The Super Happy Thread - Mk II

[Lotus666]

A place for all your Super Happy Thoughts. :pom:

[Lord Destroyer]

Went bowling today because Bowl America Southside had a deal going on this weekend - 99 cents per game, 99 cents for a hot dog, and 99 cents for a soda.

I bowled 3 games - scores were 135, 165, and 119. Not bad for someone who hasn't bowled in about a year.

[Lotus666]

Middle game was a scorcher then. :yes: Aye, not too shabby indeed - at least they were all post-100...

[Lord Destroyer]

My second game's often my best because I'm loose and warmed-up.

[Nixxi]

Only 4 more sleeps until my oldest sister arrives... then watch-out UK 2 Canucks on the lose... I sure do pity Pro tho :wicked:

[Lotus666]

Only 4 more sleeps - YAY! :yip: That got around quickly enough. :yes:

[Nixxi]

:yes: am sure it will be way to quick by the the time she will have to go back as well :(

I'm looking forward to see what kind of surprises she is bringing me/us other than the stuff I place an order for :)

[Lotus666]

You will have to give us a list... :laugh:

[Vodor]

Getting new bike soon hopefully, mate got his and its awesome - cant wait for mine!

[Lotus666]

Well, where's the pic link then? There must be a description pic somewhere...show us! :yes:

[Vodor]

http://www.boardmanbikes.com/hybrid/hybrid_proltd.html

hydrolic disc brakes :o

[Lord Destroyer]

Happy thought:

Two weeks from now, I'll be making a platelets donation which will put me at 30 GALLONS. :woot:

[Lord Destroyer]

And another:

Just found out that this coming November - HIT Entertainment will release the last 24 episode of Fraggle Rock in its own boxed set! By my figures, it should cover the last 11 episodes of its fourth season on TV, and all 13 episodes of its fifth and final season on TV.

[Lotus666]

Kewlness to both the donation and the FR Boxed! :)

[Lotus666]

Had a FANTASTIC birthday party last night, and (actually) looking forward to turning 50 on Wednesday. Hoping to go to Kenilworth Castle in the heart of Warwickshire on the actual day (if it's a fair day). :)

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/upload/img_400/wm_kenilworth_02.jpg

[Lord Destroyer]

Now it's official...I have donated 30 gallons!

I was hooked up around 10:15 AM, and got off about 2 hours later. Long enough for me to watch Mel Brooks' History of the World Part I. Damn, I nearly split my sides laughing at the Stone Age bit about discovering music (heavy rock dropped on caveman's foot), as well as the Roman Unemployment Insurance bit.

[Lotus666]

:laugh: It is such a good movie that one! :yes: Grats on the 30 gallon mark!

[Lord Finisher]

Got a possible job lined up, got a free dinner, and managed a copy of the new Windows OS for under $50. I'm doing pretty good.

[Lord Finisher]

Good day just got better - there's an officially sanctioned Windows 7-tan named Madobe Nanami, and the Japanese Windows 7 comes with an exclusive theme pack of her with voices for all the warnings and whatnot.

Guess who managed to get a copy of the theme pack? :)

[Lotus666]

Nick? :wicked: :laugh:

[Lord Destroyer]

Happy thought:

I applied for seasonal work with USPS, and after some difficulty, I'm hired!

Had an employee orientation this morning, and will be going back at 10:30 tonight for my first official day. Lots of employees saw me there today and were pleased that I'm back, even if for at least a week.

[Lotus666]

*Super Happy Thought*

Only another 24 days to go until we go to Portmeirion for our friend's wedding - 2 nights away...YIPPEE!! :yip:

[Lord Destroyer]

Happy thought:

Tomorrow, another game of the Ace Attorney series comes out for the Nintendo DS!

Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth is the title. I call dibs on reviewing it when I get it and play through!

[Lotus666]

*Happy Happy Thought*

Off work Tues/Wed, go to work Thurs...then off down to Portmeirion for Chaser's wedding on Friday (wedding Saturday) - can't wait! :yip: Long weekend here I come!

