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#7772 QuickTidal

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Posted 02 May 2012 - 06:50 PM

Oh man...Apparently both the latest DARK KNIGHT RISES trailer AND the first teaser trailer for 007 SKYFALL will be running in front of the screening of THE AVENGERS I am going to Friday aft (which I booked off work early to go to)

My cup...she runeth over...

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 02 May 2012 - 06:50 PM

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

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#7773 QuickTidal

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Posted 02 May 2012 - 06:52 PM

Loki, on 02 May 2012 - 08:38 AM, said:

MTS, on 02 May 2012 - 08:12 AM, said:

Slow Ben, on 02 May 2012 - 07:00 AM, said:

Holy crap really? Count is one of my all time faves.
Watch it meow!!!

A THOUSAND TIMES THIS.

And you call me cinematically deprived, Loki.

You are

Movie adaptions of books that I have read usually hold little appeal to me. The fact that it has Jim in it is the main reason I own it. I'll watch it eventually.

It also has Guy Pierce and Richard Harris...and is fucking amazing! Seriously, you need to watch it!

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

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#7774 frookenhauer

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Posted 02 May 2012 - 09:15 PM

Had a great day!

I did a presentation in front of everybody important at Dominos Pizza UK, about 200 people showed up for the event (yikes), regarding student marketing and I fucking nailed it.

I had only 3 days to prepare as one of the guys who was supposed to do it dropped out and was nervous as hell before I started, but as it was stuff I do generally it just rolled off the tongue.

I made one error and that was not switching to the second slide until I was halfway through it, but I laughed it off and the audience was on my side by then. *phew*

Highlight of the day: The resident cougar, she just happens to be in charge of Store evaluation, was wearing a strapless red dress with shiny strappy translucent bits holding her dress together at the front. She looked utterly hot and it was a source of constant amusement to our team as we watched everyone (including the ladies) do their utter best to try to avoid looking at her cleavage, and when she artfully looked away for whatever reason, generated that eye popping cheeky look we all know and love so well in the people talking to her at that time. As for me...I was in before the gang and she greeted me at the door and unlike everyone else I didnt even wait for the 'lookaway', my eyes, of their own volition, just did their job. I think I even swayed backwards, once again involuntarily. I recovered, but it was with a massive application of will and effort. I was tired, that's my excuse, up till 4 in the morning going over the presentation and up at 8. Still I felt like homer simpson..."Ive made my decision"

There were other classic moments, but I have to get to the gym...

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#7775 amphibian

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Posted 02 May 2012 - 10:10 PM

I like doing a full look over and then saying "You look nice." in a casual voice. Get it over with and then show 'em you can appreciate the physical stuff for a bit before getting down to brass tacks.

Or brass bedknobs, if things go well, eh? (wink, wink, nudge, nudge)

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#7776 Tapper

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Posted 03 May 2012 - 07:34 AM

What Amph says. She's wearing that outfit to display her assets to their (and her) best advantage, appreciating her effort before restoring eye contact and complimenting her is only polite. Extensive oggling however, is not.

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#7777 frookenhauer

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Posted 03 May 2012 - 11:41 AM

...wise words guys. But at the time I was not completely with it as I'd only had one coffee.

Later on she'd come over to have a chat with my boss and sat behind the group. She was saying, in that breathless voice of hers, "Archie, how long have we been in the system" my boss replied with 20 years. On cue I turned around and said "and neither of you show it" and turned back round. Archie chuckled and the cougar purred "O, I like this one" and ran her retractable claws down my back...at least that's what it felt like

I couldnt do wrong so I cheekily added "That's got to be worth at least a couple of 5 stars"

Fun times.

Anyway it's back to the hum drum

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#7778 Ain't_It_Just_

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Posted 03 May 2012 - 12:47 PM

I STABBED KAI LENG WITH A RENEGADE ACTION AND IT WAS GLORIOUS OMG I WANT TO DO IT AGAIN BUT THIS TIME IN HIS SMIRKING SHITFACE FACE!

And I finally knocked over that essay. Got a date tomorrow night and seeing the Avengers again!

Suck it Errant!

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#7779 QuickTidal

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Posted 03 May 2012 - 12:49 PM

I backed Amanda Palmer's new Kickstarter CD/artbook/tour project...and it gives me immense joy to have done so! This is SO the future of music industry, fuck money grubbing record labels and corporations. Artists and fans can do this alone.

Clearly, if this project is any clue...

She put it up like 3 days ago asking for 100K in backing and already has nearly 450K. Amazing.

http://www.kickstart...t-book-and-tour

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#7780 HiddenOne

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Posted 03 May 2012 - 01:38 PM

QuickTidal, on 03 May 2012 - 12:49 PM, said:

This interests me, QT - can you direct me toward more info about this kind of thing?

EDIT: I followed your link, that is genius at work.

This post has been edited by HiddenOne: 03 May 2012 - 01:43 PM

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#7781 QuickTidal

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Posted 03 May 2012 - 02:39 PM

HiddenOne, on 03 May 2012 - 01:38 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 03 May 2012 - 12:49 PM, said:

This interests me, QT - can you direct me toward more info about this kind of thing?

EDIT: I followed your link, that is
genius at work.

There is actually a science/technology-type kickstarter as well...hang on let me find the link...

Bingo: http://www.rockethub.com/

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

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#7782 Centzon Totochtin

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Posted 03 May 2012 - 02:50 PM

I love kickstarter, I backed hers a few days ago too.

I have signed my employment contract and am ready to start work next week!

That Elephant is looking rather frayed at the edges

#7783 QuickTidal

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Posted 03 May 2012 - 03:24 PM

Centzon Totochtin, on 03 May 2012 - 02:50 PM, said:

I love kickstarter, I backed hers a few days ago too.

I have signed my employment contract and am ready to start work next week!

How much did you back? I did $25 (cause that's basically all my poor ass could spare), but my friend backed $125.

I'm just really jazzed by the prospect of it...especially considering how much good stuff the "Evening With Neil and Amanda" backers got in the end.

Exciting times.

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

"Someone will always try to sell you despair, just so they don't feel alone." ~Ursula Vernon

#7784 Loki

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Posted 03 May 2012 - 03:32 PM

Ain, on 03 May 2012 - 12:47 PM, said:

I STABBED KAI LENG WITH A RENEGADE ACTION AND IT WAS GLORIOUS OMG I WANT TO DO IT AGAIN BUT THIS TIME IN HIS SMIRKING SHITFACE FACE!

Ah....the satisfaction.

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.

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#7785 Loki

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Posted 04 May 2012 - 01:49 PM

Jet Lee, in a suit, firing a SMG.

It really works me

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~

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Posted 04 May 2012 - 03:27 PM

QuickTidal, on 02 May 2012 - 06:50 PM, said:

Ours didn't have Skyfall, but it did have Prometheus, I imagine your's will too.
A fair few good movies coming out this year. And man Avengers fucking rocked.

We just watched that episode of Community. Then went ahead and watched Blade

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#7787 Tapper

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Posted 04 May 2012 - 09:15 PM

In 2003, I bought Tricky's Blowback album for my then girlfriend, probably with the intention to have sex with her with that cd on the background. I forgot about giving it, got into a row with her, broke up, and left the cd in its plastic wrap, sitting there in my collection, going through multiple attempts at bringing order to the collection (alphabetizing, putting stuff by genre, et cetera) as well as several iTunes imports, despite knowing I'd absolutely and totally love the music.

Fifteen minutes ago, I finally took it out of the plastic wrap. I have no clue why now, at 23 PM on any random friday, nor any clue why I didn't do that before, but it feels right. One of those little things that make you feel all 'yeah, now that's sorted, too'. If I had any beer in my fridge, I'd get one.

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#7788 frookenhauer

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Posted 04 May 2012 - 10:57 PM

closure is ALL good!

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#7789 Wanderer

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Posted 04 May 2012 - 11:44 PM

Flyleaf...and I don't quite know why.

#7790 Grimjust Bearegular

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Posted 05 May 2012 - 09:12 AM

Decided to move in with Mr Awesome at the end of the month! weeeeeeeee!!!

Mt best friend is getting married at the end of the month! Also weeeeeeee!

Things and stuffs...and other important objects.

#7791 HoosierDaddy

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Posted 05 May 2012 - 09:29 AM

Gave in. Finally applied for the Masters/PhD. Probably going to get denied, but at least an attempt. Need out of this blackhole of blah.

Trouble arrives when the opponents to such a system institute its extreme opposite, where individualism becomes godlike and sacrosanct, and no greater service to any other ideal (including community) is possible. In such a system rapacious greed thrives behind the guise of freedom, and the worst aspects of human nature come to the fore....