Deep 6 FaWtL

[Freehold DM]

Qunnessaa wrote:

Apparently, the biblical "land of milk and honey" is also more like "yogourt and fruit syrup," but accuracy on that point is rather low on the list of ongoing problems for exegesis to the laity, for scriptural scholars.

Huh.

Cool.

I love honey in my Greek yogurt.

Oh man.

This is a weird one to be naked for.

[Freehold DM]

Waterhammer wrote:

An Amazon van decided to do a left turn right in front of me on my motorcycle today. I got stopped with about two meters of space. So that was fun. It was on a blind curve. More than 90 degrees angle turn. Lucky, I wasn’t hauling ass.

I almost had a similar accident when I was cycling regularly. I genuinely thought the last thing I was going to see was a fire truck.

[Freehold DM]

Drejk wrote:

Fantasy Monster: Cobweb Sheep

You know of dust bunnies, but have you heard of cobweb sheep?

I really like this one.

[Freehold DM]

Orthos, Recurring Evil Henchman wrote:

NobodysHome wrote:

Vanykrye wrote:

"So how am I supposed to know who is behind in their work? Open all their emails? Please advise?"

(1) Unlearn any and all stupidity someone whose brain resides in the 1970s taught you.

(2) Determine the industry standard expected production from each employee based on their role.
(3) Instead of monitoring their emails, or how many bathroom breaks they take, or whether they're watching YouTube or YouPorn at their desks, monitor their production as well-defined for every job in every industry.
(4) If they're meeting their production quota and their work is of acceptable quality, leave them the f*** alone.

EDIT: I swear, such requests enrage me because they show such a fundamental lack of comprehension as to why you hired an employee in the first place. You needed a job done. You hired someone to do that job. Either they are doing that job satisfactorily or they aren't. Anything else is none of your f***ing business unless they're breaking the law.

"But the entire reason I went into management was so I can manage people! Directly! As minutely as possible! I need the power trip!"

You just described my boss.

[Freehold DM]

NobodysHome wrote:

Sometimes I forget that some people's coping mechanism is to avoid all news entirely.

NobodysHome: (To a friend in the Boston area who works with the elderly) I hope that you and yours are safe!
Boston Friend: ???
NH: From the fire.
BF: There was a fire??

So of course she looked it up and now she's gone dead silent because I'm sure she's feeling overwhelmed with grief. But it's really hard to see a tragic disaster befall a friend's home city and not ask, "Are you OK?"

there was a flood here yesterday. I will have to research the fire in Boston. I pray for those affected.

[Freehold DM]

Orthos wrote:

Awesome!

I'm planning to get back into roller skating after the Big Move. One of our PnP group had her BDay get together at a local roller rink, and I discovered I still have most of the muscle memory to get back into skating... provided I have skates that fit. (The rink did not have skates in my size, sadly, and it was painful to wear one size down.)

So going to buy skates after the move and see about getting into the groove again. There's a skate park in the city we're moving to so that'll be an opportunity.

I had no idea skating rinks were big out there. That's awesome.

[Freehold DM]

Vanykrye wrote:

Yes, I will make that speech naked. Adds to the absurdity of the request.

Helicopter into the room to establish dominance.

[Freehold DM]

Limeylongears wrote:

Qunnessaa wrote:

Limeylongears wrote:

The fact that it was called 'breakfast stout' should have been a warning sign, since nobody but the most abandoned rakehell actually drinks stout for breakfast, and Heaven hides its face in shame and anguish from someone who voluntarily drinks beer that tastes of jam - jam! - at any time. Revolting, but I shall still finish it, since it cost me £4.90.

I gather that in the days when water was a health risk people did drink beer at breakfast, so, out of morbid curiosity, what sort of beer should one drink for breakfast, if not stout? Ale? Or is "ale" synonymous with "beer" in the most generic sense?