[Lotus666]

*HAPPY THOUGHT* Made it safely down to Porthmadog and didn't wrap the car around a tree in the blizzard. :p

[Lord Destroyer]

Went bowling yesterday because I had a coupon for a free game. My scores were 139, 157, and 128.

[Lotus666]

Nice. Haven't been bowling in ages - I sure do miss it. :awww:

*HAPPY THOUGHT*

In 12 days time, I am off for a week! :yip:

[Lotus666]

HAPPY HAPPY thought!

Eight (8) glorious days off...w0000-h000000! :yip:

[Lord Destroyer]

ULTRA MEGA-HAPPY THOUGHT:

I did it...I GOT A TICKET TO SEE WEIRD AL ON JULY 20TH!

How does second row, near the right-hand aisle (looking from Al's point of view on stage) sound? Set me back $45, and I still don't have a working camera...BUT WHO CARES?!

:woot: :woot: :woot:

[Lotus666]

w0000000-h000000000000000!!! :yip: Grats mate, nice one! :D

[Lord Finisher]

*poke*

I'm back~

=D

[Lord Finisher]

On a side note, some other additional good news.

Ever since I bought my old Sega Genesis (that's a Mega Drive to everyone else) at a used shop in the far off year of 2006 AD, it's been nothing more than a hassle to get the blasted thing working.

I've had mostly these issues:

Garbled Audio/Video Output
Faulty Controller Ports (Inputs refused to work)
Faulty Power Connection
and the occasional "My cartridge is filthier than a hooker!"

I finally fixed it. Ripped out the circuit board, took a soldering iron to it, and fixed it. Had to buy a new AV cable, but eh, that's only $5 down the drain, and now I no longer have to deal with that nonsensical RF box.

100% working, no nonsense.

Awesome! =D

[Lord Finisher]

Also, I forgot to mention: I completed my two outstanding LPs.

My X-COM: UFO Defense Superhuman Antarctica Challenge was completed as well as my X-COM: Terror From the Deep run. A winnar is me!

Also, http://www.xcom.com to those of you who haven't heard yet - 2K Games is making a new X-COM.

We may finally have X-COM: Alliance. Who knows?

[Lord Destroyer]

Happy thought:

Took me about a week, but since I found out about Amateur Surgeon 2 on Adult Swim, I went at it whenever I could get at the computer and I wasn't too busy with work or other gaming endeavors...I NOW HAVE ALL A'S IN ACT 1!

The proof is in the pudding...coming NOW.

[Lotus666]

Nice one! :cool:

[Lord Finisher]

Within 9 days, Postal 2 fell again. All 22 videos are up on my YouTube account. Feel free to check them out!

[Lotus666]

Will do mate! :cool:

[Lord Destroyer]

Act 2 of Amateur Surgeon 2 is up!

I'm working on getting all A's on those surgeries - need to work on Cap'n Splinters and the Aide (got a B and a D on them respectively) before I go after the last couple of surgeries.

[Lotus666]

Kewlios! :cool:

[Lord Destroyer]

Got A's on everybody in Amateur Surgeon 2's second act except for the last guy - talk about HARD! And I'll have to get all A's if I want to unlock Act 2's secret character.

EDIT: Never mind - got an A on the last guy and unlocked the secret character. The secret character is UNBELIEVABLY HARD. I haven't the faintest idea how the hell to get his heart rate to stay above 30 for longer than 30 seconds without something going wrong and it all goes to hell.

[Lotus666]

To hell...in a handbasket? :D

[Lord Destroyer]

I did it!! :woot:

Finally figured out what I was doing wrong on the secret surgery in Act 2. Left out the damn syringe of all things... :doh:

A combination of lighter on the finger, cough syrup on the mouth, vampire tears on the heart, electroshock therapy with the car battery, and the syringe full of happy juice makes it so. Just keep the heart rate above 30 for 30 seconds...you got it! One solid A for your efforts as well as a somewhat moving ending for AS2. When I'm not too busy, I'll post a walkthrough for all surgeries in AS2.

And here's the proof I have all A's in both acts!

