Business was really slow, so I got to spend a lot of the day at work today doing some writing about some stuff on my mind. I hadn't had a good, in-depth talk with myself in a bit, and I dug in and told myself/made myself more consciously aware of a lot of things I'm thinking and feeling that were more at the back of...
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I got to go shooting today after all...
My mom came with, brought some paperwork to do while I shot. She actually tried it, just shot 20 rounds, for her first time. I walked her through loading and firing. Funny, I always end up teaching skills to someone else, even when I only know the most basic of beginning skills myself. It's cool though. She...
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My mom came with, brought some paperwork to do while I shot. She actually tried it, just shot 20 rounds, for her first time. I walked her through loading and firing. Funny, I always end up teaching skills to someone else, even when I only know the most basic of beginning skills myself. It's cool though. She...
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wassapuk:
never shot a gun before or even thought about it... i tell a lie, wouldn't mind clay pidgeon shooting.
the last band i recorded was a blues band i think. it was good because they had a double bass and a sax (never miked them up before)
this was using the universities studio. i wasn't a fan of the set up.
mainly been doing live work. me and a mate ran the rig in the students union. we had some good up-and-coming bands in, it was great fun.
helping out at a local venue when i'm not in work (which isn't very often)
just need to do voluntary work with PA companies but gotta earn some money too. catch 22!
the last band i recorded was a blues band i think. it was good because they had a double bass and a sax (never miked them up before)
this was using the universities studio. i wasn't a fan of the set up.
mainly been doing live work. me and a mate ran the rig in the students union. we had some good up-and-coming bands in, it was great fun.
helping out at a local venue when i'm not in work (which isn't very often)
just need to do voluntary work with PA companies but gotta earn some money too. catch 22!
wynnesome:
Target shooting is what I'm about it for, for now... I'm not a hunter at all.
Ah, strings and horns. Fun to record and mix. Not to mention fun to arrange for!
Live work is what I've done less of. Some, and some audio-for-video. Mostly studio recording and mixing though.
Good luck getting more experience and good bands to record!
Ah, strings and horns. Fun to record and mix. Not to mention fun to arrange for!
Live work is what I've done less of. Some, and some audio-for-video. Mostly studio recording and mixing though.
Good luck getting more experience and good bands to record!
Definitely feels odd to have my day started so early!
So my appointment this morning went very well, insofar as the things I can know for sure.
Now I can only hope for the best desired outcome...
I should hear back within a week, I was told.
I'm going to try not to think about it too much, but I'm going to be hoping hard,...
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So my appointment this morning went very well, insofar as the things I can know for sure.
Now I can only hope for the best desired outcome...
I should hear back within a week, I was told.
I'm going to try not to think about it too much, but I'm going to be hoping hard,...
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Back from the gym.
1. My right arm is noticeably weaker than my left, which is saying something, because they are both pitifully, pitifully weak. But, I'm working out again, so as long as I keep that up, this can only get better, right?
2. My hair is just the right length to very irritatingly hang right in my eye when I run. Tonight I...
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1. My right arm is noticeably weaker than my left, which is saying something, because they are both pitifully, pitifully weak. But, I'm working out again, so as long as I keep that up, this can only get better, right?
2. My hair is just the right length to very irritatingly hang right in my eye when I run. Tonight I...
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wassapuk:
ahoy there!!
thought i'd say hello as i'm an engineer too. shame i dont get paid for it!
good luck with the gym thing. i keep meaning to join but get the fear. maybe when i'm feeling active.
thought i'd say hello as i'm an engineer too. shame i dont get paid for it!
good luck with the gym thing. i keep meaning to join but get the fear. maybe when i'm feeling active.
Oh yeah... in that last long "events of the day" post, I forgot to mention... I actually picked up my acoustic guitar and played for a little while tonight. Nothing special, but kind of a nice enough little minor-ish chord progression with a cool strum pattern and a couple of variations. I doubt it's something that I'll keep to write a song out of, but...
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Today was my Dad's birthday, and we went out to dinner at Johnny Carino's, kind of a casual Italian restaurant. It turned out to be almost a comedy of errors, although it actually started out pretty frustrating, but then ended pleasantly enough.
First, we requested a booth, but all they had was a half-table, half-booth. Then they seated us, and the air conditioning was cranking,...
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First, we requested a booth, but all they had was a half-table, half-booth. Then they seated us, and the air conditioning was cranking,...
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Several days ago, I finally broke down and joined 24-Hour Fitness. I had a trial membership for 3 months with them a couple of years ago, but they just charge way too much, and I didn't actually join.
Thing is, being the night person that I am, I really do well with the opportunity to go work out late at night. I still could have...
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Thing is, being the night person that I am, I really do well with the opportunity to go work out late at night. I still could have...
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shawn_:
Good luck getting into shape. I need to do that myself.
So back to what I was saying before. This place makes me want to be all cheerful and bubbly. Well, I'm not really a very bubbly person, even though of course I do get excited about things that make me happy. But I'm feeling outgoing and friendly here. I think it's the colors. Bright. Over on my myspace page, I got to decorate it more...
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A new place to be. Who shall I be here?
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shawn_:
Welcome. Hope to get to know the real you.
wynnesome:
Gremlin, are you makin' kissyface at me? Awww!
As for the real me, I feel like I get to recreate myself if I want to, as a new incarnation, if not a whole new person, starting from a blank slate in a new place like this.
Even though I'm the same me, the "me" that I am here will come out different just from the style of this forum being different, and from interacting with the people I meet here.
Like in a photograph, I can be seen and I can express myself from many different angles, and I might look very different from one side or one angle than from another. But, they're all real, and all me.
So, we shall see what sides of me come out here, as I start from an empty page, and begin to fill it.
Thanks for the welcomes!
As for the real me, I feel like I get to recreate myself if I want to, as a new incarnation, if not a whole new person, starting from a blank slate in a new place like this.
Even though I'm the same me, the "me" that I am here will come out different just from the style of this forum being different, and from interacting with the people I meet here.
Like in a photograph, I can be seen and I can express myself from many different angles, and I might look very different from one side or one angle than from another. But, they're all real, and all me.
So, we shall see what sides of me come out here, as I start from an empty page, and begin to fill it.
Thanks for the welcomes!
This class is apparently the certification you need to get a concealed-carry permit. As for just owning a gun, at least here, if you're ok on the background check (no criminal record...), there's not even a waiting period to buy a gun. As for owning one though, which I may end up doing, to me that's all the more reason to want to know how to be safe with it, maintain it, etc.
Anyway, this class I'm taking is called "Basic Pistol and Personal Defense," and it's a standard NRA course, so I guess if you're interested, you could contact a firing range or NRA chapter, and go for it.