Little things that cheer you up.

[eversonpoe]

https://igcdn-photos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/t51.2885-15/11018551_833316830094469_1195616100_n.jpg

finally have a pedalboard! i still feel like they're more expensive than they should be, but it'll be really nice to not have to throw all of my pedals/power supplies into a reusable trader joe's grocery bag. haha.

also happy that my holy grail pedal actually works. i had thought for over a year that it was dead and just never took the time to open it up, but it's still fully functional.

[Joy Prevention Hotline]

Fog over snow. Which, since we just got snowed on again — after (almost) two weeks of non-snow and general melting — I might see more than once this year.

[elevenism]

https://igcdn-photos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/t51.2885-15/11018551_833316830094469_1195616100_n.jpg

finally have a pedalboard!

nice rig!
man, i remember my first delay pedal...i got it when i was about 13 or so.
my guitar playing was cheesy as hell for MONTHS. good god i loved that thing

[elevenism]

My friend has an "audition" for a salon tonight, and she is using me for a hair model. Hello, someone doing my hair for free.
sorry for the double post, but this cracks me up.

AGAIN, i thought that this was tony.parente talking.

and i was thinking "goddamn, tony doesn't even have that much hair..."

lolololol

[theruiner]

Trying a new recipe.

Also, the rare moment when it feels like I'm on the right track with my transition and the doubt sort of falls away, however temporary. Felt it earlier tonight and it always feels so nice.

[Lew]

https://youtu.be/RjtCS0EEoCY

tortoise coitus interuptus...slow mo lolz...;p

[theruiner]

When new music finally starts to grow on you.

[The_Prowler]

I didn't know where else to put this, but I saw Angela Lansbury on stage earlier tonight in Blythe Spirit, and it was amazing. You'd never know that woman is 88 years old from watching her. What made it even more special is the fact that this is her last tour that she's doing. She's not retiring, it's just the last time she's going out on tour.

[playwithfire]

Bros swiping bros. (http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/25/8277743/tinder-hack-bros-swiping-bros)

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[eversonpoe]

filled in for my band-mate who was supposed to supply pre-show, transition, and intermission music this week for the current play (https://www.facebook.com/events/331657837030099/) my theatre company is doing. i'm also filling in friday.

the nice thing about playing drone/ambient music in a room full of people who aren't familiar with it is that NO ONE can tell when you fuck up (which i did...a lot).

[johnhenry]

https://i.imgur.com/GOpjJ4U.png

oh, and also:

https://i.imgur.com/InJ2IGW.jpg

Sorry for the image bigness.

[Fixer808]

Today I was blasting some of the Return Of The Jedi soundtrack in my car. Fuck yeah "The Battle Of Endor".

[Dra508]

A little thing that definitely cheers me up:

http://www.nme.com/news/coachella/84010

[Melancholygrl78]

A full body massage and dinner at a Thai restaurant.

[Charmingly Miserable]

Today, my man texted me those famous long longed words "I love you." :)

[avesjohn]

Saw a new bird for my life list today: a female Painted Bunting (one of my photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/56431656@N06/16365251793/) showed up at a friend's feeder, just a quick 10-minute bus ride from my house. Painted Buntings (check out the gaudy males: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Painted_Bunting/id) are usually found back east (two separate populations on the southern plains and the Atlantic seaboard), but are rare strays to California; their provenance as wild birds here is often in question, however, due to being extremely common cage birds just south of the border in Tijuana (i.e., birds here are escapees). Nevertheless, for technical reasons you need not concern yourselves with, we have reason to believe this bird is wild.

Anyway, this bird is #486 on my life list - that #500 milestone inches ever closer. When you're a birder, any day when you see a new bird is a good day.

[allegro]

Saw a new bird for my life list today: a female Painted Bunting (one of my photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/56431656@N06/16365251793/) showed up at a friend's feeder, just a quick 10-minute bus ride from my house. Painted Buntings (check out the gaudy males: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Painted_Bunting/id) are usually found back east (two separate populations on the southern plains and the Atlantic seaboard), but are rare strays to California; their provenance as wild birds here is often in question, however, due to being extremely common cage birds just south of the border in Tijuana (i.e., birds here are escapees). Nevertheless, for technical reasons you need not concern yourselves with, we have reason to believe this bird is wild.

Anyway, this bird is #486 on my life list - that #500 milestone inches ever closer. When you're a birder, any day when you see a new bird is a good day.

I'm a birder, that's awesome!!

I love raptors so I've been watching the Berry College Eagle Cam, the 2 babies are growing so fast!

http://www.berry.edu/eaglecam/nest2/

We raptor fans were deeply saddened, recently, by the death of one of the Decorah Eagles, known as "Four" (zapped by a power pole) but mom and dad Decorah have 4 more eggs, 2 of which just hatched so more eagle-watching! http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles


Meanwhile, last night I traded my 2013 BMW X3 for a 2015 Acura RDX with all-wheel drive and technology package.

It has my Illinois cardinal plate on it (I <3 cardinals).

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d_OpcNaNZhI/TuO87-cjUQI/AAAAAAAAAnY/HaBjzl-Z88Q/s1600/DSC_0344b.jpg

[Joy Prevention Hotline]

check out the gaudy males: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Painted_Bunting/id
Ooo, nice colors.

For years I've been tortured by some bird I can't identify. I swear I've only heard them downtown, and I've never actually seen one. But their calls always cheer me up … while simultaneously driving me me insane because I don't know where they are or what they look like.

The fact that I'm not a birder doesn't help. And just try to Google a bird by its sound … >_<

[avesjohn]

Nice to see another birder here, allegro.:)

JPH, rest assured that if I could directly help you to ID that bird, I would. In lieu of that, here's some suggestions, if you have the time and the energy.
1) I suppose you could try recording the call somehow and sharing it online (with date and location information, of course). Alas, I'm hardly an expert at identifying bird songs/calls myself; I have to re-learn them every spring/summer when all the migrants return.
2) Alternately (assuming you're in North America like me), check with your local Audubon Society and/or nearby nature centers for checklists of local birds, ask around for ideas of what your bird could be, and browse the All About Birds site I linked to for bird calls of species in your area. There's only so many birds that could be calling downtown, in a city center. In highly urbanized areas of U.S. cities, often the most common birds are exotics originally native to Europe, such as Rock Pigeon, House Sparrow, and European Starling; you might want to start with those.

But this isn't a bird forum. Still, if you or anyone else here on ETS has bird ID queries, I'll be happy to help through private correspondence.

[Dra508]

Meanwhile, last night I traded my 2013 BMW X3 for a 2015 Acura RDX with all-wheel drive and technology package.).
Dude, Like for like trade.

[allegro]

Ooo, nice colors.

For years I've been tortured by some bird I can't identify. I swear I've only heard them downtown, and I've never actually seen one. But their calls always cheer me up … while simultaneously driving me me insane because I don't know where they are or what they look like.

The fact that I'm not a birder doesn't help. And just try to Google a bird by its sound … >_<
There are APPS for that!!!

A few years ago, I found a beautiful bird, dead but still warm, on my driveway. Worried about how it died (West Nile?), I went online 1st to identify the bird, then to research its possible demise. I found both at once (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/12/141203-drunk-birds-animals-science-winter-global-warming/).

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Cedar_Waxwing/id

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/PHOTO/LARGE/CedWaxGlamor.jpg

[Joy Prevention Hotline]

JPH, rest assured that if I could directly help you to ID that bird, I would. In lieu of that, here's some suggestions, if you have the time and the energy.
OK, now I'm determined to ID this bird once and for all.

The state Audubon Society has offices and a museum in town. But that's too easy — I wanna see what I can accomplish with the help of Google and maybe an app or two.


There are APPS for that!!!

A few years ago, I found a beautiful bird, dead but still warm, on my driveway. Worried about how it died (West Nile?), I went online 1st to identify the bird, then to research its possible demise. I found both at once (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/12/141203-drunk-birds-animals-science-winter-global-warming/).
I remember that article! Pretty hilarious, though maybe less so for the bird who wakes up in a strange nest and can't remember how it got there. :p

[avesjohn]

There are APPS for that!!!


