Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-02-17T15:40:57-05:00
Apple has become your Overlords. Resist! Resist!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-02-17T15:44:53-05:00
So sayeth Bill Gates... I wonder where he got his ideas from... hmmm... ;)
Okay seriously, I'm over the computer thing now. PC's are better, sorta, I guess. ;) Have a good night everyone, I'm off to take the pup to the Vet to see if there is anything that can be done for him. Wish me luck!
Lord Zombitten 2016-02-17T15:46:37-05:00
Good luck, BaKhan!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-02-17T15:55:26-05:00
Apple is best for some things, yes, but otherwise it depends on what you want it for. If you're going to really use the computer and need strength, speed, graphics, and/or processing, get a full, professionally built one or custom built one. If you just need a computer that's highly functionable and good for interacting with others, get a Mac.
That's enough of that!
Good luck, BaKhan! Luck is being wished all over the place!
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2016-02-17T16:38:45-05:00
Good luck BaKhan
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2016-02-17T16:39:33-05:00
Apple shmapple. PC shmeC. I don't even own a computer. Take THAT!!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-02-17T16:42:37-05:00
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2 minutes ago
Apple shmapple. PC shmeC. I don't even own a computer.
In other words, you are talking to us from the stone age.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-02-17T17:20:58-05:00
Of course not, Geist. Don't be silly. He has an old telegraph outpost that he's set up in his office and just sends these messages in via morse code.
Powers of Tesla 2016-02-17T17:44:43-05:00
Sorry gang. I got sidetracked on a prjext and haven't had tome to check back. I am on an HP laptop running Windows 7 Pro, so the message from Apple is a bit odd. And yes, it only happens when I'm on KS.
@Geist... I'm sorry, what question?
All that said how many other than Creeper and LZ have made it in to The Crate?
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2016-02-17T18:00:49-05:00
Close, Zem.
It's a little something I like to call the drunken smartphone.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2016-02-17T18:01:19-05:00
PoT, I am not on the crate board. Haven't had time to do anything yet.
Powers of Tesla 2016-02-17T18:12:00-05:00
I just uploaded a second attempt. We'll see what happens.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-02-17T18:21:42-05:00
Looks like they have uploaded the list then. Now I'm down to 60 or so below the top. Oh hey, my brother, @sonicrainbooom or something like that, is on it now too! He's like 30 above me. I have a plan to pad my score more if need arises.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-02-17T18:59:38-05:00
@PoT: I saw pictures of the house you are building and wanted to know if I could move in with ya'll. You got plenty of room
Powers of Tesla 2016-02-17T19:31:14-05:00
That we do Geist, that we do. There will be three finished bedrooms, Master suite on the 1st floor and two upstairs, with space for one or two more upstairs and another in the basement. Total finished square footage for tax purposes is 2894, actual footage under roof is about 5500.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-02-17T21:11:47-05:00
Welp, one of the three exams done. Thankfully, it wasn't much more difficult than I expected. Unfortunately, I expected one or two problems I wouldn't be able to solve. Hopefully the ones I knew and the ones I eventually worked out fine should offset those, and partial credit should take care of the rest.
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Ah, now to relax and... shoot, online homework and getting ready for lab, which includes 2 quizzes (basically our exams for lab) as well as a full lab to do. Nevermind. It was fun while it lasted. At least when you have a full day, you usually don't mean from 8 am to 1 am with small breaks in between when you give up.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-02-17T21:20:16-05:00
Huh, how long has that "Community" tab been there next to "Comments"? Just saw that and looked into it. That's a pretty cool update!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-02-17T22:47:27-05:00
How have I never heard of this?! It's exactly me! Hell, it's even Moss from the I.T. Crowd as the profile icon!
http://9gag.com/gag/a3B1y5v
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2016-02-17T23:30:11-05:00
GM pointed out the community tab earlier today.
And that was pretty funny Zem.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2016-02-17T23:30:25-05:00
Good night all
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-02-17T23:40:51-05:00
Sorry, I had a busy day and only skimmed the earlier comments.
Goodnight.
Dream of PCs.
