Today seems to have been a pretty bad day for a lot of people. Humanino wins the prize for the worst day with the smashing of his PhD project. Evo, franz and motai are sick with the flu or flu-like something. I got word that a manuscript was rejected (compared to everyone else's day, it doesn't seem so bad...it happens and isn't the end of the world). dduardo's favorite radio station was kicked off the air. Another friend I talked to at about 11:15 was still scrambling to meet a midnight deadline that just got dropped on him yesterday, and hadn't even stopped for dinner. I know of at least one other person who had a bad day.
So, if anyone out there had something good happen to them today, please share and cheer us up! A little good news to cheer about goes a long way.
Gokul43201
Feb12-05, 02:08 AM
So, if anyone out there had something good happen to them today, please share and cheer us up!
I got home from lab the same day I left home !! :biggrin:
This hasn't been happening very much lately, so it's a very positive end to the day.
Moonbear
Feb12-05, 02:12 AM
I got home from lab the same day I left home !! :biggrin:
This hasn't been happening very much lately, so it's a very positive end to the day.
Woo hoo! Some days you have to celebrate the little things. And sometimes having a completely boring, uneventful day is a good thing. :smile:
Gokul43201
Feb12-05, 02:32 AM
Today was really quite the anomaly for our lab - hardly anything went wrong ! :eek: <bracing myself for the impending inevitable disaster>
Moonbear
Feb12-05, 02:56 AM
Today was really quite the anomaly for our lab - hardly anything went wrong ! :eek: <bracing myself for the impending inevitable disaster>
So your lab is the one to blame! You sucked all the good luck out of the rest of the universe just so nothing would go wrong for you today. :grumpy: I knew you physicists were up to devious things. :tongue2:
chound
Feb12-05, 02:59 AM
My date didnt show up!! Boo hooo!
Moonbear
Feb12-05, 03:09 AM
My date didnt show up!! Boo hooo!
Sorry to hear that. :frown: See, now you know, blame Gokul's lab for luck sucking! :biggrin: I'm really looking forward to tomorrow, just so it won't be today anymore. Well, technically, it is a new day here already, but it doesn't count until I've slept and the sun comes up.
enigma
Feb12-05, 03:13 AM
My date didnt show up!! Boo hooo!
You're not the only one.
Moonbear
Feb12-05, 03:22 AM
You're not the only one.
:frown: :cry: Horrible, horrible day! It's pretty bad when the best news anyone has is that Gokul got home before midnight and nothing broke.
loseyourname
Feb12-05, 03:36 AM
I had a pretty decent day. We did some shopping earlier, got some bread and juice, my girlfriend bought a book. I cooked myself a pretty good dinner: roasted chicken breast, garlic mashed potatoes, and steamed vegetables. Then I watched the NBA on ESPN and saw the hated Sacramento Queens get robbed at the end. There are few things on TV more fun than watching the Queens whine and cry while losing a heartbreaking game. Although nothing particularly noteworthy occured, I've been happy all day.
Moonbear
Feb12-05, 03:42 AM
I had a pretty decent day. We did some shopping earlier, got some bread and juice, my girlfriend bought a book. I cooked myself a pretty good dinner: roasted chicken breast, garlic mashed potatoes, and steamed vegetables. Then I watched the NBA on ESPN and saw the hated Sacramento Queens get robbed at the end. There are few things on TV more fun than watching the Queens whine and cry while losing a heartbreaking game. Although nothing particularly noteworthy occured, I've been happy all day.
Yay! A toast to loseyourname for being happy all day! :biggrin: That dinner sounds yummy! Oh, yeah, that's something good that happened today. I made shrimp scampi for dinner and it came out just right! A side dish of asparagus dipped in the same scampi sauce too...very tasty. :approve: Lots and lots of garlic (at least the vampires should leave me alone tonight).
Integral
Feb12-05, 04:50 AM
Well to contribute the general "bad day" stories. My sons pickup was broken into in our driveway, His backpack with a calculator, a Alpine CD Changer and a favorite sweat shirt ran off down the street. Leaving behind a smashed window. Why would anybody break into a beat up '83 Ranger?
