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Comment on i want to see the blue sky, but darkened clouds i see by Mike

Mike — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:19:19 +0000

Hard on yourself much? :) Losing weight is damned hard. Even more so, the more you have to lose. A few years ago (okay about 5), I went all out and lost 30kg. W00t. I felt much, much better. I kept it off for a few years too. But then eventually it (about 20kg) piled back on. Unhappy me.

So I am into losing it again… And again its hard work. I know where I went wrong last time. I didn’t keep up my level of exercise. I really enjoyed being so much fitter back then, due to the exercise while losing weight.

I am down 6kg so far, so am on my way - but damn is it hard. :(

Don’t belittle your achievement so far. 10kg is a LOT of fat to lose. Try picking up a 10kg bag of flour and see exactly how much you have lost. :)

Comment on give me one more medicated peaceful moment by Mike

Mike — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:25:46 +0000

Comment on power to the people, cos the people want peace by chellie

chellie — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:21:23 +0000

i know right?

*sigh* :)

Comment on power to the people, cos the people want peace by Mike

Mike — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:09:44 +0000

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE?
go down [the bloodhound gang]

Lolz… ;)

Comment on what happened on tour … by chellie

chellie — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:03:57 +0000

I remember. You told me once that you’d driven your motorbike home from somewhere - maybe that party we were both at that time? - and you couldn’t remember it.

Interestingly enough, that same party, I woke up in the morning on the floor snuggled up to one of my friend’s girlfriends, sharing a blanket, with no memory of moving there from the couch we’d been sitting on.

Rarely? That’s still more than I’d want :)

Comment on what happened on tour … by Mike

Mike — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:57:32 +0000

When I moved to Brisbane years ago (yeah, you know when) - I gave up alcohol completely for the two years I lived there. Nothing to do with Brisbane, as such… Just that I had an increasing number of negative experiences with alcohol, similar to yours.

Increasingly often and with less and less alcohol, I was blacking out completely. I would continue to drink and party, and chat and whatever else, as though nothing had changed. Not even my friends could tell that I was out of it. But for me, the last thing I could remember and waking up the next morning, were like two subsequent moments in time. No gap in between. I used to have to call around all my mates and ask what I had gotten up to the night before… Invariably it was like “Whaaaat??? Maaaaan… Don’t you remember when you…” etc. You get the point.

I drink again now, and you could term it binge drinking. I don’t do it very often though (last time was the work Christmas party… Not a good scene. Glad i don’t remember it.) And I rarely black out now.

Comment on what i’ve succumbed to is making me numb by Mike

Mike — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:49:36 +0000

Yah. I think it says more about other people (and their own limitations) than it does about you. All it says about you, is that you are female. Duh. Big deal. :) You are right in saying that you have probably let it mean more to you than it ever should have. But you know better now. :)

Comment on what happened on tour … by chellie

chellie — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:56:09 +0000

unfortunately, the “few” has started to become the “many”.

but it’s a delibrate decision to find the fun without being smashed. one can rely too much on alcohol to ease social situations. so they say, anyway :)

Good luck, hope we don’t all turn out to be boring…

it’s funny you say that, coz i’ve always wondered if people would like *me* if i didn’t drink so much.

Comment on what happened on tour … by evelyn

evelyn — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:13:20 +0000

Completely giving it up? Well that’s a step I’m not sure I really want to be going to but I can understand the desire to cut back. Especially if you’ve had a few unpleasantly indulgent evenings…

Good luck, hope we don’t all turn out to be boring…

Comment on Where the Wild Things Are by Shannon

Shannon — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:09:40 +0000

I agree with all your points except Catherine Keener - I just can’t stand that bitch.

It was such a massive downer :(

I highly recommend the Fantastic Mr Fox - much happier film (surprising for a wes anderson film)

Comment on hear the sound of a heart breaking by Mike

Mike — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:32:39 +0000

(cuddle)

Comment on what i really need to hear by Mike

Mike — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:36:52 +0000

(cuddle) Some people never say sorry. They just can’t bring themselves to, or they don’t feel they need to. Either way, where you go from there is up to you.

Comment on More random things about me by Mike

Mike — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:38:57 +0000

Wow. Well learned a few things. :)

Comment on gaming platforms by Robert

Robert — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:24:47 +0000

I have to admit that I miss lanning sometimes, especially the days of UT.

Oh, and that massive 3 hour game of Dawn of War we played, that was also good.

Comment on worst injuries by chellie

chellie — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:35:54 +0000

dude, i can’t even remember what i was using it for, i just know me and i know i use the wrong tools for the wrong jobs constantly. i was probably trying to make a hole in something, when it was very much a tool for lifting up something stuck to something else, like for delaminating things, and so i hurt myself. that’s usually how it happens :)

Comment on gaming platforms by chellie

chellie — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:32:00 +0000

thats naughty! i’m not naughty. well, like that anyway :)

Comment on gaming platforms by Kurt

Kurt — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:26:25 +0000

if we do that, Mike, the terrorists win.

Comment on worst injuries by Mike

Mike — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 05:56:52 +0000

“for something completely inappropriate”?
The mind boggles… :)

Comment on gaming platforms by Mike

Mike — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 05:54:37 +0000

Hey there… Get an R4 cartidge for your DS. You can then download and copy all the games you want, to a memory card and just use that. :)

Comment on take a look to the sky just before you die by Steve

Steve — Sat, 23 May 2009 06:51:11 +0000

I haven’t had pizza or french fries in 6 weeks. That is my chocolate.

