Australasia in the Playground IV

[Skeppio]

Righto ladies and gents. I know the "honour" (:smalltongue:) of making this new thread was meant to go to Roc Ness, but he contacted me to let me know he's simply got too much schoolwork on his plate right now, so I'll be taking care of the threadwork for him this time.

Obligatory welcome speech:
Welcome, one and all, to the third fourth Australasia in the Playground thread! The perfect place for all our friends in the Australasia region to congregate, meet nearby fellows and talk about the world around us continues to expand.

Previous threads, for your convenience:
Australasia in the Playground (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=103114)
Australasia in the Playground II (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=164343)
Australasia in the Playground III (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=174334)

Now go forth and socialise! Mwahahaha!
Now go to it, my fellows!

[Level8Mudcrab]

Huzzah! New thread!

[gibbo88]

Level8Mudcrab, I dislike you for all the times you have snuck up on my lower-level Elder Scrolls characters to rob them of their last hitpoints after a long fight.

[Lady Moreta]

As the official Australasian Duchess (as crowned by Amiel) I now declare this thread open! *

*I am sick, it's probably best if you don't take anything I say seriously...

[Skeppio]

As the official Australasian Duchess (as crowned by Amiel) I now declare this thread open! *

*I am sick, it's probably best if you don't take anything I say seriously...

Aw... hope you feel better soon, Moreta.

[Level8Mudcrab]

Level8Mudcrab, I dislike you for all the times you have snuck up on my lower-level Elder Scrolls characters to rob them of their last hitpoints after a long fight.

Well how else was I meant to get up to level 8? :smalltongue:

[_Zoot_]

Righto ladies and gents. I know the "honour" (:smalltongue:) of making this new thread was meant to go to Roc Ness, but he contacted me to let me know he's simply got too much schoolwork on his plate right now, so I'll be taking care of the threadwork for him this time.

Obligatory welcome speech:
Welcome, one and all, to the third Australasia in the Playground thread! The perfect place for all our friends in the Australasia region to congregate, meet nearby fellows and talk about the world around us continues to expand.


Should that say fourth? :smallbiggrin:

Anyway, hope you feel better soon, Lady Moreta!

[Rawhide]

What is there to do in Melbourne?

[Skeppio]

Should that say fourth? :smallbiggrin:

Yes it should. Fixed. :smallamused:


What is there to do in Melbourne?

There's the Melbourne Aquarium, not too far from Flinders St. There's Federation Square and.....I don't have anything else. I don't think I'd make a good tour guide. :smalltongue:

[_Zoot_]

What is there to do in Melbourne?

Visit my relatives? :smalltongue:

But really, the Aquarium is awesome, and then their is Healesville Sanctuary! Anyway, the're the places I visit when I'm down there.

[SMEE]

What is there to do in Melbourne?

If you were going this weekend, there would be the Formula One Grand Prix, which will start this year championship. :smalltongue:

[Rawhide]

If you were going this weekend, there would be the Formula One Grand Prix, which will start this year championship. :smalltongue:

Thank goodness I'm not going this weekend! OMG, the traffic situation!

[Rettu Skcollob]

Hmm, now that my long hiatus is over, maybe I should remake the playgrounder map I did for the first thread.

[_Zoot_]

Hmm, now that my long hiatus is over, maybe I should remake the playgrounder map I did for the first thread.

That'd be awesome!

[Lady Moreta]

Melbourne's gotta have a museum right? that's something to do...

okay I'll admit, 'where's the museum' is generally the first question I ask when going to a new place. I like museums :smallbiggrin:

[Rettu Skcollob]

That'd be awesome!

Here's the old map, recreated.


http://i52.tinypic.com/2ito195.png


If anyone would like to be added, feel free to ask! I may go through and trim inactive users later.

[Level8Mudcrab]

I'm in approximately the area of Omni and Harbajar, add me in there.

I like this map idea.

[Lady Moreta]

Hey, funky :smallsmile:

Peregrine and I are in Perth, can we be added pretty please?

And you need a map of NZ to add Insanealien to :smallsmile:

edit: meant to say this earlier, Skep your new avatar is both funky and creeping me out at the same time. Love the colours and the look, but the toothy grin is creepy!

[Skeppio]

edit: meant to say this earlier, Skep your new avatar is both funky and creeping me out at the same time. Love the colours and the look, but the toothy grin is creepy!

Thanks! It's my Evil Skeppio avatar, for the Mirror Theme Week.

Also, I'm just north of Melbourne, about halfway from the city to Seymour.

[Dexam]

If anyone lives in Canberra, or knows someone who does, you might be able to help out a friend of mine in need. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=191886)

Rettu Skcollob: feel free to add me to the Perth area as well. :smallsmile:

[Lioness]

Rettu: You can add me in the Adelaide bit :smallsmile:

Rawhide: Melbourne...Museum is pretty cool. There's a lot of funky historical stuff around...the Melbourne Gaol was interesting and a tad creepy.

(trying to remember back two years ago)

There are great second-hand bookshops everywhere.

St Kilda was nice...we went there at sunset with fish and chips.

There are some really tall observation towers...they're funky.
The aquarium.
The Melbourne Zoo has a butterfly house...it's wonderful. Butterflies everywhere.

And Melbourne is just generally a really pretty city...just catching trams places would be sort of fun

[Klose_the_Sith]

If anyone lives in Canberra, or knows someone who does, you might be able to help out a friend of mine in need. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=191886)

There are a couple of us, but I wouldn't but much stock in your friend finding help here, sorry :smallfrown:

Have you considered trawling facebook instead? Peoples friends will generally be able to put you in touch with someone, at least.

[Dexam]

There are a couple of us, but I wouldn't but much stock in your friend finding help here, sorry :smallfrown:

Have you considered trawling facebook instead? Peoples friends will generally be able to put you in touch with someone, at least.

All avenues are being explored, hence the thread posted here. We know it's a long shot, but if he casts as wide a net as possible, he might catch a break.
*crosses fingers*

[Skeppio]

All avenues are being explored, hence the thread posted here. We know it's a long shot, but if he casts as wide a net as possible, he might catch a break.
*crosses fingers*

I really hope so. If I could, I would. But I live in Victoria with my parents. :smallfrown:

Best of luck to your friend.

[Katana_Geldar]

Have they tried government agencies or charities? They can help with temp accomodation.

I'm sitting on the desk at work, phone rings for the first time in half an hour and it's a cold call.

[Dexam]

Have they tried government agencies or charities? They can help with temp accomodation.

He's trying to avoid government agencies and charities; and he does have his father in Brisbane as a last resort option, though it will be incredibly inconvenient and impractical.

Accommodation needs to be more than temporary. He's doing post-grad studies, and can't really afford to be moving around all the time. Which is why he has been in his current bad accommodation situation for a long time - the house owner knows he has a limited budget, which has pretty much trapped him in a situation which is detrimental to his mental health. The current situation has effectively forced him to either move out or become the owner's live-in servant.

[Lady Moreta]

Still, if he really wants/needs to get out of this place, temporary accommodation could be something to look at until he can find something more permanent.

I would suggest he stick up notices at community centres and supermarkets. Also suggest that he get in touch with local churches - he doesn't need to be religious, but a lot of churches have people who are willing to put others up for a time. I stayed with people I didn't even know for three weeks while doing fieldwork research for my Masters degree- found them through church. It's worth a shot. Might only be temporary again, but homestaying with someone from a church is likely to be less stressful than government accommodation - they're more likely to have no time limit on how long your friend can stay.

I would just like to comment on how annoying it is when someone comes to fix something and all you can do is think how much you want to use what they're fixing. We just had a plumber to fix the toilet and all I could think while he was here is 'I need to peeeeee!'

[Rettu Skcollob]

I'll update the map every few pages or so.

[Death, your friend the Reaper]

I may go through and trim inactive users later.

If we post now and then can we stay on the map? It'd be so much trouble to chart-er a new mapmaker just to re-add my name :smalltongue:

I feel sorry for AxeD, only one in the N.T. Looks like Perth is filling up. Soon we shall be ready to launch our offensive...

V It's Serpie!:smallbiggrin:
You know, I can't imagine many people would put a happy face after that statement:smallwink:
Glad to see you are still around, and hopefully keeping well!

[Serpentine]

DEEEEEAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTHHHHHH!
It's Death! :biggrin:

[Dispozition]

If we post now and then can we stay on the map? It'd be so much trouble to chart-er a new mapmaker just to re-add my name :smalltongue:

I feel sorry for AxeD, only one in the N.T. Looks like Perth is filling up. Soon we shall be ready to launch our offensive...

V It's Serpie!:smallbiggrin:
You know, I can't imagine many people would put a happy face after that statement:smallwink:
Glad to see you are still around, and hopefully keeping well!

