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- Nutter64
My significant other died 3 days ago. I spent the last day and a half sitting in a chair next to the hospital bed holding hands and talking. Something very surreal about seeing a oxygen counter slowly go do and then the person you love is just gone.
All you had planed, all you had hoped for, gone and never coming back. We got 12 years together, I wish we had gotten more, but I'm grateful for what we got.
Enjoy your time together, you never know when its suddenly gone.
- <3********
- My god, I'm so sorry, Nutter.Continuity
- :(NBQ00
- Condolences. Tragic.monospaced
- Fuck. We’re here for you matescarabin
- Deepest condolences to you for your losszaq
- I'm so sorry :(Akagiyama
- No words. If you need any help, we're around.garbage
- So sorry, Nutter... you have friends herespl33nidoru
- So sorry, Nutter :( Please let us know if we can help.PonyBoy
- Sincere condolencesd_gitale
- My condolences, can't imagine your pain, so sorry :'(OBBTKN
- So so sorry for your lossformed
- Day by day, nutter. Sorry, man.bezoar
- Oh my dear man, I'm so terribly sorry. I don't think a post on QBN has ever made me cry before xNairn
- Sincere condolences.shapesalad
- Fuck :(pango
- Same, Nairn. That is just the saddest thing ever. I’m so sorry for your loss Nutter. I can’t imagine how hard it is right now.mort_
- Fuck that’s terrible, sorry for your lossdee-dubs
- Thanks for the support everyone. I try to keep busy in order to not think too much about it. The apartment just feels empty and gigantic now.Nutter
- speechless ... deepest condolences.uan
- damn so sorry to hear :(YakuZoku
- one day at a time man. keep it busy, we only have this very moment.Beeswax
- Sorry man, how did she die?drgs
- so sorry to hear...my deepest condolences :(oey_oey
- I'm sorry for your loss Nutter :(utopian
- I cannot imagine what you're going through. Condolences.ArmandoEstrada
- oh man, so sorry for you xfadein11
- Oh man, deepest condolences.thumb_screws
- sad days indeed. Sorry for your loss.autoflavour
- sorry for your loss._me_
- So sorry for your loss. Wishing you peaceGnash
- +++ to youBonSeff
- They were here. They lived. And they were loved, because of you.cannonball1978
- My heart goes out to you. Sorry for your loss.futurefood
- so sorry nutter, I couldn't imagine what you're going through. Much love._niko
- sorry for your loss nutter, that is devastating and you speak true words.capn_ron
- Logged in to send my condolences.noRGB
- Sending my condolencesSimonFFM
- condolences dudetrooperbill
- Condolences.jagara
- I'm so sorry. It's hard to imagine what you must be going though.Chimp
- I can't even find the right words, because there aren't any. My deepest condolences.Longcopylover
- My condolences.milfhunter
- Can't imagine. So sorry for your loss.Fax_Benson
- Really sorry man.PhanLo
- I'm so sorry for you Nutter, sorry for your loss.Wolfboy
- This is the saddest thing i've ever read on here and I can't even begin to imagine where you must be right now. Keep in touch mate and thoughts are with youIanbolton
- I am so so sorry to hear this. I don't know you at all, but that broke me, I cannot imagine what you are feeling. Sending you the strength to move forward.de4k
- So sorry. Know that we are here with you in your sorrows.stewart
- So sorry for your loss.dyspl
- So sorry for your loss Nutter.instrmntl
- This hit a nerve - sending positive thoughts to you and your family :)spot13
- Very sorry for your loss.mg33
- sorry for your loss - sending my condolencessinjun
- Gutted. Sorry for the loss. May you find strength and peace.dibec
- I'm so sorry for your loss Nutter.exador1
- Wow brutal. Hang in there. Thanks for the reminder hug my loved ones and seize the day.falcadia
- Ughh, I can't imagine. So sorry for your loss.elahon
- My deepest condolences, I'm sorry for your loss Nutter.BuddhaHat
- <3
- autoflavour1
would be interesting to know how many users are still considered active on QBN..
Roll Call !!
- 1OBBTKN
- me_me_
- yo!Gardener
- Filmed in Toronto?utopian
- i'm not here.pango
- hellofuturefood
- Hifadein11
- lurkingdmay
- Yo!rybo
- shooshinteliboy
- Yes.PhanLo
- not mehans_glib
- Hi!Miesfan
- I refuse to participate in these kind of posts.Nairn
- #bebestSalarrue
- +1grafician
- ‘ave it.MrT
- every few months someone does this :)renderedred
- it's a trap. He's FBIBeeswax
- 'ello who dis?Longcopylover
- Dingo ate my baby!necromation
- I'amBennn
- QBN is obviously in decline. We would need new members, active members.Bennn
- I'm not sure if it is in decline —at least as you might think. One thing I've noticed from my survey below is that good content attracts comments from 'lurkers'Nairn
- yurpakiersky
- still here.
at this point, I suppose I always will be :)exador1 - @Bennn, good idea! how would we go about bringing in new members?renderedred
- ... but avoid spam and wackos ;)renderedred
- I dig +********
- ǝɹǝɥ ןןɐ ʇou ɯ,ıspunji
- Anonymouszaq
- I heard its impossible to create new accounts, is it true?Bennn
- ✋spot13
- herro.ben_
- wha?robotron3k
- liquify toolzarb0z
- Lurker saying hi... ✋ayport
- Lurking a couple of times a weeklnu
- https://www.youtube.…pango
- I wish I could certify all of you!drgs
- I am not here.garbage
- yup_niko
- wordMaaku
- What nairn saidmonNom
- What’s going on?thumb_screws
- presentIRNlun6
- yodesmo
- I am considered an active cynical asshole.BonSeff
- i've been hear for almost 20 years since the old days of NewsToday but must admit i don't 'fit in' or belong here.bliznutty
- Actively lurking ✌seldon
- and i can't even spell 'here' rightbliznutty
- PresentBaskerviIle
- Hello.hosscreative
- What defines active?misterhow
- Active: posting/answering at least 1x/day i'd sayBennn
- ✋voiceof
- y!dbloc
- Heyo!aslip
- Still here!evil1
- Every daySimonFFM
- hisssBabySnakes
- 56 checking in...ArmandoEstrada
- Yo!brandonp
- ᴱᵛᵉʳʸ ᴰᵃʸwhatthefunk
- #MQBNGAKrassy
- ᕙ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ᕗPonyBoy
- ⁽⁽(੭ꐦ •̀Д•́ )੭*⁾⁾prophetone
- Present and accounted forstoplying
- By the time you hear the next pop, the funk shall be within youjaylarson
- I am a meat popsicleriteshpatel
- every day (still my home page)riteshpatel
- Is it me you're looking for?GRAC
- yuplvl_13
- still representing once in a while.dee-dubs
- holamaquito
- you beteryx
- 67 unique posters so fardrgs
- Question for those of you who only lurk and don't contribute: why?Krassy
- **raises hand**elahon
- Still lurking...evilpeacock
- After 20 years, I still dont totally understand why would someone just lurk QBN and never participateBennn
- fart soundbezoar
- yoPalindrome
- hey, who farted in here?!microkorg
- Wut!!??Akagiyama
- high therecanoe
- https://media.giphy.…sea_sea
- watfeel
- Hey crew ; )antimotion
- I usually just lurk now.5timuli
- Bork.DRIFTMONKEY
- Static_Line
- Occasionally drop by.JerseyRaindog
- Present...RumperChunk
- i abide daily ;)trooperbill
- Me & Troop reppin' Halifaxfaxion
- Still lurking most days :)WhiteFace
- YoHayzilla
- Hi, is this the AA Meeting?Sellies
- hello.nocomply
- holy shit.. that went better than expected..autoflavour
- Semi regularcolab
- Yep.shellie
- hi.uan
- okPhanLo
- this is way too many people than expectedpango
- Most work days between 2-5pm
Repping the Berkshire, UK massive!Hayzilla - yes'mdbloc
- ArmandoEstrada53
- HBD you old chunk of coal.palimpsest
- Happy birthday!dmay
- cool shirt! (that's what we say when we grow old) HappyBirthdayWeekend...api
- HBD!! A celebrarlo como se merece!OBBTKN
- happybirthday! what shampoo are you using?milfhunter
- happy half century birthday!uan
- Danny Trejo********
- Happy cumpleaños!Chimp
- Happy Birthday!Smurf
- Happy Birthday, Robert Trujillo https://cdn.mos.cms.…jagara
- There he is! Happy bday!GuyFawkes
- cheer up, it could be worse!hans_glib
- Happy BDay, welcome to the club!formed
- Happy anniversary, but why a picture of Keanu Reeves?drgs
- HBD to one of the QBN OGs. I got about 10 more years before I hit your level.desmo
- Happy Birthday! Long time no see...also lurking around since the early 2000's so I remember you perfectly, especially because your name's Armandooey_oey
- 50 is the new 46bezoar
- HBD. what age do you retire the machete?hotroddy
- HBD brothershellie
- Happy Birthday! I like your smile!Krassy
- Hell yesgarbage
- Happy Birthday!PhanLo
- HBD - Hugs Not Drugs!utopian
- Age ain't nothin' but a number; Happy mid life brother!!!ideaist
- happy bidet my doodscarabin
- Felicidades!!!Miesfan
- lol, happy birthday dude!