Comment on take a look to the sky just before you die by chellie

chellie — Thu, 21 May 2009 21:20:30 +0000

well done mate :)

i know what you mean - i had a similar mental block. whereas before i thought “i don’t want to diet, i want to eat x”, now i am thinking about how i want to be healthy, more than i want to eat bad things, so that makes it infinitely easier than any other time before.

i’m glad i’m trying to change my lifestyle rather than just being on a diet though, otherwise i reckon all this good work i’m doing would go straight out the window at the end.

… i haven’t had chocolate in 2 months - that’s unbelievable to me :D

Comment on take a look to the sky just before you die by Steve

Steve — Thu, 21 May 2009 17:57:51 +0000

My diet is working, but I had to force myself the first two weeks. I had some kind of mental switch flip that means I now see the difference between want and need. I look back and realised I never had that before. On Saturday I will be at the end of week 6 which marks the halfway point of the diet. The last 6 weeks will be easy compared to the first 6 and I know I will manage it.

The key was to persist until I believed in the diet.

Comment on take a look to the sky just before you die by chellie

chellie — Wed, 20 May 2009 03:04:45 +0000

hehe, yeah. just wait until she’s a few years older, then you can stay up late and play! its all about priorities :D

Comment on take a look to the sky just before you die by Shannon

Shannon — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:38:26 +0000

And you’re wonderful Chelle - don’t forget it!

I miss playing WOW. My new mac would be perfect for it but little bub isn’t going to give me the time. In the meantime I’m playing plants vs zombies.

Comment on … and I dreamt I was an artist by chellie

chellie — Tue, 12 May 2009 02:47:25 +0000

thanks mate :D

Comment on … and I dreamt I was an artist by Irena

Irena — Mon, 11 May 2009 08:30:50 +0000

Good for you Michelle! (and Kurt!) I must admit you guys inspired to get back on the straight and narrow again - just taking it day by day and trying to will myself away from the biscuits and chocolate demons too.

Comment on on the straight and narrow by chellie

chellie — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:07:52 +0000

Heh. Yeah, during Atkins I felt awesome. Didn’t need as much sleep, didn’t wake up feeling groggy, was less moody etc. Only thing is I didn’t address my food addiction issues - which meant when Easter came around (4 months into my Atkins diet) I broke apart massively, and started sneaking chocolate again!

Naughty chocolate. :)

Comment on on the straight and narrow by Mike

Mike — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:58:04 +0000

Good work. :) Having done some similar things in the past, I know how beneficial it can be. You will get to a point where you are feeling fantastic. Which is all good - but there is a downside. Further along the track, that “fantastic” feeling will begin to feel normal - then there is the temptation to go back to old ways because you aren’t feeling fantastic anymore. Resist that temptation and you will have overcome the last serious hurdle. :)

Comment on on the straight and narrow by chellie

chellie — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 07:29:08 +0000

thanks Al :D

I would have to agree with everything you’ve said, particularly having ready made food. It makes a huuuuge difference … can’t really go “oh well, there’s no food, i guess we’ll have pizza!” when there’s a freezer full of microwavable dishes. :)

Comment on on the straight and narrow by Alex

Alex — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:30:07 +0000

It all sounds very good Michelle! Keep up the good work :-)

Steve’s been suffering a bit too, as you would know from our blog. But his diet has cut the carbs and upped the meat intake, so he can’t complain on that front :-) I think planning ahead and not impulse eating is really important. Having only healthy food available makes it much harder to be naughty. And finding some snacks that you like and some treats that aren’t really bad for you definitely helps too.

I’m looking forward to another progress report sometime soon.

Comment on on the straight and narrow by chellie

chellie — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:47:26 +0000

thanks Shan! i hope so :p

Comment on on the straight and narrow by Shannon

Shannon — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:18:28 +0000

Good on you Chelle! I’d wish you luck with it but it sounds like that with your determination you won’t need luck.

Comment on for she’s lived it ten times or more by Robert

Robert — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:58:31 +0000

Trent was good, so no need for hate mail.

And I _DO_ overthink things.

Stupid things.

Comment on don’t forget to be the way you are by Mike

Mike — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:38:20 +0000

You are right. However, a lot of people don’t get to the stage where they realise that they are still responsible for their actions (ultimately), regardless of being under the influence of outside factors. You have realised that and it’s the important first step in dealing with those flaws. :)

Comment on greed, power, corruption, no glory by Robert

Robert — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:51:53 +0000

> just because youâ€™re right sometimes people, doesnâ€™t mean youâ€™re always right.
> and itâ€™s usually best not to be an arse about it, just in case.

Am I right in assuming this is being written to your husband?

Cause I agree, he should stop being so smug, dammit.

Comment on the voice of god means nothing anymore by Shannon

Shannon — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:10:22 +0000

We miss you too chellie.

Comment on the voice of god means nothing anymore by chellie

chellie — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:02:44 +0000

I’m not sure that I deserve anything more than anyone else, least of all to be happy. And I’ve realised that being happy doesn’t solve anything. All it means is that I don’t have a chemical imbalance anymore. Life is still life. [shrug]

I’m still a cynical twat.

