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April 9, 2011 at 11:28 am Fortune Cell 113 comments
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- Comment on Winter is coming by POSOCI suppose I missed out on the traditional hazing squad welcoming committee.POSOC
- Comment on Winter is coming by FiddlerSo it's getting official-like now that Karen and I are going to be roommates next year, and that Colin and Jonah are going to be roommates and the four of us are going to get a suite somewhere. A fair amount of these decisions were made during various levels of intoxication. It's going to be great.Fiddler
- Comment on Winter is coming by MelI don't know. I intentionally work in ways not related to my studies. Also foreign school loans what the ballllllllllls. Also kinda why jobs = good idea. But then I'm afraid I'll never go back to the schooling...Mel
- Comment on Winter is coming by Fortune Cellwhich one do you LIKE more? academia or legit work?Fortune Cell
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- Comment on Winter is coming by POSOCWelcome! This place is not as scary as it may appear.POSOC
- Comment on Winter is coming by MelSo uh, grad school. >>Applied degree => job? >>Pure degree => go on / reclass to PhD? Wat do. Math, btw. >>ASKING THE INTERNET TO SOLVE MY LIFE. >>INCAPABLE OF MAKING DECISIONS.Mel
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Fiddler | April 9, 2011 at 1:09 pm
I’m probably demonstrating an unforgivable atrocity of cluelessness with this, but what’s the picture?
In other news, today I was assigned three minions and, with their assistance*, taught 18th century games to mobs of children. It was good, I only had to scoop one tiny being from a possible death by choking on marbles, and only one minor casualty in the form of a girl being bonked on the head with falling stilts. Other than that, success, and in the first case it was also a success and I got to hold an adorable little being. Not quite as good as a puppy/kitten/other baby creature, but close enough for jazz.
*By this I mean that I delegated tasks then sat back to watch while blowing soap bubbles.
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Jadestone | April 9, 2011 at 5:17 pm
BEAUTIFUL
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Jadestone | April 9, 2011 at 5:17 pm
1- Neil Gaiman and a weeping angel from Doctor Who!
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dark dude of darkness | April 9, 2011 at 8:13 pm
Also an old picture frame and a weird wall with panelling!
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Mel | April 10, 2011 at 4:53 am
Whoo, went dumpster-diving for the first time last night. HAVE SO MUCH FOOD.
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Fiddler | April 10, 2011 at 7:11 am
Ah, Dr. Who. That’s why I didn’t get it.
Mel~ I’ve never been properly dumpster diving, but I want to at some point. I doubt there’s that much good to be found in my town, but meh. I need to round up friends and go exploring.
That would, of course, be easier if I had more local friends. Goddamn it why do all the cool people live so far away? I might be able to talk a few kids around here give it a try though. Then we can go adventuring, picture-taking, dumpster-diving and fun-having.
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Fiddler | April 11, 2011 at 1:21 pm
Crisis management all day, whooo!
The washing machine flooded my room, which means that we got to tear all of my stuff out onto the porch and lawn, where it will stay until we get the washing machine out and the room cleaned up and a bed frame made and at least some of the stinkbug population eradicated. BRILLIANT.
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Axa | April 11, 2011 at 4:56 pm
I thought stink bugs were the same as june bugs, so i looked them up…NO, FALSE, 10000 TIMES WORSE. i award you 9000 points for bravery, oh my GODDDD
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Fiddler | April 11, 2011 at 7:20 pm
Oh god, they’re everywhere. Seriously, you can’t afford to be scared of them here, because you’d die millions of times per hour. Under my unused violin cases they tend to pile up in sheets of grossness. We have several designated shopvac vacuums for attempting to control their population.
So after choir rehearsal I got yelled at by the woman (I hesitate to say lady) who’s god-given parking place I had the impudence to accidentally park in. Came back to the car, notes under both windshield wipers. First one (driver’s side) said “no parking tow away” (handwritten, so I wasn’t that concerned. The other one said “can’t you read? NO PARKING!” then she came out and started yelling at me, told me I’d taken up HER SPACE and they hadn’t been able to park (here she gestured at a huge truck with a small trailer attached, that had plenty of space, but was in front of her sidewalk, boo hoo), that I should park at the college (the opposite end of town), and when I said “I came for a weekly choir rehearsal, and there was nowhere else to park” she screeched “I DON’T CARE!” At that point I apologised again for any inconvenience, wished her a pleasant evening and got into the car. It was only after I’d done that that I noticed the dirt clods stuck to the windshield, that I’m 80% certain she put there, based on her behavior. If I’d have known before getting in the car I’d have probably said a little more than I did.
