly a reasonable cultural basis. As I've been saying, and I'll fuckin' say it again, with caps so the point actually gets across, it is a stupid tradition. No reason whatsoever to have EVERYBODY taking the SAME day off, though the day off is necessary.
Now, you do bring up a very good point regarding children. However, I'm not saying that we shouldn't take days off on weekends ever, and certainly parents needing to stay home and spend time with their kids should have priority on taking those days off. Students, too, though frankly, 90% of us I don't sympathize with (Idun included on this one; if it had been a school thing she probably would have said something about having to work when she really needed to study. Instead, it was whining about having to work on Sunday. Phoo, wah).
However, there's no reason for as much to shut down, as most of the service labour force necessary to, say, keep stores open are usually youths, and often aren't students. There are some demographics that deserve the days off, but having absolutely everybody take the same day off is the height of retardation, with no justification other than archaeic tradition. ...Or "reasonable cultural basis", if you really must sugar coat it to yourself.
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At this point I'd say that "Sundays Off" is a self-perpetuating cycle, really. Since a majority of people have been raised to expect Sundays to be slow, restful affairs, people don't really go out on Sundays anyway. As such, there's little reward in being open (or keeping full hours, at least) on Sundays, giving people even less reason to go out. And so on.
I can't help but feel that not having a designated 'down time' day would be equally problematic, though. Since it's assumed that no one works on a given day, consequently any socializing is planned around said day (ie people hold parties on Fridays, or plan get togethers on Saturdays, that sort of thing). Losing that safe assumption and having days off planned on an individual basis would do even more damage to people's already diminishing ability to have social lives.
Sure, there's no reason for this day to be Sunday, specifically, but considering that it already is that day and various aspects of society are designed around it, no compelling reason to change either.
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Hardly a reasonable cultural basis. As I've been saying, and I'll fuckin' say it again, with caps so the point actually gets across, it is a stupid tradition. No reason whatsoever to have EVERYBODY taking the SAME day off, though the day off is necessary.
Sure it is. The majority of the US is still Christian and it's considered a day of rest by said religion. Christmas works the the same way on a larger scale, even ignoring the silly level of commeralization it has in the US.
However, there's no reason for as much to shut down, as most of the service labour force necessary to, say, keep stores open are usually youths, and often aren't students. There are some demographics that deserve the days off, but having absolutely everybody take the same day off is the height of retardation, with no justification other than archaeic tradition. ...Or "reasonable cultural basis", if you really must sugar coat it to yourself.
It's more than that. Any type of family get together usually requires a shared day off or any hobby with other people or group activities. A forced day off gives a lot of stability to people who otherwise might not get steady days off or not know what days they have off until right before the week.
Blue laws in the US struck a fairly reasonable balance there. Shame they ended up getting struck down in court.
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It sounds stupid and worth a big praise of fail for mass transit to be closed or barely operable on Sundays. I'm living in the Bible Belt, so people here haven't gotten over it at all.
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Adding to Super's second statement, there's a reason I had D&D games with friends on Sunday every week for years - we all had nothing else going on that day. Varying days off plays havoc with scheduling; I don't see what's so hard about living one day a week without instant service everywhere. Just buy some TV dinners for Sundays if it's really that big of a problem.
EDIT: Also, went to second day of ox roast, had more meat, shooted up sum targets with an M1 Garand. Cool gun, though I'm glad I didn't have to pay to shoot it.
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Just buy some TV dinners for Sundays if it's really that big of a problem.
You need to look at this from the perspective of people who have no time whatsoever. Single mothers who work two jobs to make ends meet and don't have cars who can't simultaneously put food on the table and pay the credit card bill without the extra income, or who need the day they don't work to be a day they can go to the city and see if they can get something done about those delinquent alimony payments.
EDIT: Blue laws that prohibit work on a specific day are silly. Laws that mandate days off per week (and overtime)? Those are good. When you force people to recognize the holy day of one specific religion, you're committing an intolerable violation of the idea of the separation of church and state. Same would be true if companies were forced to be closed on Christmas (there's a world of difference between making Christmas a federal holiday and forcing businesses to recognize it.)
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In my experience, if you're working two jobs, you're pulling a 7 day workweek anyway. So, realistically, maintaining the same hours throughout the week wouldn't help much there. I know that such businesses (doctors, law offices, Secretary of State, and so on) are increasingly designating one or two days a week to maintain evening hours to cater to that demographic, but in the end it's a sad fact that if you're working that much you probably have to actually take time off work to do such errands.
(Or, more simply, if you're in that situation to start with you're pretty much screwed no matter what.)
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Zenny has a point about the UK yeah. Sunday service is like one bus every hour for example (if you miss that one you have to wait another hour) and your libraries and small, specialized shops and what not are closed. Supermarkets still do business but not everywhere in Scotland has a super market >_>
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Dart? Like... LoD Dart? I never noticed him being that bad, but it's been a while
What Dyher said -
Albert- Is a locked in Bandit's equip but that makes him usable unlike Kongol. He's your additions man and the god that is Rose Storm has it's uses in specific fights (Lenus1, Faust) His magic looks bad on paper but in practice it's not always that bad. Due to LoD's policy of the majority of enemies are weak to magic - abuse it- even Albert does what the hell damage vs the likes of Kongol + Belzac w/th Gaspless. He's outclassed overall eventually by the faster, Destroyer Mace toting Haschel but that's not happening for a while.
Haschel- First for speed of the males and third overall. Has no weakness and meets no resistance (element) His speed makes him solid at offence and he's just a complete and utter beast once he picks up Destroyer Mace.
Meru- Game best speed. That helps her. A lot. Does the damage w/th the attack item spells when she joins (best or second best depending on Sharanda's equips/levels - potentially Meru can join with a higher MAG stat due to a higher level + her Tiara equip) in a game where magic in general is more powerful than additions unless you've extensively trained everyone's additions early on or are Destroyer Mace. Has the best offensive dragon summon. Is a complete and utter beast w/th Blue Sea Dragon and is the most powerful character in the game w/th it until Destroyer Mace + Dart's new spirit as far as I'm concerned. Final addition modifiers gives her decent fall back physicals and even the same damage per hit, sometimes slightly more as Dart w/th his Moon weapon + final addition (different if he has Soul Eater + Therapy Ring though) Healing! I don't need it cause I'm killing things ded but like Rose Storm it has specific uses i.e Faust. Rainbow Breath cures status too for what that's worth. Solid MT damage w/th Diamond Dust.
Rose- Fourth on speed. Still isn't bad. Starts off strong. Does the magicks on disc one. Nice piece of of equipment in Lohan to twink that and she starts w/th spells over Shana. Then ... kind of .. dies once Meru joins + Sharanda picks up. Obtains the best sword in the game though for the final fight! To be honest I'm not that impressed w/th Rose in game overall (disc one + ultimate weapon excepted) compared to the other girls + Hashcel/Albert but oh well. Isn't Kongol. I'd definitely use her over Dart too. Stuff like her ID + Fear doesn't have many uses in game. However that changes for the DL/Neph's dungeon!
Sharanda- Attack item spells do more damage than Dart/Lavitz when she joins. Indeed she is a beast w/th those and rules overall w/th Meru for the most part until they pick up their dragon summons at which point nothing touches them until Destroyer Mace + DDDart. Also comes w/th all the healing/revival you would ever need but ... WHY are you dying!? Shouldn't be happening in a normal game. Sharanda also has being second at speed going for her.
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I think you bring up a good mention CT. Supermarkets in general are open the same times during the weekday/weekend, here too. So I guess you can make the assumption that hours are difficult for single parents, sex not necessary to mention, but there are still options. Bus still runs 'til 1AM here. Wal-Mart open 24/7. Kroger open 24/7. It's less convenient to not just "up and go" somewhere if you generally have a big plate of balancing two jobs and taking care of yourself/family/children, whatever so I assume there's pre-planning involved generally throughout every day. Sad and unfortunate. I don't think Sundays would be the exception here.
People in Ga got over the fact that Chik-Fil-A (Yes, I know, fast food. Just an example) is closed on Sunday because the company wants to uphold its religious ideology. So yes, it sucks that I can't get a chicken biscuit (. . . I'm not really a fan of CFA) in the morning for breakfast, but I don't think it's such a huge issue that enrages me and makes me want to Boycott CFA [edited since I think simply putting 'stupid' here may seem like I didn't read any previous posts']. Thankfully this isn't such a limited country in businesses anymore to where I still have a plethora of options.
Oh. Another edit. No, I can truthfully say I wouldn't complain about working Sundays and having to study for school. I didn't whine about having to study because I've learned how to balance the plate I have now. That said, all my homework for this week is done. Thankfully I stuck to that course >.> Who knows if I'll be consistent, though I know I need to be as it's my last year and getting sucky grades is a waste of money.
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It is a stupid tradition that makes people's social lives easier, so it does have some functionalist merit in society and I can't see it going away entirely. That said, I would be all for certain industries (like transport for fucks sake) be operating at full or at least not skeleton crew for them.
Laws specifying a specific numbers of days per week/month off are good (and should be pretty damned standard in first world countries). Laws specifying certain days though? That can get fucked unless I get Friday, Saturday and Sunday off minimum. May as well throw in Monday and Tuesday while you are at it. With regards to public holidays for religious holidays? I am all for more public holidays to diversify the whole thing.
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What a Frenchie. Sarkozy doesn't approve anymore.
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MK2 arrives, and along with it, comes a poster that I put above my bed and a soundtrack album that I gave to my mother. Hope it has enough mellow tracks for her to use at work.
EDIT: I think I'm turning into Tally-chu.
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Why it's cool to leave a job on good terms: I walk in to the FA office today, ask about my placement. Ten minutes later I have the form, speak to the supervisor, get hired in, and spend five minutes talking to my old boss and getting hours. I start working at the library again tomorrow. I had similiar hire at Chanello when I worked there briefly.
This is why I try to never burn bridges, unless Meeple's on them.
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Zenny has a point about the UK yeah. Sunday service is like one bus every hour for example (if you miss that one you have to wait another hour) and your libraries and small, specialized shops and what not are closed. Supermarkets still do business but not everywhere in Scotland has a super market >_>
I'm not sure that's exclusively a religious thing, though.
I mean, San Francisco's bus service is way down on Sunday (although there's still a bus like one every 10-15 minutes because it's San Francisco). And you know what? The busses are actually less crowded than weekdays because most people aren't going anywhere (nobody's, rushing off to work, going to the bank, etc).
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MK2 arrives, and along with it, comes a poster that I put above my bed and a soundtrack album that I gave to my mother. Hope it has enough mellow tracks for her to use at work.
EDIT: I think I'm turning into Tally-chu.
...Don't say that.
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Why it's cool to leave a job on good terms: I walk in to the FA office today, ask about my placement. Ten minutes later I have the form, speak to the supervisor, get hired in, and spend five minutes talking to my old boss and getting hours. I start working at the library again tomorrow. I had similiar hire at Chanello when I worked there briefly.
This is why I try to never burn bridges, unless Meeple's on them.
You also mentioned the workplace being pretty good, so you'd really have to try to leave in bad terms. Sounds nice regardless.
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My cat is getting neutered~
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Had a college induction today, that was pretty fun.
I'll say now, I don't really understand the American education system, so I'll just explain the English one for those who don't know it. Lv 1-2 are compulsory education, ages 4-16. Then, Lv 3 is college/6th Form, Lv 4 is university and Lv 5 is Honours/Masters.
I've already done two years at a 6th Form already, got myself average grades in Maths, Business & ICT. Now, I'm off to do a course that basically entails 2D & 3D animation & modelling, games design and website design. Maaan, I am looking forward to this course. Of our first year's modules, only one is entirely theory-based, and that's looking at the games and interactive media industries. ...Business was my best of my A-Levels, so I should do pretty well at that section, and the only real problem I'll have is about learning to draw people well enough to do storyboards and basic designs to animate later on.
Oh, and it turns out I know about 10-20 people at the college already, all of them are in on the same days as me, and I know 1 person on my course already. These are gonna be a fun two years. <3
Edit: Oh, and just to top it all off? Birthday's coming up soon~
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Kitty back~
And yay Yoshi~~~~~~~~~
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Hazelnut chocolate hmmmmhm.
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At work, cut out from IRC and bored Snow? I feel your pain if so.
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Hey, at least I have chocolate.
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I can go home and beat Dune with a shoe for being Dune.
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You have to go home to Dune. I fail to see the victory.
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Abuse is it's own victory. Speaking of which, time for me to look for editors/writers for week 3. I'll start with abusing Andy/LD, since it's a good start for anything.
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There goes Ashley's willingness to loan Andy as a cabana boy.
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TIME FOR MY AFTERNOON TEA
First day of school. It was good.
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TIME FOR MY AFTERNOON TEA
First day of school. It was good.
If you didn't have hazelnut chocolate during tea, I'll be severely disappointed.
(yes, I'm trying to make Ciato fat)
[space for extraneous jokes here]
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I wish. Good lord.
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You starved during classes? <_<
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There goes Ashley's willingness to loan Andy as a cabana boy.
Cabana boy status is still a large improvement over his current job.
Also, you can always walk instead of the bus if you want exercise Ciato.
Edit: Also, I got a free piece of cake today. Yay for that.
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So, the only sugarless person in this topic today is Ciato? That's mean.
(God, that chocolate bar was bigger than my head.)
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I lack sugar. I also have a migraine. So. (Also had five classes and one class where the teacher came in speaking French. Apparently, despite not having any notes of being a foreign language class, it was a French class. ...)
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That barely counts, you're a midget Snow.
Also, Anatomy lab sucks and is designed to cause as much torment as possible. The usual there. Part of college is taking awful lab classes I guess. Also, I need to go visit grandparents tomorrow as well, haven't done that in ages. I only have one class tomorrow, can probably do it after I sit through lecture and get my test back.
Working saturday/monday/wednesday right now. Pretty mangable. Fridays and sundays are free, and I have tons of time to get my work done. So much easier to do it here than at home.
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That barely counts, you're a midget Snow.
I'm pretty sure the chocolate bar was also bigger than the head of a 5'9'' person.
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...you got into a French class without knowing it was a French class? Impressive.
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Ultradude: It was listed in the Honors class list, and the title/description had absolutely no mention of the language relevant to the class. Sooo >_>
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That barely counts, you're a midget Snow.
I'm pretty sure the chocolate bar was also bigger than the head of a 5'9'' person.
You're 5'9? Huh, thought you were like 5'4.
Nothing like classic post spamming in the good morning topic. This brings back memories! Like reminding me I still have homework to do. Screw it, I'm here another three hours.
Tai: Nice work. How fluent in french are you?
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That barely counts, you're a midget Snow.
I'm pretty sure the chocolate bar was also bigger than the head of a 5'9'' person.
You're 5'9? Huh, thought you were like 5'4.
5'5-5'6, I'm still a midget. I've seen 5'9 people's heads before in my life (i.e. I mean the chocolate bar was just that big >_>).
ADDENDUM: This post is also a cock joke in its spare time.
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Not at all. I'm dropping the class as soon as possible. >_>
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People in the 5'5"-5'6" range should not call themselves midgets.
It makes me feel like a midget. >_>;
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People in the 5'5"-5'6" range should not call themselves midgets.
It makes me feel like a midget. >_>;
That's because you are a midget.
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People in the 5'5"-5'6" range should not call themselves midgets.
It makes me feel like a midget. >_>;
That's because you are a midget.
We're about the same height. If I'm a midget, so are you.
But I'm not a midget. I'm just... just... a more compact version of a human! In this day and age, people are aiming for compact more and more! Desktop computers became laptops, telephone booths became cellphones! Walkmans became MP3 Players! This world yearns for smaller things.
We're not midgets, we're the nextGen humans!
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In this day and age, people are aiming for compact more and more! [...] This world yearns for smaller things.
Not all the time, y'know~
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That barely counts, you're a midget Snow.
I'm pretty sure the chocolate bar was also bigger than the head of a 5'9'' person.
You're 5'9? Huh, thought you were like 5'4.
5'5-5'6, I'm still a midget.
I never said I wasn't. I just embrace my condition instead of posting goth poetry on livejournal about it. =3
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In this day and age, people are aiming for compact more and more! [...] This world yearns for smaller things.
Not all the time, y'know~
We compensate.
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Via full-body fisting?
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You realise you insult yourself as well?
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I'm a bottom.
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Wait, how does one manage...
...no, never mind. Brain just shut down again.
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You disturb me in ways that I cannot possibly bring into words.
Since they're all I have to work with, here's a poem to express myself, hopefully:
Roses are red,
violets are blue,
spiders are disgusting,
and so are you.
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I aim to please.
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Just pointing out this happened on page 69
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Fitting, if nothing else.
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In this day and age, people are aiming for compact more and more! [...] This world yearns for smaller things.
ADDENDUM: This post is also a cock joke in its spare time.
Yay ;D!
I'm a bottom.
Yay ;D;D!!
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I'm vaguely confused now.
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I think Djinn is hitting on you.
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Well, I guess. Just what do I do with that? It's not like I can sell Djinn to the auction house.
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No no, if I was hitting on you, it wouldn't be ambiguous. Trust me, you'd know.
Mostly I just found the general snark of the past few posts amusing and I was chiming in.
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It's not like Snow being a natural bottom was a secret (or hard to guess even)
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It was vaguely entertaining to see how squicked Bard was, though. I guess that the whole putting his foot into his mouth regarding Strago was a little less innocent than I thought.
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No no, if I was hitting on you, it wouldn't be ambiguous. Trust me, you'd know.
Then, you'd strip and put a neon sign on your lower parts saying "Love Shack <3", got it. Not that I wouldn't appreciate the eyecandy, I've seen your Facebook picture.
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Djinn can't hit on too many more DLers at the risk of stealing the DL pervert title away anyways.
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... I want to see Snow's room~
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Morning time. School time. Big hair time. I didn't notice my hair was this big until I walked into the bathroom and saw it was supah poofy. Haha. Whatever, I'll just be the bum student on campus today that looks like they were smoking too much weed during a science experiment.
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... I want to see Snow's room~
Maybe he'll finish up your social link soon...
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Ah, so being bottom raises your popularity.
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Taking notes on how to pick up DL members?
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Not really. Just making an observation.
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Taking notes on how to pick up DL members.
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You require glasses, you clearly misread what I wrote.
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You do protest overly much.
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I see it as exerting my freedom of speech.
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I see it as you taking note on how to pick up DL members.
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I see. You flatter yourself and your ilk.
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Hey, some of us are pretty hot.
I point to the picture Grefter posted of me in my Firefly costume a while ago.
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Most of you have a penis, and those who don't have a massive ocean between us. Love can bridge most gaps, but the Atlantic Ocean is just too damn big for that.
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You just don't believe in the power of love enough! You aren't enough of an RPG player! LOVE CONQUERS ALL, FOOL!!!
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Is love a tender thing? It is too rough,
Too rude, too boisterous, and it pricks like thorn.
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Quoting comedies for ideas about romance isn't the best of ideas.
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Most of you have a penis, and those who don't have a massive ocean between us. Love can bridge most gaps, but the Atlantic Ocean is just too damn big for that.
Luckily, when love fails, my penis can bridge the Atlantic Ocean. Not the Pacific though. I'm not that big.
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Furry submits story. We workshop story. Everything goes as awkward and amazingly hilarious as I predicted until the Professor stops everyone from destroying the kid.
I feel blue balled.
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1. I am told I should spend more time checking my work so that my editor/s don't have to spend so much time correcting it.
2. They total the number of reports we in TW get out and show us these numbers at the end of the month and comment on them, thereby implying these numbers are kinda important.
3. Checking a report as thoroughly as I need to to catch my own errors probably adds at least an hour to a report. Scanning it does not. No skin off my nose to have the one editting the report catch them and then correct them myself.
I do wish people would not send such mixed signals.
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People at work? Not sending mixed signals? I wish.
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Then, you'd strip and put a neon sign on your lower parts saying "Love Shack <3", got it. Not that I wouldn't appreciate the eyecandy, I've seen your Facebook picture.
I would have used Hazard tape that read 'Warning: May Cause Extreme Pleasure', but yeah... same basic idea. ^_^
Djinn can't hit on too many more DLers at the risk of stealing the DL pervert title away anyways.
There's an official title?!
...and all I have to do to get it is to hit on X number of people?! Cake.
Dhyer, have I told you how beautiful your eyes are in the tl;dr- Let's have sex! ^_^
Most of you have a penis, and those who don't have a massive ocean between us. Love can bridge most gaps, but the Atlantic Ocean is just too damn big for that.
You just don't believe in the power of love enough! You aren't enough of an RPG player! LOVE CONQUERS ALL, FOOL!!!
Especially that whole 'having a penis' part. Well... I guess you can learn -that- lesson in JRPGs, too... >.>;;
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Djinn can't hit on too many more DLers at the risk of stealing the DL pervert title away anyways.
There's an official title?!
...and all I have to do to get it is to hit on X number of people?! Cake.
Dhyer, have I told you how beautiful your eyes are in the tl;dr- Let's have sex! ^_^
Tempted as you be may, you've effectively already crossed me off the list (Well, I guess you more ogled me while you thought I may have been asleep, which only ups the scale!). You'd have to legitamately hit on other people now.
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So, Djinn is running for DL's Premier Pervert -and- Premier Stalker? That's aiming for the stars.
(And the competition in the latter is even fiercer. Ciato, CK and super fight for that one at blood stakes)
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Djinn can't hit on too many more DLers at the risk of stealing the DL pervert title away anyways.
There's an official title?!
...and all I have to do to get it is to hit on X number of people?! Cake.
Dhyer, have I told you how beautiful your eyes are in the tl;dr- Let's have sex! ^_^
Tempted as you be may, you've effectively already crossed me off the list (Well, I guess you more ogled me while you thought I may have been asleep, which only ups the scale!). You'd have to legitamately hit on other people now.
Does it count if I was too drunk to remember it?
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Ask Niu, he would know.
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:-\ Mmm? No no, I wasn't drunk enough to forget hitting on -Niu-. But that was a pretty extended process. Hard to forget.
I don't remember ever hitting on Dhyer. Not that I wouldn't, mind you, Dhyer is teh hawt. But I don't actually remember doing this.
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Maybe if wasn't quite hitting on, but when the drunken horde stumbled back into our room for 2 minutes, you lifted up the blanket and said a few choice things about my abs! Unless that was Zenny, in which case, you'll likely never win the title away from him (I can't quite be sure as I was pretending to be asleep!).
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Man, I would never have the cold blood to pretend to be asleep while a drunken mob assaults my room. That's the kind of situation I buy one-meter umbrellas for.
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You know, none of this makes me any more inclined to attend future DL cons.
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It's honestly discouraging me.
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(http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/2536/emotughhbz.gif) (http://img34.imageshack.us/i/emotughhbz.gif/) Djinn.
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Oooohhh are we playing pictionary???!!!!
(http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/3676/jesusfacepalmfacepalmjeq.jpg)
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Speaking of crying and babies, I bought a new umbrella today! Over half my height, as usual. One of these days, I'll stop being awed at my own midgetry.
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Are you doing it intentionally? There's a lot of umbrellas here that're just right.
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Are you doing it intentionally? There's a lot of umbrellas here that're just right.
I'd rather not try my luck with doll prop umbrellas. Unless I can use an umbrella as a boat upside down, it's not good enough for rainy days over here. Of course, this doesn't say much, I've seen paper boats that I could use for actual sailing.
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...okay, the latest Djinn/Snow/Dhyer exhange has made me nearly fall over laughing. Cookies to all involved.
Anyway, have to go walk down to where DLC3 was(about a mile and a half from my house. Down a very steep hill) to pick up Kier around three. So what am I doing now? My normal 3 mile walk in the other direction, of course.
Here's hoping this doesn't kill me.
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Man, I would never have the cold blood to pretend to be asleep while a drunken mob assaults my room. That's the kind of situation I buy one-meter umbrellas for.
The drunken mob didn't assault the room so much as look for wallets loudly. I couldn't figure out why, because it was either after 2 am or close enough to that they weren't going to be able to get someplace before closing time, I think.
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Nah, super's pretty well won the stalker title. Ciato's committed more details to print, and I have a better memory for details, but super puts in the legwork and makes a point to keep up on everyone, not just the interesting people.
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You know, none of this makes me any more inclined to attend future DL cons.
It's honestly discouraging me.
Oh hell, I was there for this, and it wasn't that bad. No harm no foul, right?
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There's a bunch of knives sitting on top of the cat's blue thing. I have no idea where they came from because they're none of mine.
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Nah, super's pretty well won the stalker title. Ciato's committed more details to print, and I have a better memory for details, but super puts in the legwork and makes a point to keep up on everyone, not just the interesting people.
Not to mention the all-important creep factor!
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You know, none of this makes me any more inclined to attend future DL cons.
It's honestly discouraging me.
Oh hell, I was there for this, and it wasn't that bad. No harm no foul, right?
It was completely harmless, and I didn't really mind at all (But now makes good teasing fodder!).
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Blackmail is what we live for.
AND NOW, FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
/me signs the overtime sheet for the Sunday morning slot.
/me hears the sound of a black void stuttering in despair and suddenly swirling into oblivion.
I think I found where the rest of my soul went into hiding as it finally withered.
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Just got home from surgery; according to the doctor it went exceptionally well. Some mild pain, but nothing too bad. I am discovering that really soft pasta is harder to chew and swallow than the crakers they gave me at the hospital, though.
Anyhow, eat/rest time.
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/me forgets soulsucking for a moment and gives ice cream to mc. Congrats!
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Nah, super's pretty well won the stalker title. Ciato's committed more details to print, and I have a better memory for details, but super puts in the legwork and makes a point to keep up on everyone, not just the interesting people.
Not to mention the all-important creep factor!
I am too innocent/clueless to be creepy. I am literally the picture of innocence in fact.
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Nah, super's pretty well won the stalker title. Ciato's committed more details to print, and I have a better memory for details, but super puts in the legwork and makes a point to keep up on everyone, not just the interesting people.
Not to mention the all-important creep factor!
I am too innocent/clueless to be creepy. I am literally the picture of innocence in fact.
The fact you look half your age only makes it creepier.
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Reminds me from yesterday. This guy stopped by and asked for the main tenant of my home.
"That's me," I said. He looked me over and asked if I was joking, because he claimed I really didn't look old enough to drive, let alone rent an appartment.
... ;_;
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A decade from now, you'll be wishing people thought you looked half your age anyway.
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I don't see why I would want people to think me younger than I actually am.
Unless it's going to get me free stuff.
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I don't see why I would want people to think me younger than I actually am.
Because it's the easiest way to get telemarketers to shut up.
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Easier than hanging up?
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Easier than hanging up?
Door to door salesmen, then?
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Easier than hanging up?
Door to door salesmen, then?
Slamming the door works well.
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Easier than hanging up?
Door to door salesmen, then?
Slamming the door works well.
Pan handlers and Environmentalists on street corners that want you to sign petitions?
Wait, crap, they probably think young kids are more idealistic and thus better people to ask. Damnit.
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Counterpont: kids are less likely to have money and to be able to sign a petition.
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My phonenumber doesn't show up in public searches, so I only get door-to-doors. I feel sorry about slamming the door in their faces because, well, they're just doing their job.
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You know, none of this makes me any more inclined to attend future DL cons.
It's honestly discouraging me.
Oh hell, I was there for this, and it wasn't that bad. No harm no foul, right?
It was completely harmless, and I didn't really mind at all (But now makes good teasing fodder!).
Admit it, you liked being appreciated!
Actually, now that you mention the abs comment, I -do- remember that... Oy. >.>;;
You do a horrible impression of feigning sleep. Also, blame super, he told me that I should hit on you. Obviously he was summoning the spirit of Miasmacloud since she couldn't be there to encourage DL Bromance. >.>;;
Though... I would have probably hit on you anyway. ::)
So that makes... Tai, Niu, Dhyer... who wants to be number 4? ;D
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I thought Ciato was already #4.
/me FLEES FROM THE OGRESS.
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Totally think Jo'ou should be the next
victimwinner.
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Crap... did I hit on her while I was drunk, too?
I generally make it my rule not to hit on straight guys or taken women, so I don't -think- I did... >.>;;
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I think you misunderstand the joke.
EDIT:
Totally think Jo'ou should be the next victimwinner.
Couple pages late there, Speedy Gonzales.
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(http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/6458/3n83m93pfzzzzzzzzz97r3d.jpg)
SEX!!!!!
(http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/6458/3n83m93pfzzzzzzzzz97r3d.jpg)
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Sure, I can take you to dinner, OK. Table for two, smoking area.
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I think you misunderstand the joke.
I... may have?
Awesome post
Paying attention.
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You smoke, I shove the cig up your ass.
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I think you misunderstand the joke.
I... may have?
You may have.
You smoke, I shove the cig up your ass.
I'd just troll you by putting cancersticks in your mouth instead. =3
Beware the attention you get when you whore for it.
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Before or after he has stuck them up your arse?
(http://www.colombiainformausa.com/monica_lewinsky.jpg)
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There's no after, although there might be this:
(http://i996.photobucket.com/albums/af83/Jo_ou_Ranbu/Reno1.jpg)
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You might get an earring?
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Sounds like Djinn needs to be neutered.
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blarg cant sleep
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Your cat collects KNIVES!?
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My cat collected animal corpses. Those things can develop funny habits.
Four hours sleep for a Saturday morning? Honestly feels like I'm turning a profit after two all-nighters in a row. Then I remember I'll be here at 9AM tomorrow. Dear lord.
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Saturdays at work. Ahhh, I missed it.
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You can camp in the living room at work on Saturdays too?
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Reading the last 3 pages of this topic made me nearly fall off my chair laughing. And I, for one, definitely want to be at the next DLCon so that I can get
good teasing/blackmail material. hit on by Djinn. laid. to meet everyone.
Also, there are times I dread going back to college, and then I realise most people have been working for the last Christ-knows-how-long while I've had the last 3 months or so off. This makes me feel much, MUCH better about having to go and do an awesome course at a college 4 days a week while everyone else -still- works more than me~
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You can camp in the living room at work on Saturdays too?
I camp at the circulation desk and do homework (Goof off online) or go back and study (Goof off offline). I get a lot done on saturdays and make money doing it too. Only thing I can't do is camp in chat sadly. Everything's either blocked by the school or by the chat server.
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I shed tears.
Owowowow, my neck.
And now I ponder whether I should have lunch now or wait until the afternoon.
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So. Went to a play last night. It was Othello. And it was awesome awesome win. Iago was great and man does he talk a lot so having a great one is a very good thing. ^_^
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I keep thinking you were fangirling over Kenneth Brannagh when you say that.
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My phonenumber doesn't show up in public searches, so I only get door-to-doors. I feel sorry about slamming the door in their faces because, well, they're just doing their job.
Solution: never answer the door.
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My phonenumber doesn't show up in public searches, so I only get door-to-doors. I feel sorry about slamming the door in their faces because, well, they're just doing their job.
Solution: never answer the door.
I'm more surprised door to door salesmen exist anywhere; they're a thing of the past in the US. The only things I really see door to door are the mormons. Girl/boy scouts aren't even allowed to go door to door any more to sell things, and I even clearly remember doing that as a kid.
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Haha, we still get kids collecting candy by the door every 11th of November. As a staunch believer in tradition I always prepare candy for them.
We also get kids gathering old christmas trees on new year's day. Every tree entered gets you a place in the raffle!
I also get devout believers at my door who want to convert me. Well, used to get. Ever since I told them I supported the jihad it's been eerily quiet on the religious front.
>_> I have to answer the door because the curiousity will otherwise eat at me forever. Though, I can see who's outside through my bedroom window, so... yeah. I'm not sure, I guess I just feel sorry for people doing their jobs and being treated so negatively.
Though, the only time I ever purchased something was when some exchange student from god knows where was selling a painting for cheap. Even if it's counterfeit or whatever, I really don't think it was a waste of money. :V Looks authentic enough, and the frame was worth the money!
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SO!
I am having trouble downloading a Japanese IME program onto my laptop. I get an error that says that Office XP is required for the IME; I have Office 2007 installed on the laptop, so I'm assuming the IME on Microsoft's website is incompatible. After a little searching for Office 2007 compatability, the only thing I've found is a site where you have to purchase individual language packs... which is bullshit. Does anyone know a free IME that's compatible with Office 2007? I'd like to be able to use my laptop to take Japanese notes and do written compositions, so any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
I'll continue to search on my own later, and for now I'll just work at my desktop, but yeah, help is appreciated, etc, etc, etc.
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Tired.
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Work today again. This is unfortunate because I DO need extra time with this philosophy essay, though the deadline is Thursday. Well, "exam" is Thursday, but the professor is allowing people to send theirs in, get comments, then re-write on exam day as 60% of the class doesn't have her book because it was never available at the bookstore. She suggested Amazon [which I bought, but I have an inkling that I'll have to contest it Monday as the 15 of Sept is the last day for receiving the book] and people are getting a range of 15 days for shipping, etc. which is bullshit. So, I'm just going to work with what I got.
On another note, I'm tired of purchasing books online from half.com/amazon, etc. It seems like B&N has the exact same sellers as both sites, and I DO click on those with *great ratings*. But if tomorrow I don't receive my school book, it'll be the second time I have to contest some bullshit and wait even LONGER to get the book. Why does this only happen for school books?
Edit* and yes, I know today is just the 13th.
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Went out for my birthday yesterday. Good times. They have a barcade in Downtown Portland, I learned. Also, found out a friend of mine from high school is a chubby chaser.
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Laptop's not functioning - crashed last night, refuses to boot to anything but safe mode.
Migraine.
Mood doubleplusungood.
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Poor Tai.
Ahaha T_T
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First day of college, complete. I'm not gonna complain that we didn't really learn much today, because I know that'll come back to bite me in the arse if I do, but I'll say that I'm honestly surprised that we didn't do more. Still, made a few more friends, and all was pretty epic.
Now, I'm on a games design high, thankfully, so I'm gonna go get working on drawing up characters for a fighting game I've been planning. It doesn't really matter that I can't draw, I'll just have to improve~
In related news, I'm now laughing at anyone on here who complained about going to their first day of school/college/uni, etc. I really don't see what the problem is with meeting and talking to new people...
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In related news, I'm now laughing at anyone on here who complained about going to their first day of school/college/uni, etc. I really don't see what the problem is with meeting and talking to new people...
People have different abilities as far as meeting people and making friends goes. Hint: Laughing at people openly about it is a good way to get smacked. *Smack*
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At work right now. Studying a little but not too much, as I crunched some before I started working. I did take the time to read the new internationalist, which is good for a laugh or an urge to kill. Mmmyes more appeals to emotion, this surely will make your extremist views more reasonble.
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In related news, I'm now laughing at anyone on here who complained about going to their first day of school/college/uni, etc. I really don't see what the problem is with meeting and talking to new people...
People have different abilities as far as meeting people and making friends goes. Hint: Laughing at people openly about it is a good way to get smacked. *Smack*
Not to mention that not everybody likes people. *Stylus thwap.*
hmmmm, nighttime at work.
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Being as 'productive' as I am, Snow?
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It isn't necessarily the meeting people part that is hard. It is the making new, lasting connections part.
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Being as 'productive' as I am, Snow?
Actually a bit more, I'm working on an Election Law five-parter. It needs to be done by Thursday. I'm almost done! ... with file 2 of 5. eep.
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It isn't necessarily the meeting people part that is hard. It is the making new, lasting connections part.
Don't forget sifting through the people to determine if they're even worth talking to!
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/me reads news sites.
/me sees "Hugo Chávez declares war on golfing" on a headline.
/me facepalms.
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Hard drive failure! How groovyspandexilicous.
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Ooo ooo ooo did it make a funny noise?
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Your vicarious pleasurehounding over the toro's dying laptop disturbs me.
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it has not made a funny noise. -yet-. i am currently thusly attempting to get as much fucking data off it as possible.
it has, however, thrown pretty strings of letters and numbers at me.
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arghfuck sharp blades raining down my stomach pain
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/me mrfpats snow.
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Well hey, at least it didn't just die on you out of the blue like mine did. Hope you can get plenty off and find a reasonably priced replacement >_>
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I'm going to need to buy a new laptop period since this one's hardwired in.
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Went out for my birthday yesterday. Good times. They have a barcade in Downtown Portland, I learned. Also, found out a friend of mine from high school is a chubby chaser.
... huh. Didn't think I'd wind up sharing a birthday with anyone here.
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For the sake of recording it, the blue screen error message when i start up the laptop in non-safe mode:
Technical information:
***STOP: 0x0000008E (0xC0000005, 0xF7676B5B, 0xF7AE1388, 0x00000000)
*** a347bus.sys - Address F7676B5B base at F7675000, DateStamp 4091f40d
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Tried looking up anything about that particular message?
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Hey, Clear Tranquil, you have 666 messages, 0 are new.
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Ultradude: Yep. General impression was "yep, hard drive on verge of death, have fuuuuu-uuun"
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Slowly adding to my list of my least favourite cities in America:
1) Newark, NJ
2) Detroit, MI
3) Philadelphia, PA
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Butbutbut Shale is a Philly! You don't love Shale?
Woohoo early evening at work.
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So today I was adjusting my pants and a flyer that I had stuck in my pocket fell out of my pocket. Apparently this invokes the wrath of psycho ladies/lady who cleans up trash who think I am a litterer, I pick it up and she yells at me and tells me that I just got caught. Yes, littering in front of someone who picks up trash for a living is a great idea.
I have written up a report of what happened, deciding if I want to bitch to whoever she works for and if finding this out is worth the effort.
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Janitors are bitter people. Just leave it alone, nothing will happen (she won't get fired, likely), and she'll still be bitter in the end. Not worth the trouble, sadly.
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Well, there's kids here who throw stuff on the ground in front of cleaners. For jokes.
I dunno man sounds like a MISUNDERSTANDING.
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So today I was adjusting my pants and a flyer that I had stuck in my pocket fell out of my pocket. Apparently this invokes the wrath of psycho ladies/lady who cleans up trash who think I am a litterer, I pick it up and she yells at me and tells me that I just got caught. Yes, littering in front of someone who picks up trash for a living is a great idea.
I have written up a report of what happened, deciding if I want to bitch to whoever she works for and if finding this out is worth the effort.
Depends on how much you like seeing psychotic bitches suffer and how vindictive you are. There's no effort too great when you're in the mood for schadenfreude. I'd just pour acid on her coffee, though.
Conversely, if you are a nice doormat, it's probably :effort:.
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This probably wouldn't bother me at all if littering wasn't one of my biggest pet peeves ever and seeing McDonalds cups in parks makes me want to hurt things (and I usually pick them up because I am a sucker for pretty parks)
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This probably wouldn't bother me at all if littering wasn't one of my biggest pet peeves ever and seeing McDonalds cups in parks makes me want to hurt things (and I usually pick them up because I am a sucker for pretty parks)
Pour cyanide on the bitch's lunch.
EDIT: I mean that in the nicest way possible!
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Slowly adding to my list of my least favourite cities in America:
1) Newark, NJ
2) Detroit, MI
3) Philadelphia, PA
As much as I enjoy it when people hate my city, being on a list with Detroit and Newark is foul play.
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Not much nativism in you either, I gather.
EDIT:
/me reads the city's online newspaper's reader comments, suffers critical brain failure.
UUUUUUUUUURGHSIFKDXMFDLRETH<>asd
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There is, I just express it differently. Philadelphians are proud when people hate on our city, because it means they're not tough enough to handle it.
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Slowly adding to my list of my least favourite cities in America:
1) Newark, NJ
2) Detroit, MI
3) Philadelphia, PA
As much as I enjoy it when people hate my city, being on a list with Detroit and Newark is foul play.
Live in a city that sucks less.
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There is, I just express it differently. Philadelphians are proud when people hate on our city, because it means they're not tough enough to handle it.
That makes sense and doesn't at the same time. If nothing else, Philadelphia sounds funny. Nice roundabout way to call OK a wuss, though.
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As my Facebook status alluded:
This new job is soooooooooooo much better. So much. For serious. I'm actually doing things, and people are talking to me, and I get my own copy of CS4, and I'm working with the president of the company and the VP of each division and did I mention I'm actually doing things?
Granted, there are still meetings, and I still think the job isn't something I want to make a career, but... I could see myself sticking around this department for a few years.
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The lateral switch turned out for the best, then! Glad you're happy with this, going to work is a whole different story when you like it, even if only vaguely.
Also, I'm still in ravaged disbelief.
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That's really awesome. Also, apropos of LD's comment, is there a DL Facebook group thingy somewhere?
So my day had its good points and its bad points.
Good point: My grandfather is paying off all my college debt as an advance on my inheritance, totally out of the blue. Super-awesome.
Bad point: My job is likely getting eliminated within a matter of weeks.
So...yeah. At least I won't need as much money to survive while unemployed?
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There's a DL Facebook community, but it's pretty empty. Well, the group itself is, but otherwise a fair deal of us are active enough at FB itself. We get by at Facebook by stalking each other's pages instead.
Now, for the important part.
Oooooooowwwww. Does this mean you need to bomb Milford on your way out?
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Yep! Except my old co-worker who alerted me to this fact when they offered him my job at freelance rates.
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... christ, that fucking blows. Do you have an idea of what you want to do now?
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More reporting somewhere else. I sent out two job applications today, and I'm getting together a cover letter for a third.
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What's this ravaged disbelief? Is that related to my other Facebook status?
Also: ouch, Shale. :( Hooray on the advance of the inheritance (am I the only one that finds that kind of morbidly hilarious, by the way?), and gooooooood luck on the job search.
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More reporting somewhere else. I sent out two job applications today, and I'm getting together a cover letter for a third.
As usual, I wish the best of luck. I know the market is crappy for you right now due to a multitude of factors, but you have actual credentials now and I'm pretty sure you can make do - and you're pretty good at the job as well. Go get 'em.
What's this ravaged disbelief? Is that related to my other Facebook status?
Also: ouch, Shale. :( Hooray on the advance of the inheritance (am I the only one that finds that kind of morbidly hilarious, by the way?), and gooooooood luck on the job search.
That is related to the mutual beatings of certain things in Facebook, yes. You sorta look like a friend I have who used to model, which only adds to the aghast reaction.
And the inheritance thing is honestly less morbid and more matter-of-fact in my eyes. I dunno, pretty lucid of him to actually get things over with.
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There are benefits to my growing database of Philosophy majors as friends. They're funny as hell, and oddly share a lot of tastes similar to mine - like Stephen King, Star Trek, DDR, etc. But unfortunately they all smoke weed. I wonder if I can find a Phil major who doesn't smoke weed. I hypothesize that in order to be a Phil major, you need to have some weed experience. I don't have anything against this stuff [well I do, but I'm not going to rant about morals to them as to each their own], but I'm normally unincluded in this "weed" conversation because I AM DRUG FREE YAY, and I feel sad. :[ Oh, oh, oh, oh, and there is this guy with a really cool first name of Alastair in my class. Speaking of which, let me see if he has a Facebook.
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There are benefits to my growing database of Philosophy majors as friends. They're funny as hell, and oddly share a lot of tastes similar to mine - like Stephen King, Star Trek, DDR, etc. But unfortunately they all smoke weed. I wonder if I can find a Phil major who doesn't smoke weed. I hypothesize that in order to be a Phil major, you need to have some weed experience. I don't have anything against this stuff [well I do, but I'm not going to rant about morals to them as to each their own], but I'm normally unincluded in this "weed" conversation because I AM DRUG FREE YAY, and I feel sad. :[ Oh, oh, oh, oh, and there is this guy with a really cool first name of Alastair in my class. Speaking of which, let me see if he has a Facebook.
WHAT? A GOOD DEAL OF HUMANITIES MAJORS SMOKE WEED AND FUNCTION PERFECTLY FINE?! MAN WHAT.
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>________> I doubt it. And he's British. Go figure. Thought it'd be an American Alastair adding to the uniqueness of being an American named Alastair.
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There are benefits to my growing database of Philosophy majors as friends. They're funny as hell, and oddly share a lot of tastes similar to mine - like Stephen King, Star Trek, DDR, etc. But unfortunately they all smoke weed. I wonder if I can find a Phil major who doesn't smoke weed. I hypothesize that in order to be a Phil major, you need to have some weed experience. I don't have anything against this stuff [well I do, but I'm not going to rant about morals to them as to each their own], but I'm normally unincluded in this "weed" conversation because I AM DRUG FREE YAY, and I feel sad. :[ Oh, oh, oh, oh, and there is this guy with a really cool first name of Alastair in my class. Speaking of which, let me see if he has a Facebook.
WHAT? A GOOD DEAL OF HUMANITIES MAJORS SMOKE WEED AND FUNCTION PERFECTLY FINE?! MAN WHAT.
See if you can spot the bullshit in Zenny's post!
Hint: Humanity majors and functioning fine.
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>________> I doubt it. And he's British. Go figure. Thought it'd be an American Alastair adding to the uniqueness of being an American named Alastair.
I pity ye.
And everyone knows philosophy is what happens when you're drunk, high or both.
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>________> I doubt it. And he's British. Go figure. Thought it'd be an American Alastair adding to the uniqueness of being an American named Alastair.
And why do you doubt it? Obviously you know a bunch of Philosophy majors who are stoners. I am an English major who is a stoner. I know a handful of History, Phil, English, and Sociology (If we extend into the arts, I can't think of a single visual art or music major I know who doesn't, though that's hardly a good statistic) majors who smoke. Sure, a deal of them could be said to not be functioning fine, but do you really buy into the stereotype that all people who smoke weed are wastoids not making anything of themselves? Even, after, holy shit, befriending a bunch of them?
Do you actually have a good reason for doubting it? Or am I on the money by saying that you're basing this entirely on your own prejudices and your knowledge of the prevailing stoner stereotype?
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Chiming in as exception: music major who never smoked.
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I'm a Journalism major who never smoked weed! We say nothing about the tobacco, though.
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>________> I doubt it. And he's British. Go figure. Thought it'd be an American Alastair adding to the uniqueness of being an American named Alastair.
And why do you doubt it? Obviously you know a bunch of Philosophy majors who are stoners. I am an English major who is a stoner. I know a handful of History, Phil, English, and Sociology (If we extend into the arts, I can't think of a single visual art or music major I know who doesn't, though that's hardly a good statistic) majors who smoke. Sure, a deal of them could be said to not be functioning fine, but do you really buy into the stereotype that all people who smoke weed are wastoids not making anything of themselves? Even, after, holy shit, befriending a bunch of them?
Do you actually have a good reason for doubting it? Or am I on the money by saying that you're basing this entirely on your own prejudices and your knowledge of the prevailing stoner stereotype?
See, now I think you're speaking out of your ass because you're presuming a whole bunch about me from a very small amount. No I don't buy into the stereotype "that all people who smoke weed are wastoids," probably because I never assumed Humanities majors were known for weed smoking, and if they were, I still know a hell of a lot of successful people in those majors as I DO failures not because of weed smoking. THEIR WEED SMOKING IS UNFORTUNATE FOR ME AS I AM LEFT OUT OF THINGS.
This is the first time I've even encountered a significantly large group of people who DO that. THAT was my observation. Was I chastising them? No. Was I telling them it is wrong and they're useless to society? No. But I definitely feel left out of conversations because I don't engage in that activity. The same can be said for whores who go fuck frat guys and talk about it constantly.
So no, you're broke as hell by saying that I'm basing whatever bullshit you pulled through your ass entirely on some false prejudices that I somehow clearly elicited to you in my post.
Edit, and for the record, my conjecture about PHIL majors was based off of my recent experience, finally, with PHIL majors, not "all humanities majors". I was being facetious, but clearly you can't take that with a grain of salt.
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I'm sorry that you couldn't make what you were trying to say at all clear, especially when you were responding to this:
A good deal of humanities majors smoke weed and function perfectly fine.
Now, what was your response? "I doubt it."
If I misjudged you on this, can you honestly blame me? If you're going to get pissy with me, missy, perhaps you should learn to make your point clear the first time.
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I'm on the side that doubts the part where "humanities majors...function perfectly fine."
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I didn't need to make anything clear because I didn't think someone had their panties on too tight this afternoon. I'm not the one who jumped the gun on assumptions. But if I need to start laying things out in ABC order for you to have whatever understanding you want, then fine by me. I never said they didn't function fine, so clearly you already had a misunderstanding, mister.
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Yes, we've got that. I misunderstood. I said that. So we're on the same page.
I like how you keep saying I jumped to conclusions. Let's see, your direct response to me was ">_> I doubt it," and I still don't know how you expected that to be interpretted. Especially with the caveat in your first post, "[well I do, but I'm not going to rant about morals to them as to each their own]".
Sure, I jumped the gun, but I'm still not sure how you thought someone couldn't possibly interpret what you said in the way I did. And if I'm a bit sensitive about this issue, please: who wouldn't get a bit riled up at the inane stereotypes placed on a subculture they take part in?
Let's see this conversation but in a different context. Assume both parties are debating in a forum where they generally respect the opinions of everybody else there.
"I'm making a bunch of Philosophy Major friends. Unfortunately they are all gamers. It's kind of annoying because they talk about videogames all the time. I don't have anything against them (well, I do, but I'm not going to go preaching), but I feel left out all the time."
"Hey look people can play video games all the time and not be a bunch of smelly overweight WoW players who never leave their room. Man what."
">_> I doubt it."
Sure, I jumped the gun a bit, but if you saw a conversation like that you'd probably be a bit riled yourself, though you might not speak up about it.
If you're still bitchy at me for calling out what I thought was a ripe mound of BS, well, there's nothing that can be done about that. I've said I misunderstood you already. I'm done with this.
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I definitely wouldn't have responded the way you did. I also wouldn't have accused you personally of anything unless I was sure it was explicit. Anyway, I think when you place "them" in turn for my "stuff," that changes the context to something a bit more personal, whereas I was just talking vaguely talking about weed/smoking in general as something I wouldn't do. It's not really a matter of misunderstanding for me being upset more than the way you responded.
And good.
Modify* not editing the sentence but I was much more upset at how you responded to me, clearly, from something I wasn't even associating with a stereotype. Otherwise, I'm honky dory.
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Oh, you are just fucking baiting me back in aren't you? "It was the way you respon...
No. No. No. Done.
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K.
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Chiming in as exception: music major who never smoked.
Yeah, but you must have been taking something to choose that major.
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Freebasing cat sweat. It explains the hair!
(Points to anyone who gets this)
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Does this involve kittykooker v. 1.22 shenanigans? If so, for shame, the kitty isn't even among us anymore!
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Chiming in as exception: music major who never smoked.
Yeah, but you must have been taking something to choose that major.
I don't need drugs of any sort to be uncoordinated, scatterbrained, and just generally dwelling on another planet mentally. It would just be redundant.
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What about the hair?
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I don't have anything against this stuff [well I do, but I'm not going to rant about morals to them as to each their own], but
I was just talking vaguely talking about weed/smoking in general as something I wouldn't do.
I have to admit I was a bit curious when I read this... You bring up that something about marijuana is not 'moral', but I'm not quite sure I understand what you have against it. (I know the first thing you said was "I'm not going to get into it", but after the debate with Zenny, now I'm curious). Is it just a general 'drugs are bad' problem? Is it a 'doing something illegal is inherently amoral' issue?
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What about the hair?
What about it?
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Freebasing cat sweat. It explains the hair!
(Points to anyone who gets this)
This. Although I've seen your hair before, and it slightly frightens me. I don't think my sister currently has hair that long.
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Bah. It's only unsightly if you don't take care of it!
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That's what's scary. Your hair looks at least as good as my sister's, and she spends forever taking care of hers. How much work is handling those waves?
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It's...actually, you know, it's not really any. Ten minutes or so in the shower and then comb out the tangles. That's it. Huh. Maybe I'm just lucky. I suspect that is generally an accurate statement, so.
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Har. Meanwhile, I don't even -comb- my hair, gogogogogo epic shortness. I could pass for a stereotypical lesbian k.d. lang-style.
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I don't have anything against this stuff [well I do, but I'm not going to rant about morals to them as to each their own], but
I was just talking vaguely talking about weed/smoking in general as something I wouldn't do.
I have to admit I was a bit curious when I read this... You bring up that something about marijuana is not 'moral', but I'm not quite sure I understand what you have against it. (I know the first thing you said was "I'm not going to get into it", but after the debate with Zenny, now I'm curious). Is it just a general 'drugs are bad' problem? Is it a 'doing something illegal is inherently amoral' issue?
I don't think the activity is not moral. What I meant was more loosely the affects it can have on lifestyles if people obviously "abuse" it in the sense that they let it affect their daily lives. I have had a lot of horrific experiences with people who do immoral things because of it. My father died while under intoxication of it. I don't like cigarettes, I don't like weed, I don't like people getting shitfaced because too many people have died because of the influence of it, that I know. If someone is DOING that, I'm not going to lecture them about it because I feel like if someone thinks they have control of something unless they show consistent behavior against it, my opinion of "hey, you should just stop," doesn't matter.
My mom still smokes cigarettes (I DO talk to her about it, what, with heart issues, high blood pressure, overweight issues, etc, etc because I don't want my mother to also die to recreational smoking like my father), my brother still does both. Let them live their lives the way they want, but I'm not going to participate in supporting that behavior that becomes an important part to their lifestyle. The smell of smoke and weed are also wretchedly disgusting. I do not prevent myself with being friends with these people. I do not say "ew, they smoke, I can't be friends with them because they're useless to society," and I don't say "what a bunch of losers" just because they do that. The legality means absolutely nothing to me.
I just don't like it. And I can still be really good friends with people who DO that, (FE, family in the South where it's 100% commonplace, friends on campus), but I'm not going to lump them into some category off of some stereotype I never even thought about. I was being facetious with the "I doubt it." I've met a fair share of functional and non-functional smokers. It's a big "Meh," and "whatever." When the group does talk about it, rant about it etc. like it's the awesomest thing in the world, I just sit there oblivious and I really have no first-hand experience with it. This leads to the "hah, okay. . ." and listening response.
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On another note, I would love to go to Distant Worlds in Chicago and get that expensive ticket to meet Uematsu. Unfortunately it's on my birthday, I'll more than likely be broke balancing the minimeet and moving out, aaaaaand Chicago in the winter? noooo way. I wonder why it's not in March like it usually is.
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Just going to chime in here with, Humanities student that didn't smoke pot and is me knows a lot of humanities students who smoked pot and were perfectly fine functioning rational people. So yeah. The Drug Myth is a massively overhyped piece of bullshit. Yeah it can do some bad stuff to you, but it can do some fine stuff for some people (Fuck yes LSD) and you know what? Some people just trip for a while and go about their days.
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I have nothing against people who use narcotics, but I feel there are better, healthier, cheaper forms of entertainment, and I really don't like hanging around any kind of smoke because it irritates my lungs.
That being said, it's not even the most dangerous lifestyle choice a person could make (unprotected sex, ghostriding a car, playing any sport where you get bashed on the head repeatedly such as American Football). Again, I'm not inclined to criticize people for how they choose to live their life, but I would feel uncomfortable if a friend of mine started doing that kind of stuff in my vicinity.
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Yeah, there's a huge difference between "don't do that" and "don't do that around me". The latter is a perfectly reasonable request, in my oppinion.
Anyway, eight years today! Jenna took the day off and we went out to have tasty mexican food for lunch to celebrate. And of course, like the geeks we are, the next step is playing DnD for most of the afternoon~
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Congrats and HAVE FUN!!!
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Yeah, there's a huge difference between "don't do that" and "don't do that around me". The latter is a perfectly reasonable request, in my oppinion.
Anyway, eight years today! Jenna took the day off and we went out to have tasty mexican food for lunch to celebrate. And of course, like the geeks we are, the next step is playing DnD for most of the afternoon~
Best anniversary ever.
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I am currently sitting in the computer lab and the motherfucking mouse barely works and some crazy elephant northwest of me sounds like they're stomping on a bunch of checker pieces while they're typing. Hard typers T_T No, they're not "elephant" fat or anything, but yeesh. That said, these Mac keyboards have had way too much usage, are turning brown and rant rant rant.
And congratulations Gate. Aw.
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Well, at least it doesn't sound like the two girls who live above your apartment are having sex at all hours of the day.
...actually, that's pretty cool. Yay college lesbians!
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I dunno, it sounds more like insult to injury. They not only remind their neighbors that they're getting more pony than them, but they also remind you'll never get any in -that-. But then, the whole "opposite-sex on opposite-sex" fetish from straight people never made sense to me.
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The explanation when I asked someone about that "fetish" was that it was simply two people of the opposite sex displaying their interest in arousal of that sort - the fact that quite possibly there's no room for -them- in the picture seems to be irrelevant.
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Yes, and that's exactly why the fetish is so stupid in my mind. Whee utilitarian.
/me gnaws on the toro. Mild headache.
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Hope springs suicidally eternal and all that jazz.
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Even so, there are more productive ways to have pointless hope. Like hoping your kitten won't ravage your sofa if you let it be. Or hoping I won't gnaw on people.
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Yeah, there's a huge difference between "don't do that" and "don't do that around me". The latter is a perfectly reasonable request, in my oppinion.
Anyway, eight years today! Jenna took the day off and we went out to have tasty mexican food for lunch to celebrate. And of course, like the geeks we are, the next step is playing DnD for most of the afternoon~
Best anniversary ever.
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New laptop purchased. Should be an upgrade in many regards from my old one, aside from... vista. asdf, but i'll live.
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So my Firefox died on me. Great. Now I need to figure out what all my passwords are and what my bookmarks were.
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New laptop purchased. Should be an upgrade in many regards from my old one, aside from... vista. asdf, but i'll live.
I'm holding off on buying a lappy for a reason, and it's named Vista.
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Yeah, I know, but... eh, I used my old one enough that I can't really justify waiting on the purchase for windows 7 and the options for XP are either expensive or not so great, esp. compared to the one I've got.
I figure I just shut down 99% of what I can of Vista and run it as bare bones as possible with my own defenses on it. Not a great option but it should suffice.
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I run Vista 64, and it's actually remarkably stable and annoyance free.
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Vista's a memory hog, but that's the only thing I can really hold against it.
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Yeah, I know, but... eh, I used my old one enough that I can't really justify waiting on the purchase for windows 7 and the options for XP are either expensive or not so great, esp. compared to the one I've got.
I figure I just shut down 99% of what I can of Vista and run it as bare bones as possible with my own defenses on it. Not a great option but it should suffice.
Well, yes, you didn't have any choice in the matter. Not harping on you for it in the least.
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The explanation when I asked someone about that "fetish" was that it was simply two people of the opposite sex displaying their interest in arousal of that sort - the fact that quite possibly there's no room for -them- in the picture seems to be irrelevant.
Also note that there's no room for most people in porn, but people watch it anyway.
You don't have to insert yourself to find interest in sex. At least, for most people.
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Did you not get the "free Windows 7 upgrade!!" deal? I thought they were running that until the end of October. You might want to look into it.
Happy anniversary, Gate & Jenna!
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... what happened to the nice, sweet, innocent low key Djinn I used to know? :P
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I don't know what kind of universe you live in, because the one we're in has no innocent, sweet and low-key Djinn.
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I see~
You corrupted him ;-)
Well ... it was a time long ago, way back when ... I get it - someone kidnapped the real Djinn and it's been a doppelganner in place all this time >_>
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I see~
You corrupted him ;-)
Well ... it was a time long ago, way back when ... I get it - someone kidnapped the real Djinn and it's been a doppelganner in place all this time >_>
Guilty conscience, CT? Now you see why doppelgangers are a bad idea.
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... I ... I ... it wasn't me :-X
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I do remember Djinn being far less uhhh... like he is now, though!
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Vista is a piece of shit but functional. 7 is fucking win and I hope you got an upgrade freebie.
Congrats Jenna. Gate not so much because dude you are a fucking giant.
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I think I get the upgrade free when it comes out? I don't know, I didn't see any option re: upgrade straight off.
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... what happened to the nice, sweet, innocent low key Djinn I used to know? :P
Hey now, I'm still nice and sweet! ^_^
I don't know if I've counted as innocent for a long time... The difference being that I suddenly became comfortable whining about my romantic problems on the Good Morning topic...
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I think I get the upgrade free when it comes out? I don't know, I didn't see any option re: upgrade straight off.
No, that's what I was talking about. The doom and gloom about Vista seemed to imply you were stuck with it, which is true for about one more month at the most if you've got your free upgrade ready. >_> Changing OS's sucks, but getting stuck with Vista sucks more.
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I see~
You corrupted him ;-)
I admit nothing. I'm pretty sure Djinn was a lecherous hornball before he got here anyway!
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Waking up to Lady Gaga feels ephemeral. Time to hang out with America, watch I Capture the Castle with the epitome of male beauty, Henry Cavill, while eating brownies and cake that we're going to bake. Chick flick day~
God. Henry Cavill. O. M. G. I hav-- w-- whatever. I.. His..
GOD HE'S BEAUTIFUL. The best jaw line on a man that's ever existed. And his butt is cute too. *shivers* ... And Djimon Honsou!? Lord have mercy.
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September 12th: 1 cup of coffee drank
September 13th: 2 cups of coffee
September 14th: 8 cups of coffee, two redbulls, a coke.
September 15th: 10 cups of coffee, one of those 5 hour energy nonsense things.
September 16th, Today: No caffeine whatsoever.
I can't tell if I'm more irritable when I'm hyper caffeinated and trying to work or when I'm uncaffeinated and just want to fall over asleep.
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The avatar makes sense now.
As for me, I did my first two stints of substitute teaching this week. Should get more common in the coming weeks as flu season hits and teachers can't take their little hellbeasts, which is good news for me! ... I think.
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I hope you've got the leashes ready. >_>
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And surgical masks.
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Don't forget the Prolapse volunteers.
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And a rusty scalpel.
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And piano wire.
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Lady Door: ...And here I thought the full version was next year, not next month. Thus my tone.
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I am a weak man.
Fortunately, only one cup was necessary to make me semi-coherent and awake. Unfortunately, after the last two days the taste of coffee makes me want to throw up a little, but I am too cheap to go buy something else at this point.
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Lady Door: ...And here I thought the full version was next year, not next month. Thus my tone.
http://windows7news.com/tag/windows-7-release-date/
October 22. Woo hoo!
ETA: https://windows7upgradeoption.com/ProgramInformation.aspx
Also, the promotion is good for computers with Vista installed June 26, 2009 to January 31, 2010. So those of you looking to upgrade your computers but fearing Vista... there you go!
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I guess I'll see if the lappy comes with info about it, then.
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/me eats human head-sized chocolate bar again.
When did my metabolism get fast? I haven't gained any significant amount of weight and this has been like my typical nightsnack for six months. Maybe it's the nicotine.
EDIT: I will fail to be surprised if I get diagnosed with diabetes, though.
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Mmm. Chocolate bars. I prefer the bars with nuts in them. It's one of the few states of chocolate I prefer dark compared to milk chocolate, though they both taste perfectly fine.
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Jaffa cakes + coffee yesu.
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/me picks up a cup of coffee to start the morning.
Man, Saturday mornings+rain = why am I not in bed.
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Because early mornings make great days!
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Because early mornings make great days!
Your delusional optimism gives hope to all the unfortunate acephalic people out there.
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Because early mornings make great days!
Your delusional optimism gives hope to all the unfortunate acephalic people out there.
I'm glad I give you hope. :)
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Because early mornings make great days!
Your delusional optimism gives hope to all the unfortunate acephalic people out there.
I'm glad I give you hope. :)
Keep on dreaming the good dream, girl.
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Because early mornings make great days!
Your delusional optimism gives hope to all the unfortunate acephalic people out there.
I'm glad I give you hope. :)
Keep on dreaming the good dream, girl.
And you claim my girldar is broken.
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Yeah, calling you a girl is a slander to all the ladies everywhere rather than a slander to you.
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It makes one wonder how you mistook me for one regardless.
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I like trying to put myself in the shoes of the people I sass sometimes.
