minor inconveniences that are not struggles

[Kara]

I just get iced coffee at the shop if I'm not going to be faffing about at the café for hours.

[king of the internet]

I'll drink the left over half pot of coffee that's been sitting out over night. No fucks given. Having no standards is liberating. 

[Madrun Badrun]

I like my coffee like I like my women, cold and 2 days old.

[Phoenix Dark]

I like my coffee like I like my women, cold and 2 days old.

[Atramental]

http://yeticoolers.com/rambler-tumblers/

 

[brawndolicious]

I drink coffee that's cold and it's fine. You just got to shake it up a bit.

[Tasty]

Didn't realize how small my computer's hard drive is, nor quite how big the 4K output on my rented camera is.

Gonna have to get creative to edit my new short movie. Like, exporting a scene as an MP4, backing up the source files for it and deleting them locally, then importing the MP4 to the main project.

I should invest in an external HDD, but I worry about access speed over USB2.

[Rufus]

Is NAS out of the question for some reason?

[chronovore]

Didn't realize how small my computer's hard drive is, nor quite how big the 4K output on my rented camera is.

Gonna have to get creative to edit my new short movie. Like, exporting a scene as an MP4, backing up the source files for it and deleting them locally, then importing the MP4 to the main project.

I should invest in an external HDD, but I worry about access speed over USB2.

Buy another HDD. It's better than dealing with lossy formats, for mastering a film.

[Tasty]

Any suggestions?

[Huff]

Ordered a to go dinner at the bar since I was still hungry

Said it was for my roommates when the waitress asked. Feeling pretty fat right meow

[Atramental]

I'm gonna go gorge myself with taco bell because I have little to no self control at the moment.

[chronovore]

I'm gonna go gorge myself with taco bell because I have little to no self control at the moment.

How's the fleshlight working for you?

[Atramental]

It gets the job done. 

[Shadow Mod]

Updating my wardrobe. I'm terrible at pairing things though. Oh well...

[CatsCatsCats]

Just swept the roof and cleaned the gutters, wife moved the ladder and now I'm waiting for her to get back

[Madrun Badrun]

I lost my copy of Gauntlet for gamecube.  I was going to play that today too. 

[Kara]

I lost my copy of Gauntlet for gamecube.  I was going to play that today too. 

Aspiring Sexual Wizard needs electronic distraction badly.

[chronovore]

I lost my copy of Gauntlet for gamecube.  I was going to play that today too. 

Aspiring Sexual Wizard needs electronic distraction badly.

Red Kara shot the food...

[Joe Molotov]

Went to a Magic Sealed GPT today, pulled shit (it's BFZ, so that goes without saying lel), won one round and got BTFO in the next two. I bought a Hatsune Miku play mat and card box to make myself feel better. I would consider it a net positive if it hadn't been an hour and a half drive.

[Joe Molotov]

Maybe that should have gone in the confessions thread.

[Kara]

Sealed died when they stopped making starter decks.

[Joe Molotov]

I almost never do sealed outside of Prerelease. I like drafting, but BFZ has just been  , I can't wait until we're out of this shit block. Next block is Innistrad again, hopefully it's not crap.

[Kara]

They're going back to Innistrad? Maybe we can squeeze in yet another Ravnica block and complete the trifecta of creative bankruptcy.

Seriously doe as a kor fanboy I'm p. pissed that they fucked up Zendikar's return.

[chronovore]

Doing scripting tutorials for Unity. I wrote everything as it was shown, got errors. Deleted and re-wrote everything, still got errors. Checked with a programmer friend who also could not find the errors. Deleted and re-wrote everything from scratch again, NO ERRORS.

I have no idea what the difference was between the one which worked and my previous efforts.  :'(

I need to figure out how to DIFF next, I think. 

[Madrun Badrun]

Visually impaired girl postponed date two by like a week and a half 

gradschool

[Joe Molotov]

Visually impaired girl postponed date two by like a week and a half 

gradschool

I don't see this working out.

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u c wut i did ther?

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[Madrun Badrun]

No, can you provide a description Joe?

[Joe Molotov]

No, can you provide a description Joe?

That's what she said!

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Because she can't see very good, so you give her a description of what's going on. 

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[Madrun Badrun]

Friends ended up pirating gauntlet BTW.  That game does not hold up to my memories at all. 

[I'm a Puppy!]

I overheard this exchange today:

"It wouldn't of worked out anyway. He is Fallout and I'm more Elder Scrolls"

And I knew exactly what they meant

[Rufus]

Let's hear it.

[Phoenix Dark]

pls explain for non-nerds 

[I'm a Puppy!]

Fallout: Into gore, 60s campy horror movies and horror movies in general. Loves campy humor.
Elder Scrolls: Self important fantasy nerd

[Rufus]

Yeah, that makes sense. I was stuck on the game type.

[ToxicAdam]

I was talking to a new temp at work. I asked him how he liked working for the outfit and he replied that he won't be an official employee for another 2 months. He works for a "recruiting" group first, then he gets hired in.

Our temp agency has a temp agency.

[Phoenix Dark]

Was in Detroit for some business stuff and got invited to tour an accounting firm one of my former professor's works at. While there I ended up interacting with a couple interns there. Man...I hate to sound like an old 20yo person but these kids are lost. I wasn't even trying to snoop on anyone yet "caught" multiple young interns fucking around on their phones. Not to mention the awkward social skills I witnessed, which just makes you look more unprofessional.

I tell people all the time, grades are important obviously but I'm really starting to think simply not being a fuck up is the true key. There are a shit ton of jobs out there, the issue is moreso a lot of these kids either don't want to work hard or simply have no work skills (dedication/concentration/communication/etc).

On a similar note a friend of mine is a FEMA post-disaster planner. He hires a lot of temp workers but there are some full time jobs available. Part time jobs at $30-40/hour yet he can't find people who can show up to work on time, finish assignments on time, or even interact decently in a job interview.
 

[Kara]

As someone who looks at data instead of interacting with people (personalizing impairs your objectivity), it's really hard for me to stomach appeals to emotion RE: wage stagnation or economic immigration. I rationalize the situation in my own ways, but a minimum wage workforce whose wage bill eats up 80+% of income earned in a business relatively insulated from dramatic demand fluctuations isn't hardworking. (This is a real life example from my career.)

[Brehvolution]

Ugh! Flash keeps crashing randomly with FireFox and they say turn off hardware acceleration.

Now there is awful screen tearing on every scroll. 

[chronovore]

Ugh! Flash keeps crashing randomly with FireFox and they say turn off hardware acceleration.

Now there is awful screen tearing on every scroll. 

Delete Flash from all your systems.
 

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Worked out, took a shower, and then promptly stubbed my damn toe. Ouch

[Kara]

There's not really a polite way to tell my client who invited me to Thanksgiving at their home that I'd rather spend the day among my own kind at the horse race track than pretending it isn't awkward af to be at family holidays with families that aren't your family.

[Shadow Mod]

Shitty enough dealing with your own fam's awkwardness, some other families passive aggressive or overt drama is even more "get me the fuck outta here."

[Phoenix Dark]

Was this a pity invitation or do you suspect he or she thinks you'd match well with a female family member? Either way it's nothing more than a route to fuckery. No thanks.

[chronovore]

Living in Japan during Halloween, Christmas, and New Year's is pretty alright. The locals have adopted the first two with gusto, and I prefer Japan's understated, family-oriented three-day year opener.

Thanksgiving is no fun here whatsoever.

[Kara]

Was this a pity invitation or do you suspect he or she thinks you'd match well with a female family member? Either way it's nothing more than a route to fuckery. No thanks.

Totally a pity invite, not to demean the gesture.

I've managed to ascend to "no one ships me" tier so I can rest easy at night knowing no one is trying to fix me up with someone I'm actually incompatible with but might be compatible with my public persona.

[I'm a Puppy!]

Going through training on a new technology. I go to my boss

Me: "This tech sucks. Why are you having me do this?"
"Because I signed a partnership agreement with them."
"K, what kind of agreement a referral one?"
"No a quota one."
"You signed up for a quota on a tech you didn't know and it turns out sucks? How much?"
"A couple hundred thousand."
 

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Was this a pity invitation or do you suspect he or she thinks you'd match well with a female family member? Either way it's nothing more than a route to fuckery. No thanks.

