Positive Events & Occurences [Archive] - Page 9

Pickleworm

24 Oct 2007, 19:42

I just got my pair of sick Sennheiser headphones (reccomended by our own futureworm... thanks bro) and I am listening to Panda Bear - Person Pitch and it is really really amazing

I'm taken aback at how much a difference they make

FutureWorm

24 Oct 2007, 21:19

thomasp

25 Oct 2007, 08:41

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7061164.stm - yay, finally :D

The world of aviation has finally taken one small step forward after the A380 took off for its first commercial flight. Mind you, the aviation world hasn't made up the ground it lost 4 years and a day ago when Concorde was retired from commercial service :(

FutureWorm

25 Oct 2007, 12:10

i got a 2140 composite (this is out of 2400) on the SAT :)

this includes a 770 (!) on the critical reading portion, a 640 on the math portion, and a 730 on the writing portion

SomePerson

25 Oct 2007, 19:28

Good job! You did better than I - I got a 2010...:p

The SAT suxxors. Now it's way too biased against english-oriented people, y'know? Where it used to be 50% math based and 50% right brain? Whatevs, I got into my first choice college, so I'm not going to complain. When applying as an engineer I don't think they even look at your english scores or overall score quite so much as the math one.

Paul.Power

25 Oct 2007, 23:37

Apparantly they've abolished SATs in Wales now...

Melon

26 Oct 2007, 10:30

I never had to take SATs. I don't know how my school got away with that.

On a positive note, I finally have a damn internet connection and don't need to go down to the uni to get internet. It only took 3 and a half months!

Also, this thread reached 2000 posts and nobody cared.

Zero72

26 Oct 2007, 10:32

Huh, didn't notice.

FutureWorm 151
AndrewTaylor 149
Zero72 129
Star Worms 115
SupSuper 112
Paul.Power 102
worMatty 74
thomasp 73
Pigbuster 71
bonz 69
MtlAngelus 67
Squirminator2k 67
FatWhitey 62
SargeMcCluck 61
SomePerson 58
Xinos 56
MonkeyforaHead 56
Slick 50
OldSkoolCrazy 49
philby4000 48
Blinx 41
MrBunsy 39
K^2 38
Kjatte 34
Vader 33
Pickleworm 26
KamikazeBananze 24
Newt X 22
Test Zero 21
Akuryou13 20
Lex 20
UnKnown X 18
Alien King 10
BetongÅsna 9
Worm Mad 7
Error404 4
Apollo 4
bloopy 4
Cyclaws 3
wormthingy 3
Pooka 2
Melon 2
PinkWorm 1
Luther 1
Traxada 1
HuntaKilla 1
Splapp 1
svenneundulat 1

Whoa, what am I doing way up there?

Melon

26 Oct 2007, 10:38

I guess FutureWorm is our most positive member. Who'd have thought?

FutureWorm

26 Oct 2007, 20:14

I guess FutureWorm is our most positive member. Who'd have thought?
it kind of confuses me as well

AndrewTaylor

26 Oct 2007, 21:31

I bet you just have lower standards than the rest of us.

worMatty

26 Oct 2007, 23:37

I'm not one to talk about what goes on in my life, except when it's driving me out of my mind and I need to offload it, but since I said it's a good idea to post more, inside and out, I see no harm in getting involved here.

Less than a month ago, my last boss contacted me and asked if I'd like to be a Sales Team Leader in the new store, opening November 17th. That's the next step up from a Sales Advisor, and the first rung on the management ladder. Only been five years!

Because of this, and because I need to complete my driving learning and pass my tests, I bought a car on the Thursday of last week. It's a new Mitsubishi Colt CZ2 in Atlantis blue. Oooh!

FutureWorm

26 Oct 2007, 23:49

I bet you just have lower standards than the rest of us.
haha ouch

Alien King

26 Oct 2007, 23:57

I finally managed to cut my way through the packaging holding my new Graphical Calculator. I spent ages in a Tesco's restuarant trying earlier.

Akuryou13

27 Oct 2007, 00:55

Mitsubishi Colt CZ2 in Atlantis blue. Oooh!holy crap! props on buying something I've never heard of! I guess those must not be popular in this area or something.

and no, I'm not being arrogant, I just work valet, and typically recognise just about any car that's relatively new.

Alien King

27 Oct 2007, 11:16

holy crap! props on buying something I've never heard of! I guess those must not be popular in this area or something.

http://www.mitsubishi-cars.co.uk/colt/range.asp

Akuryou13

27 Oct 2007, 11:39

http://www.mitsubishi-cars.co.uk/colt/range.aspyeah, I googled it when i didn't recognize it, thinking maybe I just hadn't seen many of them, and didn't know the name.

Star Worms

28 Oct 2007, 15:28

Not necessaily most positive - I just comment on things, like I'm doing now. And I also sometimes link to a negative event like so:

I have an extra hour to do my essay because of the GMT switch.

AndrewTaylor

28 Oct 2007, 16:17

Maybe you should work on it instead of posting here.

I could ban you for a bit if it would help.

Blinx

29 Oct 2007, 18:38

My components for my new computer are on their way! :D Whoooo

SomePerson

29 Oct 2007, 18:58

I bought myself a capo for my classical guitar Gigi (a 1967 Gianini - my Uncle's old guitar which I love to death)!

And then I went home for the weekend and brought my electric balalaika to uni with me.:D

Pickleworm

29 Oct 2007, 18:59

My components for my new computer are on their way! :D Whoooo

"Waiting for computer parts to arrive in the mail krew" represent!

Blinx

29 Oct 2007, 21:20

I bought myself a capo for my classical guitar Gigi (a 1967 Gianini - my Uncle's old guitar which I love to death)!
Wawww. Nice. I love capos. Such useful things. Open up a whole new world of composition. I love putting a capo on the seventh fret and just strumming beautiful open chords. :)

FutureWorm

29 Oct 2007, 22:45

"Waiting for computer parts to arrive in the mail krew" represent!
man i am about as excited for that as you are!! just remember to stay fully grounded when you're installing

Akuryou13

29 Oct 2007, 23:56

man i am about as excited for that as you are!! just remember to stay fully grounded when you're installingawww, but according to my friend, buying 3 computers worth of parts because you're too stubborn to ask what you're doing wrong is FUN! :p

Pickleworm

30 Oct 2007, 00:33

man i am about as excited for that as you are!! just remember to stay fully grounded when you're installing

Yeah

I'm just going to put it together completely naked except for a pair of galoshes and like 30 livestrong bracelets, and on a fake plastic "linoleum" floor

Or is there a... better way??

AndrewTaylor

30 Oct 2007, 11:02

Clean your hands first by rubbing them on a balloon.

wormthingy

30 Oct 2007, 16:25

I just bough Alien Hominid off eBay. :cool:

Clean your hands first by rubbing them on a balloon.

I second that.

