@LZ, I'm still holding out for a Zombitten Sauce. Purgatory is a more appropriate for a medium to hot sauce than for a super-hot one.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-06-02T12:50:26-04:00
@GM, well then the parks are still a good option because there are only a handful of rollercoasters vs tons of other rides that you should be fine with. The mummy ride that Zem refrenced earlier, is like a hybrid rollercoaster/thrill ride. It is a ton of fun, and definitely worth the risk, as far as I can remember it doesn't even flip upside down.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-06-02T12:54:02-04:00
@Geist, well exactly! You need to go with the right (and if I may be so bold, cool) people! I know that between my wife, our good friend Mike, and I, you'll be covered on all bases, and should have a rediculously good time. As it should be right? Also, all the nightmare stuff! I love it! Haunted Mansion too! In California, they actually turn the Haunted Mansion into the Nightmare Before Christmas. It is truly awesome! Plus the fireworks for the Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party heavily feature Oogie Boogie!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-06-02T12:55:58-04:00
@CB, someday I would love to be able to get out to more of the different parks, like the ones you've been talking about! So many rollercoasters, so little time... :( I've always loved thrill rides and the general carnival style feel of being in the parks. Its so sureal that it takes you away from the mundane, which is only a great thing!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-06-02T12:57:19-04:00
@LZ, I'm sorry this campaign didn't work out for you, no worries though I'll be back! I will definitely be out of your sauces by October, so, I need the hook up! ;)
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-06-03T00:18:46-04:00
I don't see anything wrong, BaKhan! Several comments catching up followed by several hours minimum all alone? I would still be doing that if I were able to be around more.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-06-03T00:23:05-04:00
LZ on his campaign, CB quoted in the press, BaKhan pulling a me... I missed quite a bit today!
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Sure am going to miss it all next week. Dang, I wish I could take my laptop with me. Or had a smartphone. There's a *chance* I might get one this summer, but still not super likely. Fun to think about though.
Why couldn't I have those parents that buy their 4 year-olds smartphones?!
I would wait more than just a few weeks. I like the idea of local businesses. Restaurants, too. Build up more of an audience. Work on social media- Instagram and hashtag the f out of it. It's frustrating at times because even if you feel like you have a lot of support- when it comes down to money- it dwindles quickly. I have a couple hundred followers on Instagram (Sugarwhippednyc- yes, I'm plugging myself) for my business- but each photo only gets about 20 likes. I've had my business for a few years, and I'm sure if I did a Kickstarter- I would very much struggle to meet my goal.
Build up the fan base first. If you've watched interviews with Elan- he's mentioned Kickstarter as not a way to start a business- but to make an established idea/company to the next step.
I'm totally craving some hot sauce right now... I want some!!!
Get some good professional photographs, get a few small stores or a restaurant to carry it- if that's at all possible... Do those small batches and hand out samples as often as you can. Once people are hooked, they'll back.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-06-03T03:42:07-04:00
Some good ideas and points there, creeper!
Now, it's 3 am and time for a nap. A nice, long nap. I haven't gotten enough sleep the last 4 or 5 days, and I'm on break!
I found a sauce bottle filling machine for $400! That means I just need to get a food handlers' permit, the filler, and a labeler and rent space in a commercial kitchen, and I can get this thing going for much less than I thought!!!
@LZ, congrats brother! Thats great news! Not having to get a facility to do it for you should save a ton! Whoo hoo!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-06-03T13:03:25-04:00
Happy for you LZ. If you want to do a KS campaign to pay for the machine and permit, I'm sure you can raise enough for that. Why not give it a try?
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-06-03T13:26:12-04:00
I knew there had to be a perfect plan, LZ! HOT SAUCE 4 LYFE!!!
This campaign's goal will be much better, and *hopefully* everyone from the last campaign repledges instantly!
