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Abagadro
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I bought myself a nice bottle of scotch, of which I have consumed roughly half this fine Xmas Eve.
EDIT: Aw crap, my kid is going to wake me up in three and a half hours.
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« Last Edit: December 25, 2016, 03:04:38 AM by Abagadro »
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"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
-H.L. Mencken
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Sir T
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My nephew got a "silly sausage" which proves that people are morons. Why do parents still give kids stuff with loud annoying voices and music to start squawking Christmas morning. And after receiving his big pile of loot, he started asking me had Uncle Sir T gotten anything for him.  I got a book and a jumper. Pretty decent presents for me. Happy Sol Invictus, heathens. |
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Chimpy
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I bought myself a nice bottle of scotch, of which I have consumed roughly half this fine Xmas Eve.
EDIT: Aw crap, my kid is going to wake me up in three and a half hours.
Tell him to go outside and play in the snow while you sleep for a couple more hours  Merry Christmas everyone. I shall be spending the entire day traveling. |
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I bought myself a nice bottle of scotch
I bought myself a bottle of Laphroaig and wrapped it under the tree...from Bart. Going to be my new xmas tradition. |
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Signe
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I bought myself a nice bottle of scotch
I bought myself a bottle of Laphroaig and wrapped it under the tree...from Bart. Going to be my new xmas tradition.  My sister's in laws called about an hour ago to announce they'd be coming for lunch instead of dinner.  There will be no food for lunch. |
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Trippy
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Chinese takeout is always an option. Or you can all just go to a Chinese restaurant though it might be crowded depending on how many Jewish and Chinese people live in the area.
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schild
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We're eating at a place called New Fortune for dinner.
They have a meal called Double Lobster.
Yea, it's two freshly fried lobsters prepared salt & pepper style with mucho jalepeno.
It'll probably be the best christmas meal I've ever had (we had Dim Sum yesterday though, which was great).
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HaemishM
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Yea, it's two freshly fried lobsters prepared salt & pepper style with mucho jalepeno. That's just happy in the pants territory right there. I have recently discovered the "salt & pepper style" seafood at our new local favorite Chinese restaurant. Their salt & pepper squid is literally one of the greatest meals I've ever had in my life. |
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Chimpy
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Wow, getting out of SLC this morning was nuts. Aesthetically I kinda felt like I was living in Die Hard 2. Plows just couldn't keep up with the snow at the airport.
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'Reality' is the only word in the language that should always be used in quotes.
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Strazos
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I woke up today and did nothing. Went and had dinner after playing some games. Then went out and wasted 25 minutes with a few guys waiting for people to not show up to play some hockey. I bought myself two nice hockey jerseys for when I'm back in the states. Fuck yo Christmas.  |
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Abagadro
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Wow, getting out of SLC this morning was nuts. Aesthetically I kinda felt like I was living in Die Hard 2. Plows just couldn't keep up with the snow at the airport.
Heh. Thought you made it out before the big storm hit. Glad you finally did. Officially the second most snow ever recorded on Christmas Day here and it is still coming down. |
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
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Chimpy
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Wow, getting out of SLC this morning was nuts. Aesthetically I kinda felt like I was living in Die Hard 2. Plows just couldn't keep up with the snow at the airport.
Heh. Thought you made it out before the big storm hit. Glad you finally did. Officially the second most snow ever recorded on Christmas Day here and it is still coming down. So much for the storm blowing past by morning like the forecasts I was reading said, heh. Was not delayed too badly, we couldn't board until almost departure time because the pilots were delayed getting to the airport from the hotel. Luckily my shuttle driver had a Ford Expedition and was only about fifteen minutes behind schedule picking me up. |
'Reality' is the only word in the language that should always be used in quotes.
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Merry Christmas, all. "Santa" (actually, the bad poker players in the area) brought the family a Minecraft edition of the XBone S, so I can play more FIFA  |
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Happy Day to all.
My six year old nephew declared he wanted Godzilla for Christmas this year. Nothing more specific than that. Since there are no recent movies, currently, Godzilla toys don't exist. The look on his face was more than worth the cost of giving a six year old an $80 collectible figure toy.
I got the gift card to Gourmet Warehouse I asked for. It's going to be a nightmare deciding what to use it on.
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apocrypha
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Planes? Shit, I'm terrified to get in my car now!
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8 hours on motorways today to spend Xmas with my mother-in-law, who lost her husband 18 months ago and has just had both hips replaced; Worth every minute of it, was great to see her.
Home again now with a rather nice glass of bourbon and 2 very cuddly cats.
Have a good one you lot.
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Merry christmas, guys. Hope it was a great one.
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Khaldun
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I wonder if my folks felt as tired and slightly depressed on Xmas as I do now. Because they seemed like they were having a good time with all of us.
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RhyssaFireheart
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Merry Christmas, all! Just woke up from a nap. I apparently bought the husband a new LEGO set (the arctic cat) and he spent the day putting it together. He got me a Fitbit Charge 2, which I've been wanting for ages. Otherwise, it's been nice and relaxing with no family around.
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Abagadro
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My mom gave me a sweater. But it is the Dude's. Good christmas.
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"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
-H.L. Mencken
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Abagadro
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Merry Christmas, all. "Santa" (actually, the bad poker players in the area) brought the family a Minecraft edition of the XBone S, so I can play more FIFA I love Fish Santa. |
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
-H.L. Mencken
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Sky
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I love my TV an' hug my TV an' call it 'George'.
