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Qwertystop

2014-11-20, 02:24 PM

So, I'm giving this another go. Wait for it...

List of Banters Past:
Amotis' Random Banter #1 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13484)
Dhavaer's Random Banter #2 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13401)
PhoeKun's Random Banter #3 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13319)
Rei Jin's Random Banter #4 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13205)
Toxic Avenger's Random Banter #5 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13146)
Jibar's Random Banter #6 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13026)
Ego Slayer's Surrogate Random Banter #7 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12939)
Sneak's Random Barroom Brawl #8 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12918)
Sophistemon's Solemnly Random Banter #9 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12855)
Vaynor's Very Random Banter #10 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12834)
Bookman's Blathering Random Banter #11 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12809)
Gralamin's Glorious Random Banter #12 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12785)
Rilik's Resplendently Random Raillery #13 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12766)
Gezina's Growling Grazing Random Banter #14 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12747)
The Zerglings Utterly And Geeky Random Banter #15 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12740)
jaqueses Truthfully Randomly Fireside Banter # 16 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12735)
Jack Squat’s Jubilantly Quixotic Random Banter #17 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12693)
Cardel's Banter of Cookie Jubilation #18 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12668)
Archonic's Chaotically Random Banter of Rods #19 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12657)
The Rod's Inanimate Temple of RANDOM banter #20 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12638)
Lucky’s Loquaciously Loud-Mouthed Random Banter#21 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12630)
Deckmaster's Divinely Delightful Random Banter #22 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12614)
Saithis' Soliloquy of Random Banter #23 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12598)
Loveable Lianae's Ludicrous Lampooning Lottery #24 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12578)
NEO|Phyte's Neolithic Nest of Weasel Banter #25 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12544)
Target's Random Banter of "non-violence" #26 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12533)
Tarnag40k's Random banter of "grammar errors" #27 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12515)
Kyrian's Random Banter of ADHDness #28 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12507)
El Jaspero's Random Drunken Ramblings #29 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12503)
Boss Smiley's Eloquently Eggy Banter #30 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12494)
Lykan's Looney Explosionarama & Random Banter #31 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12482)
Iames's Iambic Yarn of Yammering #32 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12468)
Dispozition's Deviously Distressed Banter #33 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12458)
CP's Copiously Combusting Banter of Carnage #34 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12445)
Alarra's Altar of Random Banter #35 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12432)
Eloquent Rune's Electrifying Rambling Banter #36 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12423)
E_P's Very Own Quite Popular Random Banter #37 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12419)
Hydrogelic's Foolish Mortal Random Banter #38 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12413)
Ink's Smudgy Splotchy Random Banter #39 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12405)
Azrael's Big Black Book of Banter #40 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12397)
The Logic Vampire's Rational Random Banter #41 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12387)
Shiny's Shimmering Space-hitchin Random Banter #42 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12376)
ZombieRockStar's Random Banter #43 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12360)
Nostrabel's Realm of Cookies and Random Banter #44 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12342)
Charity's Cheery Chatter Circle #45 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12328)
Samiam's Spontaneous Scintillating Soliloquy #46 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12310)
LLama's Masked Mysterious Random Banter #47 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26599)
Ravishing Rydia's Recumbentibus ^_^ Random Banter #48 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27622)
Penguinizers Perilous Random Banter #49 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28083)
Death's delightfully morbid surrogate random banter #50 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28444)
Wayril's wonderfully weird surrogate random banter #51 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28990)
Rawhide's Deck of Random Banter (52 Cards) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29697)
Korith's Sorrogate Random Banter of Zombie Killing #53 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30353)
Surrogate thread of random Bor-dom #54 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31109)
Rex Idiotarum's Painfully Pogoing Thread #55 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31512)
The Wrath of KHAAAAAANtalas’s William Shatner Flavored Random Banter # 56 (Surrogate) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32080)
EmeraldRose's Random Banter of Lashing Wit #57 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32494)
Captain van der Decken's Surrogate Ship of Random Loot (Banter) #58 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32847)
SDF's Neverending I-Don't-Have-an-OotS-Avatar-Yet Story Banter #59 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33465)
Mauril's Surrogate Dwelf Banter of Fantasy Race Confusion 60th Edition (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34165)
Rockphed's Dice Rolling Toga Party of 61 Drunken CIA Analysts (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34568)
var Lord_Magtok = Random(Banter*62) + Surrogate (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34801)
Jibar's Retro Random Banter #63 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35014)
Malina's Random Spanish Banter #64 of morphical annoyance (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35256)
Mr. E's Random Banter #65 of Cane Toting and Hat Tipping (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35418)
Ego Slayer's Hellishly Random Banter #66.6 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35596)
Purple Gelatinous Cube o' Doom's bowl of bantery j-e-ll-o randomness #67 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35859)
Zephra's Random Banter of Ghostly Wailings, and Howling Fun#68 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36317)
Cobra Ikari's Random Banter #69 of Rampant Hugging, Guttermindedness, and ;-) Kinky. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36977)
Scorpina's Random Banter #70 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37480)
Raistlin1040's Super Special Awesome Random Banter #71(Now with 20% more tacos) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37824)
Uberblah's Random Banter #72 Of Caffeine And Sleep Deprivation Induced Randomness (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38225)
Lucky’s Random Banter #73 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38987)
Castaras's Random Banter #74 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37836)
D'anna Biers RB #75 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39495)
Zeb The Troll's RB#76 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39801)
Eldpollard's RB #77 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40128)
Gezina's and Calamity's Random banter #78 of double entendre and doom (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40410)
Random Banter #79 In Loving Memory of Hexa_Regina (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40909)
Zeratul's random banter #80 of throwing puppies off bridges (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41778)
Vespe's Random Banter #81 of singing dolphins and mostly harmless planets. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43254)
CSK's Giant in the Playground Forums Addicted Anonymous, Random Banter #82 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44919)
Iames's Ramblingly Erratic Belldandy-Charged Random Banter #83 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47592)
Serpentine's Scintillating Sensually and Sinuously Seductive Stochastic Satire #84 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49048)
Radikalskippy's Random Banter #85 of lost ideas and where to find them... (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50658)
Moon Called's Random Banter #86 of Sexy Anime Boys and Fangirl Squeals (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51825)
Lilly's Lovely Random Banter #87 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52783)
FdL's Fuzzbox-Fueled Random Banter #88 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54612)
SweetRein's Sugary Restrained Random Banter #89 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59668)
Midnight's Mutant Motorcycle Madness Random Banter #90 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62430)
Em's Extremely Extraordinarily Epic Random Banter #91 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65645)
Dragonrider's Random Banter in Conjunction with the Weighted Cube #92 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67629)
Bushranger's Bodaciously Buffed Random Banter-y Rooster #93 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69425)
Haruki's Historically Hilarious Honey-covered Random Banter #94 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71161)
North's Maple Syrup Flavored Non-Alliterative Random Banter #95 Eh? (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=73464)
Wadledo's Weirdly Warbling Watercress Watching Washing Machine Only Random Banter #96 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=75946)
SMEE's Random Banter #97 of gender bending and closet bursting (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78694)
Raiser's Rambunctiously Rambling Random Banter #98 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81626)
Dr. Bath's Random Banter, dripping with daring deeds of dastardly deipnosophists #99 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84068)
VOTE, the Democracy Demon's Devilishly Devious and Decidedly Diabolical Desultory Derision (Random Banter) #100 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84914)
Jack Squat's Justlessly Juxtaposed Random Banter #101 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=87577)
Dallas-Dakota's Dundering Dandelion's Devilish Damsel's Distress Random Banter #102 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4790602#post4790602)
Destro Yersul's Dangerously Distracting and Doubtlessly Disturbing Random Banter #103 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4903962#post4903962)
Aziraphales Actually Alliterative and Awesomely Affluent Random Banter #104 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92718)
Cristo's Consistently Confusing and Constantly Casual Random Banter #105 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94491)
Dish's Delightfully Deranged and Deliciously Deliquent Random Banter # 106 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=95905)
Slayer's Seemingly Sweet and Socially Silly Random Banter # 107 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97703)
Zero's ambrosial and aberrantly adventitious, abstemiously erudite Random Banter #108 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=99100)
Coplantor's Completely Creative Cautious and Contemplative Random Banter #109 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=100414)
Rutskarn's Roly-Poly Rebellious and Rejected Random Banter #110 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=101156)
TwoBitWriter's Tubular Tracts of Thought-Talking Random Banter #111 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=5600540#post5600540)
Phase's Phully Phormed, Phalangeal, and Phantasmagorical Random Banter #112 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=101988)
Wolfbane's Wonderfully Wacky and Wildly Wandom Random Banter #113 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=102865)
The Kiwi's Kinkily Knotted and Kookily Kickass Random Banter #114 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=103674)
Jude's Judgmental Jugular Jab and Jibber Jabbery Random Banter #115 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=104480)
The Throne of Thufir's Thoroughly Theoretical and Therapeutic Random Banter #116 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=105584)
Random Banter #117 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=106698)
Dragonprime's Dynamically Dangerous Dextrous and Destructive Random Banter #118 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=107882)
Farmer Felix's Fantastic FRandom FBanter #119 (may contain traces of fnuts) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=109007)
Groundhog's Random Banter of Weather Prediction and Anti-Gopherness (part one) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=110963&page=50)
Groundhog's Random Banter of Weather Prediction and Anti-Gopherness (part two) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=113197)
Mrmud's Mixed-Up and Minimally Mechanized Random Banter #121 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=114623)
Dogmantra's Dastardly, Despotic and Dangerous Random Banter #122 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=116660)
Alteran's Amazingly Anachronistic, Altruistic, and Antagonistic Random Banter #123
(http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=118380)Admiral Euphoria's Random Banter Thread of Delusional Grandeur #124 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=6614894)
Fred's Flying Fishy, Fighting, Fiery, Fantastic Face Off Random Banter #125 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=121385)
Cyrano’s Non-Alliterative Inaugurational Random Banter #126 To Usher In The Future (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=122977)
Thanatos's Tharmturges Present: Tropical, Tipsy, and Typically Random Banter #127
loopy's Legendary and Long-Awaited Lollipop Fuelled Random Banter #128 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=123816)
Shadow's Shady Shop of Sharks, Shingles, Shammies, Shiny and Random Banter #129 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=125667)
KataraAltinaII's Premature Not So Short & To-The-Point Random Banter #130 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=126557)
Supagoof's Supa-Sensational Silly Symphonies Set Sizzingly On Fire Random Banter #131 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=128570)
Pyrian's Pyrotechnic Pyre of Pyrrhic Pyros with Pyrotic Pythics Random Banter #132! (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=130459)
Perenelle's Pleasantly Playful and Passionately Peculiar Random Banter #133 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=131814)
Rpgsr4me's Ravenous, Roaring, Raging Rampage of Random Banter #134 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7373844#post7373844)
Il'deav Ilah'naie's Indiscreet Intimacies on Indigo Iceboats Random Banter #135 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=134438)
Recaiden's Resplendent and Rotating Realistic Random Banter #136 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136879)
Jibar's Random Banter #137: Return of the Cat-muffin (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=138879)
Edge's Effluence of Extravagant and Effulgent Random Banter #138 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7876065)
Zeb The Troll's Zecond Go At Ze Random Banter #139 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=8061505&postcount=1)
Curly's Rambunctious and Erudite Random Banter #140 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=148462)
Deth Muncher's Destructive and Meandering Random Banter #141 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150904)
A Thread in Which Banter Most Random is Expulsed Into Existence, By Ravens_cry #142 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8722755)
Several Silly Sealions Stuffed Seaweed Southward Swiftly (Or, Random Banter #143) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=159998)
The thread that changed name one last time, with style. (Random Banter #144) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=161407)
Banjo’s Bodacious & Boosted Bumper Bulletproof Box of Banter Most Random #145 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=162819)
Masa's Massively Masterful Message Medium - Random Banter #146 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=164224)
KuReshtin's Vociferously Ruminating Harbinger of Random Banter - #147 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=166664)
Archonic's Archaic Acronymical Antidisestablishmentarianism Random Banter - #148 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=169890)
Skeppio's Splendidly Strange & Superbly Scintillating Random Banter - #149 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=173056)
Teddy's Turbulent and Topicless Random Banter #150 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=175338)
Fifty-Eyed Fred's Ferociously Fanatical and Fabulously Fascinating Random Banter #151 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=178205)
Rae's Really Rascally and Ridiculously Rowdy Random Banter #152 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=181296)
Haruki's Hot n' Holy Random Banter #153 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=10176275#post10176275)
MoonCat's Magnificently Mythopoeic Random Banter #154
(http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=187576)Eadin's Exchange of Extraterrestrial Excuses AKA Random Banter #155 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190034)
Happy HalfTangible's Horrific Hail of Random Banter #156 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=10629167#post10629167)
AtlanteanTroll's Atrocious and Terrific Arcade of Terror - RB #157 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=196302)
LaLa’s Laughably Silly Random Banter Thread – RB #158 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=198767)
Zaydos's Zany Zooetic Random Banter - RB #159 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=200208)
Blue's Blessed and Blissful Random Banter - RB #160 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=201653)
Absolmorph's Azoic Arete of Adventitious and Aimless Random Banter - RB 161 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=202546)
Gwyn's Gloriously Green Garrumphing Garter of Garrulous Gabble! Random Banter #162 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=203954)
Eruantion's Euphoric, Elephant-filled Elevated Epoch of Eurhythmic Random Banter #163 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=205487)
ATW's Awesome Androgynous Avaricious Azure Ardent Adamant Alluvial Random Banter #164 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=207269)
Cynical Avocado's Absolutely Admirable Accumulation of Random Bantering #165 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=209860)
August's Pink Plushy and Phantasmagorically Random Banter Thread #166 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=212011)
Heliomance's Everchanging Thread Title Random Banter #167 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=213053)
Tragic_Comedian's Tremendously Tropical Random Banter #168 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=215180)
Qwertystop's Quickly Quilted, Quip-filled Random Banter #169 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=217326)
Thufir's Thupremely Thatithfying Thecond Random Banter With a Lithp #170
(http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=219654)Feytalist's Fantastically Freakish First Random Banter #171 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=222713)
Dragonprime's Dashing Delight-fu Dazzling Dualistic Random Banter #172
Castaras' Random Banter #173: Bringing back your nostalgic Great Old Ones (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=229164)
Pokemon-freak89's Random Banter number eleventy-twelve... uhh... I mean... number 174 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=231235)
Dark Elf Bard's Random Banter #175:Playin' Underdark Jazz since the Drow went dark. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=235950)
Mutant Sheep's Post Septaquintaquinquecentennial ApRiL fOoLs Random Banter: #176 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=238117)
Elemental's Excitingly Excellent Random Banter: No.CLXXVII (177) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=13163770)
Amiel's Appeasingly Appropriate Arbitrary Amusement (Random Banter): No.CLXXVIII #178 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=245179)
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Somensjev

2014-11-20, 02:31 PM

woo, new thread :smallbiggrin:

ION: soon-ish i'm enrolling at a TAFE for a course that'll let me work at libraries/museums/similar places. i can't wait

FinnLassie

2014-11-20, 02:37 PM

Praise be the new thread! Which innocent soul shall we sacrifice to our overlord The Giant today?