Oh well. At least the top was up, I’d hate to think what she would have done if I’d have left it open.
Which reminds me to NEVER leave the top down when I’m going to be parking my car for more than 15 minutes where I can’t see it.
BUT ON A HAPPIER NOTE my camera is coming in two days and I’M SO EXCITED I COULD SHIT RAINBOWS. Except not, because that’s probably extremely unhealthy.
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Fiddler | April 11, 2011 at 7:22 pm
Oh, and P.S.
Henceforth my reply to any attack, be it upon my person, virtue or literacy, shall be “bitch please, I’m a sailor.”
Unfortunately I didn’t think to use it on Parking Space Psychobitch, but NEXT TIME….
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Axa | April 11, 2011 at 8:49 pm
lol what the hell? i hate when people claim things that are public as “theirs,” so ridiculous.
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Axa | April 11, 2011 at 8:50 pm
ALSO CAMERA SHIT TAKE PICS OF YOUR CAMERA WITH ANOTHER CAMERA (THEN TAKE PICTURES WITH FIRST CAMERA)
omg
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Fiddler | April 12, 2011 at 7:29 am
It was so outrageous and annoying it was funny.
CAMERA I AM SO EXCITED THERE WILL PROBABLY BE AN INFLUX OF OBNOXIOUS ‘I HAVE A CAMERA NOW, LOOK AT MEEEEE!” PICTURES TOMORROW OR THE NEXT DAY WHEN IT COMES EEEE!!!
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penguini | April 11, 2011 at 3:27 pm
My space bar squeaks and it is annoying me to no end. Also, that’s the least of my worries right now. asdfjkl;
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Captain Fantastic | April 12, 2011 at 7:34 am
Goddamm British Telecom are trying to bankrupt me, the wankers.
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small but fierce | April 15, 2011 at 2:50 pm
Today I caught up on a lot of the sleep I missed during my show’s run. Then I ate a donut.
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Fiddler | April 15, 2011 at 5:34 pm
First half of the GED, done that. Second half (math, because they didn’t have calculators tonight so we’re doing it out of order) tomorrow. Whoo. Fortunately they let us leave early if we finished before the time was up, otherwise I’d still be there. :/ (The time was from 5 to 10. 0.o)
Camera came, obviously, and there are pictures on fb if you haven’t already seen. Yay! Awesomeness!
My Room Renovation Saga is drawing to a close. The washing machine and pantry bits are all torn out, so the entire building is mine. OMG SPACE. I may also get curtains on the sidewalk side, which is A Good Thing for when friends come a-calling, or, y’know, when I don’t feel like living with glass walls. Yay!
Now I just need to sort through the mountains of accumulated crap that’s been building up since I moved in the first time. I might actually be organized for a little bit before sinking into chaos again! AMAZING.
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Kagcomix | April 16, 2011 at 11:54 am
Fiddler- nice camera/photos. I was deffinitely creeping.
It’s pretty much decided that I’m moving out all the way across the country, through three time zones, to go to university. So that’s kind of exciting, I guess. And the university doesn’t have a residence, so I will be living on my own.
I’ve been poster & cover making all today. I have three shows coming up soon, and the latest issue of a zine to help produce. But it’s all fun. I love this sheesh.
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Mel | April 19, 2011 at 5:35 am
So, ASOIAF, right? Fucking Game of Thrones, etc. Also excite for new book July.
Omagod just… just the delivery of every line ever. EVER. And how did Jon Snow get so EMO? I mean, he was moderately emo, but still badass. They just made him all emo.
And Dany/Drogo. Uhhh, was it just me or did the series make it seem WAY more rapey than it was in the book? Oh, HBO.
ALSO JAIME <3
The things he does for love.
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dark dude of darkness | April 19, 2011 at 6:33 pm
THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS AND SHIT—
I would paraphrase the thoughts of someone on a different forum, but it’s almost silly. He says, regarding the rapeyness:
“Dany is actually aged up to 17-18 in the show. For one, there’s no way that Emilia Clarke looks anywhere near 13. Secondly, the cost-benefit ratio (in terms of viewership and visual storytelling) definitely doesn’t favor having a 13 year-old girl get raped, especially with the eventual love she shows Drogo. Seeing a little kid look beyond the apparent in order to develop genuine love for someone like Drogo just wouldn’t work for most viewers – I almost don’t think it would work at all unless you developed an entire series around that particular dynamic. As it stands, this is going to help avoid a few accusations of Stockholm Syndrome (or the equivalent) later on. Beyond this, casting that kind of a role would be an added nightmare; it looks like Clarke is really going to be able to shoulder Dany’s arc, and that requires a huge range.”
