Topic: Blog Thread II: Beyond Blogosphere. (Read 776808 times)

valley_parade · « **Reply #2400 on:** 15 Apr 2009, 07:11 »

After falling behind early at the pub quiz (we were -1800 at the end of the second round and everyone laughed at us), our team staged a MIGHTY comeback and came in a very close second at the end.

These things are fun! We might do another one tonight in the next town over.

Dollface · « **Reply #2401 on:** 15 Apr 2009, 07:43 »

Dear diary

I had dream where i was making dinner and dinosaur strikes me but Paul hogan and robbie rotten saves me from its jaws then paul picks me up on his big strong arms and asks "go'd ey mate that egg smells nice can i have some?" (word pun moment: finnish egg means muna and muna means egg or dick/penis.. oh fuck) then carried me to bedroom. the end

i think that was gay dream

Jace · « **Reply #2402 on:** 15 Apr 2009, 09:25 »

Yesterday when I was buying computer parts I saw a guy who looked uncannily like Brett.

Metope · « **Reply #2403 on:** 15 Apr 2009, 09:51 »

Blog thread,

I went to bed at 6 am, got up at 1 pm today and have been reading for my exam non stop since then (it's now almost 7 pm) because I've postponed it for way too long, the exam starts on Monday and I have basically no idea what it's about. Blacking out as a result of getting up from the chair too fast made me realize that it's probably a good idea to eat something today as well, so I just put a gross frozen pizza in the oven.

I think I've become the most stereotypical slob-student ever.

Darkbluerabbit · « **Reply #2404 on:** 15 Apr 2009, 10:13 »

That depends. How many cheap beer cans are littering your study area?

Liz · « **Reply #2405 on:** 15 Apr 2009, 10:17 »

Quote from: PantsFTW on 15 Apr 2009, 09:25

Yesterday when I was buying computer parts I saw a guy who looked uncannily like Brett.

Friday I went to a drag show at a gay bar and saw a guy who looked uncannily like Jonas.

Metope · « **Reply #2406 on:** 15 Apr 2009, 10:19 »

Quote from: Darkbluerabbit on 15 Apr 2009, 10:13

That depends. How many cheap beer cans are littering your study area?

~~Ughh don't make me count them~~ None.

pen · « **Reply #2407 on:** 15 Apr 2009, 10:54 »

Quote from: Misconception on 15 Apr 2009, 10:17

Quote from: PantsFTW on 15 Apr 2009, 09:25
Yesterday when I was buying computer parts I saw a guy who looked uncannily like Brett.

Friday I went to a drag show at a gay bar and saw a guy who looked uncannily like Jonas.

Nearly every day, I see a woman at work who looks like Hannah. I did a double take the first dozen or so times that I saw her.

Hi blog thread! I've started going to the gym again! Waking up at 4:15am really sucks, but my tummy is shrinking, yay!

Emaline · « **Reply #2408 on:** 15 Apr 2009, 11:22 »

Someone offered to go with me to the Cursive show next Friday, if I go to Napalm Death with them next month. Should I?

october1983 · « **Reply #2409 on:** 15 Apr 2009, 12:07 »

Blog thread,

Today I had an interview at King's College London, where I want to do my Masters. I was a little bit scared because, while I'm generally pretty good in interviews on account of being one charming kind of a guy, I am really eager to stay in London because I love it here and most of my closest friends are staying here and I have recently realised the extent to which I have taken them for granted at times and oh god I would be a mess without them, and if I don't get on this course I will have to go to Brighton for the year. But the interview went really well - at first when she started asking me questions about an essay I'd sent them my brain froze when I realised I would have to say things. But then I realised that I actually know some stuff and so that's okay! At one point I think she tried to throw me a bit of a curve ball by asking a question relating to but also somewhat outside of what I'd written about, but it was actually very closely related to what I'm writing my dissertation on this year so I was able to not only confidently answer the question but even cite historical sources to back it up. At the end she said that I was obviously very enthusiastic and she thought I'd fit in well, so she would recommend they give me an offer (she's the course convenor, but she's on leave next year so I guess someone else will be in charge). So I think it went pretty well!

