Why not Garfunkel and oats?
(Jokes on you as a cat I'm already naked!)
...and that's a problem?
Ah OK fair enough.
Anyway, if anyone would be interested in ever playing Lord Of The Rings online, currently there is a code that gives all current quest packs for free, and the expansions are ultra-cheap: Friends Forever. 99 LP can be easily earned in game in a few hours (or less than hour if you know what your are doing, and have a moderately leveled character).
Have been away from game for several years. Tried to update and got a patch fail where it could not deserialize and decrypt the patch.
Have sent in ticket request, but not sure I am up to uninstall and reinstalling.
Loved that game for first 7 years it was out, then fell out of it about time of first server consolidation. Did not love rohan or dun lands, but minas tirith felt like it was a return to awesome.
Need to check out black gate and ciris ungul.
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Picking up a pallet of concrete mix.
The thing is our current project only needs five to ten bags tops. Which tells me I have a s&%~load more concrete jobs this month.
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I tried to cut my own hair this morning.
Things did not go well.
I tried to cut my own hair this morning.
Things did not go well.
Yeah, even when I just gave myself simple buzzcuts I needed GothBard to clean them up. It's harder than you'd think...
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I decided long ago haircuts were not for me.
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It's funny just how comfortable the modern generation is with remote communication.
Our county has entered "Phase 2" of the restriction easements, meaning we're allowed to have "social bubble" gatherings - One group of friends with whom you meet, you can only meet outdoors, and you all have to wear masks and maintain 6 feet of distance.
So I told the kids they could start hosting their weekly game on our new deck.
Impus Major promptly informed me that that wouldn't work, because Mr. Stereotype was back in Germany and they were playing remotely with him. Considering he's constantly online playing games with them, I never even thought for a moment that he wasn't still local.
In other news, Impus Minor's "finals" are today and tomorrow, and I'll finally be done stressing about school for a couple of months. Hooray!
I never thought I could be bored watching giant robots fight each other until I saw the transformers with Mark whalberg. I mean who wrote the dialogue for that movie. I don't need half the movie to be a lecture on statitory laws. wtf Michael bay.A high-powered weed destroyer seems a weird alternate form for Galvatron's henchman, but it's still much better than any of the Michael BayformersSo this is about as Midwestern middle-aged white guy as it gets...
I had to buy a new weed-eater/trimmer. I found an electric one from the same company that made my electric lawnmower and it uses the same rechargable battery.
The same 80V battery...as my lawnmower...
This is not a weed-eater. This is a personal helicopter. This is a weapon deserving of a name. I shall call it Scourge until the day it deigns to communicate with me.
You mean the ones that breathed millions of dollars into a franchise that was legit dying?
you are smoothing two different movies together.
I tried to cut my own hair this morning.
Things did not go well.
So weird....
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Boss: This is the crew that's going to be working on your project!
Homeowner (looks over at me unloading our mini bobcat): What does the little guy do?
Co-worker: Everything
Homeowner: Then what do you do?
Co-worker: Everything else.
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Also if you work doesnt offer you free coffee/tea you know its a super s~&~ty place and you probably dont want to work there.Most places let you claim bike commute as car commute (for that 19 cents a KM), as an incentive to get more people to bike into work.My work pays for my commute.
Pretty much all my employers have payed for my commute, either full train/bus, or 19 cents a KM for gass costs. This is bog standard over here. If your employer doenst pay for your commute you either live around the corner, or you shouldnt take the job.EDIT: nakedness doesnt get you any extra.
Wooooooow...
Nope. I'd love to hear from other U.S. FaWtLers, but I've never met anyone who had a job that paid for their commute. If your company has a parking lot that gives you free parking that's a "sweet perk".
I will say that every office I have ever worked at has had free coffee. That seems pretty universal.
My current office has some good coffee options, but the only tea is the cheapest supermarket brand available, so I have a stash of the good stuff at my desk :)
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High Schooler (to Crookshanks): So, is your dad just as scary at home?
Crookshanks: No, he keeps most of his axes at work.
Anyway, if anyone would be interested in ever playing Lord Of The Rings online, currently there is a code that gives all current quest packs for free, and the expansions are ultra-cheap: Friends Forever. 99 LP can be easily earned in game in a few hours (or less than hour if you know what your are doing, and have a moderately leveled character).Have been away from game for several years. Tried to update and got a patch fail where it could not deserialize and decrypt the patch.
Have sent in ticket request, but not sure I am up to uninstall and reinstalling.
Honestly, if you were long gone, reinstalling might take less time than trying to solve patching problems, which might take as much if not more time. There might be serious redesign of the launcher if you were long gone anyway.
