CCZ: I’m living in Seattle proper (GF will be working downtown, hopefully walking distance from our new digs) but my job is, in fact, in Kirkland.
Sweet. There’s some cool shit going on up there right now.
Seattle’s weather isn’t half as bad as people make it out to be. It rarely rains all day, you usually get it either in the morning or the afternoon with the rest of the day being clear. And the summer is absolutely gorgeous.
You’re right but in my experience “clear” means that it’s still overcast and gloomy all day. It isn’t like it rains and gets it over with. It tends to drizzle and fool around for a few hours and then you have clouds the rest of the day.
The summers, yes, were gorgeous. But short.
Rimbo
2024
I’m close to the mid-point of a 15-day stint without my wife and kid, and the fun ended the first day. But I need some reconstruction time after the hellish pace I lived the past 8 months or so. I learned a lot from the experience, but at the same time, I became a person I don’t want to be.
I will say, it works. Don’t run more than what the schedule recommends–just do exactly what it says. It’s amazing how quickly you’ll improve.
I had the first part of a root canal today. It wasn’t too bad, all things considered!
My dentist recommended having the tooth crowned within a year after having the post put in. His said that once a root canal had been performed on a tooth, it tends to become brittle over time and needs extra protection.
Has anyone else heard this before? I’m inclined to trust my dentist, but I’d like to know if this is anyone else’s experience with a root canal. My husband was certainly surprised when I mentioned it to him.
I have had 3 root canals. All of them were around ten years ago. The dentist told me the same and I believe that is a general rule of thumb. That said, while most dental insurances cover 80-100% of your cost, it is also a rule of thumb that they only cover 50% on crowns. Now why would that be unless the benefits are of negligible value? Maybe someone who has worked in a related industry can clear that up.
After having one done I had it crowned. After the 2nd and third, I had had those 3 procedures done and 10 fillings within a few months. I could not afford crowns. I have not had a single problem with mine in the last ten years…FWIW.
nlanza
2028
Just shy of eight years here, and my limit is maybe 2-3 days.
Scrax
2029
UGH, worst week ever.
Fuck you Victory Nissan for giving me a test vehicle with “20 miles worth of gas in it so take it for a spin on the highway!”, only to have the fucking vehicle roll to a stop 5 miles out as soon as I pull onto 64. Fuck you Victory Nissan for making me walk 2.5 miles to the nearest store that had a phone, so I could call 411 to give me the number to your stupid store so I could get a ride. “But why didn’t you call us when your car ran out of gas?” Well fuck me, the one time I leave my phone charging in my car, is the one time I’m fucking going to die. “But why didn’t you wave down a passing motorist?” Oh, people don’t fucking stop for the poor guy walking his own special walk of shame on the side of the road. Oh, and to the douchebags who thinks it’s hilarious to honk at you while they pass in their Mazda 3’s, I hope you get spontaneous kidney stones and start pissing blood.
Dear Salesman Anthony, please do not pick me up at the Floor Trader while talking on your cell phone, nor completely ignore the situation while we drive to pick up your useless Nissan. Especially don’t hang up just as we reach my car and say, “At least it’s a beautiful day.” Don’t tell that to the customer you gave a useless vehicle to with 5 miles worth of gas to, who had to walk 2.5 miles in June, in jeans, long sleeve shirt, and a pair of sandles. Don’t give me a dirty look when you spill gasoline on your nice pants, your pants are ruined now bitch. Do not, do not, still completely ignore the situation and then try to upsell the care to me once we reach the dealership. Your car sucks, your store sucks, fuck Victory Nissan.
Protip: Never leave your cell phone anywhere, because in classic horror movie fashion, that’s the day fate will fuck with you.
Cool beans! Can you say where you’ll be working?
Truth.
The one damn day I leave my cell phone at home, my car runs out of gas(don’t believe a gauge under 1/4 tank. Ever). I get to walk two miles home in Arizona summer.
Did I mention I was going home to get a drink before going to the bank? I could have bought one where I was before my car stopped, but thought “Why spend the money? I’m just four miles from home anyway, I’ll get it there, then go. I can be thirsty for a few minutes.”
LESSON LEARNED.
What a coincidence! I ran out of money due to being unemployed since August and have to move back to Alabama.
Yes, all true, I just don’t associate cloudy with gloomy.
So, I ordered another Xbox 360 game I’ll probably never play from eBay, and instead of shipping me the game, the seller accidentally shipped me a nice, gently-used digital camera someone paid $225.00 for. I have no idea who the buyer of the camera was, and the seller isn’t responding to my messages… And they didn’t leave a name on the package.
I can’t seem to find anything on eBay to assist me in resolving issues wherein I received the wrong item. But I tend to skew Lawful Good in the real world, so I’d like to find some way to get this either back to the seller or to the buyer.
Should I just reseal the box and write “Return to Sender” on it? There’s a partial address…
My baseless speculative guess would be RAD (or the Pixomatic/LRB part of RAD that is technically Intel now…) but there are other obvious potential places for him to work (Bungie, Monolith, etc).
We had a great house warming party last night. It’s amazing when you get the right group of people together how it can all work. Gay, straight, republicans, democrats, christians, atheists - didn’t matter. Everyone mixed and talked to everyone else and had an awesome time. I blame it on my awesome BBQ skills but it could have been the booze. Who knows?
Ended the night jamming in Rock Band and pissing off the neighbors. Woot!
Marged
2038
Went to a wedding of a college friend. I discovered that extarbags has basically been pretending for our entire relationship that he can’t dance. It turns out that he can cut a rug! I can’t tell if I’m annoyed or pleased, because every time I’ve wanted to dance in the living room he’s done this horrific stomping thing with a rictus grin plastered on his face.
The night ended with an all female skinny dipping excursion in one of the campus fountains. It was absolutely blissful. I was the only one who could tolerate the cold water, and I didn’t want to leave it.
Dooooon’t do that!
I’d wait and hope you’d hear a response and if you never do, wait to see if someone leaves him angry, negative feedback that the camera they won never showed and send them a message.
The night ended with an all female skinny dipping excursion in one of the campus fountains.
Needless to say … pics or it didn’t happen.