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Sure. Keep telling that to yourself.
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Sure. Keep telling that to yourself.
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Tonfa *and* Niu? I ... have no words~
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Given how he also thought you were a guy, I fail to see where your shock comes from. >_>
(In the middle of all of the sass, I forgot to mention Bardiche actually helped me kill an entire hour at work. 'twas fun.)
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I like trying to put myself in the shoes of the people I sass sometimes.
Wait, so Snow crossdresses? Still?
At work, very quiet. Hope it stays that way.
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I like trying to put myself in the shoes of the people I sass sometimes.
Wait, so Snow crossdresses? Still?
I used to RP a crossdressing vampire lady in a LARP back in 2003 or something. That count?
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(In the middle of all of the sass, I forgot to mention Bardiche actually helped me kill an entire hour at work. 'twas fun.)
And that, sir, is why I don't mind making a fool of myself.
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(In the middle of all of the sass, I forgot to mention Bardiche actually helped me kill an entire hour at work. 'twas fun.)
And that, sir, is why I don't mind making a fool of myself.
Neither do I, but I figure you might as well kill two birds with a single stone and be as callous as possible while at it. Twice as fun.
EDIT: And if you -did- mind, I'd have to question how you'd survive both the DL and mia.
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(In the middle of all of the sass, I forgot to mention Bardiche actually helped me kill an entire hour at work. 'twas fun.)
And that, sir, is why I don't mind making a fool of myself.
Neither do I, but I figure you might as well kill two birds with a single stone and be as callous as possible while at it. Twice as fun.
Really? I find you just amusing.
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Callousness is amusing, and I have to admit I've grown a bit soft. The difference in tone from when I'm being a dick for entertainment to when I'm just being a dick is subtle, but overwhelming.
EDIT: I'd insert a [cue Grefter joke about me being a manwhore for fun] sticker here, but I'd have better luck panhandling with a "Will refrain from taking off my clothes for a penny" sign.
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I haven't ever experienced you as being a dick towards myself, just for your information.
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You'd know if you did.
EDIT: Okay, now THIS warrants a [insert cock joke here] remark.
EDIT2: Also.
... I want to see Snow's room~
While this post is like over a week old, it disturbs me every time I re-read the thread and I stumble across it, particularly given how I can't pinpoint where it stemmed from.
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It came from magic pixie dust. Or something. I don't know, I'm tired.
Side note: Wednesday is estimated arrival date, so next Friday is the next time I'm likely to be on from my own lappy (Thursday will be me setting the damn thing up.)
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Ahh saturdays. Time to study and earn my pay.
*Browses DL*
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It came from magic pixie dust. Or something. I don't know, I'm tired.
I don't think you could explain it even if you weren't. I'm mostly trying to goad CT into giving me free blackmail material answering the question. >_>
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Oh, and I do qualify for free Windows 7 upgrade according to ASUS web site. So.
super: Still looking for an IRC client that works? Try communication tube, it's shitty for IRC but gets the job done.
snow: Fine, it came from divine intervention by which I mean to say a panda is sneaking up behind you.
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snow: Fine, it came from divine intervention by which I mean to say a panda is sneaking up behind you.
Stop doing that. I'm supposed to stalk you, not the other way around. =|
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I stop reversing paradigms when the toro pissed:can't be bothered ratio has been rebalanced. Thus far it's still skewed left.
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Given how he also thought you were a guy, I fail to see where your shock comes from. >_>
Hope springs eternal.
I try to block such horrific and scarring experiences from my memory ;)
Magic pixie dust? Divine intervention? Of course it did, Tai knows me - I am innocent yesu.
It came from you mentioning you sticking a MKII poster on your wall >_>
*flirts with super*
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That was anti-climatic. Not as much as it could have been, though.
Given my sense of schadenfreude, this is not necessarily a good thing.
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It usually is .And I'll look at that link in a sec, Tai.
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Schadenfreude exists to be stepped on. Just like the rest of existence.
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It usually is.
I've gotten used to it.
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I dunno the thought of a bizare world where Hello Kitty stickers and MKII posters exists in tandem with the ruff 'n gruff image of the Dojima w/th coffee + ciggies intrigues me. I'm sure there are more gems in there in Snow land ... Mmmm an Aladdin's cave? >_>
... is that sufficiently disturbing? <_<
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Ahhhh token Saturday Dr Pepper + strawberry laces for weekend zerg rush. Yesu.
In other news I lost my hearing aid. Joy.
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CT has a very valid point and I may have to second her request.
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I dunno the thought of a bizare world where Hello Kitty stickers and MKII posters exists in tandem with the ruff 'n gruff image of the Dojima w/th coffee + ciggies intrigues me. I'm sure there are more gems in there in Snow land ... Mmmm an Aladdin's cave? >_>
My room is about as spartan as it gets. Closet, bed, a shelf for books and miscellaneous stuff, computer desk. The poster is probably the only thing breaking its almost eerie lack of personality. Well, it'd have my ashtray lying around, but I don't smoke indoors due to other people living here.
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In other news I lost my hearing aid. Joy.
And so I learn yet another new thing.
I always imagine Snow as some guy slouched in his desk chair, staring idly at the computer screen. He runs a hand through his hair, and gnaws on his cigar a little. Then, he realises there's a new post. A cocky grin appears over his face and his fingers begin racing over the keyboard... he hits post...
Then he leans back again, blowing out some of the smoke from his cig, satisfaction glimmering in his eyes... back to deadpan idle gaze... the cycle repeats never-ending. Insert coffee sips where appropriate.
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I dunno the thought of a bizare world where Hello Kitty stickers and MKII posters exists in tandem with the ruff 'n gruff image of the Dojima w/th coffee + ciggies intrigues me. I'm sure there are more gems in there in Snow land ... Mmmm an Aladdin's cave? >_>
... is that sufficiently disturbing? <_<
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Ahhhh token Saturday Dr Pepper + strawberry laces for weekend zerg rush. Yesu.
In other news I lost my hearing aid. Joy.
That really sucks. Where'd you lose your hearing aid?
Also Tai: What do I put in for host:port at communication tube?
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Just irc.dejatoons.net . No need to put in port from my experience.
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what the christ
What is this I don't even know
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A reason to buy a gun, Snow.
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I could just borrow my father's gun instead. Far more economical.
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Same difference.
Also, commuication tube timed out Tai.
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Hm. It does have lag issues for me at times, but... Iunno, try again a bit later?
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I'd bet it's the school firewall being a whore again. Mmm, I'll keep poking at it over the day. I got on MSN with no lag.
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Possibly, yeah.
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Huh, got on. I think?
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You did. My connection has now decided to fail, naturally. Must just be a bad day for the series of tubes.
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Callousness is amusing, and I have to admit I've grown a bit soft. The difference in tone from when I'm being a dick for entertainment to when I'm just being a dick is subtle, but overwhelming.
EDIT: I'd insert a [cue Grefter joke about me being a manwhore for fun] sticker here, but I'd have better luck panhandling with a "Will refrain from taking off my clothes for a penny" sign.
Please, my jokes are far more indirect than that.
Also if you are doing it wrong enough to have callouses on your dick then it is no wonder you went soft. Edit - It is probably all the promiscuous unprotected sex through glory holes. Like you are fucking a hole in a piece of MDF or something. Edit 2 - And a guy on the other side presumably. Edit 3 - Or a sheep. Edit 4 - Fucking slut.
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(http://members.optusnet.com.au/grefter/underpants-soldier.jpg)
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Apparently I am unlucky this week. First I show up for a job appointment where they tell me something akin to, "lol we don't rly need u but thought what the heck ^_^ also 10 hours/week MAX olol".
THEN my Firefox refuses to work and I lose all my bookmarks, passwords and whatnot. (but I am an addict so I remembered this password)
And NOW central heating has decided to give up. Them's gonna be a chilly night t'night... not to speak of showers.
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Callousness is amusing, and I have to admit I've grown a bit soft. The difference in tone from when I'm being a dick for entertainment to when I'm just being a dick is subtle, but overwhelming.
EDIT: I'd insert a [cue Grefter joke about me being a manwhore for fun] sticker here, but I'd have better luck panhandling with a "Will refrain from taking off my clothes for a penny" sign.
Please, my jokes are far more indirect than that.
Yeah, the vietnamese manwhore warmonger is really subtle.
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Good: Party has been (mostly) confined outside, letting me retreat inside whenever my presence isn't needed.
Bad: THEY INVITED LIKE 15 KIDS. I mean shit I know I could take them down but seriously that's too much noise for such a small area.
Ugly: Especially when they stampede converge on a target. Say, the pinata.
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I am sad. Recession is finally knocking at my door.
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Wha happen, Idun?
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Callousness is amusing, and I have to admit I've grown a bit soft. The difference in tone from when I'm being a dick for entertainment to when I'm just being a dick is subtle, but overwhelming.
EDIT: I'd insert a [cue Grefter joke about me being a manwhore for fun] sticker here, but I'd have better luck panhandling with a "Will refrain from taking off my clothes for a penny" sign.
Please, my jokes are far more indirect than that.
Yeah, the vietnamese manwhore warmonger is really subtle.
I didn't say I was subtle. I said I was indirect.
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Callousness is amusing, and I have to admit I've grown a bit soft. The difference in tone from when I'm being a dick for entertainment to when I'm just being a dick is subtle, but overwhelming.
EDIT: I'd insert a [cue Grefter joke about me being a manwhore for fun] sticker here, but I'd have better luck panhandling with a "Will refrain from taking off my clothes for a penny" sign.
Please, my jokes are far more indirect than that.
Yeah, the vietnamese manwhore warmonger is really subtle.
That guy is clearly Chinese.
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Wha happen, Idun?
People close to me: eviction, repossessions, extremely bad baby health issues and ineffective insurance. . . etc.
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People close to me: eviction, repossessions, extremely bad baby health issues and ineffective insurance. . . etc.
Sorry to hear it. Hope things take a turn for the better soon for you and yours.
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So...apparently I was just on my first date. I didn't even realize it was a date until an hour or two in when he started paying for everything.
It's a situation fraught with interesting complications such as "I don't have a clue what gender I'm attracted to at the moment; could even be asexual" and "I'm closer in age to his kid than I am to him", just to name a couple. Regardless, I enjoyed hanging out with him, and it didn't feel awkward (except slightly at the end where I was clarifying my nonfixed state of sexual orientation, and warning that pursuing me may be a total dead end).
We bought some Hawaiian food (they seemed to specialize in Spam so I decided to order that--they did succeed in making Spam tasty). When picking a movie I still hadn't figured out it was a date, and wanted to pick something that would appeal to him too (i.e. definitely not a chick flick or anything romantic). So...we were planning on Transformers 2 or failing that District 9 (which he'd seen). Transformers 2 wasn't on, so I was trying to rack my brains for the third "guy movie" I wanted to see...and finally spotted Inglorious Bastards which neither of us had seen and both wanted to. Good movie; very satisfying. I find it interesting that the main character didn't appear in any of the trailers I saw. Anyway, we left the theatre and I Decided I probably wouldn't collapse into sleep for at least an hour so we had time to do one more thing; we went to a place on the beach where they light fires at night. Walked along the beach for about 8 minutes, and some guy comes up to us and says "hey did you move your car? It's after 10--they're ticketing people in the parking lot." Rushed back to the car but arrived a couple minutes too late. And then he drove me home.
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I didn't even realize it was a date until an hour or two in when he started paying for everything.
Cool!
Yeah, they really have a way of sneaking up on you, don't they? I blame the fact that the term "going steady" has been replaced with "dating." Makes people a lot more apprehensive about the idea of a "date" (singular).
Well, good luck with the whole dating (or not) thing going forward!
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Thanks, Miki. Hopefully things will be sorted out this week. I'm lost for 775 dollars since I decided to help someone out {I do have a written statement in getting my money back later}, but I think it's generally all for the best when someone needs to get up on two feet at least. The eviction thing I hope someone will sort out. They gave the apartment a 30 day no intent to renew notice, so it's confusing why they're tacking on an eviction fee when they're essentially not evicting.. them, since they're not breaching the lease (perhaps monetarily? I don't have a full understanding).
Needless to see, I am a very angry person. I really wish people knew how to manage their money.
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Best of luck to the people you're talking about, Idun. Hopefully everything won't turn out too poorly...
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Minor annoyances: Volcano dropped, no longer works. At least I can send it in to be repaired, and the guy who made it drop will be paying for it, so at worst I go a few weeks back to pipes and papers. Would be far more annoyed if I couldn't get it fixed easily, as 400 bucks isn't a measure of money I'd look forward to losing.
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So, college is still good. I'm more into the swing of things now, so the hype of "Yay awesome course!" has kinda worn off. We only have one teacher I don't like, thankfully, and that's only because she's annoyingly patronising.
I find it odd that I make friends with all the people who need a teaching assistant, though. >.> I mean, one of them seems painfully antisocial, and another seems to have no common sense whatsoever, but I fail to see how I managed to make friends with all 3 of them and, up until today, nobody else on the course.
Today, however? I started talking to one of two girls on the course. Man, if relationships weren't so confusing for me (especially right now), I think this would be promising.
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/me gnaws on that last work hour.
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/me gnaws on that last work hour.
I'm down with that. I just need to finish this homework though, all the 'real' work is done already.
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It's pretty funny because the week barely began and I'm already gloriously bored. Oh well, less than fourty minutes to go.
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Anyone around San Antonio starting Wednesday through Friday? I'm going there for the National Toxicology Conference, and I need to do something other than medicine >_>
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Saturday: Reported central heating does not work.
Sunday: Repairman stops by, says he can't fix it and calls the SPECIALISTS. Asks if I will be home on monday so naturally I assume they'll swing by since he says GUYS YOU GOTTA STOP BY HERE TOMORROW.
Monday: Nothing. At. All.
Tuesday: "Whoops sir, we saw the report but no one's done anything with it. :D" Meanwhile, my dirty laundry keeps piling up... and these cold showers make me WEEP bitter tears.
:'D THEY DON'T FORESEE A FIX UNTIL THURSDAY. ohgodwhat
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Good luck with all the stuffs yeah peeps <(^^)>
Second Day at Introduction to Health and Social Care course thing- Did a Career's Match thing on the computer. Answered all the questions. It came up with only two options - Court Officer/Macer or Occupational Therapist. I don't get it. Also learned some stuff about a flow chart of care related courses at college/ what social care/social studies entailed and the differences between them. Like bare minimum. At least it was more productive than last week though!
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these cold showers make me WEEP bitter tears.
Yeah, had this happen to me when I moved apartments a while ago. The power company that was providing gas and electric at the old place declined to mention, when we switched addresses, that they only did electric in the new one and we'd have to get gas somewhere else, gj Con Edison. Took 2 weeks to get new service set up. You get used to the cold showers, but good luck with that laundry.
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I'd rather not get used to the cold showers. Cold rooms can be fixed with coats and sweaters, but yeah...
Worst case scenario I'll just fill a basin with cooked water, add some washing stuff and whatnot and do laundry by hand, but I should hope it won't get that bad. >_>
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Ah, hand laundry. Yet another reason China drove me slightly nuts - if you're gonna force me to resort to that half the time, at least provide somewhere competent to dry clothes, kthx.
Regardless, hope that situation does get fixed for you soon.
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urgh i'm craving for bonbons.
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what's a bonbon?
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Cute little chocolate rounds that tend to have various fillings. I felt tempted to buy a box at work, but I was running out of break time due to doing a money transfer on the ATM.
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I see. That's... interesting, I guess?
Meanwhile I'm doing PHILOSOPHY HOMEWORK DUN DUN DUN augh this is inane.
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...That's odd. I've always known bonbons to be sugary sweets with toffee in the middle. What you've described sounds like Revels.
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...That's odd. I've always known bonbons to be sugary sweets with toffee in the middle. What you've described sounds like Revels.
Over here, the term doesn't apply only to the toffee treats you just described. They're called bonbons here too, but the word applies to a whole slew of round chocolate+filling sweets.
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Yeah, think I know what Snow's talking about, though I didn't know they were called bonbons or whatever.
No clue where to buy them, though.
Also fuck this is some of the most subjective shit in the universe, go philosophy.
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And now I'm getting a craving for non-sweets. MAKE UP YOUR MIND, HIDDEN PREGNANT WOMAN INSTINCTS.
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Clearly you must quest for the rare and possibly delicious Quantum Edible Substance.
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Clearly you must quest for the rare and possibly delicious Quantum Edible Substance.
I don't think Elfboy is edible, although Ciato could certainly prove me wrong.
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That's .... that's the wrong quantum substance, Elfboy is the Quantum Strongest Woman/Cat Substance.
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That was the point of my post, I thought. I doubt Quantum Elves are digestible by people from the South to boot.
EDIT: Cats can be turned into barbecue, though.
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Stop mimicking super and Dune, it's seriously not healthy.
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I never ate cat barbecue, though! And Dune probably would get outslugged by any stray cats he attempted to roast anyway. I wonder if Ko is actually the Puni race of Virginia now.
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It's... possible, thinking on it.
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Unrelated: I hate the Internets.
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Care to elaborate, herr Snowctor?
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Care to elaborate, herr Snowctor?
Reading comments from readers of the local online newspaper. I'm longing for youtube comments already.
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Sounds about right, honestly.
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Youtube comments have less implied racism and more concern for the welfare of the human race in general, so I'd believe that.
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For reference to super:
http://browserchat.net/
While it's a lot clunkier re: interface, it feels a lot better than commtube and works better, too. Just, uh, don't try to join two different chat rooms, and don't click any of the tabs in the upper left. >_>
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I never ate cat barbecue, though! And Dune probably would get outslugged by any stray cats he attempted to roast anyway. I wonder if Ko is actually the Puni race of Virginia now.
Having recently been through Virginia... I can't rule this out as I was only in vehicles or buildings the whole time. So maybe.
I refuse to comment on the rest of that conversation.
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I, on the other hand, will comment profusely.
With my tears.
That come out of my cock.
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ugh. stomach is churning. today's the kind of day where it's just great to curl up in bed with a nice book or a game or-
wait, what do you mean i have to attend all my damn classes today because each has an assignment they won't accept late and they don't take emails?
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Man, this hotel and conference are NICE. And it's all expenses paid...
Time to find a random woman and take her to the most expensive restaurant imaginable!
I am joking, but damn this would be an awesome time to do so...I'll just treat myself to some awesome dining
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Money: So potent, even OK has a seminormal relationship towards the opposite sex.
/me makes notes, though most of them are doodles of cocks.
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Speaking of which, so the other night I borrowed my neighbor's car to get groceries. When returning the car to the parking lot, I grazed one of the support beams. I'd been freaking out about this a little since I know body work can be expensive even when it's cheap (this is so god damn minor that if it were my car I would fully not give a shit, and best guessing from people who know more about body work winds up around ~300 bucks. Ew.), but I hadn't actually seen it in the daylight until just now. Most of the scratch is at the surface level, and the bit that isn't can still get polished out thanks to techniques I've heard about on the internet.
Now, if only I knew a way to get the dent out. It's fairly minor, less than a few CM at the lowest point, but if I can't fix it myself and the guy still wants me to fix it, my hands are kind of tied to getting ripped off somewhere.
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/me makes notes, though most of them are doodles of cocks.
Yayaya. Zis is very interezting caze of conziuz dezire for ze peniz. You vant ze peniz. Zis iz very obviuz.
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You realize you just gave Zenny permission to furiously hump your leg.
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Weee, waiting for a laptop that has the most specific delivery time of "today"!
/me waits.
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It's depressing that my dad's better at getting girls than I am at getting relationships. I've just met his new girlfriend, and I think that's the third one this month.
...That said, I'm sure my standards are a fair bit higher than his. >.>
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Laptop set up and online. Woo.
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It's depressing that my dad's better at getting girls than I am at getting relationships. I've just met his new girlfriend, and I think that's the third one this month.
...That said, I'm sure my standards are a fair bit higher than his. >.>
Could be worse. My mother's better at getting guys than I am.
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My mum's better at getting guys than I am, and my dad's better at getting girls than I am. I guess I could argue that I've done better overall if we combine the two? But then, my dad's homophobic and my mum was until she discovered that both me & my sister are bi. >.>
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My mum's better at getting guys than I am, and my dad's better at getting girls than I am. I guess I could argue that I've done better overall if we combine the two? But then, my dad's homophobic and my mum was until she discovered that both me & my sister are bi. >.>
You can hope that their pheromone powers are genetic or something! At least you don't have the added "benefit" of being a borderline recluse, but it's all good.
It's particularly weird because both my parents were pretty disputed in that sense back when they were younger.
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Like dating is the most important thing in the world. I wouldn't fret about it if I were you, but then again you know who's talking.
Just remember, your right hand will never abandon you!
... well, up until you get paralysed.
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Like dating is the most important thing in the world. I wouldn't fret about it if I were you, but then again you know who's talking.
Just remember, your right hand will never abandon you!
... well, up until you get paralysed.
If the biggest deal about this was having a splooge depository, I wouldn't even give it a second glance.
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Like dating is the most important thing in the world. I wouldn't fret about it if I were you, but then again you know who's talking.
Just remember, your right hand will never abandon you!
... well, up until you get paralysed.
If the biggest deal about this was having a splooge depository, I wouldn't even give it a second glance.
If it was the biggest deal I'd have to contemplate becoming a hermit and writing a thesis about the true nature of humanity.
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Well, I guess my problem isn't a lack of relationships. I could probably get a relationship if I really needed to, it's just finding a decent one. (In that I have 2-4 people after me at the moment, but don't particularly want to get with any of them. >.>)
It's just somewhat unnerving when my dad is bringing home 3 different women in the space of a month, and I'm expected to think this is perfectly nice and normal.
Also:
If the biggest deal about this was having a splooge depository, I wouldn't even give it a second glance.
That is the best phrasing ever. XD
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It's just somewhat unnerving when my dad is bringing home 3 different women in the space of a month, and I'm expected to think this is perfectly nice and normal.
My experience suggests that this is, in fact, normal.
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As do my own observations.
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asdfvista
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It's just somewhat unnerving when my dad is bringing home 3 different women in the space of a month, and I'm expected to think this is perfectly nice and normal.
My experience suggests that this is, in fact, normal.
As do my own observations.
Probably. At least, I find the fact that my parents have a reasonably active flirt/love/sex life pretty normal, and I'd be honestly shocked if my father didn't have mistresses while he was still married. He won't ever tell that to us, though. I have a cousin who used to be absolutely enraged with the idea of her parents having sex ever, though. That was pretty funny, but she honestly needed to walk into her parents' room while they were banging. That usually is a nicely rude wake-up call.
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Sex is part of a healthy marriage.
YOUR PARENTS HAD SEX
YOUR GRANDPARENTS HAD SEX
AND HEY, HITLER HAD SEX
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Sex is part of a healthy marriage.
YOUR PARENTS HAD SEX
YOUR GRANDPARENTS HAD SEX
AND HEY, HITLER HAD SEX
But Al Bundy doesn't.
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Oh, it's not the fact that one of my parents is having sex that bothers me. It's the fact that I have a more solid sense of what a relationship should entail than he does.
And that I'm in the room next to his, and the walls in this house are very thin.
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Sex is part of a healthy marriage.
YOUR PARENTS HAD SEX
YOUR GRANDPARENTS HAD SEX
AND HEY, HITLER HAD SEX
But Al Bundy doesn't.
Not even dogs would were they married to Peggy Bundy. Katey Segal was -really good- at making herself less appealing than a rotten tree trunk.
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It's the fact that I have a more solid sense of what a relationship should entail than he does.
It's the fact that I have a more solid sense of what a relationship should entail than he does.
Did you intend to come off as a conceited?
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Men have needs!
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We do?
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Unfortunately. I'd be a happier person if I didn't need to eat, for an example! I'm okay with needing water, though.
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Women have them too, despite what they may say otherwise
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They mostly say that around you OK.
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You have no room to speak
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Speaking of wishing I didn't have needs, my stomach is stabbing itself from the inside.
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My sweet personality, innocent good looks, and sparkling wit say otherwise.
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Why do you have sex in the stomach? There are other places, other orifices.
My sweet personality, innocent good looks, and sparkling wit say otherwise.
HAH. BULLSHIT. I've seen Vice Presidents with more of that than you.
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I'm sorry OK, I can't hear you over the sound of being whipped.
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Why do you have sex in the stomach? There are other places, other orifices.
It's more like a sweet, sweet ulcer.
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Semen can do that
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"Sex in the stomach" sounds like what you'd call a "Sex on the Beach" after one too many.
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Or have sex on the beach and getting sand in your stomach (better than other areas, I guess)
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/me winces. Ow stomach burns.
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Tums-powered semen to the rescue?
...I wonder if I've cum on to something...
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You guys are awful. What is this, first year of junior high?
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I have no idea, I just want to bludgeon things with a metal bat for therapeutic purposes.
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You guys are awful. What is this, first year of junior high?
Mentally? Yes. You came in here expected way too much maturity.
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OK and I have Deep Conversations about Important things. I still refuse to touch most of this last page.
I'll leave that to Djinn.
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/me bludgeons OK with a metal bat.
This actually is vaguely therapeutic.
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Great, now I'm going to kill people when I go back to work.
dur 50 grams of dilaudid is safe dose for a 1 year old
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You guys are awful. What is this, first year of junior high?
Mentally? Yes. You came in here expected way too much maturity.
Well, you're almost all older than I am. Can you blame me?
I'm not disappointed in you, though. This is exactly as expected.
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Physically older.
Mentally, I think we're on par with the Care Bears
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You are besmirishing the fine name of No Ma'am OK. I demand you stop this right now!
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(http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2007/04/12/care-bears.jpg)
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Oh great my ulcer just got worse.
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Peggy has gotten to Brother OK. He must be saved with hours of John Wayne movies and a keg of beer.
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Yuck, beer.
Give me something else...maybe pomegranate juice mixed with vodka?
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Physically older.
Mentally, I think we're on par with the Care Bears
Only royalty may speak of themselves in plural.
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Physically older.
Mentally, I think we're on par with the Care Bears
Only royalty may speak of themselves in plural.
OK is schizophrenic, you meanie. =(
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Yuck, beer.
Give me something else...maybe pomegranate juice mixed with vodka?
Beer is the offical drink of No Ma'am and some women's tennis players. (Note: This a MtC joke.) It is Beer or death!
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Physically older.
Mentally, I think we're on par with the Care Bears
Only royalty may speak of themselves in plural.
OK is schizophrenic, you meanie. =(
Yeah, asshole. Show some fucking compassion and understanding.
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Physically older.
Mentally, I think we're on par with the Care Bears
Only royalty may speak of themselves in plural.
OK is schizophrenic, you meanie. =(
Yeah, asshole. Show some fucking compassion and understanding.
Let me think about that.
NO
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Physically older.
Mentally, I think we're on par with the Care Bears
Only royalty may speak of themselves in plural.
OK is schizophrenic, you meanie. =(
Yeah, asshole. Show some fucking compassion and understanding.
Let me think about that.
NO
I am so reporting you to...someone.
You know who.
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It's official: we're Gust writing.
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Stop insulting Gust
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Point.
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Yuck, beer.
Give me something else...maybe pomegranate juice mixed with vodka?
Sounds like some Arbor Mist crap.
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What is that?
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Shitty wine with fruit flavouring to make it even shittier.
I think Rob meant Absolut, which produces (shitty) vodka with (shitty) fruit flavouring to make 19 year old girls want to drink it.
Give me a good Hefeweizen or Porter any day of the week. Hell, I'll even take a pilsner over that crap.
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Shitty wine with fruit flavouring to make it even shittier.
That sounds like crap aimed at high-school freshmen cheerleaders.
EDIT: Great, now I feel like drinking whiskey. The stomach burn hasn't even fully subsided.
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Whelp. Brother got hit by a car today. He was coming back from classes, walking the two blocks home after getting off the bus, and some guy in an SUV decided to make an illegal left and didn't see him on the crosswalk.
Fortunately he's fine, just minor bruises and lacerations. Worst of it was a broken nose, but he was due for nasal surgery in a month or two anyway to fix a deviated septum.
Still scary though.
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Scary indeed. My best regards for your brother and your household, Alex, and he is quite lucky.
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Well... uh... the nose thing is kind of cool I guess? Hope he's not too bothered by it, things like that can make you a weeee bit skittish around crosswalks.
In retrospect, this may be something more people need. Still. Hope he's fine.
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So... did getting his nose broken exacerbate his current nose problem? Or was it just a non-issue since the doctors were planning on working on the area soon anyway?
Still must've hurt like a bitch, though...
And what is THIS?
OK and I have Deep Conversations about Important things. I still refuse to touch most of this last page.
I'll leave that to Djinn.
Wow, my 'manwhore' status sure ended up overblown within a few days... now I'm ranked higher than super and OK... I'm not just a pervert, I'm a provert, it seems.
Is this my cue to make lewd over-the-top sexual advances on somebody now?
*looks up*
Hey Alex, tell your brother that it's okay he has a broken nose... I'm still turned on. ;D
...*weeps*
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Hey Alex, tell your brother that it's okay he has a broken nose... I'm still turned on. ;D
The correct line was "Tell your brother that I only hit him with that car because I love him".
So since you spammy fucks spammed away enough to not insult you while it is relevant, Super clearly hasn't seen enough Marred with Children. Al Bundy gets some. He just doesn't -want- it. The getting some is part of his problem.
Also late, obvious fact that people's dads get more pussy than them, you are here. Invert with mothers and cock where appropriate. And juxtapose pussies with cocks where appropriate. Then juxtapose it with household objects. Now I have turned the DL into a Salvador Dali picture and it is a million times better than the DL really is.
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which is mostly smelly like cocks cocks cocks cocks cocks amirite
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Smelly like clocks.
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So lately I have gotten in the habit of apologizing for everything. I feel like Yulie.
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Smelly like clocks.
Jelly, like pox?
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First Japanese class was last night. Class was great! Three hours gone in no time, instructor is nice but knows when to push us to try/remember, homework isn't overwhelming, people are cool, etc. Good times.
Less cool is getting there/getting back. I rented a car for this first time so I wouldn't get lost/be a female walking home alone late at night looking lost. My day roughly broke down like this:
6am: Wake up, walk the dog
7am: Go to work
7:30-4pm: Work
4-4:50: Get to rental car, retrieve toll money, grab "dinner," start for SF
4:50-5:20: Stare at the huge number of cars preventing me from making it 12 miles in any reasonable amount of time.
5:25: Accidentally end up in left-turn-only lane.
5:25-5:45: Try to get back to the road I accidentally turned off of. Find out that every other road is one way going the wrong way, and nothing's on a grid. The road my GPS tells me to turn left on disallows left turns from 4-6pm.
5:50: Finally make it the 10 blocks from where I got "lost" to where I need to be.
5:50-6:00: Sit in the car to avoid a ticket because I've had to park on a white "loading only, 3pm-6pm" zone.
6:00-9:00: CLASS TIMES
9:00-9:30: Return car uneventfully.
9:30-9:45: Mutter darkly about the BART running infrequently late at night.
9:45-10:05: Ride BART home
10:05-10:15: Walk from BART to apartment, late at night, alone, in the dark, by the freeway.
10:15-10:45: Get ready for bed, check email, set alarms.
11:00pm-6:30am: SLEEP.
Awesome.
Can't wait to try this again next week using only public transportation.
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Presentation at National Tox Meeting: Complete!
Wow, I swear none of the people at this know how to present. An hour was blocked off for 4 people, 10 minutes of presentation, 5 minutes of questions. A highlight of the people who went before me:
1) The first person spoke for 30 minutes. And then got 10 minutes of questions. I liked her presentation, but she spent 10 minutes talking about one slide that could have been explained in 2. She was a cute Canadian (incidentally, NEB, do you have any relatives in the Toxicology world whose last name is the same as yours?), though, so it wasn't that bad, and the presentation was neat.
2) Nervous. Nervous. Second person read directly from the slides, and had odd slide set-up - no charts or graphs, just words. She was on time, though, and probably one of the better ones :/. Again, cute, 29-year old MD, so she can be forgiven.
3) The third person...Spoke. Vietnamese. And English...Mixed together. Yeah. She also read from the slides, used no transitions, and...wow. When questions came up, someone else from the room (not even someone who worked on the presentation!) had to come up to field them since NO ONE COULD UNDERSTAND HER. Also cool, and also reinforcing my belief that the French are awesome, a French Toxicologist BLASTED her with questions that she didn't respond to or glance over in the presentation. Just awful...a lot of people left now, since she went over time (it was now 12:19...the schedule was originally 11-12).
4) Mine went amazingly well. Lots of good questions, I got to shoot a guy down who made a bad practice comment (dur, we don't follow published guidelines and are fine, dur dur), and one time, and people actually stopped and watched it. Went amazingly well, lots of comments, made some good connections (Allister Vale!!!), and overall it was awesome.
Conference has been great so far. Probably going to see the Alamo today. All paid for ^_^
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Sounds neat. Sorry if you mentioned already, but what was your presentation about?
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So lately I have gotten in the habit of apologizing for everything. I feel like Yulie.
Just don't start apologizing for apologizing too much and you'll be ok.
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So lately I have gotten in the habit of apologizing for everything. I feel like Yulie.
Just don't start apologizing for apologizing too much and you'll be ok.
I dunno, if you're feeling like Yulie, I'd recommend a conflagration to make you feel better instead.
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Sounds neat. Sorry if you mentioned already, but what was your presentation about?
Research I did. Cost-Minimization Analysis comparing Enteral and Intravenous Acetylcysteine for the Treatment of Acetaminophen Overdose.
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I had to look up Acetylcysteine, but that actually sounds like some useful research. I'm... assuming that you'd rather IV something like that?
Sounds like a pretty neat place to give a presentation, too.
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The IV ends up being cheaper overall, primarily because patients stay in the hospital for a shorter period of time on average. 2 vs. 3 days. A lot of people were exceptionally excited about it, since no one has looked at it before, and people argue over it (it kind of goes against normal thoughts on cost-minimization).
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You even got to do something cool and new.
And yeah, I'd see how cutting hospital stays down might be a good thing.
IV certainly seems more reliable and easy to monitor as well.
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Sounds awesome, at the very least, OK.
Yum, criminal pineapples at work.
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Portal: Yay Valve! Stage 18, think I need to do velocity trix and so very much not in the mood to. Taking a break, but the game's been fun.
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I still feel like downing a cup of whiskey lately. Too bad drinking alone is so incredibly depressing.
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MOTHERFUCKER WHO THE HELL YANKED A THOUSAND BUCKS AWAY FROM MY ACCOUNT?
EDIT: An $870 check that came along with the telephone bill. Okay! So I know part of the story. Now to slit my mother's throat twice over for explanations regarding that check.
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Well at least it's over more than a nickel...
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And so ends my last day at the office. From now on I work from home, which means I can take breaks from writing to play video games and/or apply to other jobs. Yay!
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On the other hand, now I really need that whiskey.
EDIT: Also, that's a two weeks notice, Shale?
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Well, my job's ending at some point, I don't know when (and it hasn't been officially announced, just the writing on the wall is forty feet tall and on fire). But in the meantime I'm still a full-time employee, just writing in my apartment instead of an office.
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/me nods.
It is pretty convenient, at least.
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*patpats Snow* >_>
Edit: Snrkkks *hic
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Jesus Christ, banks fail. How do you cash in an $870 check that doesn't exist? At least I know who needs a flamethrower to the face now, and good thing I keep a pretty healthy surplus in my savings account, because having a nearly four-digit deficit in my account would be a nice way of getting my ass in trouble.
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*CT blows up bank and time travels back to the future where the entire world is Dr Pepper~
See you all next week peeps.
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Saturday mornings. *Munch.*
Yeah, it's one of these days. I should order lunch.
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I'm working on my lecture notes myself, but yeah, saturday at work.
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I at least managed to finish proofreading a textbook that needs assembled and sent a copy to the author, so it should be getting done by the time I get to work on Monday. But the last two hours of work on Saturdays are basically camping on the sofa and tossing rubber balls at hapless bystanders. It's funny.
EDIT:
/me orders lunch, dicks around.
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Do something useful and translate Niiu's Ogre Battle fact center.
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I'll get to that when I'm not so out of it.
Also asdftoro.
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Do something useful and translate Niiu's Ogre Battle fact center.
On Saturday noon, when I'm running off less than three hours sleep? I'd probably Niuize it further.
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You can always get on AIM and help quiz me on my anatomy lecture notes.
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Stop hitting on Snow when he hasn't had any sleep Super.
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Crawl back into your corner minion, I'm trying to get some studying done.
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weekendweekendweekend
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So I officially have someone to work for! I am working for an oceanographer who analyzes heavy metals in ocean water. Basically I will be trying to construct a machine that can be brought to the sites (like the Arctic, etc) and be doing analysis. I can travel with the group if I want to but I don't have to, the travelling is primarily for the oceanographers. I am taking a class in oceanography next semster now, which I am excited about.
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So I officially have someone to work for! I am working for an oceanographer who analyzes heavy metals in ocean water. Basically I will be trying to construct a machine will summon Cthulhu. I can travel with the group if I want to but I don't have to, the human sacrifice is primarily for the oceanographers. I am taking a class in demon summoning next semster now, which I am excited about.
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Lalala pretty new cell phone means I an actually see my screen again.
Of course, I have to go tell a bunch of people my new number, but no big deal.
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Sopko's version sounds like an awesome premise for a video game.
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So I officially have someone to work for! I am working for an oceanographer who analyzes heavy metals in ocean water. Basically I will be trying to construct a machine that can be brought to the sites (like the Arctic, etc) and be doing analysis. I can travel with the group if I want to but I don't have to, the travelling is primarily for the oceanographers. I am taking a class in oceanography next semster now, which I am excited about.
Is it studying for ways to draw the heavy metals out of the water (like say getting gold from seawater) or is it more focused on tracking the impact of poisonous heavy metals and how they are spread throughout the ocean? Sounds cool either way.
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Sadly, I can't figure out how to get ringtones any way besides actually using the ringtone services on the phone.
I'll have to find a way around this, but apparently it's a problem for others with the Intensity - some phone just let you pull up any old mp3s from your computer as ringtones, but not this little shithead.
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So I officially have someone to work for! I am working for an oceanographer who analyzes heavy metals in ocean water. Basically I will be trying to construct a machine that can be brought to the sites (like the Arctic, etc) and be doing analysis. I can travel with the group if I want to but I don't have to, the travelling is primarily for the oceanographers. I am taking a class in oceanography next semster now, which I am excited about.
Fuck yeah. This sounds awesome.
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So I officially have someone to work for! I am working for an oceanographer who analyzes heavy metals in ocean water. Basically I will be trying to construct a machine that can be brought to the sites (like the Arctic, etc) and be doing analysis. I can travel with the group if I want to but I don't have to, the travelling is primarily for the oceanographers. I am taking a class in oceanography next semster now, which I am excited about.
You should go, the Plateau of Leng is beautiful this time of year. Edit - Seriously should go at least once if you get the chance. I know a guy that did some time down in the Antarctic and while hard he said nothing he has done has even come close to it. Just something completely amazing.
Also congratulations. So you went with someone different than you thought you would before?
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Tried that cologne again today, and I am so, SO glad I try these things multiple times before I buy 'em.
Last time it was a nice, flowery, little number that still had some masculine bite to it. This time? OH GOD. THE AMBER. IT MAKES US SICK. Ah, well. I'll find my gender-bending masculine floral if it kills me.
Ohhh GOD I have found it. Yeeeeeessssss.......
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Who mixed the LSD into VSM's cologne?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnFgaZ6Oa7Q
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Well, I'm very glad to be done with THAT subject. Fuck you exam.
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Hate. Time Warner. So much.
Will explain tuesday, when I (hopefully) get internet back.
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Ashley is a f*#&ing moron. (This is Ashley posting, by the way.)
Guess who broke their laptop's screen AGAIN?
This time I really, really f*#&ed it up, too. I can't see ANYTHING. I still have the previous screen, which was cracked but still legible. But guess who doesn't have the appropriately-sized screwdrivers? Edit: found a screwdriver that should work. The problem with the screen not working is that I'm still not sure whether the computer itself is broken. Unfortunate things seem to suggest so, like the fact that fn + F4 is not transferring the display to the old desktop LCD we have, and that the computer shuts off on its own after a few minutes. Reaaaaaaaally hoping the latter is just an overheating issue.
Because guess who has an editing project that's already overdue?
>_<
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Reinstalled my broken but not-as-broken LCD. It still has the ugly black gash along the right half of the screen, but you know what? I CAN STILL SEE THE SCREEN. I did something really horrible to the other one and it's been permanently frozen onto some really ridiculous white/striped pattern thing. And the monitor switching still isn't working, but I remember it being a pain last time I tried it too.
Sigh. Considering new computer purchases, but thankfully it's not as much of an "OMG EMERGENCY" now that I know my data and whatnot is safe. I will of course begin the arduous process of finding somewhere to store all this crap I care about so that I don't lose it in case of catastrophic failure down the line.
Argh I hate computers.
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And I thought I was having screen trouble -_-
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Well... now that you are out of University do you still need the portable or do you have the leisure of getting a desktop do you think? Just saying, might be a touch less likely to break it (I know you guys had space issues something like this came up, but not in Berkley anymore). Also now is a good time to pimp out how awesome Dual Screens is and how great it is to be able to game and read IRC/Forums at the same time.
Just saying.
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Sick. Been drifting between sleep and harsh sinus-pinching awareness. It's odd because it feels like this cold developed some point between when I got off of work and when I went to sleep.
At least I'll be able to take off class tomorrow. Hopefully this doesn't last too long.
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So I officially have someone to work for! I am working for an oceanographer who analyzes heavy metals in ocean water. Basically I will be trying to construct a machine that can be brought to the sites (like the Arctic, etc) and be doing analysis. I can travel with the group if I want to but I don't have to, the travelling is primarily for the oceanographers. I am taking a class in oceanography next semster now, which I am excited about.
Is it studying for ways to draw the heavy metals out of the water (like say getting gold from seawater) or is it more focused on tracking the impact of poisonous heavy metals and how they are spread throughout the ocean? Sounds cool either way.
It's the latter, definitely. Pretty environmentally, which is something I've always liked.
You should go, the Plateau of Leng is beautiful this time of year. Edit - Seriously should go at least once if you get the chance. I know a guy that did some time down in the Antarctic and while hard he said nothing he has done has even come close to it. Just something completely amazing.
Also congratulations. So you went with someone different than you thought you would before?
Yeah, I was originally going to do polymer chemistry, but an interest in analysis perked up after basically sitting in a course, having this revelation of "holy shit I hate synthesis this is why I hated organic chemistry", got up, realized what I wanted to do, and changed all my courses but one. >_> Polymer chemistry people were sort of weird anyway. The lady apparently was a control freak and the guy from my observations seemed really partial towards male students, so yeah.
So I met with two other researchers, the oceanographer and a guy using some type of light sensor stuff to detect cancer cells and try to help in vitro fertilization, I was having trouble deciding and then I got an email saying the latter was taking students anymore. Pretty easy.
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Well... now that you are out of University do you still need the portable or do you have the leisure of getting a desktop do you think? Just saying, might be a touch less likely to break it (I know you guys had space issues something like this came up, but not in Berkley anymore). Also now is a good time to pimp out how awesome Dual Screens is and how great it is to be able to game and read IRC/Forums at the same time.
Just saying.
I hate being forced to be in one place. I've wanted a laptop since I was fairly young, and I didn't buy one in college just so I could type notes in class. I like to travel and have my computer and everything I do on the computer with me when I go. I've considered having a central desktop and something like a netbook for portability requirements, but I don't think I quite feel okay with that yet.
So it'll prolly be another portable. Like this one: Sony Vaio FW465 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0027P9BYW/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&s=pc)
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Has anyone heard of Saygalo.com? They seem to be a little too good to be true. They use PayPal for all purchases, though, and I can't find anything about them (good or bad) on the web.
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I'd run screaming just in case. >_>
fuck banks in the eye with a rusty knife.
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It's really hard to run screaming from saving $450+. I feel safer using PayPal with an unknown merchant. Is that erroneous?
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Depends on whether the initially saved $450 turn into a nightmare that makes you end up shelling double the money you intended to save. It's tempting, but I'd -at least- try to gather more info on them first.
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Depends on whether the initially saved $450 turn into a nightmare that makes you end up shelling double the money you intended to save. It's tempting, but I'd -at least- try to gather more info on them first.
Well, yes. Which is why I'm asking if anyone's hear anything about Saygalo.com instead of skipping straight ahead to the potential sob story. <_<
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Apparently the entire Internet has never heard of them, which would make me more than wary enough to look elsewhere.
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But... but... they showed up in Google Products!
(Yes, I know. I can't find them anywhere either. Not even to get to the home page I'm staring at. It's... very disconcerting.)
A little sleuthing digs up a little more: Galos Corporation is their parent company. They sponsor the Puerto Rican Day Parade. ... I'm getting more and more confused.
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I think that all signals to "you're going to end up spending a lot more than those $450 you were hoping to save". Pack your bags, drag your Andy and backpedal as fast as you can.
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Yeah, I know. I am sad panda.
Stupid internet.
I emailed them via their contact form, asking if they had anything to back up their company/prove their existence/prove prior sales, etc. We'll see what they say to that. >_>
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jesus christ barbecue pringles are strong.
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yay rainy day fire drills.
yay mood of absolute shit.
yay food making a goddamn pit in my stomach that hurts like hell.
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tired. hugs?
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/me gnaws.
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i fail to categorize that as a hug.
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Hug doesn't exist in my dictionary until the second bottle of whiskey in an hour, and I've never drank even half that much in a day.
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i see we have reached a natural impasse, then.
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You could always obtain hugs from the DLers who actually like people! Djinn, Ciato, CT. Just avoid getting hugged by Zenny.
EDIT: Idun probably wouldn't deny a hug either, but Idun is best dealt with pepper spray.
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/emote hugs Tai.
/emote hugs Tai.
/emote it's raping time.
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Yeah, I was gonna say, Djinn's a lot more likely to cop a feel.
And no hugging list is complete without Andy or metroid
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/emote hugs Tai.
/emote hugs Tai.
/emote it's raping time.
I see Idun isn't the only person who requires the mace treatment. In your case, an additional morningstar may be necessary, though.
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Alternately I just start breaking people over my goddamn knee. That might work too.
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That's more effort, though.
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and? Suddenly went from tired to bloody pissed, I think I can manage the exertion.
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Principle of the thing. That and snapping has less leeway for the suffering of others.
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I do not understand your latter point.
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You cause less suffering. Immediately sub-optimal.
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Another ^_^ out of 5 day Tai?
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So I cause less suffering by cracking people in half and using their bloody stumps as a throne than I do by passively accepting this goddamn bullshit? I do not comprehend.
super: Sure! By the way, you want to test out this new bed! It perfectly fits people of a certain height - of course, if you don't fit just right, we'll have to readjust.
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So I cause less suffering by cracking people in half and using their bloody stumps as a throne than I do by passively accepting this goddamn bullshit? I do not comprehend.
You cause less suffering by cracking people in half than you do by setting their faces on liquid fire while grinding their shoulders down with medieval weaponry. Passive acceptance was never a factor.
Also, goddamn you need a hug.
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This unit is no longer accepting hugs as a form of currency, unless 'hug' translates to 'let me break you'.
Cracking people in half is chosen for its efficiency factor. Lingering on carnage is a waste of time.
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This unit is no longer accepting hugs as a form of currency, unless 'hug' translates to 'let me break you'.
There are other purposes for hugging? One of the reasons I don't hug people is because I'd be the only one to ever get crunched into dust.
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So I cause less suffering by cracking people in half and using their bloody stumps as a throne than I do by passively accepting this goddamn bullshit? I do not comprehend.
Whoa, the suggestive comment wasn't intended to offend!
Seriously, man, it sounds like you've had a pretty rough day. I'm hoping that things turn around for you soon! ;D
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It's not your fault, I'm just tired and furious and frustrated and yeah. So uh how about those 76ers for the Wimbledon Cup.
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It's not your fault, I'm just tired and furious and frustrated and yeah. So uh how about those 76ers for the Wimbledon Cup.
They got a better chance of winning that than they do the NBA Championship.
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I wish I could argue with that.
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I can't seem to find a better laptop under $1200 than this Sony Vaio (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0027P9BYW/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&s=pc). I never thought I'd be saying that Sony has the best value. <_<
16.4" HD Widescreen (16:9 ratio perfected!)
4 GB RAM
320 GB (7200RPM) HDD
2.53 MHz Intel Core 2 Duo w/ 3MB L2
Blu-ray read, CD/DVD R/RW
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 with 1 GB of dedicated video memory
Bluetooth 2.1
Built-in web cam/microphone
Free upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium
The biggest things for me are memory, a 7200RPM HDD, and dedicated video. I seriously haven't found anything better than this. Anyone else know of anything, or should I just bite the bullet, ignore the fact that this was $250 cheaper two weeks ago, and buy it?
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Is alright. I meant to suggest it, make sure you check prices straight from the vendor. Suprisingly little difference in price and you know you are going to get the product at the end (I will probably buy my next laptop straight from IBM/Lennovo)
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Curious thing I learned these past few days regarding our family.
While things tend to get pretty loud when we encounter a small problem, when we encounter a very, very, very, very big problem that I really hope doesn't happen again, we're just glad that we're alive. And that more of the house and the stuff in it didn't get damaged. <<
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Is alright. I meant to suggest it, make sure you check prices straight from the vendor. Suprisingly little difference in price and you know you are going to get the product at the end (I will probably buy my next laptop straight from IBM/Lennovo)
Did. Same as Apple: the prices don't change. Amazon has the better, actually, because there's a Sony coupon for certain vendors that grants a $100 rebate. Sony's site also charges sales tax. :|
Curious thing I learned these past few days regarding our family.
While things tend to get pretty loud when we encounter a small problem, when we encounter a very, very, very, very big problem that I really hope doesn't happen again, we're just glad that we're alive. And that more of the house and the stuff in it didn't get damaged. <<
... that sounds pretty serious. I'm glad everyone is okay!
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Ouch. All that work on the Top Ten List... and it just got rejected for the one-line reason of "Self-Promotion".
...which I completely can't argue against. But I didn't know it was against the rules... *sigh*
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If you remove the last line, wouldn't it conform then? >>
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On the other hand, what's the point of the top 10 list if it can't be used for shameless advertising? It was the reason we even bothered to do it in the first place. >_>
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Maybe if someone makes an "RPGDL" gamefaqs account? Then they can link to the DL in their profile...
It's more indirect, but at least the whole thing wouldn't be wasted. And I guess that conforms...
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Hm. What's everyone's feelings on refurbished computers? I like my new shiny to have been mine and mine alone, but when I can save a lot of money and get a spiffy computer simply because I allow it to have gone through someone else's hands first, well...
The reason I ask: Lenovo IdeaPad Y730 (http://outlet.lenovo.com/laptops/ca4053xc1.html)
ETA: Also, IdeaPad Y650 (http://outlet.lenovo.com/ca4185xf1.html) and IdeaPad Y550 (http://outlet.lenovo.com/ca4186xf3.html)
ETA #2: Seriously considering the Y730.
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Good news: I'll have my eyesight checked about a week from now.
Bad news: my glasses snapped about an hour and a half ago.
EDIT:
The other good news is that I'm not blind without glasses! The other bad news is that Mana Khemia 2 is about to become literally unplayable with the -215 size font.
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Good news: I'll have my eyesight checked about a week from now.
Bad news: my glasses snapped about an hour and a half ago.
EDIT:
The other good news is that I'm not blind without glasses! The other bad news is that Mana Khemia 2 is about to become literally unplayable with the -215 size font.
Breaking glasses sucks. I used to do it a lot when I was younger, which is why I stopped wearing them between 3rd grade and the end of high school. (I have surprisingly fuzzy eyesight, so it was more stubbornness and adaptation than that I don't actually need glasses. >_>)
Make sure you get a back-up pair this time, eh?
On the computer front! I thiiiiiiink I'll be buying the refurbished Y730. Looks pretty snazzy to me. No free Windows 7 upgrade (boo), but I can buy it for $30 anyway (yay).
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Breaking glasses sucks. I used to do it a lot when I was younger, which is why I stopped wearing them between 3rd grade and the end of high school. (I have surprisingly fuzzy eyesight, so it was more stubbornness and adaptation than that I don't actually need glasses. >_>)
Make sure you get a back-up pair this time, eh?
Breaking glasses is a pain in the ass, yeah. I once lost a pair of backup glasses to a stone pillar I rammed face first into back when I was in my first year of college. That led me to spending six months without glasses, since there was no freaking way I could afford a medical appointment for that back then and I could only pester my father about it on vacation.
(As a side note, I started smoking about a month after that. Complete coincidence, but it's funny to think about those things)
The pair I just lost, at least, more or less paid its dues, since it's been sticking with me for about six years. But man, that's some freaky timing. Also, I'm going to spend like $400 for a new pair because living in a place where everything is overpriced sucks. A backup would leave me dry. =|
EDIT: Also, that laptop looks sorta sexy and I wish January was around the corner to buy one.
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I personally don't like refurbished, but that is me being all anal about shit like that. It is a nice laptop and that is a very nice price tag. Assuming you have a decent return policy in case it is seriously fucked then that is a pretty nice winner.
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The return policy is key, especially for a laptop where fixing individual parts can be a serious pain. If you've got one in place I can't see a reason not to go for it.
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Man, now I'm dreaming of food. Should've had lunch, that beefstick sorta wasn't enough to dent my stomach's black hole.
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Got a 98 on my Egyptian Pre-Dynastic through Third Dynasty exam. Thought I was going to do significantly worse - somewhere within the B range. Missed 2 points because I forgot to put what period the offering table relief was in ;______;
And I passed my Phil exam which I had no clue about with an 83. I am satisfied for the day.
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You've been at school for like five minutes and you're already having exams?
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What is this you speak of?
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Exam pacing? I guess I'm just ignoring the exam hell of the later semesters in college or something. Stupid nostalgia.
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mood today: marginally better, if only because watching my nephews be hyper and -not- having to do anything was an amusing experience.
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/me makes a motion to remove glasses while reading, realizes he has no glasses.
That'll take a while to get used to. So many tics I have are directly tied to that damned pair.
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Curious thing I learned these past few days regarding our family.
While things tend to get pretty loud when we encounter a small problem, when we encounter a very, very, very, very big problem that I really hope doesn't happen again, we're just glad that we're alive. And that more of the house and the stuff in it didn't get damaged. <<
Was it from the flooding or mudslides?
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Flooding. Thankfully, it stopped rising after submerging half of the first floor so we were spared having to climb to the rooftops and losing most of the electronics in the second floor. The cars are heavily damaged though, and most of the furnitures are a loss.
(Anyone interested in some slightly drenched sofa? You could barely smell the sewage!)
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I'm now imagining your avatar holding up a copy of WA1 and screaming at the floods about taking Cecilia away from you over your dead boyd. I am a horrible person.
How much cleaning is there still to do now? I've had to try to prepare for that type of flooding before (Live in a Hurricane zone) but thankfully we've never had a bad enough storm for that.
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I'm really glad I don't live in houses - or in areas likely to flood - when stories like that hit. Over the capital of my home state, the yearly floods are basically a twisted tradition by this point, for an example, and I've seen people riding rowing boats on the street when I was in college.
Still, it's good that your family is mostly safe from that, Sei.
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First floor is scrubbed but still smelly. Most of the junked stuff have been tossed out, and stuff that can still be saved are being dried outside. We should be able to use the first floor again by the end of the week. Cost for car repairs and furniture replacement are a headache, but it could have been a lot worse.
We were quite unprepared for it. We're in typhoon country, but this is the first time the floods reached our street (we're on high ground, so you can imagine how much more badly the areas around us got hit), much less our house.
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I only have classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays - 9:30-5:15 with one 45 minute break. I'll take that rather than driving to school everyday. I've been in school seven weeks now and only 16 remain. I've yet to have an exam in my 18th century, which is only a midterm and a final. Midterm is next Tuesday.
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Seven weeks already? Man, where does the time go.
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Clearly it flies out of the window since I've bullshitted all of my paper topic proposals. I need to step up on that. And if you're wondering that 8 weeks into the semester isn't technically a midterm, they've changed the dates because GSU wants students to drop a class as soon as the results of the first test are turned in so they're not responsible for a student dropping just before or after a midterm and trying to get a Withdrawl instead of a Withdrawl Fail.
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Seven weeks already? Man, where does the time go.
Wait, it's only been 7 weeks? Jesus...
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Finished Commissioned Officer Training School down in lovely Alabama and graduated in the top 10%.
Now its back to Alabama to attend Judge Advocate Staff Officer Course on Oct 10.
It'll be nice not living out of a suitcase come late December.
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Way to go. Lights at the end of the tunnel are always nice.
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That is really awesome, ID. Congrats!!! :)
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Finished Commissioned Officer Training School down in lovely Alabama and graduated in the top 10%.
Now its back to Alabama to attend Judge Advocate Staff Officer Course on Oct 10.
It'll be nice not living out of a suitcase come late December.
Congrats man. How was it?
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Congrats, ID. And it's even timely for the end of year festivities.
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It'll be nice not living out of a suitcase come late December.
They let you have suitcases in training school? Soft, man.
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Eh, it's OFFICER training school. They get the kid gloves. >_>
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Searching for a computer to buy started turning into this "thing," and I was freaking out, so I used Amazon's "you have XX hours to order and receive it tomorrow!" timer as a decision-making tool. I'll have my new computer in hand tomorrow.
Asus F50Sf-A1 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002FU6IR2/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller=)
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Curse you people and your sub-1000 bucks affordable laptops, I want one. =|
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OOOHHHH Asus F5 series is nice. Think my dad got one in that series this year and it is very nice. The Laptop I have had at the last 2 cons (Not sure if you guys ever even saw it though...) was an older F3 series as well. Asus do good business.
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/me reads news.
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hay guyz brazil will house the 2016 olympics. Fuck me.
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Sounds like the perfect time to take a vacation.
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Sounds like the perfect time to pull out Ol' Bessie.
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So... Rio has better crime statistics than Chicago? That's interesting.
2016 is about how long it'll take me to save up enough money to go to an Olympics. That stuff is pricey. <_<
But then, Christ the Redeemer is a great spot to introduce base jumping as an Olympic sport. I'd definitely pay to see that.
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Screw that, LD. Start training so you can participate in the introduction of base jumping as an Olympic sport.
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Sounds like the perfect time to take a vacation.
In Rio? The violence statistics are a bit high for my tastes and tropical beach regions are my bonafide definition of venus flytrap vacation places.
So... Rio has better crime statistics than Chicago? That's interesting.
That's what I want to know. Although Rio hasn't been in the news for criminal madness for a while. Maybe the drug traffic wars cooled down.
2016 is about how long it'll take me to save up enough money to go to an Olympics. That stuff is pricey. <_<
But then, Christ the Redeemer is a great spot to introduce base jumping as an Olympic sport. I'd definitely pay to see that.
Hell, I definitely would pay money to see that.
Sounds like the perfect time to pull out Ol' Bessie.
In Rio, that might get Ol' Bessie pulled out on you. I'm just sorta baffled that the Olympics are being held in Brazil at all given how it was supposed to be about the worst candidate up for the race. Oh well, I'll be a few hundred miles away from the hubbub. PsySlaver might be a bit less than pleased about that, though.
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In Rio, that might get Ol' Bessie pulled out on you. I'm just sorta baffled that the Olympics are being held in Brazil at all given how it was supposed to be about the worst candidate up for the race. Oh well, I'll be a few hundred miles away from the hubbub. PsySlaver might be a bit less than pleased about that, though.
I'm not really surprised. The US just had them in Atlanta, Spain had them a decade or so ago in Barcelona and Japan had a Winter Olympics in Nagano recently-ish.
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Welp, they have roughly six years to clean the city up to Olympic Games standards. Let's see how they fare.
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/me reads news.
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hay guyz brazil will house the 2016 olympics. Fuck me.
You are aware that is -exactly- what happens at the Olympics right? Apparently when you get people all hyped up in an exotic location full of high pressure crazy times all they do is fuck constantly.
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/me reads news.
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hay guyz brazil will house the 2016 olympics. Fuck me.
You are aware that is -exactly- what happens at the Olympics right? Apparently when you get people all hyped up in an exotic location full of high pressure crazy times all they do is fuck constantly.
You need an exotic location for that?
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No, just need contents under pressure.
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No, just need contents under pressure.
Back to the proverbial discussion opener, then.
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Goddamn I'm starting to hate pushy heterosexual men.
Now, this is not the first time I've had problems with a male at a bus stop recently. The last time ended up going inappropriate places and ended with me listening to a drunkard scream homophobic remarks for 10 minutes before the bus showed up. I learned a few things from that; learned to simply not allow a conversation to go anywhere in that direction with a straonger. So anyway tonight this black guy starts chatting to me at a bus stop. We're talking about the weather. (In particular how it was 8pm and it felt like 9pm). The goddamn weather. There was absolutely nothing about the conversation that should have led to problems.
I'm feeling a bit weirded out by his presence anyway, though, so when the bus comes I quickly squeeze on the back door and start shuffling through the crowd to get further back. I glance behind me and he's right on my ass, so I start pushing my way through the crowd some more. Then the bus lurches, I wasn't grabbing onto anything so my balance is a bit unsteady, and I feel his arm grab me around the waist--I don't know what he thought he was doing, maybe he thought he was helping me balance, but I was freaking out, so I really started pushing through the crowd now. He chases after me, yelling very loudly "scuse me, coming through". I spot one empty seat on the back of the bus that's blocked off by several backpacks and what looks like a guide dog. I ask if I can sit there, they shift the backpacks to let me in, I slip in, and they close the backpack wall. He asks "can I get through too" and gets told "there's no more seats!" this stops him and he stands there staring at me, I pull out my DS, put my headphones in, and start playing. One bus stop later, he gets off the bus.
Goddamn, I think I need to add weather to the list of "do not allow strange men to bring this up as a conversation topic." Which...realistically means I need to add damn near everything to that list, and basically just give strange men the finger if they try and start a conversation with me.
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You also probably need mace, lady. I honestly can't see talking to strangers as a good idea to begin with, but me and my ant-like comprehension of people speaking here.
EDIT: Chat also suggested a taser. Regardless, taking a few defensive measures may be in order for you if this has been a long-running problem for you.
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If you have time + money, some places offer actual good courses about such things. Preferably courses that encourage mace (or maces).
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Honestly, I find it's best to just kill conversation ASAP with strangers unless you have some particular reason that you think you should get on with them (friends of friends, people in games stores, etc.) One-word answers and constantly having headphones in, even if the music's off, work surprisingly well at forcing people to stop talking to you.
But yeah, otherwise just repeating what the others have said. If this is a recurring problem, you should really look into getting hold of something to deal with people like that. ;s
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More of that Saturday morning munching.
/me gnaws on the next poster.
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That's a good way to get a random disease, y'know.
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Honestly, I find it's best to just kill conversation ASAP with strangers unless you have some particular reason that you think you should get on with them (friends of friends, people in games stores, etc.)
This. Ignore strange men on the street, for the most part they are probably just skeezy and trying to hit on you.
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That's a good way to get a random disease, y'know.
I've had my rabies shots.
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More of that Saturday morning munching.
/me gnaws on the next poster.
Now with bonus studying the cadaver at lab for my midterm. Yay.
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More of that Saturday morning munching.
/me gnaws on the next poster.
Now with bonus studying the cadaver at lab for my midterm. Yay.
You're killing Dune and using his dead body as a study subject?
Ironically, this is one of those rare relatively busy Saturdays for me.
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Cadaver for the lab midterm. Not Dune, much as the idea of shooting him repeatedly then donating his body to science tempts me.
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I have to grade tests for five hours today. And then go play DnD. I live such an exciting life.