Somehow that slipped my mind. Thanks for reminding me, allegro. Joy Prevention Hotline, may I suggest Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab, and/or Birds Lite by National Geographic; both are free and can help you ID the most common species (and more importantly, have song/call samples you can listen to). Now I'm really curious what bird you could be hearing, and like you I cannot rest easy without having an answer. Be sure to let us know when you find out!

[allegro]

7
I remember that article! Pretty hilarious, though maybe less so for the bird who wakes up in a strange nest and can't remember how it got there. :p
Well, not so hilarious in this case since it drank itself to DEATH which is pretty common in this area that time of year, which I didn't know until I found a drunk dead bird on my driveway.

Maybe if you tell us birders what the bird call sounds like, we can guess it ... or, at least, look it up based on the characteristics you tell us ...

[ibanez33]

ETS on April Fools day. Every damn year it makes me laugh.

[telee.kom]

Oh god, make it stop

[Joy Prevention Hotline]

7
Well, not so hilarious in this case since it drank itself to DEATH which is pretty common in this area that time of year, which I didn't know until I found a drunk dead bird on my driveway.

Maybe if you tell us birders what the bird call sounds like, we can guess it ... or, at least, look it up based on the characteristics you tell us ...
When I'm in the office tomorrow I hope to have an actual recording of it. :)

[Dra508]

HA HA HA. You guys.....


NPR did a story that divorce papers were filed for Hilary Clinton. HA HA.

[halloween]

The farting noises. Brilliant.

[Pillfred]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fEf_-BKT6zg

[theruiner]

Today is my Friday. I have a three day weekend and I'm heading out to Cali to see one of my closest and oldest friends who I haven't seen in NINE YEARS. Can't wait. Just have to get through work today and then I'm home free.

[Melancholygrl78]

Today is my Friday. I have a three day weekend and I'm heading out to Cali to see one of my closest and oldest friends who I haven't seen in NINE YEARS. Can't wait. Just have to get through work today and then I'm home free.

Lucky, gettin' to go to Cali! Have an outstanding time! ;)

[halloween]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fEf_-BKT6zg

That was silly and beautiful! And now I must listen to more music by this Scissor Sisters people...

[Pillfred]

Whatever album that song is from is really good. Haven't much else from them but I recommend checking it out.

[theruiner]

The first thing I thought when I stepped off the plane a few minutes ago was, "I'm home." It feels so damn good to be back on California soil.

[Joy Prevention Hotline]

That was silly and beautiful! And now I must listen to more music by this Scissor Sisters people...
I'm totally having flashbacks to Elton John on the Muppet Show. :D

Meanwhile, my mystery bird turns out to be perfectly ordinary:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHssEVwWqRw

I guess I've never heard crows talking to themselves anywhere other than downtown Fairfield? I don't get it. :confused:

[avesjohn]

Well, at least your mystery has finally been solved.

[Joy Prevention Hotline]

True. But now I have to see the damn bird — he must hanging out in the tree right outside our office. No leaves to hide behind! :)

[eversonpoe]

hadn't been able to find my PS2 for almost three years (since we moved into our apartment) until yesterday, my wife found it, in a bag, buried at the bottom of our guest room closet. i literally can't tell you how excited i am to be able to play the original katamari again.

[allegro]

True. But now I have to see the damn bird — he must hanging out in the tree right outside our office. No leaves to hide behind! :)
They almost always show up at the same time every day, in pairs or groups, and you can usually find at least one of them on the ground. They're fucking HUGE, they look like black CHICKENS, they're pretty hard to miss.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/08/crow-intelligence-memory_n_1943816.html

[Joy Prevention Hotline]

They almost always show up at the same time every day, in pairs or groups, and you can usually find at least one of them on the ground. They're fucking HUGE, they look like black CHICKENS, they're pretty hard to miss.
Well, I've seen bigger chickens. :p

[allegro]

Well, I've seen bigger chickens. :p
Well, yeah, of course. These days, filled with growth hormones pttttttht.

[profane]

I think I might be able to make an EP this year. Almost everything is in place, with only me and 2 other people involved. I have to let it out and if it turns out to be shit then that's alright for me.

[Fixer808]

Made beef jerky today. It was manly and delicious.

[halloween]

Speaking of Birds...Waking up to the beautiful sounds of (from what I can tell) easter phoebes! Robins! Some mysterious thrush bird music! Spring! Life! Warmth! I don't ever want to spend another winter in New England.

[Substance242]

%nameofthread%

ETS forum. For example, I do not have to check movie websites, I am informed about next season of True Detective right here. Everything important is here. :-) Thank you.

[avesjohn]

One of our dogs (a golden retriever who just turned 14 years old on Wednesday) had surgery today - high-risk - to remove the ever-expanding tumor on her side. My brother and I just got a text from our dad, who called the vet and found that she made it through okay. We'll probably bring her home tomorrow.

[Melancholygrl78]

I am looking forward to taking my eldest girl child, Ambrosia, to see Phantom of the Opera. She has been a huge fan of this show since she was very young. http://www.thephantomoftheopera.com/ustour/

We are going on the 23rd. ;)

[Dra508]

One of our dogs (a golden retriever who just turned 14 years old on Wednesday) had surgery today - high-risk - to remove the ever-expanding tumor on her side. My brother and I just got a text from our dad, who called the vet and found that she made it through okay. We'll probably bring her home tomorrow.

Awww, love me some Golden. The sweetest dogs on the planet- bar none. Get well soon ________.

[avesjohn]

...And we just brought her home a short while ago. She's doing fine. :)

[Substance242]

(what cheers you up) It's really an unimportant "little thing", but when I notice that some info in forums or e-mails was pasted from the Internet because the font changes. :-) That's what notepad.exe is good for.

[october_midnight]

Officially locked in at a crazy as hell low mortgage rate on the same day I got my annual raise. An extra $140 per month overall never hurt anyone!!

[Sarah K]

There is a good chance that I will be moving in with my friend. It would be amazing. She has a hell of a deal on rent, so I would pay the same to live with someone I like as opposed to 4 people I don't really know. AND, it's TWO BLOCKS from my work. That would be great.

[Swykk]

Well, tomorrow is the day. Hopefully, after they get this faulty gallbladder out of me, a lot of the awfulness I've been feeling for a long time will be gone. We'll see.

[Pillfred]

Finally some time to myself.

[Lew]

being able to order cell salts and homeopathic meds direct from german pharmacies!!! woo hoo.

[Dra508]

The Star Wars thread. I only watched the films. I thought I was reading sarcasm, but this shit is realz.

[Substance242]

Formula 1, Moto GP, BTCC, WTCC, IndyCars - all motorsport series I follow in one weekend, yay! :-)

[Pillfred]

Strange Day, atm random foods I acquired.

[Swykk]

I think I'm recovering ahead of schedule. I just don't want to overdo it. It's day five, and I have regained normal moving ability (sitting down, standing up, bending to grab something, etc). Last night I slept better too because I could finally lay on my sides with minimal pain. I only used two of the painkillers over the last five days as well.
I've been eating normally since day two, so that's been great too.

[jessamineny]

My mechanics were having a hard time finding a part for my car. It's 20 years old now, so not surprising.

After I posted on reddit to see if anybody had suggestions, someone asked if my VIN had a K in it -- if it did, there was a 50/50 chance he'd helped to build my car. I love the Internet. (My car's VIN does have a K. heh)

[allegro]

The Internet, because it knows I'm not nuts when I accidentally say a movie is "rated GP (http://rating-system.wikia.com/wiki/GP_rating)." Not nuts or dyslexic, just getting old, LOL.

(from "Love Story")

https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3709/9368081057_5c78912213.jpg

[marodi]

Opening the radio, hearing The Safety Dance which immediately made me think of @theruiner (http://www.echoingthesound.org/community/member.php?u=51).

