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It’s a great night but one that makes clear why so many summer songs are about the end of the season.
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Hey guys. Been a minute.
Sorry I've been absent. Doing a little lurking here and there. It's been a rough couple months for your boy.
Wife left me and filed for Divorce in July. Al that shit is settling out now. I came out very well. She took the labs but I've still got my little 3 legged friend with me. Been staying busy working on the house. Met up with some of Columbus, Ohio's finest one evening last month and that was less than pleasant but all worked out now. Had COVID for the last 8 days but on the upswing.
Hope you guys are all doing well and keeping safe. Hoping that the new found bachelordom will be a good excuse to travel a bit more and maybe come hang with some of you folks in the coming months. I'll try and be around more often.
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Sorry I've been absent. Doing a little lurking here and there. It's been a rough couple months for your boy.
Wife left me and filed for Divorce in July. Al that shit is settling out now. I came out very well. She took the labs but I've still got my little 3 legged friend with me. Been staying busy working on the house. Met up with some of Columbus, Ohio's finest one evening last month and that was less than pleasant but all worked out now. Had COVID for the last 8 days but on the upswing.
Hope you guys are all doing well and keeping safe. Hoping that the new found bachelordom will be a good excuse to travel a bit more and maybe come hang with some of you folks in the coming months. I'll try and be around more often.
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Sorry to hear BSF. But glad to have you back and hope things will take a turn for the better.
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Rough couple months indeed. Sorry to hear it, and glad to see you back.
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Hey man hope everything comes up BSF here on out
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Oh shit man, that's brutal.
Things can only get better.
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Hey really sorry to hear that buddy. Let me know if you never need an ear. I know it's rough.
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Sorry to hear that BSF…rough couple months going on. I hope fall brings better things.
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Oh man. Sorry to hear that BSF. But take it from me and a bunch of other guys here, you will get through it. You can drop me a line if you want to chat about it.
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welcome back bsf. I get it.
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Damn, BSF. Sorry to hear this. If you’re ever back in NE Ohio let me know and we can go out for beers and/or golf.
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Good to hear from you, kid. Chin up and all that. All the best.
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I'm sorry, BSF. My useless advice is to find something you used to love to do and reengage it.
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Damn, BSF, that does sound rough. But it sounds like you're turning a corner though; that's good to hear.
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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Man, if she had left you in June you coulda had a wonderful weekend in Jesey with your Swamply Connect partner!
Sorry to hear this, T. Chin up.
Sorry to hear this, T. Chin up.
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Sorry to hear. Hopefully BSF will stand for Boy (who is) Suckin' (and) Fuckin' as soon as you're ready to get back out there.
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Wind blowing between your toes is a feeling that is underrepresented in song. At least compared to something like sand between your toes.
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Hard to believe that 2 hours ago I had never heard of the 2nd ranked tennis player in the world or Timmy Trumpet.
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The
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The Mets need to pay him to do that the rest of the season and into the postseason.
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I first saw Edwin Diaz's walkout music on some Instagram clip and it was dope as fuck.
Then I YouTube the song and it was uploaded 4 years ago. And Timmy Trumpet seems to have had a redonkulous set at Tomorrowland a month ago.
I feel kinda out of the loop.
Reminds me of the moment EDM/trap music had with Baauer and the Harlem Shake from, checks notes, almost 10 years ago.
Then I YouTube the song and it was uploaded 4 years ago. And Timmy Trumpet seems to have had a redonkulous set at Tomorrowland a month ago.
I feel kinda out of the loop.
Reminds me of the moment EDM/trap music had with Baauer and the Harlem Shake from, checks notes, almost 10 years ago.
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Just got the letter that my loans are fucking gone! Read it while walking the dog this morning. $36k… poof! Absolutely mind-boggling. Thanks, Brandon!
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wait....how did you get that much forgiven?cerranoredux wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 6:43 amJust got the letter that my loans are fucking gone! Read it while walking the dog this morning. $36k… poof! Absolutely mind-boggling. Thanks, Brandon!
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It's wild to me that so many people would go to a concert of a dude standing there playing 98% pre-recorded music. I'm old.Johnnie wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 12:40 am I first saw Edwin Diaz's walkout music on some Instagram clip and it was dope as fuck.
Then I YouTube the song and it was uploaded 4 years ago. And Timmy Trumpet seems to have had a redonkulous set at Tomorrowland a month ago.
I feel kinda out of the loop.
Reminds me of the moment EDM/trap music had with Baauer and the Harlem Shake from, checks notes, almost 10 years ago.
Totally Kafkaesque
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Oh, do teachers fit into that public service I suppose? That's Kool and the Gang.A_B wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 7:25 amwait....how did you get that much forgiven?cerranoredux wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 6:43 amJust got the letter that my loans are fucking gone! Read it while walking the dog this morning. $36k… poof! Absolutely mind-boggling. Thanks, Brandon!
