Topic: Re: Blog Thread IIIa : Look Who's Blogging Now (Read 269914 times)

scarred · « **Reply #1650 on:** 20 Nov 2010, 16:42 »

Quote from: David_Dovey on 20 Nov 2010, 15:10

Yeah holy crap Anna, holy crap.

Jace · « **Reply #1651 on:** 20 Nov 2010, 16:49 »

Quote from: Jace on 18 Nov 2010, 22:49

My girlfriend's cousin's baby was born in really bad health, she's already had to have heart surgery, and her whole left side is underdeveloped. She's basically been in intensive care and earlier today she had a stroke. They've decided to pull the plug and let her go. I don't really know how to approach this situation.

Parents shouldn't have to bury their baby.

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #1652 on:** 20 Nov 2010, 18:35 »

Damn. Squawk (Anna!) that is awesome.

squawk · « **Reply #1653 on:** 21 Nov 2010, 00:53 »

thanks guys! i appreciate it a lot. i love my internet support group. they make me feel bad for not being productive. i'm actually legitimately a tiny bit sad right now because this boy who makes crappy mashups gets more download counts on his crappy mp3s than i get on my mp3s. also, it is late and i want to go home.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #1654 on:** 21 Nov 2010, 06:39 »

These people sell more albums than yr favourite bands; who cares?

Slick · « **Reply #1655 on:** 21 Nov 2010, 12:45 »

Not quite ready to be putting my bike away for the winter now! Oh well, got a beater to go through the snow in, I just want to keep riding my lovely hybrid all the time.

Ozymandias · « **Reply #1656 on:** 21 Nov 2010, 13:37 »

Anna can you make a CD of everything you ever do ever and can I buy it and give you some money to keep hearing you?

Lunchbox · « **Reply #1657 on:** 21 Nov 2010, 14:03 »

My right ear has been blocked for a couple weeks now. I need to get it unplugged. I have tried this solvent stuff that you put in and then wash out, but the wax seems to be impervious. Has anyone tried ear candling, or will I have to go to the doctor and get them to flush it out with their big syringe?

Dimmukane · « **Reply #1658 on:** 21 Nov 2010, 14:04 »

Quote from: Ozymandias on 21 Nov 2010, 13:37

Anna can you make a CD of everything you ever do ever and can I buy it and give you some money to keep hearing you?

Ya, srsly...I don't know who sang the original version of that song but I could care less. Keep on rocking out, your dozens of internet fans will adore you and shower you with baked goods that have been through the mail. And also money. Maybe some racy photographs of your first groupies.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #1659 on:** 21 Nov 2010, 14:33 »

Quote from: Lunchbox on 21 Nov 2010, 14:03

My right ear has been blocked for a couple weeks now. I need to get it unplugged. I have tried this solvent stuff that you put in and then wash out, but the wax seems to be impervious. Has anyone tried ear candling, or will I have to go to the doctor and get them to flush it out with their big syringe?

Just go to the doctor and get the big syringe treatment. I get this sorta stuff fairly regularly and it's not worth the trouble of trying all the weakshit options.

schimmy · « **Reply #1660 on:** 21 Nov 2010, 14:37 »

Quote from: Lunchbox on 21 Nov 2010, 14:03

earcandles

Apparently these things are both inneffectual and dangerous, so I would say go to the doctor!
[Sources: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8849790?dopt=Abstract ; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14979962 ]

De_El · « **Reply #1661 on:** 21 Nov 2010, 15:17 »

Quote from: squawk on 20 Nov 2010, 00:10

I am cross faded enough to just randomly post this

This was the best possible thing I could find looking into the Blog Thread for the first time in ages. That song is remarkable and you should do that lots.

Lunchbox · « **Reply #1662 on:** 21 Nov 2010, 15:31 »

Dang yo, I have had so many sick days and doctor appointments in the past few weeks. Oh well. One more can't hurt.

Hairy Joe Bob · « **Reply #1663 on:** 21 Nov 2010, 16:02 »

I just bought a ticket to see British Sea Power in December. SO excited. Considering they are one of my favourite bands it is surprising (to me) that I haven't seen them in almost 3 years. Baffling, really. I need to do exciting stuff like this more often!

Eris · « **Reply #1664 on:** 21 Nov 2010, 18:24 »

I have watered my (two surviving) plants twice so far today and they have soaked up all the water I gave them. I split a 600mL bottle between them. I obviously need to look after them a bit better.

Dazed · « **Reply #1665 on:** 21 Nov 2010, 22:37 »

I just saw Blind Guardian. It may have been the greatest thing that has ever happened to me. My god I am so happy right now.

