What you did today

[WDeranged]

I spent most of today (and last night) arguing with a girl, every now and again she'll have a bad day and I won't react in the way she wants...this inevitably brings on days of cold shoulder with no explanation of what's wrong, then things get blown all out of proportion and we both end up miserable, tale as old as time I know but jesus my brain hurts 

[Rosbjerg]

I hear ya.. and an important life lessons, girls are just as much ***holes as guys. I cut people like that out of my life years ago.. best decision of my life..

[Walsingham]

I hear ya.. and an important life lessons, girls are just as much ***holes as guys. I cut people like that out of my life years ago.. best decision of my life..

 

Have a heart Rosbif. Not all of us have your magnetic powers over lingerie models.

[Rosbjerg]

At the risk of sounding like a douche, I'm talking about the girl I'm friends with here, not the girls I sleep with. It's not a problem to sleep with an ***hole (I actually recommend doing that, it's refreshingly bad for you in a good way) - but it's not good for you staying friends with one. If a "friend" is a consistent source of frustration rather than a good influence.... Why not instead spend the time you would feel bad, finding better friends?

[Raithe]

Heh. Remember I mentioned that girl in Mexico that I had to feel aggravated over because I did the principled thing? I just found out she had her 17th birthday last week.

 

I'm trying to decide whether I should still get the happy ego boost over the incident, aggravated that principles got in the way of a rather cute mexican girl and insisting I actually escorted her back safely, or guilty for how good she felt when she did plaster herself against me.

[Malcador]

At the risk of sounding like a douche, I'm talking about the girl I'm friends with here, not the girls I sleep with. It's not a problem to sleep with an ***hole (I actually recommend doing that, it's refreshingly bad for you in a good way) - but it's not good for you staying friends with one. If a "friend" is a consistent source of frustration rather than a good influence.... Why not instead spend the time you would feel bad, finding better friends?

Well for me, the fighting is part of the fun. Granted this is usually with angry Slavs. Depends in the end though, crap like that can happen every so often and the friendship might be good enough to just overlook and deal with that. Or in my case, the woman is my mother so the rages and bustups I just have to deal with, blood and all

[Nepenthe]

Heh. Remember I mentioned that girl in Mexico that I had to feel aggravated over because I did the principled thing? I just found out she had her 17th birthday last week.

 

I'm trying to decide whether I should still get the happy ego boost over the incident, aggravated that principles got in the way of a rather cute mexican girl and insisting I actually escorted her back safely, or guilty for how good she felt when she did plaster herself against me.

I was going to make a pithy remark about the age of consent in Mexico, but it turned out to be 12, so I reconsidered.

[LadyCrimson]

So unmotivated today. Guess I woke up in my sloth suit.

[Walsingham]

Heh. Remember I mentioned that girl in Mexico that I had to feel aggravated over because I did the principled thing? I just found out she had her 17th birthday last week.

 

I'm trying to decide whether I should still get the happy ego boost over the incident, aggravated that principles got in the way of a rather cute mexican girl and insisting I actually escorted her back safely, or guilty for how good she felt when she did plaster herself against me.

 

You're an Englishman. You should get drunk and forget anything happened. Ever.

[Woldan]

Got my tooth pulled, it was hopelessly cracked and beyond repair. I really miss it. 

[LadyCrimson]

Hubs has had root canals and cracked molars....I've had nothing like that. Cavities occasionally. But I am prone to gum disease towards the back, it seems, regardless of how much I floss and brush and rinse (which I do like mad). Had the gums flayed open once and never bothering with that again, since it didn't seem to do anything. My smile looks ok so I just figure one day those back teeth will fall out from being too loose and I'll get bridges or something.

 

As long as I can grind up my beef jerky into a fine powder in a food processor and gum on that for the flavor, I'm cool.

[Gorth]

Didn't really think it warranted it's own thread and it wasn't really a scientific discovery, but I'm a "fan" of amusing and odd news stories. Saw this one during my lunch break (old history, but I really hate lawn mowing).

 

Honda races to build speedy lawnmower for Top Gear team

 

They are targeting a speed of 130mph (210km/hr).

 

"The main engineering challenge stems from the need to retain the look of the lawnmower on which it is based, and the ability to still cut grass while achieving the speed and the handling characteristics required for this type of vehicle"

 

Should get those lawns taken care of in no time

[Calax]

Didn't really think it warranted it's own thread and it wasn't really a scientific discovery, but I'm a "fan" of amusing and odd news stories. Saw this one during my lunch break (old history, but I really hate lawn mowing).

 

Honda races to build speedy lawnmower for Top Gear team

 

They are targeting a speed of 130mph (210km/hr).

