I Called In Sick Today

[Essay21 2,385]

Goddamn, this motherfvcker. That i guy i met with, the client, he explicitly told me he would do something. So i call to follow up and he hems and haws about how he needs to think things over. Im like bro, we already discussed this. He says i know, i just need to think it over.

 

Fvcker. I already told the bosses he said he would do it. I need that done.

[Tiltinagain 973]

 

I laughed so hard at this.

 

I've got three weddings next year I know of. One in Boston, one in San Diego, and one that'll either be in Florida or deep Texas. Going to be an expensive year.

 

Frau, you want to be my date for San Diego?

 

My friend that's getting married in SD next year was in town last night. Me and my roommate (also friends with him) went downtown to the arcade bar to meet up but we got there before him. Played some big jenga, some shooting games, ninja turtles, and some NBA jam. Then we got a text from the friend that he was still eating with family and he'd be downtown at this German bar in 30 minutes. But then the roommates new girl showed up with two of her friends (both married ) and so we played some skee-ball and then two of the girls tried double teaming me in connect four but I destroyed them.

 

Then we met up with our friends at the German bar in time to catch the tail end of a round of Das Boot before we went to another bar.

 

Of course, I hadn't seen these friends in awhile so I had to recount the whole tail of me almost dying. What I didn't know was that the hospital called HIS mom and told them I was dying because they somehow got in my phone, which has a password so they must have physically put my finger on the scan to get in and I have his mom in my phone as "Mom Johnson" and so they assumed that it was my actual mom. UPDATE: Apparently you can tell Siri to call "mom" and "dad" and she will even without a password. Hilarious it chose "mom Johnson" over "mom"

 

I did not know this.

 

Anywho, it was a fun night and now I'm tired as hell because I stayed out late and they're resurfacing our apartment parking lot and so I had to have my car gone by 7 when I haven't even been waking up until then recently.

 

Tale.

 

I feel like you somehow,downplayed your illness, or I didn't pick up on the severity or something. I mean, I knew it was super serious, I just didn't realize it was Hostipal Calling Next Of Kin To Claim The Body bad. Jeezus.

 

 

[Napa Lite 3,278]

Are you saying tail end is incorrect because it's not...

 

I mean, I don't know, I was admitted into the ER with a temperature of 108.6. Anything above 104 typically results in brain damage and 109 is usually death. Not to mention the rhabdo which was shutting down my liver and kidneys while all of this was going down. Before they could do a cat scan on me they were warning my parents that if I did come out of it there was a decent chance of serious brain damage. But once I made it through the first 12 hours or so I was basically in the clear.

[Essay21 2,385]

 

 

Mix in a salad once in a while, ok guy?

 

Finally got there. Jerk move towards Meech.

[Tiltinagain 973]

Are you saying tail end is incorrect because it's not...

 

I mean, I don't know, I was admitted into the ER with a temperature of 108.6. Anything above 104 typically results in brain damage and 109 is usually death. Not to mention the rhabdo which was shutting down my liver and kidneys while all of this was going down. Before they could do a cat scan on me they were warning my parents that if I did come out of it there was a decent chance of serious brain damage. But once I made it through the first 12 hours or so I was basically in the clear.

 

You had to recount the tail of... I was just being an ass.

 

Yeah. Like I said, while I knew it was super serious, I thought you were being a little flippant about almost dying. Sorry I didn't grasp the actual severity and really glad you didn't.

[InternetExplorer 2,609]

is that the lion the dentist shot?

[Napa Lite 3,278]

I'm glad I didn't die either. And I actually felt like I've been overselling how serious it was. If I came off as flippant it's because I was out of it for the danger zone stuff and by the time I knew what happened it was more less just waiting for levels to get back to normal. Sort of a "no harm no foul" thing. It bothers me far more that I put my friends/family through that then that I almost died. My recollection of it was running around a corner and next thing I knew it was the next day meanwhile they had to get calls from a hospital in a city four hours away.

[Essay21 2,385]

I dont remember, did they ever figure out why this happened? I mean running shouldnt have gotten you to 108 on its own. I feel like there mist have been something else going on.

[Napa Lite 3,278]

Just mix of pushing myself too hard for too long and dehydration. Total freak occurrence.

[Ron_Mexico 4,219]

I'm glad I didn't die either. And I actually felt like I've been overselling how serious it was. If I came off as flippant it's because I was out of it for the danger zone stuff and by the time I knew what happened it was more less just waiting for levels to get back to normal. Sort of a "no harm no foul" thing. It bothers me far more that I put my friends/family through that then that I almost died. My recollection of it was running around a corner and next thing I knew it was the next day meanwhile they had to get calls from a hospital in a city four hours away.

 

Fowl

[Ron_Mexico 4,219]

I feel you did get some brain damage tho. I mean, those

shoes

 

 

 

[Essay21 2,385]

Cold as ice. The bright red shoes werent terrible. Not great, but not terrible.

 

Napa must be focused as fvck when running. The slightest discomfort and in stopping. No way i get to that point.

