Little things that cheer you up.

[eversonpoe]

sick among the pure i got one of those, too, and i literally cried a little. i don't fangirl that often but the fact that someone was like "yes, this is a good post showcasing the new NIN release" just made me feel really awesome.

[allegate]

Just started my biking season with a 30km run.
Feels so fucking good, despite obligatory spring butt hurt from the hard seat.

I did that two weeks ago and even started riding to work again and got bronchitis after two rides. UGH. I'm supposed to be ramping up for a tour late spring, I can't do that if I can't breathe!

Had a great weekend visit from my sister I haven't seen in ten years. (literally to the day as both were for birthdays) My mom didn't come so no one got in a fight and no one left feeling depressed. It was great.

[Pillfred]

So like 17 years ago or so i got some smashing pumpkins cd's from my buddy, random singles and such. Anyhow, i was looking in one of the few boxes of stuff i have left and found an old sleeve of 8 of them today. He was fairly surprised to see them to say the least.

[Jon]

Blu-ray upgrades!

http://i66.tinypic.com/2n24oe1.jpg

[Dra508]

^^^^^Ah hell, anytime "someone" likes or retweets me I'm all Brag-a McBrag - no shame sick among the pure

Even if I'm now on a watch list, The Intercept liked one of my tweets. Ms. McCheersmeup.

[ImTheWiseJanitor]

Just got tickets to the Legend of Zelda symphony orchestra. Again. <3

[Ryan]

I gave up drinking completely and have also changed my diet drastically after I recently had a blood test done. Everything was essentially perfect apart from the blood sugar being a bit high again, so I've cut all crap from my diet, replacing it with fruit (vegetables were never a problem for me but I always tended to neglect fruit), and drinking only water and tea/coffee without sugar. My mind, body and personal life are all bettering from the changes and I feel great in myself now, too. I feel guilty eating a single M&M even!

[theruiner]

I am seeing Elton John in less than a week!

He's the last of my favorite artists that I still haven't seen live. I can't even begin to explain how excited I am or how much this means to me. I cannot freaking wait.

[allegate]

Anyone else get this email from Plex today?
Hi allegate, you’ve done an great job getting your Plex Media Server up and running and adding your media. Nice job.

We noticed you haven't been playing a lot of media lately. No worries, we just wanted to remind you how easy it is to enjoy your content on a ton of devices, anywhere.So wait, they can see what I'm watching?
Earlier today we sent an email to a small percentage of Plex users who (we thought) hadn't used Plex in a while, urging them to give it another shot. Seemed harmless enough, except it turns out we messed it up and ended up including a completely random mix of users (among them, some of our most active and beloved users).

To make matters worse, the wording in the email seemed to imply that it was being sent based on what folks are watching in Plex, which was most definitely not the case. We do not know or track what is in anyone’s library, and we do not know or track what people are playing. In order to make Plex work, we do keep track of things like user login times and when Plex devices were last seen. And we do occasionally use this data to send targeted emails (e.g. to let specific people know about issues impacting certain devices or operating systems).
Oh, ok then. :lol

[eversonpoe]

http://68.media.tumblr.com/ae5eecc2b2b4c0ee7d809b823d9e6f6e/tumblr_on2tescRvT1qzcvl5o1_500.jpg

i haven't bought an instrument in 10 years. since my main collaborator and i are planning on playing some shows soon, and i'll be playing guitar, i thought it was about time to have a new guitar to play on stage. it's also the least i've ever paid for a new guitar, but (once i added a buzz stop and replaced the 9's with 10's) it sounds fantastic. really excited to get back on stage.

[elevenism]

The new Old 97s album cracked the top 10 on the billboard rock chart. :)
And i just now realized this, but their last album got up to 30 on the 200.
So this is crazy, but they are more popular now, 25 years in, than they ever have been.

[elevenism]

eversonpoe , that's a pretty guitar btw

[Detunez]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItosTQ4PVlI

[tony.parente]

I get to participate in a study on Tourette's syndrome. I've been wanting to do anything I could to help my entire life.

[eversonpoe]

the incredible artwork for my new album (which is out today)!

https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0634090885_16.jpg

everson poe • the great disruption (https://eversonpoe.bandcamp.com/album/the-great-disruption)
four pieces inspired by the mapmakers trilogy book series by s.e. grove

[Jon]

the incredible artwork for my new album (which is out today)!

Love the concept, and that cover art is definitely very well done. Congrats, man.

------------------------------------------------------------------------

This isn't exactly a small thing, but the nodule on my father's lung is benign. So not cancer.

(I had to fucking tell someone, I feel like yodeling or something)

[elevenism]

I FINALLY FIXED OUR INSURANCE!

I want physical therapy and surgical procedures. It's on!!

[theimage13]

We just passed a state budget that includes a biking / walking path that will pretty much span the whole damn state (was rumored to be one of the first things to be cut from the budget).

Oh, and just some other little thing...free tuition to state colleges for kids of parents earning under $100k a year.

Yeah, taxes are kind of shit in NY, but I like where they're going.

[marodi]

This guy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zc-KVM9kIo) has made it to the final 6 candidates of the Québec version of The Voice, called La Voix (duh).

You'll have to click the link to listen to how AWESOME he is (and I don't want to spoil the surprise). I have never been so happy about a show like that. I hope he'll win!

And so many people are pissed that it's even more awesome. I'm going to vote for him.

[kel]

spicy v8.

also waking up to a new gaga song that sounds like 90's r&b.

[kel]

I get to participate in a study on Tourette's syndrome. I've been wanting to do anything I could to help my entire life.

my roommate in providence had it. mainly torso twitches (for lack of a better term -- he hurt his neck and back because of them) and slamming whatever he had in his hands on tables or counters.

hope you get what you need.

[tony.parente]

my roommate in providence had it. mainly torso twitches (for lack of a better term -- he hurt his neck and back because of them) and slamming whatever he had in his hands on tables or counters.

hope you get what you need.
Oh, mine isn't as bad as it used to be. I'm just wanting to help any way I can because kids are fucking little pricks and middle school/high school fucking sucked and I'd like there to be a real treatment that actually works for people who have it super bad.

[allegate]

Bill O'Reilly out of a job. (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/19/business/media/bill-oreilly-fox-news-allegations.html?_r=0)

[eversonpoe]

Bill O'Reilly out of a job. (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/19/business/media/bill-oreilly-fox-news-allegations.html?_r=0)

now if only he had been fired simply because he is a sexual predator, and not because the public found out and his advertisers pulled out of his show (though, seriously, good on them for doing that).

actually, it'd just be great if people weren't sexual predators, but i guess that's aiming too high above the cesspool of humanity :/

[Jinsai]

I'm cheered up by the fact that I didn't just wind up in the hospital (or worse)...

I was driving down the highway, when some giant chunk of metal seemed to fall out of the car in front of me. It happened so fast there was nothing I could possibly do to avoid it, and it bounced under my car and slammed up into the undercarriage so hard that my feet went numb. If I had been driving a few feet back it could have ricocheted through my windshield and ripped my head off.

Instead, I watched my life flash before my eyes, and just said "woah" while thinking of the myriad of ways that could have gone south.

[allegate]

Was this you?

http://i.imgur.com/QMH6i.jpg

[Jinsai]

Was this you?

http://i.imgur.com/QMH6i.jpg

actually, that looks like about the size of the thing

[Jon]

The wife and I have finally found a tenacious advocate that is willing to fight for my daughter and her education.

I'll be damned if she gets shoved to the side and placed in an all-disability school.

(I realize I've never talked about my daughter's disability before and doing so now may cause questions; not sensitive in the area).

[Lew]

my 9 year old is the KING of "deez nuts". case in point: he requested "satellite", then sings along..."i'm inside...DEEZ NUTS"
rofl.
i cannot get over how and where this kid can slip this in.
lolz.

[Shadaloo]

I finally got off my ass and gave Leviathant some well-deserved money. I have access to facepalms now. This makes me happy.

Also BEST CHECK YOURSELVES

[Ryan]

New Danzig album imminent. Feels good man.

[Jinsai]

My friend got a 3D printer

https://scontent-lax3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18194216_10158579357160564_6231244608464092077_n.j pg?oh=79c2bf2a1f312b8dc48c6d630219d65e&oe=59854F88

[eversonpoe]

My friend got a 3D printer

https://scontent-lax3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18194216_10158579357160564_6231244608464092077_n.j pg?oh=79c2bf2a1f312b8dc48c6d630219d65e&oe=59854F88

what are those?

[Ryan]

Combs for tony.parente's giant pubes I'm guessing.

