not so serious but I want to rant II: Redemption

[Sparhawk]

I'm an ex-band geek, so I like to check out vids of other university bands pregame shows.

And then I found Alabama's Million Dollar Band. Seriously, what band worth their uniforms takes the field to CANNED music?

What makes it all the more painful is their band director is a WVU alum, and had always been promoted here as "the last WVU drum major to come out of the tunnel at Old Mountaineer Field".

It's almost enough to make one an Auburn fan.

You are still a band geek if you are looking stuff like this up.

Who is the world can't stay in a straight line with lines on the field?!? Give me a good military style band any day.

 

[Gared]

Sometimes memorial stuff does say who made it happen. We have a memorial bench that has the lists of who donated the money for it.

This is true, and there are all of those sidewalks on college campuses and in front of theaters and aquariums where they honor big money donors by putting their names on the bricks. Not sure I'd have gone that route with a 9/11 memorial though... it is a bit odd.

 

[makare]

well it would have been ok if the shape symbolized something. it's just a cube.. unless it is in front of the actual memorial object.

 

[Sparhawk]

well it would have been ok if the shape symbolized something. it's just a cube.. unless it is in front of the actual memorial object.

Picture with the linked story shows more of the memorial, but it just looks like a part of a steel I-beam on a pedestal to me.

 

[makare]

well thats what i get for skimming

 

[AshburnerX]

Picture with the linked story shows more of the memorial, but it just looks like a part of a steel I-beam on a pedestal to me.

That's all it is. It's apparently a beam salvaged from the ruins of the site.

 

[sixpackshaker]

I don't have the words for this. The college that I work at is located in Washington, NJ. This was the big news today: http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/warren-county/express-times/index.ssf/2011/09/washington_township_sept_11_me.html
*photo snip*
In case you don't want to click the link, to sum up, the town's September 11th memorial that was just unveiled does not include the following: names of local victims, names of fallen soldiers from the area, names of any victims at all, the number of victims, or any even vague description of the events of 9-11 in any form. What it does have is the names of Mayor Samir Elbassiouny and the local town council, etched in stone.

I'd tag it... "MAY THEY REST IN PEACE."

 

[rabbitgod]

Yeah, that's odd.

In my last year, the president of the university I went to for my bachelors dedicated a statue...to himself. He never said it, he just unveiled it, but when you go back and look it's totally dedicated to him. It also has an artistic plaza dedicated to women who made the university happen, profs, students, the community in general, that is clearly shaped like a penis.

 

[Sparhawk]

That's all it is. It's apparently a beam salvaged from the ruins of the site.

That's not even a "beam" just a piece, I'd wager from the photo that it's not even 6 inches wide. The stupid tombstone they placed next to it probably weighs more that the steel from the WTC.

 

[GasBandit]

You are still a band geek if you are looking stuff like this up.

Who is the world can't stay in a straight line with lines on the field?!? Give me a good military style band any day.

Heh, you ever seen the Rice University Marching Owl Band "perform?"

 

[Gared]

You know, I'm aware of the fact that not all attorneys are egotistical jerks, but the one I'm dealing with right now sure is. Stupid corporate legal groups.

 

[Cajungal]

Good lord, the stupidity. Here's a tip: If you're spending all that money on Nutrisystem food, maybe don't have 1 and a half other lunches throughout the day. That could be why it's not working.

 

[Cheesy1]

Sounds like my sister's attempts at using diet products, CG.

 

[Cajungal]

As long as it's healthy food, we can still gorge ourselves! A fucking pound of grapes and a veggie burger counts as a meal.

 

[Cheesy1]

With my sister, it's:

"You do realize, Bec, that the reason your ass keeps getting bigger is because those things are suppose to REPLACE a meal, not be eaten/drunk in addition to them, right? Your fat doesn't just magically disappear because you ingest them as well!"

 

[Cajungal]

Seriously.

 

[makare]

Those people just need to realize that the systems aren't going to work with their preferred way of eating and as is they are just taking in twice the calories.. or more. Some of those meals in a glass things are absurdly high calorie.

 

[makare]

I'm already freezing and it is only september. It is going to be a long winter in my this trailer. I am still happy about it though.

 

[phil]

When I vomit I move mountains. The gods flee in terror and mortals proclaim the end of days. Animals can sense it before humans do, it's so epicly horrible. Bards sing tales of dragons spewing fire without realizing that I am the dragon.

It's just terrible, is what I'm getting at. It's terrible and I hate it.


But on the plus side I'm feeling a little better and I think this is just food poisoning or something, as opposed to a full on stomach virus.

 

[fade]

I'm already freezing and it is only september. It is going to be a long winter in my this trailer. I am still happy about it though.

Everyone in that part of the country needs to wave fans this direction. It's still 100 here.

 

[phil]

Oh god round two.

It's like the exorcist all up in this bitch. I think that one was all stomach acid.

I hope I don't wake people up with this.

I'm wondering if I should have some crackers to help calm things down there or if even that would be too much and I should wait for the purging to be complete.

 

[makare]

Drink warm fluids, not hot and not cold. Either way it irritates the stomach. That was my experience.

 

[Chad Sexington]

Drink warm fluids, not hot and not cold. Either way it irritates the stomach. That was my experience.

Apparently there's quite a bit of science to back this up. I read a study about two years ago that showed a significant decrease in vomiting if you drank lukewarm fluids. Also laying on your left side decreased the likelihood of vomiting. Neat!

 

[Gared]

My normal weekday sleeping habits net me about 6 - 7 hours per night, but in the past 48 hours I've been asleep for 29 hours. This virus is kicking my ass. Thankfully, not to the extent that phil's is, since I hate vomiting; but I just cannot get any energy back into my body. I'm just lucky I worked so many hours in the beginning of the week, and managed to get largely caught up on things.

 

[makare]

Apparently there's quite a bit of science to back this up. I read a study about two years ago that showed a significant decrease in vomiting if you drank lukewarm fluids. Also laying on your left side decreased the likelihood of vomiting. Neat!

Neat now but at the time I figured it out all I knew was pain. stupid rebellious stomach.

 

[AshburnerX]

I just spent 9 hours lifting paper into a press for less than minimum wage. Never has my desire for a college education burned so bright.

 

[Gared]

Office supply vultures ought to be shot. Ever since my boss was let go, office supplies have been disappearing out of her office - so much so that I've taken to locking necessary equipment in the filing cabinet. Unfortunately, before I had a chance to lock them up, our (by which I mean "my") jewel cases disappeared. Not my DVDs, not my CDs, just my jewel cases. This means I can burn discs for the 20+ cases I have waiting to ship all I want, but cannot actually ship them, which means that within the next three hours, I'll be at a complete work stoppage. The bastards.

 

[figmentPez]

My MP3 player just randomly deleted my entire music folder. It's getting really flaky and I don't want to have to replace it.

 

[checkeredhat]

I caught my nephew's cold. This suuuuuuuuuuuuucks.

 

[Hailey Knight]

Import place for some reason dropped the Ponyo soundtrack from my order. At least they didn't charge me for it, but I don't feel like paying for more shipping again, so screw it.

 

[Fun Size]

Wanna know how I'm stupid? Yesterday I'm lifting weights, and I'm doing preacher curls, and when I go to lift the weight, the bench I'm leaning against pushed against my chest, and something cracked. I don't know how else to describe it. I don't know that it was audible, but something cracked. Pain wasn't terrible, so I moved around to make sure I wasn't dying and then changed exercises and finished my workout.

So how am I stupid? It still kind of hurts today, and I don't want to call the doctor because I'm afraid they'll just send me for an x-ray, which will just result in "Yeah, you cracked a rib. It'll get better eventually."

tldr: Something cracked in my chest, and I don't want to call the doctor because I'm not really in pain and I don't want the hassle of an x-ray.

 

[strawman]

Don't hurt yourself.

Halforums prefers its victims be healthy before we break them.

 

[fade]

How do you feel? Be completely honest. And remember, this is for posterity, so be honest.

 

[Piotyr]

My wife is taking the boards tomorrow to become an FNP. Over the past week, if I have suggested studying, I am wrong for telling her what to do. If I suggest taking a break, I am not taking her boards seriously enough. If I offer to do things around the house for her, I am disrespecting her ability to handle things. If I express confidence in her, I'm putting too much pressure on her. If I leave her completely alone, I am ignoring her needs.

I hope she passes.

 

[Fun Size]

I hope she passes.

I hope you're talking about her test.