[Ron_Mexico 4,219]

Oh, I was totally going for the joke there. The shoes got pizzazz

 

And yeah, that Napa has heart. No quit in that game. Dude don't tap

[Napa Lite 3,278]

THE KIDS GOT HEART

[Napa Lite 3,278]

Just kidding. I was bitching from mile 5 on to my friend to just let me quit and meet her at the finish.

 

Apparently not enough people moved their cars this morning for them to resurface the parking lot so they're moving it to Monday. I'M MAD AS HELL.

[Scroom 436]

So here's a pic of our living room/dining room as you walk in the front door. We got the microfiber power recliners from City Furniture and ordered the dining room table and chairs from Ikea.

 

 

I think we need some sort of rug in the living room (any suggestions?). We also need to figure out what to do with that baker's rack...because the wicker does not fit our style.

 

Yes.

First off, you need some sort of color schema. If your floors are about the same color as your ceiling, the way to offset that is to paint your perimeter walls a dark neutral with your partition walls something bold (red, yellow, blue). This is what you match your window treatments and accessories to (pillows, lampshades, etc). This is a lot easier than putting in new tile.

 

Venetian blinds are bad. A nice pleated shade that matches your new partition wall color is the answer. If you insist on keeping them, fine, as long as they're wood (which they appear to be) you can paint them (compressed air) to make sense. You can stick with the dark brown theme in furniture but it doesn't go well with neutral beige of your nice sofa. Either get rid of the recliners and get new ones that match the sofa, or get rid of the sofa (but that's a nice sofa and it goes with the tile).

 

One problem is that your hanging lamp and coffee table are ovals while everything else in the room is a rectangle or square. It should all be the same. The gayest man to ever decorate a room taught me this simple trick and he's right as rain. Your accessory elements can be whatever shape you want but your structural elements should always exhibit a commonality of form.

 

The bookshelf in the middle of the partion wall is bad. Take the picture from on top of that, hang it (and nothing else) in the center of that wall. Move that bookcase to replace the hutch behind the dining room table, move the hutch to the ****ing curb.

 

Disclaimer: I am an interior decor genius.

[SuitedAces21 2,722]

i assume there is a tv i can't make out in that cabinet between the two chairs. which begs the question: why are the chairs not facing the tv?

[Tiltinagain 973]

There is no TV in that shelf, it's a book case. I like most of scrams ideas, especially moving the book case and hanging the picture in the center of that wall.

 

Really nice house.

 

[SuitedAces21 2,722]

then where the fvck is the tv? this shit aint right.

[Tiltinagain 973]

1st world problems, SA. First world problems.

 

Going to head out to the casino and try to put a stop to my play bad/run bad streak.

[iZuma 764]

good table for hank though

[brvheart 1,752]

Oops. He had the in his hand. He had quads.

 

Also, I think it's a sort of risky play on his part. Like, I'm probably folding everything outside of a straight flush to his jam.

 

What percentage of people at 10/20 would fold an Ace high flush there? It has to be less than 50%, no?

[SuitedAces21 2,722]

1st world problems, SA. First world problems.

 

Going to head out to the casino and try to put a stop to my play bad/run bad streak.

 

one time for tilty, dealer.

[CobaltBlue 662]

i assume there is a tv i can't make out in that cabinet between the two chairs. which begs the question: why are the chairs not facing the tv?

The TV is in the den, which you can see behind the staircase. There's another large brown/tan couch in there along with a bookcase, ottoman, and entertainment center. The kitchen is behind the partition wall. I'll try to get pics of them soon.

 

Scram, thanks. Most of the stuff like the blinds and light fixtures came with the house, so we're certainly not attached to them and would be fine replacing them at some point. Points noted on the blinds/colors and the roundness/squareness. The chairs are brand new, so they're not going away. I would be fine rearranging the room, but I only see one other plausible arrangement in floating the couch to face the windows (not sure if I'd hug the partition wall or gap it) and putting the chairs under the windows...and I guess bookshelf in that left corner. It would more clearly delineate the rooms, but I'm concerned it might mess with the flow.

 

I did some cleaning and rearranging tonight, so I got the unseen corner behind the dining room table cleared out and pushed the baker's rack down there to be a little more out of sight. As I mentioned, we're not too attached to it (my wife's father gave it to her a long time ago...and we think it's really tacky). It has just been functioning as extra shelf space. I can't see moving the bookshelf over there though...feel like it doesn't go with a dining room...and might not even fit well there. I put some pictures and books on it tonight. The big picture on top is there on a temporary basis until we find a better spot. We'll be tentatively hanging a picture above each chair.

 

What styles and colors of rugs do you think we should be considering?

[CobaltBlue 662]

What percentage of people at 10/20 would fold an Ace high flush there? It has to be less than 50%, no?

Tough to say. I mean, I think it has to be a fold against anyone outside of a maniac. He should basically have the six of diamonds or JdTd/9d6d. I guess I did think he could plausibly have a boat based on the line too...didn't expect the quads...but same difference. I think a fish is rarely folding there in my spot, but I expect most decent players would.