Congratulations To:

Coop: rank #89 in exp.

At 1/7/13 12:33 PM, Bahamut wrote: Well shit, my sleeping habits have hit a new low. I woke up at 4:45PM. This just won't do anymore.

I'll stay up too late and wake up later and later everyday until I'm sleeping until 1 or 2 in the afternoon. 4:45 PM is beyond even my level of sluggishness, though. :P

I guess we were better handled at drinking than they were. Hell, we were all dancing to Gangnam Style whilst having a bottle of Jack Daniel's in the middle of the room. We didn't knock it over. :D

Would you be amazed if I said that I didn't know what "Gangnam Style" was until I came back to Newgrounds in November? The Flash Portal is always good for keeping me current on the newest fads and memes of the interwebz.

At 1/7/13 01:06 PM, Haggard wrote: SOAD are good. But it's still a shitty trade, if you ask me. :P

Not for me it wasn't. I had wanted to see System since I was in middle school, and when they went on hiatus a few years back I thought I would never get the chance. It was probably my 2nd favorite concert, next to seeing Metallica back in 2004.

Oh, I got to 7,000 saves.

Since medals don't count up to the total anymore and I'm gaining saves pretty fast lately, I think I will get to 10k saves before I get to 10k medals.
I never expected that to happen.

Now in the top 200 for B/P.

Listening to:

Mike Oldfield - Platinum. Class album for sure.

At 1/7/13 01:06 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 1/7/13 12:33 PM, Bahamut wrote: Well shit, my sleeping habits have hit a new low. I woke up at 4:45PM. This just won't do anymore.

Just keep on going down that road. Not long until you wake up at 4:45 AM. :P

I fell asleep at 9AM this time... There was no getting away with oversleeping, though as my mum was at home and woke me up at 12:30PM ish. Very little sleep, sure but hopefully I can sleep easier tonight.

Good for you. Too bad they only have one UK show and that's at Download. For a tour named Maiden ENGLAND, it's sure as hell false advertising.

Well, at least they don't call it "Maiden England" and then don't play any show at all. ^^

They may as well not play any damn shows in England. The band's big enough to have their own damn show and not play at some shitty festival.

Perhaps not even soft porn in this case. :P

It's "soft" porn. But "soft" porn just doesn't make any sense. Who on earth wants to see two people fucking, without actually seeing them fucking? It's like trying to get drunk by drinking alcohol-free beer.

Well, there's the attempt of an erotic view but even then it's just not that effective.

And your chances at showing up at a meet here aren't that great either. I'm going to guess that was my only chance to even see you here for a long time.

There's a tiny chance that I might be visting London for the CL match Arsenal against Bayern. But it's only a VERY tiny chance. But I sure as hell will visit the UK in the following years.

I'd like to visit Germany sometime. The place seems very metal friendly and it would be cool to go to a live show over there. My sister has thought of these ideas more than I have but then again, I'm unemployed and she's not.

At 1/7/13 01:36 PM, Coop wrote:

At 1/6/13 10:02 AM, Bahamut wrote: At least 11AM is reasonable. I'm waking up at unreasonable times but then again, when you can't even fall asleep until 7 in the fucking morning, what do you expect?

Mine was a case of not getting to bed until later than planned (2am) and then not really managing to get much in the way of sleep. Hopefully, I can rectify that now.

I can't say what I'll be like tomorrow. Only one way to find out, though. Surely I can't have myself asleep for something really stupid like 14 hours straight but then again, I wouldn't put it past myself to do that.

I could have told some interviewers that I could easily get to the work place via cycling but my problem is that by the time you get to work, you'll feel all hot and bothered already.

I tried to ease off the pedals as I got closer to work. That way the cool breeze still had that effect and I slowly lowered the body temperature, rather than stopping and becoming drenched in sweat.

Where I live, a lot of things are generally downhill when going to work. If it's heading back, it's going uphill. Can't say I love the unstable level of land here but at least this area isn't liable to flooding.

At 1/7/13 06:32 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 1/7/13 12:33 PM, Bahamut wrote: Well shit, my sleeping habits have hit a new low. I woke up at 4:45PM. This just won't do anymore.

I'll stay up too late and wake up later and later everyday until I'm sleeping until 1 or 2 in the afternoon. 4:45 PM is beyond even my level of sluggishness, though. :P

I couldn't fall asleep until 9AM and I was hoping I would fall asleep 6 hours sooner.

I guess we were better handled at drinking than they were. Hell, we were all dancing to Gangnam Style whilst having a bottle of Jack Daniel's in the middle of the room. We didn't knock it over. :D

Would you be amazed if I said that I didn't know what "Gangnam Style" was until I came back to Newgrounds in November? The Flash Portal is always good for keeping me current on the newest fads and memes of the interwebz.

I was a little slow on it at first. Had all my friends shouting out "OPPA GANGNAM STYLE!" and I was wondering what the fuck everyone was on about. Then I saw the video and I was like "Ahh I see now." Gotta admit, it's a fun tune.

Coop watches Aston Villa lose 3-1 to Bradford City, before calming down enough to congratulate:
Knuckstrike: 7,000 Saves
DiMono: Top 200 B/Per
Martin: 61,000 B/P

Listening to:
Iron Maiden - 22 Accacia Avenue

Thank you to:
Odyssic
Metal-Therapy

At 1/8/13 11:37 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 1/7/13 01:36 PM, Coop wrote:

At 1/6/13 10:02 AM, Bahamut wrote: At least 11AM is reasonable. I'm waking up at unreasonable times but then again, when you can't even fall asleep until 7 in the fucking morning, what do you expect?

