It's funny. I would have guessed we were, you know, a forum, or at least our own side space in one. Specifically, I would place us all near the mythical forum of far-off and the exotic Paizo, after the "portal network" was established in town. We just *bop* in whenever we feel like it, then back to our daily lives.
But maybe that's just me?
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Looks like there was a malfunction in the portal system!
*fur re-appropriated*
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I mean, I suppose it would be even more "similar" to the idea of a forum like this to say that the Paizo forums - and FaWtL, by extension - are part of a demi-Tippyverse, in which many have limited access to a device that uses a variant of shadow projection-cum-veil with etherealness (no time limit/continuous) on the projected image. In the "forum" - found on the ethereal, naturally -, we (very rarely) greet one another, show off portals to other rare and exotic locations, and mostly just leave comments for others to find via graffiti or vandalism - whether carved or painted or whatever is irrelevant. Occasionally, there are misfires of the veil making our "avatars" (as it were) look naked. Sadly, the veil is an absolute requirement, and we are not permitted to freely choose what we appear as - in this local etherforum, it is only from a select designated group of images.
Yeah. I like it.
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In terms of FaWtL in Golarion:
- We sit around discussing random topics
- We occasionally get nekkid
- We do not discuss politics, religion, child-rearing, or other "controversial" topics.
Obviously, my friends, we are the Pathfinders themselves!
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I talk about child rearing, more of a what if children were raised by wolves type of way, but still.
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Don't worry, you'll feel better by Monday. Well enough to go to work, at least.
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My entire family is infamous that way. I schedule vacation time. We book the hotel, the dinners, the entertainment, whatever...
Then at least one of us is sick through most of the vacation. Then we go back to work.
I think my favorite was when I took 3 days so we could go meet the extended family in Santa Cruz and both Impus Major and I ended up with 105+ fevers and NobodysWife mapped out the quickest route to the local ER in case either of us got any worse...
...and that was paid vacation time!
In a completely separate tirade, my company just mandated that we take the week of December 25 off, using our own vacation days. This is usually the sign of a desperate, failing company. Our company has routinely surpassed analyst expectations for the last few years, so there's no reason to do it other than to undermine employee morale.
And I know who made the decision, and I worry for the company because of it.
But considering starting employees get 13 vacation days a year and they're being forced to take 4, I suspect we're going to see an exodus. "Non-layoff layoffs", as it were.
Have I ever mentioned that I despise morale-crushing decisions by upper management?
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Don't worry, you'll feel better by Monday. Well enough to go to work, at least.You make everything better Treppa :)
It's a gift! :D
In a completely separate tirade, my company just mandated that we take the week of December 25 off, using our own vacation days. This is usually the sign of a desperate, failing company. Our company has routinely surpassed analyst expectations for the last few years, so there's no reason to do it other than to undermine employee morale.
Is it really that unusual? It hasn't been that way at every company I've worked at, but schools and manufacturing companies usually do that. Some companies take advantage of the time to shut down operations and do significant maintenance then, or EOY processing while everything else is idle.
*shrugs*
I dunno.
If it's not unusual, it seems like it should be.
In other news, elves!
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We have a Batman figure where the mask/armor/cape is detachable, the armor sat peacefully in Pea Bear's Doll clothes collection. Batman however spent the winter and n the unimaginable terror that is a poorly winterized sand box, then was buried face down for the summer in the "lake"/mudhole in the garden. As you can imagine his paint is in terrible shape with mud jammed deeply into his eye sockets and streaking his skin in ways only nature can accomplish.
This week Tiny T-Rex found the armor and promptly went and dug up Batman and put it on him.
Batman has now been renamed to "Graveknight Batman" and is the nigh indestructible opponent of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Gotta love the evolution of action figures:-D
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My entire family is infamous that way. I schedule vacation time. We book the hotel, the dinners, the entertainment, whatever...
Then at least one of us is sick through most of the vacation. Then we go back to work.
I think my favorite was when I took 3 days so we could go meet the extended family in Santa Cruz and both Impus Major and I ended up with 105+ fevers and NobodysWife mapped out the quickest route to the local ER in case either of us got any worse...
...and that was paid vacation time!
Maybe not the same in the States, but in Ireland, if you get sick during annual leave, you can convert it into sick leave with a doctor's note.
In a completely separate tirade, my company just mandated that we take the week of December 25 off, using our own vacation days. This is usually the sign of a desperate, failing company. Our company has routinely surpassed analyst expectations for the last few years, so there's no reason to do it other than to undermine employee morale.
That's the norm over here. Though we have a minimum 20 day annual leave requirement, so it represents less of our available leave.
