Less and less happening on SG...
[edit] not that I'm making anything happen, either.
[edit] not that I'm making anything happen, either.
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imp_:
indeed!
wildswan:
Please don't tell me this heartbreaking news! How is that possible?! Are all my journal entries like that for you?
I'm going, now, to watch the vid that you sent me.
I'm going, now, to watch the vid that you sent me.
OK, I just heard a bootleg recording of Iggy Pop, in Detroit in 1996.
All I can say is, if there'd been no rock and roll, they'd have had to invent it.
I mean, that guy might have gone into politics...
All I can say is, if there'd been no rock and roll, they'd have had to invent it.
I mean, that guy might have gone into politics...
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iseult:
Thanks, I'm rather attached to it. 
It's probably a clich, but 'Passenger' has always been one of my favourite songs.
It's probably a clich, but 'Passenger' has always been one of my favourite songs.
thejuanupsman:
Oh I wore every kind of protective gear I could find. You can count on that. I would never underestimate my own ineptness with tools. It wasn't that bad though. I just thought it was funny that I ended up having to do it.
It sucks that I can't edit my journals.
Bloody hopeless. I don't know whether it's not finished, not properly specced, or deliberate. Edited it all back in again anyway.
And you know what? It ate that edit. Hopeless.
And you know what? It ate that edit. Hopeless.
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remuemenage:
sympathy for your digital worry
I had a daily walk, into downtown - a regular routine ... not particularly good for birds, but interesting and refreshing nonetheless. it was a stress reliever and an eye-opener - unfortunatly I have let it go by the wayside, partially due to the miserable weather but mostly due to feeling up against it academically.
when I need to stretch my legs the most is when I can't get up off my arse and get to it
I guess that's just how it is
I had a daily walk, into downtown - a regular routine ... not particularly good for birds, but interesting and refreshing nonetheless. it was a stress reliever and an eye-opener - unfortunatly I have let it go by the wayside, partially due to the miserable weather but mostly due to feeling up against it academically.
when I need to stretch my legs the most is when I can't get up off my arse and get to it
I guess that's just how it is
dulllifelesshair:
Quite poo.
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eddie:
hah, all my trinkets are virtually worthless! In all seriousness.
redheadedleague:
Actually I liked it.
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remuemenage:
that's what I love about you - your simple utilitarian soul
it is refreshing
I'm hopelessly cluttered
it is refreshing
I'm hopelessly cluttered
Lunar eclipse, fuck yeah!
That was completely awesome. The moon was so round, it wasn't even funny.
That was completely awesome. The moon was so round, it wasn't even funny.
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eddie:
I think a tablespoon is like a soup spoon.
I have a hard time understanding the 100g type measurements, because although I understand metric (being a canadian) I don't have a weigh scale, and the types of dry measuring cups they sell here rarely say the 'g' or 'oz' conversions, only ever do liquid measuring cups have that, but I normally use dry measuring cups for liquids too.
For cooking though, rather than baking, if a recipe said '100g' I could probably just eyeball it, but I am not a good enough baker to eyeball.
I have a hard time understanding the 100g type measurements, because although I understand metric (being a canadian) I don't have a weigh scale, and the types of dry measuring cups they sell here rarely say the 'g' or 'oz' conversions, only ever do liquid measuring cups have that, but I normally use dry measuring cups for liquids too.
For cooking though, rather than baking, if a recipe said '100g' I could probably just eyeball it, but I am not a good enough baker to eyeball.
I'm offline for the next week.
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zarth:
Why do you only show up when I have to race off to work? Wait, don't answer that - I'll be at work and wouldn't be able to read it anyway.
I hope things are working out for you.
I hope things are working out for you.
emotedcreations:
I can't speak for Katori Shinto-Ryu, but I know that in Aikido we use swords, because almost every single bu-jutsu technique is based on sword attacks/defenses. That is, you apply the same concepts you use with swords in hand to hand combat, and actually learning with swords then switching to hands makes it a lot easier.
And if you want to, you should really considered taking up Aikido. ASU (Aikido Schools of Ueshiba) preferably if you can. It accommodates all skill levels, ages, and sexes. We have almost an equal amount of women, and a couple guys over 60 in our dojo. And it doesn't incorporate the hard striking and kicking that you'd find in more 'pop' martial arts like Karate-do or Tae kwon-do, because the techniques can be extremely dangerous if used in an actual attack.
Really, you'd like it and it's most enjoyable. Like I said, find a good dojo with a good sensei (this is way I suggested ASU Aikido because that's pretty much going to be a given) and you'll be really glad you did it. Aikido practice really sponsors a harmony between everyone participating it's the exact opposite of competitive. Anyway, I could go on and on.
Let me know where you live in the UK and I could probably recommend a good dojo to check out. I can't emphasis how much it's worth the time even if you can only go once every two weeks. It really will change your life.
And if you want to, you should really considered taking up Aikido. ASU (Aikido Schools of Ueshiba) preferably if you can. It accommodates all skill levels, ages, and sexes. We have almost an equal amount of women, and a couple guys over 60 in our dojo. And it doesn't incorporate the hard striking and kicking that you'd find in more 'pop' martial arts like Karate-do or Tae kwon-do, because the techniques can be extremely dangerous if used in an actual attack.
Really, you'd like it and it's most enjoyable. Like I said, find a good dojo with a good sensei (this is way I suggested ASU Aikido because that's pretty much going to be a given) and you'll be really glad you did it. Aikido practice really sponsors a harmony between everyone participating it's the exact opposite of competitive. Anyway, I could go on and on.
Let me know where you live in the UK and I could probably recommend a good dojo to check out. I can't emphasis how much it's worth the time even if you can only go once every two weeks. It really will change your life.
The bad news has gone concrete. In short words, I'm not wanted, and if they have to transfer me (which is my legal right) they will make sure I hate it. Nothing round here that will pay, and my willingness to play team - i.e. to "delay" training while the company is having a bad time - has caught up with me.
So, I need...
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redheadedleague:
It was excellent.
rudiecantfail:
Thanks 
I need to be careful though, I could beat Monty Python with the IM IN UR meme till it's not funny anymore
I need to be careful though, I could beat Monty Python with the IM IN UR meme till it's not funny anymore
And: