My brother decided it was time to stop lounging in front of his computer playing games on the Internet, and time instead to go on an adventure and discover new things.
Accordingly, he located his cat and followed her around to see where she led him to.
Apparently they did a circuit of the house together and then cat led him back to the computer room.
My brother decided that this was a sign from the cosmos saying his rightful place was in front of the computer playing games on the Internet.
I feel like there is a certain element of abdication at work when one takes a cat's guidance in lifestyle choices.
Real life fear/horror/madness
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At least the cat didn't choose that time to groom its nether regions with its tongue.
"We're realistic heroes. We're not here to save the world, just nudge the world into a better place."
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Post-exam decompression
HMB goes to Lyra's house and picks up an apple from the fruit basket.
Lyra comes out of her bedroom looking very disheveled and bleary.
Lyra: "I JUST FOUND OUT I PASSED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY BOOYA!"
Bing: "Nice work sista!"
Lyra: "ONLY BY HALF A PERCENTAGE POINT BUT STILL!"
Bing: "THIS CALLS FOR A GODDAM HIGH FIVE SISTA!"
Bing drops his apple, raises his hand for a resounding high five, then picks up the apple and takes a bite out of it.
Lyra: "YEEEEEEAH!"
Bing: "So what are you gonna do now?"
Lyra: "Same thing I've been doing all morning - airing the orchid in the flowerbed. See ya!"
Lyra leaves and goes back into the bedroom, shutting the door behind her.
Bing has stopped chewing and is currently looking at the apple in his tainted hand. His expression is a blank mixture of faint violation and significant regret.
Presently, he begins chewing again and takes another bite of the apple.
Screw it, it was a Honeycrisp, and those things are expensive.
Always wash your hands before picking up food, as horticulture is dirty work.
HMB goes to Lyra's house and picks up an apple from the fruit basket.
Lyra comes out of her bedroom looking very disheveled and bleary.
Lyra: "I JUST FOUND OUT I PASSED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY BOOYA!"
Bing: "Nice work sista!"
Lyra: "ONLY BY HALF A PERCENTAGE POINT BUT STILL!"
Bing: "THIS CALLS FOR A GODDAM HIGH FIVE SISTA!"
Bing drops his apple, raises his hand for a resounding high five, then picks up the apple and takes a bite out of it.
Lyra: "YEEEEEEAH!"
Bing: "So what are you gonna do now?"
Lyra: "Same thing I've been doing all morning - airing the orchid in the flowerbed. See ya!"
Lyra leaves and goes back into the bedroom, shutting the door behind her.
Bing has stopped chewing and is currently looking at the apple in his tainted hand. His expression is a blank mixture of faint violation and significant regret.
Presently, he begins chewing again and takes another bite of the apple.
Screw it, it was a Honeycrisp, and those things are expensive.
Always wash your hands before picking up food, as horticulture is dirty work.
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On submission holds
I have double jointed elbows and knees, so they bend further than 180° under normal circumstances.
I took Nadia to martial arts and she enjoyed it so she came back with me a few times. On the fourth time we did ground work, a mix of wrestling and grappling, chokes, etc.
One exercise involved holding the opponents shoulder in your crotch and pinning their head and torso in your legs, as you used both hands to bend their arm backwards along your abdomen. (Properly called a Kimura lock.)
Nadia attempted to do this to me and was surprised that I didn't tap out even when she was lying all the way back. The instructor called an immediate halt and came running to make sure I was all right. Nadia dismounted and I looked up at the instructor blinking.
"They naturally do that," I explained, demonstrating.
The instructor shook his head. "That is disgusting," he said. "Nadia, go find somebody normal to practice with."
I have double jointed elbows and knees, so they bend further than 180° under normal circumstances.
I took Nadia to martial arts and she enjoyed it so she came back with me a few times. On the fourth time we did ground work, a mix of wrestling and grappling, chokes, etc.
One exercise involved holding the opponents shoulder in your crotch and pinning their head and torso in your legs, as you used both hands to bend their arm backwards along your abdomen. (Properly called a Kimura lock.)
Nadia attempted to do this to me and was surprised that I didn't tap out even when she was lying all the way back. The instructor called an immediate halt and came running to make sure I was all right. Nadia dismounted and I looked up at the instructor blinking.
"They naturally do that," I explained, demonstrating.
The instructor shook his head. "That is disgusting," he said. "Nadia, go find somebody normal to practice with."
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Haha! ^ That would be a funny sight to see. xD
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It is hot and muggy here, and they only just finished fixing the air conditioning. Last night was the first night of decent sleep I've had in weeks.
