Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-31T01:49:34-04:00
Actually, well first they're entirely different though I know it definitely borrowed from it, but second, that was where I'd heard of it! I showed my spanish teacher Rat Race and he remembered that movie. It seemed like a cross between Rat Race and The Cannonball Run, but in the 60s. And really funny, he said, which is all I'd expect from that kind of movie.
Eric 'Trinkets' Baumgarten 2016-03-31T08:01:09-04:00
Good morning all. I'm still alive. Things are just out of whack with my internal clock. Being out of work this long is rough. I don't do as much durring the day, so I don't sleep at night. I am up really late, up early, and get sleepy for a noon is nap. Hope everything is good with everyone.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-03-31T08:50:05-04:00
Morning Trinkets. Good to know you are still alive my friend.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-31T10:10:21-04:00
" I am up really late, up early, and get sleepy for a noon is nap."
Is that a riddle? Ooh! Ooh! Is it me?! That sounds exactly like me!
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Between my roommate doing homework until 2 am with a really bright computer screen last night (I don't even know how he could see it with it so bright and the room so dark; he should have dimmed the display) and waking up at 6 and not being able to go back to sleep for an hour or so for no reason at all, I only got like 4-5 hours of sleep. This is gonna be a good day...
Today seems like it will be a LONG day. I have practically no motivation to do work today.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-03-31T11:08:24-04:00
@GM, welcome to my everyday... ;) Seriously, its a struggle. When I was first learning this job it was fun (I like to learn things, weird I know), but now, the challange is gone, and the training is done, there is no room to move up in my organization. There are very few things I haven't done in my line of work and I have to explain things to people that can't understand what I'm talking about. Sound familiar? ;)
@BaKhan: Sounds like every second week, when the other payroll coordinator does the salary payroll for one of the pay runs...the attention to detail isn't there either(when creating the batch it quite clearly says "(Location) Salary"...got the question of "Why isn't their salary showing up?", half a second glance and I saw 3 names[should have been only one] and knew it was the wrong filter selected). Always a question of "What dates are we using for this?"...the same dates as it auto populates with. "Who are the managers?"...the ones on the sheet that is hanging on the door of your desks cupboard.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-03-31T11:30:45-04:00
My favourite is when people say "but I've always done it that way" or "I've been doing it that way for 40 years..." Hate to tell you, but you have a long history of doing it WRONG!!! The worst part is, I literally give them a plumb by numbers drawing, show exactly where components go, what speeds to set the pumps to, what pipe diameters and spacing etc., and they still mess it up! "we're having a problem with that job you did up for us", oh whats that?, "Well we didn't do it the way you said and now blah blah blah". uh huh. Sigh.
I feel like if their complaint begins with the words, "we didn't do it the way you said to and..." you should be entitled to hang up on them and either receive monetary compensation or be allowed to use a little violence against their stupid faces.
Lord Zombitten 2016-03-31T12:04:55-04:00
Hi, Creeper!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-03-31T12:36:00-04:00
Heya Creeper!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-03-31T12:37:48-04:00
@LZ, there are certain times that my zen-like outer appearance is temporarily shaken... ;) I've been trying to be a good boy for the last 7 or so years (since i started dating my wife)... ;
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-31T13:14:23-04:00
Did you say... oh, nope, Zen-like. Dang it, BaKhan, don't fake a summoning like that!
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"Well you know how you walked us through everything from the Big Bang to how wide this pipe should be? Well, we thought our team's combined experience of not even as long as yours alone would be sufficient, voted you off the island, and now something's not working. We'll buy you a beer if you fix it for us."
At least, that's how all those calls SHOULD end for you! ;)
*sigh* I think scrunchie came home so she can feel safe and finally sleep. She's not doing well. Outside. Let me pet her. :( I have to go to doctors and do something. Will be back tonight. Am heartbroken.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-31T13:23:28-04:00
Are you going to take a list of symptoms and pictures or actually try to lock her up and bring her to the vet in person? Sorry, in cat.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-31T13:33:26-04:00
In catton? In cate? In... how do you make that one work?!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-03-31T13:35:59-04:00
*sigh* Don't you just love the chaos of month end close? It's the reason why happy hour was invented although it really should be happy 8 hours.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-31T13:42:21-04:00
I propose a Happy Day: a day on the first day of the month to drink and relax away the stress of the end of the month.
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I know how you feel, though. I literally dreamed last night of getting drunk on... was it like peach vodka or something?!?! Someone needs to remind my brain I have a year and 2 months until I can drink.
I think I need to let nature take over. I can't risk transmitting anything to Leonidas, and I just can't afford any more vet bills. There's a place I could cab it to, that will do some Good Samaritan work, but meds, repeated doses- that's hard to do on a feral cat.
Yeah. I'm comfortable with the decision. Just wish it were quick or I could get a vet to come to my place to help. If I took her in somewhere, she'd be scared. Best to let her sleep in the garden next to the gnomes and rose bush.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-31T14:20:00-04:00
Cats are pretty darn tough. They can get through some pretty intense stuff, but they feel like hell in the meantime.
Oh gosh, I'm so looking forward to a nap later! I just gotta get through lab... The lab he didn't tell us which one we were doing so now I have no idea and will have to try to keep up as I go.
I thought it might be a certain one, but when I looked at it, it turned out it'd release fluorine gas. If you don't know, that's basically throwing an extremely flammable, incredibly reactive poison/acid in the air. Yeah, I doubt it's that one. You actually need special fume hood filters to be able to work with that.
