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i dont know what a substantative life update is but - Truman Jun 23, 20:21 12
- Me, I'm good at getting into relationships right before one of us leaves town. - tobor.2 Jun 23, 20:36
- BTDT! solidarity. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 20:35
- 3? Try 6. - Spawn Jun 23, 20:33
- Been there, done that. - IrishStephen Jun 23, 20:31
- aww. - b. Jun 23, 20:29 2
  - Bullshit. That's just bad universe timing - JD Jun 23, 20:32 1
    - yahyah, I know. - b. Jun 23, 20:36
- Yeah! ummm..no really. - JD Jun 23, 20:26
- Sequel material for a Good Luck Chuck. True Love Truman? - Beryllium Jun 23, 20:23 3
  - maybe i meant to be a loner, like goerge clooney. - Truman Jun 23, 20:24 2
    - Uh...... - JD Jun 23, 20:27 1
      - 🎶 Oh the sky will be blue, and you guys will be there too / When I finally do what frozen things do in Summer!🎶 - Beryllium Jun 23, 20:36
spotify really does give small/indie artists a fair shake, exposure-wise. ~halfway through this week's new music tuesday list, and at least two - b. Jun 23, 20:13 5
- Do you have premium? Because the ads are getting really invasive - amoxy Jun 23, 20:14 4
  - I do - I am spending less money on music, by quite a bit, than I did without it. - b. Jun 23, 20:20
  - Switch to Google Play. -- nm - Spawn Jun 23, 20:17 1
    - I do want to check out the just-announced streaming. amazon's offerings haven't been as customizable, I hope they step-up, too. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jun 23, 20:26
  - Dude. Splurge. Consider it a couple of drinks you didn't have to buy because of the ads and just pay the $9.99 8-) -- nm - JD Jun 23, 20:17
This sounds like a hoax, but I assure you, it is true, because it is on the Internet. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 23, 20:02 4
- he looks older than 17, seems like it would take a few years in prison to get that many facial tats -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 23, 21:49
- Maybe the others thought him Viserys Targaryen -- nm - amoxy Jun 23, 20:13
- The source of the story is World News Daily Report -- nm - tobor.2 Jun 23, 20:12 1
  - That'll do it. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 20:24
I am watching a very old SVU episode where Mark Paul Gosselaar and Elizabeth Banks play husband and wife. -- nm - ty97 Jun 23, 20:01
So I decided to listen to Ready Player One again for my 10+ mile run this past Sat (well started to listen...I don't run *that* slow *wink*) and OMG - JD Jun 23, 20:00 6
- Who is the reader? -- nm - Spawn Jun 23, 20:04 4
  - Of the audiobook? Wil Wheaton --nm - JD Jun 23, 20:07 3
    - heh, to the IM. I might have to give it a listen, then. -- nm - Spawn Jun 23, 20:08 2
      - He's a pretty damn good reader for the book as he's familiar with all the references so gets the cadence right when there's direct quotes from movies - JD Jun 23, 20:10 1
        
        Yeah, that was what I was wondering when I asked. Figured he would be dead on. Thanks. -- nm - Spawn Jun 23, 20:11
- Ready Player One is what Jack Burton would look like in literary form. - David Jun 23, 20:02
my substantive life update is that I'm considering getting secretly married. - mafic Jun 23, 19:54 18
- In CA all you need is an officiant (for a confidentil license) in CO you can sign your certificate at the marriage license window and hand it back -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 23, 21:54 1
  - and my favorite, in TX (and either Idaho or mont) you can send a service limited power of attorney and they get married for you so you don't have to - zeitgeist Jun 23, 21:56
- do it! -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 20:37
- As long as we are invited go for it -- nm - amoxy Jun 23, 20:13 2
  - *giggle* Had times been a little different... - JD Jun 23, 20:16 1
    - At least Spawn and Amy had their families at theirs. "If anyone asks, you're all our friends from college" :) -- nm* - Meg Jun 23, 20:34
- My sister just announced to the family that she and her live in boyfriend got married a couple of weeks ago. - ralph wiggum Jun 23, 20:13 4
  - "Congratulations on your tax and estate-beneficial legal relationship!" -- nm - jangles Jun 23, 20:22 3
    - maybe dano and I need to renew our non-vows. -- nm - b. Jun 23, 20:39
    - Hey! What's wrong with that -- nm - JD Jun 23, 20:32
    - To be fair, they are embarrassingly lovely dovey in their relationship. They just don't care about weddings or marriage. nm - ralph wiggum Jun 23, 20:29
- love it. -- nm - Andie Jun 23, 20:08
- How secret? Will your wife know? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 20:05 1
  - Ummm...ouch? -- nm - JD Jun 23, 20:07
- We did it with just us, the reverend and the government officiant as witness. - David Jun 23, 20:03
- How will the in-laws like it? -- nm - jangles Jun 23, 19:59
- Do the first, skip the second. - Spawn Jun 23, 19:55 1
  - I second this - JD Jun 23, 20:01
I really like all of these substantive life updates. Even if they aren't all pleasant news. -- nm - Qale Jun 23, 19:51
SITWAP: Hee. -- (link) - Tim Jun 23, 19:35 7
- Hmmm...shouldn't that start with What if lamps had feelings? -- nm - JD Jun 23, 19:44 3
  - "That is because you are crazy. And the new one is much better." -- nm - Reagen Jun 23, 19:46 1
    - *tips cap* You win the battle of the references - JD Jun 23, 20:20 [youtube]
  - They didn't start at the beginning. -- nm - tobor.2 Jun 23, 19:45
- spoilers for later this year - Beryllium Jun 23, 19:39
- cars DEFINITELY have feelings. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 19:37
- :) - -- nm - b. Jun 23, 19:36
as long as we're doing personal reports on ourselves this board, here's a couple of updates on my situation . . . - call me Ishmael Jun 23, 19:32 7
- *fingers crossed* -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 23, 19:42
- Best of luck all around and don't take any crap from the kids! -- nm - Krusty Jun 23, 19:39 2
  - for reals. I want to teach 7th / 8th grade there. very cray-cray age for kids, but old enough that I think it'll be alright :) -- nm - call me Ishmael Jun 23, 19:42 1
    - It's a mixed bag at that point. Some are real asses but most are still scared kids that worry about getting in trouble. -- nm - Krusty Jun 23, 19:45
- best of luck x 2! :) - -- nm - b. Jun 23, 19:35
- a few more deets .. .what is your subject and what degree are you going after? -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 19:35 1
  - some more details IM . . . - call me Ishmael Jun 23, 19:41
Thank you all for pretty much confirming what I already knew :) Time to go shopping. -- nm - Meg Jun 23, 19:24 1
- We can Kiva you the money -- nm - jangles Jun 23, 19:30
From earlier polls: My 5 albums I can't live without and next event tickets - MDH Jun 23, 19:14 2
- I love that your records are all dancy. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 19:40
- swear to shake it up -- nm - Tim Jun 23, 19:23
Hello all, my personal update. - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 19:04 38
- Keep your chin up and keep grinding. You deserve good things to happen. :) -- nm - CQ Jun 23, 20:17
- yeah. I've been in similar work situations, but visa-related. it's maddening. - mafic Jun 23, 19:51
- I'm glad to hear you're feeling better and it's good to see you posting. - Krusty Jun 23, 19:37 4
  - thanks bud :) -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 19:37 3
    - Your good people no matter what your FEMA file says. ;-) -- nm - Krusty Jun 23, 19:41 2
      - They say everyone is a 'disaster'. -- nm - Qale Jun 23, 19:47 1
        
