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#11334 stone monkey

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Posted 22 October 2014 - 09:20 PM

Had to move house; which explains my prolonged absence from these august forums. Pain in the arse. It's all done bar the shouting now. So that's done.

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If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no good reason for thinking as you do. If some one maintains that two and two are five, or that Iceland is on the equator, you feel pity rather than anger, unless you know so little of arithmetic or geography that his opinion shakes your own contrary conviction. … So whenever you find yourself getting angry about a difference of opinion, be on your guard; you will probably find, on examination, that your belief is going beyond what the evidence warrants. Bertrand Russell

#11335 Tiste Simeon

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Posted 22 October 2014 - 09:55 PM

stone monkey, on 22 October 2014 - 09:20 PM, said:

Had to move house; which explains my prolonged absence from these august forums. Pain in the arse. It's all done bar the shouting now. So that's done.

You still local? Don't tell me you've moved to Gorton...

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#11336 Gnaw

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Posted 22 October 2014 - 10:46 PM

Slow Ben, on 22 October 2014 - 09:02 PM, said:

I've got a bigass one of those i've got to get to this weekend.

Actually went tractor shopping yesterday after spending 2 days hauling brush and logs by hand.

http://www.tractorbynet.com

Lot's of useful advice there.

We looked at Mahindra and Kubota. I liked the Mahindra but the dealer told us that they didn't offer a front snow plow for the model I was looking at. That was a deal breaker for me. Now that I've had the Kubota a couple of weeks I'm glad they didn't. There are little things that show Kubota put a lot of thought into getting things just right.

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#11337 Slow Ben

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Posted 23 October 2014 - 03:43 AM

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I've got a bigass one of those i've got to get to this weekend.

Actually went tractor shopping yesterday after spending 2 days hauling brush and logs by hand.

Yeah, the one I was looking at was a Kubota 5200. Trying to decide if I want to spend the money or find a used one.

I've always been crazy but its kept me from going insane.

#11338 Tarthenal Theloman Toblakai

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Posted 23 October 2014 - 07:07 AM

Finally got the first three Malazan books in Subterranean Press matching Lettered Edition, and also have the preorder and rights to HoC awaiting printing and delivery direct from them. SO DAMN HAPPY :-). Now own every single Erikson and ICE Malazan book signed and limited in the rarest iterations. My bookshelf is so epic it hurts to look at!! Posted Image

But now I am poor haha

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#11339 Gothos

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Posted 23 October 2014 - 09:46 AM

Beyond Earth TOMORROW. WOOOOO HOOOO!

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

#11340 stone monkey

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Posted 23 October 2014 - 07:13 PM

Tiste Simeon, on 22 October 2014 - 09:55 PM, said:

stone monkey, on 22 October 2014 - 09:20 PM, said:

Had to move house; which explains my prolonged absence from these august forums. Pain in the arse. It's all done bar the shouting now. So that's done.

You still local? Don't tell me you've moved to Gorton...

I'm still technically in Greater Manchester... Just about :S

#11341 Grimjust Bearegular

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Posted 24 October 2014 - 08:29 AM

Just scored two tickets to a sold-out Tenacious D concert!

Also, my very first Malazan meet-up (with more than one person as I've met Corporal Nobbs before) starts today...super excited!!!

This post has been edited by Grimjust Bearegular: 24 October 2014 - 08:30 AM

Things and stuffs...and other important objects.

#11342 Tiste Simeon

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Posted 25 October 2014 - 12:26 AM

Flipping heck. Just saw Leprous & Haken live. Definitely worth the 4 1/2 hour drive & the fact it's now 1am and I'm up at 0530 for work.

Edit: dang autocorrect.

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#11343 Macros

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Posted 25 October 2014 - 04:35 PM

New jobs a dream

2012
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#11344 DeadHedge

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Posted 26 October 2014 - 05:10 PM

I got a beagle ☺. Photo to follow when on computer

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#11345 Ukjent

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Posted 26 October 2014 - 05:49 PM

Tiste Simeon, on 25 October 2014 - 12:26 AM, said:

Flipping heck. Just saw Leprous & Haken live. Definitely worth the 4 1/2 hour drive & the fact it's now 1am and I'm up at 0530 for work.

Edit: dang autocorrect.

Damnit, I want to see Leprous again. Even though Coal was not as good as the previous albums.

#11346 QuickTidal

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Posted 27 October 2014 - 03:06 PM

Could not decide where to put this though, messing or happy thread...but since the main part of it is that it's election day in my city and we HOPEFULLY get to boot the Fords out of office (Rob's brother/city councillor Doug is running in place of the ailing mayor)...but the advance polls suggest that the person who will win it is not someone I'd vote for. Far from thinking my vote doesn't count, it just sucks to have to vote for someone when none of the candidates are REALLY the best option.

That said, very happy to see Ford Nation finally stop running our city.

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#11347 Grimjust Bearegular

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Posted 27 October 2014 - 05:35 PM

Had a great weekend!

The first official multi-annual Scandinavian meet-up went most excellently (except for maybe the experimental jazz-part). No one turned out to be an axe-murderer, no one got their eyebrows singed off, no one sat in the corner and sulked. Although what people did after we parted ways I cannot say.

I bought a miniature fully-functioning trebuchet.

Also, Morgoth informed me I'm not a picky eater, I have a genetic mutation or whatever...so yay for that!

Things and stuffs...and other important objects.

#11348 Gredfallan Ale

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Posted 27 October 2014 - 08:04 PM

Grimjust Bearegular, on 27 October 2014 - 05:35 PM, said:

I bought a miniature fully-functioning trebuchet.

That's awesome, I want one. (Actually, I want to build one in the future, but it's probably going to look like a home build one)

So, for me, it has been two weeks since I broke up with my girlfriend. Things are settling down now and I actually feel happy. I've even been asked to go out on a date (I turned it down, too soon) by a total stranger, something that has never happened to me before. So, yeah, what's making me happy is that I'm able to move on and enjoy my life again.

'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.'

'The question is,' said Alice, 'whether you can make words mean so many different things.'

'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master — that's all.'

#11349 Slow Ben

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Posted 27 October 2014 - 09:45 PM

Briar King, on 26 October 2014 - 09:41 PM, said:

Gnaw, on 22 October 2014 - 10:46 PM, said:

Slow Ben, on 22 October 2014 - 09:02 PM, said:

I've got a bigass one of those i've got to get to this weekend.

Actually went tractor shopping yesterday after spending 2 days hauling brush and logs by hand.

What is this stuff you name snow???

Man i'm gonna miss the southern weather this winter.

Liven in NOLA for 2 years and didnt turn the heat on one damn time. It was glorious.

I've always been crazy but its kept me from going insane.

#11350 Tiste Simeon

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Posted 27 October 2014 - 10:53 PM

Grimjust Bearegular, on 27 October 2014 - 05:35 PM, said:

Had a great weekend!

The first official multi-annual Scandinavian meet-up went most excellently (except for maybe the experimental jazz-part). No one turned out to be an axe-murderer, no one got their eyebrows singed off, no one sat in the corner and sulked. Although what people did after we parted ways I cannot say.

I bought a miniature fully-functioning trebuchet.

Also, Morgoth informed me I'm not a picky eater, I have a genetic mutation or whatever...so yay for that!

Are you sure Kaamos wasn't just being polite cos it was the first meeting?

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#11351 Nicodimas

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Posted 28 October 2014 - 12:33 AM

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What is this stuff you name snow???

Starting to get cool over here.. 88 today as a high...sweet nice hiking weather for sure.

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#11352 QuickTidal

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Posted 28 October 2014 - 12:49 AM

It looks like Bendict Cumberbatch has been cast as DOCTOR STRANGE.

Which is AMAZEBALLS

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#11353 Gnaw

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Posted 28 October 2014 - 12:52 AM

Slow Ben, on 23 October 2014 - 03:43 AM, said:

Yeah, the one I was looking at was a Kubota 5200. Trying to decide if I want to spend the money or find a used one.

Warning: it is truly jaw-dropping the number of things you'll find that "need" to be accomplished once you have a new tractor. :unworthy:

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