Traditionally, beer was brewed with hops and ale wasn't, though I don't think that's the case any more. Back in t'day, people drank small beer as a kind of soft drink, which was far weaker than modern beers (around 2%, maybe?) - you'd get a buzz out of it if you were guzzling it down by the quart all day, but it wouldn't enliven your morning as much as LM's 6% plus Leffe would if you had some first thing.

I would love to see a Lisamarlene so enlivened.

[lisamarlene]

Freehold DM wrote:

NobodysHome wrote:

Sometimes I forget that some people's coping mechanism is to avoid all news entirely.

NobodysHome: (To a friend in the Boston area who works with the elderly) I hope that you and yours are safe!
Boston Friend: ???
NH: From the fire.
BF: There was a fire??

So of course she looked it up and now she's gone dead silent because I'm sure she's feeling overwhelmed with grief. But it's really hard to see a tragic disaster befall a friend's home city and not ask, "Are you OK?"

there was a flood here yesterday. I will have to research the fire in Boston. I pray for those affected.

Assisted Living facility in I think Fall River.

[Freehold DM]

Okay. So.

A friend of mine passed away suddenly on Sunday. As they are Jewish they had to be buried swiftly. Went to the funeral today with minimal notice. She was a serious role player but far more interested in the World of Darkness side of things than anything here. We are remembering her with pizza(her favorite, real ny pizza,I pity you all who do not know such glories) and a marathon of Kindred The Embraced, which we watched at her house for the premiere so many years ago.

My god this is even worse than I remember it. I know she's laughing at us right now. Heartily.

Please know that I love each and every one of you. And hug your nearest loved one tight for me.

[Freehold DM]

lisamarlene wrote:

Yesterday, at the age of fifty, I took my very first surfing lesson.

I spent an hour and a half falling down, looking stupid, dodging lion's mane jellyfish, and drinking the Atlantic, but it felt absolutely exhilarating.

Holy s@%* lions mane jellyfish are no joke.

[Drejk]

Freehold DM wrote:

Jurassic Bard wrote:

I don’t drink stout (or much in the way of alcohol), and I hate coffee but love tea. Also, I’m an Englishman born and raised.

TEA FOREVER COFFEE NEVER

But coffee-flavored ice cream, milkshakes, and chocolates are actually nice... Usually.

[Drejk]

Freehold DM wrote:

Qunnessaa wrote:

Apparently, the biblical "land of milk and honey" is also more like "yogourt and fruit syrup," but accuracy on that point is rather low on the list of ongoing problems for exegesis to the laity, for scriptural scholars.

Huh.

Cool.

I love honey in my Greek yogurt.

Oh man.

This is a weird one to be naked for.

Sweet regular yogurts? Sure! Sweet Greek yogurt? Meh, it works much better savory (in fact I ate some with shredded cheese and shredded lettuce a few hours ago).

[Drejk]

Freehold DM wrote:

*sad news*

Sadly, we are reaching point where we can expect to lose more friends than we make...

Quote:

... and a marathon of Kindred The Embraced, which we watched at her house for the premiere so many years ago.

My god this is even worse than I remember it. I know she's laughing at us right now. Heartily.

It's a title I haven't heard in a while...

Oh, wait, we spoke about it earlier this year, probably when we were telling the neonates young vampire players about the glories hilariousness of the past...

[Orthos]

Freehold DM wrote:

Orthos wrote:

Awesome!

I'm planning to get back into roller skating after the Big Move. One of our PnP group had her BDay get together at a local roller rink, and I discovered I still have most of the muscle memory to get back into skating... provided I have skates that fit. (The rink did not have skates in my size, sadly, and it was painful to wear one size down.)

So going to buy skates after the move and see about getting into the groove again. There's a skate park in the city we're moving to so that'll be an opportunity.

I had no idea skating rinks were big out there. That's awesome.

I have no idea how big they are, but it exists! So taking advantage of that.

[lisamarlene]

Freehold DM wrote:

Okay. So.

A friend of mine passed away suddenly on Sunday. As they are Jewish they had to be buried swiftly. Went to the funeral today with minimal notice. She was a serious role player but far more interested in the World of Darkness side of things than anything here. We are remembering her with pizza(her favorite, real ny pizza,I pity you all who do not know such glories) and a marathon of Kindred The Embraced, which we watched at her house for the premiere so many years ago.