[elevenism]

Reading ISKCON (Hare Krisna) books warms my heart to no end. You don't have to believe every little bit of a religion to be comforted and inspired by the texts and these books have helped me through a lot of hard times

[Jinsai]

what are those?

Cable hangers for modular patch cables

[eversonpoe]

Cable hangers for modular patch cables

i had a feeling it was gear related and my brain just couldn't decide what they were for, exactly. that's awesome! i wish i had enough outboard gear to necessitate those.

[Detunez]

Just opened not the actual events on spotify, damn that album is good.

[Halo Infinity]

I really keep underestimating sleep while taking it for granted. But yeah. A lack of sleep really makes my emotions go haywire, and I still sometimes forget that. Sleep, like crying just seems to purge me.

Seeing people in a good mood also helps me. Not just because I might also feel good myself, as well as knowing that I could've made their day brighter or more bearable or for the sake of general kindness and courtesy, but to also see that they didn't mean any harm either. It's also relieving.

[eversonpoe]

despite the fact that my new album (https://eversonpoe.bandcamp.com/album/the-great-disruption) has been out for less than a month, as of today i've already written and recorded 37 minutes of new music that will comprise my next album.

[Halo Infinity]

How YouTube and Tumblr keep fandom alive.

[tony.parente]

I just applied for provisioning specialist for a security/managed services company. In my confirmation email they sent me my password I used to sign up for an account.

IN PLAIN TEXT.

[eversonpoe]

I just applied for provisioning specialist for a security/managed services company. In my confirmation email they sent me my password I used to sign up for an account.

IN PLAIN TEXT.

that is HILARIOUS.

[allegate]

Safeway is running a Monopoly game and the pieces have codes you can enter online. One of the prizes is a Fandango voucher and my son figured out that if you change the last digit of the code, it will always be a winner. So he entered a bunch showing us and we all thought it was funny. Well cue to Saturday when we wanted to print some of these vouchers out to go see Guardians and when my wife logged into her account it said that it was suspended for hacking. Hacking, that's hilarious.

[MrLobster]

When I'm editing recently encoded (digitized) vinyl and I see the waveform taking up a lot of the spectrum space.

[Halo Infinity]

Remembering that no matter what, big or small, fun and laughter are what actually sometimes gives things meaning as well as a reason to continue living, whether I get it or not. Realizing this, and reminding me this, also helps me gain enough perspective to know when to continue doing/pursuing something or when to just let it go/give up and walk away/move on.

[eversonpoe]

my friend jon & i made our live debut as Lyra (http://lyrachicago.bandcamp.com) last night, and it was my first time playing a show since our old band broke up last august. so over 9 months without playing music on stage (during which time i released a lot of recorded music, but there's nothing like playing live).

despite some sound issues (our backing tracks fizzled in and out a few times...gotta get my own DI box) things went pretty well, and it felt so good to be back in the realm of live music. people responded very positively and we made a tiny bit of cash. all in all, a good night.

[eversonpoe]

i finally feel like i have some really good friends, and we can all hang out in a group together. i'm 30. most people say that you make your life-long friends in college, but i didn't go to college. i didn't go to college. other than the twins i've known since we were all 6 months old (one of whom lives in arizona and i rarely see her when she comes into town, and the other lives here but works for riot fest so he's ALWAYS busy), i have ONE friend who i've known since we were 11 who is basically my sister, but she doesn't live here. so it's really nice to have cultivated such a great, small group of people who i feel truly comfortable around, and who completely accept me for who i am.

my wife went out of town this morning and i don't usually do well when i'm home alone, so i spent 7 hours with my friends alex & tiff tonight. we did a ton of stuff: we got slurpees (free slurpee day!), played video games, ate dinner that tiff made, watched stuff, played more video games, went to an art show, played a board game, hung out and talked while we listened to music, walked their dogs, and everyone was happy the whole time. it's so nice to have people like that in my life, who i don't have to worry about being too eager or excited about hanging out with. i had a great night.

[botley]

Shakespeare in the park.

[Ryan]

I just made a new friend in the front yard:

http://i68.tinypic.com/14o54xt.jpg
http://i64.tinypic.com/1e6y3d.jpg
http://i68.tinypic.com/2n19jki.jpg
http://i68.tinypic.com/20gyznm.jpg
http://i63.tinypic.com/29vl9ao.jpg

[Pillfred]

Bought a ps4 pro to trade for a ps4 and a new (to me) computer the other week. Finally get to play gta5 and some of the batman arkham games finally. Also, i paid my reinstatement fee for my license today when i called to check on my eval paperwork which had also cleared the system. Tomorrow i check on my sr-22 insurance and assuming i can get that taken care of i may be able to go for a drivers license next week on one of my days off. Then ill just a be a water pump away from driving again after my 5 years hiatus. Even had a pay check i must have missed at work today from February, so i got double paid. About to cook up some foods for the roomies for supper then zone for the remainder of the evening.

[Ryan]

I just looked up and apparently the sky busted a nut (it's cocklike) tony.parente kleiner352

http://i64.tinypic.com/2vskilg.jpg

[Halo Infinity]

Any easy way out to success or rest.

And well, finding spare change when going out to get drinks, meals and/or snacks. That also still never gets old. :)

[slave2thewage]

Well, that's a drunken cloud over this place that's been removed.

[Halo Infinity]

I still sometimes can't believe how entertaining and hilarious Internet forums can be, even without actually posting. I know I've said this about this place so many times too, but lurking can sometimes bring in a couple of unexpected laughs here and there, so in a way that can still certainly count for this thread.

[allegate]

http://del.h-cdn.co/assets/17/19/768x995/gallery-1494518043-pepsi-fire-productdetail.jpg

This stuff is way better than it has any right to be. The only problem I've seen with it is that it has to be cold to taste good, otherwise it's just OK.

[eversonpoe]

This stuff is way better than it has any right to be. The only problem I've seen with it is that it has to be cold to taste good, otherwise it's just OK.

i mean...doesn't all soda have to be cold to taste good? i'm not really a fan of room-temperature drinks. i even refrigerate wine (yeah, ALL wine).

[allegate]

I don't mean room-temperature, I mean even just cool it loses something. It has to be chilled for it to bite just right.

[M1ke]

My eldest child turns 13 today.

That's not really a little thing, but it's strange to think about. I'm 35 years old, and I have a 13 year old daughter. And she's smart, and a karate expert. So proud of her.

[mostlymad]

I finally, FINALLY got a hold of a live person to find out what the hold up on my short term disability payments was. I then made other calls, and everything seems to be in place, now. Everyone I talked to was polite and professional, too. One of the easiest times I've ever had on the phone in my life.

[ImTheWiseJanitor]

My main herb dealer is moving away tomorrow and offered to make a drop by my place before she leaves in the morning, and only wants $200 for an ounce. More than enough to get me through what's about to be the most stressful and tiring month of the year at work. Hooray 70-hour weeks and huuuge paychecks! Girl, you're an absolute lifesaver.

Edit: aaand after making sure I was gonna be up at 6 am so she could meet me before she leaves town, she texts me an hour and a half late and goes "hey I'm not gonna make it, sorry. :/" Literally any more notice would've been nice. :/ Here's to reaching out to all my weed friends and settle for a worse deal. 'Preciate it.

[allegro]

My Husband has been a Government employee with the FAA for 35 years as of 2 days ago, and he got a Certificate and a pin from Michael Huerta, (https://www.faa.gov/about/key_officials/huerta/) the Administrator of the FAA, today. I'm SO proud of my Husband.

[ophelia_]

I HAVEN'T BEEN ON THIS FORUM FOR LIKE 2 YEARS AND BEING BACK ON IT MAKES MY HAPPY... soz for caps. But hi :D

[Halo Infinity]

ophelia_ - Welcome back. And just in time for Not The Actual Events and Add Violence nonetheless. What an era. :)

[ophelia_]

I knowwww! NTAE was great, but I can't even begin to explain how hyped Add Violence has got me! Hoping NIN come back to Aus sometime soon. Need to see these new songs live!

[Boots]

Whenever I'm in a crappy mood, a nice piece of gold or silver jewelry cheers me right up. I have a huge jewelry box. It's so big...it's almost like a piece of furniture. We all have things that we collect. For me, it's fine jewelry. I'm going window shopping at Pandora later on today.

[mostlymad]

Being welcomed back to work like people really appreciated seeing me. That helped make things so much easier. Also, I was able to complete my full shift today. My first day back was yesterday, but I didn't make it. I'm feeling it, but it's still better than before my surgery. I'm almost fully back to being myself.

