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The Vagrant Erudite wrote:
Alcohol related stuff…

That I can understand.

It's my drug of choice, and I'm fully aware that I've used (and to an extend still use) it as a form of self medication. It's effects on me lean heavily on the depressant side, thus I tend to get gloomier and moodier as I get drunk, though I'm well-aware that ones should never discount the possibility of getting more feisty or aggressive while under the influence.

The Vagrant Erudite wrote:
Now...*passes Kjel the joint he wishes he had*...on the other hand…

Now here you have me at an disadvantage. I suffered from crippling asthma far into my teen year, and have incredibly poor...err...average lung capacity. So to this day I can't, literally, smoke anything without choking.

The Vagrant Erudite wrote:
Med experiences

Also been on Abilify...it was kind of meh for me, not really helping or hurting me in any consistently perceivable way, so I dumped that as a failure after 5-6 months.

Just a Mort wrote:


How do you feel about people watching you sleep?

You can watch me sleep any time you want Kitty...

Just a Mort wrote:


I am everyone and no one

Of cause you are…

You're a Universal., in this instance 'A kitty'

NobodysHome wrote:


Because who wants a toy that breaks within 5 minutes of your starting to play with it?

*Sigh*

Don't I know it...

*Looks at toy that intermittently shudders pathetically instead of vibrating properly*

Woran wrote:
Thanks for the well wishes everyone. I slept for 14 hours, and I sweated a lot, which is good. I feel slightly better then yesterday, but still a fever. Still joint/muscle pain.

*Sends more tea, tissues and rum with an added flirty eyebrow waggle in an attempt to cheer Woran up*

John Napier 698 wrote:
Hi, everyone.

*Waves*

Hello John.

Edit:
So I'm naked…
somewhat appropriate ^^


Ugh. Weeks like this are hard for me.

We wrapped up all our courses to be able to hand off before the Thanksgiving break, got that taken care of, and I took a week off, then spent the first couple of days that I was back tying up loose ends. My manager was supposed to have a couple of meetings this week to get marching orders, so I got to spend last week taking Java training, which was fun and filled the week.

So this week we were supposed to get marching orders. They put off the meeting. So I'm sitting around work with nothing to do. I don't react well to such situations; if I'm working, I want to work. So I kind of just want to take a couple of days off to loaf around the house and do nothing until some work builds up. But my manager needs me on call in case any emergencies come up.

So it's, "Sit around at work, trying to figure out stuff to do to pass the time, while waiting for something to happen."

Yes, I would truly suck at Vidmaster or gran's jobs.

EDIT: Gods, I love my manager. "Here's 2 hours of technical presentations you can watch for the rest of today. I think you'll like them."
And of course she's right...


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Yeah, even at Toys R Us I was in a constant state of motion, I don't think I'd be able to do what they do.

Scarab Sages

Kjeldorn wrote:


Woran wrote:
Thanks for the well wishes everyone. I slept for 14 hours, and I sweated a lot, which is good. I feel slightly better then yesterday, but still a fever. Still joint/muscle pain.

*Sends more tea, tissues and rum with an added flirty eyebrow waggle in an attempt to cheer Woran up*

Dont try too hard. I'm at the point where the fever makes my brain addled (I get delirious really easily from fever) and it makes me annoyed when my partner even breathes.

Luckily we have a spare bed, because I get tired of myself when I'm delirious.

Scarab Sages

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I can totally vouch for rats as pets. They sleep during the day when I'm away, and wake up in the evening when I'm at home. They are easy to potty train (they do it themselves, the trick is to get them to do it in a litter box, otherwise they just pick one part of the cage as a toilet).
They are omnivores. You can give them dry kibble, and substitute with whaterver yourself eat, as long as its not too salty or fatty. (plain rice, pasta or potatoes works like a treat).

They are very smart, and you can teach them all kinds of tricks. Which they gladly do in exchange for a treat.
You do have to keep them busy, just like a smart dog. If not, they will get bored, and find themselves something to do (which is usually destroying something).

They all have their own personality. Sometimes you have a real cuddle bug, sometimes you have a rat who doesnt care for cuddles at all. And you have to keep them in groups. Otherwise they get depressed.


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Doing nothing at work sucks.

Unless you're allowed to bring books. Then it's wonderful.


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Naptime. Monitoring naptime is the WORST. Since I am supervising children, I can't read, knit, anything to lessen the tedium.


