Thread of Positivity and General 'Oh Yeah!'

[FrozenSoul80]

Fill this thread with sugar, spice and all things nice.

[St@ckboy]

The best thread ever is baaack!!

Also, my band is having our EP Launch at The Zoo in The Valley, Brisbane, tonight.

The Estates, with Lion Island and Jake Rush and the Bad Habits.

Pretty much the coolest thing that has ever happened to me. Headlining at The Zoo on a friday night is a pretty big privalege.

[Laveidem]

So I've been listening to Girls Generation lately, you may know them as SNSD.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgA3ESg8TNA

Relevant to OP. :D

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

I got my Jay Bird bluetooth headphones today.

And it's my birthday. For real this time.


EVERYBODY PEP ME oh wait nevermind.

[AranchineD]

BLAKE'S BACK and now I've managed to get out of his 100 Days Of Nep cycle. HOORAY

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

I was nepping you?


NEP ALWAYS FINDS A WAY!

[texta]

My partner was offered a job at the hospital we wanted today. 30 places and 200 applicants so it's pretty awesome.


Also last Saturday at footy one of my team mates had a heart attack and my partner coordinated CPR and saved his life. She's officially a hero.

[Twisted Conspiracy]

I'm posting on Hyper. That's positive enough.

[Jickle]

My partner was offered a job at the hospital we wanted today. 30 places and 200 applicants so it's pretty awesome.


Also last Saturday at footy one of my team mates had a heart attack and my partner coordinated CPR and saved his life. She's officially a hero.

You got back together with your partner? Also a positive!

[Mr Incredible]

I amazingly found a 32GB black iPhone for sale in WA today! I think it may have been the last one too! After waiting for such a long time to move from my iPod Touch and into an iPhone... I'm pretty nonchalant about the whole thing.

I mean I haven't even opened it yet! Normally I rip open shiny new gadgets as soon as I get them home!

Maybe it's the fact that they're going for $1300 on eBay at the moment... and I'm only paying $240 for it over the next two years. And seriously my little W850i is working fine after two and a half years of rock solid performance. But on the other hand, only carrying one device around with me is something I've been looking forward to for ages!

Ho hum... It's not the worst situation to be in though!

Any thoughts?

[lucypie]

Tunnelcow.

[Mike-Towns]

Lately iv'e had a new ornament onto of my monitor.

My sleeping kitty.

^_^.

[Dunkurtin]

Started learning how to use the bobcat at work today. So much fun. >_<
And apparently im a natural! =D

[Laveidem]

I've always wanted a sleeping Mike-Towns on my monitor. Jealoussss. :(

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

You got back together with your partner? Also a positive!

He doesn't mean beast, he means his female companion.

[Mike-Towns]

I've always wanted a sleeping Mike-Towns on my monitor. Jealoussss. :(

For $30 you could.

[/backslash]

I now have new internet, the ping is pretty terrible but the download speed is 15 times faster for $5 less per month! :D

http://www.speedtest.net/result/519343674.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[Twisted Conspiracy]

Started learning how to use the bobcat at work today. So much fun. >_<
And apparently im a natural! =D
Didn't you say you work at a cemetery...?

@ /backslash... Sorry to sound n00bish, but wtf is ping?

[Dunkurtin]

Didn't you say you work at a cemetery...?

@ /backslash... Sorry to sound n00bish, but wtf is ping?

Yes, I work at a cemetery.

[Second]

Life is awesome. I have a good paying job, a nice routine and I'm fit and healthy! What more could I want from life?!



Started learning how to use the bobcat at work today. So much fun. >_<
And apparently im a natural! =D

Don't you need a specific high risk work license to use it, or does it follow the forklift "trained supervisor" rules?

[Dunkurtin]

Life is awesome. I have a good paying job, a nice routine and I'm fit and healthy! What more could I want from life?!





Don't you need a specific high risk work license to use it, or does it follow the forklift "trained supervisor" rules?

Trained supervisor. In fact i was told i wouldn't be able to get on the ticket course unless i got some experience first.

[Second]

Trained supervisor. In fact i was told i wouldn't be able to get on the ticket course unless i got some experience first.

I assumed there would have been a full training course, but either makes sense.

Anyways, awesome! I want to learn to drive more plant equipment. ^_^

[Spudzilla]

Life is awesome. I have a good paying job, a nice routine and I'm fit and healthy! What more could I want from life?!

Sex from a willing partner.

[Second]

Sex from a willing partner.

I enjoy the struggle more.

[Dunkurtin]

I assumed there would have been a full training course, but either makes sense.

Anyways, awesome! I want to learn to drive more plant equipment. ^_^

Yeah I'm in the process of getting as many tickets as I can out of work while I'm here. Once the bobcat is out the way that leaves only the truck and excavator.

[Twisted Conspiracy]

Yes, I work at a cemetery.
Fair enuff. ;)

[Second]

Yeah I'm in the process of getting as many tickets as I can out of work while I'm here. Once the bobcat is out the way that leaves only the truck and excavator.:O
LR, MR or HR? Who cares! Get whatever you can, they can be expensive to get training in yourself.

[/backslash]

@ /backslash... Sorry to sound n00bish, but wtf is ping?
Ping is like the delay/lag you get whilst playing online games

[Spudzilla]

red bars 4 u

[Twisted Conspiracy]

Ping is like the delay/lag you get whilst playing online games

Ohh... Cheers buddy. ;)

[Dorkify]

While out last night, my ex slapped me and started shouting at me. Today, I found out that I apparently flipped her the bird while making out with another chick.

Awesome.

[Second]

Dorkify, still a stud muffin.