My god this is even worse than I remember it. I know she's laughing at us right now. Heartily.

Please know that I love each and every one of you. And hug your nearest loved one tight for me.

May her memory be a blessing.

[lisamarlene]

So my cousin and I are going to a local bridge club here in Kennebunk this afternoon. I'm scared to death that I'm going to make the wrong bids and play the wrong cards and look like a complete idiot, but he's almost 80 and he's flying back to Sacramento tomorrow and I have no idea when I'm going to see him again or how many chances we're going to have to do anything special together again and if this is what he wants to do on his last day here then by God we're going to do it. And no I am not getting weepy over the idea of going to a bridge club. There's just dust in my eye.

[Waterhammer]

Building bridges with cards?

Perhaps I could suggest using sturdy logs instead.

[gran rey de los mono]

Fun Fact Time!:

The San Diego Zoo used to have an orangutan called Ken Allen, who was very good at escaping from his enclosure. He would wander around the zoo, looking at other animals, and was never aggressive towards any people or other animals. Except for one. There was another orangutan, named Otis, that Ken hated, and during one of his escapes he was found throwing rocks at Otis.

[gran rey de los mono]

lisamarlene wrote:

So my cousin and I are going to a local bridge club here in Kennebunk this afternoon. I'm scared to death that I'm going to make the wrong bids and play the wrong cards and look like a complete idiot, but he's almost 80 and he's flying back to Sacramento tomorrow and I have no idea when I'm going to see him again or how many chances we're going to have to do anything special together again and if this is what he wants to do on his last day here then by God we're going to do it. And no I am not getting weepy over the idea of going to a bridge club. There's just dust in my eye.

Bridge club? You'd have to be really strong to use a bridge as a club.

[gran rey de los mono]

gran rey de los mono wrote:

lisamarlene wrote:

So my cousin and I are going to a local bridge club here in Kennebunk this afternoon. I'm scared to death that I'm going to make the wrong bids and play the wrong cards and look like a complete idiot, but he's almost 80 and he's flying back to Sacramento tomorrow and I have no idea when I'm going to see him again or how many chances we're going to have to do anything special together again and if this is what he wants to do on his last day here then by God we're going to do it. And no I am not getting weepy over the idea of going to a bridge club. There's just dust in my eye.

Bridge club? You'd have to be really strong to use a bridge as a club.

Or, I suppose a Bard if you're clubbing someone with a musical bridge.

[Limeylongears]

I think the idea is that you club the bridge itself, just to remind it who's boss.

[BigNorseWolf]

I thought you just took a 300 pound log flattened the top and put it across the river.

[gran rey de los mono]

Han Solo's 4 best friends are:
1. His wife.
2. A short magician who's 10 years younger than him, who also happens to be his wife's twin brother.
3. A cape-collecting con artist.
4. Most importantly, a 200 year old giant dog.

[Jurassic Bard]

gran rey de los mono wrote:

Han Solo's 4 best friends are:

1. His wife.

That’s not very nice to say about Chewbacca!

[Waterhammer]

If I had a starship, it would be my best friend.

[Limeylongears]

You would build this dream together, standing strong forever.

[lisamarlene]

Limeylongears wrote:

You would build this dream together, standing strong forever.

Biscuits.

This song was my favorite jam when I was thirteen. I still have to sing along with Grace Slick and play an air drum solo when it plays on the oldies station.

[90s Simpsons Referotron]

That sounds suspiciously like rock and/or roll...

[gran rey de los mono]

Paraphrase of group chat for tonight's game:

T: "I can't make it tonight. I've driven to (town 90 miles away) 6 times this week and I'm tired."
Me: "Weakling! In my day, my drove to (town 90 miles away) 10 times a week. In the snow! Uphill!! Both ways!!!"
Me: "Or, get some rest and we'll see you next week."
Still me: "You choose."
K: "I want to know how you drove uphill both ways to a city in a valley."
Me: "Gumption."

