[The Hust Legion]

best holiday ever. week in dubai I'm positively charred but loved it. after a stressful two years just what i needed

[Gredfallan Ale]

Just came back from a weekend cycling trip with friends. We went to one of the only regions in the Netherlands with hills, southern Limburg, to cycle up those short, steep climbs. Loved every minute of it. Next week, a few of us are going to participate in an organized event in the same region, so it was a nice training effort.

[Arthur Dayne]

Got the honeymoon in St. Lucia paid for. And now we wait...

[Silencer]

Booked flight to Brisbane! I kinda go semi-annually but didn't think I would make it this year...which would have been a mistake, I think, coz I need a proper holiday and nothing relaxes me like visiting the Brisbanites. Feels good to have committed to it now. I hadn't even realised how long it had been since I last went.

So yes, making me happy right now!

[QuickTidal]

Arthur Dayne, on 31 August 2015 - 10:23 PM, said:

Got the honeymoon in St. Lucia paid for. And now we wait...

It's awesome. I went there on the first trip I ever took with my wife way back in 2008.

A few things to note.

1. If you are staying at Sandals or any of the other resorts, they are at the top of the island, and the airport is at the bottom. Most resorts organize a bus for guests to drive them the two hours trip to the resort but only during the day...at night the resort hires local cabs to bring you up (this freaked me out at first as I was expecting a bus transfer, and he drove like a maniac). The drivers in St. Lucia are like any other Caribbean island. They know the roads well, they drive fast, and careen around corners ect. So just prepare yourself for that.

2. Of the off-resort excursions most places offer, there is only one that's REALLY worth your time. The zip lining. It is 11 zips through the jungle, and the last basically skates out over the canopy of the jungle and offered me one of the most incredible views I've ever seen in person. It was like nothing I'd experienced before. I recall as I left the jungle foliage and looked around overtop of it all I gasped at the beauty. There is a volcano excursion, but it's only worthwhile if you feel you'll get something out of seeing a volcano up close. All other excursions are pretty lame.

3. If you stay at the big Sandals resort (Grand St. Lucian) then beside the resort is a short public beach, next to which is a big mountain national park. It's like $2 to get in, and you climb up to the top and can see old canons and radio towers, and it offers a great view. A nice cheap outing.

Hope you have a blast!

[Egwene]

Slow Ben, on 30 August 2015 - 01:27 PM, said:

Tiste Simeon, on 30 August 2015 - 06:29 AM, said:

Egwene, on 29 August 2015 - 08:20 PM, said:

We now have over 3000!!!! pages on the Wiki!!!!!!! That's a pretty amazing happy milestone

If you have a moment, why don't you pop in a sign the guestbook

http://malazan.wikia.com/wiki/3000

Those are some impressive stats Egwene, congratulations!

Indeed. Nice job!

Thanks guys Your support is much appreciated!

[Solidsnape]

The Legend that is Alan Shearer just had a walk around my factory.
Grumpy bastard.

[Traveller]

Secet cinema on Sunday.

I get to dress up as a star wars extra, and mooch around a full size set of Mos Eisley with my brother.

Also, Empire Strikes Back will be showing.

I do have to cross central London dressed as a mercenary, but I doubt anyone will really notice.

This post has been edited by Traveller: 04 September 2015 - 11:00 AM

[QuickTidal]

My youngest brother got his PhD! So proud of him man!

[DeadHedge]

Traveller, on 04 September 2015 - 10:59 AM, said:

Secet cinema on Sunday.

I get to dress up as a star wars extra, and mooch around a full size set of Mos Eisley with my brother.

Also, Empire Strikes Back will be showing.

I do have to cross central London dressed as a mercenary, but I doubt anyone will really notice.

Traveller,

that sounds awesome. I'll be showing my 4 year old son Return of the Jedi this weekends (watched 5/6 films so far and he loves it)

Who are you dressing as, anyone in particular?

[Andorion]

QuickTidal, on 04 September 2015 - 12:41 PM, said:

My youngest brother got his PhD! So proud of him man!

That is excellent news!

I just finished my first year of research. Its exhausting and frustrating so its good to hear that somebody has finshed it succesfully

[QuickTidal]

Andorion, on 04 September 2015 - 04:19 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 04 September 2015 - 12:41 PM, said:

My youngest brother got his PhD! So proud of him man!

That is excellent news!

