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Unicorn:

CONGRATULATIONS!!

[Zingoleb]

Woooooot, that is awesome, Uni!!


Heh. Uni at uni. 

Do you know what your major is going to be?

minor fall/major lift

prolly focus on art/language/recording classes. this is honestly a way to have money because a job isn't likely in my future so until such time that my music is widely distributed enough to support me, i'm going to just go to college and live off loans. two years at community college, and then go to evergreen once i'm able to, probably.

i don't r. have concrete plans. i'm going to see how well this single works out and try to make a bigger push in my music regardless of how well received it is. i'm crzy fkn excited for it, though, i sang some of the best stuff i've ever sang on these recordings.

what I wanna know is WHERE ARE THESE DAMN THINGS. you teased me with some yeeeeears ago and they were insanely good, so what gives?

man one of these songs is one you gave me hella encouragement on years ago. it was shit, though, and i rewrote it recently:

i never pushed you away
you were running from me
i helped you stand from the start

but you still come to me
when you stumble
and when you fall and scrape your heart

what more can i do?
what else could i do?
i could run away
or i can stay
break my heart on you

i can see the murmur of your lips
dark rhythms in your soul, your core
i can see the sadness in your eyes
don't let the night hurt you anymore
don't let the night hurt you anymore
don't let the night hurt you anymore

i did what i could for you
held you when you cried
i've felt the way you ache, so hollow inside...

but you still pull from me
time after time
but then, i know how it feels to have to hide

but you're gone now
far away now
i couldn't make you stay
i'm not okay
but what else could i do?

i can see the murmur of your lips
dark rhythms in your soul, your core
i can see the sadness in your eyes
don't let the night hurt you anymore
don't let the night hurt you anymore
don't let the night hurt you anymore


i'm so excited to release this, too. not because i think i'll make money (i won't, prolly), but just for a chance to show people my work and be able to say: this is it. i created this. this is what i am capable of, and i am capable of so much more.

also, both of the songs on this single end in a key change in a way that perfectly begins the other song. it was driving me fucking insane trying to figure out which order they were supposed to go in on an album until i realised just the two of them back to back is the perfect solution. (they'll still be on my first album, though.)

[lepetitfromage]

That sounds like a good plan.

As much as I hate my student loans now, having them at the time was SUCH a relief. And tbh, if I could have done anything differently in terms of college, I would have started out at community and then transferred. Instead, I got to take 7 years to get a bachelor's degree! 

[BeoPuppy]

Woooooot, that is awesome, Uni!!


Heh. Uni at uni. 

Do you know what your major is going to be?

minor fall/major lift
[...]

Halleluja to you too and good luck.

[Masterpiece]

minor fall/major lift

The baffled King composing Hallelujah

Thanks for the ear worm Uni

[Patrick]

I'm so lucky I already have something stuck in my head, otherwise I'd be mad at you for getting that one in.

[Akima]

except for when I bought a Burger King veggie burger and, after checking three different times that the burger was indeed vegan, the staff managed to put cheese on it...

You wouldn't think it would be so difficult to understand, would you? There was a place that poured meat-juice gravy over my veggies.

i've decided to go to college in winter, i've filled out my fafsa - even calling arthur to get his tax information - and oh, my first single is coming out in a week, yeah. yeah.

Congratulations! I googled fafsa; it sounds like a Lebanese pastry.

[LTK]

in three months exactly, this body will be twenty-three years old.

time is weird, life is weird, and i feel far too old to be this young.

No kidding, I'm apparently one day younger than you and am seemingly living on a different timescale, just by having a life that's not weird at all. I wish you good luck at university, and may it treat you as well as it has treated me.

[Patrick]

Hey guys, so yesterday evening my bandmates Matt and Paul and I went to San Francisco to participate in Radio Valencia's drunken shenanigans show entitled Cheap Hooch! We were supposed to be there for the whole 2 hours, but traffic was a lot worse than we ever anticipated, so we only showed up about an hour after they'd already started broadcasting. For that, we're very sorry. We make our introduction about 53 minutes into the show.

Without further ado, here's the permalink to the podcast, and I hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed being on the show. :3

[Barmymoo]

except for when I bought a Burger King veggie burger and, after checking three different times that the burger was indeed vegan, the staff managed to put cheese on it...

You wouldn't think it would be so difficult to understand, would you? There was a place that poured meat-juice gravy over my veggies.

It was a lesson to me as well; it was the first time I'd attempted to veganise something, and I should have been clearer. It's a real shame because I love cheese on my burgers, but never mind.

Add: I just googled and apparently BK Bean Burgers not only contain egg but also milk. What the hell, BK employee? You were looking at the ingredients list! I saw you! You checked with two colleagues! Are you all totally stupid?

