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[E. Spaceman]

I am in Japan now. Life is alright, training is hard. I am deciding whether to go to morning practice tomorrow. I hear it is pretty cool but it is also at 7 AM.

[BeoPuppy]

Scans of my unborn son revealed that:
a. he's completely healthy
b. he's a he.

Actually, the scan sort of screamed that last bit ...

We are happy.

[redglasscurls]

Dear the Blog Thread,

I have to write a paper on the the effects temperature has on yeast glycolysis for a biology class.  Unfortunately, I need to find 3 journal articles about the effects temperature has on yeast glycolysis so that I can cite them in the paper.  Unfortunatelyer, it is an incredibly specific topic to find journal articles about, and the experiment itself is considered to be sort of a training-wheels thing for bio majors to get a feel for the scientific process and all the paper writing that goes along with it, so it is unlikely that I will find the article that I want in goddamn Nature.  Unfortunatelyest, this means wading through databases in search of something I am not optimistic about finding, all the while trying to make sense of the impenetrable language of science.

Sincerely,

Guy In the Corner Asking Why In Between Hushed Sobs Bluh Bluh Bluh Bloo Why Bluh Bloo

Yeah seriously you can probably even find some pretty good papers with a google scholar search if you aren't hooked up with university library access to lots of journals

[StaedlerMars]

so apparently people on my campus are playing humans vs. zombies right now. theres like 10 kids hanging around my dorm room with nerf guns hunting zombies or something.

i really really wanna see a battle.

why are you not joining in?

[syrupykeyboard]

Grandma died last night. 

[sean]

why are you not joining in?

it already started and i had no idea about it. all of the sudden a bunch of kids were running around campus with nerf guns and bandannas and started talking about zombies.

[glyphic]

My condolences, syrup.

[allison]

I'm sorry Joe, my thoughts to you and your family.

[Ptommydski]

Scans of my unborn son revealed that:
a. he's completely healthy
b. he's a he.

Actually, the scan sort of screamed that last bit ...

We are happy.

Congrats, dogg. Hope this all goes great for you and your growing family.

[nobo]

b. he's a he.

Actually, the scan sort of screamed that last bit ...

Thats the umbilical cord buddy. Congrats either way!

Also, Blargh thread,

Guess who bought Bone Thugs N Harmony tickets for this Friday!

I'm super excited.

[Cernunnos]

Going through a little minor mental freakout here. Why do I let my brain do this to me? It's probably nothing.

Dammit.

edit: every once in a blue moon, my paranoia turns out to have a basis.

[BrittanyMarie]

i know how that feels. i'm sorry jon (my least favorite symptom of a panic attack is the burning hot feeling)

[Cernunnos]

Oh yeah that is totally the worst part. Thank you for the kind words. Also, looks like things might be rocky, but also might work out. Life is complicated.

[Rizzo]

So it turns out the tax department owe me over a thousand dollars. Thanks tax, you rule.
This will allow me to pay some of my debt and start my savings up again. w00t! This also means AUSTRALIA SOONER!
Yussssssss

[LittleKey]

I'm sorry syrup, best wishes to you and your family.

[Alex C]

So, it appears that my siblings have had a bit of a falling out. It rather sucks because my sister is getting married soon and while I'm sure they'll work it out eventually I'm not entirely sure they'll get it sorted out before then, which would obviously be pretty crappy.

I won't go into details, so I'll just say this: Why does it seem like all of life's problems come down to pride? It seems like people are either lacking in it or have entirely too damn much.

[E. Spaceman]

Went to morning practice, twisted my ankle though  not too terribly. Was thinking of skipping out on today's evening practice to let it rest a bit but I was in a shop when the extremely scary Iwakiri sensei walked in. Now i have to go get changed to go to evening practice.

[valley_parade]

I do not miss Trupiano in the least. I pray for the day when they finally axe Castiglione, too. Christ he annoys me.

Dude James I was gonna say we should hang out when I'm in town this weekend but NOT ANYMORE.

(Nah, do it. shoot me a PM sometime today or tomorrow)

[Lines]

In good news: I got accepted to one of the 3 schools I applied to.

In not so good news: I had to put down my cat around 4am this morning. We found out earlier in the week that he had pretty agressive cancer, but xrays showed his organs were all still functioning and we got some medicine that would help out with the pain and whatnot. He seemed pretty ok Tuesday after a steroid shot, but yesterday his breathing was a bit labored, which worried my mom and I, so last night my mom stayed awake and decided to keep an eye on him. Around 3am, she found him lying next to my bed (which I was not sleeping in, I was in the spare room with the other cat) and he was really struggling and had fluid coming out of his nose and mouth, so we took him to the vet. When we got there they put him on oxygen and told us his lungs were failing, which left us with very few options, none of which led to him getting better, so we decided to let him go. It's probably the hardest thing I've ever had to do. I loved him from the instant he fell asleep in my lap as a kitten at the pound and I love him still, but I know he's better off now.

[scarred]

That's awful. I know how it feels to have to put down a pet you've had since they were a baby. Sending good vibes your way.

[Liz]

Not the kitty! Sad!

