Just a little political statement: Fuck YOU, NRA!
If they had anything more to say in this country, than every newborn child would get a weapon in their hands. Their logic is just so silly... it's like, if there are too many robberies, people should rob the stores themselves, so no robber can steal anything anymore.

At 12/21/12 08:51 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 12/20/12 04:25 PM, Haggard wrote: So, when exactly is the world supposed to end? I mean, midnight? Or midnight the following day? Which time zone? Oh god, so many unanswered questions!

It's been almost 14 hours at this point and still nothing here.

Yeah, very disappointing. They get your hopes up high, but in the end, nothing happens.

At 12/20/12 09:05 AM, Bahamut wrote: One more day until the supposed doomsday. Don't mind me, I just await for absolutely fucking nothing to happen.

I stopped counting, but this is not the first supposed "end of the world". It should've ended in the year 2000 already. And on 06.06.06, if I remember this right.

They're only numbers. :P

Of course they are. I always wondered, why the world should end in the year 2000 (christian calendar) when other calendars where way in the 3000's already. That was just silly... or maybe not as silly as all those other "predictions", heh.

No but I've sadly seen too much of it already. Now F/F dragon action on the other hand, that I need to find some more of. O_O

But you can never participate in F/F dragon action. Because, then it wouldn't be F/F action anymore.

However, with my participation it becomes a threesome. You really can't argue with that.

Yes, but it won't be FF anymore. It would be FFM. ;)

And you should be ashamed.

What can I do? There's no Doctor Who on Free TV. Besides, I have enough stuff to watch already, no need to put even more stuff on my to do list.

Put Doctor Who at a higher priority? Problem is solved!

Where to start? Way back at the beginning with the first doctor? Fuck that, there's not enough time for that.

You forget, he's the last of the Timelords.

He will suffer the same fate as "The Last of the Mohicans".

You don't know who you're dealing with here. He's the fucking Doctor, it's almost impossible for him to die.

"almost impossible" != "impossible"

Only when you give me a full list right here right now.

How can I, if I don't have one?

Start jotting them down now!

I already named a few.

At 12/21/12 02:03 PM, Coop wrote:

At 12/20/12 04:25 PM, Haggard wrote: So, when exactly is the world supposed to end? I mean, midnight? Or midnight the following day? Which time zone? Oh god, so many unanswered questions!

I thought it was 11am GMT...

That's what I heard as well, but nothing happened.

Still here...

I guess we have to wait until the start of the next day in Mexico, then.

Congratulations To:

S-k-y: 22,000 exp.
Auz: 66,000 saves
LittleWashu: ranked #400 in exp. -I just passed you in b/p :P

At 12/21/12 04:40 AM, Odyssic wrote: I wish the world would end so I didn't have to put up with more Formy flashes, but no. It fucking wins awards, are people mindless drones or something because some little shit and a goth chick is funny? Fucking wrong NG, think better next time.

Foamy seems to be one of those series that people are really polarized over, like people seem to either love it or hate it.
Though I do find Foamy to be a bit on the annoying side, he does make some decent (and mildly amusing) points at times.

At 12/21/12 02:03 PM, Coop wrote: I've been through the first 12 books of the Dresden Files, so I'm getting to around the 5,000 page mark with that. Plus I'm a Discworld fan, which is tens of thousands of pages by now, with over 30 novels.

I feel slightly ashamed that haven't read either of those; what genre of books are they? I love series that you can spend a whole summer reading, you get so accustomed to immersing yourself in the story on a daily basis it's almost like you're living a second life. :P

Just earned 140,000 medal points.

First time I get in contact with gfox on Steam for over half a fucking year and I'm drunk as helllllllllllllll!

Listening to:

Thin Lizzy - Thunder & Lightning. Like thunder and lightning, goddamn it's so exciting. It hits you like a hammer. Goddamn!

Thanks to:

Coop. I hope I was an inspiration to your friend. Also, is their Sky blue?
Metal-Therapy
Odyssic

At 12/21/12 02:03 PM, Coop wrote:

At 12/20/12 09:05 AM, Bahamut wrote: I wouldn't mind seeing it again soon. Hopefully I can find time to watch the LOTR extended trilogy sometime over Christmas.

