Random~

#3951

I just moved to within a few minutes of the Canadian border and also like sandwiches.

#3952

I went to Toronto last week for a day trip and had a swell time crossing back in. The guy at the border was taking about 6 minutes per car while the line to the right just zipped by. Five cars in front and that adds up. Finally when I was next in line, the guy goes off to vet somebody’s trunk or something ... and then his replacement proceeded to ask me 3 questions, then let me in, over a grand total of 25 seconds.

#3953

I’ve found that border crossing is entirely dependent on the attitude of particular guards. I’ve had one experience of an overzealous guard who spent a couple of minutes grilling everybody individually. That line moved painfully slow and we quickly figured out why when we got to the front of it. I’ve had others who ask a handful of questions but go through them quickly. I’ve had others who just ask the bare essentials and wish me a good day after only about 30 seconds.

#3954

I can't leave the country except by airport - the idea of a border crossing in a car is utterly foreign to me.

#3955

Golden wrote: ↑Tue Aug 28, 2018 3:20 pm I can't leave the country except by airport - the idea of a border crossing in a car is utterly foreign to me.

Why not by boat?

#3956

G-Man wrote: ↑Tue Aug 28, 2018 6:47 pm
Golden wrote: ↑Tue Aug 28, 2018 3:20 pm I can't leave the country except by airport - the idea of a border crossing in a car is utterly foreign to me.
Why not by boat?

WHY NOT BY HORSE AND BUGGY!?

#3957

Sloonei wrote: ↑Tue Aug 28, 2018 8:20 pm
G-Man wrote: ↑Tue Aug 28, 2018 6:47 pm
Golden wrote: ↑Tue Aug 28, 2018 3:20 pm I can't leave the country except by airport - the idea of a border crossing in a car is utterly foreign to me.
Why not by boat?
WHY NOT BY SEAHORSE AND BUGGY!?

Fixed.

**http://www.last.fm/user/nutella23** · #3958

The horse and rider thrown into the sea

#3959

Ride a dolphin to Australia, Golden.

**http://www.last.fm/user/nutella23** · #3960

Sloonei wrote: ↑Tue Aug 28, 2018 8:28 pm Ride a dolphin to Australia, Golden.

The Whale Rider is a great movie set in NZ! (It was a book too actually I vaguely remember reading it when the movie came out)

#3961

I am the whale rider and a very happily married man.

#3962

nutella wrote: ↑Tue Aug 28, 2018 8:34 pm
Sloonei wrote: ↑Tue Aug 28, 2018 8:28 pm Ride a dolphin to Australia, Golden.
The Whale Rider is a great movie set in NZ! (It was a book too actually I vaguely remember reading it when the movie came out)

I’m impressed.

I had to read it in fifth form English which is I dunno what to you Americans but I was about 15

#3963

Tenth grade.

**http://www.last.fm/user/nutella23** · #3964

I was eight or nine (when the movie came out and I read it soon after I think. maybe it was a bit later though.)

#3965

I deleted my social media and now I'm super bored, so I'm gonna start posting here and really fuck it all up for you guys. I'm not sorry.

**http://www.last.fm/user/nutella23** · #3966

Enrique wrote: ↑Sun Sep 02, 2018 2:38 am I deleted my social media and now I'm super bored, so I'm gonna start posting here and really fuck it all up for you guys. I'm not sorry.

#3967

I think I had just started watching Twin Peaks the week or so that Arnold Palmer died. A lot of asking people who killed him. A lot of dumb laughs.

hey Emma what's up

**http://www.last.fm/user/nutella23** · #3968

eh not much. brave of you to delete the sosh meeds.

#3969

For a few sites I just did the same thing that has kept me from using tumblr the last [however long it's been]... I forgot my password so I just logged out, lol.

This semester I start work on my thesis but I'm too stupid and anxious about how I spend my time online.

**http://www.last.fm/user/nutella23** · #3970

ahh real. I spent way too much time on tumblr when I was thesising :\ gl!! is it related to the fieldwork you did?

#3971

Right now it is, though tbh I'm doing it more bc it would kill me to waste it than because I'm long-term passionate for it... I already got so much research done basically, but I'd still drop it for something better if the opportunity showed up.

**http://www.last.fm/user/nutella23** · #3972

Makes sense, I based my topic on summer research and pretty much regretted it/wasn't really that interested in it and wished I'd chosen a different direction, lol oh well but it turned out fine anyway. I'm sure yours will go great whichever way you go

#3973

So...