If you have never sung The Bard's Song with hundreds and hundreds of other people, it is something that you must experience before you die. It is absolutely amazing.

scarred · « **Reply #1666 on:** 22 Nov 2010, 00:41 »

leaving for chicago in 4 days

it doesn't quite seem real

i don't know why

Lunchbox · « **Reply #1667 on:** 22 Nov 2010, 01:40 »

I got a new bedspread! It was ludicrously expensive because I had to have it shipped from the US. It is okay, because I am excited enough by it that I do not mind that the shipping was almost as much as the item.

Not as pretty:

Prettiest:

Inlander · « **Reply #1668 on:** 22 Nov 2010, 03:14 »

When it gets very cold I spread over my bed the quilt that my grandmother made for me. It's super-warm. She made quilts for all her grandchildren, when they were very young: she was an expert embroiderer (I think if you go to the public gallery in Parliament House you can still see some embroidery that she did with other people in the Embroiderer's Guild in South Australia). As she got more experience making the quilts, her designs got more and more complicated - which means that because I was the second-youngest of her grandchildren, my quilt is quite fine indeed. It has my name written down the middle, and each letter of the name is illustrated with objects or activities that begin with that name: so the letter 'A' is accompanied by an aeroplane, the letter 'Y' by a depiction of some people fishing for yabbies in a stream, etc.

My grandmother died a few years ago at the grand old age of 92. She was the last of my grandparents to die. With luck I'll have the quilt that she made for me until the day I die.

Lunchbox · « **Reply #1669 on:** 22 Nov 2010, 03:20 »

I would very much like to have a quilt like that, Harry. My mother and grandmother started quilting as a hobby about a year ago, they're still making small hangings and the like. The sad thing is that they both have very different ideas to me as to what is pretty. My mother prefers pastel pink, lavender and baby blue for everything and my grandmother likes things with prints of sunflowers and roosters on them. I bought them each a stack of lovely Japanese quilting fabrics for Christmas though! I hope they like them.

valley_parade · « **Reply #1670 on:** 22 Nov 2010, 10:13 »

Hey, Bay Area guys:

http://asianmanrecords.tumblr.com/post/1644768765/asian-man-records-15th-anniversary

I've pretty much committed myself to going to this. I will be staying at Patrick's. Hopefully for like 5-7 days. Get in touch.

(Also, Giants @ A's that weekend? I will be doing that too?)

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #1671 on:** 22 Nov 2010, 10:33 »

goddamnit I forgot to leave a faucet running last night and now my pipes are frozen!

psshh whatever I didn't want to brush my teeth, flush the toilet, or drink any water anyway

fingers crossed that it gets warm enough during the day today to unfreeze them. The snow currently falling isn't leaving me with very much hope though

scarred · « **Reply #1672 on:** 22 Nov 2010, 10:37 »

yeah all reports indicate that the snow's going to continue well into the night

i for one am thrilled

but i also might need to run to value village and pick up a winter coat

also i biked into the city, so i am not getting back home that way.

redglasscurls · « **Reply #1673 on:** 22 Nov 2010, 10:49 »

Guy I vaguely know but am apparently FB friends with has decided to become a very public furry.
Furrying all over my newsfeed.

Guh stop weird dude.

Metope · « **Reply #1674 on:** 22 Nov 2010, 10:50 »

I think I might have discovered why I get sick repeatedly and why my throat ALWAYS hurts. Ladies and gentlemen, tonsilitis. Stay tunes to find out if this is confirmed by the doctor somewhere in the near future.

ummmkay · « **Reply #1675 on:** 22 Nov 2010, 15:14 »

i'm jealous of people with snow. it was 75+ today. what the heck, november.

Lunchbox · « **Reply #1676 on:** 22 Nov 2010, 15:16 »

Hey! It's 75+ here today! That's not right.

Runs_With_Scissors · « **Reply #1677 on:** 22 Nov 2010, 15:18 »

It's in the teens here. It's so icy I can't get either of my vehicles up a hill. One being a lifted truck with studs, the other a smaller SUV with 4wd. Alaska is being Alaskan again.

Liz · « **Reply #1678 on:** 22 Nov 2010, 15:21 »

Lunchy I will send you some of my snow, we got over a foot here in Fargo. I do not need all of it.

Joseph · « **Reply #1679 on:** 22 Nov 2010, 15:22 »

Tomorrow I'm finally going to stop being lazy and fix my bicycle. Just in time for winter!

Lunchbox · « **Reply #1680 on:** 22 Nov 2010, 15:23 »

Aw sweet! If the boys will let me put the AC on real cold and leave the fridge open, we can store it in the kitchen and hopefully it will not melt. But then if it does, kitchen pool party!

Also I bought a bike helmet the other day so I can finally ride my bike! The plan is to ride it to work but I don't think I'll ever wake up early enough.