Then I went to see my dad who said that he would start looking for a 2 bedroom place in London (something he's been putting off for a while anyway) so I can live with him next year. Which would be great because: a) no rent! and b) my dad is brilliant and living with him would be incredibly good fun anyway. And then I was in the library getting some work done and thinking about how great it will be to stay in London because my friends here are amazing and my best friend is going to be working in a library on the same campus that I will be spending most of my time on so I will still see lots of her, as well as everyone else. As I was thinking this, another friend arrived and told me he had a present for me, which was a pair of replica coins from the reigns of Charles I and Oliver Cromwell (I am a history student studying 17th century Britain, mostly) and then a load of my friends decided we were going to the pub tonight to celebrate my unofficial good news.

tl;dr I have had the greatest day, got an unofficial offer from the university of my choice, and was reminded repeatedly why I love my friends and family so much. I am pretty relieved and happy!

ackblom12 · « **Reply #2410 on:** 15 Apr 2009, 12:20 »

Everytime you post, I can'pt help but read it in Kenneth's voice. It's a wonderful experience.

KvP · « **Reply #2411 on:** 15 Apr 2009, 13:11 »

As some of you may know, I met a girl recently and I was planning on asking her out.

I ran into her today, and I was going to ask her out, but luckily for me I inquired about class first. She's gotten extensions on her projects, and when I asked her how she managed that she told me that her little sister had just died.

So I think romantic pursuit is a very bad idea right now. I've arranged to take notes and send them to her while she skips class.

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #2412 on:** 15 Apr 2009, 13:40 »

Oh ouch. That really sucks for your potential-maybe-prospective-lady-friend.

Lines · « **Reply #2413 on:** 15 Apr 2009, 16:26 »

Quote from: Emaline on 15 Apr 2009, 11:22

Someone offered to go with me to the Cursive show next Friday, if I go to Napalm Death with them next month. Should I?

Yes.

Dear blog thread, I am going to my first drag practice and I am excitedddddd. Oh man oh man, this is going to be fun.

Drill King · « **Reply #2414 on:** 15 Apr 2009, 16:57 »

DEAR BLOG THREAD,

BIONIC WOMAN YEAAAH

Patrick · « **Reply #2415 on:** 15 Apr 2009, 17:10 »

Dear blog thread,

My team won again this week (tonight). The guy I nominated for elimination, who I picked to nominate because I knew nobody else would nominate him, got eliminated. I was right, nobody else nominated him! But after we went through the nomination process a couple times and nobody got booted, Zana (the exec. producer as well as the show host) was like "Uhhhh fuck it let's eliminate whoever has the least votes" and he happened to be the guy. Cue me crying and feeling guilty for the next hour. When I finally managed to get it explained to him (I had my friend Labi translate to avoid confusion), he was like "...oh, I totally get it now. Fuck, man" and he gave me a massive hug and I just cried harder because that kind of humanity and understanding is damn rare, so to see him get kicked off despite it just made things worse.

Desi, the girl with the mindfuck flurry of emotions, wound up losing her battle. It was a really close battle, but she lost. So after the show, while I was still down about Ergi getting eliminated, I was the first to notice her crying, and so I went over and gave her a hug. She felt a bit better, and then more people were like "Hey listen kid you did great, and we're not just saying this to make you feel better." So that felt pretty good.

After all of that, I went out with the Kosovar kids from the show, and it took my mind off of things. They're good people, the lot of them. I'm so lucky to have them to hang out with...

Love,
Me!

MrBlu · « **Reply #2416 on:** 15 Apr 2009, 18:08 »

Good job Pat!

*remembers that he hasn't been online n msger in days*

Emaline · « **Reply #2417 on:** 15 Apr 2009, 20:20 »

So I was having a pretty decent conversation with my Gargoyle, and I fucked it up by complaining that all my male friends were coupled up and that it made hanging out awkward.

I rule at life.

Everybody, go listen to VVereVVolf GreHV.

(If you like metal)

(Or noise)

(Or Fantomas)

Also, is it totally strange to hang out with dudes who have ladies alone? At this point, I am not even comfortable with people hugging me, so its not that I'm like "man, why do you have to have a lady? I cannot make moves if you aren't single." I'm just "man, I hope your lady does not get the wrong idea."

MrBlu · « **Reply #2418 on:** 15 Apr 2009, 20:38 »

Would you feel comfortable hanging out with a guy friend if you were in a relationship?

Spluff · « **Reply #2419 on:** 15 Apr 2009, 20:42 »

It's fine.

Emaline · « **Reply #2420 on:** 15 Apr 2009, 20:46 »

I am fine hanging out with them. I just don't want their ladies to think I am up to something.

I am uncomfortable with people touching me or entertaining the thought of touching me.

J-cob9000 · « **Reply #2421 on:** 15 Apr 2009, 21:49 »

So I realized today that all I ever hang out with are girls except for one guy. I don't mind this because they are all incredibly cool girls but Mom already thinks I'm gay. I need more male friends.
I guess I'm intimidated by guys because I feel like I have to impress them or something.

axerton · « **Reply #2422 on:** 15 Apr 2009, 21:56 »

hanging around with only girls does not a gay man make.

