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#551 Post by Angelus3K » Sat Dec 19, 2009 11:03 am

Haha, well that's about to change. I've just got a promotion at work which includes 12 hour shifts but at least I get a company laptop lol!!

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#552 Post by Skyshark » Sun Dec 27, 2009 11:23 am

Yeah, just had quite a few things going in real life (moved to Melbourne, had some issues going on with an ex-housemate, gone back to uni to study a Masters degree in town planning, and also about to start a new job auditing people's homes for energy and water usage so they can be eligible for $10000 interest-free loans to put things in like insulation or solar water heating).

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#553 Post by Spikey » Fri Jan 15, 2010 10:28 am

Today I received...
...the King's Quest Companion, 4th edition!

Didn't expect it to be this heavy, wow!

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#554 Post by goatmeal » Sun Jan 17, 2010 7:35 pm

Spikey wrote:Today I received...
...the King's Quest Companion, 4th edition!

Didn't expect it to be this heavy, wow!
Nice! I've got a couple of the LSL companions, the QFG (1-4) companion, and the Betrayal At Krondor companion on my bookshelves right now... :)

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#555 Post by Lady Pyro » Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:03 pm

It's St. Patrick's day and all my people just canceled our plans.
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I'm attempting to make more but I haven't been sober for St. Patrick's day since I was like, 16.

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#556 Post by DrJones » Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:53 pm

I knew it was St. Patrick's Day the moment I saw Johnny Castaway. :D

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#557 Post by Lady Pyro » Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:46 pm

I can't get Johnny to work for the life of me. Stupid Castaway and his stupid antics grumble grumble..

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#558 Post by Quest For Glory Fan » Thu Apr 08, 2010 3:14 pm

I just wrote an essay on the way nutrition is portrayed in children's literature. I titled it "Life Giving Water, Nectar of the Gods" which actually works with the subject matteer. Part of me thinks it's clever in a way only you guys would get but the other part wonders if it's plagiarism :rollin

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#559 Post by Lady Pyro » Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:57 pm

I started a layout project that is way to ambitious. The weather here is just starting to get nice and I spent 12 hours of the past two days working on this. I think my eyes are going to fall out of my head!

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#560 Post by DrJones » Mon May 10, 2010 7:37 pm

Sad news, Frank Frazetta died today, age 82. He was an awesome illustrator that learnt how to draw the hard way, by going to art museums and staring at the drawings for hours. A real loss, I say. :(

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#561 Post by Blackthorne519 » Tue May 11, 2010 3:12 am

That is sad. His art was great... and very well known to sci-fi/fantasy fans.

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#562 Post by Lady Pyro » Wed May 12, 2010 1:56 am

I got hit by a car.
I seem to be okay but fuck. I was under a car.

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#563 Post by MusicallyInspired » Wed May 12, 2010 2:49 am

Whoa! Glad you're ok!

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#564 Post by DrJones » Wed May 12, 2010 5:29 pm

Ack! I hope it wasn't anything serious. After Frank Frazetta's demise, if anything happened to you I would be left without role models.

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#565 Post by crayauchtin » Wed May 12, 2010 9:38 pm

Lady Pyro wrote:I got hit by a car.
I seem to be okay but fuck. I was under a car.
OMG you are having a rough week :(

PS I think I caught your cold over the Internet. Did it start with a sore throat?

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#566 Post by Lady Pyro » Wed May 12, 2010 11:10 pm

Thanks for the thoughts guys, I'm okay, just a bit bruised and achy. Crayauchtin, sorry bud, you'll probably sound like you're going through puberty all over again, so my fate has been. :P
My X rays will come back tomorrow so hopefully nothings cracked. Blech!

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#567 Post by Spikey » Wed May 12, 2010 11:43 pm

Oh no! How did it happen? Glad you're ok.

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#568 Post by Lady Pyro » Thu May 13, 2010 1:27 am

I was in a crosswalk and a car that was stopped just started going all the sudden. It decided not to stop until I was on the ground. I don't understand how he didn't see my giant bright green umbrella or, you know, how I was right in front of his car. Luckily I just went underneath the car itself and not one of it's tires. It's weird though, as soon as he got out of the car, all I could think to say is: "Why the hell did you do that?" Which is, unfortunately, in the police report. I didn't mention however that, getting hit by the car had more than doubled the volume on my music and while under the car and staring up at the bumper all I thought was "Huh, I thought I took all the Green Day off my MP3 player."
And then I walked the rest of the 30 minute walk home.
I realize now that I'm incredibly lucky, and incredibly strange.

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#569 Post by crayauchtin » Thu May 13, 2010 4:40 am

That's all very surreal sounding -- but I think a lot of things we think would be terrifying just come across as being "orly?" until afterwards, y'know?
And I think "Why the hell did you do that?" is a perfectly legitimate response.

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#570 Post by Anonymous Game Creator 2 » Thu May 13, 2010 5:19 am

Sheesh, I bet you were left feeling a little run down after that experience!

Good to hear that you're okay, though! But seriously, how many people can say "Yeah, I've been hit by a car". That's a pretty cool survival story to be able to tell. I nearly got leveled by a taxi cab at a crossing once, but it's not quite the same. I'm almost jealous...

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#571 Post by Lady Pyro » Thu May 13, 2010 11:13 am

I've had a few close calls in the past too, but this is the first time anyone's actually committed to it! :lol
It all still feels pretty surreal and kind of weird to talk about because I always think I'm exaggerating or making it up, because really, who walks away from getting hit by a car?
Oh and funny enough, the guy who hit me and didn't think to call an ambulance? Turns out, he's a Doctor and I was actually in the same building he works while getting my X-Rays done. It had the potential to turn into a very sticom-esque situation but luckily didn't.
I'm just glad, two days later, I can joke about it. I love when people ask me how I'm doing and I respond: "Oh man, it feels like I was hit by a....oh waaaait..." It's not a creative response but it makes me laugh.

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#572 Post by Brainiac » Thu May 13, 2010 12:37 pm

Anonymous Game Creator 2 wrote:Sheesh, I bet you were left feeling a little run down after that experience!
SERIOUSLY? That is quite possibly the worst pun I've ever heard! :x

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#573 Post by crayauchtin » Mon May 24, 2010 7:43 pm

For the sake of my love life, I need uglier friends. >:

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#574 Post by Lady Pyro » Tue May 25, 2010 2:47 am

crayauchtin wrote:For the sake of my love life, I need uglier friends. >:
That...is an odd statement. I'd like less whiny friends or less self centered friends at times, but I'm not sure uglier has ever made that list :P

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#575 Post by Erpy » Tue May 25, 2010 6:26 am

Did you just end up in the friend zone with an attractive member of your inner social circle?

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