So I spent last night...

[Grunthos]

...at the Westin Bonaventure hotel in Downtown LA, supporting a trade show that opened today. :huh:

8 blocks from Staples Center. All night, sirens and helicopters, as the LAPD put down a mini "victory riot." Kept waking me up, til it died out around 2am. :sleep:

I simply do not understand the imbecile mind. :sad:

It's not like the Lakers have gone a long time without a championship, or something. :rolleyes:

[Demented]

Yeah they whooped my Orlando Magic, sorry they kept you up

[Tonus]

I don't get that whole deal (Lakers fan, here). You'd expect this to happen in New York City, but sports championships here do not lead to rioting or even small mob action. It just doesn't happen. But in some cities (Detroit, LA come immediately to mind) the retards come swarming out of their holes.

Good job guys, wrecking city/state property in a state that is already so deep in the hole that it cannot pay its bills. That will make things SO much better for you all. Sheesh.

[S Carver Orne]

"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it."

[Ythogtha]

... sitting in front of my computer at the office, dialing into store computers and running defrag script and database shrink and reindex on the databases through Microsoft SQL.

Then I had to create a spread sheet tracking all the customer jpg ads that show at all of our stores - which ads were at which stores.

On top of that I had to fix some problems in our server caused by a software upgrade knocking some scheduled jobs out of whack and causing them not to run properly.

Then Cookie-Monster and the Noid stopped by and we rocked out to Iron Maiden's "Trooper".

[Grunthos]

... doing yet more endless yardwork.

[Ythogtha]

Helping my wife's step dad put in some automatic garage door openers at their house. Yep, time well spent *cries a little*

[Ythogtha]

Drawing zombies, lots and lots of zombies. I think I'm catching Big Chief's zombie fever... draw many I do... urg, um draw... draw meat... need meat... humans... argh graghle...

*drops pencil and shuffles off*

[Edmaster]

... facepalming at the events on UGOP. Who on earth censors religious and political discussion, except despots and cowards. And yes, those aren't necessarily mutually inclusive.

[Tonus]

... facepalming at the events on UGOP. Who on earth censors religious and political discussion, except despots and cowards. And yes, those aren't necessarily mutually inclusive.

It's all Bush's Grunthos' fault, apparently.

PS- that's another old Dai tactic, put in a bunch of unpopular rule changes, blame the "higher ups" for it, and leave the rest of the moderating team to deal with the fallout from angry users. It's particularly effective when a handful of those users are also hanging from his nutsack.

[S Carver Orne]

...playing Ghostbusters and Fallout 3 on mah Xbawks

[Edmaster]

...in the ER after getting swarmed by a hive of wasps. Never had an allergic reaction to bee stings before but I guess when you get stung half a dozen times it doesn't matter. Thanks to them I'm now officially allergic to bee stings. Oh boy, now I get to carry about Benadryl and Epinephrine wherever I go!

:|

At least I can live with the satisfaction of knowing that I survived while that hive is now long dead, courtesy of a can of Wasp & Hornet Spray.

>:D

[Tonus]

Isn't it possible that those are two different types of venom, and that you're still not allergic to bee stings?

Anyway, glad you made it out alive!

[S Carver Orne]

I got bit by a brown recluse spider when I lived in ATL. I had to carry around an epipen too; got some cringes from coworkers when I explained that you were supposed to swiftly jam the giant needle thing through the denim into your leg.

[Grunthos]

We used to carry epi-pen injectors when on field ops in the service... only known first-aid for nerve gas, believe it or not.

[Ythogtha]

Watching Walking with Dinosaurs with my sick son. And then watching several Walking with Dinosaurs specials. And then having messed up dinosaur dreams when I took a little sleepy time before work. To much dinosaurs, not a good thing.

[S Carver Orne]

I played Burnout Paradise for a long while last night. I haven't played it since my surgery, and some friends keep telling me to get the Big Surf Island DLC so we can all play it online. I forgot how completely awesome this game is. Even more so when you unlock better cars.

