[EmperorMagus]

So my grandmother decided to go on a pilgrimage to Karbala in the middle of a war. She has returned to safety after 10 days. The sheer stupidity makes me sorta sad but she is safe so meh.

This post has been edited by EmperorMagus: 29 May 2015 - 04:57 AM

[HiddenOne]

Grandparent can be hard core.


My new JBL studio monitors just arrived, so I can't wait to get them hooked up.

[QuickTidal]

Funny/interesting things that happened abroad that made me chuckle.

- Aboard the National Express from Southampton to Heathrow, our driver ended up behind a little car going half the speed he was meant to be driving on the motorway...so he tailgated him and eventually went round him. The guy in the car actually FOLLOWED the bus to Heathrow and got out and started ranting at the driver. It was a little surreal.

- Thieves/pickpockets in Paris (the city is RIFE with them) thinking that the "petition clip board" scam or the "I found this ring is it yours?" scam would work on us...was met repeatedly with me shouting at them or calling them thieves to their faces, at which point they scattered like roaches with the lights coming on.

- Apparently the D-Day beaches in Normandy are a frequent spot for french highschool field trips...and I walked past a gaggle of idiotic teens standing amongst the somber rows white crosses, goofing, taking selfies and giggling. I was momentarily disgusted, but then thankfully their teacher walked up and tore a complete and utter strip off them in front of their peers (my french is patchy, but I got the gist), at which point they shut their stupid mouths and paid a little more respect.

- Had a cold on the day we were in Oslo, so walked into a corner shop and bought what I only ASSUME were throat lozenges...since it was all in Norwegian I can't be sure they weren't just candies. Either way, they only moderately helped my throat.

- In Rotterdam, at the Markthal we tried to order fries to share off a menu and they came with a giant meatball. We laughed for like 5 minutes at our complete and total misunderstanding of the dutch menu. The meatball was actually delicious though.

- Trying to find a couple of bottles of wine to take onto the boat in Southampton was a bit of a chore...because my brain said (since I live in Canada and the LCBO rules ontario), you need a "wine shop"...and when we asked someone they said, you just have to go to a Tesco or Marks & Spencers. I actually facepalmed at my own stupidity.

[Andorion]

Hey any country that gives you meatballs with fries is a place I could get to like

[QuickTidal]

Andorion, on 29 May 2015 - 03:22 PM, said:

Hey any country that gives you meatballs with fries is a place I could get to like

Right? That's what we were thinking.

[Morgoth]

You should have bought a glass of Akevitt when you were in Oslo. No sickness can live through that!

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

MMHT: It begins!

This post has been edited by TheRetiredBridgeburner: 30 May 2015 - 08:37 AM

[Tsundoku]

Morgoth, on 30 May 2015 - 07:52 AM, said:

You should have bought a glass of Akevitt when you were in Oslo. Nothing organic can live through that!

Fixed that for you, no charge.

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

Wasn't planning to finish today, but several hours and forgetting to eat lunch later - Chain of Dogs part 1!

[Solidsnape]

That's some sweet illustrating!!
Nice one.

Needs more blood and pain though.....

[worry]

Is the red line the route for a walking tour? #MalazanTourismBoard

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

Solidsnape, on 30 May 2015 - 03:03 PM, said:

That's some sweet illustrating!!
Nice one.

Needs more blood and pain though.....

Only authentic blood splattering would do though, and that's not entirely practical. Next time the cat's in a nibbly mood I'll see if I can position him within reach of the map!

worry, on 30 May 2015 - 06:24 PM, said:

Is the red line the route for a walking tour? #MalazanTourismBoard

"The Aren Walk, a challenging hike for the experienced adventurer, where absolutely nothing will go wrong!"

[worry]

[Gnaw]

HiddenOne, on 29 May 2015 - 02:27 PM, said:

Grandparent can be hard core.


My new JBL studio monitors just arrived, so I can't wait to get them hooked up.

Grats.

I'm thinking of getting a pair of Magnepan 1.7s. But I'm afraid my Adcom GFA-5500 might not push them well. So then I'd have to get a new(er) amp. And as long as I'm replacing the amp, the Parasound pre is getting a bit long in the tooth.....

That way lies madness.

[Nicodimas]

Spent the last two days wandering around Phoenix comic-con...Took the most out of book panels this year attending 10 <so far>..and a few more tomorrow...did i mention a ton of free books via Del Rey..

[Tiste Simeon]

Vienna is immense! Such an amazing few days. Dag is a superb host & we were very sad to leave.

[Illuyankas]

Found out some info today that may mean a close relative's terminal condition being downgraded to decidedly not so within a fortnight, fuck yeah

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

Was just poking about the rest of the boards and came across the couple of notes Erikson left the site in the wake of The Crippled God being finished. He really is a class act

[Maark Abbott]

An odd thing to be happy about, but my aunt's funeral is on the 10th, which is slap bang in the middle of the time that I'm down on the coast already. Because of that, I can definitely make the funeral (elsewise it's three days away from work and about £70 in petrol to get south and back - 6-7 hour journey and all).

[Puck]

The newest Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell episode. LOVE IT. I'd make a thread about it, but I can never tell if it's just me who's watching it. In any case, it is beautiful.