Since the forum has borked the old Announcements thread, here's a replacement.

I THOUGHT I was being published, but it's been almost two weeks since the publisher contacted me back and asked when would be a good time to call, and I haven't been called.  Checked my email and my manuscript to make sure they had the right number, and they do.  In the past it's taken them an average of two weeks to get back to me in our correspondence, so I'm hoping that this is just normal delay; by that timing they should be getting to me sometime next week, hopefully.

Best of luck to you. 

Here's my latest review. White Castles Shrimp Nibblers. Just in time for LENT!

http://bit.ly/1Gzwwgx

*Wishes HC luck!*

I recently learned how to solve a Rubik's cube, in what I've been told is a ridiculously short time. On the weekend I challenged a Rubik's robot made entirely of Lego to see who could do it the quickest and got annihilated.

I am now building a robot of my own to smash that robot to pieces at the next convention.

Update: My manuscript is with their editors.  Once the editors have gone through it with their fine-tipped red pens it'll be sent back to me and I have the unpleasant task of revisions.

I wish I had a good announcement, but I don't. I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. I guess the karma from my comics tagline caught up with me. I'm having a double mastectomy on Wednesday. Healing thoughts and good wishes are welcome. 

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Healing thoughts and good wishes are welcome. 

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I wish I had a good announcement, but I don't. I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. I guess the karma from my comics tagline caught up with me. I'm having a double mastectomy on Wednesday. Healing thoughts and good wishes are welcome. 

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I wish I had a good announcement, but I don't. I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. I guess the karma from my comics tagline caught up with me. I'm having a double mastectomy on Wednesday. Healing thoughts and good wishes are welcome. 

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My robot was a failure, now I've moved on to a train with working themepark rides on all the carriages (powered off the axel).

And if the carousel doesn't stop behaving like an asshole it's getting scrapped and I'm putting in a rocking pirate boat.

I've never had a personal one, but I recently created my very first Twitter account for the sole purpose of posting mooooooooose haiku.

In case it's not obvious, moooooooooooooooose haiku are short poems that concern the mooooooooooose.

If you don't have a Twitter account, let me congratulate you on your good taste and point out that there's an RSS feed you can follow instead.

I have been with my boyfriend for a year.  

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I have been with my boyfriend for a year.  

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I have been with my boyfriend for a year.  

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Sure you can buddy, in fact if you're not complaining then your job isn't soul crushing enough to bring out the best in your comedy.

Oh, and if you're doing that in a callcentre then check out the colour printing and laminating options; it's very common that these are for managers only, which means anything you print in colour and laminate will be seen as official by all staff. Used to have some fun with that.

Hrm, the color printouts are available beyond the managers and supervisors, though I'm sure it's expected we keep it all to a minimum.  Mainly the only things I have any reason to print are text, but the training staff, none of whom are supervisors, are all quite capable of printing off color pictures for use in training.

Other than my trainer, they're all at the same level as me, though a higher pay grade due to being there for a while.  Funny thing is, I don't think any of my supervisors have been there more than 5 years, with quite a few supervisors only having been there 2 years.

It's a bit different from offices I've been in before, and kinda nice really. Because of all we're expceted to do, there's not as much "office etiquitte" required.  Business casual is only required when big wigs are coming in. Otherwise, wear whatever you want, so long as it's tasteful.

That doesn't apply to everyone, though. In particular, trainers have to wear business casual every day but Friday.

I really don't miss button-up shirts, ties, and slacks every day.

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In better news, I'm no longer bending over and destroying my back for just over minimum wage.  I'm getting a buttload...  Can't complain.

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My pilot drew a very naughty flight path on the approach to London.

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My pilot drew a very naughty flight path on the approach to London.

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I ate sheep brain tacos for the first time today.  They were delicious.

There are less than two weeks until the estimated due date for my first child to be born.

According to the syllabi for my nursing classes, I have a test the day before and the day after.

That little shit better come a few days early or late. 

Safe times, Hunter. 

I'm away to work for a toxic bank for as long as I can stand. 

I just thought I'd pop in a say hi.


Hi. 

Welcome back. \oo/

My daughter is two months old tomorrow.