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What are we all, six? The majority of people you will meet, even if they're strangers, will either ignore you or actively try to be pleasant. "Not talking to strangers" is a recipe for living your life as an isolated, unhappy shell.
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What are we all, six? The majority of people you will meet, even if they're strangers, will either ignore you or actively try to be pleasant. "Not talking to strangers" is a recipe for living your life as an isolated, unhappy shell.
There's a world of difference between talking to strangers you meet in places designated for people to meet and interact one way or another, being held more tightly by social rules, and talking to strangers in the middle of the street or buses, where you're almost inevitably drowned in a sea of anonimity and relative impunity. And met has been through this kind of trouble a few times already due to talking to strangers in those situations - there's a clear way to help with that, given it's a vulnerable situation for her.
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C'mon, VSM. Ignoring everyone around you is de rigeur for city life anywhere. Obviously we're not suggesting it's a good idea to shun people you actually have a good reason to interact with (like shared interests or something).
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Nah, even striking up a random conversation on a bus can vastly improve a commute, provided the other person isn't crazy. Which, admittedly, is a risk.
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What are we all, six? The majority of people you will meet, even if they're strangers, will either ignore you or actively try to be pleasant. "Not talking to strangers" is a recipe for living your life as an isolated, unhappy shell.
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As I said, avoid talking to people who -you don't have some reason to talk to-. Be it people in the same workplace/school/college/whatever, people with shared interests or just people who look pretty awesome, there are a number of people who you have reason to talk to. I'm just saying that random people on buses don't really fit into that, generally.
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*Does not talk to strangers*
*expects life to be an unhappy, lonely shell*
VSM's probably right. Scary as THAT is.
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Talking to strangers is fine. Talking to them and expecting to run down a sunflower field is wrong.
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Exactly. You probably won't have a life-changing experience or meet your soul mate. You will have a more enjoyable day that is noticeably fuller with human contact.
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Are your days really so short on human contact that you need to talk to strangers?
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No, but given that my workdays largely consist of talking to strangers, I may be biased.
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I suspect that for your typical AMerican, that is true, actually. It's deceptively easy to be surrounded by people and have no human interaction, y'know.
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Found a 1200 square-foot townhouse with an attached garage for $800/month rent and no deposit; water, trash, recycling, and sewage are included.
Now I just need to wait until Dec. to move in...at least I get paid extra for going TDY, even if its for required training!
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I hate you for that, but then again literally everywhere in the midwest that isn't downtown Chicago is cheaper than here.
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I suspect that for your typical AMerican, that is true, actually. It's deceptively easy to be surrounded by people and have no human interaction, y'know.
It's called living in a city.
Well, you may have plenty of human interaction, but if you live in an apartment, there's a very good chance you will not know the names of the other people living even a few feet in any given direction.
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I suspect that for your typical AMerican, that is true, actually. It's deceptively easy to be surrounded by people and have no human interaction, y'know.
It's called living in a city.
Well, you may have plenty of human interaction, but if you live in an apartment, there's a very good chance you will not know the names of the other people living even a few feet in any given direction.
Yeeeeeeeeeeeep.
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Well, that's really not even what I was going for. Like... if you have roommates, how often do you acknowledge them more than a cursory greeting? Or at most asking when they'll be back if they go out? Do you speak to coworkers beyond the necessities of doing the task at hand? How often?
That sort of thing.
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Well during my brief stint at Messiah, about half the floor got along and hung out together, but that was mostly us being Freshmen and still a little intimidated by the whole thing, I imagine.
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Hmm, while I generally don't talk with co-workers that much, this is more because I am freakishly introverted and not terribly good at small talk. ie. I only really talk beyond kidding around with the handful of people who can talk at the same level about the generally eclectic topics I discuss. Which is, like, four people in a work force of about fifty during the day. Most people who work are generally able to easily engage in conversation with each other.
It's the same with people who know how to insert themselves well into random conversations while they're travelling. It's a gift that I envy since it not only makes things more interesting for them, but for the people they're talking with as well. Especially since the few people I've seen with that knack tend to be fairly knowledgeable (likely from talking with a wide variety of people).
Really, the only argument against is because of the freakish nature of people that seem to be getting attracted here. Which... yeah. I can understand being very discouraging.
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Cadaver for the lab midterm. Not Dune, much as the idea of shooting him repeatedly then donating his body to science tempts me.
As the representative for Science, we don't want Dune, you have to keep him.
All this talking to people in public chatter, meh. Time spent talking to people at random is time not listening to music. Time not spent listening to music is time wasted. Get yourself a pair of good headphones and an MP3 player (and go spend a couple of hundred bucks on CDs if you need to start a collection). For anyone who fails to even talk with the people you fucking live with, grow a pair of testicles.
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It's the same with people who know how to insert themselves well into random conversations while they're travelling. It's a gift that I envy since it not only makes things more interesting for them, but for the people they're talking with as well. Especially since the few people I've seen with that knack tend to be fairly knowledgeable (likely from talking with a wide variety of people).
I'm convinced this is a learnable skill, and as God is my witness I will pick it up.
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It's the same with people who know how to insert themselves well into random conversations while they're travelling. It's a gift that I envy since it not only makes things more interesting for them, but for the people they're talking with as well. Especially since the few people I've seen with that knack tend to be fairly knowledgeable (likely from talking with a wide variety of people).
I'm convinced this is a learnable skill, and as God is my witness I will pick it up.
You're right.
All you have to do is not be self conscious and be willing to just randomly talk about anything pertinent to the conversation. It's definitely learnable. (I was soooooooo introverted for soooooooo long that my extroverted traits were all learned. Of course I was pretty extroverted when I was little, so I suppose results may vary a bit...)
I'm sorta borderline, I have actually thrown some comments in on bus ride conversations but in general I tend to spend a few seconds too long worrying that my normal personality might offend someone with heavily different views from mine with half my comments.
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So...I've been thinking recently, for a sexual preference I supposedly identify with, it's kinda weird that I have zero lesbian contacts in my cell phone. They don't have to be people that I would potentially have a relationship with--platonic friends would be fine, I'd just like to have an existing social network.
Stopped in at the LGBT community center, nothing going on (well, I could go to a talk for people with AIDS, but having never had sex I was skeptical as to the value there). So, resigned, I figured "guess it's got to be a bar" (remember, I don't drink). I had tried a bar the previous night, but it was mixed company and super cliquey, so I left. Got a tipoff to try the Lexington, small bar, not much activity, but...OMG PUPPIES. So...I played with other people's dogs for a good hour. Then they left. I slid myself into another conversation, where I was my typical quiet self (especially in an environment I'm not used to) but they seemed to like me, and the last one out hung back and gave me a tipoff about an event happening at 10pm that typically attracts about 200 dykes. Now, 10 pm is my normal bedtime, but I still hadn't achieved my goal of at least having some kind of network, or someone's cell phone number. So I went to that too; the very first song that the DJ played when testing her setup was La Roux, which makes me happy as La Roux is pretty much my favourite artist right now. Being on my own was also awkward, as lesbians usually move in pairs at least. Unfortunately, I didn't bring earplugs, so the dance floor was too loud for me, and I spent most of my time on the balcony. This worked out in some ways as conversations more feasible, and I eventually got dragged into a conversation with a group of four who had been eating mushrooms all day (I couldn't tell, though they assure me they were seeing colours). I also said hi briefly to the people who gave me the tipoff.
Anyhow, they all left before the show ended, and as the lights came on I struck up a conversation with an Ausie who...reminded me of Grefter in a lot of ways, except smaller and more butch (5'0" tall, super short hair with a lumberjack shirt). She was not used to things ending at 2am (in Australia they go till 6am), and I had still not achieved my goal of "do I have any friends in my cell phone" so we went in search of the one single bar in San Francisco open later than 2am. We found it, but there was a huge line; got in line anyway, figuring we might as well chat while we waited. Then we found out the cover was $20, which neither of us wanted to pay, so we headed back to her hostile, which was right near the bus I needed to take. We split about 3:20 am, I was in bed by...4:50 am. I do have her email, though, which probably won't be that useful as she's leaving for Toronto very soon, but hey, it's contact information!
Pretty tired today, though >_>
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I struck up a conversation with an Ausie who...reminded me of Grefter in a lot of ways ... so we headed back to her hostile ...
I can see the resemblance.
Also yeah stuff finishing at 2 PM is wussy, sure most people will fuck off because they have work, but your college students are lame if they aren't still going (Assuming you are talking probably from a city that didn't used to have a curfew like Brisbane. Off hand guess she was from Sydney for stereotypes and for obviously having a long hard party night background).
Edit - I missed the congratulations on putting yourself on the meat market. Sounds like you actually performed fairly admirably which is very good for someone who associates themselves with even having problems holding conversations with adults. Doing your therapist proud I would imagine.
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Learning to talk to people is a learnable skill. Travelling abroad helps with that, since you need to be able to talk to strangers else be completely isolated. Kind of like tossing a kid into a pool to make them learn to swim.
Anti-anxiety medication also helps a lot. A lot a lot a lot a lot. Drugs~
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Eh you saw me, I still don't really talk. You can deal with travel and still not talk to people. It just comes down to having the testicular fortitude to deal with shit when it comes up... so I guess that just means it can be an unused skill.
Travel requires no drugs of any kind to deal with other than a good soundtrack though. If you are flying and you haven't listened to a Hendrix track while doing so then it is a damned shame.
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I'm the kind of person who talks to people who sit next to him on the bus. I've yet to have an unpleasant conversation, or someone who did not enthusiastically respond back. I've also never had the discomfort of being called anything negative, while the people I talk to are usually varied. (children on their way to grade school, elderly people who are just retiring, this one girl who commutes from and to her school every day, this middle-aged guy who's always, always in a rush, even on saturday...)
Having black hair, a bit of a darker skin and stuff makes you 'a foreigner' here, and they don't take kindly to that. Well, some don't, and let there be such a group of youths in my hometown. Well, they're known for it, but I also had a very pleasant chat with a group of five of those kids, who all wanted me to be some kind of arbiter in which one of them was the least dumb.
I also do this with people on the streets when I'm alone and I don't think they'd mind the company, but much less so. Partially because I really don't like hanging around just to talk to someone I don't know when I could be doing stuff like visiting the supermarket, or checking out the bookstores.
Sounds like America's a lot more ~dangerous~ than here?
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Oh, I didn't mean to imply that travel requires drugs. Though that's fun given the right drugs. And there is a difference between travelling to meet people you know and travelling alone to sightsee.
What I meant is that drugs help with learning to talk to people. Not necessary but they help a lot.
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Learning to talk to people is a learnable skill. Travelling abroad helps with that, since you need to be able to talk to strangers else be completely isolated.
"Hi I'm a tourist" travel smalltalk is pretty easy. Breaking into insular cliques of friends and starting up a friendship is a lot harder, I find.
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Travel requires no drugs of any kind to deal with other than a good soundtrack though. If you are flying and you haven't listened to a Hendrix track while doing so then it is a damned shame.
Golden Earring, however, remains the music of choice for ROAD trips.
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Learning to talk to people is a learnable skill. Travelling abroad helps with that, since you need to be able to talk to strangers else be completely isolated.
"Hi I'm a tourist" travel smalltalk is pretty easy. Breaking into insular cliques of friends and starting up a friendship is a lot harder, I find.
This is very true, but you're talking at perpendicular angles now. I think the original intent of this discussion was to dissuade you from immediately writing off the population of heterosexual males who would randomly strike up a conversation with you. Though it does relate to your tangent about seeking out lesbian friends as well, my first reaction to reading your earlier post was definitely a 'well that sucks that you had a bad experience at the bus stop, but it's pretty lame that you're going to disclude such a large portion of the population at large from conversing with you over it.'
Of course, it might just be a defensive reaction. I know you aren't the only person in the world that feels that way about 'men who are strangers' and it just really sucks when you come across someone with such prejudices who eyes you with 'that look' that makes you feel like you did something wrong just by existing too near to them.
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There is something wrong with you existing to close to me.
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There is something wrong with people existing within a hundred miles of me but you fail to see me complaining about it.
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You know, I wonder if this topic needs to go back to being Good Xorning.
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Do you really need to ask?
(answer: the subtle irony of the current title as regarding the contents of the thread probably actually means don't bother, but the DL likes its irony nonexistent and its messages with a sledgehammer to the knees, so.)
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Not while I'm the topic creator, it doesn't.
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Tai, I don't think the irony of the current topic name is subtle. <_<
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Subtler than we usually go for 'round these parts.
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Funny that.
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Subtler than we usually go for 'round these parts.
It's either that or we start taking ourselves seriously for realsies and then ten thousand feet of loligoth destruction ensues. Better this way.
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Isn't it, though?
Tangent: fuuuuuuck philosophy. My brain cannot take this stuff seriously at all, the words "mental masturbation" keep flashing through my head like a siren. At least it's not as bad as economics (so much damn hate), but.
Snow: ...is the loligoth cuddly?
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This is completely unrelated, but it's nagged at me for awhile.
Why do people use the hidden user option, anyway? I mean, what's the point? Oh no, other DLers know you're online. Scary.
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Tangent: fuuuuuuck philosophy. My brain cannot take this stuff seriously at all, the words "mental masturbation" keep flashing through my head like a siren. At least it's not as bad as economics (so much damn hate), but.
Congratulations! You win the prize! For all it's an important part of intellectual thought, philosophy is mental masturbation given dignity and a dram of respect.
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Ko, if you knew where I was then things would be considerably less fun~
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While economics is egotistical masturbation, foreplay, and rim jobbing all simultaneously. I know. Doesn't mean the lesser of two evils shouldn't be set on fire as well.
And I'm on hidden user for a few different reasons, prominent two being I used it during Mafia and now I'm too lazy to switch back.
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For all the negative talk about it, philosophy has a time and a place in our lives. The problem is cutting through the gallons of pretentious bullshit that encases the important parts.
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This is very true, but you're talking at perpendicular angles now. I think the original intent of this discussion was to dissuade you from immediately writing off the population of heterosexual males who would randomly strike up a conversation with you.
Wait what? I thought we finished that discussion a couple days ago and had moved on to talking about socializing with lesbians.
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Tangent: fuuuuuuck philosophy. My brain cannot take this stuff seriously at all, the words "mental masturbation" keep flashing through my head like a siren.
Ssssh, quiet, don't let the jocks know about our secret mental masturbation sessions.
On a brighter topic, I had a great weekend and am now in a healthy relationship with a real-live Japan-born gamer. We played Dissidia together loudly in a restaurant to celebrate becoming an official couple. The other Japanese people around us seemed horrified at our manners, and it was awesome. <3 <3 <3 Sunshine and rainbows, folks.
-Djinn
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Bringing her to next DLCon, then?
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Wait what? I thought we finished that discussion a couple days ago and had moved on to talking about socializing with lesbians.
Important topic, that.
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Wait what? I thought we finished that discussion a couple days ago and had moved on to talking about socializing with lesbians.
Important topic, that.
For me? Yes, yes it is.
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Bringing her to next DLCon, then?
You'd send Meeple into spasms of jealousy, doubtless.
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You know, I just realized that near to half my female friends (~12?) identify as bi or lesbian. This is actually kinda surprising, all things considered; Kalamazoo is... not the most friendly of towns there, despite expectations.
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This is very true, but you're talking at perpendicular angles now. I think the original intent of this discussion was to dissuade you from immediately writing off the population of heterosexual males who would randomly strike up a conversation with you.
Wait what? I thought we finished that discussion a couple days ago and had moved on to talking about socializing with lesbians.
Hmm... perhaps you did? I just read through the whole backlog of this topic not long ago and the more recent posts still seemed more related to your earlier story about the pushy guy on the bus since I didn't have the time division to help parse the posts.
Clearly I need to stop taking off on the weekends or else I'll miss these vitals cues of internet communication. ^_^;;
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You know, I just realized that near to half my female friends (~12?) identify as bi or lesbian. This is actually kinda surprising, all things considered; Kalamazoo is... not the most friendly of towns there, despite expectations.
It could just be a weird sample size or college being college? But yeah, isn't most of Michigan fairly conservative?
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You know, I just realized that near to half my female friends (~12?) identify as bi or lesbian. This is actually kinda surprising, all things considered; Kalamazoo is... not the most friendly of towns there, despite expectations.
You have 24+ friends? Now I'm jealous!
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Michigan's an odd mix, mostly; rural areas tend toward very deeply conservative, cities tend toward conservative locally and liberal nationally. Kalamazoo... is a 4-college town and has a -huge- arts community. Despite this, it's also hosted the KKK a few times. So.
MC: Er, faulty phrasing on my end. ~12 female friends total, half identify as such.
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Bringing him to next DLCon, then?
Maybe. I intend to hang on to this one.
You'd send Meeple into spasms of jealousy, doubtless.
I, uh, doubt he's Meeple's type. >.>;;
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Also, could one or two of the bi girls be on the poseur end of it? I mean, I know it's a stereotype, but everyone's probably known the sorta girl that says she's bi for attention or out of normal confusion around that age. That and college feels like it's just an anomaly.
Djinn: He...? Oooooh.
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Details, details. Having someone to play Dissidia with would manage it anyway, possibly.
Dune: ... Considering that one of them has pretty much only exclusively dated women at this point (she attends the one severely liberal college here, and it... yeah, has its reputation there), and the other two, given the situation in which I learned about it, had no real reason to lie... possible but very doubtful from my end.
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Tai, yeah, probably. The way you phrased it is making me view it as more of an anomaly to be explained, I suppose. Probably reading too much into it and putting wayt oo much thought into it.
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Details, details. Having someone to play Dissidia with would manage it anyway, possibly.
That's a good point. *taunts Meeple*
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Well, I was more thinking along the lines of "maybe I'm subconsciously befriending people without any possible sexual interest in me".
EDIT: And then I joined the DL and blew that theory wide open. Never mind.
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*Snerk*
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Well, I was more thinking along the lines of "maybe I'm subconsciously befriending people without any possible sexual interest in me".
Sweet. Less competition.
EDIT: And then I joined the DL and blew that theory wide open. Never mind.
I'll say.
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To be fair, half of us would hit anything with legs, and quite a few things without.
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masturbation, foreplay, rim jobbing simultaneously. on fire I'm hidden prominent back.
sexual me blew wide open
Yeah. Subconsciously. Avoiding.
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Aw, Grefter's attempting to imitate modern reporters, izzn't dat so kyuuuuuuuuuuuuuut~<3
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To be fair, half of us would hit anything with legs, and quite a few things without.
Acrotomophilia?
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To be fair, half of us would hit anything with legs, and quite a few things without.
Acrotomophilia?
Clearly he's referring to the Dragon Quest Slime. So sexy~
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Aw, Grefter's attempting to imitate modern reporters, izzn't dat so kyuuuuuuuuuuuuuut~<3
I think you are overlooking my love of Psychoanalysis and Freudian theory. We all know secretly you just want VSM to wake up and make out with you.
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If he tried that it would probably rank as one of the most uncomfortable and bizarre moments in my life. So I'll pass, thanks, despite your own healthy interest in wanting that for me.
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Is alright, that is why people like OK gave us Rohypnol.
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Good to know.
Also wee migraines.
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Amazing coincidence. Rohypnol will clear that right up. Today is your day to shine VSM.
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Yeah, see, no thanks. I'm sure your advice is just bloody lovely but I think I'll pass.
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Every now and then, I will hear Ciato react positively to something in this topic, and wonder why I rarely drop by. And then conversations like this start, and the reasons start flooding back in.
If you all excuse me, I have some twitching on the floor, wondering why God hath foresaken us to do.
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If you all excuse me, I have some twitching on the floor, wondering why God hath foresaken us to do.
Clearly this topic is useful for inducing the effects of Rohypnol in Excals to a moderate degree.
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And it snowed here, pretty much all day.
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Family reunions are awesome. Even when they include my asshole father and even-more-of-an-asshole uncle, the other 18 people in attendance more than offset that. Especially cousins. So adorable.
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The 3 highlights of my most recent trip to Philadelphia:
1) We went to a park area. During this time, a bunch of (what I assume to be) elementary school kids were running a race or somesuch. One of these kids while running the race stopped, dropped his pants, and proceeded to take a shit. In the middle of the race. And not off to the side of the race "track" either - basically in the path. In front of his peers (he was ahead of everyone), girls included. IN FRONT OF THE ADULTS PROCTORING THE RACE. And no one bats an eye. Ok...
2) 3 hours spent sitting behind an accident on I95. The majority of this time spent yelling at the girl next to me. Why was I doing this? This was a 4 lane highway that was down to 1 lane because of the huge accident. This girl...in a SUV...was blocking that one lane. And not moving. She was trying to get over, but must have stopped to talk on her cell phone. I got out of my car, walked over, and yelled into her open window that she was blocking all the traffic. No response! Knocked on the door...and her goddamned little rat (a.k.a., chihuahua) jumped up at me...and promptly fell out the window. And she still doesn't notice. I walk over a bit to pick up the dog, and she must have finished on the phone...and proceeds to now drive off without the dog. Cue me running through the accident, past police that are looking at me crazily wondering why I have a dog in my hands, to catch up to her. I finally do, and she's ecstatic I "saved" her dog. >_>
3) A waitress gave me her phone number very overtly. In front of my girlfriend. That was...a funny discussion to watch >_>
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Every now and then, I will hear Ciato react positively to something in this topic, and wonder why I rarely drop by. And then conversations like this start, and the reasons start flooding back in.
You mean conversations like this aren't the ones she enjoys? Shocking.
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So, all people in Philly are just blind then? What poo? What traffic blocking? What girlfriend?
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Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia is clearly more accurate in its portrayal of Philadelphians than I anticipated.
Note to self: Stay the fuck out of Philly.
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...a friend of mine attending Drexel was once chased by a nude hobo.
Said hobo ended up being tasered by the school's security when they reached the gates.
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I hope you've learned a valuable lesson here, OK: stay the fuck off of I-95.
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I hope you've learned a valuable lesson here, OK: stay the fuck off of I-95.
I hope you've learned a valuable lesson here, OK: stay the fuck off of I-95.
stay the fuck off of I-95.
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Thirding that. I-95 really is the worst.
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Every now and then, I will hear Ciato react positively to something in this topic, and wonder why I rarely drop by. And then conversations like this start, and the reasons start flooding back in.
You mean conversations like this aren't the ones she enjoys? Shocking.
I think it was some VSM quote mocking you guys' cynicism. Which was like ten pages ago at the rate that posts have been made. >_>
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Productive morning: go to eye doctor, pay bills, have lunch, go back home. Speaking of the doctor visit:
She was a real sweet, and the appointment itself went very smoothly. I was pleasantly surprised to discover my eyesight hasn't gotten any worse since my last visit to a doctor some six years ago, and mildly surprised to discover I'll probably have to use glasses for the rest of my life (unless I feel like making a surgery, if that's even possible in my case), since astigmatism doesn't regress. Keeping it stable is about the best you could hope for. I don't mind in the least, though: I enjoy using glasses, and I honestly think I look good with them, not to mention they've became an instinctive prop to many of my minor tics, and I don't need to use them all the time either (I just do because, you know, I like glasses). It's been a week since my last pair went boom and I miss them quite a bit. Now, to research prices for glasses.
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So uh my university just deposited 2000 dollars into my bank account.
I'm not sure why.
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So uh my university just deposited 2000 dollars into my bank account.
I'm not sure why.
Get that clarified ASAP. It could've been a mistaken deposit, so you'll be in big trouble if you take a part of it, then it gets yanked away. Don't touch your account, have an extract of the last few movements in your account handy and have it sorted. I've had a friend who was dim enough to make use of a sum that was mistakenly deposited into her account and got into a year-long debt with the bank for it, so you'd best make sure of what the freck is going on.
I know this is really obvious advice, but it never hurts to be overcautious.
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Have I mentioned how nifty my new computer is? It is quite nifty. I am happy.
Right now, however, I am freezing. It cooled off in the Bay Area over the weekend -- BAM, autumn! -- and the office thermostat was not changed to reflect this. I hate having to wear my (faux-)leather jacket while I'm sitting at my computer and STILL freezing.
I'm completely ignoring the fact that an air temperature of 46F is not "freezing" in most measurement systems.
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Have I mentioned how nifty my new computer is? It is quite nifty. I am happy.
Right now, however, I am freezing. It cooled off in the Bay Area over the weekend -- BAM, autumn! -- and the office thermostat was not changed to reflect this. I hate having to wear my (faux-)leather jacket while I'm sitting at my computer and STILL freezing.
I'm completely ignoring the fact that an air temperature of 46F is not "freezing" in most measurement systems.
Funnily, the temperature whiplash hit us as well, only instead of BAM! autumn, it's BAM! spring! going over here. Having to deal with weather that manages to be both gloomy and hotly dry while those goddamn cicadas sing and mate from 8AM-6PM is amusing in a twisted way. Hello 30º C days.
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It's Fall here too, which means it's 72 in the day and 60 at night. It's pretty much like this most of the month.
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I checked my financial aid status on the net, and it does mention a recent 2000 dollar deposit, so at least this isn't a case of mistaken deposit. I just don't know why they gave me money is all.
edit-to clarify I guess they could have given the aid to the wrong person somehow but at least the university acknowledges that they willingly gave it to me instead of it being a mix-up with routing numbers or whatever.
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Well, if the amount of your aid is greater than the amount you owe the school, they give you the excess funds to help pay for necessities. It seems odd that that would happen in October instead of earlier, though. I'd still go talk to someone.
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Volunteered to help in a school today; they put me in kindergarten, which is surprisingly stressful and exhausting--teaching pretty much becomes easier the further into education you are (university students are a breeze, at least). Kids are also freakishly observant and don't hold their tongue, which is very occasionally uncomfortable but overall good for me--I wish more people were bluntly honest and let me know what they thought of me.
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Sounds pretty neat. But your observation is pretty much right on the money, and for obvious reasons. Hope you had fun today, regardless.
That teachers for kids are so devalued is egregious, although that goes for the vast majority of the people in that profession, sadly.
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I would worry more about teachers of young children specifically being undervalued if first world societies in general these days are almost all universally undervaluing education systemically across all levels of learning.
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But. but. Educational systems cost money! And we have to keep cutting taxes! So we have to keep cutting funding to schools because they cost money!
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Yeah, I understand that there is this trickle down effect, you see the rich people get rich and it naturally flows down to the lazier ones who aren't billionaires.
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Naturally! It flows like a river of money!
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But. but. Educational systems cost money! And we have to keep cutting taxes! So we have to keep cutting funding to schools because they cost money!
The sad part is that is probably the rationale behind education funding cuts. Madlibbing the "And we have to" part with any nouns and adjectives related to whores, drugs and various forms of terminal brain damage is probably required. I know I'm late, but.
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Not too mention that the bulk up the setup should occur before a child even goes to school by what the parent's teach them, and for some reason we no longer put a premium on that!
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Oh yeah that is a good one, I shouldn't have to pay for other people's kids to be educated, they should be doing their job as parents!
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No, I was non-sarcastic, but misinterpreted. More like we should spend lots and lots of money on it, but if you don't do your job as parents, the money will be far less effective!
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Pretty much. More and more of the educational research shows that how and what students learn at, say, 2-4 years old is super-important, which ultimately means how the parents raise the child is very important. I'm definitely in favour of making pre-school public, but even then there's only so young you can go, so yeah. If any of you ever have children, don't fail. Read them a damn book now and then.
Also, mc, for what it's worth, early adolescents (10-14 or so) are typically considered harder to teach than younger years, according to my elementary/middle school teacher friends. Though yeah, certainly works as a general trend. University cheats because they actually want to be there and because it's only the top 20-40% of students anyway. (If I could teach nothing but above average students, my job would be a breeze, too.)
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Class would be a breeze (relatively) for more than just the teachers if it was just the above average students.
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Oh I agree, but hyperbole wins out over serious.
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Time to lecture to some little bastards today! It is time to put random liquid in a container and watch it turn pink. So exciting.
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So the financial aid office confirms that 2,000 dollars is, in fact, mine from a grant that they just decided to give me.
This is me in real life right now:
(http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii271/DiseasedTempest/acanofpepsi2.gif)
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What are you going to spend it on?
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Presumably solid gold spinning rims.
Nephew will be six months old Saturday, so I figured this would a decent excuse to buy him something randomly. Settled on a talking Turtwig plushie. Also saw a row of KH2 t-shirts in the same store and picked one up for my sister.
I also managed to find some Avatar dvds for $4 a pop and assembled Season 2 from the pile. So in all a fairly productive shopping day.
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Nothing, actually, since it's good to have rainy-day money just in case. I might pick up a few video games if I get really bored but we'll see.
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/me receives paycheck.
Jesus christ, the tax discounts are egregious.
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Awesome, Trips. Yay for good things happening to people for a change.
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Nothing, actually, since it's good to have rainy-day money just in case. I might pick up a few video games if I get really bored but we'll see.
It's really a good idea to keep it mostly stocked up for emergencies. Those extras tend to come in real handy.
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Also saw a row of KH2 t-shirts in the same store and picked one up for my sister.
For your sister. Right.
Nothing, actually, since it's good to have rainy-day money just in case. I might pick up a few video games if I get really bored but we'll see.
It's really a good idea to keep it mostly stocked up for emergencies. Those extras tend to come in real handy.
This. Saving money = good thing.
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So, one of my great-grandparents died last week (no condolences, please--it is not my style. And, I barely knew him--which is unfortunate in its own way, yes. He lived in Florida, and the last time I saw him might have been as much as a decade ago). Anyway, he was an old Navy man so they're burying him at Arlington. Problem? Arlington has a four-month waiting period. So my great-grandmother has to spend $4,000 to store his body until the funeral. asdfghjkl. Dying is too expensive.
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Also saw a row of KH2 t-shirts in the same store and picked one up for my sister.
For your sister. Right.
Nothing, actually, since it's good to have rainy-day money just in case. I might pick up a few video games if I get really bored but we'll see.
It's really a good idea to keep it mostly stocked up for emergencies. Those extras tend to come in real handy.
This. Saving money = good thing.
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So, one of my great-grandparents died last week (no condolences, please--it is not my style. And, I barely knew him--which is unfortunate in its own way, yes. He lived in Florida, and the last time I saw him might have been as much as a decade ago). Anyway, he was an old Navy man so they're burying him at Arlington. Problem? Arlington has a four-month waiting period. So my great-grandmother has to spend $4,000 to store his body until the funeral. asdfghjkl. Dying is too expensive.
I've heard a few post-mortem stories about maintenance and funerals, and that sounds about right. I feel really sorry for your grandmother, though. Having to deal with that kind of bullshit in addition to losing her husband? That's like shooting the Ol' Yeller then breaking his kneecaps just for kicks.
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Nice, Trips. That's awesome. And a good idea to squirrel it away.
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It's for my sister because I didn't see any in my size.
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I've heard a few post-mortem stories about maintenance and funerals, and that sounds about right. I feel really sorry for your grandmother, though. Having to deal with that kind of bullshit in addition to losing her husband? That's like shooting the Ol' Yeller then breaking his kneecaps just for kicks.
Funeral's December 23, as it turns out. Sooner than I'd heard but still pretty harsh.
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If it still cost 4k to keep the body for that long then I am just saying that one J. G. Haigh had some pretty revolutionary ideas on this front which may apply. We are even talking the right age bracket here.
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I had a talk with a professor of mine. I don't think she understood me. I didn't panic on exam I got a B- on. I just didn't study enough and didn't really care.
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Interesting day for me in college today.
<Teacher> Okay, we need someone to be your student rep for the course.
* Yoshiken raises hand. Nobody else does.
<Teacher> Well, guess that one's decided then!
...So, turns out I'm the new course rep. Along with potentially running two clubs at the college and probably joining a third. Ho-hum.
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Interesting day for me in college today.
<Teacher> Okay, we need someone to be your student rep for the course.
* Yoshiken raises hand. Nobody else does.
<Teacher> Well, guess that one's decided then!
...So, turns out I'm the new course rep. Along with potentially running two clubs at the college and probably joining a third. Ho-hum.
Eh, whatever--it's been shown that people who participate more in extracurricular activities get higher grades (I think there may have even been a study that showed causation between participation leading to higher grades). The fun saying that goes along with this is "If you want something done, give it to a busy person".
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So I said this in chat earlier today, but not many people were on so I figured I should post it here too..
One of my uncles got a heart attack this morning. He's in the hospital now, doing kinda poorly, and they might have to operate on him. >_<
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As I mentioned earlier, I hope all turns out alright.
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Side note: sleep is important for nocturnal people like me. Wanting to fall asleep while typing and losing eye strength to focus on the letters I type is rather tiring. Great time to take a na- oh wait essay due in an hour and a half. Wee. At least I'm getting somewhere now.
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Shopping for glasses is a joy. I've only gone to one shop so far and there are like four affordable models I'm interested in already. Want to have a pair done by the end of the week.
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Update: Uncle has no heart damage, but they need to perform open heart surgery.
Mother. Fucker. They better not screw it up >_<
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Update: Uncle has no heart damage, but they need to perform open heart surgery.
Mother. Fucker. They better not screw it up >_<
If the medics are skilled at all, I think they'll manage. Just hope for the best instead of fearing for what may go wrong. Given your concern, sounds like you care about this uncle a lot, and he needs your hope rather than your sadness in this moment. Hang in there.
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I actually don't know him -that- well, but it's hitting the family pretty hard and that's where the majority of my anger comes from.
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Comment still stands, although it likely applies to the rest of your family more (and you might need to be a bit understanding towards them, it's a difficult time for them). Family health problems are really painful to deal with, especially when the person is under a really delicate procedure. A death in the family will be felt hard even when you don't have much intimacy with the person, even if by proxy.
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Exactly.
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Yeah. Nothing left but hope for the best, honestly.
On a lighter note, seems like there's some picket trainwreck going over and the company's involved. I may be sternly invited to participate in protest activities and get paid for it.
My job is really weird.
EDIT:
/me reads news, reads about a -house representative who was accused of forging murders by demand for his regional TV show-. The now former rep. is now a runaway.
We pick our representatives brilliantly.
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*hugs Xer*
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Conversation between me and my mother regarding my sister's boss' dog:
<Me> I'm just looking at this thing's repenting Mary Magdalene face.
<Mother> But isn't he so cute? I wish <boss' name> would lend him to us forever.
<Me> That's just -giving- things, you know.
<Mother> Oh, that's just how she says, and she once lent a dog forever to someone else too.
<Me> Uhuh
<Mother> She doesn't really have the patience for him anyway, he's so needy! *Pet.*
<Me> Well yes, he's sorta retarded.
<Mother> Nah, he's completely retarded.
For some unimaginable reason, this sorta entertained me.
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So after a 5 hour car ride and a 16 hour train ride, I'm in Florida.
The train was nice, actually. We got a sleeping car which has two large seats that fold out into beds. Dinner, breakfast and drinks were included. In all it was comfortable and pretty neat, actually. Not one sighting of Rail Tracer either.
Room is about a square foot smaller than my room at home. Since I didn't bring everything, things actually fit pretty damn well. Once I buy a desk and get my comp set up I'll be back in chat.
One of my CPM mugs broke in transit, so that was VERY ;-;-;-;, but otherwise, everything got here intact and in working order as far as I know. Still need to test the TV, PS3 and comp though. ::Crosses fingers::
Need to go rewatch Baccano...
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Not one sighting of Rail Tracer either.
Aww.
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/me gnaws on Thursday evenings.
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"We" did Sopko? You and your mum or you and your dad?
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Clearly I mean the turd that was in my pocket.
Yeah, Dad came up to help me move down.
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Ahhh okay, was wondering if something unplanned had happened regarding maternal unit and the dopey dog. Hope she doesn't get bored up there by herself other than Bailey.
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Aunt + family's cat was run over. Shit.
I never met the fluffball but yeah kitty =(
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Aunt + family's cat was run over. Shit.
I never met the fluffball but yeah kitty =(
Your Aunt AND the family's cat was run over and you're worried about the cat? For shame...
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My aunt wasn't run over =(
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Please tell me that your dog is named after the Irish Creme, Sopko.
CT: Jesus, your aunt gets hit too, and you care more about the cat? Tsk, tsk. And they call ME the sociopath...
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I'm literally -15 credit hours from graduating, once the credits from studying abroad go through. Why am I still so worried about my grades?
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Raw unrelenting habit I'd assume.
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Eh. One of the classes is justifiable, as I will likely need a letter of recommendation from the professor as I apply to JET and the like. Another one is something I genuinely want to do, and could theoretically net me a recommendation for grad school. The rest? No damn reason for it. And yet, anxiety.
Oh well, at least if I do screw them up somehow I'll learn to get over it.
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Please tell me that your dog is named after the Irish Creme, Sopko.
Yep.
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Interval between having a clean-shaven face and a 5 'o clock shadow: about 17 hours. I sorta miss the days when it'd take a week for my facial hair to grow.
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/me gnaws on Saturday mornings as usual.
The 5 'o clock shadow remains mostly stable, though.
EDIT:
/me reads morning news.
Hell yes, the bankers' strike is over! I'll be able to retrieve my paycheck! ... on Tuesday. Hooray, Monday holidays.
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Interval between having a clean-shaven face and a 5 'o clock shadow: about 17 hours. I sorta miss the days when it'd take a week for my facial hair to grow.
Beard, man. Do it.
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Interval between having a clean-shaven face and a 5 'o clock shadow: about 17 hours. I sorta miss the days when it'd take a week for my facial hair to grow.
Beard, man. Do it.
It just itches too much when it gets past the eleven day mark. I always take roughly ten-day intervals between shavings, which lets my facial hair grow fairly freely but not uncontrollably, but I start getting past that interval and my skin starts not liking me. The longest I let my beard grow was like fifteen days - not even the depression could numb me that much to the itching. That and I realize that, to keep the beard non-ugly, I'd have to groom it more carefully than I shave, so that ends up being more work. Keeping a good beard is effort.
EDIT: It's honestly sort of a shame, because my facial hair actually grows in a manner conductive to a pretty solid, good-looking beard.
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I s'pose this is bad luck year for my friend with the rent/car issues. Now their car won't start up. He paid two places for a diagnosis since his battery is fine. First place said it's covered under the warranty (an ECU) if fixed at the dealer. Went to the dealer and paid them to re-diagnose it. They decided to, instead of replacing it with a new one, add updates and re-program it. This is all fine and dandy, but the car doesn't start up in cold weather, making it seems like a hardware issue rather than software. Paid for them to do that. It's all warm and wet weather this week, so he doesn't know if what he paid for will help at all. They said if this doesn't work, it's then the ECU. Gotta get that replaced. And oh, the computer isn't covered under warranty because someone tampered with the ECU, regardless of it being a used car from Carmax and the current owner having no involvement in it whatsoever. But I think - if they reprogrammed it to manufacturer settings and since, that should MAKE the ECU look untampered anyways. They took two weeks off for vacation because they couldn't make it to work. At least this week'll be warm and it'll give them time to save up more money in case they do have to replace the ECU.
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Fixed.
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You know you're practicing medicine in West Virginia when...
1) You have an 11 year old girl come in who needs 3 different types of nicotine replacement therapy ordered because she smokes 3+ packs of cigarettes a day.
2) A 15 year old girl with end stage liver disease due drinking copious amounts of moonshine each day comes to the emergency room due to now presenting with signs of hepato-renal syndrome.
3) A patient who recently had open heart surgery goes outside to smoke. As in, had the surgery less than a day ago.
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I am panicking and stressed and sleep deprived.
I only really announce this because I'm probably going to be nasty and bitter (more than usual) when posting until Wednesday, so please try not to take the tone of my posts too seriously 'til then.
On a related note, FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK STOP WASTING TIME ON THE INTERNETS YOU JACKASS. JESUS CHRIST EVERY TIME THE INTERNET SHOULD BE LESS INTERESTING THAN WHAT YOU'RE PANICKING ABOUT MR. ESCAPIST DOUCHE.
EDIT: Also, Djinn, check PMs.
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You know you're practicing medicine in West Virginia when...
1) You have an 11 year old girl come in who needs 3 different types of nicotine replacement therapy ordered because she smokes 3+ packs of cigarettes a day.
2) A 15 year old girl with end stage liver disease due drinking copious amounts of moonshine each day comes to the emergency room due to now presenting with signs of hepato-renal syndrome.
3) A patient who recently had open heart surgery goes outside to smoke. As in, had the surgery less than a day ago.
...Note to self: Avoid following in OK's footsteps.
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Oh, yeah, guess this somehow hasn't spread to the DL yet:
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/activision-confirms-shaba-studios-closure
Scrambling to get a good transfer. All the studios that have expressed preemptive interest in me are outside of the bay area, so decent chance I'll have to move, too :/
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That really sucks, MC. Hope you can find a decent job somewhere that isn't too bad to live.
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Man, that blows.
Glad to hear you've got people who want you already, though. It's deserved.
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Oh, yeah, guess this somehow hasn't spread to the DL yet:
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/activision-confirms-shaba-studios-closure
Scrambling to get a good transfer. All the studios that have expressed preemptive interest in me are outside of the bay area, so decent chance I'll have to move, too :/
It... honestly could be worse, although I see how it sucks. Cool people are fairly near you, you like the job and all. But just the fact you have other people willing to hire you is great, and I'd recommend not skipping on that if the place you're moving to doesn't suck and it's within your desires. Changes aren't always bad, and you're sure to make good with what you have just as you've been doing through life.
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Oh, yeah, guess this somehow hasn't spread to the DL yet:
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/activision-confirms-shaba-studios-closure
Scrambling to get a good transfer. All the studios that have expressed preemptive interest in me are outside of the bay area, so decent chance I'll have to move, too :/
It... honestly could be worse, although I see how it sucks. Cool people are fairly near you, you like the job and all. But just the fact you have other people willing to hire you is great, and I'd recommend not skipping on that if the place you're moving to doesn't suck and it's within your desires. Changes aren't always bad, and you're sure to make good with what you have just as you've been doing through life.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure I'd be fine with oh, say, working for Blizzard (if they want me), or moving back to Vancouver to work at Radical alongside some people I knew in high-school. I'm not going to lie, it's not like I had never considered a move, the problem is more the timing. Like...this ruins my green card application, and I need job stability because I have major surgery booked six months from now.
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/me nods.
Yeah, this is some bad timing. I just hope that whatever you end up picking leads to the best possible results. You might end up having to reshuffle your plans due to that, which isn't nice, but I'm pretty sure you'll be able to manage in some way regardless. From all you've shown us so far, I don't think there's any reason to doubt that. As always, I'm rooting for the best, you deserve it.
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Lets see, just got back from an Ultimate tournament two days ago, finally posting after taking a day to recover. Things went decently, we won all four of the games on the first day, stayed at one of the team members' house instead of driving two hours back to school. Only won one of the three games on day two, but the team was rather tired from day one and getting screwed by the ranking system of having to play two more games then the higher seeded teams even though our team had a higher RRA then all but two of them, oh well.
Mostly felt like posting this because I was one of the drivers for the team, and one of the nights that we spent at the one members' house I accidentally left my front window down, I come out to my car the next day to see that my glove box was opened and all the crap in it was lying on the car floor. So apparently someone tried to rob me, but they failed horrible considering the wannabe thief failed to noticed the case containing my GPS behind the front seat. At first I was kind of happy, but then I realized just how incompetent people can be, and my faith in the human race as a whole slipped down another notch. I ended up having nothing actually stolen from my car because the would be thief failed to find the only valuable thing I keep in my car.
I also managed to get stuck behind someone driving 20 miles an hour in a 50 mph zone, upon further reflection I'm surprised I did not have an aneurysm at that point.
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Andrew and I got back from SoCal with a new-to-us car (bright blue 2005 Honda Civic) on Sunday. I nearly destroy it on Monday morning because I miss the turn-off for Berkeley and end up going toward the Bay Bridge with no cash. I very excitingly dashed over 4 lanes to a side road which my GPS told me should turn us around, and yet end up on the bridge ANYWAY, without having paid toll. I nearly killed the suspension in the process, too, because the divider (where the lane splits off) happened to have a VERY deep run that didn't look so deep when I started driving over it at 60MPH.
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It's raining very hard today and I love it. If I had to walk/wait for the bus, I'd hate it, but I have a car! Yay!
The dog hates the rain, though, which is going to present problems when it comes time to exercise him tonight.
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Okay, my resume is spread to all Activision studios. Now I'm looking at what non-Activision studios to apply for. In particular, looking for stable studios (i.e. ones without mass firings) working on projects that are neat. (For working on unsexy projects, I'm pretty sure I'll get at least one offer from within Activision, so I'm not too worried about that).
So far I've applied to Valve and Wizards of the Coast (okay, that one's unorthodox). What about, say, Bioware and Obsidian, Insomniac, Sony first party (God of War etc).
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YES YES YES YES YES
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Valve sounds like a good bet.
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Join Sony 1st team and get to make WA 6~
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Join Sony 1st team and get to make WA 6~
Okay, let me be clear: Japan is off the table, period. I don't speak Japanese, and Japan has a tendency to pay its developers half what they make in North America while expecting much longer hours.
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YES YES YES YES YES
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If you go to Bioware I won't be able to insult all their games in good conscience anymore, and that would make me sad. Valve sounds like a great place to work though.
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If you go to Bioware I won't be able to insult all their games in good conscience anymore, and that would make me sad. Valve sounds like a great place to work though.
Oh come on, not every game I've worked on has been solid gold. It always puzzles me when people are super hesitant to insult an Activison game in front of me. Developers generally know better than anyone else when a game is bad, as such things often come from problems during development, like an overly short schedule or poor management or a bad engine or all the senior people being on the other project. Usually when I read through the criticisms in a game review there's several moments of "I told you so".
On another note...hmm...Bethesda...do I even want to consider moving to a suburb of Washington DC... >_>
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Means you'd be closer to Super and myself!
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Eh, it's less "their stuff has certain crucial flaws" and more "everything about their games that isn't crap is either in the writing or licensed from TSR."
do I even want to consider moving to a suburb of Washington DC... >_>
Yes! Come to the east coast, it will be awesome.
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DC's not too bad as long as you don't mind outrageous rent prices.
Also yeah, we need more mid atlantic region DLers.
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Some kid got arrested near here today for tossing a throwing star past a couple of his classmates during school. The best part: One of the charges was listed as "A Person Shall Not Deal with a Martial Arts Throwing Star".
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DC is scary. It's too extreme in its localities. I suppose it's like Atlanta except more quizzical because of all of the bourgeoning sites like the Smithsonian and being the eff'ing capital that should epitomize the good aspects of a Democratic society. Then ten seconds to your right you're being lambasted by incapable homeless people or generally minorities in public schools that get shit for funding because of zoning bullshit and household incomes. In Atlanta? Sure. We have nothing but a growing Trump Tower and I'm wondering if it's going to be insanely profitable considering Atlanta is still a commuter city regardless of what people say. Yeah, we have the High Museum. Let's all scream "Financial problems!" and you should investigate their lower floors. Carter Museum is the shit though. Perhaps I'm too hard on Atlanta, but it's not a great city in regards to skyscrapers, design, road planning, road maintenance [tbf, it's raining like a slobbering baby here], and sites directly in the city. Underground Atlanta? Yeeeeeah, I suppose the city forgot about that since the roof is caving in.
But if you're in a northern suburb of DC, as north normally encompasses financial gains/aspects, you'll be safe. At least it isn't like Baltimore where a kid was shot by a disgruntled man who wanted the kid's ice cream. Oh, wait. . . .
I don't want to work today. :| I have research papers with shit proposals I tossed in the teacher's face to fill the turn-in requirement. I need to work on them beaucoup, oui oui?
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My school:
"You owe us a little more money!"
"Wait, no, I think we're juuust about even."
"...actually, you have about $2000 more than you need. You'll have the check by the end of the month."
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Good idea: waking up early to go to shrink, pick up my salary and finally buy those new glasses I need. They'll be ready tomorrow and look fine.
Bad idea: not going to a restaurant for lunch due to worries of running late even so because the bank line was a complete disaster. Nobody made any food at home either.
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Bethesda
NO NO NO!
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My school:
"You owe us a little more money!"
"Wait, no, I think we're juuust about even."
"...actually, you have about $2000 more than you need. You'll have the check by the end of the month."
Stop imitating my life
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Stop imitating my life
Good advice if I've ever heard it.
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RAAAWWWRRR I hope I never have to fill in a passport application form anymore *insert expletitives here*
First form - Countersignature dude forgets to sign, I make a couple of mistakes like dating my signature in the signature box instead of the date box plus put my previous names in the wrong box anyway.
Second form - While filling in my phone number a line of the 4 goes outside the white box.
Third form - Pending.
Countersignature dude signed the form and I apparently made no mistakes according to the post office though they did ask my father's date of birth and I just told 'em my mum is divorced from 'im yeah. I had my name change deed discarding his name anyway so yeah. So they have that, the form, my birth certificate and the required photos. They checked everything, filled in their bits (I don't know if they did it CORRECTLY! =P) and I paid. For the passport, the checking service and the secure delivery to return my documents.
Previous BS includes having to acquire a name change deed in the first place plus the shenanigans of knowing some dude/ette with OFFICIAL qualifications for the CORRECT number of YEARS (I don't know people, let alone classy people so I had to hunt and bide)
This whole ordeal did not pass without blood, sweat and tears~
Edit: Flight shenanigans - Paying via debit online "Your card is invalid!" Cue phonecall to flightline, phonecall to bank, return to flightline. According to the bank there were no issues with my account as far as they were concerned but they would call their fixed payments office. Upon return I was informed that nope it wasn't an issue with the account itself, maybe I was entering numbers wrong >_> I hadn't. However cue return to flightline and I was informed that they had entered my details manually and was validated! I smell fishiness but oh well at least I'm sorted. I've also verified my travel insurance too so yay~
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Jesus Christ, I had none of those issues when I picked up my passport, CT. That blows.
GLASSES I CAN SEE THINGS CLEARLY NOW
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The rain is gone?
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More like the endless mist in my case, I suffer from astigmatism.
EDIT: jesus christ when did I surpass super for forum posts.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkwJ-g0iJ6w
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More like the endless mist in my case, I suffer from astigmatism.
EDIT: jesus christ when did I surpass super for forum posts.
Since you started humping on this topic's leg!
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What Dhyer said.
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Tooth removed, feeling incredibly coherent and mostly not numb! So.
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More like the endless mist in my case, I suffer from astigmatism.
EDIT: jesus christ when did I surpass super for forum posts.
Since you started humping on this topic's leg!
Editing mostly. Even Snow's dedication to random posts can't match the endless need for fixing and editing posts for the site!
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Meanwhile I'm decently sure editing is the only reason I'm even over a thousand posts.
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You're all invited to my 1000 post extravaganza
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More like the endless mist in my case, I suffer from astigmatism.
EDIT: jesus christ when did I surpass super for forum posts.
Since you started humping on this topic's leg!
I blame my job.
EDIT:
/me gnaws on that last stretch of worktime. And my eyes still seem unused to glasses even though it's been only a couple weeks without them.
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I had no idea that editing contributed to your post count.
On that note, I want to be invited to Snow' 5000-post extravaganza, cause that's just impressive.
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Not post editing. Editing for the site, which involves making a new post for every writeup you edit.
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On that note, I want to be invited to Snow' 5000-post extravaganza, cause that's just impressive.
That's even sadder than me even -having- a 5000th-post extravaganza.
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...is it really this hard to find replacement laptop screens online or do I just fail at finding things?
Seriously. This thing is near shot. It takes brutal beatings just to get it to work any length of time. I think this money I'm getting back from Penn Highlands will have a use...
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eBay.
That's where I got mine.
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2 IRBs submitted for 2 research projects.
...so, I've done 1 so far, and have 2 more in the line. I'm thinking my spring is going to be busy as hell.
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It's 4AM in the morning. I am not sleepy. Someone, kill me.
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Boo hoo hoo.
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It's 4AM in the morning. I am not sleepy. Someone, kill me.
Man, I hate that feeling. The overwhelming feeling of dread that no matter how soon you get to sleep at this point, it'll still be too little sleep to get through work/school the next morning... >.>;;
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Sopko the man with the ability to function on half an hours sleep has no place to mock there.
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It's 4AM in the morning. I am not sleepy. Someone, kill me.
Man, I hate that feeling. The overwhelming feeling of dread that no matter how soon you get to sleep at this point, it'll still be too little sleep to get through work/school the next morning... >.>;;
That's why you pull all-nighters.
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GET OUT OF COUNTRY WITHIN ONE WEEK OR BE PUT IN JAIL HA...HA...HA...
I love government so much.
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Wha?
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...what, Bard?
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Whaaat?
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Not me. But uh, long story short, you guys know how half my family lives in another country? They're being evicted or else sentenced to prison. They have one week to get out.
In a country that is typically piss poor and can't afford a car ride, let alone three plane tickets.
The worst part? It's my country's government that somehow got the other country to evict them, since it was my country's embassy that called them to inform them of it and the local authorities there are 'lolwat?'
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What countries are involved? Citizenships?
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jesus christ bard what the fuck is wrong with that country. Where are they being evicted from, and what can you do from where you stand, because that sounds amazingly wrong.
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jesus christ bard what the fuck is wrong with that country. Where are they being evicted from, and what can you do from where you stand, because that sounds amazingly wrong.
It's entirely possible. If they aren't citizens, most countries can kick someone out at their discretion.
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Dune: Netherlands (i live), Indonesia (they live), my mother and her husband, not my brothers.
jesus christ bard what the fuck is wrong with that country. Where are they being evicted from, and what can you do from where you stand, because that sounds amazingly wrong.
I wish I knew what I could do, I'm pretty stressed over this. IF YOU CAN'T TELL. I mean I don't like having out my wiles over personal problems on the INTERNET on a bloody stupid FORUM but I need someone to tell me this shit is WEIRD.
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possible does not equal not wrong.
And... Indonesia? Shit. Not sure what to tell you, there; not even sure what source to look for. Ask someone in your government?
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possible does not equal not wrong.
And... Indonesia? Shit. Not sure what to tell you, there; not even sure what source to look for. Ask someone in your government?
Agreed. I'm not saying that it's justified, only that's within the scope of a nation's power. Get a lawyer familiar with the laws of the land stat if at all possible, otherwise get them a plane ticket the hell out.
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We (as in the family living HERE) decided to get the money together but I'm still a bit stressed that stuff this stupid can happen and that people can be told to GTFO in one week or else be jailed I mean come on.
See, my rage isn't just from that alone.
It's that people who hang out here illegally for a year or fucking so get evicted but all expenses paid for. It's just, grfawuwbdw. Frustrating.
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/me tangentially gnaws on topic.
Woohoo, Friday night at wrk.
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Yeah just saying you do not want your family to be in prison in Indonesia. Get them the fuck out of there.
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It's 4AM in the morning. I am not sleepy. Someone, kill me.
Man, I hate that feeling. The overwhelming feeling of dread that no matter how soon you get to sleep at this point, it'll still be too little sleep to get through work/school the next morning... >.>;;
That's why you pull all-nighters.
No such expression exists in my vocabulary.
And that really sucks, Bard. One week? That doesn't sound like any kind of forewarning. Sounds malicious.
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And that really sucks, Bard. One week? That doesn't sound like any kind of forewarning. Sounds malicious.
Yeah, that's just awful. I hope things turn out well in the end.
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Yeah, we're having an emergency family conference on monday to see what our options are. It'll probably be alright since we're a cool family like that and we always pull through, I just panicked earlier.
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*gnaws on Saturday morning*
Awww the Snow was not baited!
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If the candlebaiting wasn't enough, I have a lighter always handy if you really want to be set on fire, CT. =P What kind of smoker doesn't have one at hand at all times anyway?
*NOTE TO THE AIELS: I am not setting CT on fire. I have more self-preservation that that. <_<*
Mmmm, Saturday mornings, early spring sun. And Daylight Savings Time begins this midnight.
...
Man, spring can go fuck itself off a cliff. ^_^
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I am so very dead and I have a ton of homework to do at work today. Oh well. Edit: You could set me on fire and I wouldn't notice.
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Setting you on fire is the toro jurisdiction anyway.
And in a surprising twist of events, I actually feel pretty well.
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Okay, perhaps I'm a bit self defeating, and need to stop running away from talking to people I don't know at parties, but Jesus Christ my friend is a jackass. Well intentioned or not, did he really think yelling about how I'm "afraid of women" and then storming off wouldn't end in a fight?
Well, it didn't, because I'm a coward, but god damn it I know if I could just sit on him right I'd be able to slam his head into the ground a couple times, and wouldn't that be satisfying?
Time for work.
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Today's lesson: Changing curtains really sucks. Changing curtains on a ladder sucks even more. Having stupid plastic clip ons that you can barely reach and have to use one finger to push down and back sucks tons! Having a finger turning shades of purple from the bruising? AGHSDG.
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So. This is vaguely annoying, but also pretty funny at the same time.
A few months back, two girls told me they really liked me, but I didn't like either as more than friends and both were long-distance, so I turned them down in the nicest way possible. A few months later, both got pissed off at me for not liking them and stopped talking to me. One of them, I got talking to me again, although things are still a little awkward, and the other just doesn't talk to me at all (although that might be the 8 hour timezone difference).
Now? Another long-distance female friend has started dropping REALLY OBVIOUS HINTS. And I mean -really- obvious. (As in "I was telling my mum about our phone conversation the other day, and she thought you were flirting with me and said I should ask if you like dogs because I have three of them!" "..." "...So, do you have any pets? :D")
Now, you can probably understand why this is vaguely annoying - I'd like to be able to have female friends without them becoming obsessed with me, only to stop talking to me when I turn them down. I really got on/still get on with them, so it's annoying that something so simple has to destroy that.
...On the other hand, there's the fact that I met two the first time back in May and haven't seen IRL since, and the other I've never met IRL. And that just serves to make VSM's failed efforts even more funny.
(There's also the fact that people have no problem with me online but then turn out hating me IRL, but that's another story entirely~)
Edit: Worth noting, this has also done wonders for my self-esteem. I've been ridiculously confident lately.
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I've had people fall for me online. It was annoying having to tell people that they only liked me 'cos I was nice to them and they really didn't know much else about me, let alone my name.
Thankfully that no longer happens.
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Wait...does that mean...you don't...love...me?
WWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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Hands off, hussy. He's mine!
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/me gnaws on Jim.
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/me gnaws on Jim.
Speaking of which, I've discovered that gnawing on laptop screens doesn't really do anything to help.
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Looks like I love mondays.
So I applied for a job at a company last monday evening, which'd guarantee response within five workdays. That's today the last day, so I intend to call them to see what's up... but I just see they added another six vacancies. I mean, no experience required, flexible work times, FREE TRAVEL INSURANCE (because I travel so much) and even the possibility to work less when I start college again.
And had a long phonecall with my sister last night, who affirmed that we're the family that always gets their way. So unless unforeseen problems arise, I think I'm good now. If I have a personal hero, it'll have to be my sister. She never ceases to amaze me with what she can do in little time.
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Bard - congrats on the job! And hopefully everything works out with the emergency eviction...
Also, I feel like I should jump in on the gratuitous Bard/Yoshi flirting, but I'm afraid it would add too much legitimacy to the whole deal. So. Yeah.
Currently agonizing over whether 250 bucks is too much for a limited edition DSi and a Japanese copy of SaGa 2... I mean, I could buy a PS3 for $300, and then I'd have access to Valkyria Chronicles and Disgaea 3 and... wait, was there anything else on PS3?
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Brutal Legend. Arkham Asylum. Eat Lead. Errr Enchanted Arms.
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I haven't had a girl hit on me in four years now.
I've had a guy hit on me. That was less than pleasant.
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Brutal Legend. Arkham Asylum. Eat Lead. Errr Enchanted Arms.
Silly Grefter, those are -good- games. I'm asking about RPGs.
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Maybe it's a sign. I'd say something about that for myself, but I've been hit on by guys in the last couple weeks so I'm good.
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Well if it helps Enchanted Arms is just alright and Eat Lead isn't actually GOOD.
You upgrade stats in Arkham Asylum! We can pretend it is an ARPG and you can listen to Mark Hammil.
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Hey, it's not quite being attractive to girls, but it's being attractive. That's enough.
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Eat Lead has that wonderful B-game charm to it that makes it pretty alright in the end, if a bit repetitive.
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Brutal Legend. Arkham Asylum. Eat Lead. Errr Enchanted Arms.
Silly Grefter, those are -good- games. I'm asking about RPGs.
Do you have a 360 yet? I got the impression there were a fair few multiplatform 360-PS3 RPGs.
If the answer to the previous question is yes, then...PS3 doesn't have a lot of exclusive RPGs to my knowledge. It has stuff like Uncharted 2, Little Big Planet, Ratchet and Clank, MGS4, Killzone 2, and God of War. Arguably a stronger list of exclusives overall, but it's extremely thin on RPGs.
(Not that MS is doing hugely better since most people go multi...but ToV, Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey, and SO4 exist on the JRPG side, plus a few more on the WRPG side).
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/me fiddles with his options for snack break.
Do I want to buy another head-sized chocolate bar or do I want to eat different junk? Decisions, decisions.
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EAT SOME GODDAMNED FIBRE
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...Banana? Apple? Orange?
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Currently agonizing over whether 250 bucks is too much for a limited edition DSi and a Japanese copy of SaGa 2... I mean, I could buy a PS3 for $300, and then I'd have access to Valkyria Chronicles and Disgaea 3 and... wait, was there anything else on PS3?
I've got enough decent PS3 games by this point that I don't regret buying the thing, but almost all of them are ports or multiplatform. The only PS3 exclusive worth caring about is VC, in my opinion.
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EAT SOME GODDAMNED FIBRE
Screw fibre, I already get shanghai'd into drinking epic cocktail death juice every morning.
/me buys chocolate wafer cookies.
mmmmm, sugar and industrialized cocoa.
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Currently agonizing over whether 250 bucks is too much for a limited edition DSi and a Japanese copy of SaGa 2... I mean, I could buy a PS3 for $300, and then I'd have access to Valkyria Chronicles and Disgaea 3 and... wait, was there anything else on PS3?
I've got enough decent PS3 games by this point that I don't regret buying the thing, but almost all of them are ports or multiplatform. The only PS3 exclusive worth caring about is VC, in my opinion.
What, no love for MGS4: Cutscenes of the Patriots?
-As far as RPG exclusives... um, maybe Folklore? Cross Edge?
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There's also Demon's Souls.
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Wouldn't Djinn loathe Demon's Souls, given how hard it is, though?
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I haven't even heard of Demon's Souls... but it's likely.
So far, only VC, Dis3, and CrossEdge have sounded interesting. I -do- have a 360, so I'm looking for exclusives. If PS3 exclusives are good enough, then I save my money for a PS3. If not, then I get a shiny new SaGa2 DSi complete with SaGa2.
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Language Midterms!
Chinese - So, you remember in the colonial days of yore, how Anglo-Europeans trafficked Opium to East Asia, and China wanted to stop it, so they had the Opium Wars and the British won the right to keep getting Chinese people addicted to drugs? My midterm was sort of like that.
Japanese - Now, it was at Iwo-Jima, and them crafty bastards were all in the jungle. I killed fitty men, but then Tojo snuck up behind me and blew off my shins.
I need some sleep.
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Language Midterms!
Chinese - So, you remember in the colonial days of yore, how Anglo-Europeans trafficked Opium to East Asia, and China wanted to stop it, so they had the Opium Wars and the British won the right to keep getting Chinese people addicted to drugs? My midterm was sort of like that.
Japanese - Now, it was at Iwo-Jima, and them crafty bastards were all in the jungle. I killed fitty men, but then Tojo snuck up behind me and blew off my shins.
I need some sleep.
So... were you the Chinese or the Europeans?
And... I'm guessing Tojo was the kanji section.
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The Europeans. The metaphor hinges on the idea that I, a European descendant, am the Anglo faction in each case.
Actually, I did well on the Kanji section. It was those sneaky kamikaze particles that done made me wake up without any shins. 大家族（ ）とっている。(Something along those lines anyway.) What the hell does that mean? Means I gotta waddle everywhere, is what it means.