@Zem: I don't know...I got burned once by the sauce(had just a tad too much of it last night...) :P
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-06-03T14:07:20-04:00
That's a good thing, GM. Hot sauce is supposed to burn. Builds character! ;)
Lord Zombitten 2016-06-03T14:08:00-04:00
I am going to give it a try. I think everyone will repledge. I mean, why not? There's a bonus bottle in it for those who do, after all.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-06-03T14:16:22-04:00
@LZ, we'll back it because the sauce, like yourself, is fricken amazing! ;)
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-06-03T15:08:58-04:00
I know, LZ, and most people on the thing are your friends you can tell to repledge once it's back up, but be forewarned that of the couple campaigns I've seen have to restart, none of them get all the backers back. BUT, they do all make more money the second time! So, it's not that bad at all.
Besides, free bottle!!!
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BaKhan, we're all pledging for the sauce, the person, and the Corps (and with it unofficial pacts of friendship to support each other all the time). We should really be buying 3 orders each!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-06-03T15:15:23-04:00
@Zem, just remember that for when I eventually get my maple bacon brittle ks going... ;)
Baginses 2016-06-03T15:17:20-04:00
You're still here? It's over. Go home. Go.
-Ferris Bueller
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-06-03T15:20:19-04:00
@Baginses, um, thanks for coming out?
Lord Zombitten 2016-06-03T15:21:48-04:00
This is our home. We live here.
Baginses 2016-06-03T15:38:01-04:00
Lol sorry just stopped in to check on something and saw people still around. I'll crawl back into my hole now. Carry on...
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-06-03T15:53:46-04:00
Heh heh heh! He didn't notice I picked a ring from his pocket as he left! It's a beautiful gold ring. Plain, but still, I really like it. Really like it. Really, REALLY like it... STAY AWAY! IT'S MY RING! YOU CAN'T HAVE IT!!!
Lord Zombitten 2016-06-03T16:05:38-04:00
You don't need to go, Baginses. Join the party!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-06-03T18:00:08-04:00
Filthy hobbitses.
Powers of Tesla 2016-06-03T21:28:52-04:00
Hey gang. Sorry I haven't been around much lately. Casa Contento del Norte is ready for move in. We've been taking things over daily for a couple of weeks, and now at long last we have a move in day set. June 15 is the day. After that I will be speaking to you all from my new house. Any extra good karma you have lying about will be cheerfully accepted.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-06-03T23:12:57-04:00
HOORAY FOR THE NEW HOUSE!!! That's so exciting, PoT! Plus, then you'll have more time to be on here! Well, probably still not for awhile since you'll still have some finishing touches to apply once you move in, but that's still really awesome!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-06-04T02:43:16-04:00
2016: Year of the Dead, Celebrity Edition.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-06-04T05:23:49-04:00
Can't say I'm surprised about this one. He was 74 and very sick.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-06-04T10:11:55-04:00
Happy way-too-early-in-the-morning, everyone. And a merry weekend to you too.
Seriously, what sane person wakes up at 9 am?! Okay, okay, well who wakes up that early in summer?! Fine, whatever, what sane person wakes a college-age person up this early in summer?!
Lord Zombitten 2016-06-04T12:00:14-04:00
Labeler: $400. I can get this thing going for $1k or so!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-06-04T23:50:10-04:00
HELL YEA! This campaign is going to rule!
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Also, I may check in one more time in the morning, but after tonight, keep tabs on all that happens here this week so you can all brief me when I come back.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-06-05T12:23:22-04:00
Don't have too exciting of lives, people; I have to catch up on a full week of them!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-06-06T09:17:40-04:00
Morning kittens.
Note to self: The next time I work a convention, I will wear comfortable shoes. Even if they have to be Crocs.
Another fun filled day ahead. Why can't the higher ups decide to ask payroll when it would be best to have the rate rollbacks take effect, or even raises? Having it happen in the middle(or even 3/4) of the way through the pay cycle is way more work than they realize.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-06-06T10:27:28-04:00
@GM, probably because the higher ups don't really care. They just want, what they want, when they want it. If that causes problems for you, not their problem. ;)
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-06-06T10:30:18-04:00
So I spent a lot of time outside this weekend, as it was so nice. We went golfing at a little 9 hole par three that was fun, I haven't had my clubs out for a couple of years, so I sucked pretty bad. By the end I was shaping up nicely though. Yesterday I finally tackled my back yard. I hadn't mowed it this year yet and it was completely out of control. I also planted a rose bush that my sister in law gave me, as a memorial to Freddy. When it roots in, I'm sure it will look great, it dropped a lot of rose petals while I was planting it.
