Useless Conversation

[Sky]

I actually had a part-time librarian I never work with tell me that at a meeting. First time in ten years!

[Ingmar]

In shocking news, nobody got me anything.

[proudft]

Not even any spam?

[Samwise]

I've been entertaining the idea of joining E Clampus Vitus.

You're going to need a bigger beard.

Do you know any Clampers?  I'd be very interested in hearing more about 'em if you do; I've only read about them on the Internets.

[Ironwood]

And that's me.  All done.

Kicking the dust off my sandals.

[Murgos]

And that's me.  All done.

Kicking the dust off my sandals.

Going to go walk the earth like Cain from Kung-Fu?

[WayAbvPar]

What you mean, walk the earth?

[Ingmar]

I've been entertaining the idea of joining E Clampus Vitus.

You're going to need a bigger beard.

Do you know any Clampers?  I'd be very interested in hearing more about 'em if you do; I've only read about them on the Internets.

I think my mom might know a couple of the Nevada County Clampers. My experience with them is mostly "a bunch of beardy old guys who drink a lot."

[bhodi]

What you mean, walk the earth?

You know, meet people, get into adventures.

[Segoris]

I think my mom might know a couple of the Nevada County Clampers. My experience with them is mostly "a bunch of beardy old guys who drink a lot."

Color me interested. I fit the criteria.

What you mean, walk the earth?

[Ironwood]

I think that might be a bad strategy for me.  They could follow my wanderings by the trail of dead hookers, for a start.

[WayAbvPar]

Just arrange for the bodies to be discovered in non-chronological order to throw them off the scent.

[tazelbain]

The proper thing to do is leave them in a subtle pattern so you play cat and mouse with genius but socially awkward detective.

[RhyssaFireheart]

I just set up a job interview for next week by text message.  It's for a community admin and social media person, so I find the method rather appropriate.

[Selby]

At least they didn't require you mail the application in or fax it, right?

[Engels]

If a job doesn't ask for a memeograph, I'm out.

[RhyssaFireheart]

At least they didn't require you mail the application in or fax it, right?

I actually had a job recently that required either snail mail or dropping the resume off in person.  For a web content creator position.   

[Yegolev]

And a happy SysAdmin day to all of you other SysAdmins out there.   

lolwut

We get a day?  Let me tell you what is going on with Sys-fucking-admin Day.  I have posted 80 hours this week due to the incompetence of "managers" and am officially burned out.  I'm just about at BOFH level, seriously.  I'm being outright rude to motherfuckers.  I mean, I am FLATTERED that they all consider me the God-King of IT around here but the fucking God-King could use a few hours of rest and maybe some sex.  I think within the next seven days I will use the following choice words/phrases in a conference call:

clownshoes
exsqueeze me?
Why so serious?
Jesus Christ
Jesus H. Christ
ludicrous
moronic
imbecile
nincompoop

[Pennilenko]

The real challenge is using as many of them in the same sentence.

[Yegolev]

I'd submit that the challenge there would be to do so while maintaining my Christopher Walken impression.

[Lantyssa]

You tapdance?

[IainC]

Who doesn't?

[lac]

Really, I thought linedance was where it's at these days.

[Yegolev]

Sadly, I do swing.  No one wants to see that shit anymore.

In other news, have done an open-case reflow on my PS3.  I can't do the reassemble right away because I am going to see that Leonardo DeCaprio movie.

[Rasix]

So, getting pretty close to the contingency offer going poof.  Which means this whole home trading up experiment might be done.  THANK GOD.

Maybe I'll be able to upgrade my computer...

It was a nice thought while it lasted.

[Sky]

Contingencies are a PITA but so essential to the process. When we watch those homebuying shows and people tender offers without contingencies, it's all  Well, fuck, the home is falling down from termites, you can't sell your old house and your lender found out you lied on your application...but you bought the fuckin' house!

Did the Renfaire saturday and re-split a couple face cords with my new axe on sunday, so a nice balanced weekend. Love the new axe, is so smooth...almost too smooth, I only have to use a lot of effort with seriously gnarled pieces. I split and stacked for a couple hours and only broke a sweat because the sun crested over the trees halfway through. Not only were the delivered splits too big, but I stacked it like a wall at Machu Picchu. So split them smaller (you want moisture to move from the center of the split to the outer surface to evaporate) and stacked against my will - if the piece fit perfectly, that means I have to flip it upside down (to leave an air pocket for ventilation). Remember, kids: ventilation is paramount for drying wood stacks.

