Random non sequitur posts catch-all thread

Does your dad have an epic 'stache, too?

I wouldn't say "epic," but he has had only a moustache for facial hair for as long as I've been alive.

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NSMike wrote:
Grenn wrote:

My dad should sue them for character theft. That is literally my dad when he would walk into a Radio Shack. Except more of an asshole, and not the same wardrobe.

I love going into radio shack and asking for anything technical. It's hilarious, because if it's not a cell phone plan they don't even want to sell it to you.

I remember back when you could get more than overpriced resistors at Radio Shack. They used to do full on robotics. Anyone remember the Armitron? Freaking awesome.

McIrishJihad wrote:
Strangeblades wrote:

Who needs 1/2" inch thick drywall measuring 8 feet long and four feet across delivered up three staircases, two of which were designed for rattlesnakes?

Why do rattlesnakes need drywall?

No no, it's some of the feet that are designed for rattlesnakes. The less confusing construction is:

Who needs 1/2" inch thick drywall measuring 8 feet long (two of which were designed for rattlesnakes) and four feet across delivered up three staircases?

Chumpy_McChump wrote:
McIrishJihad wrote:
Strangeblades wrote:

Who needs 1/2" inch thick drywall measuring 8 feet long and four feet across delivered up three staircases, two of which were designed for rattlesnakes?

Why do rattlesnakes need drywall?

No no, it's some of the feet that are designed for rattlesnakes.

We're giving rattlesnakes feet now? Science has officially gone too far

muttonchop wrote:
Chumpy_McChump wrote:
McIrishJihad wrote:
Strangeblades wrote:

Who needs 1/2" inch thick drywall measuring 8 feet long and four feet across delivered up three staircases, two of which were designed for rattlesnakes?

Why do rattlesnakes need drywall?

No no, it's some of the feet that are designed for rattlesnakes.

We're giving rattlesnakes feet now? Science has officially gone too far

How else will they get up the stairs?

It's the door-to-door financial advisor again. Yeah, I don't think so.

Quintin_Stone wrote:
muttonchop wrote:
Chumpy_McChump wrote:
McIrishJihad wrote:
Strangeblades wrote:

Who needs 1/2" inch thick drywall measuring 8 feet long and four feet across delivered up three staircases, two of which were designed for rattlesnakes?

Why do rattlesnakes need drywall?

No no, it's some of the feet that are designed for rattlesnakes.

We're giving rattlesnakes feet now? Science has officially gone too far

How else will they get up the stairs?

If it's good enough for Weiner dogs!

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McIrishJihad wrote:
Strangeblades wrote:

Who needs 1/2" inch thick drywall measuring 8 feet long and four feet across delivered up three staircases, two of which were designed for rattlesnakes?

Why do rattlesnakes need drywall?

Those f*ckers get cold yo. They need all the crap between them huddling together in the hundreds and the cold outside. And, uh, yo.

Bubs14 wrote:
RolandofGilead wrote:

I write totally a lot and I kinda like Valley Girl-isms. Is it because of all those episodes of Totally Spies!?

Your candor never ceases to amaze me.

Thank you. In reality I'm sometimes closed off, not because I want to be, but opening up usually doesn't work out well. I learn well, I learn deep.

Also years of training when I was younger, when, after the divorce, daddy wasn't supposed to hear certain things, like my schedule, and in general information should only be shared after careful consideration. I was never too worried, but after being put in the position to wield an axe menacingly against an ex-boyfriend to make him back off (to be clear, not my dad), well, I can see why she was skittish. Also a really patriarchal family, my dad's side.

It's not like we're from the backwoods of Georgia, no. We be civilized; living in the midst and height of civilization; farmland. It really is impressive to go to a cemetery and see your ancestors' names starting back with 18XX. More impressive is to see the kinds of farms that environment develops. I'm used to family farms tucked into here and there. Larger business farms of course exist in VA but don't play too much on my memory, but from what I remember, my step-grandmother in Bedford Co, her father repaired tin roofs and/or her neighbors were sharecroppers. My father's family and neighbors were Landowners. Houses get large when you add a room or two every generation. He went into carpentry though, and later learned welding. Could build you a house. Could not make a profit on it.

I haven't even gotten to the good stuff yet.

Sorry, teacher/administrator person, no matter how bubbly you are, the idea of Pep Rallies and Spirit Week is still horrifying. At least I'm not the one who has to attend them. (This houseful of introverts rather disdains the idea of Mandatory Fun Time.)

The new ninth grader, on noting that "spirit" seems to be partly judged on noise level, started speculating on what might be built with an air compressor and a vuvuzela. (I'm guessing that the fact that the air compressor would need to be plugged in somewhere is just a pesky detail.)

