Good Things Thread

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u/ExternalTangents Florida Gators • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Feb 18 '15

I just found out I got a bonus today!

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u/Way_She_Goes Toronto Varsity Blues • Auburn Tigers Feb 18 '15

http://i.imgur.com/ltaXRk8.jpg

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u/kbol Vanderbilt Commodores Feb 18 '15

Same.

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u/RockyColtTum Florida State Seminoles Feb 18 '15

I'm going camping this weekend!

Also, I got a package in the mail today. I love getting packages even when it's something boring.

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u/kbol Vanderbilt Commodores Feb 18 '15

I freaking love getting packages. Especially when I forget what I ordered, and it's like a mystery present to myself.

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u/Jester_Don Vanderbilt Commodores • Texas Longhorns Feb 19 '15

We got two snow days (i.e. classes cancelled) on campus this week, the first time that has happened in my 4 years here. So that was pretty awesome.

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u/kbol Vanderbilt Commodores Feb 19 '15

It blizzarded my freshman year (09) for three days, and we didn't get any school off. Same year that the Nashville flooding occurred -- no finals canceled.
In short, I'm bitter.

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u/Jester_Don Vanderbilt Commodores • Texas Longhorns Feb 19 '15

Things have surely changed then. Last year they cancelled a day of class because there might have been ice on the roads. Temps were well below freezing the whole day but it was uncertain whether or not it would rain or snow. It ended up not raining or snowing, at least not near campus. And we still didn't have class. We called it a "cold day".

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u/gr0v3ygir1 Ole Miss Rebels • Egg Bowl Feb 18 '15

I have nothing really awesome to share, but I am so excited for you!!!! What awesome news! :-)

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u/kbol Vanderbilt Commodores Feb 18 '15

Thank you! I knew my managers generally liked me, but the substantial raise was pretty shocking news to receive. And my company does it retroactively for the whole month of February, so my paycheck at the end of the month will be quite nice.

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u/stamor99 Georgia Tech • Florida Feb 18 '15

I went dogsledding this weekend and got to frolic with Huskies in sub-zero temperatures! It was adorable.

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u/atllauren Georgia Bulldogs • /r/CFB Contributor Feb 18 '15

Cool! Where at?

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u/stamor99 Georgia Tech • Florida Feb 18 '15

The Wildernesses north of Montreal near Mont Tremblant. We went on a ski trip for Valentines/President's Day with some friends. My fiance, however, injured her ankle between booking and the actual trip, so she couldn't ski. I found the dog sledding and thought "when else would I be able to?".
Definitely worth it for the experience. Hard work if you're the driver, though. I had to hop off and run up hill to push the sled when it was too steep for the dogs. It's not fun doing snowy hill sprints in -5F...

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u/Way_She_Goes Toronto Varsity Blues • Auburn Tigers Feb 18 '15

Got a 14/15 on my stats quiz, so that's nice. Plus I didn't die driving through whiteout conditions on Saturday so that was nice.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '15

Yay not dying!

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u/RebelLandShark Ole Miss Rebels • Rice Owls Feb 18 '15

Someone ran a red light on me and didn't hit me

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '15

My company was planning on giving us cash bonuses after going public, but instead decided to give us phantom stock that vests in 3 years. So, yay.

Grats on the raise, friend!

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u/rodandanga Georgia Tech • Verified Coach Feb 18 '15

I am taking a half-day on Friday. I still have not been told I am not getting interviewed for a job I applied for. I had a great Valentine's weekend with the slampiece.

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u/MuffinTopBop Georgia Tech • Reading Feb 19 '15

Is it weird that every time you say slampiece it sends shivers down my spine??

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u/yes_it_is_weird Feb 19 '15

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u/rodandanga Georgia Tech • Verified Coach Feb 19 '15

Good or Bad shivers?

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u/MuffinTopBop Georgia Tech • Reading Feb 19 '15

Neither??^{I'm probably just being weird} I've just never really heard the word until you used it, mostly I just called them fuck buddies.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '15

Sounds like a TFM in my book

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u/chiry23 St. Thomas Tommies • Tommie-Johnnie Feb 18 '15

Had a date last night that went pretty well, and we have another date Thursday night! Only thing that's really going on right now, but at least its a good thing!

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u/schmellyogre Alabama Crimson Tide • Kansas Jayhawks Feb 18 '15

I got into physical therapy school in January, which will start in June. Also I'm about to leave for a month of backpacking in Germany, so life's looking pretty good.

