New Zealand Musers Thread

[darkshineskitty]

Happy Birthday Oren :awesome:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2492/3886479731_634f62d8f4.jpg
Ignore the name

Because you're on radio? :chuckle:

Have a great one!

[_Ed_]

That's really quite impressive.

[JoBear]

:yesey:
It is a wool and cashmere ankle-length one though.
mine's only knee length. i couldn't do a full length one, hard enough getting in and out of cars as it is.

i'm going to have to wear mine on the plane and hope it's not too hot in australia and abu dhabi .

[t.gypsy]

who watched i shouldnt be alive last night. That guy was amazing to survive that in africa and also to be able to fend off all those animals and survive as long as he did with out water and in the heat. amazing.

And if any of you are myspace, there is some nutbar on there with some warped name gaia that is trying to give matt some shit i mean does she have some sort of death wish. And i am planning to walk to woolies now i just hope i dont decide to trip up again otherwise i might sit on the spot and bawl my eyes out lol.

[Michelle]

Happy Birthday Oren! :D Hope your having a great day! :party:

[Michelle]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqafYTKBpss&feature=player_embedded

[t.gypsy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_z8p7DXTW8

Hope this works lol i spotted it on matts myspace page someone put it up its quite funny.

[t.gypsy]

*fingers crossed* I applied for a junior travel consultant job that is at the local travel agent over here so *fingers crossed* that my cv and my cover letter is good enough to stand out among the rest of them that would of applied for the same job.

[darkshineskitty]

mine's only knee length. i couldn't do a full length one, hard enough getting in and out of cars as it is.

i'm going to have to wear mine on the plane and hope it's not too hot in australia and abu dhabi .

You could always carry it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqafYTKBpss&feature=player_embedded

:LOL:

[JoBear]

yeah carrying it will be annoying what with a 20kg suitcase and carry on bag as well.

[darkshineskitty]

yeah carrying it will be annoying what with a 20kg suitcase and carry on bag as well.

That's true. I guess you'll just have to be hot for the sake of fashion :chuckle:

[JoBear]

it's just more trying to get the darn thing to england and not get destroyed by excess baggage charges (ie. the £150 they tried to charge me on the way back).

i think i'll just leave a whole bunch of clothes.

[_Ed_]

*fingers crossed* I applied for a junior travel consultant job that is at the local travel agent over here so *fingers crossed* that my cv and my cover letter is good enough to stand out among the rest of them that would of applied for the same job.
Good luck!

I sang my heart out at Shadows karaoke tonight, and if I may say so myself, my rendition of Lady Gaga's Bad Romance brought the house down. But I came 2nd to a guy who shows up and sings the same songs every week and seems to always win. :indiff:

But I vow to win and use that $100 bar tab for my birthday drinks at the end of May. It will be mine, oh yes, it will be mine.

[darkshineskitty]

Good luck!

I sang my heart out at Shadows karaoke tonight, and if I may say so myself, my rendition of Lady Gaga's Bad Romance brought the house down. But I came 2nd to a guy who shows up and sings the same songs every week and seems to always win. :indiff:

But I vow to win and use that $100 bar tab for my birthday drinks at the end of May. It will be mine, oh yes, it will be mine.

I commend your choice of song!

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Thank you. :happy:

I also tried Uprising, but my microphone wasn't working for the first verse. :indiff: And to be honest I was a bit flat for the rest of it. The first verse is the only part I'm good at. :LOL:

[darkshineskitty]

Thank you. :happy:

I also tried Uprising, but my microphone wasn't working for the first verse. :indiff: And to be honest I was a bit flat for the rest of it. The first verse is the only part I'm good at. :LOL:

Turn up next time in a Lady Gaga outfit and that prize is yours!

[_Ed_]

:chuckle:
As easy as that...

[Michelle]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_z8p7DXTW8

Hope this works lol i spotted it on matts myspace page someone put it up its quite funny.

:LOL:

*fingers crossed* I applied for a junior travel consultant job that is at the local travel agent over here so *fingers crossed* that my cv and my cover letter is good enough to stand out among the rest of them that would of applied for the same job.

Good luck!

it's just more trying to get the darn thing to england and not get destroyed by excess baggage charges (ie. the £150 they tried to charge me on the way back).

i think i'll just leave a whole bunch of clothes.

My winter coats never fit in my bag so I would always wear one and take it off when I get on the plane.


I sang my heart out at Shadows karaoke tonight, and if I may say so myself, my rendition of Lady Gaga's Bad Romance brought the house down. But I came 2nd to a guy who shows up and sings the same songs every week and seems to always win. :indiff:

But I vow to win and use that $100 bar tab for my birthday drinks at the end of May. It will be mine, oh yes, it will be mine.

Nice! :LOL: Good luck with winning the tab. You may need to post the nights you attempt it so we can come cheer you on :D

[Ghosty Ghost]

Thanks for the birthday wishes :)

[Tacticalkat]

Happy belated Birthday Oren! Hope you had an amazing day.


I just had Maggi noodles and thought of you guys. They were the original kind, and god damn they were good!

[t.gypsy]

well the agent sent me a response to the email saying they will go through them early next week so yes thats like step 1 down and another few to go I am hoping to get this job, At least I will be able to get out of the place i am in now.. There is work up there but they are giving it to people that are untrained and dont need to pay as much.

i am nearly done with a jumper just gunna bug mom a few more with the questions on the pattern i am sure right about now she wants to hit her head on a wall with the amount of questions i ask her i try to figure it out first but if i get it wrong i need to unpick it.

Who seen the kfc double sandwhich that was on campbell live... yes its heart attack material but if your boozing in town that is prolly the best thing for it lol.

[Michelle]

I just had Maggi noodles and thought of you guys. They were the original kind, and god damn they were good!

:awesome:

well the agent sent me a response to the email saying they will go through them early next week so yes thats like step 1 down and another few to go I am hoping to get this job, At least I will be able to get out of the place i am in now.. There is work up there but they are giving it to people that are untrained and dont need to pay as much.

lol.

Hearing back from them is always a good start :)

[t.gypsy]

:awesome:



Hearing back from them is always a good start :)

it is isnt it. what are you guys rocking out to?? I am rocking to them crooked vultures

[_Ed_]

Have you guys seen the lineup for Splendour in the Grass this year?
http://www.splendourinthegrass.com/artist-lineup.html
Holy fuck. :stunned:

Ash is one band I desperately want to see live - Shining Light is one of my favourite songs ever. If they don't stop off here on the way to this festival, I think the strength of that lineup justifies me making the trip over there for it.

[Spy Fox]

Happy belated Birthday Oren! Hope you had an amazing day.


I just had Maggi noodles and thought of you guys. They were the original kind, and god damn they were good!
Do you mean the new original kind?

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I see it's Tom's birthday today. Happy birthday, if you see this. :)

[t.gypsy]

is it oh happy birthday to those who is having it or had it.

Oh ed next time you do karaoke use the lynx music star deodarant might work like in those false advertising ads lol

[darkshineskitty]

Happy Birthday Tom, if it is really your birthday :chuckle: I'm not entirely sure which muser that is :LOL:

I bought some new headphones today. Using them atm. Pretty good for $15! I really needed new ones because the others were falling apart- they basically had no foam on the earpieces at all. And they were back ones, so I couldn't put my head back comfortably when listening to them. These are much better :happy:

[_Ed_]

Sounds like a really good buy! Where did you get them from? I could do with some new ones some time soonish.

[darkshineskitty]

Sounds like a really good buy! Where did you get them from? I could do with some new ones some time soonish.

The Warehouse :D

[Spy Fox]

The Warehouse :D
It's a fantastic place.

[_Ed_]

The trauma I experienced in my one-month trolley boy tenure all those years ago still haunts me and prevents me from agreeing with that.

[Spy Fox]

:eek: What happened?

The CD and DVD section is a fantastic place, then.

[_Ed_]

It was just a disaster, really. It was Auckland's wettest December in history, and they made me walk around in the uncovered car parks without a rain coat; the Christmas shoppers were angry when my trolley-returning speed was unable to match the speed with which people were taking trolleys; the mall staff yelled at me for trying to use the lifts instead of wrestling the huge rows of trolleys onto the travellators; they confiscated my cellphone...

And then after all that, they promised to give me a good reference if I ever needed one, but had no memory of me whatsoever when I took them up on that promise. :LOL:

[darkshineskitty]

I'm watching a documentary on Alexander the Great's battle at Gaugamela against the Persians, and I had to laugh a bit at the commentary. They were talking about Alexander's win, and it was like "the Greeks estimated the enemy's loses at 200,000, but it will forever be unclear how many of the losers were killed". Sounds a bit harsh at first! :LOL:

[_Ed_]

Haha, losers. Sensational. And the way they said that makes it sound like "no one can be arsed trying to find out how many died, because no one gives a toss about the losers!"

