Re: Random Ramblings

by **Watch Out Pylon!** 2020-05-29, 11:17

Tim Wakefield wrote:A girl I knew in college had an internship with the NSA the summer before student teaching and none of us have heard from her since

Fun fact: You can drive by the NSA headquarters on I-95 and your radio signal will go out.

by **Watch Out Pylon!** 2020-05-29, 11:19

Bill Cain wrote:The only way I can successfully nofap is if i disregard sex all together. Nofapped for 16 days and I stopped giving eye contact with females and eliminated all soft core porn. I can’t even look at females or I relapse. The point of nofap is to stop masturbating in order to force yourself to talk to females and to place less of an importance on sex and reboot your system. When you jerk off you’re forcing yourself to view women solely as sexual objects instead of trying to establish an emotional connection with them. Jacking off pumps your body with feel good chemicals and is a natural pain killer. But I’ve become religious in the past few months and it’s against my religion. I want to walk with Christ. But....what’s happened is this has turned into MGTOW (Men go their own way) for me which is really not my intent. I’m not looking women in the eyes or looking at them at all because I fear of relapsing. I like women. But I do everything obsessively. Obsessive studying, obsessive researching, obsessive masturbating, obsessive love, obsessive drug intake.

I’m going to try 32 days of no fap. But I worry that the effects are not what I want. Instead of perks it’s just making me afraid of females

Where are you going where you have to avoid eye contact with chicks? You're gonna get the COVID.

by Bill Cain 2020-05-29, 11:25

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:
Bill Cain wrote:The only way I can successfully nofap is if i disregard sex all together. Nofapped for 16 days and I stopped giving eye contact with females and eliminated all soft core porn. I can’t even look at females or I relapse. The point of nofap is to stop masturbating in order to force yourself to talk to females and to place less of an importance on sex and reboot your system. When you jerk off you’re forcing yourself to view women solely as sexual objects instead of trying to establish an emotional connection with them. Jacking off pumps your body with feel good chemicals and is a natural pain killer. But I’ve become religious in the past few months and it’s against my religion. I want to walk with Christ. But....what’s happened is this has turned into MGTOW (Men go their own way) for me which is really not my intent. I’m not looking women in the eyes or looking at them at all because I fear of relapsing. I like women. But I do everything obsessively. Obsessive studying, obsessive researching, obsessive masturbating, obsessive love, obsessive drug intake.

I’m going to try 32 days of no fap. But I worry that the effects are not what I want. Instead of perks it’s just making me afraid of females

Where are you going where you have to avoid eye contact with chicks? You're gonna get the COVID.

I went on a vacation recently in a place that was not shutdown. That and striking up conversations with strangers at grocery stores and restaurant pick up.

That’s Bills style. Nonchalantly putting myself out there and making it appear like it’s a mistake that we met. Ive received digits before doing this...a year ago.

What’s more important is that im improving

by **Dendrobates** 2020-06-03, 04:16

Insomnia sucks.

by **Motown Spartan** 2020-06-03, 13:51

Dendrobates wrote:Insomnia sucks.

Bummer dude.

by **tGreenWay** 2020-06-03, 13:54

Dendrobates wrote:Insomnia sucks.

Think I missed this post by only a minute or two because I could finally fall asleep.

by Bill Cain 2020-06-07, 00:08

by **Tim Wakefield** 2020-06-07, 14:40

Decided to rent a house with some buddies this week in CO. 6 beers on a ORD --> DEN flight is a good time

by **Motown Spartan** 2020-06-07, 15:10

Putting screens in on our back porch today. It’s a little cool out but hopefully we can sit out here tomorrow night for dinner.

by **The Pantry** 2020-06-07, 16:52

Two months overdue for a #4. Hair is thick, wavy, and starting to drive me crazy. Probably hasn't been this long in 25-30 years.

Neighbor's cottonwood tree is doing what it does this time of year. Sometimes looks like it's snowing.

by **Motown Spartan** 2020-06-07, 17:08

The Pantry wrote:Two months overdue for a #4. Hair is thick, wavy, and starting to drive me crazy. Probably hasn't been this long in 25-30 years.

Neighbor's cottonwood tree is doing what it does this time of year. Sometimes looks like it's snowing.

Last time my hair was this long was Lollapalooza 1992.

by **GRR Spartan** 2020-06-07, 17:15

Dendrobates wrote:Insomnia sucks.

Only if you can't sleep.

by **Dendrobates** 2020-06-12, 08:16

My company has announced that they will let people in 5 states go back in the field for work starting June 22. Those are Hawaii, Montana, Indiana, Illinois, and Idaho.

Illinois surprises me.

