Octopus Overlords

Posted: **Fri Jul 21, 2017 9:37 am**

My fidget toy is a mouse and screen.

Posted: **Fri Jul 21, 2017 10:05 am**

Down to painting trim and shelves at Mom's house. After that, just landscaping and my ex is going to have one of her girlfriends come in and clean. The kids are leaving this next week for the Writing Excuses Baltic Cruise and in three weeks, I get my hip sawed off. If I have time, I may go see some friends in DC next week, because I won't be cleared to drive a stick for a couple months.

Posted: **Fri Jul 21, 2017 10:06 am**

A begleri is a much cooler fidget toy. It's like a nifty nunchuck (thumb chuck?) for your fingers.

Posted: **Fri Jul 21, 2017 10:29 am**

Anonymous Bosch wrote:

A begleri is a much cooler fidget toy. It's like a nifty nunchuck (thumb chuck?) for your fingers.

That looks way more likely to get someone hurt. Also, seems to require some dexterity.

Posted: **Fri Jul 21, 2017 10:30 am**

Imagine that piece of metal being accidentally flung into Mom's favorite piece of furniture.

Posted: **Fri Jul 21, 2017 10:52 am**

The metal beads of a properly-made begleri usually aren't hefty enough to result in anything worse than a few bruised knuckles while first getting the hang of it. But even that is easily diminished by starting out with a simple paracord begleri with monkey fist knots:

The fact that some dexterity is required is a feature, not a bug. With practice, it becomes suprisingly intuitive to learn new tricks.

Posted: **Fri Jul 21, 2017 11:00 am**

Anonymous Bosch wrote: A begleri is a much cooler fidget toy. It's like a nifty nunchuck (thumb chuck?) for your fingers.

I've had that on my want list for a while now. I have a box full of fidget toys for myself and my eldest (although none are spinners.)

Posted: **Fri Jul 21, 2017 11:28 am**

Isgrimnur wrote:I have dashcam video of the driver in front of me this morning putting his/her Mustang into the side of a box truck. I will do my best to make sure I get it off the chip when I get home this evening.

Another intense video of shrubbery?

I've considered getting a dashcam for my car, but the instances worth noting are very few and far between.

Posted: **Fri Jul 21, 2017 11:29 am**

The fidget spinner I bought...it doesn't spin great, but it's pretty.

Amazon

Posted: **Fri Jul 21, 2017 2:46 pm**

Posted: **Fri Jul 21, 2017 2:52 pm**

Random sex-toy pictures?
why?

Posted: **Fri Jul 21, 2017 3:01 pm**

Unagi wrote:Random sex-toy pictures?
why?

It's a finger toy.

I was just curious who would recognize it.

Posted: **Fri Jul 21, 2017 3:06 pm**

I thought it was a necklace. Something grandma might like.

Posted: **Fri Jul 21, 2017 3:24 pm**

Paingod wrote:I thought it was a necklace. Something grandma might like.

You should buy one for your wife.

Posted: **Fri Jul 21, 2017 3:50 pm**

GreenGoo wrote:
Paingod wrote:I thought it was a necklace. Something grandma might like.
You should buy one for your grandma.

Posted: **Fri Jul 21, 2017 3:51 pm**

Rip wrote:
Unagi wrote:Random sex-toy pictures?
why?
It's a finger toy.
I was just curious who would recognize it.

I just followed the rule that most of your posts are likely to be something you pulled out of your ass.

Posted: **Fri Jul 21, 2017 4:15 pm**

Not bad.

Posted: **Fri Jul 21, 2017 4:44 pm**

Paingod wrote:I thought it was a necklace. Something grandma might like.

I bet she would.

Posted: **Fri Jul 21, 2017 10:37 pm**

Minbari!

Posted: **Sat Jul 22, 2017 11:10 am**

I totally appreciate, when I stumble across one of those stupid ad bomb "slideshow" site articles, ones that have a "View as list" option. Just hit one on Reader's Digest of all places. <thumbsup>

Posted: **Sat Jul 22, 2017 3:36 pm**

I think I just got another tick off of me. It was a itchy spot and if I looked SUPER close I could make out a little tiny speck smaller than a grain of black pepper. I alcoholed it and scratched it and it came out with a tiny little white speck which I assume was my skin. SO TINY. I put benadryl spray on it and stuff trying to keep it in check if thats what it was.

Posted: **Sat Jul 22, 2017 4:02 pm**

Daehawk wrote:I think I just got another tick off of me. It was a itchy spot and if I looked SUPER close I could make out a little tiny speck smaller than a grain of black pepper. I alcoholed it and scratched it and it came out with a tiny little white speck which I assume was my skin. SO TINY. I put benadryl spray on it and stuff trying to keep it in check if thats what it was.

Hopefully it's not the tick that makes you allergic to red meat!

That would totally suck, no pun intended.

But they don't seem to fall into the SO TINY camp.

Posted: **Sat Jul 22, 2017 4:32 pm**

Wow that would be horrible.

Posted: **Sat Jul 22, 2017 6:25 pm**

I dread the next hour. I have a gum infection and need to take my antibiotic....the one that makes me deathly sick every time I take it. This time Im going to eat a bunch of instant potatoes and then only take half the pill and take the other half later and see if that helps.

