Topic: Re: Blog Thread IIa: Beyond Blogosphere. (Read 214743 times)

Zingoleb · « **Reply #3650 on:** 28 Nov 2009, 08:40 »

Okay, so my father's better with it than the initial swearing and slamming doors suggested.

Emaline · « **Reply #3651 on:** 28 Nov 2009, 13:43 »

fuuuuccckkkk guys. I am doing Thanksgiving now, and we have been stressfully cooking and man oh man woooooo.

jhocking · « **Reply #3652 on:** 28 Nov 2009, 14:05 »

I usually cook the turkey, but couldn't this year. It's a tradition in my family that began largely because nobody else in my family was comfortable touching the giblets. My mom and sisters cook side dishes, I cook the turkey. My mom cooked the turkey this year, but I felt like I let the family down because I usually do it.

addendum: She forgot to take out the giblets (turkey was great otherwise.)

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #3653 on:** 28 Nov 2009, 14:38 »

Quote from: Drill King on 28 Nov 2009, 06:50

My dad is getting married!

Yay for your father!

Booger,

I've got two assignments due in on monday. I had one due in yesterday. The one due in yesterday took up so much time (along with me going on a three day trip to Belgium) that I didn't get started on the other two till today. But! I am done with all the code for one of them, so I just have to write a one page report (yay) and the second one is writing a report on five papers and saying whether they should be submitted or not. I've already done three of the five. Man, I am so on top of shit I may go out and get drunk tonight.

But then on Tuesday I have a meeting with my honours project supervisor but man fuck I haven't done anything for my project because of these three assignments so it's basically going to be me saying 'yep, I got nothing'. But THEN I am going out to nice dinner and then I am going to get absolutely fucking trashed.

Bring on the holidays (in three days)!

JD · « **Reply #3654 on:** 28 Nov 2009, 15:46 »

False alarm on the sister going into labor thing

Barmymoo · « **Reply #3655 on:** 28 Nov 2009, 15:55 »

But babies are awesome! And she must be pretty sick of it being in there by now. I hope it hurries up and comes and it is cute and healthy and everyone is happy.

I went to see Show of Hands tonight. I bought tickets over two months ago and I've been excited about it all the time I've been here, so it was great to finally be there! The opening act was a woman called Flossie Malavialle, who I saw years ago in Warwick and really liked and she was equally funny (although also slightly off-key, as a friend once commented to me and I vehemently disagreed but he was right). All in all it was a lovely way to spend an evening. That's twice this week that I've done non-university things, and also twice this term. It was a good time for it, I think.

Now I have a lot and I mean a LOT of reading to do for Monday, but it's the college Advent concert tomorrow lunchtime so that eats a chunk of the day, and then ice hockey training in the evening so there goes the evening. I may have to take my laptop with me. Another girl does that every week but it's unheard of for me to do work at training.

OK time for bed. If my cough is not gone tomorrow I'll be miming in the concert (but I'll go anyway because I went out and bought conservative black clothing especially).

sean · « **Reply #3656 on:** 28 Nov 2009, 21:31 »

god guys i love dc. why am i going back to west virginia tomorrow fuck

Zingoleb · « **Reply #3657 on:** 28 Nov 2009, 22:04 »

So I went to a casino.

I hated it. I mean, it was so disgustingly indulgent and rich I couldn't stand being there. It was beautiful but it didn't feel like a real beauty, it felt so cold and false that I just wanted to tear it down and put something real in its place. Like a tree. A forest of trees.

Anyways...on the way we passed through A Reservation (Usually we go to the Seneca reservation near our house and refer to it as "The Rez" so it's strange going to a different one) and I wanted to buy a friend of mine a hoodie that said "Oneida" on it as that was his tribe but the prices weren't 20 dollars as advertised but 45. Fuckers. But I still got new moccasins made of sheepskin and wool that are heaven to my feet (they only had two in my size!) and a shirt that says "America: Love it or give it back" and shows a pissed off Indian on it with a gun.

I also took home the "Do Not Disturb" sign from the hotel and am wearing it everywhere.

BrittanyMarie · « **Reply #3658 on:** 28 Nov 2009, 22:14 »

i hate going on to reservations at all. I feel a weird mix of white guilt mixed with i guess more white guilt but a different sort as my grandma's grandpa left the tribe when the govn't was offering them the same rights as white folk if they left the tribe and basically act white, so he did and since that was way back in the day he didn't ever talk about it. So like, not like it matters to me or anything (if he hadn't left the tribe, I'm still not a % high enough to qualify for educational assistance or anything like that, though my dad woulda been) but it still kinda bugs me that I don't know which tribe I'm I guess descended from. Some sorta Sioux, that we've narrowed down.

JD · « **Reply #3659 on:** 28 Nov 2009, 22:18 »

The reservation I live near is just jam packed with billboards.

Zingoleb · « **Reply #3660 on:** 28 Nov 2009, 22:43 »

Newsflash: Girl I've been with for year and a half has been exposed to be a cheater and a liar. Heartbreak at 11.

jhocking · « **Reply #3661 on:** 28 Nov 2009, 23:06 »

huh?

Quote from: Zingoleb on 27 Nov 2009, 05:54

I just came out to my father

Lines · « **Reply #3662 on:** 28 Nov 2009, 23:12 »

Guys, tonight I saw New Moon. Now, yes, I read the books, but I know they're kind of garbage, but they are entertaining in their own way. Well the movie is way more entertaining on a whole new level. It isn't some silly teen romance, it's straight up comedy. We did get a few drinks beforehand, but seriously, that movie was hilarious. And then after we watched Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.

Also I was talking with A Boy and dreams came up and it's really weird how I've had a recurring dream since childhood and he had one of the same kind last night, for the first time ever. I think I'm sending weird brain signals to people.

BrittanyMarie · « **Reply #3663 on:** 28 Nov 2009, 23:13 »

uh, he self identified on here before as bi, but even if he hadn't i didn't think it was that confusing. coming out as bi is still coming out as not straight.

Zingoleb · « **Reply #3664 on:** 28 Nov 2009, 23:23 »

She lets...well...let me play around with other guys if I wanted because to paraphrase her, "They can give you something I can't." Not to mention, I'm open to her about when I do something with a guy. She, instead, goes out behind my back and messes around and only drops the bombshell after saying we're through.

Fuck drama.

Edit: And I didn't know any of you cared!

I'm just going to try and put it out of my mind because the last few weeks have been crazy personal drama that I really have not wanted to deal with. I'm going back to learning Warren Zevon songs.

jhocking · « **Reply #3665 on:** 28 Nov 2009, 23:29 »

ah now I understand, was confused

Quote from: Zingoleb on 28 Nov 2009, 23:23

She lets...well...let me play around with other guys if I wanted because to paraphrase her, "They can give you something I can't."

doh in retrospect that must have been her equivalent of "let's take a break."

Zingoleb · « **Reply #3666 on:** 28 Nov 2009, 23:32 »

Actually, that was clarified a long time ago.

Am I posting too much? I can never tell if I'm posting too much. I think I'm posting too much.

Dimmukane · « **Reply #3667 on:** 29 Nov 2009, 13:36 »

Hey jog thread,

I've managed to lose about 40 pounds since April. I'm down a couple pants sizes, but my stomach ain't much smaller and my ass is as big as always. Could I just have a lot of unused muscle floppin' around? Other than that I have two group projects due this week which I haven't started working on and they both require me to use Illustrator which I'm stupid at and fffffffff

nobo · « **Reply #3668 on:** 29 Nov 2009, 13:53 »

What have you been doing to lose weight? And how can your stomach still be large if you are dropping pant sizes? Also, before and after pics?

