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[Aimless]

My wife and I live in a one-room apartment and we spend the majority of our time outside work sitting in opposite corners talking, watching shows, mucking about in the kitchen or in the form of a squishy two-headed chimera. A Date for us is about changing things up, taking a small break from our routine.

But before that, Dating was about other things, like signalling that we like each other in That Way, that we might want to jump each other's bones, that we wanted to do things together that were just about Us, etc. Like with giving presents, it's the thought that counts and sometimes people think differently so you end up with the whole, "Omg, you thought this was a DATE-date?!" situation.

Then there are the less sexy dates where two people meet up to do something like drinking coffee or jogging or whatever. That doesn't really count as Dating from what I've gathered, even though it can be a part of a courtship. That's just about committing to meeting at specific place at a specific time (as opposed to saying something like, "Yeah, that sounds like fun, I might join you if I can get away.")

Weird thing.

[idontunderstand]

Me and and a couple of others organized a pub evening for our work colleagues the other day and I got through a couple of Beatles tunes without killing my vocal chords, which was a success in so many ways.

I've got a steady gig at my job now, will probably be here for the next few years if nothing unexpected happens (probably will…). This of course brings me endless anxiety and restlessness since I still want to be a musician more than a lawyer. Probably why I decided to check in on the old qc forum!

Will probably ponder this further in some other thread...

[GarandMarine]

Be a musical lawyer? Object while shredding on a classic Les Paul.

[Lines]

I would hire that lawyer.

[Aimless]

The Funk, the Whole Funk and Nothing but the Funk

[GarandMarine]

I am here to lay down the law! and some fat beats!

[Patrick]

The family in Alaska who opened their hearts and doors and cupboards for me while I worked there with them just lost their youngest daughter. I've been crying all day and I'm losing my mind because I know I can't go visit them for the funeral service, it's just prohibitively expensive. God I feel sick

[BeoPuppy]

That's fucking harsh. Condolances.

[Patrick]

thanks man. it's so unfair, she was only 7, and the sweetest little girl you could imagine. I guess she was just too perfect for this life.

[Metope]

I'm so sorry, Patrick, that's really terrible. Hugs

[idontunderstand]

Be a musical lawyer? Object while shredding on a classic Les Paul.

I almost have to learn how to shred just to do this. "Your honor, this next song is called… 'Hearsay'..."

[BeoPuppy]

In my head the song from this video:

Turns morphs into the music from this video:

I'm kinda done with that.

[GarandMarine]

Be a musical lawyer? Object while shredding on a classic Les Paul.

I almost have to learn how to shred just to do this. "Your honor, this next song is called… 'Hearsay'..."

Meanwhile in criminal court:
The Defense: "Our next song will be SOGDI!"
Judge: "Do you guys know any other songs?"
The Defense: "Ah... not really"

[ev4n]

I thought of that, but I lived with my ex for a year and we went out for romantic reasons... once on valentines? I dunno, I think the concept of setting off time for a romantic date night out is pretty American. Doesn't seem to be anything wrong with it, I just don't understand it. Now, the American concept of Mythbusters and Ben & Jerrys in bed I can understand the hell out of.

I don't think any of my fellow European real life friends go on dates either, and certainly not any parents I know of. My parents had plenty of time to be a couple after our bedtime, and they were always very affectionate with each other when we were around too. I think the closest thing people here do is go for weekend or week long trips somewhere once in a while?

I've found as parents the idea of a set-aside date night is much more important than it was when we were 20-somethings living together.    Having a teenager that stays up later than we do might contribute, I guess.

[Pilchard123]

Be a musical lawyer? Object while shredding on a classic Les Paul.

I almost have to learn how to shred just to do this. "Your honor, this next song is called… 'Hearsay'..."

That's dangerous. It might be misheard as "by Hear'Say", and that'll lose you the case right off the bat.

[BeoPuppy]

Potty training is messy. Thank the lord for wooden floors.

[Thrillho]

Be a musical lawyer? Object while shredding on a classic Les Paul.

I almost have to learn how to shred just to do this. "Your honor, this next song is called… 'Hearsay'..."

That's dangerous. It might be misheard as "by Hear'Say", and that'll lose you the case right off the bat.

'I didn't stalk her, your honour, I just told her that wherever she goes, I'm gonna be there, whatever she does, I'm gonna be there. Pure and simple.'

[BeoPuppy]

[The Seldom Killer]

Be a musical lawyer? Object while shredding on a classic Les Paul.

I almost have to learn how to shred just to do this. "Your honor, this next song is called… 'Hearsay'..."

