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Speaking of frustration with humanity as a whole, there's the whole issue of putting out your trash the night before it's going to be picked up.
OK, people come by and fill my can with their trash. I truly, honestly, have no problem with that at all, EXCEPT:
(1) Put it in the RIGHT FRICKING BIN! Nothing like opening your trash in the morning to take out a bag of garbage only to find half a dozen aluminum cans in the "landfill" bin. Seriously, people?
(2) Improperly-wrapped dog waste. It's possible to put dog waste in a plastic bag in such a way that it doesn't smell; I know. I've helped Impus Major dog-sit several dogs now. Yet dog-walkers routinely throw the poorly-packed stuff in my bins and they end up reeking of dog stuff for weeks... and I don't own a dog!!!!
Grouchy Monday.
EDIT: Grouchy Nekkid Monday.
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First day back at work after vacationing.
Ugh.
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EDIT: Grouchy Nekkid Monday.
{has pleasant Susanna Hoffs flashback}
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EDIT: Grouchy Nekkid Monday.{has pleasant Susanna Hoffs flashback}
Why limit yourself to a flashback, she looks just as hot today.
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It's not in their job description, but we will be kidnapping some poor "friend" to show us all THEIR favorite stuff in Tokyo for a couple of days. "No. There's nothing we want to see. Where's your favorite place to eat? Where do you shop for groceries? Can we go there and buy stuff? Pleeeeease?"
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seems cool.
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seems cool.** spoiler omitted **
LOLOL. Beware. New York is on our list. And we *know* which friend we're going to rent.
At LEAST for the ninja bar...
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EDIT: Grouchy Nekkid Monday.{has pleasant Susanna Hoffs flashback}
Yes, The Dangles were a great band, weren't they?
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seems cool.** spoiler omitted **
LOLOL. Beware. New York is on our list. And we *know* which friend we're going to rent.
At LEAST for the ninja bar...
It’s a shame Lovecraft Bar is gone.
Of course, by the time you visit, who knows what small businesses in Manhattan will have survived.
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seems cool.** spoiler omitted **
LOLOL. Beware. New York is on our list. And we *know* which friend we're going to rent.
At LEAST for the ninja bar...
I don't even know if that place is still open. Don't know if many places are still open. I will be exploring the city proper when this is all over, and will have an update.
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If life has smashed me in the face with one lesson, over and over again, its to be humble about the MASSIVE amount of stuff I don't know; to educate myself and grow from the learning. All I ask is that my fellow humans do the same, that's all.
And unfortunately, we in the US have a social culture that treats humility and willingness to admit "I don't know" as displays of weakness, and confidence even in ignorance and wrongness as displays of strength.
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My greatest frustration with my family is when they double down rather than admit they're wrong or to look at it objectively or from a different perspective.
Just goes to show you, obtuseness isn't limited to the right.
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If life has smashed me in the face with one lesson, over and over again, its to be humble about the MASSIVE amount of stuff I don't know; to educate myself and grow from the learning. All I ask is that my fellow humans do the same, that's all.And unfortunately, we in the US have a social culture that treats humility and willingness to admit "I don't know" as displays of weakness, and confidence even in ignorance and wrongness as displays of strength.
Yeah; a politician who changes their vote or stance based on new information is a "weak flip-flopper" instead of someone who uses reason rather than emotion to make political decisions.
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For all you Final Fantasy fans out there, I ended up getting the Final Fantasy 7 Remake this weekend with my overtime money, I'll let you know how it is.
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Also Nyarlthotep: being manipulated is never easy. KNOWING someone is attempting to manipulate you and then having to play along for your child is unconscionable. I'm sorry that's happening.
I hope you're doing ok today. No one who knowingly takes actions to threaten the well-being of a child, let alone their own granddaughter, is worth enduring any longer than we have to.
Please don't drink too much though.
I'm not saying this to wag my finger. I'm saying this as a person who, shamefully, was dealing with stress and manipulation from his ex, got drunk, got behind the wheel of his car with his kid in it, and by the sheer grace of the universe the worst thing that happened was that I fell asleep in a drive-thru line and my daughter had to wake me up.
I am not proud of that time. You have a support network. You have Tala and the step-dad. Use them and other resources. I'm sure you already are and if this is too preachy I'm sorry. Really, you don't need a guy on a soapbox right now.
Anyway, if you want to get more of it out we're all here. I really do hope you and your family are doing better today!
Thank you. BTW, I'm not Nyarl, but we have similar icons
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I am endlessly delighted by Impus Major's depiction of Charlie Brown as an anarchic nihilist bent on bringing the world to an early end. No; he's never read any Peanuts strips ever; he just saw the books on my parents' bookshelves.
And he comes up with statements like, "Remember in Peanuts when the Cuban missile crisis was happening, and Charlie Brown hacked into NORAD and started World War III because he thought the world deserved to die, and Lucy told him, 'I think you went too far this time, Charlie Brown,' so he shanked her?"
