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success!

I configured my Palm to sync with my calendar on my linux and also it still syncs with my Palm software things I need it to. It only took me 4 months to figure out!

what have you had victory over recently?

Klingon are we?

Early mornings. I had a 3 hour lie in today.

Very Niiiice!

I have overcome my fear of can openers!

I sorted over 1,000 photos and survived.

only half.

Just like Khe'lar

Klingon are we?

only half.

Linux is dumb.

Yeah
Linux and his damn blankey all the time... who needs him?

Linux is dumb.

no it isn't.

only half.

... I thought it was Qa' Pla?

victories... I survived yet another year of my life. :p

Depends if you are from the East side or the West side...

... I thought it was Qa' Pla?

victories... I survived yet another year of my life. :p

yeah, it can be. different dialect.

I've been preparing to move out of my parent's house for the last month or so (I move to a new city for art school on September 22nd). I've been buying in things like towels, crockery and cutlery etc., but also lots of new gadgets to make sure I have full access to my data while living behind an educational firewall.

I have bought two IDE external hard drive mounts so I can take my desktop music collection (~600GB, 2x 300GB drives, the music itself is around half that) and use it on my laptop. I've also bought a USB tv tuner the size of a memory stick that'll allow me to get around the extortionate tv licensing fee. It'll be easier to hide than a TV. All in all, my success is that I've kept to my budget very well. I even came in a little under.

I've also had my teeth bleached. I'm quite happy with the results.

yeah, it can be. different dialect.

... smooth Foreheads vs articulated foreheads? :p

... smooth Foreheads vs articulated foreheads? :p

haha.

we don't like to talk about it.

Also, 4000 posts!

haha.

we don't like to talk about it.

oh congrats on your 18,000 posts!

I recently broke up with my girlfriend. I got tired of being in a relationship with someone who was indifferent to being in a relationship. This is significant because it's the first time I've ever done the breaking-up. Until now, I'd always been willing to hold on to a relationship, no matter how lousy, just for the sake of having a relationship.

I recently broke up with my girlfriend. I got tired of being in a relationship with someone who was indifferent to being in a relationship. This is significant because it's the first time I've ever done the breaking-up. Until now, I'd always been willing to hold on to a relationship, no matter how lousy, just for the sake of having a relationship.

congrats! it takes a lot of courage to get out of a relationship that's not working for you.

congrats! it takes a lot of courage to get out of a relationship that's not working for you.

Part of my self-therapy. Trying to overcome a morbid fear of being alone for the rest of my life.

I recently broke up with my girlfriend. I got tired of being in a relationship with someone who was indifferent to being in a relationship. This is significant because it's the first time I've ever done the breaking-up. Until now, I'd always been willing to hold on to a relationship, no matter how lousy, just for the sake of having a relationship.I second that congrats. I've decided I'd rather be alone than in a crappy relationship. Being lonesome sucks, but there are certainly worse things. And alone=/= lonesome.

I haven't had any real victories lately.

What have you had victory over recently?

I've been making progress in getting over the end of my last relationship, and have broken the self-imposed celibacy I had gotten into because of it. While I'm not over it yet, I am not miserable all the time any more.

I managed to drive to school for the past three days on time with my brothers, and I didn't crash into anything! :D (Although my parking still needs work...)

I really don't like driving...I love that driving means I can get home earlier, but driving itself... I don't like so much. I don't like being in control of something that could kill myself or someone else if I make a single mistake. That's scary. :( But I've managed it so far, so I'm happy about that. :)

I've been making progress in getting over the end of my last relationship, and have broken the self-imposed celibacy I had gotten into because of it. While I'm not over it yet, I am not miserable all the time any more.

sex is always good for feeling better, or it always has been in my case. I am happy that you are not miserable all the time anymore :) it's a nice feeling to be less than miserable for a while.

sex is always good for feeling better, or it always has been in my case. I am happy that you are not miserable all the time anymore :) it's a nice feeling to be less than miserable for a while.

