Volourn Posted June 24, 2018 Posted June 24, 2018 (edited) @Lexx: Says the German whose country is anti freedom. Edited June 24, 2018 by Volourn DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250.
Lexx Posted June 24, 2018 Posted June 24, 2018 (edited) @Lexx: Says the German whose country is anti freedom. I'm still feeling pretty free around here. DDR tymes were a lot worse, and we aren't even close to that right now, even though plenty media outlets try to make it look so. Hey, at least my country hasn't introduced a gender pronoun law. :D Edited June 24, 2018 by Lexx 1 "only when you no-life you can exist forever, because what does not live cannot die."
Hurlshort Posted June 24, 2018 Posted June 24, 2018 Did my first Olympic distance Triathlon today! If you've been following along, you might remember that the swim has been a struggle for me, both in my first sprint event last month and the open water training I did a few weeks ago. For some reason today it just clicked though, and I was able to swim strong freestyle for the entire 1750 yards. I was actually so surprised how easy it was to stay in the rhythm and sight people that I found myself pushing pretty hard halfway through. I ended up with a 30 minute split which was about 4 minutes faster than my previous speed average. I hit the bike fast (after another slow transition, I've gotta practice that!) and felt good on the course. It was a pretty fun course, basically a quick 5 miles out of town, then about a 10 mile steady climb (not too steep, maybe 400 feet) and then a fast 10 miles back down. Much like the swim, I stayed with a group and felt good. I averaged about 20 miles per hour, so it took 1:15 to finish. The run was tough. That is typically my strength, but this was a hilly trail course with lots of gravel. I was hoping for a 7:30 pace, but ended up with 8:15 over the 10k distance. It took 50 minutes. I'm not too down about it, I passed a lot of miserable people walking the hills and my time was pretty decent for my age group. Overall I finished in 2:43, and that put me 24th out of 55 in my age group. I'm bummed I didn't place higher, but you can't control the other people. My goal was to finish under 2:45 and I hit that. The bike is still my weakness, even though I've been working hard at it. But just a mile or two slower than competitors comes out to some pretty big gaps. Still, my first Olympic is in the books and hopefully I'll keep getting faster. 3
Azdeus Posted June 24, 2018 Posted June 24, 2018 For some random reason I've decided to try to learn Russian, so got a book and am working through it as well as Duolingo for practiceIf you were so inclined there is a lot of work for someone of your education and skills in Russia. I'll need some Adidas suits first 1 Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken
Blarghagh Posted June 25, 2018 Posted June 25, 2018 Good job Hurl, I really respect ypur commitment and progress. In other news, human backs are the biggest argument against intelligent design. Tried to open a tiny window above a door yesterday and now I can barely move. 1
Azdeus Posted June 25, 2018 Posted June 25, 2018 That sucks TN, hope it's just a strain and nothing else Did an ultrasound on my liver today, about a month ago I did a CT scan on my kidneys and adrenal glands and they turned out to be fine, but the doctor thought that my liver was swollen and suspected cirrhosis. So atleast that is not a thing. Going to do a, uh... fluid throughput ultrasound of my kidneys. Also, despite taking double my bloodpressure meds my BP hasn't dropped any significant amount. Missing my potassium pill does more for my BP than anything else. 2 Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken
Bartimaeus Posted June 25, 2018 Posted June 25, 2018 Heart health can be so stupid for some people. My mom can't do anything to get her cholesterol down - they recommend that she does lots of exercise and eats healthy. She's virtually a vegetarian and her job makes her work on her feet every day *and* she works out on top of it, and of course avoids all the foods that are supposed to be bad for her cholesterol, but nothing she does seems to put a dent in it. Doing everything they keep telling her to do besides taking the terrible pills and none of it seems to do anything. 1 Quote How I have existed fills me with horror. For I have failed in everything - spelling, arithmetic, riding, tennis, golf; dancing, singing, acting; wife, mistress, whore, friend. Even cooking. And I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying'. I tried with all my heart. In my dreams, I am not crippled. In my dreams, I dance.
Blarghagh Posted June 25, 2018 Posted June 25, 2018 That sucks, for both of you. My mum's got arthritis in both wrists (at least, that's the diagnosis they're sticking with now) and similarly nothing the doctors make her do or give her does anything for her. Makes going to the doctor with a problem feel a bit useless.
Gfted1 Posted June 25, 2018 Posted June 25, 2018 You're not really a drinker, right Azdeus? "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
Azdeus Posted June 25, 2018 Posted June 25, 2018 You're not really a drinker, right Azdeus? Not really no, nothing that comes close to causing liver cirrhosis atleast. I average 2 times a year that I drink, proper, and now and then(Once a month maybe?) a beer or glass of rum. Some years I go without even touching it, but when midsummer and midwinter comes around I can sometimes feel an urge. Mostly because my mates drink. Since everyone on my mothers side of the family are functioning alcoholics (In my POV) I have a worry that I might fall into that, so I limit myself. Not going to limit myself this weekend though, since the doc's told me that I might have cirrhosis I abstained from alcohol this friday (Midsummers eve is a very important holiday afterall! ) so I'm going to have a proper drunken blowout. Aiming for blackout drunk, but I doubt that will happen. :D The doctor did say that my liver might be a bit swollen from my bloodpressure though, and having high BP for a very long time can cause cirrhosis. I'm not massively overweight, have had basically no chance of contracting hepatitis. Apparently I don't have any gallstones to worry about either, wich is also a possibility. *Shrug* Hey, Aluminiumtrioxide are you still around? >_> 1 Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken
Bartimaeus Posted June 25, 2018 Posted June 25, 2018 My mum's got arthritis in both wrists (at least, that's the diagnosis they're sticking with now) and similarly nothing the doctors make her do or give her does anything for her. Makes going to the doctor with a problem feel a bit useless. Yeah, I have arthritis in both of my wrists as well. I've even had surgery on one of them in an attempt to fix it, but it never heals. I look forward to 20-30 years from now when I'm dying from a host of auto-immune diseases, seeing as they tend to multiply as you get older. Quote How I have existed fills me with horror. For I have failed in everything - spelling, arithmetic, riding, tennis, golf; dancing, singing, acting; wife, mistress, whore, friend. Even cooking. And I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying'. I tried with all my heart. In my dreams, I am not crippled. In my dreams, I dance.
