Uh... No.
That is NEVER EVER needed, unless you can force someone you hate to have to watch that.
That is NEVER EVER needed, unless you can force someone you hate to have to watch that.
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I've just been feeling extremely fatigued for the past couple of weeks and other things.
Uh-oh. Hope you feel better soon or can schedule a wellness check without prospect of spending time in a waiting room full of people not there for a wellness check...
We had a gaggle of birthdays this week, and with even with ~*~this~*~, we still had a ton of fun, food, drinks, beach, a few surprises (and lots of new games to keep us occupied, monthly beer sub, other misc fun stuff), we're doing a group party this weekend using GoTo/Zoom/Hangouts/Join.me/<whatever>, should be funny/fun 
Used a delivery service for some food (from this amazing taco place that serves things like fried sprout with black bean puree and cojita, griddled rice, pulled pork and sriracha aioli ... just crazy good).
I bet a lot of folks do the default 15%, but I hope people help the delivery drivers a little more, we did did like 40%, the guy was so appreciative We've got a "clean area" where we do packaging extraction re-container-ing, wipes, multiple hand washing, seriously, we're like a CDC clean room, but better safe than sorry.
Deck looks __amazing__, our contractor is a really talented guy (who lives just a couple of blocks around the corner), the bullnose ultra thick deck planks are fantastic. I am going to go stand on it right now ...
Used a delivery service for some food (from this amazing taco place that serves things like fried sprout with black bean puree and cojita, griddled rice, pulled pork and sriracha aioli ... just crazy good).I bet a lot of folks do the default 15%, but I hope people help the delivery drivers a little more, we did did like 40%, the guy was so appreciative
We've got a "clean area" where we do packaging extraction re-container-ing, wipes, multiple hand washing, seriously, we're like a CDC clean room, but better safe than sorry.Deck looks __amazing__, our contractor is a really talented guy (who lives just a couple of blocks around the corner), the bullnose ultra thick deck planks are fantastic. I am going to go stand on it right now ...
I was already used to using PAPR devices from back in the day. I'd bought several units years ago with years of filters (they're still good to go) because of some of the heavy smoke we get from fires. They are a life saver for your lungs, honest truth.
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Not to knock on @AngerDanger here but he's never seemed the overly social or social type of person to me. To me it may be a mild cold or weather change, mental stress or possibly feeling down due to lack of vitamin D, though that's more like mild depression in most people. Or psychosomatic given what people keep seeing in the media.
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^ That got an actual Laugh Out Loud from me, so I felt honor-bound to spell it out instead of abbrev'ing it.
I regret that I have but one Haha to give for my reaction.
I regret that I have but one Haha to give for my reaction.
@AngerDanger I blergh in sympathy. Hope you are okay. Thank you, @chown33 and @JayMysterio for the laughs (Simu Lu is hilarious. He’ll be a great Shang-Chi).
New job ramping up (Moar Documents to sign, protocols to reread and cellular iPad Pro incoming...)
Off to Vitamin C myself out of this forum, but I hope everyone is well.
New job ramping up (Moar Documents to sign, protocols to reread and cellular iPad Pro incoming...)
Off to Vitamin C myself out of this forum, but I hope everyone is well.
"Not to knock......"
Ah, okay, @Zenithal:
Yes, well, when you were not around for a while, there were members who posted because they were worried about you. (And, while I hadn't posted, I did share their concern).
By the 24 bleeding balls...(er, spherical objects)... of the twelve apostles.....as an ambassador, the father of a classmate of mine - once splendidly swore - ....
If someone says that they are under the weather - I will give them the benefit of the doubt (until proven otherwise) irrespective of their public persona (not least, because, who does not not seek to present an almost positive version of themselves online?)
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I'm digging on the green walls, we have green, bright yellow, mocha brown, various shades of blue ... my office - and just one wall of the master bedroom - is, well, the official color name is: Flaming Sword Red
Hmm, something else came to mind when I read that. Carry on! When I was much younger and single and rented, I had a fairly cool landlord who was alright with me painting any room in any color I wanted. Just asked me to repaint it white when I decided to move out. Think I did some of the rooms in blue and the others in orange. Got tired of them after a few months and went back to white walls.
This was mid late 1990s, IIRC. So those colors were fairly tame and normal in those days with strong colors being a thing due to products and advertisements.
This was mid late 1990s, IIRC. So those colors were fairly tame and normal in those days with strong colors being a thing due to products and advertisements.
Ha! That's pretty close.
When we were originally getting the paint mixed, the guy asked some woman if it was hers, she said, "Oh my goodness no!"
The neighbor across the street said when we first painted (like 15+ years ago) he almost called the fire department (apparently it looked like the house was on fire because of the red glow ...
