I am a very goal oriented person. I have read pretty much everything I could find about setting and achieving goals. Well, really, about setting goals. I’m sure everyone here is familiar with the S.M.A.R.T. method of setting goals. Goals should be Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time bounded – SMART. This means that your goals should be well defined. Not just get fit, but be able to run a mile without stopping, in a set amount of time.
The problem is that while there is a lot of literature (like a lot) on how to set goals, there’s very little on how to actually achieve goals.
I have found two books that are actually helpful: The Clockwork Muse: A Practical Guide to Writing Theses, Dissertations & Books by Eviatar Zerubavel, and Writing Your Dissertation in 15 Minutes a Day by Joan Bolker. Although both are related to writing, I have found them generally helpful to achieving goals. There are two main lessons in these books:
- Do it every day – preferably at the same time. Consistent effort matters.
- You don’t have to do a lot every day. Do the 15 minutes of free writing every day. Remind your self that having it on paper is better than having it in your head. If you want to lose weight, start with just a few minutes a day. It helps you set the habit.
A woman I worked with wanted to learn to play the guitar. She worked full time, she was a single mom, she didn’t have a lot of time. She started with just five minutes a day. SP has been learning Italian by doing just few minutes day – as of April 23rd, she is on day 1673. And she can follow Italian movies and TV.
Ok, so that’s all well and good, but if you have set your goal and still can’t make yourself do any of it, then what? That’s the third lesson of The Clockwork Muse and 15 Minutes – remove the barriers to actually doing it. I’m trying to weed my yard every day. To accomplish this, after I walk the dog in the evening, I don’t take off my shoes and I don’t sit down before I do the weeding. If I take my shoes off, then putting them back on becomes a barrier and I’m less likely to do the weeding.
How do you accomplish your goals?
I’ve shifted from goals-thinking to systems-thinking a la Scott Adams, and that’s working for me. He details it in one of his books, but here’s an overview.
That’s approximately my process.
Getting what you want is the easy part. The hard part is knowing what you want.
I rarely have things I want to achieve. Mostly I just try to get through the day without too much drama. In the past I have gotten hung up making plans to achieve goals OTHER PEOPLE want me to achieve (looking at you, diploma).
Knowing what you want is easy when you are a Firster. Firsters have a laser like focus on what it most good in life. Being First. Living the First. Doing the Firsting.
I never forget my purpose.
Says you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef9QnZVpVd8
Says me.
Say It Aint So – Weezer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENXvZ9YRjbo
Dammit. Blue Album and Pinkerton are absolute pinnacles of musical happiness for me. Perfect in every way.
Everything after that by them is to be intensely ignored. Sigh.
Right on all counts.
Both are rare albums that I ‘Loved’ every track in iTunes.
I like this one…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA7_JHcHd1M
Night Moves – Bob Seger
“Way up firm and high”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH7cSSKnkL4
This tune from 2017 is one of my fave’s by them. 3 minutes of awesomeness.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3RO0UMsBss
Not bad. It reminds me of some stuff I like like Cut Copy or VHS or Beta. I would never guess that was Weezer.
Yeah, I dig it, kind of wistful and melancholy, yet still upbeat and funny. Definitely not like their older stuff, but they still make good music.
And I love the line, “ I’m like Stevie Ray Vaughn on the stage, high on music, teeth grinding, sweating under the lights…”
Hilarious.
I know exactly what I want.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh44QPT1mPE
I know exactly what I want. ii
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sZrFf-sgKs
I know exactly what I want. iii
I want a girl with a short skirt and a looooooong jacket.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85zV1fpSJQ0
I know exactly what I want. iv
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si1CSfd_dW8
I know exactly what I want. v
I wanna freak like me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_rLLsXX6TI
I know what I want. vi
I wanna be adored – Stone Roses
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D2qcbu26gs
I know what I want. vi
I Want It All – Queen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFDcoX7s6rE
Aw yeah. Another perfect album.
(Stone Roses)
I know what I want. viii
I want To Break Free _ Queen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3w5gVM_4y8
Yes! I was hoping to see that.
They’re on to you, pon:
https://youtu.be/bsneH0mOq-0
https://youtu.be/Ix5z1bRz4Sc
If you can’t make yourself do any of it, I would say that you don’t really want to do the things that you say you want to do.
