Author Topic: Please share your triumph of the day (Read 797890 times)

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #2280 on:** December 28, 2015, 12:46:41 AM »

Abaeze died in a coup though, so I'm no longer an aunt.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #2281 on:** December 28, 2015, 12:02:18 PM »

Quote from: WRATH VICE™ on December 28, 2015, 12:22:30 AM

Found out this morning that I'm an uncle to a beautiful little girl.

I don't want to be a father. I want to be someone's cool uncle. Grats Wrath.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #2282 on:** December 28, 2015, 12:51:57 PM »

I'm saying I don't want kids, not that I'd neglect them if I had them. I get the joke though. No like for you tho

Uncle is a way better role. It's like being able to rent a kid (no Jared). Do some cool shit, tell them some embarrassing stuff about how their dad was a nerd when he was younger, let them watch their first R rated movie, give them money, etc. Then you drop them off at home and go about your life.

Tasty · « **Reply #2283 on:** December 28, 2015, 01:32:05 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on December 28, 2015, 12:02:18 PM

Quote from: WRATH VICE™ on December 28, 2015, 12:22:30 AM
Found out this morning that I'm an uncle to a beautiful little girl.

I don't want to be a father. I want to be someone's cool uncle. Grats Wrath.

It's a way better role. All the glory and none of the responsibility.

Tasty · « **Reply #2284 on:** December 28, 2015, 01:42:48 PM »

Quote from: Dufus on December 28, 2015, 01:35:15 PM

Uncle Iroh

Little Soldier Boy

Yeti · « **Reply #2285 on:** December 28, 2015, 01:45:38 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on December 28, 2015, 12:51:57 PM

I'm saying I don't want kids, not that I'd neglect them if I had them. I get the joke though. No like for you tho

Uncle is a way better role. It's like being able to rent a kid (no Jared). Do some cool shit, tell them some embarrassing stuff about how their dad was a nerd when he was younger, let them watch their first R rated movie, give them money, etc. Then you drop them off at home and go about your life.

You forgot the best part, getting that passive-aggressive revenge on your sibling without them being able to retaliate. Oh you don't want to buy that princess dress your daughter wants because it has glitter on it that would get everywhere? Merry fucking Christmas from cool Uncle. Also, enjoy these obnoxious noise-making toys. I think my next present is going to be a children's drum-set. Got to encourage that musical creativity

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #2286 on:** December 28, 2015, 02:03:44 PM »

Quote from: Yeti on December 28, 2015, 01:45:38 PM

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on December 28, 2015, 12:51:57 PM

I'm saying I don't want kids, not that I'd neglect them if I had them. I get the joke though. No like for you tho

Uncle is a way better role. It's like being able to rent a kid (no Jared). Do some cool shit, tell them some embarrassing stuff about how their dad was a nerd when he was younger, let them watch their first R rated movie, give them money, etc. Then you drop them off at home and go about your life.

You forgot the best part, getting that passive-aggressive revenge on your sibling without them being able to retaliate. Oh you don't want to buy that princess dress your daughter wants because it has glitter on it that would get everywhere? Merry fucking Christmas from cool Uncle. Also, enjoy these obnoxious noise-making toys. I think my next present is going to be a children's drum-set. Got to encourage that musical creativity

Also buy your niece imported amiibos and Animal Crossing, fam.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #2287 on:** December 28, 2015, 02:25:41 PM »

and chemical weapons for some real passive aggressive revenge.

Tasty · « **Reply #2288 on:** December 28, 2015, 03:07:35 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on December 28, 2015, 02:03:44 PM

Quote from: Yeti on December 28, 2015, 01:45:38 PM
Quote from: Phoenix Dark on December 28, 2015, 12:51:57 PM

I'm saying I don't want kids, not that I'd neglect them if I had them. I get the joke though. No like for you tho

Uncle is a way better role. It's like being able to rent a kid (no Jared). Do some cool shit, tell them some embarrassing stuff about how their dad was a nerd when he was younger, let them watch their first R rated movie, give them money, etc. Then you drop them off at home and go about your life.

