@Geist: I know it's not for everyone, so I try not to push it on others. I will talk about it with people that play, or ask, but otherwise, I tend to leave it to the side until such a time.
...News site...fingers going faster than eyes/brain can follow.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-07-29T11:02:21-04:00
@Geist, Good morning! I'm with you Pokemon is the devil! ;) I just found out that Pokemon was released in Japan about 20 years ago, I think thats why I don't get it. It didn't even come out till I was well past intrest in that kind of a thing (I was 21). As far as I'm concerned a Pokey mon is a Jamacian proctologist! ;)
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-07-29T11:04:41-04:00
@GM, getting rid of Paris Hilton, would actually be helpful, or at the least, not harmful... ;)
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-07-29T11:13:38-04:00
Paris Hilton is a has been. Now if they would only target the Kardashians......
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-07-29T11:14:52-04:00
@Geist, again, not exactly a bad thing if they did... ;)
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-07-29T11:17:28-04:00
That makes you about a decade younger than me BaKhan. :-P
If I were retired full time, I might find the time to do try this game a little but with work, my craftying, planning a maple heist in October...nope. Simply don't have the time.
Plus, I don't want to find dead bodies or get robbed.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-07-29T11:22:35-04:00
@Geist, age is just a number! The older I get, the more true that is! While my body may be falling apart, my brain is still that of a 20 something. Its hard for me to reconcile sometimes... ;) I'm still trying out different maple treats for you guys to have, and hopefully enjoy when you come up in October! The maple bacon brittle was just the beginning! ;)
I would prefer to state ages as levels. Instead of saying "I am 25 years old" say "I'm level 25". It would sound better. :P
I saw a video last night of George Takei going around and learning to play(the bridge they started in front of he didn't know the name of, until he clicked on it in the app). So, you're never too old to learn. ;)
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-07-29T11:30:17-04:00
@GM: Then I am a hair's breath away from the half century level.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-07-29T11:52:57-04:00
RE: age, if you don't get older, its only for one reason... better to be old, than dead. Imo.... ;)
The worst part about a new machine at work is getting everything set back up to how you had it on the old one.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-07-29T12:25:17-04:00
@BaKhan: wise words. I hope I live well in my old age.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-07-29T12:34:23-04:00
@Geist, I hope you do too! I don't know that I will, I hope so. My grandfather lived to be 93, but my dad, only 56, so it is a crap shoot. At least I know my heart is good and strong! ;)
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-07-29T13:39:58-04:00
@BaKhan: If everything goes my way within the next month or so, I will be able to join you and the missus in Florida for the Halloween Universal Studios/Disney celebrations. I'm actually looking forward to that.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-07-29T15:07:45-04:00
@Geist, lol! I hope you're ready for a big dose of crazy then! ;) Just wait till October, you'll get a taste of what I mean! ;)
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-07-29T16:01:08-04:00
I like crazy. My only regret is that I wish my first visit had been with you guys. The person I went with was a bit of a Debbie Downer.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-07-29T16:43:50-04:00
BaKhan, just know that there are WAY older people than you that have been playing Pokemon since it was released, so you have no excuse! ;)
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Also, HALF PRICE WINGS AT BUFFALO WILD WINGS?! Hell yes! I found out because of a friend going there and then to see Jim Gaffigan tonight! That sounds like a hell of a night!
But yeah, a ton of wings for me! Some for today and the other half for lunch tomorrow!
I hate afternoons like this...it's so hard to stay awake. ><
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-07-29T17:34:34-04:00
You and me both GM. Having to leave the house at 4 am this week had me nodding off more than once
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-07-29T17:37:02-04:00
@Geist, lol, waaa waaaa... ;) Nope, we're full tilt, every ride, every attraction! All the fun stuffs! And nothing but! The bonus part is we've been enough times that my wife can plan the days out perfectly, you see everything, and yet, you're not burned out at the end of the day! ;)
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-07-29T17:37:41-04:00
@Zem, my excuse is, I think its totally lame... but hey, its just an opinion! ;)
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-07-30T05:00:47-04:00
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-07-30T05:05:36-04:00
*buyer. Tl;dr, but then read. Hits Target stores on Aug. 1. A reddit user found a copy released in select Target stores early and played it.
