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True. I wouldn't even know where to begin with our laundry.. well OK I know where to put the stuff but that's it.
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Me: "I need to call the doctor today."
My Wife: "Which doctor?"
Me: "No, the regular kind."
OO ee OO aa Ting tang walla walla bing bang.
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We have those big industrial machines that get super hot and I don't know where they keep all the cleaning stuff at, Or what to set it at. I intend not to learn how to because as soon as I do they will start making me do it.
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OO ee OO aa Ting tang walla walla bing bang.Me: "I need to call the doctor today."
My Wife: "Which doctor?"
Me: "No, the regular kind."
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That was my fault. My bad.
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Oh that does sound easy. Our's might do that too for all I know. If management asks me I will still play dumb however.
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WARNING
RANT ABOUT ALCOHOL
I recommend against reading it.
My in-laws (who are generally quite awesome) were rather thoroughly distressed that their daughter and then-future-son-in-law both wanted a non-alcoholic wedding; while they honored that (after a lot of back-and-forth about the topic), they themselves seem to have felt embarrassed and obliged to continuously apologize and inform people that alcohol wasn't present by request of the couple.
It is important to note that none of these people actively pressured me to drink alcohol, and they wouldn't, as they're not bad people - but there was still social pressure, because they were actively embarrassed about the fact that I or my family doesn't drink alcohol.
In more social circles, one college roommate mocked me for not drinking alcohol. Another group of guys that genuinely tried to be friendly and reach out to me constantly complained that I wouldn't take alcohol (eventually suggesting that we couldn't hang out anymore, as it was too embarrassing). A former employer gave me an earnest, genuine heart-to-heart about how I really needed to start drinking, if I ever wanted to go far in life.
In more social circles, there was always embarrassment when I didn't drink alcohol, and always a look for some list of excuses: the idea that I practice asceticism/self-discipline for martial arts seems to be a favorite, despite the fact that no martial arts I've ever participated in has ever had "lack of alcohol" as a thing.
On the other hand, I have several, but no one seems to appreciate them being said out loud. "The smell nauseates me and gives me a headache." doesn't seem to be a valid excuse for some reason, and "I have low tolerance to such things, and desire to keep a sense of self-control." seems equally bad for whatever reason (as it indicates I don't want to "kick loose" and "have fun"). "I've lost too many people to vice-related death to ever have the desire." is not something I tell people anymore as it seems they feel I'm attacking them personally and attempting to moralize them, when, in fact, I'm simply trying to answer a question honestly. Anything <religious> or <socially Conservative> seems to instantly set off "Oh, I see..." kind of looks: you know the ones - some combination of pitying, smugly superior, slightly relieved... and nervous that 'the crazy' is catchable. Those looks.
Most weirdly is those awkward conversations where people just kind of assume that I'm on their side, and complain about those freaks, weirdos, overly-zealous fanatics, or otherwise-less-than-savory people who refuse to drink, "even socially."
And, here's the thing. I really am anti-alcohol. I believe alcohol is a vice that, through a combination of driving and liver disease, murders far too many people. I've seen normally happy people become enraged while smashed. I've watched a girl party until she pukes. None of these are appealing. Why do I want to get buzzed, lose my inhibitions, poison my liver, and fail to remember the fun party night later? None of those sound appealing - no, not even the "getting buzzed" or "losing inhibitions" parts. I like having a sense of self-control. I like being clear-headed. I like a working liver. I like making memories.
... but I also don't tend to talk about the way I feel (this post notwithstanding) because, frankly, it doesn't do much good. Bringing up, "My best friend in college is now on a machine because he killed his bladder with booze." isn't going to make for a fun party for anyone. But then when you say, "No." and then start getting badgered for answers, and you give them, and people give you looks and mutter about you (but you can still hear them, because they are drunk and have lost an accurate sense of volume control).
And, despite this, I don't believe people who have vices are unworthy or somehow morally inferior people (for the most part*), because, honestly, I have them, too. I'm fat. I drink too many sugar-drinks. I exercise too infrequently. I have problems with impatience. And so on.
In other words, I'm human, and so is everyone else. Everyone has vices. Everyone has weak spots. It doesn't make the vices good - they're still destructive behaviors that can have negative consequences both on the person who holds them and on those around them - but it also doesn't make the person with those vices evil or repulsive (at least I hope not!).
So, no: I don't like alcohol. I don't like it for every flavor of reason. But, you know, that doesn't mean I don't like you, and, believe it or not, I'm not judging you - I'm just here to have a good time, like everyone else, and may I sit and quietly enjoy my way-too-sugary-drink and avoid alcohol without getting into this again. Thanks.
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WARNING
RANT ABOUT ALCOHOL
I recommend against reading it.
** spoiler omitted **...
O_O I'm gonna read this later. When I have more free time.
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I think I just prevented a possible big issue. Had some guy come up give me the party girl I mentioned in the above posts room number and name and ask for an extra room key saying he was the boy friend. It seemed suspect so I went up and talked to the girl and she had no idea so I sent him the F away. Now I'll be keeping a closer eye on whose coming and going too. He's lucky I didn't call the cops. He probably over heard her friends saying her name and her room number. That's how you get robbed and/or worse right their people. Which is why we don't say that stuff out loud when we check people in. (It's a rant I know but I'm irritated now.)
Heroism! Well done.
O_O I'm gonna read this later. When I have more free time.WARNING
RANT ABOUT ALCOHOL
I recommend against reading it.
** spoiler omitted **...
Hey! I specifically recommended against reading it!
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Yawn you all.
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Hey Dr. Ejk
I am all for drinking whatever you want. But dont be this guy.
