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Hey, that's my birthday too, I'll be 34.Also...since I probably won't post it on Saturday because I tend to disappear from here on weekends...
The Adult Kid turns 27 on Saturday.
Happy early Birthday to the AK and Orthos! I'm usually not active over the weekend, hence why I'm wishing it now!
Edit: Not quite the birthday celebration I had in mind, but when in FaWtL...
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Today is WW's and my 20th wedding anniversary.
Which is really damned weird.Because sometimes he is really awesome, he threw out the "20th anniversary gift is china" thing (because we already have two sets, his great-aunt's and his grandmother's), and gave me the Odyssey instead.
The Odyssey. Because 20 years.
My favorite translation (Robert Fagles, because he completely dusts Fitzgerald or Lattimore), on audiobook for my car,read by Ian McKellen.
Tonight Grandma is keeping the kids late after dinner at her house so we can go out somewhere.
Happy Anniversary! :D Enjoy your night out!
Congrats LM!!
Today also happens to be Zelda's 40th birthday. For which she is not enthused at all.
Congratulations!
If she feels bad, its MrT's 47th birthday today.
Happy birthday, MrT!
Here's a bit of Suzanne Ciani for him to celebrate with
Hey, that's my birthday too, I'll be 34.Also...since I probably won't post it on Saturday because I tend to disappear from here on weekends...
The Adult Kid turns 27 on Saturday.
So you are the adulter kid...
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Uh, why adultery means adultery when it should mean maturity?
The amount of people who think their monitor is their computer is too damn high.I just had to explain to someone what I meant by saying "log out and log back in".
This is eventually going to lead to a Problem. When I figure out which variation of a Problem I'm going to have I'll let you all know. Bail money may be involved.
Preposterous!
Everyone knows that the computer is underneath the keyboard!
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And just to be clear...for those of you who honestly don't know what we're talking about half the time, we don't actually expect you to. You're all smarter and more educated than the average planetary citizen, but you aren't working in the fields/industry/companies that we are, and that's just it...these people I complain about have been working for this company for *years*. They've had to deal with this stuff for a significant portion of their lives.
I usually, though not always, have the general idea what are you talking about, with varying degree of depth of comprehension, despite not working in that field. Thirty years with computers do that to you.
At least I understand enough to find it (a) entertaining, (b) facepalmish usually at appropriate moments.
Saying "Well, they're older, and therefore not particularly computer savvy," just doesn't cut it anymore.
My grandfather finally learned how to burn CDs a week or two before his death (late 2008, almost 10 years ago). On the other hand, a lot of your complaints sound very similar to some of my talks with my parents where they insist that I explain to them over the phone various things regarding computer use.
The basics of using Windows hasn't actually changed all that much since 1995. Think about it. Other than Windows 8 (blessed be thy burning), the Start button is still there. The programs are still there. Logging on and logging out hasn't really changed. Shutdown and reboot/restart are still there. It's been a quarter century.
More for those of us who grew on computers with graphic user interface predating Windows...
*sigh* I miss Amiga sometimes.
But as soon as it's a computer people act like they've never seen this stuff before, and they act like "log out" or "reboot" are magical words that only computer nerds can understand.
In their defense I have to say, while I know the differences between logging out and turning off, I usually treat them somehow equivalently. Using home computer for personal purposes does that - I don't really log off of many things, except from specific games. And even then it usually equates to turning the program off.
I think I'm going to take the rest of the day off to learn puppetry or something.
Voodoo, so you can use distant pain induction to condition your users into better behaviors.
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Still around.
Not much have happened up here North, other then the parliamentary (general) election yesterday…turned out alright, if with the usual Danish contrarianism in copious amounts.
Otherwise…
Well I'm still not really on top emotionally, but I'm waddling along as best I can. Also there's the heat and my allergies, but that's in the small frys department.
…
So in general I'm mostly sigh-ish I guess...
Oh and congrats with the anniversary LM + a happy b-day to Zelda!
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Crookshanks (to out of state cousins): Do you guys listen to Wu-Tang Clan?
