Got me an Achewood book! Gotta love it!

Steady, my brothers... time is almost at hand. Friday will be here soon... Steady now... not yet. Don't drink until you see the whites of their eyes as the clock strikes five.

I'm working on shipping a package to New Zealand, and the weekend has already started there. Does that count?

Depends on whether or not the package is of legal drinking age. If so, then yes, dispense with the suds.

Tough call. While the parts themselves are just a couple months old, the design has been around since the late-80s.

I'm going to err on the side of beer consumption and declare that they pass the age test.

*frowns* no that's my line. yours is "what!???"
hahahaha ;)

"WHAT?"

"Danger zoooone!"

lol
I hate you lester. :) hahahaha

X-Mania Europe 4 is beginning <3

I can tell you what made me happy yesterday!

FFXIII coming to pc :P

Finding the courage to ask for help to acquire the necessary funds to fly to see my grandfather who is about to leave this life. I struggle to ask others for help, or accept it, due to my experiences with others this lifetime, so I try to be as self-sufficient as I can be, given my limitations.

I realised that rent, debts and other bills can wait, because time is fleeting, as is life, and I am glad that I now have the chance for a farewell and to be there for him if he needs me. I can't express in this moment how much this man means to me, and how much his love and teachings have given me the balance and direction in life to share the more positive aspects of myself. He is strength personified. He is the hardest man that I have met(his handgrip strength is stronger than almost everyone I have met, and he is almost 98!!), who has survived more adversity than any other I shared stories with. And through all of this adversity, and the hurt that he has passed onto others(something that I can relate to), he softened as he aged, did his best to atone for the hurt he passed on, and gave me faith in the redemption of humanity, of myself, and best of all, showed me much needed love.

I fly to see him in 2 days time, and even if he dies before then, at least I tried everything I could to do what I felt was right.

Well done on finding the courage to ask for help. We all need help sometimes, even if it is hard to accept. Time truly is fleeting, and for most debts and bills it won't matter about a missed payment. What's important is that you get to see your grandfather, especially since he has had such a big impact on your life.

I truly hope that you are able to be with him before he dies. I have unfortunately witness several people die (friends and family) and while it is not pleasant, it was worth it, most of the time, to be there for them and to see them one last time, even if it is to just say goodbye. Even if you do not make it in time, you will know you tried your best, which is all anyone can hope to do.

You know, guys, I started reading Moore's "Promethea", and it is very unexpectedly awesome so far.

Ah! Today is a wonderful day for me! I finally managed to recover from being sick, for 2 entire weeks straight. Fever, pain and swelling, all finally gone! Healthy and on the move, again. What else could make me happy, today, i wonder...?

Traveling with another fellow machine tech to learn a new (to me) type of machine. Been told for years now that I need to learn these things since just about every shop in this industry has at least one of them, and they are easily screwed-up by operators and others with curious fingers. I'll get a few of these tag-along installations under my belt and then I can start working on them with the training to back me up. Fortunately, the models we're working on are very simplified versions of the way just about everyone does it. That means all the computer crap and electronics are mostly removed from the learning environment and we're looking at it from an almost purely mechanical standpoint. Perfect way to learn the fundamentals, applicable to any manufacturer's machine.