Australasia in the Playground V

[Skeppio]

Welcome, one and all, to the fifth 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)
Australasia in the Playground IV (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=191726)

Woo! Five threads! That's like.....four more than one thread! :smallbiggrin:

Um......carry on. :smalleek: *shuffles off the stage*

In the last episode of Australasia in the Playground:

Other things that occurred to me while I was going for a walk this morning.

It was around this time last year that we started planning the first meetup. Do we want to make this an annual event? I'm happy to start a thread for it if people are interested :smallsmile:

Discuss. :)

[Anuan]

Interested, but the percentage of us living in Vic grows since I'm moving there in a few days now. IIRC, Serps lives in NSW anyway and would have to travel interstate wherever its held, Lady Moreta and Peregrine would be flying all the way from the other side of the country...and I won't be able to fly about so soon after just getting down there and stuff, hard on the bank balance. So, we may have to make it a Melbourne-based meetup this year? It'd be great if so, and I'm 95% sure I'll have to skip it if not, but if it can't be done I hope everybody tries their hardest to have a great time despite the enormous void in my absence :smalltongue:

That being said, if it's Melbourne based I can offer swordy entertainment. If it takes a little while to plan, I should definitely have three sharps and maybe more.

[Level8Mudcrab]

Hurrah, 5 threads. Go us.

As for a meetup, I'd definately be interested, and a Melbourne one would certainly be easier for me to get to. When was the first one? Around April, I think.

[Lady Moreta]

Hurrah, 5 threads. Go us.

As for a meetup, I'd definately be interested, and a Melbourne one would certainly be easier for me to get to. When was the first one? Around April, I think.

Yes it was and let's continue this conversation over here (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=12265214#post12265214)

[Rawhide]

Hi guys,

Steam is having an autumn sale, which includes a major chunk of games, plus some extra special daily deals. There are two games I would like to bring your attention to, in case you missed them previously. These are the regular autumn sale prices and they may come up later on the super special prices later.

Killing Floor (http://store.steampowered.com/app/1250/) is currently 33% off.
Magicka (http://store.steampowered.com/app/42910/), and all DLC, is currently 60% off.

There's not much further for Magicka to go, most Steam sales will not go past 75%, but it might still be worth waiting in hope for that extra discount. If Killing Floor comes up, it's bound to be a much better sale than the current 33%.


P.S. Today only, Portal 2 (http://store.steampowered.com/app/620/) is 66% off!

P.P.S. If you purchased Magicka without the DLC, buying the DLC at sale price is not much more than the complete pack.

[_Zoot_]

Gosh, five threads? We rock.

Also, I've been offered the opportunity to go to Melbourn in the next fortnight, I think it would only be for a few days, but I was wondering if people thought it is worth my time (and money)? And if you do think it is worth it, what is there to see/do?

[Rising Phoenix]

Just came back from my field trip.

I saw these today...


http://www.youtube.com/user/SirTimid.../0/59TDB2bTuAA

http://www.youtube.com/user/SirTimid.../1/LVcbnar4bSU

http://www.youtube.com/user/SirTimid.../2/3GeFMgxkSss

I am quite exhausted and will probably sleep for about 14 hours or so now :smallbiggrin:

[Skeppio]

Just came back from my field trip.

I saw these today...


http://www.youtube.com/user/SirTimid.../0/59TDB2bTuAA

http://www.youtube.com/user/SirTimid.../1/LVcbnar4bSU

http://www.youtube.com/user/SirTimid.../2/3GeFMgxkSss

I am quite exhausted and will probably sleep for about 14 hours or so now :smallbiggrin:

"404 Page not found." :smallfrown:

[Rising Phoenix]

"404 Page not found." :smallfrown:

hmmm

http://www.youtube.com/user/SirTimid95?feature=mhee#p/a/u/0/59TDB2bTuAA

[Skeppio]

hmmm

http://www.youtube.com/user/SirTimid95?feature=mhee#p/a/u/0/59TDB2bTuAA

That one works.

Nice videos! :D

[Rising Phoenix]

That one works.

Nice videos! :D

Cheers,

The site and sounds were amazing!

:)

[Rawhide]

My vacation is over, it's back to work I go.

[Skeppio]

Highly stormy and rainy Wednesday, cold yesterday, fine and sunny today. Oh Melbourne weather, you so crazy. :smalltongue:

[Anuan]

Been the same here.

Also, I've been saying 'soon, soon' for ages, but...It's finally, really, soon. I'll be in Melbourne monday night. Nervewracking, but exciting!

Edit: Welp. I live in Melbourne now! :3

[_Zoot_]

I just had a most excellent night out with some friends, and I was wondering, what do you like to do with friends? Do you like to go to the pub? Stay at home watching films? Play games (electronic or tabletop)? Or do you mix it up? Or do different things with different groups of friends?

Just out of interest.

(Also, its really hard knowing what to type, I've gone through four possible posts before I settled on this one)

[Skeppio]

Edit: Welp. I live in Melbourne now! :3

Yay! ^_^


I just had a most excellent night out with some friends, and I was wondering, what do you like to do with friends? Do you like to go to the pub? Stay at home watching films? Play games (electronic or tabletop)? Or do you mix it up? Or do different things with different groups of friends?

When possible, I usually meet up with my friends, then we end up at one of their places and play video games. And drink booze. :smalltongue:

I need to get together with my friends again. Haven't seen most of them in ages. :smallfrown:

[Lady Moreta]

I just had a most excellent night out with some friends, and I was wondering, what do you like to do with friends? Do you like to go to the pub? Stay at home watching films? Play games (electronic or tabletop)? Or do you mix it up? Or do different things with different groups of friends?

Depends on the friends... one group of friends is my gaming group and that's pretty much the only time I see them, we don't get together outside of gaming. One friend I will meet from time to time and go out for a wander around the mall...

To be honest though, in Perth I don't have many friends and I very rarely do anything with the ones I have. My close friends all live in NZ so about the best I can do is email from time to time... though I'm in Christchurch right now so I'm going to email a friend who lives nearby and let her know, see if she wants to catch up.

[Rawhide]

Heya everyone! Killing Floor has launched a massive Christmas special that they like to call, A Very Twisted Christmas (http://www.killingfloorthegame.com/xmas2011/)!

All of the zombie specimens have been replaced with highly twisted Christmas characters! Instead of gorefasts, there are giant gingerbread men running around screaming "I'm delicious!" and "Please don't eat me!", instead of husks, there are abominable snowmen, instead of the usual stalkers, now it's Mrs Claus under the cloak.

Plus, there's now several new weapons! Including a rifle with grenade launcher, a husk fireball launcher, new medic gun, new combat shotgun, a claymore, and a revolver.

There's a whole swagger of Christmas achievements (available only during the event), as well as several new achievements for the new weapons.



If you haven't played in a while, fire it up again!

EDIT: And Killing Floor is having a FREE WEEKEND (http://www.killingfloorthegame.com/2011/11/30/kf-free-weekend-coming/)! Try the game out for free this weekend!

[Anuan]

How much does Steam pay you, Rawhide? :smalltongue:

And when you say 'Claymore' do you mean a sword or a landmine?

[Rawhide]

UPDATE!

Killing Floor's free weekend has gone live and, during that weekend, it will be 75% off! $5 USD for this awesome game!


How much does Steam pay you, Rawhide? :smalltongue:

And when you say 'Claymore' do you mean a sword or a landmine?

Nothing, I just like the game and would love to play with you all.

A sword.

[_Zoot_]

I had a great day playing Diplomacy with friends, what has every one else been up to today?

[Anuan]

I was up til six this morning telling creepy stories to the two very attractive women in my bed.

Just finished dinner, discovered that the pizza place across the road has some of the best pizza ever.

[Skeppio]

I was up til six this morning telling creepy stories to the two very attractive women in my bed.

Just finished dinner, discovered that the pizza place across the road has some of the best pizza ever.

Sounds pretty neat. :smallwink:

[Rising Phoenix]

Lady Moreta asked me a while back to post pictures of my recent field trip... it was like being on another planet:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2855352425607.2150366.1313474256&type=1&l=798df8698c

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2784665298473.2149432.1313474256&type=1&l=02bad45e3d

Still have a bunch to post...

Edit: Also this, visiting amazing places, is one of the reasons that I became a scientist... Speaking of science I really need to get on with that research proposal :smallbiggrin:

[Anuan]

Sounds pretty neat. :smallwink:

Yeah :smalltongue: 'cept it was just the ladyfriend and a mutual, asexual friend. Damn comfy night's sleep, though.

Awesome photos, Phoenix :3

[Dispozition]

I was up til six this morning telling creepy stories to the two very attractive women in my bed.

Just finished dinner, discovered that the pizza place across the road has some of the best pizza ever.

Y u no invite me to your sexy bed party too D:
I kid, I kid :P

[Lady Moreta]

The photos don't work for me... but that could be because I don't have facebook...

[Rising Phoenix]

The photos don't work for me... but that could be because I don't have facebook...

Aw shucks... I am not a member of any of the other internet photo applications and I've only uploaded a few to my DeviantArt account:


http://sirtimid.deviantart.com/#/d4i85wb
http://sirtimid.deviantart.com/#/d4j2gxr
http://sirtimid.deviantart.com/#/d4j2hlc

[_Zoot_]

What are people's plans for Christmas?

I'm hoping to meet with friends on Christmas eve, and I've family up from Melbourne, but aside from that it will be the same as every year, big lunch with friends and family on Christmas Day, then sleep it off. :smallbiggrin:

[Rawhide]

Killing Floor is currently at 50% off for $9.99 (base game only, but I don't recommend the DLC anyway, it's just models, no gameplay elements).

Magicka is currently 60% off, with the collection going for $9.99 (all the DLC - I do highly recommend the DLC for this game) or the base game for $3.99. All DLC is 60% off too.


