Author Topic: The Good Chuff Thread (Read 16613 times)

yotsuya · « **on:** March 04, 2016, 07:38:33 pm »

Ok, enough negatives - who's got good stuff going on???

At this moment, I just started Spring Break. Wooot! It also looks like my job duties are changing next year, and I am happy about that!

Malenko · « **Reply #1 on:** March 04, 2016, 07:51:50 pm »

Im still sporting my chuff-boner from booking my zapcon flight; oh and I might be getting an Arkanoid this weekend!

yotsuya · « **Reply #2 on:** March 04, 2016, 07:53:04 pm »

Quote from: Malenko on March 04, 2016, 07:51:50 pm

Im still sporting my chuff-boner from booking my zapcon flight; oh and I might be getting an Arkanoid this weekend!

You should totally get a Frogger instead.

Ond · « **Reply #3 on:** March 04, 2016, 08:21:36 pm »

I'm looking forward to meeting you dorks! I'm chuffed because I finally have a fridge in my garage which is stocked full of beer. Oh and I'm chuffed because I've just moved into a new neighborhood and the other day I watched my neighbor across the road take delivery of a Mortal Kombat cab. Little does he know who lurks across the road, heh heh, looks like a nice fellow too. I helped the delivery guy with it over the steps, it was farkin heavy!

Slippyblade · « **Reply #4 on:** March 04, 2016, 08:42:30 pm »

Good stuff... Ok then. Something momentous in my life that many of you won't understand and the few that understand the concept probably won't realize how important it is to me. I will be squiring to someone in a couple weeks. Sir Cosimo within the SCA - he is one of a singing quartet called the Whiskey Bards. They're awesome, look em up on YouTube.

yotsuya · « **Reply #5 on:** March 04, 2016, 09:49:04 pm »

Quote from: Slippyblade on March 04, 2016, 08:42:30 pm

Good stuff... Ok then. Something momentous in my life that many of you won't understand and the few that understand the concept probably won't realize how important it is to me. I will be squiring to someone in a couple weeks. Sir Cosimo within the SCA - he is one of a singing quartet called the Whiskey Bards. They're awesome, look em up on YouTube.

Cool! So what is involved with Squiring?

harveybirdman · « **Reply #6 on:** March 04, 2016, 09:51:21 pm »

Quote from: yotsuya on March 04, 2016, 07:53:04 pm

Quote from: Malenko on March 04, 2016, 07:51:50 pm
Im still sporting my chuff-boner from booking my zapcon flight; oh and I might be getting an Arkanoid this weekend!
You should totally get a Frogger instead.

yotsuya · « **Reply #7 on:** March 04, 2016, 09:51:44 pm »

Quote from: harveybirdman on March 04, 2016, 09:51:21 pm

Quote from: yotsuya on March 04, 2016, 07:53:04 pm
Quote from: Malenko on March 04, 2016, 07:51:50 pm
Im still sporting my chuff-boner from booking my zapcon flight; oh and I might be getting an Arkanoid this weekend!
You should totally get a Frogger instead.

HBM knows what's what!

harveybirdman · « **Reply #8 on:** March 04, 2016, 09:52:51 pm »

Quote from: Slippyblade on March 04, 2016, 08:42:30 pm

Good stuff... Ok then. Something momentous in my life that many of you won't understand and the few that understand the concept probably won't realize how important it is to me. I will be squiring to someone in a couple weeks. Sir Cosimo within the SCA - he is one of a singing quartet called the Whiskey Bards. They're awesome, look em up on YouTube.

I can't wait to meet you so I can figure out if I really can get away with pulling your chain on such matters.

Slippyblade · « **Reply #9 on:** March 04, 2016, 10:07:45 pm »

Quote from: harveybirdman on March 04, 2016, 09:52:51 pm

I can't wait to meet you so I can figure out if I really can get away with pulling your chain on such matters.

Feel free, man. I'm all for some good natured smack-talk! I've been in that group for 30 years. Believe me, you can't find something to say I haven't heard before.

vwalbridge · « **Reply #10 on:** March 04, 2016, 10:10:08 pm »

Wait a second!? Is anyone attending ZapCon that could be old enough to be my dad?

harveybirdman · « **Reply #11 on:** March 04, 2016, 10:13:49 pm »

Quote from: vwalbridge on March 04, 2016, 10:10:08 pm

Wait a second!? Is anyone attending ZapCon that could be old enough to be my dad?