[allegro]

My FICO score.

edit: as in, "holy crap I can't believe my FICO score, wtf" cheers me up

[muse-lyre candy]

being a mom. my boys make me smile all of the time.
:)

[muse-lyre candy]

today was a 103 degree weather day. we spent 2.5 hrs floating down river. needless to say we didn't feel the heat. it was a good day :)

[Rubeninphoenix]

Spotify just made me chuckle by recommending Kylie Minogue to me.

[muse-lyre candy]

i will be in so-cal for the last cpl of wks this month. I'm already looking at shows to see during my stay. I'm looking fwd to the visit.
:p

[ziltoid]

I just bought a new car!
Fuck yes! I'm no longer worried about my car breaking down on me while driving, it's such a huge relief.

[muse-lyre candy]

the ets photoshop thread
;)

[Substance242]

When I see "TF:DE" here, that automatic emoticon, it's so inappopriate for The Fragile that it's really funny to me. :-)

[Boots]

I listen to Shinedown whenever I feel like shit. It's like my therapy. I really like their cover of Simple Man.

[allegate]

On my ride home last night I saw a phone in the bike lane. I stopped and picked it up because it was outside a bar where people like to park in the bike lane, and I figured it'd be nice if the person who lost it got a phone in working order. It was a 6s+ and locked so I couldn't open it up for a "home" contact or whatever so I put it in my pack and went on my way. I figured I'd be getting a phone call eventually and sure enough I did. So I gave him my address and met him at my house a little later. Apparently it was his personal/work phone and he runs a towing company. He said that the phone was his life since he owned a small business - only him and his brother - and it was the way he called home as well. (As he was Hispanic I'm guessing he didn't mean the local calling area.)

He was overjoyed and tried to give me money. I told him to keep it, it's more important that he got his phone back. (This is the little thing coming up) He said in that case, here's my number. If you ever need a tow, call me and I'll be there. That was awesome.

[Shadaloo]

Three weeks since I've smoked a cigarette. It has been hard as hell but this is the best I've manged in years and years.

[Boots]

Someone I thought didn't give a shit about me actually showed an interest in my career.

[muse-lyre candy]

tomorrow i go on a random adventure sparked by an email for on camera audience tickets to America's Got Talent. this should be interesting...? i only started watching the show last week(?) the person i am staying with likes the show.
random adventures make me happy :)

[allegate]

Man, it would have been so cool to be visiting London today:

http://time.com/4924752/j-k-rowling-harry-potter-19-years-later/

[Boots]

I like to watch Denis Shapovalov play tennis. He is so pretty. :)

[muse-lyre candy]

good people. good friends.
they are hard to come by...

[cashpiles (closed)]

http://youtu.be/A5JVMpPVeJ4

Please give it a thumbs up if you like it.

[Demogorgon]

A month ago prior to today, I posted this in the little things that piss you off thread:


New neighbors who've only been on the block for three weeks and, in addition to constant domestic fighting nearly every single day, were shooting up heroin in the driveway this morning. Fan-fucking-tastic.

I'm happy to report that these folks have already moved out after their kid was removed from the home, depriving them of money they would have used to pay rent (and undoubtedly more heroin). The kid is in a safer place, and the neighborhood itself is a little safer without them here anymore. So that cheers me up.

[GibbonBlack]

I got my 'years sober' tattoo update today!;)

https://i.imgur.com/EE5yNPI.jpg

[muse-lyre candy]

finally visited (and had dinner) on the Queen Mary.
i've only wanted to do this since i was first stationed at March AFB (now ARB) in 1992.
wow, she's impressive!

[playwithfire]

When strangers make the mistake of being petty or explain-y at my troll ass when I'm talking to a friend on said friend's status. Two replies of my just screenshotting my original post back at them with progressively zoomed in text and they stopped linking me to things and started using their words. It's good to have fun sometimes.

[muse-lyre candy]

growing up i never really had an appreciation for rap music.
one day my son sits down next to me and says 'mom, you're going to watch something with me.'
he's a teenager. i jump on every opportunity to engage with him.
he ques up Straight Outta Compton.
(in my mind) i sigh and roll my eyes a bit; thinking to myself-for real?
i never imagined i would end up so engrossed in this movie. i never really understood the history, etc behind the 80's hype of rap music or what it represented.
what a remarkable movie. what a remarkable story. what a remarkable moment.
my son (in a change of roles) held (pulled) my hand to show me what he saw/heard in a music genre that i would've never given time to otherwise.
i have a new found appreciation for rap music. and now when he shares selections, or tells me about the artists in this new (to me) genre of music, i smile and think to myself-thank you for this 'one more' connection.

[elevenism]

from henryeatscereal

"Let everyone know at ETS that im alive and well"

[elevenism]

I got my 'years sober' tattoo update today!;)

https://i.imgur.com/EE5yNPI.jpg
man that's one of the hardest things i've ever seen. congratulations.

[Sarah K]

One of the students I work with has a service dog named "Fenway Bark".

[muse-lyre candy]

took my boys to see the movie IT. an outing with them is cheery enough :)
woke up this morning with the biggest grin on my face singing The Cure's Six Different Ways.
not sure why picked for a scary flic(?)
the song has always been one of my go to happy songs.
~da-da-da dum, da-da-da dum~
:rolleyes:

[eversonpoe]

http://68.media.tumblr.com/91f3dce266d5fd9d618b742265a2e696/tumblr_owv1a9JOhi1qzcvl5o1_500.jpg

the halloween section at target :D

[MrLobster]

Finishing up a new mixtape.

That made me happy today.

[eversonpoe]

Finishing up a new mixtape.

That made me happy today.

i finished two mixes (sadly just on spotify) on monday evening! one was an aaron turner & friends mix i had started for my friend a few months ago and kept forgetting about, and one was a mix for my best friend as a belated b-day present. both of them ended up being 2 hours long :p

[MrLobster]

i finished two mixes (sadly just on spotify) on monday evening! one was an aaron turner & friends mix i had started for my friend a few months ago and kept forgetting about, and one was a mix for my best friend as a belated b-day present. both of them ended up being 2 hours long :p

I've picked up a lot of music by women this past year and felt like I needed to output 1h 8m of it...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DKvx_htUMAAxOaP.jpg:large

[ImTheWiseJanitor]

I have absolutely fallen in love with Denver this week, more than a year since I've been here last, and I'm more sure than ever that I want to try moving here, or at least to Colorado.

Side note: If I had to give two pieces of advice for coming here, I'd recommend, 1) Go to a show at Red Rocks. It might be pricey and you'll have to be there hell early, but it will be absolutely worth it, and 2) Twist and Shout Records is absolutely awesome, and highly recommended if you're into records/music/movies/books/figures/admittedly hipster-ass shit.

[Pillfred]

Got my DL back. Had to take the driving test even, hadn't done that since i was 18. Flubbed a few things but i passed. Even the Dmv was slow when i went in for my card. I've put on about 1,200 miles in the last couple weeks on my days off. Feels good man.

[muse-lyre candy]

I have absolutely fallen in love with Denver this week, more than a year since I've been here last, and I'm more sure than ever that I want to try moving here, or at least to Colorado.

Side note: If I had to give two pieces of advice for coming here, I'd recommend, 1) Go to a show at Red Rocks. It might be pricey and you'll have to be there hell early, but it will be absolutely worth it, and 2) Twist and Shout Records is absolutely awesome, and highly recommended if you're into records/music/movies/books/figures/admittedly hipster-ass shit.
@Alrea
recommendations like that really make me smile from the heart!
more things to add to my bucket list!
ty
:rolleyes:

[ImTheWiseJanitor]

@Alrea
recommendations like that really make me smile from the heart!
more things to add to my bucket list!
ty
:rolleyes:

You're welcome! I'm glad I could give some helpful input haha. I was actually coming back to say I'm happy to be back home and didn't get pulled over on my way back! :))) Time to enjoy some of the things I brought back, like the 16 vinyl records I bought, or the bong I bought for the tobacco I totally smoke! And wear this sick-ass t-shirt I got at the Gorillaz show.

Holy shit - Red Rocks was the better venue, hands down, but their show at the Sprint Center in KC a couple night earlier had a way better setlist, and literally included almost every song I've wanted them to play for my first time seeing them. GREAT show.

[MrLobster]

I've picked up a lot of music by women this past year and felt like I needed to output 1h 8m of it...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DKvx_htUMAAxOaP.jpg:large

I suppose I should mention that if anyone wants to hear it, just send me a message and I'll hook you up...

[kel]

my boyfriend makes the best scrambled eggs ever.

