[Morgoth]

I went to an awesome concert last night - Steamdome by Ola Kvernberg. It was wonderful and loud and intense. In addition, it would seem like I've found a girl whom genuinely seems to like me. Women have terrible taste when it comes to me, but I'm not complaining.

I'm holding a seminar out of town most of this week, which is always fun in its way, but I can't wait to get back to Oslo

[Andorion]

Briar King, on 02 February 2018 - 01:42 PM, said:

TX bound with SXM rocking. 17 Poprocks

I don't think I understood a single word of that.

[QuickTidal]

Andorion, on 02 February 2018 - 01:49 PM, said:

Briar King, on 02 February 2018 - 01:42 PM, said:

TX bound with SXM rocking. 17 Poprocks

I don't think I understood a single word of that.

He's on his way to Texas, with satellite radio playing...and he's eating pop rocks (candy that fizzes and pops in your mouth).

[Andorion]

QuickTidal, on 02 February 2018 - 01:51 PM, said:

Andorion, on 02 February 2018 - 01:49 PM, said:

Briar King, on 02 February 2018 - 01:42 PM, said:

TX bound with SXM rocking. 17 Poprocks

I don't think I understood a single word of that.

He's on his way to Texas, with satellite radio playing...and he's eating pop rocks (candy that fizzes and pops in your mouth).

Its like code....

Anyway, my father was told by the best specialist team in our region of the country that it is not cancer yet, so that is a relief.

[QuickTidal]

Andorion, on 02 February 2018 - 01:53 PM, said:

Anyway, my father was told by the best specialist team in our region of the country that it is not cancer yet, so that is a relief.

That's solid news! Here's hoping they get it out soon, and he recovers well. I'm sending good vibes your way Ando!

[QuickTidal]

Briar King, on 02 February 2018 - 02:17 PM, said:

Mostly what QT said. 17 Poprocks is the station I’m jamming. Music from my teens and twenties.

Good get that shit out of him.

Well now you need to stop and grab some actual pop rocks. Do they still make those?

[nicetrout]

What's making me happy?????

Sorry, was looking for somewhere to post this banger.


Been slamming this album on repeat, gets me in everyway. Great band.

[Tiste Simeon]

Tomorrow I'm heading to London to go and see Hamilton in the West End!! You cannot conceive of quite how excited I am! Then on Sunday it's my birthday and the Superbowl, so all in all its a jolly good weekend!

[Mentalist]

Home. This week is finally over.

I had a bunch of deadlines pushed up a week, b/c for most of next week i'll be out of the office doing Professional Development courses and networking.

didn't get much sleep this week, and had some ridiculous headaches from staring at the screen and typing for days straight, but I got everythign done.

Now I can look forward to going for a swim and clearing my head tonight; a pool tournament tomorrow; first game of the new soccer season on Sun; and a 2-day work week next week, with only Mon and Fri int eh office.

oh, and today was payday. My boss forgot to sign my paycheck, but for some reason i decided to check it, and caught it while he was still in the office.

Life feels like it's worth living again,

[Tiste Simeon]

I just finished watching Hamilton. It was utterly transcendent. I actually can't really think straight right now because I'm an emotional wreck. It was so much more than I ever thought it would be.

[worry]

Don't tell me how it ends.

[Morgoth]

worry, on 03 February 2018 - 10:01 PM, said:

Don't tell me how it ends.

Hamilton conquers Qin and becomes emperor of the Orient

[Tsundoku]

Morgoth, on 04 February 2018 - 12:30 AM, said:

worry, on 03 February 2018 - 10:01 PM, said:

Don't tell me how it ends.

Hamilton conquers Qin and becomes emperor of the Orient

Then loses his limp after walking out of a Police station.

[Tiste Simeon]

worry, on 03 February 2018 - 10:01 PM, said:

Don't tell me how it ends.

A VP shoots an immigrant. Which is presumably why Mike Pence went to see it a couple of years back.

[Tsundoku]

Tiste Simeon, on 04 February 2018 - 09:30 AM, said:

worry, on 03 February 2018 - 10:01 PM, said:

Don't tell me how it ends.

A VP shoots an immigrant. Which is presumably why Mike Pence went to see it a couple of years back.

But not with any women who weren't his wife.

[Traveller]

Things are all looking up.

After a pretty awful and worrying time with my wife before and over Christmas, we've managed to get through - I managed to figure out what was wrong. And set about fixing it. I thought about everything she'd said, and been saying, and had a good look at how I'd been acting over the last year or so. I looked at things from her point of view, and realised that she wasn't depressed, hormonal or stressed - she was feeling neglected. The job stress added to it, depression was a result; but if I'd been more supportive she could have handled it.