Loved that game for first 7 years it was out, then fell out of it about time of first server consolidation. Did not love rohan or dun lands, but minas tirith felt like it was a return to awesome.
Need to check out black gate and ciris ungul.
Have you been through the server consolidation that required moving characters around? If not, your old characters might be gone, sadly. Not sure if they kept backups of some old servers for that long.
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I'm not sure a 3rd level character can cast that spell. And no, they're just having a lot of fun playing a one-shot during quarantine.Just memorize the communal mount spell. This upset me. where they at least an evil party of anti-druids?They were killing their own horses so they wouldn't have to pay the ferry toll. They'd already established that these were terrible horses. "Single-use horses" is how they described them.WHAT? Freaking murder hobos. Also a horse is like 50+ gold.*The PCs have reached a ferry*
Ferryman: "I can take you across for 1 silver piece apiece. But your horses are gonna take up more space. They'll cost 2 gold each."
PC: "No need, we'll kill the horses."
Ahh. A one-shot.
Yes, we can all agree that the best way to play a one-shot is with the most destructive, morally bankrupt character you can come up with. The best part about one-shots is that your actions do not have consequences beyond that session.
Freehold can attest to my one-shot PC antics:
The party considers how to bring her back. They have no pack animals. There is uncertainty whether she will fit in a bag of holding. They turn to me and ask, “Did you prepare floating disk?”
Me: No. But I do have a scroll of animate dead.
So the daughter’s remains were able to walk back under their own power. Problem solved.
And, I assume, the rest of that city block as well. We didn’t stick around to find out.
No. But if the game is called "Maneater", then it wouldn't be Garfunkel and Oates.
I’ve sung worse.
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I'm not sure a 3rd level character can cast that spell. And no, they're just having a lot of fun playing a one-shot during quarantine.Just memorize the communal mount spell. This upset me. where they at least an evil party of anti-druids?They were killing their own horses so they wouldn't have to pay the ferry toll. They'd already established that these were terrible horses. "Single-use horses" is how they described them.WHAT? Freaking murder hobos. Also a horse is like 50+ gold.*The PCs have reached a ferry*
Ferryman: "I can take you across for 1 silver piece apiece. But your horses are gonna take up more space. They'll cost 2 gold each."
PC: "No need, we'll kill the horses."Ahh. A one-shot.
Yes, we can all agree that the best way to play a one-shot is with the most destructive, morally bankrupt character you can come up with. The best part about one-shots is that your actions do not have consequences beyond that session.
Freehold can attest to my one-shot PC antics:
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My favorite stories along those lines was the Fake Russian in Shadowrun.
"...and I need a big tub, and then I'll need some acid."
"Er, how much acid, sir?"
"Enough to dissolve a body."
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My favorite stories along those lines was the Fake Russian in Shadowrun.
"...and I need a big tub, and then I'll need some acid."
"Er, how much acid, sir?"
"Enough to dissolve a body."
SHADOWRUN FOREVER
The General is mad at me because she's mad at the kids.
I walked the dog and have decided to hide out for the rest of the night.
"Ah, truly you have gained in wisdom weed-hopper!"
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High Schooler (to Crookshanks): So, is your dad just as scary at home?
Crookshanks: No, he keeps most of his axes at work.
LOL,
With me, it's swords. (Not as many as Limey, but still)
My daughter now attends the university where I work. She attends choir classes (music is not her major, she just likes choir) in the building where I work.
It was quite entertaining to hear about all of the stories the music students were telling about me, because they did not know that she was my daughter.
Apparently, I am now 'The Gnome Who Lives Backstage", and I am to be feared.
The Gnomeish Wizard is OK with this,... :)
(My Apocalypse Beard is almost to full Gandalf mode now. Can't wait to scare show my student workers.)
;P
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Co-worker: It sure would be nice if we had a pickaxe!
Me: Oh, we always have a pickaxe!
Co-worker: Technically, that's a Maddox
Me: Are you sure you want to correct the guy with the pickaxe?
Co-worker: Good point!
Greg? or Cornelius?
Mattock?
Matlock?
diggy thingamabob.
NobodysHome: How did your final go?
Impus Minor: I think I did fine.
NH: Well, it's a pass/fail grade, so you needed at least 61%. Do you think you managed at least that?
IM: I might have...
Fortunately, before I got *too* many gray hairs I started trying to get him to study for Spanish tomorrow and he said, "Honestly, for the math final I was overprepared, so I think I'm fine."
Time will tell.
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A high-powered weed destroyer seems a weird alternate form for Galvatron's henchman, but it's still much better than any of the Michael BayformersYou mean the ones that breathed millions of dollars into a franchise that was legit dying?