Mine was a case of not getting to bed until later than planned (2am) and then not really managing to get much in the way of sleep. Hopefully, I can rectify that now.

I can't say what I'll be like tomorrow. Only one way to find out, though. Surely I can't have myself asleep for something really stupid like 14 hours straight but then again, I wouldn't put it past myself to do that.

I think I'm getting better - The cold seems to have lost it's bite, so I'll hopefully start recovering properly now :)

I could have told some interviewers that I could easily get to the work place via cycling but my problem is that by the time you get to work, you'll feel all hot and bothered already.

I tried to ease off the pedals as I got closer to work. That way the cool breeze still had that effect and I slowly lowered the body temperature, rather than stopping and becoming drenched in sweat.

Where I live, a lot of things are generally downhill when going to work. If it's heading back, it's going uphill. Can't say I love the unstable level of land here but at least this area isn't liable to flooding.

That's perfect - down hills to work, before taking a slog back on the bike, or walking it up the hills as a worse-case scenario.

At 1/7/13 06:32 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 1/7/13 01:06 PM, Haggard wrote: SOAD are good. But it's still a shitty trade, if you ask me. :P

Not for me it wasn't. I had wanted to see System since I was in middle school, and when they went on hiatus a few years back I thought I would never get the chance. It was probably my 2nd favorite concert, next to seeing Metallica back in 2004.

But it's fucking MAIDEN, man!

At 1/8/13 11:37 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 1/7/13 01:06 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 1/7/13 12:33 PM, Bahamut wrote: Well shit, my sleeping habits have hit a new low. I woke up at 4:45PM. This just won't do anymore.

Just keep on going down that road. Not long until you wake up at 4:45 AM. :P

I fell asleep at 9AM this time... There was no getting away with oversleeping, though as my mum was at home and woke me up at 12:30PM ish. Very little sleep, sure but hopefully I can sleep easier tonight.

Yes, that should help. It's no use trying to go to sleep early, if you wake up late in the afternoon.

Good for you. Too bad they only have one UK show and that's at Download. For a tour named Maiden ENGLAND, it's sure as hell false advertising.

Well, at least they don't call it "Maiden England" and then don't play any show at all. ^^

They may as well not play any damn shows in England. The band's big enough to have their own damn show and not play at some shitty festival.

I don't know, I always had the impression that the crowd at a festival is more relaxed. Must have something to do with people drinking for a few days, so they are in a very relaxed state of mind, haha.

Perhaps not even soft porn in this case. :P

It's "soft" porn. But "soft" porn just doesn't make any sense. Who on earth wants to see two people fucking, without actually seeing them fucking? It's like trying to get drunk by drinking alcohol-free beer.

Well, there's the attempt of an erotic view but even then it's just not that effective.

No, there's nothing erotic about most soft porn movies.

And your chances at showing up at a meet here aren't that great either. I'm going to guess that was my only chance to even see you here for a long time.

There's a tiny chance that I might be visting London for the CL match Arsenal against Bayern. But it's only a VERY tiny chance. But I sure as hell will visit the UK in the following years.

I'd like to visit Germany sometime. The place seems very metal friendly and it would be cool to go to a live show over there. My sister has thought of these ideas more than I have but then again, I'm unemployed and she's not.

But then it had to be some big show or a festival. Would be kind of silly to fly over to Germany and then visit a show in a small club that can only hold about 100 visitors.

Congratulations To:

Knuckstrike: 7,000 saves
DiMono: top 200 b/p'ers
Martin: 61,000 b/p

At 1/8/13 11:37 AM, Bahamut wrote: I couldn't fall asleep until 9AM and I was hoping I would fall asleep 6 hours sooner.

Have you tried antihistamine? (I use that Vicks ZzzQuil stuff) It works pretty well for me when I'm having trouble falling asleep.

I was a little slow on it at first. Had all my friends shouting out "OPPA GANGNAM STYLE!" and I was wondering what the fuck everyone was on about. Then I saw the video and I was like "Ahh I see now." Gotta admit, it's a fun tune.

Yeah, I suppose it is catchy, though it gets old after hearing it played unbidden about 5 million times or so. :P

At 1/8/13 05:09 PM, Haggard wrote: But it's fucking MAIDEN, man!

I'm not trying to downplay the legend that is Iron Maiden, but the SOAD show was a bigger deal for me, personally. Also know that I got into SOAD a few years before I really started listening to Maiden and thus had been waiting significantly longer to see them. It was like a check off the bucket list for me, ya know? :P

I did it! My sleeping time was more reasonable! Fell asleep at 3AM and woke up at 11:30AM. Got 8 hours sleep from that and I feel better because of that.

Listening to:

Diablo Swing Orchestra - Pandora's Pinata

At 1/8/13 04:57 PM, Coop wrote:

At 1/8/13 11:37 AM, Bahamut wrote: I can't say what I'll be like tomorrow. Only one way to find out, though. Surely I can't have myself asleep for something really stupid like 14 hours straight but then again, I wouldn't put it past myself to do that.

I think I'm getting better - The cold seems to have lost it's bite, so I'll hopefully start recovering properly now :)

I've been lucky for the most part. If I do have to catch one soon, just let it be before the meet commences.

Where I live, a lot of things are generally downhill when going to work. If it's heading back, it's going uphill. Can't say I love the unstable level of land here but at least this area isn't liable to flooding.

That's perfect - down hills to work, before taking a slog back on the bike, or walking it up the hills as a worse-case scenario.