[elevenism]

For those of you into vaping:

I got this at walmart and it is bringing me so much joy. The cartomizers for it are ridiculously expensive, but i learned how to refill them.
This is the platinum pack. It comes with two batteries and three cartomizers. Also, the little carrying case is a mobile charger. You plug it in and charge the "pack" itself. Then you can charge the little batteries without having to plug in.

The coolest part is that these things are on clearance. Instead of 60, i got it for 15. I also got a third battery and a 5 pack of cartomizers...all on clearance.

I still use my big aspire vaporizer, but i ADORE this thing. it's like carrying a real pack of smokes. and since you can refill the cartomizers, (look it up on youtube if you are interested,) then you can make it whatever flavor/nicotine strength you like.

http://i.imgur.com/haQPbrT.jpg

[tony.parente]

http://shop.hrc.org/jewelry-watches/lapel-pins/equality-mini-cloisonne-lapel-pin.html

http://i.imgur.com/4CW56XA.jpg

Just picked up this lapel pin to go on my tux at my wedding. We picked up our marriage license today and it just struck me how so many people aren't able to do that, and that's fucked. Told my fiancé I was doing it expecting a little pushback because it could be considered tacky by some but I was ESTATIC when she actually got happy when I mentioned it.

[Fixer808]

My son is growing like a weed!! Almost 9 weeks old and already 11lbs 10oz! At his checkup the nurse said he's advanced for his age, and he's already trying to turn over and is able to hold his head up pretty well. He's gonna be in a Jolly Jumper damn soon!

[allegro]

My son is growing like a weed!! Almost 9 weeks old and already 11lbs 10oz! At his checkup the nurse said he's advanced for his age, and he's already trying to turn over and is able to hold his head up pretty well. He's gonna be in a Jolly Jumper damn soon!

Wait, SHE HAD THE BABY? I musta missed that! Congrats!!!

[Fixer808]

Thanks! Yep, March 1st, 2015! Good birthday date, that...

[Baphomette]

Thanks! Yep, March 1st, 2015! Good birthday date, that...All the awesome kids are Pisces. :D

[allegro]

Thanks! Yep, March 1st, 2015! Good birthday date, that...

Ha that's my Dad's bday (3/1).

I still can't believe you"re actually married and have a baby. Surreal. ;-)

[theruiner]

I think I finally figured out the cause of my horrible nightly leg cramps: calcium deficiency.

Last weekend and the first few days of this week were awful cramp wise. I woke up multiple times a night with my feet or legs cramping up. It was driving me crazy. Then in the middle of the week I started to make sure to drink a glass of milk every night (I have to be careful about my potassium intake and milk is pretty high in potassium so I can't have very much and have been avoiding it) and maybe it's a coincidence but the last three nights that I've been drinking it I haven't had a single cramp. Not even a minor one.

I really hope this finally solves the problem for good because I've been dealing with this for almost a year and it SUCKS.

[eversonpoe]

my best friend and i finally got tattoos together. she's basically my sister (she was my best person at my wedding) and we've known each other for 16 years, which is insane. (if you want to see them, they're over in the tattoos thread)

[miss k bee]

Passed my driving test, woo! . Had lessons on and off for two years, such a relief to pass first time.

[slave2thewage]

Twining's Sleep blend. It's great, this is what I imagine liquid tasty Valium is like <3.

[Halo Infinity]

Seeing later sunsets in the spring and summer along with the warmth and/or coolness they have to offer.

[october_midnight]

Our condo got delayed and we can't get in until May 19th. So after a week of couch surfing with our friends (with all of our stuff at the in-laws boxed up), my wife's parents' friends say 'fuck that, we're going to Korea for three weeks...you'll house sit our place.'

A 1.1 million dollar penthouse on the ocean.

"I....I love you, Ken."
"And all the booze better be gone by the time we get back."
"......I mean....I love you."

[allegro]

Our boat was launched yesterday and is in our slip in Kenosha. Our next-door-neighbor has his 27' boat on the driveway and he's cleaning it.

And we cleaned the garage yesterday and it looks AWESOME.

Today, we gardened in gorgeous weather.

Ahhhh, spring.

[Lew]

http://tomatonation.com/culture-and-criticism/a-four-letter-word/

:)

[Pillfred]

A simple shower after work.

[theruiner]

I've had a few coworkers mention that they can tell I have lost weight. When I checked about a week ago I had lost 24 pounds (SO CLOSE to 25...so close). I then gained a couple back, but still. So I am hoping I'll be 25 pounds down soon. I have a lot to go but it's a damn good start. My clothes aren't fitting differently yet, which is kind of weird. And also the hormones can reshape your body a bit so at some point that could change the way clothes fit, too. So I've got both going on. ha ha

But yeah, it feels good. Definitely cheered me up this morning (which I needed).

[playwithfire]

I'M ABOUT TO BE REALLY GROSS STOP READING NOW

So I had some sort of tiny cyst on my arm that ended up getting a bit bigger and really irritated in the past month or so. Went to the dermatologist who put me on antibiotics, but I accidentally popped it this morning, and then committed to what had been a mistake and UNNNGGGGHHH IT WAS SO GOOD. I wish I'd been expecting it because it went by so quickly and I want to relive the moment. So satisfying.

[Pillfred]

^ Gone through something similar. Not that I'd want to do it all over but yes the release of pressure it's a real thing.

As for me it's been an interesting and long couple weeks at work, I still haven't really processed some of it, and I've been doing this fit a while now. Today the chest cold I've had the past week broke into a full on head cold etc, on top of general exhaustion. My 1 day off. Also for whatever reason I woke up at 8:30 this morning too better fully experience the shitty nature of how I felt.

Now I realize this may seem better suited for the "piss you off thread." If not for the few things I found glorious today; not doing shit all day, stuffing my face, sleeping whenever I felt like it, the uber long shower I took, and last but not least the tiny bit of Mary Jane I smoked that is mostly responsible for me doing anything besides being a total pile.

[tony.parente]

https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/t31.0-8/s2048x2048/11187165_10152913629367831_7747892636304601200_o.j pg
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/11209608_10152913627487831_1843435632160628301_n.j pg?oh=edf6ef51b0323c1bff1fa6e634cbd573&oe=55D112DE
My coworkers have the greatest sense of humor on the entire planet. I have no idea who did this but those are all tiny little pictures of me and jamie's faces photoshopped on random shit.
I love my job so much and I have NO IDEA who did this...there's like 30 individually done pictures and i'm going to have a stroke.

[Pillfred]

I can't begin to explain the nature of all of this though I think I've dipped into it before art various points, however it seems I'm a grandfather. Suck on that. I'm trying ...

A week before I turn 38.

[Baphomette]

Cats make everything better.

[Pillfred]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/12/beb3592843e911811ae24f0a05f747e6.jpg
This happened.

First dude made a crack about being "first" and saying he should say something witty, essentially. I was the next. It's whatever but it helped during a shitty shift.

[eversonpoe]

recorded a metal version of the Doctor Who theme song last night for the doctor who play i'm sound designing/scoring. sounds pretty great!

[Fixer808]

Going into Le Cinema and seeing how much cool stuff is coming out this year.

[botley]

recorded a metal version of the Doctor Who theme song last night for the doctor who play i'm sound designing/scoring. sounds pretty great!
Dude, you gotta let us hear that!


Cats make everything better.
They certainly do. Even when they wake you up at 3AM with incessant whining, and sometimes vomit on the carpet. I still love my little guy to bits, and wouldn't ever ship him in a box to Abu Dhabi, even though I threatened to (out loud) five times today. He's the best!

[eversonpoe]

Dude, you gotta let us hear that!

as soon as i've finished the final mix, i'll post it in the doctor who thread!

[Dra508]

They certainly do. Even when they wake you up at 3AM with incessant whining, and sometimes vomit on the carpet. I still love my little guy to bits, and wouldn't ever ship him in a box to Abu Dhabi, even though I threatened to (out loud) five times today. He's the best!
My cat likes to tap me on the head at 5:30. "Wakey wakey feed me!" I want to strangle her, but then later in the day she lets me pet her and all is better.

