2D8HP's extended mea culpa and Random Banter #218

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Originally Posted by FinnLassie

It truly is midsummer.

I don't live too far off north, but the nights here are still very bright and no darkness to be seen; the darkest hour is just a rather mellow light blue.

This ended up with me last night not realising what the time is and going to bed at around 3 in the morning, half an hour before the official sunrise

I guess at least my internship ended and I'm on holiday? So yay, waking up at 14:00 shouldn't affect me? Oh no. Nope. I'm too old for this. My stomach is so angry at me for not keeping a solid schedule.

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It truly is midsummer. We've had a drought pretty much since the spring flood resceded, but today it's been pouring down. No Swedish midsummer celebration is complete without some proper lamenting of where the nice summer has gone. http://i.imgur.com/ZRHtTJs.png

That said, I like the midnight light. It's nice to still have a lot of light left when I work long days and get home well into the evening. http://i.imgur.com/jLvmsd9.png

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Originally Posted by Teddy

...No Swedish midsummer celebration is complete without some proper lamenting of where the nice summer has gone....

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Spoiler: Everything I "know" 'bout Swedish summer celebrations

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http://satwcomic.com/art/lost-the-may-game.png

Where	There	Here
When	Then	Now
What	That	This

The weird bits are in red. They should be "hen" and "hat" IMO.

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Originally Posted by enderlord99

The weird bits are in red. They should be "hen" and "hat" IMO.

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If you're planning on pointing out all the incsonsistencies of the English language, you're going to be at it for a very long time...

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Originally Posted by Thufir

If you're planning on pointing out all the incsonsistencies of the English language, you're going to be at it for a very long time...

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I wasn't planning that. I just felt like pointing out that incsonsistency.

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Originally Posted by enderlord99

Where	There	Here
When	Then	Now
What	That	This

The weird bits are in red. They should be "hen" and "hat" IMO.

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So let me make sure I understand this. You think this:

What

That

This

Should be changed to this:

What

That

That

And that will be....better?

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Originally Posted by Peelee

So let me make sure I understand this. You think this:

What

That

This

Should be changed to this:

What

That

That

And that will be....better?

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Not "That." "Hat." Like, the thing you wear on your head?

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Originally Posted by enderlord99

Not "That." "Hat." Like, the thing you wear on your head?

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Oh, I get it now.

Pulling that pattern based on a single example doesn't really follow, though. It would arguably make more logical sense for "Here" to be a completely different word, like "Yor" or something, based on the patter of the other two.

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Originally Posted by Peelee

Oh, I get it now.

Pulling that pattern based on a single example doesn't really follow, though. It would arguably make more logical sense for "Here" to be a completely different word, like "Yor" or something, based on the patter of the other two.

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I guess.

The really weird one is "who" because it's spelled like the left column but pronounced like the center one.

There's also:

Why

Because

[no word available]

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Originally Posted by Teddy

It truly is midsummer. We've had a drought pretty much since the spring flood resceded, but today it's been pouring down. No Swedish midsummer celebration is complete without some proper lamenting of where the nice summer has gone.

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No lamenting in Brandenburg. No spring flood, three months of unrelenting drought and 33°C, the regional government even had to unpack the ban-hammer to shut down public and private fountains and watering gardens and public parks. With midsummer, things cooled down a bit and the little amount of rain is pretty welcome. On the pro side, I've really gotten a deep and natural tan this year.

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Originally Posted by Florian

No lamenting in Brandenburg. No spring flood, three months of unrelenting drought and 33°C, the regional government even had to unpack the ban-hammer to shut down public and private fountains and watering gardens and public parks. With midsummer, things cooled down a bit and the little amount of rain is pretty welcome. On the pro side, I've really gotten a deep and natural tan this year.

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with all of my abdominal scarring, I have not even tried to get a tan for over 6 years.

ion, I pulled out the low smoker and am smoling a pork butt over mesquite chips and coated in sweet baby ray's BBQ sauce.

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Originally Posted by Florian

No lamenting in Brandenburg. No spring flood, three months of unrelenting drought and 33°C, the regional government even had to unpack the ban-hammer to shut down public and private fountains and watering gardens and public parks. With midsummer, things cooled down a bit and the little amount of rain is pretty welcome. On the pro side, I've really gotten a deep and natural tan this year.

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Yeah, I'm also happy about all the rain we can get. I'm just mirroring the general sentiment, or at least the stereotypical sentiment.

Just gotta say that I'm super excited- received an offer for what is basically as close to my dream job as I can get with my current level of education and experience. I've literally wanted to work at this place since I was 15, and now I start in a couple of weeks.

Came right at the right time, too, my old job was slowly driving me insane and my lease on this apartment was running out, so it was time to make a change.

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Originally Posted by AshfireMage

Just gotta say that I'm super excited- received an offer for what is basically as close to my dream job as I can get with my current level of education and experience. I've literally wanted to work at this place since I was 15, and now I start in a couple of weeks.

Came right at the right time, too, my old job was slowly driving me insane and my lease on this apartment was running out, so it was time to make a change.

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Cool! And congratulations! I'll understand if you don't want to reveal any personal information, but what type of business is it? http://i.imgur.com/jLvmsd9.png

And I'm probably due for such a change in my life myself. I like my job, it's just that I don't like my life, and I have next to no opportunity to improve it with my current work being so far away from home. There are things you can do on the train, like writing this post, for example, but having a privat life is not one of those things...

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Originally Posted by AshfireMage

Just gotta say that I'm super excited- received an offer for what is basically as close to my dream job as I can get with my current level of education and experience. I've literally wanted to work at this place since I was 15, and now I start in a couple of weeks.