turning 50 in May as well... where has the time gone? lol...exador1 - Happy Birthday. Take Monday off!CyBrainX
- HBD!dopepope
- Holy shit! First page. My life goal have been met. I can now die in peace. Thanks everyone.ArmandoEstrada
- HBD Armando!dbloc
- Woah! Happy bday bruv!lvl_13
- HBD!fisheye
- need 8 more upvotes to hit 50. C'mon lurkersKrassy
- 5 to gomilfhunter
- 4 to gohotroddy
- +1 for the kidgrafician
- 2 to goKrassy
- And 50. HBD!********
- Amazing! Thanks everyone!ArmandoEstrada
- Happy 50 Armando hope you had a good one dudeBuddhaHat
- stoplying52
My wife called me into the dining room today in a sort of serious tone. I walk in and she shows me our mortgage account on her laptop where it shows a balance of around $1100 and she's smiling. She proceeds to tell me that she's been selling her stocks and has been making payments on the house with the money she's made from that. As I'm picking my jaw up off the floor, she tells me that she's on her way to make the last payment. The last payment!
She has stayed home with our boys and hasn't had a job for 8 years now, but she's always made the most of it helping with their schoolwork, teaching them another language, swimming, sports, all while I work - and doing it all sensibly from a money standpoint.Our house is not big, or lavish but it's ours and I can't fucking believe we own it!
- We bought it back in 2009stoplying
- slow clap!oey_oey
- Nice :)Gnash
- Oh wow! :)Nairn
- Nice wife.shapesalad
- This is great on so many levels, congrats!zarkonite
- Fuck yeah.monospaced
- awesome!GuyFawkes
- got yourself a good mrs... lucky man!PonyBoy
- holy smokes. that is setting your family up to gain great wealth. well done to you both.capn_ron
- Boomshakalaka! Good job.bezoar
- That’s awesomzaq
- Put your wife on, I have a few questions....ArmandoEstrada
- Oh c’mon, stop lying, dude ;)maquito
- congrats m8! thats great!Bennn
- TO THe MOOOOOON!!!pango
- Good catch ;) congrats to both!!OBBTKN
- pics?drgs
- back in the days when you could still afford a house..milfhunter
- Yes!!! That's really good to hear.PhanLo
- LOL Armando!!!
You gotchaself a keeper there bud! Treat her wellProjectile - Show her these sidenotes.palimpsest
- FTW! :)NonEntity
- Well done.aslip
- That's amazing. Will be slaving away still working in my 60s at this rate to pay off our place lol.microkorg
- I'll be almost 70 before I own my place.monospaced
- Thats like the kind of shit that makes strangers cry that theyre happy for you.cannonball1978
- Damn dude, keep that little wifey around!! Stoked for you guys.davey_g
- Good for you:)utopian
- Marry your wife!spl33nidoru
- She seems like a keeper. I'd have been tempted to leave more in stocks to let it build but can't argue with mortgage-free, mine took me the 25 years.comicsans
- Thats great news but with mortgage rates so low your money is probably better in the market right now. I'm not a financial advisor, I just play one online.fooler
- with the money they aren't putting into the mortgage, they can build back the investment portfolio, and that's super awesomemonospaced
- Thanks you guys. Still can't believe it. The plan now is to go all in on my 401K and 529 for the boys college - They're 7 & 9 now.stoplying
- We're going to order a grandma pie (pizza) to celebrate tonightstoplying
- :Dmonospaced
- nice :)sted
- That's greatFax_Benson
- Stoplying!! lol congrats! You're one lucky dude. :)sea_sea
- Amazing, 10/10 wifery!pedromendez
- Congrats on beating the system!slappy
- ideaist47
Sitting in the hospital.
Admitting myself into supported detox program for alcoholism.
Will be between 3-10 days; speaking to therapists, sleeping, eating, fidgeting...
...unfortunately, no bar.
: )
#PrayForIdeaist
- damn, hang in there man, you got this.YakuZoku
- God’s speed! First step, done :) you can do thisGnash
- Drinking sucks. You can do this!SimonFFM
- Stay strong man, you got this!Chimp
- good luck. Booze for booze. I was a raging alcoholic. Never though i could drink casual. Down to 4-5 light beers from over 40 a day.rootlock
- Wish you well ideaist. You're not alone.mort_
- @ideaist you can do it! QBN has your back.Krassy
- COURAGEstoplying
- Go for it. It's just sugar at the end of the day. If you miss the world of discoving flavour profiles of wines etc, get into rare teas, pu erh and oolongs.shapesalad
- damn that sucks, getting better dude, we're here for you_niko
- What mort_ said - Good luck, brother xNairn
- Prayers indeed, good luck with this.garbage
- 40 beers a day HOLY SHIT********
- Good luck. You can do it!********
- @rootlock 40? as in FORTY?Krassy
- Stay strong! The majority is a head game. I watched my dad go through the same program. My battle with addiction taught me to remember myself before the drug.brandonp
- It is a very nasty poison. All the best!stewart
- Good luck and a big hug!! You can do it!OBBTKN
- Best wishes on your journey!utopian
- #PrayForIdeaistpango
- Good work getting there, stay strong!spot13
- Good luck man!
Booze is amazing, but I can't drink it either any more. Over 6 years and no booze now.PhanLo - you got this. recognizing you need help is a big step.ArmandoEstrada
- That’s good going @PhanLo Respect!mort_
- Xo from the psych ward; feels like I’m in a bizarre sitcom. Meds they have me on helping well!!! Supplies arriving soon from my wife / mother. 40 beers!!!???ideaist
- ^ good to hear. Stay strong :)Gnash
- Good luck man!thumb_screws
- damn good moves. all power to youautoflavour
- stay strong._me_
- strong work ideaist. that is no small feat. stay positive as you can and I'm cheering for you from a distance even if you don't know me.capn_ron
- Good Luck! I've been thinking of doing something similar. I just can't seem to stop drinking beers. Working from home has me drinking 4-8 beers a day.fooler
- The only thing stopping me from drinking is people. I can't drink by myself. And everyone around me is quitting. _@$€€¢π¶_$&@#!&× (ノ`Д´)ノ彡┻━┻pango
- The pain will pass and soon become peace.cannonball1978
- ❤️PonyBoy
- All the best, ideasist.Fax_Benson
- Good luck dude, one day at a time. You've got this!mrAtor
- Drastically reduced consumption since my wife is recovering from the fracture at home. Lost weight too. Win win!OBBTKN
- Reduced consumption may work for some. For others (like me) who have tried that and failed countless times, complete abstinence is the only way.mort_
- +1 shapesalad's advice. Also works for people quitting weed :Dscruffics
- So proud of you for this! I wish my husband had your courage to get soberFawnDog
- i got a bit over 7 months, and it's a pain but worth it - good for you.colin_s
- kudos on taking this step, give em' hell!whatthefunk
- Nice one. You go this!Continuity
- Good luck!Salarrue
- Err ... *gotContinuity
- I wish I could do this too. I'm more afraid of being away from a paycheck to pay for it, so the cycle continues.mapleT
- @colin good to hear, congrats !Gnash
- Good luck man, I quit drinking (and weed). It was worth it.slappy
- monospaced44
We’re having our baby today, y’all.
- Congrats!
pics or gtfo.palimpsest - Positive vibes to you and the heroes of the hour. Hope all goes well.Morning_star
- Congrats mono!!OBBTKN
- they're multiplying!pango
- Congrats!!Akagiyama
- Welcome to child ownership!ideaist
- This is not his first rodeo.
Who is the little one staying with?palimpsest - bravo !neverscared
- Welcome to child ownership (again)!ideaist
- 2 and through bud!