Comment on the voice of god means nothing anymore by Mike

Mike — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:48:11 +0000

:D Good for you! You deserve it. Wish you all the best.

Comment on be all that you can be by chellie

chellie — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:23:44 +0000

Incidentally, Google says:

No results found for “transitional star system”.

Did you mean: “transition star system”

No results found for “transition star system”.

Comment on forty years, that’s all that’s left by chellie

chellie — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:40:38 +0000

you’re so helpful.

no, really.

Comment on forty years, that’s all that’s left by Mike

Mike — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:44:44 +0000

Yeah, sorry. Just joking. Nah, it will all be fine. No problems! You will feel just as good in twenty years as you do today… Er.. Um. Bugger. Feel better? ;)

Comment on forty years, that’s all that’s left by chellie

chellie — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:09:12 +0000

thanks for your warm words of encouragement. i feel so much better knowing that all my fears are about to be realised. you couldn’t have lied just this once?

there’s a couple of other things wrong with your comment …
1) you’re implying i might actually exercise
2) you’re seemingly unaware of how much i bounce my legs due to my inability to sit still

one thing i don’t have to worry about as i get older though (apparently) is osteoporosis - weight bearing exercise helps strengthen your bones and when you’re a … cuddly … woman (the doctor told my mother this), just leading a normal vaguely active lifestyle (not sedentary) is weight bearing exercise.

there’s plus sides to everything.

Comment on forty years, that’s all that’s left by Mike

Mike — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:04:39 +0000

Yeah. It hurts. No really. You get older and your joints start to creak. You used to scoff at warming up before exercise, but now failure to do so invites a steady dose of ouch. But hey, it’s not all bad. You are now much better at sitting still. (nods)

Comment on Where do ya draw the line? … I’m not telling you, I’m asking you. by chellie

chellie — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:52:04 +0000

i was referring to your CCTV cameras idea :)

And yeah, I agree with the above. Its one of the reasons I have a problem with church law being state law. The church has no business telling me what to do.

Comment on Where do ya draw the line? … I’m not telling you, I’m asking you. by Mike

Mike — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:58:50 +0000

lol - And here I was, thinking I was being very intellectual. Unless my referring to things in the legal sense was bringing it down into the gutter? :)

You are correct in questioning the origin of morality. As a species, we originally had none. We did what we could to survive, without regard to such alien concepts as “right & wrong”. Only later as civilisations started to develop, did we begin to protect ourselves from each other by locking ourselves into cages wrought from ideas. I see morality as a defence mechanism from the predations of our own species.

We created laws and religions (so we could then create “supreme” laws, commandments, whatever) just to provide ourselves with a little comfort against the possibility of our next door neighbour breaking down our door, cleaving us in two and ravaging the women. Because in the beginning we instinctively knew that might makes right, and that anything goes in the game of survival. But we also know that there is always someone stronger and smarter, just around the corner.

(sigh) Time for my meds, I think…

Comment on Where do ya draw the line? … I’m not telling you, I’m asking you. by chellie

chellie — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:26:52 +0000

but in all seriousness i find the whole situation bizarre. how can anyone presume to know anotherÂ´s mind? or their heart? or their … preferences?

and what makes the immoral immoral anyway? christian culture? modern-day society? how can we stomach standing in judgment of someone when we are all guilty of crossing these lines at some point or another?

maybe all these protesters have a shakespearean subconscious - maybe they are protesting just a little too much.

i am so sick of this every day censorship. but would the alternative be any better?

Comment on Where do ya draw the line? … I’m not telling you, I’m asking you. by chellie

chellie — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:22:49 +0000

now where would we be without you bringing the tone down into the gutter a bit more, Mike? :p

Comment on Where do ya draw the line? … I’m not telling you, I’m asking you. by Mike

Mike — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:51:32 +0000

Well… Apparently the line (in the legal sense) comes down to the intent. If the intent is to produce a work of art, then it’s not pornography. If the intent is to produce an image intended for the sexual arousal of the viewer, then it’s pornography. I don’t agree that it’s so simple, myself, but apparently this is how the law sees the issue.

How do you gauge the intent of the audience? There’s the rub (pardon the really bad pun). How do you separate the bona fide art lover from the bona fide sicko that just wants to perve at pre-pubescent boobies? Have CCTV cameras checking for a wet patch???

Comment on Where do ya draw the line? … I’m not telling you, I’m asking you. by Alex

Alex — Tue, 27 May 2008 09:39:32 +0000

I think that’s a really good question Michelle. I think it generally comes down to the maturity of the individual, as some 25 year olds are less mature than some 12 year olds :-) I alwys thought there should be some kind of test you could take to prove that you are ‘mature’ enough to drink, vote, have sex etc…although exactly who is mature enough to create the test in the first place!!??

Comment on darkness preferable, comfort found again by evelyn

evelyn — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:21:28 +0000

Sure, not wanting to bring another person into a world already stretched on resources just to carry on the family line and have your little grab at ill-thought out immortality, yep that’s the selfish way.

Not to say, of course, that having children is an *entirely* selfish act but its so far from the altruistic ideal generally presented its not funny.

But on other news we’re coming back for a holiday Sept/Oct :) Its going to be great to see you again!

Comment on darkness preferable, comfort found again by Steve

Steve — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:31:41 +0000

I love it when people say stupid things that they can’t back up.
Not having children is selfish. Preposterous!

