The Random Crap Thread 2: It Hits the Fan.

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

So, uh, who wants to read the first chapter of Dill's new adventure I wrote today? Not for a big edit job or anything. Just to read for fun and maybe a little bit of friendly feedback? Nothing major.
 
Dave

Dave

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It’s a great beginning, folks. Starts with the action. Think the beginning of John Wick but instead of starting with the aftermath it starts with the action itself. I assume next will be a flashback style to show how he got there and then pickup later where he left off at the cliffhanger.

Really well done, @ThatNickGuy
 
ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Dave said:
It’s a great beginning, folks. Starts with the action. Think the beginning of John Wick but instead of starting with the aftermath it starts with the action itself. I assume next will be a flashback style to show how he got there and then pickup later where he left off at the cliffhanger.

Really well done, @ThatNickGuy
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Heh, actually, I was gonna keep on trucking without a flashback. What, you think I'd let Dill just sit there while I do a Wayne's World doodley-doop?
 
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Celt Z

Celt Z

And now for everyone's favorite segment: Keltsey Embarrasses Herself In Pubic So You Don't Have To!

Picture it- Sicily 1947 last night, the Z family shopping at Target. Li'l Z is off somewhere and I'm pushing a cart while talking to Mr. Z. We stop to look at item, and I'm not aware that the cart has wedged it's front corner wheel against an endcap. So as I turn and go to push the cart with the normal force an untrapped cart would need (more force than I realized, in fact), instead the cart remained wedged, and upon impact I managed to fold myself over the handle bar and partially into the cart. I swear to you, it felt like I got punched right in the stomach. I'm pretty sure if you saw it from the front, my eyes were like dinner plates and my mouth made that little "OOooo" shape. A combination of shock, pain and embarrassment, I fell over into the next aisle. I look up, and realize that their is a whole bunch of adults in said-aisle, wide-eyed, who don't really know how or why some middle-aged lady just managed this feat, and are just staring at me. Of course, this only make me break out into laughter (via embarrassment), and all I can gasp out to say is, "owwwww" in between tears of laughter. Of course, Mr. Z is zero help, since he is now also laughing and convincing the other adults in the aisle that there is something perpetually wrong with me.

It did take several hours for the pain to stop. I really hope no one watched the security tape that night.

This has been another addition of Keltsey Embarrasses Herself In Pubic So You Don't Have To!
 
bhamv3

bhamv3

Also, real talk, doing a front flip over the handlebars of a shopping cart takes some real agility and dexterity. You should be proud of yourself that you managed to do something like that at your age.

Which is, what, early-to-mid 20s, I think?
 
Dave

Dave

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Did the weird weather thread get nuked while I was gone? I have a post for that but search brings up nothing.

Left the Gulf Shores of Alabama yesterday. Today Rafael formed. We missed it by a week.

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ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Today, I have my first optometrist appointment in about 30 years. The last time I saw one was in middle school. Up until the last few years, I've had better than 20/20 vision. Which I fully admit, I'm very lucky.

In recent years, though, I'm finding it increasingly difficult to read without my reading glasses. And even then, the glasses aren't perfect. At first, it was just prose books or comics with small text. Now, I find it's just about anything.

I guess I should count myself lucky to only feel like I need glasses now at 46. I've known many friends who have needed glasses most of their life.
 
Dave

Dave

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I have two sets of glasses. My normal glasses (bifocals) and a pair of glasses that are computer glasses. They are short distances only. I love them and my wife did the same thing and loves it as well.
 
PatrThom

PatrThom

ThatNickGuy said:
I should count myself lucky to only feel like I need glasses now at 46. I've known many friends who have needed glasses most of their life.
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Right there with you. Used to be 20/10 until Presbyopia started creeping in during my early 40's (normal onset is 40-50), and my I've-worn-glasses-since-third-grade friends had about as much sympathy as you might imagine.

--Patrick
 
mikerc

mikerc

blotsfan said:
Just a reminder to everyone to vote today if you haven't. Remember, if you aren't a US citizen, you can call any swing state Board of Elections and let them know you want to vote for Kamala and they'll count it.
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I have technically already voted for Kamala as many times as I'm legally allowed to in each & every one of the 50 states. If it's a swing state I have voted 5x as many times as I'm legally allowed to & 10x as many in Pennsylvania.

I'm Halping!
 
bhamv3

bhamv3

blotsfan said:
Just a reminder to everyone to vote today if you haven't. Remember, if you aren't a US citizen, you can call any swing state Board of Elections and let them know you want to vote for Kamala and they'll count it.
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California's a swing state, right? Cause I called the Californians and said I want to vote for Harris.
 
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