Eric 'Trinkets' Baumgarten 2016-03-31T16:02:29-04:00
@Geist, my folks and me plus the wifey went to a Chinese restaurant for Easter. It was fantastic.
How was your Easter?
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-31T16:58:36-04:00
So I got done with a quick, easy lab, went up to the instrumentation center to run some NMR tests on stuff, walked all the way, 0.43 mi., back to my dorm, realized I forgot to pick up the printed sheets, walked all the way BACK, back up to the 4th floor, picked them up, helped a friend with theirs, and then ALL the way back to my dorm again. It's just that kind of day; a "oh, I need the exercise; let's forget something because I'm tired and triple my journey to 12 floors and 1.3 mi!" kind of day.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-31T18:18:02-04:00
Sometimes I feel like this: http://dilbert.com/strip/1994-02-19 `
And yes, I do have a perfect memory of, among many, many others, every Dilbert, Far Side, Calvin & Hobbes, and Foxtrot comics and use them as references and jokes like this often. I just think of a random comic at some time like I did now and look it up to link to it.
Dilbert just happens to be great at describing life, especially in an office, especially for engineers (or other nerds/geeks/scientists)
Lord Zombitten 2016-03-31T18:26:11-04:00
It's goin' home time! I get the next two or three hours to myself. Sounds like a good time to kick back with a brew and watch some Coupling and then work on editing my book.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-03-31T19:11:24-04:00
@Trinkets: I spent most of the day at the bookstore. Found some good deals.
Chinese food sounds great! No dishes to clean up.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-31T19:21:10-04:00
Chinese does sound great. So does sleep, but now it's too late and it'll only make it harder to sleep later on.
Lord Zombitten 2016-03-31T19:38:22-04:00
I didn't know what dinner was, so I drank the beer first. Then I discovered that dinner is a potato and sauerkraut casserole with a side of cheddar and broccoli rice. Beer would have gone great with this dinner!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-31T19:52:36-04:00
I like how I can't drink, yet I know those were made to be together. I know more about alcohol varieties, actually, than a large portion of people who've been well acquainted with it for years. I'll be set for life in a little over a year!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-03-31T19:57:30-04:00
Potato and sauerkraut casserole? Eww. Maybe mixed with meat it would taste ok.
Eric 'Trinkets' Baumgarten 2016-03-31T20:07:13-04:00
Potato and sauerkraut casserole? Hellsyeah!!!!!. Loves me some sauerkraut. I like to put a can in the fridge and eat it cold, right out of the can.
Eric 'Trinkets' Baumgarten 2016-03-31T20:09:25-04:00
Or on brats. Or reubens. Or with kielbasa. Or corned beef. Or on burgers.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-31T20:23:12-04:00
That all just sounds amazing, and I even just ate! Dang it, now I want to eat again!
Lord Zombitten 2016-03-31T21:05:14-04:00
There's kielbasa in the casserole
Lord Zombitten 2016-03-31T22:01:12-04:00
Is it sad that my own book makes me a little sad in places?
Ok. Scrunch update- my roommate said she disappeared and then came back for food so that's good!
I went to a wedding expo. Am hammered. Lots of free stuff. Got my hair did and my nails did.
GM I GOT MY JACKETS AND I DONT KNOW WHATVPEOPLE ARE BITCHING ABOUT I LIVE THEM
Lord Zombitten 2016-03-31T23:07:35-04:00
Another thing: all dressed up potato chips are yummy things.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-31T23:09:39-04:00
I LIVE my jacket! Jacket is love. Jacket is life.
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Also, just took a personality test for a survey- apparently I'm the rarest type, INTJ. Of course I of all people would pick a type comprised of only 2% of all humans. It does give an excuse for not having a girlfriend, though, since INTJ women only make up 0.8% of people. Somehow, and this fits really well, we're INCREDIBLY imaginative, yet incredibly analytical and cynical-minded. And not at ALL creative! We can dream up astounding things, but are also more judging about them and anything in reality.
People of this type: Putin, Beethoven, Nolan, Nietzsche, Colin Powell, and... Schwarzenegger?! Walter White, Gandalf the Grey, The Architect (The Matrix), and surprisingly not Sherlock Holmes; he's on the very disputed edge of INTJ and INTP, but he fits more into INTP because of his extroverted intuition or something. Not quite clear on that.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-31T23:10:15-04:00
Not you too, LZ. Are you absolutely hammered out of your mind as well? Dressed-up potato chips?!
But you guys.... Scrunchie is ok and I have my jacket.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-03-31T23:42:08-04:00
Don't worry, I got that, Creeper. I'm pullin' for Scrunchie. And the Precious Mk. II.
Lord Zombitten 2016-04-01T00:04:21-04:00
No, I only had a pint and a half of beer. Dressed up potato chips are apparently a Canadian thing. They're yummy.
I'm also INTJ, though I sometimes get INSJ... I usually get the T, though. So, I think I'm INTJ, but on the cusp between S and T.
I promise I'm not drunk.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-04-01T00:49:27-04:00
You mean T and F? Thinking and Feeling are the pair. I'm definitely not too feeling. I was 98% introverted, 63% intuitive, 64% thinking, and 59% judging. The descriptions leaned heavily on the judging aspect for awhile, which I can be very good at, but also am trying to be more feeling because otherwise you come off as strange and insensitive. I keep logic in thinking, but exchange some judging for emotional capability in the J category, which is why it was the lowest by far.
(but jeez! 98% I! I know I'm very strongly introverted, but that might be a bit excessive, even for me. I'm no social butterfly, but I'm not *that* sociopathic... right? ;)
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-04-01T00:51:12-04:00
Looking at all-dressing potato chips: OH DEAR GOD WHERE HAVE THOSE BEEN ALL MY LIFE?