Moving house for you guys is like crack, isn’t it?

Comment on darkness preferable, comfort found again by Alex

Alex — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:12:23 +0000

I don’t think it is selfish to not want children. Wanting them for the wrong reasons is what is actually selfish. Not wanting them is being self-aware.

Comment on darkness preferable, comfort found again by Mike

Mike — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:59:38 +0000

;) Welcome back…

Comment on dream a little dream by chellie

chellie — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:38:19 +0000

seriously? if i had dreams like that, i’d worry someone had drugged me :)

Comment on dream a little dream by india

india — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 05:51:18 +0000

…self reliance?

I don’t know :( - all my dreams recently have been about growing plants and veggies - sunny happy dreams with fluffy clouds.

(shrug) if only our brains would tell us what is wrong, life would be so much easier ;)

Comment on dream a little dream by chellie

chellie — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:13:21 +0000

yeah, makes sense.

i always feel helpless in the dreams. and frustrated that no body is trying to help me get to where i need to go. but they’re not being mean to me (in these dreams), just are preoccupied with their own stuff.

hmmm … that’s a bit deep, isn’t it?

Comment on dream a little dream by india

india — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:45:20 +0000

:) stress dreams - your unconcious is reflecting these situations to you to show you what it wants help with. It uses those things to remind you that you need to work somthing, probably not somthing simple like chronic worrying or feeling unreliable, it’s normally the result of these emotions; self-worth maybe? who knows. often if you explore exactly how you feel in the dream i.e. how running late/leaving things behind makes you feel about yourself in the situation you can pin point what the dream is aimed at.
All my worry dreams pointed to insecurity about myself - because in the real world if I was running late it isn’t a drama, shit happens - you miss flights, turn up to dinner 10mins late etc friends/boss understand - it’s because of your environment that you were late - not because of what sort of person you are.

anyway ramble ramble ramble….

india

Comment on Death and disaster only make me love you more by Mike

Mike — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:52:53 +0000

(laugh) Why, thank you! ;) It’s nice to be remembered.

Comment on Death and disaster only make me love you more by chellie

chellie — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:21:20 +0000

by the way, happy birthday for the other day :)

Comment on Death and disaster only make me love you more by chellie

chellie — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 02:06:30 +0000

hehe, thanks :)

funnily enough, blogging about it made me feel significantly better, so now i’m not so depressed about it.

and then, that in itself makes me realise how lame i am :)

Comment on Death and disaster only make me love you more by Mike

Mike — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:31 +0000

(cuddle)

Comment on I’m going back to mine. by Mike

Mike — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:01:07 +0000

lol… PORK!!! lol… :)

Comment on when the rage in me subsides by Mike

Mike — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 04:57:28 +0000

Hmmm… Teenage girl. Bikini. Eyesight. Perv. I have no problem with this. It’s the natural order of things. (nods muchly).

Comment on random thoughts by Robert

Robert — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:52:24 +0000

> 4. if i hadnâ€™t changed schools in year 11, i could be living where i grew up,
> married to a guy who wore wife-beaters, working the check-out, with 3+
> children. and it probably wouldnâ€™t have bothered me.

Don’t believe that. You is you, no matter the surrounds. All it would mean is that you’d have had to travel further to meet Kurt.

Still woulda happened.

Comment on the Politic-King by Tancred

Tancred — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:04:27 +0000

The sad reality is that many Australians will end up with a lower house that does not represent their views or who they voted for. A winner-takes-all style of elections entrenches the two party system and ensures most people are not represented. Combine this with Australiaâ€™s unique 50%+1 threshold and the chances of getting new parties into the lower house are virtually zero.

Proportional Representation (PR) is used in many countries such as Germany, New Zealand, Norway and Scotland and means that many more votes count towards electing members. At the last Scotland elections there was a real drive from all 9 parties in my seat to get votes â€“ far more work than have ever seen on the ground for Australian elections. All parties door knocked us, talked to us about issues and every party knew that that getting a low level of votes across a region is enough to win one seat.

I have recently found that Australia does have a Proportional Representation Society but their website does not seem that active - http://www.cs.mu.oz.au/~lee/prsa/

I find the Australian democratic model very problematic at times. Voting is compulsory yet there is no options for citizens to force referendums on issues. Even electing party leaders is done by other politicians, unlike in other countries where the party members elect the party leader. I feel that over several generations itâ€™s a system thatâ€™s produced an electorate that is not really that interested in politics but also accepts that political change is something that just does not happen in Australia.

I wonder how many people would have bothered to vote at the last NSW state election if the option of not voting was there? Some seats saw 9% of enrolled voters not vote and there was almost no difference between the party â€“ neither had any decent policies nor any skills for running the state yet everyone knows one of two parties would end up in change, with a majority government.

Comment on random thoughts by Mike

Mike — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 22:40:18 +0000

Insightful! I like the lines from a Rolling Stones song…
“You can’t always get what you want,
You can’t always get what you want,
You can’t always get what you want,
But if you try sometimes you might find,
You get what you need.”

Don’t know why I like it so much. I guess it just speaks to me about how quite often what we want isn’t really anywhere near what we need. Don’t get me started on need vs want. I take particular exception to people using the word “need” when they really just “want”… ;)

Comment on pink ribbon scars by Mike

Mike — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 01:45:21 +0000

Congratulations on the wedding anniversary! Doesn’t seem like that long at all… :)

Mike

Comment on pink ribbon scars by Alex

Alex — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:59:36 +0000

Thanks Chelle! Hope you feel better soon. See you at Christmas!