This post was lacking in puns. Make more puns :D

Otherwise, IT'S DEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTHHHHHHH :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
Come post more >:

[Serpentine]

V It's Serpie!:smallbiggrin:
You know, I can't imagine many people would put a happy face after that statement:smallwink:
Glad to see you are still around, and hopefully keeping well!You're just that special an anthropomorphic manifestation :smallbiggrin:

[Death, your friend the Reaper]

This post was lacking in puns. Make more puns :D
Come post more >:

I know, it did dawn on me that it was terribly pun light, I should have risen to the occasion. I'm actually living with international students (renting for uni) at the moment, so all my puns go unnoticed, so I'm a bit rusty. Only so many times you can explain "there's a fine line between a numerator and a denominator" before you give up :smalltongue:


Edit: Check the who comes next thread!:smallamused:


You're just that special an anthropomorphic manifestation :smallbiggrin:
You sure know how to make an anthropomorphic manifestation grin :smallbiggrin:

As an aside to memory lane, I'm being a best man this weekend! I've slacked a bit on my best man duties (as another friend is organizing bachelor party), but does anyone have any ideas? At the moment the friend is thinking pub or boobie bar, while you find girls there with bouncy and well rounded personality other options to do instead/as well would be awesome:smallwink:

Also, since I need non bias people, on a scale of 1(Oh god no, please anything but that!) to 10 (Seems alright) how do you think of this for a speech plan;

Basically introduce myself, then "Well, I'll start off with the only wedding joke I know, get it out of the way early. One upon a time two antenna decide to tie the knot and get married. While the wedding ceremony was nothing special, the reception was amazing" Follow it up with a general speech about how awesome the friend and wife to be is etc (keeping it semi serious for a change:smalltongue:) and end with "And, now a toast to the new Mr and Mrs Smith" and hold up a piece of toast hidden on my person.

Yay or Nay? :smalltongue:

[Lady Moreta]

Basically introduce myself, then "Well, I'll start off with the only wedding joke I know, get it out of the way early. One upon a time two antenna decide to tie the knot and get married. While the wedding ceremony was nothing special, the reception was amazing" Follow it up with a general speech about how awesome the friend and wife to be is etc (keeping it semi serious for a change:smalltongue:) and end with "And, now a toast to the new Mr and Mrs Smith" and hold up a piece of toast hidden on my person.

Yay or Nay? :smalltongue:

I like it :smallbiggrin: I give it a 10... as long as you then put the piece of toast down and pick up your glass to do the toast the way you're meant to :smalltongue: I think it's hilarious though and if anyone had done that at our wedding I'd have laughed.

[Death, your friend the Reaper]

I like it :smallbiggrin: I give it a 10... as long as you then put the piece of toast down and pick up your glass to do the toast the way you're meant to :smalltongue: I think it's hilarious though and if anyone had done that at our wedding I'd have laughed.

Thank ye Lady Moreta for your input, I of course would actually give a toast the normal way straight after (yelling chug chug chug at a kegs the norm right?). I just didn't want to try to overtly "humourous" or limelight hogging for the speech, going for serious for once. Which is rare:smalltongue:

[_Zoot_]

DEEEEEAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTHHHHHH!


Sorry, but all I could think of was this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98MtWe2nCS4), at 2:10. :smallbiggrin:

[Lady Moreta]

Thank ye Lady Moreta for your input, I of course would actually give a toast the normal way straight after (yelling chug chug chug at a kegs the norm right?). I just didn't want to try to overtly "humourous" or limelight hogging for the speech, going for serious for once. Which is rare:smalltongue:

I don't see anything wrong with one joke and then going serious, then another joke. It sounds like you'd be giving a speech that's very 'you' and if you're the best man then I'm sure that's what the groom would prefer. Especially if you wax lyrical about how awesome he and his new wife are in the middle :smalltongue: You know your friend best though - would he appreciate the humour? you're the one giving the speech, but you're giving it for your friend...

[Lioness]

That toast thing...that would be amazing.

[Galileo]

Absolutely. I'd drink to that.

[Katana_Geldar]

Is this a wedding or a screening of Rocky Horror?

[Galileo]

If you do it right, both.

[_Zoot_]

Well, first time for every thing: being called at 1am to give an opinion on a wager that was made by my friends... I'm kinda impressed that they felt it was important enough to bother calling me, and kinda pleased that I was the one that they called. But still, 1am? Come on people! :smalltongue:

[Klose_the_Sith]

Months of job applications with no call-backs or any interest shown ... followed by getting two calls today within hours of applying.

What kind of oddity is this? :smallamused:

[Lady Moreta]

Actually, that's fairly normal for job hunting. The same type of thing happened to me when I was looking. Spent months searching and applying, got a few calls, the occassional interview, but no job. Then I interviewed with another company. Two hours after I left the interview (I'd barely even gotten home again) I got a call from the recruitment agency offering me the job.

And that is the story of how Moreta got her current job :smallamused:

I searched and job hunted for 7-8 months before I got this job, and I got the damn thing within two hours!

[Mayhem]

Hey all.

Is there anyone around gisborne into pnp rpg by any chance? A friend and I are interested in a game, my friend hasn't played before though and I've only ran a few d&d games.

[Lady Moreta]

Ohhhh... I think most of the kiwi playgrounders are South Island... well, Insanealien is and he's the one who posts most often in this thread at least.*

*I don't count. I might be a kiwi, but I don't live there.

[Mayhem]

Heh, didn't think so.

Does anyone know of a good australian or new zealand website to get d&d miniatures from? I wouldn't have thought so, but they're actually hard to track down besides stupid random booster packs.

[Katana_Geldar]

http://www.gamesempire.com.au

That site is amazing! I get all my minis there and they're individual.

[Mayhem]

Thanks, it's good. Unfortunate they don't have many generic packs or anything, but the 4e character miniature packs are pretty good for some extra heroes.

[_Zoot_]

http://www.gamesempire.com.au

That site is amazing! I get all my minis there and they're individual.

A friend of mine is very fond of this site, I've been meaning to look it up, thanks for reminding me! :smallbiggrin:

[Katana_Geldar]

They have the largest range in Australia, and some of the minis are less than a dollar. Expensive minis I prefer to get in booster packs and sometiems I have gotten lucky.

They're harder to get now though.

[_Zoot_]

Lousy work.

Anyway, how did every one else spend their weekend? I spent my Saturday at my old school's fate, and my Sunday working, or on Minecraft :smallbiggrin:

[Skeppio]

Spent my weekend kinda sick, more so today. :smallyuk:

Hope I'm better tomorrow, I don't want to miss Uni.

[_Zoot_]

Spent my weekend kinda sick, more so today. :smallyuk:

Hope I'm better tomorrow, I don't want to miss Uni.

Awww, that sucks. I hope you get better! :smalltongue:

[Level8Mudcrab]

Being sick is never fun, hope you get better.

I met with a friend on the weekend and did a bunch of homework. Minecraft is fun, I played some of that too.

[Galileo]

I spent Saturday playing Persona 3, and Sunday's gaming day for my group.
A couple of the group were sucked through a portal into hell, then I jumped in and spent the ride down the portal issuing rations to our army and telling them where we're dining tonight.

[Skeppio]

Awww, that sucks. I hope you get better! :smalltongue:


Being sick is never fun, hope you get better.

Thanks guys. :smallsmile:

[Agamid]

spent my weekend working. friday kind of sucked, but saturday was good. then sunday i slept! (then changed rat's paper, vacuumed, changed sheets, began moving mealworms into their travelling house, did a bit of packing and finished Mansfield Park).
work again tomorrow night then tuesday and wednesday off!

[Klose_the_Sith]

(It's an Agamid! O:)

I spent my weekend bunkered down with my sick girlfriend and going through rejection emails for yet more job applications. Sigh.

Oh well, keep calm and carry on I guess. Le sigh :smallfrown:

[Katana_Geldar]

I was in Sydney and Newcastle, my grandad's birthday was in Muswellbrook and I was up there.

Got back 11.30 last night.

[Agamid]

heya Sith, that sucks, but at least your were being a good boyfriend. i'm sure she appreciates you looking after her.

I'm about to move interstate with no place to live or work lined up yet... so i can foresee myself being in a similar situation pretty soon...

and on that note, if anyone is brisbane is looking for a housemate, please let me know! i'm quiet, can cook, clean and my animals all make minimal mess, noise and smell! (that's lizards, frogs and 2 rats)

[Klose_the_Sith]

heya Sith, that sucks, but at least your were being a good boyfriend. i'm sure she appreciates you looking after her.

It weren't the worst weekend, but wave after wave of rejected job applications will leave me dejected over pretty much anything.