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OK. That was really nice. The first video my manager made me watch was from a "truther" -- a guy who gets in front of a room of our salespeople and has the cojones to say, "This is where our product shines. This is where our product sucks. Here's where you're going to have to build your own demo because what our product does is out-and-out stupid. And you'd better tell your clients that you built it, because they're going to have to do it too. And you know what? We'll help them build it, because we've had to deal with this nonsense for years."

Basically, not, "Let's pull the wool over our customers' eyes and get their money once and then run off," but, "It's a lot more profitable to keep our customers happy long-term, so here's how to tell them the truth in a way that'll still get them to buy our product, and make sure they're not pissed at us 6 months later after finding out all the lies we told. We want revenue streams, not one-hit wonders, folks."

I really like such guys, because they're brutally honest with both internal people and customers.

They are to be treasured.


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We want revenue streams, not one-hit wonders, folks

I know in your business this is the immensely better option, but the way that phrase has been co-opted by the videogame industry lately made me twitch involuntarily at seeing it.


Orthos wrote:
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We want revenue streams, not one-hit wonders, folks
I know in your business this is the immensely better option, but the way that phrase has been co-opted by the videogame industry lately made me twitch involuntarily at seeing it.

Oh, even my kids go nuts at how many games are now "$2.99/month" instead of just $30 once and forget it.

On the other hand, watching GothBard play Fallout 76 I think a stream model would have been better for her. The game is so amazingly buggy that she's already sick of playing it. And it came out... 3 weeks ago? So since it's a "pay up front" game, she's out $70, no matter how long she plays it, even if she quits it after only a few weeks.

But yeah, I would have been *much* better off paying a single price for Final Fantasy XIV instead of the $15/month I pay now for an addiction I'll probably get over in another 2-3 years. They'll make a LOT of money off me by then...


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I mostly hear it with regards to the games that have been jam packed with microtransactions, which are the purest digital creation of the devil there ever was.


As for '76, and every other game since patchable games were invented, regardless of how games are purchased, maybe companies can fully playtest them before releasing them, instead of making us pay to playtest with "early access" or "beta" versions.


Every Fallout 76 commercial just had me think of this clip. Best "Take Me Home" cover ever.

If you don't laugh at the end of that, there may be something wrong with you.


lisamarlene wrote:

Counting today, twelve school days until Winter Vacation.

I love working at this school better than any I've worked at so far, but I am tired, I want to see my mom and my sister and my niece and my grandma, and I want someone to cook for me.

But I have to give my first batch of parent-teacher conferences at this school on Friday, and even though that's something I'm usually really good at, I'm anxious about it.

We're still having a hard time just getting through each month. WW's job is helping us squeak by without any more loans from his mom (which is good, because she's said she's done helping, and we can start paying her back aaaaanytime now), but it's super tight. He needs a better job SOON. $12/hour gross with no paid time off does not cut it.

Tough times LM.

If you ever feel like things are getting over you're head and you need some help, don't hesitant to ask. Its a bit hard for me for sure sitting on this side of the pond, but if nothing else I could throw a few dollars you're way. It'll probably just be a spit in the bucket, but I want to help where I can…
Cause well, you people are good people.

That too goes for making you a meal. Wish I could just package one up and send it across the pond, but I couldn't really guarantee the condition it would arrive in ^^'

Scintillae wrote:

I really want a pet, but I just can't right now. I'm at school with odd enough hours that a dog wouldn't do well in my apartment, and I've got nasty cat allergies.

If I could find a decent way to cope with the allergies (shotgunning Benadryl is not coping), I'd get a cat in a heartbeat.

Huh…

*Puts on cat-suit and makes a pathetic attempt at purring*

I'm mostly house broken (I might leave the toilet seat up once in while…), I'm mostly allergy free, I do shed though (as we 'furry' men are wont to ^^' ) and I'm fairly easily entertained.

*Looks a Scint with big wet begging eyes*

The Vagrant Erudite wrote:

I love animals. If I went back and got my Masters, I'd probably try and do something training at a zoo or such. You'd be surprised how much psychology studies animals, because their behavior is so much easier to predict and control than humans...

I'm right with you there.

