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On 5/28/2021 at 11:17 AM, Buckwheat said:
I just asked for my second vaccination, which was scheduled for tomorrow, to be rescheduled. I still have this weird tummy bug and just in case anything goes wrong.
It is Friday, but I still have to be at my workplace tomorrow, on Saturday. And next Saturday too. The final exams are taking place and some are on Saturdays, so I have to be there to oversee. The next few weeks are going to be very busy and stressful with finalising the grades and the students becoming more and more unruly.
Say strong Buck. Getting two weekends shortened in a row is going to be hectic.
I just got my first shot this afternoon. So far don't feel any different, would know in a couple hours. This is thankfully a long weekend here with Monday being a holiday for Memorial day. So I will just sloth around I guess
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Finally as weekend approaches weather takes a turn to be bearable, it's been raining since morning. And good to know you got your first vaccine @RhaenysBee . Mine is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon and I'm nervous. I'll stock up on food and fruits and meds today and hopefully I won't get too sick.
@Buckwheat getting vaccinated through work sounds nice, there will be company.
Also it's Friday, and this was a loooong week at work so I'm happy to be done.
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On 5/24/2021 at 6:10 AM, First of My Name said:
playing the remaster as well! It's been about five years since I played the originals and I am absolutely loving it, about halfway through the first one now. I've never played most of the DLCs so I'm very excited for those
On 5/24/2021 at 3:40 PM, Buckwheat said:Urgh. Students were really unruly today. Didn't manage to work through even half of what I wanted to do in these two hours. Hopefully they behave better the next time I teach this group.
On 5/20/2021 at 4:17 PM, felice said:Ditto. I'm concerned about staff turnover behind the scenes, particularly the loss of David Gaider, but still keen to see the next installment. I hope they move on to Dragon Age II for remastering next - I love the story and characters, but there's room for improvement with the gameplay and especially with the locations.
Yeah, I've been mostly working from home for years, but on the occasions that I do go all the way in to town and back, it is surprisingly exhausting. I don't know how I'd cope if I hard to start commuting every day.
I'm not sure whether I prefer Weekes to Gaider, maybe we'll see how Weekes handles the 4th game. I'm pumped for it since hearing that they scrapped the live gaming model since Anthem bombed and it will be a proper single player game. Hope they dont muck it up
On 5/24/2021 at 6:10 AM, First of My Name said:I'm playing the remaster as well! It's been about five years since I played the originals and I am absolutely loving it, about halfway through the first one now. I've never played most of the DLCs so I'm very excited for those.
FOMN
. The DLCs are really good especially for 2 and 3. Lair of the Shadow Broker in 2 is amazing. I'm midway the second game now (forgot how difficult Horizon was lol)
On 5/24/2021 at 3:40 PM, Buckwheat said:Urgh. Students were really unruly today. Didn't manage to work through even half of what I wanted to do in these two hours. Hopefully they behave better the next time I teach this group.
Oh that sucks. It takes one unruly kid to rile them all I guess. Make him the class monitor maybe (don't know I'm not a teacher
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The weather has been consistently hot these past few days in high 20s with no rain. Thursday it might rain and I'll be able to go out again.
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On 5/18/2021 at 4:33 AM, RhaenysBee said:
Nice! That’s a hot field of science right now. Lots of interesting projects and room for innovation.
Yes, time is going insanely quickly. Weeks and months just rush by. And I seem to have this feeling that nothing is happening, even though quite a bit happened to me in 2020, just not the usual “oh I went on this nice holiday” and “what a lovely long weekend we had in...[insert travel destination]” and “that was such a cool concert/exhibition/field trip/etc”. Everything that happened was either so much bigger or so much smaller than a generic leisure experience.
I suppose that doesn’t obstruct the constitutional rights of individuals if the US does it. We have a similar system, people with vaccination cards get to ditch masks outside and go to enclosed places (cinema, restaurant interior, etc). There’s an insane backlash because people feel this is discrimination against those who don’t want to get a vaccine.
