An Antique Classic

also the last one of these I went to was with my old boss, but now *I* am the senior team member and fuck if that isn't the most surreal, impostor-syndrome-inducing feeling imaginable

I mean, I was already anxious about this trip.

i am a fully functional adult and a competent professional in my field but the thought of seeing all of these people in person makes me feel like a stupid kid who can't manage basic small talk

it's really the flight home that I'm more concerned about, because o'hare is...not fun. and it'll be a tight turnaround from the end of the conference.

I have to fly to Chicago for work tomorrow and I'm seeing horror stories about the airports

the last time I had to fly somewhere for work I missed my flight so now I am just gonna sit here and be ANXIOUS

according to the liberation newspaper, documents dating back to a 2014 inspection by the French National Agency for the Security of Computer Systems reported a staggering detail: "the password of the louvre's video surveillance server was simply " louvre. "

the password to the louvre surveillance server was "louvre"

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BDSM Slab, my beloved...

the vpn is just part of the job, really, but for whatever reason it just randomly stops working on the laptop. like, buddy, c'mon. this is your home. this is the network you came from. why don't you recognize it. why won't you connect to it. I'm Adam Sandler yelling at the golfball here.

Ben aflek holding a cigarette looking out over a balcony, so tired

my work laptop refuses to connect to the vpn, so I'm using Dameware Remote Everywhere to connect to my desktop in the office, so I can use remote desktop to access my virtual machine where I connect to a DIFFERENT VPN in order to log onto the sql server and actually do my work and I'm just

6 minutes!

'but v didn't last time end with you in the ER' shhhhhhh

blood pressure is a little high today so we'll see if I beat my record of 5 minutes from last time

back at it again at the red cross blood drive

it's some fucking bullshit for sure

Photo of a tv screen showing the text "Turn your cocks BACK one hour tonight" from WNEM TV.

DON'T FORGET!

Two-panel comic First panel: A shrimp says, "It's already November." Second panel: A teardrop is shedding. A softly frustrated atmosphere.

11

...ouch. you're not wrong, but I guess there's a reason I haven't managed to reread many of those books as an adult

I don't like to yuck people's yum, but. if you are drawing Halsin mcBaldur's Gate 3 with a chiseled jawline and washboard abs you are My Enemy. I'm sorry. that's just the way it has to be.

but it is a private nonprofit, which gives them more flexibility than a government institution might have. but it means they're reliant on private donors to keep running.

the food bank where my parents have worked for decades operates on this logic. if you live in the township, you can get food. if you're on wic or snap, you're able to get a wider variety of food, but anyone can walk in and get *something*.

what a fun idea! your desk looks so neat and orderly I'm jealous XD

Only one pierogi per child

One strawberry (hot pepper) per child

One slice of capicola (gabagool) per child

choose your fighter

Just saw a little kid dressed up as a donut with mom dressed as a dunkin donuts cup amazing.

mo is in fursuit to hand out candy and it's always fun to see people just lose their shit over it

bunch of giddy middle schoolers asked for a hug and then ran off giggling

*me. this is stressful and upsetting for me. I know this I a me problem. People can have dogs, and dogs are going to do dog things I just hate itttttt

yes put your dog that barks at strangers on your porch during Halloween trick or treating this will surely not be stressful and upsetting for everyone

Halloween artwork for Prince Marine: The Dandy Robot, with the main characters dressed up as the main cast of Lupin the III. They are, from left-to-right: Prima = Lupin Marine: Fujiko Mime Topaz = Jigen Ruby - Goemon Catalina = Inspector Zenigata The text reads" Happy Halloween"

🎃 Happy Halloween from Prince Marine: The Dandy Robot. Shout-out to @smallercomfort.bsky.social for the Lupin suggestion. 🎃

dandyrobotcomic.com

it explains some stuff, at least. Haven't heard back from my NP to see if she thinks it's worth doing anything about yet.

right? good job for being on brand, I guess

lol my biggest fibroid (only ~4.5cm, which isn't huge given that they can be like. basketball sized.) is "pedunculated" which means it's sticking out from my uterus into my abdominal cavity on a little stem like a mushroom.