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Crashing now. I watched episodes 2 and 3 of American Gods while I was working. Ian McShane is the perfect Wednesday. But I have to teach tomorrow, and I am going to be sooooo tired.guess who I met at the con?
Says the man who hasn't watched teevee since c. 2002.
EDIT: Because the teevee watches back, and what it sees may not be to its liking.
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i would gladly carry you upstairs if I could. Or would that exacerbate the problem with the joints?Where is everybody? I am completely hangover free after a day spent drinking hangover cure, what is your excuse?It’s early? Especially for west coast folks. Heck, I wouldn’t be up either if I hadn’t had to take the kidlet to school. Sitting in my car now in the parking lot in front of my apartment building drinking my coffee and trying to muster up the energy to go up the stairs...sad but true :PLol. Probably. I’m like one of those old dolls with the limbs held on by rubber bands, but the rubber bands are too stretchy ;P
But I did make it up those darn stairs! Whenever we do move, which won’t be soon because rents have gotten so high in the last few years we can’t afford anywhere else in town, I want a building with an elevator dammit! Or a first floor unit. That would be fine too. :)
OH MY GOD YOU'RE LIKE A GI JOE THAT IS AWESOME
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Tiger Balm used to work for me, but now it does absolutely nothing. Biofreeze is the stuff I use now.
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Feel kind of *blegh* right now. Nausea and muscle pain in various places, but no headache though.
I hope you feel better soon
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I learned something new (and useful) today.
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Kids seem to be enjoying Gatsby. I feel almost bad for them.
"She will! She has to. I have decided she has to!"
Oh, honey...
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Can you tell who microwaves most of his meals?
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Last week I said that I was thinking of calling in sick on Saturday (yesterday, as I type this). I wound up doing so, but only because I actually got sick. I had been feeling guilty about it, but now that I've read through the pile of notes that were written over the last two days, I'm very very very VERY glad that I wasn't here.
Once per month or two I take an afternoon off as a "sick of work" day.
It's a HUGE perk of having actual sick time (yes, I used to be a professor, of the, "If you don't come in, your class doesn't get taught and you still have to cover all of the materials" variety, so paid sick time is amazing).
And to be blunt, everyone in my department is in the "flirting with 50 or above" age bracket, so compared to the number of medical appointments other members of my group have, my overall annual sick leave just isn't too bad...
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Crashing now. I watched episodes 2 and 3 of American Gods while I was working. Ian McShane is the perfect Wednesday. But I have to teach tomorrow, and I am going to be sooooo tired.guess who I met at the con?Says the man who hasn't watched teevee since c. 2002.
EDIT: Because the teevee watches back, and what it sees may not be to its liking.
Never seen it, but knowing McShane, I'm guessing it's along the lines of Ian Rankin's D.I. Rebus series?
British crime procedurals are odd to me... I loved reading P.D. James, but even though Marsden was well cast as Dalgliesh, I couldn't get into the videos. Prime Suspect was brilliant but depressing. And, as much as I love Rankin, I didn't like either the John Hannah or Ken Stott adaptations. Broadchurch, though, I loved. Maybe because there was no book first.
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Lovejoy is a loveable rogue, an antiques dealer (a bit like American Pickers). A ladies-man, with a naive side-kick, an old codger friend & his love interest, Lady Jane.
It was a light drama, more of a comedy really - I didn't watch much of it at the time, but it's still pretty good.
McShane is the complete opposite of the gritty, dark, persona he has been in some of the US series.
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Wow... some of the things you learn at chaperone meetings.
Way back in 1987 I chaperoned the Chemistry Club's trip to Washington D.C. That trip had two very notable events:
So F is co-chaperoning with me on this weekend's trip. And he just admitted (after 30+ years of silence) that he'd helped buy that beer, because he looked older than anyone else.
Live and learn remarkable things!
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WOOOOOOOW
You are old.
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And so it begins.
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By driving around picking up pavers.
