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#17001 Maark Abbott

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Posted 17 July 2019 - 12:57 PM

Mortgage deposit paid to lawyers. Eep.

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#17002 Mezla PigDog

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Posted 17 July 2019 - 07:52 PM

So I'm in Stockholm for 1 night for work. Bizarre turn of events with my colleagues travel plans and I now can't do the work. So I'm in Stockholm on expenses with no job to do. Instant switch from massively stressed from overwork to "Fuck, I've got a free day in a European capital city I've never been to before"!

Burn rubber =/= warp speed

#17003 Nicodimas

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Posted 17 July 2019 - 08:52 PM

Flying off the SDCC...

See ya all on the flipside

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#17004 Maark Abbott

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Posted 18 July 2019 - 07:35 AM

Mezla PigDog, on 17 July 2019 - 07:52 PM, said:

Go to the Riddarholmen and sing Sabaton as you stand there.

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#17005 Tsundoku

A what?

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Posted 18 July 2019 - 08:03 AM

Mezla PigDog, on 17 July 2019 - 07:52 PM, said:

Avoid anything with a "Syndrome" in its name. Just saying.

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#17006 Maark Abbott

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Posted 19 July 2019 - 07:39 AM

02 August I get my own house. Wew lad.

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#17007 Slow Ben

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Posted 19 July 2019 - 02:13 PM

That’s awesome. And probably terrifying. Good luck!

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#17008 Macros

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Posted 20 July 2019 - 06:10 PM

Suddenly, a wild Shinrea appears!!!!

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#17009 Malankazooie

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Posted 21 July 2019 - 05:02 PM

Finally got a break from the heat. Set record highs here on Friday and Saturday. It was a cauldron of fire that made everything miserable, worst of which was sleeping. But finally some rain moved in last night and this morning didn't give me the 'oh fuck, it's going to be unbearably hot today' dread.

And a bonus happy right now - in the Sunday paper adverts, kids' 'back to school' supplies dominate. So chuffed about that. Means the booger eaters have about a month left of summer vacation and then have to get back to cracking the books. Sucks to be them. :-p

#17010 Tiste Simeon

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Posted 21 July 2019 - 08:23 PM

Am in Spain, two weeks holiday. Lovely.

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#17011 Slow Ben

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Posted 21 July 2019 - 10:03 PM

Malankazooie, on 21 July 2019 - 05:02 PM, said:

It’s supposed to roll through here this afternoon and knock the temps down also. Heat index is 107 right now. Thank god, I’ve got 2 days of outside work beginning of the week.

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#17012 Gorefest

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Posted 23 July 2019 - 11:27 AM

What is that in real temperature?

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#17013 Traveller

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Posted 23 July 2019 - 10:22 PM

Busy day at work, late night but still managed to get 25 minutes to sit and paint the inside of the mouth of my dragon sculpture. I didn't want to try painting it with the jaw attached, so first colour has gone on. Trying to get a bit done every day - scales are mostly complete, need to figure out wings and how to colour the rest of it now. It's mostly paper so anything too wet will be a problem..

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#17014 QuickTidal

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Posted 24 July 2019 - 12:43 PM

Jon Stewart is the MF'in MAN! (Also fuck that turtle-ass POS Mitch McConnell)

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#17015 Abyss

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Posted 24 July 2019 - 02:53 PM

I'm hardly the first to call it, but when (not if) Jon Stewart decides to start his political career for real, it's going to be something awesome to watch.

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#17016 amphibian

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Posted 24 July 2019 - 02:58 PM

Abyss, on 24 July 2019 - 02:53 PM, said:

I'm hardly the first to call it, but when (not if) Jon Stewart decides to start his political career for real, it's going to be something awesome to watch.

He doesn't want to do that. The limited advocacy, the occasional comedy gig, and the animal rescue farm is all he wants.

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#17017 Tsundoku

A what?

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Posted 25 July 2019 - 06:50 AM

Next year I'm due to be posted again, and in February I had an interview with my trade career manager. He took heaps of notes but the upshot was it seemed to be no problem for me to go back to Brisbane, as I had already done 3 years now in both Darwin and Townsville and I had other family reasons to go back there.

Well, that got shot to shit when the postings came out and not only was I not getting Brisbane, but I was staying in Townsville - at the sort of unit I specifically requested NOT to go to. Pretty much I was given the exact opposite of what I asked for.

Was NOT happy. Put in for a reposting, but had fallback plans B, C and D if that didn't work.

My chain of command got onto it, and much as I dislike counting chickens, they told me it's a done deal for me to go back to Brisbane. And to a unit which is pretty cruisy. After the last 2 1/2 years of high tempo, last minute shit, that will be a nice change. Once the paperwork goes through, i's are dotted and t's crossed, it's official.

So you can be damn sure I'll be holding them to that, and my next posting order sure as hell should say Brisbane. Watch this space.

#17018 Silencer

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Posted 25 July 2019 - 09:49 AM

Tsundoku, on 25 July 2019 - 06:50 AM, said:

Wow, that was a bit of a rollercoaster of a post. XD

Glad to hear you're coming back from the North, man.

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#17019 Tsundoku

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Posted 25 July 2019 - 09:58 AM

Silencer, on 25 July 2019 - 09:49 AM, said:

Wow, that was a bit of a rollercoaster of a post. XD

So c'mon, let meeeeeeee-eeeeeee entertain you!

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Glad to hear you're coming back from the North, man.

Thanks, me too. Fingers crossed!

#17020 Mezla PigDog

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Posted 25 July 2019 - 03:33 PM

I love the name Townsville. It sounds like such a no mark place nobody could even be bothered thinking up a name for it. Sombra's descriptions of his activities there make me think that even more. Is it true?

I'm happy because I can't choose which box set to start first on my 2 weeks sick leave. So much time and so many choices! I'm wiggling my fingers in anticipation.

Burn rubber =/= warp speed