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- autoflavour1
LOL.. walked dog/puppy to pick up kid from school, walking out was accosted by text soccer mom type "you know you can't bring dogs into school grounds!"
we have had this conversation with a few different teachers and even the office, and they all said its fine as long as she is on a leash and is going nuts.
so super confident I throw it back at her, she gets all flustered and asks if its a disability dog (like I'm blind or something)
I'm like, nup, your just a idiot.
get home, google it, and of course its prohibited to bring dogs onto school grounds in NSW ..
am sure this won't be the last I hear of this ..
- its not like its a pitbull or something, its a fucking Labrador..autoflavour
- They extended the rule to weekends a couple of years back so lots of markets are now dog free, eg. Glebe. Nanny fucking state.MrT
- "text soccer mom"??? wtf? LOL... never heard itOBBTKN
- well, was the dog going nuts or not? it's fine as long as she is...imbecile
- I think it was textbook soccer mom....?MrT
- Should have told her, you're not bring the dog into school, the dog is bring you in.shapesalad
- fuck that. the world has gone mad. kids love dogs. dogs love kids.inteliboy
- yeah text book.. and doesn't go nuts. too used to being able to edit posts on other platforms.. sloppyautoflavour
- and yes, office said they have a policy on the school grounds where they actually encourage dogs.. as long as they are chill and on leash ..autoflavour
- freedom-4
Why do stores bother closing earlier on Sunday?
Like:
Mon-Sat: 10am-7pm
Sun: 10am-6pm- So workers can get home to have dinner with their family at least ONE night a week?microkorg
- ^OBBTKN
- ^^DRIFTMONKEY
- Because others' lives shouldn't revolve around when's convenient for you to buy toilet paper?i_monk
- Give them two hours or more. Some stores have one hour difference on Sunday.freedom
- I feel like we've had this discussion before lolsea_sea
- PonyBoy1
Not sure where to post this on QBN so I'll ask here...
Anyone know of a good preview app for Mac that will allow me to preview MXF containers w/out any conversion?
I can pull the files into Premiere or convert them individually w/apps like Wondershare but that requires loading / converting / lots of waiting.
Some clown just delivered a couple hard drives w/about 1.5TB (hours and hours) of raw 4k footage... completely unlabeled / uncut / unsorted (ag-'XLTP00034AM.MXF'... about 200 files all labeled that way). He was clear he had zero intent of converting this shit to a readable format so my client can review and select the footage... dude will shoot a 12 hour day for a minimum fee but I guess that doesn't come w/any kind of sorting... :/
- dat suxGuyFawkes
- data complete mindfuck :(sted
- Could you batch convert them to mp4's using Handbrake, left overnight? Then you can at least preview/sort and even edit and swap to mxf later.shapesalad
- I usually just use an ingest setting in Premiere and load all the MXF, go away for a while and wait for the renders to finish.zarkonite
- Maaku1
Are you guys friends with your exes?
There has to be a really strong connection for me to stay friends with an ex.
The last girl I used to date treats me like a weekend BF when she's in town. We would hang out like we used to, go to dinner, grab drinks, go back home, Netflix & chill, and sleepover. But the rest of the time I'm in the friendzone when she's back home, with little to no conversations except for small talk about her job.
- No, women seem to get over me very quickly.DRIFTMONKEY
- ^ lol, sorryMaaku
- Sounds like you want something more from your ex.pango
- ^ She knows thatMaaku
- You want fun or you want more? Unless you want to get back together, I'd say stick with fun.pango
- You have to cut it off clean. All in or all out - no hedging. A hang-around ex is going to concern any potential new partner and ruin your chances at a real GF.monNom
- only with one ex. but we stayed away from each other for a few years. now we're just friendsdmay
- One of my ex decided to move to middle of no where. Yukon.... I didn't want to. But we still hang out whenever she is in town.pango
- Sounds like you're being used. Amirite?robotron3k
- nah. nah.utopian
- An oddly timely post. One of my exes just spent a couple days at my place (she's about to move across the country and wanted to say goodbye to our dog).garbage
- I talk to her still regularly, but we realized things weren't going to work out. It was very strange to cook a big dinner with an ex and the gf..garbage
- ..in a crowded kitchen, but it was actually a good night. They actually get along more than I would like. Like I was getting my balls busted in stereo.garbage
- say good bye the dog. Wink wink.pango
- It depends, i tend to keep good relationship with the ones i had a special connection.
