Topic: Whatever, Let's Have A Goddamn Blog Thread, But Try And Keep It Reasonable (Read 770587 times)

Inlander · « **Reply #2850 on:** 30 Oct 2008, 16:41 »

If someone's Washing your Dog, it's better just to sit back and leave them to it.

Dimmukane · « **Reply #2851 on:** 30 Oct 2008, 18:46 »

Guys, I got bit by a spider in the attic. I tried climbing on the walls and it didn't work.

jhocking · « **Reply #2852 on:** 30 Oct 2008, 19:16 »

After I was bitten by a dog, I gained the powers of a dog.

Scarychips · « **Reply #2853 on:** 30 Oct 2008, 19:19 »

Getting 7 dog years older each human year?

ViolentDove · « **Reply #2854 on:** 30 Oct 2008, 22:28 »

Goddamn weird Sydney weather. It was freezing a few days ago, now it's 36 degrees. I'm going to the beach for some alcohol + night swimming. Woooooooo!

Patrick · « **Reply #2855 on:** 31 Oct 2008, 01:48 »

Quote from: ViolentDove on 30 Oct 2008, 22:28

alcohol + night swimming

Be real careful, man. I'd hate to see a news article about you winding up like Jeff Buckley, except minus the hauntingly beautiful version of "Hallelujah".

DEAR BLOG THREAD,

I am so happy I finally got a copy of Sisqo's timeless classic "The Thong Song". Bonus points: It's on a rap compilation album called Ho Songs: Songs That Degrade Females. It's the best goddamn album ever made.

Right now, I am rehearsing a bunch of Ted Leo that I think would go over well during my upcoming audition for Albanian Idol. I am pretty freaking excited, I can't wait until it starts. I plan on playing my acoustic, and I think either "Bottle of Buckie" or "Biomusicology" would go over real well.

That is all,
Me!

Spluff · « **Reply #2856 on:** 31 Oct 2008, 01:51 »

I normally absolutely hate idol shows, but I hope you do well. When there are some people on there that don't just whore bad top 40 songs, the show is kinda interesting.

Also, blog thread, I nearly dropped 50 kg on my face today whilst working out. I'm kind of spooked and am currently looking at power racks to prevent that kind of thing happening again.

RedLion · « **Reply #2857 on:** 31 Oct 2008, 01:59 »

Quote from: Patrick on 31 Oct 2008, 01:48

Albanian Idol.

What do you win, a goat and a poorly secured munitions dump?

Tom · « **Reply #2858 on:** 31 Oct 2008, 03:56 »

Dear Blog Thread,

Well, I've just gotten back from my Year 12 Spirtual Retreat, it wasn't my idea, and the first thing I did was go to p4k. Man, what is wrong with me.

Anyway, Tim Harrington now has a weekly web-series on p4k.tv called "Beardo". I've just watched the first episode 5 times and I was thoroughly amused. Harrington was playing a vampire, Bela Lugosi style, who had trouble getting his fangs hard for Kristen Schaal from the Daily Show and Flight of the Conchords. Awkwardness ensures followed by her pricking herself and Harrington sucking her finger.

I'm not sure if I loved this because it was on p4k or because I like Tim Harrington/Les Savy Fav, in the words of Kristen Schall, "I'm such a slut."

And ooh what's this Crystal Stilts have an album out, woot!

Also, I changed my name.

Tom

Patrick · « **Reply #2859 on:** 31 Oct 2008, 04:31 »

Quote from: Spluff on 31 Oct 2008, 01:51

I normally absolutely hate idol shows, but I hope you do well. When there are some people on there that don't just whore bad top 40 songs, the show is kinda interesting.

Thanks, I'll certainly do my best! I'm going to be really happy if I make it anywhere at all on the show. At least then people won't be staring at me just because I'm a foreigner, ugh.

Quote from: RedLion on 31 Oct 2008, 01:59

What do you win, a goat and a poorly secured munitions dump?

I'm pretty sure I'd wind up recording an album with the biggest label in the country. Which may or may not be a good thing, because if I win, I might get stuck having to record an entire album entirely in Albanian. And my Albanian is SO not up to that standard.

