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Re: A Thread for Random Musings A Bailey's shake would be good right about now. With mint chocolate-chip ice cream, even.

Re: What Are You Listening To Right Now? Let Me Fall - from "Quidam", Cirque de Soleil

Re: NGD Scenes from a Hat ...were uttered by a little old man of Lithuanian descent while gardening at his home in Deluth, Iowa, at the precise moment that his granddaughter, who was visiting at the time (she was always good about such things; her and her parents had never been close and she'd been raised by her maternal grandfather as much as anyone, and truth be known she thought of him more as a father than a grandfather, and even though she had two kids of her own she always made time to come and visit and do some gardening, because the little old man dearly loved his garden, with azaleas and roses along one side and a row of tomatoes overlooking cabbage and carrots, and two apple trees tucked into the corner of the yard to give a bit of shade when needed, at that hot part of the day when the sun is just at the perfect angle and seems to be looking down on you and you alone; but she really did enjoy the visits as it gave her time away from the kids and the hubub of the big city--she had moved to Sioux City some three years prior to be closer to husband George's work (which no one really knew what that was; something to do with markets and theories and projects--sounded like grown men playing pretend or guessing games, if you asked me, but no one did) and she enjoyed a few hours in her grandfather's garden now and again; she hoped she could bring the kids in the future), sneezed, and so didn't hear the words uttered into the spring air. The little old man of Lithuanian descent shrugged and smiled and went back to his gardening.

Re: NGD Scenes from a Hat They all smile, just a little, whenever they think I'm not looking.

Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread. Dayumm...I need to make more money. I'm more than a little jealous.

Re: [Campaign] 'This Mutant Life' - An Uberworld Campaign I was thinking of submitting one of each, just to see which one I (and the GM) liked better.

Re: Anyone else...

Re: NGD Scenes from a Hat

Re: NGD Scenes from a Hat I stuck a pu55y in my flute. (friggin' kitty squealed for days, too) What? Edited cuz the moderators don't like cats.

Re: Vehicle: Gepanzerter Gehender Träger Läufer I want one!

Re: Supervillain Psych Lims: The Reboot Hannibal Lector is "Irredeemably Evil". He can be a perfect gentleman, cultured even, but he'll turn on you eventually. He'll always turn on you. Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen) from "Reservoir Dogs" is a "Casual Killer" (with a "bloodlust" Psych Lim, to boot). He doesn't have to kill everyone around him and can actually get along with folks much of the time. But he'll easily find reasons to pop you in the head with a .45. And if he has time, a little gratuitous torture wouldn't go amiss. It's not that he likes killing, it's just that there isn't much he likes better.

Re: What Are You Listening To Right Now? Can't Get Enough Of Your Love - Bad Company

Re: Musings on Random Musings I read that as "Sphinx Equinox" and thought, "Man, is he out there!"

Re: Anyone else... Tell me that ain't a plot waitin' to happen...Mechanon secretly getting his hands on Intel chips and sending them out to the world, only to activate them and do his nefarious bidding. He could crash major systems that way, or have access to huge bajillobits of data that he didn't have before. See? The possibilities are as endless as Service Packs....

Re: Musings on Random Musings Reminds me of an old pickup line I trie--er, heard once. "Hey, how 'bout a pizza and a f*ck?" "What?! Hell no!" "What, you don't like pizza?"

Re: What Are You Listening To Right Now? Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears

Re: Musings on Random Musings I can't wait for the Hallmark cards

Re: Musings on Random Musings On a related note, this email was sent to me today: For the record, I have a girlfriend, but I'm all for this...

Re: Musings on Random Musings I would still have to look for a job. The Project Executive who came on-site last year managed to screw up a contract we'd held for 8 years. We got ousted from our cushy jobs for the exact reasons I stated: mismanagement of resources, management's denial of existing problems, and lack of courtesy or respect for those you work with/for and who work with/for you. We had the contract in the bag, but right before signing management stuck on a $2 million clause that screwed us, so off we go. IBM's cool in that they pay well, have good benefits, and have a pretty decent severence package, but their management ethics suck big donkey dick.

Re: What Are You Listening To Right Now? Money - Pink Floyd

Re: A Thread for Random Musings This is my last night at work. I'm still gonna be paid while looking for a job, at least for the next 60 days, but this is my last shift here. In theory. Seems management has decided that I and a couple of others can go through 25+ boxes of software, licenses and manuals and enter them into a library database. Manually. It's estimated to be a 3-week job. Three things about this suck: 1) Last minute crap like this is hella annoying and way too frelling common. 2) There are half a dozen people who will be leaving and looking for jobs. Six people in the same boat as me, and only three of us were picked to do this job. Three of us doing this for three weeks or six of us doing this for about a week or so. Hmm... 3) I really wanted out. Really. I mean, words can't accurately convey the sense of relief I had knowing that I was out of this place, away from these people. To have that illusion shattered at the last minute is like a kick in the groin. It's...well, if you don't know the feeling I can't describe it. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind the work. I'm on their payroll, after all, so they might as well get some use out of me while I'm casting about for future employment. But had I known about this months ago we could be done by now. This is pure logistical horse-hockey on their part, a denial that the project even existed. That is, until faced with the reality of cleaning up their (i.e. management's) mess. Then it's sluffed onto us, the peons. It's annoying because there's not even a nod of courtesy or respect in the delivery of the task, in the method chosen to handle this chore, or the consideration of the people who must suddenly revise their immediate plans. It's bullshlock. It's the difference between having time to take classes and build some skills and doing menial work that qualifies for minimum wage anywhere else. It eats up any time I might've had to try and get a better job. It eats up my time, and that just annoys the hell outta me.

Re: Daily Art Findings It's post-apocalyptic Danny Glover!

Re: Teleport to nearest X? I'd probably just buy TP (with megascale?), one floating fixed location, with the limitation (only to the nearest church within range, -1/2). Something like: 17 Teleportation 10", Megascale (1" = 1km; +1/4)(25 Active Points); Limited Power Only to nearest church in range (-1/2) 5 Teleportation: Floating Fixed Location (1 Locations)

Re: What skill would you use to see if someone is lying? Skill-vs-skill roll for the appropriate Interaction Skill as suggested above, and use that as a complimentary roll to your PER roll. Making your PER roll means you think the person is lying (if they are) or telling the truth (if they are). Failing your PER roll means you think the person is telling the truth (if they aren't) or they're lying (if they aren't).

Re: A Thread for Random Musings Bored now. No pie to be seen. Hrmph.