These are the generic (i.e. not daily deal) sale prices and they may drop lower. I have seen both games get down to 75% off and they may still drop lower during the sale as a daily deal. Magicka's last daily deal sale was 60% off, the one before that was halloween at 66% off. All prices in USD, which is roughly equivalent to AUD anyway.

[Salbazier]

Ah, I was looking for this thread yesterday. :smallsmile: been a while...

My Plans for this holiday season looks like to be surfing the net and growing some mold like always :smallsigh:.

[Rising Phoenix]

Happy Holidays everyone! :)

For Chrissy this year I bought myself an SLR Camera and some fancy lens to go with it! I cannot wait for it to arrive in the mail!

:D

[Serpentine]

By the way, folks, I'm in Canberra 'til the 29th if anyone wants me to let them know when we're doing Questacon and the zoo.

[Rising Phoenix]

By the way, folks, I'm in Canberra 'til the 29th if anyone wants me to let them know when we're doing Questacon and the zoo.

The ACT was my former haunt... :(. Shame that I am not there. I'd love to meet you in person :)

[Rawhide]

Killing Floor (http://store.steampowered.com/app/1250/) has come up on the daily deals for... you guessed it, 75% off ($4.99)!

If there's any of you who still don't have it, now is the time!


P.S. If any of you have been looking at the Metacritic score and thinking it was a bit lower than your usual, those reviews were made when the game was first released. Since initial release, the game has been undergoing constant improvement. The most recent update was this month with 7 new weapons and a new official map.

[V'icternus]

I'm not the only person who still loves Questacon?

Sweet validation! :smallbiggrin:


Also can whoever is sending this awful weather to Melbourne please stop.

[Moonshadow]

I'm not the only person who still loves Questacon?

Sweet validation! :smallbiggrin:


Also can whoever is sending this awful weather to Melbourne please stop.

I went there on my holiday to Canberra last year. It was alright.

And apparantly we had a hugeass storm on Christmas Eve. It woke up everyone in my house.


Except me. I slept through it. I snore louder than thunder, apparantly =w=;

[V'icternus]

I was forced to wake up early by thunder. My dog can't stand thunder, so naturally I have to wake up as well.

[Anuan]

Anybody else get a bunch of hail? My Indian housemates had never seen it before, one asked if it was snowing and when it got heavy I had to yell over the din to explain that they should move their cars or suffer a possible cracked windscreen.

[loopy]

I'm still kicking around Sydney. No time off over Christmas, as my company doesn't believe in happiness. :smallamused:

[V'icternus]

Ah, I see you work for Centrelink! :smalltongue:

[Rawhide]

Happy new year everyone!

[Rawhide]

Magicka is now 75% off, today only! (http://store.steampowered.com/sub/12436/) (11 hours left) It made the encore sale, you get one more day!

Now is the time to pick up the complete collection ($6.24 USD) or any DLC you're missing!

[Anuan]

Y'know, I'm finally gonna jump on that and get all the DLC.

Also, guys, if anybody's got nothing to do, my swords are sitting here lonely. If anybody wants to come around and split the cost of one or two of those big crates of waterbottles, I bet we could set up some cool trick-cuts :smalltongue:

[Lady Moreta]

:smallsigh: I need to move to Melbourne... :smalltongue:

[Moonshadow]

:smallsigh: I need to move to Melbourne... :smalltongue:

Sure. Come back today and you can even enjoy our 40 degree day <_<

[Lady Moreta]

No... you can keep that... although now that we're in January, our 40 degree days are going to hit. Oh joy. Oh rapture. :smallannoyed:

[Moonshadow]

No... you can keep that... although now that we're in January, our 40 degree days are going to hit. Oh joy. Oh rapture. :smallannoyed:

That's supposed to be this year, right?

[Lady Moreta]

That's supposed to be this year, right?

:smallbiggrin: touche :smallbiggrin:

Though I don't think the Mayans believe in the Christian rapture :smalltongue:

[Rising Phoenix]

Happy New Year Everyone!

I am eagerly awaiting my present to come in the mail... I bought meself a nice SLR camera and lens... You could say I spoiled myself :smallbiggrin:

[Roc Ness]

Hey.

Guess who crawled back out from his whole in the ground?

Well... how has everybody been? I think I've missed a lot. :3

[Skeppio]

Hi again, Roc! Good to see you again! :smallsmile:

[Roc Ness]

Hey thanks. :smallsmile:

[Anuan]

Any Melbournites looking for roommates? Includes one Medieval Enthusiast, one Victorian Goth, one Steampunk/Absinth Fairy and two gorgeous kittycats.

[DarkLightDragon]

Another missing Aussie returns to the fold! Anyone in the Perth area?

[Rawhide]

Another missing Aussie returns to the fold! Anyone in the Perth area?

Lady Moreta, Peregrine, and Death. And I believe Rising Phoenix is currently in Perth as well.

[V'icternus]

Ew, Perth! :smallyuk:

:smalltongue:

I kid, I kid. I'm sure there are plenty of wonderful and worthwhile people and places in Western Australia. HAHAHAHAHA

[Dexam]

Another missing Aussie returns to the fold! Anyone in the Perth area?

Lady Moreta, Peregrine, and Death. And I believe Rising Phoenix is currently in Perth as well.

What am I - chopped liver or something? :smallwink:

(I'm another Perthling, for what it's worth...)


Ew, Perth! :smallyuk:

:smalltongue:

I kid, I kid. I'm sure there are plenty of wonderful and worthwhile people and places in Western Australia. HAHAHAHAHA

Hey - you only get to make fun of Perth and Western Australia if you've lived here. :smallannoyed: I'm sure that's a rule I read somewhere. Or entirely fabricated in my mind.
Anyway, I'll make sure that you're first against the wall when Western Australia secedes and then invades the rest of Australia. :smalltongue:

[Rawhide]

What am I - chopped liver or something? :smallwink:

(I'm another Perthling, for what it's worth...)

Hey, I can only report on the names of people I know to live there. You gotta tell us these things!

[V'icternus]

First? Yeah!
Take that, secondary targets!

I'm number one!
I'm number one!


...Also, good luck getting through the rabbit proof fence.

[Rawhide]

...Also, good luck getting through the rabbit proof fence.

More like a great wall.

[_Zoot_]

So, what are peoples plans for Australia Day? I'm meeting some friends and hanging out. Nothing really exciting, but should still be worth while.

You?

[Serpentine]

I'm trying to work that out. Not many Australian flags to drape 'round my neck like a bogan superhero here in Scotland...

[DarkLightDragon]

I don't have anything special planned, either. Will probably head into the city to pick up some last-minute stuff for Waicon, but nothing specific to Australia Day.

[Anuan]

I plan to stay the hell inside and avoid the tirade of mild to extreme racism that spews forth every year.

Although I'll probably have to listen to my housemates yelling at each other in hindi like they have the past few days.

[SilverSheriff]

My plans for today? Sleep in, Skyrim, and Shave.:smalltongue:

[DarkLightDragon]

I plan to stay the hell inside and avoid the tirade of mild to extreme racism that spews forth every year.

Although I'll probably have to listen to my housemates yelling at each other in hindi like they have the past few days.

I happened to be in town last year, too. Fortunately I was out of there before things went nuts. Hopefully this year as well, but it's the heat I'm more worried about right now.

EDIT: Dad says stores aren't open today. Just goes to show how oblivious I am and how much I need to ned out more. Derp. I could've sworn I bought other stuff last year, but that must've been the YuGiOh event I was at...

...Speaking of those, feel free to come along to one of them if you don't already! You'll recognise me by my rather distinctive being-the-only-female-duelist appearance. :smalltongue:

[Death, your friend the Reaper]

Heya DLD, are you actually going to the Waicon thing on Sat?

I just ask because I think I may be heading down to it with my brother late in the afternoon (he'll be my ride out of the city, so can't abandon him sadly :smalltongue:)

Never been to one before/don't have any costume or anything. Anything interesting to look out for for the average person?

[Level8Mudcrab]

I can't say I really do anything special for Australia Day, so...


My plans for today? Sleep in, Skyrim, and Shave.:smalltongue:

This bears remarkable similarities to my day. :smallbiggrin:

[Roc Ness]

Well, I've already spent most of my day messing around with my tablet on Corel Painter...

I suppose I could spend the rest of the day doing that too. :smallbiggrin: Hooray for patriotism!

[Lady Moreta]

I forgot that it was Australia Day.

I'm hiding in the aircon... too stupidly hot over here.

[DarkLightDragon]

Heya DLD, are you actually going to the Waicon thing on Sat?

I just ask because I think I may be heading down to it with my brother late in the afternoon (he'll be my ride out of the city, so can't abandon him sadly :smalltongue:)

Never been to one before/don't have any costume or anything. Anything interesting to look out for for the average person?

I was planning to go both days, but Saturday is now out of the question since I've found out that a grandparent's birthday is on that day. In Bunbury.

I should be able to get to the con on Sunday if I can get my older brother and his girlfriend to let me go home early with them. If I make it, I'll be wearing lots of purple (Haunter Gijinka closet cosplay! Yay!) and probably hanging around the TWA table.

I'd say there's some interesting things to look out for. Some of the cosplayers are really good, and last year there was a huge games room set up to the side of the main event. Should be the same this time around.

I personally prefer Supanova, but Waicon is pretty fun, too. :smallsmile:

[Anuan]

So, housemates decided today they no longer like living with two cats. We were given the option of 'give them away' or 'take one month's notice to move out.'

We're looking for places now.

[Rawhide]

So, housemates decided today they no longer like living with two cats. We were given the option of 'give them away' or 'take one month's notice to move out.'

We're looking for places now.

frownieface

[AJ11]

Hi, guys and gals.

Good to see some people from Australia here.

[Elemental]

Hello everyone.
It's nice to see a thread for Australians to randomly chat.
I'm from Brisbane, by the way.

[SilverSheriff]

Hello everyone.
It's nice to see a thread for Australians to randomly chat.
I'm from Brisbane, by the way.