Ah well. I guess it was too much to hope for that I'd find a ubiquitous fast food place that I could order from.


Added again: Hmm. Now I'm finding places which say that it is vegan, and others saying that it isn't. Argh. I wish BK would just list the ingredients properly instead of in a stupid y/n infographic which doesn't make it clear whether it's talking about the added stuff or the actual burger.

[Carl-E]

I just googled and apparently BK Bean Burgers not only contain egg but also milk. What the hell, BK employee? You were looking at the ingredients list! I saw you! You checked with two colleagues! Are you all totally stupid?

Well, if it's not meat, it must be veg.   

[bainidhe_dub]

The Morningstar Farms Veggie Patty used in the BK Veggie in the US is definitely not vegan, it has egg whites and calcium caseinate which is a milk product. A 2006 post with a no-longer-working link to an ingredient list says that the Bean Burger used in the UK is vegan, but there is much discussion about the fact that the bean burgers were cooked with the fish and chicken, which no longer appears to be the case according to that mostly useless nutrition chart.

Cooked Red Kidney Beans (31%), Breadcrumbs (14%), (Containing Wheatflour, Raising Agents (E450/Diphosphates, E500/Sodium Bicarbonate), Yeast, Flour Improvers (E300/Ascorbic Acid, E920/L-Cysteine), Carrot (10%), Onion (9%), Potato Flake (Containing Emulsifier (E471/mono-and Di-Glycerides Of Fatty Acids) and Preservative (E223/Sodium Metabisulphite), Rapeseed Oil, Batter (Contains Stabiliser E412/Guar Gum), Green Peppers (7%), Water, Green Chillies, Salt, Chilli Powder, Garlic Puree, White Pepper.

[Akima]

This .pdf file says the Burger King Bean Burger does contain egg and milk in what BK calls "traces", along with plenty of fat and sugar too...

[Barmymoo]

I think they have to put the traces thing unless the factory is totally allergen-free, so I don't bother about that. I'll just assume it's vegan without the mayo and cheese, since I really don't eat there more than twice a year if that.

[Patrick]

so one of the neat things Camille and I are doing in order to make this long-distance relationship not feel so distant is send each other care packages with love letters and cutesy shit inside. I sent one to her first, and she sent me one back. I got it yesterday. it's so goddamn cute that I had to mop my heart up off the kitchen floor.

[Barmymoo]

That is adorable, and I'm envious! (Although not of the mopping, I don't have a mop. Or indeed a vacuum cleaner.)

[Jace]

I'm going to be a little bit upset if my vervelles don't show up in the mail tomorrow, I ordered them four days ago so I figured they would have arrived by now. We are working on finishing my bascinet tomorrow and I'd love to be able to put in the vervelles.

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Vervelles are for mounting the aventail on a helmet.

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An aventail is a drape of maille worn to protect the neck

[BeoPuppy]

QC = QI.

[Lupercal]

So my girlfriend and I are planning to go to New Zealand for A While and drive around the country working on farms and doing LOTR shit I guess.

Looks like the first car I'll ever actually own will be a New Zealand station wagon, probably a Honda. We may sleep in it a bit. It will be fun.

[Grognard]

My first car was a Mercury Tracer s/w.
otherwise known as a Mazda 323 or early 90s Ford Escort.

[ackblom12]

Seems as if I may have underestimated how much of a problem Vitiglio may cause me with an outdoor job. Despite regular applications of sunscreen, I've gotten some pretty intense burning as well as worse burning and blistering on the areas with no melanin. Going to be taking some extra precautions, but as long as I can make it till the temperatures start dropping, I should be fine. At that point I can much more easily and comfortably cover up.

[Jace]

I'm going to be a little bit upset if my vervelles don't show up in the mail tomorrow, I ordered them four days ago so I figured they would have arrived by now. We are working on finishing my bascinet tomorrow and I'd love to be able to put in the vervelles.

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Vervelles are for mounting the aventail on a helmet.

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An aventail is a drape of maille worn to protect the neck

They did not arrive but it was okay because we still have a little bit of stuff to do on the helmet before we can put them in. Also two of the drill bits broke while drilling the holes for the vervelles.

[jwhouk]

My first car was a Mercury Tracer s/w.
otherwise known as a Mazda 323 or early 90s Ford Escort.

I actually owned two Escorts. A '90 and a '93. Fun little cars, but the '93 made me swear off manual trannys forever. That was the one that some idiot spraypainted over a bumper sticker on the back of my car.

[cesium133]

Heh... when I got my current car, it had an "Ehrlich for Governor" bumper sticker. I didn't really care about it and was just going to leave it, but my dad decided to spray paint over it...

[Skaltura]

First time posting in this thread.

