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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.)
Neutral: "I don't have anything else to do for 15 minutes, might as well handle it."
Neutral: "This will get me in good with the employees there, that's always helpful down the road."
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I like the ideas presented in Playtest blogpost about spells. Some things I wanted to introduce myself, like heightened spells with increased effects instead of having to learn long chains for various versions of the same spell over and over.
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I was offered another job today.
How it happens.
Former coworker/boss/friend I haven't seen in awhile: I heard Toys R Us is closing!
Captain Yesterday: Yeah, I was thinking about working full time again anyway.
Former Coworker/boss/friend I haven't seen in awhile (eyes lighting up): You want a job!
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Oh, don't get me wrong: Back in the 1980's I was "on" the U.C. Berkeley national Tae Kwon Do team. (Considering I never actually fought in a competition for them, this might be considered a stretch. But I was invited to be on the team, I trained on the team, and then I graduated before any competitions happened.) My claim to fame was that I could take a hit like nobody's business, so I'd tire out the competition.
Back then, I was a Sherman tank.
These days, I'm far more likely a Bradley fighting vehicle: Pretty safe from people who don't know what the heck they're doing (e.g., most street people), but not even a speed bump for a pro.
But I figure getting attacked by a crazy homeless guy I'd be able to avoid serious injury long enough for the cops to get there.
And isn't that what everyone strives for in a fight?
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You can have one of the jobs I was offered.
How good are you at shaving large mammals, I might have made a few exaggerations you'll have to back up.
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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...
as a combination of living in brooklyn and the first and second job, I would determine whether he was yelling at me or himself and react accordingly, following the code of ananda when possible, and falling back on martial arts if not. I am not looking for trouble, but I would like to go home.
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Still alive.
Huzzah!! Long time no see!
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Things to boggle the mind.
How Crookshanks can get an A in math and yet still possibly fail 8th grade and have to go to summer school is beyond me.
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Oh, don't get me wrong: Back in the 1980's I was "on" the U.C. Berkeley national Tae Kwon Do team. (Considering I never actually fought in a competition for them, this might be considered a stretch. But I was invited to be on the team, I trained on the team, and then I graduated before any competitions happened.) My claim to fame was that I could take a hit like nobody's business, so I'd tire out the competition.
Back then, I was a Sherman tank.
These days, I'm far more likely a Bradley fighting vehicle: Pretty safe from people who don't know what the heck they're doing (e.g., most street people), but not even a speed bump for a pro.
But I figure getting attacked by a crazy homeless guy I'd be able to avoid serious injury long enough for the cops to get there.
And isn't that what everyone strives for in a fight?
I wouldn’t even want to fight. It’s that abhorrence of violence.
Strangely if you gave me a live crab and told me to kill it since it’s my lunch, I’d stuff it into a freezer for 2 hours, then take out the dead body, start cooking, no problem. A cat’s gotta eat. So yes I would kill animals to eat them.
But I’ve got some issues that make me unsuitable for fighting. Firstly, I’m a small bit. Everyone’s bigger then me. That’s the reach problem. Next – I have glasses. Want to screw me over, possibly cause me serious injury? Break my glasses. I’m in trouble. Furthermore, I have slow reflexes and poor coordination, as well as sh*tty balance. If I tried to kick someone, I’d probably loose balance and end up on the ground. (Physics – each force has an equal and opposite reaction).Those are the reasons why I avoid fights at all costs.
Me also not know any martial arts, unless you're talking about names(well, I did a brief stint of wushu in college but wasn't really much good at it).
For close range stuff you don’t really need your glasses on. But that of course needs prior prep of keeping your glasses before you start punching people. If you have glasses and need to go for tournaments, just get contact lenses.
If someone was blocking my way home, I’d try to give him a wide berth, detour etc. Or find my way to the nearest police station and complain someone is blocking the road etc. It really wouldn’t end up in violence.
If someone threatened me, I would run away. I know I’ve posted my running timings down here :P
Freehold – which martial art do you practice?