So yeah, I completely agree with that.
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POSOC | April 24, 2011 at 8:28 pm
Some of the acting struck me as wooden, to be honest. I did love the guy they got to play Viserys, though (Harry Lloyd?). He does an excellent job of portraying a loathsome entitled creep. And of course Peter Dinklage was brilliant as Tyrion.
Also, ADWD YESSSSSSSSSS
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Jadestone | April 19, 2011 at 8:59 am
ADFGHS:KFG:GAD STILL NEED TO WAAAAATCH
stupid anthro paper and project I was up till 5am doing and stupid bio paper I will be up super late doing tonight ffffff
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Fiddler | April 19, 2011 at 9:42 am
Kagy~ Thanks. ^.^
Living on your own far, far away from home does sound exciting, I’m sure you’ll do excellently.
People keep asking why I didn’t even bother looking at any local colleges. I just look at them like they’re nuts. Yes, there’s an awesome town with a great college close by, but I do not want to go to school an hour away from home. No. I think a 7 hour drive is suitable.
Jade~ SQUID POWER.
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Dodecahedron | April 20, 2011 at 3:14 pm
THIS SO MUCH THIS
Bard? No. Vassar? NO. I don’t know why I let my parents force me to apply there. Too close.
Five hours will be far enough.
tangentially related: I have to wait to send in my deposit to college until /after/ I see my psychiatrist tomorrow because he probably wouldn’t agree with me going that far away and I can’t lie to doctors (e.g. that fucking gynecologist who wouldn’t let me have an IUD because of sex even though I absolutely wasn’t pregnant) and you just know he’s going to ask what my college plans are but I need to see him soon because I need medication….
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Fiddler | April 22, 2011 at 10:26 am
Is it possible that a change of scene and getting out on your own might be a Really Good Thing for you?
I think you said on MB you decided on University of Rochester? How far away from your house is that?
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Dodecahedron | April 22, 2011 at 2:55 pm
Good news: He didn’t ask about college at the appointment
Bad news: I don’t like change, so it’s more likely that a change of scene would be really bad than really good. I think I can take care of myself when I have to, but I’m not sure that my parents believe that.
Rochester’s the school that’s five hours away. I think it’s a comfortable distance, since there are trains going homeward every day and everything.
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Lizzie | April 19, 2011 at 3:55 pm
22-hour drive, w00t w00t!
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Fiddler | April 20, 2011 at 11:15 am
FUCK IT ALL WHERE IS MY DUCT TAPE?
Oh, I also sent in the deposit for WWC, so NORTH CAROLINA FOR REAL, BITCHES! Unless they decide that they actually don’t want me at their school, in which case I will be seriously bummed.
Now to call People From Other College and be like “uh, so….yeah I’m not going to go to your school, do you still want my GED scores in 8 weeks?” and try not to die of awkwardness. But Kelly’s pretty cool. I mean, she handled my calling and being like “so what exactly do you mean by ‘no homosexuality’ in the application/school policies stuff?” far more gracefully than I most likely would have had I been in her situation. Not saying I’m the standard by which graceful handling of awkward situations should be judged (GOD FORBID), but yeah.
I still don’t know where that goddamn duct tape is, and I need it to keep the bees from coming in my pathetic excuse for a screen door. Fuckers. (Actually not though, since only the queen gets to have sex, and since these gals are in my room instead of in their hives, obvs they’re not the queen.)
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Mel | April 23, 2011 at 1:48 pm
I don’t suppose anyone knows where I can come by a [digital] score for “Music For 18 Musicians” ?
Steve Reich.
LIZZIE THIS MEANS YOU AND ALL THE MUSICY PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
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Jadestone | April 23, 2011 at 3:22 pm
Asked my friend in the conservatory as well, he works in the music library so might be able to find one
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Lizzie | April 23, 2011 at 7:32 pm
http://www.boosey.com/pages/cr/perusals/score.asp?id=1009
you’d need an account.
