Author Topic: Things that make you happy (Read 452972 times)

somaticon · « **Reply #925 on:** September 16, 2012, 03:05:50 PM »

I've decided to edit my own poetry magazine it is going to be called A New Ulster and is a homage to Fortnight and the Honest Ulsterman both of which went out of production recently.

DRAGON · « **Reply #926 on:** October 23, 2012, 07:15:42 AM »

6 days off work !

Time for some hobby related stuff

beefcake · « **Reply #927 on:** October 23, 2012, 08:02:42 AM »

Quote from: DRAGON on October 23, 2012, 07:15:42 AM

6 days off work !
Time for some hobby related stuff

Paint that dragon

Inso · « **Reply #928 on:** October 23, 2012, 10:51:29 AM »

Quote from: beefcake on October 23, 2012, 08:02:42 AM

Quote from: DRAGON on October 23, 2012, 07:15:42 AM
6 days off work !
Time for some hobby related stuff

Paint that dragon

I just thought I'd alter that to highlight the intent

beefcake · « **Reply #929 on:** October 23, 2012, 10:59:45 AM »

I think Inso is giving a subliminal message that he wants it to be green

Edited that I don't think Inso wants to wee green as my previous typo said.

DRAGON · « **Reply #930 on:** October 24, 2012, 11:49:09 PM »

I'm getting there .......... you never know what colour it may turn out !

I had to go to work last night for a couple of hours due to a power cut and as the boss put it, "dumb & dumber cant get the tills working"

Anyway I hung round for a couple of hours to make sure there wasn't a repeat as it is an unknown building electrical fault causing everything to trip - decided to go at midnight and my phone went just as I got home to say it had happened again - no tills and a £500 diesel sale on the hgv pump with no way of processing it !
Went back to find an irate lorry driver on his phone to his manager - as soon as he saw me his exact words were "It's ok Sean's here he will fix it"
Just goes to show - I'm just like the ravens at the Tower of London, I leave and the place literally falls apart !

Oh and the boss said to book the 3 hours down at double time as I am on holiday - not bad for pushing 2 buttons and flicking a trip switch !

No Head Ned · « **Reply #931 on:** October 25, 2012, 03:44:21 PM »

The only problem with being the one who sorts everything out is that everyone always expects you to sort everything out.

"I curse your first born child with Competence!"

beefcake · « **Reply #932 on:** November 01, 2012, 11:38:10 PM »

Next year I've just been offered a 1:1 digital classroom to work in. That means each child in the class will have their own computer to work on and books will be all but done away with. I'm quite excited about this. The class will be so much more engaged in what they are doing (not that they aren't at the moment but the potential...)

leadhead · « **Reply #933 on:** November 05, 2012, 11:16:20 PM »

I am officially ready to pour $1000 worth of concrete.

That's a lot further into debt I'll be going.

But on the plus side, I'll have a garden wall, three large raised garden beds, a wall down my driveway, and a fence with two gates next summer. Now my other half will REALLY be pushing for a dog.

Driveway section nearly fell over

This post sounded almost like it should be in another thread. But having that all done does make me happy and less stressed.

leadhead · « **Reply #934 on:** November 19, 2012, 07:08:46 AM »

Today I put up fibreglass insulation in my basement. Now my entire floor is insulated, so, hopefully I will have muchly reduced heating bills this winter. I officially hate fibreglass with a just cause. I used to just hate it on speculation.

DRAGON · « **Reply #935 on:** November 27, 2012, 08:45:12 AM »

My new tv and 3D home theatre set up should be arriving today and I have still got the best part of a week off work ........

On the downside I have had 4 days off so far and haven't managed to touch anything hobby related

beefcake · « **Reply #936 on:** November 27, 2012, 09:58:47 AM »

Sounds exciting. I just got an iPad for work a few days ago. Even got to go to the store myself with a mate and buy three of them and choose the colour of the protective case. It's lots of fun

DRAGON · « **Reply #937 on:** November 27, 2012, 09:04:16 PM »

New tv is installed and connected to the internet - havent got to get out of bed to check the FOD now !

This Smart TV lark is pretty funky.

somaticon · « **Reply #938 on:** November 27, 2012, 09:25:17 PM »

Father in Law bought us a 42 inch flat screen plasma tv for Chrimbo.

beefcake · « **Reply #939 on:** November 29, 2012, 11:34:53 PM »

Along with the new iPad I received a few weeks ago, and the new laptop for general work with my students which all staff got about a month earlier, Ive now got a netbook to play around on with Windows 8. Soon I'll be found starved under a pile of technlogy unable to break free.
The netbooks are what each member of my class will be using next year so I need to get up to speed on them before I have my new class. No doubt they'll teach me as much as I teach them but that's all part of their learning

leadhead · « **Reply #940 on:** November 30, 2012, 03:54:46 AM »

Well, if you end up with too much technology I'll gladly give some a new home.

Brandlin · « **Reply #941 on:** November 30, 2012, 10:53:43 AM »

Sat on an a 380 just coming back from a business trip to Brisbane. Gotta love wifi at 35,000 feet.

Gonna buy me loads of tech in dubai on the way back !

Steel Penguin · « **Reply #942 on:** November 30, 2012, 06:37:11 PM »

3 day weekend ahhh lovely. and im only in for a 1/2 day at work next friday as im off to see war of the worlds in brum.

leadhead · « **Reply #943 on:** December 02, 2012, 05:10:21 AM »

I posted in the angry thread so now I have to balance it out.

So yesterday, Nov 30 (as it's still Dec 1 for me), was my other half's birthday. After taking her out for dinner, I proposed. She said yes

beefcake · « **Reply #944 on:** December 02, 2012, 06:23:46 AM »

Congratulations!!! Great news

Mr Teufel · « **Reply #945 on:** December 02, 2012, 07:17:48 AM »

Congrats, leadhead! May all your troubles be little ones!

DRAGON · « **Reply #946 on:** December 02, 2012, 08:28:12 AM »

Congratulations !

Gangrel · « **Reply #947 on:** December 02, 2012, 09:04:06 AM »

Congratulations to both of you.

Inso · « **Reply #948 on:** December 02, 2012, 02:57:18 PM »

Quote from: leadhead on December 02, 2012, 05:10:21 AM

I posted in the angry thread so now I have to balance it out.

So yesterday, Nov 30 (as it's still Dec 1 for me), was my other half's birthday. After taking her out for dinner, I proposed. She said yes

Congratulations to you and your fiance

Bungle · « **Reply #949 on:** December 02, 2012, 03:30:43 PM »

Quote from: leadhead on December 02, 2012, 05:10:21 AM

After taking her out for dinner, I proposed. She said yes

so

.... sorted on a wedding date yet?

In a similar vein...just "celebrated" (ie we both forgot, but I remembered soonest afterwards

) our 19th anniversary of being together.

We took our time to make things "official" and then even longer for the sprogs (that take over your life)

News:

Author Topic: Things that make you happy (Read 452972 times)