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Things to boggle the mind.
How Crookshanks can get an A in math and yet still possibly fail 8th grade and have to go to summer school is beyond me.
Maths – ARGGGH HOW COULD CROOKSHANKS GET AN A IN THAT DREADED SUBJECT?
I can understand elementary maths well enough so yes I’d get straight As in elementary school for all subjects.Well school is not only about maths, there ‘s English, Science, and other second languages(French, German, Spanish, Italian, Chinese) etc, as well. So if you score well for one subject you can still get pulled down by the others.
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Oh NH, when you next see Hi, ask him about a description of me. Say I gave permission(which I am officially doing now). Then you’ll get to know how I look like lol :P And yeah I’d want to see your reaction ;)
It’s quite funny meeting people from online the first time they’ll say, what? I never imagined you’d look like that…
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1987. I was 2, my brother was just born, my sister didn't exist yet.
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Oh NH, when you next see Hi, ask him about a description of me. Say I gave permission(which I am officially doing now). Then you’ll get to know how I look like lol :P And yeah I’d want to see your reaction ;)
It’s quite funny meeting people from online the first time they’ll say, what? I never imagined you’d look like that…
LOL. Knowing Hi, I figure I'm going to see about 38 photos of you in various states of surprise. Hi loves his camera.
He's due back on the 3rd, but we're off to Bats in the Sun 'til the 6th, so we'll probably have a big get-together the weekend of the 12th-13th. I figure Rivoli, Sobo, and slides. Life will be Good.
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I try to look exactly as people imagine me to look like.
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Or at least like Brad Pitt in Legends Of the Fall.
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as a combination of living in brooklyn and the first and second job, I would determine whether he was yelling at me or himself and react accordingly, following the code of ananda when possible, and falling back on martial arts if not. I am not looking for trouble, but I would like to go home.
Yeah, growing up in Berkeley, you *WILL* get yelled at by the occasional homeless guy. Ignoring them is a rite of passage to be a "local". And they can say some really unfathomably nasty stuff that you have to just ignore.*
So like I said, I don't want to go into details, but he did not get ignored, and was instead threatened, and behaved like any threatened animal: Fight or flight. Fortunately, he fled.
But if you provoke him, there's the possibility of him attacking, leading to:
And there's no upside. If you confront him, it's not going to make him not scream at the next person he sees that sets him off. He is a crazy homeless person. Best move is to ignore him, walk on, and if he actually seems threatening call the cops.
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Oh NH, when you next see Hi, ask him about a description of me. Say I gave permission(which I am officially doing now). Then you’ll get to know how I look like lol :P And yeah I’d want to see your reaction ;)
It’s quite funny meeting people from online the first time they’ll say, what? I never imagined you’d look like that…
LOL. Knowing Hi, I figure I'm going to see about 38 photos of you in various states of surprise. Hi loves his camera.
He's due back on the 3rd, but we're off to Bats in the Sun 'til the 6th, so we'll probably have a big get-together the weekend of the 12th-13th. I figure Rivoli, Sobo, and slides. Life will be Good.
That nub left his camera in my Dad's car on Day 1 and Day 3 and on Day 2 he was too out of condition to whip out his camera to take photos. He isn't very well versed with his new smart phone so he wasn't having much luck with the camera. If I can spot Fluffy critters, I'd think that I'd be able to spot someone whipping out a camera to snap a shot of me, or fumbling around his phone getting it to work.
He might have taken me as well as the monitor lizard on Day 4, though.
Or not, because since he might be showing respect for my privacy.
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That nub left his camera in my Dad's car on Day 1 and Day 3 and on Day 2 he was too out of condition to whip out his camera to take photos. He isn't very well versed with his new smart phone so he wasn't having much luck with the camera. If I can spot Fluffy critters, I'd think that I'd be able to spot someone whipping out a camera to snap a shot of me, or fumbling around his phone getting it to work.
He might have taken me as well as the monitor lizard on Day 4, though.
