We're seeing Modest Mouse at the Sylvee for something like 180 for 3 people (Tiny T-Rex decided to pass) with all the extra fees.
Because I follow them on Spotify we were offered a special.
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Sometimes an article comes along that really puts things into perspective.
At the worst of my alcoholism I was averaging maybe 30-35 drinks a week, and occasionally hitting 40.
That seems really, really bad.
Then I read, "My husband is drinking over 200 beers a week and needs help."
What. The. Actual. ****.
How does he ever come out of the bathroom?
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One of the times my dad hospitalized himself he was willing to admit to 3x 750mL bottles of vodka a week. From what I saw in his apartment at the time I'd estimate closer to 8 bottles/week.
Two days into the hospitalization his apartment was visited by two police officers doing a welfare check. I found out from his neighbor. After discussing with the local constabulary I found out that it was Dad's liquor store clerk that called in the wellness check after not seeing him for a couple days.
One of the times my dad hospitalized himself he was willing to admit to 3x 750mL bottles of vodka a week. From what I saw in his apartment at the time I'd estimate closer to 8 bottles/week.
Two days into the hospitalization his apartment was visited by two police officers doing a welfare check. I found out from his neighbor. After discussing with the local constabulary I found out that it was Dad's liquor store clerk that called in the wellness check after not seeing him for a couple days.
So... 750 mL = 16 drinks x 3 = 48, and x8 = 128. Yeah, that's just a "Wow!"
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So -- all the official hoop-jumping for that promotion has been completed satisfactorily. Barring some catastrophic fuster-cluck, my transition is assured.
But guess what?
Current Manager is attempting to delay that progression by 30 days from this Tuesday, two days ago, rather than from the date all the official documentation says was the date my promotion was assured (20th May). Despite the fact that he's known my intentions a) in general, since before I joined his team one year ago; b) in terms of focused effort since April, and c) in particular that I was leaving his team five weeks ago.
I really don't want to have to go to HR over this oscillated feces.
do it.
You are doing yourself no favors by relying on his clear lack of good will.
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The kids have arranged for a third night in a row of playing Scythe at our gaming table.
It's nostalgic for me: When I was young, I was proud of the fact that all of our friends wanted to come to OUR house to play games 'til the wee hours of the morning because we had the best gaming table and the most tolerant parents. To this day I have no idea how my parents slept through the noise we made.
Having all the teens and early twentysomethings hanging out here means they're not getting into trouble elsewhere, which is reassuring as a parent and which also stokes the ego a bit that the kids want to hang out in our teeny house. (My parents' house could eat my house and barely show a bulge.)
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It's probably not a good sign when the college student assigned to you begs coworker to work with him tomorrow.
Damn kids today can't handle the heat.
Kids? I can't handle the heat and I am only a year younger than Freehold...
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The kids have arranged for a third night in a row of playing Scythe at our gaming table.
Who plays as Poland?
Funny thing is that bear (with whom I happen to share name) is the most accurate part of image of Polish military in that game, though too early by 20 years...
He earned his corporal rank at Monte Casino.
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The kids have arranged for a third night in a row of playing Scythe at our gaming table.Who plays as Poland?
Funny thing is that that bear (with whom I happen to share name) is the most accurate part of image of Polish military in that game, though too early by 20 years...
He earned his corporal rank at Monte Casino.
Impus Major, of course. He loves him some Poland.
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Eve just gave Hermione her concertina.
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The best DLC in gaming history has been turned into its own standalone game.
Yes. We will own it. I just have to pray they do it any justice at all.
...aaand Eve just had her first meltdown of our visit, because there are three different realtors coming to look at the house over the next two days and I offered to vacuum because Eve said we needed to make the place spic and span, and I had the temerity to move furniture in her daughter's room to get under and behind things.
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...aaand Eve just had her first meltdown of our visit, because there are three different realtors coming to look at the house over the next two days and I offered to vacuum because Eve said we needed to make the place spic and span, and I had the temerity to move furniture in her daughter's room to get under and behind things.
Wait, people don't rearrange all the furniture in their house every four months. Interesting.
Fun fact: I once spent a winter moving our furniture in the living room an inch to the right every few days and by the time spring came around they were an inch to the left of where they started in the fall.
After that winter I decided I should probably develop some hobbies.
The best DLC in gaming history has been turned into its own standalone game.
Yes. We will own it. I just have to pray they do it any justice at all.
Ouch. My wallet.
I haven't got third game yet...
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Awwww... There will be a Metal Slug Tactics game!
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The best DLC in gaming history has been turned into its own standalone game.
Yes. We will own it. I just have to pray they do it any justice at all.
Ouch. My wallet.
I haven't got third game yet...
None of the prequels or sequels hold a candle to Borderlands 2.
Then they went ahead and added the Tiny Tina DLC and made it our favorite shoot-em-up EVER!
And now they've turned the DLC into its own game.
And it's all about, "Will it be any good at all?"
And there's the problem with gaming.
EDIT: Admittedly, the original Borderlands was rock-solid. BL2 was just... better...