LaZodiac

2014-11-20, 02:40 PM

Yay new thread. Errybody have a dance.

Also, might be going to see Big Hero Six this weekend with my Aunt and her kid. Oh man really good movies.

Razanir

2014-11-20, 02:41 PM

Wait for it...

No, no, no. It's legen- wait for it...

LaZodiac

2014-11-20, 02:52 PM

No, no, no. It's legen- wait for it...

I hope at one point that show made a fake out with milk products.

Taet

2014-11-20, 02:58 PM

I hope at one point that show made a fake out with milk products.
On the last page. :smalltongue:

enderlord99

2014-11-20, 03:00 PM

No, no, no. It's legen- wait for it...

I hope at one point that show made a fake out with milk products.

IIRC, the original use of that phrase was some weird show called the "Rap Rat" when he pops his head out of a block of cheese.

Taet

2014-11-20, 03:05 PM

woo, new thread :smallbiggrin:

ION: soon-ish i'm enrolling at a TAFE for a course that'll let me work at libraries/museums/similar oplaces. i can't wait
A what? But it sounds fun! :smallbiggrin:

Praise be the new thread! Which innocent soul shall we sacrifice to our overlord The Giant today?
What kinds of things do we sacrifice to an online artist anyway? Burning good art paper is easy for an offline one. Do we have to burn a good graphics card? :smallconfused:

Cuthalion

2014-11-20, 03:18 PM

A what? But it sounds fun! :smallbiggrin:

What kinds of things do we sacrifice to an online artist anyway? Burning good art paper is easy for an offline one. Do we have to burn a good graphics card? :smallconfused:

Drawing tablet? :smallconfused:

Razanir

2014-11-20, 04:32 PM

On the last page. :smalltongue:

How'd you know my plans for page 50?

Haluesen

2014-11-20, 04:36 PM

Hey, new thread smell! :smallsmile: I'd join in on discussions and stuff and replying to people from the thread yonder, but I feel horribly ill. :smallfrown: So I'm just popping in to have been here a moment. If anyone needs me I'll be in some various corner, likely comatose. *wave* Here's to hoping I feel better today.

Solse

2014-11-20, 08:04 PM

Yay new thread. Errybody have a dance.

Also, might be going to see Big Hero Six this weekend with my Aunt and her kid. Oh man really good movies.

I really want to see that movie. It looks awesome.

ION: Rest in peace, my dear thread. Goodnight, sweet prince.

Razanir

2014-11-20, 08:52 PM

LaZodiac

2014-11-20, 10:10 PM

Duck999

2014-11-20, 10:13 PM

Well I'm furious at one of my professors. I got my first 0% on a quiz. Why? Not because I didn't know anything. No, I had all correct answers and valid solutions. No, to the best of my understanding, he didn't count it as showing work because I didn't use the same solution as he did.

If you did show the work in some way, I would talk to him about it. Either you will find out that is not the reason, or you may get to improve a grade. From my experience, talking to someone about it is the best way to handle it. Your method clearly worked. Also, I strongly dislike people who believe their way is the only way, eslecially since there is usually another way.

Edit: I completely agree with LaZodiac on this.

Razanir

2014-11-20, 10:23 PM

Feytalist

2014-11-21, 03:18 AM

I'm starting by just talking to him about it. Explaining that I did show all of my work and what my methodology was. Also owning up to the fact that I did have one mistake in notation. I forgot to say I was taking the variance given some variables, but that should have been inferrable from context.

EDIT: Also, I'm not mad about the reasoning, oddly enough. Although you can be sure I'm giving a very negative evaluation at the end of the semester. I'm more mad that he took off so many points.

In actuarial science and mathematical statistics, the method by which you got your answer is frequently more important than the answer itself. However, if you can explain your reasoning behind your method, you really should be getting some points at least.

Although if you got to the real answers, you must be doing something right. Maybe he just wanted to make a point about the methods to use. Or something equally idiotic.

Teddy

2014-11-21, 04:49 AM

In actuarial science and mathematical statistics, the method by which you got your answer is frequently more important than the answer itself. However, if you can explain your reasoning behind your method, you really should be getting some points at least.

Although if you got to the real answers, you must be doing something right. Maybe he just wanted to make a point about the methods to use. Or something equally idiotic.

The same goes for computer science, really. If your solution scales too poorly, or fails to follow established coding conventions, it may be failed per default even if it reaches the correct answer.

For instance, we have one professor right now who fails you on the course if you on two separate occations forget to document but a single loop variant. Or accidently name one of the handin files incorrectly. But then again, he seriously doesn't have enough time to deal with the overhead of renaming a huge bunch of files to be able to run their test scripts on them, and he hasn't been anything but clear about what the rules are.

Duck999

2014-11-21, 06:39 AM

If you got the correct answerz, you should have gotten at least partial credit. Please tell me if you do fogure out what was wrong. I really want to know why someone marked off so many points for it.

Razanir

2014-11-21, 10:03 AM

In actuarial science and mathematical statistics, the method by which you got your answer is frequently more important than the answer itself. However, if you can explain your reasoning behind your method, you really should be getting some points at least.

Although if you got to the real answers, you must be doing something right. Maybe he just wanted to make a point about the methods to use. Or something equally idiotic.

It was about predicting time series. On one question, I solved it exactly correctly, I just "eyeballed" the prediction equation. To me, at least, it's a simple enough expected value that I shouldn't need to say I'm taking one. If it's a linear sum of past terms and error terms, I think it's fairly obvious that to predict it, you just plug predicted/observed values into the recursion and assume future errors are 0.

The other one was finding the width of a two-period prediction interval. Except instead of working with the error two periods from now, I used the actual time series. So I used that same recursive logic to find the predicted value in terms of errors and observed values. (I.e. things with known variance) Then I just used the usual sum of variance formula, with V(ε) as the estimate value we were given and V(observed value) as 0.

On a happier note, I think I found the two most obvious statements I've made in math classes recently.

If a=b, then a=b
V(X|X) = 0

Feytalist

2014-11-21, 10:54 AM

It was about predicting time series. On one question, I solved it exactly correctly, I just "eyeballed" the prediction equation. To me, at least, it's a simple enough expected value that I shouldn't need to say I'm taking one. If it's a linear sum of past terms and error terms, I think it's fairly obvious that to predict it, you just plug predicted/observed values into the recursion and assume future errors are 0.

The other one was finding the width of a two-period prediction interval. Except instead of working with the error two periods from now, I used the actual time series. So I used that same recursive logic to find the predicted value in terms of errors and observed values. (I.e. things with known variance) Then I just used the usual sum of variance formula, with V(ε) as the estimate value we were given and V(observed value) as 0.

Yeah, in easier cases it's possible to see what the answer "should" be. And it's tempting to just give it :smalltongue:

But I imagine that the point is to use the standard methods for the easy stuff, so that when the more difficult stuff comes around, it is already ingrained. You won't be able to do the same with a time series with a weird cyclical trend, or with non-zero future error terms, or whatever. I've always found it useful to state your assumptions at least generally, like

Assume future trends follow past experience, and
Assume future expected deviation is zero

and so on.

Might sound obvious, but sometimes it's what they want.

On a happier note, I think I found the two most obvious statements I've made in math classes recently.

If a=b, then a=b
V(X|X) = 0

Both of these statements fills me with an immense satisfaction :smallbiggrin:

FinnLassie

2014-11-21, 10:59 AM

OH MY GOSH SNOW EVERYWHERE YEEEESSSSS

It wasn't fun to sit an hour on the bus when it usually takes 10 minutes, though. :smallannoyed: Looads of people seemed to be unprepared for the weather.

Razanir

2014-11-21, 11:10 AM

Yeah, in easier cases it's possible to see what the answer "should" be. And it's tempting to just give it :smalltongue:

But I imagine that the point is to use the standard methods for the easy stuff, so that when the more difficult stuff comes around, it is already ingrained. You won't be able to do the same with a time series with a weird cyclical trend, or with non-zero future error terms, or whatever. I've always found it useful to state your assumptions at least generally,

Part of the problem is that I'm very much used to recursion at this point. My logic: Any given term is just a sum (because we're only doing ARMA right now). The expected value of a sum is the sum of expected values. All the terms are either constants, errors, or previous terms. Constants stay, well, constant. Errors we assume are 0. Previous terms are either other predicted values or observed values.

I won't deny that there might be cases where that doesn't work. But this is definitely a time where I'd need to see one to get why.

Both of these statements fills me with an immense satisfaction :smallbiggrin:

Context:

If a=b, then a=b: I was attempting to see if the first n moments can uniquely define a set of n elements. This was the base case for n=1.

V(X|X) = 0: In that second time series question, I wound up with V(Y_T | Y_1, ..., Y_T).

Rain Dragon

2014-11-21, 11:14 AM

Nooo! I'm prone to procrastination! I think I'm actually going to have to face the consequences this time, even. xD

woo, new thread :smallbiggrin:

ION: soon-ish i'm enrolling at a TAFE for a course that'll let me work at libraries/museums/similar places. i can't wait

Woo! I hope you do well!

Hey, new thread smell! :smallsmile: I'd join in on discussions and stuff and replying to people from the thread yonder, but I feel horribly ill. :smallfrown: So I'm just popping in to have been here a moment. If anyone needs me I'll be in some various corner, likely comatose. *wave* Here's to hoping I feel better today.

Hope you feel better soon.
*wave*

LaZodiac

2014-11-21, 11:40 AM

FinnLassie

2014-11-21, 12:11 PM

I hope you enjoy your snow. I'd gladly give you all of mine if I could because argh have to shovel today.

I live in the cheaper suburbs, so no one really has their own driveways to shovel as we're all cramped in these blocks of flats. I kinda miss and don't miss doing it - I just have some really fond memories of doing it with dad when I was a kid, back when we lived in the countryside. If I could, I would join you! And then we'd make a snow castle and shoot enemies from there. :smallamused:

LaZodiac

2014-11-21, 12:18 PM

I live in the cheaper suburbs, so no one really has their own driveways to shovel as we're all cramped in these blocks of flats. I kinda miss and don't miss doing it - I just have some really fond memories of doing it with dad when I was a kid, back when we lived in the countryside. If I could, I would join you! And then we'd make a snow castle and shoot enemies from there. :smallamused:

That sounds like fun. As tough as shoveling is, doing it with someone else can make it enjoyable.

Duck999

2014-11-21, 02:17 PM

enderlord99

2014-11-21, 02:25 PM

Why do people assume 1337-speech is read purely left-to-right, and that 7 represents T.

Neither of those things are true. 7 represents L. "L337" means "LEEL," "LELE," "ELEL" and "ELLE," none of which mean anything. 1337 means LEET, but if read purely from left-to-right, while otherwise doing the proper decoding, would technically be TEEL.

I don't know why I brought this up.

Razanir

2014-11-21, 02:43 PM

Duck999

2014-11-21, 02:46 PM

1337 Doesn't need an alphabet. I'm pretty sure it is just whatever looks like it goes. I saw this really cool study once where letters were rearranged, and some were replaced by numbers. It pointed out that as long as it had all of the letters or numbers, and the first and last letter was in the right place, your brain read it like normal. It was really cool.

FinnLassie

2014-11-21, 02:46 PM

Careful what you wish for...
http://media.wccbcharlotte.com/images/Buffalo-Snow-2014-Cover.jpg
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=http://img.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_908w/2010-2019/Wires/Images/2014-11-18/AP/Wintry_Weather-0c663.jpg&w=1484

But I like that, so, yeah, I'm totally wishing for all the snow. Plus, it makes the short dark days feel longer.

enderlord99

2014-11-21, 02:51 PM

No, I think 7 is T. http://qntm.org/l33t

I don't know who qntm is, but they're doing "doing English wrong" wrong.

Cuthalion

2014-11-21, 03:12 PM

We've had arguments about this before.

ION:Goodbye. :smallsmile:

FinnLassie

2014-11-21, 03:48 PM

NOOOO! Cuth! Don't you dare to leave before giving me all of your cheese! :smalleek:

Duck999

2014-11-21, 03:58 PM

But I like that, so, yeah, I'm totally wishing for all the snow. Plus, it makes the short dark days feel longer.

The problem would be shoveling, if you needed to do it. Also, walking outside and driving. If you search for pictures of Buffalo city snow 2014, you will find pictures of cars and people out in the snow. I found one with two snow mobiles riding along the snow at the height of the top of a street sign.

Edit: Also, no one likes you, global warming. Especially not Buffalo city.

FinnLassie

2014-11-21, 04:19 PM

I've hiked up to school with snow up my groin, it's fun. Honestly, I don't mind snow at all, but then again I have nothing that makes my life uneasy for having a crapton of it. I mean being dependant on a car would probably be the worst, because those things need so much maintenance on them.

Duck999

2014-11-21, 04:27 PM

And as far as I know, the plows were not even useful to clear the roads, at least not at first. Snow is fun though, and I would gladly take that much of it if I did not have things I constantly needed to get to far away. Those tend to require a car drive. Maybe if I ever get somewhere where I am free for a few days I will hope there are 6 feet of snow.

Razanir

2014-11-21, 05:09 PM

Okay, grading update. I get the reasoning, even if no points is too extreme.