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What the hell, I don't even know why you would be using 'toru' with 'daikazoku' in the first place... >.>;;
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Probably because I fucked up in remembering the question. The phrase was supposed to be something like "for my family, this was an important event," IIRC.
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And now, VSM and I attempt to troll Zenny.
[<20:10:2009>:00:02:30] > VSM.
[<20:10:2009>:00:02:43] > I need your help in being a dick to Zenthor.
[<20:10:2009>:00:02:44] <Veryslightlymad> ?
[<20:10:2009>:00:02:53] <Veryslightlymad> Oh?
[<20:10:2009>:00:02:54] >" Probably because I fucked up in remembering the question. The phrase was supposed to be something like "for my family, this was an important event," IIRC."
[<20:10:2009>:00:03:03] > "Your vasectomy?"
[<20:10:2009>:00:03:08] > Is the best response I can think of.
[<20:10:2009>:00:03:17] > Can you think of anything better?
[<20:10:2009>:00:05:06] <Veryslightlymad> Hmmm....
[<20:10:2009>:00:05:10] <Veryslightlymad> That's reasonably good.
[<20:10:2009>:00:05:36] > I really want to knock it out of the park. Much like what happens with Zenny when the third graders go running to the police after he shows up.
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Is sadly the best we can do.
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You know if you want his attention so bad I'll pass him a note from you in third period.
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Wow. Just... wow.
That was pathetic.
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Fail Super. The correct response was "the day they found a treatment for anal prolapse that involved using your tongue".
Learn to insult people properly you Slowboat Retards for Stupid.
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Now, time for me to pretend that sulking in my bed for four hours counts as sleeping. Woohoo unintended all-nighters.
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Now, time for me to pretend that sulking in my bed for four hours counts as sleeping. Woohoo unintended all-nighters.
Quit yer whining. unintended ones are MUCH better than ones you need to pull to get shit done.
Completely unrelated note: assignments with ambiguous, slightly contradictory instructions which count for large portions of your grade? Not so much fun.
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Welcome to Law, you knew what you were getting yourself into.
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You know if you want his attention so bad I'll pass him a note from you in third period.
Tried that, but the note got intercepted and returned for a touchdown.
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What the hell, I don't even know why you would be using 'toru' with 'daikazoku' in the first place... >.>;;
だんご 大家族?
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Wouldn't Djinn loathe Demon's Souls, given how hard it is, though?
I dunno. Djinn doesn't like hard games? >.>
It's an ARPG though!
Also, Cross Edge is pretty difficult too (unless you break it then it is only marginally difficult), but I think there's an easy mode anyway.
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You know if you want his attention so bad I'll pass him a note from you in third period.
Tried that, but the note got intercepted and returned for a touchdown.
That's a good one. You and VSM must have worked overtime on it.
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Hmmm. Had no lunch, carrot cake at work is good but not lunch. Seriously pondering indulging in Chinese tonight.
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So second midterm is tomorrow. Materials Chemistry is suspiciously like the evil demon Organic. I post this on my Facebook, and I realize...
My old O-Chem professor had added me on FB!! NOOOO! CURSE YOU COMMUNICATION!!
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So second midterm is tomorrow. Materials Chemistry is suspiciously like the evil demon Organic. I post this on my Facebook, and I realize...
My old O-Chem professor had added me on FB!! NOOOO! CURSE YOU COMMUNICATION!!
Ask him to send you intarwebs cheats for your midterm, make something out of the intarnets curse. Alternatively uh you could have not friended him back? <_<
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I don't really care. Not as if he can do anything NOW, I am just amused at the scope of FB.
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I don't really care. Not as if he can do anything NOW, I am just amused at the scope of FB.
Oh, I know. But hey, opportunities to be petty on the internets or something. You just sound more entertained than anything and I sorta guess offhand you just epic do not wants out of contractual obligation or somethin'.
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Yeeeeeeeah, Djinn. I think that Demon Souls does look interesting and it at least gives you something to do with the PS3 besides DLC, etc. I reckon you don't have XBL? If you do, perhaps we should trade pinatas! This is my first post with a phone. Been sitting ind the grocery parking lot for 20 minutes now be because of leisurely family members and got bored. Phew.
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I am entertained by lots of things, if you can't tell by my D&D posts.
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I am entertained by lots of things, if you can't tell by my D&D posts.
/me dangles shiny lights in front of Ciato.
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Oooh, shiiiny!!
Also, Idun, I know how that feels. I usually had to push my grandma around in her wheelchair as she looked at everything in Wal-Mart though.
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Oh, so -that's- what Idun means by leisurely relatives? I'm dense.
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I am tempted after this exam to go buy a backrub. My shoulders are killin'.
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You can't club Elfboy into giving you one for free?
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I don't like asking for stuff, haha. <_<
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It's not asking, it's threatening. There's a difference.
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At this point, he's bound to know anyway! If he's nice, it saves you the work of clubbing, which is a plus. >_>
(pssst sorry about the big mouth)
To Shale: why would she have to threaten? It's not like she's asking Excal for a backrub. Now excuse me as I wash my brain with bleach.
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You're the one who brought up physical violence.
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Apparently clubbing is my natural mode of communication.
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Apparently clubbing is my natural mode of communication.
Mostly, yeah. Except when 2x4s on fire are involved, then it just means violence.
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;_; Studying is sad days. DONE TOMORROW THOUGH!!
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Hey, you're the one who decided to jump into the life of a grad student. You're likely to study for the rest of your life given your ambitions.
(so jealous)
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Huh, apparently, there's still only 3 (tentatively 4 if this Demon's Souls thing has anything interesting to it) PS3 games I want. Oddly enough, though, when I went to the store, I noticed that used 80G PS3s are actually -cheaper- than the SaGa2 ltd ed DSi (~$200 compared to ~$250).
Wow, how did -that- happen?
Also, is an 80G PS3 worth 200?
Unrelated: Gah, someone send me a copy of that Wizard of Oz DS RPG in English. I keep seeing it for like $10 in Japanese and it's TAUNTING ME.
The Wizard of Oz was my favorite book growing up. I think I've read it more times than any other book in existence. I wrote a thesis on it in high school and I made a huuuuge allusion to it in my college essays that several recruiters mentioned was pretty interesting. The fact that this has been made into an RPG and that I can't play it is becoming rapidly unacceptable. ...especially since it's already been translated. *frothing at the mouth begins, all coherency is lost*
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Hey, you're the one who decided to jump into the life of a grad student. You're likely to study for the rest of your life given your ambitions.
(so jealous)
You know, since graduating, I've actually been enjoying all the classes I've taken. When you remove the -ambitions- part, studying is really quite a fulfilling pasttime. I guess this is common sense, as I figured on this even in high school, but it's only recently hit me how much I am enjoying studying without the pressure of 'I'll never get a decent job if I don't get this degree and pass this test zOMG!!!!!!~'.
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I've always liked studying myself, although I'm certainly not exactly standard for learning (basically never studied at home, barely took any notes ever, just made sure to attend class and discuss things with teachers and read the bibliography while finding interesting reads on my own). Always found that the pressure to get a decent job and all that jazz were bysides.
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Wait, that sort of pressure exists? Huh.
Personally I've always found that doing things like reading and to a lesser extent research is fun, but the entire concept of homework offends me and had been my bane through all post-primary education endeavors. I mean, I think if I could skip undergrad and go straight to auditing I'd totally be up for it. Sadly no one pays you for that though.
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Yeah, leisurely shoppers. IE, when they came out 20 more minutes after I posted that comment walking slowly through the parking lot, I only saw two bags (or three?) It's so annoying. Every day when I want to go straight home for school, I always get caught up in lulling detours to the gas station for cigarettes or grocery store for minute groceries. Pah.
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So I am studying for my test. We are talking about a molecule that:
a) requires 250-300 degrees of heat to synthesize
b) explodes at 30 degrees, meaning it immediately has to be cooled as soon as it is created or it will explode
c) In order to use it to make cool stuff, it requires a 25 degree temperature.
What a pain in the ass.
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How do you even create that without it immediately blowing up?
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So I am studying for my test. We are talking about a molecule that:
a) requires 250-300 degrees of heat to synthesize
b) explodes at 30 degrees, meaning it immediately has to be cooled as soon as it is created or it will explode
c) In order to use it to make cool stuff, it requires a 25 degree temperature.
What a pain in the ass.
Know who synthesize it easily? Flay. Clearly he should be teaching your class.
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Also, is an 80G PS3 worth 200?
Yes. Far less than the original cost, got a decent library of games, which is only sure to expand at this point.
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Ugh. It's been raining since about 2 this afternoon. Fortunately, I have an umbrella. Unfortunately, I have to get my bike back to the house, so I can't use it coming back. It's only a ~10 minute ride but jesus will it be miserable and cold. ;_;
EDIT: AND IT WAS. I'm going to go sulk and listen to the Cure.
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Also, is an 80G PS3 worth 200?
Yes. Far less than the original cost, got a decent library of games, which is only sure to expand at this point.
Well, that -does- make sense, but I'm curious if I shouldn't hold out for one with a larger hard drive to show up at the second-hand store.
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AND IT WAS.
Hot Chocolate and whiskey is the answer.
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So I am studying for my test. We are talking about a molecule that:
a) requires 250-300 degrees of heat to synthesize
b) explodes at 30 degrees, meaning it immediately has to be cooled as soon as it is created or it will explode
c) In order to use it to make cool stuff, it requires a 25 degree temperature.
What a pain in the ass.
If something that sexy is a pain in the arse then you need some more instructional videos and lube.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand way back regarding The Elf and providing a Back Rub. He is an Elf, he has sharp angular bones that are like knives. Clearly not fit for rubbing backs and more for Canadian Kung Fu.
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...
Tapdancing Christ on a Pogo Stick in the Middle of the Sahara Desert During a Sandstorm.
People are fucked up. Seriously, awfully, fucked up. I...
I...
...yeah, that has to be the weirdest HPI I've ever known in my life >_>
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I think that's near to the biggest hard drive they come with at this point?
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I think that's near to the biggest hard drive they come with at this point?
Probably why he mentioned a second-hand store?
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...
Tapdancing Christ on a Pogo Stick in the Middle of the Sahara Desert During a Sandstorm.
People are fucked up. Seriously, awfully, fucked up. I...
I...
...yeah, that has to be the weirdest HPI I've ever known in my life >_>
Reading Harry Potter Insertion fics again?
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No.
New patient admit for a heart attack and non-ketotic hyperosmolar state.
So, the heart attack was secondary to the non-ketotic hyperosmolar state, which was secondary to a urinary tract infection, which was secondary to a kidney stone, which was secondary to dehydration, which was secondary to nausea/vomiting, which was secondary to using ipecac recreationally, which was secondary to a sexual fetish for vomiting.
...you really needed to see the face of the medical team when we discussed this. Priceless.
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Bwhahaha. People are indeed fucked up.
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Eh, come back to me when you have someone injecting themselves with shit.
Edit - Worse actually is people injecting their -kids- with shit. As bad as Munchausen's Syndrome can be Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy has far more potential for mind bending fucked up.
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Eh, come back to me when you have someone injecting themselves with shit.
Edit - Worse actually is people injecting their -kids- with shit. As bad as Munchausen's Syndrome can be Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy has far more potential for mind bending fucked up.
Already saw that last year. Exact same issue, actually, except it was a wife who was a nurse taking care of their parapalegic husband.
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Nice.
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Been throwing a hissy fit the pass two days and didn't want to mention it. But I went to sleep after making 988234402384028340238 flash cards last night for my three Art History exams tomorrow at around 11 which has been unprecedented the past few months. Nonetheless, I feel normal again. Waking up around normal times, not waking up fatigued. . . perhaps this hissy fit has shown me something.
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So I am studying for my test. We are talking about a molecule that:
a) requires 250-300 degrees of heat to synthesize
b) explodes at 30 degrees, meaning it immediately has to be cooled as soon as it is created or it will explode
c) In order to use it to make cool stuff, it requires a 25 degree temperature.
What a pain in the ass.
Figured out how to make it -- at 1/760 of atmospheric pressure. I see.
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I hate organic chemistry so, so much.
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Motion to return this topic to the title 'Good Xorning 2009!'.
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Nay. Only when we close this topic and move on to the new would that be appropriate.
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Yea. Xorn is applicable forever.
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Ah, but see, while we all know in advance that each new year will, in fact, but sacrifice to the great god Xorn, to exist day to day in that knowledge would shatter the human spirit. Hence, we employ the collective delusion that the present is ever changing and the future may be bright. We can only look upon the past and then declare that indeed it was the work of almighty Xorn and retain the least shred of humanity.
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Shut up and start Xorning instead.
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That was Xorn, silly.
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THEN XORN HARDER DAMMIT!
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Dune do something useful and call a book store for me and ask about something, as I am stuck here at work/school until 9pm.
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You can Xorn harder than "Life sucks. It will inevitably suck more tomorrow. Only living in utter delusion makes life possible"?
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Yes yes you can.
Aiel: PM me if you seriously want something.
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Oh? Then clearly you are the high priest of Xorn. Ye must teach the masses of the Lord Xorn's great message.
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PMed you.
*Backhands Cmdr* Do something useful and claim writeups!
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Too late.
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I am tired. I shall now proceed to stay up for another eight, ten hours, not heeding the rather violent warnings of my body that I need sleep because I have too much to do and no time to do any of it. I am not even taking a break to do this, I am reading the assignment for English and switching back and forth with enough rapidity that I may as well be multitasking in truth.
EDIT: Also, Snow: Remember Goblin Market? According to my teacher it's 1) one of her favorites and 2) one of the most discussed poems of the era!
...-______________-
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So, the paper I wrote last semester for my Women in Medieval Literature class? I just got an e-mail from the professor of that class asking me to present it at a Medieval Studies Colloquium.
This is fortunate and unexpected. Certainly something to not fuck up!
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toro: cyanide on your teacher's drink now.
Also, you people stop slitting wrists or I'm naming the next Good Morning Topic after a Julie Andrews song.
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Congratulations, man.
Dune: PMed again.
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A spoonful of Ko helps the Xorn go down?
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No, but it turns the Xorn into a horrible nu-metal band.
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Who's Julie Andrews?
Also, I am not sure she partakes in consumption of any sort, thus rendering this plan impossible.
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So THAT'S where Bitter Dance came from!
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Blorch
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On the better front: I have orange juice and swiss and ham sandwiches. Life is pretty good.
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Blorch?
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Blorch.
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Go drink a nice frosty cup of blorch?
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Blorch 'n Roll! Or something. Hm, coffee.
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Coffee? You have my attention now.
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Coffee is just behind tilde as a means of death.
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You need more coffee in your life if you are to survive the Irotinmulator army, Dune.
/me sics a ninja Irotomulator soldier at Dune.
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so uh, whatever voodoo you worked snow, it was successful.
class was cancelled aside from a quiz, and the midterm pushed back a day.
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so uh, whatever voodoo you worked snow, it was successful.
class was cancelled aside from a quiz, and the midterm pushed back a day.
I'm glad to hear you get a bit more breathing room, but I was actually trying to cause a brainshock on your teacher that would make her realize how badly the poetry she's dumping down your throat fails and dying of shame over it.
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Sounds like it was a migraine that kept her away, so...
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/me whistles.
EDIT: FIVE HUNDRED POSTS IN A WEEK WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH ME
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I'm not sure if you'd like the answer.
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Rhetorical question. Plus, it can't be worse than the answer to what happens between you and Yoshi when we're not looking.
EDIT: Which also means you get more pony than I do. But then, just about everything does, so it's just logical.
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blargh. apparently i am the only person who thinks to buy toilet paper next to ever.
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I do not want to know what elicited that.
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You can probably guess.
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Man, you'd think that living without parents in college would give people a slight bit of household management knowledge eventually.
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ahahahahahahahahah you're funny.
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Not my fault the people you're around just -fail- at pavlovian conditioning.
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Plus, it can't be worse than the answer to what happens between you and Yoshi when we're not looking.
Really, Jo'ou, that's a natural thing. No need to be so prude.
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Plus, it can't be worse than the answer to what happens between you and Yoshi when we're not looking.
Really, Jo'ou, that's a natural thing. No need to be so prude.
Depends on who's the top. Full-body fisting can be uncomfortable and all. OrSoIHeard (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OrSoIHeard).
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Plus, it can't be worse than the answer to what happens between you and Yoshi when we're not looking.
Really, Jo'ou, that's a natural thing. No need to be so prude.
Depends on who's the top. Full-body fisting can be uncomfortable and all. OrSoIHeard.
I'm a bit bothered you're imagining Yoshi and I doing that sort of stuff, Jo'ou. I'd never pegged you as that sort of guy.
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And I thought CT was good at suppressive internet denial.
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Someone here doesn't react well to his fantasies being denied.
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Someone here doesn't react well to his fantasies being denied.
Talk to me when you and Yoshi turn into George Clooney and Hugh Laurie.
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I'd never pegged you
Awwww that isn't fair, Snow has his charms and is likely to settle for second best after Djinn if you really wanted.
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I'd never pegged you
Awwww that isn't fair, Snow has his charms and is likely to settle for second best after Djinn if you really wanted.
I'd complain about the backhand if I wasn't into self-depreciative humor.
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Hey, Djinn > Yoshiken.
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I'd complain about the backhand if I wasn't into BDSM.
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Same difference.
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And meanwhile I'm just wondering how that motion in the ocean would go.
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TAI. WHY ARE YOU NOT ASLEEP.
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I think he's not off the hook yet.
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Hey, Dhyer > Djinn > Yoshiken.
Fixed.
Is it an inequality expressing level of appearance... or a recipe for a great threesome? You decide!
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Sleep for unit #55566688833 will not resolve until task list is completed. Estimated time: 0.68 diurnal periods.
And if it's a recipe for a threesome, I vote you add egg. Every recipe could use more egg.
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Hey, Dhyer > Djinn > Yoshiken.
Fixed.
Is it an inequality expressing level of appearance... or a recipe for a great threesome? You decide!
Wait, you want Dhyer to... while you... with Yoshik-- I-- what? Djinn, wh- what is this I... I don't even... what- I mean, what am I supposed to say here? Just... what?
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And if it's a recipe for a threesome, I vote you add egg. Every recipe could use more egg.
Hot.
I knew Taitoro was good for something~
Also, I have to add Yoshiken to my list of people I inappropriately hit on now...
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He is warmer AND struggles less then your other Real-dolls as well.
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...You know from experience? >.>;;
Well, to be fair, it wouldn't be hard to be warmer and struggle less than Niu..
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/me adds DjinnAndTonic to the 'List of People That Disturb Me'...
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You really, really are waaaaaaaay behind there, Bard
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He'll learn eventually, one nervous breakdown at a time.
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Wait, you have a list? How is it possibly long enough to fit everyone's names?
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The list really only contains DjinnAndTonic, and a friend who fashions himself some sort of Cthulhu, except uninspiring.
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Wait, you have a list? How is it possibly long enough to fit everyone's names?
The list really only contains DjinnAndTonic, and a friend who fashions himself some sort of Cthulhu, except uninspiring.
And here I thought he was asking about my list of people that I hit on inappropriately...
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He's comparing you to Cthulhu - unfathomable width and depth.
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I was asking about both, Djinn.
>_>
<_<
*hides*
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Your MOM is unfathomably wide and deep like Cthulhu! 8-)
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Oh my god
That was awful
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I was hoping the awkward, biting silence would make the sheer failure of the joke eventually dawn on Djinn. And then you came with the 2x4s. Oh well!
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I'm so proud of you, Djinn
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WORLD FUCKING SERIES HELL YES
I'm going to be retreating into my happy place for anywhere from a week to 18 days depending on how the games go. So awesome.
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-Something- good had to come out of the sports season after how football seems to have treated you like an abused housewife this year. Enjoy the respite, man.
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WORLD FUCKING SERIES HELL YES
Yay least worst option! Took down the Manny-having Dodgers, now on to the sworn-enemies-of-all-that-is-decent-in-the-opinion-of-Red-Sox-fans-Yankees
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Nah, the Yankees are the sworn enemies of all that is decent, period. That they're from New York, and thus are associated with the Mets and the Giants, is just icing on the hateful, battery-filled cake that will shortly be thrown at Alex Rodriguez's head.
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I was hoping the awkward, biting silence would make the sheer failure of the joke eventually dawn on Djinn. And then you came with the 2x4s. Oh well!
Silence on the internet is pretty difficult to perceive, you know. You should use 2x4s more often. I'll learn faster.
Anyway, my vice-principal just helped me order my Halloween costume this year. Not only do I get to dress up like an idiot RPG character for Halloween, but I get to do it at work/school AND with the knowledge that it was sanctioned by my peers. Also, internet shopping with your boss while at work is kind of surreal. I love working at elementary school. Too bad the middle school still sucks.
More happy thoughts, one of my students got backhanded by one of her over-excited neighbors during class today and she started crying. I sort of moved the attention away from it and tried to cheer her up a bit before class got back into the swing of things. After class, she gave me an adorable origami heart.
It was ridiculously cute.
That's my anti-Xorn moment of the year.
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What character are you dressing up as? Aeris?
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Ouch. Ice burn.
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So in Japanese class I came down with a pretty shitty cold. Trying to bake it out of me. I've been wearing a set of thermals, sweat pants, a jacket, a hat, and have been sitting under a blanket most of the night.
It seems to be working, although the dehydration delirium after waking from a nap was pretty shitty.
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Djinn should tell the girl he helped to dress up as Aeris so he can dress up as Sephiroth. It shall be good fun. Or else.
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Mage wants Djinn to pierce an underage Japanese girl with his sword?
I'm impressed.
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Mage wants Djinn to pierce an underage Japanese girl with his sword?
I'm impressed.
...and back to the Xorning. You people take too much pleasure in soiling my happy memories. ;_;
Back to happy thoughts. My plan is to have them draw their halloween costumes next week, and if I like them, I'll scan them and you guys can see the adorableness.
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Be glad I was the first to get to it then. Others would have done much worse to it.
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Mage wants Djinn to pierce an underage Japanese girl with his sword?
I'm impressed.
;_;
You know, I'm just impressed how you managed to live that long without your mind devolving into a maelstrom of cackling bloodlust, unbridled normal lust and soul-sucking despair. Your mood seems to stretch and snap like a rubberband. >_>
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Djinn sounds like his job's buckets of fun.
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Mage wants Djinn to pierce an underage Japanese girl with his sword?
I'm impressed.
;_;
You know, I'm just impressed how you managed to live that long without your mind devolving into a maelstrom of cackling bloodlust, unbridled normal lust and soul-sucking despair. Your mood seems to stretch and snap like a rubberband. >_>
What can I say, you people bring out the best in me. ^_^
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So, I'm off from now 'til Monday evening! Today, me & my dad are going to a live studio recording of a TV show (Harry Hill's TV Burp, in case anyone (CT) knows it), and then I'm meeting friends tomorrow in time for an anime con over the weekend. Not cosplaying this time, but will be playing cameraman and having Pokemon tournaments.
I hope I can finish training my Machamp and Togekiss during the random journeys. They're currently ~Lv 60, and... yeah, I'm gonna need a lot of luck. >.> Oh, and I still need to get a Choice Band... *stops rambling about Pokemon*
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And I thought CT was good at suppressive internet denial.
Zuuh?
Have fun and good luck Yoshi! Yeah I know Harry Hill >_> Watched like once or something. I'm not really a TV person!
Aeris! =D
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my dad & I*
And Yoshiken, I can't believe you're not embarassed of yourself, revealing things like that. I mean, come on, how old are you? Twelve?
Togekiss is only acceptable if you're in kindergarten.
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Togekiss is perfectly acceptable to CTs!
They will protect their young, Togepi, with miraculous care.
Awww ^_^
Also Bard you're not fooling anyone! Weekends for stabbin' implement tiem! For everyone!
*flees*
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What's that even supposed to mean? *confused*
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She is saying you get penetrated on the weekend.
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Djinn is an amateur at perversion. Anyone can hit on anything that moves. It takes true talent to shock MC into silence with a bad joke.
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She is saying you get penetrated on the weekend.
So CT is hitting on me?
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/me sets the topic on fire, walks away.
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Djinn is an amateur at perversion. Anyone can hit on anything that moves. It takes true talent to shock MC into silence with a bad joke.
Says the man that couldn't handle MCs jokes about Donkey Kong x Pong.
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So I forgot to attend a class that the only requirements are do a presentation and attend other presentations. After all the stupid exam stuff I completely forgot about it and it just slipped my mind. >__<
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Djinn is an amateur at perversion. Anyone can hit on anything that moves. It takes true talent to shock MC into silence with a bad joke.
I take offense. I am a professional pervert, dammit. Or Provert when I'm drunk and slurring.
Bad jokes are hard to pull off on the internet, so I guess we'll call that a talent.
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So I forgot to attend a class that the only requirements are do a presentation and attend other presentations. After all the stupid exam stuff I completely forgot about it and it just slipped my mind. >__<
See, and that's why every student has those anxiety dreams every once in a while. Because it can happen!
Sorry to hear it. Anything you can do so you're not completely screwed for those credits?
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So I forgot to attend a class that the only requirements are do a presentation and attend other presentations. After all the stupid exam stuff I completely forgot about it and it just slipped my mind. >__<
Zenny also asked, but yeah, make sure you can mitigate that slip-up somehow, because that's really terrible. Good luck, girl.
Okay, so I wake up to the sound of a lightning bolt that cracked so loudly that I though it hit our building or something. Today, just an hour before I went to work, we had a fucking storm which subsided almost as fast as it came up. Weird shit, but it's been raining pretty fiercely, although inconsistently, for the last week or so. Of course, the constant rain and thundering also meant that the lights went out at home for the whole morning until like 3PM, but that wasn't too relevant. That extended to a lot of places in the city, though, at least it seems like. Eerie.
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I sent an email to the professor and he said "Hope the exam went well -- see ya next week!"
Well, that was easy. >_>
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I probably had no reason to panic, but I DO BECAUSE I AM CRAZY and stuff
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I probably had no reason to panic, but I DO BECAUSE I AM CRAZY and stuff
Don't worry, you're not alone in senseless panic.
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I probably had no reason to panic, but I DO BECAUSE I AM CRAZY and stuff
I dunno, academia makes unreasonable panic pretty typical. Good thing I wasn't even around the DL back in the days where I was killing lions with a popsicle stick, because gooooooooooood.
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So Friday night I am meeting with my professor and the other members of the graduate program for dinner. I'm pretty excited.
Also, I get off work the entire week of November 9th. So badass.
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Pikchures must be had!
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After-hours graduate student & faculty get-togethers are awesome.
I say this from my one experience with them. But damn was that a good experience.
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I probably had no reason to panic, but I DO BECAUSE I AM CRAZY and stuff
Don't worry, you're not alone in senseless panic.
Hell, none of the classes I'm taking this semester matter in the long run, and I still do!
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After-hours graduate student & faculty get-togethers are awesome.
I say this from my one experience with them. But damn was that a good experience.
Man, get-togethers with my teachers were awesome. Skipping class to have a drink in a nearby bar with one of the coolest teachers in the department = toodles.
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^_^!
Well, I hope the meeting goes well. Also, I have to read an article for a class and I really don't want to... lazy. :(
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/me bludgeons Ciato.
Bad! No lazy! At least, no lazy until you upgrade Desmond & Dragons next Sunday.
EDIT:
As an aside, beef jerky pizza. Is. So. Strange.
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This isn't news, but needs repeated:
Surgeons are morons when it comes to anything that doesn't involve scalpels, gauze, and string.
Idiots.
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This isn't news, but needs repeated:
Surgeons are morons when it comes to anything that doesn't involve scalpels, gauze, and string.
Idiots.
Surgeons are trained by being made to play Trauma Center?
EDIT: Three words: Beat Box Harmonica.
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This isn't news, but needs repeated:
Surgeons are morons when it comes to anything that doesn't involve scalpels, gauze, and string.
Idiots.
Are all surgeons really like The Todd? Cause if they are, this totally supports my fantasy that all hospital staff members are secretly like the cast from Scrubs.
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Idiots.
They kick sand in your face again?
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This isn't news, but needs repeated:
Surgeons are morons when it comes to anything that doesn't involve scalpels, gauze, and string.
Idiots.
Idiot five! ::High fives OK::
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Casual question: How big a deal is if it you're walking the dog, the dog takes a dump and you don't dispose of it?
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I'm calling 911 right now.
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I'm being semi-serious. I've mentioned this a few times on various places and been called shithead at best and Anti-Christ at worst. I'm wondering if I've somehow missed some giant social obligation with owning a dog.
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Not cleaning up dogpoo is a responsibility that is pretty recent from what I know, but it's also a big deal. The shit your dog makes stays on the street and it's often something that is not cleaned by public services, and it's not only inconvenient, but it's outright pollution. It's basically the same as not throwing junk in the litterbox.
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In all seriousness, everywhere I've lived has three-digit fines for that. Buy a damn pooper-scooper.
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Eh, can't be bothered and can't seem to care about it. I'd say the same thing about casual littering, though I suppose this means I have some fatal, Captain Planet unapproved flaw about these things. Ah well.
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Eh, can't be bothered and can't seem to care about it.
Boo fucking hoo. Let the dog shit in your own yard then.
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Wow. Just... wow. Dune is more of a sociopath than I am~
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I'm wondering if I've somehow missed some giant social obligation with owning a dog.
If you live in a city, short answer: yes.
But really, what do you expect? People, you see, don't like stepping in dog shit. Crazy, I know. If your dog is shitting where people walk, you're not gonna stop hearing about it anytime soon.
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And really, it's not like it's hard to train a dog only to shit in your backyard. If the dog stops to shit, just tug it along and don't let it shit until you get back home. Eventually the dog will learn that you're not going to put up with that bullshit and will stop shitting when you go on walks.
If you don't have a back yard though, one holy shit why do you own a dog, two buy a damn scooper you don't even have to touch the shit that way.
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It is a bit of a dick move and there is a reason there is a fine attached to it in a lot of places. Having had to go to work in the dark before I can tell you I was pretty murderous when I stepped in shit and had two options of being really late or cleaning it off as best I could and go to work. I smelled like a dogs arsehole all day at work and there wasn't much I could do, but it isn't like it cost me a job or anything.
So annoying as all fuck, but it isn't the end of the world.
There is of course you know health reasons and stuff like that. Stopping shit lying around is the reason we built sewers and whatnot.
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At a friend's house now (and stealing her laptop while she's at uni, mwahaha!), just thought I'd swing by.
Harry Hill yesterday was a total joke (and not only in the intentional way!) - the BBC studio it was being recorded at was also recording Question Time, a political program that was having an interview with Nick Griffin, leader of the BNP (British Nationalist Party, who actually call themselves the British Nazi Party in meetings, stupidly fascist, etc.)
The protests outside the BBC Centre meant that we had to queue for 2 hours longer than expected (and we were already expecting one hour!) in order to get in, then had to wait half an hour inside before going through 2 hours of recording. But Harry Hill himself is even funnier off-camera, and kept making jokes about Nick Griffin - just an example, part of the TV Burp show was a comment on part of a Gandhi documenary, and he had a guy dressed as Gandhi on-stage. After Gandhi walked off, they cut the cameras, and Harry Hill turns around and goes "Okay, bye Gandhi! Make sure you don't walk into the next studio..."
The protest itself was for a relatively good cause (anti-BNP is always good!) but had stupid reasoning (so you're objecting to the guy being put onto a show that's essentially a live interview with the public? gj) and was hilarious for some of the 'slogans' they were using ("The BNP is a Nazi party - Smash the BNP" - and this is meant to be coming from the peaceful side in the argument?). Still, it was pretty fun seeing everything first-hand, and was made even funnier by people texting me and my dad saying things like "It looks really dangerous, are you okay?!" when it was a peaceful protest. o well.
So. Back to training Pokemon and waiting for my friend to get back from uni so that I can go meet people in preparation for the Expo tomorrow. Good times. <3
(And Bard, you need to play more Pokemon, clearly. Togekiss for Godliek.)
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I am really glad this week is over. Finally getting to get my senses again.
I went and bought a computer last night for the office, a 700 dollar Acer. This afternoon I went out and had some fish and chips and had some tea with it at this cute British restaurant today.
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I am really glad this week is over. Finally getting to get my senses again.
I went and bought a computer last night for the office, a 700 dollar Acer.
The lappy doesn't help there?
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I was given a 700 dollar budget to buy a computer and get paid back. So I don't care~
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I was given a 700 dollar budget to buy a computer and get paid back. So I don't care~
Lucky bastard~
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700 dollar computer
:(
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You're a scary motherfucker when you're using smileys.
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That is the intended purpose.
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You have to be a scary motherfucker for 700 dollar PCs that are mostly for working purposes, though? What's next, tildeing when super and OK start making out in this topic?
EDIT:
On second thought, I just gave them ideas. Nevermind!
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Wait, we aren't supposed to do that in a frantic attempt to kill them?
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You have to be a scary motherfucker for 700 dollar PCs that are mostly for working purposes, though?
That isn't an acceptable excuse.
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I'm not sure if I understand the sad face here!
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The sad face is Grefter wanting to bite your head off.
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I tend to be of the opinion that the DL always needs to invest more money into PCs.
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I am not investing my money in a PC I can't keep !
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Electric Six - Waste of Time and Money.
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STOP TELLING US ABOUT YOUR MUSIC IN THIS TOPIC, HEATHEN
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It was fitting.
Electric Six - Steal Your Bones.
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Well, then two can play at that game!
Wild ARMs XF - Twilight of the Anti-Hero
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Nothing wrong with a $700 machine as long as you choose carefully.
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Well...got a solid job offer today; probably going to take it as it seems like a better option than the other places I'm scheduled to interview with in the next couple weeks. Downside: two hour commute. Not because of distance, per-se (although that's not small either), but because the Caltrain station is so inaccessible from where I live (I have to transfer just to get TO Caltrain). I'll probably have to move, most likely move within walking distance of a Caltrain station, and probably further south (and thereby closer to Gate/Jenna).
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Where is the job? Regardless, congrats, and hope it's a better place and job.
EDIT: -If- you think it's worth trying the interviews anyway, though, don't discount taking them.
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Where is the job?
Redwood Shores (a little ways north of Redwood City).
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What would be the position, and in which company?
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What would be the position, and in which company?
Programmer, EDIT: and I'm actually probably not supposed to say what company until I accept it.
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Right, sorry about the indiscretion. <_< But that sounds pretty good anyhow. As said before, though, if you feel taking the interviews you're scheduled is worth a shot, you might want to try them. Otherwise, sounds good to go if all you lose is a smoother commute.
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*uselessly debates w/th er headesks @ various people*
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wrk wrk.
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Haha $700 is like 200 more than my mom wants to spend on a PC.
She could probably get away with it too if I could build it from the ground up.
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*uselessly debates w/th er headesks @ various people*
Huh?
yeah, today's a work day. Time to get my online homework done and perhaps update DL notes if I'm bored.
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I only have seven pages to go on some really inane document that I've been slaving over since yesterday!
... god, I hate accounting text so much.
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head hurts...
Last night was a Halloween costume party and my costume was less then impressive!
Went to the ball as David Beckham, but my can-o-blonde hair had a green hue to it which made the costume subpar.
...
Either way, it got smashed and it was a jolly good time.
Costume of the dance was Mario fo sho.
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I should have just kept my porn stache and gone as an adult movie star. >_>
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Isn't it a bit early for Halloween? >.>;;
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Halloween is like next week anyway. If people want to start partying, let them party.
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Seriously, if I could dress up in a costume every day of the year I would! (If only I had the funds, i swear that's whats keeping me from doing it.)
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Figured out how to make good chai tea today. That kinda makes up for me realizing I haven't even been out of Queens for weeks.
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*sits around drinking tea and reading scientific papers* This is... maybe the life?
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They say life is what happens while you're busy making other plans. I say if life's gonna happen no matter what you do, drink a lot of tea.
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*sits around drinking tea and reading scientific papers* This is... maybe the life?
That is indeed the life. Electric Six, Science and Tea.
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*Pinches a binder clip on side of rapidly failing laptop screen*
*Screen works without problem*
YEEEEEEES. Now I can take it easy on replacement, or even find a way to fix the screen as it is since apparently it was just coming apart a little.
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Halloween! Hey I think it's awesme Scar has Halloween parties to go to >_> I don't know people.
I'll probably buy/rent a new horror movie or something and have a toffee apple. I rewatched Dawn of the Dead at the weekend <_<
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YEEEEEEES. Now I can take it easy on replacement, or even find a way to fix the screen as it is since apparently it was just coming apart a little.
How do you manage to tear a laptop apart anyway?
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YEEEEEEES. Now I can take it easy on replacement, or even find a way to fix the screen as it is since apparently it was just coming apart a little.
How do you manage to tear a laptop apart anyway?
No damn clue. I'm good like that.
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Woo-hoo, Halloween parties in Japan! There's so many to choose from!
...y'know, for a country that doesn't celebrate Halloween, there's an awful lot of Halloween parties.
The only question is whether to go stag or bring a date.
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Depends on where you want your Hallows' Eve pony to come from.
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Is that sexual innuendo I'm missing or is that an actual tradition somewhere?
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I just assume it's a Djinn tradition to get pony on parties or something.
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Woo-hoo, Halloween parties in Japan! There's so many to choose from!
...y'know, for a country that doesn't celebrate Halloween, there's an awful lot of Halloween parties.
The only question is whether to go stag or bring a date.
Go stag, bring someone else's date home from the party.
Best of both worlds.
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Woo-hoo, Halloween parties in Japan! There's so many to choose from!
...y'know, for a country that doesn't celebrate Halloween, there's an awful lot of Halloween parties.
The only question is whether to go stag or bring a date.
Go stag, bring someone else's date home from the party.
Best of both worlds.
I'm not sure it's the best of both worlds unless he takes a date, and together they take someone else's date back with them.
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/me looks at the world outside, sees continent-destroying storm.
Christ, it wasn't even raining like five minutes ago.
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Fuck Yahoo coding.
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Trying to revive Geocities, aiel?
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My epic game of spades was interrupted by Yahoo coding failing even more than usual and completely kicking me off the site.
Edit: Good god, L4D2's demo out along with WoT book 12 out tomorrow.
I'm trying to resist the urge to ditch lecture and lab. Must...resist....
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Man, I'm never going outside without Mary Poppins III again. This is the kind of weather where people rent motorboats to cross a street.
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you name your umbrella?
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Who doesn't?
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you name your umbrella?
The first one was named by my friends back when I first showed up with a monstrosity over half my height that I could use to fly during windy days with the right impulse - hence the Mary Poppins moniker. I just went along with the flow for the other two.
More importantly, it's considerably less embarrassing than naming your penis.
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Woo-hoo, Halloween parties in Japan! There's so many to choose from!
...y'know, for a country that doesn't celebrate Halloween, there's an awful lot of Halloween parties.
The only question is whether to go stag or bring a date.
Go stag, bring someone else's date home from the party.
Best of both worlds.
I'm not sure it's the best of both worlds unless he takes a date, and together they take someone else's date back with them.
Oh Tai, you always have the best ideas! ;D
you name your umbrella?
More importantly, it's considerably less embarrassing than naming your penis.
And yet, not nearly as widespread of a habit.
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At least in my case I can proudly say I wield Julie Andrews as a weapon of mass destruction.
EDIT: And then I realize that someone out there probably named his pew pew after Julie Andrews and I feel like dousing my brain in a vat of Johnny Walker to wash away the horror.
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Protip: unless you're teh gay (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=teh%20gay), stop spending so much time thinking about other mens' penises.
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Protip: unless you're teh gay, stop spending so much time thinking about other mens' penises.
Even my rampant homosexuality can't justify the mental exercise.
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Wait how did this get on the track of phallic objects again?
Also, I try, Djinn.
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he said "pew pew" and all I could think of was Catholic priests.
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Wait how did this get on the track of phallic objects again?
I was unaware that it ever -left-.
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...wait, umbrellas are phallic?
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Everything is phallic. Except occasionally stuff that's vaginal.
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That's impressively inane. But then again, I suppose I shouldn't expect anything else from society.
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(http://zs1.smbc-comics.com/comics/20090612.gif)
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It's not so bad really, since no one's really looking for actual symbolism so much as collectively finding the most groan-worthy interpretation possible. The general consensus is that the best jokes are the one that embarass the teller as much as the audience.
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The pencil is a phallic object. The act of writing is therefore the act of orgasm. But only for men. Women can't write, because they don't have a pencil.
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Does explain why they call philosphy intellectual masturbation.
(There's probably a joke about pencil sharpeners too, but anyways)
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he said "pew pew" and all I could think of was Catholic priests.
I ended up imagining the sound that sci-fi laser pistols make.
...which is totally appropriate, right? >.>;;
Protip: unless you're teh gay (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=teh%20gay), stop spending so much time thinking about other mens' penises.
Everything is phallic. Except occasionally stuff that's vaginal.
And thus I split my time evenly between thinking about other people's penises and vaginas. What a shiny world.
EDIT: ...and RPG-math. I swear I end up spending a third of my time thinking about RPG math. Damn you people.
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So, Jim worships the Space Pope? Neat.
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So glad I don't know what you're talking about...
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*shrug* He's the pope. In space. He happens to be from a race of anthopomorphic crocodiles. Nothing too strange about it.
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Sounds like Dr. Seuss territory if you ask me. I approve.
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Futurama.
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At least in my case I can proudly say I wield Julie Andrews as a weapon of mass destruction.
EDIT: And then I realize that someone out there probably named his pew pew after Julie Andrews and I feel like dousing my brain in a vat of Johnny Walker to wash away the horror.
You uh weren't talking about your penis there? I just assumed given the description.
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So I am looking for flights home for Christmas and finding that flying out of Vancouver is ridiculously expensive right now. 760 bucks.
So, I am taking a Greyhound to Seattle, and hopefully finding my way from the Greyhound to the airport without dying. Yakko, do you have any ideas on how to do this? I found something about the 194 leading to the airport from the Greyhound terminal but I dunno.
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There's a bus that runs to the airport that you can pick up around a quarter mile from the bus station, I'll go dig up some more info for you. What date/time? It is route 194, yeah. There's a tunnel terminal right around there.
Actually, this is probably all you need. Just plug 811 Stewart St as your starting point and set the date/time for the trip, it'll tell you where to go, which bus to get on, and the fare. The walking directions look a little confusing until you realize it's leading you into basically a bus station which will be easy to spot. http://tripplanner.kingcounty.gov/cgi-bin/itin_page.pl?resptype=U&destloc=AIRPORT%20SEATAC
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At least in my case I can proudly say I wield Julie Andrews as a weapon of mass destruction.
EDIT: And then I realize that someone out there probably named his pew pew after Julie Andrews and I feel like dousing my brain in a vat of Johnny Walker to wash away the horror.
You uh weren't talking about your penis there? I just assumed given the description.
I'm just not going there.
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Well, it's official. We've found the WMDs in Snow's pants.
Should we send in troops?
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I sense Nitoriffic levels of balance in this conversation.
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Saying this conversation is Nitori-level unbalanced is like saying some people died in WW2.
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So I have decided to install Windows on my Mac (giving it the option of booting up in either Windows or MacOS), because modern MacOS lacks good Playstation emulators. Oddly, MacOS 9 has an excellent one which I in fact used in the past, but since modern Macs run on Intel chips instead of Motorola it is actually possible to install Windows on them, but not MacOS 9 (and anyway, emulating in order to run emulation is, by most accounts, a Bad Idea).
Anyway, I succeeded in doing so, but then learned that the drivers Apple provides for Windows in order to get it to recognise things like my sound card and internet are not compatible with 64-bit Vista. I'm not sure why, but looking around, it seems like it'd be much easier to acquire an older version of Windows than to acquire correct drivers for 64-bit Vista.
So basically, I need a Windows install CD, either XP service pack 2 or 32-bit Vista. (I don't really care which, I don't plan to use it more than necessary.) As Microsoft doesn't appear to sell them any more (and would probably rip me off if they did...), would any of you awesome people have a CD you'd be willing to part with? Drop me a line on IRC.
And yes this is mainly for LFT, though it would also increase the chance of my playing Torment before 2018.
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Things like that are why I'm postponing my laptop purchase until January even though I probably could fork off the money to buy one at first sight right now. Although I'm sure people will give you the time of the day on IRC (would be willing to do that myself, but my only XP disc is a XP HOME STARTER EDITION YESIU.JPG).
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So basically, I need a Windows install CD, either XP service pack 2 or 32-bit Vista. (I don't really care which, I don't plan to use it more than necessary.) As Microsoft doesn't appear to sell them any more (and would probably rip me off if they did...), would any of you awesome people have a CD you'd be willing to part with? Drop me a line on IRC.
And yes this is mainly for LFT, though it would also increase the chance of my playing Torment before 2018.
I can provide you with a totally-not-pirated copy of 32-bit Vista.
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*Emerges from hole* I'd have gotten done reading the gathering storm faster, but had to run errands today, plus got briefly distracted by L4D2's abortion of a demo release.
Today was a good day.
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Abortion of a demo release?
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Valve is to timely releases as Shion is to virginity, dignity, and making sense in general.
They wait until the game's a half hour late before letting people know it was getting pushed back. I don't mind it getting pushed back, but hmmmmmmm how about you don't wait until after it was supposed to be released to say? Just a thought.
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So how 'bout that HL2: Episode 3, guys
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So how 'bout that HL2: Episode 3, guys
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Hey Borderlands got delayed until Friday as well, so quit your crying you whiny bitch. Get back to me when you have done the wait for Halflife 2. Also note that TF2 was much longer than Episode 3 has even be. TF2 was supposed to be out BEFORE Halflife 2 at one point.
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Which doesn't affect my point at all. It is really sloppy to announce a delay after the game was to be released. The length of the delay doesn't bother me at all, it's how tardy Valve is in telling people about it.
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It was a demo you big fucking baby.
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Go the fuck away if you can't even manage a shred of civility. I'm not calling for Valve's head or raging, but I expect better than a delay announced after it was supposed to be out.
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Dry up those tears and learn how this works. That is what online delivery is like, especially with Steam, you download the art assets for the game and don't get the actual entire game. The preload means that the art assets are finalised for what they need. If they have any problems with the online distribution of the service or the game itself it gets delayed. This is a demo and not a finished release, we aren't talking they failed to present a gold master disc at a specific day so that they had time to go out and announce the delay to stores and retailers that hey they fucked up and the release was delayed.
What you have here is a demo that they would have been working on to day 0 encountered an error somewhere along the way anywhere from a chronic failure to they just plain had no ability to get the content out to people.
Second of all, it was a demo. You have no promises there as a consumer. Finally, you are talking about a company that has met release dates 23:59 that day. This is how Valve and Steam functions and how it always functions.
Edit - To put this into perspective, this is the same way Demos have worked for games forever. The developer is always work until the last minute trying to get it out even if it doesn't make it out in time, they aren't TRYING to fuck you over. It just happens. Trust me, you got jilted a day because they had something to work out. It is way worse when you were getting your demos from the cover of monthly magazines.
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So I had to attend an interview for a passport to confirm my identity and such. They were very nice peeps but I was quite nervous before hand at being called in to undergo such an experience. They ask all sorts of questions like what age do you think your counter signature is (for me it was a social worker >_>) I answered the majority of questions correctly but that one and did you put your email address on your application form floored me a bit. I couldn't remember <_<
I'll know the result in four to ten days.
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Valve has a history of being late with releases. That's fine and I understand everything you've said. Delays happen. My problem isn't in the delay, it is how the delay happened and that is what pisses me off. It is not a major deal but the way it was delayed was definitely shitty.
You definitely had to pay to get access to the demo now.
CT: Sounds fun. You should be fine, but yeah.
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Valve has a history of being late with releases. That's fine and I understand everything you've said. Delays happen. My problem isn't in the delay, it is how the delay happened and that is what pisses me off. It is not a major deal but the way it was delayed was definitely shitty.
You definitely had to pay to get access to the demo now.
If it works the same way TF2 and L4D did, you pay for the final product that's being released 3 weeks from now. You don't pay any extra money that you wouldn't be paying to get the full game on launch day. Once you do that, they give you the "demo" early ("demo" seems to be Valve's name for "open Beta"). You're not getting ripped off because you're not spending any extra money that you wouldn't be spending on launch day.
And uhh, yeah, game development: unexpected fatal crashes happen.
I am surprised about one thing, though: if it's 3 weeks before, and they aren't ready to show it to the public, then they're in serious trouble with the 360 version which they must have already sent to Microsoft, and also can't patch.
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The 360 demo came out on time, and the PC version was delayed by one day. It's not like they pushed it off by a month.
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I don't get what you wanted them to do. They couldn't release it when they had originally planned. They worked on it until that day and then let you know via the delivery system that you need to get the product the new expected release day. What the fuck did you want them to do? Get a sky writer and let you know or some shit?
To even touch the thing you needed to go there and check it. It isn't like you rocked up to a store to pick it up, you sat down at your computer and logged into Steam and you were going to do that anyway. Oh my god you will have to sit down at your computer tomorrow instead.
Also what met said.
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I think his problem is less the fact that it didn't come out on time and more the fact that Valve didn't tell anyone it wasn't coming out on time until half an hour past the time it should have come out.
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Aaaaaaand?
Check this space. There will be a swear word here in half an hour.
Edit - I couldn't come up with a good swear word in time. Come back tomorrow. Try not to go through a whole box of razor blades.
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I think Grefter is just taking advantage of this opportunity to be mean.
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I dunno, just saying your arguments don't really have any bearing on his bitching. Not that he's right or anything.
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He needs opportunities to spew poison?
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Well fuck.
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Well fuck.
I was hoping for a better quality swear word from this developer.
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It was a demo.
Edit - We will patch in more content after release.
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You expect too much. Now pants off and bend over.
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Or you can just buy it in this sequel instead ANUSMONGLINGCOCKFELCHFUCKEATINGSHITDICK
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You presume he needs pants off.
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And it's a sequel with DLC!
To toro: the first mistake was assuming Djinn wears pants to begin with.
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If he doesn't, he's good at body paint.
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When the CTs are away the mice will play.
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I think his problem is less the fact that it didn't come out on time and more the fact that Valve didn't tell anyone it wasn't coming out on time until half an hour past the time it should have come out.
Which demonstrates a misunderstanding of game development scheduling in general. If you can't release before fixing a fatal bug, you generally won't know when you're going to release. Might take 5 minutes to track down the bug, might take 5 days. They probably thought they were going to fix something that day, and realized that the problem was much harder to track down.
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You are mixing up kinds of painting and banging. He is good at finger banging, not body painting.
Edit - And again what mc said. The performance art is over and the serious talk has won over as it always does.
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Finger banging? For some reason my mind doesn't go anywhere sexual when you say that.
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Good Tai!
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Finger banging? For some reason my mind doesn't go anywhere sexual when you say that.
It's like fisting, but with a fifth of the hand. May as well shatter any illusions from the get-go.
EDIT: The illusion-breaking goes double for the CTs.
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So, it's five times more boring than fisting?
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Yes, but a bottom is the absolute last thing I'd peg you as.
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EDIT: The illusion-breaking goes double for the CTs.
Pfff ... I knew what it was! ;_;
*Scrubs brain*
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I have a bottom and a top. Your statement is nonsensical.
If you're trying to call me an ass, of course I am; however, I prefer to be classy re: that sort of thing.
Edit: Top being my head, bottom being my feet. Just in case it wasn't clear. Young people and your definitions of the body.
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I have a bottom and a top. Your statement is nonsensical.
If you're trying to call me an ass, of course I am; however, I prefer to be classy re: that sort of thing.
We'll go with the nonsensical statement for elegance's sake. "Being an ass" partly explains the convenient misdirection, though.
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Which convenient misdirection? There's been multiple.
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I'd say "the one that leads me to gnaw on your head until it bleeds", but that itself is a misdirection.
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Grefter: Meh, the demo was better than the actual content. The downloadable content helps, but it's the userbase that -really- allows it to shine.
Snow: Fun fact: I wear pants! Sad fact: I wear pants... :'(
CT: *pats* It's okay, they scare me too.
Tai: You. Me. Motel on fourth?
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the serious talk has won over as it always does.
Methinks you spoke too soon.
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Sure, if by "you" you meant "Snow", and by "Motel on Fourth" you mean "Niu records it with a digital camcorder".
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the serious talk has won over as it always does.
Methinks you spoke too soon.
Serious talk gets boring.
On an ironic note, are you getting L4D2 when it is released Grefter?
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*CT vanishes*
Later peeps~
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Have a good day~
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Sure, if by "you" you meant "Snow", and by "Motel on Fourth" you mean "Niu records it with a digital camcorder".
I like knowing that I brought this upon yourself. I doubt Niu would record anything involving people that aren't underaged anime boys, though.
... misdirection again. Well played, toro.
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Snow: It'd be his commentary over the video, though!
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Sure, if by "you" you meant "Snow", and by "Motel on Fourth" you mean "Niu records it with a digital camcorder".
Man, Tai, you should be an interpreter! ^_^
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Sure, if by "you" you meant "Snow", and by "Motel on Fourth" you mean "Niu records it with a digital camcorder".
Man, Tai, you should be an interpreter! ^_^
I'm vaguely disturbed at how well you react to being called a shota.
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My apartment complex seriously needs to turn on the god damn heat. It's like god damn 40 degrees outside. Makes it annoying to try waking up in the morning when you can't find a good reason to get out of the warmth of the bed.
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Paper draft due tomorrow. I'll write it now before I got to work. 5-6 pages, mm? I hate paper drafts that are necessary for a class and I'm not seeking further education on the graduate level as I feel like they purposely and solely use it as a way to "make you do something." Granted they'll edit it and shit but my draft can be edited by the editing factions of the library and writing aids available all around campus.
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Boring, boring, boring, BORING.
Work is boring. I'm bored. But I can't read my books, and I can't study my Japanese. So I'm trolling the internets and plotting my NaNo novel and lamenting that I'm not even going to apply for JET this year and may never actually go anywhere or do anything ever again*.
*I may be whin(g)ing in a highly dramatic fashion because I'm bored.
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Do something useful and play Spades/hearts with me then.
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Eh! I would, but:
1) I think they're catching on to me, since it seems EVERY SINGLE TIME one of my managers walks into my office, I'm on a forum, Facebook/Bejeweled or some news site.
2) Hearts/Spades is lame when I can be playing Bejeweled.
Also, I get to leave for lunch in ~30 minutes. When I get back from lunch, I have about 1.5-2 hours of work left. Hooray for getting to work insanely early and then taking a late lunch. The rest of my day is a cake walk.
(Have moved on to NaNoWriMo plotting/planning. Fun times.)
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I have it preordered on Steam Super. I might not really play it since there is like Dragon Age to be playing so I might not even be contactable to play for a while and Borderlands is probably going to be taking up our co-op multiplayer shooting needs.
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(Have moved on to NaNoWriMo plotting/planning. Fun times.)
I've read about the NaNoWriMo process and, while it's an interesting enough idea, its very core is so anathema to my own writing methodology that I can't help but wince whenever I see it mentioned. Hope it's worth the brain race at least (I'm assuming you've gone that once or twice).
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It is a good motivating tool to just get out there and do it. It isn't an event to make quality books. It is an event to even get people writing more than anything else. Once you have done NaNoWriMo whatever other piece of vanity publishing you want to do seems like a much smaller effort.
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Yeah, it's why I don't debase it as an idea. It's good to wring productivity, and often that's what you need to get started or to get out of a slump - and it can very well be -how you do things properly-, because writing methodology is one of the most whimsical things ever. It's just one way to do things that I can never apply, because it entirely freezes me.
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Except for the part where I like punctuation and usually show some threads of coherence, I could be the reincarnation of William Faulkner's writing spirit. Or maybe James Augustine Aloysius Joyce. With a name like that, is it any wonder he wrote the way he did?
... that's all simply to say that my writing process it already ridiculously chaotic, so NaNoWriMo is like throwing that chaos into a blender with a few pages of Jordan-worthy rambling and wandering in a vain attempt to pull out something readable.
Despite "participating" for the last, oh, 8 years, I've never finished. I blame school. Now I can blame Japanese, the dog, my job, Andrew, Oakland massacres, the Big One and any other number of Adult-Level Distractions! <_<
I'm actually planning to force myself out regularly to write-in with other Wrimos this time. Maybe that sort of accountability will make the necessary difference. Besides, I now live like 5 blocks away from the Office of Letters and Light. There's got to be something in that.
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So office computer set up! This screen is badass.
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Heh. I always found writing to be a very detailed process myself, although I have a stage of chaos. At the point where the ideas are unorganized, but fresh, I toss them in and try to weave them together as well as a jumbled mess of stream-of-consciousness allows for. -After- that is over, I begin the actual process, where I look what I've done and restring it all - add words, remove, swap punctuation, flow. 80% of my writing in prose is editing, which is funny, because I do the exact opposite in academic writing.
EDIT:
/me gnaws on Ciato.
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I am similar (not that I do you know actual writing outside fo ROMG BONUS MATCHES or ranting), the frantic patchwork of idea is the fun part and then I have to slot it all together with editing and that is just boring and takes forever for me to be happy with it (which is why I don't do it anymore really). Academic work I self edit as I go along and need it all to make a logical flow and sense. By the end I never really edit it again (which effects my marks, but it is about as good as I can do anyway at that point, I suck at editing).
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I am similar (not that I do you know actual writing outside fo ROMG BONUS MATCHES or ranting), the frantic patchwork of idea is the fun part and then I have to slot it all together with editing and that is just boring and takes forever for me to be happy with it (which is why I don't do it anymore really). Academic work I self edit as I go along and need it all to make a logical flow and sense. By the end I never really edit it again (which effects my marks, but it is about as good as I can do anyway at that point, I suck at editing).
That's pretty much me too, yep. Especially the academic writing part. Funny that I like/get paid to edit other people's writing from time to time.
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I personally like the editing process in writing, because it makes me actually think about the process conveyed, the imagery and the stylistics, and how those things string themselves together. However, it -is- exhausting, and I also admit that, if I stop to re-read something I wrote, I will almost obsessively rewrite it and remake it if I give it more than a second's thought. Hell, I do this with this goddamn forum's posts.
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clearly you need moar srteam of consciusnes in yure life.
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Stream of consciousness =/= fucking grammar and spelling with a rusty pitchfork, thank you.
/me also sets the streamoftoroness on fire because he earned it.
EDIT:
In completely unrelated news, I just discovered what diabetes tastes like.
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EDIT:
In completely unrelated news, I just discovered what diabetes tastes like.
Those limited edition Caramel Creme Oreos?
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Moose tracks ice cream?
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... how do you make ice creams out of dead meese?
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It's vanilla ice cream mixed in with fudge and miniature peanut butter cups.
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... how do you make ice creams out of dead meese?
Dead mice? A blender.
Unless you mean dead Moosii, then that takes a little more legwork. Woodchipper.
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It's vanilla ice cream mixed in with fudge and miniature peanut butter cups.
I think that is less sweet than the freaking bon-bon I just ate. Jesus christ, how do you make a simple peanut+chocolate snippet sweet enough to cause a migraine.
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Sure, if by "you" you meant "Snow", and by "Motel on Fourth" you mean "Niu records it with a digital camcorder".
Man, Tai, you should be an interpreter! ^_^
I'm vaguely disturbed at how well you react to being called a shota.
You'll be even more disturbed when you find out what he meant by "interpreter."
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As long as it's not statutory rape and it doesn't involve fur suits/non-human animals, I can't say I give a damn. However, Djinn entertaining the idea of being a manloli enters the territory of the former.
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On behalf of all right-thinking Americans, I would just like to say: Suck it, New York City. Suck it long, and suck it hard.
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As long as it's not statutory rape and it doesn't involve fur suits/non-human animals, I can't say I give a damn. However, Djinn entertaining the idea of being a manloli enters the territory of the former.
Pretty much nowhere in my or Tai's statement did I entertain any ideas of statutory rape. Just the mere mention of Niu really shouldn't imply statutory rape...
I'm pretty desensitized to most forms of perverted horrors, but leave children out of it.
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On behalf of all right-thinking Americans, I would just like to say: Suck it, New York City. Suck it long, and suck it hard.
Man, you don't have to be so damn smug about the Knicks losing the season opener to Miami.
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As long as it's not statutory rape and it doesn't involve fur suits/non-human animals, I can't say I give a damn. However, Djinn entertaining the idea of being a manloli enters the territory of the former.
Pretty much nowhere in my or Tai's statement did I entertain any ideas of statutory rape. Just the mere mention of Niu really shouldn't imply statutory rape...
I'm pretty desensitized to most forms of perverted horrors, but leave children out of it.
You didn't know about Niu's fetish? That takes effort.
And I'll never understand what makes people take what I say seriously.
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They think they have to agree with everything you say to get you into bed?
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Since when I'm Dhyer for people to want me in their beds?
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Since always. In fact, Dhyer is more recent.
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what the fuck is wrong with you people.
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Well, all that talk of brazillian bikinis just got people's minds humming, what can I say.
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The question above went beyond mere rhetoric.
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Oh, that. *shrug* The collective wrongness of the DL is due to being an eldritch being split into individual components in ancient times. When we assemble again, we are an affront to natural law. To gaze into the abyss is to go mad from the revelation.
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So, we're Niurlathothep. I see.
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So, we're Niurlathothep. I see.
Man, I'm impressed. It takes skill to make a pun like that work. CK should get an award for setting it up, as well.
You didn't know about Niu's fetish? That takes effort.
And I'll never understand what makes people take what I say seriously.
And for the record, I wasn't taking what you said to be serious, but I personally don't approve of making jokes about that sort of thing, so I couldn't respond with the usual light-heartedness. My apologies. ;)
As to Niu's fetish... Well, I know of it, of course... but Niu is hardly a one-meme attraction. There's so many connotations to mentioning the Niu-beast that it really shouldn't automatically imply shouta.
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If it involves Niu and a cam, there's only -one- place it can go, really. Well, no, the alternative is both of us being middle-aged women, but I doubt you can pull the '90s Kathleen Turner look off, and I know I can't.
And nothing is sacred when there's a punchline at stake. >_>
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If it involves Niu and a cam, there's only -one- place it can go, really. Well, no, the alternative is both of us being middle-aged women, but I doubt you can pull the '90s Kathleen Turner look off, and I know I can't.
Or simply cross-dressing as middle-aged women. ...Or cross-dressing as characters from Niu's favorite obscure RPGs like Neverland stuff. ...Or cross-dressing as RPG characters who cross-dress (like Niu's avatar?).
...Okay, so maybe Niu's sexual memes aren't as varied as I thought.
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I think you missed the fundamental point of pulling it off instead of looking like syphilis-clad Tijuana hookers with crackpipe burns in their intimate parts and moldy woman beard growing on uncomfortable parts of their faces.
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Like that matters to the Niu-beast?
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Niurlathothep is a fickle and demanding master.
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Oh, that. *shrug* The collective wrongness of the DL is due to being an eldritch being split into individual components in ancient times. When we assemble again, we are an affront to natural law. To gaze into the abyss is to go mad from the revelation.
I like this idea. I just need a time machine and I know Zenny would be down for it.
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To participate in such a thread is to dream of. Fortunately? not in graphic detail or naked mens. It was just romantic ^_^ Romantic and sad~
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Me getting Zenny to travel back in time a masturbate into the ocean is romantic and sad?
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Naw it was Snow and Tai. Don't give my poor brain any more ideas though!
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You people are fucked up.
Now, I'm off to work - have a sexual offender on service that prefers rectal administration of all their drugs.
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Pfff ... we learn from the master OK!
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You people are fucked up.
Now, I'm off to work - have a sexual offender on service that prefers rectal administration of all their drugs.
Family in town?
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Everything is textured in nuanced and bizarre ways, like a subtle kaleidoscopic rainbow of fun~ So I know a migraine's coming~
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You people are fucked up.
