I saved 15% by switching to Geico!I fully understand! I use to work at the County Jail as a jailer and I wouldn't have traded my night shift for anything!
OK seriously, I FINALLY get off of day shift and get to back to Midnight for 6 weeks. I'm sure this doesn't SOUND like good news,.....but trust me,...it is! I LOVE midnight shift!
Prize? Prize? What prize? The prize is not yours, give it to Master Durangus, you will ;).
I saved 15% by switching to Geico!
OK seriously, I FINALLY get off of day shift and get to back to Midnight for 6 weeks. Im sure this doesn't SOUND like good news,.....but trust me,...it is! I LOVE midnight shift!
Just found out a recent publication of mine will be highlighted in a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Press Release that will be sent from the new NIH director ;D
Prize? Prize? What prize? The prize is not yours, give it to Master Durangus, you will ;).
I thought mind-tricks only worked on the weak-minded. ???
Some may not see this as good news but I do. I have been waiting for a Doctor who I have been trying to get in contact with to call me for months now. He is a world famous orthopedic doctor! He called me at 5:00 pm today! He is famous for a special amputation procedure that his Grandfather founded and his entire family is now Ortho Doctors that specialize in this. It is called The Ertl Procedure. We talked for about 45 minutes. I explained to him what my current Doctor wants to do. He said for the activity level I want I will not be able to get with the sugery my doc. wants to do. He said I'll get more surgeries from having to do revisions down the line. He told me that his is not in this to just go around haking off limbs. He takes special cases and evaluates and investigates them before excepting anyone for an amputation. He said if he thought there was any way to give me back the life (or close to) that I once had without the amputation he would recommend that but, there is not. Unless I am willing to let the doc's experiment. :o Um, NO!
So, I am glad that I finally have a real answer and I think I am going for it. Funny thing happened at church too. We sectioned off into groops last week on Wed. to pray for our Nation and our schools! :) After we were done the lady that was holding my hand during prayer was new there.
She told me that she works for the local prosthetic clinic. What are the chances of that! We talked for a bit. then this Wed. Dr. Ertl calls me 1 hour before we are going to church (had to go early to work in the nursery)!
I know to y'all an amputation my not seem like a good thing but you have never had a leg like mine. If ya want to see the pics at the hospital and at home of my leg to get a better idea of what I am dealing with just send me a PM. Warning, some of it may be hard for some people to handle so, if you gross out easy do not PM me. This is rated R and you will need your parents permission! :D
;D :) ;D :) ;D :) God is great! ;D :) ;D :) ;D :)
Had to modify so that I could add this!
I just checked my email and someone just emailed me from a forum for amputees about something I posted 4 months ago. She was asking if I got the amputation and if I could share information with her.
Amazing! Tell me that ain't God! This is a crazy awesome day!
the police raided a house on our street with guns drawn. my kids were out playing and they watched it go down from 50 feet away. they surrounded this place, took the door out with a battering ram, sent a viscous dog inside to flush the guy out, then threw down on him and surrounded him with about 8 guns in his face. I have no idea what they wanted him for. but this is a nice residential neighborhood with kids playing on manicured lawns.. its not the inner city. I'm a little upset the police had no respect for the neighborhood. the good news is.. nobody got shot. :-\Yah, most criminals surrender when they have special police divisions there.
Really? Where in New Mexico, Elandron?
Really? Where in New Mexico, Elandron?
Albuquerque area... why? Don't ask me... I could never figure that girl out. Besides, I thought it was just a punchline for Bugs Bunny ;)
So, I went to the Prosthetic Clinic today and got my first $50 sock. Yep, you heard right. $50 for a sock. It is a shrinker sock. Noting really fancy about it it just has elastic in it to make it fit tight to shape my leg so that it make a better fit in the prosthetic. Anywho, we went a head and picked out the parts I want for my new leg. He said that if he can get Vocational Rehabs approval soon he can go ahead and get my leg made even as soon as next week. ;D Now I really won't be putting much weight on it. I will be using it to help stimulate bone growth and desensitize the leg also to get use to the walking motion again. He said I will most likely be back to full walking in about six months! That is a long time but I had a special amputation that has a bone graft in it to make it stronger and better in the long run.So, we have to be careful not to over do it and hurt that graft. If I do, back to the operating table I go. I would rather stay away from that!!!!!!
Things just keep getting better now that I had my leg chopped off! ;D Should have done this long ago!
