Kiln
Jun 3 2011, 07:53 AM
Man some forums just don't appreciate trying to spread a little info.
http://forums.bethsoft.com/index.php?/topi...4#entry17459134
haute ecole rider
Jun 3 2011, 02:34 PM
Obviously there are a lot of very gullible youngsters on that unnamed forum who have been so overprotected all their lives that they can't tell the difference between a bad joke and a real news item.
:sigh: There are a lot of adults who are like that, I can attest to that on a nearly daily basis.
Grits
Jun 3 2011, 05:22 PM
I’m just mad because you failed to make a graphic answering my most urgent question: In Skyrim will we be able to clip our own toenails?!
Olen
Jun 3 2011, 05:27 PM
I hear that's a minigame. -2 speed for making a mess of it

Anyway it was a brilliant day here, all our summer seems to have come at once. Somewhat overly hot for my liking but I managed to get to the beach, kill a wasps' nest (I hope), and get sunburnt so at least if that was all of sumer I've made the most of it.
Lady Syl
Jun 3 2011, 08:32 PM
QUOTE(Kiln @ Jun 3 2011, 01:53 AM)

Man some forums just don't appreciate trying to spread a little info.
http://forums.bethsoft.com/index.php?/topi...4#entry17459134A lot of the people on that unnamed forum seem to be lacking a sense of humor....
But I thought it was great! I'm sooo excited there will be an Ihop in Skyrim!!!
Thomas Kaira
Jun 3 2011, 09:33 PM
QUOTE(Kiln @ Jun 3 2011, 12:53 AM)

Man some forums just don't appreciate trying to spread a little info.
http://forums.bethsoft.com/index.php?/topi...4#entry17459134While that was funny, I really have to roll my eyes at that one.
Don't bait the mods at unnamed, they tend to be swift with them padlocks.
grif11
Jun 3 2011, 10:57 PM
QUOTE(Olen @ Jun 3 2011, 05:27 PM)

I hear that's a minigame. -2 speed for making a mess of it

Anyway it was a brilliant day here, all our summer seems to have come at once. Somewhat overly hot for my liking but I managed to get to the beach, kill a wasps' nest (I hope), and get sunburnt so at least if that was all of sumer I've made the most of it.
Yeah, I felt the heat to! Weather says the next few days are the normal gray skies though!
ureniashtram
Jun 4 2011, 01:54 AM
QUOTE
Man some forums just don't appreciate trying to spread a little info.
http://forums.bethsoft.com/index.php?/topi...4#entry17459134I actually laughed at their reaction! Reminds me why I left for more greener pastures like Chorrol.
Thomas Kaira
Jun 4 2011, 08:21 AM
Urgh... there is a massive fire in Arizona right now, and all the smoke is blowing right in our direction!
I am completely socked in with wood smoke right now, so it's difficult to see, and the smell in the air is pretty harsh. I'm surprised I'm not finding it difficult to breathe out there.
Ahrenil
Jun 4 2011, 02:21 PM
Ah man I hated wood smoke, my neighbours used to have a yearly furniture burn and it'd always blow right into my window. I hope that fire burns out quickly and safely.
In other news the weather is lovely, and I am indoors terribly hung over thanks to finishing my first year of university yesterday (Well,the last exam).
haute ecole rider
Jun 4 2011, 02:30 PM
A yearly furniture burn??? Yikes, what do they do to furniture that they gotta burn it every year??
Grits
Jun 4 2011, 03:11 PM
TK, that sounds rough. I hope it’s over soon.
Ahrenil, congratulations on your first year completed! I’m afraid the only remedy I have to offer for your current state is time.