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They're charging Sepp Blatter!!!! *strips off and goes running for the nearest fountain for a celebratory bath*
There are quite a few companies that combine sick time, holidays, and vacation time into a single "pool" that you draw from. I seem to recall the schools at which I worked did that, and it was perfectly fine.
It's the 'changing of the rules' that's detrimental to morale.
I'm saving up vacation time for a trip to Europe next summer (finances willing). Suddenly, I've lost 4 days that I was counting on. That's nearly a week in Europe I lost. Because they changed the rules on me unexpectedly.
That is bad management.
I've been at companies that were going under that had to change time off policies. And they've always been very clear. "We're losing money, so we can't afford as much time off, so we're going to implement these policies."
But I'm at a company that's doing very well with very clear-cut policies that just out-of-the-blue said, "Oh, we're changing things up and we're taking away some of your vacation time to give you time off at a time you don't need it. Have fun."
I'll argue that this is irritating.
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We have a Batman figure where the mask/armor/cape is detachable, the armor sat peacefully in Pea Bear's Doll clothes collection. Batman however spent the winter and n the unimaginable terror that is a poorly winterized sand box, then was buried face down for the summer in the "lake"/mudhole in the garden. As you can imagine his paint is in terrible shape with mud jammed deeply into his eye sockets and streaking his skin in ways only nature can accomplish.
This week Tiny T-Rex found the armor and promptly went and dug up Batman and put it on him.
Batman has now been renamed to "Graveknight Batman" and is the nigh indestructible opponent of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Gotta love the evolution of action figures:-D
My first and probably the most favorite figure was Star Wars TIE Fighter pilot. Until I lost him. Then I found him in the local sandpit buried. I haven't noticed that I lost him so my first reaction was "oooh, it's just like mine! oh, wait... It is mine!".
They're charging Sepp Blatter!!!! *strips off and goes running for the nearest fountain for a celebratory bath*
Why bother? Just unplug him and let his battery run down naturally.
My favourite Sepp Blatter fact is that he used to be the president of the International Friends of the Suspender (Garter belt), an organisation opposing the wearing of tights (pantyhose) by women (women). I don't think it made much of an impact, but no doubt it kept its members entertained.
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You said 'members'. And I read it!
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They're charging Sepp Blatter!!!! *strips off and goes running for the nearest fountain for a celebratory bath*
They (whoever they would be) are charging what?
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Being back at work sucks when I am technically still sick... Especially when mr sexist customer calls in again.
Employee: Aranna, mr SC is on line one demanding to know why we haven't handled his deposits yet
Me: sigh... Ok I've got it.
Me: hello I understand your concerned let me explain...
Mr SC: the hell... I need to speak to the MAN in charge not some clueless phone girl!
Me: I am in charge, and you asked for a manager...
mr SC: this is absurd -hangs up
Never mind that his work hasn't been done because of all the people (myself included) who were sick. Argh... I am SO tempted to misplace his money to somewhere in Siberia. But I would rather not lose my job...
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Being back at work sucks when I am technically still sick... Especially when mr sexist customer calls in again.
Employee: Aranna, mr SC is on line one demanding to know why we haven't handled his deposits yet
Me: sigh... Ok I've got it.
Me: hello I understand your concerned let me explain...
Mr SC: the hell... I need to speak to the MAN in charge not some clueless phone girl!
Me: I am in charge, and you asked for a manager...
mr SC: this is absurd -hangs up
Never mind that his work hasn't been done because of all the people (myself included) who were sick. Argh... I am SO tempted to misplace his money to somewhere in Siberia. But I would rather not lose my job..
Wow... it saddens me that such people still exist.
It surprises me that such people are intelligent enough to dial a phone...
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I have awakened!
I am off from the first job today but not the second which suuuuuuuuuuucks. Still, it's an early shift, so I should be home before long. I'll go to manhattan early today though, as transportation is going to be difficult.
Also, the water in the building is off and my wife forgot her keys. Wonderful.
They're charging Sepp Blatter!!!! *strips off and goes running for the nearest fountain for a celebratory bath*They (whoever they would be) are charging what?
They = The Swiss Police
Sepp Blatter = A man who's managed to make football hooligans not be the worst thing with modern football.
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Being back at work sucks when I am technically still sick... Especially when mr sexist customer calls in again.
Employee: Aranna, mr SC is on line one demanding to know why we haven't handled his deposits yet
Me: sigh... Ok I've got it.
Me: hello I understand your concerned let me explain...
Mr SC: the hell... I need to speak to the MAN in charge not some clueless phone girl!
