Yup. I'll do that.
It looks a lot different if you've lived there.
Captain Yesterday fun fact: I was born in Rockford, a smaller, moderately more corrupt version of Chicago.
The one where Gorbacz was the first to respond today? Looks like it's gone...Always nice to flag a thread at 6 in the morning and see it gone within 3 hours.
People were having fun with it, but it really needed to go.
Awww I must of missed the fun parts.
They should really do a "Where's Waldo?" VR game where you are wandering through a crowd and have to find him.
At dragon con one year I was in the rest room washing my hands next to waldo. someone walked in and said HA FOUND HIM! he looked at me and said I am never going as waldo again I have heard that 5 million times.
It was both tragic and hilarious.
The more you write on a piece of paper, the heavier it becomes.
"What's weightless, can be seen by the naked eye, and if put in a barrel, will make it lighter?".
An hole.The more you write on a piece of paper, the heavier it becomes."What's weightless, can be seen by the naked eye, and if put in a barrel, will make it lighter?".
Did you figure it out by yourself or are you afraid of the dark?
One of my friends is running a light RPG using modified HeroQuest rules. We've had three sessions so far. I am playing a wizard, and I have killed more things by throwing my dagger at them than I have with my spells. Far more. Last week I killed 7 goblins with my thrown dagger, and one more with a melee attack. This week I killed a goblin and an orc with a thrown dagger, and a snotling with a stab. Using spells I have killed a grand total of 2 goblins and 1 snotling. I think I'm doing something wrong, but it keeps working so I'm sticking with it.
Was it a single thrown dagger to kill 7 goblins cause if so that's pretty ballin.
So you may be doing wizard wrong but you are doing rogue knife thrower to a tee.
Oh undoubtedly.
Maybe "Hide and Seek" was invented as a fun way to teach kids the best places to hide if their village was attacked.
It probably was.
There is a quest like that in Lord Of The Rings Online, where Anglo-Saxon Rohirric farm was attacked by orcs, and you rescue a child who says that father told him to play hide and seek.
Makes you wonder how many children's games are descended from survival instincts...
*Wipes foam off his brow*
Just gave two mares a foamy sponge bath... (for presentation purposes)
Anyone else up for one while I'm at it?
It's flowery/piney fresh scented!
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See, here's the thing: 98? That's an average Wednesday in early October here. Our summers have always hit triple digit heat index. I could handle two weeks of hot weather standing on my head. It's when you have to go long, week after week, month after month...over, and over, the heat beating down on you, constantly...it's just horrible.
Every day is like walking into a locker room after EVERYONE took a hot, steamy shower. It's awful.
Which is why I'm leaving. Because bugger this mess. No matter how cold you get, you can always put on more layers, but when I'm in my skivvies and it is still absolutely unbearable, well...what more can you do? Fire is easy to find and make, but air conditioning? I guess you can custom-make some sort of backpack air conditioner with a solar-panel shade above you, but I imagine that rig would be extremely expensive to produce, and probably rather heavy.
As I said, northeast Nevada is currently in my scope, but I'm open to other places. Anyone from somewhere awesome that I could/should emigrate to? Bonus - I'll play a life oracle in your group! Everyone loves having a life oracle in the group!
You could come to Savannah, GA. ~thinks~ Never mind. We are almost as bad as Florida.
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No one does government corruption like Illinois! Except for Florida.
Dang it!
No one steals an election like Ill... D'oh!
Just face it, there is no bigger s%$+hole then Florida.
Georgia has huge corruption issues too.
*Wipes foam off his brow*Just gave two mares a foamy sponge bath... (for presentation purposes)
Anyone else up for one while I'm at it?
It's flowery/piney fresh scented!
Thankyou, but:
* I have already showered this morning
* I dislike baths
* I am pretty sure that I am not a horse.
You could come to Savannah, GA. ~thinks~ Never mind. We are almost as bad as Florida.See, here's the thing: 98? That's an average Wednesday in early October here. Our summers have always hit triple digit heat index. I could handle two weeks of hot weather standing on my head. It's when you have to go long, week after week, month after month...over, and over, the heat beating down on you, constantly...it's just horrible.