[muse-lyre candy]

getting to be the proverbial 'fly on the wall' with my kids and their friends...
took my son and three of his friends to a sleepover the other night i got to listen to them talk about old school tape mixes/cd mixes and running into that problem of there being only so much room on the tape or cd for music and how they want their mixes for each other to hold more music...
brought back so many memories of back in the day when 'making/exchanging mixes' was the thing to do...
but wait! now to hear the trend is coming back, and to listen to my teenager talk about making music mixes...
i thought i might've been in a delorean at that moment..
:rolleyes:

[muse-lyre candy]

I suppose I should mention that if anyone wants to hear it, just send me a message and I'll hook you up...
thank you for the hook-up
for some reason my mac won't download it...
prob user error/out of date software
??

[MrLobster]

Bought LEGO for my beloved for her birthday because she wanted to program and have a robot (https://shop.lego.com/en-CA/BOOST-Creative-Toolbox-17101).

[cashpiles (closed)]

We won the battle of sensibility in the Fantano thread.

[aggroculture]

Nonsense. No one can judge him now because he took the videos down.
You can *be* a liberal, lefty, SJW and still *do* and say shitty, racist, or culturally appropriative or insensitive things. Looks like he knows he crossed the line, hence the videos being down - but he doesn't want to own it and wants to mumble about *Youtube blah blah revenue.*
His line - look I mock white artists too, I hated on Limp Bizkit - bwahaha.

EDIT: anyway, this is "drift": little things that make me happy: revising my novel draft for submission in November. Woo hoo! (it rocks, and I really want to see it published).

[MrLobster]

For about the past year, I've been offering input to a local hot dog joint on their weekly burger specials. Today will be the 4th one available.

This makes me kinda stupidly happy.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BaHcO4znOyg/?taken-by=tubbydog

https://twitter.com/nscafe/status/918189336029302784

[kel]

permanently deleting someone toxic from all sources of communication.

also popsicles.

[eversonpoe]

permanently deleting someone toxic from all sources of communication.

also popsicles.

when i was in junior high & high school, i used to deepthroat popsicles to freak out all my straight guy friends. it was always hilarious.

[ton]

I got a 72 Thinline Telecaster recently and it's a beautiful guitar (both physically and sound-wise). I got an American Standard Strat not too long after that. These are the first instruments I've had since selling all my stuff two years ago. I got sick and had to let everything go.

[Substance242]

Caffee. Most of the time I just make instant caffee which is not really a caffee at all, but I decided to slow down and bought small kettle which works also with induction (put water in bottom part, then ground coffee, and later coffee (the drink) will magically appear in the top part, smile), manual grinder, and for a start two different kinds of roasted caffee (I am not at home yet with terms like arabica etc). Almost forgot how good real caffee smells and tastes, and I will slowly investigate different kinds, found nice small shop with all these joys.

Edit: just to be clear, I mean this little thingy (hopefully not an advertisement from me):
https://eshop.tescoma.sk/kavovar-monte-carlo-4-salky

[Boots]

I got myself out of a toxic environment. I am a lot happier now. Peace of mind.

[marodi]

There is a book exchange box near where I live and I often drop books I don't need anymore in it. This weekend, when I went to drop a book, I ended picking up one too. It's a kids book; the one for preschoolers where the toddlers are presented to animals and where there's a little hole where you can feel the fur/skin of the animal in question.

The catch is that the book is written in Greek. So I'm going to use it to introduce myself to the Greek language. And no, I won't use Google Translate.

[Sister Midnight]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc5G04nJecI


BLOODY MOLE BASTARD!!!!!

This shit still cracks me up years later

[allegate]

There's a person in my organization whose name is Cesar Romero. Plus he's in a leadership position so I'm imagining The Joker sitting at a desk somewhere and dealing with Human Resources complaints.

[M1ke]

I just got promoted.

This week has been a roller-coaster. Cancer diagnosis on Tuesday (treatable, easily), and promoted on Friday.

I need a drink. I want lots of drinks.

[ton]

My nephews, they are so fun and non judgmental (naturally, since they're toddlers). Makes me feel like I have friends around.

[Pbgut]

To echo ton above, my cousin had a kid (I have no siblings, so they're the closest I have) and he's just awesome. He's three and seems way more verbal than the other kids I've seen him play with, and he's incredibly funny for a three year old. He's the best.

[ton]

To echo ton above, my cousin had a kid (I have no siblings, so they're the closest I have) and he's just awesome. He's three and seems way more verbal than the other kids I've seen him play with, and he's incredibly funny for a three year old. He's the best.

Aw this is so sweet. My nephews are really goofy too. One of them always attempts a head stand, for some reason haha.

[Halo Infinity]

Rediscovering my adoration and appreciation of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z through Team Four Star's Dragon Ball Z Abridged Series, as well as the hilarity and nostalgia it ensues.

[kel]

just changed my ringtone to the nes maniac mansion theme.

[ton]

Changed my iPhone wallpaper for the first time in like a year lol. So refreshing.

[Lew]

https://youtu.be/b81Cr97ANrk

the buzzfeed dudes. they cheer me up. particularly when they are willing to strap electrodes to their taints.

https://youtu.be/ZlsPXpR2ORU

that was even better. kudos to blondie for going 'all the way'. :)

[Haysey_Draws]

Rediscovering my adoration and appreciation of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z through Team Four Star's Dragon Ball Z Abridged Series, as well as the hilarity and nostalgia it ensues.

Ghost Nappa is a gift to this world!

[ImTheWiseJanitor]

I freaked out because I got an official-looking email from UPS saying I had a package from Amazon that shipped today and is arriving tomorrow - and weighs nearly 22 pounds. What the fuck? I didn't even have a message from Amazon that anything had been ordered. What would it even be??

Turns out it's the fucking huge Akira 35th Anniversary manga box set that I ordered 4 months ago and forgot about! Hell yeah.

Also, I'm beyond stoked to wear my Pyramid Head costume tomorrow. I might even go downtown and walk around in it tonight before it gets too cold. It looks so much better than the last one did. I'll post a picture here soon!

[ton]

I went outside today for the first time in months


I freaked out because I got an official-looking email from UPS saying I had a package from Amazon that shipped today and is arriving tomorrow - and weighs nearly 22 pounds. What the fuck? I didn't even have a message from Amazon that anything had been ordered. What would it even be??

Turns out it's the fucking huge Akira 35th Anniversary manga box set that I ordered 4 months ago and forgot about! Hell yeah.

Also, I'm beyond stoked to wear my Pyramid Head costume tomorrow. I might even go downtown and walk around in it tonight before it gets too cold. It looks so much better than the last one did. I'll post a picture here soon!

I wanted to order the vinyl for the Akira soundtrack but couldn't find it anywhere

[MrLobster]

I carved a turnip (as per the old ways)...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DNgPZgsVwAAlBa1.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DNgmf-MUIAAOUvi.jpg

[eversonpoe]

http://78.media.tumblr.com/5249e70e43257b46607aaae191292364/tumblr_oykce5BuJB1qzcvl5o1_500.jpg

sarah went with our friends alex & tiff to a pumpkin patch on saturday morning, and then we all carved them together that evening. mine reminds me of doodle-bob, but i'm not really sure what i was going for hahaha.

http://78.media.tumblr.com/5211fc00a76155d4c0dad997b7c14b25/tumblr_oypmxoVN9S1qzcvl5o1_500.jpg

last night, alex came over and we watched The Lost Boys (can't find my DVD copy so i had to download it). sarah and i made our pizza look spooky :}

[Substance242]

In the latest Sonicstate podcast, Gaz Williams mentioned it would be funny, during some party, when all the people are dancing happily to "Dancing Queen", to insert some random beats to throw people off from 4/4, like "what just happened?" I can't help but imagine this and laugh... :-) Yeah, just a little thing to cheer me up. :-)

[Sarah K]

Omg. DYING.

Last night I went to a kink party and then spent the night in Manhattan. As I was heading home today, there were three cops at the train station who wanted to check my bag.

I'm high and started giggling and told them I went to a kink party last night. They laugh and say they still need to check. I say that is fine, knowing One of the cops say they went through TSA with some kink stuff on accident once. I have a blunt and half of a bottle of vodka in there. I roll the dice that they won't actually pull everything out, and will just glance in. Thankfully I was right. They opened the biggest pocket which had some tamer toys and my textbooks. Looked in for half a second, close it, and then send me on my merry way with my blunt and open bottle of liquor.

This is the first time I have ever been picked for the random bag check, and I can't stop laughing - of course it would be when I have all of this shit on me.. What if they would have legit searched and found some of the more off the wall shit I have in my bag? Good god.

[ton]

When my friends' pets are happy to see me and don't want to leave my side

[marodi]

I was at the thrift store today with my mom who was looking for stuff (she looking for some sort of cupboard which I believe only exists in her imagination) and I went pass the pots and pans shelves when I saw something bright orange in my peripheral vision. I went to look at the bright orange thingy; I looked at the price ($9.45); I turned it over, my eyes went as big as saucers and I quickly walk to the cashier holding the $9.45 bright orange thingy close to me so that no one else could see what I had.

