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[ubernoob]

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Do you have a humidifier?

No, but we've talked about getting a small one for the bedroom here. Should probably get on that.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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No, but we've talked about getting a small one for the bedroom here. Should probably get on that.

They really do make a world of difference.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Going back to the discussion on Friday Night Lights from last week:

I started watching season 1 last week and got my girlfriend to watch a couple episodes with me. As much as I love the characters and eventually how great the show actually becomes - the high-school drama storylines that push the series along in the first and second seasons are just...rough. Lyla can't act and Lord knows she's trying to push up them boobs to make them appear as delicious as possible, but you's a ho and Rigs - you's a dick (Watched the episode where they take Street out of the physical rehab for the day last night).

Seriously, though, Lyla's guilt trip sessions would earn her a couple, "Bitch, please." She must have some kind of magical vagina.

Coach's family (and especially his relationship with Saracen) has always been my favorite part of the show.

[MrSerendipity]

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Going back to the discussion on Friday Night Lights from last week:

I started watching season 1 last week and got my girlfriend to watch a couple episodes with me. As much as I love the characters and eventually how great the show actually becomes - the high-school drama storylines that push the series along in the first and second seasons are just...rough. Lyla can't act and Lord knows she's trying to push up them boobs to make them appear as delicious as possible, but you's a ho and Rigs - you's a dick (Watched the episode where they take Street out of the physical rehab for the day last night).

Seriously, though, Lyla's guilt trip sessions would earn her a couple, "Bitch, please." She must have some kind of magical vagina.

Coach's family (and especially his relationship with Saracen) has always been my favorite part of the show.

Couldn't stand Lyla. Outside of her looking like the perfect girl next door, I don't understand why Riggs wanted anything to do with her. Tyra made a lot more since but if that relationship would have developed anymore that early, I think they both would have self destructed.

Can't believe I just said that much about a Relationship. I need to shine a Gladiator helmet, place it firmly upon my head and go mow the lawn.

With that said, Saracen and Coach Taylor's relationship was my favorite part of the show. The scene where Eric walks Saracen home after Saracen's

Spoiler

Dad Died

is one of the greatest scenes in the show. Following that, I loved Eric and Tami's Relationship. Probably the best and most honest depiction of a marriage on Television. And then to round out my Top 3, I loved the relationship that Tim and Billy had. The episode where they fight and then later meet back up to split a sandwich and a beer is the perfect representation of brotherhood.

[Bellsprout]

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I haven't ever kept count, but I'm pretty sure I have been drinking way more than 2 sodas a day.

I was in the 4 to 6 range, I think.

[kingkilla56]

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Im not too into soda. In HS I drank one bottle of Mountain Dew Code Red a day for lunch since they sold in in school. But now I dont like the pain my throat is in when soda is involved, even if it isnt really that painful. Id just rather something smooth like water or fruit juice.

[slickdtc]

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Watched 4-5 episodes while I was sick last week. I need to get my girl into it or else I probably won't watch it consistently. I like it though. Coach & Saracen are my favorites so far, I'm sure that'll be true throughout.

--
Incoming deep life self-analysis... Beware...

Man I dunno what it is but I've been having a personal life evaluation all morning. My direct manager is resigning and becoming a software engineer, and I'm in line to take over that vacancy with some training. I've expressed my interest in taking over his role. But I'm seriously doubting it now, because it's a lot of customer service and I just hate that. My dream is to get in to IT (particularly security), and I feel like I'll get sucked into this if I get a promotion. Is it wrong to stay in my position, where I'm comfortable, while I go through school to pursue my dream of working in IT? I'm getting married this fall & plan on starting a family soon after, so life pressures to make more money now are weighing on my mind. I dunno, it just seems like it hit me this morning that, though I love the company I work for, staying in retail doesn't appeal to me, nor will it pay enough unless I take it to the highest levels. I really don't want to leave the position I'm in, and be miserable even if I'm getting paid more. I'll have to discuss it with my fiancé but I think I can keep doing what I'm going for another couple of years while in school, then move into that as my actual career.

