One of the Rainbow is chilling in my room, drawing something. I asked the origin of the recurring doodle and got the scariest possible response:
"Well, we were making Sonic OCs..."
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A Slice of NobodysHome's Life:
NobodysHome: Hey, Impus Major! Aren't you supposed to give me a donation form?
Impus Major: What?
NH: A donation form? For the T-shirts? For the play? They want $10 a T-shirt?
IM: I don't know what you're talking about.
NH: At play practice, they gave you something to take home, right?
IM: Oh, riiiiiight!
NH: Impus Minor, you know those T-shirt donation forms?
Im: Yeah?
NH: I filled out one for your brother for both of you. Make sure he turns it in. It's right here on his desk.
And yes, you ALL know where this story is going. They left for play practice a little under an hour ago. 10 minutes after they left, I found the envelope exactly where I'd put it down.
*SIGH*
I need to go back to kindergarten methods and safety pin stuff to their shirts.
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They'll just lose the shirt.
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Tala is ok. They're almost certain it's a med side effect. No insurance, that's why we went to the ER. Her PCP ran a few tests. They have a sliding scale so at least it's something.
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Page servilis for those who always wanted a petty fiend valet but did not know that until now.
Somehow, Current Events class started talking about names. I mentioned that "Mackenzie" and "Kaitlyn" were the names I saw the most variation on when subbing.
My board is now filled with as many variant spellings on the two as they can devise. Exchange student is just boggled.
Oh, don't get me started. Don't EVEN get me started. In the San Francisco Bay Area, just north of Berkeley.
I could find a dozen different spellings of "Karen" in our 1300-student high school. Because every parent wants their "little darling" to be unique.
So that's all fine and dandy... up until the point that they get horrifically offended when you misspell their daughter's name.
"It's K-A-R-Y-N!!! With a Y! Why'd you put an 'E' there?!?!?!?"
"Because that's how most people spell 'Karen'?"
"Well, that's not how WE spell it! Fix it! And remember next time!"I swear, that scene plays out at every to-go place on every street around here every single day.
"What's your name?"
"Oh my <expletive>! How DARE you spell my name like that?!?!?!?"The saddest fact is that all four of us have perfectly ordinary names, spelled in the generic fashion, yet for the life of them NO ONE can spell Impus Major or GothBard's names correctly. It's truly bizarre.
And yet neither Impus Major nor GothBard get offended when their names get misspelled.
Because they're not a$$hats.
spell my name with two Rs and we will have words.
"It's K-A-R-Y-N!!! With a Y! Why'd you put an 'E' there?!?!?!?"
"Because that's how most people spell 'Karen'?"
"Well, that's not how WE spell it! Fix it! And remember next time!"
In the defense of Karyn, it might be influence of German where it is Karin.
It's also one of the names that appears with different spelling all over around: I have a cousin Karin (she's German), a friend named Karina (Polish spelling at least until...), a number of Karynas appeared recently causing a head-scratch/jokes around here...
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spell my name with two Rs and we will have words.Somehow, Current Events class started talking about names. I mentioned that "Mackenzie" and "Kaitlyn" were the names I saw the most variation on when subbing.
My board is now filled with as many variant spellings on the two as they can devise. Exchange student is just boggled.
Oh, don't get me started. Don't EVEN get me started. In the San Francisco Bay Area, just north of Berkeley.
I could find a dozen different spellings of "Karen" in our 1300-student high school. Because every parent wants their "little darling" to be unique.
So that's all fine and dandy... up until the point that they get horrifically offended when you misspell their daughter's name.
"It's K-A-R-Y-N!!! With a Y! Why'd you put an 'E' there?!?!?!?"
"Because that's how most people spell 'Karen'?"
"Well, that's not how WE spell it! Fix it! And remember next time!"I swear, that scene plays out at every to-go place on every street around here every single day.
"What's your name?"
"Oh my <expletive>! How DARE you spell my name like that?!?!?!?"The saddest fact is that all four of us have perfectly ordinary names, spelled in the generic fashion, yet for the life of them NO ONE can spell Impus Major or GothBard's names correctly. It's truly bizarre.