Every day is like walking into a locker room after EVERYONE took a hot, steamy shower. It's awful.
Which is why I'm leaving. Because bugger this mess. No matter how cold you get, you can always put on more layers, but when I'm in my skivvies and it is still absolutely unbearable, well...what more can you do? Fire is easy to find and make, but air conditioning? I guess you can custom-make some sort of backpack air conditioner with a solar-panel shade above you, but I imagine that rig would be extremely expensive to produce, and probably rather heavy.
As I said, northeast Nevada is currently in my scope, but I'm open to other places. Anyone from somewhere awesome that I could/should emigrate to? Bonus - I'll play a life oracle in your group! Everyone loves having a life oracle in the group!
But the Thai food is to die for. (or at least it was the last time I was down thier which was a long time ago.)
Georgia has huge corruption issues too.No one does government corruption like Illinois! Except for Florida.
Dang it!
No one steals an election like Ill... D'oh!
Just face it, there is no bigger s%$+hole then Florida.
Florida is still the worst.
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Georgia has huge corruption issues too.No one does government corruption like Illinois! Except for Florida.
Dang it!
No one steals an election like Ill... D'oh!
Just face it, there is no bigger s%$+hole then Florida.
I'm not that surprised with Margvelashvili as president and all, that dude just looks corrupt!
I'm not that surprised with Margvelashvili as president and all, that dude just looks corrupt!Georgia has huge corruption issues too.No one does government corruption like Illinois! Except for Florida.
Dang it!
No one steals an election like Ill... D'oh!
Just face it, there is no bigger s%$+hole then Florida.
Apparently that's how they like their representatives in the south.
(was that too political?)
Georgia, south? You sure you got the right Georgia.
I don't know what Ga your thinking of but the Georgia I know is nestled comfortably in the south.
(It is south of TN afterall)
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So, I knew that religion was going to be a little different here in Texas (easy there, Fritzy, no flaming bikes are going to be needed) but I didn't realize how much it was going to come into my classroom.
For example: in California, I occasionally had acquaintances who were Jehovah's Witnesses, but had never met a child who was one. Now I have one in my class. And yesterday she turned five. Getting a year older is a big happy deal for kids. But we're not supposed to say "Happy Birthday". We're also supposed to walk her down to the office if someone else is celebrating a birthday in class. I just said "Congratulations on being five!" She grinned.
Last night I received an email from the mother of one of my Kindergartners, asking me to please monitor/offer him alternative snack if the offering at the snack table violates his "only God-made foods" diet. (No gluten, dairy, sugar, or anything with the ingredients mixed together and cooked; his lunches are usually whole nuts, chickpeas, vegetables, etc.) Just out of curiosity, after I read this, I tried to do some internet research on the background/rationale/extended belief system around this diet, just so I can understand the family a little better. And, wow, was THAT a rabbit hole.
So, I knew that religion was going to be a little different here in Texas (easy there, Fritzy, no flaming bikes are going to be needed) but I didn't realize how much it was going to come into my classroom.
For example: in California, I occasionally had acquaintances who were Jehovah's Witnesses, but had never met a child who was one. Now I have one in my class. And yesterday she turned five. Getting a year older is a big happy deal for kids. But we're not supposed to say "Happy Birthday". We're also supposed to walk her down to the office if someone else is celebrating a birthday in class. I just said "Congratulations on being five!" She grinned.
Last night I received an email from the mother of one of my Kindergartners, asking me to please monitor/offer him alternative snack if the offering at the snack table violates his "only God-made foods" diet. (No gluten, dairy, sugar, or anything with the ingredients mixed together and cooked; his lunches are usually whole nuts, chickpeas, vegetables, etc.) Just out of curiosity, after I read this, I tried to do some internet research on the background/rationale/extended belief system around this diet, just so I can understand the family a little better. And, wow, was THAT a rabbit hole.
Whew Your a better person then I. The whole thing sounds super complicated.
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I don't know what Ga your thinking of but the Georgia I know is nestled comfortably in the south.
(It is south of TN afterall)
Uh, former republic of the Soviet Union, duh!