[Slick]

I dropped my laptop and I think I knocked out the wireless. Oh man needing to be plugged in all the time sucks.

[Lunchbox]

Linds, I hope you get through the loss of your kitty okay. That sounds awful. I don't want to imagine the time when I have to lose my Tiger.

On a happier note, I have been reading a lot of home decorating and renovating blogs lately. They are addictive! As a result I have been inspired to make my room more awesome.
Yesterday I purchased some lovely canvas director's chairs for my balcony, I set them up nice in the corner with a table and a candle in between. It looks prettier already!
Also I got a big bundle of fairy lights. I spent hours last night figuring out how I'd string them up. First I ran them the whole perimeter of my room but it looked really messy with the dark green cables all over (even though it looked amazing in the dark). So I took that down and just hung them all in messy loops from the brickwork above the fireplace, which serves as my bedhead pretty much. It works for now! I guess I will have to find a nicer way later.
And THEN I got some paint stripper and some beautiful cream paint to re-do my poor bedside table which has been repainted badly by me at least six times in my entire life. Also to paint the cheapo pine Ikea dining table which I'm using as a desk!

So that was $200. Normally when I spend that much money in one go I get heck of buyer's remorse but for once I'm really happy. Growing up! Yay!

[J-cob9000]

So I have been sick alllllll of Spring Break. Fuck me.
Before that, I went to a softball game. I was talking to the coach who has two daughters, Anna and Catherine, that play on the team. He asked why I was there that day. I replied, "To watch some all-American softball, of course!" He says, "Yeah, I bet." So I say, "You're right, it's actually to watch your daughters run around in shorts." He says, "Oh, good. Well, be careful, because Catherine's a stallion." And he winks at me. He says all of this in a South Carolina accent of course.

[tania]

the fact that a stallion is a male horse specifically and that the coach most likely did not know that makes that story so much better

[StaedlerMars]

So tempted to buy tickets to this: http://www.atpfestival.com/newsview/1004082209.php

I have no money blogthread, tell me I shouldn't!

[Eris]

I am thinking about buying a bigger tablet for my computer, thinking about getting my lip pierced, thinking about stuff that costs money and not earning thatr much  money this week to balance out the spending. Also this tablet will mean I can't pay off some of my debt that I have (even though that is just to my mum and she said it doesn't matter how long it takes to pay it all back), which makes me feel bad too.

Why does all the cool stuff have to cost money? I have bills that need paying as well, y'know!

[glyphic]

Fun and coincidental names I have seen on resumes this week:

Nathan Boner
Charlotte Hymann
Chris Flamer

[StaedlerMars]

That made me realise that my dad gave me a subscription to WIRED for my birthday, but that none have arrived yet? Apparently it has already been sent, but I don't want to bother my dad with the fact that it hasn't arrived yet (it's been a month and a half) because I kind of promised him a subscription to the new scientist, but that never happened because I have no money.

Edit, also new scientist is 160 pounds a year to send to Belgium? Yeah fuck that.

[Zingoleb]

The only thing I've ever subscribed to...wait, well, I  guess I used to read MAD Magazine, but I was like 12 and my father bought it for me (not bashing MAD! Just saying that I wasn't the one buying it) - anyways. The only magazine I ever subscribed to was Guitar World because it's like $8 at the newsstand and $12 for 12 issues if you subscribe. Easy choice!

Though the last one I got in the mail had a hole torn out of the cover. Instead of Dimebag's nipple, I see Jimmy Page's head. Awesome!

[evilbobthebob]

Oh what the fuck. I get back from Sweden to find that I have to go to court as a witness twice this month and the student loan company in England has screwed up my loan for university. Thanks world.

[David_Dovey]

Jens if Clayton Cubitt jumped off a bridge would you?

[nobo]

I got a 7 a.m. wake up call because a lot of important Polish people died today. What a shitty start to the day.

[E. Spaceman]

Got out of Katsuura yesterday to go on a day trip to Mobara, drove 45 minutes to go to a McDonalds in Ohara, had a Teriyaki burger. Had to buy sweatpants and a sweatshirt but then we also went to a thirft shop where I bought a couple winter jackets for super cheap. I also bought some sports shoes, it was an Adventure because they looked genuinely puzzled when I asked if they had shoes my size. Bought toilet paper, cutlery (so expensive) and we also went to sushi place with on of them comveyor belts, it was rad.


Oh and in the thirft store I bought a japanese pressing of

[Gemmwah]

i so want an mp3 version of that, you wouldn't believe it, emilio.

[valley_parade]

My face survived a Ted Leo full rock and roll onslaught.

Ladies, take note. I have a strong face.

[Jace]

But is your face tougher than Chuggo's? Can your face handle getting slapped by over a dozen women?

[Emaline]

Guess who lost a dress size!


Oh yeah! Woo not keeping a 100% best schedule, and still losing stuff! Alright!

[David_Dovey]

Did you check behind the couch?

