RL things I love

[thebird]

I set up my PS4 on the tv downstairs that has our ridiculously awesome surround sound, to play a game with friends this weekend.
Just played Destiny, with surround sound...
It brought a tear to my eye, I kid you not.
I may be in love.
It's the little things, guys...

[Lithium]

@skew said:

Soylent. It's my newest love. For those that don't know, it's a meal replacement in a bottle. Chug one, 400 calories, all sorts of vitamins and stuff, and I'm good for a meal!

So much healthier than the crap I was eating when I was too busy/lazy to make a breakfast or lunch!

Soylent Green is People!

Also: Scientifically proven that our body doesn't respond to liquid calories the same as it does solid calories. Even though all the protein and such might be there it doesn't make us as 'full' as a solid meal does (methinks due to lack of pressure to inside of stomach wall). Just fair warning, it's really really easy to overdo liquid meals because we feel hungry again much sooner.

[skew]

@Lithium said:

@skew said:

Soylent. It's my newest love. For those that don't know, it's a meal replacement in a bottle. Chug one, 400 calories, all sorts of vitamins and stuff, and I'm good for a meal!

So much healthier than the crap I was eating when I was too busy/lazy to make a breakfast or lunch!

Soylent Green is People!

Also: Scientifically proven that our body doesn't respond to liquid calories the same as it does solid calories. Even though all the protein and such might be there it doesn't make us as 'full' as a solid meal does (methinks due to lack of pressure to inside of stomach wall). Just fair warning, it's really really easy to overdo liquid meals because we feel hungry again much sooner.

Warning acknowledge, accepted, and I tell you, Soylent works. I feel like I've eaten after I drink one. I can't explain it, I was so skeptical, because I know that liquids just don't make you feel "full". I was gifted two bottles of this stuff by a friend, and it actually, really, seriously makes you feel like you've consumed food. My cousin just had one today for lunch and reports the same thing. The friend that gave it to me said the same. It's a-maze-ing.

Also, it's a 12oz bottle, so it's a set amount of "food". You take the one and that's that. Obviously if you're still hungry, then, well, gotta find something else... but it's not like I can pour myself just a little more.

[ThatOneDude]

@thebird said:

I set up my PS4 on the tv downstairs that has our ridiculously awesome surround sound, to play a game with friends this weekend.
Just played Destiny, with surround sound...
It brought a tear to my eye, I kid you not.
I may be in love.
It's the little things, guys...

Let's do this!

[Lisse24]

Not RL, but...

I found a newbie on a MU and he is a good newbie. Despite playing on his first MU ever, he has great poses, has a good grasp of the system, reads files and the wiki, and has been great about checking in about RP boundaries and the like.

I want to hug him and squeeze him and name him George (and tie him to the mux so that he doesn't leave the hobby).

[Roz]

@Lisse24 said:

Not RL, but...

I found a newbie on a MU and he is a good newbie. Despite playing on his first MU ever, he has great poses, has a good grasp of the system, reads files and the wiki, and has been great about checking in about RP boundaries and the like.

I want to hug him and squeeze him and name him George (and tie him to the mux so that he doesn't leave the hobby).

Awesome newbies are a gift from the heavens.

[Three-Eyed Crow]

I just ran into a player recently who'd started MU*ing, about five years ago, on Greatest Generation when I was doing ST stuff there. The fact that he remembered us fondly, and was still involved in the hobby (he was like 18 at the time, so he's in his 20s now) made my day.

[saosmash]

COOL NEWBIES ARE THE BEST.

[skew]

I'm going on vacation on March 4th, and I just realized last weekend that I never got new sunglasses for my new prescription. The old glasses hurt my eyes after about 10-20 minutes wearing them.

I went to 39dollarglasses.com on Monday, input my new prescription, paid $150 for one pair of prescription sunglasses and one pair of (back up) glasses. They should both be shipped out today, next day shipping.

