Things I learned today...
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Things I learned today...
...You don't really know the slope of a road unless you try to bicycle it. And if you knew the slope before, it's probably grueling. And if it was grueling on foot, it's absolutely horrible on a bicycle.
In other news, I got the middle ring on my mountain bike fixed and got the bike back today, and rode it home.
-Crissa
In other news, I got the middle ring on my mountain bike fixed and got the bike back today, and rode it home.
-Crissa
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"But transportation issues are social-justice issues. The toll of bad transit policies and worse infrastructure—trains and buses that don’t run well and badly serve low-income neighborhoods, vehicular traffic that pollutes the environment and endangers the lives of cyclists and pedestrians—is borne disproportionately by black and brown communities."
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I learned that I don't even own a bicycle. I used to, but someone who I won't mention got rid of it one day while I was at work because she said I "didn't need it".
That people will try to claim that their bike is broken when in fact they don't know how to change gears.
That people will try to claim that their bike is broken when in fact they don't know how to change gears.
In this moment, I am Ur-phoric. Not because of any phony god’s blessing. But because, I am enlightened by my int score.
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I've learned the driving everywhere is almost as easy as biking everywhere. Thanks, broken* bicycle!
* It's one one the spring pins of the front break; I know how to shift gears. Also, my wife's bike is missing a bolt so the front wheel is going to fall off unless I get it fixed. Plus, even though it's banned in our rental contract I can leave the bikes on the porch for a year and nobody will say anything.
P.S.
http://blogs.berkeley.edu/2010/08/24/a- ... -students/
* It's one one the spring pins of the front break; I know how to shift gears. Also, my wife's bike is missing a bolt so the front wheel is going to fall off unless I get it fixed. Plus, even though it's banned in our rental contract I can leave the bikes on the porch for a year and nobody will say anything.
P.S.
http://blogs.berkeley.edu/2010/08/24/a- ... -students/
The law in its majestic equality forbids the rich as well as the poor from stealing bread, begging and sleeping under bridges.
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Mount Flamethrower on rear
Drive in reverse
Win Game.
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Mount Flamethrower on rear
Drive in reverse
Win Game.
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I learned that lesson about four years ago. A river swell had deposited a bunch of sand over a concrete bike path. My leg looked like a sausage for a week and my then-girlfriend's mom, who was a nurse, was fretting about permanent muscle damage. Thanks ex's mom! That made me feel soooo much better.RobbyPants wrote:Sand. Sand on pavement is also pretty bad, at least while turning. I made that mistake about thirteen years ago.
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Can't believe I have to spell this out
Take the bolt from you bike, use it to attach your wife's front wheel, one of you ride's her bike to shop purchase spring pin (might help to take the other spring pin with you to match the brake type), ride home.* It's one one the spring pins of the front break; I know how to shift gears. Also, my wife's bike is missing a bolt so the front wheel is going to fall off unless I get it fixed.
"But transportation issues are social-justice issues. The toll of bad transit policies and worse infrastructure—trains and buses that don’t run well and badly serve low-income neighborhoods, vehicular traffic that pollutes the environment and endangers the lives of cyclists and pedestrians—is borne disproportionately by black and brown communities."
The finale of Planescape: Torment has basis in reality (sort of). Mind blown.
[url=http://www.cracked.com/article_18704_5-mind-blowing-ways-your-memory-plays-tricks-you_p2.html wrote:Cracked.com[/url]]And, maybe strangest of all, research has found that you are more likely to recall something if you're in the same mood you were in when you stored the memory. If somebody gave you a phone number when you were feeling depressed, and you can't remember now, try making yourself depressed again. It'll come back to you (seriously, they've done experiments).
I really did lose my stamina sitting on my ass over the summer. Took my dad's bike to run errands (more torturous on the ass than the pear), and was walking the damned thing half of the time. Of course it's also been between 88 and 93 degrees today...
Cuz apparently I gotta break this down for you dense motherfuckers- I'm trans feminine nonbinary. My pronouns are they/them.
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You should gain sanity for finding out that the problems of a region are because there are fucking monsters there.
Canned soup comes in no flavor but canned soup. It doesn't matter if it's Amy's organic, vegan lentil soup or Dinty Moore beef stew. It all tastes the same, and it all tastes like ass.
My son makes me laugh. Maybe he'll make you laugh, too.
Children are cute so that humanity can make it to adulthood.
My son makes me laugh. Maybe he'll make you laugh, too.
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I learned that I'm not invincible today.
I had to quit my job loading trucks. Like literally, my body physically has given out utterly. However, I was the last person left standing out of the group of people that were hired at the same time I was, and I outlasted all of them. Including 2 former Marines and a guy that had 15+ years warehousing experience. I am choosing to take pride in that fact.
I had to quit my job loading trucks. Like literally, my body physically has given out utterly. However, I was the last person left standing out of the group of people that were hired at the same time I was, and I outlasted all of them. Including 2 former Marines and a guy that had 15+ years warehousing experience. I am choosing to take pride in that fact.
In this moment, I am Ur-phoric. Not because of any phony god’s blessing. But because, I am enlightened by my int score.
Similarly, while some animals evolved spiked faces and things, dogs just evolved to be cute, that way they survive by being let inside and given food.Maj wrote:Children are cute so that humanity can make it to adulthood.
Also, I learned that my dog is pretty clever. He has somehow figured out how to open the door to get inside.
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I realized how smart my dog is when I had the back door open, and she stood at the bottom of the steps and sort of ducked her head a moment. I waved her in, and she came in.
My dog asks permission before coming inside, y'all. How cool is that?
My dog asks permission before coming inside, y'all. How cool is that?
He jumps like a damned dragoon, and charges into battle fighting rather insane monsters with little more than his bare hands and rather nasty spell effects conjured up solely through knowledge and the local plantlife. He unerringly knows where his goal lies, he breathes underwater and is untroubled by space travel, seems to have no limits to his actual endurance and favors killing his enemies by driving both boots square into their skull. His agility is unmatched, and his strength legendary, able to fling about a turtle shell big enough to contain a man with enough force to barrel down a near endless path of unfortunates.
--The horror of Mario
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--The horror of Mario
Zak S, Zak Smith, Dndwithpornstars, Zak Sabbath. He is a terrible person and a hack at writing and art. His cultural contributions are less than Justin Bieber's, and he's a shitmuffin. Go go gadget Googlebomb!
My Cat asks permission to enter my room, I also had a cat who would ring the doorbell to be let in from outside.Maxus wrote:I realized how smart my dog is when I had the back door open, and she stood at the bottom of the steps and sort of ducked her head a moment. I waved her in, and she came in.
My dog asks permission before coming inside, y'all. How cool is that?
The U.S. isn't a democracy and if you think it is, you are a rube.DSMatticus wrote:Kaelik gonna kaelik. Whatcha gonna do?
That's libertarians for you - anarchists who want police protection from their slaves.
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So what will you do now instead of loading trucks?Count Arioch the 28th wrote:I learned that I'm not invincible today.
I had to quit my job loading trucks. Like literally, my body physically has given out utterly. However, I was the last person left standing out of the group of people that were hired at the same time I was, and I outlasted all of them. Including 2 former Marines and a guy that had 15+ years warehousing experience. I am choosing to take pride in that fact.
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I have no clue. Long term is finishing college because making a living without a degree is something I am having trouble with (and my Mom tells me it only gets harder as I get older). I'm one math credit away from an Associates, and throwing freight for 12 hours a night makes getting a bachelor's seem a lot less insurmountable than it did previously. I may do my education like my uncle did (Took him 15 years, but he managed to get a Master's in Engineering one class at a time).Ganbare Gincun wrote:So what will you do now instead of loading trucks?Count Arioch the 28th wrote:I learned that I'm not invincible today.
I had to quit my job loading trucks. Like literally, my body physically has given out utterly. However, I was the last person left standing out of the group of people that were hired at the same time I was, and I outlasted all of them. Including 2 former Marines and a guy that had 15+ years warehousing experience. I am choosing to take pride in that fact.
