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At 1/27/09 10:53 PM, therealsylvos wrote: Crashing at my friend in NYC tomorrow night, and then, on thursday we're going to
METALLICA BABY!

You anger me. I missed getting to see Metallica when they were in Virginia, I was pissed to find out they had come and gone without me knowing.

Have fun, don't get whiplash.

At 1/27/09 09:41 PM, Ravariel wrote:

At 1/27/09 09:35 PM, Proteas wrote: What do you do in a situation like this? Just stand back and let the person self destruct?

Basically. It's rough (on everyone), but sometimes you gotta hit bottom before you can start getting better.

Actually, this is kinda funny (not the situation, the phenomena)... In psychological trials of counseling effectiveness, they often have two control groups- one with a previous treatment type, and one on a wait list, because people who seen counseling often do so when they're at their worst, so they improve if given time (and don't kill themselves).

At 1/27/09 04:35 PM, stafffighter wrote:

When I now so conveniently have diverted the thread into nordic waters, I will ask you a question. Try to guess what the item on the picture is. Yes, it is edible.

Goat cheese pizza.

You came the closest. It is actually a type of cheese, its name is breadcheese, or more accurately, squeaky cheese. Believe it or not, but this pale dairy product is supposed to be added to coffee. No, I am not kidding. More commonly eaten with some type of jam or marmalade, cloudberry jam for example.

I got a set of snowflakes for my new 'level' although they kind of look like throwing stars....hmmm If they don't melt... Hey Proteas can you sharpen these up for me ~;-)

At 1/28/09 10:53 AM, morefngdbs wrote: I got a set of snowflakes for my new 'level' although they kind of look like throwing stars.

Yeah, those are definitely snowflakes. And do you know what? They look kinda queer. No seriously. That must be the gayest set of frozen water I have ever seen. I mean no offense, but come on, look at them!

At 1/27/09 09:35 PM, Proteas wrote:

.... are you trying to break a speed record or something?

500 bpm isn't anywhere NEAR the record... I heard there's a jazz guy who using both hands can break 1200 bpm... that's 600 bpm per hand! AND IN PERFECT SYNC!! WTF?!?!?!

What do you do in a situation like this? Just stand back and let the person self destruct?

I hate to say it, but basically... yeah. That's what you do. Because it's THEIR life, NOT yours; if he wants to put a gun to his head and blow his brains out, that's his RIGHT. He's not going to start taking responsibility by letting other people run his life for him.

It sleeted last night. Memphis has declared martial law. It was a whole half an inch.

RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!! THE WHITE DEATH IS UPON US!!!!

At 1/28/09 07:04 AM, SevenSeize wrote: Is this the one with the girls by the fountain??

yes. they were walking around in the fountain. we tried impressing them with our internet escapades on the grounds of new...but they outgeeked us with that LARP question...

At 1/28/09 11:07 AM, zephiran wrote:

At 1/28/09 10:53 AM, morefngdbs wrote: I got a set of snowflakes for my new 'level' although they kind of look like throwing stars.

Yeah, those are definitely snowflakes. And do you know what? They look kinda queer. No seriously. That must be the gayest set of frozen water I have ever seen. I mean no offense, but come on, look at them!

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Exactly...& you can't offend me.
But being Canadian I remembered something about 99.99999999% of snowflakes have six points/crystal arms. While these only have 5. So that's why I thought maybe they are a gay kind of throwing star...although I just noticed Malachy has 3 of the same things....oh...oh ! ;)

Are you guys familiar with the concept of ABI-day? It is a finnish phenomenon where eighteen-year-old graduates dress up in whacko costumes, sing loud songs about how good they are in school, and harass teachers and younger students as much as they like. After this event, which lasts roughly two hours, the graduates embark on a journey of heavy drinking and generally flipped out adventures. I recall one graduate in particular who woke up dressed as a cow (her original costume was that of a ladybird) and a stop sign neatly tucked away in her wardrobe. My time has now come, it is not more than two weeks left until I too shall partake in this circus, and so I now ask of you:

What do you think I should wear?