Time for bed. I really need sleep tonight.
Lord Zombitten 2016-04-01T01:13:31-04:00
That's right. Whatever the S is, I got that once. The other 4 tests I've taken have put me as INTJ.
Lord Zombitten 2016-04-01T01:17:13-04:00
I remembered that Google is a thing, so I checked. I'm on the cusp of INTJ and ISTJ, but leaning toward N. I can see that in myself, too. I feel like I have a good balance between sensing and intuition.
Eric 'Trinkets' Baumgarten 2016-04-01T08:38:04-04:00
Good morning all.
Yeah for Scrunchie, Jackets, booze, dressing up potato chips, personality tests, and Google being a thing!
Eric 'Trinkets' Baumgarten 2016-04-01T08:48:49-04:00
ISTJ
That's what I got.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-04-01T09:22:13-04:00
Good morning kittens!
All dressed chips are nasty! If you imagine what it would be like to mix bbq and salt 'n' vinegar chips together, thats pretty much what you'd get. I happen to like niether of those on thier own, so...
ENTJ-A is what I got. Makes sense I guess. I was more introverted when I was younger. When I hit my 20's I realized that I was just hiding away from the world, rather than trying to make it better. It makes me feel better to get out and make a difference, or even just make noise (band). ;)
Lord Zombitten 2016-04-01T09:55:24-04:00
Maybe they changed the recipe when they brought them here. I like BBQ chips, but I can't stand salt and vinegar chips.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-04-01T10:00:11-04:00
@LZ, my comparison isn't exact, but its hard to put a finger on that flavour exactly. You are not alone, I know many people that like them, but that salt and vinegar flavour coming through is what ruins it for me. I've always prefered Doritos (any kind)!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-04-01T10:03:33-04:00
Morning kittens!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-04-01T10:11:20-04:00
Yeah, I was pretty much on the edge of N and S, but especially J and P. I actually shift between judging and perceiving quite often.
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BaKhan, I would definitely prefer Extroverted, but my brain doesn't allow it. I've definitely done well at being more social than when I was younger, but it's pretty hard.
Funnily enough, in younger elementary school, I was entirely extroverted. But then all of my closest friends moved away and I was the one in a small school who didn't fit into any other groups, so I gradually became severely introverted over a couple years as everyone else became more middle-schooler-ish. I just waited it out until they became more sensible in late high school, and it worked, but I also took a major swing from very sociable to reserved, and now I've been trying to at some level counteract that for years.
Oh man. GM will love to know that I put on my fancy hoodie last night, eye cover, neck pillow and passed out in it. I'm sure Leo thought I was dead because I was woken up by him pouncing on me.
@Creeper: Glad to hear you like the jacket. The primary focus has been that you can't really keep the neck pillow in the hood, as it's not built in(as it was originally said it would be), the eye cover not staying in when you have the hood up, and the Bombers which seem to be of such varying sizing even for ones that were ordered as the same size. Not to mention the lack of communication, the disregard for their own promise(backers will receive them before any third party, i.e. Touch of Modern, eBags, etc). That's the main issue I have with it. I've heard mostly good things about the blazer...but we will see when it shows up.
@Zem, we are who we are, ands thats a good thing! If we were all the same, it would be a pretty boring place! Recognizing who we are, and being aware of how that affects others, is what matters. No one is 100% on way or the other, there are lots of grey areas (thankfully), developing yourself and working on the things that you know you need to be better at is whats important. I was the same when I was young, we moved around quite a bit, and I found that it got harder and harder to make friends, especially when I didn't know how long I would even be there for. I think that as we get older, we get more comfortable in our skin, and with who we are. For me, it was stability, once I was able to put down some roots, I was able to be more social again. I've always relished being successful at things that others are scared of, like public speaking, presentations, or perfoming. Did you know more people would rather die, than speak in public? Getting into music and playing/singing in bands definitely helped kicked me the rest of the way out of introvertedness.
Creeper, sorry to hear about Scrunchie, thats got to be tough, but at least someone cares about her well being, and that counts for a lot! Also glad to hear that you got your jacket!
GM- their communication does totally suck. No arguement there. The hoodie fits better than the bomber- but not by a huge amount. My eye covers stay up, neck pillows stay inflated. Rolts pointed out the second button and tiny button loop on the hoodie and in using that, the pillow stays in the hood as need be. I'm still adjusting to reaching behind and figuring out how to untuck it easily- but it's just me getting used to it. I think there just a lot of learning that comes with it, and after wearing it a bit, it will come as second nature.
Leo does not want to get into the kitten pocket.
Drink cozy pocket fits fine, the extended gloves I'm sleeve are easy to put back- I'm not sure why some people are being hypercritical. It's not a magical jacket that will wipe your ass for you.
I really like the pen zipper! The pen actually extends out which I wasn't expecting.
My pillows stayed inflated all night while I drunkenly slept on one. :)
That being said- I know some people got some duds. And that sucks. As well as the varying sizes. I *do* consider myself lucky that I don't have any issues.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-04-01T10:50:19-04:00
@GM, not surprising, you do tend to be very level headed, and good at listening. Probably also why you get so frustrated when people are too lazy to do thier part! ;)
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-04-01T11:05:39-04:00
It's not a magical jacket that will wipe your ass for you.