Posted: **Mon Jul 24, 2017 12:26 am**

Have you ever watched a Bruce Lee movie here recently? They are really hard to watch. With the possible exception of the Lee fight scenes they really are too silly and stupid to watch more than five minutes. I'm not sure the Lee fight scenes are worth it either.

Posted: **Mon Jul 24, 2017 1:19 am**

When I feel the need to watch a Lee movie and want to enjoy it I just watch a Jackie Chan movie .

Posted: **Mon Jul 24, 2017 1:22 am**

I drove 1300km today in 13.5 hours elapsed. That includes 3 gas stops. Eat your heart out Smokey!

Posted: **Mon Jul 24, 2017 1:29 am**

Sounds good but if its not in miles I have no idea.

Posted: **Mon Jul 24, 2017 1:55 am**

Daehawk wrote:Sounds good but if its not in miles I have no idea.

100 km/hr = about 62 mph. I don't think Smokey's all that impressed.

Posted: **Mon Jul 24, 2017 2:47 am**

Yeah. That's a good days drive but come on now.

Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

Posted: **Mon Jul 24, 2017 9:43 am**

So two weeks ago, I see my new shrink and she takes me off the generic ritalin because I was taking 30 mg a day (which is apparently a lot, especially when I didn't quit drinking coffee) and experienced exactly zero ups or downs. She moved me over to ramping me up to 300 mg a day over the course of a week for a generic for welbutrin and holy shit did that do the exact opposite of what is was supposed to do. She said it would be four weeks until I had a noticeable improvement. Less than two weeks in, I think I may have experienced my first full fledged panic attack. Even though I was on vacation, I totally freaked out about the possibility of losing my job and the freak out was paralyzing, like I was having a bad trip. That was on Friday. On my third day of not taking the drug, I think I'm starting to normalize.

So, I missed my show on Friday and that sucks. It would have been the first concert I'da seen in over a year and I heard they made a huge deal of the grand opening of the park the show was in. Ah well, if I'm gonna freak out better to freak out at home than at work.

Posted: **Mon Jul 24, 2017 10:24 am**

Was going to post a bunch about my new shit doc and losing half my meds I need thanks to them and how docs seem hell bent on being stupid uncaring ninnys that do more harm than good...but Ill pass.

I will say I think they are kickback asses that would push a bad pill on you to get money from a drug company rather than either giving you a good pill or leaving you alone as you were.

My life as I know it pretty much ends after today.

Posted: **Mon Jul 24, 2017 12:06 pm**

Daehawk wrote:Was going to post a bunch about my new shit doc and losing half my meds I need thanks to them and how docs seem hell bent on being stupid uncaring ninnys that do more harm than good...but Ill pass.

I will say I think they are kickback asses that would push a bad pill on you to get money from a drug company rather than either giving you a good pill or leaving you alone as you were.

My life as I know it pretty much ends after today.

While it's likely to a bureaucratic PITA, you could always seek a second opinion.

Posted: **Mon Jul 24, 2017 6:05 pm**

Anonymous Bosch wrote:
Daehawk wrote:Was going to post a bunch about my new shit doc and losing half my meds I need thanks to them and how docs seem hell bent on being stupid uncaring ninnys that do more harm than good...but Ill pass.

I will say I think they are kickback asses that would push a bad pill on you to get money from a drug company rather than either giving you a good pill or leaving you alone as you were.

My life as I know it pretty much ends after today.

While it's likely to a bureaucratic PITA, you could always seek a second opinion.

Does he really need to be called ugly too?

Posted: **Mon Jul 24, 2017 6:22 pm**

Default wrote:Does he really need to be called ugly too?

Perhaps, but I s'pose that's up to his doc; I was referring to the following:

CollinsDictionary.com wrote:second opinion

Word forms: plural second opinions
countable noun

If you get a second opinion, you ask another qualified person for their opinion about something such as your health.

Posted: **Mon Jul 24, 2017 6:45 pm**

Nobody appreciates the classics anymore.

Posted: **Tue Jul 25, 2017 12:07 am**

Ok, nerd me this. I was having a discussion with my ex today, who is into everything Marvel. I say this existed, but she can't remember it.

Back in the 80s or early 90s (probably 80s), there was a Marvel cartoon. At the beginning of each episode, Stan Lee did an intro voiceover as sort of a prologue. It started something like, "Welcome back, true believers!"

What show was that?

Posted: **Tue Jul 25, 2017 12:36 am**

Blackhawk wrote:Ok, nerd me this. I was having a discussion with my ex today, who is into everything Marvel. I say this existed, but she can't remember it.

Back in the 80s or early 90s (probably 80s), there was a Marvel cartoon. At the beginning of each episode, Stan Lee did an intro voiceover as sort of a prologue. It started something like, "Welcome back, true believers!"

What show was that?

Spiderman and Friends? that would have been early 80s, however.

Posted: **Tue Jul 25, 2017 12:41 am**

Well crap! I didn't plan on living this long and I'm afraid I may have to do something about my teeth.

Posted: **Tue Jul 25, 2017 2:07 am**

dbt1949 wrote:Well crap! I didn't plan on living this long and I'm afraid I may have to do something about my teeth.

David Crosby, is that you?

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