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I've found an online, UK-based Russian food vendor, with plenty of kvass for sale (I love kvass) and interesting-looking stout.
They also have a Medicines section, which I am not quite so sure about, the one-litre 'irrigator set' in particular.
I used to love this little kiosk near my old office on the West Side of Manhattan that sold pelmeni (dumplings) and kvass. I think it shuttered during COVID, but I am hoping it is only temporary.
(Ooh - just looked it up. It has reopened! I will have to make the trip.)
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Eve just gave Hermione her concertina.
That's Pops Longears' main instrument, although a lot of his time at the moment is being taken up by a) learning the cello and b) making balsa wood aeroplanes. Technically, you can't play music on the latter, but I bet he's tried.
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About to go home. Good night, everyone.
Good night, John!
Awwww... There will be a Metal Slug Tactics game!
Ralf is my hero.
The best DLC in gaming history has been turned into its own standalone game.
Yes. We will own it. I just have to pray they do it any justice at all.
Ouch. My wallet.
I haven't got third game yet...
None of the prequels or sequels hold a candle to Borderlands 2.
Then they went ahead and added the Tiny Tina DLC and made it our favorite shoot-em-up EVER!
And now they've turned the DLC into its own game.
And it's all about, "Will it be any good at all?"
And there's the problem with gaming.
EDIT: Admittedly, the original Borderlands was rock-solid. BL2 was just... better...
I prefer the original actually. The second didn't grab me.
I've found an online, UK-based Russian food vendor, with plenty of kvass for sale (I love kvass) and interesting-looking stout.
They also have a Medicines section, which I am not quite so sure about, the one-litre 'irrigator set' in particular.
I used to love this little kiosk near my old office on the West Side of Manhattan that sold pelmeni (dumplings) and kvass. I think it shuttered during COVID, but I am hoping it is only temporary.
(Ooh - just looked it up. It has reopened! I will have to make the trip.)
Kvass?
I just saw the new He-Man teaser and it looks promising.
Of course "looking promising" is basically the whole job description for teasers and trailers anyway...
I tried kvass and I don't really find it appealing.
I think the best thing about the Tiny Tina DLC in BL2 was how with Lilith and Mr Torque they pointed out RPG gatekeeping.
I felt it in my soul when Lilith said she suffered for her gaming and now that it's popular douchy people are stealing her culture.
But I also felt for poor Mr Torque trying to just join in the fun and being denied because he's a jock.
But I felt far more for Lilith. It's f~*#ing b$*~$*%& I got my ass repeatedly kicked as a teen and preteen for what today is popular.
Kvass
Does it taste like kombucha? Because I do not like kombucha. And it is pictured with kombucha as the next drink I might want to research.
I think the best thing about the Tiny Tina DLC in BL2 was how with Lilith and Mr Torque they pointed out RPG gatekeeping.
I felt it in my soul when Lilith said she suffered for her gaming and now that it's popular douchy people are stealing her culture.
But I also felt for poor Mr Torque trying to just join in the fun and being denied because he's a jock.
But I felt far more for Lilith. It's f%~#ing b@!@$~#$ I got my ass repeatedly kicked as a teen and preteen for what today is popular.
Times do change.
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I don't care for the Borderlands games, mostly because it turns out I can't stand my first person video games looking like cartoons.
I don't care for the Borderlands games, mostly because it turns out I can't stand my first person video games looking like cartoons.
huh. Weird.
Well, yes, you can calculate the angle at which you need to run, and it might not be a straight 90˚ from the direction the circular thing is going, but even with no math running at an angle so you get out of the path is always better in the scenes as visualized. (The only time it wouldn't be would be in the case of a rolling pin-like shape where it's wide enough that the time to run to the side is significant.)isn't there a problem with the items width, the speed its moving, and how fast you can move? I could have sworn there was a Mythbusters or something on that.Also, you'd be surprised how often I can work "That'll be super easy, barely an inconvenience!" into work conversations.Our favorite is the sheer number of movies where a large disc-shaped object (a ferris wheel, a flying saucer, etc.) is rolling towards the protagonists and he asks,
"So, they're just going to step to the side, right?"
"Oh, no! They're going to run in a straight line, directly away from it."
"But why would they do that?"
"Because it's more exciting that way."
"Oh, OK!"
I remember people being pissed at the characters in...I want to say Prometheus? Not running properly away from something but a friend of mine claimed that in the situation they were in they would not have been able to stand, much less run, much less run away properly due to the situation they were in due to physics.
I remember people being pissed at the characters in...I want to say Prometheus? Not running properly away from something but a friend of mine claimed that in the situation they were in they would not have been able to stand, much less run, much less run away properly due to the situation they were in due to physics.Well, yes, you can calculate the angle at which you need to run, and it might not be a straight 90˚ from the direction the circular thing is going, but even with no math running at an angle so you get out of the path is always better in the scenes as visualized. (The only time it wouldn't be would be in the case of a rolling pin-like shape where it's wide enough that the time to run to the side is significant.)isn't there a problem with the items width, the speed its moving, and how fast you can move? I could have sworn there was a Mythbusters or something on that.Also, you'd be surprised how often I can work "That'll be super easy, barely an inconvenience!" into work conversations.Our favorite is the sheer number of movies where a large disc-shaped object (a ferris wheel, a flying saucer, etc.) is rolling towards the protagonists and he asks,
"So, they're just going to step to the side, right?"