Lord Zombitten 2016-06-06T12:23:15-04:00
I need to tame my back yard, as well. I also haven't mowed it yet. I also recently planted a couple of new roses in my front yard. They're finally showing new growth. Even more exciting, though, is the cutting I took from an existing rose is starting to show new growth.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-06-06T12:31:57-04:00
@LZ, thats awesome. While I've lots of experience with other types of plants (some of which may be illegal...) I've never tried a cutting from a rose bush. Is it the standard way, take a cutting, give it some root stim and soak in water till it sprouts roots, or is it different? The only saving grace with my back yard (really a side yard) is that it is small. That said the grass was over a foot tall! Just hadn't felt up to it before yesterday. I always keep my front lawn well mowed as I don't want to piss off the neighbours... ;)
We took out all the grass we had in the front, and put some colourful stones in instead. Less work out front now. And we don't have all that much grass in the backyard either.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-06-06T12:49:37-04:00
@GM, I wish! My front yard (as you have seen) is huge! I don't think it'd look good with stone though, especially as it wraps three sides of my house. I want to put artificial grass in the back yard, because it is a small area, and fake grass doesn't show pet damage. Although the last part won't be an issue for many years. I've decided not to get another dog until I retire.
Lord Zombitten 2016-06-06T12:50:27-04:00
I want to get rid of all my grass, especially in the back. I'd rather have a hot sauce garden back there.
Yes, BaKhan, that's exactly how you do roses. I didn't use the root stim this time around, though. I figured taking a cutting of an actively growing stalk would be fine. It took a while, but it worked!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-06-06T12:58:03-04:00
@LZ, thanks! I'm going to give that a shot next year for sure! I could use some roses in my front yard too, they would look better than the weed that keep popping up... ;)
@BaKhan: Our front yard is rather small, and since we terraced both side yards, getting the mower up to the front became a huge pain. So the decision was made the get rid of it all and just have stones, and flower pots/some plants that can grow up through the rocks.
@LZ: We only have grass in the back because we have little cousins that come around, and during the summer, enjoy playing outside.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-06-06T14:44:45-04:00
@GM, I could see that for sure. If its done right, that could look really nice. Wouldn't work for my yard though. Also anything that might disrupt our halloween display would be a no go! ;)
I wish...but the VP of HR has her office a few doors down, and the thermostat is in the office after hers. This summer is going to be so much fun, since it is likely to be hotter than normal.
Lord Zombitten 2016-06-06T17:07:10-04:00
Indeed. Too bad your company didn't have the foresight to put thermostats in each office.
It's an older building downtown. There is no way they will dish out the cash to upgrade it all(would probably be cheaper to tear the entire building down and restart)
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-06-06T17:49:26-04:00
@GM, now you're getting into my territory! If the building isn't piped to have individual control, retro fitting it would be a walls off reno. They'd have to shut the building down for months. Floor by floor though.
@Creeper: Oh, I'm not forgetting those days. At least then, you could go to the cooler/freezer to "stock up". We don't even have decent air conditioning in this building.
Ah, one of those challenges. Sometimes those are easy because the sauce they use isn't that hot. Other times, it's insane. I remember sitting at a Buffalo Wild Wings one night with my friend, and this 8 year old wanted to try their challenge...they gave him a hot sauce that was 1/3 the strength, and he finished the wings fast and easily.
Lord Zombitten 2016-06-07T15:16:55-04:00
I'll let you know how this one is. I've only ever tried one heat challenge. It was pretty bad. It was the Legend of the Pfall challenge at India Fusion. It's insanely hot red curry. I did it wrong, though. I ordered lamb in the sauce (was later told I should've done chicken), and I mixed the sauce into the rice. If I hadn't mixed the sauce and the rice, I probably would have finished it.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-06-07T16:30:57-04:00
The wings must not be that big if it is possible to consume 11 of them in 11 minutes.
