Kneenibble's Knack for Knightly Knickers: a Knell for Random Banter #184

[Feytalist]

I know a metalhead who can quote Shakespeare and enjoys theater as well as any metal concert. (and others who seem to have culture as a side interest like reading the heavy stuff of literature or something). It seems oxymoronic, but metalheads are significantly more times culturally aware then non metalheads...

Metalhead reporting in. I can't comment on my own culture or lack thereof, but I'm certainly not the dirty, uncouth hooligan everyone expects from the subculture. And I do happen to enjoy symphonic orchestral performances.

It might be because a significant part of metal influences and themes come from high or historical literature (or fantasy literature), so an interest in those subjects is understandable. I'm still holding out for a metal band that's influenced by the writing of Kahlil Gibran, but here's to hoping.

[Teddy]

Robarts Library in Toronto is one of my favourite examples of Brutalist architecture done RIGHT.

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I ADORE that building.

Looks like someone crashed a spaceship deep into the earth. I like it!

And for the record, even if I find brutalism to be a bit dominant in a given environment (I mean, you can't drop it into an over 220 years old botanical garden and claim that it fits in), I kind of like it. It gives of sort of a bunker-esque feeling, and I have a soft spot for bunkers.

Modern cubes of glass and steel... not so much. It was okay when they built our concert hall in that manner, because it was new to us, and didn't fit in all too badly where it was constructed, but when they took our lovely station house (almost 150 years old)...

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...and, after a number of assurances that they wouldn't make anything too inharmonous to the old style of the building, expanded its right wing with this...

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...I just gave up and declared the Town Building Office out of their minds. Not like that was something new, but still.

[Mynxae]

Let the creepy giggles begin!

[Heliomance]

Ship! Ship! The wooly one! Four legs, eats grass, goes baa!

Moon/Ship!

You sir, are a gentleman and a scholar.

Looks like someone crashed a spaceship deep into the earth. I like it!

And for the record, even if I find brutalism to be a bit dominant in a given environment (I mean, you can't drop it into an over 220 years old botanical garden and claim that it fits in), I kind of like it. It gives of sort of a bunker-esque feeling, and I have a soft spot for bunkers.

Oh, we know.

[Cobra_Ikari]

...in semi-related news, I've always felt BunkerShipping was the most appropriate title for a pairing of Teddy and MoonCat. =P

[Heliomance]

What do you mean, "always"? The bunker events only happened a few weeks ago

[Cobra_Ikari]

What do you mean, "always"? The bunker events only happened a few weeks ago

Psh, that's, like, an eternity in Cobra-years!

'sides, I didn't really like the pairing until I started teasing Moonie about seducing boys in bunkers.

[Socratov]

Bunkershipping... is that how you kids call it these days?

[Dimonite]

What do you mean, "always"? The bunker events only happened a few weeks ago

A few weeks... but more than one thread, I think. So yeah, ETERNITY.

[Mutant Sheep]

Argh! Right in the childhood! x.x



Hmm, must have gotten sidetracked then, my apologies. Thought we were still going on about the dating age pool thing.



Even better in the german.

Hah! Thats pre-my childhood! I got ARTHUR!


Meh. 90's MUSIC!

Ohhh, Barbie Girl in G minor. Do ettttt. Then Bananaphone.

[Tragic_Comedian]

Things aren't what they used to be.

[Socratov]

I for one am glad of it. things would get too repetitive if they did stay the same...

[Teddy]

Oh, we know.

ION:
Ugh, colds. Or something. Whatever it is, I'm not feeling well. And it took me a few days to realise that it wasn't just me being tired...

IOON:
It feels good when you're ahead on a project. We're more than two weeks before deadline and rather close to finish with the main code. Then we'll just have to make conclusive tests and good documentation, and some short project report to top it off, and we'll be done.

[HalfTangible]

Emily's surgery went well last night. (hooray!) Also, I found out that what she has is a staff infection in the knee as well as pneumonia. And it's resistant to antibiotics.

[Elemental]

Emily's surgery went well last night. (hooray!) Also, I found out that what she has is a staff infection in the knee as well as pneumonia. And it's resistant to antibiotics.

Antibiotic resistant Staphylococcus Aureus? Ouch...
And pneumonia on top...
It's good that her surgery went well. Give her a cookie from me. (::)

[Socratov]

Emily's surgery went well last night. (hooray!) Also, I found out that what she has is a staff infection in the knee as well as pneumonia. And it's resistant to antibiotics.

Well, the pneumonia is nothing modern medicine can't handle, but the staph (I thought this was how it's written from the staphylo*something* bacteria) is hard, especially if it's resistant against current antibiotics. I hope a solution will be found.

[Elemental]

Well, the pneumonia is nothing modern medicine can't handle, but the staph (I thought this was how it's written from the staphylo*something* bacteria) is hard, especially if it's resistant against current antibiotics. I hope a solution will be found.

Yep... It's Staph. From Staphylococcus.
And I know that because I know too much.

Admittedly, I guessed about the Aureus part...

[Rawhide]

So, in other words, she had this:

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[Elemental]

So, in other words, she had this:

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Only if you spell it wrong.
It's Staph, not Staff.


Any spelling aside... It's good that she's alright.

[Mercenary Pen]

Under a week until NaNoWriMo kicks off, and I find myself with a bit of a problem in that I want a lot more background characters than I currently have...

Does anyone here fancy creating a character (or even being a character) to be written into a work of military science fiction with both tanks and mecha in evidence?


Edit: Also, in reading the last nine pages or so of this thread, I notice that we have a proposal to ship Mooncat with vast numbers of people, but no name for this endeavour... I propose MoonCult as a catch all term for all efforts in this direction.

[LaZodiac]

Under a week until NaNoWriMo kicks off, and I find myself with a bit of a problem in that I want a lot more background characters than I currently have...

Does anyone here fancy creating a character (or even being a character) to be written into a work of military science fiction with both tanks and mecha in evidence?

Edit: Also, in reading the last nine pages or so of this thread, I notice that we have a proposal to ship Mooncat with vast numbers of people, but no name for this endeavour... I propose MoonCult as a catch all term for all efforts in this direction.

What's NaNoWriMo

Also, tanks AND mecha? I feel bad about wheter to suggest myself or Teddy since we'd both enjoy it.

[Elemental]

Under a week until NaNoWriMo kicks off, and I find myself with a bit of a problem in that I want a lot more background characters than I currently have...

Does anyone here fancy creating a character (or even being a character) to be written into a work of military science fiction with both tanks and mecha in evidence?

Hmm... A background character?
Lieutenant Amery Howland. A staff officer with green eyes and a sharp wit.
Keeps a revolver in his desk just in case.

Backgroundish enough?

I'd make a terrible character because I'm a pacifist.

[factotum]

What's NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month--pretty sure there's a thread for it somewhere.

[Rawhide]

Only if you spell it wrong.
It's Staph, not Staff.


Any spelling aside... It's good that she's alright.

It snot watt ewe right butt wat yew reed.

[Elemental]

It snot watt ewe right butt wat yew reed.

Something about female sheep, trees associated with death and panpipes?

[HalfTangible]

It snot watt ewe right butt wat yew reed.

Something about female sheep, trees associated with death and panpipes?

I'm seeing mucus, electricity, and the ass of morality =/

[Mercenary Pen]

What's NaNoWriMo

Also, tanks AND mecha? I feel bad about wheter to suggest myself or Teddy since we'd both enjoy it.

NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month- as you might have found out if you'd checked the links in my sig...

As things stand, you and Teddy did sort of spring to mind, but I'd say Teddy would have to give permission himself for me to use him (or a character based on him), but feel free to create a character based on yourself and I'll be more than happy to give you at least a cameo role.


Thanks for the character Elemental- I'll just go and add it to my notes, kick it about for a little and refine it into something that'll fit...

Edit: And your character is down on paper Elemental (though he did undergo a summary promotion to Major to make certain he fitted the staff role you suggested)

[Elemental]

Thanks for the character Elemental- I'll just go and add it to my notes, kick it about for a little and refine it into something that'll fit...

No worries. It only took two seconds. After all, a background character merely needs a couple of points to separate them from the crowd.
The name took the longest.

I'm seeing mucus, electricity, and the ass of morality =/

That too. But I usually skip over those things because I'm boring.

[Mercenary Pen]

No worries. It only took two seconds. After all, a background character merely needs a couple of points to separate them from the crowd.
The name took the longest.

Just going to point you to my edit above, and the sudden promotion your character received.

[Coidzor]

Looks like someone crashed a spaceship deep into the earth. I like it!

And for the record, even if I find brutalism to be a bit dominant in a given environment (I mean, you can't drop it into an over 220 years old botanical garden and claim that it fits in), I kind of like it. It gives of sort of a bunker-esque feeling, and I have a soft spot for bunkers.

Modern cubes of glass and steel... not so much. It was okay when they built our concert hall in that manner, because it was new to us, and didn't fit in all too badly where it was constructed, but when they took our lovely station house (almost 150 years old)...

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...and, after a number of assurances that they wouldn't make anything too inharmonous to the old style of the building, expanded its right wing with this...

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...I just gave up and declared the Town Building Office out of their minds. Not like that was something new, but still.

I'm sorry. I guess the only silver lining there is at least they didn't tear down the perfectly good edifice when minor renovations would have been cheaper in order to put in an entirely new and completely drab building.

I know a metalhead who can quote Shakespeare and enjoys theater as well as any metal concert. (and others who seem to have culture as a side interest like reading the heavy stuff of literature or something). It seems oxymoronic, but metalheads are significantly more times culturally aware then non metalheads...

I think you're overthinking it a bit, as both your statement and the statement you were reacting to are such overly broad generalizations that they are patently false.

Slaughter you enemies, drink their blood and fashion armour from their bones.

Well, that certainly sounds fun, but I'd need to learn how to fashion armor from bones at some point.

You sir, are a gentleman and a scholar.

Nah, if that were the case I'd have had the book in hand to make a better reference.

Emily's surgery went well last night. (hooray!) Also, I found out that what she has is a staff infection in the knee as well as pneumonia. And it's resistant to antibiotics.

Ugh. I'm sorry.

Does anyone here fancy creating a character (or even being a character) to be written into a work of military science fiction with both tanks and mecha in evidence?

What exactly are you wanting? Like, physical descriptions? Surface level mannerisms?

My biggest problem with NaNoWriMo is that I'm terrible at creating characters and can never come up with a good plot that seems like I can take it from setting up the premise to a conclusion on the premise. That, and once I get a rough picture I'm rubbish at doing the rough outline of events.

Basically prose seems to escape my efforts to tame it in general. About the only thing I've not been total rubbish at so far has been vivid descriptive imagery and setting a mood, though that's most likely just because of all of the practice I've had writing erotically charged love poetry. Oh, younger Coid, what was wrong with me?

Edit: Also, in reading the last nine pages or so of this thread, I notice that we have a proposal to ship Mooncat with vast numbers of people, but no name for this endeavour... I propose MoonCult as a catch all term for all efforts in this direction.

The notorious affair of the Cat Moon.

...Edit: And now you've got me thinking about what the heck Morality's behind would look like.

Weird.