Heck yeah dude, perceptions will be shattered!

yotsuya · « **Reply #12 on:** March 04, 2016, 10:15:59 pm »

Quote from: harveybirdman on March 04, 2016, 10:13:49 pm

Quote from: vwalbridge on March 04, 2016, 10:10:08 pm
Wait a second!? Is anyone attending ZapCon that could be old enough to be my dad?

Heck yeah dude, perceptions will be shattered!

DaOldMan was tirekicking a bit, I wish he would have been able to make it.

vwalbridge · « **Reply #13 on:** March 04, 2016, 10:17:03 pm »

Quote from: harveybirdman on March 04, 2016, 10:13:49 pm

Quote from: vwalbridge on March 04, 2016, 10:10:08 pm
Wait a second!? Is anyone attending ZapCon that could be old enough to be my dad?

Heck yeah dude, perceptions will be shattered!

LOL...this is gonna be so awesome.

Truth be told...I have a little image of what everyone looks like in my head. I kinda don't want that to go away.

harveybirdman · « **Reply #14 on:** March 04, 2016, 10:26:35 pm »

Quote from: vwalbridge on March 04, 2016, 10:17:03 pm

Quote from: harveybirdman on March 04, 2016, 10:13:49 pm
Quote from: vwalbridge on March 04, 2016, 10:10:08 pm
Wait a second!? Is anyone attending ZapCon that could be old enough to be my dad?

Heck yeah dude, perceptions will be shattered!

LOL...this is gonna be so awesome.

Truth be told...I have a little image of what everyone looks like in my head. I kinda don't want that to go away.

Yots will just post a picture and ruin it for ya anyway even if you weren't going. Spoiler he doesn't look like astroboy sticking out his tounge.

yotsuya · « **Reply #15 on:** March 04, 2016, 10:26:39 pm »

Quote from: vwalbridge on March 04, 2016, 10:17:03 pm

Quote from: harveybirdman on March 04, 2016, 10:13:49 pm
Quote from: vwalbridge on March 04, 2016, 10:10:08 pm
Wait a second!? Is anyone attending ZapCon that could be old enough to be my dad?

Heck yeah dude, perceptions will be shattered!

LOL...this is gonna be so awesome.

Truth be told...I have a little image of what everyone looks like in my head. I kinda don't want that to go away.

Pictured L to R: Nephasth, RetroGreg, Yotsuya, Lil' MelvinBates, MelvinBates, Le Chuck, HaRuMaN. Not pictured: Slippyblade

yotsuya · « **Reply #16 on:** March 04, 2016, 10:27:03 pm »

Quote from: harveybirdman on March 04, 2016, 10:26:35 pm

Quote from: vwalbridge on March 04, 2016, 10:17:03 pm
Quote from: harveybirdman on March 04, 2016, 10:13:49 pm
Quote from: vwalbridge on March 04, 2016, 10:10:08 pm
Wait a second!? Is anyone attending ZapCon that could be old enough to be my dad?

Heck yeah dude, perceptions will be shattered!

LOL...this is gonna be so awesome.

Truth be told...I have a little image of what everyone looks like in my head. I kinda don't want that to go away.

Yots will just post a picture and ruin it for ya anyway even if you weren't going. Spoiler he doesn't look like astroboy sticking out his tounge.

Get outta my head!!!!!!

Token · « **Reply #17 on:** March 04, 2016, 10:30:25 pm »

It's the weekend.
The weather is nice.
The bills are paid.
The family is healthy.
The wife still loves me.

Life is good.

yotsuya · « **Reply #18 on:** March 04, 2016, 10:36:11 pm »

Quote from: Token on March 04, 2016, 10:30:25 pm

It's the weekend.
The weather is nice.
The bills are paid.
The family is healthy.
The wife still loves me.

Life is good.

That's what it's all about, my friend!

yotsuya · « **Reply #19 on:** March 07, 2016, 11:28:49 am »

May your week be full of great chuff, everybody!!!

dkersten · « **Reply #20 on:** March 07, 2016, 11:41:36 am »

My chuff was last week.. spent the week in Cabo with my girlfriend, family, and friends. It was a "work" trip, but the most work I did was lifting several beers to my lips (a few too many). We took 600 customers, employees, and spouses.

On Thursday I sent the GF to the spa for a few hours and sat in bed ordering a new projector for my theater room that I am renovating (old projector is for sale, with screen if anyone is interested). Then I got home and the weather was unbelievable for Montana in March (71 on Sat, 74 on Sunday). I demo'd the fireplace hearth and trim in the theater room and started rebuilding it. Got a lot done.