[David_Dovey]

[Metope]

So as many of you know (because I whine about it constantly in meebo, sorry guys), I've been struggling with making a decision regarding schools, since I got accepted for all the five schools I applied for. Basically it was down to either the Arts University College at Bournemouth or the Glasgow School of Art, and to make a long story short I've finally decided on going to the GSA. It's been my dream school for ages, and I realized that pretty much the only reason for why I considered other schools in the first place was because I didn't think I had a chance of ever getting in to the GSA (800 applicants for 30 places, holy shit), so when I got accepted to the GSA I had kind of already planned on going to Bournemouth. I'm scared of moving to a city I've never been to and where I don't know anyone, and in Bournemouth I'd have my boyfriend + I know people from the forums who lives in the area. I guess it's just time to grow up, I've never really taken any risks or done anything like this before, so Glasgow, here I come!

[BlahBlah]

Whoo! Glasgow is a really great city. Just don't become Duncan Thaw.

[Barmymoo]

Kris, that's exactly how I almost talked myself into going to Birmingham instead of Cambridge and I'm so glad I didn't. Go for it! Glasgow is cool! (Well, the cafes are).

Blog thread, I am back in Cambridge and mostly unpacked although I still have stuff stored in my friend's room (she isn't back for another week). It's good to be here although very quiet still, no one is around really. The weather's gorgeous and the gardens have sprung into bloom and it's really prettttttty.

Next weekend: ice hockey tournaments in Sheffield (Rob, take note of this!). Weekend after: rehearsals for play of which I haven't even met the director yet. Weekend after: recover from play. Weekend after that: go to London to buy a ball gown!

Awesome.

[StaedlerMars]

Glasgow is awesome. It's not as awesome as Edinburgh, but that's not their fault. They do try (I'm kidding, Glasgow is probably a lot cooler than Edinburgh).

Also, the GSA is pretty much in the centre of the city, which is amazing. Also, one of my favorite cafe/gig/club venues is in Glasgow.

[calenlass]

Is it Uisge Beatha? Because it should be Uisge Beatha/

[calenlass]

Right, so I do not ever read this thread, so I will probably not notice if you respond, but I figured this would be the best place to put this. A guy I knew committed suicide Friday by asphyxiation in a plastic bag - after a failed attempt to hang himself - and was found yesterday. I don't really know how I feel about this. I was not friends with him; in fact, pretty much everything I knew about him made my opinion of him to be "asshole". He dated my friend Rene for awhile and knocked her up twice, but when she started talking about getting married (because they had three kids [twins and another one] together) things fell apart, and after a bunch of horrible fights he hit her hard enough to paralyze her face for a couple of days, and that is when she finally left him. His mother says he's been a "tortured soul" since he was like 2 years old, but he refused to see any doctors or psychologists because he didn't trust them, and tried to do hippie yoga reiki crap for himself instead, which obviously didn't work. I know some of my other friends used to be his mates, and one of my best friends was his coworker/office partner/thing, so it has shaken them up pretty bad. I feel a little weird about it, like maybe I should feel a little sad at the passing of a human life, especially one that was obviously so troubled and alone, but then I always thought he was a dick, and this doesn't change that. I have also never known anyone who killed themselves before, so that probably has something to do with it.


On a more positive note, I got laid last night. Woo!

[Barmymoo]

It is always a little weird when someone dies and you think you should have reacted differently, or at all. My grandad died a few months ago (we buried his ashes on Saturday) and frankly beyond a slight "that's a shame" and a bit of "he sounded quite interesting" I have no feelings about it whatsoever.

Tomorrow I am going to London! Impromptu sleepover and vintage clothes shopping day! I'm mega excited, I've never properly been to London and I am going to hang out with an awesome new friend and we're going all over the Central line to look at clothes shops and then I'm staying with her at a host family's house (she's doing a sort of course/conference thing) and then getting the coach back the next day and then I am GOING TO DO SOME WORK because that is actually why I am here.

Also tomorrow I get to eat a lunch that I packed up earlier this evening, which is exciting because I am doing a new thing where I make and eat lunches that are delicious.

[J-cob9000]

Tire Tread,
I'm going to a theatre competition this Saturday and I'm going to be performing a literary interpretation. Of what, you ask. The answer to that, I am not sure yet. This is where you come in, Tire Tread!
I'm looking for a piece that contrasts with Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot. The part I am going to read can be found in this handy Gizmodo post.
I'm thinking something along the lines of, "RAH RAH RAH I OWN THE WORLD I AM THE BEST THING EVER." I have no idea where to start.
This may be the wrong place to put this plea for help but fuck it, I'm doing it anyway.
Give me some ideas, etc.

[Jimmy the Squid]

Nearly any of Kieffer's posts.

[Alex C]

I feel a little weird about it, like maybe I should feel a little sad at the passing of a human life, especially one that was obviously so troubled and alone, but then I always thought he was a dick, and this doesn't change that. I have also never known anyone who killed themselves before, so that probably has something to do with it.

Meh. I think this just means you're normal. Death is unavoidable and this guy was like a nasty girlfriend punching caricature of a person to you. And now he's gone. It happens.

On a more positive note, I got laid last night. Woo!

Were this IRL I would offer a fist bump with only trace amounts of irony. I'm probably a month or two away from being openly bitter about not getting laid. Dating that Catholic girl was a poor choice.