[St@ckboy]

Having a dinner party tonight to celebrate my bands new EP, and I've got a sweet new girlfriend.

[Second]

Going to the Bezza tonight for my brother's gf's 21st. Should be great fun.

[Dorkify]

Going to the Bezza tonight for my brother's gf's 21st. Should be great fun.

See you there!

[Joel]

my friend got back from jakarta the day the bombings occured. pretty lucky she didn't stay the extra day.

[/backslash]

my friend got back from jakarta the day the bombings occured. pretty lucky she didn't stay the extra day.
My friend has a house in Bali right next to Jakarta but luckily she's in Bangkok although earlier this week she had to deal with earthquakes that lasted for a couple of minutes

[Xanafalgue]

I cleaned my entire apartment today, it is now spotless (for the next hour AT LEAST).

[Mike-Towns]

Just ate pasta.

Pasta is great.

[Clockw0rk]

There's a party going on in the flat. I'm drunk. People are dressed in 80s clothes. I'm posting on Hyper... why am I in my room?

[lucypie]

What the hell is the Bezza?

Also, rofl Dork. Awesome work.

[Second]

What the hell is the Bezza?

Also, rofl Dork. Awesome work.Berwick Inn (Pub? IDK).

[Spudzilla]

I'll be standing at the back of the room.

[Clockw0rk]

I'm smaaashed. I keep farting cos Woodstock gives me gas. But I leave the room every time so it gets blamed on someone else. I'm officially the master of the stealth fart.

[AranchineD]

Oh god Woodstock. Devil's liquid, that is. And not in a good way.

[Clockw0rk]

Just so you know, NZ woodstock tastes significantly different to Aus woodstock - as confirmed by several Expat friends of mine.

[AranchineD]

Oh good.

Because Aus Woodstock tastes like absolute crap.

[Clockw0rk]

NZ Woodstock is pretty much one of the best RTDs out there, in my opinion. Jim Beam Long Black is my favourite but that's NZ$17 for 4. Woodstock is NZ$30 for 18.
I only drink beer if I've had miracle fruit beforehand, so the bitter edge is taken off. It's actually pretty good if I'm out drinking with workmates or something and don't want to look like that pussy who doesn't like beer. I just take a sneaky miracle fruit and down all the Speight's I want.

[AranchineD]

Yes, you have drinks to drink once you're already drunk. Beer is one of these.

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

Pretty sure I'm in love with Emma Watson

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

I'll say hello to her big bushy ginger pubes

[Stevedore]

Get a good look at her chamber of secrets.

[Slippery]

Yes, you have drinks to drink once you're already drunk. Beer is one of these.
Manup Aran, you won't get the ladies with that attitude.

[AranchineD]

I wouldn't mind putting my name into her goblet of fire.

Manup Aran, you won't get the ladies with that attitude.

I'm investigating a new method: drinking straight scotch with Tonez.

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

She can cast spells on my wand

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

She can ride my school bus

[AranchineD]

I'd love to lay a philosopher's stone on her chest.

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

I'd like to explore her deathly hollows

[Spudzilla]

I'd like to cast alohomora on her panties.

[AranchineD]

I'd penetrate her with my whomping willow.

[Spudzilla]

I'd like to grab her Golden Snitch

[Stevedore]

I would enjoy having sex with her.

[AranchineD]

I'd Stevedore her Spudzilla.

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

GIVE THIS WOMAN A THREAD (caps)

[Stevedore]

I suppose the old one Moggo made is gone? It was the shit.

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

Only Moggo can re-make the thread

[Clockw0rk]

Some guys went outside and caught a rabbit. It definitely looks domesticated (photos later) so I've no idea how it ended up in our backyard. Anyway, we've called the SPCA and they're on their way. Hopefully it gets back to its owners.

[AranchineD]

SPECIES IS ON CHANNEL 7!

Hot alien sex time it is. )h(

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

Littering and

[Cerebral]

$60 in tips tonight.

Get money

+

Get paid

[incompatible with life]

Posting during night shift.

And no major emergencies happening during said night shift.

[Second]

My younger brother proposed to his girlfriend at her 21st last night. I will have a new little sister!

NZ Woodstock is pretty much one of the best RTDs out there, in my opinion. Jim Beam Long Black is my favourite but that's NZ$17 for 4. Woodstock is NZ$30 for 18.
I only drink beer if I've had miracle fruit beforehand, so the bitter edge is taken off. It's actually pretty good if I'm out drinking with workmates or something and don't want to look like that pussy who doesn't like beer. I just take a sneaky miracle fruit and down all the Speight's I want.

You should get Jacqui to grab you some AU Woodstock while she's over here, so you can properly compare.

[texta]

Had a pretty great time out last night. We had a suprise party for the chief of staff at my work who's been there for 20 years.

It was pretty awesome to hear stories about the early years and hobnob with judges and politicians. Plus my boss's house was tres nice. Instead of a walk in pantry he had an art storage thing like you see in the back room of art galleries.

[AranchineD]

I will have a new little sister!

:samneill:

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

walk in pantry

I read that as wank in pantry and thought you left a surprise for your boss.

[Stevorooni]

It's been a nice day today, as in sun shining and a nice breeze as opposed to being too cold and wet. I mowed the lawns. MLIA

[Big Kev]

I found an old beer recipe I thought I had lost. Thank ****ing christ.

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

HOW HARD IS BEER and WHY DID THEY PATCH THE ALLCAPS WORKAROUND?!

