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#3601

Eloh is downstairs having a consultation with a customer who wants to get her son a "titty cake" for his 21st.

#3602

Epignosis wrote: ↑Sat Aug 12, 2017 3:22 pm Eloh is downstairs having a consultation with a customer who wants to get her son a "titty cake" for his 21st.

O wow. Is she going to do it? And a mom wants to get it for her son? That seems a little...odd.

#3603

juliets wrote: ↑Sat Aug 12, 2017 3:56 pm
Epignosis wrote: ↑Sat Aug 12, 2017 3:22 pm Eloh is downstairs having a consultation with a customer who wants to get her son a "titty cake" for his 21st.
O wow. Is she going to do it? And a mom wants to get it for her son? That seems a little...odd.

Yep. It was a thing to hear.

#3604

Epignosis wrote: ↑Sat Aug 12, 2017 3:58 pm
juliets wrote: ↑Sat Aug 12, 2017 3:56 pm
Epignosis wrote: ↑Sat Aug 12, 2017 3:22 pm Eloh is downstairs having a consultation with a customer who wants to get her son a "titty cake" for his 21st.
O wow. Is she going to do it? And a mom wants to get it for her son? That seems a little...odd.
Yep. It was a thing to hear.

'

Gotta get that titty jiggle just right.

#3605

Anybody here who lives in the states ever done a power of attorney? If so, did you use legal zoom or an attorney or something else?

#3606

Jay passed the Turing test.

#3607

There is a Mafia game happening on the website rateyourmusic.com.

Link -- please don't post in the thread without first getting permission from the moderator (host) MrMungbean.

[mention]Sloonei[/mention]
[mention]MacDougall[/mention]

#3608

Golden wrote: ↑Wed Aug 16, 2017 1:38 am Jay passed the Turing test.

I was built only by the most qualified engineers.

#3609

I finally was able to get the header banner up! It was a collaborative work between [mention]Long Con[/mention] and I. Frankly, he made it amazing so I want to thank him for his work!

#3610

That was the coolest thing today, to come on to the site and see the header! Awesome!

#3611

Long Con, Daisy, ya done good. Ya done real good.

#3612

We're finally starting to look like an updated version of ourselves again... lol. Once I figured out how to do it I felt silly that it took me as long as it did. Oh well, live and learn. This is definitely a process for me.

#3613

That banner is 90% Spacedaisy's child - I just took a near-finished piece and slicked it up a bit!

#3614

I just spent 30 minutes waiting for water to boil only to realize I never turned the dial on the stove.

#3615

Golden wrote: ↑Wed Aug 16, 2017 1:38 am Jay passed the Turing test.

**http://www.last.fm/user/nutella23** · #3616

Spacedaisy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 17, 2017 5:57 pm I finally was able to get the header banner up! It was a collaborative work between @Long Con and I. Frankly, he made it amazing so I want to thank him for his work!

Ooooooooohhh ahhh it looks awesome

#3617

Epignosis wrote: ↑Thu Aug 17, 2017 11:35 pm
Golden wrote: ↑Wed Aug 16, 2017 1:38 am Jay passed the Turing test.

OK, so he hasn't been perfected yet, but any robot could make that mistake with the stove.

#3618

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Thu Aug 17, 2017 1:46 pm There is a Mafia game happening on the website rateyourmusic.com.

Link -- please don't post in the thread without first getting permission from the moderator (host) MrMungbean.

@Sloonei
@MacDougall

That player list is vintage.

#3619

For those who don't know, Simon is autistic.

Or something like that. Autism is a funny spectrum.

Today he hurt his sister accidentally and then laughed at her when she yelled at him.

We, being the parents we are, laid into him about that sort of behavior. I was ready to take away privileges.

After spending almost half an hour with him, I finally understood why Simon was laughing.

He wasn't laughing at his sister- it was just that her yelling at him reminded him of a character from a recent show he saw on Netflix in which a female character yells at things and is apparently really, really funny.

Even when we mentioned the show to his sister (who was still half in tears), she started laughing.

I didn't punish him.

++++

In a related story, we are in the midst of a game of Risk.

After half the competitors went to bed, I showed Simon a live performance of "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears, a song he likes. I figured he'd like to see the players behind the song.

