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Whats making you happy right now

#19081 User is offline   Maark Abbott 

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Posted 25 September 2023 - 11:42 AM

Despite the shit her now former job threw at her (the DWP is henceforth the Great Mighty Poo), wife remains relatively chipper. She's out sorting CVs today, and she has a job fair tomorrow at Merryhell and Wednesday in town.

Might not seem like a huge deal, but considering how she was six months ago? The improvement is fucking MASSIVE.
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#19082 User is offline   Slow Ben 

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Posted 25 September 2023 - 12:58 PM

Sucks about the shitty employer, but that’s awesome.
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#19083 User is offline   Maark Abbott 

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Posted 28 September 2023 - 07:52 AM

I don't know if I'd exactly say making me happy, but driving to the gym this morning I noticed something in the road that at first I thought was a McDonald's bag, but I went back to check, and it turned out to be a hedgehog. Somehow the blight had gone under three vehicles, and he was balled up and terrified - but alive and unharmed.

It was a bit of a sight for the poor bugger whose van came in as I was trying to move Sonic - I was sort of nudging him towards the verge with my gym bag so that he wasn't getting picked up / handled directly. Thankfully when I went back to check if he was still there he'd moved on, so I'd like to think he got to the bushes / grassy area nearby and got out of the whole thing safely.
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#19084 User is offline   Mentalist 

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Posted 01 October 2023 - 04:19 PM

starting indoor season next Friday.

Been generally feeling blue/unmotivated/burned out for the past few weeks, so this should be a welcome change of pace.
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View PostJump Around, on 23 October 2011 - 11:04 AM, said:

And I want to state that Ment has out-weaseled me by far in this game.
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#19085 User is offline   Tiste Simeon 

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Posted 01 October 2023 - 07:27 PM

View PostMentalist, on 01 October 2023 - 04:19 PM, said:

starting indoor season next Friday.

Been generally feeling blue/unmotivated/burned out for the past few weeks, so this should be a welcome change of pace.

I'll await the injury report!
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Posted 01 October 2023 - 07:42 PM

View PostTiste Simeon, on 01 October 2023 - 07:27 PM, said:

View PostMentalist, on 01 October 2023 - 04:19 PM, said:

starting indoor season next Friday.

Been generally feeling blue/unmotivated/burned out for the past few weeks, so this should be a welcome change of pace.

I'll await the injury report!


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#19087 User is offline   Mentalist 

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Posted 07 October 2023 - 04:10 AM

View PostTiste Simeon, on 01 October 2023 - 07:27 PM, said:

View PostMentalist, on 01 October 2023 - 04:19 PM, said:

starting indoor season next Friday.

Been generally feeling blue/unmotivated/burned out for the past few weeks, so this should be a welcome change of pace.

I'll await the injury report!

Tonight is the Friday before long weekend, so the other team forfeited. We did a practice scrimmage instead, so took it relatively easy.
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View PostJump Around, on 23 October 2011 - 11:04 AM, said:

And I want to state that Ment has out-weaseled me by far in this game.
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#19088 User is offline   Nicodimas 

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Posted 12 October 2023 - 01:18 AM

Solid week for copper collecting found 3x lovely pots to drop off at the retinner. And picked up the zfold5 which I'm.currently trying to post pics on.
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#19089 User is offline   Nicodimas 

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Posted 12 October 2023 - 01:55 AM

Let's go dbacks

Only October baseball!

This post has been edited by Nicodimas: 12 October 2023 - 01:59 AM

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#19090 User is offline   Nicodimas 

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Posted 12 October 2023 - 02:42 AM

Testing 1890 copper pieces picture..which looks giant ! Hmm new phone problems.. definitely never happened on iPhone.

3-4 mm copper thickness finds.

Imported from France.

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Thanks for your patience ! Figuring out new phone ) need to use a resizer apparently

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#19091 User is offline   Lady Bliss 

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Posted 15 October 2023 - 05:26 PM

I’ve just had an Aha! moment. Since I’ve been back in Texas I’ve been struggling with how to meet new friends other than at a bar. I don’t play sports sports or attend church like most people suggest. It hit me today after being pissed off at the shooting yesterday that I should start looking at political activism. First, I realized that bitching about problems without doing anything is pointless. Peaceful protest shoes government officials how many of us care about certain causes. Second, I should meet some likeminded people. It’s worth a try I think! Has anyone else done this? If so, how did you find a group or cause to join? I don’t intend to stick myself out there on social media mind you. I can’t really afford to with my job.

