Listening to:

Baroness - Yellow & Green. Yellow is better.

At 8/2/12 04:27 AM, Coop wrote:

At 7/31/12 05:32 AM, Bahamut wrote: Not that I've watched any of this yet but I highly doubt any of this will top Mr. Bean being featured on Bruce Dickinson's music video for Elected. Yes, it's an Alice Cooper cover.

Personally, I think that Bean's Chariots of Fire was better than Elected.

Bruce Dickinson + Mr. Bean - How is that topped?

A lot of imagination to run wild for the other one, though. :P

Look, what you and her get up to is your own business. Nothing to do with me, though I might actually beg her to get off with you, just so we can draw a line under it.

Oh come on, you know you want to have a peek or two. ;)

At 8/2/12 05:18 AM, gamejunkie wrote: Sorry for the rant, like I said, I'm just not all here right now.

No worries man, it's never an easy time when you lose a family member. All I ask is for you to take it easy around here. The site here can be pressurizing at times so if you feel under stress, just take a break from everything.

At 8/1/12 07:17 PM, Bahamut wrote:

At 7/31/12 01:20 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 7/31/12 05:32 AM, Bahamut wrote: Well, it's really four since portal reviews have now split into two.

It is four indeed.

And now to wonder when the fifth one will arrive. Shame for the eventual fifth one as I like the sound of the Big Four of Newgrounds. :P

You mean Literature reviews?

It's one I do have in mind.

Good.

Buuuut, right now I want to get Hellwell's debut album (Manilla Road side project).

Sounds interesting.

Good thing they have self services, right?

I tried that when I was in Manchester, and failed miserably. I tried removing an item, but the stupid thing didn't do what I wanted it to do...

Yeah, they are a little tricky but I'm used to them at this point.

At least I can always say: "I'm just a stupid foreigner!" But if I say it, I should say it more like "Me not speak english!"

Cloudy today which is just what I wanted.

Still rainy, with a few snatches of sunshine.

I wore a coat but it got too warm. I was still sweating when I got back home even after taking my coat off and changing into fresher clothes.

Pretty hot the whole day, and now there's a thunderstorm. Good thing that I'm already at home.

If there is one, they must be very hard to come by.

I don't think there's an overwhelming need for them, so of course they are rare.

If they only show up in somewhere like America then screw that!

Yeah, they should have about every therapist possible.

At 8/2/12 04:27 AM, Coop wrote: Tired and sore, but a cup champion, Coop congratulates:

So, you won't get the title for "worst captain"?

At 7/31/12 01:20 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 7/31/12 04:44 AM, Coop wrote: Yes and when we have the Olympics in North Korea, we will have a new Olympic sport - goose-stepping :P

I thought it was only the Youth Olympics? But if they really get to host the olympic games, we will have games with absolutely no media coverage at all.

The IOC wouldn't risk damaging the brand - official Olympic partners, such as Coca-Cola and McDonalds wouldn't be allowed to sponsor events, as local brands would need to take precedence.

Do they even HAVE brands in North Korea?

A few more medals for the german team today. We are on a roll!

And two Golds for team GB at last :) I think that we know who BBC Sports personality of the year 2012 will be now. Step forward, Bradley Wiggins.

Now it's 4 golds, that means Team GB is better than Team Germany in the medal table (even though I never understood why it's always sorted for gold medals and not total medals).

At 8/2/12 05:18 AM, gamejunkie wrote: Sorry for the rant, like I said, I'm just not all here right now.

I'm sorry for your loss.

Just hit 8,000 saves :).

Listening to:

Dawnbringer - Into the Lair of the Sun God

At 8/2/12 12:16 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 8/1/12 07:17 PM, Bahamut wrote: And now to wonder when the fifth one will arrive. Shame for the eventual fifth one as I like the sound of the Big Four of Newgrounds. :P

You mean Literature reviews?

Yeah, literature reviews. I know Coop will love the lit. portal when it arrives, though.

Buuuut, right now I want to get Hellwell's debut album (Manilla Road side project).

Sounds interesting.

It sure is. The only problem is that the one place I can buy it from does have pricey postage so I need to think of a fair amount of albums to get from there to make the postage cost more efficient. At the end, it does average to £8 per CD.

Yeah, they are a little tricky but I'm used to them at this point.

At least I can always say: "I'm just a stupid foreigner!" But if I say it, I should say it more like "Me not speak english!"

Say "Me not speak English!" in German. That would amuse me a lot if I met you last year and you shouted that out.

I wore a coat but it got too warm. I was still sweating when I got back home even after taking my coat off and changing into fresher clothes.

Pretty hot the whole day, and now there's a thunderstorm. Good thing that I'm already at home.

Now it's the kind of weather I can easily settle with. Nothing horrible, no rain but the temperature is just right.

If they only show up in somewhere like America then screw that!

Yeah, they should have about every therapist possible.

Well, I better see if I can form a dragon cult somewhere here.

Thanks for your kind words and sentiments guys. It's been a roller coaster ride of emotions for me to say the very least and I really really appreciate your thoughtful replies and graciously accept your prayers in my time of tragedy and grieving.

31,000 Saves.

Coop messes about with cricket club and computer stuff, while congratulating:
Odyssic: 34,000 B/P
Decky: 8,000 Saves
gamejunkie: 31,000 Saves

At 8/2/12 04:41 AM, Odyssic wrote:

At 8/2/12 04:27 AM, Coop wrote: I might have to buy a better monitor and graphics card for it, but I think it will do the job :)

Does it have a graphic card or are you going to reuse the same you have now?

I don't know how it's looking at the moment - I'll check and see in a few - should be no trouble to take the old one out and reuse it.

Still, it's a lot faster than the old one was :)

At 8/2/12 05:18 AM, gamejunkie wrote: Well it's a somewhat sombre day for me. My father passed away this morning from Bowel Cancer. I'm kind of in shock at the moment, since only 3 weeks ago the family were told he wouldn't make it to the end of the year. So this came very suddenly.

Sorry to hear about that. If you need to talk, throw me a PM, you know I'm here for that.

At 8/2/12 09:38 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 8/2/12 04:27 AM, Coop wrote:

At 7/31/12 05:32 AM, Bahamut wrote: Not that I've watched any of this yet but I highly doubt any of this will top Mr. Bean being featured on Bruce Dickinson's music video for Elected. Yes, it's an Alice Cooper cover.

Personally, I think that Bean's Chariots of Fire was better than Elected.

Bruce Dickinson + Mr. Bean - How is that topped?

Running barefoot across the sands, cheating in a race, pissing off Sir Simon Rattle and a fart joke at the end.

A lot of imagination to run wild for the other one, though. :P

Look, what you and her get up to is your own business. Nothing to do with me, though I might actually beg her to get off with you, just so we can draw a line under it.

Oh come on, you know you want to have a peek or two. ;)

And I would be mentally scarred. Don't you have a warning like the Omicronians, that during coitus, non-combatants should retreat to a safe distance of 500+ metres?

At 8/2/12 12:16 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 8/2/12 04:27 AM, Coop wrote: Tired and sore, but a cup champion, Coop congratulates:

So, you won't get the title for "worst captain"?

No, I will. We won the Wednesday League 10Ten competition, last Tuesday night (fixtures got shunted around with all of the rain that we have had) and my Sunday team is still to register a victory in a meaningful game.

At 7/31/12 01:20 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 7/31/12 04:44 AM, Coop wrote: Yes and when we have the Olympics in North Korea, we will have a new Olympic sport - goose-stepping :P

I thought it was only the Youth Olympics? But if they really get to host the olympic games, we will have games with absolutely no media coverage at all.

The IOC wouldn't risk damaging the brand - official Olympic partners, such as Coca-Cola and McDonalds wouldn't be allowed to sponsor events, as local brands would need to take precedence.

Do they even HAVE brands in North Korea?

Yes - brands officially endorsed by the state.

A few more medals for the german team today. We are on a roll!

And two Golds for team GB at last :) I think that we know who BBC Sports personality of the year 2012 will be now. Step forward, Bradley Wiggins.