Kerrie
Feb12-05, 09:32 AM
well, i had a good day yesterday...i had an ultrasound and we saw the baby, the heartbeat was strong and fast (171 b/min). the tech gave me an official due date of september 20th! with my last child however, i was 9 days early, let's hope this one isn't 9 days early.
Astronuc
Feb12-05, 10:32 AM
Why would anybody break into a beat up '83 Ranger?Ostensibly to steal your son's backpack (with a calculator), the Alpine CD Changer and sweat shirt. That is one reason why one does not leave stuff in a car in a metropolitan or suburban area.
arildno
Feb12-05, 11:55 AM
My wake-up cigarette was particularly good this morning, so I think I've had a good day..
Evo
Feb12-05, 12:11 PM
My wake-up cigarette was particularly good this morning, so I think I've had a good day..ewwww, yuck, blech Cigarettes? :yuck: :frown:
arildno
Feb12-05, 12:13 PM
Not everyone of us starts the day with a pint of carrot juice, Evo.
Evo
Feb12-05, 12:22 PM
Not everyone of us starts the day with a pint of carrot juice, Evo.ewwww, yuck, blech Carrot juice? :yuck: :frown:
Evo
Feb12-05, 12:26 PM
The perfect start to a perfect day? A big mess of grits, over easy eggs and sausage, smothered with Louisianna hot sauce. :tongue2: Washed down with a half gallon of strong coffee. Now that's a healthy way to start your day!!! :rofl:
arildno
Feb12-05, 12:29 PM
I second your half gallon of coffee, Evo (but mind: NO MILK or sugar in it..:yuck:)
Moonbear
Feb12-05, 12:59 PM
well, i had a good day yesterday...i had an ultrasound and we saw the baby, the heartbeat was strong and fast (171 b/min). the tech gave me an official due date of september 20th! with my last child however, i was 9 days early, let's hope this one isn't 9 days early.
That's really great news! Hmm, if the last one was 9 days early, this one has to come 9 days late to keep average due dates on average, right? :biggrin: Well, now you can change your avatar to the current ultrasound photos. (Yeah, I know there's not much to see yet). But aren't ultrasounds just the coolest thing to look at? :cool:
Moonbear
Feb12-05, 01:03 PM
The perfect start to a perfect day? A big mess of grits, over easy eggs and sausage, smothered with Louisianna hot sauce. :tongue2: Washed down with a half gallon of strong coffee. Now that's a healthy way to start your day!!! :rofl:
Hmm...breakfast...it's 1 in the afternoon here and I haven't even gotten myself out of bed yet. :biggrin: Now THAT is a good Saturday!!! (Though I can't believe I managed to sleep so late! I flipped the mattress on the bed last night and I think the bed was way more comfortable than it's been in a long time...well, since the last time I flipped the mattress anyway).
No grits for me, but I do have coffee mugs that my sister finally shipped to me (bought them over the holidays while visiting her but couldn't fit them with my luggage) that will fit the equivalent of about 2 normal sized mugs of coffee in them! Definitely coffee coming up soon! Maybe an egg and English muffin to go with it.
Monique
Feb12-05, 01:13 PM
Hmm...breakfast...it's 1 in the afternoon here and I haven't even gotten myself out of bed yet. :biggrin: Now THAT is a good Saturday!!! 1 in the afternoon? I've had my diner already! :wink: This morning I was brutely awoken by a phone call at 9.30 in the morning.. after which I went back to sleep.. then we were brutely awoken again at 11.30 by a visitor at the door we had to let in in our PJs :rolleyes:
Moonbear
Feb12-05, 01:25 PM
1 in the afternoon? I've had my diner already! :wink: This morning I was brutely awoken by a phone call at 9.30 in the morning.. after which I went back to sleep.. then we were brutely awoken again at 11.30 by a visitor at the door we had to let in in our PJs :rolleyes:
Glad I'm not the only one who likes to skip mornings. :tongue: Yeah, if anyone ever showed up here before noon, and I actually woke up to hear the doorbell ringing, they'd get me in PJs and bed hair! :eek:
franznietzsche
Feb12-05, 01:26 PM
they'd get me in PJs and bed hair! :eek:
:bugeye: :eek: :surprised :surprised :eek: :bugeye:
And thats all i have to say about that.
loseyourname
Feb12-05, 01:49 PM
Not everyone of us starts the day with a pint of carrot juice, Evo.
