I Called In Sick Today

[Randy Reed 0]

So awesome. This will never get old.

[JoeyJoJo 18]

i feel like i've been set up.

Sucker!

Dammit, Joey, I was really hoping you'd update the scores just one more time, but I still think my +/- is absolutely killing it.

At the end of yesterday, you were +21. LG was second at +8. I haven't updated today yet.

[vbnautilus 48]

Dammit, Joey, I was really hoping you'd update the scores just one more time, but I still think my +/- is absolutely killing it.

I'm not convinced this guy is here for the right reasons.

[loogie 115]

I have been way too sober lately, and my writing is suffering. My panel (like finals) is next Tuesday and all off my projects have at least one fatal flaw. Additionally, I agreed to write a 30-sec spot for a local ad agency and receive the brief tomorrow. The pressure is officially on.Thus, on my way home I bought a handle of Canadian Club, Don Draper's whiskey of choice, and I just got off the phone with my old roommate about procuring a decent amount of non-decent weed. Hopefully, things are about to turn around.I must admit that it sucks to be reliant on substances to help fuel creativity...but there comes a point when you gotta suck it up and, well, suck it up.When I'm off the shit, I get very angst-filled regarding society. Mainly, its obsession with religion. My apostasy (Speedz, that means the loss of one's religion) is peaking. I'm reading The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins, and it's pretty much exactly what I've believed my whole life. I grew up in an extremely Christian family. I probably know the Bible better than Balloon Guy and Braveheart combined. It just never felt right to me, especially the part about how lucky I was to be born in America under the one, right religion. BG likes to associate evolution with racism, but it doesn't get much more ethnocentric than this belief.During my entire tenure as a Christian, I never once felt motivated to try and convert someone to Christianity. It's like when I tried to sell food packages and giant freezers to people and never made a sale. It was a total scam, and I couldn't bring myself to dupe anyone. I have morals and ethics. However, now that I am embracing my burgeoning atheism, I want to bring everyone to the light.Balloon Guy is hopeless. He's too afraid of his entire world crumbling apart to listen to reason, and he basks in his undeserved superiority. However, I think there's hope for Braveheart. Deep down, I think he's starting to understand. Being established in society and having a family makes it difficult to make the leap, but it certainly is refreshing.

[dna4ever 2]

Cane onto Day 2 playing with Hoyt, already in the moneyTable 370Seat 1: Tyler Witteman - 27200Seat 2: Hoyt Corkins - 37300Seat 3: Craig Bergeron - 86200Seat 4: Andrew Mullens - 10400Seat 5: Matthew Waxman - 61000Seat 6: Michael Kucinski - 66100

[LadyGrey 6]

I'm not convinced this guy is here for the right reasons.

VB, today you've shown that you have my back, and that really means a lot to me because it shows me that you are honest and open, and that you care about me. So, I want to ask you: will you accept this rose?

[JoeyJoJo 18]

I'm not convinced this guy is here for the right reasons.

:nods:I don't think this game really works that well in this thread. It's too conversational in here. If we play the most replies per thread started (non super thread division), I bet I'd do really well.

[hank213 1,823]

VB, today you've shown that you have my back, and that really means a lot to me because it shows me that you are honest and open, and that you care about me. So, I want to ask you: will you accept this rose?

You need to go back to school so you have something to do other than watching crappy American reality shows.Maybe you could become an accountant or a lawyer barrister.

[Voldemort 0]

You need to go back to school so you have something to do other than watching crappy American reality shows.Maybe you could become an accountant or a lawyer barrister.

She's waaaaaaaay more qualified than that. Anyone can make coffee!-dna4ever

[JoeyJoJo 18]

She's waaaaaaaay more qualified than that. Anyone can make coffee!-dna4ever

Heh. Of course, the first thing I thought of was a bannister.Needless to say, I didn't get it at first.Barrister, bannister. What the fuck ever.

[vbnautilus 48]

VB, today you've shown that you have my back, and that really means a lot to me because it shows me that you are honest and open, and that you care about me. So, I want to ask you: will you accept this rose?

[speedz99 145]

I'm at my parents' house at the moment...I'm having dinner with my mom while my dad's out of town, and I came here early to get some use out of their hammock. She's currently tutoring some kid that she used to teach (she's a first grade reading specialist), which I'm finding odd. I mean, the kid is from a pretty bad part of town...I'm guessing that his house could fit in our basement. He was brought here by his mom in their shitbucket car, which pulled in next to my mom's new-ish BMW. And at some point during this situation, his mother will be giving my mother twenty bucks, or whatever she charges to work with the kid for an hour.Just seems strange. I understand that it probably isn't, since she's a good teacher, his parents obviously care about his education, it's a fair transaction for everyone, and it's just a fact of life that some people have more money than others...but, you know, it's still weird.

I have been way too sober lately, and my writing is suffering.

Actually, I thought that whole post was very well written. Although you probably meant comedically. You're right, it wasn't that funny.