Here's a bunch of pictures of it: https://imgur.com/a/SrHIX
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-07-30T05:21:00-04:00
I just realized water is technically a volatile organic compound! Normally you only think of things like glue or paint, formaldehyde, acetone, gasoline, epoxies and stuff like that as VOCs, but I think water counts as well. Water is just a really weird chemical.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-07-30T19:40:38-04:00
@BaKhan: Does that include shopping at Disney/Universal Studios? I wanted to visit more of the shops but my friend wasn't interested. I'm sure I missed more than a few places because of being tied to someone.
(Just one reason why I like traveling by myself)
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-08-01T10:30:11-04:00
Hey, by the way, when's that new hot sauce campaign kicking off?
I knew I should have stayed in bed....my keycard to get into the building/office didn't work to let me into the building. Even the IT manager couldn't get into the building through the one set of doors, we had to go through the parking garage.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-08-01T11:56:11-04:00
@Geist: It is, but since the company I work for is federally regulated, we don't get it off(unless your manager says to take it off...which if I asked for it off my boss would most likely have said yes...but I have a shit ton of filing to get through).
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-08-01T12:49:03-04:00
That sucks. Your work load makes it damn near impossible to ever take a vacation. How are you going to find a wife this way?
@Geist: Very difficultly. Who knows, I might meet someone nice through my work, either by it being someone I work with, or someone that is introduced to me through someone I work with. But right now, that is kind of the second item on my list of things I need to do with my life. The first being buy a house.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-08-01T13:43:00-04:00
Woo. Got money. Work sucks, but pay is nice even if it takes a full week to get to me.
On second thought, most likely NOT through someone at work. Nobody seems to be able to clean up after themselves. Those plastic microwave plate covers, I had to clean it(it had what looked like porridge on it) before I could use it to heat up my lunch. The sink is almost always filled with dirty dishes, even with the dishwasher being empty. Almost nobody replaces the paper towel roll when they use it up....and the list keeps going on(pretty sure there might be food in the fridge from a few weeks ago, but I never use the fridge so I don't know).
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-08-01T15:25:27-04:00
Just put all of your things in sealed containers, and then those in plastic bags. That should keep it all clean.
I've been filing for 90% of my day, input one new hire into the system, and now trying to figure out if I want to go back to filing, or try and duck out early.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-08-01T18:00:39-04:00
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-08-01T18:02:32-04:00
GM, considering it's a holiday, nobody would've blamed you for cutting it short.
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I see how it is, though. I duck out to mow and THEN you guys all come in! Normally you're all only here around lunchtime, but now it's supper. I swear you guys have a webcam on my house at all times to know when I'm not around.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-08-01T19:05:30-04:00
I am sick to death of T-Mobile. If things go the way I need them to go, I will be going back to Verizon.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-08-01T19:40:39-04:00
Do it. Verizon is great! Heck, it's literally the only thing that has reception anywhere out here. AT&T has spotty reception in cities here, but Verizon works perfectly everywhere. But if you're only ever going to be in major cities, AT&T isn't that bad. Just that I never am, and most people leave them at least once in awhile.
Hi again! Saturday was fun. Messy and fun! Delivered the cookies, but it started raining- and I slipped and fell in the mud on my way to the EK tent. Then I couldn't even find them. Hahaha...I was a wreck!
Finally found Elan. So great to finally meet him. We had to have the BFC deck under a pretty small tent- it was cramped, but Elan pulled it off well. I ended up staying the whole time and helping him out with the booth. Met his wonderful girlfriend, a few other people. We had dinner and drinks later. It was a great day, but I was exhausted!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-08-01T20:37:07-04:00
That sounds like it was amazing, Creeper! And all that time,. you were just covered in mud! Just kidding.
At least you could still tell him you were top commenter, though! For now...I'm only about 600 behind and closing fast! ;)
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-02T09:32:49-04:00
Morning kittens!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-02T09:33:10-04:00
@Creeper, that sounds awesome, except for the mud part... so jealy! ;)
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-08-02T09:41:37-04:00
Morning BaKahan
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-02T09:46:21-04:00
@Geist, good morning! Only 94 days till halloween! ;)
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-08-02T10:30:22-04:00
@BaKhan: Looking forward to it. Just to confirm: Can I arrive on Thursday October 27th and leave November 1st? Would that be ok?