Brisbane, you say? That just so happens to be where I am at!:smallcool:

[AJ11]

Dang. Any Sydneysiders about?

[Elm11]

Hmmm.. It may be just a teensy bit late, but do any playgrounders feel like meeting up some time at Cancon either the day after tomorrow or that day after that (given there'll be no chance of pulling anything off tomorrow). I'll hopefully be embroiled in the Youngbloods 40k tournament for the better half of the first two days, but it'd still be nice to meet a couple of the other playgrounders face to face.

Thoughts?

[Rawhide]

Unfortunately, the only known Canberrian now lives in Brisbane.

[Elm11]

True, (other than myself and Zoot) but I believe there may be a few playgrounders down here for Cancon, yes?

[Rawhide]

Ahha! I now know two Canberrians. I also now know that Cancon is on this weekend as of a few minutes ago.

I wouldn't know if anyone else is going, but I can say that I didn't even know it was on. So, I'm suspecting the number of attendees reading this thread will be low.

[Lady Moreta]

I personally prefer Supanova, but Waicon is pretty fun, too. :smallsmile:

What is this thing you're talking about? Because it sounds like fun and I live in Perth :smallbiggrin:

Though I've spent the entire last week in the house with the air con on, hiding from the frigging heatwave - not sure I'm brave enough to leave... Our air con is evaporative and sucky, but it's better than nothing!

[Rawhide]

Bookfessions #744a: Every time I read that confession it irks me that they used "was", not "were".

[Lady Moreta]

Good point :smallbiggrin: I hadn't actually noticed.

Would you like me to change it, just for you? :smalltongue:

[Rawhide]

Good point :smallbiggrin: I hadn't actually noticed.

Would you like me to change it, just for you? :smalltongue:

Nah. Feel free to change it if you want, but I was just commenting :smalltongue:.

[Rising Phoenix]

What did I do for Australia day?

I went birdwatching... and then got caught in a thunderstorm.

After being in the 40 Celsius heat, it was glorious!

Oh and a kindly fellow birdwatcher couple invited me for Oz day roast lamb and red wine. Good day was good :smallsmile:

Also I am sooo glad that it's not 42 Celsius today...

[_Zoot_]

Well, I just discovered that uni starts again this week. Cue panicking. :smallannoyed:

Well, that was yesterday. I've got it all sorted out now, so that's something. And I'm also glad to see that I'm not the only one that is sick of the heat (though it hasn't been 40C here yet, thank God).

[Skeppio]

Well, I just discovered that uni starts again this week. Cue panicking. :smallannoyed:

Oh hey, Uni starts soon for me too! On the 6th of Feb. I'm both excited and really nervous. :smalleek::smallbiggrin:

[_Zoot_]

Oh hey, Uni starts soon for me too! On the 6th of Feb. I'm both excited and really nervous. :smalleek::smallbiggrin:

What year are you going in to? I'm going into second year, and I'd signed up for a Summer intensive, which is how it snuck up on me (uni proper doesn't start for another three weeks).

Anyway, you'll do fine, uni is both enlightening, and entertaining. :smallsmile:

[Skeppio]

What year are you going in to? I'm going into second year, and I'd signed up for a Summer intensive, which is how it snuck up on me (uni proper doesn't start for another three weeks).

Anyway, you'll do fine, uni is both enlightening, and entertaining. :smallsmile:

Second Year. The homestretch! Or mid-way point. Or something. :smalltongue:

Hope we both do really well! ^_^

[_Zoot_]

Second Year. The homestretch! Or mid-way point. Or something. :smalltongue:

Hope we both do really well! ^_^

Yes! *Highfive* :smallbiggrin:

My course (Primary teaching) is a four year course, so I'm coming up on half way, which is scary, because it feels like yesterday that I was still trying to figure out where I should go for my first lecture...

[stevenboats]

Anyone else here from...Darwin? Also Questacon.....

[Level8Mudcrab]

Well, I just discovered that uni starts again this week. Cue panicking. :smallannoyed:

Well, that was yesterday. I've got it all sorted out now, so that's something. And I'm also glad to see that I'm not the only one that is sick of the heat (though it hasn't been 40C here yet, thank God).


Oh hey, Uni starts soon for me too! On the 6th of Feb. I'm both excited and really nervous. :smalleek::smallbiggrin:

Mine isn't until the end of Feb, 27th, I think. This'll be my first year.

[_Zoot_]

Mine isn't until the end of Feb, 27th, I think. This'll be my first year.

Yeah, I think most peoples starts around then. I must say, this summer course is less appealing when you have to get up early. :smallannoyed:

[Rawhide]

Oh hey, Uni starts soon for me too! On the 6th of Feb. I'm both excited and really nervous. :smalleek::smallbiggrin:

That's funny. Mine ends for me on the 7th.

[Lady Moreta]

:smallsigh: I miss uni...

Though at church yesterday, a friend, Peregrine and I decided that I should go back to uni and do a geology degree and become a Geo-Archaeologist.

It's something I actually intend to look into.

Told my friend I'd dedicate my first piece of writing to him, for coming up with the idea in the first place. :smallbiggrin:

[Roc Ness]

First week of Year 11 for me.

I have barely begun but I feel so dead already that I feel dead enough to be dead. >.<

[Lady Moreta]

I am embarrassed I had to ask Peregrine was Year 11 is... (the year system works differently in New Zealand!).

Having said that, the first couple of weeks of school was always horrible as I recall. It gets better :smallsmile:

[Roc Ness]

I am embarrassed I had to ask Peregrine was Year 11 is... (the year system works differently in New Zealand!).

Having said that, the first couple of weeks of school was always horrible as I recall. It gets better :smallsmile:

I am just happy it is the weekend. And simultaneously saddened, because I should be working if I don't wanna die when Monday rears its ugly head again. D:

Although, now I'm curious. How does it work in New Zealand? :smallconfused:

[Level8Mudcrab]

Oooh, Year 11. What subjects are you doing?

And in other news, I went to the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular (http://www.mso.com.au/cpa/htm/htm_event_list.asp?page_id=76&event_date=2012/2/4) today. It's basically the Doctor Who Proms that have been done over in the UK. It was great.

[Roc Ness]

Oooh, Year 11. What subjects are you doing?


English (Given), Maths, Visual Arts, Biology, Agriculture, Drama. Visual Arts, right now, is my only comfort. (no homework yet yaaaaayyyy!! :smallbiggrin:)

[_Zoot_]

Yay! New phone! :smallbiggrin: Now to figure out what the hell everything does.

And this time I must try not to loose it. Because I could hardly afford this one.

[Moonshadow]

I spent 6 hours bartending at my dads 50th birthday party tonight. I've never pulled a beer before, but by the end of the night, I was able to do 4 at once.

Woo? o.o

[Rawhide]

Hey guys! I've created a Steam group specifically for Aussie Killing Floor players who hang out on GitP (and their friends). This way we can organise a few games in the near future.

I'll start sending you some invites around soon. If you don't get one, yell at me (or, you know, mention it here or on Steam).

[Lady Moreta]

Although, now I'm curious. How does it work in New Zealand? :smallconfused:

Year 11 over here is Year 12 in NZ. The difference is I think that you start counting at Year 0 and get up to Year 12. NZ starts counting at Year 1 and goes to Year 13.

Just be grateful they're not still using the Standards/Forms system. That's the one I grew up with.

And now I've made myself feel old. Well done me.


I spent 6 hours bartending at my dads 50th birthday party tonight. I've never pulled a beer before, but by the end of the night, I was able to do 4 at once.

Woo? o.o

New skills are always good. And that's pretty impressive really :smallbiggrin:

[Skeppio]

Aaaaahhhh! Uni begins tomorrow! Aaaaah!!! :smalleek:

[DarkLightDragon]

Hey guys! I've created a Steam group specifically for Aussie Killing Floor players who hang out on GitP (and their friends). This way we can organise a few games in the near future.

I'll start sending you some invites around soon. If you don't get one, yell at me (or, you know, mention it here or on Steam).

Maybe I'll actually play (and learn) the game properly!

[Lady Moreta]

Aaaaahhhh! Uni begins tomorrow! Aaaaah!!! :smalleek:

Breath. In and out. In and out. Take it one day at a time and you'll be fine :smallsmile:

And remember, you have a big sister who is insanely jealous that you get to go back to uni and she's stuck job hunting :smalltongue:

[Skeppio]

Breath. In and out. In and out. Take it one day at a time and you'll be fine :smallsmile:

And remember, you have a big sister who is insanely jealous that you get to go back to uni and she's stuck job hunting :smalltongue:

*breathes* Thanks Moreta. :smallsmile: I hope I do well. :smallbiggrin:

[Rawhide]

Maybe I'll actually play (and learn) the game properly!

Yes, you totally should.

Also, I think I posted a quick guide (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=12120870) around here somewhere.

[DarkLightDragon]

I'll be sure to check out that guide. Meanwhile, do I get the award for most hilairously inappropriate TF2 killcam ever (http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/Frebedor/Team%20Fortress%202/thekingofpantiesislookinggood.png)? :smallbiggrin:

[Dispozition]

Oooh, Year 11. What subjects are you doing?

And in other news, I went to the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular (http://www.mso.com.au/cpa/htm/htm_event_list.asp?page_id=76&event_date=2012/2/4) today. It's basically the Doctor Who Proms that have been done over in the UK. It was great.

Oh hey, I wanted to go to that, but it had sold out. My girlfriend and two of her friends got tickets way early though, so they went. Met the composer afterwards with them when they got autographs. Sounds like it was pretty cool (:

[Anuan]

I'll be sure to check out that guide. Meanwhile, do I get the award for most hilairously inappropriate TF2 killcam ever (http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/Frebedor/Team%20Fortress%202/thekingofpantiesislookinggood.png)? :smallbiggrin:

Inappropriate? I'll say! That's clearly a zweihander with ringhilt and parierhaken, not a claymore! :smalltongue:

(The grin makes it wonderfully terrible :smallbiggrin:)

[_Zoot_]

I had a funny old day, in the morning I was really grumpy, at lunch I was really happy* and in the afternoon I was grumpy again. Then, over dinner I discovered that of the people I was eating with, I was the only one that hadn't had a really crap childhood.

So yeah, that's left me feeling kind of contemplative (that and the fact that I need to plan when I'm going to do all the work that I have to do for uni).

What was every one else's Wednesday like?


*It also turns out that putting 1/4 of a shaker of pepper into someone's water bottle leaves them unable to taste anything else for two hours. :smallbiggrin:

[Rawhide]

So, anyone up for some Killing Floor soon?

[Anuan]

So, I lost my recently-acquired job, because I had to call the police on the boss, my housemate, when he hit his wife. Also had to move house, but that was happening anyway.

Anybody got 300 bucks a week i can borrow? XP

[Serpentine]

English (Given), Maths, Visual Arts, Biology, Agriculture, Drama. Visual Arts, right now, is my only comfort. (no homework yet yaaaaayyyy!! :smallbiggrin:)Oh hey, the first 4 are what I did (well, except we had Visual Communication and Studio Arts, of which I did both). The other one I did was Chemistry. By year 12, there were only 3 of us in that class... And one of those was an utter ditz :smallsigh:

[Lady Moreta]

So, I lost my recently-acquired job, because I had to call the police on the boss, my housemate, when he hit his wife. Also had to move house, but that was happening anyway.

Anybody got 300 bucks a week i can borrow? XP

Ouch :smallfrown: that sucks...

Unfortunately, I haven't got a job myself at the moment, so no money forthcoming... I do have a job interview tomorrow though...

[Anuan]

How'd it go?

[Lady Moreta]

Okay :smallsmile: They seemed enthusiastic, there's nothing in the job that I can't do.

They are currently halfway through interviewing the half-dozen short listed applicants and I will find out next week what happened. I'm guessing the rest of the people will be interviewed today, possibly Monday, so at least I won't have to wait too long to find out. Got the impression they want to fill the job asap. I'm trying not to get my hopes up, but I kinda really want this job. It sounds like fun.

[Moonshadow]

So.... Bank post record profits yet again, then proceed to raise the interest rates, and now I believe the ANZ has just sacked 1000 people, citing it as "necessary to maintain profits".


What the hell. Seriously?

[Rawhide]

Who wants to set up a 6 player game of Killing Floor, everyone links to an always on voice conference, then we record the whole event (at least one ingame video and everyone's voice) and put it on YouTube?

[_Zoot_]

So.... Bank post record profits yet again, then proceed to raise the interest rates, and now I believe the ANZ has just sacked 1000 people, citing it as "necessary to maintain profits".


What the hell. Seriously?

I'm not sure it's a good thing to talk about on this forum, but suffice to say that running a bank isn't as easy as the media and politicians make out.

And to address that question, it makes sense that they would remove obsolete positions in order to maintain profitability, considering that the cost of credit has gone up massively because of the global economic situation (that is, it costs more for the banks to borrow money) they need to do something to save money.

(And for the record, I will not hear arguments about excepting lower profits, we live in a capitalist economy, it makes no sense to demand that someone put in the time, effort, energy, capital and risk required to run and maintain a large business then demand that they not make money off it).


Errr... Sorry if that sounds like a rant. I've had one of those days, and this is a topic I've had my ear chewed off about. :smallfrown:

[Level8Mudcrab]

Who wants to set up a 6 player game of Killing Floor, everyone links to an always on voice conference, then we record the whole event (at least one ingame video and everyone's voice) and put it on YouTube?

I'd be up for this, it sounds like fun.

[Dispozition]

Who wants to set up a 6 player game of Killing Floor, everyone links to an always on voice conference, then we record the whole event (at least one ingame video and everyone's voice) and put it on YouTube?

Possibly. I can volunteer my computer to record and upload, if I ever get time to a) play, b) edit it all.

[Moonshadow]

I'm not sure it's a good thing to talk about on this forum, but suffice to say that running a bank isn't as easy as the media and politicians make out.

And to address that question, it makes sense that they would remove obsolete positions in order to maintain profitability, considering that the cost of credit has gone up massively because of the global economic situation (that is, it costs more for the banks to borrow money) they need to do something to save money.

(And for the record, I will not hear arguments about excepting lower profits, we live in a capitalist economy, it makes no sense to demand that someone put in the time, effort, energy, capital and risk required to run and maintain a large business then demand that they not make money off it).


Errr... Sorry if that sounds like a rant. I've had one of those days, and this is a topic I've had my ear chewed off about. :smallfrown:

It's cool. I do understand that running a bank isn't "hurrrrr press button get moneys". And it's not getting rid of obsolete positions at all, they're simply sacking people here so they can send the jobs to India and the Phillipines. That really does not seem fair at all. They're already making billions of dollars. I don't think cutting the quality of customer service because you want to save a few bucks is a good thing at all.

[Galileo]

I'm not sure it's a good thing to talk about on this forum, but suffice to say that running a bank isn't as easy as the media and politicians make out.

And to address that question, it makes sense that they would remove obsolete positions in order to maintain profitability, considering that the cost of credit has gone up massively because of the global economic situation (that is, it costs more for the banks to borrow money) they need to do something to save money.

(And for the record, I will not hear arguments about excepting lower profits, we live in a capitalist economy, it makes no sense to demand that someone put in the time, effort, energy, capital and risk required to run and maintain a large business then demand that they not make money off it).


Errr... Sorry if that sounds like a rant. I've had one of those days, and this is a topic I've had my ear chewed off about. :smallfrown:

Fair enough, except that there is a large gap between "demanding that they not make money off it" and expecting that they might consider leaving a few hundred jobs as-is rather than doing everything they possibly can to push the profit margin ever higher.

[DarkLightDragon]

Who wants to set up a 6 player game of Killing Floor, everyone links to an always on voice conference, then we record the whole event (at least one ingame video and everyone's voice) and put it on YouTube?

I'm in a much better mood than when you talked to me on Steam, so I will officially accept your offer and hope I don't derp up too badly. Advance warning, though: I wear special glasses when using the computer and my mic headset isn't that comfortable, so there may be sudden stops in my movement between rounds/when I have few zombies on me while I adjust/clean something. Hopefully that doesn't turn out to be the case, but yeah...

...Anyone able to recommend a headset that has a good mic AND is comfortable?

[_Zoot_]

It's cool. I do understand that running a bank isn't "hurrrrr press button get moneys". And it's not getting rid of obsolete positions at all, they're simply sacking people here so they can send the jobs to India and the Phillipines. That really does not seem fair at all. They're already making billions of dollars. I don't think cutting the quality of customer service because you want to save a few bucks is a good thing at all.


Fair enough, except that there is a large gap between "demanding that they not make money off it" and expecting that they might consider leaving a few hundred jobs as-is rather than doing everything they possibly can to push the profit margin ever higher.

Those are good points, I hadn't really considered that they might simply be moving the positions to an other country, because in that case I'd be tempted to agree. It would be better to keep them here (even if it does cost more) both for customer service reasons and public relations (it's good to be seen to be keeping jobs in country).

And like you say, it isn't like they don't have a little money to spare.

[Anuan]

Who wants to set up a 6 player game of Killing Floor, everyone links to an always on voice conference, then we record the whole event (at least one ingame video and everyone's voice) and put it on YouTube?

This sounds like fun. If I ever suck it up and buy that game <.<

[Rawhide]

This sounds like fun. If I ever suck it up and buy that game <.<

BUY IT NOW!

85% OFF!

$2.99 USD ONLY! (Less after conversion.)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/1250

[Anuan]

Well, why not.

Bought it, but can't install for ten days or so, when the internet resets.

[SilverSheriff]

Who wants to set up a 6 player game of Killing Floor, everyone links to an always on voice conference, then we record the whole event (at least one ingame video and everyone's voice) and put it on YouTube?

I'm in, just give me an idea of when.

[Galileo]

Okay, sounds like a good way to get into Killing Floor. I've gone and bought it too, let me know.

[Lady Moreta]

Sounds like an entertaining spectator sport :smallbiggrin:

What? I'm not a big computer-game-player, but I enjoy watching other people play. I do that with Peregrine all the time :smallsmile:

[Rawhide]

Sounds like an entertaining spectator sport :smallbiggrin:

What? I'm not a big computer-game-player, but I enjoy watching other people play. I do that with Peregrine all the time :smallsmile:

At $2.99 USD, you and Peregrine should totally buy a copy each.

Rising Phoenix, you too.

[Level8Mudcrab]

Rawhide is like our own personal Steam advertiser.

[Rawhide]

Rawhide is like our own personal Steam advertiser.

Only for items I'm passionate about. :smallwink:

[Rising Phoenix]

At $2.99 USD, you and Peregrine should totally buy a copy each.

Rising Phoenix, you too.

I've hardly got time to play games these days... but I'll buy it cause I can...

In other news... I've discovered WA's first Hudsonian Godwit on the 11/02/12...and Australia's 5th one overall...

This species breeds in arctic North America wintering in southern South America... this is one very lost bird!

The bird did a dissapearing act for three days, but thankfully re-appeared today. What's more exciting is that it sports a red flag on its left leg indicating that it was banded in Chile! So this bird has flown from North to South America back and forth at least once AND from North Asia to Australia!

... ah to have wings...:smallsmile:

Edit: If you are wondering how I felt when I saw the bird it literally was like seeing a unicorn... I mean the statistical chances were so remote...

[Lady Moreta]

At $2.99 USD, you and Peregrine should totally buy a copy each.

Rising Phoenix, you too.

Does it run on Linux? :smalltongue: because we only have one Windows machine in our house.


In other news... I've discovered WA's first Hudsonian Godwit on the 11/02/12...and Australia's 5th one overall...