My big problem is one of dilettantism. I want to do so many things, small things really, but will only spend a fraction of the time necessary to learn them, to be involved in them. And then I feel like I am spinning my wheels.
I’ve felt that way a lot. But I finally decided to put things down by reminding myself everything is “for now”. So I don’t play the guitar, for now. Maybe I’ll pick it up in the future, but maybe not. For now, I’m concentrating on hockey and art outside of work. But it won’t always be that way.
The hockey and art seem to be coming along nicely…so…maybe another art post from you?
*nags*
If you can’t make yourself do any of it, I would say that you don’t really want to do the things that you say you want to do.
I’ve struggled with that over the past few years. I want to do a number of things that are lower priority than working and spending time with my family. However, work and family tend to fill up all the time. Does that mean I don’t really want the other stuff, or that I’m really bad at carving out the time necessary to do the other stuff?
I genuinely don’t know the answer. Either way, I’ve tried a few dozen times to change things and it never sticks.
How do you accomplish your goals?
The weird thing is that in the professional space (or in the context of a project I’ve committed to completing), I’m very organized and focused on the goal, and I get it done. It’s just in the personal realm that I struggle to start, let alone keep going with, goals of any magnitude.
I want to do a number of things that are lower priority than working and spending time with my family.
Then you don’t want to do them that much. Pretty rational decision, and I agree with those priorities.
Work and family aren’t permanent. It’s good to have other interests to fill in as circumstances change.
I should say, childhood isn’t permanent.
I’d say family first, the rest can come later.
If I remember right, you are a bit younger than 40? With little kids? Prioritizing time spent with them is not such a bad thing. I do remember that as I got older (preteen) my father spending less time on tenure and more time in his shop, and my brother and I right there with him. This has built a lifelong passion for all things shop related. But, now that the boy is 27 and lives on the other side of the country, I find myself pulled in too many directions re the shop. And that is where I stumble. Kevin might have the best take on it, and that I just need to realize that I am only putting things away for a bit, and not closing the doors on something.
Anyway, food for thought.
Stage of life is definitely part of it. I have an 18 month old and a 5 year old. Free time is limited. Priority is giving them attention and giving wife a break.
The other, harder to admit, aspect is the personality dynamic between my wife and myself. I’m much more conflict avoidant than she is, so if we both just proceed with our natural defaults, she steamrolls me. It’s hard for me to find the right balance between asserting myself and just taking what comes, so I tend to take what comes until it gets all pent up and blows up. Not the healthiest or most sustainable way to handle things…
It smoothes out. That age difference- Oy! But it gets easier. It took me 9 years from my kid’s birth to start doing something other than work goals or kid goals and find my own goals again. Writing is my example. I don’t write (other than work) every day. But I think about it every say and compose it in my head until I feel I have enough to write down. I don’t know what kind of goal setting that is, but it works.
That age difference- Oy!
80% of the time it’s really nice. That other 20% though!
The 5 year old got a birthday present (a seal shaped pillow) from my brother, and the 18 month old seized the first opportunity to steal it and run around the house screaming bloody murder as her sister tried to get it back. ???
My mom went through that. I was much younger than my brother and sister and I was a holy terror.
Me too RJ
Man I feel this. I know I could do so many cool things if I applied myself but I can’t ever seem to get around to them. Life is still pretty good though, so I try to remember that and not get hung up on whatever it is I wish I could do.
The same reason I don’t go home after work and go to the gym instead.
If I go home, I might sit down and then it turns into an argument with myself.
Going straight to the gym eliminates that problem.
Morning PT works for a reason…
That’s when I run.
OT-I am currently sitting on a plane in Philadelphia because the weather was too bad for us to land in Norfolk.
They are planning on refueling and flying back to Norfolk if the weather looks like it will cooperate.
Lady beside me is wearing a mask with a see through piece of plastic.
She took it off to talk to me, but put it back on while we are sitting here.
“I took it off because it’s safe to talk to you, but with everyone walking around, it makes me nervous.”
Then she adds:
“I’m double boosted, so I should be safe.”
I don’t understand people.
I do. They are illogical needy demanding frightened entitled simpletons.
