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Not even with a fox!
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Tonight's game didn't go so great. Regular GM wasn't feeling great (He was checking traps/bait stations at a grain silo, and thinks he inhaled some grain dust or something. Said he couldn't talk for more than a few seconds at a time.),That stuff is no joke. Please encourage him to get checked out.
Yeah, that stuff can really eff you up
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I used to work part time as event security so I'll make sure no one leaves their room or the banquet facilities trashed.
I trust there wasn't supposed to be a comma after the word 'room'.
In other news, today is Ghana's Independence Day, or so ALL (DE) informed me this morning, also sending me a nice video of some ladies dancing. She didn't add 'Yes, independence from YOUR LOT, Limey', although she could have done, which I think was very good of her.
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So, here's a little indicator of how hard it is to get good help around here:
As you all know, Uber-Flaky Head Contractor Who Does Amazing Work vouched for General Contractor and put him in charge of our entire bathroom remodel.
In ascending order of significance:
(1) He has no concept of the clients' tastes. When he needed to get trim for the bathroom, he didn't talk to GothBard, but instead went and got "Craftsman-style" moulding "in keeping with the rest of the house". Think Minecraft-style rectangular blocky stuff. Imagine his surprise when GothBard rejected it outright and went with him to the lumber store to get something reasonable. My question: "If we're remodeling the bathroom entirely to our tastes and we complain incessantly about the rest of the house, why would you try to make the bathroom look like the rest of the house?!?!?!?!"
(2) We paid a hefty penny for a full replumbing of the house. Being me, I went under the house to check on it this morning. And heard a drip. I eventually tracked it down to a T-junction in the wall behind the washing machine. A little micro-spray that, over the last few weeks, turned the area underneath to mud. If I'm paying top-dollar for a re-plumb instead of a bargain-basement price, I do not expect to find leaks within two weeks of job completion.
(3) Worst of all, Uber-Flaky took away our vanity. General Contractor knew we had the specs for it. Instead he trusted UF's statement that it was a "standard 36-inch vanity". Turns out it's 38", so the mirror that he embedded in the wall even moving the studs to do so is an inch off the center of the vanity. At this point in the project fixing it would be at minimum cutting 1" out of a 1.75" stud, hurting the stability of the wall and possibly snapping the stud. So we're going to live with a slightly off-center mirror. (The Impii didn't even notice until I pointed it out, so it's not TOO terrible.)
In hindsight, we should have waited for the summer when Uber-Flaky would have been free. GC thinks he's great, but he's making too many minor mistakes.
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Good day!
My Youngest accepted Jesus as his Savior and in celebration thereof he is getting baptized today! Woo!
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Good day!
** spoiler omitted **
Get this kid a space blaster and rocket ship!
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I couldn't give a s&@@ if they trash the banquet hall. We don't have one. Or a meeting room. Or anything like that. So go to somewhere with one of those and leave me alone.
Go away, I'm nekkid.
NEVER!!!!
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Why Do I Pay An Accountant?, Issue #583
Our taxes are pretty static: Every year we get around a $2000 state refund, but then we owe around $3000 in federal taxes and our accountant costs anywhere between $600 and $840. Typically a net loss of $1500-$2000 every year, and I plan for it.
This year I took a look at the last two years and winced since it looked like we'd be down to around $1200 in state refund, up to $3700 in federal taxes, and it was a complex year with two refis so the accountant fee would be closer to $900. With all the construction we're not particularly flush, so a $3400 bill was going to hurt.
The package arrived today, and...
...my accountant found $7200 in taxes I hadn't known I'd paid, plus a $1500 child tax credit I didn't know I'd earned. All my other math was correct, but the turnaround is pretty darned staggering.
Would YOU pay someone $900 to find you an extra $8700 in tax breaks? I sure as heck would! And I do!
EDIT: OK. I knew that I'd prepaid $1500 in federal taxes last year. But I cashed out some stock at maximum withholding (44% in California) and somehow even though the income gets added to my W-2, the taxes don't. I never would have spotted that, so yet again, my accountant more than pays for himself.
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no. You're driving even further, to the one we go to.Only if there's a Portillo's nearby. After getting it back near me after a decade of being deprived, I'm firmly addicted again. Can't do it ALL the time, but a beef and cheddar (not the croissant,) with hot peppers, cheese fries and a large coke. That's my default!{googles Portillo's} Oooo, that looks yummy.
{clicks location} Ouch. I'm not driving 130+ miles to Brandon, FL though.
Look, my commute to my pet-checking/-walking gig is about an hour each way assuming I don't have to stop anywhere for groceries (or checking current Transformers stock) and when I get home from it, I'm done. If I have to drive all the way to New York City, the drive will literally turn into a more violent, much much more swear-y remake of Fury Road.
...So we're going to live with a slightly off-center mirror. (The Impii didn't even notice until I pointed it out, so it's not TOO terrible.)
Maybe it's time to start dropping subtle hints the mirror leads to a secret apartment?
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no. You're driving even further, to the one we go to.Only if there's a Portillo's nearby. After getting it back near me after a decade of being deprived, I'm firmly addicted again. Can't do it ALL the time, but a beef and cheddar (not the croissant,) with hot peppers, cheese fries and a large coke. That's my default!{googles Portillo's} Oooo, that looks yummy.
{clicks location} Ouch. I'm not driving 130+ miles to Brandon, FL though.
Look, my commute to my pet-checking/-walking gig is about an hour each way assuming I don't have to stop anywhere for groceries (or checking current Transformers stock) and when I get home from it, I'm done. If I have to drive all the way to New York City, the drive will literally turn into a more violent, much much more swear-y remake of Fury Road.
...So we're going to live with a slightly off-center mirror. (The Impii didn't even notice until I pointed it out, so it's not TOO terrible.)Maybe it's time to start dropping subtle hints the mirror leads to a secret apartment?
Unfortunately, it leads to Impus Minor's room. Far less exciting.
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Look, my commute to my pet-checking/-walking gig is about an hour each way assuming I don't have to stop anywhere for groceries (or checking current Transformers stock) and when I get home from it, I'm done. If I have to drive all the way to New York City, the drive will literally turn into a more violent, much much more swear-y remake of Fury Road.no. You're driving even further, to the one we go to.Only if there's a Portillo's nearby. After getting it back near me after a decade of being deprived, I'm firmly addicted again. Can't do it ALL the time, but a beef and cheddar (not the croissant,) with hot peppers, cheese fries and a large coke. That's my default!{googles Portillo's} Oooo, that looks yummy.
{clicks location} Ouch. I'm not driving 130+ miles to Brandon, FL though.
You are aware that you are only making Freehold even more eager for those shared Portillos?
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If anyone is into a New Weird/Horror, with a sprinkling of a Twilight Zone/X-Files, and likes (or at least tolerates) third person shooters, then I feel obligated to point them to Control, which is part of this month's Humble Choice.
While it has some tedious moments (the main character is a glass canon and goes down easily if you are careless or get stuck in narrow corridor with too many enemies, and the placement of the respawn points is less than ideal), it has an an otherwise fun gameplay, interesting story, and a lot of neat tidbits (like reading through all the case files, bureau correspondence, and watching training videos).
And it comes together with XCOM: Chimera Squad (which is a great game, though when it was released a year ago, it was sort of buggy in later parts), and another good, though demanding game that is Elex. No comment on the rest of the games, but those three alone make it more than worth it, if you like that kind of games.
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I have that one! It's free for Playstation Plus members.
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no. You're driving even further, to the one we go to.Only if there's a Portillo's nearby. After getting it back near me after a decade of being deprived, I'm firmly addicted again. Can't do it ALL the time, but a beef and cheddar (not the croissant,) with hot peppers, cheese fries and a large coke. That's my default!{googles Portillo's} Oooo, that looks yummy.
{clicks location} Ouch. I'm not driving 130+ miles to Brandon, FL though.
Look, my commute to my pet-checking/-walking gig is about an hour each way assuming I don't have to stop anywhere for groceries (or checking current Transformers stock) and when I get home from it, I'm done. If I have to drive all the way to New York City, the drive will literally turn into a more violent, much much more swear-y remake of Fury Road.
its okay, you're driving to Chicago.
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Just letting you all know that Fly Free Or Die just continues to rock as an Adventure Path.
The one with the space winnebago?
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Just letting you all know that Fly Free Or Die just continues to rock as an Adventure Path.The one with the space winnebago?
Yes!
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Yes!Just letting you all know that Fly Free Or Die just continues to rock as an Adventure Path.The one with the space winnebago?
I would be making spaceballs quotes left and right.
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its okay, you're driving to Chicago.no. You're driving even further, to the one we go to.{googles Portillo's} Oooo, that looks yummy.
{clicks location} Ouch. I'm not driving 130+ miles to Brandon, FL though.
Look, my commute to my pet-checking/-walking gig is about an hour each way assuming I don't have to stop anywhere for groceries (or checking current Transformers stock) and when I get home from it, I'm done. If I have to drive all the way to New York City, the drive will literally turn into a more violent, much much more swear-y remake of Fury Road.
That's not going to work. I ain't got a cop car with full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, or a pair of sunglasses. My brother ain't even named Jake.
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That's not going to work. I ain't got a cop car with full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, or a pair of sunglasses. My brother ain't even named Jake.its okay, you're driving to Chicago.no. You're driving even further, to the one we go to.{googles Portillo's} Oooo, that looks yummy.
{clicks location} Ouch. I'm not driving 130+ miles to Brandon, FL though.
Look, my commute to my pet-checking/-walking gig is about an hour each way assuming I don't have to stop anywhere for groceries (or checking current Transformers stock) and when I get home from it, I'm done. If I have to drive all the way to New York City, the drive will literally turn into a more violent, much much more swear-y remake of Fury Road.
I can arrange all of this.
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I would be making spaceballs quotes left and right.Yes!Just letting you all know that Fly Free Or Die just continues to rock as an Adventure Path.The one with the space winnebago?
Yes!
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I can't decide who gets cookies, so everybody gets cookies.
Shaped like Barf's dog biscuits.
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I can arrange all of this.That's not going to work. I ain't got a cop car with full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, or a pair of sunglasses. My brother ain't even named Jake.its okay, you're driving to Chicago.no. You're driving even further, to the one we go to.{googles Portillo's} Oooo, that looks yummy.
{clicks location} Ouch. I'm not driving 130+ miles to Brandon, FL though.
Look, my commute to my pet-checking/-walking gig is about an hour each way assuming I don't have to stop anywhere for groceries (or checking current Transformers stock) and when I get home from it, I'm done. If I have to drive all the way to New York City, the drive will literally turn into a more violent, much much more swear-y remake of Fury Road.
It's ok, Freehold lied. You don't need all that stuff. It's actually in Harwood Heights. Not Chicago at all. You'll be fine.
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cookie? cookie! cookie! cookie!
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I may or may not have made a Vlaka (think Huskie type humanoid) Mechanic named Barf.
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May The Schwartz Be With You.
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Unfortunately, what isn't a joke is that I have been left even more laundry than I was complaining about on Wednesday. I'm pretty f!#%ing pissed.
"You Knew It! You're Surrounded By A**Holes."
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It's been like that for most of my life.Unfortunately, what isn't a joke is that I have been left even more laundry than I was complaining about on Wednesday. I'm pretty f!#%ing pissed."You Knew It! You're Surrounded By A**Holes."
Commence Operation... VAC-U-SUCK!
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No! YOU SUCK!!Commence Operation... VAC-U-SUCK!It's been like that for most of my life.Unfortunately, what isn't a joke is that I have been left even more laundry than I was complaining about on Wednesday. I'm pretty f!#%ing pissed."You Knew It! You're Surrounded By A**Holes."
gran , I am your father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate.
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Yeah? Well, I'm your everything!gran , I am your father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate.No! YOU SUCK!!Commence Operation... VAC-U-SUCK!It's been like that for most of my life.Unfortunately, what isn't a joke is that I have been left even more laundry than I was complaining about on Wednesday. I'm pretty f!#%ing pissed."You Knew It! You're Surrounded By A**Holes."
(of emotion)
*lone tear carries down cheek*YOU"RE RIGHT!
*overly emotional crying insues.*
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Well, I just returned home after the first session with the mercantilist social-mover evoker. And all I can say is: it was excellent.