I don't have attention span to scroll back. What did I miss?
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2016-02-18T07:42:41-05:00
Good morning all
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-02-18T09:01:33-05:00
Morning kittens. Cold today but not blistering cold. I think Mother Nature I'd finally starting to warm up. Mr. Groundhog was right after all.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2016-02-18T09:25:52-05:00
Good morning Geist.
Forcast for here is hi of 40° lo tonight of 38°.
About damn time we get a day above freezing.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-02-18T09:42:29-05:00
It's freaking a minimum of 65 today, tomorrow, and saturday here! Then it goes down only to 50 degrees on average for as long as the forecast can see. Why do I get this stuff?! Oh well, might as well enjoy it. Winter may be gone for good already. It was a good 1 month of winter.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-02-18T10:12:26-05:00
On Saturday, it will in the low 60's. What will I be doing? Most likely watching Deadpool and the Reverant in theaters.
Today looks to be a LONG day(finished everything I needed to do this week by the time I left yesterday....now to do things I don't want to do...like filing T.T)
Powers of Tesla 2016-02-18T10:51:04-05:00
G' Mornin' Cats and Kittens. I am flat on my back today with lower back pain, so no going to the house for me.
40 degrees today, maybe 62 tomorrow in the greater Chicago area.
Lower back pain is one of the worst pains I've ever had(threw my back out when I was working in a warehouse, still have problems every now and then).
Powers of Tesla 2016-02-18T10:56:29-05:00
I have injured my back so many different ways and times I lost count years ago, I go to a Chiropractor every week, it's the only thing that keeps me upright. But this is a muscle strain and there's nothing he can do about that. The problem is I may have a voiceover gig in the city tomorrow and if I have to go up stairs I don't know if I'll be able to.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-02-18T11:06:39-05:00
Chicago has some COOOOOOLLLLDDD weather and winds to boot. No thank you!
Love your deep dish pizza though.
Powers of Tesla 2016-02-18T11:22:35-05:00
Yeah. Gotta love that wind whipping right down the lake. Luckily we're inland far enough the lake effect doesn't really impact where we live. Unless I have to go in to the city for some reason.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-02-18T11:52:23-05:00
Good morning kittens! Puppy update, he is getting a ct scan today. They did an X-ray yesterday and it looks like the cancer is back as I expected, but it's in the lymphs on the other side of his bum. The good news here is that it may be localized to that area only (ct scan to confirm). If this is the case, a surgery would be able to remove it and give him another six months or so! Fingers crossed guys! He's not ready yet! Even with all the pain and discomfort he was still trying to play yesterday before I took him in. I've had to think long and hard about who I'm really doing this for and can honestly say him. I don't want to let him go, but I will when he's ready, as hard as that will be. But when you look at him, he isn't giving that I'm tired and done now vibe. He's a fighter, and he's not done yet! Thanks to you all for your support!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-02-18T12:02:18-05:00
Woohoo! Will keep my fingers crossed for you BaKhan. If everything goes swimmingly, that means I still have a chance to meet the puppy. Now that is a nice goal to set for myself. Plus making off with all the maple syrup.
Powers of Tesla 2016-02-18T12:06:26-05:00
Sorry BaKhan, we're getting ready here too. My wife is calling our vet today to see when she can come to the house and help our old man out of his pain.
I wish you both the best of luck.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2016-02-18T12:17:54-05:00
Good luck with the CT scan, BaKhan.
Good luck with the back, PoT. I could almost write a book on back problems. 14 years ago I had a discectomy at 25 years old. Doctor said 1 in 5 have the surgery again. He points at me and tells me that I will be that one. Because I'm half of the age of most people who get the surgery.
Nothing to ease one's mind like Mint Kit-Kat(actually very good), and some Sonata Arctica.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-02-18T12:44:20-05:00
Thanks guys!
@Geist, the prospect of a visit is awesome! I'm sure between GM, yourself, and me we can make your trip pretty awesome! For full disclosure though, we are on the opposite side of the country for the maple syrup heist. We can still pour on the maple though, don't worry! I'll prepare a maple feast! It'll be like iron chef, where the secret ingredient is maple!
