[Traveller]

Mezla PigDog, on 23 January 2016 - 07:54 PM, said:

Salt and pepper ribs I hope.

My jalfrezi was awesome although I can no longer feel my gums. I think I'm finally full.

Good job! Salt and pepper squid actually; capital ribs, egg fried rice, chow mein and spring rolls, and a bottle of wine which has mysteriously disappeared already.

Fortunately I stuck another in the freezer.

[Arthur Dayne]

The construction guys on the site where I work are filling in a large, deep hole inside of a controlled area. The dirt is coming in by dump truck then being pushed in by dirt (mud) ramp down into the hole. They managed to stick the (very heavy) bulldozer down at the bottom of the ramp and now can't get it pulled out despite chain hooking it to an excavator. Reminded me of the "Usually takes a crane to get it out" meme on 4chan. I giggled for about 20 minutes. Bulldozer is still nowhere near able to come out an hour later.

[paran falcon]

Decided to start my first Malazan reread this past weekend. Only read the 10 Erikson books the first time through so this time I'll be adding in all of ICE's as well as Bauchelain and Korbal Broach. I think I'll be trying the Tor.com reread companion as well. I've started with Night of Knives since it precedes GotM and also because I've not read it yet, but always wanted to know more about Kellanved and Dancer before. The only slight bummer is I know its going to be a slow read. I just have no time to spare for reading since I finished my first read of Malazan a year ago. I've tried to read a couple different books since but couldn't really get going on them. I don't think I'll have that problem with this series!

[Morgoth]

Second round interview tomorrow. Legal adviser for a university. I'm tentatively excited. I really want the job, but I have some competent competition, and I also worry a little about the sallary. Still, I want this job, and feel sort of proud that I was invited back for this one.

[worry]

After all the bad celeb news so far this year, what's making me happy is rapper B.O.B. coming out as a Flat Earth conspiracy theorist yesterday and still going hard today, including a sweet Neil Degrasse Tyson diss: https://soundcloud.c...feat-neil-tyson

[Illuyankas]

He and Tila Tequila are hilariously gullible. Also profoundly stupid, but that goes without saying.

[Andorion]

My brother and father gave me the complete ASOIAF box set for my birthday! No more borrowing books from my friends!

[Gorefest]

What superpower did you obtain?

[Morgoth]

That interview went very well. I picked out issues from the case that the people who wrote it hadn't considerd, so that was a pluss. Also, I seemingly got along very well with the people doing the interview.

My experience is perfect for this job, but I've not had anything resembling this sort of responsibility before. So if I don't get it, that's probably the reason. Hopefully the reason.

[Arthur Dayne]

Raging Cajun Gator King, on 27 January 2016 - 01:12 PM, said:

Gorefest, on 27 January 2016 - 12:59 PM, said:

What superpower did you obtain?

Stay tuned to the sex thread and I may reveal the power up.

Or the poop thread...

[Maark Abbott]

Raging Cajun Gator King, on 27 January 2016 - 01:12 PM, said:

Gorefest, on 27 January 2016 - 12:59 PM, said:

What superpower did you obtain?

Stay tuned to the sex thread and I may reveal the power up.

You've gained the power of perverse knowledge? Dude, I could have hooked you up with all of that without planetary alignment.

[Obdigore]

Not a huge fan of people remaking music videos, but this one is right in my bailiwick

[Lost Marine]

Interviewed for two different positions with the same organization. They called to tell me I was their top candidate for both and are going to fly me out to meet everyone and decide which position I want. That's pretty cool and doesn't ever happen in my field.

Also, my boss called out of the blue to tell me he'd put me in for a raise. I guess the other folks called for a reference check.

It feels nice to be courted after slaving away here for years with no real recognition beyond "Hey you do good work, here's some more to do. Also Jim left, you need to do his work too. Oh and no raises this year again either."

[Gorefest]

Did you tell your boss to stuff it?

OT: after winning the second division title last year with record-breaking points and goal tally, my football team is currently sitting fourth in the top league table. How's that for a bleeding success story! Go us! Shame that we still are in financial dire straits and will probably have to sell off half our team before the transfer window closes this weekend.

This post has been edited by Gorefest: 28 January 2016 - 01:02 AM

[Slow Ben]

Checked my order tracker and Blade of Tyshalle is "Out For Delivery"!!!


Fuckin A!

[Lost Marine]

Gorefest, on 28 January 2016 - 01:02 AM, said:

Did you tell your boss to stuff it?

OT: after winning the second division title last year with record-breaking points and goal tally, my football team is currently sitting fourth in the top league table. How's that for a bleeding success story! Go us! Shame that we still are in financial dire straits and will probably have to sell off half our team before the transfer window closes this weekend.

I didn't, I actually really like my boss and the place I work now. It's government work though so raises are tied to the legislature. This is just a better opportunity for my family.

[Gnaw]

I went to the store for smokes. Spent an hour geeking out over a 1962 International Harvester Scout that had just finished a full body-off restoration. The only question I didn't ask the guy was why the fuck anyone would do a body-off restoration of an IH Scout. I've got an invitation to see his collection this weekend: two 50's F-150s and a 1951 Studebaker truck!

Redneck heaven indeed.

[Nicodimas]

I have been in just a really really good mood lately, I think last year making the change to go toward all hard skills and learning about Machining/Blacksmithing has been one of the most positive changes in my life. I am taking blacksmithing class and a project welding classes for the next year consistently...I found a local open forge and go their on Sunday's. My shop is starting to look like a real shop..

So I made the commitment and joined ABANA and signed up for their conference for 2016 to gain more insight today:

http://www.abana.org...s/en-us/d1.html

This guy out of Oakland trains how to make Viking Axes!
The Arts these guys forge is just breathtaking...

One day I hope to be good enough to start dropping pictures, but definitely am doing this reallllly on the side, it's a slow process and I wish I could quit my job to just focus on learning it...but then I would be homeless...so..one step at a time.

[Maark Abbott]

One of the guys in the gym told me he'd not recognised me earlier because my body conditioning was so improved over the last time he'd seen me. Talk about a compliment - he's one of those ripped to fuck guys. Nice to know my Path to AZ is working.

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

Going to our village pub for dinner (doesn't sound exciting, but people drive for miles for their food!) and they recently acquired a fifteen week old black Labrador puppy. Puppy is certainly not an ulterior motive.... nope....

This post has been edited by TheRetiredBridgeburner: 29 January 2016 - 01:06 PM