I'm about to move interstate with no place to live or work lined up yet... so i can foresee myself being in a similar situation pretty soon...

and on that note, if anyone is brisbane is looking for a housemate, please let me know! i'm quiet, can cook, clean and my animals all make minimal mess, noise and smell! (that's lizards, frogs and 2 rats)

You lasted ... what, a few months back in Canberra? :smalltongue:

(I keed, I keed ...)

Either way, I'm moving out of the Berra in a few months myself, somewhere towards the end of the year. Cest la etc. :smallwink:

[Lady Moreta]

Sick sick sick sick sick...

I'm sick :smallfrown:

Correction: I'm still sick... been this way since Wednesday.

[Serpentine]

I got mentioned on the Js today :3

[Rawhide]

I got mentioned on the Js today :3

How, why, and what for?

[Serpentine]

They were talking about lazy animals, and I messaged that my frog is fat.
Exciting, non?

[Rawhide]

They were talking about lazy animals, and I messaged that my frog is fat.
Exciting, non?

Woooo. Fun. :smallsmile:

But, did it have a hat?

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/funny-pictures-frog-sexy-hat.jpg

Or is it a prince?

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/funny-pictures-frog-prince-kiss.jpg

[Dispozition]

Woooo. Fun. :smallsmile:

But, did it have a hat?

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/funny-pictures-frog-sexy-hat.jpg
Not as nice as this hat. Warning, spiders be hiding within. But exceptionally cute ones!
http://roflspiders.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/quagmar-2.jpg

[_Zoot_]

Woooo. Fun. :smallsmile:


Or is it a prince?

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/funny-pictures-frog-prince-kiss.jpg

O.o

That is an awesome picture.

My contribution to the current frog line up:

http://i340.photobucket.com/albums/o329/_Zoot_/help-desk-frog.jpg

[Dispozition]

Ok...So as some of you know, Rawhide is totally coming to Melbourne. That's cool.

You know what's cooler? An impromptu Melbourne gitp meet up. I know there are a few of you that could probably get into town to hit up a bar or something (I think most of us are 18 or older?) Or at least just go to a restaurant. Or coffee if it comes down to it.

The dates are looking like 12th, 13th, 15th, or 18th. Rawhide and I are free all of those evenings (we think) so anyone else wanting to come (only for Rawhide, I'm sure. No one likes me :D) probably drop a post in here, or a PM to one of us, I guess...It's all just a planning theory right now.

We're also considering going to a comedy festival show. Any other ideas, please post them :D

[Level8Mudcrab]

I'd be up for a mini meet-up some time. It'll be school holidays for me so any of those dates would be fine for me, at least for now, and I could probably work most other things around the date you choose anyway.

[Skeppio]

Sweet. That's in the middle of my Uni holidays, and it's still before the Brisbane meet-up, so I should probably be free sometime then. :smallbiggrin:

[Wandiya]

Pretty pysched for the Youthfest activities up here in NQ, we've got lazer tag + parkour :smallbiggrin: + rock climbing + usual music stuff and food/drink and FIRE TWIRLING.:biggrin:

[Lady Moreta]

It's raining! For the first time in 6 months! :smallbiggrin:

and it's proper, soak-the-ground rain as well, so it won't just make a mess of the sand.

And I'm wearing trousers at work for the first time in 6 months... it's meant to be 23 today, which isn't normally trouser weather, but it's a 10 degree drop in temperature from yesterday so I knew I'd feel it more than usual.

I was cold this morning when I got up.

I'm so excited! :smallbiggrin:

[Lioness]

Ok...So as some of you know, Rawhide is totally coming to Melbourne. That's cool.

You know what's cooler? An impromptu Melbourne gitp meet up. I know there are a few of you that could probably get into town to hit up a bar or something (I think most of us are 18 or older?) Or at least just go to a restaurant. Or coffee if it comes down to it.

The dates are looking like 12th, 13th, 15th, or 18th. Rawhide and I are free all of those evenings (we think) so anyone else wanting to come (only for Rawhide, I'm sure. No one likes me :D) probably drop a post in here, or a PM to one of us, I guess...It's all just a planning theory right now.

We're also considering going to a comedy festival show. Any other ideas, please post them :D

Teehee!

I'm also in Melbourne around then.

I'm there friday night (15th) to Monday midday.

However, for all of the 16th (except possibly at night...will let you guys know on that...) I'm dancing.
17th is tentatively free...that is, my dance partner has said "I don't really mind whether or not we go to the dance comp again to watch the super good people" and, well, if there's a Gitp meetup, I'd probably go to that instead.

So yeah...organise stuff, and I'll try to get there :smallsmile:

And I'm over 18, so bars work.

[Level8Mudcrab]

Lioness will be in Melbourne too? :smallbiggrin:

With 2 playgrounders visiting Melbourne we'll definately have to have a meetup.

[Dispozition]

Lioness...As well? Oh my god oh my god oh my god.

Although the 17th is the sunday, which I believe Rawhide isn't available on D:

Although the night of the 15th, maybe?

[Lady Moreta]

Awww man! I'm missing out! :smallfrown:

I need an excuse to go to Melbourne for work, really really fast.

[Katana_Geldar]

I'll be in Syd this easter for Eye-Con.

[Rowsen]

I'm totally up for a Melbourne meetup. I'm free pretty much whenever.

[Lady Moreta]

I wore my cloak to work today.

Just felt like sharing. :smallbiggrin:

[Lioness]

Teehee!

I'm also in Melbourne around then.

I'm there friday night (15th) to Monday midday.

However, for all of the 16th (except possibly at night...will let you guys know on that...) I'm dancing.
17th is tentatively free...that is, my dance partner has said "I don't really mind whether or not we go to the dance comp again to watch the super good people" and, well, if there's a Gitp meetup, I'd probably go to that instead.

So yeah...organise stuff, and I'll try to get there :smallsmile:

And I'm over 18, so bars work.

Okay...amendment to this.

I've talked to DP, and he's said that he'd rather just do random sightseeing on Sunday and not be tied in to anything.

So if all you guys go ahead and make plans, we'll see if we can pop by sometime during the day, perhaps for lunch or something like that.

[Level8Mudcrab]

Well, we have about half a dozen people, so should we try and organise a meet-up?

[Dispozition]

Well, if we want Lioness in on this awesome business, Friday seems like the best day. Do we all agree with this?

If yes, are all of us old enough to go out drinking, or are some of us underage :-/

[Skeppio]

I'm okay for the 15th. I'm also above drinking age, in case we wanna go to a bar.

[Level8Mudcrab]

15th sounds good to me, I think I'm free that day. I'll check tommorow when I'm not all sleepy. And I'm 18, so that's all fine.

[Serpentine]

The unofficial Melbourne meet-up's gonna be bigger than the official Brisbane one :smallfrown:

[Death, your friend the Reaper]

If it is any consolation you are still beating the Perth meet up:smallwink:

[Agamid]

on a note in no way relating to anything but containing pavlova so therefor painfully australian...

I just got home from work. it's quarter-past mid-night. i didn't have dinner, so i'm eating pavlova i found in the fridge.

ergo, i win at life.

the end.

[Serpentine]

I always like bits of pavlova more than the whole pavlova... In order, the fruit on top, the crunchy sugary bits, and the squishy sugary part. Don't like the cream.

...am I unAustralian? :smallfrown: I like lamingtons, does that count? Had one today, even.

[Agamid]

i used to hate pavlova until about 3 years ago, then i moved out and my food standards were lowered significantly.

i also love lamingtons, and vegemite (i think i'd die without vegemite) but being vegetarian i cannot enjoy enjoy consuming the animals on our coat of arms... so if i think anyone is unaustralian, then it's me serpy.

[Serpentine]

But they're so delicious! And they can't even move backwards! D:
Not that many people eat 'em anyways...

[Skeppio]

I hate the summertime, don't care about barbeques, loathe thongs, cannot stand Vegemite, dislike sports, cricket being my least favourite, and am revolted by the taste of beer.

I don't think you two have any un-Australianness to worry about. :smalltongue:

[Death, your friend the Reaper]

Man, I could probably find a way to burn a bowl of weetbix to a crisp when it comes to my cooking prowess, but I can make pavalova, much to the surprise of my roommates :smalltongue:

EDIT: Didn't I read somewhere that they are calling pavlova New Zelands invention?

And man, we were having a talks about being Australian on Australia day, my mates father (at a bbq) asked the question to the young adults he invited to his house; "Don't you guys feel patriotic?"
I recalled my boxers that day (the Australian flag), stood up, promptly dropped my pants, saluted and said "Yes"
While my friends were rather amused I think I may have shocked the parents a bit :smalltongue:(first time visiting, always good to leave an impression! :smallfrown:Didn't get asked back this Australia day though...)