[NobodysHome]

lisamarlene wrote:

Limeylongears wrote:

You would build this dream together, standing strong forever.

Biscuits.

This song was my favorite jam when I was thirteen. I still have to sing along with Grace Slick and play an air drum solo when it plays on the oldies station.

GothBard was in the original music video. But the one on YouTube now has ads so she isn't visible any more.

[Theconiel]

Waterhammer wrote:

If I had a starship, it would be my best friend.

If I had a hammer, there'd be no more folk singers. (Seen on a button)

[gran rey de los mono]

NobodysHome wrote:

lisamarlene wrote:

Limeylongears wrote:

You would build this dream together, standing strong forever.

Biscuits.

This song was my favorite jam when I was thirteen. I still have to sing along with Grace Slick and play an air drum solo when it plays on the oldies station.

GothBard was in the original music video. But the one on YouTube now has ads so she isn't visible any more.

I hate that youtube puts those stupid cards up over the end of the video. And worse, it only happens if I'm on my phone. On the Xbox or my laptop, they don't show up because I disabled them in the settings menu (or adblock takes care of it), but the mobile app or mobile site shows them regardless.

[NobodysHome]

gran rey de los mono wrote:

NobodysHome wrote:

lisamarlene wrote:

Limeylongears wrote:

You would build this dream together, standing strong forever.

Biscuits.

This song was my favorite jam when I was thirteen. I still have to sing along with Grace Slick and play an air drum solo when it plays on the oldies station.

GothBard was in the original music video. But the one on YouTube now has ads so she isn't visible any more.

I hate that youtube puts those stupid cards up over the end of the video. And worse, it only happens if I'm on my phone. On the Xbox or my laptop, they don't show up because I disabled them in the settings menu (or adblock takes care of it), but the mobile app or mobile site shows them regardless.

Hmm... we always watch YouTube on our Roku. I'll have to try on my desktop and see whether she reappears...

[Freehold DM]

NobodysHome wrote:

lisamarlene wrote:

Limeylongears wrote:

You would build this dream together, standing strong forever.

Biscuits.

This song was my favorite jam when I was thirteen. I still have to sing along with Grace Slick and play an air drum solo when it plays on the oldies station.

GothBard was in the original music video. But the one on YouTube now has ads so she isn't visible any more.

Oh my god

[Freehold DM]

NobodysHome wrote:

gran rey de los mono wrote:

NobodysHome wrote:

lisamarlene wrote:

Limeylongears wrote:

You would build this dream together, standing strong forever.

Biscuits.

This song was my favorite jam when I was thirteen. I still have to sing along with Grace Slick and play an air drum solo when it plays on the oldies station.

GothBard was in the original music video. But the one on YouTube now has ads so she isn't visible any more.

I hate that youtube puts those stupid cards up over the end of the video. And worse, it only happens if I'm on my phone. On the Xbox or my laptop, they don't show up because I disabled them in the settings menu (or adblock takes care of it), but the mobile app or mobile site shows them regardless.

Hmm... we always watch YouTube on our Roku. I'll have to try on my desktop and see whether she reappears...

DOUBLE OH MY GOD

[NobodysHome]

Freehold DM wrote:

NobodysHome wrote:

gran rey de los mono wrote:

NobodysHome wrote:

lisamarlene wrote:

Limeylongears wrote:

You would build this dream together, standing strong forever.

Biscuits.

This song was my favorite jam when I was thirteen. I still have to sing along with Grace Slick and play an air drum solo when it plays on the oldies station.

GothBard was in the original music video. But the one on YouTube now has ads so she isn't visible any more.

I hate that youtube puts those stupid cards up over the end of the video. And worse, it only happens if I'm on my phone. On the Xbox or my laptop, they don't show up because I disabled them in the settings menu (or adblock takes care of it), but the mobile app or mobile site shows them regardless.

Hmm... we always watch YouTube on our Roku. I'll have to try on my desktop and see whether she reappears...