Comment on pink ribbon scars by Sap

Sap — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 09:46:28 +0000

Gratz you two on your wedding anniversary. I hope you are feeling better soon.

/hugs Sap

Comment on disinterest. disinfect. by Sap

Sap — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 10:35:55 +0000

/hugs

Comment on cut away, clear away, snip away and sever by Mike

Mike — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:28:07 +0000

Well… True. I have known you to be a lot of things, but never hostile. (nods)

Duh back at ya.

Comment on cut away, clear away, snip away and sever by chellie

chellie — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 06:09:50 +0000

No HTML tags for you!

And when have you ever known me to be hostile? Hmm? I’m all sweetness and light.

And it’s not angst, it’s very serious business.

Well, it is angst, but it’s a different kind of angst. I used to get emo, now I’m older, I can’t be emo anymore, see?

Duh.

Comment on cut away, clear away, snip away and sever by Mike

Mike — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 05:45:05 +0000

Sorry for the dupe post… But there was _supposed_ to be a little (hide) thing at the end of my upper post, but in angle brackets… Seems like they are being stripped… Clarification to prevent hostility. ;)

Comment on cut away, clear away, snip away and sever by Mike

Mike — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 05:43:21 +0000

Angst? I thought you were over that?

Comment on cut away, clear away, snip away and sever by kurt

kurt — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 20:32:09 +0000

Alex, it’s probably best to work on the assumption that he is talking about one of his *other* wives’ mothers.

Not your mother. He loves your mother.

Comment on cut away, clear away, snip away and sever by Alex

Alex — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 08:13:46 +0000

Nice one Steve

Comment on cut away, clear away, snip away and sever by Steve

Steve — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:23:00 +0000

Except for all the positive stuff, that sounds like my mother inlaw.

Comment on and then there was … well, us. by Steve

Steve — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 05:55:40 +0000

we get in on Christmas eve I think and stay until the 10th of January.

Comment on and then there was … well, us. by chellie

chellie — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 02:24:22 +0000

awww, thanks Sap.

interestingly enough, the night before I got this comment I had a dream in which you came over to visit us :)

we’re okay, just busy. and when we’re not working, we’re sleeping. or playing with robots / radio controlled things :)

Comment on and then there was … well, us. by chellie

chellie — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 02:22:15 +0000

We wouldn’t miss your visit for the world.

What days are you here?

Comment on and then there was … well, us. by Steve

Steve — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 08:20:41 +0000

I hope you can take a break to see us in December.

Comment on and then there was … well, us. by Sap

Sap — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 07:56:37 +0000

And the people left in that world far away missed those that worked in the shop so they replied to the blog entry just to say /wave miss you guys heaps, I hope RL is not getting you too down and that the robots haven’t taken over your house.

Comment on i sought refuge in a house on fire by Robert

Robert — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:36:23 +0000

> not everyone at that age looks old. he does. must be wrinkles from frowning so > much.

I think it has more to do with the copious amounts of drugs and alcohol he has ingested.

Funnily enough though, the same thing has helped me maintain my baby-soft skin, and sunny demeanour.

He’s obviously taking norti drugs, like tobacco, not nice drugs, like candy.

Comment on warning: contains extremely cute cat pictures by Steve

Steve — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 07:27:29 +0000

Warrior maybe. Poet, no.

Comment on warning: contains extremely cute cat pictures by chellie

chellie — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 23:20:56 +0000

I would’ve thought it would’ve melted the ladiez hearts!!

like Rollins said: ” … then youâ€™ll let your faÃ§ade down and show me how sensitive you are. The muscular, scarred, sinewy exterior is just there to protect the tender poet warrior who lives inside … ”

no? :)

Comment on warning: contains extremely cute cat pictures by Steve

Steve — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 22:24:35 +0000

I have no doubt that I am a huge man, because people that meet me say, ” Wow you’re huge.’
With huge, tough follows closely and so when one of the chicks at work busted me and the IT guys reading icanhascheezeburgers last month, they thought it was the end of the world. What was the world coming to when the huge troll that they avoided at work laughed at cute cats with witty one liners attached.

Comment on i sought refuge in a house on fire by Steve

Steve — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:35:47 +0000

It does sound like something I would do.

Is there someone behind you?

Comment on i sought refuge in a house on fire by chellie

chellie — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:23:59 +0000

Who was it making scary faces … My husband!

…and phone calls? … umm, you :)

Comment on i sought refuge in a house on fire by Steve

Steve — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:57:40 +0000

Who was it making scary faces and phone calls?

Comment on you thought asking would get you somewhere by chellie

chellie — Mon, 28 May 2007 21:18:26 +0000

Strange rooms are definitely overrated. :)

Comment on what do you do when you’re too old + too caucasian? by chellie

chellie — Mon, 28 May 2007 21:07:08 +0000

it used to work. :(

Their names are Ava and Mia Rose, and there’s an article about it here. http://www.fleshbot.com/sex/sisters/

Comment on what do you do when you’re too old + too caucasian? by Mike

Mike — Mon, 28 May 2007 10:15:23 +0000

Ummm… Er. Just wanted to say that the link you dropped for the “two porn star sisters” didn’t work. Erm. Do you have another? ;) (Now I have gone all “testosteroney”)

Comment on you thought asking would get you somewhere by Shannon

Shannon — Thu, 24 May 2007 23:22:34 +0000

Our home does not have a strange room. I have strange room envy.