[Dispozition]

Man, I could probably find a way to burn a bowl of weetbix to a crisp when it comes to my cooking prowess, but I can make pavalova, much to the surprise of my roommates :smalltongue:

EDIT: Didn't I read somewhere that they are calling pavlova New Zelands invention?

And man, we were having a talks about being Australian on Australia day, my mates father (at a bbq) asked the question to the young adults he invited to his house; "Don't you guys feel patriotic?"
I recalled my boxers that day (the Australian flag), stood up, promptly dropped my pants, saluted and said "Yes"
While my friends were rather amused I think I may have shocked the parents a bit :smalltongue:(first time visiting, always good to leave an impression! :smallfrown:Didn't get asked back this Australia day though...)

Now you really need to hold to that promise of drinks when we meet up. You're clearly just as awesome in real life as your are on the forums, if not more so!

Also, I'm not a huge fan of pavlovas, and I hate Lamingtons :D
I'm also largely of British heritage, so I blame that /o/

And as for the meetup, looks like Friday night is the best night then! Unfortunately I'm not all that up on what bars are good in town, anyone have any suggestions?

[Agamid]

Skeppio, i'm a goth... summertime and thongs...? no. i own a pair of thongs, and wear them in public showers and showers at back-packers etc to keep my feet from getting any fungal infections.
beer... yeah, no, i'll pass on beer and i hate sport. audible groan from me whenever my mum excited states it's either cricket or rugby season. used to play soccer, but hate watching it.

Also, had a customer at work try and argue with me that i must be british as (and i quote) I "speak too formal and proper and [expletive]." this happens really often. well, not the arguing, but the assuming that i'm a a brit. even happened in south africa. then they find out i spent the majority of my life in QLD and are even more surprised.

EDIT: Beetroot! the most australian thing to have on a burger! i heart you beetroot!

[Lady Moreta]

on a note in no way relating to anything but containing pavlova so therefor painfully australian...

Excuse me... pavlova is a New Zealand invention. Thank you very much :smalltongue:


EDIT: Didn't I read somewhere that they are calling pavlova New Zelands invention?

Yes. This. Because it is.

Peregrine and I argue about this periodically. I usually win... after all, I can make pavlova and he can't :smalltongue:

[Lioness]

Well, if we want Lioness in on this awesome business, Friday seems like the best day. Do we all agree with this?

If yes, are all of us old enough to go out drinking, or are some of us underage :-/

Friday is actually really bad for me...I don't get into Melbourne until 9pm, and I'm dancing the next day.

In other news: I listened to Peter Coombe music in my friend's car today :smallbiggrin:

[Roc Ness]

Whee! Holidays! For two weeks I am now not incredibly busy anymore, if still exhausted!

I don't particularly care for pavlovas myself, they're too sweet for me.

[Galileo]

Also, had a customer at work try and argue with me that i must be british as (and i quote) I "speak too formal and proper and [expletive]." this happens really often. well, not the arguing, but the assuming that i'm a a brit. even happened in south africa. then they find out i spent the majority of my life in QLD and are even more surprised.
Ah yes, people who assume there's something wrong with you if you speak in words of more than two syllables. Gotta love em. Oh wait no you don't.

Excuse me... pavlova is a New Zealand invention. Thank you very much :smalltongue:

No matter what the circumstances, if someone ever mentions pavlova as an Australian invention, someone will claim it to be New Zealandian. And vice versa. It's a Pavlovian response.

[Dispozition]

Well, seeing as Lady Lioness has spoken, the Friday is out, I guess.

Rawhide has informed me that the 13th is probably the best day (so the Wednesday of this week), and there's the option of trivia (which I'm not that crash hot on, but if everyone else wants to, then sure). So, let's try one more time...Actually...PM me if you can come along into town on the 13th, probably for some drinks, or at least dinner. Also if you have any suggestions about where to go. And if you are so inclined, possibly include your mobile number in said PM for easy contact, but not absolute need to.

[Level8Mudcrab]

Any idea of what times we would be there from and till?

[Lady Moreta]

No matter what the circumstances, if someone ever mentions pavlova as an Australian invention, someone will claim it to be New Zealandian. And vice versa. It's a Pavlovian response.

Oh well done :smallbiggrin: That was brilliant - bonus points for you.

[Dispozition]

Any idea of what times we would be there from and till?

I would imagine after 5pmish, if not a bit later. I'm at Uni until 3 or so, and town doesn't really pick up until a bit later (there again I don't go in that often so don't take that for fact >.>)

I would say probably 6pm until...I dunno, late? Whenever we feel like wrapping it up I guess. Probably before midnight since I am way too poor to be paying for a taxi home :P

I don't know the details about the trivia though, ask Rawhide about that one.

[Rawhide]

Anyone care to tell me how the Melbourne train/tram/bus system works?

[Skeppio]

http://www.metrotrains.com.au/

Here you go, Rawhide. This should cover everything.

[Rawhide]

I mean:

How do you buy tickets?
Do you have to use the Metcard or myki?
Which is better?
Can you buy paper tickets?
Should you just buy a weekly Zone 1/2 pass and be done with it?
Will that cover all the travel you need to do around Melbourne?
Where do these Zones (1/2) extend to?
Is it better to pay per stop, if you may be doing a lot?

[Skeppio]

How do you buy tickets?
Either talk to the operator at the station, or put in the ticket you want on one of the many machines they have.


Do you have to use the Metcard or myki?
Either is fine, if you're travelling within Metro services. Vline services have different tickets. Myki is entirely optional.


Which is better?
Personally, I'd go with Metcards. I've heard the Myki machines have a tendency to not work.


Can you buy paper tickets?
Vline services use paper tickets. Metro uses cardboard. But I assume by that you meant physical tickets in general, so yes.


Should you just buy a weekly Zone 1/2 pass and be done with it?
If you're going to be travelling around a lot each day, I'd say yes. If you're going to be using their services for four or less days, buy dailies (it works out cheaper).


Will that cover all the travel you need to do around Melbourne?
Around Melbourne, a single Metro ticket will cover you for all trams, buses and trains for the period it's valid for.


Where do these Zones (1/2) extend to?
I don't actually know from memory. The site I linked you to should have a map, and colour key.


Is it better to pay per stop, if you may be doing a lot?
Pay by stop? :smallconfused: I've only done that for Vline services, and those just designate which station I can get on at. Metro tickets cover you for the zone you chose, regardless which line you're on. But if you end up on a Vline service, they don't accept Metro tickets. Depending on zone, Vline tickets are accepted on Metro services, trams and buses included.

[Rawhide]

By paper ticket, I mean, you hop on the bus and say "I want off at this stop", pay, and they print you a ticket valid for that travel (or do that at a ticketing office).

By pay per stop, I meant, pay a fee for every time you use the service. Could have been worded better. You hop on, pay for a paper ticket or use another ticket valid for one travel/use a card that does that, then hop off.

A new question though! Is there any reason to get Zone 2? It seems pretty far out, but that could be misleading.

[Skeppio]

By paper ticket, I mean, you hop on the bus and say "I want off at this stop", pay, and they print you a ticket valid for that travel (or do that at a ticketing office).

Oh! I'm not actually sure about buses, it's been a long time since I've used them, but they use the same tickets as the metro trains so I doubt you'd be able to get one for a specific stop. On the plus side, all metropolitan public transport uses the same tickets, so one ticket covers you for all of them.


By pay per stop, I meant, pay a fee for every time you use the service. Could have been worded better. You hop on, pay for a paper ticket or use another ticket valid for one travel/use a card that does that, then hop off.

Not really. Metro tickets are time-based. It goes 2-Hourly, Daily, Weekly. Anything above that you won't need to worry about.


A new question though! Is there any reason to get Zone 2? It seems pretty far out, but that could be misleading.

Zone 2 covers the outer suburbs. If you're planning on travelling there, then you'll need a Zone 2 ticket. They have maps that say which zones are Zone 1 or 2 at most stations, if you need them.

[Agamid]

while not wishing to steer the conversation away from Rawhide's transport questions...

um... can anyone recommend a removalist company? moving from Canberra to Brisbane in about 3 and a half weeks and kind of need to sort one out...

last time i removaled (yes! i totally just made that word up!) my stuff i used Toucan Removals and when they arrive in canberra they threatened to dump all of my stuff by the side of the road if i didn't bribe them not to... so i'm very wary now...

[_Zoot_]

So my weekend was fun, Internet cut out as soon as my parents left (and then came back on when they got back, I suspect that they sabotaged it:smalltongue:), but aside from that, I spent most of it hanging out with friends and not doing the work that is now going to be the death of me.

Also, while this is not helpful advice, I would second your caution, as my parents tell of some of the're small but valuable trinkets going missing in the moves they have had.