@PoT, I checked out the pics in the litter box, you new home looks amazing! It's around the same size as mine, but 26 years newer! I'm sorry to hear about your back pain, but I know as hard as that is, it must be nothing in comparison to you're feeling about your pooch. I wish you all the best man I know it's hard. On a much lighter note: the last time I was in the Chicago airport I had a butter crust pizza, it was the best airport pizza I've ever had! I was looking for deep dish, but didn't leave disappointed at all!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-02-18T12:46:03-05:00
@GM, that sounds awesome!
Powers of Tesla 2016-02-18T13:02:10-05:00
Thanks BaKhan. We've put it off as long as is reasonable, but I don't want him suffering, and we both think he is.
I'm outta here for a couple of hours, maybe I'll see you all later.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-02-18T13:05:29-05:00
I'd like a visit too. It's just slightly more impossible for me to make it there pretty much ever.
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Woo! 2 exams down, 1 fairly easy, only the chem one tonight and maybe 2 more quizzes and a long, hard lab! Then Deadpool and the weekend!!!
I actually slept just to when my first class started today, but it's only reviewing the week's homework and I would have studied for the physics exam next hour the whole time anyways, so I just didn't bother and went straight to the physics building early and reviewed.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-02-18T13:06:30-05:00
On the plus side, I got an extra hour of sleep!
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2016-02-18T13:49:47-05:00
Zem, if the quizzies are hard, you should see the testies
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-02-18T14:14:43-05:00
In just one day, 3 exams, 2 quizzes, 2 butchers, and a f***load of cutlery. Wait, this isn't Hot Fuzz? Shoot. I mean 1 lab and a sh**load of regular work on top of that. So can't wait for tonight when it's all over and I just have my really easy-going fridays.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-02-18T15:36:25-05:00
if the quizzies are hard, you should see the testies
LMAO! You should be in Hollywood Trinkets
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2016-02-18T16:20:00-05:00
Thanks Geist, but Hollywood couldn't handle me ;-)
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-02-18T17:19:35-05:00
Nearly there! I feel light-headed, which could either be from sleep deprivation, stress, stress related impacts on the body, dichloromethane, or all of the above. Just need to shower, eat, test, and relax!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-02-18T18:59:41-05:00
@Trinkets: if Hollywood can handle Mel Gibson, it can handle you.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-02-18T20:22:00-05:00
Maybe Mel is just Mel on the outside.
On the inside, he's... Mel Man! Or Melman for short.
(hollywood can't even handle me to throw me in a dumpster)
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Ouch! I'm seriously getting whiplash from stress going away. It's starting slow but I'm losing more and more by the second. If only weight went away like this...
And soon, Deadpool!
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2016-02-18T23:57:35-05:00
Oh god.., I just took a citibike out for a thirty block freezing cold ride. Second time on a bike in NYC ever. First time I was hammered, it was summer, and j had four people with me. This time only slightly buzzed and by myself. It was terrifying. And I couldn't feel my fingers, so I stopped. Stupid mta.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-02-19T01:55:38-05:00
Ah, I feel SO much better now! And deadpool was just about as perfect as I thought it would be! Even better if you forget all the expectations that were unrealistically high for it as I've been waiting for that movie for literally 7 years now. I am glad that it waited until after my entire family could see R rated movies, though. Totally worth it!
But they missed SO many opportunities for jokes, references, and 4th (or 16th) wall breaks! I should become a writer for the next one. They didn't even have deadpool pause the movie and walk off set! I had an amazing plan for that!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-02-19T01:58:24-05:00
It'll be so nice to have sleep again, Trinkets! This entire week was the 8 am to 2 am kind of day. Every day. The nice part is it feels like a cool summer day out! I mean exactly like it! 10+ degrees colder, but after winter and to me, that feels like a perfect 75 ish. Wait, it DID get up to 70 today! Oh, God, it's only February! It's too early for this! Oh well, enjoy it while it lasts!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-02-19T07:23:53-05:00
Morning kittens. It's Friday. 8 more hours until freedom and then Deadpool.
