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Fakepic February 2016 |OT| Fake Harder
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well theres an owner but he doesn't really get involved with day to day stuff and i haven't actually seen him in like 8 years. besides that theres just 6 of us here. The one guy I guess who would sorta be a manager spends only part of his time here and sorta organizes products and does a lot of talking to customers. Its generally fairly relaxed
RobotNinjaHornets
Banned
Doctor's appointment tomorrow
I am scared
I am scared
The Lone Courier
Member
Morning guys.
When the doctor will bring bright blue gloves from the box is already too late
Is it a general check up, or is it for anything specific?
Halcyon
Member
So the last few days my wife's been having cramps. She's in her third trimester of pregnancy.
We started researching and it looked like these Braxton Hicks contractions, but she had them pretty bad this morning. She calls me at work and says she's going to see our doctor to check it out.
So since about 10 i've been freaking out at work. Basically a shaky nervous wreck.
She gets there and says to me she'll "text me if everything is okay, and call me if something is wrong".
I've been staring at my phone all afternoon hoping to just see the little LED notification light showing a text.
A few minutes ago the phone starts vibrating and her face pops up on the screen. She's calling. In my brain "oh dear god no"
Of course she's fine and she just wanted to tell me that over the phone, but for those 4 seconds where I'm holding my vibrating phone I was in a bottomless pit of horror.
We started researching and it looked like these Braxton Hicks contractions, but she had them pretty bad this morning. She calls me at work and says she's going to see our doctor to check it out.
So since about 10 i've been freaking out at work. Basically a shaky nervous wreck.
She gets there and says to me she'll "text me if everything is okay, and call me if something is wrong".
I've been staring at my phone all afternoon hoping to just see the little LED notification light showing a text.
A few minutes ago the phone starts vibrating and her face pops up on the screen. She's calling. In my brain "oh dear god no"
Of course she's fine and she just wanted to tell me that over the phone, but for those 4 seconds where I'm holding my vibrating phone I was in a bottomless pit of horror.
RobotNinjaHornets
Banned
Sleep stuff (I seriously can't get to sleep before like 2AM)
It's more me being scared of having to talk to someone than anything else, it should just be a "yo refer me to the sleep clinic" thing. But talking D:
I can completely relate. When my partner was pregnant with our daughter, I'd sort of dread any phone call or text from her on the day she has an appointment with a doctor. It was all in my head, of course, but it's that fatherly/husband/boyfriend instinct kicking in, making you worry about the two most important people in your life.
I'm glad everything is fine with your partner, though, and the baby too.
I can relate to that, too, no sleeping before 2am for me either. If you're on GAF and want to talk, hit me up. Or even add me on PSN (if you're a PS4 owner) and we'll have a game or two. I'm UK-GAF, too, so times won't matter.
Halcyon
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I've had to basically stop browsing reddit because I'm really tired of it.
they're a really frustrating bunch. at some point you realize a lot of them are for anti-establishment candidates without any real endgoal ...and then you forget about it and get annoyed every time
(I'm assuming "or" should read "who")
Halcyon
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Says the future rich white male. You gotta learn to vote for your own self interests bro.
Cannot recommend you my country (Slovenia), it is pretty messed up here
well theres canada if you don't mind paying 100$ for videogames. also their hockey teams stink
scary thought, huh? with a game like this that has some buzz, you sit on the razor's edge. it could catch fire and ya find yourself rich overnight. that said, I don't engage in money counting before money is there to be counted. it's easier to assume it'll just kinda plod along and pay a few bills until the next thing.
okay, it was on my short list but I scratched it off per your recommendation
I've been to montreal and had a pretty gay experience (literally), but overall I wouldn't mind going back at some point. the girls were crazy.
liliththepale
Banned
I have a sword collection.
It probably is, but that doesn't stop me, sometimes we just gotta admit that we're judgement jerks and that's okay.
Why do you collect them though?
I have a (small) medieval replica weapon collection because I learned a lot about them while I was a part of the SCA and enjoy their craftsmanship, and it also makes me nostalgic for my youth in heavy fighting.
nah. laughing at dorks is perfectly acceptable behavior so long as it isn't completely mean spirited.
plus it's the internet. the place in which nothing actually matters
if someone likes swords what do I care? I don't believe in shaming people for their interests. I'll actively push back against it.
