Topic: Blog Thread III : Look Who's Blogging Now (Read 913110 times)

Spluff · « **Reply #3050 on:** 29 Jun 2010, 19:56 »

Quote from: Emaline on 29 Jun 2010, 09:46

How the hell do you treat super bad sunburn? I haven't been this badly burned since I was a kid. My chest is completely burned and my knees have been burned, it sucks so much. Other than apply aloe nonstop, what can I do?

Keep it constantly wet. If you're not at work or whatever, spray it with cold water every half an hour or whenever it has all evaporated. Moisturizer/aloe does a decent job but there is no substitute for keeping it actually damp or soaking it.

Lines · « **Reply #3051 on:** 29 Jun 2010, 20:20 »

Cold/lukewarm baths are also nice. Also you should drink lots of water. I found out with my last burn that anti-itch lotions (like Neutrogena has a good one and I use a lotion by C.O. Bigelow) also help with the pain a little bit. Also are very good for if/when you start peeling and want to take a cheese grater to your skin.

BrittanyMarie · « **Reply #3052 on:** 29 Jun 2010, 20:46 »

re: sunburn: to be honest, i'm not sure how scientific this is, but for a folk remedy put vinegar on it. white or cider, doesn't really matter but i think white smells better and who wouldn't want to smell like a pickle? i was out in the sun like allllll weekend two weekends ago and i turned into a tomato with a smile. i put vinegar on and it basically immediately stopped hurting and i never peeled.

Jace · « **Reply #3053 on:** 29 Jun 2010, 21:00 »

Quote from: Slick on 29 Jun 2010, 19:44

Quote from: Jace on 29 Jun 2010, 16:58
I bought a motherfucking bicycle.
pixplaz

Tomorrow, when it is daylight I will take some pics

Quote from: Slick on 29 Jun 2010, 19:44

Quote from: Jace on 29 Jun 2010, 16:58
Soon I will be a courier.
srsly?

No, but I certainly feel like one, and if I lived in Toronto or maybe NYC I could probably be a courier, but there is little use for bicycle couriers in Buffalo.

Jimor · « **Reply #3054 on:** 29 Jun 2010, 21:03 »

One trick for sunburn is to wet as Spluff says, because real moisture is the best moisturizer (H2O is a small molecule that penetrates deeply), but then to apply the lotion on top of it to trap the water in the skin for a longer period of time before you have to redo it all.

Paul, sorry to hear that. Unfortunately, the state of mind that makes a person vulnerable to the scam in the first place is also what makes it difficult to break the spell. In my uncle's case, he basically lost his retirement nest egg in the stock market, and is in that "just one big score will fix everything" frame of mind. He's visiting my mother while he tries to recover from that, a recent divorce (the money issues were the cause) and having to sell his dream home to cover other bad deals (which we're learning were probably also scams...).

The "good" news is that he has no more money to give these people, so unless somebody gives or lends it to him, they're pumping a dry well.

I just have to comment with morbid pride my spy technique for learning the details of the scam from his e-mails. No, it wasn't a keylogger or software recorder of some kind. It's a toy spyglass that I use to look over his shoulder at the screen from the other side of the house.

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #3055 on:** 30 Jun 2010, 04:14 »

Woop my battery decided to commit suicide, effectively turning my laptop into a desktop.

Wahay!

Zingoleb · « **Reply #3056 on:** 30 Jun 2010, 09:04 »

I got this email today:

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Dear Sir Edward,

Thank you for your interest in working at Elsewhere Coffee House. Enclosed, please find our latest and greatest job application, ready for out-filling. We look forward to receiving it and adding it to our stack of hopeful candidates. If hired, please be aware that you will be over-worked, under-paid and generally abused whenever opportunity arises.
Thank you once again for your interest in our fine outfit!
Insincerely,
Maarit Vaga
Dictator of said company

I like how it underlines "Vaga' as being misspelled but not "Maarit". Silly spell-check!

Barmymoo · « **Reply #3057 on:** 30 Jun 2010, 12:21 »

Take the job if they offer it. TAKE IT. TAKE IT TWICE.