Eh, I'd rather it be easy on the way back just so I don't have to push a lot just to get back home. When I was still in the hell known as school, it was cycling downhill but getting back uphill and some paths were so steep I had to walk my bike up.

At 1/8/13 05:09 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 1/8/13 11:37 AM, Bahamut wrote: I fell asleep at 9AM this time... There was no getting away with oversleeping, though as my mum was at home and woke me up at 12:30PM ish. Very little sleep, sure but hopefully I can sleep easier tonight.

Yes, that should help. It's no use trying to go to sleep early, if you wake up late in the afternoon.

I made a better attempt now and it worked.

They may as well not play any damn shows in England. The band's big enough to have their own damn show and not play at some shitty festival.

I don't know, I always had the impression that the crowd at a festival is more relaxed. Must have something to do with people drinking for a few days, so they are in a very relaxed state of mind, haha.

Who knows, but they should still have their own show. Fuck going to Download just for one band.

Well, there's the attempt of an erotic view but even then it's just not that effective.

No, there's nothing erotic about most soft porn movies.

The keyword is attempt so really, it fails.

I'd like to visit Germany sometime. The place seems very metal friendly and it would be cool to go to a live show over there. My sister has thought of these ideas more than I have but then again, I'm unemployed and she's not.

But then it had to be some big show or a festival. Would be kind of silly to fly over to Germany and then visit a show in a small club that can only hold about 100 visitors.

Yeah, that'll be the idea. This would be exceptional to go to a festival since after all, Germany just seem to do it a whole lot better. Mind you, IF I was to have a relationship with someone outside Britain, Germany is one place I wouldn't rule out providing there are reliable trains from London to get there.

At 1/8/13 06:53 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 1/8/13 11:37 AM, Bahamut wrote: I couldn't fall asleep until 9AM and I was hoping I would fall asleep 6 hours sooner.

Have you tried antihistamine? (I use that Vicks ZzzQuil stuff) It works pretty well for me when I'm having trouble falling asleep.

I'm really not fond of medical drugs. That shit never works for me, unless it's something really strong.

I was a little slow on it at first. Had all my friends shouting out "OPPA GANGNAM STYLE!" and I was wondering what the fuck everyone was on about. Then I saw the video and I was like "Ahh I see now." Gotta admit, it's a fun tune.

Yeah, I suppose it is catchy, though it gets old after hearing it played unbidden about 5 million times or so. :P

And now I can't even go anywhere without the radio playing it. Infact, I even heard my neighbours playing it full blast. That's the second good thing they've done to us, the first informing us of a budgie they found on their car that they thought was ours.

Coop gets offered 2 roast dinners within a 24 hour period, before congratulating:
No-one... damn, we'd been going so well...

Listening to:
Alestorm - To The End Of Our Days

At 1/8/13 06:53 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 1/8/13 05:09 PM, Haggard wrote: But it's fucking MAIDEN, man!

I'm not trying to downplay the legend that is Iron Maiden, but the SOAD show was a bigger deal for me, personally. Also know that I got into SOAD a few years before I really started listening to Maiden and thus had been waiting significantly longer to see them. It was like a check off the bucket list for me, ya know? :P

I feel that I've got to wade in here - while I've been to see Maiden live and I loved them, there is a touch of nostalgia for singing along with Chop Suey, while driving back up the motorway.

I'd still take a chance to see Maiden again over any other band... except perhaps Michael Jackson or Queen, but since they are dead, that might be a factor in it.

At 1/9/13 07:41 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 1/8/13 04:57 PM, Coop wrote:

At 1/8/13 11:37 AM, Bahamut wrote: I can't say what I'll be like tomorrow. Only one way to find out, though. Surely I can't have myself asleep for something really stupid like 14 hours straight but then again, I wouldn't put it past myself to do that.

I think I'm getting better - The cold seems to have lost it's bite, so I'll hopefully start recovering properly now :)

I've been lucky for the most part. If I do have to catch one soon, just let it be before the meet commences.

Can you not put it off until after the meet has finished?

Where I live, a lot of things are generally downhill when going to work. If it's heading back, it's going uphill. Can't say I love the unstable level of land here but at least this area isn't liable to flooding.

That's perfect - down hills to work, before taking a slog back on the bike, or walking it up the hills as a worse-case scenario.

Eh, I'd rather it be easy on the way back just so I don't have to push a lot just to get back home. When I was still in the hell known as school, it was cycling downhill but getting back uphill and some paths were so steep I had to walk my bike up.

I always liked the idea that you had to slog up the hill to get home, then you could make out that you'd had a far harder day at work and get sympathy for it.

Where the fuck are the achievements?!

At 1/9/13 07:41 AM, Bahamut wrote: I'm really not fond of medical drugs. That shit never works for me, unless it's something really strong.

Me either, but it's something I'll take a swig of now and again when I need to get to bed a bit earlier than normal. Also, it will work for you, if you take enough of it. ;)

And now I can't even go anywhere without the radio playing it. Infact, I even heard my neighbours playing it full blast. That's the second good thing they've done to us,

I probably would have gone insane by now. :P

the first informing us of a budgie they found on their car that they thought was ours.

*googles "budgie"* So, they found a parrot or a helicopter on their car? I'm equally interested in hearing the story, either way. Please forgive my ignorance. lmao

At 1/9/13 02:26 PM, Coop wrote: I feel that I've got to wade in here - while I've been to see Maiden live and I loved them, there is a touch of nostalgia for singing along with Chop Suey, while driving back up the motorway.

I remember going out to my car at my first "real" job and cranking Hypnotize on my lunch breaks. :P (That album had just been released at the time.)