Long shot, but is anyone here interested in beta reading a draft of a novel? It's about a teenage illusionist with a god complex.

#3974

No thanks.

I've already read DharmaHelper's diary.

#3975

[mention]Epignosis[/mention] you don't have to quote this post in your response but I want to hear how you liked your trip! You can post it in any thread you want just alert me!

#3976

Epignosis wrote: ↑Mon Sep 10, 2018 10:57 pm No thanks.

I've already read DharmaHelper's diary.

#3977

I'm working up to it, juliets.

Right now, we're sort of battening down the hatches.

#3978

Epignosis wrote: ↑Tue Sep 11, 2018 7:07 pm I'm working up to it, juliets.

Right now, we're sort of battening down the hatches.

Yes, I put a bunch of things in discord that our tropical expert here in Tampa listed in an article yesterday. Good tips about storing water and stuff. Wish I could publish them all. Your biggest issue will probably be losing power (I hope, I'm thinking you guys are on higher ground). Good luck I'll be thinking about you.

#3979

So about the trip:

Our visit to NJ and Manhattan was far more educational than I expected. I learned a college class worth of history, architecture, and presidential mysteries. Our second tour guide was part stand-up comic, part history professor (I did exchange the favor by giving him an art lesson on a structure that had always perplexed him), but he was top-notch.

Small sample size, sure, but avoid the fancy expensive restaurants there. They aren't very good, the service sucks, and the experience is costly. Instead, opt for the cheap hole-in-the-wall places. Dear God, these are people who have mastered their crafts! In a fancy place, I got soggy fried chicken smothered with a heavy handed sauce and linguine (really?). In the shit hole pizza place, I had two slices ($2.50 a slice!) of the best thin-crust pizza I think I've ever had, made by a guy who barely spoke English, but knew the language of deliciousness.

Speaking of languages, I heard more foreign languages than English. You can people watch all you want. Forget understanding a word they're saying.

The smells of the city are just as diverse. One moment you smell glorious cuisines; the next, it's something that's already been digested. The wind blows a lot.

We didn't get to make it to Central Park because of a fucking Labor Day parade (a week after Labor Day), but a student informed me today that Central Park isn't anything to write home about, so I'll take her word for it and feel okay that we missed out on it.

Times Square is a great place to go to buy things and get trampled.

Speaking of Times Square, the New Years ball doesn't actually drop to the bottom of the pole. It stops sooner because Toshiba wanted more ad space. I saw the ball and it wasn't even close to the bottom of the pole. More lies our media feeds to us. Also, Walgreens is the only tenant in that particular building.

The welcome party was lovely. The first person I met was from Orlando (my wife's home town), and the second person I met was from my home town, so that was weird. The food was good and there was an open bar, so I had a good time.

The least favorite part of my trip, I am sorry to say, was the football watch party the next day. The food was great, and the open bar was in constant demand by yours truly (staffed by the greatest bar staff I have ever witnessed- 45 seconds tops to be served), but the place was miserably crowded and loud. We were at a table full of insufferable Browns fans (made all the more insufferable by overtime...which ended in a tie

). We met Brandon Jacobs and Tiki Barber and got autographs and pictures. The Carolina game was boring. Three of my players got injured, so I didn't win any money. I met a guy from Toronto who was in charge of placing signs for the event and he informed me that he hates "fucking Rush." So I met the the Canadian version of The Dude.

Despite the parking garage being across the street from the hotel (it cost $102 to park for the weekend, by the way), it took me ten minutes to get from the garage to the hotel.

You could not pay me to live there.

But you could pay me to visit.

#3980

Just play the new Spiderman game and swing by Central Park

#3981

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:17 pm Just play the new Spiderman game and swing by Central Park

In Florida, I saw a billboard for an erectile dysfunction drug.

The reverse of that same billboard showed Spider-Man (ad for Universal Studios), and said "SWING INTO A NEW ADVENTURE!"

#3982

Epignosis wrote: ↑Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:20 pm
DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:17 pm Just play the new Spiderman game and swing by Central Park
In Florida, I saw a billboard for an erectile dysfunction drug.

The reverse of that same billboard showed Spider-Man (ad for Universal Studios), and said "SWING INTO A NEW ADVENTURE!"

Just watch where you spray that web.