That's funny. I generally start every day with a well-balanced breakfast, vitamin supplements, and a protein shake. Today it was toast, oatmeal with liquefied bananas and cinnamon, and an orange.
Monique
Feb12-05, 02:22 PM
An omelet with onion, leek, celery and some mushrooms for me today on warm toast :biggrin:
Moonbear
Feb12-05, 03:32 PM
Mmm...yum...add a little cheese instead of celery and that's the sort of omelet I like. I opted for two eggs, sunny-side-up, an English muffin (which the English have no clue such a thing exists...LOL...have to love how food in the US is named after other countries that have nothing to do with it), and a BIG mug of coffee. I guess that counts as brunch.
relskid
Feb12-05, 04:11 PM
today was super!
--woke up early, and sat in bed doing nothing for two hours
--went to golf practice
--found out that my coach hadn't shown up for practice due to weather conditions, so i went to the ball machine to hit some DINGERS!
--forgot to put the bucket under the ball machine, causing about 30 golf balls to fall all over the ground. the wet ground.
--hit some DINGERS!
--listened to queen
--got home, wrote an scholarship essay that sucks big time, but i love it anyhow
--made plans to head off to NEW YORK CITY!
--practiced writing random words in ALL CAPS
--am about to call up NYU to see if they care about me
--will sleep after that
--read jane eyre
--play some friggin' halo
--go to bed.
i might do some laundry too.
there is no way that today could suck. unless this thread was made yesterday, which it was.
yesterday was pretty awesome too. i took pictures of myself, found out my friend (who just got his license) was in a car accident, ate the biggest chipotle burrito of my life, and walked around in public in my victoria secrets PAJAMAS!!! and ordered some fish tacos.
good times.
the golf balls were the highlight of my week.
Moonbear
Feb12-05, 05:22 PM
LOL! I think today is turning out to be far better than yesterday. Hmm...I wonder if you can walk around in public in pajamas in Virginia? You can't show your underwear, but are pajamas still okay? :biggrin:
So, relskid, you're a golfer, huh? Maybe you should be planning to go to med school. :rofl:
relskid
Feb12-05, 05:29 PM
:tongue2:
i probably would be the type to go through the numerous years of schooling to become a doctor just for the benefit of being able to play golf. :biggrin:
...or just become a professional golfer.
california is the lord of the pj wardrobe, so feel free to come here and do it.
Kerrie
Feb12-05, 07:09 PM
walked around in public in my victoria secrets PAJAMAS!!! and ordered some fish tacos.
good times.
the golf balls were the highlight of my week.
you aren't lying when you claim your location is in california.
BoulderHead
Feb12-05, 07:45 PM
So, if anyone out there had something good happen to them today, please share and cheer us up! A little good news to cheer about goes a long way.
Sorry, nothing good happened to me today. Still, in considering nothing bad happened to me I must consider the day a success. :redface:
Moonbear
Feb12-05, 07:56 PM
Sorry, nothing good happened to me today. Still, in considering nothing bad happened to me I must consider the day a success. :redface:
That's good enough for me! After yesterday, nothing bad happening is indeed a good day! :approve:
Integral
Feb12-05, 08:01 PM
I spent the day fixing the son's pickup window (see above) He had some form of Red Cross training from 8-5 today, and of course it finally started to rain. We needed to get the window installed. I went to the local junk yard and rescued a window, then found where his pickup was parked. Kind'a did a reverse break in and installed the new (to us) glass. He doesn't know it is fixed, should be finding out RSN. :biggrin: I hope it improves his day!
Janitor
Feb12-05, 08:13 PM
My feet are stinking something awful today.
Moonbear
Feb12-05, 08:56 PM
I spent the day fixing the son's pickup window (see above) He had some form of Red Cross training from 8-5 today, and of course it finally started to rain. We needed to get the window installed. I went to the local junk yard and rescued a window, then found where his pickup was parked. Kind'a did a reverse break in and installed the new (to us) glass. He doesn't know it is fixed, should be finding out RSN. :biggrin: I hope it improves his day!
Wow! I wish I had parents who did stuff like that for me. My step-dad did do me the favor once of telling me which junkyard I could trust not to rip me off, but I was still on my own to go get what I needed (a young woman in her early 20's can get a lot of attention at a junkyard, unfortunately, none of it from the person working there; this wasn't one where they let you go get parts off the cars yourself due to insurance liability, so you had to wait for someone working there to get what you need for you).
Pretty amazing you were able to find a window in a junkyard. Usually those are pretty tough to come by since they're usually cracked in whatever accident sent the vehicle to the junkyard. Finding a window without having to buy a brand new one ought to be cause for celebration too!
ek
Feb12-05, 10:30 PM
I had a good day today. Won 123 dollars this afternoon playing poker online for two hours and won 60 last night at my weekly home game. And it's reading break this week to boot. Life is good!
The_Professional
Feb12-05, 11:35 PM
Had a decent day. Went to Boston Market after a long, tiring day at work, treated my dad which I usually do and had some dark chicken with corn and mashed potato with gravy.
Then had some chicken pot pie, chicken corn salad and half a dozen cornbread to take home.
No more fever. No more stomach flu's. Life is good :biggrin:
check
Feb13-05, 03:45 AM
I ate a ton of choclate, lots of duck (mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm) and had a few shots with the family. Yeah, I had a great day. :)
ek
Feb13-05, 04:26 AM
Played another hour of poker tonight and won another 70 bucks.
So in the last 24 hours I've made $C300 playing poker for about six hours. 50 bucks an hour, not bad.
:biggrin:
honestrosewater
Feb13-05, 05:31 AM
That's funny. I generally start every day with a well-balanced breakfast, vitamin supplements, and a protein shake. Today it was toast, oatmeal with liquefied bananas and cinnamon, and an orange.
Ever tried Luna Bars? Most protein bars make me gag, but these are delicious. Most grocery stores carry them. If not, GNC does, and you can buy them at several places online. Oh, and the best water ever- smartwater.
kaos
Feb13-05, 10:46 AM
Manchester Utd 2-Manchester City 0
woohooo!!
Astronuc
Feb16-05, 08:54 PM
The perfect start to a perfect day? A big mess of grits, over easy eggs and sausage, smothered with Louisianna hot sauce. :tongue2: Washed down with a half gallon of strong coffee. Now that's a healthy way to start your day!!! :rofl:
Hmmm, my favorite breakfast.
spender
Feb16-05, 09:15 PM
I did not go to work today,called "sick".Nothing is better than sleeping late,surfing web,drinking coffe and having few smokes. :approve:
relskid
Feb16-05, 11:59 PM
i found out today that i have bronchitis!
whooooooo hoooooo!
Moonbear
Feb17-05, 02:50 AM
i found out today that i have bronchitis!
whooooooo hoooooo!
Sorry to hear that! :frown: Take care of yourself and feel better soon.
franznietzsche
Feb17-05, 10:49 PM
I had a very bad day
spender
Feb17-05, 10:56 PM
What is the matter Franz ? don't worry weekend is coming .
franznietzsche
Feb17-05, 11:35 PM
What is the matter Franz ? don't worry weekend is coming .
Actually i was just makin posts to try and bury the thread killers thread way down the first page so that i would win.
Although it still hasn't been a good day, but i'm used to it, very few days are.
Monique
Feb18-05, 02:49 AM
Days are as good as you make then yourself :rolleyes:
unless you loose a dear one, ofcourse.
Moonbear
Feb18-05, 03:02 AM
True. Just last Friday seemed to be an especially bad day all around. But, making it better is what this thread is all about. I had to find the bright side, even if it was just being glad for uneventful days. :smile: