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Our semi-peri-annual Status Request thread.

Jun 11, 2015#1

Amy

If you know who this is, how are you? How have you been? What are you doing? Are you feeling alright? Do you need anything?

If you don't know who this is, hello, nice to meet you, who are you?

Have a day filled with joy, love, peace, and success.

Jun 11, 2015#2

Terrik

Jun 11, 2015#3

ThatNickGuy

What's going on?

Jun 11, 2015#4

Dave

Hi, Amy!

My leg hurts.
Working, living, loving. No longer playing softball.
Other than the leg, yeah, I'm fine! Thanks for asking!
I always need stuff. Mostly money. But I'll get by.
Have a good day yourself!

Jun 11, 2015#5

drawn_inward

How are you?
- I am well.

How have you been?
- Ups and downs, but thankfully more ups than downs.

What are you doing?
- I am writing a manuscript for my data and I will be submitting it by the end of July.

Are you feeling alright?
- I am having much more knee pain than I ever had. I blame age and the toddler.

Do you need anything?
- More time.

Hope you are well.

Jun 11, 2015#6

fade

Jun 11, 2015#7

Dave

[BANNED]

Write a 500 word essay to get unbanned.

Jun 11, 2015#8

drawn_inward

Que s'est-il passé?

Jun 11, 2015#9

Dave

It's a joke about Reddit. A guy used the "It's a trap!" meme and was banned. The mod told him he could write a 500 word essay and get unbanned.

Jun 11, 2015#10

GasBandit

Well, lesse, since January... I got promoted at work with a 50% raise. The word "director" is now in my title. It's increased my work and stress load quite a bit actually, but hasn't impacted my post frequency quite as much as I thought it would.

Jun 11, 2015#11

drifter

I got new shoes.

Jun 11, 2015#12

WasabiPoptart

1. Finally finished my bachelors degree and graduated with honors. I've applied to two local colleges for graduate school. I've also been working as a substitute teacher.
2. My husband (@AussieT) is about to start his final leave period before retiring from the Navy.
3. My anxiety is now nonexistent, but my depression is worse. I have an appt next week.
4. We're trying to buy a house here in HI.
5. Aussie's car got run into while parked in front of our house. Minor damage, less than our deductible. Guy was going to pay us directly, haven't heard from him since we got the estimate.
6. I've gotten tired of guilt trips, manipulation, and outright lies, so I'm now practicing limited contact with my parents and extended family even further than 5000 miles and several time zones between us already produces. Kind of sucks, but I don't need to deal with their bullshit on top of everything else going on in our lives (Aussie, the kids, and mine).
7. Last Friday was our 11th wedding anniversary.

So...yeah that's about it.

Jun 11, 2015#13

fade

Still working on Fade, but slowly these days. Kids are older, and it's just hard to find the time.
Still in industry as a researcher. Tried to get back into academia, but it's changed since I originally went in. It's adjuncts all the way down now. Oh well, the money's good, and no one really tells me what to do here either.
Learned a lot about electronics. Made singing pumpkins for Halloween and a voice level sensitive Christmas tree for Christmas.
Wrote a short picture book about depression, and I'm shopping it around.
Have been really into short film making. I have written a ton of 1-5 minute scripts. Currently collecting gear to make it happen.
Having mid-life crises.

Jun 11, 2015#14

Bowielee

Got my undergraduate degree, started my masters in experimental psychology.

Made some actual real life friends through the grad program. I didn't realize how cloistered I had become until I realized that these are the first real friends I've made in over 6 years.

Jun 11, 2015#15

Sparhawk

how are you?
Doing well, everyone is relatively healthy, and my wife is doing much better with her new diet/lifestyle and controlling her Lupus.

How have you been?
Great! We spent a week in Disneyland! We actually did the 24-hour event 2 weeks ago and spent a solid 24 hours in the park!

What are you doing?
Typing. Well, just living life and enjoying the time together.

Are you feeling alright?
Currently, except for feeling a little hunger, getting on toward supper time.

Do you need anything?
Money and more time, always.

Jun 11, 2015#16

jwhouk

If you know who this is, how are you?
Could be better, could be a lot worse.