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-08-02T10:30:29-04:00
Morning GM
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-02T10:38:07-04:00
@Geist, of course, whatever works best for you! Seeing as how I'm pretty sure its only LZ, his wife, and yourself coming, I have rooms for all of you! ;)
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-08-02T10:44:18-04:00
Whoohoo! More booze and maple for me!
Once I get the flight information, I'll post it in the litterbox.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-02T10:46:10-04:00
@Geist, sweet! This is going to be awesome! ;)
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-02T10:52:37-04:00
@GM, good morning sir! Why the heck were you working yesterday?
@BaKhan: Because that's what the higher ups decided...then the IT manager made a good point, if HR isn't willing to show up, why should the rest of us?
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-02T11:28:10-04:00
@GM, lol! That sounds like a great HR dept. Yeah you guys have to work, but we don't. Yep, no issues there... >.>
Apparently...I'm a very abnormal person. Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, on my side of the office is freezing. I find it comfortable. They(since it's 3 women, and then me) agreed to turn up the heat(it was only at 19C - 66.2F). Guess that's the price I pay for working where I do, and with who I work with.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-08-02T12:59:16-04:00
It's women, GM, that's why. My mom is the only woman on earth I've found that likes it to be cold. 66 sounds great to me! Then again I'm abnormal as well in that regard, so I feel your pain.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-08-02T13:01:25-04:00
BaKhan, I think we had plans for something like that. It's just not convenient living here because there's only a slight chance someone might drive by, and most of those people are flying out. I hope we can get it all figured out.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-02T14:10:24-04:00
re: way too cold in the office... I am constantly fighting with the others in my office to turn it up! They always keep it way too cold around 69F. I don't understand when we live in such a cold place, that people actually want it that way... Ya'll crazy! ;)
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-02T14:10:58-04:00
@Zem, well I hope it can work out, I know LZ and his wife were planning on driving up, so maybe that could work out? Fingers crossed!
@BaKhan: As the one HR girl says, rather be cold than hot since you can always put on more layers. You can only take off so much before it becomes "indecent" at work.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-02T14:30:48-04:00
@GM, I've always seen it the other way around. You can always cool off, getting warm though, is much harder for me. Once I'm cold, I'm just hating life! The only time I ever approached too hot, was in the jungle in Mexico and it was 44C with almost total humidity, that, was hot.
Well that is possible, I have been wrong before.... once... ;)
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-08-02T15:10:34-04:00
BaKhan, you live in a cold place, exactly! It's normal there, and turning it up doesn't create a discrepancy. People there naturally like it colder, or at least most every person who lives in a northern country, because it's what you have, and it makes sense. Except for old people, though, I've never understood wanting it so hot in a building. At least you can wear long sleeves. I already wear a t-shirt and short pants and still get too hot all the time.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-08-02T15:14:56-04:00
How is it too hard to heat up? It's 29 C out right now, and in a 3 block walk I started sweating because of the sun.
I don't know, I just don't understand. The only reason I'm so flabbergasted about this all and hate the entire debate is that people who want it hotter are usually more outgoing about it and complain more, and then are more likely to change it, and somehow every time they're sided with, but if I try to change it back to a normal temp. like 70-75 F, it's suddenly a terrible thing.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-02T15:27:32-04:00
@Zem, lol! I could wear a sweater in the summer time, no problem! Wouldn't bother me a bit. How hard is it to cool off? Just have a drink of water, boom, cooled off. Step outside, into a breeze, cooled off. Etc. You crazy over heated people... I'd trade climates in a heart beat Zem, one, single, heart beat!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-08-02T15:48:41-04:00
Trust me, BaKhan, I would too. But you wouldn't be happy; we have all 4 seasons distinctly. I love it so much, but we have winters as bad as some parts of Canada as well as summers that make southerners sweat.