: )ideaist - congrats!hotroddy
- Is it first?drgs
- I hope everything goes as smooth as possible and congrats mono!!! Welcome to the club!oey_oey
- Are you changing your name to polyspaced?mort_
- thanks all, he’s our second son, and now it’s time to recover and lovemonospaced
- born 8:33am todaymonospaced
- Congrats!!dmay
- Heir and a spare (like me); niiiccceee brother!!!
X
Oideaist - RIP of the daymilfhunter
- jesus. congrats mono!kingsteven
- Your life will now be cleaning diapers and
irregular nightsmilfhunter - it's his second, congrats mono.fadein11
- woohoo!! congrats mono!GuyFawkes
- way to gocherub
- Congrats!@!zarkonite
- Congrats, my dude!scarabin
- Happy Birthday.Longcopylover
- nice one********
- Woohoo!! Congrats!formed
- Awesome! Hope all goes well!stoplying
- so, you're not sterile? Joking! Congrats, Scarabin is a great name if you are looking for suggestions!hydro74
- Congrats!koma_
- Congrats!
A him/her ?utopian - Hirshepalimpsest
- Congrats!Krassy
- congrats + best wishesFax_Benson
- whooo welcome to the world minimono 2.0
Congrats!sted - congrats!!! Parenthood is amazing...you're gonna love it :)exador1
- Thanks. I’ve been a parent for years. It’s great.monospaced
- Congrats, 2 is the right number. Hope he's a good little sleeper :)sausages
- Congrats!!!ArmandoEstrada
- Congrats, this your 2nd yeah? Having 2 is fun. Its hell when babies and toddler but once they're both up, about and independent, all is awesome...microkorg
- ...and then you'll get some sleep :)microkorg
- Congrats, Mono!bezoar
- congrats.zaq
- twins holy smokes!inteliboy
- not twins lol. Thanks all :)monospaced
- it's "Y'all"!pango
- Another one. https://youtube.com/…shellie
- Congrats to y’all Mono. Welcome to the world youngest Mono. XIanbolton
- Congrats Ben!!!!instrmntl
- :)monospaced
- I trust and hope it went well.
Congrats Mrs. and Mr. Mono!
xNairn
- Congrats!
- dkoblesky53
Since the topic of age is a fairly active one let me add to it with more comments here.
(QBN has stood the test of time,,,,it is a small miracle....but long energetic threads are diminished by the design...)
I am 62 and I still push pixels, as they say. I do Motion Design for a Fortune 500 company and I still enjoy doing it. And I am valued for what I do, in fact I am a bottleneck because I am so busy. My work winds up being on social media and websites and other places.
What I hear in this discussion is this idea that somehow design is a young person's game. That is bullshit. Designers are not different than artists - you create things. If you are passionate about your work you don't stop when you are 35. And experience makes you better. Think about how many famous artists and illustrators and designers did their work until their dying breath. Matisse did a drawing a few hours before he died....Paul Rand worked until the end...and so on.
I have no plans on stopping. I have more work in me. And the work I see coming out is inspiring in that a lot of it sucks and some of it is amazing and new. It is a fascinating time to be a visual designer because everything is changing under our feet.
There is a sense in the work world that you have to move to management at a certain age. Why? What is wrong with honing your skills and continuing to provide value with the work of your two hands, instead of directing others?
At my work they can throw some bullshit copy at me and I can turn it into a competent piece of motion design in a day. This is what experience and skill can do. And despite the bullshit copy, I still enjoy putting it together.
And that, really is the key. Since we all mostly have to work, what kind of work gives you some satisfaction? I still love making key frames. I learned late in the game that I did not enjoy trying to tell some arrogant 20 something why their design idea was not working (you see why I should not be a manager).
Union tradesmen like electricians don't feel like failures if they do not move into management, Lawyers still work on individual cases as they get older. Look at Guiliani! (that's a joke son)
You do have to be a little bit brave though. Because our culture, and those arrogant 20 somethings, do not view an aging designer as someone to learn from, unlike a lawyer or electrician. Many think you should just move into management, old man. Fuck them I say.
- Couldn't agree more. The thought of swapping creative for management is horrid. Yeh, fuck all those arrogant upstarts ;)Morning_star
- Great post. Actual cool story, bro! :)********
- +1 great post!fadein11
- Question: do you have an ideal age you’d retire? Or “not retire until...”? Any thoughts on that?********
- Slow clapgarbage
- It needed to be said. Bravo!palimpsest
- Fully agree. Great post. From my experience clients sometimes go like "Hey, let's try someone new and fresh.".SimonFFM
- a deserved clap and head nodmisterhow
- agreed 100%
also just lost a job 'cuz they wanted "more of a team manager" I said I wanted to still design, not go into managementgrafician - Great post. I do wonder why in a lot of agencies everyone is under 35 though.Chimp
- Totally agree, well said. The tools change but the core tenets of design don't. With experience come a valuable higher-level perspective.BaskerviIle
- to nb: I don't know the answer to that. Everyone is different. Money is part of it. Passion is part of it.dkoblesky
- This is good. I fall into that other category that went management at one point or another. I "design on the side" because management has been soul sucking.ben_
- Matisse's last drawing: https://sothebys-com…noRGB
- preach homeboy, at 46 i see no need to start thinking about exit plans or do i want to... i love what do, and my ceos love thatnecromation
- Like said... A big clap!! Great post, manOBBTKN
- cool, I was curious. I also have no plans to retire.********
- I can only wholeheartedly agree with this post. Well, said, sir!Continuity
- ^ Comma abuse.Continuity
- True for designers, web developers are less luckydrgs
- Thank you. I often say this to myself and others.desmo
- As a developer I've found a niche working with GAS. I need to have a close relationship with the client and product to make it work. It feels more artisanal. :)palimpsest
- Thanks for this.maquito
- Fuck the haters; all hail @dkoblesky!!!ideaist
- well said dkoblesky. i too will have to be dragged kicking and screaming from my pencil, pad and computer.hans_glib
- +1monospaced
- @dkoblesky Thank you and fuck them.
Respect is something that feels lost in newer generations.sea_sea - That's great. But the issue is also that people don't hire holder designers because they believe the bullshit. Glad to hear you're still working.cannonball1978
- Great post. I share a lot of similarities with you and this was a nice little Friday affirmation.stoplying
- qbn lovefest :)renderedred
- braintrustmisterhow
- http://www.concep3.c…drgs
- Ageism really exists everywhere and in most industries cannonball, but there is a little bit of inverse ageism in mgmt, which is maybe why some choose thatben_
- route when the opportunity arises/when they hit a certain age. I know I can deal with a client in a way most 20/30y/o can't. And I know I can leave my ego asideben_
- which serves me well as a manager and a bit of a coach. But some of the best in the craft that I work with are 50+ And I hire them every chance I get.ben_
- if you really want to be a masochist, be a one or two man shop. designer, manager, clients, hr, accounting, ceo, gopher, coder, It support, sales, punching bag_niko
- How fortunate you are to remain passionate and fulfilled. It’s not that way for all.jtb26
- Ageism exists noticeably more in design than say, the medical field or accounting. Yes, it is everywhere, but especially so in design.cannonball1978
- Excellent post. I've friends who chose management and a little bit of them has died next to those who didn't. Long may we stay on the tools.MrT
- AYE!tank02
- The desperate call of an old man********
- For the ones who have no talent : experience won't make you better.********
- god you're a prick i_wasfadein11
- +1whatthefunk
- I assume, younger people are more aggressively trying to get jobs/projects as they never worked before. This excitement leads to younger people in agencies.SimonFFM
- Great post. I've angst about this subject for years.Melanie
- Agencies like young people because they can treat them like shit, pay them like shit and replace them at a whim. Young people like agencies because they hire.monospaced
- HijoDMaite34
Well, my grandmother died of fucking Covid Sunday. We had already started planning her 100th birthday at the end of January. But instead, she is dead. She died four hours after arriving at the hospital. I was the only one that was able to go see her body. I suited up from head to toe and sat next to her lifeless body for 30 minutes.
Our entire family is vaccinated and we all stayed away from her for over a year. Except for my idiot fucking uncle that thinks he's some kind of reincarnated, Yogi, Hindu god. Always leeching off her, always in her ear whispering non-sense medical advice like don't take the vaccine. So of course he isn't vaccinated and guess who the only person to see her regularly was. Fuck this disease and fuck the internet with its evil tentacles deceiving so many low IQ humans!