And yet neither Impus Major nor GothBard get offended when their names get misspelled.
Because they're not a$$hats.
Real Rs or that paltry excuse that English-speakers do?
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spell my name with two Rs and we will have words.Somehow, Current Events class started talking about names. I mentioned that "Mackenzie" and "Kaitlyn" were the names I saw the most variation on when subbing.
My board is now filled with as many variant spellings on the two as they can devise. Exchange student is just boggled.
Oh, don't get me started. Don't EVEN get me started. In the San Francisco Bay Area, just north of Berkeley.
I could find a dozen different spellings of "Karen" in our 1300-student high school. Because every parent wants their "little darling" to be unique.
So that's all fine and dandy... up until the point that they get horrifically offended when you misspell their daughter's name.
"It's K-A-R-Y-N!!! With a Y! Why'd you put an 'E' there?!?!?!?"
"Because that's how most people spell 'Karen'?"
"Well, that's not how WE spell it! Fix it! And remember next time!"I swear, that scene plays out at every to-go place on every street around here every single day.
"What's your name?"
"Oh my <expletive>! How DARE you spell my name like that?!?!?!?"The saddest fact is that all four of us have perfectly ordinary names, spelled in the generic fashion, yet for the life of them NO ONE can spell Impus Major or GothBard's names correctly. It's truly bizarre.
And yet neither Impus Major nor GothBard get offended when their names get misspelled.
Because they're not a$$hats.
Ignore the second E when pronouncing my name and I'll give you a resigned sigh.
I have a friend named "Eiji". He hates going to Starbucks.
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Good News:
Tala's mom is ambulatory for moments, and working up. She even got to the car on her own the other day.
Bad News:
Tala herself and I are in the hospital right now, as she's getting uncontrollable tremors and tics.
Good to hear Tala's mother is feeling better.
No so good about Tala though…Please give Tala a hug from a fellow tremorer (exacerbated by my meds.) VE.
For Aiymi...
She was eating steamed corn. One kernel ended up going down the wrong pipe. She started choking on it, then coughed. Rather than expelling into her mouth, it went straight up into the sinus passages. She couldn't get it out on her own after about 36 hours (including using sinus rinses), so she went to the ER. They did a CT scan to find the corn kernel in her sinuses. They were able to remove it with non-invasive methods. All clear.
But...
Last July when she was in the hospital for her mini-stroke they did a CT and found a cyst in one of her sinus cavities. They figured like any cyst it would eventually re-absorb and be fine. Unfortunately the current CT scan shows the cyst has enlarged. So she needs an ENT doc to take a look at this.
Kind of lucky that:
1. They got a second look at that durned cyst, and that it seems benign.2. They got that durned corn out non-invasively.
Still ER visits can scare the s!!+ out of you…(and in the case of you guys/American FaWtLers - the s@+% out of you wallets I guess).
*Sends hugs and back pats to Aiymi and Vany*
Good morning, everyone. I'll bet that everyone is asking "why is John here this early on a Tuesday?" That's an excellent question. The answer to which is "the morning guard couldn't get his car started, and, since I'm the 'go-to guy', I get called in."
*Sends back pats and a large glass of Port wine...it was mostly used for cooking earlier today okay!...*slurp**
Somehow, Current Events class started talking about names. I mentioned that "Mackenzie" and "Kaitlyn" were the names I saw the most variation on when subbing.
My board is now filled with as many variant spellings on the two as they can devise. Exchange student is just boggled.
I've gotten so used to people spelling my name wrong, that I kind of just let it slide now…
Except for in official documentation...and yes I occasionally have to correct it there too.My name can be spelled in (at least) 3 different way and its the ending that people mess up constantly.
1st way: ----y
2nd way: ----ie
3nd (and correct) way: ----i
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"It's K-A-R-Y-N!!! With a Y! Why'd you put an 'E' there?!?!?!?"
"Because that's how most people spell 'Karen'?"
"Well, that's not how WE spell it! Fix it! And remember next time!"In the defense of Karyn, it might be influence of German where it is Karin.
It's also one of the names that appears with different spelling all over around: I have a cousin Karin (she's German), a friend named Karina (Polish spelling at least until...), a number of Karynas appeared recently causing a head-scratch/jokes around here...
