That's great. I love a good root beer. I'm something of a root beer snob. If it will give me a good buzz after a couple of bottles, all the better!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-03-28T18:26:14-04:00
@CB: now I will have to find that root beer and make a float. I'm not crazy about them but will have one with a really good vanilla ice cream
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-28T19:02:16-04:00
I know a brewing company/restaurant that also makes its own root beer, and it's so good that alot of the people who would otherwise have had alcohol just go for the root beer. It's amazing and goes well with most of their really, really good menu.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-29T00:35:46-04:00
Yes! I get to sleep in!... until the other time I normally wake up tomorrow. But hey, it's something!
And watching that last livestream, finishing an awesome game, left a hole in my heart and no time to work on lab. Shoot. I still think they shouldn't have taken that ending.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-03-29T03:53:26-04:00
Morning kittens. Month end check run day. So much fun.
Maybe I should bring jello shots to work today.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-29T09:54:33-04:00
Morning, Geist. Tuesday. Maybe I should start doing hard drugs. (my tuesdays, even without the first class for once, are absolute living hell)
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-29T09:59:54-04:00
Whoa! Just checked and I'm only 130 comments behind LZ! (as of this comment)
Not that you won't put me far behind today since I'll only have one or two chances to comment all day, I just remember when I was well over 1000 behind! Also, you have 666...8 comments. hehe
Also, that means you're only 10 behind Dr. P! If he hadn't come back, you'd already be 2nd! Creeper is still handily in first with the lead she had before taking the new job that keeps her off here too much.
Geist, in the amount you've commented since everyone else left (you've obviously been the most active of any of us for some time now), you're just below me! Though I have 4795 and i have 6563, so there's a gap.
In case anyone wanted to check the list themselves for fun and I'm the only one still with the link: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/23263053/EK/topcommenters.html
Most of my duty for today is accomplished...until my manager gets in that is, and she looks over the payroll before I send it to the managers.
Mike Kabala 2016-03-29T10:55:25-04:00
Payroll processors are unsung heroes. The only times they hear from us is when something happens and we don't receive our paychecks on time. They can process everything without a hitch for years, but if a problem arises, we treat them rudely and blame them for our problems.
Here's to you, Payroll Processors, for all you do. Huzzah!
Tip to everyone: If you are getting overpaid, bring it to you manager/payroll departments attention. Better to have them take back the overpayment on the following check, rather than letting it go unmentioned for almost a year, and then having to repay it EVERY pay for the next 2 years.
Lord Zombitten 2016-03-29T11:39:56-04:00
And if your manager slow walks things, go over his head. I had a co-worker who was getting overpaid by quite a lot for a while. He brought it to our supervisor's attention every time, but it took a few months for anything to happen. When it did, it was our supervisor's boss who noticed it. They almost fired the guy and were considering fraud charges. Fortunately, they got it sorted out. The guy kept his job and the money.
One of the ones I had to deal with, the guy was getting overpaid for ~4 pay cycles. He said nothing. We changed his rate when a rollback happened, we underpaid him $0.10/hr, he INSTANTLY brought it up. Found out he owed us more than we owed him. Got ~70% of it back before he finally quit.
Yup, that's the typical way with meat sacks. They tend to complain the second they are slighted, in the smallest way(yes the $0.10 adds up over time, but when it happened once, and say you are going to the labour board...he screwed himself over there), while if you are giving them more than they are supposed to, they lap it up like there is no tomorrow and don't speak about it.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-29T13:02:32-04:00
I would have no mercy if someone had that situation, the overpaid but didn't mention it until he got 10 cents/ hour taken off. I would lambast his paycheck until it was sorted out. Then again, my day isn't going roses today either. Oh well, shit's shit.
But now at least thanks to you I can cross off a potential (not really) career from my options.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-03-29T13:20:46-04:00
Does that mean I should plan some vacation days around that time?
Also, apparently the manga/anime Fullmetal Alchemist is getting a live action movie sometime in 2017.
Lord Zombitten 2016-03-29T14:05:56-04:00
So I called the urologist who snipped me in '14 because of the pain. I was hoping for a "it's normal, just take these." Instead, I get to have an ultrasound this afternoon and see the urologist on Monday. Let's hope he doesn't use the "C" word... :-[
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-29T14:13:19-04:00
Live action anime always just looks really weird and rarely works. I mean, when it does, it's really cool, but I dunno... Not worth the risk to me, though I know with Fullmetal Alchemist it would sell instantly just for being what it is.
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Chloroform, LZ? I don't know, it seems like that would solve several problems on its own.
Lord Zombitten 2016-03-29T14:32:57-04:00
Thanks, Zem. I needed a laugh. I'm kinda freaking out here. I hate that I have to wait until Monday.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-03-29T14:51:49-04:00
Good day kittens!
Been super busy here, what economic turn down!?
@LZ, blood in your pee? If not, it doesn't rule out "c" but it certainly cuts down the options. Are you / have you been experiencing back pain? Could be kidney stones... lots of options, lets be hopeful here. Don't forget you have a hot sauce empire to build here, no time to be sick!
Lord Zombitten 2016-03-29T14:54:57-04:00
@Bakhan, no, it's testicular pain that is travelling into the abdomen. If they were bleeding, there'd be no way for the blood to get to the urine. There are unusual growths, though. That's what's got me wigging.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-03-29T14:55:01-04:00
@GM: Well I was planning on arriving October 29th and leaving on November 2nd. The round trip price (so far) is $428 with one layover.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-03-29T14:55:40-04:00
@Geist, whoo hoo! Plane tickets!!! Sh*ts getting real now... ;) Should probably start stock piling some maple syrup...
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-03-29T14:58:35-04:00
@LZ, oh jezzzuzzz! I'm hoping for the best for you man! Fingers crossed its nothing serious!
Mike Kabala 2016-03-29T15:06:05-04:00
As for me, any time a doctor talks about going snip, snip "DOWN THERE" it makes me nervous.
All the best, LZ.
Lord Zombitten 2016-03-29T15:13:45-04:00
Thanks, guys
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-03-29T15:31:03-04:00
@BaKhan: I just have to confirm the dates with you. All I need to be be dropped off in the middle of an interesting part of the city and I can entertain myself for hours.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-03-29T15:31:23-04:00
Ok, that didn't come out right. That last sentence didn't either.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-03-29T15:55:27-04:00
@Geist, we'll have to do some brain storming with GM and see what we can plan out. I will have some free time in there for sure, but I will also be prepping for Calgary's primier Halloween party so, we'll need a plan for sure. This is exciting! Maybe you should check out https://beta.travelalberta.com/US/places-to-go/southern-alberta/calgary/attractions/… and see if any of that strikes your fancy? We should definitely plan on going to Banff for a day trip somewhere in there, weather permiting of course. Definitely pack some warm clothes! That time of year is really hard to gauge what it will be like, could be mild, could be freaking freezing! I wouldn't really feel comfortable dropping you off randomly, this is a large city, and has all the up and downs of a large city. Its up to you of course, but we'll definitely need to plan some things out! Lots of stuff to see and do, and a really kick ass halloween party too I've heard... ;)
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-03-29T15:56:43-04:00
@CB, I hear that, my wife has been after me to get that done, and even though I have zero plans or desires to have children of my own, it freaks me out man!
Lord Zombitten 2016-03-29T16:00:51-04:00
That's why I got the snippety-snip. I didn't want any more, she would have been okay to try again. That, and Essure failed, which in hindsight was probably good for her.
Mike Kabala 2016-03-29T16:14:10-04:00
@BaKhan, I had it done years ago. It wasn't that bad. The anesthetic didn't remove all sensation and I refused the sedative they offered me because I had to drive myself home afterward. I decided that if Lamaze breathing could help my wife have a baby, it would probably work in this situation too. It must have worked, because one of the nurses attending the procedure commented that I would be good at having a baby!
Can anyone think of a nicer comment a woman can make to a man?
@CB: I got the "Well, at least you're not a stalker" after one date(that's as far as the relationship had went...never heard from her again).
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-03-29T16:20:29-04:00
@CB, I think its more someone waving a knife around down there that makes me nervous... don't forget my wife is a doctor, so I've met lots of them, not exactly a confidence building exercise... ;) I really wanted to make a comment on how using Lamaze breathing techniques for that procedure was out of the box thinking... I wasn't going to, but I couldn't resist! ;P But for realz, that is probably the best complitment a woman could give a man!
@BaKhan: Well, she was a nice girl...but she did kind of give off those...not quite right....vibes.
Lord Zombitten 2016-03-29T16:37:39-04:00
Ultrasound is done. Fingers crossed!
I also refused the Valium they offered. I didn't think it was necessary. I just talked with the doc and MA as it was being done. It was easy because we work together, which also made it awkward.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-29T16:50:18-04:00
That would certainly make it awkward. But at least you know them and can trust them. Or at least if trust isn't wholly in the equation, you know whom to hold responsible.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-03-29T16:55:37-04:00
@GM, still its kind of like, "well you're and axe murderer, but at least you're not a pedophile..." ummm thanks?