Came right at the right time, too, my old job was slowly driving me insane and my lease on this apartment was running out, so it was time to make a change.

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Originally Posted by Teddy

Cool! And congratulations! I'll understand if you don't want to reveal any personal information, but what type of business is it? http://i.imgur.com/jLvmsd9.png

And I'm probably due for such a change in my life myself. I like my job, it's just that I don't like my life, and I have next to no opportunity to improve it with my current work being so far away from home. There are things you can do on the train, like writing this post, for example, but having a privat life is not one of those things...

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since I am getting ready for work and am short on time, I can only say, "Ditto" THIS!

So, there is Mordenkainen, but no Lessdenkainen?

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Originally Posted by Teddy

Cool! And congratulations! I'll understand if you don't want to reveal any personal information, but what type of business is it? http://i.imgur.com/jLvmsd9.png

And I'm probably due for such a change in my life myself. I like my job, it's just that I don't like my life, and I have next to no opportunity to improve it with my current work being so far away from home. There are things you can do on the train, like writing this post, for example, but having a privat life is not one of those things...

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It's a position as a micro- and molecular biology tech in a pathogen research lab.

Only downside is that I have to move to another state to start in three weeks and so my life is a bit upsidedown right now.

I went to my very first gay pride parade with my job. First off I went to my job early to be there for the party and the parade. It was a great party. Then a few hours later everybody from my job and I walk down to the parade and it was the very frustrating that we have to wait a few hours t finally start the parade. It was about by 7:20 PM and we started to marched in the parade. I have a great time at the parade despite the long wait. :smile:

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Originally Posted by AshfireMage

It's a position as a micro- and molecular biology tech in a pathogen research lab.

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Wow, that does sound really cool! I find the whole field of medical research quite exciting, so good luck, do awsome! http://i.imgur.com/haudcUB.png

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Originally Posted by AshfireMage

Only downside is that I have to move to another state to start in three weeks and so my life is a bit upsidedown right now.

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I can imagine. My life feels turned upside down for less, having to move to an entirely different part of the country is just off my board, and those time constraints don't make it any better.

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Originally Posted by Bartmanhomer

I went to my very first gay pride parade with my job. First off I went to my job early to be there for the party and the parade. It was a great party. Then a few hours later everybody from my job and I walk down to the parade and it was the very frustrating that we have to wait a few hours t finally start the parade. It was about by 7:20 PM and we started to marched in the parade. I have a great time at the parade despite the long wait. :smile:

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That's great, I recently had to explain to a friend why I don't go to London Pride (it boils down to 'autistic, hate parades'). So anybody enjoying an LGBTQ+ parade is fine by me :smallsmile:

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Originally Posted by Anonymouswizard

That's great, I recently had to explain to a friend why I don't go to London Pride (it boils down to 'autistic, hate parades'). So anybody enjoying an LGBTQ+ parade is fine by me :smallsmile:

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Thank you. I must admit the parade was so chaotic and disorganized. But I still have a great time. :biggrin:

I also hate parades in general. But sounds like Bartmanhomer had a good time, which is all that matters.

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Originally Posted by Bartmanhomer

I went to my very first gay pride parade with my job. First off I went to my job early to be there for the party and the parade. It was a great party. Then a few hours later everybody from my job and I walk down to the parade and it was the very frustrating that we have to wait a few hours t finally start the parade. It was about by 7:20 PM and we started to marched in the parade. I have a great time at the parade despite the long wait. :smile:

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Hey, that's awesome! I suspect that I'll dislike the experience, but I still want to go to Pride myself at some point :smallsmile:

That so many awesome avatars can't be viewed is making me feel grumpy.

https://i.imgur.com/l2YgKWJ_d.jpg?ma...idelity=medium

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Originally Posted by 2D8HP

That so many awesome avatars can't be viewed is making me feel grumpy.

https://i.imgur.com/l2YgKWJ_d.jpg?ma...idelity=medium

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Yeah, what's up with that?

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Originally Posted by Peelee

Yeah, what's up with that?

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In short, IMGUR no longer wants to be a free image hosting service. In long, this.

GW

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Originally Posted by Grey_Wolf_c

In short, IMGUR no longer wants to be a free image hosting service. In long, this.

GW

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Huh. Well this is interesting; on my desktop, my avatar is similarly down, but on my phone (where I don't use the mobile site) my avatar is still up, though most of everyone else's are still down. Wonder what causes that.

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Originally Posted by Peelee

Huh. Well this is interesting; on my desktop, my avatar is similarly down, but on my phone (where I don't use the mobile site) my avatar is still up, though most of everyone else's are still down. Wonder what causes that.

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That would normally suggest caching, where you can see it but no one else can. But I'd hesitate to say that as, well, I can see your image on my laptop. So unless I've got some caching of your image as well, which I doubt, then I have no idea.

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Originally Posted by Peelee

I also hate parades in general. But sounds like Bartmanhomer had a good time, which is all that matters.

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I actually likes parades. I've been going to most parades almost in my entire life.

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Originally Posted by TheWombatOfDoom

That would normally suggest caching, where you can see it but no one else can. But I'd hesitate to say that as, well, I can see your image on my laptop. So unless I've got some caching of your image as well, which I doubt, then I have no idea.

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Yeah, I doubted it was that since I can also see a couple other avatars on my phone that I can't see on my desktop. Weird, that.

Also, the Majora's Mask link in your sig appears to need fixin'. That's unrelated to anything, I just saw Majora's Mask and clicked.

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Originally Posted by Bartmanhomer

I actually likes parades. I've been going to most parades almost in my entire life.

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That's awesome! I just don't like the interruption that parades cause, but I also don't worry about it for the most part. Now, if I lived in New York City or something, I'd probably feel a bit stronger about that.