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Posted by: Wolfie Aug 19 2007, 06:01 PM

These places get destroyed awful fast by you rowdy people...

Posted by: jack cloudy Aug 19 2007, 06:17 PM

Sorry. I swear, I did not pull the trigger! At least not that one!

Posted by: minque Aug 19 2007, 08:51 PM

Ha...it was my absence that started the slight anarchy.....at least that is what Iīve heard through the grapevine!

I must confess I haventīt the slightest urge to go to work tomorrow, I just sorta got used to have vacation, these last two weeks have been great, lots of sun, swimming, good food, and relaxation. I want more!

Maybe I should just make a short visit to the Plant in the morning to see that everything is alright...then I could ...sort of decide to get back home....or couldnīt I?

Weīll see....

Posted by: milanius Aug 19 2007, 09:17 PM

I'm dying here, literally. Heat, humidity and lack of quallity sleep are kicking my butt.
Also, what anarchy?

Posted by: The Metal Mallet Aug 19 2007, 09:24 PM

Hehe, Ibis, I was going to point out that Keenu Reeves is actually Canadian, and since Canada is currently neutral in this situation, he must return back to his native land and withdraw from your current plans.

You can still use your Johnny Depp navy though.

Posted by: Lord Revan Aug 19 2007, 09:33 PM

Cool, That's one major element out of the way in our plans to defeat Ibis' armed forces!

Posted by: minque Aug 19 2007, 09:46 PM

Awww, phew, that is not good Mil! Itīs better up here...the weather I mean! Oh about anarchy...well read the last part of the previous coffeshop.....pretty funny stuff...hehe...

Posted by: Ibis Aug 19 2007, 09:52 PM

Ohh don't put on that innocent face now, Milanius. You were part of the rebellion, as I recall. Wasn't he? I think it was the heat rash that had you acting up. Gee Mil, I feel so bad for you about the heat ... especially for your parents.

Let me give you some small comfort in things that we do here in Florida when the heat is inevitable and you've gotta just bear up under it. Especially now, in August - this is our most humid and also hottest time of the year.

One thing to do, no matter where you are - inside or outside - if you have access to ice cubes ... is to apply ice cubes to your wrist vein. Either do it directly by holding it there, or make a little tie-on paper towel or real cloth thingy. Putting the ice directly to your vein can cool down your entire bodily system - although it should be done in increments so your wrist doesn't freeze up.

Sleep/lounge in the hot afternoon ... live your life at night. This is just what ancient Floridians did before air conditioning, like Hemmingway, etc. and many Floridians including ourselves live totally topsy-turvey time schedules in the summer months. Cain and I are usually awake from anywhere from noon to 3pm until around 2-3am in the morining. Then we go to sleep, he often goes to sleep at sunrise but me earlier. We play video games all night basically and wind up having teammates from Germany, Eastern Europe, etc. It's fun.

Also, get the thinnest sheet count or ply of sheets & pillow case that you can find. If you are using an air conditioner .. keep it at a constant setting. But if your bill gets too high, like ours does in August - make it cooler by day and warmer by night, but make the temperature adjustments an hour or two ahead of the actual change in the air ... so you will not tax your air conditioner with this process. Also, use electric fans to help the air conditioning circulate evenly around the room; this can help the bill be cheaper alot. Totally close off any rooms that you do not need from the cooling process. We have a clear plastic drop cloth sealing off our bathroom because it doesn't need to be air conditioned.

Just move and do everything slower and anything that is not of top priority ... don't do at all. Yes, we Floridians look lazy to the outside eye, particularly to tourists ... but we are actually conserving energy for the things in life that matter. End of sentence ...

Only wear cotton and loose clothing and cover up from the sun. Sun is the worst enemy here and real Floridians are pale and youthful looking .... not all tanned like wrinkly leather, those are the tourists who forgot to go home.

Drink lots of liquids of a non=alcoholic type ... our standard drink here is iced tea. We probably have more brands and flavors of iced tea that anywhere in the world, even Texas. Go to the bathroom alot because of it and you are flushing bad stuff out of your system too. Alcoholic beverages inflate your blood vessels and can actually make you feel the heat more .. so don't get drunk in the hottest part of the day.

That's all I can think of now. You probably knew all of this already cause it's mostly common sense .. but it doesn't hurt to be reminded.

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I apologize for the exceptionally long post, but while I was commiserating with Milanius about the heat, forces were gathering against me behind my back.

Let me just make the proclamation .... KEANU REEVES WILL LEAVE MY ARMED FORCES OVER MY DEAD, FEATHER BEDRAGGLED, LIMP, WET BODY ... which is never going to happen because I am a BIRD GODDESS. I will keep my KEANUs forever!!!!!!!

ps-Jack Cloudy, I will buy the first option -Buster Machine number 3: Egg-shaped weapon bigger than a smal planet .. I have your septims waiting.

Posted by: Lord Revan Aug 19 2007, 10:18 PM

Dang, why don't defenders ever surrender to avoid the inevitable damage to what they're trying to protect in a long, costly campiegn? They have to make everything an absolute: win or die trying..... but then when they win everything is blown to tiny bits and smoking rubble.

Now there are exceptions to that general outcome, but this is the modern era, where a single ICBM can ravage a small country/state/province. I guess people can just be stubborn, hyper-competitive, steel-for-brains fanatics....... I'm occassionally on of the middle, but I can blame Dantrag for getting me into this war..... He's a fine example, sometimes.

Posted by: Zarrexaij Aug 19 2007, 11:24 PM

It flooded out here a little bit. Not as much as Watunga and Kingfisher. Everytime something happens weatherwise in this state, they get raped. ice storms, floods, tornados, you name it. I really hope it doesn't rain any more, because I want to go to school tomorrow (especially at the community college, which is pretty close to the river).

My internet connection is crap. Booo 56k. 28.8K right now. XD

I bought new speakers today so I can start playing Alien versus Predator 2 online. I found two people to play with, and I'm hoping to hear from a friend in my CIS community college class. I can't remember if he said he had the first or second one. That is, if I can yank him away from the current online game that has him addicted.

Everyone and their mom was at Walmart. Gaaaaah. And I couldn't find a pencil holder to put in my binder for Spanish II.

Posted by: Wolfie Aug 19 2007, 11:57 PM

Ibis, Pisces, you both realise, of course, that once your forces have exhausted themselves against each other the Irish will sweep in and conquer you both, right?

Posted by: milanius Aug 20 2007, 12:15 AM

I only act naughty in, er, other forums. Yes. I behave in here, since I love you all so much. And also, huge thanks for the quality advice for heat reduction, Ibis. <3

Boo at the bad weather [SEND ME YER RAINS!], lack of pencil holders and 56k, yay @ the AvP2.


I hear thunders outside, but no rain still. Meh, just our luck.

Posted by: The Metal Mallet Aug 20 2007, 12:21 AM

It's weird to hear about all the heat problems elsewhere because for the last little while, things have been starting to cool down around here nicely, though it does make campfires a little less enjoyable. Which I like because the sun isn't a huge fan of me. He tends to burn me so I just try to avoid him as much as possible.

I would pass this weather to you milanius if I could but I don't think it'll make the trip across the Atlantic. Sorry buddy.

Posted by: Zarrexaij Aug 20 2007, 12:25 AM

Yeah, the sun likes doing that to me, too. I've gotten second degree burns from the sun. Took forever to heal. Curse you, mideval fair!

Luckily, last time I went I brought sunscreen. Yeah, I smartened up.

I just got the Irish genes for my skin.

Posted by: milanius Aug 20 2007, 12:33 AM

crap, can't have nice milky white skin AND sun resistance all at once.

I tend to burn a bit, it's no biggy though. After several days, redishness blends into tan, but I still prefer to lurk in shadows. Right now, only things tanned on me are my neck and arms up to elbows [since I worked few months ago during another epic village saga].

Posted by: Lord Revan Aug 20 2007, 12:46 AM

I've got Pacific Islander genes: natural tan and I've never had a sunburn in my life (at least not a borderline uncomfortable one). I love my genetics,

Posted by: Ibis Aug 20 2007, 12:56 AM

Oooh lala Wolfie ... the Irish can conquer me anytime!!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I didn't think I should place this in the FanFic section, but thought some of you writers might be interested in this. I came acrost it in my migratory wind patterns acrost the internet ... actually blew in on a storm to a website that is re-making the province of Skyrim for Morrowind and met this hale chap = Septim.

Here is his contest news thread:
http://www.rpgdot.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3239192&f=73&sid=06d6fcfaa4aac9c8dfa160d75ae6b7ce

And here is the URL to his website .. http://z6.invisionfree.com/Septim741

Posted by: Zarrexaij Aug 20 2007, 01:20 AM

Hey, I like my pallid skin, I just don't like the way the sun wants to burn it at every chance it gets.

Posted by: milanius Aug 20 2007, 01:38 AM

Pale complexion = <3

I'm somewhere beneath Mediterranean bronze average; unless I tan, I'm quite pale by this country's standards. They said it was anemia when I was young bah...

In any case, good night to all, especially the pale skinned demi-Irish

Posted by: canis216 Aug 20 2007, 02:04 AM

Seeing as how I spent the summer working and living in the outdoors, I'm pretty tan right now. Which is fine by me.

I've got some Scottish heritage, so my skin is naturally a bit pale, but I'm really active so it usually has some color.

Posted by: The Metal Mallet Aug 20 2007, 02:10 AM

It's my Scottish background that gave me my complexion. The German aspect probably doesn't help either....

Posted by: Zarrexaij Aug 20 2007, 02:15 AM

You're acting like being pale is necessarily a bad thing...

Posted by: The Metal Mallet Aug 20 2007, 02:20 AM

Haha, no, that wasn't what I was insinuating. I enjoy my paleness. I like having "whose more white" competitions with my friends. Rarely do I lose

Posted by: canis216 Aug 20 2007, 02:47 AM

See, I look better when I'm tanned. The freckles don't stand out in such relief.

Posted by: Ibis Aug 20 2007, 05:08 AM

I am quite pale even by native Floridian standards and Cain is even paler. He did have anemia and pneumonia as a child and his skin is also almost translucent. He won't go barechested even swimming publicly because on his chest and arms you can see ALL the blue veins right under his skin .. the big ones and even the small spider-webby ones ... and frankly, it freaks some people out pretty bad. His friends were telling some girls he was an alien once at the guy's backyard pool and I think the girls were half believing it. Outer space alien, not different country ... but young florida ladies will believe most anything, they've kind of seen it all by age fourteen or so around here.

But Cain also has dark brown eyes and brown hair, I think the contrast makes his skin look even paler. I am not as pale as him but I have dark-blondish hair and bue eyes .. so I am expected to have lighter skin. We both are taken to be much younger than we actually are, so I think it wise to stay out of the sun if you don't want to age too fast in appearance.

Now ... the reason we act so childish - that is a whole different story.

Posted by: jack cloudy Aug 20 2007, 08:07 AM

I'm pale. Yup, as if I'm a vampire who spent just a tad too many nights in his coffin.


Alright Ibis, one giant black-hole bomb to be delivered to your doorstep. Enjoy your awesome universe-destruction capabilities. (Actually, you're not destroying anything, just sucking it all up inside a black hole that grows to be the size of the galaxy.)

And I think I might join that contest, just for kicks. Edit: Nevermind, apparently it has been cancelled. Oh well.

Posted by: Rane Aug 20 2007, 10:49 AM

What the fudge.



Oh well.

Posted by: Gaius Maximus Aug 20 2007, 11:16 AM

(Weeps over the dead LotR discussion)

Oh well.

(Jumps into the current discussion about being pale)

Hah, I'm pale all the time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, etc. It's not that I attempt to not be pale... Trying to would consume my dear comp time.

[Golum Voice]Precioussss.... Comp time... Golum, golum![/Golum Voice]

Um... I, of course, am kidding... Dang the extensive vacation that makes me go crazy by the end!

Posted by: milanius Aug 20 2007, 12:18 PM

*deep breath*
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! :'(((

What have I do... wait a second, I didn't do anything. Mr. R, if you start writing poetry I am invading Finland with sole purpose of whipping yer butt into shape & making you once again a lovable dark antihero hellbent on slaughtering NPC's in various games. With WUB, of course. <3

Now back to being pale. It's not really too palish skin that I have so much as it's way whiter than everyone else in my wider family, with the noble exception of my sister [you're not getting photos, bastards, if you're not a bachelor and have yearly income that's at least 6 figures in some hard currency]. I recall the time I went for my checkup before shipping off to military and one female doctor in ORL said that I had 'aristocratic pale complexion'.

Posted by: The Metal Mallet Aug 20 2007, 02:06 PM

Awww I was hoping to see an epic duel between Rane and Wolfie. This is a quest for honour! Especially when one's will is defied!

*vocally urges for bloodshed*

Posted by: Wolfie Aug 20 2007, 03:42 PM

No epic duel for you! Unless you want to be the one duelling me
But that, that won't really be epic so much as you running about screaming from my mighty warmech

Posted by: jack cloudy Aug 20 2007, 03:52 PM

Oh, a warmech. What kind?

Yeah, I'm a self-proclaimed robonut. If I could, I would buy just about every japanese mecha anime I could get my hands on. Too bad I can't.

Posted by: milanius Aug 20 2007, 04:32 PM

Probably something resembling http://www.geneticanomaly.com/RPG-Motivational/slides/duels.html.

Anyhow, I have watched clouds cover sky all damn day and now they're moving out... not a single raindrop in the meantime and it's still humid as hell... well, really damp, wet parts of it, at least.

Posted by: Lord Revan Aug 20 2007, 05:47 PM

I like the Gundam series (Gundam Wing and Gundam Seed being my favorites). The inspiration from those TV shows, Lost Planet, and Armored Core4 (Xbox-360 video games with giant robot gameplay) gave me a base for the 885th Legion in my Fan-Fiction....... Hunter-Seekers and Specters were inspired by CAC 3.

Posted by: jack cloudy Aug 20 2007, 06:40 PM

I've seen a bit of Gundam Seed and Wing. Wing I frankly found a bit boring. There was this cool dude who survived a no-parachute drop from the 50th floor (and a cliff!). He was awesome but the rest I found disappointing. And the story didn't quite have it for me. My other favourite character there was the guy with the braided hair and the scythe using gundam. Least favourite. The girl.