[Lord Destroyer]

Happy thought:

FUTURAMA IS BACK! I happened to be off from work tonight, and so I watched its triumphant return on Comedy Central.

[Lord Destroyer]

And another:

While I was out running errands, I stopped by Tilt at Regency Square Mall and saw they rearranged the games again. While the only DDR machine had a marquee saying DDR Extreme...guess what mix it REALLY was?

That's right...DDR 5th MIX!! :woot: :ddr: :ddr:

I was so overjoyed that I played a quick round. My results:

Moonlight Shadow (Basic, 4) - B (broke the combo a couple of times, but I still got the moves)
Boom Boom Dollar K.O.G. G3 Mix (Basic, 5) - A (getting warmed up)
Hero Happy Grandale Mix (Basic, 4) - AA (FULL COMBO! 135 Perfect, 30 Great)

[Lotus666]

Got any tips for playing DDR, LD? :)

PS...sounds like you did fantastic - grats! :D

[Lord Destroyer]

I sure do.

Beginner tips:

1. Stand on the pad with each foot on a different arrow - I go with left foot on left arrow, right foot on right arrow; LF went for left foot on up arrow, right foot on down arrow (just so he could strike some martial arts pose).

2. Do NOT stand in the middle of the pad, step on the arrow, then back into the center - you'll wear yourself out very quickly and look pretty clumsy on anything above 1-foot ranking. Someone was kind enough to point that out to me when I got started back in '01 and within a couple of months, I was a crowd-puller at Regency Square Mall.

3. Move your body as a unit - alternate your feet when stepping whenever possible (basically, don't favor one foot), and pivot and turn your body accordingly.

4. For beginners, it's advisable to stick with songs with a BPM (beats per minute) of 120 - 150. Get some experience under the belt before you go for anything slower than 120 or faster than 150.

5. Number of feet = how difficult the song is. The higher the number, the harder it is.

6. Basic/Light = easy, Trick/Standard = medium, Maniac/Heavy = hard.

7. Remain hydrated - DDR is a guaranteed way to break a sweat.

8. Pace yourself. There's no reward for speed. You're not any less a player than some show-off who boasts they were doing catas (9-footers) within a week because you choose to take your time.

9. Haste makes waste of you at DDR - those who act like people will think less of them because they were still doing 5-footers after a month and rush themselves will pay for it a lot later in the form of pulled or torn muscles, tendons, and/or ligaments.

[Lotus666]

Sounds a fine art indeed - thanks for the instruction. Mind you, DDR is a lot harder to find over here than there by the sounds of it. Only ever seen 1 - 3 machines.

[Lord Destroyer]

Guess I was a mite premature regarding the arcade at Regency Square Mall - I went by there hoping to play a few rounds of DDR 5th Mix...it's now DDR Max 2 (7th mix). Oi... :rolleyes:

All the same, I did a round today. The run-down:

Midnite Blaze (Basic, 4) - A (a couple of people watched and applauded my performance)
Nothing Gonna Stop (Dance Mania Mix) (Trick, 5) - C
Absolute (Basic, 3) - B

[Lord Destroyer]

Happy thought:

Someone was kind enough to upload the documentary Big Bucks: The Press Your Luck Scandal on YouTube - I finally watched the part I couldn't see all those years ago because Game Show Network cut off at a certain time in my neck of the woods.

[Lord Destroyer]

And another:

Talked to my supervisor at work regarding next Tuesday - he said he has no problems with me taking that night off to see the Lord of Loon.

[Lotus666]

Bet you can't wait, LD. :yes:

[Lord Destroyer]

Sure can't wait - a co-worker lent me his digital camera so I can snap pics of Al and the band. I checked out the camera...it earned the LD seal of approval.

[Lotus666]

Have a blast, mate - take lots of pics. :yes:

[Lord Destroyer]

Happy thought:

Went to Dave & Buster's for the first time in nearly 2 years (last time I went was for a birthday celebration for LF involving a lot of his friends from school back in October '08) and had a wonderful time.