- Sorry brother :(GuyFawkes
- So sorry bro.utopian
- fuck. sorry to hear it, manscarabin
- :(pango
- :( so sorry to hear this.oey_oey
- Sorry man, that really sucks. : (dbloc
- Sorry to hear man...all the best.BusterBoy
- :(Krassy
- sorry for your loss.jonny_quest_lives
- I'm so sorry for your loss. :(Akagiyama
- Sorry for your loss!SimonFFM
- Very sorry to hear. Covid took my grandmother too. My biological grandmother, months after we tracked her down and introduced her to my mom for the first time.cannonball1978
- condolences to you & famdorf
- Descanse en paz, hijo. Un abrazo!!OBBTKN
- sorry for your loss :(d_gitale
- It's natural to look for blame. But the vaxinated can stiil spread it. (Maybe you?)********
- powerful pictures. 99 is a gift.
mis sinceras condolencias para toda tu familia!uan - Sad to hear.milfhunter
- Conolences...R.i.Pneverscared
- Damn bro, sorry to hear... I had to politely tell my cousin to fuck off after he was trying to 'drop some science' on a bunch us at a friends leaving london do.necromation
- Sorry for your loss :(mattwrightgd
- and me and one our best friends, had it BAD (i was in hospital) and our friend also lost his dad, and he was like a dad to us all... Makes me so fucking mad.necromation
- Your uncle should be charged with manslaughter - set up a go-fund-me and send me the link I will donateSlashPeckham
- Sorry for your loss, and fuck your retarded uncle********
- fuck off brabo or bobo.
not the time.pango - Condolences, Hijo. Also, GFY Brabo_Brabo.noRGB
- Sorry to hear that Hijo :(Bennn
- Sorry to hear this.bogue
- Very sorry for your loss. I can only begin to understand your pain and frustration.formed
- Condolences, hijoGnash
- Condolences. My wife lost her grandfather to Covid just this past week too.aslip
- My condolences brother._niko
- Sorry to hear, hijo. I have a similar uncle too, super frustrating.futurefood
- Lo siento cariñocanoe
- fuck that's grim. sorry for your loss.hans_glib
- condolences, sorry to hear thatloool
- Sorry for your loss hijo.capn_ron
- So sorry for you and your family. :(mg33
- So your uncle is dead?Hayoth
- ^ another cunt********
- Thanks you guys. No sense in staying angry at the situation. My uncle is still not vaccinated and my grandma never got vaccinated. He was also very sick..HijoDMaite
- A few weeks ago and continued to visit with her. We think he gave it to her. She had been sick with a temperature for days before my cousin discovered..HijoDMaite
- Her at home unable to care for herself. Gave her a quick rapid test snd came back positive, then called a doctor to administer O2 then decided to get...HijoDMaite
- Ambulance to hospital. Doctor explained that she was in and out of delirium. At that age the threshold for delirium is very low. Easily startled and confused..HijoDMaite
- She went into cardiac arrest. I hadn’t seen her since before pandemic. I’m vaccinated and not had covid.HijoDMaite
- My wife's grandma broke down crying saying she couldn't handle any more isolation. Maybe your uncle made the last year a bit more tolerable, despite the risks.monNom
- Very sorry for your loss. Hopefully you can find it in yourself to forgive your uncle for the risks he took with his mother, and to let the family start to healmonNom
- you're absolutely right monNom, I'm sure she welcomed his company, always has.HijoDMaite
- condolences Hijo. @monNom isolation well-intentioned but often overlooked and heartbr. in the last days. we are in this all together, we have to heal together.api
- awww my spanish is shit but i just realized what the t-shirt says.pango
- <3 Hijo... sorry, brotherPonyBoy
- So sorry for your loss. Terrible.hosscreative
- Man, terrible situation. So sorry. Condolences to you and your family.mandomafioso
- Really sorry, Hijo...stoplying
- Sorry for your loss...Salarrue
- Condolencesdibec
- Sorry for your loss.
I think the lockdown was incredible cruel for a lot of people unable to say goodbye or embrace their loved ones.PhanLo - sorry for your loss xfadein11
- xNairn
- Lo siento mucho Javier. Un abarzo fuerte.
</3sea_sea
- Gardener55
The local Dundee Courier newspaper have done a feature on my record collecting habits today, it's on their site with a video of me waffling and the article itself is to be published soon.
- Sweet!Gnash
- ha, great pic.Fax_Benson
- Decent!!PhanLo
- Really nice piece, journalistic cliches aside. Enjoyed all your comments.webazoot
- thanks!Gardener
- must put you pretty close to the top of the most famous QBNer listFax_Benson
- no money in it though, it's always for the love of records, I'll probably end up cremated in oneGardener
- Nice one Gardener. You sounded like a proper TV person n shit.Hayzilla
- Jings, crivvens.. etc. Well done. I like Dundee.. played a few gigs there years back.Doris_McSquirter
- I imagined you much younger somehow.Doris_McSquirter
- So good man! Love it.garbage
- knowing how little this may mean to you, i like you even more now.imbecile
- Someone must have seen your piece!
https://youtu.be/5T1…Hayzilla - Wait - you did your book with DJ Food?!
iGardener for presidente!Nairn - great pic, congrats!utopian
- congrats man!!oey_oey
- ah cheers guys, your very kind - and yes I did a book last year on flexis with DJ Food & Jonny TrunkGardener
- Nice shot!scarabin
- NeatoDRIFTMONKEY
- This is wonderful.********
- you found yours - great story!api
- At first I thought this was Konstantin from the show Killing Evebulletfactory
- awesome, thank you for sharing!sted
- cool Gardener! :DBennn
- lols i'm just across the tay from you at the moment. and you look like that assassin in killing eve.hans_glib
- You sir are a jewel, congrats!grafician
- You my sir, are Dope! Sweet.nudes
- Very cool, I like how they tied it into the local history bityuekit
- Great to see this positive article as the first listing here!SimonFFM
- r u the white hair old man?pango
- Haha yeah, you may refer to me as a wizard as opposed to old manGardener
- Where is the video?drgs
- Top of the page I think, there may be ads firstGardener
- Ads from NHS Scotland (clean your hands etc), cant get past thatdrgs
- False alarm, gone after reloaddrgs
- :Ppango
- just driven home to find it front page news! lol
https://imgur.com/1H…Gardener - https://i.imgur.com/…Gardener
- wow this is great, what a story! Also, I still picture you and everyone else on this site as a 19 year old cunt lol_niko
- @Gardener nice one man!PhanLo
- sweet !neverscared
- SimonFFM47
I became a member here 20 years ago today. That's a damn long time ago (see my selfie from a time before smartphones)! Back then I was a programmer and web designer, with a fresh degree from the Academy of Visual Arts.
Then I got interested in naked women and since 2012 I've been a Playboy photographer, published three books and am just starting a new chapter in my life, finding a new place to live (which is more difficult than I thought) and trying to express myself more artistically.
Although I've only met Continuity in person so far, I'm a very regular on QBN. Sometimes I think, damn, there's too much complaining and ranting here, we're all losing focus completely, I need a break, but then the QBN community is always good for a surprise. I'm happy when one of you has created something. Whatever. These are my favorite posts when I see how many different disciplines we work in.
- you only got interested in naked women at 2012? what was going on before then?pango
- I mean in photographing them.SimonFFM
- XD I jest!pango
- Prior to 2012 Simon was passionate about all things Legos. He once considering dating a Lego, but that was one bridge too far, he's now just a Playboy لاutopian
- I made the switch from Playmobil to Playboy, fair enough.SimonFFM
- :)utopian
- flol, jesus christ, pango.
Was great to have coffee with you, Simon, we need to do that again soon!Continuity - Happy 20 Simon ;)
And nice to see your work too.OBBTKN - Wow, 20 Years. How do you know the exact day? What happened then?Longcopylover
- I have no idea, how I know the day. I thought I read it somewhere here.SimonFFM
- Nice! It would be cool to see more of your artistic projects.Chimp
- Thanks, I will do my best to share them some day.SimonFFM
- September 20, 2004 7:20 AM
It's great to have you around.palimpsest - You need to get drunk and listen to the SimonFFM verse in the QBN anthem right now: https://www.youtube.…jagara
- (make it Champagne)jagara
- "Then I got interested in naked women"
We've all been there.Wolfboy - Take my/our +1’s you s**t!
