Please share your triumph of the day

[Atramental]

My brother told me today he's a deist and no longer a Christian.

My sister on the other hand is hopelessly religious. She's smart but thinking outside the box isn't her forte. 

[Kara]

Ask him if god made a mechanical watch or a quartz one.

[Atramental]

Knowing him, he'll eventually abandon the whole notion of god. He's slow and methodical when it comes to changing his mind.

[Atramental]

You can infer it that way but I didn't say that.

Her intelligence is much more in the lines. She's studying to become an engineer, for example.

On the other hand, my brother and I are more likely to think outside of the lines. He's very into creative writing and I'm more into art and design.

Novelty is our driving force. Convention is hers.

[Tasty]

Writers are smarter than engineers?

[Atramental]

Writers are smarter than engineers?

No. What I'm saying is that there's different types of intelligence.

One is not necessarily better than the other. They're just different ways of perceiving and interacting with the world.

edit: Also, it is possible to be an atheist and never think outside the box/lines.

[TVC15]

What else is wrong with your sister? Is she into weird sex shit?

[Atramental]

That's for no one to know except my sister. 

[Madrun Badrun]

and me. 

[Rufus]

You can infer it that way but I didn't say that.

Her intelligence is much more in the lines. She's studying to become an engineer, for example.

I was going to make a joke about her becoming a great engineer, but then I thought it too smug.

[brawndolicious]

Engineers have the stereotype of thinking they can do anything if they read a book about it tho.

[chronovore]

Upgraded to an ssd

holy fuck the speed difference 

I've been toying with the idea of putting a small SSD in my ancient iMac to give it another year or two of life. I have trouble parting with old hardware.

[Phoenix Dark]

Upgraded to an ssd

holy fuck the speed difference 

I've been toying with the idea of putting a small SSD in my ancient iMac to give it another year or two of life. I have trouble parting with old hardware.

Same. I have an old hdd which is actually from a computer I had in college; I used it when building my current computer, years ago. It's rather slow but the idea of moving files to a new drive seems like a huge hassle. Maybe I could just move my games, music, etc to the ssd though....that seems easier.

[kick51]

went to dust my pc and guess what?  it wasn't all that dusty 

[I'm a Puppy!]

Wife's been having some health issues lately. Decided to take her out on a quiet get away weekend to some hot springs. It was great to get her mind off the stresses of life for a bit

[Madrun Badrun]

and me. 

why would you like this, Pallando.

SMH

[PlayDat]

This might be a little premature, but I got a job offer on Monday.  The interview was by phone.  Less than a half hour later they called back with the offer.  They told me the salary, signing bonus, and the start date.  I'd definitely accept, but they offer was only verbal.  They said to expect an email with more details.  It hasn't come yet.  I sent them my own email yesterday and they said there's some kind of delay in getting the offer approved.  They promised to update me by tonight.

The only jobs I've had before this were a paid internship and some service jobs I did while I was in school.  Is it normal for hiring to take more than a day?  I've been holding off on actually celebrating until everything is official.  I've been job searching for the past 11 months and I just want this to be over already.

My one certified triumph: got a new laptop last night!  The old one died from water damage last month.  Shout out to Wirecutter.

[fistfulofmetal]

For the job I have right now - I met my manager and was given a verbal offer in June. I didn't get the official paperwork to sign until early August.

So yeah, sometimes it can take awhile.

[VomKriege]

I wouldn't worry too much : Unless the people or the company is shifty, they wouldn't go as far as a precise verbal offer when they could only tell you they'll be in touch if they wanted time for reflexion. I mean, considering what you told, they're not trying to bait you out of another offer or position. In your place I would try to keep regular updates on how things are advancing, maybe every week or two ?

[PlayDat]

Thanks for your responses.  I'm feeling better about things now.  They seem like a respectable company.  They're multinational, based outside of the US, and have thousands of employees.  I had never heard of them until about three weeks ago.    The work they do isn't all that sexy so you don't really see articles about them.

I'm gonna try to relax a little bit.  The past year has been super busy.