14 hours and 2/3 of a bottle of Southern Comfort saw me through it.

Alongside to the planned extended trilogy watch, we did attempt to get the soundtrack but it was refunded due to it not being in stock. Ah well, there's plenty of time in the new year to hunt it down.

At 12/21/12 06:20 PM, Haggard wrote: Just a little political statement: Fuck YOU, NRA!
If they had anything more to say in this country, than every newborn child would get a weapon in their hands. Their logic is just so silly... it's like, if there are too many robberies, people should rob the stores themselves, so no robber can steal anything anymore.

I'll say that I'm happy to live in a country that doesn't allow the public to be able to carry guns. However, that doesn't excuse arresting someone just because they attacked someone who was attempting to burgle their house. At the end of the day, people in this country cannot be trusted with guns at all. If they were ever legalized, I imagine it will be chaos.

At 12/21/12 08:51 AM, Bahamut wrote: It's been almost 14 hours at this point and still nothing here.

Yeah, very disappointing. They get your hopes up high, but in the end, nothing happens.

Well that's it then. Absolutely nothing happened. Most disappointing thing that happened was Margaret Thatcher surviving from her operation.

They're only numbers. :P

Of course they are. I always wondered, why the world should end in the year 2000 (christian calendar) when other calendars where way in the 3000's already. That was just silly... or maybe not as silly as all those other "predictions", heh.

So can we laugh off every end of the world prediction now?

However, with my participation it becomes a threesome. You really can't argue with that.

Yes, but it won't be FF anymore. It would be FFM. ;)

Still something fun, though.

Put Doctor Who at a higher priority? Problem is solved!

Where to start? Way back at the beginning with the first doctor? Fuck that, there's not enough time for that.

No, my recommendation is to start with the modern series. Then, you can watch the new episodes as they arrive. Plus, the episode Rose is a much better paced story than An Unearthly Child which is in four parts.

You don't know who you're dealing with here. He's the fucking Doctor, it's almost impossible for him to die.

"almost impossible" != "impossible"

You better familiarise yourself with his regeneration process.

Start jotting them down now!

I already named a few.

Good, keep it up!

Level 28, a nice early Christmas present for me.

Congratulations To:

VJF: 140,000 medal points
SCTE3: 8.00 base vp
Decky: level 28

At 12/21/12 11:20 PM, Bahamut wrote: First time I get in contact with gfox on Steam for over half a fucking year and I'm drunk as helllllllllllllll!

So, how many pints of Guinness does it take to get a dragon drunk, exactly?

Anyway, tell him to spend a little more time around the BBS -I can only imagine how long his catch-up post would be at this point. :P

26,000 Saves. So close to 30,000 total!

55,555 B/P. *golf clap*

At 12/22/12 10:11 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 12/21/12 06:20 PM, Haggard wrote: Just a little political statement: Fuck YOU, NRA!
If they had anything more to say in this country, than every newborn child would get a weapon in their hands. Their logic is just so silly... it's like, if there are too many robberies, people should rob the stores themselves, so no robber can steal anything anymore.

I'll say that I'm happy to live in a country that doesn't allow the public to be able to carry guns. However, that doesn't excuse arresting someone just because they attacked someone who was attempting to burgle their house. At the end of the day, people in this country cannot be trusted with guns at all. If they were ever legalized, I imagine it will be chaos.

Yeah, self defense is something I can understand. But arming yourself, to "protect" you from someone who is armed as well is just silly.

At 12/21/12 08:51 AM, Bahamut wrote: It's been almost 14 hours at this point and still nothing here.

Yeah, very disappointing. They get your hopes up high, but in the end, nothing happens.

Well that's it then. Absolutely nothing happened. Most disappointing thing that happened was Margaret Thatcher surviving from her operation.

Well, we have to wait until the next day is over. Since some claimed the apocalypse will happen on 23rd. But we will be disappointed again.

They're only numbers. :P

Of course they are. I always wondered, why the world should end in the year 2000 (christian calendar) when other calendars where way in the 3000's already. That was just silly... or maybe not as silly as all those other "predictions", heh.

So can we laugh off every end of the world prediction now?

