Amidus Drexel's Alliterative and Awe-Accentuating Anvil of Random Banter CLXXXVI

[MoonCat]

...to live?

I'm just saying that how well you performed at a given level loses importance a few years after you've left it. I think the new research I read about said that college students in the 3rd year performed just about equally well despite what their grades were back in high school. Given, this was Swedish research on the Swedish school system (assuming I didn't get something terribly wrong), but my point still stands. When you graduate from college, prospective employers generally only care about your degree.

Oh, I thought you meant until the people who'd care about my high school grades start looking at them.

At the moment I'm much more concerned about the getting into college part. And I know that having all A's doesn't mean as much, but that I dropped out of a class, and wasn't a year ahead in math does seem like the kind of thing I shouldn't be just abandoning.

*hugs*

Also, I hope everything goes well with what you're doing. You've got my support, no matter the situation!

<hugs> Thank you.

Given everything else you've said on the subject, I sincerely doubt that it'll ruin your life and put you upon a path into poverty and obscurity. It's not great, but, eh, now you've got something that can become a talking point for when you've had to exercise good judgment in a troubling, complicated situation.

Or a talking point for my terrible judgement in the past when I chose that in the first place.

[Mercenary Pen]

Or a talking point for my terrible judgement in the past when I chose that in the first place.

Perhaps so, but as a human being it isn't like you have a monopoly on bad judgement, so the fact that you recognised the situation you were in and took steps to minimise the damage should be more help than hindrance in my opinion.

[Amidus Drexel]

People who are high: also funny. Although it was a little weird when one girl asked me if she could take my "weed-ginity."

Seriously, the only bad part of that party was at the beginning when everyone was trying to convince me to drink because "college is the time for you to be free; your parents aren't going to find out" as if my parents were my only reason for not drinking.

Agreed. The high people are normally a little harder to pick out after everyone's drunk, unless they're really baked.

I have never had that problem. A certain amount of oddness and general lack of inhibitions normally has me failing to convince people that I'm actually sober, not the other way around.

Or a talking point for my terrible judgement in the past when I chose that in the first place.

Nah, the kind of mistakes you point out to people are the ones you had the sense to back out of before they got really bad. Plus, you never really know what you're getting into when you sign up for a class.

Just curious; what class was it?

[CurlyKitGirl]

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING!!!!!

So, today because Christmas I had to go shopping. Some people are easy, I accidentally on purpose got Littlest Brother interested/addicted in The Addams Family tellybox show, so he gets that. Easy.
Everyone else is the hardest person ever ever ever. Ever.

Elder Little Brother has wanted this show called Maria-sama ga Miteru for basically a year, and is about chastely kissing romantic Catholic schoolgirl relationships or something, and doesn't seem to exist in DVD format. And yes, I tried international e-bay and amazon. Those DVDs that do exist aren't Region 2/universal as far as I can tell. Joy. Fortunately I just trawled through anime boxsets and grabbed him something. I'm pretty sure Darker Than Black is good. And then I trolled him by asking rather bluntly "[Little Sister] wants to know if you have Bleach season two."
"Well, I do, and I really want season three, so thanks for buying that." So yeah, fibby fibbington.
Little Sister has a love (recent) for Cicero, so why not? I, Clavdivs and Cicero: Defence Speeches. Also a desperate hope that she reads something other than popular spec fic, fanfic and watches something - look, it's got Derek Jacobi and BRIAN BLESSED in it and it's about murder and incest and conspiracy and murder and it's all done under the BBC costume drama banner.
And then the parents: Dad likes sci-fi, but he's got most of the things he likes so I just found the one reboot!Battlestar thing he doesn't have, and I know he'll just go "Oh . . . " and not in the surprised way either.
And Mum's just - idontknow
And the paternal grandparents: I'm minutes away from just getting them generic gift cards.
Granddad though . . .he just discovered Scrubs and loves it. Cue pleasant surprise from me and the immediate buying of the first two seasons.

Yes, I was wildly hyperbolic earlier, but I have literally been putting actual thought into these presents for months and I still don't know! I've spent two or three hours a month for the past six playing Find The Apparently Obscure Romance Anime, and Then Raeg When Even the Back Up Anime Don't Exist.
Littlest Brother's present I've been forgetting repeatedly and driving myself frantic trying to remember because it was perfect when I first thought of it.
Etcetera etcetera.
Dad's probably the worst because what he likes the most he's bought. Don't you just get annoyed by that kind of person? Initiating the pouty face . . . now:
:poutyface:
And Mum. 'Tis tricky. Maybe I'll buy her some e-lite ciggie stuff and sweeties from an online pic-n-mix shop? That sound good?
Guys?