"Oh, no! They're going to run in a straight line, directly away from it."
"But why would they do that?"
"Because it's more exciting that way."
"Oh, OK!"
Prometheus is the most (in)famous example, but I still remember watching Roger Ebert way back in the 80s complain about people running away from explosions and rolling objects.
I have no idea why anyone would argue that they couldn't stand up. They were on flat ground and any seismic activity from the rolling ship wasn't too great (living in earthquake country, I've run during an earthquake and it's not hard. The human body is an amazing thing). And as I recall they ran for hundreds of yards in a direct line away from the ship, when the ship was only about a hundred yards wide total.
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I read an article that says the number one fear of teens and preteens is that their parents might get divorced.
I know the main causes of divorce are communication issues, money issues, and sex issues.
So go to sleep and let your parents talk and f$!@, g$&$$!nit!
This message brought to you by my daughter fighting being put to bed from 7:30pm until after 11 last night.
I remember people being pissed at the characters in...I want to say Prometheus? Not running properly away from something but a friend of mine claimed that in the situation they were in they would not have been able to stand, much less run, much less run away properly due to the situation they were in due to physics.Well, yes, you can calculate the angle at which you need to run, and it might not be a straight 90˚ from the direction the circular thing is going, but even with no math running at an angle so you get out of the path is always better in the scenes as visualized. (The only time it wouldn't be would be in the case of a rolling pin-like shape where it's wide enough that the time to run to the side is significant.)isn't there a problem with the items width, the speed its moving, and how fast you can move? I could have sworn there was a Mythbusters or something on that.Also, you'd be surprised how often I can work "That'll be super easy, barely an inconvenience!" into work conversations.Our favorite is the sheer number of movies where a large disc-shaped object (a ferris wheel, a flying saucer, etc.) is rolling towards the protagonists and he asks,
"So, they're just going to step to the side, right?"
"Oh, no! They're going to run in a straight line, directly away from it."
"But why would they do that?"
"Because it's more exciting that way."
"Oh, OK!"
Prometheus is the most (in)famous example, but I still remember watching Roger Ebert way back in the 80s complain about people running away from explosions and rolling objects.
I have no idea why anyone would argue that they couldn't stand up. They were on flat ground and any seismic activity from the rolling ship wasn't too great (living in earthquake country, I've run during an earthquake and it's not hard. The human body is an amazing thing). And as I recall they...
I haven't seen that movie in a while. It could be something else I'm smooshing into that movie in my head. I'll go back and rewatch.
I read an article that says the number one fear of teens and preteens is that their parents might get divorced.
I know the main causes of divorce are communication issues, money issues, and sex issues.
So go to sleep and let your parents talk and f!&+, g~$%#@nit!
This message brought to you by my daughter fighting being put to bed from 7:30pm until after 11 last night.
I remember being that age. It seemed so unfair. The sun was still up.
Hello, everyone. All is well.
If you have one of those rich, smooth phone or radio voices, I would pay good money for you voice acting a clock that announced the time every hour and informed me all was well.
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The best DLC in gaming history has been turned into its own standalone game.
Yes. We will own it. I just have to pray they do it any justice at all.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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Sorry, Freehold. My voice is such that I cringe when I hear it.Hello, everyone. All is well.If you have one of those rich, smooth phone or radio voices, I would pay good money for you voice acting a clock that announced the time every hour and informed me all was well.
After publically speaking one dude gave me feedback that I should do audiobooks because my voice is apperantly very clear.
KvassDoes it taste like kombucha? Because I do not like kombucha. And it is pictured with kombucha as the next drink I might want to research.
No idea. I don't think that I have tasted kombucha.
KvassDoes it taste like kombucha? Because I do not like kombucha. And it is pictured with kombucha as the next drink I might want to research.
I don't think so - it is fizzy, but it tastes like a dark, sweet, lightweight beer to me, with an element of rye bread to it (I think it's made out of bread - or was)
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When it's all said and done I'll have about 16 hours of overtime by 10 am tomorrow.
Not ideal but literally no one else is capable of getting this done in four days, especially with only one college kid helping out (he's a good kid, super hard worker, but he prefers working with plants and such, which I understand, plants are some fascinating creatures).
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It's a long read, but I found this article about 1950s cooking to be quite interesting. The beginning isn't all that good, but once the author gets to the reasons they believe cooking in the 50s was so terrible it gets really interesting.
It's a long read, but I found this article about 1950s cooking to be quite interesting. The beginning isn't all that good, but once the author gets to the reasons they believe cooking in the 50s was so terrible it gets really interesting.
very interesting.