The Syndicate

The making of Frances!

It looks like Frances could benefit from some back waxing!

But I'm pretty sure a lot of real badass dudes are also Bears.

I love Timmers avatar. Not sure hwat it means, but still love it!

@ epi - Based on the two pictures, I'm gonna say, gang signs or no, little epi is way more thug than the larger. Sorry - it's just more natural with him, wot with the jaunty way he wears his cap.

@ svs - I agree - timmer's avi is very striking and IDK what it means either.

also - some random. I'm drinking vodka and lemonaid in the Pink Floyd Coffee Mug splintsy sent me. It's of the Animals album cover. With the smoke stacks that remind me of Cleveburg. I find this to be a completely acceptable use of this mug.

oh also - more random - there is some srrs re-evaluation of my life going on right now. I'm holding out for the new GM to start at the store. I am giving him a bit of time to get settled - but once he comes in and I'm not working 50-60 hours a week, I'm using my extra time for job hunting. I've made no secret about that. But what kind of jobs I'm looking into.... well....let's just say I'm open to things I've not always been open to before. Maybe it's time for me to think about being in a classroom again. And now is the perfect time to start looking at what I need to do to be certified, and getting that all done before this school year is out - so that I can job hunt in the summer.

I still need to leave this job on good terms - it's the only job I've held in this state. I NEED the reference.

I'll keep you all posted as it becomes relevant . But I'm considering things I've not considered in a LONG time. And that's probably very good for me. Maybe - just maybe - I'm ready for a classroom again.

Bea, that's kind of REALLY exciting!! Sometimes in life, a little shake up does a body good. I look forward to hearing what you decide to pursue and how you decide to pursue it!

bea wrote:oh also - more random - there is some srrs re-evaluation of my life going on right now. I'm holding out for the new GM to start at the store. I am giving him a bit of time to get settled - but once he comes in and I'm not working 50-60 hours a week, I'm using my extra time for job hunting. I've made no secret about that. But what kind of jobs I'm looking into.... well....let's just say I'm open to things I've not always been open to before. Maybe it's time for me to think about being in a classroom again. And now is the perfect time to start looking at what I need to do to be certified, and getting that all done before this school year is out - so that I can job hunt in the summer.

I still need to leave this job on good terms - it's the only job I've held in this state. I NEED the reference.

I'll keep you all posted as it becomes relevant . But I'm considering things I've not considered in a LONG time. And that's probably very good for me. Maybe - just maybe - I'm ready for a classroom again.

You just made me so happy

Seriously. You needed to do this, but you also needed to come to this crossroads on your own steam. You can lead a teacher to the blackboard, but you can;t make them put down the pizza. Or something.

.....more vodka

Spacedaisy wrote:I absolutely MUST share a story with you all. Yesterday I was going to drop MP off at work and then go to work myself, and we could not find my keys. Now bear in mind, I am incredibly forgetful and lose things frequently, but this time I could not find them anywhere. Which can drive him crazy because he is way more organized than I am. MP was all like, we have to assign a place where you always put your keys, even if I have to out a big sign there that says KEYS!

We finally give up,and I use the spare keys to my car and steal his key to my apartment. Then he texts me that night, guess where the keys turned up?

IN HIS COAT POCKET!

Yep.

This is the BEST STORY EVER! Especially because I am a daisy and I'm married to an Alex... Lucky you, not once has it ever been his fault! YET!

bea wrote:oh also - more random - there is some srrs re-evaluation of my life going on right now. I'm holding out for the new GM to start at the store. I am giving him a bit of time to get settled - but once he comes in and I'm not working 50-60 hours a week, I'm using my extra time for job hunting. I've made no secret about that. But what kind of jobs I'm looking into.... well....let's just say I'm open to things I've not always been open to before. Maybe it's time for me to think about being in a classroom again. And now is the perfect time to start looking at what I need to do to be certified, and getting that all done before this school year is out - so that I can job hunt in the summer.

I still need to leave this job on good terms - it's the only job I've held in this state. I NEED the reference.

I'll keep you all posted as it becomes relevant . But I'm considering things I've not considered in a LONG time. And that's probably very good for me. Maybe - just maybe - I'm ready for a classroom again.

Good for you Bea! I'm proud and jealous of your actually doing it.

