The Swamp

Posted: **Tue Jan 23, 2018 2:15 pm**

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2018 7:47 pm A guy I work with was on his honeymoon last week...in Hawaii. So yeah, they were sitting having brunch when the missile alert went off.

He said they just said "Well...guess its time for more cocktails" and toasted each other.

A Facebook friend who lives in Kauai said he had just poured his coffee. Saw the alert, poured it out and poured some scotch.

Posted: **Tue Jan 23, 2018 2:21 pm**

I've been in Las Vegas for more than 10 years now and am kind of numb to all of the weird shit that happens when you live here, but in the last 24 hours I've learned one of my best friends got a job as head chef at the Hustler Club here in town and then two of my other best friends just interviewed a pron star on the radio.

Posted: **Tue Jan 23, 2018 2:22 pm**

Pruitt wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2018 2:07 pm
DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2018 12:31 pm
wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:38 pm
DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:33 pm
Rush2112 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2018 11:50 am Hamilton is coming to Denver this Spring. Wife wants to go, so trying to get tickets for our anniversary. I registered to try to get early access but missed out. Regular tickets are released in about 10 minutes, the venue has emailed me 5 times this morning to remind me they go on sale.
We went through the same thing here. Registered for early tix sales, and got completely shut out. Couldn't even log on to the Ticketmaster site.

Same thing happened Friday morning trying to get David Byrne tickets. Grrrr....
Maybe you will catch him out for a ride on your way to the office

Actually met him in the office last spring. He was in town for the opening of his musical about Imelda Marcos, and somehow got hooked up with someone here at the Institute. We were sitting in a lab, looking at one of our Electron Microscopes, when the Institute Director came walking in, giving him a tour. I thought "Wow...that guy looks really familiar....oh hey, Hi There David Byrne".
One of my heroes.

The Imelda Marcos album ("Here Lies Love") is really, really good.

$75. I'll be going solo, but I should go, right?

Posted: **Tue Jan 23, 2018 2:36 pm**

Giff wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2018 2:22 pm
Pruitt wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2018 2:07 pm
One of my heroes.

The Imelda Marcos album ("Here Lies Love") is really, really good.
$75. I'll be going solo, but I should go, right?

I'm planning to see him in August in Toronto. Not sure what the show will be, but should be good.

Posted: **Thu Jan 25, 2018 4:26 pm**

Eastern Time Zone - awesome in the morning (no meetings until 9?!?), sucks at night (how the fuck would one ever watch their team on the west coast?).

Posted: **Thu Jan 25, 2018 4:29 pm**

Giff wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2018 4:26 pm Eastern Time Zone - awesome in the morning (no meetings until 9?!?), sucks at night (how the fuck would one ever watch their team on the west coast?).

Yup. Mountain is realistically probably the best for watching sports, but Pacific isn't bad either. And it's nice to have the "late" games wrapped up by 10 p.m. most nights.

Posted: **Thu Jan 25, 2018 4:31 pm**

brian wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2018 4:29 pm
Giff wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2018 4:26 pm Eastern Time Zone - awesome in the morning (no meetings until 9?!?), sucks at night (how the fuck would one ever watch their team on the west coast?).
Yup. Mountain is realistically probably the best for watching sports, but Pacific isn't bad either. And it's nice to have the "late" games wrapped up by 10 p.m. most nights.

Agreed. The problem with Pacific would be missing east coast starts.

Posted: **Thu Jan 25, 2018 4:41 pm**

Giff wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2018 4:31 pm
brian wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2018 4:29 pm
Giff wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2018 4:26 pm Eastern Time Zone - awesome in the morning (no meetings until 9?!?), sucks at night (how the fuck would one ever watch their team on the west coast?).
Yup. Mountain is realistically probably the best for watching sports, but Pacific isn't bad either. And it's nice to have the "late" games wrapped up by 10 p.m. most nights.
Agreed. The problem with Pacific would be missing east coast starts.

You don't miss any on weekends and weekdays aren't as bad as you would think, though I'll admit it depends on your own personal ability to skate out of work 30 minutes early sometimes.

Posted: **Thu Jan 25, 2018 4:41 pm**

You just don't watch the PST games. Which is working out pretty well right now with NYR.

Posted: **Thu Jan 25, 2018 4:43 pm**

mister d wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2018 4:41 pm You just don't watch the PST games. Which is working out pretty well right now with NYR.

Yeah, it's not really an issue for me now either. I can't remember the last time I've stayed up late on a weeknight to watch Rockets or The 2017 World Series Champion Houston Astros.

Posted: **Thu Jan 25, 2018 5:52 pm**

mister d wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2018 4:41 pm You just don't watch the PST games.

I know you’re being tongue-in-cheek but that really is the main cause of East coast bias.

Posted: **Thu Jan 25, 2018 6:10 pm**

mister d wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2018 4:41 pm You just don't watch the PST games. Which is working out pretty well right now with NYR.

Nor will you have to worry about it in June.

Posted: **Thu Jan 25, 2018 6:54 pm**

I'd honestly rather not. Sell off the UFAs (and maybe Zucc) and hope to do a quick little restock for the next two years or whatever Henrik has left.

Posted: **Fri Jan 26, 2018 10:00 am**

Ever do some googling and figure out that you made ESPN.com 6 years ago for a cheerleader rejecting you on the internet?

I have.

http://www.espn.com/blog/playbook/trend ... gic-boxing

Posted: **Fri Jan 26, 2018 10:11 am**

That could have gone both better and a lot worse.

