[Itwæs Nom]

Must be huge, just look how tiny does Maccy's cutlery look next to it!

/obligatory post posted, Nom's out

This post has been edited by Itwæs Nom: 08 August 2019 - 09:45 PM

[worry]

Wow!

[Mezla PigDog]

Got the all clear after my final post-emergency surgery check up. Everything is healing ok and no obvious reasons why part of my insides decided to burst and give me internal bleeding. So lets all just keep our fingers crossed it doesn't happen again. Please.

[Slow Ben]

Yay!!!!

[Tsundoku]

Damn, I wanted an alien chestburster Great news Mez!

[worry]

I went and saw Weird Al in concert at the Greek Theatre. It was called Strings Attached cuz there was a 40 piece orchestra supporting him and his band. Played a bunch of classics -- encore was The Saga Begins and Yoda.

[Aptorian]

Mezla PigDog, on 09 August 2019 - 09:11 PM, said:

Got the all clear after my final post-emergency surgery check up. Everything is healing ok and no obvious reasons why part of my insides decided to burst and give me internal bleeding. So lets all just keep our fingers crossed it doesn't happen again. Please.

You've been pretty vague about this. What exactly burst? An appendix? A spleen? A random blood vessel?

[Tsundoku]

Aptorian, on 11 August 2019 - 11:24 AM, said:

Mezla PigDog, on 09 August 2019 - 09:11 PM, said:

Got the all clear after my final post-emergency surgery check up. Everything is healing ok and no obvious reasons why part of my insides decided to burst and give me internal bleeding. So lets all just keep our fingers crossed it doesn't happen again. Please.

You've been pretty vague about this. What exactly burst? An appendix? A spleen? A random blood vessel?

Like I said earlier -

Chest.

Burster.

Jeez.

[Aptorian]

I mean, I'd say pictures or it didn't happen, but I'm a gentleman, so...

[Maark Abbott]

worry, on 11 August 2019 - 09:42 AM, said:

I went and saw Weird Al in concert at the Greek Theatre. It was called Strings Attached cuz there was a 40 piece orchestra supporting him and his band. Played a bunch of classics -- encore was The Saga Begins and Yoda.

I would hope you weren't the sole survivor of the trip to the theatre to see him, accounting for your love of fixed-emplacement tableware and adjustable seating.

[worry]

No injuries to report, weasels not withstanding.

[Mentalist]

From Friday morning to Sunday morning I had about 6 hours of sleep total, due to a friend`s stag weekend. Copious amount of alcohol was consumed, much beer pong was played.

Got back to the city around 8 PM last night, in the nick of time to make my 9PM soccer game. We had 2 subs, but in the first 20 min 2 of our players picked up injuries, so if I didn't show up we would've played short-handed. As it was we managed to come back from being 3 goals down to finish with a respectable 4:4 draw. Despite being barely coherent and having to play on the left (my left foot is basically useless when it comes to hitting the ball with any semblance of accuracy), I managed to stop a few breakaways, so I'm decently happy with that result, given the kid strikers I was chasing were at least 5 years younger than me.

And today I had a day off to catch up on sleep, get a haircut (FINALLY!) and do a bunch of chores. Having 3-day weekends all summer long rocks.

[Tiste Simeon]

8 years married and it's only getting better.

[Tsundoku]

Wow. Eight years since you were last an automatic entry in The Contest. Time sure flies.

Congrats.

This post has been edited by Tsundoku: 13 August 2019 - 09:38 AM

[Tiste Simeon]

Haha dang I forgot about the Contest. That was weird when you stop and consider it...

[Aptorian]

No fap november is a serious tradition!

[QuickTidal]

Macros, on 08 August 2019 - 08:44 PM, said:

Got a present from my lady friend for my birthday.

I don't want to know how much this cost, I can't imagine it was cheap

It's just so awesome.
And heavy.

Complete volume one of Gaimans Sandman, hardback leather bound.

Bask in the glory Nerds, get to the back of the jealousy queue QT!
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Wicked!...but also

...not sure if Mac is aware that I already have all 5 volumes of the hardback ABSOLUTE SANDMAN, and Gaiman signed (in person) my single favourite Sandman story in one of them ("Ramadan")...

Still, that's a sweet sweet gift. Enjoy!

[Gorefest]

QuickTidal, on 13 August 2019 - 12:47 PM, said:

and Gaiman signed (in person)

Are there any other ways of signing?

I've got a signed copy of Neverwhere. Gaiman put in a little speech bubble with 'Mind the gap!', though I believe that was his standard way of signing all Neverwhere copies.

[QuickTidal]

Gorefest, on 13 August 2019 - 01:51 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 13 August 2019 - 12:47 PM, said:

and Gaiman signed (in person)

Are there any other ways of signing?

I've got a signed copy of Neverwhere. Gaiman put in a little speech bubble with 'Mind the gap!', though I believe that was his standard way of signing all Neverwhere copies.

You can get books that the author signed "extra" while at a bookstore event that simply ended up on the shelves for sale after the event (I have a Sanderson signature like this that I bought long after the event at the store), or that they stealth signed at an airport (I have another Sanderson like this). So I just meant that it was signed by the dude while I stood in front of him...and not just a signed book.

[Gorefest]

Ah, I see. Hadn't realised that. To be honest, I don't really see the appeal of that either. Feels like buying a signed photograph of a sports personality from a merch stand. Surely the point of the signature is to have a tangible memory of meeting the person? These days that seems to have been replaced by selfies.