This celibacy wasn't just with other people, but applied to self-gratification as well... so when I hooked up with this guy, it was... cathartic release.

what have you had victory over recently?
A bunch of Kilrathi furballs.

success!

I configured my Palm to sync with my calendar on my linux and also it still syncs with my Palm software things I need it to. It only took me 4 months to figure out!
Oh, and I think you deserve a new pet for your success...
"Chirp!"
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i made a sandwich using a whole pack of bacon the other day. i was rather pleased with that.

i made a sandwich using a whole pack of bacon the other day. i was rather pleased with that.

*impressed*

"Chirp!"______"Purr!"
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*wiggles*___"Purr!"__*breeds*
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I had a victory over the cat. I finally taught him that if he wakes me up during the night, he ends up sleeping in the cold part of the house.

I triumphed over his mighty intellect, mwahahahaha! ;)

I'm starting at a new school come September. I went there this week and was shown the (as in my) English Room.
It was a classroom in which they'd dumped 43 desks (44 counting the teacher's), 7 book shelves, a large table and every single bit of English-related resource they could find in the entire school - some of it literally dating back to when the school opened, in 1969.
This is what it looked like when I got there this morning:
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http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y38/smoog/th_pre-clean2.jpg (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y38/smoog/pre-clean2.jpg)
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y38/smoog/th_pre-clean3.jpg (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y38/smoog/pre-clean3.jpg)
This is what it looked like when I left at 4pm:
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http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y38/smoog/th_clean2.jpg (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y38/smoog/clean2.jpg)

(apologies for the quality - they were taken with my phonecam)

So I feel justifiedly pleased with myself at having done a decent day's work. Monday I'm painting the walls - pictures, not just white. Then hanging up some posters. Also bring in more plants - there's a bunch of them downstairs and I've been told I can take what I like.

I'm starting at a new school come September. I went there this week and was shown the (as in my) English Room.
It was a classroom in which they'd dumped 43 desks (44 counting the teacher's), 7 book shelves, a large table and every single bit of English-related resource they could find in the entire school - some of it literally dating back to when the school opened, in 1969.
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So I feel justifiedly pleased with myself at having done a decent day's work. Monday I'm painting the walls - pictures, not just white. Then hanging up some posters. Also bring in more plants - there's a bunch of them downstairs and I've been told I can take what I like.

very cool! I like that you are taking pride in making your class room pretty with paints and plants, your students will be thankful! (even if they don't say so)

what grade are you teaching? (I feel like I should know this, but there are so many teachers around NSG that I get y'all mixed up)

very cool! I like that you are taking pride in making your class room pretty with paints and plants, your students will be thankful! (even if they don't say so)

what grade are you teaching? (I feel like I should know this, but there are so many teachers around NSG that I get y'all mixed up)
Yr 3 and Yr 6 this year.
The renovations are as much for me as for the students - I have to spend more time in there than anyone else and as such I'd prefer to look at interesting pics than dirty walls.

Yr 3 and Yr 6 this year.
The renovations are as much for me as for the students - I have to spend more time in there than anyone else and as such I'd prefer to look at interesting pics than dirty walls.

I am teaching creative writing to junior high aged students this fall, but only for 2 hours once a week. I get most of the fun of teaching without the headache. (although homeschooling my own kids has headaches of it's own)

I am teaching creative writing to junior high aged students this fall, but only for 2 hours once a week. I get most of the fun of teaching without the headache. (although homeschooling my own kids has headaches of it's own)
lucky you. You can have so much fun with creative writing if you get the right sort of students.

what have you had victory over recently?

I have had a small victory - finally converted one of the other managers here to believe in Agile programming.

lucky you. You can have so much fun with creative writing if you get the right sort of students.

I am not so much worried about the kids as I am about their parents, they tried to get a list of the short stories and poems we will be discussing in class to make sure they are "appropriate" and wanted an assignment list. I said 'you have a copy of the syllabus, that should be enough.' They however didn't think so.