Please help me buy presents for the paternal parents and my mum!

[Amidus Drexel]

Everyone else is the hardest person ever ever ever. Ever.

Heh, that's me. I should probably tell my family what I want...

...

I should probably figure out what I want...

Guys?

Please help me buy presents for the paternal parents and my mum!

What to buy for the person that already has everything they want... shelves?

You could always give him some food. If he already has everything he wants, get him something that he can enjoy immediately and not have to find a place for later.

[Drakeburn]

All I need to get for my family is a new ironing board and a watch for my mother, and a Lego Friends Cafe and some superhero comic books for my little sister.

But on the day I have to go Christmas shopping will be on the same day the Hobbit movie comes out. Is it too much to ask for less stress in life?

BTW, does anybody know what kind of comic books I should buy for a 9 year old?

[CurlyKitGirl]

Heh, that's me. I should probably tell my family what I want...

...

I should probably figure out what I want...

*looks at date*
Well, yeah. Probably.

What to buy for the person that already has everything they want... shelves?

You could always give him some food. If he already has everything he wants, get him something that he can enjoy immediately and not have to find a place for later.

Oh, I got Dad something, but every year he gets £15 of toffees so.
The remaining picky male is Grandpa. Maybe biscuits? It's tricky because he's really ill and is in so much pain that he literally cannot be prescribed any more morphine because it could kill him. Still at home, smoking twenty a day though. Maybe gardening stuff? Fancy tobacco?

(Also Mum and Gran. Although I just had an idea, and if no one's got what I think, then Mum's halfway there. £20 for everyone.)

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@^: Ouch. But maybe if you go shopping early in the morning you can catch an evening showing?

[DraPrime]

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING!!!!!

So, today because Christmas I had to go shopping. Some people are easy, I accidentally on purpose got Littlest Brother interested/addicted in The Addams Family tellybox show, so he gets that. Easy.
Everyone else is the hardest person ever ever ever. Ever.

Elder Little Brother has wanted this show called Maria-sama ga Miteru for basically a year, and is about chastely kissing romantic Catholic schoolgirl relationships or something, and doesn't seem to exist in DVD format. And yes, I tried international e-bay and amazon. Those DVDs that do exist aren't Region 2/universal as far as I can tell. Joy. Fortunately I just trawled through anime boxsets and grabbed him something. I'm pretty sure Darker Than Black is good. And then I trolled him by asking rather bluntly "[Little Sister] wants to know if you have Bleach season two."
"Well, I do, and I really want season three, so thanks for buying that." So yeah, fibby fibbington.

What you've got to do is get a spy to work for you. At the seminary we do a secret Santa every year, and last year I wanted to get the person that I had the One Ring, since he's a huge Tolkien fan. So I got a friend to be my accomplice, and somehow we got this guy's ring size without him realizing it. Buying presents for the more ascetical types is a nightmare that no amount of seminary espionage can help.

Little Sister has a love (recent) for Cicero, so why not? I, Clavdivs and Cicero: Defence Speeches. Also a desperate hope that she reads something other than popular spec fic, fanfic and watches something - look, it's got Derek Jacobi and BRIAN BLESSED in it and it's about murder and incest and conspiracy and murder and it's all done under the BBC costume drama banner.

Cicero! Your sister is growing up to be an excellent classicist. Good, very good. That reminds me, I need to watch I, Claudius. No self respecting lover of ancient Rome could avoid watching it. Ahhh, it's good to be an Amazon Prime member. Such shows come for free!

*interrupts writing of post to watch the first episode*

Ooooooh, this is based on books by Robert Graves? Excellent. I rather liked Goodbye to All That. Anyways, back to watching the show.

*goes back to watching*

[Coidzor]

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING!!!!!

Pretend it got lost in the post and buy online after the fact if there's no local option or actual crafting involved.

Or a talking point for my terrible judgement in the past when I chose that in the first place.

I have trouble believing that you're that bad at spin. You can't have the kinds of aspirations that you have intimated that you have that have been "damaged" by this without better spin control and *********** ability than that.

[MoonCat]

What the heck is spin? Confoozled.

[Dimonite]

And then the parents: Dad likes sci-fi, but he's got most of the things he likes so I just found the one reboot!Battlestar thing he doesn't have, and I know he'll just go "Oh . . . " and not in the surprised way either.

Sounds like my dad... not only does he always know what we got him before opening it, but he'll also show off sometimes by shaking the present, saying what it is, and then opening it and being right EVERY. TIME. Our current theory is that he goes through the garbage cans at night and finds the receipts.

But he does that with mystery novels, too. He'll get halfway through, figure out who did it, turn to the back and be right.