I’m with haute on the furniture burn, though memories of my first apartment (roommates!) provide me with some clues.
Thomas Kaira
Jun 4 2011, 11:17 PM
Final stage of repairing sunburn... shedding dead skin.
Yum.
King Coin
Jun 6 2011, 04:57 PM
mALX
Jun 6 2011, 05:42 PM
QUOTE(King Coin @ Jun 6 2011, 11:57 AM)

Lol, that sounds like me, lol.
mALX
Jun 6 2011, 10:17 PM
Congressman's Weiner Exposed !! Er ... Congressman Weiner Exposed !!
Congressman Weiner bared all today in a
closet closed door press conference in which he admitted sending pics of his giant package to everyone on his "friends" list on his Myspace, Facebook, and Twitter accounts.
Although he originally denied that was him, saying someone must have photoshopped an image of himself - even offering to prove his point in this picture where he demonstrates the actual size of the appendage:
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS...dh5xMlBTztwWyngUnfortunately, too many women were prepared to stand up and point the finger, as is shown in this image:
http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2008/05/29/gal_weiner2.jpgFinally, caught with his pants down, Congressman Weiner admitted his account was not hacked. He demonstrated in this photo the requirements for any female wishing to ... date him:
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR...Qv1M1u4LiE6pgLkCongressman Weiner refuses to step down, but had no objections to this new photo of him being hung in the White House:
http://www.uncoverage.net/wp-content/uploa...weiner_0211.gif
hazmick
Jun 7 2011, 12:43 AM
King Coin
Jun 7 2011, 12:51 AM
mALX
Thomas Kaira
Jun 7 2011, 01:59 AM
Lady Syl
Jun 7 2011, 05:32 PM
Oh, mALX! That was a good one! lmao...
haute ecole rider
Jun 8 2011, 03:08 PM
Any good news in your neck of the woods yet TK?
From CNN.com
Thomas Kaira
Jun 8 2011, 04:57 PM
Just that the fire hasn't arrived in New Mexico yet. It's certainly being blown this way, though.
Every evening, we get so much smoke in that it almost completely blots out the sun. Last evening, while I was out riding, the smoke got even worse than you saw in the photo. The sun was rose-red, you could look right into it without any eye pain or glare, and visibility was down to less than 1 mile.
This happens every evening. I am starting to get sick of that campfire smell coming through every single day.
Lady Syl
Jun 8 2011, 05:56 PM
QUOTE(Thomas Kaira @ Jun 8 2011, 10:57 AM)

Just that the fire hasn't arrived in New Mexico yet. It's certainly being blown this way, though.
Every evening, we get so much smoke in that it almost completely blots out the sun. Last evening, while I was out riding, the smoke got even worse than you saw in the photo. The sun was rose-red, you could look right into it without any eye pain or glare, and visibility was down to less than 1 mile.
This happens every evening. I am starting to get sick of that campfire smell coming through every single day.
Goodness, that sounds awful! So it's worse than I realized... I don't really watch the news very often (it gets too depressing, so I tend to avoid it). Are they making any progress in putting the fire out, or at least slowing it down?
haute ecole rider
Jun 8 2011, 08:12 PM
Not according to CNN, Lady Syl - it's so hot and dry there, and the winds aren't helping.
I know what you mean about the smoke, TK. When Yellowstone burned in 1988, we could see the smoke (and smell it, if the wind was right) all the way in Minneapolis/St. Paul. The sky was yellow at noon. It was creepy.
Look on the bright side. At least you aren't dealing with
this. Though I'm not sure it's necessarily worse than what you're going through.
Here's hoping the fire gets controlled soon.
I love Northern New Mexico. I almost bought a practice there fourteen years ago. Maybe I should have.
Thomas Kaira
Jun 8 2011, 09:15 PM
After
Cerro Grande, I am no stranger to the fact that fire risk in my area is extremely high, and it is so easy for these things to get out of control.
So far, it's just smoke, but I think I speak for all New Mexicans when I say I don't want this to escalate into anything beyond that.
haute ecole rider
Jun 9 2011, 12:34 AM
QUOTE(Thomas Kaira @ Jun 8 2011, 03:15 PM)

So far, it's just smoke, but I think I speak for all New Mexicans when I say I don't want this to escalate into anything beyond that.
Amen, brother!
Has it been eleven years since Cerro Grande already??? Man, I'm getting old real fast! :facepalm:
Grits
Jun 9 2011, 03:14 PM
Grits has been on vacation all week. Crystal clear water, toasty sand, helicopters overhead, and the thump of distant artillery practice. I love the beach.
mALX
Jun 9 2011, 03:20 PM
QUOTE(Grits @ Jun 9 2011, 10:14 AM)

Grits has been on vacation all week. Crystal clear water, toasty sand, helicopters overhead, and the thump of distant artillery practice. I love the beach.