Losing my old job effective October, new better paying job starting in January. Even got a job to bridge the gap without a lot of effort (pay is meh, but much better than being unemployed). Things are going too well, still patiently awaiting the apocalypse.

[Grognard]

if you had the '90 Escort, then you drove what I drove. 1987-1992 Mazda/Mercury/Ford were all the same except for MINOR trim differences.  When I traded in my Merc Tracer, it had a Mazda water pump and Ford brake calipers.
Even as a s/w, I loved that car and its performance capabilities.
plus it got 35 MPG+

[nekowafer]

I am looking at buying a Fiat 500 L as my first car. Initially I was looking at getting a used car, but if I have the money...

[ackblom12]

I am looking at buying a Fiat 500 L as my first car. Initially I was looking at getting a used car, but if I have the money...

I am really glad you're getting this money and are going to be able to get out of the money issues you're facing, but as fellow poor folk, please be careful do not go overboard with your initial spending with your eventual finances (whatever they may be).

Just because I think it's useful for those who aren't poor, and I think most of us who have been poor for extended periods of time have a hard time recognizing and dealing with these issues, this is one of Cracked's much better and accurate articles.

The 5 Stupidest Habits you Develop Growing Up Poor

[Barmymoo]

I receive Mary Hunt's Everyday Cheapskate newsletter. A while back she wrote about exactly this: the fact that if you can find a used car that meets your needs but you choose to spend up to or above your spending limit on a new car or a fancier car, you have thrown away the price difference between the used car and the newer/fancier car, and that is an irresponsible decision. We all make irresponsible financial decisions sometimes, but you should be aware that you are doing so if you do.

[nekowafer]

Numbers 3 and 4 in that article will be a huge problem for me, and I'm really trying to plan things out so I can minimize the damage I'll do. It's why paying off bills will be the first order of business; then I will buy the things I need (home and car, details on that in a moment); then I will talk to the bank about investing and saving and making at least half of what's left untouchable for a couple years. I know that I can get used to not being poor, but I need to give myself time. I have gotten more used to buying food/toiletries/etc. for a lower unit price, as opposed to total price, so that's a step in the right direction.

On the car front. Basically, I'm going to be getting about 5 or 6 times more money than I'd need to buy the new car that I currently want, which makes me more comfortable with the idea of spending that kind of money. Also, I intend to get the warranty/service package thingymajig and all of that stuff that you can't get with a used car. But it does still bother me a great deal that my car will lose a ton of the value the moment I drive it off the lot. So it's a decision I haven't truly made, yet. I won't have the money for another couple of months, so I have time to figure it out.

Unfortunately I don't know anyone that's bought a brand new car outright, as I intend to. I don't know who to ask about this stuff and I don't know what to research. I also kind of just want something that's MINE and FANCY and MINE. This will be the first time I've ever owned anything so big and expensive and useful and all mine. It's weird just thinking about it.

As for a home, I've been convinced that buying a house will be a good investment. So I will probably end up renting a place for the next year or more, but really looking into buying something, with a large downpayment so it will be all mine sooner.

[Barmymoo]

Buying a house is absolutely a good move, financially. Yes, houses sometimes lose value as the market fluctuates. But unless they fall down in a freak storm, they retain their value as your home without requiring constant financial payouts like renting does.

Buying a new car instead of a used one - I can see why you want to buy something fancy that's yours. But cars lose value immediately, as you said, and they go wrong and new ones often cost more to fix than old ones (although having a warranty is useful). If you buy a used car, you can put the difference towards the house and get that sooner. Then you can furnish it with fancy things that are yours!

[Jace]

Buying a new car, if you intend to keep it for a while (like 5+ years) is a great plan as opposed to used. The difference can be only about $6000, my car was used, it's been pretty good, but I wouldn't have minded being able to purchase a new car. There's a lot less that could go wrong with a new car as opposed to a used. Also you can get the warranties for a new car so that is even better.

Anecdotal evidence: jess has had a used car for about 4.5 years. Since I have been with her (3.5ish years) her car has been nothing but trouble, her family has probably put three or four thousand dollars into repairs. They only paid like five thousand for it. Right now her car has broken down again, battery and possible engine troubles.

[ackblom12]

Well, cars are a thing that should never be thought of as a wise investment anyways. They lose a huge chunk of their value the moment they leave the lot and unless you end up with a car that there were only a couple hundred made and keep it in fantastic condition, then you'll never accrue any kind of investment interest. It is, essentially, the greatest example of a catch 22 in the economic weirdness of the US. They are necessary, but they also cost you a ridiculous amount of money to maintain if you aren't careful. But I do have to absolutely agree that a new car is by far the wisest choice in comparison to anything used. You just simply will never know the entire history of the car's problems and quirks. While you still have to be careful about the build quality of new cars, the warranty and having all new parts is a huge jump up in every way possible.