; )ideaist - I love your thoughtful contributions today and everyday.misterhow
- love the positive vibes :) and i totally agree with you :) i love seeing how all you folks are doing, and i LOOOOVE seeing new stuff in here...exador1
- especially in the useful thead :)exador1
- Are you famous anywhere besides QBN?bainbridge
- give us an estimate of how many nudes you've seen through your lenses in these 20 years. and congratszaq
- :)YakuZoku
- Happy 20th :)mort_
- Only famous here due to misunderstanding of my nickname.SimonFFM
- "Then I got interested in naked women...."
There you go, be the change you want to see in the world :)yuekit - Happy anniversary!
Pango, LOL, that was brilliant.mg33 - I admire your artistic vision and the way you’ve discovered your passion and pursued it.Beeswax
- Wish there would be more posts like this one. All the best, man!fisheye
- Thank you guys!SimonFFM
- You're a good apple, Simon! Good vibe. Appreciate all your positivity and creativity. Good knowing you on QBN. Here's to the next 20 years! Cheers!Krassy
- Happy 20th! I think I am too old to know when I got here...whatever was before NT...formed
- We met before... but that was pre qbnd_gitale
- True! Looooong time.SimonFFM
- it took you that long to get interested in naked women? i had that at around 12autoflavour
- Post some dick pics and I'll upvote.cotton
- If nothing else, this proves it takes VERY little to impress QBN. Just whip up a mediocre career doing bland, last decade's boudoir photography and BAM!cherub
- The care home dipshits will crown you King of QBN. Cause you gave them the boner that viagra never could. Stay classy, Simon.cherub
- Continuity45
What a difference 24 hours makes.
Just when you think it's all irreparably falling apart, awesomeness comes out of nowhere. Since yesterday afternoon's chat with my landlady:
• A headhunter I connected with put my CV forward to one of the big network agencies, who are looking for a CD and she feels I'll get an interview with them;
• I just had a phone interview with a small agency in Stuttgart who are also looking for a CD, and they want to meet me next Friday;
• An HR person from one of the large German content marketing agencies found me on LinkedIn, and sent me a message asking if I would like to be considered for a CD job they have in Munich, and wants to schedule a call.Now, it's up to me to keep this momentum going, and to bring it to fruition.
Needless to say, I'm incredibly grateful for this fantastic turn of events, and to all of you for putting up with me this week.
Happy Thursday!
- Good luck!dmay
- brilliant! good luck with all of it.fadein11
- Hope it goes well.PhanLo
- Awesome. Good luck pal.********
- Yes!! Good luck man, best wishesOBBTKN
- Excellent... are those bullet points? fuck me you are a CD!kingsteven
- +mekk
- perfect time for a haircut!SlashPeckham
- 👍hans_glib
- 👍hans_glib
- You got this ;)sea_sea
- oh well - thumbs up anwayhans_glib
- viel Erfolg!!!********
- good to hear :)dyspl
- This is amazing. I seriously feel better knowing this.monospaced
- Nice one!WhiteFace
- Awesome! just dont get shitfaced then start sexting with the female headhunter or anything silly like that :Pmicrokorg
- @mono, funny funny man.CyBrainX
- You got this bud! Stay positive! Envision a great outcome. We are praying for you!Hayoth
- I'm not being funny, CyBrainX; I'm genuinely relieved to hear this.monospaced
- I heard Dennys is hiring********
- Great to hear. Keep up the confidence, take your chances. Stay positive & motivated.********
- Fantastic - like the timing of all of this. Good luck and as micro says - stay sober!mugwart
- WHOOHOOOO couldn't be happier for you dude... stay focused, and get prepared for the interviews...exador1
- Thank goodness something positive is happening here. Tits!robotron3k
- Congrats. Once you're working again, spend less, save more, because for all of us in design, who knows if we can get jobs when aged 55+shapesalad
- I'll let you know in just a couple more years...robotron3k
- it's always darkest before the dawnMaaku
- Good vibes mankona
- when it rain it pours!inteliboy
- the upvotes worked!?imbecile
- *busts through door* DEAR LORD IN HEAVEN we need a CD stat. Where are the CDs?!?!!!111cannonball1978
- Nice - can't know the sweet if you don't know the sour...whatthefunk
- Thanks all! Yeah, one really never knows when it will all turn around.Continuity
- Make us proud!!pango
- QBN Prideutopian
- Good Luck. Stuttgart ist nett.Longcopylover
- Awesome news!slappy
- Sending good vibes your way. Godspeed & good luck man!skwiotsmith
- Keep lookin up. Your upswing is just beginning. Crush it!shellie
- do jaja! samo napred! :)Boz
- I Will Create Facebook Business Page
https://www.fiverr.c…********
- shellie48
Started out my morning with a soft rejection from an agency after 3 interviews. "We found a way to cover our production needs with existing resources, " they said, "Check back at the top of the year. We'd love to possibly see you first quarter."
Then, holy shit i just got the email from Interscope Records. The budget for a project I bid on last week has been approved and we shoot this Sunday. Time to bust my ass for the rest of the week preparing. This is going to be my biggest, most expensive music video production in my portfolio. I am thrilled! What a rush!
I'm really hoping this leads to some great commercial work next year. It will definitely lead to more music videos (it's been a few years).
And then, a different large agency reached out today for a Senior Content Producer position. "Would you consider relocating to Austin late next year?" You mean to a place where houses are actually affordable? Yes! Can't wait to have that conversation.
I've got to remember to keep my head up. When one door closes, another door or two opens.
- Niiiiiiice, get in there!Continuity
- sweet!moldero
- Cool!! And yes, last paragraph is hard to remember in daily basis, good riddance ;)OBBTKN
- Killing it :)Gnash
- Austin has a thriving film industry. Lots of automotive work gets shot down there.brandonp
- That's awesome!!Melanie
- I think we're kind of addicted to the rush of the roller coaster. Seriously, how else could we survive? Congrats on the ExtraDope client!canoe
- get it girl!!sea_sea
- Congratulations. My experience lately has been once one door closes, the next several remain locked.CyBrainX
- Awesome.. great newsautoflavour
- fuck yeah. crush it!bezoar
- +1pango
- very nice to read_me_
- lol Cy, and props shells.garbage
- Ace. Great story and good luck with it.MrT
- That's awesome :)Maaku
- Good attitude to have. I’ve been on a roller coaster the past 3 months as well and have just let go of the reigns. What will be...ben_
- Radical!thumb_screws
- Congrats Shellie!utopian
- Welcome to Austin!jbasnight
- Interscope? Wow!oey_oey
- Just a month ago, I was basically fired for not performing well in a sales role in production of all things during a pandemic when everything was shut down.shellie
- When I got that job in February, I literally got the corona virus in Seattle during my interview and struggled with side effects of that for 6 months.shellie
- I felt so defeated when that shit fell apart. I didn't even want to post about it. It was all bad. So I was like account side is not for me. Back to production.shellie
- But I also spent a lot of years wallowing in a bad relationship that ruined my business and took me out of the game. I was having trouble reentering the market.shellie
- I'm so grateful it's finally clicking. I'd love to get back into a position where I can hire some of you talented motherfuckers.shellie
- well done youhans_glib
- congratulationsd_gitale
- niceee! Do you wanna stay freelancer or work for a company?milfhunter
- This is really awesome, Shellie. You showed 2020 what we call in French, 'le doigt d'honneur.'Continuity
- Congrats! Kill it!formed
- @milfhunter I want an agency job and take 4 or 5 freelance gigs a year. I'm down to overwork myself for a few years for a house and savings for a bebe.shellie
- Congrats!mg33
- girllllllllllllll!
Good things come to those...
Big up!grafician - dude i didnt know you got the covid, fuckmoldero
- Grats Shellie!mort_
- ^5s!instrmntl
- Congrats!!showpony
- YakuZoku51
- Fuck yeah!!! So happy for you. There is hope.monospaced
- Nice!PonyBoy
- +1prophetone
- Con dos cojones Moldero!!
Congrats!OBBTKN - Congrats!Salarrue
- Positive energy zone
Nicely done, moldy!Continuity - Hell yeah!wagshaft
- NICE!PhanLo
- Thanks fellas!!!
Got a creative job in AI, super stoked!YakuZoku - Early Christmas present! Congratz!ok_not_ok
- AI???????
I'll send you my resume lolfuturefood - Congrats homie! Kick assHijoDMaite
- Fuck Yeah!utopian
- Solid! Good luck!grafician
- Doooooope********
- hell yeah!hydro74
- Go Moldy !d_gitale
- Where's the hookers and blow?
I was told there would be hookers and blow.