I stopped and thought, "what am I gonna be?" The idea of moving up the ladder with this company was decent, but I don't see myself as being fulfilled if that's the case. Good for a kid without a college education, but just not good enough for me. With all that's happened recently, it got me to stop and look at where I am and where it's leading me and... I don't want it. My gut/heart says no. School for IT is what I want to do and what I've wanted to do, and now that I know I have what it takes to succeed, I wanna shoot for that and really blossom. I want a salary I can afford to have a house with my lady and provide for our family and do the things we want to do. IT seems like a booming business and it doesn't seem to be going away. I can get by on what I'm doing now while I go to school for it. It seems to be the obvious path to take for me. I started out today kind of lost on what the future holds, but just typing this out, it's brought a sense of clarity that the past couple weeks has not held for me. I think I'm finally ready to attack this school thing head-on and not half-assed and half-hearted like I have in the past.

The world is a scary place, and finding your place in it is had me wide eyed this morning. I want something greater and I think my plan can get me there.

[AUChase]

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I feel your pain on the dry skin. My first few months here were hell. I tried everything and it finally cleared up. My hands used to dry and crack/bleed. It was bad.

I even had to constantly apply chapstick because the wind. The **** is out of hand sometimes. You can access Lake Michigan from the base so it stays windy.

[Lieutenant Dan]

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Watched 4-5 episodes while I was sick last week. I need to get my girl into it or else I probably won't watch it consistently. I like it though. Coach & Saracen are my favorites so far, I'm sure that'll be true throughout.

--
Incoming deep life self-analysis... Beware...

Man I dunno what it is but I've been having a personal life evaluation all morning. My direct manager is resigning and becoming a software engineer, and I'm in line to take over that vacancy with some training. I've expressed my interest in taking over his role. But I'm seriously doubting it now, because it's a lot of customer service and I just hate that. My dream is to get in to IT (particularly security), and I feel like I'll get sucked into this if I get a promotion. Is it wrong to stay in my position, where I'm comfortable, while I go through school to pursue my dream of working in IT? I'm getting married this fall & plan on starting a family soon after, so life pressures to make more money now are weighing on my mind. I dunno, it just seems like it hit me this morning that, though I love the company I work for, staying in retail doesn't appeal to me, nor will it pay enough unless I take it to the highest levels. I really don't want to leave the position I'm in, and be miserable even if I'm getting paid more. I'll have to discuss it with my fiancé but I think I can keep doing what I'm going for another couple of years while in school, then move into that as my actual career.

I stopped and thought, "what am I gonna be?" The idea of moving up the ladder with this company was decent, but I don't see myself as being fulfilled if that's the case. Good for a kid without a college education, but just not good enough for me. With all that's happened recently, it got me to stop and look at where I am and where it's leading me and... I don't want it. My gut/heart says no. School for IT is what I want to do and what I've wanted to do, and now that I know I have what it takes to succeed, I wanna shoot for that and really blossom. I want a salary I can afford to have a house with my lady and provide for our family and do the things we want to do. IT seems like a booming business and it doesn't seem to be going away. I can get by on what I'm doing now while I go to school for it. It seems to be the obvious path to take for me. I started out today kind of lost on what the future holds, but just typing this out, it's brought a sense of clarity that the past couple weeks has not held for me. I think I'm finally ready to attack this school thing head-on and not half-assed and half-hearted like I have in the past.

The world is a scary place, and finding your place in it is had me wide eyed this morning. I want something greater and I think my plan can get me there.

Slick, I think you already know what you want to do. Stick to your plan....more money but being unhappy with going to that job every day is not a sustainable solution. You'll end up frustrated and take it out on family and friends, or worse, bottle it up.

Life's too short to be miserable at your job. Trust me.

[LowerWolf]

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Is it wrong to stay in my position, where I'm comfortable, while I go through school to pursue my dream of working in IT?

Not at all.

You've got to do what's best for you. Sounds like you've got a pretty good plan for that.

[slickdtc]

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You're absolutely right. As I was debating it in my head, it just clicked that it wasn't a debate at all. I knew that if I said screw it, got the promotion, I'd be miserable coming to work. I forgot what that felt like, it's why I stopped serving tables and got this job in the first place. I'm not a front of the house guy, I'm just not. I don't feel that way in the position I'm currently in, and I don't want to throw that away and not be able to come back to it.