Also put some lotion on your skin, or else you may get the hose again, and nobody wants that to happen ;)

Blinx

2 Nov 2007, 13:53

My friend is coming over and we're gonna build the PC together. Whoo whoo. :D

Also, I like my new avatar.

Alien King

2 Nov 2007, 14:06

Also, I like my new avatar.

Isn's that from the Hubble Telescope. Pillars of creation or something.

Blinx

2 Nov 2007, 14:10

Correct. :) Nebula.

AndrewTaylor

2 Nov 2007, 15:17

The full-size version of that image is fantastic.

Though if that's a picture of you then your location line is a blatant lie...

Blinx

3 Nov 2007, 08:48

FutureWorm

3 Nov 2007, 22:05

Hahaha yeah. I just realised that. The Oort cloud is a very very long away still. What would my new location be?

Also.

My new computer, is setup and running, and it is fantastic. :)

Intel Core 2 Duo 3Ghz
Geforce GTS 8800 Superclocked
2.0Gb Ram

Vista is taking some getting used too, I've got Ultimate, and it's pretty good, I can't really tell the difference myself.
that's got to be something of a bummer now that the 8800gt literally just came out and it is eating the 8800gts's lunch for a much lower price

did you get it through eVGA? apparently they have a pretty nice trade-in program

SomePerson

5 Nov 2007, 01:46

I was playing guitar one day in the hallway and She came up and asked me to learn the song after which she was named. And so I did. And she was pretty stoked. And it was happy.:)

Pickleworm

5 Nov 2007, 02:01

I was playing guitar one day in the hallway and She came up and asked me to learn the song after which she was named. And so I did. And she was pretty stoked. And it was happy.:)

Cough me a glob of hardened mercy you'll see a nuzzle ooooh
Tell you fetch that mercy and you know I'm gonna fetch it too
You fetch, you fetch that mercy and you know he's gonna dig it too
Molly Molly Molly Molly Molly Molly Molly

?

Akuryou13

6 Nov 2007, 13:35

it only took 6 or 7 episodes, but Heroes' second season is FINALLY going somewhere! woot! :D

Babylon

6 Nov 2007, 13:43

it only took 6 or 7 episodes, but Heroes' second season is FINALLY going somewhere! woot! :D
Right on! I just finished watching the latest episode and - to avoid any kind of spoilers - I'll just say I love the direction the plot is taking right now. I didn't expect it to happen, and it's going to provide a real nice story arc.

Akuryou13

6 Nov 2007, 13:57

Right on! I just finished watching the latest episode and - to avoid any kind of spoilers - I'll just say I love the direction the plot is taking right now. I didn't expect it to happen, and it's going to provide a real nice story arc.yeah. it took long enough to get to, though. the last few episodes, while good regardless, were moving really slow. it had the kind of "middle of a trilogy" sort of plot development. it was necessary, and it was still enjoyable, but I'm glad we're past that.

and yeah, I REALLY didn't see that one coming at all. I mean, holy crap :p

Cyclaws

6 Nov 2007, 19:09

yeah. it took long enough to get to, though. the last few episodes, while good regardless, were moving really slow. it had the kind of "middle of a trilogy" sort of plot development. it was necessary, and it was still enjoyable, but I'm glad we're past that.

Yeah, that's pretty much my arguement to people who watch the first few episodes of series one (sorry, I'm British, it's "series" to us guys :p).

Oh yeah, and latest episode = awesome.

Alien King

6 Nov 2007, 19:15

sorry, I'm British, it's "series" to us guys :p.

What is it in America?

Cyclaws

6 Nov 2007, 19:18

What is it in America?

Seasons .

wormthingy

6 Nov 2007, 19:23

I feel a lot better, infact, I think I'm at peace with the situation (http://forum.team17.co.uk/showpost.php?p=620973&postcount=2139).

Funny really, I didn't think I'd "get over it" this fast :-/

Oh, and since I've gotten a new haircut some girls have been flirting with me :D

Blinx

6 Nov 2007, 20:38

bonz

7 Nov 2007, 14:52

But he can go **** himself.
Since when does "kill" get filtered? ;)

Paul.Power

8 Nov 2007, 13:43

I donated £17.98 to give a copy of Puzzle League DS to Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool, as part of the Child's Play charity. First time I've taken part in it :)

Akuryou13

9 Nov 2007, 15:21

I get to be the one to kill yauhui in HK's thread! I'm the luckiest person in the world! :D

and to add icing to the cake:
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/9219/smb3yayth1.png

Star Worms

10 Nov 2007, 16:57

Hmm.

My ex wants me and her to go out and get drunk.
I'm also the only reason she's still living in Wales.
And that she told me she needs me in her life in someway.
All the boys she likes, she compares to me. Being some sort of zenith.

And better yet, her boyfriend doesn't like me because I apparently flirt with her.
Well, it's true.
But he can go **** himself.Does she want to go out with you again? Do you want to go out with her again? If the answers are both yes, then do it. If one of them is no, more notably the second one, then it's probably best to let sleeping dogs lie.

Blinx

10 Nov 2007, 17:12

Both are No.

Leading me on...slightly. It's all true. But she just doesn't see me like that.

Pickleworm

10 Nov 2007, 23:04

I got to see a university I'm thinking about attending today, and it looks pretty great.

SomePerson

11 Nov 2007, 02:14

We went into town today and I got to be her Shopping Buddy for like 5 hours.:)

We were standing around and this guy was singing "DAAAAAY-O DAAAA-AAA-AAAY-O" and we were highly amused. And then he comes up to us and says to me "YO NAME MUST BE KOOL AID CAUSE YOU GOT SUGAR RIGHT NEXT TO YA"

It was good times.

Paul.Power

11 Nov 2007, 08:45

I got to be her Shopping Buddy for like 5 hours.:)I appreciate that this is me coming from my "never had a girlfriend" position, but unless she likes shopping for books and computer games (or at Maplin, or whatever the American equivalent is, possibly RadioShack) that sounds more like a NEAO to me :p.

Or I guess it could be a NEAO (the other NEAO, if you follow me. Maybe I should call them +EAO, -EAO and 0EAO) if you balance off being with her (which of course is a positive) with shopping for clothes and not being able to sit down in some quiet corner of the shop and read a book like you can with your mum.

Star Worms

11 Nov 2007, 13:21

We went into town today and I got to be her Shopping Buddy for like 5 hours.:)Wrong thread...

Seriously though, you really do need to get over her. I've been through the same thing and there's a snowball's chance in hell that anything will happen between you two, no matter how much you want it, because to her you're a friend and nothing more.

Paul.Power

11 Nov 2007, 13:34

FutureWorm

11 Nov 2007, 18:54

Wrong thread...