DOUBLE OH MY GOD

For your use.

Or the longer version for all your exclamation needs.

[Drejk]

Somehow, I have managed to lose my favorite teas spoon.

I only use it for my tea. It vanished somehow between earlier today and now, and I can't find it anymore...

[Drejk]

Aaaand...

Half an hour of looking around with zero results. I only found it after I gave up.

It was on a plate that I set aside and it was covered with a foil bag.

[Waterhammer]

Always the last place you look.

[TriOmegaZero]

I try to keep looking after I find whatever I’m missing, just in case.

[Not Maddie Prior]

Theconiel wrote:

Waterhammer wrote:

If I had a starship, it would be my best friend.

If I had a hammer, there'd be no more folk singers. (Seen on a button)

Murdered by a hammer was I, fol de riddley dido

Murdered by a hammer was I, fol de riddley dee
Murdered by a hammer was I, where the nettles grow so high, someone wearing a button caused me to die, foldeo roldeo dolby

[And so on, for approximately 47 more verses, interspersed with sprightly accordion obbligati]

[gran rey de los mono]

Me: "Gimme a triple Jack Daniel's, neat."
Barista: "Sir, this is a Starbucks."
Me: "Jesus Christ. Venti whiskey."

[Drejk]

Fantasy NPC: Mr. Chamomile, Tea-Maker

Have a cup of tea and tell him of your day...

[gran rey de los mono]

I was all ready to rant about 2nd shift not doing the laundry again, but I found a loophole. There are 3 jugs of stuff that feed into the washer: detergent, sanitizer, and fabric softener. The sanitizer was empty, and I can't find any more. So, I'm just going to dry and fold the 2 loads of towels that 2nd shift did do, wash and dry the cleaning rags, and call it a night, leaving the 4-5 more loads of towels untouched. Because I don't think it's a good idea to give the guests unsanitized towels.

You may ask "What about the cleaning rags? Surely those need sanitized too?" And I would agree, but for 2 things. A) They get used with cleaning solutions that should effectively sanitize them when used, and B) it shows that I was willing to do more than I did.

Of course, I fully expect some sort of a note/text/something from the manager about it, but if they did their job and made sure we had the needed supplies (I didn't notice any more fabric softener, either, but the jugs look nearly identical to the detergent, so it's possible that some of what I thought was detergent was actually fabric softener.), then I would have done my job.

[gran rey de los mono]

A month ago, I told the manager to her face that we were out of manilla envelopes for the paperwork. She said she had already ordered more. We never got them, so I used rubber bands. Last week, I told the Front Desk Supervisor to her face that we still had no envelopes and were now out of rubber bands. She said she would send the maintenance guy to the store and buy both. We still have neither. And I'm past caring.

[gran rey de los mono]

The Front Desk Supervisor was working 1st shift this morning, and showed up 40 minutes late. So that sucked.

[Jurassic Bard]

Drejk wrote:

Fantasy NPC: Mr. Chamomile, Tea-Maker

Have a cup of tea and tell him of your day...

He sounds a bit like me regarding the tea making.

[Quark Blast]

gran rey de los mono wrote:

....Work Woes....

I express my sympathy having to work with laggards.

OTOH, with the rise of AI and robotics, work kvetching will become a niche activity. Limited to those who have a job.

OTOOH, we may not have a livable planet given that Data Centers (a.k.a. AI factories) will be emitting north of 10% of global CO2 emissions by 2030 (they emit 1.5%-3.0% now) and those 2030 global emissions will be record setting; as they were last year and will be this year and every year through at least 2040.

I wonder when the news media will catch up with the fact that a +1.5°C 2100 stopped being a reasonable hope about 25 years ago and that we'll be lucky to hit only +2.5°C at this point.

Time for tea and crumpets indeed!

[Drejk]

WTF...

Facebook just blocked my account because... Reasons?

I filled an appeal and we'll see how it goes...

Yeah, yeah, I know facebook is crap, but I do need it to contact folks, and get my job assignments...