I don't mind variant spellings; the aforementioned 14-year-old girl who hangs out at our place spells her name in a truly unfortunate, "No one would ever THINK to spell your name that way, other than your parents, obviously."
But if you spell her name wrong, she just smiles and giggles and says, "No, my name is spelled really weirdly, let me show you."
In short, she's not an a$$hat about it.
"It's K-A-R-Y-N!!! With a Y! Why'd you put an 'E' there?!?!?!?"
"Because that's how most people spell 'Karen'?"
"Well, that's not how WE spell it! Fix it! And remember next time!"In the defense of Karyn, it might be influence of German where it is Karin.
It's also one of the names that appears with different spelling all over around: I have a cousin Karin (she's German), a friend named Karina (Polish spelling at least until...), a number of Karynas appeared recently causing a head-scratch/jokes around here...
I don't mind variant spellings; the aforementioned 14-year-old girl who hangs out at our place spells her name in a truly unfortunate, "No one would ever THINK to spell your name that way, other than your parents, obviously."
But if you spell her name wrong, she just smiles and giggles and says, "No, my name is spelled really weirdly, let me show you."
In short, she's not an a$$hat about it.
An a$$hat about it? You mean like this? (starts around 0:37)
Yay! We don't start until 11 AM tomorrow!
Which of course is better then 2 or 5 AM.
It's still going to take 10-15 hours though.
The problem with my name is if you don't pronounce the second E it goes from dignified to grade school insult.
So, a few days ago I went to change my avatar from cyborg rat to space gnome pirate and ended up with this number.
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I'm used to people mis pronouncing my name that I don't bother about correcting them. There's a reason my online name is Mort, so that it minimises screw ups. I don't know how you can mispronounce that.
You're absolutely right, Mark.
Meh. Project Warlock is a big disappointment...
A FPS with 90s stylistics but more guns, spells, and experience to develop the character?! Yay!
Oh, except it the controls are crap - the clunky movement of 2d targets vs sensitivity of modern controls with no sense of distance or exact hit box of the target. There is a reason why FPS in 90s had an auto-targeting corrections...
I love what I see of The Tyrant's Grasp so far.
Also Dawn of Flames for Starfinder.
The actual books should arrive by the weekend, so that should be fun.
Went to a breathtaking egyptian exhibit today. Amazing!
Also went to a local game store and a brewery.
Good beer.We had plans for the zoo tomorrow, but there is a 9 to 12 inch snow warning. Soooo probably not.
If you're close to downtown I bet that's a blast during a big storm.
Perhaps revisit some pubs.
Always stay with someone though, it is surprisingly easy to pass out in a snow drift.
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Went to a breathtaking egyptian exhibit today. Amazing!
Also went to a local game store and a brewery.
Good beer.We had plans for the zoo tomorrow, but there is a 9 to 12 inch snow warning. Soooo probably not.
I always make it a point to visit and hopefully purchase something from a local game store when I do any more-than-normal travelling.
Went to a breathtaking egyptian exhibit today. Amazing!
Also went to a local game store and a brewery.
Good beer.We had plans for the zoo tomorrow, but there is a 9 to 12 inch snow warning. Soooo probably not.
If you're close to downtown I bet that's a blast during a big storm.
Perhaps revisit some pubs.
Always stay with someone though, it is surprisingly easy to pass out in a snow drift.
That's because if you're dressed properly, snow is soft and floofy and wonderful to lie in.
I'm used to people mis pronouncing my name that I don't bother about correcting them. There's a reason my online name is Mort, so that it minimises screw ups. I don't know how you can mispronounce that.
Yeah I don't know how one can mis-pronounce Mort.
The problem with my real name is its always done messed up.
We are getting flooding instead of snow. I'd rather have snow :P
Some people are so suborn about those paper receipts too. Like that is something I would hear complaints about for sure.
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I'm used to people mis pronouncing my name that I don't bother about correcting them. There's a reason my online name is Mort, so that it minimises screw ups. I don't know how you can mispronounce that.I agree with Smart. Always choose an online handle that's easy. Just like mine.
*sticks 10 claws into Gran's shin for pronouncing her name wrong*
Gosh, I haven't done that for a while. It feels good! =)
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I'm used to people mis pronouncing my name that I don't bother about correcting them. There's a reason my online name is Mort, so that it minimises screw ups. I don't know how you can mispronounce that.You're absolutely right, Mark.
Oh noes! Another mispronouncer! I'm sorry Vany, I did it to gran because it gave me pleasure, but I need to do it to you because I must be just and fair.
*sticks 10 claws into Vanykyre's shin*
I wonder if gran has a list of how many people enjoy causing him pain. eh silly thought who would carry around a list that long.
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I just remembered a phrase that was used when I first started frequenting this thread. YOU GET BACK HERE AND #$%^ THIS OWL! and I'm laughing to tears from remembering it...
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I just remembered a phrase that was used when I first started frequenting this thread. YOU GET BACK HERE AND #$%^ THIS OWL! and I'm laughing to tears from remembering it...
Well, I needed my owlbear. And he's so cute.
*tickles owlbear*
Oops. Sorry Moat.I'm used to people mis pronouncing my name that I don't bother about correcting them. There's a reason my online name is Mort, so that it minimises screw ups. I don't know how you can mispronounce that.I agree with Smart. Always choose an online handle that's easy. Just like mine.*sticks 10 claws into Gran's shin for pronouncing her name wrong*
Gosh, I haven't done that for a while. It feels good! =)
*begins taking measurements*
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spell my name with two Rs and we will have words.Somehow, Current Events class started talking about names. I mentioned that "Mackenzie" and "Kaitlyn" were the names I saw the most variation on when subbing.
My board is now filled with as many variant spellings on the two as they can devise. Exchange student is just boggled.
Oh, don't get me started. Don't EVEN get me started. In the San Francisco Bay Area, just north of Berkeley.
I could find a dozen different spellings of "Karen" in our 1300-student high school. Because every parent wants their "little darling" to be unique.
So that's all fine and dandy... up until the point that they get horrifically offended when you misspell their daughter's name.
"It's K-A-R-Y-N!!! With a Y! Why'd you put an 'E' there?!?!?!?"
"Because that's how most people spell 'Karen'?"
"Well, that's not how WE spell it! Fix it! And remember next time!"I swear, that scene plays out at every to-go place on every street around here every single day.
"What's your name?"
"Oh my <expletive>! How DARE you spell my name like that?!?!?!?"The saddest fact is that all four of us have perfectly ordinary names, spelled in the generic fashion, yet for the life of them NO ONE can spell Impus Major or GothBard's names correctly. It's truly bizarre.
And yet neither Impus Major nor GothBard get offended when their names get misspelled.
Because they're not a$$hats.
But Frreehold, how else should we spell it? :P
Oh a two for one. *hums relatively happily*
Yeah, the snow is real loose here. It doesnt stick at all. Also you sink in way further then you think.
That's when it's most dangerous of all!
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Snow? You call that snow? Why in the last ice age, it was a mile thick in some areas! You kids have it so easy!
Undertaker servilis, for getting rid of all that excess corpses...
OK, it turns out that "carpool guy" has been hearing all kinds of stuff I haven't, because...Impii. Plus, his 14-year-old daughter is in the play, and he doesn't want *her* wandering around alone at 11:30 at night, which is perfectly reasonable (in my opinion).
I just found it rather amusing that he referred to me as a "carpool driver" when I never drive any of the other kids around. They show up at my house, I feed them and let them stay, and when I'm tired of them I make them leave. No driving involved.
But yeah, sounds like one night the group is doing a post-play gathering at an all-night burger joint in a "not 100% savory" area (hardly high-crime, but crime does occur there on occasion), then another night they're going to be hanging out in the ONE park in the city 'til the wee hours, and he just wants to make sure his daughter always has an escort and a ride.
He could have just said, "Hey, we're going to be out of town on Saturday, can you make sure our daughter is safe?" and I would have taken care of it. The whole, "As a carpool participant, I was hoping you could..." totally confused me.
Snow? You call that snow? Why in the last ice age, it was a mile thick in some areas! You kids have it so easy!
sounds heavenly.