Pooch update: The ct scan confirmed it is contained to two lymph nodes in his rear end, today he get the surgery to remove them. IF the surgery goes well (ie: it hasn't matastasized outside of the lymph itself) then I will have him home tomorrow and he should have a similar result to last time. Fingers crossed!
Me update: I was told at my stress test yesterday that I do NOT have a hole in my heart! The first echocardiogram I had was misinterpreted by the technichian and my heart is normal and healthy! I have to go in for another, more heavy duty stress test next thursday to make sure I don't have any blockage in my arteries and other than that I'll have a clean bill of heart health! Take that world, you can't get rid of me so easy!
@BaKhan: I'll get the second round. Now that's a bribe no one can refuse. :P
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-02-19T11:56:07-05:00
@Trinkets: That is 71 minutes too long. Slacker!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-02-19T11:57:23-05:00
@GM & BaKhan: Now I HAVE to come to Canada. Let me see how I can plan this. Won't be in the first half of the year so it will have to be after September but before Christmas.
Hmmmm. I've got some thinking to do.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-02-19T12:26:20-05:00
@Geist, what are you doing for Halloween? ;) But to be fair, this is Canada, and winter starts early, typically, this year was an anomolly. It never really got cold at all. I don't know if we'll have a repeat of that this year or not.
@BaKhan: I'm going to bet on it being worse next year due to the way it has been so far this year(it is the norm for it to do that)
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-02-19T12:40:34-05:00
@GM, thats what I'm worried about. What a nice welcome to Canada, hi there, good to have you! Please don't freeze to death! I just thought that if the weather was nice, it would be fun to run out to the mountains for a day, Banff, Lake Louise, etc. There is lots to do in town, but we are sorta famous for the great outdoors... ;)
That is true, Banff is nice even in the winter too.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-02-19T13:30:45-05:00
So what you two are saying is that I need to wear a costume with lots of insulation. That will be a bit tricky but I will see what I can come up with. Halloween sounds real nice. Plus I should be in time for the maple syrup-on-a-stick, yes?
Well...that doesn't happen around these parts. We're too far west for it.
...At least I don't think it happens here.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-02-19T13:36:00-05:00
I tried to get on, but where I took my laptop, for whatever reason, it couldn't connect at all. Even though it said "connected". And "Internet Access". But not only did it not connect, just trying somehow blew up my computer. Everything just ground to a halt and I had to force reboot twice, which is hard on the computer. I have no idea why.
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Freedom!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-02-19T13:38:14-05:00
Wow, BaKhan, 2 bits of amazing news in one day! That's awesome!
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Geist, if you can find a way for me to join you, we could steal millions of gallons of syrup! It would be glorious! Sure, somebody beat us to it, but that doesn't mean we can't do it too!
Lord Zombitten 2016-02-19T13:47:39-05:00
That's great news, BaKhan!
Did anyone else notice that Cha! is third from the bottom in the Crate?
@GM, we'll make it happen! Yes we are too far west for maple trees to grow, thats an eastern Canada thing, mostly Quebec. What I'm thinking is "making" snow via a snowcone maker and taking some high end maple syrup and a popsicle stick... you can see where I'm going with this.
Hmm...we could do it like normal snow cones, and add a bit of whiskey to it. Adult snow cones need to be a more common thing. >.>
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-02-19T15:09:26-05:00
Cha! is so low? Aw, I wish we could help out in some way. We should just team up to make sure we're all safely on the list. Heck, my little brother beat me and was twice as far up as I was, and he just had a couple funny pictures, one of which was my idea.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-02-19T15:17:07-05:00
Hey, it is the anniversary, isn't it?! Huzzah! Remember how crazy it was around here then? And how the counter didn't even stop for nearly an hour after it ended? ;)
@Creeper: I read it, and decided to go past it and not say anything...there were so many things they SHOULD have said, but kept their mouths shut on. It wouldn't have been a huge update, but drop a couple lines saying "Due to *insert actual reason for delay here* we are facing a delay of *approximation here*". It would have gone a LONG way to appeasing a lot of people.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-02-19T16:21:28-05:00
Bacon maple whiskey caramel..