Short term? I have a couple apps out (I was somewhat expecting this for the past 2 weeks, so I have been sending out resumes), plus the local sewage plant is hiring operators. I know I can do that.
Very short term will be very interesting times, I think.
In this moment, I am Ur-phoric. Not because of any phony god’s blessing. But because, I am enlightened by my int score.
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The economy is still horrible for anyone that isn't an Wall Street Cocksucker, so I wish you the best of luck in finding a new job. I have quite a few friends that are unemployed right now, and a couple more are about to become unemployed very soon.Count Arioch the 28th wrote:I have no clue. Long term is finishing college because making a living without a degree is something I am having trouble with (and my Mom tells me it only gets harder as I get older). I'm one math credit away from an Associates, and throwing freight for 12 hours a night makes getting a bachelor's seem a lot less insurmountable than it did previously. I may do my education like my uncle did (Took him 15 years, but he managed to get a Master's in Engineering one class at a time).
Short term? I have a couple apps out (I was somewhat expecting this for the past 2 weeks, so I have been sending out resumes), plus the local sewage plant is hiring operators. I know I can do that.
Very short term will be very interesting times, I think.
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I believe it.Koumei wrote:Similarly, while some animals evolved spiked faces and things, dogs just evolved to be cute, that way they survive by being let inside and given food.
@Count - Good luck. You can totally do it.
My son makes me laugh. Maybe he'll make you laugh, too.
I learned I work with and see awesome people every day.
Since it's the end of the fiscal year, the company I work for had the employee evaluations.
It was more of a "How do you like you job" questionnaire. They had one of the people up the company hierarchy asking the questions
When he asked "Is your pay high enough?" I paused a moment to think and asked "Is that a trick question?" and made him crack up laughing. Which was really something, because he had been up to then very professional--a polite, but professional older silver-haired dignified type. He loosened up after that.
As further evidence of awesomeness, everyone got a $25 gift card from American Express. It's not much of a bonus, but it's a nice touch.
Second, there's a bookstore near work that I go to regularly. Small indie job. They order books for cheap, so I go to there a lot.
Turns out they went to a convention on the weekend and met one of my favorite authors, Ursula Vernon. And then bought said author's newest book and had her autograph it to me, as a gift for being a regular customer who's also turned them onto several new series (the owners and I have similar taste in fantasy).
Since it's the end of the fiscal year, the company I work for had the employee evaluations.
It was more of a "How do you like you job" questionnaire. They had one of the people up the company hierarchy asking the questions
When he asked "Is your pay high enough?" I paused a moment to think and asked "Is that a trick question?" and made him crack up laughing. Which was really something, because he had been up to then very professional--a polite, but professional older silver-haired dignified type. He loosened up after that.
As further evidence of awesomeness, everyone got a $25 gift card from American Express. It's not much of a bonus, but it's a nice touch.
Second, there's a bookstore near work that I go to regularly. Small indie job. They order books for cheap, so I go to there a lot.
Turns out they went to a convention on the weekend and met one of my favorite authors, Ursula Vernon. And then bought said author's newest book and had her autograph it to me, as a gift for being a regular customer who's also turned them onto several new series (the owners and I have similar taste in fantasy).
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He jumps like a damned dragoon, and charges into battle fighting rather insane monsters with little more than his bare hands and rather nasty spell effects conjured up solely through knowledge and the local plantlife. He unerringly knows where his goal lies, he breathes underwater and is untroubled by space travel, seems to have no limits to his actual endurance and favors killing his enemies by driving both boots square into their skull. His agility is unmatched, and his strength legendary, able to fling about a turtle shell big enough to contain a man with enough force to barrel down a near endless path of unfortunates.
--The horror of Mario
Zak S, Zak Smith, Dndwithpornstars, Zak Sabbath. He is a terrible person and a hack at writing and art. His cultural contributions are less than Justin Bieber's, and he's a shitmuffin. Go go gadget Googlebomb!
--The horror of Mario
Zak S, Zak Smith, Dndwithpornstars, Zak Sabbath. He is a terrible person and a hack at writing and art. His cultural contributions are less than Justin Bieber's, and he's a shitmuffin. Go go gadget Googlebomb!