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Got a pochade box, so there will be a lot of sad students at the Institute next semester (I usually give away my excess paint, now I can bring it home and use it).
After various family stuff we got back into town with enough time to tour the xmas lights and made it back just in time to catch The Hollow Crown, which is fucking amazing and probably the best thing that's ever been on tv.
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Nebu
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I love Fish Santa. I miss Fish Santa. #makeonlinepokerlegalintheUSAagain |
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I love Fish Santa. I miss Fish Santa. #makeonlinepokerlegalintheUSAagain Amen. Although online poker is about a trillion times harder than live, and several billion times tougher than it was in the heyday of 2003-2006. If it was legalized federally it might spark a new boom, but the experienced players are so good now that all the newbies would go broke damned quickly. |
When speaking of the MMOG industry, the glass may be half full, but it's full of urine. HaemishM
Always wear clean underwear because you never know when a Tory Government is going to fuck you.- Ironwood
Libertarians make fun of everyone because they can't see beyond the event horizons of their own assholes Surlyboi
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schild
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Started reading IT again last night.
What a fucking masterpiece.
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Torinak
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I love Fish Santa. I miss Fish Santa. #makeonlinepokerlegalintheUSAagain Amen. Although online poker is about a trillion times harder than live, and several billion times tougher than it was in the heyday of 2003-2006. If it was legalized federally it might spark a new boom, but the experienced players are so good now that all the newbies would go broke damned quickly. Aren't all the online poker sites dominated by (colluding) bots these days? It was apparently a big problem several years ago, and I don't think it's gotten any better... |
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I think the more reputable sites are ok. I would worry about anything US facing. Bodog has anonymous tables, which really has to make bot detection tough for the public.
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When speaking of the MMOG industry, the glass may be half full, but it's full of urine. HaemishM
Always wear clean underwear because you never know when a Tory Government is going to fuck you.- Ironwood
Libertarians make fun of everyone because they can't see beyond the event horizons of their own assholes Surlyboi
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Abagadro
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I don't know if it is all these celebrities dying, general dread at the upcoming Cheeto administration, or being the end of the year (combined with some general upset in the status quo of my life), but I am having a pretty significant sense of unease and fixation on my mortality. Every pang is an MI and every car I see is about to cross the median and hit me head on. It's really screwing with my head space right now.
Is this what a mid-life crisis feels like? Do I need to buy a wildly inappropriate red convertible sports car and try to find a 22 year old to bang?
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« Last Edit: December 28, 2016, 01:15:15 AM by Abagadro »
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"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
-H.L. Mencken
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Ironwood
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No. I'm feeling the same thing, mostly due to dead mate and bad liver. I did the midlife thing before. It ain't that.
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"Mr Soft Owl has Seen Some Shit." - Sun Tzu
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Strazos
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Do I need to buy a wildly inappropriate red convertible sports car and try to find a 22 year old to bang?
If you're not married, why wait? |
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Abagadro
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I am very much married.
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"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
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schild
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I am very much married.
Not sure that matters under the new administration. I think you get a four year hall pass. Im trying to figure out the new human ownership rules but the tax code is still byzantine. |
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I don't know if it is all these celebrities dying, general dread at the upcoming Cheeto administration, or being the end of the year (combined with some general upset in the status quo of my life), but I am having a pretty significant sense of unease and fixation on my mortality. Every pang is an MI and every car I see is about to cross the median and hit me head on. It's really screwing with my head space right now.
Is this what a mid-life crisis feels like? Do I need to buy a wildly inappropriate red convertible sports car and try to find a 22 year old to bang?
So I have this lung issue which adds to my anxiety... Basically when I was a kid (17), I tore my lung after a pretty bad elbow to the chest. About an hour later, I was in so much discomfort my mother took me to the ER. I was born with two air pockets sitting on top of my lungs which the doctor said was pretty common for a tall lanky kid that had a growth spurt in which the lungs didn't catch up to the cavity my chest created. Usually the pocket would be a nonissue unless something aggravated the lung tissue right below it. Xrays came back and showed my lung decompressed 8%. Not enough to punch a needle into my chest but enough to really scare the shit out of my mother. Doctor also said this would probably be an issue for life and that I was to watch for the symptoms. Funny part is the symptoms are sharp pain in the upper to mid chest, slight numbness in the left shoulder down to the elbow, and a shortness of breath. So now that I am in my 40s, I'm never sure if the pain is from this or a heart attack. Before I'd just sit down and it would pass... now I dunno what to do. |
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Nebu
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now I dunno what to do.
See a cardiologist and get a stress test and possibly angiography (with contrast). |
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Torinak
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A lot of us are at the age where it's pretty obvious we're not invincible like all kids think they are. Chronic health problems start showing up or have moved from "manageable" to "it's going to kill you sooner rather than later". Friends and loved ones are dying off at an ever-increasing rate. On top of that, it's pretty likely that our "golden years" are going to be filled with economic insecurity (as social programs are eliminated all over the world, and the global economy becomes less stable).
The inescapable conclusion that our kids are going to inherit a giant shit sandwich of a world robs us of what little comfort vicarious immortality can provide.
The next 20+ years of the Trump Family Dynasty has turned all of these up to 11.
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Strazos
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The next 20+ years of the Trump Family Dynasty has turned all of these up to 11.
For some reason, this made me imagine Trump appointing one of the Duck Dynasty people to head the Fish & Wildlife Service. |
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