week was split but still felt brutal enough... got a friends memorial to go to the weekend. Other than that house is a mess... gotta clean it up.

I have so much I wanna talk about that I don’t know where to begin lol

you have alot going on right now big changes and new things I don't know where to tell you to begin... the beginning maybe? whatever that is!!!?!

tell me something how about that?

one is a huge trump supporter and he’s just like him. In a position of power and know not what he’s doing. I have a personal relationship with the CEO and have no idea how to handle it...

that sounds difficult as hell...... wow... good luck... don't know If I have good advice... you could try punching the one in the nose. I might. lol geez.

he asked me to take a drug test because a client requires it. I asked him to show me the policy. he went silent. I cc HR.

don't take no shit!

>don't take no shit!


jokes

really messed up.

asking for the client policy adds to my arsenal tho...

Sounds like some BS. What field are you in?

I'm in IT, and I can't imagine asking one of our contractors to take a drug test.

I’m an adjuster. we do work for the govt and he tried to say one of the client’s require that all employees be screened. but there’s no documentation stating that.

definitely felt more like a tuesday than a friday this morning. i guess its good to know it is actually a friday lol

nice title by the way.

this whole vinyl me please refund is very confusing. got a reply back. i expect to be able to keep saturn, cool. expect a full refund. still not sure if i need to ship back aretha. still showing the january record as paid. its also now showing two more records i didnt order lol both listed as $0.

im going to sit on aretha for a couple of weeks if theres no more communication. definitely make sure the refund hits the bank.

doesn't make me want to order records online anytime soon...

i guess they switched their system in november and things have been all messed up since. i didnt know until i had ordered 3 ft high lol

based on what they have been shipping its very possible i might actually end up with one or more copies of 3 ft high tonight lol. maybe even just the inserts. 25 copies of the infamous for some reason. who knows lol

i havent had any issues ordering online anywhere else, fatbeats, urbanlegends, amazon, discogs, reddit. yeah just stay clear from VMP until they get it together.

Only issue I had was it taking forever to get my December jawn.

But I keep it simple over there. I'm on the one month sub and I never do add ons or order anything extra. I hate it for everybody thats been having issues. That site migration ruined the whole VMP experience.
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hopefully more people getting 3 ft high at least brings down the price some.

I got mine back when I first signed up (for the De La in like March) and thankfully I'm grandfathered in. Thats the only thing keeping me from cancelling.



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or can you actually skip a month when you want to? if you can thats sweet.

I used to be able to skip a month, and I have before, but now? They'll prolly cancel it if I skip a month now. Unless something extremely dope comes out next month, I'll switch out for Common, then if nothing good comes out the next month imma go ahead and cancel. I see way too much good stuff on Urban Legends and Get On Down that I can make those my monthly "subscriptions", lol.

people are still getting multiples of records, records they didnt order. no updates on records they did order.

for what its worth i did get saturn and aretha in on friday. nothing extra. im watching to see if they actually ship han and dirty projectors. more importantly keep checking to see that refund hit the bank.

I would love to know why it takes two seconds for you to receive a marketing email once you've signed up, but takes FOREVER to be taken off the distribution list. I've received months worth of emails after clicking 'unsubscribe' for several companies and it is truly annoying.

By the end of January, I'm either going to take control of the inbox or just dump that address all together and create a new one.

sounds incredibly liberating tho... hmmm...

n/m

Can’t believe no one added that.

will consist of drinking scotch, listening to bagpipes and eating haggis with a hall full of police.

well at least satyrday... I suppose sunday there's a chance I might be in jail or wake up somewhere completely random.

i should find something to get into. looking like the trial will continue tomorrow so ill be watching that. something fun would be good too though.

lol... only one more week left for a long minute... I'm curious for next season tho.. can't go much worse.

knowing it meant next week is the last week for a minute.

the cowboys coaching change is at least interesting. lots of revamping happening. then we get free agency and the draft so there will be some football related stuff to keep me entertained.

i might start paying more attention to the bulls, if i had access to watch their games it would make it easier.

overall i gotta find better use for my sundays lol

been listening to them Griselda boys all morning lol

/

The kids here getting on my nerves.
I woke up, they're in front of the tv with the whole box of cereal
I bought it yesterday and it’s almost gone...

http://25.media.tumblr.com/188b0aaed741760c98ab2ce13bae8513/tumblr_mqx8ldpaTR1qc1jg4o1_400.gif

I snatched the box and told them they need jobs lol

it gets deeper!!!

https://media0.giphy.com/media/l41m1Qs66FOtlMfiU/source.gif

all but one of mine employed right now.. no grandkids but I swear when and if... lol.. don't let the bad shoulder fool ya. I suffer no guff.

have a wonderful weekend :-)

.. lol.. feels good to be out of the cooler. have a good weekend yourself.

like a new movie instead of some bunk ass Netflix flick.

Have to take my car into the shop over the weekend. Praying the quote is the quote.

Can’t really do shit cause the funds is low until next payday. I’ve dipped into my cushion. Haven’t felt this type of crunch in a minute. Do not like this feeling.

These kids been interrupting my sleep. They keep waking up at 3AM to jump in our bed. Trying to curb that shit but I end up UP when I take them back to their room to sleep.

if you go that route, the all inclusive will come in handy with the kids imo...

really been busy.. and just seem to be getting busier... at least this weekend might be fairly chill... no kids... no huge events... but damned if I don't have a ton of crap that needs doing.

what you guys up to?

It’s a sad day in America PG

I getting pissy drunk all weekend...
we’re in hell lol

when dershbag got up and made that whole public interest argument was probably the clearest indication of where you guys are heading... no matter how the repugnantcans try to distance themselves from that specific point it is going to be the take away for Trump and any and every power hungry mofo there is...

