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BritGAF |OT3| It's good, but it's not right.

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There were major delays at London Bridge this evening, apparently someone fainted on the tracks and was killed. :(

I heard about this on the way home, made the usual comments about wishing people would be more considerate when they kill themselves. Didn't know they had fainted, feel bad now. It's a fear of mine, accidentally falling or being nudged onto the tracks in front of a train. How awful. :(
 
How goes the life laundry Musha? Making progress?

Is the fella helping out?

Not doing much today. Gonna be tackling it big time over the weekend. Apparently he's going to be buying some storage boxes on Saturday and putting all his shit from the spare room away, so we'll see.


Who's up for some TLoU tonight then?
 

Jordan

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Not doing much today. Gonna be tackling it big time over the weekend. Apparently he's going to be buying some storage boxes on Saturday and putting all his shit from the spare room away, so we'll see.


Who's up for some TLoU tonight then?

Count me in

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NinjaBoiX

Member
Not doing much today. Gonna be tackling it big time over the weekend. Apparently he's going to be buying some storage boxes on Saturday and putting all his shit from the spare room away, so we'll see.


Who's up for some TLoU tonight then?
Haha, crack the whip Musha! Wear that black corset for added effect.

I've only just got back from my folks (poppa bear's Lasagne, aww yiss), so I still have shit to do. I shouldn't be too long, I'll hop on when I'm done, see if you guys are still playing.
 

AcridMeat

Banned
Favourite MJ track:

Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'

Love those horns.
Supremely underrated song imo. James Rolfe used it in his intro for Cinnemassacre's monster madness last October and it was fantastic.
There were major delays at London Bridge this evening, apparently someone fainted on the tracks and was killed. :(
Shit. :(

Thanks for coming out my last night though, was fun!

Came home from work, opened PC and fiddled with the SATA cables and now my disappearing drive is back. Thank fuck for that.

SmokyDave your avatar looks perfect for that post. Knowingly nodding at your former self.
 

Xun

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I heard about this on the way home, made the usual comments about wishing people would be more considerate when they kill themselves. Didn't know they had fainted, feel bad now. It's a fear of mine, accidentally falling or being nudged onto the tracks in front of a train. How awful. :(
Sadly when you're deep in depression you can't really think clear enough.

I do honestly think they need to introduce Jubilee line style barriers to all stations, at least on the Underground.
 
New Hawkeye series is a delight on the eyes and mind due to writing

It's brilliant, isn't it? The Annual was superb. I've got the second TPB winging it's way to me as we speak. I'm mostly digital (I'm getting a Nook HD+ soon because dat screen aspect ratio and dat price) but I buy the stuff I love in collections. Give Avengers Arena a try BTW, it's my favourite Marvel Now series.

New Doctor time! Awwww yeah. Always the most exciting time.

It's an exciting time. I hope we might get to see the SDCC trailer for the 50th Anniversary special.

I forget who was talking about contacts. I couldn't ever see myself wearing them and I've been wearing glasses since I was 4. My glasses are part of my identity. I'm hoping to get a new pair soon, it's been too long.

Was a good day today, spent it with friends I haven't seen in awhile.
 

Suairyu

Banned
If I've done my time conversion right, John Carmack's 'keynote' begins in 10 minutes.

Those of you who have never watched it, it's really worth it. It's very rarely about announcing new products or anything, just an hour of Carmack talking about what he wants to talk about (typically the cutting edge of computer graphics technology), followed by another hour of Q&A.

He's always insightful and a captivating. Even though he talks about stuff way over my own head, somehow contextually I always understand him enough.

Far as I'm concerned, the man is up there with Miyamoto, Jeff Minter, Yu Suzuki, and Will Wright in terms of gaming legend.
 

Symphonia

Banned
Serious advice time. I'm facing eviction at the end of the month. It's all been formal; given my notice by my landlord and everything. There was no deposit involved so there's no money to be collected. But this is the first time I've been faced with a situation like this and I don't know what to do. I have literally no money to my name (bar 7p) as I've had rent to pay, as well as bills and shopping for my daughters birthday. My next pay day isn't until the 30th - and half of that is going on this months rent, and a big sum of it being paid to my ex for CSA and money towards my little girls birthday party so, again, I'm going to be left with nothing.

I really don't know what to do and, honestly, I'm scared. I don't want to burden my friends with my presence and moving back in with my parents is a huge no-no as it would mean giving up my job and moving away from my daughter. I'm at a loss :(
 

no angel

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Serious advice time. I'm facing eviction at the end of the month. It's all been formal; given my notice by my landlord and everything. There was no deposit involved so there's no money to be collected. But this is the first time I've been faced with a situation like this and I don't know what to do. I have literally no money to my name (bar 7p) as I've had rent to pay, as well as bills and shopping for my daughters birthday. My next pay day isn't until the 30th - and half of that is going on this months rent, and a big sum of it being paid to my ex for CSA and money towards my little girls birthday party so, again, I'm going to be left with nothing.

I really don't know what to do and, honestly, I'm scared. I don't want to burden my friends with my presence and moving back in with my parents is a huge no-no as it would mean giving up my job and moving away from my daughter. I'm at a loss :(
Does your work offer hardship loans? Mine does, you pay back what you borrow a reasonable amount per month and there's no interest. Might be worth calling your HR dept to see if they can offer you any help or point you in the direction of someone who can.

I'm sure you weren't considering this anyway but don't touch any payday loan company no matter how desperate you are, they're robbing cunts.

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If they're friends you won't be a burden, I would put a mate up for a month or 2 to give him a chance to get back on his feet.
 

