Random talk thread: It just keeps happening

[Madrun Badrun]

I'm having the best apple pear right now. 

[Madrun Badrun]

It's one of those days when I have 20 tabs open and they are all reddit. sigh

[Don Flamenco]

i just learned about "disc rot" from a gaf thread and I had to check half my ps1 collection.  i'll save the rest for later...I think people are just mistaking mistreated games for "rot"

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

i just learned about "disc rot" from a gaf thread and I had to check half my ps1 collection.  i'll save the rest for later...I think people are just mistaking mistreated games for "rot"

I recently discovered a zipped CD holder case full of old MP3 CDs that I burned 10-12 years ago.  It was full of mainstream and underground rap, especially from the south.  I put them in to my computer and it still works.  I thought CD-Rs had a limited life but they held up fine.  Listening to some of that stuff brought back some old memories.

[Positive Touch]

i just learned about "disc rot" from a gaf thread and I had to check half my ps1 collection.  i'll save the rest for later...I think people are just mistaking mistreated games for "rot"

it happened to some of my old games dude. its real.

[G The Resurrected]

disc rot aint no joke!

I had a lot of cd's I burned from my wild pirate days and noticed some if not all of the rw's would no longer read. There are ways to get at the data, but it does require modifying a drive and flashing. The data  isn't gone forever per say, it's just harder for the laser to read at speed. Thank fully I was smart and at some point in 04-05 I backed up most of my cd's digitally. Now I just have to worry about which hdd's have what on them. I've already moved all of my music collection off into the cloud so thank god for that.

I woke up so damn early today the sun wasn't out so I decided to go up the mountain and do some walking. Sadly in the process of getting my crap together I forgot to bring my sd card for my camera. The damn camera didn't bother to tell me this. So I took some awesome shots and nothing got saved.

Gonna go see Iron Man 3 (please be good) later today with the missus.

Oh I  just wanted to share this as well. I didn't have to make dinner last night!!! The missus made dinner for once in like 11 years. She made homemade mac'n'cheese where she tossed in diced up ham, jalopanos which was cooked together in a skillet, and finished it off in the oven with some home made french rolls. Was so good I had to do two walks last night just to feel right after eating that.

[Don Flamenco]

meh, all my games were fine, except the expensive one I just got in yesterday, so I can return it, yay!   

Doing the light check on every game from now on though. 

[Madrun Badrun]

Just had a meeting with my UofT supervisor.  He wants me to help out on a paper this summer so that I can go to a conference by October (A month after actually starting at UofT).  That's both terrifying and exciting. 

[Don Flamenco]

all the ps1 stuff i bought today was inaccurately described and now i have to return it all.   $130 for "like new" Suikoden II...with a fucked up case, refurb marks, and a center ring scratch from the refurb machine.  fuck this gay earth 

[Joe Molotov]

all the ps1 stuff i bought today was inaccurately described and now i have to return it all.   $130 for "like new" Suikoden II...with a fucked up case, refurb marks, and a center ring scratch from the refurb machine.  fuck this gay earth 

I hate that shit. I'm always super careful when I list my stuff; if it's got one or two tiny scratches that you can barely see, then I'll put "It's got one or two tiny scratches you can barely see".

[Don Flamenco]

me too.  it's always obvious when non-collector scum are selling games...they all have vague as hell descriptions.   and the guy has some thing on his page about how he's taking care of his disabled kid and now it's like the blood is on my hands cause i wanna return suikoden 


i have a mold tester coming to my apartment on friday.  time to stop ignoring that black shit growing in my bathroom and the possibly related constant itchiness, sore throats, and frequent rashes that have been happening since i moved into the apt a few years ago.   

[brawndolicious]

Have you tried using bleach/windex?

I thought it wasn't really proven that mold really causes health issues.

[chronovore]

Mold causes problems for many people. My sister is allergic, as is one of my best friends. If it is not automatically bad for everyone, it is at least something to which many people are sensitive.

[Phoenix Dark]

Have you tried using bleach/windex?

I thought it wasn't really proven that mold really causes health issues.

[Flannel Boy]

[Don Flamenco]

Have you tried using bleach/windex?

I thought it wasn't really proven that mold really causes health issues.

It's in the walls too.  In fact, there was a bad leak into the apartment below me and my tiles were disgusting, practically falling off, with a shit load of crap on the wall.  Landlord replaced the tiles (great fix, bro) and it's already coming through again.  My shower door tracks also retain a fuckload of water and are disgusting no matter what I do, they're probably a breeding ground for mold.

I didn't know it, but mold can be pretty dangerous, apparently.  I googled "black mold" and it came up that that's the worst kind.  So i wanna know if I've been living in it for 3 years, cause if so, I'm gonna have to move out right away and get checked out and wrestle my way out of my lease, at the very least.

[chronovore]

Good idea. Especially as you are already exhibiting symptoms. 