        lol! -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 20:38
- Stay excited! Good things happen. -- nm - zunk xometimes Jun 23, 19:33 1
  - god I hope so, it's been too long and too much shit. but fuck them. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 19:38
- good to see you here again, sorry for the job badness. -- nm - Tim Jun 23, 19:26 1
  - good to see you too :) -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 19:38
- hang tough . . . you're due for a positive uptick ! :) hope everything upswings fast for you ! -- nm - call me Ishmael Jun 23, 19:23 1
  - I'm due like the San Andreas. :) -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 19:39
- do you like plum jam? my trees had a lot of fruit this season. -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 23, 19:21 5
  - yes I do. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 19:33 1
    - if you are getting home & checking mail regularily, I will send it tomorrow. otherwise, let me know when the houssitting is over :) -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 23, 19:45
  - We should have her come to Vegas to pick it up. -- nm - Meg Jun 23, 19:23 2
    - once I"m not utterly broke and in debt, maybe. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 19:33
    - you & Pippy know all the male strip clubs. both of you must be here with Loosi. I know the restaurants. -- nm* - Peglegpete Jun 23, 19:29
- You know we care.... - Meg Jun 23, 19:13 2
  - lol, my advice is bullshit like everything else on the internet. and thank you :) -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 19:34
  - I care -- nm - Luke Jun 23, 19:15
- Do not let the wandering stumble fucks get you down. - Spawn Jun 23, 19:13 1
  - thank you. there's been a lot of fuckage. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 19:33
- Just let us know how we can help. -- nm - David Jun 23, 19:10 1
  - you guys are awesome. I should have talked to you sooner. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 19:11
- I'm sorry to hear that. Hopefully they'll get their shit together for you. - spamlet Jun 23, 19:08 5
  - spamlet said this well. I second his comments loosi. -- nm - MDH Jun 23, 19:14
  - I had "good news" a number of times and then it was yanked away, I don't know what is going on, but I've never seen it before. - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 19:10 3
    - Well oiled if they oiled the wrong parts? - tobor.2 Jun 23, 19:23 2
      - more like an oil spill, spouting unabated for weeks, on a webcam. that reminds me fuck you BP. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 19:36 1
        
