Good evening from sunny Buffalo...
GOOD EVENING BUFFALO!
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Cooking with a crock-pot is boring. :(
I might do the cornbread bit. Excellent idea with chili.
Other tidbits from work this week...
1. We had a couple workers from another lab spend a few days using one of our calibrators. One was cool and brought me some homemade beef jerky after we started talking about cooking. Yeah for free food.
2. This also led to a discussion of an interesting dish: pork seasoned with pork. Basically it involves taking a pork roast, cutting slits in it before cooking, and then stuffing the pork roast with bacon. MMMM bacon.
3. One of my co-workers (retired US Navy) told a funny stunt that I cannot believe he did. His wife is Phillippino and they have been married for 30 years. He had previously made the mistake of doing his own taxes and then had her hound him over and over saying 'so and so took this as a deduction why didn't you', etc. etc. So, now he takes their taxes to a tax service and brings hers back to sign. So, this year he brought back about an inch thick of paper and told her she needed to sign in about four places which she did without reading. He then informed her that they were now officially divorced and he would see her later. I don't think the joke went over too well. :(
1) Free food is always a win!
2) Bacon makes everything better! Don't believe me? Try it in your Corn Flakes.3) That is sick.... I laughed. :D
Link? Or where can I get this? The missus would be estatic to the point of orgasmic if it does as advertised. BTTH worthy. ;)This. ;)I use Simple Solution. I LOVE that stuff. It cleans out the stains and icky smells from pee, poop, or throw-up and actually makes them go away for good. I've had cats with territory issues, dogs with health problems, and of course a kid. I know, I know. It's a pet product. But it cleans that horrid smell out of bedding when nighttime accidents occur.
It's available at any pet supply store and in some grocery stores. I know Meijer carries it. Walmart might, but I'm not sure. PetSmart definitely has it.
Edit: And this is what I get for replying as I go instead of reading on. But then I don't have time to go back and re-reply if it hasn't been addressed yet...there's just no winning that dilemma. :)
And welcome back CH and Mr Curtin. How are your evenings going so far?
I did my chore list :) Now wife is home, so I must bookmark and bid you all adieu ...
*blink*
Might be maybe found someone (hopefully) to adopt our dogs. Meeting with them in the morning. Now I have to explain this to the kidlet. He knows we're not keeping them, but I think he's gonna have a hard time saying goodbye. I really hope they decide to take them. I both want the dogs to have a good home and I want to stop running across town to go take care of them multiple times a day. And they're so sad and lonely now that we're not in the house anymore. :(Best of luck with pups darlin.
Thanks. This is the part that really sucks. It's not their fault I can't live around them. But at least the kidlet is so far taking it better than I expected.
Another tidbit from work...
Our lab is basically a large open room with various work-benches and a counter where customers (terminolgy for those workers Navy and otherwise) who bring instruments to us for calibration and pick them up. There is also an office for the supervisor.
We also have what is called a Fast-Neutron Range. Although we no longer expose instruments to its source, we have another calibrator which uses a neutron source and it sits within the Fast-Neutron Range. This entire room is a giant concrete box with additional plastic "poly" walls. It is ideally secluded.
So, one day I was calibrating an instrument inside the Fast-Neutron Range when I relaized that I really needed to "adjust" my package. Fortunately, as stated above, the area is really secluded. So, without bothering to hide my movement at all, I took care of the problem.
Then I realized something.
There is a video camera in the range and it was deliberately pointed at the seat I was sitting in. :(
But, this isn't a security camera linked to a couple of guards in an office somewhere else. This is a camera placed there in case a technician "falls out" inside the range.
It is directly linked to a huge monitor specifically placed in the open portion of the lab so that it is visible from EVERYWHERE in the lab. It is also linked directly to our supervisor's office.
So, basically I made a show of adjusting myself to the whole lab (with female technicians), my supervisor (also female), and any customers who would have happened to be in there at the time.
:(
Fortunately, no customers were present but it still took a little while to live it down.
:)
And welcome back CH and Mr Curtin. How are your evenings going so far?Alright.