Zem, we've had all four seasons in one day, at the same time. That's how random our weather can be. The city that was devastated recently by wild fires(Fort McMurray) has actually had to deal with flooding this past weekend due to the rains(and they are a solid 8+ hours - depending on whose driving - North by North-East of us...and we are supposed to be getting more rain/thunderstorms in the next few days/week)
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-08-02T15:55:30-04:00
I mean, I know you'd be fine with the summers here, even with the humidity, but just so you know, we have winter too. It's just a much more realistic winter that doesn't take up to 2/3 of the year and isn't quite as bad as yours.
Maybe you should move to Phoenix or something. My dad would love to for several reasons, not the least of which the weather.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-08-02T15:58:21-04:00
GM, I had 3 seasons on different sides of my HOUSE! One time, it snowed out back, rained on the side, and was sunny out front, the 3 sides of our house with windows. Several times I've thought it was just a dream or I misremembered it, but no, it actually happened. Besides, Nebraska was the center of the day with the largest temperature swing in history, though the specific area that had the biggest official change was in south dakota or Iowa I think.
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That's not what I'm talking about, though.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-08-02T19:25:40-04:00
@BaKhan: try D.C. heat. Makes a person feel like they can swim to work. I tried walking downtown this pass Sunday when it was 92 degrees. I was sweating rivers everywhere. Had to chill out in a Starbucks in order to keep from passing out.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-08-02T21:52:19-04:00
Geist, I know all about that. Same as here, but next to buildings and on concrete the entire time with like no wind.
Furthermore, several years ago, my two older brothers went on a band trip to play in the DC memorial day parade. It got to 106 that day, one of the hottest temperatures I'd been in up to that point! And THEY were in heavy full-cotton uniforms! So glad our uniforms changed the next year or I would have never stopped sweating in them.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-03T09:26:52-04:00
Good morning kittens!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-03T09:30:32-04:00
@Geist, the heat there would be very similar to what it was like when I lived in southern Ontario, I loved it! Everyone had swimming pools! It was the best! The humidity was great for my super dry skin as well. Oh, and the soft water was so nice as well. Alberta is dry as dry can be. We've been getting a lot of rain this year, and that does help a bit. The main problem with our rain though, is because of the elevation, it is very cold! When I lived out east, it was wierd because the rain was warm! ;)
Lets all agree to disagree about the heat! I know I'm weird (about liking the heat too!), but the way I see it is, you can only bitch about one, either the heat, or the cold. I choose to bitch about the cold! ;)
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-08-03T10:17:35-04:00
@BaKhan: No wonder you like going to Florida. The heat there is brutal. As much fun as Universal Studios was, I was hopping into every store I could just to get a little of the air conditioning. Good thing they serve beer at Universal Studios. ;-)
@Geist, you got it! ;) In my dream world, Misty and I would eventually downsize our house in Calgary, buy a smaller one, and buy a place in the Florida Keys. Spend our time half and half. That would be so amazing! To me anyways... ;) Hoping from store to store is what we always do anyways when in Disney or Universal, mostly cause we like looking at all the stuffs! ;)
I'm wearing my Mickey State University hoodie right now! ;) My wardrobe, is 50% Disney, 10% Walmart, and 40% Big and Tall (which is not cheap!!!). I haven't been to a Marks in probably over 2 years now. But I'm allowed to wear just jeans and t-shirts (very casual) to work. I might design systems for multi million dollar projects, but I don't have to look like it! ;)
Our dress code is business casual. So Mark's works best for me. I could wear jeans, as long as they look good, and whatever decent shirt I want(could be a dress shirt, or a polo). Don't think I would get away with a t-shirt unless it was under my other shirt. Or I was wearing a plain white t-shirt under a blazer...even then I doubt it.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-08-03T11:10:17-04:00
@BaKhan: I'm all for collecting the Nightmare Before Christmas merchandise. If all goes my way within the next couple of weeks, I will be able to go with you and the wife when you both next year. Maybe LZ and his family can go. It can be a second Kitten Con!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-03T11:10:47-04:00
@GM, its because people have to dress for the role. Because you work in payroll, you have to look a certain way, it gives people the sense that you're more professional. For me, because I deal mostly with the tradesmen, I can dress like them, its makes them feel more comfortable, and me too! ;)
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-03T11:11:52-04:00
If we all get together in Disney, we'll have to get shirts made up! ;) How awesome would that be!?!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-08-03T11:12:34-04:00
@Geist, I can't wait to show you our Nightmare collection! There may be a little bit there... ;) Just wait till you see our Halloween tree!