God has healed me by having me become an amputee. I saw this website named "why God won't heal amputees". He tries to prove that there is no God because (he says) no where in history has an amputee been restored. Umm, Leprosy! Body parts fall off! He is a scientist too and he couldn't get that one. God healed Leprosy many times in the bible. With me I kept praying that God would lead me in the direction I need to go. Every time I got introduced to another amputee. Then he had the world famous Dr. Jan Ertl call me and say he would do the amputation for free! Now, all I have been getting is good news and soon I will walk! I would like to spend a day with the owner of that website. I would hope that he could see how God is using me. There is the Amptrooper to go visit kids in hospitals (need donations) I sell funny amputee t-shirts and give all the money to the Barr Foundation (they buy prosthetics for people who cannot afford them) I have also been asked by my Dr's office to be the head of an amputee support group that they would like to start. God may not heal as far as growing limbs on amputees anymore but he surly uses them for great things and that can be more healing then a body part!
God bless you all and thank you for all your prayers! Keep it up please! We still have a long ways to go as far a healing, money, medical and I have 4 great kids but two of them are teenage girls!!!! :o Scary stuff!
Okay! This is a BIG one!!!!! My good friend who is an amputee who works with the famous Ertl Dr.s (one of who chopped my leg off) sent out an email to all his contacts this morning about the Amptrooper. With in minutes he got a phone call. A business owner who is a friend of his said "I want to buy him the Amptropper suit. Will $1,000.00 do it?" He is cutting me a check for $1,000.00 to buy the Suit I need for the Amptrooper.Wow That's great news Amp!!!! I'll look on ebay from time to time and if I see anything, I'll let you know!!!
I am floored!!!! What do you say to that! I said, if he wants a Lightsaber I'll make whatever kind he wants!! :D I was just so shocked! Still am!
That is crazy! So, this is really going to happen! For those who don't know what the Amptrooper is go here: http://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/index.php?topic=19740.0 The Amptrooper will still need donations as there are many other things that will need help. Print outs to hand out tshirts to give away to kids in the hospitals having birthdays and the website. All kinds of things to help with.
Here is the thing y'all can help with right now.
I need a suit! I can get a good fully put together "Stormtrooper" suit on ebay for about that price. I can wait and watch ebay for a good fully put together Clone Trooper suit. Or, if anyone here knows of someone that can build a Clone Trooper suit for that price or has one to sell that would be great. What do y'all think? Stormtrooper or Clone Trooper. I was thinking Clone because of all the kids watching the cartoon.
This is awesome! Praise God. I believe he is going to give that guy a big blessing for helping someone like that. I think God always bless those that help others! Amazing!
So, now, I really am The Amptrooper! Praise God!
Yeah, but our parents dont even know eachother and Im certainly no Alderaanian Princess :D ;-D Besides, there's always room for another love story Hehei was wandering what that second banner meant
Speaking of auditions, our school is holding a Talent Show in the first week of February, and the auditions for it are on Jan. 5. How many of you can guess what me and my friend are going to do? ;D ::)
Bah humbug... All I have to say.
were did you get the hat?
Glad to hear you folks are doing well. :)
As for me, I just saw this:
And to think I had just finished my audition a couple of days ago. :D Looking forward to playing this game next year.
Anyway, I'm not 100% sure if I'll get a part in the series I auditioned for--I think I did some lines for some characters better than others. Regardless of what happens, though, I can rest in the assurance that I gave it my best shot when I was there. 8)
That's really cool, what part did you audition for?
I've played second opinion but I'm not a surgery fan tbh lol Still fun at times...
Ach no worries on the mix up.
Atlus make some good games, good project(s) to work on.
I kinda stopped at Second Opinion but it was fun fighting of strange diseases and cutting with lasers!
On a personal front tonight has shown me who my friends are. The ones who have called or contacted me in some way just to convey their well wishes and hopes for my bright future - they have shown me where I belong and on whom I can rely.
On a personal front tonight has shown me who my friends are. The ones who have called or contacted me in some way just to convey their well wishes and hopes for my bright future - they have shown me where I belong and on whom I can rely.
In my case, it was an error on my part that showed me who my true friends were and are. The real attitudes and personalities of people tend come out when one makes mistakes. :p
perhaps u just patted them a little too hard.
It'll be OK.
*patpats Dearth Breather*
Good friends are always in abundance when times are great.
TRUE friends are there when you need them. ;)
(and usually have a *patpat* for you)
;D
He sort of looks like a young lucas. ;D
Ok... so I've been on here for awhile now... seen SOOOOO many cool sigs... and always wanted one.
I'm aware that Fx-Sabers Sig makers are on hold at the moment.
Never did one before.... so I decided to teach myself how to do it.
I learned how to make a gif and animate it within an hour.