Comment on you thought asking would get you somewhere by chellie

chellie — Thu, 24 May 2007 03:32:20 +0000

my sims like it okay, they just get angsty because there’s only one bathroom. i end up constantly renovating anyway - i like the change :)

Comment on you thought asking would get you somewhere by evelyn

evelyn — Wed, 23 May 2007 19:10:55 +0000

so how do your sims like it?

I made a copy of my apartment in the sims - everyone got stuck in the hallway. It was really weird seeing this is the largest place we’ve had in ages.

Comment on … and no one cares by mike

mike — Sun, 06 May 2007 19:34:26 +0000

Sure, don’t get me wrong. everyone needs help now and again. if you can help someone in need then do it. my point was that this problem has always existed, and it’s not just due to a lack of support these days. the world is a much smaller place than it used to be, with instant global communication - global up to the minute news - faster transport. i think we all feel the continual bombardment of information, a lot of it horrendous (war, crime, brutality, corruption). how much quicker do kids have to learn to cope with all of this?

Comment on … and no one cares by chelle

chelle — Wed, 02 May 2007 20:04:01 +0000

sure, but i don’t think that means we shouldn’t try to help prevent it …

most people go through wanting to top themselves at some point in their lives. i just find it really sad that these girls had each other and all they got out of it was dead. it makes me wonder what could’ve been if there’d be someone around for them to talk to.

i’m not naive enough to think suicide could be avoided entirely. i just feel really bad for them and wish things could’ve been different.

Comment on … and no one cares by mike

mike — Wed, 02 May 2007 19:10:17 +0000

Was going to say something profound here, but it really just sounded hollow and forced. Suicide has always been and always will be.

Comment on … and no one cares by chelle

chelle — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:32:35 +0000

having the best friends in the world or a boyfriend or whatever doesn’t stop the entire world from sucking when it’s something else that’s wrong … and that’s not just when you’re a teenager.

and i don’t believe it’s just hormones. everyone has hormones. not everyone kills themselves.

i don’t think anyone or anything needs to be blamed particularly, but people shouldn’t sit on their hands either.

Comment on … and no one cares by Shannon

Shannon — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 06:34:53 +0000

I too can relate. I was miserable all the way through my teens and into my twenties. I was very lonely and wanted exactly the type of friendship these girls had.

Even though I don’t miss though years, sometimes I wish I wasn’t so level-headed and practical now that I have wisdom. Sometimes, just sometimes, I wish I could have my head in the clouds again.

Comment on … and no one cares by Alex

Alex — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:46:58 +0000

I definitely relate too, but what I don’t really understand is that these girls at least had each other and at least one of them had a boyfriend. I don’t blame the media or parents or anything except a simple chemical imbalance called adolescence. When I remember how extreme everything felt when I was an adolescent it now seems impossible, but at the time everything was so much more vivid (both bad and good) than today. Being a teenager sux!

Comment on it’s plain what i’m supposed to be by Steve

Steve — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 05:22:07 +0000

I had a go. Let’s see if it worked or if it cropped it in a shit way that I seemed to have no control over.

Comment on it’s plain what i’m supposed to be by chelle

chelle — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:29:36 +0000

looks good, jai :)

Comment on it’s plain what i’m supposed to be by Jaime

Jaime — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 05:40:40 +0000

Well I’ve signed up, I’ll be interested to see if it works :)

Comment on it’s plain what i’m supposed to be by kurt

kurt — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:27:06 +0000

it’s worth noting that sometimes the custom gravatars don’t show up - just the default star thingy does. I’d love to tell you why, but I have no idea. I’m fairly confident it’s nothing I’ve done wrong.

Comment on it’s plain what i’m supposed to be by chelle

chelle — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:21:37 +0000

see? :)

Comment on collapses all my truth again by d

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:43:19 +0000

HELLO alliance they r so gay! only gay plays alliences in the warcraft worlds?? if your alliane then are you gay??? we are thinking SO

please for hugs

Comment on i’m well aware of how it aches by Steve

Steve — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 02:10:18 +0000

Don´t leave Chris alone in your wierdly shaped flat or you will find the hounds of Tindalos in your laundry the next morning.

Comment on i’m well aware of how it aches by Shannon

Shannon — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 09:19:12 +0000

That totally sucks about the move. Finding new places to live is so stressful. We want to move but can’t find anything better we can afford. Hope the weirdly shaped flat turns out to be ok.

Happy Birthday Kurt!!!

Comment on “I wish it need not have happened in my time.” by Steve

Steve — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 05:22:09 +0000

Nonsense! If your wishes aren’t coming true then you aren’t wishing hard enough.

Comment on no reason to be found by Steve

Steve — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 09:44:23 +0000

I dread the thought of moving to wherever we move to next. Moving overseas is a real pain in the arse.

Comment on no reason to be found by mike

mike — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 17:52:16 +0000

ick. I hate moving. I didn’t move house for the first 26 years (or so) of my life and once I did, it seemed like I was moving every 6 to 12 months.

