[QuickTidal]

amphibian, on 16 August 2017 - 12:52 PM, said:

I've been hired full time at my job. It's a dream come true and I've been working towards it for almost a year.

I'm now a lawyer for the statewide protection and advocacy organization concerning disabled people and their issues. It is free for our clients and the organization does both individual cases and systemic issues, so the variety can be mind-boggling.

I'm over the moon happy.

This sounds seriously amazing Amph! Good for you!

[Andorion]

Finished a bloody huge hump of work. Now I can slack off for a few days. Maybe even make a short weekend beach getaway. Really need to relax a bit.

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

amphibian, on 16 August 2017 - 12:52 PM, said:

I've been hired full time at my job. It's a dream come true and I've been working towards it for almost a year.

I'm now a lawyer for the statewide protection and advocacy organization concerning disabled people and their issues. It is free for our clients and the organization does both individual cases and systemic issues, so the variety can be mind-boggling.

I'm over the moon happy.

That's lovely news Amph, well done!

[QuickTidal]

Taylor Swift is about to drop album 6!

[Coltaine -]

I don't have to go to the lab for the next weeks. Still a lot of stuff to do for university, but in comparison to the last months this is nearly a vaction.

Made good use of the first weekend.
- Visited a friend I hadn't seen in months
- Went camping with some other friends
- Caught up with Game of Thrones in time for tonights episode

[Itwæs Nom]

My mom's bought a new car and she gave her VW Golf mk5 to me as basically a belated birhtday present. It's a combi and I've just realised that if I put a cheap sleeping pad in the trunk I can fold the backseats and sleep in it perfectly comfortably. Not sure which of the two things is making me happier.

[LadyMTL]

Down South, on 21 August 2017 - 01:01 AM, said:

Don't forget to get your glasses for eclipse tomorrow. And for anyone in the path of totality sit and rotate.

I think here we're only going to be about 50-60%, which is still cool but yeah...no totality. Of course, I'm going to be working so it's not like I would have been seeing it anyway. (Things at work are getting very Big Brother / "we're watching everything you do" lately, so asking for some time off to eclipse-view was not an option).
For those who are going to see it, enjoy!

[Mentalist]

Made a list of people I *must* invite to my 30th birthday yesterday. Easily topped 40 people.

Even though I don't consider myself an especially social person, it still amazes me from time to time how many people I actually know in this life. Makes me think I must be doing something right, no matter how slowly.

This post has been edited by Mentalist: 21 August 2017 - 02:15 PM

[RACHEL]

A couple months ago our two dogs started fighting and we had to separate them after each one and they were starting to happen every day and we had to just leave them separated. This should be messing with my groove but after three weeks of the problem starting and getting worse we called in Bark Busters. They are a dog training company that have locations all over the USA and in several other countries and they send a rep to your house to observe and start a training program for your dogs. For now the dogs have to remain separated while we work towards reintegration but we have huge improvement on the older one who was picking the fights and our rep is really positive that if we continue the training as well as we have we should be able to keep both dogs and once again have a happy fight free household. Our dogs are our babies especially since our four year struggle to have kids has not had any results so the thought of getting rid of one of them was devastating. We were willing to do whatever to fix the problem and Bark Busters has a program that you pay a one time fee and they will come to your house and consult with you for the life of the dogs. I know we are not out of the woods yet and still have some weeks before full integration is possible but our rep is really happy with our progress and even my pessimism is giving way to optimism. Seeing that light at the end of the tunnel is making me happy.

[Binder of Demons]

Because where I live is not really at the forefront of film or tv production here in Ireland, it's been hard to get decent experience on set on a regular basis. However, in the last 6 weeks i've been able to get work on a TV pilot, help a friend finish his self funded feature film, and today start 6 weeks of work on a RTE/BBC co-production.

Today is particularly good, because it's a spin off from the feature film i worked on 2 years ago. So i got to meet up with a bunch of old friends, and meet a bunch of other people who have good connections. Long day, so I'm tired but happy.

[QuickTidal]

Saw COLDPLAY for the 4th time last night! Still the best damned band, and the greatest show on the planet!

[Mezla PigDog]

Put the baby in nursery and took the day off. We've just been to a really nice restaurant for a long boozy lunch. I'm only posting here because we're too full to move. Got an alarm set in case we snooze through nursery closure time

[Andorion]

Down South, on 23 August 2017 - 05:37 PM, said:

Finally I will have a rebuilt dais and a new throne upon which I can govern court.

Have you decided who to name as Hand?

[QuickTidal]

New Taylor Swift album REPUTATION announced for Nov. 10th release, and the first single drops tomorrow night!

[Loki]

We took Ripley to an indoor playground today and there was only one other kid there. He leans over to me and says "That kid is awesome. Me going to go play with her." Then he does his proud walk/strut over to her and says "You are awesome. Me want to play with you."

They then spend the next hour playing together.


As they played, whenever the girl did something impressive or had a good idea my son would compliment her: "You are the best." "That's a good idea. Good thinking." "Awesome try!" "Me like they way you did that."


At the age of four, my son has more game than anyone I know.

This post has been edited by Loki: 25 August 2017 - 07:46 AM

[JPK]

I had no idea the new Brand New album was dropping today. It's super mellow and I've instantly fallen in love with it like I did south Deja Entendu sand God and the Devil are Raging Inside Me.

[Loki]

Finally heard from my friend in Texas. They're safe, their family is safe, and he has heard from most of his friends and he has managed to check up on most of his students (he is a science teacher for the school district).

[Mentalist]

Banquet hall booked. Just need to give deposit on Wed, no need to worry about details (like how many people attending) till I get back.

Speaking of which: I made a packing list yesterday. It's finally starting to sink in that I'm about to go on vacation, and see parts of my family for the first time in 4 years...

[Maark Abbott]

Gustav is fine - seems like he just ate something dodgy, the little shit.

[Malankazooie]

Ahhh, the morning's have an invigorating, chilly snap to them now. That means Autumn is just around the corner. The best time of the year here.