Games I played:

Guitar Hero Arcade - I did "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" by Pat Benatar on Easy and nearly aced it (flubbed the next-to-last note). That run had a 240-note streak and an overall score of about 62,400 (give or take a few hundred points).

Deal or No Deal (ticket game) - I had a helluva great run going my first time. I selected case #3 and as the game proceeded, I eliminated the cases with the small ticket numbers one by one until there were 2 cases left (the one I picked and one on the floor). The values left - 200 tickets and 400 tickets. Deal was for 300 tickets...I wasn't feeling lucky, so I took the deal. Turned out the case I selected had 400 tickets! Unreal!

HyperBowl - Went with the standard lane and rolled a 158. Couldn't get a strike to save my life, and got a couple of ugly splits along the way (failed to convert 'em).

Big Bass Big Wheel (or something like that) - Spin it like the Big Wheel from The Price Is Right and win whatever tickets you land on (I won 80 tickets...a little more force and I would've won 1,000!).

Overall, I won more than 700 tickets and put 'em on my D&B Power Card.

[Lord Destroyer]

Another:

Had the pre-hire orientation at the Jacksonville NDC this morning, it went smoothly. The person interviewing me for Christmas work actually wrote on my file folder the following:

"Strongly recommended, a great worker".

Sure feels good to feel appreciated. :) :woot:

[Lotus666]

:yip: Way to go, LD - good to know you're valued. I know the feeling where I work, and it makes all the difference.

[Lord Finisher]

Defeated the Naughty Sorceress at Level 13 for Seal Clubber, Turtle Tamer, Pastamancer and Sauceror. Just got two classes left in Bad Moon mode.

[Lord Destroyer]

Happy thought:

Had a follow-up at the NDC yesterday - had to fill out some paperwork and choose which craft (clerk or mail handler) I wanted (I made my shift selection during the pre-hire orientation).

It looks like I'm as good as employed around the start of December as an evening-shift clerk.

[Lotus666]

Very good news for you, LD! :) Means a happier Xmas with some extra cash in pocket, hey?

[Lord Destroyer]

It most certainly is.

[Lord Destroyer]

SUPER HAPPY THOUGHT:

Got an e-mail from someone at the Jacksonville NDC regarding my upcoming employment for the Christmas season - I'm starting the evening of December 4th! :woot:

[Lotus666]

Good news there, LD! :yes:

[Lord Destroyer]

I'm back at work, and it feels like I never left there.

First day - orientation started at 6:30 PM, ended 3 hours later, went to work until just before 2 AM.

Last night - came in at 5 PM, worked until 1:30 PM (8 hours). Got home, hit the shower, crashed into bed and slept until 11:30 this morning.

[Lotus666]

Back in the groove, hey? :yes:

[Lord Destroyer]

I sure am.

Last night was an easy night compared to the first two nights - I got to go home after a little more than 3 hours, mainly because Monday's a slow day for the evening shift (no Priority Mail comes in, and there isn't much to work in the system).

[Lotus666]

Listening to Xmas songs, and only 1 more day to work (Thursday) then off til the following Thursday, which is a short day (10 - 3)...then off til the following Thursday again!

RAWWWWWWWWWWWWWRRRRR...I LOVE my job in Lymm! :pom:

[Lord Destroyer]

Although tonight is my last night (I'm unemployed when I clock out tonight), yesterday was one of good memories.

I met up with a supervisor I had over the years yesterday - he's retiring today, and he told me he appreciated my help and I was a great worker. I also met up with the co-worker who lent me his camera for the Weird Al show - I informed him I e-mailed him the pics I took of the show (minus the really blurry or unidentifiable shots).

[Lord Finisher]

Got a job. I don't get paid, but I gain experience, and I get to screw around with a large network and with equipment they don't want anymore. Even managed a couple of installs of Slackware 13.1 manually. Not bad.

[Lotus666]

LD - missed your post in all the fun & games of looking after MIL after her broken ankle/illness. Sad to hear you're out of your job again til next Xmas. With any luck, they will need a good steady worker, and re-employ you before then.