I refuse to bow down to their desires.........well, to a certain point, I mean I won't get paid if I don't have any students.

I am not so much worried about the kids as I am about their parents, they tried to get a list of the short stories and poems we will be discussing in class to make sure they are "appropriate" and wanted an assignment list. I said 'you have a copy of the syllabus, that should be enough.' They however didn't think so.

I refuse to bow down to their desires.........well, to a certain point, I mean I won't get paid if I don't have any students.
oh, right. I forgot where you at. good ol' fashioned conservative America telling us their kids can't handle anything exciting or interesting. especially if it involves naughty words or sexual innuendo.

oh, right. I forgot where you at. good ol' fashioned conservative America telling us their kids can't handle anything exciting or interesting. especially if it involves naughty words or sexual innuendo.

the hilarious thing is I am mostly using fairy tales and fables to illustrate points, nothing they would object to (I hope) but I have a few things they will be pissed about, like when we are discussing screen plays I have the script for a scene from a movie and we are going to watch that scene of the movie, to see how it goes together.

the hilarious thing is I am mostly using fairy tales and fables to illustrate points, nothing they would object to (I hope) but I have a few things they will be pissed about, like when we are discussing screen plays I have the script for a scene from a movie and we are going to watch that scene of the movie, to see how it goes together.
use the original Grimm fairy tales - that should freak the parents out. ;)

I bought a couch!

It has been two months of "I haven't got time to shop, ok, I will look at couches on my lunch break, I only have one day off and my feet hurt but I will get on a bus and trek out to the furniture store, well I got one but when they delivered it it turned out the couch was 1.5" too long and wouldn't make the tight turn into my apartment so they had to take it back..."

I have had nothing to sit on but one uncomfortable chair for the past two months... but on Tuesday they are delivering my new couch. This one WILL fit, I measured most carefully. It is brown, and looks like a distressed leather bomber jacket. It is soft, squishy and comfortable, and has two recliners, one on each end.

Yay!:D

*edit* Oh, and you are all invited to come over and sit on it. :D

use the original Grimm fairy tales - that should freak the parents out. ;)

I was thinking of making the kids write obits for themselves and then also for a fictional character......but somehow I think the parents won't like that.

I bought a couch!

It has been two months of "I haven't got time to shop, ok, I will look at couches on my lunch break, I only have one day off and my feet hurt but I will get on a bus and trek out to the furniture store, well I got one but when they delivered it it turned out the couch was 1.5" too long and wouldn't make the tight turn into my apartment so they had to take it back..."

I have had nothing to sit on but one uncomfortable chair for the past two months... but on Tuesday they are delivering my new couch. This one WILL fit, I measured most carefully. It is brown, and looks like a distressed leather bomber jacket. It is soft, squishy and comfortable, and has two recliners, one on each end.

Yay!:D

*edit* Oh, and you are all invited to come over and sit on it. :D

"I'm putting my feet on your couch, Charlie Murphy! They shoulda never given you niggers money!"

I bought a couch!

It has been two months of "I haven't got time to shop, ok, I will look at couches on my lunch break, I only have one day off and my feet hurt but I will get on a bus and trek out to the furniture store, well I got one but when they delivered it it turned out the couch was 1.5" too long and wouldn't make the tight turn into my apartment so they had to take it back..."

I have had nothing to sit on but one uncomfortable chair for the past two months... but on Tuesday they are delivering my new couch. This one WILL fit, I measured most carefully. It is brown, and looks like a distressed leather bomber jacket. It is soft, squishy and comfortable, and has two recliners, one on each end.

Yay!:D

*edit* Oh, and you are all invited to come over and sit on it. :D

awesome! I know the feeling. I gave my couch away thinking I was going to buy another but I had to spend that money on fixing my car so I have right now in my living room a broken futon......while I save up money for a couch. It sucks.

I can't wait for my new couch (well, I can wait, but it's not fun)

Awww...I thought this was a thread about Klingons. :(

I was thinking of making the kids write obits for themselves and then also for a fictional character......but somehow I think the parents won't like that.


