Topic: Blog Thread III : Look Who's Blogging Now (Read 916595 times)

Spluff · « **Reply #2550 on:** 04 Jun 2010, 21:01 »

Quote from: Inlander on 04 Jun 2010, 08:14

Quote from: Spluff on 04 Jun 2010, 07:21
Do you use dispose of your forks after use, as well?

No but I'm the only person in the house who makes sure there aren't little bits of food encrusted on them when I wash them.

I'm just saying, there's going to be spit on your forks, spoons, glasses, etc. anyway. If there was still dishes in the sink during the spitting then I can understand but otherwise it's not that big a deal.

Of course, encrusted food is an entirely different matter. Wars have been started for less.

Patrick · « **Reply #2551 on:** 04 Jun 2010, 22:23 »

Last night I played at open mic in one of the bars downtown and an Elvis impersonator called me out front and told me he wanted to hire me to play music once a week for like $100 a night (under the table, yeeeeee), 2 and a half hours each night. Shit man, that could pay the rent and give me a little left over.

Today I promptly got fired from my job by one of the assistant store managers, I guess the store manager himself couldn't sack up and do it himself, fucker. At least I got to keep the cool swag from the garden soil vendor, and all my rad flair. They took my apron away though, which pisses me off 'cause I had really boss hand-drawn artwork on that bitch. Man I'm gonna miss that thing.

On a more responsible note, though, I'm job searching with a buddy of mine tomorrow. He's pretty well connected, and he's really knowledgeable about what places are hiring. He's a pizza boy, but gets hella boss tips, and people offer him jobs and shit and he's hooked a bunch of people up with good work. So we'll see.

And 9 days from now, I have a gig at a winery. They're allegedly gonna pay me. I didn't really give a shit about getting paid when I first signed up, but then they said they were paying and that the event was $25 a head. What the fuck, $25 a head to see my ass play shitty Eagles covers for a whole night? This is my first real gig since Albania, and it's ridiculous.

Soon I will have my computer back up and running (my roomie's letting me use hers) and I'll be able to put my new recordings up on the internet. I have a couple covers I've been working on, and if I can make enough money I'd like to get the licensing for some of the covers as well as publishing some of my originals. Whichever sounds best. I recorded a great cover of "Stupidity Tries" by Elliott Smith, I just gotta record vocals. I also did a pretty rad version of "And Your Bird Can Sing" by the Beatles. It's pretty baller.

JD · « **Reply #2552 on:** 04 Jun 2010, 22:28 »

I thought I should make another post about how my grandparents' situation has dramatically worsened since my last blarg post, but I really feel to emotionally drained to talk about it now.

But hey, paaarrrrrttyyyyy tomorrow.

Metope · « **Reply #2553 on:** 05 Jun 2010, 04:16 »

My night went on a lot like yours I suppose, except I actually remember being socked in the jaw. It wasn't on purpose and it doesn't hurt today though, so it's allright. Also I have a pen tattoo on my arm now that says "Bob Saget is the best" in old runic letters.

iamiam · « **Reply #2554 on:** 05 Jun 2010, 08:04 »

apparently i lead people on because i hug too much.

but that won't stop me. HUGS FOREVER.

INTERNET HUGS TO ALL MY INTERNET FRIENDS. HUGS!

[insert achewood HUUUGS strip of choice here]

snalin · « **Reply #2555 on:** 05 Jun 2010, 10:32 »

Quote from: Emaline on 04 Jun 2010, 14:24

Letter we are sending to our landlord. Good? Bad? Should we send it?

I thought you started out with "dear Shit" before I got that you censored the names.

to be honest, I'm more fond of direct aggressiveness than the more passive variant that you use (I'd probably be more "fixing the dish washer is your job so do it or I'm getting myself a lawyer to get back the rent you owe me, bitch"), but then again Norway isn't usually defined as the politeness capital of the world, so I wouldn't really recommend it.

The letter looks fine, honestly, you shouldn't need to tell the guy to do his job, so he deserves a bit of rough honesty.

Lines · « **Reply #2556 on:** 05 Jun 2010, 11:18 »

Quote from: iamiam on 05 Jun 2010, 08:04

apparently i lead people on because i hug too much.

but that won't stop me. HUGS FOREVER.

