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norbar

KESSLER PROBLEM. Just cause
Jun 7, 2007
11,503
1,719
Warsaw :/
Was sick last week. Pissed off about no training. Now I'm kinda better but still can't lose the bug enough to justify going back to destroying my body. It's annoying.

Also I have unknowingly applied for a very high level possition in our corp. Getting an interview today. Can't think about nothing else so I'm full of coffee, Adderall and nervous energy.
 

I Are Baboon

Vagina man
Aug 6, 2001
32,746
10,698
MTB New England
Oh, hai. Two inches of snow last night and so the entire state is opening two hours late roffl, which is fine because it makes for a quiet commute. I did sleep late this morning in lieu of a morning workout, which I have been doing a lot lately, and I can't seem to find my give a fuck. After three marathons and an Ironman this year, I am letting myself be lazy now.
 

Fool

The Thing cannot be described
Sep 10, 2001
2,919
1,669
Brooklyn
There is a special place in hell for kind of person who spits their fluorescent yellow chewed gum onto a urinal mat in an office building you work in day in and day out. As in, you come back in the next life as a urinal mat that someone spits their fluorescent yellow chewed gum onto.
 

Nick

My name is Nick
Sep 21, 2001
24,916
16,501
where the trails are
Burn out is real. :dead:
Working, getting my windshield replaced this morning then meeting a buddy to talk about a ski trip to Silverton.
 

TN

Hey baby, want a hot dog?
Jul 9, 2002
14,301
1,353
Jimtown, CO
cawfeeeeeee.
dreamt I ran a ultra trail marathon last night & woke up with tired legs.
melatonin dreams are wild man!
 

6thElement

Schrodinger's Immigrant
Jul 29, 2008
17,244
14,718
Nissan dealership waiting for the truck to get an oil change, WIFI isn't supporting my remote Citrix connection.

This is limiting my ability to work, ho hum.
 

jonKranked

Detective Dookie
Nov 10, 2005
88,827
27,043
media blackout
cawfeeeeeee.
dreamt I ran a ultra trail marathon last night & woke up with tired legs.
melatonin dreams are wild man!
i was thinking about ultra marathons last night after working out. specifically because i was super tired and worked out anyways, and was wondering how those folks half sleep while running.
 

StiHacka

Compensating for something
Jan 4, 2013
21,560
12,508
In hell. Welcome!
I wish I could get high for the rest of the year. All my projects have been assigned zero budget for the next year. I am having advanced rounds of jerb interviews for the rest of the week, but they keep changing dates and times on me and give me preciously little time to focus and prepare. I hate to be in a position of depending on a Hail Mary job offer but that's where I am.
 

jimmydean

The Official Meat of Ridemonkey
Sep 10, 2001
43,106
15,186
Portland, OR
Morning Monkeys.

Dog woke up at 4:10 this morning, not happy. Trying to teach her no barking before the coffee maker fires off at 4:20. But at least it wasn't 3:30 like yesterday. Ugh.

Only a week and a half until 2 weeks off. While I would like to work because I like money, the break will be nice as I have a few projects that I need to wrap up before end of year.

#goals
 

mandown

Poopdeck Repost
Jun 1, 2004
21,834
9,136
Transylvania 90210
There is a special place in hell for kind of person who spits their fluorescent yellow chewed gum onto a urinal mat in an office building you work in day in and day out. As in, you come back in the next life as a urinal mat that someone spits their fluorescent yellow chewed gum onto.
I’ve seen hard candy wrappers, like from a mint, in the urinal at my gym. Dude, bro. There’s a trash can 5 feet away. That shit don’t flush. What next? A duke?
 

Toshi

butthole powerwashing evangelist
Oct 23, 2001
39,767
8,762
Rode my bike into work. Cold feet. (I tried the Lake shoes that JK recommended but their narrow profile and my wide feet did not get along well at all, nosiree.)
 

