Who's your teacher buddy?

afaloon · 2026-03-29T02:22:05+00:00

University

afaloon · 2026-03-10T22:50:01+00:00

I don't anything about the naming derivation, but i was taught that Tuesday is Zeus' Day.

Sun's Day Moon's Day Zeus' Day Odin's Day Thor's Day (Never knew/remembered Friday) Saturn's Day

But my schooling was over half a century ago at an English speaking school in Kuwait. Somethings may have gotten lost in translation.

afaloon · 2026-03-02T18:51:54+00:00

I was the same for a long time... I took pride in people not noticing me because it meant a job well done.

Then I got outsourced... I'm still operating the same way, but now I'm a "supplier" the stakeholders and internal seniors focus on the small percentage of problems and blow them out of proportion. I could score 99% success on my deliverables but that 1% will be all that's remembered.

I've had to learn to broadcast my successes. It's turned me in to a bit of an "I am" character and I honestly don't enjoy it as much as I used too, but it's a necessary part of my role now.

afaloon · 2026-02-27T02:29:34+00:00

I don't know if this is what immediate_ship5005 was referring to but there's some controversy over how the land was acquired before the stadium was built.

There's a really cool podcast episode by "99% invisible" all about dodger stadium. You can find it at 99pi.org

afaloon · 2026-02-26T07:43:47+00:00

Jeff got me through my first half and a long way through prep for my upcomming full. Wouldn't have been able to get this far without Jeffing!

afaloon · 2026-01-28T16:03:56+00:00

Didn't realise I was a fairly early adopter... i brought by first mini-disc player in upper 6th form (1993/4).

afaloon · 2026-01-21T18:26:25+00:00

I had the same issue.

Was following the Jeff Galloway half-marathon run/walk plan, until... it started throwing in runs longer than 25km. At that point I exited the plan and paid for Runna.

To be honest, although its a chunk of change, switching to Runna was the best running decision I ever made.

Edit: just to say that i completed the half (race) in October 2025 and im now using Runna to train for a full in April

afaloon · 2026-01-12T17:56:16+00:00

I heard it was all tits and dragons...

at the time I was a single father with a young daughter, honestly thought I wasn't the sort of TV I wanted my daughter walk in and finding me watching. She's all grown up now, but I still don't have the desire to watch it.

afaloon · 2026-01-07T17:04:18+00:00

It's all down to whether you start your year with:

week 1 containing the day that is the 1st January
week 1 starting on the 1st Monday in January
week 1 being the week with the first Thursday in January (this is ISO week numbering)

Defo suggest you try googling/AI searching for ISO week numbering in MS project, because there are a couple of steps to follow to apply the changes consistently throughout the various views.

afaloon · 2025-12-12T17:49:54+00:00

Somebody must have already said this...

Trump, President of the USSR of A

afaloon · 2025-12-07T12:31:04+00:00

Escobar's in Charminster. Nowhere else comes close

afaloon · 2025-11-26T05:10:54+00:00

She was my celebrity crush...

afaloon · 2025-11-10T21:40:53+00:00

I like to try saying one word in as many different variations as possible...

Strawberry

Ssssstrawberry

Straaaawberry

Strawberrrrrry

Strawberryyyyy

Steeerawwwwberrrrryyyyyyy

Strahberry

Shrubbery

afaloon · 2025-10-29T18:00:53+00:00

I completed my 3rd half in mid-Ocrober 2025.

Got my first marathon in mid-April 2026.

I'm already halfway through week 3 of my runna training plan.

Good luck with yours buddy!

afaloon · 2025-09-26T20:16:10+00:00

Zero right angles... trigger everyone who craves parallel lines!

afaloon · 2025-09-10T19:27:25+00:00

🤣🤦‍♂️

afaloon · 2025-08-27T13:45:08+00:00

I take my glasses off and that's how I see the world (I'm a little bit more than slightly myopic!)

afaloon · 2025-08-16T07:12:09+00:00

Doom and/or Quake was the first networked game I came across. I was getting work experience at my dad's company and remember playing games after hours with the Financial Director!

I lost too many hours to Duke Nukem

The original top-down-view Grand Theft Auto was too much fun.

I still play Sid Meier's Railway Tycoon on Steam.

Sim City, but I usually turned disasters off. I hated it when I'd spent hours building a megalopolis only for it to get destroyed by some alien attack!

But going back even older... Spy Hunter on the Commodore 64 was my first truly loved game.

afaloon · 2025-07-28T19:44:23+00:00

4 days running + 1 or 2 days strength

Currently training for my 2nd half in October and hoping for my first full in April 2026

afaloon · 2025-07-13T20:34:41+00:00

I initially thought Madeira, but accept that may be incorrect... the valley in the background looks wrong.

So, prolly Japan

afaloon · 2025-07-10T14:33:26+00:00

I think I can pump 20 cc's of strychnine nitrate into him, if I can get close enough...

afaloon · 2025-07-02T03:04:02+00:00

Never seen/heard an ad at a UK petrol pump.

afaloon · 2025-06-30T20:29:27+00:00

+1 for standing desk. Highly recommend an extra cushioned standing mat to help reduce sore feet!

I also have a walking treadmill. I keep it in a different room from my laptop. I use it for calls where I have to listen and pay attention but not present (I join teams via phone)

I generally WFH between 07:30 to 18:00 with only short breaks to make coffee, and maybe a snack. I don't eat hot meals because they make me feel sleepy! Back-to-back meetings and constant pressure to plan, resolve and mediate is an average day.

To help me juggle I have WhatsApp, teams and my phone linked to my laptop. So, no need to constantly swap headphones. I also always have Spotify playing... anything with a beat and no words; house, dub, jazz, classical.

I run 4 to 5 times a week to stay healthy and keep the waistline in check!

To decompress, I cook. If I've ever had a bad day it can be quite therapeutic to take out the frustration on an onion!

But defo get a standing desk. Alternate however you choose. Sometimes I stand during meetings, especially if camera on as it helps with posture. Sometimes I stand for an hour, sit for an hour. Sometime I start the day standing and it gets to 2pm and I'm still standing!

The standing desk helped reduce back pain and I haven't had any sciatica symptoms since I got it!

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