Whats making you happy right now

#7231 Shiara

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Posted 28 February 2012 - 12:36 AM

Recommended Malazan to the new guy in eServices - he went out and bought the first book on my word alone. This morning I find the following message on my G+ newsfeed:

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I hadn't picked you as the bloodthirsty type, but I'm about a ⅓ of the way through Deadhouse Gates, and the gore and violence and cloying despair haven't really let up since the start of the series.

I'm tempted to move desks so my back isn't to the door, seeing as your card gets you into our room.

*casting the shaved knuckle*

#7232 worry

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Posted 28 February 2012 - 12:43 AM

Haha. Seriously, all things considered, the Prologue of Deadhouse Gates might be the single coolest thing I've ever read.

They came with white hands and left with red hands.

#7233 Hobbes

Cool story bro!

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Posted 28 February 2012 - 07:24 AM

Moving in two months Posted Image

#7234 Shiara

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Posted 28 February 2012 - 10:09 AM

Shiara: Would you still love me if I wore a onesie?

Luci: ...WHAT? I dunno...

Shiara:

This post has been edited by Shiara: 28 February 2012 - 10:11 AM

*casting the shaved knuckle*

#7235 Ain't_It_Just_

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Posted 28 February 2012 - 10:31 AM

My little sister's birthday, she turned 13 today

And there is cake and choc-mint ice-cream!

Suck it Errant!

"It's time to kick ass and chew bubblegum...and I'm all out of gum."

QUOTE (KeithF @ Jun 30 2009, 09:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

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#7236 Centzon Totochtin

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Posted 28 February 2012 - 10:33 AM

Brinner

That Elephant is looking rather frayed at the edges

#7237 Lord Gordonis

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Posted 28 February 2012 - 10:44 AM

playing me3 demo again

#7238 Mrs Savagely Wishy Washy

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Posted 28 February 2012 - 12:03 PM

Mezla PigDog, on 27 February 2012 - 11:54 AM, said:

Miss Savage, on 26 February 2012 - 09:12 AM, said:

Greymanekas, on 25 February 2012 - 04:08 PM, said:

Miss Savage, on 25 February 2012 - 08:44 AM, said:

Mezla PigDog, on 24 February 2012 - 11:45 PM, said:

Evening out at the Natural History Museum. Wine and the Scott Antarctica exhibition followed by more wine whilst wandering about and looking at fossils and dino bones.

I wanna go and see that too- is it any good? Even with no wine available?

I bet it was cool.

It would be rather disappointing it if was anything but cool.

It was very cool. I highly recommend it. They have bits of their original kit, lots of photographs, some original film and loads of inventories of their food. Turns out they took a lot of jam to the south pole! There are also some of their scientific sketches and specimens, a comparison of the route and strategy that Amundsen took and some diary and letter extracts from the guys who died as they realised their number was up. The most interesting bit for me was the focus on some of the other reasons they were in Antarctica and some of the other expeditions they did as well as going to the pole. I knew about the Scott vs Amundsen bit but not that some of the other men were stuck in an ice cave for 6months, burning seal blubber to stay alive and then walked 6 weeks back to base, half starved!

Thanks for your comprehensive summary of the exhibition! I shall venture down South for a visit. I love the picture they put up all over the tube with on of the adventurers doing a headstand in his gear and the Antarctic ice. That's really what caught my attention. And made me wanna go see it.

This post has been edited by Miss Savage: 28 February 2012 - 12:05 PM

but are they worth preserving?
'that judgement does not belong to you.'

#7239 Shiara

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Posted 28 February 2012 - 12:32 PM

Hark, a vagrant is making me giggle so much

*casting the shaved knuckle*

#7240 Shiara

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Posted 28 February 2012 - 12:48 PM

Aaaaaand another one

*casting the shaved knuckle*

#7241 Loki

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Posted 28 February 2012 - 12:52 PM

Maybe try posting an amusing one next

Wry, on 29 February 2012 - 10:50 AM, said:

And you're not complaining, you're criticizing. It's a side-effect of being better than everyone else, I get it sometimes too.

~TQB~

#7242 Shiara

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Posted 28 February 2012 - 01:27 PM

Loki, on 28 February 2012 - 12:52 PM, said:

Maybe try posting an amusing one next

If you want amusing pictures, there's a thread for that - trying to amuse you isn't part of what's making me happy

*casting the shaved knuckle*

#7243 QuickTidal

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Posted 28 February 2012 - 02:22 PM

Mrs. QT brought me a 40oz bottle of the Macallan LE 2009 (scotch) from the duty free AND a King Size Peanut Butter Twix. Booyah!

Also, the new SSX comes out today for xbox. Squee? SQUEEEEE!

Oh and tonight we begin moving my stuff to Mrs. QT's place. In the immortal words of Shang Tsung "It has begun."

"When the last tree has fallen, and the rivers are poisoned, you cannot eat money, oh no." ~Aurora

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#7244 JLV

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Posted 28 February 2012 - 02:26 PM

I'm pro-king-size-pb-twix.

#7245 Loki

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Posted 28 February 2012 - 02:38 PM

Matt mention something about our cat, Kalam today at work and his reg asked him where we got the name from. Matt said 'It's from my fiancee's favourite book series.' His reg said, 'Malazan Book of the Fallen?"

So, that means our vet and Matt's reg have both recognised our cats names

Wry, on 29 February 2012 - 10:50 AM, said:

And you're not complaining, you're criticizing. It's a side-effect of being better than everyone else, I get it sometimes too.

~TQB~

#7246 Illuyankas

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Posted 28 February 2012 - 03:55 PM

Loki, on 28 February 2012 - 12:52 PM, said:

Maybe try posting an amusing one next

CHALLENGE ~~CALIBRATED~~ ACCEPTED

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Hello, soldiers, look at your mage, now back to me, now back at your mage, now back to me. Sadly, he isn’t me, but if he stopped being an unascended mortal and switched to Sole Spice, he could smell like he’s me. Look down, back up, where are you? You’re in a warren with the High Mage your cadre mage could smell like. What’s in your hand, back at me. I have it, it’s an acorn with two gates to that realm you love. Look again, the acorn is now otataral. Anything is possible when your mage smells like Sole Spice and not a Bole brother. I’m on a quorl.

#7247 HiddenOne

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Posted 28 February 2012 - 05:13 PM

This morning I finally broke down and ordered OST from our Amazonion friends in Canada. They suggested I spend a few dollars more to get the free shipping, so I looked, got advice (thanks!), and settled on Bakker - this is my first of his works. Once in the checkout I find that my free shipping is null and void since I had the nerve to live in USA. Curse you international shipping! 2 weeks wait to travel to me. I bet Abyss is responsible for this mess.

HiddenOne. You son of a bitch. You slimy, skulking, low-posting scumbag. You knew it would come to this. Roundabout, maybe. Tortuous, certainly. But here we are, you and me again. I started the train on you so many many hours ago, and now I'm going to finish it. Die HO. Die. This is for last time, and this is for this game too. This is for all the people who died to your backstabbing, treacherous, "I sure don't know what's going on around here" filthy lying, deceitful ways. You son of a bitch. Whatever happens, this is justice. For me, this is justice. Vote HiddenOne Finally, I am at peace.

#7248 QuickTidal

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Posted 28 February 2012 - 07:53 PM

Mrs. QT messaged me that she got me a copy of SSX.

Oh man, I am SO fucking pumped to play this game tonight! I might be more excited than Loki has been about ME3.

THAT'S how pumped I am!

"When the last tree has fallen, and the rivers are poisoned, you cannot eat money, oh no." ~Aurora

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#7249 worry

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Posted 28 February 2012 - 08:34 PM

HiddenOne, on 28 February 2012 - 05:13 PM, said:

I ordered from amazon Canada to California, and with the normal shipping I still received it within like 3 days (faster than amazon.com sometimes, actually). The only problem is they use DHL and they won't drop it on your doorstep the first time, so you have to sign a slip and wait another day, unless you're at home when it arrives. Still I'd be very surprised if you had to wait the full 2 weeks.

They came with white hands and left with red hands.

#7250 HiddenOne

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Posted 28 February 2012 - 08:36 PM

worrywort, on 28 February 2012 - 08:34 PM, said:

HiddenOne, on 28 February 2012 - 05:13 PM, said:

Thanks for the optimism

And this is why I have it shipped to my office, so it can come at 9 AM and I can sweat bullets all day waiting for a chance to read it in the parking lot as soon as I leave (that;s what happened with TCG, but I will have more control over this time)