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It says something about how long it's been since I listened regularly to country music that I had to Google it to find out what song I'd unintentionally referenced.Orthos...you didn't have to put that song in my head. You really didn't.Forever and ever, Amen.The South bites.It did before the virus, and it will after.I still don't get it.
Granted I don't Google country music, ever.
Though I do listen to a bit of it.
It's the title of a song by Randy Travis from the 90s.
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And that is not a good enough reason to go without pants.
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Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark finished. Bonus location/dungeon remains to be finished. Excellent FFT-style game. The classes and gear could use a bit of tweaking, but fun and the story is nice, if not terribly groundbreaking.Hm. Looking this up, now. No reason.
Likewise.
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Crookshanks: I'm not worried about the virus, teenagers are invincible!
Me: I can show you the 6 graves of my friends that died in high school that would disagree with you, if they could.
Damn. I'm sorry.
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Steal their toilet paper.But then they won't have anything to fuel the inevitable illegal still fire when it happens (the General's brother has burned down three sheds that way).
You gotta be kidding me.
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I have to go to the first job tomorrow.
Not sure if any of my staff will show as they all have kids.
Second job is on hiatus until question mark.
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You gotta be kidding me.Steal their toilet paper.But then they won't have anything to fuel the inevitable illegal still fire when it happens (the General's brother has burned down three sheds that way).
I don't think "kidding" is the word you're really looking for there.
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And that is not a good enough reason to go without pants.
For once I agree with you on that matter. In fact, that's reason enough to put on a second pair.
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OK. This is funny because it really does show the way people think.
(1) A guy's company says, "If you travel internationally, please self-quarantine for two weeks and DO NOT come back to work!"
(2) The guy agrees to this, does his trip anyway, gets back to the U.S., and starts planning his 2-week quarantine from work.
(3) His Day 1 plan? Go hang out with some co-workers after work and tell them about his trip.
Yeah... er... no.
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Well, would you look at that? It's Day 1000.
And it's pretty scary. Almost 3 years into my sobriety, I still crave alcohol multiple times a week. It's true what they say: Once your body is hardwired to think it needs it, there's nothing you can do but abstain.
This whole idea of, "Moderation is better than cold turkey," is gaining ground in the scientific community, but as someone for whom moderation has never been easy, I just don't see myself starting drinking again any time in the near future.
Once I'm retired (so not working) and not raising the kids, maybe I'll give it a chance.
But I lost 10 years of my life to the stuff, and I just have no temptation to go back down that rabbit hole.
At one point I was taking between 800-1600mg ibruprofen to be able to work, and that was before taking two pills (Midrin) for migraines. DAILY
Almost eight years ago now (it'll be eight provided the world survives to August) my Muslim co-worker came to me and said "Wei Ji, you're killing yourself with those pills. You're moving worse than me and I'm twice your age. Tell you what. For the month of Ramadan, you don't take the pills, and I'll fast, and we'll be miserable together".
The first week was gawdsawful everything hurt. Hurts I didn't know hurt hurt. All the pain. Kuthites would have been writhing in sheer bliss.
The second week almost everything hurt, but I could move slightly better. Kuthites would have still been writhing in sheer bliss.
The third week I could sort of identify what was a 'real' pain, and what was a 'fake' pain.
The fourth week, I could kind of suss out how to *not* cause pain, and what DID cause pain.
Fast forward two weeks to the weekend before GenCon. It was super-hot, I was tired, I was stressed, dehydrated, all the horrible things to trigger a migraine. Took a couple of aspirin to try and help with the migraine. They did nothing, except upset my guts a bit.
Best result obtained by sitting in quiet dark room completely tuned out from everything.
Since that point, I have not taken any sort of pain pill like that.
Hopefully this helps a bit!
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The word "nun" is an "n" doing a cartwheel.
Shower thoughts...
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Sure, the nun could be in the shower.The word "nun" is an "n" doing a cartwheel.Shower thoughts...
... freehold are you somehow controlling gran?
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Me? You're the one who brought it up!... freehold are you somehow controlling gran?Sure, the nun could be in the shower.The word "nun" is an "n" doing a cartwheel.Shower thoughts...
Nope never mind definitely gran.
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Obligatory Coronavirus "We're all gonna die! We're all gonna die! (EVENTUALLY!!!)"
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Nope never mind definitely gran.Me? You're the one who brought it up!... freehold are you somehow controlling gran?Sure, the nun could be in the shower.The word "nun" is an "n" doing a cartwheel.Shower thoughts...
It was definitely Vidmaster7. I saw it with my own 7 eyes.
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Obligatory Coronavirus "We're all gonna die! We're all gonna die! (EVENTUALLY!!!)"