[Clockw0rk]

So... party aftermath. One broken window, one confused bunny rabbit, and one almost full yard glass:

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/3617/bunnys.jpg

The bunny was found bouncing around our backyard, turned out that it escaped from our neighbours and it was clearly very used to people - it probably heard all the racket and came to say hi. Some of the more drunk girls naturally flew into a panic when a helpless animal turned up, but thankfully it was all resolved.

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/2909/img0246y.jpg

The Yardy has been going for a while now - all bottle caps are put into it when we're drinking, once it's full to the top whoever puts the last one in before it won't hold any more has to drink a yard. The bottle caps were about 2/3 up the neck when we started drinking last night.

I cbf'd posting a broken window because, well, it's just a broken window.

[IRS]

AFL Dream Team ranking

overall ranking: 12 of 287,368

[AranchineD]

Things that are like crack #8439 : Darrell Lea Chocolate Aniseed Rings

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

After giving up on finding two articles I wrote for the Hyperactive 3.1 site back in 2002 (**** knows when they disappeared off my hard drive) it occurred to me today to check http://web.archive.org/. And I found them. Also found the Christmas bots I did for the main site.

http://i348.photobucket.com/albums/q321/fishfishmonkeyhat/Temp/dreamcast0.gifhttp://i348.photobucket.com/albums/q321/fishfishmonkeyhat/Temp/hypervision0.gifhttp://i348.photobucket.com/albums/q321/fishfishmonkeyhat/Temp/nintendo0.gifhttp://i348.photobucket.com/albums/q321/fishfishmonkeyhat/Temp/pc0.gifhttp://i348.photobucket.com/albums/q321/fishfishmonkeyhat/Temp/playstation0.gifhttp://i348.photobucket.com/albums/q321/fishfishmonkeyhat/Temp/xbox0.gifhttp://i348.photobucket.com/albums/q321/fishfishmonkeyhat/Temp/forums0.gif

Couldn't find the forum logo I did with the xmas lights around it, so if you happened to be poking around the forum archives (quite a bit saved there) and find it let me know.

GO FIND YOUR FIRST POST!

Then add them all up and demand they be added to your post count.

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/3617/bunnys.jpg


More bunny rabbit pics

[Mike-Towns]

Nawww rabbit :D

[Clockw0rk]

I'll post some tonight. Got a few hundred photos to sift through and upload, and one of the girls took about 2 hours of video so I'll need to steal that off her too.

[Bronze]

I start six weeks of paid summer holidays today.

Making plans to catch up with friends and go to Universal Studios Osaka, then heading to Kyoto to see some temples (and my own personal shrine, Nintendo HQ), checking out more historical sites and deer in Nara, then catching a bullet train to Hiroshima to catch up with another friend and explore the island of Miyajima.

Should be fun.

[texta]

Getting an $1800 tax return.

[Lazlow]

I should do mine tonight. There's about $4-4.5k withheld, so I'm hoping I'll get at least a grand.

[Surgeon.]

$1200 here. Low income earner ftw.

Used etax, because they sent me the cd-rom instead of a regular tax pack. tbh, I think I'd rather just use the tax pack than e-tax. I assumed it would be more streamlined, but it still would have been quicker to do it the old fashioned way.

[Second]

I was unemployed for a few months, so apparently I'll get most of mine back. Aw yea.

[Bronze]

I'm getting around $1200 back. Not too bad.

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

$1400.

[Spudzilla]

I just got my group certificates finally, so I'll be doing it tonight.

[Cerebral]

I get paid cash in hand (h)

:(

[Second]

I get paid cash in hand (h)

:(

"Protection Money"

[IRS]

Got offered a new job. Taking it.

It's only 3 days per week but I will still be making about the same amount of money. $35/hour for 3 10 hour days per week? **** YEAH

[texta]

$1200 here. Low income earner ftw.

Used etax, because they sent me the cd-rom instead of a regular tax pack. tbh, I think I'd rather just use the tax pack than e-tax. I assumed it would be more streamlined, but it still would have been quicker to do it the old fashioned way.

It was so easy with etax. Not only were all my details from last time saved, but of the three jobs I've had over the last financial year, 2 of them auto filled and so did my centrelink. All I had to do was add in my third job and my $299 uniform expenses and submit.

Literally took less than 5 minutes.

[Spazzallo]

$960 coming back to me with my tax return. Thank God because rego jumped out of nowhere this year, just after I blew all my money on a holiday.

[Lazlow]

Got offered a new job. Taking it.

It's only 3 days per week but I will still be making about the same amount of money. $35/hour for 3 10 hour days per week? **** YEAH

Nice work. Shits on what I make in five 8 hour days >_<

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

So I was just about to do my tax online, I didn't know you need to pay!? Maybe I'm at the wrong website.

[Newton]

I played GTA Chinatown Wars at work for three hours the other day. It was a good day.

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

So I was just about to do my tax online, I didn't know you need to pay!? Maybe I'm at the wrong website.

I noticed yesterday when I googled etax the first ad link for etax.com.au wasn't for the program.

You don't have to pay etax, no.

[Stevedore]

Had a sore as **** throat over the weekend and now I'm losing my voice. I sound all raspy and mean, it's mad sexy.

Should probably go to the doctor on my day off today but I just don't want to waste a day off like that.

[Spudzilla]

Guess who's hosting Raw next week!




































http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v346/SpeedFighter/Stuff/shaq-hed.jpg

[IRS]

copypaste

Got offered a new job. Taking it.

It's only 3 days per week but I will still be making about the same amount of money. $35/hour for 3 10 hour days per week? **** YEAH

Wow.

Day after I get offered another job. And I didn't even apply for the position. I just got cold called "hey I got recommended you, wanna come work for us"

It's kind of a rival company to my current(old) job.

