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Just FYI, the end of this song transitions from Vera Lynn to Lily Tomlin singing with the Muppets.

I've finally completed a fairly long period of studies, and will be getting another degree (my fourth) for all my efforts. This fall, I'll be shifting gears in a new locale and institution, finally focusing exclusively on upper division coursework, along with preparing myself for grad school....
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silversurfer:
Yes, we'll meet again.  Have fun with the next phase.
selene:
We hiked Eagle Creek...at least we hiked 4 miles in before turning around. :) It's a lot easier than Angel's Rest! Do you go often?
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Don't want to get up, but I've got to get my body moving.

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So this is it. After 7 years on this site, I've finally decided it's time for me to move on. Although I've maintained anonymity throughout my membership, I still managed to meet a number of others, and have enjoyed many engaging conversations, sympathized with some of other's hardships, and shared a few laughs along the way. While the site has changed and made things a...
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silversurfer:
Well, you'll be missed from the Current Events board, uh, group, that's for sure.  As far as other, more important endeavors, that certainly sounds worthwhile.  I'm inferring that you find hanging out on SG, and/or elsewhere on the internet, somewhat distracting from so-called real life stuff?  Or maybe I'm just projecting here....
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Rainy day, needing a bit of a pick-me-up. This'll do:

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Some days I just want to lapse into a velvety fugue and drown in a pool of liquid bliss, others I just feel like smashing everything out of my way like some wildly swinging wrecking ball. Today I can't really decide which, but this song seems to have helped me find a way to handle being somewhere in between.

kittywu:
Hello n_n
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baudot:
Eh, that thread was DOA anyway. I thought it was a cute idea worth sharing, but it looks like I'm alone on that one.
baudot:
Speaking of serious (if not educational) games, this one also caught my eye recently:

Papers, Please.

I have a theory, one I'd love to research properly someday, that games are educational by default. That the drive to play is so strong because it's the drive to learn from simulation, and that's important preparation for future survival.
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cyanide81:
Thank you, I know it may all be in my head. It's just such a very quick and odd change from how we were talking before.

I've just had seriously terrible experiences dating that I expect the worse
coyotemike:
It is their time of year.
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chris_sick:
I was being very, very sarcastic.

Sorry I didn't land it clearly.
dryad:
Oh I've seen that! tongue