Out and about today I noticed that the buses in NYC are no longer flashing MASKS REQUIRED on the electric signs.
It’s over, America.
NYC is extra fooked. The whole rest of the country shakes its head…
Ugh sorry. Just rain rain rain here.
(Don’t look at a radar map.)
They think there’s a gap in the weather for a 40 minute flight.
Wish me luck.
??
Yeah, there does appear to be a gap down there – surrounded by all kinds of ugly.
My poor wife had to fly from Orlando to Ft. Lauderdale. She thought she was coming straight home. I feel bad for her. Plus a big delay. Southwest sucks. I should sell my stock in them, but people still use them just like Wal-mart.
Southwest only sucks if you don’t look at American or United. Or Spirit or Allegiant.
Landed in Norfolk, only 4 hours since we left Baltimore.
if you can’t do the things you want to do then want the things you can do.
I’ve accomplished more things than I ever expected because my expectations were low.
Is it 9:00. Do you know where your First is?
Under the grass
In Hyperion’s head.
*chuckles*
I have this image of Hyperion with his fingers in his ears screaming “HIPSTER JUICE HIPSTER JUICE HIPSTER JUICE, I CANT *HEAR* YOU!!!”
Illuminated by LEDs.
ALOL
Did I miss you post a score?
Yes. I did. Got it.
Without a doubt.
She’s in New York. She had breast reduction surgery (ohhh, I’ll never forget that full, light blue sweater.)
Warm summer afternoon. The smell of pine trees. I put my shirt on the ground. I didn’t know what I was doing. I had never heard of foreplay…
No, but I know where my last is, and I think that’s more important.
+1
San Diego. With Waaaaaay too much makeup on.
I’m honestly not sure that I’ve ever really had any goals. Independence, sure, but I was always happy to do that anyway that would provide it. I never wanted to be a teacher but it just worked. I wouldn’t say that travel is a “goal” as it were, but I suppose seeing the world was ingrained in me as a kid. Helped check two boxes.
The only real “goals” I had was after The Incident. I NEEDED to be able to be independent and not reliant upon others. Relearning how to walk, talk, eat, brush my teeth, wipe my ass, etc. My strategy was never laid out in my head, but it was ephemerally specific: Be better today than you were yesterday. Count your steps. Tomorrow, do more. Even if it’s only a couple more. They count. Add ’em up. Set a goal of 10, then 15, 20, 50, 100, etc. As I’ve said before, wear them as medals of valor. They may seem like nothing to everyone else, but they’re everything to you and no one can take them away. Make sure to reward yourself for those accomplishments.
Have an idea/goal and know you’re not going to get there “today.” Be comfortable with that. Take it as a challenge to push you further. One day at a time, and make sure to give yourself some ice cream (etc) to celebrate any and every advance you make. Don’t throw yourself under the bus when you make a mistake. Learn from them. Try to not make the same mistake twice. (You will. Learn to recognize these patterns and adjust.)
My goals now are to just be comfortable. I’m in Purgatory, but I’ve got this apartment for the weekend, and I’m joined by this lovely little kitty. She’s my responsibility for this time. It’s necessary for me to have duties. Sloth is dangerous for Ev. Any goal, mission, task, errand, etc, is a net positive. Sitting idly by is dangerous for me. It’s lovely that my responsibility for the weekend is to feed a wondrous cat who has taken a shine to me and likes to cuddle at night. Ah, the Little Things? They aren’t.
Kitty!
Day one of Worlds Robotics competition is finished here in Dallas. Kiddo’s team is holding in the middle of their division with more qualifying matches tomorrow. Hopefully they get into semis. Spouse and I also walked over to The Grassy Knoll and saw the Giant Eyeball statue which is in fact a giant eyeball. We’re staying near the arena for the Mavericks playoff game so lots of activity nearby tonite.
Nice! Good weather for it.
Go to Fuel City for tacos…
Page 3-a-palooza for Friday Funbags Glibs After Dark.
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Happily would all. Just a thing I don’t get: Big tits. They are great. Especially walking around and seeing them underneath T-shirts and blouses. But they don’t age well. (That sounds terrible.)
My (5-years-older) hot SIL was tiny. Now, 17 (?) years later and after three kids, she’s got a literally perfect rack. I actually think my brother and her tried to get me involved in a threesome with them. I am not joking. I would take her down at any moment, with his permission, but lord I can’t do it with him there…it was a very odd conversation. Older Bro was being Older Bro and he has a special, magical way of talking to me. Very subtle and clear at the same time. Persuasive as hell. He makes the ideas he incepts into you feel like they are your own. He’s very good at it. With me and his businesses.
“I actually think my brother and her tried to get me involved in a threesome with them”
Ummmmmm…. I…. uhhhhhh…
It was an odd conversation. Older bro had his ‘older bro’ voice on. It was just me, him and SIL. We’re stoned and talking. Bro starts talking about how him and her have gotten interested in “swinging” or “seeing” other people and things like that. It was obvious what they were talking about. They then asked me what they thought Lady (who wasn’t there) would think about that.
I think I knew what was going on. (This was a few years ago.) I gave an answer like “Oh, Lady and I both know that we’re separated by continents right now, but we have a bit of an understanding. We still love each other and are together, but after being apart for ~six months, we understand if a One Night Stand happens just to feel human again. But we’re still in love and committed to being together….”
Or something like that. Looking back…I think he wanted me to fuck his wife. Knowing how he talks, especially with me, he was trying to incept that idea into me. Can’t prove it. But I know him, his voice, and his manner. And he did it with SIL right next to me. I think I handled it well. I’d love to throw one into her, but he can’t be involved. It was strange.
My married brother tried to involve me in his plan to hook up with an old flame. I was disgusted, and haven’t spoken to him since.
Ain’t family great?
(not involved THAT WAY you perverts)
Sigh. We aren’t family! We should listen to Pinkerton, especially those first 5 tracks that just build BUILD BUIIIILD in intensity. I’ve got a tattoo Idea where I just get two measures on my inner right forearm so I can draw in drum beats in marker and change it as I feel/ it goes. The Tired of Sex drum beat is ‘simple,’ underrated and amazing. That would be the first I’d pencil in.
I’d charm the pants off of you. And you, me. Sadly, I play for the other Team. I’m a good shortstop. “And we NEED a shortstop.”
Sadly, I’m probably old enough to be your father. I do like ’em young, tho.
Lots of interesting drums on Pinkerton. My favorite is Across the Sea.
HANDS DOWN my favorite song on that album…Tired of Sex comes CLOSE. But damn. It’s just so fucking good. And to close with Butterfly is just…majestically different from the rest of the album and a perfectly bittersweet end.
I just got high. I need to go buy cat food for Kitty. I’m also going to buy booze. I am also going to go back to that sandwich place. Korea is where sandwiches come to die. This place NAILED it. So rare. This will be a fun challenge. I’m gonna listen to Pinkerton to march with confidence through the lovely neighborhood.
I…shall make this interesting.
Tomorrow’s goal is to pick up this year’s bees (50 mile drive) and get them installed in their new abode. Weather looks good. 4 hives, split between 2 locations.
Be sure to report in…I swear I will make HH this year.
Goal: Graduate High School. Done
Goal: Don’t get set to Viet Nam. Joined the AF and spent my years on the other side of the globe from SE Asia. Done.
Goal: Secure a college degree that will set me toward a successful career. Graduated UNM with a BSEE in 1979. Done.
Goal: Find the most beautiful woman in the world, marry her, and live happily ever after. We celebrate our 50th in August. Done
Goal: Celebrate life and the joy of my family and friends. Ongoing.
Congrats on nearly 50 years, Hobbit and Mrs. Hobbit.
Any advice?
Same way to get to live to be 100. One day at a time.
“ Goal: Don’t get set to Viet Nam. Joined the AF and spent my years on the other side of the globe from SE Asia. Done.”
And done.
Excellent.
The cat just puked-twice.
I helped raise three kids. I’ve dealt with shit, piss, blood, green stuff coming out of tear ducts, snot coming out of noses, ring worm, pink eye, lice, ticks, spiders, mice, bats. I worked on a farm, I’ve shoveled my share of shit. I’ve watched the cows eat their own placenta. I’ve helped de-nut and de-horn the calves. I’ve butchered pigs, buffalo, cows, and deer. I’ve cleaned the grease trap at several restaurants I worked at. I can handle all of that.