I may have let some of my feelings slip through.

i think i let out all my stress over this in the morning. when this vote happened i just shrugged.

no reason to think they wont acquit him but i guess that technically still hasnt happened.

brexit just happened too right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4BFGSZ_1ls

Well
This is what it looks like right before you fall
Stumblin' around, you been guessing your direction
Next step, you can't see at all
And I don't have a name, I don't have name, no
Who am I to blame? Who am I to blame though?
And I cannot be changed, I cannot be changed, no
Trust me I've tried
I just end up right at the start of the line
Drawing circles
Mm
Well, I drink my whiskey, and you sip your wine
We're doing well, sitting, watching the world falling down, its decline
And I keep you safe, I can keep you safe, mm
Do not be afraid, do not be afraid
You're feeling sorry, I'm feeling fine
Don't you put any more stress on yourself, it's one day at a time
It's gettin' pretty late, gettin' pretty late
Yeah, and I find
It goes around like the hands that keep counting the time
Drawing circles

each paycheck im having a little more leftover than the last. im hoping i get this 1099 form for the student loans in today so i could maybe get taxes out of the way this weekend.

if it doesnt come in i might still see if i can talk with a tax "expert" so i can find out my options.

going over to my brothers sunday for the game. not much else planned and im cool with that.

Got the kitchen halfway done (pre-spring cleaning). Gonna do the rest this weekend.

New desk, but still some of the same old shit. I can't *see* people walking back and forth anymore, but I can hear them. Amazing how many grown adults stomp or drag their feet across the floor. Coffee on my desk be like: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f8/32/5f/f8325fa191d493e3fdaca02c4890d560.gif

Forgot the Super Bowl is this weekend. Might watch, but I'd rather play my guitar to be honest.


About to bullshit the rest of the day, meaning wandering off. Dude behind me keeps sighing. Taking some restraint not to ask what the fuck is his problem.

friend is moving it over tomorrow morning. we're gonna sacrifice the parking spot or see if we can fit it in front of the car.... I say why not just park it in the livingroom?.. she's real tempted.

lol weather is crap and it's a total cart before the horse affair but she's excited.. and heck so am I... gotta get myself one now.

other than that.. this weekend i don't know... keep busy I suppose. you guys?

its kind of liberating. i really want to do a lot of cleaning. lets see how much i do lol

im considering looking into software development. might look up some videos/tutorials.

hopefully play some records.

>its kind of liberating.

it's good... it'll be back before you know it

>i really want to do a lot of
>cleaning. lets see how much i do lol

yep exactly

>
>im considering looking into software development. might look
>up some videos/tutorials.

it can pay the bills... I enjoy actual development.. I don't enjoy a lot of the other stuff I end up doing..

>
>hopefully play some records.

good call.. I got some I need to put on.

I’m hosting my bff party tomorrow :-)

ran into an old, old flame at the market today. He said he was just asking someone about me yesterday.

the weather is bad here, cold just how I like it...

ain’t no place like home...

>ain’t no place like home...


that all sounds pretty darn good enjoy!!!

you just got it out the shop didn't you?

I hate having a car payment but this shit is ridiculous. It’s like this car knows I got a raise and is juicing my funds

Every time I get ahead or have a smooth patch this fucking car jumps up and snatches my joy.

The shop I’m using specializes in German cars and is cheaper than the dealership with 2 year warranties on their work.

When this car works it’s a joy to drive. I’m not ready to let her go yet.

getting up early tomorrow to go take the motorcycle knowledge test... booked classes for first week of march last night. gotta go cop some boots. weather is nice today.. i'm getting psyched for doing this.

like I got nothing else I feel like talking bout so... all can't happen soon enough at this point.

Gotta change my bike's oil, but I can't find filters locally. Gonna be ~15f tonight so I'll wait until Sunday. Already getting hand-hurty cold outside. Gonna ride home and park up.

Got the house to myself, but have been too busy/tired to do anything. Gonna chill hard tonight.

and I want no parts of it.

Going to Durham for the weekend to see the in-laws. He’s about to have surgery so we are having his bday early. Kids get to see their cousins which is always fun to watch.

im trying to wrap it up today. going to relax this weekend, earned for once lol

im thinking ill pick up some grilled chicken for dinner.

sv fantastic vol. 2 is supposed to be delivered tonight.

I’m off Monday. I think the director is gunning for me. I know my stuff and he can’t stand it.

temperature was 5 degrees and I don’t have winter clothes to support it

meeting friends for wings and beers tomorrow and who knows what else after that. my beastie still in Aruba celebrating her 50th

happy lovers day 🥴

please tell me thats in canadian. i havent felt 5 degrees F in over a decade lol

got this week of vacation coming up after next week and I also got a deadline on some challenging work for the end of next next week... Wednesday really cause the folks down the line gotta do their bit by Friday.

the work is close to done but there are a couple troubling aspects and behaviors going on that require testing and explanation but testing is mad tricky because the environments are only available Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and the tests are not quick n dirty they involve timing and setup so again withing the windows of those days the windows of opportunity themselves are somewhat limited..

Like today managed to get through one test and determine some behavior that needs to be explained or rectified but I'm more or less dead in the water until Monday.

all of this has nothing to do with my weekend... except that it's gonna be there in my head the whole time prolly... fawk meh. what's up with you?

definitely sucks to not be able to enjoy time off due to projects at work.

i feel so off today. not exactly sure why. had a pretty busy morning at work. more issues with cancelled POs lol its off, nah its on, nope off again. okay now its on, hurry! thankfully im more just managing those items and dont have to do much work on them.

do have some others that are more hands on though. not too bad.

we got invitations to the bonus distributions next week. seems like theyre doing things a bit different this year. we get brunch lol. curious what this additional bonus will be. trying to not play it up in my head so im not disappointed.

i was thinking of going to see bernie tomorrow but i really dont want to spend 6 hours of my saturday doing that. plus i already voted for warren so eh. ill stay home and spin some records.

1st time buying a car and having no payments.

Feels good.

you know the question that begs to be asked of course... what'd ya get?

... :-)

I can’t smell or taste anything and my whole body hurts. So you know what’s up with my weekend...

my mother has every kitchen gadget imaginable. I used an air fryer for the first time today.

>I used an air
>fryer for the first time today.

my brother swears by it. im not very interested lol

i hope you feel better soon.

I need to try a few other things before I can give a full assessment.
/
thank you :-)

fries and wings it really slays on imo...

it's as good as any pan or oven but it falls short of the deep fryer for when you need the real deal done.

My kids gonna grow up soft as fuck when it comes to weather.

to get to school.. I can actually tell that story... feels surreal.

