stupid first world achievements and successes

  On 11/7/2017 at 11:35 AM, hello spiral said:

I really fucking like this girl I met 3 days ago but I'm finding her kinda difficult to read.

Also she doesn't really drink so I can't rely on the Traditional British Method of both getting shitfaced then lunging at her.

  On 11/7/2017 at 1:45 PM, eugene said:

nice, please update us when you get access to the holes.

I accidentally burnt all the onions I was frying for my quesadilla, all black.  But I decided to use them anyway and it somehow ended up being far better than the lightly sauteed onions I've used in the past.  I don't get it, but I'm happy.

  On 11/14/2017 at 3:19 AM, Zephyr_Nova said:

I accidentally burnt all the onions I was frying for my quesadilla, all black. But I decided to use them anyway and it somehow ended up being far better than the lightly sauteed onions I've used in the past. I don't get it, but I'm happy.

Thanks.  I was aware of the caramelization effect, but figured cooked-until-black was just always a bad thing.  

if anyone here remembers my scattered FWP posts about the death trap of a house i'm renting, GOOD NEWS! I've signed the lease on a new place, a beautiful cottage in the forest, AND the crappy shell of a house i'm renting right now is scheduled to get all new windows & insulation before the next tenants move in. we also got a new electrical panel with all new GFCI outlets through the house, a new water heater, and a proper heat source (a nice and efficient ductless heat pump - prior to this there was no heat source whatsoever). it was a real goddamn fight to get the landlord to do any of that, but I DEED IT

now the next tenants don't have to live in squalor, and after 8 months of the worst rental experience i've ever had, i get to move to a beautiful place out in the country. 

that, is wicked news. Pics of the new place when you move in? 

nice.

  On 11/15/2017 at 11:17 PM, luke viia said:

a beautiful cottage in the forest,

 

i get to move to a beautiful place out in the country. 

I sure hope this is right and it's not more like

the cabin in the woods

Went to a vintage clothes show on the weekend, picked up a mint condition Paul Smith jacket for $75. Would have cost around $500 brand new.

Nice.  I managed to score a $300 leather jacket for $30 because someone returned after being in a motorcycle accident, which only created some small tear in the inside lining.  They had only owned it for a month or so.  (This was over a year ago, so no congrats is in order.)

Did double my word quota for the day, made a batch of great looking cookies and still have a few hours before bed time. Oh, and I don't have work for the next three days, my first time off (not including weekends) since June.

Reset things with my parents regarding political discussions. We still don't agree on certain things with a lot of bafflement and passion - I still think they have some crazy/wrong perspectives and vice-versa - but we actually aired out some stuff and got to the core of the issue that we shouldn't let this ruin our relationship. We usually get along just fine by not talking about current events and politics but nice to eliminate that elephant from the room tension wise.

  On 11/8/2017 at 10:40 AM, Leon Sumbitches said:

Nice one man, best of luck!

Thanks! - got offers from all three places, took the one I liked best. I'm used to going into jobs blind and while also simply trying to get a job, so it was cool to experience job interviews in the context of actually being qualified and in demand.

  On 11/15/2017 at 11:17 PM, luke viia said:

 

now the next tenants don't have to live in squalor, and after 8 months of the worst rental experience i've ever had, i get to move to a beautiful place out in the country. 

really happy for you! - patience & perseverance is a hell of a thing

Finished another novel. Huzzah! Now to hope I still like it after re-reading it and editing it multiple times.

  On 11/23/2017 at 12:16 AM, Bechuga said:

Finished another novel. Huzzah! Now to hope I still like it after re-reading it and editing it multiple times.

that's awesome. i've written a few (terrible) short stories and it was really hard. i suspect you write everyday? 

anyway.. congrats. i hope you still like it too!

  On 11/23/2017 at 12:59 AM, ignatius said:

 

  On 11/23/2017 at 12:16 AM, Bechuga said:

Finished another novel. Huzzah! Now to hope I still like it after re-reading it and editing it multiple times.

 

 

that's awesome. i've written a few (terrible) short stories and it was really hard. i suspect you write everyday? 

 

anyway.. congrats. i hope you still like it too!

 

Pretty much, sometimes take an off day but usually end up managing to write something (finishing a novel still takes months). I really enjoy it, but I can see how some would detest the process. Writing it is easier than editing / proof-reading the damn thing. And spellchecking, with my horrible grammar / spelling, is the worst...

I hope I still like it too. Too many times I've spent months to end up with nothing.

read the rules, prikface.

Heh, sampled that for a sloppy jam 2yrs ago

there needs to be some sort of reading of the rules up in here.

FWS I think I have a gf now, and online dating had FUCK ALL to do with it

  On 11/25/2017 at 11:20 PM, hello spiral said:

FWS I think I have a gf now, and online dating had FUCK ALL to do with it

How does she feel about dank memeles?

She's Chinese/Swedish. She's probably aware of dank memes we're not even allowed to think about yet. Lest we melt like Indian Jones Nazis.

  On 11/25/2017 at 11:50 PM, hello spiral said:

Chinese/Swedish.

mmm

  On 11/25/2017 at 11:20 PM, hello spiral said:

FWS I think I have a gf now, and online dating had FUCK ALL to do with it

Congrats. I tried the online dating thing very briefly three months ago and had enough after about two weeks. I see no reason to reactivate my account either.

Yeah, I met her 2 days after most recent OKC date. Was actually messaging that girl on whatsapp during the gig I was at when this girl sat down next to me, also there alone.

Whatsapp girl never bothered replying to that message and a week later I deleted all the OKC whatsapp contacts.

An event of shared interest is the way to go I reckon, I was at a laptop/noise show :p