
David M Mallon |

Yet, you can't give up. It's easy to. I see them every day rolling in to the emergency room all fncked up. You gotta keep swinging, and never surrender
I've said it before, and I'll say it again, I'll never understand this mindset. You don't have to "keep swinging" if there's nothing to swing at. There has to be a point to it. Otherwise, you're just wasting your energy, and for most people, energy is a finite resource.

Storyteller Shadow |

Patrick Curtin wrote:Yet, you can't give up. It's easy to. I see them every day rolling in to the emergency room all fncked up. You gotta keep swinging, and never surrenderI've said it before, and I'll say it again, I'll never understand this mindset. You don't have to "keep swinging" if there's nothing to swing at. There has to be a point to it. Otherwise, you're just wasting your energy, and for most people, energy is a finite resource.
I think our Monkey is trying to say not to give up. I don't think you have as you are still trying! That does not mean it can't be frustrating when it feels like you are banging your head against the wall and all of your effort is for naught, it certainly is frustrating. That frustration can sap the will of even the most dedicated and energized person. But keep on keepin' on, at some point you will break through.

Patrick Curtin |

Patrick Curtin wrote:Yet, you can't give up. It's easy to. I see them every day rolling in to the emergency room all fncked up. You gotta keep swinging, and never surrenderI've said it before, and I'll say it again, I'll never understand this mindset. You don't have to "keep swinging" if there's nothing to swing at. There has to be a point to it. Otherwise, you're just wasting your energy, and for most people, energy is a finite resource.
I guess it all boils Down to what exactly is 'the point'. I can't define your point. My point is to enjoy life and seek the maximum amount of happiness for the least amount of stress. I'm not all that interested in romance, or riches. At this point I want life experiences and to be able to take care of business without a lot of difficulties.

Ragadolf |

Ugh. Not good when your brain can't do anything due to worry
Yeah,... That worry stuff doesn't help your happiness quotient.
Doesn't help you sleep at night either. ;PI hope that it's due to worrying over something that hasn't actually happened? (My wife does that. A lot.) ;P
Hang in there monkey! :)

Patrick Curtin |
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Good news everyone!
Young Master Ichabod has been diagnosed with intestinal colitis. While not fun for him, it is a much better diagnosis than an intestinal blockage, which I had feared. And while the bill was not insignificant, it was still within a range that left me money enough to buy groceries these next few weeks.
So alls well that ends well!

Eddin Costayne |
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Heads up! Anyone who had expressed interest in my Suicide Squad game who hasn't put their character together, we are waiting on you! Please either get your character done or indicate you are no longer interested in playing
Did you ever hear the one about the comedian who told jokes in which the punch-line was that in the question he asked if you'd heard the joke?

Treppa |
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Good news everyone!
Young Master Ichabod has been diagnosed with intestinal colitis. While not fun for him, it is a much better diagnosis than an intestinal blockage, which I had feared. And while the bill was not insignificant, it was still within a range that left me money enough to buy groceries these next few weeks.
So alls well that ends well!
Way to go, Ick Man!

Ragadolf |

Heads up! Anyone who had expressed interest in my Suicide Squad game who hasn't put their character together, we are waiting on you! Please either get your character done or indicate you are no longer interested in playing
Yes sir mister monkey sir! Hint taken! ;)
Working on it, actually. Transferring what I have from my laptop to my PC, which is updating,...
Stoopid Microsoft,... :P

Ragadolf |

Good news everyone!
Young Master Ichabod has been diagnosed with intestinal colitis. While not fun for him, it is a much better diagnosis than an intestinal blockage, which I had feared. And while the bill was not insignificant, it was still within a range that left me money enough to buy groceries these next few weeks.
So alls well that ends well!
Glad to hear it! :)

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Lol,... ;P
EDIT- Yeah, as much as I wish one of my three university degrees was a 'terminal' degree (an MFA as opposed to my MA) I have spent as many years in school, if not more, than most people who have Doctorates!
I do NOT miss homework! ;P
I loved college and would love to take classes again. But I've just got a BA and no reason to get anything else, apart from intellectual curiosity.

