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Congratulations, Uncle Limey!
Nephews are worthy small creatures.
EDIT: Well, it's been a while since *that* happened. Have to remember to put my robe when typing while getting ready for work.
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Toot Toot McBumbersnazzle! A travelling minstrel with a song in his heart and a thumb in his mouth!I have a new nephew!
I don't know what his name is!
Baby McBabyface.
It's how arch-villains are born.
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Congrats to the Limey family!
Seattle has a great public transportation system.
I'm pretty sure a finicky train in Japan would be the most reliable form of public transportation in the entire US. As a whole, our public transportation system would generously be described as crap, with some pockets of not horrible dotting the landscape.
Random strangers talking to you? General rule, not really all that often, but yeah, it happens. Usually it's people just trying to be helpful. Occasionally, just like in the rest of the world, they have ill intent. People are people. The helpful v ill intent ratio is variable depending on where you are specifically in the US.
I would say Seattle has a great public transportation system by American standards. Which means it's probably about "adequate" in many other places such as Germany, France, UK, Japan.
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My phone collapsed the playtest forums for me.
How considerate.
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My phone collapsed the playtest forums for me.
How considerate.
Not everything is about you.
I would say Seattle has a great public transportation system by American standards. Which means it's probably about "adequate" in many other places such as Germany, France, UK, Japan.Seattle has a great public transportation system.
I'm pretty sure a finicky train in Japan would be the most reliable form of public transportation in the entire US. As a whole, our public transportation system would generously be described as crap, with some pockets of not horrible dotting the landscape.
Random strangers talking to you? General rule, not really all that often, but yeah, it happens. Usually it's people just trying to be helpful. Occasionally, just like in the rest of the world, they have ill intent. People are people. The helpful v ill intent ratio is variable depending on where you are specifically in the US.
As someone that used the Puget Sound transportation system to get to work for four years all over the Puget Sound I would say it's great by any standard.
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Toot Toot McBumbersnazzle! A travelling minstrel with a song in his heart and a thumb in his mouth!I have a new nephew!
I don't know what his name is!Baby McBabyface.
It's how arch-villains are born.
"Babyface" Longears had long been the kingpin of the dreaded Formula Ring. Ain't a toddler in a 50k radius could get a taste without his approval. But that ain't my business. What is my business was the dame what crawled into my playpen that afternoon. I could tell she was trouble from the bright pink embroidery on her onesie...
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Congrats, Limey!
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On the topic of public transport, I once rode a NYC subway car with a woman reading a newspaper standing up. Free standing, leaning on and holding onto nothing. In stiletto heels.
It was the most miraculous thing I've ever seen.
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And I'd get horribly embarrassed at the idea of masturbation. Maybe it's a guy thing?And watching porn: Simply out of the question.
I even skip all the foreplay scenes as well as the actual scene itself in all the story books I read.
Thihihihi...
I just find this incredibly endearing and cute! You just be you kitty.As for me, I'm a deviant and I know it, as there's stuff I find titillating that would get me booted out of polite society.
So does that mean random strangers will talk to me in US? I'm shy ><
Danes are supposed to be reserved and privat...
Phooey!We are private around strangers and in public, as its seen as unseemly to inconvenience others (children/teens are excludes from these rules). Once you get into a more private setting (a home, a bar or the like) we become blunt, boisterous and argumentative, though areas of true conflict such as politics, are still handled with somewhat care.
I have a new nephew!
I don't know what his name is!
Congratulations with the family expansion Limey!
I don't mind people working from home as a concept. What I hate are people getting approved to work from home who have no business doing so.
Having a good enough internet connection is really key. A requirement. I found out someone got approved for work from home status when all they have is a hot-spotted cell phone for internet connectivity to their house. No. Just no. This is not good enough. Not even remotely close.
They complain at us when their ISP goes down. They complain at us when their plan is simply too slow or their ISP is too flakey. File transfers would be faster if they'd print them out and mail them. I've been working on a 12 GB file transfer from a home user since Friday morning. This is ridiculous.
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I don't mind people working from home as a concept. What I hate are people getting approved to work from home who have no business doing so.
Having a good enough internet connection is really key. A requirement. I found out someone got approved for work from home status when all they have is a hot-spotted cell phone for internet connectivity to their house. No. Just no. This is not good enough. Not even remotely close.
They complain at us when their ISP goes down. They complain at us when their plan is simply too slow or their ISP is too flakey. File transfers would be faster if they'd print them out and mail them. I've been working on a 12 GB file transfer from a home user since Friday morning. This is ridiculous.
Oh, you're going to get me started on QUITE the tirade about how some people working poorly from home ruin it for EVERYBODY, but instead I'll just say... wow!
But yeah, even Shiro admits he couldn't possibly work from home, because he doesn't have the discipline for it, and he's very high up the food chain.
The problem is, a manager has to be able to look at each individual person and say, "Yes, YOU can work from home because I know YOU can handle it, but no, YOU can't, because you've proven you can't."
And that way lies lawsuits.
I don't mind people working from home as a concept. What I hate are people getting approved to work from home who have no business doing so.