Ok, now I'm in love with you.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-02-19T16:29:59-05:00
Well I can just buy maple bacon in the store, but what about maple candied bacon, huh? Caramelize that maple sugar right on there, that way you don't lose the strength of the maple, whilst still adding the caramelized action!
Apple has become your Overlords. Resist! Resist!
So sayeth Bill Gates... I wonder where he got his ideas from... hmmm... ;)
Okay seriously, I'm over the computer thing now. PC's are better, sorta, I guess. ;) Have a good night everyone, I'm off to take the pup to the Vet to see if there is anything that can be done for him. Wish me luck!
Good luck, BaKhan!
Apple is best for some things, yes, but otherwise it depends on what you want it for. If you're going to really use the computer and need strength, speed, graphics, and/or processing, get a full, professionally built one or custom built one. If you just need a computer that's highly functionable and good for interacting with others, get a Mac.
That's enough of that!
Good luck, BaKhan! Luck is being wished all over the place!
Good luck BaKhan
Apple shmapple. PC shmeC. I don't even own a computer. Take THAT!!
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2 minutes ago
Apple shmapple. PC shmeC. I don't even own a computer.
In other words, you are talking to us from the stone age.
Of course not, Geist. Don't be silly. He has an old telegraph outpost that he's set up in his office and just sends these messages in via morse code.
Sorry gang. I got sidetracked on a prjext and haven't had tome to check back. I am on an HP laptop running Windows 7 Pro, so the message from Apple is a bit odd. And yes, it only happens when I'm on KS.
@Geist... I'm sorry, what question?
All that said how many other than Creeper and LZ have made it in to The Crate?
Close, Zem.
It's a little something I like to call the drunken smartphone.
PoT, I am not on the crate board. Haven't had time to do anything yet.
I just uploaded a second attempt. We'll see what happens.
Looks like they have uploaded the list then. Now I'm down to 60 or so below the top. Oh hey, my brother, @sonicrainbooom or something like that, is on it now too! He's like 30 above me. I have a plan to pad my score more if need arises.
@PoT: I saw pictures of the house you are building and wanted to know if I could move in with ya'll. You got plenty of room
That we do Geist, that we do. There will be three finished bedrooms, Master suite on the 1st floor and two upstairs, with space for one or two more upstairs and another in the basement. Total finished square footage for tax purposes is 2894, actual footage under roof is about 5500.
Welp, one of the three exams done. Thankfully, it wasn't much more difficult than I expected. Unfortunately, I expected one or two problems I wouldn't be able to solve. Hopefully the ones I knew and the ones I eventually worked out fine should offset those, and partial credit should take care of the rest.
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Ah, now to relax and... shoot, online homework and getting ready for lab, which includes 2 quizzes (basically our exams for lab) as well as a full lab to do. Nevermind. It was fun while it lasted. At least when you have a full day, you usually don't mean from 8 am to 1 am with small breaks in between when you give up.
Huh, how long has that "Community" tab been there next to "Comments"? Just saw that and looked into it. That's a pretty cool update!
How have I never heard of this?! It's exactly me! Hell, it's even Moss from the I.T. Crowd as the profile icon!
http://9gag.com/gag/a3B1y5v
GM pointed out the community tab earlier today.
And that was pretty funny Zem.
Good night all
Sorry, I had a busy day and only skimmed the earlier comments.
Goodnight.
Dream of PCs.
Oh cool! Love the community tab!
I don't have attention span to scroll back. What did I miss?
Good morning all
Morning kittens. Cold today but not blistering cold. I think Mother Nature I'd finally starting to warm up. Mr. Groundhog was right after all.
Good morning Geist.
Forcast for here is hi of 40° lo tonight of 38°.
About damn time we get a day above freezing.
It's freaking a minimum of 65 today, tomorrow, and saturday here! Then it goes down only to 50 degrees on average for as long as the forecast can see. Why do I get this stuff?! Oh well, might as well enjoy it. Winter may be gone for good already. It was a good 1 month of winter.