I'm pretty sure the scientific predictions are right: When the sun explodes, the world will end. But this won't happen any time soon (in 4 billion years, I think).

However, with my participation it becomes a threesome. You really can't argue with that.

Yes, but it won't be FF anymore. It would be FFM. ;)

Still something fun, though.

That's a given.

Put Doctor Who at a higher priority? Problem is solved!

Where to start? Way back at the beginning with the first doctor? Fuck that, there's not enough time for that.

No, my recommendation is to start with the modern series. Then, you can watch the new episodes as they arrive. Plus, the episode Rose is a much better paced story than An Unearthly Child which is in four parts.

I still have to finish X-Files first. Then the Alfred Hitchcock Collection (14 movies). Then the Stanley Kubrick Collection (7 movies) AND the LotR Extended edition as well...
Also, how can I watch new episodes if they aren't shown on Free TV? I won't get any Pay Per View TV channel just to watch that series.

You don't know who you're dealing with here. He's the fucking Doctor, it's almost impossible for him to die.

"almost impossible" != "impossible"

You better familiarise yourself with his regeneration process.

Still it's possible. Or how else could it be that the Daleks killed so many Time Lords?
"Exterminate!"

Start jotting them down now!

I already named a few.

Good, keep it up!

I will name others as they come to my mind, so you have to pay attention. :P

Coop looks to have finished his Xmas shopping, except for one gift card. Congratulations to:
LittleWashu: Top 400 Experienced
VJF: 140,000 Medal Points
SCTE3: 8.00 Base Voting Power
Decky: Level 28
DiMono: 26,000 Saves
gamejunkie: 55,555 B/P
Chrausner: 10,000 Saves
SmashLuigiFan1: Level 18

At 12/21/12 06:20 PM, Haggard wrote: Just a little political statement: Fuck YOU, NRA!
If they had anything more to say in this country, than every newborn child would get a weapon in their hands. Their logic is just so silly... it's like, if there are too many robberies, people should rob the stores themselves, so no robber can steal anything anymore.

I totally agree - they are demented in thinking that an increased amount of guns in the hands of the general public actually helps to lower gun crime. Statistically speaking, the more guns there are, the higher a chance that one is going to fall into the hands of someone who would be labelled as "unhinged"

At 12/21/12 02:03 PM, Coop wrote:

At 12/20/12 04:25 PM, Haggard wrote: So, when exactly is the world supposed to end? I mean, midnight? Or midnight the following day? Which time zone? Oh god, so many unanswered questions!

I thought it was 11am GMT...

That's what I heard as well, but nothing happened.

Still here...

I guess we have to wait until the start of the next day in Mexico, then.

Well, it's the 23rd here, so I guess it didn't end, after all. Jim Butcher said that his faith on the Final Doom is shaken, as this is his 7th Apocalypse...

At 12/21/12 06:39 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 12/21/12 02:03 PM, Coop wrote: I've been through the first 12 books of the Dresden Files, so I'm getting to around the 5,000 page mark with that. Plus I'm a Discworld fan, which is tens of thousands of pages by now, with over 30 novels.

I feel slightly ashamed that haven't read either of those; what genre of books are they? I love series that you can spend a whole summer reading, you get so accustomed to immersing yourself in the story on a daily basis it's almost like you're living a second life. :P

They are both fantasy, though of very differing styles - Discworld is satirical in its portrayal of Victorian Britain, around the time of the Industrial Revolution. The Dresden Files is a crime fantasy series, focusing around a Wizard in Chicago - the only one who advertises in the Yellow Pages. I've been Reading Dresden for almost a year and I've nearly caught up to the publishing cycle. Look for Book Reviews in the Writing Forum, if you want to read my take on them...

At 12/22/12 09:05 AM, Odyssic wrote:

At 12/21/12 02:03 PM, Coop wrote: I quite like them.

Can't stand it, if I didn't make that clear. It is an easy save point as well, I refuse to vote high on it.

I still vote each one on their own merrits or flaws, as I perceive them.

At 12/22/12 10:11 AM, Bahamut wrote: Coop. I hope I was an inspiration to your friend.

No, sorry. Her nana named him Sky

Also, is their Sky blue?