*angrily crosses arms*Akagiyama - good for you!milfhunter
- Congratulations! How did you do it? I've been looking for nearly two years and have had about three interviews. I'm so dead when I get laid off.CyBrainX
- Congrats!Krassy
- Hell Yeah!stoplying
- scarabin42
Just got a job in “experiental marketing”. i’ll be making cool shit like electronic interactive flowers and giant pinball machines and statues and iot stuff for brands like call of duty, fortnite, and blizzard.
I guess dicking around making useless stuff for burning man and myself finally paid off?
- experiential or experimental?utopian
- Nice one!PhanLo
- experiential. it's all interactive experiencesscarabin
- That’s amazing! To find a unique art/design niche you enjoy and making it pay. Next level life achievement.monospaced
- sweet! well playedGnash
- Well done, man - now, don't go all Georges and disappear from us, eh?Nairn
- Now you have to figure out what to charge for the thingsGnash
- Rad********
- You’re effectively making money in the metaverse********
- `Congrats!
P.S. don't get too busy and leave us!Krassy - https://s3-prod.adag…sted
- That sounds like your dream job. congratshotroddy
- Congrats scarab, hope they let you do what you want ;) Dream job!OBBTKN
- Congrats!mort_
- Nice, Dude!!PonyBoy
- Thanks, guise. I’m stoked ‘cause i have access now to some really incredible fabricators and engineers. I can produce stuff i couldn’t dream of beforescarabin
- And these companies don’t want a return, they just want trippy cool shitscarabin
- Sounds like fun Scarabin!@instrmntl
- Dicking around just got serious. Congrats!slappy
- Fuck yeah!YakuZoku
- congrats!pinkfloyd
- Congrats! How did you land that? Was your resume: Jan 2018-July 2022: Dicking around. They like "yup, thats our guy!"ArmandoEstrada
- awesome. sounds funautoflavour
- Yaay! We're all living vicariously through scar. Hope you get to share with us!sea_sea
- also, lmk if you need a paid intern. lmao
xDsea_sea - a few years back i helped set up a giant fireworks show for fun and one of the guys i worked with was a maker. We hit it off and he’s been watching me postscarabin
- stuff i make. He runs this company now and reached out to me. I was like fuck yeah, when do i start? And the answer is now. Now do i startscarabin
- hell yessssea_sea
- I’m starting off with a “rainforest labyrinth” experience. Interactive art installations.scarabin
- Excellent, it's great to know such gigs still exist. Go nuts scarabin!!MrT
- https://fictionmachi…prophetone
- Congrats! Sounds funbezoar
- *fistbump
Congratulationsd_gitale - This is fucking awesome!garbage
- Using the Force works! Congrats!
(please keep QBN busy asking for inspiration / ideas)uan - *\Fireworks background iPhone screen!/*ArmandoEstrada
- Let’s celebrate when you pass the probation period ;-)shapesalad
- good for you matey boy. sounds like a blasthans_glib
- This post gives hope! Thank you for posting and congratulations! (P.S. Please post pictures when you produced such stuff as a giant pinball machine.)SimonFFM
- u have to be trippy kool to produce trippy kool...neverscared
- Congrats, have fun and please post in the work you've done thread.Longcopylover
- I will!scarabin
- Congrats Scarbs, have fun and kick ass!utopian
- If the shoe fits. Nice one manstoplying
- stoplying55
Heavy Post Alert -
"Your wife has colon cancer"
These were the words I heard on September 23 when I picked my sweet wife up from a colonoscopy. She had a few worrying symptoms recently, she's 45. I stood in the waiting room with our two sons (4 and 5) and when my wife walked out, we looked at each other and cried. We were terrified.
The doctor was certain about it being cancer, because the tumor was so big that he couldn't even perform the colonoscopy. We knew we needed to act quickly. So my wife got all of the necessary catscans, blood tests and other prep stuff done and we found a recommended a surgeon.
October 10 the surgery was performed successfully removing the affected area - a colon resection. Then we had to wait for the pathologist results to test what stage the cancer was, and if it had spread to other parts of the body. My tough-as-shit wife was out of the hospital in 2 days, walking around with 13 staples in her stomach.
Last Wednesday we got great news that a 5 cm tumor, stage 2 cancer was removed and did not spread to other parts of the body. The sense of relief we both felt, I can't do it justice.
We'll have lots of regular blood tests, and frequent colonoscopys (FUN!) and the oncologist may suggest chemotherapy if they want to take a very aggressive treatment route. But we're just so happy with how things have worked out.
Not really sure why I feel the need to post this, I think it feels good to get it off my chest - but it feels like life starts now.
Peace y'all- :)monospaced
- +. get to it********
- damn
<3PonyBoy - ❤Krassy
- <3chukkaphob
- You are a strong team. Sounds like you're lucky to have each other. Hang in there! Hope the kids are doing ok. I can only imagine.nocomply
- robotron3k
- +1Gnash
- My grandfather died from it in the 1980's. Glad modern medicine has advanced enough to catch it.shapesalad
- PSA: every single polyp (colon) will eventually become cancerous. get checked regularlyGnash
- no words, all the best mate!OBBTKN
- colon check is not fun. But do it for safety.pango
- Congrats man.Salarrue
- Thats what got my grandfather too. Glad yous got it in time. F*CK CANCER!microkorg
- ♥ok_not_ok
- That's a win right there, glad she's in the clear!elahon
- Happy for you both. Xosea_sea
- stay strong!utopian
- Holy crap. Glad it wasn't worse. Good luck!mandomafioso
- How old should you be to get it checked? My Father had a polyp and was worried but it was nothing. But he said 'go talk to your doctor, get a colonoscopy'...mantrakid
- I'm so happy for all of you that you caught it in time. My dad died of it at 69. So sad because for years he kept saying he was going to book a colonoscopy. :(Melanie
- When i spoke to my doc about it she said "naw you're too young (i was 37 at the time, now 38)... you just risk causing damage / causing issues.. wait till 40+."mantrakid
- How do you know you might have a polyp? Can you feel something odd in your digestive tract as food passes through?shapesalad
- ^ no way to tell other than a colonoscopy. they are small and don't usually interfere with digestion. this is why colon cancer is rarely detected until it's tooGnash
- (there is a simple test that looks for blood in stool -- a symptom of concern -- but polyps can't be indirectly detected)Gnash
- In the UK theres a postal test you can apply for. You poop in a tube and send it away for analysis.microkorg
- ^ same in canada. looks for blood. they're not very reliable but better than nothingGnash
- Thanks everyone for the support!stoplying
- not only did she punch cancer in the dick, but we all learnt that there are 50 active users on qbn! win win.inteliboy
- oh man, i hope my good friends cat doesnt have this. it would crush her********
- I Will Create Facebook Business Page
https://www.fiverr.c…********
- Continuity43
Well, that's that.
Three interviews with six seemingly very lovely people later over the course one month and 2 days, a well-known agency in Berlin is offering me a CD gig.
Having a call with the HR director in an hour and a half to discuss conditions.
- Congrats!palimpsest
- Really happy for you, especially after hearing about your struggle over the past year.shapesalad
- Sweet!Gnash
- Hey brilliant news! Congrats.fadein11
- Get that paper!palimpsest
- Get in there!mort_
- Thanks, chaps.
Yeah, the road was rough, but I got there in the end. And very happy for it!Continuity - That's great news.Fax_Benson
- *opens champagnedrgs
- Congrats man!spl33nidoru
- Congrats. Well deserved! So your leaving Bavaria and will move to Berlin?SimonFFM
- way to go my man!renderedred
- Congratulations! Wait, it's "Creative Director" and not "Coffee Dude", right?microkorg
- Fuck yeah!garbage
- Sweet!GuyFawkes
- fantastic!!! congrats!!!loool
- Thanks again, folks!
@Simon Not for at least another three months, and even then it might end up being a flex HO/real office model.Continuity - @microkorg Oh! Well, that's a good question, I'll have to confirm that with HR.Continuity
- Congrats! I know its been a long road, but its gotta feel all worth it.desmo
- Great! Congrats!fisheye
- Congrats man!! Finally a bit of "good luck"... Happy for youOBBTKN
- YEAH BOIII!!!ideaist
- Slow clap mate********
- congrats, awesome news!BaskerviIle
- Nice, mate! Heimat, Scholz or TLGG? ;) Hit me up, when in B.RGBurn
- Congrats, dude! Bravo!Krassy
- Huge congrats! Sounds like a couple of kolsch are in order!stoplying
- Or JvM or McCann or MediaMonks? Anyway: Congrats.Longcopylover
- ah niiice :) to be frank i was a bit worried that you're join the desperate and post stuff on lnkdn to get some eyes on your profile...sted
- ps: I did a check on you when I was working for DeepBlue years ago :)sted
- We’ll miss you. Guess you won’t have time for qbnshapesalad
- Congrats my man!!!maquito
- About gadm time. xD Jkjk!