[ziltoid]

I passed my fucking anatomy class! Holy shit I am so overjoyed that I didn't fail!
That anatomy class felt like it was being taught at a doctorate level.
Now to take and pass physiology and pathophysiology and I'm done!

[playwithfire]

nvm

[theruiner]

Getting a call out of the blue from a friend I haven't talked to in awhile telling me she misses me and wanting to see how I was. I really, really needed that tonight.

[Pillfred]

Was out for my birthday (day off) and ran into my old roomies that issues became an issue. A bit weird but all in all good. And that's a real thing. Understanding people is hard.

[Halo Infinity]

Remembering to say please, thank you, you're welcome and excuse me, and hearing those same exact words being directed right back at me. As I got older, it made a much greater difference than I've previously thought. I've always known that they were good manners and all, but I didn't seem to give it as much thought when I was younger for whatever reason.

[Lew]

we have us a five decades strong music man celebrating a birthday today. woop woop. here is to five more decades, and a reunion tour at the 90 year mark. happy birthday, trently.

[october_midnight]

Furnished out new condo for way less than originally budgeted!!! About 4K on a budget of about 8-9K. Looks like a ballin' vacation is in our near future. And maybe a new tat. And...

[Dra508]

Getting a call out of the blue from a friend I haven't talked to in awhile telling me she misses me and wanting to see how I was. I really, really needed that tonight.

I got this yesterday in the form of a random text from a workout buddy who I only just started socializing with outside gym before I moved out of state. So thoughtful.

I paid it forward and sent a random text to another woman.

I might actually get better at this friend thing before I die. [emoji4]

[ophelia_]

not exactly a "little" thing, but... I QUIT MY JOB! arrhghhghghg, I am soooo relieved. Almost 4 years of torture, yay freedom!

[slave2thewage]

I've had a rough few months. #HomeToVote has restored my faith in humanity - http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/irish-people-are-travelling-home-from-all-over-the-world-so-they-can-vote-to-legalise-gay-marriage-10268990.html

[Dra508]

Got complimented by the HR person on my cover letter. Well written and very useful. Dam well should be, it took me three hours to write it! :rolleyes: Good to get the feedback on something I obsessed about. And I'm not the obsessive type!

[tony.parente]

This cheers me up.
So much.


http://i.imgur.com/Q2DHQCk.jpg

[Pillfred]

Got called in for a meeting with the executive chef and my boss. Ended up being business talk numbers management etc, however i also got a 600$ bonus check! Yeah Buddy. This after a month of basically total shit on the work end. It is odd to see that even though were pulling down over 100K usually more per month the net is around 10-15k. Restaurants don't make really shit for money.

[Halo Infinity]

@Jinsai (http://www.echoingthesound.org/community/member.php?u=272) - This is going to be a bit hard for me to word, but I'm sure you'll understand that I don't mean anything bad by it, as I'm also very-well aware that you're a dedicated, passionate, well-read and knowledgeable fan of music as a whole that highly values quality and taste, while actually being able to accept tastes that you're not so fond of, or just flat-out aren't into.

Anyway, the fact that you out of all people made this thread, actually made me smile. This also seems like Love Listing again, and it probably is, but yes, it was certainly nice to see that you made that thread overall. :)

http://www.echoingthesound.org/community/threads/3795-Random-Positive-Musical-Opinions

It could also serve as an excellent way to balance out the Shitty Music. (The Nickelback Thread) and the Controversial Music Thread as we've definitely seen more than enough of those. (That's definitely not to say that they're bad threads either, but it would be also nice to see a general thread on what types of music people like/love, and it would be also great for recommendations as well.)

[avesjohn]

Saw a new bird for my life list today - and when you're a birder, any day when you see a new bird is a good day. The bird, in case you're wondering, was a Cassin's Sparrow (see my photo here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/56431656@N06/18087716020/), normally found in arid grasslands of Arizona, Texas, and other such states, and rare here in California. This sparrow - #487 on my life list - has been present in the sagebrush around the Castaic Sports Complex for several days now.

As a bonus, before carpooling with another birder to the sparrow, me and a bunch of other birders saw a brilliant male Rose-breasted Grosbeak in the hills overlooking the Ballona Freshwater Marsh (see my photo here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/56431656@N06/18089273029/in/photostream/). Another bird that has been present for several days at its location, the Rose-breasted Grosbeak was a new addition to my L.A. County bird list (having previously seen it in Kern and Humboldt counties); it is a rare but regular visitor to the western states during migration periods. A similar pattern of vagrancy to the east holds true for the Black-headed Grosbeak (http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-headed_Grosbeak/id), common throughout the west from spring through fall.

[Dra508]

Saw a new bird for my life list today - and when you're a birder, any day when you see a new bird is a good day. The bird, in case you're wondering, was a Cassin's Sparrow (see my photo here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/56431656@N06/18087716020/), normally found in arid grasslands of Arizona, Texas, and other such states, and rare here in California. This sparrow - #487 on my life list - has been present in the sagebrush around the Castaic Sports Complex for several days now.

As a bonus, before carpooling with another birder to the sparrow, me and a bunch of other birders saw a brilliant male Rose-breasted Grosbeak in the hills overlooking the Ballona Freshwater Marsh (see my photo here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/56431656@N06/18089273029/in/photostream/). Another bird that has been present for several days at its location, the Rose-breasted Grosbeak was a new addition to my L.A. County bird list (having previously seen it in Kern and Humboldt counties); it is a rare but regular visitor to the western states during migration periods. A similar pattern of vagrancy to the east holds true for the Black-headed Grosbeak (http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-headed_Grosbeak/id), common throughout the west from spring through fall.

That's really cool, your passion for birds. I saw a white snowy owl once. That was cool.

[avesjohn]

That's really cool, your passion for birds. I saw a white snowy owl once. That was cool.

That's cool ('specially for a non-birder), but I saw four Snowy Owls once. That transcends cool and goes straight to awesome. (Photo of two of them: https://www.flickr.com/photos/56431656@N06/8591102944/)

[Dra508]

That's cool ('specially for a non-birder), but I saw four Snowy Owls once. That transcends cool and goes straight to awesome. (Photo of two of them: https://www.flickr.com/photos/56431656@N06/8591102944/)

You must have a good camera. I'd show you my iPhone photo, but it's shite.

[avesjohn]

You must have a good camera. I'd show you my iPhone photo, but it's shite.

Actually, the Snowy Owl photo (and all my photos prior to last July) was taken with a point-and-shoot camera, nothing spectacular. In this case, I set the camera up against my companion's spotting scope to get a better picture - we birders call that "digiscoping", though most do it with their smartphones (which I do now, too, having upgraded to an iPhone from my old flip phone only last October). Last July I got a DSLR camera as a (belated) college graduation gift, and my bird pictures have markedly improved as a direct result.

TLDR: the Snowy Owl photo is not representative of most of my older bird photos.

[Halo Infinity]

Finding a lot of empty seats in buses and railroad cars, and finding a lot more dollars than I've remembered or expected on my MetroCard. It just occurred to me again as I haven't been riding public transportation regularly, but it hardly ever gets old.

Oh yes, and whenever any bus or train that I'm riding on is actually ahead schedule as well. :)

[tony.parente]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9BoI-0gw1A
Does this go here? Me and my wife (woah) went parasailing on our honeymoon last month!

[orestes]

"The man said, 'No, not today!'"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCjJTklyzQ8

[theimage13]

When you're expecting everything to go to shit, and then everything actually goes really well. Not just "not shit," but actually well.

[Jinsai]

been spending the past few days remodeling and reorganizing my studio. I'm pretty sure today it will be ready to roll, and it's looking pretty rocking

[Pillfred]

7 days 80 hours, only yelled at someone once and I feel kinda bad about it but still dude needs to figure it out. Now I have three whole days off. I work Thursday and still get my usual , somehow, (Friday Saturday) days off. And I'm going to see a movie on cheap Tuesday with the lady friend. Also I'm getting shit drunk tonight if I don't fall asleep at the bar.