Well done! :smallbiggrin: That's awesome!

[Rawhide]

Does it run on Linux? :smalltongue: because we only have one Windows machine in our house.

Yes, it does. (http://www.steamgamesonlinux.com/killing-floor/)

[Skeppio]

I've hardly got time to play games these days... but I'll buy it cause I can...

In other news... I've discovered WA's first Hudsonian Godwit on the 11/02/12...and Australia's 5th one overall...

This species breeds in arctic North America wintering in southern South America... this is one very lost bird!

The bird did a dissapearing act for three days, but thankfully re-appeared today. What's more exciting is that it sports a red flag on its left leg indicating that it was banded in Chile! So this bird has flown from North to South America back and forth at least once AND from North Asia to Australia!

... ah to have wings...:smallsmile:

Edit: If you are wondering how I felt when I saw the bird it literally was like seeing a unicorn... I mean the statistical chances were so remote...

Wow, that's really awesome! Lucky you, discovering that little gem, huh? :smallbiggrin: *high-fives*

[Roc Ness]

I've hardly got time to play games these days... but I'll buy it cause I can...

In other news... I've discovered WA's first Hudsonian Godwit on the 11/02/12...and Australia's 5th one overall...

This species breeds in arctic North America wintering in southern South America... this is one very lost bird!

The bird did a dissapearing act for three days, but thankfully re-appeared today. What's more exciting is that it sports a red flag on its left leg indicating that it was banded in Chile! So this bird has flown from North to South America back and forth at least once AND from North Asia to Australia!

... ah to have wings...:smallsmile:

Edit: If you are wondering how I felt when I saw the bird it literally was like seeing a unicorn... I mean the statistical chances were so remote...

Woooooaah... :smalleek: :smallbiggrin: That's truly incredible...

I wish I could fly, as well...

Sir, are you by chance a bird enthusiast? I like birds, but I wouldn't be able to recognise most birds that landed on my face, despite my best attempts. :smallredface:

[Dispozition]

...Anyone able to recommend a headset that has a good mic AND is comfortable?

In that situation I would say disregard a headset, get a standalone table mic (they aren't too expensive, logitech make some) and get a good set of earbuds or earphones, they're a lot more comfortable with glasses.

[Anuan]

Woooooaah... :smalleek: :smallbiggrin: That's truly incredible...

I wish I could fly, as well...

Sir, are you by chance a bird enthusiast? I like birds, but I wouldn't be able to recognise most birds that landed on my face, despite my best attempts. :smallredface:

IIRC, Phoenix is an ornithologist. And awesome.

[Steven]

Just thought I'd say hi to my fellow Australasian OotS reader.

So... Yeah... Hi!

[Skeppio]

Just thought I'd say hi to my fellow Australasian OotS reader.

So... Yeah... Hi!

Welcome! ^_^

[Moonshadow]

Oh god, they want to basically renovate the CBD to make it Manhatten style <_< More traffic congestion and even more people on our already struggling public transport system?


ZE HORRORRRRRR!

[Elemental]

Which city are they doing this terrible thing to?

[Moonshadow]

Melbourne :/ It's just a good thing I rarely have call to go into the city these days.

[Rising Phoenix]

Woooooaah... :smalleek: :smallbiggrin: That's truly incredible...

I wish I could fly, as well...

Sir, are you by chance a bird enthusiast? I like birds, but I wouldn't be able to recognise most birds that landed on my face, despite my best attempts. :smallredface:

I've been a birdwatcher since the day I was born. It's just the way I am wired. When I was a kid people would always say that I would grow out of it. They were wrong. I am doing my Ph D on the now! (speaking of my Ph D I REALLY should finish that research proposal...:smalleek:).

As to learning to identify birds, everyone was at your level at the beginning. Just pick up an identification guide and start with the ones in your backyard. I am sure you can tell a Magpie from a Pigeon and a Cockatoo from a Rosella. But did you know that Australia has 24 species of pigeon and doves (Some are quite spectacular (http://ibc.lynxeds.com/files/pictures/fruit-dove.woompoo.jpg)) and that in all likelihood you have two (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Platycercus_eximius_-Woodland_Park_Zoo-6-2c.jpg/220px-Platycercus_eximius_-Woodland_Park_Zoo-6-2c.jpg) species (http://members.tip.net.au/~mos/cr_ros2.gif) of rosella visiting your yard?

The fantastic thing about birdwatching is that you can practice it anywhere above ground anywhere in the world. You really only need a field guide (a camera and binos and scope help a lot, but you don't need them to watch birds).

It's also a fantastic mental practice that has made me very perspective and you never know what you will see (e.g. my Godwit :))

Ok I will stop now :smallbiggrin:

R.P.

[Elemental]

It's amazing what you find out when you Google something.
I always thought that Rosellas were called so because of their red feathers (yes, I know that not all are red). Turns out they were named after Rosehill, the place they were discovered.
You learn something new everyday.

[Rising Phoenix]

It's amazing what you find out when you Google something.
I always thought that Rosellas were called so because of their red feathers (yes, I know that not all are red). Turns out they were named after Rosehill, the place they were discovered.
You learn something new everyday.

Indeed! :smallsmile:

They were also called pie birds as you needed 12 to make a decent sized pie back in colonial times.

[Roc Ness]

I've been a birdwatcher since the day I was born. It's just the way I am wired. When I was a kid people would always say that I would grow out of it. They were wrong. I am doing my Ph D on the now! (speaking of my Ph D I REALLY should finish that research proposal...:smalleek:).

As to learning to identify birds, everyone was at your level at the beginning. Just pick up an identification guide and start with the ones in your backyard. I am sure you can tell a Magpie from a Pigeon and a Cockatoo from a Rosella. But did you know that Australia has 24 species of pigeon and doves (Some are quite spectacular (http://ibc.lynxeds.com/files/pictures/fruit-dove.woompoo.jpg)) and that in all likelihood you have two (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Platycercus_eximius_-Woodland_Park_Zoo-6-2c.jpg/220px-Platycercus_eximius_-Woodland_Park_Zoo-6-2c.jpg) species (http://members.tip.net.au/~mos/cr_ros2.gif) of rosella visiting your yard?

The fantastic thing about birdwatching is that you can practice it anywhere above ground anywhere in the world. You really only need a field guide (a camera and binos and scope help a lot, but you don't need them to watch birds).

It's also a fantastic mental practice that has made me very perspective and you never know what you will see (e.g. my Godwit :))

Ok I will stop now :smallbiggrin:

R.P.

Woaaaaah... its like a "follow your dreams" story ripped from a fairy tale. :smallbiggrin:

I myself am proud to say I know my Indian Minahs from my Noisy Minahs, except that I can't for the life of me remember what was the appropriate spelling for "minah", or even if they both are spelled the same. :smallredface: I myself love to draw birds, except they don't stay still enough for me to do so...

Would you mind PMing me some career advice? :smallsmile: See, I have a close friend who is incredibly passionate about birds, far moreso than myself, and is looking down the path of ornithology but has little idea what to do (and is also somewhat pessimistic about his chances/parent's approval and all that). I think it would be incredible for him to get some advice from you! 8D


It's amazing what you find out when you Google something.
I always thought that Rosellas were called so because of their red feathers (yes, I know that not all are red). Turns out they were named after Rosehill, the place they were discovered.
You learn something new everyday.

Oh my god I live near there! XD


Indeed! :smallsmile:

They were also called pie birds as you needed 12 to make a decent sized pie back in colonial times.

... :smalleek:

[Lady Moreta]

Oh god, they want to basically renovate the CBD to make it Manhatten style <_< More traffic congestion and even more people on our already struggling public transport system?


ZE HORRORRRRRR!

That's better than what the planned redevelopment is over here. They want to create an island in the shape of a swan. What are we, Dubai? :smalleek:


They were also called pie birds as you needed 12 to make a decent sized pie back in colonial times.

They made pies out of rosellas? That's just wrong.

I think I'll stick with knowing the difference between a willy wagtail and a crow :smalltongue:

[Elemental]

Firstly, as to the spelling: Indian Mynah and Noisy Miner.
What is with this spell check? It recognises neutrino, but not mynah?

Back to the topic at hand:
What is with these city-planners? Artificial islands? Manhattanisation?
Fix the problems that exist already!

[Rising Phoenix]

Woaaaaah... its like a "follow your dreams" story ripped from a fairy tale. :smallbiggrin:

I myself am proud to say I know my Indian Minahs from my Noisy Minahs, except that I can't for the life of me remember what was the appropriate spelling for "minah", or even if they both are spelled the same. :smallredface: I myself love to draw birds, except they don't stay still enough for me to do so...

Would you mind PMing me some career advice? :smallsmile: See, I have a close friend who is incredibly passionate about birds, far moreso than myself, and is looking down the path of ornithology but has little idea what to do (and is also somewhat pessimistic about his chances/parent's approval and all that). I think it would be incredible for him to get some advice from you! 8D

If you think I can be of any help, please go ahead and PM me :).


Firstly, as to the spelling: Indian Mynah and Noisy Miner.
What is with this spell check? It recognises neutrino, but not mynah?

Back to the topic at hand:
What is with these city-planners? Artificial islands? Manhattanisation?
Fix the problems that exist already!

:smallsigh: Tell me about it. You'd think that they would have learned something after all these environmental collapses across Australia/the world... Perth is especially bad atm... all this reckless development... We don't have water for all these people!

[Lady Moreta]

I have a feeling the swan island isn't going ahead any more - everyone rose up in complaint. Kinda like when they tried to bring in daylight savings over here. I think I was the only person in the state who genuinely didn't care. But then again, I grew up with it, so it doesn't really bother me.

[V'icternus]

Why are the trains in Sydney so much better than the ones in Melbourne?

Seriously, the gap in quality and service is monstrous.

And airport access via train! That's inspired! Why can I not have this?

First time in Sydney since... the Olympics, actually, and I was impressed.