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-03-29T16:55:55-04:00
@LZ, good luck bro!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-29T17:15:32-04:00
Well, she said at least I didn't seem like a stalker, so I got that going for me.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-29T17:15:55-04:00
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-29T21:17:00-04:00
It is kinda sad that pretty much the only time I'm on here, after like 3-4 pm central most days, nobody else is here.
Mike Kabala 2016-03-29T21:25:00-04:00
I'm here, Zem.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-29T21:25:41-04:00
Huzzah! How's your late day today?
Mike Kabala 2016-03-29T21:26:48-04:00
I've been spending time in the OLO project's comments. Someone mentioned that it's turned into a chat room ... like that's a BAD thing! Hee hee.
Mike Kabala 2016-03-29T21:28:52-04:00
Not too bad. Just finished watching the Charlotte Hornets beat Philadelphia.
Lord Zombitten 2016-03-29T23:24:14-04:00
I don't know why people get so bent out of shape over people chatting om places like this
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-29T23:28:58-04:00
Idle chat is great, just not when it leaves literally 2 pages to catch up on from 3 people on one topic over just 1 hour. And yes, that happened.
Otherwise, I love it!
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Sorry, just got pulled into a livestream. I know it would happen and tried to check back here and failed.
Lord Zombitten 2016-03-29T23:39:48-04:00
Meh! The only time it matters is if you have a general question that gets ignored. We diens really good job of handling those, though, and people still complained about the idle chatting.
Lord Zombitten 2016-03-29T23:40:34-04:00
I should be ahead of Dr. Potatten now.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-29T23:47:46-04:00
Way to cheat with 2 in a row. Maybe I should do 100 to catch up to you. Remember when I was excited about being 2,000 behind you?! I'll beat you to first place though...
Also, you're only tied right now. DR. P! SAVE YOURSELF!!!!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-30T00:09:06-04:00
A... a whole hour before bed?! How should I celebrate?!?! Out of most things I'd usually use to occupy time, definitely not doing work because this is magical... I think my only option is to play a game until 2 hours after I should have gone to sleep!
Lord Zombitten 2016-03-30T00:25:12-04:00
Okay, NOW I'm ahead of him. And you do 2 in a row all the time.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-30T01:13:52-04:00
Maybe, but only when I usually follow my normal habit of combining up to 6 comments into one, realizing it's so damn long and nobody would read that, and splitting it up so it's manageable. Otherwise, I usually put up to a couple full paragraphs in comments and haven't even had a run of really short ones in some time. }
If I put every different topic in a new comment rather than doing the
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thing to split it, I'd have passed you long ago, but I do it because people were annoyed that I'd commonly have 5 or 6 comments in a row to catch up on the conversation I'd missed.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-30T01:14:49-04:00
Or sometimes I do it when I forgot something in the previous comment and for some reason KS doesn't let you edit comments, so you need to add a new comment after to include that... thought...
wait...
OH MY GOD! THE IRONY!!! Hahahaha!
Lord Zombitten 2016-03-30T01:39:22-04:00
Indeed. That was the case with my last two in a row.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-03-30T10:23:12-04:00
@GM: I wish.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-03-30T12:15:28-04:00
Morning kittens.
Its a day today for sure... arrggg! As bad as I want it to be halloween, lets have summer first k? ;) I love me some summer!
Lord Zombitten 2016-03-30T12:34:47-04:00
I would like some summer. Of course, spring has to come first. It seems hesitant to come. Either that or winter got too drunk and is refusing to leave quietly.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-03-30T12:43:35-04:00
@LZ, that must be why we didn't really have a winter here. There was only one week that I would consider to be cold (right around Christmas), other than that, its been eriely warm. Going up to 70F tomorrow, which for this time of the year is crazy! Don't get me wrong though, I'll take it! ;)
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-03-30T13:41:05-04:00
It was cold today when I stepped out the house. Where are the 70 degree days? Mother Nature is acting like a shy school girl at her first high school dance.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-30T14:40:39-04:00
Geist, it's 76 and going to rain today, so just wait and this weather will make it to you in just a couple days as it always does.
I love heat, but I don't quite love summer here. It's super hot, usually up to 115 F (46 C) or even hotter, but it's always humid! Especially in the 90s; it seems to be most humid when it's between 90 to 105 F here. It makes summer hell sometimes, especially when you have to work out in that heat index, which doesn't break a sweat getting to 120 or more on a good day.
