So, every day, the kids I babysit are required to read 20 minutes a day during the summer (at least). I tell child to start, and I set a timer. Timer goes off, she doesn't notice, so I don't say anything. Twenty minutes after that, she says:
Child: Did it go off yet? Me: Yeah. Child: Why didn't you tell me? Me: I didn't want to bother you. Child: <pause> I'll just keep reading.
Warms my black heart to see kids getting sucked into books.
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EveriineWise Old Swordsbird / BrontaurIndianapolis, IN, USA
It was mentioned in the Absence thread, but I'm finally moving! This has been a 2.5 year process, and the last year of it was particularly trying. But it's finally happening. We're going to be closer to our families, our son is going to see his cousins a lot more often instead of just a couple times a year, we'll be able to attend more things. We're very excited and hopeful that this means a lot of change for the better.
Everiine is a man, and is very manly. This MAN before you is so manly you might as well just gender bend right now, cause he's the manliest man that you ever did see. His manly shape has spurned many women and girlyer men to boughs of fainting. He stands before you in a manly manerific typical man-like outfit which is covered in his manly motto: "I am a man!"
Daraius said: You gotta risk it for the biscuit.
Pony power all the way, yo. The more Brontaurs the better.
Well, after being with my sweetheart a little under a year and a half, I decided to take the jump and proposed over the weekend. My mum even gave me my father's old engagement ring to propose with (My father passed away around 25 years ago now and she remarried quite a long time back now), which meant a heck of a lot to me.
Never put passion before principle. Even if you win, you lose.
If olive oil comes from olives, where does baby oil come from?
If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians eat?
Got back from visiting my mother in Charleston over the end of last week/the weekend. We spent a long day at the beach, and went to a house party with folks in her massage therapy class (midlife career change on her part hah!). Made some non-profit connections at said party by pure chance that will really bear fruit I think.
Also I got a new vitamix second-hand for my birthday and got to try it out today, made some gazpacho, hummus, and frozen banana desert and I'm jazzed thus far!
Tea Purveyor: We are celebrating our 15th Anniversary and will be sending out a free ounce of Tencha Karigane to the first 2400 international customers from the day of.
Me: Bummer, I just got me last shipment in a few days ago and don't need to buy more. Oh well.
***7 days later***
Mail from Purveyor: Oh hey, we noticed you purchased near the Anniversary date and are also a frequent customer. To show our appreciation, here is your Tencha Karigane.
So, I left my bf (well, ex now) on Easter weekend. I was a complete mess, I was angry, upset, hurt, stressed and everything else that comes from a breakup and messed up relationship. I moved straight in with my parents on that weekend.
It's just been over the 2 months since I got out, and I am SO much happier and healthier. I've noticed so many changes - mostly, I'm sleeping around 7-8hrs a night, my hair isn't falling out, I've started losing the weight I'd put on, I wake up feeling mostly rested, I feel pretty darn good (most of the time).
To top off how good I'm feeling and the immense gratefulness I feel towards my parents for letting me back home, I finished 3rd year of Midwifery with flying colours, and I'll be starting my 4th and final year in September, with my internship starting in December. I also recently got a small part-time job for the summer, so have a bit of income!!
On top of all that, this week I was approved for a full grant covering my student registration fees & tuition fees for my last year + will get given a maintenance fee each month - that was such a big relief, I no longer have to look in to getting loans to cover the 10k it'd have cost!
Tl;dr happier, healthier and no loans
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SylandraJoin Queue for Mafia GamesThe Last Mafia Game
I'm really not as extroverted as my online persona makes me out to be, so planning a party for someone has honestly been stressful.
However! That all changed when I discovered I could run a MURDER MYSTERY GAME. Which is basically like the LARP version of hosting a mafia game on the forums.
I'm pretty hyped about it! And best of all it's something I think this person will enjoy. Time to prepare for delicious appetizers and (pretendy funtime) murder.
"Oh yeah, you're a naughty mayor, aren't you? Misfile that Form MA631-D. Comptroller Shevat's got a nice gemstone disc for you, but yer gonna have to beg for it."
So I mentioned in the General Dissatisfaction thread how my search for a job was not going well...