Anyway, Christmas shopping is hard. Sorry if I'm rambling, not making sense, and/or being entirely unhelpful.

[Mynxae]

I'm back and raring to go! Aren't cuddles amazing? He is just so amazing and special and unlike any other partner I've had before. People will probably be like 'nah, you'll end up breaking up like your last 226526642 relationships (not that many really)' but, well... He's different. I know it sounds odd, but... He is.

A picture of the happy couple.

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If you don't know how I look, I'm the redhead.

[Mutant Sheep]

I'm back and raring to go! Aren't cuddles amazing? He is just so amazing and special and unlike any other partner I've had before. People will probably be like 'nah, you'll end up breaking up like your last 226526642 relationships (not that many really)' but, well... He's different. I know it sounds odd, but... He is.

A picture of the happy couple.

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If you don't know how I look, I'm the redhead.

PEOPLE! Happiness is fun, I must say. However, Starcraft, it is also fun. Are you, by any chance, available?

[Mynxae]

PEOPLE! Happiness is fun, I must say. However, Starcraft, it is also fun. Are you, by any chance, available?

Oh Sheepie. I missed you this weekend. Yes, I'm available for being crushed under your Sheepie feet. Lemme just make sure to log in on the 'Murica servers, a friend of mine only has an account on the Oceanic one and I played against him the other day. He forgot how Zerg detected in SC2 so I just used DT's to defend everything. Except banelings. Oh god I hate banelings.

[Amidus Drexel]

I'm back and raring to go! Aren't cuddles amazing? He is just so amazing and special and unlike any other partner I've had before. People will probably be like 'nah, you'll end up breaking up like your last 226526642 relationships (not that many really)' but, well... He's different. I know it sounds odd, but... He is.

A picture of the happy couple.

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If you don't know how I look, I'm the redhead.

Congratulations! When do we get to hear Elemental be pessimistic for me?

Jeez, you're almost as bad as my step-sister was a few months ago. I couldn't keep track of who she was dating.

[Mynxae]

Congratulations! When do we get to hear Elemental be pessimistic for me?

Jeez, you're almost as bad as my step-sister was a few months ago. I couldn't keep track of who she was dating.

I'm secretly hoping that Ele won't be pessimistic for once. Although Ele, I will definitely be coming over this week before Wednesday. I promise you that. This isn't like with my last ex, where I blocked everyone out just for him.

Sounds like my sister in high school. D:

[Mutant Sheep]

Oh Sheepie. I missed you this weekend. Yes, I'm available for being crushed under your Sheepie feet. Lemme just make sure to log in on the 'Murica servers, a friend of mine only has an account on the Oceanic one and I played against him the other day. He forgot how Zerg detected in SC2 so I just used DT's to defend everything. Except banelings. Oh god I hate banelings.

You mean... you mean zerg have a way of detecting that ISN'T spamming Fungal and hoping you hit the blurry splotch? Tell me this grande secret! (Overseers, I just don't like much, due to past experience of terrans using vikings and going "lololol nuke". >_< )

Congratulations! When do we get to hear Elemental be pessimistic for me?

Jeez, you're almost as bad as my step-sister was a few months ago. I couldn't keep track of who she was dating.

Oh, oh, let me! I havebeen practising!

*ahem*

I am Elemental, a Rapidash that for some reason associates with ponies far below my station, woooooo ghost souuuuunds!

[Mynxae]

You mean... you mean zerg have a way of detecting that ISN'T spamming Fungal and hoping you hit the blurry splotch? Tell me this grande secret! (Overseers, I just don't like much, due to past experience of terrans using vikings and going "lololol nuke". >_< )"1"] woooooo ghost souuuuunds![/SIZE][/I][/FONT]

That awkward moment when they conveniently placed their ghost in amongst your zerglings.

Oh, oh, let me! I havebeen practising!

*ahem*

I am Elemental, a Rapidash that for some reason associates with ponies far below my station, woooooo ghost souuuuunds!

BAHAHAHAHA!

I'm sorry Ele. He's just so damn funny.

[Mutant Sheep]

That awkward moment when they conveniently placed their ghost in amongst your zerglings.

Ah, ghosts. Actually being invisible AND being able to attack. Instead of having to unburrow/wait 5 seconds for the egg to hatch.

BAHAHAHAHA!

I'm sorry Ele. He's just so damn funny.

(GEDDON ALREADY! )

[CurlyKitGirl]

I think Demon Cat is secretly an Anon or something, I caught her browsing lolcats. This is amazing because when I left her with my laptop I was on some random fanfic I was reading out of boredom's sake.
I know cats are hugely intelligent, but also incredibly lazy, leading us to cater to their every whim, but can cats really use the internet so competently?
The evidence suggests it.
No, there were no humans in the room during my absence.

