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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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We had a scare this morning at breakfast - realized one of our cats wasn't simply hiding under the furniture, that she'd actually gotten out the door, which must have happened last night. I was very worried about her; my wife was totally distraught. Thankfully I heard her yowling near the door this afternoon and got her inside. I was just about to go flyer the neighborhood. It sounds like a little thing, but we're still getting over it.

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We had a scare this morning at breakfast - realized one of our cats wasn't simply hiding under the furniture, that she'd actually gotten out the door, which must have happened last night. I was very worried about her; my wife was totally distraught. Thankfully I heard her yowling near the door this afternoon and got her inside. I was just about to go flyer the neighborhood. It sounds like a little thing, but we're still getting over it.

Yeah it's a massive stress when they go missing. So good she's back though.

Ours went missing for 4 weeks last year. We lived opposite massive parklands and he had gotten used to sleeping there overnight quite frequently. But 4 weeks was a bit of a stretch.....he eventfully came home after I'd visited every Vet Clinic, animal shelter and Local Pound in the area.

Don't think he got off our bed for 3 days after that lol. Ate us out of everything we had....

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45 minutes ago, True Belief said:

Yeah it's a massive stress when they go missing. So good she's back though.

Ours went missing for 4 weeks last year. We lived opposite massive parklands and he had gotten used to sleeping there overnight quite frequently. But 4 weeks was a bit of a stretch.....he eventfully came home after I'd visited every Vet Clinic, animal shelter and Local Pound in the area.

Don't think he got off our bed for 3 days after that lol. Ate us out of everything we had....

Ours has been super hungry too. She's a ten-year-old indoor cat and this is a totally new environment for all of us. I'm just happy she didn't eat one of the dead poisoned mice I've seen outside, or get run over or something, we're right next to a street and several parking lots. My wife was sobbing uncontrollably, and I could tell she was furious with me as well - I'd opened the door while I was using our grill pan last night, to let the smoke out. That's when the cat must have decided to go exploring. Four weeks, man, I can't even imagine.

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10 minutes ago, RelentlessOblivion said:

Now see if you had a large dog...

 

Seriously though I'm glad the cat is fine.

I love dogs. No way do we have the time/energy/space/money to raise a dog right now, though, and honestly, if we'd had a dog get away from us here, it would have probably ended up either getting hit by a car or getting captured by animal control. Thanks though, I'm happy our cat is back. I'm happy the other cat pulled through her surgery and seems to be her old self. Hopefully we have at least a few years left with all of them. They're part of the family, you know?

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8 minutes ago, DukeThylacine said:

^ Hope you get better man! *fistbump*

 

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so...this is the thread where we post interesting things from out lives?..and not just discuss politics, global events, etc., like the OP said in the 1st post?

Yeh ..to discuss anything that's happening or whatever you're thinking about....when the need arises..:)

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1 hour ago, jfk36 said:

Thank the lord you found her, it's awful when pets go missing. Get well soon Relentless. And like Nataaja7 said, pretty much anything goes in this thread (in line with forum rules). Has anyone got any helpful hints or tips about uni? I'm starting to feel a little trepidation.

Don't panic and stress too much, make the most of it, it's a great opportunity and enjoyyy :) 

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Thank the lord you found her, it's awful when pets go missing. Get well soon Relentless. And like Nataaja7 said, pretty much anything goes in this thread (in line with forum rules). Has anyone got any helpful hints or tips about uni? I'm starting to feel a little trepidation.

One of the most laid back educational experiences of my life.  Met some great people from varied backgrounds and culture (and only killed a handful of them - I was much more restrained in my youth).  I am probably not the best example to speak to because I actually quit after 6 months as I got in the habit of spending my days in Manchester instead of actually at University so got behind with work plus I hadn't chosen the most invigorating course.  In hindsight I should have gone into residence at the faculty and forced myself to be more of a grown up.  

Other than that?  What Natassja said.  

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Uni is an awesome place because nobody fking knows you. You can do whatever you want...I mean, you can like shave your head and grow a goatee and people will meet you and (probably) like you (if you're a normal person :P), while the ones that already knew you will think you went off your mind. You can even change your habits.

In highschool I spent most of my days behind the PC playing games. But ever since I'm in the uni, I try to go out as much as possible (because I also started hanging out more with non-highschool friends besides the ones I met at uni).

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Thank the lord you found her, it's awful when pets go missing. Get well soon Relentless. And like Nataaja7 said, pretty much anything goes in this thread (in line with forum rules). Has anyone got any helpful hints or tips about uni? I'm starting to feel a little trepidation.

My $0.02 worth about University:

1. Learn to plan your workload and be disciplined with your time. You'll have 2-3 major essays due on the same date, plan ahead.

2. Day 1 - Class 1: go through your Subject Guide and determine what the assessment criteria are. You'll likely end up with at least one major group project & presentation. Chose your group wisely and quickly or you'll be lumped in with people who won't do the work and you'll be left doing it - for everyone.

3. Get to know your lecturer asap.

4. Don't fall into the trap of falling behind. It's easy not to turn up to lectures & tutorials because frankly, unlike high-school no one cares if you turn up or not.

5. It's up to YOU to understand the course content, assessment criteria & dates etc. you won't be spoon-fed anything. It's a huge level up in responsibility Uni, many struggle with it. But that's what life is really about (high school is NOT reality), so understand Uni teaches you more than just Microeconomics 101.

6. Enjoy it........Once you're working full-time and looking after yourself + family, you will understand.

That's me done......

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Had an odd virus/bug this week that hasn't really moved beyond mildly irritating my sinuses yet has made my tired very easily.  Starting to get frustrating now as have to finish boarding the roof on my Dad's shed on Saturday morning and would like to feel fresh and up for it to get it done.  Also it has made ears really irritated this week too.

Also, watched "Until The Light Takes Us" documentary earlier (all the way through for the first time as only caught snippets until now) and as well as confirming what an absolute penis Varg Vikernes is (with Frost a close second) I also found myself really irritated by the film maker/interviewer.  I suppose the raw editing job was meant to fit with the general aesthetic of the subject matter but still looked like something I put together in the edit suite at college as a teenager.

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Well I'm taking a huge step forward in my development as a guitar player now. Begun thinking about, and more importantly working on, the process of changing a song to cover it in my own way. The song? 'Paint It Black' by the Rolling Stones. So far the changes are: 1. playing it in C# rather then E standard, 2. distortion (of course), 3. playing it much, much slower. There are a couple other things I've done but that's for me to know :)

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Short term it will be a guitar cover only. Down the road I aim to play it as a full band cover probably with harsh vox. I want to have a band up and going by this time next year so I'll be putting much more work into covers with my sound in mind. C# has proved very productive already (playing in that @ my guitar place).

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Okay, now I'm seriously pissed off. I've just come off the phone to the university and I'm not allowed to bring any of my archery, knife throwing or Iaido equipment, despite the fact I have years of experience and the qualifications and licenses to back it up for all of them. Not to mention that it is all kept under lock and key.

I'm tempted to stick a load of "we don't talk about band camp" stickers on my archery box and if anyone asks it's a trombone.

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