I brought some Vlasic pickles with the sole purpose of making a peanut butter and pickle sandwich.

fuck.
these.
flaccid.
ass.
pickles.

I cannot believe how soft and uncrisp these fucking pickles are. I cannot believe I spent my very limited money on these weak ass half-erect ass pickles. These shits are terrible!

>a peanut butter and pickle sandwich.

*stares at the words above with a confused face*

For some reason, on two separate occasions in the last week I purchased these seemingly superior pickles (https://www.foodservicedirect.com/media/catalog/product/cache/f4ff5e8081d8e52f84a2ea6986aee80a/2/0/20074329123362_1.jpg).

Knowing the salt level of pickles, I begin to see if there were possibly any lower sodium options. In my research I began to read about eating peanut butter and pickle sandwiches and evidently it was a lil internet thing a few years ago?

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/12887-peanut-butter-and-pickle-sandwich

https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/peanut-butter-and-pickle-sandwich-recipe

https://www.bustle.com/p/a-viral-peanut-butter-pickle-sandwich-recipe-is-tearing-the-internet-apart-but-heres-what-it-actually-tastes-like-8724535

I can't tell you why, but this food combo just seems like it would be exquisite. The acidic vinegar, the peanut buttery sweet, the salty, a touch of bitter...everything begging to come together in a perfect bite.

I can't bear to give my sandwich these sorry ass pickles, so I need to find a better pickle option before I can go on my journey.

peanut butter and pickle sandwich?

my brother used to make fun of me because i was always eating peanut butter and pickles. never together though. maybe one after the other lol

hmm...i cant do it.

Not a likely combo.

i would make a peanut butter (and sometimes jelly) sandwich. then after i was done with it a few minutes later id go eat some pickles. then maybe more peanut butter. i just ate them so often that to him i basically was eating them together lol

ive never had them at the same time.

from reading above it seems you havent either? if so, let me know how it goes once you get that firm pickle youre looking for.

I mean if there was something wrong with it, like a bug or a piece of plastic, then yes. Otherwise I just make a note to never buy that item again and throw it out.

“she know she could’ve kept them damn pickles”, lol

Cause that shit sounds nasty af

In fact, we need to all try it. Maybe have a lil picture post?

>In fact, we need to all try it.


When I was a kid, I used to love scrambled eggs, and I loved cheese as well but the idea of mixing the two made my stomach churn... until I tried it and got hooked. Suddenly, I couldn't imagine eating eggs without cheese, lol.

eggs and cheese is normal....that doesnt mean pickle AND peanut butter is logical next step.

yall need to turn off that royce album







i think lol

...I was a butter & pepper man back then. Parents didn't cook omelettes at home, and the ones at IHOP always looked so nasty that I was put off for years.

Yeah, that was a major late pass for me. I think I was 11-12 when I finally tried eggs & cheese.

First time they had cheese in it was like going to the moon.

But then my grandma used sharp cheddar. Yuckkk.

Next Sunday tho.. what up with that sharp cheddar?

I love pickles and I have huge expectations of every one I eat and sometimes they are just absolutely awful and it is fucking criminal.

mostly the peanut butter. i bought some of both over a year ago, after a few weeks didnt touch them. i dont usually buy bread. last week i decided im gonna do this! picked out some peanut butter, had a coupe for some nice jam. started hearing a dude huffing and puffing behind me like i was blocking his view. said whatever to myself and headed to the register.

i get home and my brains like which bread did you get....NO i didnt get any! lol i havent gone back to get some bread. might do that tonight or tomorrow.

i did have a couple spoons of peanut butter though.

But the ultimate is PB&J with a layer of potato chips

Niggazzz that salty crunch

actually, that sounds good. might actually try that.

peanut butter does go with so much. i have some pretzels and it hit me today that i should be eating those with peanut butter. ive done it before but for some reason i didnt think to do that this week until today lol

Needless to say, I sort of despise coming in here.

Fish are starting to bite though. I anticipate that I'll catch the big fish at some point in the next couple of weeks. There's one that I applied for on a whim. They actually reached out. Recruiter said that the hiring manager had already seen my resume and is very interested in talking.

Anyway, another week down.

Let's go get some dranks!

had my evaluation yesterday. only knock was on attendance. boss was telling me that should be excited to come to work and be here early and blah blah blah. i could tell he didnt want me to say that i just really wasnt feeling the job so i didnt say one way or the other lol

i got it good but im definitely not excited for this. i do need to see if there is a way i can actually get excited to work here or if i need to find something else.

>boss was telling me that should be excited to come to work and be here early


Gotta be one of those two saying slavey-ass shit like that.

probably some of two, he has rarely been mean to me but since ive started here people have warn me about his temper.

what you said to MEAT in his weasel poast.....

that's why I fuck with you man. respect.

going to see church of misery tonight if they get let in the country.. they didn't get in like a decade ago when I was last gonna see them... we'll see what happens this time.

next week getting on some motorcycles and going to riding school. gotta go cop some boots for that still. do I need more for this poast today?

was about 1k less then i was expecting. i thought they messed up my tax %. when i got the statement i saw i had not accounted for SS, medicare and 401k, etc. most of what i was short on went to 401k so its not a bad deal really.

gonna start paying some bills tonight. already looking at some records on discogs lol

i want to get through some more records that i havent listened to this weekend.

more mad at myself now though. when i first saw it i was kind of bummed. then told myself its okay, still got more than last year and got plenty to make some moves i need to. nope the thought kept lingering lol i was thinking of talking to hr until i saw the statement and saw it was my error not theirs.

now ill be able to move on from it.

all weekend. parties, lunch and dinner dates.

I think my mother intentionally starts with my dad. Like. they’ll get home from the market and mom be like, “I forgot something” and will catch the bus back. She might call him to come pick her up...

like intentionally?.... from the get go? ... that's odd.

>I think my mother intentionally starts with my dad. Like.
>they’ll get home from the market and mom be like, “I
>forgot something” and will catch the bus back. She might
>call him to come pick her up...
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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She just likes being out the house.. lol.

Offer to arrive this upcoming Monday.

And yes, a good twenny twen twen...


Otherwise, I'm ready to bounce up out this camp. This weekend is gonna be a nice one.

I’m mad.. but not mad enough to get someone fired.