Out of state cousin: Wu-Tang Clan?
Tiny T-Rex: You know, The Wu-Tang Clan! C'mon, everyone knows the Wu-Tang Clan!
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Ah, the totally bizarre worries of parenthood.
Yesterday, the kids went to the local park. While there, a woman approached them and offered them half of a store-bought cake, her claim being that her kids couldn't eat it all, and she didn't want to take it home and let them eat the rest of it.
Perfectly reasonable, been there, done that, I figured it was fine. And it was a little too late anyway, because some of the kids' friends had already eaten some of the cake.
This morning, GothBard asked where the cake had come from, and when I said, "A strange woman in the park," her immediate response was, "Nuh uh."
And I can totally see her point of view. Especially in Albany, 99.9999% of the time that cake is going to be fine. But do you really want to risk your health on the 0.0001% chance the woman's a psycho?
Eh. It's a low risk. Take a chance every once in a while. Life's not worth living if you're totally 100% safe at all times.
My approach to that is pretty simple:
- If the worst-case scenario is a trip to the ER, no problemo
- if the worst-case scenario is death or permanent injury, no thanksHaving cake is a pretty low-reward activity; it's not like they've never had cake before. And poisoning or drugging can result in permanent organ failure or death.
So in this particular situation, I think taking the risk is foolish because it's just not much of a reward.
I'm partially being tongue-in-cheek with that.
You won't be able to tell the ER what it is that got you there besides "Cake from a strange lady in the park." Could be hallucinogens, could be cyanide. The treatment is very different.
While Freehold is definitely Viva La Chaos and you are definitely Lawful Society, I fall squarely in between depending on the day, the situation, the color of squirrel that's eating from Zelda's bird feeders, the number of deer that are hanging out in my back yard that day,...
Hey, I am not super chaotic! Why I just returned a young mans lost wallet! His grandfather was so overwhelmed he gave me 20 bucks that I am spending on super spicy Chinese food that I pray will unclog my sinuses as everyone is either sick or allergy ridden aroundabouts!
See? Totally not chaotic!
Now if you'll excuse me, I am going to practice my "Oh YEAH!!!!!!" for when I break through the wall at Orthos' church/Scint's school/Vanykyre's meeting/Nobodyshome and Gothbard's quiet evening/Lisamarlene's visit from her inlaws/Captain Yesterday's attempt to shave an even angrier bear with sensitive skin with a skid loader/Woran's birthday party for Mr. T/TOZ' marine reunion/insert your preferred situation here!
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Crookshanks (to out of state cousins): Do you guys listen to Wu-Tang Clan?
Out of state cousin: Wu-Tang Clan?
Tiny T-Rex: You know, The Wu-Tang Clan! C'mon, everyone knows the Wu-Tang Clan!
I have got to get a flying guillotine for your kids to play with.
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"I know I was born, and I know that I'll die, the in between is mine" - Pearl Jam, I Am Mine.
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Holy s&$! I can actually f&&*ing BREATHE.
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"I know I was born, and I know that I'll die, the in between is mine" - Pearl Jam, I Am Mine.
I love that song. And that album.
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Holy s~!~ I can actually f&*%ing BREATHE.
I'm considering going for Indian food tomorrow for the exact same reason.
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For everyone that writes, or wants to write, or is just plain awesome, I highly, highly recommend the Gravity Falls Complete series DVD, the commentary on every episode is amazingly insightful.
Thank goodness it's someday, someday.
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And just to be clear...for those of you who honestly don't know what we're talking about half the time, we don't actually expect you to. You're all smarter and more educated than the average planetary citizen, but you aren't working in the fields/industry/companies that we are, and that's just it...these people I complain about have been working for this company for *years*. They've had to deal with this stuff for a significant portion of their lives.I usually, though not always, have the general idea what are you talking about, with varying degree of depth of comprehension, despite not working in that field. Thirty years with computers do that to you.
At least I understand enough to find it (a) entertaining, (b) facepalmish usually at appropriate moments.