And it just seems that no matter how much shit you throw out, you still have mountains and mountains of shit…

I now have a rule… Anything that is still packed by them time you next move, gets thrown away. If you haven’t needed it in the last 6 (or 12 months), you don’t need it anymore.

Comment on no reason to be found by jaime

jaime — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:45:42 +0000

Pictures! We want a virtual tour when you get a chance!

sucks that you have to move but it sounds really good.

Comment on collapses all my truth again by kurt

kurt — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 00:18:25 +0000

upon re-reading my last comment, it sounds like my Rogue’s name is Mike.

It isn’t. The comment is directed at Mike. Just thought I should clear that up. :)

Comment on it’s just a brave new world by Jaime

Jaime — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 19:30:10 +0000

There are alot of idiots in WoW aren’t there. However vanguard looks pretty crap.

Would love to meet Winston in person.

Don’t abolish sleep, its that thing that helps you play games the next day as apposed to not. Also, how much fun would work be with no sleep?! Its a nightmare, thats why i don’t do that no more.

Hope your well chelle

Comment on collapses all my truth again by kurt

kurt — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:25:22 +0000

sorry for the alliance bashing Shan - it just amuses my small mind :)

We play on Frostmourne these days - Oceania PVP realm. Horde side.

It is one of the few servers where Horde outnumber Alliance, and being an Oceanic realm, there are a LOT of Australians, so there are always heaps of people on when we are. We’re in a very active guild too, so that’s great.

Mike, my current main is a rogue, and I find it a lot of fun - heartily recommend it. Have also 60′d a hunter a long time ago, which was also great fun. Never enjoyed mages much, but I have a 40 Warlock who is keeping me amused.

Comment on i will be with you for the rest of your miserable days by chelle

chelle — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:53:50 +0000

it’s alright, i’m sure i’ll find it again.

whoomp, dere it is.

Comment on i will be with you for the rest of your miserable days by Jaime

Jaime — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 13:16:31 +0000

Dangit, you beat me to it mike.

Apathy stocks have been skyrocketing lately, i’d wait til prices become more affordable :)

Comment on i will be with you for the rest of your miserable days by mike

mike — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:36:51 +0000

Run out of angst?!?!? ;)

Comment on collapses all my truth again by mike

mike — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 18:53:06 +0000

Ummm… Alliance. ;) My first toon was an orc (i think) warrior… got boring pretty fast. Second was a gnome mage. Also got boring pretty fast. Am now a night elf rogue (cliche, I know) and am having the most fun with this.

Comment on collapses all my truth again by Shannon

Shannon — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 07:55:40 +0000

What’s with all this "alliance-bashing"?! There’s nothing wrong with playing alliance. Its nice to play when other people are playing too. I try playing horde but there are no other players on.

Do you guys play hordees on gilneas at all? My warlock "lizbathory" (lvl 20) is looking for friends.

Which server are your mains on now?

Comment on issues of child abuse by chelle

chelle — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 09:14:38 +0000

i believe the main issue with smacking comes when the parent smacks the child out of anger instead of discipline.

[also, i don't think implements are appropriate, such as a wooden spoon or a belt, because i don't think a person can accurately gauge the power behind the strike]

personally, i would avoid smacking my child at all were i to have children, particularly when they were still under school age.

but i understand, and appreciate your point of view. i don’t expect all people to share my particular brand of belief :)

Comment on issues of child abuse by steve

steve — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 23:19:40 +0000

From the article you linked:

"…a child beaten often and deprived of loving physical contact would quickly pick up the language of violence."

This is clearly obvious, but banning smacking? I think it is a large step to go from a smack on the bottom when a child does something dangerous to administering beatings as a form of mastering your child.

Banning smacking sounds like an attempt control everyone so the minority doesn’t get out of control and reincarnate Hitler.

I’m sure people have successfully raised children without smacking. I am sure some parents go completely overboard into what you could only call abuse. However there is a middle ground where I intend to go when bringing up any future children I have.

Comment on collapses all my truth again by kurt

kurt — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:17:54 +0000

What classes have you been playing, Mike? What did you roll?

And please, tell me you’re not playing filthy Alliance.

Sure, I used to play Alliance, but I saw the error in my ways, and reformed. :)

Also, with the story/grind thing - I think it helps a lot if you are familiar with, and interested in, the pre-WOW Warcraft lore. As gaming lore goes, it’s fairly cohesive, and makes a decent story.

Comment on collapses all my truth again by chelle

chelle — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:18:12 +0000

how would i know how you play in a team? i just know most people i’ve teamed with are very irritating, but some are worth it.

good luck with your new toon :)

Comment on collapses all my truth again by mike

mike — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 23:35:01 +0000

lol. Is that a (not so) subtle way of saying that I don’t play well in a team??? ;) Yes, well… True as that may be, I am trying… Started (yet) another character the other day. Am enjoying this one more than the last two…

Comment on collapses all my truth again by chelle

chelle — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:35:32 +0000

btw, mike, a big part of it is about teaming up with people, hence the MMO bit. lots and lots of quests are designed with groups in mind.

besides, teaming makes it more fun. if you find a good person. unfortunately, most people are crap :(

Comment on collapses all my truth again by chelle

chelle — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:33:17 +0000

i feel different about warcraft this time - a lot more positive for a start. the other day i started to feel it was a little grindy, so then we did some arathi basin + warsong gulch and now i’m happy again. can’t believe i didn’t pvp before - its so much fun :)

also, for me, i think its important to mix it up a bit, and not play too much in one go, otherwise i get bored because i have such a short attention span! that definitely helps prevent the grinding feeling.

it also helps that i have a rocking guild now, and play on an oceanic server. its a lot more fun :)

Comment on collapses all my truth again by Steve

Steve — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:08:41 +0000

You don’t have to grind the whole time with wOw, but you don have to grind a lot. I found it really boring by level 57.

