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More good stuff.

Posted by bigbadron
facemaker329
member, 5413 posts
Gaming for most of
30 years, and counting!
Fri 29 Mar 2013
at 09:05
  • msg #213

Re: More Good Things

In a little over six and a half hours, I will no longer be 44.  Some would ask why this is something to be excited about, but I'll try and elaborate, just a bit...

At an age when a lot of men are starting to exhibit signs of potentially serious health issues, I recently got a clean bill of health from the doctor (after the first visit to a doctor in 25 years).  My blood pressure was marginal, but I'd been in full-on 'production mode' while working on a show (which involved me drinking anywhere from 3-6 cans of caffeinated soda daily), and I was also coming down with what proved to be a pretty nasty cold.

If this pattern holds true, I should still have a few years before I actually hit 'mid-life'...my aunt passed away at age 90, I have an uncle who's still alive and a little past that, on my dad's side of the family.  On my mom's side, my grandpa was in his late 80's or early 90's when he finally said his final goodbyes to the world.

People I went to high school with are starting to look at slowing down and taking it easy, and I feel like I'm finally getting up to speed.  :D  Time is being pretty good to me.
IvanH
member, 10 posts
Fri 29 Mar 2013
at 21:58
  • msg #214

Re: More Good Things

The films of Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and Studio Ghibli, not to mention Akira Kurosawa.
katisara
member, 5793 posts
Nazis. I'll Godwin
if I want to.
Fri 29 Mar 2013
at 23:32
  • msg #215

Re: More Good Things

The designer of School Daze and One Shot is at my house, and we are having crabs for dinner. Yumm ..
adrasteia1
member, 1199 posts
Even a small star
shines in the darkness
Tue 9 Apr 2013
at 01:05
  • msg #216

Re: More Good Things

I was feeling quite down but hubby cheered me up with a hug and a friend cheered me up with a really dirty joke.

:) I'm really glad to have such wonderful people in my life (occasionally wielding terrible yet funny jokes).
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Iammara
member, 217 posts
Tue 9 Apr 2013
at 11:04
  • msg #217

Re: More Good Things

Didn't count on a bonus this quarter but we did get one. Yay! :D
ginny
member, 93 posts
Wed 10 Apr 2013
at 22:23
  • msg #218

Re: More Good Things

My 6 year old was being picked on yesterday morning while getting on the bus for school.  Her big sister turned around and stood up for her telling the bullies to leave her little sister alone.  They sat together on the bus to school, and I got to see with my own eyes the love between them.  I know I raised good girls. :)
facemaker329
member, 5437 posts
Gaming for most of
30 years, and counting!
Wed 10 Apr 2013
at 22:44
  • msg #219

Re: More Good Things

Got to experience first-hand the fact that not every tooth removal has to be an excruciating and arduous process.  They spent more time fixing a bad filling (originally done in acrylic, but it started cracking pieces off, so they replaced it with amalgam)...shoot, they spent almost as much time actually getting a good X-ray of the tooth that was coming out.  Glad to have it gone...should have a lot fewer toothaches (and headaches!)

And I was even dollars enough ahead that I could afford to pay for it in one lump, as well as the prescription meds to help with the aftermath.
Bigun Eagle
member, 64 posts
Thu 11 Apr 2013
at 01:43
  • msg #220

Re: More Good Things

Holy cow, the dice roller decided to like me for once!
Dottie_V
member, 40 posts
A compilation of neuroses
And a bad temper too. ;D
Fri 12 Apr 2013
at 06:47
  • msg #221

Re: More Good Things

I had a giggle fit at the most inopportune time ever, which made me laugh even more, which got me into trouble...


I REGRET NOTHING!!
adrasteia1
member, 1218 posts
Even a small star
shines in the darkness
Fri 12 Apr 2013
at 11:50
  • msg #222

Re: More Good Things

I wasn't going to apply for anymore internships, but there is one that's just a few minutes walk from where I live. It means I probably wouldn't need to spend any money on transport and it's a 9 month internship so should be somewhat stable.

While I have my name down for a full-time course starting next month, it would only run for a few months and then I'd be wondering what I'm doing again (though I am really interested in the subject). So, I'm going to apply for this.

I know I was only venting about internships in the vent thread the other day, but I'm weighing up possibilities.
facemaker329
member, 5454 posts
Gaming for most of
30 years, and counting!
Wed 17 Apr 2013
at 03:25
  • msg #223

Re: More Good Things

So, I was really nervous when I got the email from my auto insurance company, because I haven't paid them yet, but I had a gig today that required me to drive some twenty-five miles each way.  So, I promised myself that I would do nothing that would necessitate referencing my insurance (like getting pulled over or having an accident).

