What's messing with your groove?

#12060 QuickTidal

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Posted 11 July 2012 - 12:28 PM

My good friends baby was just born yesterday 9 weeks premature. Underdeveloped lungs ect. The parents are handling it in stride and the baby seems to be doing as well as can be expected.

Still, it's scary as fuck for them as new parents and it messes with my groove.

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#12061 Silencer

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Posted 11 July 2012 - 12:31 PM

Being reminded that the meetup is over.

And that sucks, Quick...hope all goes well for them from here on out!

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Shinrei said:

<Vote Silencer> For not garnering any heat or any love for that matter. And I'm being serious here, it's like a mental block that is there, and you just keep forgetting it.

#12062 Loki

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Posted 11 July 2012 - 12:57 PM

Silencer, on 11 July 2012 - 12:31 PM, said:

Being reminded that the meetup is over.

Being remindered that I didn't get to go.....

Okay, mostly being reminded that I didn't get to see Silencer (what? I'm just being honest

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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#12063 QuickTidal

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Posted 11 July 2012 - 04:24 PM

Went to order Mrs. QT a DW T-shirt from Her Universe (this is the girls nerd t-shirt apparel site run by the girl who voices Ashoka Tanno on STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS) which were available as of today.

The shirt was $28...which is a BIT steep for a t-shirt, but I was okay with that. Then it calculated the shipping...from the States...to Canada...and it was $34.99! Wait, wait, wait...are you telling me that for ONE T-SHIRT they are gouging over $60! Are you effing kidding me? On what planet is this considered okay?

Especially considering that I frequently order shirts from QWERTEE in the UK, and RED BUBBLE in Australia and neither one of those EVER has gouged so much on shipping. In fact I think I get the Qwertee shirts for around $3-4.

GROOVE SO MESSED WITH by such greed.

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

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#12064 Illuyankas

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Posted 11 July 2012 - 04:54 PM

Jesus Christ, I just saw a Nike advert for some pair of new shoes and they had a montage of game related scenes climaxing in, instead of Mario climbing a series of ramps and avoiding thrown barrels to reach Donkey Kong, the shoewearing guy running up slanted scaffolding on a building and avoiding burning basketballs thrown by a huge black guy HMMM SEEMS TOTALLY LEGIT

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.

#12065 Solidsnape

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Posted 11 July 2012 - 05:10 PM

Ben A. Delat 2: Eclectic Boogaloo, on 04 July 2012 - 06:33 AM, said:

Left the mini-meetup at the SF airport, got off my train, walked half a block and these fucking 4 hoods fucking try to mug me. I was ready to give them whatever they wanted until I backed up into the light and realized their guns were fake.

Which I made the mistake of calling them on.

Well the one behind me tried to fake-pistol whip me, which I narrowly dodged by accodent. I still went down, but I got the one in front of me by the sweatshirt on my way down.

I punched him in the face until he stopped fighting back, but the other three beat the tar out of me.

They bailed with their friend, though. They didn't get anything from me. I fucking hurt all over though.

That's really shite. Guns!!!???!? Wtf!! Even fake guns!! Wtf?!?!
America scares the heebie jeebies out of me.
Glad you're ok, and glad you fought back.
Time to learn Wing Chun.

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#12066 QuickTidal

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Posted 12 July 2012 - 12:50 PM

Received some very sad news about a friend's pregnancy today. I won't go into it, sufficed to say it's quite sad and thus is messing with my groove.

"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

#12067 Satan

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Posted 12 July 2012 - 02:02 PM

QuickTidal, on 12 July 2012 - 12:50 PM, said:

Received some very sad news about a friend's pregnancy today. I won't go into it, sufficed to say it's quite sad and thus is messing with my groove.

They're having a girl? Shit, that sucks man.

Legalise drugs! And murder!

#12068 Slow Ben

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Posted 12 July 2012 - 03:14 PM

Don't get to see the ole lady for 5 weeks.This fucking sucks man.
The only good news I finally have time for that Mass Effect play through.

I've always been crazy but its kept me from going insane.

#12069 Loki

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Posted 12 July 2012 - 03:46 PM

Satan, on 12 July 2012 - 02:02 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 12 July 2012 - 12:50 PM, said:

Received some very sad news about a friend's pregnancy today. I won't go into it, sufficed to say it's quite sad and thus is messing with my groove.

They're having a girl? Shit, that sucks man.

Dude. Not cool.

Slow Ben, on 12 July 2012 - 03:14 PM, said:

Don't get to see the ole lady for 5 weeks.This fucking sucks man.
The only good news I finally have time for that Mass Effect play through.

Well at least there is a decent brightside! XD

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~

#12070 Raymond Luxury Yacht

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Posted 12 July 2012 - 08:17 PM

Grandma-in-law is probably going to die today.

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Posted 12 July 2012 - 11:21 PM

Mother's birthday today. And we can't find her, lol.

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bla bla bla

Peopleare harrasing me... grrrrrh.

Also people with big noses aren't jews, they're just french

EDIT: We has editted so mucj that5 we're not quite sure... also, leave britney alone.</div>

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Posted 13 July 2012 - 03:03 AM

That subject has been covered recently elsewhere, BK. However, it's generally accepted that people tend to jump in here and offer condolences/advice/debate about things more than they post "hey, congrats!" in the happy thread. So what it really proves is that we're mostly a really great bunch of helpful, caring people...yeah.

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Shinrei said:

<Vote Silencer> For not garnering any heat or any love for that matter. And I'm being serious here, it's like a mental block that is there, and you just keep forgetting it.

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Posted 13 July 2012 - 03:22 AM

Raymond Luxury Yacht, on 12 July 2012 - 08:17 PM, said:

Grandma-in-law is probably going to die today.

Really sorry to hear that, RLY.

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~

#12074 Solidsnape

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Posted 13 July 2012 - 04:19 AM

Im leaving the best job I've ever had.

It's just not sustainable.

Seriously. It's the best job EVER!!

But I'm going to more money and less hours. Always a good thing.

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gather into one hand the sands of Raraku"
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#12075 Raymond Luxury Yacht

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Posted 13 July 2012 - 06:06 AM

Loki, on 13 July 2012 - 03:22 AM, said:

Raymond Luxury Yacht, on 12 July 2012 - 08:17 PM, said:

Grandma-in-law is probably going to die today.

Really sorry to hear that, RLY.

Thanks. She's a cool old lady, fell down on saturday and has been declining in the hospital ever since. In a way it's a blessing as her greatest fear was going to a nursing home, and that's where she was going to have to go after she got out.

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Posted 13 July 2012 - 08:37 AM

Juyst booked a flight for when I'm at home, realised immeadiately i had got the day wrong, logged back on to change the date, said there would be a zero charge on the proper fligfhts, clicked change.
35 quid charge to change dates.
mother fuckers, thats 2 quid shy of the actual cost of the fucking flight!

5 minutes!

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Posted 13 July 2012 - 11:49 AM

I've been in the office since 7 am and I'm most likely going to have to stay till 5 pm. Who says Friday the 13th isn't an unlucky day?

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#12078 QuickTidal

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Posted 13 July 2012 - 11:52 AM

Raymond Luxury Yacht, on 13 July 2012 - 06:06 AM, said:

Loki, on 13 July 2012 - 03:22 AM, said:

Raymond Luxury Yacht, on 12 July 2012 - 08:17 PM, said:

Grandma-in-law is probably going to die today.

Really sorry to hear that, RLY.

Yeah, that really sucks RLY.

"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