LOVE

Asaraii

Ahhhh. I saw that movie twice in the movies in a week, and both times, holy god I wished I had my puppy to hug and cry to, like I did with Marley and Me. Losing a dwarf is nearly as sad as losing a dog

Ezalor

That movie was so bipolar for me. Some parts of it were really good and some were just awful. When Legolas went debris-hopping the whole theatre burst into laughter. And Thranduil was just cringeworthy at the end...

Asaraii

Yeah, the Legolas being Legolas part was like.... WE KNEW THIS WAS COMING. The bears were my favorite. I want to be a bear.

Ishin

Asaraii said:

Yeah, the Legolas being Legolas part was like.... WE KNEW THIS WAS COMING. The bears were my favorite. I want to be a bear.

I was like wtf is this crouching tiger hidden elf?!

...and Beorn(sp?) is a monster. I luff dat guy. Beast after my own heart. HROAGH.

Mariena

But but but, lest we all forget ... WAR PIG -AND- WAR RAM!

Asaraii

I want to trade one of my horses in for a war ram in the worst way possible

Ishin

Mariena said:

But but but, lest we all forget ... WAR PIG -AND- WAR RAM!

Asaraii said:

I want to trade one of my horses in for a war ram in the worst way possible

Dudes. I was like. Holy fucking shit. A WAR PIGGY. A WAR GOAT. @Sollace can attest to this. I was all like \o/ on the inside.

Malok

I love that in the past 7 days, while working a 40-45 hour a week job I have managed to bash enough in Aetolia, and get enough gold from the various promotions and cryptic chests to go from 130k gold to 630k gold. I've never had this much momentum with gaining gold on any IRE mud, or as much success with being consistent. I hope it continues!

Rashar

Skype with @benedicto today.

Omg he talks like the movies wtffffff.

Everybody needs to hear Bene yell about something at least once in their life.

Dristin

Rashar said:

Skype with @benedicto today.

Omg he talks like the movies wtffffff.

Everybody needs to hear Bene yell about something at least once in their life.

Must be nice!

Benedicto

Dristin said:

Skype with @benedicto today. Omg he talks like the movies wtffffff. Everybody needs to hear Bene yell about something at least once in their life.

Must be nice!

It was pretty hilarious. Lots of laughs were had with @Trager‌ and @Rashar. Will definitely be happening again.

Nola

So my mom got me some new wen products for Christmas, specifically their stylizing creme and their volumizing treatment spray (mmm bamboo green tea scented). I don't really use the creme. But.. The spray? It does miracles with my hair, which is naturally curly but also thin and yet sad-hanging instead of bouncy happy. Not only has it helped put spring into my curls I never thought I'd get, it also helps with the thinness. I never thought my hair would be this way..

So happy.

I love wen.

Rilath

I watched Guardians of the Galaxy. For the first time. Because I finally moved out from under the rock which I once lived. 

Worth the $1.61 to rent from Redbox. Kind of want to buy it but it is always sold out. At least I know why. 

Obyn

Give it a week or two. It was a recent release just before the holidays and stores take a little time around this time of year to restock.

Asaraii

@nola My mom got me some of that over the summer, I haven't tried it yet though. I pay stupid amounts of money for hair stuff, but now I want to try it >_>

Nola

It is glorious. I've never really fallen in love with a hair product, they were all similar to me and didn't really do much besides smell nice most of the time.

Now I see the light.

Ishin

Rilath said:

I watched Guardians of the Galaxy. For the first time. Because I finally moved out from under the rock which I once lived. 

Worth the $1.61 to rent from Redbox. Kind of want to buy it but it is always sold out. At least I know why. 

Is that movie the shit or what?!

Rilath

Ishin said:

I watched Guardians of the Galaxy. For the first time. Because I finally moved out from under the rock which I once lived. 

Worth the $1.61 to rent from Redbox. Kind of want to buy it but it is always sold out. At least I know why. 

