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At 1/5/13 09:56 AM, Bahamut wrote: Is waking up at 2 in the afternoon a new habit of mine or something? This isn't good of me but then again, what do I expect when I couldn't even fall asleep until 7 in the morning?

I had a similar issue, though it was only 11am and then I did spend about an hour reading, before surfacing properly.

At 1/4/13 02:18 PM, Coop wrote:

At 1/4/13 10:29 AM, Bahamut wrote: To tell you the truth, I thought you still went to the gym. I know you have cricket for your exercises but even then I thought it was still part of your routine. I guess I'm just thinking good of you.

While I don't go to the gym, I still run, cycle, lift weights and play cricket.

Fair enough, that's still a lot of exercise in your life. As for me, I have considered cycling on some days but going to Liverpool isn't exactly easy to take a bike through to and it's not often that I'll be out and about where it's only within the Wirral.

It's purely cycling for pleasure with me at the moment - I can hardly cycle to work after all, now. I've not done it for a while and I really should dig out the wheels again, to hit the road.

Training starts next Friday, so that should be fun (!)

Have fun with that.

Let me concentrate on getting rid of the cold first.

At 1/5/13 05:45 PM, Kevin wrote: 4 years on NG?

5 years?

Too tired to count someone count for me.

"I'm still a little woozy from a gazelle kick earlier today, but perhaps he's like a tree, where you count the number of rings to work out his age?"

"Wow, you'd need to be some sort of a genius to count all of those rings."

"He's five."

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At 1/5/13 10:04 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 1/4/13 10:29 AM, Bahamut wrote: Kreator in the UK in late April? Yes please!

Nice.

My sister can even see them in Manchester due to it being a weekend. I gotta say, this year is looking good already.

At least, the porn movies aren't censored, as long as you get them on DVD. But no uncensored porn movies on TV. Which is a really stupid thing. Because who watches porn movies without any porn at all? I mean, you get to see some naked women, but never their "private parts". And no intercourse. This is just stupid...

Is it even porn in that case? :P

And neither of our dads should care about our looks. I even got complimented by some friends when I had my hair down so his voice is outnumbered.

Well, I am already 31 and I don't live with my mom or my dad anymore. So they can't tell me how I should look, haha.

I still have that problem of living here but even then, if they do cross the line with violating my rights, it's a form of domestic violence and they can be reported for it.

Careful with what you say there as I'm getting acquainted with more dragons than ever.

Number of dragons I met in the real world: 0. :P

You could have seen one in late 2011, though. Timing just sucked with my job at that time.

At 1/5/13 07:49 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 1/5/13 09:56 AM, Bahamut wrote: As a matter of fact, some of us wanted to and one was ready to snap at him. We were all that close. All it would have took is him to have been bullshitting around for a few minutes longer. Although, if a fight did break out I'm pretty sure I'd have been in contact with the police by now.

Clearly a sufficient amount of alcohol had not yet been consumed when that decision was made. :P

I dunno, some of us did have vodka, Jack Daniel's AND Jagermeister in a single night so we should have been very drunk. I'm guessing the douche was drunk enough to get himself in that mood.

At 1/6/13 06:45 AM, Coop wrote:

At 1/5/13 09:56 AM, Bahamut wrote: Is waking up at 2 in the afternoon a new habit of mine or something? This isn't good of me but then again, what do I expect when I couldn't even fall asleep until 7 in the morning?

I had a similar issue, though it was only 11am and then I did spend about an hour reading, before surfacing properly.

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?

Fair enough, that's still a lot of exercise in your life. As for me, I have considered cycling on some days but going to Liverpool isn't exactly easy to take a bike through to and it's not often that I'll be out and about where it's only within the Wirral.

It's purely cycling for pleasure with me at the moment - I can hardly cycle to work after all, now. I've not done it for a while and I really should dig out the wheels again, to hit the road.

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.

At 1/6/13 10:02 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 1/5/13 10:04 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 1/4/13 10:29 AM, Bahamut wrote: Kreator in the UK in late April? Yes please!

Nice.