Then again, I love all the seasons so much, and summer is certainly one of my favorites! Such a fun season!
Lord Zombitten 2016-03-30T15:11:54-04:00
It's all about the motorcycle weather for me.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-30T15:37:29-04:00
That's anytime it's not downpouring or way too far below freezing, from what I've been told. If you have a good leather jacket, you can go out anytime.
Actually, my mom's friends drove bikes all the way from I believe western Nebraska to Alaska one year. There's something for you to aspire to; weeks on end sitting on your butt with your arms extended. Would've been cool, but so hard to drive that whole way across Canada!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-03-30T16:18:16-04:00
Looks like the exodus is closer to reality than I thought.
I think mother nature switch things around this year to mess with people. It's definitely looking like it's colder than normal in the East, and warmer than normal in the West.
Hehehehehe, zem. Exactly. I know he's thinking thAt when he charges me. Still laying on kitchen floor.
Lord Zombitten 2016-03-30T17:05:28-04:00
I'll build my castle/factory just outside Calgary and invite all my employee/friends to live with me there. Everyone will have separate living quarters with their own entrances, etc. but it will all be in the castle. Of course, everyone will have access to the communal rec area, complete with wet bar and billiards.
Ohhhh... :( scrunchie just showed up- don't see her very often anymore. She must have an infection. I'm so upset. She walked right inside, meowing. An eye infected, poor babe. Was able t close bedroom door without her freaking out. She's eating some prescription pet food that I didn't give Leo when he was first sick. Leo is flipping out in the bathroom,
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-30T17:30:02-04:00
I can't think of a way to bring a stray cat to a vet that they won't hate you forever for doing, but sounds like she needs some antibiotics. Hopefully it's not serious.
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LZ, how about in Switzerland? It's impossible to invade, so your castle is perfectly safe, an amazing economy, beautiful mountains to choose from to build the castle, already castles there to blend in with. Only bad thing is I don't think they're too into hot sauce, but you'll be shipping billions of dollars' worth of sauce worldwide anyways within the year, so that shouldn't be a problem.
She'd hate me for sure, but once she felt better- fine by me. I'm just going to leave her alone for now to calm down. She's hiding under bed. Leo destroyed bathroom in under five minutes. So I'm picking all that up. *sigh*. I'm thankful I have a big sappy heart- but I wish I was a little more stern. Gonna let scrunchie warm up and calm down. She ate a decent amount of food. I have kitty antibiotics that I kept in fridge, says it expires April of next year... But I guess won't help if I can't give to her regularly.
Merp. Since its been mixed- only good for small amount of time. Never mind. Poor baby girl. She's always had a rough life.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-30T20:09:36-04:00
Long naps are ALWAYS good in theory and usually in practice, but you never know if you'll be able to sleep that night. An hour and a half nap today was perfect, but now I may have trouble sleeping and be even more tired tomorrow.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-30T20:11:16-04:00
That's too bad, though usually just any medicine doesn't always work; you'd want a specific antibiotic anyways.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-30T20:42:57-04:00
These chocolate chip pumpkin cookies my dining hall makes are the BEST! I was skeptical when I saw that kind of cookie at whatever themed dinner they debuted at last year, I think maybe the thanksgiving one, but judging by the fact they still make them after just that one time of trying them, I'm guessing I'm not the only one who got addicted to them. Seriously, it sounds weird as heck, but these things are magical!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-30T21:43:13-04:00
Haha! This historical weapons channel on youtube I love right now is going through WW1 firearms in collaboration with another channel. This one's title: "Small Arms of WWI Primer 022: German T-Gewehr Anti-Tank Rifle"
"Small". That thing is 5'5", 38 lb, and .52 caliber! (170 cm, 17 kg, 13.2 mm. Either for Canadian friends or just out of force of habit, is interesting to see the different measurements, and this gun was german to begin with, so metric)
If a rifle, for anti-tank mind you, is bigger than some using it and kicks more than high-powered rifles WHEN IT HAS a bipod, that's some new definition of small I wasn't made aware of! Just thought this was a funny thing I'd share with you.
It's actually a great historical series and definitely worth checking out.
Lord Zombitten 2016-03-31T01:14:07-04:00
Really? You just discovered pumpkin chocolate chip cookies last year? I've been eating those little pieces of heaven for over 20 years. I thought everyone knew of their deliciousness.
Lord Zombitten 2016-03-31T01:15:53-04:00
I just made the wife watch It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. She had never seen it before, which is a shame because it's a classic.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-31T01:22:34-04:00
No, never even heard of them! Why is this new? Why aren't they delivered fresh to my mouth/door every day?!
I've never seen it before. but now I kinda want to see it. Just from the google description, it sounds kinda like a different version of Rat Race.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-31T01:24:00-04:00
Now that I look into it, I've definitely heard of that before, but not too much. I might have to watch it here sometime. Add it to my list of literally dozens of movies I really want to see.
Lord Zombitten 2016-03-31T01:28:15-04:00
Rat Race was essentially a remake of It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. I wasn't all that surprised that she hadn't seen it; it was released in 1963.
That's great. I love a good root beer. I'm something of a root beer snob. If it will give me a good buzz after a couple of bottles, all the better!
@CB: now I will have to find that root beer and make a float. I'm not crazy about them but will have one with a really good vanilla ice cream
I know a brewing company/restaurant that also makes its own root beer, and it's so good that alot of the people who would otherwise have had alcohol just go for the root beer. It's amazing and goes well with most of their really, really good menu.
Yes! I get to sleep in!... until the other time I normally wake up tomorrow. But hey, it's something!
And watching that last livestream, finishing an awesome game, left a hole in my heart and no time to work on lab. Shoot. I still think they shouldn't have taken that ending.
Morning kittens. Month end check run day. So much fun.
Maybe I should bring jello shots to work today.
Morning, Geist. Tuesday. Maybe I should start doing hard drugs. (my tuesdays, even without the first class for once, are absolute living hell)
Whoa! Just checked and I'm only 130 comments behind LZ! (as of this comment)
Not that you won't put me far behind today since I'll only have one or two chances to comment all day, I just remember when I was well over 1000 behind! Also, you have 666...8 comments. hehe
Also, that means you're only 10 behind Dr. P! If he hadn't come back, you'd already be 2nd! Creeper is still handily in first with the lead she had before taking the new job that keeps her off here too much.
Geist, in the amount you've commented since everyone else left (you've obviously been the most active of any of us for some time now), you're just below me! Though I have 4795 and i have 6563, so there's a gap.
In case anyone wanted to check the list themselves for fun and I'm the only one still with the link: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/23263053/EK/topcommenters.html
Morning kittens.
Most of my duty for today is accomplished...until my manager gets in that is, and she looks over the payroll before I send it to the managers.
Payroll processors are unsung heroes. The only times they hear from us is when something happens and we don't receive our paychecks on time. They can process everything without a hitch for years, but if a problem arises, we treat them rudely and blame them for our problems.
Here's to you, Payroll Processors, for all you do. Huzzah!
Tip to everyone: If you are getting overpaid, bring it to you manager/payroll departments attention. Better to have them take back the overpayment on the following check, rather than letting it go unmentioned for almost a year, and then having to repay it EVERY pay for the next 2 years.
And if your manager slow walks things, go over his head. I had a co-worker who was getting overpaid by quite a lot for a while. He brought it to our supervisor's attention every time, but it took a few months for anything to happen. When it did, it was our supervisor's boss who noticed it. They almost fired the guy and were considering fraud charges. Fortunately, they got it sorted out. The guy kept his job and the money.
One of the ones I had to deal with, the guy was getting overpaid for ~4 pay cycles. He said nothing. We changed his rate when a rollback happened, we underpaid him $0.10/hr, he INSTANTLY brought it up. Found out he owed us more than we owed him. Got ~70% of it back before he finally quit.
@CB: With what you said, I saw a few hoodies a while ago on my Facebook feed(one of those suggested posts) that say:
Payroll Coordinator - Because Freakin' Miracle Worker Is Not An Official Job Title
Payroll Coordinator - Only Because...Full Time Multi Tasking Ninja Is Not An Actual Job Title
There was another, but you need to see the picture to get the full measure of it(it's like a WHMIS data sheet for Payroll Coordinators)
Isn't that just like people, though? To take advantage of someone or something in a big way and then have a cow over the slightest slight?
Yup, that's the typical way with meat sacks. They tend to complain the second they are slighted, in the smallest way(yes the $0.10 adds up over time, but when it happened once, and say you are going to the labour board...he screwed himself over there), while if you are giving them more than they are supposed to, they lap it up like there is no tomorrow and don't speak about it.
I would have no mercy if someone had that situation, the overpaid but didn't mention it until he got 10 cents/ hour taken off. I would lambast his paycheck until it was sorted out. Then again, my day isn't going roses today either. Oh well, shit's shit.
But now at least thanks to you I can cross off a potential (not really) career from my options.