My theory is more than likely the cleaning lady brought her son or daughter and they scooped up my shit

I’m locking them in my file cabinet.

—-

Hacker Jeopardy was aiight. We have to refine it but it went over well. My boss be tripping tho. Ain’t no one who showed up yesterday for the event come for Hacker Jeopardy. We still did our original presentation but we didn’t tell him.

I watched my daughter playing at daycare and got sad as shit. Not sure why.. I know she is having fun with her friends but I think it just reminded me of my youth and how I want to do everything I can to make sure they live their best life

im glad i havent had any issues with things being stolen here. only issue i had was when they threw out some sample bags that i needed to recreate some artwork. i figure she thought it was just trash lol

>
>I watched my daughter playing at daycare and got sad as shit.
>Not sure why.. I know she is having fun with her friends but I
>think it just reminded me of my youth and how I want to do
>everything I can to make sure they live their best life
>
>

something isn't it...

finished my riding course... ok.. i get it. there's no going back now. fuck yeah.

My homey took the course and got his license and first bike late last summer and now he's hooked the same as us.

That feeling of freedom while riding is amazing.

Laughing until I get tears, singing, dancing on my bike, the fear, the excitement, etc.

Man, I'm about to leave work early and go for a ride now.

8h of work 1st.. ffs. meetings this afternoon are gonna be murder...

welp apparently running out of TP is an actual thing right now... down to a couple rolls and grocery was out last night..

got a ton of paper towels mind.. can't flush those.

paper is quite the industry when you think about it... it's a hell of a lot of wood we pulp.

i always buy big packs so i dont gotta go back for a month at least lol. im definitely looking to re-up now instead of when im out.

yards looking like a jungle, gotta take care of that this weekend.

maybe its good that i havent spend much time on nintendo, if i end up stuck in the house i got plenty of games to get through lol

Gotta GTFOOH (the office). Packing my stuff up so I can work from home.

PG, we gotta go on a long ride together once this pandemic is over. I'll ride up to you. Real talk.

we got a good week of weather coming next week.

whereabouts are you again?.. I'm def down for a ride. I gotta lot of riding to get in for all the missed years.

just made a run to the market with mom
shelves bare
not that we needed any but damn, usually it’s eggs, milk and bread
there’s was plenty of that left.

mama said, folks buying it just to sell it...

folk gonna look real silly trying to eat toilet paper when and if this situation becomes for real real.

...going full Tasmanian Devil.

https://media.tenor.com/images/b9a92c5db5c8f681177b0caab2d790b3/tenor.gif
https://66.media.tumblr.com/ab97b38e0fb669dad808a543da7a8a98/tumblr_n5kajriFvN1s2qtbjo1_400.gif


About to get lit tonight.

how you all holding up/it down?

yesterday i could see it get to me. i need to work on the yard so that should help. i did the front last week. im planning to spray it this weekend. also planning to cut the back.

i kind of want to grill but i mostly dont want to go anywhere this weekend so i might not. i want to go grocery shopping at some point in the following week and get enough to not go for another two weeks.

i got a lot of records to go through and more coming in. definitely hoping to get through some.

Still gotta dig up most of the yard (removing grass, replacing with garden plants).

Got all these branches from a storm last year, gonna lash them together to make trellises for vines to grow.

Barely leave the house if I don't have to normally.

I don't even know if I'm bored but damned if I know what I want to do.

it was showing it would get here saturday. i was thinking eh probably get here late, wont have time to cut it. oh well....now its showing it will be delivered today. no excuse to not finish up the yard this weekend lol

i was thinking of hitting up the store after work yesterday to hunt for some TP. naaaah couldnt be bothered. i might do that today or just wait until early tomorrow morning.

my goals for the weekend are
find tp
finish yard
do some cleaning in the house
spin records

might do a video call with the mom, usually just talk on the phone but with these times it might be an appreciated move.

I need to get on some phone calls with folks... a lot of texts so far not too many phone calls.

looks like this shit isn't about to let up anytime soon.

i always call mom when i get out of work. sometimes she calls on the weekend. i know she will appreciate a video call. plus it would be cool to see my niece and nephew some way.

got a group chat with my brothers and sister, mostly focused on pictures of my nephew lol.

brother got a trial of nintendo online (um its just $20 for the whole year..) so we might link up for that.

Crab grass (wild garlic?) been growing all winter. Gotta do more digging too. Need to hit HD for fertilizer (manure) but I'm don't want to leave the house.


I don't have a whacker, so I use a giant pair of utility scissor to clean up the edges.

...SMH @ this paranoia I've got now. Haven't left the house in two weeks, tho we have been getting deliveries (which I've disinfected before opening).

Probably nothing, but I'm gonna go a little harder on the antioxidants, water & sleep the next few days.


Gonna watch "Contagion" w/ the lady this weekend.

Starting a new job on Monday..gonna be weird doing all training from home.

Kinda bored..might finish this mix I've been working on.
Hulu has all seasons of Luther now, so imma watch S5



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#2dopebrothersandastackofwax

https://www.instagram.com/bobgeorge87

https://www.instagram.com/thirtythree.three/

congrats!

I was hired like...the first week of March, so it wasn't a huge deal, ya know?

Just weird that all onboarding will be done remotely. I still work for my old company on an "as needed" basis, so I have their laptop in my bottom drawer, and the new jobs desktop they sent me in boxes ready to be connected on Monday, lol.

It was imperative to keep the old job on some capacity..thats where all my VMP and Discogs stuff gets mailed to, lol. It's right down the street from the new gig..and both are only about 15 minutes from home, so it's nothing to make a Kroger run and go pick up "my mail".


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-Warriorpoet415

#2dopebrothersandastackofwax

https://www.instagram.com/bobgeorge87

https://www.instagram.com/thirtythree.three/

does the new job know about the old one?

i kinda feel my current job would want me to keep helping them if i left and it might make the most sense for them to be honest.

