Parent, three kids, 17, 7, 3.
Still married.
Never game anymore.
Professional writer still.
Yes, published. Yes, under a pen name.
My best selling work is a series of girly smut stories aimed at chubby chicks.
Gun Dork Extraordinaire. I publish for the NRA, and many industry related companies and groups.
So.. how YOU doin?
Unmarried. Prefer to sleep around. No kids. I don't think I could put up with them. Though I'm a new uncle now and that's good enough for me.
I don't really game anymore either, other than the odd hour or so in Civilization to kill time. I really should unsubscribe from SWTOR, I barely play it. Mortious fucked around with this message on 04-28-2014 at 02:59 AM.
Doing pretty good.
Still play too many games. Recently reactivated my WoW acct at the request of a few friends. *shrug*
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
As soon as we sell ours they start building it.
But otherwise the layout's nice.
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
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Karnaj's opinion of themself must be pretty good:
I never liked prominent garages. Just big goatse in the front of the house.But otherwise the layout's nice.
We'll actually be getting a side entry, but the builders website doesn't have a nice colored image for that.
And the living room will be an office with double-doors, and the laundry room will be on the second floor where the loft is along with a 10x11 "hobby room", and the current laundry room will be a big mudroom, and we'll have a 14x20 deck on the back with a walkout basement. Lots of stuff. I don't think we saw an option on the house we didn't take. Blindy. fucked around with this message on 04-29-2014 at 09:34 AM.
Over here you would be considered very rich indeed. But house prices here are ridiculous.
And if that offends you, I'm only kidding, of course. It's actually 63 million of you.
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
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Did someone say Mortious:
That's an enormous house by English standards.Over here you would be considered very rich indeed. But house prices here are ridiculous.
The house is around 3000 sqft and will cost around $319k all said and done, house prices in Cincinnati are pretty reasonable. My brother's 800 sqft condo near Wrigley field in Chicago cost $350k.
I can't drink coffee anymore. When I do, there is a reenactment of the toilet scene in "Dreamcatchers" half an hour later. After 37 years of coffee, I have switched to tea, and for the first time in my life, I can taste the differences between the 547 types of "Black Tea" that the Brits have. All you have to do is pay more for it. I gave up soda completely, and my energy is much higher, and I feel better, all the time. I try it again from time to time, but it tastes like sugary plastic, so I don't miss it.
I love mowing my lawn. I have 2 acres and a push mower. It's quieter than the kids are.
I find joy in raising chickens. If you have the space, there is nothing better than fresh eggs. brown, green, blue, red... there really is much more flavor, and they are all a little bit different.
I'm glad that you guys are doing so well.
Mort, you have a website for your business? I'd love to see what you do.
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Kaiote said:
Mort, you have a website for your business? I'd love to see what you do.
I do not. At least not yet. We started over a year ago, but it's mostly just me so it's slow going. Still makes enough to pay for the rent and once my name is out there a bit more we can start taking on more cars and more staff.
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Blindy. said:
The house is around 3000 sqft and will cost around $319k all said and done, house prices in Cincinnati are pretty reasonable. My brother's 800 sqft condo near Wrigley field in Chicago cost $350k.
In the UK you would be looking at close to a million.
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And coming in at #1 is Mortious with "Reply." I'm Casey Casem.
In the UK you would be looking at close to a million.
Manhattan would cost you about that, too. Maybe even more, depending on the location and amenities.
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
My daughter in the kitchen 
The dining room
The office
A shot from the top of the stair case into the family room. We'll be getting similar spindles and stuff. We like how open this feels. 
My daughter looking out the window in what will be her room in the new house.
What's going to be my son's room. Only one window but it's on the south-west side of the house so it should get plenty of light. 
The kid's bathroom
From the master looking down the hall on the top floor- that room at the end is a laundry/hobby room. (I will love having second floor laundry). The door to the right of that is my daughters room, and the next door closer will be the guest room/room for our third child when we have it. 
Here's the guest BR/ Baby Dietrich 3's room. It's the biggest aside from the master, but we figure that kid will live there the longest and it's right next to the master which will make taking care of them for the first year or two easier.
The master bedroom. That's a king sized bed for scale. It's got 9' ceilings.
The master bath and one of the two walk-in closets. The room on the other side of those doors is the "sitting room", which will be a workout room with a easy chair and side table for reading.
Here's another shot of the sitting room. That's my son I'm holding there.
Here we are on the lot. We're standing about where the front door will be, 40' back from the sidewalk. The lot has a pretty steep hill on it which will be graded at 3':1' along the side of the house, but then should be fairly flat at the back- we'll have a walkout there.
And here I am at the back of our lot, there's a lot of brush that will have to be cleared. 
Blindy. fucked around with this message on 04-30-2014 at 09:34 AM.
So we're pretty stoked. 
Still in Oklahoma, still hate it.
We live in a crappy tiny duplex, and work at a Walmart that is coming apart at the seams due to WILDLY incompetent management. A recent massive decline in staffing and spike in management bullshit (and the stress that accompanies the latter) has finally of snapped us out of the zombie-like state we've been in for the past few years, and we're looking to abandon that sinking ship and start going somewhere with our lives.
Just have to figure out where we're going with our lives, and how to get there. It's about freaking time, too. I turn 36 in a couple months, I'm too old for this teenager just out of high school lifestyle. 
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Did someone say Akiraiu Zenko:
My partner and I celebrated our 11th anniversary on the 14th of this month.Still in Oklahoma, still hate it.
We live in a crappy tiny duplex, and work at a Walmart that is coming apart at the seams due to WILDLY incompetent management. A recent massive decline in staffing and spike in management bullshit (and the stress that accompanies the latter) has finally of snapped us out of the zombie-like state we've been in for the past few years, and we're looking to abandon that sinking ship and start going somewhere with our lives.
Just have to figure out where we're going with our lives, and how to get there. It's about freaking time, too. I turn 36 in a couple months, I'm too old for this teenager just out of high school lifestyle.
Move to North Dakota- it's freaking booming.
So, pretty sure we'll be staying where we are, unless something pretty big happens.
Your house is going to be awesome, Blindy. It would cost about 275k down here, but that would be more rural, you guys seem to have a decent lot in a development. That would bring the price here up to roughly the same. Makes me happy we prefer to live out a bit.
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Quoth Karnaj:
Manhattan would cost you about that, too. Maybe even more, depending on the location and amenities.
Townhouses in my neighborhood with similar specs are selling for $2.2M. But that's Old Town and the proximity to the river.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
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Blindy. got all f'ed up on Angel Dust and wrote:
Move to North Dakota- it's freaking booming.
Huh... never even considered North Dakota. We were hoping someday to wind up in western Washington state.
In better news the stress from taking care of sick people all the time and working in hellish conditions has lead to me loosing about 100 lbs. Sitting at about 145 lbs so I got that going for me.
Put in my notice to quit in August. Moving to MN to be with the fiancee of 10 years now because fuck it 10 years is too long not to get married.
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Bloodsage still thinks SARS jokes are topical, as evidenced by:
Townhouses in my neighborhood with similar specs are selling for $2.2M. But that's Old Town and the proximity to the river.
Oh yeah, I'm thinking a 1 bedroom, in the neighborhood of 600 square feet. A townhome or equivalent(2 bed, 2 bath) would probably run you about that in Manhattan. Anything more and you're talking $5 million+.
But good news! If you try for a studio apartment you can get in for the low price of $465,000.
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
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And now, we sprinkle Akiraiu Zenko liberally with Old Spice!
Huh... never even considered North Dakota. We were hoping someday to wind up in western Washington state.
North Dakota's probably nice, but it's not like you can get married there. I'd say go with Washington. At least your rights are respected there.
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
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From the book of Blindy., chapter 3, verse 16:
Move to North Dakota- it's freaking booming.
Yeah... Holy Shit.
Lower crime, higher income, lower cost of living, higher level of education, better quality of education, better than average home cost to value ratios, lower unemployment...
And all those stats have been improving steadily for the past ten years. Or more, I only went back ten years.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
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Bent over the coffee table, Karnaj squealed:
Oh yeah, I'm thinking a 1 bedroom, in the neighborhood of 600 square feet. A townhome or equivalent(2 bed, 2 bath) would probably run you about that in Manhattan. Anything more and you're talking $5 million+.But good news! If you try for a studio apartment you can get in for the low price of $465,000.
Yeah, that's why we're renting. I refuse to pay a million bucks for a 1500 square foot townhouse.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
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Bloodsage attempted to be funny by writing:
You'll pay a premium for housing in ND, though. The boom has created a huge seller's market since demand is far above supply.
For land, or just for existing housing? I would prefer 30 minutes out of town or so anyway.
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The propaganda machine of Kaiote's junta released this statement:
For land, or just for existing housing? I would prefer 30 minutes out of town or so anyway.
Living in the boonies is nice, but for the lack of services. I wonder how well satellite internet works these days?
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
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This insanity brought to you by Karnaj:
Living in the boonies is nice, but for the lack of services. I wonder how well satellite internet works these days?
Worthless.
The trick is to go out far enough to legally build a shooting range and keep livestock, but not so far as to lose DSL.
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Kaiote stopped staring at Deedlit long enough to write:
Worthless.
The trick is to go out far enough to legally build a shooting range and keep livestock, but not so far as to lose DSL.
I got spoiled to FIOS. DSL just doesn't cut it anymore... 
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Channeling the spirit of Sherlock Holmes, Kaiote absently fondled Watson and proclaimed:
For land, or just for existing housing? I would prefer 30 minutes out of town or so anyway.
You'd have to check, but the former usually follows the latter. I know right now ND has some of the highest rents in the country, right up there with DC and SF, just due to lack of inventory.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
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Random Insanity Generator came out of the closet to say:
I got spoiled to FIOS. DSL just doesn't cut it anymore...
Before I moved to Tennessee I lived adjacent to the Michigan State campus, and was eligible to buy access to their internet connection. 100 down, 100 up for like 10 bucks a month.
I miss it. 
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A sleep deprived Bloodsage stammered:
You'd have to check, but the former usually follows the latter. I know right now ND has some of the highest rents in the country, right up there with DC and SF, just due to lack of inventory.
Insanity.. I like rural, because it's cheap with less crime.
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When the babel fish was in place, it was apparent Drysart said:
Before I moved to Tennessee I lived adjacent to the Michigan State campus, and was eligible to buy access to their internet connection. 100 down, 100 up for like 10 bucks a month.I miss it.
running 75/35 at the moment (which I get like 85 to 90/35 because they can't math)... Haven't had the upgrades to the neighborhood to let me jump over the 100mbit hump yet.
And yeah, going to visit friends for holidays sucks. :|
