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[Homer J Simpson]

I would assume that wearing jeans without holes in them would be considered "dressing up" in Seattle.

Canada too

Wait, are you a Canuck? Want a $10 iTunes code?

 

[Tecumseh]

Spent the day putting in applications for bartending jobs today. :homerhifive:

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

Are there dads in here who travel a lot for work or otherwise have obscene hours? Are you still able to "be there" for your wife and kids and feel involved?

I traveled a 7 state territory in the SE for years when my daughter was between 3 and 10. Overall, it was no big deal. I would be on the road 2-3 days per week, rarely 4. Since I was in sales, I made my own schedule, so i could (for the most part) make sure that I was home for important things on the schedule. The only time that there was a major issue was when her dog got out and was hit by a car.Don't read further unless you want to risk being dissuaded, but I want to be honest with your question.

Spoiler

I was in a hotel in Charlotte, and I will never be able to forget the pain I could hear when my wife called me, and my daughter was crying in the background. It was the first time that she had experienced that kind of loss, and if you could hear the sound of a broken heart, that was it. The sorrow she was feeling was like it was coming from her soul, and I could hear every bit of it. I'll never forget that, and I do carry guilt that I wasn't there for her.

As a requirement for my career, it was just something that had to be done. The flexibility was a huge asset, and aside from that one event, worked out fairly well.

Thanks man. FaceTime/skype probably helps some now. I'm just used to being able to do a lot right now and now a baby is coming when we will be moving away from my family and a new job could take me all over the country etc. Just stressed.

 

[bostonfred]

After spending ten grand on an imported German cat drawbridge for your living room, how pissed would you be when the cat inevitably sits on your counter all day until it takes a moment to shed all its hair on your couch and favorite black sweater?

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Spent the day putting in applications for bartending jobs today. :homerhifive:

Sup.

 

[krista4]

I lived in Admiral Junction. Could walk to Alki and/or a small number of good bars and restaurants. But, yeah, I think you'd probably prefer to be up North in Ballard or Fremont or something.

Sounds like what I'd imagined. Definitely a few good places but we really want the selection of Ballard, Fremont, Capitol Hill, etc., not just for our own variety but because it would give Mr. krista a broader range of potential work opportunities close to home.

By the way, Drifter, if you know/hear of anyone looking to rent a house to a nice, half-quiet, half-extraordinarily tidy and meticulous, couple with cats, let me know!

I may know a nice house for rent in Queen Anne..

Would love to have the info if so. One of our top neighborhood choices.

I'll ask on Monday. The owner offered it to me a few weeks ago, but I can't really move from my suburban existence.

If you moved closer I could finally give you the blue coat you left here about five years ago. We should get together sometime and make some questionable decisions.

I am happy to make plans. They just never actually happen (except for Cos, who showed up at my house). I keep trying to get people this direction...we have a great newish microbrewery (>tre--did you try the beer yet??).

Where are you? Is it Gig Harbor?

 

[krista4]

After spending ten grand on an imported German cat drawbridge for your living room, how pissed would you be when the cat inevitably sits on your counter all day until it takes a moment to shed all its hair on your couch and favorite black sweater?

So true.

 

[-fish-]

I lived in Admiral Junction. Could walk to Alki and/or a small number of good bars and restaurants. But, yeah, I think you'd probably prefer to be up North in Ballard or Fremont or something.

Sounds like what I'd imagined. Definitely a few good places but we really want the selection of Ballard, Fremont, Capitol Hill, etc., not just for our own variety but because it would give Mr. krista a broader range of potential work opportunities close to home.

By the way, Drifter, if you know/hear of anyone looking to rent a house to a nice, half-quiet, half-extraordinarily tidy and meticulous, couple with cats, let me know!

I may know a nice house for rent in Queen Anne..

Would love to have the info if so. One of our top neighborhood choices.

I'll ask on Monday. The owner offered it to me a few weeks ago, but I can't really move from my suburban existence.

If you moved closer I could finally give you the blue coat you left here about five years ago. We should get together sometime and make some questionable decisions.

I am happy to make plans. They just never actually happen (except for Cos, who showed up at my house). I keep trying to get people this direction...we have a great newish microbrewery (>tre--did you try the beer yet??).