Seed wasn't quite my thing either. Kira and Asran annoyed the heck out of me. Like gosh, can't they ever bring up different arguments after their half a dozen duels? And the battleship was too damn invincible. I did like the blond pilot fella though.

I've seen quite a bit of Super Robot wars (both Divine wars and the OVA. I preferred Divine wars, the OVA was too much 'watch Kyosuke kick behind in his invulnerable Alt-Eisen Riese). I hope I come across the last five episodes someday. I want to see SRX!

Other than that, I've been following Gundam Seed Destiny for a while. I absolutely hate Shinn (red-eyed Asran, only ten times as annoying.)
I also hate (in no order of preference)
The military girl with the pink skirt. Geez, what's with the constant Asran chasing?
The fake Lacus with the awfull dress that looks like it should fall down her legs whenever she breathes. She's like, another Asran nut and just plain annoying. By the way, is Asran a girl magnet or something?
Cagalli. Ok, you run onto a battlefield and think that everyone will just drop their guns and have a picnic together just because you order them? Geez, if Kira wasn't around to shoot down a missile swarm you would be swiss cheese by now.
The first officer. You look nice, but you should try to say something else than: ,,What?!" Talk about a limited vocabulary.

That said, I do happen to like Kira more now. Sure, he takes out all the tension but it is just cool to see some guy go uber and take out like 30+ grunts in less than a minute without killing anyone, just chopping and shooting off limbs everywhere. Also, Freedom has way too many guns.

So let's go with another list. Cool dudes this time. Sorry, but I haven't come across a cool female yet. Though Lacus is nice. Probably the only one who doesn't shout and scream and chase guys all the time. If everyone was so calm, the world would be a better place. Ok, the list.

Masked dude: Dang man, that's a cool mask. Too bad you exchanged your badass fighter for a repainted grunt mech. You rocked in that thing.
The scarred fella with one eye. He's got a prostethic arm with a gun mounted inside!

Wow, short list. Ok, another one. Cool mecha!

Freedom: I dig those guns man.

Zakus: They're cool, but their pilots suck.

The grunt mechs that constantly attack the Minerva: They look like a cheap gundam. But their pilots should really learn that flying in formation in a straight line is not how you should fly on a battlefield. Even Shinn can take them down like flies.

Saviour: Pretty cool, but Asran can't bring out the best of it. Also, it got chopped up by Freedom. The lesson? Don't mess with Freedom.

Gaia: Out of the stolen ones, this is the coolest. Too bad it can't fly and is piloted by a split personality lunatic.

The fighter the masked dude uses in the first few episodes: Detachable gunpods, yeah baby!

Impulse: You're quite cool but you're piloted by the most annoying dude ever (Shinn). Also, can Shinn pull of a single launch without his stupid barrel roll? Even when he was ferrying a dying person (Gaia's lunatic), he had to do a few barrel rolls first! Idiot!

Archangel: A sub, a spaceship and Freedom's carrier? Nice.

Minerva: Cool guns, but I don't like the launch deck for Impulse and the stupid 'bridge on an elevator'. I mean, I know that you want to be able to move your bridge away from those huge windows and into a more secured position, but you shouldn't have windows in the first place. Also, how secured is your secured position if even there you have windows? I mean, do you like it to have an enemy hover and point a gun at the ship, effectively taking your whole warship hostage? (Which reminds me, why do those cool guns stop firing all of a sudden when the hostage situation occurs?)

Posted by: Gaius Maximus Aug 20 2007, 07:54 PM

Gack, the unknown-thing-ness! The mech-discussion-ness! The... oh, you get it.

But anyway, if talking about mechs, then there was this whole cool happening in Warhammer 40k: Fire Warrior that involved not quite mechs, but half-mech people.

I was playing as a Fire Warrior (No, duh!) La'Kais, and had to rescue some general guy of our army (The Tau Empire). Well, nothing easier, run through a huge open space while being shot at from a huge aircraft, dive down into a passage, get shot at, then free this guy.

So ok, I run out into a massive area where a cutscene shows my guy attempting to free the general guy (I was looking somewhat like http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/15/Taubox.jpg, only lots cooler, since it was in-game and these are collectibles), only to be cut off by two Ultramarines, my first face-off against the dreaded guys. For comparison, take their http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/32/Warhammer40kUltramarine.JPG. They all look pretty much like that, sized like one Fire Warrior and half, only they wear those helmets that look 10 times better than mine (Come to think, my helmet looks like a... well, you know what I mean.). Pretty equal fight, huh? Plus, they were carrying like the friggin' best weapons I've yet seen. Was pretty good for them, until I didn't blast their whole suits offline along with them.

And then I thought they were scary. But yet to come were Chaos Marines, these guys make no sense, popping out of nowhere with their fancy-pants grenade launchers...

Posted by: jack cloudy Aug 20 2007, 08:35 PM

Sounds like you had some fun. I assume that the game is some sort of first/third person shooter?

I've got tons of favourite mechs.
Vampire: General soldier machine. Only limited flight, but comes with a wide variety of guns, grenades and perhaps a chainsaw.
Vampire MK-II: Basically the same thing, only better.
Zephyr: Full flight, twin gravity compression swords (swinging miniature black holes for melee? Yup), several guns and transformable into a fighter.
Silberfeder: Actually a civilian showmodel. Designed for a dancing contest (yes, dancing giant robots.), but it can also fly real fast.
Silberschwert: Same propulsion system as the Silberfeder and that's where similarities end. This is a close-combat model, complete with huge blade on head.
Soldares Infini: Over a hundred metres tall, and just as uber as its height suggests.
Eve: Ok, this is actually an alien but it looks like a mech.

Now don't bother looking on the net. They're all my creations and I have yet to model them. Except for the Soldares Infini, I haven't even begun on them yet.

For the Sol Infini, go here: http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/3d-wips/28000-super-robot-soldares.html

Yeah, I'm mean. Ok, for existing ones, I'd say Cybuster is hot. Or Freedom.

Posted by: Lord Revan Aug 20 2007, 08:45 PM

Hey, Jack, could you ever try and make a model/render for somr of my mechs. Just asking, it would be cool to see them in 3D (I can't even draw them in 2D if I wanted to).

Posted by: jack cloudy Aug 20 2007, 08:47 PM

I would love to. I do need tons of information though. Thruster placement, thruster style, guns, things like that. Pm me anytime you like.

Posted by: Gaius Maximus Aug 20 2007, 08:59 PM

Yep, it's a 1st person shooter (it's equally fun with Halo, due to both being good games where enemies have an actual AI) with my armor suit being shown in several cutscenes. It's taking place in Warhammer Universe, at the Tau invasion of Earth (Tau being the most advanced ranged fighters, I love their rifles) which was in response to whatever Imperium of Man did to Tau. I think it was capture of one of the spaceships, or leaders.

By the end, the Tau and Imperium got allied, and I've heard rumors my char will get to fight a Chaos Prince aided by the commander of Ultramarines (Oh, that'd be AWESOME!), but for now, I'm pretty much stuck: the http://www.nucleus.com/~richdesn/Crossfire/artgallery/chaossm.jpg (Couldn't pick up a screenshot of them in-game, but they look pretty much like that, minus the helmet with horns - they've got a deeper-reddish armor, and a helmet that's as spiky as the rest of their armor) are blocking my way, and the only thing they carry are the stupid grenade launchers that take down half my health, but aren't of much use due to the teleporting abbility of Chaos Marines. Dang their powers... I can't get past the destroying of the main engine of the Human Spaceship, due to the fact that they keep spawning behind my back when I try to make haste.

EDIT: Okay, all this Warhammer 40k discussion made me want to write a fanfic about it. Knowing me, I'll probably do it... which forum would be the most suitable for it? The Fan Fiction one, I guess?

Posted by: Zarrexaij Aug 21 2007, 02:02 AM

I wonder when the next person will drop AP Calculus. XD

I had six problems to do in AP Calc. Easy stuff. Rational functions are sorta fun, with the aymptotes and all...

The only homework I really had was stuff for AP Studio Art so I could get it finished ahead of time.

There's this guy in my CIS class. He's shorter than me. I just want to go up to him and snuggle him. XD

Posted by: Ibis Aug 21 2007, 03:21 AM

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Okay, well, I'll open the contest back up. It was cancelled, a few days ago, but I'll open it back up. We'll still need some other entries, so if you know anybody else who would be willing to participate, please direct them here. Thanks Ibis!


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Hear ye all you writers of Chorrol. Septim has reopened the writing contest I announced earlier in this coffeeshop thread - because of you'alls interest and some other people over at his site who do want to particitpate.

So here again iis the website url = http://z6.invisionfree.com/Septim741/index.php?showtopic=272

~~ And the two original url links:

Here is his contest news thread:
http://www.rpgdot.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3239192&f=73&sid=06d6fcfaa4aac9c8dfa160d75ae6b7ce

And here is the URL to his website .. http://z6.invisionfree.com/Septim741

Posted by: Lord Revan Aug 21 2007, 06:36 AM

I'll try and PM you tomorow, but it will be basic stuff. I've been trying to find screenshots of the various things that are similar to the Legionnaires, but it's proving harder than I first thought.

Posted by: milanius Aug 21 2007, 11:12 AM

I'm having mah coffee right now, and remixed PRODIGY is blasting away at me. Everything is neat at this moment, even the air is breathable... why the hell am I so depressed emotastic then?

*seriously considers chopping off his legs so he could be 5 feet tall *

Posted by: Zarrexaij Aug 22 2007, 12:21 AM

God, quit taunting me with hot redheaded goth twins.

They're a little tall for my liking though, but damn. You're just mean, God.

Posted by: Priest of Sithis Aug 22 2007, 12:31 AM

Seems you and the big man upstairs need to have a heart to heart Z.

So you are taking AP Calc, my my, free money for you! Remember, go to college and use your skills, you are smart....cure cancer or something.

Posted by: Zarrexaij Aug 22 2007, 12:41 AM

Yeah, I figure. It's also long overdue too.

I'm going to college for Computer Science and Psychology. If I don't want to do psychology, I can always go into programming/"computer engineering."

Excuse me future engineers, but that name is just retarded. It's programming and design, not computer engineering. Computer engineering sounds a lot different than it actually is.

Posted by: Priest of Sithis Aug 22 2007, 12:49 AM

Well, at least you know which direction the future is going, I had a teacher tell me senior year to take a semester of Literature Developement which was basically, writing a bunch of stuff down, filing it, and learning about how to better your own writing and boring stuff, seriously, we sat in a small room and wrote. Nothing else. Suicide was my next choice but luckily, they had Coed Sports, so I took that.

Z, so you are taking Psycology, What is my "mental condition" if I kill people that annoy me and feel no regret lol?

Posted by: Ibis Aug 22 2007, 02:41 AM

I am no psychologist but you sound like Morag Tong to me.

Zarr, Computer Design is very hot now. We have Full Sail Media School in our area and it is ranked among the top 5 media schools in the world and believe me, those grads are getting the jobs to kill for!

Posted by: Zarrexaij Aug 22 2007, 02:54 AM

Nawwh, that's the Dark Brotherhood.

I have four chapters left in my A+ Certification book, so it won't be long before I'm taking my A+ Certification test. Then off to the Network book... blerghy. Man, won't I look smart with those two certifications with my high school diploma.

Posted by: The Metal Mallet Aug 22 2007, 02:12 PM

Oh damn, I'm paying for that party I went to now. Soooo tired due to lack of sleep and I got a terrible taste in my mouth that doesn't seem to want to go away even after brushing my teeth. Fortunately my stomach doesn't feel absolutely terrible...

Overall though, I had fun last night. My friend threw a party for all those leaving town to go to college/university, so I was one of the guests of honour. Basically that means I got free booze and someone made these giant cards/autograph book and everybody that was there signed it, some of which were amusingly inappropriate.

It's cool to have friends that do these kind of things for you.

Posted by: milanius Aug 23 2007, 12:54 AM

Sithis: As a layman, I'd say your condition can be summed by a technical phrase "****ed up, LOL!"

Zarr: Worldfull of envy here, dear, since A+ was something I always wanted to take. Not gonna happen, though... but 'ey, we can't all be smart?

Mallet: Mouthwash only [emergency procedure], then LOTS of yogurt, but only regular one, in the morning. Yogurt does miracles with hangovers.

Mil: You silly sod, getting sad over a videogame and its characters... so what if it's Silent Hill! *slaps himself*


edit:
Zarr's Internet: BEHAVE AND STAY ABOVE 12kbps OR I'M SO COMING OVER TO KICK YOUR DONKEY! That is all, good night.

Posted by: Ibis Aug 23 2007, 05:07 AM

That was my second guess. And Milanius seems to now be posting messages to himself .. god, the heat has finally sizzled his brain. I was afraid of this. Happens all the time in Florida... thus accounting for all the random parrotheads.

Posted by: milanius Aug 23 2007, 10:31 AM

Mil: STOP BLOODY BOUNCING AGAINST WALLS! I don't care if live cover of "King Kong Five" is to die for & jump up, up, UP, there is expensive hardware in here! *noble seamstress facepalm*


[yes, the heat is rising again gonna be 41 C at peak today, that's 106 Fahrenheit for you Americanos. Thank god for airconditioning, I am NOT going outside anymore]

Posted by: Ibis Aug 23 2007, 07:53 PM

Oh yeh, I forgot that as the number one rule in my climate advice .... never ever ever go outside. At least not by daylight. This accounting for the rumor of vampirisma and lycomancy in Florida swamps/metros.

Posted by: Lord Revan Aug 23 2007, 08:05 PM

Vampirism and Lycanthropy? Or were you just joking?

Posted by: Ibis Aug 24 2007, 12:48 AM

ahaha ... caught me, Lord Revan. T'was a typo I decided to live with rather than get the 'edited' flag.

Posted by: Zarrexaij Aug 24 2007, 01:08 AM

Dammit, the guy who was supposed to show up for my dedicated server test on AvP2 online never showed. Dammit.

Today was good, I suppose. Not looking forward to tomorrow's one hour lunch. That lasts for-ev-er, not to mention the eight classes make it feel like I get out of school at 6.

I hate my Spanish II class. Can we get to work already? Yeah, I'm bored with that class. Sue me.

Hey, I actually sat with someone for lunch today. I got tired of being alone.