Now, I'm off to work - have a sexual offender on service that prefers rectal administration of all their drugs.
Family in town?
Off target again.
Self medicating?
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To participate in such a thread is to dream of. Fortunately? not in graphic detail or naked mens. It was just romantic ^_^ Romantic and sad~
Naw it was Snow and Tai. Don't give my poor brain any more ideas though!
Pffft! My and Dhyer's relationship is FAR more romantic and deep. We're like Shakespeare or Twilight or something. Everlasting romance.
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To participate in such a thread is to dream of. Fortunately? not in graphic detail or naked mens. It was just romantic ^_^ Romantic and sad~
Naw it was Snow and Tai. Don't give my poor brain any more ideas though!
Pffft! My and Dhyer's relationship is FAR more romantic and deep. We're like Shakespeare or Twilight or something. Everlasting romance.
Ogling someone's abs while he/she pretends to be asleep compares poorly even to Stephanie Meyer's canon suefic. To say that it's an ocean apart from "Parting is such sweet sorrow" is like saying the toro mildly dislikes Goblin Market.
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Clearly you just don't understand -true- Romance.
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True romance is Goblin Market.
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I just found out that I mailed one of Andrew's birthday presents to the wrong address. It's the same building, but a different apartment. I am now relying on people not automatically opening their mail or picking up packages they weren't expecting/packages that weren't addressed to them to get it. :(
Stupid me.
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True romance is Goblin Market.
Always the euphemist.
EDIT TO LADY DOOR:
That sucks, although it could be worse. I mean, the alternative to counting on people to be less stupid than 13-year-old dyslexic Harry Potter fanfic writers is Metal Gear Ashley.
... wait, the alternative is a lot more awesome.
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You people are fucked up.
Now, I'm off to work - have a sexual offender on service that prefers rectal administration of all their drugs.
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I might have to become Pan-Dimensional Ashley, as it recently occurred to me that the number I sent it to might not actually correspond to an actual apartment in my building.
Now I'm depending on delivery drivers being lazy bastards and simply leaving it at the office without checking to see if the apartment exists.
I should be fine!
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Funny how a simple change of hands makes a prospect so much more likely.
On the other hand, I suspect that Andrew would rather enjoy the idea of having you in Sniper Wolf attire as his birthday present. >_>
/me quietly flees.
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/me proofreads a Civil Law textbook at work.
Jesus christ, Jim, you have to -study this-? Also, if you become a theory writer, for the love of god proofread what you write.
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But that's your job.
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But that's your job.
There's a pointed difference between catching errors that sorta slipped past the author's eye due to length and work involved and having to fucking rewrite the book because the author doesn't even know basic rules about plural concordance.
EDIT: Also, if you're lucky, you'll have a similar job, Zenny!
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Which is why you exist.
Don't you know, authors can't actually write.
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Which is why you exist.
Don't you know, authors can't actually write.
Being right is a criminal offense 'round these parts, y'know.
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/me proofreads a Civil Law textbook at work.
Jesus christ, Jim, you have to -study this-? Also, if you become a theory writer, for the love of god proofread what you write.
Things I have learned:
Since so many words have legal meanings defined by case law anyway, judges and law professors have no qualms about making words up.
Offeror, anyone?
Just because you're on the Supreme Court doesn't mean you (or your clerks) can write worth a damn. SOME of their writing is intentionally obtuse. Other parts? Not so much with the intentionality.
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That much I know. And then, it makes me surreptitiously wish bad and obtuse writing was a criminal offense.
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Surreptitiously? Come now.
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/me runs from the toropolice.
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True romance is Goblin Market.
No it isn't. True Romance is talking to Elvis in the mirror and making cocaine deals.
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That's too good for true romance.
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That's too good for true romance.
Even Goblin Market is too good for True Romance(TM), though.
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Is this True Romance (TM) as defined by a legal writer?
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Legal writers couldn't come up with shit that tortuous.
Which is to say actual love and True Romance(TM) are two distinct things.
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The difference? Well, if romantic comedies have taught me anything, it's that True Romance involves a yakkety-sax playing in the background at some point.
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There goes yet another year in my lifespan. At this point, I probably should have died some thirty-three years ago.
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This one involved, and I quote from the text,
"'Did you miss me ?
Come and kiss me.
Never mind my bruises,
Hug me, kiss me, suck my juices...'"
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More importantly, it's not supposed to be a 25-cent erotica paperback.
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And it was written by those crazy repressed Victorians!
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That's the more obvious part.
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I think we may have found something more horrifying than Wuthering Heights then.
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Dear God.
That ... that's Goblin Market? >_>
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Yes. Yes, yes it is. Admittedly that part is simultaneously one of the most explicit and the best-written parts.
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I had no idea Tai.
*flee*!
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This one involved, and I quote from the text,
"'Did you miss me ?
Come and kiss me.
Never mind my bruises,
Hug me, kiss me, suck my juices...'"
Dear God.
That ... that's Goblin Market? >_>
Really? I thought he was quoting Twilight.
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I might as well have been.
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Dear Julia [ohshitimentionedmylastnamewhatomg],
Please, never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever wait until the day before to do a paper draft because you lack an active nous. Deprivation of sleep is unhealthy and clearly makes you aggravated in class where you hoard all the Halloween candy and get sick from mixing too many Twix and Butterfingers with sour patch kids, straws and Nerds. Also, please aggregate your sources prior to this. Also. Do not mention to the author of the book in your email that you thought her monograph undermined the artistic career rather than focusing on her blackness and female sex. Also, do not mention to her how hard it was to find a fucking book review over the paper because it'll probably seem like her long ass CV and two monographs of Faith Ringgold haven't garnered much educational status in regards to mentioning the monograph's aspects. And when you ask her if you can ask her a question, remember that you're already asking her a question.
Women Artists research paper done.
Now for Epicurus, Craske critical analysis in comparison with Chu for 18th c Euro art and FUCK me, I have to do an African research paper. FUCK shit damn hell? FSDH? . . . Maybe I won't be reclaiming KH2 so soon.
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Also. Do not mention to the author of the book in your email that you thought her monograph undermined the artistic career rather than focusing on her blackness and female sex.
Really? Was she offended that you dare critique her work? Did she think -you- were being racist/sexist?! *boggles*
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I think Idun is just being self-conscious. It's honestly eerie.
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Also. Do not mention to the author of the book in your email that you thought her monograph undermined the artistic career rather than focusing on her blackness and female sex.
Really? Was she offended that you dare critique her work? Did she think -you- were being racist/sexist?! *boggles*
Nah. She just seemed like the type of professor in email who withholds information because you're an undergraduate therefore you are not qualified enough in holding a decent conversation on the discourse in the book. Mentioning anything of the shortcomings would probably make her more quippy. She is the first professor who has yet to respond to me about asking questions about her work (though she responded to the first few emails around 4AM) probably because I didn't just up and ask them. But she didn't seem eager, etc - probably busy. Who knows. I feel like if professors require a certain expectation in emails to express yourself concisely, but in their response they don't respond to the gist of things but points you in a direction, they don't really want to talk to you. That's fine though. Perhaps the fact that the monograph was published in 2004, and it's almost now 2010 doesn't give her enough time to revisit her stuff. It's unfortunate because she's the only person to produce a monograph for this contemporary artist. :( And I love Faith Ringgold's political pieces.
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You guys need to watch more good movies.
Also Christian Slater is fucking awesome in it.
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Heading out to my sister's wedding in a few minutes. Will be out of town for a few days. Don't do anything interesting until I get back.
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Bleh sore tummer *gnaws*~
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Even being DEAD doesn't get me out of the job. :(
Maybe I could find a way to make it work for me...
(http://i33.tinypic.com/25z2n9s.jpg)
(Preview picture taken from my work computer's web cam. May have better pictures later today.)
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Heading out to my sister's wedding in a few minutes. Will be out of town for a few days. Don't do anything interesting until I get back.
Awww congrats to her :D
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I swear every time I show up to Chinese class and the professor "surprises" the class with a movie day a little bit of me dies inside.
Funnily, I took the time to practice some kanji and she got mad at me for not paying attention to the movie.
I hate undergraduate classes sometimes.
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In other news, it turns out I have no idea how to format an abstract in MLA style. Hooray for the internet!
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Harry Dresdan, Professional Wizard gets no respect at the office.
Combining this fact with being hungry and tired, I am just one savage beating short of having a perfect costume.
Rock on. ^_^
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At least you people get to wear fancy costumes on the job. *Grumble grumble.*
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You say that like it's a good thing.
Granted, I did just see someone dressed as a headcrab zombie so there is that. However mostly it's just people wearing makeup and fatasses dressed like Naruto.
Halloween is not so fun sober. Or a god damn day early.
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When my options are: a) go to work normally and work normally; or b) go to work in funny clothes, wearing funny make-up, walking around the office in a "costume parade" and eating candy? I go with B.
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You say that like it's a good thing.
You say that like it's not an excuse to get hammered at commercial time and get away with it.
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When my options are: a) go to work normally and work normally; or b) go to work in funny clothes, wearing funny make-up, walking around the office in a "costume parade" and eating candy? I go with B.
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Naturally, us REAL americans have to work on Saturday and wear our costumes THEN. Bloody intellectuals.
(I has a costume. It's awesomely red neck and largely sponsored by Miller. I'll try and get a pic)
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So, got the results from my exams back. One of them I did much better than I thought. The other one I did worse than I thought. I got (almost) the same grade on both. So right now I need to start putting together a bunch of presentations for the classes because right now I am on the borderline between good and being demoted to the Master's program. I think exams are the hardest parts of grad school so I'm not too worried, but it's still a little bit scary.
This week I've been trying to branch out. Went and had some Indian food with one of my Chinese friends, and then went with another of them to have some hot chocolate this morning. Making friends is kinda tough, especially when the people don't always understand what you are saying, but it was still fun.
Now to work on presentations and grading labs. :(
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I saw a female pirate on the bus today. Only person that dressed up besides somebody wearing some sort of parka thing that had a wolf's head for a hood. Possible furry?
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Perhaps I'm a miserable little troll who finds things everyone else thinks are fun to be trite.
Or perhaps I'm just bitter that if I wore my costume around a day early nobody would think I'm dressed up (I am going as a Hipster.)
Or perhaps I'm really just traumatized by the terrible costumes I've seen people wearing.
Either way, bah humbug.
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All of the alternatives are correct. Either way, it sounds to me you need a drink stat, even though I know you have a few issues regarding -that-.
Bah, I give up. I'm hitting the bar this Saturday.
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Bah humbug is right. Fucking humans.
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I dressed up as a guy wearing a suit today. Whee.
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That's a difficult mental image.
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It's crucial to my next costume, Guy With A Stable Job.
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Point. How was the interview?
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Getting on a train in 3 hours to go to a Halloween party in the city. Halloween is awesome, I wish more people in Japan celebrated.
Oh well. At least by virtue of being a big scary white foreigner, I -already- draw stares like a costumed freak everyday here... Today I just get to pretend it's because of the costume instead. ^_^
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Point. How was the interview?
It went pretty well. No job offer, but there's no job yet so that's to be expected. He seemed very favorable.
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Well yes. Here's hoping.
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Best of luck, Shale.
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Pff. Abstract, written, sent in. Hopefully it's not to late. I should not be freaking out about this, but, well. Lessee... statement of purpose, refuses to come together. Rest of the JET application paralyzes me and for some reason just will not come together. Because now is the right time to be self sabotaging.
At least things will get a LOT easier for me after next week. ...Hopefully. I suddenly have a lot on my plate again. I guess that's what happens when you lose any will to work for two weeks. Ugh. I can deal with it. It is mostly just putting me in a foul mood and I am taking it out on all sorts of people that I shouldn't. This leads to feeling guilty and feeling worse. Which, in turn, et cetera et cetera, I should go get to work instead of whining on forums. So,
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I have definitely been going through that as of late. Been doing nothing and hanging around for days instead of getting things done, and now I am feeling bloody overwhelmed.
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Lunch yesterday was leftovers.
Specifically, the extra ground beef that needed to be used, bacon from breakfast the other day, sauteed mushrooms and onions from the previous night, that last bit of the block of cheddar, sliced tomato, and a spare quesadilla wrap.
Is this what winning at life feels like?
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Gave up on sleeping after wasting two hours in bed unable to sleep. On the other hand, I feel actually kinda rested, which is eerie. This is my life on the Friday/Saturday interlude, and it disturbs me I've gotten used to it.
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I just came back from a Halloween party.
The first party I've EVER decided to go to, that wasn't a birthday party.
And the first time I've dressed up in like, 15 years.
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Je n'est pas comprende.
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I can has work in the morning. All-nighter successfully pulled off until further notice.
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I count sheep. Or bottles. Or sometimes just the numbers themselves. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't -_-
Interview was successful.
CT has a passport, CT has a passport!
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I count sheep. Or bottles. Or sometimes just the numbers themselves. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't -_-
Interview was successful.
CT has a passport, CT has a passport!
If I sleep on Friday, I don't work on Saturday. Counting things would just make me more tired in addition to not sleeping anyway.
Also, which airport do we send the cops to?
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Are the cops for my protection or their protection? ^_^
What makes you rested, just letting thoughts flow through your mind?
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Are the cops for my protection or their protection? ^_^
Protection? What protection? The question is whether to bring tanks or flamethrowers. >_>
What makes you rested, just letting thoughts flow through your mind?
If I knew what rested me, I honestly wouldn't be an insomniac.
EDIT: Holy crap reading the old posts on the LFT topic is -fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun-.
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Je n'est pas comprende.
Is this correct French? Part of me wants to say it should be either "Je ne comprends pas" or "Je ne suis pas comprendrait." (or however you correctly change that verb to "understood")
And did Snow finally lose it?
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Jesus Christ people the library is not a place for you to make out. Well not in full plain public view in front of the computer at any rate. I can tolerate people holding hands but all this kissing is ridiculous. Have some respect for others >_>
Ahhhh fair enough Snow. Flamethrowers probably. CTs are either holy or unholy ^_^
Edit: Oh good they've stopped. Someone else took the dude's seat to use one of the computers and plus the library suddenly got a whole lot busier.
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Jesus Christ people the library is not a place for you to make out. Well not in full plain public view in front of the computer at any rate. I can tolerate people holding hands but all this kissing is ridiculous. Have some respect for others >_>
My social compass may be defunct, but why is kissing disrespectful?
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Apologies to people that like to make out in public but personally I don't want to be distracted by necking and ear nibbling kisses type of foreplay and god knows what else they were doing right next to me while I'm trying to concentrate on what I'm doing. There could have been kids in the library too.
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... They were sitting next to you, in front of a computer, kissing. Oooooooh. Then I understand. I don't infrequently see people kiss on the streets, so it never occured to me that it would bother people.
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Apologies to people that like to make out in public but personally I don't want to be distracted by necking and ear nibbling kisses type of foreplay and god knows what else they were doing right next to me while I'm trying to concentrate on what I'm doing. There could have been kids in the library too.
I'll agree with this. The library is not the place to make out.
Man, I feel like I'm flashing back. I suddenly remember taunting RC about the weather here on the Invisionfree boards around Halloween 2003. It's 80 today and sunny. What the hell?
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Thanks Bard/super =-)
Yeah I'm not an ogre. I don't mind people stealing a quick kiss and holding hands/cuddling in the street or w/e especially if they haven't seen each other in a period of time though I'd probably draw the line at extensive making out unless it was in a corner or something. Stand in CT's path and you get knocked down ^_^
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Stand in CT's path and you get knocked down ^_^
Intentional reference?
... It's times like these I think, "Damnit, I'm such a nerd" for even getting them. On the other hand, the alternative is not that appealing, so...
I'm looking outside the window and see someone sprawled out on the grass field. This is not particularly problematic to me. I just don't know if I should tell them that's where everyone and their grandmother lets the dog pee and poop on.
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Honestly, five-foot metal poles should be standard work tools for librarians to poke/thwack couples that make out in the environments. Seriously, people, you're supposed to be quiet in a library. Although given the amount of stories I've heard about people -having sex- in libraries (and I've seen people -nearly masturbating while looking at porn in library computers- to boot), suddenly I start considering flamethrowers for librarian tools.
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I'm looking outside the window and see someone sprawled out on the grass field. This is not particularly problematic to me. I just don't know if I should tell them that's where everyone and their grandmother lets the dog pee and poop on.
If people don't know that grass fields are not hygienic, they deserve the empiric consequences of it.
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Good god I actually got paid. Yay!
Saturday. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Only sevenish hours to go. I brought my PSP and a book to read, so it's all good.
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Good god I actually got paid. Yay!
You were working for free the last couple months? I'd have called the broom army.
As for me, just a bit over an hour to go and then it's weekend into monday holiday. Will have to pay a bill like at the edge of the wing. After -that-, it's going to bed and hitting a bar as soon as I wake up.
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So I went to a showing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show last night. It is so, so, so ridiculous. All these people throwing silly things and wearing party hats and spouting random shit... yeah, good times.
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Oh, and lots of people dressed sluttity/in drag/whatever of course.
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Personally, for PDAs, I tend to make a distinction between "kissing" and "making out" (CT's example being the latter).
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And, like always, reality shows that my worries are completely unfounded.
Well, some of them. Phew.
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Yeah it's je ne comprende pas. But I dunno. I am not able to understand makes sense grammatically too.
Well! There was tons of weed, boobs, men staring at boobs, wrinkly asses hanging out of skirts, lame Lady Tron music annnnnnnnnnnnnd I was just sitting on the balcony being swarmed by SCAD students. Impressive, SCAD folks generally have money. But worthy of the ". . . ." and offering their numbers when I decline and say "nooo that's all right."
Edit* But I guess it'd be je n'est pas comprendre but you're missing the able part.
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Isn't the "I"/"Je" form of "to be"/"être" 'suis' in French (yeah I don't know where that came from, blame my upbringing)? And not 'est'? I really shouldn't be so bad at remembering this stuff. :( My French teacher'd probably weep if she'd know.
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I + To Be (Etre, though I don't know how you got that accent) = Je suis. I am.
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Oh. Well. Yeah. est is for the il/elle form. Suis es est sommes etes, sont. I clearly wasn't paying attention. But yeah, if it was je ne suis pas faire comprendre (I dunno if faire is the right verb). HE WAS ONTO SOMETHING.
Anyway, work time. Time to get told "you're boring" for not dressing up for work. When in reality, I told them they don't pay me enough. I was Wonder Woman at the party. Going to another party tomorrow after work, but I'm just gunna be plain old Julia :(
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Yes yes I don't know how to speak French after like 2 years of high school French. Holy crap. That's surprising.
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Mmmmmmhm. Man, it's been a while since I've been tipsy. Whiskey is a load of fun.
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The entire chat then proceeded to hit on Snow while he was deliriously happy by his standards.
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I want jelly beans.
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I want jelly beans.
What provoked -that-?
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Halloween.
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/me nods.
/me gnaws on Ciato.
Naps are good.
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/me waits for TF2 to finish installing
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FUCKING HELL MY TOOTH SNAPPED AGAIN
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Just realised the P4 comic thing got a part 2. :D (http://hiimdaisy.livejournal.com/26484.html#cutid1)
... yeah procrastinating from nano. orz
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Whiskey is a load of fun.
The entire chat then proceeded to hit on Snow while he was deliriously happy by his standards.
I want jelly beans.
* Jo'ou Ranbu gnaws on Ciato.
FUCKING HELL MY TOOTH SNAPPED AGAIN
Wut~
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Somehow, all of those are entirely unrelated to my tooth getting broked.
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That package I mailed to the wrong apartment number, right building, has disappeared into the aether. Lulu says it'ss out of their hands -- no replacement product, no refund, no "we'll ship you another if you pay for shipping" -- unless it gets returned because I didn't use a trackable method of delivery. >:(
Fine, whatever, "shipping is handled by a third party," etc. But do you know what the shipping options at Lulu are?
Mail - $3.99
Ground - $8.99
Expedited - $16.99
Express - $36.99
There's no mention of tracking or "if this package gets misdirected, we'll shrug at you, take your money and LOL behind your back" unless you go to the shipping FAQ page. The DEFAULT shipping option is "Mail - $3.99."
See if I buy from Lulu again. >:(
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What did you buy?
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Something I can't buy anywhere else, unfortunately.
http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/jolly-jacks-great-big-tome-of-sketches-and-drawings/6404793
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Can't you visit the address you missent it to?
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I don't think she can because it may -not exist-.
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I sent it to an apartment in my building which doesn't exist:
999 Nth St, Apt #999
versus
999 Nth St, Apt #123
It was sent to the former type of address, not the latter which is mine, in a building which only goes up to #555.
The really weird thing is that it had my name, the correct building, the correct city and zip, and the leasing office accepts all packages. WHERE DID IT GO? <_<
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Contact your friendly neighborhood post office.
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I wish my neighborhood's post office was "friendly." Hooray for living right next to the city center. >_>
I will be making phone calls and investigating credit card chargebacks today. I am just sad. I wanted that book for Andrew's birthday -- Andrew wanted that book. And now Lulu is taking that away.
(Drama much? Yes. Slow day at work. <_<)
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S'what happens to people who wear too much eye makeup.
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That damned Lulu. It's a good thing Chris deals with him.
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S'what happens to people who wear too much eye makeup.
The drama, or the missing packages?
I'd buy either.
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I'd guess the former, but hey whatever floats your boat there.
That really sucks. Chargeback does seem like the best option.
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Just realised the P4 comic thing got a part 2. :D (http://hiimdaisy.livejournal.com/26484.html#cutid1)
... yeah procrastinating from nano. orz
Hmm, not as good as part 1, although has some epic moments.
Does, however, call for a new avatar. Which will be coming shortly. <3
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If anybody's planning on going to PAX East next year and would like to throw in with a group for a hotel room, drop me a line.
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Time to go tell my advisor that I'm dropping his only class I'd ever take with him for colloquial arabic, after he convinced me to take his Roman architecture class. And he speaks like Alan Rickman. This'll be interesting.
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Woohoo, undersleeping like a bitch. Also scheduled a visit to the dentist to fix this tooth! Yay.
Said visit is going to be next Monday. Whoop-fucking-de-doo.
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Woohoo, oversleeping like a bitch. 16 hours of sleep, missed college as a result, but at least it gives me time to work on assignments that need to be in this week or next.
Also, interesting thing I found on the way to the shops - act like you don't exist and people will seemingly think the same! >.>
Area I live in is pretty crap, full of chavs, etc. I, feeling half-dead and sick, decide to go to the shops. Cap's practically covering my eyes, jacket's covering my mouth. I'm dead to the world. Not a single look, let alone comment, from anyone along the way, except for the woman behind the counter at the shop.
I'm gonna have to try this more often. Acting dead is the way to go - clearly, Toro-zombie is on to something.
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So I made some stew yesterday. I made it a lot like my grandma makes it, except without cabbage and peas, which are two things I don't care for. This is when I realized I can make stuff however I want! Cooking is awesome.
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So I made some stew yesterday. I made it a lot like my grandma makes it, except without cabbage and peas, which are two things I don't care for. This is when I realized I can make stuff however I want! Cooking is awesome.
That was more or less how I felt when I learned to cook rice.
Mmmm, sedate day. And it's gonna be a shorter week than usual to boot. Whee holidays on Monday.
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Mm. Work. Finally starting to feel motivated again... should have realized that not forcing myself to work would just perpetuate a total lack of motivation. Slowly making progress...
It is a small comfort that I won't have to worry about getting the applications for joining the privatized ALT programmes in the fall until long after the JET programme's deadline. And that by the point I get to filling those out I'll already have 90% of it taken care of from filling out JET's application form.
Less importantly, it is a great comfort that, if the JET app isn't coming along yet, at least everything else seems to be getting taken care of.
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I, feeling half-dead and sick, decide to go to the shops. Cap's practically covering my eyes, jacket's covering my mouth. I'm dead to the world. Not a single look, let alone comment, from anyone along the way, except for the woman behind the counter at the shop.
I'm gonna have to try this more often. Acting dead is the way to go - clearly, Toro-zombie is on to something.
Perhaps your enigmatic appearance made them apprehensive and thus forcefully act like they're ignoring you when they really are. I personally find it hard to ignore someone else in my proximity but I don't slather them (or even engage) in small talk!
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... I have some really weird dreams.
I write them down when they're particularly memorable or unique, and occasionally I go back and re-read them. It's good story fodder because HEAVEN FORBID I have a dream that falls within the "normal" scope. Proof enough that my brain isn't wired normally.
The dream I'm reading about is one I had back in April or so July 2007. It involves telepathic nurse anthropomorphic fox-bunnies (in pastel yellow and purple, no less). The write-up included the phrase "arterial nosebleed with clear spetum from the lungs."
Because this is me, one of the main things I remembered about the dream was the book/document thingy that played an integral role. Apparently the fox-bunnies were hospice nurses of some kind (though what they're doing goes much deeper than that -- they even get a name! They were apparently called Legendaries), and there was a document that got shoved in the face of the relatives of whomever was suddenly dying.
Two phrases I wrote down:
"You will make no complaint other than that I am over 60."
"You will ignore any pleas to our Savior."
... This is so way much better than reading Wheel of Time. <_<
--
Also, I totally love being at work ridiculously early in the morning. No one's here, I can listen to my music and just work, and I can stop whatever I'm doing to take a brief break on the internets at will.
Good times!
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Too much Pokemon, SMT, and Silent Hill?
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And some time in an ICU, I should think.
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And yet, none of the above.
EDIT: Might have been I was watching too much House, though.
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So in mentioning how the threat of a monarch's excommunication from the Catholic church became a fairly empty threat in the 14th century, my professor used the phrase 'bucks excommunication'.
At least half the class must have heard it as 'buttsex communication'.
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... This is so way much better than reading Wheel of Time. <_<
Stop spreading lies!
Wednesday. This is the tail end of the bad part of my week. Just got three hours of work, then three hours of class till I get home. Need to spend more time studying slides, but otherwisde it's cool. I do need to email a college about math/physics though. Blah. I don't want to go somewhere else to take those, but I don't have a choice.
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And yet, none of the above.
EDIT: Might have been I was watching too much House, though.
I see no Hugh Laurie in your dreams, so methinks you actually aren't watching enough House.
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This is a fair point.
You should tell Fox not to preempt/delay new episodes of House because of stupid sporting events. World Series? Who wants to watch the World Series anyway?
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This is a fair point.
You should tell Fox not to preempt/delay new episodes of House because of stupid sporting events. World Series? Who wants to watch the World Series anyway?
Only philistines who can't come into terms with the fact that Hugh Laurie is one of the damned sexiest British actors to currently roam this Earth.
EDIT: And this is where Shale stabs me in the spleen with a lead pipe.
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Waaaaaaay ahead of you.
Totally on board with Hugh Laurie hype though.
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Considering how I was slandering both your love of sports and your appreciation towards Hugh Laurie, I really could expect absolutely nothing else.
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Time to get into training mode before Thanksgiving. Also invited and makin plans with a best friend my mom lost contact with in the military. She's supposed to come up for Thanksgiving and I just keep hinting to my mother that she needs to make more food than usual. I suppose this training mode will prove invaluable for Christmas goodies and cakes too. Who knows. Superidun mode, initiate!
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"The New York State Board of Law Examiners congratulates you on passing the New York State bar examination held on July 28-29, 2009. An official certification notice has been emailed to the email address currently on file with the Board."
BRB, Bouncing off the walls. Going out for the weekend, doing... I dunno, awesome.
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Congrats, Fnorder!
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Congratulations! :D
In less cool news, I had to bring the dog to the office with me today. Have I mentioned he's chewed a hole in the wall at home? This should be interesting.
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Do you think he'll chew a hole in the wall at work? Also, what kind of golden retriever has bear traps for teeth to be capable of chewing through solid concrete?
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That is awesometastic, Fnorder. Way to go. Glad to hear that the time not spent at DLCon was worth it.
What's next? After the wild partying, I mean.
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That is awesometastic, Fnorder. Way to go. Glad to hear that the time not spent at DLCon was worth it.
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Do you think he'll chew a hole in the wall at work? Also, what kind of golden retriever has bear traps for teeth to be capable of chewing through solid concrete?
He won't chew a hole in the wall at work because I'll be sitting with him almost the entire time. It was just an example of the lengths he goes to in search of entertainment. He's excitable and he has to do SOMETHING -- and it doesn't ever involve toys and only sometimes food. This is the dog, after all, that ate books, iPod cords and the wall.
It wasn't concrete, either, it was drywall, and I'm not sure what you're implying about where I live. <_<
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"The New York State Board of Law Examiners congratulates you on passing the New York State bar examination held on July 28-29, 2009.
High five, dude. Congrats.
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Thanks, everybody.
That is awesometastic, Fnorder. Way to go. Glad to hear that the time not spent at DLCon was worth it.
The job hunt continues, but now that my resume doesn't say "Bar Exam Candidate" and it says "NY Bar: Pending Admission" I have a lot more leverage. The power of a few words, I guess.
Time to resume flipping out. WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO~
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Congratulations man, one more step on the path to becoming the great enemy.
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Congrats, Fnorder.
Now to buy L4D2 and go zombie hunting with the group in a few weeks. *Whips*
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Do you think he'll chew a hole in the wall at work? Also, what kind of golden retriever has bear traps for teeth to be capable of chewing through solid concrete?
He won't chew a hole in the wall at work because I'll be sitting with him almost the entire time. It was just an example of the lengths he goes to in search of entertainment. He's excitable and he has to do SOMETHING -- and it doesn't ever involve toys and only sometimes food. This is the dog, after all, that ate books, iPod cords and the wall.
It wasn't concrete, either, it was drywall, and I'm not sure what you're implying about where I live. <_<
I have no idea, because I know next to nothing about construction materials other than concrete is shiny and marble looks pretty. My implications were more targetted at the possibility of your dog being the rebirth of a Lovecraftian ancient horror, only saddled with the affection and attention span of a Strawberry Shortcake pet.
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I got called smart a lot when I was growing up. I was in gifted classes, took accelerated courseloads, etc. This is fine and I got used to it. Going to Cal totally kicked me in the pants in that regard because I was just another student.
I'm at work, now, and I'm back at that "omg you're so smart!" level of things. It is... a little unnerving. It's nice sometimes, don't get me wrong, but when I run into these situations where my "smartness" solves a huge problem that's been ongoing for years and I'm praised for doing something that is so goddamned simple I didn't even stop to think it's challenging, I really wonder.
Case in point, today: I received some training in some database manipulation stuff. We're talking "click through the menus according to this detailed document and follow the instructions as written" training.
I was the first person who's done it in less than 15 minutes. I was the first person who did it without having to ask a question on every step. I was the first person to do it correctly the first time AND the first person to do it correctly the second time.
WHAT. IS. WRONG. WITH. PEOPLE?
My implications were more targetted at the possibility of your dog being the rebirth of a Lovecraftian ancient horror, only saddled with the affection and attention span of a Strawberry Shortcake pet.
This is the perfect description of my dog.
Ironically, he's been lounging in my office all day. The only snag happened when a coworker - who loves dogs - came over to give him attention and he decided he wanted her scarf. He sat there with it in his mouth, proudly wagging his tail and not letting go, for a good minute, despite cajoling with treats and prying with fingers.
Definitely a step up from the "eating walls" version.
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"The New York State Board of Law Examiners congratulates you on passing the New York State bar examination held on July 28-29, 2009. An official certification notice has been emailed to the email address currently on file with the Board."
BRB, Bouncing off the walls. Going out for the weekend, doing... I dunno, awesome.
:D :D :D :D SO AWESOME!!
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I'm at work, now, and I'm back at that "omg you're so smart!" level of things. It is... a little unnerving. It's nice sometimes, don't get me wrong, but when I run into these situations where my "smartness" solves a huge problem that's been ongoing for years and I'm praised for doing something that is so goddamned simple I didn't even stop to think it's challenging, I really wonder.
Case in point, today: I received some training in some database manipulation stuff. We're talking "click through the menus according to this detailed document and follow the instructions as written" training.
I was the first person who's done it in less than 15 minutes. I was the first person who did it without having to ask a question on every step. I was the first person to do it correctly the first time AND the first person to do it correctly the second time.
WHAT. IS. WRONG. WITH. PEOPLE?
Welcome to the wonders of working in an office and the wonderful world of databases. If you are one of the people that gets how databases work then you are on the direct route to amazing amounts of praise for very little and being constantly confused by how people cannot understand simple data storage. I don't get it either, but knowing basics of database design and functionality has got me further in my career than my Psych degree ever did (which I use for lying).
My implications were more targetted at the possibility of being a saddled Strawberry Shortcake pet.
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Congrats on passing the bar!
Today was a girly girly day, aka vain day aka got my eyebrows and nails "did."
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I want to go get my hair dyed :)
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Ooh, some reddish color or something darker?
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Dark. CHOCOLATE or something.
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I support this choice. But not too dark. Jet black on you would make you look like a witch from The Craft.
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Indeed! I did it chocolate before and I really liked it.
Really don't wanna pay to dye it though :(
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You could dye your hair at home! My mother does it.
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Today was a girly girly day, aka vain day aka got my eyebrows and nails "did."
When you say that with a Snape avatar, it's just not right.
I'm praised for doing something that is so goddamned simple I didn't even stop to think it's challenging, I really wonder.
This happened to me a couple times in my first forays into the workplace. People who have been in a job for a while learn one way of doing things and don't stop to think there might be a better way. A combination of actually caring about efficiency (which many more established workers do not) and not knowing the 'right' way to complete a task can work wonders.
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Oof. Another Saturday morning, another shift running off two hours sleep. Let's do this.
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I has tea. I has cheese, I has bread. Yay.
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Eh, cheese. Eh, bread. Tea makes the idea worth it, at least.
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Yeah. Eh I'm on a diet though, any deviation from my forced low cal no real treats during the week at a weekend seems to be food of the gods >_>
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A slice of bread and white cheese is deviating from a low-cal torture regimen? I do not want to know what kind of chinese diet you're trying there.
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Yeah ;_;
Bread is ok but cheese ... you have to divide into matchbox like portions if you ever want to eat it and dairy products period are quite limited. Also other tortures such as 100 grams of chicken for a portion when chicken from the supermarket comes in portions of 500 grams >_> Bread I usually just restrict to two or four bits daily, dry or w/th a smidgeon of beef pate or low calorie jam.
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Jesus christ. Is this a medically prescribed diet or are you just trying to lose weight?
(Meanwhile, I'm off to buy yet another giant chocolate bar. What's with me no longer gaining significant weight one way or another? Maybe it's a prelude to diabetes)
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Just trying to lose weight. Been to a doctor, never find them much help - they just tell me stuff I already know w/th regards to how are you eating/exercising/etc.
You are soooooo lucky - I've banned chocolate bars and crisps/potato crisps. Not that I ever totally gorged on those either but I used to have a few weekly! No more Mars Bars for CTs =(~
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Doubt it's luck - my metabolism used to be far less kind when I was a teenager. Nowadays, my weight is stable, but I walk a lot (about a mile and a half a day minimum due to work commute totalized, added with the weekly wing crossing for psych visits and whatever madness crops up in addition, like paying bills or running errands) and I also don't have a ton of appetite, stemming from smoking and often waking up after lunch hour - I periodically skip lunch due to lack of appetite in general.
EDIT:
Also, how often do you enter those diets? Even if they tell you things you already know, it's useful to know the effect those can have on your health (dieting is a dangerous way to lose weight, particularly since it doesn't involve the reeducation of eating habits unless you're very good at picking up the useful cues in the dietary changes - thus, it encourages a yo-yo effect on weight). Also, a good endocrinologist should be able to craft a regular diet that properly takes your body needs and absences into account. A person's diet is better tailormade. Also, if it's a persistent weight issue even if you eat healthily period and have been for a long time, you may want to see other problems there. My mother is one of the people with the best dietary habits I've ever seen and she has weight issues due to hormonal problems and some emotional problems.
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Oof. Another Saturday morning, another shift running off eight hours sleep. Let's do this.
I suffer so.
And yeah, make sure you're actually eating enough food/calories CT. Your body can go into starvation mode if you're not getting enough.
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Oof. Another Saturday morning, another shift running off eight hours sleep. Let's do this.
I suffer so.
Eight hours? That's where my body starts subtracting rest hours from sleep.
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Sleep is always awesome, so I don't know what you're talking about.
Mmm, need to study slides today but am not motivated. I can go work on DL notes. I'll do that! (PS learn how to play spades/hearts Snow, I want to get some cards in today)
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You're such a whore. <_<
Which isn't to say I won't play Hearts!
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fuck Hearts.
We should play online poker instead!
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Exercise and working your body are more important than limiting the kind of food you eat, generally speaking. Though you certainly shouldn't engorge yourself on nothing but junk food.
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Exercise and working your body are more important than limiting the kind of food you eat, generally speaking. Though you certainly shouldn't engorge yourself on nothing but junk food.
Unless you are Snow, apparently.
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I don't engorge myself exclusively on junk food if only by default - my mother's cooking is very healthy.
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Yeah. Exercise is far, far more important than dieting for losing pounds reasonably quick. Before I left for Europe, I was on a fairly bohemian diet and still fairly hefty--175 lbs perhaps. Then I walked everywhere with 30kg on my back for a month straight and dropped to 150, maybe lower; didn't weigh myself until I got back to the states. I don't really monitor my food intake that well (and drink entirely too much beer besides), but 30 minutes of exercise at least 2 days a week keeps my metabolism up high enough that it doesn't matter that much.
Of course, nevermind that starting even a light exercise regimen is fucking lame until it becomes routine. Best to find a reason other than exercise to exercise (find a friend to run/bike with, or do something fun that requires physical exertion).
EDIT: Or, do as snow does, and walk everywhere. Even if you don't walk very far, if you just forgo using automobiles or public transportation when reasonable, it adds up quite a bit. Biking does the same thing though you need to go further for similar results.
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Find a fuck buddy.
That's fun and it's a good way to work out the entire body.
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But, it's funny you guys mention how working out is more important then eating right. My sister is some crazy model, body builder, fitness nut and she has always told me the opposite. Go figure.
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Well, you answered your own conundrum with that one. She's already had a very high metabolism, I'm sure, from always having been in shape. In that case, of course dieting's more important, as exercising MOAR won't make your body use that much more energy, and regulating intake is about all that would affect her weight.
For someone who doesn't exert themselves physically ever, raising your metabolism is far more important since regulating intake won't do much if you're still putting more energy into your body than it uses.
Of course, I could be wrong, but it makes sense to me. Blah blah blah anecdotal evidence whatever I'm not writing a paper.
EDIT: Not to say it doesn't help. When I ate as much as I used to in high school, I was perhaps 190 lbs, so there was a drop from eating less, just not as large of one as that caused by exercise.
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Find a fuck buddy.
Surprisingly true advice. Sex (that lasts more than 2 seconds) is very good cardio. Very good for the whole body in general, male and female (or any combination).
It's why oral sex sucks.
WARNING: OK HEALTH RANT INCOMING
Weight gain is mediated by an equation:
Caloric intake - Caloric expenditure = Caloric Net
Basically, if you want to lose weight, you need to reduce your caloric net gain. A caloric change about 3000-3500 calories = 1 pound, so, it figures, expending that many calories would make you lose 1 pound. It's a bit more complicated than that (diseases, what you eat, etc.), but works as a generalization. There are two ways to modify that equation = eat less or be more active. This is why most places will recommend weight loss diets of 1500-1800 calories, so you lose on average about 1-3 pounds (average: 2) per week.
In terms of speed, dropping caloric intake will drop your weight fastest. Starvation does that. The problem with this is that it is not durable - when you stop eating, your body will go in to starvation mode, and drop metabolism to conserve energy for the important organs. This means that, when you do start eating, your body stores faster and a larger portion of energy than normal. Increasing activity, on the other hand, is a very slow initial process (starts off very slow, and you'll actually gain weight initially - this is muscle, though, and you'll notice your pants fit better even as you gain weight), but ups the metabolism, which helps the durability of it. The key point here is that you need to combine both. In some way. Thirty minutes of cardio is good - do it 3 times a week or more.
In terms of food and decreasing what you eat, you need to be exceptionally careful. Cooking is the lifeblood of weight loss via diet, as 90% of the stuff you find premade is rather craptastic.
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, READ THE GODDAMNED NUTRITION LABELS IF YOU ARE SERIOUS
Just because it says "low fat" does not mean it's healthy, or even low in calories. You have to look at serving size as well - I'm not sure about Britain, but in the United States, take a look at the Marie Callender's Pot Pie in the frozen section. On the surface, it looks ok - 800 calories for a pie. But you need to realize that one pot pie is 2 servings - 1600 calories for what most people would eat for Lunch. It's retarded. That kills your entire day, effectively. Most of the low fat and "light" stuff is awful - they add extra sugar or boost the calories or some other vile, esoteric trick.
This is not to say that low fat is necessarily bad, but it's for a different reason. Low salt, low fat, low cholesterol, low sugar, etc., are all for medical conditions to prevent exacerbations. And not all of them are perfect either.
Having been exceptionally fat and dropped down a lot (320-ish back in 11th grade - God, only 8 years ago), I can emphasize with frustration at this. It is not easy. A few tips:
- Saiety is important. When in doubt, add more protein and fibre to your diet. Fibre is good, protein is good (lean protein - chicken, fish, alligator, rabbit, etc.). You say a 3-oz piece of chicken is too little - if it's lean, add more of that, cut down on the worse stuff (stuffing, heavy carbohydrate things, etc.).
- I would highly recommend against cutting things out entirely from your diet. From personal experience, you are far more likely to gorge. Do it in moderation - one day a week, you can have a small piece of cake or something. Besides, part of food is fun from eating it! You have to enjoy it (and people wonder why I was fat >_>)
- Eat breakfast, and split your food up into smaller amounts each day (for instance, 200 calories at 700, 400 around 1100, 400 around 1400, 600 around 1700) - it helps keep your metabolism good and going, and keeps you awake - massive meals make you tired.
- Eat slower. Ideally, you should eat over 20-30 minutes, because your body is dumb and doesn't realize it's eaten too much until a lot of time has passed.
- Water. Lots of water. If your urine is not clear, you need more water. Not soda. Not juice. Water.
- Eat out rarely. Most places are awful for portion control. Even on "healthy" things like salads. Cooking is sexy.
- Don't eat late. Ideally eat before 2000 at night. Especially if you want to exercise at night.
I don't want to ramble too much, so if you have any other questions, please feel free to ask me.
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Trust OK. He's a doctor.
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Well I would say something but instead I'll just enthusiastically point at OK.
Trust me, I'm athletic! I'm at about the same place as Scar's sister, if not quite as extreme, and I know that my diet is why I put on weight after high school. A lot of that coming from late eating. Because I also loev teh fuds.
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- Water. Lots of water. If your urine is not clear, you need more water. Not soda. Not juice. Water.
This one is particularly underrated, I feel. Water is utterly crucial to your body (you can spend weeks without eating before dying. Less than two days without water get you killed), and it does very good things to your body when consumed wisely. Never say no to your thirst when it kicks in: drink a glass of water when your body asks for it. Water is also surprisingly effective as a cleanser, but do -not- drink if your body doesn't show signs of thirst just for the effects - people died by drinking way too much water before. The fact that I drink a lot of water (this is natural - I'm often thirsty, I like drinking water and all. Smoking makes me drink even more water to boot - I inevitably feel thirsty after a cigarette) probably helps keeping my health in check, even in spite of so many bad habits.
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Dammit my throat.
I went to the Pennsylvania cross country state championships to root on some younger guys I knew from running in high school. Which was cool, because two of the aweseomest guys who graduated a year after me did the same, so there was much catching up with them and the coach - one goes to Ithaca college, which apparently smells of marijuana across the whole campus.
Anyways, my throat. I tried cheering for our runners as loudly as my dad. You'll probably never really know, but this is never a good idea, because he is capable of feats unknown to man outside of the realm of oddball video game characters (this may be hyperbole guys!).
The good thing is that the team standings ended up with us at 4th overall in the AAA division, the highest in the state, which is really, really good. We could've had 3rd if our star runner hadn't been having an off day (he still finished 20th out of well over 100), though we did have our second best guy in 10th. Then I came home and slept for a few hours, because 5 hours or so on the road + 3+ hours of standing around or running to cheer people on at multiple points can suck. Still well worth it.
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one goes to Ithaca college, which apparently smells of marijuana across the whole campus.
Not particularly... not when I went there at least. But it feels like it should.
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Obviously you're already too used to it. Then again, this guy does like to embellish tales just a bit.
Oh and there's some guy there who walks around staring vacantly and plucking at a ukulele. The story he told was that the guy did waaaay too much LSD.
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Dude, hate to break it to you, but Ithaca, for its many virtues, is not that exciting.
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Dude, hate to break it to you, but Ithaca, for its many virtues, is not that exciting.
Well yeah, a trippy dude and occasional weird smells are not really much.
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Plus your friend never had to deal with Seth. Lucky bastard.
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Andrew treated me to an early birthday since we'll be spending my actual birthday up in Sacramento for a WoW TCG tournament.
We drove up to Point Reyes, a nice coastal reserve. It's where my dad grew up, and it's a pretty and remote little town. We went horseback riding up to a vista featuring Tomales Bay. Then we went into town and Andrew bought me a nifty puzzle ring that is two people embracing. Then we went to an awesome dinner at a local restaurant that uses only very local ingredients (beef included).
It was a nice day. ^_^
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Is it wrong that I have immense trouble imagining Andrew horseback riding?
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No. He doesn't like horses and he was very uncomfortable for the entire 1 hour ride. See how much he loves me?
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I dunno. I think one of the main aspects for losing weight is that there are multiple variables to losing it. I hope what you're doing right now gets you on some sort of track for weight loss CT. I mean, it's win-win if it does work out for you because you'll have created much better eating habits than those who work out on a daily basis and see very slow results.
I work out, but not nearly like I do during the summer. I also eat whatever the fuck I want though. I counterbalance, I guess. I've been maintaining an extremely healthy weight without doing my 2-3 hour mile runs a day. I really wish I could get better eating habits (IE I've rediscovered Reeses) because I have indigestion problems and eating everything makes me bloat. Activia's helping! :D Good luck CT!
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Man, keeping up good eating habits is frustrating. I do a lot right - namely cooking healthy food for myself, and a lot wrong - namely eating too much of it too fast and too late. Cooking your own food makes you want to just kinda wolf it down once you get it on your plate. Kinda like opening a present when you already know what it is.
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No. He doesn't like horses and he was very uncomfortable for the entire 1 hour ride. See how much I beat him?
Yes. Yes we do.
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Well, y'know how it is. You have to be cruel to be kind. Pain is love.
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PAIN IS LOVE.
OK, XORN.
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Just because Xorn's the God of Emo doesn't mean he's a masochist. That's Emolicious' job.
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What can I say. The idea of riding on a 1 ton animal who has any number of ways to kill me with my only protection being a tiny chunk of metal in its mouth that annoys it enough that it obeys for the moment?
Not exactly the greatest sense of security, ever.
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So I just got back from girl on girl dodgeball.
Possibly the best event in the history of ever. Also: yay: they were giving away free Curve magazines so I grabbed three (I can't find that freaking magazine anywhere). Granted, not that it doesn't have it's hazards--dodgeball flying off the court and into my boob = OWWW.
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So I finally get around to watching this week's Zero Punctuation and who do I see? Newton Grant, my old boss in the CPM sales office and all around nice-guy/pervert. Forgot he worked for that company. Awesome.
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At Panera, ostensibly for a NaNoWriMo write-in with another local writer. So far, I've done zero writing and am still catching up on email/newsfeeds/webcomics. We'll see how this goes once I finish my sandwich (yay sammich!) and the check-ups.
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At Panera, ostensibly for a NaNoWriMo write-in with another local writer. So far, I've done zero writing and am still catching up on email/newsfeeds/webcomics. We'll see how this goes once I finish my sandwich (yay sammich!) and the check-ups.
So, you mean you're not getting any writing done today? >_>
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Hey now, horses are like, 5, 600 pounds tops. Barely a quarter of a ton!
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Got home today to find that my grandfather's been hospitalized with a stroke. He can move his left leg slightly, but his arm is completely gone, possibly for good. Mentally, he seems to be fine.
Ugh.
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So uh stubbed toe, removed sock hours later to find it mostly purple.
...this sounds bad, no?
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wait, you have a purple sock now?
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wait, you have a purple sock now?
I REALLY REALLY WISH I DID.
It could have yellow flowers on it.
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So uh stubbed toe, removed sock hours later to find it mostly purple.
...this sounds bad, no?
Sounds like a broken toe. There isn't much of anything you can do with those besides tough it out.
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Sounds like a broken toe. There isn't much of anything you can do with those besides tough it out.
Ugh. I'm gonna get out of shape waiting for the damned thing to heal unless I can get the old Bowflex set up.
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BOY HAVE I GOT A STORY FOR YOU GUYS TONIGHT.
So I went out to the VCU Commons today to play fighting games with the people here. As it turns out, only two people showed up today. Still, had some fun games in T6 and SF4.
Then.... getting back was a problem. Recap:
9:30 - the two people in question left to work on school stuff.
9:55 - At the bus stop I was waiting on, I overhear students saying the buses stop running past 9 PM on weekends. I proceed to freak the fuck out.
10:00 - I go to the library and ask the security lady for assistance. THE FUCKING COPS CAME OUT. I proceed to be extremely afraid.
10:15 - After some discussion and identity verification, a cop calls in a non-specified taxi and tells me to wait. We talk, then he gets cut short and has to go take care of some crime that popped up.
10:45 - I waited for a fucking half hour and the taxi never came. I freak out AGAIN.
11:00 I wander over to the nearby 7 Eleven to find.... A BUS. I proceed to become horribly confused and scream at it so it doesn't ride off. This works. I then learned that it was actually just the VCU connector buses[IE; the ones free to students] that had weird times on weekends.
12:00 - I'm home and vaguely dizzy while I type this. My arms want to fall off from having carried too much weight throughout all of this[a 14 lb arcade stick, a 360, a small TV, a PS2, and games for both.]
Well at least I've learned things tonight so I won't let something like this happen again.
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I was about to ask why the cops coming out would freak you out until you said you were carrying so much shit. I guess I can see that they thought you were trying to steal it?
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9:55 - At the bus stop I was waiting on, I overhear students saying the buses stop running past 9 PM on weekends. I proceed to freak the fuck out.
Understandable freak-out. You should have asked them for clarification.
10:00 - I go to the library and ask the security lady for assistance. THE FUCKING COPS CAME OUT. I proceed to be extremely afraid.
12:00 - I'm home and vaguely dizzy while I type this. My arms want to fall off from having carried too much weight throughout all of this[a 14 lb arcade stick, a 360, a small TV, a PS2, and games for both.]
Well, at least the latter explains why the cops' interest was aroused. I mean, cops can be pretty horrible sometimes, but if you're carrying around a bunch of electronics, at least I can't fault the cops for being a bit suspicious...
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Actually it was a fuck up when I talked to the security lady. I wasn't supposed to be in that library past 10 because it's student only then. So the cops came because it was like "is this kid trespassing?". Nothing actually BAD came of it, but I was frightened.
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That's quite a story indeed. But uh, didn't you explain to the security lady you just wanted some assistance, not that you wanted to sneak into the library by talking to her?
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Got home today to find that my grandfather's been hospitalized with a stroke. He can move his left leg slightly, but his arm is completely gone, possibly for good. Mentally, he seems to be fine.
Ugh.
Did peeps miss this or? That seriously sucks Shale, hope that he recovers better than expected and that he gets to go home sooner rather than later. Grandparents are seriously worrisome creatures *eyes own and all their ails* yet so totally awesme >_>
Ultradude sorry about your toe and your experience w/th buses, cops and bizarre library ladies Xer <_<
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Everyone, Snow, Zenny, OK, Ultradude, Idun, etc wow that's a lot of information and advice. Thanks ^_^
Water, exercise and proper eating times, etc (yeah NotMiki I also do the healthy cooking and portioning thing but eat them at bizarre times >_>) is where I fail I think. I drink tea and Pepsi Max <_<
I don't live alone either nor even with family or other people I want to be with *watches a certain someone fleeing over another hill* so I'm not always comfortable using the kitchen and tend to use it when it's not being used i.e late at night so yeah. That's where the bizarre eating times come from in my case I think. As for drinking habits well I've tried water but crashed. I should try again~
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Sounds like you have a bit of an addiction to caffeine/sugar. You probably need to do some detox. I'd say see how often you drink them (tea, soda) each day. Then start replacing some of them (say you drink soda 3 times a day, replace the morning one with water instead) slowly. Don't stop cold or you might get some withdrawal issues. You can still have it, but it's been shown that the more caffeine/sugar (which tend to go together in a lot of drinks) you consume, the more you crave them in other sources too. Do it in moderation.
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Got home today to find that my grandfather's been hospitalized with a stroke. He can move his left leg slightly, but his arm is completely gone, possibly for good. Mentally, he seems to be fine.
Ugh.
Did peeps miss this or?
Missed it because it was on the previous page. Sorry to hear that, Shale; I hope things pick up soon. People have done some amazing things when recovering from strokes, but you just never know. My own grandfather suffered 3 or 4 strokes in his life. The last one he suffered was the most serious, but he recovered full use of his arm and speech within a year and lived for 10 more after that.
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Sounds like you have a bit of an addiction to caffeine/sugar. You probably need to do some detox. I'd say see how often you drink them (tea, soda) each day. Then start replacing some of them (say you drink soda 3 times a day, replace the morning one with water instead) slowly. Don't stop cold or you might get some withdrawal issues. You can still have it, but it's been shown that the more caffeine/sugar (which tend to go together in a lot of drinks) you consume, the more you crave them in other sources too. Do it in moderation.
For the love of little green apples, YES. I decided to try Atkins on a whim one day. I had been on a 1-2 can a day habit for a couple years, not to mention sugary cereals, etc. I had the rippingest headache in my life by the end of that day, and I *do* get migraines. <_<
Take it slow. It's quite possible! For a while I was on to maybe a soda when going out to dinner with friends with no ill effects. Lately I'm back to the point where 24 hours without soda gives me a headache again. :P
--At Panera, ostensibly for a NaNoWriMo write-in with another local writer. So far, I've done zero writing and am still catching up on email/newsfeeds/webcomics. We'll see how this goes once I finish my sandwich (yay sammich!) and the check-ups.
So, you mean you're not getting any writing done today? >_>
That is pretty much what happened. I was there for ~2 hours. Did a lot of "research," wrote about 250 new words. But I completely redirected my story and gave it new characters! Which, in NaNo terms, means I went backwards. Go me~
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Got home today to find that my grandfather's been hospitalized with a stroke. He can move his left leg slightly, but his arm is completely gone, possibly for good. Mentally, he seems to be fine.
Ugh.
Yeah, I sorta missed that too. It does suck, but I hope your grandfather is alright enough in light of the circumstances. Regards. Although I can't imagine how heartbreaking for you all it must be.
Also, I do not know what you people are talking about for caffeine addiction.
/me hides the daily bottle of coffee he drinks.
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I've mostly quit caffine. It wasn't that bad, I just wake up mean.
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One of caffeine and nicotine are an absolute necessity as soon as I wake up if I am to function at all for the rest of the day. Having both is optional, but desirable.
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He could definitely be a lot worse, it just hits hard because the only other time I've seen a family member hit by a stroke, it was my great-grandmother (on that side) and she never went home again. It's got to be hell on my grandmother; first her mother, then her husband.
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/me nods.
At least, your grandfather may return home - hope he does, and he seems at least stable. Can't blame you for your reaction, either.
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Personally, I'm kind of jealous of you people and your still-living grandparents. All of mine died before I graduated high school... ;_; </Xorn>
But I offer my best wishes for your Grandpa, Shale! I hope he gets better and you teach him the joys of video games so he can spend the rest of his years doing something truly productive! ^_^
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Personally, I'm kind of jealous of you people and your still-living grandparents. All of mine died before I graduated high school... ;_; </Xorn>
Eh, that's no big reason to Xorn besides having to deal with loss when you're a teenager. My grandparents from my father's side died before I was born. My mother's parents lived about a country's distance worth away from me - to the point I've been around them for one month total in my life before they died when I was 17. That month happened when I was three years old. I never really emoed over it.
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Thanks for trivializing my pain.
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That's Snow's job really. He exists to undercut Xorn's powers.
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I wouldn't have to if you people weren't so ineffectual at it.
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Ineffectual at Xorning? *shrug* topic gets too ugly if Xorn's frue powers are used here.
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Ineffectual at stopping people from Xorning is what I mean.
Although, if that sounded mean to Djinn, it actually wasn't my intent. But I think that cryfully pining over things you loved and lost is a disservice - the grieving is rather for us who remain than for those who go. And loss, as painful as it can be, is just about the most natural thing that happens in our lives. Whether this is sad or not, it's something that we ought to learn to live with. And at least, you'll have the memories of them while you remain - those are the most valuable things they leave us.
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Got home today to find that my grandfather's been hospitalized with a stroke. He can move his left leg slightly, but his arm is completely gone, possibly for good. Mentally, he seems to be fine.
Ugh.
Shit how did I miss that. That sucks, Shale, but at least he'll recover. Hopefully he won't be in too much pain after he does.
EDIT: Okay made it not retarded.
Also you are not addicted to caffiene until you're drinking 3 cups of coffee a normal day and 8 on a rough one.
And only not more than 8 because you start to hate coffee after that, and need to switch to tea.
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I am really sorry too, but it sounds like it's maybe something that's recoverable. Best wishes to you and your family.
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Hope it works out well. Sounds like things could go pretty well in the end, as far as strokes go.
...now me complaining about my toe feels really silly.
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Well, any time any one of us is bitching about something minor, which happens all the god damn time in this topic, we should feel silly.
I know I do, though I bitch and whine about every minor inconvenience all the time. Ideally we shouldn't need the occasional injection of perspective, but at least there's always something that humbles us.
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Ineffectual at stopping people from Xorning is what I mean.
Although, if that sounded mean to Djinn, it actually wasn't my intent. But I think that cryfully pining over things you loved and lost is a disservice - the grieving is rather for us who remain than for those who go. And loss, as painful as it can be, is just about the most natural thing that happens in our lives. Whether this is sad or not, it's something that we ought to learn to live with. And at least, you'll have the memories of them while you remain - those are the most valuable things they leave us.
Actually... that 'Thanks for trivializing my pain' thing was supposed to be sarcastic. So, uh... no harm, no foul.
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There's usually a hint of truth within sarcasm, and I know you're pretty sensitive in general. Figured it wouldn't hurt to not be a complete asshat.
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At least my day was pretty good and uneventful. G'luck with your stuff, Shale.
A translation of my post into the Good Xorning vernacular:
MY LIFE IS OVER. IT'S ALL OVER. I STUBBED MY TOE AT WORK IN FRONT OF MY WORKFRIENDS AND THEY THINK I'M A CLUMSY OAF NOW!
*slit slit slit slit slit slit slit slit down the street, not across the road slit slit slit slit slit slit slit*
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Good luck to Shale. Don't really have enough to say beyond that. Just... good luck to you and yours.
Not enough bitching about how love is evil, Dune. You're slacking on your Xorn translations.
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Best wishes, Shale.
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It's implied, y'know? The Xorn can be subtle.
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At least my day was pretty good and uneventful. G'luck with your stuff, Shale.
A translation of my post into the Good Xorning vernacular:
MY LIFE IS OVER. IT'S ALL OVER. I STUBBED MY TOE AT WORK IN FRONT OF MY WORKFRIENDS AND THEY THINK I'M A CLUMSY OAF NOW!
*slit slit slit slit slit slit slit slit down the street, not across the road slit slit slit slit slit slit slit*
Multi-turning bastard.
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Are you sure that's not a whore mating call?
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Nah, whores don't talk about that slit.
Good Xorning translation:
WOMEN ARE EVIL AND LOVE IS FALSE I'LL NEVER GET A GOOD GIRLFRIEND ALL WOMEN ARE EVIL MANIPULATING BITCHES I HATE LIFE FOREVER!!!!
See? Subtle.
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Good Xorning translation:
WOMEN ARE EVIL AND LOVE IS FALSE I'LL NEVER GET A GOOD GIRLFRIEND ALL WOMEN ARE EVIL MANIPULATING BITCHES I HATE LIFE FOREVER!!!!
Nice. do you speak Dr. Strangelove?
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First Citycouncil Person: "Ah, I see. Alright, we'll look at it for a month and call you again after that to see how things stand by then."
*one week later*
Second Citycouncil Person: "Okay I've signed you up for mandatory classes on HOW TO ASK FRIENDS IF THE PLACES THEY WORK AT HAVE JOB VACANCIES starting next week. ^_^ What? What other agreements? durr sorry iduncare"
Suddenly voting on the council has become a lot more relevant to me.
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Wait, so exactly what happened?
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Thanks OK, Lady Door, Zenny.
Just discovered my ex step dad (sister's dad) had pneumonia and has been informed his lungs are gone (I have no idea what this really means/exactly what it entails) Ironically? He gave up smoking years ago and only went to the doctor because thought he had swine flu or something >_>
Edit: I'm guessing my sister didn't give my mother the proper details and it's only one lung that's gone or that both lungs are practically but not completely gone because yeah ... My mom said something about him perhaps having to go to hospital for oxegen?
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Wait, so exactly what happened?
Long story short my local government are idiots. :p I had an agreement with one guy, and then this lady suddenly overturns that agreement. Minor point of annoyance, now I have to attend meetings about "learning how to find work" every week.
Hey, who knows, a nice friend I've yet to meet might just be among the others. :)
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Uh, wow CT. That... I've no idea what it means when your lungs are gone, but I don't think it's something you want. Hope he'll be alright.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emphysema
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Thanks OK, Lady Door, Zenny.
Just discovered my ex step dad (sister's dad) had pneumonia and has been informed his lungs are gone (I have no idea what this really means/exactly what it entails) Ironically? He gave up smoking years ago and only went to the doctor because thought he had swine flu or something >_>
Edit: I'm guessing my sister didn't give my mother the proper details and it's only one lung that's gone or that both lungs are practically but not completely gone because yeah ... My mom said something about him perhaps having to go to hospital for oxegen?
That sounds bad. Hope he gets better. Could be Emphysema, could also just be the lungs shutting down now because of the fluid in his lungs.
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Christ, CT, that sounds terrible. Hope it's not the end of the world there.
mrf, I need food.
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Thanks for the good wishes, everyone. He's already getting better - rehab starts soon, and his mouth is moving well enough that he can talk intelligibly again. The fact that he's done that on his own makes me ridiculously happy.
CT, I'm really sorry to hear that. It does sound like emphysema; I hope he can recover.
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You know, there were a lot of ways I was considering for opening this post up with. However, here's the story of my last bit of day...
There was a code blue called on a unit today. Patient has severe allergies to everything, including latex, which somehow touched her. I was there, ran there with the resident I was working with. The patient had epi-pens with them. No one, not any of the nurses/physicians there, had ever used one before, and the patient was out of it. I've done it once for my sister, so I had a general idea. Since no one was moving...I figured someone had to before she got intubated.
Now, the last time I used one, it had a black top that had to be pressed to fire the needle. This pen looked exactly the same, so I grabbed the top black button, and jammed it in to her hip...
Except that this was a different pen, designed to be "easier" to use. The black tip was the needle, and it responded to pressure.
Needless to say, I got 3 mcg of epinephrine injected in to my thumb.
More importantly, as I've researched the pen with a few other people, this was a defective one - the needle never retracted, and stuck in my thumb, bending about 90 degrees about half the length of the needle, and turning into a fishhook the last 1/4 inch or so.