I nearly puke myself whenever cleaning up someone else’s puke.
Weird.
Heh that’s what they do. Puke machines.
This morning I woke up to a cat turd smeared across the laundry room across from the litter box. It was also smeared in the hallway outside the laundry room, the dining room, the living room, and the kitchen. It was still stuck to my cat’s ass when I threw her in the bathtub to clean it all up. This was all while I was getting ready for work, where I’d be getting the results of our no-notice inspection.
My goal today was to get to the cold one at the end of the day with a smile on and having not told anyone to fuck off.
I made it.
*cracks open beer*
*toasts Mustang*
You’ve earned it.
Kanpai!
Ganbay! (or however the Chinese pronounce it)
If it makes you feel better, the rich and famous have to deal with that too.
Except her laundry room is way nicer than any part of my condo. Possibly bigger than my entire condo.
Looks like the same breed too. Mine is a 15 pound Maine Coon and still growing. Hers was much nicer about it. Also, definitely would Jennifer Garner…especially after a video that I can relate to…
She comes off as a good egg – how many multi-millionaire hollywood-types would do that themselves vs. just having their assistant handle the whole thing?
And a hard would – she’s kept her self together well.
Damn, didn’t realize she’s 50. She looks really good for 50.
Dang, had no idea. Still would.
Ha! My Maine Coon gets the occasional clump of feces on his hindquarters as well; es no bueno.
Great night for playoff hockey.
B’s trying to make the series competitive. Great win.
Nice! I need a win for the Kings
Rangers Penguins series is good – but continues tomorrow.
NESN went all 4K for the Bruins home games. Yesterday, when I heard about it, I thought it would take a miracle to see a third Bruins game in 4K before October. But now maybe there’s a chance.
I’m not that fancy – I assume hockey is the sport that would most benefit from 4K (HD made it watchable on TV).
It looks great. But then I watched hockey on a small black-and-white TV when I was in kindergarten.
Yes I watched hockey on old TV and learned the game from that so I am an anticipation watcher. Now withc4k it’s apparent what will transpire
I’ve been doing Duo Lingo for French and they’ve done a good job “gamifying” the learning to keep you going.
In particular – they track your “streak” and start prompting you if you’re in danger of losing it. As a minor sop, you can spend some points on 2 “streak freeze” items – if you miss a day, you don’t necessarily have to start from zero.
I find it very motivating (and haven’t actually missed a day yet – I’m on day 255).
An analog version is a Seinfeld calendar – get a big wall calendar and X-off every day you do ‘the thing’. Not breaking the streak is very motivating.
Interesting. Is it really free? I made some good progress with Rosetta Stone Chinese but that was ages ago and it didn’t “grab” me that way. Also they are very expensive.
Yep, totally free – ad-supported, but only at the end of each lesson. Easy to tune out / ignore.
They’ll pitch their Plus offering, which is ~ $13/mo but I’m not sure it’s that compelling – unlimited “hearts” (mistakes) is their bit pitch, but you can re-earn hearts by just doing a practice round (older material).
If I’ve screwed up 5 times and run out of hearts, I find doing a few practice rounds gets my head back in the game anyway.
Spanish, French and (I think) Italian are the most complete courses, IIRC; it’s a _shocking_ amount of material for French. I’m still in Unit 2 out of 10 after 255 days (around 15 minutes a day).
This will take me awhile to get all the way through – really need to kick up my daily minutes.
I want to sink my teeth into something more exotic like Russian or Welsh or Greek or Irish.
I’ve already had my fill of French, Italian, Spanish, etc. classes over the years.
Duo Lingo has Irish, which intrigues me.
Yeah, I checked they have all of those.
But I’m a language nut – I could see myself trying out a dozen different ones.
Thank you for reminding me! I started that for learning Spanish. I have forgotten almost all my college Spanish.
For the F1 Glibs fans – this Miami race is looking better than I feared; that track has some crazy bits.
Yup, saw a couple clips from the practice rounds today and it looks like a real fun and tricky track. Qualifying and race promise to be very interesting. The first three races of the season were great, Imola was good but not as good as the first ones, although the sprint was fun.
Good chance we see a red flag tomorrow and Sunday. Someone will go into the wall in turns 11-16, I’m sure.