LF, well experience is good too. Will give you cred when you go looking for an employed (and waged) job.

MY Super Happy Thought for the day is that after 6 days of work straight (though only a half day on Monday) - I have the day off today, work 1/2 day tomorrow, then go back to my 2 days off Tues/Wed...but get a whopping big pay packet to look forward to at the end of February (which will help enormously after the expenses of Xmas/New Year/January). :yip:

[Lord Destroyer]

Happy thought:

I completed the 1,000-piece puzzle I got for Christmas last night!

[Lord Destroyer]

And another couple:

Donated platelets last Thursday - I have now cleared 36 gallons!

Not only that, but I amassed enough reward points to purchase something from the blood bank's online store - I ordered a Canon PowerShot A490 10 megapixel digital camera (my old camera was a Canon PowerShot A60 2 megapixel digital camera)!

[Lotus666]

Wow - that's a brilliant incentive to donate blood! Well done, LD. Canon Powershot is what we have - PS3 - though we do intend to upgrade for the new "Camera Season" here. :)

[Lord Destroyer]

Happy thought:

Somebody was kind enough to upload some of my all-time favorite Looney Tunes cartoons to YouTube!

They include:

A Feud There Was (A feud erupts between a pair of hillbilly families, zaniness ensues)
Backwoods Bunny (Bugs versus a pair of redneck buzzards)
Rabbit Rampage (Bugs Bunny gets hassled by the artist, a la Daffy Duck in Duck Amuck)

[Lord Destroyer]

And another:

The digital camera I ordered from the blood bank's online store came today! :woot: :woot:

Gotta look for a memory card now - the ones I used on my old digital camera are too big for my new camera.

[Lord Destroyer]

Recently got a 4 GB memory card for my camera - already snapped 3 pics.

2 of them were of Ebenezer Ice Cream Freezer (Dad's nickname for Ebony). One of them was her curled up on LF's bed, and the other...she was lying on her back, leaving her belly exposed to a gentle rubbing (she doesn't shred your hand anymore if you touch her belly now).

The other pic was of the 1,000-piece puzzle I completed recently.

[Lord Destroyer]

And yet another one:

Got a call yesterday from the Jacksonville NDC (where I worked previously) asking if I was interested in an evening shift clerk position. I said "yes" and called the number I was told to call this morning (when the call came yesterday, the person I had to call had left for the day).

Made the call...I have to go down there and fill out some paperwork and (hopefully) get some further details about this position. It's tentatively scheduled to start March 26th - nothing definite yet, but it looks like I'll be employed once again! :woot:

[Lotus666]

:woot: Fingers crossed it goes through for you, LD - it's just what you wanted I'm guessing! :yes: Here's hoping mate!

[Lord Destroyer]

I went down there after finishing my platelet donation - paperwork I've filled out many times before. It even included the swearing-in oath (sounds like I'm as good as in). :D :yes: :yes: :D

The target date of it starting is March 26th - I'll know for sure within a week or so (I'll be expecting a phone call).

[Lotus666]

:pom: Cheering for ya, mate! :pom:

[Lord Destroyer]

Another one:

Haven't gotten the call yet, but there's still a week to go - something else.

I went out to Lake City and helped my dad gather fallen limbs and leaves and was an amateur pyro in burning the stuff - I arrived home a couple of hours ago. Got myself an extra $20 for my effort and I also brought my new camera with me.

I took a picture of Silky in another new snooze spot - a bassinet that was used when me, LF, and my older sister (God rest her soul) were babies...and it was used back when my mom was a baby (that bassinet's near 65 years old at least - I don't know if it was used with any of my mom's siblings when they were babies (she's the fourth of 7 kids)). Silky just LURVES snoozing in it.

Before I went to bed last night, Coal was hanging around near the back door, doing something that was a cross between a growl and a howl - guess the neighbor's new kitty, named Sharkey, was hanging around and Coal was none too happy about it. The neighbors got Sharkey some time after their previous kitty, Dopey, passed away. I've yet to see Sharkey myself - apparently he stays inside and snoozes all day, then roams about outside at night.

