The Happiness Thread

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  1. GlitterRain7

    GlitterRain7 Galaxy Girl Contributor

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    Is there an artwork thread somewhere? I thought I saw one a wayyy long time ago, but I don't know.
     
  2. izzybot

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    Yup! I actually think there was another, but this is the one that showed up when I searched 'character art'.
     
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    Thanks! That was the one I saw a long time ago. I don't know how I couldn't find it because I've searched for it before.
     
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  4. Link the Writer

    Link the Writer Flipping Out For A Good Story. Contributor

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    24,178 Words in my Fantasy! Things just got interesting for Mishu, looks like her adventure is about to begin. :D
     
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    Just took a grim journey down to the basement to see how flooded it is ... and it's not flooded at all! Huzzah! The sump pump is doing its godly duty for once.
     
  6. Cave Troll

    Cave Troll It's Coffee O'clock everywhere. Contributor

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    Only thing left to do now is to figure out how to get the one ring to Talus 4, can you make it She-Ra?:D
     
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    minstrel Leader of the Insquirrelgency Supporter Contributor

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    She-Ra will just take the TARDIS. Yes, the Doctor signed up to be an Uber driver.
     
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    Cave Troll It's Coffee O'clock everywhere. Contributor

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    Ah man, and here I thought Frodo would pilot the Millinium Falcon...
     
  9. Moon

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    I know Bacon will eventually send me into cardiac arrest one day, but Zeus be praised its so good when done right. None of that disgusting abomination known as "Turkey Bacon" either, I want me some crispy, tasty Charlotte's web main character on my roll with eggs and cheese. Finished eating one from the local diner. Yum.
     
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  10. Iain Aschendale

    Iain Aschendale Lying, dog-faced pony Marine Supporter Contributor

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    I miss proper bacon. The stuff here they call bacon is a flavorless, hot-smoked (but barely smoked) abomination, so I've tried making my own, but without a slicer it's hard to get the thickness right so that it will render when it cooks, plus I've had issues with oversalting it in the curing process and....

    I just want to go to the store and get some decent apple-cured bacon. Nothing fancy, just the more-or-less basics.
     
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  11. Moon

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    Ha. My friend moved to Fujisawa last year and sent me this wall of text rant about, quote "The shitty smoked ham the Japanese try to pass off as bacon." I felt for him, so I made a toast in his name with a bacon strip.
     
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  12. Iain Aschendale

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    Your friend is absolutely right, I generally just fry uncured pork belly strips and put some salt on them, or Liquid Smoke when I have it.
     
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    With all this bacon talk, it is making me want to get some maple bacon.
    Not nice to talk dirty, it gives me ideas. :p
     
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    I've been away for some time now, but I left the hardware store after a month back (god my old site went downhill over the summer) I had to GTHO.

    Anyhow, I got a new job, and it's not in retail! My current contract is only until July, but I am now working at reception for a school, and it's going well. If things keep up, an extension is likely :D
     
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    :cheerleader:
     
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    :bigsmile:Everything is better with BACON!
     
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  17. Lemie

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    Writing about Dominator Snipers today at work kept my spirits up - even if it was all about scooters!

    No, I'm not drunk.
     
  18. Iain Aschendale

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    So I've been modified unhealthy crash-dieting for a month or so now, and I'm getting results. Nothing dramatic, which means that I'm not too far on the "not-healthy" side of things, but some clothes that stopped fitting when I was at what I hope was peak-pig now fit snugly, and some clothes that fit well then now have a bit of room in them, but not so much that they don't look right.

    I suppose success will mean ending up swimming in some of my favorite things, but I can deal with that, it would open up a whole lot more options for me here in the land of the terminally skinny people (a Japanese XXL jacket or shirt is about the size of an American L, even in the shoulders).

    Now where's that old gypsy woman?
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  19. Shenanigator

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    My canine houseguest (babysitting while his mom is in the hospital) just brought me a toy for the first time and invited me to play! :supersmile:
     
  20. GlitterRain7

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    Today, at school, in one of my classes the teacher asked us what we were stressed about after graduation. I said that I was stressed about getting as much done with my book as possible because I'm worried that once college starts, I won't have time for it. (This is probably the biggest thing I'm actually concerned about on all levels) They thought that the fact that I have a finished manuscript is cool, they asked what genre it is, how long it is, if it had a name, and a ten second summary of it. (I think that's all they asked) It made me feel good talking about it. They also said it sounds good from the 10 second description and the tentative title. Since I think I'm comfortable with sharing the blurb I made on my progress journal, I'm kind of debating if I should, like, ask if they want to hear it tomorrow. I'm not sure, probably won't happen, but that would be cool to read it for the class.
     
  21. jim onion

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    I remember the last week of school we all had to write a poem about graduating and leaving high-school for our AP English class.

    Everybody loved mine. I'd thrown it together during the class before lol. You're right that it is a great feeling.
     
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  22. Homer Potvin

    Homer Potvin A tombstone hand and a graveyard mind Staff Supporter Contributor

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    This is part happiness and part what-the-fuck-did-I-get-myself-into: I decided to apply for a few jobs on a lark since I'm moving back to Rhode Island in a few weeks, and now I have like five interviews in a two-day period next week. All of them are 250 miles away and I couldn't even begin to speak intelligibly about a start date.

    Screw it. I'm a junkie for chaos.
     
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  23. John-Wayne

    John-Wayne Madman Extradinor Contributor

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    Is it wrong to enjoy the fact that I now have two support characters who act like assholes to my MC, not giving two shits about her royal status. :p .
     
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  24. Shenanigator

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    Breathe, man, breathe. You got this.:)

    I had similar issues when I moved to L.A..

    Come up with a doable but loose start date in your head. Then let them suggest when you should start.

    If the interview doesn't flow in that direction, the correct interview answer is less about when you can start than it is about testing your loyalty and eagerness. A company that wants you, wants you and will work with you.

    "When would you be able to start if we were to hire you, Homer?"

    "Ideally I'd like to be able to start today because I'm looking forward to working with you [or XYZ company, whichever fits best] but I owe it to my employer to give them XX days notice." [or "fulfill my promise of XX days notice"] (They don't need to know you've already given your notice.)

    You got this!
     
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  25. GlitterRain7

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    Got that one scene that I was having so much trouble on adding done. I honestly think I spent at least two hours on it. On one little scene.
    Big relief. Feeling better now.:superwhew:
     
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