Morning kittens!
Morning BaKhan.
Pokémon is evil. :-P
I am not downloading that unto my phone. I've got tons of other stuff to do than to walk around trying to catch imaginary stuff.
Morning kittens.
@Geist: I know it's not for everyone, so I try not to push it on others. I will talk about it with people that play, or ask, but otherwise, I tend to leave it to the side until such a time.
One of the articles I saw on the MSN news side had a headline that made me laugh...
"Paris(Hilton) 'terrified' she's an IS target"
...News site...fingers going faster than eyes/brain can follow.
@Geist, Good morning! I'm with you Pokemon is the devil! ;) I just found out that Pokemon was released in Japan about 20 years ago, I think thats why I don't get it. It didn't even come out till I was well past intrest in that kind of a thing (I was 21). As far as I'm concerned a Pokey mon is a Jamacian proctologist! ;)
@GM, getting rid of Paris Hilton, would actually be helpful, or at the least, not harmful... ;)
Paris Hilton is a has been. Now if they would only target the Kardashians......
@Geist, again, not exactly a bad thing if they did... ;)
That makes you about a decade younger than me BaKhan. :-P
If I were retired full time, I might find the time to do try this game a little but with work, my craftying, planning a maple heist in October...nope. Simply don't have the time.
Plus, I don't want to find dead bodies or get robbed.
@Geist, age is just a number! The older I get, the more true that is! While my body may be falling apart, my brain is still that of a 20 something. Its hard for me to reconcile sometimes... ;) I'm still trying out different maple treats for you guys to have, and hopefully enjoy when you come up in October! The maple bacon brittle was just the beginning! ;)
I would prefer to state ages as levels. Instead of saying "I am 25 years old" say "I'm level 25". It would sound better. :P
I saw a video last night of George Takei going around and learning to play(the bridge they started in front of he didn't know the name of, until he clicked on it in the app). So, you're never too old to learn. ;)
@GM: Then I am a hair's breath away from the half century level.
RE: age, if you don't get older, its only for one reason... better to be old, than dead. Imo.... ;)
The worst part about a new machine at work is getting everything set back up to how you had it on the old one.
@BaKhan: wise words. I hope I live well in my old age.
@Geist, I hope you do too! I don't know that I will, I hope so. My grandfather lived to be 93, but my dad, only 56, so it is a crap shoot. At least I know my heart is good and strong! ;)
@BaKhan: If everything goes my way within the next month or so, I will be able to join you and the missus in Florida for the Halloween Universal Studios/Disney celebrations. I'm actually looking forward to that.
@Geist, lol! I hope you're ready for a big dose of crazy then! ;) Just wait till October, you'll get a taste of what I mean! ;)
I like crazy. My only regret is that I wish my first visit had been with you guys. The person I went with was a bit of a Debbie Downer.
BaKhan, just know that there are WAY older people than you that have been playing Pokemon since it was released, so you have no excuse! ;)
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Also, HALF PRICE WINGS AT BUFFALO WILD WINGS?! Hell yes! I found out because of a friend going there and then to see Jim Gaffigan tonight! That sounds like a hell of a night!
But yeah, a ton of wings for me! Some for today and the other half for lunch tomorrow!
I hate afternoons like this...it's so hard to stay awake. ><
You and me both GM. Having to leave the house at 4 am this week had me nodding off more than once
@Geist, lol, waaa waaaa... ;) Nope, we're full tilt, every ride, every attraction! All the fun stuffs! And nothing but! The bonus part is we've been enough times that my wife can plan the days out perfectly, you see everything, and yet, you're not burned out at the end of the day! ;)
@Zem, my excuse is, I think its totally lame... but hey, its just an opinion! ;)
This. Just... this. Not even kidding, I know we all love card games (how'd I find that one out?!), and this is just beautiful. I'll be an instant backer.
AN OREGON TRAIL CARD GAME?!
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/oregon-trail-comeback-tabletop-game-launches-august-1-article-1.2730235
*buyer. Tl;dr, but then read. Hits Target stores on Aug. 1. A reddit user found a copy released in select Target stores early and played it.