[lepetitfromage]

Neko, a certified used with only a couple thousand miles on it might now be a bad idea. Nick bought a 2010 Toyota in 2011- I think it had less than 5,000 miles on it. Got a warranty as well. Never caused him any problems and buying it used saved him a few thousand dollars.

[Lines]

The 5 Stupidest Habits you Develop Growing Up Poor

This article is spot on. I'm still dealing with this crap and I don't think it's ever going to go away. Luckily Michael was not poor growing up, so he doesn't have this mentality, and is able to keep me in check and helps me budget. And I'm going to need it a lot once my car payments start. (I've also got loans I'm paying and I'm the one who buys groceries, so my paycheck does tend to run out very fast when I don't budget properly.)

[Redball]

Neko, I recommend a subscription to Consumer Reports, perhaps an on-line one if not both print and on-line. Besides new-car reports, it annually reports on good, medium and bad used cars, and it reports every model year of every model. Also, if you decide on a newish used car, use Carfax to find out where it's been, if it was involved in a crash or a flood. I've bought extended warranties for the last few cars. Consumer Reports doesn't recommend that, but I was willing to pay for some piece of mind. I'm driving a 2010 Chrysler minivan, bought used in Oct. 2010 with 27k miles for $20k. It's held up OK except for a transmission replacement under extended warranty. It's driven about 20k miles a year. Carfax told me it had been a rental.
In your previous life, I'd buy you the subscription.

[Papersatan]

Professionally obligated to mention that your local library probably has a subscription to Consumer Reports so you can read the print version at least, for free. 

[Redball]

I should have thought of that. I subscribe, but now I wonder if my little library gets it.

[jwhouk]

I wouldn't buy a used Dodge/Chrysler mini-van for one particular reason: I have seen what abuse and high mileage does to them personally. Since the turn of the century, the state of Wisconsin has used pretty much all Chrysler products for its fleet vehicles, and the things that go wrong with Caravans/Voyagers is remarkable.

[Redball]

I buy them partly out of brand loyalty, partly out of loyalty to a close friend who was a Detroit-area dealer. The only other serious problem I had with one was a 1990 minivan's transmission. That was a particularly bad year.

[nekowafer]

I know that the Top Gear guys (UK version) gave the car I want a 7 out of 10. They're more concerned with going fast and that's not a concern for me, so I think that's a pretty good rating. The version I want is only $22,000 or so, plus if I'm paying it all upfront, I might be able to get a good deal. I still need to do more research, though.

[Masterpiece]

Fiat might be expensive in the long term, because there not considered to be very reliable. Germans call FIAT Fehler in allen Teilen, which roughly translates into Mistakes in Every Parts. If your car fails regularly, it might add up to a huge amount of cash you'd have to pay.

[LTK]

Does anyone know what type of small insect feeds on butter? Cause I just went to make a sandwich and found them in my cupboard. Everywhere in my cupboard. The majority seem to be eating trails through my butter.

They must be lice, fleas or mites, I don't know what else they can be. I've heard of mites living in cheese, is that right?

[pwhodges]

Silverfish?  Though they prefer carbohydrates to fats, so perhaps not.

[LTK]

No, definitely not silverfish, I've seen those before. These things are as small as plant lice. I wouldn't have noticed them at all if there weren't so many of them. They've been spreading but I'm pretty sure the butter was the source of them. They weren't in the honey or in the peanut butter, but I've quarantined those just in case.

[pwhodges]

Googling insects and butter got me this, which is no help at all!

[Jace]

Yeah fuck Fiat (Fix It Again Tony). I loved Saturns but of course they went belly up, I've been driving a Chevy for about a year and a half and it is pretty boss. Easy maintenance, good mpg, and it can fit a 9 foot spear plus the armor for two fighters.

[Barmymoo]

When I lived with Edith last summer we were fighting the tail end of a battle with moths (she had fumigated the entire kitchen just before I got there but they were still around) but they mostly were in the pasta and rice. Never heard of anything in butter!

[LTK]

Oh jesus fuck, they're on every shelf from top to bottom. I'm going to have to clear the entire cupboard out and vacuum them off every single thing that I have in there.

I'm glad the supermarket manager didn't make a fuss about giving me a new pack of butter, even though I didn't have a receipt. At least I can make my sandwich now.

Oh wait, I found the source. They came out of the tortillas. Unbelievable, they reduced the entire stack to dust. Guess they finally ran out of nutrition and went looking elsewhere.

[Redball]

Look up "flour weevil" and see if the photos fit. They appear to be black, but perhaps it's the larvae that are more beige. Maybe it could be worse, like all over your kitchen. This may be the lesser of two weevils.