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[WillowLuman]

On the bright side I've started exercising so ya that's a plus
And it's almost Christmas break

Reach for the silver lining and think of its closeness! You will get through this, you can do it!

Sad: jeez, 2 "Campus crime alert - sexual assault/harassment" messages in as many weeks.

[Tiruin]

Good friend of the family passed away this morning as said by his daughter. He was also my dentist. But otherwise, an awesome person.
We were with him a few days ago before my parents brought him to the hospital due to complications that had risen.
Will miss him tons.

[Eric Blank]

My condolences, tiruin.

[Cptn Kaladin Anrizlokum]

I can't sleep because I'm having a bit of an anxiety attack... I keep feeling like one of my parents is going to burst through the door and start yelling at me to get out of bed. I guess having it happen at least once, usually three times every morning for almost three weeks is getting to me...
I can't even open the door without panicking a little, because the sound of the doorknob turning freaks me out.

And, I'm sorry for you Tiruin.
*Hugs*

[Skyrunner]

What to do... remake Chartered Waters in Python? Continue working on it in C++? Finish some other half-done project I have lying around? @_@

[itisnotlogical]

Hey, at least you have identifiable projects. Mine are more like shattered remains, mixed in with piles of uncommented spaghetti. It doesn't help that a large number of files have gotten lost as I tried to move projects between computers while also keeping them organized and tidy.

[Owlbread]

So how is it meant to be pronounced? I always pronounced it the same as I would 'borough', since they have the same root as far as I know.

Caz pronounces it correctly: Enbraaaa. It does indeed have the same route and Pittsburgh should be pronounced the same way as it was named by a Scottish fellow.

I should add that I send my condolences and comforts to the saddened folk.

[Skyrunner]

The irony of having time but not the will to work on stuff!

[scrdest]

He was also my dentist. But otherwise, an awesome person.

Was the implication here intentional?

[smirk]

Milngavie and Kirkcudbright can be confusing to foreigners. Though I once had an American ask me about 'Eden-burg'. I was confused.

Spoiler: Boring explanation of why Milngavie is pronounced Mull Guy (click to show/hide)

Milngavie's pronunciation (pronounced mull-guy, for you foreigners) is actually an example of Gaelic. It comes from maolainn dhaibhidh or "David's mill". Since Gaelic speakers from the South back in medieval times/a bit after used to shorten everything they shortened Daibhidh to Dai (pronounced die) and maolainn to maol and it turned into "maolainn dhai" (mool-gheye) or literally "Dave's Mill". Exactly who Dave was or why he had a mill we may never know.

If you haven't, you should find and read an Irish play called 'Translations' by Brian Friel. It's about loss of cultural meaning through linguistic change, among other things, and there's a monologue toward the end about "Tobair Vree" that's very similar to your David's Mill. Can't find the exact monologue online at the moment, but it makes me sad every time I read it.

[Uristides]

The irony of having time but not the will to work on stuff!

Oh well, that hit square into the wound. I feel your pain.

[Tiruin]

He was also my dentist. But otherwise, an awesome person.

Was the implication here intentional?

Oh ._.
Nah, that's just my messy wording showing. He's an awesome dentist, too.

[Cryxis, Prince of Doom]

*hugs Tiruin
My sympathies, for what they are worth
Sorry

[MaximumZero]

Car was absolutely dead this morning. Engine didn't even try to turn over when I put the key in. Just...nothing. Thankfully, a co-worker was able to cover my shift, but I hate missing days, especially when I'm not (very) sick.

[Owlbread]

If you haven't, you should find and read an Irish play called 'Translations' by Brian Friel. It's about loss of cultural meaning through linguistic change, among other things, and there's a monologue toward the end about "Tobair Vree" that's very similar to your David's Mill. Can't find the exact monologue online at the moment, but it makes me sad every time I read it.

That sounds so far up my street it's practically at my front door. I will search for it, many thanks.