That's how I got out of there with a 2 qt cast iron enamel orange Le Creuset saucepan. FOR 10 BUCKS. My mom found nothing.

[Rubeninphoenix]

Starting today, I can sing along to the line "26 years on my way to Hell" and it be true!

[kel]

Starting today, I can sing along to the line "26 years on my way to Hell" and it be true!

happy birthday, fellow scorpio!

[Rubeninphoenix]

happy birthday, fellow scorpio!thanks!!!!!!

[eversonpoe]

my wife and i have been cleaning / re-arranging stuff because our friend jon is moving in with us for a bit. i'm excited to have him around more because, even though he currently lives two blocks away, we haven't been seeing him as much for the last couple months.

i literally spent four hours cleaning up and re-arranging the guest room yesterday, and it felt sooooooo good.

[Boots]

the crazy cat lady

http://www.ellegirl.ru/th.php?url=0/8dc0/7db0/750@500@8dc07db0ffbd37f2b5de8de194253a38-NGU4YjcyOWQ5MQ.jpg

[binaryhermit]

The election results from last night

[Rubeninphoenix]

We have TRANS people in office now!!! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS! Another step closer to equity for transpeople (which they should've always had anyway).

[Boots]

I got a message from Nita Strauss. It was kinda like being validated. I've decided to practice more. :)

[ImTheWiseJanitor]

I have a book that was printed in 1897, and has a hand-written and signed inscription from 1899 inside written inside the front cover, and it just feels awesome owning something that's older than nearly anybody alive on Earth right now.

[thevoid99]

Knowing right now on Twitter that "Despacito" went from being the most beloved song in the world to now being the most hated as it was a song my parents loved and now, they fucking hate it. And I had to remind them that this is the same shit they went through when the fucking "Macarena" was out more than 20 years ago.

[playwithfire]

https://i.imgur.com/1Ko6UT2.png
https://i.imgur.com/UhBHDEw.png

nICe

[Boots]

Sometimes a like from Chris Hemsworth or a reply from Nita Strauss is all it takes to brighten up your whole day.

[allegro]

I got a like from Valerie Bertinelli on Instagram. Not sure if it cheered me up, but my husband thought it was cool.

What DID cheer me up: cat videos. tons of cat videos.

[elevenism]

I got a like from Valerie Bertinelli on Instagram. Not sure if it cheered me up, but my husband thought it was cool.

What DID cheer me up: cat videos. tons of cat videos.

I got a like on Twitter from Ben from Whatculture, which i watch every day.
This made my fucking week :P

[Mantra]

https://i.imgur.com/1Ko6UT2.png
https://i.imgur.com/UhBHDEw.png

nICe

This is the most incredible thing I've ever seen.

[marodi]

This is the greatest show ever in the history of television. (https://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/too-cute/)

You can find clips on Youtube. You're all welcome.

[MrLobster]

working on a new mixtape.

[eversonpoe]

i made french toast this morning for me, my wife, and our friend jon (who recently moved in with us). it was my first time making french toast in like 10 years and it turned out PERFECTLY. i know it's not a difficult thing to make (and i cook/bake regularly) but it still made me really happy to make a delicious breakfast for the three of us. :D

[MrLobster]

working on a new mixtape.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DPX6vBUVoAAupnr.jpg

(like last time, if anyone on here wants to listen to it, send a message and we'll sort it out... )

[playwithfire]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMRwWg5yoSo&amp;t=23s

[Swykk]

The response to that #StandWithKeaton video is a bright spot in a dark world. I think Keaton is going to have some well earned fun days in the near future. Pretty much all of the UFC, some NFL guys, some pro wrestlers and Captain America himself are going to see to it.

Update: so many more good people are responding. This is very sweet.

[allegro]

The response to that #StandWithKeaton video is a bright spot in a dark world. I think Keaton is going to have some well earned fun days in the near future. Pretty much all of the UFC, some NFL guys, some pro wrestlers and Captain America himself are going to see to it.

Update: so many more good people are responding. This is very sweet.
Ugh that poor kid made me cry; I just wanna hug him

Bullies totally suck

[ton]

Pitbulls, I know they get a bad reputation unfortunately but every one I've met has been such a sweetheart. A lot of my friends and peers have these dogs.

[eversonpoe]

Pitbulls, I know they get a bad reputation unfortunately but every one I've met has been such a sweetheart. A lot of my friends and peers have these dogs.

i've never met a pitbull that wasn't a big ball of love. it's people who train their dogs to be vicious.

[Boots]

I made a friend at the classic rock forum. He likes Tomb Raider too. :)

[ton]

i've never met a pitbull that wasn't a big ball of love. it's people who train their dogs to be vicious.

I agree, there are irresponsible people who taint the image of these dogs. My friend even wanted to give me a pit bull (he is a certified breeder) as a gift but I couldn't take it since I was too sick at the time. I really love these dogs though.

[Lew]

this could be cross posted to things that piss you off, since it both cheers me up AND pisses me off: working on chain maille. 4 mm jump rings are wee cunts. but damn they look great once they have been coaxed/wrestled/cursed/begged into place. ugh. and i have tiny fingers and hands. i figured this shit was a shoo-in for my miniature paws. sigh. lol. i have made a choker with parallel weave (lovely weave), am on a 2+1+2 weave to make a bezel for a pendant. and next (if i make it through the bezel without imploding or exploding) is a byzantine weave (made into a star). so rah for exploring, and bah for tiny jump rings. (and bah for stubbornly refusing to NOT use 4mm jump rings. rofl)

[allegate]

https://www.xkcd.com/1928/

https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/seven_years.png

I love happy endings.

[elevenism]

i got Ben from the Whatculture YouTube channel to record birthday wishes for my wife, for a VERY small amount of money.
It was so fucking cool.
It's just a trip: that's one of our favorite YouTube channels and he is our favorite narrator and we watch it all the time, so it was pretty fucking surreal.
He didn't quite understand how cool it was to us, and once he began to see it from our point of view, it made HIM really happy.
So it was pretty bad ass all around.

[Krazy]

EDIT: never mind. Still trying to figure out how to image host from Imgur. Can’t seem to get it to work on any forum with the usual “[img] tags. iPhone, and mobile.

Bah!

[eversonpoe]

EDIT: never mind. Still trying to figure out how to image host from Imgur. Can’t seem to get it to work on any forum with the usual “[img] tags. iPhone, and mobile.

Bah!

there's a little icon when you're making a post here that looks like a tree in a box. if you click that, a contextual menu pops up. just paste the URL of the image into there and hit OK!

[Boots]

Feeling the best I've felt in a long time since I had my back surgery.

[Krazy]

there's a little icon when you're making a post here that looks like a tree in a box. if you click that, a contextual menu pops up. just paste the URL of the image into there and hit OK!


EDIT: I have ZERO clue why the Imgur Link just worked. Been doing the same thing for months now and this is the first time it actually worked.


Thanks, but I’ve always done that and get nothing with Imgur, where as Photobucket worked all the time. For example here’s a cute snowman cake:

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

[thevoid99]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePo6juI-czA

[ImTheWiseJanitor]

After letting some things pile up for a few months (pieces of furniture and a TV that have all been replaced), I finally ended up going onto the local buy/sell/trade group on Facebook to get rid of some of it. I've already made $100 in about 3 hours. It mostly feels great just to have a little more space and less clutter, but a little cash on the side is nice too!

[elevenism]

So I did all the music for the Xmas program at the church here and it was awesome.
Part of what I was supposed to do was play quietly while the preacher talked.
And I snuck the TDS/Closer melody in there. :p

[eversonpoe]

cashpiles is such a troll that he went through and faceplamed ten of my posts in various threads for no reason and i'm just sitting here giggling

[Sarah K]

Wellbutrin orgasms.

[Swykk]

I miss those. Never was able to convince my insurance to cover the brand which is far more effective than the generic.

[eversonpoe]

@cashpiles (http://www.echoingthesound.org/community/member.php?u=750) is such a troll that he went through and faceplamed ten of my posts in various threads for no reason and i'm just sitting here giggling

he is continuing to faceplam my posts, and it is just endlessly amusing to me. keep up the good work, dude! if you really think you're going to annoy me into oblivion, you are sorely mistaken.

[cashpiles (closed)]

Finally bought a membership to echoingthesound for the facepalm power...... and I’M LOVIN’ IT! Merry Christmas everyone!

I feel a sense of relief and retribution..... How long I had to “face” facepalms on my posts.... defenseless... unable to retaliate with my own facepalms...

