Tale Posted April 12, 2016 Posted April 12, 2016 Old thread here: http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/83632-what-you-did-today-thread/ I cleaned up glass. Total damage from last night's hailstorm is two cars. Back windows completely blown out, front windows spider webbed, glass and water all over the interior. Hailstones punched holes and tore up the interior a bit too. Lots of dents, chipped paint, one car lost both covers to its mirrors, but mirrors themselves undamaged. Two broken windows in an unoccupied room used mostly for storage. Water in the vents near the entryway, drained out already. Luckily we put laminate down after the living room flooded, so there's not going to be any substantial damage there. But that front room is still carpeted. Glass top table on the back patio shattered as I watched. This is a common story for our neighborhood. Can't even rent a car because they're backed up from the last hailstorm that wasn't half this bad. And our local rental branches have all their cars busted up too. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater."
Hurlshort Posted April 12, 2016 Posted April 12, 2016 Yikes Tale! Last night Carrot Top rubbed my head and complimented my wife's boobs. Then he gave is a shot of crown royal. It was a good night.
Keyrock Posted April 12, 2016 Posted April 12, 2016 Damn, Tale, which layer of the Abyss do you live on? RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
Calax Posted April 13, 2016 Posted April 13, 2016 Old thread here: http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/83632-what-you-did-today-thread/ This is a common story for our neighborhood. Can't even rent a car because they're backed up from the last hailstorm that wasn't half this bad. And our local rental branches have all their cars busted up too. Speaking as a member of the rental car industry. They'll probably be renting what damaged fleet they can until they get new stuff in. Fun fact I learned today. Over the course of 2015, Hertz purchased about 350k cars to add to their fleet. 250k were sold off (either through auction, or lease end, or the few dealerships scattered across the country). Right now the boss is happy because he's wayyy over on revenue targets due to the recalls going on. and I'm just praying to either find a new job or transfer to a less "you have no life" job to have less stress. (I'm working 50 hours a week and I don't work well with those I'm working with) Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off.
Gfted1 Posted April 13, 2016 Posted April 13, 2016 Had my taxes done last night. Due to some changes, I was worried that I was going to get hammered but I managed to escape without suffering too much damage. Its one of those situations where I had expected so much worse, that when the hit did come, I was happy with it because it wasn't as bad (though still bad) as I had braced myself for. "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
Malcador Posted April 13, 2016 Posted April 13, 2016 My refund was cut a bit due to my severance. Today I learned about after a decade of habitually using :wq 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
Azdeus Posted April 13, 2016 Posted April 13, 2016 Damn, that sucks Tale; Hope you've got some insurance or such that covers it? There's a girl at work that is funny, smart, creative and we've got some interests that coincide (Gaming, being one; Rarely met a Swedish woman that has any interest in it(Not that she's actually Swedish, she's from France)) and she's cute to boot. We've been talking and such for quite a while and gotten to know each other fairly well. Today I learned that she's attracted to girls. FUUUUUUUUUUU! Atleast I'm getting 1200$ tax return. ._. I wish I had some booze at home right about now. Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken
Gfted1 Posted April 13, 2016 Posted April 13, 2016 Over the course of getting to know her your radar never flickered? "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
Azdeus Posted April 13, 2016 Posted April 13, 2016 Nope, we've never broached that subject in that manner until now. It's not like she's an archetypical butch lesbian that you see in the movies. There was nothing to tell about it, when she spoke about exes and old partners and such she never mentioned gender at all. Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken
Tale Posted April 13, 2016 Author Posted April 13, 2016 Damn, that sucks Tale; Hope you've got some insurance or such that covers it? There's a girl at work that is funny, smart, creative and we've got some interests that coincide (Gaming, being one; Rarely met a Swedish woman that has any interest in it(Not that she's actually Swedish, she's from France)) and she's cute to boot. We've been talking and such for quite a while and gotten to know each other fairly well. Today I learned that she's attracted to girls. FUUUUUUUUUUU! Atleast I'm getting 1200$ tax return. ._. I wish I had some booze at home right about now. Sounds like insurance should cover it. Deductible is in percentage, though. So we'll see how that goes. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater."
