Update for Everyone VI: What Is and What Should Never Be

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Less boring more whoring guys!

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I just asked out the cute girl at the liquor store. She kinda waffled in answering. Turns out she's thirty. Now I kinda want her more.

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I just asked out the cute girl at the liquor store. She kinda waffled in answering. Turns out she's thirty. Now I kinda want her more.

What do you mean "waffled"?

In the sense that she seemed undecided for a minute, before declining my invitation and citing her age.

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I just asked out the cute girl at the liquor store. She kinda waffled in answering. Turns out she's thirty. Now I kinda want her more.

What do you mean "waffled"?

In the sense that she seemed undecided for a minute, before declining my invitation and citing her age.

I think it was more shock at being asked out by a pasty Hitler Youth at her workplace more than indecision.

I think my song and dance number impressed her at least.

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Got a pretty good picture:



Security was absolutely airtight so I didn't even try meeting her.

She is a bad person and probably so are you for supporting/funding her.

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I went to my first ever FSU Republicans event and met the anti-Christ himself. It looks like my party will be supplying the capstone to the satanic globalist duopoly. Sorry

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I'm at the best bluegrass fest yet.

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So, I'm actually moving forward with a business venture that has actually attracted the interest of some serious investors. I have a meeting tomorrow night. There's a 1% chance that I might become a concert promoter.

Oh yeah and something traumatic and horrible happened last night too. I will explain when I'm ready. A few trusted posters already know.

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@mumph

FWIW, my brother was in a small NC town for a year. He just returned to FL the other day. He was recovering from heroin addiction, and befriended a couple whom he'd sometimes hang out with to play guitar and smoke weed with. Anywho, long story short, the girl tried to sleep with him, he refused, she told her boyfriend, he blamed my brother, and she spread rumors around this very small town that my brother was selling heroin and going down to Asheville to party with hookers.

Long story short, my brother was slowly ostracized by the community, which turned on him, and he had to eventually move. I would be careful in messaging her boyfriend. You never know what kind of crazy people you'll encounter out there.

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Last day at work today. Going back to Florida for a God awful, boring, no good 2 months to spend time with family. Jesus Christ, Florida bored me to tears

Where abouts in Florida?

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I will be going to the Trump rally in Pensacola next week!

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Last night I gave a PechaKucha talk. It's an unusual format. You get 20 slides and they are projected for exactly 20 seconds each. Your 6 min 40 sec speech has to line up with the slides. 20 sec is not a lot of time to say something meaningful, so it really forces the speaker to plan words carefully. They are also entertaining, and even if they aren't, it is over quickly. Nine of us presented last night, and I was number 6, right after the intermission.

I had an extra challenge that I didn't expect. We got up for a group photo during intermission, and I wasn't feeling quite right. My stomach was upset, and I felt a touch of chills. I'm not prone to be nervous giving public talks since I do it for a living, so nerves didn't seem to fit here. I was concerned that it might be the norovirus my wife had at the beginning of the week. Any I gave the talk and no one noticed me in any distress.

I sped home quickly, and sure enough I went straight to the bathroom with norovirus. Mild fever, vomiting, diarrhea, the whole deal - through the night and into the morning. If it goes like expected, I should be over any symptoms in the next day or so. But talk about a close call last night.

Yikes, feel better!

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You found a lost bird? That's actually quite impressive!

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I just got home from my trip. Flew from Jacksonville to O’Hare then Green Bay, spent a few days in Green Bay in a hotel with my girlfriend, then went to Washington Island in Door County where she lives. I was supposed to leave for the airport Tuesday morning, but the wind storm was awful and shut down the ferry, which is the only way on and off the island. So, I decided to stay a while longer and got greyhound bus tickets for Saturday. Spent since 11am CST in bus stations and on buses going from Green Bay back home to the Jacksonville area. It was cool seeing all of that part of the country and meeting lots of different people. I got to see Milwaukee, Chicago, Indianapolis, Louisville, Nashville, Chattanooga, and Atlanta, along with all the scenery along the highways in between.

Anyway, for those interested, it went amazing with my girlfriend, whom I met online in August. We hit it off so well and I truly, truly love this girl. We’re so eager to work out a way to live together as soon as possible that’s reasonable and realistic since neither of us are rich people. But, I love her and she loves me, so we’ll find a way. It was an amazing experience being with her and an interesting trip across that part of the country.

And here’s a picture of us at Green Bay’s Garden of Lights...

Dude that's awesome! I've been awaiting this post. After a couple of days I was starting to worry though

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Deferred from college. I feel nothing

My best friend was deferred. It worked out. I'm sure it will for you too

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I just got a snap from my plug which read "this is [redacted]'s mom. Don't hit my son up anymore for this stuff."

Don't buy your pot from high schoolers is the moral of the story.

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I just got a snap from my plug which read "this is [redacted]'s mom. Don't hit my son up anymore for this stuff."

Don't buy your pot from high schoolers is the moral of the story.

You just realized that?

It was my first experience with one. Turns out he was busted last night by the po-po.

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I'll pray for you all, LibRep.

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Lost my mother in early November.  She was almost 94, so this was expected, and she had a wonderful and long life.  Still, she suffered a lot of agony and pain in the final two weeks, which was terribly difficult to watch and be able to do so little about.

Otherwise, have been living in the Netherlands for almost six months now and am enjoying my new home very much.  My new job isn't exactly what I had expected, but still far, far better than the torture chamber that my last job had become.  I think age is starting to finally mellow me out a lot more, which is a long-overdue development.

Sorry to hear about your mom. At least she lived a long and fulfilling life though. My condolences

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My grandma has been in the hospital from COPD for several days, and they're going to move her into ICU. I'm absolutely terrified. Losing her is my biggest fear and I'm absolutely terrified right now. I don't know what I'll do if you if she dies. She's the person I'm closest too out of anyone.

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Thanks Jacobin! My grandma's turn for the worse has turned for the better. It feels like a year has passed since my dad woke me at 6:30 AM to tell me to prepare to say my final goodbyes. She's breathing on her own now, and the ventilation tube is not needed. She's not out of the woods yet but we think she'll make it.

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Grandma is still in the hospital and still doing better. She'll have to go to rehab to get her strength back and then she's staying for at least a month (hopefully permanently) at my aunts. She's been going through severe nicotine withdrawals in there, but she's going to give up smoking after a 50 year habit. She's breathing on her own and they've got her on antibiotics to clear up the pneumonia. I still can't believe how far from the edge she's come - a Christmas miracle for sure!

This of course means that I too will have to quit smoking. I'm waiting to after the New Year though, since she'll still be in some form of care until mid January.

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Two stray dogs just got into our house while we were gone(opened unlocked back door with their mouth) and killed one of our cats in the dining room. For the religious ones, please pray for me.dp

Oh my God, that sounds awful!

A close family friend has passed away.

My condolences

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It snowed in Tally so I'm staying home one extra day.

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My dad might be buying a boat from a middle/lower tier Trump appointee in the Department of the Interior. Pretty interesting guy apparently.