[Dispozition]

Oh! I'm not actually sure about buses, it's been a long time since I've used them, but they use the same tickets as the metro trains so I doubt you'd be able to get one for a specific stop. On the plus side, all metropolitan public transport uses the same tickets, so one ticket covers you for all of them.
The buses work exactly the same way as every other metlink system. You validate your ticket as you get on and then you're all set.


Zone 2 covers the outer suburbs. If you're planning on travelling there, then you'll need a Zone 2 ticket. They have maps that say which zones are Zone 1 or 2 at most stations, if you need them.
I can't see you needing to get into zone 2, it's about a 30-40 minute train ride out of the center of town towards me, I can't speak for the rest of the lines. All trams are within zone 1, no exceptions. Buses are about half half distribution of zone 1 and 2. The majority are either one zone or the other, not many are both.

The metlink site is quite good for doing things. The journey planner is generally sane, but try and use stops rather than addresses, since it can do some really funky combinations. If it helps, google maps has train stations and most tram lines displayed, so that can come in handy.

Also, you can't say to the driver "can you please stop at x stop", or at least not generally. Sometimes you can get them to tell you if your stop is coming up, depends on the driver.

Also if you get caught out by the ticket inspectors, just explain that you're not from 'round these parts and you're confused by the system, they'll generally be fairly generous. But do try to have some sort of ticket with you (:

I think that's mostly it.

[Lady Moreta]

um... can anyone recommend a removalist company? moving from Canberra to Brisbane in about 3 and a half weeks and kind of need to sort one out...

Do you have Grace Removals over there? I've never actually used a removalist company in this country before, but I see their trucks around a fair bit so they must be pretty decent. If you're really worried, I'd be more inclined to find a national firm, rather than a local one - they may cost more, but if they're national they're also far more likely not to steal your stuff, or threaten to dump it on the side of the road. Better for your peace of mind, though probably not your wallet.



Also, while this is not helpful advice, I would second your caution, as my parents tell of some of the're small but valuable trinkets going missing in the moves they have had.

I would suggest keeping anything small and valuable on your person while you travel yourself. If there's anything you'd be heartbroken to lose, don't stick it with the rest of your stuff in the removalist van. Take it with you however you travel up yourself.

[Katana_Geldar]

Chess is also a good company of movers. We moved to Tassie with them and have used them since.

I am running four, perhaps five, Paranoia games at the con. I am insane.

[Rawhide]

I've spun the Melbourne thing into it's own thread: http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=194691

[Agamid]

Chess is also a good company of movers. We moved to Tassie with them and have used them since.

I am running four, perhaps five, Paranoia games at the con. I am insane.

you're the second person to recommend Chess to me. so may have to check them out...

[Death, your friend the Reaper]

I do think that chess holds a lot more merit than it's rival checkers:smalltongue:

I wish I could be more helpful, but all my experience in moving has been just putting things in vans and doing a few trips, not interstate moving. Best of luck though!

[Katana_Geldar]

you're the second person to recommend Chess to me. so may have to check them out...

When we moved to Tassie there was only ONE broken box, crockery that we had not packed properly or marked fragile.

[_Zoot_]

I do think that chess holds a lot more merit than it's rival checkers:smalltongue:


I just knew that pun was coming. You are a bad person for being the one that said it. :smalltongue:

[Death, your friend the Reaper]

I just knew that pun was coming. You are a bad person for being the one that said it. :smalltongue:

It would have been a rookie mistake for me to let it go by:smallbiggrin:

V I pawn off any excess bad humour left by knight time onto the boards :smallwink:

[Lady Moreta]

And you're still going!

And I thought Peregrine made constant bad jokes... :smalltongue:

[Lioness]

Also, you can't say to the driver "can you please stop at x stop", or at least not generally. Sometimes you can get them to tell you if your stop is coming up, depends on the driver.

Also if you get caught out by the ticket inspectors, just explain that you're not from 'round these parts and you're confused by the system, they'll generally be fairly generous. But do try to have some sort of ticket with you (:

I think that's mostly it.

I think that if you make it obvious you're a tourist, the bus drivers will be pretty good about telling you when to get off. They have been when we've been in Melbourne, at least.

As for ticket inspectors...Both of the times I've been to Melbourne I've noticed that almost no-one validates tickets on trams...We stood out as tourists because we all validated ours...

[Dispozition]

As for ticket inspectors...Both of the times I've been to Melbourne I've noticed that almost no-one validates tickets on trams...We stood out as tourists because we all validated ours...

About half those people that don't validate actually have valid cards, be they dailies, weeklies, monthlies, whatever. Also you have to validate on buses and trains (depending on what stations you're getting on and off at).

Also, let it be known that Rawhide is an awesome frood who knows where his towel is. Skeppio and Rowsen are completely unalike as brothers but both totally bodacious, and Level8Mudcrab is actually a mudcrab who is level 8. I was confused. He's totally awesome though.

[Skeppio]

*looks up 'bodacious'* Thanks mate! It was nice meeting you all too! :smallbiggrin:

[Roc Ness]

O_o

Bowing down to Death the master of puns. Say, Death, do you mind explaining your username? I keep getting that suspicion that there is a joke I'm not catching on to...

[Rowsen]

That meet-up was great fun, I hope to do it again sometime soon!

[Dispozition]

O_o

Bowing down to Death the master of puns. Say, Death, do you mind explaining your username? I keep getting that suspicion that there is a joke I'm not catching on to...

Death, the grim reaper, all that jazz?
He's your friend.
So he's Death, your friend the reaper.

[_Zoot_]

I'm glad to hear that the meet up went well! :smallbiggrin:


Next time do it at a time and place that I can make it to! :smalltongue:

[Death, your friend the Reaper]

EDIT: I am glad the meetup went well, and I can't wait till I can join in for one. We need to get some good ol' Aussie plotting done!



Say, Death, do you mind explaining your username? I keep getting that suspicion that there is a joke I'm not catching on to...



He's your friend.
So he's Death, your friend the reaper.

That is basically the short version:smallbiggrin:

Actually when I first joined I was going by the name Draconius or something along those lines. I think the oots comic had a dragon, and I wanted a knight on a dragon.

I eagerly went down and requested a dragon warrior! And.....well....nothing happened :smalltongue:

I was overwhelmed by artists who for some reason didn't want to make me a free avatar of a dragon rider. I then asked for a Reaper (not actually because I read Terry Pratchett, I only read them about half a year later when people told me I was basing my avatar off a Death in there)

Chris the Pontifex made me the Reaper, for which I was extremely grateful (he had done Rowland st Jude and other prominent playgrounders)


http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j139/z-t/death.gif

And after rockin' that avatar for a while, Darius the Drow told me I should change my name (this was when you could change name as easy as your avatar)

I went for Death; your friend the Reaper as it sticks out more than just plain Death. It also fitted my easy going personality, I didn't want to avatarize a evil foreboding "god" creature in the SMBG etc.

So there you have it, a very long winded answer!:smalltongue:

EDIT: _Zoot_ Where did you get your username from? I actually used Zoot once before on DA when I just wanted some strange account no one would connect to me (basically favouriting some girls art since her self esteem was scarily tied to the statistics on that:smalltongue:)

[Lady Moreta]

I'm glad to hear that the meet up went well! :smallbiggrin:

Next time do it at a time and place that I can make it to! :smalltongue:

Agreed!

Glad you guys had fun :smallsmile:

Edit: can someone please explain to me why the 'only plays modern music to the point of driving me nuts' radio station is all of a sudden playing "Will the real Slim Shady please stand up"?

I may lose my mind before the day is out...

[Level8Mudcrab]

And I just got home, I spent the night at my relatives house after the meetup. It was good fun, nice to meet everyone, and to see Skeppio again.

Oh, I also picked up a usb keyboard and a wii speak today, monster hunter online time :smallbiggrin:

[_Zoot_]

EDIT: _Zoot_ Where did you get your username from? I actually used Zoot once before on DA when I just wanted some strange account no one would connect to me (basically favouriting some girls art since her self esteem was scarily tied to the statistics on that:smalltongue:)

I chose the name after the Muppet (I was over at a friends house and he had taken Kermit the frog name as a user name, so I chose my favorit Muppet) and it was only latter that I discovered that the name was used for anything else. :smallbiggrin:

But it is an awesome name, and fun to say!


Zoot:

http://i340.photobucket.com/albums/o329/_Zoot_/Zoot.jpg

[Katana_Geldar]

Which muppet is zoot?

I feel embarrased about asking this as I am old enough to remember The Muppet Show still being on TV.

[Lady Moreta]

There's a picture in his post :smallsmile:

I am mad. And annoyed. And ticked off.

So, the company I work for uses NAB to pay their employees. Guess which bank had a technical glitch overnight that caused a bunch of transactions to fail? Guess whose company was affected by said glitch? Guess whose business unit was affected by said glitch? Guess who hasn't been paid :smallfurious:

[Serpentine]

Argh, that really sucks.

