Update Season VII: "The OK Corral"

[Kitteh]

I approve of the cat gifs

[Хahar 🤔]

Do you guys want to hear about the great benefits of Rainbow Play Systems? Probably not!

http://vocaroo.com/i/s1eKxYWCduii

[Sbane]

And don't you think that you should apologize to your parents and confess that you were stealing from them?

They already know.

When did you tell them?

A few days ago.

What day?  And they were just cool with you keeping the PB subscription until Monday?

What exactly did you say?  What did they say?

It was Friday evening.  They knew I was working on it and they knew I was struggling with it.  They said as long as I cancelled it Monday with no more money involved, they were fine.

I told them I was struggling with pornography and that I had taken out a few subscriptions, but that I had cancelled most of them and was waiting until I could get some privacy before I cancelled the last one.  They agreed to that.  They were disappointed, naturally, but they understand that I am a guy and I'm going to struggle with that.  They just told me to cancel the Playboy on Monday, and not to take out any more subscriptions.  If I need a diversion, they told me to come to them and we'll go out to eat or go shopping or something.  They weren't hostile about it, though.

Why would you need privacy to cancel the subscriptions after your parents already knew? Why couldn't you just do it immediately afterwards? Why did you wait till today (that is assuming you actually did cancel it)?

[Bacon King]

Do you guys want to hear about the great benefits of Rainbow Play Systems? Probably not!

http://vocaroo.com/i/s1eKxYWCduii

You can also hear the awesome job opportunity that made Bushie quit working at Oklahoma Natural Gas in the first place

http://vocaroo.com/i/s1WFPFWKC3Qm
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1YueZaErDqG

[Joe Biden 2020]

Sbane, I didn't need privacy, I just requested privacy.

Anyway, folks, I am going to bed on this Tuesday morning.  I have a Doctor's Appointment at 10:40, so I need some sleep.  I've got a lot to pray about over the coming weeks and months, that's for sure.

[Kitteh]

Do you guys want to hear about the great benefits of Rainbow Play Systems? Probably not!

http://vocaroo.com/i/s1eKxYWCduii

You can also hear the awesome job opportunity that made Bushie quit working at Oklahoma Natural Gas in the first place

http://vocaroo.com/i/s1WFPFWKC3Qm
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1YueZaErDqG

http://vocaroo.com/i/s0kv95e5HLSj

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

The main thing I'm learning from all this is that Bushie is a pastor somehow.

[Lief 🗽]

Do you guys want to hear about the great benefits of Rainbow Play Systems? Probably not!

http://vocaroo.com/i/s1eKxYWCduii

You can also hear the awesome job opportunity that made Bushie quit working at Oklahoma Natural Gas in the first place

http://vocaroo.com/i/s1WFPFWKC3Qm
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1YueZaErDqG

I wonder if Bushie has an accent. Do Oklahomans have accents? I guess it's more of a Midwestern than a Southern accent.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

Do you guys want to hear about the great benefits of Rainbow Play Systems? Probably not!

http://vocaroo.com/i/s1eKxYWCduii

You can also hear the awesome job opportunity that made Bushie quit working at Oklahoma Natural Gas in the first place

http://vocaroo.com/i/s1WFPFWKC3Qm
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1YueZaErDqG

I wonder if Bushie has an accent. Do Oklahomans have accents? I guess it's more of a Midwestern than a Southern accent.

Accents are all relative.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Do you guys want to hear about the great benefits of Rainbow Play Systems? Probably not!

http://vocaroo.com/i/s1eKxYWCduii

You can also hear the awesome job opportunity that made Bushie quit working at Oklahoma Natural Gas in the first place

http://vocaroo.com/i/s1WFPFWKC3Qm
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1YueZaErDqG

I wonder if Bushie has an accent. Do Oklahomans have accents? I guess it's more of a Midwestern than a Southern accent.

It's kind of a "Midwesternized" version of a Texas accent.

[Lief 🗽]

Interesting. Do you guys say "y'all" up there?

[Joe Biden 2020]

I should be in bed right now, but I wanted to get the forum's opinion on a possible timeline for the Peace Corps.

I'll go to school as planned in August 2013, but while I'm studying, along about November 1 or December 1, 2013 go ahead and start my Peace Corps application.  By going to the doctor this morning, I will be able to get started losing weight almost immediately.  By Halloween, I should have been able to lose 40-50 lbs with hard work and dedication.  If I start my Application by December 1, then I would leave most likely in the Autumn 2014 between September 1 and December 1, 2014.  That would put me back in the United States between December 1, 2016 and March 1, 2017 (27 months).  When I get back, I can work for 18-24 months and then by January 1, 2019 I can return to full time missions with Maisha.  The Director told me on Monday that the volunteer homes may not be ready for another five years, which would put it ~2018.  As I've mentioned before, the good thing about the Peace Corps is I wouldn't have to pay a dime to go except for maybe some medical or dental checkups before I go and maybe a couple immunizations, I would be paid to live like the local, I would receive 100% medical and dental coverage, I would have my flights to and from the host country paid for, and I would receive $7,425 pre-tax at the end of my 27 month term to readjust to life back home.  This would also have another major benefit:  It would force me to grow up the rest of the way, as I will be on my own away from family and friends, although I would have Skype.