INTERNET HUGS TO ALL MY INTERNET FRIENDS. HUGS!

[insert achewood HUUUGS strip of choice here]

HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGS!

Elizzybeth · « **Reply #2557 on:** 05 Jun 2010, 13:45 »

What is this thing? And why is it on my porch?

jhocking · « **Reply #2558 on:** 05 Jun 2010, 14:33 »

It is an omen. It is there to signal that you are about to embark on an epic quest.

Or die. Omen's are pretty vague.

Gemmwah · « **Reply #2559 on:** 05 Jun 2010, 17:33 »

do you have a cat/dog? if so, the cat/dog stole it and it's a magical* zebra fish.

*may not be magical

Patrick · « **Reply #2560 on:** 05 Jun 2010, 17:39 »

My computer's been fixed and I'm downloading Elliott Smith because I fucking can't stand to be alive without good music any fucking longer

Spluff · « **Reply #2561 on:** 05 Jun 2010, 19:57 »

Looks like a snake skin.

Inlander · « **Reply #2562 on:** 05 Jun 2010, 20:04 »

I didn't answer before but I wasn't sure if the question was serious, but yeah the very first thing that I thought when I saw that was "Oh hey, it's a snake skin." All it means is that you have somewhere there's a snake that's slightly larger than it used to be.

McTaggart · « **Reply #2563 on:** 05 Jun 2010, 20:19 »

I dunno, it looks like it's got big eyes, dorsal fins and a bit of a tail.

Like a dried out Port Jackson shark.

\edit but the tail's wrong and the markings are a bit off and the 'fins' could just be bits of the skin that have come apart a big and I don't think you get Port Jackson sharks in England.

\edit2 Yeah so nothing like a Port Jackson shark but whatever, now I have an excuse to post a picture of my favourite shark:

Elizzybeth · « **Reply #2564 on:** 05 Jun 2010, 21:25 »

I think it miiiight be a leopard shark? It does have fins, so I'm pretty sure it's not a snake.

As I've been thinking about it, I've come up with a plausible (if somewhat mundane) theory: the guy upstairs from us keeps saltwater fish (he once dumped a tankful of dirty salt water all over my boyfriend's bike), so maybe it jumped out when he was cleaning the tank or something.

But Joe's still probably right about it being an omen.

JD · « **Reply #2565 on:** 05 Jun 2010, 22:29 »

Hey that party was pretty great.

abadname · « **Reply #2566 on:** 06 Jun 2010, 00:55 »

Quote from: abadname on 04 Jun 2010, 12:09

AWWW FUUUUUUUUUCK THREAD.

I told my friend I wouldn't date her friend because she's hanging out with us all summer. But I've had a crush on this girl and we both like each other. Should I pull a Jim and Pam and secretly date her, or ignore it? Aw fuck what do i do?

Also, I got a raise at work and my life is pretty awesome.

So today I had a talk with the my friend rachel (the one who i said "no i won't date your friend" to) about how I liked our friend April (who i promised not to day) and how I know she likes me. It turns out she just said not to date her to protect me because she didn't want me to get my hopes up. She's actually really excited to find out that april and I like each other. Hell yes.

Also I'm currently in love with The Wonder Years, awesome band.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #2567 on:** 06 Jun 2010, 05:15 »

April is a pretty name.

Tonight I successfully warded off the temptation to go and buy KFC, hooray!

Inlander · « **Reply #2568 on:** 06 Jun 2010, 07:42 »

Tonight I ate dinner at a really nice Mexican restaurant in my neighbourhood that I've been to once before. In the process, I found out how badass the Mexican coat of arms is. Heads up, bald eagle from the US presidential seal: you might be clutching a bunch of arrows in one claw but check out this hardcore motherfucker:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Coat_of_arms_of_Mexico.svg

Yeah, that bird's standing on a cactus and ripping into a rattlesnake.

Liz · « **Reply #2569 on:** 06 Jun 2010, 08:14 »

Yeah I kind of knew that already. But thanks for playing!