Seriously though, you really do need to get over her. I've been through the same thing and there's a snowball's chance in hell that anything will happen between you two, no matter how much you want it, because to her you're a friend and nothing more.

he's got a new obsession now, don't worry
We went into town today and I got to be her Shopping Buddy for like 5 hours.:)

We were standing around and this guy was singing "DAAAAAY-O DAAAA-AAA-AAAY-O" and we were highly amused. And then he comes up to us and says to me "YO NAME MUST BE KOOL AID CAUSE YOU GOT SUGAR RIGHT NEXT TO YA"
lol

MtlAngelus

11 Nov 2007, 19:02

SupSuper

11 Nov 2007, 22:42

And bursted through a wall.

SomePerson

12 Nov 2007, 00:18

I appreciate that this is me coming from my "never had a girlfriend" position, but unless she likes shopping for books and computer games (or at Maplin, or whatever the American equivalent is, possibly RadioShack) that sounds more like a NEAO to me :p.

Or I guess it could be a NEAO (the other NEAO, if you follow me. Maybe I should call them +EAO, -EAO and 0EAO) if you balance off being with her (which of course is a positive) with shopping for clothes and not being able to sit down in some quiet corner of the shop and read a book like you can with your mum.

Now that I think about it, yeah, this must have been the only time I've actually enjoyed shopping. It was more like we were just hanging out and shopping happened to be the context under which we did so.

he's got a new obsession now, don't worry

:rolleyes:

FutureWorm

12 Nov 2007, 00:50

:rolleyes:

don't worry bro, just joshin' ya!

AndrewTaylor

12 Nov 2007, 10:18

Now that I think about it, yeah, this must have been the only time I've actually enjoyed shopping. It was more like we were just hanging out and shopping happened to be the context under which we did so.

Then I presume she was better at shopping than my ex, who picks out something, goes to a closed till, then, wanders off and leaves me there while they reopen it and I have to try to get her attention from some distance away.

Possibly she was hoping I'd buy the things, but I paid for dinner, which I think was plenty 4 days into a relationship.

SupSuper

12 Nov 2007, 15:49

I hate shopping with women.

- Do you want to take this one or that one?
- I don't care, either are fine.
- But you must choose.
- No I don't, either one is fine. Take both if you want.
- But why?
- Because they're fine.
- But don't you like grey better than lighter grey?
- I don't care.
- Ok, but first, let's check every other store for the exact same thing because they might have it cheaper. (protip: they don't)
- ...

Akuryou13

12 Nov 2007, 16:00

- Ok, but first, let's check every other store for the exact same thing because they might have it cheaper. (protip: they don't) that one never made sense to me. unless you're shopping for ridiculously high-dollar clothes, the best you're gunna get is $5 cheaper unless there's a sale. if there is a sale, it'll have been advertised, so as a consumer in the market for such an item, you would already KNOW about the sale. therefore, why not just pay the price you find it as and save yourself the 5 hours of hassle.....

I lived with my mom and 3 sisters, and they always loved to do the "shopping around" thing, when it's worth the tiny bit of extra money you may or may not even spend to just for-go the 5 hour shopping times...

SupSuper

13 Nov 2007, 20:23

Not to mention they somehow use sales as an excuse even though nothing stops them. (and clothing shops always have some sale or other)

SomePerson

14 Nov 2007, 01:31

She's actually a highly effective shopper. We pretty much went into a bunch of stores, looked around, and didn't buy anything. She bought one shirt all day, and tried on an additional three items which she quickly decided not to buy of her own accord. So for like most of the time we just kinda walked along the street.

People have been catching on that I like her, which is kinda awkward. But then at the same time they think she likes me, so hopefully they're right.

Paul.Power

14 Nov 2007, 14:19

I got home from shopping today to find that I'd passed my MSc with a merit overall :D.

(The confusing bit is that I thought I'd need to get a distinction on my dissertation to get a merit overall, but I only got a merit on it. Oh, well, I'm hardly going to complain ;))

worMatty

14 Nov 2007, 19:02

Well done, Paul.

MtlAngelus

19 Nov 2007, 11:09

My brother is going to the netherlands, to do some practice on a company there.
He's studying agronomy(?), the job is something related with greenhouses.
They will provide him with a house during his stay there, which will be until may next year. He leaves in about 2 weeks.
That is, least to say, awesome. Great oportunity for him, and also I get to have our room for myself. :p

bonz

19 Nov 2007, 22:23

AndrewTaylor

19 Nov 2007, 22:33

Holland? Sure, that sounds convenie---

Actually, I'll be in Holland next year. Can I pick the date?

Akuryou13

20 Nov 2007, 06:29

Pigbuster

20 Nov 2007, 06:36

just watched Beowulf, and it's actually rather good. not entirely accurate with the original story, but close enough that the differences are no more than you would expect from a story if it were told many times over (some things were exaggerated, some not mentioned, some things added etc). all in all a good movie.

it's also overly manly. so manly I think I'm going to go bend things now! *flexes*

I had absolutely no idea whatsoever that that movie was fully CGI from watching the commercials. I only learned that after reading a newspaper review.
That's... damn impressive. I honestly can't tell it isn't real, but I don't plan on seeing it, so I guess I won't know if there're any glaring "THAT'S TOTALLY FAKE" moments.

If the commercials fail to get across one of the most important aspects of the movie, I think it's time to get a new advertising team. :p

Akuryou13

20 Nov 2007, 06:50

I had absolutely no idea whatsoever that that movie was fully CGI from watching the commercials. I only learned that after reading a newspaper review.
That's... damn impressive. I honestly can't tell it isn't real, but I don't plan on seeing it, so I guess I won't know if there're any glaring "THAT'S TOTALLY FAKE" moments.

If the commercials fail to get across one of the most important aspects of the movie, I think it's time to get a new advertising team. :pit's actuall rather easy to tell it's CG as they went with a slightly cartoony sort of feel to people (something like what shrek's people look like, but with more realistic detail), so that's not a question really outside of the previews. agreed on the advertisement team though :p

MtlAngelus

20 Nov 2007, 07:16

I had absolutely no idea whatsoever that that movie was fully CGI from watching the commercials. I only learned that after reading a newspaper review.
That's... damn impressive. I honestly can't tell it isn't real, but I don't plan on seeing it, so I guess I won't know if there're any glaring "THAT'S TOTALLY FAKE" moments.

If the commercials fail to get across one of the most important aspects of the movie, I think it's time to get a new advertising team. :p
Really? I could tell it was cgi with just watching a second of any clip in that movie. It looks totally fake.
I mean the CGI is pretty darn impressive and all, but it still looks really fake.

Pigbuster

20 Nov 2007, 07:19

Really? I could tell it was cgi with just watching a second of any clip in that movie. It looks totally fake.
I mean the CGI is pretty darn impressive and all, but it still looks really fake.
I had absolutely no interest in that movie at all before I found that out, as it looked to me like a run-of-the-mill "hey, 300 was popular so lets do something like that", so I guess I never looked all that closely.

And when I DID find that out, the movie was out and there were no more commercials, so there we go. :p

AndrewTaylor

20 Nov 2007, 10:47

it's actuall rather easy to tell it's CG as they went with a slightly cartoony sort of feel to people (something like what shrek's people look like, but with more realistic detail), so that's not a question really outside of the previews. agreed on the advertisement team though :p

I hear that Princess Fiona was actually made less realistic on purpose to fit better with the other characters.

