dog$

I met both of the new cart pushers today, and had the privilege of working with them instead of waiting for them to be done with their training regiment. Both of them are closer to 30 than 20 (in my estimation at least) and have stated that they are looking to get Bachelor's degrees in Business Administration. One wants to work in an IT firm with it, the other wants to work with his Dad as an administrator for a mail delivery facility. The latter of the two has also told me that he has issues concerning heat, so he'll not be around for a full year if he doesn't find a reason to leave sooner. Both seem like good persons and I don't instantly see too much potential for either to become insolent or worthlessly lazy. Also, I came across my future direct manager while she was engaged in the job that I'm going to do, and I had the main function of it explained to me in roughly sixty seconds.

Draft.

18430417 16:22:32

The remainder of food scrap left on Daron's plate was cold by the time Bernard Leeland had taken the last bite of his steak into his mouth. While he ground the meat in his mouth in the same consistently languid rhythm, Daron became increasingly uncomfortable in his surrounding and had to focus to not let his face reveal as much. He studied the gold trim at the corners of the high walls and the goil plated frames around the massive scenic oil paintings inside them. He looked down to see the unused place setting to his right and marveled at the meticulously placed five forks and four spoons; in doing so, he thought back to when he was in the log cabin and didn't possess more than five forks in total. The sound of Bernard's cutlery being gently placed on the china plate gave a faint echo in the large dining hall. The jarring echo compelled Daron to look up and gaze into the various cuts of crystal in the chandelier above the center of the table.
"Would you care for a cigar?"
His sudden question fed into Daron's nerves and caused him to face Bernard with a reflexive twist of the torso.
"Oh uh, yes, a cigar? I appreciate the offer and I would like one if you don't mind."
"It's in this box here, please help yourself." Bernard lifted the metallic handle upon the lid gently from the wooden box and removed a brown cigar from inside, and turned to look at him while holding the lid in the air. Daron quickly reached in and procured his own. The cigars were pre cut and felt damp enough to the touch that they seemed to leave a trace of tobbaco residue in the fingertips. Daron noticed the tray of matches at the side of the cigar box, but waited for Bernard to get one first. Daron though the cigar tasted more mild than what he had usually smoked.
"Daron, I pray that I'm not going to be too direct in saying this, but I think there's no other way to make the proposition. The reason that I called you to dine with me tonight is to discuss the future of the mayoral position in your town."
"You're looking to become mayor?"
"No, though I could see why you would think so with me having said that first. No, Daron, what I have in mind is that you inaugurate an election for the position of mayor. By giving that to the people, it would make your town seem more democratically open, and doing so would be a good way to encourage more people and businesses to migrate here. I think this town is large enough to justify it, and after seven years of you being the de facto mayor of the town, I think it might be time for you to earn that title honestly or graciously step aside to whoever does so."
"I can see the reasoning behind that, yes. But I do not envy a future of politicking in my own city just for the sake of being its elected mayor."
"I don't think you would have to do much of that at all. The citizens who live here now already know you for your qualities of leadership and your manner of public presentation. They will not be looking for you to make grand orations like that of Edward Everett. Were I you, I would simply stand on my record of accomplishments regarding the founding of the city and what kind of commerce and population it has already fostered."

tbc

18430522

Bernard Leeland had the entire saloon table covered in newspaper, and continued to switch the one in his hand for another lying in front of him, hurriedly scanning the columns and advertisements. He had no need to read the celebratory paragraphs about mankind's victory over the fallacious prediction of its cessation. The reports of trade prices from the various cities went in and out of his mind with nothing to be considered remarkable.

revise: save for later

Songs. The steady score descent of the first three plays had me a touch concerned, but that was short lived. I'm surprised that I didn't have a FC of Is This Love until now. I'm also not quite sure why I can't pass this version of Silvia Drive when I have the other cleared; neither chart has an abundance of extra notes. It's also one of the few dual version songs that I have where each have unique note count totals. I wonder why.