All the other places wanted $350+ for a pair of sunglasses, and most of them couldn't guarantee they'd be done in time for me to go on vacation.

[Arkandel]

@skew said:

I went to 39dollarglasses.com on Monday, input my new prescription, paid $150 for one pair of prescription sunglasses and one pair of (back up) glasses.

The math seems sketchy.

[skew]

I also love story problems.

Skew is doing some online shopping. Skew pays $142 for a pair of sunglasses and a pair of glasses. If glasses are $39 and shipping is $12, how much did skew pay for sunglasses?

Ahem.

There are few websites like these and they often start at whatever fixed price, then the glasses go up in price based on how not-ugly they are. You choose the glasses you want, then move on to choosing the lenses you want, so you can get the very basic resin lenses, or upgrade to different materials. You can then apply a tint, or buy polarized lenses. The last time I bought from Zenni, I just got tinted lenses, and the total was something like $32, but I decided polarized really is worth it. So instead of just paying the $39 bucks from this place, I ended up paying about $110 to get the high-end lenses. (I think had a $20 coupon code, or whatever!)

[tragedyjones]

Dude. .. http://www.zennioptical.com.

[skew]

@tragedyjones said:

Dude. .. http://www.zennioptical.com.

Dude... I said I used them the last time! They take 7-10 days expedited. I needed sunglasses sooner than that!

[tragedyjones]

@skew I skimmed!

[TNP]

I've used both Zenni and Eyebuydirect. They're excellent. I need a strong prescription and they'd cost me about $400 getting them at a store nearby. At either place I can get them for less than $150. Anyone who needs glasses should check them out.

[Bobotron]

I needed this input, you guys are awesome. I need to get new glasses and my prescription, like @TNP, is really strong.

[skew]

@TNP said:

I've used both Zenni and Eyebuydirect. They're excellent. I need a strong prescription and they'd cost me about $400 getting them at a store nearby. At either place I can get them for less than $150. Anyone who needs glasses should check them out.

Zenni was great! I do like them, but as I said, they process in 7-10 days if you do a rush. I highly doubt anyone will need glasses in the same week... but if you break your only pair, you might! 39dollarglasses can do a same week turn around for under $100.

And yes, @Bobotron, do it! Eyeglasses prices are horrible. They are blatantly and shamelessly inflating the price. It's only as bad as mattresses. I get that they want $200-$700 for designer frames. It's a designer product, you're paying for the latest fashion, the style, the name, etc. The cost of lenses, however, is where the problem is. I figured this was due to cheap Chinese knock parts. I know that my Zenni glasses were made in China, and the lenses were plenty cheap, so it made some sense. But this latest time around, I'm getting lenses that are coming from a registered brand name, using some of the latest technology. Plus, this latest pair of glasses is being cut and assembled in New York.

I'd recommend going to get a new prescription at a fairly cheap place. If you are lucky, you can talk to the person who sells eye glasses (not the doctor) and they'll measure your pupillary distance (PD) and give it to you. Sometimes, though, they only take and give you that measurement if you are actually buying things from them. In that case, there are many guides and tools online to help you measure your pupillary distance.

[thebird]

Zenni is fantastic. Just got my first pair of glasses from them. Had to put in my two cents. Cheap enough I'm going to spring for a couple of pairs, just because I can...

[surreality]

When the Microsoft tech support scammers, who never stop calling, are too stupid to change their faked called ID.

I consider them my improv training at this point.

Today, a milestone:

When seeing the name come up (again) on caller ID, I answered with: "Hi, you've reached Microsoft Headquarters <town>, how may I direct your call?"

They didn't even speak.

I've gotten my share of 'fuck you's out of them, and lots of angry sputtering over time, but this is the first 'did not even speak'.

[Roz]

It feels weird to put it in this thread, but going through my old gchat logs with my late brother and being reminded of what a brilliant, obnoxious butthead he was is kind of great. They keep making me laugh, especially the ones where he very briefly tried out a MU* I was staff on.