You forgot the best part, getting that passive-aggressive revenge on your sibling without them being able to retaliate. Oh you don't want to buy that princess dress your daughter wants because it has glitter on it that would get everywhere? Merry fucking Christmas from cool Uncle. Also, enjoy these obnoxious noise-making toys. I think my next present is going to be a children's drum-set. Got to encourage that musical creativity

Also buy your niece imported amiibos and Animal Crossing, fam.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #2289 on:** December 30, 2015, 07:11:39 AM »

It's 7:10AM on a Wednesday and I'm still in bed

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #2290 on:** December 30, 2015, 02:03:19 PM »

Had a large steak for breakfest. Slept in till 12:30pm.

king of the internet · « **Reply #2291 on:** December 30, 2015, 02:19:20 PM »

Decided to make another pot of coffee instead of food. Hands are trembling. I'm gonna die.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #2292 on:** December 30, 2015, 02:26:09 PM »

Like I feel shame anymore, dufus.

Tasty · « **Reply #2293 on:** December 30, 2015, 02:50:55 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on December 30, 2015, 07:11:39 AM

It's 7:10AM on a Wednesday and I'm still in bed

It's 2:50PM on a Wednesday and I'm still in bed

Samson Manhug · « **Reply #2294 on:** December 30, 2015, 03:19:48 PM »

Wrote two blog posts in one week

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #2295 on:** December 30, 2015, 06:19:00 PM »

Didn't get a single email today other than the one i sent myself to make sure it was working.

Tasty · « **Reply #2296 on:** January 01, 2016, 01:24:40 AM »

Spending New Years 2016 with my dad and younger sis watching Star Trek TOS and getting drunk on cabernet while a fire keeps us warm.

Alcoholic Fish · « **Reply #2297 on:** January 01, 2016, 09:03:48 AM »

After a solid month of work, the team and I finished final prep for a merger that goes live on Monday.

Seamlessly assimilate 80 plus attorneys into the larger borg of our firm.

Huff · « **Reply #2298 on:** January 02, 2016, 02:48:54 PM »

Saw a decent deal on a wii u and almost pulled the trigger.

Then slapped myself for almost doing something stupid and moved on with my day. That $150 can go to something useful like alcohol. Or a lava lamp

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #2299 on:** January 02, 2016, 05:19:36 PM »

My hair is so sexy today. Like today I didn't even need porn, just a mirror to get off.

Tasty · « **Reply #2300 on:** January 02, 2016, 05:44:11 PM »

Quote from: TheInfelicitousDandy on January 02, 2016, 05:19:36 PM

My hair is so sexy today. Like today I didn't even need porn, just a mirror to get off.

pics

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #2301 on:** January 04, 2016, 07:46:30 PM »

Looking forward to the Animal House reboot

Tasty · « **Reply #2302 on:** January 05, 2016, 10:55:37 AM »

6 days of using Mint and I'm already so, so much more on top of things. Wanna travel back in time and slap myself for not using it sooner.

Rufus · « **Reply #2303 on:** January 05, 2016, 10:57:34 AM »

The Linux distro?

Tasty · « **Reply #2304 on:** January 05, 2016, 11:01:25 AM »

Mint.com financial management.

Distro-wise I'd only use Fedora or Ubuntu Gnome. Gnome 3 is the bestest.

Though I've been meaning to take another look at ElementaryOS.

Rufus · « **Reply #2305 on:** January 05, 2016, 11:08:42 AM »

You're an Arch guy? Somehow I'm not surprised.

Tasty · « **Reply #2306 on:** January 05, 2016, 11:17:16 AM »

Gnome 3 is brilliant. Love it. Marries modern UI conventions with a brilliant UX that's powerful enough for actual desktop work (unlike W8, Ubuntu Unity, etc.) but not crufty and outdated in places (like OSX.) It's also fluid as fuck and the bundled Gnome apps are paragons of UX design.

Tasty · « **Reply #2307 on:** January 05, 2016, 01:20:07 PM »

So I did this TurboTax calculator thing and uh it says I might have a $6k refund.

So like the past two years I've gotten nailed by the 1040-EZ when I file, each time it said I owed like $800-900. And it's a simple one-page file. Last year I even used TurboTax and they said the same shit... I knew I was probably doing it wrong but it seemed straightforward to me so I couldn't figure out where I was getting it wrong.

So for this year I had an extra $100 taken out of my paycheck just for federal taxes. So it makes sense I wouldn't get nailed this year, but I was expecting like 100-200 for a refund...

I don't trust either number. They're both too damn high.

Even switching my post-deductions YTD income with my pre-deductions one "only" decreases it to $1.8k.