Honestly, Vid, after seven years of stumbling around as the white head teacher at a Chinese-American private school, trying to navigate etiquette rules, the owner's insistence on proper Feng Shui, etc., all of which I was expected to just know even though I'd never been taught (I find I am *still* handing even small things to people with two hands, just out of habit, and I get a lot of strange looks)... well, careful social navigation is something I'm used to. Not always good at.
Uh, former republic of the Soviet Union, duh!I don't know what Ga your thinking of but the Georgia I know is nestled comfortably in the south.
(It is south of TN afterall)
Uh ok yeah we were no where near on the same GA...
So, I knew that religion was going to be a little different here in Texas (easy there, Fritzy, no flaming bikes are going to be needed) but I didn't realize how much it was going to come into my classroom.
For example: in California, I occasionally had acquaintances who were Jehovah's Witnesses, but had never met a child who was one. Now I have one in my class. And yesterday she turned five. Getting a year older is a big happy deal for kids. But we're not supposed to say "Happy Birthday". We're also supposed to walk her down to the office if someone else is celebrating a birthday in class. I just said "Congratulations on being five!" She grinned.
Last night I received an email from the mother of one of my Kindergartners, asking me to please monitor/offer him alternative snack if the offering at the snack table violates his "only God-made foods" diet. (No gluten, dairy, sugar, or anything with the ingredients mixed together and cooked; his lunches are usually whole nuts, chickpeas, vegetables, etc.) Just out of curiosity, after I read this, I tried to do some internet research on the background/rationale/extended belief system around this diet, just so I can understand the family a little better. And, wow, was THAT a rabbit hole.
Welcome to religious nuttery, also quite prevalent in the Midwest. No cookies allowed.
Honestly, Vid, after seven years of stumbling around as the white head teacher at a Chinese-American private school, trying to navigate etiquette rules, the owner's insistence on proper Feng Shui, etc., all of which I was expected to just know even though I'd never been taught (I find I am *still* handing even small things to people with two hands, just out of habit, and I get a lot of strange looks)... well, careful social navigation is something I'm used to. Not always good at.
I'm pretty good at etiquette I made a point of studying it at one point. Still everywhere is different. It can be hard to keep up.
Welcome to religious nuttery, also quite prevalent in the Midwest. No cookies allowed.So, I knew that religion was going to be a little different here in Texas (easy there, Fritzy, no flaming bikes are going to be needed) but I didn't realize how much it was going to come into my classroom.
For example: in California, I occasionally had acquaintances who were Jehovah's Witnesses, but had never met a child who was one. Now I have one in my class. And yesterday she turned five. Getting a year older is a big happy deal for kids. But we're not supposed to say "Happy Birthday". We're also supposed to walk her down to the office if someone else is celebrating a birthday in class. I just said "Congratulations on being five!" She grinned.
Last night I received an email from the mother of one of my Kindergartners, asking me to please monitor/offer him alternative snack if the offering at the snack table violates his "only God-made foods" diet. (No gluten, dairy, sugar, or anything with the ingredients mixed together and cooked; his lunches are usually whole nuts, chickpeas, vegetables, etc.) Just out of curiosity, after I read this, I tried to do some internet research on the background/rationale/extended belief system around this diet, just so I can understand the family a little better. And, wow, was THAT a rabbit hole.
No cookies!!!! That just un-american! Ofcourse your calling that religious nuttery (and I do hate referring to it as nuttery but man poisonous snakes!) we have the snake handlers close by where I'm at. My psychology of religion professor did a study on them, and yes the snakes do bite and people do die.
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Not every religion is nuts, but eating only what the Bible do is pretty wack.
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So, I knew that religion was going to be a little different here in Texas (easy there, Fritzy, no flaming bikes are going to be needed) but I didn't realize how much it was going to come into my classroom.
For example: in California, I occasionally had acquaintances who were Jehovah's Witnesses, but had never met a child who was one. Now I have one in my class. And yesterday she turned five. Getting a year older is a big happy deal for kids. But we're not supposed to say "Happy Birthday". We're also supposed to walk her down to the office if someone else is celebrating a birthday in class. I just said "Congratulations on being five!" She grinned.