[chronovore]

Thanks for your responses.  I'm feeling better about things now.  They seem like a respectable company.  They're multinational, based outside of the US, and have thousands of employees.  I had never heard of them until about three weeks ago.    The work they do isn't all that sexy so you don't really see articles about them.

I'm gonna try to relax a little bit.  The past year has been super busy.

If they're a big, well-known company, commonly HR will be the slowest of their corporate appendages. Especially if they feel like they hold the advantage.

If you're feeling pressured for time or just feeling cocky, let them know that you're still interviewing elsewhere, or even that other offers are coming in. THIS TRICK CAN BACKFIRE, and I'm completely horrible at not telling the truth, so I wouldn't/can't use this stunt, but other people I know have used it.

[PlayDat]

Got the offer email.  There was a strange complication keeping them from sending it, but they sorted things out today.



Was literally trembling as I read the offer.  I didn't want to get too mushy but fuck it, I'm going in.

The 22 year long wind up to adulthood is finally over.  First gen immigrant.  Dark skinned black.  Had so many chances to fuck up.  I've seen it happen to family and a bunch of people in my neighborhood.  The high school and college dropouts, criminal records, lives tragically cut short, unplanned pregnancies and a ton of other crap.  The job is in the midwest.  I'm moving out ASAP and plan on visiting rarely.

I'm in a public library right now so I'll wait until I'm home to fill out the paperwork.  Oh boy, I'm shaking again.

[chronovore]

Got the offer email.  There was a strange complication keeping them from sending it, but they sorted things out today.

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Was literally trembling as I read the offer.  I didn't want to get too mushy but fuck it, I'm going in.

The 22 year long wind up to adulthood is finally over.  First gen immigrant.  Dark skinned black.  Had so many chances to fuck up.  I've seen it happen to family and a bunch of people in my neighborhood.  The high school and college dropouts, criminal records, lives tragically cut short, unplanned pregnancies and a ton of other crap.  The job is in the midwest.  I'm moving out ASAP and plan on visiting rarely.

I'm in a public library right now so I'll wait until I'm home to fill out the paperwork.  Oh boy, I'm shaking again.

[Madrun Badrun]

All I've done this week is listen to Yes and do good science.  Living the Rusty Venture dream. 

[toku]

A couple of my demos were used in a mix on Rinse FM

[Atramental]

What's your soundcloud?


Also, got invited to a college friend's party this weekend despite being a workaholic and a recluse for months with zero social media presence. I guess I left a good impression on him and his cohorts the last time I was hanging out with them.

[toku]

What's your soundcloud?


Also, got invited to a college friend's party this weekend despite being a workaholic and a recluse for months with zero social media presence. I guess I left a good impression on him and his cohorts the last time I was hanging out with them.

the mix
my sc

[Samson Manhug]

Accepted a job today! The pay is good, the job is going to be easy, and the hours will be normal. I haven’t had a job where I worked under 70 hours a week in years. Now I don’t have to go back to Afghanistan.

[Phoenix Dark]

Grats Samson. BTW did you ever consider trying to join the Secret Service?

[Samson Manhug]

Ha, yeah. I was unsuccessful.

[Rufus]

University bureaucracy, slow everywhere. Comforting, in a way.

[Madrun Badrun]

Ha, yeah. I was unsuccessful.

Bet it was going fine till they brought up the bore.

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It's against the law to lie to the FBI so I had to be honest.  I'm sorry dude.  They pressed me and I told them it isn't always just subtext. 

[close]

[Cerveza mas fina]

Our downstairs neighbour sold his appartment for 25% more then we bought ours for less then two years ago.

Really tempted to bite the bullet and put ours up for sale too now, I'd prob have to spend like 5% to do it up but still.

As the profit on a sale is tax free as far as I know here that could be a great downpayment on our next place... maybe even move back to where my wife is from. Tough decisions.

[Phoenix Dark]

I've been experimenting with simple bean recipes lately. Slow cooked some pinto beans yesterday and they came out great. I added a bit too much seasoning though. Real simple recipe, just onions and garlic. Next time I'm going to slow cook them with some jalapeno peppers as well.

So far the only beans I can't make decently are black beans. Making meh black beans isn't an issue when I'm just doing it for a post or pre workout, but it's disappointing when I fuck them up.