[darkshineskitty]

Haha, losers. Sensational. And the way they said that makes it sound like "no one can be arsed trying to find out how many died, because no one gives a toss about the losers!"

I was like 'that's not very- oh.'

Hey Rich, you're up on the news and all that- did you hear about that guy suing that really fundamentalist church who go to funerals with signs like 'thank God for dead soldiers' and stuff?
Edit: I think they're called the Westboro church or something.

[_Ed_]

Yeah, they're awful. They blame a society tolerant of things like homosexuality for every disaster and disease in the world, and say it's God showing his displeasure.

Absolute wankers, to put it nicely.

[darkshineskitty]

Yeah, they're awful. They blame a society tolerant of things like homosexuality for every disaster and disease in the world, and say it's God showing his displeasure.

Absolute wankers, to put it nicely.

They're showing 'Louis Theroux meets the Most Hated Family in America' on the documentary channel on Sunday.

[_Ed_]

That might be interesting, although it will no doubt make me angry. Louis Theroux is quite good at that sort of stuff, though - he can make people look really bad/crazy without them knowing he's doing so. :LOL:

[darkshineskitty]

That might be interesting, although it will no doubt make me angry. Louis Theroux is quite good at that sort of stuff, though - he can make people look really bad/crazy without them knowing he's doing so. :LOL:

Yeah it is quite infuriating but its interesting (I've seen it before), and Louis Theroux is one of my top favourite journalists. He's fantastic at playing dumb and getting people to let their guard down. The documentary is intense but he is excellent in it.

[_Ed_]

I'll probably watch it, thanks for letting me know!

http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/barking-man-internet-hit-3465283
The headline 'Barking Man an Internet Hit' makes me laugh as much as/more than the barking. :chuckle:

[darkshineskitty]

I'll probably watch it, thanks for letting me know!

http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/barking-man-internet-hit-3465283
The headline 'Barking Man an Internet Hit' makes me laugh as much as/more than the barking. :chuckle:

It's on YouTube as well.

I saw that mentioned on the late night news preview just minutes ago :LOL:

[_Ed_]

Busted! I'm not a brilliant news hound who finds weird, exciting news stories just for you guys. I just hand off stuff I hear at work. :$

[darkshineskitty]

Busted! I'm not a brilliant news hound who finds weird, exciting news stories just for you guys. I just hand off stuff I hear at work. :$

:eek:

[_Ed_]

I am deeply remorseful.

...that I got caught. In that regard, I'm a bit like Tiger Woods.

[Spy Fox]

Busted! I'm not a brilliant news hound who finds weird, exciting news stories just for you guys. I just hand off stuff I hear at work. :$
You lead us all on!!

[_Ed_]

And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it hadn't been for that meddling Kitty.

[Spy Fox]

And her meddling interwebs.

[darkshineskitty]

And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it hadn't been for that meddling Kitty.

And her meddling interwebs.

*shrug* It's what I do :awesome:

Omg Fox News is the most facepalm-worthy news source in the world. Two stories of theirs brought to light by the Daily Show and the Colbert Report: that the Nuclear Summit logo looks like the Crescent Moon used by some Muslim nations (its actually based of a hydrogen atom model), and that Obama's bowing to the Chinese representative is a sign of weakness. WAT.

Wat.

[JoBear]

i be rocking out to the national.

i am seeing them in berlin next month :awesome:

[Spy Fox]

i be rocking out to the national.

i am seeing them in berlin next month :awesome:
You're in/going to Berlin?

[_Ed_]

That should be awesome. bFM are really excited about their new album, and rightly so from what I've heard.

[JoBear]

You're in/going to Berlin?
yes going to berlin to see the national play on the 9th may. can't fucking wait :awesome:

[darkshineskitty]

Huh, I just thought of something interesting about my new headphones. They have a retractable cord which is like a normal cord/string material. But how do the wires fit into it? :erm: I mean I guess they could be inside the cord... but does that make the cord waterproof?

[_Ed_]

That's intriguing!

[Spy Fox]

Damnit, I want bFM.

I should probably Live Stream.

[darkshineskitty]

That's intriguing!

I know! How does this work?

[t.gypsy]

I know! How does this work?

You might need to check into some of that. I am hearing yes on the news i also listen to the news :p. That planes are being cancelled flying to europe and from europe because of the sulphur ash that is coming from the volcano in iceland. And Muse are due to fly back to there i would hope thats not gunna hold things up for them because that means we will be held up with them comming here. Lets hope that metallica can hold things over whose gunna go see them i am going to with mom lol, I hope i can get her the tickets for her 50th

Now i notice this planet is experiencing a lot of earthquake this is gunna sound weird but i am wondering if its not connected with the volcano in iceland as its actively eurupting. Yes its on the other side of the globe but you would have to wonder with the way the plates would all move wether connected or interconnected in some way.

[_Ed_]

That Iceland volcano has the most incredible name.

Eyjafjallajökull.

Any idea how it's pronounced? The Wiki pronunciation guide isn't much help - "pronounced [ˈɛɪjaˌfjatlaˌjœkʏtl̥]". :erm:

[Ghosty Ghost]

Heh, listen to the pronunciation clip on there, it really doesn't make it any clearer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Eyjafjallaj%C3%B6kull.ogg

[t.gypsy]

That Iceland volcano has the most incredible name.

Eyjafjallajökull.

Any idea how it's pronounced? The Wiki pronunciation guide isn't much help - "pronounced [ˈɛɪjaˌfjatlaˌjœkʏtl̥]". :erm:

:wtf: ... I'd love to see matt try to say that since he seems to like trying out new words. I have an idea

we shall call it here UNPRONOUNCABLE VOLCANO of iceland

or else just a lot of booze and try to say the name then

[Super Sammy!]

Heh, listen to the pronunciation clip on there, it really doesn't make it any clearer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Eyjafjallaj%C3%B6kull.ogg

:LOL: so much help! I can pronounce the first two syllables, 'ay-yah' :awesome:

Ironically enough, Sigur Ros just came up on shuffle. It took me long enough to learn how to say the band name properly :chuckle:

[t.gypsy]

:LOL: so much help! I can pronounce the first two syllables, 'ay-yah' :awesome:

Ironically enough, Sigur Ros just came up on shuffle. It took me long enough to learn how to say the band name properly :chuckle:

lol well i am gunna stick with my name for it then unpronouncable volcano. Can i say i love the pic on your avatar it looks awesome. Now i am contemplating watching movies... Trying to decide which movie i want to watch.

[_Ed_]

There seemed to be some drama unfolding in central Auckland when I walked through on the way to up to uni just now.

Police had sealed off about a block and were directing traffic away from it. And there were thousands of people standing around trying to get a look, which is always a good sign that something awful's happened to someone. We're so considerate. :facepalm:

No mention of anything on any news sites when I checked though, so maybe it's a false alarm? Hope so.

[_Ed_]

I'm watching The Moment of Truth. Such an awful show! You see people's relationships fall apart just like that.

I guess it's good for the partners to no longer be with them if they're keeping secrets from them like that, but it's a horrific way for it to happen.

[JoBear]

did i miss that awful show?! don't know why anyone agrees to go on it. stupid people on shows like jeremy kyle who always state they are the 0.1% that the detector gets wrong.

[_Ed_]

Haha, yeah.

It's still in progress, if you want some car crash TV. Although this contestant doesn't have a partner sitting there and becoming increasingly upset and angry.

[Spy Fox]

did i miss that awful show?! don't know why anyone agrees to go on it. stupid people on shows like jeremy kyle who always state they are the 0.1% that the detector gets wrong.
That TV show always makes me laugh.

[JoBear]

i remember one and it was like "do you resent your mother for so and so?" and it's like, really? you need to do this on tv?

i'm too tired to try even find the remote. dying of cold. but you know i worked 4 hours today and then drove 7 hours so i'm doing pretty well to even be still alive (especially with the good 10 minutes i thought i would fall asleep at the wheel...)

[_Ed_]

Yeah, absolutely. A really impressive effort. I am in awe!

I'm feeling pretty zombie-ish myself. Had a really intense day of actually doing stuff at uni, which is rare! Wrote so much my hand is now a bit swollen.

[JoBear]

you seen that air crash episode when they first discovered it was bad to fly planes into volcanic ash?

the pilot announced the following:
Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem. All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control. I trust you are not in too much distress.

:LOL:

[_Ed_]

:LOL:
Awesome. "A small problem".

I must see that.

It explains why they've taken what I thought was a big step in stopping air travel in the UK at the moment!

