[Androgeos Exeunt]

I still have issues with my left knee. I never really realised how much I relied on that foot until I somehow managed to injure it nine years ago. Until today, I'm still paying the price for that folly. Some people probably think that having a knee injury is great because it means my conscription period is slightly easier, but there are some occasions where I look at other soldiers with no medical history and can't help but feel a little envious. For as long as I live, I can never be like them, like the crowd.

My MRI scan for my left knee was today, and I attended it. All that's left to do is wait for both the orthopaedic specialist and doctor to see me, which is on 28 October.

[Colonol Dekker]

Best of luck mate. I luckily managed to sort my bad knee out after a quite bad smash. I dunno the details of your injury but physio and hym did me wonders. I really hope you improve dude.

<insert rage comic hug picture>




No homo.

[Firstdragon34]

I nearly tweaked mine when I was lifting 80 Ibs cement bags when I was helping my dad with the front porch. I will tell you, 80 pounds is pretty fraking heavy! Imagine a kid that is five three and 110 pounds lifting that bag. 

[Pred the Penguin]

Dude you need some cake... even though I am about the same weight.

[Firstdragon34]

I don't cake! I need to put some muscle on my bones! More chocolate milk shall do the job! 

[Pred the Penguin]

lol... That probably won't have the desired effect.

[Firstdragon34]

Some excerise shall do it! It will burn off the unneccessary fat, although, I hardly have any. 

[Dilmah G]

Yeaaaah, I'd say most of that fat's pretty necessary. Although I'm about an inch or so taller than you and probably weigh more or less the same. The fact I can run about 7 k's a night and bang out half a century or so of situps does redeem me. Somewhat.

EDIT: Just found out after reading Battuta's thread and doing some googling to get some background (been pretty cut off from the world since exams are filling my spare mental capacity) and found out that there's going to be an Occupy Perth demonstration sometime in October. With a gini coefficient of like, 0.3 as opposed to the US's what, 0.45+? I'm not sure whether it's crying wolf for us or something worth lending support to in principle. Most of what I've read in the news hasn't had a lot of substance to it over here. Time to do some more reading. But however sad it is, I think most of Australia's going to be too busy *****ing about our new price on carbon to care.

[Sololop]

Stupid caller of the day:  When asked whether her husband was aware that she was calling in on his behalf, the caller and spouse proceeded to argue for several minutes about the subject.

Why do I get the feeling that I'll probably have more than one of these each day I work at this call center?

As a veteran of 3 Call Centres (Finally got out of that line of work - whew!) It will only grow more interesting from here.

[deathfun]

How exactly do you argue over that? I mean, really. How

"Do you know I'm calling on your behalf?"
"WELL OF COURSE I BLOODY ****ING KNOW THAT'S WHY I TOLD YOU TO CALL ON MY BEHALF"
"YOU DON'T HAVE TO YELL AT ME, I'M JUST REPEATING WHAT THE PERSON TOLD ME TO CONFIRM"
"DO YOU NEVER USE YOUR BRAIN?"
"I DON'T NEED THIS IN MY LIFE! I WANT A DIVORCE!"
"YOU'RE A WASTE OF SPACE AND I'LL TAKE YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE GOT"

[BlueFlames]

How exactly do you argue over that? I mean, really. How?

Well, the caller asked, "Are you aware that I'm calling [company name] on your behalf?"

Her husband responded, in a rather unpleasant tone, "I don't know, am I aware?"

From there, it deteriorated.  I got the feeling that there were some underlying issues and that perhaps their only form of interaction, at this stage, is argument.

I've only been taking calls for a little over a week, and that's not the dumbest one I've had so far.  (It was just the easiest of the dumb calls to post about, without giving away the specific call center that hired me.)

[deathfun]

Awwwwwwwwww come on. Wouldn't getting someone from HLP to call you make your day?

EDIT: To the below post, I've wondered that too. Obvious answer being they married too young and realized later that it was more for instant gratification than longterm happiness, and when the going got tough they quit instead of pushing through

[Marcov]

Just wondering, why is it that half of American couples divorce? (No Flame Intended)

[Dark Hunter]

There are a big number of theories floating around. I bet if anyone had a definitive answer, there wouldn't be so many divorces. Personally, I think it's just that the average American doesn't take marriage anywhere near as seriously as they should. It's supposed to be a lifetime commitment, and some people just don't seem to get that.

Heck, I have a cousin, barely out of high school, who wants to get married to some boy she's known for about a year. Sure, it's her choice and she's legally old enough to do it, but I and the rest of my family have doubts about this working out. Particularly since we think a major motivating factor is that she wants the distinction of getting married before her elder sisters (one of whom is marrying this summer).

Let me clarify: I'm not saying that married couples shouldn't be allowed to divorce. I'm saying that people should choose their marriage partners more carefully in the first place.

[Dilmah G]

Just came back from a fly-in in the city today. Saw some nice vintage warbirds and a good display. Now also have a recommended place to go gliding and a possible volunteer job at the local mil aviation museum that in addition to being a nice gig should spice up the resume too.

[Black Wolf]

Going to a cocktail party tonight. That makes it sound very much more sophisticated than it will be - me and a bunch of my similarly inclined (i.e. towards mixology and experimentation with spirits) messing about with strange concoctions and getting drunk. I have Chambord, Vanilla 42 Below and lots of fruit (for Berry Caipiroskas), as well as Domaine de Canton, just to experiment with. Should be a fun night.

[FlamingCobra]

As of today, I've hit 305lbs, 100lbs lighter than I was two years ago .

EDIT:  And to celebrate 100lbs lost, I'm going to eat as much as I possibly can and make a vow never to do circuit weights again .

I weigh 110 pounds and I'm a geeky high school senior! With AP Calculus!

[Scotty]

New episode of MLP totally worth getting up early for.

[Pred the Penguin]

As of today, I've hit 305lbs, 100lbs lighter than I was two years ago .

EDIT:  And to celebrate 100lbs lost, I'm going to eat as much as I possibly can and make a vow never to do circuit weights again .

I weigh 110 pounds and I'm a geeky high school senior! With AP Calculus!

You need cake, too!

[FlamingCobra]

Every day I eat at least 3 toaster strudels for breakfast or six blueberry muffins. at lunch I eat a ham and cheese sub, a bag of potato chips, some cookies, two resee's peanut butter cups, and two candy bars. Supper is....... variable.


And I can still barely maintain my weight!