Last night I received an email from the mother of one of my Kindergartners, asking me to please monitor/offer him alternative snack if the offering at the snack table violates his "only God-made foods" diet. (No gluten, dairy, sugar, or anything with the ingredients mixed together and cooked; his lunches are usually whole nuts, chickpeas, vegetables, etc.) Just out of curiosity, after I read this, I tried to do some internet research on the background/rationale/extended belief system around this diet, just so I can understand the family a little better. And, wow, was THAT a rabbit hole.
someone I love is a witness and yeah..high school was weird when birthdays came around.
I'm also pretty sure God made all the foods you mentioned. But I will say that the most delicious similar diet was rastafarian from my friend in junior high. Yum.
Honestly, Vid, after seven years of stumbling around as the white head teacher at a Chinese-American private school, trying to navigate etiquette rules, the owner's insistence on proper Feng Shui, etc., all of which I was expected to just know even though I'd never been taught (I find I am *still* handing even small things to people with two hands, just out of habit, and I get a lot of strange looks)... well, careful social navigation is something I'm used to. Not always good at.
to me that just makes you awesome. Wish I could feng shui aroundabouts.
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So, I knew that religion was going to be a little different here in Texas (easy there, Fritzy, no flaming bikes are going to be needed) but I didn't realize how much it was going to come into my classroom.
For example: in California, I occasionally had acquaintances who were Jehovah's Witnesses, but had never met a child who was one. Now I have one in my class. And yesterday she turned five. Getting a year older is a big happy deal for kids. But we're not supposed to say "Happy Birthday". We're also supposed to walk her down to the office if someone else is celebrating a birthday in class. I just said "Congratulations on being five!" She grinned.
Last night I received an email from the mother of one of my Kindergartners, asking me to please monitor/offer him alternative snack if the offering at the snack table violates his "only God-made foods" diet. (No gluten, dairy, sugar, or anything with the ingredients mixed together and cooked; his lunches are usually whole nuts, chickpeas, vegetables, etc.) Just out of curiosity, after I read this, I tried to do some internet research on the background/rationale/extended belief system around this diet, just so I can understand the family a little better. And, wow, was THAT a rabbit hole.
Sounds like pretty good dieting advice really. I mean if I could just eat whole nuts, chickpeas and vegetables...I'd probably be slim, but I wonder where he's getting his proteins. And iron. Agreed chickpeas has some protein, but we absorb animal protein better then plant protein. Though the controversy is that nuts are also high in fat(even though its the good fat).
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Honestly, Vid, after seven years of stumbling around as the white head teacher at a Chinese-American private school, trying to navigate etiquette rules, the owner's insistence on proper Feng Shui, etc., all of which I was expected to just know even though I'd never been taught (I find I am *still* handing even small things to people with two hands, just out of habit, and I get a lot of strange looks)... well, careful social navigation is something I'm used to. Not always good at.
I don't know anything about Feng Shui, and I'm freaking Chinese. I'm also not known to be particularly religious, nor superstitious.
I only know shadowspeak chummer, what the frag kinda speak is this omae?Oye kopeng, if you see any felota extraterrestrial rings out there, don't be nakangepensa; fly to kapawu clear of im. To pochuye ke?And the slingshoting I done around Jupiter just three months ago?yes. I vomited didn't I?You seriously need to watch all three seasons of The Expanse before season 4 starts. They're out on DVD & BluRay; even my underfunded local library system has them.
If nothing else, you can watch them and then mock Firefly even more brutally for all the things it got wrong.
I watched bits and pieces of the expanse, I lost interest after too many weird storyline decisions early on.
Hey, you killed my best friend and beat the s%+$ out of me when I tried to avenge him. Meh, were all friends now, never liked that guy!
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I'm surprisingly tolerant of weird diets, but again what were you expecting from a cat that spent 2 years vegetarian so as not to discomfort her vegetarian friend? Once you start talking about animal welfare...yeah it's not very nice eating meat in front of a vegetarian. Again Eat Anything Feat FTW, so I don't mind overly much.
Maybe I should try living on nuts, vegetables and chickpeas.