Here's a bunch of pictures of it: https://imgur.com/a/SrHIX
I just realized water is technically a volatile organic compound! Normally you only think of things like glue or paint, formaldehyde, acetone, gasoline, epoxies and stuff like that as VOCs, but I think water counts as well. Water is just a really weird chemical.
@BaKhan: Does that include shopping at Disney/Universal Studios? I wanted to visit more of the shops but my friend wasn't interested. I'm sure I missed more than a few places because of being tied to someone.
(Just one reason why I like traveling by myself)
Hey, by the way, when's that new hot sauce campaign kicking off?
I knew I should have stayed in bed....my keycard to get into the building/office didn't work to let me into the building. Even the IT manager couldn't get into the building through the one set of doors, we had to go through the parking garage.
@GM: Isn't it a civic holiday in Canada?
@Geist: It is, but since the company I work for is federally regulated, we don't get it off(unless your manager says to take it off...which if I asked for it off my boss would most likely have said yes...but I have a shit ton of filing to get through).
That sucks. Your work load makes it damn near impossible to ever take a vacation. How are you going to find a wife this way?
@Geist: Very difficultly. Who knows, I might meet someone nice through my work, either by it being someone I work with, or someone that is introduced to me through someone I work with. But right now, that is kind of the second item on my list of things I need to do with my life. The first being buy a house.
Woo. Got money. Work sucks, but pay is nice even if it takes a full week to get to me.
On second thought, most likely NOT through someone at work. Nobody seems to be able to clean up after themselves. Those plastic microwave plate covers, I had to clean it(it had what looked like porridge on it) before I could use it to heat up my lunch. The sink is almost always filled with dirty dishes, even with the dishwasher being empty. Almost nobody replaces the paper towel roll when they use it up....and the list keeps going on(pretty sure there might be food in the fridge from a few weeks ago, but I never use the fridge so I don't know).
Just put all of your things in sealed containers, and then those in plastic bags. That should keep it all clean.
Hello kittens!
Soon, Zem, soon.
Re: water--
An organic compound is one that is carbon-based. Water is not, so it doesn't qualify.
Hi, Creeper!
How did the giant game with Elan go?
Hello Creeper and LZ. How are you two doing today?(I'm slowly losing my mind at work...there are MAYBE 6 people in the office)
I'm compiling usage statistics. It's not as much fun as it sounds.
I've been filing for 90% of my day, input one new hire into the system, and now trying to figure out if I want to go back to filing, or try and duck out early.
LZ: ... *google noises*... "Organic chemistry... organic compounds... i.e., matter in its various forms that contain carbon atoms."
Damn, he's got me there.
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Also, you keep saying soon. http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/9d/9d488c4dd6b949416c85906c5bd7a4c3d3163632d5606a6a068e487c0f3a2d73.jpg
GM, considering it's a holiday, nobody would've blamed you for cutting it short.
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I see how it is, though. I duck out to mow and THEN you guys all come in! Normally you're all only here around lunchtime, but now it's supper. I swear you guys have a webcam on my house at all times to know when I'm not around.
I am sick to death of T-Mobile. If things go the way I need them to go, I will be going back to Verizon.
Do it. Verizon is great! Heck, it's literally the only thing that has reception anywhere out here. AT&T has spotty reception in cities here, but Verizon works perfectly everywhere. But if you're only ever going to be in major cities, AT&T isn't that bad. Just that I never am, and most people leave them at least once in awhile.
Hi again! Saturday was fun. Messy and fun! Delivered the cookies, but it started raining- and I slipped and fell in the mud on my way to the EK tent. Then I couldn't even find them. Hahaha...I was a wreck!
Finally found Elan. So great to finally meet him. We had to have the BFC deck under a pretty small tent- it was cramped, but Elan pulled it off well. I ended up staying the whole time and helping him out with the booth. Met his wonderful girlfriend, a few other people. We had dinner and drinks later. It was a great day, but I was exhausted!
That sounds like it was amazing, Creeper! And all that time,. you were just covered in mud! Just kidding.
At least you could still tell him you were top commenter, though! For now...I'm only about 600 behind and closing fast! ;)
Morning kittens!
