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Is your sword curved? Is it not as good for stabbing?

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We all know the feeling. You're swiping up, up, down, down, left, right, left right, and suddenly you realize your sword isn't as straight as it once was. Whether your tachi is starting to feel more like a tanto or your scimitar looks more like a kukri, you may be experiencing combat anxiety. Warriors of all castes and backgrounds can be affected as they get older, and you should schedule a regular checkup with your swordsmith immediately.

I've been absent for some time and wanted to stop in to wave at y'all, maybe waggle a sabre or two in victory (of what I'm not sure).

I've been very busy with my new gig, very little time to play around online - which is where all of my OO time was before in other jobs. An hour or two to kill each day made for easy posting, and now I'm putting in 9 hour days without much time for fun. I've had a couple of promotions, now operating as a Director at work - which is fun; I've got managers who report to me now and I'm running 6 different teams (not a lot of people - just 14, but a lot of varied objectives). I tried going for the big job here back in September but got shot down and it was given to a co-worker (who was a CFO) and his people skills have left me poking around at job postings to see what else might be out there. It's like a 3-year itch or something. The pay is good, though. I'm making about 65% more than I was 3 years ago at my old job when I left.

Still married. Still having two kids. Still fairly healthy. Still an avid gamer & movie-watcher. Still suck at making models. More gray than before. Still overweight. Still trying to build a house here where I work, still owning a home in Maine where my wife lives. Always stretched thin, usually tired. Sleeping more, but maybe less well. :think:

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Sounds like quite the adventure you're living! Grats on the promotions.
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Paingod wrote: Mon Apr 08, 2024 7:21 pm We all know the feeling. You're swiping up, up, down, down, left, right, left right, and suddenly you realize your sword isn't as straight as it once was. Whether your tachi is starting to feel more like a tanto or your scimitar looks more like a kukri, you may be experiencing combat anxiety. Warriors of all castes and backgrounds can be affected as they get older, and you should schedule a regular checkup with your swordsmith immediately.

I've been absent for some time and wanted to stop in to wave at y'all, maybe waggle a sabre or two in victory (of what I'm not sure).

I've been very busy with my new gig, very little time to play around online - which is where all of my OO time was before in other jobs. An hour or two to kill each day made for easy posting, and now I'm putting in 9 hour days without much time for fun. I've had a couple of promotions, now operating as a Director at work - which is fun; I've got managers who report to me now and I'm running 6 different teams (not a lot of people - just 14, but a lot of varied objectives). I tried going for the big job here back in September but got shot down and it was given to a co-worker (who was a CFO) and his people skills have left me poking around at job postings to see what else might be out there. It's like a 3-year itch or something. The pay is good, though. I'm making about 65% more than I was 3 years ago at my old job when I left.

Still married. Still having two kids. Still fairly healthy. Still an avid gamer & movie-watcher. Still suck at making models. More gray than before. Still overweight. Still trying to build a house here where I work, still owning a home in Maine where my wife lives. Always stretched thin, usually tired. Sleeping more, but maybe less well. :think:

How you doin'?
OMG OMG OMG

Where is Paingod!?

You have no idea how worried I've been about you. For 3 fucking years.

OMG!

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Hooray!!!! You are not DEAD!
OMG, I sent you emails and PMs and everything.

Excellent.
Wow.

Okay, carry on.
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I need a nap after reading that post.

I keep getting older and slower. But last week I sent out my biggest invoice yet, so I reckon I've still got some gas in the tank.

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Unagi wrote: Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:06 pm
Paingod wrote: Mon Apr 08, 2024 7:21 pm We all know the feeling. You're swiping up, up, down, down, left, right, left right, and suddenly you realize your sword isn't as straight as it once was. Whether your tachi is starting to feel more like a tanto or your scimitar looks more like a kukri, you may be experiencing combat anxiety. Warriors of all castes and backgrounds can be affected as they get older, and you should schedule a regular checkup with your swordsmith immediately.

I've been absent for some time and wanted to stop in to wave at y'all, maybe waggle a sabre or two in victory (of what I'm not sure).

I've been very busy with my new gig, very little time to play around online - which is where all of my OO time was before in other jobs. An hour or two to kill each day made for easy posting, and now I'm putting in 9 hour days without much time for fun. I've had a couple of promotions, now operating as a Director at work - which is fun; I've got managers who report to me now and I'm running 6 different teams (not a lot of people - just 14, but a lot of varied objectives). I tried going for the big job here back in September but got shot down and it was given to a co-worker (who was a CFO) and his people skills have left me poking around at job postings to see what else might be out there. It's like a 3-year itch or something. The pay is good, though. I'm making about 65% more than I was 3 years ago at my old job when I left.

Still married. Still having two kids. Still fairly healthy. Still an avid gamer & movie-watcher. Still suck at making models. More gray than before. Still overweight. Still trying to build a house here where I work, still owning a home in Maine where my wife lives. Always stretched thin, usually tired. Sleeping more, but maybe less well. :think:

How you doin'?
OMG OMG OMG

Where is Paingod!?

You have no idea how worried I've been about you. For 3 fucking years.

OMG!

:angry-cussingwhite:

Hooray!!!! You are not DEAD!
OMG, I sent you emails and PMs and everything.

Excellent.
Wow.

Okay, carry on.
Yep. Really good to hear from you.
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I have Schrodinger's Sword - simultaneously curved and straight.
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Welcome back.

From the other thread (in March 2022):
ImLawBoy wrote: Wed Mar 02, 2022 12:59 pm I think his new job and impending move were going to give him a lot less time to hang around here. Hopefully once things stabilize he'll be back.
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Heya Paingod, good to hear from you. Thanks for letting us know how you're doing.

I saw the thread and OP and thought it must be a necro thread. :D
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With that thread title I thought this was about something else.
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Is this straight or curved?
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Paingod wrote: Mon Apr 08, 2024 7:21 pmkukri
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Fardaza wrote: Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:03 pmSounds like quite the adventure you're living! Grats on the promotions.
It keeps me busy. Work, college (I'm two more classes from having a Bachelor's in Business Leadership), kids, marriage, juggling an apartment in one state with a house in another state while we try and build a house in the state where the apartment is... good times. My wife is up to 18 Huskies, 7 snakes, 8 rabbits, 3 lizards, 2 frogs, and a hedgehog. I had a dog but she had a brain tumor and we put her down about 2 days before I came here for this job.
Unagi wrote: Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:06 pmYou have no idea how worried I've been about you. For 3 fucking years.
I promise I didn't mean to do that. I feel happy. I've taken a walk. No one put me on the cart. :)

I've been very busy and the email I used to register is one I don't check with any regularity. Then I made the mistake of changing my password for OO to something out of KeePass - random gibberish meant to be copy/pasted - and discovered that if I didn't have that with me, I wasn't logging in to either my original email or the forums. I basically set up artificial roadblocks that I kept meaning to tear down but kept getting distracted from before I could. I can actually type my password now, so the roadblocks are down. If I don't post now it's just being busy or being a dick. :think:
Kraken wrote: Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:11 pmI need a nap after reading that post.
:lol: Me too. It's good to hear business is going well!
Lassr wrote: Mon Apr 08, 2024 11:04 pmAfraid you had gone the route of Qantaga...who disappeared 10 years ago in the middle of a WW game. :(
Oh, that sucks. There was a year where I was living in near isolation when I wasn't working and worried that if something happened to me, no one would know until I didn't show up for work. I didn't like that feeling.
Jaymann wrote: Mon Apr 08, 2024 11:32 pmI have Schrodinger's Sword - simultaneously curved and straight.
As long as you don't unsheathe it.
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GreenGoo wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 10:35 amI saw the thread and OP and thought it must be a necro thread. :D
I tried to reach back to when I first started and was accused of being a bot. :)
Scuzz wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:39 amWith that thread title I thought this was about something else.
A little light misdirection. I thought it might slow down Hepcat. I think it worked.
dbt1949 wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:48 amIs this straight or curved?
Yes. How are you and the goats holding up?
Lagom Lite wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:55 am :oops:
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Glad you're ok and seemingly doing well. I can barely keep my stuff straight currently; sounds like you've been juggling quite a bit too. Hopefully you're still able to decompress a bit and de-Pain.
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Thanks for giving your zweihander the old zig-zag in our general direction. Stick around!
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I have four swords. All are straight. I also have a cheap wall-hanger katana that is curved. It is not good for slashing.
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I was going to ask about the dogs. That question has been answered. Thanks! :D

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Welcome back, glad to hear things are going so well! :)
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Kraken wrote: Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:11 pm I need a nap after reading that post.
Heh. IKR.

Sorry, I was just filled with a lot of emotions.
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Really, sincerely happy you are doing well, Paingod. :D
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Did some major meteorological event just happen to bring Paingod back?

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Zarathud wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:07 pm Did some major meteorological event just happen to bring Paingod back?

:)
Pure coincidence. No sacrifices were made, no rituals performed. Honest. :shhh:
TheMix wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 3:25 pmI was going to ask about the dogs. That question has been answered. Thanks! :D
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I started reading this thread and I was really hoping for some good male health tips. But yeah welcome back Paingod.
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Is the insinuation that curved = broken?!

I myself do not own a curved sword, but if I did, I might be offended.
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Unagi wrote: Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:06 pm
Paingod wrote: Mon Apr 08, 2024 7:21 pm
How you doin'?
OMG OMG OMG

You have no idea how worried I've been about you. For 3 fucking years.
Same - I was half convinced that you were dead with how suddenly you dropped off the board. Welcome back, and I'm glad you are prospering!
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gbasden wrote: Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:10 pm
Unagi wrote: Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:06 pm
Paingod wrote: Mon Apr 08, 2024 7:21 pm
How you doin'?
OMG OMG OMG

You have no idea how worried I've been about you. For 3 fucking years.
Same - I was half convinced that you were dead with how suddenly you dropped off the board. Welcome back, and I'm glad you are prospering!
I'm not dead yet!

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GreenGoo does have me linked up on Steam. If I were to die, I wouldn't ever log back in there and it might be a dead giveaway. :?
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An old man went to the doctor and said, "Doc, when I was younger I would have erections I couldn't budge with both hands. Years later, I could budge it some with just one hand. Now I can move it freely with little effort.

So why, as I get older, am I getting so much stronger?"
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McNutt wrote: Wed May 08, 2024 12:41 pm An old man went to the doctor and said, "Doc, when I was younger I would have erections I couldn't budge with both hands. Years later, I could budge it some with just one hand. Now I can move it freely with little effort.

So why, as I get older, am I getting so much stronger?"
:D :D :D

Ummm....what's an erection again? I have vague memories...
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It's a vintage toy that let you build machines. Back in the day, every kid had an Erection Set.
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I had one of both kinds of aforementioned erections. Key word had. :lol:
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Paingod wrote: Wed May 08, 2024 12:05 pm GreenGoo does have me linked up on Steam. If I were to die, I wouldn't ever log back in there and it might be a dead giveaway. :?
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