Hawaii ??? Lucky you, but hurricane season is about to start down there, so don't stay too long, lol.
grif11
Jun 9 2011, 04:36 PM
wow, I'm jealous. Today has been usual scotish weather. grey skies constantly and rain for most the day. NOT light rain either!
Grits
Jun 9 2011, 05:03 PM
We’re in Emerald Isle, North Carolina. Sounds of freedom courtesy of nearby Camp Lejeune and Cherry Point, I’m guessing.
The last time I visited family in Scotland, they took me to the beach at St Andrews. It was lovely and a lot of fun, so much so that I considered coming back to visit in the summer. Then I remembered that it was, in fact, mid-August.

I hope you get a few minutes of summer sun, grif11!
mALX
Jun 9 2011, 07:20 PM
QUOTE(Grits @ Jun 9 2011, 12:03 PM)

We’re in Emerald Isle, North Carolina. Sounds of freedom courtesy of nearby Camp Lejeune and Cherry Point, I’m guessing.
The last time I visited family in Scotland, they took me to the beach at St Andrews. It was lovely and a lot of fun, so much so that I considered coming back to visit in the summer. Then I remembered that it was, in fact, mid-August.

I hope you get a few minutes of summer sun, grif11!
My Scottish relatives are all in the Highlands, north of the Sutherland and Sinclair. My parents went to visit and were treated like royalty by everyone there, they loved it!
saqin
Jun 10 2011, 07:45 AM
School ended yesterday, and we had a real graduation ceremony though we only finished ninth grade. It was great, and gave the chance to say a proper farewell. Yup, when the next term comes I'll be of to the gymnasium! It feels really surreal though, hard to believe that the four years I've had with my class are actually over and it feels like it wasn't long ago that I met everyone.
Since there probably isn't many here that knows much about swedish education I'll give you some info about that as well.
Six years- (The first grade of school which you start at the age of 6 or sometimes 7. Hence the name. You don't exactly study anything, I'd say it's a soft start so that you get used to being at school on specific times and doing what your teachers tell you to do.)
Grades 1-9- (The only part of school which's mandatory, the one I finished yesterday. Afterwards you're pretty much free to do what you want though you're not an legal adult yet. It's usually split up in two schools as well though some do teach all of the grades, meaning I went to one school for grades 1-5 and another grades 6-9. You only receive grades in eight and ninth grade now, but that's currently changing. You can of course skip classes if you're a genius.)
The gymnasium- (Usually a period of three years, though you can if you know enough do an exam for some subjects and not have to study them. This is also were you beginning choosing what job you want in the future and therefore you study only what you need. You don't need to go to the gymnasium if you don't want to, but it's going to be really hard getting a job if you don't. It's at the end of the gymnasium that you usually have a graduation ceremony and prom and all of that.)
University/High school- (The highest level of school that not everyone goes to and the amount of time it takes varies depending on what you're studying. Since I want to become an architect it should take me about five years.)
So yeah, I've got about another eight years left of school, but at least now I get to choose what to do and I'm so excited about that!
Olen
Jun 10 2011, 01:02 PM
Grits - sounds great, glad you enjoyed it.
grif - speak for yourself, the I had some great weather yesterday. Off up North next week so hopefully the weather will be nice.
Talking of nice weather, those with long memories might recall I damaged my knees last june. The weather was nice enough yesterday that I got out running for the first time since, just a short one (and hellish slow, a year of sitting doing not much has taken it's toll) but I did manage to run with only moderate pain which went away quickly so I'm pleased with that.
Saquin - congrats on finishing school. If it's anything like the system here it gets dramatically better.
haute ecole rider
Jun 10 2011, 01:37 PM
Saquin - Congratulations on your graduation! Yeah, so it's only ninth grade - so what? We had graduation from eighth grade (at age 13-14 years), and it's still a big milestone. Sounds like your gymnasium is close to the American high school. Here, either those are your best years, or your worst. They were the most boring years for me (not to discourage you - I didn't, did I?). I liked that I could pick and choose classes, which I geared toward admission into college (similar to your university/high school). And here, too, it's hard to find a job without that high school diploma. So great job!
I've got my own good news to share. First I got my Intel Mac back yesterday. Oh, it is so good to be back on Mr. Speedy again! The old G5 worked fine, but it is just slow, and the screen is soo small compared to the Cinema Display that came with my Intel Mac. And it doesn't stream video very well, so it was frustrating to be unable to use all of the online resources in my coursework. So I'm catching up on things better left up to this Mac.
The other good news requires a little bad news first. For the past two weeks, I've been dealing with a very painful and swollen right elbow. At first I thought it was tendonitis, but to make a long story short, it's an Pasteurella abscess. That's a bacteria common in cats' mouths and notorious among us vets for causing really nasty abscesses. I likely got it when one of my cats poked me with a claw while walking up and down me in her 'breakfast prowl.' Let that be a warning to all of you who have cats: if you get poked or bitten by a cat, wash it immediately! Superficial scratches aren't a problem, but deep punctures (such as bites, or the poke I got from my cat) are ideal for abscesses to form. And if you get a painful swelling there, see your doctor immediately! Be sure to mention the cat bite/scratch you got before it started.
Saquin, congratulations again.
Grits, sounds like you had a nice vacation. Lucky you!
Grits
Jun 11 2011, 11:42 PM
Back from the beach, what a fast week!
saqin, congratulations! Will you see some of your old school friends at the gymnasium?
Olen, I’m glad you’re back running. And I hope today you’re still back running.
h.e.r., yikes! I hope it goes away completely. Congratulations on the return of Mr. Speedy.
Jacki Dice
Jun 12 2011, 07:44 AM
QUOTE(haute ecole rider @ Jun 10 2011, 04:37 AM)