Now it's 4 golds, that means Team GB is better than Team Germany in the medal table (even though I never understood why it's always sorted for gold medals and not total medals).

Gold medals are harder to earn than Silver or Bronze, obviously. Perhaps they should weight it, with 5 points for Gold, 3 for Silver and one for Bronze. Would that affect it?

At 8/3/12 07:54 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 8/2/12 12:16 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 8/1/12 07:17 PM, Bahamut wrote: And now to wonder when the fifth one will arrive. Shame for the eventual fifth one as I like the sound of the Big Four of Newgrounds. :P

You mean Literature reviews?

Yeah, literature reviews. I know Coop will love the lit. portal when it arrives, though.

Very probably, yes. I intend to have some of the earliest works out on there ;)

At 8/3/12 11:19 AM, Coop wrote: Sorry to hear about that. If you need to talk, throw me a PM, you know I'm here for that.

Thanks Coop, I will probably take you up on that offer in the next couple of days. Still waiting for it to all sink in properly.

At 8/3/12 07:54 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 8/2/12 12:16 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 8/1/12 07:17 PM, Bahamut wrote: And now to wonder when the fifth one will arrive. Shame for the eventual fifth one as I like the sound of the Big Four of Newgrounds. :P

You mean Literature reviews?

Yeah, literature reviews. I know Coop will love the lit. portal when it arrives, though.

I don't know if I will have the time to do much reviewing there, though.

Buuuut, right now I want to get Hellwell's debut album (Manilla Road side project).

Sounds interesting.

It sure is. The only problem is that the one place I can buy it from does have pricey postage so I need to think of a fair amount of albums to get from there to make the postage cost more efficient. At the end, it does average to £8 per CD.

I bet they only have so high postage costs to get their customers to buy more. :P

Yeah, they are a little tricky but I'm used to them at this point.

At least I can always say: "I'm just a stupid foreigner!" But if I say it, I should say it more like "Me not speak english!"

Say "Me not speak English!" in German. That would amuse me a lot if I met you last year and you shouted that out.

"Ich nix sprechen Englisch!"

I wore a coat but it got too warm. I was still sweating when I got back home even after taking my coat off and changing into fresher clothes.

Pretty hot the whole day, and now there's a thunderstorm. Good thing that I'm already at home.

Now it's the kind of weather I can easily settle with. Nothing horrible, no rain but the temperature is just right.

Weather is still fucked up here. Very hot and sunny most of the time, but a very intense rainstorm during the evening.

If they only show up in somewhere like America then screw that!

Yeah, they should have about every therapist possible.

Well, I better see if I can form a dragon cult somewhere here.

I think you have better chances with that in Scandinavia.

At 8/3/12 11:19 AM, Coop wrote:

At 8/2/12 12:16 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 8/2/12 04:27 AM, Coop wrote: Tired and sore, but a cup champion, Coop congratulates:

So, you won't get the title for "worst captain"?

No, I will. We won the Wednesday League 10Ten competition, last Tuesday night (fixtures got shunted around with all of the rain that we have had) and my Sunday team is still to register a victory in a meaningful game.

Well, good luck with that.

At 7/31/12 01:20 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 7/31/12 04:44 AM, Coop wrote: Yes and when we have the Olympics in North Korea, we will have a new Olympic sport - goose-stepping :P

I thought it was only the Youth Olympics? But if they really get to host the olympic games, we will have games with absolutely no media coverage at all.

The IOC wouldn't risk damaging the brand - official Olympic partners, such as Coca-Cola and McDonalds wouldn't be allowed to sponsor events, as local brands would need to take precedence.

Do they even HAVE brands in North Korea?

Yes - brands officially endorsed by the state.

So, kind of like how it was in the GDR.

A few more medals for the german team today. We are on a roll!

And two Golds for team GB at last :) I think that we know who BBC Sports personality of the year 2012 will be now. Step forward, Bradley Wiggins.

Now it's 4 golds, that means Team GB is better than Team Germany in the medal table (even though I never understood why it's always sorted for gold medals and not total medals).

Gold medals are harder to earn than Silver or Bronze, obviously. Perhaps they should weight it, with 5 points for Gold, 3 for Silver and one for Bronze. Would that affect it?

