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Post by bad guy™ on Aug 15, 2017 9:02:51 GMT -5
Just a sales pitch about what the place is about, what you can accomplish, and why it's worth their time. Think infomercial, but without the stupid "Have you ever **disaster**" and written out rather than spoken. I still have to ask mods for permission to use their boards, I'm overlord but respect their places on the forum. Worst case, I can send it through PM to members I think'd be great fits.
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Post by King Richius on Aug 15, 2017 10:01:38 GMT -5
bad guy™ sorry to hear about the latest turn in your Mom's health. I'm not the praying type but I'll break my protocol for you and her. I'll take the "W" and run with it feeling very unsafe in the knowledge that one day you'll be coming after me with a vengeance... as well as a dozen old man jokes and a few Malakai references 
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Post by Kyzer on Aug 15, 2017 10:28:37 GMT -5
Update, and not a good one. I came home last night to try and get some sleep. I've been staying at the hospital since my mom had her attack, only leaving to go to work. Last night I came home, watched RAW, got a shower and got some sleep. At around 4Am, I was called by the hospital asking me to come as quick as I could. When I got there, she wasn't in the room. She tossed a clot in her leg that they'd missed and this led to that, and end result, she'd had some sort of mini heart attack. I didn't even know those existed. I'm here now sitting in her room, they're discussing with her, her doctors and me on if a second bypass surgery I'd necessary. Flashback, she had a heart attack in 1995 and they had to do triple bypass. Came through swimmingly apparently (I was a baby) but she's still here. She's worried she won't make it out of this one. I'm keeping it relatively off of social media but needless to say I owe it to this place to at least type up something regarding why I am, effective immediately, being forced to retire from anything that requires immediate dependency. I let my job know that I won't be in, I let my Twitch community that I won't be able to stream for a bit, and depending on the outcome I'll have to let my PhD program know I'll need an absence if they'll grant it. I can't show. If I have to potentially quit school, I have to quit here. God knows when I'm coming back. My mom is literally all I have left in this world. She needs me more than ever. I have to focus on her, because without each other, we have nothing. I'll pop around in my free time. King Richius I owe you one  ing insane main event level match. Drakz you owe me one last hoorah. Prophet of Ash I owe you a match as well. I'll do it, but not for a long while, friends. Thanks, Shawn Losing my mom was why I left when Drakz and I were owners. I really hope everything turns out brighter than it did for me. You are in my prayers. |
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Post by Drakz on Aug 15, 2017 10:45:16 GMT -5
Damn son. I hope things work out for your Mum. It sounds like you're constantly knee deep in some kind of sh*t, let's hope this is the last for a while. Respect for letting us know, you didn't have to do that.
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Post by The Gangsta on Aug 15, 2017 10:53:16 GMT -5
bad guy™, I really hope your mom gets better, with or without the second bypass surgery. I'll be keeping you and your mom in my prayers and hopefully, we'll pull another cattle drive just for you.
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Post by Rated R on Aug 15, 2017 10:58:22 GMT -5
Yeah bro take as much time as you need away, real life always comes first, especially family. Hope everything goes well.
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Post by bad guy™ on Aug 17, 2017 10:18:20 GMT -5
So update time.
I've kept Rich in the loop, but he and I have always talked for a while now. Mama is getting stronger. She's growing cranky, meaning she's feeling better. The doctors opted against another bypass. They did a heart cath and she had a decent amount of blockage but not to the percentile that requires them to operate, guess the arteries have to be blocked a certain amount before trying to fix them. As long as she continues behaving herself, there's a chance that she could be home as soon as tomorrow afternoon/evening, BUT she has to be under constant babysitting by me, and if I'm not home, a neighbor or something. I'm actually looking to see how I can get Life Alert, or something similar, installed in our apartment, for times when I'm asleep or something. Preventative measure. But she's a stubborn mule who'll likely never wear the pendant so I'll have to guilt trip her with the bill of it to make her wear it. Heh.
Basically, the doctors are saying she's out of the woods from this set of attacks. No serious damage was done to her heart. But this is now the third heart attack she's had in 25 years, so extra vigilance. I'll be playing nurse for a bit, which is totally fine. Called my work this morning and explained the situation, they've found someone to cover for me the next week so I'm just gonna figure out who's babysitting and teach her how to eat no sodium foods and not bitch about it...two heart attacks and the heart patient meals are what she's complained about most. (Admittedly she made me take a bite of one of her dinners and I'm pretty sure the "beef" was unflavored, slimy, hot and mushy tofu but I digress further.)