Though I did notice a lot of out-of-order elevators. Get that looked at.

[Anuan]

You think Sydney trains are better than Melbourne? :smallconfused: I've found them to be far more confusing, on par punctuality-wise, and many, many times more expensive. Plus since you buy a direct ticket instead of a zone ticket, if you don't take particular route - sometimes a particularly awkward one - the ticket won't go through the machine at the end and you get an awkward conversation with the guard. I'd much rather pay three bucks and get wherever I want however I want.

[Dexam]

They made pies out of rosellas? That's just wrong.

From a certain perspective, it's no more or less wrong than making pies out of pigeon, or even out of chicken.


I think I'll stick with knowing the difference between a willy wagtail and a crow :smalltongue:

Except there are no crows in Western Australia - just ravens.

[Lady Moreta]

Except there are no crows in Western Australia - just ravens.

Are they ravens? :smallconfused: really?

Every single person I've ever met or talked to in the five years I've been here has called them crows. Are the annoying big black birds all actually ravens?

[Rising Phoenix]

From a certain perspective, it's no more or less wrong than making pies out of pigeon, or even out of chicken.



Except there are no crows in Western Australia - just ravens.

Weeeeelll, if you are in southern WA that's true. You only get Australian Ravens... if you are in norther WA you get Little Ravens and Torresian Crows...

Generally the name 'Raven' is used to describe a larger species while 'Crow' for the smaller ones . In Australia the size difference is only a few cm with considerable overlap (http://birdsqueensland.org.au/downloads/crows.pdf). So it's pretty much useless in the field. Call, range (and to a lesser extent behaviour) are the best way to tell them apart as they all look more or less the same:
Australian Raven (http://www.bushpea.com/bd/ph/laz/mi/australian%20raven%2001.jpg), Little Raven (http://graemechapman.com.au/catalogue/ausbirds3274/r/954201.jpg), Torresian Crow (http://www.photography.sushipunk.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Torresian-Crow-32.jpg)

You can find their calls with a quick google search if interested further :).

[Rawhide]

A little short notice, so I don't expect many responses. Plus, you know, it's a Monday. Anyone want a game of Killing Floor tonight? No recording, mics optional, normal difficulty.

[Thurbane]

You think Sydney trains are better than Melbourne? :smallconfused: I've found them to be far more confusing, on par punctuality-wise, and many, many times more expensive. Plus since you buy a direct ticket instead of a zone ticket, if you don't take particular route - sometimes a particularly awkward one - the ticket won't go through the machine at the end and you get an awkward conversation with the guard. I'd much rather pay three bucks and get wherever I want however I want.
I was in Sydney for the BDO last year (I'm a native Melbournian), and I found the PT system a bit lacking as well. Unless I was missing something, you basically needed to buy a ticket for each leg of your journey - one night, I had to buy a train ticket, bus ticket and ferry ticket separately...

[Lady Moreta]

You can find their calls with a quick google search if interested further :).

Not really I must confess. I'm just satisfied with knowing that there aren't many around where we live so I don't having to listen to their stupid cawing at every hour of the day. The last place we lived had heaps and they were the most annoying dawn chorus I've ever heard in my life.

[DarkLightDragon]

They've never really bothered me. I think the singing of magpies is much nicer, though.

[Lady Moreta]

I'm pretty sure magpies are songbirds, so that would make sense :smallsmile:

And there are no crows (or ravens or whatever they are :smalltongue:) in New Zealand (which is where I'm from), so I'm really not used to the horrible noise they make. Plus being woken up every morning at 5am because of their crowing really got on my nerves after a while...

[DarkLightDragon]

I can understand that. Maybe they don't bother me because I'm a pretty heavy sleeper. It unfortately takes me forever and a day to actually get to the 'being asleep' stage, though. :smallannoyed:

[Rising Phoenix]

I'm pretty sure magpies are songbirds, so that would make sense :smallsmile:

And there are no crows (or ravens or whatever they are :smalltongue:) in New Zealand (which is where I'm from), so I'm really not used to the horrible noise they make. Plus being woken up every morning at 5am because of their crowing really got on my nerves after a while...

Crows and Ravens are songbirds (perching birds) too.

And smart Europeans thought it was a brilliant idea to introduce Rooks to New Zealand... Though I am under the impression that they are being culled atm.

The only bird call that I do not like are the shrieks of the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo and only during early in the morning. Otherwise I really don't mind any bird calls.:smalltongue:

[Elemental]

I personally find it annoying when the rainbow lorikeets gather in our neighbour's tree when it flowers. They can certainly make a racket.

[_Zoot_]

I've been a birdwatcher since the day I was born. It's just the way I am wired. When I was a kid people would always say that I would grow out of it. They were wrong. I am doing my Ph D on the now! (speaking of my Ph D I REALLY should finish that research proposal...:smalleek:).

As to learning to identify birds, everyone was at your level at the beginning. Just pick up an identification guide and start with the ones in your backyard. I am sure you can tell a Magpie from a Pigeon and a Cockatoo from a Rosella. But did you know that Australia has 24 species of pigeon and doves (Some are quite spectacular (http://ibc.lynxeds.com/files/pictures/fruit-dove.woompoo.jpg)) and that in all likelihood you have two (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Platycercus_eximius_-Woodland_Park_Zoo-6-2c.jpg/220px-Platycercus_eximius_-Woodland_Park_Zoo-6-2c.jpg) species (http://members.tip.net.au/~mos/cr_ros2.gif) of rosella visiting your yard?

The fantastic thing about birdwatching is that you can practice it anywhere above ground anywhere in the world. You really only need a field guide (a camera and binos and scope help a lot, but you don't need them to watch birds).

It's also a fantastic mental practice that has made me very perspective and you never know what you will see (e.g. my Godwit :))

Ok I will stop now :smallbiggrin:

R.P.

Can I just say how awesome that is? It really isn't that many people that can say that they have followed their dream from an early age through to an opportunity like that. :smallsmile:

Anyway, my own Bird knowledge (while a little more advanced than most of my peers) comes to "Ohhh, look at the pretty bird!" when faced with birds that don't live in my area... :smalltongue:

[Rising Phoenix]

Can I just say how awesome that is? It really isn't that many people that can say that they have followed their dream from an early age through to an opportunity like that. :smallsmile:

Anyway, my own Bird knowledge (while a little more advanced than most of my peers) comes to "Ohhh, look at the pretty bird!" when faced with birds that don't live in my area... :smalltongue:

Thanks:smallsmile:. It doesn't look that awesome now that I am writting my research proposal though :smallbiggrin:

XD

[Lady Moreta]

Crows and Ravens are songbirds (perching birds) too.

Seriously? But they make such a horrible racket...


And smart Europeans thought it was a brilliant idea to introduce Rooks to New Zealand... Though I am under the impression that they are being culled atm.

Don't know anything about that, though it wouldn't surprise me. Europeans thought it was a good idea to introduce a lot of things to New Zealand... but yeah, if they're there, they'll be being culled.

[Moonshadow]

Seriously? But they make such a horrible racket...



Don't know anything about that, though it wouldn't surprise me. Europeans thought it was a good idea to introduce a lot of things to New Zealand... but yeah, if they're there, they'll be being culled.

And yet... no one wants your wetas :P

[Elemental]

Seriously? But they make such a horrible racket...


Yes, crows are songbirds, I was shocked when I found out too.
Anyway, it makes sense that some songbirds sing badly. I mean, not everyone who sings is actually a good singer.

[Lady Moreta]

And yet... no one wants your wetas :P

Yes, but wetas are indigenous, so they're actually helpful.


Yes, crows are songbirds, I was shocked when I found out too.
Anyway, it makes sense that some songbirds sing badly. I mean, not everyone who sings is actually a good singer.

Not really... I mean, one would assume that the songbird name came about because the birds within the category all had a song-like quality to their calls. Otherwise they'd be songbirds-and-others :smalltongue:

[Elemental]

I blame the people who began classifying animals.
They obviously started by noticing that all the birds we commonly think of as songbirds were alike, so grouped them into one category; Songbirds.
However, when it came time to place crows, etc., they were too lazy to fix their mistake, and now we're stuck with it.

As an aside:
How could you Benjamin Franklin?! Now the diagrams don't make sense!
Ignore that, I was just being crazy.

[Serpentine]

My mum and her husband were doing a bunch of birdwatching around their place. They were listing every single species of bird they saw, but within a specifically defined range - I think on the beach from the headland to part-way down the beach, in the sand dunes, and a specific distance inland. Last I heard they were up to something like 120-150 species before they ran out.
I'm thinking I should get a bird book for the UK... And maybe animals - I saw deer today :smallsmile:

[Titan of Blood]

I was going to introduce myself in the new people thread.

However then I saw there's a bunch of my Australasian brethren in their own thread and decided to do it here!

Melbourne, 25, have a child, married in 2 days and huge fan of OotS

:) Hi.

[Rising Phoenix]

My mum and her husband were doing a bunch of birdwatching around their place. They were listing every single species of bird they saw, but within a specifically defined range - I think on the beach from the headland to part-way down the beach, in the sand dunes, and a specific distance inland. Last I heard they were up to something like 120-150 species before they ran out.
I'm thinking I should get a bird book for the UK... And maybe animals - I saw deer today :smallsmile:

Aye that's called patch listing. With 'local patch' referring to a place you visit on a regular basis to birdwatch.

For a field guide I recommend the Collins Bird Guide. The Most Complete Field Guide to the Birds of Britain in Europe by Mullarney and Svensson. It has some of the best illustrations I've ever seen in a field guide, the information is fantastic and the layout makes it very easy to use.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Collins-Bird-Guide-Complete-Britain/dp/0002197286

If you can get the 2nd edition it's better than the first.

[Skeppio]

I was going to introduce myself in the new people thread.

However then I saw there's a bunch of my Australasian brethren in their own thread and decided to do it here!

