The Swamp

rass wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 1:27 pm Passed!

But no license because we had a 10:40am appt and by the time we made it to a licensing center they weren’t taking walk ins.

rass wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 3:06 pm

rass wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 1:27 pm Passed!

But no license because we had a 10:40am appt and by the time we made it to a licensing center they weren’t taking walk ins.

And our first fender bender. She wasn't paying attention and backed into a pole at a parking garage. Not sure how fast she was going and why the sensor didn't warn her. Tail light is cracked but working, rear body panel cracked and scratched, somehow a small dent in the bottom of the tail gate, too. Fun dealing with her melting down and my wife angrily texting at the same time.

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 3:59 pm I always buy the road hazard anymore with younger drivers.

The Sybian wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 4:12 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 3:59 pm I always buy the road hazard anymore with younger drivers.

I really should have. The Town Facebook page was going nuts over all of the people getting flat tires from nails. We have several townhouse and luxury apartment projects going up, and the builders must be dropping nails from their trucks or something.

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 6:51 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 4:12 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 3:59 pm I always buy the road hazard anymore with younger drivers.

I really should have. The Town Facebook page was going nuts over all of the people getting flat tires from nails. We have several townhouse and luxury apartment projects going up, and the builders must be dropping nails from their trucks or something.

I sounded like a real douche. But I meant I do it because it bit me before.

rass wrote: ↑Tue Aug 29, 2023 12:39 pm Let us know how she is.

mister d wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 2:23 pm Would you mind checking if South Plainfield also just got hit with that storm? Supposed to go there for a game in a few hours.

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 6:27 pm My oldest daughter, who graduated from Gonzaga in the spring, had her start date pushed back from September to March 2024, so she's been living her best life all summer. She did the Birthright trip to Israel for 2 weeks, then did a serious religious seminar at a University in Jerusalem. She almost dropped out...it was way more orthodox/conservative than she was led to believe, and some of the other women in the program were pulling the "Mean Girl" nonsense with her because of it. But she toughed it out, and absolutely loved Israel. She's now thinking of going back there when she thinks about going to grad school.

Now, she's been back for about a month, and is down in SoCal, being an "outdoors mentor" for a group called Naturalists at Large. She's currently spending a month on Catalina island, teaching sea kayaking, snorkeling, and hiking to groups of rich private school middle-schoolers. She'll do that until mid-november, and then we'll go from there.

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 6:37 pm

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 6:27 pm My oldest daughter, who graduated from Gonzaga in the spring, had her start date pushed back from September to March 2024, so she's been living her best life all summer. She did the Birthright trip to Israel for 2 weeks, then did a serious religious seminar at a University in Jerusalem. She almost dropped out...it was way more orthodox/conservative than she was led to believe, and some of the other women in the program were pulling the "Mean Girl" nonsense with her because of it. But she toughed it out, and absolutely loved Israel. She's now thinking of going back there when she thinks about going to grad school.

Now, she's been back for about a month, and is down in SoCal, being an "outdoors mentor" for a group called Naturalists at Large. She's currently spending a month on Catalina island, teaching sea kayaking, snorkeling, and hiking to groups of rich private school middle-schoolers. She'll do that until mid-november, and then we'll go from there.

Sounds like she is making the most of a less than ideal situation..but will find out that getting a bit of time to do stuff like that before tied to a desk was a gift.

Plus when she gets that next seasonal job at Snoqualmie or the game day job for the Kraken, she will make her friends jealous.

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2023 7:37 pm Pretty confident the Yankees lead the league in lefty pitchers with mustaches.

sancarlos wrote: ↑Fri Sep 22, 2023 11:33 am My daughter is enjoying life out there in Washington, DC. And, she phoned last night and excitedly told us her boss told her there is a case to made to move her up to the next higher pay grade (after only one and a 1/2 months on the job.) so she’s go that going for her, which is nice.

sancarlos wrote: ↑Fri Sep 22, 2023 11:33 am My daughter is enjoying life out there in Washington, DC. And, she phoned last night and excitedly told us her boss told her there is a case to made to move her up to the next higher pay grade (after only one and a 1/2 months on the job.) so she’s go that going for her, which is nice.

The Sybian wrote: ↑Tue Sep 26, 2023 9:46 pm Wild game against Cerrano's former employer tonight. End to end fast breaks and lots of scoring opportunities. Good guys went down 3-2 with 8 minutes left. My daughter bagged her first varsity goal with 5 minutes left to tie the game. Good guys get a corner kick with 15 seconds left. Ball bounces around the box, defender clears it right to my daughter at the top of the box. She lines up a one-time and hit it pure... but her teammate tried to dive out of the way but dove into the shot that looked like it was on target. Girl told her she expected her to take a touch to the side. Then 5 minutes into golden goal OT, my daughter scored her second goal to win it. Walk offs are the best!

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Sep 26, 2023 10:27 pm Oh fuck. That’s awesome.

The Sybian wrote: ↑Tue Sep 26, 2023 9:46 pm Wild game against Cerrano's former employer tonight. End to end fast breaks and lots of scoring opportunities. Good guys went down 3-2 with 8 minutes left. My daughter bagged her first varsity goal with 5 minutes left to tie the game. Good guys get a corner kick with 15 seconds left. Ball bounces around the box, defender clears it right to my daughter at the top of the box. She lines up a one-time and hit it pure... but her teammate tried to dive out of the way but dove into the shot that looked like it was on target. Girl told her she expected her to take a touch to the side. Then 5 minutes into golden goal OT, my daughter scored her second goal to win it. Walk offs are the best!

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Mon Sep 25, 2023 9:18 pm The GF's daughter and her boyfriend have started their own agency...Ampersand Studios. Here's their website: Ampersand Studios

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2023 10:40 am Hell yes.

Video?

rass wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2023 6:36 am

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Mon Sep 25, 2023 9:18 pm The GF's daughter and her boyfriend have started their own agency...Ampersand Studios. Here's their website: Ampersand Studios

Looks good. They have an actual plan and structure behind it?

The Sybian wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2023 11:06 am

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2023 10:40 am Hell yes.

Video?

If you really want it, I could upload when I have some time. I did screen record clips for the grandparents. Might be more interesting to see the 5 minutes where the announcers discussed what a great job Coach Prime is doing with his program. I FF'ed into the discussion, but I think they were saying the Yankees drew only 60 fans to their last game for "Fan Appreciation Day."