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Back in 1987 I went for a school trip to see Willow in cinema... Or was that Neverending Story?
Possibly both. I saw both, although I am not sure what grade I was when saw each of them, but it was early grade of elementary school (which took eight years at that time, plus one year of pre-school activities known as "grade zero").
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...in 1987, I wasn't alive. >_>
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...in 1987, I wasn't alive. >_>
And you just made me realize that none of the techs who report to me were born before 1990, and a small bit of my sanity just yipped and ran face-first into a brick wall.
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I was 11 in 1987
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And Nobody's Home was in college, because he's old.
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Where were you, John? In the service?
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I was still at the Academy in Menzoberranzan.
I wasn't.
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I was 8 for much of 1987.
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I was toddling around in upstate New York in '87.
I forgot to bring my snack almonds to work today, which bodes badly for my low-carb diet. :(
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Been mesmerized by the Boob-Plate thread.
Literally opened a bag of Pistachios to munch on while reading it.
And...
This "icing thread" on top of the play-test sub-forum cake has
left me with a single question.
Was I asleep when "Live and let live" died?
Eh, it's politics. Whoever gets their way in PF2 will enjoy the luxury of having organized play reflect their preferences, and of not needing to mother-may-I in private games. Not that I think fan feedback has all that much influence on the final product -- maybe some of the details, but the broad strokes have already been decided by the Paizo team.
I was captivated by the most recent alignment thread, and the wand of CLW thread. I don't know what it is, but some flamewars are like crack for me.
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I learned today there is a Leeds, Wi.
I also learned the farmers that live there don't like long haired out of towners asking them "Is this the place with the futball stadium?"
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So, being Lawful Good has its benefits, and its PITAs.
Did my weekly corner store run, and the cashier made a mistake and had to re-check everything after I'd already bagged it all. So the total seemed a bit low to me, so when I got home I checked all the bags, figured out which one she'd missed, hauled it all the way back to the store, and paid the extra $62 for the bag she'd missed.
On the one hand, I lost another 15 minutes of my lunch hour and am out another $62.
On the other hand, I can look at myself in the mirror with pride (well, maybe at least "lack of shame"), and the people at the store fundamentally trust me on any issues I bring to them ("I bought this banana this morning and it was rotted through. I'd like a replacement, please."), so it's a win-win situation.
Not to start an alignment thread on FaWtL, but that's why I always despise the idea that "Evil PCs need fun stuff, too!"
Being good is hard. It deserves some perks.
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In Wisconsin, no one thinks about returning rotten produce.
There's always a farm animal within feeding distance.
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Nope, that's what cheese is for.
Rotten Tomatoes are the best as far as rotting produce goes, those you feed to your prize sow/goat/chicken.
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Madison has only had "snow". The concept of "the latest snow" simply means the period between October 2017 and April 2018.
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So, being Lawful Good has its benefits, and its PITAs.
Did my weekly corner store run, and the cashier made a mistake and had to re-check everything after I'd already bagged it all. So the total seemed a bit low to me, so when I got home I checked all the bags, figured out which one she'd missed, hauled it all the way back to the store, and paid the extra $62 for the bag she'd missed.
On the one hand, I lost another 15 minutes of my lunch hour and am out another $62.
On the other hand, I can look at myself in the mirror with pride (well, maybe at least "lack of shame"), and the people at the store fundamentally trust me on any issues I bring to them ("I bought this banana this morning and it was rotted through. I'd like a replacement, please."), so it's a win-win situation.
Not to start an alignment thread on FaWtL, but that's why I always despise the idea that "Evil PCs need fun stuff, too!"
Being good is hard. It deserves some perks.
hey, I'm not lawful good and I would do the same! Why does lawful good get all the PR?!!
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I don't plant anything outside until after May 1st.
This year, I think we're going to be sunflower farmers.
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We went 138 days between 60 degree temps.
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Howdy, folks!
Just thought I'd say "Hello!" before going back to lurking again. lol
Much love, friends!! :)
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It's really interesting seeing how much your upbringing affects how you react to conflict.