He grades first on conceptual understanding. Because he doesn't look at names while grading (makes sense), he couldn't tell if Student X understood he was taking a conditional expected value. Even if had he looked at the name, he would have known [Razanir] understands it. Again, I get the reasoning and won't try arguing for points back (on question 1). But I still feel like no points was a bit extreme.

That said, I'm not entirely convinced I was wrong on the second question. It sounds to me like we found the same formula, just with different logic.

Rawhide

2014-11-21, 09:17 PM

OH MY GOSH SNOW EVERYWHERE YEEEESSSSS

It wasn't fun to sit an hour on the bus when it usually takes 10 minutes, though. :smallannoyed: Looads of people seemed to be unprepared for the weather.

Careful what you wish for...
http://media.wccbcharlotte.com/images/Buffalo-Snow-2014-Cover.jpg
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=http://img.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_908w/2010-2019/Wires/Images/2014-11-18/AP/Wintry_Weather-0c663.jpg&w=1484

Canadian car chase:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0isFjaXFUM

1337 Doesn't need an alphabet. I'm pretty sure it is just whatever looks like it goes. I saw this really cool study once where letters were rearranged, and some were replaced by numbers. It pointed out that as long as it had all of the letters or numbers, and the first and last letter was in the right place, your brain read it like normal. It was really cool.

Cambridge University. (http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/people/matt-davis/cmabridge/)

Duck999

2014-11-21, 10:11 PM

I find the lack of driving, or any chasing, in that car chase highly amusing. Especially since there was the obvious way go just casually stroll up to the runasay car. Looks like somethig from a comedy movie...

Also, that is not the research thing I was talkig about, but it is similar. The one I saw also had letters mixed in.

Rawhide

2014-11-21, 10:32 PM

Also, that is not the research thing I was talkig about, but it is similar. The one I saw also had letters mixed in.

Your mind can do incredible things to fix mistakes in what you read, often without you even noticing, but the point is that the claim that "as long as it had all of the letters or numbers, and the first and last letter was in the right place, your brain read it like normal" is completely wrong. You can jumble up the letters in a way so that it is easy enough to read. But, even following those rules, it is possible to jumble up the letters in a way so that it not easy at all to read. That "first and last" thing is complete bupkis.

LaZodiac

2014-11-21, 11:06 PM

Soemteims it's axyourate and sometimes it's not accurate.

Rawhide

2014-11-21, 11:29 PM

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3ACs_IIUAEnBSv.jpg

enderlord99

2014-11-21, 11:30 PM

Soemteims it's axyourate and sometimes it's not accurate.

The statement is that it would always work. Since it only sometimes works, the statement is never "accurate." Sometimes it appears accurate, and other times it appears inaccurate, but it's actually just the latter.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3ACs_IIUAEnBSv.jpg

You've posted that image before. Is it supposed to mean something? It seemed like a response to LaZodiac, but I can't find any more specific purpose.

LaZodiac

2014-11-21, 11:37 PM

As a brief aside, the scanlations for My Hero Academia are coming out. And it's super great and actually doing really well in the rankings which is good.

HalfTangible

2014-11-21, 11:39 PM

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3ACs_IIUAEnBSv.jpg

http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140814175559/r2d/images/9/92/Facepalm_stick_figure.jpg

Rawhide

2014-11-22, 01:00 AM

You've posted that image before.

While it is possible, I don't recall posting that image in Random Banter before. Was it perhaps someone else? If it was me, it would have been a looooong time ago.

AtlanteanTroll

2014-11-22, 01:08 AM

You've posted that image before. Is it supposed to mean something? It seemed like a response to LaZodiac, but I can't find any more specific purpose.
If you check the thread title, ye shall notice the word "random."

Mx.Silver

2014-11-22, 01:08 AM

And predictably, after going to bed early to catch-up on sleep, I wake-up stupidly early in the morning.

Also I apparently own a box of Android: Netrunner I only vaguely recall purchasing so that's something.

Soemteims it's axyourate
And now I'm feeling an inexplicable urge to create a public rating page for pictures of axolotls.

Sleep deprivation is a hell of a drug, kids.

LaZodiac

2014-11-22, 01:15 AM

And predictably, after going to bed early to catch-up on sleep, I wake-up stupidly early in the morning.

Also I apparently own a box of Android: Netrunner I only vaguely recall purchasing so that's something.

And now I'm feeling an inexplicable urge to create a public rating page for pictures of axolotls.

Sleep deprivation is a hell of a drug, kids.

Do it. I've heard that the internet is quite fond of axolotls, or at least specific types of them.

Taet

2014-11-22, 02:16 AM

I am learning how to use a multimeter! Slowly. By touching it to everything and seeing what happens. This has a circuit. :smallsmile: That has a circuit. :smallcool: That does not have a circuit. :smallfrown: That has a ground circuit through to the metal I am touching. :smalleek: I love tools!

Soemteims it's axyourate and sometimes it's not accurate.
What is axyourate? :smallconfused:

Okay, grading update. I get the reasoning, even if no points is too extreme.

He grades first on conceptual understanding. Because he doesn't look at names while grading (makes sense), he couldn't tell if Student X understood he was taking a conditional expected value. Even if had he looked at the name, he would have known [Razanir] understands it. Again, I get the reasoning and won't try arguing for points back (on question 1). But I still feel like no points was a bit extreme.

That said, I'm not entirely convinced I was wrong on the second question. It sounds to me like we found the same formula, just with different logic.
I was not happy to read about this either. You are right that this is a little less angry making than before. But still not good enough. :smallannoyed:

Teddy

2014-11-22, 05:00 AM

Soemteims it's axyourate and sometimes it's not accurate.

Of course, the human brain is only really good at fixing consistent errors. When the errors starts deviating from the pattern, it suddenly becomes very hard (I tried rearranging the letters, but neither 'y' nor 'u' are members of "approximate" http://i.imgur.com/ZRHtTJs.png).

While it is possible, I don't recall posting that image in Random Banter before. Was it perhaps someone else? If it was me, it would have been a looooong time ago.

Unless it was in a 10-ish-page quote storm a little more than a year ago, no you haven't. I've read every post in Random Banter ever since I joined the thread, apart from that single gap, and that picture was new to me.

I am learning how to use a multimeter! Slowly. By touching it to everything and seeing what happens. This has a circuit. :smallsmile: That has a circuit. :smallcool: That does not have a circuit. :smallfrown: That has a ground circuit through to the metal I am touching. :smalleek: I love tools!

Depending what type of ground you're talking about, that should either be a good sign, or merely completely harmless. Given, if it's the return pole of the voltage source connected to sensitive electronics, it could be prone to magic (http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/magic-story.html). http://i.imgur.com/ZRHtTJs.png

What is axyourate? :smallconfused:

A phonetical misspelling of "accurate", or an axolotl rating page. http://i.imgur.com/ZRHtTJs.png

Duck999

2014-11-22, 07:47 AM

I beilieve axyourate is to be pronounced "acks-you-rate". It is clearly about the acks that you rate on a daily basis.

This guy is blue, goes fast, and collects rings:
Sanic
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/hU7EHKFNMQg/maxresdefault.jpg

FinnLassie

2014-11-22, 07:49 AM

Thinking about my Advent Time Avatars for this year has been a tad stressful. My last year's idea, and many thanks to Cuth for creating it, was really good, but I have no idea what to pull out my sleeve for next week. And I really should get started, since I've planned to make all this by myself.

Razanir

2014-11-22, 09:59 AM

I was not happy to read about this either. You are right that this is a little less angry making than before. But still not good enough. :smallannoyed:

Again, I'm mostly fine with it now. At any rate, it's a quiz. The worst that happened is that I can *gasp* no longer get an A+. And even then I might be able to, since he said I'm getting extra credit for paying attention. Which I laugh at, since I don't really pay attention. Much of class is me talking to the girl next to me, making insights on how to go about things more... sensibly. I won't say more easily. Just that it's more straightforward.

What I still don't get is the second question, and this is almost to the point of making a full thread about it. When making a prediction interval, I used a different variable than I was supposed to. Catch is, I fail to see how our intervals could ever be different, or at least have different variances.

EmeraldRose

2014-11-22, 10:20 AM

How have I managed to not post in here yet? Ahhhh....love that New Thread smell!

*sips coffee*

Speaking of smells...It looks like we might get above freezing today, which means a trip out into the yard with boots and shovel is necessary. Otherwise all that dog poop is going to thaw and start stinking. :smalleek:

Fortunately I have kids and I can force them to go out there and help. No I can't just make them do it yet or they will go out and play in the snow and carefully avoid all the poop and yellow spots. In other words...not clean it up. So I am obligated to at least show them how to do it the first time, so that the next time (when it is colder :smallamused:) they can do it instead of me. :smallbiggrin:

Teddy

2014-11-22, 10:22 AM

I beilieve axyourate is to be pronounced "acks-you-rate". It is clearly about the acks that you rate on a daily basis.

But what kinds of acks do you rate? I mean, are only pure ACKs allowed, or may SYNACKs participate as well? http://i.imgur.com/ZRHtTJs.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/FZ6yI9l.png

EmeraldRose

2014-11-22, 10:28 AM

Oh! And I've decided to try my hand at crocheting again. Something I did as a kid, of course, but haven't done in...well longer than I can think. I found a cheap kit on amazon that included the yarn, the needles, and a pattern.

I plan to work my way towards this (http://www.doctorwhoscarf.com/pdf/original.pdf)! Even though it's the knit pattern it gives me the basics for what I'll need and I found a crochet pattern (http://stormflycrafts.blogspot.com/2012/12/doctor-who-fourth-doctors-scarf-crochet.html) that I can consult also...

Duck999

2014-11-22, 10:33 AM

But what kinds of acks do you rate? I mean, are only pure ACKs allowed, or may SYNACKs participate as well? http://i.imgur.com/ZRHtTJs.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/FZ6yI9l.png

Any kind of Acks. The only requirement is that you relacks while you do it.

EmeraldRose

2014-11-22, 10:37 AM

Do you rate Acks while on Ecks? Or are the Acks of Ecks Eeks? Do the Eeks have an Acks?

LaZodiac

2014-11-22, 11:22 AM

Groundhog

2014-11-22, 04:57 PM

Any kind of Acks. The only requirement is that you relacks while you do it.

Okay, so if I relacks, then I can rate this?
http://deepfriar.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/cathy_ack.jpg

Also, hi. Haven't been here in a while.

LaZodiac

2014-11-22, 05:34 PM

Last night I was crippled by the gut punch known as "and then Zodi got the stomach flu". Ow. OW.

HalfTangible

2014-11-22, 06:10 PM

Today I learned that there is a thing called "The Day My Bum Went Psycho" and witnessed a review of a cartoon that ends with (I am not kidding here) every bathroom on earth revealing itself to be an alien, and leaving earth for good because one person abused his bathroom privileges.

...

My mind needs a rest...

Duck999

2014-11-22, 09:55 PM

Do you rate Acks while on Ecks? Or are the Acks of Ecks Eeks? Do the Eeks have an Acks?
Ecks are the rating system for acks, but you only rate acks wih ecks while on eecks.

Okay, so if I relacks, then I can rate this?
http://deepfriar.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/cathy_ack.jpg

Also, hi. Haven't been here in a while.

I am currently on eecks, so I give that ack seven out of ten ecks.

enderlord99

2014-11-22, 11:18 PM

http://roseynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/l23.jpg

LaZodiac

2014-11-23, 01:45 AM

Oh god I'm so sick that leaving my blankets for five seconds to go to the bathroom has me shivering like crazy. Jeeeeeeeeezuz, I've never been this sick in a looong time.

Rawhide

2014-11-23, 02:25 AM

Oh god I'm so sick that leaving my blankets for five seconds to go to the bathroom has me shivering like crazy. Jeeeeeeeeezuz, I've never been this sick in a looong time.

Warning: Check your temperature! If you're shivering like crazy, you might be running a fever. If you're not careful, going under the blankets could raise your body temperature too much.

Teddy

2014-11-23, 06:49 AM

FinnLassie

2014-11-23, 07:24 AM

What's an Advent Time Avatar? I'm assuming it's an avatar for Christmas and stuff right?

Remember this? :smalltongue:http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y387/smathsinfionnghal/avatars/cuthchristmas3_zps25d0bb2b.png
Anyways, I'll be making something similar this year again.

ION: It's really easy to fall asleep when there's a wee 3-year-old nephew softly snoring and cuddling up to me. :smallsmile: ... it's also very easy to wake up when that same nephew starts screaming "DADDY'S CLEANING! DADDY'S CLEANING!" in his sleep. :smallbiggrin::smalltongue:

Solse

2014-11-23, 07:53 AM

I should stop predicting times altogether. It seems that whenever I make a prediction on when I can go to bed, I blow it by at least an hour, even if I take that hour into consideration twice. http://i.imgur.com/b6MRqPf.png

I know how you feel. If I'm exhausted, I go up to bed early, thinking that I'll go to sleep early. I then proceed to stay awake in bed for three hours or so. If I'm not tired, I go up to sleep later ... and still stay awake in bed for three hours or so. I bet it has to do with me using the computer before I go to sleep. I've heard that f.lux fixes that, but that orange tint sorta creeps me out. I should try it, though.

LaZodiac

2014-11-23, 10:47 AM

Warning: Check your temperature! If you're shivering like crazy, you might be running a fever. If you're not careful, going under the blankets could raise your body temperature too much.

Thanks for the concern. I don't think it's a fever though, because after yesterday's Sleep Zodi adventures, I'm feeling a lot better. Still sick, but suffice to say breathing no longer causes immediate pain as my lungs expand and push against my stomach :smallbiggrin:

Remember this? :smalltongue:http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y387/smathsinfionnghal/avatars/cuthchristmas3_zps25d0bb2b.png
Anyways, I'll be making something similar this year again.

ION: It's really easy to fall asleep when there's a wee 3-year-old nephew softly snoring and cuddling up to me. :smallsmile: ... it's also very easy to wake up when that same nephew starts screaming "DADDY'S CLEANING! DADDY'S CLEANING!" in his sleep. :smallbiggrin::smalltongue:

Oooh, okay. Good luck!