Katphood Posted June 26, 2018 Posted June 26, 2018 i found these 2 in the shed next to the chicken pen Man, look at those beauties. <3 I hope they will be safe. There used to be a signature here, a really cool one...and now it's gone.
Raithe Posted June 26, 2018 Posted June 26, 2018 Technically I should be focusing more on the job hunt. Actually I've gotten into the bad habit of reading until around 4-5am then doing a lazy get out of bed at 10am. "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum."
Malcador Posted June 26, 2018 Posted June 26, 2018 Wasting time talking of game ideas we'll never make at work. So far the best is POG of Duty, where you play a logistics NCO making sure combat troops get the socks and boots they need. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Azdeus Posted June 26, 2018 Posted June 26, 2018 Kidneys are normal. 6 Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken
Malcador Posted June 26, 2018 Posted June 26, 2018 Kidneys are normal. What about the rest of you ? Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Azdeus Posted June 26, 2018 Posted June 26, 2018 Kidneys are normal. What about the rest of you ? Well, besides kidneys, all I can say is the adrenal glands, the liver, lungs and trachea, and gallbladder are all fine Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken
ShadySands Posted June 27, 2018 Posted June 27, 2018 It was such a beautiful day out today, nice and sunny. I think we got up to 101 or 102 and it was glorious. I also voted Free games updated 3/4/21
Guard Dog Posted June 27, 2018 Posted June 27, 2018 I'm working on a project with a representative of one of our State Senators. She is very smart and my first though is "what is she doing here?". State legislator staff positions are not well paid and pretty far down the political food chain. Well last night we got dinner together (not like that we each paid) and she got to talking. She has a BA in Asian Studies and a second degree in International Business from Vanderbilt University. This poor girl is so far in debt she can't even afford an apartment. And she can't find work that takes advantage of her qualifications. I gave her the best advice I could: get out of Tennessee. She really needs to be looking for work on the West Coast, or even better, abroad. It really sucks. She has the equivalent of a mortgage with no house. She could have gotten the exact same education from Middle Tennessee State, UT Martin, or any number of others for half what she paid. Attending a top university is a mixed blessing at best IMO. Thinking back on my own education I was quite a bit older than most of my peers. I was in my later 20's and early 30's then. I had an idea what the job market was really like and what knowledge was valuable and where. Universities do their students a disservice in that respect. they don't really teach how to apply the instruction they offer to the "real world". By the time people learn they are tens of thousands of dollars in debt and have a head full of knowledge no one wants. "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Azdeus Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 (edited) My boss has done f'd up by me today, so unless I get a 25% raise on my salary and my work hours I need on monday I'm quitting. Already have a new job lined up that will sustain me for a while incase that happens. Let's see who needs who the most, if they want me to come in and save their asses it's 500$ per day. I'm going to enjoy f'ing them in the ass after all the **** I've put up with, but I do feel bad for the guy that was supposed to become my new boss (The old bosses has continuously kept pushing the date forward for when he's supposed to take over) that is going to be left with one hell of a mess to clean up. (A 25% increase would put me at a little less than what a lorry driver would make working 9-5, which is essentially exactly what I am, except I have more to keep track of) Edited June 29, 2018 by Azdeus 3 Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken
Gfted1 Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 Generally speaking, "teaching the company a lesson" will fail. Nobody is irreplaceable and you can bet that theres someone else who would be happy to have your position. By all means, if youre unhappy and have an alternative job, you should go. I just dont want to see you shoot yourself in the foot because you are angry. "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
Bartimaeus Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 (edited) My cat died today. RIP Bart (coincidental name - I did not name him, and actually he's old enough to pre-date my usage of this name). You were the worst cat in the history of cats, but you were my worst cat. I recently re-calculated his age, and he was around 15-16 years old, which is a pretty decent age for a cat that's had as many chronic health issues as he had. Edited June 29, 2018 by Bartimaeus Quote How I have existed fills me with horror. For I have failed in everything - spelling, arithmetic, riding, tennis, golf; dancing, singing, acting; wife, mistress, whore, friend. Even cooking. And I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying'. I tried with all my heart. In my dreams, I am not crippled. In my dreams, I dance.
Raithe Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 Condolences Bart. I pretty much lazed in the heat, read, and drank tequila flavoured beer tonight. I was curious, it actually tastes like some shandy. 1 "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum."
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