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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
September 4, 2017 at 9:47 am
Reading an interesting article on Warden Burl Cain, formerly of Angola Prison in Louisiana, and his reliance on Christianity to try to reform prisoners (and, arguably, to convert them to said Chriistianity).
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2011...la-prison/
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
September 4, 2017 at 11:21 am
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Been getting excited about my next payment... because when I next get paid I'm gonna buy a VST emulation of my favorite instrument of all time. The Roland 303 Transitor Bass. More commonly known as the TB-303 or simply, the 303*.
And look at this.... the emulation is so perfect that it sounds fucking IDENTICAL to the hardware:
So, soon I'm going to be able to play with my favorite synth and instrument of all time... so I am super duper fucking excited about that.
* And... after all... everybody needs a 303.
And... one of my personal favorites:
Go to 6:36 for some epic 303ing.
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
September 4, 2017 at 12:30 pm
Thinking about giving a skaterboarder a BJ. Guess I'm gonna have to fuck myself instead.
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
September 5, 2017 at 11:27 am
The smoke from the wildfires is bothering my lungs.
Also, I want to take another nap.
How can one person sleep this much?
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
September 5, 2017 at 11:31 am
Masks? Would they help?
Also, we should hang out. You can watch me nap.
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
September 5, 2017 at 2:17 pm
(September 5, 2017 at 11:31 am)c172 Wrote: Masks? Would they help?
Paper masks really do nothing when you're talking about smoke. They're designed for large particles like sawdust or other large air particulate. If you want to protect lungs from smoke you'd need a respirator.
(September 5, 2017 at 12:09 pm)pocaracas Wrote: Is that some sort of side effect of the medication?
Yes, it's probably a side effect of chemo and the fact that I spent a good portion of Sunday at the State Fair walking around in the heat. I spent all day yesterday napping on my couch. Today I'm going to lay down over my lunch break but I've been doing pretty well "awakeness" wise the last few hours. I only get sleepy when I yawn...
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