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I had the same thought. Occasionally hung out with a friend of a friend who made a career out of being a DJ and went to a bunch of his early shows in NYC. It was fun, and while not my scene, I totally got it. First thought was I could see going to a club for this, but 600,000 person outdoor venue seems weird. Looks like my former acquaintence is still in the game. Last I heard he was touring all the big Euro/Asia spots. Started up companies around that world, heading up a music festival in Thailand and founded a group that runs a stage at Burning Man. Good for him, super interesting guy who grew up in numerous countries.Shirley wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 9:42 amIt's wild to me that so many people would go to a concert of a dude standing there playing 98% pre-recorded music. I'm old.Johnnie wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 12:40 am I first saw Edwin Diaz's walkout music on some Instagram clip and it was dope as fuck.
Then I YouTube the song and it was uploaded 4 years ago. And Timmy Trumpet seems to have had a redonkulous set at Tomorrowland a month ago.
I feel kinda out of the loop.
Reminds me of the moment EDM/trap music had with Baauer and the Harlem Shake from, checks notes, almost 10 years ago.
I'm so clueless, not only have I never heard of Timmy Trumpet (gotta have balls to try to overcome a name that lame), I'd never heard of Tomorrowland which is an annual concert with 600,000 in attendance. Fuck!
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That's great to hear.cerranoredux wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 6:43 amJust got the letter that my loans are fucking gone! Read it while walking the dog this morning. $36k… poof! Absolutely mind-boggling. Thanks, Brandon!
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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But don't you feel guilty when you think of whatever the hell it is that the GOP wants you to feel guilty about?Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 1:37 pmThat's great to hear.cerranoredux wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 6:43 amJust got the letter that my loans are fucking gone! Read it while walking the dog this morning. $36k… poof! Absolutely mind-boggling. Thanks, Brandon!
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You're welcome buddy ; )cerranoredux wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 6:43 amJust got the letter that my loans are fucking gone! Read it while walking the dog this morning. $36k… poof! Absolutely mind-boggling. Thanks, Brandon!
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Why should I have to pay for Cerrano's debts! And why do the Dem's want Amazon to pay a single penny on their Billions in profits... they create jobs! And doesn't Bezos pay enough? Is 1% actual tax rate is more than a million Dems combined, so he pays more than his share already! And if we tax Bezos, he'll take his ball and go home and stop making money if he had to pay taxes on it.
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Yup. The PSLF waiver that came about last October allowed me to reconsolidate my old loans into ones covered by PSLF and have payments since 2007 count towards the 120 needed to qualify. Prior to that, my loans were not even subject to the pause. I did some stupid shit 20 years ago taking forbearance a few times without really taking the time to learn what that would do to my repayment amounts. $30k (grad and undergrad) turned into $60k pretty quick.A_B wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 9:48 amOh, do teachers fit into that public service I suppose? That's Kool and the Gang.A_B wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 7:25 amwait....how did you get that much forgiven?cerranoredux wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 6:43 amJust got the letter that my loans are fucking gone! Read it while walking the dog this morning. $36k… poof! Absolutely mind-boggling. Thanks, Brandon!
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So did that mean paused interest effectively got rolled into principal? I saw a lot on twitter about "I borrowed $60K and now I owe $110K" and I was assuming it was just people calculating principal + lifetime interest if paid off on schedule but the other way would make more literal sense while being far shittier.
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I think that’s correct. It accrues interest even if you aren’t paying actively. Not like if you are still in school.
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That was my situation. I never did an income-based repayment plan, so I am not sure if that is another reason people saw their principals increase over the course of their loans.mister d wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 4:45 pm So did that mean paused interest effectively got rolled into principal? I saw a lot on twitter about "I borrowed $60K and now I owe $110K" and I was assuming it was just people calculating principal + lifetime interest if paid off on schedule but the other way would make more literal sense while being far shittier.
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Don't feel bad. With EDM it's more likely that you'll hear a song than know the artist. And if you aren't actively reading up about festivals and concerts, you simply won't know.The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 11:28 amI'm so clueless, not only have I never heard of Timmy Trumpet (gotta have balls to try to overcome a name that lame), I'd never heard of Tomorrowland which is an annual concert with 600,000 in attendance. Fuck!
I only knew of Tomorrowland because I lived in Germany and friends asked if I wanted to go. I think it's the biggest music event in the world and tickets sell out very quickly.
They even have party plane packages where you'll fly in from another country and have passes for the festival. That was the only way some friends of mine were able to go. They had to fly to Romania a week before the event, take part in the festivities there, hop on the party plane to Belgium, and take part in the festivities there. This is replicated in like 10 countries too. It's pretty wild.
They tried to have Tomorrowworld be the stateside equivalent, but that didn't work out so well. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TomorrowWorld
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I remember that. For some reason they had it in the sticks... As far as atl suburbs go. Also remember torrential rains and storms or something. Maybe floods. Wasn't there of course just remember some buzz.
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I'm not sure how rare this is, but I think it's pretty great that all three major professional sports teams in Houston have African-American coaches.
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