the random musings not worthy of new thread thread

[Diomedes]

ten years ago today i quit smoking (tobacco)

[ice grillin you]

this headline is farging hilarious

https://sports.theonion.com/espn-execs-farg-it-air-the-dogfighting-1842661538

[SD]

I usually buy sneakers in bunches of 3 and rotate them for a year or two...haven't bought a new pair since early 2018. Bought 6 pair online over the past week (3 Nike, 2 Puma, 1 Adidas)...keep finding great sales...I might have issues

[ice grillin you]

lol the sales really are outrageous...ive bought two covid pair....so far

[SD]

lol the sales really are outrageous...ive bought two covid pair....so far

The Nikes I bought were regularly $80 marked down to $50, the Puma (honestly didn't know they were still semi popular) were regularly $70 marked down to $25...bought the same style in both colors for $50...the Adidas was $100 marked down to $70. My only worry is I'm usually a 9.5 or 10 but different brands run bigger or small. I've never bought sneakers online before because I need the right fit. Either way the companies I ordered from ( Kohl's, Puma, Eastbay) are all offering free paid returns.

[Rome]

Friends and colleagues of mine have been skittish about spending frivolously and I have too. 

I have spent the last 10 years paying off debts incurred during the last mini-depression and I'll be damned if I'm going through that again at my age. 

Nope.  All my unsecured albatross debts are finally paid off and I'm keeping it that way.

[MDS]

where are you seeing these deals

[ice grillin you]

the two ive copped came across my instagram feed

90 dollar shoes for 35

i got one at nordstrom....they had or have a 70% off everything sale

[PhillyPhreak54]

where are you seeing these deals

The internet

[SD]

where are you seeing these deals

They pop up on my Facebook feed...they always advertise shtein I like...it's scarey how well they know my spending habits.

[Diomedes]

They know more about you than you do.

[SD]

They know more about you than you do.

Indeed

[Diomedes]

PSA:  today is Thursday

not Friday.  not garbage day.  that's why mine is the only one out there.

tomorrow is the same as yesterday

[phattymatty]

for real.  i woke up thinking it was friday.  was on a 9am call and i thought it was wednesday.

doesn't help that it's felt like seattle around here for the last two weeks.  not sure how people live up there.

[Rome]

I was told repeatedly by upper echelons that our work year ended tomorrow meaning everything had to be finished (within reason) by... TOMORROW.

I called the big cheese this afternoon with a progress update and found out the deadline has been pushed back to May 17th.

Middle management really is everything it's cracked up to be.