I can tell it's CGI, but I knew it was before I saw any. At a casual glance I'd think you probably wouldn't notice.

Akuryou13

20 Nov 2007, 10:51

At a casual glance I'd think you probably wouldn't notice.the scenery in the movie you couldn't tell even sitting down and studying it (in some parts anyway), but the characters and the buildings you definitely can.

Zero72

20 Nov 2007, 11:24

I saw a commercial for it, and I wondered, but couldn't make up my mind. "Is that...? No way, it couldn't be."

worMatty

20 Nov 2007, 12:24

Ray Winstone doesn't look like that in real life!

Nice avatar, Zeor.

Melon

20 Nov 2007, 13:08

Nice avatar worMatty.

worMatty

20 Nov 2007, 14:02

Cheers, Melonius.

Akuryou13

20 Nov 2007, 15:47

Ray Winstone doesn't look like that in real life!read an interview in the newspaper around here that says despite himself not being as buff as beowulf, he DID rather enjoy the scenes where he was rubbing up against angelina jolie cause she DOES look like that :)

AndrewTaylor

20 Nov 2007, 15:50

You mean, slightly plasticky and fake?

Akuryou13

20 Nov 2007, 15:55

You mean, slightly plasticky and fake?ironically, yes :p

although I should mention that wasn't in the interview :p

Cyclaws

20 Nov 2007, 16:29

Nah, he's just into the whole botox thing.

AndrewTaylor

20 Nov 2007, 16:52

Nah, he's just into the whole botox thing.

If "the whole botox thing" involves injecting poison into Anne Robinson, then so am I!

bonz

20 Nov 2007, 19:54

If "the whole botox thing" involves injecting poison into Anne Robinson, then so am I!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/graphics/2006/03/27/hsilver27.jpg
Go Botox!

MtlAngelus

20 Nov 2007, 20:13

Go Photoshop!

worMatty

20 Nov 2007, 22:17

Wouldn't want to cross her in a dark alley!

FutureWorm

21 Nov 2007, 14:07

Wouldn't want to cross her in a dark alley!

the original anne robinson would be scary enough imho

by the way i got new speakers yesterday and they are pretty great :cool:

AndrewTaylor

21 Nov 2007, 14:36

Wouldn't want to cross her in a dark alley!

What if you were armed? It'd be doing the world a favour.

FutureWorm

23 Nov 2007, 14:41

i went to best buy (usually this would be a negative event/occurrence) to pick up some speakers but they were all sold out! fortunately one of the guys managed to special order a pair for me, and they should be delivered by 29 november

i also picked up a copy of justice's cd "†"

Akuryou13

23 Nov 2007, 15:14

I've just figured out a way to manage to play the Age of Conan tech beta this sunday and still manage to sleep for a full day. I'll finally be able to try out the game I've had preordered for a year.....

Pickleworm

23 Nov 2007, 22:35

I just bought a new pair of shoes

to kick it with her :cool:

FutureWorm

23 Nov 2007, 22:38

I just bought a new pair of shoes

to kick it with her :cool:
NOT KICK IT WITH YOU

Akuryou13

26 Nov 2007, 16:30

WOOT!!!! I just got invited to Age of Conan's General Beta!!!

so rather than being allowed to play once a month or so on a random day for 4 hours while I'm asleep, I can actually play and enjoy the game anytime I want! WOO!!!! :D

edit: the down-side is the game hasn't been optimized or anything, so I'm having to download a 6-part file....each part is 1.6GB....

MtlAngelus

28 Nov 2007, 07:19

Akuryou13

28 Nov 2007, 09:54

There's this slight chance that I might be visiting my brother on Amsterdam around christmas.
One whole week, would leave on thursday dec 20 and would return on wednesday 26.
Not certain yet tho, but if it happens that would be about the only time ever I could actually possibly be at a forum get-togheter, unless you all decide to come to mexico some time. :p

The bad news about it is that that would mean that my new pc would get further away from me. :p
Stupid expensive tickets. :(what part of that is positive? sounds more like a neutral occurance to me :p

also, Age of Conan's battle system is SERIOUSLY awesome. obviously I can't go into detail and such, but if you're keeping an eye on the game, the combat so far in the little I've played is amazing. so fun I actually want to try to play a melee class (which I've never done on an RPG where you pick your class)

MtlAngelus

28 Nov 2007, 10:02

what part of that is positive? sounds more like a neutral occurance to me :p

Well it's possitive to me since it would be a great vacation. I've never been to Europe. :D
It hits me in the wallet(QUITE.), but I don't really care much about that anymore.

Akuryou13

28 Nov 2007, 10:38

Well it's possitive to me since it would be a great vacation. I've never been to Europe. :D
It hits me in the wallet(QUITE.), but I don't really care much about that anymore.ah ok then. the way you said it it all seemed like a bad thing :p

Blinx

28 Nov 2007, 18:30

School's going alright.
I had a pretty bad report on parents evening, but I think things are picking up.
I'm not if I should drop maths or physics? I can't cope with 4 A level subjects.
The band is abit of a waste of time at the moment but meh, it's kinda fun.

I also still fancy that girl I mentioned. Quite alot.
No idea if she likes me. She seems to be the most affectionate towards me. Well, only me then. Stroking hair, hugs etc. Kinda unsure if it's anything more.
She had another guy come on to her, and she turned him down because she didn't want a boyfriend.
But at the moment, I'm not looking for a girlfriend, just fun I guess.

Xinos

29 Nov 2007, 00:53

The need for love is a flaw in human nature. It should be untrained as quickly as possible.

Akuryou13

29 Nov 2007, 01:00

The need for love is a flaw in human nature. It should be untrained as quickly as possible.should I hand you a razor blade? :p

Xinos

29 Nov 2007, 01:26

I didn't realize it at the time, but wow, that sounded extreamly emo. I appologize. yes please

MtlAngelus

29 Nov 2007, 08:55

Tickets are EXPENSIVE, to say the least. Hmmm....
I mean, I can pay for it, easily. Might as well wait till april, that way I could stay there longer, because I would have a full vacation.

On the other hand, I do not look forward to spending christmas here. Where it has been allways fun, my family did not cope well with my aunt dying. Not so much because of sorrow, but because everyone's fighting, for some reason, and it's kinda splitting up into two sides.
It's getting rather nasty, too, with people throwing random accusations of things being done because of interests in keeping my grandfather's heritage. And the guy hasn't died yet. :p

Paul.Power

29 Nov 2007, 08:56

Sounds more Orwellian than emo if y'ask me.

bonz

29 Nov 2007, 18:38

should I hand you a razor blade? :p
You mean for cutting off his penıs?

