The Good News Thread: I'm So Excited! And I Just Can't Hide It!

[Orlion Blight he/him]

Got the hard drive out of the personal laptop that failed and turned it into an external hard drive. I'm copying music, photos and notes to another (older) laptop so that they exist in two places. Later, I'll hook up my massive external hard drive and back up there as well.

So, I'll have to get a new laptop, but that purchase can be postponed for a bit!

[Mestiv he/him]

28 minutes ago, Orlion Determined said:

Got the hard drive out of the personal laptop that failed and turned it into an external hard drive. I'm copying music, photos and notes to another (older) laptop so that they exist in two places. Later, I'll hook up my massive external hard drive and back up there as well.

So, I'll have to get a new laptop, but that purchase can be postponed for a bit!

Maybe purchase some online backup solution? I use CrashPlan, that gives me unlimited storage for one machine, for something like $5 a month. I have > 500Gb safely backed up, somewhere safe.

[Orlion Blight he/him]

34 minutes ago, Mestiv said:

Maybe purchase some online backup solution? I use CrashPlan, that gives me unlimited storage for one machine, for something like $5 a month. I have > 500Gb safely backed up, somewhere safe.

Now, where's the fun in that? 

[Sunbird she/her]

I'm in complete shock.

I just finished placing orders to buy/rent all the textbooks my schedule says I'll need for this upcoming semester, and I only spent $81. That's INCLUDING shipping. I have NEVER spent so little on textbooks for one semester.

[Chaos he/him]

I'm going to Japan next year!!! I am so excited.

Now I just need to, you know, plan it all. But I definitely am going in 2017. 

[Jondesu he/him]

3 minutes ago, Chaos said:

I'm going to Japan next year!!! I am so excited.

Now I just need to, you know, plan it all. But I definitely am going in 2017. 

Nice!  Do you know yet where in Japan you're going?  I'm only familiar with Tokyo and Chiba, and a little bit with Ishinomaki, where I did some cleanup after the 3/11 earthquake and tsunami.

jW

[Chaos he/him]

1 hour ago, Jondesu said:

Nice!  Do you know yet where in Japan you're going?  I'm only familiar with Tokyo and Chiba, and a little bit with Ishinomaki, where I did some cleanup after the 3/11 earthquake and tsunami.

jW

I'm going to be traveling by myself, and I'm planning it myself. So I could go anywhere. Probably most places that are more English friendly (so cities), as it's been too long since I've taken Japanese and forgotten almost everything. 

It's kind of scary to fully plan the trip yourself... But I'm excited!

[Oversleep]

3 hours ago, Chaos said:

I'm going to be traveling by myself, and I'm planning it myself. So I could go anywhere. Probably most places that are more English friendly (so cities), as it's been too long since I've taken Japanese and forgotten almost everything. 

It's kind of scary to fully plan the trip yourself... But I'm excited!

What kind of trip we're talking about? Few days or more like a month or months?

Because those are totally different trips.

[Chaos he/him]

1 hour ago, Oversleep said:

What kind of trip we're talking about? Few days or more like a month or months?

Because those are totally different trips.

Weeks, but not more than six weeks. I'm hoping 4-6.

[Jondesu he/him]

34 minutes ago, Chaos said:

Weeks, but not more than six weeks. I'm hoping 4-6.

That's plenty of time for an awesome trip. I'd make sure you spend a good bit of time in Tokyo, but also visit Kyoto and one of the areas in both the south and north if you can. Hiroshima or Nagasaki too, though you probably don't need to go to both.

In Tokyo, Akihabara is fun (the electronics district), Harajuku (fashion and crazy costumes), the fish markets, Asakusa shrine (tons of cheap trinkets in front, but the shrine is way back in there). If you're not claustrophobic, you can try a capsule hotel; we used a youth hostel once that was nice too, or there are plenty of more regular hotels.

Try every kind of food you can. Even the non-Japanese restaurants. Japanese food to be sure you get: Okonomiyaki, Miso Ramen (if you're okay with spice, get the red kind), Tsukiyaki, anything sold on a stick at street vendors (usually beef or pork, but sometimes octopus or other things), Takoyaki (octopus fried in batter, served as fried balls). There's more, but those are the ones you might not just run across.

Anyways, I happen to really like Japan.

jW

[Briar King]

I'm so happy getting a hardcover bk $1 at BAM. Made my day

[Sunbird she/her]

50 minutes ago, Briar King said:

I'm so happy getting a hardcover bk $1 at BAM. Made my day

Bargain books are the best!

[Silverblade5 he/him]

*Finds additional material on things I like*

[Voidus]

I'm a dad!

Have only been able to post sporadically over the weekend while in hospital but all home now so yay!

[Claincy he/him]

20 minutes ago, Voidus said:

I'm a dad!

Have only been able to post sporadically over the weekend while in hospital but all home now so yay!

Congrats! 

[Delightful]

2 hours ago, Voidus said:

I'm a dad!

Have only been able to post sporadically over the weekend while in hospital but all home now so yay!

Ahhhhhhhhh! Mazal Tov!!! 

Everyones healthy?

[Voidus]

Just now, Delightful said:

Ahhhhhhhhh! Mazal Tov!!! 

Everyones healthy?

Thanks!
Yep Mrs. Voidus and baby Voidus are both doing great. She's already so well behaved and adorable. 

[Delightful]

Awesomeness  

[Orlion Blight he/him]

Felicidades! As they might say in some neighborhoods in Denver, Colorado.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

We must make certain her first word is "Cosmere." First sentence, "And then Nighthound died."

Edited August 23, 2016 by TwiLyghtSansSparkles

[WayneSpren he/him]

Congratulations, @Voidus! Also, I would think you had better teach her to say "I am a stick" first. You know, priorities.

 

Also, Delightful...

On August 20, 2016 at 7:41 AM, Delightful said:

It's Ruby Rose from the show RWBY. Though I should totally draw her.....

wait. I have drawn her. Just not particularly well. 

Now that I can find the picture...

Would it be annoying if I used it, thus caused everyone to think I was you and give me upvotes?

Edit: This post gave me my 1000th upvote. 

Thank you, "someone".

 

Edited August 24, 2016 by DelightfuI

[Voidus]

5 hours ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

We must make certain her first word is "Cosmere." First sentence, "And then Nighthound died."

I'm still deciding whether the first book we read to her will be Reckoners or Stormlight. 

[Silverblade5 he/him]

8 hours ago, Orlion Determined said:

Felicidades! As they might say in some neighborhoods in Denver, Colorado.

I live there, and can confirm that most people do not say this.

[Delightful]

8 hours ago, WayneSpren said:

Congratulations, @Voidus! Also, I would think you had better teach her to say "I am a stick" first. You know, priorities.

 

Also, Delightful...

Now that I can find the picture...

Would it be annoying if I used it, thus caused everyone to think I was you and give me upvotes?

 

Sure! Upvotes should be a meritocracy  

[Doc12]

I took my the first step of obtaining my driving licence today, the rules and regulations of the road test. Its a fifty test question where you're tested on everything  from signs, to the different traffic acts, to the different penalties for different acts, to scenarios where you have to choose the correct outcome or action.

Man I was nervous.

Turns out? 

49/50

YASSSSS