It wasn't all good, there were some issues with the ex wife, but I won't harsh the chuff. Instead, here is a pic of me and the gf on the beach Friday morning. (professional photographers were running around the resort so we got a bunch of really good pics).

Slippyblade · « **Reply #21 on:** March 07, 2016, 11:49:33 am »

A redhead? Sweet...

Sounds like an awesome week, jealous.

dkersten · « **Reply #22 on:** March 07, 2016, 11:56:45 am »

Quote from: Slippyblade on March 07, 2016, 11:49:33 am

A redhead? Sweet...

Sounds like an awesome week, jealous.

lol, she just dyed it before we left.. went a little more orange in the red than she wanted, but it ended up matching her tan really well, so it worked.

CCM · « **Reply #23 on:** March 07, 2016, 12:09:47 pm »

Been a good two weeks here...

My wife and I went to the casino for her birthday last weekend and we both doubled our money at the craps table. I bought a new truck last week. And finally I won a good bit of money this past Saturday betting on Nate Diaz to upset Conor McGregor.

yotsuya · « **Reply #24 on:** March 07, 2016, 12:32:19 pm »

Quote from: CCM on March 07, 2016, 12:09:47 pm

Been a good two weeks here...

My wife and I went to the casino for her birthday last weekend and we both doubled our money at the craps table. I bought a new truck last week. And finally I won a good bit of money this past Saturday betting on Nate Diaz to upset Conor McGregor.

That's some good chuff, bro.

Vigo · « **Reply #25 on:** March 10, 2016, 05:06:13 pm »

I figure I better spill the chuff.

Last year was horrendous on many, many levels for me. My employer had been bought out by a very abusive company. It took them no time at all to drive our business into the ground and they asked me to do a number of unethical and a few illegal things in the process. I held my breath until the birth of my third child and went on a full 12 week unpaid leave, figuring that I could spend the leave time to find new work. My son was born with a heart defect, leaving me in a state of running between being in hospitals/infant critical care units/specialist visits and taking care of my other children who are to young to even be allowed to visit. I was exhausted and spent almost my entire leave on medical care, without any time to do anything. With my FMLA expiring, I finally knocked out my resume for 4 job openings, which was all I could find even in a metro area since my job is very niche.

So the Chuff comes in that my son's operation was success, so much so that the cardiologists expect he wont need any additional surgery until adulthood. he has been doing just great, with the exception of having to go back into the hospital for a another week when he contracted RSV. Of the 4 jobs I applied, the 4th one called me back, and I got an interview. By the time I had made it home from the interview, I was called back and flat out offered the job.

I have been working my new job for almost a month now and in every way it is much superior to my last position. Meanwhile, my previous employer just declared bankruptcy this week and after nationwide restaurant shut-downs, they are less than half the size they were a month ago. It's sad, but Karma's a ---smurfette--- and the new owners deserve the results of their actions.

A few people checked in on me here via PM while I was out, and while I never had the shot to reply, I am very grateful for the messages. Thank you. I will try to be a bit more regular here going forward. If I can just figure out the best way to use tapatalk since more of my workload is on cell phone.

wp34 · « **Reply #26 on:** March 10, 2016, 05:23:12 pm »

That is fantastic news for both you and your son Vigo. I can't even imagine what that would be like.

yotsuya · « **Reply #27 on:** March 10, 2016, 06:21:21 pm »

I'm glad all is well, Vigo. There are certain people whose presence is missed around here when they're gone, and you're one of them.

harveybirdman · « **Reply #28 on:** March 10, 2016, 06:30:42 pm »

Here here Vigo!

Nice scourage under fire!

Vigo · « **Reply #29 on:** March 10, 2016, 07:18:46 pm »

Thanks guys! I appreciate it.

Hope to have better presence around here going forward.

Ond · « **Reply #30 on:** March 10, 2016, 07:28:16 pm »

Quote from: Vigo on March 10, 2016, 07:18:46 pm

Thanks guys! I appreciate it. Hope to have better presence around here going forward.

You have done some very hard yards my friend, I'm glad things have improved for you lately, I look forward to meeting up during ZapCon and having a beer!

Ond

yotsuya · « **Reply #31 on:** March 10, 2016, 08:40:49 pm »

Quote from: Ond on March 10, 2016, 07:28:16 pm

Quote from: Vigo on March 10, 2016, 07:18:46 pm
Thanks guys! I appreciate it. Hope to have better presence around here going forward.