J-cob9000 · « **Reply #2423 on:** 15 Apr 2009, 21:58 »

Indeed. But to an incredibly religious mother, it might.

Emaline · « **Reply #2424 on:** 15 Apr 2009, 22:00 »

If only having friends of the opposite sex makes you gay, I must be a lesbian.

LittleKey · « **Reply #2425 on:** 15 Apr 2009, 23:03 »

man, i was going to go to pf changs today, but then i DIDN'T.

Lunchbox · « **Reply #2426 on:** 15 Apr 2009, 23:25 »

I just signed up for singing lessons! I thought I would be terrified about it but I'm actually really really excited! I start on Tuesday! Hooray!

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #2427 on:** 15 Apr 2009, 23:33 »

Today I did my civic duty and used my $900 goverment stimulus handout to buy myself a laptop. Hurrah! It it awesome and pretty and fast and yaaaayy!

Also Tom that external HD you sold me doesn't appear to work? Or my computer has just picked a great time to die entirely.

Jace · « **Reply #2428 on:** 16 Apr 2009, 01:09 »

I did my body some good last night and called in to work. Apparently if you don't call 2 hours in advance, they write you up, counting it as if you didn't even call. So, I begin to wonder, why even call? But that's fine, I hung out with my roommate and our friend, we watched the first of 5 Lupin III movies, then I went into my room and played some Assassin's Creed on my computer which I recently upgraded to have 4gig of Ram and a new graphics card. I also learned that I get like $835US from the federal government in tax refund, but I owe the state $2. I think that is stupid and trivial that I had to write a check for TWO FUCKING DOLLARS. My mom told me I shouldn't spend the refund that I should put it in an account I can't touch since I "always have a problem paying rent on time." I will not take her advice because I do not have a problem paying rent on time, I have a problem putting money into the bank because my roommate gives me rent in cash and I am not awake when the bank is open.

Anyways, I am hoping to start working two days a week doing loans so that I can get some extra money flowing in and work less overnights until I can shift it to working no overnights.

valley_parade · « **Reply #2429 on:** 16 Apr 2009, 06:34 »

Jimmy gave them to Jon, who disguised them as Jed Lowrie and traded them for Dan Uggla.

Dazed · « **Reply #2430 on:** 16 Apr 2009, 06:36 »

Man that was pretty much the only stupid thing I've done thus far, but goddamn was it stupid.

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #2431 on:** 16 Apr 2009, 07:01 »

Quote from: Ptommydski on 16 Apr 2009, 06:32

What about the magic beans he threw in to sweeten the deal?

Those were magic beans??

Fuck.

Reed · « **Reply #2432 on:** 16 Apr 2009, 11:10 »

I am such a winner.

So my lady friend was throwing a small birthday party for one of her friends last night, but her roommate is studying for her general exam and she couldn't be disturbed. I offered to have it at my place, which won some points with her, then proceeded to drink far too much and spent a good chunk of the night puking my guts out! The really sad thing is the girl who's birthday it was wound up taking care of me (and is now passed out on my couch at 2pm).

Update: Friend woke up, informed me that I actually managed to throw up all over myself in front of everyone at my house. Can I just go ahead and kill myself now?

KvP · « **Reply #2433 on:** 16 Apr 2009, 11:27 »

So I busted my ass to get this project done by today, spent about 11 hours yesterday hammering out 13 impeccably cross-referenced pages.

I get to class today and it turns out the project is due 2 weeks from now.

On the plus side, the teacher's taking my "rough draft" and grading me on it, and if I don't like the grade I can turn in a revised edit and he'll grade that one instead.

On the minus side, I am now under the gun on the two projects that were actually due this week.

De_El · « **Reply #2434 on:** 16 Apr 2009, 11:36 »

I am posting way too much because I have a paper due in 2 hours and I am in hyperactive writing and procrastinating mode. AAAAAAAAA

allison · « **Reply #2435 on:** 16 Apr 2009, 11:51 »

My favourite musician in the whole world is playing tonight at a bar in the next town over -- my folks got tickets and everything. I have to work. I would call in sick, but one of my bosses is going to be there. I'm not impressed. Very disappointed, actually.

This is only made better because I know he is playing a show at my house on Monday.

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #2436 on:** 16 Apr 2009, 11:55 »

I'm getting more and more annoyed at the Libertine sound a-likes that are still cropping up all over the UK, and are somehow - even though they all sound identical - finding numerous listeners.

Rant over. I was just struck by this fact.