Lunar Beat. Extra Mode. Double play. "@" denotes Random chart modifier. All songs are of highest difficulty type unless specified.
First line, by column; song title, EX score percentage and letter grade rank, EX score value and pass/fail, judgment readout (just great, great, good, bad poor), highest combo reached, note count of chart under Extra Mode, original note count of chart, percentage increase of Extra Mode notes over original note count, timestamp.
Second line, by column; pass count / play count, EX score percentage difference from record, EX score value difference from record, judgment readout difference from record (if current play is new record), highest combo reached difference from record (if current play is new record), timestamp of old record (if current play is new record).

Code:

			EX% & Rank	EX.p/f	pg.gr.gd.bd.pr		combo	nc	onc	%+nc 	date
wish eurobeat @		54.44 C		1630.F	591.448.256.82.324	0097	1497			2013-09-21T00:22:50:006Z
0/9			04.37-		0131-

chocolate dancing @	69.23 A		1321.P	501.319.122.6.16	0264	0954			2013-09-21T00:25:53:678Z
6/6			05.34-		0102-

dual control @		54.66 C		1289.F	434.421.221.26.145	0083	1179			2013-09-21T00:28:35:159Z
0/7			07.76-		0183-

海神寓拝 @		58.48 B		2516.F	935.646.364.65.294	0151	2151	1576	036.48	2013-09-21T00:32:17:678Z
0/4			00.98+		0042+	10+22+5+13-38-		0025+				2012-05-16T00:37:27:219Z

reminiscence @		55.34 C		1801.F	677.447.284.82.337	0186	1627	1183	037.53	2013-09-21T00:35:57:823Z
0/9			00.52+		0017+	17+17-1+10+5-		0052-				2012-04-15T01:41:18:872Z

a minstrel @		45.78 C		2186.F	765.656.495.212.655	0028	2387	1231	093.90	2013-09-21T00:40:01:631Z
0/8			00.08+		0004+	17+30-74-89+94+		0028-				2012-04-25T01:41:41:377Z

is this love @		78.92 AA	0693.P	274.145.20.0.1		0439	0439	0439	0	2013-09-21T00:44:03:935Z
5/5			04.43+		0030+	12+6+20-1-7-		0252+				2012-03-20T04:24:31:600Z

hybrid landscape @	68.89 A		1156.P	429.298.69.11.46	0087	0839			2013-09-21T00:48:19:807Z
7/7			01.96-		0033-

wiinter dream @		54.93 C		1658.F	576.506.201.82.259	0055	1509	0943	060.02	2013-09-21T00:55:34:924Z
0/7			01.01+		0030+	36-102+6+20-56-		0003-				2012-06-19T00:37:15:485Z

abstract matter 	60.00 B		1398.F	482.434.188.12.61	0179	1165			2013-09-21T01:03:21:381Z
0/4			04.46-		0104-

下弦の月 @		52.43 C		2217.F	822.573.317.167.606	0086	2114			2013-09-21T01:08:40:782Z
0/4			00.52-		0022-

hollywood galaxy @	34.17 D		1576.F	538.500.608.320.1008	0118	2306	1378	067.34	2013-09-21T01:12:02:375Z
0/3			03.97+		0183+	79+25+31-25+22+		0002-				2013-03-20T02:52:03:826Z

fruity stars @		64.28 B 	2381.F	910.561.203.46.248	0083	1852			2013-09-21T01:16:39:399Z
0/6			00.13-		0005-

silvia drive @		65.25 B		1805.F	655.495.179.10.77	0144	1383	1364	001.39	2013-09-21T01:21:08:238Z
0/4			02.20+		0061+	18+25+33-7-5-		0015-				2012-07-29T00:05:53:804Z

absurd gaff @		40.71 D		1847.F	631.585.503.169.766	0149	2268			2013-09-21T01:24:57:595Z
0/4			00.59-		0027-