Or not, because since he might be showing respect for my privacy.
LOLOL.
You DID get to know him, didn't you!
Yes, he would never take your picture without your permission, so maybe he doesn't have any pictures of you.
And you were alive in 1987? I thought in one of your posts you said you were 26!
Math isn't my strong suit (oh, wait!), but unless you're hanging around with Marty McFly that doesn't add up...
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I'm only 26, cowabunga dude!
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Im going to Hokkaido on 10th – 17th May, with my BF, his parents and his cousins.
Here’s the plan (we went for JTB Travel Saloon Takashimaya tour package):
10th May – Night flight out of SG
11th May
Morning :
Arrive at Hakodate Airport
Transfer to Hakodate City
Goryokaku Park
Hakodate Morning Market
Afternoon:
Lunch at Local Restaurant
Hakodate Bay Area
Hotel Check in
Dinner at Hotel
Mt Hakodate
12th May
Morning:
Hotel Breakfast
Transfer to Matsumae
Matsumae castle (with local guide)
Afternoon:
Lunch at local restaurant
Transfer to Esashi
Esashi Oiwake Kaikan
Transfer to Onuma
Hotel check in
Dinner at Hotel
13th May
Morning:
Hotel Breakfast
Transfer to Norboribetsu
Aobagaoka Park (Sakura viewing – but if there is no Sakura(likely), it will be replaced with Onuma Park (dormant volcano)
Transfer to Lake Toya
Afternoon:
Lunch at local restaurant
Transfer to Mt. Usu
Mt Usu Ropeway
Usu Zenkouji (also Sakura viewing, but will be replaced with something else(not yet determined) if not Sakura season).
Hotel Check in
Dinner at Hotel
14th May
Morning:
Hotel Breakfast
Noboribetsu Jigokundani (with local guide)
Tramsfer to Chitose
Chitose Outlet Mall RERA
Afternoon:
Lunch at own expenses
Transfer to Hakone Bokujo
Milking Experience (I’ll probably screw this one up, you need to tug the nipples with quite some force so I’ve heard).
Transfer to Otaru
Dinner at local Restaurant
Hotel Check in
Explore Otaru canal - I’ve heard the night scene is quite nice.
15th May
Morning:
Hotel Breakfast
Pass by Otaru canal
Otaru Sakaimachi Street
Afternoon:
Lunch at own expenses
Transfer to Sapporo
Shiroi Kobito Park
Cookie Decoration Experience
Pass by Odori Park, Clock Tower
Hotel Check in
Dinner at Local Restaurant
16th May
Morning:
Free and easy by tour, but I planned stuff.
Historic Village – take to Shirin Kohen station, then walk 20-30 min to the Historic village.
Afternoon:
Beer Museum – Odori station, then wait 20 min for bus.
Transfer to Airport – fly back to SG
17th May
Arrive in SG early in the morning.
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Actually misremeberd. With Hi was only 3 days. He left his camera in my Dad's car on day 1 and afternoon day 2. Morning of day 2 we were wearing him out with a 10 km hike. Day 3 he took some pictures, swamp life and some of our container systems. Like how Singapore does their shipping big.
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Good luck, John. Hopefully work goes well for you.
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Is there a reasonably effective local union you could join/who would help?
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Take care of yourself and try to stay (mostly) sane today.
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By midnight, I'll have worked 28.5 hours in a 48 hour period.
Is that all? Slacker! We expect you to REALLY work! ~grins nad runs from John's wrath~
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By midnight, I'll have worked 28.5 hours in a 48 hour period.
I used to shovel snow, so I can top that, but at least I was moving most of the time.
Stay safe and drink lots of coffee, and if you start hallucinating remember that people pay good money for that type of experience and you're getting it free.
That said, you probably shouldn't listen to the cartoon platypus telling you to burn it down.
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I get to work my first full day in about five years today.
Should be fun.
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Hang in there, John!! Mad props for your Con score!! :)