Topic: Ridiculous Decadency (Read 121150 times)

pilsner · « **Reply #400 on:** 20 Mar 2008, 11:32 »

Quote from: Storm Rider on 20 Mar 2008, 10:43

What you have wrought can never be undone, Joseph Hocking.

And yes we know that your real name is Joe Hocking. Joseph Hocking is what we call you when we're mad at you.

It's like we were winning the Game and you made us lose.

. . .

Oh fuck.

Ladybug · « **Reply #401 on:** 20 Mar 2008, 12:05 »

I am sitting on a $5000 sofa in front of a painting worth at least $3800. My dad wouldn't tell us how much more, but I suspect quite a lot.. And while it is pretty and I wouldn't mind having it on my own wall, it's not ~$4000-pretty. And I like sofas from Ikea way better.

It sort of makes me feel like maybe I don't really spend a lot of money - but then again, he earns waaay more money than I do, so I guess in a way it's not that ridiculous. But it is.

Soulsynger · « **Reply #402 on:** 20 Mar 2008, 12:17 »

I spend more money on artsy-fart-equipment than other people do on clothes...
(The comparison counts, doesn't it?)

Oh, and I spend even more money than that on sweets and candy. Come to think of it I should craft a sofa out of all the candy wrapping I never get rid off and would easily be sitting on a somewhat more or less comfortable 1200+ euros.

frullic · « **Reply #403 on:** 20 Mar 2008, 19:29 »

I spent 150$ at a book store in French Canada getting the english Dune colection with prequels. Best expense EVAR!

Patrick · « **Reply #404 on:** 20 Mar 2008, 20:23 »

I had the opportunity to be ridiculously decadent tonight, because I was part of the band playing at this one place and therefore FREE DRINKS WOO. Instead, I had a single Corona, which tasted just assy enough to please my conscience.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #405 on:** 21 Mar 2008, 15:27 »

Quote from: McTaggart on 20 Mar 2008, 11:07

Khar, the difference between those watches is that the Rolex, fake or not, is unbelievably ugly.

My ones actually rather nicer than that one. It has a mother of pearl face (well, it has a plastic mother of pearl effect face) is mostly silver with just gold trim, and it has roman numerals instead of whatever the hell that one has on it.

And it is pimp as hell.

Rizzo · « **Reply #406 on:** 21 Mar 2008, 18:16 »

Fuckin' hell, I've just realised the horrific price of what I'm wearing...
Jeans $150
Boots $230
Watch $250
Shirt $60

FUCK ME THATS LIKE A BILLION DOLLARS I AM RAPING THE WORLD. Seriously guys, I feel guilty for the pointless expense. What about the millions of people who live on $1 a day? That's fucked.

RedLion · « **Reply #407 on:** 21 Mar 2008, 18:44 »

Well, I drove to Madison and drove around Madison looking for a good-quality trenchcoat for my upcoming trip to Washington DC with my AP Gov class. I couldn't find one, so I just went home--not that bad, but I drove the SUV, so I wasted over a quarter-tank of gas for absolutely no reason, needlessly burning money and killing the planet simultaneously! If that's not decadent, what is?

KharBevNor · « **Reply #408 on:** 21 Mar 2008, 18:45 »

A martini mixed with childrens tears.

StarmanJr · « **Reply #409 on:** 21 Mar 2008, 19:50 »

i managed to pay $20 to swim in a public pool today.

a fucking pool! that's like paying to have kids run around naked, pissing upon your feet and shins while men in swimwear they should not have parade gallanty before your pinned open eyes.

oh, and a dog slowly takes ripping chunks out of your ass. which then gives you rabies. in your ass.

yeah, i'm bitter about it.

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #410 on:** 21 Mar 2008, 20:25 »

Quote from: KharBevNor on 21 Mar 2008, 15:27

Quote from: McTaggart on 20 Mar 2008, 11:07
Khar, the difference between those watches is that the Rolex, fake or not, is unbelievably ugly.

My ones actually rather nicer than that one. It has a mother of pearl face (well, it has a plastic mother of pearl effect face) is mostly silver with just gold trim, and it has roman numerals instead of whatever the hell that one has on it.

And it is pimp as hell.

Heh, I have a real 1973 Rolex with an actual mother of pearl face. Oh and it's silver. Unfortunately it doesn't work and I have yet to have the $500 odd that I was quoted to have it cleaned and repaired. I'll probably just shell out the $10 to have my stainless steel fob watch repaired (I think it just needs a new battery but we'll see!).