[radioheadrule83]

Mold can be fucking awful... spores can fuck with your lungs man

It's getting on for 7am in the UK, when I should be thinking about work, but I've stayed up all through the night drinking Kronenberg (roughly 10 pints) and I am definitely not road legal for driving to work. I honestly feel like if I wasn't a coward I would kill myself rather than subject myself to the day I am about to experience. But alas I am a coward, and its just going to be a cunt of a day. I might have to get a taxi instead of drive for starters..

[Phoenix Dark]

Do you work at EA, Radio?

[brawndolicious]

Had a pretty interesting day. At 8AM I heard what seemed like the lock jiggling for like 10 minutes but I didn't want to get up to check it and then the door is opened by I think the apartment handyman and I'm like HEYYYY and he's like "Oh sorry". I hope it wasn't a pedophile.

Then a couple hours ago at Taco Bell a homeless dude is getting up to leave and getting his things together while muttering about killing some shit and looking crazy and of course I looked at him and smiled and then the guy behind me in line grabs me by the shoulders and pushes me to the side and asks the probably embarrassed homeless dude "ARE YOU ALL RIGHT SIR?" as he's exiting. When he got out, I turn to the dude and tell him he was probably harmless and he (no shit) tells me "I was just trying to handle it!". I got a weird vibe off him, like he was a serial killer or something.

[Eli Gulgin]

Well I heard today that some dude in his forties had been caught drilling peep holes into the wall between the women's and men's toilets at a local mall. I never use those toilets anyway but it could have been pretty weird going there and noticing a damn peep hole in the wall. Lol how did he think he wouldn't get caught, dumb shit. Pretty desperate.

[Huff]

Already waiting for school to start back up. These 5am 10hr no pay work days suck ass. Can't wait to sleep in and dominate tests again

[Don Flamenco]

sweet, the cheerful and very cute hipster girl with the nice body at the coffee shop near me also plays video games. 

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saw her with girlfriend a while ago, pretty sure she's not into dudes  :'( 

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[Verdigris Murder]

I've taken to not giving homeless people any money anymore, not because of their obvious substance abuse issues, but because times are rough like mustard.

Instead I usually amaze them with some street magic, they usually act as if its not something they were expecting! Which is a joyful feeling. Here's a simple little trick to show the working classes: All you need is one house fly, and a working freezer. Shortly before you go out to find a homeless person, catch a fly and pop it into a freezer for 1 minute or so, basically enough to place it into cryo-sleep.
Remove the fly from the freezer, and pop it into a matchbox.......
Find your homeless person and instead of giving them money, quickly off load the sleeping fly near them. You could then give them a pep talk about the resurrection of Jesus, drawing similarities to their own lifestyle, and make a comparison with dead flies.


You then pick the sleeping fly up, breath gently on it (your warm breath will wake it up) and get ready for sponaneous applause from the crowd gathered around you! This was actually how I met my wife.

[Flannel Boy]

B+'s in both copyright and commercial law. I thought I might get an A in copyright, but I'm satisfied as long as I'm on the right-side of the curve.

[Don Flamenco]

That feel when you tell a female friend you're currently working on erotic fiction and they don't text back right away, which they had been doing for a half hour up to that point  
Maybe I shouldn't break it over text to people...not enough space to contextualize it for them.

[Phoenix Dark]

You should have waited 10 minutes and then texted "you're the main character."

[nudemacusers]

definitely tell her she's the main character. women love flattery and attention.

[Phoenix Dark]

definitely tell her she's the main character. women love flattery and attention.

add a smiley face for maximum effect.

[Joe Molotov]

definitely tell her she's the main character. women love flattery and attention.

add a smiley face for maximum effect.

"You're the main character." 

[Don Flamenco]

jeez  

straight up you shouldnt tell anyone ever

yeah, probably the best course of action, even though I really don't give a fuck.   Although with her in the know, a bunch of law school people who i don't like will find out. It'll be funny as shit if I ever hang out with those folks again.   

Sucks cause I have a sense of humor for this kind of thing, but apparently 20 and 30 somethings still have hang ups about omg sex

It also would increase my competition, if my unemployed friends who are better writers than me get in on it.  Though I don't know if any of them would ever think "what would a person who wants to read about minotaur sex want in a story," let alone be able to whip something up like that    

[Huff]

Spending the last two days in an IV room has made me rethink ever going to a hospital again for treatment

[Flannel Boy]

You should have waited 10 minutes and then texted "you're the main character."

Then wait 20 minutes and text "or is the real main character Ariel Castro?"

[Don Flamenco]

You should have waited 10 minutes and then texted "you're the main character."

Then wait 20 minutes and text "or is the real main character Ariel Castro?"

I'll just work a boston bomber angle in there somehow and bam, instant restraining order. 

she finally responded, totally ignored my revelation.  I think i'll stop talking about it with people...feels attention whorish too since I'm all "i'm writing porn stories and it's under a pseudonym and you can't know that pseudonym and i just wanna see the look on your face and ask me questions please"  



edit:  that old banner pic with the guy talking about anime and bears and the girl looking scared.  I'm that guy today!

[Joe Molotov]

You should have waited 10 minutes and then texted "you're the main character."

Then wait 20 minutes and text "or is the real main character Ariel Castro?"

I'll just work a boston bomber angle in there somehow and bam, instant restraining order.

"They call my dick the Boston Bomber, because afterwards you won't be able to feel your legs."

[Flannel Boy]

 

[brawndolicious]

That actually works because Boston has a geographical" "neck". Well in addition to bad accents, gloomy weather and second best sports teams.

[Don Flamenco]

You should have waited 10 minutes and then texted "you're the main character."

Then wait 20 minutes and text "or is the real main character Ariel Castro?"

I'll just work a boston bomber angle in there somehow and bam, instant restraining order.

"They call my dick the Boston Bomber, because afterwards you won't be able to feel your legs."

Might actually be the one thing you could possibly offend people who like this stuff with

[Madrun Badrun]

My name has been "put forward" for top graduating students.  I get 100$ if I go to an awards dinner.  I really don't want to go though 

Social anxiety sucks.

[Joe Molotov]

I'll go and get the money for you.

[Madrun Badrun]

Sounds good.  I'm thinking I'll make an excuse and decline the award, which sucks because it would look good on a CV.   Fuck.

[Phoenix Dark]

Let me go. They'll be shocked to find out you've been black all this time.

[chronovore]

My name has been "put forward" for top graduating students.  I get 100$ if I go to an awards dinner.  I really don't want to go though 

Social anxiety sucks.

In the service of your résumé, you should go. Go to a shrink and get some valium. Or take a benadryl and sleep through it.

[brawndolicious]

No, go into it very self-aware and just willpower your way through and then when you get home post about your experience. I'm not saying this is good advice, I am just curious what it's like for you.

[Don Flamenco]

Sounds good.  I'm thinking I'll make an excuse and decline the award, which sucks because it would look good on a CV.   Fuck.

don't be such a stereotypical top student  :'(

break the mold, get drunk, take home some sugar momma

[Mr. Gundam]

Go to the dinner. As "horrible" as it sounds (ie. not at all), you will still be alive when it's over.

SMH

[Rufus]

Yeah, you just need to get over your irrational fears, loser. Just switch them off and you'll be golden.

[Flannel Boy]

Go to the dinner. As "horrible" as it sounds (ie. not at all), you will still be alive when it's over.

SMH

Saskatchewan Farmer's Weekly News:
Local university student choked to death at school dinner, dead hookers found at his home.
Police found his journal, but are unable to to read its contents. US authorities have been asked to help decipher its code.

[demi]

Arvie you are so fucked. But I love your social fuckup stories. They make me feel not as bad about my own problems.

[Flannel Boy]

Neither of you can walk to a dinner.

[Mandark]

Yeah, you just need to get over your irrational fears, loser. Just switch them off and you'll be golden.

I don't know why people still have so many mental issues, when there's all this wonderful advice available to them, for free, without even asking!

[Phoenix Dark]

Bring an escort with you, Arvie, she can do all the talking.

[Steve Contra]

Well I got someone fired today.  That's a first.

[Madrun Badrun]

I don't think you guys get it.  What if someone tries to talk to me?  What if no one tries to talk to me?

[Verdigris Murder]

Either way. Do a Hitler wave and pretend there's someone important on another table you need to talk to. When you see her, get lost in the deep dark pools of her eyes.

[G The Resurrected]

I don't think you guys get it.  What if someone tries to talk to me?  What if no one tries to talk to me?

I totally understand where your logic is coming from, but you can't worry about those things till they happen. It's a hardship having sad and I know its a fight, but I believe you can go to that dinner and still enjoy yourself. Think of the things you could enjoy by going to the dinner. You might even meet some nice ladies there, or men if your into that. You might even find others to converse with about your interests. You won't know till you go. Think of the positives and not the negatives.

I'm happy to hear you did so well they invited you, that alone is very awesome.

[Raban]

They aren't fucking monsters, Arvie. They're human beings, just like you. What are you afraid of? It's human nature to desire and engage in social contact! Deep down inside, you love that shit. You just gotta find it.

[Eli Gulgin]

I don't think you guys get it.  What if someone tries to talk to me?  What if no one tries to talk to me?

I was going to write some honest discouragement but then I realized that's not what a normal person who enjoys social interaction is supposed to do (even online) so I'll just say nothing to appear like a normal person.

So when in doubt, say nothing.

[chronovore]

Well I got someone fired today.  That's a first.

Dish the dirt!

[demi]

I don't think you guys get it.  What if someone tries to talk to me?  What if no one tries to talk to me?

You're fucked! Give up!