It's also possible that I could move the dates up so I can time my departure not too long after I complete my certificate so I won't have to worry about getting a job and then leaving it again within 5 months and taking another hit to my resume.  If I timed it for, say, July 1, 2014 departure, I would have to apply most likely as soon as I get back from Kenya.  I would still need the certificate so I can have more education under my belt for some of the jobs they have.  With the Peace Corps, I could use my E-Commerce Major and CAD Certificate at the same time, pretty much.  It's almost like applying to a regular job, except these jobs are overseas.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Interesting. Do you guys say "y'all" up there?

"y'all" is a proper noun!

[Joe Biden 2020]

I know the duration of my life will be devoted to missions, there's no question about that.  It's a nice thought to know that if I leave next summer, I will be beginning my life's calling and beginning to fulfill my life's purpose.  I will be beginning to do what I will be doing the rest of my life.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

I don't believe that story.  You updated about the forum about your headache practically every hour to 90 minutes, yet you didn't mention something we'd been harping on you for?  That's not like you.

Be honest (and keep in mind that a few days ago, you were claiming that you didn't have a problem with compulsive lying).  Are you telling the 100% truth right now (and that means no dishonest omissions)?  If not, then that's a pretty sad problem, because you'd then be lying about lying, which would really say something about the condition you're really in.

So... if you're lying, just admit it now, because that story really doesn't fit with your usual habits.

No, the story is 100% accurate.  Yes, I did have a headache, but I still was able to talk to them.  The chat only took 15 minutes.  I didn't mention it on here at the time, because I wanted to let it soak in for a few days first.  I was about to post it this evening, until you asked about it.

In that case, your parents are either really careless about their money or really naive about you.  If I found out I let my kids have money because they "needed" it, and then they blew it on whatever useless stuff, they'd be paying me back instantly and never getting money again.

They just have a different approach to this type of thing.

A different approach to being defrauded by their son multiple times?  Yes, clearly they have a different, atypical approach to dealing with you and your issues.  I'm guessing that their "different approach" is part of the reason that your problems have progressed to be as severe as they are.

I'm not really sure how you can defend them (other from a selfish viewpoint), because you have not learned any lesson here, so what's to stop you from going back to porn on their dime in another 2 months?

[Bacon King]

By Halloween, I should have been able to lose 40-50 lbs with hard work and dedication.

...

When I get back, I can work for 18-24 months and then by January 1, 2019 I can return to full time missions with Maisha.  The Director told me on Monday that the volunteer homes may not be ready for another five years, which would put it ~2018.

...

I won't have to worry about getting a job and then leaving it again within 5 months and taking another hit to my resume.

[Eraserhead]

Is he seriously talking about working at a call center again?

Bushie, if you're going to work, just get a part-time job at a mall or a department store for now. The hours are likely to be extremely flexible and it's almost impossible to get fired from most of those kinds of jobs. You'll have plenty of extra time to do your school stuff (and even to sit on your ass and watch baseball/porn if you so desire).

[Joe Biden 2020]

I don't believe that story.  You updated about the forum about your headache practically every hour to 90 minutes, yet you didn't mention something we'd been harping on you for?  That's not like you.

Be honest (and keep in mind that a few days ago, you were claiming that you didn't have a problem with compulsive lying).  Are you telling the 100% truth right now (and that means no dishonest omissions)?  If not, then that's a pretty sad problem, because you'd then be lying about lying, which would really say something about the condition you're really in.

So... if you're lying, just admit it now, because that story really doesn't fit with your usual habits.

No, the story is 100% accurate.  Yes, I did have a headache, but I still was able to talk to them.  The chat only took 15 minutes.  I didn't mention it on here at the time, because I wanted to let it soak in for a few days first.  I was about to post it this evening, until you asked about it.

In that case, your parents are either really careless about their money or really naive about you.  If I found out I let my kids have money because they "needed" it, and then they blew it on whatever useless stuff, they'd be paying me back instantly and never getting money again.

They just have a different approach to this type of thing.

A different approach to being defrauded by their son multiple times?  Yes, clearly they have a different, atypical approach to dealing with you and your issues.  I'm guessing that their "different approach" is part of the reason that your problems have progressed to be as severe as they are.

I'm not really sure how you can defend them (other from a selfish viewpoint), because you have not learned any lesson here, so what's to stop you from going back to porn on their dime in another 2 months?

I can't defend them, really.

What's to stop me from going back? I don't know, maybe focus on a new goal.

In case you haven't noticed, Inks, I've moved on to a different subject, something that is much more worthwhile and that would be very good for me, I believe.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Out of the Doctor.  He gave me a referral to the Indian Dietician and Wellness Center.  One of the perks of being an Indian I just found out is a free gym, free athletic trainer, free Dietician!!

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Out of the Doctor.  He gave me a referral to the Indian Dietician and Wellness Center.  One of the perks of being an Indian I just found out is a free gym, free athletic trainer, free Dietician!!

Your 1/32nd Indian......stealing resources from the real ones.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

You're not an Indian.  It's despicable to pretend that you are, and to leech off of them.

[Paul Kemp]

I probably missed this in a previous Update but where in your family does the "Indian" heritage come from?

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

I probably missed this in a previous Update but where in your family does the "Indian" heritage come from?

American, American Indian*, German, Scottish

I am 1/32nd Potawatomi Indian.

He found out somehow that he can get free medical care at an Indian reservation.  Repulsive.

[Paul Kemp]

Right but which one of his ancestors was it?

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Maybe he'll lose weight now. I bet the gym is an hour away though, so there's no chance goes.