@Creeper, that sounds awesome, except for the mud part... so jealy! ;)
Morning BaKahan
@Geist, good morning! Only 94 days till halloween! ;)
Morning kittens.
@BaKhan: Looking forward to it. Just to confirm: Can I arrive on Thursday October 27th and leave November 1st? Would that be ok?
Morning GM
@Geist, of course, whatever works best for you! Seeing as how I'm pretty sure its only LZ, his wife, and yourself coming, I have rooms for all of you! ;)
Whoohoo! More booze and maple for me!
Once I get the flight information, I'll post it in the litterbox.
@Geist, sweet! This is going to be awesome! ;)
@GM, good morning sir! Why the heck were you working yesterday?
@BaKhan: Because that's what the higher ups decided...then the IT manager made a good point, if HR isn't willing to show up, why should the rest of us?
@GM, lol! That sounds like a great HR dept. Yeah you guys have to work, but we don't. Yep, no issues there... >.>
Well, one of them did come into work for a few minutes to pick something up...but then was gone for the remainder of the day.
I still want to go to Kitten Con, but I just need a carp-ool or something like that. Anybody coming anywhere near me anytime in october?
@Zem, could you meet up with LZ and his wife somewhere? We'd love to have you!
Apparently...I'm a very abnormal person. Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, on my side of the office is freezing. I find it comfortable. They(since it's 3 women, and then me) agreed to turn up the heat(it was only at 19C - 66.2F). Guess that's the price I pay for working where I do, and with who I work with.
It's women, GM, that's why. My mom is the only woman on earth I've found that likes it to be cold. 66 sounds great to me! Then again I'm abnormal as well in that regard, so I feel your pain.
BaKhan, I think we had plans for something like that. It's just not convenient living here because there's only a slight chance someone might drive by, and most of those people are flying out. I hope we can get it all figured out.
re: way too cold in the office... I am constantly fighting with the others in my office to turn it up! They always keep it way too cold around 69F. I don't understand when we live in such a cold place, that people actually want it that way... Ya'll crazy! ;)
@Zem, well I hope it can work out, I know LZ and his wife were planning on driving up, so maybe that could work out? Fingers crossed!
@BaKhan: As the one HR girl says, rather be cold than hot since you can always put on more layers. You can only take off so much before it becomes "indecent" at work.
@GM, I've always seen it the other way around. You can always cool off, getting warm though, is much harder for me. Once I'm cold, I'm just hating life! The only time I ever approached too hot, was in the jungle in Mexico and it was 44C with almost total humidity, that, was hot.
To each there own...but I think you're wrong. :P
...Their* >.>
Well that is possible, I have been wrong before.... once... ;)
BaKhan, you live in a cold place, exactly! It's normal there, and turning it up doesn't create a discrepancy. People there naturally like it colder, or at least most every person who lives in a northern country, because it's what you have, and it makes sense. Except for old people, though, I've never understood wanting it so hot in a building. At least you can wear long sleeves. I already wear a t-shirt and short pants and still get too hot all the time.
How is it too hard to heat up? It's 29 C out right now, and in a 3 block walk I started sweating because of the sun.
I don't know, I just don't understand. The only reason I'm so flabbergasted about this all and hate the entire debate is that people who want it hotter are usually more outgoing about it and complain more, and then are more likely to change it, and somehow every time they're sided with, but if I try to change it back to a normal temp. like 70-75 F, it's suddenly a terrible thing.
@Zem, lol! I could wear a sweater in the summer time, no problem! Wouldn't bother me a bit. How hard is it to cool off? Just have a drink of water, boom, cooled off. Step outside, into a breeze, cooled off. Etc. You crazy over heated people... I'd trade climates in a heart beat Zem, one, single, heart beat!
Trust me, BaKhan, I would too. But you wouldn't be happy; we have all 4 seasons distinctly. I love it so much, but we have winters as bad as some parts of Canada as well as summers that make southerners sweat.