[darkshineskitty]

Heh, listen to the pronunciation clip on there, it really doesn't make it any clearer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Eyjafjallaj%C3%B6kull.ogg

Wat. :stunned:
Youtube says either Eh-yah-fee-yuck-la-yokel or I-ya-fee-ah-ply-yu-ca-dool. I don't think either of those are really correct, but well done on the newscasters for getting it out :LOL:

There seemed to be some drama unfolding in central Auckland when I walked through on the way to up to uni just now.

Police had sealed off about a block and were directing traffic away from it. And there were thousands of people standing around trying to get a look, which is always a good sign that something awful's happened to someone. We're so considerate. :facepalm:

No mention of anything on any news sites when I checked though, so maybe it's a false alarm? Hope so.

That's weird, I saw fire engines and evacuated people in Newmarket the other day :erm:

you seen that air crash episode when they first discovered it was bad to fly planes into volcanic ash?

the pilot announced the following:

:LOL:

What happened to the plane?

I heard that the volcanic ash can also scratch and chip away at the windscreens and stuff because of the rocks and glass it contains.

Found another new use of my new headphones :awesome: If I turn them up really loud, and turn my iPod up really loud, I can wear them around my neck in the car and they act like mini speakers. This is great because I don't have working speakers in my car! :happy:

[_Ed_]

That's an excellent solution! Good thinking.

Turns out that thing today was a bomb scare at the Queen/Victoria St ANZ. If it had actually been a bomb, it wouldn't have ended so well for those people eagerly watching outside...

[JoBear]

Wat. :stunned:
Youtube says either Eh-yah-fee-yuck-la-yokel or I-ya-fee-ah-ply-yu-ca-dool. I don't think either of those are really correct, but well done on the newscasters for getting it out :LOL:



That's weird, I saw fire engines and evacuated people in Newmarket the other day :erm:



What happened to the plane?

I heard that the volcanic ash can also scratch and chip away at the windscreens and stuff because of the rocks and glass it contains.

Found another new use of my new headphones :awesome: If I turn them up really loud, and turn my iPod up really loud, I can wear them around my neck in the car and they act like mini speakers. This is great because I don't have working speakers in my car! :happy:
the pilot glided the plane low enough down that it was out of the ash (due to problems with the oxygen masks) that the engines started again. the windscreen was sandblasted from the ash it made it very hard to land. it also created a sort of st elmo's fire effect on the plane, would've been pretty scary being told the engines have failed and seeing the plane glowing out the window.

shouldn't reread stuff when i'm flying in just over a week...hopefully this whole interrruption/eruption thing is sorted by then.

[JoBear]

when will people learn about private profiles on websites? the wife in this article has both profiles on bebo and facebook: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/3593560/Man-admits-sex-with-suicide-teen

it's just sad.

[t.gypsy]

There seemed to be some drama unfolding in central Auckland when I walked through on the way to up to uni just now.

Police had sealed off about a block and were directing traffic away from it. And there were thousands of people standing around trying to get a look, which is always a good sign that something awful's happened to someone. We're so considerate. :facepalm:

No mention of anything on any news sites when I checked though, so maybe it's a false alarm? Hope so.

What have you done now??? :p

I am also gunna look into this too.. I have an odd feeling my workplace is doing something illegal regaurds the employment act i am gunna look into it. They are giving people on work permits my hours. And not giving me anything it wont matter i have decided i will hand in my notice i am not putting up with it yes it may mean i will go on the winz unemployment standdown and then go on thier list but i have had a fucken gutsful of them and thier attitdude the lack of work was the reason i left last time and they doing it again so i am gunna leave now and not ever go back.

But if someone can tell me upon me also doing research what they are doing is illeagal

[JoBear]

have you spoken to them about it?

don't know if it's illegal unless you have specified hours listed in your contract? do you even have a contract? that's where people can run into issues.

[t.gypsy]

That's an excellent solution! Good thinking.

Turns out that thing today was a bomb scare at the Queen/Victoria St ANZ. If it had actually been a bomb, it wouldn't have ended so well for those people eagerly watching outside...

no but it would of done us a favour though

[t.gypsy]

have you spoken to them about it?

don't know if it's illegal unless you have specified hours listed in your contract? do you even have a contract? that's where people can run into issues.

I have spoken to them about it but they are just saying we dont have enough work to go around for all and i am like well if thats the case then why hire more staff??

And upon that i am gunna look see if i can find my contract and see what that saids for itself

[JoBear]

the contract is definitely the first thing you need to fall back on as that's a legal document and if they breach that you have a case for a dispute.

i think the way to do it is speak to your employer, if that doesn't work, speak to the department of labour on 0800 20 90 20. they'll give the best advice. but you're looking at having to go through mediation and the employment relations authority if there a case. i'm no expert on employment law though.

[t.gypsy]

the contract is definitely the first thing you need to fall back on as that's a legal document and if they breach that you have a case for a dispute.

i think the way to do it is speak to your employer, if that doesn't work, speak to the department of labour on 0800 20 90 20. they'll give the best advice. but you're looking at having to go through mediation and the employment relations authority if there a case. i'm no expert on employment law though.

I know its looking that way. I am not happy about it i am still go ahead to leave the place i am not putting up with the same thing happening to me twice. I am now not too sure i will look for it that they did actually give me a contract when i went back to work there now when i think about it.

Upside: I am going to be paid for taking surveys :) not much but meh its better than nothing and have nothing to loose and also I will be taking part in a company that has this handheld device where you scan barcodes so i will keep you posted as to how that all works.

[darkshineskitty]

That's an excellent solution! Good thinking.

Turns out that thing today was a bomb scare at the Queen/Victoria St ANZ. If it had actually been a bomb, it wouldn't have ended so well for those people eagerly watching outside...

Woah that's pretty scary.

the pilot glided the plane low enough down that it was out of the ash (due to problems with the oxygen masks) that the engines started again. the windscreen was sandblasted from the ash it made it very hard to land. it also created a sort of st elmo's fire effect on the plane, would've been pretty scary being told the engines have failed and seeing the plane glowing out the window.

shouldn't reread stuff when i'm flying in just over a week...hopefully this whole interrruption/eruption thing is sorted by then.

Good thing they got out of it okay. Yeah that would have been quite the freaky experience!

That's always the way, amirite? Its like when you're sick and you can't help but read all sorts of self-diagnosises online :LOL:

[JoBear]

i think watching it has made me feel really safe about flying at least. when i first started at my work i got so paranoid about car accidents because i was seeing 10 a day sort of thing and people just doing such stupid things.

i remember when we were flying back from italy and i was looking out the window, which wasn't much to see as it was dark, and suddenly there was big bright flash from the wing light (not the normal flash it does) and a fighter jet flew past really close. i turned to my sister and said "there's a fighter jet" which resulted in us talking for 20 minutes about air crash investigation episodes while this passenger beside her stared at us in horror.

[Spy Fox]

I prefer flying to being in a car. There's less that can go wrong because of all the safety things, and I feel less sick.

In other news, there was a guy playing She's a Mod on the trumpet in the background of the Crusaders/Cheetas rugby game. :awesome:

[Spy Fox]

Actually, there's a guy with a snare drum and it may be a saxophone... I'm trying to distinguish the timbre.

[_Ed_]

In other news, there was a guy playing She's a Mod on the trumpet in the background of the Crusaders/Cheetas rugby game. :awesome:
Haha, sensational.

Fuck, what an exhausting day. I went to the races and stayed there until about 5, which was awesome, but then I went to uni and did what I should have spent all day doing in about three hours. I was so looking forward to just coming home and lying on the couch in front of the TV, but then I got a text - "dinner, drinks and karaoke tonight. You should come!"

So tired now.

[JoBear]

always the way that you get invited to something the day you want to stay home.

[Spy Fox]

always the way that you get invited to something the day you want to stay home.
It's the only time my friends ever organise a party.

[_Ed_]

always the way that you get invited to something the day you want to stay home.
Yeah, exactly. And had to somehow summon the energy to be good company, so I bought two coffees on my way and skulled them. :LOL:

[JoBear]

i've spent most of my night researching family genealogy with my dad. managed to locate 7 kids i didn't know about and a place i'll have to visit in devon.

thinking about bed now after dosing up on more ibuprofen.

[Tacticalkat]

i've spent most of my night researching family genealogy with my dad. managed to locate 7 kids i didn't know about and a place i'll have to visit in devon.

thinking about bed now after dosing up on more ibuprofen.

Wow that's really cool! It's always fun finding out about loads of relatives you didn't know you had!

In relation to the bomb threat, I was at my friend's apartment on Queen St and we heard a load of commotion and squealing that went on for some time, but didn't know what it was. Might have been that.

Went to the Massey uni bar on Friday to see my friend's band, and while we were there the DJ played KoC twice in the space of an hour. :D:D Thought of you Rich!! :)

[_Ed_]

In relation to the bomb threat, I was at my friend's apartment on Queen St and we heard a load of commotion and squealing that went on for some time, but didn't know what it was. Might have been that.
Hope so! The mind boggles over what it might have been otherwise. :erm:

Speaking of squealing and commotion, the people in the neighbouring karaoke booth seemed to be farting into their microphones. :facepalm: Some people. :noey: But I drowned it out with Plug In Baby and Showbiz, and did by darnedest to hit the high notes in both. I might sound like that "What a Wonderful World" guy tomorrow.

But I couldn't share my Lady Gaga rendition with my friends. :( I probably would have struggled anyway because I was sober this time!

KoC twice in an hour is amazing! But is it almost too much? Maybe three times is the cusp.

Although I have been known to listen to it four times in a row, so... :$

[Tacticalkat]

They had the video going on a big screen too. The first time I squealed and jumped up and down madly. And then the second time I GASPED and then squealed and jumped up and down madly, Hah hah!;)

Kareoke sounds good! I am intruiged by this Lady Gaga rendition....

[_Ed_]

As you should. That's the KOC dance. :yesey:

I sang Bad Romance at Shadows karaoke last Wednesday. It felt right at the time. And it drew a standing ovation from crowd...I'm nervous about ever setting foot in that place again.

How have you been?

[darkshineskitty]

managed to locate 7 kids i didn't know about

You'd think you'd have noticed them being born :p:LOL:

This video makes me feel uncomfortable :erm: :LOL:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaCZN2N6Q_I
But I love this song!

[Tacticalkat]

As you should. That's the KOC dance. :yesey:

I sang Bad Romance at Shadows karaoke last Wednesday. It felt right at the time. And it drew a standing ovation from crowd...I'm nervous about ever setting foot in that place again.

How have you been?

Standing ovation? That's pretty impressive. I hope you were in costume!

You know they might even have played KoC again that night, I left after the second band and the DJ was getting ready to start again....


I'm pretty good, just started working at Waitakere hospital doing the kiddie lists in preparation for Starship next month, it's freaky as!

How about you?

[_Ed_]

See, I'm not sure if the standing ovation was saluting the awesomeness or the awfulness of my performance. I think I was wearing a Muse t-shirt...is that suitable attire for Lady Gaga singing? I'm no judge of these things. But I think a Muse t-shirt is pretty fucking awesome for any occasion really.

Yeah I can imagine that being freaky. Are you still working similar hours to the ones you had at North Shore? That would mean some really unfairly early wake-up times.

I'm not bad thanks. Same old, really.

I sent out an email at work on Thursday night trying to organise karaoke (I've become mildly obsessed), and I'm hoping I don't get shut down. I used this picture...
http://www.holidaymatinee.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/karaoke.jpg
Wouldn't that make you want to go? Come on. Who'd say no after seeing that?

[_Ed_]

You'd think you'd have noticed them being born :p:LOL:

This video makes me feel uncomfortable :erm: :LOL:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaCZN2N6Q_I
But I love this song!
That's a very weird video! But yeah, cool song. Saw them live at the 2009 BDO and had no idea who they were, but I liked them then.

[Tacticalkat]

See, I'm not sure if the standing ovation was saluting the awesomeness or the awfulness of my performance. I think I was wearing a Muse t-shirt...is that suitable attire for Lady Gaga singing? I'm no judge of these things. But I think a Muse t-shirt is pretty fucking awesome for any occasion really.

Yeah I can imagine that being freaky. Are you still working similar hours to the ones you had at North Shore? That would mean some really unfairly early wake-up times.

I'm not bad thanks. Same old, really.

I sent out an email at work on Thursday night trying to organise karaoke (I've become mildly obsessed), and I'm hoping I don't get shut down. I used this picture...
http://www.holidaymatinee.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/karaoke.jpg
Wouldn't that make you want to go? Come on. Who'd say no after seeing that?

I'm splitting shifts between the Shore and Waitaks so it's not too bad, and with the school holidays I've only been having to get up 15 minutes earlier. Not sure how the traffic will be when they go back though.

I think your Lady Gaga outfit sounds far too tame, unless of course you weren't wearing pants, which Lady Gags doesn't seem to require.

That picture would make me go, but only if the Elvis picture went too.

[darkshineskitty]

That's a very weird video! But yeah, cool song. Saw them live at the 2009 BDO and had no idea who they were, but I liked them then.

Someone made a really good alternate video for it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VurR44pxUKo
Really impressive job.

:LOL: I think you need to try out for New Zealand idol Rich!

[_Ed_]

I was quite proud of the lack of tameness of singing Lady Gaga in front of a large crowd. :supersad: :p

Yeah, Elvis pulls off the popped collar look in that picture. Not everyone does though...
http://fashion4nerds.com/uploads/2009/01/4_popped-collars_cool.jpg
It hurts so much that I can never attain that level of cool.

[_Ed_]

Someone made a really good alternate video for it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VurR44pxUKo
Really impressive job.
That's cool! The thumbnail picture is unnerving though. :erm:

:LOL: I think you need to try out for New Zealand idol Rich!
:LOL:
But knowing how hard that is would mean I couldn't criticise people on it anymore.

[darkshineskitty]

That's cool! The thumbnail picture is unnerving though. :erm:


:LOL:
But knowing how hard that is would mean I couldn't criticise people on it anymore.

It looks like soft serve. But oh god, its not :stunned:

:LOL: but you might be a sensation!

[_Ed_]

Being a sensation is not always a good thing! As the barking dog man can testify.

His poor wife looks so ashamed in that video. :LOL:

[darkshineskitty]

Did I mention I got some new clothes today? Because I got new clothes today :awesome:

Boy I need to start some assignments.

[_Ed_]

Awesome, what clothes?

And I know that assignmenty feeling. Those due dates creep up on you, the bastards.

[darkshineskitty]

Awesome, what clothes?

And I know that assignmenty feeling. Those due dates creep up on you, the bastards.

Especially after the holidays.

Mum bought me a second-hand trench coat, shoes, and a bag :happy: From an op-shop on Dominion Road.

[_Ed_]

That's cool! Dominion Rd was where I met my friends for dinner tonight. It was a bitch to find a park! Apparently there was rugby on at Eden Park, so maybe that explains it.

[darkshineskitty]

That's cool! Dominion Rd was where I met my friends for dinner tonight. It was a bitch to find a park! Apparently there was rugby on at Eden Park, so maybe that explains it.

Yeah I saw signs out today, but then I saw a whole bunch of people in the avo walking around. Maybe they were heading to Eden Park. Fucking Eden Park.
How was dinner?

[_Ed_]

It was good! We had dumplings, which I didn't really think were my thing, but I expanded my horizons.

Crazily cheap, too - $48 for five of us.

[darkshineskitty]

It was good! We had dumplings, which I didn't really think were my thing, but I expanded my horizons.

Crazily cheap, too - $48 for five of us.

Woah.
What was the place called?

[_Ed_]

To be honest, I don't know! I was running so late that I came in out of breath and didn't even notice the sign.

The address was 541 though - I had that texted to me when I was on my way, so I remember that.

[darkshineskitty]

To be honest, I don't know! I was running so late that I came in out of breath and didn't even notice the sign.

The address was 541 though - I had that texted to me when I was on my way, so I remember that.

Which part of Dominion Road?

[_Ed_]

Just past Balmoral Rd on the right if you're heading in the direction away from town.

[darkshineskitty]

Just past Balmoral Rd on the right if you're heading in the direction away from town.

Interesting!

[_Ed_]

Are you partial to dumplings, then?

[darkshineskitty]

Are you partial to dumplings, then?

No, I don't really like Chinese food.

[_Ed_]

Fair enough.

I noticed a Valentine's on Dominion Road! I thought they'd disappeared.

[darkshineskitty]

Fair enough.

I noticed a Valentine's on Dominion Road! I thought they'd disappeared.

Nope! There's one up by Geoff's Emporium! :D

I have to admit I've never been to Valentine's.

[_Ed_]

It used to be an annual birthday party destination for me when I was 6-8ish.

[darkshineskitty]

It used to be an annual birthday party destination for me when I was 6-8ish.

Well you do eat free on your birthday.

[_Ed_]

Exactly!

I'm hoping to drink free on my birthday this year, if I can win that $100 bar tab at Shadows! Fingers crossed.

Any plans for tomorrow?

[darkshineskitty]

Exactly!

I'm hoping to drink free on my birthday this year, if I can win that $100 bar tab at Shadows! Fingers crossed.

Any plans for tomorrow?