And awe, that sounds sweet. Though a little tragic that one of his dreams is that his Dad is cleaning stuff :smalltongue:

Cuthalion

2014-11-23, 10:52 AM

Oh god I'm so sick that leaving my blankets for five seconds to go to the bathroom has me shivering like crazy. Jeeeeeeeeezuz, I've never been this sick in a looong time.
And I am just having short slightly painful coughs and a runny nose and a mild fever. I though since I got sick the week before I left, I'd be safe this week, but nooooooo...

I think it may be the carpet. I'm going to sleep on the wood floor tonight.

And at least it's not Thanksgiving yet and should be okay by then.

But still. I feel ya. Say, isn't it cold in here?

enderlord99

2014-11-23, 02:11 PM

When my dog is especially happy, he looks like other dogs do when they're angry (showing teeth, et cetera.)

We think he's trying to copy a human smile, but it's kind of scary-looking.

Mx.Silver

2014-11-23, 02:15 PM

Signs of ageing no one tells you about: you will at some point need to start trimming your nose hairs.

factotum

2014-11-23, 04:34 PM

Signs of ageing no one tells you about: you will at some point need to start trimming your nose hairs.

Yes, you lose the hair on your head and gain it in your nose and ears... :smallbiggrin:

Solse

2014-11-24, 07:13 AM

When my dog is especially happy, he looks like other dogs do when they're angry (showing teeth, et cetera.)

We think he's trying to copy a human smile, but it's kind of scary-looking.

Well that's demonic cute. At least he's taking an interest in humans.

Duck999

2014-11-24, 03:47 PM

Well that's demonic cute. At least he's taking an interest in humans.

It's true. I have seen dogs that look like they are trying to get you away when they are just smiling. Their teeth start looking like fangs when they smile.:smalltongue:

FinnLassie

2014-11-24, 03:50 PM

LaZodiac

2014-11-24, 03:56 PM

Absolutely no idea how I'll sleep tonight. University results come out tomorrow, and I'm just so stressed out that I won't get in. I really want to get in. Sigh. :smallfrown: My heart's beating really fast, my palms are sweating, my mind's out of control. I know I'll likely have a job after Christmas season is over if I don't get this place at uni right at this moment, but... I'd rather be a student. ASAP. :smallfrown::smallfrown:

Oh dear...that sounds rough Finn. You can have all my sickness sleepiness so you can get some rest, if I could give it to you :smallfrown:

I'm rooting for you, and I'm sure you'll make it in.

AtlanteanTroll

2014-11-24, 04:15 PM

Absolutely no idea how I'll sleep tonight. University results come out tomorrow, and I'm just so stressed out that I won't get in. I really want to get in. Sigh. :smallfrown: My heart's beating really fast, my palms are sweating, my mind's out of control. I know I'll likely have a job after Christmas season is over if I don't get this place at uni right at this moment, but... I'd rather be a student. ASAP. :smallfrown::smallfrown:

You'll be fine Finn, things generally work out in the end. Do you know how you did on your big test? And is that *really* all they're going to care about deciding applications?

enderlord99

2014-11-24, 04:16 PM

Does EmeraldRose have a 3d printer? If not, she should get one.

Then print It That Must Not Be Abbreviated.

FinnLassie

2014-11-24, 04:33 PM

Oh dear...that sounds rough Finn. You can have all my sickness sleepiness so you can get some rest, if I could give it to you :smallfrown:

I'm rooting for you, and I'm sure you'll make it in.

I think it's just sort of, the feeling of... I'd rather fall asleep after bad news than wake up to them. I'm still considering an all nighter, but I have no idea what my brain will decide at this point. :smallsigh:

You'll be fine Finn, things generally work out in the end. Do you know how you did on your big test? And is that *really* all they're going to care about deciding applications?

The thing is, the application is just a sent document, and the entrance exam is what matters combined with your grades. The exam for the programme I want to get into consisted of a written part (gang violence in Helsinki) where I reflected on my experiences in Glasgow (hit or miss), then an interview (hit or miss, I brainfarted a lot with Finnish, I wasn't that used to speaking it right after moving back to Finland), and activity tasks (3 minute activity planning & presenting + discussion of how youth workers can collaborate with schools)... I dunno. It's all hit and miss. It's all about how they liked me as a person, and that's what stresses me out. If I don't get in, I know I'll take it personally as a statement of "you're not enough". And it's a scary feeling I've been trying to brush off, but it's still sticking onto me.

LaZodiac

2014-11-24, 06:51 PM

I think it's just sort of, the feeling of... I'd rather fall asleep after bad news than wake up to them. I'm still considering an all nighter, but I have no idea what my brain will decide at this point. :smallsigh:

The thing is, the application is just a sent document, and the entrance exam is what matters combined with your grades. The exam for the programme I want to get into consisted of a written part (gang violence in Helsinki) where I reflected on my experiences in Glasgow (hit or miss), then an interview (hit or miss, I brainfarted a lot with Finnish, I wasn't that used to speaking it right after moving back to Finland), and activity tasks (3 minute activity planning & presenting + discussion of how youth workers can collaborate with schools)... I dunno. It's all hit and miss. It's all about how they liked me as a person, and that's what stresses me out. If I don't get in, I know I'll take it personally as a statement of "you're not enough". And it's a scary feeling I've been trying to brush off, but it's still sticking onto me.

I can understand doing that, and wanting to fall asleep after bad news...oh Finn :smallfrown:

IF it makes you feel better, I'm sure they'll cut you some slack on speaking the wrong words because you just got back to Finland. Good luck, Finn, I hope everything works out fine...

Razanir

2014-11-24, 07:21 PM

The Cups Song from Pitch Perfect is 130 BPM. One of the rules of thumb of marching band is that surprisingly many songs work at 120 BPM. 130 is close enough. Totally attempting this with American Pie.

Feytalist

2014-11-25, 04:17 AM

Just read a pretty amazing statistic.

Most common age of death in the UK in 1964: 0
Most common age of death in the UK in 2010: 87

It doesn't tell the whole story, of course (it never does). But still.

FinnLassie

2014-11-25, 04:20 AM

*wakes up five minutes before alarm*

Nooo... I want to wake up at the right time to check how I've failed getting into university...

*quickly falls asleep again*
*DING DING DING DING DING I AM AN ALARM CLOCK HAHAHAH WAKE UP YOU LOSER*

*rubs eyes*
Oh man, here we go... Where's my laptop...
*shuffles about, figures out what the hell her password was for the application system*

So... Moment of truth... Day of misery...
*logs in*

*narrows eyes*
"You have been accepted to dat university, guuuurl"
....
.......
ACCEPTED?!

GUYS, I GOT INTO UNIVERSITY! :biggrin: :amused: :biggrin: I'm not a huge failure in life after all! Well, maybe jus a little.

Feytalist

2014-11-25, 04:32 AM

Somensjev

2014-11-25, 04:34 AM

congratulations finnlassie :smallbiggrin:

FinnLassie

2014-11-25, 04:52 AM

So you get to... study some more? Good... I guess :smalltongue:

Congrats though. Getting results can get stressful. I'm waiting on some, myself. Thursday. Sigh.

At least mine will only give me a pay raise :smallbiggrin:

Well, I'm not too thrilled about going back on the school bench for another 3 years... But hey, I'll get a degree under my belt, and then I can look for my mega rich 99-year-old husband-to-be so I can live off my inheritance.

What, have you taken a job as one of the South African hunks or something to get some extra cash? :smalltongue:
I have no idea why the hunks was the first thing to pop up to my mind, and now I'm imagining your avatar working his thang :smalleek:

congratulations finnlassie :smallbiggrin:

Thank you. :smallsmile:

Feytalist

2014-11-25, 05:15 AM

Well, I'm not too thrilled about going back on the school bench for another 3 years... But hey, I'll get a degree under my belt, and then I can look for my mega rich 99-year-old husband-to-be so I can live off my inheritance.

What, have you taken a job as one of the South African hunks or something to get some extra cash? :smalltongue:
I have no idea why the hunks was the first thing to pop up to my mind, and now I'm imagining your avatar working his thang :smalleek:

Heh. I should have said "exam results" :smalltongue: For some of my actuarial exams. My company rewards passes with pay increases and bonuses. Which is nice.

But I can hunk out when the need arises :smallbiggrin:

Yeah, I wouldn't be able to study full time any more. But working towards something bigger is always nice. So... good luck :smallsmile: I think meantime we can work on finding that husband for you. Heart condition optional?

Teddy

2014-11-25, 05:37 AM

GUYS, I GOT INTO UNIVERSITY! :biggrin: :amused: :biggrin: I'm not a huge failure in life after all! Well, maybe jus a little.

Congratulations Finn! That's awesome! http://i.imgur.com/haudcUB.png

And you were never a huge failure in life. Just so you know. http://i.imgur.com/jLvmsd9.png

AtlanteanTroll

2014-11-25, 07:52 AM

GUYS, I GOT INTO UNIVERSITY![/SIZE][/B] :biggrin: :amused: :biggrin: I'm not a huge failure in life after all! Well, maybe jus a little.
As has been said, congratulations! You have, uh ... all nighters like the one I just pulled to look forward to. ... So yeah. Congratulations? :smallwink:

So you get to... study some more? Good... I guess :smalltongue:

Congrats though. Getting results can get stressful. I'm waiting on some, myself. Thursday. Sigh.

At least mine will only give me a pay raise :smallbiggrin:

Aaaaaaaay. Money. :smallcool:

Groundhog

2014-11-25, 08:25 AM

Congrats, FinnLassie!

Also, question. Is there an index of those bear-smilies that I'm seeing everywhere?

Qwertystop

2014-11-25, 08:53 AM

Congrats!

Re. bear-smilies: No, Teddy just uses those instead of the normal ones.

EmeraldRose

2014-11-25, 09:46 AM

GUYS, I GOT INTO UNIVERSITY! :biggrin: :amused: :biggrin: I'm not a huge failure in life after all! Well, maybe jus a little.

Yay!!!! Congrats! :smallbiggrin:

Of course, this means your alarm was wrong and you need a new one...

Teddy

2014-11-25, 11:31 AM

Also, question. Is there an index of those bear-smilies that I'm seeing everywhere?

Re. bear-smilies: No, Teddy just uses those instead of the normal ones.

Yup. I drew them a few months ago and made a Firefox extension to rehack the smilie table in the posting area to insert them instead. I've been using them ever since! http://i.imgur.com/haudcUB.png

LaZodiac

2014-11-25, 11:33 AM

GUYS, I GOT INTO UNIVERSITY! :biggrin: :amused: :biggrin: I'm not a huge failure in life after all! Well, maybe jus a little.

I told you! I knew you could do it!

Seriously though stop being so negative even in your victory! You're not a failure at life, you're an awesome person and one of my best friends! Hooray!

Solse

2014-11-25, 12:23 PM

Cuthalion

2014-11-25, 01:33 PM

GUYS, I GOT INTO UNIVERSITY! :biggrin: :amused: :biggrin: I'm not a huge failure in life after all! Well, maybe jus a little.

Congratulations Finniefinn! :smallsmile: I'm so happy for you. I hope it works out well for you and you learn many good things!

Coidzor

2014-11-25, 03:50 PM

Congrats, FinnLassie!

Also, question. Is there an index of those bear-smilies that I'm seeing everywhere?

Teddy made a firefox extension or something that mapped his own custom emoticons to the hyperlink buttons in the forum text editor. IIRC

GUYS, I GOT INTO UNIVERSITY! :biggrin: :amused: :biggrin: I'm not a huge failure in life after all! Well, maybe jus a little.

Congrats. Sorry it's going to be another full three years for you though.

Razanir

2014-11-25, 05:58 PM

GUYS, I GOT INTO UNIVERSITY! :biggrin: :amused: :biggrin: I'm not a huge failure in life after all! Well, maybe jus a little.

My usual advice: Remember to read the textbook. It's definitely helpful in my life contingencies class, at least. My professor only really teaches the formulas and as separate entities. The textbook goes more conceptual, and explains how they're all the same algorithm. But in any case, as long as the professor didn't write the textbook, it usually explains it differently. So if the professor's explanations don't help, the textbook might just.

Duck999

2014-11-25, 06:04 PM

My usual advice: Remember to read the textbook. It's definitely helpful in my life contingencies class, at least. My professor only really teaches the formulas and as separate entities. The textbook goes more conceptual, and explains how they're all the same algorithm. But in any case, as long as the professor didn't write the textbook, it usually explains it differently. So if the professor's explanations don't help, the textbook might just.

I've had teachers that teach you directly out of the textbook. They open it on their desk, then type in into a document while projecting it for us to take notes. That got really boring really fast.

FinnLassie

2014-11-25, 06:10 PM

As has been said, congratulations! You have, uh ... all nighters like the one I just pulled to look forward to. ... So yeah. Congratulations? :smallwink:

Hey, I've already spent two years at a university... I think I know what allnighters feel like. :smalltongue:

Congrats, FinnLassie!

Congrats!
Thank you, kind peeplings. :smallsmile:

Yay!!!! Congrats! :smallbiggrin:

Of course, this means your alarm was wrong and you need a new one...

:smallsmile:

You know, EmeraldRose, that really cheered me up. Like honestly. It was like that cherry on top of a cake, though I don't like cherries on my cakes... so more like a strawberry for me. I've been feeling really down ever since moving back to Finland, and this comment really made me happy. :smallsmile:

I told you! I knew you could do it!

Seriously though stop being so negative even in your victory! You're not a failure at life, you're an awesome person and one of my best friends! Hooray!

Same goes for you Zoozmuffin, thank you :smallsmile:. Maybe, just on some days, I'm a little too hard on myself...

Woohoo! You rock! Are you excited?! YOU SHOULD BE!!! I'M GOING TO USE ALL CAPS FOR HYPE!!! WOOOOOO! CONGRATS!!!
IT'S A CAPS WORTHY HYPE ALRIGHT WOOOO

Congratulations Finniefinn! :smallsmile: I'm so happy for you. I hope it works out well for you and you learn many good things!

I'll learn how to get those teenagers behave at events, that'll be. :smalltongue:

Congrats. Sorry it's going to be another full three years for you though.

If I want to die from exhaustion, I could aim to graduate in 2,5 years. That'd mean zero summer breaks, though. So hahaha nope.

My usual advice: Remember to read the textbook. It's definitely helpful in my life contingencies class, at least. My professor only really teaches the formulas and as separate entities. The textbook goes more conceptual, and explains how they're all the same algorithm. But in any case, as long as the professor didn't write the textbook, it usually explains it differently. So if the professor's explanations don't help, the textbook might just.

