Rave: I dont think Ive really mentioned it much on the board before, but my younger sister has had an on and off bout with cancer, Hodgkins Lymphoma to be exact, and has been through two intense chemotherapy regimens in the last 18 months. For anyone who has ever been through anything like this with a family member, you know how emotionally and physically exhausting this is. We got her mid-treatment scan results today and there was no sign of any cancer or tumors anywhere. We havent gotten news like this since April 2009 and I cant put into words how much of a relief it is. Shes going to have a stem cell transplant in June to finish up treatment, but today, this is one of the biggest raves Ive had in a long, long time.
RANT: It looks like I have femoral acetabular impingements in both hips, both cam and pincer (bone growth/lesion). Got to go find an ortho surgeon and see if I need surgery to fix them, which is probably the case. Or I can just wait a few years, give up exercise for fear of bone degeneration and get a double hip replacement. This body is fucked, I can't catch a break.
Rant: Had such a bullshit day at work. Within minutes of walking in the door, I was given a 108 slide Powerpoint to proofread and make any corrections. I work in market research, so that was 108 slides of graphs, charts, and data tables. Took me fucking 5 hours to finish. Rant: Had a girl stay over a few weeks ago after a night at the bars, but she was super awkward and didn't want to hook up. Just dry hump. So weird. Anyway, she's been blowing up my phone for the past 2 weeks and I never answered. Felt a little bad, but a mutual friend of ours said she was pretty bummed, so I finally texted her back today, and we're getting drinks this weekend. Ugh, I don't even really like her. Hope I don't regret this
RANT: I need to bitch, because I'm stuck at work with no way of dealing with this. My high school buddy has a drinking problem. He lost his job in 2010 when faced with the choice (from his employer he has worked for since high school) of going to rehab or getting fired. I just found out he's in the hospital because of pnemonia, his liver has shut down, and that he's probably not going to live 2 days. Fuck. The last time I saw him was over the summer. He's a good guy with a problem, and never wanted to deal with it. I should have said something. We all talked about it. Fuck. Fuck.
Rave: Went to this western wednesday thing and got shitfaced. Rave: Got taken home by a cute chick and got laid. As in she got me blacked-out and dragged me to a cab. Even my judgemental chick friend said she was pretty. Rant Did I mention I was shitfaced? I remember she had brown hair, a pet guinea pig, and great tits. No name, don't know what I said to her, and if you showed me a picture of her face I probably wouldn't recognize her. Rant She told me to leave at like 5am, I left her my phone number but I don't think she'll call. Rant Lost my glasses, which fucking blows. So yeah, lost my glasses, and got used for my dick. Shit like this always happens unexpectedly on random nights.
Rave: Ran at 100% of my body weight today. Rant: On a treadmill. Because it's soft. I hate treadmills. Rave: Trying out the track next week. Suck it, treadmill. Rant: This timing sucks. By the time I'm outdoors on pavement it's going to be 80 degrees by 5:30 am. I'm irritated that I missed the chilly 50-60 degree mornings.
Rave: tattoo session today. Forearm has an hour or so left on it. I couldn't hack it, as I almost passed out but it was four hours long and forearm blows. Super rave: my dad bought my brother, himself and I flights to London, England. Going there for 11 days for a guys trip. Going for pub walk off the bat from Bath then going north. Then off to London and were going to meet the family that I've never met before.
Rave: 98% sure I have a new job. The manager adores me and that's a start anyway. Rant: Court tomorrow. It is never fun and that is bullshit.
RAVE: It was actually spring-like today. RANT: The kids get spring break next week, mine was 3 weeks ago. They will actually get decent weather for theirs. RANT: My basement remodel has come to a crawl, as I have about 50 things that need to be done at once. It's one of those "fish or cut bait" conundrums. I was hoping to have all the big stuff done before the weather gets too nice out.