Tomorrow as in today? Nah, probably just hang around home. Oh I might go over to my friend's to watch our not-so-secret shame, The Vampire Diaries :chuckle:

[_Ed_]

Haha, yeah, as in today. My plan was to get an early night and have a good sleep for once. :facepalm: Have to be up in 7 hours and 24 minutes for work and counting down.

Haven't seen The Vampire Diaries...should I?

[darkshineskitty]

Haha, yeah, as in today. My plan was to get an early night and have a good sleep for once. :facepalm: Have to be up in 7 hours and 24 minutes for work and counting down.

Haven't seen The Vampire Diaries...should I?

Same. Except the work part :LOL:

Its probably more of a girl thing. Although I expected it to be really cheesy and shit, but its actually pretty dramatic and addictive!

[_Ed_]

That doesn't sound bad. I find a lot of movies that are directed more at a female audience to be a bit of a guilty pleasure. :$

Adventureland, Amelie, Love Actually and Notting Hill would all be in my top 10, for example.

[darkshineskitty]

That doesn't sound bad. I find a lot of movies that are directed more at a female audience to be a bit of a guilty pleasure. :$

Adventureland, Amelie, Love Actually and Notting Hill would all be in my top 10, for example.

Well then maybe you should give it a go! :LOL:

Hey, a friend on Facebook just became a fan of "I think my argument is so powerful that it's not necessary to talk about it." :LOL:

[_Ed_]

Hey, a friend on Facebook just became a fan of "I think my argument is so powerful that it's not necessary to talk about it." :LOL:
:awesome:
It lives on!

Hi Oren. You're up late! [/hypocrite]

[darkshineskitty]

Oren you lurker :LOL:

[Ghosty Ghost]

Hello. Good to see I'm not the only one visiting the land of Whyaminotinbed.

[darkshineskitty]

Hello. Good to see I'm not the only one visiting the land of Whyaminotinbed.

I have a weekend house here.

[_Ed_]

It's a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there.

And yet I seem to.

[_Ed_]

Wow, I just noticed I listed those films in alphabetical order. Amazing.

Unintentional alphabetisation is a rare phenomenon.

[Ghosty Ghost]

I'm going with the excuse that I'm adjusting msyself to UK time in advance. Planning ahead and shit.

[_Ed_]

That's a really impressive excuse actually. It makes perfect sense.

[Ghosty Ghost]

Wow, I just noticed I listed those films in alphabetical order. Amazing.

Unintentional alphabetisation is a rare phenomenon.
Actually, it occurs regularly.

(See what I did there?)

[_Ed_]

My mind has been officially blown.

[darkshineskitty]

Actually, it occurs regularly.

(See what I did there?)

Woah.

[_Ed_]

I think I'll try this sleep thing people seem to do quite a bit and rave about.

Night guys. :)

[Ghosty Ghost]

Eeeehh I guess I should too.

[darkshineskitty]

Night you two!
:chuckle:

Chucking this here for later discussion:

"Forbes magazine has released its annual ranking of fiction's richest people, which this year includes six new characters.
The 2010 Fictional 15 is led by Carlisle Cullen, the patriarch of Twilight's coven of vampires, who has accumulated a personal fortune of $47.9 billion during his 370-year lifetime.
Cullen's fortune stems largely from long-term investments planned with the help of his adopted daughter, Alice, who is able to give excellent stock advice because of her ability to see into the future.
A first-time entry onto the list, Cullen poses as a small-town doctor in the US state of Washington."

Wat.
How could they even know what investments he would make, anyway?

[t.gypsy]

jeepers talk about the interesting posts you guys have while i am in noddy land :p. Well today looks like its gunna be one of those lazy sundays where you laze around doing nothing or sleeping for some of yous.

We've run out of water thats gunna make things rather interesting here. I am waiting to see if Daybreakers will come out on dvd and i had a thought

I wonder if muse feels disappointed that the directors didnt approach them for use of thier songs and not twilight lol

[t.gypsy]

Night you two!
:chuckle:

Chucking this here for later discussion:

"Forbes magazine has released its annual ranking of fiction's richest people, which this year includes six new characters.
The 2010 Fictional 15 is led by Carlisle Cullen, the patriarch of Twilight's coven of vampires, who has accumulated a personal fortune of $47.9 billion during his 370-year lifetime.
Cullen's fortune stems largely from long-term investments planned with the help of his adopted daughter, Alice, who is able to give excellent stock advice because of her ability to see into the future.
A first-time entry onto the list, Cullen poses as a small-town doctor in the US state of Washington."

Wat.
How could they even know what investments he would make, anyway?

I didnt even know that fictional characters even had the capabilities to make investments??

[JoBear]

You'd think you'd have noticed them being born :p:LOL:

oh it's my 3rd great grandfather's children with his wife, it was really hard because his son (my 2nd great grandfather) would never tell anyone where in england he was born when he was living in scotland. but i managed to find him in chittlehampton, devon with his 7 brothers and sisters. turns out his surname of mules was recorded as miles.

i also might have found my 2nd great grandmothers birth certificate which would be so awesome because we have no idea where she came from other than london in 1850 and had 4 illegitimate children (who didn't find out they were buckinghams until they saw their birth certificates when teenagers). but it's going to cost £25 to find out if i'm right. :erm:

i went to bed at 2am myself!

[Ghosty Ghost]

turns out his surface of mules was recorded as miles.

Surname?

[_Ed_]

Night you two!
:chuckle:

Chucking this here for later discussion:

"Forbes magazine has released its annual ranking of fiction's richest people, which this year includes six new characters.
The 2010 Fictional 15 is led by Carlisle Cullen, the patriarch of Twilight's coven of vampires, who has accumulated a personal fortune of $47.9 billion during his 370-year lifetime.
Cullen's fortune stems largely from long-term investments planned with the help of his adopted daughter, Alice, who is able to give excellent stock advice because of her ability to see into the future.
A first-time entry onto the list, Cullen poses as a small-town doctor in the US state of Washington."

Wat.
How could they even know what investments he would make, anyway?
That's a good question.

Did you see The Colbert Report when it mentioned this and Richie Rich being so far down the list? :chuckle:

[JoBear]

Surname?
blah...

[_Ed_]

Surface could work.

[JoBear]

it was pretty close.

you know how i went to the hairdressers yesterday? i was in this sick haze that i didn't care what they did and had my eyes closed most of the time. i've woken up this morning a bit more aware and went to have a shower and yelled out "WHAT HAVE I DONE?!" and my mum was all like "what's wrong?!"

don't go to the hairdresser when ill. my mum also asked me after to go buy some bread and meat for lunch and i couldn't think how much i'd need for five people...so i bought WAY too much. got the "are you feeding an army?"

[_Ed_]

That sounds like quite a hairdressing debacle. :chuckle: Hairrendous? Does that work? The jury is out on that one.

Sorry to hear you were so sick yesterday! :( I didn't take your snotting all over the hairdresser text seriously enough. How are you feeling now?

[JoBear]

i'm feeling better today thank you! off out to brunch now :happy:

[_Ed_]

Awesome, hope you enjoy it.

I'm at work, but I'm too scared to check my emails in case my karaoke night organising attempt has turned out to be a complete flop. Surely they would have taken pity on my "come on, don't make me end up sitting alone on a spotted couch holding two microphones and a tambourine" line...

Can't bring myself to check though.

[Michelle]

Oh I might go over to my friend's to watch our not-so-secret shame, The Vampire Diaries :chuckle:

I started watching that as soon as I saw pictures from it over in banter :$ Getting the latest episodes now .


Chucking this here for later discussion:

"Forbes magazine has released its annual ranking of fiction's richest people, which this year includes six new characters.
The 2010 Fictional 15 is led by Carlisle Cullen, the patriarch of Twilight's coven of vampires, who has accumulated a personal fortune of $47.9 billion during his 370-year lifetime.
Cullen's fortune stems largely from long-term investments planned with the help of his adopted daughter, Alice, who is able to give excellent stock advice because of her ability to see into the future.
A first-time entry onto the list, Cullen poses as a small-town doctor in the US state of Washington."

Wat.
How could they even know what investments he would make, anyway?

I saw that in the news this morning too! How they actually estimate how much all these characters make is mind boggling. Mr Burns from The Simpsons was estimated to have 1.3 billion, I guess he has come back up after temporaily getting kicked out of the billionares club :chuckle:

My trip to Tiritiri on Friday was fun, so many bellbirds at the feeders :happy:

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r187/Musedmichelle/IMG_1597.jpg?t=1271552323

Just relaxing this weekend while watching V8 supercars, but this morning my mum got a call saying my grandama may have had a stroke as one side of her face was drooping :( So that's worrying and I hope it doesn't get any worse.

