LadyCrimson Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 "Home" for a couple days. Already used to the house up there, to a point, but I still like it much better down here. Also, I missed my desktop. That laptop I own is some cheap $300ish thing from maybe six years ago, it's like emergency use only. Hubby's feeling a little less stressed but we're still very undecided where we're going to live. We'll probably just get sick of driving back and forth in a few weeks, splitting our time, and make some random decision. 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majestic Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Malcador said: What's a bonus ? Easy: When management guys get one, it's what they mistakenly believe they're worth above their regular (already inflated) pay, and when the grunts get them it's a way to make them not notice that they're underpaid and overworked. Edited February 17, 2022 by majestic 2 No mind to think. No will to break. No voice to cry suffering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maedhros Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Watching the winter olympics. "We" (saying that as someone who don't even know how to ski) just set the record for most gold medals in a single winter olympics ever, with 15 gold medals. If you ever need a new sport to watch, I recommend biathlon. Combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. If you miss a shot during the shooting rounds, you get penalty laps or added time. It's really fun, and can be really nerve-wrecking to watch, especially at the last shooting round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melkathi Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 I might be adopting a cat. Vet friend had a 12 year old cat with diabetes brought in. The lady wants to have him euthanized. So the vet is looking into rescuing the cat. 8 Unobtrusively informing you about my new ebook (which you should feel free to read and shower with praise). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithe Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Still trying to keep some creative edges going. As I mentioned the other week, I finished off sewing my Mando Flightsuit, I thought it might entertain you now I have pictures of it fitting: Now I'm plotting out my flak-vest to do, and I have a pile of materials ready to go... Just have to finalise making some patterns and the style of said flak-vest... 6 "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyrock Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 2 minutes ago, Raithe said: Still trying to keep some creative edges going. As I mentioned the other week, I finished off sewing my Mando Flightsuit, I thought it might entertain you now I have pictures of it fitting: Now I'm plotting out my flak-vest to do, and I have a pile of materials ready to go... Just have to finalise making some patterns and the style of said flak-vest... I think you have some bugs to work out in your game, your character model is T-posing. 5 RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithe Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 12 minutes ago, Keyrock said: I think you have some bugs to work out in your game, your character model is T-posing. Flex tests are an important thing when tailoring... "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartimaeus Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Snowpocalypse today. Yeah, I'm ready for spring. 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 (edited) Would you like some park to go with those deer. ...12-15 minutes walking to the park entrance, then you can walk around some short, flat trails near the river. These guys were obviously used to human walkers and I could get a few yards close before they'd look up and stare at me then sllowwwly start to saunter away a bit. It's almost all oak trees tho and by the time we left my skin/scalp (even under light clothes) was feeling all crawly-itchy with a little bit of tiny circular bump hiving here and there. Sigh. There's a reason I stay huddled indoors 90% of the time these days ... besides my asocial nature, I mean. Need more room filter units...old lady in a bubble... Edited February 23, 2022 by LadyCrimson 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceVC Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 1 hour ago, LadyCrimson said: Would you like some park to go with those deer. ...12-15 minutes walking to the park entrance, then you can walk around some short, flat trails near the river. These guys were obviously used to human walkers and I could get a few yards close before they'd look up and stare at me then sllowwwly start to saunter away a bit. It's almost all oak trees tho and by the time we left my skin/scalp (even under light clothes) was feeling all crawly-itchy with a little bit of tiny circular bump hiving here and there. Sigh. There's a reason I stay huddled indoors 90% of the time these days ... besides my asocial nature, I mean. Need more room filter units...old lady in a bubble... What a beautiful place so close, when I come to visit and I stay on your couch for a few days we must go to this park ? I love experiencing this type of nature that is convenient "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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Caught a porch thief today, small victory was the guy tripping as he fled - a sore ankle is a good punishment for it. Getting tired of the trash in my area. 3 1 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorth Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Part looking for a new place to live (my friends live north of the river and I feel a bit stuck living south of the river) and crossing t's and dotting i's on my citizenship application. Only thing holding me back is, if I move it's a hassle to change address on an application being processed. “He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mishaxx Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 I got some freelance writing done! It's a start. xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 We've had a bit of a cold snap here in the Bay Area, so I rode my bike up to a local peak on Wednesday. Not a ton of snow, but a nice dusting. I loved the 3,000 foot climb, but I was freezing on the way down. I ended up stopping a couple times just to get the blood flowing back to my fingers. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guard Dog Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Beautiful view! "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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorth Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Umbrella: Check Stockpile of bottled water: Check Crackers and canned food: Check Torches: Check Good thing I live on high ground (we've had nightly rainfalls of 100-400mm rain for a while now) 2 “He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katphood Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Changed my place from a 66 square meter apartment for a bigger one(121). I felt pretty bad when I figured out that they are not letting me close my balcony. 