[Lazlow]

The Fedor of robotics

[IRS]

Well, the job I was offered yesterday is a bit different. High voltage engineer for a construction company.

But Ruda would wet his pants, it's building a new air force base (well, maybe not, it's not a shipyard >_>). So there's tonnes of security check points and army dudes.

[texta]

Army dudes are like army ants right? Maybe you could build the whole base out of them.



Just thought I'd mention that my work hosts a free tax return service and if you need some help call up your local Federal Labor member because they might as well. Also etax can be downloaded from www.ato.gov.au

[Bronze]

Got my tax return last night.

Going to spend the rest of the day planning a short trip to Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, and Hiroshima, booking accommodation and planning out some sightseeing stuff. Definitely going to check out Universal Studios Theme Park in Osaka, and making a pilgrimage to Nintendo HQ in Kyoto (even though it's not open to the public, haha). Going to try and make the trip as random and entertaining as possible.

[Lazlow]

With that much planning, it doesn't sound very random.

Just jump on the next train that shows up. :D

[Adios]

$8,910 in scholarships for study in America :D .

Also got my ASG benefit fund of $800 today.

I am loooooviiing this!

[/backslash]

Got my tax return last night.

Going to spend the rest of the day planning a short trip to Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, and Hiroshima, booking accommodation and planning out some sightseeing stuff. Definitely going to check out Universal Studios Theme Park in Osaka, and making a pilgrimage to Nintendo HQ in Kyoto (even though it's not open to the public, haha). Going to try and make the trip as random and entertaining as possible.
Do a 'Yes Man' Jim Carrey move and just say "yes" to everything :p

[texta]

Do a 'Yes Man' Jim Carrey move and just say "yes" to everything :p

And to start this off, would you like to do the whole trip not wearing pants?

[Bronze]

As entertaining as that would be, I would really hate to be deported. ;)

[Second]

As entertaining as that would be, I would really hate to be deported. ;)

Shut up and take off your pants.

[twofivefour]

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/3617/bunnys.jpg

I was wondering where that rabbit got to!

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c392/twofivefour_kyo/franklin01.jpg

[FrozenSoul80]

That rabbit looks really pissed off.

[twofivefour]

That rabbit was awesome. Franklin Zappa, the dwarf lop.

We had her for 2 years. She escaped from her cage and couldn't be caught, lived as a free range rabbit for a month or so, and then disappeared.

[Super Mario]

Who thought of mixing sweet potato with normal potato and making a monster mash?
Me, that's who.

[Watchers]

Was it a graveyard smash?

*cough*

[FrozenSoul80]

His new recipe will catch on in a flash.

[Jickle]

I just met Big Kev. Awesome guy. Also devoured what has to be the world's biggest schnitzel. If I ever want to commit suicide all I'll need to do is go back and order two of them.

[Jay]

I'm assuming Kev went to beautiful churchy Adelaide and that you are not over here in grey grey Melbourne Jickle. Because if you're here and haven't hit me up for a beer I'll be most upset. :p

[Jickle]

No, Kev came here I'm afraid. Not_Matt came along and managed to inadvertantly horribly offend a friend's sister shortly afterwards. It was a good night.

[Jay]

haha, superb. Where the hell was D.C.? Weak D.C., very weak. Like the Port Adelaide midfield.

[Mike-Towns]

Not_Matt came along and managed to inadvertantly horribly offend a friend's sister shortly afterwards. It was a good night.

Explain :D.

[incompatible with life]

Just have 8 hours and then I finish night shift and have the week off. 4 days of which will be spent at Mt. Buller. Also planning on catching up with some friends and going to the Star Wars exhibit at Science Works.

[Azzaman]

No, Kev came here I'm afraid. Not_Matt came along and managed to inadvertantly horribly offend a friend's sister shortly afterwards. It was a good night.

Where was my invite? I would've totally not gone :p

[Dorkify]

I knew I was getting too much held from my pay but didn't realise how much til I just did my tax return. Should be getting over 3k back... That'll be nice.

[Second]

No, Kev came here I'm afraid. Not_Matt came along and managed to inadvertantly horribly offend a friend's sister shortly afterwards. It was a good night.

I want to make love to Not Matt. He's such a babe.

[Mike-Towns]

Some girl on my myspace just uploaded pics of her modeling in nudie magazines.

[incompatible with life]

Heading to the snow!

Also managed to get away with minimal sleep (about 4 hours total on the train) after night shift yesterday.

[Newton]

Heading to the snow!

Also managed to get away with minimal sleep (about 4 hours total on the train) after night shift yesterday.I was reading somewhere that people are more inclined to brag about depriving themselves of sleep (wearing it as a 'badge of honour' of sorts) than they are about getting a lot of sleep. They feel it shows that they work harder and don't have time to get a lot of sleep because they are such diligent, hardworking people.

Well I slept for twelve hours last night and averaged between nine and a half and ten and a half hours sleep every night last week while working on two websites, a corporate video and my part time job. Get that in ya!

[Spudzilla]

I was reading somewhere that people are more inclined to brag about depriving themselves of sleep (wearing it as a 'badge of honour' of sorts) than they are about getting a lot of sleep. They feel it shows that they work harder and don't have time to get a lot of sleep because they are such diligent, hardworking people.

Well I slept for twelve hours last night and averaged between nine and a half and ten and a half hours sleep every night last week while working on two websites, a corporate video and my part time job. Get that in ya!

Yeah, well I once slept for 22 hours straight without the assistance of any drugs. Straight edge sleeping, baby.

[Newton]

Yeah, well I once slept for 22 hours straight without the assistance of any drugs. Straight edge sleeping, baby.Bodacious!

