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Worm Mad
3 Sep 2004, 18:53
Okay, I'm fed up with all these individual threads about good things that have happened to people and bad things that have happened to people. It makes more sense to have two threads dedicated to anything that has happened (Pets, computer trouble, whatever) rather than filling the forum up with them. So, this thread is for anything good that happens to you. Consequently, all discussion of everyday things that you feel positive about should be discussed here.
NOTE: AndrewTaylor or thomasp, could you please sticky this thread and the other one? Obviously it's upto you, but if you would like to see OD organised a bit better with less repetitive threads, I think this could be the answer.

Star Worms
3 Sep 2004, 19:18
Getting a puppy, started 6th form.

thomasp
3 Sep 2004, 19:56
I'll let andrew decide whether or not to sticky this thread.
If he decides to do so, I might create a Holiday thread as well...
Positive Events & Occurences:
Passed driving test
Got straight B's at AS exams
Applying to Cambridge uni - hopefully will get in ;)

AndrewTaylor
3 Sep 2004, 20:17
I'll let andrew decide whether or not to sticky this thread.
Damn you, that was my plan! Well, nearly. You can guess how it differs.

thomasp
3 Sep 2004, 20:22
OK then.
*Stickies thread, and the other one*
*Also creates a holiday thread*

FatWhitey
3 Sep 2004, 20:52
Moving into home middle of september and buying Super Monkey Ball 2 tomorrow.

PinkWorm
3 Sep 2004, 22:32
well my hockey season starts in under 3 weeks! :) And i bought myself a new music cd today which i'm very happy with.

philby4000
3 Sep 2004, 22:35
Bought 2 preowned games for a tenner each. Am enjoying chicken themed platforming and stupidly hard racing.
I'm owed a good £100 by my Dad.
I'm actualy enjoying doing my a levels so far and I'll never have to learn french again. :)

BetongÅsna
3 Sep 2004, 22:56
Bought 2 preowned games for a tenner each. Am enjoying chicken themed platforming and stupidly hard racing.
I'm owed a good £100 by my Dad.
I'm actualy enjoying doing my a levels so far and I'll never have to learn french again. :)
Starting 6th form, after great GCSE results. Decided to skive off my last 2 days at work before i quit.

SargeMcCluck
3 Sep 2004, 23:21
Enjoying the fact that my entire class bar three people (including me) dropped Maths after AS level, so my A2 maths class has a whole three people in.
Also the fact that my entire class bar six people (including me) dropped Physics after AS level, so my A2 physics class has a whole six people in.
Also the fact that I don't have to go to school until 1:30PM on Mondays now. And that's just for 2 hours of Computing. Woo.

bloopy
3 Sep 2004, 23:23
Unlocked the WormsMobile on Stunt GP.
Going to see NZ bands 8 Foot Sativa + Subtract live tonight :cool:

OldSkoolCrazy
4 Sep 2004, 01:10
In school I'm in Biology Honors, Geomtry Honors, English Honors, and World History Honors.:D

SupSuper
4 Sep 2004, 01:21
Finally beat all circuits in F-Zero in all difficulties except Master, as well as the Challenge.

HuntaKilla
4 Sep 2004, 07:11
I went to see Blink 182 live in concert the other night!!! BEAT THAT! :D :D And may I add that it TOTALLY ROCKED. :D

AndrewTaylor
4 Sep 2004, 12:57
I went to see Blink 182 live in concert the other night!!! BEAT THAT! :D :D And may I add that it TOTALLY ROCKED. :D
Good God, Blink 182 are still going?

BetongÅsna
4 Sep 2004, 21:56
I went to see Blink 182 live in concert the other night!!! BEAT THAT! :D :D And may I add that it TOTALLY ROCKED. :D
I went to T in the Park.

Zero72
5 Sep 2004, 00:54
Enjoying Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life a lot. Just saw Van Helsing and liked that too.
...That's all that really comes to mind at the moment. :-/

MonkeyforaHead
5 Sep 2004, 03:36
...I got a tablet. Which of course means significantly less cash for videogames, especially since I lost my part-time job at the golf course. Which is still a good thing, because I need the extra time for my schoolwork, and my legs were starting to give out anyway. :p

Pickleworm
5 Sep 2004, 05:40
i got msn working again :p apparently it was just norton internet security decided to block it without telling me

AndrewTaylor
5 Sep 2004, 13:37
A good way to fix that is to uninstall Norton Internet Security, then shred the files, then defrag, do a full format, then chop the CD into small pieces, grind into a fine powder and sprinkle over a bunsen burner flame.

BetongÅsna
5 Sep 2004, 14:10
A good way to fix that is to uninstall Norton Internet Security, then shred the files, then defrag, do a full format, then chop the CD into small pieces, grind into a fine powder and sprinkle over a bunsen burner flame.
You'll find PC-cillin a perfect alternative.

AndrewTaylor
5 Sep 2004, 14:43
And it doesn't have overparanoid features that trash your referrer strings for no reason at all?

BetongÅsna
5 Sep 2004, 14:59
And it doesn't have overparanoid features that trash your referrer strings for no reason at all?
Oddly enough, no!

OldSkoolCrazy
6 Sep 2004, 00:49
You'll find PC-cillin a perfect alternative.
I use it and it is very good to me too.

Test Zero
10 Sep 2004, 17:43
It's my Birthday today! :D
Was meant to be getting an iPod, but it's not arrived yet (ordered it online).

Worm Mad
10 Sep 2004, 18:01
Happy Birthday, Test Zero. :)
I know it's not much, but I've written you a song..
Happy Birthday, TZ, Ooooooh ooooooh! Happy Birthday, Test Zero, Oooooooh oooooooh!
There... I said it wasn't much ;)

UnKnown X
10 Sep 2004, 18:52
17's company radio ed is almost finished!!!

FutureWorm
10 Sep 2004, 22:14
17's company radio ed is almost finished!!!Is someone else doing thomasp now, or do you still need me to do him?

Zero72
10 Sep 2004, 22:40
This my be the wrong thread for this, but I don't think my microphone works at all now.

thomasp
10 Sep 2004, 23:07
Is someone else doing thomasp now, or do you still need me to do him?
Did someone mention my name?
*does a search for t17 radio thingy*
I don't have a decent quality microphone. Plus, I doubt you'd be able to read System 7 sound files ;)

Worm Mad
11 Sep 2004, 01:38
Everyone's been done except SupSuper, now.

AndrewTaylor
11 Sep 2004, 01:44
I don't have a decent quality microphone. Plus, I doubt you'd be able to read System 7 sound files ;)
I'd bet Cool Edit could do it. It can read damn near everything else.

UnKnown X
11 Sep 2004, 07:11
FW, Trax did thomas' voice. I'd bet Cool Edit could do it. It can read damn near everything else.
Cool Edit is old! Adobe Audition is the new one.
It reads:
64-bit Doubles (RAW) (*.dbl)
8-bit signed (*.sam)
ACM Waveform (*.wav)
Amiga IFF-8SVX (*.iff,*.svx)
Apple AIFF (*.aif,*.snd)
ASCII Text Data (*.txt)
Audition Loop (*.cel)
CD Digital Data (*.cda)
Creative Sound Blaster (*.voc)
Dialogic ADPCM (*.vox)
DiamondWare Digitized (*.dwd)
DVI/IMA ADPCM (*.wav)
Microsoft ADPCM (*.wav)
mp3PRO(r) (FHG) (*.mp3)
Next/Sun (*.au,*.snd)
SampleVision (*.smp)
Windows Media Audio (*.wma)
Windows PCM (*.wav)
PCM Raw Data (*.pcm,*.raw)
Also it reads:
Multitrack Session (*.ses)
And:
AVI Video (*.avi)
MPEG Video (*.mpg,*.mp2,*.mpeg)
WMV/ASF Video (*.wmv,*.asf)
MIDI (*.mid,*.rmi)

OldSkoolCrazy
11 Sep 2004, 07:29
Amiga IFF-8SVX (*.iff,*.svx)
. Amiga?

AndrewTaylor
11 Sep 2004, 13:27
. Amiga?
Amiga audio formats are still fairly common - which is odd because I thought the ST was the better machine for most audio purposes.

