RANT: Fucking banks and their stupid, insane requirements. I'm helping some friends out by doing a property transfer, and have had to arrange a cashier's cheque to pay out the loan. Knowing they won't accept a cheque just made payable to the bank (because, apparently, they wouldn't know what to do with it), I get the cheque payable to "[Name of bank] credit account [account number]". They call me and tell me they won't accept it. It has to be "[Name of bank] credit account [name of account]". The account number isn't invalid, and it will be going in there - they just want the account name. So, I have to get it redrawn. Oh, and the woman who won't accept it is the same woman who is drawing it - it's the same bank.
Rave: The hour is approaching. In less than 1 hour, I will legally be 21. How does one even go about purchasing alcohol? I imagine its kind of like buying condoms for the first time. jk i never buy condoms. Rant: I'm actually a little scared to go out tomorrow night. One, its going to suck if my license isn't in on time, then I have to show them that stupid temp license and my old id and probably get shit for it and two, I haven't drank hard in a long time and my buddies are out to get me. Might have to pull a Houdini for a little while so I don't end up passing out in a bar bathroom and getting pee'd on or getting beat up for being a sloppy asshole. yay!
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Rant: I can't remember ever being in more trouble than just now: I accidentally quit her videogame...
Rave: Should have put this up yesterday, but I am loving this Strong Lifts 5x5 routine. When I started 7 weeks ago I don't think I could squat 190 5 times with clean form and yesterday I did 5 sets of 5 with more depth (always below parallel on a wide stance) and much better form. I really think I should be able to carry this up to about 230-240 before I have to pull off of 5x5, but we will see. I also couldn't shoulder press 65 lbs without pain for even 2 reps. Yesterday I hit 5x5 against 90 lbs and it was easy. Shout out to RCGT for introducing me to the program!
Rave: http://www.theidiotboard.com/messageboard/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=44&p=219191#p219191 I have wanted a new tattoo for years, and I spent quite a long time coming up with the design, and I am absolutely fucking thrilled with it.
Rave: Just got a sample request from a query for my book. Rave: For the last issue, I was put on a trial run for writing a restaurant review in addition to my food column for the magazine I work for. I just got the new deadline and it looks like I am officially their food columnist slash restaurant critic. Lotso good news about writing in my inbox today.
Rant/Rave? My ex girlfriend is coming over, she seemed beyond eager to see me on the phone. It's been a few years...
Rant: My coworkers are the most boring people on earth. Have just listened to four people have a 25 minute conversation about the weekend plans of one coworker. Her plans, for the weekend, in their entirety? To get a massage. How the fuck does a 1 hour massage consume 100 minutes of human time in preemptive discussion? And how the fuck is that your entire plans for the weekend?
Rave: Liquor store just around the corner is carrying both of my favorite ciders, Magner's and Strongbow. They weren't before, I guess they got wise on the game. I excitedly told the jaded, roughed, burnt out middle eastern(???) dude I was very happy he got them and he said said the equivalent of "cool story bro." Don't care, I now won't have to go out my way to get a sixer of my favorite booze before heading to a party.
Rant: Your history teacher was lying to you 30 years ago. This is not "revisionist" history. It's just the truth.
Rant: It's humid enough outside today that whenever I go to take my dick out to pee, I know my balls are gonna come out with it. I'm only hoping that I sweat hard enough that pissing just isn't going to happen. Keeping my fingers crossed that there's a little breeze. Bring on 5 hours of fun. Rave: There's a good chance I can parlay all the work I do outside into getting out of here early today, since no one is going to be in the office. From there, it's a three day weekend.
Rant: Its' 89.6° f and humid as all fuck. Okay, the office has AC, but it's only taking the edge off. HOWEVER there's a fuckin' mutant that backs onto my cubicle and the mutant is cold!!! Its wearing a fleece jacket which doesn't bother me. What bothers me is It has one of those micro furnaces plugged in and cranked to the tits (no, I am not at all kidding). My feet are sweating profusely and my toes feel like I'm sitting to close to the campfire. If that mutant bitch doesn't turn that fucking' heater off very soon, you'll all know who I am — I'll be that crazy bitch in Canada that set her co-worker on fire. Warm enough now you fucking mutant !!!??? Rave: It's Friiiiday!
Re: Rant & Rave Thread RANT: Fucking people who bitch about working in air conditioned office buildings, it's 102 in this steel oven of a building I spend 12 hours a day in. RAVE: Massive quantities of Coors Original at the pool tomorrow, old lady is back in town so it's nice to have the DD back
RAVE After sweating my balls off helping TheWoman move into her new apartment (on the hottest 4th of July on record in MN), the A/C is now in place! Her apartment is on the ground level, facing the alley (in Uptown, for you TC residents)- so I was understandably skeptical about putting a new A/C unit in the window without first taking some precautions. Gone is the flimsy plastic accordion sash that it came with, replaced with inch-thick pressure treated plywood attached with angle-iron and lag-screws. Spoiler To keep wandering drunks from having a grand old time fucking up the radiator on the exterior, I put a sheet of 1/4" gap wire-mesh held in place with fender washers. Spoiler
Rave: My weekend plans include a 1 hour massage and as good as it will be, it still doesn't merit 100 minutes of discussion. Plans also include the purchase of a new TV and Blu-Ray player for the family room. The best thing about 3D TVs is they brought the prices down on non-3D TVs.