Melbourne, 25, have a child, married in 2 days and huge fan of OotS

:) Hi.

:smallsmile: Hi.

[veti]

For a field guide I recommend the Collins Bird Guide. The Most Complete Field Guide to the Birds of Britain in Europe by Mullarney and Svensson. It has some of the best illustrations I've ever seen in a field guide, the information is fantastic and the layout makes it very easy to use.

When I was a kid, my constant companion was the Observer's Guide to British Birds. It fit easily in a pocket, and had a beautifully simple layout - one species per double-page spread, picture on one side, text opposite. Unfortunately the only copies I can find online seem to be older and more dated than the one I remember, which must have been printed in the mid-70s.

Is there such a thing nowadays as a pocket-sized guide?

[Rising Phoenix]

When I was a kid, my constant companion was the Observer's Guide to British Birds. It fit easily in a pocket, and had a beautifully simple layout - one species per double-page spread, picture on one side, text opposite. Unfortunately the only copies I can find online seem to be older and more dated than the one I remember, which must have been printed in the mid-70s.

Is there such a thing nowadays as a pocket-sized guide?

The guide I linked to isn't that big, but wouldn't fit in your average pocket. Still it has such a wealth of information that you won't regret getting it.

If you have an i-phone you could get an electronic field guide. Some are quite inpressive and some even come with actual bird song recordings! Unfortunately I don't have a smart phone so I really can't provide advice on this.

[Elemental]

I was going to introduce myself in the new people thread.

However then I saw there's a bunch of my Australasian brethren in their own thread and decided to do it here!

Melbourne, 25, have a child, married in 2 days and huge fan of OotS

:) Hi.

Congratulations on your upcoming wedding.

[Lady Moreta]

My sister got engaged! :smallbiggrin:

She rang me about an hour ago from the top of the gondola in Queenstown... they flew down there for the day so he could propose. I approve of this man :smallbiggrin:

(this isn't the first time my sister has been engaged. The first guy was a jerk who broke off the wedding... I have a better feeling about this guy, for one - I've met him and I approve, and I never liked her first fiance... and two, her first engagment, I got a text message. This time around, she rang my mobile from hers - and we're in different countries.)

Moreta is pleased :smallbiggrin:

[Skeppio]

*snip*

Moreta is pleased :smallbiggrin:

Yay! :smallbiggrin:

[DarkLightDragon]

Congrats for your sister, Moreta! I hope things work out well! :smallbiggrin:

I'm considering taking a trip to Sydney when their Supanova rolls around, as it's just days after my 21st birthday. What do you all think? I will, of course, be in cosplay. :smallcool:

[Dispozition]

I'm considering taking a trip to Sydney when their Supanova rolls around, as it's just days after my 21st birthday. What do you all think? I will, of course, be in cosplay. :smallcool:

Do it. And I can give you more reason to...I'll be there with some of my awesome cosplay friends...Probably as Cats (from the musical). So...That's a reason!

[DarkLightDragon]

Do it. And I can give you more reason to...I'll be there with some of my awesome cosplay friends...Probably as Cats (from the musical). So...That's a reason!

Oh my god! I'm not the only one on the internet who likes Cats! I want to hug you!

*hugs and celebrates*

My own cosplays will be from TF2 and/or Assassin's Creed, depending on what does and does not get finished on time.

[Dispozition]

Oh my god! I'm not the only one on the internet who likes Cats! I want to hug you!

*hugs and celebrates*

My own cosplays will be from TF2 and/or Assassin's Creed, depending on what does and does not get finished on time.

Aaaaccctually, I'm not a big fan of cats, /BUT/ the cosplay group I'm the photographer for/part of is one of the major Cats cosplayers in Melbourne, and I believe she was at sydnova last year...And some of the group in general wants to do it. I'll 100% be coming, but only like, 75% be cosplaying a Cat :P

If you go I'd totally want to grab lunch with you or something. I'd likely be there all three days (:

[DarkLightDragon]

Aaaaccctually, I'm not a big fan of cats, /BUT/ the cosplay group I'm the photographer for/part of is one of the major Cats cosplayers in Melbourne, and I believe she was at sydnova last year...And some of the group in general wants to do it. I'll 100% be coming, but only like, 75% be cosplaying a Cat :P

If you go I'd totally want to grab lunch with you or something. I'd likely be there all three days (:

Is that a date? :smallamused:

I kid, I kid. I think you'd be a great person to hang out with, though.

[Dispozition]

Is that a date? :smallamused:

I kid, I kid. I think you'd be a great person to hang out with, though.

XD My girlfriend might object to a date :P

Either way, if we're both there I'm sure we'll arrange something (:

[Moonshadow]

My younger brother is walking around singing the Trollolol song. Somebody please end my suffering. Please.

[Elemental]

Just listen to something soothing. It helps me block out my friend's terrible music.
However, if he's being really obnoxious about it, then I've got nothing.

[_Zoot_]

Well. They said it would rain. And so far it has. But then again. They said that it will pore down 100mm and not stop for two days...

Well, we'll see about that. I can't remember the last time the weather forecast was correct about the rain.

[Anuan]

Been raining for two days on and off here. Lovely and cool after the hot weather we've been having, but the sudden switch has made me sick, as it always does. I'd just started getting over a bit of a flu, too :smallsigh: Ah well. In other news, I'm selling a single-handed sword in the style of a 13th-14th century military sword. Hammer forged, through-hardened. Wanting around 300 including shipping within the eastern side of Australia. Anybody interested before I go to eBay?

Pictures:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b225/Adreal/PICT0020.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b225/Adreal/PICT0017.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b225/Adreal/PICT0018.jpg

[Elemental]

Been raining for two days on and off here. Lovely and cool after the hot weather we've been having, but the sudden switch has made me sick, as it always does. I'd just started getting over a bit of a flu, too :smallsigh: Ah well. In other news, I'm selling a single-handed sword in the style of a 13th-14th century military sword. Hammer forged, through-hardened. Wanting around 300 including shipping within the eastern side of Australia. Anybody interested before I go to eBay?

It's times like these I wish I had more money...
Why're you selling it?

And as for the weather where I live, it's been rainy some days, other days it's been sunny.
We managed to get our lawn mowed, which is good. And I didn't have to do it, which is even better!

[Anuan]

Various reasons. I don't use it as much as the other two currently with me, even though I prefer it to my katana but mostly because as much as I love my swords, I prefer being able to pay rent and buy food.

[Milo v3]

The weather where I live is unbearable for me yet for some reason I don't seem to care.
I moved to the central coast about three years ago from sydney and the heat is truly ridiculous.

But everyone of my friends is wearing shorts or in the case of girls really short skirts, while I've been wearing a wooly jacket for the past three months just to troll everyone else who is complaining how hot it is. :smallbiggrin:

[Thurbane]

Anyone else going to Soundwave?

I'm really looking forward to seeing Black Label Society, Sisters of Mercy, Cro-mags, Kittie, SoaD, Machine Head and Mastodon....among others...

[_Zoot_]

Right.

So it did rain. A lot. The weather forecasters were correct.

First time for everything I guess :smalltongue:

[Elemental]

It rained here too.
My friend got soaked cause he had to walk home.

[Anuan]

It only stopped raining here today. Wish it'd hurry and start up again before it gets hot.

[Hironomus]

I am not sure how I never noticed this thread before, but I am Australian so I thought I would just check in.

Hi guys! I am a 21 year old male from Albury New South Wales. It is super rainy at the moment. What's with that?

[Elemental]

It's been raining here recently as well, and at the moment, the sky is that bright white it goes when it's overcast, but not grey overcast.
It's too bright to even look at.

Anyway, welcome to the thread.

[Lady Moreta]

Send some rain over here!

We finally get to autumn and the temperature shoots up again. Stupid weather.

[Kittenwolf]

Send some rain over here!

We finally get to autumn and the temperature shoots up again. Stupid weather.

I'd try and will Melbourne's "wonderful" weather over to you, but it changes every 15 minutes, so I'd probably send you a heatwave rather than a thunderstorm :P

[Lady Moreta]

Four seasons in one day... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9sem05RHnM) I kinda miss it.

But yeah, got enough heat over here, don't want any more. Want rain. Lots of rain and weather I can comfortably wear trousers in.

[Kittenwolf]

Want rain. Lots of rain and weather I can comfortably wear trousers in.

Trousers are over-rated :)

We're sitting on low 20s and occasional drizzle at the moment, I'll see if I can send anything...

[_Zoot_]

The weather here has turned gray and gotten a little colder in the last two days, which is a shame. It was fantastic on Monday, but I didn't get to spend any time out side and since then it hasn't been as good.

On top of that, I'm not at all well. :smallfrown:

[Katana_Geldar]

Weather has been bad here, which is frustrating as my fiance and I are trying to do our engagement photos.

Yes, I'm engaged. It's been almost two months.

[TechnoScrabble]

I will be living in Melbourne for an undetermined bit, and will be frequently visiting any nearby areas just to absorb the culture. Any tips?

[Lady Moreta]

Trousers are over-rated :)

We're sitting on low 20s and occasional drizzle at the moment, I'll see if I can send anything...

But I like wearing trousers. My favourite weather is weather I can wear trousers and t-shirts in. Sometimes I miss New Zealand...


Weather has been bad here, which is frustrating as my fiance and I are trying to do our engagement photos.

Yes, I'm engaged. It's been almost two months.

Congratulations! :smallbiggrin: don't let wedding planning drive you nuts... and if it does, chamomile tea. It tastes odd and smells even odder, but it will calm you down like nothing else. I lived on the stuff the week leading up to my wedding.

[Katana_Geldar]

No one tells you that the guest list causes the most headaches.