Well, as far as I've discerned(never actually done any of the challenges), if you can bite and swallow without it touching your tongue that much, it should be rather quick to do. But again, this is only from an observational point.
Bobby Allen 2016-06-07T23:07:09-04:00
Doing a social experiment that is currently failing. I relaunched my qr poems with only one reward level a digital copy of the poems. 1 buck, set my goal at 1k. Face Book and Twitter are failing me so far. Will this group get the point and join me? abstract-art-in-4d type that in the search. I have enough respect not to post the actual link.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-06-08T09:06:46-04:00
bite and swallow without it touching your tongue
That sounds like a recipe for a guarantee choking.
@Geist: It could possibly lead to choking, but at the same time, if you do it right you can do so with little to no chewing necessary(I actually went out for wings with my friend last night and tested that theory...a little awkward the first few times, but it got easier).
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-06-08T12:13:44-04:00
@GM:
*shudder* sound gross. I don't know how those competitive eaters manage not to have indigestion from shoving barely chewed food into their stomachs. I would simply puke.
@Geist: I haven't gone to see all that many, but I have seen a few.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-06-09T12:58:46-04:00
I didn't tell you guys about my experience at Awesome Con this past weekend.
This was my first time volunteering at the convention and most of the time, it was fun. Plenty of people in costumes and a better variety of vendors.
They had me stationed at the Photo Ops area. That means I kept the lines of people waiting to get an autograph or picture with a star moving and organized as well as tried to prevent people from taking pictures of said stars without their permission.
On Saturday I was assigned to Ron Perlman and then on Sunday Matthew Lewis. I didn't get to chat with either of them but I got Ron's autograph on a poster I have. Ron's booth was stationed next to Michael Rooker's and those two guys would photo bomb each other fan photo.
During the convention, some ass-munch decided to come dressed up as Pedo-bear. He promptly got kicked out of the convention. Another guy threatened a panelist and got barred for all three days. A woman was barred but the alert didn't say why.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-06-10T11:57:15-04:00
My Friday will be happy when the day is done. I just caught a property manager in a lie and realized he has lied to me before about his work. How is it he still has a job and can be that lazy yet I would get in major trouble if I acted like him?
Probably because of his connections within the company. That's usually how it is.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-06-10T12:47:34-04:00
More like the Regional manager he works under is a lazy twat herself. I swear, all but one slacks at their job. I'm painted as the bad guy if I ask the PM to do their job more than once but let the vendor threaten to sue, then they want to rush a payment through.
Nothing like ending your week with one of the most mind numbing tasks ever....going through the payroll system, and changing ALL the shop rates(manually) to the new cost cutting rate...for 300-400 employees...possibly more.
Well kittens, I'm going to call it a week and head home.
Maybe next week will return to regular scheduled chatting. ;)
Lord Zombitten 2016-06-10T22:49:42-04:00
Bad news: my smartphone bricked itself yesterday.
Good news: I nailed the Eleven Wings Challenge!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-06-10T22:55:03-04:00
Bricked?
Lord Zombitten 2016-06-11T01:39:02-04:00
It completely stopped working.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-06-11T13:51:35-04:00
The prodigal son returneth!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-06-11T14:06:11-04:00
Also, I'm not going to read through the entire week's worth of comments here (I've seen smaller dissertations), so I hope you all have your week's-end notepads handy to brief me on all the life that happened while I was gone!
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Also, yes, camp was really awesome, as always. Reminded me of how much I loved working there a few years ago, so I think I'll go back and work there next year!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-06-11T15:31:38-04:00
So I just watched a guy play Pachelbel's Canon in D on a ruler, but other than that, pretty much a normal day. Actually, that is a normal day for me. What am I saying?
Powers of Tesla 2016-06-11T23:47:34-04:00
Hey gang. Kinda out of it right now, long day moving and setting up the new house. More tomorrow. Monday the dumpster gets delivered to our current home to start tossing old furniture and the detritus generated by the remodel before we try to flip it. Tuesday the packing team shows up to deal with what's left and Wednesday the move happens. Housewarming the first weekend in August.