But i'm in no girl "friendzone", i friendzone them. :DApeRobot - @pango Psssh that dog moved with me years ago. He's the homie. Do we have a dog of the day thread?garbage
- no. i call bull, she actually want to say good bye to dog.pango
- I used to bone my exes, yes.section_014
- Yes @Robo, definitely being used....Now she's mad because I'm "making it hard for her to be friends". Serious Lee.Maaku
- I like her style.sea_sea
- No jokes tho.. You have to cut it off if you can't play by her new rules. She clearly doesn't want to be serious but likes your company and the sex.sea_sea
- She also sounds selfish and out of touch with reality. All this "you're making it hard to be friends" bs is her throwing a tantrum because she's exposed.sea_sea
- ^ It does, thank you.Maaku
- best remedy for now, is make yourself "busy" with another chick every time she decides to come around. good luck maaku.sea_sea
- pango1
Don't like it when I go out for dinner with a single dad and his kid, I have to explain to people that's not our kid...
:( Ya single parent life is tough.
- Like gay?freedom
- Tell your friend that the next time he should go dinner with a hooker...OBBTKN
- What, you think Pango's a designer, OBBTKN?detritus
- Why do you have to explain? Do you think people give a fuck?face_melter
- I like the mental image of you making damn sure everyone knowsset
- Even passers by and people at the other tables in the restaurantset
- Fuck having them think that.set
- This is like an Elaine from Seinfeld comment to medocpoz
- There were giving me looks!pango
- There were giving me looks!pango
- There were giving me looks!pango
- Uggghpango
- lol, pango you're crazynotype
- BabySnakes2
Why do i get this look of "are you crazy" when i ask to get crispy tacos with carne asada? "We only make them with shredded beef" umm....you have all the stuff back there to do it. #tacoproblems
- My buddy always tried to order carne asada enchiladas. It’s just not right man. Your crispy tacos go in the fryer. Carne asada is grilled. Stop it already.HijoDMaite
- It can be done!! I have carne asada enchiladas down here they're amazing. Crispy asada yes!sea_sea
- Ya asada enchiladas are great! I miss my weekly visits to Baja Fish Taco.BabySnakes
- Noooo!HijoDMaite
- doood!! that's exactly where I go! lol baja fish is the serious biznizz.sea_sea
- hijo you need to try those. you too can be saved. ;) jajasea_sea
- HijoDMaite0
Vegas has a pro hockey team? Wth?
- freedom0
Was freelancing at a random agency. Wasn't allowed to wear jeans.
- write a book.utopian
- What's their policy on jeggings?monNom
- i will not work for anyone who forbids jeggingspango
- Stop working with random agencies, start picking specific ones.soundofreason
- Please rephrase this post in form of a question.dmay
- hahaha dmay!detritus
- lol dmayduckseason
- GOSH are you alright?stoplying
- FREEDOM!MrT
- https://byebyebellys…pango
- did you wear these to annoy them? https://cdn.lookasti…notype
- detritus0
The Perspex/Lucite site has a link to 'Slavery Act' at the very foot of its page, which made my brow furrow when I just saw it.
- detritus0
From a vinyl-cutting site: "Remember: The bigger the letters are, the better the visibility will be from a distance".
Fuck me, Mind blown.
