Topic: Ridiculous Decadency (Read 120740 times)

Patrick · « **Reply #100 on:** 10 Mar 2008, 02:47 »

The internet also said "im in ur base killin ur d00dz."

Just thought I'd put that out there.

Nodaisho · « **Reply #101 on:** 10 Mar 2008, 02:50 »

True, but the non-internet said a lot of stupid stuff too. Solution? Don't believe anyone.

Eris · « **Reply #102 on:** 10 Mar 2008, 03:28 »

I bought some Doc Marten's and a stereo in one weekend, which totalled about $450 all up. That is probably the most I have spent (and am going to spend) for a while. Apart from the $216 on uni textbooks, that is.

valley_parade · « **Reply #103 on:** 10 Mar 2008, 05:30 »

Man, I spent $450 on books this go-round.

ForteBass · « **Reply #104 on:** 10 Mar 2008, 06:02 »

Books for university hardly qualify as decadent.

valley_parade · « **Reply #105 on:** 10 Mar 2008, 07:07 »

No, but they double as weights! *flex*

Barmymoo · « **Reply #106 on:** 10 Mar 2008, 10:24 »

My books for college definitely could double as weights. This is why I need a new college bag.

thedavo · « **Reply #107 on:** 10 Mar 2008, 14:54 »

sigur rós vinyl box set, £130
my stereo, £2000 approx.

valley_parade · « **Reply #108 on:** 10 Mar 2008, 15:00 »

You have Agaetis Byrjun on vinyl?

JEALOOOOUS.

thedavo · « **Reply #109 on:** 10 Mar 2008, 15:29 »

yup. havent listened to it yet.

Patrick · « **Reply #110 on:** 10 Mar 2008, 15:58 »

WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR LIFE

calenlass · « **Reply #111 on:** 10 Mar 2008, 16:08 »

Quote from: ForteBass on 09 Mar 2008, 09:54

Quote from: The extra letter on 09 Mar 2008, 06:42
I'm also thinking about getting a pair of bitchin' PVC pants.

That would be a grand idea, if this were 1997.

Guys, I want this and this.

My brother-in-law is getting a this, and wherever he is getting it from has some deal where you send in a mail-in rebate and a this is only $10 extra. He is giving the latter to my dad for father's day.

not fucking fair

ForteBass · « **Reply #112 on:** 10 Mar 2008, 16:42 »

I already have that first one. It is my pride and joy. I love it.

calenlass · « **Reply #113 on:** 10 Mar 2008, 18:02 »

Fuck you too, bitch.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #114 on:** 11 Mar 2008, 00:54 »

Quote from: Hat on 07 Mar 2008, 19:51

Khar I am certain that you have berated me before for spending 300 dollars on a pair of glasses.

oh how the worm turns.

I think I may have called you a fool for buying designer frames. Not the same shit at all. Designer frames are, have always been and will always be an enormous con. You are paying crazy money for something that looks EXACTLY the same as the house frames, is probably worse made, and the only real difference is the designer frames have a teeny weeny eensy little logo on them. My glasses have £40 frames. However, the lenses have more technology than the goddamn apollo mission.

CEOVanilla · « **Reply #115 on:** 11 Mar 2008, 01:19 »

I recently "loaned" just shy of $1,000 to someone close to me. No, I don't expect to see that money again.

normz · « **Reply #116 on:** 11 Mar 2008, 03:27 »

oooh and notch up another one for norma's ridiculous decadence ....... designer glasses, because my over-sized dior sunglasses are damn hot and buying chanel reading glasses was the only way i could actually convince myself to USE them because they say 'look at me im oh so chic NOT I am genetically challenged and nerdy'

yeah i know its lame but i admit to being a label girl.... it's fashion and even though it makes me a mindless drone i love it

valley_parade · « **Reply #117 on:** 11 Mar 2008, 04:53 »

Bahaha. I spent like $200 on YSL eyeglasses last year. I'll probably do the same this summer on sunglasses. At least my insurance covers $120 of the price.

o/

Lunchbox · « **Reply #118 on:** 11 Mar 2008, 05:43 »

I buy the glasses that look best on my face. Guys. This works for me pretty much.