If that's a reference to the Gerdec explosion, I tip my hat to you, man, because damned if that isn't beautifully played

nobo · « **Reply #2860 on:** 31 Oct 2008, 04:35 »

Quote from: Spluff on 31 Oct 2008, 01:51

Also, blog thread, I nearly dropped 50 kg on my face today whilst working out. I'm kind of spooked and am currently looking at power racks to prevent that kind of thing happening again.

Are you working out at the gym? and were you doing bench press? You should really use a spotter.

valley_parade · « **Reply #2861 on:** 31 Oct 2008, 05:04 »

Quote from: Linds on 30 Oct 2008, 12:13

You know, Patrick, he can always wait outside for you and you wouldn't even know he's there. Or if you did know, he could perform a seige. THERE'S NO ESCAPE.

A coup de Patrick?

Liz · « **Reply #2862 on:** 31 Oct 2008, 07:04 »

Man I look forward to it. I want to know how you pulled this off!

RedLion · « **Reply #2863 on:** 31 Oct 2008, 07:13 »

Quote from: Patrick on 31 Oct 2008, 04:31

If that's a reference to the Gerdec explosion, I tip my hat to you, man, because damned if that isn't beautifully played

I'll consider your hat tipped then.

benji · « **Reply #2864 on:** 31 Oct 2008, 07:25 »

Blog Thread,

My ears are ringing from a show last night. I was the one who forgot to bring ear plugs, so I would be okay with it if I was impressed with the show, but it was kind of disappointing. The musicians were great (The Hold Steady and Drive By Truckers) but the sound design was lame. The guitar amps were pushed up so high you could barely hear anything else, including the lyrics to the songs. I didn't even realize that the Truckers had a keyboardist with them until their set was almost done because it was completely washed out by the guitars. Oh well.

Lines · « **Reply #2865 on:** 31 Oct 2008, 07:55 »

Worst. Morning. Ever.

valley_parade · « **Reply #2866 on:** 31 Oct 2008, 07:58 »

Tell us about it, Linds.

THIS IS WHY WE'VE GOT A BLOGGY THREAD.

Lines · « **Reply #2867 on:** 31 Oct 2008, 09:59 »

I didn't have time to earlier. Long story short, I got in a minor car accident this morning and I get the feeling that the person I hit did it on purpose.

jhocking · « **Reply #2868 on:** 31 Oct 2008, 14:57 »

Car accidents are never good. Did you die in the crash?

Lines · « **Reply #2869 on:** 31 Oct 2008, 15:10 »

Yes. I am an animated corpse now. Luckily it's Halloween, so no one really noticed. Rigor mortis is kind of a bitch, though, when you work in retail.

Spluff · « **Reply #2870 on:** 31 Oct 2008, 15:42 »

Quote from: nobo on 31 Oct 2008, 04:35

Quote from: Spluff on 31 Oct 2008, 01:51
Also, blog thread, I nearly dropped 50 kg on my face today whilst working out. I'm kind of spooked and am currently looking at power racks to prevent that kind of thing happening again.

Are you working out at the gym? and were you doing bench press? You should really use a spotter.

I was working out at home, and I was doing triceps extensions (funnily enough, known as 'skullcrushers'). I hate the local gym, there is always idiots hogging the equipment and taking forever because they aren't doing it properly. I know I should have some kind of safety, which is why I'm looking at power racks.

CamusCanDo · « **Reply #2871 on:** 31 Oct 2008, 21:08 »

Blog thread,

I have had a pretty bad day. These are the reasons why:

1. I did not pull any moves on a lady friend last night who I was watching scary movies with, when I totally should've. I regret not doing it a lot because there were many perfect chances.

2. Not only did I have to work on my only day off this week in two weeks, but the dude that was supposed to cover the afternoon shift bailed for a totally bullshit reason so I had to cover most of his shift and work 12 hours instead of 10.

