What you did today

[Woldan]

Funny, got pretty much the same hair cut. My sides are getting very "fluffy" fast, which looks crappy and annoys the hell out of me... so I let 'em getting cut that short at least every 3 weeks.

 

Had super long hair just a few years back, but I started to get bald (yay...), so everything had to go. All in all, I think my head looks a lot better with short hair, but the balding still doesn't help it really. :>

 

Yeah I hate it when my sides grow too long which happens in only a couple of weeks, thats why I used to sport and undercut for a while, I simply completely shaved the sides and annoying areas on my scalp every three days. No fluffiness whatsoever! I already miss that hairstyle.

 

Also I'm pretty scared about balding, every single hair that leaves my scalp gets its own funeral ceremony, followed by a massive panic attack.   

I suffer from severe hair loss paranoia / hypochondria because I had a completely shaven head in my military service time.....and I hated it.

Edited December 13, 2014 by Woldan

[Hurlshort]

 

 

I booked my Vegas vacation for February.  Technically I booked it for the 4th time, but I think this one will stick.  The first time I booked it at a relatively cheap hotel called The Linq, that had recently been remodeled.  I checked the rates a few weeks later and saw that some of the nicer hotels were at a good price, so I booked a boutique hotel called The Cromwell.  They have a great rooftop pool and a bunch of hot tubs.  Then I found out the pool and hot tubs were closed in February (Vegas is 70 degrees in the winter, not exactly cold!)  So I got a room at Caesar's Palace for $110 a night.  I checked two days later on the rates, and found the rates had dropped another $30 at Caesar's, so I re-booked and I have a feeling this one will stick.  $80 a night is fantastic.

 

I booked dinner at Nobu and a couple other nice places, so it should be a very good trip.

 

Sounds awesome!

 

I love Nobu but my wife liked Sushi Roku (also at Caesar's) better. Either way I'm jealous

 

You gotta love Vegas. Are you brining the kids or is just a getaway for you and your wife?

 

 

Kids don't belong in Vegas

 

It is definitely our adult time away from the kids.  We are trying to work in two trips a year.  The nice thing is Vegas is pretty affordable when you go mid-week, and that is easy with our schedules.  

 

When I was in my twenties, I went to Vegas twice and thought it was pretty terrible.  Now, for some reason I love the place.  I think it helps that I can afford the nice restaurants, the decent clothes, a nice day-spa, and I have someone to enjoy it with.  

 

I barely even gamble when I'm there.

[Agiel]

Who needs a scope?

 

 

This man agrees.

[Calax]

Fending off stress this week because I have to do another 9 pages on this thesis THING by the end of the week... And then I graduate on Saturday.

 

...

 

Yes... I'm finally finishing college at 28 on this saturday, and I have no idea where to go for a job afterwords.

[ShadySands]

Congrats Calax!

 

I've still got another year or two and I'm older than you so don't feel bad

[Azdeus]

Gratulations Calax!

 

 

Funny, got pretty much the same hair cut. My sides are getting very "fluffy" fast, which looks crappy and annoys the hell out of me... so I let 'em getting cut that short at least every 3 weeks.

Had super long hair just a few years back, but I started to get bald (yay...), so everything had to go. All in all, I think my head looks a lot better with short hair, but the balding still doesn't help it really. :>

 
Yeah I hate it when my sides grow too long which happens in only a couple of weeks, thats why I used to sport and undercut for a while, I simply completely shaved the sides and annoying areas on my scalp every three days. No fluffiness whatsoever! I already miss that hairstyle.

Also I'm pretty scared about balding, every single hair that leaves my scalp gets its own funeral ceremony, followed by a massive panic attack.   
I suffer from severe hair loss paranoia / hypochondria because I had a completely shaven head in my military service time.....and I hated it.

 

 

Pfft, real men have long hair, even if they start to go bald!

 

I will admit though that I have a bit of hair loss paranoia aswell, I have alot of bumps on my head and I really look like **** without hair. I do miss easy maintenance though

[Lexx]

Nah, I started to look like some kind of old hippy from the late 70s. For a while that might have been my style, but not anymore. :>

[Raithe]

Well this is looking like a fun Christmas time in general.

 

On the up side, I met a lady I've been online friends with for years, some flirty stuff, and now we seem to be forming into a long-distance relationship. And all her adore me, and I find myself actually missing them. 

 

On the downside, now it's a Christmas spent on opposite sides of the Atlantic, she's just had brain surgery and is recovering, and the kids have come down with flu.

Also, funny thing came up that my mother was meant to have knee surgery on the same day as the brain surgery.. but she's come down with some infection and been taken into hospital as the doctors try to figure out what it is, and why there's fluids forming in her lungs.  Now they've put in a central line and are talking a two week course of meds while they try and figure things out... so she's likely to be in over Christmas.  Which, with myself and my mother the only people in the family who care about Christmas trees and decorations (my father being a touch on the Grinch side in regards to it all), I'm not having the oomph to put anything up. Since it's always been a thing that I put them up while she's in the room and we talk about it and the season and family stuff. Doing it on my own just seems kind of wrong.