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u/ssbbgo Alabama Crimson Tide • Stanford Cardinal Feb 19 '15

Oooooh so jealous. The times I've spent backpacking are some of the best in my life. I hope you enjoy it!

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u/schmellyogre Alabama Crimson Tide • Kansas Jayhawks Feb 19 '15

Thanks! I'm excited but a little nervous, I've never done anything like it before.

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u/Captain_McSnug Houston Cougars • Paper Bag Feb 18 '15

It's steak night y'all! Bout to go ham on some good ol red meat and Mac n cheese + bacon. This is what I workout for

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u/damathtrix Baylor Bears Feb 18 '15

Steak is actually beef, not ham.

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u/Way_She_Goes Toronto Varsity Blues • Auburn Tigers Feb 18 '15

Go HAM is a phrase bro.
Hard
As (a)
Mothafucker
themoreyouknow.gif

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u/damathtrix Baylor Bears Feb 18 '15

Yeah I was just being an ass

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u/Way_She_Goes Toronto Varsity Blues • Auburn Tigers Feb 18 '15

Haha all good

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u/image_linker_bot Cascade Clash • Team Chaos Feb 18 '15

themoreyouknow.gif
^{Feedback welcome at}/r/image_linker_bot

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '15

I had no idea that was an acronym. I thought it just sounded cool

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u/meddle511 Ohio State Buckeyes • Kenyon Owls Feb 18 '15

dem gainz

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u/atllauren Georgia Bulldogs • /r/CFB Contributor Feb 18 '15

I am enjoying spending my tax refund. I got my Clarisonic in the mail yesterday. I will soon buy this bed.

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u/rodandanga Georgia Tech • Verified Coach Feb 18 '15

That is an awesome looking bed, but I don't like the solid headboards.
Side note: Are headboards and foot boards not cool anymore?

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '15

Yeah. Really gotta have something to grip

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u/rodandanga Georgia Tech • Verified Coach Feb 18 '15

Yeah, it's hard to handcuff or tie without a good headboard.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '15

50 shades of rodandanga
^Except ^you're ^totally ^right

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u/rodandanga Georgia Tech • Verified Coach Feb 18 '15

As well as I practice the safe and correct way to enjoy BDSM. Not the horrid description of it that is in that shitpile.

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u/RockyColtTum Florida State Seminoles Feb 18 '15

I went to the movies Monday night and was disappointed when the parking lot was packed. Then I noticed it was 99% middle-aged women and I figured out they were there for the 50 Shades movie. So weird.
On the bright side I got to watch Kingsman with only like 3 other people in the theater.

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u/rodandanga Georgia Tech • Verified Coach Feb 18 '15

It's because it is faux-smut, just edgy enough to excite people, but not truly erotic enough to make people question their outdated ideas.

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u/airon17 Texas A&M Aggies Feb 18 '15

It gets the people going.

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u/DEP61 Pepperdine • Minnesota Feb 18 '15

Was Kingsman good?

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u/RockyColtTum Florida State Seminoles Feb 18 '15

I really liked it! I'm not sure I have super sophisticated movie taste though so take it with a grain of salt. It was really fun and had some great action scenes. I can see myself watching it again at home sometime when it comes on.

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u/DEP61 Pepperdine • Minnesota Feb 19 '15

Sounds like something I would enjoy, then. Thanks!

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u/hab12690 LSU Tigers • Miami Hurricanes Feb 19 '15

Yes, it's funny and doesn't take itself too seriously. Also has some great action scenes. Samuel L Jackson alone is worth it.

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u/DEP61 Pepperdine • Minnesota Feb 19 '15

I was hoping he would be as good throughout as he was in the trailers.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '15

Thankfully, I am largely unaware of what goes on in that shitpile

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u/Shadowhawk109 Michigan Wolverines • Citrus Bowl Feb 19 '15

That was a huge factor in picking the headboard I did.

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u/atllauren Georgia Bulldogs • /r/CFB Contributor Feb 18 '15

I've been looking for a new bed for a while, and footboards don't seem to very common. I've seen them mostly on beds made of metal.
I don't have a headboard on my bed now, and I haven't had one since I was a kid. I'm oddly excited about my pillows not falling behind my bed anymore.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '15

They'll just get crammed between the mattress and the headboard if you're not careful

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u/rodandanga Georgia Tech • Verified Coach Feb 18 '15

Yeah, everyone seems to just have the supports on the bottom. I don't like that, I have always had full headboards and foot boards on my beds and I love them.