)It's been a while but what color was your home theater room? Or have I got you confused with someone else?Ha! That's pretty close.
When we were originally getting the paint mixed, the guy asked some woman if it was hers, she said, "Oh my goodness no!"
The neighbor across the street said when we first painted (like 15+ years ago) he almost called the fire department (apparently it looked like the house was on fire because of the red glow ...
Haha, thanks! As a preteen, Homestarrunner.com was really popular, so I was heavily influenced by their short, Redesign, in which the protagonist is told he needs to remodel his house:I'm digging on the green walls, we have green, bright yellow, mocha brown, various shades of blue ... my office - and just one wall of the master bedroom - is, well, the official color name is: Flaming Sword Red
I wasn't the brightest bulb in the shed, so I didn't think about how specular glossy paint is. In hindsight, I should've used a flat finish.
In case anyone is still having a hard time grasping 'social distancing', how I want everyone to deal with the virus.
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The neighbor across the street said when we first painted (like 15+ years ago) he almost called the fire department (apparently it looked like the house was on fire because of the red glow ...
When I bought my fixer-upper, the last thing I thought about was whatever colors were the rooms, I just wanted to close on the deal and start working up my renovation plans... but sometime during the first daydreamy weekend up there I noticed that the kitchen had red formica countertops along the area where the sink was.
OK well I would choose to live with that since cosmetics are cosmetics and I'd just bought a place needed "minor touches" like having the floor joists chainsawed out and the house jacked up so new beams could be set in. Yeah. The price was right for a reason!
But the other thing about the kitchen was it had wallpaper. Yeah regular wallpaper like one would put in a living room. It was red too, more or less the hue of the formica counter, with gold pinstripes three inches apart and a vining floral theme in between. It made that country kitchen look more or less like I imagine what is meant by the term "Venetian bordello". And that room was where I was going to be spending a lot of time since it was over a crawl space and largely unaffected by the major demolition going on in the rest of the house for quite awhile.
So that wallpaper had to go. So I steamed that off and then there I am looking at this red formica counter. The walls, um... yellow? uh, no. White? Way too much contrast.
Okay so realizing I had to move on and after all, one can re-paint... finally I settled on pale colors, a creamy sand for the north and south walls and a very pale lavender for the end walls and a soffit that carried wires for the lighting above the sink (and that blasted countertop). Worked out great since those end walls were mostly window space or doors that took a semigloss cream trim paint, so the lavender acted as just a nice accent.
Still I had to laugh when a neighbor who stopped by said "I never liked her red wallpaper in here and this seems fresh and nice, but isn't it more like a bedroom?"
Maybe so, I thought, but not like a Venetian bordello.
I think I am going to start learning Classical Greek.
εὖγε! I'm currently taking a New Testament Greek class and I've had three quarters of Ancient Greek. It comes much recommended.
Consider me impressed.
However, I would rest content with Latin - which I studied for a few years at second level.
Bravo - fantastic.
Consider me exceedingly impressed.
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Ah! I studied some latin back in Junior High... can't say I remember much, despite the obvious similitudes with the Italian language.
I think that studying something like Greek, which might help me read some of the best texts ever written in human history, might also serve as a great mental distraction from the current events.
I've been studying Latin since I was in middle school. Last quarter I took a class on Lucretius that consisted only of me and five other students. That may not bode well, especially since a public high school in my hometown is apparently phasing out Latin due to lack of interest. I ran into my high school Latin teacher last year and she said the program there is still faring well; in fact, they're running a tutoring program that teaches Latin to younger kids. That sounds like something I may want to volunteer with.
I ran into my high school Latin teacher last year and she said the program there is still faring well; in fact, they're running a tutoring program that teaches Latin to younger kids. That sounds like something I may want to volunteer with.
Yes, I studied Latin in our equivalent of Junior High; the teacher was excellent, but I learned a lot more Roman history (which I loved and still love) than actual Latin.
Sometimes, I think that you (meaning "one", meaning myself) is/are/was/were too mulishly immature (especially in the early teens) to understand or appreciate or avail of the learning opportunities that are made available.
I found the grammar challenging - but was absolutely fascinated by how - and the extent to which - Latin has influenced the structure, core concepts and a vast vocabulary of so many modern European languages - and not just the obvious example of the Romance languages.
Studying Greek strikes me as an excellent idea for these troubling times.
I've been studying Latin since I was in middle school. Last quarter I took a class on Lucretius that consisted only of me and five other students. That may not bode well, especially since a public high school in my hometown is apparently phasing out Latin due to lack of interest.
That is a brilliant idea, and you would probably love it, and derive considerable personal and professional satisfaction from it.
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