Me: I am in charge, and you asked for a manager...
mr SC: this is absurd -hangs up
Never mind that his work hasn't been done because of all the people (myself included) who were sick. Argh... I am SO tempted to misplace his money to somewhere in Siberia. But I would rather not lose my job...
just send the money my way.
It will be well spent upon a personal masseur for you, as well as naught but the finest chocolates to be dropped into your mouth by the romance novel cover model of your choice!
Being back at work sucks when I am technically still sick... Especially when mr sexist customer calls in again.
Employee: Aranna, mr SC is on line one demanding to know why we haven't handled his deposits yet
Me: sigh... Ok I've got it.
Me: hello I understand your concerned let me explain...
Mr SC: the hell... I need to speak to the MAN in charge not some clueless phone girl!
Me: I am in charge, and you asked for a manager...
mr SC: this is absurd -hangs up
Never mind that his work hasn't been done because of all the people (myself included) who were sick. Argh... I am SO tempted to misplace his money to somewhere in Siberia. But I would rather not lose my job..
Wow... it saddens me that such people still exist.
It surprises me that such people are intelligent enough to dial a phone...
Well, hey: it's not exactly, but kind of like my story of that time I was fired for not showing up to work while I was at work, on a day that I'd greeted my boss (who'd signed the order) in the morning, and was in the middle of transporting a lot - and I mean a lot - of really important financial papers which, if "lost" somehow (like, say, by me just going home), could have cost the hospital quite a significant amount.
People are weird.
They = The Swiss Police
Sepp Blatter = A man who's managed to make football hooligans not be the worst thing with modern football.
My apologies, but... I know very little now that I did not know before (which was nothing).
Any links? Or more explanation? If not, that's fine - I just don't understand it.
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No Zelda, sadly.
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Being back at work sucks when I am technically still sick... Especially when mr sexist customer calls in again.
Employee: Aranna, mr SC is on line one demanding to know why we haven't handled his deposits yet
Me: sigh... Ok I've got it.
Me: hello I understand your concerned let me explain...
Mr SC: the hell... I need to speak to the MAN in charge not some clueless phone girl!
Me: I am in charge, and you asked for a manager...
mr SC: this is absurd -hangs up
Never mind that his work hasn't been done because of all the people (myself included) who were sick. Argh... I am SO tempted to misplace his money to somewhere in Siberia. But I would rather not lose my job..
Wow... it saddens me that such people still exist.
It surprises me that such people are intelligent enough to dial a phone...Well, hey: it's not exactly, but kind of like my story of that time I was fired for not showing up to work while I was at work, on a day that I'd greeted my boss (who'd signed the order) in the morning, and was in the middle of transporting a lot - and I mean a lot - of really important financial papers which, if "lost" somehow (like, say, by me just going home), could have cost the hospital quite a significant amount.
People are weird.
there's got to be a story behind that.
None that I know of.
*shrugs*
I was a temp employee who's job it was to shuffle important papers across campus and scan them into the computer, organize them in the various places, and generally make sure that the boring tasks are done.
I was there, doing that, and received a call from H.R. that told me that I was fired for not showing up to work. No idea why.
No Zelda, sadly.
Thank you. :D
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None that I know of.
*shrugs*
I was a temp employee who's job it was to shuffle important papers across campus and scan them into the computer, organize them in the various places, and generally make sure that the boring tasks are done.
I was there, doing that, and received a call from H.R. that told me that I was fired for not showing up to work. No idea why.
Corporate HR can be amazing:
NH:Now that I have a small child, I'd like to work from home 1 day a week.Manager: OK.
Corporate HR: OK.
Manager: I'm sorry, NH, but you are no longer allowed to work from home.
NH: But... but... I've hit all my numbers. In fact, I'm still the top-ranked muckety-muck in the department by every single measure.
Manager: Yes, but Diddly McDoNothing saw that you were working from home, demanded the same, and sat around watching TV all day. His numbers plummeted.
NH: What does that have to do with me?
Manager: Corporate HR mandates that either everyone can do it, or no one can. No exceptions.
NH: *sigh*
So my group put together their Legacy of Fire characters last night... and it's looking to be a fairly thematic group.
Ifrit Sorcerer [Wishcrafter, Crossblooded with Harrowed and Draconic bloodlines (dragon type currently not yet chosen)]
Sylph Investigator [Sleuth]
Tiefling Harbinger
(Race undecided) Summoner with Genie-like Eidolon
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Being back at work sucks when I am technically still sick... Especially when mr sexist customer calls in again.