Probably interlibrary loan would be your best bet for a non-digital score – recent works are still under copyright, so you’d have to look through torrents to find one for free and it’s not on IMSLP.
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Lizzie | April 23, 2011 at 7:33 pm
although it looks like you can make an account for free. Dunno.
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penguini | April 24, 2011 at 3:53 pm
Spent spring break in the City of Museums (Washington DC). TRAVELING. WHAT. Anyway, awesomeness ensued but I don’t have pictures so I can’t prove it.
Had sushi for the first time. DELICIOUS. Am now hunting local sushi places. And money. :\
Went to http://www.brewmasterscastle.com/index.htm irl and you really really have to be there to appreciate that much concentrated beautiful but *incoherent babbling*.
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Dodecahedron | April 26, 2011 at 12:34 pm
Any Japanese restaraunt will have sushi. I like this one in the Apple Valley Plaza, it’s by a Walgreens, off Route 55. You can also get bubble tea there!
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penguini | April 26, 2011 at 2:00 pm
awesome. will go! (sometime)
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axa | April 26, 2011 at 10:29 pm
penguini — omg i’m so jelly about the museums. would you care to talk more about that because i always want to hear more about D.C. museums *lives vicariously*
that link looks super cool too! DANG
also despite being a vegematarian now i am always kind of envious of people who actually enjoy sushi. i tried it only after my aunt challenged my azn-ness over having never done so and DUDE I JUST CAN’T.
to make this at all relevant, you may be able to find sushi at grocery stores though i cannot attest to the quality.
also bubble tea QQ my creyyysss
fiddler — I’M SO EXCITED FOR YOU THOUGH OMG POST PICS AND STUFF OF YO DORM ONCE YOU GET THERE (I KNOW IT IS NOT EVEN SUMMER, WHATEVER)
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Mel | April 27, 2011 at 5:53 am
Fucking rich kids trying to empathize with me about being poor as fuck. And then flying to a different Mediterranean island every weekend and whining that their parents are mad about their credit card bills.
ಠ_ಠ
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Mel | April 27, 2011 at 12:44 pm
Dear Crazy Roomie,
Your credit card debt is more than I made last year.
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Lizzie | April 27, 2011 at 6:48 pm
if it’s debt, it’s probably more than she made, too…
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Fiddler | April 28, 2011 at 6:01 pm
So I got to set up tents at 1:30am this morning. Then the sky was all “I’MMA DUMP SO MUCH MOTHERFUCKING RAIN AND BLOW SO MUCH WIND EVERYWHERE!!!!” So I got to worry about the said tents all night (I came home after setting them up, so I couldn’t check on them).
This morning, woke up with an inexplicable and debilitating earache, spent most of the day sobbing in pain and accomplishing nothing. Obviously missed the first day of Market Fair, which is just the only actual living history event we go to anymore, and also my favorite, and, like, something I look forward to ALL YEAR. But no biggie, y’know.
Ear is still weird, but I can at least think something other than “OH GOD PAIN, PAIN MORE PAIN OW OW OWWWWWWW PAIIIIINNNNNN!” and hold my head upright again. Yay for the little joys in life.
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Fiddler | May 1, 2011 at 7:00 pm
Guys I got another offer to play in a band that does pirate festivals. I think this might be a sign. I just need to root out that business card/re-find their website and send them an email. “Hi, I’m the random concertina player you talked to the other day, were you serious about wanting me to play with you? Because that sounds like fun to me….”
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Fiddler | May 1, 2011 at 7:05 pm
FOUND IT. Hmm…..pondering. This may or may not be a good decision to make at 11pm after very little sleep during the previous several days and nights.
Does Fern want to play in a band at pirate festivals?
Part of her is screaming yes, the other part is howling in pain.
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Mel | May 2, 2011 at 3:39 am
DO IT.
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Ebeth | May 2, 2011 at 10:11 am
PIRATES. YES. DO IT.
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Lizzie | May 2, 2011 at 8:45 am
So I was youtubing around and I came across Paul / George (beatles) slash. Deeply disturbed now.
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penguini | May 2, 2011 at 12:17 pm
guys, I think I have a job at a local farm. But I’m not completely sure/the shock hasn’t worn off yet. SUSPENSE. bargle.
eeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Fern! go pirating with your concertina! do it!
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Kagcomix | May 2, 2011 at 12:25 pm
Fern- Oh My Goodness! That sounds excellent!
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Kagcomix | May 2, 2011 at 12:35 pm
Sheesh. Didn’t mean to press “post comment”.
I bought my prom ticket today. Which means I have to actually commit to going. A few months ago I was all “no. never. ever. dumbness.” But then my (twin) brother decided he was going to his prom (we go to different highschools)…. and I felt like I had to go to my prom… to make the photo albums look nice. Oh what the fuck. It’ll be fine.
Some people, though, are buying really fucking expensive dresses… and they’re ugly too (the dresses mostly
I jest) but then I scroll down to look at the comments on the ugly pictures in the facebook group & they say stuff like “omg, so beautiful! so you” and sheesh like that. Oh well. Too bad for them.
I think prom is a bigger deal in the US, anyhow. That is what hollywood tells me.
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Fiddler | May 2, 2011 at 1:31 pm
PIRATING, I’M TOTALLY GIVING IT A SHOT. WILL LET YOU KNOW HOW THIS TURNS OUT.
I mean, seriously, after a certain number of invites to pirate bands (okay 2, whatever) one starts thinking it would be foolish to do anything other than give up and go for it.
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Fiddler | May 3, 2011 at 3:28 pm
Got a reply today: “Yes, I was serious.”
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE MUSIC!!!
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Kagcomix | May 4, 2011 at 12:37 pm
That’s so awesome!
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Fiddler | May 7, 2011 at 8:22 pm
Guys I got a bunch of people to happily and enthusiastically ingest raw tofu tonight. And, seeing as this was a group of middle aged and up people instead of vegetarian 20-somethings with nose piercings, I’m pretty proud of myself.
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Axa | May 10, 2011 at 9:30 pm
GUYS CAN WE ALL GO TO COMIC-CON NEXT YEAR TOGETHER
PLEASE
IRL FRIENDS AREN’T COOL ENOUGH TO ENJOY IT TBQH
I AM DYING
FERN — STILL HUNGRY AT THE THOUGHT
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Mel | May 10, 2011 at 10:57 pm
COORDINATED COSPLAY.
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Axa | May 11, 2011 at 9:25 am
CAN WE PLEASE
EVERYONE MEET AT MY HOUSE WE CAN HANG OUT
FUCK MY LIEEFFFFEEE?!$%$WT35^
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ebeth | May 15, 2011 at 9:14 pm
YESYESYESTHIS
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penguini | May 11, 2011 at 2:44 pm
IF I HAVE MONEY I WILL GO WITH YOU
WHY ARE YOUR IRL FRIENDS SO LAME
ALSO WHICH ONE
ALSO WHO/WHAT SHOULD WE COSPLAY
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Axa | May 11, 2011 at 3:55 pm
GET OVER HERE GURL, SAN DIEGO, LET’S ALL PARTY DOWN. I WILL DRIVE THERE AND CRASH THE CAR AND KILL US ALL BUT W/E
BITCHES DON’T KNOW , PRETTY MUCH
I THINK WE SHOULD COSPLAY…………………………… idk what do you guys think? original yaoi characters tbh lololol
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Jadestone | May 11, 2011 at 9:43 pm
POKEMON
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Axa | May 11, 2011 at 9:55 pm
I’LL BE MAGIKARP
OR BROCK
BROGIKARP
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Mel | May 11, 2011 at 11:16 pm
PREPARE FOR TROUBLE, INFINITE DIBS ON JAMES.
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Jadestone | May 12, 2011 at 9:16 am
I’LL BE JESSE
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Dodecahedron | May 12, 2011 at 11:18 am
GUYS I HAVE COSPLAYED AS A POKEMON
NOT EVEN JOKING
THERE IS A PICTURE ON FACEBOOK
IT WAS AT A CONVENTION
I AM THE BEST GARDEVOIR
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Dodecahedron | May 12, 2011 at 11:35 am
ALSO I HAVE NO SHAME
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POSOC | May 14, 2011 at 4:04 pm
SO MUCH CAPSLOCK
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penguini | May 12, 2011 at 1:01 pm
OKAY
SAN DIEGO IT IS
YEAH OUR ORIGINAL CHARACTERS SO MUCH can anyone even approximate their looks ANYWAY I HAVE A MPATCCG SHIRT BORROW IT OR I HAVE DIBS ON THE GIRL THAT’S NOT IN THE STORY WHO’S STALKING THEM and has one of their shirts for some reason? I AM THINKING INTO THIS TOO MUCH
ALSO ANNIE IS A GREAT GARDEVOIR
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Axa | May 11, 2011 at 10:34 pm
also like a couple weeks ago you guys were all “fuck your mitsubishi i’ve a horse outside” and i thought this was a doctor who reference or something i did not understand (OKAY DON’T JUDGE ME) and then a few days ago i was on this ireland study abroad blog and the girl was like “wtf is this song, so popular” AND NOW IT IS STUCK IN MY HEAD IF YOU’RE LOOKIN FOR A RIDE I’VE A HORSE OUTSIDE FFFFFFUUUUU
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Jadestone | May 12, 2011 at 9:22 am
SHE SAID I DON’T BELIEVE YA
I SAID IT’S FUCKIN’ TRUE
I SWAPPED HIM FOR A BAD A YOKES
IN 1992
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Axa | May 15, 2011 at 11:18 am
*DIES AND IS DEAD*
HOW CAN IT BE SO CATCHY?!