At 1/28/09 12:21 PM, morefngdbs wrote:

At 1/28/09 11:07 AM, zephiran wrote:

At 1/28/09 10:53 AM, morefngdbs wrote: I got a set of snowflakes for my new 'level' although they kind of look like throwing stars.

Yeah, those are definitely snowflakes. And do you know what? They look kinda queer. No seriously. That must be the gayest set of frozen water I have ever seen. I mean no offense, but come on, look at them!

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Exactly...& you can't offend me.
But being Canadian I remembered something about 99.99999999% of snowflakes have six points/crystal arms. While these only have 5. So that's why I thought maybe they are a gay kind of throwing star...although I just noticed Malachy has 3 of the same things....oh...oh ! ;)

I was not trying to offend you more, after all, have you noticed what my level picture is? What kind of associations do you get when you see a closed, raised fist? I sense queer and perverted undertones miles away.

It really gets you thinking does it not, what was on the staffs minds when these weapon pics were conceived?

At 1/28/09 01:39 PM, zephiran wrote:

At 1/28/09 12:21 PM, morefngdbs wrote: But being Canadian I remembered something about 99.99999999% of snowflakes have six points/crystal arms. While these only have 5. So that's why I thought maybe they are a gay kind of throwing star...although I just noticed Malachy has 3 of the same things....oh...oh ! ;)

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I said oh...oh , because I noticed that malachy's ,3 'stars' which do have 6 points so could definately be a gayer version . But I personally like the cleaver with the bone handle.

It really gets you thinking does it not, what was on the staffs minds when these weapon pics were conceived?

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Maybe the artists rendering of the concepts just wasn't as truely diabolical as they (the powers who came up with the idea's) really intended.

Yeah , i'll go with that, its not offensive at all ;p

At 1/28/09 11:26 AM, FUNKbrs wrote: It sleeted last night. Memphis has declared martial law. It was a whole half an inch.

RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!! THE WHITE DEATH IS UPON US!!!!

haha; noobs, with your customary lack of whiteness and such.

27ºC here, a bit cloudy. It hasn't rained for ages, I dunno what's going on.

We never get snow, but we do get subzero temperatures, which I think is unfair.

At 1/28/09 02:12 PM, SolInvictus wrote: haha; noobs, with your customary lack of whiteness and such.

You're a racist.

Just because we're named after a city in Africa doesn't mean we lack whiteness...

Oh wait. Yes. Yes it does.

My bad. There are probably more africans living in Memphis than there are IN AFRICA.

At 1/27/09 10:03 PM, SkunkyFluffy wrote: Ahem. We do not like our hobby to be referred to as "cosplay." Cosplay is what the freaky anime kids and the girls with the tails and cat ears do. We are costumers.

Wait... does that mean the people who cosplay actually try to pretend to BE the people/characters their dressed up as?

I'm confused. I thought it was just something they did for comic book conventions and costume contests, like what you do.

At 1/27/09 10:18 PM, Malachy wrote: I like the freaky anime girls with tails...

I do too. There was a South Korean transfer student living with a family from our Church a few years back, and at Halloween (as a goof) someone gave her one of those cat-ear hair bands and a tail.

She was teh HAWTNESS.

DO YOU GUYS LARP?!

.... what is this, gamer-geeks anonymous all of the sudden?

At 1/27/09 10:19 PM, Leeloo-Minai wrote: I'd just as soon be honest and call it foreplay.

Considering that skunky's husband to be likes to dress up as Batman, where she always prefers to dress up as the villainous (save for Oracle), I always figured there was an element of foreplay in this for them, but I wasn't going to say anything.

Just because I'm a mod does not mean I enjoy having people mad at me.

At 1/28/09 10:53 AM, morefngdbs wrote: Hey Proteas can you sharpen these up for me ~;-)

*scratches head*

You know, I have no earthly clue how to sharpen throwing stars, IF they can even be sharpened. I'm working on sharpening my machete right now, so you'll have to wait. ;-D

Some people keep a loaded gun by their bed, I keep a machete. Go figure.

At 1/28/09 11:26 AM, FUNKbrs wrote: 500 bpm isn't anywhere NEAR the record... I heard there's a jazz guy who using both hands can break 1200 bpm... that's 600 bpm per hand! AND IN PERFECT SYNC!! WTF?!?!?!