Zoot just keeps reminding me of "Zoot Suit Riot". Which is a catchy song, so I don't mind.

[Katana_Geldar]

NAB has been having probs all over the joint. That's why I am with two banks. CBA and ANZ

[Roc Ness]

That is basically the short version:smallbiggrin:

Actually when I first joined I was going by the name Draconius or something along those lines. I think the oots comic had a dragon, and I wanted a knight on a dragon.

<snip>

I went for Death; your friend the Reaper as it sticks out more than just plain Death. It also fitted my easy going personality, I didn't want to avatarize a evil foreboding "god" creature in the SMBG etc.

So there you have it, a very long winded answer!:smalltongue:

Ooooh! I thought there was a pun on the word Reaper. :smalltongue:

[Lady Moreta]

Zoot just keeps reminding me of "Zoot Suit Riot". Which is a catchy song, so I don't mind.

That's a fun song... hard to dance to, it's really fast, but fun :smallbiggrin:


NAB has been having probs all over the joint. That's why I am with two banks. CBA and ANZ

I'm with ANZ as well - well, we are, we have a joint account.

Not impressed about the whole situation, but I can't really do anything about it I guess.

[_Zoot_]

Argh, that really sucks.

Zoot just keeps reminding me of "Zoot Suit Riot". Which is a catchy song, so I don't mind.

And now it is stuck in my head. :smallbiggrin:

EDIT:

Well, the thread had fallen to the second page again, so I'm going to give you a summary of my day, then I expect you all to tell me about your respective days.

Today started well, the weather was fantastic and I very much enjoyed my ride to uni. Once I got to uni, I discovered that people had nothing better to do than to comment on my new hair cut (most of them seemed to think it was a good look, so I'm not complaining :smallbiggrin:).

Then I had Context for Learning, where we talk about all the things that can change the ways a child learns, then lunch, then more context for learning, then assignment work. And now I'm home. Got to try out the lights of my bike for the first time on the way home, they work well well-enough that I got home with out dying, so once again, not complaining!


So, all in all, a good day.

What about every one else? :smalltongue:

[Klose_the_Sith]

Well Zoot (if that is your real name which I know it isn't), lucky for you I came looking for the thread for the very reason you edited that question in, because now you'll have at least once reply) :smalltongue:

Prepare for the ultimate blandness of ... MY DAY!

I was woken up at ~11.16 AM by my girlfriend, calling my mobile to tell me it was her lunch break already and I was supposed to be feeding her. With me barely awake, she just got pies that I paid her back for and brought them over to my place for her lunch / my breakfast.

I then hitched a lift with her down to her work, because it's right next to the post office I needed to collect a parcel of gaming stuffs from (a parcel that I'm still the only one to have put money towards. Four way split my *** :smallbiggrin:).

After which I got home, read some new rules (though not much), tried to calm my sister after she got home angry from work, applied for some new jobs, got another call from a techie looking for my dad who doesn't actually live with us, wasn't bothered by the Fred Hollow's foundation guy (he'd have been disappointed to learn that I have no money to give his noble cause) because I was on the phone to the barely decipherable techie and then scrubbed new resin minis in the sink to remove the release agent stuff. Next thing I new it was evening-ish and my girlfriend came over to see me again briefly, this time for a walk and then it was dinner.

After dinner I wasted time on the internet / more reading of rules until now it's actually the next day which is today and I'm posting my dull response.

Unemployment! It does not make for a great read.

[Lady Moreta]

Unemployment! It does not make for a great read.

I feel your pain. Not that I'm unemployed but I know how it feels. It took me 7-8 months to find the job I'm currently in, so I know the feeling.

My day - also not very interesting, since it's only 9:25am...

okay, 9:32am now... :smalltongue:

I got up, had breakfast, got ready for work, went to work. Since arriving at work, I have read one personal email, replied to a PM here, read some threads - oh yeah and done some work :smalltongue:

Actually I had the Lotus Notes tech playing with my email, she fixed the problem but also updated the look - not sure I like the new look now - anyone know how to play around with Lotus Notes? maybe I'll make a post here... that killed about half an hour where I couldn't do anything.

I have since gone to get the mail, distributed it (all three pieces) and am now back at my desk thinking that I should wrap up this laptop that needs to be sent to Brisbane so I can get the roll of bubble wrap out of the office.

And that is my day thus far.

[Level8Mudcrab]

I've been sleeping and woke up about 25 minutes ago :smallbiggrin:

[Katana_Geldar]

I am buried in Paranoia character sheets. Had I not loved running the game so much I would never want to see another one ever again.

It will be a LONG time before my players play Paranoia again.

[Roc Ness]

Well, its now 4:16 pm. I spent my day running around Sydney with my friends, raising money for Cranes for Hope and the red cross. :smallsmile:

And at some time during that time I had an "Authentic English Breakfast" for lunch. :smallbiggrin:

I am thoroughly exhausted.

[Lady Moreta]

Well, now that it's 4:30pm what else have I done today?

Yeah, not a hang of a lot... I have this annoying problem where I go home to tell Peregrine about my day and can't remember what I did. I haven't even left yet and I still can't remember what I did...

Oi... :smallsigh:

[Agamid]

almost 7pm.

hungry, want to cook myself some dinner but murphey's law states that as soon as i do someone will get home and but hurt that i'm not also cooking for them (or will have food for everyone/plans for dinner for everyone).

spent the day packing! only 2 weeks left in canberra. rang the removalists to get them to come give a comprehensive quote. and packing my bag for coming and visiting Brissy for two nights.
and got my import permit for moving my lizards into QLD approved... now waiting for the export from ACT to be approved too.
oh, and i brought the washing in off the line, took out the rubbish (to find that it's colder in my room than outside) and fed my lizards... and still need to clean out rats...
and off-and-on IMed with my boyfriend till he went to dinner about an hour and a half ago.

tomorrow: work 11-6, dinner with friend at 6:30
thursday: 6:30am flight to BNE, see mum and boyfriend
Friday: unknown GitPG stuff, see friends, family and boyfriend
Saturday: same ad friday + 2:15pm flight to CNR and work from 6-midnight
Sunday: friend comes and takes unwanted mattress and fishtank away, then work from 1-9pm
monday: work from 11am-midnight
tuesday: final touches to pack (hopefully) work from 6-midnight
wednesday: removalist comes to give quote, work from 6-midnight
thursday: pick boyfriend up from airport at 8am!!
friday: dinner with housemates and boyfriend
saturday: sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep
sunday: breakfast with people from work
monday: removalists take stuff away
tuesday: clean room + possibly leave
wednesday: if not left on tuesday, then leave today!

and that's my life for the next fortnight... hopefully there will be more sleep in there than i am allowing for.

[Level8Mudcrab]

That sounds like a busy few weeks!

My school holidays go for a little bit over a week, so I'll just be meeting with friends and doing that homework that I probably should have started by now.

[Lioness]

BF taught me to play Magic, so I spend yesterday at his place watching Spartacus, and then building myself a deck.

[Lady Moreta]

I've spent most of today either struggling to stay awake or getting seriously pissed off at the sales database we have to use. They've recently upgraded to a new version (and by recently I mean 'three days ago') and it's already crapping out.

This morning pretty much everyone in the network who uses it were jumping up and down 'cause it was spitting out error messages and then just crashed. It got fixed. Then just before I went to lunch it started spitting out error messages again. Within 5mins four different people emailed the network with the same problem. I get back from lunch and see an email from the key user saying the system is down again.

Absolutely freaking useless...

[Rawhide]

Oh, I also picked up a usb keyboard and a wii speak today, monster hunter online time :smallbiggrin:

Duuuude, sweeeeeet, duuuuuude.

We totes have to get a game going soon. Perhaps we should put aside an entire day to just game? Dis, you, myself and... room for one more.

[Dispozition]

Duuuude, sweeeeeet, duuuuuude.

We totes have to get a game going soon. Perhaps we should put aside an entire day to just game? Dis, you, myself and... room for one more.

Deeeeeepends on when it is. Since I'm pretty hectic over the easter break. A lot of uni work and catching up with friends to do >:

[Level8Mudcrab]

Duuuude, sweeeeeet, duuuuuude.

We totes have to get a game going soon. Perhaps we should put aside an entire day to just game? Dis, you, myself and... room for one more.

Definitely. I'm free for the rest of the holidays from friday onwards.

I played online for a little bit the other day. I learned random online people, or atleast the ones I was with, don't know how to capture monsters, and like taking the traps and tranqs for themselves :smallmad:

[Galileo]

My brother just discovered the Narwhal song, and he's set it as his ringtone. I like it, just not every time one of his friends texts him to say "wt u up 2". Which is a lot.