Hear me roar.

[playwithfire]

I have never understood why people get so grumpy about being facepalmed, anyway. It's just the counter to a Like. It's not even a downvote but people get so pissy about it.

[kel]

got a bag of 'nuts on clark' popcorn for christmas. love the stuff, have it every time i go through union station in chicago.

[cashpiles (closed)]

My relationship with my uncle, aunt and my cousins amd their partners developed tonight... bridges were crossed and bridges were built... the family is strong going into 2018... but I let down my other uncle tonight... and almost every Christmas...I will make up for it in 2018

[allegro]

I have never understood why people get so grumpy about being facepalmed, anyway. It's just the counter to a Like.

It has a long history of meaning more than that, even on this board before it went all Facebook by incorporating a “Like” button (without also incorporating a thumbs-down dislike). The Picard image is historically used to convey visible frustration, it’s an overt and deliberate eye-roll. If one does not like a post, one may simply refrain from utilizing the “Like” button. Choosing to utilize the Picard meme is a statement in itself.

Wikipedia:

“Facepalm's meaning online is the same as the physical gesture's meaning in real life - it expresses frustration, disappointment, embarrassment, shock, surprise or sarcasm. Its online use is to portray emotions and feelings that otherwise may not be easily expressed through text alone. Facepalm is understood online because of its common usage in the real world. The facepalm gesture is a popular Internet meme to show a user's frustration or disappointment in an article, comment, or post from another user. It is often also used to indicate incredulous disbelief that another could make a statement that the reader considers unusually foolish or naive.”

The Facepalm says “that was a really fucking stupid statement.”

[playwithfire]

Okay, so it's just that thing. Still don't get why folks get so precious about it!

[allegro]

It’s rude, number one.

I hate the fucking thing, it and LIKE were not needed or used for over 35 years of forums and suddenly we need to rate statements with cushy idiotic emoticons.

Oh YAY! (Like button, vapid but at least cuts down the much-maligned “me, too” posts)

Oh, you’re a fucking idiot! (Combative, provocative, instigative)

Just bring back the fucking Shit List, which was at least intelligent and required skill.

[playwithfire]

I like both of them! We're in a new internet age! Contrary opinion!

[valiantsteed]

I could not agree more Allegro.

Facepalming excuses passive agressive behaviour and leads to a lot of built up resentment, as clearly exempliflified by cashpiles ridiculous implosion. He's an outlier, but is still very symptomatic of a larger problem on this board.

Either decide the topic or statement is not worth the time to engage, or do so eloquently, but doing neither and facepalming instead is an annoying mix of laziness and cowardice.

[allegro]

I could not agree more Allegro.

Facepalming excuses passive agressive behaviour and leads to a lot of built up resentment, as clearly exempliflified by cashpiles ridiculous implosion. He's an outlier, but is still very symptomatic of a larger problem on this board.

Either decide the topic or statement is not worth the time to engage, or do so eloquently, but doing neither and facepalming instead is an annoying mix of laziness and cowardice.

Yup, I wholeheartedly concur. Thank you, I think you summed it up very well.

I could have clicked “like” but that’s lazy, too, requiring minimal effort and the intellect of a toddler; this direct response required time, effort, and expansion of the concurrence, deliberately highlighting (in bold) what I feel is of particular importance. Hence, using actual communication. Communication is a deliberate thing, not passive. Its intent is shared; if not, it risks miscommunication.

Don’t give me this Modern Day bullshit; emoticons have existed since the fucking 80s, except mostly on AOL (aka the Short Bus on the Information Superhighway).

I turned off the Like/Facepalm notifications, I don’t even wanna know about that shit. Somebody posted some stats, here, about the number of likes per user vs. number of facepalms. I ain’t here since January of 2004 for popularity and ego stroking.

[playwithfire]

Well, when you like my posts it cheers me up, bb <3 (bb means baby but I like that here it is also a pun for bulletin board)

[allegro]

B.B. has meant bulletin board since 1979.

I can say it also means butt bite. But will all of you interpret it that way?

Here's an interesting article (https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/passive-aggressive-diaries/201611/4-reasons-passive-aggression-thrives-online):


Recently, as I was talking with a colleague about the phenomena of online passive aggression, he casually remarked, “Truthfully, passive aggressive behavior is just plain fun. Getting back at other people in socially acceptable ways is so easy to do these days now that so much of what we say and do happens through a keyboard instead of person to person.”

“What an honest comment,” I thought, “about such a dishonest way of communicating.” Indeed, taking jabs at others while eluding direct confrontation is the immediate gratification afforded by today’s technology and the modus operandi of the passive aggressive.


Meanwhile, this is all passive aggressive drift in this CHEERS ME UP thread.

Cheers me up: the fantasy of taking a blow torch to most of online, until everyone is required to use VI as an editor, again.



No, seriously, what really cheers me up: Following cat and kitten rescuers on Instagram (@bethostern, @kittenxlady, @bocaratona, etc.) Gives me a purpose in life, rescuing kitties, donating to rescue organizations, etc.

[Substance242]

Got some facepalms, always feels bad, deserved probably though I think sometimes it's because we're from very different cultures... but I'm trying to behave better. :-)

Anyway, as for what cheers me up, I was thinking about the top posts here on ETS this year.
1. The most funny - Twin Peaks, there's a surprising moment and Lynch's character doesn't look surprised at all. Someone responds "Well he wrote that." :-D
2. The most interesting - long detailed analysis of NTAE, with parts like "What you doing?" "Imagining all my family dead in great detail."
3. The most amazing - graphic description of NIN gig ending with full The Background World and total darkness, wow.
Sorry I would spend day searching for the exact posts and sorry for not remembering the authors, but thank you, people. :-)

[elevenism]

allegro , I also like it when you "like" my posts.
I even like it when you tell me I'm wrong about something, because you actually present an intelligent argument.

[allegro]

I see the benefits of the Like button (positive reinforcement), but I don’t think the opposite is the Facepalm button; that’s way too loaded to be simple negative reinforcement.

Sometimes a community needs to let other members of the community know that what they say is hurtful to other members of the community, or some just need to make it public to the community that they disagree. A thumbs-down emoji would do this just fine, without passing judgment or shaming or inviting anger or hurt feelings. The Facepalm is universally grok’d as “you’re a moron.” That’s not a “dislike.”

This is what ETS members used to think was loads of fun: http://web.archive.org/web/20070217091539/http://www.echoingthesound.org:80/phpbbx/viewtopic.php?t=18555&sid=071596168f0850b571f44b38257f4b9b

I think we need a “sad” and an “angry” and a “laugh” emoji (and if we removed the Facepalm, I think that’d be awesome).

But this is the wrong thread for that discussion.

[kel]

oh god ... i remember that. everyone was just so fucking mean.

[elevenism]

oh god ... i remember that. everyone was just so fucking mean.
yeah, you awful fuckers scared me off back then ;p

[theimage13]

No, seriously, what really cheers me up: Following cat and kitten rescuers on Instagram (@bethostern, @kittenxlady, @bocaratona, etc.) Gives me a purpose in life, rescuing kitties, donating to rescue organizations, etc.

Ugh. I wish I could rescue kitties - career doesn't allow it though (being gone for weeks/months at a time). I've promised myself though that once I settle down, I'll be the one who goes to the local humane society and adopts the oldest cats they have. Although I'm honestly not sure how long that will last - I don't know if I can handle the emotional drain of my feline friends dying in closer succession than if I were adopting kittens or even just younger adult cats. But it breaks my heart to see those 10-12 year old cats just loafing around in the shelters. I want to take them all home!

I guess what I'm getting at is that old felines, with their lazy and (usually) loving ways, cheer me up.

[kel]

yeah, you awful fuckers scared me off back then ;p

oh, i couldn't post anything without being made to feel stupid. even some of the mods were wretched (cough*saturnine*cough).

to me, anyway.

on topic: i'm happy that i'm on the west coast right now. brrrrr.

[allegro]

oh, i couldn't post anything without being made to feel stupid. even some of the mods were wretched (cough*saturnine*cough).

to me, anyway.
Saturnine wasn’t a mod; she wrote for the Hotline. edit: although if I'm wrong, the power that is will surely come in and smack me down, publicly and gleefully, as has been the case in the 14 years I've been here. I'm a masochist.

But, yeah, the Mods and Admins were 90% of the Clique in 2004. It was the roughest, I think, from 2003-2006. Then a BUNCH of people left the board when the ARG started and ETS was infiltrated by newbs in 2007.

Cheers me up: we’ve watched Anderson Cooper on CNN on NY Eve for years; Andy Cohen is replacing Kathy Griffin and he and Anderson are close pals, this could be a lot of fun.