My sister can even see them in Manchester due to it being a weekend. I gotta say, this year is looking good already.

I'm going to see Maiden in June (or was May?).

At least, the porn movies aren't censored, as long as you get them on DVD. But no uncensored porn movies on TV. Which is a really stupid thing. Because who watches porn movies without any porn at all? I mean, you get to see some naked women, but never their "private parts". And no intercourse. This is just stupid...

Is it even porn in that case? :P

"Soft Porn". But since porn is all about being/getting "hard", hmm....

Careful with what you say there as I'm getting acquainted with more dragons than ever.

Number of dragons I met in the real world: 0. :P

You could have seen one in late 2011, though. Timing just sucked with my job at that time.

Yeah, that was a real pity.

Just made Sergeant First Class.

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A month ago was my 5th anniversary of actually being a member.

Whoopee.

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At 1/6/13 10:02 AM, Bahamut wrote: I dunno, some of us did have vodka, Jack Daniel's AND Jagermeister in a single night so we should have been very drunk. I'm guessing the douche was drunk enough to get himself in that mood.

You guys must be pretty level-headed. I've known people who get really angry at the slightest things when hammered -especially when drinking the kind of stuff you listed above. :P

At 1/6/13 12:29 PM, Haggard wrote: I'm going to see Maiden in June (or was May?).

I almost saw them this past summer but ended up seeing System of a Down instead.

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Well shit, my sleeping habits have hit a new low. I woke up at 4:45PM. This just won't do anymore.

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At 1/6/13 12:29 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 1/6/13 10:02 AM, Bahamut wrote: My sister can even see them in Manchester due to it being a weekend. I gotta say, this year is looking good already.

I'm going to see Maiden in June (or was May?).

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.

Is it even porn in that case? :P

"Soft Porn". But since porn is all about being/getting "hard", hmm....

Perhaps not even soft porn in this case. :P

You could have seen one in late 2011, though. Timing just sucked with my job at that time.

Yeah, that was a real pity.

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.

At 1/6/13 11:22 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 1/6/13 10:02 AM, Bahamut wrote: I dunno, some of us did have vodka, Jack Daniel's AND Jagermeister in a single night so we should have been very drunk. I'm guessing the douche was drunk enough to get himself in that mood.

You guys must be pretty level-headed. I've known people who get really angry at the slightest things when hammered -especially when drinking the kind of stuff you listed above. :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

At 1/6/13 11:22 PM, Metal-Therapy wrote:

At 1/6/13 12:29 PM, Haggard wrote: I'm going to see Maiden in June (or was May?).

I almost saw them this past summer but ended up seeing System of a Down instead.

SOAD are good. But it's still a shitty trade, if you ask me. :P

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

At 1/6/13 12:29 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 1/6/13 10:02 AM, Bahamut wrote: My sister can even see them in Manchester due to it being a weekend. I gotta say, this year is looking good already.

I'm going to see Maiden in June (or was May?).

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. ^^

Is it even porn in that case? :P

"Soft Porn". But since porn is all about being/getting "hard", hmm....

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.

You could have seen one in late 2011, though. Timing just sucked with my job at that time.

Yeah, that was a real pity.

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.

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At 1/6/13 10:02 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 1/6/13 06:45 AM, Coop wrote:

At 1/5/13 09:56 AM, Bahamut wrote: Is waking up at 2 in the afternoon a new habit of mine or something? This isn't good of me but then again, what do I expect when I couldn't even fall asleep until 7 in the morning?

I had a similar issue, though it was only 11am and then I did spend about an hour reading, before surfacing properly.

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.

Fair enough, that's still a lot of exercise in your life. As for me, I have considered cycling on some days but going to Liverpool isn't exactly easy to take a bike through to and it's not often that I'll be out and about where it's only within the Wirral.

It's purely cycling for pleasure with me at the moment - I can hardly cycle to work after all, now. I've not done it for a while and I really should dig out the wheels again, to hit the road.

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.

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.

Holy fuck, that's 12 minutes before I clocked out!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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No-one... damn, we'd been going so well...

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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