I think Peanuts would have been a far more entertaining strip with Impus Major designing it...
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I AM COMPLETE
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For all you Final Fantasy fans out there, I ended up getting the Final Fantasy 7 Remake this weekend with my overtime money, I'll let you know how it is.
disappointing, from what I have heard.
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..I shouldn't have posted those so close together.
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I am endlessly delighted by Impus Major's depiction of Charlie Brown as an anarchic nihilist bent on bringing the world to an early end. No; he's never read any Peanuts strips ever; he just saw the books on my parents' bookshelves.
And he comes up with statements like, "Remember in Peanuts when the Cuban missile crisis was happening, and Charlie Brown hacked into NORAD and started World War III because he thought the world deserved to die, and Lucy told him, 'I think you went too far this time, Charlie Brown,' so he shanked her?"
I think Peanuts would have been a far more entertaining strip with Impus Major designing it...
...what?
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I am endlessly delighted by Impus Major's depiction of Charlie Brown as an anarchic nihilist bent on bringing the world to an early end. No; he's never read any Peanuts strips ever; he just saw the books on my parents' bookshelves.
And he comes up with statements like, "Remember in Peanuts when the Cuban missile crisis was happening, and Charlie Brown hacked into NORAD and started World War III because he thought the world deserved to die, and Lucy told him, 'I think you went too far this time, Charlie Brown,' so he shanked her?"
I think Peanuts would have been a far more entertaining strip with Impus Major designing it...
Isn’t that the plot of the Thanksgiving special?
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For all you Final Fantasy fans out there, I ended up getting the Final Fantasy 7 Remake this weekend with my overtime money, I'll let you know how it is.disappointing, from what I have heard.
Ebon and my brother have greatly enjoyed it.
I don't have any of the systems it's on and it's not a game I'm highly invested in playing so I haven't tried it myself.
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I am endlessly delighted by Impus Major's depiction of Charlie Brown as an anarchic nihilist bent on bringing the world to an early end. No; he's never read any Peanuts strips ever; he just saw the books on my parents' bookshelves.
And he comes up with statements like, "Remember in Peanuts when the Cuban missile crisis was happening, and Charlie Brown hacked into NORAD and started World War III because he thought the world deserved to die, and Lucy told him, 'I think you went too far this time, Charlie Brown,' so he shanked her?"
I think Peanuts would have been a far more entertaining strip with Impus Major designing it...
I'd have believed it if he'd flipped the characters. Lucy would totally knife somebody.
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Thats ok i am not nyarl either. He is the big nasty elder god. I am the drunk cousin that is cool until the ninth bourbon.
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For all you Final Fantasy fans out there, I ended up getting the Final Fantasy 7 Remake this weekend with my overtime money, I'll let you know how it is.disappointing, from what I have heard.Ebon and my brother have greatly enjoyed it.
I don't have any of the systems it's on and it's not a game I'm highly invested in playing so I haven't tried it myself.
The graphics have certainly improved.
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I liked it because of the game. They kept the story but changed the game, so I'm not interested. I like jrpgs. This seems like Kingdom Hearts all over again. The engine that is.
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Thats ok i am not nyarl either. He is the big nasty elder god. I am the drunk cousin that is cool until the ninth bourbon.
Fine, you've convinced me. I'll go pour myself a glass of bourbon.
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I liked it because of the game. They kept the story but changed the game, so I'm not interested. I like jrpgs. This seems like Kingdom Hearts all over again. The engine that is.
Fortunately I only played Kingdom Hearts a couple of times and that was at least twenty years ago.
Overall, I like it so far, it certainly hits you in the nostalgia sack.
I'm drunk too but i dont drive
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So far I've blown up the reactor and figured out Wedge is voiced by Badger from Breaking Bad.
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Isn’t that the plot of the Thanksgiving special?I am endlessly delighted by Impus Major's depiction of Charlie Brown as an anarchic nihilist bent on bringing the world to an early end. No; he's never read any Peanuts strips ever; he just saw the books on my parents' bookshelves.
And he comes up with statements like, "Remember in Peanuts when the Cuban missile crisis was happening, and Charlie Brown hacked into NORAD and started World War III because he thought the world deserved to die, and Lucy told him, 'I think you went too far this time, Charlie Brown,' so he shanked her?"
I think Peanuts would have been a far more entertaining strip with Impus Major designing it...
I myself always wanted to see "It's the Kennedy Assassination Anniversary Retrospective, Charlie Brown!"
With Lucy van Pelt in Pink Chanel and Linus summarizing the various conspiracy theories.(This is going into my novel.)
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OK, I have to admit, that's pretty appalling:
Costco was selling some frozen P.F. Chang's meals, including mongolian beef and broccoli beef. P.F. Chang's isn't very good, but if you're hungry it's edible, so I picked them up. Tonight I was short a meal so I cooked them.
And they were so sweet they put my sweet and sour pork to shame. I literally had to throw out half a bowl of rice because the sauce was so nauseatingly sweet.