 

"The main engineering challenge stems from the need to retain the look of the lawnmower on which it is based, and the ability to still cut grass while achieving the speed and the handling characteristics required for this type of vehicle"

 

Should get those lawns taken care of in no time

And here it is, including in video form

http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/top-gear-130-mph-mower-lives-video-2013-6-4

with fire spitting exhaust.

 

The first article TG did on the thing

http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/honda-100mph-lawnmower-team-dynamics-2013-05-29

 

500 bhp per ton. 0-60 in 4 seconds...

 

This is going to be scary.

 

Oh, and the blades are gonna be whirling at 4000 rpm.

 

 

On a personal note, I turned in my two weeks today. Only one manager was really around and he doesn't care. It'll be interesting next week when the boss gets back (In theory I only have 6 days left on my current schedule)

Edited June 6, 2013 by Calax

[Rosbjerg]

Well at least you die quickly if you get caught in the path of that thing.

 

 

Got my tooth pulled, it was hopelessly cracked and beyond repair. I really miss it. 

 

I'm guessing it's in the back? Because otherwise they usually create a plastic replacement.

[Guard Dog]

Sorry, posted in wrong thread!

Edited June 6, 2013 by Guard Dog

[Woldan]

Well at least you die quickly if you get caught in the path of that thing.

 

 

Got my tooth pulled, it was hopelessly cracked and beyond repair. I really miss it. 

 

I'm guessing it's in the back? Because otherwise they usually create a plastic replacement.

 

Yes, the last back tooth, just before the wisdom tooth. I could get a ceramic-composite copy of my old tooth but its very expensive, like half-of-my-monthly-salary-expensive.  

[Guard Dog]

OMG where can I get one of those! (The lawnmower that is, not Woldans new tooth!)

Edited June 6, 2013 by Guard Dog

[Labadal]

I should never buy a lawnmower like that. I'd probably just use it for racing purposes.

[Rosbjerg]

Yes, the last back tooth, just before the wisdom tooth. I could get a ceramic-composite copy of my old tooth but its very expensive, like half-of-my-monthly-salary-expensive.  

 

Yeah it's crazy, I chipped one of my teeth a few years back, half of it broke off and just to build it in plastic was like 220€. It took 2 people about 15 minutes.. That's a pretty good hour salary.

[Walsingham]

 

Yes, the last back tooth, just before the wisdom tooth. I could get a ceramic-composite copy of my old tooth but its very expensive, like half-of-my-monthly-salary-expensive.  

 

Yeah it's crazy, I chipped one of my teeth a few years back, half of it broke off and just to build it in plastic was like 220€. It took 2 people about 15 minutes.. That's a pretty good hour salary.

 

 

*Stares at Nepenthe like a crazy man*

[Nepenthe]

 

 

Yes, the last back tooth, just before the wisdom tooth. I could get a ceramic-composite copy of my old tooth but its very expensive, like half-of-my-monthly-salary-expensive.  

 

 

Yeah it's crazy, I chipped one of my teeth a few years back, half of it broke off and just to build it in plastic was like 220€. It took 2 people about 15 minutes.. That's a pretty good hour salary.

 

*Stares at Nepenthe like a crazy man*

Yeah, well, sometimes you're paying for a lot more than that time. For lawyers more than dentists (certainly the ones I know who have a non-stop client stream the whole day) the big problem is getting the billable hours. Less so in Big Law where you can rack up hours on individual cases, but for example today, I was told that I should have prepped a case for the court of appeal in three hours, including three written statements that they asked beforehand. When I get paid for 1/3 of the hours I spend at work, the hourly rate has to go up or it's just not viable...

 

Dentists and doctors are a lot eorse than lawyers, btw.

[Blarghagh]

So is Batman.

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[Raithe]

Heh, I just had a copy of Remember Me turn up in the post. So I thought I'd set it up to install before I headed off to the bank..  But even with a physical disk in my hands (well, in the dvd tray) I get the "cannot install this game, because it's not released yet" message...

[melkathi]

Heh, I just had a copy of Remember Me turn up in the post. So I thought I'd set it up to install before I headed off to the bank..  But even with a physical disk in my hands (well, in the dvd tray) I get the "cannot install this game, because it's not released yet" message...

 

They partnered with Steam. Probably all you have on the disc is a fancy way of asking your steam client to download the game.

[Malcador]

Heh, I just had a copy of Remember Me turn up in the post. So I thought I'd set it up to install before I headed off to the bank..  But even with a physical disk in my hands (well, in the dvd tray) I get the "cannot install this game, because it's not released yet" message...

Hopefully it's not a giant POS like all the reviews are saying it is.