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[bainidhe_dub]

dear blog thread,
i got thrown from a golf cart on wednesday at work. apparently i fell straight on my face, onto the deck of the parking garage we were in. i was knocked out and don't remember the first couple of minutes afterwards. they called an ambulance and took me to the hospital and everything. it turns out i fractured one of the bones in my cheek, and i have scrapes all on my face and hands and knees too.
and i didn't technically have health insurance when it happened. i actually lost my parents' insurance at the end of august, cause of the wedding, but i just hadn't told them yet. so my boss added me to the company insurance real quick, effective wednesday (october 1st). but i don't really know what's going to happen. things are complicated because i haven't finished changing things over to my new last name yet.. i really hope we don't end up owing a shitton for the ambulance ride, emergency room trip, or doctor's appointment i had in september when i wasn't actually insured.
love, busted-face bain

[Ozymandias]

Oh geez heck, that sounds awful as all get out. I'm willing your face to magically heal.

Or, even, biologically heal.

[ruyi]

don't be bringing that atheist debate into the blog thread now

(geez I hope things work out Rosemary! And feel better too.)

[SarahBarah]

Blog thread,

I just found out my uncle is back in a coma again. He was in a car accident, or rather a car it him going 40 mph while he was crossing the street. This is the third time he's lapsed into a coma and I'm worried he won't come around like the other times. His brain is very damaged and he doesn't even remember who I am anymore. I don't know, I just need any support I can get right now. I'm at a college far from home, and it's difficult to find stable support, y'know?

Anyway, thanks for listening.
 

[Jace]

I have pictures! A couple, at least. It is hard to bring an slr in addition to a shotgun and a rifle into the woods. Math question! Yesterday i moved 1km horizontally and 500 metres vertically on the first part of my route. How steep was the incline?

The incline was steep enough.

Blog Tread,
FUCK BISCOTTI! Its so good, why can't I stop eating it, goddamn. Also, my sister moved into her apartment today, it's been over a year since I've seen her, so it's nice to have her back in town again, I really missed her, we're probably going to go out to lunch today as soon as she gets her kitties back from the friend that was holding them while she moved in.

[Ladybug]

Unless my math is completely off, the average incline was about 26º if the 1km was "air line", aka not how far you walked, but how far it was from where you started to where you ended up without considering the incline. That sounds like a lot, so my math might be completely off.

[Emaline]

Guys, I have only been out of my house for maybe 20 minutes. Maybe. And already I have been honked at and am currently having an old lady stare at me at the bus station.

Do you suppose it is the nose, or the fancy dress? I don't think it's how I am dressed. We have a pretty big Indian population here, and it doesn't look like I am wearing anything much different than them.

[Gemmwah]

Guys, 12 hours shifts are fucking bastards.

3 days with 12 hours shifts. Ugh. I think I'm braindead.

[benji]

Yeah, that was my life last week. Thankfully, that's over now.

[jodizzle]

Oh hey Gemm, I had one on Thursday and one on Friday and another one on Tuesday!  Must be the season for death shifts.

Anyway, dear blog thread,
Loxley rang last night and asked if we could get back together/start dating again yet.  It was really awful and sad and I felt really bad for having to say no because I don't want to date him again yet (if ever. I don't think I ever will).  He cried and it was so awful and I worry about him because he just wants to be with me and I don't even miss him!  I think I am a bad person!

[Vendetagainst]

Dear blog thread,

Today I organized my lab space and even made a storage unit to fit all the new awesome I got.


MY NAME IS SEAN. I AM A GEEK AND I AM THRILLED.

*Edit*
And this is arguably the best part!

[IronOxide]

Oh hey Gemm, I had one on Thursday and one on Friday and another one on Tuesday!  Must be the season for death shifts.

Anyway, dear blog thread,
Loxley rang last night and asked if we could get back together/start dating again yet.  It was really awful and sad and I felt really bad for having to say no because I don't want to date him again yet (if ever. I don't think I ever will).  He cried and it was so awful and I worry about him because he just wants to be with me and I don't even miss him!  I think I am a bad person!

Jodie, that does not even a little make you a bad person, and do not let anyone make you feel like it does.

[Cernunnos]

(thermite)

Oh hell  yessss

[Vendetagainst]

I'm going to make a video fairly soon (hopefully within the next week) if anyone is interested.

^That's close to a blog, right? I hate how I always derail everything with my words.

[jhocking]

He cried and it was so awful and I worry about him because he just wants to be with me and I don't even miss him!