I'd still take a chance to see Maiden again over any other band...

I would still love to see them, though I would want to see Rush first.

except perhaps Michael Jackson or Queen, but since they are dead, that might be a factor in it.

If I had a time machine I would have to see Alice in Chains with Layne Staley, like back in 1992. That or Metallica with Cliff Burton...like 1984. :P

Listening to:
Opeth - Blackwater Park

At 1/8/13 06:53 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 1/8/13 05:09 PM, Haggard wrote: But it's fucking MAIDEN, man!

I'm not trying to downplay the legend that is Iron Maiden, but the SOAD show was a bigger deal for me, personally. Also know that I got into SOAD a few years before I really started listening to Maiden and thus had been waiting significantly longer to see them. It was like a check off the bucket list for me, ya know? :P

No, you don't quite understand. Let me spell it out for you: M - A - I - D - E - N.
;)

At 1/9/13 07:41 AM, Bahamut wrote: I did it! My sleeping time was more reasonable! Fell asleep at 3AM and woke up at 11:30AM. Got 8 hours sleep from that and I feel better because of that.

Congrats! ;)

At 1/8/13 05:09 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 1/8/13 11:37 AM, Bahamut wrote: I fell asleep at 9AM this time... There was no getting away with oversleeping, though as my mum was at home and woke me up at 12:30PM ish. Very little sleep, sure but hopefully I can sleep easier tonight.

Yes, that should help. It's no use trying to go to sleep early, if you wake up late in the afternoon.

I made a better attempt now and it worked.

That's good to hear. It should be easier to adjust your sleeping times a bit more towards "normal sleeping times" now.

They may as well not play any damn shows in England. The band's big enough to have their own damn show and not play at some shitty festival.

I don't know, I always had the impression that the crowd at a festival is more relaxed. Must have something to do with people drinking for a few days, so they are in a very relaxed state of mind, haha.

Who knows, but they should still have their own show. Fuck going to Download just for one band.

Yeah, attending a whole festival for just one band isn't that great.

I'd like to visit Germany sometime. The place seems very metal friendly and it would be cool to go to a live show over there. My sister has thought of these ideas more than I have but then again, I'm unemployed and she's not.

But then it had to be some big show or a festival. Would be kind of silly to fly over to Germany and then visit a show in a small club that can only hold about 100 visitors.

Yeah, that'll be the idea. This would be exceptional to go to a festival since after all, Germany just seem to do it a whole lot better. Mind you, IF I was to have a relationship with someone outside Britain, Germany is one place I wouldn't rule out providing there are reliable trains from London to get there.

You'd have to get to Germany via France if you want to go by train, as far as I know. Planes are a much faster way to get here. ;)

At 1/9/13 02:26 PM, Coop wrote:

At 1/8/13 06:53 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 1/8/13 05:09 PM, Haggard wrote: But it's fucking MAIDEN, man!

I'm not trying to downplay the legend that is Iron Maiden, but the SOAD show was a bigger deal for me, personally. Also know that I got into SOAD a few years before I really started listening to Maiden and thus had been waiting significantly longer to see them. It was like a check off the bucket list for me, ya know? :P

I feel that I've got to wade in here - while I've been to see Maiden live and I loved them, there is a touch of nostalgia for singing along with Chop Suey, while driving back up the motorway.

I'd still take a chance to see Maiden again over any other band... except perhaps Michael Jackson or Queen, but since they are dead, that might be a factor in it.

Well, there was the Queen musical... and "Ton Steine Scherben" (a german punk band from the 70's/80's) had a tour with a different singer. It worked really well. Also, the Ramones are still on stage, even though only Marky remains from one of the "real" Ramones.

And even Led Zeppelin where up on stage once more, so "never say never".

At 1/9/13 11:01 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote: Where the fuck are the achievements?!

I have one coming up in a few days.

Also, today I reached 9.11 voting power. Not really an achievement, though...

Became a commander!

In the top 500 B/P ranks.

More work done to sort out crap in my bedroom, even though I didn't get a say on when I could go through my wardrobe. At least now all of that is cleared out and it's just a few drawers to sort out and then that'll be everything I don't want out of the house. On another note, I had another good night sleep, although I did sleep a little longer than needed. What do you expect when you're sleeping on a really comfortable bed and it feels so cold outside?

Listening to:

Falconer - Northwind

At 1/9/13 02:26 PM, Coop wrote:

At 1/9/13 07:41 AM, Bahamut wrote: I've been lucky for the most part. If I do have to catch one soon, just let it be before the meet commences.

Can you not put it off until after the meet has finished?

These things usually tend to show up before or during things. Sucks, really. I'll take my vigilant action, though whenever I feel like I'm going to be down with a cold.

Eh, I'd rather it be easy on the way back just so I don't have to push a lot just to get back home. When I was still in the hell known as school, it was cycling downhill but getting back uphill and some paths were so steep I had to walk my bike up.

I always liked the idea that you had to slog up the hill to get home, then you could make out that you'd had a far harder day at work and get sympathy for it.

I had no sympathy for the shithole school I was in so fuck it.

At 1/9/13 11:01 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 1/9/13 07:41 AM, Bahamut wrote: I'm really not fond of medical drugs. That shit never works for me, unless it's something really strong.

Me either, but it's something I'll take a swig of now and again when I need to get to bed a bit earlier than normal. Also, it will work for you, if you take enough of it. ;)

Call me paranoid but I'm afraid these things will only end up killing me.