@LZ, I'm still holding out for a Zombitten Sauce. Purgatory is a more appropriate for a medium to hot sauce than for a super-hot one.
@GM, well then the parks are still a good option because there are only a handful of rollercoasters vs tons of other rides that you should be fine with. The mummy ride that Zem refrenced earlier, is like a hybrid rollercoaster/thrill ride. It is a ton of fun, and definitely worth the risk, as far as I can remember it doesn't even flip upside down.
@Geist, well exactly! You need to go with the right (and if I may be so bold, cool) people! I know that between my wife, our good friend Mike, and I, you'll be covered on all bases, and should have a rediculously good time. As it should be right? Also, all the nightmare stuff! I love it! Haunted Mansion too! In California, they actually turn the Haunted Mansion into the Nightmare Before Christmas. It is truly awesome! Plus the fireworks for the Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party heavily feature Oogie Boogie!
@CB, someday I would love to be able to get out to more of the different parks, like the ones you've been talking about! So many rollercoasters, so little time... :( I've always loved thrill rides and the general carnival style feel of being in the parks. Its so sureal that it takes you away from the mundane, which is only a great thing!
@LZ, I'm sorry this campaign didn't work out for you, no worries though I'll be back! I will definitely be out of your sauces by October, so, I need the hook up! ;)
Wow, it seems I've pulled a Zem... ;)
You should never go full Zem. :P
I don't see anything wrong, BaKhan! Several comments catching up followed by several hours minimum all alone? I would still be doing that if I were able to be around more.
LZ on his campaign, CB quoted in the press, BaKhan pulling a me... I missed quite a bit today!
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Sure am going to miss it all next week. Dang, I wish I could take my laptop with me. Or had a smartphone. There's a *chance* I might get one this summer, but still not super likely. Fun to think about though.
Why couldn't I have those parents that buy their 4 year-olds smartphones?!
@LZ- looking forward to the next campaign!
I would wait more than just a few weeks. I like the idea of local businesses. Restaurants, too. Build up more of an audience. Work on social media- Instagram and hashtag the f out of it. It's frustrating at times because even if you feel like you have a lot of support- when it comes down to money- it dwindles quickly. I have a couple hundred followers on Instagram (Sugarwhippednyc- yes, I'm plugging myself) for my business- but each photo only gets about 20 likes. I've had my business for a few years, and I'm sure if I did a Kickstarter- I would very much struggle to meet my goal.
Build up the fan base first. If you've watched interviews with Elan- he's mentioned Kickstarter as not a way to start a business- but to make an established idea/company to the next step.
I'm totally craving some hot sauce right now... I want some!!!
Get some good professional photographs, get a few small stores or a restaurant to carry it- if that's at all possible... Do those small batches and hand out samples as often as you can. Once people are hooked, they'll back.
Some good ideas and points there, creeper!
Now, it's 3 am and time for a nap. A nice, long nap. I haven't gotten enough sleep the last 4 or 5 days, and I'm on break!
Good Morning Kittens!
Morning kittens.
Saturday. I need it to be Saturday right now.
Me as well Geist, me as well.
GOOD NEWS EVERYONE!!
I found a sauce bottle filling machine for $400! That means I just need to get a food handlers' permit, the filler, and a labeler and rent space in a commercial kitchen, and I can get this thing going for much less than I thought!!!
WOO SAUCE! That sounds awesome LZ
@LZ, congrats brother! Thats great news! Not having to get a facility to do it for you should save a ton! Whoo hoo!
Happy for you LZ. If you want to do a KS campaign to pay for the machine and permit, I'm sure you can raise enough for that. Why not give it a try?
I knew there had to be a perfect plan, LZ! HOT SAUCE 4 LYFE!!!
This campaign's goal will be much better, and *hopefully* everyone from the last campaign repledges instantly!
