Red Letter Day - Celebrate with me!

[cynyr]

Today, 1 October 2012, was a big, big day. First, the deliveries:

A brand-new Tsuge pipe at a great price from smokingpipes.com, along with some Irish Creme and 1Q. Plus a Nimrod lighter from ebay. I've wanted a Nimrod since I was a wee small nipper.

There's even a scowling, bearded face in the birdseye. Kinda hard to make out. I'll take a better pic later.

It gets even better. I was (unoffcially) informed today that I'm about to get a promotion at work. No money, but plenty prestige.
It's been a absolutely great day! Everybody smoke a bowl!

 

[ghost]

Cheers! This was on a Monday too? Bonus!

 

[cortezattic]

That's just great to hear. :clap: It's sooo nice when one good thing follows another like that. Savor the moment ...and the pipe, of course! ::
Finding images in pipe grain is fascinating, and a bit like doing so in clouds. But I think you're gonna have to help me out a bit.

 

[captainprophesy]

Dude... major congrats on the promotion... and what a sweet pipe, really diggin the birds eye... what a great day for you.
Sure love hearing good things like that... will definitely smoke a bowl :clap: ...and here's to many more good days to come your way ::

 

[ssjones]

That is a gorgeous bulldog and a promotion to boot! Savor this day with a fine smoke

 

[fshu2]

looks great sir.

 

[cynyr]

Thanks very much, to all of you. It really is a good day.
Regarding the little bearded dude - here it is natural:

Then highlighted a little:

Looks like a beatnik. But then, I have been staring so long that I'm seeing all sorts of thing in there. :crazy:

 

[ejames]

Congrats on both accounts!

 

[ghost]

Neat pic of the "bearded guy." Pareidolia is fascinating...

 

[pipebob]

Congratulations!,and that is a beautiful pipe!

 

[ssjones]

That looks like that new movie that is out....spooky!
I just looked up that pipe at Smokingpipes, $50, really? Wow, that looks like a LOT of pipe and grain for that small an investment. I'm impressedm, you chose well!

 

[hobie1dog]

Thanks for the pics

 

[johncorosz]

Great pictures, great pipe = good times! Enjoy'

 

[morton]

Congratulations on both pipe and promotion. May they both work out well for you!

 

[photoman13]

Great pipe you got there and congrats on the promotion!

 

[crk69]

Congrats all the way around... very nice pipe!!

 

[tjameson]

Congrats on the promotion and new pipe! Ive been eye humpin those Tsuge's on Smokingpipes for about two months now. Let us now how she smokes!

 

[sjpipesmoker]

Congrats on the promotion!! You're gonna have to get back and let us know how the Tsuge smokes, I've heard nothing but great stuff about them.

 

[cynyr]

I fired up the Tsuge this morning with 1Q. (Sorry, as a n00b, I am contractually obligated to smoke aros until I grow a palate, and so far it's still healthy and pink.)
Anyway, she smokes great. Good clean taste and no gurgle. I'm very proud of this purchase, and I really am thank for all of you who helped my celebrate my Red Letter Day. BTW, looks like the promotion is a lock unless I really screw up something in the next week. (So I figure my chances at about fifty-fifty :P )

 

[numbersix]

Congrats all the way around! And that pipe has some awesome grain - a real beauty!