#3983

Epignosis wrote: ↑Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:00 pm So about the trip:

Our visit to NJ and Manhattan was far more educational than I expected. I learned a college class worth of history, architecture, and presidential mysteries. Our second tour guide was part stand-up comic, part history professor (I did exchange the favor by giving him an art lesson on a structure that had always perplexed him), but he was top-notch.

Small sample size, sure, but avoid the fancy expensive restaurants there. They aren't very good, the service sucks, and the experience is costly. Instead, opt for the cheap hole-in-the-wall places. Dear God, these are people who have mastered their crafts! In a fancy place, I got soggy fried chicken smothered with a heavy handed sauce and linguine (really?). In the shit hole pizza place, I had two slices ($2.50 a slice!) of the best thin-crust pizza I think I've ever had, made by a guy who barely spoke English, but knew the language of deliciousness.

Speaking of languages, I heard more foreign languages than English. You can people watch all you want. Forget understanding a word they're saying.

The smells of the city are just as diverse. One moment you smell glorious cuisines; the next, it's something that's already been digested. The wind blows a lot.

We didn't get to make it to Central Park because of a fucking Labor Day parade (a week after Labor Day), but a student informed me today that Central Park isn't anything to write home about, so I'll take her word for it and feel okay that we missed out on it.

Times Square is a great place to go to buy things and get trampled.

Speaking of Times Square, the New Years ball doesn't actually drop to the bottom of the pole. It stops sooner because Toshiba wanted more ad space. I saw the ball and it wasn't even close to the bottom of the pole. More lies our media feeds to us. Also, Walgreens is the only tenant in that particular building.

The welcome party was lovely. The first person I met was from Orlando (my wife's home town), and the second person I met was from my home town, so that was weird. The food was good and there was an open bar, so I had a good time.

The least favorite part of my trip, I am sorry to say, was the football watch party the next day. The food was great, and the open bar was in constant demand by yours truly (staffed by the greatest bar staff I have ever witnessed- 45 seconds tops to be served), but the place was miserably crowded and loud. We were at a table full of insufferable Browns fans (made all the more insufferable by overtime...which ended in a tie ). We met Brandon Jacobs and Tiki Barber and got autographs and pictures. The Carolina game was boring. Three of my players got injured, so I didn't win any money. I met a guy from Toronto who was in charge of placing signs for the event and he informed me that he hates "fucking Rush." So I met the the Canadian version of The Dude.

Despite the parking garage being across the street from the hotel (it cost $102 to park for the weekend, by the way), it took me ten minutes to get from the garage to the hotel.

You could not pay me to live there.

But you could pay me to visit.

I'm really glad you got to see a smattering of the city, and I heard from Elo you went to the observation deck at the new World Trade Center (whatever it is called). And I agree with your student - the most remarkable feature of Central Park is it is so big in a city of tall buildings. You didn't miss a thing. I hope you are able to go back sooner rather than later. Try Christmas time when all the store windows and the city is decorated and the winter wind whistles down those "building alleys". Such a beautiful time.

#3984

We want to go when the kids are teenagers.

And there is no way in hell the lady of the house would dare set foot in NYC in under 60F weather.

#3985

Epignosis wrote: ↑Thu Sep 13, 2018 9:38 am We want to go when the kids are teenagers.

And there is no way in hell the lady of the house would dare set foot in NYC in under 60F weather.

LOL! That's too bad , the city is magical at Christmas time. But more like in the 40's.

#3986

So anyway.

Me and Aces are going to New Orleans next July to do a LARP game over there that's heavily inspired by Victorian sort of magic and Gothic Horror and stuff

And so I've been putting together my costume for a few months and today I made some pretty good progress on that front. I'm particularly happy with it. Got a nice shirt/vest combo. Waiting on a few things in the mail but once they get here I should be set.

#3987

I'd be interested in seeing what you come up with.

Though I acted a long time ago, I never got into the live-action RPG thing. I do like seeing the costumes though.

#3988

Epignosis wrote: ↑Sun Sep 16, 2018 5:28 pm I'd be interested in seeing what you come up with.

Though I acted a long time ago, I never got into the live-action RPG thing. I do like seeing the costumes though.

Yo I'll try to take as many pictures as I can in July, and I'll for sure do some costume pictures once everything gets here this week.

#3989

Can you talk Aces into doing likewise?

#3990

Epignosis wrote: ↑Sun Sep 16, 2018 5:43 pm Can you talk Aces into doing likewise?

Probably not RE: Costume pictures, but probably RE: New Orleans pictures lol.

