Nataly

I think we all do this to some extent. A simple trick to get around this, is to say to yourself "I'm going to do X for the next 5 minutes" and then put on a timer and focus on that until the timer goes off. Then take a little break, and do that again. Sometimes if you have a task that isn't completed on the first pass, do it again after a short break and then if you finish early can add that to your break. Some research that I've seen for mental tasks says the best time is between 5 to 20 minutes. Any task that takes more than 20 minutes needs to be divided into several chunks. (My caveat for that time limit, is it talks about mental activities like programming. I'd think a physical activity like cleaning your back yard something longer might work Get around what??! I did everything in the end!! (Sort of!) Anyway the fact that I even had the thought that "I should clean" is a vast improvement on the past several years... It's not so long ago that I used to trip on my mess and not even notice it was there!!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

If you enjoyed "Lucy" I'm sorry for what I'm about to say, but I thought it was the stupidest science fiction film I'd seen in a very, very long time. When I looked at the trailer and saw who was in it, I thought it had some promise. However, five minutes in it became clear it would be a crap fest. +1. Except the bit about the trailer - to me it looked like a crap fest from the start. I watched it anyway - sometimes crap fests have entertainment value because they are so bad... But no... Lucy was just crap. IMO.Suckin up to Quade are you? Agreeing with most of Quade's comment does not constitute "sucking up" in my books... It just means I agree with most of what he said "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

I *TOTALLY* agree with you... But sometimes laziness taketh over... "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

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Hahahaha!!! Yep - pretty much sums it up!!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

This morning I woke up and thought: "I really need to sweep the floors in this room..." But that didn't sound like fun so I started watching a movie. The movie was dull so I decided to do a load of laundry. Whilst I was sorting my darks from my whites I realised I really should clean the cats' litterbox... Once I cleaned the litterboxes I saw the floors needed sweeping... Went downstairs to make myself a tea first and realised I really should do the dishes... Did the dishes and remembered the laundry I hadn't finished. Once I got upstairs, couldn't remember *why* I went upstairs so decided to make myself a tea. Found my cold tea from earlier... Re-heated the tea. Remembered unfinished laundry... Finished laundry but forgot about my tea because I decided to sweep the floors... Went back downstairs and found the iPad with the movie on "pause." Thought to myself: "I think I'll make myself a cup of tea..." Now sat in front of my iPad, with my tea (re-heated for the third time), telling myself: "gosh those windows look dirty!!!" Hmmmm... "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

If you enjoyed "Lucy" I'm sorry for what I'm about to say, but I thought it was the stupidest science fiction film I'd seen in a very, very long time. When I looked at the trailer and saw who was in it, I thought it had some promise. However, five minutes in it became clear it would be a crap fest. +1. Except the bit about the trailer - to me it looked like a crap fest from the start. I watched it anyway - sometimes crap fests have entertainment value because they are so bad... But no... Lucy was just crap. IMO. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

I was a fool to thnk I wasn't - A FOOL!!! And now my calves are punishing me!!! I'm going back today - and looking forward to it

So I went to my very first (two-hour!!) boxing lesson last night. *Loved* it and gave it everything I've got. Was even giggling at the end, thinking it was all a walk in the park... Not laughing so hard now, 24 hours later!!! Who'd've thunk my *calves* would hurt so much??? Owwwwwwwwie!!!! Guess that's what happens when you suddenly pick up a skiping rope for the first time since you were a toddler!!! Worst part? The realisation that I wasn't even facing an opponent yet!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Well, I have some fucked up stairs in that case... (Yes, with a "lip" on top.) The attached picture is taken from the TOP of my stairs. Yes, the hideous sideboards give it away somewhat but they just as easily could not have been there (everything in my house is DIY - with varying degrees of wrongness...). Just curious, did you crop that picture to keep your toes from being on DZ? The picture is not cropped... But if my ugly toes *had* been in the frame I DEFINITELY would have cut them out!!! Hey! Think of the Turtle! Didn't realise Turtle was into ugly feet??!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Well, I have some fucked up stairs in that case... (Yes, with a "lip" on top.) The attached picture is taken from the TOP of my stairs. Yes, the hideous sideboards give it away somewhat but they just as easily could not have been there (everything in my house is DIY - with varying degrees of wrongness...). Just curious, did you crop that picture to keep your toes from being on DZ? The picture is not cropped... But if my ugly toes *had* been in the frame I DEFINITELY would have cut them out!!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Well, I have some fucked up stairs in that case... (Yes, with a "lip" on top.) The attached picture is taken from the TOP of my stairs. Yes, the hideous sideboards give it away somewhat but they just as easily could not have been there (everything in my house is DIY - with varying degrees of wrongness...). "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Holy CRAP!! Amazing *and* funny! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

