Katphood Posted April 16, 2019 Posted April 16, 2019 24 more hours and my dad will be back from his trip to Vienna. He will be carrying a bag of goodies for me: my old N64, GameCube games, most of which are kept in mint condition. There are also a couple PC games along with 2 new games. There is a Fallout 2 big box in there too, I just hope they survive the trip because dad had to put them all seperately in his luggage. :/ I'll post pics if my games survive the trip. Ahhhhh, the things I do for gaming...and cats. There used to be a signature here, a really cool one...and now it's gone.
LadyCrimson Posted April 16, 2019 Posted April 16, 2019 I went outside. Got bit by something, not sure what, and now I have a big itchy welt on my leg. Sneezed about 58 times ( the pollen count is nightmarish ). I went back inside. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts
Guard Dog Posted April 17, 2019 Posted April 17, 2019 Spent the whole day collating a crap ton of data from different sources into a single Excel SS. It was tedious in the extreme but the finished product is a thing of beauty. Now killing the tedium with beer and baseball. "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
misterjimmy Posted April 17, 2019 Posted April 17, 2019 I'm just finished Hellboy BPRD comic the end story. Oh dear, I just want to say goodbye Red, Liz, Abe and the others great BPRD members.
Malcador Posted April 17, 2019 Posted April 17, 2019 Fate is as usual to me, other dog hurt his back last week and couldn't stand. Had surgery but looks like it didn't work and his paralysis is at risk of spreading. So, may have to put him to sleep this weekend. Almost 6 months to the day we put William, our first one down. ****. 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
LadyCrimson Posted April 17, 2019 Posted April 17, 2019 My brother visited last night. I see him so rarely these days that every time I do I "forget" how tall he is. He makes my 6' 1" hubby look short. Which makes me think how odd it is that 4 inches makes such an impression on the eye when it's between human beings, but if you look at two pieces of, oh, say, metal pipe leaning against a wall, where one is 4 inches taller/longer, it's no big deal. Look at 4" on a tape measure. Doesn't seem very much does it. Yet. Bro looks more and more like my father all the time, too. Same overall features and hair receding pattern. I think I have more grey hair than he does and he's 10 years older. Pfft. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts
LadyCrimson Posted April 17, 2019 Posted April 17, 2019 @Malcador - always rough, especially when it's so sudden like that. Sorry to hear. 1 “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts
majestic Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 Ah hell, that sucks butt Malc. No mind to think. No will to break. No voice to cry suffering.
Gfted1 Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 Condolences Malc. "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
Guard Dog Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 Fate is as usual to me, other dog hurt his back last week and couldn't stand. Had surgery but looks like it didn't work and his paralysis is at risk of spreading. So, may have to put him to sleep this weekend. Almost 6 months to the day we put William, our first one down. ****. This really sucks. I know you'll make the right decision one way or the other. I'm just sorry for both of you that you have to. "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
BruceVC Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 Fate is as usual to me, other dog hurt his back last week and couldn't stand. Had surgery but looks like it didn't work and his paralysis is at risk of spreading. So, may have to put him to sleep this weekend. Almost 6 months to the day we put William, our first one down. ****. Sorry to hear Malc, I know you very close to your dogs "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela
Malcador Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 (edited) Thanks, all. Got worse, so we are doing it this evening. Blah. Edited April 18, 2019 by Malcador 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
Katphood Posted April 19, 2019 Posted April 19, 2019 (edited) It definitely is a heartbreaker, Malcador. As a pet owner, you have sympathies bro. Edited April 19, 2019 by Katphood There used to be a signature here, a really cool one...and now it's gone.
Guard Dog Posted April 20, 2019 Posted April 20, 2019 Sorry to hear it Malc "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
Guard Dog Posted April 20, 2019 Posted April 20, 2019 I was up all night working on a project. I'm making a new kitchen table and two chairs. I've always wanted to try my hand at furniture making. I suck at carpentry for the most part but I figured maybe I just need practice. So I found some plans on pintrest and taking a crack at it. It's nice but simple in an elegant kind of way. It would be a lot easier if I had a real powered wood lathe but I really want to do this by hand. Besides they start at $500 and go up from there. "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
Raithe Posted April 20, 2019 Posted April 20, 2019 Slowly getting to grips with .. : Getting the levelling right is a bitch, but, it now seems sorted and I'm going to have a little play around to make sure I understand things.... Then I'm going to start printing out my mock lightsabre hilt... Hopefully. 1 "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum."
Gfted1 Posted April 20, 2019 Posted April 20, 2019 Just noticed the edit, really sorry to hear it Malc. 1 "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
Raithe Posted April 20, 2019 Posted April 20, 2019 Yup, Condolences Malc, savor the memories you had. 1 "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum."
Gfted1 Posted April 20, 2019 Posted April 20, 2019 The coffee kicked in and I finally figured out what that was, a 3D printer! That's pretty awesome. How tall is it? "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
Raithe Posted April 20, 2019 Posted April 20, 2019 (edited) The coffee kicked in and I finally figured out what that was, a 3D printer! That's pretty awesome. How tall is it? Well, it's got a print volume of 300mm x 300mm x 400 mm, which translates into American speak to about 12inch by 12 inch by 16inch. But if you want the actual height, from base to top of the filament roll, it's about 34 inches. Edit: And for the show and tell, my first "Benchy" - The performance test model for printers in general. Edited April 20, 2019 by Raithe 2 "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum."
Guard Dog Posted April 20, 2019 Posted April 20, 2019 Contrast post 146 & 147. I'm making a kitchen table and chairs using only tools that have been around more than 4k years. Raithe is 3D printing stuff. Here are two guys going in completely opposite directions! 1 "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
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