Having a good enough internet connection is really key. A requirement. I found out someone got approved for work from home status when all they have is a hot-spotted cell phone for internet connectivity to their house. No. Just no. This is not good enough. Not even remotely close.
They complain at us when their ISP goes down. They complain at us when their plan is simply too slow or their ISP is too flakey. File transfers would be faster if they'd print them out and mail them. I've been working on a 12 GB file transfer from a home user since Friday morning. This is ridiculous.
Oh, you're going to get me started on QUITE the tirade about how some people working poorly from home ruin it for EVERYBODY, but instead I'll just say... wow!
But yeah, even Shiro admits he couldn't possibly work from home, because he doesn't have the discipline for it, and he's very high up the food chain.
The problem is, a manager has to be able to look at each individual person and say, "Yes, YOU can work from home because I know YOU can handle it, but no, YOU can't, because you've proven you can't."
And that way lies lawsuits.
Oh, I completely know where you're coming from, and I'm not even talking about the HR/discipline/personal responsibility aspects of it. That's a whole other conversation. I'm simply talking about the bare minimum technical requirements. Consistently solid broadband internet. The ability to follow directions with pictures when new equipment gets sent out to them. Having an appropriate work area. The very basic stuff...and they're failing at it. And their managers are then blaming IT for their subordinates' inability to work.
Sorry ma'am, I don't know why your employee didn't receive proper training on "blue square peg goes in blue square hole" or "white trapezoid goes to white trapezoid". I thought that was covered before they were sent to school as a child, but since I'm obviously wrong, we'll make sure to include that in some additional training courses, because the instruction sheet we provided, with photographs, wasn't good enough.
Ha! The storm washed their viscera disguise off, I didn't see that happening.
The Zombie Apocalypse can be so predictable.
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It's a rain day so I'm catching up on all the stuff I can't watch with the family around.
Today I'm alternating between Breaking Bad season 3 and The Walking Dead season one.
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On the topic of public transport, I once rode a NYC subway car with a woman reading a newspaper standing up. Free standing, leaning on and holding onto nothing. In stiletto heels.
It was the most miraculous thing I've ever seen.
bet she was from BROOKLYN!
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bet she was from BROOKLYN!On the topic of public transport, I once rode a NYC subway car with a woman reading a newspaper standing up. Free standing, leaning on and holding onto nothing. In stiletto heels.
It was the most miraculous thing I've ever seen.
Jersey actually, and she cackled evilly when I said the same thing.
I know I will go up to strangers and ask them about their sex lives.
But that is because I am paid to do so.
Also, I feel like this is something I should have been aware of but was not.
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bet she was from BROOKLYN!On the topic of public transport, I once rode a NYC subway car with a woman reading a newspaper standing up. Free standing, leaning on and holding onto nothing. In stiletto heels.
It was the most miraculous thing I've ever seen.
Jersey actually, and she cackled evilly when I said the same thing.
Also, I feel like this is something I should have been aware of but was not.I know I will go up to strangers and ask them about their sex lives.
But that is because I am paid to do so.
The stiletto should have been a giveaway...
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You never know when you're going to have to fight off Chris Christie trying to get your hotdog, it's best to be prepared.
Or whatever regional junk food they eat in Jersey.
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According to The Onion's Our Dumb World.
"Located in you know where the f%#$ we are, and bordered by a bunch of places that can suck it- especially you, Pennsylvania- New Jersey is one of the nation's oldest states. So f$$% you"
Man, Mondays are hard. And it's not like it isn't my own stupid fault!
So any sensible human being would have collapsed unconscious after the game broke up at around 9:00 pm, but NobodysWife really wanted to see The Royal Tennenbaums, so we rented and watched it.
Wow. Is it terrible. One of those, "I'm quirky, so the fact that nothing interesting happens for 2 hours is totally OK, because it's 'nothing in a quirky way'" movies. But yeah, didn't get to bed 'til around 12:30 am. And yep. Up around 6:00 am again.
That night I should have gone to bed at 9, but I ended up crafting in Final Fantasy 'til almost 10 pm
So post-game Mondays are usually an enormous workload anyway, thanks to all the cleanup from the weekend and the slow morning 'cause Monday.
Add a few sleep-deprived nights, and I pretty much petered out at 2:30 pm. Trouble is, I work 'til 4.
Hmm...
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I don't mind people working from home as a concept. What I hate are people getting approved to work from home who have no business doing so.
Having a good enough internet connection is really key. A requirement. I found out someone got approved for work from home status when all they have is a hot-spotted cell phone for internet connectivity to their house. No. Just no. This is not good enough. Not even remotely close.
They complain at us when their ISP goes down. They complain at us when their plan is simply too slow or their ISP is too flakey. File transfers would be faster if they'd print them out and mail them. I've been working on a 12 GB file transfer from a home user since Friday morning. This is ridiculous.
I can't work from home because my shinies(documents) aren't there. They are sitting in a safe in the office.
According to The Onion's Our Dumb World.
