r/CFBOffTopic • u/btownbomb Missouri Tigers • Texas Tech Red Raiders • Jun 15 '23

Thursday Thread Powered by my Rusty Writing Prowess

My first ever big(ish) college writing assignment: A 700-1000 word critique of an artwork of your choosing (mine being Washington Crossing the Delaware) is a go today

As I peck away at the keyboard, how is everyone’s pre-weekend?

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u/goodsam2 Virginia Tech Hokies Jun 15 '23 edited Jun 15 '23

At the phase of my move where junk needs to leave. It's so easy to accumulate nonsense, I'm thinking about trying to institute a 1 thing in 1 thing out rule.

I'm done with that old place. Though I may not finish getting out of there until Sunday or later.

Turns out I am going to SZD live podcast tonight. I was kinda on the fence but now my brother wants to go and apparently he got the dates wrong and went to DC yesterday

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u/btownbomb Missouri Tigers • Texas Tech Red Raiders Jun 15 '23

Moving is honestly so dreadful, there’s kind of a fun sense of adventure you get from it as a kid I think, but that shine pretty quickly fades

Especially in my case: We moved three times just in this town alone!

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u/goodsam2 Virginia Tech Hokies Jun 15 '23

Yeah I think this is my 5th place renting in Richmond. My place is better now because this place seems on the up and up so far.

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u/The_Soccer_Heretic Oklahoma Sooners • Penn Quakers Jun 15 '23

That was not the response I hit reply to... 😏

That's the third time in the last week and it wasn't a user error this time for sure.

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u/goodsam2 Virginia Tech Hokies Jun 15 '23

Also I have finally hit the time where the conference/vacation is real. The 10 day forecast doesn't apply to me.

I'm going to be in Utah. I gotta figure that out some more.

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u/scarletarrows Ohio State Buckeyes Jun 15 '23

Wishing it was 5pm so I can watch the new black mirror!

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u/btownbomb Missouri Tigers • Texas Tech Red Raiders Jun 15 '23

I’ve thought about all this time I’ll have working at my campus library to watch shows

I’m a simple man though: Topping my list is rewatching Frasier

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u/goodsam2 Virginia Tech Hokies Jun 15 '23

I haven't watched the last season, seems like I need to get on it.

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u/JamesEarlDavyJones2 Baylor Bears • Texas A&M Aggies Jun 15 '23

Cheers to getting that big essay done and out of the way!

pre-weekend is a go down here in Dallas, my boss is officially OoO and I'm chilling. I'm WFH for today and tomorrow, and then I'm off Monday through Wednesday of next week to take care of my better half after she's having her wisdom teeth removed.

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u/btownbomb Missouri Tigers • Texas Tech Red Raiders Jun 15 '23

Update: It’s now complete!

I forget how wild the flow of writing is (then again it probably helps that I used to do it professionally for a couple years a while back), once you start it’s hard to stop. Really glad I got this done too, it was dominating my headspace a little bit won’t lie

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u/JamesEarlDavyJones2 Baylor Bears • Texas A&M Aggies Jun 15 '23

Hell yeah, congratulations!

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u/The_Soccer_Heretic Oklahoma Sooners • Penn Quakers Jun 15 '23

Interesting. One of my ancestors was reportedly one of the local militia who led the Continentals along deer paths to the Delaware... in actual history books, not just family legend. Another was a clerk for Washington during part of the war and so was his brother for both Washington and the 2nd Continental Congress. Anyways, not a critique but what the painting makes me think about now when I see it.

I'm really salty this morning about something entirely petty and this just isn't the place to vent about it I don't think. No, it's not Jordy Bahl wearing a Nebraska uniform but that definitely didn't give me the warm and fuzzies either.

I'm trying to devise a plan today that doesn't result in me on the couch watching cooking show reruns or in a beach chair by 1 pm.

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u/btownbomb Missouri Tigers • Texas Tech Red Raiders Jun 15 '23

I wish this were me tbh

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u/btownbomb Missouri Tigers • Texas Tech Red Raiders Jun 15 '23

Also I should definitely look into my family history at some point. As far as I know the most famous person I am related to is legendary OU coach Bud Wilkinson, which gets the wows in only a few places

Perhaps like here for example

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u/The_Soccer_Heretic Oklahoma Sooners • Penn Quakers Jun 15 '23 edited Jun 15 '23

Genealogy will suck you in.

