Happy birthdays Malc and Sarex.

 

Here's something slightly bizarre from my day. Found out my inlaws' cat died yesterday morning. His name was Mork, named after the Robin Williams character.

Happy Birthday boys

Happy birthday gents

Enjoy the birthday time gentlemen.

Flying to California, so I'll be missing for a while.

Today I went in my garden and harvested some vegetables and fruits for supper. 

 

 

 

And I have tons more of these growing in my garden. 

Edited August 14, 201411 yr by Woldan

How does it taste? Man what I wouldn't give for some naturally grown tomatoes, over the past few years they have gone to **** in my country.

How does it taste? Man what I wouldn't give for some naturally grown tomatoes, over the past few years they have gone to **** in my country.

I've had some success with growing tomatoes, but it's hard to find good green tomatoes. I can grow Jalapenos fairly well and am going to try my hand at habeneros.

How does it taste? Man what I wouldn't give for some naturally grown tomatoes, over the past few years they have gone to **** in my country.

The difference between garden-grown fruits and the stuff you buy in the grocery store is shocking. My tomatoes have a ten times more intensive taste than those in stores, but they're only 1/2 their size.

They must have been modified in way that they contain much more water so they appear bigger, mine are much smaller but ''denser'', they're harder and have more meat, also the the fruit skin on mine is much thicker. And there is the color difference, my tomatoes are more orange than red when ripe, those in the store are red like strawberries.

And not to mention there is zero contamination from insecticides.

 

I'm using an original breed by the way, they're not impotent (they grow  usable seeds) and aren't modified in any way. 

 

@KP

I'm currently growing habeneros but the still too cold climate here is tough on them, they grow reeeally slowly.   I'm also trying to grow some water melons, but no success yet. They do grow but I never get them too grow fruits.

Edited August 14, 201411 yr by Woldan

I do agree that the vegetables you grow yourself and what you buy in grocery stores have a big difference in taste. I don't grow a lot of things, but there is no question that it tastes better.

@KP

I'm currently growing habeneros but the still too cold climate here is tough on them, they grow reeeally slowly. I'm also trying to grow some water melons, but no success yet. They do grow but I never get them too grow fruits.

Yeah, I don't think they would do well at all in the cold, luckily no trouble where I'm at. As to Watermelons, I usually buy them at farmers markets and get one that weighs quite a lot. Growing them would take more space than I can allocate.

I've been told that there's two kinds of bad jobs. The run of the mill job everyone hates where you realize you're replaceable is the first. And then there's the truly terrible one, the job where you realize you aren't replaceable at all. Where it feels like if you took a day off, the entire thing would collapse into a heap.

 

My boss is currently on his fourth vacation of the year while being behind on payroll for the employees. Three of those were vacations to Italy for friends and family. This time, he flew someone from Italy to here so he could show them around.

 

Head meet desk. I need a new job.

Its good to be the king.

Staying in a hotel room at the moment. Removal guys have picked up all my stuff and filled a container with it, ready to ship it overseas. Cleaners will appear tomorrow and give the place a makeover and Monday I'm handing over the keys to the landlord. Wednesday I'll be on a plane to Europe

 

Just sitting here. customising my new laptop and after 30 minutes I already hate Windows 8.1 passionately. I need to find some of those UI improvement tools, this is just bad. Very, very bad.

For those that might be amused...  I just received the course map and list of obstacles on the Tough Mudder event I'm facing this Sunday..

 

Tough Mudder Cirencester Course Map

 

11.5 miles, 21 obstacles. This could be... interesting.

For those that might be amused...  I just received the course map and list of obstacles on the Tough Mudder event I'm facing this Sunday..

 

Tough Mudder Cirencester Course Map

 

11.5 miles, 21 obstacles. This could be... interesting.

 

That looks quite insane, hope you have fun! :D

Was offered a 50% job, then &0% and now 100%. It's funny how that works. When I actively search for jobs, I get 900 rejections. When I am not looking for one...

For those that might be amused...  I just received the course map and list of obstacles on the Tough Mudder event I'm facing this Sunday..

 

Tough Mudder Cirencester Course Map

 

11.5 miles, 21 obstacles. This could be... interesting.

 

Those events are very cool, get dirty and have fun!

 

Also, I'll be gone for a couple of days because I'm going mountain climbing and camping at approx 3600 meters on our highest mountain, the Grossglockner, to test some of my new gear and to shoot some cool photos.  

Was offered a 50% job, then &0% and now 100%. It's funny how that works. When I actively search for jobs, I get 900 rejections. When I am not looking for one...

If you remain unemployed, a big corporation will offer you ak executive position. Wait for it.

I think its his old job offering him his position back, not new companies.

 

If you remain unemployed, a big corporation will offer you ak executive position. Wait for it.

 

 

If that was true, I'd be king of the world by now.

Back from Seattle and now I need to start looking for a second car since the weather will start turning soon. Okay, maybe not that soon but soon enough (~2 months).

 

My wife is looking at Audi and BMW and I'm looking at my wife like she's crazy

I think its his old job offering him his position back, not new companies.

Spot on. But I like Kaine's theory better.

My wife is looking at Audi...

 

Is your wife single? I love her already.

Watching Premier League football and eating pizza.