In a low point/lull? Sure. Dying. Nope.
I love Transformers. They were my number 1 toy growing up. And I'd still rather the entire toyline have died than Bay gotten his hands on them. His misogynist, racist, nerd-hating, jock-douchebro-loving, makes-you-dumber-for-watching stench-take is now the goto mental image of the franchise for a generation of fans, and the fandom is significantly poorer for it.
His movies are poorly written, poorly staged, poor filmed, and poorly edited. They're lazy, unambitious, confusing, and stupid. But the greatest sin of all is: they're all f#**ing duller than watching paint dry.
A high-powered weed destroyer seems a weird alternate form for Galvatron's henchman, but it's still much better than any of the Michael BayformersYou mean the ones that breathed millions of dollars into a franchise that was legit dying?
In a low point/lull? Sure. Dying. Nope.
I love Transformers. They were my number 1 toy growing up. And I'd still rather the entire toyline have died than Bay gotten his hands on them. His misogynist, racist, nerd-hating, jock-douchebro-loving, makes-you-dumber-for-watching stench-take is now the goto mental image of the franchise for a generation of fans, and the fandom is significantly poorer for it.
His movies are poorly written, poorly staged, poor filmed, and poorly edited. They're lazy, unambitious, confusing, and stupid. But the greatest sin of all is: they're all f%!~ing duller than watching paint dry.
Quoting for emphasis and truth.
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Also if you work doesnt offer you free coffee/tea you know its a super s~&~ty place and you probably dont want to work there.Most places let you claim bike commute as car commute (for that 19 cents a KM), as an incentive to get more people to bike into work.My work pays for my commute.
Pretty much all my employers have payed for my commute, either full train/bus, or 19 cents a KM for gass costs. This is bog standard over here. If your employer doenst pay for your commute you either live around the corner, or you shouldnt take the job.EDIT: nakedness doesnt get you any extra.
Wooooooow...
Nope. I'd love to hear from other U.S. FaWtLers, but I've never met anyone who had a job that paid for their commute. If your company has a parking lot that gives you free parking that's a "sweet perk".
I will say that every office I have ever worked at has had free coffee. That seems pretty universal.
My current office has some good coffee options, but the only tea is the cheapest supermarket brand available, so I have a stash of the good stuff at my desk :)
I trust you have an actual kettle and don't have to resort to making tea in the microwave?
High Schooler (to Crookshanks): So, is your dad just as scary at home?
Crookshanks: No, he keeps most of his axes at work.
LOL,
With me, it's swords. (Not as many as Limey, but still)
My daughter now attends the university where I work. She attends choir classes (music is not her major, she just likes choir) in the building where I work.
It was quite entertaining to hear about all of the stories the music students were telling about me, because they did not know that she was my daughter.
Apparently, I am now 'The Gnome Who Lives Backstage", and I am to be feared.
The Gnomeish Wizard is OK with this,... :)
(My Apocalypse Beard is almost to full Gandalf mode now. Can't wait to
scareshow my student workers.)
;P
Ooh, what swords do you have?
I tried to cut my own hair this morning.
Things did not go well.
Yeah, even when I just gave myself simple buzzcuts I needed GothBard to clean them up. It's harder than you'd think...
I now have a sort of shaved-on-the-sides, cropped-thatch-on-the-top Norman/Viking type barnet. I am not very Nordic at all, so will be very happy when it grows out and I don't have to wear a hat when leaving the house.
I might end up going fully bald, but I'm not sure that'd be an improvement.
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I trust you have an actual kettle and don't have to resort to making tea in the microwave?Also if you work doesnt offer you free coffee/tea you know its a super s~&~ty place and you probably dont want to work there.Most places let you claim bike commute as car commute (for that 19 cents a KM), as an incentive to get more people to bike into work.My work pays for my commute.
Pretty much all my employers have payed for my commute, either full train/bus, or 19 cents a KM for gass costs. This is bog standard over here. If your employer doenst pay for your commute you either live around the corner, or you shouldnt take the job.EDIT: nakedness doesnt get you any extra.
Wooooooow...
Nope. I'd love to hear from other U.S. FaWtLers, but I've never met anyone who had a job that paid for their commute. If your company has a parking lot that gives you free parking that's a "sweet perk".
I will say that every office I have ever worked at has had free coffee. That seems pretty universal.
My current office has some good coffee options, but the only tea is the cheapest supermarket brand available, so I have a stash of the good stuff at my desk :)
There is a hot water dispenser attached to the water cooler. Even faster than a microwave.
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Picking up a pallet of concrete mix.