We have bubbly, snacks, cracker things that blow out confetti (I fucking LOVE those); we are huddling indoors during the frigid cold. All my bird feeders are filled, my birdies and squirrels and deer got special treats for tonight, here we go!

Happy New Year!

[elevenism]

Saturnine wasn’t a mod; she wrote for the Hotline.

But, yeah, the Mods and Admins were 90% of the Clique in 2004. It was the roughest, I think, from 2003-2006. Then a BUNCH of people left the board when the ARG started and ETS was infiltrated by newbs in 2007.

Cheers me up: we’ve watched Anderson Cooper on CNN on NY Eve for years; Andy Cohen is replacing Kathy Griffin and he and Anderson are close pals, this could be a lot of fun.

We have bubbly, snacks, cracker things that blow out confetti (I fucking LOVE those); we are huddling indoors during the frigid cold. All my bird feeders are filled, my birdies and squirrels and deer got special treats for tonight, here we go!

Happy New Year! happy New year YEEEAh!

[eversonpoe]

it's after midnight so it's my birthday! i'm 31 and still going, which is a big accomplishment for someone who has had as many issues as me. not comparing my struggle to anyone else's, though, just saying that with what i've been through, it's amazing i'm still here.

[Louie_Cypher]

whoopee! pot store opening up down the street. i can almost ditch my car.
-Louie

[Sarah K]

Today is nine years since I've smoked meth, and 25 years since my father quit drinking.

[MrLobster]

when the official Tumblr for a show you like reposts your content...

[onthewall2983]

Flagging pro-conservative comments (particularly ones that almost have nothing to do with the rest of the content) on YouTube videos as being sexually explicit.

[thevoid99]

Flagging pro-conservative comments (particularly ones that almost have nothing to do with the rest of the content) on YouTube videos as being sexually explicit.

Can I help you do more of that?

[elevenism]

My friend's band the Old 97's has started their own music festival in dallas and it's in its third year. It's going to have a Ferris wheel and a midway this year; it's starting to hit its stride I think. It's called the Old 97s County Fair.
And yesterday I got a message telling me that I'm on the VIP guest list :)
It really made my day.

[allegro]

I’m shopping for my own ski boots. Really sick of rentals, so this will be awesome. Maybe my own skis, too. <3 <3

[kel]

drag race all stars 3 FINALLY starts this week!

[kel]

I’m shopping for my own ski boots. Really sick of rentals, so this will be awesome. Maybe my own skis, too. <3 <3

that's rad. i love skiing and haven't owned my own boots since i was 14. i know you're in chicago, so where do you usually go? i live about an hour south of sun valley (idaho) and really need to invest in a new pair.

edit: sorry for the double post.

[Sister Midnight]

Every time somebody pisses me off, say at the grocery store, while I am driving, or whatever it is that I am doing. Instead of getting mad, I just say to myself "probably a Trump supporter" it makes me laugh to myself and reduces road rage incidents.

[allegro]

that's rad. i love skiing and haven't owned my own boots since i was 14. i know you're in chicago, so where do you usually go? i live about an hour south of sun valley (idaho) and really need to invest in a new pair.

Oh wow that must be totally awesome, living an hour from Sun Valley!! We live 40 minutes from Wilmot, which is now Vail-owned, and it's really convenient and local but the highest peak is, like, 250 feet, LOL. But, it's fun to just jump into the car and go. We usually go out west to Tahoe for at least a week, but Tahoe and pretty much everything out west has had really shitty snow; Wilmot actually had the same base as Heavenly for a while. But, today it's FIFTY DEGREES again, here, so if Wilmot isn't closed down again, it will be by this afternoon. The temps are expected to drop again so they can make more snow, so our biggest problem is waiting for snow and hoping it doesn't melt again. Have you been skiing out your way this season?

[Boots]

I had a skating accident. I was on concussion watch for 48 hours. The doctor said I should be ok now.

[allegro]

I had a skating accident. I was on concussion watch for 48 hours. The doctor said I should be ok now.

Ugh, that sucks, that happened to me, once, too. And I still have a scar on my chin :-) Hope you are okay.

[kel]

Oh wow that must be totally awesome, living an hour from Sun Valley!! We live 40 minutes from Wilmot, which is now Vail-owned, and it's really convenient and local but the highest peak is, like, 250 feet, LOL. But, it's fun to just jump into the car and go. We usually go out west to Tahoe for at least a week, but Tahoe and pretty much everything out west has had really shitty snow; Wilmot actually had the same base as Heavenly for a while. But, today it's FIFTY DEGREES again, here, so if Wilmot isn't closed down again, it will be by this afternoon. The temps are expected to drop again so they can make more snow, so our biggest problem is waiting for snow and hoping it doesn't melt again. Have you been skiing out your way this season?

i went to bogus basin (about 15 miles from boise) and the snow was meh. haven't been to baldy yet. the conditions are better there, but it's been a pretty mediocre season so far.

[Substance242]

Chromecast Audio. The solution I was looking for - to send my music collection (bought digitals or my own EAC/LAME --extreme CD rips) on NAS server (Twonky on old Zyxel NSA310) to good old Yamaha receiver via optical cable, controlled by Android phone without turning anything else on. With Hi-Fi Cast app, even gapless playback is possible (the app has to do some transcoding or something though in this case), receiver reports as high as 96 kHz samplerate (e.g. Radiohead OKNOTOK FLACs), just works. Also LocalCast app is nice to send anything anywhere (even files from phone or samba server). Nice.

[Sister Midnight]

http://1.media.collegehumor.cvcdn.com/69/29/dc6362c96e5b3450a7e1b16a1047e1b3.jpg

[allegate]

SF will wipe thousands of marijuana convictions off the books (http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/SF-will-wipe-thousands-of-marijuana-convictions-12540550.php)

San Francisco will retroactively apply California’s marijuana-legalization laws to past criminal cases, District Attorney George Gascón said Wednesday — expunging or reducing misdemeanor and felony convictions going back decades.
Wow.

[eversonpoe]

my main musical collaborator / vocalist on my new EP (https://eversonpoe.bandcamp.com/album/this-is-my-design) posted about the release on some website called steemit (which i'd never heard of) and the response has been pretty positive, including a couple people comparing it to NIN!!! :D

https://steemit.com/music/@derosnec/new-release-everson-poe-this-is-my-design-or-original-post-rock-ep

[theruiner]

I just snagged tickets to see Elton John on his farewell tour.

I am SO RELIEVED. You have no idea, you guys. I would have been absolutely heartbroken if I couldn't go. Aahhh! I'm so excited!!!

[Substance242]

Was reading an article about animals and AI where this video was linked:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfJUciAxxyo
Then I read comments like:

0:08 “Death Stare”
Pup looks like he just snorted a 8 ball of coke

and I can't stop laughing now, heeelp... :-D :-D

[playwithfire]

I start laughing every time it goes back to his face.

[elevenism]

Was reading an article about animals and AI where this video was linked:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfJUciAxxyo
Then I read comments like:

0:08 “Death Stare”
Pup looks like he just snorted a 8 ball of coke

and I can't stop laughing now, heeelp... :-D :-Dhaha haha that's fucking hilarious. Thanks.

[aggroculture]

these cheer me up
heat me up too in the frozen Canadian winter
https://static.meijer.com/Media/075/75280/0757528008680_a1c1_0600.png

[allegro]

THE WINTER OLYMPICS


Oh my God, this is like CHRISTMAS

Right off the bat, TONIGHT:

FIGURE SKATING!!

Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir are commentating, THANK YOU BABY JESUS, they are awesome.

And so much more!
Hockey
Skiing
Snowboarding
Luge
Curling
Speed skating
Ski jumping
Bobsled
Biathlon

WEEEEEEEEEEEEE the best 2.5 weeks every 4 years

http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/articles/sports/fivering_circus/2014/02/140214_RING_JohnnyWeirTaraLipinski.jpg.CROP.origin al-original.jpg

[eversonpoe]

http://78.media.tumblr.com/bab5f57650e534c04365cf70c4a7c92b/tumblr_p3uhqzGHGO1qzcvl5o1_500.jpg

spent most of my daying today cleaning up our guest room and completely re-arranging everything now that our friend jon moved out and bought our extra bed. turned it into a gaming & exercise room!