I still have no fucking idea what I'm doing.

Well, she's too young to realize it.  You've still got a couple of years to get it together.

I just took my last exam of the semester.  I need an 82 on this exam to pass and go on to the final semester of my Nursing program.

I am not particularly enthused about this for the following reasons: 

1. the instructor is absolute shit at writing tests and there's almost never any way to accurately tell what the hell she's asking for with any given question


2. She takes forever to post grades, so I'm likely not going to know my fate until late afternoon or early evening


3. If I DON'T pass, I have to repeat it next fall, with the same instructor.

I have twelve more weeks until graduation, after which I can test for my nursing license.

I didn't get a satisfactory evaluation by my preceptor, so I now have to take a single class over again and my graduation and RN license are delayed by a year.

On the upside I still qualify for various Tech and assistant positions and I already have an interview for one such job.  At least I can keep my skills sharp.

I just had a dream where I got a pm from a stripper looking for $1.09 for postage for the CD swap, while my brother was watching an extra annoying episode of Friends next door. I had to log on and check no ones done a swap in yrats before I went back to sleep.

I'm beginning to think I'm never going to get that $1.09 out of you.

Stripcreator's own Gabe Billings recently opened Trapdoor Escape Rooms in Eugene, Oregon.  His business' name is "Two Big Guys With Beards LLC".  I only know this because I'm Reddit-stalking him.

I know that because I've been Facebook-stalking him for years.

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I know that because I've been Facebook-stalking him for years.

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I have accepted a job for all the wrong reasons.

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I have accepted a job for all the wrong reasons.

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I still exist.

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I still exist.

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I still exist.

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Hey man :)

Any luck with your book in the end? Mine's stayed shelved for years now thanks to health issues, I did get stuck into another but realised 60,000 words in there'd be no way to keep the word count low enough to get published, so I've had to scrap it and think about using a different format...

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I had never heard of the Great Michigan Pizza Funeral. Now I have.

Great American Pizza Funeral

And a Happy Ending!

RIP, Monty Hall

599316

Still wrecked after cycle injury, so not had time to do much than work and recuperate my C6.

But... do I go with the UHF gag, or the goat gag, or an Orbital reference? Can't decide... 

*tosses three sided coin*

(probability reduces)

I'll take...

http://bit.ly/2yng5tj !!!

[NB - not malware link - jes_ don't play that way ;-) ]

Ok, I'm going to blame making my own thread on alcohol and team losing sadness. But while I'm here, let me announce that I am sad I missed a golden opportunity to make comics that only feature my character facing to the left.

What’s up, party people? I have many announcements.
1) Married for 8 years so far
2) 2 kids, ages 5 and 2
3) Now with 100% less gall bladder

Congratulations on numbers 1 and 2.

How's #3 working out for you?  I had a gallstone a couple of years ago and there was talk of taking the whole thing out, but it didn't happen.  (Yet.)

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Congratulations on numbers 1 and 2.

How's #3 working out for you?  I had a gallstone a couple of years ago and there was talk of taking the whole thing out, but it didn't happen.  (Yet.)

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I have accepted a job for all the wrong reasons.

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Congratulations maybe!

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Congratulations maybe!

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I will be leaving the wrong job for the right reasons in five weeks.  

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Always a good idea to leave a crap job althiugg I am finding it hard to rxisteasain order to make money I have to hhav some ehat good is 44 quid an hour if yiyocacan even afford ah a phone with decent auto  correct let alone train fare tt work

Ps K Nevern knrekabout your surgery! , big hugs and hhop  it's all go ingoi OK 

I am in hoshospi tomorrow for tests on my ear (gone deaf suddenly  ) send thoughts and cash and prayers to jes esespel cash 

I've been working as a registered nurse in a long-term care facility for children and adolescents for the past four months, I just welcomed my second daughter into the world a couple weeks ago, and my book is being unpublished soon thanks to me joining a small local publishing group. If you guys want to read some okay to good steampunk short stories we have an anthology titled "Steam & Steel: Thirteen Riveting Tales." It's available on Amazon.

 We aren't in the league of Tolkien and Pratchett, but we're pretty darn good for a bunch of nobodies.