Where are you? Is it Gig Harbor?

yep, it's about 45 minutes south of seattle. you drive to tacoma and turn right. stop when you go over the bridge that collapsed in the 50s.

we have a bar that's a historic landmark, a microbrewery and a few cool little restaurants.

it takes about 3 days before you've done everything there is to do here. good for a summer weekend.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Krista's next house after the Seattle one (and the one after that) SFW/Tannerporn

This is really cool.

The Germans are great at a lot of things. Like genocide.

Definitely got the sense that Seattle was like this, which is part of why I think we'll fit much better there. I like to get dressed up if the occasion calls for it, but there are very few occasions that should call for it IMO.

ETA: Look at me! I was in the front row!

They were the cheapest seats in the house. $19 apiece. I was stunned. I learned from my wife that the front row is called the "spit row." Apparently they're not actually super desirable. I loved it. Going to shoot for that every show.

Like at the Shamu show at Sea World?

I'm sure it's the same at the Bakersfield symphony. You should go ask them.

They play both kids of music there.

We have an actual symphony. I know the 3rd chair banjoist.

 

[krista4]

I lived in Admiral Junction. Could walk to Alki and/or a small number of good bars and restaurants. But, yeah, I think you'd probably prefer to be up North in Ballard or Fremont or something.

Sounds like what I'd imagined. Definitely a few good places but we really want the selection of Ballard, Fremont, Capitol Hill, etc., not just for our own variety but because it would give Mr. krista a broader range of potential work opportunities close to home.

By the way, Drifter, if you know/hear of anyone looking to rent a house to a nice, half-quiet, half-extraordinarily tidy and meticulous, couple with cats, let me know!

I may know a nice house for rent in Queen Anne..

Would love to have the info if so. One of our top neighborhood choices.

I'll ask on Monday. The owner offered it to me a few weeks ago, but I can't really move from my suburban existence.

If you moved closer I could finally give you the blue coat you left here about five years ago. We should get together sometime and make some questionable decisions.

I am happy to make plans. They just never actually happen (except for Cos, who showed up at my house). I keep trying to get people this direction...we have a great newish microbrewery (>tre--did you try the beer yet??).

Where are you? Is it Gig Harbor?

yep, it's about 45 minutes south of seattle. you drive to tacoma and turn right. stop when you go over the bridge that collapsed in the 50s.

we have a bar that's a historic landmark, a microbrewery and a few cool little restaurants.

it takes about 3 days before you've done everything there is to do here. good for a summer weekend.

I hereby vow to come cornhole you at the microbrewery, if we make it over the bridge that collapsed.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

I'm bored. I think I'll get really drunk.

And oh by the way, my four month sabbatical from borderline alcoholism has turned me into a complete lightweight. A 12 pack gets me completely shmitthammered nowadays. It really freaks me out.

 

[Drifter]

I lived in Admiral Junction. Could walk to Alki and/or a small number of good bars and restaurants. But, yeah, I think you'd probably prefer to be up North in Ballard or Fremont or something.

Sounds like what I'd imagined. Definitely a few good places but we really want the selection of Ballard, Fremont, Capitol Hill, etc., not just for our own variety but because it would give Mr. krista a broader range of potential work opportunities close to home.

By the way, Drifter, if you know/hear of anyone looking to rent a house to a nice, half-quiet, half-extraordinarily tidy and meticulous, couple with cats, let me know!

I may know a nice house for rent in Queen Anne..

Would love to have the info if so. One of our top neighborhood choices.

I'll ask on Monday. The owner offered it to me a few weeks ago, but I can't really move from my suburban existence.

If you moved closer I could finally give you the blue coat you left here about five years ago. We should get together sometime and make some questionable decisions.

I am happy to make plans. They just never actually happen (except for Cos, who showed up at my house). I keep trying to get people this direction...we have a great newish microbrewery (>tre--did you try the beer yet??).

Where are you? Is it Gig Harbor?

yep, it's about 45 minutes south of seattle. you drive to tacoma and turn right. stop when you go over the bridge that collapsed in the 50s.

we have a bar that's a historic landmark, a microbrewery and a few cool little restaurants.

it takes about 3 days before you've done everything there is to do here. good for a summer weekend.

