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You.
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Ignoring the naked man above, tonight we shared The Dark Crystal with my boys! They luuuuuurrrrrrrrrved it! It was great!
The Eldest (a notable animal-lover) absolutely adored Fizzgigg and spent the rest of the evening pretending to be the little ball of fur.
The Youngest thought the...
... was "SO COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL" and proceeded to enthuse about that moment for the rest of the night.
We were all chanting,
... at the end, together, too. It was basically exactly up their ally and it was a lovely experience.
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Clocking out. Good night, everyone.
Good night, John! Sorry about your sucky internet! Hope it gets fixed, soon!
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Ignoring the naked man above, tonight we shared The Dark Crystal with my boys! They luuuuuurrrrrrrrrved it! It was great!
The Eldest (a notable animal-lover) absolutely adored Fizzgigg and spent the rest of the evening pretending to be the little ball of fur.
The Youngest thought the...
** spoiler omitted **
... was "SO COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL" and proceeded to enthuse about that moment for the rest of the night.
We were all chanting,
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... at the end, together, too. It was basically exactly up their ally and it was a lovely experience.
why traumatize your children so?!
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I think it is generally discouraged to put things up your ally.Ignoring the naked man above, tonight we shared The Dark Crystal with my boys! They luuuuuurrrrrrrrrved it! It was great!
The Eldest (a notable animal-lover) absolutely adored Fizzgigg and spent the rest of the evening pretending to be the little ball of fur.
The Youngest thought the...
** spoiler omitted **
... was "SO COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL" and proceeded to enthuse about that moment for the rest of the night.
We were all chanting,
** spoiler omitted **... at the end, together, too. It was basically exactly up their ally and it was a lovely experience.
yeah, some allies are prudish that way.
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I'm going to be cutting pavers all day, so it's going to be pretty sweet.
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Captain Yesterday: I'm cutting pavers today, so I'm pretty excited!
Bob: Are... are you being facetious?
Captain Yesterday: Nope, I love anything to do with pavers.
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The good news: I can move today!
The bad news: Barely!
I even got my first "old man" lecture from Impus Major: "Dad, you're getting too old to be doing all this stuff on your own. Next time ask for help!"
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I'm going to be cutting pavers all day, so it's going to be pretty sweet.
No, you're going to be cutting pavers until the saw gives out. Again.
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I'm going to be cutting pavers all day, so it's going to be pretty sweet.No, you're going to be cutting pavers until the saw gives out. Again.
Different saw.
For pavers you use a table saw, for walls you use a chop saw.
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The good news: I can move today!
The bad news: Barely!I even got my first "old man" lecture from Impus Major: "Dad, you're getting too old to be doing all this stuff on your own. Next time ask for help!"
Yet another reason I need a gif of Geoffrey Holder laughing from Live and Let Die.
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I'm going to be cutting pavers all day, so it's going to be pretty sweet.No, you're going to be cutting pavers until the saw gives out. Again.Different saw.
For pavers you use a table saw, for walls you use a chop saw.
The point is that the mechanical apparatus by which you cut the stone will give out before you get tired of it.
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Yet another reason I need a gif of Geoffrey Holder laughing from Live and Let Die.The good news: I can move today!
The bad news: Barely!I even got my first "old man" lecture from Impus Major: "Dad, you're getting too old to be doing all this stuff on your own. Next time ask for help!"
You're welcome.
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You're welcome.Yet another reason I need a gif of Geoffrey Holder laughing from Live and Let Die.The good news: I can move today!
The bad news: Barely!I even got my first "old man" lecture from Impus Major: "Dad, you're getting too old to be doing all this stuff on your own. Next time ask for help!"
Vany gets ALL the cookies today.
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why traumatize your children so?!Ignoring the naked man above, tonight we shared The Dark Crystal with my boys! They luuuuuurrrrrrrrrved it! It was great!
The Eldest (a notable animal-lover) absolutely adored Fizzgigg and spent the rest of the evening pretending to be the little ball of fur.
The Youngest thought the...
** spoiler omitted **
... was "SO COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL" and proceeded to enthuse about that moment for the rest of the night.
We were all chanting,
** spoiler omitted **
... at the end, together, too. It was basically exactly up their ally and it was a lovely experience.
Because The Dark Crystal was Jim Henson at his absolute best. And it was fantastic.
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Captain Yesterday: I'm cutting pavers today, so I'm pretty excited!
Bob: Are... are you being facetious?
Captain Yesterday: Nope, I love anything to do with pavers.
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Because The Dark Crystal was Jim Henson at his absolute best. And it was fantastic.why traumatize your children so?!Ignoring the naked man above, tonight we shared The Dark Crystal with my boys! They luuuuuurrrrrrrrrved it! It was great!
The Eldest (a notable animal-lover) absolutely adored Fizzgigg and spent the rest of the evening pretending to be the little ball of fur.
The Youngest thought the...
** spoiler omitted **
... was "SO COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL" and proceeded to enthuse about that moment for the rest of the night.
We were all chanting,
** spoiler omitted **
... at the end, together, too. It was basically exactly up their ally and it was a lovely experience.
*shudder*
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The point is that the mechanical apparatus by which you cut the stone will give out before you get tired of it.I'm going to be cutting pavers all day, so it's going to be pretty sweet.No, you're going to be cutting pavers until the saw gives out. Again.Different saw.
For pavers you use a table saw, for walls you use a chop saw.
Nope, it's the good (newish) saw.
I'm trying to get over time here!
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The point is that the mechanical apparatus by which you cut the stone will give out before you get tired of it.I'm going to be cutting pavers all day, so it's going to be pretty sweet.No, you're going to be cutting pavers until the saw gives out. Again.Different saw.
For pavers you use a table saw, for walls you use a chop saw.
Nope, it's the good (newish) saw.
I'm trying to get over time here!
Then may all of your projects be littered with S-curve sidewalks made of 1-inch cut mosaic-paver tiles.
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"Did I say 1-inch? I did not. I've never said 1-inch. You're just being sloppy and doing it wrong. I specifically want 25.4 millimeter tiles."
-All the best clients, who sound suspiciously like corporate computer users
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Well, that's that.
Other than the heavy stuff Impus Major promised to help me lift, none of which is particularly weather-averse, everything I own is now indoors on my property.
I'm feeling better about the multi-year project to go through it all. GothBard and the kids are really good at a daily, "Is there anything on this table you want to keep, yes or no?" approach to The Purge, so I'm thinking it's closer to 1-2 years than 5-10.
Nobody's dream of owning nothing inches closer to reality...
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Nobody will never own nothing...
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Well, that's that.
Other than the heavy stuff Impus Major promised to help me lift, none of which is particularly weather-averse, everything I own is now indoors on my property.
I'm feeling better about the multi-year project to go through it all. GothBard and the kids are really good at a daily, "Is there anything on this table you want to keep, yes or no?" approach to The Purge, so I'm thinking it's closer to 1-2 years than 5-10.
Nobody's dream of owning nothing inches closer to reality...
Just sign these papers and you will indeed own nothing..
Think of it. Absolute freedom.
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Well, that's that.
Other than the heavy stuff Impus Major promised to help me lift, none of which is particularly weather-averse, everything I own is now indoors on my property.
I'm feeling better about the multi-year project to go through it all. GothBard and the kids are really good at a daily, "Is there anything on this table you want to keep, yes or no?" approach to The Purge, so I'm thinking it's closer to 1-2 years than 5-10.
Nobody's dream of owning nothing inches closer to reality...
Just sign these papers and you will indeed own nothing..
Think of it. Absolute freedom.
Not even a soul.
Err...sole.
It's a fish.
Tasty fish.
Tasty, tasty soul...
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Then may all of your projects be littered with S-curve sidewalks made of 1-inch cut mosaic-paver tiles.The point is that the mechanical apparatus by which you cut the stone will give out before you get tired of it.I'm going to be cutting pavers all day, so it's going to be pretty sweet.No, you're going to be cutting pavers until the saw gives out. Again.Different saw.
For pavers you use a table saw, for walls you use a chop saw.
Nope, it's the good (newish) saw.
I'm trying to get over time here!
That is the current trend, so yes, yes it will.
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Well, that's that.