"Located in you know where the f&!# we are, and bordered by a bunch of places that can suck it- especially you, Pennsylvania- New Jersey is one of the nation's oldest states. So f%!! you"
Ooh! Ooh! Do Berkeley!
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On the topic of public transport, I once rode a NYC subway car with a woman reading a newspaper standing up. Free standing, leaning on and holding onto nothing. In stiletto heels.
It was the most miraculous thing I've ever seen.
Maybe I should try that (except do the cell phone thing) but my highest shoes are only an inch high and I usually happily lean against any pole available. Doing the cell phone thing free standing, but wearing track shoes now, since I'm going to the gym later.
Note to self: Brakes at station need to be compensated for. Like you go a tippy toes briefly, or switch to heels.
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My master is coming to Singapore so I'll be spending Sunday showing him the sights. He wants to hike, but I think after the Hi incident I'll keep it all to flatlands and easy peasy trails/stuff you can easily get water/break off in the middle.
Tentative plans:
Day 1:
Botanic gardens - Meet at botanic gardens Station at 8 am
Lunch at Cineleisure, Kesuike Kani King
Head to Harbourfront - Take train to Sentosa.
Visit Resorts World Sentosa(Aquarium) + Images of Singapore.
Dinner at Resorts World Sentosa/The Coastes
Watch wings of Time, head back to hotel.
Day 2:
Be at Kranji Mrt at 8.20 and ask for where the Kranji express bus will be.
Catch Kranji express bus at 8.30 to Sungei Buloh.
Catch 10.50/12.50 bus from Sungei Buloh back to Kranji Mrt. Go to Jurong east Mrt. Eat at Dian Xiao Er in Jem.
Head over to Science Centre for the afternoon.
After that, head to Chinatown, eat at Ding Tai Fung in Chinatown point, then go to grey ogre games for magic the gathering viewing.
Day 3:
Southern Park Trail(includes Henderson waves), take a bus back to Labrador Park MRT and back to Harbour Front.
Lunch at HarbourFront Food Court, Food Republic in Vivocity.
Take MRT to Tanjong Pagar, head to Marina Barrage via bus 400 outside international plaza.
Head back to Tanjong Pagar and head to hotel to pack and go to Airport.
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Honestly one of the things I've wanted to do with my nephew is to take him to Bishan Park so he can see the great outdoors.
He likes animals.
I mean I do have fantasies of bringing him to Mac Ritche reservoir someday...
It's like, too much energy and don't want to take your afternoon nap? Let's see...several km of trekking later...
Fine, I'm evil.
Ooh! Ooh! Do Berkeley!According to The Onion's Our Dumb World.
"Located in you know where the f&!# we are, and bordered by a bunch of places that can suck it- especially you, Pennsylvania- New Jersey is one of the nation's oldest states. So f%!! you"
Hippie Reserve.
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Yay! for Tiny T-Rex's concert! I hope it went well. Thankfully he can't pull his fur out from nerves. Feathers or scales maybe, but not fur.
Yay! for Limey becoming an uncle! Hopefully no fur, feathers, or scales pulling out/molting there either.
I *love* sitting in an outdoor hot tub with the snow coming down.i love sitting outside when it is snowing.
Or inside.
Or anywhere really.
I love snow.
Including today, I have not seen snow in person for at least 13,663 days.
Opie Cunningham Narrator voiceover: This is true in so far as the slaad has never seen snow in person.
As someone that used the Puget Sound transportation system to get to work for four years all over the Puget Sound I would say it's great by any standard.Seattle has a great public transportation system.I would say Seattle has a great public transportation system by American standards. Which means it's probably about "adequate" in many other places such as Germany, France, UK, Japan.
As someone who GMed & played Shadowrun 2e through 4e, I still would like to attempt navigating around real world Seattle and the surrounding area using my various Shadowrun: Seattle sourcebooks.
Yay! for Tiny T-Rex's concert! I hope it went well. Thankfully he can't pull his fur out from nerves. Feathers or scales maybe, but not fur.
Yay! for Limey becoming an uncle! Hopefully no fur, feathers, or scales pulling out/molting there either.
I *love* sitting in an outdoor hot tub with the snow coming down.i love sitting outside when it is snowing.
Or inside.
Or anywhere really.
I love snow.Including today, I have not seen snow in person for at least 13,663 days.
Opie Cunningham Narrator voiceover: This is true in so far as the slaad has never seen snow in person.
As someone who GMed & played Shadowrun 2e through 4e, I still would like to attempt navigating around real world Seattle and the surrounding area using my various Shadowrun: Seattle sourcebooks.As someone that used the Puget Sound transportation system to get to work for four years all over the Puget Sound I would say it's great by any standard.Seattle has a great public transportation system.I would say Seattle has a great public transportation system by American standards. Which means it's probably about "adequate" in many other places such as Germany, France, UK, Japan.
I don't think I've gone more than 300 days without snow in my lifetime.
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Tiny T-Rex's concert was exactly as adorably awesome as you'd expect from a first grade class.
Tiny T-Rex got all his dance moves down, which of course was to the detriment of any actual singing.