Random thread: Where's your postcount now, (tpd) bitch

[luna]

i've only ever felt one earthquake, by the time i realized what was happening it was over

[rynne]

The impression I got was that I was momentarily on the verge of passing out.  The earth swirled exactly as if I was stumbling home from a long night at the bar.  It was uncannily disorienting for a few seconds.  And then it stopped.  No big deal.

I was a bit scared, but that was 'cause my immediate fear was that our wind tunnel's fan failed and was about to throw a blade.  Once we figured out it was an earthquake, it was like, "Hmm, okay, that was neat." 

I don't understand why so many people in DC were freaking the fuck out over it.  As far as I'm concerned, the quake's most damaging effect was that everyone was all "OMG FLEE THE CITY!" and gridlocked the Beltway by 3:00pm.


*edit* Mrs. rynne just told me she was in an elevator when the quake hit. *That* is legitimately scary.

[threatsicle]

"Really all this excitement over a 5.8 quake??? Come on East Coast, we have those for breakfast out here!!!!" -Dennis Miller ...#WESTSIDE!

There's a lot of west coast brats out here who are scoffing at the one east coast earthquake all over Twitter. But I figure, it might be as if California got hit by a tornado/hurricane out here. Really unheard of. Exciting days! 2012.

[Aaron]

Hot damn...


I have f2l down pretty well. oll and pll are gona suck. The algorithms aren't that long, its just that there is like 30ish (I'm sure I can get away with knowing less, like 15 or so. For the advanced method... The n00b version, is pretty easy.)

I also got a stupid lucky solve of a minute (one minute and five seconds) right now, I'm getting like 1:35-2:00. So really, who needs a social life or friends when you have a Rubik's cube? (saddly I'm not really joking... )

[luna]

Perhaps you should join some sort of rubiks cube social club and meet a nice girl that shares your passion

[chimera]

*edit* Mrs. rynne just told me she was in an elevator when the quake hit. *That* is legitimately scary.

Oh hell yes!  That's my fear now that I work in a building where I use the elevator (dont have to but it saves time).

There's a lot of west coast brats out here who are scoffing at the one east coast earthquake all over Twitter.

And see, because it was a fairly strong one for that area (or any area, really) I wouldn't play it down necessarily.

[kristin]

1) I did not feel the earthquake

2) Looks like a hurricane is coming?

[rynne]

Random question about men's clothing: does anyone know where to buy lightweight, casual khakis for a reasonable price?

I'd like to get summer-weight pants that I can wear to work*.  Something lighter than standard cotton khakis that'll be comfortable in hot & humid DC summers. 

All the lightweight pants I've found so far are: A) travel or hiking gear made of breathable ripstop-type material, which is a bit too casual, or B) high-end menswear, which starts about $100 or more and thus is out of my target price range.

Can anyone steer me toward better options?


*I.e., suitable to go with polos and short- and long-sleeve dress shirts.

[TPD]

sup guys

[Aaron]

Perhaps you should join some sort of rubiks cube social club and meet a nice girl that shares your passion

Maybe she would even be down to smell of maple syrup!



Rynne I wear Dickie's I think I pay like 30ish bucks for them. (I have cargo's but, it they didn't have the extra pockets, I would say they are casual, while still nice enough.) And they aren't to warm...  (also I know nothing of fashion just saying.)   

[threatsicle]

Random question about men's clothing: does anyone know where to buy lightweight, casual khakis for a reasonable price?

I hear good things about All Saints, but it might be a bit more out of your budget than you prefer. Have you tried American Eagle?

[r00]

Random question about men's clothing: does anyone know where to buy lightweight, casual khakis for a reasonable price?

Try Kohls.

[individualzero]

re: khakis

I can echo r00's Kohls sentiment. If they have American Eagle there (I believe that's where I got mine) as threat suggested, they're pretty awesome. I have a pair of their 'relaxed' pants (picked 'em up for $29.99 on sale at Kohls, funnily enough), and they're really comfortable and reasonably stylish. If you can get them on sale, even better. Kohls tends to have pretty good sales on occasion, so they're a nice location if you're looking to pick up lots of clothes or a particular kind of clothing.

[individualzero]

Random (lolheyrandomthread) question: any of you know a place to get a good computer desk? I'd like something that will support the weight of my peripherals (large widescreen LCD, slightly oversized wired keyboard and standard wired mouse) and preferably my tower, as my power supply is mounted on the bottom and thus catches a metric fuckton of dust down there.

I don't care what kind of material or color it consists of, but I'd prefer to pay less than $130 if you think that's doable!

[r00]

I am not sure how strong they are, but some of the Ikea desks I have seen look pretty slick and affordable.