@Zem: I don't know...I got burned once by the sauce(had just a tad too much of it last night...) :P
That's a good thing, GM. Hot sauce is supposed to burn. Builds character! ;)
I am going to give it a try. I think everyone will repledge. I mean, why not? There's a bonus bottle in it for those who do, after all.
@LZ, we'll back it because the sauce, like yourself, is fricken amazing! ;)
I know, LZ, and most people on the thing are your friends you can tell to repledge once it's back up, but be forewarned that of the couple campaigns I've seen have to restart, none of them get all the backers back. BUT, they do all make more money the second time! So, it's not that bad at all.
Besides, free bottle!!!
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BaKhan, we're all pledging for the sauce, the person, and the Corps (and with it unofficial pacts of friendship to support each other all the time). We should really be buying 3 orders each!
@Zem, just remember that for when I eventually get my maple bacon brittle ks going... ;)
You're still here? It's over. Go home. Go.
-Ferris Bueller
@Baginses, um, thanks for coming out?
This is our home. We live here.
Lol sorry just stopped in to check on something and saw people still around. I'll crawl back into my hole now. Carry on...
Heh heh heh! He didn't notice I picked a ring from his pocket as he left! It's a beautiful gold ring. Plain, but still, I really like it. Really like it. Really, REALLY like it... STAY AWAY! IT'S MY RING! YOU CAN'T HAVE IT!!!
You don't need to go, Baginses. Join the party!
Filthy hobbitses.
Hey gang. Sorry I haven't been around much lately. Casa Contento del Norte is ready for move in. We've been taking things over daily for a couple of weeks, and now at long last we have a move in day set. June 15 is the day. After that I will be speaking to you all from my new house. Any extra good karma you have lying about will be cheerfully accepted.
HOORAY FOR THE NEW HOUSE!!! That's so exciting, PoT! Plus, then you'll have more time to be on here! Well, probably still not for awhile since you'll still have some finishing touches to apply once you move in, but that's still really awesome!
Holy crap. The house Is ready for move-in?!? We've known you that long? Congrats!!!
And I cannot wait for the hot sauce!! Congrats on the new numbers! Yaaaas.
2016 has claimed another victim.
Ugh. I know. 2016 is a grim reaper.
Indeed. 2016 is making me glad I'm not famous.
2016: Year of the Dead, Celebrity Edition.
Can't say I'm surprised about this one. He was 74 and very sick.
Happy way-too-early-in-the-morning, everyone. And a merry weekend to you too.
Seriously, what sane person wakes up at 9 am?! Okay, okay, well who wakes up that early in summer?! Fine, whatever, what sane person wakes a college-age person up this early in summer?!
Labeler: $400. I can get this thing going for $1k or so!
HELL YEA! This campaign is going to rule!
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Also, I may check in one more time in the morning, but after tonight, keep tabs on all that happens here this week so you can all brief me when I come back.
Don't have too exciting of lives, people; I have to catch up on a full week of them!
Morning kittens.
Note to self: The next time I work a convention, I will wear comfortable shoes. Even if they have to be Crocs.
Morning Kittens.
Morning kittens.
Another fun filled day ahead. Why can't the higher ups decide to ask payroll when it would be best to have the rate rollbacks take effect, or even raises? Having it happen in the middle(or even 3/4) of the way through the pay cycle is way more work than they realize.
@GM, probably because the higher ups don't really care. They just want, what they want, when they want it. If that causes problems for you, not their problem. ;)
So I spent a lot of time outside this weekend, as it was so nice. We went golfing at a little 9 hole par three that was fun, I haven't had my clubs out for a couple of years, so I sucked pretty bad. By the end I was shaping up nicely though. Yesterday I finally tackled my back yard. I hadn't mowed it this year yet and it was completely out of control. I also planted a rose bush that my sister in law gave me, as a memorial to Freddy. When it roots in, I'm sure it will look great, it dropped a lot of rose petals while I was planting it.
I need to tame my back yard, as well. I also haven't mowed it yet. I also recently planted a couple of new roses in my front yard. They're finally showing new growth. Even more exciting, though, is the cutting I took from an existing rose is starting to show new growth.
@LZ, thats awesome. While I've lots of experience with other types of plants (some of which may be illegal...) I've never tried a cutting from a rose bush. Is it the standard way, take a cutting, give it some root stim and soak in water till it sprouts roots, or is it different? The only saving grace with my back yard (really a side yard) is that it is small. That said the grass was over a foot tall! Just hadn't felt up to it before yesterday. I always keep my front lawn well mowed as I don't want to piss off the neighbours... ;)
We took out all the grass we had in the front, and put some colourful stones in instead. Less work out front now. And we don't have all that much grass in the backyard either.
@GM, I wish! My front yard (as you have seen) is huge! I don't think it'd look good with stone though, especially as it wraps three sides of my house. I want to put artificial grass in the back yard, because it is a small area, and fake grass doesn't show pet damage. Although the last part won't be an issue for many years. I've decided not to get another dog until I retire.
I want to get rid of all my grass, especially in the back. I'd rather have a hot sauce garden back there.
Yes, BaKhan, that's exactly how you do roses. I didn't use the root stim this time around, though. I figured taking a cutting of an actively growing stalk would be fine. It took a while, but it worked!
@LZ, thanks! I'm going to give that a shot next year for sure! I could use some roses in my front yard too, they would look better than the weed that keep popping up... ;)
@BaKhan: Our front yard is rather small, and since we terraced both side yards, getting the mower up to the front became a huge pain. So the decision was made the get rid of it all and just have stones, and flower pots/some plants that can grow up through the rocks.
@LZ: We only have grass in the back because we have little cousins that come around, and during the summer, enjoy playing outside.
@GM, I could see that for sure. If its done right, that could look really nice. Wouldn't work for my yard though. Also anything that might disrupt our halloween display would be a no go! ;)
I need a fan here at work...it's damned hot in my office.
@GM, I'd trade in a heart beat! My office is freezing cold (20C), damn air conditioning!
I'm on the verge of sweating. Biggest problem...I work with a lot of women who get cold SUPER easy. As in, room temperature is WAY too cold for them.
That's one of the benefits of being the boss: I set the thermostat where I like it and no one complains
I wish...but the VP of HR has her office a few doors down, and the thermostat is in the office after hers. This summer is going to be so much fun, since it is likely to be hotter than normal.
Indeed. Too bad your company didn't have the foresight to put thermostats in each office.
It's an older building downtown. There is no way they will dish out the cash to upgrade it all(would probably be cheaper to tear the entire building down and restart)
@GM, now you're getting into my territory! If the building isn't piped to have individual control, retro fitting it would be a walls off reno. They'd have to shut the building down for months. Floor by floor though.
And that's another reason they won't do it I believe.
Yeah, didn't think anyone would do that. You're pretty much stuck with the HVAC system you get when you build the place.
Now now, GM- don't forget your days in the kitchen! I am a violent hot person right now. Always so hot.
I looked at a coworker one night and said "what's it like to work in an office where sometimes you bring a sweater because you're cold?"
Also- Alec Baldwin told me my lips were an extraordinary shade of red.
Morning kittens.
@Creeper: Oh, I'm not forgetting those days. At least then, you could go to the cooler/freezer to "stock up". We don't even have decent air conditioning in this building.
I'm doing the 11 wing challenge on Friday.
What is this 11 wing challenge you speak of?
You get 11 minutes to eat 11 of Wing Coop's hottest wings without any dipping sauces or drinks.
Ah, one of those challenges. Sometimes those are easy because the sauce they use isn't that hot. Other times, it's insane. I remember sitting at a Buffalo Wild Wings one night with my friend, and this 8 year old wanted to try their challenge...they gave him a hot sauce that was 1/3 the strength, and he finished the wings fast and easily.
I'll let you know how this one is. I've only ever tried one heat challenge. It was pretty bad. It was the Legend of the Pfall challenge at India Fusion. It's insanely hot red curry. I did it wrong, though. I ordered lamb in the sauce (was later told I should've done chicken), and I mixed the sauce into the rice. If I hadn't mixed the sauce and the rice, I probably would have finished it.
