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Post by Yvondith on Sept 8, 2010 19:00:10 GMT -5
I got a 2 year protection plan from Staples. If I don't use the plan within 2 years I get my money back. They will do all the repair work instead of Dell. I'm quite pleased with the machine. It plays Oblivion at max settings, and WoW at almost Ultra settings, minus the killer shadows. I don't have super high FPS though. Still adjusting my settings. I may upgrade the graphics card someday, but that's not a concern right now. Thanks for the box of stuff!
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Post by Norfy the Walrus on Sept 8, 2010 19:43:28 GMT -5
New computers are good. Next one I get, which will probably be in a year or two from now, might be an Alien Ware. I've been interested in those for a while. But I wanna do some research and get some customer reviews on em. They are Dell as well and I'm still nervous with them. I jogged like a crazy mofo today. I usually do one lap around my block but today after the first I still had a ton of energy so I decided to go for a bit longer to see how far I could go. Ended up doing a second lap. My legs are on fire!
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Post by Office Ninja on Sept 8, 2010 21:27:41 GMT -5
Awesome Steph! Did you also get your internet connection?
Things are nice hre. Getting tons from rain from the Tropical Storm Hermine. I cant remember the last time we had one come this far up from the gulf. Pretty cool. It cooled down a lot. Time to open the windows and air out the house! I think summer is officially over here in OKlahoma!!!!!
On the 29th I leave for Ohio. Gonna do some job hunting while I am up there. Would LOVE to move up north/east. I hate it here in the plains and want a new surrounding. I think it would do me a world of good.
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Post by Yvondith on Sept 9, 2010 14:24:17 GMT -5
Yes, I did yesterday. So nice to be able to download without fear of being kicked or interrupting someone.
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Post by Norfy the Walrus on Sept 23, 2010 23:07:27 GMT -5
I leave for Mexico tomorrow. I will take pics. See ya'lls next Friday or Saturday.
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Post by df2506 on Sept 23, 2010 23:41:48 GMT -5
Well, my day was so-so. I got an e-mail from a magazine about one of my stories and it said that the story "wasn't what we are looking". So ya, rejected again.
Also, I found out that LittleBigPlanet 2 was delayed till January 2011, so there goes what I was getting for Christmas. *sigh*
Though, I did see a great episode of the show Fringe and a good episode of a show called Nikita.
Yes, I have no life what-so-ever...lol.
Anyway, I have been trying to get my Resume together. Its looking better, but not perfect. Still, might have just get it out there as is. Its looking like I'll need a job soon. *sigh* Ya, not looking forward to that honestly.
Not much else to report. Hope everyone else is doing ok.
DF2506
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Post by Caller on Sept 24, 2010 2:55:13 GMT -5
Haven't really posted too much. Our grandmother is in the hospital and she's not going to make it. She had a UTI to the point of near kidney failure and she never recovered from it. It led to a CDIF infection which completely destroyed her colon and she wasn't strong enough to survive the surgery. She has mere days left, but what's astounding is that her heart simply won't give up. Even the doctors can't believe she's alive. She has the near lethal dosage of morphine going into her, and she hasn't had any fluids or nutrients for almost a week. But her heart just plain says "So?" She's always had a strong heart.
That's not a good thing. She is terminal, and her systems are shutting down one by one. We can only imagine the agony she's going through because we know she's aware. She's in a morphine trance to be sure but she knows where she is and how bad she is. I just wish we could do something for her but all we can do is wait. It sounds cruel, but we have to hope it all ends soon. For her sake.
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Post by dejibo on Sept 24, 2010 8:01:15 GMT -5
Awww Ryan, that stinks! Cdif is a difficult condition under the best of circumstances and it robs the body of so much. Have they removed the offending antibiotic? (for those that dont know, Cdif is a condition caused by antibiotics and it causes severe life threatening diarrhea) ((hugs)) to grandma. I am glad they are keeping her medicated. my son is going to be moving to my neck of the woods. He came home from work one day and found a man moving things out of his bedroom. His fiance' came out and told him that she loves this new man, and he can sleep on the couch if he wants. They were due to get married in less than 2 weeks. He had burned thru all of his money to pay for the wedding, honeymoon, and they just rented this new place (around the corner from the new honey) and the deposits, and so forth burned thru all his money. He had been giving her money to pay the bills, and none got paid, but since they were in HIS name, the cable company is chasing HIM. He has no choice but to move forward. I have agreed to let him stay thru the winter to get back on his feet. Df I am sorry they dont want your stories. Dont let that stop you from submitting them elsewhere. You rock!
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Post by Office Ninja on Sept 24, 2010 12:49:32 GMT -5
Holy crap Dejibo! I say we beat her down!
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Post by Yvondith on Sept 24, 2010 13:09:03 GMT -5
Know what was the kicker? She was one fuuugly biatch too. My cousin isn't a bad looking feller. He could do much, much better than that!
I hate to see any woman treat someone that way. I just couldn't imagine treating anyone that poorly. Just terrible.
Sorry to hear about your rejection, DF. Don't let that deter you, keep trying!
Not ignoring Caller's Grandma situation. I'm trying my best to be supportive to him via private chats. I know what he's going though is horrible. I, like him, hope that her suffering ends soon. If I was in her shoes... I'd want that.
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Post by df2506 on Sept 24, 2010 18:17:45 GMT -5
Caller, sorry to hear about your grandmother. Dejibo, Ugh. Thats terrible. I just don't understand people sometimes... Dejibo & Steph: Thank you for your support. Don't worry though. I may feel down about it (being rejected), but I'm not giving up. I will never give up on my writing! I still have another story out and about, plus some poetry. And I'm sure I'll submit another story soon. Plus, next month, I'm going to meet with a published writer over at my college & get his input one of my stories. Take care everyone, DF2506
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Post by dejibo on Oct 1, 2010 7:55:40 GMT -5
I need advice. What say you?