3. I fucked my thumb pretty bad at work, it's now swollen like a mutha and looks like a small swollen penis instead.

4. This was the cherry ontop of what was already a pretty shitty day. As I was pushing the very last stock I was putting out at work (I work at a grocery store in the alcohol department) on a flatdeck (a low trolley sort of thing) an old man stopped infront of me when I thought he was going to keep moving. He did not. The front of my flatdeck connected with the back of his foot, and well, he went down in an old man stumble/fall.

I can't remember if he hit his head or something, but he came out of it pretty bad and needed to lay down. My manager was cool and said it was an accident, I still feel pretty terrible though.

5. Right now my friend is trying to get me to come to his halloween party, which would be all kinds of drunken/sexy fun but all I want to do is snuggle up in bed and watch the complete Sapphire and Steel DVD collection I bought yesterday.

Also

6. I burnt my microwave popcorn just now.

A BLOO BLOO BLOO

Patrick · « **Reply #2872 on:** 31 Oct 2008, 23:35 »

Dear blog thread,

Last night, I played beer pong (10 cups instead of wussville's 6-cup version). Sure, I may have lost the game, but I won the drunk.

Today I go on my first Hash since May! I have missed Hashing, there's nothing more fun for shaking off the resulting grogginess from a night of drinking and shenanigans than by going for a 3 mile run through the hills. And afterward, MORE beer! It's the only way to live. There was a guy visiting from Scotland who was like 74 and still doing the Hash runs and the beer afterward.

I finally decided to run the serial number on my Jag, but Fender's serial numbers don't provide nearly the amount of information as Gibson's. With Gibson s/ns you can find out what day, what batch, what number it was on the line, and even which factory the fucker was made in. With Fender's s/ns I can only find out that it is an American Vintage series made somewhere between 1999 and 2008. REAL FUCKING HELPFUL, GUYS. So I'll have to unbolt the neck next time I change strings, look at the fucking stamp on the heel of it, and then put the thing back on, and even then I'll only know what month of what year. Pissing me off, sometimes that information is REAL important.

Anyway, that is all. Goodbye!

Love,
Me!

valley_parade · « **Reply #2873 on:** 01 Nov 2008, 07:01 »

Fuck yoooooou, Halloween.

I spent the night barhopping. Alone. It was so rad.

Barmymoo · « **Reply #2874 on:** 01 Nov 2008, 12:55 »

Jens, I am so glad. I am quite serious when I say that I spent the whole of my shift yesterday and today worrying about whether you'd got kicked out of school based on our terrible idea (which turned out to be a good one!).

I am doing my accounts and making plans for Detroit! Blog thread, I have a question: why does Travelsupermarket.com tell me that there is a flight for £521 and then fail to let me book it? Why does it claim that AirFrance are sending flights out of Birmingham for such a (comparatively) small amount of moneys when AirFrance claim they do not fly from Birmingham? Most importantly, should I book insurance with the air line (I do not have enough moneys, so I would have to wait another month) or should I book the flights and the insurance separately?

I am so super excited about this trip. When I told my mum about how I was flying half way across the world to spend two weeks staying with two people I only know off the internet, she said "isn't that a waste of money?". I am glad she is so concerned for my safety. Actually I am not, because if she was then I wouldn't be able to go! Yay for disinterested parents!

Dimmukane · « **Reply #2875 on:** 01 Nov 2008, 20:20 »

Today, I was at a friend's house, and one of my other friends disappeared for an hour and a half. He came back with a TV, half a mannequin, and some Champagne. Apparently he burgled it from someone's house while talking on the phone as the occupants slept. I don't even know what to say to something like that.

Inlander · « **Reply #2876 on:** 01 Nov 2008, 20:38 »

"I don't think we should be friends any more."

Vendetagainst · « **Reply #2877 on:** 01 Nov 2008, 20:50 »

Today my sister officially moved out of the house. Which is interesting.

Also, that's some pretty freaky stuff Dimmukane. You should probably switch your locks if he happens to own a key to the place.

Patrick · « **Reply #2878 on:** 01 Nov 2008, 23:26 »

Dear blog thread,

Being back with the Hash here is one of the greatest feelings in the world. I have my position as Religious Advisor back now, which means I get to humiliate new people/sinners/deserters in the Circle after each Hash. I forgot how much I missed it!