On Saturday, it will in the low 60's. What will I be doing? Most likely watching Deadpool and the Reverant in theaters.
Morning kittens!
Today looks to be a LONG day(finished everything I needed to do this week by the time I left yesterday....now to do things I don't want to do...like filing T.T)
G' Mornin' Cats and Kittens. I am flat on my back today with lower back pain, so no going to the house for me.
40 degrees today, maybe 62 tomorrow in the greater Chicago area.
Lower back pain is one of the worst pains I've ever had(threw my back out when I was working in a warehouse, still have problems every now and then).
I have injured my back so many different ways and times I lost count years ago, I go to a Chiropractor every week, it's the only thing that keeps me upright. But this is a muscle strain and there's nothing he can do about that. The problem is I may have a voiceover gig in the city tomorrow and if I have to go up stairs I don't know if I'll be able to.
Chicago has some COOOOOOLLLLDDD weather and winds to boot. No thank you!
Love your deep dish pizza though.
Yeah. Gotta love that wind whipping right down the lake. Luckily we're inland far enough the lake effect doesn't really impact where we live. Unless I have to go in to the city for some reason.
Good morning kittens! Puppy update, he is getting a ct scan today. They did an X-ray yesterday and it looks like the cancer is back as I expected, but it's in the lymphs on the other side of his bum. The good news here is that it may be localized to that area only (ct scan to confirm). If this is the case, a surgery would be able to remove it and give him another six months or so! Fingers crossed guys! He's not ready yet! Even with all the pain and discomfort he was still trying to play yesterday before I took him in. I've had to think long and hard about who I'm really doing this for and can honestly say him. I don't want to let him go, but I will when he's ready, as hard as that will be. But when you look at him, he isn't giving that I'm tired and done now vibe. He's a fighter, and he's not done yet! Thanks to you all for your support!
Woohoo! Will keep my fingers crossed for you BaKhan. If everything goes swimmingly, that means I still have a chance to meet the puppy. Now that is a nice goal to set for myself. Plus making off with all the maple syrup.
Sorry BaKhan, we're getting ready here too. My wife is calling our vet today to see when she can come to the house and help our old man out of his pain.
I wish you both the best of luck.
Good luck with the CT scan, BaKhan.
Good luck with the back, PoT. I could almost write a book on back problems. 14 years ago I had a discectomy at 25 years old. Doctor said 1 in 5 have the surgery again. He points at me and tells me that I will be that one. Because I'm half of the age of most people who get the surgery.
Nothing to ease one's mind like Mint Kit-Kat(actually very good), and some Sonata Arctica.
Thanks guys!
@Geist, the prospect of a visit is awesome! I'm sure between GM, yourself, and me we can make your trip pretty awesome! For full disclosure though, we are on the opposite side of the country for the maple syrup heist. We can still pour on the maple though, don't worry! I'll prepare a maple feast! It'll be like iron chef, where the secret ingredient is maple!
@PoT, I checked out the pics in the litter box, you new home looks amazing! It's around the same size as mine, but 26 years newer! I'm sorry to hear about your back pain, but I know as hard as that is, it must be nothing in comparison to you're feeling about your pooch. I wish you all the best man I know it's hard. On a much lighter note: the last time I was in the Chicago airport I had a butter crust pizza, it was the best airport pizza I've ever had! I was looking for deep dish, but didn't leave disappointed at all!
@GM, that sounds awesome!
Thanks BaKhan. We've put it off as long as is reasonable, but I don't want him suffering, and we both think he is.
I'm outta here for a couple of hours, maybe I'll see you all later.
I'd like a visit too. It's just slightly more impossible for me to make it there pretty much ever.
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Woo! 2 exams down, 1 fairly easy, only the chem one tonight and maybe 2 more quizzes and a long, hard lab! Then Deadpool and the weekend!!!
I actually slept just to when my first class started today, but it's only reviewing the week's homework and I would have studied for the physics exam next hour the whole time anyways, so I just didn't bother and went straight to the physics building early and reviewed.
On the plus side, I got an extra hour of sleep!