Abattur · « **Reply #119 on:** 11 Mar 2008, 06:01 »

I just spend quarter of this months budget on music and comics.

I am so weak.

Patrick · « **Reply #120 on:** 11 Mar 2008, 06:21 »

Quote from: Lunchbox on 11 Mar 2008, 05:43

I buy the glasses that look best on my face. Guys. This works for me pretty much.

This.

I need to send my dad to the optometrist to grab my new prescription suns, because, well, they look awesome.

Runs_With_Scissors · « **Reply #121 on:** 11 Mar 2008, 07:24 »

I lost my glasses. Which is kind of bad since...uh...the lenses alone cost $300. And since now I can't see very well, I can't look for them. Oh well.

But! On the plus side! I have somehow acquired 2 more horses. The living breathing kind that eat things. I think I have just about topped everyone else.

0bsessions · « **Reply #122 on:** 11 Mar 2008, 08:03 »

Quote from: Runs_With_Scissors on 11 Mar 2008, 07:24

clockworkjames · « **Reply #123 on:** 11 Mar 2008, 09:14 »

I currently own about £800 worth of boxer shorts and spend a fuckton of money at KFC.

To put that in perspective £6 is how much I spent on the last 3 hoodies I bought.

Also computer hardware. Never buy shit.

Patrick · « **Reply #124 on:** 11 Mar 2008, 09:21 »

Quote from: tommydski on 11 Mar 2008, 06:22

Like the ones in your avatar which no longer makes any sense?

lolwut

jhocking · « **Reply #125 on:** 11 Mar 2008, 09:27 »

Quote from: Lunchbox on 11 Mar 2008, 05:43

I buy the glasses that look best on my face. Guys. This works for me pretty much.

I tend to get glasses that look awful, and then wear them for years until they are barely still functional (I don't go as far as the nerd cliche of taping them however.) Also I have contacts which I barely ever bother to put in. I'm not sure what's wrong with me.

I definitely need to get laser eye surgery. Why haven't I done that yet? Again, what's wrong with me?

0bsessions · « **Reply #126 on:** 11 Mar 2008, 10:23 »

Quote from: tommydski on 11 Mar 2008, 10:08

I mean, you look fine in glasses anyway

ITT: Tommy runs out of women to seduce and finally makes his move on Joe Hocking.

jhocking · « **Reply #127 on:** 11 Mar 2008, 10:25 »

Not a vanity thing, it's a convenience thing. Like, I find contacts a huge pain in the ass (that's why I rarely use them) but glasses are oh so annoying in oh so many situations. For example, it sure would be nice to see while I'm taking a swim.

That said, the potential risk does mean I should wait until after I've made a mark on the art world. Until then, losing my vision completely might just be a reason for me to commit suicide.

ADDITION: Incidentally, being in a relationship does not preclude vanity as a motivation. I mean shit, if I expect her to look good for me, the least I could do is return the favor.

jhocking · « **Reply #128 on:** 11 Mar 2008, 10:30 »

Well I'm definitely not going to stick them in my eyes now. I mean geez, ew

Barmymoo · « **Reply #129 on:** 11 Mar 2008, 12:14 »

Quote from: Runs_With_Scissors on 11 Mar 2008, 07:24

I lost my glasses [but] I have somehow acquired 2 more horses.

Were the two connected in this manner? Are you sure they're real horses?

Patrick · « **Reply #130 on:** 11 Mar 2008, 12:24 »

I can't see shit. I know I can't see shit. I am too lazy to wear glasses, they look stupid on me (please refer back to the photo of Manda and me hanging out at the DC zoo for further research), I can never find the fuckers anyway, and no way in hell am I sticking anything in my eye ever.

Storm Rider · « **Reply #131 on:** 11 Mar 2008, 15:01 »

Am I the only one who doesn't have a problem with contact lenses? I've been wearing them since the 7th grade and I am just fine.

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #132 on:** 11 Mar 2008, 15:09 »

Work fine for me too, though some days my eyes just can't handle them for some reason.