I also met the neighbors' little Pomeranian, named Kiki. Talk about an excitable ball of fluff - she kept hopping about near my legs like I was dangling a hot dog near my knees.

[Lord Destroyer]

Got the call...I start Saturday, March 26th at 4:30 PM! :woot: :woot:

I hope this leads to something more permanent - I heard rumors of casual and Transitional Employee (TE) positions being abolished and replaced by something called Non-Career Assistant - which seems to be a TE with even more benefits.

When I was a TE, I got annual leave and raises in my wages. I hear the rumored new positions include not only the leave and raises, but also medical benefits and eventual promotion to full-time regular employee with all the bells and whistles, according to seniority.

[Lotus666]

:pom: YAY LD :pom:

Congrats, mate...you deserve a full time position. :)

[Lord Destroyer]

Pulled 8 hours last night - man, my legs are aching like all get-out.

Some people were overjoyed to see I was back.

[Lord Destroyer]

Been at it for a little more than a week...no sign of Preacher Girl (PG).

The weekends are harder - not as many regular clerks are on the overtime desired list and lots of Priority Mail comes on those nights, so I stay behind for about an hour and help dispatch it to the proper docks.

[Lord Destroyer]

Happy thought:

Got some further news about the position I may get soon.

It's called a PSE (Postal Support Employee) and it's kinda like a Transitional Employee (TE) but with a little bit more. My dad told me he saw a list of those who would become a PSE soon - and my name is at the top of the list.

Not only that - I have a feeling the transition from casual to PSE is going to be very soon. At work on Wednesday, June 1 - I went through keyer training. It was the usual 10-key thing along with the Non-Zip key, and it had 8 modules. I blasted right through it - I completed the whole thing in about half an hour! :woot: :woot:

[Lotus666]

:pom: Grats, mate - that's gotta be fantastic news for you! :)

[Lord Destroyer]

Happy thought:

WEIRD AL'S NEWEST ALBUM HITS THE SHELVES TODAY!

However, I'm gonna have to wait until a week from Thursday before I get it - my birthday's coming up. And, as a reminder, I called dibs on reviewing the album.

Take your guess(es) as to who's next on the parody chopping block - I know who, but I'm not disclosing any details until I get the album and review it.

[Lotus666]

Lady Gaga! HAS to be! :D

[Lord Destroyer]

You guessed one of them...what are the other four performers on the parody chopping block? :smirk: :smirk:

[Lord Destroyer]

A couple more happy thoughts:

Assuming I don't get deferred because of low iron and nothing goes wrong with my donation today, I will clear 38 gallons today!

Also...NEW EPISODES OF FUTURAMA AT 10 PM TONIGHT!! I'm off from work today, so that's even better!

[Lord Destroyer]

And another:

I'm still in the running to become a PSE (Postal Support Employee) clerk - I took a postal exam today, and I scored an 81 (lowest acceptable grade is 70).

[Lotus666]

Nice one, LD - sounds like you're on the way. Wishing you all good luck with that as I know how much it means to you. *H*

[Lord Destroyer]

Finally got further word regarding the PSE position - got an e-mail for an interview on July 28th at 8 AM.

[Lord Destroyer]

Went through the interview - I will be recommended for the position! Gotta pass a drug screen (no problem, only drug they'll find on me would be caffeine), a background check, and a medical evaluation. And that's for a facility that's closer to where I live (Jacksonville P&DC on Kings Road downtown).

Also, someone at work said he had it on good authority that I'm among those who will be brought back as a PSE at my current workplace (Jacksonville NDC)!

Not only that - I'm more than certain I've lost a few pounds. When I put on my dress pants for the interview this morning, the pants came on very easily - last time, it was a considerable struggle getting them on.

[Lotus666]

w000-h000, LD! :pom: Sounds like you're nearly there. Good luck mate, hope the good news is announced to you soon! :yes:

[Lord Destroyer]

Happy thought:

Just pre-ordered Saints Row the Third for the XBox 360.