The other good news requires a little bad news first. For the past two weeks, I've been dealing with a very painful and swollen right elbow. At first I thought it was tendonitis, but to make a long story short, it's an Pasteurella abscess. That's a bacteria common in cats' mouths and notorious among us vets for causing really nasty abscesses. I likely got it when one of my cats poked me with a claw while walking up and down me in her 'breakfast prowl.' Let that be a warning to all of you who have cats: if you get poked or bitten by a cat, wash it immediately! Superficial scratches aren't a problem, but deep punctures (such as bites, or the poke I got from my cat) are ideal for abscesses to form. And if you get a painful swelling there, see your doctor immediately! Be sure to mention the cat bite/scratch you got before it started.

....
noted. :/
So since you say good news, I take it that you got medicine and you're healing up?
haute ecole rider
Jun 13 2011, 01:09 AM
An update - my primary care Dr. wasn't happy with how slowly it was healing (TBH, neither was I), so she referred me to a specialist near home. He drained some of the fluid off with a needle (I tried to convince him to just stab it with a scalpel like we vets do, but I guess I wasn't convincing enough). Because it is likely compartmentalized, he couldn't get it all off, so he put a compression bandage on it and put my arm in a splint to minimize elbow movement. I go back to him for a recheck Tuesday morning, and if he still isn't happy, then it's off to surgery to cut out the infection for me. Hopefully not.
Right now the damn splint is bugging me more than the abscess is! I haven't had a good night's sleep since he put it on Friday! Ironically, I slept like a baby every night since this started. Until Friday, that is.
D.Foxy
Jun 13 2011, 02:15 AM
Holy cow, hautee...