Posted by: Lord Revan Aug 24 2007, 01:22 AM

My two-year Spanish course in school is the easiest class I have. No homework, I'm one of the best students (I pay attention and remember 98% of the things our teacher tells us). Most of the other students get bored and resort to argueing with each other and falling backwards on their chairs, etc.

In essense, I'm one of the few who strives to learn something. Btw, schools starts next week for me! *Smug*

Posted by: The Metal Mallet Aug 24 2007, 01:30 AM

It just dawned on me that I'll be moving out of my house and living on my own (basically) in less than 2 weeks... Man that came up fast. Ohwell, I think I will be prepared. Just sucks that I'll have to be attending college AND working at the same time, but I gotta pay for rent so that's the way it goes.

Posted by: Zarrexaij Aug 24 2007, 01:30 AM

Can I trade you Spanish classes? 'Cause mine sucks really hard.

Apparently my ex-boyfriend is a hero to the guys I hang out with during lunch. "Narcolepsy dude" lawl.

I had an interesting discussion today. We played spot the emokid, and my friend said "You mean the two gingerkids who are always together, the ones with the weird haircuts?" I replied, "No, they're goth." He asked, "Are they gay or brothers or something, because they're always together..." I answered, "Uhh... they're both redheaded, they're both the same height, they look almost exactly alike I'm pretty sure they're brothers but I guess they could be incestuous brothers.... speaking of which, you don't see many ginger goths."

Man the conversations I get into.

Posted by: The Metal Mallet Aug 24 2007, 01:31 AM

Well gingers at least don't have to wear makeup to appear pale. They're just naturally like that.

Wouldn't red go well with black? You'd think there would be more red headed goths then...

Posted by: Zarrexaij Aug 24 2007, 01:35 AM

You would think so, yes. Red goes go well with black, but you just don't see very many ginger goths for some reason.

I want to touch the ginger goth brother's hair, the one with the mohawk. His hair looks soft. If I can talk to my former geometry teacher (!finally!) I can touch a redheaded goth's hair, even if he doesn't like it. >:D

Posted by: The Metal Mallet Aug 24 2007, 01:44 AM

Haha, go for it. You could make a stealth mission out of it.

Speaking of soft hair, yours truly has often heard surprised remarks about how soft his hair is from those of the opposite sex. I usually don't have stuff in it in, so some of them like to run their fingers through it.

Posted by: Zarrexaij Aug 24 2007, 01:51 AM

Ooh! Does that make me a seeeecret agent woooman?

I've wanted to introduce myself to him. He looks pretty interesting, and I'm hoping he's as intelligent as he looks. Looks cynical and snarky though, but I'm the same way so it's alllll good.

I just wish he wasn't so tall... normally chicks are attracted to tall guys. I'm an exception. I prefer guys closer to my height because they bring me more comfort. I just don't trust taller guys as much because of deeply seated issues I'd rather not speak about. But he looks very interesting, and he's attractive, so he could be an exception to my rule.

Edit: Why in the world is my avatar being stretched to 90 by 90? It's 90 by 70, it fits within the limits....

Posted by: Lord Revan Aug 24 2007, 03:13 AM

When I got my black hair cut short (shorter than I normally keep it, so about buzz-cut short) these two girls I know kept trying to touch it. I've also seen different girls and a different guy in the same situation, it was amusing to watch him have the same awkward reaction that I did.

Posted by: Zarrexaij Aug 24 2007, 03:16 AM

Yeah, I used to have random people touch my hair because a chick in my Creative Writing class (sophmore year) touched my hair.

The word got out my hair was softer than bunny fur. >_<

Posted by: Lord Revan Aug 24 2007, 03:27 AM

Well, the moral for me is not to cut my hair really short again. The less people touching my hair (boys and girls, but girls a little more) the better. Most of the guys at middle school have girl friends already, and don't understand why I want to wait until college (or after that).

Still, since my cousin backs me up on not dating until, at least, high school (which he is) I am firm in my stance on dating or not. *I've gotten notes in my locker.... never answered them though* There's also a mexican kid in my spanish class who talks like he's a pimp.

Posted by: Zarrexaij Aug 24 2007, 03:30 AM

I dated my ex for four years and I've yet to regret it. You might find someone who changes your mind.

Nah, I won't touch his hair until I get to know him. At least then I'm less likely to get a restraining order.

Posted by: Lord Revan Aug 24 2007, 03:36 AM

Yeah, the first part went without saying, but I haven't found her yet. Still, it doesn't stop some guys from thinking I'm wierd because I don't date girls yet, and all of my friends are other boys (some could be described as somewhat mal-adjusted).

The girls I know aren't the type I would have at my house or spend thirty minutes talking to in many different kinds of circumstances. So I don't have any personal friends who are girls.

Posted by: Priest of Sithis Aug 24 2007, 04:27 AM

Hey man, in the words of the immortal Priest, (lol)

Girls are girls man, and guys are guys. Girls like guys, and guys like girls. That's it.

Haw haw, what a worthless quote, the Priest could definately come up with something better, if he was better,...

But on a serious note, that is very respectable that you are looking for your match. Personally, I haven't had a girlfriend yet that can take my sacarsm and general laziness, but hey, there's one out there. I don't think you are weird if that counts. Also, she's out there, keep looking!

Good luck! Hopefully you won't need it.

Posted by: The Metal Mallet Aug 24 2007, 05:43 AM

Well currently I don't feel like looking for someone since the only people I know right now are local people, and since I'm less than 2 weeks from moving out of town; getting into a relationship with someone around here seems a bit pointless. But I'm moving to the big city now! The sea has gotten bigger I guess


Usually I think it's my approach of trying to woo woman that doesn't work out too well. See, I don't want to start dating a stranger, so I attempt to befriend a person first. When that happens I turn out to be too much of a friend, and not enough of a person that they might be interesting into going to the next level with. C'est la vie...

Posted by: milanius Aug 24 2007, 02:49 PM

Zarrexaij Quotemania hour.

And thus, the forming of Brigade begins...

BUNNY FUR! <3 Damn you, must you have EVERYTHING - looks, brains, diplomas and soft cuddly hair?

Look at the bright side - at least no one tried to smell your hair. Or did they? :/

Presumed best case scenario:

Zarr: "Hi! You're cute for a tall guy may I touch your hair?"
Pseudoincestual Ginger Brother No.1: " o_O ...okay."
*mission accomplished*

See?

...
It's hot as ever. It's more like actual [and not just emotional] desert right now. I'm locked up in this safehouse I call home and soon, there will be more coffee ahead. <3

On a side note one of our cousins from Canada [he lives in Markham, not too far away from my sis] visited us briefly and we talked for few hours about him, his family and Sale [short for Aleksandra, my sister's name]. Whenever I hear how hard she has it there, I get gloomy. She is on welfare now and has to choose between 2 trainings in near future: either go to community college and earn a degree to be a teacher [she has Masters in mechanical engineering, so that's a plus], or train to be ECG nurse [pros - less time in training, less money needed, has reasonable job perspective; cons - no real connection to anything she has done before and she likes teaching more, in any case].
But it's her life, her choices too, and I can't eat myself because of it. Or, can I?
Bah.

Posted by: Ibis Aug 24 2007, 07:52 PM

Milanius, so your sister is in Canada, do you have a sister at home as well or is she the one that you refer to occassionally?

Metal Mallet, I had to work my way through college, I didn't actually finish but that was because of a boyfriend problem, pretty stupid now looking back on it .. I should have concentrated on school, the guy is longgone. But, it wasn't that bad since I just had a part time job at the university health center.

Zarr, you are so shy/bold and cute .. I think that you should just go for it and introduce yourself to this tall goth twin. And think, you could wear very high heels or wedge shoes and still be shorter than him. That may make you more comfortable to be nearer his height.

As for redhaired goths ... we've got scads of them down here in florida. We have a major branch of the Paul Mitchell Hairstyle School right in our neighborhood and so we see all the hairdos you could imagine. Pink, purple, green and even an attempt at plaid .. (looked awful.) Also lots of different makeup looks and dark blue, purple, green nail polish. I myself wear white nails, white lipstick and white mascara with lavender eyelids = angel goth.

Lots of peircings and tats too .. but the thing that gets me about these florida goths is that they let themselves get too tan. It just doesn't look as authentic to see freckles/brown skin instead of the traditional pale. Some of them stay true to the lunar complexion .. glowy and pale.

Posted by: milanius Aug 24 2007, 09:33 PM

That's the only sister I have. We're both tired, as it seems.

Posted by: Zarrexaij Aug 25 2007, 02:13 AM

Apparently both of them don't like to be bothered. Crap. I just can't win, can I.

I still want to get to know him. I looked for him today but couldn't find him... I guess I could get one of my acquantinces who talks to both the gingerkid daywalkers introduce me or something.

Sigh.... just my damn luck.

Posted by: milanius Aug 25 2007, 02:21 AM

Mutual contacts, dear? It's wort a shot, if the guy's interesting...


In any case, I suck at AvP 2 multiplayer - let's face it, I am old, my eyesight is lousy, my hands are shaking [sclerosis XD], etc etc, insert random whining excuse here...

Posted by: Zarrexaij Aug 25 2007, 02:37 AM

Oh, it's definitely worth trying. If he ends up finding a girlfriend I'll be so depressed....

Posted by: milanius Aug 25 2007, 02:47 AM

Then act swiftly, go forth & find mutual friends! Godspeed.

Posted by: Zarrexaij Aug 25 2007, 02:56 AM

Oh, I know someone I can go through to talk to him. It's just a matter if this works or not...

Posted by: milanius Aug 25 2007, 02:24 PM

I went to bed at approx. 5Am. Then got up at 8:30AM, so I could get my mom & dad's pensions [cash - don't ask, we don't use credit cards, barbariun country]. Promptly passed out when I got back from the cue at the postal office [where they have a savings account] and slept, with some weird dreams too, up to 12:00. I think I'll need more coffee.

Posted by: Priest of Sithis Aug 25 2007, 08:43 PM

Depression is so overrated, what you meant to say was that you will engage in Mortal Kombat with said girlfriend. That would be, simply amazing.

Posted by: milanius Aug 25 2007, 10:19 PM

Whuh, who is engaging who's girlfiend in MK?
And yes, that would be smashing, much like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alatriste. Man oh man, WHAT A MOVIE.

Posted by: Zarrexaij Aug 26 2007, 01:25 AM

MMM... a real chocolate malt.

Working on a project for AP English Lit.... yeah, it's boring, but I haveta do it. It's a personal brochure, and I just think it sucks.

The assignment, I mean. No one really cares who I am (well, around where I live at least), and I well, uhh, don't really care to do such a project.

Posted by: Ibis Aug 26 2007, 06:49 AM

Wow, Alatriste looks good, Milanius. I added it to my Save list with Netflix. Apparently it isn't available for rental yet. D2rnation .. I am still waiting for the third Pirates of Caribbean to come up at Netflix. If it isn't by Labor Day I'm gonna be seriously vexed, saavy??

Zarr, make up stuff for your personal brochure. Did they say you have to tell the truth. Just make the first clause about you that "I am a furious liar" .. should work from there.

Posted by: The Metal Mallet Aug 26 2007, 07:36 AM

Well I am a happy lad tonight. UFC 74 was on tonight and I was 7 out of 9 for my picks, 5 for 5 for the main card fights. I'm very happy Canadians Georges St.Pierre, Patrick Cote won their fights. Not to mention Randy Couture absolutely dominated a person 14 years younger than him; it was absolutely crazy to see that.

Now I can't wait until the free event showing in two weeks. "Rampage" Jackson versus Dan Henderson; should be pretty epic.

Posted by: milanius Aug 26 2007, 09:20 PM

Wait.

You get to do a "HOW AWESOME I AM" project on 50 pages and you hate it?
If you don't want to, I can do the assignment for you...


Ibis, that movie was a bit pompous at times [like anything spanish, really], but it was awesome, if not a bit too bloody at times. And, it has Vigo.

...
I wish I could skip tomorrow and just go to the day after it. Luckily, it's only 24 hours.

Posted by: Zarrexaij Aug 26 2007, 11:56 PM

You're right. I should pull a Maddox, make it about how awesome I am and if you disagree, you are wrong!

It will be chock full of pure, concentrated awesomeness. Yay me!

Didn't do much today. Besides Calc homework (mondo easy) and Guitar Hero.

Posted by: milanius Aug 27 2007, 10:59 AM

dam straite .o/

I am going to try & lurk more today knocking on wood, involving possible employment, has been executed.

Posted by: Zarrexaij Aug 28 2007, 01:46 AM

I had a good day. I handed out sticky notes during lunch to the people I sit with and chaos ensued. The reason I gave 'em sticky notes? So we could tag the emo kids during lunch.

Don't want to go to Spanish II tomorrow. <_<

Posted by: Lord Revan Aug 28 2007, 01:47 AM

Well, I brought up Mass Effect and Halo 3 in an earlier coffee shop, but got favorable responses for neither. Well, now that their almost complete in terms of development and their shipping soon, I'll bring them up again.

Bungie has confirmed these features for Halo 3-

-playbacks of multiplayer battles and campiegn missions (from all player's prospectives, and any angle).
-the return of the assualt rifle and the flamethrower.
-the existance of two new grenades (you can hold all four kinds, but only two each).
- four player co-op mode for campiegn
-unprecedented AI sophistication (i.e: "Brute Pack behavior" and Scarab battle)
-new UNSC ATV, "troop carrier" version of the Warthog, and Brute ghost
-wieldable turrets (rip them off of their emplacements and rampage with them
-different armor designs for use in multiplayer

[I'm probably missing two or three]
But I'll post a link to http://masseffect.bioware.com/

Btw, The Last Legion and Bourne Ultimatum were great movies!

Posted by: Priest of Sithis Aug 28 2007, 02:59 AM

Troubling, a new problem has arose in the Priest's world;

MOTHER'S BIRTHDAY!

The tension is killing me! If i get her something cheap, she'll think she's cheap and hell will ensue. It I go lavish, she'll get mad at me for wasting my money!

Help....

BTW....She's 49

Posted by: Lord Revan Aug 28 2007, 03:07 AM

*Thumps Priest on the back* Well, man, it was nice knowing you, see you on the other side.