An odd thing about my eye sight is that it seems to work perfectly, or at least well enough to see for some distance, under water. I don't quite know why this is.

jhocking · « **Reply #133 on:** 11 Mar 2008, 15:39 »

Most people don't have problems with contact lenses, I am just unusually sensitive to them. I'm not entirely sure why. I can't have them in for longer than like 8 hours straight, nor can I use them more than a few days in a row. I definitely DEFINITELY can't sleep with them in, even for a minute, which is a huge problem when coming home late on the train.

ummmkay · « **Reply #134 on:** 11 Mar 2008, 15:59 »

I am pretty scared of sticking stuff in my eyes, and I also can't use the soft kind because my eyes are too bad or something. My eye doctor won't even TELL me how bad my vision is. Last year I asked him if it was still around 20/800 and all he would say was, "um....on a good day, maybe...."

In regard to the actual topic, I can't even think of anything I have that could be described as ridiculously decadent! I am pretty cheap about everything, even when I don't really need to be. I guess I probably spend the most money on going out to eat. Also buying strawberry fruit roll ups because they are the best thing ever and I eat them all the time.

Runs_With_Scissors · « **Reply #135 on:** 11 Mar 2008, 16:07 »

Quote from: Barmymoo on 11 Mar 2008, 12:14

Quote from: Runs_With_Scissors on 11 Mar 2008, 07:24
I lost my glasses [but] I have somehow acquired 2 more horses.

Were the two connected in this manner? Are you sure they're real horses?

Well, unless the invisible ponies learned to shit, I believe they are. They are pretty disgusting right now, abused etc. And one has...pooping issues...

Z2. · « **Reply #136 on:** 11 Mar 2008, 17:03 »

A house - ouch!

Only 19 years left to pay it off

BrittanyMarie · « **Reply #137 on:** 11 Mar 2008, 23:28 »

I am shifting the conversation back to eyeglasses: I have had a pair of Gucci and Ralph Lauren specs and gosh dang if they basically weren't the same as all my cheapie ones in comfort, durability, etc. In fact, my RL ones lost the logo on the side, so they look really really stupid right now. I do as Lunchy does, and buy ones that look nice on my face, and since my insurance covers most, I've never really needed to look at the label.

A label can act as a placebo though, (I don't think that's the right word). But you know you spent more money, or you know the label, so you automatically think they're nicer, even if they're not. I'm probably biased though, as I grew up working class.

morca007 · « **Reply #138 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 01:08 »

And film to keep it going.

Other than that, when I am feeling bad about the world I go ~~buy~~ stare at expensive cheese.

axerton · « **Reply #139 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 02:25 »

My shampoo and conditioner are probably the most expensive brand that can be bought from a supermarket.
Other than that I just spent $20au on poster that looks like bits of it are spinning when you look at it, and I lent another twenty to a friends boyfriend so he could get one, I'm unsure if that will be returned.

That's about it for recent decadency, as for future though: my four year old iPod appears to be going senile, and needs to be replaced. Normally I would say I could live without one, but it seems kind of a waste to just have the awesome iPod speakers i was given for Christmas just sitting there, a very expensive bedside clock.
Also a Wii and a TV are on a slightly less confident list of things I want

KharBevNor · « **Reply #140 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 02:31 »

Quote from: BrittanyMarie on 11 Mar 2008, 23:28

I am shifting the conversation back to eyeglasses: I have had a pair of Gucci and Ralph Lauren specs and gosh dang if they basically weren't the same as all my cheapie ones in comfort, durability, etc.

Yeah. I mean goddamn people sometimes they are actually THE SAME frames without a logo. As long as you're buying from a good optician, and you get the frames properly fitted, anything is as comfortable as anything else. The rise in expense from normal glasses to designer frames is also insanely ridiculous.

I suppose I just absolutely cannot understand the mindset that feeds designer labels. You're paying ridiculous money for an artificially created sense of style. I buy all my clothes from Marks and Spencers, army surplus and merch retailers.

Patrick · « **Reply #141 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 05:14 »

Yeah, but military surplus ain't gonna land me a job anywhere except, well, maybe Hot Topic. I would really like to be employed at some point.

valley_parade · « **Reply #142 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 05:18 »

Quote from: KharBevNor on 12 Mar 2008, 02:31

I suppose I just absolutely cannot understand the mindset that feeds designer labels.