Also at the Renfaire, there was a booth that sells fruit that I hit up every year....and they had HONEYCRISPS. I ate three throughout the day and loaded up on what they had left at the end of the day. Found out their source (Ontario Orchards by Oswego), which had a market booth outside the faire. Talked to the kids working there, they just emptied the last of their cold storage honeycrisps for the faire. But seeing as I haven't seen any since at least December, I know where I'm heading to stock up next winter!

As a side note, cargo shorts full of bananas and apples are funny. The running joke with the faire wenches was "Yes, I'm happy to see you."

[Cyrrex]

You had me all worked up there for a second.  I was like "THERE'S NO WAY HONECRISP SEASON IS HERE ALREADY!".  You're some kind of apple-tease.

[Yegolev]

Bioware won't let their saves be copied.  Why does anyone buy anything from that shit company anymore?

[Sky]

Bioware won't let their saves be copied.  Why does anyone buy anything from that shit company anymore?

I copied my ME1 saves to my Windows 7 hdd just fine.

[Cyrrex]

Pretty sure I copied and move KOTOR saves before too, though that game is ancient by now.

[WayAbvPar]

You had me all worked up there for a second.  I was like "THERE'S NO WAY HONECRISP SEASON IS HERE ALREADY!".  You're some kind of apple-tease.

Heh. Just last night I told my wife I was really looking forward to honeycrisp season. I really want to plant a tree, but they don't do quite as well in my climate (at least according the various websites I have perused). Will have to settle for jonagold or fuji or something.

[Bunk]

Oh no, mine's an old 1977 clunker. It's advanced for that time, does have a secondary ignition path and whatnot, though not a catalytic converter. I wish I could afford to get a new stove, even with the tax credits it's not cheap.

And I meant green as in "my fuel comes from down the road and is replenishable forever" more than 'zomg the earth is dying and I must save it'. I'm in the Carlin school of thought on that issue. It burns pretty clean, good in good out. Once I get ahead in wood (put away wood for next year this year) so it's fully seasoned, there's almost no smoke. Smoke is a cold smoldering fire and/or green wood.

I was surprised that I saved so much in electricity, I expected the gas savings, but was shocked at how low my kWh were. Also nice knowing I'm good in a power outtage, a lot of woodburners will also buy a water tank system to heat cistern water. I'm not ready for that step yet, but I'm looking into it, and solar panels, since I have really good sunlight all day long on my roof.

My parents have a wood burning furnace tied in to their whole heating system along with an electric backup furnace. The hotwater tank is tied in to the system as well, so they barely ever even turn the electric one one. Best of all, they live on Vancouver Island, where getting a cord of wood dropped off is as easy as doing a neighbour a favor or two.

I'm not much of a physical exertion kind of guy, but I've always enjoyed chopping wood. Oddly theraputic.

[Sky]

Will have to settle for jonagold or fuji or something.

Look into pollinators. I know at least Jonagold is funky with pollination, it can't pollinate other varieties but I'm not sure how it gets pollinated. My honeycrisp tree is trooping along through all disasters, 2 deer de-nudings, several frosts and more recently beetles. Next spring I plan on planting another honeycrisp and also an empire to pollinate them both. Opals are a good new breed, too.

Sorry for the tease, Cyrrex :) Imagine my reaction when I ask what kind of apples they had, looking for empires. She runs down a couple "macs, jona, honeycrisp, blah blah" WHAT? WHERE!? Poor girl. I need to talk to some other orchards in the area to see if anyone else has a similar cold storage setup, one orchard is very open to new ideas and the owner owes me a favor (I suggested selling his old apple chunks in both bundles for firewood and chunks for smokers). Otherwise I have an annual pilgrimage to Oswego.

[HaemishM]

Got my first negative review on Amazon for my first book today - a 1-star review. He had one good line in there - he said my characters were "spray on tans." That's some funny shit. 

[Ironwood]

Was he right ?


(You'll probably tell me to buy the book and find out, right ?)