Gorth Posted September 21, 2012 Posted September 21, 2012 Spent a few days interstate (visiting Sydney). Now back and slowly rebuilding my Steam game library after reinstalling Windows. SSD's are nice though and worth the effort of switching to. “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
Gfted1 Posted September 21, 2012 Posted September 21, 2012 I'm developing a taste for Chianti. And fava beans? *backs away slowly* "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
Tale Posted September 21, 2012 Author Posted September 21, 2012 I'm developing a taste for Chianti. And fava beans? *backs away slowly* Do you know how hard it is to get broad beans in Texas? "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater."
Rosbjerg Posted September 23, 2012 Posted September 23, 2012 Stumbled on this article - Death by Utopia, crazy stuff - it has had my thinking all day. Fortune favors the bald.
Raithe Posted September 23, 2012 Posted September 23, 2012 Heh, had a totally and utterly random thought. "What would a vampire do when the zombie apocalypse happens?" I mean, can you imagine it, most of the population wiped out and turned into slavvering zombies.. what's a vamp going to snack down on? I could foresee some budding author taking a spin with a vampire protagonist trying to deal with that... Possibly a black comedy or just in a more serious manner.... 1 "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum."
Gorth Posted September 24, 2012 Posted September 24, 2012 Stumbled on this article - Death by Utopia, crazy stuff - it has had my thinking all day. Very interesting reading... you should post that in a thread of it's own I've often taken the unpopular stance in discussions that we should not focus our efforts on fighting mortality rates, rather that we should be fighting birthrates. I.e. fight the cause and not the symptom. “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
Hurlshort Posted September 24, 2012 Posted September 24, 2012 My wife is in the hospital with pancreatitis. Basically she was having stomach pains and it kept getting worse. They are running a bunch of tests, typically this can be associated with gallstones but they haven't found any yet. I'm not too worried yet, hopefully they'll have some answers tomorrow for us
Gorth Posted September 24, 2012 Posted September 24, 2012 My wife is in the hospital with pancreatitis. Basically she was having stomach pains and it kept getting worse. They are running a bunch of tests, typically this can be associated with gallstones but they haven't found any yet. I'm not too worried yet, hopefully they'll have some answers tomorrow for us Sorry to hear that Hurlshot. Uncertainty is never pleasant. Hoping for the best “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
LadyCrimson Posted September 24, 2012 Posted September 24, 2012 Here's hoping that it's nothing serious, Hurlshot. Let us know how it goes. “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
Orogun01 Posted September 24, 2012 Posted September 24, 2012 Sorry to hear that. I'd say the answer to that question is kind of like the answer to "who's the sucker in this poker game?"* *If you can't tell, it's you.
LadyCrimson Posted September 24, 2012 Posted September 24, 2012 Having one of those mild but irritating wake-up type insomnia periods past couple weeks, where I exist on something like a couple 2 hour naps per day because I keep waking up. Maybe it's the gummy-vitamins. *rubs bags under eyes* “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
Raithe Posted September 24, 2012 Posted September 24, 2012 Hope things turn out well for you and her Hurl. May recovery from all the testing go swiftly. Hm, it seems a whole bunch of people I know are suddenly dealing with all sorts of hospital visits and wotnot lately. Guess it's all going around. Successfully had the boiler repaired this morning. So as autumn turns its way, we actually have heating in the house... "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum."
Orogun01 Posted September 24, 2012 Posted September 24, 2012 Having one of those mild but irritating wake-up type insomnia periods past couple weeks, where I exist on something like a couple 2 hour naps per day because I keep waking up. Maybe it's the gummy-vitamins. *rubs bags under eyes* Use it as an excuse to get your hubby to give you a foot massage and go to bed early. I'd say the answer to that question is kind of like the answer to "who's the sucker in this poker game?"* *If you can't tell, it's you.
LadyCrimson Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 A few soft tacos for late lunch, then time to go whup some more Borderlands2 with hubby. I'm going to make a gamer out of that man yet.... “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
Malcador Posted September 25, 2012 Posted September 25, 2012 Another day with the untermensch I label as 'clients', depresses me further that they make more money than me. But a fun night of Powerpoint slides, then a game of some sort. 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
Hurlshort Posted September 26, 2012 Posted September 26, 2012 My wife is doing much better, but they still don't know why she got pancreatitis. She might be able to go home tomorrow if she keeps improving, so fingers crossed. They gave her a liquid diet lunch today and she looked a lot better after that.
Gfted1 Posted September 26, 2012 Posted September 26, 2012 Good to hear. "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
Gorth Posted September 26, 2012 Posted September 26, 2012 Discovering the the novelty (for me) that is playing "Online P&P Games", participating in an ongoing campaign run by a DM. Quite fun actually (I've never played "real" P&P games before) “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
Malcador Posted September 26, 2012 Posted September 26, 2012 Discovering the the novelty (for me) that is playing "Online P&P Games", participating in an ongoing campaign run by a DM. Quite fun actually (I've never played "real" P&P games before) Here's hoping someone doesn't come up with "I don't have the time". Rogue Trader game fell apart like that, le sigh. Maybe he just found we sucked at RP'ing though 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
Gorth Posted September 26, 2012 Posted September 26, 2012 Discovering the the novelty (for me) that is playing "Online P&P Games", participating in an ongoing campaign run by a DM. Quite fun actually (I've never played "real" P&P games before) Here's hoping someone doesn't come up with "I don't have the time". Rogue Trader game fell apart like that, le sigh. Maybe he just found we sucked at RP'ing though I hope not. Merlance (the guy running the campaign) has been around for a very long time where I'm playing, so I don't expect him to disappear just like that. “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
Katphood Posted September 26, 2012 Posted September 26, 2012 (edited) Well, I just woke up. Hmmm, let's see: Have breakfast Smoke Watch the Dishonored Story trailer Go to the University Come back home for lunch Meet some guy to swap some games(getting Splatterhouse) Do some translations Finish Max Payne 3 and continue playing Hunted that's about it for today Edited September 26, 2012 by Astiaks There used to be a signature here, a really cool one...and now it's gone.
LadyCrimson Posted September 26, 2012 Posted September 26, 2012 My wife is doing much better, but they still don't know why she got pancreatitis. She might be able to go home tomorrow if she keeps improving, so fingers crossed. They gave her a liquid diet lunch today and she looked a lot better after that. Glad to hear that. Sometimes one just gets weird stuff like that happening and the doc's never really find anything. Here's to her hopefully going home! “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
Fionavar Posted September 26, 2012 Posted September 26, 2012 @ Hurlshot: Thanks for sharing the hopeful news! Handing out shiny new OOoE titles and now off to walk the pack ... The universe is change; your life is what our thoughts make it - Marcus Aurelius (161)
LadyCrimson Posted September 28, 2012 Posted September 28, 2012 Dear Diary: Forced myself to take several naps in a row (I still woke up every couple hours). So I slept a lot. Finally. I feel better. Now hubby is asking me if I want to play some more BL2. Hey, let me wake up first, you game addict. “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
Hurlshort Posted September 28, 2012 Posted September 28, 2012 My wife is home form the hospital and resting. She still can't eat without getting pain in her pancreas, but it is supposed to get better within a few days. They still don't know what caused the pancreatitis, but for now she is on a super low fat diet (basically soup, veggies, and fruits) and we will see a specialist tomorrow. It's good to have her home, it has been an exhausting week.
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