Yes. She was not impressed when I pulled out my phone and started playing ELO's Mr. Blue Sky for her...

At 12/21/12 02:03 PM, Coop wrote:

At 12/20/12 09:05 AM, Bahamut wrote: I wouldn't mind seeing it again soon. Hopefully I can find time to watch the LOTR extended trilogy sometime over Christmas.

14 hours and 2/3 of a bottle of Southern Comfort saw me through it.

Alongside to the planned extended trilogy watch, we did attempt to get the soundtrack but it was refunded due to it not being in stock. Ah well, there's plenty of time in the new year to hunt it down.

It's worth it, as is the soundtrack for Avatar.

Listening to:

Tyr - How Far to Asgaard

At 12/22/12 12:02 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 12/21/12 11:20 PM, Bahamut wrote: First time I get in contact with gfox on Steam for over half a fucking year and I'm drunk as helllllllllllllll!

So, how many pints of Guinness does it take to get a dragon drunk, exactly?

Actually, I only had two pints of Guinness while the rest of the night was Stella and shots.

Anyway, tell him to spend a little more time around the BBS -I can only imagine how long his catch-up post would be at this point. :P

I've told him that a million fucking times so why would it even work now? It took him damn long enough to actually speak to me on Steam again.

At 12/22/12 06:19 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 12/22/12 10:11 AM, Bahamut wrote: I'll say that I'm happy to live in a country that doesn't allow the public to be able to carry guns. However, that doesn't excuse arresting someone just because they attacked someone who was attempting to burgle their house. At the end of the day, people in this country cannot be trusted with guns at all. If they were ever legalized, I imagine it will be chaos.

Yeah, self defense is something I can understand. But arming yourself, to "protect" you from someone who is armed as well is just silly.

You don't need a gun to protect yourself but this country sadly has the logic that to arrest someone for burglary, they must go through your house successfully and take whatever they find.

Well that's it then. Absolutely nothing happened. Most disappointing thing that happened was Margaret Thatcher surviving from her operation.

Well, we have to wait until the next day is over. Since some claimed the apocalypse will happen on 23rd. But we will be disappointed again.

Who even cares anymore?

So can we laugh off every end of the world prediction now?

I'm pretty sure the scientific predictions are right: When the sun explodes, the world will end. But this won't happen any time soon (in 4 billion years, I think).

I can accept that prediction but yeah, it's billions of years anyway so fuck it.

Still something fun, though.

That's a given.

Now that I have my dragon character set up, maybe someone can do a commission for me. :P

Also, how can I watch new episodes if they aren't shown on Free TV? I won't get any Pay Per View TV channel just to watch that series.

Buy the box sets!

You better familiarise yourself with his regeneration process.

Still it's possible. Or how else could it be that the Daleks killed so many Time Lords?
"Exterminate!"

The Doctor is fucking amazing so you should never underestimate him.

At 12/21/12 09:25 AM, S-k-y wrote: With that vote, you now have 22,000 experience points.

With that vote, you now have 22,000 experience points.

15,000 Saves.

Level 12

Congratulations To:

DiMono: 26,000 saves
gamejunkie: 55,555 b/p
Chrausner: 10,000 saves
SmashLuigiFan1: level 18
Fagamut: 22,000 exp. -also fabulous!
VJF: 15,000 saves
Austerity: level 16
iGranadoz: level 12

At 12/23/12 09:46 AM, Coop wrote: They are both fantasy, though of very differing styles - Discworld is satirical in its portrayal of Victorian Britain, around the time of the Industrial Revolution. The Dresden Files is a crime fantasy series, focusing around a Wizard in Chicago - the only one who advertises in the Yellow Pages. I've been Reading Dresden for almost a year and I've nearly caught up to the publishing cycle. Look for Book Reviews in the Writing Forum, if you want to read my take on them...

Isn't there a specific name for fantasy books that incorporate real locations or people into an otherwise fanciful story? The "His Dark Materials" trilogy by Phillip Pullman was one such series I read. The characters traveled between multiple dimensions, one of which being our own world -England, to be specific. Everything else I typically like is purely fantasy. (I would say high fantasy, but Game of Thrones is really more low fantasy, I think.)
I'll try to get around to checking out out your reviews on those books -I would love to get hooked on a series of that kind of length.