It was essentially when I was deepest in my depression and in my cups, that I had to face the fact that no chance in hell could I finish my university courses. Spending months wallowing in my misery, doing littles else then drinking and sleeping.
When I started getting back on my feet, I quickly discovered there wasn't much demand for chronically depressed university drop-outs in the workforce...
Also I had to look out for myself, minimizing stress and anxiety.
Which is essentially why I became a stable-boy. Working with animals is, for me at least, therapeutic. I might be kind of sad sack, but I'm more comfortable around horses, when I'm down. Cause their behaviours and reactions are for the lack of a better description more natural and genuine then most people's to me.

Eh...enough belly gazing ^^


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The Vagrant Erudite wrote:

Every Fallout 76 commercial just had me think of this clip. Best "Take Me Home" cover ever.

If you don't laugh at the end of that, there may be something wrong with you.

there is something wrong with me then. I hate the office.


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I haven't seen a commercial in almost four years.

Commercial free is the only way to go.


Freehold DM wrote:
The Vagrant Erudite wrote:

Every Fallout 76 commercial just had me think of this clip. Best "Take Me Home" cover ever.

If you don't laugh at the end of that, there may be something wrong with you.

there is something wrong with me then. I hate the office.

Not a big fan myself either.

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I'm wondering if a cat is the right form for me, my energy levels and drive are more dog-like then cat. Again the paizo dog avatars look a little silly.

*maos*

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About alcohol abuse - My Dad ever had an Austrian engineer come in to device the machines, he got himself drunk, punched a policeman and would have been put to jail, except he jumped bail and ran home.

He was told never to step into Asia again.


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If you're banned from an entire continent, does that make you incontinent?


NobodysHome wrote:

If you're banned from an entire continent, does that make you incontinent?

:D Good one!


About to clock out. Good night, everyone.

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NobodysHome wrote:

If you're banned from an entire continent, does that make you incontinent?

Ba dum tish


John Napier 698 wrote:
About to clock out. Good night, everyone.

Tag!


Just a Mort wrote:
Vidmaster7 wrote:

If you really want to keep yourself from crying when cutting onions try not to think about the onions feelings while doing it.

Actually best way to cut onions is to submerge them or put them under running water.

Problem is that I'm using those chopped onions for fried shallots, and you know what happens when you mix oil and water together...

Shalots never get to me its usually only those great big white onions that have any effect on me.


The Vagrant Erudite wrote:

Doing nothing at work sucks.

Unless you're allowed to bring books. Then it's wonderful.

Summed up my every night at work.


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lisamarlene wrote:
Just a Mort wrote:
I prefer whole chicken pieces so that at least I know what’s in them. Though if you give me chicken offal or fried chicken skin, I’d still eat it. But at least I know what I’m eating…

I've been making homemade chicken nuggets for the kids to keep them from begging me to go through the Whataburger or Sonic drive-throughs. I know *exactly* what's in it (boneless chicken fillets, dusted in seasoned flour, dipped in egg, then rolled in panko, then baked on a special rack to keep them crispy) and they taste a lot better.

Now the only thing they complain about is that at the Drive-Thru, they get a crappy toy with their meal.

Could you dig through their toys and find some small old ones they don't play with anymore? Then when you make them nuggets, say "Oh, and here's a toy to go with it!" and give them each one of the old ones. Maybe they'll have forgotten they had them and think that you bought them new ones. Of course, this might not work if the toys are busted up. And it may make them think that should get toys every time you make nuggets. But maybe once as a special "treat".


Freehold DM wrote:
lisamarlene wrote:
Vidmaster7 wrote:
If they can not lose the toys however some of those (at least the mcdonald ones) end up being worth some money 20 years later. (especially old TV show and Pokemon themed ones.) I looked at a list of McDonalds toys I swear I had like half of them when I was little and If I had them today they would of made a good down payment on a house.
Last weekend, I managed to seriously impress Hermione by discovering that I still had my Burger King LOTR light-up goblets. I have the Gandalf and the Arwen. She thought that was the coolest thing ever.
I too still have mine.

I had one of those, I think it was Aragorn, maybe. I'm not sure. I left it with my parents, and then a few years ago my mom put it in the dishwasher and it cracked. Of course, the light-up part had been busted a long time before.


Just a Mort wrote:
Vidmaster7 wrote:

If you really want to keep yourself from crying when cutting onions try not to think about the onions feelings while doing it.

Actually best way to cut onions is to submerge them or put them under running water.

Problem is that I'm using those chopped onions for fried shallots, and you know what happens when you mix oil and water together...

