What's making you happy today? - Page 138

Sundae · 08-22-2008, 07:14 AM

Brianna being all better again.

A package I received.

And food (of course).
Just had a Ginsters pasty because it was discounted, and heated it up with some beans. Not exactly home cooking, but the closest I've come to it recently. My belly is not full of fibre and protein and is sending warmwaves of happiness in return.

jinx · 08-22-2008, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DucksNuts

Jinx, you and I need to do drinks and car talk.

Ok, but I'll want to drive your car before the drinks... and the talking...

I got my jeep (lift kit) fixed, and got some new front shocks.

DanaC · 08-23-2008, 07:10 PM

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....................

That, ladies and germs, lads and ladettes, was a contented sigh. I am back at home. I managed to get my act together and do a quick tidy up and such. Ate a nice meal I knocked together (minted lamb-steaks, new potatoes with Danish butter and garden peas on the side) which was very nice. Pil's content, having had a nice long walk in the evening and about a quarter of my lamb steak. Have spent a little time bumbling about on my computer and am just about to settle down to part 4 of Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius.

Oh, and Ma brought some delightful clotted cream fudge back from Wales, which was in a box bearing a picture of a hound and the message: Thanks for looking after the dog, you're Grrr great.

Brilliant marketing for holiday gifts or what? Lovely fudge.

FStop · 08-23-2008, 08:38 PM

What's making me happy?
This Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds album, "Live at Radio City Music Hall"..generally overlooked, especially "Crush"..Working on doing my own acoustic version of that one..

Ibby · 08-24-2008, 08:42 AM

I AM LYSANDER.

We're doing MSND at our school for the big play this year. Auditions were Thursday and Friday.
Castlist came out today.
FUCK yes.

If there's any one part I wanted more than the others
It's Lysander.

ahhhh yes.

Clodfobble · 08-24-2008, 10:40 AM

Congrats! Did your school cast a girl or a boy as Puck? I'm always curious...

Ibby · 08-24-2008, 11:10 AM

A boy, this time, but casting was definitely open on that one.

DanaC · 08-24-2008, 01:46 PM

I remember my sixth-form college putting that on one year. The lad who played Oberon was amazing. In the middle of a fairly ordinary (if enthusiastic) college production, was this drama student who could have happily held his own in repertory theatre. Serious amount of stage presence and moved beautifully. Bizarrely mellifluous voice for a teenager too.

HungLikeJesus · 08-24-2008, 02:23 PM

I just ordered two books through Amazon. I bought them both used. The price new was $128 and $82. The used price was $1.68 and $0.47. Total with shipping was $10.

DanaC · 08-24-2008, 03:26 PM

Brilliant! I must admit, Amazon and Ebay really cut my study budget down last year.

lookout123 · 08-26-2008, 01:35 PM

Last week I got a phonecall from the director (aka dickcheese) from the rec soccer program that I used to coach at and Lil Lookout still plays at while waiting for the full competitive season to start. The highlights of the conversation were him demanding that I get my kid under control, and me politely inviting him to suck a dick and don't bother calling me anymore.

Why is this in the "happy" thread, you ask? Cuz I love my kid.

After the troubles I had with the director at the soccer club Lil Lookout moved up to the next age group a year early so they wouldn't complain about him when he scores.

He's actually done better than I thought he would. He is by far the smallest kid out there, coming only to the shoulder of most of the kids. One of the girls he played against was literally taller than I am, which meant LL only came to just above her belly button. Fun for junior high dances, but not for soccer.

Anyway, because he is in a higher age group I removed all restrictions from him other than he had better be a team player, which in his case means he has to have assists in proportion to his goals. He has been doing that and loving life, scoring at least 3 with 3 assists in each game, while spending half of each game as goalie. With the leash taken off, the kid has really come to life, dribbling circles around the other team and just looking like a kid having fun at something he's good at.

Hence the phonecall.

That was before Saturday's game. Saturday was a good day. Lil Lookout started the game with six assists in twelve minutes. Then he went into the goal for the next 20 minutes. When he came out of the goal he had sixteen minutes to play on the field. In that sixteen minutes he notched up six goals and two more assists. He was on cloud nine after the game.

The director was furious and was on his way to talk to Lil Lookout when I intercepted him. I politely shook his hand and informed him that if he said anything other than "good game" to LL I would destroy his world to the point that he'd never work in Arizona again. It seems I've unearthed some documents pointing out he doesn't actually have the licenses he claims, was fired from a previous club for theft, and the complex has had some issues with expensive equipment disappearing in the last two months.

Mostly I'm just happy that Lil Lookout is enjoying himself.

Undertoad · 08-26-2008, 01:47 PM

What Dwellar would you want to be? I hereby change my answer to l123.

lookout123 · 08-26-2008, 02:18 PM

LOL, no you don't. You wouldn't really want your life to be consumed by petty little shit like this. It suits me well, because my only ambitions are to enjoy life with the family and everything else is just to amuse me... but I don't think I have a life others would want.

SteveDallas · 08-26-2008, 03:19 PM

I have succeeded in adapting some sample perl code to slap together some custom reporting from an Oracle database.

