Good stuff, I'd be interested to know if you find quad core worth it. And don't get me started on laptops.

Can we have another update to Poisonous Garden now?

You do? What's your username thing?

I got the RRD a year ago, I've heard that Microsoft corrected the problem. I guess a few weeks without next gen gaming was worth enjoying it seeing as Microsoft beat Sony to the market. It's also helpful that I got to keep my hard drive. I didn't miss a beat once I got my new 360.

Most of the gamers at my school have 360s and live so we have a little chuckle that the 2-3 PS3 users can't enjoy playing people they know.

Welcome back, Burny!

We actually have exactly the opposite at my school,

And the 360 owners all want PS3s now.

You know, this rivalry between consoles is a really clever piece of marketing, isn't it?

Yes lets not continue this argument though, neither console owner is ever going to convince the other that their console is better. Its not likely anyways, what is likely is for someone to get into trouble if people start the whole, "my console is better" discussion.

Well I just had a mixed day. It started with a distasterous Physical Chemistry exam which won't bore you with.

Then I was invited along for a trip to Ireland in june. Plan is to cycle down the west coast which looks senic and generally fun. And even better it gives me an excuse to put together another bike (I like bicycles, especially mending them). Should make an entertaining warm-up for the rest of the summer.

So yea, it makes up for a disasterous exam

Haha, hope you have good raingear then. The West coast has awesome scenery, but it's also very windy and rainy a lot of the time. Something to do with that little pond called the Atlantic being right next to it, I hear
And it being summer won't save you either... Irish summers are usually miserable XD

What's it like as far as midges go? I'm guessing weatherwise it's similar to the west coast of Scotland (rain rain hail rain smirr rain rain) but like the west coast warm and scenic. But I don't know if it's as bad for midges...

I'm trying not to think about damp tents *shudders*. At least on a bike I can have a 2 man to myself.

It's a while since I've been out there, but from what I can remember, it's not too bad for them. It helps that there isn't actually a huge amount of trees out there... mostly empty moorish type land and hills and such. But yeah, don't recall midges being an issue.

Ahhh Burnie's back...Well matey you have a lot of reading to catch up! Aaaanyway it's great to have you back!

Hello one and all. Sorry for the long periods of silence. Recently, Ive gotten into modding Morrowind, and Ive pretty good at it too.

I joined Great House Fliggerty some time ago, and my idea for Oblivion Style Morrowind Poison got the attention of ModGod Fliggerty himself, so Ive been working on that a bit. Ive also recently mastered Oblivion to Morrowind Mod Conversion, so Ive been a bit busy with that as well. Heck, I even converted a set of Weapons to go with Westly's "Creed of the Assassin" Armor.

But the main reason for the silences and pauses is all the classes I'm taking, in the State of California, there is a major Nursing shortage right now, meaning top dollar for everything from CNA's to RN's. CNA is the easiest, as its called "Certified Nursing Assistant" they basically are to Nurses what Nurses are to Doctors.

So hopefully Ill be one of those Male Nurses soon. And go ahead and call me "Gaylord M. Focker" all you want, I'll still make more money then you!

That's pretty cool Black. My mom was one for awhile before she graduated college in December. Now she's an RN. Hope that works out for you!

My mother's an RN, and I know people with Gaylord as their family name. I don't expect you'll get a pay raise if they make healthcare universal......

No, but it would be worth it, I do support Universal Healthcare. People are not resources to be drained of money. My taxes pay for roads, public transportation, education, defense, the court system, and all civil service jobs. They darn well better be taking care of me in my old age if they're stealing money from my check to support the other retirees! XD

BLACKIE!!!! These are wonderful news, you being a nurse! Or becoming one...jeez i'm so happy for you i really am, and i wish you all the luck in the world..

Hmmm I once had adream f being a doctor, but that failed. Still i'm insanely fond of medicine....






oh and for your information, the reason for my absence this week is that I'v been in hospital, just came home as a matter of fact. Nothing serious though...

Dang, sorry to hear that. Hope you're well.