[_Ed_]

That is such an awesome picture!

I'm really sorry to hear about your grandma. :( That must be incredibly worrying. I hope she's doing OK.

[Michelle]

That is such an awesome picture!


Thanks, I'll get the rest up on facebook later :)

That is such an awesome picture!

I'm really sorry to hear about your grandma. :( That must be incredibly worrying. I hope she's doing OK.

Thanks, haven't heard anything more yet. Will have to wait til my mum rings or gets back from hospital.

[t.gypsy]

Thanks, I'll get the rest up on facebook later :)



Thanks, haven't heard anything more yet. Will have to wait til my mum rings or gets back from hospital.

*hugs* I hope your grandma is ok. that would be a scary thing to have happen and those pics are awesome.

[Michelle]

*hugs* I hope your grandma is ok. that would be a scary thing to have happen and those pics are awesome.

Thanks.

It's good news, wasn't a stroke. She's just gotten a few infections back which makes her look so unwell. So she should be right once they clear up.

[_Ed_]

That's good to hear! I hope she recovers from those infections quickly and that they aren't causing too much discomfort.

[Michelle]

Thanks! Here's some more silly bellbirds.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs448.ash1/24685_399330801680_565606680_4483825_921205_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs448.ash1/24685_399330866680_565606680_4483838_4876377_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs408.snc3/24685_399330976680_565606680_4483858_4939609_n.jpg

[_Ed_]

Awesome! You got so close.

[Michelle]

Yeah, you can get pretty close to some of them at the feeders. They are too busy looking for a gap at the feeder to get their share :chuckle:

[JoBear]

i wonder if i should start taking bets to whether or not we'll be heading to london monday week...

[_Ed_]

I bloody well hope you will be!



Wait, I hope that didn't sound like an angry "get the fuck out of our country" outburst!

[Michelle]

i wonder if i should start taking bets to whether or not we'll be heading to london monday week...

That is a concern with the back log being up to 2 weeks and the unknown of how long the ash will last (plus the chance of it's bigger neighbour going off :stunned:). Here's hoping it'll be cleared up by then for you to go! But then it might be better to delay (if you can) until things get sorted out over in the UK.

Oh, and just looked at the Slendour In The Grass line up :stunned: I totally agree with you Rich, I hope we get an influx of those bands over here or I would be very tempted to go!

[JoBear]

That is a concern with the back log being up to 2 weeks and the unknown of how long the ash will last (plus the chance of it's bigger neighbour going off :stunned:). Here's hoping it'll be cleared up by then for you to go! But then it might be better to delay (if you can) until things get sorted out over in the UK.

Oh, and just looked at the Slendour In The Grass line up :stunned: I totally agree with you Rich, I hope we get an influx of those bands over here or I would be very tempted to go!
Can't delay anything, too much booked for hotel in london and other trips to paris and berlin...travel insurance won't pay for it unless flights are actually delayed by ash.

There will some gutted people who didn't buy insurance before the event, as if the ash affected their plans they can't claim as it wasn't unforeseen to them when they got the insurance.

[Michelle]

Can't delay anything, too much booked for hotel in london and other trips to paris and berlin...travel insurance won't pay for it unless flights are actually delayed by ash.

There will some gutted people who didn't buy insurance before the event, as if the ash affected their plans they can't claim as it wasn't unforeseen to them when they got the insurance.

Oh ok, I see. I really hope you make your flights!

[JoBear]

i just don't want to get stuck at abu dhabi...

great reporting on tv3, samatha hayes asks the uk reporter "So why is this crisis taking so long to resolve?" ...err, maybe the volcanic ash you just spent the last 10 minutes reporting on?

[_Ed_]

Quality investigative journalism.

[Spy Fox]

Don't you guys have a Sunday? :LOL:

I haz work on Sunday... every Sunday :(

[Spy Fox]

i just don't want to get stuck at abu dhabi...

great reporting on tv3, samatha hayes asks the uk reporter "So why is this crisis taking so long to resolve?" ...err, maybe the volcanic ash you just spent the last 10 minutes reporting on?
I love how they now refer to it as "Iceland's Volcano" :LOL:

[_Ed_]

I haz work on Sunday... every Sunday :(
I do too. Not fun.

[JoBear]

i hate sundays. when i was at university i was usually hungover feeling miserable for myself knowing i should probably do some readings. now i feel shit about having work the next day.

[Spy Fox]

I have school tomorrow, and then work after school :eek:

[JoBear]

i guess tomorrow is my last monday at work at least :awesome: and then tuesday my last day.

[_Ed_]

:awesome:
Are your workmates doing anything for you?

[Spy Fox]

I should get Uni Entrance, quit school and work for 6 months. My Level Two results are more than enough for me to get into courses.

[Michelle]

i just don't want to get stuck at abu dhabi...


Yeah, getting stuck wouldn't be fun.

i guess tomorrow is my last monday at work at least :awesome: and then tuesday my last day.

:awesome:

[JoBear]

:awesome:
Are your workmates doing anything for you?
nah probably not. i might bake a cake and take a bottle of champagne though.

[_Ed_]

That's awesome of you. It's meant to be other people's job to do that though!

[darkshineskitty]

oh it's my 3rd great grandfather's children with his wife, it was really hard because his son (my 2nd great grandfather) would never tell anyone where in england he was born when he was living in scotland. but i managed to find him in chittlehampton, devon with his 7 brothers and sisters. turns out his surname of mules was recorded as miles.


I just meant because it sounded like it was your children :LOL:

I started watching that as soon as I saw pictures from it over in banter :$ Getting the latest episodes now .


Yuss :LOL: its brilliant.

Quality investigative journalism.

I do like Samantha Hayes though.

I love how they now refer to it as "Iceland's Volcano" :LOL:

No one can pronounce it :LOL:

I just watched that 'America's Most Hated Family' documentary. It's the third time I've seen it. I really admire Louis Theroux's ability to keep his cool. He has the best poker face I've ever seen. That family is really fucked up though. Its weird because the documentary makes you feel really enraged, but also kind of sad for the younger people in the church. Especially one girl who acts like she doesn't care or anything, but then says things like 'who would want to marry me anyway?'. Its really odd.

My mum was just telling me this epic tale of her trying to get into the house this afternoon when she locked herself out. She had to go through all this trouble to get in through the window. After she finished telling me, I was like 'that's amazing, but you know that the neighbours have a key.'
Her face was like ':stunned:.... they weren't home :indiff:'

[_Ed_]

My mum was just telling me this epic tale of her trying to get into the house this afternoon when she locked herself out. She had to go through all this trouble to get in through the window. After she finished telling me, I was like 'that's amazing, but you know that the neighbours have a key.'
Her face was like ':stunned:.... they weren't home :indiff:'
:LOL:

And yeah, I watched that documentary too, thanks to you telling me about it. A stress ball for me to take out my rage on would have been handy though.

[darkshineskitty]

:LOL:

And yeah, I watched that documentary too, thanks to you telling me about it. A stress ball for me to take out my rage on would have been handy though.

You're welcome. It is madding, isn't it? Especially when he's talking to the head of the church, and that guy who used to be a journalist.

[_Ed_]

http://ktosz.ca/whoweare/images/char_toucansam.gif

[t.gypsy]

Well i am ringing up my work and talk to them about a few things. I will report as to how that goes.But i will be handing in my resignation so i can go on unemploy i dont want to but i need the money to be able to go out looking for work and if i am not working which would earn me the money then i have no choice. Just hoping the job i went for last week will give me an insight if not oh well just move on. I do hate the predicament i am in though

Well I already have the name for the volcano which i like and its easy to say lol, And michelle i hope you dont mind i captioned one of those pics on the bellbirds they are so cute.

I started to play a pretty cool game on facebook yesterday and why is it now i want to go back and play it the games application isnt working.

[Michelle]

Yuss :LOL: its brilliant.

It is indeed :LOL: It'll be interesting to see how long the series will go for. Once this series is over, I'll hopefully get round to catching up on Being Human as that is pretty cool too.


Well I already have the name for the volcano which i like and its easy to say lol, And michelle i hope you dont mind i captioned one of those pics on the bellbirds they are so cute.


:LOL:Cheese. It would be more accurate it it was 'sugar!!!!!!!!!!!!!' as those birds really seem like they are on a sugar high with the sugar water/nectar being abig part of the diet, but cheese is funny. I'll try upload my 2 videos later.

Good luck with the job stuff!

[t.gypsy]

It is indeed :LOL: It'll be interesting to see how long the series will go for. Once this series is over, I'll hopefully get round to catching up on Being Human as that is pretty cool too.