Other than the heavy stuff Impus Major promised to help me lift, none of which is particularly weather-averse, everything I own is now indoors on my property.
I'm feeling better about the multi-year project to go through it all. GothBard and the kids are really good at a daily, "Is there anything on this table you want to keep, yes or no?" approach to The Purge, so I'm thinking it's closer to 1-2 years than 5-10.
Nobody's dream of owning nothing inches closer to reality...
Just sign these papers and you will indeed own nothing..
Think of it. Absolute freedom.Not even a soul.
Err...sole.
It's a fish.
Tasty fish.
Tasty, tasty soul...
(move time to 1:58) I have no idea what you are talking about.
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"Did I say 1-inch? I did not. I've never said 1-inch. You're just being sloppy and doing it wrong. I specifically want 25.4 millimeter tiles."
-All the best clients, who sound suspiciously like corporate computer users
Again, yes the current trend is to import.
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New work-at-home user has a ticket submitted asking for help setting up the work-at-home equipment she just received.
My technician assigned the ticket sends user an email asking to set up a time and get the phone number to help said user. Because the ticket had no contact information beyond the user's name and a personal email address. Thanks for that.
User ignores email.
User ignores email.
User calls the emergency line, even though all emails sent by my technician included both his desk number and his cell number.
The on-call technician ignores the phone ringing.
The on-call technician ignores the phone ringing 5 minutes later.
Call skips me and my counterpart and escalates to my boss. My boss is on vacation in Mexico this week and intentionally does not have his phone allowing international calling. Because this.
Call escalates to his boss. The CIO of the company. The CIO had to explain to a random remote worker that he'd get one of his people on it, but that he couldn't help her directly. She called him useless.
I was in a meeting with the CIO when he got this call. I gave my technician the phone number to contact her back...
Her job is to communicate with insurance companies and hospitals on befalf of patients caught in between. I don't know if she's a perfect hire or the worst possible person to be in this position. I really can't decide.
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Something got caught in spam folder.
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Something got caught in spam folder.
It's a good thought, but we were...angered...and we checked. That email is in her inbox multiple times.
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This sounds like exactly the kind of person who ruins WFH for everyone else.
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This sounds like exactly the kind of person who ruins WFH for everyone else.
In this company, in this division, she sounds like she fits right in with the rest of them.
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Well, that's that.
Other than the heavy stuff Impus Major promised to help me lift, none of which is particularly weather-averse, everything I own is now indoors on my property.
I'm feeling better about the multi-year project to go through it all. GothBard and the kids are really good at a daily, "Is there anything on this table you want to keep, yes or no?" approach to The Purge, so I'm thinking it's closer to 1-2 years than 5-10.
Nobody's dream of owning nothing inches closer to reality...
ALL (DE) is doing the '30 day challenge' this month, where you get rid of one thing on the 1st, two on the 2nd, and so on, until you're getting rid of 30 things on the 30th. She's finding it a useful way to declutter, even if she has had to make the painful sacrifice of throwing away her old sand :(
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It's really easy for the brain to misinterpret something like "old sand" as "oldest son".
What?
Why do you think this has something to do with whether or not I have a fish?
You people are strange.
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Also,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NOBODY!
LOL. I knew you'd "out" me.
But ugh. Last night Impus Major decided to be out 'til 3:00 am, then have a friend crash on the couch. Not only did I lose 2-3 hours of sleep (that I needed), but my back's all sore and today is the first day of a 4-day marathon of assaulting the boxes in the side yard.
Curse you, Impus Major!
But I'm sure he had fun, and I remember back when I was his age and there was nothing like roaming around with a pack of friends in the wee hours of the morning for no reason.
3:00 am is still late, though. I remember always wrapping up between 1 and 2.
If he's anything like me, 3:30 is his bed time.
(Not kidding. If I'm allowed, I go strong, hit sleepy time at 3:30, and wake up sharp around 11:30. Things can - and, in the normal course of life, do - mess with this a great deal, of course, but if left to my own devices, I've consistently found that this is my life rhythm.)
If left to my onw devices, I'll get to bed round 03:00 then wake up round 13:00. I tend to need 10 hours a sleep.