Barmymoo · « **Reply #2570 on:** 06 Jun 2010, 08:21 »

Guess what is awesome? I have found a room to rent for July! It comes available the day before I go to Amsterdam, so I can head over there and leave my stuff and meet the people etc, and then come back to it three days later and be there the whole time til I leave to go to my dad's. At first I thought it was quite expensive - it's £440 for the month - but I worked it out and that's £88 a week, including two meals a day, laundry each week and internet. That is so much cheaper than my student room is now and far better than any other room!

So I'm going to view it in about an hour and a half and put down a deposit

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #2571 on:** 06 Jun 2010, 08:31 »

It's not a competition, Liz.

So I got some new piercings today! If any of you have been keeping up on my posts in the tattoo/body mod thread then you'll know that I've had some extra piercings planned for a while now and that my local piercing studio had a $10 piercing day this weekend.
Earlier in the week I asked if it would be possible to get some custom eyebrow rings made up (two elliptical rings made from niobium) and was told that they would get their designer to take a crack at it but that it would probably be very expensive and maybe impossible to do as niobium is much harder to work with than surgical steel and not to get my hopes up. I figured I'd go in today anyway and get the two piercings in my eyebrow that I wanted and if I had to wait to get the new rings (or not get them at all) that it would be cool because I really wanted them done anyway. I also went to get some rings put through my earlobes (niobium rings with steel captive beads). When I arrived the piercer told me that not only had the designer managed to make the rings I asked for but also that he had been really excited to do it and didn't know why he hadn't thought of it in the first place as they look really cool. After talking it over with my piercer, Rob, I decided to just get some steel barbells in my eyebrow today and once it's healed properly to come back and they'll put in my custom niobium rings. Apparently when I come back in they want to take some pictures for the website because everyone is excited to see how the rings look (awesome, I'll wager).

Then later we went for dinner with Katie and Lunchy! Good day!

McTaggart · « **Reply #2572 on:** 06 Jun 2010, 08:39 »

I used to shiver a whole heap, just whenever, for no good reason. It went away for a good while but it's back again every now and then. Really irritating.

Liz · « **Reply #2573 on:** 06 Jun 2010, 08:50 »

Quote from: Jimmy the Squid on 06 Jun 2010, 08:31

It's not a competition, Liz.

Everything is a competition, Jimmy.

Alex C · « **Reply #2574 on:** 06 Jun 2010, 14:57 »

My li'l sister got married yesterday. I had a blast and didn't drink too much. The ceremony was a li'l awkward, but that somehow made it more endearing, which is actually how I'd describe my sister in general, so it was pretty apt.

Personal comedy highlight came about because I spent pretty much the whole day with the maid of honor. About halfway through the reception my obviously tipsy older cousin Brigitte just ran over and told us we're adorable and should just go hook up already, which led to the maid of honor turning bright red and my aunt promptly materializing and escorting Brigitte elsewhere. Honestly, there wasn't even any PDA involved or anything, I just can't even really look at the woman without melting a li'l. Made me feel kinda silly.

Barmymoo · « **Reply #2575 on:** 06 Jun 2010, 15:19 »

You should have made your move! Everyone knows that is what weddings are all about.

Guys, there is a hole in my right knee. It's quite impressively deep and very sore, and I really don't want to go and soak it in the bath but if I just go to bed I will wake up to find the gravel is embedded under my skin. Ugh.

ETA: oh yeah and I got the room.

Alex C · « **Reply #2576 on:** 06 Jun 2010, 15:29 »

I did make a move! My cousin pulled that maneuver surprisingly early in the night though so there was a lot more dancing and drinking to be done. Plus the lady is really shy so the whole incident was pretty memorable.

Patrick · « **Reply #2577 on:** 06 Jun 2010, 16:13 »

So I lost my job and I found out that the only uncle I care about has cancer

Add this to the fact that I've also been feeling suicidal since basically March last year and you've got yourself a nice little cocktail of self hatred and depression

tania · « **Reply #2578 on:** 06 Jun 2010, 21:02 »

Tania is ranting at me.

I love it.

KvP · « **Reply #2579 on:** 06 Jun 2010, 21:26 »

Shut up Andy

Nobody likes you

JD · « **Reply #2580 on:** 06 Jun 2010, 21:50 »

I have a kitten now.