- Oop, two in a row, time to go shower.detritus
- haha. That reminds me of a boss I once had a few years ago, back during the emergence of QR codes.kona
- We have HR Block in the office and I'm running a brainstorm session with them for their upcoming ad campaign, taking through some possiblekona
- billboard strategies and what not. My boss just blurts out "What if we put a QR code on the billboard?" Ok, the billboards were going up on i90, people drivingkona
- 70-90mph. And he wants a QR code only on a billboard. There was dead silence in the room for at least 10 seconds as we all pondered the scenario.kona
- fucking idiot. We ended up losing their business.kona
- hahaha, very good! Jesus. The thing I've always though tabout QR codes is hijacking them with sized prints stuck over, sending them to geriatricthreeways.c...detritus
- HAHAHAH!kona
- Nobody scans QR codes. Period.monospaced
- i think the japanese do. but i'm not surehans_glib
- And I think putting them on busses is stupid... yikes, konajaylarson
- they're right, when the letters are small, its tough to read from a distance, they're totally rightBennn
- @mono you are completely wrong. They are widely used across SE Asia, for starters.MrT
- eryx0
Worked late last night waiting for a welder to finish two really tough stainless steel welds. He had a really cute welders helper and when I finished developing the radiographs and told them the welds were good she said "nice, I did not have to show you my tits" I knew then that I had made a horrible mistake.
- well then ...monospaced
- "who said you didn't have to show me your tits?"GuyFawkes
- Why? Because you're otherwise engaged, or you perceived her reaction as trashy? Latter could be just her over-compensating for her own awkwardness, perhaps?detritus
- I should have said the weld failed, seen boobies then passed the weld. Weld was good anyway so it would not have been anything unethical.eryx
- I guess seeing some boobies under false pretenses could be considered unethical but I think I could live with that.eryx
- Aaah! hahaha, sorry, I wholly misunderstood your angle :)
Willing boobs are always ethical.
#themtoodetritus - boobs should have been shown after that anyway for the troubles.capn_ron
- hmmmm ...monospaced
- "WTF does that have anything to do with me telling you you do nice welds?"cannonball1978
- sea_sea12
This Bourdain death hit me harder than Prince, Bowie, even Cerati didn't break me like this. wtf. I think it's the level of humanity in his shows books interviews etc. He opened up about his addictions and troubles, was beloved around the world for just that, being human. I'm clearly not a writer but I enjoyed his perspective / Social commentary so much. A true loss.
Just rambling now I think I need a Bourdain support group right now. :(
Cheers.- agreed. I never met him, but with his shows, books, interviews, writing - he really was an inspiring guy and world is poorer without him in it.shapesalad
- https://www.youtube.…pockets
- ^ignore that
https://www.youtube.…pockets - His death makes me ask why he was so liked by people. I think it comes down to his genuine authenticity.stoplying
- thanks pockets. that's been me all day. random breakdown, i suppose it's like losing a beloved teacher.sea_sea
- stoplying, this pretty much sums up why he was loved around the globe as well..
https://www.vox.com/…sea_sea - I think it was a broken heart that killed him, not depression.robotron3k
- There's a good CNN special right now.sea_sea
- robotroll®utopian
- mg335
Those of you who are parents, do Kate Spade and Bourdain's suicides hit you even harder because of the children they leave behind?
I obsess enough over the safety, innocence, emotions, etc. of my two kids already. A lot of that has to do with losing my sister 24 years ago in a car wreck. I was 17. All those emotions of the first big loss in your life are just as heavy so many years later as they were then.
But seeing parents take their lives, and having some understanding of those emotions that come with loss of someone you love, I just can't process it. I can't even process it to the point of thinking the parent was selfish, or cowardly, or cruel, or any of the things people who commit suicide are often called. My mind just goes straight to a child entering an endless loop of "why?" as they try to process death, and especially that someone chose death. That someone had something in their life so powerful and so harmful that it resulted in them creating that kind of sadness by taking their life. I get really sad thinking about it. It makes me (and I fucking hate this) go through this whole routine of imagining my children reacting to loss... what would they do if I died? How would they process it? How would their lives change? How would they deal with it? Feels like someone is standing on my chest and my mind is racing just trying to back away from those thoughts and images.
I think understanding suicide - or trying to - is hard enough without those variables, but damn... even trying to imagine what those children are going through and wanting so desperately to keep my kids safe and innocent and free of loss in their lives as long as possible is overwhelming.
- Of course some events trigger overwhelming feelings, but I'm an advocate of not driving ourselves nuts in anticipation of problems we don't have.spl33nidoru
- You're alive, and when you won't be it won't matter to you how others handle it. Make the most of today, sounds like you care for your kids, that's what mattersspl33nidoru
- This being said, I'm sure Spade and Bourdain cared very much for theirs as well.spl33nidoru
- Yesmonospaced
- Yes.