I hereby vow to come cornhole you at the microbrewery, if we make it over the bridge that collapsed.

Yeah - you'd think they would have replaced it by now

 

[krista4]

Sounds like what I'd imagined. Definitely a few good places but we really want the selection of Ballard, Fremont, Capitol Hill, etc., not just for our own variety but because it would give Mr. krista a broader range of potential work opportunities close to home.

By the way, Drifter, if you know/hear of anyone looking to rent a house to a nice, half-quiet, half-extraordinarily tidy and meticulous, couple with cats, let me know!

I may know a nice house for rent in Queen Anne..

Would love to have the info if so. One of our top neighborhood choices.

I'll ask on Monday. The owner offered it to me a few weeks ago, but I can't really move from my suburban existence.

If you moved closer I could finally give you the blue coat you left here about five years ago. We should get together sometime and make some questionable decisions.

I am happy to make plans. They just never actually happen (except for Cos, who showed up at my house). I keep trying to get people this direction...we have a great newish microbrewery (>tre--did you try the beer yet??).

Where are you? Is it Gig Harbor?

yep, it's about 45 minutes south of seattle. you drive to tacoma and turn right. stop when you go over the bridge that collapsed in the 50s.

we have a bar that's a historic landmark, a microbrewery and a few cool little restaurants.

it takes about 3 days before you've done everything there is to do here. good for a summer weekend.

I hereby vow to come cornhole you at the microbrewery, if we make it over the bridge that collapsed.

Yeah - you'd think they would have replaced it by now

The key here is that we're willing to meet fish despite the still-collapsed bridge.

I'd say let's try to plan a cornhole when we're back in a couple of weeks, but that never seems to turn out (my fault). We just went to see houses about 12 hours a day last time and didn't get to do anything we'd planned, like hiking or cornholing or going to the wineries. :(

 

[Drifter]

I will be here next time you are here or I may be in Europe.

(You know you're jaded to business travel when you are trying to pawn a business trip to Europe off on a subordinate)

 

[St. Louis Bob]

I was about to post that Walnutz is a dick because he had a work emergency, which means I'm still working instead of at the bar.

However...

Dylan asked me, again, to hook his guitar up so he could learn how to play. I told him a few hours ago we would but I really want to get this report done and have hours of work left. I told him that he had my word we would start tomorrow. He just smiled and said, "it's alright Daddy, I know how hard you work".

and the cats in the cradle....

 

[Annyong]

Why am I watching an NBA game and more specifically why does it say KING JAMES on the back of Lebron's jersey?

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Fish> Drank one of the beers. Really, really good. Not sure about the name though.

 

[Osaurus]

Renovation Realities is one funny ### show

 

[Abraham]

Why am I watching an NBA game and more specifically why does it say KING JAMES on the back of Lebron's jersey?

More stuff to sell. Ray Allen's is awesome.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

I think I deserve a whiskey.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

After spending ten grand on an imported German cat drawbridge for your living room, how pissed would you be when the cat inevitably sits on your counter all day until it takes a moment to shed all its hair on your couch and favorite black sweater?

Little fukers are just going to play in the box all the parts came in.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Who's drinkin?

 

[Abraham]

 

[T Bell]

(need to run an errand first though)

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

(need to run an errand first though)

I'm not. I just feel like being judgmental.

Just kidding. 70% drunk here.

 

[Annyong]

I think I deserve a whiskey.

I believe in you, Bob

 

[T Bell]

(need to run an errand first though)

I'm not. I just feel like being judgmental.

Just kidding. 70% drunk here.

That's a C-, Mr. Boyle. I expected more from a varsity letterman.

(BTW, to hell with my errand. Just poured myself some vodka, made dirty with olive juice and 5 garlic stuffed olives.)

 

[Abraham]

I am Habing my first keystone light in about three weeks. Been slumming it with Frio light so it's nice to splurge for the good stuff.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

(need to run an errand first though)

I'm not. I just feel like being judgmental.

Just kidding. 70% drunk here.

That's a C-, Mr. Boyle. I expected more from a varsity letterman.

(BTW, to hell with my errand. Just poured myself some vodka, made dirty with olive juice and 5 garlic stuffed olives.)

MYLINK

 

[T Bell]

(need to run an errand first though)

I'm not. I just feel like being judgmental.