You know, I'd easily throw down 250-300 dollars on a nice pair of designer glasses, but there's no way in hell I'd pay $2200 for a Les Paul Standard. Fucking weird.

mooface · « **Reply #143 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 08:09 »

Quote from: tommydski on 11 Mar 2008, 15:13

I have used disposable contact lenses for over a decade. Never had any problems at all. Can't even feel them when they are in. On occasion I have kept them in for as long as three days in a row, including sleeping in them. Not advisable but I have done it.

i accidentally fell asleep while wearing contacts for ONE night and i ended up getting an eye infection that was so bad i was in danger of going blind and wound up in the hospital for a week.

(this is why i only wear glasses now)
(also, my glasses are made by fcuk so people think they say "fuck". hee.)

Katherine · « **Reply #144 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 08:24 »

The only problem I have with sleeping with my contacts in is that when I wake up, my eyeballs are incredibly dry and I basically have to chisel the contacts off of them.

I don't know about anybody else but to me, the coolest thing about wearing contacts is wearing them while taking a shower. It is a rare occasion that I shower after putting my contacts in, and I have had really poor eyesight since I was around 7, so its like a brand new world to me being able to actually SEE things whilst in the shower. Like "Wow, this is what normal people see when they shower? Awesome!"

Lines · « **Reply #145 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 09:42 »

The last thing I really spent a lot of money on were my eyeglasses. They were around $300, but I got fancy, awesome frames (the bright violet was really hard to pass up) and featherweight lenses with anti-glare and Scotch Guard coating on the lenses to help prevent scratches. They are good glasses and if they hold up as long as my last pair did (about 6 years), I have no problem with spending that much money on them. I can see and my frames are awesome, so all is good. (Also, I hate contacts and the laser eye thing kind of freaks me out, so I'll stick with glasses. I like wearing them anyways.)

Those and my spring break trip this year to New York, which will in total be about the same price, because it's through the art program. Hells yes.

jhocking · « **Reply #146 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 10:14 »

Quote from: Katherine on 12 Mar 2008, 08:24

I don't know about anybody else but to me, the coolest thing about wearing contacts is wearing them while taking a shower. It is a rare occasion that I shower after putting my contacts in, and I have had really poor eyesight since I was around 7, so its like a brand new world to me being able to actually SEE things whilst in the shower. Like "Wow, this is what normal people see when they shower? Awesome!"

lol oh yeah I definitely get this too. It is so different to shower with my contacts in that without.

ThePQ4 · « **Reply #147 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 10:30 »

I think I spent just under $300 for my last pair of glasses --like $50 frames and the most expensive lenses, which I also need to put in a pair of my OLD frames, so I've more then one pair of glasses I can see out of... --I concur with all of the iffy-about about contact people. I have a fear of sticking things in my eyes... I think glasses add something to my otherwise rather plain looking face, so I'll just stick with them...

Other things I think I am spending far to much money on lately: tattoos --and not just mine now. My Mom is getting one next Thursday and I'm paying for it (it's her Christmas gift). AND, when my tax return comes in, I want to get my Deathly Hallows symbol...

Lines · « **Reply #148 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 11:14 »

I didn't have a problem with sticking them onto my eye, but I just couldn't get used to them. And once I thought I dropped my contact down the drain when really it was shoved in the corner of my eye (don't ask). I think they're too much of a bother to put up with. Glasses are easier and more fashionable and so I'm going to stick with them.

jhocking · « **Reply #149 on:** 12 Mar 2008, 11:48 »

Quote from: Linds on 12 Mar 2008, 11:14

And once I thought I dropped my contact down the drain when really it was shoved in the corner of my eye (don't ask).

That happens to me a lot too. In my case, I can feel irritation on my eye, and I can't tell if it's because the lens is shoved up in a corner or if the lens came out and my eye is being irritated by an eyelash or something. A lot of times it turns out the lens is still there and just needs to be flushed out with eyedrops, but sometimes it fell out and my eye is scratched. One time in highschool I actually had to wear an eyepatch for a few days. Seriously, I needed an eyepatch.

The funny part was that my friends were freaked out thinking my eye had fallen out or something. I mean, earlier I was complaining that my eye hurt and I needed to go see the nurse, and then when they see me an hour later I'm wearing an eyepatch. lol

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CEOVanilla

normz

Z2.

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