Employee: Aranna, mr SC is on line one demanding to know why we haven't handled his deposits yet
Me: sigh... Ok I've got it.
Me: hello I understand your concerned let me explain...
Mr SC: the hell... I need to speak to the MAN in charge not some clueless phone girl!
Me: I am in charge, and you asked for a manager...
mr SC: this is absurd -hangs up
Never mind that his work hasn't been done because of all the people (myself included) who were sick. Argh... I am SO tempted to misplace his money to somewhere in Siberia. But I would rather not lose my job...
just send the money my way.
It will be well spent upon a personal masseur for you, as well as naught but the finest chocolates to be dropped into your mouth by the romance novel cover model of your choice!
That is so kind of you... But if I did that we would both be going to prison. And that doesn't sound like the best career move for either of us.
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So I got my hair chopped off this week. It was a bit traumatic for me. I really like long hair, but mine had started to look like it belonged to a Barbie that had been played with for too long. So haircut. It's not too bad, but I was pretty upset on the first day because my hairdresser styled it weird. It was like I went from Barbie hair to Lego hair. And now it's pretty much just run totally wild. I'm trying to convince myself that I don't hate it and that curls are cute. I do not adjust to change well. :)
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On the bright side, when I went to Trader Joe's this morning to get soy milk, they had just put out all the pumpkin stuff. Squee! I bought three tins of pumpkin rooibus tea....I hope that's enough. Maybe I should have bought a couple more. NaNo is coming and that is my go-to writing tea. Because there's only so much caffeine one person can handle in a day and if you forget about the tea and leave the bag in for twenty minutes, it still tastes good. These things happen. Not that I don't still drink black tea if I've forgotten it that long. It just tastes a bit weird. Almost syrupy without actually being sweet. If I'm going to be absent minded I find it's better to stick to the herbal teas in general. They're more forgiving.
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Eventually this pumpkin fad will pass and then I will be sad. I love pumpkin. Especially steamed and drizzled with a little tamari. But pie is okay too I guess. :)
Pumpkin is my favorite flavor and has been for years, closely followed by hazelnut. Ooh, there's an idea. I have a gluten free pumpkin muffin recipe I want to try and I bet it will taste even better if I add in some hazelnuts.
Now if the weather would just get the message that summer is over now, kthanksbai, so I can get on with enjoying fall. :)
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Why be a normal, boring NPC when you can aim for greatness and fail spectacularly?
If you don't try, you'll never know how big of a crater you'll leave when you crash and burn.
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EPICFAIL
IS STILL
EPIC
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Any reason why all these people are coming over from New York City ("you can just say "New York") and trying to run phone scams at all the local cellular stores, and it's always women in their mid thirties, what is up with that, 6 have been busted in the last two weeks alone.
Lol!
Edit: I just figured with so many New Yorkers here someone would know why cell phones are such a hot crime item there.
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Why be a normal, boring NPC when you can aim for greatness and fail spectacularly?
If you don't try, you'll never know how big of a crater you'll leave when you crash and burn.
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EPIC
FAIL
IS STILL
EPIC
I feel like I need this on a tshirt now. Or I could make a cross stitch sampler. Displayed prominently so everyone can see it of course. It's like my personal motto. Well, it's either that or "You know why it's so hard to tell fantasy from reality? Because they're both ridiculous!" But this fits better on a sampler. :D
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Any reason why all these people are coming over from New York City ("you can just say "New York") and trying to run phone scams at all the local cellular stores, and it's always women in their mid thirties, what is up with that, 6 have been busted in the last two weeks alone.
Lol!
Edit: I just figured with so many New Yorkers here someone would know why cell phones are such a hot crime item there.
So you're saying there are at least half a dozen big busted women from New York City selling cell phones in Madison?
Maybe it's a convention...
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So I got my hair chopped off this week. It was a bit traumatic for me. I really like long hair, but mine had started to look like it belonged to a Barbie that had been played with for too long. So haircut. It's not too bad, but I was pretty upset on the first day because my hairdresser styled it weird. It was like I went from Barbie hair to Lego hair. And now it's pretty much just run totally wild. I'm trying to convince myself that I don't hate it and that curls are cute. I do not adjust to change well. :)
Honestly, I think it looks quite good. I consider the curls "lively" rather than "wild". Paraphrasing Dot Warner: I like it. I have no taste. But I like it.
