The Cellar / Things that are improving your mood today

**Posted by BigV** 1/04/2021 6:47 pm

In other news that's making me happy today, the gift I ordered from teh internet arrived today! It doesn't appear to be damaged, box intact, though there is a little bit of rattling from inside.

shhh.. .here it is.

Here's one video of many:

**Posted by Limey** 1/05/2021 3:04 am

BigV wrote:
My new gig is close to home. So, my commute is six or seven minutes. The driving part, that is. Once I park, it's another twenty minutes by foot, if I hustle. And the same on the return, of course. And the jobsite is big, 179 acres according to Wikipedia. No bike riding allowed (on site, biking there and back, no problem. well, they put the site down at sea level and I live a few hundred feet higher, so, there's that). I am *definitely* getting my steps in. Built in consistency, which is nice.

The new gig with all the security hoops to jump through? Bravo!!

**Posted by BigV** 1/05/2021 6:51 pm

Yes, that's the one!

Thank you very much!

**Posted by griff** 1/06/2021 7:19 am

New York State classified me 1A, I am scheduled to get my vaccination tonight. Here's hoping...

**Posted by footfootfoot** 1/06/2021 9:07 am

**Posted by glatt** 1/06/2021 9:27 am

Sweet! This thing is really happening.

My MIL is scheduled for a little later this month.

I was just pushing my parents this morning to call their doctor to make an appointment when I heard about my MIL. They are also 1A.

**Posted by BigV** 1/06/2021 6:45 pm

thanks for sharing the good news griff!

**Posted by griff** 1/07/2021 7:23 am

Yep! No adverse reaction, all is well. 28 days to follow up. They really need to smooth out the process if we're to get 70-90% vaccinated. We also need people to want the shot. That might get better as people start disavowing "wrecking shit" in the wake of yesterday's nonsense.

**Posted by footfootfoot** 1/07/2021 10:46 am

griff wrote:
Yep! No adverse reaction, all is well. 28 days to follow up. They really need to smooth out the process if we're to get 70-90% vaccinated. We also need people to want the shot. That might get better as people start disavowing "wrecking shit" in the wake of yesterday's nonsense.

I read it will be something like 10 years before everyone is vaccinated based on our current rate. Not sure if that accounts for population attrition from covid deaths.

In any event, glad you were able to get the vaccine.

**Posted by griff** 1/07/2021 1:36 pm

Lil' Griff is in line for next week! It is happening!

I have another family in quarantine btw, this thing is out of control.

**Posted by BigV** 1/07/2021 7:26 pm

WAKKA WAKKA!

**Posted by BigV** 1/08/2021 7:35 pm

This too:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/technology/twitter-trump-suspended.html

**Posted by BigV** 1/11/2021 12:05 am

Fuck you Damocles.

**Posted by BigV** 1/20/2021 9:05 pm

^^^ This is making me happy today!^^^

**Posted by griff** 1/22/2021 7:15 am

We played Farkle (dice games) on Zoom with old friends last night.

**Posted by glatt** 1/22/2021 8:33 am

We played dice last night too! Blisters.

I hadn't played dice in years. wtf?

**Posted by Clodfobble** 1/22/2021 12:25 pm

I just discovered the online version of Ticket to Ride, one of my favorite board games that my family never wants to play with me. Now I can play against bots (and win a lot more, since apparently these bots don't go out of their way to notice the pattern of tracks you're setting and deliberately screw you.)

**Posted by Limey** 1/22/2021 3:42 pm

We enjoy Ticket to Ride online too! So far have only plated “locally” against Mr Limey, but who knows ...

**Posted by glatt** 1/22/2021 4:31 pm

Online, you say.

I'll have to check that out.

**Posted by Clodfobble** 1/23/2021 1:11 am

Well... online as in available on Steam. Not browser-based. But if you get a copy, a bunch of us could play against each other.

**Posted by glatt** 1/23/2021 7:11 am

I'd go out of my way to notice the pattern of tracks you're setting and deliberately screw you.

;)

**Posted by griff** 1/23/2021 8:06 am

glatt wrote:
We played dice last night too! Blisters.

I hadn't played dice in years. wtf?

Ridiculous! I hadn't played in years either.

**Posted by Diaphone Jim** 2/05/2021 11:50 am

Too bad that this thread is so seldom used.
But, I discovered this morning that the Archives of The Image of the Day are still functional on the old page.
Anybody remember discussing statutory rape?
http://cellar.org/iotd.php?threadid=15755

**Posted by glatt** 2/06/2021 5:02 pm

Frans salted caramels saves lives.

I introduced my mom to Frans several years ago. Outstanding candy. I highly recommend it. (Valentines day is coming up, you know.)

So my mom just turned 80 years old. Her neighbor also has a birthday at the end of January, and my mom gave the neighbor a box of Frans. That neighbor is a nurse at the local hospital. And last week she gave my mom a link for signing up for the vaccine before the link had been made available to the general public. My Mom, the 80 year old, and my Dad, who is 79 and a half, just got their shots today because they had that inside scoop, and less deserving people were not able to sign up before them just by chance.

**Posted by griff** 2/07/2021 8:33 am

Good for them!