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penguini | May 16, 2011 at 2:45 pm
GUYS WHAT IS THIS
http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_reg.php
I DO NOT WHAT
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AXA | May 16, 2011 at 2:57 pm
GIRL THAT SHIT’S BEEN SOLD OUT FOR MONTHS
HENCE ME WEEPING AND THROWING MYSELF AROUND THE ROOM
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penguini | May 17, 2011 at 10:52 am
I DIDN’T KNOW. GOT SMACKED DOWN AT LUNCH FOR NOT STALKING CONS.
/ME IS VERY SAD
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AXA | May 17, 2011 at 12:20 pm
omg lol no same here i heard that there was going to be a game of thrones panel so i was like FUCK AND SHIT I WANT TO GO and checked the tickets EVEN THOUGH I KNEW IT WAS A LOST CAUSE. LE SOB.
i find it weird cause i’ve only ever been to anime expo and they don’t have an attendance cap that i know of but maybe SDCC is smaller or something idk
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penguini | May 18, 2011 at 2:58 pm
I’ve only been to noncon which is the tinyass local con of friggin’ teensiness. I would totally be cool with going to anime expo IF GETTING ACROSS THE COUNTRY WASN’T DIFFICULT AND EXPENSIVE I was only planning to visit roo and mili so I only have like $150 in travel money (or money at all >_<).
irn, I'm quasi-officially Xaldin in the local orgXIII. I think that means I get drunk with luxord on a regular basis and stab people when they bother me. OH DEAR THE FANDOM IS EATING MAI SOUL
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Ebeth | May 18, 2011 at 4:57 pm
dudes i ALMOST HAD A FREE TICKET (plus travel AND hotel room) FOR COMIC-CON BUT THE LAZY BASTARD I WAS GONNA MAKE OUT WITH FOR THIS TICKET (oh god i am such a whore) OVERSLEPT AND DIDN’T GET TICKETS
srsly though all i had to do was make out for plane tickets, hotel room, and 4-day pass. judge all you want, i would’ve take that shit
BUT NO, HE HAD TO OVERSLEEP (needless to say he got zero makeouts)
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Ebeth | May 18, 2011 at 4:58 pm
also y’all should totally come to columbus for ohayocon and/or MARCon, they’re both decent-sized cons (ohayocon’s bigger but is just anime, MARCon is smaller but includes all of sci-fi/fantasy/alternate history/reality/whatever. basically NURRRRDSSS)
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penguini | May 19, 2011 at 10:53 am
ebs- I’d do that too. I mean, who wouldn’t for a deal that good.
if I didn’t have school and other now-pointless stuff I would jump for marcon.
ohholycrap ohayocon is like right around the corner from my college THIS MIGHT WORK
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axa | May 19, 2011 at 2:26 pm
penguini – LOOOOOOOL XALDIN, ILU. get them sideburns, gurl! all of the orgy 13 members seem fun to cosplay, once i was behind what i think was a luxord in line and he was so hilarious and complain-y lololol
ebeth- XDD THAT’S A GREAT DEAL TBH
ugh i want to go to all the cons. AX is really terrible about getting guests and doing anything, actually, so i think it’s time i ~broaden my horizons. y u all live so far away tho
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penguini | May 20, 2011 at 11:51 am
The sideburns are the hard part XD. Making the cloak? pffft. Epic hair? done. I don’t even need a wig. Lances? um, I’ll get back to you on that.
If the person you were standing behind had short blond hair, en was luxord. He’s the only one with short hair.
This is my local con- http://noncon.vassar.edu/ It is srsly pocketsized.