Basically, I'm almost the parent now. This is going to be an interesting experience for both of us. I'm just very happy that they think she's able to come home so quick, and that she's already back to being my cranky mother I know and annoy.
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Post by King Richius on Aug 17, 2017 10:44:37 GMT -5
bad guy™Some unsolicited advice on the food front. Literally everybody in my family is supposed to be on a low sodium diet because of hypertension or other health problems. Giving up salt is almost as hard as giving up caffeine or nicotine. There's a reason all the top chefs constantly tell people "needs more salt" when judging food. It makes stuff taste better. That's what makes it so damn difficult to give it up when a doctor says that is what you have to do. What the doctor's don't tell you is what to replace it with so that your food doesn't become a constant stream of dull bland tasteless mush. The answer is: HERBS! If you make scrambled eggs, add chives - which also spices up mac'n'cheese nicely too. If you make burgers, add oregano. If you make chicken, add rosemary and thyme. It's not a perfect replacement but ample use of herbs can bring some taste back to the food and nobody ever had a heart attack from too much oregano. So hit the store and load up the spice rack or better yet, make it a regular stop on grocery trips to buy a ton of fresh herbs. Hell, you can try to get your mother into gardening with a small window box of herbs that she can pick and use as she pleases.
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Post by bad guy™ on Aug 17, 2017 10:50:44 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm a heavy smoker, so when I'm told to give that up I'll be the grumpiest person around. Herbs sounds like a great idea. I can't cook worth crap. She's always been the chef. But it's something I can bring up to her to try. Who knows, if I tell her the idea came from a guy close to her age maybe she'll listen better.  |
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Post by Drakz on Aug 17, 2017 10:52:13 GMT -5
bad guy™Some unsolicited advice on the food front. Literally everybody in my family is supposed to be on a low sodium diet because of hypertension or other health problems. Giving up salt is almost as hard as giving up caffeine or nicotine. There's a reason all the top chefs constantly tell people "needs more salt" when judging food. It makes stuff taste better. That's what makes it so damn difficult to give it up when a doctor says that is what you have to do. What the doctor's don't tell you is what to replace it with so that your food doesn't become a constant stream of dull bland tasteless mush. The answer is: HERBS! If you make scrambled eggs, add chives - which also spices up mac'n'cheese nicely too. If you make burgers, add oregano. If you make chicken, add rosemary and thyme. It's not a perfect replacement but ample use of herbs can bring some taste back to the food and nobody ever had a heart attack from too much oregano. So hit the store and load up the spice rack or better yet, make it a regular stop on grocery trips to buy a ton of fresh herbs. Hell, you can try to get your mother into gardening with a small window box of herbs that she can pick and use as she pleases. This, all day. Glad to hear some positive news in our community. Keep us updated Shawn. |
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Post by King Richius on Aug 17, 2017 10:56:53 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm a heavy smoker, so when I'm told to give that up I'll be the grumpiest person around. Herbs sounds like a great idea. I can't cook worth crap. She's always been the chef. But it's something I can bring up to her to try. Who knows, if I tell her the idea came from a guy close to her age maybe she'll listen better.  I'm not 50 yet! Three more days! But seriously, feel free to toss my name around. Don't forget to add - an old fart who has dealt with severe dietary restrictions for 25 years thanks to Crohn's Disease. I know all the tricks for making the dull and bland a little less dull and bland. Also seriously, if she is on the internet and would like to discuss food in e-mails I'm down for that. Sometimes it makes a difference to hear it from someone who speaks from experience. |
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Post by bad guy™ on Aug 17, 2017 11:04:02 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm a heavy smoker, so when I'm told to give that up I'll be the grumpiest person around. Herbs sounds like a great idea. I can't cook worth crap. She's always been the chef. But it's something I can bring up to her to try. Who knows, if I tell her the idea came from a guy close to her age maybe she'll listen better. I'm not 50 yet! Two more days! But seriously, feel free to toss my name around. Don't forget to add - an old fart who has dealt with severe dietary restrictions for 25 years thanks to Crohn's Disease. I know all the tricks for making the dull and bland a little less dull and bland. Also seriously, if she is on the internet and would like to discuss food in e-mails I'm down for that. Sometimes it makes a difference to hear it from someone who speaks from experience. She thinks that she can win $1,000 gift cards from spam alerts in her phone, and that she has to share every story with a catchy, controversial anti-red political title no matter how true or false it is. She's not ready for email communication. |
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Post by Drakz on Aug 20, 2017 14:39:42 GMT -5
Just a heads up everyone. I've had very little free time the last few days and won't have a great deal of it until Wednesday so expect results then. Sorry about the delay but, life.