Well, today, I was finally offered something and I took it! Will be starting a new job on July 29th. The downside is that it is yet another contract so the whole thing will repeat itself next year, but at least this gives me some leeway until then.
I dunno if this is a rant or rave, but I taught my son's new pupper to play fetch, this has turned her into a demanding Monster as she LOVES playing fetch...
So much so that when I am doing my morning run on the treadmill she figures I am not doing anything important and brings her fetch toy to me and drops it in front of my feet... on the treadmill... it becomes a projectile that I have to dodge while maintaining my footing on a treadmill...
More amusing than a rave. Was looking at books, but getting annoyed by a salesperson who kept following me, asking if I needed help finding anything. Third time, I was over in the technology section, so replied: "Yes, I'm looking for something on how to build a command and control server."
Never had a salesperson flee that quickly before. And now I have a new line for getting rid of them.
So so it was our beach community’s summer fair and my wife’s fam had half the vintage vehicles in it. We could have done our own parade, but son loves it cause he gets picture with all the old cars and trucks and rides in them, on the farm after parade
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EveriineWise Old Swordsbird / BrontaurIndianapolis, IN, USA
We have moved! It was absolutely nuts, ending my time in one place on July 28, packing the truck on the 29th, driving to the new place over two days to arrive on the 30th, then starting at the new place on August 1, but the truck was unpacked, and maybe half of our boxes are unpacked. The house is livable! Still need to get internet hooked up, but this week will be spent taking it easy, getting acclimated to the new context, and finishing unpacking.
Everiine is a man, and is very manly. This MAN before you is so manly you might as well just gender bend right now, cause he's the manliest man that you ever did see. His manly shape has spurned many women and girlyer men to boughs of fainting. He stands before you in a manly manerific typical man-like outfit which is covered in his manly motto: "I am a man!"
Daraius said: You gotta risk it for the biscuit.
Pony power all the way, yo. The more Brontaurs the better.
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EveriineWise Old Swordsbird / BrontaurIndianapolis, IN, USA
And another, major milestone reached... I finally came out publicly! This community was one of the first places I really found people who helped me understand myself, encouraged me to explore my identity, and supported me. It's one reason I'll never be able to quite quit this game or community. All y'all are great .
Everiine is a man, and is very manly. This MAN before you is so manly you might as well just gender bend right now, cause he's the manliest man that you ever did see. His manly shape has spurned many women and girlyer men to boughs of fainting. He stands before you in a manly manerific typical man-like outfit which is covered in his manly motto: "I am a man!"
Daraius said: You gotta risk it for the biscuit.
Pony power all the way, yo. The more Brontaurs the better.
Moving is hard work, but there's an end in sight now! Our biggest furniture is at the new apartment now, it's starting to resemble a place we live in, and all we have left is clutter and smaller furniture to go through. I'm hopeful I'll be able to log back in soon - if not tonight then I'm optimistic about tomorrow night.
Lola seems pretty happy, as far as cats being happy about moving goes!
Amazing beautiful stunning avatar by Gurashi! ~ A gentle breeze ruffles your wings and whispers in your ears, as if for you alone, "Dragonfly's words shine... seeds, sown and tended, inspire... a forest harvest." ~ Maylea reaches out, Her fingers poised in midair. "Now you are of Me, even more than you were before." Her golden and azure eyes glitter. "Walk well, Eldin. Shed glory in My name, and bring life to the lifeless."
Totally all done moving - just got to drop off the keys today, cancel the gym membership, and unpack the last few things!
Amazing beautiful stunning avatar by Gurashi! ~ A gentle breeze ruffles your wings and whispers in your ears, as if for you alone, "Dragonfly's words shine... seeds, sown and tended, inspire... a forest harvest." ~ Maylea reaches out, Her fingers poised in midair. "Now you are of Me, even more than you were before." Her golden and azure eyes glitter. "Walk well, Eldin. Shed glory in My name, and bring life to the lifeless."
They asked what hopes I have for the school year. I set the bar high with: My hope is he doesn't get expelled.