My partner's certification test that I mentioned earlier is in Buffalo, and it's obscenely early, so we figured he would stay the night at a hotel here, and I came too. Yay for a random night in Buffalo.
Road Trip!
Woot!
(Or did you fly?)
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And welcome back CH and Mr Curtin. How are your evenings going so far?Alright.
My partner's certification test that I mentioned earlier is in Buffalo, and it's obscenely early, so we figured he would stay the night at a hotel here, and I came too. Yay for a random night in Buffalo.
Very cool. I hope he's feeling better, if not for a nice night in a rented room, then at least for the test tomorrow. ;)
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Link? Or where can I get this? The missus would be estatic to the point of orgasmic if it does as advertised. BTTH worthy. ;)This. ;)I use Simple Solution. I LOVE that stuff. It cleans out the stains and icky smells from pee, poop, or throw-up and actually makes them go away for good. I've had cats with territory issues, dogs with health problems, and of course a kid. I know, I know. It's a pet product. But it cleans that horrid smell out of bedding when nighttime accidents occur.
It's available at any pet supply store and in some grocery stores. I know Meijer carries it. Walmart might, but I'm not sure. PetSmart definitely has it.
Edit: And this is what I get for replying as I go instead of reading on. But then I don't have time to go back and re-reply if it hasn't been addressed yet...there's just no winning that dilemma. :)
Happens to the best of us darlin'. And we would know, since we are the best of us. ;)
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And welcome back CH and Mr Curtin. How are your evenings going so far?Alright.
My partner's certification test that I mentioned earlier is in Buffalo, and it's obscenely early, so we figured he would stay the night at a hotel here, and I came too. Yay for a random night in Buffalo.
Road Trip!
Woot!
(Or did you fly?)
It's only about an hour to hour and fifteen minute drive. Almost more like a commute, but he didn't want to have to leave at 6am tomorrow to get here (and then take a huge frickin exam).
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Very cool. I hope he's feeling better, if not for a nice night in a rented room, then at least for the test tomorrow. ;)And welcome back CH and Mr Curtin. How are your evenings going so far?Alright.
My partner's certification test that I mentioned earlier is in Buffalo, and it's obscenely early, so we figured he would stay the night at a hotel here, and I came too. Yay for a random night in Buffalo.
Heh. Well, not much better, but hopefully well enough to concentrate on the test.
Heh. Well, not much better, but hopefully well enough to concentrate on the test.Very cool. I hope he's feeling better, if not for a nice night in a rented room, then at least for the test tomorrow. ;)And welcome back CH and Mr Curtin. How are your evenings going so far?Alright.
My partner's certification test that I mentioned earlier is in Buffalo, and it's obscenely early, so we figured he would stay the night at a hotel here, and I came too. Yay for a random night in Buffalo.
Well, I wish him good luck with his test then.
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Heh. Well, not much better, but hopefully well enough to concentrate on the test.Very cool. I hope he's feeling better, if not for a nice night in a rented room, then at least for the test tomorrow. ;)And welcome back CH and Mr Curtin. How are your evenings going so far?Alright.
My partner's certification test that I mentioned earlier is in Buffalo, and it's obscenely early, so we figured he would stay the night at a hotel here, and I came too. Yay for a random night in Buffalo.
Well we got our fingers crossed for him down here in SC.
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Well we got our fingers crossed for him down here in SC.Heh. Well, not much better, but hopefully well enough to concentrate on the test.Very cool. I hope he's feeling better, if not for a nice night in a rented room, then at least for the test tomorrow. ;)And welcome back CH and Mr Curtin. How are your evenings going so far?Alright.
My partner's certification test that I mentioned earlier is in Buffalo, and it's obscenely early, so we figured he would stay the night at a hotel here, and I came too. Yay for a random night in Buffalo.
Thanks. They only offer this thing once a year, so if he fails it, he can't teach in New York State this coming school year.
Yeep. That took longer than I thought.
I updated my 3.5 Barbarian PrC for Sarunia. Been working on it for 5 hours. Finally finished.