Made my sig in just about that amount of time... and now I have a Sig EXACTLY as I pictured it in my head :)
Thanks Caine... was on the fence about sporting sunglasses... but you already beat me to it :)
Thanks Caine... was on the fence about sporting sunglasses... but you already beat me to it :)
That along with the saber and the AC/DC shirt make me all the more powerful and attractive in the first place. ;)
HAHA.
today is the day i declare my return to the forum! it's also the day i declare myself drug free at last!
today is the day i declare my return to the forum! it's also the day i declare myself drug free at last!
thanks guys, it's been a hard few months, but taking it one day at a time. it's true, strong is the dark side...
Congrats to all! :DAwesome, what is the game if you don't mind my asking?
As for me, I've committed to doing work for a new client--one that involves writing a script for a certain game. God willing, I'll be able to give him my best!
Breather... good luck with the job op!!!
AWESOME!!! oh you guys HAVE TO post those pics!!!
As for me, I'm no longer deathly ill, just really sick! :D Caught a nasty upper respiratory infection, 2 days in, went to the dentist for a deep cleaning so thorough it was 2 shades away from a root canal. went home with half of my face paralyzed for the rest of the day.
For the rest of the weekend I was miserable, feverish, in pain, missed out on work, school, doing anything but bein miserable. Got into a nasty fight with a friend because I was in so much misery. Said things I shouldn't have, have no way to take them back, it's all my fault, and he'll probably never talk to me again. What do I say? I didn't mean all those things I was texting, I was distracted by the crackling in my lungs? To be fair, I think he misunderstood what I was trying to say, and that just led the way for everything to go pear shaped.
But the good part? News I want to share with him, news I want him to be the first to hear, news he's been hoping would happen for me for AGES, news that probably only he would get the significance of. And because of my stupidness, now probably doesn't care about.
Dang. I should have posted this in the vent thread.
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Alright...here you go... from two different hemispheres... two legends.... an epic meeting....
got an 89.1 for my first semester of school! woulda gotten a 91.1 but they take off for attendance.
just started working out again and i feel great :)
Well, if a girl can't have roses sent to her, she can have a saber:
http://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/index.php?topic=22940.0 (http://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/index.php?topic=22940.0) No, it's not a Valentine's Day present, but it is from my very good friend, Eastern57. With all that is going on in his life, he found the time to make Sonata for me. I couldn't be more honored!
E, it's wonderful, you're wonderful, I couldn't be happier. I'll cherish it, honor it, and most importantly (as you've said before) I'll use it constantly - and think of you every time.
:-*
After 5 weeks of persistent headaches i go for some physio tomorrow which will hopefully do what medication has failed to thus far!!
After 5 weeks of persistent headaches i go for some physio tomorrow which will hopefully do what medication has failed to thus far!!
After 5 weeks of persistent headaches i go for some physio tomorrow which will hopefully do what medication has failed to thus far!!
I can relate. I have CRS. Chronic Headache Syndrome. I've had a headache every day for the last 20 years. literally.
On the good news note, my second child is due to arrive any day now. Possibly as soon as tomorrow.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
That link has a LOT of good news for the Cafe :)
On another note a friend of mine made a documentary detailling the Irish group known as 'Ash'.
Caine: you guys are nuts!
November of last year I decided I would dedicate my life to the service of others.
God Bless You All Too...Ther is a Great Awesome bunch of people here!!!! I am blessed to be a part of the FX-Sabers site ;D You All Rock with Excellence!!!
Just wanted to report that I have been trooping events almost every weekend for 2 months now (partly why I have not spent much time on the computer. Also building sabers has kept me away. Pictures coming soon).
The other thing is I had started the Middle Georgia Amputee Support Group. We have had 2 meetings so far and tho it is still a small group I am starting to get people calling about it! So, hopefully there will be some new faces there next Tuesday!!! I am excited about this as this is another way for me to reach people and help in anyway I can. I think this is going to be a great group!!!! After we get some more people I want to do some outings as well like, Amputee bowling!!!!! ;D
Please keep this in your prayers. We can always use them! The Lord has been blessing the AmpTrooper (not my screen name but the 501st stormtrooper) and the support group. I have also been attacked (Satan) on both fronts! So, I know I am on the right path! Praise God!
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Interesting. I was just on the phone a few minutes ago praying about something like this. There really are no coincidences...
Prayers by phone? :o No way! How do you know it really is the 'big guy' on the other end? And they say religion is stuck in the past but it looks like its all getting very 21st century! lol
No offense, just the way the sentence read made me laugh :D
Thanks, DB I really appreciate that! I did happen to find a phone to God tho!Prayers by phone? :o No way! How do you know it really is the 'big guy' on the other end? And they say religion is stuck in the past but it looks like its all getting very 21st century! lol
No offense, just the way the sentence read made me laugh :D
None taken. My bad. I didn't mean to say that I was speaking to God on the phone. I meant that I was talking with a friend on the phone and we prayed together for Amptrooper. XD
Thanks, DB I really appreciate that! I did happen to find a phone to God tho!