Guess I'll find out when I get my proper W4. I really don't want to get nailed for the third year in a row though.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #2308 on:** January 05, 2016, 01:52:13 PM »

I'd use Mint, but I'm a little leery about giving my bank info to some free app. Especially when new hax happen so frequently.

Tasty · « **Reply #2309 on:** January 05, 2016, 01:56:51 PM »

Quote from: Brehvolution on January 05, 2016, 01:52:13 PM

I'd use Mint, but I'm a little leery about giving my bank info to some free app. Especially when new hax happen so frequently.

Mint got bought by Intuit (which develops Quicken and TurboTax.)

Beezy · « **Reply #2310 on:** January 05, 2016, 11:12:22 PM »

Quote from: Tasty Meat on January 05, 2016, 01:56:51 PM

Quote from: Brehvolution on January 05, 2016, 01:52:13 PM
I'd use Mint, but I'm a little leery about giving my bank info to some free app. Especially when new hax happen so frequently.

Mint got bought by Intuit (which develops Quicken and TurboTax.)

And Quickbooks.

Tasty · « **Reply #2311 on:** January 05, 2016, 11:49:00 PM »

That's not the same thing as Quicken?

Tasty · « **Reply #2312 on:** January 06, 2016, 12:38:41 AM »

Opened a Fidelity rollover IRA for the 401k from a past job I didn't follow up on. Need to do some legwork to transfer it over though.

Tasty · « **Reply #2313 on:** January 06, 2016, 12:50:05 AM »

Quote from: WRATH VICE™ on January 06, 2016, 12:47:56 AM

The girls at work wanted to get me some tea today because I was out sick for the two days before.

I needed an ego boost so I'll take this one.

FHUTA

Kara · « **Reply #2314 on:** January 06, 2016, 01:04:28 AM »

Quote from: Tasty Meat on January 05, 2016, 11:49:00 PM

That's not the same thing as Quicken?

QuickBooks is for small to (the lower end of) medium sized businesses. Using it for individual accounting is possible but it's kind of overkill.

Quicken is for people who don't know how awful Quicken is.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #2315 on:** January 06, 2016, 09:45:21 AM »

Fixed leaking drain hose from washing machine

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #2316 on:** January 07, 2016, 06:11:16 PM »

Opened a internet bill for 600$, then realized it was for my neighbor.

Rufus · « **Reply #2317 on:** January 07, 2016, 06:32:44 PM »

That's gonna be an awkward conversation. I look forward to you telling us about it.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #2318 on:** January 07, 2016, 06:33:15 PM »

Just slid it under his door

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #2319 on:** January 07, 2016, 06:34:55 PM »

Also had some of these today so good
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuji_%28apple%29

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #2320 on:** January 07, 2016, 08:04:52 PM »

Bought an electric guitar today: a Les Paul Standard

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #2321 on:** January 07, 2016, 09:57:56 PM »

Two 28 year old girls threw game on me at the new gym I'm attending. Dont worry I was was a good boy but it's good to know I'm still attractive to the breeding aged girls.

Tasty · « **Reply #2322 on:** January 07, 2016, 10:31:01 PM »

Back in the pool tonight for the first time since August. Was a little shaky but still an OK start. 90% is just showing up. 🏊

1 week down, 44 to go!

Tasty · « **Reply #2323 on:** January 10, 2016, 02:59:25 AM »

Got 12 straight hours of sleep Friday night, then took a 3 hour nap Saturday afternoon.

Man I love not having anything to do on the weekends.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #2324 on:** January 10, 2016, 09:09:14 AM »

That's what weekends are for. Tired of people wanting to do busy shit on weekends. Breh I'm chilling, why the fuck would I get up at 7AM to do something "fun" on a Saturday

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #2325 on:** January 11, 2016, 09:18:32 AM »

Spent all of Saturday and Sunday on the couch with the girl watching Fringe. Glorious weekend.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #2326 on:** January 11, 2016, 04:05:52 PM »

11 days into the new year and I haven't had a depression downswing yet.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #2327 on:** January 11, 2016, 04:38:15 PM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on January 11, 2016, 09:18:32 AM

Spent all of Saturday and Sunday on the couch with the girl watching Fringe. Glorious weekend.