@GM: What city does BaKhan live in Canada?
Same as me, Calgary.
Thank you. Narrows down my plane ticket search.
Does that mean I should plan some vacation days around that time?
Also, apparently the manga/anime Fullmetal Alchemist is getting a live action movie sometime in 2017.
So I called the urologist who snipped me in '14 because of the pain. I was hoping for a "it's normal, just take these." Instead, I get to have an ultrasound this afternoon and see the urologist on Monday. Let's hope he doesn't use the "C" word... :-[
Live action anime always just looks really weird and rarely works. I mean, when it does, it's really cool, but I dunno... Not worth the risk to me, though I know with Fullmetal Alchemist it would sell instantly just for being what it is.
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Chloroform, LZ? I don't know, it seems like that would solve several problems on its own.
Thanks, Zem. I needed a laugh. I'm kinda freaking out here. I hate that I have to wait until Monday.
Good day kittens!
Been super busy here, what economic turn down!?
@LZ, blood in your pee? If not, it doesn't rule out "c" but it certainly cuts down the options. Are you / have you been experiencing back pain? Could be kidney stones... lots of options, lets be hopeful here. Don't forget you have a hot sauce empire to build here, no time to be sick!
@Bakhan, no, it's testicular pain that is travelling into the abdomen. If they were bleeding, there'd be no way for the blood to get to the urine. There are unusual growths, though. That's what's got me wigging.
@GM: Well I was planning on arriving October 29th and leaving on November 2nd. The round trip price (so far) is $428 with one layover.
@Geist, whoo hoo! Plane tickets!!! Sh*ts getting real now... ;) Should probably start stock piling some maple syrup...
@LZ, oh jezzzuzzz! I'm hoping for the best for you man! Fingers crossed its nothing serious!
As for me, any time a doctor talks about going snip, snip "DOWN THERE" it makes me nervous.
All the best, LZ.
Thanks, guys
@BaKhan: I just have to confirm the dates with you. All I need to be be dropped off in the middle of an interesting part of the city and I can entertain myself for hours.
Ok, that didn't come out right. That last sentence didn't either.
@Geist, we'll have to do some brain storming with GM and see what we can plan out. I will have some free time in there for sure, but I will also be prepping for Calgary's primier Halloween party so, we'll need a plan for sure. This is exciting! Maybe you should check out https://beta.travelalberta.com/US/places-to-go/southern-alberta/calgary/attractions/… and see if any of that strikes your fancy? We should definitely plan on going to Banff for a day trip somewhere in there, weather permiting of course. Definitely pack some warm clothes! That time of year is really hard to gauge what it will be like, could be mild, could be freaking freezing! I wouldn't really feel comfortable dropping you off randomly, this is a large city, and has all the up and downs of a large city. Its up to you of course, but we'll definitely need to plan some things out! Lots of stuff to see and do, and a really kick ass halloween party too I've heard... ;)
@CB, I hear that, my wife has been after me to get that done, and even though I have zero plans or desires to have children of my own, it freaks me out man!
That's why I got the snippety-snip. I didn't want any more, she would have been okay to try again. That, and Essure failed, which in hindsight was probably good for her.
@BaKhan, I had it done years ago. It wasn't that bad. The anesthetic didn't remove all sensation and I refused the sedative they offered me because I had to drive myself home afterward. I decided that if Lamaze breathing could help my wife have a baby, it would probably work in this situation too. It must have worked, because one of the nurses attending the procedure commented that I would be good at having a baby!
Can anyone think of a nicer comment a woman can make to a man?
@LZ: Good luck with the ultrasound!
@CB: I got the "Well, at least you're not a stalker" after one date(that's as far as the relationship had went...never heard from her again).
@CB, I think its more someone waving a knife around down there that makes me nervous... don't forget my wife is a doctor, so I've met lots of them, not exactly a confidence building exercise... ;) I really wanted to make a comment on how using Lamaze breathing techniques for that procedure was out of the box thinking... I wasn't going to, but I couldn't resist! ;P But for realz, that is probably the best complitment a woman could give a man!
@GM, damn man, thats cold! ;)
@BaKhan: Well, she was a nice girl...but she did kind of give off those...not quite right....vibes.
Ultrasound is done. Fingers crossed!
I also refused the Valium they offered. I didn't think it was necessary. I just talked with the doc and MA as it was being done. It was easy because we work together, which also made it awkward.
That would certainly make it awkward. But at least you know them and can trust them. Or at least if trust isn't wholly in the equation, you know whom to hold responsible.