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Just been reading and following your progress, Amptrooper, and I must say...you're certainly one of the bravest men Ive ever made acquaintance with. It would be an honor to one day troop with you, though Ill be either Sith or FeMando ;-) As would the Mandalorian Mercs clans across the US. Look us up! We'd love to help any way we can! Tell em A'den Ca'tra of Redwood Alliance sent ya :-pThank you! Maybe someday we will be in the same place troopin! I am truly addicted to trooping!
Oh to shablah what the other jerk said. You cant make everyone happy, and there are more Christain Mercs than ya think ;-) Those who believe and believe the strongest are the most pursecuted, suffer the most.
Wow... not much "Good News Cafe" in two weeks??? C'mon guys!!! ;D
Well... today, for the first time in 10 weeks I was able to ask myself, "what do you want to do today". Spring finals are next week, all homework, labs, etc. have been completed. Review will be the first of next week - and I'll leave it there so it is fresh.
Still a little warm here (IN) to enjoy doing yardwork, so it's a day to update the message boards, get in some WoW, AC2... and do I dare say TFU! Just a casual day of lounging!
Hope everyone enjoys the rest of their day/weekend!!!!!
You guys taking summer courses? lol Cuz spring semester ended in May and Fall semester starts August 18th for me.
Honestly...nothing good is really going on in my life except knowing someone loves me for me, who I am, and I love him for him and who he is. We help get eachother through each day.
Honestly...nothing good is really going on in my life except knowing someone loves me for me, who I am, and I love him for him and who he is. We help get eachother through each day.
You guys taking summer courses? lol Cuz spring semester ended in May and Fall semester starts August 18th for me.
This is good to hear, Master Durangus! But always take precaution when approach a strnger, especially one in his predicament. If the driver was aggressive enough to attempt to pass you in these conditions, his behaviour maybe aggressive in nature. It was a good thing another driver assisted also.
Well I'm officially finished for summer school...
means I can finally sort out my paypal and get my tags of Hon-Rev (sorry buddy for the lateness! ;) )
Thanks DB :). The college I'm going to (Hardin-Simmons University) accepts around 2600 students a year, I was one of them. It's a good school, in a great place.
On the Good Side of things, God was watching over me tonight! ;)
I was driving home from work and it's been raining for the past several hours. Not a problem for me, I've driven in rain lots of times, but another California driver... apparently wasn't so experienced. We were on the I-25 Interstate (Speed Limit: 75 MPH. I was going 50 MPH due to the rain (the roads were SLICK)), and I was in the right lane. He got in the left lane to pass me. I see his headlights in my left mirror and my rearview, than suddenly, they're gone. Curious, I stole a glance at my rearview. I saw him fishtailing and spinning out of control, flying off the freeway. I slowly slowed down, pulled over and jogged over where he flew off (I have medical training). Another driver had stopped as well.
Thank the Lord he was okay, his car was fine (punctured a tire though) but man.... two things:
A. He flew off right next to a stopped, pulled over bus. He missed it by about 10 feet.
B. He was passing ME. I'm lucky he didn't fly into me!
I made it home fine, but that was... close. :o
I got my learners permit today so I can drive now!
I'm really happy. I'll be able to get my license by March! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Popping in here to mention the blessing God has given me... I was approved by YODA to offer my services as a Graphic Designer on the forums. I'm finishing the last sets of samples and I'll be out of town for the weekend, but expect to see a thread in The Mining Colony sometime early next week... :)
I'm excited to be able to offer my skillset to Fx-Sabers... and thrilled to challenge myself to devise new ways to make this hobby more distinguished than it already is in the Graphics World.
Thank you all to those who have supported me through the process of going over design after design and template after template... you know who you are :).
It'll be great to work aside people like JYN as well. I'm hoping that what we have to offer will complement each other to perfect the Graphics Area. I do want to mention that.. I'm not here to compete with JYN. If anything, I hope we get to work together. :)
A special thank you to Master Yoda for allowing me this honor and privilege.
-MD
*patpats Jedi Yar Nala and son*
Hang in there, friend. I was asthmatic when I was a kid, so I can understand what your son is going through. I pray that he'll outgrow it eventually. For now, he is very fortunate to have two very loving and caring fathers who are watching over him--you and God. :)
good news, comp is up and working again + most of my song that i have put up on a site (Link in profile) are doing well, one it not doing that well but that was before i got my ear tuned in again. But yes, Oh and my GF will be coming up to see me next month. I am super happy about this. I keep my thought positive about everything, But the universe listens to everything we think, and gives it to us if we want it or not. but that is how it works and i live with what it gives me XD. But yes all in all good news for me.