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Post by Deep Figure Value on Aug 20, 2017 15:43:12 GMT -5
Just a heads up everyone. I've had very little free time the last few days and won't have a great deal of it until Wednesday so expect results then. Sorry about the delay but, life. Likewise. I don't like writing matches, and I don't write sh*t on the weekends, so there it is |
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Post by Prophet of Ash on Aug 21, 2017 6:41:25 GMT -5
Bell sounds and this match is under way. David Brennan and Joe Bishop approach center ring. Brennan throws the first punch, a hard left. Bishop goes down. Brennan looks confused for a moment, then covers Bishop. Referee down, 1...2...3!
Needs entrances and commentary, but basically done. You can thank me for pulling your asses out of the fire once more later.
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Post by Deep Figure Value on Aug 21, 2017 7:52:56 GMT -5
Bell sounds and this match is under way. David Brennan and Joe Bishop approach center ring. Brennan throws the first punch, a hard left. Bishop goes down. Brennan looks confused for a moment, then covers Bishop. Referee down, 1...2...3! Needs entrances and commentary, but basically done. You can thank me for pulling your asses out of the fire once more later. I only bury the marks that no-show without explanation. Joe's got a very legitimate matter keeping him from participating and was good enough to own it ahead of time. This one's on me. I'm a lousy match writer and I don't like doing it, to boot. |
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Post by Prophet of Ash on Aug 21, 2017 7:56:37 GMT -5
Bell sounds and this match is under way. David Brennan and Joe Bishop approach center ring. Brennan throws the first punch, a hard left. Bishop goes down. Brennan looks confused for a moment, then covers Bishop. Referee down, 1...2...3! Needs entrances and commentary, but basically done. You can thank me for pulling your asses out of the fire once more later. I only bury the marks that no-show without explanation. Joe's got a very legitimate matter keeping him from participating and was good enough to own it ahead of time. This one's on me. I'm a lousy match writer and I don't like doing it, to boot. Not meant as a burial of Joe. Meant as a burial of match writing as a whole, hah |
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Post by Prophet of Ash on Aug 21, 2017 9:56:16 GMT -5
I'm working a 40 hour a week office job now, which does have a lot of downtime in between actual work. While I can't access everything I do on my home computer, it does allow me a lot of short bursts to write, which is how I've always written matches and roleplays anyways. I think I'm writing some of my better work as I'm sitting on someone else's computer and being paid well to be Phillip Schneider.
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Post by The Violent Gentleman on Aug 21, 2017 10:46:36 GMT -5
Bell sounds and this match is under way. David Brennan and Joe Bishop approach center ring. Brennan throws the first punch, a hard left. Bishop goes down. Brennan looks confused for a moment, then covers Bishop. Referee down, 1...2...3! Needs entrances and commentary, but basically done. You can thank me for pulling your asses out of the fire once more later. I only bury the marks that no-show without explanation. Joe's got a very legitimate matter keeping him from participating and was good enough to own it ahead of time. This one's on me. I'm a lousy match writer and I don't like doing it, to boot. For the record, I have a legitimate reason for not showing and messaged Drakz and Trace as soon as it was clear to me that I wouldn't be able to participate. |
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Post by Mr. PerpetuaLynch Motion on Aug 21, 2017 10:48:14 GMT -5
My job I'm at now had a lot of days with vast swaths of downtime. However every time I endeavour to get some writing done when I'm there it always ends up getting crazy and I can't. So I end up having to wait for my 3 days off.
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I'm not 50 yet! Three more days!
I dont know good luck 