Christophe · « **Reply #2437 on:** 16 Apr 2009, 12:21 »

When I get to Scotland, we torch the NME building, no?

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #2438 on:** 16 Apr 2009, 13:51 »

Quote from: Christophe on 16 Apr 2009, 12:21

When I get to Scotland, we torch the NME building, no?

Yes. This is a plan. If these are the fellows responsible for these other fellows, I will gladly help.

Quote from: allison on 16 Apr 2009, 11:51

This is only made better because I know he is playing a show at my house on Monday.

That's pretty awesome. Who is the fellow?

Dear blead,

The more I look at the word fellow, the weirder it looks.

Ladybug · « **Reply #2439 on:** 16 Apr 2009, 14:36 »

Blog thread, what do I get my 12 year old cousin for his birthday? It can't be more than about 150NOK/$22, really, because he's getting a gift from the rest of my family as well (and I'm a student and hence not exactly rich), but I have to give him something, because I was invited (I'm the only one who lives here) and I can't come empty-handed. But it's difficult! He likes video games and ice skating, football, the outdoors and bike riding. I think. But all of those are expensive things! What sort of random, semi-cheap stuff do 12 year old boys like? At this point, I'm considering being boring like last year, and getting him a gift certificate so that he can use it in combination with some other money and buy a game or something.

benji · « **Reply #2440 on:** 16 Apr 2009, 14:41 »

Does he just like playing football, or does he like following too? You could always get him a poster of his favorite player or something.

Dimmukane · « **Reply #2441 on:** 16 Apr 2009, 15:03 »

Out of Bread:

I just started exercising after an 8-year hiatus. I HAVE NEVER WHEEZED SO HARD IN MY LIFE.

Liz · « **Reply #2442 on:** 16 Apr 2009, 17:06 »

Man, I did that yesterday. I decided to go for a run around the park and ended up walking half of it. But I am not discouraged! I will continue to run until I can run without getting winded after tiny stretches of land.

ummmkay · « **Reply #2443 on:** 16 Apr 2009, 17:07 »

guys summer is SO CLOSE aagghhhh in two weeks exams will be over and i will be FREE and starting off the best summer ever with a trip to new york! and when i get back i'm living with my best friend, working in the mornings and going to the lake every day. oh man oh man i am so excited how can i possibly concentrate on final projects and papers and exams when i have so much awesome to look forward to!

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #2444 on:** 16 Apr 2009, 17:13 »

fucking blog thread,

holy shit i have never been so bored in my entire life. i am sitting at work and i don't have anything to do and all the usual websites i use to entertain myself (kotaku, gizmodo, overheardinnewyork, etc.) are also doing a whole lot of nothing right now. i guess it's just one of those days.

unfortunately, instead of just being bored, which is tolerable, i'm bored and a little bummed out because the girl i like just told me she just wants to be friends.

oh well, at least it's nice outside.

Dimmukane · « **Reply #2445 on:** 16 Apr 2009, 17:18 »

I'm doing the couch-to-5k thing...which is a little difficult with all the hills. My house is on a slant in the middle of a bowl-type area, so I'm either going downhill easy or fighting for my life to climb a 80-foot hill with a 10 degree grade. I forgot to stretch beforehand, too, so my legs are a little stiff. But I will also keep going, although I should probably get some actual running shoes instead of 9-month old skate shoes.

New post: whaddayaknow, those are the sites I like to go to as well. I got cracked.com blocked at my work after two weeks! I ended up looking at half of the lists they did in the past 3 years in one day. Also, the Girl is moving away for a bit and I basically won't see her until school lets out in a month. But she's already planned on having me sleep over after I finish, so this is not all bad?

Ã¶de · « **Reply #2446 on:** 16 Apr 2009, 17:29 »

Guys I have a job and a haircut.

One of these things is definitely awesome.

Emaline · « **Reply #2447 on:** 16 Apr 2009, 17:43 »

No one gives a shit about your motherfucking boyfriend. Except maybe your fucking husband. Tell him. I don't fucking care. Shut the fuck up.

look out! Ninjas! · « **Reply #2448 on:** 16 Apr 2009, 17:47 »

Quote from: KvP on 16 Apr 2009, 11:27

hammering out 13 impeccably cross-referenced pages.

How does this work? I'm in my second year of law school in Australia and the longest thing I've written was 2,000 words. Do you just type in a really big font or are your word counts around 6,000? Or does that include diagrams and pictures?

sean · « **Reply #2449 on:** 16 Apr 2009, 17:51 »

awwwwwww yeah the band is playing again tomorrow yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

oh yeah 25 minute post rock sets. apparently were getting filmed for some reason too YEAH!

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