And now I can't even go anywhere without the radio playing it. Infact, I even heard my neighbours playing it full blast. That's the second good thing they've done to us,

I probably would have gone insane by now. :P

Then you should see how they are on a daily basis. The goddamn baby is ALWAYS crying. I may end up calling on their door to get them to quiet him/her up just as what the whore of a mother did to me years back. You know, getting a taste of your own medicine.

the first informing us of a budgie they found on their car that they thought was ours.

*googles "budgie"* So, they found a parrot or a helicopter on their car? I'm equally interested in hearing the story, either way. Please forgive my ignorance. lmao

lol, clearly the bird. I've had the other budgie Sky for 8 1/2 years now.

At 1/10/13 03:50 AM, Haggard wrote: Listening to:
Opeth - Blackwater Park

Classic record. Probably one of the best produced albums ever. The mixing of everything is simply spot on.

At 1/9/13 07:41 AM, Bahamut wrote: I did it! My sleeping time was more reasonable! Fell asleep at 3AM and woke up at 11:30AM. Got 8 hours sleep from that and I feel better because of that.

Congrats! ;)

The good news keeps on going.

I made a better attempt now and it worked.

That's good to hear. It should be easier to adjust your sleeping times a bit more towards "normal sleeping times" now.

Yeah, I woke up at 11:30AM today. Still fine and maybe if I'm wearing myself out with work around the house, it'll be another easy night.

Who knows, but they should still have their own show. Fuck going to Download just for one band.

Yeah, attending a whole festival for just one band isn't that great.

Especially when Download tend to have terrible bands on. It's bad enough Maiden have shit choices for support act for their live shows.

Yeah, that'll be the idea. This would be exceptional to go to a festival since after all, Germany just seem to do it a whole lot better. Mind you, IF I was to have a relationship with someone outside Britain, Germany is one place I wouldn't rule out providing there are reliable trains from London to get there.

You'd have to get to Germany via France if you want to go by train, as far as I know. Planes are a much faster way to get here. ;)

Not much of a surprise there. I'm more comfortable with trains than I am with planes. And besides, trains should be cheaper than planes.

And now I passed 23k saves

Coop gets ready to head back to Middle Earth (metaphorically), while congratulating:
LiquidFire: Commander; 23,000 Saves
Decky: Top 500 B/Per

At 1/9/13 11:01 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 1/9/13 02:26 PM, Coop wrote: I feel that I've got to wade in here - while I've been to see Maiden live and I loved them, there is a touch of nostalgia for singing along with Chop Suey, while driving back up the motorway.

I remember going out to my car at my first "real" job and cranking Hypnotize on my lunch breaks. :P (That album had just been released at the time.)

First real job? By then (2006), I was working in an office and had been for a year. Now I've left that place behind and have taken another massive step forward. But hey, that's me.

I'd still take a chance to see Maiden again over any other band...

I would still love to see them, though I would want to see Rush first.

If only for Neil Peart.

except perhaps Michael Jackson or Queen, but since they are dead, that might be a factor in it.

If I had a time machine I would have to see Alice in Chains with Layne Staley, like back in 1992. That or Metallica with Cliff Burton...like 1984. :P

Burton was awesome. One of the greatest dead rock stars, much like Keith Moon.

At 1/10/13 03:50 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 1/9/13 02:26 PM, Coop wrote: I feel that I've got to wade in here - while I've been to see Maiden live and I loved them, there is a touch of nostalgia for singing along with Chop Suey, while driving back up the motorway.

I'd still take a chance to see Maiden again over any other band... except perhaps Michael Jackson or Queen, but since they are dead, that might be a factor in it.

Well, there was the Queen musical... and "Ton Steine Scherben" (a german punk band from the 70's/80's) had a tour with a different singer. It worked really well. Also, the Ramones are still on stage, even though only Marky remains from one of the "real" Ramones.

And even Led Zeppelin where up on stage once more, so "never say never".

The only reason I say never is that No-one could replace Freddie Mercury, like no-one could replace Michael Jackson. Sure, the music will be good, but it's not the same without them.

At 1/10/13 09:50 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 1/9/13 02:26 PM, Coop wrote:

At 1/9/13 07:41 AM, Bahamut wrote: I've been lucky for the most part. If I do have to catch one soon, just let it be before the meet commences.

Can you not put it off until after the meet has finished?

These things usually tend to show up before or during things. Sucks, really. I'll take my vigilant action, though whenever I feel like I'm going to be down with a cold.

Expecting to be ill for the meet bodes ill.

Forget what I wrote before. I made a mistake on my part

Congratulations To:

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Decky: Top 500 b/p'ers
xRiskiiyxBlaze: level 29 -don't worry, I got ya. :P

At 1/10/13 03:50 AM, Haggard wrote: No, you don't quite understand. Let me spell it out for you: M - A - I - D - E - N.
;)

To each their own, Haggard. :P

At 1/10/13 09:50 AM, Bahamut wrote: Call me paranoid but I'm afraid these things will only end up killing me.

No, it's a good attitude to have. I stay away from all drugs, save some OTC stuff like aspirin, cold meds and such, when I really feel like I need it.

Then you should see how they are on a daily basis. The goddamn baby is ALWAYS crying. I may end up calling on their door to get them to quiet him/her up just as what the whore of a mother did to me years back. You know, getting a taste of your own medicine.

Eh, just the thought of having a crying baby within earshot of my house makes me angry. I'm not a fan of children, by the way. :D

lol, clearly the bird. I've had the other budgie Sky for 8 1/2 years now.