Zem, we've had all four seasons in one day, at the same time. That's how random our weather can be. The city that was devastated recently by wild fires(Fort McMurray) has actually had to deal with flooding this past weekend due to the rains(and they are a solid 8+ hours - depending on whose driving - North by North-East of us...and we are supposed to be getting more rain/thunderstorms in the next few days/week)
I mean, I know you'd be fine with the summers here, even with the humidity, but just so you know, we have winter too. It's just a much more realistic winter that doesn't take up to 2/3 of the year and isn't quite as bad as yours.
Maybe you should move to Phoenix or something. My dad would love to for several reasons, not the least of which the weather.
GM, I had 3 seasons on different sides of my HOUSE! One time, it snowed out back, rained on the side, and was sunny out front, the 3 sides of our house with windows. Several times I've thought it was just a dream or I misremembered it, but no, it actually happened. Besides, Nebraska was the center of the day with the largest temperature swing in history, though the specific area that had the biggest official change was in south dakota or Iowa I think.
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That's not what I'm talking about, though.
@BaKhan: try D.C. heat. Makes a person feel like they can swim to work. I tried walking downtown this pass Sunday when it was 92 degrees. I was sweating rivers everywhere. Had to chill out in a Starbucks in order to keep from passing out.
Geist, I know all about that. Same as here, but next to buildings and on concrete the entire time with like no wind.
Furthermore, several years ago, my two older brothers went on a band trip to play in the DC memorial day parade. It got to 106 that day, one of the hottest temperatures I'd been in up to that point! And THEY were in heavy full-cotton uniforms! So glad our uniforms changed the next year or I would have never stopped sweating in them.
Good morning kittens!
@Geist, the heat there would be very similar to what it was like when I lived in southern Ontario, I loved it! Everyone had swimming pools! It was the best! The humidity was great for my super dry skin as well. Oh, and the soft water was so nice as well. Alberta is dry as dry can be. We've been getting a lot of rain this year, and that does help a bit. The main problem with our rain though, is because of the elevation, it is very cold! When I lived out east, it was wierd because the rain was warm! ;)
Lets all agree to disagree about the heat! I know I'm weird (about liking the heat too!), but the way I see it is, you can only bitch about one, either the heat, or the cold. I choose to bitch about the cold! ;)
@BaKhan: No wonder you like going to Florida. The heat there is brutal. As much fun as Universal Studios was, I was hopping into every store I could just to get a little of the air conditioning. Good thing they serve beer at Universal Studios. ;-)
Morning kittens.
@Geist, you got it! ;) In my dream world, Misty and I would eventually downsize our house in Calgary, buy a smaller one, and buy a place in the Florida Keys. Spend our time half and half. That would be so amazing! To me anyways... ;) Hoping from store to store is what we always do anyways when in Disney or Universal, mostly cause we like looking at all the stuffs! ;)
There usually is some interesting stuff in the stores. Lots of junk too.
@GM, you know, I'm all about the trinkets!!! ;) Seriously, half my wardrobe comes from Disney... ;)
Half of mine comes from Mark's.
I'm wearing my Mickey State University hoodie right now! ;) My wardrobe, is 50% Disney, 10% Walmart, and 40% Big and Tall (which is not cheap!!!). I haven't been to a Marks in probably over 2 years now. But I'm allowed to wear just jeans and t-shirts (very casual) to work. I might design systems for multi million dollar projects, but I don't have to look like it! ;)
Our dress code is business casual. So Mark's works best for me. I could wear jeans, as long as they look good, and whatever decent shirt I want(could be a dress shirt, or a polo). Don't think I would get away with a t-shirt unless it was under my other shirt. Or I was wearing a plain white t-shirt under a blazer...even then I doubt it.
@BaKhan: I'm all for collecting the Nightmare Before Christmas merchandise. If all goes my way within the next couple of weeks, I will be able to go with you and the wife when you both next year. Maybe LZ and his family can go. It can be a second Kitten Con!
@GM, its because people have to dress for the role. Because you work in payroll, you have to look a certain way, it gives people the sense that you're more professional. For me, because I deal mostly with the tradesmen, I can dress like them, its makes them feel more comfortable, and me too! ;)
If we all get together in Disney, we'll have to get shirts made up! ;) How awesome would that be!?!
@Geist, I can't wait to show you our Nightmare collection! There may be a little bit there... ;) Just wait till you see our Halloween tree!