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#19092 User is offline   amphibian 

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Posted 15 October 2023 - 05:47 PM

You can look at groups that release letters or commentary on events or appear in news coverage. This would probably need a second social media account (Fbook, Instagram) to see and interact with many of them. After you connect with them, you can say that your preference is to not be in the social media posts because of a job situation.

Alternatively, looking at campaigns by people in local politics or state wide politics (who do they meet with or brag about getting endorsements from) can hopscotch you to the better groups.

My advice is to start slow, rather than jump in on every task. Sometime advocate groups are good, sometimes they're full of people who are not good at dealing with other people. This means going slow and not being too open is ideal for figuring out who to engage with, who to disengage from, and how to integrate this into your life healthily.
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#19093 User is offline   amphibian 

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Posted 15 October 2023 - 05:58 PM

I'm low key excited about a lady I'm seeing. A lot fits between us two. She's wonderful.

The one that may not fit is a future thing - I don't know if she's up for trying for another bio child. It's a discussion to have sometime in the next month.

We saw the Taylor Swift movie - it's worth watching, even if it is functionally 3 hours long. I think a couple of minor editing things are in between it and being one of the top 3 concert movies I've ever seen (Stop Making Sense and Sign O the Times being my favorites) and it ends up on the top 10 list instead.
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#19094 User is offline   Lady Bliss 

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Posted 15 October 2023 - 06:46 PM

View Postamphibian, on 15 October 2023 - 05:47 PM, said:

You can look at groups that release letters or commentary on events or appear in news coverage. This would probably need a second social media account (Fbook, Instagram) to see and interact with many of them. After you connect with them, you can say that your preference is to not be in the social media posts because of a job situation.

Alternatively, looking at campaigns by people in local politics or state wide politics (who do they meet with or brag about getting endorsements from) can hopscotch you to the better groups.

My advice is to start slow, rather than jump in on every task. Sometime advocate groups are good, sometimes they're full of people who are not good at dealing with other people. This means going slow and not being too open is ideal for figuring out who to engage with, who to disengage from, and how to integrate this into your life healthily.

Good thought. I’ve found a Dallas liberal ladies lunch to check out, and think I’m going to start my focus on LGBTQ rights for now. That sounds like a good start!
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#19095 User is offline   Maark Abbott 

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Posted 19 October 2023 - 11:46 AM

Wife is definitely getting back to her pre incident self. Has had a few unsuccessful interview, but instead of letting herself get knocked down, she tells me 'oh I've got like four more coming up'.

Resilient, this one.
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Posted 24 October 2023 - 08:18 AM

I had an unexpected email from the University of Huddersfield last night. I'd completely forgotten I'd signed up for the wait list for their "evening with" event with Patrick Stewart (tickets went within minutes).

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#19097 User is offline   Maark Abbott 

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Posted 24 October 2023 - 11:41 AM

View PostTheRetiredBridgeburner, on 24 October 2023 - 08:18 AM, said:

I had an unexpected email from the University of Huddersfield last night. I'd completely forgotten I'd signed up for the wait list for their "evening with" event with Patrick Stewart (tickets went within minutes).

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YO NICE, enjoy! I've heard from friends who've been to his events he's an absolute gent.

On my end: Wife got a job at Primark, so she's back to employed life as of Thursday! Only a temporary part time job (for now) BUT a job nonetheless!
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Posted 24 October 2023 - 03:31 PM

I have been seeing a terrific woman for a couple months now. She's thoughtful, funny, empathetic, a great kisser, and communicative. I'm pretty happy with how things have proceeded so far.

There's quite a few overlaps in our lives and it's notable how we didn't meet until recently - sort of a "we might have been in the same building or room several times over the last 7-8 years" thing.
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#19099 User is offline   QuickTidal 

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Posted 24 October 2023 - 03:56 PM

That's great man. I wish you all the happiness after having been through a lot of struggle in recent years in that arena.
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#19100 User is offline   Cause 

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Posted 25 October 2023 - 01:39 AM

I installed a new showe head. I bought it a few months after moving into my apartment and then never got around to installing it for about a year or longer.

It has better pressure, several modes (most I think will be useless but some were very nice) and it’s detachable and can be held in the hand as well. Just took my first shower with it. Such a simple thing but I think future showers will be just a little bit nicer.

I often think it’s little things like this that add up to the most
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