Thanks baKhan. She's faring better today than yesterday. I really thought last night going to be the end. But she heard me talking to Leo, got out of shelter and meowed for food- so definitely a good sign. She's sleeping under the bed now- and yes- I spray cleaner, flea spray, etc after she leaves.
Leo is absentmindedly running laps in kitchen in living room through an obstacle course of Amazon boxes and luggage. Then he spring-loads off my lap every turn around.
....I have a fake wedding ring on that I wore to the wedding expo last night. I don't want to take it off!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-04-01T11:22:01-04:00
@Creeper: Leo seems to not mind being an only kitten. If I ever adopted again, it would have to be two cats so that they could keep each other company when I'm not there. Otherwise, I'd feel so guilty all the time.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-04-01T11:25:23-04:00
@Creeper, thats what makes cats the best, is all the random stuff they get up to. Our cat is the least cat like cat I've ever had, I blame my wife entirely... ;) She never runs around, never flashes claws or gets hyper, she pretty much just walks around and complains about everything. Probably the noisiest cat I've ever known, which in the wee hours of the morning, is not a good thing.
If wearing the ring makes you feel good, do it! Its not like you're hurting anyone! Absolutely nothing wrong with taking pleasure in simple things if you can!
Mike Kabala 2016-04-01T12:00:49-04:00
Good afternoon Kittens.
I've been looking around for an interesting KS to back, but so far no luck. Not even any "April Fools" Kickstarters.
(sigh)
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-04-01T12:03:23-04:00
@CB, good day sir! I'm actually actively trying not to find any intersting ks, but sadly theres always one (or more...). ;)
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-04-01T12:24:09-04:00
Trying to cut back on the KS campaigns. Need to save up for Halloween.
I'm trying to cut back...I should stop looking at other people's profiles...that's my downfall.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-04-01T12:33:03-04:00
@Geist, good call! You know once you're here, its all covered though right? Your money will be no good! Unless you want some trinkets to remember Calgary/Canada by... ;) Trinkets trinkets!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-04-01T12:40:18-04:00
@BaKhan: You are too kind. If you let me crash at your house, you will have done enough. Just point me in the direction of interesting things to visit while in Canada (like museums, bookstores, night life) and I'll be happy!
I'll have to do something nice for you and the missus for hosting me.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-04-01T12:41:20-04:00
@GM: Never look at Explainetten's profile. I think she is past 1,200 backed campaigns.
Lord Zombitten 2016-04-01T12:51:34-04:00
I keep finding interesting KSs because of Facebook. I must not give in, though. The wife would kill me.
@Geist: I don't think I've seen her profile before. And not sure where I would go to find it.
Mike Kabala 2016-04-01T13:10:48-04:00
Hmm ... lots of comments about cutting back, but no really cool suggestions.
Actually, I had pledged for about three KS's I was not really sure about when I ran into a more expensive one that interested me. I decided to drop those three to pledge for the other one,
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-04-01T13:26:21-04:00
BaKhan: "Did you know more people would rather die, than speak in public?"
Yes... yes I did know that. Very... VERY... well, in fact. I went from speech class in high school to Communications in college without even doing a speech in front of a small group of people I knew. Then, with a small-ish group of friend-strangers, I had to do it again and was reminded all over of how much I would rather die a very painful death of a chronic degenerative disease than have to do a major, official speech to public. And trust me, that's very little, if at all, exaggerating.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-04-01T13:27:59-04:00
Also, least cat-like cat means not being hyper? Our cat was exactly like a human in every way I could think of. When she wanted food from the table when we ate outside, she hardly even meowed; only sat in a chair and poked her nose in our direction implying she wanted food! She was like a grumpy old lady chasing young'uns off her property.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-04-01T13:30:28-04:00
GM, on the kittencorps comment leaderboard dropbox, you can go to any of the peoples' profiles. I used to use it to find people who hadn't been on in awhile.
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I need to cut back, but I don't do many KS's, so I'm good there.
Lord Zombitten 2016-04-01T13:40:08-04:00
I, surprisingly, don't have a problem with public speaking. It annoys my wife when we have to talk in church. She'll write her talk out word for word, using several pages, and usually fall short of her allotted time. I get up with a half page of notes and go over my time.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-04-01T13:47:59-04:00
If you're looking for some great April Fools things, ThinkGeek always has some amazing ones! You can check thinkgeek.com or... just go to their youtube channel and watch through the playlist of their recent uploads. Trust me, it's... some of these are the best they've had since the lifesize Eye of Mordor tower model!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-04-01T13:48:30-04:00
I've only made time in a speech like 3 times ever.
Mike Kabala 2016-04-01T13:51:20-04:00
I don't use extensive notes when speaking in public. My notes are more like a roadmap to keep me from getting lost and never reaching my conclusion.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-04-01T13:52:15-04:00
Haha! Thinkgeek has a lifesize Attack on Titan lawn ornament, a Flavor of the Day desk calendar, and an actual Plumbus, as seen on TV! (Rick and Morty counts as 'as seen on tv', ok?)
Though Google's Cardboard Plastic is right up there! I wonder what Reddit came up with this time? The Button will be a very hard act to follow!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-04-01T13:53:47-04:00
My notes when speaking are just the very major points. I basically write out the entire speech either in my head or on a computer if needed like for a class, then virtually memorize it and only even use notes if I don't have it very well memorized already, and then they're just the absolute major topic points and I have all the details in my head. Doesn't stop me from still going way under time.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-04-01T13:57:22-04:00
Haha! Even the weather's in on April Fools! It's 43 degrees; it's trying to rain, but it's coming down slowly like rain and half of it is frozen like tiny hail and bounces off the window!