SupSuper

30 Nov 2007, 15:54

You mean for cutting off his penıs?eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eee

Xinos

30 Nov 2007, 17:01

I like where this thread is going :D

bonz

30 Nov 2007, 19:12

I like where this thread is going :D
Where's that?
The nearest microsurgery clinic to get your penıs re-attached?

Paul.Power

30 Nov 2007, 22:29

I'm sorry, I appear to have wandered into the wrong thread. I thought this was Positive Events and Occurences.

Melon

30 Nov 2007, 22:32

Well it certainly seems positive for Xinos.
I like where this thread is going :D

CASTRATION FTW!!!!!!*

*Might not have actually said this.

Blinx

4 Dec 2007, 22:45

Best band practice we've ever had tonight.
Wrote three new songs.
Fragments (Lyrics me, Music Stephen )
Open Heart Surgery (not the final name)(Lyrics Stephen, Music Stephen,)
Maximo Narc (not the final name)(Lyrics Stephen, Music Me)

They sound good. Fragments is a pretty epic. Verses are pretty laid back and mellow, and the choruses are pretty uplifting.
Open Heart Surgery is like piano driven for the most part until the chorus.
And Maximo Marc is an indie riff based song that's pretty catchy.

Anyway. You probably don't care but meh. :)

Xinos

4 Dec 2007, 23:34

Your band isn't called Blinx 182 by any chance?

Pickleworm

5 Dec 2007, 00:19

FutureWorm

5 Dec 2007, 02:49

Your band isn't called Blinx 182 by any chance?
hahahahaha

bonz

5 Dec 2007, 13:44

Maximo Narc
Is that the undercover cop that is roaming around in Maximo Park? :D

Blinx

5 Dec 2007, 17:09

Your band isn't called Blinx 182 by any chance?Thankfully no. It's called S.E.L, Some Electric Life.

I'll care if you post the songs once they're all polished up
Ahuh. Defiantly. Alot of the animosity in the band dissolved last night. It was brilliant.

Is that the undercover cop that is roaming around in Maximo Park?

Hehehe. I suppose that would be quite apt. :) But I'm not sure what the name of it is yet, I haven't seen the lyrics.

KRD

5 Dec 2007, 19:15

The first positive event is that I finally remembered to post in this thread after something happened.

Second is Umberto Eco came to the Slovenian capital yesterday to receive the honorary doctorate the University here has awarded him and later gave a brief lecture about his coming book. I was there and afterwards when he was signing books I got to shake his hand and exchange 7 words with him. He has this air of intelligent irony about him that makes me wish he was my history teacher or something. Brilliant man.

bonz

5 Dec 2007, 21:39

Slovenian capital
Ljubljana FTW!

philby4000

7 Dec 2007, 01:05

I'm actually drawing stuff!

At a desk!

Pigbuster

7 Dec 2007, 01:27

I'm actually drawing stuff!

At a desk!
For money?

philby4000

7 Dec 2007, 03:52

For money?
I wish.

To elaborate I've set up a desk for all my drawing stuff, and in doing so have spontaneously generated a work ethic. I'm currently running at a page a day. For two days so far, but belive you me, that's twice as long as my last attempt. And my pages are bigger now.

MtlAngelus

10 Dec 2007, 01:25

7 sopes, 2 tacos, 2 tostadas, 1 enchilada, and a bowl of pozole make me a VERY HAPPY PERSON.

Pigbuster

11 Dec 2007, 00:20

"Abusing a technicality… FOR JUSTICE

To precis: Erin is a 29 year old woman who needs between $1500 and $5000 to pay for brain surgery, which she can’t afford. In order to raise the money, she’s bought a paid account at the file hosting site MegaUpload. MegaUpload uses a reward program whereby people with paid accounts are given money if their file is downloaded over five million times. She’s uploaded a 2.3kb txt file which should take about half a second to download, and is trying to get as many downloads as possible to see if she can break five million and get the money. It will only count one download per day from your IP no matter how many times you do it.

The link is here (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5QBOA940) (left click; if you right click and save as then it won’t work). If you could (1) download it and (2) pass it around, that would be nice. The URL is http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5QBOA940."

For any good Samaritans hanging about.
It's easy, AND you help someone pay for brain surgery, since here in the US of A, you have to pay money for health care or else you're screwed. WHEE!

Posted in Positive Events because it makes me FEEL GOOD TO HELP.

Xinos

11 Dec 2007, 09:52

My scam detector is buzzing.

Akuryou13

11 Dec 2007, 11:37

My scam detector is buzzing.personally, I'm willing to help the lady just for being creative enough to get 10,000 without working at all.

Pigbuster

11 Dec 2007, 15:28

My scam detector is buzzing.

Yeah, it could be.

But the thing is, it could also be 100% legit. She has no way of proving that, and she knows it. She says so on the webbsite (http://www.projecterin.com/index.html).

Xinos

11 Dec 2007, 16:45

I'll beleive it when she makes a youtube video.

SupSuper

11 Dec 2007, 17:46

I'm pretty sure Megaupload would catch on, or they'd be handing $10000 to every Jack and Joe. I'm not even sure this is allowed, but we'll see.

Akuryou13

12 Dec 2007, 06:43

I'm pretty sure Megaupload would catch on, or they'd be handing $10000 to every Jack and Joe. I'm not even sure this is allowed, but we'll see.I'm pretty sure that this is just the first time someone realized that there are enough people in the world with internet bored enough to click a random link. at least for this particular giveaway.

I'm also pretty sure that after this, megaupload will be changing their policy.

AndrewTaylor

12 Dec 2007, 12:03

My scam detector is buzzing.

Seems likely to me that someone thought of a way to scam MegaUpload.

Now we have to ask: what are the odds of that person having a serious disease and no health insurance? I say they're small, but finite.

Star Worms

14 Dec 2007, 15:18

I finally have the internet after 2 months, despite it being extortionate.

Akuryou13

14 Dec 2007, 15:21

welcome back SW!

also, good news everyone! you're all going to the galaxy of pain in the dimension of torment and anguish.

actually, I just got my Worms discs in the mail today! WOO! so now I can play random games against random people. anyone interested in seeing how bad I suck after about 3 years of not having touched a worms game? :p

also, is THIS (http://forum.team17.co.uk/showthread.php?t=32992) the latest update?

Pickleworm

14 Dec 2007, 21:23

Barack Obama has a one-point edge over Hillary Clinton in the most recent New Hampshire poll: http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071214/FRONTPAGE/712140350

Akuryou13

15 Dec 2007, 02:34

FutureWorm

15 Dec 2007, 03:26

Barack Obama has a one-point edge over Hillary Clinton in the most recent New Hampshire poll: http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071214/FRONTPAGE/712140350
a recent iowa poll put him ahead by nine percent :D

also other good news: i ordered a copy of alive 2007 (the deluxe edition) from tower.com and it seems that it was right before they sold out for good

bonz

15 Dec 2007, 13:31

I'm going to become a father in about 7 months.
Yay! :D

MtlAngelus

15 Dec 2007, 13:39

Woah. Congratulations man!

bonz

15 Dec 2007, 14:27

Woah. Congratulations man!
Thank you!