De_El · « **Reply #1681 on:** 22 Nov 2010, 15:26 »

Today I found out that the chronically unpleasant old woman who lives in the house next to mine has been known for years to the local students as "Grandma Misery." Yikes! I hope she's not somehow secretly a good person, because oy.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #1682 on:** 22 Nov 2010, 15:36 »

Apparently it's been 40ºC in Perth the past couple of weeks hahahaha

JD · « **Reply #1683 on:** 22 Nov 2010, 16:37 »

It's -5 degrees here holy shit

JD · « **Reply #1684 on:** 22 Nov 2010, 16:49 »

And the pipes aren't frozen. Oh canada

tania · « **Reply #1685 on:** 22 Nov 2010, 17:14 »

yeah man what the fuck, i didn't move all the way to the west coast for this shit

JD · « **Reply #1686 on:** 22 Nov 2010, 17:43 »

It was pretty warm last year, all we got was slush. Guess you just picked a bad year to move.

Drill King · « **Reply #1687 on:** 22 Nov 2010, 17:54 »

It's snowing, really romantic beautiful snow.

Too bad I just got dumped and now my boyfriend are my underwear, pizza, and breakfast at tiffany's

Inlander · « **Reply #1688 on:** 22 Nov 2010, 17:59 »

Quote from: Lunchbox on 22 Nov 2010, 15:16

Hey! It's 75+ here today!

Lunchy don't coddle them, they've got to learn to use a proper system of measurement some time.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #1689 on:** 22 Nov 2010, 18:23 »

Snow stopped being romantic for me when I spent 8 hours without a break last week shovelling it

Rizzo · « **Reply #1690 on:** 22 Nov 2010, 18:24 »

I'm back in my flat, living day to day before I have to go back to work next week. I think I'll be up to it. I've got a bit of a holiday for the weekend in Wellington.

Also got back together with my GF after our 1 day break up. It seems to be going ok but only time will tell. I'm somewhat happy but I feel like nothing has changed... Need to talk about it properly.

Wellington involved going to Kiwicon, NZ's hacking and computer security conference. I'm not a hacker but I am friends with a bunch of hackers and have a passing interest in it. Also, there's a lock picking course Friday afternoon which I got into. This should be REWARDING.

Drill King · « **Reply #1691 on:** 22 Nov 2010, 18:25 »

I don't drive and no one I know does, I love snow.

Lines · « **Reply #1692 on:** 22 Nov 2010, 18:26 »

It was 70ish today too. WHERE IS AUTUMN. I WANT IT BACK.

Wasteroo · « **Reply #1693 on:** 22 Nov 2010, 18:33 »

I would like to describe the snow I'm getting tonight as "romantic" but it'd have to stop blowing at me at 30mph first. I'm kinda scared these trees that surround the house are gonna freeze and fall over

Lunchbox · « **Reply #1694 on:** 22 Nov 2010, 18:35 »

Quote from: Inlander on 22 Nov 2010, 17:59

Quote from: Lunchbox on 22 Nov 2010, 15:16
Hey! It's 75+ here today!

Lunchy don't coddle them, they've got to learn to use a proper system of measurement some time.

I'm sorry Harry. I couldn't think of a way to make it so obvious that Australia is currently the same temperature as somewhere in the Northern Hemisphere. It seems a little bit weird.

I mean uh YEAH WHAT ARE YOU IMPERIAL BASTARDS TALKING ABOUT, IT'S LIKE 25, GEEZ

Lines · « **Reply #1695 on:** 22 Nov 2010, 18:49 »

Whatever temperature system you're using, southern Ohio was still about the same temperature as parts of Australia. In November. This is not right. I want to wear my sweaters! And my boots! And scarves! And hats!

Skibas_clavicle · « **Reply #1696 on:** 22 Nov 2010, 21:03 »

Dear Blog Thread:

This is shameful to say but I really like Britney Spears' Blackout album. You know, the one she recorded when she was fat and crazy? It's really catchy!

McTaggart · « **Reply #1697 on:** 22 Nov 2010, 21:28 »

Quote from: David_Dovey on 22 Nov 2010, 15:36

Apparently it's been 40ºC in Perth the past couple of weeks hahahaha

There were only three or four days of any decent temperature. It was wonderful while it lasted though. Bring on summer for real.

Lunchbox · « **Reply #1698 on:** 23 Nov 2010, 01:27 »

I made these pet rocks on the weekend.

Well, pet rocks and pet button.

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #1699 on:** 23 Nov 2010, 03:15 »

So today I had a job interview. It's for a bottleshop/off-license/liquorstore/whatever. The money is really good and the hours are a bit odd (11 hour days, 5 days a week, rotating fortnightly roster so I can only go to band practice once a fortnight

) but not odd enough for me not to be really happy about the fact that they called me two hours after the interview to ask me when I can start. I can finally put a date on that resignation letter that's been sitting in my desk for 3 months. So excited. SO EXCITED!

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