That's what I figured. I've known about Sky for a long time now, because of your alt -most users don't make tweeting noises when posting their achievements. :P

At 1/10/13 03:43 PM, Coop wrote: First real job? By then (2006), I was working in an office and had been for a year. Now I've left that place behind and have taken another massive step forward. But hey, that's me.

Yeah, it was like a month after I graduated high school. I spent much of my summers before that picking basil and getting paid by the pound. (It was actually decent money, for a teenager, though it was hard on your back.)

If only for Neil Peart.

And Geddy Lee. :P

Burton was awesome. One of the greatest dead rock stars, much like Keith Moon.

My favorite bassist, along with Geddy Lee and Geezer Butler. Steve Harris also blows me away with his quick fingers.

Listening to:

While Heaven Wept - Vast Oceans Lachrymose

At 1/10/13 03:43 PM, Coop wrote:

At 1/10/13 09:50 AM, Bahamut wrote: These things usually tend to show up before or during things. Sucks, really. I'll take my vigilant action, though whenever I feel like I'm going to be down with a cold.

Expecting to be ill for the meet bodes ill.

Or it's just simply my bad luck. Anyway, it hasn't happened with any of the meets, right?

At 1/10/13 07:52 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 1/10/13 09:50 AM, Bahamut wrote: Call me paranoid but I'm afraid these things will only end up killing me.

No, it's a good attitude to have. I stay away from all drugs, save some OTC stuff like aspirin, cold meds and such, when I really feel like I need it.

Yeah, I can trust cold meds/paracetamol but that's about it. If what I take from the doctors don't even help with any of my problems, then what's even the damn point of taking them?

Then you should see how they are on a daily basis. The goddamn baby is ALWAYS crying. I may end up calling on their door to get them to quiet him/her up just as what the whore of a mother did to me years back. You know, getting a taste of your own medicine.

Eh, just the thought of having a crying baby within earshot of my house makes me angry. I'm not a fan of children, by the way. :D

I try and be tolerant because we do have a 3 year old cousin who can be loud and obnoxious. Not only that, what if I had a child? Mind you, I don't even have a relationship so having a child is far off for me but it's still a point. In that potential future, I have to understand children better.

lol, clearly the bird. I've had the other budgie Sky for 8 1/2 years now.

That's what I figured. I've known about Sky for a long time now, because of your alt -most users don't make tweeting noises when posting their achievements. :P

Infact, who else even makes tweeting noises? Maybe Burke should sign up to Newgrounds.

You passed 63,000 Saves. Way to go!

Congratulations To:

Pokemonpoeguygcn: 63,000 saves

At 1/11/13 08:17 AM, Bahamut wrote: Yeah, I can trust cold meds/paracetamol but that's about it. If what I take from the doctors don't even help with any of my problems, then what's even the damn point of taking them?

Good question. There's a girl I know who was put on ritalin as a kid and her mom has since allowed the addition of several other meds since. It's to the point now where she needs them just to function normally in pretty much every way -not to mention she's underweight because the shit she's on suppresses appetite. Watching that kind of thing develop over the years has instilled in me a dislike for prescription drugs.

I try and be tolerant because we do have a 3 year old cousin who can be loud and obnoxious. Not only that, what if I had a child? Mind you, I don't even have a relationship so having a child is far off for me but it's still a point. In that potential future, I have to understand children better.

God, I pity you. :P I'm 25 and without any offspring. Call me greedy, but I like living my life for me, though I suppose that may change as a get older... (Or maybe not.) lol

Infact, who else even makes tweeting noises? Maybe Burke should sign up to Newgrounds.

My cousin works as a nurse in a psych ward -I'll ask her. :P

Who is Burke?

You passed 36000 Saves. Way to go!

Listening to:

Falconer - Northwind

At 1/11/13 09:28 AM, Odyssic wrote: I haven't played it yet, hur no games

Those who are really insisting on that joke after 7 years are clearly retarded. Thankfully that doesn't apply to you.

At 1/12/13 01:08 AM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 1/11/13 08:17 AM, Bahamut wrote: Yeah, I can trust cold meds/paracetamol but that's about it. If what I take from the doctors don't even help with any of my problems, then what's even the damn point of taking them?

Good question. There's a girl I know who was put on ritalin as a kid and her mom has since allowed the addition of several other meds since. It's to the point now where she needs them just to function normally in pretty much every way -not to mention she's underweight because the shit she's on suppresses appetite. Watching that kind of thing develop over the years has instilled in me a dislike for prescription drugs.

Jesus. That goes to show what bad it can do to a human being. I try to not take allergy tablets all the time just to settle eczema down. If it feels like I won't get comfortable shortly, then it's necessary but I can go a few weeks without the need to take any.

I try and be tolerant because we do have a 3 year old cousin who can be loud and obnoxious. Not only that, what if I had a child? Mind you, I don't even have a relationship so having a child is far off for me but it's still a point. In that potential future, I have to understand children better.

God, I pity you. :P I'm 25 and without any offspring. Call me greedy, but I like living my life for me, though I suppose that may change as a get older... (Or maybe not.) lol

I've had enough free time for myself. I really would like to start a relationship since it's been so long since I last had someone and I need to start looking at the future. I think with the new year I have at least attempted a new things in hoping I get someone but I need to give it time.

Who is Burke?

The other budgie that we rescued thanks to our neighbours.

Coop finally gets off of Made in Mafia, to congratulate:
Pokemonpoeguygcn: 63,000 Saves
Jolly: 36,000 Saves

Listening to:
Alice Cooper - The Sentinel
Iron Maiden - Can I Play With Madness

At 1/10/13 07:52 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote: xRiskiiyxBlaze: level 29 -don't worry, I got ya. :P

You don't - he's only 2 days from Level 30...