I'm not saying I havent been doing anything - quite the opposite, but while I'd been sorting the house, kids, work, and letting her get some time out at home by taking the kids out, I'd stopped showing her how much she means to me; all the little things, all the stuff you do for each other as a couple that has slowly fallen by the wayside as the kids slowly took over more and more of our time.

Anyway. While she was still not talking to me, I booked us a hotel for her Birthday. I got her mum to sort the kids. I cooked her a lobster pasta dish we'd had on holiday. I had a bath ready when she'd had a shitty day. Just a bit at a time.
I wasn't sure she'd want to go away, but she did, and we had a great time. We had food, wine and a walk on the beach in the morning; she was like a different person, smiling and holding onto my arm, which meant a surprising amount at that point. That was the beginning of January.

I'm keeping at it; it's stupid but I hadn't realised how much we were missing each other. She'd been using her holiday time to cover school holidays, as we take turns, but didn't get time off together last year, so now we've now booked two weeks off at the same time over summer. She's just booked a two day trip away for us in March at a spa/hotel. Her work is still stressy but she's happy when she gets home, so she can deal with it.

I'm just glad I stuck to being patient, to listening, and trusting my instincts.
I don't usually make resolutions, but I've made plenty for this year, and learned some valuable lessons. Like don't take things for granted, for one.

We're making more time for us; kids can't just take over everything - and I'm asking myself what she wants before I do anything.

Just thought I'd update, after all the good advice and support I got here when I needed it the most, thank you.

[Tiste Simeon]

Hey man that's amazing news! Really pleased for you!

[Andorion]

Traveller, on 05 February 2018 - 09:46 AM, said:

Things are all looking up.

After a pretty awful and worrying time with my wife before and over Christmas, we've managed to get through - I managed to figure out what was wrong. And set about fixing it. I thought about everything she'd said, and been saying, and had a good look at how I'd been acting over the last year or so. I looked at things from her point of view, and realised that she wasn't depressed, hormonal or stressed - she was feeling neglected. The job stress added to it, depression was a result; but if I'd been more supportive she could have handled it.

I'm not saying I havent been doing anything - quite the opposite, but while I'd been sorting the house, kids, work, and letting her get some time out at home by taking the kids out, I'd stopped showing her how much she means to me; all the little things, all the stuff you do for each other as a couple that has slowly fallen by the wayside as the kids slowly took over more and more of our time.

Anyway. While she was still not talking to me, I booked us a hotel for her Birthday. I got her mum to sort the kids. I cooked her a lobster pasta dish we'd had on holiday. I had a bath ready when she'd had a shitty day. Just a bit at a time.
I wasn't sure she'd want to go away, but she did, and we had a great time. We had food, wine and a walk on the beach in the morning; she was like a different person, smiling and holding onto my arm, which meant a surprising amount at that point. That was the beginning of January.

I'm keeping at it; it's stupid but I hadn't realised how much we were missing each other. She'd been using her holiday time to cover school holidays, as we take turns, but didn't get time off together last year, so now we've now booked two weeks off at the same time over summer. She's just booked a two day trip away for us in March at a spa/hotel. Her work is still stressy but she's happy when she gets home, so she can deal with it.

I'm just glad I stuck to being patient, to listening, and trusting my instincts.
I don't usually make resolutions, but I've made plenty for this year, and learned some valuable lessons. Like don't take things for granted, for one.

We're making more time for us; kids can't just take over everything - and I'm asking myself what she wants before I do anything.

Just thought I'd update, after all the good advice and support I got here when I needed it the most, thank you.

Hey great to hear that you turned things around!

The holidays together sound awesome. There really is very little that can be as fulfilling as a few days spent together, away from everything else.

[Cause]

Briar King, on 01 February 2018 - 02:52 AM, said:

Lmfao!! I’m standing outside and my neighbors daughter’s daughter who is maybe 3 just started shouting while getting loaded in truck, “I see the moon! I see the moon and the moon sees me! I see the moon and the moon sees me!” Repeated atleast 5 times. I had to control myself from falling on the ground laughing.

Had to have been here.

Ask if she knows Kvothe or the true name of the wind

[worry]

Yah it's like "Wow my head hurts...was I shot in the head last night with a tear gas canister by a man in riot gear riding a tank through my neighborhood? *looks in the mirror* Oh right. Just a regular hangover then LOL!"