[Mentalist]

First time on the pitch in 2 months, and I'm feeling ok, even though I'm obv out of shape.

I didn't cause any goals (well, I DID cause that one own goal situation, but I cleared it off the line with a slide. Even though there's no sliding in indoor, but it worked out and there was no PK), and our team won, so things are generally good.
Now, whether I can handle an outdoor game tomorrow evening is still up in the air...

[Tiste Simeon]

Mentalist, on 25 September 2017 - 04:25 AM, said:

First time on the pitch in 2 months, and I'm feeling ok, even though I'm obv out of shape.

I didn't cause any goals (well, I DID cause that one own goal situation, but I cleared it off the line with a slide. Even though there's no sliding in indoor, but it worked out and there was no PK), and our team won, so things are generally good.
Now, whether I can handle an outdoor game tomorrow evening is still up in the air...

Wait. You played football and DIDN'T somehow end up with a ridiculous injury?

Congrats I guess?

[Mentalist]

It usually takes a few games.

My ankle is sore this morning, and i'm limping a bit on my way to work. Think I might skip the outdoor game this evening if it doesn't feel better by the time I'm done work.

Still, it's a minor ache. And the jet lag worked for me this morning: I was able to get up on time and do some stretching before heading off to make breakfast and get ready for work. Might even be on time to work my first day back, which is kinda remarkable.

[Puck]

Fancy-shmancy work-sponsored four-course-dinner yesterday with lots of expensive wine. I'm nursing a headache today (and I actually retired early, I hear some people stayed until 3AM), but it was absolutely worth it to go.

[Lady Bliss]

I think my mom and I are going to build a house. Kind of scary, but I think it will be a good investment.

[Slow Ben]

Lady Bliss, on 27 September 2017 - 03:59 AM, said:

I think my mom and I are going to build a house. Kind of scary, but I think it will be a good investment.

Sweet.

Thats a huge project, I'm a General Contractor, feel free to ask if you have any questions.

You should start a thread if you do it, would be cool.

[Slow Ben]

Reminded me, got a cool pic of the house im building right now. I'm happy its progressing smoothly so far.

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[Grimjust Bearegular]

Thought I'd just check in:

I have a new boyfriend. We've only been together for 4 months, but I'm pretty sure this is the one I'm going to marry and adopt a bunch of cats with

I also have a new job, which I'm starting Monday. Goodbye assistant manager in a comic book store, and hello editior-in-fucking-chief of Gamereactor.no!

[worry]

Send us all free games.

[Cause]

I'm posting here because its about a puppy and nothing except the death of a puppy could mess with my groove!

My puppy is however becoming a man pup! That is to say he is becoming a little hump machine. He gets so excited to see me, then a little too excited! Oddly he does not seem to hump the other dog, and has not been seen humping a toy or anything yet but when he sees people he decides its time.

[Itwæs Nom]

Shrooms

[Gust Hubb]

Meeting more of my new gf's people and had a great time going out last night. Things I learned though (I actually already knew, so reaffirmed then...)
I am a white-boy among middle-easterners
I am a feather-weight in alcohol
I am a horrible dancer already, even with just a little jiving with tunes at the bar.
I am hard for them to read (my facial expressions are different enough that I am not quite see through).
and finally
I can definitely hold my own intellectually/nerdily. The one major win for the night, at least that part of it

[amphibian]

A little warning if her peoples are on the traditional or conservative side: do not get into a debate or chops showing this early info a relationship with middle eastern relatives of your gf. In general, the more bland and physically conservative you can be in terms of expressing personal style, the better for dealing with new middle eastern or south Asian relatives of your partner.

Let her lead the way, even if it doesn't make sense or seemingly tamps down your natural personality or your normal way of doing things.

I'm doing this with my SO of a year and my South Asian family, although she's not the type to be the life of the party. She just did it for me with her Egyptian relatives in England, so this street went both ways.

[Puck]

My grumbling in the groove thread just reminded me that I've lost six kilos in the past three months. Hell yeah. That's about a third of what I'd gained while sitting around on my ass for the past three or so years, but hell yeah.

[EmperorMagus]

Got a scholarship paying for 25% of my already pathetically low (compared to American universities) uni fees. Added to the fee deferrals I get due to my mother working at the university, I'm basically paying 40% tuition this year (yay! more money). Also it means I was in the top 5% of the faculty's students, GPA wise.

Fuck-yeah! Today would've been totally suck-ass if I hadn't gotten the email this morning. Saturday morning bullshit mandatory workshops suuuuck.

[EmperorMagus]

Briar King, on 30 September 2017 - 09:58 PM, said:

Congrats to both.

Thanks.

It's unseemly to brag in RL. Online, it almost feels as good and is a lot less rude

[worry]

Yah that's awesome. Meanwhile I bought a giant bag of Halloween candy even though I literally get zero trick-or-treaters each year. All mine!

[EmperorMagus]

And after that totally useless workshop, I participated in my first ever D&D game.

Holy shit that was a fun 2 hrs.

[Andorion]

EmperorMagus, on 01 October 2017 - 01:39 AM, said:

And after that totally useless workshop, I participated in my first ever D&D game.

Holy shit that was a fun 2 hrs.

The vast majority of workshops and seminars are useless timesinks. Occasionally you get the rare person who knows their stuff, and then everyone sinks back into torpor again. But its good preparation for future interdepartmental or full faculty meetings where only 5% of all that is being said will be even tangentially relevant.

[Puck]

EmperorMagus, on 30 September 2017 - 10:03 PM, said:

Briar King, on 30 September 2017 - 09:58 PM, said:

Congrats to both.

Thanks.

It's unseemly to brag in RL. Online, it almost feels as good and is a lot less rude

Indeed, and congrats, more money is always a good thing

EmperorMagus, on 01 October 2017 - 01:39 AM, said:

And after that totally useless workshop, I participated in my first ever D&D game.

Holy shit that was a fun 2 hrs.

One of us, one of us!

Hell, I'm looking forward to next week's D&D session with my group so much, we've been putting that boss fight off for two IRL months and my warmage is getting seriously prissy about in ingame