Well, now team Germany has 5 golds, so at least we are in front of North Korea now. But South Korea has like 7 gold medals, it will be hard to beat them, I guess.
Also: Earning 17 medals is obiously harder than earning "only" 5 medals.

At 8/3/12 09:08 AM, gamejunkie wrote: Thanks for your kind words and sentiments guys. It's been a roller coaster ride of emotions for me to say the very least and I really really appreciate your thoughtful replies and graciously accept your prayers in my time of tragedy and grieving.

I know how you feel. When one of my aunts died a few years ago, I kind of felt how you describe it right now. We never where too close, but she's a member of the family... and I was between feeling nothing and feeling sad for quite some time after her death.

At 8/3/12 04:41 PM, Haggard wrote: I know how you feel. When one of my aunts died a few years ago, I kind of felt how you describe it right now. We never where too close, but she's a member of the family... and I was between feeling nothing and feeling sad for quite some time after her death.

That's exactly how I would describe it (between nothing and sad). It's a crazy feeling for sure. I was having a quick read up about grieving and it's apparently fairly normal, even when you're not as close as you think, to the person who passed away. It's just so strange though. I want the feeling to go away and soon.

Another one that's a little late, but I did achieve 108,000 B/P

I hope I can hit 30,000 Blams soon...

I have at least one medal from 1,000 different games.

You passed 16,000 Blams. Impressive!
You entered the top 900 in Experience Points. Outstanding!

Coop keeps an eye on the ladies Heptathlon, while congratulating:
DoctorStrongbad: Medals from 1,000 Different Games
Martin: 56,000 B/P
Pokemonpoeguygcn: 16,000 Blams; Top 900 Experienced

Thank you to:
Odyssic

At 8/3/12 01:20 PM, gamejunkie wrote:

At 8/3/12 11:19 AM, Coop wrote: Sorry to hear about that. If you need to talk, throw me a PM, you know I'm here for that.

Thanks Coop, I will probably take you up on that offer in the next couple of days. Still waiting for it to all sink in properly.

We all do what we can and no-one can tell anyone how to grieve, just help them along through it.

At 8/3/12 04:39 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 8/3/12 11:19 AM, Coop wrote:

At 8/2/12 12:16 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 8/2/12 04:27 AM, Coop wrote: Tired and sore, but a cup champion, Coop congratulates:

So, you won't get the title for "worst captain"?

No, I will. We won the Wednesday League 10Ten competition, last Tuesday night (fixtures got shunted around with all of the rain that we have had) and my Sunday team is still to register a victory in a meaningful game.

Well, good luck with that.

Just a friendly tomorrow. Then it's a week off (possibly another friendly) and then 3 more matches to try and salvage the season. I'd like to win 2 of 3, but that seems a little rich.

At 7/31/12 01:20 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 7/31/12 04:44 AM, Coop wrote: Yes and when we have the Olympics in North Korea, we will have a new Olympic sport - goose-stepping :P

I thought it was only the Youth Olympics? But if they really get to host the olympic games, we will have games with absolutely no media coverage at all.

The IOC wouldn't risk damaging the brand - official Olympic partners, such as Coca-Cola and McDonalds wouldn't be allowed to sponsor events, as local brands would need to take precedence.

Do they even HAVE brands in North Korea?

Yes - brands officially endorsed by the state.

So, kind of like how it was in the GDR.

I would assume so, only a little more harsh, from what I've heard.

That said, PRK have won three golds for Weightlifting, plus one for Judo.

A few more medals for the german team today. We are on a roll!

And two Golds for team GB at last :) I think that we know who BBC Sports personality of the year 2012 will be now. Step forward, Bradley Wiggins.

Now it's 4 golds, that means Team GB is better than Team Germany in the medal table (even though I never understood why it's always sorted for gold medals and not total medals).

Gold medals are harder to earn than Silver or Bronze, obviously. Perhaps they should weight it, with 5 points for Gold, 3 for Silver and one for Bronze. Would that affect it?

Well, now team Germany has 5 golds, so at least we are in front of North Korea now. But South Korea has like 7 gold medals, it will be hard to beat them, I guess.

