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- AnotherFairportfan
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Proof Positive the world is not flat: If it were, cats would have pushed everything off the edge by now.
- jwhouk
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Hanners has had that cricket bat for quite some time.
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"You should never run from the voices in your head. That's how you give them power." - Jin
- AnotherFairportfan
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I just loved the way that the composition gave me the chance to put that avatar together.
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I'd gotten back into checking out some indie horror stuff on YouTube, and I'd come across a couple interesting gems.
One is called "The West Records," which hasn't had anything new for just over a year now, but it's pretty crazy. It's a found footage series, and while it begins in the typical fashion (amateur filmmakers going where they shouldn't), it quickly becomes something considerably different than your usual found footage series.
The jump scares it has aren't the typical jack-in-the-box type (although there is a segment in one of the episodes where you know it's coming, but it works anyway, even the third time you watch it), and a good deal of the horror is psychological, but presented in a rather interesting way. I recommend giving this one a watch. The episodes are fairly short (the longest are around eight to ten minutes), and I knocked it all out in one sitting today.
The other gem is a little older, and I'd heard about it before, but I didn't hear any real details until today. What I had forgotten about the original description of the channel was that the series was an ARG (alternate reality game). It's called Ben's Playhouse, and the story of it is that some guy who decides to do a little urban exploration in an abandoned mental hospital gets abducted by a crazy guy, who may or may not have been a former patient.
Now, the newer analysis video I watched today described the whole series as if it were real (remember, I forgot it was fiction), and the reviewer did a little investigating of where the series takes place, before revealing near the end of the video that the whole thing was a work of fiction.
The crazy part, though, was when he did his detective work to determine the location of the grocery store where "Ben" collected his second victim. While that particular grocery store (a Kroger, by the way) is not unique to this state, it was when he looked up the area of operations of a separate company whose logo wound up on camera in that episode. When I saw it, I immediately recognized it as one I saw around here, and apparently they mostly only operate in Arkansas.
It turns out the hospital, which I'd never heard of, was shut down a few years ago, and isn't far from where I live, and the Kroger isn't too far from the Home Depot where I used to work.
Also, I'd happened to have listen to someone's narration of a creepypasta that took place in Arkansas less than an hour before that, too.
One is called "The West Records," which hasn't had anything new for just over a year now, but it's pretty crazy. It's a found footage series, and while it begins in the typical fashion (amateur filmmakers going where they shouldn't), it quickly becomes something considerably different than your usual found footage series.
The jump scares it has aren't the typical jack-in-the-box type (although there is a segment in one of the episodes where you know it's coming, but it works anyway, even the third time you watch it), and a good deal of the horror is psychological, but presented in a rather interesting way. I recommend giving this one a watch. The episodes are fairly short (the longest are around eight to ten minutes), and I knocked it all out in one sitting today.
The other gem is a little older, and I'd heard about it before, but I didn't hear any real details until today. What I had forgotten about the original description of the channel was that the series was an ARG (alternate reality game). It's called Ben's Playhouse, and the story of it is that some guy who decides to do a little urban exploration in an abandoned mental hospital gets abducted by a crazy guy, who may or may not have been a former patient.
Now, the newer analysis video I watched today described the whole series as if it were real (remember, I forgot it was fiction), and the reviewer did a little investigating of where the series takes place, before revealing near the end of the video that the whole thing was a work of fiction.
The crazy part, though, was when he did his detective work to determine the location of the grocery store where "Ben" collected his second victim. While that particular grocery store (a Kroger, by the way) is not unique to this state, it was when he looked up the area of operations of a separate company whose logo wound up on camera in that episode. When I saw it, I immediately recognized it as one I saw around here, and apparently they mostly only operate in Arkansas.
It turns out the hospital, which I'd never heard of, was shut down a few years ago, and isn't far from where I live, and the Kroger isn't too far from the Home Depot where I used to work.
Also, I'd happened to have listen to someone's narration of a creepypasta that took place in Arkansas less than an hour before that, too.
There is no such thing as a science experiment gone wrong.
- Catawampus
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Did they waive the late dues?Alkarii wrote:I'd also returned a book to the junior high school's library that I had since the 03 school year. I had lost the book, and found it yesterday when retrieving a box and two postal bins of my stuff from my grandmother's shed. I had been looking for an old game, which I never did manage to find...
I've heard from reliable sources that it's best to keep genitalia away from moving sawblades, too.Dave wrote:Best of luck! and do remember, the lumber goes into the saws; your fingers should not.Alkarii wrote:Well, I applied for a job at a sawmill in the town where I went to school. I only lived IN the town for the first few months of living in this state, though.