I am really quite tired and all I have done today is wander into town, drink some milkshake, chat to some prospective students about how awesome my college is, read A Room of One's Own, wander to another college to get my bike, eat some Subway, and cycle back to my room. But I am as wiped out as if I had done three hours of ice training and a full day of lectures. Damn this oppressive summer heat! Bring back a light drizzle and a depressing cloud cover!

Emaline · « **Reply #3058 on:** 30 Jun 2010, 20:42 »

I want it bad, because AFP and Neil Gaiman are in it!

Jace · « **Reply #3059 on:** 30 Jun 2010, 21:12 »

bike
(also pictured, torn up patio, concrete bricks, trashcan)

Metope · « **Reply #3060 on:** 30 Jun 2010, 22:35 »

Jens, talk to your friends, don't wait for them to contact you!

Also yeah, dad threatened to pull the school fundings for me too (which woould have ment him not giving me $15 386/£10 287 all together over the course of four years, money that would seriously help on my student loans) if I didn't postpone the tattoo till October to take time to think about it more. I'd already booked an appointment though, and I managed to convince him that I have actually thought long and hard about it (seriously, I've wanted a tattoo since I was 16, I just never took one up until now because I didn't know what I wanted), and that I thought it was sad that he didn't trust my ability to decide for myself, so I'm getting the tattoo and the money anyway! Hooray for having a dad who occasionally acts weird, but can understand that sometimes it's just a little too unfair. Rich parents: don't threaten your poor kids with money matters, it's not nice!

In other news: It looks like I finally found a place to live in Glasgow! And not just a shitty student place, this place. I mean, the bedroom is the size of my current flat in Oslo, and it's only £325 including all utilities. Seriously, look at that room! I'm discussing how to pay the deposit with the guy who lives there, so seems like this is it. Hooray!

Gemmwah · « **Reply #3061 on:** 01 Jul 2010, 01:37 »

holy crap kris i hate you how are you getting somewhere that nice for £325 including bills that is SO NOT FAIR C'MONNNNNN

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #3062 on:** 01 Jul 2010, 02:23 »

It is amazing how much cheaper Glasgow is than Edinburgh. For 325 I have a 4 by 3 meter room, without utilities included, and in the student area of town.

I guess that is another plus for Glasgow in the never ending 'which one is better' game.

jhocking · « **Reply #3063 on:** 01 Jul 2010, 04:22 »

our project got mentioned on wired.com

sweet!

http://www.wired.com/beyond_the_beyond/2010/06/augmented-reality-bp-logo-hack/

glyphic · « **Reply #3064 on:** 01 Jul 2010, 06:18 »

Joe,

The future is supposed to be tomorrow, not today.

Love,

The world.

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #3065 on:** 01 Jul 2010, 06:52 »

Yeah man stop doing crazy shit like that.

(awesome! congrats!)

allison · « **Reply #3066 on:** 01 Jul 2010, 08:10 »

wicked bike jace
a+ purchase

jhocking · « **Reply #3067 on:** 01 Jul 2010, 08:21 »

Quote from: glyphic on 01 Jul 2010, 06:18

Joe,

The future is supposed to be tomorrow, not today.

Love,

The world.

Zingoleb · « **Reply #3068 on:** 01 Jul 2010, 09:00 »

Quote from: Barmymoo on 30 Jun 2010, 12:21

Take the job if they offer it. TAKE IT. TAKE IT TWICE.

I know Maarit, actually, she's amazing, but not hiring right now.

I think I got hired at Walmart though, which sucks on so many levels, except for the fact it will actually be the best paying job I've ever had.

glyphic · « **Reply #3069 on:** 01 Jul 2010, 09:02 »

Sad trombone.

Emaline · « **Reply #3070 on:** 01 Jul 2010, 09:20 »

Guys! I won a Janelle Monae album! From a local record store! They had a contest where in 25 words or less you said why she is awesome and I said "Because she is black, and female, and did an r&b album with a sci-fi theme." And I won! But for serious, woo for breaking all kinds of stereotypes in one album.

(I think I also won because I later posted that she is going to be here in October with Of Montreal and it'll be a really good show and that everyone should go)

october1983 · « **Reply #3071 on:** 01 Jul 2010, 10:02 »

Man she is playing a tiny gig tonight in London with "special guests" but it sold out basically straight away. Damn.