Next time he calls, tell him you are a cold hearted bitch and yell at him to sack up. BE STRONG

[Inlander]

SarahBarah, I'm really sorry to hear about your uncle. That's a tragic and horrible situation to have to deal with. Even though we don't know you yet, I sincerely hope that everything works out for the best and I'm sure everyone else here does, too.

[Emaline]

Guys, I want to learn to swallow swords and fire.



Mostly, because my best friend and I have decided to become a duo of traveling performers. Yep. Starting this summer in Canada.

[RobbieOC]

Traveling to where, may I ask? Cause if you can learn to swallow swords or fire (or both!) then I would love to see such a thing.

[Jace]

Guys,
This work schedule is really starting to mess me up. Every week I've had to be awake for more than 24 hours due to me being scheduled for a shift right after another one. And next week it looks like I have one day off and I'm working 50 hours or so. A follow up to that 50 hours is having 102 checkins while working alone. Goddamn manager needs to hire someone damnit.

[Spluff]

Isn't there are law about that kind of thing? I know there is here in Australia.

[Jace]

Isn't there are law about that kind of thing? I know there is here in Australia.

You know, I really want there to be, but I think because there's really no union or any of that, and coupled with the fact that this is a right to work state and that it's a franchise rather than a corporation. I don't think there's any ruling on it.

I know that a lot of places build it into their policy that you must have at least 8 hours between shifts. They don't do that here. A hint of advice, unless you're specifically staying at the hotel I work at to come see me. Never ever stay at a hotel that is a TOG enterprises franchise. They treat their employees like shit. (guess what franchise I work at, go ahead, guess)

[Edith]

Dear Blog Thread,

One of my kitties, the diabetic one, has been acting sweet and cuddly since about Wednesday. Sweet and cuddly is not really her nature, so I have been a little worried. I took her to the vet today; he is 95% sure she has lymphoma, and 100% sure that there is something seriously wrong with her aside from the diabetes.

He and I both feel that at this point, euthanasia is the kindest option for her - lymphoma can be treated, but it is a long and stressful treatment, and it would be complicated by her diabetes. I have to get in touch with my ex and make sure he agrees, but otherwise I will be taking her in Monday morning. The vet's office can send her ashes to a rose garden/pet resting place they have a contract with.

I'm going to miss my little sourpuss.

[David_Dovey]

Aw heck that sucks Edith. Condolences.

[Lunchbox]

Hey, Internet. I miss you an awful lot. Hopefully someday soon Jimmy will be able to get Internet sorted in our house because even though all of this awesome stuff is happening in my new life I don't have anyone to talk to about it and it all feels a bit hollow.

So the most exciting thing I guess that has happened recently is that when I was driving in the city on Friday afternoon the driver's side window and mirror of my car exploded all over me. I got a couple of scratches but nothing else really, when I pulled over to find out what happened the witnesses were all "Um it was a crazy looking guy with a giant knife, he ran over there, probably not in your best interests to follow him."

So after making a police report (the hotline lady, once I'd told my story, sort of paused and said "Oh!") I hung around at home (with Jimmy and Hannah and Ben, hooray!) waiting for the police to show up and see the damage or whatever they needed to do. It came to 9pm and I thought "screw this" and started driving to Newcastle, 3 hours away, so that my Dad could take care of the car and have it garaged and everything because there's nowhere safe to park a car without a window in Sydney. Ten minutes into my trip a huge thunderstorm hit, with bucketfuls of rain being lugged at my car and into my window. I had a hoodie on but I got completely drenched, which was fun. The shock of what had happened didn't really hit until I was warm and dry and getting ready to sleep on the couch at my Dad's and I realised Holy Shit, I was attacked by a maniac with a giant knife and goodness I'm glad that I still have my head.

Anyway, although it wasn't planned at all, since I'm in town I decided to meet up with a boy that I met very recently, who is gorgeous and amazing and funny and arty and wonderful and all those good things (He can quote achewood!) and after a whole lot of naked we went shopping and out for Teppanyaki with his friends, which was awesome. The uh only problems I have with this is that a) I live in Sydney  b) I sort of have a thing going with another boy in Sydney already but you know, I'm starting to get really sick of him, c) I think about Tommydski far too often.

Sigh.

[Lunchbox]

But it makes me laugh Jens. Originally the context was that you waved your ID in front of yourself when buying booze from your store or something right? The mental image was hilarious and then I quoted it and realised the out-of-context possibilities. Hooray!