:LOL:Cheese. It would be more accurate it it was 'sugar!!!!!!!!!!!!!' as those birds really seem like they are on a sugar high with the sugar water/nectar being abig part of the diet, but cheese is funny. I'll try upload my 2 videos later.

Good luck with the job stuff!

Lol. I am glad you liked it. And yaaa i got the application to work i am playing battle of the bands its a cool game.

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Thinking about what you're going to cook for dinner when you get home from uni is not a good way to optimise productivity.

[darkshineskitty]

It is indeed :LOL: It'll be interesting to see how long the series will go for. Once this series is over, I'll hopefully get round to catching up on Being Human as that is pretty cool too.


They're almost up to the season finale of the second season in the U.S, so its been going for quite a while already.

[JoBear]

Thinking about what you're going to cook for dinner when you get home from uni is not a good way to optimise productivity.
you tried burgers of any kind?

[_Ed_]

you tried burgers of any kind?
I haven't! That's a good idea.

[JoBear]

I haven't! That's a good idea.
when i started out, i started with premade patties, and then as your confidence grows you can make your own (which is really cheap!). also did the same with wedges, use the frozen kind, now i make my own.

[_Ed_]

This is excellent advice.

[_Ed_]

Is that the time?

[Michelle]

They're almost up to the season finale of the second season in the U.S, so its been going for quite a while already.

Yeah, but they still seem to classify it as season one (upto S01E18). Oh well, I'm sure there will be enough drama still going on for another season after this :LOL:

when i started out, i started with premade patties, and then as your confidence grows you can make your own (which is really cheap!). also did the same with wedges, use the frozen kind, now i make my own.

Another thing to do is freeze left over home made patties which can be quickly heated up in the oven, this makes a quick weekend dinner. I also freeze pre-cooked pizza bases from my left over dough, so quick n easy :happy: until I have to make more :LOL:

[t.gypsy]

How are we for a windy tuesday afternoon.

Now can i have a round of applause i went for a walk today and i didnt trip up and i was also surprised at how quick i was with the walking too i left here at 11.30 and got to ostend at 12.30 did my shopping and was done by 1.10pm and i wasnt even deliberately rushing either. I wasnt deliberately quick.

I also handed in my resignation(dont need an applause for this) :LOL: god the bosses amazed me they left me kind of gobsmacked here i am handing in my resignation because they arent providing work and not one of them stopped me and said ok how about we negotiate *shakes head*

[Super Sammy!]

:(

Crap. It's looking more and more likely that the Muse dates will coincide with my exams. NOOOO :supersad:

[_Ed_]

Unlucky. :( Hope they don't!

[Super Sammy!]

Is it unusual for a band to come on a weekday at the Vector Arena? If Muse played on a Friday, it'll be fine (just a little annoying) but from what I remember, bands/artists only really play Friday/Saturday/Sunday here :unsure:

[_Ed_]

I think they have gigs on any day of the week - just looking over the upcoming ones, John Mayer is on a Wednesday, for example.

Muse and the Vector Arena-thief Justin Timberlake were both on Friday in 2007.

[darkshineskitty]

Yeah, but they still seem to classify it as season one (upto S01E18). Oh well, I'm sure there will be enough drama still going on for another season after this :LOL:


That's true. They shouldn't have breaks in the middle of seasons!

Are they going to play at Vector? I preferred Trusts' Stadium. Which reminds me that I should probably officially resign from Vector some time.

[Super Sammy!]

I think they have gigs on any day of the week - just looking over the upcoming ones, John Mayer is on a Wednesday, for example.

Muse and the Vector Arena-thief Justin Timberlake were both on Friday in 2007.

One of my most vivid memories of being down south in 2007 was seeing the Muse poster in Christchurch and being all :supersad: at the fact I couldn't go... Then I remember the interview with Matt the night of the gig on the TV, and Matt hated on Justin Timberlake also :awesome:

Are they going to play at Vector? I preferred Trusts' Stadium. Which reminds me that I should probably officially resign from Vector some time.

I'm guessing they'll play there, seeing most big acts seem to be doing so these days...
:LOL: the way you put that was lulzy, just like, "oh, yeah, I gotta remember to properly quit from my job..." :chuckle:

[JoBear]

that 2004 muse gig was a tuesday wasn't it? i missed university for it :awesome:

[_Ed_]

That's right. I had a test the next day. :indiff:

[darkshineskitty]

I'm guessing they'll play there, seeing most big acts seem to be doing so these days...
:LOL: the way you put that was lulzy, just like, "oh, yeah, I gotta remember to properly quit from my job..." :chuckle:

Well I haven't worked there since some time last year :LOL:

[_Ed_]

Ugh, some reporters annoy me. I think this one's got it completely wrong.

Phil Goff said John Key is a "very good politician...very slick...very good at photo opportunities." And the story goes on about Goff's "sudden admiration for the Prime Minister...extraordinary statement...singing John Key's praises."

Um, no? Saying he's slick and good at photo opportunities is not a compliment!

[t.gypsy]

whats this talk of the muse concerts??? I was looking on the muse.mu tour thinking they had something up but i havent seen anything... With the way things are going i dont know if i will be lucky enough to see them though i would love to but i will have to see how things pan out.

I love my moms advanced notice lol I came home from woolies and she goes diy dinner tonight i am like thanks mom why didnt you tell me this before going shopping i could of picked something up if i wanted to....

[_Ed_]

Someone in the news room just fucking sneezed into the intercom!

It was bloody loud and gave me a huge fright. I think I was briefly airborne.

[hysteriaaah]

whats this talk of the muse concerts??? I was looking on the muse.mu tour thinking they had something up but i havent seen anything... With the way things are going i dont know if i will be lucky enough to see them though i would love to but i will have to see how things pan out.

I had a brief glimmer of hope when i saw the title "Dates Announced", but then realized it was for US/Canada...again...*sigh*

[darkshineskitty]

Had another attempt at the pronunciation of Eyjafjallajokull courtesy of The Colbert Report tonight. "Eye-yah-fi-ya-yo-kool". At least they put more effort in than Jon Stewart, who simply nicknamed it 'Kevin' :chuckle:

[hysteriaaah]

Had another attempt at the pronunciation of Eyjafjallajokull courtesy of The Colbert Report tonight. "Eye-yah-fi-ya-yo-kool". At least they put more effort in than Jon Stewart, who simply nicknamed it 'Kevin' :chuckle:

Thanks to that CNN guy on the TDS tonight...I can FINALLY say it. You do not know how proud i am right now.

That said, Kevin's a nice name. :D

[JoBear]

i'll call it the bastard who won't let me travel and makes my travel insurance useless.

[darkshineskitty]

Thanks to that CNN guy on the TDS tonight...I can FINALLY say it. You do not know how proud i am right now.

That said, Kevin's a nice name. :D

How is it said?

[_Ed_]

i'll call it the bastard who won't let me travel and makes my travel insurance useless.
:(
I really hope you can fly OK.

Just randomly remembered a story - I was on a bus with my friend the other day and saw a guy in a disastrous bright blue jumper with white spots, and I said to my friend, "Look, it's David Bain!" Well, I think I might have said that a bit loud. :$

[darkshineskitty]

Haha, turns out a friend of mine had a small role on Shortland Street last night. She played the girl who went off her meds and was admitted with a small cut from falling over, if anyone saw it :chuckle:

[_Ed_]

Zack and Miri Make a Porno is HILARIOUS. :LOL:

[t.gypsy]

hey ed when i read about how someone sneezed into the intercom and made you jump i lol'd

Yes those dates for us/canada i am hoping they are going to come back but i dont see no dates yet just wondering if they might be in december or jan next year they better not say they would at the bdo and not come at all we wouldnt be happy.

On the rock yesterday with rob and jono they asked people to ring up to see what jobs they could offer david bain as hes unemployed and someone said he could have another paper round job :facepalm: :chuckle: and other knitting jumpers or lawyer.

I have an interview at 2.00pm today at waiheke world travels

[_Ed_]

Good luck!

[_Ed_]

It's just not my day. I hit my arm on my chest of drawers beside my bed when I woke up, and then I hit my head on the mirror by the back door of the bus when I got off. :facepalm: Both really hurt!

[t.gypsy]

It's just not my day. I hit my arm on my chest of drawers beside my bed when I woke up, and then I hit my head on the mirror by the back door of the bus when I got off. :facepalm: Both really hurt!

Um erm uh ouch... :LOL: I think you need to crawl under a rock and stay there for a day or two.

Well the interview went well they said there are other jobs in the place if this one didnt pan out but i will still be doing some of the jobs and they are understanding of me doing my course and so on so i will be sitting back to see what happens but at the same time i will be getting other thigns lined up but woohooo heres hoping :D.

[hysteriaaah]

How is it said?