I also decided that the newest group of Peace Corps volunteers here is a lot of fun. One of them even went to the same middle school as me, although it was a couple of years before I went and she was only there for half a year. But still, a small world!

Love,
Me!

abadname · « **Reply #2879 on:** 02 Nov 2008, 01:18 »

Dear blog thread.

I drunkenly jumped off my friends stairs, i may have finally done permanent damage to my knee. I wil judge the damage sober in the morning.

jhocking · « **Reply #2880 on:** 02 Nov 2008, 05:02 »

Quote from: CamusCanDo on 31 Oct 2008, 21:08

3. I fucked my thumb pretty bad at work, it's now swollen like a mutha and looks like a small swollen penis instead.

If your dick looks like a smashed thumb, you may want to see a doctor.

Or send a photo to /b/ for mob feedback. Either or.

Ã¶de · « **Reply #2881 on:** 02 Nov 2008, 05:31 »

Quote from: gabbly, a long time ago

tommydski: go to a doctor kiddo

Astaldo: don't

this is a comedy goldmine

Patrick · « **Reply #2882 on:** 02 Nov 2008, 06:17 »

Wait when did /b/ come back

Dimmukane · « **Reply #2883 on:** 02 Nov 2008, 07:03 »

I mean, it's not like I'm scared for MY stuff, this guy has a history of just doing weird things, but that was by far one of the strangest things he's done. I mean, I should be mad at him for stealing a TV, but I can't believe he pulled it off. Someone didn't lock the doors on their house, and he just ran off with it. He left the mannequin in the woods, and when he went back for it, half of it was missing, which is even weirder.

tania · « **Reply #2884 on:** 02 Nov 2008, 07:17 »

the appropriate response here is probably "man, what the fuck, ditch that guy" but i don't think that's actually the right thing to do. lots of people who do shitty things have really good qualities and vice versa, and the reality is that unless you're particularly choosy not everyone in your group of friends is going to be perfect all the time. it's up to you where you draw the line but you're not a shitty person if you decide to still be friends with him. probably a less extreme but still sorta relevant example is a close friend of mine in guelph who routinely cheats on his long-term girlfriend and everyone just sort of agrees to keep it a secret from her and not get involved. we do voice our disapproval every so often and obviously from an external perspective this sounds equally terrible but when you're in a position where you see him often and know he's otherwise a very wonderful funny guy, it's fair to say that it really wouldn't be worth never talking to him again just cos he has some commitment problems. this same guy has always been the first to stand up for me whenever i run into problems at bars and been willing to take care of me whenever i'm feeling shitty and need to talk about things that are bothering me. i guess my point is really more that people are capable of changing and just because people do shitty things doesn't mean that it's necessarily a permanent part of them or that they don't have good qualities as well.

Ã¶de · « **Reply #2885 on:** 02 Nov 2008, 07:29 »

Exactly, my friends are terrible but they're still my friends.

Dimmukane · « **Reply #2886 on:** 02 Nov 2008, 08:07 »

I should clarify. I'm not upset at all. I just can't figure out how to get my head around the fact that he decided to do that all of a sudden. Apparently it was to impress the girl he was talking to on the phone at the time, which makes me even more bewildered. He's not jeapordizing his relationship with any of his friends, he's just jeapordizing himself in a way somewhat more jeapordizing than swordfighting without armor, which is what he likes to do for fun. I find myself less worried about him and more worried about the fact that it was to impress a girl, whom none of us know.

tania · « **Reply #2887 on:** 02 Nov 2008, 08:11 »

ah right, that definitely is something that should be brought up

Abyssion27 · « **Reply #2888 on:** 02 Nov 2008, 10:35 »

Dear Blog thread,

Today has been all around shitty. I am stressed beyond belief and even hanging out with the girl I fancy has only made it worse. I am really starting to hate my tendency to over-analyze things.

abadname · « **Reply #2889 on:** 02 Nov 2008, 12:06 »

I strained a muscle in my knee last night. I have a brace on my knee now and can hobble around. Oh well.