Ah, wee Razanir, as I mentioned to AT up there, I've already spent two years at uni so I get the jist of things in general, I would say. :smallwink: But, I thank thee for the tips anyways.

LaZodiac

2014-11-25, 06:41 PM

Same goes for you Zoozmuffin, thank you :smallsmile:. Maybe, just on some days, I'm a little too hard on myself...

Trust me, I know that feeling. It gets better.

Razanir

2014-11-25, 07:57 PM

Duck999

2014-11-25, 08:03 PM

So the bad/annoying news. I had an exam in a night class the day before break. The good news, though, that made up for it. I got to finish a proof the most epic way possible. By writing Q.E.D. in giant letters at the bottom of the page. (I just wish it would have been the last question, not second to last)

I love when you get to answer questions in fun ways. It always brightens up a boring test/questionnaire. Just don't do it this way:
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn52/ShadowM99/FindX.jpg

LaZodiac

2014-11-25, 08:13 PM

Good luck Razanir!

Meanwhile, for those of you curious about my level of sickness, I am getting better! Still got a sore stomach, but it's clearing up! A little!

I'm probably going to go to the hospital tomorrow just to make sure everything is okay. It was the stomach flu, but it hasn't gone away after two days or so so it miiight be more and I just want to make sure.

enderlord99

2014-11-25, 08:31 PM

I love when you get to answer questions in fun ways. It always brightens up a boring test/questionnaire.[/SPOILER]

I have fond memories of writing "it depends on what X equals" for every question that happened to involve multiplication, because they were asking questions in poorly-written arithmetic and I already knew algebra. I ended up with a perfect score!:smallcool:

Duck999

2014-11-25, 08:38 PM

I have fond memories of writing "it depends on what X equals" for every question that happened to involve multiplication, because they were asking questions in poorly-written arithmetic and I already knew algebra. I ended up with a perfect score!:smallcool:

I would love to do that, but it is not something I would end up doing. I much prefer tests that have more to do with velociraptors (http://xkcd.com/135/).

Solse

2014-11-25, 09:36 PM

LaZodiac

2014-11-25, 09:57 PM

I'm in Jamaica with my family right now, and we were just in a Jamaican restaurant. We saw that there was bread on the menu and asked about it. The server responded with "Oh yeah, it's amazing. It's really authentic Jamaican bread, it's really soft, you'll love it." The bread came. It was Wonder Bread. :smallsigh:

Spoilers some restuarants are tourist traps.

Cuthalion

2014-11-25, 10:36 PM

Razanir

2014-11-26, 12:07 AM

I love when you get to answer questions in fun ways. It always brightens up a boring test/questionnaire.

My logic:

It is the day before break and I am taking an exam in a night class. I think I remember this being the last question (it wasn't). I could write out "Because these three conditions are met, {Z_t} is a stationary time series." But, instead, I feel like making this more interesting. I'll just write QED in large letters at the bottom of the page instead.

Solse

2014-11-26, 02:04 AM

Spoilers some restuarants are tourist traps.
The problem is that it was one of the only good restaurants on the island (and the rest of the food wasn't that bad). But yeah, I'm aware that some people like feeding on our ignorance. It's sad, really.

Well... it was soft...

It was. It was also American.

LaZodiac

2014-11-26, 02:58 AM

The problem is that it was one of the only good restaurants on the island (and the rest of the food wasn't that bad). But yeah, I'm aware that some people like feeding on our ignorance. It's sad, really.

It was. It was also American.

If by good you mean food quality, then that is an issue because Jamaican cuisine is amazing and you shouldn't be deprived of great food. If by good you mean "not seedy" well...you're not really having proper Jamaican cuisine if you don't see a guy prepare a chicken for you from fresh to food, if you catch my drift.

Note that everything I say about this subject is influenced by Anthony Bordain's show about "going to places and eating their food the correct, non tourist way" and thus I cannot be actually sure is accurate but Anthony Bordain is also a great person and No Reservations is a great show so I feel they may be accurate.

Teddy

2014-11-26, 03:08 AM

We've got some great, dramatic November fog this morning, and on that note, I'd like to add that "Herbstnebel" is a really awesome German word. http://i.imgur.com/haudcUB.png

We also got subzero temperatures for the first time in all too long, so there's still hope for some actual winter to happen at least this year... http://i.imgur.com/jLvmsd9.png

Feytalist

2014-11-26, 03:26 AM

I got to finish a proof the most epic way possible. By writing Q.E.D. in giant letters at the bottom of the page.

I did that once. My proof ended up being incorrect. Imagine my shame -_-

but Anthony Bordain is also a great person

I feel like this might not be entirely true :smalltongue: He may be a great chef, and he's certainly got a very charismatic on-screen personality, but from what I've read, he doesn't actually sound like a nice guy. (Kitchen Confidential may actually be my favourite autobiography ever.)

I'd like to add that "Herbstnebel" is a really awesome German word.

Nebel itself is a pretty awesome word. There's a cat breed called Nebelung. They even look like mist creatures.

Asta Kask

2014-11-26, 04:29 AM

*ding*

FinnLassie has gained a level. Gratz.

:smallsmile:

Teddy

2014-11-26, 04:34 AM

Nebel itself is a pretty awesome word. There's a cat breed called Nebelung. They even look like mist creatures.

*googles*

You're right! That's pretty cool! http://i.imgur.com/haudcUB.png

Duck999

2014-11-26, 06:30 AM

My logic:

It is the day before break and I am taking an exam in a night class. I think I remember this being the last question (it wasn't). I could write out "Because these three conditions are met, {Z_t} is a stationary time series." But, instead, I feel like making this more interesting. I'll just write QED in large letters at the bottom of the page instead.
As long as it works, I encourage that kind of behavior.:smallamused:

We've got some great, dramatic November fog this morning, and on that note, I'd like to add that "Herbstnebel" is a really awesome German word. http://i.imgur.com/haudcUB.png

German words tend to be cool like that. It is a useful word to know in german. Mist can be really cool.

LaZodiac

2014-11-26, 10:58 AM

I feel like this might not be entirely true :smalltongue: He may be a great chef, and he's certainly got a very charismatic on-screen personality, but from what I've read, he doesn't actually sound like a nice guy. (Kitchen Confidential may actually be my favourite autobiography ever.)

Maybe I'm just a bad person cause I've read Kitchen Confidential (or his second autobiography, I forget which since it's been awhile. It's the one that lead with him eating a bird that is illegal to be hunted because it's near extinction) and like...I get that you're right, he's kind of a jerk, but he's also smart, a good cook, and if you're friends with him he's probably a swell guy to hang out with. He's just very...lets say acidic?

EmeraldRose

2014-11-26, 11:10 AM

:smallsmile:

You know, EmeraldRose, that really cheered me up. Like honestly. It was like that cherry on top of a cake, though I don't like cherries on my cakes... so more like a strawberry for me. I've been feeling really down ever since moving back to Finland, and this comment really made me happy. :smallsmile:

I'm really happy for you. Getting into the school of your choice is a wonderful accomplishment! And I'm happy I could help cheer you up :)

Asta Kask

2014-11-26, 01:28 PM

Seriously, I'm getting a little worried for Kneenibbles. Has anyone seen him lately?

Teddy

2014-11-26, 01:36 PM

Seriously, I'm getting a little worried for Kneenibbles. Has anyone seen him lately?

He was apparently online three weeks ago, so I think he should be okay, if possibly caught up in life. I miss him though...

AtlanteanTroll

2014-11-26, 03:31 PM

Hey, I've already spent two years at a university... I think I know what allnighters feel like. :smalltongue:
Then what made you think you wouldn't get in? Silly willy. :smalltongue:

Duck999

2014-11-26, 03:57 PM

Then what made you think you wouldn't get in? Silly willy. :smalltongue:

You mean silly Lassie. Or silly Finnie. I'm just pretty sure FinnLassie is not called Willy.:smalltongue:

FinnLassie

2014-11-26, 04:45 PM

I'm really happy for you. Getting into the school of your choice is a wonderful accomplishment! And I'm happy I could help cheer you up :)

It's honestly crazy, especially as I left the other entrance exam for the other study programme I applied to in the middle of it, thus making it so that I only have one chance to get back in the studying business. Blerbb.

How are you, my Eternal Coffee Bean? Are things finally starting to calm down a bit?

Then what made you think you wouldn't get in? Silly willy. :smalltongue:

I made some pretty stupid brain farts during my interview and I don't think my essay was that great, but eh... I guess it was alright after all. :smalltongue:

EmeraldRose

2014-11-26, 05:21 PM

It's honestly crazy, especially as I left the other entrance exam for the other study programme I applied to in the middle of it, thus making it so that I only have one chance to get back in the studying business. Blerbb.

How are you, my Eternal Coffee Bean? Are things finally starting to calm down a bit?

I'm...managing I guess. Things are not really better. Stress is always there, and I have good days and bad days. And some very bad days. Just trying to get through one day at a time.

LaZodiac

2014-11-26, 10:38 PM

I'm...managing I guess. Things are not really better. Stress is always there, and I have good days and bad days. And some very bad days. Just trying to get through one day at a time.

Hope you feel better soon Emerald Rose, you're a pretty cool lady you know!

Oooh Mom. So great. I'm feeling good enough to eat now, so I ask Mom what's in the house to eat. Her answer is "...nothing :smallredface:". Just like good ole times :smallbiggrin:

Feytalist

2014-11-27, 03:30 AM

Then what made you think you wouldn't get in? Silly willy. :smalltongue:

It's rather more difficult to get into university the second time around. Over here, anyway. You have to reeally explain why you're there.

Now. Because of silly US Thanksgiving, the whole office is empty today. What *will* I do with myself :smallbiggrin:

It's times like this I wish we had a scooter in the office.

Oh. And happy silly US Thanksgiving, everyone :smalltongue:

Rawhide

2014-11-27, 03:40 AM

It's rather more difficult to get into university the second time around. Over here, anyway. You have to reeally explain why you're there.

Huh? No it's not. Not here, at least. You've been once before, you've got more evidence that you can use. It's easier the second time around.

FinnLassie

2014-11-27, 03:47 AM

In the UK at least it's harder to get to university if you've quit once, as they start to question your motivation. That's what I've gathered from friends' experiences. In Finland it's pretty much "meh whatever come on right up", but some programmes, especially ones that have an interview part might put you under more pressure. I think it's as long as you're able to see how the previous experience has benefitted you, it's all a-ok.

Feytalist

2014-11-27, 04:34 AM

Huh? No it's not. Not here, at least. You've been once before, you've got more evidence that you can use. It's easier the second time around.

Over here, huge advantages are given to first-time, directly-out-of-school students. There simply isn't enough space in the top universities to accommodate everyone. If you're a second-time student, you better have excellent references or an excellent motivation. Especially so if you don't finish your degree the first time round for whatever reason.

It's not impossible, of course. A friend of mine did three back-to-back degrees (with his professor's letter of reference, to be fair). Another friend switched degrees twice before he settled on one (he was already "in", so to speak. It's easier then). But if you drop out, leave and then apply again later, it's gonna be hard.

Oh, I'm talking specifically about your average day-class in-student universities here. The so-called "distance" universities are generally open to everyone who can pay, of course. It's not a bad choice over here, though. I'm seriously considering doing my MBA through one.

Teddy

2014-11-27, 04:40 AM

Hey, Rawhide, if I may ask, why are your druid avatars called "My Hobby: Replacing your soap with gravy"? http://i.imgur.com/kavzNLd.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/jLvmsd9.png

Rawhide

2014-11-27, 06:59 AM

Over here, huge advantages are given to first-time, directly-out-of-school students. There simply isn't enough space in the top universities to accommodate everyone. If you're a second-time student, you better have excellent references or an excellent motivation. Especially so if you don't finish your degree the first time round for whatever reason.

It's not impossible, of course. A friend of mine did three back-to-back degrees (with his professor's letter of reference, to be fair). Another friend switched degrees twice before he settled on one (he was already "in", so to speak. It's easier then). But if you drop out, leave and then apply again later, it's gonna be hard.

Oh, I'm talking specifically about your average day-class in-student universities here. The so-called "distance" universities are generally open to everyone who can pay, of course. It's not a bad choice over here, though. I'm seriously considering doing my MBA through one.

Huh. Well, here, getting in straight after school is tough, but if you wait a while, it becomes easier and your final school score (OP) doesn't matter as much. This is one reason gap years are pretty popular here.

Hey, Rawhide, if I may ask, why are your druid avatars called "My Hobby: Replacing your soap with gravy"? http://i.imgur.com/kavzNLd.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/jLvmsd9.png

One avatar in particular, the XKCD inspired one. XKCD is known to do a lot of "my (http://www.xkcd.com/37/) hobby (http://www.xkcd.com/53/)" strips, in this one, Rawhide is simply making you more appetising to Fang.

Duck999

2014-11-27, 08:26 AM

One avatar in particular, the XKCD inspired one. XKCD is known to do a lot of "my (http://www.xkcd.com/37/) hobby (http://www.xkcd.com/53/)" strips, in this one, Rawhide is simply making you more appetising to Fang.

Wow. I never knew what your signature was referencing, but never really had a good place to ask. That is entertaining.:small tongue:

Happy Thanksgiving, if you celebrate it. I am having a very white Thanksgiving where I live. It's like a white Christmas... but Thanksgiving.

Teddy

2014-11-27, 09:01 AM

One avatar in particular, the XKCD inspired one. XKCD is known to do a lot of "my (http://www.xkcd.com/37/) hobby (http://www.xkcd.com/53/)" strips, in this one, Rawhide is simply making you more appetising to Fang.

Ahh, now I get it. http://i.imgur.com/haudcUB.png

I suspected it was an XKCD reference, but I couldn't figure out what soup and gravy had to do with anything.

Rawhide

2014-11-27, 09:28 AM

Ahh, now I get it. http://i.imgur.com/haudcUB.png

I suspected it was an XKCD reference, but I couldn't figure out what soup and gravy had to do with anything.

Soap, not soup. :smalltongue:

Teddy

2014-11-27, 09:35 AM

Soap, not soup. :smalltongue:

Whoops, typo. My mind is still a bit sluggish from a cold, so I make stupid typos all over the place...