My current level of millennial tells me either social change or take me now Coronavirus!
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It was definitely Vidmaster7. I saw it with my own 7 eyes.Nope never mind definitely gran.Me? You're the one who brought it up!... freehold are you somehow controlling gran?Sure, the nun could be in the shower.The word "nun" is an "n" doing a cartwheel.Shower thoughts...
7 eyes? well that's odd...
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Whelp,...
The first show I'm in, (Music Man) survived all of,... everything, and had a good opening weekend.
NOW due to,... shenanigans,... they are going to 'delay' (not cancel) the remaining two weekends of shows,... and put them on top of when the OTHER show I am in (Xanadu, the musical) is scheduled to run.
Yeah,... Ima go to work in the morning, (University has canceled classes, but we are NOT 'closed') and try and figure out what, exactly, the H, E, Double-Hockey-Sticks is going on THERE.
MEANWHILE<
- My WIFE went out and panic-shopped while I was at opening night of the show, because everyone else was doing it. (To be fair, she was raised in New Orleans, Hurricane training kicked in I guess?) ;P
-My Daughter "Princess" is acting like her world is ending, because her classes are canceled, her show (She is in Music Man too) is not running, and everything around us is closing up, so her exceptionally-OVER-social-A$$ is going through 'socializing-with-friends-withdrawal' before we even got home from todays show! O_o
-AND my son, "Not-so-Mini-Me" is acting like Summer break started early. He is binging videos, playing games, and planning sleepovers with his friends. He refuses to believe that he will have to do schoolwork, or reading, or practice piano, etc, Even online, until September. (Yep. He's in for a RUDE wake-up call!) :)
I'm actually looking forward to going to work tomorrow. My office is backstage, and with classes canceled, only teachers and staff will be around. The email and phone messages will be at stupid-high levels, But I will be alone, just me, My MAC (I hate them but that what my boss likes, so,...) and ITUNES RADIO streaming 'Streaming Soundtracks Dot Com' in the background.
;)
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Yes. 7 is an odd number. Well done. I'd give you a gold star, but I can't. Someone panic-hoarded all of them.7 eyes? well that's odd...It was definitely Vidmaster7. I saw it with my own 7 eyes.Nope never mind definitely gran.Me? You're the one who brought it up!... freehold are you somehow controlling gran?Sure, the nun could be in the shower.The word "nun" is an "n" doing a cartwheel.Shower thoughts...
Sorry. Not sorry! muahahaha Suffer! we also bought all the toilet paper well us and the karen's. Hail hydra! hail Karen!
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Now that would be one evil army^
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I am less concerned that the buy-out of all the TP is an Evil Plot than people panic-buying.
At least with an Evil Plot, you know that eventually there's going to be a huge battle (in the bathroom, maybe?) between the Protagonist and the Antagonist.
The Antagonist will cackle manically and spew forth their diabolic Master Plan, and then the Protagonist will Flush it...
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Or we could cut back to see the filming studio and then just have the characters wonder around messing up other movies. It will be hilarious.
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Or we could cut back to see the filming studio and then just have the characters wonder around messing up other movies. It will be hilarious.Just make sure your Robin Hood can speak with an English accent.
just as long as we can cast Marty Feldman in it.
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Sorry, we can only get Farty Meldman.just as long as we can cast Marty Feldman in it.Or we could cut back to see the filming studio and then just have the characters wonder around messing up other movies. It will be hilarious.Just make sure your Robin Hood can speak with an English accent.
Ouch that's gonna cost us.
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Hello, everyone.
I'm sad, right now. The nearest movie theater to me got sold. Nearly every movie that I've seen between June of '16 and now was seen there.
So, what will the new owners do? They're going to tear it down and put a dog park in the plot. Please pardon the language, but these people have lost their f@!~ing minds!
Just straight up time to move.
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My town is in the least populated region of one of the least hit states in the country, with a population of under 3500, and a well-funded university's medical school within 5 miles.
My family is good.
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I'm at work.
Other people have showed.
Not quite the end of days scenario we predicted, at least not yet.
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We're in scramble mode trying to get as many people working from home as possible.
Take a guess whose office executive is saying, "Nobody here can work from home. Except managers." That's right. She's *still* not going to close the office or allow the majority of people to work remotely.
We're living in a zombie/plague movie and she's just blissfully moving through life unaffected by anything.
EDIT: Other offices are sending dozens, if not hundreds home. Just not ours.
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(1) Shiro points out how the U.S. coronavirus response proves just how realistic zombie plague movies actually are.
(2) Nice article about a couple of brothers in Tennessee buying up 18,000 packs of Purell, then complaining that their price gouging wasn't going well enough for them.