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SylandraJoin Queue for Mafia GamesThe Last Mafia Game
edited September 2019
This whole week has been a stressful blur called Hurry Up and Wait for Hurricane Dorian, but I'm lucky things have not been as bad in Florida as we originally anticipated them to be. So raves for taking a glancing blow rather than a direct one.
To the rest of you still in its path: Please stay safe! Always better to plan for the worst and hope for the best in these situations.
"Oh yeah, you're a naughty mayor, aren't you? Misfile that Form MA631-D. Comptroller Shevat's got a nice gemstone disc for you, but yer gonna have to beg for it."
Estarra the Eternal says, "Give Shevat the floor please."
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EveriineWise Old Swordsbird / BrontaurIndianapolis, IN, USA
I think all but 3? of our boxes are unpacked. It feels like we finally live in a house .
Just in time for about 30 of my family to descend upon this weekend.
Everiine is a man, and is very manly. This MAN before you is so manly you might as well just gender bend right now, cause he's the manliest man that you ever did see. His manly shape has spurned many women and girlyer men to boughs of fainting. He stands before you in a manly manerific typical man-like outfit which is covered in his manly motto: "I am a man!"
Daraius said: You gotta risk it for the biscuit.
Pony power all the way, yo. The more Brontaurs the better.
So not only is Margaret Weis (one of the main authors of the Dragonlance series) a Browncoat (fan of the Firefly series/ethos), she replied to my post about it on Twitter!
FANGIRLSQEEE
Everiine said: The reason population is low isn't because there are too many orgs. It's because so many facets of the game are outright broken and protected by those who benefit from it being that way. An overabundance of gimmicks (including game-breaking ones), artifacts that destroy any concept of balance, blatant pay-to-win features, and an obsession with convenience that makes few things actually worthwhile all contribute to the game's sad decline.
We got every penny of our security deposit back from our last apartment! Stunned tbh, since we left behind a toilet paper holder that needed fixing (that they could never seem to permanently fix when we asked them to) and some individual blinds I was sure needed replacing, which we had decided to eat the cost of due to lack of time?
Don't let them know all that though I guess!
Amazing beautiful stunning avatar by Gurashi! ~ A gentle breeze ruffles your wings and whispers in your ears, as if for you alone, "Dragonfly's words shine... seeds, sown and tended, inspire... a forest harvest." ~ Maylea reaches out, Her fingers poised in midair. "Now you are of Me, even more than you were before." Her golden and azure eyes glitter. "Walk well, Eldin. Shed glory in My name, and bring life to the lifeless."
We got every penny of our security deposit back from our last apartment! Stunned tbh, since we left behind a toilet paper holder that needed fixing (that they could never seem to permanently fix when we asked them to) and some individual blinds I was sure needed replacing, which we had decided to eat the cost of due to lack of time?
Don't let them know all that though I guess!
"Hello, Lief's former apartment complex? I have some news."
But also that's super great! Nice feeling when they don't nickel and dime you over the tiny stuff (every other place we've lived at did!)
‘It’s important to be kind. You can’t know all the times that you’ve hurt people in tiny, significant ways. It’s easy to be cruel without meaning to be. There’s nothing you can do about that. But you can choose to be kind. Be kind.’
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SylandraJoin Queue for Mafia GamesThe Last Mafia Game
Whew. I took the lead on a huge project that was very much out of my comfort zone and have been coordinating it for the past few months. This week, everything has (at last!) wrapped up. And it’s finally hitting me that this project went really great!
"Oh yeah, you're a naughty mayor, aren't you? Misfile that Form MA631-D. Comptroller Shevat's got a nice gemstone disc for you, but yer gonna have to beg for it."
Don't ... rip open and steal presents out of people's mail! It's not nice!! :C
‘It’s important to be kind. You can’t know all the times that you’ve hurt people in tiny, significant ways. It’s easy to be cruel without meaning to be. There’s nothing you can do about that. But you can choose to be kind. Be kind.’
Unexpectedly good vet visit. My wife and I thought that our dog was going to die. We were pretty sure. But she's up, walking, and has a chance of recovery. I know that she's very old, and she still has problems. We're going to lose her soon. But she isn't gone yet and that is wonderful.
Any sufficiently advanced pun is indistinguishable from comedy.