You don't see much yet, but the baby will be beautiful!
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/3024/ultraschallbildxi6.jpg
;)

Akuryou13

15 Dec 2007, 14:45

oh, wow! congrats there bonz!! :D

Alien King

15 Dec 2007, 14:59

Congratulations!

thomasp

15 Dec 2007, 15:59

Nice one bonz :D

You must be one of the few forum regulars to have kids (well, soon to be having...). Excluding T17 staff.

FutureWorm

15 Dec 2007, 16:01

bonz i didn't even know there was a woman in your life, seems like most folks around here (*cough*plasma*cough) wear that sort of thing on their sleeve

then again, you're not 15! i'm really excited for you :)

bonz

15 Dec 2007, 16:14

I wonder why nobody has commented on that (obviously faked) sonogram yet. ;)
Nice one bonz :D

You must be one of the few forum regulars to have kids (well, soon to be having...). Excluding T17 staff.
Yes, I don't know anyone else.
xDMxKitty (http://forum.team17.co.uk/member.php?u=37697) has two sons, although she has posted rarely.
bonz i didn't even know there was a woman in your life, seems like most folks around here (*cough*plasma*cough) wear that sort of thing on their sleeve

then again, you're not 15! i'm really excited for you :)
Thanks!

AndrewTaylor

15 Dec 2007, 16:29

Haha, sonograms are rubbish. That, and congratulations.

Yesterday was pretty good, I think. I had a viva for the end of the first year of my PhD and I'm officially Allowed to do the second year, then I went to a party where I chatted to a delightful girl who I have arranged to meet again after Christmas. I'm having trouble figuring out how that day could plausibly have gone any better.

FutureWorm

15 Dec 2007, 16:32

I wonder why nobody has commented on that (obviously faked) sonogram yet. ;)
i was going to note that the familial resemblance is really quite striking

Pigbuster

15 Dec 2007, 18:18

I'm going to become a father in about 7 months.
Yay! :D

Congratulations, BOYO.

Blinx

15 Dec 2007, 22:14

Godspeed You! Black Emperor.
Team Fortress 2.

Can't beat it.

AndrewTaylor

15 Dec 2007, 22:18

I have no idea what you're talking about.

FutureWorm

16 Dec 2007, 02:18

I have no idea what you're talking about.
i'm assuming that he's talking about playing a musical artist (godspeed you! black emperor) while playing a computer game (team fortress 2)

Pickleworm

16 Dec 2007, 02:41

i'm assuming that he's talking about playing a musical artist (godspeed you! black emperor) while playing a computer game (team fortress 2)

He was implying Bonz was a Black Emperor and he wished him to go with God's speed :rolleyes:

Zero72

16 Dec 2007, 04:12

Gadzooks. Congrats, Bonz.

MtlAngelus

16 Dec 2007, 07:17

So yesterday I go to work, I get out of my house with enough time to be there early, and the bus I take decides to just not show up. So I realize it's getting late and I decide to grab a cab and... well, no cabs. I finally get a cab, and then there's a lot of traffic... So I get to work like 15 minutes late. Which is not good considering my supervisor sent me back home on tuesday for being late and I skipped work on friday for reasons posted in the other thread. So I get there and... my supervisor is on vacation! :p So I didn't have to explain me not showing up on friday and there was no one to send me back for being late again. :cool:

worMatty

16 Dec 2007, 09:29

I've had that happen to me a few times, except for the boss on vacation bit.

Xinos

16 Dec 2007, 11:29

Wooo, congrats Bonz!

I'm going back to Stockholm next week and visit family and old friends. :) What sucks is that my headphones are broken so I can't listen to music during the 5 hour train ride T_T. I'll have to ask someone at school if I can buy/borrow some old crappy headphones.

philby4000

16 Dec 2007, 19:01

Congratulations bonz!

SupSuper

16 Dec 2007, 20:22

I'm going to go :( just to contradict the thread.

Melon

17 Dec 2007, 11:58

Congratulations Bonz, as this means at least one of us here is getting laid.

Phew.

bonz

17 Dec 2007, 13:21

Congratulations, BOYO.
Gadzooks. Congrats, Bonz.
Wooo, congrats Bonz!
Congratulations bonz!
Congratulations Bonz, as this means at least one of us here is getting laid.
Thanks, everyone!

Akuryou13

17 Dec 2007, 14:38

Congratulations Bonz, as this means at least one of us here is getting laid.

Phew.hey now, he's not the only one :p I just don't have any ****-spewing money vacuums to show for it :p

Paul.Power

17 Dec 2007, 15:20

I graduated from Glamorgan today: MSc Communicating Science, Merit.

Blinx

17 Dec 2007, 20:51

Congratulations. :D

Zero72

18 Dec 2007, 07:33

Congrats to you too!

It's great to see people using their lives in ways I'm not. :)

Maybe I'm the control in the experiment.

worMatty

18 Dec 2007, 14:00

What?! How did this happen?! I can't imagine a world with TWO bonzs. What will we do? How will we survive?!

Well done, both of you, bonz. How is your lady? I take it her pregnancy was a surprise? Glad to see you're taking it positively.

Star Worms

18 Dec 2007, 14:24

Congratulations to bonz and Paul!

bonz

18 Dec 2007, 14:52

How did this happen?!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coitus#In_humans
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ejaculation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_fertilisation
I can't imagine a world with TWO bonzs.
I too am slowly getting used to that thought.
What will we do?
Hide.
How will we survive?!
You won't.
Well done, both of you, bonz.
Thanks!
How is your lady?
She's quite fine.
A bit tired most of the day though.
I take it her pregnancy was a surprise?
It was.
Although predictible.

Akuryou13

18 Dec 2007, 15:41

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coitus#In_humans
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ejaculation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_fertilisationhehe, that was awesome :D

bonz

18 Dec 2007, 15:50

hehe, that was awesome :D
Awesome indeed!
Espescially the second one.

No input from me on the third one.
(Well, depending on how you define "input".)

Akuryou13

18 Dec 2007, 16:37

Awesome indeed!
Espescially the second one......I do'nt know if I should slap you or laugh :p

Blinx

21 Dec 2007, 09:53

Went out to a massive end of year party last night as got rather drunk.
That girl I mentioned, well she pulled me twice. :D So I'm rather happy.
Not sure what it means to be honest, but regardless of what happens I'm happy :D

Alien King

21 Dec 2007, 17:55

Final day of College today (at least for a couple of weeks).

Final lecture was also pretty fun. Computing, but all we did was play Halo.

Blinx

21 Dec 2007, 18:06

I added the drummer of one of my favourite bands, Amplifier, on myspace.

He messaged me asking what was my profile song (my myspace hides who it is for some reason), and wished me luck with my band! :D

SupSuper

21 Dec 2007, 22:54

*End of 1st Year 1st Semester of College*

Alien King

23 Dec 2007, 16:03

http://forum.team17.co.uk/showpost.php?p=629118&postcount=2297

Replaced CD Drive with IDE DVD Drive. Win2K boot disc is now being read. Currently waiting for it to format the HDD.