(3) My father-in-law asked me to order some rubbing alcohol from Amazon for him, since it wasn't available in any of his local stores. I learned that even Amazon is sold out of stuff like hand sanitizer and rubbing alcohol. I mean seriously, WTF, people?
I know I said it before, but shouldn't you already have a supply of cleaning stuff in your house?!?!?
(4) First day of the mass work-from-home for the family. The REAL issue is going to be to get the kids to actually DO any work. Working from home is hard because it requires self-discipline, which both the kids utterly lack. So *my* working from home is going to be MUCH harder, because I'm going to be spending a lot of time pushing theirs.
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Gothbard's game just sent out a user survey with five prospective storylines. Two are pretty good, one is just meh, and two will utterly ruin the game and make it unplayable.
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We're back home from Val's birthday weekend and today is the first day of spring break. Since Whingey's mom had already made arrangements to have her downstairs painted and the window soffits replaced, she's going ahead with it, but will stay upstairs while WW and I talk to the crew and move breakables and paintings and curtains and things, and then WW is going to work because his office is still open. He's just afraid of being laid off now that he finally has a good job. I'm picking up my MiL's groceries so she doesn't have to leave her house. Also it's pissing down rain.
Kids and I are going to play a lot of board games this week.
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Hello, everyone.
I'm sad, right now. The nearest movie theater to me got sold. Nearly every movie that I've seen between June of '16 and now was seen there.
So, what will the new owners do? They're going to tear it down and put a dog park in the plot. Please pardon the language, but these people have lost their f#~~ing minds!
Ugh. So sorry, John.
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I am less concerned that the buy-out of all the TP is an Evil Plot than people panic-buying.At least with an Evil Plot, you know that eventually there's going to be a huge battle (in the bathroom, maybe?) between the Protagonist and the Antagonist.
The Antagonist will cackle manically and spew forth their diabolic Master Plan, and then the Protagonist will Flush it...
An Evil Plot would require a competent antagonist.
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What is wrong with this picture?
(1) Our governor has declared a state of emergency and asked people over 65 to shelter in place.
(2) Pretty much ALL the advice worldwide is for people over 70 to stop traveling, especially in airlines.
(3) In a letter to the newspaper today, a 70-something writer asked, "Since so many DMV offices are closed, will the state offer exemptions for RealID requirements?"
Er... considering RealID is only required for travel by plane at the moment... WHAT ARE YOU THINKING!?!?!?!
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We're in scramble mode trying to get as many people working from home as possible.
Take a guess whose office executive is saying, "Nobody here can work from home. Except managers." That's right. She's *still* not going to close the office or allow the majority of people to work remotely.
We're living in a zombie/plague movie and she's just blissfully moving through life unaffected by anything.
EDIT: Other offices are sending dozens, if not hundreds home. Just not ours.
In the meantime, at Global Megacorporation, infamous for being dead last in employee relationship time and time again, I received an email from my CEO stating, "ALL non-critical personnel are to work from home until further notice. If we see that you are going in to work, we may ask your manager to justify your behavior."
Nice juxtaposition of letters today:
- On BBC News, an Italian writing, "We didn't take the virus seriously and ignored the government's recommendations. Now we're in lockdown and people are dying."
- In my local paper, as mentioned, a septuagenarian writing, "I plan on traveling by plane but I can't get a RealID because of the virus. How do I get an exemption so I can go about not taking the virus seriously and ignoring the government's recommendations?"
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Life goes on. Your landlord doesn't care that Covid is a thing. He wants rent. Food still costs money. A plague didn't give us communism or leaders willing to help people living paycheck to paycheck.
Sorry, but I'm not as mad at the "irresponsible" - I probably would have been one of them myself, in their shoes. Personal responsibility defaults over civic and world for most of us who would prefer a 3% mortality rate for a virus over sleeping under a bridge in the cold, which likely has a higher death rate.
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Life goes on. Your landlord doesn't care that Covid is a thing. He wants rent. Food still costs money. A plague didn't give us communism or leaders willing to help people living paycheck to paycheck.
Sorry, but I'm not as mad at the "irresponsible" - I probably would have been one of them myself, in their shoes. Personal responsibility defaults over civic and world for most of us who would prefer a 3% mortality rate for a virus over sleeping under a bridge in the cold, which likely has a higher death rate.
In my mind there's a world of difference between, "I don't get paid sick leave so I have to go in to work no matter what," and, "I have tickets to go see my grandkids and I'm not canceling that trip no matter what."
One is required to keep a roof over your head and food on the table. The other is a choice.
(And yeah, the politics involved are utterly sickening right now.)