Nope, haven’t heard of these games.
I’m watching The Morning Show and it’s quite good so far. Also watched Defending Jacob over the weekend which was all right, though the last episode pissed me off.
Yeah, the last vacation proper I had was a year back in January, just before the madness started. I so wish for things to be normal again.
I'll check out Defending Jacob. I was hunting for something new.
On 5/18/2021 at 2:28 PM, Buckwheat said:Time goes by weirdly indeed in these corona-circumstances. On the one hand, one feels like nothing much happens, even though it does. On the other hand, now we are so used to these circumstances that it feels like the whole life has been like this ... and one cannot imagine the life without mask mandates and vaccination crazies and fear of infection everywhere. How easy was life then!
I graded approximately 100 tests in the last few days. This was tiring and stressful. There is always a lot to do in school. Work is about the only interesting thing going on for me these days.
That's insanely productive. Good that work is interesting. My work has kind of stagnated lately, because the company I'm working for keep making personnel changes and keep changing their minds about what they want to do.
On 5/18/2021 at 4:05 PM, felice said:Yeah, I'm a BioWare fan. I played the Mass Effect series relatively recently (years after it was first released) though, so the remaster is a bit too soon for me and I don't have much time for gaming at the moment anyway. Are you finding it a big improvement?
Oh great! another fan
. I think if you played it recently getting the remaster might not be worth it. They packaged all three games and all DLCs in a single offering, and there is no multiplayer required. I'm on the first game only and there are some quality of life changes - mostly things don't take a million bullets before they die, so it's less tedium that way. But there are no extras per se, if you played the original you have the full experience as far as I know.
Also, do you play the Dragon Age series? I always liked that one better, and am looking forward to the next one.
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On 5/11/2021 at 4:44 PM, Buckwheat said:
@Arya kiddin', exciting news about the move! What is it that you do as a job again?
Bucky, I work as a Data Scientist. My org contracts out data sciences work to other companies who dont have expertise for it. They mostly work for American companies so these kind of moves are not uncommon.
On 5/15/2021 at 12:57 PM, RhaenysBee said:Aw my gawd, people
you won’t believe what happened...!
they are so pretteeeeeeeee. Thanks again for all the tips and tricks.
I suppose this simple and easy recipe is what I should have stated with in the first place. But the hot cross bun experience didn’t go to waste at least. Besides, a learning curve was inevitable anyway.I’m proud of these.
RB they look so appetizing. The color looks so good. I really want to have a sweet bun now *adds to shopping list*
The weeks in this pandemic are just whooshing by. Also the US being US has ended mask mandate, saying fully vaccinated peeps don't need a mask anymore. The crazies just get a free pass now
Has anybody played the Mass Effect games? I used to love them back when they released and a remaster dropped last Friday. It has now consumed my life.
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6 hours ago, HelenaExMachina said:
One does not simply criticise Mary Berry on Nigella Lawson in my presence
Joking of course but I have such fond memories growing up seeing them on TV doing their cookery shows. And we have a huge Mary Berry book that's about 1000 pages and covers everything - canapés, starters, fish, main course, desert, baked goods, soups, salads. We've had it as long as I can remember and its been taken very good care of so that it still looks new.
Definitely give them a try. As you've read First Law it might be a good idea to start there but honestly my favourite is Best Served Cold, which is the first of the standalone novels and if you want something new its a Good place to start. Not too many characters and they are introduced gradually so you have time to get to know them all one at a time. Plus, Steven Pacey is an excellent narrator and really does a magnificent job separating out the different characters by their voices. The basic premise of the book is also pretty easy to follow - its a revenge thriller that brings in lots of other genres too. As you're familiar with Abercrombie you'll know its not quite as simple as that but its definitely easy to follow along with just listening....and now I've talked myself into re-listening myself.