It'll even out - as we go, the teams with relatively few medals will clump together at the base of the table, while nations like the US, China, GB Germany, France, Australia and South Korea will make their moves toward the top.

Thanks for voting, Auz! Your experience has been automatically deposited!

With that vote, you now have 27,000 experience points. You need 750 more to get to Level 51. The next Grounds Gold day begins in 10 hours, 3 minutes, and 48 seconds.

Neat.

Listening to:

Iron Maiden - Maiden Voyage

At 8/3/12 11:19 AM, Coop wrote:

At 8/2/12 09:38 AM, Bahamut wrote: Bruce Dickinson + Mr. Bean - How is that topped?

Running barefoot across the sands, cheating in a race, pissing off Sir Simon Rattle and a fart joke at the end.

Sorry, I cannot accept that as anything better than a Mr. Bean/Bruce Dickinson crossover.

Oh come on, you know you want to have a peek or two. ;)

And I would be mentally scarred. Don't you have a warning like the Omicronians, that during coitus, non-combatants should retreat to a safe distance of 500+ metres?

Nope, no warnings are generally needed.

At 8/3/12 07:54 AM, Bahamut wrote: Yeah, literature reviews. I know Coop will love the lit. portal when it arrives, though.

Very probably, yes. I intend to have some of the earliest works out on there ;)

I don't think I'll ever write a single review for the literature portal.

At 8/3/12 04:39 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 8/3/12 07:54 AM, Bahamut wrote: Yeah, literature reviews. I know Coop will love the lit. portal when it arrives, though.

I don't know if I will have the time to do much reviewing there, though.

I should at least try to get back to reviewing games/movies.

It sure is. The only problem is that the one place I can buy it from does have pricey postage so I need to think of a fair amount of albums to get from there to make the postage cost more efficient. At the end, it does average to Ã'£8 per CD.

I bet they only have so high postage costs to get their customers to buy more. :P

Well, it is secured postage so I can allow it, particularly when considering the size of the packages. Still, if the CDs work out as generally cheap over there, I can't complain.

Say "Me not speak English!" in German. That would amuse me a lot if I met you last year and you shouted that out.

"Ich nix sprechen Englisch!"

Now I'm amused. Now let's try that whenever you do make it to England again.

Now it's the kind of weather I can easily settle with. Nothing horrible, no rain but the temperature is just right.

Weather is still fucked up here. Very hot and sunny most of the time, but a very intense rainstorm during the evening.

Rained in the morning, hot in the evening. Fuck this!

Well, I better see if I can form a dragon cult somewhere here.

I think you have better chances with that in Scandinavia.

Yeah, those places seem a lot cooler than this dump.

50,000 total stats!

Coop wonders if he might get to play today. Thunderstorms forecast from 3pm, we start at 2! Congratulations to:
Auz: 27,000 Experience
sushi13: 50,000 Total Points

At 8/4/12 02:23 PM, Bahamut wrote:

At 8/3/12 11:19 AM, Coop wrote:

At 8/2/12 09:38 AM, Bahamut wrote: Bruce Dickinson + Mr. Bean - How is that topped?

Running barefoot across the sands, cheating in a race, pissing off Sir Simon Rattle and a fart joke at the end.

Sorry, I cannot accept that as anything better than a Mr. Bean/Bruce Dickinson crossover.

Then you refuse to move with the times. Even Metal moves with the times.

Oh come on, you know you want to have a peek or two. ;)

And I would be mentally scarred. Don't you have a warning like the Omicronians, that during coitus, non-combatants should retreat to a safe distance of 500+ metres?

Nope, no warnings are generally needed.

All the same, I'll pass. You don't want me to get invited to join in and show you up :3

At 8/3/12 07:54 AM, Bahamut wrote: Yeah, literature reviews. I know Coop will love the lit. portal when it arrives, though.

Very probably, yes. I intend to have some of the earliest works out on there ;)

I don't think I'll ever write a single review for the literature portal.