[Jinsai]

awwwww yeah... not the best picture, but this is a shot of my new production space, and if you were me, you'd be stoked

https://scontent-lax1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/10425354_10155701578380564_9013699769832038396_n.j pg?oh=eeca0831bc2bdee486e0e65f31bf4c01&oe=55F01601

[blackholesun]

awwwww yeah... not the best picture, but this is a shot of my new production space, and if you were me, you'd be stoked



That's beautiful man! If only I had that much space! Is that a Jaguar or a Jazzmaster (oh wait, I think you have both nvmd)? Also, nice old school TV

[theruiner]

HBO Now

It. Is. Glorious.

[Dra508]

Also, nice old school TVHeh Heh - that's what I noticed too. Brings back good memories of watching the boob tube at my Grandparent's house.

I'm cheered.

[allegro]

heh heh - that's what i noticed too. Brings back good memories of watching the boob tube at my grandparent's house.

I'm cheered.
My Dutch Grandpa would hog the only TV when BONANZA was on, ugh.

[Pillfred]

Recent purchases
60 watt magsafe power adapter
Mini displayport to vga adapter
Jbl charge 2 Bluetooth speaker

[Jinsai]

That's beautiful man! If only I had that much space!
Thanks! We put a lot of work into it (along with 20+ years of gear hoarding), but I can't even begin to put into words how grateful I am to have free access to this space. The songs just write themselves.


Is that a Jaguar or a Jazzmaster (oh wait, I think you have both nvmd)?

John (my music/studio partner) collects guitars, and yeah, I'm pretty sure that's both. They all sound different, but he keeps them maintained with specific tunings. It's all over my head but it sounds good!


Also, nice old school TV

We tried to get it running laser discs today. Sadly, the power exploded after a short bit, so now it's just a pretty stand.We still dragged in an old tv and put Hellraiser and Return of the Jedi on today.

[Dra508]

My Dutch Grandpa would hog the only TV when BONANZA was on, ugh.Mine would turn the dam thing off during commercials. "Grandma, when you going know when the show's back on" /headsmack

[Pillfred]

Wheel of Fortune, 60 Minutes, Jeopardy, and Dan Rather...
Is what I watched.

[eversonpoe]

Wheel of Fortune

my wife and i have been watching 90s episodes of wheel of fortune on youtube when we've been drinking lately. knowing that pat was probably drunk during them makes them even funnier to watch.

[Louie_Cypher]

i,mayfping fhis not using not henpecking o using rhe ipad cane is going in the traah !sill can't spell

;)
-loiuie

[eversonpoe]

just put down a small deposit on a brand new 2015 Volkswagen Golf (gasoline engine) that will be in on saturday, at which point my wife and i will be putting down more money and picking it up from the dealership! YAY!

[Dra508]

just put down a small deposit on a brand new 2015 Volkswagen Golf (gasoline engine) that will be in on saturday, at which point my wife and i will be putting down more money and picking it up from the dealership! YAY!

My first new car was a Jetta. Loved the car. I see them on the road now and think they are so small.

[elevenism]

i'm FINALLY back in the panhandle and really look forward to catching up with you guys. :)

I hope everyone has been well!!!
Jinsai , is that a fender Coronado II? The hollow body i mean?

[Pillfred]

The random absurdity of life never fails.

[elevenism]

So my black kitty says "hello."
Not just kind of...i mean it's creepy. I think i've mentioned it on ets before.

Well, while i was in colorado for the past 3 weeks, he taught our maine coon to do it.

It's SUCH a trip!

I'm gonna get a recording of it.

They walk around saying "mweow-OH?"
:D

Also, i'm DAMNED glad to be home.

[eversonpoe]

also posted in "what are you reading"

i would never in a million years read any of the 50 shades books, but this article about the newest one (http://www.buzzfeed.com/scottybryan/i-read-the-new-50-shades-book-and-it-is-absolutely-batshit?bffb&utm_term=4ldqpgp#.jd6YneGWM) is SLAYING me.

nsfw (language) and also contains the phrase "music to my dick" >.<

[Baphomette]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/missdv8/6-19-2015%206-45-15%20PM_zpstozoc3z9.jpg

Hahahahahahahhahahaa.

[Halo Infinity]

Halls, when they greatly help alleviate minor allergic reactions and common colds. I'm also grateful for Listerine PocketPaks in this regard too. :D

[miss k bee]

My friends have all got in touch to ask I want to do for my birthday coming up soon. I don't have many friends so I feel quite humbled. Many a birthday has gone by with me doing not much. Maybe a nice birthday week this year !

[Dra508]

My friends have all got in touch to ask I want to do for my birthday coming up soon. I don't have many friends so I feel quite humbled. Many a birthday has gone by with me doing not much. Maybe a nice birthday week this year !

Happy Birthday miss k bee

http://www.happyholidays2014.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Happy-birthday-cupcakes-with-candles-4.jpg

[miss k bee]

It's not for another two weeks, but thank you! :o



Happy Birthday @miss k bee (http://www.echoingthesound.org/community/member.php?u=1038)

http://www.happyholidays2014.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Happy-birthday-cupcakes-with-candles-4.jpg

[Joy Prevention Hotline]

Yay. The Spotify desktop app FINALLY has a Filter function again.

[DigitalChaos]

My notifications count:

http://i.imgur.com/whpbL0W.jpg

[Pillfred]

Corn Starch.

[eversonpoe]

My notifications count:

http://i.imgur.com/whpbL0W.jpg

jesus, do you ever check them!? how do you have that many notifications!?

[tony.parente]

Here I get called a racist and anti woman. On facebook I get called a PC Obama loving SJW.
I loled

[DigitalChaos]

jesus, do you ever check them!? how do you have that many notifications!?

I've only been checking PM's recently.

[DigitalChaos]

Here I get called a racist and anti woman. On facebook I get called a PC Obama loving SJW.
I loled
welcome to the club!

[tony.parente]

welcome to the club!
I love ETS to pieces, every person and every bit but moments like that really help sink in how on the extreme side this place is.

The internet is a melting pot yo.

[Dra508]

salt and pepper pistachios.

[nin5in]

Receiving an Novation X-Station 49 as an anniversary gift.

[theruiner]

We're having a potluck at work. A potluck with chicken enchiladas, pizza, meatballs and lots of other stuff. And I sat here all morning being very tempted to go in there and cheat on my diet*. Like, really tempted. Really, really tempted. BUT I avoided temptation and had a Subway sandwich instead. No cheating and I feel really good about myself. Have to keep an eye on the goal, which is to lose all this weight.

*Diet meaning eating healthier in general, changing my lifestyle, not a crash diet or anything

[Sarah K]

I love ETS to pieces, every person and every bit but moments like that really help sink in how on the extreme side this place is.

The internet is a melting pot yo.

Well, I'm also assuming that most of the people you interact with are from Missouri... Which is an extreme to the other side.

[Big Fat Matt]

My dear friends in The Armed are getting (http://www.npr.org/event/music/416470885/the-armed-paradise-day) some hilariously misinformed but still good press (http://www.avclub.com/article/armeds-debut-album-endlessly-ferocious-220806) surrounding their new album (http://thearmed.bandcamp.com/).

Check that puppy out, and if you're in the Detroit area, please hit me up, we can mosh together at the show!

[tony.parente]

Well, I'm also assuming that most of the people you interact with are from Missouri... Which is an extreme to the other side.
Not as much as you would think, I've developed my own little left leaning moderate pocket of people on my facebook. I'm more talking about out in the "wild" on fb, general political leaning facebook pages, gossip pages, that kind of thing. Either way I think it's hysterical, but I love tumblr:nin edition

[Ryan]

tony's pussy cheers me up.

[elevenism]

tony.parente , i just read your above post as "ant woman."

Needless to say it was a little confusing. I was wondering, "what is a racist ant woman?"

[Ryan]

Found tony.parente's car


https://33.media.tumblr.com/0f637fe74626f7c1ec8b54c5934c7f86/tumblr_npqdmoGGK21terwlso1_500.gif

[tony.parente]

Found @tony.parente (http://www.echoingthesound.org/community/member.php?u=2107)'s car


https://33.media.tumblr.com/0f637fe74626f7c1ec8b54c5934c7f86/tumblr_npqdmoGGK21terwlso1_500.gif
God dammit ryan I love you so much

[elevenism]

i used to be a fairly prolific tagger growing up in dallas. i wrote "eleven," "eleveno," and "eve (as in elEVEn.)" I also wrote "pure" after going to jail for writing eleven, but i eventually started writing eleven again, or Pure 11:11...ANYWAY

i got a friend request from a young graf kid who i've never met. my brother got one too (he used to write Aztec.) This kid figured out who we were and said seeing our tags in his east dallas neighborhood growing up is what inspired him to start doing graf. And he is BAD ASS, about ten times better than i ever was.

i used to get a lot of friend requests like that on facebook after i stopped writing, made my identity public, and joined some facebook groups like "dallas graffology," but it's been awhile, and no one has ever been so nice about it.

[blackholesun]

Just bought healthcare today after not having it for 9 months.

[Swykk]

Through my work, I got to participate in a Build A Bear for a local charity. We were supposed to do two each but I got to do four! I know it's not much, but I was happy to do it and these kids will get some rad Avengers bears.

[Pillfred]

Two days no work dreams, and everything that entails. :)

[Halo Infinity]

Pop-Tarts as they're like flat donuts to me now that I've thought of it. I also still have yet to try them with coffee too. :)

[[parasite]]

cider in summer

[Joy Prevention Hotline]

cider in summer
WHAT? WHERE? GIMME GIMME GIMME.

All this time I thought the apples were just sleeping.

[allegro]

WHAT? WHERE? GIMME GIMME GIMME.

All this time I thought the apples were just sleeping.

I just drink all that hard variety lol.

[Ryan]

My notifications count:

http://i.imgur.com/whpbL0W.jpg


616, you were too late.

[Baphomette]

The Trump fallout (http://gawker.com/a-comprehensive-list-of-everyone-trying-to-sever-ties-w-1715314213). Best. Telenovela. EVER.

[elevenism]

i'm not gonna die! it's that my fucking back is broken, but my liver isn't fucked up. i don't understand HOW it isn't fucked up.

So i'm still in this terrible, godawful pain, but i had really seriously made my peace with dying of liver failure. in the hospital, the nurse even thought it was liver failure...the symptoms all fit. but i have like, the flu, and a broken vertebrae in my back that is putting pressure and referring pain through my organs and shit.

but i'm not dying and i totally thought i was. that's pretty goddamn cheerful.

[allegro]

i'm not gonna die! it's that my fucking back is broken, but my liver isn't fucked up. i don't understand HOW it isn't fucked up.

So i'm still in this terrible, godawful pain, but i had really seriously made my peace with dying of liver failure. in the hospital, the nurse even thought it was liver failure...the symptoms all fit. but i have like, the flu, and a broken vertebrae in my back that is putting pressure and referring pain through my organs and shit.

but i'm not dying and i totally thought i was. that's pretty goddamn cheerful.
meh, I knew you weren't gonna die, you're too young to die of liver failure and your skin wasn't yellow. ;) Glad you went to the hospital, though. How the hell did you fracture a vertebrae? Did you fall down the stairs?

My late mother-in-law had 3 broken vertebrae from osteoperosis so you can imagine how she felt (she was 79 at the time).

[elevenism]

allegro i had a couple of seizures last month.

i think i seized so hard that i broke it.

as far as me being too young to die from liver failure, the way i used to (literally) chug vodka every day and all the handfuls of vicodin had me pretty damn scared.

[Volband]

The current protest at reddit.com gives me the hardest justice boner possible to men. It's like witnessing something from the history books, just in a 21st century context. It's also great to see entirely different subreddits (aka countries, if we want to continue with the history analogy) joining forces, and the difference in some of these subreddits' responses.

The bridge is burning now, I just hope it will entirely collapse on the admins. Hngggg!

(The drawback is that I can't do shit on reddit now, haha. Oh, wait, gonewild is not participating. Well then...)

[elevenism]

My OTHER favorite band of all time, the Old 97s, are playing amarillo for the first time on Sept 23.

I have been begging them to come out here ever since i moved to the panhandle.
When i saw them in denver last month, i gave them a particularly good pitch as to why they should come to amarillo.
They've been doing it for 22 years and have never been here.

I'm so fucking excited! :) :) :)

[ImTheWiseJanitor]

My roommates just asked me if I was really willing to keep the kitten that one of them brought home from a barn where the owner had been shooting cats to reduce their numbers. She's about 2 months old, and her name is Moot. They can't keep affording her, and they don't want to have to pay for all the pet fees at their new place.

YES, PLEASE. <333333333 Just need to get my new apartment lined up next weekend and wait this out for three more long weeks.

[Khrz]

The current protest at reddit.com gives me the hardest justice boner possible to men. It's like witnessing something from the history books, just in a 21st century context. It's also great to see entirely different subreddits (aka countries, if we want to continue with the history analogy) joining forces, and the difference in some of these subreddits' responses.

The bridge is burning now, I just hope it will entirely collapse on the admins. Hngggg!

(The drawback is that I can't do shit on reddit now, haha. Oh, wait, gonewild is not participating. Well then...)


Aaaaaand it's mostly over, everyone treated a protest like a revolution here.

[Volband]

Aaaaaand it's mostly over, everyone treated a protest like a revolution here.
Even the biggest subreddits showed solidarity for each other and joined to fight the cause. Reddit did not go bankrupt, but the mods of those subreddits (and even their users, because some subreddit made a vote about it) essentially paralyzed the site as much as they could. I don't think you'd like to wake up, with limited water, food, no electricity and only half of the public transports available, even if it was just for 12 hours or something.

If by revolution you mean no one died and there is no new ruler at Reddit then it certainly was not it. But I'm pretty sure when the biggest subreddits (talking about ~9 million, I repeat, MILLION subscribers each - which certainly correlate, but even if they are the exact same 9 M people, they still visit both subreddits which is still invaluable traffic) show their fangs because they reached their boiling point after endless empty behind the same promises, which according to them, has been going on for years now, and in the end, the reddit admins had to come forward, and not only make another promise of improvement, but actually set dates for them, which are now transparent for everyone... well, that is pretty much as big of a revolution as it can get on reddit. There was no reason to continue with the blackout, since they got what they demanded, so as cool as it would sound that reddit is being blacked out for a whole week, it's rather counter-productive for everyone involved. And don't forget, the transparency means the admins can't fluke their promises this time. Not only it was shown that the biggest subreddits (excluding funny, which was among the first to join in on the fight, then possibly got forced open) are willing to do this, but this time, the millions of users are aware of this shit and make no mistake that they would side against the admins even more fiercly.

But my biggest justice boner comes from the fact that the people who started it all (aka the moderators of these huge-ass subreddits) are not reddit employees, they are basically volunteers who enjoy what they do in their free time, but can be terminated in an instant.

I think if we exclude the endless possibilities of a cyber-walfare, this event was rather important in the history of Internet. Not as exciting as if Reddit collapsed then slowly faded out over the next years, like it happened with oh so many huge sites before which seemed invincible, but pretty meaningful and worth analyzing how one thing led to another.

[mfte]

This cheers me up when Im feeling down often enough


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtX45VGWITY

[playwithfire]

Team MMA:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GixDXD44_yA

[Substance242]

The Oatmeal. :-)
http://theoatmeal.com/

[Marie]

A comment from one of the children I teach when reading a book about 'living things' - 'Miss, being alive is quite good for you, isn't it?' Me: 'yes, yes it is.' Had me chuckling for days. I love my job.