We had some excellent roleplaying to get Dev introduced to the group, followed by a "social combat" sequence wherein our core group of adventuring performers had to bail out the Dwarven Throwers (who had stopped at a bar between our circus site and their black powder dealer -- a bar whose patrons were predominantly our competitors from another circus). We scored a minor yet notable victory over the Celestial Menagerie's meddler-in-chief, even managing to embarrass him publicly after getting the guard captain to dismiss him from the proceedings. So we managed to secure the release of one of our circus acts, and now we will have a full show ready to go tomorrow night.
There was a fair bit of adventuring and dungeon delving, too, but I'll abstain from going into any details just in case y'all ever get to play the AP fresh.
So I'm playing a smooth-talking, bargain-hunting, lore-researching blaster wizard. And this is the first time I've been excited about an arcane caster since I gestalted the 3.0 warlock with the Miniatures Handbook marshal.
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Well, I just returned home after the first session with the mercantilist social-mover evoker. And all I can say is: it was excellent.
We had some excellent roleplaying to get Dev introduced to the group, followed by a "social combat" sequence wherein our core group of adventuring performers had to bail out the Dwarven Throwers (who had stopped at a bar between our circus site and their black powder dealer -- a bar whose patrons were predominantly our competitors from another circus). We scored a minor yet notable victory over the Celestial Menagerie's meddler-in-chief, even managing to embarrass him publicly after getting the guard captain to dismiss him from the proceedings. So we managed to secure the release of one of our circus acts, and now we will have a full show ready to go tomorrow night.
There was a fair bit of adventuring and dungeon delving, too, but I'll abstain from going into any details just in case y'all ever get to play the AP fresh.
So I'm playing a smooth-talking, bargain-hunting, lore-researching blaster wizard. And this is the first time I've been excited about an arcane caster since I gestalted the 3.0 warlock with the Miniatures Handbook marshal.
Party on dude.
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Waiter: "How would you like your steak cooked, sir?"
Me: "Like winning an argument with my wife."
Waiter: "Ultra-rare it is, sir!"
That is also sometimes called blue (in the face)
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It's ok, Freehold lied. You don't need all that stuff. It's actually in Harwood Heights. Not Chicago at all. You'll be fine.I can arrange all of this.That's not going to work. I ain't got a cop car with full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, or a pair of sunglasses. My brother ain't even named Jake.its okay, you're driving to Chicago.no. You're driving even further, to the one we go to.{googles Portillo's} Oooo, that looks yummy.
{clicks location} Ouch. I'm not driving 130+ miles to Brandon, FL though.
Look, my commute to my pet-checking/-walking gig is about an hour each way assuming I don't have to stop anywhere for groceries (or checking current Transformers stock) and when I get home from it, I'm done. If I have to drive all the way to New York City, the drive will literally turn into a more violent, much much more swear-y remake of Fury Road.
its chicagoish!
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Unfortunately, what isn't a joke is that I have been left even more laundry than I was complaining about on Wednesday. I'm pretty f%+$ing pissed.
we could have a talk with the guy.
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Achievement unlocked:
I made sawmill gravy and buttermilk biscuits this morning.
I usually just make drop biscuits with baking soda, because I'm lazy, and I've never made biscuit gravy before.
Tastes pretty darned fine.
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Meanwhile, after the brouhaha with my mother-in-law a week and a half ago, she and WW and I sat down yesterday for a clarifying meeting, and it turned out that most of her objections were semantic, we made agreements, and everything seems (for the moment) to be okay, so we are moving ahead with the move-in plans.
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It lends itself to that very well.I would be making spaceballs quotes left and right.Yes!Just letting you all know that Fly Free Or Die just continues to rock as an Adventure Path.The one with the space winnebago?
What book are you on?
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Well, this is pretty hilarious. You can see what Google knows about you by going to https://adssettings.google.com (and no; I'm not linkying it because paranoid).
While it has a lot of factual information about me (age 45-54, employer has 10k+ employees), it has things like:
Parental Status: Not a parent
Interests: Parenting
And there's a LOT of that nonsense. Apparently I'm interested in product reviews (I hate doing them), folk music (my brother's thing, not mine), and Rap & Hip-Hop (along with Country and Western, the two music genres I hate the most).
Looking it over, I'm not nearly as concerned with "what Google knows about me", because it's appallingly wrong.
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I wonder if that's because I link a lot of hip hop on here.