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  1. newsmanfan

    What made you roll your eyes today thread?

    I'll stick with Mozilla, as they support net neutrality.
  2. newsmanfan

    Happy Birthday Slackbot!

    Happy Belated to you! Miss your art around here. Hope the coming year brings you more love & laughter! :fanatic: The third greatest gift EVER!
  3. newsmanfan

    Happy Birthday Drtooth!

    HAPPY CAKEDAY to the most delightfully opinionated SOB around here. I hope your life only improves from now on, and that you'll rejoin us soon. Best wishes no matter what. :)
  4. newsmanfan

    Happy Birthday Eve Katzi428

    :news: HERE IS A MUPPET NEWS FLASH! Florida residents reported seeing a low flying comet streaking over the state this evening. An investigation found that it was actually a chef who had put Roman candles into a chocolate birthday cake. The chef apparently mistook the notoriously unstable...
  5. newsmanfan

    Daring to Dream

    Same. Might be a mobile issue. I'll check again at home.
  6. newsmanfan

    Daring to Dream

    F I'm not knocking your dream, but I'd advise finding a business partner for help setting up a boutique shop. Pick a city that already has an affluent community that could support your shop. (Offhand, I know Portland, OR, Asheville, NC, and Appleton, WI are good for niche market specialty stores.)
  7. newsmanfan

    Dealing with depression and anxiety

    Thanks, you guys! It actually went okay...the COO (AND Executive VP, yeeek) sat with me for maybe half an hour, and I explained to him what I do, and he watched me do some of it and listened in on a few calls. He seemed polite and non-judging, so hopefully I came off all right. Then yesterday...
  8. newsmanfan

    Daring to Dream

    Those are all potentially achievable. YOU CAN DO THE THING! Learning Japanese...lots of decent self-teaching courses out there to get you started, from Rosetta Stone (pricey) to kids' picture dictionaries and phrasebooks. Wouldn't hurt to study online, either, until you can afford an actual...
  9. newsmanfan

    Daring to Dream

    What about uploading them to a cloud server, as is? I have a friend who posts his podcasts directly to gdrive and anyone can download and listen without having to go through iTunes, etc. Would that work for video files? You could post them as .mkv or .avi, either of which can be played by any...
  10. newsmanfan

    Daring to Dream

    Ha! Yes, I stay away from online while I'm actually writing, unless I need to fact-check or research something...and then I have to be very strict about NOT wandering off to another topic or chatting/tweeting/watching videos. Those are for breaks. The graphic novel sounds fun! If you're worried...
  11. newsmanfan

    Daring to Dream

    I'm sorry he seems to have lost interest in the project, or was too shy to want his bio out in the world. However, what about completing the book yourself? You can always keep his name in the co-author spot if you feel his contributions deserve it.
  12. newsmanfan

    Dealing with depression and anxiety

    Today, the COO of the entire company (and I work for a global company, with offices in several countries) will be breathing down my neck for an hour and a half, shadowing me on calls and seeing what I do. Though a small part of me is all Yo, Back Office, represent!, the rest of me is very...
  13. newsmanfan

    Daring to Dream

    Absolutely! Go stag (doe?) with a friend or two.
  14. newsmanfan

    Daring to Dream

    Worst case scenario? He says no, you're sad for a while, you move on. You have nothing to lose by asking.
  15. newsmanfan

    Questions about anything

    Ok, here's an example: Say a witness to a crime is interviewed at the scene by press. Maybe there was a gang hit, and a woman saw it. They'll black or blur out her face on-camera so that the rest of the gang doesn't learn her identity and retaliate if she ends up being a witness for the cops...
  16. newsmanfan

    The New What Made You Frown Today Thread

    Yeeeesh. Sounds hideous. Tried neem oil sprays?
  17. newsmanfan

    Questions about anything

    Various reasons. Backlash, usually.
  18. newsmanfan

    The new What Made You Smile Today thread

    Ok, so it was last night, but my sweetie made us shrimp-stuffed tofu and I actually liked it. First time ever I found tofu palatable!
  19. newsmanfan

    Daring to Dream

    Hear hear! I assume you've already begun shopping your book to publishers?
  20. newsmanfan

    Daring to Dream

    Senior prom isn't the world's end...it just feels that way! Seriously though. It took me (and my fiance) decades and a failed marriage each before we decided just to be ourselves around others, and to find the person who best matched. Try not to worry overmuch about not having a date or a...
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