Is that movie the shit or what?!

It is, as you say, the shit. 

Rivas

Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Why would you let me miss out on this show for so long??

Asaraii

I posted about that a few weeks ago, or something. Your fault for not reading forums moar. That show is the highlight of my life.

Aldric

Darkie web. You guys know who you are.

EDIT: We wound up in a rap battle somehow. Link is hastebin'd back-and-forth. WARNING: some offensive words are in there!

http://hastebin.com/uvimibuzod.dos

(From Zezi's perspective since my stupid mudlet crashed)

EDIT EDIT: I promise mine are less offensive than Zezi's. Don't let the first one end it.

WHO WON?

WHO'S NEXT?

YOU DECIDE!

...jk please don't decide who's next.

Faerah

I wanted to throw out some love to the LGBT community - marriage licenses are now being issued in Florida (first one in my county issued at 8am this morning)! I'm currently writing a memo for my work about the implications of this decision on spousal employee benefits. Yay.

Zsadist

Faerah said:

I wanted to throw out some love to the LGBT community - marriage licenses are now being issued in Florida (first one in my county issued at 8am this morning)! I'm currently writing a memo for my work about the implications of this decision on spousal employee benefits. Yay.

I'd love to read your thoughts on what the implications could be after you're done. Maybe we can debate/talk about it at some point

Faerah

Sure! But... Give me a day or so. I'm having no shortage of debate on the subject with other attorneys in my office... So I am experiencing a bit of burnout.

Rashar

I don't really understand how it would even be debatable. You're a spouse, you're a spouse, so benefits? Maybe I'm really only seeing the knuckle dragger surface here, though.

Zsadist

Take your time @Faerah. I always enjoy our debates/talks

Faerah

@Rashar - For Florida, the merits of the case have not actually been decided in a definitive matter yet. The marriages are being performed pursuant to a preliminary injunction against the enforcement of Florida's codified anti-marriage laws (one of which dates back to 1977) that a federal court issued. There's a lot of confusion that's been cycling through the state regarding the breadth of that federal judge's decision actually was, especially since the 11th Circuit has not made a decision on appeal yet. That being said, the 11th Circuit (and US Supreme Court) did deny an extension of the stay that was placed against the preliminary injunction (effectively allowing the gay marriages to begin)... So that bodes well for the gay right's movement.

As for well, the implications re: benefits? The ACA does not define spouses as dependents in terms of the provision of insurance. Effectively, employers do not have to provide insurance to non-employee spouses. So... If my employer wanted to, they could just not provide spousal benefits to anyone - thus excluding same-sex spouses in the process. There's also a contract argument that's been floating about... Since the benefits contract was written with Florida's codified "marriage is between a man and a woman" law in mind when defining what a "dependent" was. In sum, more people qualifying for "dependent" status than were initially contemplated when the contracts were signed will raise the cost of the plans per employee... So there's an argument that those costs should not be assessed retroactively.

Ultimately, lawyers like to argue and think about all the different ways things could potentially work out (even if the chances of success of any given argument is fairly low). So... There's rarely a situation that lawyers cannot find something to argue about. Personally, I fall into your camp: "uh, they're spouses so... yeah..." But, I have to address all the arguments and flesh out the court's decision so that when we're sued by a disgruntled retiree with a higher insurance bill - we have already covered our bases.

ANYWAY! Back to sharing some love. @Zsadist‌ - I like our debates/talks too!

Rilath

My neighbor came to introduce herself... And brought mini pumpkin muffins. 

At least now I have something to talk about when I see her next : "So, those muffins... I need the recipe."

Aldric

You clearly moved in next to @Sessizlik.

Malok

I love @Callidora, @Asaraii, @Coribhell, @Sarita, @Chakrasul, @Ashmer, and everyone else who interacts with me that makes this game worth playing. I bought an Xbox One recently, which I also love, but instead of playing it...I'm playing a text based game instead, because of these crazy people. I also still love cereal.