[Liz]

Out of context sig quotes are so great.

[Jace]

I'm just happy that I was quoted by Jens. And I have the picture showing that I actually do segregate my skittles into work camps.

Also: Blog thread, I didn't get to work until 3pm today because I pretty much passed out when I went home. So, you know, screw them anyways. No one really cared. I've spent the last hour and a half getting paid to sit around and joke.

[SarahBarah]

Thank you Inlander and Jeans for your support. I really do need it right now. I'm glad I have somewhere to turn to when things get rough.

[benji]

We seem like a sad bunch these days. I send my best wishes to all of those with sick relatives, sick pets, sad boys calling them, or knife wielding crazy people attacking them.

I helped paint a house today. A group of us from work volunteered for an organization that helps elderly folks who don't have much money fix up their homes. It was a fine day for it, warm but not over hot. I most certainly have not missed my calling as a manual laborer, but it is good to get out and work with your hands every once in while, even when your a pathetically scrawny intellectual type and therefor feel vaguely incompetent at even the simplest of physical tasks. It also feels good knowing that you're doing a good thing for someone, especially someone as appreciative as the lady we were helping. So even though it was another early morning when I probably could have used the sleep, it was definitely worth while.

[Edith]

Dear Blog Thread:

Tonight I went out with friends to have indian food and talked and had a good time and then we all went to one couples' place and my two friends who got their retired racetrack greyhound today brought her over and we sat around the grill and toasted marshmallows and made s'mores and drank bourbon. It was good times.

Now I'm home with my kitty curled up by me. She's so fragile-looking when she's sleeping. And puts out so much heat.

[nobo]

Dear blog thread

today i found out that i could throw a hammer about 200 feet.

[Emaline]

(He can quote achewood!)

Keeper.

[KvP]

Had a pretty good day today. I'm a little nervous because the only thing keeping me sane at my boring job is the fact that I can use my laptop there (and thus get paid to play Colonization or Baldur's Gate 2) and the cord to the power supply has been pulled and frayed after 10 months of use. I've ordered a replacement, but it's going to get here on Monday. Until then I'll have to be extra careful not to break the cord completely or else I'm going to be stuck at work with nothing to do.

Today I went out to one of the local coffee shops and ran into a friend of mine, a fashion design major. I watched her illustrate conceptual artwork for about an hour and a half. She has a real gift, I felt privileged to be able to see her in action. That coffee shop is actually adorned completely with my friend's artwork (this girl is creating something at least 6 hours a day) and once I move out into my own place I'll likely purchase a few of her pieces to class up the place.

Being around that just made me want to create something myself. So I've decided to push harder into this whole MIDI deal. I've got a Reason copy in the pipeline, should be available within 24 hours. Hopefully it works. From there I'll have ordered a few "Reason for Beginners" books. I'm not ever going to be Squarepusher, but at the very least I'd like to have a basic understanding of how this works, such that at any point I can sit down and bang something out, even if it sucks, and have it not feel like I'm just throwing paint on a canvas. Right now I feel like I'm putting together furniture without any instructions - Some things seem to go together fairly well, but I'm not quite sure if I've covered everything and even if I have, I still don't know where to go from that point. In any case my range song-to-song probably isn't going to extend beyond an octave per.

Tomorrow I meet with another good, creative friend, this one working on a first draft for a children's novel. It sounds excellent, from what I've been told of it. My best friend, meanwhile, is completely swamped and her next open time for me is in three full weeks, but she has urged me to call her and keep up with things, so I don't feel as isolated as I normally do. So all things considered I feel that I'm doing pretty well right now.

[Barmymoo]

Out of context sig quotes are so great.

[Gemmwah]

Blog Thread, I dislike my job and when I get paid on Thursday I am going to spend so much of my money buying stuff from Popkiller.

It'll make it a little bit worth it.

[David_Dovey]

So I've decided to push harder into this whole MIDI deal. I've got a Reason copy in the pipeline, should be available within 24 hours.

Raaaddd. Have you used Reason before? I've gotta warn you, to get the most oit of it, you've gotta have a pretty fair knowledge of the technical side of audio stuff (namely signal flow, as the entire thing is based around an approximation of an analog patchbay). You can get pretty far just playing around, and hopefully the books will help you out, but it's worth having a basic idea about how the hardware versions of the synths in Reason operate if you really wanna get a stew goin'

[jhocking]

I plan to be a spin doctor when I grow up.