How have you been?
Welp, since last we saw each other on this lovely message board, I've been diagnosed with Type II Diabetes (A1C score spiked to 6.7 - ugh). Now I'm poking myself twice a day and having to watch my carb intake. Other than that... well, I'm still employed by the State of Wisconsin. That should say volumes, if you follow the news at all.

What are you doing?
Right now, relaxing a bit. I'm off tonight, thankfully. Tomorrow night I go back into work.

Are you feeling alright?
Lot better than earlier this year. I had facet-joint injections to reduce back pain. The plus side: I'm able to move freely again without pain. The negative: the steroids resulted in a lot of weight gain - which likely led to the type-II diabetes thingy.

Do you need anything?
Just knowing you're still around is a good thing. I'm just holding on until I can (theoretically) retire in three years, and then get outta this crazy state.

Have a day filled with joy, love, peace, and success.
Same to you, Amy.

Jun 11, 2015#17

Shakey

Just got married, which was great. Honeymooned in Vegas.

My only two coworkers were promoted, so I have been doing the work of three people while training in their two replacements. I've actually enjoyed the added crazyness of it.

So, basically it's been absolutely nuts. Things are finally starting to slow down, and hopefully we can enjoy the summer. Looking forward to doing some camping.

Jun 11, 2015#18

bhamv3

Amy, are you feeling all right? Seeing you being so... well... pleasant makes me want to grab you and scream WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH AMY?!?

Anyway, I'm doing okay.

Jun 11, 2015#19

GasBandit

bhamv3 said:
Amy, are you feeling all right? Seeing you being so... well... pleasant makes me want to grab you and scream WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH AMY?!?

Villain decay gets the best of us, amirite?

Jun 11, 2015#20

Emrys

It's just her way of getting you to lower your defenses before she attacks.

Jun 11, 2015#21

Hailey Knight

Amy!!!!!!!!

Same old, same old for me.

Jun 11, 2015#22

Officer_Charon

Always happy to get an Amy update!

In any case, not doing too badly... working through the night, have a funeral for an officer in the morning. Will be working my ass off for the foreseeable. Sleep would be nice, but not likely.

Hope you're doing well. Don't be a stranger!

Jun 11, 2015#23

Zappit

Getting close - hopefully - to getting a classroom of my own.

Cartooning hard - I'm doing Supervillainous now, which the mighty power of my adult ADD has yet to squash.

Lost my grandfather just a few days before Christmas, and it still hurts like hell.

Kidney disease is back under control.

Howzabout you, Amy?

Jun 11, 2015#24

Cheesy1

My Paralegal degree was only 10 weeks from retirement. So of course, someone blew up my college and killed it.

Jun 11, 2015#25

AshburnerX

My biggest news is I'm going to be an uncle sometime in November. I'm... actually terrified by this.

Jun 12, 2015#26

Bubble181

If you know who this is, how are you?
Doing OK. Better since I've been going to therapy. Less rage outbursts, less all-night-worrying sessions.

How have you been?
Ok, I guess. Vacation to Mexico was fun.

What are you doing?
Still the same soul-crushingly boring job I've been doing for 8 years now. I have two master's degrees, somehow i'd hoped to have gotten a little farther by the time I was 30. Still, I guess it's better than not working or insecurity.

Are you feeling alright?
....Surprisingly, yes.

Do you need anything?
More time to do what I want to instead of what I have to. More time to spend with people I like, and to spend on my own. Always more time.

Have a day filled with joy, love, peace, and success.
Well, thank you, you too.

Jun 18, 2015#27

Amy

bhamv3 said:
Amy, are you feeling all right? Seeing you being so... well... pleasant makes me want to grab you and scream WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH AMY?!?

aww how sweet. *hugs*
yes I am 'ok.'

Jun 18, 2015#28

GasBandit

Just had to put it in 'quotes,' didn't you.

Jun 18, 2015#29

Amy

GasBandit said:
Just had to put it in 'quotes,' didn't you.

Jun 18, 2015#30

General Specific

Got married back on June 6th, just got back from our honeymoon. Otherwise, doing ok. Glad you are still around and are "ok."