Last weekend, an intriguing acquaintance made it known that she had the weekend off, if I was okay with her staying at my place. With no air conditioning, I had to decline. A very irritated phone call to the building management followed. I'm not sure if I could claim damages against them but it certainly felt like I could.
Luckily with the air con back online, I'm catching up on sleep rehab, and this friend is all set to stay over this weekend. Presumably for sleep dehab.
We are honestly very likely to spend a significant amount of our waking hours going over GURPS magical systems.
I know, I'm such a party animal.
Last weekend, an intriguing acquaintance made it known that she had the weekend off, if I was okay with her staying at my place. With no air conditioning, I had to decline. A very irritated phone call to the building management followed. I'm not sure if I could claim damages against them but it certainly felt like I could.
Luckily with the air con back online, I'm catching up on sleep rehab, and this friend is all set to stay over this weekend. Presumably for sleep dehab.
We are honestly very likely to spend a significant amount of our waking hours going over GURPS magical systems.
I know, I'm such a party animal.
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On good deeds
I was at a park recently and we were approached by a young man who asked if we could give him and his father a ride. His father was elderly and the trek back to the inn was too hard for him. I happily invited them to my car and drove them back. Along the way, they found out I was a lawyer and offered to put me in touch with their many lawyer relatives.
Win!
I was at a gaming store recently and a man was confused about some games. He eventually bought one game on the recommendation of the game store owner, but looked at it dubiously. I own the game myself, so I encouraged him to open it up and play through a quick turn. We did so and he was much happier with the selection he made. Turns out he's a lawyer. He offered to put my resume in at his law firm.
Win!
I was at my martial arts studio recently and a man needed a training partner. We beat the everlasting daylights out of each other for about 45 minutes. Turns out he's a senior attorney with one of the government agencies regulating economics and finances. I tried to hand him my card but my fingers were too ganked and in any case his vision was swimming so he wouldn't have been able to read it anyway.
But then I left my card at the front desk and he came in later one day and picked it up and left his card and now we have fully functioning fingers and eyes and we're professional colleagues yay.
Win!
About three years ago I even went to a singles speed dating event, and walked out with the business cards of four (male) lawyers who immediately realized the importance of networking with fellow attorneys over the uncertain benefits of networking with women who may or may not ever reestablish contact.
Sort of win... :/
Honestly in this town there are so many lawyers it's almost like I could throw a brick out a tenth storey window and immediately locate one!
I was at a park recently and we were approached by a young man who asked if we could give him and his father a ride. His father was elderly and the trek back to the inn was too hard for him. I happily invited them to my car and drove them back. Along the way, they found out I was a lawyer and offered to put me in touch with their many lawyer relatives.
Win!
I was at a gaming store recently and a man was confused about some games. He eventually bought one game on the recommendation of the game store owner, but looked at it dubiously. I own the game myself, so I encouraged him to open it up and play through a quick turn. We did so and he was much happier with the selection he made. Turns out he's a lawyer. He offered to put my resume in at his law firm.
Win!
I was at my martial arts studio recently and a man needed a training partner. We beat the everlasting daylights out of each other for about 45 minutes. Turns out he's a senior attorney with one of the government agencies regulating economics and finances. I tried to hand him my card but my fingers were too ganked and in any case his vision was swimming so he wouldn't have been able to read it anyway.
But then I left my card at the front desk and he came in later one day and picked it up and left his card and now we have fully functioning fingers and eyes and we're professional colleagues yay.
Win!
About three years ago I even went to a singles speed dating event, and walked out with the business cards of four (male) lawyers who immediately realized the importance of networking with fellow attorneys over the uncertain benefits of networking with women who may or may not ever reestablish contact.
Sort of win... :/
Honestly in this town there are so many lawyers it's almost like I could throw a brick out a tenth storey window and immediately locate one!
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Did you test this? Let me know how it goes. It's important to my research. *looks at bing with crazy hair*
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I was wondering idly what it would mean if I spend the night with two gay men and they wake up and decide they're actually straight.
Such a scenario would have to imply that I'd be a monumentally inept lover.
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I mean, hypothetically speaking, of course. >_>
In unrelated news, I have mastered the really annoying tricky bit at the end of the Moonlight Sonata's Third Movement. I intend to celebrate by getting absolutely plastered and attempting to punch Beethoven very hard in the face.
Such a scenario would have to imply that I'd be a monumentally inept lover.
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I mean, hypothetically speaking, of course. >_>
In unrelated news, I have mastered the really annoying tricky bit at the end of the Moonlight Sonata's Third Movement. I intend to celebrate by getting absolutely plastered and attempting to punch Beethoven very hard in the face.