Totally a pity invite, not to demean the gesture.

I've managed to ascend to "no one ships me" tier so I can rest easy at night knowing no one is trying to fix me up with someone I'm actually incompatible with but might be compatible with my public persona.

You lightweight remind me of Dexter

[Madrun Badrun]

There's not really a polite way to tell my client who invited me to Thanksgiving at their home that I'd rather spend the day among my own kind at the horse race track than pretending it isn't awkward af to be at family holidays with families that aren't your family.

You just got to be honest and tell him you have aids. 

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Or actually be honest and say that there is nothing to be thankful for in a capitalist society.

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[Kara]

Was this a pity invitation or do you suspect he or she thinks you'd match well with a female family member? Either way it's nothing more than a route to fuckery. No thanks.

Totally a pity invite, not to demean the gesture.

I've managed to ascend to "no one ships me" tier so I can rest easy at night knowing no one is trying to fix me up with someone I'm actually incompatible with but might be compatible with my public persona.

You lightweight remind me of Dexter

So you're saying:
-I'm gonna marry a white girl
-Be a dad
-Become besties with a Latino man prone to dramatic speech who takes our shared hobby too far
-Make my shitty dad kill himself
-See my crazy sibling again someday
-And escape my legal and personal problems by faking my death in a natural disaster?

You're so optimistic about the future.

[Shadow Mod]

Just got spoiled on Dexter.

 

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lmao I don't give a shit

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[Kara]

Oh snap, Amtrak has service on Thanksgiving. I don't even need to get a hotel for this day trip.

[team filler]

I can be your latino man, kara.

[lennedsay]

Living in Japan during Halloween, Christmas, and New Year's is pretty alright. The locals have adopted the first two with gusto, and I prefer Japan's understated, family-oriented three-day year opener.

Thanksgiving is no fun here whatsoever.

That's a shame. Thanksgiving is GOAT holiday.

I had to make Thanksgiving from scratch one year when the kid was nursing and allergic to everything. If you can get your hands on the basics, everything is pretty easy to make.

[Shadow Mod]

One year we just made short ribs, ham, mashed potatoes and candied yams. 

[Kara]

I can be your latino man, kara.

And we can share the Raiders instead of murdering people who escape justice.

[chronovore]

Living in Japan during Halloween, Christmas, and New Year's is pretty alright. The locals have adopted the first two with gusto, and I prefer Japan's understated, family-oriented three-day year opener.

Thanksgiving is no fun here whatsoever.

That's a shame. Thanksgiving is GOAT holiday.

I had to make Thanksgiving from scratch one year when the kid was nursing and allergic to everything. If you can get your hands on the basics, everything is pretty easy to make.

Part of the problem is that the basic ingredients are just not here. And when you can find them, they are extremely expensive. Turkeys are uncommon in Japan. I found one one time the size of a medium fryer chicken, and it was ¥8000 (~US$70). Celery is also stupid expensive, and while I dislike it as a vegetable, it is necessary for making proper staffing. As our cranberries and cranberry sauce. Yams are also rare here, though I suppose I could easily substitute sweet potatoes.

As it is I have a plan to go out to an Irish pub and get a plateful of prepared turkey food for myself, and a nice beer, and celebrate on my own. Probably with other foreigners who are feeling similarly.

[lennedsay]

Damn, that's a shame....

[brawndolicious]

I've been on the phone with my brother for 3 hours about why arranged marriage instead of dating. I started tipsy when he called and that's why I admitted to dating and wanting to live with someone for a while before getting married.

I think the reason he's so hyped up is that I basically showed I wasn't gay. Suck my dick arvie.

Edit: And now I'm trolling something he said about everyone having preferences in complexion and big/small women.

[bork]

Living in Japan during Halloween, Christmas, and New Year's is pretty alright. The locals have adopted the first two with gusto, and I prefer Japan's understated, family-oriented three-day year opener.

Thanksgiving is no fun here whatsoever.

My first thanksgiving in Japan began with hope -got invited to a dinner being put on by other Americans- which was quickly lost after I hiked to the station in the cold rain and found that the bus I needed to take was not running for whatever reason.    Never bothered with it again after that.