I've been impressed for how well my company has handled this whole thing, especially since others in industry have been out for a few weeks already. Theres no date for Michigan, but I'm looking forward to getting back out there yet I don't want to. It's this weird mix. My job is not done very well full time from home (1-2 days I think is suitable from home). So I hate the feeling of not being able to do anything. But I want to stay safe as well. My boss has been great, and she said since I'm pregnant , I don't have to go out if I don't want to. I also get 4 months of paid maternity leave, so I feel I cant stall much longer to accomplish some things before I have this kid. This is a rollercoaster of emotions.

by **Motown Spartan** 2020-06-12, 10:49

Hemorrhoids suck.

by **Floyd Robertson** 2020-06-12, 20:44

I went for a ride after work today. It was just like any other ride.

Killed or maimed a chipmunk with my front tire. Check.
Saw a blue jay fighting with a black squirrel. Check.
Had a black helicopter tailing me an circling overhead. Check.

by **Rocinante** 2020-06-13, 01:25

Anyone else getting logged out constantly on this site today?

by WCSparty 2020-06-13, 02:21

Rocinante wrote:Anyone else getting logged out constantly on this site today?

Nope... been happening to me last couple of weeks on iPhone

by **tGreenWay** 2020-06-13, 03:13

WCSparty wrote:
Rocinante wrote:Anyone else getting logged out constantly on this site today?

Nope... been happening to me last couple of weeks on iPhone

This. For the longest time I could close out the tab with tSwill on it and then open a new one later and still be signed in. Not anymore. Been happening for a couple of weeks now. Makes me wonder if it’s related to the Discord box at the bottom of the page. I’ve noticed my Swill page jumping, too, but not shaky—it jumps once and that’s it. Also something that started happening after I downloaded the Discord app. No idea if the issues are tied in with the app, though.

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2020-06-13, 03:39

Fine here

by **Dendrobates** 2020-06-13, 08:02

Apparently, credit karma isn’t exact in credit scores. I really didn’t know either way. Just interesting to note. My scores were 822 and 824. Getting my construction approval, it said it was 803. I’m happy it was still above 800. It’s good to know for some things to roughly estimate 20 points lower in the future.

by **Cameron** 2020-06-13, 08:43

Why in the fuck are the Velveeta logs not next to the Velveeta shells and cheese? There is no reason for those things to be in different aisles.

by **tGreenWay** 2020-06-13, 10:23

Cameron wrote:Why in the fuck are the Velveeta logs not next to the Velveeta shells and cheese? There is no reason for those things to be in different aisles.

Note to everyone:
Never ever accept an invitation to eat at Cam’s.

by **Motown Spartan** 2020-06-13, 10:50

tGreenWay wrote:
Cameron wrote:Why in the fuck are the Velveeta logs not next to the Velveeta shells and cheese? There is no reason for those things to be in different aisles.

Note to everyone:
Never ever accept an invitation to eat at Cam’s.

Yeah, that’s just gross.

by **Floyd Robertson** 2020-06-13, 11:00

Dendrobates wrote:Apparently, credit karma isn’t exact in credit scores. I really didn’t know either way. Just interesting to note. My scores were 822 and 824. Getting my construction approval, it said it was 803. I’m happy it was still above 800. It’s good to know for some things to roughly estimate 20 points lower in the future.

There are a variety of different FICO scores. I've seen 40 point variances in mine depending on which service my lenders are leveraging. For example, the score on my mortgage site is always way higher thank on my bank card site.

by **Cameron** 2020-06-13, 13:27

tGreenWay wrote:
Cameron wrote:Why in the fuck are the Velveeta logs not next to the Velveeta shells and cheese? There is no reason for those things to be in different aisles.

Note to everyone:
Never ever accept an invitation to eat at Cam’s.

I use Velveeta for one thing and one thing only: queso dip. And I'm not sharing with the likes of you.

by **Motown Spartan** 2020-06-13, 13:32

Cameron wrote:
tGreenWay wrote:

Note to everyone:
Never ever accept an invitation to eat at Cam’s.

I use Velveeta for one thing and one thing only: queso dip. And I'm not sharing with the likes of you.

What do you use the Velveeta shells and cheese for? That’s the scary part.

by **Cameron** 2020-06-13, 13:51

Motown Spartan wrote:
Cameron wrote:

I use Velveeta for one thing and one thing only: queso dip. And I'm not sharing with the likes of you.

What do you use the Velveeta shells and cheese for? That’s the scary part.

Nothing. I was attempting to use them as a signpost to find the velveeta logs, and deeply frustrated when I discovered that they are not neighbors in my local Meijer.

by **tGreenWay** 2020-06-13, 17:04

Why was Cyberdyne Systems so easily accessed? They had the chip and the alloy arm and sure, there was some security involved, but the building wasn’t gated and accessing the secure room involved a couple of cards and keys. Easy peazy.

by **tGreenWay** 2020-06-13, 17:05

Cameron wrote:
tGreenWay wrote:

Note to everyone:
Never ever accept an invitation to eat at Cam’s.

I use Velveeta for one thing and one thing only: queso dip. And I'm not sharing with the likes of you.