[Johnny C]

AYYYAAYAH, DE DOO BA DIP! DA DIP DIP BA DIP, BA DIP DA DI BE DO BA DO BA DO BA DO BA DO BA DO BA DO BA

[Beren]

if you really wanna get a stew goin'

I'm fully in favour of this phrase coming into further everyday usage.

[KvP]

So I've decided to push harder into this whole MIDI deal. I've got a Reason copy in the pipeline, should be available within 24 hours.

Raaaddd. Have you used Reason before? I've gotta warn you, to get the most oit of it, you've gotta have a pretty fair knowledge of the technical side of audio stuff (namely signal flow, as the entire thing is based around an approximation of an analog patchbay). You can get pretty far just playing around, and hopefully the books will help you out, but it's worth having a basic idea about how the hardware versions of the synths in Reason operate if you really wanna get a stew goin'

vv
Nope, I've had about as little experience with any of this stuff as you can have, outside of constantly listening to synth music. I don't know, there's gotta be a way to learn. I'll cross that bridge when I get to it, I suppose. There are going to be definite disadvantages to just jumping into this stuff cold, but I figure as long as I'm determined I'll make it work for me. I might not have talent, but I can make it a skill, you know?

At this point all I have is a relatively limited version of Ableton Live 6 (which seems like a pretty rad program, actually) and the Freeware full version of Rebirth (get a legit torrent here), which is ooooold but can still lay down some good loops. I've been using the 909 in Rebirth as a skeletal framework and filling it out with stuff from Ableton. It's about as clumsy as it sounds.

[Alex C]

if you really wanna get a stew goin'

I'm fully in favour of this phrase coming into further everyday usage.

My brother has been using variations of that phrase ever since Roast Beef found Ray passed out in a bathroom stall, flushed the toilet and thought "Man things ain't never the same once you seen a dude's stew."

[Lines]

Update as I've been absent for a while:

I have a job! Oddly enough, it was the first place I applied back in June (the art supply store), but they weren't hiring really until recently. So I went in for an interview, got called back a few days later with a yes, and started Monday. So far I like it quite a bit. I like all the people I work with (so far, as one of them is new like me and has yet to start) and working downtown is kind of cool. The only downsides are parking is a bit pricey and shoplifters come in at least once a week. But there's always two people on the floor, so I won't be by my lonesome.

And some not so good news, my mom is in the hospital and will have surgery on her back sometime next week or the week after. Monday she's getting an epidural Monday and then they are going to see if she's able to get up and walk (which she hasn't been able to do for the past few days) and if not, she's going to have to stay there.

[KvP]

Oh no! sorry to hear about your moms, Lindsay.

Man, I got to write my college admissions essay but I don't waaant toooo.

Here are the given topics I can write about.

    *  Obstacles or challenges you have overcome in your personal and/or academic life.
    * An experience or event that has shaped who you are and who you want to become, that has allowed you to demonstrate leadership, and/or that illustrates service to others (family, school, community).
    * Unique educational experiences (e.g., homeschool, overseas study, non-traditional student, etc.).
    * Why this stupid university is a good match and/or why you have chosen your particular major or career goal.
    * Any additional information you think is important.

Blah.

[Liz]

AYYYAAYAH, DE DOO BA DIP! DA DIP DIP BA DIP, BA DIP DA DI BE DO BA DO BA DO BA DO BA DO BA DO BA DO BA

For the record I cannot actually do this.

Just so you know.

[pwhodges]

What's not to be annoyed about?

Edit:  I just saw what you meant... =:-O

[Barmymoo]

Because they are big and they smell and have a very low IQ, and are also mythical beings that only appear in fairytales.

I realised about five minutes ago that I have two essays due tomorrow and it's ten thirty. I should probably have written them instead of hatching harebrained plans to fly across the world. Or instead of watching Harry Potter.

Oh man you guys, have you ever watched Wife Swap US? It's truly terrible. It's not even real. At least Wife Swap UK is genuine. But the US version is acted and is just stupid and I cannot stop watching it.

[SarahBarah]

Dear blog thread

today i found out that i could throw a hammer about 200 feet.

Jeepers, how did this come about?

[pwhodges]

Me too; and network security is a good part of my job !

[Cernunnos]

I made a working bow today. using a dowel rod as an arrow, i can puncture through drywall at 35 feet. This is awesome. I can't wait till i have actual arrows.

[Edith]

You scare me a little, but that is awesome.