Did you guys see the REI April fools? Kitten Camping gear!!!
I'm lucky that I do enjoy public speaking. I still get nervous and forget to breathe a little, but I like an audience. :)
Yeah, I really have to be careful about KS. I backed a friend's project- the notebook. She's an awesome client of mine, and actually I do think the notebook will help me get my act together for my business. I'll probably drop the Gilmore girls cookbook - but I LOVE that show!
I am broke. i need baking clients soon. I haven't been able to work as much, and going home hurt me. Ooof. Leonidas kinda emptied my bank account! But I think his expenses have pretty much dropped off since he now has all his shots, microchip, neutered... Just nomz and litter from here on out!
And the Animal soul was a splurge, and I shouldn't have spent money on it... i didn't need it. But i thought the photographs were so beautiful... the photographer just BARELY made the funding goal, so I'm happy I helped.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-04-01T14:22:59-04:00
All you need to do for Leo is put stuff in one end and clean up what comes out the other! He's a cute little decomposition factory!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-04-01T14:24:40-04:00
@GM: Look under the comments section in the Exploding Puppies campaign.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-04-01T14:30:30-04:00
I take that back. She is currently at 1,588 backed campaigns.
Actually, well first they're entirely different though I know it definitely borrowed from it, but second, that was where I'd heard of it! I showed my spanish teacher Rat Race and he remembered that movie. It seemed like a cross between Rat Race and The Cannonball Run, but in the 60s. And really funny, he said, which is all I'd expect from that kind of movie.
Good morning all. I'm still alive. Things are just out of whack with my internal clock. Being out of work this long is rough. I don't do as much durring the day, so I don't sleep at night. I am up really late, up early, and get sleepy for a noon is nap. Hope everything is good with everyone.
Morning Trinkets. Good to know you are still alive my friend.
How was your Easter?
Good morning kittens!
Morning kittens.
Saw a Chameleon this morning.
" I am up really late, up early, and get sleepy for a noon is nap."
Is that a riddle? Ooh! Ooh! Is it me?! That sounds exactly like me!
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Between my roommate doing homework until 2 am with a really bright computer screen last night (I don't even know how he could see it with it so bright and the room so dark; he should have dimmed the display) and waking up at 6 and not being able to go back to sleep for an hour or so for no reason at all, I only got like 4-5 hours of sleep. This is gonna be a good day...
Today seems like it will be a LONG day. I have practically no motivation to do work today.
@GM, welcome to my everyday... ;) Seriously, its a struggle. When I was first learning this job it was fun (I like to learn things, weird I know), but now, the challange is gone, and the training is done, there is no room to move up in my organization. There are very few things I haven't done in my line of work and I have to explain things to people that can't understand what I'm talking about. Sound familiar? ;)
@BaKhan: Sounds like every second week, when the other payroll coordinator does the salary payroll for one of the pay runs...the attention to detail isn't there either(when creating the batch it quite clearly says "(Location) Salary"...got the question of "Why isn't their salary showing up?", half a second glance and I saw 3 names[should have been only one] and knew it was the wrong filter selected). Always a question of "What dates are we using for this?"...the same dates as it auto populates with. "Who are the managers?"...the ones on the sheet that is hanging on the door of your desks cupboard.
My favourite is when people say "but I've always done it that way" or "I've been doing it that way for 40 years..." Hate to tell you, but you have a long history of doing it WRONG!!! The worst part is, I literally give them a plumb by numbers drawing, show exactly where components go, what speeds to set the pumps to, what pipe diameters and spacing etc., and they still mess it up! "we're having a problem with that job you did up for us", oh whats that?, "Well we didn't do it the way you said and now blah blah blah". uh huh. Sigh.
Hi guys
I feel like if their complaint begins with the words, "we didn't do it the way you said to and..." you should be entitled to hang up on them and either receive monetary compensation or be allowed to use a little violence against their stupid faces.
Hi, Creeper!
Heya Creeper!
@LZ, there are certain times that my zen-like outer appearance is temporarily shaken... ;) I've been trying to be a good boy for the last 7 or so years (since i started dating my wife)... ;
Did you say... oh, nope, Zen-like. Dang it, BaKhan, don't fake a summoning like that!
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"Well you know how you walked us through everything from the Big Bang to how wide this pipe should be? Well, we thought our team's combined experience of not even as long as yours alone would be sufficient, voted you off the island, and now something's not working. We'll buy you a beer if you fix it for us."
At least, that's how all those calls SHOULD end for you! ;)
*sigh* I think scrunchie came home so she can feel safe and finally sleep. She's not doing well. Outside. Let me pet her. :( I have to go to doctors and do something. Will be back tonight. Am heartbroken.
Are you going to take a list of symptoms and pictures or actually try to lock her up and bring her to the vet in person? Sorry, in cat.
In catton? In cate? In... how do you make that one work?!
*sigh* Don't you just love the chaos of month end close? It's the reason why happy hour was invented although it really should be happy 8 hours.
I propose a Happy Day: a day on the first day of the month to drink and relax away the stress of the end of the month.
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I know how you feel, though. I literally dreamed last night of getting drunk on... was it like peach vodka or something?!?! Someone needs to remind my brain I have a year and 2 months until I can drink.
I think I need to let nature take over. I can't risk transmitting anything to Leonidas, and I just can't afford any more vet bills. There's a place I could cab it to, that will do some Good Samaritan work, but meds, repeated doses- that's hard to do on a feral cat.