I don't think it is.
I don't think it is.
I want to laugh but, honestly, I just feel like crying. Jaeger was a forum username I used to go by a long time ago. Seeing my namesake belittled to collecting and discussing anime swords is depressing.
I dunno, everyone's judgemental, it defines humanity at a certain point.
I'm sure people would judge me for some of the shit I do/collect/watch. As long as it doesn't go beyond light ribbing I see it as mostly harmless.
well most of the people in there are just making jokes and the guy with the long sword was put there to be laughed at
It seems like collecting and niche hobbies in general can attract very socially awkward people so i can see where you're coming from. I would put it in "too judgmental" though even though I do it in my head
Someone might, but if someone's already facing a lot of ridicule for their lifestyle I see it as more important not to join the chorus.
If you like something, like it, and don't be ashamed.
This philosophy can be tested a bit with me, when it comes to some of the anime shit people are into -- Which I find a bit, er, a lot odd -- But I'll just nod politely and move along.. (the exception being the anime that sexualizes underage girls, which I'll gladly shame)
this.
it's an important aspect of the human experience to be able to laugh at yourself and not completely break down when someone laughs at you.
some people tend towards being overly sensitive and that isn't productive.
Lightsabers are better.
liliththepale
Banned
My sword collection is almost half composed of lightsabers. Some for play, some for display.
After we redid our lawn when I was ten, we used to take a bunch of the spare PVC pipe and spray paint it blue/red and then have sword fights on the lawn.
I 100% agree that if you're into something then try to be as shameless as possible. However that shamelessness needs to be turned inward a bit too so that we can recognize in ourselves a bit of ridiculousness.
I think it's a good way to stay more connected to those around us. This is coming from a guy who is aloof and egotistical, I actually have to work at being connected to reality via self-deprecation. (well, not as bad as all that, but something like that)
any foam or did you avoid hitting eachother? (or did you hurt eachother?)
I can take a bit of ribbing. I have a Kirby Nendoroid on my desk. I don't mind if you make fun of it.
I wouldn't want to be laughed at behind my back though
liliththepale
Banned
We hurt each other. We often swung hard enough to crack the pipes, but mostly that strength was used for breaking someone's attack, not striking them. Occasionally someone would end up with a visible wound and we would soften up our fighting for a little bit.
When we were kids, my best friend and I used to beat the shit out of each other with wooden sticks. Freaked our moms out. Alas, we haven't done that in a while. Adults are expected to behave more civilized.
When I was a kid my older brother threw a telephone book at me and it hit my mouth and bent a tooth back. Was pretty sweet
I can take a bit of ribbing. I have a Kirby Nendoroid on my desk. I don't mind if you make fun of it.
I wouldn't want to be laughed at behind my back though
Yea, knowing that people are laughing at you behind your back is a little depressing.
But... ya know... someone probably is. Cause even the best of us are still a little judgemental and social. Add those two together and you got a recipe for secret ridicule.
In training for heavy weapons in the SCA we'd use rattan swords wrapped in a thin layer of foam. The foam was more to protect the armor than the people getting hit.
In competition the swords were pure rattan without any protection. Shit hurts.
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Double post, don't care *shameless*
It's pretty sweet, dude. The things are magnetic.
liliththepale
Banned
When we were kids, my best friend and I used to beat the shit out of each other with wooden sticks. Freaked our moms out. Alas, we haven't done that in a while. Adults are expected to behave more civilized.
I think if you establish a few rules of engagement and you fashion the weapons into something besides "sticks" then it takes on the appearance of civility.
We had some fun impromptu sword fights in college, but they had to be sparing since technically anything sword-like was contraband.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
That's fantastic.
I wouldn't let my friends sword fight with sticks or plain pvc. wasn't till they got these really nice ones with pretty thick foam that I agreed to it. they were really nice and still swung a little but it allowed us to make body shots the end goal for the fight
He's also in Germany now so it's much harder to beat the shit out of him. Not impossible but definitely harder.
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