At 1/10/13 03:43 PM, Coop wrote: First real job? By then (2006), I was working in an office and had been for a year. Now I've left that place behind and have taken another massive step forward. But hey, that's me.

Yeah, it was like a month after I graduated high school. I spent much of my summers before that picking basil and getting paid by the pound. (It was actually decent money, for a teenager, though it was hard on your back.)

I was at University, when Chop Suey / Toxicity were released. Fantastic, enjoying some time down at the Old Bar

If only for Neil Peart.

And Geddy Lee. :P

Nah, I prefer Alex Lifeson to Geddy, if I'm honest. Peart is a demigod of drummers, with only guys like Buddy Rich casting a shadow over him.

Burton was awesome. One of the greatest dead rock stars, much like Keith Moon.

My favorite bassist, along with Geddy Lee and Geezer Butler. Steve Harris also blows me away with his quick fingers.

Percy is a fantastic bassist, although he is a West Ham fan...

At 1/11/13 08:17 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 1/10/13 03:43 PM, Coop wrote:

At 1/10/13 09:50 AM, Bahamut wrote: These things usually tend to show up before or during things. Sucks, really. I'll take my vigilant action, though whenever I feel like I'm going to be down with a cold.

Expecting to be ill for the meet bodes ill.

Or it's just simply my bad luck. Anyway, it hasn't happened with any of the meets, right?

Then be positive for a fucking change!

At 1/10/13 09:50 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 1/10/13 03:50 AM, Haggard wrote: Listening to:
Opeth - Blackwater Park

Classic record. Probably one of the best produced albums ever. The mixing of everything is simply spot on.

I always liked Deliverance better. Even though, you cannot really say "Deliverance is better than Blackwater Park" or vice versa. Both are just great.

I made a better attempt now and it worked.

That's good to hear. It should be easier to adjust your sleeping times a bit more towards "normal sleeping times" now.

Yeah, I woke up at 11:30AM today. Still fine and maybe if I'm wearing myself out with work around the house, it'll be another easy night.

You only have a sleeping problem when you are tired as hell but you simply cannot fall asleep. I had that a few years ago, where I simply couldn't sleep for about 3 days. I mean, I maybe dozed off every now and then, but "a good nights sleep" is something completly different. Luckily I could sleep on the 4th day.

Who knows, but they should still have their own show. Fuck going to Download just for one band.

Yeah, attending a whole festival for just one band isn't that great.

Especially when Download tend to have terrible bands on. It's bad enough Maiden have shit choices for support act for their live shows.

Most support bands just suck ass.

You'd have to get to Germany via France if you want to go by train, as far as I know. Planes are a much faster way to get here. ;)

Not much of a surprise there. I'm more comfortable with trains than I am with planes. And besides, trains should be cheaper than planes.

I don't know if trains are really that much cheaper. But I do know that planes are just way faster.

At 1/10/13 03:43 PM, Coop wrote: Coop gets ready to head back to Middle Earth (metaphorically), while congratulating:

First part of "The Hobbit", eh?
I watched that yesterday. Not bad, but I don't know... it's nothing too great either. Too much action and too little story.

The only reason I say never is that No-one could replace Freddie Mercury, like no-one could replace Michael Jackson. Sure, the music will be good, but it's not the same without them.

Wasn't there a show once where they had Freddy on a big screen (various tapes from their live shows) and the rest of the band live on stage? Or maybe I'm just mixing that up with some other band.

Also, I never was a fan of MJ. Especially in his later days he was just annoying.

At 1/10/13 07:52 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 1/10/13 03:50 AM, Haggard wrote: No, you don't quite understand. Let me spell it out for you: M - A - I - D - E - N.
;)

To each their own, Haggard. :P

I see, you still don't understand. :(

60,000 B/P!

Congratulations To:

Jolly: 36,000 saves
Haggard: 60,000 b/p

I've had enough free time for myself. I really would like to start a relationship since it's been so long since I last had someone and I need to start looking at the future. I think with the new year I have at least attempted a new things in hoping I get someone but I need to give it time.

A relationship is something that I would welcome, myself, as it's been a while since my last steady girlfriend -Just no kids. :P

The other budgie that we rescued thanks to our neighbours.

Yes, he should make a NG account. I'll try my hardest to keep ahead of him in the exp. ranks! LOL

At 1/12/13 07:31 AM, Coop wrote: You don't - he's only 2 days from Level 30...

Well, I don't recall congratulating him on level 29, so it's all good. :P

At 1/12/13 07:31 AM, Coop wrote: Nah, I prefer Alex Lifeson to Geddy, if I'm honest. Peart is a demigod of drummers, with only guys like Buddy Rich casting a shadow over him.

It's not just his bass playing, though. (Which is awesome, anyway) But the fact that he plays two different instruments and sings -the guy's freaking talented. Lifeson is a great guitarist, though. I always saw him as the "overlooked" member of Rush, which really attests to the talent of that band.

At 1/12/13 11:50 AM, Haggard wrote: I see, you still don't understand. :(

I'm not sure what I'm failing to understand...

Coop is so proud of two of his closest friends, who got engaged in front of him last night. Congratulations to:
Haggard: 60,000 B/P

At 1/12/13 11:50 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 1/10/13 03:43 PM, Coop wrote: Coop gets ready to head back to Middle Earth (metaphorically), while congratulating:

First part of "The Hobbit", eh?
I watched that yesterday. Not bad, but I don't know... it's nothing too great either. Too much action and too little story.