At 12/23/12 09:52 AM, Bahamut wrote: Actually, I only had two pints of Guinness while the rest of the night was Stella and shots.

Sounds like a good time. :P

Hey, have you ever tried mead? I read one too many fantasy books one day and decided to try the stuff a few years back, it's now one of my favorite drinks. I also discovered the origin of the term "honeymoon" by looking at the back of the bottle. :P

I've told him that a million fucking times so why would it even work now? It took him damn long enough to actually speak to me on Steam again.

So, was there some kind of falling out there, or did he just get tired of NG and leave? (or was it the wife that did him in?) :P

At 12/24/12 08:26 AM, Odyssic wrote: So, what's everyone getting for Christmas?

Nothing. Bah humbug.

I hope tomorrow will be a very good day. I just wish I didn't get a nasty pimple close to my left eye before Christmas. D:

Listening to:

Venom - Black Metal

Thanks to:

Odyssic
Metal-Therapy

At 12/24/12 08:26 AM, Odyssic wrote: So, what's everyone getting for Christmas?

I already saw some of what I'll be getting. Next time, my dad should NOT leave stuff that's intended for me lying around in the conservatory when I could walk in at any time for whatever need. This was a day when he went out for Christmas shopping as well so it wasn't carefully hidden.

At 12/24/12 01:11 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 12/23/12 09:52 AM, Bahamut wrote: Actually, I only had two pints of Guinness while the rest of the night was Stella and shots.

Sounds like a good time. :P

It sure was. When we got to the bar they were playing Helloween's Perfect Gentleman and then Megadeth's Sweating Bullets. However, it turned to a series of shit music for an hour and then good music was played again... and then shit.

Hey, have you ever tried mead? I read one too many fantasy books one day and decided to try the stuff a few years back, it's now one of my favorite drinks. I also discovered the origin of the term "honeymoon" by looking at the back of the bottle. :P

No but it's on my many things to do before I die.

I've told him that a million fucking times so why would it even work now? It took him damn long enough to actually speak to me on Steam again.

So, was there some kind of falling out there, or did he just get tired of NG and leave? (or was it the wife that did him in?) :P

I really have no idea. Maybe his life is busy but I will call bullshit on that if he can play at least 30 hours a week of Steam games. It's like there isn't enough time to reply to my last PM to him... He only remembered me enough to re-add me after my Steam friends clearout. Maybe he'll be lucky to meet me again on Steam. Maybe...

Coop prepares to welcome in Xmas 2012, while congratulating:
Fagamut: 22,000 Experience
VJF: 15,000 Saves
Austerity: Level 16
iGranadoz: Level 12

Listening to:
Geddy Lee - Slipping
The Beatles - Girl
Queen - No-one But You

Drinking:
Southern Comfort Lime & Dry Ginger. Chin chin.

At 12/24/12 08:26 AM, Odyssic wrote: So, what's everyone getting for Christmas?

Some shelves and perhaps something to go on them, including books, CDs and Blu Rays

At 12/24/12 01:11 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 12/23/12 09:46 AM, Coop wrote: They are both fantasy, though of very differing styles - Discworld is satirical in its portrayal of Victorian Britain, around the time of the Industrial Revolution. The Dresden Files is a crime fantasy series, focusing around a Wizard in Chicago - the only one who advertises in the Yellow Pages. I've been Reading Dresden for almost a year and I've nearly caught up to the publishing cycle. Look for Book Reviews in the Writing Forum, if you want to read my take on them...

Isn't there a specific name for fantasy books that incorporate real locations or people into an otherwise fanciful story? The "His Dark Materials" trilogy by Phillip Pullman was one such series I read. The characters traveled between multiple dimensions, one of which being our own world -England, to be specific. Everything else I typically like is purely fantasy. (I would say high fantasy, but Game of Thrones is really more low fantasy, I think.)

Science-Fantasy? I've not heard of it, though the closest that I have come is Conn Iggulden's Historical fiction, where he takes events such as Ghengis Khan or Julius Ceasar's lives and puts his own spin on their personal histories.

I'll try to get around to checking out out your reviews on those books -I would love to get hooked on a series of that kind of length.