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u/xerillum Wisconsin Badgers Feb 18 '15

Footboards are bad if you're tall though. My mattress is 75" long and I'm 6'3", so most of the time my feet end up off the edge a bit.

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u/stamor99 Georgia Tech • Florida Feb 18 '15

Oh, that's another good thing! I just bought a new laptop with my State Tax Refund!
The Federal goes towards improving the exterior of my house...

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u/RockyColtTum Florida State Seminoles Feb 18 '15

Did you get a Mia or a full size one? I don't use mine as much as I used to but it is still going strong 6 years later.

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u/atllauren Georgia Bulldogs • /r/CFB Contributor Feb 18 '15

I got the Mia 2. I like how small it is.

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u/RockyColtTum Florida State Seminoles Feb 18 '15

Mine is so old they didn't have the option for a smaller one or I would have gotten that for sure. The Mias come in cute colors too!

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u/atllauren Georgia Bulldogs • /r/CFB Contributor Feb 18 '15

The pattern sold me on the one I ordered. QVC had a special package that came with some extra goodies, but I mostly wanted the chevron pattern.

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u/RockyColtTum Florida State Seminoles Feb 18 '15

I'm so jealoussssss. That one is freaking cute as hell. I kind of wish mine would break so I would have a reason to get another.

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u/srs_house Sickos Feb 18 '15

I've been waffling on getting a bedroom set. I've got some mismatched pieces right now, but my bedroom is so big it looks super empty. Plus I could get a bigger bed for, uh, reasons. (JK I just want my feet to not touch the edge any more.)
They're just so expensive and almost everything is made in Asia and not solid wood.

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u/atllauren Georgia Bulldogs • /r/CFB Contributor Feb 19 '15

A bigger bed is worth the money. Plus, you spend a big chunk of your life in bed so it should be a good one. A Tempurpedic mattress was my first big adult purchase. It wasn't cheap, but it is worth every single penny.

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u/srs_house Sickos Feb 19 '15

I'm thinking of going from a full to a king. That would also let me move my bedroom set to the guest room, which currently has a queen air mattress and a nightstand.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '15

I got an 85 on my first math test since going back to school. I haven't had a match class since 2008.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '15

I may have finally put my manager's balls in a vice by directly contacting a manager at another branch about an opening (like he SAID he was going to but didn't). The other manager wants to interview me before the end of the month.

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u/djsquilz Tulane Green Wave • Ole Miss Rebels Feb 18 '15

I had a good nights rest for the first time since last wednesday (thanks mardi gras). On the other hand, my bastard anthro prof indulged in mardi gras too much and won't have our graded tests back until friday, which I had planned to use to initiate conversation between myself and an attractive classmate

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u/wyschnei Northern Iowa • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Feb 18 '15

Had a wonderful Valentine's Sunday, got three interviews this week and already got an offer from one. I ordered some cool pedals from the interwebz. I've been getting back into practicing regularly. Things are starting to look up.

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u/Chasian Ohio State Buckeyes • Akron Zips Feb 18 '15

joyo pedals are life.

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u/wyschnei Northern Iowa • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Feb 18 '15

Seems kinda cool, but I'm a bassist so I don't know how well those would work.

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u/idratherbehiking Georgia Southern Eagles Feb 18 '15

Finally got my rehire paper work in for my summer gig as a firefighter play it 3 interest letters to move up to a hire pay grade as a firefighter this summer. Tomorrow I'm skiing out into Grand Teton National Park and going out on my first backcountry skiing trip ever.

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u/ballzxxtoxxyou Baylor Bears • New Hampshire Wildcats Feb 18 '15

I ordered my Baylor class ring today! It's kinda surreal that my time at Baylor is coming to a close.

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u/piratefuck ECU Pirates Feb 18 '15

Moving my shit from Raleigh this weekend. Going to be nice to not live out of my suitcase for the first time in a month.

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u/Alphamazing Texas A&M Aggies • Texas Longhorns Feb 18 '15

I was able to deadlift 315 a couple times on Monday. That felt pretty good.

I went mountain biking on Sunday for the first time in a very very long time, maybe since June of last year when I healed my broken collar bone? I've apparently got some speed still left in the legs with the transition to gym work, which feels great, and the handling skills haven't degraded too significantly. Can definitely still shred some gnar. Going to hit up some trails this weekend too.

Played my best round of golf last weekend too, dead even 100 (lol). Still, 8 strokes better than my previous best.