Congrats MD... I knew you'd get approved :)
You'll do great with this, and I recommend you highly.
... and no worries... we both contribute differently to our little community we love, in our own unique ways :)
Good news? I finally got to work out after 2 and a half months :). It feels amazing.
the normal albuterol can be risky (it elevates the heartrate of a person - no negative things found in that yet, but for a baby, it can be different).
Good news for me! I'm officially a Research Assistant Professor of Pharmacology ;D
Good news for me! I'm officially a Research Assistant Professor of Pharmacology ;D
Good news for me! I'm officially a Research Assistant Professor of Pharmacology ;D
Good news for me! I'm officially a Research Assistant Professor of Pharmacology ;D
Congratulations! Fancy that...a Pharmacology Professor with a lightsaber. =p
I'm coming home from Deployment overseas in November, I'll be back at Home Station Florida in December.
Three months after that I'm out of the Army.
Just won a "new to me" Roland Digi Piano off of Ebay for 1/2 of what I was willing to pay. It's the same make and model of what I use to gig with, but I sold my old one once I got outta gigging. It was a great stage piano, lightweight, 88-key, semi hammer action and AWESOME tones! After I sold it, I bought a Privia for the home, but hated it, so I recently bought a new yamaha home digital paino, ...but I sure as heck aint luggin THAT big thing around!
Then got into another band, and been using the old home unit that Im not happy with, it's heavy and the sounds aint all that great. Confusing huh.
Woo-Hoo! the sweet sounds of Roland fixin to be in the house again!
So, I now have my GREAT home unit, (the yamaha), a not so great at anything unit, (My Privia) and the new one, ...the Roland. YAY!@
Well someone just gave me a wake-up call. Found out my account here still exists. This is a good thing for coming events... ;)
Dearth, chalk up one for me as well, I play piano. ;) Though admittedly, it has been awhile since I've played (no time).
Well someone just gave me a wake-up call. Found out my account here still exists. This is a good thing for coming events... ;)
Nothing quite like facing someone in person. :)
I was hoping to post in this thread. ;)
My surgery went great. They took out the tumor and did pathology which came back cancer, but superficial. That means they got everything they could when they went in and the cancer hasn't penatrated any further. Next step is a few courses of immune therapy to kill any microscopic cells that may have been left over then another biopsy to make sure nothing is growing back, but they expect me to recovery fully. This has really made my Christmas to say the least! ;D
Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and prayers, I really, truly, appreciate it. :)
Nothing quite like facing someone in person. :)
Indeed! :) We tried 2 times and was forced to wait over a year too meet. I'm dreading having to leave... :'(
I was hoping to post in this thread. ;)
My surgery went great. They took out the tumor and did pathology which came back cancer, but superficial. That means they got everything they could when they went in and the cancer hasn't penatrated any further. Next step is a few courses of immune therapy to kill any microscopic cells that may have been left over then another biopsy to make sure nothing is growing back, but they expect me to recovery fully. This has really made my Christmas to say the least! ;D
Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and prayers, I really, truly, appreciate it. :)
As of 1:18 p.m. est Josiah Issac Kelly entered this world like a cannon ball at 7 lbs 9.5 ozs and 20 inches long, pictures to follow when I get to a computer where I can download 'em.Congratz :D
As of 1:18 p.m. est Josiah Issac Kelly entered this world like a cannon ball at 7 lbs 9.5 ozs and 20 inches long, pictures to follow when I get to a computer where I can download 'em.
As of 1:18 p.m. est Josiah Issac Kelly entered this world like a cannon ball at 7 lbs 9.5 ozs and 20 inches long, pictures to follow when I get to a computer where I can download 'em.
As of 1:18 p.m. est Josiah Issac Kelly entered this world like a cannon ball at 7 lbs 9.5 ozs and 20 inches long, pictures to follow when I get to a computer where I can download 'em.
You must be very proud :)
Good luck Grey Jedi. I also have that problem. Not only my nails, but after I finish a can of soda, I rip off the tab and chew that up. Dunno why :/
Congrats on the puppy.
I didn't die yesterday. Does that count?
my very first MHS build is on its way to my house today. im so anxiously waiting for the UPS to show up. im hoping it gets here before i have to leave for class.Nice man :) I can't wait till I get my Starkiller and V2
At least you guys have sabers. I havent built one or bought one yet. Gotta get a job first. :-\
Haha I really don't have money for sabers, but... I buy them anyhow :) lol...At least you guys have sabers. I havent built one or bought one yet. Gotta get a job first. :-\
that was my issue. couldnt find a job for so long. so i went back to school. now obama gives me money. :)
Haha I really don't have money for sabers, but... I buy them anyhow :) lol...At least you guys have sabers. I havent built one or bought one yet. Gotta get a job first. :-\
that was my issue. couldnt find a job for so long. so i went back to school. now obama gives me money. :)
Congrats on the puppy.