Posted by: Zarrexaij Aug 28 2007, 03:12 AM

Well, you could be a little more precise with things she likes.

Posted by: Lord Revan Aug 28 2007, 03:15 AM

Well, define lavish..... Normally, my dad and I just give my mom a happy birthday card each, Mom never gets mad.

Posted by: The Metal Mallet Aug 28 2007, 06:52 AM

I usually give my mother something craft related. Like a big, scented candle or one of those little statues with animals trying to act like people or something.

Posted by: milanius Aug 28 2007, 11:37 AM

My parents are awesome. They tell me straight away "please, DON'T buy me anything for birthday!", so I get them new underwear or deodorants/aftershave and they're fine.

Posted by: Ibis Aug 28 2007, 07:07 PM

I paint a homemade card with watercolors for my Dad, and he loves it; no matter how good or bad it actually looks. lol

This year I was way out of practice due to the fact that there's been an incessant drip from the air conditioner duct which is directly over my art area (the landlord fixed it now.) But I painted a rendition of our pool by the lake with me swimming in it and Cain as lifeguard under an umbrella chair .. and he loved it.

It was quite babyish but he termed it ultra-modern style. tahaha! (parents = we've really got them wrapped around our little fingers, don't we?)

Posted by: milanius Aug 28 2007, 08:43 PM

Rest o' the day was a slightly moderate disaster. I'll just say we have to call our plumber again tomorrow, since he screwed up today.

In other news, my hands now smell of pig blood and no amount of rinsing with soap can help. Me, paps and my uncle chopped up 3 little piggies he [uncle] slaughtered earlier today into quarters. One pig is for us, 2 are for someone else. Not particularly pleasant job, but someone has to do it.

Posted by: Zarrexaij Aug 29 2007, 12:04 AM

Why is it that the people who would make the worst parents always are parents?

Posted by: Lord Revan Aug 29 2007, 12:54 AM

Maybe because they nurse the bad habits that make them bad parents in the first place...... In more than a few cases.

Posted by: Zarrexaij Aug 29 2007, 12:57 AM

I'm tagging the daywalkers in the morning.

I'm mostly curious about how the heck they become parents in the first place.

Posted by: Wolfie Aug 29 2007, 01:46 AM

Well...... when a Mommy and a Daddy love each other very much....
hehehehe

Maybe it's because the people who make terrible parents are also the people who are seemingly incapable of utlising contraceptives, despite there being multitudinous forms, widely and cheaply available >_>

Posted by: Zarrexaij Aug 29 2007, 02:48 AM

You know, I think you're right.

Remind me never to have brats kids until I can afford it i.e. out of college with a good-paying job with all debt paid.

Posted by: Ibis Aug 29 2007, 04:48 AM

Wolfie said what I was going to ... that the people who make the worst parents are also the most careless.

Posted by: milanius Aug 29 2007, 09:44 AM

Murphy's Law.

I'd say something here, but Wolfie beat me to it.

Truth is, some people don't PLAN or even THINK but they still go and have kids which then endure crap in their lives.
Sure, I am getting loads of bull every now & then for being 30 & single, without a family of my own, but I know that with this level of maturity and being an economic ruin I'd be a terrible father. I would have doomed my children to same conditions I had and I don't want that. Dear Cas, stick to your plan since it's the only smart thing to do.

...
In 30 minutes I'm of to this tiny local TV station that needs junior video-editor[s]... fact that one of their PC's hard drives is infected and the guy who worked there called me this morning to ask ME if I have any antiviral programs available made me go O_o these people aren't serious at all, but I reckon I'd need every bit of experience I can get. Oh well.

Posted by: Ibis Aug 29 2007, 07:06 PM

Wow, sounds like a very good reference on a resume, Mil. Good luck with that.

Posted by: milanius Aug 29 2007, 08:17 PM

XD

dear god, they HAD Avast! Home edition, but they didn't know how to update the expired license for another year. In the meantime, their office PC got so infected that format & Windows reinstall is only real solution.

It remains to be seen [and I need to be contacted, obviously tomorrow since they didn't call today] whether they would want me to go trough 2-week crash course in editing [since I never worked with certain programs] or they'll seek someone else. Sweet Hesus, I love this country. It's so Chaotic and Neutral. <3 <3 <3

Posted by: Zarrexaij Aug 30 2007, 12:08 AM

Damn daywalkers. I saw them in the morning, but they went away from me. ;_;

That's it. I'm getting them tomorrow. I heard at least one of them goes out to lunch, so... damn. I guess I'll have to hunt them down next morning.

Today I intentionally wore all black, fixed my hair so I'd have bangs over my eyes, and put on some black eyeliner. Guess how many people realized that? One person. I did this on purpose to for reactions. Damn.