Apparently, Butcher has plans for 24 books in the Dresden Files series. I'm currently reading the 13th, a collection of short stories, called "Side Jobs". Ghost Story is next, then Cold Days, which was only released in August.

At 12/24/12 01:22 PM, Bahamut wrote: I hope tomorrow will be a very good day. I just wish I didn't get a nasty pimple close to my left eye before Christmas. D:

I had something like that come before a cricket awards presentation evening - the one where I actually won an award, so the pictures looked horrible.

At 12/25/12 10:25 AM, Odyssic wrote: Merry Christmas everyone! I got some aftershave and that stuff, and a piano keyboard.

And the same to you - I managed 2 sets of cufflinks, a Glenfiddich sample set with a hip flask, £25 Amazon and £25 iTunes vouchers. I've had a bit of chocolate, a few quid and... a cold.

No smellies, though I did ask for some. I will be spending my money on some Boss Bottled and perhaps some Alestorm, for the journey to work. I'd better go and grab my Alice Cooper to put that on iTunes....

You know what would be a good Xmas present for me - a single fucking BLAM!

I've had precisely 2 Blams in the past week, which is a fucking joke. It's not like I'm not trying, but there is something seriously wrong with the system if things that are beyond god awful that are still passing and shouldn't be. But 6 days out of 7 without as single Blam to show for my time on the portal. I can't comprehend that.

Murray Christmas to all! Today has been a great day despite the persistent sneezing up until 8 in the evening. Still, I managed and a lot was done. Christmas Day was concluded with the latest Doctor Who special so tomorrow we just have one family to visit and then it's nothing until dinner in the evening. It'll be a lot easier for Boxing Day, even though we do need to wake up early just to see said family as they need to be out of the house by midday. I imagine we'll start watching through movies we got for Christmas tomorrow. There's a lot to catch up on and I highly doubt we'll even watch them all.

Listening to:

While Heaven Wept - Vast Oceans Lachrymose

Thanks to:

Coop

At 12/24/12 03:51 PM, Coop wrote:

At 12/24/12 01:22 PM, Bahamut wrote: I hope tomorrow will be a very good day. I just wish I didn't get a nasty pimple close to my left eye before Christmas. D:

I had something like that come before a cricket awards presentation evening - the one where I actually won an award, so the pictures looked horrible.

Yeesh, that's worse for you as they took a picture of that shit. As long as this pimple settles down by new year's eve, I should manage. I'll see how it is by the 27th and if it hasn't even gone down then, I may have to get an appointment at the doctors, even though the ones nearby are useless shits.

Merry christmas to all and plus 60,000 medal points for me :).

Congratulations To:

SCTE3: 40,000 medal points
Decky: 60,000 medal points

At 12/24/12 01:22 PM, Bahamut wrote: I hope tomorrow will be a very good day. I just wish I didn't get a nasty pimple close to my left eye before Christmas. D:

That sucks. I personally wouldn't care too much if it were me, as anyone who takes a picture of me will quickly find the camera shoved down their throat. ^^
If there are no cameras involved, then I wouldn't really care -it's just family, right? :P

It sure was. When we got to the bar they were playing Helloween's Perfect Gentleman and then Megadeth's Sweating Bullets. However, it turned to a series of shit music for an hour and then good music was played again... and then shit.

Do you play billiards or darts when at the pub? My friends and I used to shoot pool and drink beer all the time when we first hit the legal drinking age. Good times. Oh, and the jukebox is always like playing Russian Roulette, I know what that's like. :P

No but it's on my many things to do before I die.

It's some really tasty stuff, though a tad expensive. The brand I like most is imported from Ireland and is around $20 a bottle and it goes up from there... (My drink budget is normally like $8 or $9 for a six pack of beer, don't mind me.)

I really have no idea. Maybe his life is busy but I will call bullshit on that if he can play at least 30 hours a week of Steam games. It's like there isn't enough time to reply to my last PM to him... He only remembered me enough to re-add me after my Steam friends clearout. Maybe he'll be lucky to meet me again on Steam. Maybe...

Sucks, though I do know what it's like to go through phases with NG. Cool you were able to talk anyway.