You have done some very hard yards my friend, I'm glad things have improved for you lately, I look forward to meeting up during ZapCon and having a beer!

Ond

Amen! Vigo and Ond at the same table? It's going to be awesome!

pbj · « **Reply #32 on:** March 10, 2016, 08:50:48 pm »

That's great news, Vigo. I bumped into my old boss this morning (I basically did a ---fudgesicle--- this, I'm out of here routine last year) and got asked if I missed my job. Laughed out loud, couldn't help it. Same deal - offered job at interview. More money, fewer problems = adios.

Anyway, steak was on sale tonight. I cleaned out the display case. Cashier was impressed.

So, so sick of chicken.

yotsuya · « **Reply #33 on:** March 10, 2016, 09:37:34 pm »

Quote from: pbj on March 10, 2016, 08:50:48 pm

That's great news, Vigo. I bumped into my old boss this morning (I basically did a ---fudgesicle--- this, I'm out of here routine last year) and got asked if I missed my job. Laughed out loud, couldn't help it. Same deal - offered job at interview. More money, fewer problems = adios.

Anyway, steak was on sale tonight. I cleaned out the display case. Cashier was impressed.

So, so sick of chicken.

Any more news on the home made meat front?

Vigo · « **Reply #34 on:** March 10, 2016, 10:15:22 pm »

Quote from: Ond on March 10, 2016, 07:28:16 pm

Quote from: Vigo on March 10, 2016, 07:18:46 pm
Thanks guys! I appreciate it. Hope to have better presence around here going forward.

You have done some very hard yards my friend, I'm glad things have improved for you lately, I look forward to meeting up during ZapCon and having a beer!

Ond

Thanks, man! I am really pumped for ZapCon and the fact that you are making the trip! It is going to be an excellent weekend!

Quote from: pbj on March 10, 2016, 08:50:48 pm

That's great news, Vigo. I bumped into my old boss this morning (I basically did a ---fudgesicle--- this, I'm out of here routine last year) and got asked if I missed my job. Laughed out loud, couldn't help it. Same deal - offered job at interview. More money, fewer problems = adios.

Anyway, steak was on sale tonight. I cleaned out the display case. Cashier was impressed.

So, so sick of chicken.

Thanks, Jim! I would probably be laughing too if my boss asked me if I miss my old job. Glad your job change is working out well for you too.

pbj · « **Reply #35 on:** March 11, 2016, 09:52:01 am »

Quote from: yotsuya on March 10, 2016, 09:37:34 pm

Quote from: pbj on March 10, 2016, 08:50:48 pm
So, so sick of chicken.
Any more news on the home made meat front?

Good lord, no. That stuff tasted amazing but caused the most volcanic shits imaginable. I think I over salted it. Didn't bother anyone else that dared to try it, though.

Pictured, steaks:

Contemplating going back for more....

yotsuya · « **Reply #36 on:** March 11, 2016, 09:59:05 am »

Quote from: pbj on March 11, 2016, 09:52:01 am

Quote from: yotsuya on March 10, 2016, 09:37:34 pm
Quote from: pbj on March 10, 2016, 08:50:48 pm
So, so sick of chicken.
Any more news on the home made meat front?

Good lord, no. That stuff tasted amazing but caused the most volcanic shits imaginable. I think I over salted it. Didn't bother anyone else that dared to try it, though.

Pictured, steaks:

Contemplating going back for more....

I've found Trader Joe's has great deals on meat. Quality rib eyes for cheap? Sign me up!

vwalbridge · « **Reply #37 on:** March 11, 2016, 10:41:20 am »

That's really great news Vigo! I love my kids to death and there is nothing more important than your health and your family.

I got a beer with your name on it at ZapCon Vigo!

yotsuya · « **Reply #38 on:** March 11, 2016, 11:21:11 am »

Quote from: vwalbridge on March 11, 2016, 10:41:20 am

That's really great news Vigo! I love my kids to death and there is nothing more important than your health and your family.

I got a beer with your name on it at ZapCon Vigo!

That'll earn you a badge, bro.

Vigo · « **Reply #39 on:** March 13, 2016, 03:35:42 am »

Quote from: vwalbridge on March 11, 2016, 10:41:20 am

That's really great news Vigo! I love my kids to death and there is nothing more important than your health and your family.

I got a beer with your name on it at ZapCon Vigo!

I am very much looking forward to having a cold one with you at zapcon, thanks man!

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