I remember doing that in HIgh School - it was a big hit - we infused them with all our wildest dreams - I left my father my Yacht collection... and my mother my complete set of Camaros - 1968 to the present....etc. IT was great :) Shows what ones have hopes and dreams and what ones will be still be delivering pizza and living with mom and dad at 35....

Awww...I thought this was a thread about Klingons. :(

haha. Did you accomplish anything lately Ilie?

what have you had victory over recently?

Some academic deadlines. Some Latin. Some laziness. Some excess weight. Some fear. An old, creaky, rather ick bed (substituted one of those one can even lift the pillow end of so that it makes for awesome breakfast in bed and such). Some clothes that had been on the 'to mend' pile for ages. Some more fear (this time, the one of going to the hairdresser's).

I really don't like driving...I love that driving means I can get home earlier, but driving itself... I don't like so much. I don't like being in control of something that could kill myself or someone else if I make a single mistake. That's scary. :(

Oh, very much ditto. Can't understand for the life of me why everyone got so excited when we were finally allowed to drive, and/or think it's the coolest thing to do ever now (I'm 21). I think it's a handy tool to have, but I don't see no 'fun' part in it whatsoever.. and I'm always very glad teh minute I can park it back safely where I got it from.

Oh, very much ditto. Can't understand for the life of me why everyone got so excited when we were finally allowed to drive, and/or think it's the coolest thing to do ever now (I'm 21). I think it's a handy tool to have, but I don't see no 'fun' part in it whatsoever.. and I'm always very glad teh minute I can park it back safely where I got it from.

Yeah. I try to leave after most of the other juniors and seniors leave, so that it's not as crowded, and to get there earlier, but driving itself still feels stressful, especially since I'm still quite inexperienced at it. Plus I'm afraid that people will run my car over since I go the speed limit...

Plus I'm afraid that people will run my car over since I go the speed limit...

Tell me about it. I do too (insecurity paired with an unwillingness to risk fines paired with an unwillingness to risk anybody for such a small thinga s those xtra 10km/h), and not only do I tend to have cars queueing behind me, with the first one ridiculously close to me, I'm also regularly being overtaken when doing that is forbidden on that street. *glares* I really really hate people driving up to me too close, and I usually let them know.
Inconsiderate behavior in regular life is bad enough, inconsiderate behavior while having your ass located on a machine that can easily kill a bunch of people if you allow your temper to get the best of you is absolutely inacceptable.

Tell me about it. I do too (insecurity paired with an unwillingness to risk fines paired with an unwillingness to risk anybody for such a small thinga s those xtra 10km/h), and not only do I tend to have cars queueing behind me, with the first one ridiculously close to me, I'm also regularly being overtaken when doing that is forbidden on that street. *glares* I really really hate people driving up to me too close, and I usually let them know.
Inconsiderate behavior in regular life is bad enough, inconsiderate behavior while having your ass located on a machine that can easily kill a bunch of people if you allow your temper to get the best of you is absolutely inacceptable.

Yeah. The speed limit is 15 mph until I get to the main road that I take home, which has a limit of 45 mph on the first section and 35 mph on the second. The part where it's 15 is the only time I worry, since that is pretty slow and there's only one lane.

And I hate it when there's like a big truck right behind me, going faster than I am... it's intimidating.

Yeah. The speed limit is 15 mph until I get to the main road that I take home, which has a limit of 45 mph on the first section and 35 mph on the second. The part where it's 15 is the only time I worry, since that is pretty slow and there's only one lane.

And I hate it when there's like a big truck right behind me, going faster than I am... it's intimidating.

you know what I hate? my town's lack of bike lanes, so these bicycle guys ride in the road (in the gutter basically) and you have to go around them, only in traffic I can't change lanes to go around them or even scoot over enough without hitting someone's car so I get stuck driving 2 miles an hour behind the bicycle rider and there isn't anything I can do about it!!!!!!!:headbang: and so then everyone is honking and pissed.

what am I supposed to do? run over the bicycle guy? change lanes into a Hummer? what?!

you know what I hate? my town's lack of bike lanes, so these bicycle guys ride in the road (in the gutter basically) and you have to go around them, only in traffic I can't change lanes to go around them or even scoot over enough without hitting someone's car so I get stuck driving 2 miles an hour behind the bicycle rider and there isn't anything I can do about it!!!!!!!:headbang: and so then everyone is honking and pissed.

what am I supposed to do? run over the bicycle guy? change lanes into a Hummer? what?!

That's bad. :(

There are bike lanes on the main roads here.

-snipping bike-y rant-

Yeah, I sometimes get that, too, as the biker as well as the car driver.

Having been the car driver many times, I know that it's terribly anoying, but as the biker, you don't feel exactly like it's raining Christmas presents, either. When my biking holds up traffic, it is only because I definitely have to use that street to get where I'm headed, and there is absolutely no way of avoiding holding it up. If it's not only a few meters, I'll even get off the bike and let the traffic pass (of course only if that relieves the situation permanently; I'll not stand at the side of a road forever), and I'll definitely change over to the pedestrians' thingy or the side of the road, if that is an option. With that in mind, i.e. with nothing else for me to do, it's a terribly embarassing and diminuating situation for me if it happens.

As a driver, I only get pissed off at inconsiderate bikers, those who ride one next to the other, or in the fucking middle of the road, or who'll refuse to make a little swerve into the next 'parking lane' or whatever to let built-up traffic pass or something of the like.

P.S. I wish my (old) town had a lack of bike lanes! In Neustadt, we would have them, but not as additional space designated along the old road, no! That'd have been too sensible. They just marked about one-third of the original lanes red, painted bike symbols on them and declared them "bike lanes if needed", i.e. they're okay for cars to drive on as long as no biker's around, but the second there's on of them on them, it's a bike lane. Unfortunately, the original lanes weren't built all too spaciously, so the only way to be able to squeeze past a biker without endangerin traffic would have been if the bikers had stuck very closely to the right-hand side of the road (that'd be left-hand side for ye Brits), which they've done before they had them stupid lanes assigned to them. Now, what with an official lane they don't bother, but stay comfortably smack dab in the middle of "their lane". Result: without bike lanes, one was able to pass bikers, with bike lanes, they re a fucking unpassable nuisance most of the time.

Yeah, I sometimes get that, too, as the biker as well as the car driver.

Having been the car driver many times, I know that it's terribly anoying, but as the biker, you don't feel exactly like it's raining Christmas presents, either. When my biking holds up traffic, it is only because I definitely have to use that street to get where I'm headed, and there is absolutely no way of avoiding holding it up. If it's not only a few meters, I'll even get off the bike and let the traffic pass (of course only if that relieves the situation permanently; I'll not stand at the side of a road forever), and I'll definitely change over to the pedestrians' thingy or the side of the road, if that is an option. With that in mind, i.e. with nothing else for me to do, it's a terribly embarassing and diminuating situation for me if it happens.

As a driver, I only get pissed off at inconsiderate bikers, those who ride one next to the other, or in the fucking middle of the road, or who'll refuse to make a little swerve into the next 'parking lane' or whatever to let built-up traffic pass or something of the like.
I am mostly annoyed with the other drivers. I don't begrudge the bike guy, I know it's his only transportation and that the city doesn't have a safe way for him to ride........I do get annoyed with "middle of the road" bike guys and "riding into oncoming traffic no I won't scoot over" bike guys but they are few and far between.

success!

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what have you had victory over recently?

The California DMV. After three months of nagging them, calling them, writing to them I finally got them to release my license from suspension, just so I could get my car insured and registered in Colorado and get my Colorado driver's license (strangely, it took me only two days to accomplish all this in Colorado - and that only because I was lazy and spread it out over that time - oh and with nary a lapse in courtesy or good information from the Colorado DMV employees).