FutureWorm
11 Sep 2004, 16:31
I don't see System 7 file format on there anywhere. I also need a program which can read System 7, one that's compatible with Mac OS (X or Classic).
We've got these old sounds from my childhood which we recorded on our old Performa downstairs, it's my siblings and me when we were like 3 years old. It would be excellent if I could grab a program which could convert System 7 into a modern readable file format, which could promptly be burned to CD. But to transfer the files, I need to put them on a floppy or ZIP disk, which , when formatted for System 7, is incompatible with Windows.
Then we could finally chuck the Performa, which is sitting in a corner and gathering dust.

thomasp
11 Sep 2004, 18:42
I don't see System 7 file format on there anywhere. I also need a program which can read System 7, one that's compatible with Mac OS (X or Classic).
I have such an application for OS9. PM me your e-mail address and I'll send it to you :) (it may be compressed using Stuffit, as I'm only on dialup...)
Anyway, can we get this thread back on topic. This doesn't have much to do with Positive events...

FatWhitey
12 Sep 2004, 02:10
A day ago(can't remember) SargeMcCluck told me on a forth Elder Scroll game, Oblivion. :D
For those of you who don't know...I'm a big fan of Morrowind so a new game rekindled my interests to the Elder Scrolls series.

Kjatte
19 Sep 2004, 01:59
GREAT NEWS:
It seems it's only a matter of time untill i get a girlfriend! I met her on the net and she's told me she wants more than just friendship! Today we held hands! :D I may be able to use the phrase: "I met her on the internet!" before Andrew does! ;)

AndrewTaylor
19 Sep 2004, 02:56
Nuts to you. I can already say that about the three girls I live with.
Seriously, good for you, though.

FutureWorm
19 Sep 2004, 18:01
Nuts to you. I can already say that about the three girls I live with.You live with three girls? Sounds like a TV sitcom.

Kjatte
25 Sep 2004, 12:38
GREAT NEWS PART2:
Today I've got a date with the girl i was talking about. I've promised to kiss her. Finally things are going my way :)

Blinx
25 Sep 2004, 13:29
He shoots(not yet), he scores! (not yet either) :p

Kjatte
26 Sep 2004, 00:43
I'm not single anymore ;)

OldSkoolCrazy
26 Sep 2004, 00:58
I'm not single anymore ;)
Glad to hear it. I'm glad it's going your way.:)
As for me, I don't think I will be getting a girlfriend anytime soon. I think it will be a long time before that happens...oh well.

Test Zero
26 Sep 2004, 16:44
My iPod finally arrived! :)

AndrewTaylor
30 Sep 2004, 12:51
You live with three girls? Sounds like a TV sitcom.
On the Positive Events side of things, I moved in last Monday and it turns out they're all great. Though it's been less than a month, so it's obviously too early to say if I'll survive yet...

Squirminator2k
30 Sep 2004, 18:21
Amiga audio formats are still fairly common - which is odd because I thought the ST was the better machine for most audio purposes.
Well obviously you're wrong. For oen thing some Amiga computers are still used to create GBA games, and they were the platform of choice for developing SNES games on because of their sound stuff. Or something.
I don't even know anymore.

FatWhitey
2 Oct 2004, 15:02
My Birthday is coming up, Oct 8th :)

FutureWorm
2 Oct 2004, 15:32
My Birthday is coming up, Oct 8th :)Ooh, fun.

SupSuper
2 Oct 2004, 20:46
Ooh, fun.Indeed :)

AndrewTaylor
8 Oct 2004, 14:32
Well obviously you're wrong. For oen thing some Amiga computers are still used to create GBA games, and they were the platform of choice for developing SNES games on because of their sound stuff. Or something.
I don't even know anymore.
Yes... but... creating computer games is hardly an "audio" purpose, now is it?
I think the ST was sort of industry-standard for making music on. I read that in an ST magazine, so obviously they were biased, but I think they at least mostly told the truth in magazines back then (Ah, happy days). It could do all mod files every bit as well as Amigas could, anyway, and they were the main thing Amiga enthusiasts would point out when they were claiming the Amiga was better for sound.

FatWhitey
8 Oct 2004, 15:13
My birthday is today, turned 20 at 7:20am :)

SupSuper
8 Oct 2004, 15:21
My birthday is today, turned 20 at 7:20am :)OMG YOUR OLD!!!!!1
but seriously, happy birthday! :D

Squirminator2k
8 Oct 2004, 15:39
Holy Poop, Radioactiveman. I completely missed my Two Year Forum Register Thingy.

FatWhitey
8 Oct 2004, 15:58
OMG YOUR OLD!!!!!1
but seriously, happy birthday! :D
Thank you :)

SargeMcCluck
8 Oct 2004, 16:13
System Shock 3!!! WOOOOOOOOOO!

SupSuper
8 Oct 2004, 18:20
GAH! :eek:
i need more RAM. and to overclock the processor.

SargeMcCluck
8 Oct 2004, 18:40
GAH! :eek:
i need more RAM. and to overclock the processor.
And to overclock your graphics card. Or, preferably, get a better one. ;)

FatWhitey
8 Oct 2004, 19:19
http://img32.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img32&image=Doom3Specs.jpg
Looks like I'll need 1GB and a ATI Radeon 9600XT (refuse to get a card in which you need to plug to your power adapter/supply)

Blinx
8 Oct 2004, 19:36
My birthday is today, turned 20 at 7:20am :)Happy Birthday Ev!
:D :D

SupSuper
8 Oct 2004, 20:39
http://img32.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img32&image=Doom3Specs.jpg
Looks like I'll need 1GB and a ATI Radeon 9600XT (refuse to get a card in which you need to plug to your power adapter/supply)my pc ***s your pc! ;)
though your free space ***s mine (though i'm not surprised) :p
edit:
And to overclock your graphics card. Or, preferably, get a better one. ;)i bought this one last month (or before that), not planning on dumping it already. besides, the more i wait the more money i get for a new one (got €150 so far. my allowance's great ^^)

philby4000
8 Oct 2004, 21:08
I forund the power cord for my snes!
Yay for marrio world!

FutureWorm
8 Oct 2004, 21:18
I forund the power cord for my snes!
Yay for marrio world!w00t ...

svenneundulat
9 Oct 2004, 22:25
I forund the power cord for my snes!
Yay for marrio world!Don't forget to visit Special world while you're at it.

Squirminator2k
10 Oct 2004, 22:50
Don't forget to visit Special world while you're at it.
That part of the game is tedeous and unnecessary. But fun fun fun! I don't know anyone other than myself, my friend Westy and my girlfriend who have completed it successfully.

FatWhitey
12 Oct 2004, 01:48
My group of friends, the ones who went to the fair with me put together a dinner get-together then a movie in honor and for my birthday. I consider this a positive event because they're a great bunch of friends and am looking forward to this.

SargeMcCluck
12 Oct 2004, 15:57
A new IM "worm" came out. (It's actually a Trojan/Worm but hey).
The good news is that what it does is try to download stuff from www.78p.com
However, this URL was mentioned in a /. news post. And I'm sure at least *some* of you know what happens when you link to sites on /.
:D
double post edit:
I also now know what I'm getting from my brother for my birthday - The HL2 Silver bundle from Steam. :D
(My birthday is the 20th)

Test Zero
12 Oct 2004, 15:59
Haha, that's class.

Zero72
13 Oct 2004, 17:48
Beat Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. Man that game has an awesome plot.

OldSkoolCrazy
18 Oct 2004, 22:29
Half-life 2 Is Coming Out November 16th And It Went Gold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah Yeahheyhaehyaeyyeh!!!!!

AndrewTaylor
19 Oct 2004, 18:40
Beat Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. Man that game has an awesome plot.
Yes. I so nearly hated that game...
It didn't help, of course, that I had to play with the non-Link clothes etc. since my brother had completed it and I didn't want to delete anyone, but about two thirds of the way through, everything clicked, and it was bloody impressive the way it was done. I'm convinced the Zelda series doesn't fit together at all, but frankly I don't care any more.

Zero72
19 Oct 2004, 18:46
I'm also very fond of some of the game's tunes, namely the Dragon Roost Island one, the credits and the piano version of the Hyrule Castle tune in the ending. I'd like to get a soundtrack just for those.

FatWhitey
20 Oct 2004, 00:39
Got a job, working at the local mall for a Furniture company called Bombay, $10 per hour 9am to 6pm job, do the math of my cash, woo-hoo! Money! :)

SargeMcCluck
20 Oct 2004, 01:09
*is 18*

FatWhitey
20 Oct 2004, 01:43
*is 18*
Happy Birthday Alex :D

SargeMcCluck
20 Oct 2004, 11:27
Happy Birthday Alex :D
Cheers Ev :D

Star Worms
21 Oct 2004, 22:58
Room painted *tick*
Radiator moved *tick*
Carpet laid *tick*
Furniture moved in *tick*
Curtains up *tick*
I should have my room back tomorrow:D

AndrewTaylor
22 Oct 2004, 14:49
You live with three girls? Sounds like a TV sitcom.
Every time I click this thread now this post greets me at the top of the page. It always makes me smile.