[Grunthos]

...Staying up waaaay too late. Zombie mode all day. Argh.

[Edmaster]

...taking Benadryl right before class. Terrrrrrible decision. It's bad enough when your professor can't tell the difference between weight and mass, but imagine that scenario when you're so groggy that you don't even bother to correct the mistake because you thought you were hallucinating the whole thing.

[Carnage]

I spent last night rolling around in my bed until 3AM. Then, I walked around the house for an hour. Then I watched Forrest Gump. Then I watched random YouTube videos for about an hour. Then I slept at 8AM.

[Tonus]

I will spend tomorrow evening waiting in the office while they shut down the electrical power for 10-15 minutes to swap some fuses. Once this is done and I verify that the servers are okay, I get to go home. Later that night they'll shut down power to the building for electrical upgrades, but our server room will have power.

So I will spend the weekend periodically checking the servers via remote connection, with the understanding that if anything happens I'll hop on the next bus downtown so that I can get everything working again. Then Monday I will be in the office early to make sure that all systems are "go." And since that is the start of our summer schedule, I'll be working about 12 hours that day.

[Little Bug]

I spent the last three nights wishing I hadn't busted open Chief's waffles. The cat got right behind me and made me fall into the freezer door as I was trying to close it. I had a migraine until about 5 pm tonight...

[Grunthos]

I spent the last three nights wishing I hadn't busted open Chief's waffles.

Is that what the kids call it today? :blush:

[Tonus]

lol

[S Carver Orne]

Movingrightalong... :D

Last night Little Bug and I went outside to see if we could see any of the various fireworks going on around the city. Go figure, everything was out of sight behind either buildings or the huge fucking tree next door that eats everything around it, and I shall call Gigantor.

I then played Burnout Paradise, and tried to find all the billboards, smashes, and super jumps. After a hair-pulling few hours, I found all of the billboards and smashes, but I ended the evening still needing two super jumps. It was hella late and I was tired. There's something to do later today!

[Grunthos]

What nutsack?

[Edmaster]

We used to carry epi-pen injectors when on field ops in the service... only known first-aid for nerve gas, believe it or not.

I've heard elsewhere that Mark I Nerve Agent Antidote Kits that include an atropine and pralidoxime chloride are the correct antidote, and you would also need to carry one Convulsive Antidote Nerve Agent kit which is an autoinjector full of Diazepam/Valium to counteract the convulsions associated with nerve agents.

Not sure what is true.

[Grunthos]

I would imagine the formulary has changed sommat in 20+years. God knows much else has.

I remember atropine auto-pens, and I think pam-chloride (2-PAM?)was in use - it was a two-injector kit we all carried. Epi-pens were around for anaphylactic shock, which is a precursor symptom for some chem and bio agents.

I wonder if they still carry morphine auto-injectors - - Corpsmen still did when I was in.

I don't recall the Diazepam/Valium or CANA kits, but perhaps that's corpsman-only gear.

[Little Bug]

...falling asleep on the couch after 11 hour work/shopping at wal-mart/going to pick up games from sister-in-laws house.

[S Carver Orne]

...mostly messing around with the new PS3. Then I played a little 360 and went to bed.

[Grunthos]

...Mowed the lawn, talked to my sister on the phone, set up to make some castings of a rare car part I borrowed... the usual.

[Demented]

mentally rearranging my bedroom before I start working on it this weekend

[Luger]

Went to an amusement park with the girlfriend. Threw up in front of the girlfriend, embarrassing as hell. But hay i made it to a trash can. Refrained from rides for half an hour got over it, rode some rides. And won an authentic geetar at a game.

[S Carver Orne]

Pictures! Erm, not of the throwing up, though. :lol:

[Luger]

Pictures! Erm, not of the throwing up, though. :lol:

She brought her camera, but she was nice and didn't take any then. Here's the 'tar
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x39/saveme390/101213.jpg

[Grunthos]

Better "...in front of..." than "...down the front of..." bank on it.