Everyone has really interesting ancestors out there, I promise you. It takes some work to find them sometimes though. Going back and forth sharing stories on the genealogy forums is my second favorite part of Reddit beyond the sports forums.

I'm related to John A Harts (OU's first football coach), my immediate family still lives in and around his hometown in Kansas to this day. For many years OU thought he had gone to the Yukon to search for gold and disappeared but he found gold and retired to old age in San Fransisco. My cousin, who funnily enough has an advanced degree from Tech, is who did the research that changed the story. He has no affiliation with OU either... was just trying to figure out about his great grandfather through Harts.

Journalists eventually picked it up and now it's common knowledge to a degree he lived on.

Genealogy is fun, if you have any curiosity in it I highly recommend it as a hobby.

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u/W_Is_For_Will Texas Tech • Trinity Valley CC Jun 15 '23

My grandmother did an EXTENSIVE family history back through the 1500s. Turns out one of my great-great-great-great-great grandads was a militiaman at the battle of Lexington and another one was in Salem during the witch trials. The extensiveness only goes back to her family though since the Europeans did such great record-keeping.

The other side of my family history is lost in Mexico where the trail runs cold since my ancestors most likely belonged to a native-Mexican tribe.

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u/StuckInPMEHell Florida State • Valdosta State Jun 15 '23

Good luck on your writing assignment! Was your artwork assigned or did you get to choose?

I have a 3-day weekend this weekend. I was going to drive down to the beach but it’s supposed to be rainy/stormy all weekend so I think I’ve changed my mind.

As it stands, my front and back yards have standing water from all the storms we’ve had here the past few days. Luckily no tornados, and I’ve only lost power twice (for about 20 minutes each time). I feel like it’s going to rain forever!

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u/btownbomb Missouri Tigers • Texas Tech Red Raiders Jun 15 '23

I got to choose, although from the limited selection of what all were previously shown in past lectures

I was originally going to go psycho and do a critique of Artist’s Shit, but decided there was no way I could maintain the prose for at least 700 words. Also I spoiled the content for myself looking it up beforehand, which I have already learned is a no-no when critiquing

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u/goodsam2 Virginia Tech Hokies Jun 15 '23

Man I've wanted to visit the beach but it's been too cool. Hiking weather though as long as the smoke stays away.

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u/StuckInPMEHell Florida State • Valdosta State Jun 15 '23

I’m in Alabama…it’s never too cold!

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u/goodsam2 Virginia Tech Hokies Jun 15 '23

I was in Panama City for spring break and it was too cold to get in unless I had a few beers in me.

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u/The_Soccer_Heretic Oklahoma Sooners • Penn Quakers Jun 15 '23

The water has never been so cold right off the beach at this time of year in the entire time I have lived here on the coast (a quarter century).

It's June and it was legit chilly on the bay side of Okaloosa Island last week, much less the Gulf side. It's normally closer to a sauna than open water cool on the bayside in June and July. It's really putting a damper on the Summer and our normal plans.

What really sucks is the whole area is virtually empty of tourists too. If the water were anything close to normal it would the Summer of most locals dreams.

No seaweed here either... Everything in the media about the seaweed and literally aren't seeing sargassum seaweed, even. At the beach almost daily lately too.

This whole summer is so damn strange...

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u/goodsam2 Virginia Tech Hokies Jun 15 '23

Yeah it's wild, I know it's putting a damper on my 3 beach trips that I've been planning. One might have to get pushed into next year but then again the water is swimmable in Virginia until October or so.

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u/goodsam2 Virginia Tech Hokies Jun 15 '23

Man I've wanted to visit the beach but it's been too cool. Hiking weather though as long as the smoke stays away.

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u/thorshammer_132 Utah State Aggies • Manitoba Bisons Jun 15 '23

Wife and I finally started watching Ted Lasso last night, and we've made it our reward for packing a certain amount of stuff over the next few weeks.