UnKnown X
24 Oct 2004, 06:32
My birthday, it be!

SomePerson
24 Oct 2004, 06:44
Happy Birthday!:D
*gives UX a B-day pineapple*

UnKnown X
24 Oct 2004, 07:20
*eats*
*hates pineapple*
*throws up*
Thanks anyway!

SupSuper
25 Oct 2004, 20:39
I'm sick. I'm awfully sick. Ok, I'm not that badly sick, I just got a cold, which means I sneeze bloody lots of times, which is annoying.
Oh, and I didn't post this in the wrong thread. Figure out why I put it here and get a pineapple! :p

Worm Mad
25 Oct 2004, 20:45
Because you got the day off from school.
*grabs pineapple*

SupSuper
25 Oct 2004, 20:48
Because you got the day off from school.
*grabs pineapple*You have learned well, young grasshopper ;)

Kjatte
25 Oct 2004, 22:02
My girlfriend and i have been together for a month today! Now where is that champain? ;)

SargeMcCluck
25 Oct 2004, 22:04
My girlfriend and i have been together for a month today! Now where is that champain? ;)
*champagne
*throws champagne at Kjatte*

AndrewTaylor
26 Oct 2004, 12:26
My girlfriend and i have been together for a month today! Now where is that champain? ;)
NO!
Don't break out the Champagne on the first month anniversary! You have to top it next month, and top that the month after. Before you know it you'll be penniless.
Start small, maybe buy her a pack of matches.

Kjatte
26 Oct 2004, 16:06
Uh oh, I gave her a rose! It's begun!! :eek:

FatWhitey
26 Oct 2004, 23:36
Had to quit work due to my boss and a fellow employee. And yes, this is a positive thing cause I'm happy now from the release of working in hell, well not the actual hell but a hell furniture shop rather.

Pickleworm
27 Oct 2004, 23:33
WTMF.tk reached 1000 unique visitors!

SomePerson
29 Oct 2004, 22:38
My cat's tumor turned out to be just a puss filled cyst-like thing!:D

AndrewTaylor
30 Oct 2004, 15:41
Lovely. ·

FatWhitey
31 Oct 2004, 17:14
Halloween is upon the world

Newt X
1 Nov 2004, 03:16
i have a girlfriend as of 3 weeks ago. :D
that counts as something good, right?

Zero72
1 Nov 2004, 05:38
My cat's tumor turned out to be just a puss filled cyst-like thing!:DYay! *BERF*

Kjatte
1 Nov 2004, 07:34
It's my birthday today! :)

Squirminator2k
1 Nov 2004, 08:19
Halloween is upon the world
I live in Luton. The local teen Indian and Pakistani community use this as an oppertunity to wear balaclavas over their faces and run around terrorising small children and adults alike. I myself was mugged three years ago. Hallowe'en is the worst celebration ever.

AndrewTaylor
1 Nov 2004, 11:16
I live in Luton. The local teen Indian and Pakistani community use this as an oppertunity to wear balaclavas over their faces and run around terrorising small children and adults alike. I myself was mugged three years ago. Hallowe'en is the worst celebration ever.
I live in Leeds. That's how I live every single day.
Edit: In fact, I was told to dial 999 this morning. By a bus.
Not the driver -- the bus has a recorded alarm system. It was "under attack" from a rather indignant looking thirteen year old.

FatWhitey
1 Nov 2004, 12:27
Hallowe'en is the worst celebration ever.
Probably for you, but just because you had one bad experience (or maybe more, don't know) (mugged) do you really feel Halloween is the worst celebration in your opinion? Sorry to hear that btw
For me, seeing as my love for food does not die, tend to get all the chocolate bars so for me, Halloween is best although you folks know me for being fat and liking chocolate bars wouldn't be surprised if I got diabetes in the well future.

SupSuper
1 Nov 2004, 13:28
personally, i don't see anything wrong with the lighter side of halloween (FREE CANDY!). but the other side... well, like s2k said, it's nasty :p
here we don't have any trouble since halloween isn't a portuguese holiday and thus ppl couldn't care less about it, but there's always kids who go door-to-door in costumes to get FREE CANDY (hey, it's FREE CANDY, can you blame them?). personally, i find it humiliating, but again, it's FREE CANDY. still, being a kid is the time where yelling "i want candy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" at your parents works most of the times ;)
It's my birthday today! :)happy birthday kjatte!

AndrewTaylor
1 Nov 2004, 13:45
Probably for you, but just because you had one bad experience (or maybe more, don't know) (mugged) do you really feel Halloween is the worst celebration in your opinion? Sorry to hear that btw
For me, seeing as my love for food does not die, tend to get all the chocolate bars so for me, Halloween is best although you folks know me for being fat and liking chocolate bars wouldn't be surprised if I got diabetes in the well future.
Well, lets see...
Easter: free chocolate. (And something about Jesus)
Christmas: Presents and Joy; bad TV (And something about Jesus)
Hallowe'en: Street crime; kids, palpably without costumes or tricks, trying to guilt you into giving them sweets* (And, in all probability, Ben's dad whining about how it's supposed to be a Pagan holiday if they're quite finished butchering it, thankyou very much -- though in fact, that probably ought to go for Christmas as well).
Bonfire Night: Street crime; fireworks that don't work; often hilarious stories about idiots being injured by holding lit fireworks. (Often these are combined into one big hilarious story) Parkin and toffee apples.
New Year's: Alcohol; staying up late for kids; bad TV.
I'd say Hallowe'en's definitely in the Bottom Two. I mean, it's rubbish, isn't it? I mean, sure you get some chocolate if you're young enough to be trick-or-treating, but if you're not its just annoying, and in any case the money you spend on the costume could buy a huge amount of sweets. I fully expect it to drift by one year and nobody will notice until Bonfire night and suddenly everyone will idly wonder what happened to it, but not really care.
One worse one, by rights, should be "Mischievous Night", but that never really got big enough to show up above the general background level of street crime. Not around here, anyway.
________________
*Trick or treating is less fun from the other end.

FatWhitey
1 Nov 2004, 20:19
Easter: free chocolate. (And something about Jesus)
Christmas: Presents and Joy; bad TV (And something about Jesus)
Hallowe'en: Street crime; kids, palpably without costumes or tricks, trying to guilt you into giving them sweets* (And, in all probability, Ben's dad whining about how it's supposed to be a Pagan holiday if they're quite finished butchering it, thankyou very much -- though in fact, that probably ought to go for Christmas as well).
Bonfire Night: Street crime; fireworks that don't work; often hilarious stories about idiots being injured by holding lit fireworks. (Often these are combined into one big hilarious story) Parkin and toffee apples.
New Year's: Alcohol; staying up late for kids; bad TV.
Don't want this to turn into a religious post (think of this as a positive event of myself explaining the nature of things) but here goes I'm catholic so I believe in God (I ignored Run's God FAQ thread) and Jesus
Here is what the holidays in a Canadian Catholic symbolize:
Easter - The Christian celebration commemorating the resurrection of Christ from the dead, after his crucifixion on Good Friday
Christmas - Birth of Jesus, but you are right about the presents and joy
Halloween - Our Pilgrim forefathers well knew of Halloween's occultic roots. In fact they banned celebrating Halloween in America. Halloween was not celebrated in this country until 1845. At that time multiplied thousands of Irish emigrants flooded into New York because of the Irish Potato Famine of 1845-46. They brought with them the old Druid holiday of Halloween. Gradually celebrating this day spread throughout the rest of the country.
Now, to understand Halloween better we must go even further back. I found that the original celebration was not called by its present name, Halloween. But, it began long before Christ among the ancient Celtic peoples (Britons, Gauls, Scots, and Irish). They observed the end of summer with sacrifices to SAMAN (Shamhain). He was "the lord of death and evil spirits". This marked the beginning of the Celtic New Year.
Bonfire Night - Not heard of this one
New Year's - Staying up late for sure, but also to ring in the next year, but you knew this already. Also hopefully 2005 will be a positive event.

thomasp
1 Nov 2004, 22:15
Bonfire Night - Not heard of this one
That's a British one, where we "celebrate" the failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament by blowing up millions of pounds in fireworks

FutureWorm
2 Nov 2004, 00:08
New Year's - Staying up late for sure, but also to ring in the next year, but you knew this already. Also hopefully 2005 will be a positive event.
No kidding. Only one more month until 2004 is done.