Saying "Well, they're older, and therefore not particularly computer savvy," just doesn't cut it anymore.My grandfather finally learned how to burn CDs a week or two before his death (late 2008, almost 10 years ago). On the other hand, a lot of your complaints sound very similar to some of my talks with my parents where they insist that I explain to them over the phone various things regarding computer use.
The basics of using Windows hasn't actually changed all that much since 1995. Think about it. Other than Windows 8 (blessed be thy burning), the Start button is still there. The programs are still there. Logging on and logging out hasn't really changed. Shutdown and reboot/restart are still there. It's been a quarter century.More for those of us who grew on computers with graphic user interface predating Windows...
*sigh* I miss Amiga sometimes.
But as soon as it's a computer people act like they've never seen this stuff before, and they act like "log out" or "reboot" are magical words that only computer nerds can understand.In their defense I have to say, while I know the differences between logging out and turning off, I usually treat...
Drejk seriously just stole my post. (Reads page, thinks, "Nah, not puppetry, voodoo!", reads to end of page, clicks next page, reads down... "Dang it, Drejk!")
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Crookshanks (to out of state cousins): Do you guys listen to Wu-Tang Clan?
Out of state cousin: Wu-Tang Clan?
Tiny T-Rex: You know, The Wu-Tang Clan! C'mon, everyone knows the Wu-Tang Clan!
My niece isn't even two and she already has a Wu Tang hoodie.
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Why did I JUST find out that Jim Jarmusch made a zombie movie?!?
Where is everyone?
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Where is everyone? I was replying to work emails at the time you posted that, then I got in the shower before getting dressed for work.
My work day typically starts the moment I wake up and have to answer questions they should already know the answers to.
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Where is everyone?
I am become Limey, Reheater of Stews.
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Woke up at 5:33, because my brain can't seem to fathom that it's summer.
Took allergy med.
Went to lie on couch until allergy med kicked in so I wouldn't wake WW by blowing my nose repeatedly.
Decided I was awake, did some sewing while watching youtube videos (mostly Good Omens-related interviews).
Checked my rss feeds.
Now I have to get ready to go into work for about an hour because I have a prospective student interview, which is where I take a random three year old who has never met me into my classroom for twenty minutes and decide whether I want them in my class.
It's WW's day off, so we're taking the kids to the pool down the street, playing board games, and making pizza.
I'm shopping, for work.
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Where is everyone? I was replying to work emails at the time you posted that, then I got in the shower before getting dressed for work.
My work day typically starts the moment I wake up and have to answer questions they should already know the answers to.
if anyone deserves a shower beer, it is you.
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The good news...sorta...is that I hit my hours limit for the week at 9am today.
Yeah.
I have a team that I'm in charge of, yet I'm still hourly and I still have to avoid OT whenever I can. So at 9am on a Friday, I've been given a sock.
Where is everyone?
Sleeping.
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Drejk seriously just stole my post. (Reads page, thinks, "Nah, not puppetry, voodoo!", reads to end of page, clicks next page, reads down... "Dang it, Drejk!")
Ha! To power of old Slavic witchcraft!
Supposedly my great-great-grandfather was a znachor (a folk healer or a witch doctor).
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The Book of Faces reminded me this morning of one of my favorite things a student ever said to me:
"My mother believes in the gods. My father says he is not sure about the gods, but he loves Mr. Shakespeare."
(Her family was Hindu, so yes, gods plural.)
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Mr. Shakespeare. That amuses me for reasons I can't adequately explain.
The good news...sorta...is that I hit my hours limit for the week at 9am today.
Yeah.
I have a team that I'm in charge of, yet I'm still hourly and I still have to avoid OT whenever I can. So at 9am on a Friday, I've been given a sock.
...is that something you should be bragging about on a public forum?
My boss doesn't care about paying over time.
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For everyone that writes, or wants to write, or is just plain awesome, I highly, highly recommend the Gravity Falls Complete series DVD, the commentary on every episode is amazingly insightful.
{nods} Shmebulock.
Ah, nothing like being on a major fire drill at work and getting a call from your credit card company that your card has been breached.