Posted: **Fri Jan 26, 2018 10:13 am**

That is indeed randomly awesome.

Posted: **Fri Jan 26, 2018 10:55 am**

tennbengal wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2018 10:13 am That is indeed randomly awesome.

Seconded.

Posted: **Fri Jan 26, 2018 1:43 pm**

That's fantastic.

Posted: **Fri Jan 26, 2018 4:23 pm**

I'm sitting here working in a coffee shop and the couple right across from me are having a meditation session. That's about on the same awkward level as watching people pray over their food in a restaurant.

Posted: **Fri Jan 26, 2018 4:25 pm**

P.D.X. wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2018 4:23 pm I'm sitting here working in a coffee shop and the couple right across from me are having a meditation session. That's about on the same awkward level as watching people pray over their food in a restaurant.

I thought you said mediation at first and that would actually be worse.

Posted: **Sat Jan 27, 2018 9:02 am**

I'm 2 weeks into this deployment thing. Not bad so far.

One thing that makes me laugh though: bathrooms here are called cadillacs. They are trailers similar to what you might see at a music festival or any other multi day outdoor event.

http://www.afcent.af.mil/Units/379th-Ai ... 001336278/

Anyhoo, the tag line of this base should be "Welcome to Al Udeid. Where taking a shit in a cadillac is not necessarily a bad thing."

If you're wondering (because I know Peter King would be), the food here isn't fucking up my stomach in ways the food does in America. Seriously. You'd think I'd have issues, but no. The food in America is bad for you.

And, if you want to send me stuff or know people who like to send stuff to deployed military, here you go:

[+] spoiler: John Mondello
955 AES Det 1
Unit 61226
APO, AE 09309

Don't feel obliged though. I do kinda live in Club Med. When I go to Afghanistan, different story, but I won't be there for that long. Others have it way rougher than me.

Posted: **Wed Feb 07, 2018 10:59 am**

I got up, took a shower, got ready, came to work and realized in the rest room that I apparently did not wash my hair. How the fuck do you miss that part of the routine?

Posted: **Wed Feb 07, 2018 11:01 am**

Depending on the texture and whether you use quality product, it's probably better not to wash your hair daily.

Posted: **Wed Feb 07, 2018 11:05 am**

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2018 11:01 am Depending on the texture and whether you use quality product, it's probably better not to wash your hair daily.

Tell that to my greasy mess of hair.

Posted: **Wed Feb 07, 2018 11:08 am**

Yeah, even if I'm rushing through a half shower, the hair has to be done.

Posted: **Wed Feb 07, 2018 11:16 am**

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2018 10:59 am I got up, took a shower, got ready, came to work and realized in the rest room that I apparently did not wash my hair. How the fuck do you miss that part of the routine?

This happens more than I should admit, but a lot of times I'll get to the part of my routine where I wash my hair and have forgotten if I've washed my hair already or not so I'll inevitably wash it again just to be sure.

Posted: **Wed Feb 07, 2018 11:23 am**

Wait ... shouldn't hair be first? Wash top down.

Posted: **Wed Feb 07, 2018 11:24 am**

I always do hair last.

Posted: **Wed Feb 07, 2018 11:27 am**

I do (in order):

1) Body cleaning (from bottom up)
2) Wash hair
3) Shave

(Shaving in the shower really helps if you have sensitive skin).

Posted: **Wed Feb 07, 2018 11:28 am**

New thread with a poll ...

Posted: **Wed Feb 07, 2018 11:29 am**

I shave before hair but after body (top down).

Posted: **Wed Feb 07, 2018 11:56 am**

I shave in the shower, too. It works great for me.

Posted: **Wed Feb 07, 2018 11:57 am**

brian wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2018 11:27 am (Shaving in the shower really helps if you have sensitive skin).

Can vouch for this, from back before I went with the permanent stubble.

Also, any cheap hair conditioner works just as well for shaving than any expensive cream/gel/foam.

Posted: **Wed Feb 07, 2018 11:57 am**

I use aloe.

Posted: **Wed Feb 07, 2018 11:59 am**

Johnny Carwash wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2018 11:57 am
brian wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2018 11:27 am (Shaving in the shower really helps if you have sensitive skin).
Can vouch for this, from back before I went with the permanent stubble.

Also, any cheap hair conditioner works just as well for shaving than any expensive cream/gel/foam.

True, but. The whole purpose of foam, etc. is to keep your face moist while you shave. If you are shaving in the shower, it's pretty unnecessary to put anything other than hot water on your face.

Posted: **Wed Feb 07, 2018 12:01 pm**

Your razors must be better than mine. If I don't use foam (cheap Barbasol!) it's like pulling a rake through the weeds.

Posted: **Wed Feb 07, 2018 12:04 pm**

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2018 12:01 pm Your razors must be better than mine. If I don't use foam (cheap Barbasol!) it's like pulling a rake through the weeds.

The secret is to get your face good and hot and moist before starting. I use the mid-level Dollar Shave Club blades, which are nothing special.

Posted: **Wed Feb 07, 2018 12:09 pm**

sancarlos wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2018 12:04 pmThe secret is to get your ...d ... hot and moist before starting.

Posted: **Wed Feb 07, 2018 2:06 pm**

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2018 11:01 am Depending on the texture and whether you use quality product, it's probably better not to wash your hair daily.

I will go days without using shampoo when I have long(ish) hair for these reasons + curls

Posted: **Wed Feb 07, 2018 2:35 pm**

WE FUCKING KNOW YOU WORK OUT STOP RUBBING IT IN EVERYONE'S FACE

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