And he wonders why I steal his phone all the time...

[Roc Ness]

Whelp, you made me search up the Narwhal Song. I do believe my brain just imploded.

Congratulations. :smallcool:

[Klose_the_Sith]

My brother just discovered the Narwhal song, and he's set it as his ringtone. I like it, just not every time one of his friends texts him to say "wt u up 2". Which is a lot.

And he wonders why I steal his phone all the time...

It never ceases to amuse my step-father how my SMS tone is this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWN96Jgd-hM) >.>

[Agamid]

my sms ring tone is this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCjyiEOZP44)
:smallsmile:

[Serpentine]

Mine is the start of Cake's "No Phone" (up until the first couple of notes of the actual song), but I intend to change it to Charlie the Unicorn's
"Ring ring."
"Hello?"
"Ring ring."
"Hello?"
...
"Ring ring."
"He-hello?"
"Ring ring."
"THERE'S NO ANSWER."
...
...
"Ring ring."

[Katana_Geldar]

Mine is Darth Vader's "apology accepted". Darth's got such a big deep voice I can hear him three rooms away.

Got back from the con last night, life sucks. :smallannoyed:

[_Zoot_]

Now I'm going to need to get a good ring tone, or be the odd one out, any ideas?

[Lady Moreta]

We have an R2D2 that makes that horrendous scream noise when you press a button. I plan on recording it and making it my message tone.

My ring tone is the Tiny Toons theme :smallbiggrin:

[Rawhide]

We have an R2D2 that makes that horrendous scream noise when you press a button. I plan on recording it and making it my message tone.

My ring tone is the Tiny Toons theme :smallbiggrin:

The Wilhelm Scream (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdbYsoEasio)?

[Lady Moreta]

The Wilhelm Scream (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdbYsoEasio)?

I should. That'd be hilarious :smallbiggrin:

Whoops... I need to change my sig... not away at any meetup any more!

[Rawhide]

Hi everyone! Spaced is back on ABC iView. If you haven't seen it before, watch it, watch it now (http://www.abc.net.au/iview/#/view/610482).

[Anuan]

Rawhide! I noticed you changed your Playground Rank. I grinned. :smallbiggrin:

[Katana_Geldar]

I tried watching Space, it was fun but not the sort of comedy I like. The TPM episode was enjoyable though.

[Lady Moreta]

Rawhide! I noticed you changed your Playground Rank. I grinned. :smallbiggrin:

I noticed the changes to Skep & Rowsen's ranks - I laughed :smallbiggrin:

[Skeppio]

I noticed the changes to Skep & Rowsen's ranks - I laughed :smallbiggrin:

Best gag ever. :smalltongue:

[Anuan]

I saw yours, Skep, after I posted. Is Rowsen Major Mainstream?

I wish I'd made Rawhide laugh with a gag about me being a Ninja Voodoo Wizard, now.
Best. Forumrank. Ever.

[Rowsen]

I saw yours, Skep, after I posted. Is Rowsen Major Mainstream?

I wish I'd made Rawhide laugh with a gag about me being a Ninja Voodoo Wizard, now.
Best. Forumrank. Ever.
See for yourself. Good to see the Mod Squad has a sense of humor :smalltongue:

[Dispozition]

*fondly remembers the time when lots of people asked for a custom title in the playground, and got exactly that*

Good times, good times.

[Rawhide]

*fondly remembers the time when lots of people asked for a custom title in the playground, and got exactly that*

Good times, good times.

:smallcool:

[_Zoot_]

Just finished watching the Royal Wedding, I thought it all went wonderfully! Though some of the hats that people were wearing were silly :smallbiggrin:

[SquirrelKing]

Visit my relatives? :smalltongue:

But really, the Aquarium is awesome, and then their is Healesville Sanctuary! Anyway, the're the places I visit when I'm down there.

OK, I know this is quoting a slightly older post, and that I'm not from Australasia, but I had to comment. I went to the Healesville Sanctuary a few years ago when I went to Melbourne, and I loved it! That, and there was some park up in the Dandenong Mountains with trails and a number of stone carvings placed all along the paths that was really cool too.

Anyway, I'm done reminiscing now. Carry on! :smallsmile: (One day I'll get back there again!)

[Galileo]

My ringtone is- ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL.

WE ARE THE HARBINGER OF YOUR ASCENDANCE.

[Lady Moreta]

Just finished watching the Royal Wedding, I thought it all went wonderfully! Though some of the hats that people were wearing were silly :smallbiggrin:

I was amused by it... I turned on the TV at 7pm, just half an hour after coverage started - and the ceremony was already over. My wedding took longer than that!

I only wanted to see the pretty dress though - and my was it pretty :smallbiggrin: Then I had a laugh at the dresses for being all the same colour, though I realised that the guys dress uniforms were so bright that they kinda had to be a plain colour. Then I made fun of Prince William for not smiling... you just got married! Smile man, smile!

[Serpentine]

I'm still waiting to have to log in as Slurpintime :smallamused:

[Roc Ness]

I'm still waiting to have to log in as Slurpintime :smallamused:

O_o

:smallbiggrin:

[Death, your friend the Reaper]

I feel like we should record these events for a show called "Mods gone wild" :smallamused:

(Edit: Don't worry Rawhide, you're sure to win the wet tshirt competition :smalltongue:)

[Anuan]

But we'd never have evidence that he took place!

[_Zoot_]

What on Earth is going on? :smalltongue:

[Lioness]

I'm still waiting to have to log in as Slurpintime :smallamused:

o.O

I feel like I went away for a week, and then came back to a different playground...

[_Zoot_]

Memo to self:

Hobgoblins are crap at hurting the party, my comparably elite solders are also crap if the Rouge seeks up on them, disarms them and then locks them in the pantry. Also, Webcomics are not helpful when trying to get work done, they will just make me feels bad.


What did every one else get up to to day? (And do I post things like this to often, because now that I think about it, I do seem to...) NOT THAT I'LL STOP MUHAHAHAHAHAH!

[Moonshadow]

Memo to self:

Hobgoblins are crap at hurting the party, my comparably elite solders are also crap if the Rouge seeks up on them, disarms them and then locks them in the pantry. Also, Webcomics are not helpful when trying to get work done, they will just make me feels bad.


What did every one else get up to to day? (And do I post things like this to often, because now that I think about it, I do seem to...) NOT THAT I'LL STOP MUHAHAHAHAHAH!

You're fighting someone with a makeup based prestige class?

[Serpentine]

Base (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=120361) class (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10445), actually.

[Rawhide]

This is the song I was talking about. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILWSp0m9G2U)

You can see a bit of the dance sequence from the movie towards the end.


Warning: Spoilers in this video. Actual final dance from movie. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3BJlOpayWw)


Even more spoilers: (No, really, you have been warned.)
Several stunt doubles were used in that final sequence. One of which was a man!

[Agamid]

removalists have come and gone!

cold and gloomy day. drinking tea before we embark on cleaning. then starting the drive tomorrow morning!

all very exciting, if i weren't sleep deprived and mildly hung over from going-away drinks last night i might be buzzing a little with excitement.

[Lady Moreta]

My internet just fell down :smallconfused:

came back from lunch and all of a sudden it wasn't letting me go to any pages, and was telling me access denied because my login in credentials weren't correct. Wanted me to log into some weird IP address.

No idea. Thankfully restarting my machine fixed it.

Oooh... new comic!

*runs off to read the new comic*

[Roc Ness]

My internet just fell down.

Buuuut that was because I pushed it. :smalltongue:

[Rawhide]

My internet just fell down.


But it got up again, you're never gonna keep it down.

[Moonshadow]

My Internet just fell down.

But it always falls down because our router is terrible. Slinky brand, I think.

[Rawhide]

Oh my gosh!


My post was followed by a Moonshadow!

[Serpentine]

Moonshadow? Moonshadow!

[Anuan]

I'm going to be excited because everyone else is, but I don't actually know you! Hi anyway! :3

[Serpentine]

It's a song :smalltongue:

[Roc Ness]

Yeeaah, I'm gonna follow closely behind Anuan on this one.

Hi Moonshadow! Umm... Hiii!

[Anuan]

I'm a trendsetter! Yaaaay!

[Rawhide]

FYI: This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLUX0y4EptA) is the one rap/hip-hop song I was talking about.

[Dispozition]

FYI: This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLUX0y4EptA) is the one rap/hip-hop song I was talking about.

That is a solid song from a solid album, from a band that is a cross between The Hilltop Hoods and Cake. No joke.

[Serpentine]

Wait... When was Rawhide talking about Flobots, again?

[Rawhide]

Wait... When was Rawhide talking about Flobots, again?

When we were all in the bedroom together. You were there.

[Serpentine]

Oh yeah...

Awwwwww yeeeeaaaaah :smallamused:

They're pretty good.