One of my co-workers (retired US Navy) told a funny stunt that I cannot believe he did. His wife is Phillippino and they have been married for 30 years. He had previously made the mistake of doing his own taxes and then had her hound him over and over saying 'so and so took this as a deduction why didn't you', etc. etc. So, now he takes their taxes to a tax service and brings hers back to sign. So, this year he brought back about an inch thick of paper and told her she needed to sign in about four places which she did without reading. He then informed her that they were now officially divorced and he would see her later. I don't think the joke went over too well. :(
Thank you. I choked on my DQ Blizzard when I got to the punch line.
So, one day I was calibrating an instrument inside the Fast-Neutron Range when I relaized that I really needed to "adjust" my package. Fortunately, as stated above, the area is really secluded. So, without bothering to hide my movement at all, I took care of the problem.
Then I realized something.
There is a video camera in the range and it was deliberately pointed at the seat I was sitting in. :(
But, this isn't a security camera linked to a couple of guards in an office somewhere else. This is a camera placed there in case a technician "falls out" inside the range.
It is directly linked to a huge monitor specifically placed in the open portion of the lab so that it is visible from EVERYWHERE in the lab. It is also linked directly to our supervisor's office.
So, basically I made a show of adjusting myself to the whole lab (with female technicians), my supervisor (also female), and any customers who would have happened to be in there at the time.
:(
Fortunately, no customers were present but it still took a little while to live it down.
:)
So, did you get a date yet? :P
<sings off key> It's your party and you can die if you want to... </sings off key>
Hello, I came back to say goodnight. :)
I am closing down the computer but staying up to cook down the chili a while longer. I think it passed the taste test. But then again, making chili that isn't bad is not really much of an accomplishment. Making great chili, OTOH, would be. But, this is a gallon and a half of chili and I am happy about that all by itself.
Yeah, what a scab eater.Screw you you jerk!! :PFound this on a friend's facebook, thought it fit:
"Observe which side resorts to the most vociferous name-calling and you are likely to have identified the side with the weaker argument and they know it." - Charles R. Anderson
I flag yur post, a'cause it make me feel bad fer eatin mah scabs!!!!
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I flag yur post, a'cause it make me feel bad fer eatin mah scabs!!!!Yeah, what a scab eater.Screw you you jerk!! :PFound this on a friend's facebook, thought it fit:
"Observe which side resorts to the most vociferous name-calling and you are likely to have identified the side with the weaker argument and they know it." - Charles R. Anderson
Oh yeah!! Well, you play ball like a girl!
Oh yeah!! Well, you play ball like a girl!I flag yur post, a'cause it make me feel bad fer eatin mah scabs!!!!Yeah, what a scab eater.Screw you you jerk!! :PFound this on a friend's facebook, thought it fit:
"Observe which side resorts to the most vociferous name-calling and you are likely to have identified the side with the weaker argument and they know it." - Charles R. Anderson
Hey! Watch it you undead dork! No girl throws that badly.
Hey! Watch it you undead dork! No girl throws that badly.Oh yeah!! Well, you play ball like a girl!I flag yur post, a'cause it make me feel bad fer eatin mah scabs!!!!Yeah, what a scab eater.Screw you you jerk!! :PFound this on a friend's facebook, thought it fit:
"Observe which side resorts to the most vociferous name-calling and you are likely to have identified the side with the weaker argument and they know it." - Charles R. Anderson
You're a girl?
You're a girl?Hey! Watch it you undead dork! No girl throws that badly.Oh yeah!! Well, you play ball like a girl!I flag yur post, a'cause it make me feel bad fer eatin mah scabs!!!!Yeah, what a scab eater.Screw you you jerk!! :PFound this on a friend's facebook, thought it fit:
"Observe which side resorts to the most vociferous name-calling and you are likely to have identified the side with the weaker argument and they know it." - Charles R. Anderson
Yes!
~Lifts skirt.~
You're a dude?
Auf Wiedersehen, Amigos
Mine!