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

I had a nanna nap from 12 this noon to just before 5.

http://i348.photobucket.com/albums/q321/fishfishmonkeyhat/Macros/OhhhBURNThanks.png

[Second]

I can't "oversleep" unless I'm on a couch. I seem to just drop off as soon as I lie down on one.

[jawsy]

Is anyone else watching Marbury's 24 hour live webcam? You should be.

[Lex]

I was reading somewhere that people are more inclined to brag about depriving themselves of sleep (wearing it as a 'badge of honour' of sorts) than they are about getting a lot of sleep. They feel it shows that they work harder and don't have time to get a lot of sleep because they are such diligent, hardworking people.


this is true.

[Sytadel]

Some asshole (hi teegs) decided to post a comment on my ex's album on facebook, so I got the pleasure of being reminded how attractive she is and how I'll never, ever, ever meet someone that makes me happy again.

[Dunkurtin]

Link to album?


Sorry, couldn't resist.

[dinopoke]

Goalkeeper is the only position in soccer where you know you are having a good game when you're doing nothing.

[Sytadel]

Link to album?


Sorry, couldn't resist.

If you're teegs' friend you can access it on your own! If not, then I can't link it.

Edit: Also, I posted this in the wrong thread. How freudian.

[Second]

Flaps 21st, immol8's 27th(?) party. Great night last night. I ate chocolate.

People commenting on my toned and sexy body after work on friday. Ego boost. (1)

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

Took Coco's 2 stitches out today.

Luckily for her I'm a Ph.D in Pep! (not recognised in the ACT)

[Theiffy]

Some asshole (hi teegs) decided to post a comment on my ex's album on facebook, so I got the pleasure of being reminded how attractive she is and how I'll never, ever, ever meet someone that makes me happy again.

If you don't want me talking to her, then i won't, just don't get shirty at me when i don't talk to her anymore! :P

You really really REALLY need to remember why you broke up with her in the first place. I'm not going to remind you on here, but you know exactly what she's like.

[Spudzilla]

Flaps 21st, immol8's 27th(?) party. Great night last night. I ate chocolate.

People commenting on my toned and sexy body after work on friday. Ego boost. (1)

I got more comments about my weight loss than you )1(

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

Congrats on the weight loss!

[Beinkasaurus Rex]

congrats on the pep loss!
come on nep me ****- OH WAIT YOU CANT AHAHAHAHAHAHHA

[Bronze]

I got invited out to a Japanese summer festival. Catching a train to Hirata, eating awesome food, and watching fireworks tonight.

Should be the first of many to come.

Oh, I also nailed down some plans for my trip to Kyoto and Osaka. Decided not to go to Hiroshima because of time and money constraints, but I'll make a weekend of it another time.

[Xanafalgue]

Do you live in Japan? What do you do there?

I like Burger Rings.

[HiredMan]

Speaking of Japan, I booked my flight to Osaka on Friday :) I'll be traveling with a mate of mine called David Boon (no shit).

We have dubbed the trip the "Pork Sword of the Samurai Tour of Booty 2009".

[Jay]

He has quite the legend to live up to, HM. Boony apparently put away 52 on a trip to London, so about half that to Japan should suffice.

[Bronze]

Do you live in Japan? What do you do there?

I've lived in Japan for just over four months now. I teach 208　高校一年生 (first-year High School students) and 50 高校三年生 (final-year High School students).

When I was approached by my company to live and work over here, I requested to be placed in a rural part of Japan so I could experience a different, more intimate side of the country and culture. And that's exactly what I've gotten so far.

I live in a small city called Sukumo, Kochi Prefecture (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=sukumo,+japan&sll=36.204824,138.252924&sspn=42.548567,93.076172&ie=UTF8&ll=32.927437,132.724457&spn=0.349838,0.727158&t=h&z=11&iwloc=A). It's at the south-western point of Shikoku (the smallest of Japan's four main islands). Shikoku is almost entirely covered in mountains, and is populated mainly on the northern fringe beside the inland sea. If you check that link, you'll see that my area is very sparsely populated, mainly in the shallow valleys between the mountains. It's clean, it's quiet, it's peaceful, and it's very beautiful (http://s418.photobucket.com/albums/pp269/buronzu/Ooshima/).

So yeah... In regards to my last post, I went to the Hirata summer festival tonight, and had a great time. Saw hundreds of my students in traditional yukata and kimono, had some awesome food, and the fireworks display went for almost half an hour.

AtrHH2ztSAA

I caught up with some of the teachers from my school and a few other Aussies that I know from the area. It was great to see them all again (because I'm on a six-week summer holiday at the moment).

Speaking of Japan, I booked my flight to Osaka on Friday :) I'll be traveling with a mate of mine called David Boon (no shit).

We have dubbed the trip the "Pork Sword of the Samurai Tour of Booty 2009".

Osaka is about six hours away by train (four hour local train to Okayama, and a two hour bullet train to Osaka). I might be able to catch you on a weekend if you're hanging around. ;)

[Tukenstein]

It's my birthday today! =D

I'm going to go find a copy of La Cité des Enfants Perdus and give it to myself as a present.

[AranchineD]

It's my birthday today! =D

And finally we have this reason for why the death of pep is such a tragedy. :(

[Tukenstein]

As an aside, I still find myself clicking on my User CP subconsciously. Maybe someday I'll break the habit.

[AranchineD]

Don't do it cold turkey man. I've been trying to kick the habit ever since the forums came back up...but I just can't stop. Every time I've read a thread it's there, those six letters staring at me, constantly, teasing me to do it just one more time, I COULDN'T HANDLE IT.

And then I died the second time.

[HiredMan]

Osaka is about six hours away by train (four hour local train to Okayama, and a two hour bullet train to Osaka). I might be able to catch you on a weekend if you're hanging around. ;)

Yeah, I should be around Osaka/Kobe for over a week, I'll let you know the details when they're organised. I get into Osaka on Saturday the 14th of December.

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

$1,498.65 turned up today from the ATO.

Handy.

[Clockw0rk]

Gonna be hitting F5 like a madman tomorrow - AC/DC tickets go on sale online at 9:00am.
I'm not paying trademe scalper prices so hopefully I'll manage to score one.

[Bronze]

Yeah, I should be around Osaka/Kobe for over a week, I'll let you know the details when they're organised. I get into Osaka on Saturday the 14th of December.

My current contract finishes on the 28th of December, then I'm heading off around Japan for a few weeks. How long you planning on staying for?

[HiredMan]

Ah shit, scratch that, I get into Osaka on the 14th of November and leave on the 13 of December. My mistake.

[Jay]

Superb television luck - the Geelong Hawthorn game is being replayed on One, with the first quarter and the last quarter being the only ones I really want to see and Footy Classified sitting perfectly in the middle hour. Haha, full win.

[Stevorooni]

I had a dream last night that I met HiredMan and Elpresidente in Japan and we were all leaving the hotel we were at to go and get some food but the hotel was a maze and we kept getting lost. Then I woke up. We never got dinner :(

[Jay]

That's an a-MAZE-ing dream Stevo. Now I'm hungry. :(

[HiredMan]

I had a dream last night that I met HiredMan and Elpresidente in Japan and we were all leaving the hotel we were at to go and get some food but the hotel was a maze and we kept getting lost. Then I woke up. We never got dinner :(

im in ur dreamz, eatin ur sushiz

[Clockw0rk]

October: Shihad, Airbourne, The Living End
February '10: AC/DC!

Got tickets for myself and the flatmates this morning. Woo!
Looking forward to the first BDO announcement in September.

[Halt, Hammerzeit]

October: Shihad, Airbourne, The Living End
February '10: AC/DC!

Got tickets for myself and the flatmates this morning. Woo!
Looking forward to the first BDO announcement in September.

I got tickets to see AC/DC in Perth. I didn't even have to queue or get on the website. I know a guy who knows a guy. Nudge nudge, wink wink, say no more!

[jawsy]

You blew some dude for tickets to AC/DC? Bummer, yo.

[Halt, Hammerzeit]

It was worth it, even if Wolfmother's lead singer and his new band are the supporting act.

[Bronze]

Made some hotel bookings this afternoon.

Heading off to Kyoto and Osaka for a week from Sunday. Should be fun. I love exploring by myself.

[incompatible with life]

Making crackling pork and it's crackling nicely in the oven. Just another 40 or so minutes now....

[Second]

Just come back from the doctor. Should be no more nose bleeds.

[Theiffy]

Today i came back from the doctors as well, and got my 2nd shot of the vaccine for cervical cancer. Yay for no cancer! :P

[Second]

MY NOSE FEELS WEIRD. I want to sneeze, but I don't.

[AranchineD]

Just come back from the doctor. Should be no more nose bleeds.


I'm going to choose to see innuendo in that post.

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

How does he smell?

TERRIBLE!

[incompatible with life]

Today i came back from the doctors as well, and got my 2nd shot of the vaccine for cervical cancer. Yay for no cancer! :P
Or at least until they discover in several years down the track that it actaully increases your risk of cancer :p

[Stevorooni]

That's an awful thing to joke about!

[Mike-Towns]

I'm sending an email to Today Tonight.

[Newton]

Grimshaw time!

EDIT: Or is she on A Current Affair? If so, I am going to email A Current Affair as well.

[incompatible with life]

That's an awful thing to joke about!

As opposed to this thread? (http://www.hyper.com.au/forums/showthread.php?t=19044)

[FrozenSoul80]

This Ramsey girl on Neighbours is good quality.

[Stevorooni]

As opposed to this thread? (http://www.hyper.com.au/forums/showthread.php?t=19044)

Everyone knows that celebrities don't count when it comes to being sensitive, we OWN celebrities so their feelings don't matter.

[AranchineD]

This Ramsey girl on Neighbours is good quality.

Like I've said before, DekDek totally killed Bridgetroll on purpose to hook in with her.

[dinopoke]

I'm sending an email to Today Tonight.

Please elaborate. ;)

[Sweating Bullets]

Looks like Kyle Sandilands might get fired.
*fingers crossed*

[texta]

Had a pretty great birthday.

Scored some awesome new footy boots plus a couple of ps3 games. I even bacon and eggs for breakfast and a cake.

Only downer is now I have to sleep on the couch because I'm not allowed to wear my boots to bed. :(

[Jay]

Looks like Kyle Sandilands might get fired.
*fingers crossed*

It looks like our work in the three bullets thread is done. :)

[PrattP]

Ordered my first book from The Book Depository! Really happy with them (thanks again watchers).

Now to see how quick it gets here! :D

[Jay]

Please tell me it was a Lee Harvey Oswald biography.

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Now to see how quick it gets here! :D
Takes about 5 working days or less for me and comes with a free bookmark!

[Jickle]

Ordered my first book from The Book Depository! Really happy with them (thanks again watchers).

Now to see how quick it gets here! :D

Was it The Lost Thing? >_>

Also that site is awesome.

[PrattP]

Takes about 5 working days or less for me and comes with a free bookmark!

Nice!

Was it The Lost Thing? >_>

Also that site is awesome.