Get well soon!!! To think I missed this!!!
Yep - I know a thing or two about being cut up....
Here's a

for you!!!
treydog
Jun 13 2011, 03:22 AM
OK- that's it. NO MORE injuries to any of us!
hautee- take care of yourself, as you are already. Recover quickly and without need for surgery (fingers crossed).
TK- sounds as if the fires are getting somewhat better?
Grits- glad to have you back- and that you had such a good time.
Thomas Kaira
Jun 14 2011, 11:55 PM
Actually, trey, the fire has just jumped the border into New Mexico.
And it's only 18% contained.
Winds are blowing the smoke southward right now, but come Thursday, that's probably going to change.
Fires suck.
And it gets better! Now there's ANOTHER one up north now between New Mexico and Colorado that has completely cut off I-25 (the freeway is closed) and is causing major damage to a local watershed.
grif11
Jun 16 2011, 10:05 PM
I've spent the day packing all our things into boxes. Such fun.

Still, its not as boring when you have a few people round to help you
Oh, and i've heard from BT, we SHOULD have our internet set up within the week, so I shouldnt be away for too long.
Grits
Jun 16 2011, 10:18 PM
Good luck with your move south, grif11!! Here is a cup of tea with a little milk and no sugar to celebrate packing.
Olen
Jun 19 2011, 09:56 PM
Well I'm just back from a damp trip up the hill. Got some walking done but mainly in the valleys to avoid low cloud.
This is probably the best picture of the trip, especially for those who like horses.

(click for MUCH larger)
Though I also quite like this one
treydog
Jun 20 2011, 04:32 PM
Good luck with the move, grif11!
Beautiful pictures, Olen. Put me in mind of Alaska.
On a different subject, I have mentioned a couple of places that I am working on migrating various fan fictions to my Kindle. It is more convenient in many ways- and I can carry so many of you with me. (Easier than lugging a PC...)
Anyway- for those who might be interested, all you need (besides a Kindle) is MobiCreator (from the Mobi Pocket folks). It is freeware and allows you to convert .TXT or .DOC or .PDF files to the Kindle format.
They can then be ported to the eReader via the USB cable that came with it. So I will have my full quota of Buffy, Teresa, Julian, Jerric, Lissa AND MAXICAL! ... wherever I go.
King Coin
Jun 20 2011, 04:48 PM
I've actually been able to browse this forum using a Kindle before.
Lady Syl
Jun 21 2011, 12:30 AM
I've been very busy lately, and now I'm sick... And my daughter, lovely little girl that she is, has taken over in our home and wreaked havoc while I've been unwell... I woke up from my nap to find chips smashed all over the living room carpet, sugar all over in the kitchen, water spilled, she climbed up to get muffins out of the cupboard and got those all over the place... If three-year-olds ruled the world...there would be chaos...
treydog
Jun 21 2011, 01:32 AM
QUOTE(Lady Syl @ Jun 20 2011, 07:30 PM)

I've been very busy lately, and now I'm sick... And my daughter, lovely little girl that she is, has taken over in our home and wreaked havoc while I've been unwell... I woke up from my nap to find chips smashed all over the living room carpet, sugar all over in the kitchen, water spilled, she climbed up to get muffins out of the cupboard and got those all over the place... If three-year-olds ruled the world...there would be chaos...

Get well soon! And bless you and the little one. And I think that your last statement may explain much that has been confusing to me of late... regarding the state of world affairs... hmmm.
mALX
Jun 21 2011, 01:40 AM
Sorry to hear you are sick, Syl !! Hope you get better soon <3
Acadian
Jun 21 2011, 01:57 AM
Best wishes for a speedy recovery and an easy clean up, Lady Syl.
Let's see. . . if we put three year olds in charge of the world, there would be chaos. Oh my. I'm sure glad we don't do that so we can enjoy our chaos-free world thanks to those currently in charge. Nope, don't want any chaos.
hazmick
Jun 21 2011, 04:40 PM
Get well soon Syl!
Small dog number 2 (Lottie) got spayed yesterday so she is now loving being carried everywhere by Mum. Small dog number 1 (Maisie) decided to be sick as well so it's very eventful in my house at the moment, I imagine having a 3 year old isn't much different from having two terriers!
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