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Child: Did it go off yet?
Me: Yeah.
Child: Why didn't you tell me?
Me: I didn't want to bother you.
Child: <pause> I'll just keep reading.
Warms my black heart to see kids getting sucked into books.
Happiness is easily bought
Well, after being with my sweetheart a little under a year and a half, I decided to take the jump and proposed over the weekend. My mum even gave me my father's old engagement ring to propose with (My father passed away around 25 years ago now and she remarried quite a long time back now), which meant a heck of a lot to me.
If olive oil comes from olives, where does baby oil come from?
If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians eat?
Also I got a new vitamix second-hand for my birthday and got to try it out today, made some gazpacho, hummus, and frozen banana desert and I'm jazzed thus far!
Me: Bummer, I just got me last shipment in a few days ago and don't need to buy more. Oh well.
***7 days later***
Mail from Purveyor: Oh hey, we noticed you purchased near the Anniversary date and are also a frequent customer. To show our appreciation, here is your Tencha Karigane.
Me:
However! That all changed when I discovered I could run a MURDER MYSTERY GAME. Which is basically like the LARP version of hosting a mafia game on the forums.
I'm pretty hyped about it! And best of all it's something I think this person will enjoy. Time to prepare for delicious appetizers and (pretendy funtime) murder.
Well, today, I was finally offered something and I took it! Will be starting a new job on July 29th. The downside is that it is yet another contract so the whole thing will repeat itself next year, but at least this gives me some leeway until then.
Until we get new ministers but hopefully they'll go on their summer holidays straight away and leave me in peace.
So much so that when I am doing my morning run on the treadmill she figures I am not doing anything important and brings her fetch toy to me and drops it in front of my feet... on the treadmill... it becomes a projectile that I have to dodge while maintaining my footing on a treadmill...
Never had a salesperson flee that quickly before. And now I have a new line for getting rid of them.
So so it was our beach community’s summer fair and my wife’s fam had half the vintage vehicles in it. We could have done our own parade, but son loves it cause he gets picture with all the old cars and trucks and rides in them, on the farm after parade
Lola seems pretty happy, as far as cats being happy about moving goes!
~
A gentle breeze ruffles your wings and whispers in your ears, as if for you alone, "Dragonfly's words shine... seeds, sown and tended, inspire... a forest harvest."
~
Maylea reaches out, Her fingers poised in midair. "Now you are of Me, even more than you were before." Her golden and azure eyes glitter. "Walk well, Eldin. Shed glory in My name, and bring life to the lifeless."
~
A gentle breeze ruffles your wings and whispers in your ears, as if for you alone, "Dragonfly's words shine... seeds, sown and tended, inspire... a forest harvest."
~
Maylea reaches out, Her fingers poised in midair. "Now you are of Me, even more than you were before." Her golden and azure eyes glitter. "Walk well, Eldin. Shed glory in My name, and bring life to the lifeless."
They asked what hopes I have for the school year.
I set the bar high with: My hope is he doesn't get expelled.
To the rest of you still in its path: Please stay safe! Always better to plan for the worst and hope for the best in these situations.
Estarra the Eternal says, "Give Shevat the floor please."
So not only is Margaret Weis (one of the main authors of the Dragonlance series) a Browncoat (fan of the Firefly series/ethos), she replied to my post about it on Twitter!
FANGIRLSQEEE
Don't let them know all that though I guess!
~
A gentle breeze ruffles your wings and whispers in your ears, as if for you alone, "Dragonfly's words shine... seeds, sown and tended, inspire... a forest harvest."
~
Maylea reaches out, Her fingers poised in midair. "Now you are of Me, even more than you were before." Her golden and azure eyes glitter. "Walk well, Eldin. Shed glory in My name, and bring life to the lifeless."
But also that's super great! Nice feeling when they don't nickel and dime you over the tiny stuff (every other place we've lived at did!)
It’s easy to be cruel without meaning to be. There’s nothing you can do about that. But you can choose to be kind. Be kind.’
It’s a neat feeling.
It’s easy to be cruel without meaning to be. There’s nothing you can do about that. But you can choose to be kind. Be kind.’