Dusty Chalk Posted May 9, 2009 Report Posted May 9, 2009 Are the margins so narrow that these guys really only care about 5-6 figure sales? If that's the business model, so be it. If not, I don't get the attitude.I don't get it either. Is it a dominance thing? They try to make you feel inferior, so you buy something from them to suck up to them? Doesn't work -- I buy things I want, or I don't. Oh, and yes: unexpected punchline for the win.
Voltron Posted May 9, 2009 Report Posted May 9, 2009 Need moar grafix: So I pissed all over the windows.
aardvark baguette Posted May 9, 2009 Report Posted May 9, 2009 windows. If this is actually true, you just went up a few notches in my book.
jinp6301 Posted May 9, 2009 Report Posted May 9, 2009 Had one of the best nights that I ever had Will explain more when less drunk
guzziguy Posted May 9, 2009 Report Posted May 9, 2009 Had one of the best nights that I ever had Will explain more when less drunk I get a clean bill of health from my doctor FIFY
The Monkey Posted May 9, 2009 Report Posted May 9, 2009 Went to yet another Tribeca street fair. This one was totally random, without any semblance of a theme--except for the table filled with GIGANTIC FUCKING SNAKES AND TWO TARANTULAS.
tyrion Posted May 9, 2009 Report Posted May 9, 2009 Moved a bunch of stuff in the backyard while waiting for the guys to install the brick pavers for the patio. Received a call that they couldn't make it until Monday. So I decided to do this for an hour:
Salt Peanuts Posted May 9, 2009 Report Posted May 9, 2009 Went a big Boy Scout yard sale in center of the town with high hopes but came home empty handed. I think yard sales in general has been going down hill thanks to eBay and craigslist.
Hopstretch Posted May 9, 2009 Report Posted May 9, 2009 One thing that was not fun today was my son suddenly manifesting a wicked seasonal allergic reaction, something he has shown no sign of in the past. Eyes just about swollen shut, nose running like a tap etc. etc. The tree pollen is all over everything like gold dust right now, so I guess the cause isn't much of a mystery, but it's just miserable to see him so miserable. No one else in the family has any allergies at all, so I was kind of hoping we'd dodged that bullet. Zyrtec seems to be helping, but I have to say it's a kick in the crotch to make it through the New England winter -- when everyone is constantly sniffling and cranky -- only to now run into exactly the same thing in the longed-for Spring.
Salt Peanuts Posted May 9, 2009 Report Posted May 9, 2009 One thing that was not fun today was my son suddenly manifesting a wicked seasonal allergic reaction, something he has shown no sign of in the past. Eyes just about swollen shut, nose running like a tap etc. etc. The tree pollen is all over everything like gold dust right now, so I guess the cause isn't much of a mystery, but it's just miserable to see him so miserable. No one else in the family has any allergies at all, so I was kind of hoping we'd dodged that bullet. Zyrtec seems to be helping, but I have to say it's a kick in the crotch to make it through the New England winter -- when everyone is constantly sniffling and cranky -- only to now run into exactly the same thing in the longed-for Spring. I can sympathize as my seasonal allergies have been getting progressively worse the past few years. I've been taking Zyrtec D this season as other over the counter meds just are not working for me anymore.
The Monkey Posted May 10, 2009 Report Posted May 10, 2009 I have 'em too. Zyrtec for me, which is only moderately effective. Benadryl works, too, but puts me into a coma for 8 hours. So I'm going to take some Vicodin instead.
Hopstretch Posted May 10, 2009 Report Posted May 10, 2009 I gave him some Benadryl before bedtime on the nurse's recommendation. He's woken up raving about trash cans and whales four times already.
cetoole Posted May 10, 2009 Report Posted May 10, 2009 Not strictly today, but eh, close enough. Normal day at work yesterday, got in at 10, scheduled to be on to 6, but had to leave early for a group meeting for the final philosophy debate at 5. Well, only 3 of the 5 of us were planning on making it, and one of those no showed. Neither myself or the other guy had anything at the moment, so we decided to call it until Monday. At that time, I got a call from a friend asking if I wanted to go to the O's game. Went, and watched the O's suck. Don't think they ever got past 2nd base. After that, we went to a club, had a bit too much to drink, and I ended up in some strange German woman's house for a few hours. Got a ride back to campus at about 4:30 (where I left my car), decided it would be a good idea to go for a couple mile run, then went back to my car and slept for a few hours, before finally heading home.
The Monkey Posted May 10, 2009 Report Posted May 10, 2009 I gave him some Benadryl before bedtime on the nurse's recommendation. He's woken up raving about trash cans and whales four times already. Diphenhydramine is tough stuff. I'm actually surprised that it's OTC. I think it's Rx in Europe (though the system there is admittedly different).
DigiPete Posted May 10, 2009 Report Posted May 10, 2009 Had Grover Huffman and another buddy over for lunch and some listening sessions, then went to....
jinp6301 Posted May 10, 2009 Report Posted May 10, 2009 Had one of the best nights that I ever had Will explain more when less drunk hopefully this makes sense because i'm pretty wasted but last night, had a dinner with all the faculty. The chair of the department was checking out the wives of the other professors and my neural systems professor drank a full bottle of wine and telling us his life story. I got one of my more attractive female classmates pretty drunk off three "high"(~10%) ABV beer and got some action going. Tonight, I had laphroaig QC with the chair and he gave me some highland scotch in return. Overall, awesome few days!
Augsburger Posted May 10, 2009 Report Posted May 10, 2009 Moved a bunch of stuff in the backyard while waiting for the guys to install the brick pavers for the patio. Received a call that they couldn't make it until Monday. So I decided to do this for an hour: Looks like 9mm yes? I though you only had 45 cal.
Dusty Chalk Posted May 10, 2009 Report Posted May 10, 2009 (edited) One thing that was not fun today was my son suddenly manifesting a wicked seasonal allergic reaction, something he has shown no sign of in the past. Eyes just about swollen shut, nose running like a tap etc. etc. The tree pollen is all over everything like gold dust right now, so I guess the cause isn't much of a mystery, but it's just miserable to see him so miserable. No one else in the family has any allergies at all, so I was kind of hoping we'd dodged that bullet. Zyrtec seems to be helping, but I have to say it's a kick in the crotch to make it through the New England winter -- when everyone is constantly sniffling and cranky -- only to now run into exactly the same thing in the longed-for Spring. I'm seriously considering becoming John Travolta in "The Boy in the Plastic Bubble" -- at least for the 6-8-ish hours / day of sleep I get. My allergies are so bad, I actually consider "sinus drip" to be a part of my daily caloric intake. Edited May 10, 2009 by Dusty Chalk
Grahame Posted May 10, 2009 Report Posted May 10, 2009 Joanne and I went into The City (SF) to meet up with a friend, check out a few venues, and walk down to a bar near The Embarcadero to enjoy some drinks and some very tasty sliders (or Perry's Slyders as the menu described them) and fries, before popping outside to enjoy the KFOG KABOOM 2009 fireworks oooooooooh, pretty! (Esp. in HQ)
Hopstretch Posted May 10, 2009 Report Posted May 10, 2009 Diphenhydramine is tough stuff. I'm actually surprised that it's OTC. I think it's Rx in Europe (though the system there is admittedly different). Yeah. I don't think we'll be trying that again anywhere near bed time. Screaming heebie jeebies all night long. Urgh. Coffee.
The Monkey Posted May 10, 2009 Report Posted May 10, 2009 Got up with the Boy. Made breakfast for the wife. Getting ready to go out to brunch with Boy, Wife, Mother-in-Law. Boy is a wild mess and has argued with me about every single thing this morning. Joy.
JBLoudG20 Posted May 10, 2009 Report Posted May 10, 2009 Got up after sleeping for 4 hours. Got a call that said I had to go to campus (60mi away). Rode here. Advisor isn't here. WTF.
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