The thing is our current project only needs five to ten bags tops. Which tells me I have a s!~%load more concrete jobs this month.
Or a nice-sized Fortunato/Cask of Amontillado job.
A high-powered weed destroyer seems a weird alternate form for Galvatron's henchman, but it's still much better than any of the Michael BayformersYou mean the ones that breathed millions of dollars into a franchise that was legit dying?
In a low point/lull? Sure. Dying. Nope.
I love Transformers. They were my number 1 toy growing up. And I'd still rather the entire toyline have died than Bay gotten his hands on them. His misogynist, racist, nerd-hating, jock-douchebro-loving, makes-you-dumber-for-watching stench-take is now the goto mental image of the franchise for a generation of fans, and the fandom is significantly poorer for it.
His movies are poorly written, poorly staged, poor filmed, and poorly edited. They're lazy, unambitious, confusing, and stupid. But the greatest sin of all is: they're all f~%%ing duller than watching paint dry.
Clearly, we disagree.
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Hello, everyone.
Well, the garage still has no water. But, there is a work crew out on a four lane street beside the garage. So, that's a good sign, I guess?
Either that, or you will lose power next...
Huh. That's strange. Everything is happening twice.
Have you seen the same black cat passing you twice in a row?
Have you seen the same black cat passing you twice in a row?
heres what happened.
Responding to Amby, I hit send and I got that weird thing where you respond to a post and it acts like you didnt, with another window for responding to a post shows up even though you already did, so I was seeing things twice there.
I was working on my work laptop and there has been a reply all issue in outlook, so I also saw the same name twice in a row over and over again.
Tabbing into another program there was a bit of hang so I saw the name of the person I was working on twice.
It was a weird moment.
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Have you seen the same black cat passing you twice in a row?heres what happened.
Responding to Amby, I hit send and I got that weird thing where you respond to a post and it acts like you didnt, with another window for responding to a post shows up even though you already did, so I was seeing things twice there.
I was working on my work laptop and there has been a reply all issue in outlook, so I also saw the same name twice in a row over and over again.
Tabbing into another program there was a bit of hang so I saw the name of the person I was working on twice.
It was a weird moment.
Perhaps the machines are trying to send you a message about being a fan of Michael Bay?
Perhaps the machines are trying to send you a message about being a fan of Michael Bay?Have you seen the same black cat passing you twice in a row?heres what happened.
Responding to Amby, I hit send and I got that weird thing where you respond to a post and it acts like you didnt, with another window for responding to a post shows up even though you already did, so I was seeing things twice there.
I was working on my work laptop and there has been a reply all issue in outlook, so I also saw the same name twice in a row over and over again.
Tabbing into another program there was a bit of hang so I saw the name of the person I was working on twice.
It was a weird moment.
Rise of the Machines wasnt a movie he made.
Was it?
I dunno, I kinda fade to explosions when trying to remember that film, so...maybe...
A high-powered weed destroyer seems a weird alternate form for Galvatron's henchman, but it's still much better than any of the Michael BayformersYou mean the ones that breathed millions of dollars into a franchise that was legit dying?
In a low point/lull? Sure. Dying. Nope.
I love Transformers. They were my number 1 toy growing up. And I'd still rather the entire toyline have died than Bay gotten his hands on them. His misogynist, racist, nerd-hating, jock-douchebro-loving, makes-you-dumber-for-watching stench-take is now the goto mental image of the franchise for a generation of fans, and the fandom is significantly poorer for it.
His movies are poorly written, poorly staged, poor filmed, and poorly edited. They're lazy, unambitious, confusing, and stupid. But the greatest sin of all is: they're all f#+#ing duller than watching paint dry.
That's why you have to get creative with drying.
Everything dries faster when you use a flame thrower.
A high-powered weed destroyer seems a weird alternate form for Galvatron's henchman, but it's still much better than any of the Michael BayformersYou mean the ones that breathed millions of dollars into a franchise that was legit dying?
In a low point/lull? Sure. Dying. Nope.
I love Transformers. They were my number 1 toy growing up. And I'd still rather the entire toyline have died than Bay gotten his hands on them. His misogynist, racist, nerd-hating, jock-douchebro-loving, makes-you-dumber-for-watching stench-take is now the goto mental image of the franchise for a generation of fans, and the fandom is significantly poorer for it.
His movies are poorly written, poorly staged, poor filmed, and poorly edited. They're lazy, unambitious, confusing, and stupid. But the greatest sin of all is: they're all f#+#ing duller than watching paint dry.
That's why you have to get creative with drying.
Everything dries faster when you use a flame thrower.
Boom!
Headshot!
I can dance all day!