Razanir

2014-11-27, 11:00 AM

As long as it works, I encourage that kind of behavior.:smallamused:

I'm just a bit paranoid about if I used QED correctly.

I made some pretty stupid brain farts during my interview and I don't think my essay was that great, but eh... I guess it was alright after all. :smalltongue:

:smalleek: University entry interview?! My only interview was to try to get into a very selective program within the university. Go America?

Solse

2014-11-27, 01:54 PM

So the bad/annoying news. I had an exam in a night class the day before break. The good news, though, that made up for it. I got to finish a proof the most epic way possible. By writing Q.E.D. in giant letters at the bottom of the page. (I just wish it would have been the last question, not second to last)

That's like the academic version of dropping a mic. It's awesome.

FinnLassie

2014-11-27, 05:32 PM

After the car accident I had last New Years my jaw has slowly started to shift to the wrong position, and this week has been absolute agony. I've woken up with headaches and a sore jaw, but I didn't really 1 and 1 together until I looked at myself from the mirror and realised my lips aren't aligned anymore.

I'm getting this silly device I'll have to wear during the nights likely for the rest of my life. :smallsigh:

Teddy

2014-11-27, 05:36 PM

Amidus Drexel

2014-11-27, 05:51 PM

I just realized I haven't been following this thread. So. That's been fixed.

:smalleek: University entry interview?! My only interview was to try to get into a very selective program within the university. Go America?

Eh, there are places in the states that have entrance interviews. I know MIT has at least one, and there are others.

LaZodiac

2014-11-27, 06:03 PM

FinnLassie

2014-11-27, 06:25 PM

:smalleek: University entry interview?! My only interview was to try to get into a very selective program within the university. Go America?

I think it's completely alright to have an interview when it's a subject where you're required to work with people. They kind of put you under slight pressure and just test your motivation, I'd say.

Ouf, that sounds terrible. Do they know why it's happening? http://i.imgur.com/AT4x3dQ.png

*sends bunches of sympathies*

*shrug* No idea. My jaws have kinda always been a bit crunchy, but lately I've had to crack them about 20 times a day. The dentist asked if I grind my teeth, but I don't, at least that I know of it...

*catches sympathies*

That is awful and I hope they can set your permanently later. I had problems that are kind of the same for it, but they where able to fix it, so I think they will with you too!

I kind of want to get braces so all of my teeth can be fixed (overcrowding), but this is something that can't be fixed with braces as the issue seems to be entirely in my bite/jaw position. And it's kinda severe.

Teddy

2014-11-27, 07:01 PM

Magical fog has returned. It lasted all day before yesterday, and it looked truly wonderous to my eyes, with seas of floating light and a world dissolved in the distance (or as a good friend of mine remarked, as a game with too short render distance), but today it was gone all day before the evening. Now, however, the world is once again immersed in this sound-dampening fluid, a cool blessing for my tired ears.

LaZodiac

2014-11-27, 07:16 PM

I think it's completely alright to have an interview when it's a subject where you're required to work with people. They kind of put you under slight pressure and just test your motivation, I'd say.

*shrug* No idea. My jaws have kinda always been a bit crunchy, but lately I've had to crack them about 20 times a day. The dentist asked if I grind my teeth, but I don't, at least that I know of it...

*catches sympathies*

I kind of want to get braces so all of my teeth can be fixed (overcrowding), but this is something that can't be fixed with braces as the issue seems to be entirely in my bite/jaw position. And it's kinda severe.

Well I mean I had the issue where my bottom jaw extended further then my top jaw, so we put a quad helix on the top jaw to help push it out. I figured that there might be something like that for you, right? That or they have to break and then reset your jaw...which would hurt a lot and take awhile but WOULD work, presumably.

Either way, the situation sucks and I hope it gets better sooner rather then later x_X

Solse

2014-11-28, 07:30 AM

Duck999

2014-11-28, 08:10 AM

I had fog once while driving down the highway. You could not see more than twenty feet in front of you and five feet on either side. I guess it could be seen as kind of scary, but it was really cool.

Rain Dragon

2014-11-28, 09:05 AM

So for some reason and somehow my idea of sewing together some wizard robes turned into sewing together a tunic instead. >.>
I dunno...

Thinking about my Advent Time Avatars for this year has been a tad stressful. My last year's idea, and many thanks to Cuth for creating it, was really good, but I have no idea what to pull out my sleeve for next week. And I really should get started, since I've planned to make all this by myself.

Ooh, awesome.

Oh! And I've decided to try my hand at crocheting again. Something I did as a kid, of course, but haven't done in...well longer than I can think. I found a cheap kit on amazon that included the yarn, the needles, and a pattern.

I plan to work my way towards this (http://www.doctorwhoscarf.com/pdf/original.pdf)! Even though it's the knit pattern it gives me the basics for what I'll need and I found a crochet pattern (http://stormflycrafts.blogspot.com/2012/12/doctor-who-fourth-doctors-scarf-crochet.html) that I can consult also...

I've never crocheted before. I have knitted a few scarves before. My very long Slytherin-coloured scarf curls in on itself though, since knitting apparently tends to do that. Grandma crocheted the edges of the other one so it wouldn't do it, but I have no idea where that scarf went.

Today I learned that there is a thing called "The Day My Bum Went Psycho" and witnessed a review of a cartoon that ends with (I am not kidding here) every bathroom on earth revealing itself to be an alien, and leaving earth for good because one person abused his bathroom privileges.

...

My mind needs a rest...

Yeah, the Day my Bum Went Psycho is the first book in a trilogy by Andy Griffiths. I've read them at some point.

Nebel itself is a pretty awesome word. There's a cat breed called Nebelung. They even look like mist creatures.

Oooh, they do! :smallbiggrin:

Magical fog has returned. It lasted all day before yesterday, and it looked truly wonderous to my eyes, with seas of floating light and a world dissolved in the distance (or as a good friend of mine remarked, as a game with too short render distance), but today it was gone all day before the evening. Now, however, the world is once again immersed in this sound-dampening fluid, a cool blessing for my tired ears.

Fog is very awesome like that. I like to be outside in the fog.
I don't own a car, so I get everywhere by walking (and public transport, of course) so I don't particularly have to worry about seeing more than a few feet in front of me. I really like seeing the floating lights.

Not quite so thick, but I also like fog which I can see the outlines of trees through. It doesn't get foggy where I am at the moment very often though.

I had fog once while driving down the highway. You could not see more than twenty feet in front of you and five feet on either side. I guess it could be seen as kind of scary, but it was really cool.

I have no idea how scary that could be as it's only happened to me in a car when someone else was driving and it was on a country highway. So, not a lot of cars.

Duck999

2014-11-28, 09:39 AM

I wasn't driving the car either, but it was a highway where you would not be able to see other cars. I think I saw maybe two cars pass us going the other way, but only because of headlights. I also may have missed a lot. I don't think the highway was that popular, but it was the time of year where people would be traveling down that road. (It was winter and we were on the way to a ski resort.)

Rain Dragon

2014-11-28, 10:00 AM

factotum

2014-11-28, 10:32 AM

I had fog once while driving down the highway. You could not see more than twenty feet in front of you and five feet on either side. I guess it could be seen as kind of scary, but it was really cool.

I had an experience like that in perfectly clear weather once. Was driving home from University to my mother's house and, due to various reasons, found myself heading north on the A1 at around 2am. I remember to this day coming to a stretch of road that had absolutely no other cars on it, no lights on the road, and no lights visible in the surrounding countryside--I was driving in total blackness apart from the piece of road that was illuminated by my headlights. I'm sure people who live in less populated countries than the UK would think that entirely normal, but here, it counts as one of the most eerie couple of minutes' driving I've ever done!

Teddy

2014-11-28, 10:59 AM

I've had fog before, but it's never looked as magical as the one that you described. Next time, could you maybe take a picture?

Maybe. I'm actually carrying my camera on me at all times since my trip, but I'm a little afraid it might not stick very well on film. Also, it's a very rare occurrence...

Fog is very awesome like that. I like to be outside in the fog.
I don't own a car, so I get everywhere by walking (and public transport, of course) so I don't particularly have to worry about seeing more than a few feet in front of me. I really like seeing the floating lights.

Not quite so thick, but I also like fog which I can see the outlines of trees through. It doesn't get foggy where I am at the moment very often though.

Well, it wasn't all too thick, but you could perhaps see at most 200 metres at most in the day (in the evening, the darkness made lights visible from a longer distance), so more nearby trees still had quite distinct silhouettes.

I had an experience like that in perfectly clear weather once. Was driving home from University to my mother's house and, due to various reasons, found myself heading north on the A1 at around 2am. I remember to this day coming to a stretch of road that had absolutely no other cars on it, no lights on the road, and no lights visible in the surrounding countryside--I was driving in total blackness apart from the piece of road that was illuminated by my headlights. I'm sure people who live in less populated countries than the UK would think that entirely normal, but here, it counts as one of the most eerie couple of minutes' driving I've ever done!

Aww, that's the best part of driving. When the whole world is nothing more than a greyscale cone fixed ahead of you, it's features slowly drifting into view and soon flashing out again as they pass by your side, all set to the soundtrack of the engine's gentle humming, and a two years old pop song on the radio.

LaZodiac

2014-11-28, 11:12 AM

So here's a thing that can apparently happen. I was having a nice dream, just relaxing in an idyllic field, watching the wind blow through the grass, sun shining down. And then I get screamer'd. WELP.

Duck999

2014-11-28, 11:19 AM

Mmm, that does still sound a bit scary. When I saw the word 'highway' my thoughts were of a highway with cars everywhere. :smallredface:
Those would be nuts to drive in the fog, too.

EDIT - Tired misramblings
The thing is, when there is that much fog, you can't really tell if there are cars everywhere. When the fog was receding it became clear, but while the fog was there, it was just as scary as if there had been cars everywhere. For all you know, there could be.

I had an experience like that in perfectly clear weather once. Was driving home from University to my mother's house and, due to various reasons, found myself heading north on the A1 at around 2am. I remember to this day coming to a stretch of road that had absolutely no other cars on it, no lights on the road, and no lights visible in the surrounding countryside--I was driving in total blackness apart from the piece of road that was illuminated by my headlights. I'm sure people who live in less populated countries than the UK would think that entirely normal, but here, it counts as one of the most eerie couple of minutes' driving I've ever done!

I have been a passenger in a car driving through almost entirely empty land once. There are very few houses, and there is a ton of space in between them. If you look out, you are very unlikely to see any sign of other people, except an occasional house. I can see how that could be eerie in a well populated area.

Asta Kask

2014-11-28, 11:27 AM

Rain Dragon

2014-11-28, 11:36 AM

Well, it wasn't all too thick, but you could perhaps see at most 200 metres at most in the day (in the evening, the darkness made lights visible from a longer distance), so more nearby trees still had quite distinct silhouettes.

That's awesome, by the way. :smallbiggrin:

So here's a thing that can apparently happen. I was having a nice dream, just relaxing in an idyllic field, watching the wind blow through the grass, sun shining down. And then I get screamer'd. WELP.

Wow! That's umm... a thing.

I have been a passenger in a car driving through almost entirely empty land once. There are very few houses, and there is a ton of space in between them. If you look out, you are very unlikely to see any sign of other people, except an occasional house. I can see how that could be eerie in a well populated area.

I used to (though not anymore) live in an area like that. Specifically, I grew up in the middle of a forest. Nearby there were a lot of cow farms and between my house and various relatives' houses there were miles and miles of nothing but grass and grazing cattle. Maybe a house here or there.

It's not particularly relevant, but I miss seeing as many stars as I used to...

Oops. Missed a quote. /too lazy to go back for it

Asta Kask, I believe LaZodiac's referring to one of these videos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPEdDP91-PY

Razanir

2014-11-28, 11:59 AM

Nebel itself is a pretty awesome word. There's a cat breed called Nebelung. They even look like mist creatures.

Looked them up. They look awesome. Unfortunately, there aren't any breeders near where I hope to wind up after college. Might just settle for a Russian Blue instead. I'd still wind up going naming the cat after one of the Rohirrim as a pseudo-Germanic name to match Nebelung.

EDIT: Also, singular form of Rohirrim, if anyone's wondering. The closest I can find is Rohir.

Teddy

2014-11-28, 12:19 PM

EDIT: Also, singular form of Rohirrim, if anyone's wondering. The closest I can find is Rohir.

That's what we'd say in Sweden, although we don't share the same plural form, so it's probably not all that applicable...

Razanir

2014-11-28, 12:28 PM

That's what we'd say in Sweden, although we don't share the same plural form, so it's probably not all that applicable...

Rohirrim is actually a Sindarin collective noun meaning roughly "People of the Horse-Lords". Removing the collective suffix gets "Rohir", which is probably as close to a singular noun for "a person from Rohan" as we'll get.

Duck999

2014-11-28, 12:36 PM

It's not particularly relevant, but I miss seeing as many stars as I used to...

I go to where my mother is from sometimes, and that is where there is the open land. Even in the middle of the town, where there are houses all around, you can see so much of the night sky. I will go outside at night and I consider seeing a few constellations a lot. When I visit the other town, I can go outside at night and see everything, including the milky way occasionally.

EmeraldRose

2014-11-28, 02:47 PM

Apparently Engel's new favorite thing to do is stand on the trampoline and have snow thrown at her so she can try to catch it before it lands. I found this to be incredibly amusing, and best yet she was tired enough that she went and took a nap afterwards...

Win-win.

Coidzor

2014-11-28, 07:21 PM

Oh, pets. I'm trying to imagine the difference between a cat doing that and a dog doing that, ER, and it's kinda lulzy. XD

In another Oh, Pets, moment, we went to the humane society today because we'd been thinking about getting another dog to keep ours company for a while and there's a discount on adoption fees on Black Friday around here.

Man, though. I think I was spoiled by the humane society back home, because although there were a lot of dogs there, it was also a lot more spacious and the barking was much less concentrated.

Unfortunately it seems like our dog has... forgotten how to other dog or else the humane society was triggering too many traumatic memories from before he was adopted by us, and he wouldn't interact with the other dogs at all as part of the required portion of the adoption process.

So it looks like we really do need to try finding the local dog parks and seeing where he's at with socializing with other dogs in a more relaxed setting.