Black Hand, allow me to add my wishes for a fruitful and rewarding career. I have great admiration for healthcare professionals.

Minque- hope all is well and that you have been able to rest and recover. Drink tea and relax- Dr. Treydog's Rx for recuperation.

I just returned from a vacation to Crete with my girlfriend. I will post pictures and a (almost) complete account of the voyage somewhen during the following days. There was nature, culture, and beaches, and the weather was mostly great.

I want to go back there

Huzzah! My 360 has been returned to me, fully functional! Plus, they gave me a free 1 month gold subscription card thing too
Next up, buy microsoft points and get broken steel!

Yup, its a lot of fun.

And some more good new related to Fallout-Broken Steel and the other plugins are coming to PS3 with Fallout Extended edition!

Yay!

Congrats PS3 fans, now you can enjoy all of the bugs/glitches the rest of us have encountered...don't get me wrong I love the game, I just wish they were faster when it comes to patches and better when it comes to playtesting. That said I can't wait for the next DLCs coming up.

I'm officially heading to Florida Monday and staying till Saturday with my cousin. Can't wait to see her it's been over 2 years since I have! Panama City is where we'll be, so we can hang out on the beach....

I'd forgotten how much I hate heat. about 25-6 degrees C and I'm starting to melt.

Oh really? 25-26 degrees happens to be my favorite temperature. Haha!

25 C is about 77 F. That sounds great to me right now it's 92 F here. About 33 C if I'm right?

No idea.

Does anybody else a completely nonsensical way of measuring temperature.

It's been somewhere around 21-25 degrees C here the last few days too. I can't stand it, I don't do well in heat at all, even though most wouldn't consider that particularly hot. I am definitely a cold weather person.

So I've been dumped. By text message. By a girl I was very close friends with for 5 years before we got together in January.

I feel ya.

This might help with some tips.

May I suggest rocking out to this song?

Sorry to hear that, good Sensei. Look at the tiny bit of bright side: you lost, but you got to love first. Otherwise, you'd be as cold and desolate as me and that is not a pretty prospect.

In the meantime, here's a bit of cheap laughs. I've learned that even cheapest laugh helps when you're down and out.

Sorry about the girlfriend. I've never had one to lose, but a girl I really liked is moving away this summer. One-sided relationship lost can't be as bad as having her affection and losing it.

PS: It sucks she told you with a text message, sounds kind of cold.

Sensei, having been dumped by 2 girls to whom I was engaged, I will tell you a few things I know to be true:

You will hurt for a while

You will feel better- it will take some indeterminate time

You will be stronger

Nothing much anyone says will make the process any less painful, but it is still important to talk to your friends and stay involved in living your life.

Just remember, what can't kill you can only make you stronger.

Unless it cripples you...

Well I'm back from Ireland...

What a week, brilliant sun all the time barring this morning - on the west coast of Ireland. Really great camping places, warm sun, good cider and instant mashed potato - It was fantastic.

Well mainly, it was so hot and sunny the roads melted and by the third day there were pools of liquid tar in places and huge holes opening because the surface was like toffee (and a lot of work to cycle through, yes through the bike wheels were cutting lines). Anyway in an understandable attempt to still have a road network the council was scattering gravel and as it turns out tar coated gravel is not fun to be hit by. It also combined with a bike chain and rear mech to cause a catastrophic failure. A friends rear mech exploded, quite literally we swept it off the road, and the stone also buckled the chain beyond all repair and burst a spoke on the back wheel.

Sounds bad but all easily repaired, it also broke the dropout which turns out to be the only part which you can't by over the counter in ireland (we drove all the way to Belfast looking and didn't get it). So the second half was more walking and lying around in the sun... Still fine though.

So irritating but we got the best bit anyway: the coast of Sligo and Mayo is rather special. But perhaps not the distance I'd have liked, though saying that my bike was having an attack of the gremlins anyway. And I have a lovely tan/ moderate sunburn.

Sounds like you had fun Olen . That's crazy about the roads, it's hot here but not that hot. Kinda sucks about the bike, hope your friend gets the part he (she?) needs.