The wings must not be that big if it is possible to consume 11 of them in 11 minutes.
Wings don't generally take that long to eat though. Two or three bites is they typical amount it takes for me to eat a normal bone-in chicken wing.
Yeah. The big obstacle will be the Scovilles.
Well, as far as I've discerned(never actually done any of the challenges), if you can bite and swallow without it touching your tongue that much, it should be rather quick to do. But again, this is only from an observational point.
Doing a social experiment that is currently failing. I relaunched my qr poems with only one reward level a digital copy of the poems. 1 buck, set my goal at 1k. Face Book and Twitter are failing me so far. Will this group get the point and join me? abstract-art-in-4d type that in the search. I have enough respect not to post the actual link.
bite and swallow without it touching your tongue
That sounds like a recipe for a guarantee choking.
Morning kittens.
@Geist: It could possibly lead to choking, but at the same time, if you do it right you can do so with little to no chewing necessary(I actually went out for wings with my friend last night and tested that theory...a little awkward the first few times, but it got easier).
@GM:
*shudder* sound gross. I don't know how those competitive eaters manage not to have indigestion from shoving barely chewed food into their stomachs. I would simply puke.
Quiet week in here. Though, Zem is off at that camp this week, isn't he?
Morning kittens. Almost the weekend. Looking forward to catching up on all the summer block busters that I've missed.
Morning kittens.
@Geist: I haven't gone to see all that many, but I have seen a few.
I didn't tell you guys about my experience at Awesome Con this past weekend.
This was my first time volunteering at the convention and most of the time, it was fun. Plenty of people in costumes and a better variety of vendors.
They had me stationed at the Photo Ops area. That means I kept the lines of people waiting to get an autograph or picture with a star moving and organized as well as tried to prevent people from taking pictures of said stars without their permission.
On Saturday I was assigned to Ron Perlman and then on Sunday Matthew Lewis. I didn't get to chat with either of them but I got Ron's autograph on a poster I have. Ron's booth was stationed next to Michael Rooker's and those two guys would photo bomb each other fan photo.
During the convention, some ass-munch decided to come dressed up as Pedo-bear. He promptly got kicked out of the convention. Another guy threatened a panelist and got barred for all three days. A woman was barred but the alert didn't say why.
Morning kittens, and happy Friday!
My Friday will be happy when the day is done. I just caught a property manager in a lie and realized he has lied to me before about his work. How is it he still has a job and can be that lazy yet I would get in major trouble if I acted like him?
Probably because of his connections within the company. That's usually how it is.
More like the Regional manager he works under is a lazy twat herself. I swear, all but one slacks at their job. I'm painted as the bad guy if I ask the PM to do their job more than once but let the vendor threaten to sue, then they want to rush a payment through.
Nothing like ending your week with one of the most mind numbing tasks ever....going through the payroll system, and changing ALL the shop rates(manually) to the new cost cutting rate...for 300-400 employees...possibly more.
Well kittens, I'm going to call it a week and head home.
Maybe next week will return to regular scheduled chatting. ;)
Bad news: my smartphone bricked itself yesterday.
Good news: I nailed the Eleven Wings Challenge!
Bricked?
It completely stopped working.
The prodigal son returneth!
Also, I'm not going to read through the entire week's worth of comments here (I've seen smaller dissertations), so I hope you all have your week's-end notepads handy to brief me on all the life that happened while I was gone!
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Also, yes, camp was really awesome, as always. Reminded me of how much I loved working there a few years ago, so I think I'll go back and work there next year!
So I just watched a guy play Pachelbel's Canon in D on a ruler, but other than that, pretty much a normal day. Actually, that is a normal day for me. What am I saying?
Hey gang. Kinda out of it right now, long day moving and setting up the new house. More tomorrow. Monday the dumpster gets delivered to our current home to start tossing old furniture and the detritus generated by the remodel before we try to flip it. Tuesday the packing team shows up to deal with what's left and Wednesday the move happens. Housewarming the first weekend in August.