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O-Trap

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Feb 2, 2010 7:16 PM
Don't you just love it when you're down, and something really unexpected lifts your spirits?

I was having a rough day today. Computer was acting up, as it has been lately. Hard drive is going bad, and it's about dead.

Fed Ex truck pulled up and had a box for me. One of the guys I helped out in December made a LOT of money because of my help, and he knew my computer had been on the fritz for awhile. So he bought and shipped me a new laptop. It's an HP tx2500 Notebook Tablet. It's got a decent hard drive size (250 Gig), a pretty fast processor (2.6 Ghz 2 Duo Core), and a 3 Gig RAM.

Plus, since it's a tablet, it's all touch screen.

It really made my day. Great upgrade from my single-core processor (1 Ghz), 80 Gig hard drive, and 1 Gig RAM with a bad motherboard and no WiFi capability.

What kind of stuff in recent memory has caused your day to brighten ... to be just what the doctor ordered?
Feb 2, 2010 7:16pm
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mexappeal12

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Feb 2, 2010 7:19 PM
well i had my 4 tires slashed early monday morning for no reason and i was pretty stressed about that... but the tow truck guy and the tire people both gave me discounts and the tire ppl said if it happened again last night they would replace them for free.... some of my friends were kind of laughing about it and making jokes and it was just nice to have strangers show me such kindness
Feb 2, 2010 7:19pm
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wildcats20

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Feb 2, 2010 7:27 PM
Going to work usually. I work with a bunch of older women who are like mom's to me. They cater to me and pretty much I don't have to lift a finger unless it means doing something "manly."
Feb 2, 2010 7:27pm
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THE4RINGZ

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Feb 2, 2010 7:47 PM
Triway beating Orrville in football Week 2 in 2009 really made my day.
Feb 2, 2010 7:47pm
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ernest_t_bass

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Feb 2, 2010 7:51 PM
Can I be a dick and say the Sun?
Feb 2, 2010 7:51pm
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ernest_t_bass

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Feb 2, 2010 7:52 PM
In all seriousness... I won an iPod touch on our first teacher work day this year. For any other teacher out there, you all know that these days are HELL. They make me NOT want to be a teacher.
Feb 2, 2010 7:52pm
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tk421

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Feb 2, 2010 7:52 PM
mexappeal12 wrote: well i had my 4 tires slashed early monday morning for no reason and i was pretty stressed about that... but the tow truck guy and the tire people both gave me discounts and the tire ppl said if it happened again last night they would replace them for free.... some of my friends were kind of laughing about it and making jokes and it was just nice to have strangers show me such kindness
Cause you are a hot girl. No way any guy gets that discount.
Feb 2, 2010 7:52pm
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ernest_t_bass

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Feb 2, 2010 7:54 PM
tk421 wrote:Cause you are a hot girl. No way any guy gets that discount.
I beg to differ. I have large boobs.
Feb 2, 2010 7:54pm
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dwccrew

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Feb 2, 2010 8:17 PM


ernest_t_bass wrote: In all seriousness... I won an iPod touch on our first teacher work day this year. For any other teacher out there, you all know that these days are HELL. They make me NOT want to be a teacher.
What is it about a teacher work day that you hate? Isn't that when there are no students in attendance that day? I'm sorry but teachers only work the equivalent of half the year, what is so bad about a teacher work day?
Feb 2, 2010 8:17pm
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ernest_t_bass

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Feb 2, 2010 8:29 PM
The fact that it isn't a "work day." It is an inservice day, where we are in meetings all day, and it is the SAME meetings every year. You aren't a teacher, so you would obviously have the response that you did.
Feb 2, 2010 8:29pm
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enigmaax

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Feb 2, 2010 8:43 PM
Getting wake up head. Nothing better and nothing else matters the rest of the day.
Feb 2, 2010 8:43pm
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mexappeal12

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Feb 2, 2010 8:51 PM
ernest_t_bass wrote: The fact that it isn't a "work day." It is an inservice day, where we are in meetings all day, and it is the SAME meetings every year. You aren't a teacher, so you would obviously have the response that you did.
teachers definitely do not get enough credit my mom is a teacher and she deals with rude unappreciative students and parents on a regular basis
Feb 2, 2010 8:51pm
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Feb 2, 2010 8:52 PM
ernest_t_bass wrote: The fact that it isn't a "work day." It is an inservice day, where we are in meetings all day, and it is the SAME meetings every year. You aren't a teacher, so you would obviously have the response that you did.

I understand that it can be an inconvenience, but comeon, it makes you not want to be a teacher? I really feel that teachers have it made as far as schedule and time off goes. I have a lot of friends that are teachers at all levels (grade school thru college) and they pretty much agree with me when I say they have a gravy job. 2.5 months off, all weekends off, all holidays, etc. I understand lesson planning and all that, but alot of the ones I know can get it done during school because they have only so many classes and the rest of the day is free (high school teachers).
Feb 2, 2010 8:52pm
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Feb 2, 2010 8:58 PM
enigmaax wrote: Getting wake up head. Nothing better and nothing else matters the rest of the day.
THIS!
Feb 2, 2010 8:58pm
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Fab4Runner

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Feb 2, 2010 9:03 PM
I usually snuggle up with my puppy when I'm having a bad day...he always makes me smile.
Feb 2, 2010 9:03pm
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Feb 2, 2010 9:05 PM
Screaming at 12 yr olds over xbox live
Feb 2, 2010 9:05pm
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dwccrew

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Feb 2, 2010 9:06 PM
wes_mantooth wrote: Screaming at 12 yr olds over xbox live
I get the image of Vince Vaughan in The Breakup, "Do you think your mom will love you less because of how bad you are losing?"
Feb 2, 2010 9:06pm
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mexappeal12

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Feb 2, 2010 9:06 PM
wes_mantooth wrote:
mexappeal12 wrote: no i have never tried it and i dont want to... it is just not appealing to me on any level
SMH....my heart is broken, I thought you were my dream woman, but that is a deal breaker.
THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOT!
Feb 2, 2010 9:06pm
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wes_mantooth

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Feb 2, 2010 9:07 PM
^^^Don't bring hate to this lovely thread.
Feb 2, 2010 9:07pm
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wes_mantooth

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Feb 2, 2010 9:08 PM
dwccrew wrote:
wes_mantooth wrote: Screaming at 12 yr olds over xbox live
I get the image of Vince Vaughan in The Breakup, "Do you think your mom will love you less because of how bad you are losing?"
haha.....that is what I thought of as soon as I typed it.
Feb 2, 2010 9:08pm
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coyotes22

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Feb 2, 2010 10:29 PM
Reading one of Ernest_t_bass' post, or a new thread by him!!!!!
Feb 2, 2010 10:29pm
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Angel

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Feb 2, 2010 10:45 PM
Apple
Feb 2, 2010 10:45pm
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Feb 2, 2010 10:46 PM
Angel wrote: Apple
Green or Red :)
Feb 2, 2010 10:46pm
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Fab1b

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Feb 2, 2010 10:52 PM
Bacon
Feb 2, 2010 10:52pm
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Upper90

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Feb 2, 2010 10:54 PM
I think I lean on my Grandmother as a day brightener...I do it often, but probably STILL not as often as she would like. She appreciates me because I'm the youngest grandchild, and I'm the only one not married/with kids/in a serious relationship...so I can make time for her.

I think she loves me. No one has ever read any of my work unless my Grandmother puts eyes on it first, because she's my most honest critic. She says she wishes I would write in a less cynical tone, and I've honestly been trying. Hasn't been going well. Still, she hasn't disowned me just yet, but it's a young year.
Feb 2, 2010 10:54pm