I wore my Schrodinger's Cat T-Shirt and had to explain who Schrodinger was to the nice lady sitting in the Cattery when I went to visit with the felines while the paperwork was being filled out. So that was interesting. Also got kicked in the fact by a very exhuberant dog, and I think there's still dirt on there after washing it several times. XD

So here's a thing that can apparently happen. I was having a nice dream, just relaxing in an idyllic field, watching the wind blow through the grass, sun shining down. And then I get screamer'd. WELP.

You've watched too many of the wrong kind of youtube video, Zodi. :smalltongue:

enderlord99

2014-11-28, 08:01 PM

Were you kicked in an obvious fact, like "the sky is blue?"

LaZodiac

2014-11-28, 09:12 PM

You've watched too many of the wrong kind of youtube video, Zodi. :smalltongue:

I don't watch Screamer videos though is the thing, it was just...really weird a dream :smallbiggrin:

Solse

2014-11-30, 09:18 AM

I just finished the first version of my website that I've been coding! I love the feeling of completing a large project.

Asta Kask

2014-11-30, 09:40 AM

My cats may be the cutest animals in the world.

Also, every Internet argument ever:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8nmeNcFefI

LaZodiac

2014-11-30, 11:43 PM

I just finished the first version of my website that I've been coding! I love the feeling of completing a large project.

My cats may be the cutest animals in the world.

Both of these things are grand achievements, worthy of praise.

Meanwhile in Zodi Land: Sister continues to piss away her life. It's honestly kinda disgusting.

Cuthalion

2014-11-30, 11:56 PM

Meanwhile in Zodi Land: Sister continues to piss away her life. It's honestly kinda disgusting.

What now? :smallfrown:

LaZodiac

2014-11-30, 11:59 PM

What now? :smallfrown:

We finally got sister back into school! She hasn't gone for three weeks, out of the three she's had possible.

enderlord99

2014-12-01, 01:08 AM

Would sriracha be a good ice cream topping? I've never had it, so I wouldn't know.

Amidus Drexel

2014-12-01, 01:13 AM

Would sriracha be a good ice cream topping? I've never had it, so I wouldn't know.

Ice cream's pretty good, you should try it sometime. :smalltongue:

Seriously, though, probably not. Sriracha tastes like cocktail sauce - not something most people would put with ice cream. I mean, by all means, go for it, but I doubt it'll taste good.

enderlord99

2014-12-01, 01:47 AM

Feytalist

2014-12-01, 04:57 AM

So this morning I woke up in an empty house (as I usually do; my housemates work unhumanly early times). And when I got out of the house, the streets were empty. No people, no cars. My neighbours weren't there. It was seriously like something out of The Walking Dead. I was actually relieved when I came across the first car on the road :smallbiggrin: It was just that moment, I guess.

Oh! And we are having scheduled power cuts here in the Mother City. This is somehow nothing new, anymore. They're working on one of the power plant's turbines, or something? Anyway. We were in a bar on Saturday, when the power went out. The staff immediately brought out little oil lamps for each table, and a row of candles all the way to the bathrooms in the back. It was actually really cozy! Make the best out of every situation, that's what we're all about.

And I met someone! Am very giddy at present. (Now to find out if she's straight, single and even interested. This stuff is hard :smalltongue:)

Looked them up. They look awesome. Unfortunately, there aren't any breeders near where I hope to wind up after college. Might just settle for a Russian Blue instead. I'd still wind up going naming the cat after one of the Rohirrim as a pseudo-Germanic name to match Nebelung.

They are beautiful. I'm seriously considering getting one (or would be, if there were any available around here also, heh.). I'd probably just end up calling it Twilight or something though, continuing the naming convention I've had with pets for the past... 20 years? Something.

Gnomvid

2014-12-01, 04:58 AM

Asta Kask

2014-12-01, 05:11 AM

Rawhide

2014-12-01, 05:30 AM

The answer you are looking for is 42

And the question is: How many roads must a man walk down?

FinnLassie

2014-12-01, 05:52 AM

And how many miles would he be walking? 500? And maybe even 500 more?

Rawhide

2014-12-01, 06:14 AM

And how many miles would he be walking? 500? And maybe even 500 more?

Maybe, but then he's just fall down at your door.

FinnLassie

2014-12-01, 08:31 AM

I am trying my best to restart my Netflix subscription, but it constantly bounces me off the Finnish site and forces me to be on the US site. I wouldn't mind otherwise, but I don't want to pay for the dollar-euro conversion. :smallannoyed: And there's nothing on the internet to help me. Absolutely infuriating. :smallmad:

EDIT: Well, their customer service is very good, and it seems like that for some reason Netflix is picking up a US IP from me instead of a Finnish one, and suggested I'll be in contact with my internet service provider. Just checked, and looks like this is only happening with my main browser, Firefox. :smallsigh: Inconvenient...

LaZodiac

2014-12-01, 10:07 AM

factotum

2014-12-01, 10:12 AM

Netflix is a very hateful company and I'm not just saying that because the selection up in Canada is horribly barebones and also since it's all downloadin' stuff we can't actually use it because of our limited internet.

It's a good thing you're not saying it just because of that, because blaming an Internet company for providing a service you can't use because your Internet connection is too poor doesn't seem very fair... :smallconfused:

LaZodiac

2014-12-01, 12:08 PM

It's a good thing you're not saying it just because of that, because blaming an Internet company for providing a service you can't use because your Internet connection is too poor doesn't seem very fair... :smallconfused:

I'm just jokin' around, I'm mostly annoyed at the fact that the selection is so bare in Canada. The other bit is just an unfortunate truth of living where I live :smallamused:

Taet

2014-12-01, 12:45 PM

I have finally found a good strong teapot. It is not very pretty but it goes well with the sake cup. Green tea was never better. :smallbiggrin:

I am trying my best to restart my Netflix subscription, but it constantly bounces me off the Finnish site and forces me to be on the US site. I wouldn't mind otherwise, but I don't want to pay for the dollar-euro conversion. :smallannoyed: And there's nothing on the internet to help me. Absolutely infuriating. :smallmad:

EDIT: Well, their customer service is very good, and it seems like that for some reason Netflix is picking up a US IP from me instead of a Finnish one, and suggested I'll be in contact with my internet service provider. Just checked, and looks like this is only happening with my main browser, Firefox. :smallsigh: Inconvenient...
You have a virtual IP you did not have to pay for? Wonderful! Keep it! :smallwink:

Teddy

2014-12-01, 12:52 PM

EDIT: Well, their customer service is very good, and it seems like that for some reason Netflix is picking up a US IP from me instead of a Finnish one, and suggested I'll be in contact with my internet service provider. Just checked, and looks like this is only happening with my main browser, Firefox. :smallsigh: Inconvenient...

A complete shot in the dark here, but you haven't gone and activated some sort of proxy tunneling privacy setting on Firefox, have you? That could explain how Firefox only registers a US IP...

Qwertystop

2014-12-01, 12:54 PM

Finn, where does it say you are more specifically (with the US IP)? Could potentially be useful, or at least interesting.

Dimonite

2014-12-01, 02:03 PM

In case any of y'all were wondering: it is, in fact, a very bad idea to try to write a 5-page single-space paper in a single day while sick.

FinnLassie

2014-12-01, 02:55 PM

About my Netflix adventures:
It just simply... I dunno. It's the only website that does this, all others locate me sufficiently enough. It's just really, really odd to me, and I'm starting to wonder if adblock, my only add-on has anything to do with it... :smallsigh:

In case any of y'all were wondering: it is, in fact, a very bad idea to try to write a 5-page single-space paper in a single day while sick.

DIMPLEKNIGHT!!! HOW ARE YOU!! :smallbiggrin:

HalfTangible

2014-12-01, 02:58 PM

Dimonite

2014-12-01, 03:02 PM

DIMPLEKNIGHT!!! HOW ARE YOU!! :smallbiggrin:

Well... sick. :smalltongue:
I haven't really had the time to be on the forums lately, between classes and being in the production of Leaving Iowa that just finished up. Let's see, what else has been going on? Oh, I'm 21 now! I've yet to get really drunk, but I've discovered that I kinda like whiskey. Relatedly, I've started writing stupidly sappy love poetry again. And that's about all that I've been up to.

How are things going in Finn-land?

EDIT: Ninja'd.

So... I'm writing a story that I hope to get published (NOT the novella i won't shut up about - different one) and have gotten to the point where I need a professional editor.

...

I'm both giddy and incredibly nervous, largely because it's a huge step and I have no idea where to go now ._.

Congrats! You'l tell us where to buy it if it gets published, right? :smalltongue:

Asta Kask

2014-12-01, 03:10 PM

So... I'm writing a story that I hope to get published (NOT the novella i won't shut up about - different one) and have gotten to the point where I need a professional editor.

...

I'm both giddy and incredibly nervous, largely because it's a huge step and I have no idea where to go now ._.

You could contact William H Stoddard, who is not only a professional editor but has written some kick-ass GURPS supplements. Find him at sjgames.com as whswhs.

HalfTangible

2014-12-01, 03:22 PM

Congrats! You'l tell us where to buy it if it gets published, right? :smalltongue:No but I will beat you over the head with a stick, drag you to the store and starve you for days until you buy it

Sure. I'll also let you know if it ever goes for free.

You could contact William H Stoddard, who is not only a professional editor but has written some kick-ass GURPS supplements. Find him at sjgames.com as whswhs.

I should add that I am very gullible and terrible at telling when someone is messing with me, so please let me know if this is actually a terrible idea and you were making a joke >.>

Asta Kask

2014-12-01, 03:40 PM

No but I will beat you over the head with a stick, drag you to the store and starve you for days until you buy it

Sure. I'll also let you know if it ever goes for free.

I should add that I am very gullible and terrible at telling when someone is messing with me, so please let me know if this is actually a terrible idea and you were making a joke >.>

100% serious. Among his works are GURPS Fantasy, GURPS Supers and GURPS Low-Tech. And he is a professional editor.

Groundhog

2014-12-01, 03:58 PM

About my Netflix adventures:
It just simply... I dunno. It's the only website that does this, all others locate me sufficiently enough. It's just really, really odd to me, and I'm starting to wonder if adblock, my only add-on has anything to do with it... :smallsigh:

Are you sure you don't have any proxies or VPNs set up in Firefox? Maybe someone else set it up and didn't tell you?

Teddy

2014-12-01, 08:02 PM

Cuthalion

2014-12-01, 08:22 PM

Finnnnn, that avatar is adorbs.

enderlord99

2014-12-01, 09:51 PM

How has the Scamorza/Provolone combo progressed so far?

Cuthalion

2014-12-01, 10:00 PM

How has the Scamorza/Provolone combo progressed so far?

Hah, I haven't done anything like that yet. Recently I made a cheddar, I was planning on typing up a post soon... not sure quite which forum to put it in... FB?

enderlord99

2014-12-01, 10:30 PM

That stretched-curd thing... is it possible to do that multiple times for the same cheese, aging for a while in-between? Because it would be interesting to try making what start as four cheeses (one using each cow, buffalo, goat, and sheep milk) with the same culture, then (while stretching) combining them in sets of two: cow+buffalo and goat+sheep. After that, they could be aged a while and then stretched again, this time combining them into just one. Next, age it some more, do the injection-thingy that makes it bleu, age a while longer, and cold-smoke it.

Most complicated cheese ever!

Cuthalion

2014-12-01, 11:01 PM

enderlord99

2014-12-02, 02:31 AM

Amidus Drexel

2014-12-02, 03:05 AM

Anyone feel like actually calculating this? Maybe coming up with an even more ridiculous math problem afterwards?

If you give me all the constants, sure. There is no way in hell I remember enough fluids stuff to work out the nickel one, though, and I don't really feel like looking the others up.

Asta Kask

2014-12-02, 04:11 AM

Is the dimensional analysis even correct?

Amidus Drexel

2014-12-02, 04:39 AM

Is the dimensional analysis even correct?

Well, we've got "boiling point of Nickel at 42 atmospheres, divide by the speed of light, divide again by the gravitational acceleration of Saturn, divide yet again by the square of the average mass of an African Elephant, and multiply by seven Martian years", which is (((temperature/velocity)/acceleration)/mass)*time, which works out as:

Using the following symbols to represent units:
temperature: T
time: s
distance: m
mass: kg
force: N

T/vel = T*s/m = x
x/acl = x*s^2/m = T*s^3/m^2 = y
y/mas = y/kg = (T*s^3)/(kg*m^2) = z
z*tim = z*s = (T*s^4)/(kg*m^2)

-assuming I've done this right. It's late and it's been a while.

Whereas "Kelvins per square newton" (disregarding the fact that "square newton" is meaningless except in weird dimensional analysis) works out as:

T/N^2 = T/(kg*m/s^2)^2 = T/(kg^2*m^2/s^4) = (T*s^4)/(kg^2*m^2)

So, strictly speaking, no. I'm pretty sure ender meant "square of the average mass of an African Elephant" to be kg^2, however, even though that isn't strictly correct in how he worded it. Not that a kg^2 unit really makes much sense, mind, but that isn't really the point of these exercises. The difficulty is likely going to be in finding some way to actually represent it in a way we'd find meaningful.

FinnLassie

2014-12-02, 06:21 AM

Are you sure you don't have any proxies or VPNs set up in Firefox? Maybe someone else set it up and didn't tell you?

Could also be Mozilla offering it through one of their net privacy drives, but I'm not entirely sure about what they offered. Might just have been SSL tunneling to their own sites...

I... I have no idea how to check these things.

Finnnnn, that avatar is adorbs.

Meeh... It's alright. I wanted to do better, but having this crazy flu just sucked all the juices out of me. :smallfrown:

ION: So, for some time I've had this nightmare where I'm part of a cult, and they do not allow pants or socks. This would be hilarious, but I wake up without my pajammer pants and woollen socks multiple times a night... And it's just freezing and frustrating. I want to stay warm when I'm ill. :smallannoyed:

Feytalist

2014-12-02, 07:23 AM

So last night I came home to my two housemates decorating a huge Christmas tree, and with decorations just lying pretty much everywhere. Turns out my one housemate snapped very slightly, and bought a buttload of decorations. And a tree. Which is another nice thing about living with women; I would never have done something like this myself :smallbiggrin:

Some wine might have been involved with the decorating.