@Creeper: Unfortunately, sometimes it's best to let nature do its thing. No matter how hard it is to allow that. =/
Yeah. I'm comfortable with the decision. Just wish it were quick or I could get a vet to come to my place to help. If I took her in somewhere, she'd be scared. Best to let her sleep in the garden next to the gnomes and rose bush.
Cats are pretty darn tough. They can get through some pretty intense stuff, but they feel like hell in the meantime.
Oh gosh, I'm so looking forward to a nap later! I just gotta get through lab... The lab he didn't tell us which one we were doing so now I have no idea and will have to try to keep up as I go.
I thought it might be a certain one, but when I looked at it, it turned out it'd release fluorine gas. If you don't know, that's basically throwing an extremely flammable, incredibly reactive poison/acid in the air. Yeah, I doubt it's that one. You actually need special fume hood filters to be able to work with that.
@Geist, my folks and me plus the wifey went to a Chinese restaurant for Easter. It was fantastic.
How was your Easter?
So I got done with a quick, easy lab, went up to the instrumentation center to run some NMR tests on stuff, walked all the way, 0.43 mi., back to my dorm, realized I forgot to pick up the printed sheets, walked all the way BACK, back up to the 4th floor, picked them up, helped a friend with theirs, and then ALL the way back to my dorm again. It's just that kind of day; a "oh, I need the exercise; let's forget something because I'm tired and triple my journey to 12 floors and 1.3 mi!" kind of day.
Sometimes I feel like this: http://dilbert.com/strip/1994-02-19
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And yes, I do have a perfect memory of, among many, many others, every Dilbert, Far Side, Calvin & Hobbes, and Foxtrot comics and use them as references and jokes like this often. I just think of a random comic at some time like I did now and look it up to link to it.
Dilbert just happens to be great at describing life, especially in an office, especially for engineers (or other nerds/geeks/scientists)
It's goin' home time! I get the next two or three hours to myself. Sounds like a good time to kick back with a brew and watch some Coupling and then work on editing my book.
@Trinkets: I spent most of the day at the bookstore. Found some good deals.
Chinese food sounds great! No dishes to clean up.
Chinese does sound great. So does sleep, but now it's too late and it'll only make it harder to sleep later on.
I didn't know what dinner was, so I drank the beer first. Then I discovered that dinner is a potato and sauerkraut casserole with a side of cheddar and broccoli rice. Beer would have gone great with this dinner!
I like how I can't drink, yet I know those were made to be together. I know more about alcohol varieties, actually, than a large portion of people who've been well acquainted with it for years. I'll be set for life in a little over a year!
Potato and sauerkraut casserole? Eww. Maybe mixed with meat it would taste ok.
Potato and sauerkraut casserole? Hellsyeah!!!!!. Loves me some sauerkraut. I like to put a can in the fridge and eat it cold, right out of the can.
Or on brats. Or reubens. Or with kielbasa. Or corned beef. Or on burgers.
That all just sounds amazing, and I even just ate! Dang it, now I want to eat again!
There's kielbasa in the casserole
Is it sad that my own book makes me a little sad in places?
Ok. Scrunch update- my roommate said she disappeared and then came back for food so that's good!
I went to a wedding expo. Am hammered. Lots of free stuff. Got my hair did and my nails did.
GM I GOT MY JACKETS AND I DONT KNOW WHATVPEOPLE ARE BITCHING ABOUT I LIVE THEM
Another thing: all dressed up potato chips are yummy things.
I LIVE my jacket! Jacket is love. Jacket is life.
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Also, just took a personality test for a survey- apparently I'm the rarest type, INTJ. Of course I of all people would pick a type comprised of only 2% of all humans. It does give an excuse for not having a girlfriend, though, since INTJ women only make up 0.8% of people. Somehow, and this fits really well, we're INCREDIBLY imaginative, yet incredibly analytical and cynical-minded. And not at ALL creative! We can dream up astounding things, but are also more judging about them and anything in reality.
People of this type: Putin, Beethoven, Nolan, Nietzsche, Colin Powell, and... Schwarzenegger?! Walter White, Gandalf the Grey, The Architect (The Matrix), and surprisingly not Sherlock Holmes; he's on the very disputed edge of INTJ and INTP, but he fits more into INTP because of his extroverted intuition or something. Not quite clear on that.
Not you too, LZ. Are you absolutely hammered out of your mind as well? Dressed-up potato chips?!
But you guys.... Scrunchie is ok and I have my jacket.
Don't worry, I got that, Creeper. I'm pullin' for Scrunchie. And the Precious Mk. II.
No, I only had a pint and a half of beer. Dressed up potato chips are apparently a Canadian thing. They're yummy.
I'm also INTJ, though I sometimes get INSJ... I usually get the T, though. So, I think I'm INTJ, but on the cusp between S and T.
I promise I'm not drunk.
You mean T and F? Thinking and Feeling are the pair. I'm definitely not too feeling. I was 98% introverted, 63% intuitive, 64% thinking, and 59% judging. The descriptions leaned heavily on the judging aspect for awhile, which I can be very good at, but also am trying to be more feeling because otherwise you come off as strange and insensitive. I keep logic in thinking, but exchange some judging for emotional capability in the J category, which is why it was the lowest by far.
(but jeez! 98% I! I know I'm very strongly introverted, but that might be a bit excessive, even for me. I'm no social butterfly, but I'm not *that* sociopathic... right? ;)
Looking at all-dressing potato chips: OH DEAR GOD WHERE HAVE THOSE BEEN ALL MY LIFE?
Time for bed. I really need sleep tonight.
That's right. Whatever the S is, I got that once. The other 4 tests I've taken have put me as INTJ.