More so, because I came close to taking my life in 2015.
So any time this happens I reflect on what I would have done.kona - mg33, reading my msgs back i sound like a cunt, obviously i wrote these in a caring way, I understand your feelings and don't take lightly the loss of a sisterspl33nidoru
- Fuck kona, are you serious? Hope you're in other shape now mate...OBBTKN
- Father of two daugthers... I can not imagine the hurt on them, ughOBBTKN
- It's hard to understand addictions. very sad indeed.sea_sea
- Shiet Kona... Stay strong man.
This makes me wonder. If one of us is gone... Would the rest of us know? I have been thinking setting up a dead man switch.pango - It's probably just gonna mail turd and dick butt photo to bunch of people.pango
- I also have and in honesty still am very close to taking my own life. I have a son and adore him, he is my world. When the world drops from you and you thinkmugwart
- how shit your life has been and will continue the same. It is very easy think come to the conclusion that the world around you is better not having you.mugwart
- studderine1
People dying sucks.
- stoplying1
I don't want to spray those chems, but damn you yellowjackets - why you gotta nest in my log pile? I gots to split and stack that shit. I'll do it, but I won't be happy about it.
- HijoDMaite3
@mg33
This morning I woke up my wife and told her about Bourdain, I followed it with the news that he had a 13 year old girl. Her first words were "fucking asshole!" mind you we have been fans of his shows since the beginning. We have two girls, a 14 year old and a 17 year old. I think I understand suicide more than she does. My brother killed himself with a gun to the head in 1999 he was 25. He was sick, like really sick. Years of drug use on the streets of Costa Mesa and OC took a toll on his brain and he developed serious drug induced schizophrenia. He had to be on meds but when he would feel better he would take himself off the meds and the cycle went round and round. In his last years I recall his descriptions of the voices in his head, he would tell me that they would scream at him and also whisper sometimes. The voices said he was no good, that this or that person hated him, that he was a piece of shit, and so on. He couldn't be around crowds, heavy traffic or even running water because it would become unbearable. So when I learned he had shot himself I knew he just wanted it to end. I don't think he was selfish, I think he was tormented and thinking of his loved ones was not really a luxury he had at the time. In fact I believe he thought he was doing our family a favor because he saw himself as a burden to our family.
He didn't have children though. It does piss me off that these two recent deaths did it with young kids at home. I want to try to understand the pain they must have been going through but it's difficult because I myself have never experienced total despair. I also can't shake the feeling that these two completely successful people, and I mean masters at their craft, were struggling with mental disorders and agonizing pain and yet they felt they could not be open about it because of their pride. Could it be that they just could not bear the shame of admitting these character defects? Could their fame and fortune and their high society standing cause them to hide it all until it was too late? If that's the case then celebrities are in even bigger trouble than we think. I mean you look at a guy like Terry Crews didn't he come out publicly and say that he struggled with porn addiction and that he was seeking help? A guy like that?? To come out and admit he is too weak and needs help? Tell me that guy has not benefited from being honest and open. I bet you he has and I bet you his family has also benefitted from it too. (Just looked him up, 5 kids and one wife since 1990.)
I don't know obviously, but I know this world does need something and I don't think Hollywood has it.
- drgs-8
Upvote if you're stupid like me and dont know who Bourdain is
- you should really watch some parts unknown episodes and learn about him. good stuff.capn_ron
- Fuck himdrgs
- Ya... I really don't know much about him either. My culinary friend loves him thopango
- Ok, I guess he's one of those celebrities exclusive to American TV, which I dont watch. I thought he was a writerdrgs
- He’s a writer. He’s famous for his industry changing book. After that they made movies and then gave him a show.monospaced
- His travel shows are the polar opposite of typical American TV.shapesalad
- sarahfailin0
my garage is full of black widows.
that is all.
- sleep tightmonospaced
- Windows can't be a race.robotron3k
- You can’t be seriousMrT
- Super 77 is a cruel cure to freeze them till they die.capn_ron
- robotard strikes againmonospaced
- sorry, you kinda asked for it :)monospaced
- dasohr3
is ben_/benn ben?