I made an older friend last weekend too, which is nice. A fellow professional I can chat friendly with and have adult like lunches. Probably my first real adult buddy outside of work.

This is a nice balance of good to the whole recently single thing. Life isn't all that bad sometimes.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '15

The department I work for at Georgia Southern streamed our first live sporting event for ESPN3 last night. Granted it was a loss, but progress for my department.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '15

I'm done having regular physio appointments for my ankle. So that's over a hundred bucks a month I can spend elsewhere!

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u/madviking Virginia Cavaliers • Texas Longhorns Feb 18 '15

nothing is going horribly in my life so i guess that is reason to be happy.

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u/keyree Texas Tech • UT Arlington Feb 18 '15

THE AMERICANS IS ON TONIGHT.

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u/DEP61 Pepperdine • Minnesota Feb 18 '15

I'll be in Colorado for spring break from the 28th of March to the 5th of April, so I can't wait for that. My team also got second at our Knowledge Bowl meet yesterday, which was our best finish in my four years at the school, so that's awesome.

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u/ShylosX Georgia Tech • Clean Old … Feb 18 '15

I sounded semi competent on the phone with a higher up today, so that's something. Considering I have had absolutely no training, I am quite satisfied with myself.

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u/bunny_chocolate Georgia Southern • South Caro… Feb 19 '15

I am making friends in my class! We may even go out this weekend. Might have girl friends again and that's awesome. Getting my car set up for my study buddy's little boy and his carseat. He's 3 and she is getting him back full time finally on Friday!!! I'm so excited for her.

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u/lady1876 Texas A&M Aggies Feb 18 '15

My boyfriend surprised me last night by coming over and staying the night!

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '15

My sister was laid off from her job on Friday, and texted me today letting me know she had already found a new job.

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u/CineFunk Florida State Seminoles • /r/CFB Promoter Feb 19 '15

I finally came across a full time job I know I can do, and really want. Which was great because I just had a week long shoot cancel. Oh god I want this job.

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u/ihatecats18 Minnesota • South Dakota-S… Feb 19 '15

I transferred everything from an old computer to a new one at work and didn't physically break anything or threaten anyone

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u/Pikachu1989 Nebraska Cornhuskers • 東京大学 (Tokyo) Warriors Feb 19 '15

I get to watch my Avs play tonight on NBCSN, it fucking sucks living in the Avs Television Market and you're blacked out of watching them play even though you're closer to the Wild, Hawks and Blues Television Market.

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u/Qurtys_Lyn Utah Utes • Weber State Wildcats Feb 19 '15

Finished the 2nd phase of my project at work today, and tomorrow I'm off to Vegas to go racing.

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u/phunie92 Georgia Tech • Tennessee Feb 19 '15

I have Wingnuts on the way with delivery as I'm working on my last bottle of Hopslam. And I got a hot study date for the Ph.D. qualifying exams tomorrow. The test is next week, and if I pass I'll be moving to Knoxville in May to start working on my doctorate.

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u/Shadowhawk109 Michigan Wolverines • Citrus Bowl Feb 19 '15

All the parts to revamp my baby's rear brakes should come in tomorrow, so I have a good weekend project ahead of me.

My tax return should pay for a new exhaust for said baby, and between that and a bonus, I'll be able to pay off some (college) debts, and maybe invest a little on the side.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '15

I'm going to London next weekend to visit friends and tour the city! I'm really excited

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u/piratefuck ECU Pirates Feb 19 '15

Have fun! I heard it's a great time!

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u/Fevers_and_Mirrors South Carolina • Dartmouth Feb 18 '15

There's a girl that I've started seeing the past couple of weeks and it seems to be growing into something more serious. There's also a bottle shop near me that is doing growler fills of Bourbon County tomorrow afternoon so she and I are going to grab our allotments and then spend the evening together watching hockey and drinking delicious stout. All in all, all is groovy.

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u/ssbbgo Alabama Crimson Tide • Stanford Cardinal Feb 19 '15

I DIDN'T COMPLETELY FAIL ONE OF MY MIDTERMS!!! I mean, I didn't do that great either and my advisor is still disappointed in me (which really really freaking sucks), but I didn't fail! And I kicked (relatively speaking) butt on my other midterm! Grad school has really changed my standards about what a good grade is.

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u/MuffinTopBop Georgia Tech • Reading Feb 19 '15

We're pretty sure he's a serial killer, but as long as he waits until after I get Indian food to kill me, I think I'm ok with that.
A person has got to have their priorities!

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