I didn't die yesterday. Does that count?
Yup, it counts. Sure beats dying, the not dying, eh? ;D
Two good things for me!Congrats!!!
Licensed some of my patented work and just got a new 50" Panasonic P50GT25 TV delivered today (my 1st HDTV!!!)
Do you got the blu ray player to enjoy it to its fullest :) even if you don't I hope you enjoy it, also make sure you television provider has high definition on your account.QFT, get a blu ray player!! I use my PS3 as my Blu Ray player :), if you have a PS3 dont forget to get an HDMI cable :)
I've got a blue-ray player already...I just wish it was one model number later as the one I have isn't 3D compatible.Ahh!!!! You didn't mention it was also 3D!!! Well you did give model number, but I didn't look it up :) awesome!!! Lucky lucky lol. 3D is to expensive for me. Let alone a 50"!!!! Hehe I hope you have fun with that beast.
I'll have to either pick up a PS3 or another 3D compatible BD player sometime soon.
Only BDs I have so far though are Die Hard and Scott Pilgrim vs the World.
After a long wait and saving, I finally managed to get 2 new Adobe programs, Adobe Photoshop CS5 (previously from CS2) and Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 (previously using a different XHTML/CSS based-editor). Now, I have to learn how to use Dreamweaver (I have no experience with it) but some of the new features of Photoshop CS5 are very nice and it's a big upgrade from CS2! :D I'm hoping to upgrade my skillset into designing dynamic websites (rather than the more basic ones I've worked on) and learn to use Flash as well :). I have more training with web design, but more practice with graphic design, if that makes any sense at all ;).
Hey guys! Just wanted to announce that on Sunday the 3rd of April, the 4yr anniversary of the day we started dating as well as the day after her birthday & the day before mine, I went down on one knee & asked my girlfriend Emily to marry me! Not only did she say yes but she's already agreed to a Star Wars themed wedding! Double score!! ;D!
Congrats Inferis! I want pictures of the Star Wars themed wedding ;).
She certainly is. She's a huge sci-fi fan, collects comics & action figures & she plays video games. Those are just a few of the things we have in common. I do believe I may be one of the luckiest geeks in the world! ;D
I'm really hoping to find a UK based droid builder with an imperial style astromech that we can hire to be the ring bearer. Failing that a regular R2 unit will be just as good. We're planning to practice like the dickens with Novastar & Caines Saber Combat System tutorial DVD so we can put on a properly choreographed display at the wedding reception.
It's looking like the wedding cake toppers will be replicas of our xbox 360 avatars (which are very good likenesses of us) in our Sith style wedding attire & the wedding favours will include replicas of said avatars frozen in carbonite mid cuddle made from chocolate all courtesy of Paul Pape an amazing artist & sculptor. I'm even looking into the possability of having them packaged on blister cards like the traditional action figures. ;)
Wanna hear something cool (since no one has looked nor commented on the pic I left in the Member's photo thread *glares*)
Vosk and Sythe (Shaak Ti) are gonna have the same last name ;D
Wanna hear something cool (since no one has looked nor commented on the pic I left in the Member's photo thread *glares*)
Vosk and Sythe (Shaak Ti) are gonna have the same last name ;D
Oh i saw that nice ring and i assumed you were already married.
apologies from a newbie
and congrats
Easily done, I made the same mistake myself. Don't feel bad though Sarge, I've been here for almost two years now & I'm still petty clueless. :D
Dawn, since we're mostly guys you need to be more obvious. Retake the shot with your ring right up in the camera. Then photo shop in a big red arrow pointing to said ring with the caption, this ain't no cracker jack box ring.
If you do all that you might fnd that 10% of us notice you are engaged. Its nothing personal. We're just guys. :D
LOL Well then...
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Better?
LOL Well then...
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Better?
Not sure where to post this but it was good news to me.I found a guy selling his collection of Star Wars books on Kijiji not to far from me so i went and took a look and came away with 58 books for $140.My Star Wars book collection has just got a lot bigger,plus i'll save alot of money in the long run.One i found was quite interesting,it's called (A Journal of the Making of The Empire Strikes Back) and was made back when the movie came out.