Jun 19, 2015#31

PatrThom

Spent the last 4-1/2 months on remote assignment.
Returned a week ago to pretty much what you would expect if you'd been gone for 4-1/2 months.
I have such a backlog now, and it seems like everything has to be done RIGHT AWAY.
I still manage to squeeze in as much joy, peace, and love as I can. Success will come in its own time.

--Patrick

Jun 19, 2015#32

Null

Got a second job. Have resumed working on gaming material.

Jun 21, 2015#33

Amy

GUESS WHO FORGOT HER PASSWORD. /facepalm

Jun 21, 2015#34

GasBandit

Amy X said:
GUESS WHO FORGOT HER PASSWORD. /facepalm

Do you want me to reset your password, you goof?

Jun 21, 2015#35

evilmike

Amy X said:
GUESS WHO FORGOT HER PASSWORD. /facepalm

Have you tried "correct horse battery staple"?

Jun 21, 2015#36

Amy

GasBandit said:
Do you want me to reset your password, you goof?

NO THIS NAME IS SHORTER

/shamefaced

Jun 21, 2015#37

GasBandit

Amy X said:
NO THIS NAME IS SHORTER

/shamefaced

Looking over my controls, apparently "merging" user accounts is also something I can do. Want?

Jun 21, 2015#38

PatrThom

GasBandit said:
Looking over my controls, apparently "merging" user accounts is also something I can do. Want?

(If you get the reference, then count yourself unusually weird)

--Patrick

Jun 21, 2015#39

Ravenpoe

PatrThom said:
View attachment 18563
(If you get the reference, then count yourself unusually weird)

--Patrick

Is this what you did? You watched TerrorVision instead of everything else that everyone has seen except you?

Jun 21, 2015#40

PatrThom

Ravenpoe said:
Is this what you did? You watched TerrorVision instead of everything else that everyone has seen except you?

Pssht. I think I saw TerrorVision when I was what, 16?

--Patrick

Jun 21, 2015#41

fade

PatrThom said:
View attachment 18563
(If you get the reference, then count yourself unusually weird)

--Patrick

Huh. Didn't think of Terrorvision as that weird. Very 80s though.

I find myself doing Medusa's "come on come on come on" bit when I'm waiting for something.

Jun 21, 2015#42

bhamv3

And here I was thinking that's a scene from Rent.

Jun 21, 2015#43

PatrThom

bhamv3 said:
And here I was thinking that's a scene from Rent.

I've seen Rent.

--Patrick

Jun 21, 2015#44

Amy

GasBandit said:
Looking over my controls, apparently "merging" user accounts is also something I can do. Want?

WANT! Can I haz Amy instead of Amy X?

Jun 21, 2015#45

GasBandit

Amy said:
WANT! Can I haz Amy instead of Amy X?

Done, done, and done.

Jun 21, 2015#46

Amy

Thank you, you are a knight and a gentleman.
*hugs Gasbandit*

I feel like I should make a Borg joke. Or at least a JCM alt joke. Hey, is he doing ok?

Jun 21, 2015#47

GasBandit

Amy said:
Thank you, you are a knight and a gentleman.

Well, not yet, but at least I'm no longer a frothing mad cannibal pyromaniac. Baby steps.

*hugs Gasbandit*

LET'S NOT START THAT AGAIN. Heh.

I feel like I should make a Borg joke. Or at least a JCM alt joke. Hey, is he doing ok?

You know, I haven't heard from him in forever.

Jun 21, 2015#48

Amy

I miss many MIA people from here. I hope they are all off living happy awesome lives that leave no time for forums.[DOUBLEPOST=1434948198,1434947940][/DOUBLEPOST]

GasBandit said:
LET'S NOT START THAT AGAIN. Heh.

I cant help it. I'm reading journals here and crying my eyes out.

Jun 21, 2015#49

GasBandit

Amy said:
I miss many MIA people from here. I hope they are all off living happy awesome lives that leave no time for forums.

JCM's posting trailed off very sharply when he had a kid, so I'm assuming that's the story with that.

I cant help it. I'm reading journals here and crying my eyes out.

Well, to be honest I got over my thing about hugs pretty damn quick when I got buried in them in late 2013. It's hard to stay a jerkass to people who get you through the toughest of all tough times even though you've been a grade A jerkass to them for years and years.

Oh yeah, and I'm sorry I had to put you on ignore all those years ago. Pauline literally thought I was cheating on her with you, as I'm sure you'll remember. She wouldn't even talk to me until I agreed to do so, and gave her my login so she could check up on me.

Kind of ironic given that it turns out she'd been seeing someone else for years by that point.

Jun 21, 2015#50

Bubble181

Still busy with language schools in Brazil. Still happily engaged. Kids are doing great. Life is great.

...Wait, I think I wasn't supposed to post that as one of my alts. Dammit.

Jun 21, 2015#51

jwhouk

Watch it kids, she's back in the saddle.

Jun 22, 2015#52

Null

jwhouk said:
Watch it kids, she's back in the saddle.

Oh, that's what the riding crop is for?

Jun 22, 2015#53

bhamv3

Amy said:
I miss many MIA people from here. I hope they are all off living happy awesome lives that leave no time for forums.[DOUBLEPOST=1434948198,1434947940][/DOUBLEPOST]

I cant help it. I'm reading journals here and crying my eyes out.

... who are you and what have you done with Amy?

Jun 22, 2015#54

Thread Necromancer

Null said:
Oh, that's what the riding crop is for?

Nooooo, that riding crop is for me. I was just taking my sweet приклад time getting here.

Amy(ish) person.... Always a pleasure to see you.

Jun 22, 2015#55

drawn_inward

I count it a boon that I have been threatened by Amy. I felt like part of the group. :minionhappy:

Jun 22, 2015#56

Tinwhistler

Things haven't changed for me much since the last time you asked the question.

Adult kids have all moved out. We built a deck and converted their basement bedroom into a man cave complete with pool table, mini-bar/wine rack, air hockey, darts, and a big tv for all the media (ps3, wii, roku, etc).

My wife bought a camaro.

We're pretty much in full "midlife crisis" mode, but now that we're here, I have some insight on that. When people hit my age and start buying this kind of stuff, it's not because they're trying to recapture their youth. It's because all of the kids are finally gone and they can freaking afford it now.

Jun 22, 2015#57

Amy

GasBandit said:
((Stuff.))

Yeah, I think we had this chat awhile back. Still. *hugs, dammit* I'm sorry all that Stuff happened.

bhamv3 said:
... who are you and what have you done with Amy?

Still here. (here being alive, on Earth.) Lots of counselling, lots of meditation, and lots of navel gazing basically. And you know, Stuff happening. The thing is, I realized that no matter how quick witted I thought I was, there's always plenty quicker, and I was never anything but an a**hole to begin with. So, now I'm trying not to be. *hugs*

Thread Necromancer said:
Amy(ish) person.... Always a pleasure to see you.

Tell me EVERYTHING. In a PM, of course. *hugs*

drawn_inward said:
I count it a boon that I have been threatened by Amy. I felt like part of the group.

Consider all threats rescinded *hugs*

Tinwhistler said:
When people hit my age and start buying this kind of stuff, it's not because they're trying to recapture their youth. It's because all of the kids are finally gone and they can freaking afford it now.

Wait, how old are you? Also, how is the novel-ing going? *hugs*

notes to significant others. All hugs in this post are purely platonic and in no way indicative of any romantic interest in anyone hugged.

Jun 22, 2015#58

Tinwhistler

Amy said:
Wait, how old are you? Also, how is the novel-ing going? *hugs*

notes to significant others. All hugs in this post are purely platonic and in no way indicative of any romantic interest in anyone hugged.

46. I'm part of the secret "old farts club" that meets here semi-regularly. I just look younger, because of all of the drugs and sex.

The noveling is going alright. The first two novels generally bounce around 100-300K in the Amazon rankings, which isn't bad considering that they're far from new now. Frustratingly, the mead-making book I put together over a weekend does better than either of them most months.

The 10 music books I have out are in a very niche market (traditional public domain Irish music) so I never expected them to sell much. And they don't. But they sell more than I anticipated.

I'm about half-way through the 3rd book in the fantasy series, and we'll see the conclusion to the main character's storyline in that book, but I'm leaving things open for more stories and stuff in the world as a whole.

I really want to re-do both of my covers, though, before the 3rd book is out. It's just matter of scrounging up the $1500-2000 to get all 3 done at once. I can do it, but I keep finding other things to spend the money on recently (the aforementioned deck, et al)

I'm not making life-changing money, but I'm doing better than most, so I count my blessings.

Oh, and I've lost maybe 10 more pounds since the last post.

Jun 22, 2015#59

PatrThom

Tinwhistler said:
Oh, and I've lost maybe 10 more pounds since the last post.

An hour and a half? You'll have to let us in on your secret.
(I'm thinking it's just the ol' "took off my wet clothes" trick)

--Patrick

Jun 22, 2015#60

Amy

I thiiink he meant since my last status request thread post, @PatrThom.

Jun 22, 2015#61

PatrThom

Amy said:
I thiiink he meant since my last status request thread post, @PatrThom.

Oh, of course. I sometimes just deliberately misinterpret things with humorous intent.
Also it helps cover up the few times when I legitimately misinterpret things.

--Patrick

Jun 22, 2015#62

Hylian

Hello, it's good to see you are alive and well

I am doing alright I suppose, just pretty much work and trying to work through some mental shit.

Jun 22, 2015#63

Bubble181

Tinwhistler said:
I'm about half-way through the 3rd book in the fantasy series, and we'll see the conclusion to the main character's storyline in that book, but I'm leaving things open for more stories and stuff in the world as a whole.

Jun 22, 2015#64

Dave

You know what happened since I last posted here? This did.

Yup, that's me & @HowDroll. We met (with two of my friends with me) and had some Chicago deep dish pizza. It was okay I guess. [emoji2]

And no, she's not marrying @ElJuski. And she's a total hipster. Like Super Hipster, right down to the Apple watch and Soylent diet. Nice, though! And smarter than me, which just pisses me off.

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Jun 22, 2015#65

Tinwhistler

PatrThom said:
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An hour and a half? You'll have to let us in on your secret.
(I'm thinking it's just the ol' "took off my wet clothes" trick)

--Patrick

I took a really big shit.

Now I feel all hollow inside.

Jun 22, 2015#66

GasBandit

Tinwhistler said:
I took a really big shit.

Now I feel all hollow inside.

Jun 23, 2015#67

HowDroll

Dave said:
You know what happened since I last posted here? This did.

Yup, that's me & @HowDroll. We met (with two of my friends with me) and had some Chicago deep dish pizza. It was okay I guess. [emoji2]

And no, she's not marrying @ElJuski. And she's a total hipster. Like Super Hipster, right down to the Apple watch and Soylent diet. Nice, though! And smarter than me, which just pisses me off.

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I had a really awesome time

Glad we got the chance to meet up!

Jun 23, 2015#68

Amy

Yes but how was the pizza?

Jun 23, 2015#69

HowDroll

Amy said:
Yes but how was the pizza?

Obviously fucking amazing.

Jun 23, 2015#70

Null

It seems like there should be more given how long it's been.

Oh! My mom beat breast cancer - it was caught very early - and she's doing fine.

I now work at the Leslie Knope Library (or at least, the real library they used for it) in my second job.

I met BelleChere at a convention. Spent 20 minutes discussing RPGs (she'd been asking about the difference between D&D and Pathfinder on her FB page), bought a couple prints. She seemed nice.

Jun 23, 2015#71

PatrThom

Null said:
I met BelleChere at a convention. Spent 20 minutes discussing RPGs (she'd been asking about the difference between D&D and Pathfinder on her FB page), bought a couple prints. She seemed nice.

Also you forgot to give her a piece of maille jewelry.

--Patrick

Jun 23, 2015#72

Null

PatrThom said:
Also you forgot to give her a piece of maille jewelry.

--Patrick

No, I did give her a piece of maille, and a custom PFRPG spell, I just forgot a camera to get a picture of her.

Jun 23, 2015#73

Amy

Null said:
I just forgot a camera to get a picture of her.

Jun 23, 2015#74

Null

Amy said:

Yeah, I know. Hopefully that'll be rectified in a few weeks.

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