I'm glad your parents are doing well and hope it passes soon. I know it must be a big worry.
Exciting about your move to the States, and I'm glad you are beginning to adjust to the weather. We've had crazy opposites lately too. Today we went from bright sunshine, relatively warm, to hailstorms, thunder and lightning and torrential rain, back to bright sunshine and warmth. All in the space of 30 minutes.
Is your work the same/similar, just in a new location? Our firm offered secondments in overseas offices but then the pandemic hit and travel within the company was more or less suspended. We still aren't having in-person meetings with clients either. I am excited though as I might be able to take part in a "virtual secondment". Which means I would still be based at home but I would be working directly for a team in another location, which would allow me to do different and more complex work. The idea is that I'd then take what I learned and bring it back to my home team, and produce process/guidance documents which would allow the team to take on new types of work.
(Yes, still a geek who gets way too excited about their work)
Helena
I see that Mary Berry is beloved in the UK. I've only watched her in GBBO ever since it's been on Netflix. I loved her on the show, and the later seasons without her are quite bland, and I haven't re-watched them. Also, 'You clever girl' >> Hollywood Handshake
That thousand page book sounds interesting. My mom liked GBBO and has started to get more into baking lately, maybe a Mary Berry book would be a good gift *takes notes*
Yes Best Served Cold was the recommendation I got from other friends. Seems to be the consensus now - so will start that.
Yes I've adjusted to the weather now. In Delhi I'm used to seasons being stagnant. So all the winter clothes would be put into storage around March and would only come out around November. Here I've had to adjust to always having all kinds of clothes at the ready, and eyeballing the weather outside without looking at the app and stepping out has resulted in some mistakes. That 30 minute thing sounds wild, like a class on weather where a teacher wants to show as many as possible in a single sitting
Yes, the work is similar in a new location. The virtual secondment seems like a nice idea, glad you're enjoying that. It's good you enjoy what you do for a living, it would be good for both career and mental health. I myself have sort of become disenchanted with the work itself lately, as it has become repetitive only with different clients. I'm thinking about a job switch, we'll see if that materializes.
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2 hours ago, RhaenysBee said:
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Good luck with your next yeast endeavor then. Hope it comes out proper this time
. I must try Silk Roads or an Abercombie book then. Only read the first First Law trilogy by him and it was great.
RB I moved because the company I used to work for had open positions here, they asked me and I said yes. I'm currently in MidWest. The weather here is so different from Delhi. Delhi gets as hot as 45 degrees and only as cold as 2 degrees. Here, temperature can change by 20 degrees in a matter of a day. 30 degrees is as hot as it gets, but the first time I saw a -20 degrees winter it took the wind out of me. But now I'm adjusting. This northern hemisphere weather is still a little weird for me. But I like it here, and it is a new and good experience.
About covid in India, it would get worse before it gets better. I'm just wishing for the best.
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3 hours ago, HelenaExMachina said:
I'm sorry, did you just question the legend and treasure that is Mary Berry? Humph, interesting choice.
Lasagne is cooking, rather than baking I would say.
I actually enjoy listening to audiobooks where I have already read the book. Joe Abercrombie's audio books are excellent, narrated by Steven Pacey. Such a good job with all of the different voices for the characters.
Glad you are keeping safe, things look bad over there. Glad you are able to work from home at least! We work closely with the firm's support centre in India and we sadly lost one of our colleagues there last week due to COVID
Helena how are you doing, it's so good to see you. I've just heard of many friends of having varying level of success with her recipes, but maybe they're not just good bakers.
Yes, I've heard a lot of praises for Abecombie's audiobooks. Must give it a go.
That is extremely sad what happened to your colleague. I actually moved to the states 2 years ago, so I'm doing fine myself (last year was another story). But I was in India in Feb and things were fine. Now it's a clusterfuck. My parents are in Delhi and are fortunately doing well but there is not a single person I know whose family has not been affected by it. Just hoping this passes soon.