Haha, no it wasn't. Though I do already own that marvel of a book. ;)

[Patdog]

Please tell me it was a Lee Harvey Oswald biography
Only to be crushed by the Jack Ruby biography in transport. :D


Pos: I actually feel all right.

[texta]

Yeah I picked up a couple of maths text books from there a few years ago. Around about 50% of what I'd pay for them here (so they were only $100 each :psyduck:). Pretty awesome.

[St@ckboy]

I was on Triple J yesterday morning, talking to Zan about Something for Kate's track Captain.

http://lansmash.com/sites/default/files/stackyontriplej-20090729.mp3

Also, my band went through to the second round of a band comp last night. Also, we are in the top 5 bands to Play at Sounds of Spring, along side The Living End, Tim Rogers, Tex Perkins and a slew of other awesome Australian bands.

[Clockw0rk]

1 litre of Woodstock in 43.75 seconds.

[Azzaman]

ok, it's half an hour later, is it safe to assume he's dead now?

[Bronze]

http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp269/buronzu/New/shiteisekiken.jpg

Just booked train tickets to Kyoto. Including reserved seats, it came to ¥15,710 one way ($198). Had some trouble understanding the 駅員 (station attendant) so I'll be working on train station vocabulary tonight I think. Got it all sorted though.

Leaving Monday morning for Kyoto, exploring for a few days, then heading to Osaka next Friday morning to catch up with friends and check out Universal Studios Japan.

[Theiffy]

I'm so jealous of you right now Bronze!! ><

[Clockw0rk]

ok, it's half an hour later, is it safe to assume he's dead now?
Alive and kicking and dizzy.

[Bronze]

I'm so jealous of you right now Bronze!! ><

Don't be. I can guarantee you that the heat and humidity right now would have you running for the nearest air conditioner. It took me 10 minutes to walk to the train station, 10 minutes back, and my clothes were drenched with sweat in that time. Sure I'll get used to it, but in the meantime... ugh.

Just realised I have eight minutes to change from my local train in Okayama to a nozomi shinkansen (bullet train) to Kyoto. Should be an interesting run through the station.

[Theiffy]

I'll trade you some cold weather for a little bit of the heat over there, then it's all even? :P

I heard about the bullet trains from my dad when he went there! He was also fluent in Japanese (and Russian, Spanish and a few other languages) D:

[Bronze]

The next in my series of strange food endeavours...

http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp269/buronzu/New/lemonvinegargreenteaplumsoda.jpg

Lemon Vinegar Kit Kat
Green Tea Coke
Plum Soda Kit Kat

Joining such previous favourites as Basil Pepsi and pickled plum potato chips (http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp269/buronzu/New/shisoume.jpg), Muscat Fanta (http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp269/buronzu/New/muscatfanta.jpg), and Salty Vanilla Kit Kats (http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp269/buronzu/New/IMG_0144.jpg).

Just had a lemon vinegar Kit Kat, and OH MY GOD they're delicious. Like a lemon merangue with a kick. Has a very strong, persistant (and pleasant!) after taste.

Plum soda Kit Kat... I can't even begin to describe it. The chocolate it's coated in is light green and has a peculiar taste. It's not like anything I've ever had before. It's intriguing, and the flavour changes in intensity with every chew. Very strange.

Green Tea Coke is incredibly subtle. It's got just the slightest taste of green tea. It's really quite nice. I very much prefer it over normal Coke.

Loving the wacky varieties that come out here on a weekly basis. Been grabbing anything that sounds potentially interesting.

[incompatible with life]

I've rediscovered that vegemite is an awesome midnight snack

[Ali G]

Green Tea Coke is incredibly subtle. It's got just the slightest taste of green tea. It's really quite nice. I very much prefer it over normal Coke.
I'm pretty sure I've seen that somewhere else before, but I can't remember whether it was here in Australia or when I was in Germany last year.

[Lazlow]

http://i26.tinypic.com/2z4xu15.gif

[AranchineD]

Holy **** MacGyver is on TV!

[Spudzilla]

Yes! Yes! Yes!

[BB2K]

'I saw her die'

[Sytadel]

Went down south for a wine tour with about a dozen girls from work. Good fun. It's taken me years to be desensitised to that kind of thing so I'm a bit proud of myself >_>

[Tukenstein]

I got a free copy of Ghostbusters today! F*** yeah! =D

[Slippery]

Sold a prize on eBay

Pure profit

[Surgeon.]

Sold a prize on eBay

Pure profit

Another couple and you can probably make up for all the money you've left at ATM's.

[Slippery]

:'(

I almost did it a second time the other day, had the urge to just walk away

[Watchers]

Who needs money? The fun part is pressing all of them there buttons.

[Dorkify]

Who needs money?

Can you buy me a diamond ring, my friend?

[Azzaman]

Who needs money? The fun part is pressing all of them there buttons.

I don't need money, I just follow Slip to atm's

[Slippery]

I'm heading to a Swanston St atm tomorrow, to keep it sporting I won't tell you which one.

$50 for whoever goes in behind me

[AranchineD]

Reading this thread upwards hurts my head.


"I'm heading to Swanston St at the moment tomorrow"???????????????

[Slippery]

Slightly edited to help those who start at the end

Edit: Actually that's not much better

[AranchineD]

Funnily enough if you said 'atm machine' the confusion would be lessened. :P

[Azzaman]

Turns out my Son had a fairly high temp (38.2 for those who want to know) and was shivering when I put him to sleep, but after juicing him up on panadol he had a pretty sound sleep. He just had a sheet and one blanket as well, so his temp dropped over the night.

*phew* Of course, I'm at work now *grumble* off to the Neg thread...

[St@ckboy]

2nd week of holidays, things are going well with my new girlfriend, and I'm off to buy new things from the drum shop. Life is sweet.

[Dunkurtin]

Knocked off at 12 today. Was supposed to be going down to uni to get my text books and other stuff ready for tomorrow but now i cbf. Going to put on a load of washing and go to Dome for lunch instead. =D

[Halt, Hammerzeit]

I'm effectively only working two days this week. I've been asked to help out at a career expo a high school is putting on on Wednesday, which is easy enough and different enough from my normal job not to seem like work, then on Thursday and Friday I have 'orientation', even though I've been working for TAFE for the past year.

[FrozenSoul80]

Talkin' 'bout Your Generation just keeps getting better and better.

[Lazlow]

Needs less Amanda Keller.

[FrozenSoul80]

Nikki Webster needs less clothes.

[Citizen Erased]

We need another Australian olympics.

[AranchineD]

Josh Thomas should be replaced with Angus Sampson.

I don't even care if it's the wrong generation for him.

[Jay]

Is Josh Thomas the blonde Generation Why dickhead?

[Watchers]

I like Josh Thomas. He's not overly funny, but he has a certain charm. Ross Noble should replace everyone bar Shaun though, really.

[Slippery]

I like Josh Thomas. He's not overly funny, but he has a certain charm. Ross Noble should replace everyone bar Shaun though, really.

Shaun should replace everyone bar none

[AranchineD]

Is Josh Thomas the blonde Generation Why dickhead?

Yes

I like Josh Thomas. He's not overly funny, but he has a certain charm. Ross Noble should replace everyone bar Shaun though, really.

Good idea

Shaun should replace everyone bar none

Better idea


GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE

[Bronze]

Woke up early this morning and caught a train/bus from Kyoto station to Kinkakuji Temple. Ran into a couple of lost Norwegian guys there, and we became good friends. We hung out for the rest of the day, made our way to Ryoanji Temple and its famous zen garden, went to the Kyoto International Manga Museum (which had a brilliant display on Japanese folklore monsters), went shopping in Bic Camera for videogames, checked out Fushimi Inari Taisho (one of the most amazing places I've ever been), then we went and had sushi and sake in one of the Geisha districts.

Brilliant day. Tomorrow's plans look just as good. Will post photos from this week once I get back home to Shikoku on Monday.

[Beinkasaurus Rex]

Went down south for a wine tour with about a dozen girls from work. Good fun. It's taken me years to be desensitised to that kind of thing so I'm a bit proud of myself >_>

Why did you have to lick one of them out to go on a wine tour? >_>
or all of them? If so, (H) for syt!

[Azzaman]

I must say, there are some real hotties trying out for the police today. Looks like I made the right career choice.

[Halt, Hammerzeit]

Today is pretty much my last day at work for the week. Got some stupid induction thing tomorrow and friday (which seems a little redundant since I've been here for a year already) which involves sitting on my arse and listening to boring speeches.

On second thought, I think I'd rather be working.

[Bronze]

Went to Sanjusangendo, Kiyomizu, Nanzenji, and Ginkakuji temples today.

Was pretty awesome. The 1001 golden life-sized Kannon statues in Sanjusangendo were amazing.

http://www.univie.ac.at/rel_jap/bilder3/sanjusangendo.jpg

Each one of them is almost as tall as I am, and each of them was individually hand crafted over half a millennium ago. You can't see even half of them in that photo, they just keep going on and on.

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Went to Sanjusangendo, Kiyomizu, Nanzenji, and Ginkakuji temples today.

Was pretty awesome. The 1001 golden life-sized Kannon statues in Sanjusangendo were amazing.

http://www.univie.ac.at/rel_jap/bilder3/sanjusangendo.jpg
Did you count them to make sure they were all there? :p

Sounds quite amazing, is it possible to photograph all of them if you stood in front of it and kept moving back until they fit into 1 frame?

[Bronze]

Not possible.

Photography inside the building is forbidden because it's a working, practicing, buddhist temple. It'd be like foreign tourists flocking into a Catholic church on a Sunday while the priest is giving a sermon, and taking photos of the building with flashes going off everywhere. It just wouldn't happen. It's disrespectful.

Oh, and the building is damn long, and covered in wooden panels to keep the sunlight from ruining the statues. If you stepped outside, you'd still only see a small segment. ;)

[FrozenSoul80]

War of the Worlds CDs I ordered about two weeks ago finally arrived. This shit is awesome, and it came in a nice jewel case instead of those shitty cardboard ones like I was expecting :)

[Xanafalgue]

2 weeks without a cigarette :D

[Big Kev]

Not possible.

Photography inside the building is forbidden because it's a working, practicing, buddhist temple. It'd be like foreign tourists flocking into a Catholic church on a Sunday while the priest is giving a sermon, and taking photos of the building with flashes going off everywhere. It just wouldn't happen. It's disrespectful.

Oh, and the building is damn long, and covered in wooden panels to keep the sunlight from ruining the statues. If you stepped outside, you'd still only see a small segment. ;)

What are the statues made out of?

[Bronze]

What are the statues made out of?

They're all carved out of wood.

I've got tickets to see 美女と野獣 (Disney's Beauty and the Beast musical) at Kyoto Theatre today, so that should be awesome. Checking out an exhibition of paintings from the Louvre at Kyoto Museum of Art this morning. Catching a bullet train to Osaka this afternoon, where I'll start exploring alｌ over again.

Time for breakfast now methinks...:D

[Clockw0rk]

I've spent most of today at work eating food, playing Puzzle Bobble and posting on Hyper.

[Tukenstein]

I bought Breaking Bad today. Best show I've seen in ages. =]