That's dangerous. It might be misheard as "by Hear'Say", and that'll lose you the case right off the bat.

'I didn't stalk her, your honour, I just told her that wherever she goes, I'm gonna be there, whatever she does, I'm gonna be there. Pure and simple.'

M'lud, it is preposterous to suggest that my client intended to expose his child to dark and inhumane rituals oft viewed as satanic in nature. He was merely expressing an intent to educate his daughter in the post-farming elements of the meat-processing industry and thereafter leave her to draw her own moral conclusions. It is well within the defendants rights of free speech that he chose to do so through the medium of heavy metal.

[pwhodges]

<proud father>
http://cassland.org/words/International_Piano_-_Hodges_feature_-_280414.pdf
</proud father>

[pwhodges]

I am in the office at half past midnight, because when I was running updates on my clustered Hyper-V host servers (out-of-hours, remotely, from home), the cluster service on one of them crashed and rendered both machines insensible.  I had to come in to the office and turn them off forcibly, and now I'm waiting for them to be ready to restart all the virtual machines so that I can check them out.

Ugh!

[idontunderstand]

Be a musical lawyer? Object while shredding on a classic Les Paul.

I almost have to learn how to shred just to do this. "Your honor, this next song is called… 'Hearsay'..."

That's dangerous. It might be misheard as "by Hear'Say", and that'll lose you the case right off the bat.

'I didn't stalk her, your honour, I just told her that wherever she goes, I'm gonna be there, whatever she does, I'm gonna be there. Pure and simple.'

Would be pretty damn funny if I hadn't actually seen this happen. In court. 

[Welu]

It's my birthday! Whoop!

[Thrillho]

Then you can cry if you want to.

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Happy birthday.

[Patrick]

on this day, we celebrate the fact that your parents (probably) had sex.

[Metope]

I might become a step-aunt today! Dad's wife's son's girlfriend was due a couple weeks ago, so they will induce her today or tomorrow. Woo birthdays!

[Aimless]

Woohoo!!!



Also, April Fools' dear blog-threaders...



It's walpurgisnacht in Sweden, a magical night on which my wife and I celebrate our anniversary this one's our fourth and damn me if my love for my crazy adorable sex-hamster doesn't burn hotter and brighter than any bonfire that may be lit tonight yes yes you may puke and gack if you like but that's just how it is.

[GarandMarine]

I am stealing "sex hamster" as a pet name. That's fucking hilarious.

It's my birthday! Whoop!

Happy birthday Welu

[jwhouk]

Happy birthday Welu!

[Thrillho]

Happy birthday Julian! 

[Welu]

In jokes, yay!

Thanks everyone. I'm glad to know you all as I start my next journey around the sun!

[Patrick]

yes yes you may puke and gack if you like but that's just how it is.

You don't want me to gack. You can't handle my gack. 

[Thrillho]

I think i've had enough gak for a lifetime. Maybe?

[ev4n]

It's walpurgisnacht in Sweden

Of course it is.  Somewhere, someone is trying to kill Merlin of Amber

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Yeah, I know who it is, but I didn't want to spoil it.

[Metope]

Supposedly Jon Snow is at my school right now, people have seen him campaigning for a student union president candidate? He's supporting the wrong candidate of course, I've heard he knows nothing.

[Patrick]

Well, there is that thing he does with his tongue.

[Thrillho]

The other Jon Snow was at my university at one point.

He knows quite a lot. Tongue skills as yet unconfirmed.

[Metope]

Oh it turns out it was the other Jon Snow, I didn't now there were two!

[ev4n]

http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Jon_Snow
?

[Thrillho]

The other Jon Snow knows his way around a tie.

[GarandMarine]

I am so lost right now >.>;

[idontunderstand]

DON'T POAST SPOILERS

[Thrillho]

Okay.

This is Jon Snow. Ned Stark's bastard. Generally not respected for his knowledge.
Incredibly vague show spoiler:

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Is an annoying little shit who sells out his entire belief system at the drop of a hat. Or at the drop of a gorgeous wildling's clothes, and I can't really fault him on the latter.

This is Jon Snow, respected British broadcast journalist, one of the few actually respected journalists we have over here. Asks difficult question no one else asks. Quantity of northern ginger girls bedded: largely unknown. Has a wide array of amazing ties.

Hope that clears up the confusion

[Metope]

Ah right. I took a photo of him, turns out it's the guy from Game of Thrones after all then!

[snalin]

Incredibly vague show spoiler:

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Is an annoying little shit who sells out his entire belief system at the drop of a hat. Or at the drop of a gorgeous wildling's clothes, and I can't really fault him on the latter.