I recently got engaged (which many of you may have realized by reading my "Wedding Saber" thread in the Wanted section of the Trade Federation, and to top it off, I asked my fiancee's son if he would like it if I adopted him and he actually called me Dad for the first time!
thanks jag, that means alot! i hope i'm good enough to make it in :P
St. Louis Cardinals
2011 World Series Champs , and on my Birthday
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
St. Louis Cardinals
2011 World Series Champs , and on my Birthday
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
My wife and I needed new pulled two months ago. Her sisters all rave about these pillows. She likes hers, I hate mine. It's like using a rock. Give me a good old goose down any day.
Wish i could take it back. :P. I didn't exactly pay $10.
First thing monday morning i'm leaving this crappy town (Bendigo, Vic) and heading for the sunshine state! (QLD) to stay with a fellow fx sabers member up there for a few days. Heck if i'm lucky i may even stay for almost a week!
I'm going to make a few mix cds to listen to on the drive up and the first one to be blaring as we tear outta town, you guessed it-:D
I'm excited! :D
as in florida?? :-\
Im very glad I didn't go for a droid (especially after hearing news about a malware going after droid phones and needs a mega black belt hacker to get rid of it).
That's awesome, good luck :)
Use the Force! Itll help 8)
Cant find the stinkin Members Photo thread..,
Newest official member of The Dark Empire costume club as of this morning
Lady Ardor
TDE109
Thule Temple
Good stuff man! Vintage or replica?
Good stuff man! Vintage or replica?
It is made from a real vintage 2-cell Graflex flash, with a 3-cell replica backend from Parks :D
I'm shocked Sam I would have thought you would enjoy doing this install yourself?
Congrats on the great bargain regardless
I JUST BOUGHT MY FIRST GRAFLEX!!!!
It's a Luke ESB. Now all i need is a conversion kit, 2w speaker, pc-u, 5w ledengin and i'm set. So so so set :D
I'm glad it's going to a good home and being upgraded with electronics! ;D
As I think I explained to you, I decided that having two variations of the same lightsaber was dangerous for me. In the Star Wars universe, the ANH and ESB Luke are the same saber. If I have two variations of the same lightsaber, why don't I also have the Chronicles and Tunisia versions of Obi-Wan's ANH lightsaber? Instead of just the ANH Vader lightsaber, why don't I have ESB and ROTJ versions of Darth Vader's lightsaber? The Hero Luke and the v2? It's just too much to collect, and my brain is deeply wired to liking things in extremely specific sets.
I decided to get rid of the ESB, since I like the ANH more, mostly because of how amazingly clear Exactra 20 bubbles are. They give almost a glass/metal feeling to the saber which really raises the perceived quality of the item as a whole, at least in person and IMHO. So my final static collection will be the ANH Luke, ANH Obi-Wan, ANH Vader, and the ROTJ Luke, which I think covers all of the major in the original trilogy, without delving into multiple iterations and variations of each saber.
So, I'm about to enter my last semester in my Master's degree program for Library and Information Science (yes you do need a Master's degree to be a librarian - most of the people working the circulation desk are volunteers or student workers :)). The good news is that I have an interview tomorrow for the DPLA Research Assistant internship at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, which I would do while in my last semester, in addition to my other part-time job which is recording and podcasting events and lectures for my grad program.
The DPLA is really, really cool. It's the Digital Public Library of America initiative, which is a project that is attempting to bring together all of the major institutions in the United States together to create a single, unified national digital library. In some ways, it may be like Google Books, but like a public library - though it's very much in its infancy and planning/development stages. I'm just insanely excited about the possibilities this holds. Let's face it, many people never use libraries, since the degree of Internet penetration into households has risen so dramatically. As information specialists, we know that not all information is available online, which is a common misconception, but we also know that it's time/convenience versus actually having the highest about of precision and recall in a given search/query. I feel like the DPLA has a chance to make libraries really relevant again and I'm super excited for the chance to be involved in it. It also really fits my course of study, which has focused on information systems, metadata, the semantic web, databases and XML, and other related topics such as information architecture and usability.
Anyhow, that's my good news. I'll post again if I get the position. :)
I'm glad it's going to a good home and being upgraded with electronics! ;D
As I think I explained to you, I decided that having two variations of the same lightsaber was dangerous for me. In the Star Wars universe, the ANH and ESB Luke are the same saber. If I have two variations of the same lightsaber, why don't I also have the Chronicles and Tunisia versions of Obi-Wan's ANH lightsaber? Instead of just the ANH Vader lightsaber, why don't I have ESB and ROTJ versions of Darth Vader's lightsaber? The Hero Luke and the v2? It's just too much to collect, and my brain is deeply wired to liking things in extremely specific sets.
