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

[Delightful]

49 minutes ago, Briar King said:

So epic! MIR passed over and right when it was directly overhead a satellite crossed its path going the other way. Such a treat to get that xtra bit.

Can I have that in laymans terms please?

[Briar King]

38 minutes ago, Delightful said:

Can I have that in laymans terms please?

The space station MIR passed over Louisiana and as it was directly overhead another space satellite crossed in view going the opp direction.

[Delightful]

28 minutes ago, Briar King said:

The space station MIR passed over Louisiana and as it was directly overhead another space satellite crossed in view going the opp direction.

So you got to see two space stations at the same time, basically?

[Sunbird she/her]

@Briar King Did you need any magnification (binoculars, telescope, etc) in order to see the space stations and distinguish them from stars and other stuff in the sky?

[Briar King]

4 minutes ago, Sunbird said:

@Briar King Did you need any magnification (binoculars, telescope, etc) in order to see the space stations and distinguish them from stars and other stuff in the sky?

I happened to be looking at that moment with binocs and when I realized what was going on I shouted out "whoa a satellite just passed by also!" And my old man who was looking naked eye said he saw that to. My ex, kids, & aunt also saw the Sat naked eye. MIR is as bright as Venus in the sunlight and it clips across the sky in about 2 mins so it's very easy to track eyes only.

[Briar King]

17 minutes ago, Delightful said:

So you got to see two space stations at the same time, basically?

More or less yeah. The station and a random unmanned communication/weather/spy? Satellite.

[marsoupial they/them]

13 hours ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

I buy most of my stuff at Walmart, but I have sensitivities to artificial additives, so there's a few things I need to get from places like Trader Joes. Of course, while I was there today, I learned that several of their items are cheaper than they are at Walmart, so that's where I'll go for those things. 

My mom's on paleo so we have to go to places like FreshMarket every once in a while to get her some stuff she needs. 

[Nashan’Elin he/him]

My Gov teacher had everyone bring in cake today for extra credit to represent types of federalism (I don't really get it, but okay) and we're having a cake day and it is storming awesome!

Also, I am rapidly losing focus as my sugar high goes on 

[marsoupial they/them]

1 minute ago, Nashan'Elin said:

My Gov teacher had everyone bring in cake today for extra credit to represent types of federalism (I don't really get it, but okay) and we're having a cake day and it is storming awesome!

Also, I am rapidly losing focus as my sugar high goes on 

You and I have differing definitions of "sugar high"...

[Ecthelion III he/him]

On 9/28/2016 at 3:41 PM, Mistrunner said:

Got back from our first marching competition. We got straight ones. That's real good. 

We stopped by Braum's for lunch afterwards, and since there's a little grocery store section of the place, some people ended up with interesting purchases. A friend of mine got a half-gallon of apple juice and Nilla wafers. Someone had a bunch of bananas they were handing out. Another person almost bought a cheesecake.

All in all, a satisfying trip.

How was Donald the Trumpet?

[Mistrunner]

2 hours ago, Ecthelion III said:

How was Donald the Trumpet?

Donald got to stay home. I was playing Bartholomew the Baritone yesterday.  Today I played Terence the Trombone. He's warming to me. Still a bit finicky, but so are all instruments when you first get 'em.

[Briar King]

Cold front! Finally some relief of this very grueling Louisiana summer we had.

[Darkness Ascendant he/him]

I just realised that every 50 years, a massive storm hits Australia  Thanks Global Warming, you've brought us an Everstorm.

[marsoupial they/them]

It's finally getting cold! 

After record temperatures this summer, it's getting cold again! Yay!

I love the cold.

[Darkness Ascendant he/him]

4 minutes ago, bleeder said:

It's finally getting cold! 

After record temperatures this summer, it's getting cold again! Yay!

I love the cold.

So do I, love the cold I mean. At least you can get warm then. In the heat, it seems impossible to get cold

[marsoupial they/them]

Just now, Darkness Ascendant said:

So do I, love the cold I mean. At least you can get warm then. In the heat, it seems impossible to get cold

I would rather be in the cold and bundle up than be in the warm (?) and try to cool off.

[Sunbird she/her]

@bleeder and @Darkness Ascendant 100% agree! I'm constantly miserable when the weather is hot.

[Djarskublar he/him]

I got a promotion at work! I got put on the quality assurance team at my job, so I can finally get something on my resumé that says I'm more than some schmuck who had one crap job.

The pay isn't any better, and may actually be worse, but I get more hours now. But maybe in 6 months or a year I can go find a better job that pays well, rather than this decent job that pays poorly.

I was only here because the place has high turnover for management, so I got the promotion in a year. I was honestly expecting six months.

[Briar King]

5 hours ago, Sunbird said:

@bleeder and @Darkness Ascendant 100% agree! I'm constantly miserable when the weather is hot.

I'd rather see my breath, be in long sleeves with a coat, and most important have snot running out my nose then feel one single drop of sweat run down my head.

[Eccentric Hero he/him]

9 hours ago, bleeder said:

It's finally getting cold! 

After record temperatures this summer, it's getting cold again! Yay!

I love the cold.

No! It's too cold. The worst part is that now it is cold outside and inside.

And I only have two jackets, a thin one that I usually wear and a big pufffy one that I rarely use. Why do people have so many jackets?

[marsoupial they/them]

5 hours ago, Eccentric Hero said:

No! It's too cold. The worst part is that now it is cold outside and inside.

And I only have two jackets, a thin one that I usually wear and a big pufffy one that I rarely use. Why do people have so many jackets?

Man, I wear suit coats when it gets cold. My heavy coat when it's really cold.

[Kaymyth she/her]

I...do not handle cold well.

Seriously, we are entering into the half of the year where the only times I feel warm are in the shower and in bed snuggled in with the husband and heated mattress pad.  And even in the second one, I still have to wear socks to bed because my feet don't thaw out until halfway through the night.

That's my problem, really.  My hands and feet get very cold very easily; it doesn't matter how much I bundle up, my toes are still going to be made of ice.  I can actually be sweating underneath my layers and still have chilled feet, and if my feet are cold then I am miserable.

[PantsForSquares he/him]

6 hours ago, Eccentric Hero said:

No! It's too cold. The worst part is that now it is cold outside and inside.

And I only have two jackets, a thin one that I usually wear and a big pufffy one that I rarely use. Why do people have so many jackets?

No clue. I own two jackets myself (a pleather jacket and a full-blown winter one), and that's more than enough. If the weather warrants something between the two, then I just add gloves, the sleeves I use for woodworking, and a scarf (on top of the pleather jacket). If it's extremely cold, I just use the above combo with my winter jacket. Generally speaking, that's all I need.

[Kaymyth she/her]

My new nephew was born today!  And he's already a sassy little thing.  The expression on his face when being posed for the camera says very clearly, "I am unimpressed with these shenanigans. This crem dung will stop forthwith!"

[Djarskublar he/him]

1 hour ago, Kaymyth said:

I...do not handle cold well.

Seriously, we are entering into the half of the year where the only times I feel warm are in the shower and in bed snuggled in with the husband and heated mattress pad.  And even in the second one, I still have to wear socks to bed because my feet don't thaw out until halfway through the night.

That's my problem, really.  My hands and feet get very cold very easily; it doesn't matter how much I bundle up, my toes are still going to be made of ice.  I can actually be sweating underneath my layers and still have chilled feet, and if my feet are cold then I am miserable.

Winter is coming. Not getting cold feet, are you?

Gratz on the nephew. Have fun spoiling him.