When did American tastes diverge from mine so much that I can't even eat the prepackaged foods any more?
EDIT: OK, it's far more likely that the local P.F. Chang's adjust their recipes to "Californian" tastes and don't add as much sugar, but wow, was the stuff they sell at Costco nauseating.
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I appreciate your segues and flagrant testing of the no politics rules here on the forum. Please continue this practice.Did someone ask about health care in the U.S.?
(1) Took Impus Minor to his regular dentist. He has a minor crossbite, so they recommended he see an orthodontist. No; they don't have one in-office. No; they can't recommend one.
(2) Called Impus Minor's oral surgeon. No; they're not an orthodontist. No; they can't recommend one.
So later today I get to randomly pick an orthodontist out of a hat, because dentists, oral surgeons, and orthodontists no longer recommend each other because of somethingorother.
I'm sure it's either lawsuits or bad reviews, but FFS, having to do all the legwork myself because no one will recommend anyone else is maddening.
Somebody's got to be the cranky old man of the thread.
Amusingly enough, yesterday morning our neighbor said much the same thing.
I was going off on ** spoiler omitted **
At which point our neighbor called through the open window, "I'm really glad we agree politically. I don't think I could live next door to [an opposing party-member]"
this is just natural selection making a come back,.
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Nyrlys avatar is like the older version of vagrant's.
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When did American tastes diverge from mine so much that I can't even eat the prepackaged foods any more?
Well, it happened since you—by your own fault, no less—decided to you engage in unAmerican, frivolous, decadent, anti-capitalist debauchery of fancy home cooking. What self-respecting true American white male cooks elaborate meals? This is what you get when grilling steaks is not good enough for you!
Duh.
*descent from specific groups of immigrants might entitle you to a limited exemption for preparation and/or consumption of your ancestral food or their Americanized derivatives
Nah.
Nothing that fancy.
Fat people like sugar, and you ain't fat, but most Americans are. It's that simple.
Sorry. B@$!#zilla has me on no tolerance for people with no willpower who use outside excuses to blame their own personal shortcomings. Because B&!+%zilla does that. NOTHING is her fault, apparently. It's just one of many things that makes her as white and mundane as possible. She's the kind of person who watches Good Morning America and lame TV dramas, eats no spice whatsoever, and covers everything with more cheese than real food.
Tala's mom is now B!$@*zilla, BTW.
And PF Chang's tastes like f%$&ing candy coated food. It's kinda nasty.
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OK, I have to admit, that's pretty appalling:
Costco was selling some frozen P.F. Chang's meals, including mongolian beef and broccoli beef. P.F. Chang's isn't very good, but if you're hungry it's edible, so I picked them up. Tonight I was short a meal so I cooked them.
And they were so sweet they put my sweet and sour pork to shame. I literally had to throw out half a bowl of rice because the sauce was so nauseatingly sweet.
When did American tastes diverge from mine so much that I can't even eat the prepackaged foods any more?
EDIT: OK, it's far more likely that the local P.F. Chang's adjust their recipes to "Californian" tastes and don't add as much sugar, but wow, was the stuff they sell at Costco nauseating.
You want an european answer to this? ;)
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OK, I have to admit, that's pretty appalling:
Costco was selling some frozen P.F. Chang's meals, including mongolian beef and broccoli beef. P.F. Chang's isn't very good, but if you're hungry it's edible, so I picked them up. Tonight I was short a meal so I cooked them.
And they were so sweet they put my sweet and sour pork to shame. I literally had to throw out half a bowl of rice because the sauce was so nauseatingly sweet.
When did American tastes diverge from mine so much that I can't even eat the prepackaged foods any more?
EDIT: OK, it's far more likely that the local P.F. Chang's adjust their recipes to "Californian" tastes and don't add as much sugar, but wow, was the stuff they sell at Costco nauseating.
PF Chang's frozen food is disgusting, even for frozen food.
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Nah.
Nothing that fancy.
Fat people like sugar, and you ain't fat, but most Americans are. It's that simple.
Sorry. B$*%&zilla has me on no tolerance for people with no willpower who use outside excuses to blame their own personal shortcomings. Because B!+#&zilla does that. NOTHING is her fault, apparently. It's just one of many things that makes her as white and mundane as possible. She's the kind of person who watches Good Morning America and lame TV dramas, eats no spice whatsoever, and covers everything with more cheese than real food.
Tala's mom is now B*~~*zilla, BTW.
And PF Chang's tastes like f%+*ing candy coated food. It's kinda nasty.
Her mom sounds like my right wing sister in law from Nebraska.
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So My Fiance said she wanted me to make something with Andouille sausage but not jambalaya or gumbo. I said I'm not sure that is a option but i'll give it a try. I now realize what I was getting myself into but I think I've figured something out. Roasted chicken thighs over a pan of red potatoes with the sausage cut up and scattered as well. Probably throw a onion in their and marinate the chicken in something lemon garlicy.
This should work out all the right stuff is involved.