Kjatte
2 Nov 2004, 15:29
happy birthday kjatte!
Thanks! :D

AndrewTaylor
2 Nov 2004, 16:34
That's a British one, where we "celebrate" the failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament by blowing up millions of pounds in fireworks
I think we're the only country to ever celebrate treason and terrorism like this. Imagine if someone had suggested this kind of thing in America in '02. They'd have been executed, probably. Or held in camp X-Ray until everyone forgot they existed.

Paul.Power
2 Nov 2004, 17:11
I think we're the only country to ever celebrate treason and terrorism like this. Imagine if someone had suggested this kind of thing in America in '02. They'd have been executed, probably. Or held in camp X-Ray until everyone forgot they existed.Aren't we kinda celebrating that it failed?
No doubt if someone had managed to prevent the (we've got to come up with a better name for 'em) September 11th Attacks, there would be as much celebration as we get on 5th November. And probably the burning of Osama bin Laden effegies.
On a semi-related note, my Grandad's birthday is on Bonfire Night. Which reminds me, I have to post his birthday card...
NB: Essentially for Americans, Bonfire Night is our July 4th, in that it's Excuse To Set Off Loads Of Fireworks Day. Typical Brits, we organise it in a month where the weather conditions could hardly be classed as "ideal"

Zero72
2 Nov 2004, 17:58
NB: Essentially for Americans, Bonfire Night is our July 4th, in that it's Excuse To Set Off Loads Of Fireworks Day. Typical Brits, we organise it in a month where the weather conditions could hardly be classed as "ideal"We often set off fireworks on the midnight of New Year's Eve/Day, so November can't be that bad. ;)

Squirminator2k
2 Nov 2004, 18:48
Aren't we kinda celebrating that it failed?
Well we're hardly going to have fireworks every 9/11 from now on, to celebrate the fact that the Taliban failed to hit the White House...

SupSuper
3 Nov 2004, 15:31
hmmm... i don't think we (portuguese) have any day to set off fireworks. not that we need do, we (portuguese) set off fireworks in pretty much any occasion we consider special enough to. so, as if the noise of the highway and railway track next to my home weren't enough, i also get fireworks on any special occasion. so you can take it i can't get much sleep those times :p
edit: actually we have a day. 25th April. We day we changed from Republic to Democracy. permanently.

Pooka
3 Nov 2004, 15:37
I'd like to have another Gunpowder Plot... one that would work this time. We could do with blowing up the Houses of Parliament, what with the people in it at the moment...

Newt X
4 Nov 2004, 03:46
Last night I got into a large fight with my best friend because he's really really ****ed off at both me and my girlfriend. He was mad at my girlfriend for a really goofy reason which i won't go into right now, and he was ****ed at me because i sided w/ her and not w/ him.
Pretty positive so far, huh?
I was a little nervous when I came to school this morning, but it couldn't have gone better. He wasn't angry at me or her at all. It was surprising, because he can be really high strung and overreactive at times. Knowing him, I expected him to do something like not talk to me for a week, but we were back to how we normally are. :D

philby4000
4 Nov 2004, 17:13
'Twas my bithday yesterday!
Spoils include- Shreck2 Dvd, Ross Noble Dvd and a giant rubber bowling pin.

Zero72
4 Nov 2004, 18:11
Happy B-Day! A belated one, as it is!
Well, actually, no, the birthday itself wasn't belated to my knowledge... It's not really the sort of thing that CAN be belated... I mean, it falls on a very specific date an' all... So, yeah. You know what? PUDDING.

thomasp
6 Nov 2004, 15:25
I got broadband :D :D
It's only 512K, but its so much quicker than my old 64K ISDN dialup.
However, because of the setup we've got (I'm on wireless), and the lousy, cheap (read: free) router/modem, I get the occasional connection drop, which is annoying for MSN/IRC.
But other than that, its great :D
I can now delete spam so much faster

Newt X
9 Nov 2004, 22:50
I walked home from school today, and I had the sudden realization that if I completely block out thoughts of everyone in my life who is causing me stress, then the stress vanishes. I am now in one of the best ****ing moods i've been in in a long time. Plus, today marked the 4th week for me and my girlfriend. Oh yeah. My girlfriend puts me in a good mood, too, which is another contributing factor to my jollyness. At the moment, she seems to be the only person who completely accepts me for who i am.
Another positive occurance (also involving her): A few days ago, she and i were helping out at my church. We had finished w/ our current job, and we decided to go and sit in some hallway cause we didn't want to work anymore. Her mom was there helping, too, but she didn't konw that we had left. She wanted ellen (my gf) to be working the whole time. Then her mom decided to leave, and since she couldn't find us in her direct vicinity, she just took all of ellen's stuff, and left, furious at her. I gave ellen a ride home, and when she got home (i found all this out the next day), her mom asked her where she had been when she was looking for her. She (because her mom had wanted her to be working) said that she was working. Her mom instantly bombarded her w/ numerous questions on the details of her work, and she was like "you're lying to me!" so ellen was like "fine. i lied. I was sitting w/ kevin in the hallway." Of course, she thought that was a lie as well, so she's like "how can i trust you?" she then proceeded to give out the goofiest punishment ever. She said that to prove that ellen could be trusted, she had to keep her mom updated on basically every ****ing thing that goes on when she isn't with her parents by use of telephone. Doesn't sound so bad, but there's more: If she's somewhere where there isn't gonna be another parent (namely, anywhere that isn't in someone's house: movie, restaurant, any ****ing place you can imagine) then her parents had to be there. Picture that: Kevin and Ellen going dinner and a movie. How romantic. But wait. who are these 2 people following them around? Holy f***. it's her parents. All i can say is: that would suck something furious. Luckily, she talked to her mom and basically said "how the hell can you see if i'm being trustworthy with this goddamn plan? If you're right there all the time, why the hell would i do something untrustworthy?" she just said it in nicer words, and her parents let her off w/ being grounded for a week. This is especially good because the 2 of us are going ot a concert on december 4th, and if she still had her other punishment, then the deal that her parents set out for her was either she doens't go, or her parents go with us (shoot me now). But now it's all cool, and by sunday it'll be over.
If you didn't want to read that last paragraph, you don't have to, but i just felt like i needed to say that. i'm just really happy right now.

Zero72
10 Nov 2004, 06:26
I got a job in the R-Zone (aka Electronics section) at Toys R Us.

FatWhitey
10 Nov 2004, 11:14
I got a job in the R-Zone (aka Electronics section) at Toys R Us.
Congrats, now just don't slack off :p

K^2
10 Nov 2004, 16:08
She gave me her number. Now I'm having a really good day, which is a first in a very long time.

Newt X
12 Nov 2004, 21:56
first kiss. ;)

FutureWorm
13 Nov 2004, 00:27
first kiss. ;)
SLORG OWNAR.

K^2
13 Nov 2004, 00:58
What he said.

Newt X
13 Nov 2004, 05:13
I think she's ungrounded tomorrow, too, and my parents owe me $15, so maybe i can do something w/ her.
Another funny thing that most people probably wouldn't see as a positive event, but i jsut found it so stupidly hilarious that i'm putting it in this thread:
I was playing around w/ a knife in my brother's bedroom, and i was trying to stab it into the end of a pencil (God knows why), but it all backfired when the knife just sliced off a bit of the pencil which flew across the room. The knife then proceeded to stick itself about half an inch into the tip my thumb, and I began exclaiming loudly "oh ****! oh ****! oh ****!" I ran downstairs to wash it out, and my mom was like "what happened?" So i told her that i "cut myself on some piece of metal in brian's room." Not quite a lie, but i also told her that i didn't know what peice of metal, because she always yells at me for playing with knives.
I thought it was pretty funny, except that it sorta hurt. :p

thomasp
13 Nov 2004, 10:52
It's my 18th birthday today :D

Worm Mad
13 Nov 2004, 12:43
Happy Birthday, thomasp! :)
I'm afraid that I'm out of pineapples, but here's an acceptable and refreshing substitute!
*throws birthday water-melon at thomasp*

thomasp
13 Nov 2004, 13:21
Happy Birthday, thomasp! :)
I'm afraid that I'm out of pineapples, but here's an acceptable and refreshing substitute!
*throws birthday water-melon at thomasp*
Thanks :)
*Catches*
*Eats watermellon*
*Runs to toilet to empty bladder* ;)

K^2
14 Nov 2004, 01:48
HB.
I bet if I didn't abreviate, I wouldn't need this to go arround the character limit.