 

Now, because I'm the primary carer for my mother, one of my regular (but small) sources of income comes from the government (since I spend in excess of 40 hours a week providing care)... but now I'm being questioned over it because for the second time in a little over 10 years I took a holiday. It just happened to be one that lasted 35 days. Apparently they get iffy if they think you're committing fraud by being outside of the country for that long a time. So that's fun to deal with bureaucracy over. I'm feeling the Christmas spirit.

[PK htiw klaw eriF]

Going to register for classes next week, looks like I should graduate in Winter 2016 if I don't **** up. I'll be 24.

 

As an aside, I got a raise and have been promoted into a position with hours flexible enough to allow me to take 9-12 hours a semester. Going to celebrate by going out with my girlfriend and throwing a party.

[Woldan]

Set a new personal dead lift record. Must be doing something right, I can increase the weight by 5kg every two weeks and there seems to be no end. Its pretty cool to feel the barbell bend when picking it up, and that with no wrist straps, lifting belts or other help of any kind.

 

Also I played 4 matches of Magic the gathering against my friends and won three out of 4 matches. Had a great day. 

 

 

Who needs a scope?

 

This man agrees.

 

He was also a beast with the submachine gun! Edited December 15, 2014 by Woldan

[Walsingham]

Up betimes and simply couldn't be bothered to go into work.

 

I am drinking hot chocolate and watching House until either my morale improves or I get a medal. Or both.

 

EDIT: Or I recall how terrifying my boss is. I'm glad I told you guys this or I might not have remembered until it was too late.

 

For the record, he's terrifying, but he won't care. It's more the principle of the thing.

Edited December 15, 2014 by Walsingham

[Rosbjerg]

Packed and ready for my trip, see you guys in a month or so - merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and New Year all around - don't do anything I wouldn't do.. Which of course pretty much leaves everything open

[Gfted1]

Have fun Ros. Be safe.

[LadyCrimson]

I think I hate airports even more than flying. No investment made this time, but eventually. Which means more trips and icky airports in the future, probably for a while. Lucky me.

 

Ordered some jerky before I left, am hoping it shows up this afternoon because I'm really jonesing for some jerky. Today I'm going to catch up on gaming, because it's what I do when I'm not pretending to be an productive adult.

[Guard Dog]

Today I drank a lot of coffee, revised a DAS design plan, played with my pups, took a nap and now I'm gonna make dinner before Mrs. Guard Dog gets home. It was a pretty good day.

[LadyCrimson]

Surfing the internet while re-watching Guardians of the Galaxy, in a probably futile effort to not fall asleep. All dark and rainy.

Hey this cheap laptop has a webcam/camera built in. I wonder if I can aim it at the cat. ... er.. talking to myself again.

[Woldan]

Having trouble sleeping again, just right out of the blue. Whenever I'm falling asleep something startles me and I wake up again, last night this happened 4 times in a row. And I feel sick and lightheaded afterwards, like I'm falling.  

Its like what happened to the protagonist in ''The machinist''. Haven't slept much in the past 72 hours, no matter how tired I am, I cannot fall asleep, only doze. 

Don't know what my body is trying to tell me this time. Annoying prick. 

Edited December 16, 2014 by Woldan

[Bartimaeus]

Speakers finally arrived today. Something called Kanto YU2 - don't ask me! They were on sale much cheaper than they normally are, so I decided I'd give it a try.  First time I've ever had speakers, and I'm liking them so far.

[Blarghagh]

Good god, massive cold shivers all night. I thought I was going to freeze to death. I think I have the flu. Goddammit.

[BruceVC]

Its a public holiday today in South Africa, Day of Reconciliation

 

We are going for awesome spare ribs for lunch...and trust me they are utterly delicious

[Woldan]

Just went to to a fitness shop to buy weights.....until the shop owner told me that 1 20kg plate costs 55 bucks. And I need 12 + a new bar. So a new 240kg barbell would set me back +- 700 bucks.    

And I'm not even talking about super high quality stuff. Fitness gear has become so expensive its insane, when I started with lifting all the stuff cost about half as much. 

 

But its still cheaper than a gym in the long run.- 

Edited December 16, 2014 by Woldan

[Lexx]

Lift some concrete blocks instead.

[Woldan]

Lift some concrete blocks instead.

 

Pff, thats even less dense than steel, all the bulk! I wish my weights were made of Osmium. 

[Blarghagh]

Whelp, today was a wonderful blend of vomiting and sleeping.

[LadyCrimson]

Fitness gear has become so expensive its insane, when I started with lifting all the stuff cost about half as much.

Totally unrelated (my specialty), but that's how I feel about pet stuff. $49 for what's essentially a piece of thick polyester fake-sheepie blanket. $17 for a tiny bag of dry cat food (that's at least a bit higher quality than CatChow/Friskies). $15-$20 for medium sized bags clumping cat litter I buy. Pshaw.

 

We are going for awesome spare ribs for lunch...and trust me they are utterly delicious

Oooooo, that sounds delish! We have a couple rib places here, one beef ribs, one pork ribs, but they're always sold out of them when I actually want dinner, and we rarely "do" lunch. Sigh. I shall just have to make do with my jerky instead. Just finished cutting it all up into smaller pieces...(3 flavors).