He said, "They're just copying what we're trying to do tonight. Copycats."

Hmm?

It took me a moment.

Everybody wants to rule the world.

Risk.

I love the way this kid thinks.

Ten years old, and I'm only beginning to unravel his process.

Maybe everybody wants to rule the world.

I just want to understand his.

#3620

Epi, that was lovely, seriously. Thank you for sharing that.

#3621

Epignosis wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2017 9:16 pm ++++

In a related story, we are in the midst of a game of Risk.

After half the competitors went to bed, I showed Simon a live performance of "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears, a song he likes. I figured he'd like to see the players behind the song.

He said, "They're just copying what we're trying to do tonight. Copycats."

Hmm?

It took me a moment.

Everybody wants to rule the world.

Risk.

I love the way this kid thinks.

Ten years old, and I'm only beginning to unravel his process.

Maybe everybody wants to rule the world.

I just want to understand his.

Amazeballs.

#3622

Is there anyone besides Nutella thats in the 100% eclipse zone? Marmot maybe?

**http://www.last.fm/user/nutella23** · #3623

I'm really just in 99%, which is apparently significantly less impressive than full totality. I forget where exactly in Oregon Marmot lives but he might be in the actual 100% band, not sure.

#3624

nutella wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2017 8:40 pm I'm really just in 99%, which is apparently significantly less impressive than full totality. I forget where exactly in Oregon Marmot lives but he might be in the actual 100% band, not sure.

I'm in Eugene, but I camped out with some friends last night, and we hiked up a little mountain to witness it at 100% totality. 2 whole minutes of darkness!!! And you could stare at the sun (or more accurately the moon) the whole time. Wicked awesome!

And being on top of a mountain, we could see the shadow come and go. We could also see Mt. Hood off in the distance lit up in the sun. The hype was very much warranted.

#3625

The street lights came on for a minute here, and some crickets chirped. That was about it. And I'm in NC.

4% of the sun is pretty bright.

#3626

Two days back and I'm ready to throw my hands up.

Our county leadership is so results oriented they can't recognize a good process when they see one.

#3627

What happened Epi?

#3628

Epignosis wrote: ↑Tue Aug 22, 2017 10:58 pm Two days back and I'm ready to throw my hands up.

Our county leadership is so results oriented they can't recognize a good process when they see one.

juliets wrote: ↑Wed Aug 23, 2017 6:45 am What happened Epi?

In a nutshell:

They told us not to teach grammar because it isn't tested by the state.

You know what does test grammar?

The ACT.

Th ACT scores tanked last year.

Well duh.

So now if we don't get ACT scores up, we're in trouble.

It's the usual bullshit.

#3629

Well... Harvey is coming. I didn't go grocery shopping earlier today or yesterday so we're kind of flying by the seat of our pants. Hope we don't lose power, but it's a definite chance. They are calling for somewhere between 10-20 inches of rain here in San Antonio. Insane. Glad we have a second floor apartment right about now. Ugh...

#3630

Spacedaisy wrote: ↑Fri Aug 25, 2017 2:57 am Well... Harvey is coming. I didn't go grocery shopping earlier today or yesterday so we're kind of flying by the seat of our pants. Hope we don't lose power, but it's a definite chance. They are calling for somewhere between 10-20 inches of rain here in San Antonio. Insane. Glad we have a second floor apartment right about now. Ugh...

Good luck! Hurricanes suck. Our local rugby team is called the Hurricanes because of how famous we are for storms with strong wind, but really Hurricanes are the pits. I hope Texas weathers it well.

#3631

Good lucky Daisy. I am so glad it's not coming my way with the shape my husband is in but I'm sorry its coming your way. Stay safe!

Epi, that is just asinine. First, just the whole concept of not teaching grammar at all - dang, do we want people growing up and using dang in sentences? And secondly, that they didn't think through the more immediate consequences of the ACT. If I were an ACT taker I would be pissed that I didn't learn what I was supposed to to score well on the test that would help me get into college. And I suppose this is all the teachers fault that the scores went down. smh

#3632

How on bloody Earth is "not teaching grammar" even supposed to be a school (or state?) regulation?