Two totally different fields



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Fuck aliens

-Warriorpoet415

#2dopebrothersandastackofwax

https://www.instagram.com/bobgeorge87

https://www.instagram.com/thirtythree.three/

an extra 10-15 hours a week development gig.... timing is weird AF.

funny, aren’t people buried 6ft?

how you?

me? just at home working
mom’s in the back cleaning and jamming to oldies
I’m rocking out in my chair...

oh! the eldest grandchild sent me a cash app request for $2500. talking about it was a April Fools joke. Damn kids lol

>oh! the eldest grandchild sent me a cash app request for
>$2500. talking about it was a April Fools joke. Damn kids lol
>
>
that's wild.... how long did they leave that out there before letting you in on the joke.


what's you'r mom listening to?... might throw some of it on my own list today.

james brown, she has a playlist going. My brother brought her Alexa for her bday.
she’s be like, “Lexa, play James Brown” and get mad when it doesn’t play. lol

/

I called him soon as I got the notification because I thought it was a scam. I didn’t even know he had cash app.

long weekend.... really gotta get some stuff done.... maybe.

>long weekend.... really gotta get some stuff done.... maybe.

i REALLY REALLY need to get the back yard done. the front needs work too.

the flood of records has dried up. got 3 more coming at some point then nothing else on the horizon. i probably have like 15 i havent listened to so no big hurry for more. just takes away a little bit of excitement from receiving a new album.

I did not manage to relax much last weekend.. I'm hoping this weekend goes better... ain't really nothing happening... hope the weather holds up for some riding.

Monday I start the side gig contract... so yeah I want to be able to relax this weekend... next week's gonna be long.

you all got anything?

gotta pick up some groceries after work today. already ordered so just gotta pull up. hopefully staying in besides that. i need to get the AC turned on soon. were already hitting mid 80s. dont really wanna have this old landlord come out. definitely dont wanna go up on the roof either lol

ill probably wait until next weekend.

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man people just arent posting much anymore eh? no such thing as a regular week for a lot of people right now.

i had to go into the office today. kinda bugged me to do so but whatever.

not sure what ill get into this weekend. starting to see the end of the stack of my record queue. ill probably play a couple more.

i need to take care of that front yard but i also really dont want to lol

the weekend again...
here we go round to the weekend again,
big fuxking deal!

lol

*sigh*

right now we have to take a 15% cut.

We have a happy hour meeting online later today.

Kinda happy af I picked this company over the other one that originally offered more money but a lot less perks.

lousy you had to take the cut in the first place but in this covid situation that's still a better shake than some get... but the fact your employer plans to make it up speaks well of their attitude towards you (and/or the value of your union).

right on.

my hairdresser passed away. I checked with him when I first got back here. I rushed the conversation tho, told him I’d get back once I settled in. I’m messed up that was our last encounter.


you good, PG?

>I’m messed up that was our last
>encounter.
>
>
>you good, PG?

sorry to hear that...damn goes to show you eh? any time any body...
just in case *hug*

I'm ok all things considered... hope you are... do tell?

hell, stay alive lol

I need to declutter my home before we can begin remodeling and it’s been exhausting. Mom and pops have 70 years worth of junk they don’t want to let go. I have to travel back to Charlotte to move from my apartment into another one. I’m going to stay a month or so just to get away from my parents, lol.

I’ve promoted my business here so I’m working that and a full time job.

Ya girl tired :-)

im still split on if i prefer working from home or office. i feel comfortable getting work done in the office but it stresses me out more.

i think im plenty productive at home, probably dont actually lose a step. i just dont feel as comfortable doing it as far as what im used to.

last week when friday came it was cool but i wasnt waiting for it. this week being in the office definitely made me look forward to the weekend. doing work from home next week and im trying to avoid having to come in at all during the week. might be possible.

ive had the most work these past two weeks that ive ever had here. weird.




might be a night for some shoulder or makers tonight.

>
>might be a night for some shoulder or makers tonight.

* glug glug * * clink *

In the 80s. Word.

Putting the last layers of soil on a Hugelkultur raised bed I made. It's planting time, so gonna be out in the victory garden most of the weekend. Got a lot of starts in the greenhouse ready to go.

Might go on a long motorcycle ride too. Not sure where yet.

Really need to trash a lot of stuff in the house. It's clear what I will never use at this point.

Recorded a few new songs, now gotta film visuals for them.


Happy Friday, y'all.

we cooled off to around 90 this past week lol. getting close to 100 this weekend.

looking forward to some netflix this weekend. maybe some music.

Does it cool down at nights?

Sometimes (like every winter) I wish I lived someplace warmer, but I do appreciate to mild spring and falls we get here. There's a brief window when it warms up in the spring, and the summer mosquitoes haven't hatched yet so it's the only time I can chill in the yard without getting bit up or wearing repellent.

nights are usually around 70

as long as it doesnt get humid its alright. i got a swamp cooler so when we do have humidity in the summer its pretty rough

in the back yard.

Hoping to put a small garden in the back yard

The Hugelkultur bed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%BCgelkultur

The one I build looks like this: http://alaskaurbanhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/IMG_5519.jpg

I gotta make raised beds for growing food anyway, since the in-ground soil is probably polluted from being in an old industrial city. Piled the branches in a bed I dug and covered them with some garden soil & manure.



What are you growing this year?

20 plus years coming to this site and good god the amount of ignorance that I've worked through.. I shudder to think of all the stupid crap I have said over the years.. I remember not knowing about Juneteenth I believe I even remember saying it wasn't a thing based on the name alone and my own asshole ignorance. I learned about it along with countless other things over the years being a part of this community.. I appreciate the patience I've been afforded, understand how some people would just write me off for that kind of stupid ignorant insensitivity. I appreciate the education I've been blessed to get by being here. I am humble enough to realize that dispelling ones ignorance is not a journey with an end but a life long task and obligation to oneself and others for any sincere, honest person worth their salt.

buffalo always had a huge festival. This my first year back home and the festival was moved to a virtual one. back in the day tho...

I used to be on a drill team and we march in the parade. One year we came in 3rd place. after drilling, my crew would walk through the festival like we owned it. Plus, it was in my hood.

I‘d chase down the break dancer crews for the battles and the boys that came from out of town lol

I love Juneteenth :-)

weekends been blowing huge eh? like WTF can we do? I like working from home but I am definitely getting bored of the scenery and available activities.

I told someone we were going to the Atlantic Ocean for vacation. Really we just went to see the in-laws and hit up the beach one day.

She replied. “You going on a cruise? I’m jealous!”