At 12/24/12 03:51 PM, Coop wrote: Science-Fantasy? I've not heard of it, though the closest that I have come is Conn Iggulden's Historical fiction, where he takes events such as Ghengis Khan or Julius Ceasar's lives and puts his own spin on their personal histories.

Maybe, I just remember speaking to someone about fantasy who mentioned something very similar to what you're describing. Maybe I'm just making things up. :P

At 12/25/12 10:25 AM, Odyssic wrote: Merry Christmas everyone! I got some aftershave and that stuff, and a piano keyboard.

I was actually surprised when my dad got me a 23" monitor for my brand new custom PC I just finished building this past week. I felt like a dick as I didn't do any shopping -I thought we had a mutual understanding that we were being scrooges this year. -__- I bought him something online shortly after, though...

At 12/25/12 10:02 PM, Chrausner wrote:

At 12/25/12 07:10 PM, Coop wrote: You know what would be a good Xmas present for me - a single fucking BLAM!

Indeed. My blam count has stayed stuck on 581 ever since the beginning of this week.

Just when you think it's hit rock bottom, it manages to get even worse. It seems we are in transition from 1-3 blams a day to 1-3 blams a week. :\
I've said it before, but I count myself lucky that I did a lot of blamming back in '04 and '05 and was able to reach 10K as a result.

Coop manages to offend half of the family, before congratulating:
SCTE3: 40,000 Medal Points
Decky: 60,000 Medal Points

Listening to:
Alice Cooper - Prologue / I Know Where You Live
Alice Cooper - Vengeance is Mine

At 12/25/12 07:36 PM, Bahamut wrote:

At 12/24/12 03:51 PM, Coop wrote:

At 12/24/12 01:22 PM, Bahamut wrote: I hope tomorrow will be a very good day. I just wish I didn't get a nasty pimple close to my left eye before Christmas. D:

I had something like that come before a cricket awards presentation evening - the one where I actually won an award, so the pictures looked horrible.

Yeesh, that's worse for you as they took a picture of that shit. As long as this pimple settles down by new year's eve, I should manage. I'll see how it is by the 27th and if it hasn't even gone down then, I may have to get an appointment at the doctors, even though the ones nearby are useless shits.

I'm sure it will be fine.

At 12/25/12 10:02 PM, Chrausner wrote:

At 12/25/12 07:10 PM, Coop wrote: You know what would be a good Xmas present for me - a single fucking BLAM!

Indeed. My blam count has stayed stuck on 581 ever since the beginning of this week.

Not good, is it?

According to statistics, it's been almost a week without a single blammed submission available (with an exception for "Doomsday".
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Dec 19th: 0 obituaries
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A nice use of statistics and I managed 2 of the 3 blams on the 21st...

Can't really tell whether it's the submissions' quality going up or the save-whores increasing in number.

No, there are less submissions, but the overall quality does not rise - you should still find blammable content every single day.

At 12/25/12 11:14 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 12/24/12 03:51 PM, Coop wrote: Science-Fantasy? I've not heard of it, though the closest that I have come is Conn Iggulden's Historical fiction, where he takes events such as Ghengis Khan or Julius Ceasar's lives and puts his own spin on their personal histories.

Maybe, I just remember speaking to someone about fantasy who mentioned something very similar to what you're describing. Maybe I'm just making things up. :P

I'm just taking advice from Wiki, so who knows?

At 12/25/12 10:02 PM, Chrausner wrote:

At 12/25/12 07:10 PM, Coop wrote: You know what would be a good Xmas present for me - a single fucking BLAM!

Indeed. My blam count has stayed stuck on 581 ever since the beginning of this week.

Just when you think it's hit rock bottom, it manages to get even worse. It seems we are in transition from 1-3 blams a day to 1-3 blams a week. :\

I think it might be related to the time of year. Hopefully we'll be back to normal soon enough.

I've said it before, but I count myself lucky that I did a lot of blamming back in '04 and '05 and was able to reach 10K as a result.

I've been Blamming steadily since 2004 and I've now passed 30,000, though I would like to think that I can reach Bahamut's lofty 40k some day soon.

Listening to:

Diablo Swing Orchestra - Pandora's Pinata. Some of the most bizarre stuff in heavy metal.