===

I have been introduced to the activity of Catan while on a brief holiday with friends. I have suffered defeat on my first attempt to the only friend who knew how to play beforehand out of our party of five.

There was no second opportunity to play on subsequent evenings.

How will I now be able to claim my revenge?

I demand satisfaction.

#3633

[mention]Epignosis[/mention], what type of mic do you use? I know it's more for singing / recording music / winning Vocaroo mafia, but just asking.

Same question for anyone else into vlogging, podcasting, gaming, voice chatting etc.

#3634

My main microphone is a MXL 880. My secondary microphone is a Shure SM58.

#3635

Epignosis wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2017 11:06 pm
Epignosis wrote: ↑Tue Aug 22, 2017 10:58 pm Two days back and I'm ready to throw my hands up.

Our county leadership is so results oriented they can't recognize a good process when they see one.

juliets wrote: ↑Wed Aug 23, 2017 6:45 am What happened Epi?
In a nutshell:

They told us not to teach grammar because it isn't tested by the state.

You know what does tests grammar?

The ACT.

Th ACT scores tanked last year.

Well duh.

So now if we don't get ACT scores up, we're in trouble.

It's the usual bullshit.

Ehem.

It's actually "You know what don't teach grammar?"

Ain't they teach you that in fancypants school?

#3636

Just had my farewell at work.

After 10 years, it's impossible for me not to be a little nostalgic and wistful. It was a really nice moment but I'll miss this place, even though I'm looking forward to the next one.

#3637

Good luck in your new job Golden!

#3638

My commute isn't long, so I only got hear a few songs, but...

The radio display in the car was advertising a number people can call to send money to Harvey victims.

The musical selections during this stretch seemed to me increasingly...troll-like.

"I Can See for Miles" by...not The Who, but Styx (named after the river of the dead)

"The Rain Song" by Led Zeppelin.

Followed by "Born on the Bayou" by CCR.

#3639

Looks like we're in for Irma here on the west coast of Florida. Already made reservations at a hotel in case the power goes out since my husband has to have electricity for his heart life vest. Dreading this.

#3640

I just put my oldest little girl on the school bus a few minutes ago. She's going to do just fine in Kindergarten.

The little boy she shares the bus stop with might be another story. As soon as the bus pulled up, he took off running the other direction!

Knowing his mother and father, I bet he'll get quite the earful while they drive him into school on the first day.

#3641

juliets wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2017 8:16 am Looks like we're in for Irma here on the west coast of Florida. Already made reservations at a hotel in case the power goes out since my husband has to have electricity for his heart life vest. Dreading this.

Hoping for good fortunes, juliets. Any idea how much of an impact it's set to make in the state? Anyway, I'm thoroughly convinced you have everything planned out, in case of emergency.

#3642

Ricochet wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2017 6:48 pm
juliets wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2017 8:16 am Looks like we're in for Irma here on the west coast of Florida. Already made reservations at a hotel in case the power goes out since my husband has to have electricity for his heart life vest. Dreading this.
Hoping for good fortunes, juliets. Any idea how much of an impact it's set to make in the state? Anyway, I'm thoroughly convinced you have everything planned out, in case of emergency.

Well, they are pretty sure it's going to make a direct hit on Florida it's just a matter of where. It seems to be shifting north which is good for us but not good for people on the east coast. And lol you are right, I have it as planned out as I can given all the uncertainty.

#3643

I have not been around for a while, but I just wanted to say Hello/Hi

#3644

hi :o

#3645

OH MY GOD UNFURL!!!!!

#3646

unfurl wrote: ↑Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:05 pm I have not been around for a while, but I just wanted to say Hello/Hi

#3647

Hi Ricochet
Hi Juliets, I saw above that you live in that Florida, Ihope everyting goes well
Hi G-Man

#3648

Hello, unfurl!!! :yay:

#3649

I have invented a board game prototype.

Our family played it tonight. I'd say it's good stuff.

It's a sci-fi game that can be as cooperative or as competitive as you like depending on the number of players you have.

We have 5 players, so we ran a 4 vs 1. We only got 30 minutes in due to bedtimes, but so far, I think it's great.

#3650

:o I'd buy it sight unseen!

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