For reasons I won't go into, we ended up facing down an irrational, irate homeless man screaming at us on Solano avenue, and the incident escalated to the point we thought he was going to attack.
I, having grown up among punkers in Berkeley, got into some open space so I'd have space to move and throw kicks. Shiro, having grown up in Detroit, fell back and found a location with hard cover with a covered pathway to the target.
Growing up in an area without guns vs. growing up in an area with guns.
The guy stormed off without incident, but it was interesting to observe that my preferred location for a fight was a wide-open sidewalk, and Shiro's was a confined space where a gun would be all but useless.
The things you learn while getting older...
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hey, I'm not lawful good and I would do the same! Why does lawful good get all the PR?!!So, being Lawful Good has its benefits, and its PITAs.
Did my weekly corner store run, and the cashier made a mistake and had to re-check everything after I'd already bagged it all. So the total seemed a bit low to me, so when I got home I checked all the bags, figured out which one she'd missed, hauled it all the way back to the store, and paid the extra $62 for the bag she'd missed.
On the one hand, I lost another 15 minutes of my lunch hour and am out another $62.
On the other hand, I can look at myself in the mirror with pride (well, maybe at least "lack of shame"), and the people at the store fundamentally trust me on any issues I bring to them ("I bought this banana this morning and it was rotted through. I'd like a replacement, please."), so it's a win-win situation.
Not to start an alignment thread on FaWtL, but that's why I always despise the idea that "Evil PCs need fun stuff, too!"
Being good is hard. It deserves some perks.
If you did, you would either be:
(a) Lawful: "I did not pay for these items, therefore I must return them."(b) Good: "This is costing the shopkeep money! I shouldn't make them suffer for my own benefit!"
Take your pick, but you just chose one or the other.
(Honestly, for me, it was far more "Good" than "Lawful" -- I like those guys, and don't want to hurt their business.)
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So, being Lawful Good has its benefits, and its PITAs.
Did my weekly corner store run, and the cashier made a mistake and had to re-check everything after I'd already bagged it all. So the total seemed a bit low to me, so when I got home I checked all the bags, figured out which one she'd missed, hauled it all the way back to the store, and paid the extra $62 for the bag she'd missed.
On the one hand, I lost another 15 minutes of my lunch hour and am out another $62.
On the other hand, I can look at myself in the mirror with pride (well, maybe at least "lack of shame"), and the people at the store fundamentally trust me on any issues I bring to them ("I bought this banana this morning and it was rotted through. I'd like a replacement, please."), so it's a win-win situation.
Not to start an alignment thread on FaWtL, but that's why I always despise the idea that "Evil PCs need fun stuff, too!"
Being good is hard. It deserves some perks.
I went back to the store and told them they didn't tap my voucher, after trying to call them and tell them the pin code they told me to tap in to tap my voucher didn't work.
In my younger days I would have just said shucks to be you, and continued using the voucher.
It is their negligent mistake afterall.
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It's really interesting seeing how much your upbringing affects how you react to conflict.
For reasons I won't go into, we ended up facing down an irrational, irate homeless man screaming at us on Solano avenue, and the incident escalated to the point we thought he was going to attack.
I, having grown up among punkers in Berkeley, got into some open space so I'd have space to move and throw kicks. Shiro, having grown up in Detroit, fell back and found a location with hard cover with a covered pathway to the target.
Growing up in an area without guns vs. growing up in an area with guns.
The guy stormed off without incident, but it was interesting to observe that my preferred location for a fight was a wide-open sidewalk, and Shiro's was a confined space where a gun would be all but useless.
The things you learn while getting older...
I would bravely, bravely run away. I don't want trouble and I'm small. You get reach issues if a fight really started.
And to be honest I don't think I could actually beat someone. I can give people warning jabs if they lean on my shoulder but beat a homeless irate guy? I can't do it.
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I carry an old car key on my keychain, just in case I have to stab someone in the neck or eye with it.