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Mel | May 19, 2011 at 10:54 pm
Anyone want to go to Dragon*Con? Yes, the legendary room parties are why I ask.
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penguini | May 20, 2011 at 11:48 am
I would except college is starting and STUFF and I don’t know boo about schedules so pretty much fuuucons.
If it isn’t in july I’m pretty much doubting being able to go to anything ever.
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Ebeth | May 20, 2011 at 12:12 pm
isn’t that expensive as all hell and also in the south?
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penguini | May 21, 2011 at 5:17 am
It’s $105 for a four day pass (bargle) but for me travel is the expensive part- I don’t have a car so trains (planes?) yay.
And it’s in the south.
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penguini | May 23, 2011 at 5:34 pm
but abney park is playing which makes up for everything…
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Fiddler | May 20, 2011 at 11:35 am
*is out of the loop about —- cons*
Lovely. So after waiting for two months to finally hear back about the job I applied for, I didn’t get it. Which means that I don’t have time to apply anywhere else for a summer job, since I’ve only got 3 months until I go to school. Urg.
On the bright side, I have a very open summer schedule now.
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Vendaval | May 20, 2011 at 1:37 pm
Does your new pirate band travel?
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Fiddler | May 20, 2011 at 1:55 pm
“My” pirate band (that I haven’t heard from for a few weeks, I should get on that) plays from DC to Richmond and in between mainly. So yeah, but not too far.
Kagy~ Yeah. Humph.
UGH THROAT. I feel like I’m being strangled plus pre- upchuck sensations. Not cool, body, not cool. But aside from that the plague I’ve been suffering from for the past week seems to be loosening its hold. Yay for that.
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Vendaval | May 21, 2011 at 10:56 am
Well if you play or visit this you can crash at my place.
Or if need be, any of you can stay at my place anytime, really.
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Fiddler | May 21, 2011 at 4:26 pm
ZOMG YES!
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axa | May 20, 2011 at 2:26 pm
VENDY
I AM SENDING YOUR LETTER TOMORROW
I HAVE TO GO NOW BUT I AM SAYING THIS HERE OMG I WEEP
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Vendaval | May 21, 2011 at 11:03 am
AXA
I EAGERLY AWAIT YOUR LETTER
I HOPE IT HAS NIXON’S FACE ON IT
OR NOT, THAT WOULD BE COOL TOO
OH MAN, WOULD THAT MEAN IT’S A REAL LETTER AND NOT A POSTCARD?
CANNOT WAIT
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Kagcomix | May 20, 2011 at 12:18 pm
Fiddler- That’s such a bummer! It’s so difficult when potential employers either don’t contact you ever again or wait a long time to contact you.
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Fiddler | May 22, 2011 at 9:12 am
Another successful phone call! If I was a rational human being I would stop being terrified of calling people, but since I’m not I still freak when I have to do it.
ANYWAY! MUSIC! YES! SHANTIES! YAY!
Also, I’m totally starting a shanty-sing at college when I get there. SO WHAT if it’s in the mountains away from any oceans or even big lakes? I will fill a sink with water and call that justification if I must.
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Jadestone | May 22, 2011 at 11:52 am
Dude I go to school in OHIO and in the second week of school I’d already met friends and was singing all the Great Big Sea songs about sailors. And later on there was a pirate-themed sing-a-long. THERE IS ALWAYS A JUSTIFICATION
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Ebeth | May 22, 2011 at 2:07 pm
re ohio: i love how we have a coast guard
but yeah i know people here in the navy, yo. and there are GBS fans everywhere and srsly who doesn’t like water NOBODY
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Fiddler | May 22, 2011 at 3:59 pm
But Ohio has Great Lakes! I know this, because I’ve been on a tall ship in Ohio. EBETH WAS THERE TOO AND SO WAS GRANT IT WAS MAGICAL.
And NC isn’t completely landlocked, but Asheville kind of totally is.
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axa | May 22, 2011 at 2:16 pm
well NC isn’t landlocked so you are Kind Of Near water at least! AND YAY FOR PHONE CALLS!!!
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Fiddler | May 24, 2011 at 11:25 am
Ugh today is FROM HELL so far.
Everything from my baby blue aviator sunglasses breaking to passing out at the doctor’s office. Blargle.