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1 hour ago, RhaenysBee said:
Yeah these are the times when I regret not sticking around family more in my late teens early twenties to learn these things. My own grandma had often invited me over to teach me classic cooking but I always turned it down because well... I was 20(ish) and friends, shopping, cocktails and men were more interesting at the time... I mean I only have love for college rhaenys but boy she’d annoy the shit out of me today. And yes, grandmothers’ cooking and baking is lost art form at the least, if not the last ounce of magic in the world.
Anyway, a friend who’s become a bread baking wizard during the pandemic did help me salvage the dough. Which I now kinda burned even though it was in the exact time the recipe said. I guess I’m done with baking a while.
Ah sorry about the sleep schedule.
Well I’ll certainly never attempt this recipe again. And this would be the meme-worthy, utter fucking disaster they turned out to be.
I only ever listened to non fiction on audible and I love it. Some of my favorite listens have been:
yuval Noah Harari - Sapiens
jonathan Haidt, Greg Lukianoff - The Coddling of the American Mind
jonathan Haidt - the righteous mind
Peter Frankopan - The Silk Roads
Malcolm Gladwell - Talking to Strangers
But yes, I totally get that audible is not everybody’s cup of tea. I was actually shocked to find myself loving it. When I subscribed, I expected to barely use it and cancel in 3 months.Oh that's sad about the buns. I think half the baking recipes on internet are not correct. Do you know the youtube channel Tasty? They've been called out so many times about how the recipes they publish and the product they show can never be the same. Keep trying
I'll try Talking to Strangers. Jonathan Haidt I did not like because Righteous Mind did not lead anywhere (how did you like it in Audible, it has tables and stuff)
I've met Peter Frankopan! I have a signed coy of his Byzantine Empire book, met him at the Jaipur Literature Festival in 2014/15. I'll check out Silk Roads
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13 minutes ago, Buckwheat said:
Thanks!
I worked a month and a half or so "on location", and then was sent to work from home, so it was quite hard to adjust to everything new in such a short time.
Sleep schedule is a tricky thing to mantain in all cases. When I worked from home, I was just as tired in the afternoon as I am when I am in school. 4 or so hours on Zoom are really exahusting, just in a different way. I had headaches and my eyes hurt for a time almost every day. Now, I work from the school, but still have a part of the classes online. It is still better than from home, even though the commute is long.
I am sure a lasagna counts. Great, now I want a lasagna.
Yeah the video calls are exhausting, we use Teams. Some people have absolutely lost their sense of boundaries with this. They think a Teams call is the same as dropping by at someone's desk and abuse that function. Makes me rage.
It's good you're commuting BW, do the thing that keeps you healthier. Rona madness started here last March, and June I moved to a new apartment which is 7 minutes walking to my workplace. At the time I did not know working from home would go on for this long so all the moving effort has been for nothing
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Buckwheat, congratulations on new job! great to hear. Sad to hear about neighbors renovating, it takes your energy out after a day when you just want to relax. Treat yourself. My sleep schedule gets all weird during the weekdays then I have to stay awake for Saturday to reset the clock. Very difficult to maintain a proper schedule when you are not dependent on going out for 8 hours a day.
RB, good luck on hot cross buns. Mary Berry is the GBBO judge right? I've heard in later life she went bonkers just to publish more books for the money (she has 70+ books I think) and now has multiple conflicting recipes for the same thing. Might be worth checking on the internet if the recipe actually works. I'll pray for the stand mixer's soul.
I've never baked a thing in my life other than banana bread (does lasagna count?) or a sorry looking chocolate cake. But I love watching people bake. Please share the photo of the buns when they're done
Also, audible. Folks I tried getting into Audible but found it to be a much less enjoyable experience than reading. Maybe because English is not my first language and some words sometimes just go by without making sense. I started with an Ursula Le Guin book, don't remember which one. Can you suggest another one to try? I'll give it another shot.