The story is....My son has recently been thru a horrid break up. It left him devestated in August. Bitch ran up all the bils, left him holding the bag. She burned thru a great deal of money that he had saved. She moved in a new man and booted him out so they can enjoy the fruits of Matts labor. Anyway, he has been licking his woods for more than a month, and recently had a spring in his step. When cornered I asked who she is. He denied it three times till I really pressed him. He said he is speaking to a girl on the internet. He put his info on myspace singles area, and she responded and has expressed great interest in him. My problem is this.
She has a great job, money in the bank. Both parents died and left her much property. She models, and does sporting events (dont know which sport) is returning from an event in South Africa soon, and wants to swing by to meet him. She lives in Nevada and he in Connecticut. She has a masters degree, looks, money, nice car, great paid for house...anyway, my son fresh from the throws of a very bad relationship doesnt have a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of. He has his 1992 jeep cherokee in bad need of work. it did pass NH inspection tho. He owes a truck load of money to many places, and has many many many issues on his plate right now. The least of which is that he is UNemployed, cannot seem to find a job, is homeless, jobless, moneyless, and drowning in many issues. WHAT on Gods green earth could this woman possibly see? Why would she want a busted 26 y/o man who has Nothing to bring to the table? Yes, he is good looking. Yes, he has a great personality, friendly light, and easy to talk to. Dont most women want a man with a JOB? Dont most women want a man who isnt in great debt?
I asked him if she was a man, fat, liar, credible, or just a scam artist. His response was that she wont get much if she is scamming him. I reminded him that he should NOT take ANY money from her, nor should he help her find or finance any projects either. I have a very bad feeling about this one.
What say you? does this sound weird?
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Post by Yvondith on Oct 1, 2010 9:24:03 GMT -5
Sounds fishy. Real fishy. As they say, too good to be true. I know Matt is heartbroken, but he should NOT run blindly into this. He's on the rebound. If she wants to pursue this, let her come to him, if it is indeed a her. For god's sakes try to prevent him to dropping any money on this, never mind any emotional investment, it would really hurt him if this turned out as expected. Just... watch him. It just does not sound right at all. This person may not be out to scam. This person may be out simply to emotionally harm him, or worse.
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Post by Norfy the Walrus on Oct 2, 2010 2:18:52 GMT -5
First of all! Norfy is back from Mexico! Fantastic trip! Had several butt loads of fun. But will discuss it tomorrow when I can think better about everything that happened. Second, Ryan. You have my sympathies about the grandma. I know at a time like this all you can do is hope for the best. Hang in there, mang. Third, Dejibo. Naturally a good personality is a thing women find attractive and thats enough. But a woman with her head screwed onto her shoulders that well would want someone with that too. I have a few ideas about the situation. First, a lot of middle aged women that I know of have been like her where they had things going for them when they were in their 20's only to find guys that didn't have much. But they still ended up together for a time. But then things fell apart cause she was supporting him and he, at the time perhaps, just didn't have things going for him the way he needed to. And then during women's 40's they look back and see it as a mistake and they often say they won't date guys unless they have a job and are established. My mom was such a person. Second possibilty, she is taking him for a ride only to screw him over in the end like you say. But perhaps this is a mistake he needs to make. Sometimes, the best lessons learned are the ones we learn for ourselves through mistakes and hard times. Although this may end up being the case for both of them. Lastly, for some retard reason the "n" on my keyboard has stopped working. Every time I use a word with the letter "n" I've had to copy and paste the letter in. I'm getting sick of always hitting Ctrl-V everytime I need to make use of the letter.
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Post by Norfy the Walrus on Oct 2, 2010 20:13:56 GMT -5
Ok, the trip!
Day one was a 5 hour flight which sucked. When we get there we check in then go to our room. We then head to the buffet cause we are starving. We eat a bit but are mainly just drinking beer. Our waiter guy was awesome. He kept bringing us beers before our current one was finished so we had a pretty good glow going. We tipped him 40 pesos cause he was cool. Oddly enough none of the other waiter people at the buffet since that time were nearly as nice as him. Anyways, after that we catch a taxi buggy to take us back to our room but we catch it with a young couple from Australia who convinced us to go to the disco with them. We had more drinks there and got wasted enough to dance. It was fun.
After we headed back to the room. We left our window open and because we were so close to the ocean the inside of our room was a little moist and the floor was wet and slippery. I warned my mom but she just kinda brushed it off. A few minutes later she decides to go sit out on the balcony but since she didn't heed my warning she just goes strolling off and ends up slipping and falling. She tore a ligament in her knee and pulled muscles in both legs. Naturally this kind of put a brick wall on some of our plans. We couldn't do as many tours as we would have liked and we had to walk at a turtles pace on the resort to get around. But mistakes happen and we dealt with it. We spent more time just lounging around the lobby bar with drinks but it was still enjoyable. Anytime away from work is good I say. Plus everything was free so YAY!
The one tour we did was Chichen Itza. A Mayan ruin. You may have seen pictures before of the giant pyramid like structure. It was towards the end of the trip so mom's legs had healed enough. Oddly enough though it was me that was having problems. I enjoyed the tour but that damn heat was overwhelming. I'm a person who thrives in cold weather so a day of 35C was murder on me. Felt like I was gonna pass out.
I still have a week off so I'm just gonna spend it jogging and playing games and stuff. I will hopefully have pics soon.
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