Zero72
15 Nov 2004, 06:10
What they said!
Ok, time for another Zero Seriously Delayed Reaction:I'm convinced the Zelda series doesn't fit together at all, but frankly I don't care any more.The reason the Zelda series doesn't fit together for the most part is because it isn't supposed to. Seriously. A Link to the Past completely wiped and re-wrote the story for the SNES, and Ocarina of Time did it again for the N64. Wind Waker is the first new generation of Zelda to tie into a previous one. And I love it.

FatWhitey
15 Nov 2004, 11:50
It's my 18th birthday today :D
Happy Birthday, I would buy you candy but need this money for the HL2 CE, hope you understand ;)

thomasp
16 Nov 2004, 21:13
Thanks for all the birthday posts :)
double post edit:
I had my three interviews at Cambridge University today.
I have no idea how they went, and I won't know until January.

SomePerson
17 Nov 2004, 00:03
I got a 19" CRT monitor for $20! My current video card is the limit now. Once I get my ATI Radeon 9200 installed I'll be able to approach the higher resolutions - I know this thing can go over 1600*1200, and hopefully at a good refresh rate.
At 800*600 it looks quite crappy, and any higher and I'm in the land of 60Hz. (although 1600*1200 is sweet)

FutureWorm
17 Nov 2004, 02:34
I got a 19" CRT monitor for $20! My current video card is the limit now. Once I get my ATI Radeon 9200 installed I'll be able to approach the higher resolutions - I know this thing can go over 1600*1200, and hopefully at a good refresh rate.
At 800*600 it looks quite crappy, and any higher and I'm in the land of 60Hz. (although 1600*1200 is sweet)
Once again, SLORG OWNAR.

SupSuper
17 Nov 2004, 14:45
I got a 19" CRT monitor for $20! My current video card is the limit now. Once I get my ATI Radeon 9200 installed I'll be able to approach the higher resolutions - I know this thing can go over 1600*1200, and hopefully at a good refresh rate.
At 800*600 it looks quite crappy, and any higher and I'm in the land of 60Hz. (although 1600*1200 is sweet)i thought 1024*768 could go higher than 60Hz.

AndrewTaylor
17 Nov 2004, 15:07
Depends on the monitor, drivers, and adapter, surely? It's not an intrinsic limit to CRT technology. That can run as fast as you care to pay for.

SargeMcCluck
17 Nov 2004, 16:05
Depends on the monitor, drivers, and adapter, surely? It's not an intrinsic limit to CRT technology. That can run as fast as you care to pay for.
Yeah. Although any 3D graphics card will be able to do better refresh rates than the monitor, so generally it's the monitor that's the only limiting factor, on a gaming machine at least.

K^2
17 Nov 2004, 16:11
Not if you're playing Deus Ex: IW.
And yes, the CRTs can handle very heigh frequencies, at least in theory. On flat panels, espetialy LCD based, it is another story. I have a fairly recent LCD flatpanel, and it still calls me bad names if I try to set it to heigher than 1024x768 at any descent frequency.

FutureWorm
17 Nov 2004, 22:11
Yeah. Although any 3D graphics card will be able to do better refresh rates than the monitor, so generally it's the monitor that's the only limiting factor, on a gaming machine at least.
My monitor can only do 60Hz at any resolution. So frustrating.

SargeMcCluck
17 Nov 2004, 22:14
Not if you're playing Deus Ex: IW.
And yes, the CRTs can handle very heigh frequencies, at least in theory. On flat panels, espetialy LCD based, it is another story. I have a fairly recent LCD flatpanel, and it still calls me bad names if I try to set it to heigher than 1024x768 at any descent frequency.
Er. Even if you're playing Invisible War, surely it's the monitor that limits the maximum refresh rate you can get. I can use dxdiag to force it to 100hz at 1024, and if you're just commenting on the horrible engine, if I throw it down to 640x480, and possibly lower shadow detail, I can get up to the 120Hz my monitor can do at 640...
You've confused me now. D:

SupSuper
17 Nov 2004, 22:38
my monitor can go up to 85Hz on 1024x768 or lower. higher resolutions are limited to 60Hz.
also, my card can go up to 2048x1536, though monitor only goes up to 1280x1024.

SargeMcCluck
17 Nov 2004, 23:12
My primary monitor can do 1600x1200@75Hz, 1280x960@80Hz, 1152x864@85Hz, 1024x768@100Hz and anything below 1024 @ 120Hz.
My secondary is standard, so 1152x864@75Hz, 1024x768@85Hz, 800x600@100Hz and 640x480@120Hz.
I usually run both at 1152, so 85Hz on this monitor, and 75Hz on the other one.

K^2
18 Nov 2004, 01:19
Er. Even if you're playing Invisible War, surely it's the monitor that limits the maximum refresh rate you can get. I can use dxdiag to force it to 100hz at 1024, and if you're just commenting on the horrible engine, if I throw it down to 640x480, and possibly lower shadow detail, I can get up to the 120Hz my monitor can do at 640...
Well, if you drop the resolution and quality, then yes. But try setting everything on the maximum. Even the 6800 Ultra will be barely in the double digits.

SomePerson
18 Nov 2004, 01:28
Yeah. Although any 3D graphics card will be able to do better refresh rates than the monitor, so generally it's the monitor that's the only limiting factor, on a gaming machine at least.
Yes, in computers less than 5 years old. New-ish monitor + ancient computer = video card being the limit.:p But that'll change because...
W00t! I ordered my new power supply! Soon I'll be able to install my upgrades, and FINALLY rid myself of this 4MB video card.

Squirminator2k
18 Nov 2004, 07:51
I bought a graphics card a few months back and, hoorah, I could finally reach 85Hz on my computer. Now my new card (which I purchased about a month ago) allows me to choose 85Hz, but won't actually let me. Which is odd, because I know my monitor can pull it off.

SargeMcCluck
18 Nov 2004, 09:53
Yes, in computers less than 5 years old. New-ish monitor + ancient computer = video card being the limit.:p But that'll change because...
W00t! I ordered my new power supply! Soon I'll be able to install my upgrades, and FINALLY rid myself of this 4MB video card.
I was meaning with your new Radeon ;)

Test Zero
18 Nov 2004, 18:49
I bought a graphics card a few months back and, hoorah, I could finally reach 85Hz on my computer. Now my new card (which I purchased about a month ago) allows me to choose 85Hz, but won't actually let me. Which is odd, because I know my monitor can pull it off.
What card is it? If it's an ATI card, do this:
Control Panel > Display > Settings > Advanced > Displays > Monitor > Attributes > Uncheck "Use DDC information"

FatWhitey
20 Nov 2004, 03:28
I believe Ben has the ATI AIW Radeon 9000 64MB
One positive event I've had was in a dream.
Similar to the magazine PC Gamer, the forumers came together and made their own PC Magazine, Geek World.
(I was flipping to one of our pages to the review section)
To the right side of the page were our picture and a little description of what we are doing:
Everett Lamb - Aside from playing Half Life 2 and Counter Strike source, I've been fairly busy reviewing vga cards and deciding which particular one to get, also at the office, I tend to ignore Alex's laughing at me.
Alex Milburn - My game of choice this month and year would have to be, hands down Half Life 2 I find the enjoyment and entertainment in its game play but also playing friends online, speaking of which I laugh at Ev in the games due to the fact he sucks at Counter Strike: Source.
Ben Paddon - Am I the only one who does not to bother nor touch Half Life 2? geeze, talk about hype and over dominating. If you are wondering what I've been up to, I got my hands on a certain game which I'll get to refer to it as the sim gem of simulation gaming, can you guess what it is kids? Right, it's The Sims 2. In the game I managed to get robbed, got into a fight, my children neglect me and for the finale managed to succeed in getting a fast food job, ah the joy of gaming.
Konstantin K - I'm not really much of a PC gamer, you can refer to me as the hardware informator. Besides that had been spending my time building PCs for colleges and myself, if only I can get my hands on a GeForce 6800 I'll be in paradise instead of working here at minimum wage.
Dan Albano - Was the first to test out the Guild Wars beta and oh man talk about a sweet game, I'm taking about a similarity of getting a million dollar check in the mail sweet, believe me it feels the same. I've enjoyed kicking so much ass my inner geek is in glee.
Ian Dowe - I'm known around the office as the beaver lad (well, you are - Ev) but anyways just needed to let that out. I've been supporting the truck load of free games coming in here, you know... Half Life 2, Guild Wars, The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion and more and know what? Theyre all mine! Mine! *insert evil laughter*
There was two more people of the staff but sadly forgotten whom they are, sorry.