MrBlu · « **Reply #2581 on:** 06 Jun 2010, 22:50 »

I went to a meetup for an internet community I'm a part of.

I got a little tipsy (just barely enough to say I drank some).

I watched girl-on-girl action all night.

I am not sure how I feel about this.

JD · « **Reply #2582 on:** 06 Jun 2010, 23:02 »

Goddammit this thing likes the computer more than me

Inlander · « **Reply #2583 on:** 07 Jun 2010, 01:13 »

It's official: we got a letter from the real estate agent today saying that we have to be out of the house by the 8th of August. That means I have two months to find a new place to live. My housemates are both going overseas in early August so it won't be a problem for them. This isn't really unexpected but the language of bureaucracy is pretty brutally cold:

Quote

The owner of your property has instructed our office that vacant possession is required. Accordingly, we enclose a Notice to Vacate that expired on 08 August 2010.

In other news, I'm still trying to figure out what's going on with the waitress at my local cafe who's got all unexpectedly friendly lately. I don't get any kind of a romantic vibe off her - more maternal, if anything, which is disconcerting seeing as how she's younger than me. It's like of all the regulars at the cafe she's singled me out for extra care and attention, which is certainly not unpleasant; I just don't quite know what to make of it.

jodizzle · « **Reply #2584 on:** 07 Jun 2010, 01:29 »

Guys guys guys GUYS Blondie and the Pretenders are touring together and I don't have anyone to go with! WAAAAH! WHO WILL COME WITH ME?

the_pied_piper · « **Reply #2585 on:** 07 Jun 2010, 03:37 »

Quote from: Inlander on 07 Jun 2010, 01:13

In other news, I'm still trying to figure out what's going on with the waitress at my local cafe who's got all unexpectedly friendly lately. I don't get any kind of a romantic vibe off her - more maternal, if anything, which is disconcerting seeing as how she's younger than me. It's like of all the regulars at the cafe she's singled me out for extra care and attention, which is certainly not unpleasant; I just don't quite know what to make of it.

Maybe you're giving off that troubled artist/writer vibe?

snalin · « **Reply #2586 on:** 07 Jun 2010, 04:02 »

Oh god I just dreamt that I had had a one night stand and the girl got pregnant. I spent the dream discussing how we were going to raise the child.

Fuck you brain. I'd preferred to dream about the actual one night stand, you dick.

Metope · « **Reply #2587 on:** 07 Jun 2010, 04:04 »

I dreamt that my best friend died, for once I'm glad the fire alarm in the building went off at 7 am and woke me up, because goddamn, that was the most horrible dream ever.

Patrick · « **Reply #2588 on:** 07 Jun 2010, 04:27 »

See, my paranoia would've said "Oh fuck, the building is on fire, my friend is going to die" even though they probably do not live in that building

iamiam · « **Reply #2589 on:** 07 Jun 2010, 06:13 »

staying up all night and watching the sun rise is wonderful.

Barmymoo · « **Reply #2590 on:** 07 Jun 2010, 09:18 »

I am so busy! This is insane, I am so busy. Thursday is going to be nightmare, I am meant to be:

Going to a garden party 10.30-1.30
Having a CRB check some time in the afternoon
Interviewing to be crew on next year's Panto in the afternoon/early evening
Seeing Legally Blonde in the West End at 2.30 (two hour journey)
Punting overnight and having a barbeque from 9.00
Spending the day in the Magistrates' Court supporting a homeless man against a police officer
Potentially organising a ceilidh/comedy night/garden party

The last two are not going to happen, because they take more organising than there is time for (and there are other people going to court, I am not vital). The first ones are mostly compatible but there's no way I can simultaneously interview for Panto, get a CRB check and be in London, all in one afternoon. ARGH.

ETA: just remembered I'm also meant to be at a picnic at 12.

the_pied_piper · « **Reply #2591 on:** 07 Jun 2010, 09:31 »

It's obvious you need a clone. (Tania can help)

I don't understand the having a CRB check part though. Every time I've needed to get one it has been through sending forms off in the post and I must have a mountain of those things now. Also, I bet you're all really popular with the Police down there.

jhocking · « **Reply #2592 on:** 07 Jun 2010, 09:52 »

Quote from: Zombiedude on 06 Jun 2010, 23:02

Goddammit this thing likes the computer more than me

That's what she said.