Just kidding. 70% drunk here.

That's a C-, Mr. Boyle. I expected more from a varsity letterman.

(BTW, to hell with my errand. Just poured myself some vodka, made dirty with olive juice and 5 garlic stuffed olives.)

MYLINK

That gif is funny because it almost looks self-aware.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

I think I deserve a whiskey.

I believe in you, Bob

I've reached my limit of likes.

Sipping whiskey and working. I'm 70% done. So tired.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

I think I deserve a whiskey.

I believe in you, Bob

I've reached my limit of likes.

Sipping whiskey and working. I'm 70% done. So tired.

Put me down for 1/144 of a gross of helmet shaped tape dispensers.

 

[krista4]

I'm drinking a $14 Barolo from Trader Joe's, which sounds horrifying on paper but is actually not bad. :noice:

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

I'm drinking a $14 Barolo from Trader Joe's, which sounds horrifying on paper but is actually not bad. :noice:

How does it compare to the $13 Barolo?

 

[Annyong]

?Did we ever find out what kind of ice cream someone was eating out of someone butt?

 

[Limp Ditka]

I'm drinking a $14 Barolo from Trader Joe's, which sounds horrifying on paper but is actually not bad. :noice:

What sounds horrible is what I'm doing right now and that's drinking.................

......water.

 

[strykerpks]

I'm drinking a $14 Barolo from Trader Joe's, which sounds horrifying on paper but is actually not bad. :noice:

Note to self. Never tell K4 what kind of wine I'm drinking

 

[krista4]

I'm drinking a $14 Barolo from Trader Joe's, which sounds horrifying on paper but is actually not bad. :noice:

Note to self. Never tell K4 what kind of wine I'm drinking

I should be clear...it's not the price. There are some wines I enjoy a lot at this price or even less. But Barolos are usually fairly expensive, so to have one be $14 is worrisome, but once it opened up a bit it's pretty good! Next time we're trying the $9 Primitivo.

 

[krista4]

I'm drinking a $14 Barolo from Trader Joe's, which sounds horrifying on paper but is actually not bad. :noice:

What sounds horrible is what I'm doing right now and that's drinking.................

......water.

Get on that.

 

[Limp Ditka]

I think I deserve a whiskey

 

[krista4]

I'm watching Renovation Realities now per prior page recommendation. Have never seen this. It's good.

 

[Drifter]

Who's drinkin?

About to blow up my good week of eating and exercising by consuming a couple thousand calories of alcohol

 

[Drifter]

Drinking New Belgium Trippel at 7.8% alcohol and over 200 calories per. Will be following up with either Bulleit, Buffalo Trace or Eagle Rare. Have not yet decided.

 

[Abraham]

I'm giving this "helix" show a try.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Who's drinkin?

About to blow up my good week of eating and exercising by consuming a couple thousand calories of alcohol

Same here. Exercised and ate right 4 days in a row. Screw it.

 

[strykerpks]

Drinking New Belgium Trippel at 7.8% alcohol and over 200 calories per. Will be following up with either Bulleit, Buffalo Trace or Eagle Rare. Have not yet decided.

One of my favorites

 

[heckmanm]

Monitoring a software implementation for work, having a couple beers, and watching Modern Family. Slap it?

 

[walnutz]

I was about to post that Walnutz is a dick because he had a work emergency, which means I'm still working instead of at the bar.

However...

Dylan asked me, again, to hook his guitar up so he could learn how to play. I told him a few hours ago we would but I really want to get this report done and have hours of work left. I told him that he had my word we would start tomorrow. He just smiled and said, "it's alright Daddy, I know how hard you work".

and the cats in the cradle....

Ahh hell bob. I just got back to the house about 20 minutes ago. Sorry man. I am tired of dealing with people today. You can really tell how people a in a time of crisis. Too much freak out is never a good thing and my customer was in the land of freaked out today. Anyway, all is better with them. I will make it up. Sucks it had to happen on a freaking Friday.

 

[heckmanm]

David Cross is GOLD

 

[St. Louis Bob]

I'm done. 545 lines of switching back and for from a DOS based system to Windows. DOS you can only type in all caps but to record the data I type names and e-mails properly because I'm not a heathen.