I just spent $65 on a new pair of all-black Chuck Taylor All Stars. Sure I can't afford to pay my phone bill anymore but they were just too pretty to walk past again.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #411 on:** 21 Mar 2008, 21:31 »

Quote from: StarmanJr on 21 Mar 2008, 19:50

i managed to pay $20 to swim in a public pool today.

a fucking pool! that's like paying to have kids run around naked, pissing upon your feet and shins while men in swimwear they should not have parade gallanty before your pinned open eyes.

oh, and a dog slowly takes ripping chunks out of your ass. which then gives you rabies. in your ass.

yeah, i'm bitter about it.

Why didn't you just go swim in the sea?

StarmanJr · « **Reply #412 on:** 21 Mar 2008, 23:26 »

Quote from: KharBevNor on 21 Mar 2008, 21:31

Why didn't you just go swim in the sea?

have you seen the gulf of mexico??

Boro_Bandito · « **Reply #413 on:** 22 Mar 2008, 00:12 »

I just got a check from the State of Maryland for over 700 bucks, and I don't even know why. I think I might buy myself something pretty. And no, this is neither a rebate check or an income tax return, I made like 1600 total last year.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #414 on:** 22 Mar 2008, 06:06 »

Quote from: StarmanJr on 21 Mar 2008, 23:26

have you seen the gulf of mexico??

Yeah, it looks quite pretty.

StarmanJr · « **Reply #415 on:** 22 Mar 2008, 08:19 »

i don't know what you're smokin', but damn pass that shit!

last time i was at the gulf my brother cut himself on a jagged can dug into the shallow sand and i got a rash from the sand.

also i would have spent way more than $20 on gas to drive there from Austin, with it being about 4 hours away.

next time, i'm just going to buy myself an above ground pool. and have fun for about 5 minutes.[/mitchhedberg]

Liz · « **Reply #416 on:** 22 Mar 2008, 08:35 »

Where the hell are you swimmin in the Gulf? I've been on the Texas side and the Mexico side and found it quite lovely, really.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #417 on:** 22 Mar 2008, 08:38 »

Man, if you have such complaints, why are you complaining about being made to pay to swim in a safe, clean, climate controlled environment?

Don't be a dick.

Boro_Bandito · « **Reply #418 on:** 22 Mar 2008, 10:00 »

Dude, how can you not love the Gulf of Mexico? I wish I was there, right now. I would go fishing and swimming and boating oh my!

StarmanJr · « **Reply #419 on:** 22 Mar 2008, 10:07 »

Quote from: KharBevNor on 22 Mar 2008, 08:38

Man, if you have such complaints, why are you complaining about being made to pay to swim in a safe, clean, climate controlled environment?

Don't be a dick.

don't be so rash.

[saddam hussein]: hey, relax guy! chill out!

true, the gulf is a lovely place most of the time, i simply always seem to visit when it is not. the fact is not that i am complaining about paying for a pool, i am appalled at the decadency that people show by throwing away $20 to be in an environment resembling a cattle drive that never leaves the waterhole, when $3 to go to barton springs results in the same experience*.

_{*with more nudity}

Aminal · « **Reply #420 on:** 22 Mar 2008, 10:41 »

Recent decadency: I bought two new dresses. Like, nobody else had ever worn them before. And it wasn't for a formal event.

I spent over $100.

But I feel pretty! One makes me look like a ballerina!

Quote from: Boro_Bandito on 22 Mar 2008, 10:00

I would go fishing and swimming and boating oh my!

You are adorable.

Patrick · « **Reply #421 on:** 22 Mar 2008, 16:51 »

Quote from: StarmanJr on 21 Mar 2008, 23:26

have you seen the gulf of mexico??

Yeah dude uh the Gulf is actually pretty nice if you go to certain places. Try Florida (the part without overdevelopment and old people, if there is such a place anymore).

morca007 · « **Reply #422 on:** 22 Mar 2008, 19:40 »

Today's decadencies:
-$2 Wrangler western shirt from St. Vincent DePaul
-$29 Levi's 501 classic Jeans

Hooray thrift and sales prices!

jhocking · « **Reply #423 on:** 22 Mar 2008, 19:43 »

I made an appointment to see a dentist in a couple weeks. Healthcare is an extravagance for the wealthy.

pen · « **Reply #424 on:** 22 Mar 2008, 19:43 »

$20 on Olive Body Butter at The Body Shop.

