I was Today years old when I learned that what I thought was the German word “Stomptisch“, which I inferred was a meet-up where you tell funny stories around a table and slap it in laughter, is actually “Stammtisch“, meaning the table for the regulars of the biergarten, tavern, or restaurant. That’s it. That’s all …
Author Archives: Shawn
Hugs Like a Circular Proof
Had a dream where one of the cast members was this cute girl who followed me as I left towards home from a social event in a field. She started flirting with me. I remember thinking, “I’m a hobbled old troglodyte; what could she possibly see in me? Is this a shakedown for services?” She …
25%
I’m not saying every conversation has to leave me more energized than before, but goddammit, give me something. Hell, I’ll settle for anything better than 50-50. Are there any platitudes I could recite to myself to improve the quality of my conversations so we energize each other, or should I try improving my numbers by …
Drawbridges, Zomg
I dunno, guys. I kinda wanna live somewhere where drawbridges are a problem. I mean, that’s a cool-ass problem! I meeeeean, c’mon… Like, seriously… I mean, come the fuck on. How can you even? Just look at this shit. LOOK. OMG Y’ALL. O. MG.
DROP
Nerd rage. Fixed a recent problem in which I set up the conditions for failure years ago. My Linux PC at home has been having hardware issues. It’s been in service for 13-ish years and, electronically, it’s falling apart. It was kernel panicking while transferring files from my phone over USB3. After enough of this, …