Comment on collapses all my truth again by mike

mike — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:40:18 +0000

Hmmm… Well I _must_ be missing the point. I haven’t run into much of a story at all, in WOW? I don’t think of myself as terribly unobservant, normally. A few linked quests with vague back story - but no overall theme apart from the general Alliance vs Horde thing?

I keep running into quests that are very difficult either at my present level, or my present equipment level. Either way I have to go off and grind out levels or grind out cash to be successful. Maybe it wouldn’t be so, if I were not solo? Don’t know.

Maybe I just suck. ;)

Comment on collapses all my truth again by kurt

kurt — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 16:34:21 +0000

I find that WOW is only a grind if you make it so. If you let story tell itself, and follow it all, you sort’ve level up without noticing.

That said, some end-game elements are a bit grindy, but that’s a different kettle of fishies.

Comment on collapses all my truth again by mike

mike — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:36:49 +0000

How do you reconcile your loved ones with their behaviour? You don’t… Or can’t. Either way. Don’t even try. It’s an exercise in pure self flagellation. Just accept. It’s all you can do. Accept.
As for WOW… I signed up and played for a few days, solo pretty much. Got to level 18 (I think) and haven’t played since. Maybe I am missing the point, but the grinding is getting to me.

Comment on shimmy to the break of dawn by mike

mike — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 11:27:39 +0000

NUMBAH ONE!!!

(me neither)

Comment on shimmy to the break of dawn by meesh

meesh — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 23:33:00 +0000

SUPERGREG!!!!

(sorry.. i couldn’t resist)

Comment on shimmy to the break of dawn by mike

mike — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 20:49:02 +0000

I have only just started playing WOW… Am finding it enjoyable, if a little odd (not used to this MMORPG stuff). Particularly finding things difficult as I tend to be soloing all the time. I did join a guild though, and they seem to be pretty helpful…

Comment on in the jungle by chelle

chelle — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 18:16:12 +0000

nahh, on a pvp server. so when t.b.c comes out, i’ll get to make a blood elf, but not a draenei (cos you can’t make toons of different factions on the same pvp server). if i make a draenei, it might be on gilneas though. if i do, i’ll let you know :)

i’m still having trouble with the idea of a blood elf paladin though … i suppose if they’re really spiritual … meh, i dunno :)

Comment on in the jungle by Shannon

Shannon — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 13:12:47 +0000

yay your back on wow. Are you on gilneas still? I’ve been playing lotsa wow now that I am an invalid. I will definitely be rolling up a hordee when the expansion comes out - blood elf baby!!!

Comment on in the jungle by chelle

chelle — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 08:28:25 +0000

i don’t think customs would be terribly happy about that :)

Comment on in the jungle by Tancred

Tancred — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 07:40:35 +0000

Winston teh Rox00rs!
pls send fried dough at once!
T

Comment on you’ll be godlike by Tancred

Tancred — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 02:57:46 +0000

Happy Birthday!
I know the date now :)

Comment on you’ll be godlike by Irena

Irena — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:15:38 +0000

ooops - I do have you birthday on my calendar at home and had all intentions to drop you a line…so,
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!

We can have yet another birthday drink on Friday :)

Comment on mein herz brennt by Jaime

Jaime — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 06:02:12 +0000

Happy Birthday Chelle.

One day technology will work in my favour and actually remind me when someones birthday is coming up.

Comment on you’ll be godlike by chelle

chelle — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 15:53:43 +0000

yeah yeah, sure sure. :)

Comment on the genius of apoptygma berzerk by chelle

chelle — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 15:53:08 +0000

e, just remember "apb" or "apop" - that’ll get you by easily enough :p

Comment on you’ll be godlike by mike

mike — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 08:27:08 +0000

Happy belated birthday! I will remember the date in future, promise… ;)

Comment on the genius of apoptygma berzerk by evelyn

evelyn — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 04:39:49 +0000

So, good time had by all?

Thanks to you, and youtube, I’d call myself a fan - if I thought I could remember their name for longer than it will take me to type this.

Comment on the genius of apoptygma berzerk by kurt

kurt — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 22:58:25 +0000

Al - and anyone else interested for that matter - there are a few photos from the gig on my flickr account:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/brokengod/sets/72157594422828534/

Comment on the genius of apoptygma berzerk by Alex the Organiser

Alex the Organiser — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 22:20:23 +0000

It’s a shame we couldn’t be there, but I’m really glad you had a great time :-) Maybe next time…

Comment on you’ll be godlike by chelle

chelle — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 11:12:55 +0000

aww, thanks :)

miss you guys too!

Comment on you’ll be godlike by Shannon

Shannon — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 09:46:23 +0000

Happy Birthday!!! Sorry we couldn’t be there to celebrate with you. Glad to hear the AB concert was so. Would have loved to have been there!

Also, we miss you heaps!