K^2
20 Nov 2004, 04:19
I bet we could pull it off. The magazine, I mean. Not for hard copy printing, of course, but just somewhere on the net.

FutureWorm
20 Nov 2004, 18:36
Lezdoit. Really.

SupSuper
20 Nov 2004, 18:37
Dan Albano - Was the first to test out the Guild Wars beta and oh man talk about a sweet game, I'm taking about a similarity of getting a million dollar check in the mail sweet, believe me it feels the same. I've enjoyed kicking so much ass my inner geek is in glee.lol!
well now i should be joining you HL2 bunch, as soon as Steam finishes decrypting the game files (registration went through without problems :)).
I bet we could pull it off. The magazine, I mean. Not for hard copy printing, of course, but just somewhere on the net.now there's an idea. but we would've to pick another name, Geek World is already taken (http://www.geekworld.com/).

Kjatte
20 Nov 2004, 18:47
Purchased a Nintendo DS with mario 64 off ebay today. It will be sent to me on monday! :D

FatWhitey
21 Nov 2004, 02:58
lol!
well now i should be joining you HL2 bunch, as soon as Steam finishes decrypting the game files (registration went through without problems :)).
now there's an idea. but we would've to pick another name, Geek World is already taken (http://www.geekworld.com/).
We are looking forward to playing with you. I'm up for any other name as long as Geek is in the title :p
Purchased a Nintendo DS with mario 64 off ebay today. It will be sent to me on monday!
Congrats! have fun with Mario 64 DS, and enjoy the console as well.

Zero72
21 Nov 2004, 04:40
Oh, know what? It was my 19th birthday yesterday.
The 19th, that is.
It sucked. Work was hell.

Worm Mad
21 Nov 2004, 12:02
Congrats, Zero. You're now as old as I am (in terms of years, I mean)
Happy belated birthday to you! :)
*throws a "Happy Birthday" salmon at Zero*
Didn't expect that, did you? ;)

Squirminator2k
21 Nov 2004, 13:37
Well I did.

philby4000
21 Nov 2004, 13:38
Merry birthday.

FutureWorm
21 Nov 2004, 17:18
I'm up for any other name as long as Geek is in the title :p
Games4Geeks... Or something. :-/

K^2
21 Nov 2004, 20:28
We don't want to limit our readers to Geeks only, though. The idea is that Geeks will review the games and hardware, so that people who don't understand these fine details don't have to worry about these things.

Zero72
22 Nov 2004, 04:08
Thanks for your birthday-type comments. :)*throws a "Happy Birthday" salmon at Zero*
Didn't expect that, did you? ;)Nope, that's a new one. *SPLAT* *falls over*

FatWhitey
22 Nov 2004, 04:22
Another positive occurrence was being brought into The Kingdom of Loathing, it fills me up with giddy and excitement, just ask Zero and MFAH :D

FutureWorm
22 Nov 2004, 22:21
If anyone wants to start an online gaming magazine, we could create a website on Freewebs or something.

SupSuper
22 Nov 2004, 22:29
If anyone wants to start an online gaming magazine, we could create a website on Freewebs or something.if we want to be serious about this, we should get a server (someone hosting one or something). but i guess if we can't get that, a free webhost would be fine, for starts. so... who volunteers for webmaster (not me)? K^2?

Zero72
23 Nov 2004, 13:37
I might be able to write for you if you want, if you do that...

AndrewTaylor
23 Nov 2004, 13:50
I could be persuaded to lend a hand, 'specially with webmastery stuff, but I've never used anything like PHP, and really haven't the time to learn it right now, so I wouldn't be able to do anything like that. Static pages I can do good, though. You want to ask M3ntal about dynamic stuff, I reckon. He was whining on the ride home from the meet about PHP Sessions being coded badly, so I figure he knows a thing or two.

FutureWorm
23 Nov 2004, 20:38
Okay, what have we so far then?
Webmaster: Andrew or Kon
Code Monkey: Liam
Graphics: I'd be willing, also David (MFAH) is quite good with graphical stuff
Writers: Anyone who wants to
I may have missed some stuff, let me know.
And as for a name, how about "L33t Gaming Magazine"? :p

Zero72
23 Nov 2004, 21:05
A large number of people would avoid that at all costs. :p

SupSuper
23 Nov 2004, 21:14
please direct all that discussion to here: http://forum.team17.co.uk/showthread.php?t=21146
just to keep this thread nice and clean. maybe a mod could move the proper posts to that thread?

Kjatte
25 Nov 2004, 21:57
Been together with my girlfriend for two months now! :)

Newt X
25 Nov 2004, 22:55
Been together with my girlfriend for two months now! :)
1.5 for me (as of yesterday) :cool:

Kjatte
26 Nov 2004, 09:52
Congrats mate!
*Gives out party hats for everyone!*

BetongÅsna
27 Nov 2004, 13:19
I'm alright with graphics, if we're talking 2D. I might be able to give you a hand.

Zero72
27 Nov 2004, 23:38
Yeah... As long as we're going on about relationships... You guys are really gonna think I'm an idiot.
Kiara... Yeah, she's real. She's the real Kyira. I'm certain of it. I finally have proof. It's possible that the proof isn't proof, but very unlikely.
I finally saw Kiara and Avry on AIM at the same time. Theoretically, Avry could download a program that would allow her to use two different AIM accounts simultaneously on the same computer, but I doubt she knows of any such program's existence, and that's way too elaborate for her. She'd be much more likely just to pretend AIM was broken on one end or the other.
So, yeah, it's real this time, I'm sure of it. I have a girlfriend in New York.

K^2
28 Nov 2004, 09:10
Just check her IP and verify that it is in NY. I belive AIM actualy uses direct IP to IP miessaging, so you don't even have to come up with anything complex. Just look at what IPs you are sending the packets to when you message.
Edit: Better yet, you drive, right? So just drive to NY. It is only about 4-5 hours from where you live.

Kjatte
28 Nov 2004, 11:01
Yeah... As long as we're going on about relationships... You guys are really gonna think I'm an idiot.
Kiara... Yeah, she's real. She's the real Kyira. I'm certain of it. I finally have proof. It's possible that the proof isn't proof, but very unlikely.
I finally saw Kiara and Avry on AIM at the same time. Theoretically, Avry could download a program that would allow her to use two different AIM accounts simultaneously on the same computer, but I doubt she knows of any such program's existence, and that's way too elaborate for her. She'd be much more likely just to pretend AIM was broken on one end or the other.
So, yeah, it's real this time, I'm sure of it. I have a girlfriend in New York.
Are you paranoid or something? :p

Star Worms
28 Nov 2004, 16:47
My provisional driving licence arrived a few days ago:)

Paul.Power
28 Nov 2004, 16:50
Are you paranoid or something? :pAfter last time, I think he's earnt the right to be.

Kjatte
28 Nov 2004, 16:57
What happened last time?

Paul.Power
28 Nov 2004, 16:58
What happened last time?This:
http://forum.team17.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18619
Howd'ja miss that, man?

FutureWorm
28 Nov 2004, 17:03
Yeah... As long as we're going on about relationships... You guys are really gonna think I'm an idiot.
Kiara... Yeah, she's real. She's the real Kyira. I'm certain of it. I finally have proof. It's possible that the proof isn't proof, but very unlikely.
I finally saw Kiara and Avry on AIM at the same time. Theoretically, Avry could download a program that would allow her to use two different AIM accounts simultaneously on the same computer, but I doubt she knows of any such program's existence, and that's way too elaborate for her. She'd be much more likely just to pretend AIM was broken on one end or the other.
So, yeah, it's real this time, I'm sure of it. I have a girlfriend in New York.
Actually, AIM 5.7 and up allows "linked screennames", which lets a person use two screennames at the same time. There is a button which allows someone to appear offline (they call it "invisible") next to each screenname.
I'd advise, at the very least, pinging her IP with a tracer software like [NeoTrace Express (http://www.networkingfiles.com/PingFinger/Neotraceexpress.htm)]. To obtain her IP over AIM, use Netstat (see [this thread (http://forum.team17.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18795&highlight=aim)] for more information).

Kjatte
28 Nov 2004, 17:38
This:
http://forum.team17.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18619
Howd'ja miss that, man?
Oh my god! That's.... HORRIBLE!! I can't find the right words.... :confused: :(

K^2
28 Nov 2004, 21:14
I'd advise, at the very least, pinging her IP with a tracer software like [NeoTrace Express (http://www.networkingfiles.com/PingFinger/Neotraceexpress.htm)]. To obtain her IP over AIM, use Netstat (see [this thread (http://forum.team17.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18795&highlight=aim)] for more information).
Exactly. If you can't figure out how to work the software, Zero, just send me her screen name, and I'll run the trace for you.

