Other What currently makes your life awesome?

I got stuff free. Nothing like free to make you feel happy.

I ordered some Heston by Waitrose burgers (lamb and cucumber) and they're going out of date in a couple of day's time. Now ASDA send me that chit all the fookin time and I have to phone up, complain and then wait for a refund.

Waitrose sent me an apology and said "Here, have them free.. If you don't want them you don't have to use them".

I know it's only £3.50 but the service is what you would expect from Waitrose. They call you by your surname when delivering (very politely I may add) and the service is great.

Not only that but I found out they sell veal (yeah yeah, I'm an unempathic SOB and veal is one of my weaknesses). It was only £2.90 for 200g (didn't want to risk any more given it was shoulder cuts) and they didn't have it. Booooo

So they sent me two New Zealand prime venison steaks worth £8.

Hurrah We shall be having those with our truffle mac and cheese by Heston

 

gf moves in with me next month!

 

School this year isn't going to be too bad. My girlfriend's parents are much more accepting of me than I expected, and I've gotten so much free stuff lately that I can't complain.

Sure I don't sleep and I'll rage at video games, but I don't have a problem with life. Hell I've worked more than 99% of my friends in the last 7 years.

Also Zenpencils. So damned good.

 

I'm on a maths summer school for a week at Oxford (see: UKMT) and so far it has been absolutely great! Lots of challenging yet intriguing maths. Today was an interesting look at data compression - certainly relevant in a computer world. Oh, not to mention excellent food service, good accommodation and perks like a boat trip down the river. Oxford is a beautiful city.

 

Its my birthday and im going to hang out with a girl I have been trying to see for months but work just keeps getting in the way.

 

Left my job timer running when I went to the loo:



But then remembered that I'm moral and wound it back

 

^That's cute. Where I work, peeps just be wondering in & out for *** / mobile phone breaks all the time if it isn't too busy; heck, the guy who is leaving at the end of the week spends more time outside smoking than he does inside working....

 

I have worked with people like that. I smoke and when I could smoke at work I only had one during a break or when I was walking from one building to another.

Being an engineer was fun for breaks when you wanted etc

 

I really just wanted an excuse to post the pic and couldn't find a more suitable thread.

I'm lucky that I can sort of have a break when I want, but my day is usually so busy a break constitutes a quick look on here and a general nose online...!

 

So according to the machines at the gym and the ancient outdated system that is BMI, I'm no longer overweight...

Sounds like I'm now due a week of curries and beer...

 

FTFY. No engineering degree, no engineer, mmkay?

 

Julian ok not an Engineer in the context that you would say.

Tell my dad that, his title and paperwork states engineer

 

Gonna grab perhaps two NEC 2490s...

 

Bravo

 

Two for two on calls already - Answering with "restart the machine".

Aiming for ten by the end of the day.

 

That. I spent four years working my ass off to be called an Engineer, and a further five to be able to call myself a Lawyer. The question is, though, can you be both?

 

Surely the two are counterproductive...

 

You'd be surprised actually!

 

Yeah, I know. I have had a fair few dealings with various legal people during my engineering (BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering in case anyone wants proof ) for things like patents and other times when I have had to hit people with the legal stick for various shady shenanigans.