If that's the way it's got to be, then that is how it will be.

so i missed a deposit this week because the front page was still showing the upgrade page. stupid needing to refresh cache

At 8/4/12 05:51 AM, Coop wrote:

At 7/31/12 01:20 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 7/31/12 04:44 AM, Coop wrote: Yes and when we have the Olympics in North Korea, we will have a new Olympic sport - goose-stepping :P

I thought it was only the Youth Olympics? But if they really get to host the olympic games, we will have games with absolutely no media coverage at all.

The IOC wouldn't risk damaging the brand - official Olympic partners, such as Coca-Cola and McDonalds wouldn't be allowed to sponsor events, as local brands would need to take precedence.

Do they even HAVE brands in North Korea?

Yes - brands officially endorsed by the state.

So, kind of like how it was in the GDR.

I would assume so, only a little more harsh, from what I've heard.

Even more harsh? I can't imagine how this should be possible. As far as I know, there was only one brand for each product in the GDR, and commercials wheren't allowed.

I once read that people bought many many tooh brushes, when there where rumours that the only factory that produced them was about to be closed down.

And two Golds for team GB at last :) I think that we know who BBC Sports personality of the year 2012 will be now. Step forward, Bradley Wiggins.

Now it's 4 golds, that means Team GB is better than Team Germany in the medal table (even though I never understood why it's always sorted for gold medals and not total medals).

Gold medals are harder to earn than Silver or Bronze, obviously. Perhaps they should weight it, with 5 points for Gold, 3 for Silver and one for Bronze. Would that affect it?

Well, now team Germany has 5 golds, so at least we are in front of North Korea now. But South Korea has like 7 gold medals, it will be hard to beat them, I guess.

It'll even out - as we go, the teams with relatively few medals will clump together at the base of the table, while nations like the US, China, GB Germany, France, Australia and South Korea will make their moves toward the top.

I don't see any events coming up where team germany really has a chance to grab the gold medal. Silver for Lilli Schwarzkopf was a huge surprise in Heptathlon. I was hoping for a gold medal in discus, but the best german lady only ranked 5th. Now let's hope for hammer throw and men's discus throw...

At 8/4/12 02:23 PM, Bahamut wrote:

At 8/3/12 04:39 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 8/3/12 07:54 AM, Bahamut wrote: Yeah, literature reviews. I know Coop will love the lit. portal when it arrives, though.

I don't know if I will have the time to do much reviewing there, though.

I should at least try to get back to reviewing games/movies.

That reminds me, I still have some reviewing to do for the RRC.

Say "Me not speak English!" in German. That would amuse me a lot if I met you last year and you shouted that out.

"Ich nix sprechen Englisch!"

Now I'm amused. Now let's try that whenever you do make it to England again.

You are easily amused. :P
Well, I want to come back at least to GB, but I don't know when my next stay in England will be. But I still have to visit London, since all I've seen so far was Heathrow Airport and Gatwick Airport (and Gatwick Airport isn't even in London), so chances are very high I will be visiting England again during the next few years. ^^

Now it's the kind of weather I can easily settle with. Nothing horrible, no rain but the temperature is just right.

Weather is still fucked up here. Very hot and sunny most of the time, but a very intense rainstorm during the evening.

Rained in the morning, hot in the evening. Fuck this!

Raining all the time yesterday, cloudy today.

Well, I better see if I can form a dragon cult somewhere here.

I think you have better chances with that in Scandinavia.

Yeah, those places seem a lot cooler than this dump.

But they only seem to be that way, I think.

Listening to:

Kazuki Muraoka - Metal Gear Solid Original Game Soundtrack. This soundtrack is simply amazing. I can't recall the other MGS games having music this good.

At 8/5/12 06:09 AM, Coop wrote:

At 8/4/12 02:23 PM, Bahamut wrote: Sorry, I cannot accept that as anything better than a Mr. Bean/Bruce Dickinson crossover.

Then you refuse to move with the times. Even Metal moves with the times.

Ah but metal classics are hailed all the time.

Nope, no warnings are generally needed.

All the same, I'll pass. You don't want me to get invited to join in and show you up :3

I see no harm with a threesome.

I don't think I'll ever write a single review for the literature portal.

If that's the way it's got to be, then that is how it will be.