I know, I've seen it done. That's why I was asking if you were trying to break a speed record, because (to my knowledge), 1000 beats per minute doesn't exactly translate to a groove you can use in music.

Unless you're just doing some kind of free-style jazz thing, or just to show off in the middle of a drum solo.... in which case, nevermind.

I hate to say it, but basically... yeah. That's what you do. Because it's THEIR life, NOT yours; if he wants to put a gun to his head and blow his brains out, that's his RIGHT. He's not going to start taking responsibility by letting other people run his life for him.

I figured as much. It just frustrates the hell out of me that he's doing this.

I know from talking with him that he's not likely to commit suicide, but... abusing sleep aids such that he's been pretty much asleep for the last week? He sure as hell isn't acting like someone who wants to deal with life anymorem

It sleeted last night. Memphis has declared martial law. It was a whole half an inch.

RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!! THE WHITE DEATH IS UPON US!!!!

Everything was fine up here until about 8:00 this morning. It's had been steadily raining since yesterday morning, with stuff icing over left and right (a birch tree fell over outside my room). And this morning it actually got cold enough to snow. So it was icy-rain/sleet underneath snow.

They took volunteers to go home early from work today, and I held up my hand. "Send my ass home." They thought I was being sarcastic. :-D

At 1/28/09 02:44 PM, Proteas wrote:

Some people keep a loaded gun by their bed, I keep a machete. Go figure.

Yeah. For that purpose I think I'm covered with my bowie knife. I figure a big, heavy knife works for someone like me from at least an intimidation point. First of all, big heavy knives are scary in and of themselves and secondly the size of it calls attention to the fact that I look strong enough to use it.
That reminds me. Be sure to check out theendlesscrew.com. Where apparently we're having a male chest contest.

At 1/28/09 04:56 PM, stafffighter wrote: That reminds me. Be sure to check out theendlesscrew.com. Where apparently we're having a male chest contest.

What stafff? Afraid you might lose?

At 1/28/09 05:04 PM, BrianEtrius wrote:

At 1/28/09 04:56 PM, stafffighter wrote: That reminds me. Be sure to check out theendlesscrew.com. Where apparently we're having a male chest contest.

What stafff? Afraid you might lose?

Only because of how complicated it is to post a picture on there.

At 1/28/09 05:08 PM, stafffighter wrote: Only because of how complicated it is to post a picture on there.

Well, you got me there. How exactly DO you post a picture?

At 1/28/09 04:56 PM, stafffighter wrote: Yeah. For that purpose I think I'm covered with my bowie knife. I figure a big, heavy knife works for someone like me from at least an intimidation point. First of all, big heavy knives are scary in and of themselves and secondly the size of it calls attention to the fact that I look strong enough to use it.

That's largely what I have a machete. Having one (a sharp one at that) implies that you have some experience hefting one.

Plus, it was cheap. $10 for a 18 inch machete at Wal-Mart, with nylon canvas sheath.

mine's longer. >:-D~

At 1/28/09 05:22 PM, Proteas wrote:

At 1/28/09 04:56 PM, stafffighter wrote: Yeah. For that purpose I think I'm covered with my bowie knife. I figure a big, heavy knife works for someone like me from at least an intimidation point. First of all, big heavy knives are scary in and of themselves and secondly the size of it calls attention to the fact that I look strong enough to use it.

That's largely what I have a machete. Having one (a sharp one at that) implies that you have some experience hefting one.

Yes. I mean people know a gun will kill them but they know a knife will hurt them first. That can make a big difference.

Plus, it was cheap. $10 for a 18 inch machete at Wal-Mart, with nylon canvas sheath.

I got one of those. It's pretty beaten up from yard work by now. That only adds to it's fright factor.

mine's longer. >:-D~

No wonder you spend so much time sharpening it all by yourself.

At 1/28/09 05:40 PM, stafffighter wrote: No wonder you spend so much time sharpening it all by yourself.

Bravo, man. Bravo.

At 1/28/09 02:44 PM, Proteas wrote: Wait... does that mean the people who cosplay actually try to pretend to BE the people/characters their dressed up as?

Yes. Nine times out of ten if they're comfortable calling their hobby cosplay, they're those freaks.

DO YOU GUYS LARP?!

I never did, but Steve has. I just did table-top roleplaying. Mostly Exalted.

Considering that skunky's husband to be likes to dress up as Batman, where she always prefers to dress up as the villainous (save for Oracle), I always figured there was an element of foreplay in this for them, but I wasn't going to say anything.

Actually there's nothing sexual about it, at least not for us. For one things, the costumes are freakishly difficult to get into and out of - nothing sexy about watching me take off the Catwoman costume, it's like being present at a birth. And I don't even feel very sexy in them, because they're generally pretty uncomfortable. I sweat like a bitch in the Catwoman costume, and I kept panicking about the Ivy falling off (plus I was cold and kept stepping in spilled drinks).

The hero/villain thing is (believe it or not) entirely coincidental. He actually just got the Batman costume for this past con season, though he does prefer to dress up as heroes (Nightwing and Green Lantern, among others). I like to dress up as villains mostly because they're cooler, and all my favorite heroes are male. And the costumes are better. I'm considering a Sinestro Corps costume for next year's cons, which we could parlay into a theme. He wants to get a new GL costume, though - he doesn't like the patterning on his old one.

But not all of our costumes are synced up like that - I have a Speedy costume, for example, from Green Arrow. I did a Raven from Teen Titans. Steve has a classic black Spider-man costume. And there are plenty of occasions when one of us has been in costume and not the other.

I won't deny I like having guys take pictures of me. Having never been a "hot" girl, it's kind of an ego trip.

At 1/28/09 05:47 PM, SkunkyFluffy wrote: it's like being present at a birth.

I don't know whether to be repulsed or intrigued by that statement.

I did a Raven from Teen Titans. Steve has a classic black Spider-man costume.

Pics. NOW.

I won't deny I like having guys take pictures of me. Having never been a "hot" girl, it's kind of an ego trip.

...... this is kind of a non-sequiter, skunky. Because if I tell you you're good looking, you'll think I'm trying to be overly nice. If I don't say anything at all, you'll think I'm agreeing with your statement about not being a hot girl and get pissed.

Why do you do this to me? :-(

At 1/28/09 05:16 PM, BrianEtrius wrote:

Well, you got me there. How exactly DO you post a picture?

This si why I've been told. You ahve to make an account on a photo hosting site, put the picture on there, link to it, answer the half elf's riddle, pull off a one handed triple half cam superman, write a doctoral thesis about how the even numbered highlander movies dow't count, bum around Prauge for a year trying to find yourself, and then give up and ask avie to post it for you.

At 1/28/09 06:17 PM, stafffighter wrote:

At 1/28/09 05:16 PM, BrianEtrius wrote: Well, you got me there. How exactly DO you post a picture?

This is why I've been told. ,

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Stafff why don't you turn that whole paragraph around & start from the end.
That way you just ask Aviewaskewed to post it & save yourself all that grief & the cost of the long flight to Europe to bum around

At 1/28/09 06:12 PM, Proteas wrote: I don't know whether to be repulsed or intrigued by that statement.

Repulsed, I promise. At the end of the day I am soaked in sweat and have weird red marks all over me from the seams, and I have to peel off this skintight thing that doesn't stretch AT ALL. It is gross.

Pics. NOW.

You didn't make it clear whether you wanted Raven pics or Spider-man pics ;D

Why do you do this to me? :-(

It's not that I don't think I'm good looking. It's just that I've never been the hot chick, I've just been the "pretty" one. In the villain costumes, I get to be hot.

At 1/28/09 06:22 PM, SkunkyFluffy wrote: You didn't make it clear whether you wanted Raven pics or Spider-man pics ;D

Both. I'm curious to see Steve's take on the all-black Spiderman outfit, but my curiosity on that does not match how excited I am at the idea of seeing you in a spandex singlet and cape. >:-D~

Well, here's the one good pic of me in the Raven. I need to go dig up the Spidey ones, I don't have them on my computer.