Knuckledragger Posted August 30, 2008 Report Posted August 30, 2008 I only moved 250 of the ~2500 records in my living room today, and even that took several hours. I had to first empty one of the my record shelves, make space for it in another room, then set it up and level it with shims (of the joys of owning an old hours.) It got sick of working inside, so I went out and did some limbing with my chainsaw. I nearly ran myself out of talent there at the end. I took out a couple tall but very thin trees, and one 25-footer wast attached to another ~35-40-footer by these nasty vines. I ended up with the top third of the tree I cut down swinging from the taller tree, which was leaning over ominously. Worse still, the whole damn thing was pointed in the general direction of the bay window in my liver room. Fortunately, I was able to hack off a few 5' pieces of the tree I cut, and drag the rest of it in the opposite direction of the house. Eventually the vines snapped, and both me and the bay window survived. In the words of Strong Bad, look who thinks he's Clever Dan.
Knuckledragger Posted August 30, 2008 Report Posted August 30, 2008 you have a liver room? sweet! i have a gallbladder closet, which is still kinda cool, i guess. I don't even know what that last emoticon means, but it's too bizarre not to use.
Knuckledragger Posted August 31, 2008 Report Posted August 31, 2008 Being dyslexic, I make typos and other mistakes all the time. Especially when I'm tired and, uh, have recently endangered my own life. I usually proofread any post I make, twice. Plenty or errors still get through. Your mockery actually wasn't that un-funny, I've just been itching to use that graphic, and Mr. Baguette has been quiet today. That emoticon was appropriate after all...
Dusty Chalk Posted August 31, 2008 Report Posted August 31, 2008 Lounged Communed with kitteh watched movies at a friend's Pretty much like a prophecy fulfilled.
Akathisia Posted August 31, 2008 Report Posted August 31, 2008 Woke up with hangover, ate a panini and soup, laid around, drank good beer over at Dad's and ate burgers, watched a bad movie, currently listening to great music Great Saturday.
aardvark baguette Posted September 1, 2008 Report Posted September 1, 2008 Found out that my Friday morning Amazon free-for-all has resulted in my check card being declined. A single purchase from Amazon shows up as multiple small purchases on the card, so the bank is convinced there is fraudulent activity. I can appreciate the security measure, but not when I've spoken at length to the Bank on this very issue twice in the past. Its frustrating, because the bank sends no notice to me about the card being declined; they simply let you figure it out on your own And the items I buy are no longer available directly from Amazon themselves, thus the need to buy used from Amazon merchants. I should very much like to have a check card that can be used frequently
jinp6301 Posted September 1, 2008 Report Posted September 1, 2008 went to syracuse mall, went to an awesome BBQ place near the mall called Dinosaur BBQ, ate too much hot sauce, drove back to school, realized that there was a state fair, went to the state fair, got disgusted at the huge amount of emo hs kids there, went home, complained about no internet until it started working again, posted about it on hc
Dusty Chalk Posted September 1, 2008 Report Posted September 1, 2008 Today I spent much less time being my kitty's personal Lazy Boy. Ate, drank, watched movies, and did a few load of laundries around all that.
bperboy Posted September 1, 2008 Report Posted September 1, 2008 Registered for all my classes. Got moved in a few days ago, been getting used to the campus this week.
grawk Posted September 2, 2008 Report Posted September 2, 2008 replaced my fuel filter and fuel pump relay. Ignition control module is next.
tyrion Posted September 2, 2008 Report Posted September 2, 2008 Started replacing the bolts for the hurricane shutters.
Knuckledragger Posted September 2, 2008 Report Posted September 2, 2008 Moved another 500-ish records out of my living room.
riceboy Posted September 2, 2008 Author Report Posted September 2, 2008 Played some friendly poker with some new and old friends yesterday evening. It was a blast as I don't get to play poker all that often. Today I just spent the day with the family. It was nice.
DigiPete Posted September 2, 2008 Report Posted September 2, 2008 Took the baby in for a check up (all's well), then soldered on the Pass Pearl Phono boards as far as I could go, considering there are missing parts. Just came back from dinner -- Panda Express
laxx Posted September 2, 2008 Report Posted September 2, 2008 Lost slightly shy of $1k at the casino. =[
JBLoudG20 Posted September 2, 2008 Report Posted September 2, 2008 Lost slightly shy of $1k at the casino. =[
laxx Posted September 2, 2008 Report Posted September 2, 2008 At Borgata in Atlantic City. My friends are making a real gambler out of me. =[ Oh well, if you can't afford to lose money, don't gamble.
JBLoudG20 Posted September 2, 2008 Report Posted September 2, 2008 My friends are making a real gambler loser out of me. =[ FTFY
laxx Posted September 2, 2008 Report Posted September 2, 2008 Eh, I don't equate all gamblers to losers. It's fun if you can control yourself.
JBLoudG20 Posted September 2, 2008 Report Posted September 2, 2008 Eh, I don't equate all gamblers to losers. It's fun if you can control yourself. I guess its all relative, but a loss of a grand, to me, isn't very controlled. But hey, its your money! I'm also not a fan of casinos, so I tend to view it in a negative light, so don't mind me.
n_maher Posted September 2, 2008 Report Posted September 2, 2008 Eh, I don't equate all gamblers to losers. It's fun if you can control yourself. Well, I guess I'd have to have a lot more $$ than I do now to blow a grand in one day and have absolutely nothing to show for it. Sure, you got some "entertainment" out of it but that's pretty expensive entertainment from where I sit.
JBLoudG20 Posted September 2, 2008 Report Posted September 2, 2008 Well, I guess I'd have to have a lot more $$ than I do now to blow a grand in one day and have absolutely nothing to show for it. Sure, you got some "entertainment" out of it but that's pretty expensive entertainment from where I sit. That is why I'm not a fan. My total amount of money lost at a casino is $100, and I didn't enjoy a single moment of it. Terrible way to spend my money.
laxx Posted September 2, 2008 Report Posted September 2, 2008 Yea, I understand that. I don't go often, something along the lines of under a handful of times a year. Moreso you win some and you lose some, and so far, I've only won until this past weekend. I also keep some cash at home which is just casino money (money I've won before) meant to be spent at the casino. In the long run (the few times I've gambled in the past two years), I'm still up, so I guess I don't really care that much this time. I'm not a gambler normally, so this is pretty out of the ordinary for me, but I'm comfortable with the loss and won't be going back for awhile. It also doesn't hurt that whenever I go, the gambler friends of mine pay for everything with their points (concerts, shows, meals, rooms, spa treatments), so I just chalked up this loss to paying for a few of the things we did on the weekend. I think I'd be alot more upset if all I did was gamble and lost money, but I'm taking the entire trip into account.
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