@GM, still its kind of like, "well you're and axe murderer, but at least you're not a pedophile..." ummm thanks?
@LZ, good luck bro!
Well, she said at least I didn't seem like a stalker, so I got that going for me.
... SHE SUSPECTS NOTHING! MUHUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Someone in the office is being mean. I smell French fries, but can't find them ANYWHERE...and it's making me want some really badly.
Those fries... I need them really really badly!
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It is kinda sad that pretty much the only time I'm on here, after like 3-4 pm central most days, nobody else is here.
I'm here, Zem.
Huzzah! How's your late day today?
I've been spending time in the OLO project's comments. Someone mentioned that it's turned into a chat room ... like that's a BAD thing! Hee hee.
Not too bad. Just finished watching the Charlotte Hornets beat Philadelphia.
I don't know why people get so bent out of shape over people chatting om places like this
Idle chat is great, just not when it leaves literally 2 pages to catch up on from 3 people on one topic over just 1 hour. And yes, that happened.
Otherwise, I love it!
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Sorry, just got pulled into a livestream. I know it would happen and tried to check back here and failed.
Meh! The only time it matters is if you have a general question that gets ignored. We diens really good job of handling those, though, and people still complained about the idle chatting.
I should be ahead of Dr. Potatten now.
Way to cheat with 2 in a row. Maybe I should do 100 to catch up to you. Remember when I was excited about being 2,000 behind you?! I'll beat you to first place though...
Also, you're only tied right now. DR. P! SAVE YOURSELF!!!!
A... a whole hour before bed?! How should I celebrate?!?! Out of most things I'd usually use to occupy time, definitely not doing work because this is magical... I think my only option is to play a game until 2 hours after I should have gone to sleep!
Okay, NOW I'm ahead of him. And you do 2 in a row all the time.
Maybe, but only when I usually follow my normal habit of combining up to 6 comments into one, realizing it's so damn long and nobody would read that, and splitting it up so it's manageable. Otherwise, I usually put up to a couple full paragraphs in comments and haven't even had a run of really short ones in some time. }
If I put every different topic in a new comment rather than doing the
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thing to split it, I'd have passed you long ago, but I do it because people were annoyed that I'd commonly have 5 or 6 comments in a row to catch up on the conversation I'd missed.
Or sometimes I do it when I forgot something in the previous comment and for some reason KS doesn't let you edit comments, so you need to add a new comment after to include that... thought...
wait...
OH MY GOD! THE IRONY!!! Hahahaha!
Indeed. That was the case with my last two in a row.
Morning kittens!
I love a KC meetup! Have fun Geist! I'm o my a short trip from DC you know!
@Creeper: I'd love to meet little Leo. He is a very handsome kitty. The other lady cats must be following him around.
How is the other kitties? Are they still using the shelters?
Hi bye.
Morning kittens.
Is it Halloween yet?
@GM: I wish.
Morning kittens.
Its a day today for sure... arrggg! As bad as I want it to be halloween, lets have summer first k? ;) I love me some summer!
I would like some summer. Of course, spring has to come first. It seems hesitant to come. Either that or winter got too drunk and is refusing to leave quietly.
@LZ, that must be why we didn't really have a winter here. There was only one week that I would consider to be cold (right around Christmas), other than that, its been eriely warm. Going up to 70F tomorrow, which for this time of the year is crazy! Don't get me wrong though, I'll take it! ;)
It was cold today when I stepped out the house. Where are the 70 degree days? Mother Nature is acting like a shy school girl at her first high school dance.
Geist, it's 76 and going to rain today, so just wait and this weather will make it to you in just a couple days as it always does.
I love heat, but I don't quite love summer here. It's super hot, usually up to 115 F (46 C) or even hotter, but it's always humid! Especially in the 90s; it seems to be most humid when it's between 90 to 105 F here. It makes summer hell sometimes, especially when you have to work out in that heat index, which doesn't break a sweat getting to 120 or more on a good day.
Then again, I love all the seasons so much, and summer is certainly one of my favorites! Such a fun season!
It's all about the motorcycle weather for me.
That's anytime it's not downpouring or way too far below freezing, from what I've been told. If you have a good leather jacket, you can go out anytime.
Actually, my mom's friends drove bikes all the way from I believe western Nebraska to Alaska one year. There's something for you to aspire to; weeks on end sitting on your butt with your arms extended. Would've been cool, but so hard to drive that whole way across Canada!
Looks like the exodus is closer to reality than I thought.
http://www.npr.org/2016/03/30/472279572/do-americans-actually-follow-through-on-election-threats-to-move-to-canada
So THAT's why you're going to Canada, Geist! BaKhan! GM! Don't let her stay too long!
I was freezing my ass off waiting for the bus after work today. Ended up taking a $19 cab home. Not amused.
I think mother nature switch things around this year to mess with people. It's definitely looking like it's colder than normal in the East, and warmer than normal in the West.
Wait wait wait...baKHan promised me a spare room for the exodus!
I meant to clean the kitchen, but am laying on kitchen floor playing with the Spartan King.
THIS
IS
PLAYTIME!!!
I call dibs on BaKhan's bar and the basement.
Zem, not quite. It's gotta be at least 40 for me.
I need to get the sauce empire big enough to afford the exodus and keep me going after the Exodus.
Hehehehehe, zem. Exactly. I know he's thinking thAt when he charges me. Still laying on kitchen floor.
I'll build my castle/factory just outside Calgary and invite all my employee/friends to live with me there. Everyone will have separate living quarters with their own entrances, etc. but it will all be in the castle. Of course, everyone will have access to the communal rec area, complete with wet bar and billiards.
Ohhhh... :( scrunchie just showed up- don't see her very often anymore. She must have an infection. I'm so upset. She walked right inside, meowing. An eye infected, poor babe. Was able t close bedroom door without her freaking out. She's eating some prescription pet food that I didn't give Leo when he was first sick. Leo is flipping out in the bathroom,
I can't think of a way to bring a stray cat to a vet that they won't hate you forever for doing, but sounds like she needs some antibiotics. Hopefully it's not serious.
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LZ, how about in Switzerland? It's impossible to invade, so your castle is perfectly safe, an amazing economy, beautiful mountains to choose from to build the castle, already castles there to blend in with. Only bad thing is I don't think they're too into hot sauce, but you'll be shipping billions of dollars' worth of sauce worldwide anyways within the year, so that shouldn't be a problem.
She'd hate me for sure, but once she felt better- fine by me. I'm just going to leave her alone for now to calm down. She's hiding under bed. Leo destroyed bathroom in under five minutes. So I'm picking all that up. *sigh*. I'm thankful I have a big sappy heart- but I wish I was a little more stern. Gonna let scrunchie warm up and calm down. She ate a decent amount of food. I have kitty antibiotics that I kept in fridge, says it expires April of next year... But I guess won't help if I can't give to her regularly.
Merp. Since its been mixed- only good for small amount of time. Never mind. Poor baby girl. She's always had a rough life.
Long naps are ALWAYS good in theory and usually in practice, but you never know if you'll be able to sleep that night. An hour and a half nap today was perfect, but now I may have trouble sleeping and be even more tired tomorrow.
That's too bad, though usually just any medicine doesn't always work; you'd want a specific antibiotic anyways.
These chocolate chip pumpkin cookies my dining hall makes are the BEST! I was skeptical when I saw that kind of cookie at whatever themed dinner they debuted at last year, I think maybe the thanksgiving one, but judging by the fact they still make them after just that one time of trying them, I'm guessing I'm not the only one who got addicted to them. Seriously, it sounds weird as heck, but these things are magical!
Haha! This historical weapons channel on youtube I love right now is going through WW1 firearms in collaboration with another channel. This one's title: "Small Arms of WWI Primer 022: German T-Gewehr Anti-Tank Rifle"
"Small". That thing is 5'5", 38 lb, and .52 caliber! (170 cm, 17 kg, 13.2 mm. Either for Canadian friends or just out of force of habit, is interesting to see the different measurements, and this gun was german to begin with, so metric)
If a rifle, for anti-tank mind you, is bigger than some using it and kicks more than high-powered rifles WHEN IT HAS a bipod, that's some new definition of small I wasn't made aware of! Just thought this was a funny thing I'd share with you.
It's actually a great historical series and definitely worth checking out.
Really? You just discovered pumpkin chocolate chip cookies last year? I've been eating those little pieces of heaven for over 20 years. I thought everyone knew of their deliciousness.
I just made the wife watch It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. She had never seen it before, which is a shame because it's a classic.
No, never even heard of them! Why is this new? Why aren't they delivered fresh to my mouth/door every day?!
I've never seen it before. but now I kinda want to see it. Just from the google description, it sounds kinda like a different version of Rat Race.
Now that I look into it, I've definitely heard of that before, but not too much. I might have to watch it here sometime. Add it to my list of literally dozens of movies I really want to see.
Rat Race was essentially a remake of It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. I wasn't all that surprised that she hadn't seen it; it was released in 1963.