New thing I'm doing:

Every time I find myself considering buying something on the internet, instead of making the purchase, it goes on an Amazon wish list for a minimum of one week. The closer a purchase is to a need, the shorter the waiting period. Things like clothing, non-perishable goods we use around the house, etc. These are things where, if a real need exists, I can go to a store. Anything that is less of a need immediately gets bumped up to one month on the wish list. So, new books, new video games, movie rentals outside of subscription services, novelty items, graphic tees, etc.

If the items survive on the list for one week, or one month, and my impulse to purchase has passed, the item is deleted. If, after the waiting period, I still think I want it, I can choose to budget for it (see budgeting rules below).

The only thing that gets granted immediate internet purchase is:
- If it replaces something that is broken, and often used, that I could not easily find at a brick & mortar store
- If I have anticipated the new item far enough in advance to have budgeted for it, or have decided to start budgeting for it after finding it. Maximum allowable budget contributions will be $5 per week, and purchase is only permitted upon fully budgeting for an item.

I'm not hurting for money, but considering there are long periods where I come home and find a package just about every day, I feel like I need to do something to curb my impulse buys.

Hey muttonchop, if you come by the Concourse Gallery at Emily Carr University, you can, via Oculus, finally get your refreshing round of bear!

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I tried it but it didn't play anything, in 3D's continuing bid to perpetually underwhelm me, so I can't vouch for it. Still, though: what a time to be alive.

My brain

Refuses to fall asleep on a long commute... Until 5 minutes before my stop

mooosicle wrote:

My brain

Refuses to fall asleep on a long commute... Until 5 minutes before my stop

I take it you aren't driving then?

mooosicle wrote:

My brain

Refuses to fall asleep on a long commute... Until 5 minutes before my stop

Ugh, I hate this when it happens. Especially when there is a good constant drone of conversation going, so I don't wake up at the announcement that my stop has arrived.

Zaque wrote:

Ugh, I hate this when it happens. Especially when there is a good constant drone of conversation going, so I don't wake up at the announcement that my stop has arrived.

Fortunately, smartphones. Set up a proximity alarm for your stop.

Oh my. A former co-worker who (after I left) went through a breakdown and got fired for drinking at work plus had an investigation into her relationship with one of our male students just posted this article on Facebook "12 ways women unknowingly sabotage their success." .....................................

I really hope the new Shamalaman movie, The Visit, turns out to be a comedy and the Grandparents were just f*cking with the kids the whole time.

What I don't understand is how Shamayalan got the green light to make Avatar 2.

What are the odds that we're going to get Avatar 2 and Avatar 2 in the same year, just like last time?

I have the weirdest craving right now: a chili cheese dog. Never had them before, but I want one now. And I don't know where I can go nearby that would have a good one. Just about every other kind of food around except that. My cravings have a mind of their own, they will not rest until they have been satiated. Need to think of something and fast, my appetite's starting to come back as my cold subsides, and it's ravenous.

Bubs14 wrote:

I have the weirdest craving right now: a chili cheese dog. Never had them before, but I want one now. And I don't know where I can go nearby that would have a good one. Just about every other kind of food around except that. My cravings have a mind of their own, they will not rest until they have been satiated. Need to think of something and fast, my appetite's starting to come back as my cold subsides, and it's ravenous.

Congratulation! You're pregnant!

Next year I'll realize that I was introduced to Star Trek in 1991, when it was celebrating its 25th anniversary and so felt like it had already been around for an age. I'm as annoyed as anyone by those stupid "You won't believe that thing you liked in [arbitrary year] is now [current year - arbitrary year] years old!" posts, but still. Time is weird.

Gravey wrote:

Next year I'll realize that I was introduced to Star Trek in 1991, when it was celebrating its 25th anniversary and so felt like it had already been around for an age. I'm as annoyed as anyone by those stupid "You won't believe that thing you liked in [arbitrary year] is now [current year - arbitrary year] years old!" posts, but still. Time is weird.

I played the Star Trek 25th Anniversary adventure game before I watched the show.

Damn Nouveau Trekkies.

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Sonic has chili cheese dogs

duckilama wrote:

Sonic has chili cheese dogs

There isn't one within maybe 20 miles of me. Believe me, I think they're the reason I got the craving.

I did get a chili cheese dog for lunch today. One bite reminded me why I don't eat hot dogs: taste and texture are just off. I think I wanted chili more than anything. I'll remember that for the future.

Sorry I keep farting, guy sitting next to me on the bus! You're reading the Red Pill Handbook 2nd edition, so I thought you wouldn't mind me expressing my alpha masculinity.

Second day of contacts instead of glasses. Wearing them a bit each day, putting them in and taking them out is getting less weird, but still weird.