[tony.parente]

They don't lie when they say buying a car is an all day ordeal. Just got home!

http://i.imgur.com/Z65dWDu.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/X0yRv4O.jpg

[tony.parente]

Also suck it Sarah K <3

[Sarah K]

You're driving a box. I doubt anybody will be willingly sucking anything any time soon.

Fuck. I can't figure out WHY I hate it so much!

[tony.parente]

You're driving a box. I doubt anybody will be willingly sucking anything any time soon.

Fuck. I can't figure out WHY I hate it so much!

Haha I think the reason why I love it so much is EXACTLY why you hate it.

[Sarah K]

It's like those awful SOUL things or whatever they were, but like three points higher.

[tony.parente]

It's like those awful SOUL things or whatever they were, but like three points higher.
The soul was my second choice :'(

[eversonpoe]

The soul was my second choice :'(

sarah and i were actually looking at the soul, but despite having a lot of room inside and being safe, its gas mileage was about the same as my old car. so we sacrificed some cargo space, gained a ton of gas mileage, and ended up with the 2015 VW Golf.

also, did you check consumer reports? jeeps have all around the WORST safety ratings (and ratings in general). they're, like, laughably bad. i hope your car doesn't kill you (i am being genuine, by the way).

[Dra508]

Spent several hours replacing my cable modem, moving it into another room, moving the desktop, unraveling all the fucking cables my BF had under this desk and it all works again. Yeah me.

[theruiner]

I have been trying to get ahold of the first season of Fargo on Blu-ray but it has been almost impossible to find in stores. I found it on Amazon for about $19 but with tax and shipping it would have been more like $27 or so.

Then I found it on Overstock.com. $18.35, no tax (wat) and free shipping. I ordered it Sunday and it's now waiting for me in my mailbox at home. Take THAT, Amazon!

[Louie_Cypher]

iddly workoit yea!!

[elevenism]

i have those compression fractures in my back, and the meningitis/febrile seizure haze has yet to lift from my Sheap.

So we are pretty much fucking useless, what with me being physically worthless and she not hardly knowing what is going on.

Our house was REALLY fucked up and we had made plans to clean it when we got back from our vacation in denver (which is where i had the seizures and back fractures, ending that plan.)

It was overwhelming and depressing.

But yesterday, my brother and sister in law showed up from denver to surprise us. And they started busted their asses cleaning, including cleaning our filthy ass room.

This is one of the sweetest, most considerate, bad ass things anyone has ever done for me, EVER.

[elevenism]

my sister in law is brushing and styling my hair as i type this lollolololololol and using a blow dryer

[Shadaloo]

I almost never listen to music at home. And my phone of 2 years and prior old mp3 players have been passable to shit the entire time we've been in this fancy new digital age of ours. And I've figured "I don't have that much hard drive space. I'll stick with 320k mp3." For years. And I've used $20 panasonic earbuds.

My girlfriend gave me her Nexus 5 which she has no more use for, same day I acquired a set of Sennheisers. Figured "what the hell, let's see how FLAC sounds on these."

https://warosu.org/data/lit/img/0052/02/1406548328821.png

So this was what CDs used to sound like. I'd forgotten. So many years of mediocrity.

Re-ripping all the NIN, Pumpkins, Manson, Bauhaus, Sisters and Cure in fucking sight right fucking now

[elevenism]

Wow, that frog face is rather intimidating.
tony.parente , i for one think your new truck is dope

[implanted_microchip]

I have a daily goal of submitting work to three publishers and writing a minimum of 1,000 words (in anything be it a journal entry, short story, novel project, etc.) and today I've submitted to 12 places and written 5,500 words between all the things I've worked on today. I still might do a few more submissions and write some more, I haven't felt this creatively charged in a while.

[eversonpoe]

have a day mostly off (hasn't been happening as much as usual, which is good, but i haven't had time to get things done around the house like i usually do) so i'm going out to breakfast with my mom, i'm going to get a bunch of dishes done, take a 13-mile bike ride, and then my wife and i are going out for pizza and to see our friend's play this evening. should be a good day :D

[halloween]

I've finally got myself a couple of those menstrual cups and I'm just wondering why I didn't do this a long time ago. No more buying tampons all the time!!! Yaaaay!!! It's been fantastic.

[Dra508]

I won a free month of yoga. I never win anything. As I lay there on the floor today, I realize the whole week has been pretty good... It so easy to dwell on what goes wrong or could go wrong. We don't spend enough time being grateful when things do go well.

[ImTheWiseJanitor]

Long story short, I GOT MY TAX REFUND, which led to me moving into my apartment early, so I inspected my new apartment today! :D Started moving in last night, but it was dark because my power couldn't be turned on until today, so I couldn't really get a good look at it! Basically a "big" studio, end of my building, and there's only one floor, so I only share a wall with one other person. It looks awesome. I have a new washer and dryer, and what looks like a new stove, too, and new carpet. And because my mom will take ANY reason to go to the new-ish IKEA, she's offering to buy me all my new furniture.

Also, while I was loading my car yesterday, a girl's dog went nuts and just LOVED me for some reason, so her owner walked over, me and her talked, and she actually lives in my building! Which would be awesome - if I wasn't moving out in two days. She gave me her number, though, and she's hella cute, so we'll see how that goes. :) Good-ass start to the week.

[theruiner]

I saw someone with a trans pride sticker on their car yesterday. Yes, a very little thing but it totally cheered me up.

Oh, California.

[Timinator]

Taking my son to the beach.

[Sarah K]

My favorite phenomenon on ETS is this...

-Someone makes a stupid comment/post/whatever
-I facepalm it, since we aren't allowed to be like "Brah, that's the stupidest thing I'll read today, and it's only 10:27 in the morning"
-They then go back a month or more into my posting history to find something of mine to facepalm

It's really weird to me that people take it so personally here. But it made me smile today. <3

[playwithfire]

People taking facepalms personally is fucking hilarious.

[theruiner]

Took a trip to California last week to visit a friend of mine. I thought it was going to be a pretty relaxed trip, probably just hanging out around town, shooting the shitz but we ended up just driving three of the days I was there, just seeing where the road took us with no particular destination in mind.

Well, we ended up in Angeles National Forest one day and I hiked part (a very small part) of the Pacific Crest Trail. Which was pretty awesome. I thought I did pretty good (the hike was almost 3 hours which, for someone as out of shape as me, was pretty cool) but then I topped myself on Saturday when my friend and I went up to Red Rocks State Park and hiked to the top of a mountain! I guess that's probably amateur stuff to a lot of people but that was a first for me. It was a pretty incredible feeling when we got to the top. I took a bunch of pictures but they don't do the experience justice.

So yeah. It was a great trip. I am looking forward to going back at some point, though not any time soon (I am done with traveling for the year. Need to give my wallet a rest).

[Dra508]

People taking facepalms personally is fucking hilarious.I just obtained access to this feature. I just couldn't help but clicking it. No offense man.
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Edit: Sarah K Don't make me dig up an old post of yours..

[allegro]

Taking my son to the beach.

What? You procreated??? When did that happen????

[Timinator]

What? You procreated??? When did that happen????18 months ago. Well, technically, the procreation was initiated 9 months before that. You know how it works.

[allegro]

18 months ago. Well, technically, the procreation was initiated 9 months before that. You know how it works.

Congrats! You and Fixer808, whoda thought.

[eversonpoe]

Congrats! You and @Fixer808 (http://www.echoingthesound.org/community/member.php?u=43) , whoda thought.

ok, it took me almost five minutes to figure out that you meant you were surprised that both of them had babies, not had a baby together. hahahahahaha

[Big Fat Matt]

Sugar-free Red Bull and Marlboro Menthol Smooths.

[Fixer808]

18 months ago. Well, technically, the procreation was initiated 9 months before that. You know how it works.
9 and a HALF months. One of the things you learn when you have one on the way...

[Timinator]

9 and a HALF months. One of the things you learn when you have one on the way...Coupla weeks early, so closer to 9 for us, actually.

Now I'm glad that we DIDN'T have a baby together, because we'd be squabbling.

[Timinator]

Congrats! You and @Fixer808 (http://www.echoingthesound.org/community/member.php?u=43) , whoda thought.Thanks. Certainly not me, right up until 3 years ago. But things change, the way you feel about things changes, and you realise while it's going to be tough having a toddler when you're in your late 40s, it's not going to get any easier if you do it later.

[Louie_Cypher]

swang a golf club tody yeah me!!!

[tony.parente]

Saying that Broken is an EP is basically a bat signal that summons sheepdean like a goddamn ninternet batman.

It makes me so happy.

[eversonpoe]

Saying that Broken is an EP is basically a bat signal that summons @sheepdeen like a goddamn ninternet batman.

It makes me so happy.

or that ghosts isn't a real album. or that HTDA is just trent. or that atticus doesn't do anything. he's always trying to make sure people are fully informed. and i love it.

p.s. @sheepdean (http://www.echoingthesound.org/community/member.php?u=350) not sheepdeen (like the head of the school, not the pornstar)

[sheepdean]

p.s. sheepdean (http://www.echoingthesound.org/community/member.php?u=350) not sheepdeen (like the head of the school, not the pornstar)
Maybe I can be both things

[Sarah K]

If you can be James Deen, go ahead and call me and ophelia_ up.

[eversonpoe]

Maybe I can be both things


If you can be James Deen, go ahead and call me and @ophelia_ (http://www.echoingthesound.org/community/member.php?u=4413) up.

more like sheepPEEN amirite? ;)

[playwithfire]

I wish I could Like Facepalms.

[tony.parente]

Oh yeah.
I got all my issues squared away with my new jeep, and I've plasti dipped every bit of chrome on it black. I'm SO psyched with it, and I'm doing the gas cap door as we speak and I can't wait to see what that looks like when it's done.

[blackholesun]

Summer rain/thunderstorms...in California.

[Pillfred]

Randomly ran into the girl I met the other night. We have plans for Saturday but I ended up song her tonight. Was nice (in general as well) to have an easy conversation with someone. But yeah, was a solid day off. Got a debit card coming, gonna finally get internets at home and a land line. Plus I'll be able to buy stuff online. Got a haircut today as well from a girl I work with who does that which turned out awesome.

TLDR: Excellent day off.

[allegro]

I could watch this all day (NSFW)

https://mobile.twitter.com/dorseyshaw/status/628626556622086144/video/1

[Pillfred]

Got a cheap'ish decent tripod, remote, and camera bag today. Sin I'll be taking pictures in all the trendy "dirty" alleys in town. Only if I do it'll be after dark. When the weirdos are out. I'm a newb so I'm sure it'll suck.

[Big Fat Matt]

Buying a 5 patches and a Joy Division zippo-esque lighter for $26 incl. shipping. Not too shabby, i must say.

[orestes]

White male tears.

[telee.kom]

when things get meta

[tony.parente]

When people claim equality but force exclusivity.

[playwithfire]

Salt n' Pepa

[Ryan]

It's my daughter's first birthday today. My fiancé and I were just sitting outside and I saw a MASSIVE shooting star; so big I thought it was a firework let off by a neighbour.


Anyone know if seeing a shooting star on a birthday has any significance historically or superstitiously? elevenism

[Khrz]

I wanted to make a joke about how it presages devastation, plagues and the end of all mankind, but I couldn't find it in my heart to associate that with your child, even jokingly. Here's some superstition for you !

[elevenism]

Ryan i think it PROBABLY just has to do with the Leonid meteor shower, but i also believe that things actually DO bear the significance to which you assign them.

As in, if it's a good omen to you, it will actually become a good omen.

The Star of Bethlehem comes to mind though, right? I mean it was a little different, but, you know.

It sounds lovely at any rate.

[allegro]

It's my daughter's first birthday today. My fiancé and I were just sitting outside and I saw a MASSIVE shooting star; so big I thought it was a firework let off by a neighbour.


Anyone know if seeing a shooting star on a birthday has any significance historically or superstitiously? elevenism

Seeing a shooting star means MAKE A WISH!!!!

[somethingelse]

Staying away from all things NIN for a while, then coming back to find the amazing 'The Fragile' instrumental makes me cheery.
Yes, cheery.

[Ryan]

Staying away from all things NIN for a while, then coming back to find the amazing 'The Fragile' instrumental makes me cheery.
Yes, cheery.

Would you like a cherry since you're cheery?

[somethingelse]

That depends on the offered cherry... (My ninja edit skills failed me). Oh who am I kidding, I'll take that cherry.

[blackholesun]

Yerbe Mate :eek:

[Sarah K]

Wellbutrin.

[eversonpoe]

Timothy Omundson

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[eversonpoe]

additionally:

just retired my (not that old) Linksys router which had been constantly but not consistently dropping my connection (forcing me to power cycle the modem AND router every time, often in the middle of watching things on netflix, but sometimes just when i was browsing the internet).
replaced it with a TP Link Archer C5 which does Wireless AC (the new protocol) and HOLY SHIT is it fast! i am now getting 88Mbps WIRELESS (i was getting about 25 before) and it actually established a gigabit connection with the modem. i am beyond happy, and will continue to be as long as it keeps working.

[Ryan]

That depends on the offered cherry... (My ninja edit skills failed me). Oh who am I kidding, I'll take that cherry.

Too bad, I'm keeping it.

[eversonpoe]

additionally:

just retired my (not that old) Linksys router which had been constantly but not consistently dropping my connection (forcing me to power cycle the modem AND router every time, often in the middle of watching things on netflix, but sometimes just when i was browsing the internet).
replaced it with a TP Link Archer C5 which does Wireless AC (the new protocol) and HOLY SHIT is it fast! i am now getting 88Mbps WIRELESS (i was getting about 25 before) and it actually established a gigabit connection with the modem. i am beyond happy, and will continue to be as long as it keeps working.

aaaaaand it didn't actually fix the problem. on the phone with ComCrap right now trying to figure out what the problem is. at least this time when it dropped, i saw that the "Internet" light on my modem had started flashing, which means it's likely a problem at the central office or somewhere in between. so the bad news is i bought a new router i technically didn't need, but the good news is that it's a really great, really fast one. : /

[Pillfred]

My back and hip were fucked up all day, we got stupid busy at work. However, I now have two days off, and I think me and this new lady are hitting it off pretty good. Sitting down, that's also a real thing.

Edit: Seeing a dude today about my back!

[eversonpoe]

just found the missing "1979" disc from my original Aeroplane Flies High box set, which i thought i had lost sometime in the last 10 years.

it was upside down in a Zeena Parkins CD case (along with the zeena parkins disc under it), which i realized i had never imported into my itunes library.

i am elated!

[Mantra]

just found the missing "1979" disc from my original Aeroplane Flies High box set, which i thought i had lost sometime in the last 10 years.

it was upside down in a Zeena Parkins CD case (along with the zeena parkins disc under it), which i realized i had never imported into my itunes library.

i am elated!

nice, i think "Set the Ray to Jerry" is pretty essential for any sp fan. one of my top most favorite tracks by them.

[miss k bee]

Going for a long walk. Explored two local parks I'd never been in before. Nice weather, clear head.

[playwithfire]

Bisexual Steve Rogers.

[playwithfire]

Some guys don't know that when you fart, depending on how you're sitting, the fart can like go inside of your vagina. Sharing this knowledge cheers me up.

[tony.parente]

Some guys don't know that when you fart, depending on how you're sitting, the fart can like go inside of your vagina. Sharing this knowledge cheers me up.
Jesus fucking christ

[Sarah K]

Then sometimes the fart just sits in your vagina. Little bubble of fart air.

[Mantra]

this one time, years ago, me and this girl were having sex and in the middle of the whole thing she let out this giant fart. we both just froze and stared at each other super awkwardly for a few seconds, and then we both started busting up laughing. it was fucking beautiful. probably one of the funniest memories of my life.