This is the goal brehs. Sure sometimes it's cool to go to the museum or a play or dinner or something...but I'd rather just stay home and chill with someone I like.

chronovore · « **Reply #2328 on:** January 11, 2016, 04:55:51 PM »

After a canceled flight followed by a next day replacement flight which had us in transit for 24 hours (awake for 36), I slept for 14 hours.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #2329 on:** January 11, 2016, 09:48:31 PM »

I ate Boss Nachos again and it somehow was even better than the boss nachos I had yesterday.

Tasty · « **Reply #2330 on:** January 11, 2016, 10:28:33 PM »

Got my third crown. Will need to be back in three weeks for the final mold but I'm used to the process by now.

Sucks I'm paying for the sins of my teenage years but I'm proud of myself for jumping on this first thing when I moved to Boston in 2012. After like 10 procedures (cavities, crowns, molar removals, and a root canal) and significant personal expense (even after insurance), my teeth are finally in good health. Considering how much I hated and feared the dentist as an adolescent, the fact I've been able to go through this much hell with as much forethought and courage as I have deserves a self-W I feel. High five, me!

Unfortunately this all doesn't translate to the cosmetics of my teeth so I'll need to do something there soon, but that has to come after all the core stuff or you're putting the cart before the horse.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #2331 on:** January 11, 2016, 11:04:09 PM »

Do you have a bite splint (bite guard)? If not get one asap. You might not grind your teeth at night now but it's likely that you might one day. If you do it could fuck up your dental work. They're expensive but very effective preventive wise.

Tasty · « **Reply #2332 on:** January 11, 2016, 11:40:04 PM »

I don't have one and I don't believe I grind my teeth, but I will look into it and ask next time I see my dentist.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #2333 on:** January 12, 2016, 12:23:21 PM »

Quote from: Tasty Meat on January 11, 2016, 11:40:04 PM

I don't have one and I don't believe I grind my teeth, but I will look into it and ask next time I see my dentist.

Yea definitely look into it. Many people don't know they grind their teeth at night. One way you can kind of check is by feeling your canine teeth with your tongue. If the tips feel flat or not particularly pointy it could be a signing of grinding.

Another thing you want to do is keep up with your oral health with hygiene appointments. Whether that's every six months, or every three months if you have periodontal disease. Decay or periodontal disease can really compromise dental work if it's not cleaned or maintained.

Tasty · « **Reply #2334 on:** January 12, 2016, 12:27:39 PM »

I have cleanings scheduled twice a year. I also floss every night and brush with a $120 electric toothbrush. In terms of maintenance I believe I'm pretty set.

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #2335 on:** January 12, 2016, 12:32:16 PM »

Gotta keep them teeth ship shape bros.

I got veneers when I was in my late 20's and I'm still satisfied with the results.

Tasty · « **Reply #2336 on:** January 12, 2016, 12:53:16 PM »

Quote from: Am_I_Anonymous on January 12, 2016, 12:32:16 PM

Gotta keep them teeth ship shape bros.

I got veneers when I was in my late 20's and I'm still satisfied with the results.

I was thinking of doing the same in a few years. The process is basically the same as a crown right? They saw the tooth down a little then slap some white shit on top.

chronovore · « **Reply #2337 on:** January 12, 2016, 12:53:50 PM »

Passive triumph: Google 2-Step Verification. Some chucklehead in Chicago tried to access my account, but was stopped by 2-Step. Now I have a shiny new password, just in case.

This article put the fear of Internet God into me a ways back:
http://www.wired.com/2012/08/apple-amazon-mat-honan-hacking/

Tasty · « **Reply #2338 on:** January 12, 2016, 12:57:46 PM »

2-step auth makes it impossible for someone to access your account (via logging in.) It's possible there's weak links somewhere in Google's stack (doubtful, but possible), but as far as logging in goes, there's 0% chance someone can get your stuff if you use 2-factor auth. I can't evangelize it harder.

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #2339 on:** January 12, 2016, 01:22:21 PM »

Quote from: Tasty Meat on January 12, 2016, 12:53:16 PM

Quote from: Am_I_Anonymous on January 12, 2016, 12:32:16 PM
Gotta keep them teeth ship shape bros.

I got veneers when I was in my late 20's and I'm still satisfied with the results.

I was thinking of doing the same in a few years. The process is basically the same as a crown right? They saw the tooth down a little then slap some white shit on top.

Depends on if you go porcelain or resin.

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Author Topic: Please share your triumph of the day (Read 797890 times)