Azdeus Posted April 13, 2016 Posted April 13, 2016 It's something! I'm glad the weather here is relatively mild. This might ofcourse change over the coming years what with global warming and all, but so far we only have the occasional windstorm.How much do you reckon it'll cost you?Oh, on a more positive note! I found some filmjölk with birchsap flavor \o/ Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken
FlintlockJazz Posted April 14, 2016 Posted April 14, 2016 At work. Dropped off a silent but deadly. Waiting for fallout. 1 "That rabbit's dynamite!" - King Arthur, Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail "Space is big, really big." - Douglas Adams
Keyrock Posted April 14, 2016 Posted April 14, 2016 Oh, on a more positive note! I found some filmjölk with birchsap flavor \o/ I wonder if that's similar to kefir? I freakin' love kefir. RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
Azdeus Posted April 14, 2016 Posted April 14, 2016 Oh, on a more positive note! I found some filmjölk with birchsap flavor \o/ I wonder if that's similar to kefir? I freakin' love kefir. I have no idea, I'm going to see if I can find any and have a taste =) Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken
Malcador Posted April 14, 2016 Posted April 14, 2016 So disappointed to see Tragedy FC win. Holy crap Dortmund are ****. 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
Agiel Posted April 14, 2016 Posted April 14, 2016 (edited) Got my tax refund, got a raise at work. Had to download a patch for a game that's in a .rar file. Got the same message pop-up as always... Screw it, I'll buy a freaking Winrar license. Edited April 14, 2016 by Agiel Quote “Political philosophers have often pointed out that in wartime, the citizen, the male citizen at least, loses one of his most basic rights, his right to life; and this has been true ever since the French Revolution and the invention of conscription, now an almost universally accepted principle. But these same philosophers have rarely noted that the citizen in question simultaneously loses another right, one just as basic and perhaps even more vital for his conception of himself as a civilized human being: the right not to kill.” -Jonathan Littell <<Les Bienveillantes>> Quote "The chancellor, the late chancellor, was only partly correct. He was obsolete. But so is the State, the entity he worshipped. Any state, entity, or ideology becomes obsolete when it stockpiles the wrong weapons: when it captures territories, but not minds; when it enslaves millions, but convinces nobody. When it is naked, yet puts on armor and calls it faith, while in the Eyes of God it has no faith at all. Any state, any entity, any ideology that fails to recognize the worth, the dignity, the rights of Man...that state is obsolete." -Rod Serling
Malcador Posted April 14, 2016 Posted April 14, 2016 Or use 7zip. 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
Azdeus Posted April 14, 2016 Posted April 14, 2016 (edited) Just use 7zip. Edited April 14, 2016 by Azdeus Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken
Enoch Posted April 15, 2016 Posted April 15, 2016 (edited) So, I suppose it's been a while since I reported in. Project Little Brother's arrival will occur in two weeks, at the latest. We're scheduled for a c-section on the 29th (which would be at 38 weeks gestation) but circumstances could lead to an earlier delivery. He is being monitored very closely (twice-weekly checks on biophysical profile and bloodflow dopplers, with growth assessments every other week), and any poor results from that monitoring (or a spike in maternal blood pressure, which we're checking twice daily) could lead to an earlier arrival. (For those who may not remember my past accounts, we're firmly in the "high-risk" category, with a history of miscarriage, one 2nd trimester loss, and one living child who was under 5 lbs at birth, despite being full-term.) Odds are that the new guy is going to have to spend some extra time at the hospital-- he's measuring small, just like his brother did, which often comes with difficulties in things like blood sugar and body-temperature regulation. Apart from being a skinny dude with some indications of bloodflow prioritization (if a baby isn't getting quite the nutrients it wants through the umbilical artery, it will reduce resistance in the cranial artery, to ensure that the brain gets what it needs), he appears to be doing fine. If they had to deliver him today, he'd likely do OK, but the thinking is still that more time on the inside should mean needing less time in the NICU afterwards. We're... maybe ready? Dealing with the 2-year-old while all this is going down is going to be a management challenge, but we've got some family around who can hopefully help out. He's a pretty laid-back guy, as 2-year-olds go, but he doesn't yet understand what's going on and how dramatically it's going to change his life. Edited April 15, 2016 by Enoch 3
Guard Dog Posted April 15, 2016 Posted April 15, 2016 (edited) Good luck to you, Mrs. Enoch & the new little guy. Hopefully this will go a lot easier than last time! We're pulling for you. Edited April 15, 2016 by Guard Dog "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
Guard Dog Posted April 16, 2016 Posted April 16, 2016 Been very busy lately. Both at work, home, and a new (really an old that has renewed interest) business venture. On the personal front things are unsettled but really, aren't they always? "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
Oerwinde Posted April 16, 2016 Posted April 16, 2016 Need to go in for an x-ray on my foot. Might be calcium deposits, might be a stress fracture. Drug update: no rage yet since starting the anti-depressants. Been taking b12 for stress management too and seems to be working. Only getting really irritable when I don't get enough sleep now. Been binge-watching questionable youtube videos and thats making me angry at the world though. The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity.
BruceVC Posted April 16, 2016 Posted April 16, 2016 (edited) One of my brothers was married yesterday so I flew to the coast on Thursday to attend the gathering, my brother decided to get married in court and skip any religious ceremony but we had a great long lunch at at restaurant that overlooks the beach called Bel Punto ..so of course the general scenery during lunch was amazing http://belpunto.co.za/ I had rabbit for my main meal and it was prepared the Sicilian way as the owners are Sicilian by heritage. It was delicious as was to be expected. We consumed loads of alchohol and the whole day was really memorable I'll be staying at the coast till Sunday and I plan to catch-up with some friends and go on a drive through the Midlands and have lunch later today at some rustic farmhouse restaurant So its been a good weekend Edited April 16, 2016 by BruceVC "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
Oerwinde Posted April 16, 2016 Posted April 16, 2016 (edited) Bruce, I know its old news but I just read about it, whats this about the Zulu king saying SA was better under apartheid and blacks are just destroying everything they inherited from the whites? What was the reaction in SA? Is he just some sort of crackpot? Edited April 16, 2016 by Oerwinde 1 The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity.
Azdeus Posted April 16, 2016 Posted April 16, 2016 Need to go in for an x-ray on my foot. Might be calcium deposits, might be a stress fracture. Drug update: no rage yet since starting the anti-depressants. Been taking b12 for stress management too and seems to be working. Only getting really irritable when I don't get enough sleep now. Been binge-watching questionable youtube videos and thats making me angry at the world though. I've been doing similar things, except it's on public service TV - watching most investigative journalism really gets me going. Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken
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