I just finished my first year of research. Its exhausting and frustrating so its good to hear that somebody has finshed it succesfully

Yeah!

He smiled and said to my dad "No one can ever take this away from me." And my dad broke down in tears. Sidebar: He is technically my stepbrother, though to me he's just always been my brother, no extra labels needed he's my family...before his mom and my dad met and got married (he was about 9 years old at the time) his real birth father (now passed away) was horribly mentally abusive to him for his entire childhood...and he crawled up out of that, took the reigns of his life back and became a Doctor...so those words mean so much more coming from that angle.

Keep up the work Andorion, the payoff will be worth it!

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 04 September 2015 - 04:26 PM

[QuickTidal]

This is 47 kinds of amazing.

[Gredfallan Ale]

Just came back from a cycling trip that included a 100KM cyclosportive in the Dutch and Belgian hills yesterday. While my legs feel like lead today after sprinting up those short and steep hills yesterday, I feel very satisfied and happy. Next year, I'm going to attempt the 160KM, maybe even the 225KM, again, like I used to do in the past.

[Traveller]

Secret cinema last night was goddamned amazing.

Seriously, sitting in the bar from Star Wars with my brother, dressed as mercenaries, drinking weird cocktails and watching the occasional alien fight, Chewbacca pushing through to get to a shady alcove, Stormtroopers questioning people.. ha, it was a blast.

We mooched around Mos Eisley, patted Artoo, bought food, and watched random actor lead encounters occur among the 99.9 % costumed-up visitors. Actually I only saw a couple of people the entire night that hadn't dressed up.. a woman with a bright lurid pink handbag who looked decidedly uncomfortable, and a guy wearing a Star Wars t shirt.

Best moment was when we caught sight of a fairly convincing looking Obi Wan under an arched alcove, and my brother pretty much shoved me over to talk to him (there are several missions you can undertake if you're interested) I was only chatting to him for a minute (he was totally in character) before he politely excused himself as Chewy went running past. We followed, to see a running fight with Stormtroopers, followed by Luke, Solo etc escaping through a doorway, and the sound of the Falcon leaving.

So many moments through the evening though were just perfect, mainly because instead of being staged events at specific times you are told about in advance, this stuff was just happening seemingly randomly... if you were in the wrong place you'd just miss it, but we got lucky i guess. I was buying beer when a blue saber flashed at the other side of the bar where Ben was doing his stuff.

It only runs for another four weeks so I don't think I'm spoilering... it was well worth the trip to London though, I don't think you'll get an experience like it anywhere else - the sheer number of costumes and the camera/phone ban throughout really helped to make it unique.

(Oh yeah, we also got to watch Empire Strikes Back at the end of the evening)

This post has been edited by Traveller: 07 September 2015 - 09:11 PM

[Tiste Simeon]

Just found out about this website that gives you short stories to read while on the toilet!
http://readpoopfiction.com/

[worry]

Rub your head on everything.

[Itwæs Nom]

Gredfallan Ale, on 06 September 2015 - 08:37 PM, said:

Just came back from a cycling trip that included a 100KM cyclosportive in the Dutch and Belgian hills yesterday. While my legs feel like lead today after sprinting up those short and steep hills yesterday, I feel very satisfied and happy. Next year, I'm going to attempt the 160KM, maybe even the 225KM, again, like I used to do in the past.

pfff, you dont even have hills there

seriously, just checked it out, 323m (1060ft) is the higest point? and its not really in Netherlands.
Only height difference between my house and my school is 200m...

[Puck]

Woke up with the holy mother of all headaches, and THEN managed to slip in the shower. Wrong thread? Nah. Just feeling somewhat better overall this week so far, which is a nice change.

Also, discovered that a certain clothes outlet chain store now also has books. In English. For some reason I cannot fathom. But I'm not going to complain about getting the DC Comics Encyclopedia for less than half the price. I mean, I may already have it, but next Christmas will come and my best friend does NOT have it yet.

This post has been edited by Puckstein: 10 September 2015 - 08:59 AM

[Morgoth]

Briar King, on 09 September 2015 - 11:14 PM, said:

worry, on 09 September 2015 - 12:49 AM, said:

Rub your head on everything.

I've already had some prey sniffing the trail I noticed when I was in town this morning. I will ready weapons next time I'm out.

You should adapt the whole Brando in Apocalypse Now routine.