I'm not someone who likes background noise... I don't often listen to music - not unless I *activelly* listen (ie: not just whilst I'm doing something else). I can be at home all day working on some kind of project and I really enjoy that the only thing I hear is the steady tick-tock of the clock... I think the soundless room sounds very nice!!

My usual traditional Easter stuff... Watch porn, drink beer and masturbate. Not necessarily in that order. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Thanks and thanks for the PM's as well

Does anyone have an overseas AFL Live Streaming login they could lend a friend of mine so he could watch the North vs. Adelaide match tomorrow?? (It's his birthday today, in case that makes a difference!!

Hahahaha - the resemblance is striking!!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

http://mobile.francetvinfo.fr/live/message/551/196/ca6/674/768/adc/860/800.html#xtref=http://www.liberation.fr/societe/2015/03/24/crash-d-un-airbus-a320-pres-de-barcelonnette_1227268 Video of the debris... They are saying "everything is pulvarised." "Are there still bodies?" "Nothing has been moved" "that looks like the registration number (immatriculation)" (and they name parts of the registration numbers/letters.) "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Okay, now I have to "front-door brag" about my race on the same day. I've decided this year to do a bunch of Rock 'n' Roll series half marathons, and Sunday's race was in Washington, DC. It was also cold and rainy -- and I finished 16 min ahead of my goal time. I'm still floating on that particular accomplishment, so though I tried to resist making this about me, I just couldn't any longer once I saw your "wind and rain" post. In solidarity, however, I can totally relate to your experience on Saturday! Swore off half marathons for many years after two very unpleasant events. And you certainly deserved that beer for the distance you ran!

Contact the credit scoring agency and ask them how they got the info and how to go about correcting/rectifying the info. It may not be a big deal or it could be identity fraud/theft. I once had a few delinquent marks against me with Experian that did not show up with Equifax (or vice-versa - can't remember). One gave me an excellent score and the other a pretty bad one. I called and challenged my score. They asked for bank statements and further "proof" of my non-delinquency... It got corrected. Thing is, some companies have their own scoring system and some just look at one of the big credit scoring agencies. If they happen to fall on one that has incorrect information about you, a future loan or job offer may not be given to you. I suppose it could also work in your favour, but personally I would want my score to reflect my actual circumstances/behaviour. Then there are no surprises further down the line... "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

There, filled it in for ya!! Bah. Easy to get it wrong when you're new to these forums Irony and humour doesn't always translate so well in written form. On a more serious note, I am actually pretty happy that I *didn't* finish. In my younger days (not that I'm so old!!) I used to finish *everything* I started - even if it damned near killed me. That's not any more clever than consistently quitting everything. I'm at a point in my life where I'm starting to recognise that quality of life is something I've been seriously neglecting. I'm better at rolling up my sleeves and putting my head down than at enjoying myself... I'm trying to strike a balance between the hard stuff and the fun stuff

Sure, the weather was not ideal, but mostly I didn't feel like it. No big reason or excuse - just that. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

If that was directed at me (it seems like it was), it was not a back-door brag. A back-door brag is "when you sneak something wonderful about yourself in everyday conversation." [urban dictionary] I am a front-door bragger. I don't sneak it in, I smack you in the face with it. Just thought I'd make that clear. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

You're absolutely right. I shall hang my head in shame. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss