Whats making you happy right now

#13241 worry

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Posted 07 April 2016 - 02:41 AM

Not funny. I'm posting from a Gamblers Anonymous meeting right now. We're taking a break so everyone can check today's scores.

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#13242 TheRetiredBridgeburner

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Posted 07 April 2016 - 12:25 PM

Twelve month review for my op went fine! (OK, so it's been sixteen months, but who's counting?)

Have to have a two year review because of the type of benign tumour (some sort of rare weird one that can reoccur, though it's still unlikely) and an MRI scan just to double check everything - but presuming the scan is fine, I get discharged next year!

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#13243 Andorion

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Posted 07 April 2016 - 12:48 PM

TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 07 April 2016 - 12:25 PM, said:

That is lovely news! Hope everything goes just as well at the next checkup!

#13244 Gnaw

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Posted 08 April 2016 - 02:03 AM

Gnaw, on 07 April 2016 - 12:54 AM, said:

Dammit. I agreed to spend another 2 x 28 days here in the rehab. The bastards keep teaching me things I need to know.

Goes in the happy thread because if I didn't need it, I wouldn't be here. I try to repeat that to myself as often as possible.

Oponn Relationship, on 07 April 2016 - 01:54 AM, said:

Is there a pool?

Gnaw, on 07 April 2016 - 02:33 AM, said:

Oponn Relationship, on 07 April 2016 - 01:54 AM, said:

Is there a pool?

Start one. Please.

We'll split the winnings when I give you the correct day. :doh:

Oponn Relationship, on 07 April 2016 - 02:41 AM, said:

Not funny. I'm posting from a Gamblers Anonymous meeting right now. We're taking a break so everyone can check today's scores.

Fuck that's funny. I almost spit diet caffeine free ginger ale onto the monitor.

Considering showing that to my counselor but they'd probably take my internetz privileges away for a week.

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#13245 DeadHedge

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Posted 08 April 2016 - 12:33 PM

For those that may be interested, my work was featured on BBC 1's The One show on Wednesday night - http://www.bbc.co.uk...rammes/p03q63s8

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#13246 QuickTidal

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Posted 08 April 2016 - 06:12 PM

M83 dropped the follow up album to 2011's Hurry Up, We're Dreaming today!

Oh man! So excited!

EDIT: Holy crap, there's a new DEFTONES album out today too?

My wallet.

EDIT2: ....and ALL SAINTS? Wait...ALL SAINTS are still together? The hell?

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#13247 Tiste Simeon

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Posted 08 April 2016 - 07:36 PM

Forget those bands QT, 65daysofstatic announced the launch of their No Man's Sky album (as in the upcoming space game)! I love this band so freaking much and I can't wait for the album (as well as the game!) Furthermore, Haken's new album is less than a month away!

Also making me happy is I have sorted out and uploaded my Iceland photo's again. Such a stunning country. Though I am annoyed I know nothing about white balance and had the camera on the wrong settings for a while...

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#13248 QuickTidal

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Posted 08 April 2016 - 07:44 PM

Tiste Simeon, on 08 April 2016 - 07:36 PM, said:

I should note, I have no interest in buying an All Saints album...I just noted that they brought a new one out and I had no idea they were even still a band.

But Deftones and M83 I'm all over.

I shall look into this No Man's Sky album of which you speak. Thanks for the recco

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#13249 worry

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Posted 08 April 2016 - 08:46 PM

Yeah I'm excited. There have been three preview tracks released for the deftones album, and all have been great. They are doing a lot of fantastic things melodically, especially with Chino's vocals. It's crazy this band isn't just still so exceptional at what they do, but still evolving.

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#13250 Mentalist

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Posted 08 April 2016 - 08:57 PM

Not only have I survived to the weekend, but I'm also done the work that's due Monday already. Not quite on top of my to-do list (it's enormous and growing), but at least not falling too fa behind, and keeping on top of deadlines.

Plus I get to go home on time, and tonight's one of the days I swim.

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Jump Around, on 23 October 2011 - 11:04 AM, said:

And I want to state that Ment has out-weaseled me by far in this game.

#13251 Tiste Simeon

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Posted 08 April 2016 - 09:25 PM

QuickTidal, on 08 April 2016 - 07:44 PM, said:

Tiste Simeon, on 08 April 2016 - 07:36 PM, said:

If you don't know 65dos I'd be interested in what you think of them. The NMS album won't be out till near the release of the game but they have a bunch of other albums out.

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#13252 Gnaw

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Posted 10 April 2016 - 01:04 AM

Slow day at the rehab. Also snow day.

So we 'borrowed' some trays from the cafeteria and went sledding.

Who gets caught? Me. Who gets yelled at? The fella with me. Why? 'Cause they don't think the guy wearing the leg braces is stupid enough to get on a cafeteria serving tray and slide down a hill that has a rock wall at the bottom.

They drastically underestimate my stupidity. :doh:

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#13253 worry

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Posted 10 April 2016 - 01:24 AM

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They came with white hands and left with red hands.

#13254 Solidsnape

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Posted 10 April 2016 - 09:38 AM

A got an upright piano yesterday.
For free!!!
It's an old primary school one that was getting ditched. I rescued it and now its sitting in my dining room!

So while I can't play the piano for shit, my music theory is a whole lot better than it was, so I've just been messing around building some chords and trying out different inversions of them. Wasn't long before I was transposing some guitar songs into piano chords and having a blast.
I love it!!

For anyone who knows about this kind of shit, it's a Daneman upright acoustic piano.
The lady at the school assured me it were "well priced" when bought, so I might have gotten a bargain!!
However, it's tired and needs a good cleaning and probably some restoration work (slight vibration buzz happening around the middle section of the keyboard).
But for my limited abilities, it sounds good enough.

I imagine my partner will want to get it "Jazzed up" and can't wait to see what it looks like when I come back from Italy in June!!

Also, still got a week at home. Yey!!
Parenthood and chill!!

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#13255 Abyss

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Posted 12 April 2016 - 01:54 AM

Nikka coffey grain whiskey.
Proof that there is a God and he wants us to be happy. And drunk.

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#13256 Morgoth

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Posted 12 April 2016 - 07:23 AM

Abyss, on 12 April 2016 - 01:54 AM, said:

Nikka coffey grain whiskey.
Proof that there is a God and he wants us to be happy. And drunk.

The water of life

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#13257 Morgoth

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Posted 12 April 2016 - 11:12 AM

As for what's making me happy right now. I'm going to Tokyo in two days.

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#13258 QuickTidal

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Posted 12 April 2016 - 12:45 PM

Abyss, on 12 April 2016 - 01:54 AM, said:

Nikka coffey grain whiskey.
Proof that there is a God and he wants us to be happy. And drunk.

And you found this WEHRE?

Come on man, the LCBO never has that!

I MUST KNOW WHERE!

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#13259 Morgoth

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Posted 12 April 2016 - 01:02 PM

QuickTidal, on 12 April 2016 - 12:45 PM, said:

Abyss, on 12 April 2016 - 01:54 AM, said:

Nikka coffey grain whiskey.
Proof that there is a God and he wants us to be happy. And drunk.

And you found this WEHRE?

Come on man, the LCBO never has that!

I MUST KNOW WHERE!

You can buy it at the state run liquor stores here. And I suspect I might have one or two while in Japan. It's an excellent grain whisky, though I still prefer the japanese single malts.

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#13260 QuickTidal

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Posted 12 April 2016 - 02:22 PM

Morgoth, on 12 April 2016 - 01:02 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 12 April 2016 - 12:45 PM, said:

Abyss, on 12 April 2016 - 01:54 AM, said:

Nikka coffey grain whiskey.
Proof that there is a God and he wants us to be happy. And drunk.

And you found this WEHRE?

Come on man, the LCBO never has that!

I MUST KNOW WHERE!

You can buy it at the state run liquor stores here. And I suspect I might have one or two while in Japan. It's an excellent grain whisky, though I still prefer the japanese single malts.

Hmmm, our liquor is run by the province in LCBO stores, and so Abyss would have the same options as me. I'd love to try it.

They have Nikko in stock, but just the pure malt whiskey, not the coffey grain.

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