I've seen it twice, but I meant playing Lord of the Rings Online. Getting my RP fix.

The only reason I say never is that No-one could replace Freddie Mercury, like no-one could replace Michael Jackson. Sure, the music will be good, but it's not the same without them.

Wasn't there a show once where they had Freddy on a big screen (various tapes from their live shows) and the rest of the band live on stage? Or maybe I'm just mixing that up with some other band.

They did put that up at the Olympics, I believe. It's not the same, like War of the Worlds with the hologram of Richard Burton

Also, I never was a fan of MJ. Especially in his later days he was just annoying.

The first album I ever purchased was Bad. I may not have agreed with some of the aspects of his personal life, but his singing was fantastic.

At 1/12/13 03:00 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 1/12/13 07:31 AM, Coop wrote: You don't - he's only 2 days from Level 30...

Well, I don't recall congratulating him on level 29, so it's all good. :P

It helps that you weren't writing lists by then :P

At 1/12/13 07:31 AM, Coop wrote: Nah, I prefer Alex Lifeson to Geddy, if I'm honest. Peart is a demigod of drummers, with only guys like Buddy Rich casting a shadow over him.

It's not just his bass playing, though. (Which is awesome, anyway) But the fact that he plays two different instruments and sings -the guy's freaking talented. Lifeson is a great guitarist, though. I always saw him as the "overlooked" member of Rush, which really attests to the talent of that band.

I think that the fact that they have been in business for 44 years and have had a sum total of five members. I mean, Maiden currently has six.

13 is the name of Black Sabbath's new album. Do creative album titles even exist anymore?

Listening to:

Jethro Tull - Songs from the Wood

At 1/12/13 07:31 AM, Coop wrote:

At 1/11/13 08:17 AM, Bahamut wrote: Or it's just simply my bad luck. Anyway, it hasn't happened with any of the meets, right?

Then be positive for a fucking change!

Not to worry, I expect the weekend to go smoothly.

At 1/12/13 08:43 AM, Odyssic wrote:

At 1/12/13 06:17 AM, Bahamut wrote: Those who are really insisting on that joke after 7 years are clearly retarded. Thankfully that doesn't apply to you.

I want more exclusives for it, I was looking at the list and not many sticking out for me, any recommendations?

MGS4 is an obvious one. God of War if you're into it? I'm not but surely it's a title to pick up if you're into it. I could do with dusting off my PS3 a bit and play some more games on it.

At 1/12/13 11:50 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 1/10/13 09:50 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 1/10/13 03:50 AM, Haggard wrote: Listening to:
Opeth - Blackwater Park

Classic record. Probably one of the best produced albums ever. The mixing of everything is simply spot on.

I always liked Deliverance better. Even though, you cannot really say "Deliverance is better than Blackwater Park" or vice versa. Both are just great.

Blackwater Park did give them the recognition they needed and they celebrated their 20th anniversary with this record for a very good reason.

Yeah, I woke up at 11:30AM today. Still fine and maybe if I'm wearing myself out with work around the house, it'll be another easy night.

You only have a sleeping problem when you are tired as hell but you simply cannot fall asleep.

Actually, that sums me up.

Especially when Download tend to have terrible bands on. It's bad enough Maiden have shit choices for support act for their live shows.

Most support bands just suck ass.

At least it's not a whole day waiting for the damn band.

Not much of a surprise there. I'm more comfortable with trains than I am with planes. And besides, trains should be cheaper than planes.

I don't know if trains are really that much cheaper. But I do know that planes are just way faster.

Eh, you have to book TWO journeys just to get to Germany from here by train. Well, there's a matter of getting to London by train first. :P Shame it can't be more like National Rail where it acknowledges multiple changes along the journey. Thankfully this isn't something I need to worry about for the time being. Unless it becomes a planned family holiday, I'll only go to Germany for either live shows or if it so happens a relationship with someone will be there but that idea is highly unlikely.

At 1/12/13 03:00 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

I've had enough free time for myself. I really would like to start a relationship since it's been so long since I last had someone and I need to start looking at the future. I think with the new year I have at least attempted a new things in hoping I get someone but I need to give it time.

A relationship is something that I would welcome, myself, as it's been a while since my last steady girlfriend -Just no kids. :P

One thing for sure, neither of us will consider having kids within the next five years. Next ten years on the other hand, depends how your life is at that point.

The other budgie that we rescued thanks to our neighbours.

Yes, he should make a NG account. I'll try my hardest to keep ahead of him in the exp. ranks! LOL

You shouldn't even have to worry if he just signs up now.

Another reply with no achievements...

At 1/13/13 07:40 AM, Coop wrote: It helps that you weren't writing lists by then :P

Exactly, so I definitely didn't congratulate him. ;)

I think that the fact that they have been in business for 44 years and have had a sum total of five members. I mean, Maiden currently has six.

I know they had a drummer before Peart; who was the 5th, another guitarist, I assume?

At 1/13/13 08:50 AM, Bahamut wrote: 13 is the name of Black Sabbath's new album. Do creative album titles even exist anymore?

How is Tony Iommi doing these days? I heard he was sick, but haven't heard any news since...

And yeah, originality is a rare commodity these days. lol.

One thing for sure, neither of us will consider having kids within the next five years. Next ten years on the other hand, depends how your life is at that point.

Yeah, I just have this idea that I don't want kids in my 20's. I still feel like a kid myself a lot of the time, not to mention I'm not even close financially speaking.

You shouldn't even have to worry if he just signs up now.

Sometimes I wonder, when I see these users from '08 and '09 with more exp. than me. :P