[Serpentine]

You're complaining about the weather?
You're complaining about the weather?!
Actually, I'm okay with that. Makes me feel less bad about the weather here :smalltongue:
Oh my god! I'm not the only one on the internet who likes Cats! I want to hug you!Relevant deviant (http://candra.deviantart.com/gallery/5413009).
I haven't seen Cats, but I have a copy of... what's it called? Something Possum's Book of Cats? I like the poems, can't see why I wouldn't like the musical (except maybe that they change the tempo or similar).
Hi guys! I am a 21 year old male from Albury New South Wales. It is super rainy at the moment. What's with that?Oh hey. I went to high school in Tallangatta.
...that's the closest anyone's likely to get to most of the places I've lived, okay? <.<

[Katana_Geldar]

From Old Possums Book of Practical Cats by TS Eliot.

[Serpentine]

That's the one! Knew I was missing two adjectives...

[Elemental]

Weather has been bad here, which is frustrating as my fiance and I are trying to do our engagement photos.

Yes, I'm engaged. It's been almost two months.

Congratulations on your engagement!

[Katana_Geldar]

Happened one night at gaming, over the gaming table before encounter started.

[Titan of Blood]

I don't wanna advertise on the recruitment boards as I haven't got a game.

But I was curious if any of you awesome Aussies wanted to form a DnD MSN/Skype gaming group?

Since we're all Australians and I know time is hard to come by- the internet is often our only means. Same time zones are difficult to come by.

I'd happily DM?

[Katana_Geldar]

I hate this rain.

[Titan of Blood]

Katana, goodluck with your wedding. I got married last week.

My mental breakdown is almost complete. ;)

[Katana_Geldar]

You got to the good part though, after the wedding.

[Titan of Blood]

Just ;)

At least you'll have time. My fiance planned our wedding in 3 months with a budget that got shrunk by $20,000AUD.

(Her father is terminally ill and was given a life expectancy of 5 months- so she wanted him there to walk her down the aisle) Pulled wedding back from 2014 to 2012.

Killer.

Hopefully yours will be a lot less stressful.

[Katana_Geldar]

It won't be until end of next year, but looking at stuff now.

[Serpentine]

Eeeeeeeew. Grown-ups :yuk:

:smalltongue:

[Titan of Blood]

Well I'm the most immature 25 year old I know. But sure, I'll refer to myself as a grown up *grins* ;)

[Katana_Geldar]

I'm 27, but people are usually think I'm younger and are surprised when I tell them how old I am.

[Titan of Blood]

I like your blog Katana.

A lot of blog writers are completely illiterate. Kudos on making it interesting!

[Katana_Geldar]

I need to update it, seriously. But I try and make it interesting and conversational. Not just my opinions but try and look at examples and stuff.

I do have a degree in English and History if that helps explain. :smallbiggrin:

[Level8Mudcrab]

I don't wanna advertise on the recruitment boards as I haven't got a game.

But I was curious if any of you awesome Aussies wanted to form a DnD MSN/Skype gaming group?

Since we're all Australians and I know time is hard to come by- the internet is often our only means. Same time zones are difficult to come by.

I'd happily DM?

Perhaps. I'm currently planning to join a possible game, so I'll see how that plays out before I go commiting to anything else.

[Lady Moreta]

Just ;)

At least you'll have time. My fiance planned our wedding in 3 months with a budget that got shrunk by $20,000AUD.

(Her father is terminally ill and was given a life expectancy of 5 months- so she wanted him there to walk her down the aisle) Pulled wedding back from 2014 to 2012.

A flatmate of mine did the same thing - planned the entire wedding in 3 months. I watched her slowly lose her mind. Congratulations though :smallsmile:


I'm 27, but people are usually think I'm younger and are surprised when I tell them how old I am.

Heehee, I was 24 and Peregrine was 23 when we got married - I remember one day going into a store to buy paper to make invitations with - the woman in the store was surprised we were getting married - because she thought we were 19.

Having said that, I'm 29 and I'm still just a big kid... and I too look young for my age - as does my husband. If his hair is a bit long and he's shaved recently, he still looks like a teenager. Makes me feel old, the little horror :smalltongue:

[Katana_Geldar]

I don't want to feel old, the idea of not so long from now being an old married lady kinda scares me a little.

BTW, I got a TPK on Wednesday night at Encounters. :smallbiggrin:

[Anuan]

A flatmate of mine did the same thing - planned the entire wedding in 3 months. I watched her slowly lose her mind. Congratulations though :smallsmile:



Heehee, I was 24 and Peregrine was 23 when we got married - I remember one day going into a store to buy paper to make invitations with - the woman in the store was surprised we were getting married - because she thought we were 19.

Having said that, I'm 29 and I'm still just a big kid... and I too look young for my age - as does my husband. If his hair is a bit long and he's shaved recently, he still looks like a teenager. Makes me feel old, the little horror :smalltongue:
It's cause you're wee.

Guys, y'know how I mentioned having a sword for sale earlier? I now have three for sale of various styles. I've got a claymore, a singlehanded sword, and a katana for sale. I'd rather sell to friends than some random ebay person that I'm not sure I can trust not to decapitate themselves with idiocy after seeing some horror videos on youtube. Just ask for any details if you're interested, by PM if you'd prefer. I'm more than happy to look up local blade laws for you. They're all sharp, functional and very durable pieces. You'd get a very interesting display piece, with functionality and your awesomeness factor would go up several hundred percents. Also I'd be able to afford to buy food, so you'd be helping me out as well :smalltongue:

[Lady Moreta]

I don't want to feel old, the idea of not so long from now being an old married lady kinda scares me a little.

Don't worry about it. It's actually kinda fun :smallbiggrin:

Then again, I'm not sure having been married for 4 years really counts as being an 'old married lady'.


It's cause you're wee.

Guys, y'know how I mentioned having a sword for sale earlier? I now have three for sale of various styles. I've got a claymore, a singlehanded sword, and a katana for sale. I'd rather sell to friends than some random ebay person that I'm not sure I can trust not to decapitate themselves with idiocy after seeing some horror videos on youtube. Just ask for any details if you're interested, by PM if you'd prefer. I'm more than happy to look up local blade laws for you. They're all sharp, functional and very durable pieces. You'd get a very interesting display piece, with functionality and your awesomeness factor would go up several hundred percents. Also I'd be able to afford to buy food, so you'd be helping me out as well :smalltongue:

Why are you doing this to me? Why are you selling these at a time when neither of us have jobs and consequently have to rely on Centrelink just to buy groceries... I want another sharp, pointy stick :smallfrown::smallbiggrin:

[Anuan]

If I got Centrelink I'd probably keep them :smallsigh: Or do better deals, and use the money to buy new ones. Or something. As it is, they kinda need to go.

[Lady Moreta]

I think the moral of this story is: not having money sucks.

Speaking of, I should really get to and apply for some jobs already...

[Kittenwolf]

It's cause you're wee.

Guys, y'know how I mentioned having a sword for sale earlier? I now have three for sale of various styles. I've got a claymore, a singlehanded sword, and a katana for sale. I'd rather sell to friends than some random ebay person that I'm not sure I can trust not to decapitate themselves with idiocy after seeing some horror videos on youtube. Just ask for any details if you're interested, by PM if you'd prefer. I'm more than happy to look up local blade laws for you. They're all sharp, functional and very durable pieces. You'd get a very interesting display piece, with functionality and your awesomeness factor would go up several hundred percents. Also I'd be able to afford to buy food, so you'd be helping me out as well :smalltongue:

Oooh, Claymore...
What're you asking for that one? Also.. what's Victoria's blade laws at the moment? I'm with the SCA so I've got a permit to own one, but from memory there's a bunch of hoops involving secure cases, lockable hideaways, alien influence, ID badges and whether or not you're allowed to wear pants once you own a sword.

[Anuan]

PM me for a price and details on the blade. Victoria's bladelaws are basically as you've described. You have to make it so that people without a license to own and handle it can't get at it. Display is allowed through a locked glass cabinet of a certain thickness, but any locked box is okay for general storing. Unfortunately, that one's back in Queensland, so while you could come pick up the others, that one would have a little extra tacked on to cover postage.

[Kittenwolf]

Dang, and here I was hoping I was wrong.

I might need to give it a miss then for now. The place that I'm in is pretty damned small, and getting a proper spec lockable case probably wouldn't fit properly in here.

[Anuan]

I dunno, doesn't need to be too big. Mine's just in a little wood box with a case. Sure, I jacked it up with green velvet and stuff so it looks pretty when I open it, but that's not necessary :p

Oh, wait, you were interested in the claymore. Disregard. It's pretty big.

[Rawhide]

If I got Centrelink I'd probably keep them :smallsigh: Or do better deals, and use the money to buy new ones. Or something. As it is, they kinda need to go.

What's stopping you from receiving Centrelink payments?

[MyNameIsSecret]

Cool, I never noticed this thread! Probably because I spend all my time in the OotS forum and never check out the others. :smallsigh:

Anyways, I'm from NSW, far North Coast - near Byron Bay.

[Anuan]

What's stopping you from receiving Centrelink payments?

Well, last time I tried it was 'your parents make too much money.' But now that I've worked and live in a different state, it's possible I'm applicable. I've got a phone interview with them next thursday.


Cool, I never noticed this thread! Probably because I spend all my time in the OotS forum and never check out the others. :smallsigh:

Anyways, I'm from NSW, far North Coast - near Byron Bay.

Welcome! Wanna buy a sword? :smalltongue:

[MyNameIsSecret]

Wanna buy a sword? :smalltongue:

Is that how you always start a conversation? :smallwink:

[Rawhide]

Is that how you always start a conversation? :smallwink:

Psst.
*opens up coat*
Wanna buy a sword?

[MyNameIsSecret]

Psst.
*opens up coat*
Wanna buy a sword?

Gah! Beset on all sides by sword-peddlers!

This is not at all what I was expecting from this thread...

:smallsmile:

EDIT: Also, fiftieth post! I am now a halfling! :smalltongue:

[Elemental]

It's not that bad. They could be wielding them.

Incidentally... Around how much would one of these swords cost?
Oh, who am I kidding, I'm both too weak and poor for a sword.