Yeah, I'm just not one for critiquing badly written stories but if it's something really bad that I just have to call out on, then maybe I will review it. Then again, saying that I should be pelting every shitty pony flash ever.

At 8/5/12 07:04 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 8/4/12 02:23 PM, Bahamut wrote: I should at least try to get back to reviewing games/movies.

That reminds me, I still have some reviewing to do for the RRC.

Yeah, you do that.

Well, I want to come back at least to GB, but I don't know when my next stay in England will be. But I still have to visit London, since all I've seen so far was Heathrow Airport and Gatwick Airport (and Gatwick Airport isn't even in London), so chances are very high I will be visiting England again during the next few years. ^^

Hey, what about whenever the next London meet will be going on?

Rained in the morning, hot in the evening. Fuck this!

Raining all the time yesterday, cloudy today.

Sunny today but I'm not too hot inside.

Yeah, those places seem a lot cooler than this dump.

But they only seem to be that way, I think.

I mean, what does this place do that they don't?

Hope I can put this here, but I just reached slightly over 100,000 medal points.

Medals attained from 777 Medal Games.

85,000 Medal Points.

You passed 74,000 B/P! Congrats!
You passed 58,000 Saves. Way to go!

Level 28.

Coop checks that his cricket whites are now white (and not brown, see below). Congratulations to:
VJF: 100,000 Medal Points
gamejunkie: Medals from 777 Different Games; 85,000 Medal Points
Pokemonpoeguygcn: 74,000 B/P; 58,000 Saves
xRiskiiyxBlaze: Level 28
Criminal-23: Level 17; Sergeant

Listening to:
Ocean Colour Scene - The Riverboat Song

At 8/5/12 06:37 AM, jonthomson wrote: so i missed a deposit this week because the front page was still showing the upgrade page. stupid needing to refresh cache

Wow, that's a schoolboy error, Jon. And you've been here for what, 12 years?

At 8/5/12 07:04 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 8/4/12 05:51 AM, Coop wrote:

At 7/31/12 01:20 PM, Haggard wrote:

Do they even HAVE brands in North Korea?

Yes - brands officially endorsed by the state.

So, kind of like how it was in the GDR.

I would assume so, only a little more harsh, from what I've heard.

Even more harsh? I can't imagine how this should be possible. As far as I know, there was only one brand for each product in the GDR, and commercials wheren't allowed.

I once read that people bought many many tooh brushes, when there where rumours that the only factory that produced them was about to be closed down.

I don't recall people having to show massive outpourings of public grief, when the leader of the GDR passed away, or that everyone had to display a picture of their Eternal Leader, or Beloved Leader in their homes. Still, I've lived in neither, so would only know from what i have seen from biased news reports.

It'll even out - as we go, the teams with relatively few medals will clump together at the base of the table, while nations like the US, China, GB Germany, France, Australia and South Korea will make their moves toward the top.

I don't see any events coming up where team germany really has a chance to grab the gold medal. Silver for Lilli Schwarzkopf was a huge surprise in Heptathlon. I was hoping for a gold medal in discus, but the best german lady only ranked 5th. Now let's hope for hammer throw and men's discus throw...

I'm looking forward to the ladies' hammer throw, as the British entrant is a former ballerina and she actually looks quite attractive... for a hammer throwing woman.

At 8/5/12 09:20 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 8/5/12 06:09 AM, Coop wrote:

At 8/4/12 02:23 PM, Bahamut wrote: Sorry, I cannot accept that as anything better than a Mr. Bean/Bruce Dickinson crossover.

Then you refuse to move with the times. Even Metal moves with the times.

Ah but metal classics are hailed all the time.

Yes. Had Elvis been born 2 decades later, he could have been a Metal Pioneer. Did you ever stop to think of that?

Nope, no warnings are generally needed.

All the same, I'll pass. You don't want me to get invited to join in and show you up :3

I see no harm with a threesome.

So eye contact while we're busy roasting some poor girl wouldn't be emotionally scarring for you?

I don't think I'll ever write a single review for the literature portal.

If that's the way it's got to be, then that is how it will be.