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On the bright side, when I went to Trader Joe's this morning to get soy milk, they had just put out all the pumpkin stuff. Squee! I bought three tins of pumpkin rooibus tea....I hope that's enough. Maybe I should have bought a couple more. NaNo is coming and that is my go-to writing tea. Because there's only so much caffeine one person can handle in a day and if you forget about the tea and leave the bag in for twenty minutes, it still tastes good. These things happen. Not that I don't still drink black tea if I've forgotten it that long. It just tastes a bit weird. Almost syrupy without actually being sweet. If I'm going to be absent minded I find it's better to stick to the herbal teas in general. They're more forgiving.
NobodysWife and Impus Major cannot exist without the frozen pumpkin waffles every morning.
When they go off the shelves, my family weeps.
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So I got my hair chopped off this week. It was a bit traumatic for me. I really like long hair, but mine had started to look like it belonged to a Barbie that had been played with for too long. So haircut. It's not too bad, but I was pretty upset on the first day because my hairdresser styled it weird. It was like I went from Barbie hair to Lego hair. And now it's pretty much just run totally wild. I'm trying to convince myself that I don't hate it and that curls are cute. I do not adjust to change well. :)
I like it and think it is cute. :) But I'm not sure my opinion is useful, as I think Furiosa's hairstyle is looking reallllllllllly tempting.
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On the bright side, when I went to Trader Joe's this morning to get soy milk, they had just put out all the pumpkin stuff. Squee! I bought three tins of pumpkin rooibus tea....I hope that's enough. Maybe I should have bought a couple more. NaNo is coming and that is my go-to writing tea. Because there's only so much caffeine one person can handle in a day and if you forget about the tea and leave the bag in for twenty minutes, it still tastes good. These things happen. Not that I don't still drink black tea if I've forgotten it that long. It just tastes a bit weird. Almost syrupy without actually being sweet. If I'm going to be absent minded I find it's better to stick to the herbal teas in general. They're more forgiving.NobodysWife and Impus Major cannot exist without the frozen pumpkin waffles every morning.
When they go off the shelves, my family weeps.
I look at those with extreme envy and then pray that they have gluten free pumpkin pancake mix in to mitigate my extreme envy of those who can freely enjoy the whole range of pumpkin products. :)
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But I'm not sure my opinion is useful, as I think Furiosa's hairstyle is looking reallllllllllly tempting.
No More Tangles!
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Any reason why all these people are coming over from New York City ("you can just say "New York") and trying to run phone scams at all the local cellular stores, and it's always women in their mid thirties, what is up with that, 6 have been busted in the last two weeks alone.
Lol!
Edit: I just figured with so many New Yorkers here someone would know why cell phones are such a hot crime item there.
So you're saying there are at least half a dozen big busted women from New York City selling cell phones in Madison?
Maybe it's a convention...
Oh no, 6 women from New York City ("you can just say New York") have come to Madison and been separately arrested stealing dozens of of cell phones, or using stolen identities to open up accounts with multiple lines at cell phone stores.
The thing is, they've all been using the same five stores on the East side who've become wise to the scam. Granted it's hilarious to read on the news website, I'm just wondering, why Wisconsin, there's like 5 much more gullible states they go thru, or why not drive the extra 100 miles and hit the Iowan pig farmers.
So I got my hair chopped off this week. It was a bit traumatic for me. I really like long hair, but mine had started to look like it belonged to a Barbie that had been played with for too long. So haircut. It's not too bad, but I was pretty upset on the first day because my hairdresser styled it weird. It was like I went from Barbie hair to Lego hair. And now it's pretty much just run totally wild. I'm trying to convince myself that I don't hate it and that curls are cute. I do not adjust to change well. :)I like it and think it is cute. :) But I'm not sure my opinion is useful, as I think Furiosa's hairstyle is looking reallllllllllly tempting.
Shaving my head is something that has never tempted me. But that's probably because I know that my weird shaped skull would not look good without hair to disguise the slope. :P
But if you've got the head shape to pull it off, it can be darn sexy. :)And thanks. I'm pretty sure I'm just having trouble adjusting to new things. but a little extra validation does not hurt. ^.^
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When they take Pumpkin pie coffee creamer off the shelves the world will burn from my rage.
Or I'll go cry in a corner for awhile.
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So I got my hair chopped off this week. It was a bit traumatic for me. I really like long hair, but mine had started to look like it belonged to a Barbie that had been played with for too long. So haircut. It's not too bad, but I was pretty upset on the first day because my hairdresser styled it weird. It was like I went from Barbie hair to Lego hair. And now it's pretty much just run totally wild. I'm trying to convince myself that I don't hate it and that curls are cute. I do not adjust to change well. :)Honestly, I think it looks quite good. I consider the curls "lively" rather than "wild". Paraphrasing Dot Warner: I like it. I have no taste. But I like it.
Lol. Thanks. :)