Tell us what's happened to you recently (that's interesting)

Leah_C · 2009-11-30T10:33:24.000Z

I’m moving from a tiny garage studio into a giant house on a hill with an amazing view of the city and ocean. Score!

Lorini · 2009-11-30T10:33:27.000Z

tiohn, I’m so sorry to hear that. Someone mentioned this service in H&S, it seems pretty good.

Brendan · 2009-11-30T11:06:09.000Z

Leah C:

I’m moving from a tiny garage studio into a giant house on a hill with an amazing view of the city and ocean. Score!

You also have a nice greenbelt in walking distance.

Leah_C · 2009-11-30T11:29:46.000Z

Brendan:

You also have a nice greenbelt in walking distance.

That’s Golden Gate Park, which is full of all sorts of amazing stuff - museums, gardens, playgrounds, and adorable squirrels that climb all over you.

Shadarr · 2009-11-30T11:39:31.000Z

ElGuapo:

There is NO ONE else living in the building.

Is it an office building or is it just totally empty?

Griddle · 2009-11-30T11:40:19.000Z

Leah C:

That’s Golden Gate Park, which is full of all sorts of amazing stuff - museums, gardens, playgrounds, and adorable squirrels that climb all over you.

That’s pretty darn cool IMO. All I have that are friendly in my yard are the groundhogs, and they are massive I tell ya, MASSIVE!!!

Raife · 2009-11-30T11:43:50.000Z

ElGuapo:

In unrelated news, or kind of related to this thread, I did a tour of that penthouse apartment. It was huge and pretty cool, but I think I’m going to pass. The problem is there are so many inconveniences living that high and all alone. For instance:

Moving in and out would be a huge, huge pain. Plus, I can’t install a hot tub. Noooooo!

In order to get in and out directly, that is not switch elevators to the 44th floor, you have to call the front desk and they send the elevator up. Every single time. Forget your phone? It’s back up 44 floors and then another phone call.

None of the windows open that high up. Want to cook bacon? Better like that smell. For a week. There is a hood vent on both the stoves (one kitchen on each floor!) but that smell would still linger with no fresh air.

If anyone pulls a fire alarm or there is an actual fire, forget it. The elevators lock and go down to the ground floor. Then you have to walk down 44 floors. The guards actually suggested getting a parachute. (or maybe a Batman wings cape)

There is NO ONE else living in the building. So you have to arrange all the things that go with living somewhere, with the management company. You have to work out package delivery, and guest arrival, and moving, and all that crap. They don’t even have a washer/dryer hooked up or there, you’d have to make arrangements. The place is just not set up for having someone actually live there.

Awesome views, but I can see why it’s been so long since it rented.

Come on, you can’t honestly tell us that you wouldn’t want to wake up every morning and cackle megalomaniacally as the king of Columbus. That you are the only one in the building only adds to the misanthropic charm.

ElGuapo · 2009-11-30T11:45:47.000Z

Shadarr:

Is it an office building or is it just totally empty?

Office building. About half full. Whole floors are locked as they have no tenants (my brother nonchalantly inquired about that).

shift6 · 2009-11-30T11:49:26.000Z

Beautiful view, Leah. Based on the geography I guess that I should be able to correctly wave to you (and Gary?) every Saturday morning. Finals this weekend, aargh!

So what’s happened to me recently (that’s interesting) is: It turns out that “squamous” and “angina” aren’t just words to giggle at. To the former, nothing is malignant and the blood tests were OK, but I’ll have to keep an eye out. Fortunately my GP minored in art or something and his drawings of what to look for were masterful. To the latter, my LDL/HDL of 190/40 raised some eyebrows so I’ve gone back to vegetarian for awhile and no more “I’ll start again next week” on the workouts. I’d rather do this for a few months and see what happens rather than jumping right into a lifetime of meds as the doc recommended (to be fair, I imagine 99% of his patients prefer easy solutions like that rather than making a change).

On the upside, I got an informal/intern-y type part time job at a local winery so that I can get more serious about that. I don’t like finance very much anymore. Life’s too short for that kind of stuff.

WarrenM · 2009-11-30T12:08:16.000Z

Want to cook bacon? Better like that smell. For a week. There is a hood vent on both the stoves (one kitchen on each floor!) but that smell would still linger with no fresh air.

I’ve read this a few times but I’m not seeing the problem.

Leah_C · 2009-11-30T12:25:21.000Z

shift6:

Beautiful view, Leah. Based on the geography I guess that I should be able to correctly wave to you (and Gary?) every Saturday morning. Finals this weekend, aargh!

Yep, Gary too! We’re moving in together. Prepare for a mass power outage when we plug in all of our consoles and computers at once. Shit could get ugly. If your finals were a bit later, we’d time it to coincide with that. We’re one hill over from campus.

JoshV · 2009-11-30T16:52:12.000Z

There is a very good chance I will be getting married in the phillipines next year. No, not a mail order bride, my fiancee is part phillipino and its just super cheap and it completely thrilled her parents to have it over there.

kerzain · 2009-11-30T16:54:15.000Z

JoshV:

There is a very good chance I will be getting married in the phillipines next year. No, not a mail order bride, my fiancee is part phillipino and its just super cheap and it completely thrilled her parents to have it over there.

Congratulations on the marriage JoshV, but I hope you aren’t hosting the wedding in The Mindinao region

Account_Formerly_Kno · 2009-11-30T17:09:45.000Z

well, i have just opened my first social group, located here. it’s free to join, and every 3rd friday we go out to burger king to pig out. i foot the bill - you just bring a healthy appetite. today only, membership is free. you must have an i7 system to join.

JoshV · 2009-12-01T11:11:37.000Z

kerzain:

Congratulations on the marriage JoshV, but I hope you aren’t hosting the wedding in The Mindinao region

Yeah, no, sticking close to Manila.

Eilonwy · 2009-12-01T13:00:42.000Z

Fred Phelps’ crew was protesting outside my old high school today. Apparently there were only like a dozen or so protesters.

And just about the whole high school from students to faculty turned out to counter-protest. It was awesome.

ZekeDMS · 2009-12-01T13:05:39.000Z

I’ve got an interview with San Tan Today, a community newspaper in a town 30-40 minutes away.

I’ll probably manage to make like, $20 an article.

On the other hand I currently make $0 an article, so I’m all over it at this point.

Rimbo · 2009-12-01T13:52:49.000Z

somebody in work has way, way too much perfume on, and I’m about to die here

russellmz00 · 2009-12-01T14:04:35.000Z

krayzkrok:

It would appear that he ate Bugalugs, but became so engorged with possum that he couldn’t squeeze back out of the hole in the wall, got stuck there during the day and cooked under the tin, possum and all.

Poor Bugalugs! :( What a life, eh?

all possums die but few kill pythons after death.

Cubit · 2009-12-01T14:14:57.000Z

I passed my A+ cert tests! I’m done with step 1 on a potentially long path of certifications.