[Brehvolution]

1st day back to work after a week of vacation. I'm sure my absence was felt across the forum. 

The wife and I ditched the kids and flew to Miami for a few days at The Fountainbleu. I would highly recommend staying there even though it's pricey. We rented what ended up being a convertible, baby blue 2015 VW Bug. Convertible sounds great until it's 90 and the sun is beating on your head. So we waited until early evening and drove down to South Beach. We made it all the way down to 5th street before heading back.

The food
The women 
The Spa

Great time. 11/10 Would go back.

Jumped in a pool with my phone in my pocket.  I thought the S6 Active was waterproof. It isn't.

[Madrun Badrun]

Seeing how you were gone, please feel free to view my posts for the week and like the ones that tickle your fancy. 

[Brehvolution]

I've been catching up all afternoon.   

[Tasty]

Waterproof =/= chlorineproof unfortunately, sorry breh.

[Crash Dummy]

it's eid! i can smoke, drink and masturbate!

[TVC15]

Waterproof =/= chlorineproof unfortunately, sorry breh.

Did you try to use the ab roller in the actual pool?

[Madrun Badrun]

Drank some Laphroaig yesterday, some coke this morning and now I have some very smokey burps.  Living the life. 

[Tasty]

Waterproof =/= chlorineproof unfortunately, sorry breh.

Did you try to use the ab roller in the actual pool?

No

[Samson Manhug]

I’ve always wanted to be an Airbnb host but never thought I had a suitable place. I’m living in a one bedroom now but went ahead and listed it anyway as a shared room (air mattress in the living room). I hope I get some guests!

[Madrun Badrun]

Surprise, roomie!


I'm gonna watch you sleep. 

[chronovore]

Surprise, roomie!


I'm gonna watch you sleep.

[Mr Gilhaney]

Fucking finally got my approval to start working in Oslo. Was beginning to get nervous if I would get it in time. Took 3 months for simple fucking paper work. 

Felt so good getting it this morning. 

[TVC15]

Had a shitty day, and to compensate I ate so much mexican food that I'm probably gong to unwillingly throw up.

[PlayDat]

A friend from out of town visited a few weeks ago.  After they left they asked me for my address so they could send me "something".  I was expecting a postcard, but an Amazon gift card from them showed up in the mail today .

[Phoenix Dark]

A friend from out of town visited a few weeks ago.  After they left they asked me for my address so they could send me "something".  I was expecting a postcard, but an Amazon gift card from them showed up in the mail today .

Generous gentlemen

[bork]

Working with awesome people

No idiots

Less stress

Less calls

More pay

Awesome schedule...was home at 3:45 PM today

New job

[Atramental]

God, I hope my next job is like that. 

[chronovore]

Working with awesome people

No idiots

Less stress

Less calls

More pay

Awesome schedule...was home at 3:45 PM today

New job

Congratulations, man! That's so good to hear. Remember to keep your nose clean for the first half-year at the very least. Be a model employee, because you're still making your first impression.

[Madrun Badrun]

Decided to mix my left over potato salad with left over corned beef.  I made such a good decision.   

[Cerveza mas fina]

Bought an Arsenal membership for 34 quid so I can possibly get some tickets for a normal price and maybe go once or twice a season.

[Madrun Badrun]

Bought OFFICIAL SCOTCH glasses, for work.   

[G The Resurrected]

Got tickets to see a sold out Babymetal concert for less than face value

[chronovore]

Reading TheBore on the shinkansen on my way from Osaka to Tokyo. Even Shin-Osaka train station had better beer options than anything within 20 miles of my home. Had a nice brew and some chicken tandoori pizza and a tonkatsu sandwich before I even got to Nagoya. Such a smooth ride and hassle-free.

[Steve Contra]

Got my final letter from the state of California that my 6 month sales tax audit revealed that I had done everything right and owed 0.

[T234]

Bought OFFICIAL SCOTCH glasses, for work.

Do you prefer peated scotches or non-peated? An acquaintance made some non-peated awhile back that almost made me into a scotch man.

[Madrun Badrun]

Very peated.