Jace · « **Reply #2890 on:** 02 Nov 2008, 14:20 »

Blog thread, I woke up to a text message from my sister today.

It said "Nana isn't doing good mom has been with her almost 24 hours now."

That wasn't a nice way to wake up. But I still had to go to work.

And I just got a voicemail from my sister telling me that my mom called an ambulance for my nana 15 minutes ago and she is now in the hospital. We don't really know what's wrong.

Vendetagainst · « **Reply #2891 on:** 02 Nov 2008, 14:26 »

I'm sorry, Pants, I hope she is alright.

My strep throat has come back, but hopefully this time it will not turn into scarlet fever. Doctor shall give me one pill to make me larger soon.

Ladybug · « **Reply #2892 on:** 02 Nov 2008, 14:37 »

WOOOHOOOO! Bodø/Glimt <3

4th place in the league (after practically everyone thought we'd end up last, 14th place), won against a team we hadn't beaten on their home field in 31 goddamned years (29 years without a victory at all), and I was there, and the atmosphere was amazing. Ecstasy! Fucking awesome.

Kinda sad that the season is over, but it has been so fantastic. Would've been more fantastic if we'd ended up 3rd, but as the coach (love him) said afterwards "Heh, we can't afford to play in the UEFA cup anyways".

Allybee · « **Reply #2893 on:** 02 Nov 2008, 16:03 »

I went to the library today. this would not be notable except that I drove there all by myself and I managed to not:
- get beeped at
- get tailgated
- break any part of my body
- mow down any unwary pedestrians

super duper thrilled! one step closer to being a functional part of society.

Emaline · « **Reply #2894 on:** 02 Nov 2008, 16:05 »

I do not drive. I always thought I was a vaguely functional part of society. Am I mistaken?

RedLion · « **Reply #2895 on:** 02 Nov 2008, 16:07 »

Emaline! I had Nos today.

It is not good. I thought I was having a heart attack. I hated the feeling so much that I had to take one of my old pills for when I used to get panic attacks (muscle relaxants.)

Allybee · « **Reply #2896 on:** 02 Nov 2008, 16:10 »

no, you are not mistaken. I just get a lot of shit from my relatives/friends who are sick of taking me places. driving sucks so much, I almost had 20 panic attacks today. the "not being a functional part of society" has a lot more to do with me than with driving.

(I have had my license for two months and this was my first time spending more than like 2 minutes in the car alone.)

Abyssion27 · « **Reply #2897 on:** 02 Nov 2008, 16:16 »

It's good that you are getting out onto the open road alone, it helps to build confidence. Confidence is good.

tania · « **Reply #2898 on:** 02 Nov 2008, 16:28 »

hey, i don't have my driver's license either! but enough time has passed that i can now go for my road test and it seems like the sort of skill i'll need once i graduate and enter the world of full time work so i guess i should probably do that sometime soon. driving would probably be less anxiety inducing if people in guelph and markham weren't fucking maniacs who hit bicyclists and run red lights all the time.

ViolentDove · « **Reply #2899 on:** 02 Nov 2008, 16:28 »

Quote from: Dimmukane on 02 Nov 2008, 08:07

I should clarify. I'm not upset at all. I just can't figure out how to get my head around the fact that he decided to do that all of a sudden. Apparently it was to impress the girl he was talking to on the phone at the time, which makes me even more bewildered. He's not jeapordizing his relationship with any of his friends, he's just jeapordizing himself in a way somewhat more jeapordizing than swordfighting without armor, which is what he likes to do for fun. I find myself less worried about him and more worried about the fact that it was to impress a girl, whom none of us know.

I've actually been in pretty much the same situation. One evening, a long time ago, we were sitting around at a friend's place having a few drinks. A friend disappeared for a time, and then over the course of the evening apparently assembled a complete drum kit in the garage. When we asked where it came from, he said he'd gone for a walk, wandered into someone's house, and decided to steal their drum kit. We made him take it back. Stealing someone's instrument is a completely shitty thing to do.

(Later on this guy was diagnosed with a few drug-related mental problems, which explained some of his behaviour at the time)

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