Storyteller Shadow |

Good news everyone!
Young Master Ichabod has been diagnosed with intestinal colitis. While not fun for him, it is a much better diagnosis than an intestinal blockage, which I had feared. And while the bill was not insignificant, it was still within a range that left me money enough to buy groceries these next few weeks.
So alls well that ends well!
Yay!
It's the worst when they are sick. One of my boys had a UTI last weekend, poor boy. We found some over the counter pills that cleared it right up. The unfortunate thing was how I figured out, I let him sleep on the bed and he peed on me, yeah, not fun...

Storyteller Shadow |

Ragadolf wrote:I loved college and would love to take classes again. But I've just got a BA and no reason to get anything else, apart from intellectual curiosity.Lol,... ;P
EDIT- Yeah, as much as I wish one of my three university degrees was a 'terminal' degree (an MFA as opposed to my MA) I have spent as many years in school, if not more, than most people who have Doctorates!
I do NOT miss homework! ;P
I was working on a tax LLM to try and get a law firm or IRS job a while back. Finally, I just decided I was sick of school and homework and paying tuition so I quit the program. The first time I ever had a perfect GPA and I quit! I mean if a BA, MBA, and JD are not enough to get a job, who the hell wants the job! Not me :-)

Freehold DM |

Patrick Curtin wrote:Good news everyone!
Young Master Ichabod has been diagnosed with intestinal colitis. While not fun for him, it is a much better diagnosis than an intestinal blockage, which I had feared. And while the bill was not insignificant, it was still within a range that left me money enough to buy groceries these next few weeks.
So alls well that ends well!
Yay!
It's the worst when they are sick. One of my boys had a UTI last weekend, poor boy. We found some over the counter pills that cleared it right up. The unfortunate thing was how I figured out, I let him sleep on the bed and he peed on me, yeah, not fun...
-_-
That is awful.

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Ragadolf wrote:I loved college and would love to take classes again. But I've just got a BA and no reason to get anything else, apart from intellectual curiosity.Lol,... ;P
EDIT- Yeah, as much as I wish one of my three university degrees was a 'terminal' degree (an MFA as opposed to my MA) I have spent as many years in school, if not more, than most people who have Doctorates!
I do NOT miss homework! ;P
Whilst working for the Navy those many years ago, I was taking classes towards a Masters in Mechanical Engineering. They were offering the courses at work, so it was easy.
During my fourth class, however, my travel schedule proved too much and I had to drop out of the class. By the time things quieted down, other parts of life got in the way of me continuing.
These days, with my P.E. license in place, I don't worry so much about that Masters, although I do know some engineers who have them.

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For your listening pleasure, here is Toto's "Africa" sung a whole step flat and a beat early relative to the instrumentals.

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Aberzombie wrote:I seriously considered it this year but I don't think it is going to work for me :-(Celestial Healer wrote:PaizoCon 2017! It's on!I would sincerely love to go again, but don't see it anywhere in the cards for my future.
I've been seriously considering it for years. A couple weeks ago I was looking for an old messageboard post and stumbled across me saying "Maybe this will be the year I go." That post was from 2011. I saw that and realized I had been saying for far too long that I was going to go "one of these years" and decided now was the time.

Treppa |

Storyteller Shadow wrote:I've been seriously considering it for years. A couple weeks ago I was looking for an old messageboard post and stumbled across me saying "Maybe this will be the year I go." That post was from 2011. I saw that and realized I had been saying for far too long that I was going to go "one of these years" and decided now was the time.Aberzombie wrote:I seriously considered it this year but I don't think it is going to work for me :-(Celestial Healer wrote:PaizoCon 2017! It's on!I would sincerely love to go again, but don't see it anywhere in the cards for my future.
Have the means = don't have the time.
Have the time = don't have the means.Hope you have a kicka$$ time!

Storyteller Shadow |

Storyteller Shadow wrote:I've been seriously considering it for years. A couple weeks ago I was looking for an old messageboard post and stumbled across me saying "Maybe this will be the year I go." That post was from 2011. I saw that and realized I had been saying for far too long that I was going to go "one of these years" and decided now was the time.Aberzombie wrote:I seriously considered it this year but I don't think it is going to work for me :-(Celestial Healer wrote:PaizoCon 2017! It's on!I would sincerely love to go again, but don't see it anywhere in the cards for my future.
I've only been saying that since 2015 so I have a ways to go yet :-)