Happy for you Ph! xosea_sea - About time, you bum.
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Congrats ;)Nairn - oh lol, same joke as sea_sea, right before me, d'ohNairn
- ^ Haha!
Thanks again folks, it's exciting stuff.
And @RGBurn, actually, it is one of those you listed. ;)Continuity - Now you can relax a bit.shellie
- Congrats on the gig, man. Let´s meet some Beers in X-Berg sometime.RGBurn
- Well done man, time to enhance your work********
- As soon as I get to visit Berlin again, you better be ready for some drinks, eh?maquito
- @RGburn and maq, absolutely fellas!
I just need to eventually get to BER first. :DContinuity
- Gardener41
- she would go fuckin' nuts if she knew I'd posted her pic lol, that's marriage!Gardener
- She's going to kill you if she finds out, goodbye to 24 years of relationship... for posting a photo on a forum full of perverts!OBBTKN
- j/k congrats!!... We will celebrate 25 years of marriage this year, time flies.OBBTKN
- advice to this young lady: never marry?grafician
- Dude. I'd go nuts if my partner posted a photo of me or anyone else in my family on the interneta, long with her name.Nairn
- Hit it AND babysit it, eh @Gardener?!
Cheers brother!!!ideaist - Congrats on the 24. Pretty massive now-a-days.thenohero
- all I can say and I never thought this would come out of my mouth is:
awwwwwwwww :) :) :)_niko - and also I guess you wanna come up and look at my record collection actually worked?!?!?!? lol_niko
- happy anniversary, one more year and you owe her some serious silver to say sorry for this.hans_glib
- Congrats!mort_
- congrats man. i wouldn't be in your place when she finds out ;)renderedred
- I’d punch you in the ballsack and file for divorce immediately for this stunt. Are you daft, or what?Continuity
- huge congrats man... my wife and I just celebrated our 25th this past summer..
I'd post a pic as well, but I'm not crazy lol...exador1 - She's not known for visiting here so I reckon I'm safe, Ty for your kind words xGardener
- "she would go fuckin' nuts if she knew I'd posted her pic lol"
Is all I need to know.palimpsest - <3PonyBoy
- We are what we are.palimpsest
- You _do_ know Google scrapes all the content on QBN, and her mug will end up in search results sooner rather than later, right?Continuity
- its just a pic there are 3x10³³³³ pics out there.. no need to panic ...its a sweet pic anyhow...neverscared
- It's not the pic, it's the knowledge that your 24 year partner wouldn't approve of it and you still going through with it just for the flex.palimpsest
- "no need to panic"
-neverscaredpalimpsest - And you considering it's "a sweet pic" is just more the argument for not posting it here.palimpsest
- +1 paliContinuity
- .there is also sweet music or design pic postet here...neverscared
- maybe she approves when shes sees all the fine comments from the gentlemen from this side are commenting though...neverscared
- Congratsprophetone
- Even I have to wash my eyes with bleach after reading your "it's a sweet pic", neverscared. I pray she never sees the sidenotes.palimpsest
- @neverscared
You thinking that she would get off on the sidenotes is EVERYTHING that is wrong in this world.palimpsest - really ? i think thats an objective statement... a women smiling has something sweet...neverscared
- no matter if its yours, mine, his or theirs... sure u find everything thats wrong in the wrong here and worse... but thats mainly coz there are no ladiesneverscared
- posting anyhow.... i would rather say congrats to 24 years...neverscared
- "a woman smiling has something sweet"
"no matter if *IT*'s yours, mine,..."
Keep digging.palimpsest - i dig it...neverscared
- Tell us more.palimpsest
- the smiling part...neverscared
- thats all .. its that simple..neverscared
- It is "that simple" for you, isn't it?palimpsest
- or that complex ... depends which perspective u wanna take... i never heard that the planet blows up of a photo of a girl smiling...or exactly thats whyneverscared
- the planet blows up.. i would buy the flexing stuff for 100% either.. or is that so simple for you ?neverscared
- wouldnt buy ...neverscared
- a man in love does mysterious things not necessarily a power move...neverscared
- That's cute.
It's all very clear on my end.palimpsest - Congrats Gardener. It’s precisely this kind of reverence for your spouse that got you to 24 years. I’d wager she’s got 100 pics of you posted somewhere ;-)monNom
- well hello! Congrats!milfhunter
- ^palimpsest
- #hookedonphonics
This is great learning material.
It's not the fact that he posted 1 or 100 pics of *his* spouse.palimpsest - It's that he acknowledged she would be against it and did it anyway.palimpsest
- And the claim that she sold be happy that she is getting compliments.
This removes all agency and humanity from her.
#hookedonphonicspalimpsest - rocking it today, ey pali?renderedred
- #teampaliContinuity
- Which is to say: I agree 100%.Continuity
- still a speculation as in - she would be happy - its a schrödinger cat thing... you only know the reaction if someone looks at it ... it could also be that sheneverscared
- enjoys it the moment... u cant predict it... people also change their minds in whatever direction at the moment of happening or after although they wereneverscared
- speculativley oppossed before...maybe she also hates it more than ever... all iam saying that gardener must know best since he is closest to her ... so it cantneverscared
- be that exploitative as in flexing power.... i also not claim the she should be happy...but could be happy... even by a very low offchance...neverscared
- which i have not metric for that chance... other then its cute intentions....neverscared
- woah, we're both REALLY happy, I just know she doesn't like me sharing her pics, fair do's but I thought I'd probably get away with one here hahaGardener
- you should see the good pics, no sorry "joke"Gardener
- Dr. Green Thumb keeping that Pauline pristine.AQUTE
- https://i.imgur.com/…utopian
- Does your wife have a twin sister named Natalie?? She's a straight clone of my neighbor!!YakuZoku
- Great stuff HG. Bet she'll be chuffed being on the front page of the world's greatest website ;-)Ianbolton
- Congrats!Calderone2000
- haha, yes Ian this is true (still not telling her though)Gardener
- Wouldbainbridge
- you wont all the prizes .. she is hella cuteautoflavour
- She's lovely. Congrats :)jagara
- Silver Fox!!!tbgoodwillie
- sted44
https://www.qbn.com/reply/413923…
I would like to ask to ban this person from this place.
- I'm not here to listen to the threats of radicalized people and others mental illnesses. It really just got boring, so don't do anything, i'm going to f off.sted
- Ah just ignore it man. Have a nice cup of tea.mort_
- I think he's just breaking balls and is mostly trying to be funny but sometimes he's hard to read lol_niko
- ^ nah, the guy has his dick firmly up the ayatollahs ass. But his chirping is amusing afGnash
- He’s still cranky that the Jews have neutered IranGnash
- Milan the same account?grafician
- Oh no wait, they're different indeed :)))
Oh boygrafician - @niko seconding the "nah, he's serious." He's been on that EVIL AMERICAN IMPERIALIST speck in your eye for a minute, completely oblivious to the Russian-sized..garbage
- ..beam in his own eye. He'll do a 40 note rant that nobody ever reads, and conveniently all facts directed his way.garbage
- Big history of racism, but he's one of those saddos that has nowhere else to go.garbage
- *conveniently ignores, fucking morning over here.garbage
- Oh grow up.
