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[AtlanteanTroll]

Sheesh. I think ours topped out at 14k--that's what I got anyway, gold being relatively cheap at the time. Thought 18k was too soft to take the stamping and abuse of being such a tall setting.

Pardon my asking, but are you in a rich district or something, that they think there's a market for 18k?

Yes. Very rich. I'm not, but some people... Their's this gap between some people living in these (almost) Mansions and these peoples living in these (not too nice) Condos.

The school has Mac computers, and their are 3 different school trips this summer. The Bahamas, Costa Rico, and Paris.

It's sad/silly really.

[Quincunx]

Sounds way too familiar. My sister, mockingly, called herself ghetto because our house was barely in the six-figure bracket. Even with all the excellent teaching that kind of cash was able to retain, getting out of there was such a relief.

[CynicalAvocado]

i lol'd heartily

[Thufir]

Grrrr.
Iust got over Fresher's Flu (stupid fresher's infecting us all) and it iust so happened to decide to have a torrential downpour the only time I was outside all day for more than five minutes!
With no iacket on.
When I was going out to get groceries (and they didn't have what I wanted either).

Soaked. Right through.
I ended up lurking in the shop for about ten minutes hoping it would stop. And it did not. Granted, the rain slackened off, but it was still wet.
And it was about the time people were going to formal hall for dinner, so people were dressed quite smartly in suits and nice dresses and things.
I pity them. They were soaked through as well.

I used to walk to Tynemouth chess club (Which, oddly enough, meets in North Shields) from my house in Whitley Bay. On one occasion I decided to walk home as well. Or possibly I'd been late and got the metro there so I figured I'd walk home.
It's about an hour's walk.
I had no iacket.
It was tipping down for most of the iourney.
For a while I was iust dashing from one bus shelter to the next, but eventually I gave up and iust walked through it, since I figured I couldn't get much wetter. It stopped when I was 10-15 minutes from home.

ION: They had the last few auditions after the rehearsal tonight. Director and Musical Director did not then stay for drinks, but went straight home I believe. Where is my email?
I realise I'm being a tad unreasonable, but my nerves iust arrived.

[KuReshtin]

Why did I have to scroll through the tv channels before I went to bed?
Now I'm stuck watching RoboCop 3.
Haven't watched that in years.

[AtlanteanTroll]

Grrrr. Whenever I'm around someone with an accent (different then mine) I start to pick it up. It always looks like I'm mocking them! Honestly, I looks like an ass. HELP!!

[Haruki-kun]

Oh, man. Get this:

I'm sitting in a study room waiting for the clothes to dry. The study room is empty except for me and some Medicine students who are studying together.

Suddenly one of them says "Wow, I'm hungry."

Another replies "Yes, me too. My salivary glands are going crazy!"

Then they proceeded to discuss why this phenomenon occurs when one is hungry and how it is tied to smell receptors. This went on for a couple of minutes before I stopped listening. I realized they'd probably forgottent hey were hungry by now.

It was hard not to laugh.

[Skeppio]

Grrrr. Whenever I'm around someone with an accent (different then mine) I start to pick it up. It always looks like I'm mocking them! Honestly, I looks like an ass. HELP!!

I guess just explaining the situation should work, provided they are not asses themselves. I'd understand, except for the fact that I've been told that I have no discernable accent.

[AtlanteanTroll]

I guess just explaining the situation should work, provided they are not asses themselves. I'd understand, except for the fact that I've been told that I have no discernable accent.

Maybe, but it's awkward to explain this stuff in person.

Anyway, do you ever talk with people who seem to have accents? If not, shiuldn't it seem that you don't have one yourself.

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

I'd understand, except for the fact that I've been told that I have no discernable accent.

Because of my speech impediment, I end up lapsing into a quasi-british, semi-dutch accent once in a while. It confuses the hell outta people. I used to not be able to talk properly at ALL, and I still hear myself mispronouncing words, but according to other people, my speech impediment is almost always nonexistent, I'm the only one hearing it most of the time.

[Skeppio]

Anyway, do you ever talk with people who seem to have accents? If not, shiuldn't it seem that you don't have one yourself.

It was mainly back when I played World of Warcraft and used voice chat. The other players said that Rowsen had an aussie accent (he even did Crocodile Dundee imperssion for them! ), but they said I sounded like I had no accent at all. It sounded weird to me, but I do notice that my voice is rather neutral like that.

[Amiel]

Why did I have to scroll through the tv channels before I went to bed?
Now I'm stuck watching RoboCop 3.
Haven't watched that in years.