#3991

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Sun Sep 16, 2018 5:44 pm
Epignosis wrote: ↑Sun Sep 16, 2018 5:43 pm Can you talk Aces into doing likewise?
Probably not RE: Costume pictures, but probably RE: New Orleans pictures lol.

Got it.

#3992

So I finally got invited to a real life job interview, after a year (I had done a few internet ones). And it's at the big aircraft manufacturer of my country, so it's a good one.

Not sure if I'll get in since there seems to be some competition, but it feels good, man. I was starting to feel like I was unemployable.

It will be tuesday, only two days after I do that exam for a public job I mentioned on Discord, in a completely different city, so that will be 5 days of travelling starting from tomorrow. It's okay though, this makes me feel more alive.

#3993

Dragon D. Luffy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 21, 2018 8:20 pm So I finally got invited to a real life job interview, after a year (I had done a few internet ones). And it's at the big aircraft manufacturer of my country, so it's a good one.

Not sure if I'll get in since there seems to be some competition, but it feels good, man. I was starting to feel like I was unemployable.

It will be tuesday, only two days after I do that exam for a public job I mentioned on Discord, in a completely different city, so that will be 5 days of travelling starting from tomorrow. It's okay though, this makes me feel more alive.

#3994

So... the job interview went pretty well. There were 10 candidates for 1 job. After the first round of interviews, 5 were eliminated. I went with the other 4 to the second round.

I'm not sure if I got in, but the guy who interviewed me seemed to like me a lot. He said I could work in any sector of the company and that if I'm not hired, he's going to spread my resume among other bosses to see if anyone can hire me.

It may or may not work, but this kind of thing makes me feel optimistic.

#3995

I don't think there are many more encouraging scenarios than that. Well done.

#3996

Yeah [mention]Dragon D. Luffy[/mention] that sounds very encouraging. Glad they liked you and I'm very hopeful for you.

#3997

Thanks guys.

#3998

I have been teaching for ten years.

Today I got a walk-through observation from an administrator, my first of this school year.

Today, after ten years of teaching, I have received a piece of criticism that I have never before received, and would wager that, if I taught for another hundred, I would never receive again.

It must be the key to unlocking my fullest potential as a teacher. It can't possibly be anything else.

Do you want to know what it is?

Here it is:

I am inefficient at handing back students' papers.

That's it, folks.

Someone who makes a lot more money than I do dropped that pearl of teaching wisdom on me this afternoon in an email.

To be clear, the issue is not that I wait too long to give back student work (which is a criticism I'd own, because I do find myself behind with grading).

It's that I am physically too fucking slow when I hand students back their graded work.

I am a turtle.

I am the Shizo Kanakuri of returning student work (look him up).

Your grandma could hand back papers faster than me.

I want to respond, but I fear the administrator will have retired and died before I successfully hit the "send" button.

Maybe I could say, "I used to be able to hand out papers like you, but then I took an arrow to the knee."

Nope.

No.

I refuse to accept this.

I am going to write back:

"Fuck you. I quit. The United States Postal Service just hired me."

#3999

Epignosis wrote: ↑Tue Oct 02, 2018 5:30 pm I have been teaching for ten years.

Today I got a walk-through observation from an administrator, my first of this school year.

Today, after ten years of teaching, I have received a piece of criticism that I have never before received, and would wager that, if I taught for another hundred, I would never receive again.

It must be the key to unlocking my fullest potential as a teacher. It can't possibly be anything else.

Do you want to know what it is?

Here it is:

I am inefficient at handing back students' papers.

That's it, folks.

Someone who makes a lot more money than I do dropped that pearl of teaching wisdom on me this afternoon in an email.

To be clear, the issue is not that I wait too long to give back student work (which is a criticism I'd own, because I do find myself behind with grading).

It's that I am physically too fucking slow when I hand students back their graded work.

I am a turtle.

I am the Shizo Kanakuri of returning student work (look him up).

Your grandma could hand back papers faster than me.

I want to respond, but I fear the administrator will have retired and died before I successfully hit the "send" button.

Maybe I could say, "I used to be able to hand out papers like you, but then I took an arrow to the knee."

Nope.

No.

I refuse to accept this.

I am going to write back:

"Fuck you. I quit. The United States Postal Service just hired me."

Easy fix

"Who wants to hand back these papers?"

#4000

One of my old HS teachers had an intake/outtake system. Kinda dumb in retrospect but basically a bin for each period with graded work stapled together or w/e.