Posted by: Ibis Aug 30 2007, 12:41 AM

Ooohh, I think you'd look so pretty like that Zarr. See, I noticed. You have the neatest sweetheart shaped face. I wish I could draw it and give you bangs and black eye liner, but my scanner doesn't work with w2k and I'd never be able to pull it off in Paint.

~~~~~~~~~~~

HEAR YEE ... HEAR YE!! I am once again appealing to the excellent writers here at Chorrol. I know you guys are great because I've read some of the stories. The Dungeon Writing contest at http://z6.invisionfree.com/Septim741/index.php?showtopic=473&st=0#entry8040571 is still open until August 31st.

I know that doesn't give all that much time, but you guys are so good - I know alot of you could pull it off. The dungeon just need be eiither a cave, a ruins or an old fort and the monsters in it should be native to Oblivion. Other than that you are free to make up what you will. The winner's dungeon will be built into the present main mod that is being worked on by Septim and crew.

The reason why no one at his own site has entered the contest is that they are all involved in various stages of modding. So ... as it turns out, yours truly is the one entrant into the dugeon contest. While I wouldn't mind winning by default; I made a fatal error, I included a dragon in my dungeon tale - a wee small one mind you that could almost pass for a lizard, but a dragon none the less. And dragons are not native to Oblivion .. not without Akatosh. But they don't want to give advantage over other writers to anyone, sp they will not be adding mods to accomodate the dungeon contest winning entry.

That means that possibly = no one will win the contest and the mod will have a huge void where the winning dungeon was supposed to be featured. So, you guys are talented writers and I think can see a plum for the picking when you see one. Enough said.

Posted by: Zarrexaij Aug 30 2007, 12:59 AM

I wish my ex would stop making me miserable. I love him very much, and I did not want to separate, but it was a mutual agreement. We thought it would be best for each other. He's acting all miserable and pissed off, and he's squashing my feelings in the process.

I just wish he would realize that he is my best friend and I love him more than anything.

Posted by: Priest of Sithis Aug 30 2007, 02:53 AM

From a male standpoint, he may still have feelings for you...

Also, what bugs guys the most, If you want to get him back for bugging you, is the pursuit of other male species. That will drive him bonkers. Many a time i watch in submission as a ex does her number on the halfwits all around me. Damnation!

Posted by: Ibis Aug 30 2007, 07:11 AM

My my priest, did it never occur to you that maybe they are doing it for the effect it will have on you? Perhaps they are trying to make you jealous. Especially if the guy really is a half wit.

Posted by: stargelman Aug 30 2007, 10:35 AM

I returned from a combined business and pleasure trip to Munich on Tuesday.

First I, my father, his wife, my sister and my niece went to a little remote village near Munich to visit the family of my uncle (they have six children!). My second oldest cousin there is getting married and we were attending the traditional festivities that celebrate an upcoming wedding in a smaller circle some time before the actual wedding. This type of event is called "Polterabend" and as the name suggests it has something to do with "Poltergeist", which is supposedly driven away by smashing endless amounts of table ware on the ground which the happy couple-to-be then has to clean up - and just when they think they're done someone smashes some more!

I hadn't seen my people there for at least 10 years which was way too long a time and it was really great. All our cousins are now grown up and it was really cool to hear about how and what they're doing now.

After that I went to Munich for the business part which luckily was short and relatively painless. I even got to eat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weisswurst for breakfast in the hotel, so it was all good.

Posted by: minque Aug 30 2007, 07:43 PM

Ha! Stargie, that sounds just great! So did you smash a lot of tableware then? But hmmm weisswurst? My son had Nürnberger bratwurst for breakfast the other day.....ach....he likes the stuff....I canīt say I do actually!

Anyway I had a gret time in Germany during my vacation, lots of sun, swimming, beer, and great food...yummy! It was too short of course, I could have stayed longer...

But Iīll soon be off to Germany again....on business to Erlangen...oh aye itīs bavaria alright, but Iīll see to avoid too much bratwurst!

Posted by: Zarrexaij Aug 31 2007, 12:07 AM

Apparently my ex boyfriend is having trouble fitting in at college... he's walking in on people giggling and talking and they stop and look shocked when he enters the room. Poor guy is being talked to behind his back and I'm not there to kick their asses.

I STILL NEED TO TAG THE DAYWALKERS. Damn you ginger goth kids! I'll stop them in the morning, even if they hate me for it. Do I care? HELL NO! I will Zarrify them.

I had a wonderful day. I <3 my votech class.

Posted by: milanius Aug 31 2007, 01:17 AM

hehehe

Hurricane Zarr is about to hit Chickasha High School XD it targets redheads, in particular.

Posted by: Zarrexaij Aug 31 2007, 01:45 AM

Hawt ginger gawths even more in particular!

I'm dy-no-mite!

Posted by: milanius Aug 31 2007, 01:50 AM

That reminded me of Beastie Boys, too <3 ahh, they'll be back... someday.

Zarr, do you have all the gear necessary? Net, tranquilizers, handcuffs, feather [do not. ask.]? If so, proceed to Staging point 1 tomorrow morning and wait for the target there.

Posted by: Zarrexaij Aug 31 2007, 01:55 AM

Don't you mean ACDC? I stole the line from one of their songs. XD

You name it, I have it. Except for a whip. I can buy one though, if needed.

Posted by: milanius Aug 31 2007, 02:03 AM

let the spanking games operation "Enduring Redheads" commence! "As Dibella is my witness, I shall never go without redheads again!"

Posted by: Zarrexaij Aug 31 2007, 02:07 AM

Mwahahahahaha! I shall infect them with my mighty Zarreness!

Watcha gunna do now, beep?

Posted by: milanius Aug 31 2007, 02:11 AM

They will call you uncle, perhaps?

Anyway, good night & good luck again, dear. Try not to drug them too much, they're more fun awake. [presumably?]

Posted by: Zarrexaij Aug 31 2007, 02:14 AM

If I can call the attractive one Sheogorath, then I can be an uncle even though I lack male genitalia.

Posted by: Priest of Sithis Aug 31 2007, 05:09 AM

You know, there are certain procedures that, for a fee, add certain desirables from the opposite gender. You would just have to live in a country that cares little about this for the surgery.

Anyways, why Sheogorath? I heard that the ginger kids have no souls....

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 1 2007, 12:24 AM

You're talking to someone whose nickname is Super Ginger (take a guess why). And Sheogorath? Because Sheogorath is awesome.

I managed to tag the daywalkers today, by the way. +125 points. I win.

I had such crappy sleep last night.... 12-something, maybe 1 when I feel asleep. I woke up at 5 too. Today was pretty good though. Now I just have to talk to them....

I lack people skills. I'm a nerd, so sue me.

Posted by: milanius Sep 1 2007, 01:11 AM

...what are these 'people skills' you speak of?

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 1 2007, 01:13 AM

I honestly don't know, I just know that people say I need some of those.

Posted by: milanius Sep 1 2007, 01:37 AM

Humm... so that's what my paps is always screaming about, 'you have no people skills, no friends, don't know how to behave in public...' - yeah, I'll look into it. Someday. When I'm not too buggered.

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 1 2007, 01:39 AM

Me too Mil, me too.

If I don't talk to them Tuesday, someone hurt me over the internet.

Posted by: milanius Sep 1 2007, 01:53 AM

Oh, I'll hurt you alright... I know how much you loathe cute & fuzzy creatures - so, if you don't talk to them, prepare for a barrage of wee puppy pictures <3 also, MUAHAHAHAHA.

[who am I kidding, I'll just annoy you with pictures of coffee & cookies :/]

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 1 2007, 01:54 AM

Mmmmmmmmmm coookies and coffee!

What kind of cookies and coffee?

Posted by: milanius Sep 1 2007, 02:05 AM

Umm lemme see... coffee is straight black Turkish [I brew it myself], sugar/milk/cream is optional; I'll also throw away the sludge, even if it makes me cry.

As for cookies: http://www.banini.co.yu/products.sweets.asp?show=toto&language=english

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 1 2007, 02:07 AM

If it's dark roast... *blargh*

Those sound interesting, by the way.

Posted by: milanius Sep 1 2007, 02:13 AM

Oh you can bet your half-Irish tushie they're interesting <3 they crumble in your mouth when you bite in half, then you can melt them in 30 seconds... but if you aren't as patient, you just munch on'em and the filling + choc coating makes you go ... god damn it. I'll have to get some tomorrow, when I am done with obligations.

Good night folks, I'm leaving it up to you to discuss your favorite brands of cookies

Posted by: Pisces Sep 1 2007, 04:18 AM

I recently made a batch of vegan chocolate chip cookies, yummy!! Only 1 left now.

Posted by: Ibis Sep 1 2007, 04:19 AM

ok well since Milanius has gone soft for Zarr (like he always does) ... I will have to be tuff.

And Zarr, if you don't talk directly and flirtatiously with that preemo ginger goth by tomorrow - I'm going to barrage you with cute pitiful kitten piccies ... until you scream or throw up or both.

Here is the first sample .. http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x224/BrainRat/thatscalled.beer.jpg

Here is example two ... http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x224/BrainRat/2kitty.jpg

I'll keep 'em coming .. I swear ..

Posted by: Priest of Sithis Sep 1 2007, 06:37 AM

the kitty in the pilsner is a fine photo, well played,

I summon....

http://www.funnypart.com/pictures/FunnyPart-com-kitty_sniper.jpg

So meak, yet breathtakingly silent.

Posted by: milanius Sep 1 2007, 09:48 AM

Bleurgh. I had some 3-4 hours of sleep, which is astounding. What's not good is, I had to get up.

Anyway, Coffee + Kittens = http://www.petafoo.com/files/images/funny-kittens.preview.jpg Fuzzy feline caffeine goodness.

Huh, vegan chocolate cookies? No milk, or eggs?


edit: finally, there is a mother of all storms outside - RAIN, RAIN <3

Posted by: Pisces Sep 1 2007, 11:35 AM

Yep yep, soy milk instead, it has lots of protein so acts as a sticker-togetherer like eggs, a bit too well sometimes. I'm still mastering the recipe...or lack of one, they are good, better than cookies bought from a package, but not exceptional, chocolate chip cookies should cause orgasms in women.

Posted by: stargelman Sep 1 2007, 11:36 AM

Minquey, it's not fried, it's cooked. It's nothing like Bratwurst. Try it, but be sure to eat them with sweet mustard!

Posted by: milanius Sep 1 2007, 02:17 PM

In other forums I'm a honoured user enough to quote such glorious statements in my signature, but here...


...meh, I'll be a honoured user here, too sigged!

Posted by: minque Sep 1 2007, 02:17 PM

Cooked????? Ewwww if you cook them they are still white! Now that is my problem..I canīt stand white sausages! They remind me of ....well something I canīt mention here, but it should be obvious....

I used to like bratwurst until I saw them in a grocery store....ewww..

But Iīll close my eyes and try...sometimes when Iīm a tad drunk maybe...


Oh and please more cute kitties! I loooooooooooooove cut kitties...or kiffies

Posted by: milanius Sep 1 2007, 02:31 PM

As requested, Minque dear:

http://www.pcw.gr/photos/funny_kitten.jpg
http://www.bobpitch.com/anon/bumhug_cat%20funny%20kitten.jpg

Posted by: minque Sep 1 2007, 02:48 PM

Awww thanks Mil! My sweetie......Iīm really a cat-person, I adore cats and kitties...iihhhhh

Posted by: Ibis Sep 1 2007, 08:34 PM

Lovely cups o' kittys and recent pics too. I agree with you totally about the white sausage, Minque. I tried many of the sausages in Germany and loved them but I couldn't even imagine who ever thought up white sausage. Just couldn't try it.

Vegan cookies?? Is that like ... no vanilla bean has been injured in this process; all involved were stunt beans?? Pisces, you are funny. It's not cookies that cause ladies to have orgasms, more like bagettes, hmmm?

Posted by: minque Sep 1 2007, 09:47 PM

Ah Ibis...nice you do understand me...hehe weīre similar age you and me....it matters you know.

Oh dear..I think Iīm a tad drunk tonight....damn..

Posted by: milanius Sep 1 2007, 10:52 PM

well I see this thread is getting interesting even without the white sausage fest totally dominated by ladies.


In any case, what I forgot to report: I went to that TV station today, and we started to do some pretty basic stuff in Photoshop, for ads. Easy as pie, but I believe things will get more interesting in a hurry when we start with video-editing.


p.s.: SKOL, Minkey! I still have some white wine here ehh, no I don't, it's all gone

Posted by: blockhead Sep 1 2007, 11:06 PM

LOL

Never mix drink and internet, cause everything you say is preserved and can be used against you. Like the time I got buzzed on strega and was chatting on irc.

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 1 2007, 11:38 PM

...or until my head spins full 360, I grow tentacles, and I involuntarily shout "IA DAGON! IA HYDRA! IA IA! Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyen wgah'nagl fhtagn!"?

Mmm, popcorn.

I'll try.

Edit: Be back in a little

Posted by: milanius Sep 1 2007, 11:48 PM

'ey! I like my Zarr without tentacles, and with 2 arms, 2 legs, one head and pale complexion, thank you very much!

*goes back to his Winamp's oddball songs*

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 2 2007, 12:36 AM

I like me without tentacles too. If I had tentacles I'd have less self-esteem (into the large negative numbers), but I suppose I could do a helluva lot more.

Well, some people do have tentacle pr0n fetishes....

Posted by: milanius Sep 2 2007, 12:39 AM

Meh. I have... eh, let's not get there. Yet.

[let's just say I prefer human[oid]s to squids ]

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 2 2007, 12:41 AM

Always the inevitable "yet," Milanius.

Posted by: Priest of Sithis Sep 2 2007, 04:33 AM

Dread Cthulu! Dread Cthulu!

Cthulu is Zarr! Zarr is Cthulu! Cthulu is a girl?!?!?! Who knew!?>!>!?!?!?

Seriously, how was Ry'leh? Was it cozy in the crushing black oblivion beneath the sea in the city of the dead?

Oh, and tell Tzeentch that eating the world is a bad idea....

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 2 2007, 05:01 AM

OH NOEZ! My deepest, darkest, most Lovecraftian secret is revealed!

No. It royalled sucked. At least the non-Euclidean geometry was nice, for the first five hundred years.

EDIT: Also, TROGDOR!!!!

Anyways, you thinking asking the pseudotwins some of the bands they like would be a good idea?

Posted by: The Metal Mallet Sep 2 2007, 07:23 AM

Greetings from my new home for college! It's been a looong day for me so far, I was up at 8:30 in the morning and it's about 2:30 in the morning now. Currently I'm stuck using a laptop with Windows Vista (it makes things sloooow so far) so I'm stuck using the touchpad as a mouse until I decided to buy an external mouse (which will likely be after I wake up, going to bed shortly).

All's seems well, though I have a lot of boxes I need to get rid of. Toronto looks like a busy place so far, there's certainly a lot of conveniently placed stores/facilities nearby. I gotta go hand in a resume tomorrow, I need to work while I'm going to school in order to pay for rent and tuition and food and whatnot.

Anyways, I should be able to keep in contact with you peeps, got a nice internet connection setup at my residence. Hopefully college homework mixed with time working won't take too much of my time away from here...

Posted by: milanius Sep 2 2007, 11:15 AM

Ahem. Those pinkish tentacles were always a dead giveaway.


That is a touchy subject. Might wanna do some recon and contact mutual friends to ask about their preferences first, then go with "so how about that Audioslave, huh, shame they broke up " or something similar.
[dear god, I suck with lines...]

Heylo Malletman! Toronto, as my sis tells me, is a big ole hive, but a very interesting and activity-packed hive.
There is one advice she gave me, from her own experience; watch what concerts are coming up in TO and ALWAYS book your ticket in advance because most of them sell out several months prior to the gig. That is, when you're not studying. Or drinking. Or drinking and studying at the same time. [don't ask ]


Anyway, my folks went for a 15 to 20-day work marathon at the village and I'm left here with craploads of food and few obligations. And it's also cold[er]<3 yeeep, life is moderately decent now.

Posted by: blockhead Sep 2 2007, 01:27 PM

Oh wow, college sucked. And it was fun. At the same time. For some reason I thought you were older (I mean this ina good way!!). You act older (wiser) here on the forums. Hope it goes well.

Ditch that Vista and put on XP SP2 as soon as you can!:

• http://users.bestweb.net/~pogo/vista_cost.html
• http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9028478&source=NLT_AM&nlid=1
• http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/15/vistas_long_goodbye_continues/

Posted by: Lord Revan Sep 2 2007, 06:25 PM

Don't be so surprised, Blockhead, some present are Mallet's age or below.

And Metal Mallet, when is the clash between Luper and Marthyn going to see the light of day, it's been a week since you estimated today would be the day.......

Posted by: The Metal Mallet Sep 2 2007, 07:07 PM

@Milanius: Yep! I'll certainly keep that in mind. Fortunately for me, most of the bands I like are relatively small or unknown so they play at the small venues around here; hopefully that means it's easier to get tickets to their concerts. I all ready got tickets for a concert next week (4 bands for $30 is a GREAT deal; especially for these quality bands). I'll make sure to keep my eyes open for ticket sales as soon as they open.