A cruise? Who the fuck wants to go on a cruise right now?

that she would even consider you were doing that?!?! lol.. ridiculous.

i think i worked from home for a total of 3 weeks. there is a slight chance i might again at some point but im not expecting it.

ive been dumb and meeting with my brothers this past week. going out is missed but i definitely dont plan to keep doing it after my brother goes back home. hopefully we're lucky and dont catch it.

i had no idea so many people were going out here. each time we have gone somewhere the place has more people in there than they did before covid.

it's fucking gross man... and holy shit if stupid isn't just growing exponentially these days.. folks are devolving.

my eyes haven’t adjusted to my new bifocals 🧐

let me catch you up to speed...

my step dad passed away unexpectedly a few months ago. the whole thing kind of messed me up.

I’m raising my grand daughter

I have a birthday coming up

the crew missed you :-)

my condolences... that's rotten.... you always been there for your grandkids <-seen... I'm glad you carrying on.

Rebuilding part of my roof and the exterior walls below. Started off slow, but now that I see how the house is part together I want to do the whole roof and go over all of my walls.

I want a truck. My next four wheel vehicle will be a work truck or van.

About to head out onto the roof for a bit now and make some noise.

anymore these days.....

I am really not into anything right now... and it sucks.

but feel like i cant plan anything fun.

my weekends are, picking up groceries, mindlessly watching youtube, lately some zelda, sometimes playing records. oh yeah and saying "tomorrow im going to take care of the yard" which turns into next week and next week and... yeah lol

i need some shears to take care of these weeds that turned into a bush :/ actually i have some shears but i gotta look for them and i dont wanna deal with going through cobwebs to get at them lol

so im thinking maybe i should buy an electric hedge trimmer instead. maybe lose the cord on my weed trimmer and get a cordless leaf blower while im at it lol

saw this and might add it to my grocery order
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Westinghouse-Cordless-Leaf-Blower-Hedge-Trimmer-and-String-Trimmer-Edger-2-0-Ah-Battery-and-Rapid-Charger-Included/694300137

with charging that means i probably wont be able to get to the yard until sunday right? lol

not too long ago

zelda is really the only thing ive been looking forward to lately. gotta say the nfl is sucking me in. starting to get into the nba playoffs too.

I’m with it..

My kid turns 5 today. Got her a new bike, a science kit, a watch and the family got her some mo shit.

She gave me a list of things to bring home for the party.

Jewels for the jewel store... Gold and rubies
Balloons
Cake
Presents
Party horns
Chicken nuggets and fries

happy birthday for your little one.. 5 is awesome! wow... been over a decade since mine were there..

enjoy that happy hour... Shimmy is out of town this weekend, no kids coming as of yet.. I'm just being bored and lonely I guess.

If somebody gave me a 10 piece chicken mcnuggets fresh and hot out the fryer, I'd prolly cry. Your daughter got the right idea.

I have completed the cycle

***bows**

I don't know... just is was it is.. I think I had a bit of an epiphany last night that took me from being in a very miserable and cynical place to one where I feel like I can see the opportunity in the heart of these difficulties and ultimately the inevitable progression to that light at the end of the tunnel.. to the mountain top as it were...

the entropy of these flawed and vile systems is only growing.. this disintegration is painful and scary and all kinds of bugs come out of the woodwork. but it's all just the gasping of just that bugs... catching the raid.

these times are wild.. they will make for interesting history.. but I don't think the future is going to be as bleak as I've oft feared.

climate change not withstanding... :( .. we're all gonna be on fire, underwater, suffocating and ravaged by new diseases but we're not gonna all kill each other as this crumbling colonialism is dismantled further and more viable systems grow.

just a thought...

I think I knew this but I mean most of it came to me when I was drunk last night and I appreciate the friend who had this conversation with me at the time... I was maybe a bit much... lol.. there was a lot there from both of us and it's validating to know that there are others who genuinely think and care about shit.. because it's not like we all aren't susceptible to being placated and comfortable enough to give into the fatigue this kind of struggle can generate.

anywho....what's your weekend look like?

heres to no bad news this friday evening

its going to be 99 tomorrow. blah. i need to find out what hour will work the best for me to take care of this yard.

actually I have plenty but don’t feel like doing any of it.

depending on how the election goes, I might quit my job.
our business is doing well and I can’t do both...

this weekend I've no big plans yet again... honestly it's all I can do to fucking be awake right now... so done and uninspired.

if the weather is good I'll go for a motorcycle ride... that'll be a highlight for sure.

otherwise.. I don't know.. sports. eating.... if I can get any inspiration there's a ton of houseandhomework to do...

you guys got anything good? anything that might make me feel hyped? hope you all feel more into it than I do.

all my work at work is bursting into flames still.... cannot wait for the end of day even if I got nothing.

to symbolize weekend couch lol

back to the office next week. boss actually sent an email early this time, hopefully he does next week. im guessing its back to alternating weeks.

i might watch the fargo movie, not sure if it was a bad move watching the series before the movie. i finished season 3 earlier.

week couch weekend couch... it's brutal.

lol you haven't seen the film? it's great.. no real difference to watch series beforehand each season an the movie are standalone.. it's a vibe and mood thing not a continuity thing.

you name 20 big movies chances are very high ive only watched 5 of them.

did go ahead and watch it. i think i did right by getting into the series first. it wasnt a bad movie at all but im not sure i would have been interested in the series if i watched the movie first. watching the movie second made me appreciate the easter eggs they put in the show.

started season 4 also and its really good so far.

really looking forward to it actually.

I need to get back to reading though.. TV, movies & sports are dominating the cycle.

Like the dramatic plot twist ('rona) then a cut to commercials (the weekend).

Gonna hurry-up and order some stuff I've been procrastinating on.

basically... yeah hit the can and the concession because it'll be credits running soon.