Slick · « **Reply #3072 on:** 01 Jul 2010, 10:07 »

Man I know it is not healthy but I love biking 20k before breakfast and then coming home to eat steak and chips and drink beer.
I mean I try not to do it often but I really love that hungry feeling from riding on an empty stomach and then coming home and filling it with a steak.
I mean I just ate a pound of cow and I feel great.
Man it is a nice day today.

Also the more time I spend outside in summer the more I want to take off all of my clothes. I am pretty sure there aren't any naked beaches in this province but I will look into it.

Fuckin' summer, fuckin' A.

Christophe · « **Reply #3073 on:** 01 Jul 2010, 11:02 »

Quote from: Metope on 30 Jun 2010, 22:35

In other news: It looks like I finally found a place to live in Glasgow! And not just a shitty student place, this place. I mean, the bedroom is the size of my current flat in Oslo, and it's only £325 including all utilities. Seriously, look at that room! I'm discussing how to pay the deposit with the guy who lives there, so seems like this is it. Hooray!

Holy dicks that's an awesome location! Right between Glasgow Uni and the City Centre. I would have killed to be in a place like that; my dorm was hell of in the west and was close to campus but so fucking far away from where anything was.

DAMNIT KRIS NOW I MISS GLASGOW I H8U

(not really we are rad)

Emaline · « **Reply #3074 on:** 01 Jul 2010, 11:49 »

Quote from: jhocking on 01 Jul 2010, 04:22

our project got mentioned on wired.com

sweet!

http://www.wired.com/beyond_the_beyond/2010/06/augmented-reality-bp-logo-hack/

Joseph Hocking, my boyfriend says "thats going to be a big deal" about your project. Thats awesome that you guys are in wired, btws! Congrats!

Guys, two questions.

1. How do you learn to play an instrument/song?
2. What should I learn to play next?

I've been playing my ukulele, and practicing a lot, and I feel like I'm alright at some songs, but i also feel like I've hit a wall. I'm stuck on these two songs. I keep playing them and playing them, but I don't feel like I can get the tempo right on either of them, or the strumming and it's been kind of difficult, and I'm getting frustrated. Advice?

Maybe I should post this in the music forum, but I feel like I'd get laughed out of there for playing a magical ukulele.

scarred · « **Reply #3075 on:** 01 Jul 2010, 11:58 »

yeah ukes are old hat, you need to learn yrself some mad didgeridoo

Emaline · « **Reply #3076 on:** 01 Jul 2010, 12:06 »

Psh. I love my ukulele and would not trade it for the word. It is magical. Although, I'm pretty sure every uke is magical.

glyphic · « **Reply #3077 on:** 01 Jul 2010, 13:38 »

practice practice practice.

Maybe seperate the two things you're having trouble with.

Namely:

1. fingering- try just moving from chord to chord without worrying about strumming.
2. strumming- try strumming consistently without worrying about moving from chord to chord.

Try them separately until you can do them smooth and then put them together and see if it helps. Once you aren't stumbling over the chord changes, tempo should become much easier. Also, strumming is in the wrist. And rethink how you're holding your pick (if you're using one) or use one (if you're not). Additionally, examine how you're holding the uke. If you're holding it wrong, it will FUCK YOUR SHIT UP.

Jimor · « **Reply #3078 on:** 01 Jul 2010, 13:41 »

They are magical. A couple of my friends play them as part of their acts. Here's a cool, fun song for uke.

october1983 · « **Reply #3079 on:** 01 Jul 2010, 13:52 »

Quote from: jhocking on 01 Jul 2010, 04:22

our project got mentioned on wired.com

That is pretty ingenious. Until recently I've been writing off AR stuff as pretty gimicky (which it kind of is!) but then I saw StreetMuseum and have since spent the last month desperately resisting temptation to buy an iPhone just so I can play with it.

Patrick · « **Reply #3080 on:** 01 Jul 2010, 15:00 »

Hey so I am $4 short on my rent this month

I'm gonna go downtown and play guitar for an hour and make my rent money

Hooray

jhocking · « **Reply #3081 on:** 01 Jul 2010, 15:12 »

omg this story is hilarious

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"Now, experiments start with a question. What do you want to know?"

I thought about it for a few seconds. "I think the dog is cool," I said, motioning toward Brownie, our five-year-old chocolate Lab mix.