Zero72
30 Nov 2004, 19:10
Well, alright, time to drive it home, I guess.
I hope to be able to do the IP test tonight. You'll know the results by which thread I post them in. And/or by reading said post.

SargeMcCluck
1 Dec 2004, 22:51
My Mum's gone into hospital for a month or so. And she's the only person that lives here other than me, so I get the house on my own for a month! :D (Note the extra part added compared to the other thread ;))
Then again, this has happened when I was 16 for 1 month, and when I was 17 for 3 months, so I'm used to living on my own for quite a bit now. But still, woo!

SupSuper
1 Dec 2004, 23:47
My Mum's gone into hospital for a month or so. And she's the only person that lives here other than me, so I get the house on my own for a month! :D (Note the extra part added compared to the other thread ;))
Then again, this has happened when I was 16 for 1 month, and when I was 17 for 3 months, so I'm used to living on my own for quite a bit now. But still, woo!you lucky git!

SargeMcCluck
2 Dec 2004, 00:04
you lucky git!
Hehe. When I was on my own for a month for a 16 it was "WOOOOOOOOO!" and great parties.
When I was on my own for 3 months at 17 the first month was "WOOOOOOOO!" and great parties. The second month was "ugh, so much mess, so much to do and clean". The third month was "Crap, I have exams coming up in a month, crap crap crap!".
Now, at 18, it's "I've got exams coming up in a month, crap, crap, crap!"
So no wild parties this year. And I had one a week ago anyway, and I'm still not fully recovered. Ugh.

SupSuper
2 Dec 2004, 00:08
i don't care about parties. not having to put up with my parents is good enough for me.

SargeMcCluck
2 Dec 2004, 00:15
i don't care about parties. not having to put up with my parents is good enough for me.
Heh. As I said, I only live with my Mum, and I'm pretty much independent. I cook etc when I'm on my own. The only difference is that when she's not here there's more space for other people, no-one wanting me to turn loud music down, and I have to clean the entire house instead of just the mess I make. (Dusting, hoovering, etc).
Living on your own is so overrated though. I'd much rather live with someone I like (roommate, girlfriend or whatever) than live on my own. It gets so damn dull. IMO anyway.

SomePerson
2 Dec 2004, 03:15
I'm back online!:D
My router was suffering from RFI (radio frequency interferrence) whenever this computer was turned on. So I moved the router behind the sofa. Problem solved.

Zero72
3 Dec 2004, 05:32
Well, alright, time to drive it home, I guess.
I hope to be able to do the IP test tonight. You'll know the results by which thread I post them in. And/or by reading said post.This hasn't actually happened yet.

K^2
3 Dec 2004, 06:00
So no wild parties this year.
No parties? What is this doing in positive events, then?

FatWhitey
3 Dec 2004, 12:39
Had a dream my dog was biting my arm, strange thing was when I woke up felt a small biting feeling on my wrist, a sign of he is around :)

SargeMcCluck
3 Dec 2004, 16:01
No parties? What is this doing in positive events, then?
I get to choose the food I eat? ;) I'm sure I can think of something positive, give me a week or two to think of it ;)

AndrewTaylor
3 Dec 2004, 16:07
Had a dream my dog was biting my arm, strange thing was when I woke up felt a small biting feeling on my wrist, a sign of he is around :)
Maybe you dreamt that because a dog was biting on your arm. They've done studies and it often works that way around.

BetongÅsna
4 Dec 2004, 09:22
That's always interested me. Your dream always seems to blend perfectly with the little bit of reality, often with a big run-up to the actual thing happening. Is this just my imagination, do I get a delayed sense of the world outside, or is it just some kind of paranormal premonition thingy they're always talking about on LivingTV?

K^2
4 Dec 2004, 09:55
When you are asleep, the preception of time gets really messed up. You might have heard a sound from the real world, that has seemlesly blended into the dream, but in reality, there has been an hour between the sound and the beginning of the dream.

Newt X
4 Dec 2004, 15:38
my girlfriend and I and my best friend are going to a modest mouse concert tonight, and that should be fun. i'll give the full story tomorrow. :D

BetongÅsna
4 Dec 2004, 23:11
I'm going to see Elton John on Tuesday, the Bootleg Beatles on the 17th, and Muse on the 20th. It looks good!

FutureWorm
4 Dec 2004, 23:22
This hasn't actually happened yet.
When will it?

Newt X
5 Dec 2004, 17:23
well, the concert was ****ing awesome, to say the least. Crowded, but awesome (although that was expected). My friend had a crowd surfer dropped on his head, so his neck was bothering him this morning. Plus, all the clothes i was wearing reek of weed (not from me). And, i got a free condom as i walked out of the doors. :rolleyes: It was a good time. ;)

Star Worms
8 Dec 2004, 18:25
My 17th tomorrow:)

Zero72
8 Dec 2004, 19:20
When will it?Good question.

FatWhitey
8 Dec 2004, 19:22
My 17th tomorrow:)
Happy Birthday! :)

Star Worms
8 Dec 2004, 20:18
*Awaits bombardment of pineapples*

MtlAngelus
8 Dec 2004, 20:29
When you are asleep, the preception of time gets really messed up. You might have heard a sound from the real world, that has seemlesly blended into the dream, but in reality, there has been an hour between the sound and the beginning of the dream.
Actually, that happens to me too, but there's no time difference between the sound and the dream, I know this because it happens when someone is trying to wake me up, or when the alarm goes on, and I wake up seconds after that, so I can tell there wasn't really a time difference

thomasp
8 Dec 2004, 21:10
*Awaits bombardment of pineapples*
*lobs 17 birthday tuna's at Star Worms*
Bet you didn't see that one coming ;)

FutureWorm
8 Dec 2004, 21:56
Good question.
K^2 and I are willing to help you, if you need it.

K^2
9 Dec 2004, 03:46
I've set everything up. He just needs to give me a shout when they are both on-line.

SargeMcCluck
9 Dec 2004, 07:55
*Awaits bombardment of pineapples*
*throws nuclear warheads*
Ha!
Woo @ it's your birthday today. Happy birthday and all that.

Star Worms
9 Dec 2004, 18:31
Well let's see:
Worms Forts: Under Siege (Xbox)
money
L Plates
money
Driving test CD things
money
Highway Code
money
Chocolate Car (not life size:p)
money
HMV Card
I'll put that money towards my new computer:)

Zero72
9 Dec 2004, 18:35
Happy B-day, dude.

Worm Mad
9 Dec 2004, 19:35
Happy Birthday!
*throws a birthday lightsaber at Star Worms*
Catch!
...
Oh, dear. Well, that wasn't supposed to happen. Is there a doctor in the house?

Test Zero
9 Dec 2004, 20:44
Andy, how long ago did you start learning to drive? I thought you could only start once you turn 17...
Happy birthday, by the way, hope you had a good 'un. :)

Star Worms
9 Dec 2004, 21:26
I haven't started yet, today is my 17th birthday. My first driving lesson is on Saturday.

FutureWorm
9 Dec 2004, 21:56
Oi, that reminds me. I'm starting Drivers' Training this January.