This shit is great. Makes my skin smooth, but not greasy. Fantastic!

Chrasstor · « **Reply #425 on:** 22 Mar 2008, 19:46 »

I'm going to be decadent soon. I have like 600(+)$ saved up from work. I don't really buy a whole lot of stuff so it builds up pretty fast.

What are some good clothing stores that are accessible de Canadaland via the interweb? I'm generally not looking for tees right now, 'cause I already know like 10000 places that do cool custom tees(plus then there's band tees...). You get extra points for stores that don't charge like 1,000,000~$ for a pair of jeans. (Already know about Urban Outfitters and American Apparel)

I think I might buy some weed, too. I haven't been high in like forever.

Boro_Bandito · « **Reply #426 on:** 22 Mar 2008, 20:20 »

Quote from: StarmanJr on 22 Mar 2008, 10:07

when $3 to go to barton springs results in the same

God, you just HAD to bring up Barton Springs. Rip my heart out and stuff it down my throat why don't you.

....And yes, I am adorable.

Skibas_clavicle · « **Reply #427 on:** 22 Mar 2008, 21:24 »

Fuck you Sam, those jeans are really pretty!

StarmanJr · « **Reply #428 on:** 22 Mar 2008, 23:48 »

Quote from: Sam on 22 Mar 2008, 20:32

pool meetup this summer?

wooo! QC forum pool party in Austin! wooooo!

hope it isn't a sausage festival. like this one time when i was in vienna...

Nodaisho · « **Reply #429 on:** 23 Mar 2008, 12:13 »

Quote from: Patrick on 22 Mar 2008, 16:51

Quote from: StarmanJr on 21 Mar 2008, 23:26
have you seen the gulf of mexico??

Yeah dude uh the Gulf is actually pretty nice if you go to certain places. Try Florida (the part without overdevelopment and old people, if there is such a place anymore).

Yeah, I was at... Long beach, Mississippi, and the water was nasty, but in Florida, I could see the ripples in the sand through the water at night, it was perfectly clear. This was a few years ago, in Pensacola. Good memories, until the point that I forgot to put on sunscreen and my unnaturally white skin got burned more than a six year old on /b/.

Patrick · « **Reply #430 on:** 23 Mar 2008, 14:29 »

Long Beach, MS? There's your trouble. You've got all this silt sloshing around off of the islands to the southwest, among other reasons, such as rivers. Why do you think San Francisco Bay is so dirty-looking, despite the fact that you can swim in it and you'll be perfectly fine? Because of the river silt washing in from the various rivers in the area.

cupcakeonastick · « **Reply #431 on:** 23 Mar 2008, 14:42 »

Quote from: Patrick on 22 Mar 2008, 16:51

Quote from: StarmanJr on 21 Mar 2008, 23:26
have you seen the gulf of mexico??

Yeah dude uh the Gulf is actually pretty nice if you go to certain places. Try Florida (the part without overdevelopment and old people, if there is such a place anymore).

I recommend Navarre Beach, FL. Stuck between Destin and Pensacola. And while you're there, stop by Sailor's Grill and Bakery, one of the greatest restaurants I've ever had the pleasure of eating at and working at. It's right on the beach and sister to a Pagoda Bar right next door, which is also fabulous. And then, if you cross the very thin sandbar that is Navarre Beach, you're on the Gulf side. I used to see Dolphins swimming near the shore almost daily and the water is sooo amazingly clear and gorgeous. The sand is even great.

God, I miss that place. And boating.

It's a bummer it got hit so hard by the last couple of hurricanes to come through that area. My aunt had to rebuild the restaurant and pagoda from the ground up several years ago. Crazy floridians and their decimating storms.

Nodaisho · « **Reply #432 on:** 23 Mar 2008, 16:40 »

Quote from: Patrick on 23 Mar 2008, 14:29

Long Beach, MS? There's your trouble. You've got all this silt sloshing around off of the islands to the southwest, among other reasons, such as rivers. Why do you think San Francisco Bay is so dirty-looking, despite the fact that you can swim in it and you'll be perfectly fine? Because of the river silt washing in from the various rivers in the area.

Eh, I don't study why the water is dirty, I just swim in it (but not much), was at a family reunion. The water at Pensacola was great though, didn't see any dolphins, but on the bright side, I didn't see any sharks either.

And I have never been to San Francisco, so I wouldn't know about the water there either. I have lived all my life in Colorado, we don't get many oceans here.