I'm coming to that point too. My boys are all getting to be school age (twins start kindergarten in Sept, and they just joined the soccer team!)... I live too far from work and work too far from home to make this work much longer. I'm torn on what to do, I love my job here, but I'm gonna miss too much there. On the other hand, jobs don't pay as much there as they do here. If we moved down here, I'd have to relocated the kids again. Poor Andrew already switched schools mid first grade... *sigh*

Lol, the day will come Kate, today will come. But remember to enjoy it as much as you can because it won't be long before you lose the high ground. The last time he was here we were repeating the same thing, searching for the keys,this time it seems I left them hanging in the lock. I can't harass him any more. *sigh* it was much too short lived.

Spacedaisy wrote:Lol, the day will come Kate, today will come. But remember to enjoy it as much as you can because it won't be long before you lose the high ground. The last time he was here we were repeating the same thing, searching for the keys,this time it seems I left them hanging in the lock. I can't harass him any more. *sigh* it was much too short lived.

bea wrote:oh also - more random - there is some srrs re-evaluation of my life going on right now. I'm holding out for the new GM to start at the store. I am giving him a bit of time to get settled - but once he comes in and I'm not working 50-60 hours a week, I'm using my extra time for job hunting. I've made no secret about that. But what kind of jobs I'm looking into.... well....let's just say I'm open to things I've not always been open to before. Maybe it's time for me to think about being in a classroom again. And now is the perfect time to start looking at what I need to do to be certified, and getting that all done before this school year is out - so that I can job hunt in the summer.

I still need to leave this job on good terms - it's the only job I've held in this state. I NEED the reference.

I'll keep you all posted as it becomes relevant . But I'm considering things I've not considered in a LONG time. And that's probably very good for me. Maybe - just maybe - I'm ready for a classroom again.

bea, I don't know how I missed this but I'm so glad you are going to job hunt! You will find something much more suited for your talents and energy. Whoop-ee for you!!

This probably isn't the right place for this question but where can I find the list of games and order in which they will be played?

Here you go, JC, it is in the Hosting Thread.

I'm the only person online and could totally post porn in every single thread and no one would stop me.

why didn't you? this is disappointing tbqh.

bea wrote:why didn't you? this is disappointing tbqh.

It was 2:40 in the morning and i was tipsy and tired. Also lazy.

I hate daylight savings...

I remembered it was daylight savings when I saw it was somehow 4 am already. -_-

A Person wrote:It was 2:40 in the morning and i was tipsy

You, tipsy?

Confession: I posted that statement about daylight savings to confirm if my iPad had automatically changed time. I have no normal clocks in my apartment, lol. Also, don't forget to change your time settings on the forums!

Epignosis wrote:

A Person wrote:It was 2:40 in the morning and i was tipsy

You, tipsy?

Yes, me.
Is it so hard to believe?

A Person wrote:

Epignosis wrote:

A Person wrote:It was 2:40 in the morning and i was tipsy

You, tipsy?

Yes, me.
Is it so hard to believe?

Yes, it's hard to believe. I thought you didn't drink? What did you have?

Epignosis wrote:

A Person wrote:

Epignosis wrote:

A Person wrote:It was 2:40 in the morning and i was tipsy

You, tipsy?

Yes, me.
Is it so hard to believe?

Yes, it's hard to believe. I thought you didn't drink? What did you have?

I generally don't drink because I can't afford it :P It was apple flavored rum, IIRC.

I can't afford to drink, but that doesn't stop me.

Watching the people across the street fight. Physically. Father and son shoving, yelling, and head butting.

My God, there are at least six people from the Sheriff's department across the street.

wth epi? That sounds crazy!

I am currently drinking the last of diggz's "Sam Adams 11th hour" beer. He said it tasted like red wine, but all I taste is stout and coffee....

I would love a stoli razz and seltzer right now.

bea wrote:
I am currently drinking the last of diggz's "Sam Adams 11th hour" beer. He said it tasted like red wine, but all I taste is stout and coffee....

Samuel Adams is my favorite brand of beer (although I am not crazy about their flagship Boston Lager- I mainly use that for cooking). I bought a cause of their summer sampler, and the Little White Rye (had it with apple butter pork chops and carrots) was amazing. It may be my second favorite Samuel Adams beer.

Do we need a DT?

S~V~S wrote:Do we need a DT?

I'm afraid I don't know the reference.