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axa | May 27, 2011 at 1:56 pm
okay so question for anyone who is/will be/has in the past been a college senior. what does your schedule look like for your spring semester? i’m trying to figure out scheduling and the possibility of various majors but idk how your last semester works. do you still get to take courses for your major? i know at my school i have to be done with core reqs by then, but like other than thesis what do you do? UGHHHH
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Ebeth | May 27, 2011 at 5:32 pm
well here we’re allowed to still get our requirements in then? but i know a lot of people who just take fun useless classes and then maybe one real class (that’d be the thesis or a senior seminar or something)
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axa | May 27, 2011 at 11:10 pm
okay yeah i guess it would be helpful if i contacted the registrar but they already ignored one of my emails and i feel like it’s a dumb question :/ i’m hoping i can still do some major reqs cause shit ain’t gonna fit otherwise
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Mel | May 29, 2011 at 4:55 am
I’m pretty sure you’re still allowed major recs. I know I’ll be filling mine during my last semestre.
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Fiddler | May 29, 2011 at 12:29 pm
The pirates have decided that they’ll keep me, and I’m fine with being kept by them, so EVERYBODY IS HAPPY.
Last night: “Okay, and please don’t take this the wrong way, but it’s awesome…you’re kind of a…tame fiddler. Tame because we get to play with you.”
“So I’m domesticated?”
“Not really… SIT. STAY.”
“Are you addressing me or the wine bottle?”
“The wine bottle.”
“Okay good, just checking.”
*she walks over and gives me a hug*
Anyway, music-playing went well.
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Fiddler | June 5, 2011 at 7:05 am
PIRATES. PIRATES EVERYWHERE. HOLY FUCKING SHIT.
I’m on my last day of my first pirate festival. Still not sure whether I’m having a blast or completely horrified. Kind of both.
Yaaay!
Pip got to come up though!
Music has been going well; I know most of the songs, or at least some version of the chorus. The ones I don’t, I can usually pick up pretty quickly. Then other times I’m completely lost and I just sit there and try to decide what exactly it is I’m supposed to be doing.
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Axa | June 6, 2011 at 11:56 am
http://monthlyinfo.com/about
this exists
i found it
it exists
fiddler — THAT IS A GOOD FEELING THO. i’m glad everything’s going well!
HOORAY
life is kind of bleh but also 1000000000000% better than it has been in a while so i’m pretty happy!
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Fortune Cell | June 8, 2011 at 6:00 pm
Axa – yes! I’ve used that one and also My Monthly Cycles. Monthly Info is prettier but MMC has more info.
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Fiddler | June 8, 2011 at 7:56 pm
I HAVE ONE DREAD. It’s lonely, so I’m going to try to make it some friends tomorrow.
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Jadestone | June 9, 2011 at 9:17 am
Woah whaaaat happened to the comment box. Silly wordpress what do you think you are doing
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penguini | June 9, 2011 at 11:21 am
woah woah woah wordpress what is this
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Jadestone | June 9, 2011 at 3:24 pm
it SAVEd what I wrote int he box even after I submitted it, quit safari, and turned off the computer. Whut.
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Eccentric | June 10, 2011 at 3:24 pm
*interrupts thread*
I’m back! Not even sure how long it’s been since my last post. Between homework, campus events, and laziness, I’ve still lurked a bit on Facebook since starting college, but otherwise let the rest of my online communications slip, hence the ridiculously long absence. Kokonvening with Mel and then PB&J (still need to put those pics on FB…fixing that now!) reminded me Musers are the hoopiest froods around and I need to stop being lazy and get involved in the community again, but I haven’t actually done it ’til now due to terrible procrastination tendencies and lots of distractions from studying abroad/summer classes. Now that I’ve finally gotten around to it, I’ll do my best to stay active this time!
Anyway, now back to pirates and all that other fun stuff from this thread.
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R_D | June 15, 2011 at 1:45 pm
Um… hi.
I don’t think I am going to be a permanent member of this place. I don’t even know if I qualify. In fact, I probably don’t. But I came across here while surfing the web and wondered what it was. Asking on MuseBlog didn’t work, as it wasn’t moderated (Robert must have disliked the reference to another website).
So, what is this place? I’ve read the section about what it is, and I have a basic understanding of it, but I’d like to hear from you guys.
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Vendaval | June 16, 2011 at 4:17 am
Hey there!
We’re older than most on MB. We’ve got a slower pace, smaller community, and more “mature” interests. We IM.
Robert’s down with us hanging here, but MB is in its own bubble.
Come by anytime, stay for as long as you want.