My statement stands.

by **The Pantry** 2020-06-14, 21:48

Bummed. Right now looking at going back to the office next week. I liked the stint working from home.

Company has issued a 20 page document regarding new safety procedures. Coffee makers are now not available for use. How the fuck is someone expected to work under that condition?

by **Motown Spartan** 2020-06-14, 21:55

The Pantry wrote:Bummed. Right now looking at going back to the office next week. I liked the stint working from home.

Company has issued a 20 page document regarding new safety procedures. Coffee makers are now not available for use. How the fuck is someone expected to work under that condition?

Get an electric kettle for $25 off of Amazon and an AeroPress.

by **The Pantry** 2020-06-14, 22:13

Motown Spartan wrote:
The Pantry wrote:Bummed. Right now looking at going back to the office next week. I liked the stint working from home.

Company has issued a 20 page document regarding new safety procedures. Coffee makers are now not available for use. How the fuck is someone expected to work under that condition?

Get an electric kettle for $25 off of Amazon and an AeroPress.

Have an electric kettle and Chemex at home. Will probably need to buy a new thermos because I'm sure as hell not taking the Chemex there anymore.

by **Motown Spartan** 2020-06-14, 22:16

The Pantry wrote:
Motown Spartan wrote:

Get an electric kettle for $25 off of Amazon and an AeroPress.
Have an electric kettle and Chemex at home. Will probably need to buy a new thermos because I'm sure as hell not taking the Chemex there anymore.

Good call. The AeroPress is my go to at work since I can make a really good Espresso or Americano. I have a private lockable office though.

by **tGreenWay** 2020-06-15, 03:06

Motown Spartan wrote:
The Pantry wrote:Have an electric kettle and Chemex at home. Will probably need to buy a new thermos because I'm sure as hell not taking the Chemex there anymore.

Good call. The AeroPress is my go to at work since I can make a really good Espresso or Americano. I have a private lockable office though.

It’s not really private though, is it? I mean, sure, you can lock the metal employee access door, but anyone could jump right over that long service counter and grab your shit.

by **Dendrobates** 2020-06-15, 08:32

The Pantry wrote:Bummed. Right now looking at going back to the office next week. I liked the stint working from home.

Company has issued a 20 page document regarding new safety procedures. Coffee makers are now not available for use. How the fuck is someone expected to work under that condition?

So they haven’t offered to have you stay home at all? Was your job and others still effective once the kinks were out?

by **The Pantry** 2020-06-15, 16:00

Dendrobates wrote:
The Pantry wrote:Bummed. Right now looking at going back to the office next week. I liked the stint working from home.

Company has issued a 20 page document regarding new safety procedures. Coffee makers are now not available for use. How the fuck is someone expected to work under that condition?

So they haven’t offered to have you stay home at all? Was your job and others still effective once the kinks were out?

Have no problem quoting from home. Not sure why they're in a rush to get people back in the office.

by **The Pantry** 2020-06-15, 17:04

Motown Spartan wrote:
The Pantry wrote:
Have an electric kettle and Chemex at home. Will probably need to buy a new thermos because I'm sure as hell not taking the Chemex there anymore.

Good call. The AeroPress is my go to at work since I can make a really good Espresso or Americano. I have a private lockable office though.

Found a new thermos. Perfect size...matches the capacity of the kettle and Chemex.

Classic Safari Shotgun Shell Stainless Steel Vacuum Beverage Bottle

by **tGreenWay** 2020-06-15, 18:29

Dendrobates wrote:
The Pantry wrote:Bummed. Right now looking at going back to the office next week. I liked the stint working from home.

Company has issued a 20 page document regarding new safety procedures. Coffee makers are now not available for use. How the fuck is someone expected to work under that condition?

So they haven’t offered to have you stay home at all? Was your job and others still effective once the kinks were out?

My wife loves working from home and has no intention of returning anytime soon. She’s letting her staff decide if/when they want to return. Only a couple are going back and even then only once or twice a week. One because he has always preferred the office to his home. Another just to get out of the house. The entire staff was already set up for work from home, so for them there wasn’t any interruption in service or productivity. It’s actually gone so well that one is thinking about moving to another part of the state while another might move to Florida—and still be a full time employee.

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** 2020-06-15, 19:49

I finally tried the Popeye's chicken sando today (no mayo obviously). It was pretty good for a chicken sandwich, I guess. Much bigger than a CFA sando. Tasted more like regular fried chicken. I mean it's probably the best fried chicken sandwich I've ever had but that's not saying a whole lot.

by **The Pantry** 2020-06-15, 19:56

Thought it was gonna be tougher but got an appointment for a haircut this Saturday. For my needs (#4 all over, thinning shears, eyebrow trim) shouldn't take more than 8-10 minutes. Pre-decided tipping $10 for a $15 cut, I'm so excited to get this months-old mop off my head!

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