Blinx

25 Dec 2007, 17:59

Got a Turn Table for Christmas :D

worMatty

25 Dec 2007, 20:14

Was it a USB one? :eek:

FutureWorm

26 Dec 2007, 00:10

Got a Turn Table for Christmas :D
i got a surround receiver :cool:

SomePerson

26 Dec 2007, 04:25

I got a book of Cat Stevens music for guitar.:)

Blinx

26 Dec 2007, 19:57

Ahhh noice. Is it difficult to play his stuff? I've got a load of his albums on my PC, I need to listen them sometime.

SomePerson

27 Dec 2007, 03:04

I wouldn't say his songs are really that difficult to play. It really varies, honestly. "Where Do the Children Play" is just a few chords, while "The Wind" has some fingerpicking that I found tricky to get the hand of. It's really not that bad - I mean, I can manage it and I've been playing for I think under a year still.

edit: Not that it says much, but his music is a good deal harder than Linkin Park though, or at least what I've heard of their guitar music... Bleed It Out is just xxxx79 xxxx77 xxxx97 xxxx107 (as in 10 and 7 not 1 and 07) played over and over and over for the whole song.:rolleyes:

SupSuper

27 Dec 2007, 03:42

My mom just arrived with Super Mario Galaxy and-

Star Worms

27 Dec 2007, 08:03

- blew it up with dynamite
- ate it
- used it as a frisbee
- all of the above

Alien King

27 Dec 2007, 10:25

- blew it up with dynamite
- ate it
- used it as a frisbee
- all of the above

Erm... isn't this supposed to be positive?

MrBunsy

28 Dec 2007, 12:31

Erm... isn't this supposed to be positive?

They seem pretty positive options to me.

AndrewTaylor

28 Dec 2007, 15:48

They seem pretty positive options to me.

Ah, so you were trolling. Well, that's alright then.

MrBunsy

28 Dec 2007, 17:07

Ah, so you were trolling. Well, that's alright then.

Possibly? Frisbees and explosions always seemed fairly positive to me.

MtlAngelus

28 Dec 2007, 22:27

So I just called the warranty service of that store I purchased the graphics card off, they have determined the card is indeed faulty and will replace it for another one. Now, if this one doesn't work, something will die.

Zero72

30 Dec 2007, 00:13

POSTING ON MY WII. :D

I was fortunate enough to find one of those handy-dandy Buffalo AOSS WiFi access things. DS already online too. PSP to follow.

:D :D :D

Edit: Although it's completely inferior: Posting from PSP. :cool:

SupSuper

30 Dec 2007, 16:53

I'm not paying 500 points just to get a browser on my Wii.

AndrewTaylor

30 Dec 2007, 20:37

I'm not paying 500 points just to get a browser on my Wii.

Okay, then.

Akuryou13

31 Dec 2007, 01:06

I'm not paying 500 points just to get a browser on my Wii.ha ha! you and your not having gotten it before they charged :p

SomePerson

31 Dec 2007, 03:15

For the first time I got a score of over 100 in bowling!:) (107)

Yes, I'm really that bad.

Zero72

31 Dec 2007, 04:23

I recenly broke 200 for my first and only time. I think it was 240-something.

FutureWorm

31 Dec 2007, 07:57

I recenly broke 200 for my first and only time. I think it was 240-something.
hey, not bad

i'm known to bowl in the 70-90 range :cool:

Star Worms

31 Dec 2007, 09:55

Are we talking about real bowling?

Melon

31 Dec 2007, 13:03

Real bowling? Ahahahaha! That involves leaving the house.

I just bought myself an A5 size Wacom Bamboo Fun graphics tablet, which I was getting money for for Christmas. It's not the same type that Splapp and HK have, they have the superior Intuos3 tablet, but that was far too expensive for poor stundent me.

Should get it in a few days. Wheeee.:D:D:D

SupSuper

1 Jan 2008, 01:06

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

And HAPPY NEW NO-SMOKING-IN-PUBLIC-PLACES LAW!

Akuryou13

1 Jan 2008, 04:14

And HAPPY NEW NO-SMOKING-IN-PUBLIC-PLACES LAW!another one?

Star Worms

1 Jan 2008, 23:19

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

And HAPPY NEW NO-SMOKING-IN-PUBLIC-PLACES LAW!Good on you for banning those annual forest fires! (y)

FutureWorm

1 Jan 2008, 23:24

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

And HAPPY NEW NO-SMOKING-IN-PUBLIC-PLACES LAW!
hey, chicago did that too

Akuryou13

2 Jan 2008, 03:37

after giving my wife my old surround sound speakers in a fit of laziness, I realized that I needed to get my own speakers, as I can't listen to music well on just my headphones (which, while surround sound and high quality, just aren't made to use unless you're in the comp chair....duh :p).

I went today to go to wal mart and decided to look around to see if there were any decent quality speakers at the nearby Best Buy and Circuit City. Circuit City was closed for new years, so I headed to best buy. there, I ran into these (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1068243&CatId=98). the sound quality is friggin amazing. by far the best speakers I've ever had the pleasure of listening to. I love these things!! :D

MtlAngelus

2 Jan 2008, 04:29

I've got... Chicken Soup! :3

bonz

2 Jan 2008, 16:04

my old surround sound speakers [...] I ran into these (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1068243&CatId=98)
Yeah, Logitech make the best computer peripherals and accessory stuff IMO.
Those are not quite "surround" though. ;)

Akuryou13

2 Jan 2008, 16:33

Yeah, Logitech make the best computer peripherals and accessory stuff IMO.
Those are not quite "surround" though. ;)bonz: Wit Check vs Perception: *Critical Failure* (1 + 1 = 2 vs. DC 20)
bonz suffers from Brain Dead

you'll notice I said my OLD speakers were surround sound. I let my wife have them. I then got new speakers.

bonz

2 Jan 2008, 20:05

bonz: Wit Check vs Perception: *Critical Failure* (1 + 1 = 2 vs. DC 20)
bonz suffers from Brain Dead

you'll notice I said my OLD speakers were surround sound. I let my wife have them. I then got new speakers.
Yes, I'm perfectly aware of that. :)
What I meant was that you had a surround sound system before and now you're satisfied with stereo sound?
Logitech produces surround systems too.

Akuryou13

3 Jan 2008, 23:30

Yes, I'm perfectly aware of that. :)
What I meant was that you had a surround sound system before and now you're satisfied with stereo sound?
Logitech produces surround systems too.our computers are right next to each other and so the surround sound is still right next to me, it's just far easier to leave it next to me rather than move it around. if I want surround sound, I can either just listen through her speakers, or I can use my headphones. for gaming, I'm going to use the headphones, but for listening to music and watching DVDs, the stereo sound works just as well.

SomePerson

4 Jan 2008, 00:23

OMG so I just found out the Russian band DDT, my favorite Russian band and one of my favorite bands in general ever, is playing in LA on the 18th!!!

I'm soo totally going! SO stoked!:D

Akuryou13

4 Jan 2008, 01:48

HURRAH!!
Book 4 of the Codex Alera by Jim Butcher has apparently come out at some point recently. I just got a notice from amazon suggesting that I buy the book, and while I hate those kinds of e-mails, this one was actually useful.

YAY JIM BUTCHER!

Pickleworm

4 Jan 2008, 02:59

OMG so I just found out the Russian band DDT, my favorite Russian band and one of my favorite bands in general ever, is playing in LA on the 18th!!!

I'm soo totally going! SO stoked!:D

I just found out Boredoms will be playing in Boston on March 29th :)

Pickleworm

4 Jan 2008, 03:08

http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSWAT00862520080104 :)

Akuryou13

4 Jan 2008, 03:21

http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSWAT00862520080104 :)oh thank god!

FutureWorm

4 Jan 2008, 09:58

also good news: romney was defeated, possibly leading to a second ass-kicking in new hampshire

Star Worms

4 Jan 2008, 13:00

I has a bucket 8800GTS 512MB and AMD Athlon 64 X" Dual Core 3800+ :)

AndrewTaylor

4 Jan 2008, 18:03

also good news: romney was defeated, possibly leading to a second ass-kicking in new hampshire

In any system that worked, Romney could be defeated by a bag of skittles.

FutureWorm

4 Jan 2008, 19:54

In any system that worked, Romney could be defeated by a bag of skittles.
maybe the system is actually working :eek:

Zero72

5 Jan 2008, 06:30

Hell yeah. I'd vote for Skittles.

Star Worms

5 Jan 2008, 07:40

Britney loses children: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7172640.stm

bonz

5 Jan 2008, 11:30

Britney loses children: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7172640.stm
Don't do drugs! Drugs are bad mkay.

FutureWorm

5 Jan 2008, 15:59

Britney loses children: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7172640.stm
those poor kids, seriously they are going to have the worst life

Melon

7 Jan 2008, 16:18

I just got my graphics tablet! Yay!!! :D:D:D

Wow. It seems so hard to use. I tried to use it to browse here and I really struggled.

I'm sure I'll get used to it.

Akuryou13

7 Jan 2008, 16:31

I just got my graphics tablet! Yay!!! :D:D:D

Wow. It seems so hard to use. I tried to use it to browse here and I really struggled.

I'm sure I'll get used to it.why are you using it in place of a mouse anyway? :p

Melon

7 Jan 2008, 16:34

Practice.

Besides, you can use them as a replacement for a mouse, but it's not advised for playing games and the like :p

Akuryou13

7 Jan 2008, 16:37

Practice.

Besides, you can use them as a replacement for a mouse, but it's not advised for playing games and the like :pgee, go figure :p

Xinos

7 Jan 2008, 19:39

Fun stuff. Second one requires that you have an account at conceptart.org, but it's worth it.
No tablet-accuracy training though, sorry =P

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=112049
http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=108180
http://www.gfxartist.com/features/tutorials/

Blinx

9 Jan 2008, 22:55

My band are set to record an EP in mid-Febuary and we're gonna do a few gigs.
We're gonna release the EP for free on the internet, so if you guys are interested I'll post a link.
Also, we've got a few fairly well developed and known bands saying we could support them such as The Boxer Rebellion, The Worldisonfire and Amplifier, who's singer we name our band after. :)

So it's going very very very well. :D

Star Worms

11 Jan 2008, 18:02

I decided to try my luck at poker for real money on the internet. Started off with £50 and now have £100 :)

Who needs a job?! That makes it well over £10 per hour.

bonz

11 Jan 2008, 19:12

I decided to try my luck at poker for real money on the internet. Started off with £50 and now have £100 :)

Who needs a job?! That makes it well over £10 per hour.
I have friends that play online poker too.
They earn several hundred Euros per month, but that still doesn't pay all their bills.
They say that you'd have to play nearly as many hours every day as you'd have to in a regular job.

Getting good and then playing in bigger tournaments against real humans at a table could really do the trick.

Paul.Power

11 Jan 2008, 21:13

A friend of mine played it to help fund his time at Cambridge.

Apparently the trick is never to spend any money that you haven't already made through playing poker, i.e. never spend anything more than (the money they give you as a free trial thing + winnings).

Xinos

11 Jan 2008, 21:36

I think 'don't spend more money than you earn' is a good rule of thumb that can be applied most anywhere.

AndrewTaylor

11 Jan 2008, 21:38

I think 'don't spend more money than you earn' is a good rule of thumb that can be applied most anywhere.

What if you aspire to own a house someday?

Xinos

11 Jan 2008, 21:43

Then you better be pretty good at online poker.

AndrewTaylor

11 Jan 2008, 22:08

I got a house on PartyPoker.com last week.

But some ******* from Mexico had four sixes.

HA HA IT IS A PUN

Akuryou13

11 Jan 2008, 23:15

I got a house on PartyPoker.com last week.

But some ******* from Mexico had four sixes.

HA HA IT IS A PUN.........:rolleyes:

Zero72

12 Jan 2008, 06:19

i dont get it :(

Akuryou13

12 Jan 2008, 07:42

i dont get it :( 4 of a Kind beats a Full House :p

Zero72

12 Jan 2008, 09:45

I get it having paid more attention to the context from the previous few posts.

bonz

12 Jan 2008, 15:15

I got a house on PartyPoker.com last week.

But some ******* from Mexico had four sixes.

HA HA IT IS A PUN
And a good one. :)

Star Worms

15 Jan 2008, 19:16

I purified my DNA earlier today and get to fingerprint it on Friday tomorrow :)

Xinos

15 Jan 2008, 23:41

You übermench you.

MtlAngelus

16 Jan 2008, 07:30

My new iMac should arrive in a week or so. :3

philby4000

17 Jan 2008, 10:12

Tablet PC get!

It's an ancient model from a company that I've never heard of before, but it's nifty terrific!

also, this handwriting recognition thingy is actuary quite good, if a bit slow.

bonz

17 Jan 2008, 16:32

I purified my DNA earlier today and get to fingerprint it on Friday tomorrow :)
You mean your own DNA?
I extract DNA from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded liver samples of lots of dead people.

Star Worms

17 Jan 2008, 16:43

MrBunsy

17 Jan 2008, 18:11

I extract DNA from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded liver samples of lots of dead people.Interesting hobby :p

Star Worms

17 Jan 2008, 18:53

Yes, my own DNA. Turns out it's Friday when we finish it. The PCR has been done, it just needs to be run through the gel.

I'll probably post the result up here (it's only for a few genes, not the entire kaboodle). Hopefully the results turn out well.Actually there's a massive biology party going on tonight... everyone, including myself, will be dreadfully hungover.