SkaredShtles

Michael Bolton
Sep 21, 2003
67,858
14,181
In a van.... down by the river
Burn out is real. :dead:
Working, getting my windshield replaced this morning then meeting a buddy to talk about a ski trip to Silverton.
Guided or unguided? Heli or no-heli? :brows:

I wish I could get high for the rest of the year.
I believe in you. You CAN get high the rest of the year... you just gotta believe in YOURSELF. :drag:

On a related note - got some really tasty chocolate yesterday, and while I was cutting it up into 5mg chunks, some of the edges shattered on the cutting board, so I tossed the shards down the hatch.

Kind of turned out to be a fun mistake. :homer:
 

mandown

Poopdeck Repost
Jun 1, 2004
21,834
9,136
Transylvania 90210
I believe in you. You CAN get high the rest of the year... you just gotta believe in YOURSELF. :drag:

On a related note - got some really tasty chocolate yesterday, and while I was cutting it up into 5mg chunks, some of the edges shattered on the cutting board, so I tossed the shards down the hatch.

Kind of turned out to be a fun mistake. :homer:
You’re a towel.
 

6thElement

Schrodinger's Immigrant
Jul 29, 2008
17,244
14,718
Rode my bike into work. Cold feet. (I tried the Lake shoes that JK recommended but their narrow profile and my wide feet did not get along well at all, nosiree.)
Lake 303's come in a wide version, I think they've been superseded by the 304 version now, also available in wide.
 

Toshi

butthole powerwashing evangelist
Oct 23, 2001
39,767
8,762
Lake 303's come in a wide version, I think they've been superseded by the 304 version now, also available in wide.
I am pretty sure I tried the wide. I am not one to fit products designed for the 95th percentile of whatever parameter, whether head circumference, torso length, or foot width.

I am an animal, basically.

(My ski boots required many hours of work by Larry up in Boulder! 104 mm last wasn't nearly wide enough.)
 

6thElement

Schrodinger's Immigrant
Jul 29, 2008
17,244
14,718
I am pretty sure I tried the wide. I am not one to fit products designed for the 95th percentile of whatever parameter, whether head circumference, torso length, or foot width.

I am an animal, basically.

(My ski boots required many hours of work by Larry up in Boulder! 104 mm last wasn't nearly wide enough.)
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Sandwich

Pig my fish!
Staff member
May 23, 2002
21,835
7,095
borcester rhymes
tired, trucks at the DPW idling all night kept me up. Had a weird dream prior which didn't help. Missed my morning spin class (PELOTON HUH) and have a xmas party tonight for the new jerb. Looks like even more people from my last job have left, so maybe I really did make a good decision.

Another milestone from the last place I worked at didn't hurt either.
 

Pesqueeb

bicycle in airplane hangar
Feb 2, 2007
41,829
19,156
Riding the baggage carousel.
I believe in you. You CAN get high the rest of the year... you just gotta believe in YOURSELF. :drag:

On a related note - got some really tasty chocolate yesterday, and while I was cutting it up into 5mg chunks, some of the edges shattered on the cutting board, so I tossed the shards down the hatch.

Kind of turned out to be a fun mistake. :homer:
:mad:
 

Adventurous

Starshine Bro
Mar 19, 2014
10,856
9,895
Crawlorado
Well, methinks I will be faced with this choice shortly.

Job 1:
Contract, 12 months, big company
20K higher pay
15 minutes shorter commute
Dogshit healthcare
No 401K match
1 week PTO

Job 2:
Full time, small company
Longer commute
Company covered medical
Quarterly bonuses
401k match
3 weeks PTO

Hmm. Decisions decisions.
 

Nick

My name is Nick
Sep 21, 2001
24,916
16,501
where the trails are
Well, methinks I will be faced with this choice shortly.

Job 1:
Contract, 12 months, big company
20K higher pay
15 minutes shorter commute
Dogshit healthcare
No 401K match
1 week PTO

Job 2:
Full time, small company
Longer commute
Company covered medical
Quarterly bonuses
401k match
3 weeks PTO

Hmm. Decisions decisions.
you don't want to be back in this search mode in 9 months, take job 2 and ask for a bit more cash.