Symphonia

Banned
Does your work offer hardship loans? Mine does, you pay back what you borrow a reasonable amount per month and there's no interest. Might be worth calling your HR dept to see if they can offer you any help or point you in the direction of someone who can.
I'll have to look into this tomorrow but I'm pretty sure it's not something our company do. It's worth looking into, though.

I'm sure you weren't considering this anyway but don't touch any payday loan company no matter how desperate you are, they're robbing cunts.
Nah, never touching a payday loan again. I borrowed £250 from QuickQuid and, well, what I had to pay back was ridiculous.

If they're friends you won't be a burden, I would put a mate up for a month or 2 to give him a chance to get back on his feet.
I suppose, it's just an awkward situation to be in :(
 

no angel

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I'll have to look into this tomorrow but I'm pretty sure it's not something our company do. It's worth looking into, though.


Nah, never touching a payday loan again. I borrowed £250 from QuickQuid and, well, what I had to pay back was ridiculous.


I suppose, it's just an awkward situation to be in :(

At the very end there's always an overdraft extension or credit card, just make sure you have a plan on when to have it paid back by otherwise it's easy to fall into the habit of treating it like free money. Would your parents help you out? It can feel demeaning to go to them cap in hand but wouldn't they want to help if they could?
 

jimbor

Banned
Hey Jordan

I only really wear contacts on a weekend. I wear my glasses during the week.

You get used to to putting them in Jordan. Some quick tips:

Wash your hands, then peel the two packets open and have them sitting ready.

Rinse your hands again (glue residue and what not) then shake your hands dry, don't use a towel (fluff is a killer!)

Then get one on your middle fingertip, and transfer it to the same on your other hand.

Then use the index finger of either hand to open your eyelids, look straight ahead, then with a swift motion place the lens on your eye. Don't be tempted to look up or down, look straight ahead.

Also, remember to keep the lens horizontal on your fingertip, it's easy to let it slide off with all the saline. That's also why you need to be nice a swift placing it on your eye, do it slowly and it'll just slide down your fingertip.


Hope that helps buddy, stick with it. It's like anything else, you'll get the knack eventually!


Edit: sounds intriguing Kent. Enjoy bro. ;)

Speccy twat.

I was devastated when the bloke died. Such a great artist.

Meh, one less kiddy diddler in the world, He hadn't made any good music since he was black anyway.
 

Symphonia

Banned
Would your parents help you out? It can feel demeaning to go to them cap in hand but wouldn't they want to help if they could?
Going to my parents is a no-no in any shape or form. I mentioned the fact that I'd have to leave my job if I moved back in with them but there's a lot more to it. I'm not even on talking terms with my family right now so borrowing money - the reason I'm not talking to them right now - is not a viable option.
 

no angel

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Going to my parents is a no-no in any shape or form. I mentioned the fact that I'd have to leave my job if I moved back in with them but there's a lot more to it. I'm not even on talking terms with my family right now so borrowing money - the reason I'm not talking to them right now - is not a viable option.
Gotcha. Well good luck mate, there's usually a way out if you look hard enough. Not always an easy one though.
 

Suairyu

Banned
Carmack: "I used to give Apple a lot of grief about the one button mouse. The Kinect is like a zero-button mouse. With latency."
 

NinjaBoiX

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GG guys, I enjoyed beating Ninja in the face with my wood
You with your fucking stick! Like, three or four times!

I loved that pincer move you guys totally intended at the start of the first round, wiped us both out in seconds. :/

But yeah, GG guys, Mos Def. Shorty, more teamwork next time buddy. That Jordan is a crack shot, and you've always got to watch out for Musha the Musher with her stick of doom.
 

AcridMeat

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You with your fucking stick! Like, three or four times!

I loved that pincer move you guys totally intended at the start of the first round, wiped us both out in seconds. :/

But yeah, GG guys, Mos Def. Shorty, more teamwork next time buddy. That Jordan is a crack shot, and you've always got to watch out for Musha the Musher with her stick of doom.
You guys play with him!?

Seriously making me want to get TLoU. I need to save money now damn it. :/
 

NinjaBoiX

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You guys play with him!?

Seriously making me want to get TLoU. I need to save money now damn it. :/
The New Danger is so fucking fly, and so eclectic. He's really damned talented.

I love the lyrics to "The Rape Over":

"The rape over, turn your face over n*gga,
No god in disguise it's me, game over,
"Hey lil souljahs you're ready for War?"
But don't ask what you're fighting for,
Just hope that you survived the gunfight, the drama, the stress,
You get in the line of fire, we get them big ass cheques,"
 

afoni

Banned
had a dream a couple of nights ago that britgaf was literally all staying round musha's gaff after a meet and her entire floor was mattress and covered in shimmeringly bright white duvet and we had a pillow fight and breakfast omg

mike had pancakes
 

Mikeside

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had a dream a couple of nights ago that britgaf was literally all staying round musha's gaff after a meet and her entire floor was mattress and covered in shimmeringly bright white duvet and we had a pillow fight and breakfast omg

mike had pancakes

that's weird because I always used to make breakfast pancakes after my house parties for anyone who stayed to clear up with me the next day
 

Jordan

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfVsfOSbJY0

But in all seriousness, it's Friday. How is everybody today?

What are everybody's plans for the weekends? Talk to Jordan about them.

I'm already sat in work, cleared out the helpdesk and now just waiting for shit to come in/shit to break. Rebuilding an old shitty NEC laptop which has an Intel Centrino and runs Vista... I couldn't think of anything worse.
 
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