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On 5/5/2021 at 2:36 PM, Buckwheat said:snipsnip
On 5/5/2021 at 3:17 PM, RhaenysBee said:snipsnip
BW, RB so good to see you. I'm good. Covid life is fine, I've been fortunate to not have been affected badly by it as hellish as this pandemic has proven to be. I've been working from home for a year now so my cooking has improved remarkably.
How have you been?
Did anybody pick any new hobbies in the pandemic? I tried to learn Piano, but I lack discipline and am generally bad at it. Progress is slow, but it's not like I have a concert to play next month
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Long time no see good people. How's everybody
I've been trying to get a vaccine scheduled but it's quite full in my area. I realistically might get a date next week.
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Isn't Valyria based on Tolkien's Numenor?
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This might seem out of the blue.....
I believe Varys is heavily based off of Shakuni(A character from the Mahabharata) or at least bears an uncanny resemblance to in terms of motives and characterizations especially if the Blackfyre conspiracy turns out to be true.
I agree to some extent, the image kind of fits. Shakuni vowed to destroy Bhishma, who had made his sister marry a blind man. He also wounded his leg, making himself lame and vowed not to let it heal till Bhishma is destroyed. While Varys' motives are for now unclear, I can envision him sacrificing his privates for some greater goal, as he doesn't sound like a man who'd just plainly tell about his past to Tyrion, or anyone.
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You didn't dance, Baelish wants the newbies to dance :)
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Arya Kiddin' ? :lol:
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Welcome, Arya kiddin'! :cheers: especially for you. =o) and welcome, Slinkie.
^_^ ^_^
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Welcome, newcomers! :cheers:
And no welcome for me is that the way of it? :crying:
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Er, I have never stepped out of General forums.
Hi everyone, I've been here for the past three-four months now. I like to read SF and fantasy, I play a lot of RPG games. I live in India. It's awkward making introductions this late, but I saw it here and felt obliged to do it. :uhoh:
Edit : Typos
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Thank you. Actually, I picked up on 'weir', meaning 'weird' first; I think it's an old Scottish word. I'm Scottish; it's probably still used way up north.
I agree with this. Weirwoods are not supernatural beings as the gods generally are expected to be. They have the collected knowledge of the past is what I think makes them sacred. It's a nice thought. :)
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regarding the use of 'weir' in 'weirwood'. A weir (meaning dam) retains and diverts water, just as the trees retain the thoughts of the forest, and divert them via telepathic intercourse.
This is cool. :thumbsup:
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Princess Knight a manga by Osamu Tezuka, written in the fifties and with several adaptations, is the story of the heiress to a small realm who has both male and female souls, and crossdresses as a man (and even pretends to be one, duping everyone), is the best swordsman in the realm, is level headed, competent, and fights for justice and to protect the innocent.
Her name is SAPPHIRE. Known as Lady Knight.
To me it looks like Brienne has references to it.
Welcome to the forums darynthe. It's good to find another manga fan here :D .
Just an opinion, I don't believe GRRM reads manga.
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The term 'warg' is lifted straight from Tolkien, if no-one's brought that up before. I'm only on the second of the six LotR books at the moment ('tis not actually a trilogy), so I don't know yet if the context is the same.
Tolkien uses warg as a synonym for wolf. I think it was in The Hobbit that the line "Where the warg howls the orc prowls" appears, showing a cooperation between wolves and orcs.
Yes they are corrupted wolves that Orcs use as their steeds.
TTTNE - This Thread is finanly over. Slowest race ever nearly 3 years.
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I jut had a sore arm when I woke up after the first night, but by afternoon it was gone. Overall no issues.
Glad to hear ibuprofen worked, I had it with me for the first shot, but did not need it. Might need it for the second one.
Where is this caution where I live *screams*. The place I go to for haircut emailed me this past weekend that customers no longer are required to wear masks while getting a haircut. Their employees will continue to do so though. Makes me rage.