Rave!: Last night I went to a cocktail bar with a platonic female friend, and I got to see a real live PUA in action! I was grabbing some drinks, and when I got back to my table, a stray PUA had wandered by, complete with peacocking gear, props, and canned routines. I've read The Game and seen the discussion about these guys on this and the old board, and maybe PUA's are common in the States/Canada, but I've never seen one in the wild in Australia before. The entertainment factor was off the charts. This guy had 'studied under Papa', and as he casually tossed out 'negs' and used his hardcore neuro-linguistic programming skills and prepared routines, I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard. He was actually really quite likeable, and I sort of wanted to tell him that the girl I was with has a live-in boyfriend and is 100% faithful, but he was just so... determined. I admired his perseverance, if not his 'target selection'. Some legal firm was even having their 'welcome the interns' drinks at the bar, and I think his routine actually would have been really effective on the 19 year old girls getting smashed off two free cocktails, but sadly he managed to choose the girl with the boyfriend, sitting with a guy who knew the next lines in his playbook. Ahh well. Good luck to you Nesh, may all your future experiences be more fruitful.
Rave: Playoff Hockey Rave: First date with a cute ginger. Rant: At the same time Rave: Sabres win and the date went well! Win-Win
Rant: Dear Texas weather, I hate you. Especially when you decide to hail when I finally decide not to live in a covered apartment complex.
Rave: Awesome, smart, funny girl is totally into me. Rant: Cant do much about it, I leave for England on Saturday for 11 days Rave: See above Rant: Then I move out of town for 4 months Rave: Money Rant: Hope she can wait, it is the suck to start a new relationship on a "oh yea, see you in 4 months"
Bwaaaahahahaha. Holy shit, this gets better and better. He added the girl he was trying to pick up on Facebook, and it led to his website. Can you guess what it's called? Ladies and Gentleman, may I introduce: BEYOND ALPHA!!!!11111 <a class="postlink" href="http://www.beyondalphacoaching.com.au/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.beyondalphacoaching.com.au/</a> Haaaaahahahahaha.
Rave: Last night I was getting fucked up with some friends and one of my roommates starts pushing me around to show off how tough he is. I bear hug him and he tries to knee me in the nuts which I block, and throw a haymaker at his face, which luckily did not connect (I didn't want to actually cave in his face which seriously would have been the result). I pick him up off the ground and get ready to throw him against a wall when two friends try to break it up and hold him back. The second aggressive roommate breaks free before he can even take a swing I head butt him straight in the face, and I have a massive dome. His nose had a big jew crook in it which no longer exists, and at that point roommate decides it was time to stop. This is a rave because we're still good friends. He literally pushed me until I fought back, and then got his ass whooped. Such is life I guess.
Super Rave - I recently took up golf, getting a very beat up set of lefty clubs in exchange for my Xbox 360 which was on it's last leg. It's missing a couple clubs, notably no 3 or 5 wood and sand wedge. One of my best freinds dad is the manager of the local Edwin Watts so he tells me to go down there and his dad will hook me up. So yesterday after work I go there, simply looking to get a sand wedge and a wood. Well little did I know that I was about to get swap meet prices. I walked out of the store having spent $396 and this is what I walked out of the store with. Granted all the clubs were slightly used but still, I feel like I robbed the place blind. Calloway Driver Adams 3-wood Complete set of Ping I-3's New Bag Nike spikes. I was so giddy, me and the fiancee went out to the course, her drinking, driving and keeping score, and me drinking and shooting 18, wound up shooting 108.
Rave: New pistol. Springfield XD-40. Rant: File server died and apparently the backup tape wasn't working for the last 3 months. It shows data backed up but there isn't anything on the tapes except for folders. Son. Of. A. Bitch.
Rave: Talked about this video in class the other day--just watched it, it gave me goosebumps. It's about two men who raise a lion cub and then release it into the wild, and then come back after it has grown to see it again and the lion remembers them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btuxO-C2IzE Rave: Turned in my undergraduate thesis this week. Feels great to be done with that. Rant: Two of my roommates are leaving for London tomorrow on a school-sponsored trip. I am SO jealous.