        Sounds like FEMA. And I agree on the BP. -- nm - tobor.2 Jun 23, 19:40
- so glad you're in a better way now, and I hope the job poopy clear soon! -- nm - b. Jun 23, 19:08 1
  - oh man, the jerking around was insane. cross fingers. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 19:09
- Wow. Good for seeing your way through all of that badness. Here's hoping for better and that if not your enthusiasm sees you through -- nm - JD Jun 23, 19:07 1
  - thank you, I greatly appreciate it. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 19:39
- hang in there....nm - x Jun 23, 19:06 1
  - thanks. :) -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 19:06
A Denver radio host reports the Denver Broncos tried to trade Peyton Manning to the Houston Texans in the offseason. -- (link) - Remlik Jun 23, 19:01 4
- "You're fired." "And with good cause!" -- nm - Reagen Jun 23, 19:27
- Okay. - ML Pad Jun 23, 19:22
- *likes* -- nm - Tim Tebow Jun 23, 19:14
- I'd sooner believe your hair grew back. -- nm - David Jun 23, 19:09
security is currently testing (not advance-announced, boo) the building audio system. currently playing, a muzak-esque "girl from ipanema." - b. Jun 23, 19:00 4
- Ouch🙉🙉🙉 -- nm - JD Jun 23, 19:05 3
  - hey, did you see au revoir simone has a new song? :) - -- nm - b. Jun 23, 19:06 2
    - Hmmm...initial impression is that it sounds beyond vintage analog synths and has an 8 bit sound - JD Jun 23, 19:50
    - I did not. *runs off to Spotify* thanks 🎶 -- nm - JD Jun 23, 19:08
4 Minutes into "Ballers" and it's already terrible. -- nm - MDH Jun 23, 18:59 2
- It's called "Ballers". You didn't even need the 4 Minutes. -- nm - Qale Jun 23, 19:36 1
  - I liked it better the first time, when it was called 1st & 10 -- nm - jangles Jun 23, 19:50
A Cubs fan made a ridiculous catch while holding his baby. -- (link) - Krusty Jun 23, 18:58 3
- And then there is this dad. -- (link) - Spawn Jun 23, 19:53
- Last night I saw where a mother did that. - Spawn Jun 23, 19:15
- Kid's going "Dad will you hand me back to Mom now." -- nm - tobor.2 Jun 23, 18:59
Who the fuck is Molly McGrath and why does she have her feet bent at a 90 degree angle - JD Jun 23, 18:31
I loved Eight is Enough -- nm - ty97 Jun 23, 18:21 16
- Elizabeth was hawt. -- nm - zunk xometimes Jun 23, 18:53 1
  - yes she was. what happened to her? -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 18:58
- So did I. was sad to hear that so many of the "kids" got screwed up. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 18:26
- me, too. dvp's death makes me sad for that and other reasons, including the cat food that's most-used in my mom's house. aww. -- nm -- (edited) - b. Jun 23, 18:23 12
  - And edible for humans too - jangles Jun 23, 18:48 1
    - well, you *have* been a good boy lately. ::tosses you a cherry:: surprise! try not to choke on the pit, k? -- nm - b. Jun 23, 18:57
  - Our cats get it Pea Duck flavor -- nm - Bacon Jun 23, 18:45
  - I spent most of the day wondering why everyone was talking about him today. - ty97 Jun 23, 18:35 8
    - Dick was also an avid poker player and started/owned the World Poker Tour. -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 23, 18:46 7
      - He did a lot more than I ever realized. What a cool guy. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 19:05
      - That explains the other Van Pattens connected to poker. -- nm - tobor.2 Jun 23, 18:58 3
        
        Wasn't his son on White Shadow? I loved that show. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 19:08 2
        
        He transitioned into directing TV (Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire) -- nm - jangles Jun 23, 19:13 1
        
        One or two sons and a nephew(?). -- nm - tobor.2 Jun 23, 19:20
      - always a horseplayer too. had a small stable for awhile....nm - x Jun 23, 18:49
      - Dick was so big, he'd cook you breakfast -- nm - budice Jun 23, 18:48
I'm not on SI of course, but I am on Twitter. - ty97 Jun 23, 18:17 7
- ahhh ok. I mostly know SI as that place where any time of day or night, when I cross it on 278, there is a jam. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 18:18 6
  - So it's a highway, bride, tunnel, or sidewalk in NYC :) -- nm - ty97 Jun 23, 18:21 5
    - for me a bridge, another bridge, a highway, and another bridge. :) -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 18:25 4
      - for a total of about $21 in tolls -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 18:25 3
        
        man we let you off cheap, need to up those tolls. -- nm - ty97 Jun 23, 18:36 2
        
        that was NYC only. It costs a lot of money to get out of New Jersey. - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 18:59 1
        
        Your IM = yes -- nm - ty97 Jun 23, 19:02
Meg: I use the laptop on a TV tray. Combo of touchpad and touchscreen. Touchscreen is SUPER fast for scrolling - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 18:16 5
- touchpad/screen is fine for me for many things; but for work-type stuff, I find a regular mouse to be better - word, powerpoint, excel, etc., things - b. Jun 23, 18:21 4
  - Right, I have wireless mice on both PC and netbook. Most of what I do is business type stuff, or ST and FB browsing. As noted the only thing I really - Meg Jun 23, 18:37
  - agreed. this is strictly for my personal laptop. If I want to do work work, I plug in a mouse. -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 18:27 2
    - ...except when its not a mouse. -- nm - budice Jun 23, 18:30 1
      - Magritte? -- nm - housesitting loosi Jun 23, 18:31

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