Oh yeah, I think high likelihood both days of red flags that could shake it up. Did you see Lewis today threatening not to race on Sunday if they followed through on their jewelry ban?
https://nypost.com/2022/05/06/lewis-hamilton-would-skip-miami-grand-prix-over-f1-jewelry-ban/
He’s such a whiny bitch.
Talented driver, but I find him really unlikeable.
Yup, he is a perfect representative of the millennial gen stereotypes. He really can drive a race car though.
Watching The Last Picture Show on Criterion channel right now. God damn it is good.
Plus, Hank Williams soundtrack.
Criterion channel
Fancy. I’ve thought about that but just don’t really have time to watch enough to make it worthwhile.
I’ll confess I’ve not watched The Last Picture Show. On the list…
The wife subscribes to pretty much all the channels-HULU, Netflix, Amazon. I figured that I would get one that shows what I want to watch. All those (except Britbox) are just crap TV for the most part, and I want better movies.
It’s one of my favorite movies. Though I haven’t seen it in a long time.
Great movie, Cybll is just massively hot in that one. The B&W fits it perfectly. I don’t think I have seen a bad offering by Criterion. Wish I could just get that channel without a cable package.
Oh, but you can
Really, not _that_ expensive, if you’re going to watch regularly.
I watch it on my laptop, and I also gifted my son with a subscription for a year. That was a pretty popular one.
Ohh thanks slum, I may just subscribe to that. We ditched cable last year and Netflix went this month so that would fill the gap nicely.
And thanks Zwak for bringing it up. So if you subscribe you get streaming access to all of their 2800 plus films? Looks like way more stuff on there that I’d watch than what has been on Netflix for the past year or more. I’m in if that’s the case.
Not all of them, it looks like:
“Enjoy continuous access to Criterion’s streaming library of more than 1,000 important classic and contemporary films, plus a constantly refreshed selection of Hollywood, international, art-house, and independent films…”
https://www.criterionchannel.com/browse
Eh, but this lists 2,860 films, so I dunno:
https://films.criterionchannel.com/
2,860 is indeed “more than 1,000”, so maybe it really is everything.
I’ll let you know as I will at least take the 14 day free trial to check it out soon. I’ve gotten into watching “Winning Time” which has been great. It’s John C Reilly as the owner of the Showtime era Lakers, really well done. I have a few episodes left of Season 1 and when that’s done I’m gonna try out the Criterion thing.
A few years ago Terry Crews (who seems to be a very morivating dude in general from what Ive heard of him) said the biggest thing he did to get in shape was Go to the Gym. Even if he didn’t exercise, he still went there. Even if he just sat there to read, he went to make the habit and from that it was easier to also work out since he was already there. Which isnt that different from other advice but i thought the idea that you make the habit separate from the actual goal was a good idea because it removed performance from the habit creation.
I saw something recently that said “don’t be a person who gets in shape, be a person who never misses a workout”. Same idea.
LIFT MOAR!
/Warty Hugeman
He spoke at my son’s college. My son said it was a good talk, but he didn’t seem to hear anything about working out or staying in shape.
TOS has a rare gem of an article on Alito’s abortion opinion and what it would mean, in a just world, with regards to drug prohibition.
It follows a very similar argument to a paper I wrote in college on the origins of drug prohibition (hint – it was only possible because of progressive legal doctrines).
If only Reason could consistently produce content like this.
Amen.
Thomas wrote that in 2005. I think he missed the boat on that one by over half a century.
Oh it was 05…then ya who cares
DAILY QUORDLE ROUNDUP™©®
(The ‘I need a fuckin’ raise’ Edition)
#102
Champ
l0b0t 19
rhywun 22
whiz 22
Not Adahn 23
Rat on a train 23
The Hyperbole 23
Tundra 24
Grizzly 25
MikeS 25
Raven Nation 25
Bobarian LMD 26
Grummun 26
SDF-7 26
Sean 26
Ozymandias 27
TARDis 27
trshmnstr the terrible 27
Grumbletarian 28
Kinnath 28
Tulip 28
Ghostpatzer 29
Ted S 30
Chumps
Scruffy Nerfherder 122
Db 216
No apologies for the delay. It was FINALLY a beautiful spring day in NoDak, and I’ve been outside absorbing vitamin D and alcohol…and wood smoke. Learning Google docs while under the influence is interesting. (MS FanBoi). Bear with me if I screwed up.