We have a very nice photo of my other housemate hugging the finished tree. (She likes Christmas.)

Asta Kask

2014-12-02, 09:14 AM

LaZodiac

2014-12-02, 11:16 AM

ION: So, for some time I've had this nightmare where I'm part of a cult, and they do not allow pants or socks. This would be hilarious, but I wake up without my pajammer pants and woollen socks multiple times a night... And it's just freezing and frustrating. I want to stay warm when I'm ill. :smallannoyed:

Your seasonal avatar is nice, though you look a little raggid (as is clear you are, that dream sounds rough x_x)

I second the opinion of getting a sleeping bag of some sort to stay nice and toasty.

FinnLassie

2014-12-02, 12:24 PM

You guys really think that I haven't learnt to wiggle out of a sleeping bag whilst asleep, and that it doesn't happen every single time I'm confined in one? :smalltongue:

LaZodiac

2014-12-02, 12:37 PM

You guys really think that I haven't learnt to wiggle out of a sleeping bag whilst asleep, and that it doesn't happen every single time I'm confined in one? :smalltongue:

This is a good point. I don't know how you can keep your pajama pants and socks on then to stay warm then...sorry x_x

Maybe one of those heater blanket things?

Qwertystop

2014-12-02, 12:39 PM

This may be one of the few problems that actually can be solved by duct tape. :smallbiggrin:

Feytalist

2014-12-02, 12:47 PM

This may be one of the few problems that actually can be solved by duct tape. :smallbiggrin:

Lies and slander.

Any problem can be solved with duct tape :smalltongue:

Asta Kask

2014-12-02, 01:12 PM

This is a good point. I don't know how you can keep your pajama pants and socks on then to stay warm then...sorry x_x

Maybe one of those heater blanket things?

She could sleep in the sauna.

Taet

2014-12-02, 01:44 PM

If we take the boiling point of Nickel at 42 atmospheres, divide by the speed of light, divide again by the gravitational acceleration of Saturn, divide yet again by the square of the average mass of an African Elephant, and multiply by seven Martian years, what is the result in Kelvins per square newton?

If you give me all the constants, sure. There is no way in hell I remember enough fluids stuff to work out the nickel one, though, and I don't really feel like looking the others up.
I just thought one of them would end up being zero and the answer was lolzero so I did not try to look anything up. :smallyuk:

So last night I came home to my two housemates decorating a huge Christmas tree, and with decorations just lying pretty much everywhere. Turns out my one housemate snapped very slightly, and bought a buttload of decorations. And a tree. Which is another nice thing about living with women; I would never have done something like this myself :smallbiggrin:

Some wine might have been involved with the decorating.

We have a very nice photo of my other housemate hugging the finished tree. (She likes Christmas.)
:smallsmile:

And on the other end of Christmas is this house. Put a candle holder in the window. Turn it on. Done. :smalltongue:

This may be one of the few problems that actually can be solved by duct tape. :smallbiggrin:
But should she use the duct tape sticky side in to keep the pajamas in place or shiny side in to reflect back the body heat? :smallcool:

Asta Kask

2014-12-02, 01:54 PM

Razanir

2014-12-02, 01:57 PM

Any problem can be solved with duct tape :smalltongue:

Close. Any problem can be solved with duct tape and/or WD-40

Solse

2014-12-02, 02:02 PM

So, it turns out that I have hydronephrosis which means that my kidneys have been accumulating water. Fortunately, it is treatable if they can insert a catheter between the kidneys and the urine bladder. Unfortunately, they have to go in via the penis. More details to follow.

God, that does *not* sound pleasant. I wish you the best of luck, though. Hopefully they don't do it painfully. Do you have to be treated multiple times?

EmeraldRose

2014-12-02, 02:30 PM

This may be one of the few problems that actually can be solved by duct tape. :smallbiggrin:

This was going to be my suggestion as well. :smallwink:

Taet

2014-12-02, 02:36 PM

So, it turns out that I have hydronephrosis which means that my kidneys have been accumulating water. Fortunately, it is treatable if they can insert a catheter between the kidneys and the urine bladder. Unfortunately, they have to go in via the penis. More details to follow.

Close. Any problem can be solved with duct tape and/or WD-40
:smalleek:

Amidus Drexel

2014-12-02, 03:22 PM

I just thought one of them would end up being zero and the answer was lolzero so I did not try to look anything up. :smallyuk:

But should she use the duct tape sticky side in to keep the pajamas in place or shiny side in to reflect back the body heat? :smallcool:

But... how... they're all real-world physical values... none of those would even make sense as zero...

Nah, she should get someone to strap her down in the sleeping bag with it, so she can't wriggle out.

Close. Any problem can be solved with duct tape and/or WD-40

Ah, the mechanical engineer's truth. For us, it's solder and branch commands.

:smalleek:

..hahahaha

Feytalist

2014-12-02, 03:30 PM

:smalleek:

That would be one for the WD40.

...I just managed to freak myself out very slightly.

enderlord99

2014-12-02, 03:32 PM

More details to follow.

Please don't. Or if you do, spoiler it.

AtlanteanTroll

2014-12-02, 04:11 PM

Please don't. Or if you do, spoiler it.

Seconded. Or make your own thread. *goes back to lurking*

Teddy

2014-12-02, 06:35 PM

You guys really think that I haven't learnt to wiggle out of a sleeping bag whilst asleep, and that it doesn't happen every single time I'm confined in one? :smalltongue:

Doesn't your sleeping bag has that cord for shrinking the hole at the opening? And if the lock slides, a knot on the cord just above it should prevent that as well. Of course, I hope you enjoy the life of a juvenile butterfly after that, because it's definitely nothing for claustrophobics... http://i.imgur.com/rcxULF7.png

Also, your avatar makes me read everything you write in a really sleepy-grumpy tone, and it's confusing me to no end! http://i.imgur.com/ZRHtTJs.png

And on the other end of Christmas is this house. Put a candle holder in the window. Turn it on. Done. :smalltongue:

Turning on? A candle holder? http://i.imgur.com/kavzNLd.png

Okay, I shouldn't act oblivious, since we kind of invented the electrical advent wreath (which isn't a wreath at all, but shush), but live candles is still such a big thing over here that talking about turning on the candle holder still sounds a bit strange to me. http://i.imgur.com/ZRHtTJs.png

But should she use the duct tape sticky side in to keep the pajamas in place or shiny side in to reflect back the body heat? :smallcool:

Well, I'll admit that duct tape is silvery (we even call it "silvertejp" in Swedish), but I'll still contest that it's in any way especially shiny. http://i.imgur.com/ZRHtTJs.png

Taet

2014-12-02, 07:57 PM

Duck999

2014-12-02, 08:00 PM

I know duck tape makes any color and design, including bacon, but I have not seen duct tape companies make fancy tape.

Amidus Drexel

2014-12-02, 09:06 PM

Turning on? A candle holder? http://i.imgur.com/kavzNLd.png

Okay, I shouldn't act oblivious, since we kind of invented the electrical advent wreath (which isn't a wreath at all, but shush), but live candles is still such a big thing over here that talking about turning on the candle holder still sounds a bit strange to me. http://i.imgur.com/ZRHtTJs.png

Well, I'll admit that duct tape is silvery (we even call it "silvertejp" in Swedish), but I'll still contest that it's in any way especially shiny. http://i.imgur.com/ZRHtTJs.png

Gonna have to admit you're not alone in finding that strange. :smalltongue:

Just use foil tape instead - it's commonly used in ductwork too, so "duct tape" would only be a misnomer on a technicality. :smalltongue: :smallwink:

Also is there anything to do with electrical tape that is not electrical? I decided to learn to solder instead. But I am going to wait until after Christmas since I think I saw someone pay attention when I said soldering iron and it may be a present. :smallsmile:

It sticks to wire insulation/plastics well and stretches, so if you need that for something, I suppose you could use it. Wikipedia has this to say on the matter:

As it is easily torn by hand, can be written on, and generally removes from smooth surfaces cleanly, it is useful for a number of other applications such as labelling (including colour-coding) and temporarily attaching objects to one another. It can be torn by hand or cut with tools.

Cuthalion

2014-12-02, 11:40 PM

http://i.imgur.com/fsX97.gif

enderlord99

2014-12-03, 12:05 AM

http://i.imgur.com/fsX97.gif

As wonderful as that image is, some people might find it scary for some reason.* Please spoiler it for their sake.
*Those people are backwards. It's cute and funny.

LaZodiac

2014-12-03, 01:20 AM

That spider is playing the drums. As someone who is a little afraid of spiders even I can enjoy this. Keep on playing that drum, spider friend.

Feytalist

2014-12-03, 03:38 AM

Also is there anything to do with electrical tape that is not electrical? I decided to learn to solder instead. But I am going to wait until after Christmas since I think I saw someone pay attention when I said soldering iron and it may be a present. :smallsmile:

I know my dad's fishing rods are basically held together with only electrical tape at this point.

It's not super waterproof, so he keeps wrapping more of the stuff on. It's kinda funny actually :smallbiggrin:

Asta Kask

2014-12-03, 09:15 AM

My cat is working on his squirrel impersonation. He seems to think everything revolves around his stomach. Anyone else have a cat like that?

Asta Kask

2014-12-03, 11:41 AM

Anybody else feel like they're slowly falling apart?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljy0DREFwXI

Razanir

2014-12-03, 02:11 PM

Feytalist

2014-12-03, 03:06 PM

Valuable life lesson: Never take the drowsy version of a medicine at 10 am. You see, I ran out of robitussin, so I went to buy some more. There were two rows of boxes, and I didn't think to notice a difference. Turns out I grabbed the nighttime version by mistake.

I never get affected by those kinds of things.

I'd like to say it's because of my superior constitution, but it's more probably a result of the large amounts of coffee I drink :smalltongue:

factotum

2014-12-03, 04:04 PM

Anybody else feel like they're slowly falling apart?

Only for about 20 years or so... :smallsmile:

Razanir

2014-12-03, 04:45 PM

I never get affected by those kinds of things.

I'd like to say it's because of my superior constitution, but it's more probably a result of the large amounts of coffee I drink :smalltongue:

Yesterday I didn't think I did. I thought I was only tired because I was still sick. So today can be described as "Razanir took one last dose of the nighttime version, and has spent the day with all the tired but none of the sick."

Taet

2014-12-03, 05:05 PM

I am going to use a hammer on these stupid stuck screws soon. How much oil do I have to put down them before they get unstuck. I need this needle plate to come off the machine. :smallannoyed:

And I am saying this so the internet law of complaining happens and they come unstuck just to complain about that I complained. online. :smallwink:
It worked! After a week it worked! :smallbiggrin: /cleans everything

http://i.imgur.com/fsX97.gif
How? Those front drumming legs look like feathers. :smallconfused:

My cat is working on his squirrel impersonation. He seems to think everything revolves around his stomach. Anyone else have a cat like that?
Of course! You left him for a week so you have not given him food for a week so he needs to get a week's worth of food out of you! :smallwink:

Anybody else feel like they're slowly falling apart?
Only for a little bit for feeling what you felt when you wrote it. Having a cheap hobby and enough small money to do it and enough free or cheap internet and book lessons is a big help. And I am putting something back together, that earlier in my life I made fall apart. That is a small thing with much bigger good feelings about it. It is completely all in my head that the two machines are connected. But why not take the good feeling away from pretending that they are? :smallsmile:

Yesterday I didn't think I did. I thought I was only tired because I was still sick. So today can be described as "Razanir took one last dose of the nighttime version, and has spent the day with all the tired but none of the sick."
That is better I guess? :smallfrown:

DJ Yung Crunk

2014-12-03, 06:12 PM

Work makes me busy.

Been a while. What did I miss?

Razanir

2014-12-03, 08:06 PM

Work makes me busy.

Been a while. What did I miss?

The world ended multiple times. So the usual. Also I learned never to take nighttime versions of medicine at 10 am.

Qwertystop

2014-12-03, 08:17 PM

Work makes me busy.

Been a while. What did I miss?

Oh, hello.
There was cheesemaking a bit ago, and more recently a drumming spider.

Teddy

2014-12-03, 08:43 PM

Today was a productive day, but not a particulary efficient one. Everything in my life is currently set to the backdrop of a looming sense of inexplicable dread, which can produce... curious... effects...

My only way of escaping it so far has been through complete escapism. I have a little bunch of that at hand currently, thankfully, but it doesn't resolve anything. I'm looking for causes, but so far, I haven't come up with much more than "stress, maybe", and so I keep toiling away at my mostly-on-schedule assignments in hope that getting done with them will solve it.
...
I really need a weekend right now. And it's only Wednesday Thursday...

EDIT:
Is it just me, or is my writing more incoherent than normally? It feels like I'm missing works, or sentence fragments, or sentiments, but I can't put my finger on it...

Cuthalion

2014-12-03, 09:39 PM

How? Those front drumming legs look like feathers. :smallconfused:

Mmm they aren't quite legs, but pedipalps. In short, they're used for smelling, feeling aaaaand mating. :smalltongue:

Feytalist

2014-12-04, 03:58 AM

spent the day with all the tired but none of the sick.

That doesn't sound too bad, I guess. Although I hate being so tired that I literally don't even have the energy to get up and get myself something to drink. Better in that case to just crawl into bed and stay there.

It worked! After a week it worked! :smallbiggrin: /cleans everything

I'm not quite sure what you were doing, but yay I guess? :smallbiggrin: I hate cleaning.

Work makes me busy.

Been a while. What did I miss?

Work makes me lazy and unproductive.

(We're doing our annual "housecleaning"; code cleanup and documentation and admin. It's... wonderful.)

EDIT:
Is it just me, or is my writing more incoherent than normally? It feels like I'm missing works, or sentence fragments, or sentiments, but I can't put my finger on it...

Makes you misspell works as well :smalltongue:

My dad calls it "brain-tired". Probably just a result of a long period of over-concentration. In these cases it's better to do nothing at all can can stimulate your brain. No computer, TV, reading or even music. A nice stroll outside generally works.

(Or, if you're me and right here and right now, a nice long lounge in the swimming pool :smallbiggrin:)

Asta Kask

2014-12-04, 07:54 AM

When people ask me how to lose weight fast I usually reply with "Cut off a leg".