Zem, if the quizzies are hard, you should see the testies
In just one day, 3 exams, 2 quizzes, 2 butchers, and a f***load of cutlery. Wait, this isn't Hot Fuzz? Shoot. I mean 1 lab and a sh**load of regular work on top of that. So can't wait for tonight when it's all over and I just have my really easy-going fridays.
if the quizzies are hard, you should see the testies
LMAO! You should be in Hollywood Trinkets
Thanks Geist, but Hollywood couldn't handle me ;-)
Nearly there! I feel light-headed, which could either be from sleep deprivation, stress, stress related impacts on the body, dichloromethane, or all of the above. Just need to shower, eat, test, and relax!
@Trinkets: if Hollywood can handle Mel Gibson, it can handle you.
Maybe Mel is just Mel on the outside.
On the inside, he's... Mel Man! Or Melman for short.
(hollywood can't even handle me to throw me in a dumpster)
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Ouch! I'm seriously getting whiplash from stress going away. It's starting slow but I'm losing more and more by the second. If only weight went away like this...
And soon, Deadpool!
Busy night in here. Get some sleep Zem.
Good night all.
Oh god.., I just took a citibike out for a thirty block freezing cold ride. Second time on a bike in NYC ever. First time I was hammered, it was summer, and j had four people with me. This time only slightly buzzed and by myself. It was terrifying. And I couldn't feel my fingers, so I stopped. Stupid mta.
Ah, I feel SO much better now! And deadpool was just about as perfect as I thought it would be! Even better if you forget all the expectations that were unrealistically high for it as I've been waiting for that movie for literally 7 years now. I am glad that it waited until after my entire family could see R rated movies, though. Totally worth it!
But they missed SO many opportunities for jokes, references, and 4th (or 16th) wall breaks! I should become a writer for the next one. They didn't even have deadpool pause the movie and walk off set! I had an amazing plan for that!
It'll be so nice to have sleep again, Trinkets! This entire week was the 8 am to 2 am kind of day. Every day. The nice part is it feels like a cool summer day out! I mean exactly like it! 10+ degrees colder, but after winter and to me, that feels like a perfect 75 ish. Wait, it DID get up to 70 today! Oh, God, it's only February! It's too early for this! Oh well, enjoy it while it lasts!
Morning kittens. It's Friday. 8 more hours until freedom and then Deadpool.
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Good Morning Kittens!
Holy crap! What a day yesterday!
Pooch update: The ct scan confirmed it is contained to two lymph nodes in his rear end, today he get the surgery to remove them. IF the surgery goes well (ie: it hasn't matastasized outside of the lymph itself) then I will have him home tomorrow and he should have a similar result to last time. Fingers crossed!
Me update: I was told at my stress test yesterday that I do NOT have a hole in my heart! The first echocardiogram I had was misinterpreted by the technichian and my heart is normal and healthy! I have to go in for another, more heavy duty stress test next thursday to make sure I don't have any blockage in my arteries and other than that I'll have a clean bill of heart health! Take that world, you can't get rid of me so easy!
YAY BaKhan! That is definitely some good news, so far, on both counts!
Also, morning kittens!
Hot damn! That is good new BaKhan! Definitely a drinking day for me now that I have something to drink to.
@Geist: And being alive isn't enough reason already? :P
BaKhan. \m/
Good morning all.
Geist, I have 72 minutes until the brandy old fashioneds start flowing!!
Thanks everyone! For anyone thinking of coming to Canada for a visit this year, at least the first rounds on me! ;) Yes, that is a bribe.
@BaKhan: I'll get the second round. Now that's a bribe no one can refuse. :P
@Trinkets: That is 71 minutes too long. Slacker!
@GM & BaKhan: Now I HAVE to come to Canada. Let me see how I can plan this. Won't be in the first half of the year so it will have to be after September but before Christmas.
Hmmmm. I've got some thinking to do.
@Geist, what are you doing for Halloween? ;) But to be fair, this is Canada, and winter starts early, typically, this year was an anomolly. It never really got cold at all. I don't know if we'll have a repeat of that this year or not.