Undertoad · 08-26-2008, 03:35 PM

I change my answer to LL.

08-23-2008, 07:10 PM	#2058
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..................... That, ladies and germs, lads and ladettes, was a contented sigh. I am back at home. I managed to get my act together and do a quick tidy up and such. Ate a nice meal I knocked together (minted lamb-steaks, new potatoes with Danish butter and garden peas on the side) which was very nice. Pil's content, having had a nice long walk in the evening and about a quarter of my lamb steak. Have spent a little time bumbling about on my computer and am just about to settle down to part 4 of Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius. Oh, and Ma brought some delightful clotted cream fudge back from Wales, which was in a box bearing a picture of a hound and the message: Thanks for looking after the dog, you're Grrr great. Brilliant marketing for holiday gifts or what? Lovely fudge. Last edited by DanaC; 08-23-2008 at 07:20 PM.

08-23-2008, 08:38 PM	#2059
FStop Stretching the Veil Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 154	What's making me happy? This Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds album, "Live at Radio City Music Hall"..generally overlooked, especially "Crush"..Working on doing my own acoustic version of that one.. __________________

08-24-2008, 08:42 AM	#2060
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	I AM LYSANDER. We're doing MSND at our school for the big play this year. Auditions were Thursday and Friday. Castlist came out today. FUCK yes. If there's any one part I wanted more than the others It's Lysander. ahhhh yes. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

08-24-2008, 10:40 AM	#2061
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Congrats! Did your school cast a girl or a boy as Puck? I'm always curious... __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

08-24-2008, 11:10 AM	#2062
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	A boy, this time, but casting was definitely open on that one. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

08-22-2008, 07:14 AM	#2056
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Brianna being all better again. A package I received. And food (of course). Just had a Ginsters pasty because it was discounted, and heated it up with some beans. Not exactly home cooking, but the closest I've come to it recently. My belly is not full of fibre and protein and is sending warmwaves of happiness in return.

08-24-2008, 01:46 PM	#2063
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	I remember my sixth-form college putting that on one year. The lad who played Oberon was amazing. In the middle of a fairly ordinary (if enthusiastic) college production, was this drama student who could have happily held his own in repertory theatre. Serious amount of stage presence and moved beautifully. Bizarrely mellifluous voice for a teenager too.

08-24-2008, 02:23 PM	#2064
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	I just ordered two books through Amazon. I bought them both used. The price new was $128 and $82. The used price was $1.68 and $0.47. Total with shipping was $10. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

08-24-2008, 03:26 PM	#2065
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Brilliant! I must admit, Amazon and Ebay really cut my study budget down last year.

08-26-2008, 01:35 PM	#2066
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	Last week I got a phonecall from the director (aka dickcheese) from the rec soccer program that I used to coach at and Lil Lookout still plays at while waiting for the full competitive season to start. The highlights of the conversation were him demanding that I get my kid under control, and me politely inviting him to suck a dick and don't bother calling me anymore. Why is this in the "happy" thread, you ask? Cuz I love my kid. After the troubles I had with the director at the soccer club Lil Lookout moved up to the next age group a year early so they wouldn't complain about him when he scores. He's actually done better than I thought he would. He is by far the smallest kid out there, coming only to the shoulder of most of the kids. One of the girls he played against was literally taller than I am, which meant LL only came to just above her belly button. Fun for junior high dances, but not for soccer. Anyway, because he is in a higher age group I removed all restrictions from him other than he had better be a team player, which in his case means he has to have assists in proportion to his goals. He has been doing that and loving life, scoring at least 3 with 3 assists in each game, while spending half of each game as goalie. With the leash taken off, the kid has really come to life, dribbling circles around the other team and just looking like a kid having fun at something he's good at. Hence the phonecall. That was before Saturday's game. Saturday was a good day. Lil Lookout started the game with six assists in twelve minutes. Then he went into the goal for the next 20 minutes. When he came out of the goal he had sixteen minutes to play on the field. In that sixteen minutes he notched up six goals and two more assists. He was on cloud nine after the game. The director was furious and was on his way to talk to Lil Lookout when I intercepted him. I politely shook his hand and informed him that if he said anything other than "good game" to LL I would destroy his world to the point that he'd never work in Arizona again. It seems I've unearthed some documents pointing out he doesn't actually have the licenses he claims, was fired from a previous club for theft, and the complex has had some issues with expensive equipment disappearing in the last two months. Mostly I'm just happy that Lil Lookout is enjoying himself. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

08-26-2008, 01:47 PM	#2067
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	What Dwellar would you want to be? I hereby change my answer to l123.

08-26-2008, 02:18 PM	#2068
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	LOL, no you don't. You wouldn't really want your life to be consumed by petty little shit like this. It suits me well, because my only ambitions are to enjoy life with the family and everything else is just to amuse me... but I don't think I have a life others would want. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

08-26-2008, 03:19 PM	#2069
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I have succeeded in adapting some sample perl code to slap together some custom reporting from an Oracle database.

08-26-2008, 03:35 PM	#2070
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I change my answer to LL.

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