[bladescape]

Hello all you inhabitents of the Australasian region. G'day to all my countryfolk, Although G'Night probably is far more appropriate.(Or G'Evening.)=P

[Serpentine]

'ello. Where're you?

[bladescape]

Lessee. I'mma Viccy.

[Serpentine]

Ooo! Boring old Melbourne, or somewhere more country*?

*Nearly a Freudian slip there :smalleek:

[bladescape]

Much more country. 15 minutes drive to any sort of humanity, just us(Me and my family.) and the bushlands.

[Serpentine]

Hrm. I'm guessing... westish? Perhaps out Nhill/Horsham way?
I used to live in Kaniva and then later Tallangatta.

[bladescape]

Go further up. I'm out in the hottest part of Vic.

[Serpentine]

Up Mildura way, then?

[bladescape]

Yep, 'round abouts there.

[Klose_the_Sith]

Well, I'm back from a few days in Victoria. Twas alright, though pretty much just as I remembered (Bendigo > Geelong > Melbourne :smalltongue: ). Also we won the football game.

I miss anything that happened in the rest of Australia?

[Katana_Geldar]

Sydney won too.

BTW, can anyone recommend me a good mobile ISP? I have Vodafone and it sucks. At least I am not locked into a contract.

[Lady Moreta]

Nothing particularly interesting happening on this side of the country.

I spent my weekend doing dishes and laundry. How exciting!

On the other hand, having clothes to wear is always good :smallsmile:

[Rawhide]

Next meetup we should organise a bus trip. The bus would start in Brisbane, going south through Sydney, Melbourne, then Adelaide and around to Perth, picking up Playgrounders along the way. It would then head back to Brisbane via northern Australia, where it would start dropping off passengers as it continued around and ended up in Perth.


...Yeah. I know it would never happen, but still.

[Katana_Geldar]

No stop in Tas? :smalleek:

[Rawhide]

No stop in Tas? :smalleek:

You ever tried driving a bus to Tasmania? :tongue:

But we could take it to the best airport/harbour for you.

[Katana_Geldar]

So I could swim or fly over? Thanks! :smallyuk:

[Lady Moreta]

Maybe next meetup we'll all go to Tasmania?

[Rawhide]

It's your own darn fault. Hurry up and build a bridge already!

[Katana_Geldar]

There is a boat...

[Rawhide]

There is a boat...

Hence why I suggested the harbour...

[Katana_Geldar]

And get seasick again? No thanks. :smallannoyed:

No suggestions for a new ISP?

[Serpentine]

Tasmania does seem very nice...

I'm with Optus. Can't say how it compares with others, but I haven't had much trouble with it.

[Katana_Geldar]

As soon as I can, I'm going to shop around for a better deal than I am getting. But this weekend I need to pick up my riding boots, so it'll have to wait until afterwards.

[Rawhide]

There are only three australia wide networks. Telstra, Vodafone and Optus. Any other network will jack into one of these three.

Telstra is the most expensive and are keeping their 3G network (dubbed NextG) purely to themselves. They are by far the most expensive, but have the best coverage.

Optus has the most other companies using their network. Of interest in Virgin Mobile/Broadband which is 100% Optus owned and uses the Optus network. I would not recommend Dodo.

Vodafone has terrible reception where I am, so I've largely ignored it.


Three is an exception, they have their own 3G network in major cities only, outside that network it falls to 2G (i.e. sl-o-o-ow) on a different carrier. This has changed a few times, but last I checked, it was Telstra.

[Katana_Geldar]

I might go with Optus, what are the chances of me getting a good deal if I show what I am getting with Vodafone? I pay $49 a month of 10 gig on a month to month post paid plan, no period contract.

[Katana_Geldar]

Well, I made some calls last night. Optus are offering me a similar deal, but can't promise 100% coverage due to my location.

Telstra, those lousy so and sos, want to lock me in to a 12 month contract. :smallmad:

[Lady Moreta]

Aren't phone companies fun? :smalltongue::smallamused:

We're with Three and they're pretty good... though it does get exasperating that you can't go an hour out of the city without your phone suddenly being on roaming, which strikes me as ridiculous. We got a pretty good deal, but we're also on a contract (which works for us, clearly not what you want).

Right now I get to be the 'figure out what the heck is going on' girl... We've got a couple of guys going up to a mine site to do - whatever it is they're going up there to do. But they have to fill out half a dozen forms each and send them off and no one can seem to decide who's supposed to do what. And now we've confused each other and I have to figure out what happened and fix it all. :smallsigh::smallannoyed:

[Moonshadow]

Tell them that they filled in the wrong forms, and that they have to fill out the green D-56 authorisation form in triplicate and give it to your boss.

Fun times will be had by all :3

[Katana_Geldar]

I did that in Paranoia, including quoting the whole "Vogon Saving his Mother from the Ravenous Blagblutter Beast of Traal" process.

[Lady Moreta]

Okay, random question time.

I need the name of an R18+ movie, plus the little description of why it has that rating. You know, the bit that says 'blood and guts themes' on it.

I'm a moderator on another forum and I'm doing up rules specific to my room. Part of that has included using the Australian Ratings System and I've got examples of all the other ratings using movies we have at home. However, we don't own any R18+ movies (and even if we did, I'm at work). So - I need the name of one quick!

Preferably nothing too disgusting as the R18+ notice is going in as an example of what's not allowed.

Thanking you and your odd taste in movies in advance :smallbiggrin:

[Dispozition]

Okay, random question time.

I need the name of an R18+ movie, plus the little description of why it has that rating. You know, the bit that says 'blood and guts themes' on it.

I'm a moderator on another forum and I'm doing up rules specific to my room. Part of that has included using the Australian Ratings System and I've got examples of all the other ratings using movies we have at home. However, we don't own any R18+ movies (and even if we did, I'm at work). So - I need the name of one quick!

Preferably nothing too disgusting as the R18+ notice is going in as an example of what's not allowed.

Thanking you and your odd taste in movies in advance :smallbiggrin:

An old one is The Rock (probably now M or MA), a new one would be...Mental blank, wow.

[Lady Moreta]

An old one is The Rock (probably now M or MA), a new one would be...Mental blank, wow.

If it's not any more that's not really going to help...

I wonder if I can search JB Hi-Fi's website by rating...

[Klose_the_Sith]

King Bill vol. 1 says R 18+ for ... medium level violence?

Some part of that just doesn't sound right.

[Dispozition]

Oh, Mad Max is R18+ (:

[Klose_the_Sith]

Some foreign film has it for 'Medium Level Sex Scenes' and Pulp Fiction has it for various sins (drug use being the most prominent, I believe).

[Serpentine]

Kick Ass is R, as is... something else really good I've seen in the last couple of years... Oh yeah, Watchmen. Things like The Human Centipede, Antichrist and I'm sure at least one or two Saws are, too, but they're pretty obviously so.

[Rawhide]

Fight Club

R18+
Listed on the box as "Adult Themes"


They appealed the rating:
(Source: Wikipedia) Lost appeal for the MA15+ rating as it had adult themes of a high degree of intensity that were not discreet



Check out the page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Classification_Review_Board
Look for failed (or successful as a counter example) R18+ to MA15+ appeals.

[Galileo]

So, it turns out the CPU heatsink in my computer got shaken loose when it was thrown off the desk in the February earthquake. It's been operating intermittently ever since due to its automatic cutout when the CPU overheats. Finally got it repaired though, and I'm going to spend a large portion of tonight obliterating a few hundred Geth.

[Moonshadow]

I'm bored. Someone entertain me.

[Serpentine]

Go here (http://www.weebls-stuff.com/). Be entertained.

[Agamid]

wheee! i totally win at house-hunting!

saw ad late last night, contacted advertiser this morning, viewed house this evening and moving in on weekend! :smallbiggrin: :smallbiggrin: :smallbiggrin:

[Anuan]

Awesome! Go you! :smallbiggrin:

[Rawhide]

Lady Moreta: I think I remember what I might have said to you just before you left for the airport. Every flight I've been on recently has been at least 15 minutes late from it's scheduled (or rescheduled, when they were delayed, sometimes by over an hour) departure time. But, despite that, you always need to make sure that you are quite early!

[Lady Moreta]

That sounds about right... I still say you jinxed us :smalltongue:

Someone please speed up time so I can go home.

[Katana_Geldar]

Five minutes!

[Moonshadow]

That sounds about right... I still say you jinxed us :smalltongue:

Someone please speed up time so I can go home.

It's just a jump to the left...

And a step to the riiiiiiiight...

[Katana_Geldar]

It's astounding!

My Net kept cutting out last night, RIGHT when I wanted to make my DM's post. :smallfurious:

[Lady Moreta]

It knew you needed it, that's why.