[Ythogtha]

Happy that my son no longer has pneumonia and that my wife and I are also no longer sick. Finally got in some gaming and ran a Ghastly Eye session. :D

[S Carver Orne]

I sent a message to Flockgrl that said "Yaaaaaaaaaaaayy!!!!!"

[Grunthos]

... waxing the wife's car. In 100-degree heat.

But I got $50 and a very nice tip for doin' it!

[Tonus]

But I got $50 and a very nice tip for doin' it!
I see what you did there.

Well, figuratively speaking, anyway.

[Little Bug]

playing on facebook and then when I should have been in bed I cleaned up the house a bit.

[hodge podge]

...at the Westin Bonaventure hotel in Downtown LA, supporting a trade show that opened today. :huh:

8 blocks from Staples Center. All night, sirens and helicopters, as the LAPD put down a mini "victory riot." Kept waking me up, til it died out around 2am. :sleep:

I simply do not understand the imbecile mind. :sad:

It's not like the Lakers have gone a long time without a championship, or something. :rolleyes:

Its fun to well...Have fun. And people use any excuse they can to have fun.
I don't blame them personally, it sounds like a great time to me... :P

...in pittsburgh checking out the city and working on my portfolio.

[S Carver Orne]

...in pittsburgh checking out the city and working on my portfolio.

Hanging out near Pittsburgh. But I live near Pittsburgh, so meh.

[hodge podge]

Hanging out near Pittsburgh. But I live near Pittsburgh, so meh.

Oh yeah...Where in?

I was touring Carnegie Melon. Beautiful school.
You live in Oakland? (only place near Pitt I know... >.> <.<)

[S Carver Orne]

New Castle. About 40 minutes away. It's a hole lol.

[Ythogtha]

New Castle. About 40 minutes away. It's a hole lol.

Yeah, but in the hole's defense you already knew it was a hole and climbed back in. But yeah, it's a hole.

[Grunthos]

...More mold-making and parts casting. I'm better at this than GM!

[Ythogtha]

Tracking a rabid job down that was somewhere in the companies system duplicating sales files to no end. I found the little bastard, but didn't have permissions to kill it, so I sent the hit squad and they downed it with an enable to the back of the head.

Soon it will be replaced by a less careless job. Hope this is a lesson to all the other jobs not to get out of line. You know who you are!

[Little Bug]

Waiting for and watching the Midnight showing of HP6 that was sold out when we got to the theater. Thank God for prepurchasing tickets!

Yeah, but in the hole's defense you already knew it was a hole and climbed back in. But yeah, it's a hole.

Yes, but I didn't. So...it's a hole!

[S Carver Orne]

...resisting the high school me's urge to punch everyone in a theater.

[Luger]

...resisting the high school me's urge to punch everyone in a theater.

Fricken kid kept kicking my seat today >.<

[Ythogtha]

See the Half Blood Prince in a movie theater that didn't contain a single douche bag :cool:

[S Carver Orne]

Fricken kid kept kicking my seat today >.<

Reminds me of Posehn's Mexican baby. :lol:

[Ythogtha]

Well, not last night, but in the afternoon I spent a nice chunk of time with my son at the podiatrist getting his custom supports put in his shoes. He has foot problems. I never knew size 12 boy’s feet would cost me $56 for a pair of shoes and $736 for the custom insoles.

Now I know why his doctor's office is so big.

At least my insurance covered most of the insoles.

[Grunthos]

... at a Mazda meet.

[S Carver Orne]

Working on this here website. Then posting on this here forum. A lot. Then playing UNO. Then bedtime.

[Little Bug]

Doing what I should be doing now...except for a little while after the hubby woke me up to play Little Big Planet. Then back to what I should be doing now...sleeping.

[Sprinkels]

Reminds me of Posehn's Mexican baby. :lol:
"Fuck yeah it's free, you're a baby! Get in there! Yes, it's rated R, ruin it up!"

[Ythogtha]

Doing a lot of crap with the family and staying awake for 31 hours straight. Sadly, I didn't even hallucinate once.

[S Carver Orne]

....printing out Ghostbusters game resources. There's a lot of them. :lol:

[Grunthos]

Watching really bad movies on TV.

[S Carver Orne]

Not sleeping. Horrible.

[Grunthos]

Colorsanding side-mirror divots.

[Ythogtha]

Um... working.

[S Carver Orne]

Playing Guitar Hero Metallica as I waited for my wife to finish playing LOTRO so we could go to bed.

[Little Bug]

Creating a LOTRO Character to make my hubby and sister-in-law happy. Then geting slightly emersed in the game until I finished the Intro.

[Demented]

Made a full meal for my one roommates and a young lady I know, including dessert. Trying to help him introduce himself to her a little better in a controlled setting.

[Little Bug]

Made a full meal for my one roommates and a young lady I know, including dessert. Trying to help him introduce himself to her a little better in a controlled setting.

Awww, D's trying to set the roomie up...

[Demented]

yep you know me Mr. Nice guy

[Ythogtha]

yep you know me Mr. Nice guy

No, I do not recall meeting that personality yet.

O.T.

Quality time with the wife :cool:

[S Carver Orne]

I spent last night waiting for four hours after taking an Ambien CR, waiting for it to kick in. So while I waited, I made a new character in LOTRO and ran through the intro quests.

[Grunthos]

... packing up Dad's birthday gifts, and plotting the demise of the mechanic I verbally disembowled this morning.

[Ythogtha]

Yep, working.

[S Carver Orne]

Playing Ace Combat 6 with Jerome (from GR). We need more people to join us!

[Grunthos]

...Getting mechanic entrails out from under my fingernails.

[Ythogtha]

Cleaning. Because of the fucking dog. :glare:

[Ythogtha]

Well, not LAST night, but every night over the weekend gaming.

[S Carver Orne]

Playing some LOTRO with Ahtman.

[Demented]

laying in bed next to the most beautiful woman in my life and just laying there for 12 hours

[S Carver Orne]

Just laying there? Poor guy. :gent:

[Tonus]

Just laying there? Poor guy. :gent:
Dude, E.D. is NOT A JOKING MATTER!

[Grunthos]

laying in bed next to the most beautiful woman in my life and just laying there for 12 hours

Wow, police response time is really falling off with the recession and all.

[Ythogtha]

Wow, police response time is really falling off with the recession and all.

:lol:

Sleeping, then getting up to head into work. Yep, I am a rebel.

[Demented]

well you know she can't call the cops when she's duct taped to the bed and a ball gag in her mouth.... just kidding

[S Carver Orne]

Last night I played Gears of War 2. Did Horde mode with the guys from GR - was awesome.

[Ythogtha]

Posted on the forum, ran reports, changed some stuff in the store configuration files at all 40 stores, completed the Fiscal Year report for the company and ate lunch.

All at the same time.

They my brain exploded.

[Ythogtha]

Finding a really cool supplement to run CoC games with the WoD rules set. I never much liked vampires and werewolves, but I've had requests for a WoD game because the system looked neat. So, now I can run some games.

[S Carver Orne]

Finding a really cool supplement to run CoC games with the WoD rules set. I never much liked vampires and werewolves, but I've had requests for a WoD game because the system looked neat. So, now I can run some games.

World of Cthulhu *nods*

I can send you a pdf if you need it, or don't already have it (probably do :lol:)

[Ythogtha]

World of Cthulhu *nods*

I can send you a pdf if you need it, or don't already have it (probably do :lol:)

You're good. :D

[Grunthos]

Tearing much of the interior out of my hobby car, as I'm retrofitting it with power mirrors.

[Ythogtha]

Movie night with the wife.

[Ythogtha]

Elbow deep in work. At work.