At 12/25/12 11:14 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 12/24/12 01:22 PM, Bahamut wrote: I hope tomorrow will be a very good day. I just wish I didn't get a nasty pimple close to my left eye before Christmas. D:

That sucks. I personally wouldn't care too much if it were me, as anyone who takes a picture of me will quickly find the camera shoved down their throat. ^^
If there are no cameras involved, then I wouldn't really care -it's just family, right? :P

True but I'd like to at least have it settled down for my nan's 75th birthday this Saturday. Pictures may be taken then.

It sure was. When we got to the bar they were playing Helloween's Perfect Gentleman and then Megadeth's Sweating Bullets. However, it turned to a series of shit music for an hour and then good music was played again... and then shit.

Do you play billiards or darts when at the pub? My friends and I used to shoot pool and drink beer all the time when we first hit the legal drinking age. Good times. Oh, and the jukebox is always like playing Russian Roulette, I know what that's like. :P

Nah, there's none of that stuff there. I feel there's too little room for them but that's fine, the place itself is fine as it is. Well, excluding the bad music they do play, that is.

I really have no idea. Maybe his life is busy but I will call bullshit on that if he can play at least 30 hours a week of Steam games. It's like there isn't enough time to reply to my last PM to him... He only remembered me enough to re-add me after my Steam friends clearout. Maybe he'll be lucky to meet me again on Steam. Maybe...

Sucks, though I do know what it's like to go through phases with NG. Cool you were able to talk anyway.

I kinda feel a bit strained after eight years on here but I'd still make an effort to say hi to a few of you quite often.

At 12/26/12 08:27 AM, Coop wrote:

At 12/25/12 07:36 PM, Bahamut wrote: Yeesh, that's worse for you as they took a picture of that shit. As long as this pimple settles down by new year's eve, I should manage. I'll see how it is by the 27th and if it hasn't even gone down then, I may have to get an appointment at the doctors, even though the ones nearby are useless shits.

I'm sure it will be fine.

My mum does agree that the doctors' advise to take antibiotics to make them settle down isn't a good idea. If that's what they do try to put me on if I do require an appointment, then I'll simply give them shit in return and make a bold statement that they never do the trick for me. Infact, I don't even remember them helping me out with any medical condition at all.

Congratulations To:

Odyssic: 24,000 exp.
SCTE3: 1300 reviews -Don't like how they're separated now. :\

At 12/26/12 08:27 AM, Coop wrote: I think it might be related to the time of year. Hopefully we'll be back to normal soon enough.

Maybe. The Portal took such a nosedive a day or two before Christmas -I was hoping I could keep up a 60+ a day pace until new years, at least. :P

I've been Blamming steadily since 2004 and I've now passed 30,000, though I would like to think that I can reach Bahamut's lofty 40k some day soon.

Some day soon may be wishful thinking. It'll take at least the greater part of a decade with way things stand now. :'''(

At 12/26/12 09:06 AM, Odyssic wrote: I think the portal is screwed.

I'm still in the denial stage, though the total absence of blams is starting to piss me off... :P

Pretty much as far as I read before I thought, "what are the specs", so what are the specs? I take it you know about speccy, nice little software where you can quickly show specs, and it is good for you if you care about temps. I built my PC around October time, so glad I upgraded from my damn laptop, I can't even go on that thing anymore.

That is a fine little program, thanks a lot for sharing. I love how it shows the temps; that was something I had been curious about.

At 12/26/12 09:26 AM, Bahamut wrote: I kinda feel a bit strained after eight years on here but I'd still make an effort to say hi to a few of you quite often.

I would think the list updating and modding duties that you've taken on in the last several years would have that effect. I can't think of anyone who's taken on more responsibilities around here among people who aren't actually employed by NG.

My specs, Odyssic:

At 12/23/12 04:25 PM, Fagamut wrote:

At 12/21/12 09:25 AM, S-k-y wrote: With that vote, you now have 22,000 experience points.

With that vote, you now have 22,000 experience points.

With that vote, you now have 22,000 experience points.

50k total points

You passed 8.00 votes. Nicely done!

Where the bloody hell are all the blams? =_=

Level 55!