@blockhead: I asked the salesman whether it was possible to Myswitch Vista with XP but he said with laptops it ends up ruining the drivers. He said that people have tried to switch but after a month everything starts crashing. I don't know whether I should believe him or not though...

@Revan: Yea, yea.... I've been having problems with working on that Clash I must admit. I thought I would have time my last week but it turned out that people wanted to have going away parties that I wanted to attend so that took away from working on it at night. Then all the worrying and setting up for the move took time away during the day. The lesson I have learned: I'm not going to give you anymore guesses on when I'll have the first part of the Clash done. I'll just say soon now

Posted by: jack cloudy Sep 2 2007, 09:23 PM

,,What is this?"
,,This is now. We are in the now, seeing the now."
,,But when will we see them?"
,,Soon."
,,But when will soon be now?"
,,Soon."

Sorry, I had to do that one. It's not the literal version, but it was a funny scene there in Spaceballs. (Star Wars parody) And well, I'll wait patiently.

And yes, the ancient question of 'how old are you?'

Well in three months or so, I'll pass the magical limit of 18! Whoopee, finally the chance has come to learn how to drive a car. Ok, I'm not that enthusiastic. Cars fricking scare me.

Posted by: Lord Revan Sep 2 2007, 10:10 PM

Well, I can get a permit pretty soon, but I'm pretty indifferent when it comes to cars.

As long as it looks decent, and is in reasonable condition I'll be content.

Posted by: The Metal Mallet Sep 2 2007, 11:24 PM

I was a little paranoid at driving when I first started. But once you get used to steering and accelerating, it doesn't appear to be that frightening anymore. Though, I probably need to drive on the highway at bit more to get used to not being a bit paranoid doing that. That won't happen anytime soon though. I don't have a car of my own so I'm limited to my own two feet and transit while I'm in Toronto. I'm gonna miss blaring my tunes in the sweet sound system we had installed into a crappy car....

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 3 2007, 12:58 AM

Man, today was boring. Tomorrow will be even more boring! Stupid labor day...

I didn't do much, other than sleep, eat, drink, play Morrowind, play Guitar Hero II, and watched Godzilla on TV.

While playing Guitar Hero II, my brother gave me the "brilliant" idea of trying to play "Jordan" on Hard and Expert. Yeeeaah, if I had played it in Quickplay or Career Mode I would have cried.

My parents are *supposed* to take me to learn how to drive... thus far they haven't.

I already want to go back to bed. That's what boredom does to you.

I forgot to do the remnants of my homework. Oops. I still have tomorrow though.

Posted by: Wolfie Sep 3 2007, 02:02 AM

I've been eligible to learn how to drive for a long while now. One day I might even get around to it. I'm not really that arsed though, to date my bike or my own two feet have sufficed in almost every situation, and where they haven't public transport has stepped up to the plate.

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 3 2007, 02:04 AM

We don't have public transport here.

Because it's Oklahoma, and we are backerds.

Well, the major cities in OK do. We don't. Because we suck!

Posted by: Priest of Sithis Sep 3 2007, 02:16 AM

Do all license pictures look bad?

Do they have a special camera that captures the worst face you could ever make? Mine is turrible...

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 3 2007, 02:20 AM

Yes.

Edit: In mine, I looked stoned out of my mind. XD

Probably.

Since I know we have geetar players here, what do you suggest I do to practice until I'm fast enough to play songs?

And Mallet, according to MaximumPC switching from Vista to XP simply isn't a good idea on a built for Vista machine. It won't void your warranty (despite what some sales arms of companies might say) but you'll find some devices will cease to work (not completely unable to work, mind you, but they will through a [censored] fit), and various other problems might occur. I really doubt it will harm any drivers.

Posted by: Pisces Sep 3 2007, 03:27 AM

I have had my license for years (around 4 I think), the freedom...to go down to the cookie factory and buy broken cookies by the kg. And also to go snowboarding whenever I want. Aside from snowboarding I don't really drive, I use public transport for day to day use and I walk often enough. I think my license photo is fine, despite having short hair (which I don't anymore), but passport photo is the one I hate, I usually have my hair resting over my eyes, but for passports you can't have any hair touching your eyebrows so I had to fold it back behind my ears. I look like a rapist. Whenever I need my Dutch passport (the other one is my NZ one) then I think I will get a new photo taken rather than use the same photo despite having spares made for that exact purpose.

I was going to hitch a ride with my cousin and go snowboarding today, but it is too windy, a shame, aside from the fun of snowboarding, I always love looking across the sea from the top of the mountain. Instead I might bake some more cookies, I have 2 variations of the recipe to try to make it orgasmic, perhaps I should just have sex with the girl whilst she is eating the cookies but I like this way better.

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 3 2007, 03:44 AM

Good luck with making orgasmic cookies. If they work for men too, send me the recipe plz.

Hey, the quickest way to a man's heart is through his stomach!

Posted by: milanius Sep 3 2007, 02:16 PM

Yes. Mine look like I had a lobotomy [blank stare, idiotic hair].

I demand a torrent!

That is so true.

I'm eating spicy rice with white chicken meat, 3 days old, and it is unbelievably good. My mom has, after all these years, learned the right measure of spices and home made tomato sauce. Hey, it's nowhere near golden, crispy baked potatoes with prsuta, but it is still good.

p.s.: Zarre dear, I don't know if this is too tough for you right now, but the song is great: http://www.911tabs.com/link/?266408

Posted by: The Metal Mallet Sep 3 2007, 04:42 PM

Ragh! So tired!

My roommate and I decided to see how the Toronto nightlife was Sunday night and I must say it was lively. Unfortunately, we couldn't get into a certain club because I was wearing shorts (it's summer, why can't I wear shorts!) so we ended up just drinking at a bar. It turned out all right though; most of the time at this bar was spent talking to a pair of ladies. Thing is, I've probably only had 2 hours of sleep, blargh!

I need a nap...

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 3 2007, 11:35 PM

I don't have a working printer and there is no effing way I'm going to sit at the computer where everyone can hear me play my very out of tune guitar badly.

I threw away all my guitar magazines (why, I have no idea), so I'll just have to buy more, or print out some tabs Wednesday while I'm in the library. I think I'll start with something simple, like Nirvana.

Also, I prefer to play tabs to a song I know.

Posted by: Ibis Sep 4 2007, 10:17 PM

I remember getting so mad that Cain wouldn't take me to the last Van Halen concert when they came to Orlando (was Van Hagar actually) that I loaded all my huge piles of music magazines into our zebra striped station wagon, pulled up to a dumpster and chucked them all in. I was furious. Didn't hurt anyone but myself though and it did make a lot of available space on the floor of the closet.

Now they are doing a new tour as the old Van Halen, sort of ... David Lee Roth and Eddie, Alex and Wolfgang Van Halen (on bass in place of Michael Anthony.) Luckily for me, they are not coming anywhere near Orlando on their 50 venue tour ... so I don't have to get mad all over again. Should make for a lot more radio play. Think I'll go check out their official website and see if they've started the tour yet.

http://www.van-halen.com/news.html <--- Click

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 4 2007, 11:34 PM

Those damn daywalkers... they eluded me today!

Oooh, I will talk to them. The really attractive one. I wonder if he has a nice a... err, butt.

Today was pretty good. We did a lab in AP Chem/Chem II. We dissolved some sodium chloride and benzoic acid in boiling water. Then, we let it cool. The benzoic acid crystalized out. It was sooo cool! I wish I could have keep the crystals we filtered out twice. They were so cool. But then we used the big lump of leftover crystals and put them into water, and heated it up. Cant wait to see what it did Thursday!

I shall be looking out for the daywalkers tomorrow. If they elude me again, next time I see one of them I'm tackling them.

Posted by: Pisces Sep 5 2007, 01:51 AM

My experimenting is going well. I need to buy some more vegan chocolate though.
Recipe:
1/5 cup sugar (Fair Trade)
1.5 cup white flour (perhap put some mix grain in too, but not too much)
1 heaping teaspoon baking powder
1-2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Dash of soy oil (perhaps, it makes the cookies more cookish but not tastier)
x=secret ingredient which I am still discovering, without it the cookies taste a bit doughy, some sort of spice, flavouring or herb, perhaps hash .
Then add soy milk until it sticks together in one big ball but its not liquidy
100g vegan Fair Trade dark chocolate chips.
Bake for 15 minutes at 180c (on baking paper or greased tray).

I half this recipe for experimenting. You can convert into crazy imperial yourself, I don't know why anyone would use a measurement system based on the aspects of the king's size, especially when they don't have a king.

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 5 2007, 01:59 AM

Where the hell is... oh, wait, you have baking powder in there.

I still think peanut butter cookies top chocolate chip, but that's just me and my heathen ways. But that could turn out awesome.

Posted by: The Metal Mallet Sep 5 2007, 02:25 AM

Well my first time washing dishes is over. Went decently and I was happy that it wasn't terribly busy so I wasn't absolutely bogged down in dishes. Still, it's not the most flattering job, you basically get wet and you often have uneaten food stuck on the back of your hands. Ohwell, you don't really notice since you lose feeling in your hands via dealing with hot water.

Can't wait to start is all over again tomorrow...

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 5 2007, 03:12 AM

Yeah, I don't like washing dishes, but I do them when they aren't too gross. I'll also do the laundry. I simply don't like my mom to have to do those things when she's off.

Posted by: The Metal Mallet Sep 5 2007, 04:03 AM

Well the easy part is that our dish washing is based on speed. Basically I just hose down the excess crap, scrub the baked on stuff, then shove it into our high powered washer that basically washes and drys a rack of dishes in like a minute. The dishes are close to being uncomfortable hot afterwards, but it's not too bad.

Cleaning the frying pans by hand is the only annoying thing I really have to do.

Posted by: Priest of Sithis Sep 5 2007, 04:15 AM

tell you what, my first job was cleaning dishes, and I did not like it one bit. It left my fingers all clammy and when i got off, i felt like i needed a shower, but I had been around soapy water all day, and I couldn't stand it.

Ah, but that is a a little bit of the amazing history of the Priest. Did you know that the Priest met a man last veteran's day that had been shot fourteen times on the same day, and still performed his duty in Vietnam?

I got a letter from AmVets yesterday, (American Veterans, I pay a monthly support fee and my family used to give them our outgrown clothes), they mentioned everyone that was going to be at the war memorial in downtown Indy, and the man I met last year is going to be there again. His name, rank included, is First Lieutenant James C. Ransford, and he has been awarded like a trillion purple hearts. The man can't die....

Anyways, thats how vets are treated in Indiana, how are things in other states?

Posted by: Ibis Sep 5 2007, 07:28 AM

Oh Priest, you'd hate how Florida treats them ... most of our permanent and some of the seasonal homeless guys are Nam vets and they are like invisible to society here.

They mostly prefer to 'live in the bush' in camps in the woods and offroad areas. They do come into town, sometimes to the shelters and sometimes for other stuff like to beg by the side of the highways or hold up signs 'will work for food'.

I kid you not, it is so depressing and yet most of them got treated so horribly when returning home from Nam that they have no intention of ever coming back 'into' society.

And special rescue efforts had to be made to them even during the summer of the 4 hurricanes because even the hurricanes couldn't make them come in and many of them weathered it out in rigged up tents out in the palm trees. Amazing - and survived.

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 5 2007, 11:55 PM

Well, when I was going to the courtyard, he happened to be in front of me. He looked behind him at least five times. Then he sort picked up in speed...

Man that saddened me so much. I guess I'll try to talk to him tomorrow and apologize for... scaring him?

I don't understand the teenage male psyche sometimes.

Posted by: Soulseeker3.0 Sep 6 2007, 02:55 AM

me neither (and I am one of those teenage males... what's that tell you?)

wow... It's been to long since i've been here. hope I can get into the habit of coming here again

Posted by: Lord Revan Sep 6 2007, 03:08 AM

*Threatening tone* You'd better...... or I'll visit your house with some of my friends...... It won't be pretty. *Normal voice*

I hope, you do, Soulseeker, THIH II is dragging its feet at the moment. But that should lift as those of us in school adjust again..... I hate summer vacation now, give me more breaks during school!!!!

Posted by: The Metal Mallet Sep 6 2007, 05:49 AM

Ugh, my current problem is that I have no time on my hands on weekdays where I have work right after school. And because I don't get home until 12ish, I have no inclination to do any homework which results in me waking up early to do it. Bah!

Hopefully my weekends will be more enjoyable. I still have one more day to work this week though, unfortunately.

Posted by: Pisces Sep 6 2007, 10:09 AM

We have a psyche? Thats very flattering but perhaps an overestimation, we don't develop a psyche until 27.

Posted by: milanius Sep 6 2007, 01:26 PM

Vicious rumors, all of it.

@Zarr: no apologies, god damn it. Just tell him you're sorry for startling him & say you LIKE HIM. That's it, really, men have NO psyche. We're pretty straightforward at times, although sub-species [like me] can be pretty screwed up and grouchy.

@Mallet: Send me your job! I like doing dirty work that no one else wants and is really nice and mind [and hand?] numbing

@Soulseeker: welcome back, my good man

...
The worst part of going outside of your house or flat to wherever you have to get to is returning home. Walking back home, past all the smiling couples, kids, decent cars, the life around you, and thinking that you're returning to nothing and no one. Really. Thank goodness for music, especially loud music.

Posted by: The Metal Mallet Sep 6 2007, 03:25 PM

Oh yea, it's definitely a hand numbing job as well. My fingertips are ridiculously smooth feeling but it's hard to tell because it sorta feels like I've lost any sensation to them

Hopefully I get used to it though. I got my last shift this week today so I'm looking forward to getting it over and done with.

Posted by: Soulseeker3.0 Sep 6 2007, 09:37 PM

lol never fear, for I am here I'll try an catch up.



Thanks Mil

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 7 2007, 12:27 AM

This is nice, I share my dream with the world, and the dream smashes it into a billion tiny freaking pieces.

"Never be afraid to share your dreams with the world, because there is nothing more than the world loves than the taste of really sweet dreams."

Yeah, he also has a girlfriend, a chick I really freaking hate. Three weeks isn't long enough to know someone that well, so of course she'll end up smashing his heart. She's not a nice person at all...

Makes you wonder what some guys see in chicks. I think he's mostly seeing her tits and posterior....

Posted by: milanius Sep 7 2007, 12:31 AM

[censored], [censored], [censored].

I'd say "I/We still love you" but that doesn't help much now

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 7 2007, 12:35 AM

Makes me wonder why my Karma is so bad...

My Karma ran over my Dogma again....

Posted by: milanius Sep 7 2007, 12:44 AM

I will beat the compassion out of Karma Police once I find those buttheads. They owe me & you MUCHO DINERO, dear.


I knew this day [well, the previous for me] was more than crappy. First they screw us over at that course... correction - there is NO course, we'll learn everything 'on the fly', while we're working. Then I learn that Lucano Pavaroti died. And then, I freeze because it's frigging cold and there is no heating until October 15th... someone must've cast Cone of Crap, Lv4 spell.

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 7 2007, 12:45 AM

Meh, the world really likes taking gigantic dumps on me.

Posted by: milanius Sep 7 2007, 01:15 AM

You need it now, dear, a good ol' fashioned huggle. I will resort to warm milk.

Posted by: Lord Revan Sep 7 2007, 01:20 AM

Story of our lives, *Plays White Reflections from Gundam Wing*

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 7 2007, 01:47 AM

Don't even suggest I try stealing him either. It's against my priciples, and if he'll leave her for me, he'd probably leave me for someone else.

Stealing a girl or boy from someone else = scummy

Posted by: milanius Sep 7 2007, 01:54 AM

Yeah... and yeah. -_-

[Uni really sucked butts, all the good smart and funny females were taken back then. Oh well.]

Posted by: Lord Revan Sep 7 2007, 01:59 AM

I suppose I should be glad that I haven't found a girl I am willing to chance A). having a relationship with or . breaking my streak of "wierdness" (my record of zero attempted dates/girlfriends).

Anyway, I'm not going to have a girlfriend for awhile if things go my way (I'm happy with grils being friendly, but nothing more intimate).

Posted by: Priest of Sithis Sep 7 2007, 02:04 AM