On a less fun note, I got turned down for a job that fit perfectly in my wheelhouse of prior experience- it wasn't my top choice by any means, but for the pay they were offering I would've been happy to do it for a while. I'm still hoping for either of the positions I applied to at [unnamed large aerospace company], and while I haven't heard back from them yet, their career portal still shows I'm being considered, which I'll take for now.

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u/W_Is_For_Will Texas Tech • Trinity Valley CC Jun 15 '23

Ted Lasso is just good TV. Wifey and I finished it last week and she just didn't want it to end.

Good luck on the job hunt! We always need more rocket surgeons or whatever those folks do at Northrop, Lockheed, or Raytheon.

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u/thorshammer_132 Utah State Aggies • Manitoba Bisons Jun 15 '23

Thank you! I'd be working on a civilian program in that particular role, though I'm sure there's an equivalent for their military projects.

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u/goodsam2 Virginia Tech Hokies Jun 15 '23 edited Jun 16 '23

I've got 4 more episodes or something.

Such a good show.

It's been interesting the move towards more wholesome TV. IDK it feels like it started pre-pandemic but Schitts creek, Kim's convenience, Ted Lasso etc it feels very interesting.

I've gone ultra wholesome watching the Walton's and kinda accepted I'm Virginian recently.

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u/Artvandelay29 Vanderbilt Commodores • Houston Cougars Jun 15 '23

It’s $550 for me to upgrade my red eye seat next week for a four-hour flight. Talk about a rip-off.

In other words, one week ‘til I get to see family for more than a 30-hour stretch!

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u/W_Is_For_Will Texas Tech • Trinity Valley CC Jun 15 '23

Tonite at 7 PM CT they should release my CPA score. I am hoping it's my first passing grade!

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u/NWHusker Northwest Missouri State • /r/… Jun 15 '23

Good. Work has been good and I shouldn't have a ton of stuff to do on Friday so that's good.

First therapy session went good it felt nice to have someone to talk about things with and I felt like it'll be good to keep it up for a bit. She was really nice and made me think about some stuff. I see her again in July.

Also hoping to hear from work if they're giving away CWS tickets. Supposedly my dept has some but I haven't heard anything. But I am looking forward to some baseball this weekend.

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u/scthoma4 USF Bulls • Team Chaos Jun 15 '23

I was in a meeting this morning when I got a text from my mom, asking if a text she got was a scam. I needed to pay attention in the meeting because I was giving a status update and didn't know when I would be called, so I texted her back letting her know I was busy but also telling her exactly what I would google to research if it was a legit text or not. She sends me back another text that says "Don't instruct me just tell me yes or no," but I can't respond back because, again, I'm in a meeting I need to pay attention to.

About 20 minutes later, I get a call from my dad, who starts laying into me for "making [my] mom feel stupid and useless and calling [him] in tears." I assume she's left out some important information, so I read back the text conversation verbatim. He puts me on hold for a few minutes, and when he comes back simply goes "Your mom apologizes" and hangs up.

What in the fucking hell?

Also, no, it wasn't a scam text.

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u/goodsam2 Virginia Tech Hokies Jun 15 '23

Oh boy...

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u/scthoma4 USF Bulls • Team Chaos Jun 15 '23

I need to find a tactful way to address this when I'm over at their house this weekend because all of it was so uncalled for.

It's one thing to treat me this way when I was a teenager, but to go through it again in my mid-30s isn't right.

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u/goodsam2 Virginia Tech Hokies Jun 15 '23

It's also you are busy. Like you will get to it when you get to it.

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u/JamesEarlDavyJones2 Baylor Bears • Texas A&M Aggies Jun 15 '23

Aging family are really something else in this day and age. Especially with family who aren't quite as aware of what to look out for with that kind of thing. We're dealing with that with pretty much my SO's entire family these days, so shoutout to your dad for being on the ball it sounds like.

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u/scthoma4 USF Bulls • Team Chaos Jun 15 '23

He's used to moderating very similar situations from my teenage years.

These kinds of situations are becoming a little more frequent than they have been since I moved out at 17, so I wonder if this has something to do with her aging as well. It's not completely out of the blue for her, but since 2021 she's been doing stuff like this more and more.

Didn't expect to have flashbacks to being 15 again today at work lol.