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Akshuli i wont do htat No nede for vilents, Ledvik vans a dcent bloke. He boht drinx for evryun and rieit preti musk an haev funi joeks.
Onli u hav to be talkin loder cos he cant here u none to well on akount of beign daef and greman.
Behtvoen is mi best maet realy super smahsing graet and such hair!
Adtionali he bring the prize totty here in this bar aloen he hav four wemin beside him and one ov dem i thkn ther is a duchis or countess or sometthing. Veri hevay tho, dunno wi he likes the reubenesque ladiz but whoma i to argu. Poo gosh ect.
"Ist sie nicht schöne?"
"Einfach Klasse, ja! Zucken sie ab. Ich möchte ein Wurstbude mit Hallenbad und Senf bitte."
An so to bed.
Onli u hav to be talkin loder cos he cant here u none to well on akount of beign daef and greman.
Behtvoen is mi best maet realy super smahsing graet and such hair!
Adtionali he bring the prize totty here in this bar aloen he hav four wemin beside him and one ov dem i thkn ther is a duchis or countess or sometthing. Veri hevay tho, dunno wi he likes the reubenesque ladiz but whoma i to argu. Poo gosh ect.
"Ist sie nicht schöne?"
"Einfach Klasse, ja! Zucken sie ab. Ich möchte ein Wurstbude mit Hallenbad und Senf bitte."
An so to bed.
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o.O you ok bing?
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Reads a lot like most chat channels in MMOs. People for whom English is a native language but you'd never guess it from the spelling, grammar, and even vocabulary. Our public education at work. Sadly.
Reminds me of the NY ad, "If y cn rd ths y cn gt a gd jb."
Reminds me of the NY ad, "If y cn rd ths y cn gt a gd jb."
"Money is the root of all evil...I think I need more money."
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Shopping for pretty clothes again.
I pick out two different sizes of brassiere, because there's a neat trick you can do with nested supports and makeup to give yourself the illusion of a busty chest. Also, a cocktail dress and new elbow gloves. (All black, the only color I look good in as a woman.)
There is some resistance at the fitting rooms though. Both options seem convinced that I belong rightfully in the other camp. It reminds me of the time I asked my mother where babies come from and I was sent on a never ending ping pong quest between parents, who expected the other one to field the question
I have an appointment with a cosmetologist and then a pro photographer in a few weeks to put together something glossy. I'm thinking I might do a photoshop where an attorney in a lawyerly suit and tie is smiling with a classy dame on his arm - and I'm both people simultaneously.
Should be fun!
I pick out two different sizes of brassiere, because there's a neat trick you can do with nested supports and makeup to give yourself the illusion of a busty chest. Also, a cocktail dress and new elbow gloves. (All black, the only color I look good in as a woman.)
There is some resistance at the fitting rooms though. Both options seem convinced that I belong rightfully in the other camp. It reminds me of the time I asked my mother where babies come from and I was sent on a never ending ping pong quest between parents, who expected the other one to field the question
I have an appointment with a cosmetologist and then a pro photographer in a few weeks to put together something glossy. I'm thinking I might do a photoshop where an attorney in a lawyerly suit and tie is smiling with a classy dame on his arm - and I'm both people simultaneously.
Should be fun!
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A coffee date last night went well. She's a postgrad from China and we're going hiking together in a bit.
One moment stood out though. She asked if I was in China during the Tiananmen riots of 1989-06-04.
I said yes, and she grilled me on it. What was the mood like? Was it true that the soldiers and police initially took the side of the protestors? Was there ever a moment when it seemed the Party would accede peacefully to the popular demands of the petitioners?
I answered this as best as I could, but I ruefully confessed that I was only eight or nine when it happened and so I probably wasn't very good as a historical authority.
Afterwards she gave me her email address and I saw her username had a birth year in it.
When Tiananmen happened, she was minus one.
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I have now officially abandoned all attempts at guessing a woman's age.
One moment stood out though. She asked if I was in China during the Tiananmen riots of 1989-06-04.
I said yes, and she grilled me on it. What was the mood like? Was it true that the soldiers and police initially took the side of the protestors? Was there ever a moment when it seemed the Party would accede peacefully to the popular demands of the petitioners?
I answered this as best as I could, but I ruefully confessed that I was only eight or nine when it happened and so I probably wasn't very good as a historical authority.
Afterwards she gave me her email address and I saw her username had a birth year in it.
When Tiananmen happened, she was minus one.
...
I have now officially abandoned all attempts at guessing a woman's age.