I decided to get rid of the ESB, since I like the ANH more, mostly because of how amazingly clear Exactra 20 bubbles are. They give almost a glass/metal feeling to the saber which really raises the perceived quality of the item as a whole, at least in person and IMHO. So my final static collection will be the ANH Luke, ANH Obi-Wan, ANH Vader, and the ROTJ Luke, which I think covers all of the major in the original trilogy, without delving into multiple iterations and variations of each saber.
That's sound reasoning Alessandra. I'm aware too there is the danger of collecting too many lightsaber variations that can quickly eat up funds. I was wondering why you decided to break up your Luke collection after that project. Also I remember you mentioning you had no interest in the Vader, but getting just the main ones from the OT would make a decent collection.
Still, I am going for the Luke trilogy too. I already have the Rylo ROTJ, and am waiting for a 2 cell graflex to arrive and see where I go from there.
I got the job at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard! I'll be a research assistant for the DPLA and since it's a paid position versus the unpaid internship I was going to do otherwise, I'll have a few thousand extra this Spring semester. :D
EDIT: I just wanted to add it seems like a super-cool place. Really laid back, I'll have no set hours and can work from home sometimes, and one of their concerns is "How can we keep the Berkman Center weird?", which I love. But really, it's a great place where really smart (and weird) people get together and do often ground-breaking or innovative work/research concerning the Internet and all things digital.
Awesome Luis! I always get excited showing someone something new or something I love. It's the best :)
I got the job at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard! I'll be a research assistant for the DPLA and since it's a paid position versus the unpaid internship I was going to do otherwise, I'll have a few thousand extra this Spring semester. :D
EDIT: I just wanted to add it seems like a super-cool place. Really laid back, I'll have no set hours and can work from home sometimes, and one of their concerns is "How can we keep the Berkman Center weird?", which I love. But really, it's a great place where really smart (and weird) people get together and do often ground-breaking or innovative work/research concerning the Internet and all things digital.
my parents opened their bakery yesterday! Twist Bakery and Cafe is now open in Millis, Mass.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Twist-Bakery-Cafe-Inc/192890780782817
stop by sometime if you're in the area!
Awesome news! Good for them, I wish them all the best in their new endeavour. Perhaps they could make some nice lightsaber shaped cinnamon twists. :)
my parents opened their bakery yesterday! Twist Bakery and Cafe is now open in Millis, Mass.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Twist-Bakery-Cafe-Inc/192890780782817
stop by sometime if you're in the area!
Very cool. Congrats to your parents. Owning a business' especially in food service is not an easy task.
It's close to my route from work. If I ever get off work early I'll make a detour. I like bakeries. ;D
Hope the flu goes quick mate.
Been a bit the same, but not the worst.
Oh and you DO know what you can do with those double ups right!!!!!!
Send them to the East Coast ;D
ill be 26 in 2 days on june 4th :)
ill be 26 in 2 days on june 4th :)
ill be 26 in 2 days on june 4th :)
Yeah happy birthday :D just a couple of months in front of me, I'm 26 in October...
;D ;D ;D On my way to pick up my baby Georgia Mai from the hospital today ;D ;D ;D and a certain Star Wars item has cleared customs today.
I think this is some pretty good news :)
;D ;D ;D On my way to pick up my baby Georgia Mai from the hospital today ;D ;D ;D and a certain Star Wars item has cleared customs today.I'm glad to hear ur daughter is doing well, i guess i can call my emergency surgery i had last week a good news since i wasn't even planning on going to the hospital if my fiance didn't force me to go and come to find out i've been feeling sick for awhile due to internal bleeding caused by ruptured spleen. ER doc said if it wasn't for my fiance draggin me to ER, my internal would blew up like a death star and i'll leave the rest to ur imagination. Guess she's really the one for me, can't resist not marrying my guardian angel.
I think this is some pretty good news :)
All packed up and ready to go ;D Leaving in the morning for beautiful Prince Edward Island on a 4 day camping trip.
It's going to be nice to get away from the TV,phones,computer and work for a bit ;)
All packed up and ready to go ;D Leaving in the morning for beautiful Prince Edward Island on a 4 day camping trip.
It's going to be nice to get away from the TV,phones,computer and work for a bit ;)
sabers make excellent flashlights, and might confuse bears.
All packed up and ready to go ;D Leaving in the morning for beautiful Prince Edward Island on a 4 day camping trip.
It's going to be nice to get away from the TV,phones,computer and work for a bit ;)
sabers make excellent flashlights, and might confuse bears.
No bears in PEI, but I DO recommend using your saber to make the fishermen avoid you.
Keep it in a display case 3p0 Lest I drool all over it....now you just need orcrist to match
Finally got a job closer to where I live, no more driving a hour to get to work. That really wears on you. Unfortunately ended up taking a pay cut, and not related to the degree I have.