It is now time for one of the Priest's favorite cheer up songs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1loyjm4SOa0

LOLZ hahaha....

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 7 2007, 02:07 AM

My favorite cheerup song is TROOOOGDOOOOOOOOR!!!!!

Posted by: Soulseeker3.0 Sep 7 2007, 02:51 AM

ey, that sounds like me

The main difference is that I did let one get close... but now, because of a series of unfortunate events... we aren't talking to each other at all. I don't want that to happen (and I know she is just one and she is nothing like any other girls I might have an eye on but it's still a chance I'm not wanting to take again)

Posted by: Priest of Sithis Sep 7 2007, 03:02 AM

Soulseeker, All is for the "best," even if your "best" isnt the "best" it is for, ya get me?

Sounds like we need a Dr. Phil Thread on this forum, and for those of you who aren't yanks or knowledged to Dr. Phil, he is a overblown "psychologist" who runs a TV show for mid life crisis sufferors and the like. All in all, he is like the male version of Opra.

Posted by: Wolfie Sep 7 2007, 03:03 AM

I'd lock this, except... yeah, kinda pointless XD
So just remember to stick to the rules folks.
Here ends the public announcement, carry on with your coffee shop debauchery

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 7 2007, 03:04 AM

Does that mean I get therapy after learning the "Hotter than Hell" redhead now has a ball and chain?

Posted by: milanius Sep 7 2007, 03:09 AM

That "Trogdor" song does has a catchy riff. Seriously.

My favourite cheerup song? Jeez, with all the depressive crap I have on shelves, I dunno. Maybe Pogues, "If I should fall from grace with God"?

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 7 2007, 03:13 AM

That ACDC song that goes "He has big balls, she has big balls..." is pretty cheeryuppy too, because you can't help smile and laugh at the double entendre.

Posted by: milanius Sep 7 2007, 03:32 AM

Ahhh, them lovely round feminine smooth ballz... what?

Good night Zarre & people, I'm hitting the sack before I spit out something even worse.

Posted by: Priest of Sithis Sep 7 2007, 03:38 AM

Nice use of the Vocabulary, I have to admit, I had to look up entendre again, been soo long since vocab...actually, I'm just stupide.

I saw something that should cheer everyone up, no matter what quasi-lifestyle you live...

This was seriously like five minutes ago,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QorNahQa2QY

Posted by: minque Sep 7 2007, 05:04 AM

Hmmm, yeah, now will it do with someone whoīs been married for the last twenty-odd years?

Yay! last working day of this week! Maybe I can find someting more amusing to do than cleaning the house all weekend?

Posted by: Soulseeker3.0 Sep 7 2007, 05:10 AM

hahahaha not at all. I'm not thinking right now (just about to turn in for the night) so it might come to me later.... maybe

Posted by: milanius Sep 7 2007, 09:34 AM

SLEEP! And let someone pamper you, it's the weekend. <3

It's still cold here I swear, if it's not scorching it's freezing. GRRRR.

Posted by: minque Sep 7 2007, 06:44 PM

Oh no...Iīll be alone with the Cat the whole weekend! yayyy that means....HOLIDAY

Posted by: milanius Sep 7 2007, 07:39 PM

The neighbor's kid brought me her b-day cake she's turning 11 and is a really a spitting image of her mother - lovely, smart and benevolent kid. I wish there were more people like them in our building.

This makes me stop & think; I am alone here for next 10 days or more and it's kinda making me twitchy - so when the doorbell rang I was uneasy, for some reason. A nice, well-behaved kid with 3 pieces of yummy cake was the last thing I expected. Acts of kindness like that aren't actually random thing here; we drink coffees and eat pastry with neighbors, we mourn when they experience loss in the family, we are happy when they have reasons to celebrate something.

How do you guys get along with your neighbors [presuming you have them]? Is it just a 'good morning/evening' thing or do you get to know some of them better?


p.s.: tomorrow I'm bringing them back the saucer she brought me the cake in, along with some Milka choc. It's the least I can do.

Posted by: minque Sep 7 2007, 07:45 PM

Aww that was sweet! Well neighbours..hmmm yup I do have quite a bunch of those, since I live in a house among a lot of other houses. And we sort of say hello to most, when we happen to meet that is! Swedes are a bit shy and normally we donīt just mingle with others randomly. we do have another family down the street which we meet with. They have a daughter the same age as my son and those kiddos are just so close!

A shame really that we donīt spend more time with our neighbours....

Posted by: Lord Revan Sep 7 2007, 10:02 PM

I don't even know my neighbors very well, I know that the family beside us has a couple of girls (one being younger than me and the other...... I have no idea) and has flashy cars that only sit in their driveway and look pretty. (lol)

Not much else than that I'm afraid

Posted by: jack cloudy Sep 7 2007, 10:59 PM

Neighbours, we got those?

Umm, yeah. I do have neighbours but like Revan, I barely know more than name and gender. In fact, I haven't even gotten a good look at their 2/3/4 years old son yet! Crazy!

Posted by: Wolfie Sep 7 2007, 11:40 PM

I know basically nothing about my neighbours. Doesn't help that they're all old and I'm... errr.... not. >_>

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 7 2007, 11:43 PM

Umm... I found out something interesting today.

Rumor has it the daywalker dumped his girlfriend today because she was too clingy. She was crying during lunch, and he didn't hang out with her today. Apparently they've been going out pretty much from the start.

No way am I moving in soon to try to start being friends though... I don't want to be a killed by a psychotic ex.

Posted by: milanius Sep 7 2007, 11:47 PM

O_o thread carefully, that's all I'll say.

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 7 2007, 11:52 PM

Thread carefully?

Posted by: Lord Revan Sep 8 2007, 02:32 AM

Tread, lol, Milanius. Anyway, I am elated, because....... I don't have any homework/projects! Woohoo! It's the second week of the school year and three different classes wanted us to write an essay/make a pop-up book on safety procedures (This is jr. high not second grade!) And lastly, we had to make a personal mandala on the "sun and shadow" parts of our personalities (I hate having to go introverted and write it down).

All of this was in the same week, and school just started. BTW, they had boy/girl orientations today (dress code, rules, sport ettiqutte, how not to interact with students of the opposite gender, etc.) most of this stuff we've already heard over the announcements, and it's not the first week anymore, a little late isn't it?
-------

Now, can I ask for someone to critique my last update in Revan made last week (or so). If it wasn't interesting than tell me so I know to work more on the next (hasn't even started yet, I depend on you guys for love and support, lol).

Posted by: Pisces Sep 8 2007, 03:54 AM

My week: Monday, I was going to go snowboarding with my cousin but it was too windy, and the summit was closed. Instead I went back to sleep (decision was made in the morning). Then aside from listening to classical music and making cookies I went to a Buddhist meeting, which was cool, we have the SGI (Mahayana) regulars (like me), then a couple of zen dudes and this time a muslim, he was coming to find out more about other faiths.

Tuesday: I was going to go wine tasting with my friend to teach her about good wine, but it was too cold so she suggested a chocolate pudding night instead, which was a much better idea, I did bring a bottle of wine. We watched Sin city on her laptop while sitting on her bed and it was raining and hailing outside and I had to walk home in it. I was glad I brought my expensive snowboarding jacket as it did hail on me.

Wednesday disappeared.

Thursday I took one of my friends/acquintances snowboarding. It was lots of fun, right after a 30cm dump so the snow was great, it was suprisingly busy though, especially for a Thursday. I taught her to snowboard in exchange for $20 worth of beer, I think she may have bought me more than $20 though, which was nice. She learnt how to go fast very quickly but still needs to practice going slow, she had loads of fun and is addicted now. She also got a couple of photos of me which she will get to me sometime, and I took a bunch of photos from the summit and I made a video while holding onto the camera and snowboarding down, I doubt it would have turned out well though, because of the vibrating of the board and the resolution may not be high enough to see anything.

Friday followed Thursday. Made more cookies, this time with cinnamon which made them taste less doughy and so they were very nice. Drunk a couple of bottles of beer and caught up with a couple of close friends who I hadn't seen for a few days over msn. I really forgot it was a Friday so I didn't go out.

Saturday (today). Got up, showered, had breakfast, went on computer, here, soon going out for training to work on a special World Vision (whom I volunteer with) project.

Posted by: milanius Sep 8 2007, 11:39 AM

Ah yes, please. Make fun of my typing. It's why I am here for after all.


p.s.: I've found a place that sells 7UP; 2.5l bottle for 1 euro. Happy Happy Joy Joy.

Posted by: minque Sep 8 2007, 05:31 PM

I...would never dream of making fun of your writing! After all we europeans, non-native english speaking, must sort of stick together, huh? Gosh I remember I at a time wrote something really funny in my story...I was going to let someone, maybe Serene, long for greener pastures, but instead I wrote "greener pastries" You bet there was laughter throughout the community...but just one made a very sweet and polite remark ...oh aye...I still laugh at myself when thinking of it!

Posted by: Lord Revan Sep 8 2007, 05:36 PM

Lol, well, English is my first language, but I still make plenty of mistakes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6illrogYupY&mode=related&search= I would give the guy five stars, I can't do anything like this.

Posted by: Ibis Sep 8 2007, 06:10 PM

Wednesday disappeared??? Muwahahaha!! *Stole Pisces' Wednesday in New Zealand and crated and shipped it to Florida* ... I keep his Wednesday now in a little jeweled treasure chest and take it out to play with on the weekends. I especially like making Pisces run around all Wednesday in New Zealand looking for his stolen day! He is so clueless.*

Posted by: Lord Revan Sep 8 2007, 07:09 PM

It seems all of the new members (exception being Gaius) are just for the modding parts and not fan-fiction writers or Role-Players...... and over fifteen sixteenths (random fraction, but you get the point) of the people who joined are allinactive and never get online at all.

It makes this place...... I don't know what I was intending to say, but it just sucks, bottom-line.

Posted by: The Metal Mallet Sep 9 2007, 01:17 AM

Wait a second there Revan. I think we've gotten quite a few new fan fiction members. Over the last month, there's been at least 3-5 new fan fictions that have started. We're still going strong!

Now if only I had a decent word processor on my laptop so I could continue writing.... yea, I forgot to mention that

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 9 2007, 03:21 AM

Been gone all day; visited/got visited by a special someone (aka my ex, who is also my best friend).

Posted by: The Metal Mallet Sep 9 2007, 05:51 AM

I've now found an excellent combination for a Saturday night: beer and mixed martial arts fighting. I had a blast watching the fights tonight at a sports bar. Good stuff!

Posted by: Dantrag Sep 9 2007, 06:16 AM

I think the lack of thousands of active members is what makes this place so great. It's like a dysfunctional little family here.

Posted by: jack cloudy Sep 9 2007, 08:17 AM

This may sound heartless, but I actually prefer the large inactive portion. I'm not saying they should stay away from here but consider if everyone was a mad poster. I've seen a few forums that went down to their success and spiraled into infinite chaos.

Posted by: milanius Sep 9 2007, 03:31 PM

Speaking of dysfunctional families... I just can't convince my relatives I am not about to starve to death.

With my old folks gone for a week now, with the prospect of 7-10 more days away in the country, I am being bombarded by daily calls from my aunts, with one single question: "Do you have enough food to eat??" . After a while I get used to it, but I still get angry when one of them, whom I *have* to visit [after all, she's good people, although she tends to be pushy], overloads me with stuffed peppers, tomatoes, several kilos of fruits, the works. And I can't say NO.

Now I am seriously worried some of that food might get rotten in 4-5 days, since my stomach can only stomach so much food per day.

Posted by: treydog Sep 9 2007, 04:27 PM

I wish I could be more active here than I have been in the last months- I feel a certain responsibility to the other writers (and to my readers). But various R.L. circumstances have rather painted us into a corner, such that I must work 6 days a week.... I love the teaching that I am doing now, but, since I want to do it right, my "spare" time is taken up with reading, researching, and preparing lecture notes.

I much prefer our unique (O.K.- "dysfunctional" probably is the better word) little family here, as well. I do drop by several times a day, even if I rarely say anything. And, as some of you know, I always respond to P.M.s or email if ever there is something someone wants me to read/ respond to directly.

Now back to Anne Bradstreet and Mary Rowlandson....

Posted by: stargelman Sep 9 2007, 04:56 PM

Bah. Stupid washing machine broke down again, had to repair it. I hope it lasts a while.

Posted by: minque Sep 9 2007, 05:49 PM

Revie and Mallie!

I have to agree with Mallie, there are quite a few new writers, and also some newer RP-ers, and good ones as well! I enjoy every story, I read them all but I confess I might be a bad commenter....but rest assure..I do read!

Danny

Youīre so right old friend! This place is a nice somewhat intimate community...but the funny thing is, you and me have been here since this place started, and we have been pretty active all the time! . Now that makes both of us a tad special...donīt you think? Of course we mustnīt forget Wolfie and Soulseeker! Theyīve been here long as well...and Milanius!, and treydog

Milanius

he..you just have to eat...and eat! You might wanna put some things in the freezer....but I think youīll need to eat like....h***

treydog

I know...I, too have a RL that tampers with my ability to be as active as I want to be, besides Iīm still struggling with my writing....gah!

Stargie

Oh what a wonderful sound of a running washing-machine! Sorry mate, couldnīt resist, īcause my wm has been working the whole weekend

Posted by: Wolfie Sep 9 2007, 06:13 PM

Hehe, Minque double posted Yuck...deleted my second post, internet-trouble!(minkey)
Also, I have to agree with what's been said... dysfunctional family type small group of posters > than huge number of posters any day

Posted by: stargelman Sep 9 2007, 06:35 PM

Mine does too, now. It was an easy repair: the receiver wheel on the drum lost its screw and consequently the belt connecting it to the engine flipped. I reattached the screw and put the belt back on. Right now it's doing 1400 RPM and it sounds goooooooood!

Wolfie: You'd say that. It means less work for you

Posted by: minque Sep 9 2007, 07:50 PM

Woah! Congrats to a successful wm-repair! Hmm....I reckon you are getting really skilled....you have repaired those thingies quite a few times by now right?

Posted by: Wolfie Sep 9 2007, 08:41 PM

Hush, don't let them all know >_>

Posted by: minque Sep 9 2007, 08:54 PM

Wooff! we know already! All of us.....hehe..but honestly...Iīm here almost every day and that really is no hard work, ppl are gorgeous here....they are really so sweet! The only things I do is lock a thread now and then....and deleting my own double-posts!

Posted by: Wolfie Sep 9 2007, 10:15 PM

I cant' actually recall the last time I had to delete a post of give a warning or etc, etc.... yay small well behaved community!

Posted by: Lord Revan Sep 9 2007, 11:52 PM

I remember well when some jerk just registered to post porno around (He dared to post some in my ARCHIVES!!!)

Posted by: minque Sep 10 2007, 12:01 AM

hahaha....yeah! I remember that too! But he was dealt with......and those things are very rare around here. We are more like friends meeting here, talking, rp-ing reading...and so on...I just like that very much. I can be ....me and thatīs good..

Posted by: Soulseeker3.0 Sep 10 2007, 12:49 AM

Yeah, I remember that guy too... that was really unnecessary. Yay for ban-age

heh... off topic but when did the 10 page limit get throw out the window?

Posted by: blockhead Sep 10 2007, 01:33 AM

Zarrexaij:

That's nice! It is good to see people that still get along with their Exes. So often the parting ends up being nasty. Congratulations to the both of you.


The Metal Mallet:
Just use a simple text editor, that's what I've been doing for all my stuff. Metapad (a freeware notpad clone for windows) comes to mind as one example. I use nano on the linux side. Plain text No formatting means more focusing on content, and not on spacing/font/etc.


milanius:
From my own experience, you can freeze just about anything, including things like bagels or soup (tupperware or other such reusable plastic container). Microwave to defrost/reheat.


trey_dog:
Word! Some R.L. things also have messed my writing up at the moment. My "chapter every five days" posting rate has been horribly reduced. I am sorry.

Rest assured, if I ever get in a situation where I cannot finish the story, I won't do like OverrideB1: I'll post a short summary so no one is left hanging. I can do this because the plot lines (Ice Witches, Runa, Apronia, Svenja, main quest, etc.) have all been mapped out.


Lord Revan:
Mmmmmmm, porn ... uh, I mean ... How evil of them! Shameful! Bad!


minque:
Agreed. I like the people here. Much talent and much friendliness.

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 10 2007, 02:21 AM

Wow, you're the first person who hasn't said "That's wierd" or "You're crazy."