FatWhitey
9 Dec 2004, 22:13
I haven't started yet, today is my 17th birthday. My first driving lesson is on Saturday.
Best of luck to you just don't get all hyper and impatient :p
Oi, that reminds me. I'm starting Drivers' Training this January.
Good luck, you'll achieve well
Speaking of driving lately, I'm taking my G1 test soon :)
Here in Canada you get your G1, then G2, then the official license

Traxada
9 Dec 2004, 22:58
Best of luck to you just don't get all hyper and impatient :p
Good luck, you'll achieve well
Speaking of driving lately, I'm taking my G1 test soon :)
Here in Canada you get your G1, then G2, then the official license
so to us brits theory and practical

Newt X
11 Dec 2004, 05:13
well, for those of you keeping up with my negative events, here's the happy resolution. i talked to ellen after the play, and asked her why she had been acting wierd lately, and i guess she's had a really stressful week; lack of sleep, lots of papers to write (one in basically every class that would ever assign a paper), and a few other things. i'm really glad that it wasn't anything about me. :D

FutureWorm
11 Dec 2004, 07:01
well, for those of you keeping up with my negative events, here's the happy resolution. i talked to ellen after the play, and asked her why she had been acting wierd lately, and i guess she's had a really stressful week; lack of sleep, lots of papers to write (one in basically every class that would ever assign a paper), and a few other things. i'm really glad that it wasn't anything about me. :D
Yay. :)

Star Worms
11 Dec 2004, 17:19
Didn't crash on my first driving lesson:)

Kjatte
11 Dec 2004, 17:31
well, for those of you keeping up with my negative events, here's the happy resolution. i talked to ellen after the play, and asked her why she had been acting wierd lately, and i guess she's had a really stressful week; lack of sleep, lots of papers to write (one in basically every class that would ever assign a paper), and a few other things. i'm really glad that it wasn't anything about me. :D
Good for you.. :(

thomasp
11 Dec 2004, 17:41
Didn't crash on my first driving lesson:)
Ah, but how many drivers did you annoy by either driving incredibly slowly, or stalling.
When I was learning, I occasionally stalled on purpose at busy traffic lights, especially if someone had been tailgating me. My instructor even threatened to stall the car for me on a couple of occasions :D

Star Worms
11 Dec 2004, 17:55
Ah, but how many drivers did you annoy by either driving incredibly slowly, or stalling.
Enough:p. Atleast 10.
I only stalled a couple of times and that was when there was either no-one behind me or when it was the very beginning of the lesson and I was learning how to start and stop the car.

Newt X
11 Dec 2004, 19:24
i too am taking driving lessons, and have not crashed as of yet. ;)
and assuming i pass my liscence test, i'll have my liscense in about a month or 2. :D
i saw a pretty stupid driving event today when in downtown chicago. a car was making a right turn, and they made it as if there was absolutely no curb at all, when in fact, the curb was about a foot high (higher than most). They rode up the ramp where the pedestrians can enter the street, until their front right wheel was up on the curb. then, instead of backing up and trying again, they just kept going forward until the wheel fell off the other end. the curb was higher than the bottom of their car, so their 2 right wheels were up in the air. the last i saw of them, they were sitting in their car, helplessly trapped in their own stupid mistake. there were a few people around helping them, though, so i think they probably got out fine. :p

Kjatte
12 Dec 2004, 01:13
I'm really drunk right now. For the first time! :p

FatWhitey
12 Dec 2004, 01:21
I'm really drunk right now. For the first time! :p
Is that why you spelt correctly and used proper grammar? :p

Kjatte
12 Dec 2004, 12:50
I had to retype the words alot in order to get the correct spelling ;)

UnKnown X
12 Dec 2004, 13:24
First time I was really drunk was when I was 2 or something :p

Kjatte
12 Dec 2004, 14:19
I doubt that.

Test Zero
12 Dec 2004, 14:43
First time I was really drunk was when I was 2 or something :p
Hah, me too apparently. :p

FutureWorm
12 Dec 2004, 20:35
I doubt that.
I don't. :p

Newt X
12 Dec 2004, 21:12
you may be sick of hearing about it, but i'm just gonna give you guys a final final update on the ellen situation.
it turns out it wasn't a lack of sleep and stuff, but i suspected that.
she was sorta acting a little wierd again last night, so i called her today, and we had a long talk on the phone. she told me that she had had a dream where she went back to her first boyfriend without telling me. she has been feeling guilty about it all week, even though she didn't actually do anything. we had a long talk about our relationship, and what we were doing right and wrong, and stuff like that. probably the best talk we've ever had. we talked about how neither of us wanted to be apart right now, but whenever it did happen, we wanted it to happen on good terms, and still be lifelong friends no matter what. i told her i wouldn't throw away my friendship with her for anything. apparantly she thought that was sweet. :)
now the 2 of us are closer than we've ever been before, and i'm a lot happier than i have been this whole week. :D
strangely enough, it's also been 2 months to the day that we started going out, so we're gonna have some sort of 2 month celebration thingy on friday (busy today).
i'm really really happy right now. she still loves me.
it was pretty funny, too. she pointed out that we hadn't made out in a while, and i was like "yup." and then she paused and she was like "wow. i really want to make out with you right now." i thought it was pretty funny, and i started laughing.
plus, now she says she feels she can talk to me about a lot more, and be a lot more open.
i'm just really happy. :D

Kjatte
13 Dec 2004, 11:07
It's not healthy for me to read that kind of stuff right now.

Newt X
13 Dec 2004, 21:28
It's not healthy for me to read that kind of stuff right now.
sorry. :( the whole ordealie's over now, though, so i won't be giving you those kind of updates any longer.

FatWhitey
13 Dec 2004, 21:47
The girl whom orginized the get-together event sent me an email
Talking of Shrek 2 and the Spongebob Squarepants movie... anyway they're not mad afterall and understand my situation of being depressed (self doubtfulness)
So, I'm happy once again, was expecting them to rip into me but hey, this is decent :)

K^2
14 Dec 2004, 00:11
It's not healthy for me to read that kind of stuff right now.
As paradoxal as it sounds, it is actualy something you need to think about. It's not easy, but you have to try to look back at the good times you had with her and feel good about the fact that you had them, without feeling bad about the fact that you don't have them anymore. Think about it, even if you knew it was going to end this way, you'd still go through with the whole thing, wouldn't you?

SargeMcCluck
16 Dec 2004, 00:36
Blunkett resigned! :D

FatWhitey
16 Dec 2004, 01:05
Blunkett resigned! :D
This is a good thing because of this?:
"Now he wants to impose compulsory National Identity Cards on innocent British citizens."
I'm guessing the Brits are bit more safer? I'm currently looking at the http://big-blunkett.blogspot.com/ site
Anyway, since you seem glad I'm glad that a friend is glad cause of this news :)

SargeMcCluck
16 Dec 2004, 01:17
This is a good thing because of this?:
"Now he wants to impose compulsory National Identity Cards on innocent British citizens."
I'm guessing the Brits are bit more safer? I'm currently looking at the http://big-blunkett.blogspot.com/ site
Anyway, since you seem glad I'm glad that a friend is glad cause of this news :)
Because I disagreed with most of his political policies. Then again, I dislike the Labour party as a whole.

Kjatte
16 Dec 2004, 07:18
As paradoxal as it sounds, it is actualy something you need to think about. It's not easy, but you have to try to look back at the good times you had with her and feel good about the fact that you had them, without feeling bad about the fact that you don't have them anymore. Think about it, even if you knew it was going to end this way, you'd still go through with the whole thing, wouldn't you?
Thanks K^2. I really appriciate your advice :)
sorry. :( the whole ordealie's over now, though, so i won't be giving you those kind of updates any longer.
It's ok now. Post so many updates you want. :)

Zero72
16 Dec 2004, 08:12
*visits thread expecing to become happy* *becomes indifferent* *decides that's good enough* *goes to bed*

FatWhitey
16 Dec 2004, 19:41
Bought me Kirby & The Amazing Mirror from Wal-Mart, awesome game! :D

Kjatte
16 Dec 2004, 20:29
I envy you buddy! :D

SupSuper
17 Dec 2004, 14:35
school's finally over!!! YAY W00T HURRAY HUZZAH WEE and such!
christmas holidays here i come :D

FutureWorm
17 Dec 2004, 21:41
school's finally over!!! YAY W00T HURRAY HUZZAH WEE and such!
christmas holidays here i come :D
Gah. We must be the only school in the world that actually has school on Monday-Wednesday next week.

Newt X
17 Dec 2004, 22:19
Gah. We must be the only school in the world that actually has school on Monday-Wednesday next week.
my brother is in till wednesday next week too....so i can laugh at him when i'm hanging out w/ my friends and he's learning. mwahaha!
i just got out and hour and 20 minutes ago, and i'm happy. :D

FutureWorm
17 Dec 2004, 22:22
i just got out and hour and 20 minutes ago, and i'm happy. :D
Oh, shut up. :p
However, in terms of positive events, I've ordered a brand-new iBook. It should be here the day after Christmas.

Star Worms
18 Dec 2004, 17:33
Oh, shut up. :p
However, in terms of positive events, I've ordered a brand-new iBook. It should be here the day after Christmas.
*should*
I ordered something which said it should arrive on the 16th, it still hasn't arrived.

Newt X
20 Dec 2004, 03:06
i'm a ****ing senior, biatch!
...after about a year of being within 10 posts. :p
i made myself a new av in honor (it's me, in case you're wondering)

philby4000
20 Dec 2004, 23:26
Hippies is being shown on paramount comedy!
woo!

FutureWorm
20 Dec 2004, 23:33
Hippies is being shown on paramount comedy!
woo!I am afraid.
I will run now.

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