Drunk thread~ no editing allowed, lol. I made some of my best friends in the DT

I hate that some people think I am agressive. It is soooo disheartening to me. It literally has knocked the happiness out of me today because of it.
If my fun is agressive then maybe I need to not play or host games b/c agressive is deffo NOT the type of person I want to be labeled as. Irl I doubt there is anyone who would say I am agressive.

Agressive I hate the word.

Meh, i am not aggressive either irl, but i know i come across that way to those that do not know me. Don't worry about it Sweetness Sometimes people confuse "persistent" with aggressive, and newer players often don't realize that putting yourself out there to catch baddies is what a civvie is supposed to be doing.

That said, I remember how upset i have been in the past over that label. But it is just a label, not a truth, so don't let it suck the happiness from you

I think in mafia, aggressive has come to mean something it does not mean onthe real world. Someone who kind of plays a very vocal or opinionated game is considered aggressive in mafia, whereas in most other areas of life aggressive would mean belligerent or mean spirited. I highly doubt anyone considers the latter to apply to you at All my dear Roxy. Don't let it get you down, just consider the context. you are an awesome and fun player, games are not the same without you!

I agree with that. I definitely am pigeonholed as an "aggressive" mafia player but I wouldn't say I'm that way at all IRL, lol. It's kind of weird how that works.

xxoo <3 love you all!

Pfft. I'm definitely not aggressive in Mafia, but in real life I will beat the shit out of anyone.

Epignosis wrote:Pfft. I'm definitely not aggressive in Mafia, but in real life I will beat the shit out of anyone.

Lol.

i can't say i'm agressive in real life or in maiffa

tfw watching anime anmd eating cookesi

matt, you goober

no u

Please everyone aggressively sign up for RM Fantasy Baseball League

I am begging, we have 5 teams I think, and need 5 more. So far it is Reywas (league owner), Timmer, me, LT & Mike, plus a few committed but have not fully signed up yet.

I am begging, I have been looking forward to this for months and we are down to the wire~

http://forum.revolutionmafia.com/viewto ... 18#p179618

I'm tired of being a half-hearted gamer. I am awful for starting a video game and NEVER finishing it. I mean, my goodness, I got to the very end of Neverwinter Nights shortly after our first child was born (2007!) and never bothered finishing off the final foe. I don't even know why I never completed it. Here is a list of games I have started and never ever finished:

Bladur's Gate
Mechwarriors 4: Black Knight & Mercenaries
Morrowind
Oblivion
Icewind Dale
Samurai 2 Total War
Empire Total War
X-Men Legends 2
Gangsters 2
Siege of Avalon
Halo

I am sure there are plenty more. Granted, having children has significantly limited my time with computer gaming, but with my son being a 5-year-old little gamer, we've been able to spend time together (he loves watching me play pretty much ANYTHING).

I don't have any plans to go through all of those games listed above, but when the school year has ended, I'm going to play through many of them.

That said, I bought several games through GOG (excellent site for cheap games, including many classics. I highly recommend Lord of the Realms 2).

I am about to start going through the Fallout series. I've never played a Fallout game before, so I'm going to start with 1, then 2, then Tactics and so forth. And I am going to get through them, darn it!

I also bought The Witcher and Divinity II, both of which seem quite promising.

1) DT - I thought every thread was the DT. *shrug* (and yes, there were many many many good times in that thread. At least - I have foggy memories of many many good times. um...I think? )

2) re: "aggressive playing." - If only given the words aggressive and passive, then yes, rox, more times than not I'd describe you as an aggressive player. That said - I think Daisy is spot on correct. The words we are looking for are "vocal" and "persistent." Not aggressive. In that context tend to think of aggressive players being more like say a wabbit - or a tranq - or a chris. - Not you. It works for them, but yea. It's totes not your style. I like your style and lots of other people do too. We would be worse for the wear without you.

3) Epi's gaming - My sweetie likes the fallout games. He's played them all. I hear great things about skyim too. I am not a gamer so every birthday and christmas I have to harass the people at game stop with "What should I buy him?!?!" I feel badly for that, but they've been pretty helpful.

Gilliganista posted this in the Scribe's Lounge over on HV.

It rather touched me so I'm sharing it here.

http://www.flickspire.com/m/LifeSecrets ... w.facebook

tl;dr -- is this the shred?