I'm going to Panama, Florida Tuesday to hang out with my cousin. That should a blast .

Yeah, you picked a great time to come over. We had our entire summer in the last week or so XD
It rained basically non-stop today, classic Irish summer weather

Ireland. Now there's a country. Saw it on a map once. Very shapely.

That's why it's so green. Anywho no more school for me till august 19

You got cheated, in America its like the second week of September. Ah, memories....

But when does the holiday begin?

I finished my exams early this month, and don't start back till 21st september, and even then it's only Fresher's Week. Lectures and such don't start till the 28th.

Yay for being a student.

Though to be honest I'm already bored of holidays and would quite happily go back next week. Still moving house should keep me occupied, but without a car its not a whole bundle of fun.

Thanks. I think its worse because we were such good friends before. She knows me better than anyone round here, and knows exactly what relationship related crap I've had happen to me in the past (a list she's now joined). I don't understand any of this. We've talked, all she's said to me is things like it doesn't feel right and its better to end it now rather than later when it hurts more. She does seem to feel genuinely bad for upsetting me but I don't really know what to make of that. I did say some stuff I shouldn't have at a time I really shouldn't have so managed to bring about the end sooner than it otherwise would have been... I really don't know what to make of any of it right now.

I'm keeping myself busy though, keeping up aikido training and going out with friends.

And dumping by text message is cold.

If your talking about middle/high school then we got out around May 25th and are going back the same day as you.

I'm going to see ERIC CLAPTON AND STEVE WINWOOD tonight!!! HELL YEAH!!!!!!



Seriously, though - I am quite nearly pissing myself with excitement.

Awesome. Very much so.

I've got myself a nice weekend planned. Ultimate frisbee tournament down in Flagstaff, some disc golf, some respite from the oppressive heat of St. George in the summer... it's going to be a blast.

Wow...that.......that might have been the single greatest THING I have ever witnessed. No, wait - scratch the "might have been." That WAS the greatest thing I have ever witnessed.

If you haven't seen it, and there is a date scheduled anywhere within 250 miles of way you live, stop what you're doing RIGHT NOW. Go to Ticketmaster and pick up some tickets to see Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood. Just DO IT! If the concert is sold out, find someone who has bought some, KILL THEM, and steal their tickets. I'm certain that God would understand and forgive you for it.

I don't want to describe this concert for anyone for fear of spoiling things for you - there are lots awesome surprises in it, and regrettably, this forum has no spoiler tags. But, if you have absolutely no means of getting there (in which case I weep for you), I guess I'll review a couple aspects. However, I don't think I can do this concert justice with mere words.










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Okay, so the concert started out great, with "Had to Cry Today." The rest of it was about the level of awesomeness I expected. Stevie played "Georgia on My Mind" solo on the organ - that was awesome. But to be honest, the highlight BY FAR was the version of Voodoo Child. Picture the song slowed down to a sizzling electric blues wail. Now, picture it stuffed with the greatest guitar solos you've ever heard in your life (with a few of the greatest piano and organ solos you've ever heard in your life, too). Put it together, you've got the greatest thing the human race has ever produced (yes, even better than the toilet and the Cadbury Egg).


I was considering beginning this post thusly:

Hundreds of Minnesota drivers perished today, the result of attempting to drive home after THEIR MINDS HAD BEEN BLOWN!!!

And indeed, I do believe that my brain has exploded. Htat s al. M hemorrhaging insid hed. Bye evrybdy.

*hands the poster above him a shovel* here, you will need it for the brains

Anyway, had a long day at work, as usual, came back home tired and in mood for nothing, as usual, had my sister who is here for just one more week convince me to go out to some Dali sketches expo... barely, as usual. It was just after the shower that I've noticed those gray hairs my colleague was talking to me about. They're a probable testament of 32 years laced with bitterness, despair and finally apathy. What's funny, I chuckled when I saw them and thought "yeah, buddy, this is it, it's all downhill from here".

Apart from that, everything is the same. Different [censored], same day.