Officer Angel is best officer.
Or should we be for... the greater good?
O.o?
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Hey Dr. Ejk
Heh. "Doctor Ache" is an appropriate name for a doc. I could see that being part of some minor comedy bit in a show of some kind. Or an extended bit, depending on the show.
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I am all for drinking whatever you want. But dont be this guy.Officer Angel is best officer.
Or should we be for... the greater good?
O.o?
Aww I thought it was gonna be a 40k reference to the Tau.
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Hey Dr. EjkHeh. "Doctor Ache" is an appropriate name for a doc. I could see that being part of some minor comedy bit in a show of some kind. Or an extended bit, depending on the show.
Scrubs: Dr. Acula.
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Those are those ugly mermaid looking things right?
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Yeah I tired your link but... firewall.
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I always have trouble fitting water encounters into my games. I saw a manga that a friend had that gave me a great idea how to fit in more. Basically in the manga all the fish and sharks sprouted these spider like legs. Shark with spider legs pretty horrific btw.
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Also is the beerholder really the one we should trust with deciding standards on beauty?
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Ha and someone just called and asked me if I had 27 rooms available for right now. LOL no....
I think it might have been the same group but someone just called me asking if I had 37....
I doubt all the hotels in my area combined have that many rooms.
..how small a town are you?
..how small a town are you?Ha and someone just called and asked me if I had 27 rooms available for right now. LOL no....
I think it might have been the same group but someone just called me asking if I had 37....
I doubt all the hotels in my area combined have that many rooms.
I meant like remaining for that night, but pretty small.
Their is 4 hotels on this exit. The next closed one is 30 minutes away.
I am all for drinking whatever you want. But dont be this guy.Officer Angel is best officer.
Or should we be for... the greater good?
O.o?
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Of course I was talking about Officer Angle. Danny doesn't even appear in that scene, I dont think.
I FINALLY FOUND THE DEAD BODY IN ASSASSIN'S CREED ODYSSEY HOLY F~&% THAT TOOK FOREVER
I can't stand those games for one simple reason. Your trying to climb a wall and instead you turn around and dive off the building.
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The controls need work. As does the button mapping.
The button to talk to people should not be the same as the button to assassinate.
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Yeah, I used to strap on a 65-pound pack and hike 10-15 miles a day in the baking sun for fun, but I still absolutely, positively loathed yard work.
I think it's a combination of the boring view, the lack of movement, and the knowledge that you're just going to have to do it again in under a month that gets to me about it. I get hot and miserable and sore and it's somehow orders of magnitude worse than hiking.
The owners who are kicking my mother-in-law out of her home (yes, landlords really do kick little old widows on fixed incomes out of their homes to make more rent around here) are demanding that she fix the yard before she move out.
My response would have been, "F*** you." And I almost never swear.
Instead, GothBard volunteered the whole family to help her garden on Saturday. MiL and GothBard are looking forward to it. The rest of us are thinking it's going to be a little slice of Hell. (Far, FAR worse than anything that happens today with the near-100 temps.)
Oh, I'd totally fix it. Easy.
Scorched-earth counts as "fixing," right?
Don't forget to salt it, lest they come back with a vengeance.
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The controls need work. As does the button mapping.
The button to talk to people should not be the same as the button to assassinate.
Talking... assassinating... its like the same thing really....
Morning Synos.
Not bad. quieted down now. Was kind of a crazy night.
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Had a bit of a rough night last night.
I can think of lots of reasons why it's not a good plan. The upset to our kids lives, the likelihood that it'll take us a lot longer than a couple years to realistically save enough for a deposit, the fact that these higher income places usually pay more because of the level of stress they put you under, something neither of us are good at dealing with. But at the end of the day, regardless of reasons, I just have no desire to move abroad, even temporarily. Ireland is my home, it's where I know, it's where all my family and the majority of my friends are.
None of that matters a spit to her. She's already uprooted once (she's from Brazil), left her family and friends behind, she doesn't agree that is a valid reason, particularly as it would only be temporary. She thinks it will be so short term, the kids won't even remember, it won't affect them at all. The jobs will be no more demanding or stressful than the jobs here.
Needless to say, we went to bed separately, and both with sore feelings. I had to bring the little one to school this morning, even though I'm working and she's not, because she slept so badly last night, she was like a rock this morning. And now our daily check-in messages are very terse. It's making a tough work day that bit tougher.
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How do I know it's summer in Wisconsin?
It's 7 miles from our shop to our job site.
I have to drive through 4 construction zones to get there.
Had a bit of a rough night last night.
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Your S.O. Sounds like the romantic type. In the way that she get these romantic ideas that moving or changing X will drastically improving her life. My mom was that way. Every few years she would have to up-root us or if we were lucky just find a new husband.
Had a bit of a rough night last night.
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I would at least look into it, moving isn't as scary as it used to be, with the internet and all.
Said the guy who has moved 29 (not an exaggeration) times in nearly 43 years.
Edit: Full disclosure, we haven't moved in 14 years, though we could at any time, if necessary.
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How do I know it's summer in Wisconsin?
It's 7 miles from our shop to our job site.
I have to drive through 4 construction zones to get there.
Where I used to live at back in elementary in KY you could get stopped by the same train (Yeah you know it was a coal train) up to 7 times. I know this is only loosely related to your post but I can relate to the frustration.
Had a bit of a rough night last night.
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I would at least look into it, moving isn't as scary as it used to be, with the internet and all.
Said the guy who has moved 30 (not an exaggeration) times in nearly 43 years.
WOW well you beat out my mom.
Anyone else think Cpt could be a career criminal? He's the fantasy role-playing version of El Chapo.