"What? What the hell does that mean? That's not a fucking question."

"What if I said: Do people think the dog is cool?"

"Jesus fucking Christ," he said, rubbing his temples.

http://gizmodo.com/5554553/do-not-be-a-goddamned-liar-from-sht-my-dad-says-the-book

McTaggart · « **Reply #3082 on:** 01 Jul 2010, 21:35 »

Quote from: scarred on 01 Jul 2010, 11:58

yeah ukes are old hat, you need to learn yrself some mad didgeridoo

As far as I understand it it is uhh culturally insensitive for a woman to play a didge.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #3083 on:** 01 Jul 2010, 23:22 »

Yeah it is but go ahead anyway because

1) Who's gonna know, right?
2) Is it really culturally insensitive to treat bigoted bullshit as such? (this is probably one for DISCUSS I guess)

scarred · « **Reply #3084 on:** 01 Jul 2010, 23:37 »

gender is so 2007

androgyny is so in

McTaggart · « **Reply #3085 on:** 01 Jul 2010, 23:45 »

I agree with you, Dovey. I was going to make that point in my post but I ended up not making any sense so I dropped it. This is one of those nice little ethical dilemmas where the result is (in my opinion) pretty clear and I don't have to lose any sleep over it.

HiFranc · « **Reply #3086 on:** 02 Jul 2010, 00:46 »

I had a QC inspired dream last night.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #3087 on:** 02 Jul 2010, 01:32 »

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #3088 on:** 02 Jul 2010, 01:53 »

mandatory: what's this QC you talk of?

HiFranc · « **Reply #3089 on:** 02 Jul 2010, 02:02 »

Quote from: StaedlerMars on 02 Jul 2010, 01:53

mandatory: what's this QC you talk of?

In this case, an entity which, until I came across it, referenced a lot of bands that I had never heard of.

Emaline · « **Reply #3090 on:** 02 Jul 2010, 11:16 »

wow. So I was sitting here playing with my ukulele, practising the shit out of some Belle And Sebastian, and I pause for a minute, and moved the uke in such a way that one of the tuning pegs was pushing into my chest, which at the time hurt a little, but was more awkward than anything else. My chest is super sunburned. Anyway, so when I moved the ukulele, I got instantly dizzy and my chest super hurt. I feel really nausea right now. wth.

Gemmwah · « **Reply #3091 on:** 02 Jul 2010, 11:26 »

so i guess my cat libby tried to climb through my mum's ajar bedroom window in her ground floor flat and got herself stuck and was crushed to death today.

Barmymoo · « **Reply #3092 on:** 02 Jul 2010, 13:54 »

I'm so sorry, that's horrible.

Patrick · « **Reply #3093 on:** 02 Jul 2010, 14:04 »

I'm really sorry Gemm, that's terrible!

Uhhh I guess it's kinda awkward timing, but guess who just got the news that he got accepted into the Art Institute in San Francisco? ME, MOTHERFUCKERS

Patrick · « **Reply #3094 on:** 02 Jul 2010, 14:32 »

You were taking too long dude I waited

HiFranc · « **Reply #3095 on:** 02 Jul 2010, 15:53 »

Emaline, I hope you're feeling better soon.

Gemmwah, hugs.

A Wet Helmet · « **Reply #3096 on:** 02 Jul 2010, 16:38 »

370v tingles like a mother fucker. I would go so far as to say it straightens out the short and curlies, know-what-I-mean?

At least my A/C works though, and I didn't have to pay anyone else to fix it.

Inlander · « **Reply #3097 on:** 03 Jul 2010, 03:50 »

Oh hey I just got called a racist fuckwit on Facebook but then the comment was deleted just after I replied so I guess I'm not a racist any more? I don't know.

jhocking · « **Reply #3098 on:** 03 Jul 2010, 05:42 »

Please go to this page and vote for my project:
http://www.augmented-reality.net/

This is simply a news site about augmented reality projects, and the votes are to determine which popular projects to float to the front page. Just scroll down a bit to the BP logo app and then click the vote button. Thanks!

David_Dovey · « **Reply #3099 on:** 03 Jul 2010, 06:09 »

Joe haven't you heard we are calling it AGMNTDRLTY now

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