[JubilantLankyLad 1,957]

Cane onto Day 2 playing with Hoyt, already in the moneyTable 370Seat 1: Tyler Witteman - 27200Seat 2: Hoyt Corkins - 37300Seat 3: Craig Bergeron - 86200Seat 4: Andrew Mullens - 10400Seat 5: Matthew Waxman - 61000Seat 6: Michael Kucinski - 66100

I don't know which one is Cane.

[Sickinfo2 291]

I don't know which one is Cane.

Who is Hoyt?.... one of the general wooters or something?Im gonna go with seat three, for a wild guess though

[vbnautilus 48]

I don't know which one is Cane.

Limping into day 2 with 10,400. In the money though so feeling good.

[JoeyJoJo 18]

I was going to guess Michael Kucinski.

[dna4ever 2]

I don't know which one is Cane.

Obvious guess should have been the guy with the least amount of chips

Who is Hoyt?.... one of the general wooters or something?

[Sickinfo2 291]

On the way to pick up some orange juice for afternoon screwdrivers, I noticed something written across the mud flaps on the one ton truck in front of me...After immediately thinking of voltmeter and the army meet bunch, I did a phone quickdraw and snapped a picSorry for the lack of Nevada in the shot.... a cop was directly behind me at the timeNow at least they will know who to call for any future building projects...Ready?editJust googled the name.... its legitconviently located in nearby Ft Smith AR!

[El Guapo 8]

I was going to guess Michael Kucinski.

He's Jewish, not Polish.

[Randy Reed 0]

I have been way too sober lately, and my writing is suffering. My panel (like finals) is next Tuesday and all off my projects have at least one fatal flaw. Additionally, I agreed to write a 30-sec spot for a local ad agency and receive the brief tomorrow. The pressure is officially on.Thus, on my way home I bought a handle of Canadian Club, Don Draper's whiskey of choice, and I just got off the phone with my old roommate about procuring a decent amount of non-decent weed. Hopefully, things are about to turn around.I must admit that it sucks to be reliant on substances to help fuel creativity...but there comes a point when you gotta suck it up and, well, suck it up.When I'm off the shit, I get very angst-filled regarding society. Mainly, its obsession with religion. My apostasy (Speedz, that means the loss of one's religion) is peaking. I'm reading The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins, and it's pretty much exactly what I've believed my whole life. I grew up in an extremely Christian family. I probably know the Bible better than Balloon Guy and Braveheart combined. It just never felt right to me, especially the part about how lucky I was to be born in America under the one, right religion. BG likes to associate evolution with racism, but it doesn't get much more ethnocentric than this belief.During my entire tenure as a Christian, I never once felt motivated to try and convert someone to Christianity. It's like when I tried to sell food packages and giant freezers to people and never made a sale. It was a total scam, and I couldn't bring myself to dupe anyone. I have morals and ethics. However, now that I am embracing my burgeoning atheism, I want to bring everyone to the light.Balloon Guy is hopeless. He's too afraid of his entire world crumbling apart to listen to reason, and he basks in his undeserved superiority. However, I think there's hope for Braveheart. Deep down, I think he's starting to understand. Being established in society and having a family makes it difficult to make the leap, but it certainly is refreshing.

Sorry, I hacked Loogie's account and it didn't turn out funny.

[vbnautilus 48]

He's Jewish, not Polish.

Half of my ancestors were polish AND jewish.

[JoeyJoJo 18]

He's Jewish, not Polish.

tomato potato

[loogie 115]

Sorry, I hacked Loogie's account and it didn't turn out funny.

I've been stuck on maudlin lately.

[Nikki_N 17]

She's waaaaaaaay more qualified than that. Anyone can make coffee!-dna4ever

vnh, sir.

I'm at my parents' house at the moment...I'm having dinner with my mom while my dad's out of town, and I came here early to get some use out of their hammock. She's currently tutoring some kid that she used to teach (she's a first grade reading specialist), which I'm finding odd. I mean, the kid is from a pretty bad part of town...I'm guessing that his house could fit in our basement. He was brought here by his mom in their shitbucket car, which pulled in next to my mom's new-ish BMW. And at some point during this situation, his mother will be giving my mother twenty bucks, or whatever she charges to work with the kid for an hour.Just seems strange. I understand that it probably isn't, since she's a good teacher, his parents obviously care about his education, it's a fair transaction for everyone, and it's just a fact of life that some people have more money than others...but, you know, it's still weird. Actually, I thought that whole post was very well written. Although you probably meant comedically. You're right, it wasn't that funny.

I'm just glad to see a mom who's willing to drive a crappy car so she has the money to pay for a tutor. So many of the kids at my school have parents who do the opposite.

[speedz99 145]

I DVRd the Strasburg debut...good call, me. He works fast, so I got to watch the whole thing (minus the Nats at bats) in like a half hour. Good stuff.