[Abyss]

QuickTidal, on 10 December 2024 - 01:36 PM, said:

Tsundoku, on 10 December 2024 - 01:23 PM, said:

Briar King, on 09 December 2024 - 10:58 PM, said:

Man I'm starting to wonder if my methhead drones are in fact not methhead drones and connected to whatever the fuck is happening up in New Jersey..

I know the police drones are flying to not only because I've been dive bombed on but I've watched them go to the methhead trails and cut their lights to dive bomb them but for months I've seen the 2 different groups in the air at the same time. The flight and overall behavior/patterns between them are totally different. The "methhead" drones are flying around what would have been that damn solar farm. Weird shit is going on around here I think.

Jeepers, looks like a job for the Hardy Boys.
Mystery at Old Man Jenkins' Solar Farm.

"Waddaya think Scoob? Should we go light up the scene and see what we can smoke i mean scope out?"
"Rug-roh Raggy."

[Cause]

I have a group of friends that including me is four people. Its really the only group that I have in my life that still does birthday presents. Even now that we are separated over 3 continents we have kept the tradition. I am home in SA for a change so 3 of us are together in person and it was great to see my friends and family in and celebrate my birthday together for a change.

However when they gave me my birthday present this year they gave me cash in Rand. I don't want to feel ungrateful but I found myself quite disappointed last night as they gave it to me. As we get older we do become harder to buy presents for because if we want something chances are we buy it for ourselves. Cash however just felt so lazy, they know I don't need local currency because I have been here for ten days already and can just buy anything on my card. Ill just spend the money on restaurants and groceries during my holiday and a month from now wont be able to say what I got got for my birthday. What really strikes me as ridiculous is my friends birthday is tomorrow and he actually asked for a gift card because he wants to buy an apple watch with the money. So now I'm literally about to take a third of my present and hand it right back to the person who gave it to me as his gift a day later.

I feel a little childish feeling this way but I feel so disappointed at the seeming lackluster effort. A giftcard for one of my hobbies, taking me on an experience here in SA. Its true, we all have money as adults, its the thought I would have valued more.

[Mezla PigDog]

Cause, I'd be happy people who aren't your family want to mark your birthday beyond the age of 35*. It's fine to be a little bummed about a crap gift, but focus on the positives.

*sorry if you aren't beyond 35 yet. Even so, you've had a good run and people still turned out for your birthday!

[Macros]

Good to see Fifa have changed and don't kowtow to the money anymore.............oh wait

[JPK]

Mezla PigDog, on 11 December 2024 - 04:07 PM, said:

Cause, I'd be happy people who aren't your family want to mark your birthday beyond the age of 35*. It's fine to be a little bummed about a crap gift, but focus on the positives.

*sorry if you aren't beyond 35 yet. Even so, you've had a good run and people still turned out for your birthday!

No joke here. Pretty much the only birthday acknowledgement I get these days are from my daughters and from Tsundoku/Sombra.

[QuickTidal]

JPK, on 11 December 2024 - 04:55 PM, said:

Mezla PigDog, on 11 December 2024 - 04:07 PM, said:

Cause, I'd be happy people who aren't your family want to mark your birthday beyond the age of 35*. It's fine to be a little bummed about a crap gift, but focus on the positives.

*sorry if you aren't beyond 35 yet. Even so, you've had a good run and people still turned out for your birthday!

No joke here. Pretty much the only birthday acknowledgement I get these days are from my daughters and from Tsundoku/Sombra.

He has never missed my birthday in all the years I've been here, even when I was absent he left the message.


I think it shows his tremendous character.

[worry]

Yeah he's a character all right...