'It ruins the view from outside' they said. Oh well, that's that. Can't use the balcony for now. One of the cats is dumb and I don't want to risk the poor guy falling down from the 4th floor. 2 There used to be a signature here, a really cool one...and now it's gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorth Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 It's so silent outside... for the first time in 4 days and 4 nights, my roof isn't getting hammered by rain. It's been literally non-stop torrential rain since Wednesday https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-27/queensland-severe-weather-rain-flooding-bom-warnings/100864896 Brisbane river rising, Australian Defence Force evacuating areas, people dying... generally very wet at the moment https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-27/wivenhoe-dam-level-rising-staged-releases-more-rain-falling/100865762 Wivenhoe Dam capacity above 180pc and rising despite staged releases, more rain falling Looking at the bright side, the bush fire chances are very low at the moment 1 2 “He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_dog_days Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 (edited) I began my caffeine addiction in high school. (Lived in a foster home with up to 10 people in the home. My brother would wake me up at 5AM so we could get the first showers. Coffee was the only way I could stay awake until the school bus got there.) Anyway, about a year and a half ago I saw an ad for mudwtr (mud water), a coffee substitute without caffeine. Recently I ordered a (very expensive) can to try it out. Keep in mind I've only used it for 2 or 3 days and prior I was on a caffeine detox. Taste: Cinnamon. In fact so cinnamon that it made me realize that it wasn't the pumpkin in pumpkin pie I didn't like but the cinnamon. If you're like me and not the biggest fan of lots of cinnamon then I'd recommend adding the coconut creamer to your order 'cause the coconut takes the spiciness of the cinnamon down several notches. Price: $40 a 30 dose can. I was raised like a child born in the Great Depression and spent my whole life drinking only the cheapest coffee, to me that price is staggeringly high. But, Effectiveness: It works. I don't get the sudden shot of chemical satisfaction that I do from drinking caffeine but I also don't get the jitters and crashing either. It does wake me up though not as fast as coffee or Mountain Dew or a Five Hour Energy. If anyone is interested, ingredients as seen here (not my pic): Edited February 27, 2022 by the_dog_days 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceVC Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 49 minutes ago, the_dog_days said: I began my caffeine addiction in high school. (Lived in a foster home with up to 10 people in the home. My brother would wake me up at 5AM so we could get the first showers. Coffee was the only way I could stay awake until the school bus got there.) Anyway, about a year and a half ago I saw an ad for mudwtr (mud water), a coffee substitute without caffeine. Recently I ordered a (very expensive) can to try it out. Keep in mind I've only used it for 2 or 3 days and prior I was on a caffeine detox. Taste: Cinnamon. In fact so cinnamon that it made me realize that it wasn't the pumpkin in pumpkin pie I didn't like but the cinnamon. If you're like me and not the biggest fan of lots of cinnamon then I'd recommend adding the coconut creamer to your order 'cause the coconut takes the spiciness of the cinnamon down several notches. Price: $40 a 30 dose can. I was raised like a child born in the Great Depression and spent my whole life drinking only the cheapest coffee, to me that price is staggeringly high. But, Effectiveness: It works. I don't get the sudden shot of chemical satisfaction that I do from drinking caffeine but I also don't get the jitters and crashing either. It does wake me up though not as fast as coffee or Mountain Dew or a Five Hour Energy. If anyone is interested, ingredients as seen here (not my pic): Interesting story, thanks for sharing Did you not drink tea when you were young instead of coffee? I was raised on tea growing up and the first time I had coffee was maybe 17-18 years old. Tea is so much better than coffee 1 "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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_dog_days Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 11 minutes ago, BruceVC said: Interesting story, thanks for sharing Did you not drink tea when you were young instead of coffee? I was raised on tea growing up and the first time I had coffee was maybe 17-18 years old. Tea is so much better than coffee I like hot tea but I was raised around iced and mostly sweet tea. I don't like either iced or sweet tea so I never saw the appeal until I was older and had a hot cup instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katphood Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 (edited) They are getting used to the place. I also need to get used to the little one as she bites the crap out of the poor guy to the right(Ignus) whenever she feels like it. Poor Ignus. He never fights back, just sits there and screams as Boss chews his face away. Edited February 28, 2022 by Katphood 5 There used to be a signature here, a really cool one...and now it's gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guard Dog Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 I've been so busy with work lately. The biggest problem is the tedium of data entry. The data that I use for my work comes from multiple platforms because we are using multiple vendors. I am pretty handy with VB so I use Excel & Power BI for my actual work. The tedium is all this data has to be entered into excel. Manually on some formats. Some come in .csv so that's easy. Bri was over doing her laundry and we got to talking about it. She offered to do the data entry for me. I told her there was $20 an hour and a license for MS Office in it for her if she would. She agreed and my workload just got cut in half. Sub-contracting. Why didn't I think of that??? 4 "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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amentep Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 I'd go crazy if I had to do manual entry on stuff. EDIT: Actually I do manual entry on stuff, but that's errors which I have to correct by hand. The vast majority of things I work with don't encounter errors. I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Having to do that is making me want to quit my current job. 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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