Dimmukane · « **Reply #3669 on:** 29 Nov 2009, 14:39 »

Mostly just jogging 3 times a week. Cut soda and juice almost entirely out of my diet, eat a little less and more fruits and veggies instead of salty stuff and sweets. My stomach's not large, it just doesn't seem to be shrinking much...it's possible it could be that I can't see it from a good enough angle to tell. For instance, though, I've lost around 10 pounds in the last 3 weeks, and my stomach does not seem to have shrunk at all. I don't know if I have any good before photos, because I mostly just wear loose t-shirts, and a lot of them are darker colors, so it's harder to tell. I've definitely lost a sizable amount of flab since starting, but there are periods (like right now) where I'm losing weight and can't see the difference. I do think that some of it is water weight, I just checked myself and I'm a couple pounds more than I was after the last time I jogged.

Here's the best shot I could find, but I've lost 15 pounds since then.

Mostly I'm just trying to find out what the deal is because I am going to start building some muscle soon and it would be nice to be able to tell if I'm getting results rather than having the muscle be under the fat.

ViolentDove · « **Reply #3670 on:** 29 Nov 2009, 15:24 »

Just got back from week of touring which included a three day camping festival. I had Too Much Fun and now my brain is a bit mushy.

nobo · « **Reply #3671 on:** 29 Nov 2009, 16:17 »

Dim,

your best bet would be to go to the doctor and get an accurate body fat % measurement, and then measure it again in a few months. That is the best way to tell fat loss. Weight is just a number, and unless you know what your weight consists of, it only gives you the most basic measurement of health.

Fat accumulates in a few areas - the legs, the waist, the lower back and the ass. If you want to get rid of the fat by lifting weights I would urge you to do mostly core exercises, AKA squats, lunges, dead lifts, crunches, etc. anything that works the legs, abs and back. You can fill in the beach muscles (chest, arms, shoulders), but the majority of your work out should be core.

Also, spot reducing fat is not possible. So doing millions of crunches will not shrink your gut. I believe getting washboard abs is mostly diet and cardio anyway.

This is just my experience. I lost approx. 50 lbs in the past 18 months, but have been ignoring my gym duties the past 3-4 months because of work

Bastardous Bassist · « **Reply #3672 on:** 29 Nov 2009, 16:31 »

Oh my God. I hope I didn't fuck things up as royally when I was an undergrad. TA-ing this class is starting to get depressing.

Emaline · « **Reply #3673 on:** 29 Nov 2009, 16:36 »

Dim, comparing that picture to your avatar, you look really good.

Emaline · « **Reply #3674 on:** 29 Nov 2009, 17:40 »

Dear Blog thread,

What does one do when boyfriend's friends/family have him stressed out and he is taking it out on you because you don't want to play rock band, and would much rather peruse the internet, than play rock band or take out the dog. and then when you did clean up after the dog, you get a very sarcastic "Thanks for cleaning up the dog's mess," before you get back to your internetting.

But seriously. Last night I woke up early to make this entire huge thanksgiving dinner for him and his friends/coworkers/dad and some of my friends, and I was on my feet all day yesterday cooking, and then I had to entertain, and now I'd just sort of like to crash, and rest today, and not play rock band, and I'm sorry his sister is being a bitch and I'm sorry his ex-fiance thinks he doesn't want to hang out since her boyfriend is there, and I'm sorry that the dog is annoying, but really honestly, just go to fucking Edwardsville, and see your dad and ex and make them all happy because then you will be happy plus the dog won't be around you and you'll be happy, as opposed to sitting here playing rock band 2 until you have every single song and grouching at me some more.

Yayniall · « **Reply #3675 on:** 29 Nov 2009, 18:11 »

I lost 10 pounds jogging so I bought shorts with zips on the pockets.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #3676 on:** 30 Nov 2009, 04:06 »

Hipster Runoff is over D:

Zingoleb · « **Reply #3677 on:** 30 Nov 2009, 05:04 »

You know what makes me happy?

Hearing 12 pissed off puppies that don't know how to walk without faceplanting, much less acting on their useless rage. They sound so pissy but so adorable. I think they're tired of being used as each other's beds.

Eris · « **Reply #3678 on:** 30 Nov 2009, 05:11 »

Using the Internet on my iPhone. It is pretty snazzy! Basically the only reason I am using this is because I already turned off the computer. OH NO, I WILL BE ABLE TO GO ON THE INTERNET MORE THAN I ALREADY DO. I think I need an intervention, guys.

jhocking · « **Reply #3679 on:** 30 Nov 2009, 08:07 »

Last night a buddy of mine in NYC sent me an email to let me know he's in the hospital after a botched surgery. He said he's recovering now, but when the message ends "I'm really thankful for the time we've spent together" that is pretty heavy.

Barmymoo · « **Reply #3680 on:** 30 Nov 2009, 08:25 »

Maybe he just had a hairy moment thinking it was all over, and it made him want to let people know he cared about them.

McTaggart · « **Reply #3681 on:** 30 Nov 2009, 16:11 »

Dear blog thread,

-Aidan.

MrBlu · « **Reply #3682 on:** 30 Nov 2009, 18:46 »

So I'm back from vacation...

Whoo.

J-cob9000 · « **Reply #3683 on:** 30 Nov 2009, 20:29 »

Quote from: McTaggart on 30 Nov 2009, 16:11

Dear blog thread,

-Aidan.

Barmymoo · « **Reply #3684 on:** 30 Nov 2009, 23:12 »

Good luck! Nothing is ever as bad as it seems the morning before the exam.

Blog thread, it is 7.10am and I want to still be in bed but instead I am going skating. What is wrong with me?

öde · « **Reply #3685 on:** 01 Dec 2009, 05:04 »

I'm on a boat that has it's own 3g connection. This may not seem like much to you people in the modern world but until recently we didn't even have seats with cushions on them in the UK.

Gemmwah · « **Reply #3686 on:** 01 Dec 2009, 05:49 »

I still don't.

Patrick · « **Reply #3687 on:** 01 Dec 2009, 08:29 »

Dear blurg,

So apparently there's gonna be people moving into the room across the hallway from me. Not particularly excited. When they were brought into the house to see their room, the one lady (who is somebody I work with) was like "Wow their rooms are messes, I bet you it won't be like that after a few weeks of me living here." I'm gonna have to start locking my fucking doors every time I leave the house, which is shitty because my cat likes to pass freely between my room and the rest of the house. I can't have future girlfriends over for whatever might happen anymore, because it's a mom, a 14-year-old who I don't want to be responsible for giving them a late start on learning the facts of life, and a 20-year-old (who I actually know, he is a cool dude, I just hate his mom already).

And some girl came through drive-thru the other day. First time I'd seen her since February. She was only in town for Thanksgiving break. She was surprised I'd even noticed she was gone. More surprised that I actually felt like talking to her. Kinda makes me wonder what kind of shithole Sitka is if there is only one girl I've ever met here who has any kind of self-confidence enough to think that some stranger might actually feel like being friends, without trying to sleep with her. Starting to hate this town more and more every day, but hey, at least I made a pretty girl smile. Felt good.

Love,
Me!

P.S. - haven't talked to my ex in like 3 days now, and I'm surviving. Her "mutual exile until further notice" plan is tough but it's working.

valley_parade · « **Reply #3688 on:** 01 Dec 2009, 08:32 »

It's snowing out!

Barmymoo · « **Reply #3689 on:** 01 Dec 2009, 08:58 »

I skated for over three hours today

On Friday I go to Finland, where we will skate for four hours every day

Gemmwah · « **Reply #3690 on:** 01 Dec 2009, 09:04 »

I am so miserable. I hate school, I hate that i don't have time to do my homework. I don't sleep enough. My house is a shit hole 'cause I don't have time to clean. I work stupid hours at my stupid job that is too stupid important. I have no money, no time and no friends. I can't leave my job to have more time to do my work because I'll then have no money and have to leave uni because my parents aren't helping me out on principle. I am so tired and so stressed and I hate everything right now, I miss my family and my friends, and my cats and I really want to go home and sleep for a month.

Yayniall · « **Reply #3691 on:** 01 Dec 2009, 11:47 »

But on the bright side:
Holidays are coming, holidays are coming, holidays are coming....

Emaline · « **Reply #3692 on:** 01 Dec 2009, 12:13 »

Gem, I'm sorry that everything sucks right now. I know how you feel.

Things are shit here right now. My job is fucking terrible. The girl that got promoted over me either refuses to aknowledge me or when she does, it is only to completely disagree with what I say. Which is not helpful at all, and is often over really stupid things(there was a disc that had a crack/dent in the side, and I was going to toss it out but she is convinced that we can buff it out, even though she has never worked in buff before, and I have, and it won't fucking buff out). So that shit sucks.

Then the dog is being fucking terrible. I swear to god this dog has progressed backwards, despite working with him all the time. He went from laying down on his bed as soon as we shut the light out, and staying there all night, to jumping up on our bed, running down the hall/repeat, chase the cats, get in to everything, pee everywhere, eat my fucking phone charger as it is plugged into the wall and my phone. Ugh. I want to murder him some days. And he refuses to be housebroken! He woke us up at 4am last night scratching at the back door, so we took him outside and nothing! He just stands around and listens to things, and rolls in the dirt. He won't learn not to jump up either. He has learned that if you jump up and then sit down you get a treat, so he has been doing that. He has chewed through his collar and leash. And he is stressing out my boyfriend beyond belief, to the point where I feel like I am dealing with two very very pissy children. I am constantly cleaning up messes and calming people down.

And we were so broke last month. Toward the end of the month we had $24 total between the two of us. He just got paid, but I haven't yet, so its not a huge deal, but I feel like I'm not pulling my weight, and my phone bill is due tomorrow, and I still don't have a winter coat, and I'll never be able to afford one, and I need socks and underwear too, and we haven't really got groceries, and we still have rent to pay, and we just turned the heat on, and soon we'll have to pay $200 a month for my health inssurance. And basically I am a huge ball of stress. My back is killing me, and I can't sleep, and I feel like vomiting all the time. And I am either always hungry or never hungry, and I always feel like I'm overeating. And I feel like a terrible person for doing anything enjoyable. And I can't finish anything I start. And aasdfghjkl fuck you life.

Metope · « **Reply #3693 on:** 01 Dec 2009, 12:20 »

Guys guys I signed up for courses for next semester at uni this morning, and one of them happens to be in New York in late February! I really really hope I get accepted which I most likely will since I signed up this early, so if someone is in the NY area at that time and wants to meet up, just let me know!

pen · « **Reply #3694 on:** 01 Dec 2009, 13:46 »

Just worked out my budget for 2010. Roughly, obviously. It looks like I may be able to pay off my car loan and 60% of my student loans if I am mostly on track and don't eat out too much. That's assuming I don't get a raise, too, so I'll likely do better than I think. I realize it's kind of obsessive to do things this far in advance, but I can't help it. I like to have goals to aim for otherwise i'll be totally broke with nothing to show for it. Plus, my credit sucks and i want to get rid of the negative crap on my report and see what i can do. I've been thinking a lot lately about my life goals and how I might accomplish them and I realize if I stick it out with my current living situation for even two more years, it'd GREATLY benefit me later, however, it's not the healthiest lifestyle that i'm living right now. I'm not sure what i'm going to do yet, but at least i'm ironing out the options.

Zingoleb · « **Reply #3695 on:** 01 Dec 2009, 13:49 »

I saw a man with muttonchops today

Reed · « **Reply #3696 on:** 01 Dec 2009, 15:39 »

I went to a talk on a hybrid structural technique for the investigation of poliovirus entry into host cells given by a man sporting muttonchops.

Barmymoo · « **Reply #3697 on:** 01 Dec 2009, 15:57 »

I went to a carol service.

No muttonchops though.

evilbobthebob · « **Reply #3698 on:** 01 Dec 2009, 16:09 »

I am really, stupidly excited because I have found a website based in the UK that sells Aaron Horkey posters for unreasonable prices, that I am still somehow willing to pay

I want one for Christmas, so badly.

For an example of his work, see my avatar.

JD · « **Reply #3699 on:** 01 Dec 2009, 16:29 »

Me: The Mormon church donated money to anti-gay legislation.(prop

Girl: No they didn't
Girl's Friend: You're ignorant.

It really doesn't make any more sense in context.

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