Got home, finally decided I better check the message.  It's a cancellation WARNING, not the actual notice.  The actual cancellation doesn't kick in until a little over a week after my next payday...and I can get paid up by then.  I'd have been fine, money-wise, if I hadn't had a $200 dental bill last week for the wisdom tooth removal (which is healing up nicely, thank goodness!)
OceanLake
member, 644 posts
Wed 17 Apr 2013
at 05:19
  • msg #224

Re: More Good Things

Only $200? Insurance? Hooray for healing!
facemaker329
member, 5456 posts
Gaming for most of
30 years, and counting!
Wed 17 Apr 2013
at 15:41
  • msg #225

Re: More Good Things

Unfortunately, my health insurance doesn't cover dental.  And the pain meds are still below the deductible for my coverage.  I just have an awesome dentist who doesn't believe that he's gotta wring every available dollar (plus a few more) out of my wallet anytime I go in to see him.  I mean, I don't like going to the dentist...but I like my dentist.  I picked the right guy to go to after two decades without any dental care beyond my own efforts at proper dentifrice.
CrazyIvan777
member, 82 posts
Thu 18 Apr 2013
at 06:15
  • msg #226

Re: More Good Things

I was complaining to a friend of mine who is waist-deep in the sci-fi and speculative fiction authoring world about how my days now feel somehow frustrating if I haven't put down 1500 words or more on a page, and how it was beginning to bug me. He told me (with a grin I could hear over Skype) "You're an author now."
Hearing it from him really made my day.
facemaker329
member, 5458 posts
Gaming for most of
30 years, and counting!
Thu 18 Apr 2013
at 06:33
  • msg #227

Re: More Good Things

Started working on putting together a costume for an event I'm working at the end of the month (which is, I'm starting to realize, a lot closer than it sounds).  The theme for it is sci-fi/time-traveler, with kind of a 'modern hippy' vibe to it (one of the two production groups collaborating on it has a pretty large contingent they send to Burning Man every year...and since they don't get enough of that, they do their own smaller, local take on it a few more times during the year...)

Started rummaging through my closets, and found several items that I'd tucked away 'just in case the need arose' (sleeves I took off a chain-mail shirt for a film I worked on, silver pants, vintage motocross boots, an old-school tactical vest...)  Started mixing and matching and I feel like I've got something that I can wear to this without feeling like I'm hopelessly out of my depth.  There will still be a lot of people there with cooler outfits...but I'm used to that.  I'm pretty sure I'll be the only one with chain-mail chaps...*grin*
arshes_luna
member, 51 posts
Fri 19 Apr 2013
at 02:12
  • msg #228

Re: More Good Things

My room.  It is rearranged and completely SPOTLESS.  I am very happy about this.

It fits me completely for the first time since I moved into this house.

I have room for another bookshelf and I will be doing a portrait gallery above my bed.

Epic win.  That is all.

^_^
ginny
member, 98 posts
Mon 22 Apr 2013
at 17:43
  • msg #229

Re: More Good Things

Today I celebrate my 13th wedding anniversary with the greatest man in the world ^_^  Im looking forward to 13 more.
bobbofeet
member, 78 posts
Tue 23 Apr 2013
at 19:19
  • msg #230

Re: More Good Things

My boys' team just won the school "Battle of the Books" and will be representing their school at the district meet!  Proud papa...
facemaker329
member, 5465 posts
Gaming for most of
30 years, and counting!
Wed 24 Apr 2013
at 01:30
  • msg #231

Re: More Good Things

Got a glowing review from the head of our Safety/Loss Prevention Dept. at work, during the recent round of inspections with the local fire marshal.  There's stuff that needs to be fixed, and they're coming back for a 'verification check'...apparently, we're not allowed to have anything stacked within 18 inches of the ceiling (why that's suddenly an issue this year, when we've had stuff on those shelves for AGES without anyone batting an eye, I don't know, but whatever...)

Fortunately, we just found another storage space for the junk piano someone dumped in the far corner of our work area, so I had space to set up some other shelves over there to accommodate all the junk we had to take down.
Dottie_V
member, 49 posts
The fifth in a seiries of
odd things you saw today.
Mon 6 May 2013
at 17:33
  • msg #232

Re: More Good Things

My dad came home from his trip to Mexico and he brought a suitcase full of candy *_* It's like Christmas in May.
adrasteia1
member, 1296 posts
Even a small star
shines in the darkness
Tue 7 May 2013
at 14:24
  • msg #233

Re: More Good Things

I'm celebrating today. :)
facemaker329
member, 5498 posts
Gaming for most of
30 years, and counting!
Wed 8 May 2013
at 04:11
  • msg #234

Re: More Good Things

Finally got a chance to see the pictures, and I've gotta say it...I'm really pleased with how my Jedi costume turned out (wore it for a friend's May the Fourth karaoke party...)  *grin*
arshes_luna
member, 52 posts
Wed 8 May 2013
at 14:22
  • msg #235

Re: More Good Things

They are making an Ender's Game movie.

No more need be said, imho.
adrasteia1
member, 1322 posts
Even a small star
shines in the darkness
Fri 17 May 2013
at 17:23
  • msg #236

Re: More Good Things

I'm excited because I'm starting a full-time course on Monday.

So, it's not the same as a full-time job, but it'll be good to have some more constructive things to do with my time, other than job hunting and playing online games.. and chatting (can't forget the chatting). ;) Not to say I don't love *some* of those things, because I do.

It's in PHP/MySQL, so look out for more unsolicited advice! In truth though, there will probably be less. I may have taken on a few too many games of late and they need keeping up with. They're fun, though.
cero1
member, 399 posts
Sat 18 May 2013
at 00:46
  • msg #237

Re: More Good Things

Munchkin is a very fun card game and probably made me love rpgs all over again when I was losing the faith. We're now at a point where we're going to play until the first person gets to Level 20 to keep games going longer...

Epic Munchkin! XD
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