...uh....yeah. That was a pleasant hour. Walked down to the ER (light-headed, exceptionally tachycardic, although no initial pain due to all the vasoconstriction). Funny the nurse asked me why my blood pressure was 182/164 - she asked me if I had high blood pressure at such a young age >_> Gee, maybe I just got a VASOPRESSOR injected in to me >_>
Pulling the needle out was fun - they took x-rays, and had to twist it around for 5 minutes to get it out. Then I asked for phentolamine, but we decided to just soak it for a few hours. During my time in there, I had people go by and ask me what happened. I even had physicians I knew walk by and ask me questions! Like I was working >_>
Not awful, but I'm half thinking of a lawsuit, since, if that were done on a patient, it would be pretty much even worse.
Also got two cute nurses to give me their phone numbers. How odd >_>
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A:Good work with the phone numbers. B: Yeah, that is a major fuckup. Holy crap, that sucks.
Edit: The nurses don't know how to use a fucking epi pen? What the christ. *I* know how to use one and that's something you learn in a basic first aid course.
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Wow. That is special. Glad you're okay now, but yeah, that would really, really suck if it happened to somebody who was already in condition to need epinephrine. Good work macking on the nurses, though!
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That sucks on two levels.
1) Ow. Needle. Five minutes of twisting, an X-ray AND all the full side-effects of an unnecessary epi injection? Ow.
2) NONE of the nurses and doctors knew how to use an epi-pen?!
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Apparently nobody knows how to make one either, so it all balances out.
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I'm half thinking of a lawsuit, since, if that were done on a patient, it would be pretty much even worse.
Doooooo eeeeeeeet. [not legal advice.]
seriously, if there are defective epipens out there, their designer may need a little monetary motivation to grease the wheels of innovation.
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seriously, if there are defective epipens out there, their designer may need a little monetary motivation to grease the wheels of innovation.
...I like this wording.
Anyways yeah, stupid needles and poorly made medical equipment. Good job with the nurses though.
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I thought OK had a girlfriend.
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I'd give you a 'Phone Numbers FIVE! Yeah!', but I'm afraid I might hurt your thumb.
Apparently you need random epinephrine injections more often, as it obviously improves your Mackin' skillz.
EDIT:I thought OK had a girlfriend.
Even better.
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It's implied, y'know? The Xorn can be subtle.
Not so subtle with the XORNS today, are we Ko?
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Blame Hatbot and Kobot! I'm innocent! So what if Xorn nearly killed everyone?!
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Because I feel this needs to be shared, the above refers to an RP session in which we fought a XORN (D&D monster). During the course of this very short fight, the following occurred:
-3/4 of party reduced to single-digit HP. The fight only lasted three rounds, so you can guess what the thing's attack rolls looked like.
-The party sorcerer rolled four ones for magic missile damage. Then he rolled three ones and a two. SUCH AN IMPROVEMENT.
-XORN CRITICAL SMASH.
-XORN CRITICAL SMASH x2. (Thankfully not confirmed.)
-The party rogue (me) whiffed on every attack.
Discerning the dicebots' earnest intent to kill us, we ran like hell.
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And you managed not to crash into a wall? Impressive.
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Given the circumstances, yes.
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It had cleave and great cleave. If it had a bit better luck, it could've killed three of you on one insane crit/cleave string. It can always be worse.
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Okay, so today at work I got the preliminary date for my scheduled vacation time, sans any negotiation of any kind.
August 1st to August 31th. This has to be one of the funniest coincidences this year.
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It's a sign from on high.
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Why? Because it means you'll play lots of Gust games next year?
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It's a sign from on high.
I expect to be greeted with flamethrowers.
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You'll be greeted with a rousing version of "Happy Birthday, Mr Brazilian" from Meeple's brother, that sound good?
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What is your favourite Broly episode?
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What is your favourite Broly episode?
Broly MOVIE, Grefter! Jeff would be ashamed. It's almost like you never listened to a word he said!
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Almost.
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You'll be greeted with a rousing version of "Happy Birthday, Mr Brazilian" from Meeple's brother, that sound good?
I'm greeting -that- with flamethrowers.
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I am so bored.
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We can form a club, then.
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Now we'll sing, I Dig a Pygmie, by Charles Hortree and the Deafaids. Phase 2, in which Zenny realizes for the umpteenth time that if he just stopped worrying about everything he'll notice he doesn't have that much to worry about.
Always nice to get an ego boost in the morning. Makes the day better.
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Kicking hobos in the morning can achieve similar results.
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I thought Zenny was basically a hobo and thsu would just be kicking himself a lot... which is what he does... huh. Makes sense. But counterproductive.
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Pro tip for Zenny from Snow: Beat yourself.
News at 12.
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Glad to see someone picked the cue.
(If nothing else, for overworrying so damned much. <_<)
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This stupid noreaster is worse than Isabel. God damn it.
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WHY THE HELL DOES EVERYONE HAVE THE GODDAMNED SWINE FLU?!!?!?!???!!!?!?!!!??!!!
Seriously, I've had to call the CDC every day this week to order investigational peramivir. Yuck :/
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This stupid noreaster is worse than Isabel. God damn it.
Possibly having an unwanted possible ticket to the land of Oz?
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Something like that. We've gotten nearly a foot of rain in the last two days and are getting hurricane force gusts of wind (75 MPH, 50 MPH steady, though tapering off). I'm looking at the power outage chart on Dominion power's website and it's ugly. The storm surge is nearly as bad as Hurricane Isabel, which means it sucks for anyone on the water.
http://outagemap.dom.com/DomComFlexOutageViewer/index.html Basically a third of the city lost power here. (Isabel, something like 98% of the greater hampton roads region lost power)
Wonder if Pyro lost power.
Edit: This is making me want to reread Eye of the World. (For those that don't know, it's the first WoT novel and the title refers to Hurricane Hugo, the eye of which went over Charleston SC where Jordan lived)
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Ugh. And all that good day nonsense gone in an instant because I let some stupid douchebag get under my skin. Failure.
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Seasonal Affective Disorder sucks.
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Today is my birthday.
I had to wake up early, got stuck in traffic that NEVER exists, and got to work half an hour late. I will be leaving work an hour early so I can drop the furry monster at home off at a doggy daycare place (the same furry monster who I found out, this morning, had eaten one of my wire bracelets). Then I get to meet up with two other TCG players and go drive up to Sacramento, a trip that takes 1.5 hours even when you're not driving in Friday night traffic. (By the way, the road to Sacramento? Also the road to Tahoe.)
This has actually already been one of my better birthdays. I HATE my birthday -- it's usually a day full of sorrow and emergency. Let's hope I get to avoid that this year.
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Happy birthday.
Or should I say: marginally less unhappy birthday.
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The picture of the cake in my profile is awesome.
And thanks. :D
I am being dramatic. I don't hate my birthday, I just... usually skate by it without paying much attention, except to grumble at how old I'm getting (hah) and complain about the many things that choose to go wrong right around it.
This year totally beats the year we were evacuated for two+ weeks due to a fire that nearly burned down my house.
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Presenting that paper today at that Medieval Studies colloquium. Speaking time is limited to 15 minutes, and I've been able to get it down to 16. Guess I need to cut more from what I'd read aloud.
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The picture of the cake in my profile is awesome.
And thanks. :D
I am being dramatic. I don't hate my birthday, I just... usually skate by it without paying much attention, except to grumble at how old I'm getting (hah) and complain about the many things that choose to go wrong right around it.
Happy birthday, and don't worry, you're hardly the only person to dislike your birthday. I sorta hate mine too and I hardly have a reason to!
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Presenting that paper today at that Medieval Studies colloquium. Speaking time is limited to 15 minutes, and I've been able to get it down to 16. Guess I need to cut more from what I'd read aloud.
That's awesome. Congrats! Good luck paring it down, too -- that's a tough one.
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So my coworkers sang "Happy Birthday" and gave me a cupcake with a candle. It was corporate cheesy and awesome.
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I'm not sure if I still have hemoglobins or if the caffeine overload ate them all already~
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Everyone is dying.
Fuck you, Piglet.
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Man, I think I stopped functioning organically about three hours ago. I just want to go to bed already. Fuck you too, sun.
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Snow's a vampire?
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Car troubles. 3 papers due next week. Addicted to tangerines. Going to watch Fly Boys (Flyboys?). Need to get my nails filled in, and.... yeah. Those are my sunshines. Getting dark before 6 isn't with me well.
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How does one get addicted to tangerines? Does it involve getting the shakes if you go more than an hour without a citrus fruit?
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You eat them, and then you get addicted. Or you dry them, then snort them. Or put cocaine in them. Fuck if I know, I got a jones for it.
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Snow's a vampire?
Welcome to like five years ago.
Ironically, I actually had sleep this night. Welp.
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Fun fact: there are like five people that aren't the cleaning staff working today, and there's absolutely no real work to be done today either. I think the only reason there isn't a campfire in the proofreading room is because it's bright.
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At the hotel in Sacramento, waiting for other people to be up and ready so we can hit IHOP. The guys were up until 3-4AM building and tweaking their decks, so this will be an interesting day indeed! <_<
Given what I've been hearing from people tweeting about the meta in our region, this should be a very long, very interesting day. 3 matches of constructed (all sets) followed by breaking into pods for 3 matches of draft (1-1-1 from the new block). So... all the prepping is for about 50% of the game. Good times.
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Presentation went really well. I feel like I overprepared for it, but eh. I think I was the only student presenting that wasn't a grad student? Yeah, awesome.
Almost caught up on everything! Hooray. Except the JET application is only 50% done... oh well, nothing I don't have time to catch up on. I hope.
Oh, yeah.
ANYONE WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE LAW OR KNOWLEDGE OF THE JET PROGRAMME'S APPLICATION PLEASE REPOND.
It's a small thing. Back in 2006, a party I was at got busted up and I was charged with a minor in possession. I took a drunk driving class (even though I wasn't driving...), and then the officer met with me just before I was tried, made sure I took the class, and then left. The judge didn't like that, but when she called for the officer he didn't come back, and she had to throw the case out.
Well, so I know for certain that there is no MIP conviction on my record. However, the application asks whether I was arrested, convicted, or CHARGED with anything. I know damn well that I was charged at some point, so I said yes.
But I wonder if I even need to. Unless my memory's faulty and I was found not guilty instead, I'm fairly sure the case was just dismissed. Does this still count as a charge? Will I even need to report something so minor? More importantly, will this show up on an FBI background check?
I only worry because, if I say no but the charge is still somewhere in the records, then I could be disqualified for omitting it. However, if I say yes, then I have to make my way all the way to the courthouse and try and negotiate with a bloated bureaucracy until my eyes bleed, and I may not even need to. So, I'd like to know. Thanks for anyone's help ahead of time.
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I left out a ton of stuff in my application and they didn't care. They don't do a full background check on you until -after- you've been selected. If it turns up after that point, you can just explain it at your interview. They're pretty understanding of that sort of thing.
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ANYONE WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE LAW
Can't help you with legal questions, but here's the FBI's procedure for records requests if you want to see what it would say:
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/fprequest.htm
It says allow 8-10 weeks for processing, though, so probably not helpful for you in the short term.
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Mm. Seems like something I'll be able to hold off on fretting about for a while, then... Thanks. Still probably best to call the courthouse and find out buuuut yeah.
Thanks, anyway, both of you. Though I can't imagine
EDIT: ...that I'll be able to avoid having to deal with the metro court and all the pain that goes along with that. Was the end of THAT sentence.
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I am going to be the black girll in Left for Dead 2.
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Continuing the tradition of why the time around my birthday sucks:
1) My license expired. I knew this was going to happen as I'd gotten a mailing in late September telling me so, but I'd COMPLETELY forgotten, and so I inadvertently drove to Sacramento on an expired license. Thankfully this story doesn't end up with me getting a ticket or anything.
2) I totally scrubbed out of both tournaments I played in over the weekend. This isn't terribly shocking given my play record thus far, but I had a GOOD deck (in fact, 2 versions of it made it to the Top 8). I mainly got screwed over by terrible draw and ridiculously unbalanced match-ups. Plus being matched against Andrew once.
3) One of our friends made Top 8. Hooray! He had a great deck for what was there, and his first match was supposed to be an auto win. When it comes time to play? He makes a HUGE mistake that costs him game 1, and another one in game 3 because he is flustered that is just as bad. This is the kind of error that is so laughably BASIC, especially because he had his opponent's decklist, that our region is going to take some flak for quite some time because of it.
4) Two of the people we play with were dating. They broke up on Thursday, wreaking havoc with our playgroup (naturally).
5) The headlamps on our car randomly decided to die Sunday night. No clue why, the fuses are fine, the side lights work and the brights work. So we drove home with the brights only.
6) The power was out this morning. The ONLY reason I got up early enough to get to work on time was because we have a battery-powered back-up surge protector that beeps every 45 seconds to tell you it's on.
Despite all this, I did have fun. It wasn't all bad. But GODDAMN. Seriously? Glad it's over. <_<
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3) One of our friends made Top 8. Hooray! He had a great deck for what was there, and his first match was supposed to be an auto win. When it comes time to play? He makes a HUGE mistake that costs him game 1, and another one in game 3 because he is flustered that is just as bad. This is the kind of error that is so laughably BASIC, especially because he had his opponent's decklist, that our region is going to take some flak for quite some time because of it.
A mistake so laughably basic that all of us vocalized concerns of something shady going on, because he would never, ever have done that. Ever.
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Shenanigans at work! Today, we: had a power outage. This power outage also wrecked the network. Such outage went from 4:40PM to 5:50PM. The network itself didn't pop back up until 6PM. It's now 6:40PM. Guess what happened to the network -again-~?
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So today we had a debate in our class about scientific integrity.
Basically, in the early part of this decade, a scientist working for Bell fabricated some really amazing-if-true discoveries, and these were published in the most famous science journals there are. After some academic scientists figured out that he was using the same graph in like five different papers with the same blemishes in the same places, Bell investigated and found that it was all a lie and fired him. Basically in science there is basically a ban on all reputable science publications for like ten years, and he got it. Pretty straightforward except for the fact that the co-authors, people who put their name on the journal page despite doing very little of the actual work, didn't get punished at all. A co-author might deliver a small contribution, like ensuring that the structure is correct or whatever.
So the argument was, should they be punished? I argued that they should; there is a fundamental responsibility of a scientist to make sure that what their name is being put on is sound, otherwise they are contributing to faulty science. Other people argued that the editors are equally at fault as the scientists since they didn't catch it either (but in many cases, editors are hardly experts in the field, especially for journals that cover all parts of science like the most famous ones).
Pretty interesting regardless.
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Other people argued that the editors are equally at fault as the scientists since they didn't catch it either (but in many cases, editors are hardly experts in the field, especially for journals that cover all parts of science like the most famous ones).
I agree with your stance. In the case of editors, though, it's pretty clear as to why the blame can't be dropped with the same élan on them. Given the rarity of scientific experts within the editorial field, even assuming they get the insight to realize there's something iffy with the news discovery, they still have to count on second-hand sources with often little knowledge of their own to compliment this truth-searching in one of the densest, most closed fields around. So, it's hard to say -where- they screw it up if they do. The accountability, to some degree, shouldn't be tossed out, but it's hard to pinpoint where their responsibility begins and ends.
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I think it's an argument for more specific attribution of each author's contributions, personally. If I'm just there to check the structure or verify one particular experiment, I shouldn't have to check every result to make sure I won't be sanctioned later because somebody else is a jackass. I should be accountable if I'm supposed to verify the part that ended up being fake.
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Fire them all, let God pay their unemployment.
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To be fair, an editor for a science journal is a bit different. It goes through a peer review process where the paper is evaluated for a few criteria. No one actually edits the text itself (some journals may but I don't think many do) but rather just do a cursory test of how well it meets their criteria. There will be a biologist, a chemist, a physicist, as well as a couple of editor-type people who make sure that it is not a horribly written embarrassment with bad English. In theory, having a panel of scientists should help get a lot of the frauds out, but in practice each field is just so vast that there is no way that one scientist from the field could easily pick up on the error.
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It gets a bit more amazingly strange when you take into account that the posted studies were accurate if I am reading that right? Not the first time I have heard this either, it is a case of someone taking such a strong stance on their research and the implications that they are prepared to lie to get it out there. I can sympathize with this assuming that this is largely because they do not have the funding to do such things (or in my known case it was because there just is not a large enough body in the world to feasibly get a truly sufficient set of subjects under the best of circumstances let alone the ones that needed to volunteer). While the findings turn out to be correct, it really is horrible science and the people do deserve to be punished, but assuming your find is big enough? I think it is bad science but if it really is something you are passionate enough about it to lie to the scientific community I don't really think it is explicitly unethical (It can be used as kind of a Scientific suicide bomb, it certainly is an effective way to draw a lot of attention to your theories).
The case I know of was involving Twin Studies and just getting viable pairs of Twins is incredibly hard, getting them to play along is even harder. It was really essentially a set of Case Studies presented as far more wide ranging which is... bad scientific method to say the least, but sadly nigh unavoidable at times in Psychology when dealing with some fairly exotic cases.
It comes down to it that scientific method has no inherent Ethics, that is up to people apply. Is it Unethical by default to break scientific method? Not really. Is lying unethical? Most of the time, yeah it is going to be. Are there times the net worth is there to be unethical? Certainly. It is up to each individual to decide when that is worth it.
Now whether associated Scientists should be punished for the paper because they are failing to uphold scientific methodology? Assuming they had some kind of accountability over the actual experiments involved? Absolutely. Do I think a review board may find it more ethical to overlook such things? Absolutely. Ethics is not science and publishing is not science.
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I think this is more a question of the role of editors than it is direct ethics. Basically, are editors there to catch people lying, or to guarantee that the papers they publish are not deficient? Given that checking papers rigorously enough to detect a high percentage of frauds costs time and money, and could seriously delay or permanently bar the publishing of some legitimate but tricky-to-verify work, how much checking is enough? Essentially, how honest should editors assume scientists are?
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Like Ciato said though, that is the entire purpose of the Peer Review process is to do that fact checking. Readability editting is left up to the person submitting the paper in this case mostly (Because hey THIS is where the journal's are spending their money! The fact checking!). The entire peer review process is the only reason the scientific community can accept citations and establish works based off of other people's research. You do a science degree and you cite an article that isn't peer reviewed and you are just throwing away your marks. You do a science degree and you cite a poorly written article that IS peer reviewed and no one really cares overly much.
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So... this just arrived in my email a bit ago and I'm completely taken by surprise.
hi, how are you doing today?.i am really sorry to bother you with this email but i just want you to know what i am facing right now.i am sorry that i didn't inform you about my traveling to London UK for a seminar,i am presently in London now but unfortunately for me i lost my wallet in a taxi where my money and other valuable things were kept.i will like you to assist me with a loan of $2000 or whatever you can afford urgently to sort-out my hotel bills and get myself back home.i promise i will pay you back as soon as i return.Kindly let me know if you can be of help so that i can send you the details you will use to send the money to me here in London.any assistance you can offer will be greatly appreciated. alyne (lastname omitted).
So... I know this girl sort of. I met her first year of university and she hung out with our group for a few months. And every time she saw me in the halls, she'd say hi. One time, she let me borrow some cheezy horror flicks.
This does -not- constitute a friendship where I can just lend $2000 out at the drop of a hat.
I feel kind of bad though. Back in college, I think she had a crush on me, but I was dating someone else at the time (and I wouldn't be interested anyway... She's... Well, do you know Dane Cook's "Karen" joke? She's Karen.) And I'm kind of worried that if she's sending this to -me-, someone who she hung out with for less than a year at university, there's really no one who will help her out...
Ugh. I'm going to sleep so I can stop caring about other people's problems...
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Eh you -do not- go to another country without insurance and other back up plans in case of crap occuring. If this girl's serious then I'm lost for words but I'm smelling BS here similiar to usual scammy emails that do the rounds. Somebody else could have gotten a hold of her name and email. Don't touch it Djinn, don't touchhh et! Don't touch anything that says plz send me XXX monies with a ten foot barge pole!
(and what kind of hotel costs £1000+ >_>)
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Can you fine her another $2,000 for writing like that?
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Yeah, the mail -does- sound really scam-y, but from what I know of this girl... it might just be her... >.>;; If it was anyone else, I'd be more skeptical, but if this is a scam, they picked the perfect disguise. >.>;;
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Just because it's her doesn't mean it's not a scam.
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As much as you may want to help her, that's definitely not the kind of money you want to shell out period, so I wouldn't fret over it.
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Indeed.
There are support networks in the UK, social security, etc for a person in trouble too and if this really is the real deal then this girl will seek them out (and really again you should -always- have a fairly rough idea of who/where to go for help incase of crap happening before travelling anywhere)
Good one Shale >_>
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Ugh. I'm going to sleep so I can stop caring about other people's problems...
:(
Really though, I wouldn't give others a loan of $2,000 if a) I hardly know 'em and b) they've already proven they are careless with their money.
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Can you fine her another $2,000 for writing like that?
Couldn't have said it better myself.
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Like Ciato said though, that is the entire purpose of the Peer Review process is to do that fact checking. Readability editting is left up to the person submitting the paper in this case mostly (Because hey THIS is where the journal's are spending their money! The fact checking!). The entire peer review process is the only reason the scientific community can accept citations and establish works based off of other people's research. You do a science degree and you cite an article that isn't peer reviewed and you are just throwing away your marks. You do a science degree and you cite a poorly written article that IS peer reviewed and no one really cares overly much.
The thing is that it looks TERRIBLE for the journals who publish and get fooled by false work.
What this guy did was basically said that Buckyballs (which are a pretty hot science field) had superconductivity at significantly higher temperatures than anything else ever seen. The truth of it is that they do have a higher-than-average superconductivity temperature, but not 60 degrees higher than anything else ever discovered or anything.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Hendrik_Sch%C3%B6n
As a side note, the keeping laboratory notebooks mentioned in the article thing is a bigger deal than one might think; it's basically your line of defense against such claims if your institution is ever audited or something dangerous happened in your lab. Not keeping them is a really heavy blow against him.
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Graaaaah. This job-hunt thing is really starting to sink into a vicious cycle. I can't get an interview anywhere, which makes me keep spending more time trying to get my applications straight instead of working at the job that pays my bills, which makes me stressed when deadlines come around, which makes me hate my job more, which makes me even more emo about not being able to find a new one.
Somebody just give me a billion dollars already.
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*hugs* Total suckage. ;_;
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Graaaaah. This job-hunt thing is really starting to sink into a vicious cycle. I can't get an interview anywhere, which makes me keep spending more time trying to get my applications straight instead of working at the job that pays my bills, which makes me stressed when deadlines come around, which makes me hate my job more, which makes me even more emo about not being able to find a new one.
Somebody just give me a billion dollars already.
Yeah, the job-hunting rut is really painful (especially when the interview rotation is already crazy slow). It can get even worse if you don't have a job, thus no way to pay bills, but the stress that the whole thing induces is just awful. Just hang tight, though - as long as you're not frozen and inarticulate, you can keep things moving to a degree. And you might want to reconsider whether the issue is with your applications in order to at least reduce the stress a bit. Companies often discard perfectly -good- applications for no reason related to their quality.
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The important thing is to not get frustrated and just give up, even for a day. That starts a whole new boulder rolling and makes everything work. Best of luck. It is going to suck for a while though I imagine.
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It inevitably does - the market demand is about a couple million light-years slower than our anxieties and our wishes. >_> It's even worse when you're unemployed yourself - it gives you all the time and all the guilt to get a nice shiny katamari with all the darkest thoughts in the world rolling into a crash towards your psyche.
/me waves to the two years he spent practically unemployed.
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Djinn, one word of advice: never, ever lend money to anybody if you aren't prepared to never see that money again. Not saying you should or shouldn't, but don't go into it with any expectation of it returning.
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I'm generally on board with the people saying that that email seems really scammy, whether you know the girl or not. Who flies to another country without having already dealt with things like paying for a plane ticket back, especially if she was just going for a seminar. Also, what would she pay you back with? It's not like she couldn't call her own bank and have them wire money already in her account over.
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Graaaaah. This job-hunt thing is really starting to sink into a vicious cycle. I can't get an interview anywhere, which makes me keep spending more time trying to get my applications straight instead of working at the job that pays my bills, which makes me stressed when deadlines come around, which makes me hate my job more, which makes me even more emo about not being able to find a new one.
Somebody just give me a billion dollars already.
Thus why I am just tanking the pain that comes with this job I hate so much for the moment. >_>
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Bah, Djinn post that I didn't respond do.
Speaking from experience here, there's only two conclusions:
1. Your acquaintance fucked up, bad.
2. It's a scam.
See, the thing is, I had $5000 dollars saved up, a $2000 dollar scholarship, a $1500 loan, and a ton of parental assistance when I flew abroad. I almost didn't get into the country, because the customs official at Heathrow thought I would have been a financial drain on England because I came a month before my course started at UEA. And, frankly, had I gone a month later when my course started, I would have had more than enough money to get by. It doesn't sound like your friend did that whole bumming around for a month thing, either.
I don't imagine that your friend had an easier time than I. Heathrow customs officials are a wad of cunts, but they do one thing right for this sort of thing, and that's making sure you're not going to be homeless before you come into the country. There's absolutely no way that your acquaintance would have run out of money without A) spending far, far, FAR above her means, in which case she needs to learn her lesson, or B) it not actually happening and you're being lied to.
No matter how much empathy you may feel, there's no logical reason to help her out, much less waste your energy thinking about this.
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It inevitably does - the market demand is about a couple million light-years slower than our anxieties and our wishes. >_> It's even worse when you're unemployed yourself - it gives you all the time and all the guilt to get a nice shiny katamari with all the darkest thoughts in the world rolling into a crash towards your psyche.
/me waves to the two years he spent practically unemployed.
Incidentally, I spent a lot of my year and a half (when not doing odd jobs on Craigslist/extorting money to edit papers) playing Katamari. So, uh, what an appropriate analogy. Or something.
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Djinn, I am agreeing to a lesser degree with what is being said here, I don't necessarily think it is a scam and I do think when you are traveling you should have some kind of back up plan other than asking for help from someone you used to know at university (what). This is what her bank is for or her family of if it is really bad, her embassy.
Travel insurance is good and will make sure you can at least get back home pretty much, it is good thing to have. A credit card with a limit that you can afford to pay off in time if the worst happens is also good. That is honestly enough. I certainly have never researched what to do if I lost my wallet and all my cash in the states >_> I split my cash a bit so it isn't all in my wallet, but I otherwise deal with each individual disaster that happens as you come up because they will always spring up where you least expect it when you are preparing (and always spring up in the place you are paranoid about while travelling "Where the fuck is my luggage" being the one that has got me multiple times. I wish I was more surprised that Zenny got caught by the "Oh my god what if they don't let me in the country" trap, but yeah Heathrow Airport).
Ultimately, how well do you know this chick and she needs to learn this lesson for herself should determine whether or not you help her. If you feel no obligation to help her then you have none and should forget it and sleep well.
Aaaand Ciato, yeah it damages the reputation of the journals that publish it. That is for the journals to worry about and not the people submitting work. The day you are on the journal's pay roll is the day he should care about that. Now should it cue off some kind of internal audit to go how the FUCK did that get through? Absolutely.
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Aaaand Ciato, yeah it damages the reputation of the journals that publish it. That is for the journals to worry about and not the people submitting work. The day you are on the journal's pay roll is the day he should care about that. Now should it cue off some kind of internal audit to go how the FUCK did that get through? Absolutely.
That was pretty much my point. A journal's peer reviewing panel has a responsibility to their journal, but not really a responsibility as a scientist to catch it. Their job is to ensure that their journal isn't embarrassed.
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<aside>Funnily, when I sailed from the Hook of Holland to Ipswich, I had ~3000 dollars less to my name and no longer had the record of my parents' ability to provide financial assistance, and had no problems getting into the country.
Heathrow Airport can suck my hairy asshole. </aside>
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Oh yeah, I should have made this more clear.
I never had even the slightest inclination to lend this girl money, especially not $2000.
I would sooner lend this amount of money to -Zenny- than her, which either tells you how much I care about Zenny, or gives you an accurate assessment of where this girl ranks on the obligation scale.
So don't worry, you don't need to convince me not to send money, but I just felt pretty bad in general that someone would end up in that situation and no one would/could help her. It's scary to be on your own in a foreign country, I know, and if she was asking -me- for help, she is seriously in need of better friends.
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Unless you fine her for another 2,000 for the writing, though, she won't have learned her lesson. =}
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You should at least have gone with "send me a picture of your naked tits so I can be sure it's you."
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It's a scam.
Checked the writing online, it's a scam wherein someone's hotmail (I'm gonna guess that was the email account that got it sent to you?) is hacked and the letter is spammed to each person in the account's contact list.
Someone's sent it to me as well; recognized it really fast as a result.
Mine had variations, but it's effectively the same theme. So. Yeah.
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Tai's right. It's a social engineering scam, it's run on Facebook and other social sites in other incarnations.
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On a side note:
Economics professor? Sent out an answer sheet to the study guide!
...thus far every single question requiring calculation, -he has gotten wrong-. I'm not saying this trying to be snotty. But when you say PV=10600/1.05 = 9523.81, you did your math so very, very wrong, and he's telling this to the entire class right before the test on the single hardest topic of the class thus far.
I am about ready to just abandon economics forever. This is really just getting to the damn point of the trifecta of ego masturbation.
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Wut~
I lost 5lbs peeps >_> <_< >_> So yeah just wanted to say thanks again to people for the advice, etc they gave. Yay! :D
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Make sure those don't keep coming back. OK's advice on that is good stuff. Also, don't forgo checking with your doctor if possible.
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Thanks. Yeah I'll have a word with the nurse next week since I already have an appointment for other stuff.
I also have uhh ... water! In a bottle, in a fridge. Now I just have to remember to drink it <_<
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Thanks. Yeah I'll have a word with the nurse next week since I already have an appointment for other stuff.
I also have uhh ... water! In a bottle, in a fridge. Now I just have to remember to drink it <_<
Pro-tip: Make a habit of keeping it with you at all times instead of in the fridge. If drinking anything less than ice-cold water isn't your thing, invest in a thermos or other temperature-retaining device. Preferably one that's easy-to-carry around.
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That was pretty much my point. A journal's peer reviewing panel has a responsibility to their journal, but not really a responsibility as a scientist to catch it. Their job is to ensure that their journal isn't embarrassed.
Yeah but my roundabout argument is that failure to catch the mistakes isn't a failure of ethics, but just people not doing their jobs well, which I don't consider particularly moral question.
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Thanks. Yeah I'll have a word with the nurse next week since I already have an appointment for other stuff.
I also have uhh ... water! In a bottle, in a fridge. Now I just have to remember to drink it <_<
Pro-tip: Make a habit of keeping it with you at all times instead of in the fridge. If drinking anything less than ice-cold water isn't your thing, invest in a thermos or other temperature-retaining device. Preferably one that's easy-to-carry around.
My one-litre capacity CamelBak is what works for me. It's not particularly insulated, but it's not hard to drink 1L of water before it's lukewarm if it's with you all the time. Plus it's easy for me to drink 1L before lunch, then refill and drink the other litre the rest of the day. So easy, in fact, I've gone over to drinking 2-3+ litres a day...
(YMMV. I was a weird kid who always preferred water to milk, my family's beverage of choice.)
ETA: I forgot to say, congrats on the 5 pounds! I am so used to suppressing that thought because I know so many eating disordered individuals. >_>;;;
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(YMMV. I was a weird kid who always preferred water to milk, my family's beverage of choice.)
I'd call this more akin to achieving a higher level of enlightenment than being weird. >_> <_<
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(YMMV. I was a weird kid who always preferred water to milk, my family's beverage of choice.)
I'd call this more akin to achieving a higher level of enlightenment than being weird. >_> <_<
You're dea...
shit.
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-Again-?
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Snow has absolutely no taste in consuming things. First Guacamole, now Milk?
Dude. Seriously. I don't think we can be friends anymore.
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We were friends? </badumpisssh> *Shot.*
And I don't really have anything against milk, it's just very clearly inferior to water. But most things are very clearly inferior to water.
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Beer. Milk. Beer. Fruit juices. Beer. Vodka. Beer. Gin. Beer. Those protein-infused diet shakes plus some cheap popcorn to fill the stomach. Beer. Um. Drinking the aus jous that comes with a French dips. Beer.
All things that are superior to water.
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I'd say something, but I can't hear you over the sound of the vast majority of beer being a terrible drink whose sole purpose is being cheap enough to drink in fairly large doses at group meetings. There are plenty of perfectly good alcoholic beverages, but beer tends to not be it.
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You just keep digging that hole of no taste whatsoever.
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I'm not the one who got Stockholm Syndrome'd into liking beer. >_>
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Goddamn philistine. According to the rules of brewing set down back in the 16th century, the vast majority of "beer" isn't even beer. It's malt liquor. There's too many ingredients for it to be beer. If you had any taste you would know that most beers that are actually beer are delicious.
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Note: The people responsible for passing off 90% of American beers as drinkable need to be purged Stalin style. Beer is pretty cool.
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Man, I actually really love those protein-infused diet shakes. I need to get some of those. ^___^
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Note: The people responsible for passing off 90% of American beers as drinkable need to be purged Stalin style. Beer is pretty cool.
90% by volume, perhaps. There's a lot of good beer made in the Northwest, I can say that much for a fact.
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Macrobrews in the US are pretty uniformly bad outside of Yuengling and Sam Adams.
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Yes, domestic macro is pretty awful. The microbrewery, however? Deschutes Brewery here in Bend is basically the only thing demonstrating economic growth in this Hooverville. A cousin of mine who lives in Denver has started seeing their stuff at his grocer.
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Goddamn philistine. According to the rules of brewing set down back in the 16th century, the vast majority of "beer" isn't even beer. It's malt liquor. There's too many ingredients for it to be beer. If you had any taste you would know that most beers that are actually beer are delicious.
Most beer that is actually beer is mostly unavailable. That is the sole reason I didn't simply generalize it as "beer". The shit that gets widely sold is just glorified piss, though.
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Of course, many liquors are really no better. I've always been at a loss for how people drink Captain Morgans, and the time someone had me try tequila I declared it "awful" and later said something to the effect of "paint varnish". Monte Cartoblan or something I think it was? Terrible.
Vodka tends to just taste like alcohol (like... the difference between a fruit drink and it's associated liqueur, except by itself. Kinda a.. spiciness, I guess.), which isn't pleasant but is alright by comparison. And mixes halfways decent.
In conclusion I really wonder what sequence of events lead to the formation of alcohol production in man's earliest history, since you'd THINK it would be dismissed as deadly poison.
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The people who invented it weren't bitches, of course.
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Of course, many liquors are really no better. I've always been at a loss for how people drink Captain Morgans, and the time someone had me try tequila I declared it "awful" and later said something to the effect of "paint varnish". Monte Cartoblan or something I think it was? Terrible.
Vodka tends to just taste like alcohol (like... the difference between a fruit drink and it's associated liqueur, except by itself. Kinda a.. spiciness, I guess.), which isn't pleasant but is alright by comparison. And mixes halfways decent.
In conclusion I really wonder what sequence of events lead to the formation of alcohol production in man's earliest history, since you'd THINK it would be dismissed as deadly poison.
Real vodka has no taste other than "burning". It's pure distilled alcohol. It's not supposed to taste like anything and thats why it's pretty much the best mixer among the hard liquors.
Tequila is awesome and you're a pussy. I'm a bit weird though. I don't like lime or salt with my tequila shots.
I'll agree on Captain Morgans. I've never liked spiced rum much. Regular rum is okay on occasion, but it's more of a mixer than something you drink straight.
Whiskey now, there's what you drink straightup.
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You know, I think it's possible that I no longer take GameFAQs contests seriously...
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It may just be that brand of tequila.
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You know, I think it's possible that I no longer take GameFAQs contests seriously...
You might be the last person on Earth who did. Except teenagers and people who like FF7, neither of whom I count as people. L-Block.
I'll agree on Captain Morgans. I've never liked spiced rum much. Regular rum is okay on occasion, but it's more of a mixer than something you drink straight.
Jesus, Soppy, you've been drinking rum straight? That's something I would do, and liquor is to me what airplane glue is to your avatar.
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I'll agree on Captain Morgans. I've never liked spiced rum much. Regular rum is okay on occasion, but it's more of a mixer than something you drink straight.
Jesus, Soppy, you've been drinking rum straight? That's something I would do, and liquor is to me what airplane glue is to your avatar.
I thought I'd explained that with my whole "I drink tequila straight" thing.
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People drink tequila straight pretty frequently, in my experience. That's not that unusual. I am the only person I know who regularly drinks straight rum.
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You definitely hang out with more drinkers than I do, judging by the horrified and digusted looks I get whenever I do or even order a tequila shot without lime or salt.
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Straight tequila is awesome, Soppy. Clearly you are hanging out with the wrong crowd of drinkers.
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Re: Beer: In fairness, from what I've heard South American beers are terrible. Worse than American Pilsners. So, you know, he's just a dirty savage as far as beer goes. </colonial.>
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So that would make South America = Orzimmar?
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Man, I actually really love those protein-infused diet shakes. I need to get some of those. ^___^
Remember Snow, Djinn wants your protein shakes.
That said, what the fuck water tastes good? Water doesn't taste like anything. Water is boring and fail. Milk is the beverage of the gods. A mix of milk, malt and honey is fantastic.
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This should be fun. I just probably sprained my wrist. Joy.
Hand slipped off the edge of the mattress while I was laying down (mattress is on the floor). hit the floor knuckle first with the hand going down instead of up (so woo, I punched the floor?). I heard a crack and pain. I can move it and my fingers, make a fist, but I can't hold anything heavy or tightly. Moving the hand too far in any direction hurts though.
Fuck.
EDIT: Well, it's not turning purple, thats good. Ice isn't really helping much though and the range of motion is down despite little to no swelling. Wish I had an ace bandage or something at least.
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I still maintain that is a very vigorous session of masturbation. The more details just makes it more so.
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I still maintain that is a very vigorous session of masturbation. The more details just makes it more so.
Jealous much?
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People drink tequila straight pretty frequently, in my experience. That's not that unusual. I am the only person I know who regularly drinks straight rum.
Straight Rum is pretty good. I prefer the spiced rums like Captain for this, though. Has a certain.... well.... spice.
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Spiced rum is better for shots, but horrendous for mix drinks that need rum. But I've never really been able to hold down, much less enjoy, shots of anything other than Vodka (which tastes like nothing if it's high enough quality) or Gin (which is like an olive away from a martini anyway).
Sopko: Well, here's hoping it's not broken. Unless you have health insurance. Which... >_> Probably not.
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Dusted out my computer today, with a can of compressed air and everything. If anything it sounds louder, but that's almost certainly because the fans can spin faster without so much dust on them.
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Oooooouchies Soppy =(
Good luck with that.
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I would go out and buy a bandage, myself. Compression usually helps.
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Phew!
Presentations? Put 'em in a body bag. Paper? Done. Internship to keep me busy next semester while I try to get to Japin? Applied for. JET application? Not ready to mail off, yet, but the app is done and I should have all the required documents (sans Criminal history) by tomorrow.
But what's that? Another paper I need to work on and a presentation in Chinese appeared!!
Ughnn. At least next Thursday I'll be eating turkey and sitting around playing FFIV. And I 95% surely didn't fuck up about getting the JET application in. So. Yeah.
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Right, I forgot you guys get your end-of-year holiday headaches in earlier than the rest of the world. I'm never sure what to think about Thanksgiving.
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Presentation in Chinese? What about?
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Right, I forgot you guys get your end-of-year holiday headaches in earlier than the rest of the world. I'm never sure what to think about Thanksgiving.
What's to think? Eat a lot and then get falling-down drunk. It's exactly like Christmas.
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Right, I forgot you guys get your end-of-year holiday headaches in earlier than the rest of the world. I'm never sure what to think about Thanksgiving.
What's to think? Eat a lot and then get falling-down drunk. It's exactly like Christmas.
So it also sucks. Good to know.
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Pretty much, yeah. Really just kinda silly and pointless.
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It's mostly that all the big holidays just seem to be a big logistics nightmare, which makes them so busy that you can hardly -rest-. I'm not sure putting so much noise into the few occasions where you can universally make time to be with your loved ones and are encouraged to do so does the whole thing any good.
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Thanksgiving's cool. Football+food+off at work.
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Thanksgiving's cool. Football+food+off at work.
Indeed. I don't understand how you could fail to get behind such an idea.
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Thanksgiving for us is just Jenna's dad coming up from LA and everyone going out to eat. Then we just chill the rest of the day. Nothing major at all.
EDIT: It may seem weird for me of all people to not cook on a holiday centered around food. I used to, but we all decided to do the HUEG family meal only once a year and Christmas is better for that(as fewer places are open on Christmas then Thanksgiving).
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Tangentially, I think I have a phantom wisdom tooth.
Also, this mainly reminds me of the fact I'll spend Christmas alone this year due to work. Sorta sucks, but hey.
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I hate Thanksgiving. I love the idea behind it - I really appreciate a day that claims to be about acknowledging the good things that people have. Very zen or something.
But in practice, it's just a day that forces familial responsibility on me and makes it lose its meaning. I get a much warmer sense of family bonding if I spend time with them on a day where it's not socially required.
Additionally, traditional Thanksgiving food is unhealthy and overeating is encouraged. I -never- enjoy these things.
This year is especially heinous as I'm in Japan, so my foreigner co-workers all want me to hang out and eat crappy thanksgiving food with -them-. So not only will I be spending the day with non-family who I don't particularly care for, I'll have to eat their nauseating thanksgiving food and praise them for it.
</venomous anti-holiday spiel>
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Is there any holiday you like apart from Halloween? >_>
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Any holiday is a good holiday when you celebrate it by sleeping until noon and then not moving for most of the day.
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Any holiday is a good holiday when you celebrate it by sleeping until noon and then not moving for most of the day.
Quoted for motherfucking truth. Thanks for cheering me up about Christmas.
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This topic needs less emo about awesome holidays.
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Is there any holiday you like apart from Halloween? >_>
I like New Year's, Independence day, Memorial Day, St. Patrick's Day, and of course Halloween. Easter I'm ambivalent toward. Nothing wrong with the candy-based holiday it's become, I suppose. Mother/Father's day and Valentine's Day... I prefer to honor my parents and spoil my girlfriend on days when it's -not- required (and therefore has some meaning), but at least the hassle isn't as big as on Thanksgiving and Christmas. The holidays that I can't remember right now are probably fine, too. Arbor Day, woot.
I just hate Thanksgiving and Christmas. And even then, mostly Christmas.
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So Djinn is against the media inspiring good will and good deeds towards others. Got it.
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*against the media inspiring the spending mentality and demanding greed from a majority of the populace
But I may be putting words in his mouth a bit.
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*hugs Tai*
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I figure, if the media can encourage any feelings in you, all hope is lost. Still, we should arbitrarily pick a day to celebrate the things nominally associated with christmas (ie giving a fuck about the rest of humanity), running with the one presented is the sanest choice.
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get back to me when the majority of christmas themes actually focus on giving a fuck about the rest of humanity.
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Like I said, nominally. We won't live long enough to see humanity do ANYTHING right in a true majority so that's just silly to wait for.
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Thanksgiving is awesome and Christmas is fun.
Why worry over the bad parts? Enjoy it for what it is.
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Like I said, nominally. We won't live long enough to see humanity do ANYTHING right in a true majority so that's just silly to wait for.
It's just easy to bitch about.
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What isn't easy to bitch about?
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The hard part is not to bitch.
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The hard part is not to bitch.
And it's lines like this which make me refer to the DL as a largely Hate Based Community. <_<;
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See, I think of the DL as a very love-based community. It's just a lot of tough love.
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See, I think of the DL as a very love(kappa)-based community. It's just a lot of tender love.
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Thanksgiving is awesome and Christmas is fun.
Why worry over the bad parts? Enjoy it for what it is.
I just don't feel the good parts outweigh the bad parts. Particularly since I'm not a fan of what is traditionally considered the 'good parts' of these holidays, such as the food, the overeating, the travelling and organizing large family get-togethers during a busy season, buying gifts, receiving obligatory gifts, overspending, decorating.
Even if there was no associated 'themes' that were being imposed on the holidays, the actual events associated with these two holidays are not enjoyable to me. Having a 'set day' for -everyone- to do these things all at once is also a real hassle and causes problems of its own.
The fact that society glosses over these problems with the associated moral themes just aggravates me.
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Dude! What's wrong with decorating?
*finds gift buying fun, but admittedly only buys for a select group*
And... as a society, everyone pretty well HAS to agree to a set day (or group of days) to hold such activities. Otherwise such gatherings become outright impossible because there's no societal impetus to say "no, seriously, everyone has the fucking day off. Live with it." This being a necessary step to holding any gathering.
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Dude! What's wrong with decorating?
*finds gift buying fun, but admittedly only buys for a select group*
And... as a society, everyone pretty well HAS to agree to a set day (or group of days) to hold such activities. Otherwise such gatherings become outright impossible because there's no societal impetus to say "no, seriously, everyone has the fucking day off. Live with it." This being a necessary step to holding any gathering.
I said these are the things about the holidays that I -don't- enjoy. I'm not saying that they are universally unenjoyable. Obviously some people -like- Thanksgiving food and decorating.
I agree with your point about the necessity of a day for everyone to have a break from work to allow for large gatherings, but I personally find trying to -have- a large gathering under those circumstances to be more than a little horrible. There may be some people with no other options, so yes, a day like this should exist. However, I (and thankfully, my family) prefer to have large gatherings on non-holidays (like August, the blessed month with no holidays). For Christmas, we normally don't meet with family that lives more than an hour or two away by car.
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Oh, most people find choosing gifts stressful. I only buy for a handful, so I get to devote a lot of creativity to it. It's fun. I'm just surprised at not finding any merit to decorating.
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Decorating and getting spammed with Chirstmas music EVERYWHERE are the only things about the holiday I actually dislike. But I don't even care for decorating during Halloween, so.
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Oh, most people find choosing gifts stressful. I only buy for a handful, so I get to devote a lot of creativity to it. It's fun. I'm just surprised at not finding any merit to decorating.
Gay~.
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Well of course. Christmas time is meant to be jolly and gay for everyone~
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*munches on topic*
Edit: *reads other topic* I can't believe Djinn never hit on Snow before >_>
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Oh, most people find choosing gifts stressful. I only buy for a handful, so I get to devote a lot of creativity to it. It's fun. I'm just surprised at not finding any merit to decorating.
Gay~.
It's just that Djinn wishes he could decorate Dhyer's Christmas Tree instead.
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*munches on topic*
Edit: *reads other topic* I can't believe Djinn never hit on Snow before >_>
I was saving it for a special occasion. Making Snow say 'I've never been invited to a rape before' is the most special occasion ever.
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Actually, wouldn't the most special occasion ever be getting the DL to say "yes"?
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I think Djinn prefers to stick to realistic goals. Although this doesn't explain why he chases after Dhyer.
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*shrugs* Statistically, I'd imagine my chances with Dhyer are higher than the rest of the DL, seeing as how he's one of like 3 guys who are even interested in my gender (and are of age). And all of the girls here are taken, so I can't even hit on them (it's just not cool to hit on someone else's girl).
Not sure that makes it a -realistic- goal, but if I'm gonna hit on somebody anyway...
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I for one was being pretty much completely sardonic. <_<;
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*shrugs* Statistically, I'd imagine my chances with Dhyer are higher than the rest of the DL, seeing as how he's one of like 3 guys who are even interested in my gender (and are of age). And all of the girls here are taken, so I can't even hit on them (it's just not cool to hit on someone else's girl).
Not sure that makes it a -realistic- goal, but if I'm gonna hit on somebody anyway...
It always feels like you're about 235% more apologetic/serious regarding the things I say than they deserve, even though you know I'm just being a sardonic dick. >_>
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*shrugs* Statistically, I'd imagine my chances with Dhyer are higher than the rest of the DL, seeing as how he's one of like 3 guys who are even interested in my gender (and are of age). And all of the girls here are taken, so I can't even hit on them (it's just not cool to hit on someone else's girl).
Not sure that makes it a -realistic- goal, but if I'm gonna hit on somebody anyway...
It always feels like you're about 235% more apologetic/serious regarding the things I say than they deserve, even though you know I'm just being a sardonic dick. >_>
It's your punishment for being a sardonic dick. ;)
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How is it punishment to -me- when you're the one having to explain the blow-up doll lying on your bed? >_>
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And all of the girls here are taken, so I can't even hit on them (it's just not cool to hit on someone else's girl).
I'm glad you mentioned that. This is a common misconception, stemming from broliferation. You see, your mailman is a bro. That kid who cuts your lawn is the bro of the future. But neither of them are your bro, so the Bro Code does not apply to them. Otherwise any sister with a brother would be off limits, due to Article 19: "The sister of a bro is always off-limits."
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Coincidentally, all of the girls here are also taken by guys that I know and like, so they fall under your Bro Code anyway. I tend to include any guy that's not an asshole under the Bro Code for the purposes of hitting on a taken women.
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That didn't stop you from hitting on Tai's lamp post. Bitch.
Christmas is good times, picking gifts is easy. You buy something you want and give it away and if they don't want it you take it back and give them your emergency gift cards. If they did want the present, fuck yes you have $200 in gift vouchers to spend.
But Christmas is still shit because FUCK THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY FUCK THAT SONG AND FUCK ANYONE THAT EVER FUCKING PLAYS PAR RUPPA PUM PUMP A JACkHAMMER UP YOUR ARSE HOLE AND FUCKING DIE.
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I love Christmas purely in spite of all you haters. Goddamn.
My parents gave up on celebrating Christmas a few years ago, so I guess I just have an abundance of Southern Living building up inside me until it gets a chance to explode in ridiculously overdone decorations and gift-giving.
In the mean time, I will continue to be awkward about receiving gifts; wear my Santa hat even though I look terrible in ANY kind of hat; enjoy singing Christmas carols in July and not December just to piss everyone off; listen to Carol of the Bells in its 99,999,999 variations, repeatedly; and hoard all of the candy canes I can get my hands on. Oh, and gain another 10-15 pounds because I have a particular weakness for baked goods and goddamn do people "like" to bake this time of year.
Yay holidays!
(And BOO to the retailers who put up the Christmas decorations BEFORE HALLOWEEN this year.)
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(And BOO to the retailers who put up the Christmas decorations BEFORE HALLOWEEN this year.)
You don't get to complain until you see people decorating for Christmas mid-September.
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My roommate/friend worked for Michael's (the craft store) and had that one shoved on me. No thanks. I love the holidays precisely because they happen once a year for a short period of time.
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"Every Day Is Like Christmas" probably was what Morrissey wanted to sing back in Viva Hate to begin with. <_<
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I love Christmas purely in spite of all you haters. Goddamn.
My parents gave up on celebrating Christmas a few years ago, so I guess I just have an abundance of Southern Living building up inside me until it gets a chance to explode in ridiculously overdone decorations and gift-giving.
In the mean time, I will continue to be awkward about receiving gifts; wear my Santa hat even though I look terrible in ANY kind of hat; enjoy singing Christmas carols in July and not December just to piss everyone off; listen to Carol of the Bells in its 99,999,999 variations, repeatedly; and hoard all of the candy canes I can get my hands on. Oh, and gain another 10-15 pounds because I have a particular weakness for baked goods and goddamn do people "like" to bake this time of year.
Yay holidays!
(And BOO to the retailers who put up the Christmas decorations BEFORE HALLOWEEN this year.)
Preach on. The only part of the holidays I dislike is putting up decorations, most specifically the christmas tree. Everything else is fun.
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Preach on. The only part of the holidays I dislike is putting up decorations, most specifically the christmas tree. Everything else is fun.
That is the one tradition I truly miss in my family. It used to be the center-piece of the holiday preparations. We'd do it on a weekend about 2 weeks before Christmas. Go out to a tree farm and pick the perfect tree -- ginormous, of course, because we had lofted ceilings and my dad spent some of his childhood in Texas where bigger is ALWAYS better. Bring it home, spend an hour laughing as we tried to get it set up in the tree stand that was always too small/missing a piece.
We'd pick out the lights and garland we'd be using and start trying to untangle them enough to get them on the tree, realizing the bottom would have to be kind of bare because we didn't have THAT many lights. Then we'd get the boxes of ornaments out. We rarely bought new ones because we collected sentimental ones. Ones from vacations, ones from milestones, ones my brother and I made in school, ones given from relatives, or ones from special occasions. This took all night, of course, because between 4 people there are a LOT of special ornaments.
I really miss that. It was one of the VERY few times when everyone in my family was sitting together, talking about the family and remembering all the good times (or the bad, but couched in terms of how it helped us move forward).
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Remember Djinn: If she'll leave her boyfriend for you, she must not have been very happy in the first place, and you are sparing her from misery.
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Your avatar is absolutely PERFECT with that post, VSM.
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Y'know, if I ever get strapped for ideas, I could always do it Grefter's way. It's only an extra step to what I do now really...
(My goal being the choosing of presents we BOTH would like or, absent that, a present that I could leave without signing my name that nonetheless would be immediately attributed to me.)
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Things that have happened today that suck, all related to the JET program:
1. I get an e-mail back from the professor writing the last rec. letter saying he'll need 'til monday. So I'm definitely not getting it out today.
2. The College advisor has not yet written the letter verifying my graduation this semester... this was the last letter I was waiting on picking up. Hopefully it'll be ready by today.
3. I was copying my documents, and discovered that my physician didn't fill out all the Physician's form. She didn't even sign it. I ran over to the Student Health Center and got it back to her. Hopefully it'll be ready today... My god, I almost had a kiniption fit when I saw the back of the form completely blank.
I swear if this gets messed up because of the University... Ugh.
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I'm not too sure how the JET program works, but if your mail is post dated prior to the due date for many things (like scholarships, what have you), they generally accept it as bona fide. I hope it all works out for you. Having a plan and it backfires because of resource gathering is frustrating. I know a student who had to stalk a professor because they offered to write a letter of recommendation, look over their paper for graduate school entrance AND modify their CV to look more alluring. Yet the professor kept giving them half or inadequate commentary, return or progress. And essentially, if a professor is willing to take on responsibility like that, they shouldn't have too much impeding on their schedules to do so.
I love the Holidays, I hate Holidays in stores. It comes faster than I'm willing. Putting up the Christmas tree, decorations and etc. are fun because they're collaborative and I get to see the creative side to my family when it happens. It's fun. Worst part is taking them down because it just becomes a hassle as the former is much easier. Thanksgiving is going to be big here, Christmas is going to be big. This is unusual since we've been lax on gift giving etc. over the years because of tight disposable income. Who knows. I'm just ready for the sweets. :] Also ready for my Spring semester student refund, tax refund and whether or not I'm able to go to Egypt and Barcelona. Egypt for school, Barcelona as a grad present. Learning colloquial Egyptian and I need a fellow speaker to help me out. I should stalk Fatma's father, but I should realistically stalk her. Father never taught her his native language. How unfortunate for her --- and with future retrospective, me.
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Also, I am SO fucking disgusted with people. This Shaniya Davis case? God. Fucking PEOPLE, I hate people. If it's not fucking war news, it's how fucking parents are sucking so much fucking ass and their children are suffering OR in this case, die from it. Really, I'm not from Texas but I firmly support the death penalty.
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The US JET site states clearly that all Applications need to be received by 5:30 On November 24th, and that it is not a post mark date.
I imagine that this is partially to scare students into not taking chances or putting things off.
I also imagine that I will still be able to meet the deadline as long as I overnight the application. A credit card makes that cost not an issue, at least.
Man, I sure wish I had gotten all of this taken care of earlier, but I mean I'm not even that far behind. Or really behind at all. Last minute, yes, but still on time. Just... not everyone else was. Ugh.
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In case they give you all your stuff today, next day it if you have the money and interest in doing so.
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They might. Well, all except for the professor, who already told me he'd need until Monday. I just hope to be able to pick it up as soon as he gets to the office and get the thing in the mail. At the very worst, this gives me some time to revise some things in the application before printing it. Which is what I'm doing now so I at least feel like I'm getting something done.
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JET's admissions people are insane. You know how for college admissions, there'd always be this one kid who was so freaked out over having stapled his essay together, and maybe he should've paperclipped it, and now he's going to get rejected? Everyone always told him, "You're fine, you're fine, relax!" And he was.
For the JET application, however, there are a billion people who will swear that is how strict they are. If you've stapled when they said paper clip, if your third packet is out of order but the first two are fine, if you didn't include three copies of every piece of paper, they'll toss it.
So glad I opted out of that process. Thank you, lazy professor, for continuing to fail at updating my grade so that I won't even bother with applications asking for my transcripts.
... I guess.
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Sounds like it's a rather dickish way to be amazingly lazy.
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Your avatar is absolutely PERFECT with that post, VSM.
Veryslightlymad, Super Genius.
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The only way I can see this as genius is if VSM actually convinces Djinn to hit on the girlfriend, she leaves the guy and then VSM advances on to the -
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Oooooooooooooooooh.
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That's the MAC system, "Move in After Conquest."
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You both make me so proud. That was a fantastic 2 man burn and you managed to do it after glowingly positive statements. Very nice.
It works surprisingly well CK, I highly recommend it if you can afford it since it solves so many issues means you still gave thought to your present enough to show you cared and you might score some awesome loot from it. Honestly, who wasn't going to spend money after Christmas anyway? There is a retarded number of "sales" on that it is pretty easy to pick up anything and if you are as hopelessly materialistic as I am then you have spent the lead up to Christmas not buying everything you wanted because people had to give you something.
It is the practical solution to Christmas
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Christmas is great. I get to see my family, exchange gifts, drink eggnog, and enjoy all the lights people put up in their lawns, which look so nice in the snow. Best holiday ever. Except for the syrupy pop Christmas music the chain stores play if you're foolish enough to go in them (I take the approach that if it wasn't sold in a craft fair, an ethnic grocery store, or a foreign country, it's probably not worth getting anyone).
Seriously, though, you guys ever heard of Thanksgiving? It's a holiday they used to celebrate in America until it was discovered that the only products it helped sell were turkeys and cranberry sauce. I've been told they even have a Canadian version!
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Fact: Canadians are afraid of the dark.
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Fact: Canadians are afraid of the dark.
Where ever the hell that did spawn from? I've heard it before, but as a CANADIAN, I have absolutely no idea why it's said. ;p
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Because Canadians don't get birthday wishes. They think if they blow out the candles, the lights will go out.
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Because Canadians don't get birthday wishes. They think if they blow out the candles, the lights will go out.
*head asplodes*
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Rob lives in the pacific northwest so he's an honorary Canadian. Don't sweat it too much.
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I was born in Vancouver, but the one that is in a real country.
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A question to you all: How much fail can one company hold?
My mum booked me some concert tickets for my birthday present back in mid-September. Rise Against concert, I've been looking forward to it for months. The website I linked her to, that she booked them on, said the concert was on the 11th November.
Anyways, come the 7th, I phone my mum asking about the tickets. She tells me she booked them to be sent straight here and that she'll phone the company to find out what's happened.
On the 11th, I head into college disappointed, only to get a call from her saying she phoned the company and the website was wrong. The concert was actually the 22nd. My mum checked several other sites, they all said the same, so that was good. When she asked if they'd sent out the tickets or not, they said that they 'thought they had'. ¬_¬
Anyways. Reaches the 20th, still no tickets. I phone my mum again, she phones the company. No record of her booking, concert's naturally fully booked by this time. Blah.
Super, did you decide to run a ticket-booking company or something? ;o
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That sucks Yoshi. I hope to hell I have none of that when I go to the airport to pick up my ticket for the flight I booked online!
In the mean time, I will continue to be awkward about receiving gifts; wear my Santa hat even though I look terrible in ANY kind of hat; enjoy singing Christmas carols in July and not December just to piss everyone off; listen to Carol of the Bells in its 99,999,999 variations, repeatedly; and hoard all of the candy canes I can get my hands on. Oh, and gain another 10-15 pounds because I have a particular weakness for baked goods and goddamn do people "like" to bake this time of year.
Amen!
Edit: Good grief is the weather terrible in good ole' Blighty right now - it's raining *again* Thankfully I haven't suffered from floods *peers down on the English and borders folks* The light in the tiolet did go out last night though while I ... yeah~
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This saturday morning tastes like intercontinental jet-lag~
/me collapses.
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Super, did you decide to run a ticket-booking company or something? ;o
Leave me out of this one!
Yeah, saturday. Working 9-5. Got a headache and need to study. Oh well!
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Super, did you decide to run a ticket-booking company or something? ;o
Leave me out of this one!
Yeah, saturday. Working 9-5. Got a headache and need to study. Oh well!
At least you're not running off zero hours sleep. The Saturday went from tasting like jet-lag to tasting like lead-induced brain damage.
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I wouldn't be functional at 0 hours of sleep. I have a week and a half to finish studying lab, and of course that falls during thasnkgiving break when lab's closed. Oh well.
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Is functional edible.
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I am gnaw proof, so no. Next seimester I am studying math on my own, and taking music appreciation and the fundementals of economics. Needless to say I will be less overworked. Just need to get through 141 with my B.
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Managed to get over the stumping that math used to cause you, at least?
I'd say something about gnawing, but my body is a wonderful little deathtrap when I'm dangerously underslept. Without sleep, it starts ripping up allergic reactions to light breezes. I currently feel like I have five different brands of the flu brewing inside my entrails, growing a mutant virotic colony so they can rip my body from inside out and conquer the frozen wastelands of Patagonia.
So yeah, I'm doing great!
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Not really, but I can just memorize/learn everything. After passing my hell classes I can skate past Algebra, it'll just take time.
Snow you need to sleep more. Update+early shift is hell, I've been there.
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So, uh, Drinking and playing TF2 is a bad idea because I stop paying attention to how much I'm drinking and then I get too drunk and pass out as soon as I stop playing.
Whee~
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My tummy hurts.
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Woo, concert. Good day.
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Just had my first kiss, and my second, and my third, and my fourth (which was long with lots of tongue), and all intermixed with some dirty dancing, and my fifth (also long with tongue)...
I want to say she's a bit of a mix between butch and fem, in that she has short hair, but wears heels. And she seems to find me really, really cute. (Actually, something I was getting all night was lesbians thinking I'm about five years younger than what I am...).
I'm not sure if I should keep my plans to go speed-dating tomorrow; one hot night of dancing followed by traded phone-numbers is not a commitment, is it? Also, for all that physically I'm feeling warm all over, mentally my brain is undecided--I'm not sure what we have in common (I already know she struggles with math, so there's one possible commonality gone).
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I'm not sure if I should keep my plans to go speed-dating tomorrow; one hot night of dancing followed by traded phone-numbers is not a commitment, is it? Also, for all that physically I'm feeling warm all over, mentally my brain is undecided--I'm not sure what we have in common (I already know she struggles with math, so there's one possible commonality gone).
No. No, that is definitely not a commitment. From what I've seen of my friends, that's pretty standard for a night out. >.> (It just depends on whether the phone numbers actually get used or not, which would be your next point.)
As for having things in common... It's definitely not necessary, as much as it helps with conversation. You just need to decide whether or not you actually want to continue.
My advice? Go with the speed-dating thing, and use your thoughts there to determine what you think of the first one.
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Ooo. Yeah, go speed dating. doesn't mean you can't call if you feel like it anyways, and don't think that you have to start something really serious even if you do call. Of course it does show a degree of commitment, yeah, but you seem somewhat socially adept so you've got room to move.
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Awwwww! So happy. :)
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Bit of advice: If the fruit's been soaking in Alcohol all night don't keep eating it after you're already plastered.
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Aaaaaaaaaaw, mc just melted my heart. So cute. =)
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Bit of advice: If the fruit's been soaking in Alcohol all night don't keep eating it after you're already plastered.
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That sounds like some poor personal judgement!
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That's the story of Zenny's life.
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Bit of advice: If the fruit's been soaking in Alcohol all night don't keep eating it after you're already plastered.
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Dude, this ain't the IotD topic.
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I am bad at decisions.
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I'm glad to hear things are going well for you, MC. Congrats! ^_^
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I'm not sure what we have in common (I already know she struggles with math, so there's one possible commonality gone).
Well, you definitely share a mutual attraction. My experience in dating in a much smaller pool than most people potentially have access to is that if your personalities mesh really well and there's a mutual attraction, you don't necessarily need all your interests to be shared. But of course, I'm also a hermit who wouldn't function as part of a couple that does everything together, so if that was in theory what you were aiming for, I'd disregard my advice.
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mc - What people have in common that really matters tends not to be the factual stuff but the approach to life. Don't sweat it if your interests are different; being able to communicate on everyday matters and big important emotional issues counts more than matching up vocations.
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I think you may be overlooking that with mc there is a high probability that math is quite possibly about being able to communicate, an every day matter and an important emotional issue >_>
Edit - That would like me doing things like that with someone with no aptitude for music/literature/philosophy.
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Maybe, but even so that doesn't mean it's not worth trying. Relationships rarely work out like you expect them to, especially your first one.
Not saying definitely stick with it; that's your call to make. Just, it pays to be open-minded about this.
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This is why I do not play this game.
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I like the game where you use a fake name and make up shit about yourself.
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Not out of the woods, but it's now out of my hands. Here's to the Postal Service not fucking up? Yes.
Also, how does one manage to lose a bright yellow dossier? Answer: Be a spaz.
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Not out of the woods, but it's now out of my hands. Here's to the Postal Service not fucking up? Yes.
Also, how does one manage to lose a bright yellow dossier? Answer: Be a spaz.
My god, you really ARE turning into a drunken VSM.
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"Turning"?
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You are approaching it from the wrong direction. Zenny was making out with lamp posts long before VSM started drinking.
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Well yeah, VSM drinking at three months old would be odd.
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Would it really?
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It'd be odd in that it might have actually made him less unbalanced.
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No, not really. VSM is a unique stew of oddities. Adding anything more would upset the balance.
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Tangentially, proofreading textbooks about the Central Bank sometimes feels like looking at a Pokédex. It's like they looked up Pokémon names for those acronyms.
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Wait, am I only being called VSM because I called myself a spaz?
Pfft. VSM isn't nearly self aware enough to put that label on himself.
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So...did the speed dating. With some notable exceptions, this was a much older and more infirm crowd than the dance floor last night. I'm still waiting to see which matches come back, although one match is extremely clear. Girl's finishing her English PhD in Disability and LGBT studies at Berkley. She is, herself, disabled, but the important thing is what she makes of it--she doesn't let it get her down, right up to the point that she likes dancing, so she mounts up on crutches and dances. I really admire that.
It was like the polar opposite of the night before--an incredibly intense psychological connection (we think the same way about a lot of stuff). The physical connection was minimal, however. You know, this whole scenario is getting me to re-analyze my life. Before, I would have said that personality matters more than anything. And yet, the Saturday connection kept me awake just thinking about it, while the events of Sunday did not (then again, maybe I was just more tired and am reading too much into this).
Of course, I may be overselling the emotional match. Apparently her "type" is usually butch lesbians and/or transmen. I am neither. I'm very on the submissive side, would rather have someone else take charge. I'm guessing she's similar (partly from what I've read of her personality, but partly just for practical reasons). Two people who don't want to take charge may not work very well.
EDIT: Oh right: made cauliflower and cheese for work potluk. Cheese sauce has too much flour, and has the occasional spoonful with the aftertaste of undissolved flour. Cauliflower is probably too soft. Still overall yummy.
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Well gorram. "Doctor Mantis Toboggan" actually works. I am a black-hearted manipulator.
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Woke up this morning, switched on my computer, and nothing happened. Not even an error beep. That was fun. And by "fun" I mean "panic attack"
Thankfully, it turned out to be bad RAM, which is annoying because it means both sticks that I bought when I put this thing together have gone bad, but at least they're cheap to replace. Oy.
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Rob: Please, please, please tell me whoever you used that name on only didn't slap you because she got the reference.
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Man, day after major (relatively) deadlines? Best morning ever. Small victories, and all that. Also turns out I'm way less inclined to drink when I'm not under an impending deadline. Or, at least, less inclined to drink compulsively.
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Two people who don't want to take charge may not work very well.
This is Andy and I 75% of the time. It does indeed cause problems. <_<
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Rob: Please, please, please tell me whoever you used that name on only didn't slap you because she got the reference.
That's the trick. If you give her a blatantly fake name and she laughs, and then you give her a "normal" fake name like I usually use, she won't question it because you were only giving a fake name for the lulz.
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/me munches on a ginormous white and black chocolate bar at work.
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Racist
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Whatever, Alzula Bundy, I need my cocoa-based diabetes fix.
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AZULA, you sniveling little wretch!
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Your aura's so icky right now :(
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I Can See Your Aura, and It's Ugly
(Mark Graham)
I've done lots of spiritual healing
I'm in touch with all my feelings
I've read palms and read the stars for kings and queens,
And I hate to bum you out, but you have without a doubt
The ugliest aura that this poor boy's ever seen
cho: 'Cause I can see your aura and it's ugly.
Your Spirit must be rotten to the core,
And to a new age guy like me
You'll just bring pain and misery,
So dear, I cannot love you anymore.
In some life you lived before
You murdered people by the score.
Your evil is so totally complete.
All good in you is gone, you are darkness with no dawn,
Either that or you are eating too much meat.
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/me gnaws on the karaoketoro.
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ow ow ow.
also, apparently the dryer is broken! and the best time to find that out, naturally, is right after you've done a load in the washer!
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I hope you have a lamp-post.
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lamp-post?
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Alternatively, a flagpole.
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to dry clothes on? nope. and it's raining outside anywho.
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Incinerator is your only option, then.
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don't have one of those either.
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Jesus christ, you may as well be a college student in the african jungle.
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Oh come on, Tai's house is probably more comfortable than the African jungle. More like the Amazon jungle, surely.
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Oh come on, Tai's house is probably more comfortable than the African jungle. More like the Amazon jungle, surely.
Snakes with gratuitously flesh-rotting venom.
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Better than the African flies that enter through the nose and burrow into the brain.
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I'm just going to pretend you guys are talking about liking muffins, smile, nod, and move on.
Specifically, to the fact that the next two days seem to be warming up to be migraine hell.
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So is anyone making any purchases on Play Asia this holiday season? I got codes for $8 off for a $50 and up purchases and $12 off for a $100 and up purchase that I won't be able to use.
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With the exception of Xer, I think the previous exchanges are in need of a picture:
(http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/2184/facepalmgb.jpg)
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Bitter much, Alzula?
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For the last time, peasant, I am PRINCESS AZULA, and your continued mockery of my name will buy you a quick trip to hell. I would choose your future words carefully.
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Okay, mister Bundy~
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So...more updates. First girl mentioned, my friend who has known her for years really highly recommends her as a great person. Also mentions that she's in a settling down mood right now (marriage with kids kind of thing--something I have interest in pursuing myself sometime in the next few years). She hasn't called me, so my friend is encouraging me to call her, even tomorrow (as a Canadian I have no idea if American Thanksgiving is one of those holidays you just don't call--my friend claims it's fine).
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Just don't call during dinner.
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So...more updates. First girl mentioned, my friend who has known her for years really highly recommends her as a great person. Also mentions that she's in a settling down mood right now (marriage with kids kind of thing--something I have interest in pursuing myself sometime in the next few years). She hasn't called me, so my friend is encouraging me to call her, even tomorrow (as a Canadian I have no idea if American Thanksgiving is one of those holidays you just don't call--my friend claims it's fine).
Call. If she gets pissed at you and hangs up, it was never meant to be. If she's happy about it and chats you up, game on.
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Yeah, I think Dune's reccomendation works here. Romance is kind of a fickle thing[from an observer's perspective mind so I may not be the best person for advice], but it doesn't hurt to try does it?
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Have a Happy Thanksgiving. We have enough food here to feed a few people, so I'm going to stop by my non-festive neighbor's house with a plate because I know he appreciates the thought. Then I'll walk across the street and give my neighbor a plate - found out they didn't have enough money to make much food so they bought a lasagna from my job. Wrong, today is turkey day dammit.
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Yeah, I think Dune's reccomendation works here. Romance is kind of a fickle thing[from an observer's perspective mind so I may not be the best person for advice], but it doesn't hurt to try does it?
Oh, I am going to try, the only question is when. For instance, I woke up around 8, but I'm not going to call someone at 8am during a holiday. I'm planning on 11am--too early for lunch (which on a lazy holiday could be anytime from 12-3), but also late enough she shouldn't be sleeping in.
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Well...no answer. Almost left a phone message, but I remembered a "young person's etiquette" I had been laughing about a few weeks ago, that said never leave voicemail, always send a text instead (thinking on it, I totally prefer texts to voicemail, so I sent her a text).
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Any chance that etiquette is online...?
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Any chance that etiquette is online...?
Definitely, though I was only hearing people laugh about it in conversation, so I'd have to google search. I believe the premise was 40-year-olds trying to be hip and hang out with 20-year-old colleagues.
Aaanyway, let's start with the not happening: I got back the results of the speed dating. One match (the obvious one), and a loooooooong list of friendzoneing (some on my end, some on their end). Well, that's one less variable to worry about.
Yesterday evening I met with #2 for Thanksgiving at her Berkley Co-op. Chatted a lot, though it stayed entirely platonic, and I realized after I had been interacting with her much like I interact with friends. Really enjoy her company. I think she was getting the same general sense saying in an email "I'm not sure if you're feeling it romantically, but either way I really like talking with you, and would like to do more." Oh yeah, and she showed me one of the greatest music videos of all time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5U-YT-mRmI
So...I actually did get called back by #1 yesterday, and she was like "how about now" so we went and hung out around noon (11:30-3:30 I guess). Getting to know her, actually I'm pretty into her personality-wise too, and we're compatible in a lot of other ways (for instance, both like kids, both want kids). It also turns out she likes math, she likes math a lot, she was just never good at it. Oh, and she brought an adorable dog with her, whom I cuddled a lot (I miss having a dog). She also expressed interest in trying Touhou (well, not specifically Touhou, but I described the gameplay in general geometrical terms). We kissed goodbye, and I'm pretty sure I swooned (we were in the car, but I came out of the kiss disoriented, and was dizzy for the next 20 seconds or so). Yeah, this one seems to be going places.
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Aww~
Congrats! Good to hear things have turned out for the best so far, and hope it continues to go well. :)
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Whee Black Friday deals. Two really good ones that I indulged in.
Best Buy-
4 GB flash drive - $10
4 GB Memory Stick Pro Duo - $15
Borders-
Kim Stanley Robinson Forty Signs of Rain hardcover - $3.00
Never even heard of the book, premise seems a bit iffy, but can you argue with Kim Stanley Robinson for 3 bucks? I can't. READ THE MARS TRILOGY BITCHES
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I ordered a book last saturday, since it's my birthday soon and I'd wanted to get myself a gift.
Received an e-mail today asking if I enjoyed the book. >_> Right, but it hasn't arrived yet...
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Eh as a connoisseur met, wouldn't consider that a super awesome film clip myself (so much of it is the song itself, which IS pretty fucking awesome).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5ndoBdm0yY
Bjork - Oh So Quiet is somewhat similar and personally would rate it higher (and not one of the best film clips I have seen).
Great news though. Glad there turned out there.
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I ordered a book last saturday, since it's my birthday soon and I'd wanted to get myself a gift.
Received an e-mail today asking if I enjoyed the book. >_> Right, but it hasn't arrived yet...
Doesn't answer the question. Did you enjoy the book or not?!
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Eh as a connoisseur met, wouldn't consider that a super awesome film clip myself (so much of it is the song itself, which IS pretty fucking awesome).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5ndoBdm0yY
Bjork - Oh So Quiet is somewhat similar and personally would rate it higher (and not one of the best film clips I have seen).
Great news though. Glad there turned out there.
Oh well yes: the song does most of the work, and the actual video cinematography is pretty generic and low-budget. That said, the gestures in the video really help make the whole thing more amusing.
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Yeah where you get great film clips you get stuff that either meshes so completely seamlessly to make it all one experience or be just exceptional different.
Checkout Tool film clips from the 90s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiV_ue-PbL4
parabola is a prime example.
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So, everyone remember this lovely gem?
http://www.rpgdl.com/forums/index.php?topic=2698.msg85162#msg85162
Happened on the 10th of November.
Today, I just got a bill in the mail for $632 for the emergency room services.
I was under the impression and TOLD that since it was a workplace injury, it wasn't going to cost anything for me.
Needless to say, I am pissed off, and still can't do shit about it until Monday now! Awesome!
On another note, fuck football.
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Man, fuck life.
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Man, fuck life.
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So, everyone remember this lovely gem?
http://www.rpgdl.com/forums/index.php?topic=2698.msg85162#msg85162
Happened on the 10th of November.
Today, I just got a bill in the mail for $632 for the emergency room services.
I was under the impression and TOLD that since it was a workplace injury, it wasn't going to cost anything for me.
Needless to say, I am pissed off, and still can't do shit about it until Monday now! Awesome!
On another note, fuck football.
I've dealt with worker's comp before. Talk to people face to face if you can and keep pushing it. Make sure all the proper paperwork was done. That sounds like a classical worker's comp claim.
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So Gamestop had the WoW Battlechest for $20 today, so I finally grabbed it. Hooray for ridiculous time-sinks!
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You know it's a Saturday morning when you get a transfer call from someone who's trying to buy a textbook and he manages to completely mangle your name into not only the wrong gender, but the wrong construction. Apparently, my name really sounds like Marcia.
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Maybe if most of your conversations didn't take place through screams into pillows then they would make more sense.
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Man, fuck life.
;__;
*gives Snow a Snickers*
I had a Snickers today, man I haven't had one of those in years. It was divine~
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Maybe if most of your conversations didn't take place through screams into pillows then they would make more sense.
I wish my sex life was half as interesting as you make it up to be.
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Fuck Websense. It blocks the DL at work now.
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Websense is evil.
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What's a websense?
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So, last night I linked up with a group of associates for the first night of Alvistide. We were fortunate enough to have not only looks, brains, muscle, a wild card, AND a useless chick, but also an token ethnic guy and out-of-place attractive girl to round out the team. Went on a booze-fueled rampage as was our want and so on.
The thing is, I have no idea how I got home, but when I woke up, I was in bed, fully clothed. Not just shirt and pants clothed, I was wearing shoes, my leather jacket, a scarf (it was blizzarding earlier that day, goddamn it), my hat and my glasses.
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What's a websense?
extremely inferior to a commonsense.
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What's a websense?
Content filter that is notoriously not very good.
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So they make pre-designed internet content filters now? *sigh* welp, that's it, we failed it up. Time to let the dogs run the show.
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*gnaws on Sundays*
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So, I need to know how I can decorate for Christmas without having any money.
My dad's not particularly festive - last Christmas, he... did nothing to decorate. He spends Christmas in Spain with family, so doesn't bother doing the house up, despite not leaving until, like, a week before Christmas.
So I figured, why not do something myself? Bring some Christmas cheer to the house an' all that jazz. Except I have no money. Or art skills. So I need to know what sorta stuff I can get online or make -very- easily. Any suggestions/good places to start?
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You can always get some paper to uh, cover books with... "kaft papier" or "cover paper" in Dutch, not sure how that translates...
Anyway, you can get that and cut large squares out of it. Fold it over eight times, cut patterns in it, then unfold it completely, cut it halfway but not completely, so that it's still connected, and then use it to decorate anything you can wind it around! Usually involves staples or uhm, I don't know the word again. It's like a strip of glue-like, transparant paper you use to attach things together.
It's a very silly thing, but Christmas is for silly, right?
Alternatively, rob the local stores for Christmas equipment.
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I think Bardiche is referring to making paper snowflakes. Yeah, that works well, and just requires a white piece of paper.
Another thing you can do is go to Christmas Tree lots, and gather up the branches that fell off trees, then tie them into a wreath.
You can also knock on your neighbour's door, explain your financial situation, and ask if they have second hand Christmas decorations they were no longer using (I know we always had a whole extra box that was just excess and couldn't be placed anywhere). You can promise to return them after Christmas.
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Ehh, it'd be awkward asking neighbours. Don't know any of them round here...
Paper snowflakes/chains will probably work, as will attempting to make a wreath... I just don't like the house being so bare at Christmas, since I lived with my mum until last year, and she's obsessed with Christmas - there were decorations up all year there, so this is really weird for me!
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The thing is, I have no idea how I got home, but when I woke up, I was in bed, fully clothed. Not just shirt and pants clothed, I was wearing shoes, my leather jacket, a scarf (it was blizzarding earlier that day, goddamn it), my hat and my glasses.
UuuUuuuuUugh, this makes me shiver. I hate being fully clothed on or in a bed . . . and generally I hate wearing anything "long" in bed because the sheets wrap around you all retarded and shit. Yuuuuuuck. What a horrible night for you! ^_~
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Anyway, you can get that and cut large squares out of it. Fold it over eight times, cut patterns in it, then unfold it completely, cut it halfway but not completely, so that it's still connected, and then use it to decorate anything you can wind it around! Usually involves staples or uhm, I don't know the word again. It's like a strip of glue-like, transparant paper you use to attach things together.
You mean tape?
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Anyway, you can get that and cut large squares out of it. Fold it over eight times, cut patterns in it, then unfold it completely, cut it halfway but not completely, so that it's still connected, and then use it to decorate anything you can wind it around! Usually involves staples or uhm, I don't know the word again. It's like a strip of glue-like, transparant paper you use to attach things together.
You mean tape?
... Yes. I feel awful, because I now realise I know the word but I just couldn't remember what it was called.
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Meh, it happens. Don't beat yourself up over it.
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So they make pre-designed internet content filters now? *sigh* welp, that's it, we failed it up. Time to let the dogs run the show.
Where have you been for the last six thousand years.
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I fucking hate toilets. The goddamned low water flush ones. Seriously, who the fuck thought they would be a good invention?
I mean, god, you use up so much more fucking water flushing them 60 times! And they clog more often! Fucking hell.
I seriously am going to start shitting at the bush outside my apartment. Saves more water, works as fertilizer.
Fuck.
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Back when the low-flow laws were first enacted there was a healthy black market in smuggling high-flow toilets down from Canada. New innovations in low-flow toilet design has solved the efficiency problems you're talking about, but there are plenty of early, badly-designed toilets still out there.
Apparently, users of a good low-flow toilet can expect to save $90 a year on water bills on average, go fig.
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I have never seen, in my years of traveling, anything but a low flow toilet. Pittsburgh, Morgantown, the whole of PA...all inefficient pieces of junk! Makes me sad ;_;
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Wooooo, awesome weekend. Good food, time with family, reconnected with a bunch old co-workers (including one who told me that I inadvertently converted her to Reconstructionist Judaism), helped an old friend move into his first house (protip: ovens are heavy), got a comfy new desk chair and fixed my computer. Man, Thanksgiving kicks ass.
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Ahem...
[00:31] <+Seto_Kaiba> I COME HOME TO MY TOILET HAVING EXPLODED
[00:31] <+Seto_Kaiba> MOTHER FUCKING PILE OF SHIT
[00:31] <+Seto_Kaiba> I
[00:31] <+Seto_Kaiba> FUCKING
[00:31] <+Seto_Kaiba> HATE
[00:31] <+Seto_Kaiba> MODERN
[00:31] <+Seto_Kaiba> TOILETS
[00:32] <+Seto_Kaiba> I AM GOING TO SHIT OUTSIDE BEHIND A BUSH FROM NOW ON
[00:32] <+Seto_Kaiba> MOTHERFUCKING HELL
[00:32] <+Seto_Kaiba> I NEED TO CLEAN MY BATHROOM
[00:32] <+Seto_Kaiba> BE BACK LATER
[00:32] * Seto_Kaiba is now known as OK-Kneedeepinshit
Fucking hell on a pogo stick shoved up MC Hammer's ass.
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Appropriate response. 10/10.
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Nothing like a weekend of doing absolutely nothing but playing FF4 and drinking to recharge the batteries.
OK's problem also amuses the hell out of me and schadenfreude makes my weekend all the better.
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Aaaaaaannnnnnnndddddd clean.
God, that sucked more than a whore with no gag reflex.
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You know, you can make someone's toilets explode if they have an external spigot for hoses and what have you.
OK, what is your address?
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I first read this as OK exploded >.> He was complaining about the tiolets being too small to sit on or something earlier! <.<
I apologise for your ordeal OK, it sucks that you really had to go through something like that.
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Woohoo, monday holiday+haircut.
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I officially convinced myself to apply for the Egypt Study Abroad maymester. Generally I wouldn't, since I'm graduating but the teacher said she's more interested in taking students who she's had classes with .. soo.. and I can post date the deposit and it IS refundable. Might as well! And I don't have to pay tuition and may get a loan. Whoo. I'll have that application done by Thursday.
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I officially convinced myself to apply for the Egypt Study Abroad maymester. Generally I wouldn't, since I'm graduating but the teacher said she's more interested in taking students who she's had classes with .. soo.. and I can post date the deposit and it IS refundable. Might as well! And I don't have to pay tuition and may get a loan. Whoo. I'll have that application done by Thursday.
That sounds like a lot of fun. Good luck.
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So I gave my presentation today. It was nerve-wracking and stressful and went much worse than the amount of prep I put into it but it's over so I'm going to forget it.
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Hopefully, it'll be fine. Presentations are just nasty like that, and people usually take that into account. I also suspect you did better than you -think- you did. If nothing else, perspective helps.
On more mundane news, the word "gnawing" alone occupied about fifteen minutes of my thoughts for the day. I think I'm spending too much time in chat.
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Or not enough.
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No. It's pretty clearly too much.
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Thanks. :b I sticky noted my check "POST DATED :D" I just need to nail in a loan for the airfare, hotel and etc . . . I dunno if I can since I'm not seeking credit? I'll stamp out those issues tomorrow.
Ciato, that reminds me of a grad presentation over an artist, and she spoke like she was so uninterested and monotone and I mentioned that. But others who were perhaps shaky and etc, I empathized with because a lot of folks get the jitters.
Turning in a paper for a symposium at the request of my professor. Maybe that 103 wasn't such a bad grade at all. How you get a 103 in college sounds silly, but groups who won a debate over art topics in class got three extra points.
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DREAM THEATER. HOLY FUCK DREAM THEATER.
JOHN MYUNG AND JOHN PETRUCCI EXIST AND ARE THEMSELVES PLAYING INSTRUMENTS HOLY FUCK THEY ARE GOOD.
Mike Portnoy in an amazing effort to upstage his last Concert in Brisbane decided that playing double kicks while standing up and not even batting an eyelid was entirely unimpressive and proceeded to stand up and walk around his entire drumkit (which is on a raised platform) and continue to play his symbols without missing a single beat. He also decided that it would be cool to play the piping that is the frame for his drumkit and it matches perfectly with the song. He of course continues to just decide to stand up and play double kicks whenever the fuck he wants to because the drum kit is his bitch.
Jordan Rudess also decides that while Keytars are AWESOME AND COOL WIN that not only will he play one of those, he will also play his iPhone, he has what appeared to be a custom built application running with his iPhone hooked up via USB and audio out to his Synthesizer and uses it touch based to generate specific tones and pitches and holy what the fuck this is also note perfect for what is on Black Clouds and Silver Linings song they were playing at the time.
All of the above happened in a single song.
And as much as I actually like Sames Labrie? Portnoy fucking OWNED that stage. Labrie can egg the crowd into doing things by waving around and gesturing egging people on constantly. Portnoy stands up and claps his drumsticks together and at least half again as many people start clapping straight away and for longer than when Labrie is getting them to do stuff. He decides it is fun to play catch with drum sticks throwing them into the crowd and getting them thrown back, again never missing the beat. He is a complete and total smart arse, swapping hands on rolls for no reason at all. One handed rolls on snare and ride symbol at the same time because why the fuck not?
Amazing concert, just absolutely amazing. If you are into the technical side of music at all you owe it to yourself to see these guys in concert if you can. I cannot stress how amazing Petrucci and Myung are at what they do. Not the best lead Guitarist (fucking CLOSE though) or bassist alive, but goddamn to watch them in the one place? It is amazing. And then you have Portnoy who again, not the greatest alive, but holy fuck is he good and a really fun guy to watch. Jordan Rudess is all over the place with his keyboard (has it mounted so it can rotate and just... the guy is wow and the number of songs he plays precisely in time with the insanity that is Petrucci guitar solos is mind boggling). Just wow. I like to talk and this shit leaves me almost speechless to describe just how good the two concerts I have seen with them have been. Easilly the best I have seen (and I have seen some really good ones by some really upstanding performers).
Oh yeah and James Labrie CAN sing and all that, but fuck, just so completely dominated by the amazing instrumentation around him.
Dream Theater, it may be Prog which just may be guitar masturbation, but there is a reason these people can get away with public masturbation and that is because they are that fucking good at it.
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Sitting on airport free wi-fi while waiting for my flight to Vegas. Hooray for free Wi-Fi! Unfortunately, the Rio -- the hotel I'll be staying in until Sunday -- is one of those backwards hotels that actually charges for internet access, which is less yay.
A whole weekend full of geekery and debuachery? Woooo~
(Granted, as I said in my Facebook status, it's doubtful I'll be partaking of the boozey part of it. And it's highly unlikely that I'll be partaking of the "naked women" part. However, Chippendales is at the Rio...)
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Going to make Andy get on the stage and work for his dinner?
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If Ashley takes pictures of that and send them to me, I'm raising my cabana boy pitch by another 50%.
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The image of Andy dressed like that is nearly enough to make me giggle helplessly.
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/me googles Chippendale, blinks.
Whatever floats people's boats~
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...god, I'm flying to Vegas at 0600 on Saturday. I need to pack.
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WOOHOO BRINGING WORK HOME YESIU.JPG
At least, I'm getting paid extra for this.
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/me googles Chippendale, blinks.
Whatever floats people's boats~
I refuse to believe that someone who has read as much as you has never heard of Chippendale's before.
Also, if bowties fall on your list of 'weird fetishes', you must have some -serious- internet filters on your computer.
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I think EVERYTHING falls on Tai's list of "weird fetishes". Including the basic act of sex itself. <_<
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I've probably heard of them but never known what they were. Also see Gate. >_>
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...god, I'm flying to Vegas at 0600 on Saturday. I need to pack.
What's going on in Vegas this time? You guys planning a Heist? *crosses fingers*
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National Pharmacy Meeting. All expenses paid. Staying at The Venetian. There Saturday until early Thursday. I am excited, but I also have to do some job searching...yay. Even if there isn't much of anything to find where I am staying >_>
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I think EVERYTHING falls on Tai's list of "weird fetishes". Including the basic act of sex itself. <_<
OBJECTION: FFTA2 mechanics.
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Nah, I'm sure Tai acknowledges that his FFTA2 fetish is very weird.
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I have a FFTA2 fetish? So sex is inherently painful and ultimately worthless?
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For many people, yes.
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For many people Taitoros, yes.
Corrected for further accuracy.
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I doubt it's really that specific honestly.
Of course, this also ignores that for non-Tai folk, the lack of sex also involves pain and wasted time, so basically it's just another way in which being human sucks. Bring on the cyborg clonebots.
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Dear god, just pay a hooker to give you a hug already. Both of you.
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I don't think American hookers go for that actually. Part of the whole puritan work ethics.
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Bring on the cyborg clonebots.
You... want to make out with a robot version of yourself? Dude what the fuck.
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Bring on the cyborg clonebots.
You... want to make out with a robot version of yourself? Dude what the fuck.
I think the real question is, what would that be called?
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WOOHOO BRINGING WORK HOME YESIU.JPG
At least, I'm getting paid extra for this.
I thought you didn't even have enough work to you to do at work?
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Bring on the cyborg clonebots.
You... want to make out with a robot version of yourself? Dude what the fuck.
Haven't we been here before? >.>
I'm having the strangest sense of deja vu~
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I would -totally- make out with a robot version of myself. :-*
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Packed, and pretty much ready to go to Las Vegas tomorrow. Will be there from Saturday until late Thursday night. I'll be staying at the Venetian - don't know if you'll see this Ashley/Andy, but if you guys have a free moment and want to meet up, let me know.
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I would -totally- make out with a robot version of myself. :-*
Self confidence is good!
Have funs OK~
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I would -totally- make out with a robot version of myself. :-*
Come back when there's -something- you wouldn't make out with.
WOOHOO BRINGING WORK HOME YESIU.JPG
At least, I'm getting paid extra for this.
I thought you didn't even have enough work to you to do at work?
End of year, things get... ah... different.
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Bring on the cyborg clonebots.
You... want to make out with a robot version of yourself? Dude what the fuck.
Haven't we been here before? >.>
I'm having the strangest sense of deja vu~
My fault. It's established DL Canon that I've had a couple of dreams where I made out with myself.
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I also believe you had more reported dreams of making out with yourself than dreams making out with -anyone else-. I'd say something, but the realization that even your subconscious mocks you is just the right amount of sad you need here.
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I see.
The solution is clearly VSM x Djinn then? Or fire. Lots and lots of it *^_^*
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No, see, you don't fuck your clone. You fight them. (Maybe not the robot ones)
Right out of the box. You fight your clone. Why? Well, it's a bloody great match for one. Same speed, same strength, same moves. No matter how strong or pathetic you are it'd be a pretty epic battle. And about your clone maybe killing you and taking over? Hell, just don't go in waiting to kill your clone. Plan to grab a drink afterwards. THIS IS THE WAY.
... Then you can probably fuck your clone. You narcissistic freak.
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... Then you can probably fuck your clone. You narcissistic freak.
Fuck your clone? You sick fuck. It's better to fuck something that has your exact head, but the body of a beautiful woman. Hard to accomplish, yes, but I've figured out a way to simulate it.
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... Then you can probably fuck your clone. You narcissistic freak.
Fuck your clone? You sick fuck. It's better to fuck something that has your exact head, but the body of a beautiful woman. Hard to accomplish, yes, but I've figured out a way to simulate it.
Or, if you're lucky enough to be born with an identical twin sister, you can achieve all of the above with no simulation!
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All this sounds like a buncha sound and friction, signifying nothing. Relax and just listen to some music instead, peeps.
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Have a safe trip OK.
People tell me I'm an overt person, and I love to disagree for the sake of modesty ( . . . annnnnd disbelief), but what happened today was pretty interesting. I was turning in my passport application, and my mom kept telling me that I didn't need to bring my birth certificate. I took it anyway, because I believe taking more reduces the embarrassment of standing in line for an adequate amount of time only to be rejected because you're missing a form. For the sake of massaging my ego, I was right anyway. First Post Office near my house was not a passport processing facility. Next Post Office in Atlanta stays open til 5PM but stops processing passport applications at 3PM (and no where do they state this). Third was the main post office facility in Atlanta that I went to under a series of un/fortunate events. Stopped at World Market to look around and want things.
After dropping my mom off, I took the directions she gave me. Ended up going to the Post Office and it wasn't open! A lady conveniently walked in to put something in a drop box and I said:
"Isn't this place supposed to be open?" "Nah, I don't think so." "What!" "Yeah, but the main one is down the street." "This isn't the main one? What the hell. Thank you." I call my mom at work: "This isn't the right ONE!" "I told you to take a left." "Ok. Bye." I get there. Line is pretty lengthy, office is full of Spanish speaking people and I'm just hoping I don't get a "No he was wrong, we stop processing at 3 also." Anyway, the line was funky so I just stood behind someone. Some kid was speaking Spanish to his father and I translated it with what I remember of it and said "This isn't the line?! WHERE IS THE LINE!?" and people who weren't even finished writing their stuff/packaging their things gestured to them, so I got behind them. The father (who was amazingly attractive) got behind me and smiled, said my name in Spanish, etc and I told him he could get in front of me since I was behind him. He kept refusing. So. I stayed there. I was there for about 30 minutes.
Bored and watching someone pack, I just said "You don't gotta go through all that for me ya' know? I'm here, no shipping is necessary." They 'lol'd' and proclaimed that I probably wouldn't want it. I said, as long as it's free I don't care. Anyways, we chitchatted oddly. Then I got up to the desk.
"I'd like to turn in my passport application."
"Okay."
"I brought my birth certificate in case I needed to."
"You do."
"Okay."
"*shifts it all to her*"
Did the oath thing, and then she said "It'll be 116."
"Shouldn't it be 100?"
"No."
"Okay. . . ."
She comes back after scanning stuff or whatever and attaches my birth certificate to it.
"I don't get to keep it?"
"They'll mail it back to you."
". . . . okay."
"So why is it an additional 16 dollars? The website says it's 100."
"Because we have to take your 2x2s."
"I have 2x2s here and here's my old passport with an adorable baby photo."
"Oh, then it'll be 100. I was wondering why you kept asking."
"Well that extra 16 dollars means I wouldn't have been able to eat dinner."
Tons of lols ensue and I said I hated my passport picture, and she said "Well. . . you aren't smiling."
"That's because I looked away because someone tripped and she snapped it when I looked back!!"
"LOLOLOLOLOLOL" and people are eyeing us I guess waiting for the stuff to go through.
"well go ahead and swipe your card. Debit?"
"Yeah."
"You sure?"
"YEAH I GOT MONIES, GURL."
Then I left after paying.
End of story.
Edit* After re-reading this, it sounds utterly ordinary.
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I would -totally- make out with a robot version of myself. :-*
Come back when there's -something- you wouldn't make out with.
... too easy. :-X
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Edit* After re-reading this, it sounds utterly ordinary.
I assure you there's nothing ordinary about having a pleasant experience when said experience includes:
1) people waiting in long lines all day, and
2) passport workers who deal with people who wait in long lines all day.
Certainly getting a passport has never been a pleasant one for me. First time involved needing to be in Manhattan for expedited processing. Unfortunately I was at college in Ithaca, so the trip started at 1am with a bus down to the city, continued with me wandering around downtown at 5am in February to try to find the center then waiting in line until it opened a couple hours later, and ended at 9:30 with me hightailing it back to the bus station so I could get back to school in time to play a band concert that afternoon. Because I couldn't wait the extra two hours to pick it up in person, I had to pay shipping to get the stupid thing.
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I would -totally- make out with a robot version of myself. :-*
Come back when there's -something- you wouldn't make out with.
... too easy. :-X
You invited me to rape. Here's your pink waiver, try again when you don't have incriminating evidence before - and no, the technicality doesn't work.
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... Then you can probably fuck your clone. You narcissistic freak.
Fuck your clone? You sick fuck. It's better to fuck something that has your exact head, but the body of a beautiful woman. Hard to accomplish, yes, but I've figured out a way to simulate it.
Or, if you're lucky enough to be born with an identical twin sister, you can achieve all of the above with no simulation!
But then you miss out on the fun and surprise of dropping a paper bag you've printed your face on to on their head during the act.
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... Then you can probably fuck your clone. You narcissistic freak.
Fuck your clone? You sick fuck. It's better to fuck something that has your exact head, but the body of a beautiful woman. Hard to accomplish, yes, but I've figured out a way to simulate it.
Or, if you're lucky enough to be born with an identical twin sister, you can achieve all of the above with no simulation!
But then you miss out on the fun and surprise of dropping a paper bag you've printed your face on to on their head during the act.
It's amusing that MC talks/seems like more of "one of the guys" now than before. Just had to point that out. >_>
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Re: Passports
My experience was that I paid a lot of money (~$120-$130) and didn't have too many problems otherwise. I'd say it's less of a case of Idun's encounter being extraordinary and more a case of Miki getting royally screwed. Granted, this might be because of the relatively small city I live in, but going to the post office to get a passport in my experience was a lot closer to Idun's than to Jim's. Silly New York.
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... Then you can probably fuck your clone. You narcissistic freak.
Fuck your clone? You sick fuck. It's better to fuck something that has your exact head, but the body of a beautiful woman. Hard to accomplish, yes, but I've figured out a way to simulate it.
Or, if you're lucky enough to be born with an identical twin sister, you can achieve all of the above with no simulation!
But then you miss out on the fun and surprise of dropping a paper bag you've printed your face on to on their head during the act.
It's amusing that MC talks/seems like more of "one of the guys" now than before. Just had to point that out. >_>
That's a side-effect of the fact that most of my friends right now are lesbians. Let's just say lesbians are considerably naughtier than I thought they were when I was being all "I'm abstinent from romance."
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Getting a passport was pleasant besides for the cost. The ladies were very nice there and were even able to hold a decent conversation.
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That's a side-effect of the fact that most of my friends right now are lesbians. Let's just say lesbians are considerably naughtier than I thought they were when I was being all "I'm abstinent from romance."
Of course. Something about being on the outside looking in societally promotes a diminishing of taboos and thinking, then discussing, them much more openly. Or lesbians tend to befriend guys more often (the distaff counterpart of the 'fag hag', as it were) and pick it up that way, but that seems like the less likely explaination from your own comments in recent weeks.
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I don't know that it's even that complicated, CK. The frankness about sex is really just a product of math. To wit: if you are straight, your chances of finding a viable partner without making any special efforts are pretty good. If you are a lesbian, those chances are much worse. So it's only natural that when you find more lesbians you're likely to form a community, and because your community has one big factor in common, it should be no surprise that it comes up a lot. Dammit, what a waste of what could have been a fantastic dick joke.
Yep, it's 3am, I need to get back to studying, and I'm just mad I couldn't make the double entendre work.
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I don't know that it's even that complicated, CK. The frankness about sex is really just a product of math. To wit: if you are straight, your chances of finding a viable partner without making any special efforts are pretty good. If you are a lesbian, those chances are much worse. So it's only natural that when you find more lesbians you're likely to form a community, and because your community has one big factor in common, it should be no surprise that it comes up a lot.
Yeah, I've definitely noticed and thought about that. When I'm in straightworld I don't go around eyeing other women or anything like that--that seems like it would be fruitless and make people uncomfortable (and I don't like making people uncomfortable). Not just that, but the kind of people who show up to lesbianland are usually the kind of people who are interested in pursuing a relationship (typically they will either be coupled, or they will be looking for a relationship...or both).
So...you have people interested in exploring their sexuality at this point in their lives, who can't really express it anywhere else, and whom are united through a common sexual ground.
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And off to the airport!
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No sleep at all, yet it doesn't feel like I pulled an all-nighter. I think I'm getting desensitized.
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It could just be blow. Have you been doing rails lately?
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I don't think I understand what you're trying to say.
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Having to make tea in the microwave sucks.
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Jesus christ, you don't have anything resembling an oven there?
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Yeah but I'm lazy. Kettle's broke so I'd have to boil the water in the pan or something if I were using the oven >.>
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Meanwhile I slept for five hours and feel even more exhausted than I did before I slept.
Snow, I accuse you of syphoning my sleep energies.
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Indeed >.>
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Meanwhile I slept for five hours and feel even more exhausted than I did before I slept.
Snow, I accuse you of syphoning my sleep energies.
I have to do -something- to compensate my sleeping habits.
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>.>
*goes for a Dr Pepper* Ah bliss~
Laters peeps.
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Have fun OK.
CT: Sounds like your mom needs a tea kettle for christmas!
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1PM! Just an hour to go.
Also, you going to provide a kettle for CT's mother, aiel? That'd be pretty sweet.
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No, just giving her an idea. I'm not anywhere near the united kingdom and the US/UK run off different power currents.(PAL still sucks)
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Too bad, it'd be a cool gift. Granted, still an idea for CT herself.
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CT is going to be too busy lugging back two dozen games to worry much about tea. *Whips Snow* It's time for a Soul Nomad ranking push. Whip your Cabana Boy into that when he gets back.
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I'll consider it when it's a Wizard of Oz ranking push.
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I don't know that it's even that complicated, CK. The frankness about sex is really just a product of math. To wit: if you are straight, your chances of finding a viable partner without making any special efforts are pretty good. If you are a lesbian, those chances are much worse. So it's only natural that when you find more lesbians you're likely to form a community, and because your community has one big factor in common, it should be no surprise that it comes up a lot.
Yeah, I've definitely noticed and thought about that. When I'm in straightworld I don't go around eyeing other women or anything like that--that seems like it would be fruitless and make people uncomfortable (and I don't like making people uncomfortable). Not just that, but the kind of people who show up to lesbianland are usually the kind of people who are interested in pursuing a relationship (typically they will either be coupled, or they will be looking for a relationship...or both).
So...you have people interested in exploring their sexuality at this point in their lives, who can't really express it anywhere else, and whom are united through a common sexual ground.
I think you just might also be overlooking that everyone is just as bad as each other when it comes to those things, I mean I am sure Yaoi fangirls are all totally thinking about the emotional purity of a hot sweaty man pounding into another sweaty man, but there is a small portion of that population that are just in it for a hot body and watching some fucking.
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Re: Passports
My experience was that I paid a lot of money (~$120-$130) and didn't have too many problems otherwise. I'd say it's less of a case of Idun's encounter being extraordinary and more a case of Miki getting royally screwed. Granted, this might be because of the relatively small city I live in, but going to the post office to get a passport in my experience was a lot closer to Idun's than to Jim's. Silly New York.
Gah, why did it cost so much? Did they take your picture there?
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Passport
Standard (32 pages)
Includes Diplomatic and Official Passports A$208 A$104
Frequent Traveller (64 pages)
If you are a frequent traveller you have the option to apply for a frequent traveller passport which contains twice as many pages compared to the standard passport. A higher fee is charged for a frequent traveller passport. A$312 A$156
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Re: Passports
My experience was that I paid a lot of money (~$120-$130) and didn't have too many problems otherwise. I'd say it's less of a case of Idun's encounter being extraordinary and more a case of Miki getting royally screwed. Granted, this might be because of the relatively small city I live in, but going to the post office to get a passport in my experience was a lot closer to Idun's than to Jim's. Silly New York.
Gah, why did it cost so much? Did they take your picture there?
Government fees are a bitch. It just is, I guess.
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No sleep at all, yet it doesn't feel like I pulled an all-nighter. I think I'm getting desensitized.
Oh there was an interesting study on this actually: a single sleepless night when you were getting your normal sleep on other nights actually isn't hugely sleep depriving. In fact, pulling an all-nighter is better than trying to get 2 hours of sleep.
By contrast, getting lower-than-normal sleep three nights in a row is completely brutal and will make you sleep deprived more than anything else.
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...and that explains a lot re: my current situation. I see. >_>
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Gods, I've forgotten how much of a bitch shaving is. Or maybe it's my two inch long beard. Whatever.
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They took my picture, yeah, so that's why it was so expensive. I think I may have had it expedited, too, but I'm not sure that actually happened.
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Just joined Google Wave (by an invite) and Twitter. I now have a Facebook, Wordpress, Twitter, Google Wave account. An LJ account that I use to read people's blogs. Wanting to blog about my personal life, but I don't like not getting responses (honest truth). I'm trying to see what my generation is up to besides all these video-game related sites! I'm so out of touch, especially since I don't watch TV. NecoleBitchie makes me happy though. Discovered her blog through my friend. >.>
Edit* Yeah she offered the expedited for me. I declined because she asked me when I needed it by, and I told her Feb 22 and she suggested doing it regularly. My professor says it takes up to 10 weeks to get it processed now because of some influx, so I'm just taking the average of those two and going with it. If I don't get accepted, I'll just use it for Spain if I go.
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Gods, I've forgotten how much of a bitch shaving is. Or maybe it's my two inch long beard. Whatever.
could be, yes. if you're gonna shave that, do yourself a favor and attack it with a pair of scissors first.
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So I went to a real-life Pokemon Center in Osaka today.
Wow.
If you've ever been to an American Disney Store, think -that-, only with something that was designed to be 100x more marketable. Oh, and it's Christmastime.
There were hundreds of little kids running around (as expected), plus quite a few couples, and the random foreigner or three. They were of course, selling the games, but they also had tons of figures and plushies to go along with the more unique merchandise. Some of the ones that I found interesting were the Poke-chow for various species of 'mon; and a Pokemon coin-presser, so you could get a 10-yen piece flattened like a penny on a railway track, only with your choice of 'mon pressed into it.
There were some adorable vile Christmas-cake plushies of Pikachu, Pichu, and Piplup, and I even found a life-sized Piplup.
They were running some kind of 'Eevee collection' special while I was there, so they were selling the complete set of Eeveelutions plushies for a mere $6 each. The normal price was something like 8 bucks, so I suppose it was pretty good. I bought a file-folder with the Eevees on it for a buck. They also had some rather stylish shot glasses with Umbreon and Espeon on it. And I remember there was a tea set, too... And the usual assortment of school supplies, trading cards, and candy with various 'mon printed on them.
They were showing off some new pokemon game while I was there, too. PokePark for the Wii. I didn't care enough to watch long, but it looks like a Mario Party-style game, but with Pokemon characters. Seeing the kids all lined up to watch the unveiling was pretty adorable, though.
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So I went to a real-life Pokemon Center in Osaka today.
Wow.
If you've ever been to an American Disney Store, think -that-, only with something that was designed to be 100x more marketable. Oh, and it's Christmastime.
There were hundreds of little kids running around (as expected), plus quite a few couples, and the random foreigner or three. They were of course, selling the games, but they also had tons of figures and plushies to go along with the more unique merchandise. Some of the ones that I found interesting were the Poke-chow for various species of 'mon; and a Pokemon coin-presser, so you could get a 10-yen piece flattened like a penny on a railway track, only with your choice of 'mon pressed into it.
There were some adorable vile Christmas-cake plushies of Pikachu, Pichu, and Piplup, and I even found a life-sized Piplup.
They were running some kind of 'Eevee collection' special while I was there, so they were selling the complete set of Eeveelutions plushies for a mere $6 each. The normal price was something like 8 bucks, so I suppose it was pretty good. I bought a file-folder with the Eevees on it for a buck. They also had some rather stylish shot glasses with Umbreon and Espeon on it. And I remember there was a tea set, too... And the usual assortment of school supplies, trading cards, and candy with various 'mon printed on them.
They were showing off some new pokemon game while I was there, too. PokePark for the Wii. I didn't care enough to watch long, but it looks like a Mario Party-style game, but with Pokemon characters. Seeing the kids all lined up to watch the unveiling was pretty adorable, though.
Cleanse it with fire. You know this is the right thing to do.
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So I went to a real-life Pokemon Center in Osaka today.
Wow.
If you've ever been to an American Disney Store, think -that-, only with something that was designed to be 100x more marketable. Oh, and it's Christmastime.
There were hundreds of little kids running around (as expected), plus quite a few couples, and the random foreigner or three. They were of course, selling the games, but they also had tons of figures and plushies to go along with the more unique merchandise. Some of the ones that I found interesting were the Poke-chow for various species of 'mon; and a Pokemon coin-presser, so you could get a 10-yen piece flattened like a penny on a railway track, only with your choice of 'mon pressed into it.
There were some adorable vile Christmas-cake plushies of Pikachu, Pichu, and Piplup, and I even found a life-sized Piplup.
They were running some kind of 'Eevee collection' special while I was there, so they were selling the complete set of Eeveelutions plushies for a mere $6 each. The normal price was something like 8 bucks, so I suppose it was pretty good. I bought a file-folder with the Eevees on it for a buck. They also had some rather stylish shot glasses with Umbreon and Espeon on it. And I remember there was a tea set, too... And the usual assortment of school supplies, trading cards, and candy with various 'mon printed on them.
They were showing off some new pokemon game while I was there, too. PokePark for the Wii. I didn't care enough to watch long, but it looks like a Mario Party-style game, but with Pokemon characters. Seeing the kids all lined up to watch the unveiling was pretty adorable, though.
Cleanse it with fire. You know this is the right thing to do.
During Christmas time? How horrible. Use Liquid Nitrogen. Much more in the spirit of Christmas.
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Man, if you can still manage to get ahold of those Eevee-lutions plushies before you come out for DLC5, Jenna will want them so badly. I would definately pay you back for them, of course.
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Gods, I've forgotten how much of a bitch shaving is. Or maybe it's my two inch long beard. Whatever.
could be, yes. if you're gonna shave that, do yourself a favor and attack it with a pair of scissors first.
When my beard gets too unruly, I always go at it with an electric beard trimmer first. Doesn't cut it close but it cuts it down enough that shaving takes 5 minutes, and it probably takes less time than going at it with scissors.
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Gods, I've forgotten how much of a bitch shaving is. Or maybe it's my two inch long beard. Whatever.
could be, yes. if you're gonna shave that, do yourself a favor and attack it with a pair of scissors first.
When my beard gets too unruly, I always go at it with an electric beard trimmer first. Doesn't cut it close but it cuts it down enough that shaving takes 5 minutes, and it probably takes less time than going at it with scissors.
I did go with scissors, but my own natural twitchiness and poor depth perception really messed things up. My electric being low on power didn't help either.
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/me ~~~~~~~~.
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Eloquently put, as I would expect from an English majour.
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Who cares about eloquence when you had an awesome date?
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Snow....date?
MY BRAINS
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This is both an "all according to plan" and a "you think I'm kidding?" moment.
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ugh. left the gas on while warming up a pot of tea this morning. nothing burned down, but my cast-iron teapot is now solid black and produces nothing but lapsang souchong. Cleaned it out thoroughly, and there doesn't appear to be any remaining residue (as far as I can tell. it's cast iron, after all) but if I try to brew tea in the pot, it turns black in a couple hours. This, I reckon, is a Bad Thing, and probably means I'd be flavoring with carbon monoxide or somesuch. Ugh. Really liked that pot, too.
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So, your Christmas gift to yourself will be a shiny new teapot? I mourn for your loss, but hopefully you'll be able to make more awesome tea soon.
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Did the forums explode for a day or something? I couldn't access it. :| Jesus hates me.
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I think the internet just hates you.
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You make it sound like the internet isn't a malevolent deity out to kill us all.
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Who cares about eloquence when you had an awesome date?
Snow....*awesome* date?
MY BRAINS
Fixed.
In all seriousness, I am kind of curious how one of our resident people-haters ended up on a date? Is it a real-life date, or some kind of internet thing, or what? It was with a -human-, right?
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I've been hating people less lately. Also, hating people isn't mutually exclusive to having dates. It just can lead to very awkward hatesex in the end of it.
And yes, it was with a human being, unless he was actually a Terminator and didn't tell me. Which, considering how the Tallyvolution is underway even now, isn't entirely dismissable as a hypothesis. Still, it was just very pleasant. He's a charming, intelligent fellow, and it was a fun evening.
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Oh, wait. Hatesex is supposed to be -awkward-? Not, uh... ...right. I suppose I can put the iron maiden away, then.
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I'd suggest keeping the iron maiden just so you get your share of entertainment regardless of what happens in that night.
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Oooh, good point.
...what about the brain-eating parasites?
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Those you only bust out after she/he takes off the clothes.
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Wait, what? If they've already taken off their clothes then I presume they're there for the Soylent Green line.
EDIT: Oooh, though I did just get a good idea.
THINKING SOYLENT GREEN, for the THINKING MAN OR WOMAN
or
HIGHLY REFINED SOYLENT GREEN, for when you JUST NEED A HIT THEN AND THERE.
Alternate 50/50 on who gets which. Sound good?
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Well the brain slugs are just there to make them open to... suggestion, no? Most people won't walk into a food processor.
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Well the brain slugs are just there to make them open to... suggestion, no? Most people won't walk into a food processor.
You'd be surprised. The possibilities are out there.
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Yes but you can't count on the exceptions to maintain your preserved food empire.
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I tell them there's boobs or cocks in there (and for some people, there's both).
Works well enough.
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Wait, what? If they've already taken off their clothes then I presume they're there for the Soylent Green line.
EDIT: Oooh, though I did just get a good idea.
THINKING SOYLENT GREEN, for the THINKING MAN OR WOMAN
or
HIGHLY REFINED SOYLENT GREEN, for when you JUST NEED A HIT THEN AND THERE.
Alternate 50/50 on who gets which. Sound good?
You know, at -that- point, you could embody a black widow and it'd probably be a turn-on for the person anyway. You made me think of Soylent Green as lube, though, and I think you deserve fire and a cookies for that. At the same time.
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Soylent Green: 100% human-based lubricant. Don't worry about any unnatural chemicals, Soylent Green slides right in~
Huh. Actually, biodegradable condoms work better for that idea, don't they.
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Also politically correct!
(yes i know)
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Man, the potential for Soylent Green based merchandising is actually pretty immense, thinking on it.
...and now I'm imagining D&D Soylent Green Succubi. "Don't worry, we'll eat you, we'll eat you~"
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Can we split the profits then?
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Sure. Need someone to run the branch in the South Americas anyway, so~
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Calling dibs on the Soylent Green bikini, then.
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Wow, that's a pretty horrifying conversation.
It's too bad video game writers don't have you guys around for inspiration when they are writing their antagonists' plans and motives. There'd be a lot more truly terrifying videogame villains....
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Oddly enough I tend to prefer writing anti-villians. Far more interesting to me.
Snow: Fine, but I take the Soylent Green bikini wax product line.
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Wow, that's a pretty horrifying conversation.
It's too bad video game writers don't have you guys around for inspiration when they are writing their antagonists' plans and motives. There'd be a lot more truly terrifying videogame villains....
Who said anything about villainous intentions?
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I'm pretty sure that at least a couple villains have been based on me.
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I'm pretty sure that at least a couple villains have been based on me.
Antenora?
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The Jesus Terminator from the Bible RPG was based on Rob.
I fail to see how a kettle that produces only Lapsang Souchong is a bad thing, you can always use multiple kettles.
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I'm pretty sure that at least a couple villains have been based on me.
Antenora?
Much as I've banged for revenge, it's not usually the person that's the target, but rather their significant other.
No, I was thinking of Leonard Kurita, who famously said, "In the grand and everlasting battle on which is more vital for a man's survival, a well-built slut or a slug from a bottle, one thing must be said in the bottle's defense: it's always willing." He died by showing up falling-down drunk to a meeting, reacting to a perceived insult by breaking the bottle of liquor he was pounding and shanking the First Lord with it, and then taking a laser blast to the face from a guard. As he died he managed to hurl a shard of broken glass in such a fashion that he slashed said guard's jugular as a fuck-you.
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Aaaaand mood crash at 9:07 AM. Wee, epic swing action~ Mommy, Mommy, I wanna slide next~
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I still have you beat this week.
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We'll see, we'll see~ today will be epic sunshine and farting butterflies~
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What if the butterflies are all serial killers who try and frame you for 9 murders, huh?
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That'd be an improvement for him.
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Yeah, I could at least laugh as they died in the cold and ice.
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You are a cruel, cruel, cruel creature.
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You're the one who proposed that they were accusing me of murders. Don't go blaming me when a house of cards falls down.
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I, for once, have a very stress free finals week/week beforehand. Just a revision that I'm slowly ceasing to care about and some minor preparation for my language finals. For once, this week, I'll be laughing at everyone else who is busy.
/me laughs at Taishy.
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/me sits on Zenthor.
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*sits on Tai who's sitting on Zenthor and starts to wonder about all the possibilities of two cute guys and one girl~
WELL. I only got 86K in Lumines. :[ The blocks were moving too fast for me!
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So... save you from the wee Lumines, they were too quick for ye?
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So, Vegas was way more busy than I had anticipated. I didn't leave the hotel once. Granted, it's Vegas, and it's not like I did nothing but go between my room and the tournament, but considering all Vegas has to offer that is pretty sad. Also because OK was there and we never got a chance to meet up. :(
The tournament sucked. A lot. Screwed by luck, screwed by bad decisions, screwed by random bitchiness, rolled by bad attitudes, etc.
Vegas was fun. We were there with friends who also played at the tourney, and we ate and chatted and gambled and drank and had a good time doing it. Hooray!
Also, I only got flak twice for my expired ID. Once when they took it during a poker game to get me a Rewards card (though she just said "I know something bad about you!" <_<), once at the airport on the trip home where they made me fish out a credit card to prove that if I steal identities I at least do so thoroughly.
Ironically, my new driver's license was in the mailbox when I got home. So was my Windows 7 CD.
The second is ironic because I've been maintaining my old laptop with the busted screen and all of my data fully knowing that I would need to format my new computer when the Windows 7 CD arrived. Said computer also becomes my go-to travel machine. This weekend, I lost the connector that attaches the HP power adapter to my computer. Why did HP create a power adapter for its computers that requires an easily detachable and VERY small (1-2") piece to work? Because they hate their customers. Anyway, without it I can't charge my computer, and I thus have <45 minutes to transfer all of my data over before I need to consider the possibility of spending $80 on a whole new adapter just so I can finish.
Have I mentioned how much I hate HP yet?
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So I have two finals and a 20-80 page paper due next week. This week I do absolutely nothing. :)
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So I have two finals and a 20-80 page paper due next week. This week I do absolutely nothing. :)
I like how calm you are in face of the plane about to crash into the place.
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I'm trying at least. I really need to study but I am just sitting here lazily.
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Well, you could accomplish the 20-80 pages in like a couple days if you -really- burn the midnight oil, but maaaaaaaaan.
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I like how you refer to it as a 20-80 page paper even though I'm assuming any sane student will be getting nowhere near that 80 mark.
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Grad school, Dhyer. There is no sanity.
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I'm hoping to finish most of the paper tomorrow actually. Maybe. I hope. I will need a lot of coffee and cookies. I am going to gain so much weight.
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Call them your little Supers, because they are going to be on your ass until the paper's done!
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I like how you refer to it as a 20-80 page paper even though I'm assuming any sane student will be getting nowhere near that 80 mark.
Sanity? What sanity?
I'm hoping to finish most of the paper tomorrow actually. Maybe. I hope. I will need a lot of coffee and cookies. I am going to gain so much weight.
I recommend taking up on nicotine patches as well. *Flees.*
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Grad school, Dhyer. There is no sanity.
Sure there is. I had enough time for 10-hour RPGDL updates weekly in grad school, AND lots of analysis and gaming on top of that. And I took electives that I in no way needed to take, and TAed when I didn't need the money.
Yeah, it's busier than undergrad, but a lot less busy than having a high-pressure full-time job.
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Insane math geniuses need NOT apply here. *Launches MC*
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Insane math geniuses need NOT apply here. *Launches MC*
Oh, make no mistake, I nearly failed a course in grad school (two things I discovered: first, UBC does not teach Number Theory. Second: thinking prime numbers are cool does not make me a good candidate to do graduate work in Number Theory).
I also spent much longer than I expected rewriting my thesis (I got a seriously hardass external reviewer, so went through about six revisions--was still sending back modified versions like...two years after I expected to graduate, and well after I started my job).
I'm not implying I breezed through grad school. Just...on the insanity scale there's stuff that's much higher than it...like the job you get with that grad degree.
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Oh, grad school has actually been less stressful than undergrad this semester. I have just been much less focused than I've been in ages. It's terrible, actually, except for the fact I am having a ridiculous amount of fun.
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I have just been much less focused than I've been in ages. It's terrible, actually, except for the fact I am having a ridiculous amount of fun.
Another typical grad school experience.
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Oh, grad school has actually been less stressful than undergrad this semester. I have just been much less focused than I've been in ages. It's terrible, actually, except for the fact I am having a ridiculous amount of fun.
Wow, that's about the polar opposite of law school.
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Wow, that's about the polar opposite of law school.
Law school is not grad school in the typical sense. For starters, you pay them instead of them paying you.
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You get payed to take Grad School? Or am I just reading that wrong?
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No, you're reading it right.
If you're in a major that focuses on research, you generally work out an arrangement where you get a salary to assist a professor with whatever long-term project s/he is on in addition to your classes. This doesn't happen with med school, law school, or some of the other professional programs - MLS, MBA, journalism, etc.
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yep, they print my paycheck in reverse.
Quote from: Grefter on December 07, 2009, 03:30:49 AM
I fail to see how a kettle that produces only Lapsang Souchong is a bad thing, you can always use multiple kettles.
Lapsang Souchong is tea for people without taste buds. I can't imagine why anyone drinks that stuff. In any case, the tea I try to brew in my kettle starts out fine but turns black after a few hours. doesn't happen with hot water, just tea, like all that blackness needs some particulate matter to latch onto. Not smoked so much as sooted. Can't be healthy.
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It is a fantastic taste, you come out of it smelling and tasting it for a good 10 or so minutes. You just be careful not to let your first brew sit for to long or yeah it becomes almost impossible (Also only make it in a pot big enough for a cup or two/one cup for as many people as you can convince to drink it). Lapsang Souchong that has drawn for longer than it should is absolutely brutal and if you are going for that kind of taste you may as well be drinking straight black with like 3 or 4 teabags worth in there, because the only time you do that is when you badly need the caffeine and think the insanely bitter taste is worth it (Totally worth it)
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My sister would pleased to see such an impassioned plea for the stuff, Gref. End of the day, though, I just don't like the taste. Lightly smoked is nice, but lapsang souchong is just too heavy comparative to the flavor of the tea.
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I can understand it, it certainly isn't for everyone and it is a very touchy tea, probably more so than a White even. Sure overly hot water on a white is pretty much sacrelige and ruins a fantastic tea, but it is still drinkable at the end of the day. If you fuck up Lapsang Souchong it is pretty much just fucked. You can drink it weak I guess, but if you are drinking it weak then you are kind of missing the point.
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All my mom wants for Christmas is a CT safely returned for New Year >.>
Also Snow ... Awwwwwwwwwwwww ^_^
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All my mom wants for Christmas is a CT safely returned for New Year >.>
Also Snow ... Awwwwwwwwwwwww ^_^
Just to clarify, you are talking about the white fluffy stuff and NOT Jo'ou Ranbu, right? 'Cause I'd be a bit weirded out if your mom wanted Jo'ou Ranbu for Christmas.
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I think she's awwwwwwww'ing at Snow's date.
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I think she hasn't realized the apocalyptic implications it has yet.
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See, you keep claiming the apocalyptic indicator, but I'm pretty sure that'd only occur if half the DL suddenly developed a social life outside the DL.
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Depends on whether you really mean "half of the entire DL" or "CK".
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Depends on whether you really mean "half of the entire DL" or "CK".
... Is that a fat joke?
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T-7 until final and all I want to do is read articles about sports. BISON!!
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Sure overly hot water on a white is pretty much sacrelige and ruins a fantastic tea, but it is still drinkable at the end of the day.
Invest in a thermometer and this will never be an issue.
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Crap. Another giant company meeting today, ostensibly about "discussing decisions made and plans for 2010." Last two last-minute company meetings we had resulted in lay offs. And my manager came by to make sure I was done/almost done doing my project for this week.
Losing my job now would be bad juju. :(
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T-7 until final and all I want to do is read articles about sports. BISON!!
SPORTS, AAAAH, SPORTS. Run as fast as KENYANS.
Sleep deprivation is great.
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Ack. Bus back from college today:
Friend of a friend (to me and girl I like): "So, are you two going out?"
Me & Chrissy: "No."
Friend: "You wouldn't complain, though, right?"
...seriously. I can't help wondering what my friend was thinking, but I would've probably slapped him if I wasn't too busy covering for myself.
Wouldn't be so bad if I wasn't already planning to ask her our tomorrow, since we've got a sort-of date thing going on - a comedy film festival, apparently! Really looking forward to that.
...Also, when my internet crashes, it produces a search page upon reconnecting. Apparently, 'rpgdl' results in a search for 'mongoose'.
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Crap. Another giant company meeting today, ostensibly about "discussing decisions made and plans for 2010." Last two last-minute company meetings we had resulted in lay offs. And my manager came by to make sure I was done/almost done doing my project for this week.
Losing my job now would be bad juju. :(
Man, just hold on tight there. =(
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Depends on whether you really mean "half of the entire DL" or "CK".
... Is that a fat joke?
While it easily could be, I'd assume it's a "CK is half the emo content of the DL" joke.
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CK is entirely correct.
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I'm still employed! Unfortunately, a number of other people are not. Company is DRASTICALLY reducing its size in 2010, which makes me a little uncomfortable as far as job stability is concerned. Full details at a 3pm meeting, but I already know we lost 1 of our 2 designers. :(
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The remaining designer is going to suffer so much. =/
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Yeeeeeeep.
