What Are You Doing Right Now
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@gjacobse said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@thanksajdotcom said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Chilling and waiting for a buddy to come over
Whoa!
Haven’t seen you in a while. How goes things?Heh, it's been a crazy few years. So much has changed that it's hard to know where to start. I've been with my partner Amanda for 5.5 years now. Saving to buy a home currently. Turning 30 this year, which I couldn't be more excited for!! My tenish-year plan from 21 has had all the main highlights ticked off, and now I'm gearing up and planning the next stage, which will involve me finally working for myself. Let's see... I fixed my credit, took down a toxic manager at work about two years ago, settled a lawsuit in my favor against a hyper-conservative business for rescinding a job offer because of the presence of cannabis on the drug test and knowing I understood the law better than their COO, who made the call, did. That one was particularly satisfying because none of my friends thought I had a chance and I was confident in my case and it paid off.
Let's see, I picked up playing Magic the Gathering, specifically EDH or commander. It's so much fun! I play with paper cards online with people all around the world on a regular basis which is freaking cool. I weigh the same now as I did when I graduated high school except I'm 2" taller and was a 40x34 pant vs a 34x34 now. I have spent a lot of time trying to get my health in order, physically and mentally. Life is still life and I did get COVID in January, which I'm still feeling effects from so that's put a damper on things.
Overall, my life is tough and I wouldn't trade it for anything. I'm proud of the challenges I've overcome in the past few years and the odds I've beaten. I'm more secure and confident of the man I'm becoming than I ever even thought possible six or seven years ago. It's actually really weird because SW, MangoLassi, NTG, all of it used to be so front and center in my brain, along with IT and the like. Nowadays, it's completely different and it's interesting to consider the contrast between now and then with who I was and what I believed, how I lived, etc and now.
Obviously this is far from comprehensive but there's both too much to type and plenty I wouldn't share in this arena anyways. One thing I do want to say is: @scottalanmiller I would like to catch up at some point. It's been awhile since I talked to the man who bought me my first legal alcoholic drink and yes, I ordered a mudslide because I'm a bit of a basic bitch.
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Reading about Onion Services to help on this Fedora Infrastructure ticket.
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Coffee time now. Then heading into Managua with Dominica this afternoon to see Monroy & ElektroMode perform at The Reef. It's their first show with the new lineup and their second show is at our new venue on the beach in two weeks.
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@scottalanmiller ewwwwwwww
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Just got home from riding the bus back from Managua.
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Thought I was going to actually be able to leave early on a Friday. Unfortunately, one of our main UPS units decided that is crazy talk and that I need to stay to replace the entire thing (discontinued, can't get replacement battery). Oh well, at least I won't have to come back in tomorrow to take care of it.
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@valentina said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller ewwwwwwww
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I think it’s in a reference to the group playing.
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Turned in my badge and ID. 1 week of 'pto' before I start the new gig
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@jt1001001 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Turned in my badge and ID. 1 week of 'pto' before I start the new gig
Such a good feeling! Congrats!
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One of my employees was at work and her gas tank leaked at home and caught fire. Her kitchen just burned. Thank goodness it is a concrete house (cinder block) and the whole house didn't go out. Her neighbors were able to grab water and keep it in check and someone was able to grab the flaming gas tank and get it outside. Her kitchen is gone, but only her kitchen. No one is hurt and the house is still standing.
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@scottalanmiller Wow, that could have been a whole lot worse!
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The entire kitchen and pantry are lost (all of her stored food.) Refrigerator, stove, dining room chairs, shelves, pots, pans, dishes.
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
The entire kitchen and pantry are lost (all of her stored food.) Refrigerator, stove, dining room chairs, shelves, pots, pans, dishes.
I hate to hear that. But those are things that can be replaced. Glad wasn’t worse.
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@gjacobse said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
The entire kitchen and pantry are lost (all of her stored food.) Refrigerator, stove, dining room chairs, shelves, pots, pans, dishes.
I hate to hear that. But those are things that can be replaced. Glad wasn’t worse.
Yeah, no one was home.
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@gjacobse said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
The entire kitchen and pantry are lost (all of her stored food.) Refrigerator, stove, dining room chairs, shelves, pots, pans, dishes.
I hate to hear that. But those are things that can be replaced. Glad wasn’t worse.
Yeah, no one was home.
wow - that's really unfortunate - is she going to be able to recover?
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@dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@gjacobse said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
The entire kitchen and pantry are lost (all of her stored food.) Refrigerator, stove, dining room chairs, shelves, pots, pans, dishes.
I hate to hear that. But those are things that can be replaced. Glad wasn’t worse.
Yeah, no one was home.
wow - that's really unfortunate - is she going to be able to recover?
I don't know. I don't think she even really went home. Once the fire was out she returned to work. We doubled our all time busiest day today and she's one of the managers. So she and everyone she would normally deal with for this was at the hotel working. In a few days I'm sure we'll have an idea of the extent of the damage and what it will take to rebuild and replace. I'll probably start a GoFundMe to help her raise the needed funds. My guess is that the total losses will need around $2000 since multiple appliances were lost. but in the interim she has the hotel facilities.
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Good morning everyone!