Yeah, I'm just not one for critiquing badly written stories but if it's something really bad that I just have to call out on, then maybe I will review it. Then again, saying that I should be pelting every shitty pony flash ever.

Well, I will expect you to review the pieces that I'm submitting to the Lit Portal - Blammer, for a start.

Right, the cricket matches at the weekend were either a washout for the weather, or a washout for our performance. Yes, the first team won and continued a march toward promotion. Good for them. The second XI, whom I was scoring for managed to complete their innings of 219, before rain came and washed away a chance of us taking anything more from the game. 8 points to Cookley for that encounter.

Sunday was different, in that we got a full game in. Ranging to my left at Mid-on, to catch one of our Saturday 1st teamers was the highlight, personally on a sticky dog, which we probably shouldn't play on... A little later in the innings, I did cover a lot of ground on a lofted drive, to half dive, half stumble and get fingers to the ball, pushing it across the line for six. I was soaked and covered in mud.

We lost, but had a laugh, all the same.

Listening to:

Agalloch - The Mantle

At 8/5/12 10:17 PM, darknessdweller wrote: Now, I've said enough. I'm cleaning out my inbox, if you wish to know anything further. Have a nice night, all.

Eh, all of that happened three years ago and I'm sure that's enough for anyone to make the right turn on their life. I know back then wasn't the best of times for you but if you were to stick around, I'm sure your new beginning would be welcomed.

At 8/6/12 04:40 AM, Coop wrote:

At 8/5/12 06:37 AM, jonthomson wrote: so i missed a deposit this week because the front page was still showing the upgrade page. stupid needing to refresh cache

Wow, that's a schoolboy error, Jon. And you've been here for what, 12 years?

I always start the day on my userpage so I'm foolproof of that.

At 8/5/12 09:20 AM, Bahamut wrote: Ah but metal classics are hailed all the time.

Yes. Had Elvis been born 2 decades later, he could have been a Metal Pioneer. Did you ever stop to think of that?

Depends how music evolved then. He was a key figure in rock n' roll so if he was born two decades later, music right now would probably be different... or just two decades behind of time. :P

I see no harm with a threesome.

So eye contact while we're busy roasting some poor girl wouldn't be emotionally scarring for you?

If it's anything to do with Gagsy, then we're good.

At 8/6/12 04:40 AM, Coop wrote: Sunday was different, in that we got a full game in. Ranging to my left at Mid-on, to catch one of our Saturday 1st teamers was the highlight, personally on a sticky dog, which we probably shouldn't play on... A little later in the innings, I did cover a lot of ground on a lofted drive, to half dive, half stumble and get fingers to the ball, pushing it across the line for six. I was soaked and covered in mud.

It's kind of weird reading about your Cricket exploits since its freezing cold here at the moment and were quite a way from the Cricket season just yet. And I know you're posting these here just to sate the sportsman in me, because I'm fairly sure I'm the only one here that has a clue what all that meant. LOL! Also why would you guys play on such a horrendously soggy ground?

At 8/6/12 06:58 AM, gamejunkie wrote:

At 8/6/12 04:40 AM, Coop wrote: Sunday was different, in that we got a full game in. Ranging to my left at Mid-on, to catch one of our Saturday 1st teamers was the highlight, personally on a sticky dog, which we probably shouldn't play on... A little later in the innings, I did cover a lot of ground on a lofted drive, to half dive, half stumble and get fingers to the ball, pushing it across the line for six. I was soaked and covered in mud.

It's kind of weird reading about your Cricket exploits since its freezing cold here at the moment and were quite a way from the Cricket season just yet. And I know you're posting these here just to sate the sportsman in me, because I'm fairly sure I'm the only one here that has a clue what all that meant.

I'm pretty sure that you're the only one who knew what it meant. I was kind of hoping that some of the guys that we were playing against would get some video of me diving around the field like a prat. But alas, they were too busy reading out their one batsman's facebook page to him, while he was in the middle.

LOL! Also why would you guys play on such a horrendously soggy ground?

Because we wanted to play. I'll admit, it was not easy on there (I only scored 6, but that was shockingly 12.5% of our runs...) It was worth it.