I refuse to be the stereotypical jealous, psychotic [beep] ex. I'm just not that type of person.

That, and I'd like karma to actually go in favor of me for once....

Posted by: Lord Revan Sep 10 2007, 02:26 AM

I am under the impression that I'm a part of the group who hasn't commented on your ex at all (I've never had one, so I just don't care as of yet).

If that flies then I count as one of the first who didn't say it was wierd or crazy.

Posted by: The Metal Mallet Sep 10 2007, 02:50 AM

I like being considered gorgeous

As to online word processor, I might take that path, but my roommate is supposed to hook me up with Microsoft Office, so if that doesn't take too long, it shouldn't be a problem.

Posted by: Pisces Sep 10 2007, 07:33 AM

I usually stay friends with my exs, there was a couple which were just too crazy to be around.

Also, I am incredability gorgeous, sweet and modest.

Posted by: minque Sep 10 2007, 06:02 PM

Zarrexaij:

Congrats for being best friend with your ex! Gah..I never managed that....There were always hard feelings and ...well not good anyway. You should cherish that.....

Mallie:

But you are gorgeous...and kind...and funny....and I like your music-listening-lists!

Pisces:

Oh I bet you are! Especially modest! That is a virtue you know.....

Soulseeker:

Rane once said we could leave this coffee-thread open! I reckon if he thinks itīs enough heīll just pop in and close the premises!

Posted by: milanius Sep 10 2007, 07:57 PM

Wow, Modesty City as for me, meh. Lets just presume I'm the 180 degree opposite to Pisces.

Posted by: Lord Revan Sep 10 2007, 10:41 PM

If Milanius is 180 degrees, then I'm 90ish (probably 75). I like to have credit for what I do (on the occassion praise isn't a bad thing if its a healthy amount).

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 11 2007, 12:05 AM

Apparently the gingerkid doesn't know what the hell he wants and is clingy himself; he was back with thundercu... err, I mean the pseudogoth. Again.

What a turn off...

Posted by: milanius Sep 11 2007, 12:09 AM

Arrrr, the disappointments of getting close to your target of appreciation... just to have your entire dream crushed 10 seconds after they open their mouths

[thank God for Firefox's spell check ]

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 11 2007, 12:13 AM

Yeah, people tend to appear bright, interesting, and real, right before they open their mouths.

Generally, the rule here is that you should only see attractive people, not hear them. As a rule, really attractive people tend to be 1) really stupid, 2) really conceited, 3) gay, 4) crazy, a combination of the above, or all of the above.

Posted by: milanius Sep 11 2007, 12:17 AM

Thankfully, I'm neither! I mean, I'm neither attractive or SMRT


In any case, I'm off for tonight. Another interview tomorrow, in roughly 10 hours. Wish me luck o/

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 11 2007, 12:20 AM

Good luck thar Mil.

I'd give you some good karma but I just now realized I have none of that.

Posted by: Priest of Sithis Sep 11 2007, 02:19 AM

Again, I am amazed at the real-ness of these people in these forums, it is very welcoming!

Long live chorrol!

Posted by: milanius Sep 11 2007, 12:53 PM

*scrapes the remains of his karma and sends 100% of them to Zarr*


I went to see that man [it was an ex-colleague of mine, actually] and we talked about possible jobs I could do for him. It's nothing big and if I accept it would be 1/2 of work time, but the money [no matter how scarce] and the time involved suit me just fine. They're doing all sorts of educational software and some smaller games at this point, and would need someone who could do odd jobs & support for smaller tasks. I am not holding my breath, but still this could be decent.

Posted by: treydog Sep 11 2007, 01:47 PM

Holding a good thought for you. I have had to do the unemployed shuffle myself. People don't always seem to get that it's not just about finding A job, it's about finding the RIGHT job. Basically one that doesn't suck your soul right out....

Posted by: milanius Sep 11 2007, 03:07 PM

Exactly, Treyman. A job in a normal working environment, with decent pay and co-workers who would aid you and whom you could support back if needed. A healthy environment, in one word - everything that's pretty rare back here. Dog Eat Dog world...

Posted by: Wolfie Sep 11 2007, 04:35 PM

I've been looking for a part time job this summer my self. No luck so far >_>
Though I have made a bit of cash doing various manual labour tasks around the house... for example today I've been cutting up old furniture >_>

Posted by: minque Sep 11 2007, 08:58 PM

Wish you all the best Mil my sweetie! Also been unemployed,,.....Now, on the other hand, thereīs just too much work. Itīs beginning to be....almost painful..

Posted by: Dantrag Sep 12 2007, 03:59 AM

Well, I'm trying to change jobs. The current company I work for is restructuring way too often, and things get progressively worse. I pretty much get yelled at or badgered every shift now.

Posted by: The Metal Mallet Sep 12 2007, 06:52 AM

Oh man! The concert I was at finished like 2 hours ago and I'm still pumped from it. It was freaking great! Even the band I thought I would have my doubts about hearing won me over just by the amazing and intense performance they put on. There were just a couple instances that night that annoyed me but overall seeing one of my all-time favourite bands (Insomnium) with 3 other very solid and entertaining bands (Katatonia, Scar Symmetry, and Swallow the Sun) totally overthrew that.

Posted by: Ibis Sep 12 2007, 09:07 PM

Glad to hear that your concert went so well, MM. Just wanted to put in my 2 cents that I enjoy a small, dysfunctional community like this as well.

Posted by: Pisces Sep 12 2007, 10:12 PM

*runs off with Ibis's 2 cents* Hurray, now I'm rich!!

Posted by: milanius Sep 12 2007, 10:42 PM

God damned footballers. I hate their guts so much, when they decide to try to run & fight after the 10th game, when everything is lost.

It could be worse, though. Scotland has beaten France tonight, 1:0, and in their group there is a chance that either France or Italy won't make it to Euro2008. If Italians fail to qualify, I won't be so sad. I hate Italians and like Scots. Go Highlanders!

Posted by: Soulseeker3.0 Sep 12 2007, 11:23 PM

Hmm... cool now we wont have to keep making new ones every other week

Posted by: Ibis Sep 13 2007, 06:05 AM

Yes, this coffeeshop is certainly the most popular. I like Scots too Mil; but I don't think for the same reason that you do.

Nevermind about my 2 cents Pisces; I've still got your Wednesday and I'm not giving it back.

Posted by: stargelman Sep 13 2007, 08:49 AM

Yeah we sort of realized it was just a rule we arbitrarily imported from the TES forums, and that the reason for that rule has long been obsoleted - modern forum software does not refuse to work if threads grow big. So yeah, I don't think we have to do it anymore. I think the only reason they're not stopping with it over at the other place is that once a thread reached 200 there, they'd get swamped with reports and posts like "200. This will be closed."

Of course if you think that your threads for something like RP is better off being closed after 200 each for better managability or something, then by all means keep it that way. We just feel it's an unnecessary restriction for this one and possibly others

And now for that 201st cup of coffee!

Posted by: Pisces Sep 13 2007, 11:29 AM

*steal's Ibis's Friday, mwhahaha*

I had a good day today, I had a lazy morning, drawing, incense and classical music then I volunteered at one of the charity events and saw lots of students, then right after that I attended a meeting with the current student council and next years student council (me) then we had drunks. Which leads into me now being drunk.

Posted by: ShogunSniper Sep 13 2007, 03:52 PM

i lost my internet recently as some of you know and i still dont have it... just thought id let you have an update.

Posted by: milanius Sep 13 2007, 05:03 PM

WB Shogun Sniperman :/ bummer... we'll be withyaz in spirit?

In any case, I have gone and done it. I have deconstructed my keyboard and CLEANED IT. Took me 3 hours, no less, during which time I have removed a ton of hairs, dirt, dust and some brown sticky crap I don't even want to think about anymore from the base of the keyboard. After that long and tedious task [during which my neighbor, medicine student on nearby Uni] has entertained me with stories of clingy female colleagues], I've started to clean keys, one by one. By hand, with home made brandy [45% alcohol is the best I could come up, and the stuff smells and tastes really bad; it had made me puke several times by now so it's not a big waste at all].

Right now the entire thing, put back together, looks oddly clean in contrast to mouse, PC's case, monitor and speakers. Sure, it ain't as white as it was in April 2001, but it's very, VERY clean. If you could've see me clean it, slowly and rigidly to the sounds of Idlewild, you would say "This man is possessed" - but the truth is, I really love this tiny CHICONY keyboard. Even if it gets into its previous filthy state within 2 weeks I am still glad I did this.

Now, on to baking potatoes!

edit: I have been reading "Shogun" as "Shotgun" all this time. Huh.

Posted by: jack cloudy Sep 13 2007, 07:40 PM

Shogun, I hope things will be back online soon.


Maybe I should clean my keyboard as well during the autumn vacation. (Funny, that one always happens during winter.)

Frankly, I don't want to know what's in there.

As for cleaning, all I do from time to time is using a sharp needle to clean the dust and other stuff from my mouse's trackball. If the mouse goes jumpy, I know it's time for a cleaning.

And now for some good news and bad news. What do you guys want to hear first? Let's go with the good news.

My sister has a boyfriend! I was really surprised because frankly, for the last 20 years or so (In other words, during her whole life), she's shown exactly as much interest in romance as I have. Which is to say, so little not even an electron-microscope can pick it up. Ok, maybe she has shown a bit more interest than I have. (She loves romantic comedies while I hate them with a passion.) Oh, and he's over two metres tall. Now we all feel like a bunch of midgets.

Ok, that was the good news, now for the bad news.

Said boyfriend ran off with my Morrowind disk. I've chosen to deinstall the game and use the free space for some other stuff. I hope I can get Homeworld: Cataclysm to work. I've heard it's a good game. (Knowing me, it will crap out.)

Posted by: milanius Sep 13 2007, 08:07 PM

Oh crap, I think I see some dust over at the numeric part of keyboard

Posted by: Pisces Sep 13 2007, 10:03 PM

Well thats it, now you have to murder him in his sleep. If anyone asks, it was because he wasn't good enough for your sister.

Mil: Now you have cleaned the gunk out of your keyboard with brandy, now you just need to clean the brandy out of your keyboard.

Posted by: milanius Sep 13 2007, 10:52 PM

Eh, it already vaporised. Although, the whole keyboard looks... shinier now I am not kidding, it shines. And it smells faintly of fermented plums. YUCK.

Cloudy, chase that guy down the street with a club. Or a baby seal, whatever scares him more. Taking your Morrowindz, eh? That's a major no-no.

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 14 2007, 12:41 AM

Tomorrow is going to be so busy for me X.X

Need to get my Cthulhu painting done, then start something with the American flag in it for AP Studio Art. Already know what I'll do. Heeeee....

Calc should be easy... Spanish II shouldn't be that bad when the class is 40 or so minutes long.... AP Chem, hope we go over something new, getting bored in there. And AP English Lit... pfft.

But why I'm so busy? I have an academic team meeting, a closing meeting, and I have to stand up in front of my Computer Information Systems class and end the class on some note.

If only Deep Thoughts by Jack Handy was still on the net....

Posted by: milanius Sep 14 2007, 01:28 AM

*throws some Cthulhu cultists to Zarr*
breakfast of the champs, Zarre dear it'll get you all the vitamins, proteins and fiber you need to get ready for tommorowind <3 go get'em

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 14 2007, 01:44 AM

No, burnt pop tarts would be the breakfast of champions.

Posted by: milanius Sep 14 2007, 01:53 AM

*sends those to Zarr and keeps tasty cultist for himself*
<_<
>_>

'ey, don't look at me like that, I'm hungry...

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 14 2007, 01:55 AM

You do that.

Wish my mom would have put salt and other spices in the chicken batter stuff.... it would have been so much more tasty.

Yeah, sorry.

Posted by: The Metal Mallet Sep 14 2007, 06:39 AM

Well the best late night supper after 6 hours of grueling work is chicken hotdogs in a bun and leftover corn. Mmmm, college food!

Posted by: jack cloudy Sep 14 2007, 07:10 AM

Meh, he lieves three hours of driving by car away. (Wonky sentence, sorry.)

Guess I'll just have to blackmail him into buying GOTY for me as a refund, right?


As for Cataclysm, it seems to work. Not a single glitch in the tutorial and even when I pumped the effects and detail to the max, not a single drain on the framerate. The only downside is that my cursor vanishes when I use 3d acceleration, so I had to switch down to software rendering. Ah well, tonight I think I'll start up the first real mission.

PS: The Kuun-Lan is one hot shippy.

Posted by: milanius Sep 14 2007, 11:20 AM

It's time for me to have my own breakfast of the champs - choco flakes & milk. <3

Also, I'll TRY to install DARKSTAR ONE today, although I am still unsure whether I'll make it run with 3dAnalyze.

Posted by: Ibis Sep 15 2007, 04:04 AM

So Metal Mallet, where do you post from? Work?

Pisces, you can keep the Friday because I usually have to work that night; so in fact - you can go to 7/11 and work for me. I'm sure you can do that in any part of the world; they are international, right? Just mail the paycheck to my palmtree nest in Florida.

Jack Cloudy, that's a bad, bad, bad boyfriend and he's got to be corrected or he's going to run roughshod over your family. I think you've got the right idea with letting him buy you GOTY to make up for his theft.

Milanius is now going to become a cleanfreak concerning his keyboard. tahahaa! But I understand totally your attachment to your keyboard, Mil. I love this Saitek Eclipse - even if it is backlit blue instead of purple. It still kinda matches everything else.

Zarr, you'd better eat more that pop-tarts if you want to keep up trailing those ginger kids. Or am I behind the times and you are beyond them now? I seem to remember something about one of them being somewhat dim when he opened his mouth ... but like guys with blondes; we can forgive the cuties if they're a bit lacking in the brain department.

Posted by: Lord Revan Sep 15 2007, 04:18 AM

Yeah, Mallet posted mostly from work, at least he did before he went off to college.....

Well, aside from ending the third week of school and finding out that (allegedly) three girls like me, nothing noteworthy has happened on my end. To all of the aforementioned girls, I respond to their friends with "Okay," and nothing more.

I just don't even know two of the three personally, but to the third, I'm just not interested in dating when I know nothing solid is going to come of it (I just prefer not commiting myself to girls or relationships in general).
Call me cynical if you want, but I like to think of myself as a realist (in a way other kids just can't understand or want to try).

Posted by: Pisces Sep 15 2007, 04:32 AM

I'm fairly sure there is no 7/11 in NZ, there may be one or 2 of these things in an obscure places but nothing I know about. So don't worry, I'll get fired on your behalf for not turning up, I'll keep your paycheck though.

Posted by: The Metal Mallet Sep 15 2007, 06:45 AM

Well I used to post at work on the weekends (well, just Saturday actually) because I had a lot of spare time there. Now, I can only post early in the morning or late at night depending on whether or not I have work. I got to school from 12pm to 4 or 6 pm, then if I work, I got straight from school to work and then I'm usually not out of work until like 12 or 1 am (it all depends on whether or not I'm closing that night). So really during the week, I only have time to post when I wake up or just before I go to bed.

I do everything on a laptop now.

Posted by: Pisces Sep 15 2007, 08:28 AM

Arg, my friend just invited me to a movie but she got the time wrong. My friends are all so unreliable!

Posted by: stargelman Sep 15 2007, 11:04 AM

Good luck, it's a fun game! I might play it again soon, but first I'll re-play Arcanum with a mage character! And this time I'll kick major bottom instead of getting my butt handed to me on a plate every time I fight

Posted by: milanius Sep 15 2007, 12:24 PM

It backfired. It won't even talk to 3DAnalyze. Always me, always me...

Anyway, I'm sick of MX440's crap. I'll look ARCANUM up myself and let the good times roll. Screw "Immershun Tru Grapxicks".


Starge: good lucks to ya. Let that Rage O' Mages rip & make fireballs fly<3 hand them their asses back when they're well done.

Ibis dear: men are shallow, mostly, but some of us are even worse - we're picky! We want looks AND brains, which is the equivalent of many females hoping for that dashing prince of the white horse [or in Zarr's case, black Nightmare? just kidding]. What can I say? Unrealistic expectations FTW.

Posted by: stargelman Sep 15 2007, 08:34 PM

Weeeh! I can do disintegrate! Is there anything more fun than to watch your buddies whack a huge spider, doing about 50 points worth of damage, and then follow it up with a spell of yours that does 30000 points worth of damage?

Posted by: milanius Sep 15 2007, 10:41 PM

I wouldn't know... yet. Right now I am cursing this sodded installation. Whoever doesn't use .ISO should be executed.
[with a Fireball!]

Posted by: Zarrexaij Sep 15 2007, 11:40 PM

I generally don't chase creepy guys who practically stalk their own girlfriends, kthnxbai.

I just don't chase guys if they're taken. Even more so if they're creepy.

Edit: If you can't read between the lines, I'm really turned off to them. Gah....