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Hey! Just because I didn't go to college does not make me a total dumbass...
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- lake_wrangler
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Oh, so... just a partial one, then?
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- lake_wrangler
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Here's another quote from my wallpaper changer:
“The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything.” - Oscar Wilde
- lake_wrangler
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Or how about this quote:
(Can't seem to find someone to attribute ti to...)Despite the high cost of living it remains popular
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I applied to the Kohler factory that's in the same town as the sawmill (though a little bit closer, I believe), and the application didn't ask for the contact information of any previous employers, or why I'd left any of them. Hopefully they'll look past the fact that the last three positions I'd held had been for under a year, and at least let me explain myself in an interview.
There is no such thing as a science experiment gone wrong.
- Catawampus
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Heard some odd engine noises in the sky, looked up, and saw something a bit different from the usual:
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- Hansontoons
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A little lower, they look like this.
From Houston/Dallas airshows.
From Houston/Dallas airshows.
- lake_wrangler
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Nice use of shutter speed, to catch the blur of the propellers, while still having the planes in focus.
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If I don't get a call from the sawmill by Thursday, I'm gonna call and see if they're still hiring.
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- Hansontoons
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1/200 - 1/250 shutter speed with autofocus. I delete far more than I keep. Still learning.lake_wrangler wrote:Nice use of shutter speed, to catch the blur of the propellers, while still having the planes in focus.
The Commemorative Air Force TORA TORA TORA team put on quite a show. Lots of smoke, explosions with fireballs, and noise.
- AnotherFairportfan
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"Commemorative Air Force". huh? Wasn't that long ago they had a different name with the same initials.
Proof Positive the world is not flat: If it were, cats would have pushed everything off the edge by now.
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Well, I just found that I received an email from Kohler, telling me that I'm apparently not good enough to put together toilet seats or whatever, so there goes that idea.
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- Hansontoons
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Name history, from Wikipedia:AnotherFairportfan wrote:"Commemorative Air Force". huh? Wasn't that long ago they had a different name with the same initials.
The original name, Confederate Air Force, started as a simple tongue in cheek joke, poking fun at the organization's ragtag beginnings. As the collection of warbirds at Central Valley Airport in Mercedes, Texas started to grow, someone painted the name on the side of the original North American P-51 Mustang. The name stuck, and it grew to the point where the airport was renamed Rebel Field, all members were called "colonels" (a tradition which still remains), and it led to the creation of a fictitious leader named Colonel Jethro E. Culpepper. There was even a humorous CAF twist put to the old AVG Flying Tigers World War II "blood chit" that read, "This foreign person has come to China to help in the war effort. Soldiers and civilians, one and all, should rescue, protect, and provide him medical care." The CAF version seen on the backs of flight suits and flight jackets stated, "This is a CAF aviator. If found lost or unconscious, please hide him from Yankees, revive with mint julep and assist him in returning to friendly territory. CONFEDERATE AIR FORCE".
Following a 2001 membership vote, the group changed its name to Commemorative Air Force effective January 1, 2002. Many felt the name Confederate Air Force was confusing, did not accurately reflect the purpose of the organization, and was detrimental to fundraising efforts. This name change was deemed by some fans to be a move of political correctness. According to CAF chief of staff Ray Kinney, "In many people's minds, the word 'confederacy' brings up the image of slavery and discrimination. We, in no way, are associated with that kind of stuff. So, it gives us, in a way, a black-eye."
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Well, I checked with the sawmill. They passed me up, too. But, the guy did say to try again in a week or two, because a lot of guys don't work out as employees.
So, MAYBE I have I chance.
I'd also checked online with Staffmark, and they have a factory job opening nearby, but because I have to have an online account to apply for the job online, and there's no visible Sign Up button, I'll have to visit them in person.
Of course, they also require a positive review from my last employer, which won't be likely to happen, unless I can get them to call my last supervisor (who also got tossed), or possibly the service manager, if he's still there.
So, MAYBE I have I chance.
I'd also checked online with Staffmark, and they have a factory job opening nearby, but because I have to have an online account to apply for the job online, and there's no visible Sign Up button, I'll have to visit them in person.
Of course, they also require a positive review from my last employer, which won't be likely to happen, unless I can get them to call my last supervisor (who also got tossed), or possibly the service manager, if he's still there.
There is no such thing as a science experiment gone wrong.
- jwhouk
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Alkarii, as much as I'm loathe to suggest this, have you considered getting a job with your state? Something perhaps in transportation, or corrections (shudder), or something like that?
"Character is what you are in the dark." - D.L. Moody
"You should never run from the voices in your head. That's how you give them power." - Jin
"You should never run from the voices in your head. That's how you give them power." - Jin