I think we're doing a ham on Sunday and maybe have one kid out and Shimmy's brothers.

figure the Lakers are gonna take it tonight.. rooting for the heat to stick around but I don't see them winning 3 in a row by any stretch even if they get through tonight.

looking forward to the extra day off Monday... might even get some shit done this weekend for the first time in a few... at the moment I feel a little motivated.. wonder how long I can ride that energy? hmmm.

what's good with you all fam?

ham sounds good right now.

butler is a beast, he might be able to get them a win tonight but yeah dont see them making a full come back. maybe vs lebron 10 years ago, maybe even 5 years ago. if its not over today its going to be over in the next game.

working from home next week for me, boss let me know at a reasonable time today lol i also got confirmation that its back to alternating weeks.

we get hazard pay bonus for the days we work on-site. theyve been funny with the amount when i havent worked the full month. each time ive gotten less than makes sense. sent and email and he said he is having HR check on it. i pointed it out the first time and nothing was done. now that it happened again i figured i need to get it taken care of.

might get an oil change this weekend. not sure if im messing up with the schedule. i dont drive often so im almost due miles wise but like 3 months past due based on time.

enjoy yours tho...

Another home going ceremony for my MIL’s side of the family. It’s been a rough few years for her.

My kids are ready to go back to daycare. Hell, I want them to go back too. But this covid ain’t playing so we will chill.

I don’t think my wife ever wants to go back to school to teach in person and I don’t blame her. They trying to throw these educators to the wolves.

My old reliable Sandisk is dying and I need a replacement. I know nobody uses mp3 players but me (idc idc idc I love them), but I don't like to exercise with a cell phone on, it's just too uncomfortable. (purchased an armband for that purchase and immediately returned it as soon as I tried it on). I do some streaming I guess, but my tastes run the gambit and it's easier to listen to the music I've downloaded vs what the streaming platforms will supply.

I was set on just buying another Sandisk, but the reviews are pretty poor. Most of the other ones I've seen on Amazon are no-name companies, and I'm like...*shrug*. Saw on best buy a 16 gig Sony one, and I just cannot comprehend paying $200+ for a 16 gig anyfuckingthing smh.

I just need something that works with a long rechargeable battery and no bluetooth. (yup a luddite through and through) Prolly will just end up with the Sandisk despite the bad reviews.

*turns up the stereo*

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all my coworkers in my department including my boss took today off. im working from home and have nothing to do so pretty much have the day off lol

had a really good lunch

got an email saying the bonus is getting paid next friday and i called for the amount. its nice. not life changing but im happy. definitely going to be a big help.

BIG GRISELDA :-)

I'm disappointed we didn't get more flies tbh... so much shit and really so few flies.

Weekend time again.... gonna maybe do... nothing. Another weekend praying that Burrows doesn't get injured... lol can't wait for bye week.

You guys got anything of interest.. I'm bored AF myself...gonna watch that new Borat.. that ought to be worth a chuckle.

you right though, there should have been more flies all things considered.

i need to get that oil change out of the way. might go ahead and get a flu shot.

football has been brutal for cowboys fans. im split between wanting to see dalton improve, get into some rhythm and just wanting it all to fall apart. if they lose these next two games and play how they have been i dont know how much i will care for the remainder of the year.

at least fantasy football is going mostly well for me.

got that bonus in. i need to go ahead and pay a couple of credit cards off before i start letting my mind come up with ways to waste it lol

don't know what to tell yoou.. been there done that. smdh.

yeah that whole "least racist person in the room" thing was ridiculous but entirely on brand... he's a total POS there's no two ways about it.

i was hoping youd say he was good but he didnt have the right pieces around him or something lol

truth is this o-line will make it very difficult for any quarterback to excel. oh well. if they keep sucking it would free up 3 hours a week to play on my switch lol

but he'll throw INTs and drop the ball regardless... we had all the pieces pretty much.. keeping green and eiffort healthy would've helped but no sorry man Dalton is not what he could've/should've been imo... it's a shame there were a couple real good seasons we had there but eventually he always finds a way to get the other team the ball.

but ultimately he will crush your soul... just sayin'

no one that dense should be the leader of the free world. many of us know he’s unqualified for the position, but after last night his supporter should be a lot smaller.

no plans for the weekend...

I think most folks that are undecided right now are so because they like his "politics" but have reservations over his behavior.. last night gave them every excuse imo... I hope I'm wrong and/or that the numbers we're talking about are moot.

while he appeared calmer it exposed how little he knows. if folks happy about that...well that says a lot.

like, having a boss that don’t know shit about the company, lol

i want to be wrong on this.. i really could be too... oh please oh please oh please.

I truly believe it lies at the feet of white folks
was/is it enough to change their hearts....

forty-eight percent, dude

my son is taking the boys with him to vote. i want them to remember this moment in time.

forget where I pulled it from

Don’t have anything planned this weekend. Prolly do some yard work, take the kids to the park and chill.

Just got a new toy the other day, Akai MPK mini3 so I’ll be playing with that once the kids go down.

My iMac is slow af. Need to take it in for more memory and some clean up.

yeah fuck this election of yours has us sweating up here..puh-puh-puh-leez eddie!!!

i THINK so far its a really good indicator.

last count i see is that 6.4 million people have already voted in texas through 10/22. in 2016 8.97 million people voted in total. 4.5 million voted early.

of course theres no guarantee that dems have the advantage but it is likely. the other thing is since mail-in wasnt extended there isnt a lot to contest. i still worry the GOP will try to contest the extra week of voting but lets just hope not.

one number i have heard that i think really doesnt mean much is that 2 million more people registered in texas. well texas voting age population increased by 2.3 million too. i guess getting near 100% registration on those new potential voters is good though. it still leaves the percentage of registered voters basically the same 78.2% in 2016 vs 78.5% in 2020.

the big question is what will total turn-out look like. it was 58.4% in 2016. the same rate would mean 10 million people will vote in 2020.

so 6.4 million already voted would be 63.4% of the potential 10 million that would vote. compared to 50% that voted early in 2016. i THINK that indicates that turnout is increasing. we're not even done with early voting and turnout is 13.4 points higher than it was in 2016 for early voting. so if that rate holds, 50% early voting turnout were looking at over 12.5 million people voting in texas, at minimum.

of course it could be that turnout on voting day is ridiculous low too. important thing is to keep telling people to go out and vote.

Took this route: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Philadelphia,+Pennsylvania/Chesapeake+Bay+Bridge,+Annapolis,+MD+21409/Baltimore,+MD/Philadelphia,+PA/@39.4603873,-76.4594476,9z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m26!4m25!1m5!1m1!1s0x89c6b7d8d4b54beb:0x89f514d88c3e58c1!2m2!1d-75.1652215!2d39.9525839!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b81cc20db81ed5:0x9e85634483602d81!2m2!1d-76.3711646!2d38.9906626!1m5!1m1!1s0x89c803aed6f483b7:0x44896a84223e758!2m2!1d-76.6121893!2d39.2903848!1m5!1m1!1s0x89c6b7d8d4b54beb:0x89f514d88c3e58c1!2m2!1d-75.1652215!2d39.9525839!3e0


301 in DE/MD was gorgeous. Wide-open road, little traffic. Hit a buck (100mph) a few times. On the way back on I95 too. Got smoked by a dude on a cruiser on the way home. Fun ride. Cruising across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge at sunset was quite beautiful. Neck and shoudlers are sore tho from the wind blowing against my helmet.

Hope I don't get toll fees tho. All of the lanes said "EZ Pass Only" and there weren't any attendents at some of them so I just rode through as fast as I could.

Gonna plan out some even longer overnight and multi-day rides soon. No time better than now.

had to do an onsite yesterday.. was out of commission on Monday... got a bunch of work done over the week... still have a ton left to get done today tho... and a weekend eh? hmmm.. I don't know.. I got nothing really.. halloween is pretty much all but cancelled.. that makes for a bit of a bummer round this house... though I'm lowkey looking forward to not being interrupted by the door every few minutes tomorrow evening.

TGIF

after having a seizure it takes my grand daughter a few days before she’s back to reality.
shoes on the wrong feet
trips and falls
and scared of being alone

not to mentioned she’s at that stage of being a sassy mouth. Which doesn’t go unchecked but, I have to keep in mind she’s not fully there yet.

/

I might go see a friend over the weekend...

be well, friends 😊

my mother doesn’t understand her disability so she think, “just whoop her ass”. our conversation about it aren’t the best. plus her husband just died. my home is contentious. We good...

TGIF

no work
no people
all to myself...

covid out of control. R mayor is crying about how businesses have to stay open. county judge issued a shut down order yesterday. mayor went crying to the attorney general and governor and they issued a letter saying the shut down was illegal.

fun

boss just sent an email saying i work in the office next week and sent me a letter saying i work at en essential business incase i need it.

i kinda really need to get that oil change done, hopefully tomorrow.

found mario kart live at best buy, picking it up tuesday. would have been nice to have it for the weekend but no rush lol

Im a pre-covid remote worker...

our company is in talks about bringing folk back in. ain’t no way I would, can they legally force you?

/
is Texas going to be the new Florida? lol

At will states probably don't care. You don't wanna work on site? Peace, no unemployment for ya. Hopefully some other states have some stronger worker protections.

I think that was a big part of why pelosi was holding out on the stimulus deal. Gop probably was stuck on making sure companies had immunity from lawsuits. Pelosi didn't want to let that happen.

Texas would be bonus points and I say still likely to go to Trump this year. If biden gets Florida tho election is probably a wrap on Tuesday. I do think Texas keeps getting closer and if it doesn't flip this year it will in 2024. Curious to see what changes in the gop if it does.

gonna connect online with some friends for a DnD session tonight

other than that not much happening.. maybe get a little further on cleaning up and getting the lab operational.

what you guys got? anything?

oil change is done. i need to pick up some eggs tonight. i guess ill have some time to play with the mario kart live and to play some records.

i could give the front a trim.

i dont really have anything im watching except for fargo which im caught up on. definitely dont want to spend my time watching the news lol

.... 😊

Moana got her hype about volcanos and lava.

Also meeting with a roofer so we can go over this quote and get these numbers right.

gotta keep plugging away at getting the lab up and running.. get a little closer every weekend... keep running out of steam tho.. feels like I hardly get anything done these days.

what you guys got going on?

been mostly productive this week around the house. i got in that dresser yesterday. i was expecting it next week but i looked at so many i guess i was confused. it was not fun putting it together lol

no cowboys loss this weekend, yay for bye weeks.

really tho, lol

between my granddaughter’s, her virtual school, working a full time and running a small business, I look forward to weekends

I’m in the wind, lol

see ya on Monday. most High willin...

My amp hums sometimes tho... gotta take it apart and clean it at some point.

I've been high energy getting tons of stuff done this week... but I feel a crash coming on now... here comes the funk again. how are you guys?

my family is crazy! yesterday, my mother and brother got into it, then my son and nephew, then my son and I. way too much wine lol

we all got this morning laughed about last night. now, we’re about to fry fish and probably repeat last night.

my mama said, “we are not dysfunctional”

it’s what I called them all last night lol

we dope, tho...

I try not to engage.. especially if I'm drinking... lest I reach for the nuclear football and launch codes.

My normal Sargento comes out to about $0.24 per slice, with 11 slices in the package. If I buy it from Sams, I can get their brand for about $.19 per slice, with 42 slices in a package.

The issue comes in when you consider that it's just me, and there's only so much sliced cheese you can eat before it goes bad. Can you freeze cheese? Would the flavor be affected by putting it in the freezer? Then you have to worry about the taste, the texture, overall presentation of the cheese.

I'm inclined to not do it, cause I think some of the slices would be wasted...but hey, 5 cents is 5 cents lol

challenge accepted.

mostly shredded and blocks of it. I thought freezing it would change the texture so I never did it.

But, I looked again and there's another type of cheese that's $.15 a slice. Might be worth it, even if some ends up being tossed.

haven't seen the kids in ages.. not going to anytime soon it seems... weekends have been chill... but I'm lonely for them now... specially with christmas about to hit.. not seeing anybody.. not that I'm big on seeing folks but I like a little bit of social activity.. and I miss my kids... drinking helps lol. what's good folks?

HR mailed my bonus to my NC address. damn

that's definitely not good... mailing checks though? folks still do that?

who's in your bubble right now? i.e. who you having christmas with? your mom at least right?

we don’t have any plans. it’s been a tough year for the family.

as i hope most people will be lol

work has been hectic this past week or two with more still pending into next week. was looking at possibly working tomorrow but looks like that wont be possible/necessary.

trying to see if i can take a day or two off next week. coworker got today and monday off for a "dentist appointment".