@BaKhan: I'm going to bet on it being worse next year due to the way it has been so far this year(it is the norm for it to do that)
@GM, thats what I'm worried about. What a nice welcome to Canada, hi there, good to have you! Please don't freeze to death! I just thought that if the weather was nice, it would be fun to run out to the mountains for a day, Banff, Lake Louise, etc. There is lots to do in town, but we are sorta famous for the great outdoors... ;)
That is true, Banff is nice even in the winter too.
So what you two are saying is that I need to wear a costume with lots of insulation. That will be a bit tricky but I will see what I can come up with. Halloween sounds real nice. Plus I should be in time for the maple syrup-on-a-stick, yes?
Well...that doesn't happen around these parts. We're too far west for it.
...At least I don't think it happens here.
I tried to get on, but where I took my laptop, for whatever reason, it couldn't connect at all. Even though it said "connected". And "Internet Access". But not only did it not connect, just trying somehow blew up my computer. Everything just ground to a halt and I had to force reboot twice, which is hard on the computer. I have no idea why.
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Freedom!
Wow, BaKhan, 2 bits of amazing news in one day! That's awesome!
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Geist, if you can find a way for me to join you, we could steal millions of gallons of syrup! It would be glorious! Sure, somebody beat us to it, but that doesn't mean we can't do it too!
That's great news, BaKhan!
Did anyone else notice that Cha! is third from the bottom in the Crate?
*Hasn't been following the crate stuff*
@GM, we'll make it happen! Yes we are too far west for maple trees to grow, thats an eastern Canada thing, mostly Quebec. What I'm thinking is "making" snow via a snowcone maker and taking some high end maple syrup and a popsicle stick... you can see where I'm going with this.
Hmm...we could do it like normal snow cones, and add a bit of whiskey to it. Adult snow cones need to be a more common thing. >.>
Cha! is so low? Aw, I wish we could help out in some way. We should just team up to make sure we're all safely on the list. Heck, my little brother beat me and was twice as far up as I was, and he just had a couple funny pictures, one of which was my idea.
Happy Funded Day Anniversary everyone!
Hey, it is the anniversary, isn't it?! Huzzah! Remember how crazy it was around here then? And how the counter didn't even stop for nearly an hour after it ended? ;)
They posted on their Facebook page that it's the anniversary, figured I should say we're still going strong on there.
Wow, alot's changed in one year. To think I used to live a whole... 50 meters away!
A year ago, I was just finding out I was taking over the US payroll.
WOO! Another pledge manager down, only another one to go(then there are the two projects finishing soon)
*Hasn't been following the crate stuff*
Ditto. Too busy with RL and other crap.
we could do it like normal snow cones, and add a bit of whiskey to it
NOW you are talking.
I've got some crown royal special reserve (two bottles) just waiting then! lolz!
Now all we need is to get bacon in there and we have the ultimate snow cone. Bacon Maple Whiskey....damn now I want one.
Oh yeah, GM, I remember when you got that job! And hated it!
What is this, an alcoholic breakfast? Bacon, syrup (in place of pancakes), whiskey, eggs, orange juice, milk... You want fries with that?
@Zem, this is Canada! Poutine or GTFO! ;)
Now all we need is to get bacon in there and we have the ultimate snow cone. Bacon Maple Whiskey
I think I love you.
@bakhan glad to hear the update on your baby!! Sending you fuzzy live.
@gm- how 'bout that update huh?
@all- what is CHA's Twitter handle?
Bacon maple whiskey caramel..
T-10 days until Leonidas gets his little fuzzballs removed. His godfather is coming for human support. :)
@Creeper: I read it, and decided to go past it and not say anything...there were so many things they SHOULD have said, but kept their mouths shut on. It wouldn't have been a huge update, but drop a couple lines saying "Due to *insert actual reason for delay here* we are facing a delay of *approximation here*". It would have gone a LONG way to appeasing a lot of people.
Bacon maple whiskey caramel..
Ok, now I'm in love with you.
Well I can just buy maple bacon in the store, but what about maple candied bacon, huh? Caramelize that maple sugar right on there, that way you don't lose the strength of the maple, whilst still adding the caramelized action!