Quote from: iamiam on 07 Jun 2010, 06:13

staying up all night and watching the sun rise is wonderful.

Context is very important here. Watching the sun rise is horrible when cramming for a test.

Gemmwah · « **Reply #2593 on:** 07 Jun 2010, 10:28 »

Quote from: jodizzle on 07 Jun 2010, 01:29

Guys guys guys GUYS Blondie and the Pretenders are touring together and I don't have anyone to go with! WAAAAH! WHO WILL COME WITH ME?

ME ME ME AND MY LADY PLZ

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #2594 on:** 07 Jun 2010, 14:07 »

something amazing is happening. last summer me and my best friends lived in the most amazing little house out in the woods and it was pretty much heaven. we built rope swings and bike jumps and had campfires and...got ridiculous. anyway! we couldn't renew the lease when it was up, due to circumstances, but the place is vacant once again!

the best part? IT'S LIKE WE NEVER LEFT. they left all the ropes swings and their platforms perfectly intact, along with the bike jumps, fire pits, and other modifications. I went by there on Saturday and swung on The Rope Swing and it was fucking amazing. I know already said it but...it's like fucking heaven.

so anway, we are going to try to rent it again and I am so fucking stoked right now.

Barmymoo · « **Reply #2595 on:** 07 Jun 2010, 14:53 »

I have no idea what "going to get a CRB check" is either but we got an email from the student charity rep in college saying that we could do that, so I signed up and then realised I actually have no time.

And I just got the time for my interview - it's at exactly the time I was meant to be getting onto the train. ARGH.

evilbobthebob · « **Reply #2596 on:** 07 Jun 2010, 14:55 »

CRB check = Criminal Records Bureau check. Basically makes sure you don't have any previous convictions.

Allybee · « **Reply #2597 on:** 07 Jun 2010, 15:31 »

SUMMER SUMMARY:

Pros:
- I live on a really beautiful island
- I enjoy my job and I'm being paid well
- I have time to do all the things I couldn't during the school year (read, knit, garden, cook, guitar)
- I'm living alone which is very relaxing let me tell you

Cons:
- I don't know anyone here and I don't really know how to interact with the people here (somehow preps intimidate me a lot more than hipsters)
- There is a tick infestation here which limits exploring

hmmmm

Lines · « **Reply #2598 on:** 07 Jun 2010, 16:27 »

Well, I got an email from my former uni/UC (which I'd applied to again for post-bac stuff) with financial aid offers for the fall. Pretty much I'd be able to get tuition remission for 13 credit hours and they offered me enough loans to pretty much pay for the entire year. (Note: It'll probably only take me a year to get my teaching certificate there.) I got one from the other school I looked at/MSJ, but turned down, getting coverage for half of my tuition. But of COURSE the school I'd planned on actually going to/NKU doesn't have any aid information up yet. I called them today and supposedly they won't figure it out until the end of the month. (Note: At this school, I'd have to attend for 3 years.) What the crap. I'm now really worried that NKU isn't going to offer me enough money and by the time I find out, the classes I have to take at UC will be full and I won't be able to get in the classes I need. AAAAAHHHHHHHH this is dumb! I was excited about NKU, but I would be stupid to turn down an offer where I only have to actually pay for 2/3 quarters. (Or 1/2 semesters, I don't know if they're switching this fall or the one after.)

But I got offered a spot in a friend's apt when one of her two roomies moves out this summer, as her and her bf (the other roomie) will be here for at least another year. I really want to take them up on their offer, but only if I go to UC, because NKU is nigh impossible to get to by public transport on this side of the river, and I can't afford school, rent, and a car all at once since I have to drop down to part time at work.

Shiiiiiiiit.

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #2599 on:** 07 Jun 2010, 17:01 »

Quote from: Scandanavian War Machine on 07 Jun 2010, 14:07

cabin in the woods

That sounds amazing.

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