Ay-yah-fa-yah-yo-kull :LOL:

:(
I really hope you can fly OK.

Just randomly remembered a story - I was on a bus with my friend the other day and saw a guy in a disastrous bright blue jumper with white spots, and I said to my friend, "Look, it's David Bain!" Well, I think I might have said that a bit loud. :$

Wasn't there a facebook page dedicated to David Bain's jumpers? I just went: :facepalm:

[_Ed_]

Well the interview went well they said there are other jobs in the place if this one didnt pan out but i will still be doing some of the jobs and they are understanding of me doing my course and so on so i will be sitting back to see what happens but at the same time i will be getting other thigns lined up but woohooo heres hoping :D.
That sounds promising.

My uni supervisor suggested a slight change in direction, giving me lots more reading to do. :( It makes sense, though.

[_Ed_]

Wasn't there a facebook page dedicated to David Bain's jumpers?
I think there is! Well, they are a part of NZ folklore.

[darkshineskitty]

Ay-yah-fa-yah-yo-kull :LOL:


Oh yeah okay, that's how Stephen Colbert said it.
Have you listened to the Wikipedia pronunciation guide clip though? It sounds so hard to say, I can't even tell the sounds apart :LOL:

[_Ed_]

On the news last night they asked people in Iceland what English words they found hard to pronounce.

One couldn't say pneumonia. I don't blame him. What the fuck's that P doing there? It has no place. NO PLACE!

[hysteriaaah]

I think there is! Well, they are a part of NZ folklore.
Might even get its own autobiography. I'd get a copy:p

Oh yeah okay, that's how Stephen Colbert said it.
Have you listened to the Wikipedia pronunciation guide clip though? It sounds so hard to say, I can't even tell the sounds apart :LOL:
You should've seen my face the first time i saw the name of that volcano:eek: I think flabbergasted is the word...

[darkshineskitty]

On the news last night they asked people in Iceland what English words they found hard to pronounce.

One couldn't say pneumonia. I don't blame him. What the fuck's that P doing there? It has no place. NO PLACE!

:LOL: what were some of the other ones?

[_Ed_]

That silent P was the culprit in quite a few of them - pseudonym and psalm are another two I remember. And yacht.

[t.gypsy]

I know there are certian letters i can see in the english language that certianly shouldnt belong to the word. And isnt it said that the english language is one of the harder languages to learn.

Sounds like you love to read ed.

I know its promising they told me they would of called me and some others for interviews earlier but as we know why they would of been a bit held up with that.

btw whose Mike Bellamy???

[darkshineskitty]

That silent P was the culprit in quite a few of them - pseudonym and psalm are another two I remember. And yacht.

Yacht, fucking yacht. I hate it when you're trying to write that down and you don't have a spellchecker or a dictionary on hand. Its such an annoying word!


btw whose Mike Bellamy???

Matthew Bellamy's identical twin.

[t.gypsy]

Yacht, fucking yacht. I hate it when you're trying to write that down and you don't have a spellchecker or a dictionary on hand. Its such an annoying word!



Matthew Bellamy's identical twin.

Um isnt a yacht a pretty big object to be fucking??

Yes and someone has informed me in another thread there is a Dom Greenwood in muse so are they making clones or have twins we dont know about and oh for giggle sake heres this caption i did.

[darkshineskitty]

Yes and someone has informed me in another thread there is a Dom Greenwood in muse so are they making clones or have twins we dont know about and oh for giggle sake heres this caption i did.

They're twins from a parallel universe where Dom wears only black jeans, Chris is Thom Yorke, and Matt is attractive.

[_Ed_]

Some interesting stuff here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unusual_articles

[hysteriaaah]

That silent P was the culprit in quite a few of them - pseudonym and psalm are another two I remember. And yacht.
Oh yes psalm...I remember i always used to say 'pi-sam' :LOL:

Some interesting stuff here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unusual_articles
Uh, WOW.

[darkshineskitty]

Some interesting stuff here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unusual_articles

The caption for the cow picture:
"Wikipedia contains many other images and articles that are similarly shocking and udderly amoosing."

Wat.

[_Ed_]

I didn't notice that! That's poor. :noey:

[darkshineskitty]

I didn't notice that! That's poor. :noey:

Look at this unusual article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toynbee_tiles

[_Ed_]

That's a highly unusual article!

I like the ones in the language section. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_while_John_had_had_had_had_had_had_had_had_h ad_had_had_a_better_effect_on_the_teacher :chuckle:

[darkshineskitty]

That's a highly unusual article!

I like the ones in the language section. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_while_John_had_had_had_had_had_had_had_had_h ad_had_had_a_better_effect_on_the_teacher :chuckle:

I remember seeing that sentence often in puzzle/mindbenders/joke books! I haven't looked at the actual solution/s for ages! It makes a lot more sense now :LOL:

[darkshineskitty]

This one is hilarious.

The phrase is "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo."
"Thus, the sentence when parsed reads as a description of the pecking order in the social hierarchy of buffaloes living in Buffalo:

- [Those] (Buffalo buffalo) [whom] (Buffalo buffalo) buffalo, buffalo (Buffalo buffalo).
- [Those] buffalo(es) from Buffalo [that are intimidated by] buffalo(es) from Buffalo intimidate buffalo(es) from Buffalo.
- Bison from Buffalo, New York, who are intimidated by other bison in their community also happen to intimidate other bison in their community.(this one is my favourite explanation :LOL: )
- THE buffalo FROM Buffalo WHO ARE buffaloed BY buffalo FROM Buffalo ALSO buffalo THE buffalo FROM Buffalo.

I still don't get it though. It says that:


The sentence is unpunctuated and uses three different readings of the word "buffalo". In order of their first use, these are

* a. the city of Buffalo, New York , which is used as a noun adjunct in the sentence and is followed by the animal;
* n. the noun buffalo, an animal, in the plural (equivalent to "buffaloes" or "buffalos"), in order to avoid articles;
* v. the verb "buffalo" meaning to bully, confuse, deceive, or intimidate.

Marking each "buffalo" with its use as shown above gives you:

Buffalo(a) buffalo(n) Buffalo(a) buffalo(n) buffalo(v) buffalo(v) Buffalo(a) buffalo(n).

Doesn't that then read "City bison City bison bully bully City bison"? :erm:
Shouldn't it instead go: A-N-V-C-N-V-C-N or something? Making it 'City bison bully City bison bully City bison'?

[_Ed_]

I think it means "the city bison, who city bison bully, bully city bison."

[hysteriaaah]

That's a highly unusual article!

I like the ones in the language section. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_while_John_had_had_had_had_had_had_had_had_h ad_had_had_a_better_effect_on_the_teacher :chuckle:

Thats interesting! But i feel a bit confuzzled.:LOL:

[darkshineskitty]

I think it means "the city bison, who city bison bully, bully city bison."

But then there should be a 'who' in there somewhere, right? How does it work with only using the word buffalo?

[t.gypsy]

They're twins from a parallel universe where Dom wears only black jeans, Chris is Thom Yorke, and Matt is attractive.

if there was a planet parallel to earth i am telling you i sure as hell wouldnt be wasting my time here when there could be much cooler more advanced planets out there ok they may not excactly be the best looking bunch but hey they would make up for it with the spaceships and the technology right???

I like all those wiki posts about buffalos and what not...

You know i never understood how something like a buffalo can make a stringy stretchy mozzarella cheese???(just a random statement) but i have wondered considering how they are tough and wallow around the water and in africa croc fodder when they cross the same stretch of water which they know some croc is sitting in there waiting to get em you would think they might find another way around the river by now??

[_Ed_]

But then there should be a 'who' in there somewhere, right? How does it work with only using the word buffalo?
I don't think it's necessary. Think of another one, like, "politicians people don't like".

I think it works the same way? I'm not sure, though. I'm tired and my brain is fried.

[JoBear]

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzrkk6BeHN1qat5v6o1_500.jpg

[_Ed_]

That suit must be cutting off the circulation.

[hysteriaaah]

Poor buffalo, forced into conformity:noey:

[darkshineskitty]

You know i never understood how something like a buffalo can make a stringy stretchy mozzarella cheese???(just a random statement) but i have wondered considering how they are tough and wallow around the water and in africa croc fodder when they cross the same stretch of water which they know some croc is sitting in there waiting to get em you would think they might find another way around the river by now??

I believe you're thinking of wildebeest.

I don't think it's necessary. Think of another one, like, "politicians people don't like".

I think it works the same way? I'm not sure, though. I'm tired and my brain is fried.

That's true. I dunno, it buzzes me out :LOL:

Maybe that buffalo isn't conforming? He's wearing a suit- I'd say that's pretty nonconformist compared to all the other buffalo.