Nothing. Oil and water don't mix. At least, not without an emulsifier.


captain yesterday wrote:
Yeah, even at Toys R Us I was in a constant state of motion, I don't think I'd be able to do what they do.

There's plenty you can do to keep yourself busy. Like you could do other people's jobs for them since they won't do it themselves. I choose not to. And sometimes I do have to get up and do something just to burn off some energy. But I'm a pretty laid back person anyways, and I have been doing this for about 13 years or so, so I'm used to it.


Kjeldorn wrote:
NobodysHome wrote:

Because who wants a toy that breaks within 5 minutes of your starting to play with it?

*Sigh*

Don't I know it...

*Looks at toy that intermittently shudders pathetically instead of vibrating properly*

Not sure I want to know what kind of "toy" that is.

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gran rey de los mono wrote:
Just a Mort wrote:
Vidmaster7 wrote:

If you really want to keep yourself from crying when cutting onions try not to think about the onions feelings while doing it.

Actually best way to cut onions is to submerge them or put them under running water.

Problem is that I'm using those chopped onions for fried shallots, and you know what happens when you mix oil and water together...
Nothing. Oil and water don't mix. At least, not without an emulsifier.

Not really. Throw wet onions into a frying pan of hot oil and it's splatter everywhere.


Freehold DM wrote:
The Vagrant Erudite wrote:

Every Fallout 76 commercial just had me think of this clip. Best "Take Me Home" cover ever.

If you don't laugh at the end of that, there may be something wrong with you.

there is something wrong with me then. I hate the office.

I can't say that I hate the Office because I didn't watch it. I tried 3 times to watch the first episode, but couldn't get through it so I never bothered with the rest of it.

Also, I hate Steve Carell.


gran rey de los mono wrote:
Just a Mort wrote:
Vidmaster7 wrote:

If you really want to keep yourself from crying when cutting onions try not to think about the onions feelings while doing it.

Actually best way to cut onions is to submerge them or put them under running water.

Problem is that I'm using those chopped onions for fried shallots, and you know what happens when you mix oil and water together...
Nothing. Oil and water don't mix. At least, not without an emulsifier.

It explodes Gran, BOOM!


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Did you know that fire has a smell. I don't mean smoke, but the fire. Try it. Light a candle, lean in close, and take a big sniff. You'll find out that fire smells exactly like burning nose hair.


I'm the same way with Steve Carell as I am with Will Ferrel. There ok when they don't try to hard basically.


Just a Mort wrote:
gran rey de los mono wrote:
Just a Mort wrote:
Vidmaster7 wrote:

If you really want to keep yourself from crying when cutting onions try not to think about the onions feelings while doing it.

Actually best way to cut onions is to submerge them or put them under running water.

Problem is that I'm using those chopped onions for fried shallots, and you know what happens when you mix oil and water together...
Nothing. Oil and water don't mix. At least, not without an emulsifier.
Not really. Throw wet onions into a frying pan of hot oil and it's splatter everywhere.

Ah, see you didn't specify HOT oil.


Vidmaster7 wrote:
gran rey de los mono wrote:
Just a Mort wrote:
Vidmaster7 wrote:

If you really want to keep yourself from crying when cutting onions try not to think about the onions feelings while doing it.

Actually best way to cut onions is to submerge them or put them under running water.

Problem is that I'm using those chopped onions for fried shallots, and you know what happens when you mix oil and water together...
Nothing. Oil and water don't mix. At least, not without an emulsifier.
It explodes Gran, BOOM!

Pretty sure mixing oil and water doesn't make me explode. Of course, you might not be talking about me, since my name is gran, not Gran.


Silly Gran Trix are for kids.


Vidmaster7 wrote:
Silly Gran Trix are for kids.

No, tricks are for hookers.


Only if they are trying to turn them!


Is that a Calistrian cleric ability? Instead of Turn Undead, they get Turn Tricks?


I think that is technically correct.


Ahh, technically correct. That is the best kind of correct.

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And here's more funny stuff. I'm collecting an audience(out of my office colleagues) for my Beat Saber dance tries tomorrow.


I need to buy that game.


But then you would have Mort's entire office coming over.


Oh... Yeah I wouldn't want that. That's a lot of people to have to entertain.

.. Hope I don't have to feed them...


And what about the parking?


I think they are likely to carpool. So that shouldn't be to bad. You gotta figure if they are flying all the way over surely they are all not going to rent there own vehicle.

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