From what I've seen of preview videos and from what I've read on the Saints Row Wiki, it sounds like it's gonna be a LOT of FUN! This one's got some huge shoes to fill in terms of topping Saints Row 2 in terms of fun.

Also, I call dibs on reviewing Saints Row the Third.

[Lord Destroyer]

And another:

Next Tuesday - Saints Row the Third comes out, AND...I have blood bank appointment that day. Assuming I'm not deferred, this donation will put me squarely on 40 GALLONS.

My folks better watch out, I'm gaining on them. Mom's in the upper 40's - low 50's, and Dad's in the mid-40's.

[Lord Destroyer]

Yet another:

Yesterday, I made a caption that reflected my standpoint on someone who's been overexposed as of late - Lindsay Lohan. She can flush her life down the toilet for all I care - what bugs me is how the media covers every tiny thing she does, not caring that the stuff she does isn't newsworthy.

Lo and behold, it was on the front page of ROFLrazzi (an offshoot of I Can Has Cheezburger - it focuses on captions of pictures of so-called celebrities)!

Check it out:

http://roflrazzi.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/funny-celebrity-pictures-lindsay-lohan-not-newsworthy.jpg

[Lord Destroyer]

Today...

Lordy, Lordy, look who donated 40 (gallons, that is)!

I'll be getting a certificate the next time I go to donate (2 weeks from today) and I talked with the person I usually set up my appointments - she wanted me to tell her how I got started with donating blood/platelets. Sounds like she's intending to have an article about me in the next Blood Alliance publication!

To celebrate, I went to the St. Johns Town Center and tried this new eatery called French Fry Heaven. You can have regular fries or sweet potato fries, all with their own various toppings. I tried regular fries with garlic Parmesan...OMFG, MERE WORDS CAN'T DESCRIBE HOW GOOD THEY WERE!

And last night - midnight release of Saints Row the Third...GOT THE GAME! Can't wait to try it!

[Lotus666]

:D Lurve the LL caption (how true) and grats on the soon to be 40 gallons donated - a very worthy cause. The french fries sound yum (glad I've just had lunch else I'd be muchos hungry now! :yes:

[Lord Destroyer]

Happy thought:

At work last night, I talked to one of the higher-ups - he dropped some hints that I just may make PSE (Postal Support Employee) very soon. I'm among the next few in line for the position, but there are some other matters that have to be fleshed out first.

Assuming it's true I'll be a PSE very soon, I have one thing to say about that - HALLELUJAH! :woot: :woot:

[Lotus666]

Oh fingers crossed over here for you, LD - I know how much that will mean to you! :pom:

[Lord Destroyer]

Looks like I'll be a PSE within the next couple of weeks - only at the processing facility downtown (Jacksonville P&DC) instead of where I've been working for years (Jacksonville NDC). I went to the P&DC this morning and filled out some pre-hire paperwork, a medical history questionnaire, and also went through fingerprinting. I'll know somewhere in the next couple of weeks.

[Lord Destroyer]

EXTREMELY HAPPY THOUGHT:

I GOT IT!!

I have orientation as a new Postal Support Employee (PSE) at the Jacksonville P&DC on Monday at 9 AM! It'll last 3 days, where I learn the ins and outs as well as the dos and don'ts of working there.

WHOO-HOO!! :woot: :woot:

[Lotus666]

:pom: WTG, LD! Big grats, mate...you really deserve it. I know things must have been rough for you (been there, done that, got the unwanted T-shirt). :yip: Will make a big difference for you, I'm sure. Great news. :yes:

[Lord Destroyer]

Last night was my first night of work as a PSE. I had orientation Monday through Wednesday, was off Thursday, and came in last night - I'm on the midnight to 6 AM shift.

I'm about to turn in - been awake since about 8 PM last night.

[Lotus666]

It will probably take some time to re-adjust, but well done, mate. :yes: It's a great feeling, isn't it, though?

[Lord Destroyer]

It sure is. It's been a long time since I was on the overnight shift, and I'm working at a place other than what I'm used to, but I'll adjust.