Well, at least we have enough time to get replacement cards, but what a nightmare!
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this study isn't surprising, but it's interesting: The people with the strongest political views (in either direction) are the most unlikely to admit they're wrong.
Not a surprise, but a fun study...
Whereas this one just busts me up.
"We know exactly who you are and what you do due to your use of smart devices."
Apparently I'm a freak who sits in my own bedroom closet for days on end. They should have me committed.
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Hmmm... maybe we aren't the best chaperones in the world:
NobodysHome: So, why do you have to be there at 6? Are you going to perform for us?
Impus Minor: No; I'm just doing the paper plate ceremony. I made a paper plate for Impus Major.
NH: Oh, that's awesome! That was my favorite part of the awards ceremony last year! I look forward to seeing it!
IM, worried: Oh, wait. How public is it going to be? Because my plate really isn't appropriate.
NH: Well, technically it's open to the public, but last year it was pretty much nobody except choir kids and chaperones.
IM: Oh, that's OK then!
When your kid is MORE worried about the general adult population than his chaperones, there MAY be some laxness going on...
EDIT: Yeah, yeah. Back to work. But it's Friday!!!
...is that something you should be bragging about on a public forum?The good news...sorta...is that I hit my hours limit for the week at 9am today.
Yeah.
I have a team that I'm in charge of, yet I'm still hourly and I still have to avoid OT whenever I can. So at 9am on a Friday, I've been given a sock.
It's not bragging, it's just the reality of the situation. They're fully aware of what they're telling me to do. Doesn't make it a good decision on their part.
Hmmm... maybe we aren't the best chaperones in the world:
NobodysHome: So, why do you have to be there at 6? Are you going to perform for us?
Impus Minor: No; I'm just doing the paper plate ceremony. I made a paper plate for Impus Major.
NH: Oh, that's awesome! That was my favorite part of the awards ceremony last year! I look forward to seeing it!
IM, worried: Oh, wait. How public is it going to be? Because my plate really isn't appropriate.
NH: Well, technically it's open to the public, but last year it was pretty much nobody except choir kids and chaperones.
IM: Oh, that's OK then!When your kid is MORE worried about the general adult population than his chaperones, there MAY be some laxness going on...
EDIT: Yeah, yeah. Back to work. But it's Friday!!!
What is a paper plate ceremony?
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What is a paper plate ceremony?Hmmm... maybe we aren't the best chaperones in the world:
NobodysHome: So, why do you have to be there at 6? Are you going to perform for us?
Impus Minor: No; I'm just doing the paper plate ceremony. I made a paper plate for Impus Major.
NH: Oh, that's awesome! That was my favorite part of the awards ceremony last year! I look forward to seeing it!
IM, worried: Oh, wait. How public is it going to be? Because my plate really isn't appropriate.
NH: Well, technically it's open to the public, but last year it was pretty much nobody except choir kids and chaperones.
IM: Oh, that's OK then!When your kid is MORE worried about the general adult population than his chaperones, there MAY be some laxness going on...
EDIT: Yeah, yeah. Back to work. But it's Friday!!!
It's actually pretty adorable, and one of my favorite "things" of the school year.
So, just like every other group activity in existence, choir HAS to have an "awards" ceremony, where the kids who got scholarships or won awards or what-have-you get to walk across the stage and get politely applauded by all their friends.
To make it more interesting, the choir director introduced "paper plate" awards: Underclassmen can take paper plates, decorate them any way they want, come up to the stage, bring up any senior they want, and present them with the "award".
It is by far and away the silliest, most touching, most amazing part of the entire ceremony. Nobody knows who's getting an award, nor why, but you get everything from secret crushes finally being revealed (the school year is now over) to siblings wishing their older siblings well, to silliness, to inside jokes, to whatever the kids can imagine.
It's all kinds of fun. I wouldn't miss it.
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To the young woman that gave me my wallet back that I had dropped, thank you so very much! There are indeed good people in this world.
Drinking stout and listening to Black Sabbath.
So what else is new.
Connections by James Burke is still awesome (and very relevant) even after 40 years.