Patrick · « **Reply #433 on:** 23 Mar 2008, 17:24 »

Just saying, it's a very isolated case, and it doesn't mean the whole Gulf is nasty.

RedLion · « **Reply #434 on:** 23 Mar 2008, 20:31 »

The bay area around Tampa is exquisitely clean and well-kept up.

Of course, more and more old people are starting to move into the Tampa Bay area, so the beaches are starting to fill up with wrinkles and oversized swimsuits

Liz · « **Reply #435 on:** 23 Mar 2008, 20:43 »

Better than wrinkles and undersized swimsuits.

Oh Mexico, you do so many things well but the people that populate your beaches go so wrong...

morca007 · « **Reply #436 on:** 23 Mar 2008, 20:51 »

Quote from: Misconception on 23 Mar 2008, 20:43

Oh Mexico, you do so many things well but the people that populate your beaches go so wrong...

Try Baja, old men and wetsuits...

Nice.

Liz · « **Reply #437 on:** 23 Mar 2008, 20:59 »

Old man plus Speedo is worse.

The image is immediately burned into your retina and will stay there for the rest of your life.

0bsessions · « **Reply #438 on:** 24 Mar 2008, 07:37 »

I grew up in New Hampshire, where all of the water is clean.

Seriously, the only beach I hate up there is Hampton beach and that's because the boardwalk is littered with morons.

cupcakeonastick · « **Reply #439 on:** 24 Mar 2008, 07:43 »

My family went to hampton beach when I was around five years old. I remember very little (I think the boardwalk had streets named after the alphabet?) but one day the waves were especially big and close together and I got caught in the riptide and almost drowned. My mom said she might not have seen me, to pull me up and out, were it not for the bright neon pink and green swimsuit I loved to wear.

0bsessions · « **Reply #440 on:** 24 Mar 2008, 07:46 »

It used to be a really nice beach, but a couple summers ago they closed down the Salisbury Beach boardwalk. Now all the regulars from there (Heavy gang element, a lot of trashy folks) have all moved up to Hampton.

Boro_Bandito · « **Reply #441 on:** 24 Mar 2008, 11:08 »

Only problem is that I live in Maryland. If I can find an excuse to go to Austin this summer that my parents will pay for, maybe.

valley_parade · « **Reply #442 on:** 24 Mar 2008, 11:16 »

I remember Hampton being pretty cool when I was little. They used to have fireworks every Wednesday night.

The water, though! COLD!

Lines · « **Reply #443 on:** 24 Mar 2008, 11:21 »

The Gulf of Mexico isn't that bad. It's only slightly bad because I don't like swimming in oceans. (Or at least I didn't last time I was in the ocean, which was when I was a kid. Damn sand getting places and jellyfish and seaweed wrapping around your legs....bleh.) But Clearwater, FL is really gorgeous, though, and I would swim there again.

Nodaisho · « **Reply #444 on:** 24 Mar 2008, 12:42 »

Ah... jellyfish. I have been lucky, I walked right between two of them without realizing it once. I was really paranoid about them after reading about the Portuguese man-o-war at a museum, though, and I refused to get into the ocean for the rest of the trip. I am just not really much of a swimmer.

Boro_Bandito · « **Reply #445 on:** 24 Mar 2008, 13:26 »

I've never been stung by a jellyfish, so maybe I just don't know, but I've never been scared of them. Including one time up here in MD when I swam off the coast of Asateague and I saw like 10 of them, pretty big ones.

redglasscurls · « **Reply #446 on:** 24 Mar 2008, 13:52 »

Boro, have you ever been to the MD beaches during a comb-jelly year? The whole beach gets covered in these dying disks of relatively harmless jellyfish, it's awful.

Boro_Bandito · « **Reply #447 on:** 24 Mar 2008, 14:00 »

can't say that I have. However, I've been to H-mart in Ellicott City, where they have several tubs completely full of different kinds of pickled jellyfish, not really sure what recipe calls for them though.

Lines · « **Reply #448 on:** 24 Mar 2008, 15:01 »

Jellyfish are cool when there's a thick pane of glass between you and them. About a foot away from my leg though? Not so much!

sean · « **Reply #449 on:** 24 Mar 2008, 16:42 »

If you go to the beach in Maryland I seriously think you are doing something wrong.

Oh and I got a studded belt for ten euro today at a market in Florence. I feel like thats a good deal, no?
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