[allegro]

Jesus H. Christ, Figure Skater Evgenia Medvedeva just broke a record in the short program and not only that, it's to the theme of "death." Heh, she can't get any more awesome.

https://deadspin.com/the-theme-of-russian-skater-evgenia-medvedevas-short-pr-1822909838

(edit: The music is Nocturne in C-sharp Minor by Chopin. performed by violinist Joshua Bell)

[theimage13]

http://1.media.collegehumor.cvcdn.com/69/29/dc6362c96e5b3450a7e1b16a1047e1b3.jpg

[insert joke about cocker spaniels]

[eversonpoe]

my friend/main musical collaborator/vocalist nina sent me stuff for a song today that was so good that i literally cried half the time i was working on mixing it. hands down her best vocal performance on any of my music, ever.

[Boots]

If you're single, don't waste your time obsessing about how much you hate Valentine's Day. Spend time with your parents. They won't be around forever. Go to the gym. Read a good book. Do some painting or drawing. Watch your favorite band's concert on youtube. Try out a new food or recipe. Listen to metal albums while you crank up your heating pad. Do something. Anything but feeling sorry for yourself.

[elevenism]

i've only really cooked a few times in my life.
but i'm tired of only eating processed food and such, so i bought a few pounds of chicken breasts and packs of seasoning that came with a recipe, and i just went for it.
And it came out fucking GREAT! Also, i really enjoyed the feeling of doing it.

[kel]

cold leftover pizza for breakfast.

[elevenism]

cold leftover pizza for breakfast.oh man, I LOVE leftover pizza but I like the texture it gets when microwaved.

[eversonpoe]

cold leftover pizza for breakfast.

i can't do cold pizza. i reheat it a little in the microwave and then the rest of the time in the toaster oven to re-crisp it and it usually works perfectly.

unrelated - i found and returned an old lady's wallet today. she was adorable and gave me a hug...but also kept thanking god for watching over her and sending me, which completely negates the fact that i'm a good person who did that of my own free will...so kind of a mixed bag :/

[Space Suicide]

oh man, I LOVE leftover pizza but I like the texture it gets when microwaved.

I know this is the cheer you up thread but I hate the microwave. I rarely use it. It makes food taste like shit.

[playwithfire]

The microwave.

[thelastdisciple]

I just saw that Victor Newman is a member here and i fucking laughed, that's the name of a character in one of my Mom's soaps.

Made my day, i needed that.

[eversonpoe]

after all the shit we've been dealing with at our apartment lately (see the "how fucked was your day" thread), we decided to move. we spent all weekend looking at apartments, but ended up settling on the first place we looked at saturday morning. it's three blocks northeast of where we live now and it's slightly smaller, but it's all updated and not falling apart in the slightest. the kitchen has new SS appliances, the neighbors are friendly, and it's a first-floor walk-up (instead of third floor, like our current place). there's also a storage space in the brightly lit and not creepy basement, which is also where everyone keeps their bikes. and there's a bernese mountain dog who lives on the second floor! :D

we applied for it last night and heard back this morning that we got approved! so we'll be moving from april 1st to the 10th (new lease starts the 1st, old one ends the 10th) which is nice because it gives us time instead of having to do everything in one day. and we're definitely hiring a moving company.

anyway, it'll be nice to move into a place where we can be comfortable and not worry. i just hope the cats are ok with it :p

[eversonpoe]

have a phone interview with Jellyvision this morning. i applied for a job there last year, but it was a full-time, permanent position, and my cover letter (having re-read it) was...pretty negative. this time it's for a (paid, full-time) apprenticeship position that only lasts a few months (but could potentially lead to a permanent position), and i reworked my cover letter so that it's fun and upbeat and makes a couple dumb jokes (they're all about dumb jokes at Jellyvision). and the best part is that this time, my friend alex (who works there) didn't have to ask them to give me a phone interview, they just asked me for one.

about 90 minutes until they call. i'm nervous but excited.

also, i couldn't find the work/job thread...i know we have one.

[GibbonBlack]

have a phone interview with Jellyvision this morning. i applied for a job there last year, but it was a full-time, permanent position, and my cover letter (having re-read it) was...pretty negative. this time it's for a (paid, full-time) apprenticeship position that only lasts a few months (but could potentially lead to a permanent position), and i reworked my cover letter so that it's fun and upbeat and makes a couple dumb jokes (they're all about dumb jokes at Jellyvision). and the best part is that this time, my friend alex (who works there) didn't have to ask them to give me a phone interview, they just asked me for one.

about 90 minutes until they call. i'm nervous but excited.

also, i couldn't find the work/job thread...i know we have one.

Good luck!

[eversonpoe]

have a phone interview with Jellyvision this morning. i applied for a job there last year, but it was a full-time, permanent position, and my cover letter (having re-read it) was...pretty negative. this time it's for a (paid, full-time) apprenticeship position that only lasts a few months (but could potentially lead to a permanent position), and i reworked my cover letter so that it's fun and upbeat and makes a couple dumb jokes (they're all about dumb jokes at Jellyvision). and the best part is that this time, my friend alex (who works there) didn't have to ask them to give me a phone interview, they just asked me for one.

about 90 minutes until they call. i'm nervous but excited.

also, i couldn't find the work/job thread...i know we have one.

i think it went well! i tried to stay really positive and talked about wanting a job that is intellectually stimulating and emotionally fulfilling (they have software called ALEX that helps companies distribute insurance benefits to their employees in a fun and interactive way), and i made a few jokes that actually got some laughs! :D

[Sarah K]

We are about to land my DREAM commencement speaker, and I am just overjoyed. On the Student Association, we put aside 16k for a speaker because we want it to be special and memorable. This person is only charging 10k, but our Dean didn't like that price tag, even though we have WAY MORE than that allocated. I went and argued with him yesterday, and now we are officially making an offer to the speaker.

Plz send ur prayers 4 me.

[Rubeninphoenix]

We are about to land my DREAM commencement speaker, and I am just overjoyed. On the Student Association, we put aside 16k for a speaker because we want it to be special and memorable. This person is only charging 10k, but our Dean didn't like that price tag, even though we have WAY MORE than that allocated. I went and argued with him yesterday, and now we are officially making an offer to the speaker.

Plz send ur prayers 4 me.Good luck! Hope all goes well!!!!!

[kel]

boyfriend got me a wooden watch from wish.com. it's pretty dope. won't expect it to last forever, but i dig it. from bobo bird, less than $20.

luv u wish.

[ImTheWiseJanitor]

Buying a new car and just feeling aaaaall of my transportation and car-related issues WASH. THE FUCK. AWAAAAY!

I can actually go places and do things. I can see my family more than once every 3 months. I don't have to drop at least $200 any time I NEED a car for one day. Fuck. Such a relief after the past year.

It's a 2013 Kia Soul Exclaim and so far I couldn't be happier with it. (Minus having to buy a special cord to use my iPhone6s in an 2013 car, but that's $8, so...)

[Halo Infinity]

Arriving home earlier due to unexpected changes to express routes on public transit.

[virushopper]

Thai Ice Tea. After a somewhat bummed day, I needed a picker upper.

[eversonpoe]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DYnv9ZgVQAAFHxQ.jpg

Meet Marlon Bundo, a lonely bunny who lives with his Grampa, the Vice President of the United States. But when Marlon meets Wesley and falls in love, his life changes forever. (https://twitter.com/ChronicleBooks/status/975575855366680576)

i wasn't prepared to cry this morning while watching last week tonight, but i think i needed it.

nice to know that, with all the horrible shit happening, there are still people trying to do good things.

[allegate]

I found out that I got the job I applied for. It's only three miles from my house and WA is income-tax free so I get a 9.8% pay raise just from that.

Also I leave my boss and his insanity behind. I mean, when he said he wrote me a reference he said, "And you're lucky I'm writing it now because six months ago I wouldn't have written you one at all."

[Haysey_Draws]

So i've been worrying about how i'm going t afford to move (my current place is...difficult) i was planning on having enough by summer if i lived without...well anything.

I come home this evening to find my credit card company has realized i was paying too much for my PPI (this was going on for nearly a year and i didn't expect anything to come from it) and given me a refund...of over £3,000 :eek:

This has cheered me up a bit (a lot, i can afford to move AND not be poor)

[allegate]

http://southofheaven.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451960269e20133f38235f2970b-800wi

I never thought this happened in real life. Congrats!

[elevenism]

I loved watching the Olympics on the Roku box: watching them at our leisure, we were able, for the first time, to see EVERY event. It was like all we did for a couple of weeks.

Well, I miss watching them and it turns out that ALL events are still on the NBC Olympic roku channel.
So I'm watching me some fucking Skeleton this morning :)

[playwithfire]

*poot*

[bobbie solo]

*poot*

Yes. Leaving this surprise in for us annually is the bestest idea.

[elevenism]

Yes. Leaving this surprise in for us annually is the bestest idea.

one year i couldn't figure out what it was and didn't realize it was coming from the computer, and i thought it was something paranormal and got really scared.
:p