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Stop advertising my services on the open board you douche bag!  I told you, inviting people round for drinks and introducing them to the concept of cerebral displacement is a pricey gig.

My apologies, I always forget the maxim - never tell the transplant, only tell the host. It's worth pointing out that nobody knew for sure whether it was you until you outed yourself. Ah well, I suppose it's on to greener pastures for both of us now...

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Baby girl Zoe was delivered by C-section just after 10 this morning. Mom and daughter are doing well, currently resting. Bandcamp and hangovers can wait.

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Went to an award ceremony honoring all the students in our school district who scored distinguished on state testing in @ least one of three subjects Math, Reading & Science. My son James, he's

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I hope some of my friends here have gotten to see the lunar eclipse tonight. It was fucking gorgeous. Probably still is, but I'm off to bed.

Probably was. There was loads of cloud cover and in any case light pollution's up the ass in DC. I just got to see a pretty pedestrian moon.

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Probably was. There was loads of cloud cover and in any case light pollution's up the ass in DC. I just got to see a pretty pedestrian moon.

It really was beautiful. Sucks that it was cloudy for you. I saw it begin to be occluded, and then as the shadow moved further across, an orange glow developed around the edges, becoming more pronounced as the crescent of light got slimmer. The photo I posted in the pics thread was exactly what it looked like through my binoculars before I went to bed. 

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So I started my internship last week (FINALLY!!), and it is 0% what I was expecting.  The one I had last year was terrible, chaotic, busy as fuck, just downright insane.  This place however, is very relaxed, almost so much to the point of complete and utter boredom. The clients do not have severe mental illnesses like last year, just depression and anxiety folks (also a few borderlines?). I am liking it thus far, but kind of wish I got to experience more than just observing DBT groups.  Oh well.

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Well at least you're enjoying it. Do they know how batshit crazy you are yet? :D

 

For a guy trying to cut down his forum time I sure am active aren't I? Looks like I'm failing to make any headway in that respect. Of course that stems largely from an inability to train and no need to study. I dare say when things return to normal you'll never hear from me again.

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For a guy trying to cut down his forum time I sure am active aren't I? Looks like I'm failing to make any headway in that respect. Of course that stems largely from an inability to train and no need to study. I dare say when things return to normal you'll never hear from me again.

The more you keep flogging this, the less seriously I'll take it. You know you love it here, and everyone else is balancing their own lives and priorities while posting however frequently. If you need some time, take it. 

Out of curiosity, what prompted your desire to cut back on social media? 

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Mostly it's because I've spent a lot more time on here this year then I have previously and without really realising it have gradually slacked off on all the things I normally take care of without even thinking. Kind of got a rude awakening of sorts Sunday when the state of my living space was pointed out to me. To say it was disgusting is an understatement hence I spent all of Sunday cleaning. When I say all I mean I started at 6:30am and minus about an hour and a half for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and walking the dog I was cleaning until 8pm. Basically my desire to cut back stems from a need to get my life back in order. I may actually have become addicted to forums/social media given my obssessive need to check what's going on across all sites constantly even if I know it is extremely unlikely any activity will have occurred.

 

Facebook has proven easy to drop, although I checked it regularly I rarely had much to say myself so I've managed to cut right back and have only checked it once since Sunday morning when I posted my intention to leave facebook. My other forum rarely had much going on so similarly easy to drop. This place however seems to be much harder to ignore.

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The last couple of days have been great. 

Last week I was able to find time to do the things I used to enjoy most, such as playing chess, visiting my old team's handball match, reading, etc. In the process I bumped into a lot of people I hadn't seen for a long time and although some of the conversations were a bit stiff, I can't deny it did feel good to catch up with old friends: 
The kid who taught me how to play chess conquered the 10th place on the Belgian championship this year. He's extremely talented and I'm keeping my fingers crossed for him. Who knows where we will see him in a few years...
My former handball team won with 26-21. The game itself was bloody awful to behold, but at least we won. I hadn't seen a game since I quit about 2 years ago because I simply couldn't be bothered really, but I'm glad I went when I look at it now. 

A local instrument repairer has also decided to accept me as his apprentice. This means I now have the unique opportunity to learn how to repair woodwinds (especially saxophones). December will bring my first evaluation, so let's hope for the best.

This weekend the biggest flea market in Flanders returns to my city as well. It's an annual event I try to visit each year. I'm looking forward to it as always. The only bummer this year is the fact that I moved. I now live right in front of the tent which will be host to a dozen of Dutch schlager artists who shall relentlessly shout their jolly songs until the hand hits the early hours...

 

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Well at least one of us got the all clear. MRI of my head post-crash last year revealed an abnormal vein in my brain that will, at some point, rupture causing seizures and death. Inoperable as surgery will likely rupture the vein so I just gotta live with the idea that death may claim me at any time. Did I mention that on here yet? I think I did.

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What did you get an MRI for? Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

Pituitary adenoma

Well at least one of us got the all clear. MRI of my head post-crash last year revealed an abnormal vein in my brain that will, at some point, rupture causing seizures and death. Inoperable as surgery will likely rupture the vein so I just gotta live with the idea that death may claim me at any time. Did I mention that on here yet? I think I did.

Wow...hope everythings ok...thats pretty heavy shit..

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I know right. Saw the top neurosurgeon in Australia (conveniently she worked at the same hospital I had the two surgeries to reconstruct my face) to find that out. It was a CT scan first and then the MRI to get a better look then off to the neurosurgeon. She also said there's no way to tell if that was a result of the crash or had been there my entire life. Either way it's a bit like the whole eyesight deal when it's time it's time you know.

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