This new tactic of unpersoning everyone we disagree with has got to stop.monNom - ^ +1Morning_star
- Post belligerent or vulgar things at your own risk.i_monk
- howd this go from -4 to +21 in a couple hours lolkingsteven
- election fraud...neverscared
- @monNom well said! +1renderedred
- everyone ? there is super high amount of disagreement without unpersoning... sounds a bit of a puny generalistion statement from monneverscared
- +31 now... Vox populi, vox dei?yuekit
- +1 i_monkContinuity
- lol mort_Nairn
- once again proving that liberals are fascists deep down, who want to suppress free speech, while supposedly fighting for democracy, human rights and free speechMilan
- I can't even take a few days off because you go ahead and have all the fun without me.palimpsest
- there's a pretty fine line between protecting sensitive ears from bad ideas, and removing the voice of the opposition. Normalize the 1st, allow for the 2nd.monNom
- better to let everyone speak, and you can choose who to listen to.monNom
- alone the statement that i disagree with mons statement and dont ask to get him banned like his -everyone- says. makes his statement obsolete and idiotic...neverscared
- 1st normalize radicalzed hate speech on your plattform... 2nd allow for the violent outburst in the real world that follows...neverscared
- I disagreed with much of what p4 had to say, but never called for him to be banned. There is a difference betweenrobotinc
- ... disagreement and someone being a vile asshat.robotinc
- @milan I never weighed in on banning the little snowflake, just confirming that he is a both stupid and a racist.garbage
- Does he even post creative work? I just see him trolling, I've been trying to figure out which one of us he is lolYakuZoku
- you fucking navel-gazing spastics - who the fuck cares. oh no, someone says something fruity about Ukraine! it's all a Russian conspiracy!!1!face_melter
- I kept feeling outraged by NBQ's racist mindset, but Mort's right, just sit back, have a cup of teaIanbolton
- To think the idea of liberalism is fascist is bonkers. Liberal world views have brought us art, culture, tolerance and freedoms like never before.Ianbolton
- It embraces human altruistic behaviours where helping one and other is in our best interests. If you think being liberal is stupid, look at the MAGA crowdIanbolton
- depends...its not a crime to get someone kicked out... when u hang out with your mates and some wankers comes in talking shit, u can ask to get him kicked outneverscared
- ...pretty normal behaviour in any company , restaurant, home.... has nothing to do with free speech.. he can talk his shit just somehwere else...neverscared
- true, if you're in a public space everyone has a right to be there. They don't get kicked out, the general consensus thankfully makes them harder to hearIanbolton
- I'm happy to let cunts be cunts because they want the reaction. They want to live in the storm. They feed off it, and i'm all out of snacks for them.Ianbolton
- ooh ouch, shouldn't have logged into here today :-/Khurram
- @sted I am a radical, proudly so, but "Euro-Pig" was a bit extra i'll admit lol Sorry for offending your fragile sensitivies.Khurram
- Still, this is a moment to rejoice! I have been utterly vindicated on my "non mainstream" position which has been the source of a lot of tension around here.Khurram
- Not to mention, contrary to my expectations, the American hegemon seems to be dismantling its imperial strictures without burning the entire planet to the grounKhurram
- Thanks Drumpf!Khurram
- European Imperialism is still extant, though, including British imperialism. Late stage capitalism, you have nowhere else to go...Khurram
- Communism is the only future for all of humanity.Khurram
- gnash - yeah, I do want to wipe out Israel as a homeland for the world's Jews and replace it entirely with a Palestinia Arab state based on socialist principlesKhurram
- Every single grain of sand - from the gates of Heracles to the deserts of Nineweh!Khurram
- Oh shit, 20 notes. If you don't like it garbage, don't read. Not to mention, you can't be racist towards white people, you're not an oppressed minority, mmk?Khurram
- What else? Nothing else, probably take a break...Khurram
- Thanks again Drumpf! The war is over, Russia won!Khurram
- Moving on... anyone nice plans for the weekend?mort_
- Yup, going to be trying something new I saw on the ramen subreddit — smoked chashu. Well, pseudo-smoked, in my case, with liquid smoke. Yourself?Continuity
- Cutting the grass is on the list but it’s rain and hailstones today. I’ll see what the weekend brings.mort_
- Sounds tasty!mort_
- Aaaah cutting grass. This is one thing makes me happy I live in a flat.
Still. You have a garden, and I don't!Continuity - It should be sunny, will probably take a bike ride to Germany with the family.palimpsest
- wish i had grass but sadly only soil and weeds at the moment. The GF only likes wild flower gardens which only start to kick in with SpringIanbolton
- A bike ride with family in the sun sounds so nice. Bring on the sun.mort_
- Having an amazing bike infrastructure is one of the simple joys of living in Europe.
: )palimpsest - Mainland Europe maybe. Cycling here on the roads in Ireland is taking your life in your hands.mort_
- ^ https://youtu.be/-pr…rzu-rzu
- Ireland you say? Have I got the trip for you!
https://www.abicycle…palimpsest - lol. Are you introducing me to Ireland?!mort_
- It’s true there are beautiful spots. Everyday cycling around traffic is dicey though.mort_
- Wanted to head to America you say? Have I got a trip for you! https://en.wikipedia…garbage
- See the Olympic Mt Range, the Seattle skyline, scenes from movies you might know, and the country's second most popular suicide bridge!garbage
- Are you introducing **me** to America?palimpsest
- LOL at the country's *second* most popular bridge.palimpsest
- In Baltimore we have the *tallest* eight-sided building.palimpsest
- How long does it take you and the family to cycle from Baltimore to Germany?mort_
- Yes.palimpsest
- love how this turns into chat about bike ridesIanbolton
- Distraction. It's how I got my kids to stop fighting when they were toddlers. Works here too :)mort_
- No joke on the suicide bridge, there was at least an attempt last weekend. If your aim is right you can land on either the Adobe or Google campuses.garbage
- desmo52
After 14 months of unemployemnt and about 10 months of hard job searching (during a pandemic) -- I finally found FT work as an Art Director. Its been a damn long road filled with lots of self doubt but the grind paid off.
If you are in a similar spot looking for FT work, keep at it and push through. Things may seem super bleak but the goal at the end of the road is worth the struggle.
Keep grinding, y'all!
- Congrats!Gnash
- +1garbage
- ++++PhanLo
- The sun, it rises.DRIFTMONKEY
- bravo! onwardKrassy
- Congrats!zarkonite
- +++Continuity
- yupGuyFawkes
- Take an upvote and long distance positive vibesdee-dubs
- Been there, nothing lasts forever, not even the bad times if you keep your head up. Give yourself a pat in the back, you deserve it, well done!spl33nidoru
- nice oneFax_Benson
- Congrats! The juice is worth the squeeze.brandonp
- Well done man. You deserved it.monospaced
- Don't expect Hayoth to wish you any kind of congrats...you commi bastard.utopian
- Yes. Been there. I was out of work with sparse freelance for maybe 2 years. Went into tour managing bands to survive.shellie
- I was on a tour break. Got a job in the ad adjacent industry. Lost that due to the pandemic. Mind blown.shellie
- But, kept grinding. Tons of e-coffees and meet and greets and conferences. Finally got hired at a big agency for a great rate. Theres jobs out there. Keep goingshellie
- Great job keeping your head in the game. Go time!aliastime
- congrats!renderedred
- 4011misterhow
- Thanks guys!desmo
- "but the goal at the end of the road is worth the struggle"
I don't think so, that's too much struggle.********
- maquito47
- I hope that child isn't yours and so born out of wedlock - SINNER!
Congratulations, man
xNairn - congrats man!renderedred
- Woot Woot! Congrats!capn_ron
- congrats, lovely.fadein11
- pleasingly casual. congratulations!Fax_Benson
- Congrats! Look at these bright smiles! Awesome!Krassy
- married at a freemasion lodge?
Congrats, kid looks a charactermugwart - DON'T DO IT!
Kid'n; super great AND I hear marriage is "cool" again.
: )ideaist - Way to go! Congrats!nocomply
- En hora buena! felicidades!Salarrue
- Congrats!dibec
- CONGRATS!umbee54
- maquito! i'm not pro marriage but if someone I know believes and wants it and is happy then...CONGRATS!********
- PS: was the baby necessary? what do you get in return? man you gotta older look at that hair. nice to see you again!********
- Congrats!chukkaphob
- Does your kid have any tats yet?utopian
- amazing. congtats !lowimpakt
- Felicidades maquito y sra.!! Best wishes!OBBTKN
- Where is this, central America ?********
- uruguay probably:)
Felicidades!uan - huge congrats dude. don't listen to the nay-sayers, lol...marriage is sooooo awesome :)exador1
- celebrating my 20th anniversary this summer :)exador1
- GRATS! MOFO!pango
- Nice!! Congrats!bezoar
- Looks like the kid is working on his headers. I predict the next Diego Forlánhotroddy
- Remember us exador, congrats in advOBBTKN
- Kid has no tattous, lol.********
- Lolz and thanks everyone!!! We’re very happy indeed. Kid has no tats.. YET! Hehemaquito
- Why so many tattoos?********
- Why not ? isn't your name freedom ? lolz********
- congrats!SimonFFM
- Felicidades maqui!sea_sea
- I hope that child isn't yours and so born out of wedlock - SINNER!