Congrats on still drawing a paycheck though.
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Also, if you're keeping your paycheck, they consider you important enough to stay at least for now. It's not so bad, and hardly surprises me.
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I have a kettle with a built in thermometer, so yeah it isn't an issue other than when I get lazy.
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People stopped by earlier, asking me if I was so-and-so.
Which... I was!
Apparently they found me through lots and lots of channels as being my father's son, since their brother has vanished and my father was his only friend so they worried if I'd know anything.
This better not end with the police.
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It's okay, Bard, I think you'll thrive well in prison.
...Also, when my internet crashes, it produces a search page upon reconnecting. Apparently, 'rpgdl' results in a search for 'mongoose'.
All I'm hearing is 'Rank Rikki-Tikki-Tavi'.
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I now read all your posts with the voice of Shion in my head.
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Only if we can rank Jormangundr alongside him.
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I now read all your posts with the voice of Shion in my head.
Hmm... this could prove useful.
...if I was any good at actually torturing people.
Grefter! I need lessons!
Only if we can rank Jormangundr alongside him.
Rikki totally wins that fight.
Other fights Rikki wins: Midgarzolom, Quetzacoatl, Ekans, Deis, Lord Viper
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I now read all your posts with the voice of Shion in my head.
Hmm... this could prove useful.
...if I was any good at actually torturing people.
Grefter! I need lessons!
He's just going to torture you instead.
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As Djinn said, he wants and needs Grefter's "lessons".
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I win either way.
<rant>
Dammit Japan, stop cancelling my classes! These children NEED to play Dragon Quest learn English!
Seriously, though, I'm getting tired of my classes getting cut down to like one a day in the Middle School. If they don't need me on Wednesdays here, then let me go to the Elementary school so I can teach my first graders more than once a month. </rant>
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SCHOOL IS OVARRRRRRRRR!!! For a few weeks.
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I don't go back until the 12th of next month. I am going to catch up on games.
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You either need to start quoting Estella from Suikoden 3, Marilyn Monroe or Gunther.
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So you want super to start shouting "mansex" while a manloli witch boy follows him around?
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Domestic travel is such a pain in the ass. I just want to get to Seattle and back, is that so much to ask? 900 miles up the coast. But it's going to cost me $350. This would be better if Andrew's flight home was going to be cheap -- as it should be, since it's only 400 miles and in-state -- but no, they want to charge $225 for that one too.
Stupid planes. Stupid cars. Stupid weather. D:
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225 for in state? That does suck.
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Mmphs. The story revision has taken longer than anticipated. Fortunately it should be done by tonight, then I'm basically done. Then, extended family comes into town for graduation... not really a good thing. I don't like my extended family that much except for a couple of cousins on my mom's side, and they're probably not going to come because their father passed away recently.
Oh well, it'll be a lot of fun and obligation and not paying for anything for two weeks. Then they'll leave and I'll spend time with my immediate family for Commumas.
Oh, yeah. I seem to have been scammed by Slapchop. -_- I should call them soon. It's not even like the damn thing will get here soon enough to give to my mom anyhow.
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225 for in state? That does suck.
I can only assume the $225 is because he's flying into...Ontario? and they have no direct flights, because Oakland to Burbank is a fraction of that.
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Anatomy is DONE. Got my B!
*Loses 40 pounds, stops having nosebleeds* That class was a bit stressful!
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Why on earth would he fly into Burbank? <_<
Cheapest he can fly there within the timeframe he has is $200, anyway. Not worth $25.
Yay for your B, super!
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Burbank is the airport Dhyer flies in and out of, since it's close and no one likes LAX.
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I know it's close to him. But Andrew would indeed be flying out of Ontario, and Ontario is way, way closer to where he needs to go.
It's true that LAX is cheaper (and Burbank - they're priced identically) by a fair margin -- if you fly at the pre-8am timeframe. Hahah.
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I was a really, really sad panda not too long ago. Wasn't approved for a loan that I was going to use for Study Abroad, but remembered GSU offered me loans I didn't even need at the beginning of the semester. Asked them if they could re-offer me the loan, which would be great, but they said if I did accept them, I would get around 2000 instead of 4500. That's fine. The trip is only 2700. I get a tax refund plus a large student excess refund with my scholarships, so I should be set. I would love it if they just gave me the 2700 though - she talked to a counselor (one of the aids) over the phone quickly, so I'm hoping I could pull some more strings under a slower evaluation. That way I can get my root canal >.> hopefully get a secured credit card from my bank and start setting up some kinda credit, and then saving up for more furniture, etc.
but if not ----- I may just settle for my regular refund and etc, and drop the Egyptian trip since my mom is still planning Spain. That way I don't get into any sort of debt yet.
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/me gnaws on work.
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So uh yeah ~9000 SMT art/fanart pics to sort through.
This'll be a trip.
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So uh yeah ~9000 SMT art/fanart pics to sort through.
This'll be a trip.
...I'm having a hard time not saying it.
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Torts down, only Contracts and Civil Procedure to go. Still a lot of work, but Contracts, at least, can be reasonably prepared for (though preparation includes a rather obscene amount of memorization).
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At which point will the whiskey overdose kick in?
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Last final's the 18th (an exciting 4-hour affair). alas, I won't have much time for drinkin' between then and heading home the 19th. (probably very late the 19th...)
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So uh yeah ~9000 SMT art/fanart pics to sort through.
This'll be a trip.
Why?
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Why what?
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bzzzzzzzzzzzzt.
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Why are you sorting through thousands of SMT art/fanart pics?
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Why not? Also I'm not only decently sure there's duplicates, which annoys me on some level, but I've got a very tiny little OCD side that is sated by silly things like this.
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Why not? Also I'm not only decently sure there's duplicates, which annoys me on some level, but I've got a very tiny little OCD side that is sated by silly things like this.
Maybe I'll set you to work on my photobuckets...
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Vegas: Awesome
So many stories to tell, but I don't think text does justice. I just got back from the Mid Year Pharmacy meeting, which kicked sooooo much ass. There from the 5th-10th of December. Awesome.
Saturday: Left Morgantown at 0700 for a 1000 flight at Pittsburgh. This was all relatively uneventful. Touchdown was 1300 Vegas time. Meandered around the city with my co-residents and some of my friends I haven't seen for a few months. Eventually we all went out to eat late night at an awesome Italian restaurant with violinists that took requests
Sunday: First day of the conference. I got 16 CEs during this conference, which is awesome (I need 30 every 2 years). I got 6 of them today. Mostly CEs on academia and preparing for the BCPS. The presenter for the BCPS was outstanding - seriously, he made the hours fly by. Went out with a bunch of people this night. Went to the WVU reception and then the faculty party I was invited to. Awesome food, drinks, and good connections there.
Monday: More CEs! Residency showcase! Had a BLAST with 2 of my co-residents (Sarah/Tiffany) from last year. Van-Anh wasn't there - unfortunately, something happened to her position in Utah. Sad. Ryan, the ID resident last year, his girlfriend, Tiffany's husbad, and another acquaintance went out for drinks. Ryan paid. It was awesome - $200 of drinks and food and awesome times. 6 hours...man, it went by fast. Great times. Then I went to the Pitt reception...then I went to the Duquesne reception (among others - I like having loads of friends in many places). Walked around town with a few friends and gambled. Won $60 net...great, considering the one director lost $3000 in one night >_>
Tuesday: More CEs, including the best one yet! This was a night one, and I met some awesome people doing residencies I never knew existed. Went out with them late night, and was given numbers from 2 of the girls there. ^_^
Wednesday: Same thing, mostly! Man, specifics are hard to remember to type down >_>
Basically, it was awesome. I got loads of CEs, made huge numbers of contacts, connected with people I haven't seen in ages, and had a great time. Freaking awesome. And it was all paid for ^_^
Ash/Andy: I got your message on Sunday....today ;_; Sad - I didn't realize I'd miss your PM at that point - should have just given you my phone number directly. Oh well - perhaps some other time if we're ever in the same city again >_> I was at the Venetian most of the time, if that helps! When did you guys leave, anyway?
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I know it's close to him. But Andrew would indeed be flying out of Ontario, and Ontario is way, way closer to where he needs to go.
It's true that LAX is cheaper (and Burbank - they're priced identically) by a fair margin -- if you fly at the pre-8am timeframe. Hahah.
What crazy talk is this? I went from Burbank->Oakland and back about 5 weeks ago, flying out later than 12 noon at both places, and the tickets averaged around $60.
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Last final's the 18th (an exciting 4-hour affair). alas, I won't have much time for drinkin' between then and heading home the 19th. (probably very late the 19th...)
Good luck.
Was sworn in last week in NJ! Now looking for work. I feel nothing different. I THINK my soul's still here...somewhere.
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Why do I have a feeling that the DL will eventually open up it's own law firm?
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Why do I have a feeling that the DL will eventually open up it's own law firm?
Dewey Cheetum & Howe.
Thanks for the kind words, Fnorder, and congrats with the officialness!
Eh, not hard to tell if your soul's still there or not. If you still care enough to check for it, it is.
Unlike some classmates of mine who straight-up lied to another kid in my class about stuff on the test 'cause we're graded on a curve. Seriously, who the fuck pulls that shit?
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Seriously, who the fuck pulls that shit?
...uh... Lawyers? ???
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Yeah, pretty much. And douchebags.
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Because someone has to say it; There's a difference?
Anyway, it's been scientifically proven that people are born without souls (toddlers would, given the manual dexterity, murder each other over spaghetti-os), have artificial ones installed by fear of their parents, then discard them upon adulthood. Only the unlucky few actually develop them under real-world conditions in the first place, so odds are lawyerification hasn't done too much.
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Lawyers
douchebags.
They are different. Believe it or not, there are plenty of nice lawyers in the world. I'm not the only person to be offended by that kind of behavior on general principle.
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Emo
Jesus christ, don't force me to hug you, pay a whore to do it already.
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Nah, that wasn't emo, it was encouragement!
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Sure, Ol' Yeller.
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Ash/Andy: I got your message on Sunday....today ;_; Sad - I didn't realize I'd miss your PM at that point - should have just given you my phone number directly. Oh well - perhaps some other time if we're ever in the same city again >_> I was at the Venetian most of the time, if that helps! When did you guys leave, anyway?
The Venetian was kind of far away from us, and we didn't even leave the Rio until we went to the airport. We ended up catching a taxi at ~4pm on Sunday and our flight left the airport at 8:55pm. Hooray for live feeds of the National Rodeo Championships, I tell you what. >_>
Glad your trip was good. ^_^
I know it's close to him. But Andrew would indeed be flying out of Ontario, and Ontario is way, way closer to where he needs to go.
It's true that LAX is cheaper (and Burbank - they're priced identically) by a fair margin -- if you fly at the pre-8am timeframe. Hahah.
What crazy talk is this? I went from Burbank->Oakland and back about 5 weeks ago, flying out later than 12 noon at both places, and the tickets averaged around $60.
LIAR YOU LIE.
Also it may be because flying around Christmastime and buying tickets ~2 weeks in advance is another ballgame.
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There are nice lawyers. There aren't many of them.
"Lawyer" is derived from the Greek for "Scum of the Earth" for a reason [citation needed].
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Lawyers
douchebags.
They are different. Believe it or not, there are plenty of nice lawyers in the world. I'm not the only person to be offended by that kind of behavior on general principle.
You are the only lawyer offended by that kind of general behaviour though.
Also I always look for a soul. It is the tastiest part.
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Emo
Jesus christ, don't force me to hug you, pay a whore to do it already.
Snrkk~
Ohohoho ^_^
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/slit
Time to go grade exams for eight hours.
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10 MB Intarnets? THIS CANNOT BE
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Just received a lovely letter from my sister's dad wishing me all the best for my holidays and voicing general airport concerns. It was a really nice letter, I'll have to reread it. He also gave me £100 >.> <.< >.>
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Go crazy or something.
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Well I already have spending money for presents so I was thinking of buying a mobile phone ^_^
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...the only thing I know I'm buying myself with Christmas money is a Gundam model or two. Goooo me.
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I know it's close to him. But Andrew would indeed be flying out of Ontario, and Ontario is way, way closer to where he needs to go.
It's true that LAX is cheaper (and Burbank - they're priced identically) by a fair margin -- if you fly at the pre-8am timeframe. Hahah.
What crazy talk is this? I went from Burbank->Oakland and back about 5 weeks ago, flying out later than 12 noon at both places, and the tickets averaged around $60.
LIAR YOU LIE.
Also it may be because flying around Christmastime and buying tickets ~2 weeks in advance is another ballgame.
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I can hop on a flight in 2 hours to Oakland at Southwest for $143, so I'm still baffled by the $200 at least. Going out two weeks (Which puts us right on Christmas) puts it at $180 round trip.
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I am in love, with my bff.
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Sexy lesbian shenanigans? (I hope)
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*dunks Djinn in salt* :P
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Thus, Djinn discovered saltsexuality.
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Aha the banishing act worked!~
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Going to the movies sometime soon. Interested in this racial hoopla with The Princess in the Frog though I dunno.. I wanna see the Brothers and a few other movies.
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Aaaaaaand working on this paper has crashed my mood so far down it may as well be subterranean.
This was a great topic to take up, I suspect. >_>
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Aaaaaaand working on this paper has crashed my mood so far down it may as well be subterranean.
This was a great topic to take up, I suspect. >_>
Did a paper once on the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. That was kinda a downer.
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Aaaaaaand working on this paper has crashed my mood so far down it may as well be subterranean.
This was a great topic to take up, I suspect. >_>
The environmental one? That sucks. :[ I'm sorry Tai.
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Last Friday our year went on this single night camping trip of sorts to some sort of park place about 3 hours from here... It was pretty fun. Did a whole bunch of things like a fun-as-hell rip-off of the "Amazing Race," and later at night we had to do some creative presentations or some things. Ended up hitting the sack pretty late, and got up the next morning pretty damn early for some exercises, awww yeah. Later that morning we had some fun games like tug-o-war, obstacle course, sack race, and this thing called "catching the Dragon's Tail," where groups of about 20 people line up and emulate a giant worm-like entity, at the end is a piece of cloth and the front end must get the other group's pieces of cloth. After about 5 minutes of tussling with one other group who had survived, a timeout was declared and we had to strategize again. Another clash, it was declared a tie XD Had to sit through an Advent Mass at the end before leaving.
Overall I'd say the experience was pretty awesome, and I got a free t-shirt to show for it. \o/
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Flight to Seattle and back again the Sunday after Christmas through New Year's Eve: $250 with Alaska Airlines. ($280 to go the Monday after Christmas through NYE with Southwest; $260 to leave from SFO and go the Monday after with Virgin America).
I am so spoiled by Southwest in-state fares; that seems like a LOT. >_<
Oh well. Friends will be here next weekend, my best friend from high school (not that I need to qualify that -- she's still my best friend) and Andrew's best friend from high school who neither of us has seen in 3 or 4 years. Should be interesting.
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280 for out of state travel is about what to expect. NJ was ~300 for a roundtrip ticket.
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280 for out of state travel is about what to expect. NJ was ~300 for a roundtrip ticket.
Nah, it's more that $280 is normal for non-Southwest airlines. I think I got a round-trip ticket to Vegas from SF for...$70? And that's out of state.
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My plane ticket was 550 dollars. Don't wanna hear it!
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You can all piss off just about now hey.
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280 for out of state travel is about what to expect. NJ was ~300 for a roundtrip ticket.
Nah, it's more that $280 is normal for non-Southwest airlines. I think I got a round-trip ticket to Vegas from SF for...$70? And that's out of state.
In fairness, there's nowhere IN state for me to fly to, so I have no idea how much it would cost to do so. Or if it even affects pricing as much as choice of airline does. Which I'm guessing it doesn't.
You can all piss off just about now hey.
Wah, it costs a lot for me to visit my friends because I live in a place that's stupid. Wah.
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I'm not cool enough to pay for international travel yet. I may just have a heart attack when I lay down the cash for a plane ticket from California to England sometime in the next year.
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I'm not cool enough to pay for international travel yet. I may just have a heart attack when I lay down the cash for a plane ticket from California to England sometime in the next year.
Expect something like 1500 round trip. It's really not that bad considering how far you're travelling.
Why are you planning on going to Eagleland, out of curiosity?
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I spent about $300 to fly half way up the coast of my own state to go to a friends wedding, so yeah again, you guys can still piss off.
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I spent about $300 to fly half way up the coast of my own state to go to a friends wedding, so yeah again, you guys can still piss off.
"Wah, it costs a lot for me to visit my friends because I live in a place that's stupid. Wah," he said, but this time with an entirely different connotation.
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I'm not cool enough to pay for international travel yet. I may just have a heart attack when I lay down the cash for a plane ticket from California to England sometime in the next year.
Expect something like 1500 round trip. It's really not that bad considering how far you're travelling.
Why are you planning on going to Eagleland, out of curiosity?
That is about what I am expecting, yeah. Not looking forward to it, but it could be worse. Baby steps and all. >_>
And I'm going there because I need to. I studied British literature, I adore London, I keep meaning to travel and never get around to saving for it, and I need to go SOMEWHERE before I melt into the landscape and turn into someone who knows nothing more than the 9-to-5 with "safety meetings" for entertainment.
If at all possible, it won't be just there, either, but there and other parts of Europe. We'll see.
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I am sorry we have only chosen key portions of our coast to turn into a strip mall instead of turning the entire country into California.
Edit - Just to clarify, I am still joking.
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Goddamn I could get used to this dating thing.
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Details!
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Of course. People are the most interesting thing around, so if you run across one you can stand to be in close quarters with, they are naturally awesome++
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I had a date on Saturday, but I started seeing red when he kept trying to say Sephiroth had a better villainy arc in FF 7 alone than Fou Lu did in BoF 4. That's a hard thing to recover from.
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I can see appreciating Sephiroth's effectiveness as a villain (it's the thing he does right, making it very clear why Cloud's going to the ends of the earth to hunt him down. That it's all a lie just adds to the whole package) but uh I'm not sure how he beats Fou-Lu...
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I had a date on Saturday, but I started seeing red when he kept trying to say Sephiroth had a better villainy arc in FF 7 alone than Fou Lu did in BoF 4. That's a hard thing to recover from.
Things like this sorta make me glad I'm not dating a videogame nerd right now. He's sort of a literature nerd, though, which made it double awesome when he invited me to go to the exhibition on one of my favorite authors the city's hosting in a foundation currently. And I thought we were just going to have an ice cream.
(By the way pistachio ice cream rules)
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I haven't had pistachio ice cream in ages :<
Currently I'm having... maple ice cream. It sounds weird, but the flavor is pretty subtle and tasty actually. Just enough to be noticable without overpowering the natural flavor of ice cream, kinda like pecan ice cream in a way.
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And for another sign of the apocalypse, I had a date tonight too. There was pretty much no romantic chemistry, but we still ended up talking for almost three hours, so I got a new friend out of the deal. Works for me.
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It's good enough, particularly given how estranged you seemed to be over there. Do hope you can get some actual chemistry going at some other point from somewhere, though.
Come to think of it, that was -not- a problem for me, but.
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Yeah. Just having somebody I can hang out with after work, without either of us having to drive for an hour or more, is a definite plus for my social life.
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Feeling seriously, seriously, sick today and yesterday. Stayed home rather than go out both days. Considering staying home from work tomorrow.
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Feeling seriously, seriously, sick today and yesterday. Stayed home rather than go out both days. Considering staying home from work tomorrow.
Aw. Just try getting plenty of rest, mc.
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:F Hope you get better soon MC.
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Nah, we're already at four elephants, so Shale dating isn't the next sign.
The next one is actually Snow having a child, who of course would be the anti-christ *nodnod*
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I am -not- turning into the Governor of California, thank you very much.
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Oh, it doesn't have to be anything so far fetched really. Any of the mundane means would do the job. Heck, even adoption would.
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Oh. Then, I think the world is probably ending within the next decade if I don't regress all the way back to complete recluse again. If only because the idea of raising an anti-christ is just too tempting.
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Well, I'd have to think the spawn of satan would have to be an adult to get shit done, so probably closer to 25 years. Which really would be right on schedule.
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I had a date on Saturday, but I started seeing red when he kept trying to say Sephiroth had a better villainy arc in FF 7 alone than Fou Lu did in BoF 4. That's a hard thing to recover from.
Oh Dhyer, why do you toy with my emotions like that? :'( You -know- I'm the only one who can make you happy! ;D
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I had a date on Saturday, but I started seeing red when he kept trying to say Sephiroth had a better villainy arc in FF 7 alone than Fou Lu did in BoF 4. That's a hard thing to recover from.
Oh Dhyer, why do you toy with my emotions like that? :'( You -know- I'm the only one who can make you happy! ;D
I think you make him happier when he's tugging your heartstrings and leaving your hopes blowing in the wind.
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Don't be silly, he's just playing hard-to-get. ;-)
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*Torches Newark*
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Exams today, then I'm done with college!
Until I go back next semester because I have nothing else to do. Kinda kills the whole "Holy shit graduating" vibe.
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Three finals. First one, English.
Woo hoo, time to play "read the teacher's mind to get the correct answer".
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*Torches Newark*
Remind me why we allow that city to exist?
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It's the seal for an Ancient One.
...so, wait, yeah, why -do- we allow it to live?
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First exam was a cinch, but that was a given. Now for Anthropology....
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It's the seal for an Ancient One.
...so, wait, yeah, why -do- we allow it to live?
Because it makes super suffer.
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We can just have the Ancient One transform into a Shion clone and proceed to re-enact XS3 in front of him for the rest of his life.
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Stupid student loans needing to be repaid.
Considering all the disclaimers -- "You need to repay this! Even if you didn't like your education! Even if your education is worth crap to what you're doing now! PLUS INTEREST!" -- it's a shame I can't lay my conscience down and go, "Repay? What do you mean 'repay'?" Seems plenty of other people have gotten away with it.
Thanks for making the six month forbearance end in late December, federal government. Merry Christmas to you too.
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Man, thanks for reminding me that I need to send a little reindeer to my father for paying my own student loans. I'd be utterly fucked if he wasn't covering for those since I graduated.
Mmmm, pondering for plans this week. Got two messages already and, unless things go "San Andreas' Fault rips open and tears the entire world in half" wrong, suddenly I have something to do this Christmas. Fuck yeah.
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Yeah. Sucks, but what can you do? Been paying the vast majority of mine for the past 5 years or so. Feel bad for people like OK. At least there's a federal tax writeoff for them.
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We can just have the Ancient One transform into a Shion clone and proceed to re-enact XS3 in front of him for the rest of his life.
That's effort.
EDIT: Plus, I am not entirely sure super wouldn't like it anyway.
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Exams done.
A little backstory: UNM always schedules language exams at around the same time. This leads to a lot of conflicts, and this year it was with the 4th year Japanese and 1st year Chinese courses. So, I arranged to take the Japanese final at 12:30-2:30 today and the Chinese one at 3:00-5:00.
I get done with the Japanese final at 1:50, go into where the Chinese final was, convinced the teacher to let me take it then (she was unsure I'd be able to finish before 2:30), and finished by 2:10. The exam had 4 parts to it.
Despite how little time I spent on each I'm fairly confident the West, yet again, has committed some atrocities against the East as a result of my score. And I got done with exams 3 hours earlier than I expected.
Best way to start out the break. Time to get plastered!
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Ariana just died ;_;
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eh?
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first final done. mood: shittiest it's been all semester. wooooo~
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*Sets fire to Tai and Snow, mails them to Meeple's brother*
Newark managed to lose luggage on top of the delays, on top of being late with the luggage delays. Good work.
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Ariana is my laptop.
Under warranty, but fuck ;_;
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Arianna dies a lot.
Her dying coach says she's a natural!
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Ahhh now I remember the piece of advice I forgot to give to CT. Spare set of clothes on the way over in your carry on if you can swing it.
Edit - But of course that isn't Newark's fault. That is just what happens when you are flying internationally. You have to lose your luggage half the time or it just isn't flying.
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So... my Grandma got hit by a car. She's fine! I post this because honestly it sounds more like out of a movie than something that actually happens.
She was walking through the parking lot of a shopping center and a car being driven by a little old lady swung around the corner at a slow speed. Instead of stopping, it went right into my Grandma though. So my Grandma is actually hanging on the hood telling the woman to stop. Instead, she keeps going down the aisle and pulls into a spot and during the turn my Grandma slips off the hood and hurts both her legs.
So... basically she pulled a TJ Hooker. I've never been a believer in frivilous lawsuits but... there's actually a case here.
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Well I was going to post some comment in regards to wondering why on earth you people have so much trouble with Newark, but now I am speechless at Sopko's post.
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She's pretty much okay. One of her knees is sprained and requires an aircast, the other leg is just bruised up pretty badly.
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I suspect your entire familly suffers from some kind of infectious awesome.
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I don't think being hit by a car and then having the person still drive with you on top of their car would qualify as frivolous lawsuit material!
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On the other hand, I think I've found a way around the block at work, so mIRC at work, yesz
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If she can work "pulled a TJ Hooker" into an actual lawsuit, she's pretty much honor-bound to file it.
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Crazy. Hope she's alright Sopko!
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I suspect your entire familly suffers from some kind of infectious awesome.
Also, I hope she heals up pretty quick. And that lots of money is made on the lawsuit.
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I suspect your entire familly suffers from some kind of infectious awesome.
Also, I hope she heals up pretty quick. And that lots of money is made on the lawsuit.
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Wow, Sopko, that does sound like something out of a movie! I'm glad she's okay and I hope she heals quickly. (Nor do I begrudge you lawsuit money.)
On the student loans front, I just got a call from one of them.
My cell phone rings. I'm at the office, so of course I curse and try to find the damn thing to make it shut up. I look at the number and don't recognize the area code, usually enough to prompt me to ignore it. For whatever reason -- likely crushing boredom -- I decide to answer it.
"Hi, this is ohmygodI'mspeakingreallyfast from Idon'tevenknow." She pauses, briefly. Then, in an accusatory tone: "Your payment of <a number which is less than $60> is 3 days late."
I'm confused and trying to piece together what words were just thrown at me. Eventually I figure out she must be from one of the three loan firms I borrowed school money from, and I think for a second. "I, uh... sent in a payment via your website yesterday?"
It takes her a moment to process this. Perhaps I spoke too slowly for her? I'm about to repeat myself, to clarify, but then she comes back to life. "Oh. Okay. I will forward that information." Without even giving me a second to thank her for her kind courtesy, she begins the barrage of questions: "Why were you late? Did you miss the mail, or are you having trouble with your payments? You do know you have to pay, right?"
I am still confused and thinking, Wait, didn't this loan enter repayment three days ago? Why am I already getting collection calls? Especially since I just paid them?. I am also getting angry because she is prying into my personal life over what is small beans to the company I figure out she's from, asking questions that aren't relevant because I made the damn payment. I simply tell her I didn't get to the mail until the other day.
She says, "So you won't have any trouble making your next payment on time, will you?"
My head meets the desk and I make some noncommittal sound and hang up.
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Sure lady. Sure as hell not going to forget you or the damn company you work for who is spending time calling recent graduates who missed the first payment on an account only recently come due.
So much for that skipping town theory. They aren't letting that slide these days, apparently. >_>
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Skip country. This is the way!
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Move to the Bahamas, make the dream come true. Cabana Boy Andy is the logical solution to all problems.
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HANDS OFF BITCH HE'S MINE
Erm, what I mean is Cabana Boy Andy's current destination is still under debate and the offer still is open to negotiation.
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The DL should buy a tropical island, terraform it so it floats when the oceans rise, and mock the rest of the world from our nerdy fortress of solitude. Yesiu.
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That's a recipe for incestuous disaster.
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So, less disaster than the DL usually winds up in, is what I'm getting from you.
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If you want very awkward sex, sure.
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Oh come now, Snow... it would have Cabana Boy Andy - It can't be THAT bad.
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Oh come now, Snow... it would have Cabana Boy Andy - It can't be THAT bad.
It would have Cabana Boy Andy for everybody, though. That defeats the purpose to begin with.
EDIT: It DOES mean you finally get to tap Dhyer's ass in theory, though. Sneaky bastard.
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DL cabin fever, eh? Well, I guess it is the season for it...
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Oh come now, Snow... it would have Cabana Boy Andy - It can't be THAT bad.
It would have Cabana Boy Andy for everybody, though. That defeats the purpose to begin with.
You could probably narrow down the CBA owners to yourself, Ashley, and possibly one or two others. Especially if you used fire.
EDIT: It DOES mean you finally get to tap Dhyer's ass in theory, though. Sneaky bastard.
Well, I figure that just goes without saying... DL terraform island or not. 8-)
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See, and here I was going to suggest inviting ladies and lads from off the island on after we got situated, but noooo snow has to mention incest and now THE WHOLE THING IS RUINED, I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY SNOW, I HOPE YOU'RE REALLY HAPPY BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS RUINED FOREVER WITH PINK ELEPHANTS.
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Man, Tai, that is the -strangest- Xorn-Out that I've ever seen...
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I think I just improved his mood anyway. Thumbs up, soldier.
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My students are dusting the ceiling.
With a clean-wipe mop.
This is hilarious and frightening.
<whine>Also, I have a cold and I want to go home and sleep/play P4. </whine>
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My students are dusting the ceiling.
With a clean-wipe mop.
This is hilarious and frightening.
<whine>Also, I have a cold and I want to go home and sleep/play P4. </whine>
You're driving children to legal, relatively voluntary slave labor. What's next, you're going to nag about not having a personal Dhyer to give you blowjobs every five minutes in public?
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Well, now that you mention it... I -have- always felt that this is what's wrong with the world today. <sagenod>
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/me thwaps Djinn with a stylus.
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Yeah, people who give others blowjobs in public need to be publicly execute- wait, that's not what we were talking about?
(seriously, though, is it hard to fucking find a bathroom stall?)
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Larry Craig gave bathroom stalls a bad reputation.
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I'm not convinced that public blow jobs are any worse than the legal stuff people do is. I mean, purely on the public display of sexuality front.
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Not objectively, but there's a certain "ugh" factor there for me. Illogical? Probably, yes. But.
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Well, I mean, if pepole are getting blown in public, they usually try to be DISCRETE about it. Easier to ignore. Contrast with the folks that basically grind on each other in their clothes and try to pretend it's dancing, or long drunken makeout sessions.
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The extent of the discreetness here was choosing a lesser-used aisle between bookshelves in the library.
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Sounds relatively discrete to me.
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The library is packed. Saying "lesser used" is like saying "they chose a slightly less used road in Beijing to make out in".
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Statement stands.
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And then, there's literal sex in public...
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And then, there's literal sex in public...
Ugh. I thought living in the "nice" part of Oakland, down by the marina, would make walking the dog by the grassy picnic areas safe.
Let me tell you, THAT was shocking.
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And then, there's literal sex in public...
Ugh. I thought living in the "nice" part of Oakland, down by the marina, would make walking the dog by the grassy picnic areas safe.
Let me tell you, THAT was shocking.
I see some people have been slacking on the lawnmowing.
/me gnaws on the merry remains of a human head-sized black and white chocolate bar.
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Meanwhile, I look at food and my metabolism shuts down. Blah to you, Snow. >_>
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I need the sugar. Sun woke me up early today and I'm halfway asleep right now.
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The harder I attempt to work, the lower my quality of work is.
There is something wrong with this.
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Try less. Alternatively, my Cabana Boy offer is still up.
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Feh, excuses. The :p-ness still stands.
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All I hear is the sound of angels telling me I might need two cabana boys instead of one. I could even have you and Andy mudwrestle in jockstraps for money at bachelorette parties.
EDIT: And this is where I realize the sugar high has kicked in.
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For one, you're implying you could get me into a jockstrap, let alone only wear a jockstrap in front of other people.
For two, and somehow more insulting, you're implying that a match between me and Andrew would not end in five seconds with me sitting on him.
For three, you're implying that it's angels telling you that instead of super.
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I doubt super wants to see either of you in jockstraps.
Also, the ladies -and- I would be highly disappointed if there wasn't sitting.
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He's the one constantly making comments about Cabana Boy Andrew alongside you. Clearly he's interested in the topic.
And wait, crushing someone gets people off? Shit, is there anything that doesn't?
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And wait, crushing someone gets people off? Shit, is there anything that doesn't?
Marriage. </Al Bundy>
As for super, I just assume he's trying to get money for giving CT a long-lasting birthday present.
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Marriage gets fundamentalists off.
Divorce gets them off the hook.
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Want a rimshot with the fries?
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No thanks.
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Too bad. *Badumpisssssssssssssssh.*
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Oh, super's an angel. A fallen angel bent on damning the souls of all mankind, but clearly an angel.
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Man... this Christmas gets worse and worse.
First off, I had planned to go on a romantic Christmas date, as is customary in Japan.
But I had to reschedule that to after Christmas because my Middle School suddenly told me that it was 'suggested' that I attend the 'Farewell to the old Year' work-party which was on Dec. 25th. I'm not a fan of my co-workers at this school, so I'm really not looking forward to it. They also decided to have a mandatory gift-exchange thing since it's Christmas and all. >.>;;
So I 'agreed' to that shit.
Then today, I get invited (much less forcibly) to the 'Farewell to the old Year' work-party for my Elementary School. This isn't bad, actually. I love my co-workers here, and some of them are even cute women and/or speak English. Also, they are teaching Elementary, which is about a billion times more fun to talk about than Middle school.
However, this party is -also- on Dec. 25th, so I have to refuse since my Middle School 'asked' me first.
It's also snowing.
And I have the Martian Death Flu.
Christmas sucks. It deserves more Shion.
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Well, hey. At least it's snowing, right?
On a side note. NTLDR is missing errors abound on my comp right now. So I may be missing for a little while. Looked up the issue, so I know it's theoretically easily fixed, but there is one thing that could cause it that is not easily fixable (and would lead to emo Excal to boot) so I've already double checked my wiring and am not doing a hard drive test to make sure the ruddy thing is still sound. If it is, then it should all just be a quick boot disc + file swap away from being fixed. But between the fact that I'm dreadding it not being that simple and the fact that the tests have yet to come back positive, I'm not especially looking forward to finishing dealing with this.
Mafia folks, worry not. I have sufficient comp access that I can answer questions. And Haruhi can keep an eye on vote counts.
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If all doesn't end well, you can always hop onto my computer and use it until yours is working again. Just don't try to use IE.
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Just don't try to use IE.
That's good advice for everyone*.
* Unless you're a web designer. But then, you're not a person, are you?
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/me gnaws on Ashley.
EDIT: Mmmm, Nutella.
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Well, hey. At least it's snowing, right?
I don't know how many times I have to say I Hate Snow before people remember how much rage I have for Snow. My eternal enemy.
The fact that is coincides with Christmas is another reason why Christmas sucks.
Oh, and on that note, I have to do a Christmas lesson for my first graders, so I have to pretend to like Christmas for a little while. Anyone have any good ideas on what kind of awesome English lesson I can give that's at least vaguely Christmas-related? If I had less than 500 students, I'd just buy them all some cheap stuffed animals at the dollar store, but I have more than 500 students. Time to get creative. >.>;;
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Well, hey. At least it's snowing, right?
I don't know how many times I have to say I Hate Snow before people remember how much rage I have for Snow. My eternal enemy.
I aim to please (i know i know).
Man, the yearly Christmas corporate party is tomorrow. It'd be a lot more problematic if it wasn't an excuse to have a one-hour workday.
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Christmas English lesson? Seems easy enough - Christmas stories/songs!
Topic says G'morning, so I'm posting in the morning. Specifically, 3am when I am working on a college assignment that requires me to draw when I fail at art. The route to becoming a games designer is full of problems that make me question whether or not I should actually be doing this or if I should just give up now and focus on the poetry.
Alternatively, I shouldn't be leaving assignments until the last minute when I'm low on sleep already. But that's not the point.
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Teach them Ludolf the Led Nosed Leindeeru, post on Youtube, profit.
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That depends Yoshi. is the poetry good?
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I've only ever got good feedback on my poems. I'm quite proud of that, although it makes it damn hard to improve.
If you want, feel free to take a look here (http://postpoems.com/members/yoshiken). Best ones are probably My Role and Into Dust, in my opinion.
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In that case, DEFINITELY stay in the game business. We need some major improvements in those prophetic poems and the like they love to use.
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Hahaha. Actually intended to throw a poem into one of the games I planned, solely for the sake of including a decent poem in an RPG.
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I just walked home, it's 20 degrees out, and where are the fucking Christmas lights to make it worth my while? I swear...Jewish neighborhoods, man. No Christmas spirit at all.
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You write poems, Yoshi?
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5th straight day staying home from work (definitely out of sick days by now). I probably would go in, except my doctor emailed me at 7:14 last night telling me he wanted to see me today (and taking the train back to see the doctor is a 2 hour experience that would have me leaving work after about three hours of work). Working from home (and/or sleeping if my body tells me I'm still sick, which also looks quite probable).
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Going to Steelers/Packers game on Friday.
It's a good thing I don't mind the cold.
Also that I like the Packers.
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Going to Steelers/Packers game on Friday.
It's a good thing I don't mind the cold.
Also that I like the Packers.
OH SHIT.
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You mean Sunday, right?
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Graduation tonight. I have no idea how long the ceremony's going to take, but there's a 1000% chance that it will be very tedious.
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You mean Sunday, right?
...that...
That...
is what I meant...
What, me?
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Welp. I got an electric razor kit, salties, alcohol and sweets for free today.
Corporate party = official success.
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Welp. I got an electric razor kit, salties, alcohol and sweets for free today.
Corporate party = official success.
I got two free domestic round-trip airplane tickets.
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>_>
I win?
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Welp. I got an electric razor kit, salties, alcohol and sweets for free today.
Corporate party = official success.
I got two free domestic round-trip airplane tickets.
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>_>
I win?
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If you put it this way, sure.
/me also bludgeons you into your PM box.
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Done with finals. I've never had so stressful a finals season, but I managed to get through it, and probably did fairly well, too.
Yeah, turns out law school finals are a lot of work. go fig.
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The sun rises in the east etc.
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That's a rebuttable presumption.
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I spent the whole morning reading Cracked.com articles at work. That website is worse than cocaine.
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/me has spent the entire morning attempting to focus on his paper augh god mind can't lock on to anything.
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You write poems, Yoshi?
Did link to them in the post after CK asked how good they were. ;)
Got a coach to London today, now at uncle's until the 30th. Thankfully, my mum is fine with me thiefing her computer for DLing and TTA. My journey took 6 hours. I then had to wait for another 3 hours while my sister's coach - which was due 30 minutes before mine - crawled through traffic to reach the station.
Also, this laptop sucks. It randomly fails to recognise me typing. >_>
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Just caught the 2:00 train from NYC to Boston. Caught it at 9:30. Yeah, the snow's pretty bad here. Usually take the bus, but I value my life, so not this time.
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You write poems, Yoshi?
Did link to them in the post after CK asked how good they were. ;)
Got a coach to London today, now at uncle's until the 30th. Thankfully, my mum is fine with me thiefing her computer for DLing and TTA. My journey took 6 hours. I then had to wait for another 3 hours while my sister's coach - which was due 30 minutes before mine - crawled through traffic to reach the station.
Also, this laptop sucks. It randomly fails to recognise me typing. >_>
What's TTA-ing?
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TTA is Triple Triad Advance, online version of TT. It's also how I met the person who introduced me to the DL! :o/me idly rolls a Katamari over Piggy.
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TTA is Triple Triad Advance, online version of TT. It's also how I met the person who introduced me to the DL! :o/me idly rolls a Katamari over Piggy.
^^
TTa = a lot of fun.
Although... now I'm left wondering; how the hell did I stumble across the DL? ;p
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Mind-control satellites.
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Christmas No. 1 in the UK: Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name.
Fuck yes, internet campaign. Basically, Facebook campaign spread round over the last few months to get RatM to #1 since the X-Factor winners have been #1 for the last 4 years. It's just been announced that the campaign to get Killing in the Name to number one has been successful, with it winning by about 50,000 copies. I'm happy knowing that I'm one of the people who downloaded it to help to that. (It's also broken several records, including the most download sales in one week, the first download-only number one and the first Christmas No. 1 that swears.)
tl;dr: WIN.
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So... does that mean you guys -make- Triple Triad cards like Tide's avatars/wallpapers that he made?
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So... does that mean you guys -make- Triple Triad cards like Tide's avatars/wallpapers that he made?
http://www.ttadvance.ca/viewcards.php
The cards are already made for the most part. The decks range from the FF1-12, FFT, XG, CT, S3, DW and Dragonlance.
It's fun as you collect more cards and get better at it.
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Windows 7 installation, yay!
Windows 7 32-bit? Less yay. :(
What's the point of 4 GB of RAM if the system's only going to recognize 3 of them? Argh!
Oh well. Now for the whole "installing the programs and things" party.
Also, guests from out of town is YAY! except for how expensive they are and how much they interfere with schedules. Oh well -- good friends, and even though we haven't seen one of them in over 3 years, it's really like it's only been a weekend. Good times.
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Windows 7 Lesyay.
Did you buy a full version/get an OEM release/get an upgrade or what LD? My version of 7 Ultimate came with discs for both 32 and 64 bit. I believe if you somehow got your hands on a copy of 64 bit your key should work for both.
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TTA is Triple Triad Advance, online version of TT. It's also how I met the person who introduced me to the DL! :o/me idly rolls a Katamari over Piggy.
^^
TTa = a lot of fun.
Although... now I'm left wondering; how the hell did I stumble across the DL? ;p
I was looking for avatar sized pictures of Galcian.
Yeah.
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Windows 7 Lesyay.
Did you buy a full version/get an OEM release/get an upgrade or what LD? My version of 7 Ultimate came with discs for both 32 and 64 bit. I believe if you somehow got your hands on a copy of 64 bit your key should work for both.
I got the free upgrade from ASUS which translated into a small bubble mailer with 2 CDs: one for the drivers I'd need to install after formatting my computer, the other a Genuine Windows (R)(TM)(R)(TM)(TM) 7 Home Premium 32-bit.
I understand if I want to upgrade to 64, I'll have to format my computer AGAIN.
Stupid Windows.
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TTA is Triple Triad Advance, online version of TT. It's also how I met the person who introduced me to the DL! :o/me idly rolls a Katamari over Piggy.
^^
TTa = a lot of fun.
Although... now I'm left wondering; how the hell did I stumble across the DL? ;p
I was watching Code Trainwreck, and Mia had a link to the RPGDL on the homepage of her subbing group. :D I then proceeded to think Cloud >>>> all due to 9999 hp/damage.
Still snow outside. AT first I was like WHOOOOOOOO since we haven't had more than 5cm snow here in eight years, but now I am pretty annoyed because this town is all Z____Z SNOW PREVENTION MEASURES LOLOL so there's no way to easily get to the shops.
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Haha places where people freak out over a few inches of snow.
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/me gnaws on work. Holy shit, Christmas is this week.
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Haha places where people freak out over a few inches of snow.
This.
December in Canada = epic.
It was -18 Celcius with 15 centimetres of snow last Friday over in Montreal. Good times. ;p
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Man, that's awesome, dude. Around here, lows have been in the wimpy -5C range, though we've gotten a good chunk of snow.
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One of the authors we proofread dropped in like an hour ago and gave everybody boxes of chocolate as a thanks note for working on his textbooks. Man, this is kinda sweet.
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That is absolute class, right there.
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So my best friend's family is making me Christmas dinner. I basically feel like a princess. Mwahaha~
Starting Jan 1st though I will be on a diet. Me and my grandma are going to compete to lose weight. And I ain't getting my ass kicked by no old lady.
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So my best friend's family is making me Christmas dinner. I basically feel like a princess. Mwahaha~
Starting Jan 1st though I will be on a diet. Me and my grandma are going to compete to lose weight. And I ain't getting my ass kicked by no old lady.
You know, they're trying to get geriatric boxing approved as an olympic sport...
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*randomly fluffs Snow*
Have a nice Christmas folks! =-)
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CHRISTMAS YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!
Now, off to central Pennsylvania
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*Whips* Make sure you vote!
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Holy shit Christmas. Tonight will be hectic with my sister and mother leaving for the airport, but my break begins on the 24th, and I'm sure to be pretty busy this time around.
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Andrew left to go home for Christmas. I am now alone with the dog, and I have to be at work today and tomorrow.
Today and tomorrow are the perfect representatives of "corporate machine."
I have NOTHING to do, not even a hint of anything to do, as all projects are suspended until the new year because the company has an annual closure the last week of December. AND YET I am required to be here 8 hours each day.
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Andrew left to go home for Christmas. I am now alone with the dog, and I have to be at work today and tomorrow.
Today and tomorrow are the perfect representatives of "corporate machine."
I have NOTHING to do, not even a hint of anything to do, as all projects are suspended until the new year because the company has an annual closure the last week of December. AND YET I am required to be here 8 hours each day.
Bring your dog to work and watch him eat through the company's walls. </horrible>
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How else are they supposed to suck your soul and keep on schedule?
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Andrew left to go home for Christmas. I am now alone with the dog, and I have to be at work today and tomorrow.
Today and tomorrow are the perfect representatives of "corporate machine."
I have NOTHING to do, not even a hint of anything to do, as all projects are suspended until the new year because the company has an annual closure the last week of December. AND YET I am required to be here 8 hours each day.
Bring your dog to work and watch him eat through the company's walls. </horrible>
He came with me yesterday and the day before. I mercifully let him stay home this time, where he can roam around and eat the walls of the apartment, rather than dragging him into my office where he is tied to a chair and gets to watch people walk by but never play.
How else are they supposed to suck your soul and keep on schedule?
What schedule?
Seriously. It's going to take 1-2 weeks to get started in January. My tasks for this week (week, mind you): label the 10 chairs as belonging to the marketing department and get them up off the floor so the cleaning crew can shampoo the carpets over break.
I'm sure that requires 32 hours of manpower.
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This is why I have trouble insisting on higher pay, even though it is rather low for my job description: how on earth can I justify a raise when they're ALREADY paying me too much to do nothing?
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Solution: kill them all. God will recognize his own.
(Brought to you by CK Publishing's new book "The Answer: Death, A sequel to Solution: Murder")
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My Chemical Romance lyrics
/me tosses Holy Water.
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Wait, it's emo to propose murder as a solution to everyday problems? Fancy that.
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Wait, it's emo to propose murder as a solution to everyday problems? Fancy that.
Given the context? God yes.
EDIT: Also, need I remind you of how Xorn tries to deal with love by killing everything that exists?
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I guess I don't see it. I mean, I'd think emo would be more along the lines of "well, China already rules the world, and we can't just kill them, so we may as well get drunk and wait for armageddon".
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It doesn't matter which wrists you slit: the sentiment is the same.
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I dunno, strikes me that the essence of emo is inaction, mostly.
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Nah, that's just the circumstance. The essence is really excessive, overbearing and destructive (both self and external) depression. Which is to say you've been really, really worrying me these last few months.
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I think we just have different definitions of emo then.
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Meanwhile I'm in a position where I agree with CK.
Which is to say right now I'd just like to beat so many people senseless but it can't happen so I'm just banging my head against a keyboard and producing intelligible results.
Oh, and Merry Christmas and holiday cheer. All that jazz. Don't really care, but whatevs.
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I think we just have different definitions of emo then.
The fact you desperately need hugs from, at a minimum, an army of 20-year-old Sally Fields in nun clothings still remains.
EDIT: Oddly, also applies to toros.
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What thell is Sally Fie- yeah, google.
... Pass, thanks.
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You can choose something else to hug you - the only loss is the deadly diabetes-inducing sugar high.
EDIT: Also, Sally Fields nowadays is sorta the kind of stuff your average 20-year-old would probably have to Google anyway.
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I have chocolate and my family is prone to diabetes. I already toe that line and I'd really bloody well appreciate it if my body fucking well stopped malfunctioning on me anyway, so pass on that sugar high there.
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I have chocolate and my family is prone to diabetes. I already toe that line and I'd really bloody well appreciate it if my body fucking well stopped malfunctioning on me anyway, so pass on that sugar high there.
That's what I was saying to begin with. >_>
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Right. I'll just take my sour mood out since I've also got the reading comprehension of a drunk and high squirrel.
I blame the smell of the plastic christmas tree.
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Christmas is wonderful as always. Wish we'd get snow on christmas, but no luck. Just going to be chilly.
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Hey, CT. Set super on fire, stay warm that way.
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Christmas is wonderful as always. Wish we'd get snow on christmas, but no luck. Just going to be chilly.
I used to think that way, but now the snow's seriously coming dangerously close to messing up the family's Christmas plans. Ever since the snow's come down, public transit's gone all nuts and haywire. :)
On the other hand, it's snow. I haven't seen it in ages. I'm only disappointed in the kids around here who are slacking off and not building snowmen before the snow melts.
... They DO jump into the ditch, though. Snow does not equal ice!!
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Did the gift exchange thing already since my parents decided to work Christmas for the overtime.
I gave:
To the sister: Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palaniuk, and the novelisation of "Wicked".
To the father: The album Straight Shooter by Bad Company, and I chipped in with my sister to get him the new Slayer album.
To the mother: A Slap Chop. >_> It's what she wanted...
I received: V for Vendetta, Sandman vol 1., and the new Protomen album.
Good year. Managed to buy gifts for everyone without borrowing money, and I got two books I've been meaning to read along with an album I was going to buy with graduation money anyway. Huzzah.
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the novelisation of "Wicked".
Is that the book the play was based on, or does there truly exist a book based on a play based on...a book?
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More pathetic things have happened.
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We live in a world where the Twilight series is a sterling success both in print and celluloid. More pathetic things happening is a modus operandi rather than a circumstance.
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Been idling the break away with a lot of movie watching, little gaming, and a lot of baking. Little internet too, which isn't fun. I just realized that despite my small list of sites to visit everyday, it takes a bit to catch up. Also, Colloquy on my computer opens when I don't even prompt it to. Ion' think it's a virus; it just started doing this since I upgraded it. if I'm in chat, just believe I'm not there. It's not hard.
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ARGH I HATE COMPUTERS
I installed Windows 7. Now my speakers are crackling. After updating the drivers AND flashing the BIOS... they're still crackling. It's something with the system, not the speakers, because it does the same thing when I have headphones plugged in.
:( :( :(
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You mentioned switching to 64-bit before, so just to be sure, you're using the 64-bit drivers?
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I am 32-bit. I was lamenting that my computer with 4 GB of RAM came with the 32-bit version of Windows 7 instead of 64.
EDIT: ... okay? Apparently uninstalling the driver altogether fixes this. I'll do more research to figure out WTF tomorrow.
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the novelisation of "Wicked".
Is that the book the play was based on, or does there truly exist a book based on a play based on...a book?
The novel came before the play, I think. I phrased it that way because I'm pretty sure that more people know about the play than the book? My sister did, anyway.
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Slap her troubles away with slap chop.
Also, need I remind you of how Xorn tries to deal with love by killing everything that exists?
I am going to scrub your face away with a mountain of steel wool.
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the novelisation of "Wicked".
Is that the book the play was based on, or does there truly exist a book based on a play based on...a book?
The novel came before the play, I think. I phrased it that way because I'm pretty sure that more people know about the play than the book? My sister did, anyway.
The novel most certainly did come before the book. "Novelisation" specifically means converting something into novel form, so... yeah. Anyway. Hooray!
By the way, Jim, there are indeed books based on <other media> based on books. It breaks my heart at the same time it encourages me to predict things like "Avatar: The Movie: The Novelization: The Game".
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Haha stupid dogs and snow.
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I want to work at my stepdad's firm. Well, the one he works at.
CHRISTMAS PRESENT FROM WORK: three months of salary bonus. That's... mrbflhmg, on top of his regular wages so basically four times as much as normally.
I'm all whaaaaaaaaaaaaat
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More pathetic things have happened.
*gazes hatefully at Street Fighter: The Movie: The Game*
At work, finishing up. Unlike <i>some people</i>, cell phone support doesn't shrivel up and die in the last weeks of the year (though it's still quiet enough to post here, so I shouldn't complain).
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I also remember seeing Planet Of The Apes: The Movie: The Remake: The Book.
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I recall finding on the bus, The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause: The Movie: The Book.
It wasn't even a novelisation of a good movie! Goooooooo free public bus line books.
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I am going to scrub your face away with a mountain of steel wool.
I love you too.
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mmmm, steel wool. tasty.
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Alzheimer's sucks. That's all.
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In the continuing saga of spam bots we can now see Viagarasas and THAT is a name I wish I had thought off before it was taken by a bot.
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Alzheimer's sucks. That's all.
Agreed.
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INCOMING OK STORY/RANT
So, I just got back from the most interesting church service. I went to my grandmother's church back home, which is actually a big, big deal, as the church puts a lot of effort in to a great service. 15 minutes in, one of the men in the choir (80 years old or so), starts clutching his chest and sits down...
...I'm sure you can guess where this is going...
I'll avoid the details of that, but I would like to make mention of something else: so, back in high school, there was a family with a son in my class who was always at odds with my family. His mother, him, and his father were there. The mother is a nurse, and was up there a few seconds before me. The guy's wife recognized me, and said "Oh, Jay, good, you're a doctor, you can help". The mother then responds, "No, he's not a doctor, just a pharmacist. I've been a nurse for 35 years, I can take care of all this".
Ignoring that kindly set of words, she did nothing. Didn't instruct people to call 911, didn't grab his history, didn't look for fucking aspirin...argh! She moves away for a minute, I'm getting info from the wife to tell to the 911 dispatchees, she comes back, and starts asking the same questions, even as I and the guy's wife tell her the answers/that she already told me! When the paramedics came, she said she'd go with the wife with them, and parades the wife over to the truck...so I tell the paramedics everything, which, you know, if she was so intent on doing shit, she should have done.
Just...fucking hell. Such unprofessional conduct. You don't do shit like that. I stayed with some immediate family members talking to them, answered questions, where she just ran off and didn't care. I am seriously angered - you WORK with people and you do some SPECIFIC THINGS THAT RETARDED MONKEYS COULD DO. ARGH!!!!
At least I got thanked by the granddaughter, who acknowledged the same things I just noted.
It's good to see, coming home, that some things don't fucking change.
ARGH. On fucking Christmas Eve too.
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God bless us, every one. Except the douchebags.
Seriously, you're more concerned with one-upping the neighbors' kid than SAVING A LIFE? What the fuck is wrong with people?
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God bless us, every one. Except the douchebags.
Seriously, you're more concerned with one-upping the neighbors' kid than SAVING A LIFE? What the fuck is wrong with people?
It's the douchebaggy spirit. In other, less depressing news, my mother and sister made it safely to the north and are having a good time. And so am I right now. Merry Christmas!
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Wee, alone in the house tonight. Got invaded, noise levels quickly went to borderline unbearable for six hours, then everyone left. And now I'm stuck here with a crappy attention span.
Merry Christmas.
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[01:39] > so, okay.
[01:39] > friends wanted to go get food.
[01:39] > i'm not interested but i am bored so i agree to it.
[01:39] > we go, grab it, come back.
[01:40] > on the way back they're talking about making sacrifices to deer.
[01:40] > er, the gods if they hit a deer.
[01:40] > at that point the passenger points at the road.
[01:40] > "DEEEEEER!"
[01:41] > driver spots it, breaks and skids to the side. sideswipes around the deer, does a full 180.
[01:41] > we pass about five trees before finally colliding into a mailbox.
[01:42] > the most damage was to the passenger.
[01:42] > he got a few cuts and had the mailbox right in his lap.
[01:43] > the car's window is completely shattered, but the worst is a few cuts.
[01:43] > i was completely unhurt
[01:44] > about three different points at which, if said friend was not such a good driver, we would have died.
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Jesus Christ, you're all fucking lucky. That sounds goddamn scary.
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Yes. And to think this all started when someone else wanted Twinkies.
I don't think I'll be able to look at them without breaking down in nervous laughter for a while.
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Yes. And to think this all started when someone else wanted Twinkies.
I don't think I'll be able to look at them without breaking down in nervous laughter for a while.
/me nods, gnaws. Also, the layers of subtle irony, they hurt.
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Reminds me of the time when, for once, my friend and I were picked up by his dad instead of his mom.
If it had been his mom driving she probably wouldn't have reacted quickly enough to avoid having the van we were in impaled by flying lumber.
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Glad to hear you made it out ok, Tai. I had a similar close call a few years ago, so I kinda know what it's like. Was driving in my ex-girlfriend's car, doing 60 on a straightaway, when this car pulls out of a driveway and just sits there, not moving at all. Clear lines of sight, so the guy must have seen me, too. I immediately slam on the brakes, burn rubber, and come to a complete stop less than a car length away from him, and he drives off like nothing happened. It was a freak coincidence that I was driving a small car instead of my minivan. If I'd been in the van, there would have been no way I'd have stopped on time.
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Just givin' you all a heads up. I'm headin' off on a vacation trip first thing tomorrow, and I won't be back 'til January 5th-ish.
Wish you all a happy New Year, and hopin' 2010 starts out great for everyone. =)
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Wow, Tai. Glad you all made it out of there relatively unscathed. Deer collisions are scary, deer avoidance accidents even more so. :(
Just givin' you all a heads up. I'm headin' off on a vacation trip first thing tomorrow, and I won't be back 'til January 5th-ish.
Wish you all a happy New Year, and hopin' 2010 starts out great for everyone. =)
Have a good trip!
Personally, I am now up with the parents in Roche Harbor, Washington (about ~2 hours northwest of Seattle). I got to fly first class, which was fun. It's nice to be treated like a human being instead of like cattle. Here until Thursday night. There is a camel down the road.
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Yes. And to think this all started when someone else wanted Twinkies.
I don't think I'll be able to look at them without breaking down in nervous laughter for a while.
That is what happens when you don't appease the gods with the sacrifices they demand and you offer them. This was a warning. Next time don't dodge the deer and do the job properly.
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Man, a Michigan deer would total the car killing all within, then get up and run off.
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As long as the sacrifice is made the Elders do not care.
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What CK said. We have bred our deer for superdeer powers and our folly is evident with every passing day.
And we burned the mailbox remains after building a new one.
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Toast for the Toast God.
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Okay, NOW Christmas is officially over. Wow, what a holiday.
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You can say that again!
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I think I'm turning into Snow - I've been running on batteries since I returned from the states, apart from my day of return where I slept like a log I haven't been able to get a decent sleep since >.>
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Any particular reason for that, or just plain old insomnia?
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Probably her body adjusting. That is a bitch of a flight from the US mainland to Scotland.
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Oh right, of course. I forgot about the jet lag people can obtain during such trips. Just curious.
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Snow isn't running on batteries so much these days? Thought he had successful dates and whatnot.
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Went to the Universal Studios parks yesterday. Apparantly the week after Christmas is one of their busiest of the year. Didn't go on many rides due to the wait times, so we just hung out and had lunch at the awesome Mythos restaurant. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is almost done and you can see almost everything they've added. It's pretty neat.
After that we wandered over to the other park to watch the Christmas parade (which has a bunch of the smaller floats from the NYC Thanksgiving parade). My sister's friends were working that day so they invited my Dad and I to help hold one of the floats (this is apparantly normal and all it takes is signing a waiver). Fun and interesting, but not something I'd do again. Not an easy thing to do on a semi-windy day. Basically feels like you're carrying a giant weight for an hour. Depending on how it's shifting, it can feel anywhere from 10-50 pounds or more and the thing you're holding it by is very awkward to hold. Surprisingly, it was harder at the beginning than at the end. By then your hand and arm muscles have cramped up and locked into place and you don't even feel it anymore. Still a good experience to have overall.
Not much else interesting happened except that I came back and passed out for about 12 hours.
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I am off to a camp until Saturday. Have fun, people. And Happy New Year!
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Snow isn't running on batteries so much these days? Thought he had successful dates and whatnot.
"Successful" is an understatement currently. =D
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Snow isn't running on batteries so much these days? Thought he had successful dates and whatnot.
Snrk
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Snow isn't running on batteries so much these days? Thought he had successful dates and whatnot.
"Successful" is an understatement currently. =D
Whole hand fits then?
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Fisting is a waste of time when I can just ride a cock for hours.
EDIT: I considered actually culling this, but nah.
EDIT2: Also, I'm pretty sure most dildos - and their batteries - wouldn't survive -that- holiday.
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/me idly spits drink laughing. Mang.
On a side note, I swear my body hates me. Wee, stomach issues + random one-hour mild rashes on random parts of my body.
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/me pats the toro.
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Fisting is a waste of time when I can just ride a cock for hours.
EDIT: I considered actually culling this, but nah.
EDIT2: Also, I'm pretty sure most dildos - and their batteries - wouldn't survive -that- holiday.
Touche.
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Fisting is a waste of time when I can just ride a cock for hours.
EDIT: I considered actually culling this, but nah.
EDIT2: Also, I'm pretty sure most dildos - and their batteries - wouldn't survive -that- holiday.
I feel like it's my duty to say something about this, but nothing clever comes to mind. You'll just have to settle for this acknowledgment instead.
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Thy sass-fu be weak.
Also, I'm pretty sure you could make an adequate bottom if you cared. Although that'd need like three Dhyers at arm's length.
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Really need to get to work on sleeping better somehow. Last night wasn't too fun.
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Man, a Michigan deer would total the car killing all within, then get up and run off.
True story. My friend once hit a deer on his motorcycle.
He hit it dead in the center and split it in half. He claims that the next part was all 4 legs somehow being turned up and batting at the sides of his helmet. He actually kept straight for most of the way through the deer, but he couldn't QUITE cut it all the way in two, so he skidded out and flew into the ditch, still with parts of deer wrapped around him and his bike.
Just when he thought things couldn't get worse, his helmet visor broke off. Blood and chunks of deer meat flew into his face. It was a barrage so endless, that, in order to continue breathing, he had to swallow chunks of deer meat in order to free up his mouth.
Somewhere in there, he passed out. When he finally came to his senses, his first instinct was to get up and PUNCH the deer. But, seeing it lying there in two distinct pieces, he realized that there was nothing more he could do to the once graceful creature. So he waited around for his ambulance.
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This new year I'll be heading to the Casino for a grand ol' time. Assuming I can get a seat at one of the tables, wish me some good luck, or at least better than last year.
Also wish me luck on my continual endeavor to be making out with someone as the ball drops.
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G'luck out there, VSM. I'm sure there's a beautiful tranvestite just waiting for you at a Las Vegas, holding your puberty in his hands~
EDIT: I mean, you openly stated you'd bang Sandra Bullock. She's more or less the closest to the logical progression from trannyism you can get while still being stuck in 1995.
EDIT2: Annnnnnnnd I just remembered I have to go to work tomorrow and -be at work- at 7AM. I fucking hate you all.
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Good news, everyone! The Jeff Dunham show has been cancelled, slowing the rate of dysgenic creep by .01%.
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what the fuck is a jeff dunham
EDIT: Woohoo being at work at 7:30AM. Only four hours and a half to go!
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Another decade over. I went from finishing high school in 2000 to...well, here. How times flies.
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Good news, everyone! The Jeff Dunham show has been cancelled, slowing the rate of dysgenic creep by .01%.
Thank god. I actually liked his specials, but god DAMN was that show painful to watch. Bring back Important Things...
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Which does remind me, this is the last day of the year! Guess this entails a new topic, but I'll leave this one open until midnight.
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Petition to change this to Good Xorning 2009 before it gets locked.
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Petition to change this to Good Xorning 2009 before it gets locked.
Denied. Now go enjoy a Julie Andrews movie unironically.
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Petition to change this to *sets super on fire* 2009.
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/me reads topic title. BAD DUNE.
/me readjusts reality.
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There is no escape.
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Good news, everyone! The Jeff Dunham show has been cancelled, slowing the rate of dysgenic creep by .01%.
Man, the first episode seemed ok, but I didn't get a chance to watch any more. Probably for the best, I suppose - when you give people who do specials full time shows, I think they lose part of the impact.