I remembered that Google is a thing, so I checked. I'm on the cusp of INTJ and ISTJ, but leaning toward N. I can see that in myself, too. I feel like I have a good balance between sensing and intuition.
Good morning all.
Yeah for Scrunchie, Jackets, booze, dressing up potato chips, personality tests, and Google being a thing!
ISTJ
That's what I got.
Good morning kittens!
All dressed chips are nasty! If you imagine what it would be like to mix bbq and salt 'n' vinegar chips together, thats pretty much what you'd get. I happen to like niether of those on thier own, so...
ENTJ-A is what I got. Makes sense I guess. I was more introverted when I was younger. When I hit my 20's I realized that I was just hiding away from the world, rather than trying to make it better. It makes me feel better to get out and make a difference, or even just make noise (band). ;)
Maybe they changed the recipe when they brought them here. I like BBQ chips, but I can't stand salt and vinegar chips.
@LZ, my comparison isn't exact, but its hard to put a finger on that flavour exactly. You are not alone, I know many people that like them, but that salt and vinegar flavour coming through is what ruins it for me. I've always prefered Doritos (any kind)!
Morning kittens!
Yeah, I was pretty much on the edge of N and S, but especially J and P. I actually shift between judging and perceiving quite often.
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BaKhan, I would definitely prefer Extroverted, but my brain doesn't allow it. I've definitely done well at being more social than when I was younger, but it's pretty hard.
Funnily enough, in younger elementary school, I was entirely extroverted. But then all of my closest friends moved away and I was the one in a small school who didn't fit into any other groups, so I gradually became severely introverted over a couple years as everyone else became more middle-schooler-ish. I just waited it out until they became more sensible in late high school, and it worked, but I also took a major swing from very sociable to reserved, and now I've been trying to at some level counteract that for years.
Oh man. GM will love to know that I put on my fancy hoodie last night, eye cover, neck pillow and passed out in it. I'm sure Leo thought I was dead because I was woken up by him pouncing on me.
And by pass out--- still fully clothed with a flower crown in my hair. Free wine bar is dangerous.
And scrunchie is here! Just opened up back door and she came in---again, can't walk very well, probably going to lose her eye. Ugh. Killing me.
@Creeper: Glad to hear you like the jacket. The primary focus has been that you can't really keep the neck pillow in the hood, as it's not built in(as it was originally said it would be), the eye cover not staying in when you have the hood up, and the Bombers which seem to be of such varying sizing even for ones that were ordered as the same size. Not to mention the lack of communication, the disregard for their own promise(backers will receive them before any third party, i.e. Touch of Modern, eBags, etc). That's the main issue I have with it. I've heard mostly good things about the blazer...but we will see when it shows up.
Also, good morning kittens.
@Geist, Good morning!
@Zem, we are who we are, ands thats a good thing! If we were all the same, it would be a pretty boring place! Recognizing who we are, and being aware of how that affects others, is what matters. No one is 100% on way or the other, there are lots of grey areas (thankfully), developing yourself and working on the things that you know you need to be better at is whats important. I was the same when I was young, we moved around quite a bit, and I found that it got harder and harder to make friends, especially when I didn't know how long I would even be there for. I think that as we get older, we get more comfortable in our skin, and with who we are. For me, it was stability, once I was able to put down some roots, I was able to be more social again. I've always relished being successful at things that others are scared of, like public speaking, presentations, or perfoming. Did you know more people would rather die, than speak in public? Getting into music and playing/singing in bands definitely helped kicked me the rest of the way out of introvertedness.
Creeper, sorry to hear about Scrunchie, thats got to be tough, but at least someone cares about her well being, and that counts for a lot! Also glad to hear that you got your jacket!
So...my boss had us do a personality test thing...and I'm the Mediator out of the group.
GM- their communication does totally suck. No arguement there. The hoodie fits better than the bomber- but not by a huge amount. My eye covers stay up, neck pillows stay inflated. Rolts pointed out the second button and tiny button loop on the hoodie and in using that, the pillow stays in the hood as need be. I'm still adjusting to reaching behind and figuring out how to untuck it easily- but it's just me getting used to it. I think there just a lot of learning that comes with it, and after wearing it a bit, it will come as second nature.
Leo does not want to get into the kitten pocket.
Drink cozy pocket fits fine, the extended gloves I'm sleeve are easy to put back- I'm not sure why some people are being hypercritical. It's not a magical jacket that will wipe your ass for you.
I really like the pen zipper! The pen actually extends out which I wasn't expecting.
My pillows stayed inflated all night while I drunkenly slept on one. :)
That being said- I know some people got some duds. And that sucks. As well as the varying sizes. I *do* consider myself lucky that I don't have any issues.
@GM, not surprising, you do tend to be very level headed, and good at listening. Probably also why you get so frustrated when people are too lazy to do thier part! ;)
It's not a magical jacket that will wipe your ass for you.
Now there is a KS campaign I would back.
Thanks baKhan. She's faring better today than yesterday. I really thought last night going to be the end. But she heard me talking to Leo, got out of shelter and meowed for food- so definitely a good sign. She's sleeping under the bed now- and yes- I spray cleaner, flea spray, etc after she leaves.
Leo is absentmindedly running laps in kitchen in living room through an obstacle course of Amazon boxes and luggage. Then he spring-loads off my lap every turn around.
....I have a fake wedding ring on that I wore to the wedding expo last night. I don't want to take it off!
@Creeper: Leo seems to not mind being an only kitten. If I ever adopted again, it would have to be two cats so that they could keep each other company when I'm not there. Otherwise, I'd feel so guilty all the time.
@Creeper, thats what makes cats the best, is all the random stuff they get up to. Our cat is the least cat like cat I've ever had, I blame my wife entirely... ;) She never runs around, never flashes claws or gets hyper, she pretty much just walks around and complains about everything. Probably the noisiest cat I've ever known, which in the wee hours of the morning, is not a good thing.
If wearing the ring makes you feel good, do it! Its not like you're hurting anyone! Absolutely nothing wrong with taking pleasure in simple things if you can!
Good afternoon Kittens.
I've been looking around for an interesting KS to back, but so far no luck. Not even any "April Fools" Kickstarters.
(sigh)
@CB, good day sir! I'm actually actively trying not to find any intersting ks, but sadly theres always one (or more...). ;)
Trying to cut back on the KS campaigns. Need to save up for Halloween.
I'm trying to cut back...I should stop looking at other people's profiles...that's my downfall.
@Geist, good call! You know once you're here, its all covered though right? Your money will be no good! Unless you want some trinkets to remember Calgary/Canada by... ;) Trinkets trinkets!
@BaKhan: You are too kind. If you let me crash at your house, you will have done enough. Just point me in the direction of interesting things to visit while in Canada (like museums, bookstores, night life) and I'll be happy!
I'll have to do something nice for you and the missus for hosting me.
@GM: Never look at Explainetten's profile. I think she is past 1,200 backed campaigns.
I keep finding interesting KSs because of Facebook. I must not give in, though. The wife would kill me.
@Geist: I don't think I've seen her profile before. And not sure where I would go to find it.
Hmm ... lots of comments about cutting back, but no really cool suggestions.
Actually, I had pledged for about three KS's I was not really sure about when I ran into a more expensive one that interested me. I decided to drop those three to pledge for the other one,
BaKhan: "Did you know more people would rather die, than speak in public?"
Yes... yes I did know that. Very... VERY... well, in fact. I went from speech class in high school to Communications in college without even doing a speech in front of a small group of people I knew. Then, with a small-ish group of friend-strangers, I had to do it again and was reminded all over of how much I would rather die a very painful death of a chronic degenerative disease than have to do a major, official speech to public. And trust me, that's very little, if at all, exaggerating.
Also, least cat-like cat means not being hyper? Our cat was exactly like a human in every way I could think of. When she wanted food from the table when we ate outside, she hardly even meowed; only sat in a chair and poked her nose in our direction implying she wanted food! She was like a grumpy old lady chasing young'uns off her property.
GM, on the kittencorps comment leaderboard dropbox, you can go to any of the peoples' profiles. I used to use it to find people who hadn't been on in awhile.
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I need to cut back, but I don't do many KS's, so I'm good there.
I, surprisingly, don't have a problem with public speaking. It annoys my wife when we have to talk in church. She'll write her talk out word for word, using several pages, and usually fall short of her allotted time. I get up with a half page of notes and go over my time.
If you're looking for some great April Fools things, ThinkGeek always has some amazing ones! You can check thinkgeek.com or... just go to their youtube channel and watch through the playlist of their recent uploads. Trust me, it's... some of these are the best they've had since the lifesize Eye of Mordor tower model!
I've only made time in a speech like 3 times ever.
I don't use extensive notes when speaking in public. My notes are more like a roadmap to keep me from getting lost and never reaching my conclusion.
Haha! Thinkgeek has a lifesize Attack on Titan lawn ornament, a Flavor of the Day desk calendar, and an actual Plumbus, as seen on TV! (Rick and Morty counts as 'as seen on tv', ok?)
Though Google's Cardboard Plastic is right up there! I wonder what Reddit came up with this time? The Button will be a very hard act to follow!
My notes when speaking are just the very major points. I basically write out the entire speech either in my head or on a computer if needed like for a class, then virtually memorize it and only even use notes if I don't have it very well memorized already, and then they're just the absolute major topic points and I have all the details in my head. Doesn't stop me from still going way under time.
Haha! Even the weather's in on April Fools! It's 43 degrees; it's trying to rain, but it's coming down slowly like rain and half of it is frozen like tiny hail and bounces off the window!
Did you guys see the REI April fools? Kitten Camping gear!!!
I'm lucky that I do enjoy public speaking. I still get nervous and forget to breathe a little, but I like an audience. :)
Yeah, I really have to be careful about KS. I backed a friend's project- the notebook. She's an awesome client of mine, and actually I do think the notebook will help me get my act together for my business. I'll probably drop the Gilmore girls cookbook - but I LOVE that show!
I am broke. i need baking clients soon. I haven't been able to work as much, and going home hurt me. Ooof. Leonidas kinda emptied my bank account! But I think his expenses have pretty much dropped off since he now has all his shots, microchip, neutered... Just nomz and litter from here on out!
I love seeing Explaitten on other projects. She'll always say hello. Anyone wanna play a round of EK right now?
And the Animal soul was a splurge, and I shouldn't have spent money on it... i didn't need it. But i thought the photographs were so beautiful... the photographer just BARELY made the funding goal, so I'm happy I helped.
All you need to do for Leo is put stuff in one end and clean up what comes out the other! He's a cute little decomposition factory!
@GM: Look under the comments section in the Exploding Puppies campaign.
I take that back. She is currently at 1,588 backed campaigns.
Well shit...just looked at her profile, and there is one I REALLY wish I had gotten in on. The artwork is amazing!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jessicafeinberg/spirit-dragons-playing-cards-and-book/updates