[Darkwatch]

Sounds like a sweet party. Glad you didn't need to live through a hang over.
I spent my day working out for the first time in 3 weeks, which should not have been the case but, a health issue came up that kept me from going last week.

Planning out my month begins now as my new job will be asking me to be out of town 3 days a week often enough. So I,m trying to make sure that I have enough time for school and work and a social life.

[Darkwatch]

I'm starting to feel like a nuclear submarine. Only surfacing every few months.

[Gorefest]

I guess that's a better resolution of that metaphore than having tons of pent-up potential but not able or allowed to shoot.

[Darkwatch]

I'd never heard of that metaphor, but now that I have the image is quite app. Wish we had used it during The Contests.

This post has been edited by Darkwatch: 05 March 2017 - 04:43 PM

[Slow Ben]

I did not do well in said contests.

[Mentalist]

Round on me.

Faced my first Q. C. in a hearing today. Think I did ok.

Afterwards, since I got to get home early took y bike and went to our first outdoor practice of the season. Then I got to bike home.

Came home, there`s no water left so beer was my only option for cold liquid refreshment.

2 pints later, and I`m a very content person.

2 more days before the long weekend, but I`m done all my important work stuff. The hearing I had today was supposed to go for 2 days, but we wrapped it up in one.

Oh and the Q.C complimented me on my work. That felt nice.

[Mentalist]

Happy holidays, y'all.

Spent a bunch of time browsing through my Spotify recommendations, and I ended up with a ton of trashy Europop on my playlist. Somehow.

It's a terrible feeling recognizing, something is terrible, but at the same time

1) it's catchy as fuck
2) I find that a lot of these euro artists enunciate their English better than American or even British singers. And the accents trigger all kind of nostalgia, since I spent my formative years growing up with unholy mix of 80s pop hits, 90s rock, 90s europop/techno, as well as most mainstream Ukrainian music from the 90s (which ranged from traditional folk-pop to hip-hop/reggae to turbo-techno to regular and alt rock.)

so a current playlist for the 2 days of work is almost half and half Offspring discography and the best hits of Groove Coverage with a bunch of random hits thrown in.

[Slow Ben]

Mentalist, on 28 December 2017 - 12:01 AM, said:

Happy holidays, y'all.

Spent a bunch of time browsing through my Spotify recommendations, and I ended up with a ton of trashy Europop on my playlist. Somehow.

It's a terrible feeling recognizing, something is terrible, but at the same time

1) it's catchy as fuck
2) I find that a lot of these euro artists enunciate their English better than American or even British singers. And the accents trigger all kind of nostalgia, since I spent my formative years growing up with unholy mix of 80s pop hits, 90s rock, 90s europop/techno, as well as most mainstream Ukrainian music from the 90s (which ranged from traditional folk-pop to hip-hop/reggae to turbo-techno to regular and alt rock.)

so a current playlist for the 2 days of work is almost half and half Offspring discography and the best hits of Groove Coverage with a bunch of random hits thrown in.

I've been in an 80's rock/pop groove lately. Fleetwood Mac, Huey Lewis, Springsteen, Mellencamp.

Also got spotify for Xmas, need to get that set up.

[Tsundoku]

*Necrobump*

One of the guys I work with is really into his home brewing. Does all sorts - stouts, pale ales, lagers, you name it.

I keep meaning to give him my empty crown tops but I drink so little these days. So sad.

[Mentalist]

Tsundoku, on 18 May 2020 - 12:17 PM, said:

*Necrobump*

One of the guys I work with is really into his home brewing. Does all sorts - stouts, pale ales, lagers, you name it.

I keep meaning to give him my empty crown tops but I drink so little these days. So sad.

Our family are seasonal beer drinkers- it's mostly a summer thing.

With these rains and the weather hovering in in the 12-15 range (plus the lines at the liquor store due to the lockdown), it sometimes feels like summer's never start.

Normally, they'd be my third day binging in a row in a cottage for the Victoria Day long weekend. How things change.

I'm saving a ton of money from this whole situation. No commute to work, no going out, very limited alcohol purchases;

Which is why I do spur of the moment things like order the entire Futurama series off Amazon. I wonder how my PC plays DVD without a remote. I don't think I ever actually tried it in the nearly 9 years since I built it.

This post has been edited by Mentalist: 18 May 2020 - 02:36 PM

[Darkwatch]

Hello.

My friends and I homebrewed a bit a while back. We should get back into it. My brother does to, but his friend has what is essentially a nanobrewery.

This post has been edited by Darkwatch: 06 June 2020 - 01:07 AM

[Slow Ben]

D Dub, the Sexy Thatch Burning Physicist. (That line is forever burned into my brain).


Good to see you.

[Darkwatch]

Hey Slow Ben, good to see you to.
Anything big happen while I was out?

[Tiste Simeon]

Holy crap it's Darkwatch! The international Malazan of Mystery!

How are you?

[Aptorian]

Darkwatch. You're that person I was always confusing with Sombra. I just assumed you merged and formed a new user name called Tsundoku.

[Mentalist]

Aptorian, on 06 June 2020 - 01:52 PM, said:

Darkwatch. You're that person I was always confusing with Sombra. I just assumed you merged and formed a new user name called Tsundoku.

One is from Canada, the other's from Australia

If they merged, he'd have to live on Hawaii

[Aptorian]

Isn't Australia a European province?

[Macros]

Only for the duration of the Eurovision

[Mentalist]

Darkwatch, on 06 June 2020 - 01:05 AM, said:

Hello.

My friends and I homebrewed a bit a while back. We should get back into it. My brother does to, but his friend has what is essentially a nanobrewery.

Hey, DW, good to see you. While you're around, question. I'm suddenly looking for a new bike, probably a hybrid. Any recommendations?

[Darkwatch]

Tiste Simeon, on 06 June 2020 - 01:31 PM, said:

Holy crap it's Darkwatch! The international Malazan of Mystery!

How are you?

Doing well. How are things on your end? I was a bit more International about a year ago.
Good to see you all, hope you're all doing well.

Aptorian, on 06 June 2020 - 01:52 PM, said:

Darkwatch. You're that person I was always confusing with Sombra. I just assumed you merged and formed a new user name called Tsundoku.

If that is what happened, nobody told me.

Macros, on 06 June 2020 - 05:20 PM, said:

Only for the duration of the Eurovision

Eurovision is really weird.

Mentalist, on 07 June 2020 - 12:22 AM, said:

Hey, DW, good to see you. While you're around, question. I'm suddenly looking for a new bike, probably a hybrid. Any recommendations?

In terms of brands? Not a whole lot. I got my last one made semi-custom. DeVinci seems to be a decent brand, but it's the only one I'm aware of. They are expensive though.
If you go the same route find a well rated store in your area. You'd want to go with a lighter frame and ask for wheels that can handle gravel. Mine can, but no sharp turns. It was much less expensive than a DeVinci, and it is quite good and pretty fast (depends on the gears you get).

This post has been edited by Darkwatch: 07 June 2020 - 02:42 AM