How does that compare to the original RoboCop, KuReshtin?
Franchise movies tend to suffer from sequelitis.

Oh, man. Get this:

I'm sitting in a study room waiting for the clothes to dry. The study room is empty except for me and some Medicine students who are studying together.

Suddenly one of them says "Wow, I'm hungry."

Another replies "Yes, me too. My salivary glands are going crazy!"

Then they proceeded to discuss why this phenomenon occurs when one is hungry and how it is tied to smell receptors. This went on for a couple of minutes before I stopped listening. I realized they'd probably forgottent hey were hungry by now.

It was hard not to laugh.

They will undoubtedly score high distinctions post exams; bonus points if they used glands of Bowman and mastication in context in their discussion.
Triple points if they used acinus/acinar exocrine glands.

[Teddy]

Grrrr. Whenever I'm around someone with an accent (different then mine) I start to pick it up. It always looks like I'm mocking them! Honestly, I looks like an ass. HELP!!

I believe this is pretty common. I've found myself adapting to others' accents and still speaking with a hint of it the day after. I believe it's a social adaption, and I honestly hope no one gets offended by it. You shouldn't have to worry about it, anyway.

[absolmorph]

-swoops in-
Greetings, dorky friends! Let's take a journey!

[Heliomance]

A journey, you say? Whence shall this mystical voyage of fantabulation be headed?

[KuReshtin]

How does that compare to the original RoboCop, KuReshtin?
Franchise movies tend to suffer from sequelitis.

It's not as good as the original, but I find it's better than RoboCop 2.
Especially since they don't reprogram him to be all 'lovey dovey' and preach against the dangers of smoking and stuff in RC3 as they did in RC2.

[absolmorph]

A journey, you say? Whence shall this mystical voyage of fantabulation be headed?

From wherever you are to a place where the pixel count is higher.

[Archonic Energy]

It's not as good as the original, but I find it's better than RoboCop 2.
Especially since they don't reprogram him to be all 'lovey dovey' and preach against the dangers of smoking and stuff in RC3 as they did in RC2.

but the "thank you for not smoking" bit was hilarious! i mean repetedaly discharging his firearm for such a minor offence...

[Teddy]

Today I've learned that my English teacher really is a spambot. My world is shattered, but this evening got quite hillarious (also thanks to other unrelated things).

I've also learned what might have caused the extremely loud noise yesterday: the Hercules plane carrying the chest of the fifth soldier in the Swedish force killed in Afghanistan, probably escorted by jet fighters (the noise definitely came from one or more jet engines, and not just propellers).

[AtlanteanTroll]

I made a kitteh.

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[Teddy]

I made a kitteh.

Cute, but his ear seems to have been displaced when you posted it for some obscure reason. Also, what's the flying thing in front of it supposed to be?

[AtlanteanTroll]

Cute, but his ear seems to have been displaced when you posted it for some obscure reason. Also, what's the flying thing in front of it supposed to be?

His other whisker

[Haruki-kun]

I made a kitteh.

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ﾞ（ﾟ､ ｡ ７
　l、ﾞ ~ヽ
　じしf_, )ノ

I had to try really hard to see it...

ION: Apparently Pixar is working on Monster's Inc. 2, to be released in 2012. I don't know what to think about it. I don't like the idea very much, but Pixar has yet to let me down, so I'll assume it's gonna be awesome for the time being.

[AtlanteanTroll]

I had to try really hard to see it...

That looks way different then mine.

[Gullara]

I had to try really hard to see it...

ION: Apparently Pixar is working on Monster's Inc. 2, to be released in 2012. I don't know what to think about it. I don't like the idea very much, but Pixar has yet to let me down, so I'll assume it's gonna be awesome for the time being.

It'll either be really bad or ok. The inevitable fate of a sequel.

[Haruki-kun]

It'll either be really bad or ok. The inevitable fate of a sequel.

Uh.... Toy Story? <.<

That looks way different then mine.

Huh... it looks different in my post than in the original one. How weird.

[Gullara]

Uh.... Toy Story? <.<

The original was the best. Although it has been years since I've seen them, and I never saw 3.

[AtlanteanTroll]

The original was the best. Although it has been years since I've seen them, and I never saw 3.

I've heard it's quite the tear-jerker.

[Haruki-kun]

The original was the best. Although it has been years since I've seen them, and I never saw 3.

3 is the best one!

I've heard it's quite the tear-jerker.

No, it isn't. It's just that Pixar had an agreement with movie theaters around the world. The theaters made sure to spread sand into the room so it got in people's eyes.

......................*snif*

[Gullara]

3 is the best one!

Well then, I guess everything I know is a lie