Incredibly vague book spoiler:

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Is the person in Westeros with the most integrity, who is as much torn by duty as his father was. Also hugely competent, and never annoying. Still knows nothing.

Question: Will Baste ever shut up about the errors in the GoT show? Probably not. Probably not.

[Thrillho]

Incredibly vague show spoiler:

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Is an annoying little shit who sells out his entire belief system at the drop of a hat. Or at the drop of a gorgeous wildling's clothes, and I can't really fault him on the latter.

Incredibly vague book spoiler:

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Is the person in Westeros with the most integrity, who is as much torn by duty as his father was. Also hugely competent, and never annoying. Still knows nothing.

Question: Will Baste ever shut up about the errors in the GoT show? Probably not. Probably not.

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Given how often he just changes sides with virtually no explanation, they must be fucking his character up in the show. Either that or you and I have very different interpretations of integrity.

[snalin]

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It helps a lot when you're inside his head and see exactly why he changes sides - basically all the time he's with the wildlings, it's because he was ordered too spy on them by his superior officer - something they cut from the series as far as I can remember. Also he really wants to fuck Ygritte .

[Aimless]

Dear blog thread,

this has been a Good Week. Though I'm in one of those phases where I hate being on call, and though I haven't been getting enough sleep and though my wards have been packed ie. with no real room for new admissions, it's been Fun! Interesting and challenging diagnoses, my favourite attendings, fun colleagues and everyone in a good mood... and I've been able to rely both on my intuition and my knowledge/experience to do the Right Things. It's one of those "I'm a Good Doctor" weeks.

But more importantly, it's been a week full of love and friendship! And a great deal of luxury. For our anniversary I had the day off, we checked into a nice hotel and had an amazing dinner (at a restaurant I had decided to hate but couldn't 'cause it was just so delicious) and just a really nice time to ourselves. The next morning I had one of the best hotel-breakfasts ever. It was a bit of a staycation I guess yesterday, I spent the whole day resting and reading nice things and then shopping for running stuff (including a pair of those Vibram Five-Finger "barefoot" shoes that I've been wanting to try out and that really feel pretty damn' good!) and various little things we need to fix up the apartment a little. This was followed by a stroll around town with my missus and finally a delicious dinner of various little mouthgasm-inducing munchies and cocktails at another nice newly-opened restaurant. Got home early and just collapsed and bam suddenly it was early morning and I was well-rested for once. God, SLEEP. It's the best and most important thing in life next to love.

Today we're having guests over for the first time in like a million years. The kitchen is still not fully functional, esp. the stove, but i think we can manage some elk taco kinda thing. I have the whole weekend off to recuperate, enjoy good company and get things done. And it's spring. Really really cold and windy spring but whatever, the sun comes up at like 4 and my head no longer feels heavy

[Patrick]

I am drunk and saw an airliner flying miles overhead toward places unknown, and it made me think of my dad and the myriad ways he and I could connect with each other but can't, for whatever reason. And then I wrote a song out of nowhere, and I think it's one of the better ones. It doesn't waste time getting to the heart of the matter, and it puts into words exactly how I feel without sugarcoating anything. I think it might be my best effort yet.

[Barmymoo]

I'm moving! Assuming my references and credit checks go ok, and I can't see why they wouldn't. I handed in the application form today and will get a definite yes or no from the landlord either in the next two hours or on Tuesday, and then it'll all be finalised within a week after that. The slight concern is that I have to give written notice to my current landlord on Tuesday, so there's a tiny chance that I'll give notice that I'm leaving, and then fail the credit checks and not be able to move. But there's really no reason why that would happen, and if it did my current landlord would probably take me back anyway as that's easier than getting someone new.

The new flat is bigger (yay!) with windows which face east, west, and north in the bathroom so there'll be plenty of light. It comes with a table and chairs in the kitchen area and there's space for a desk (maybe even a big corner desk!) which will be awesome. And there's a built-in wardrobe and space for a chest of drawers and basically it's much nicer than this flat, for not much more money. There's no washing machine in the flat itself but there's one in the building and a tumble dryer too. The convenience of the dryer (which I don't have now) will offset the inconvenience of having to go down two flights of stairs to do laundry.

I'm also getting a new laptop next week; my current one has died completely and at the moment I'm using one I've borrowed from the university library. I have to return it and get a different one every week, and it doesn't have all the software I need, so it's not a long-term solution but I'm very glad of it because I have two essays due and an exam to revise for. My dad's bought me a "new" second-hand one which I'll go pick up next weekend