24 Players; an abysmal 3/21 on the T-line, and a week-high daily average of 37.4. The Scrabble Score was a week high of 44. Maybe this metric does mean something?
For the week the average is 27.9. And the no-chump streak leaders have not changed. (I need to figure out a formula to automate this tally.)
Good job for a rookie. Could have mentioned who had the weekly high and low game and of those that posted at least 5 times who won the week (had the low average)
I knew I was missing something.
For anyone who is still watching:
Whiz is our Player of the Week with a 19.4 average. An under 20 average…very impressive.
SDF-7 had Chump of the Week wrapped up with a 50.3 until db swooped in with a MikeS 216 and grabbed the the Dictator of Chumptown title with a 70.8.
Surprisingly, the low score of the week was a 17 from our Chumper-up, SDF-7. Not surprisingly, the high game of the week was db’s 216.
Intermission movie is Beerfest. Such a dumb fun movie
What if you have no other goals aside from the immediate suppression of pain and a swift death? Where does that leave one?
On the bus with the rest of us.
Skol!
How is that you people failed to inform me that Malcolm Nance quit his job as a reporter to join the International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine….where he claimed to be fighting on the frontlines before admitting that he is kept in a safehouse at all times as a high level (propaganda) asset?
I have too much Firsting to do to keep abreast of all the latest good think. I count on this place to keep up to date. For shame, Glibertariat.
It’s been touched upon.
One of the most amusing LARPing outings in recent memory.
So you’re saying someone else mentioned it first?
You could indeed say that.
COME AT ME BRO
Your schick is tired as all possible get out.
Now jack off to the the attention and hate, you sad, self-absorbed one note bitch.
Seriously, you have so much more to offer on an intellectual basis than this silly bullshit.
Congratulations, you received some hate mail. Big fucking deal. Why do you waste so much mental energy trying to be a caricature of a douchebag? Aside from the hope of receiving a negative response, what’s the point of two thirds of your comments? I just don’t get your purpose here most of the time.
Why do you waste so much mental energy trying to be a caricature of a douchebag?
Maybe it comes naturally to him.
You mean this guy? Who identified an airstrike from a ship firing 500 caliber pound bombs?
https://www.dailydot.com/debug/twitter-malcolm-nance-ukraine-russian-airstrike/
I had seen the videos mocking him for that one.
Here he is in full battle rattle, claiming to be going to the front lines because the time for talk is over.
The placard on the front of his plate carrier looks like it was made to carrier extended mags for a subgun or pistol-caliber carbine while he waves around an AK.
Not that I look at gear or anything.
After further research it appears that Kalibr is actually a type of Russian cruise missile, so maybe he’s not completely wrong.
Who?
Can we send his coordinates to Putin in a tweet?
Got back from a late night old man hockey game. Now just sitting here waiting for the adrenaline to wear off so I can go to sleep.
Can hear the wifey lightly snoring upstairs. Kinda don’t want to bother her by crawling into bed because the dog will make a fuss… but my back doesn’t tolerate sleeping on the couch very well.
Maybe I’ll sack out in the guest room.
Cheers, you miscreants.
Ain’t a bad idea.
Russel Brand
Just one example of why I like Russel Brand. He’s spot on here and I’ve been saying it for years. But wait, big pharma are our friends! I mean you don’t have to take their drugs if you don’t like them, that will never happen! Oh wait, I mean unless you don’t want a job or the ability to go out of your house.
Taking a drug that has side effects including cancer, suicidal depresssion, and sudden death, A-OK. Smoke a plant that has been proven mostly harmless, get thrown in the rape cage.
Gov/Pharma incest is good for you. Well, I guess the Ministry of Truth will be clearing this all up for you soon.
Posting early in this thread because I’ll be doing some traveling today and tomorrow:
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Bloody evil, but stayed out of Chumptown. Have a good weekend, Glibbies!
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Ugh chance for a 2 turned into chumpville really quick.
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Way too early.
suh’ fam
whats goody yo
Mornin
Two bad days
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Thanks for posting this.
Also I put a meet-up at Gourmeltz for May 21 on the forum.