Obviously I'm going to let this sit for a few days, talk it over with my fiancé who will have my back and encourage me to do school as its what she's wanted me to do all along. I always did too, but it just never felt so clear to me before. Hell, when I got this original position promotion, I told her it would allow me to finally do school because I wouldn't be working two jobs 6 days a week.

The hardest part will be rescinding my interest in moving into the vacant position. My GM gave me this great opportunity, and I'll feel like I'm letting him down to a degree, something that really bugs me because I am so grateful for the chance he took in promoting me to my current position. But he's a good man and a good leader, and if I lay out my plan, he'll understand. I believe we have someone coming in who has experience in the vacant role, so we'll be okay. I'm not leaving them high and dry, I'm not even leaving at all.

Everything just makes sense. This was my original dream, I'm able to work full time with benefits, PTO, all the good stuff and still have enough time to do school. I'm in the best position I've ever been, with enough room to spare before the kids start popping out of my fiancé and we REALLY have bills and need money.

Yeah, I'm at peace with this decision. Absolutely, no regrets. Appreciate the encouragement to visualize a dream and go get it. I know I can!

[slickdtc]

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I just realized that I literally just talked my fiancé out of moving into restaurant management because the cons outweigh the pros. It's a mandatory 50 hours a week, but at salary you're a slave. Plus, they were trying to lowball her starting salary, and if you've worked in a restaurant, you know 35K/year to do it is bull****. Some of the other new managers have come to her and expressed how they miss time with their family and children. Obviously, work is work, but 40 hours a week is plenty of time to devote to a business unless you run it yourself.

She was actually right on the doorstep of becoming salaried when she decided to just continue to serve with some spot management shifts here and there. It's similar money, with way more flexibility. The issue for her was "just being a server," but she's been a professional photographer and that's what her life passion is and she's amazing at it. I'm not talking Instagram famous, I mean real photographer, shooting weddings and stuff. The studio she worked for actually went under because the owner was a douche idiot, and she's been hurting to get back into that. I hate when she talks lowly of herself like she doesn't have some insane talent and experience as a photographer even if school didn't work out for her. I've never felt the pressure to go get a degree because I needed it to prove to people that I'm successful, but rather I want it because I need it. I try to impress that upon her every time she gets down. She'll achieve her dreams one day because everything she does she is great at, similar to myself. We don't like to do things halfway, we put our heart and soul into it to work our way up and become the best at it.

We were joking that we were going back and forth one upping the other with promotions at work. I'm mostly upset that game is over! LOL

I'm actually pretty excited to surprise her with my decision. She may be a bit cynical at first, as we've played the school game before, but to hear me pull it out of practically nowhere may just blow her mind.

I've been feeling a bit lost, sorta lethargic. Having this new found purpose, a goal to work towards has me energized. We're actually going on vacation with a big group of friends over an extended weekend this Friday, and I've been excited but not fully. I attribute that to all the turbulence of the past two or so weeks. Now I'm really feeling the excitement. Sort of a goodbye to the old direction and a hello to new beginnings. There will be plenty of toasts in that honor, believe that!

[areobee401]

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Couldn't stand Lyla. Outside of her looking like the perfect girl next door, I don't understand why Riggs wanted anything to do with her. Tyra made a lot more since but if that relationship would have developed anymore that early, I think they both would have self destructed.

Can't believe I just said that much about a Relationship. I need to shine a Gladiator helmet, place it firmly upon my head and go mow the lawn.

With that said, Saracen and Coach Taylor's relationship was my favorite part of the show. The scene where Eric walks Saracen home after Saracen's

Spoiler

Dad Died

is one of the greatest scenes in the show. Following that, I loved Eric and Tami's Relationship. Probably the best and most honest depiction of a marriage on Television. And then to round out my Top 3, I loved the relationship that Tim and Billy had. The episode where they fight and then later meet back up to split a sandwich and a beer is the perfect representation of brotherhood.

Watched the episode in your spoiler yesterday. Jesus, that was ****ing brutal. I'll admit to tears sneaking out my eyes. Could be my favorite episode so far even though it was sad as ****.

[Watson]

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idk if its a nationwide thing, but happy 311 Day you guys.


wow. much tapatalk. very mobil.

[Gotmadskillzson]

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And what is 311 Day ?