[Mutant Sheep]

I think Demon Cat is secretly an Anon or something, I caught her browsing lolcats. This is amazing because when I left her with my laptop I was on some random fanfic I was reading out of boredom's sake.
I know cats are hugely intelligent, but also incredibly lazy, leading us to cater to their every whim, but can cats really use the internet so competently?
The evidence suggests it.
No, there were no humans in the room during my absence.

That is... impressive? Do you by any chance, have one bookmarked? (I doubt you do, being a refined person. Them refineries, they devoid of silly cat gifs. ;) *mean*)

[Mynxae]

Ah, ghosts. Actually being invisible AND being able to attack. Instead of having to unburrow/wait 5 seconds for the egg to hatch.




(GEDDON ALREADY! )

Sorry, there was a patch.

[Teddy]

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING!!!!!

I've never really understood the Christmas shopping stress, but that's probably because I'm horribly undecided on what others want (I mean, I'm usually woefully unaware of what I want myself to start with (but not this year)), and the lazy approach was always to not give them any gifts to start with. I do, however, have one idea for my parents this year, and another sort of silly one for little brother, together with the one I didn't manage to finish last year. The chafing point this year is littlest brother, because I've got no idea of what to get him, but if I give everyone else but him something, I feel heartless and like I ignore him even more than I already do...

Hmm, what would a habitual YouTube junkie, philistine and soon-to-be teenager want for Christmas? I mean, apart from expensive video games, which weren't my responsibility to start with...

[Thufir]

I should probably figure out what I want...

I always have that problem. I already have a bunch of games, books and DVDs which I would prefer to get through before acquiring more. So then, what do I ask for? I find it difficult to think of things. Always manage, so far, but sooner or later I may have to just ask my parents to fund some travelling around visiting Playgrounders as a present.

I think Demon Cat is secretly an Anon or something, I caught her browsing lolcats. This is amazing because when I left her with my laptop I was on some random fanfic I was reading out of boredom's sake.
I know cats are hugely intelligent, but also incredibly lazy, leading us to cater to their every whim, but can cats really use the internet so competently?
The evidence suggests it.
No, there were no humans in the room during my absence.

You must be very careful. If she realises you've discovered her secret you may be considered a liability to the felines' plans for world domination! They'll have you hunted down and killed as soon as they've had a nap!

(I doubt you do, being a refined person.

*Snigger*
Yes, refined. That is totally a word which applies to Koorly...
*Restrains laughter*

[Mutant Sheep]

You must be very careful. If she realises you've discovered her secret you may be considered a liability to the felines' plans for world domination! They'll have you hunted down and killed as soon as they've had a nap!

I never understood cats. Dogs are so much kinder. And they cute!

*Snigger*
Yes, refined. That is totally a word which applies to Koorly...
*Restrains laughter*

You must remember, everything I say is in context of ME saying it. And I... am a terribly crude person.

[Elemental]

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING!!!!!

My secret is I ask people what they want or take them shopping with me. Therefore, I will be taking Mynxae book shopping and get him the chocolate he wants for his belated birthday present.
As for my other friend who I haven't seen for a year, I'll probably get her something nice. She's easy to shop for.

Wow I have so few real life friends... I should have tried to stay in contact with more of the cool smart people from school I was associated with...

I'm back and raring to go! Aren't cuddles amazing? He is just so amazing and special and unlike any other partner I've had before. People will probably be like 'nah, you'll end up breaking up like your last 226526642 relationships (not that many really)' but, well... He's different. I know it sounds odd, but... He is.

A picture of the happy couple.

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If you don't know how I look, I'm the redhead.

You look ridiculous with short hair.
And I will restrain my pessimism until I know more.

I'm secretly hoping that Ele won't be pessimistic for once. Although Ele, I will definitely be coming over this week before Wednesday. I promise you that. This isn't like with my last ex, where I blocked everyone out just for him.

Excellent. And I shall drag you electronics shopping because I have no idea how to tell good speakers from bad. I'd preferably like something long lasting like my current ones that I've had forever.

Oh, oh, let me! I havebeen practising!

*ahem*

I am Elemental, a Rapidash that for some reason associates with ponies far below my station, woooooo ghost souuuuunds!

I am not a Pokemon... Otherwise, it's suitably accurate.

I think Demon Cat is secretly an Anon or something, I caught her browsing lolcats. This is amazing because when I left her with my laptop I was on some random fanfic I was reading out of boredom's sake.
I know cats are hugely intelligent, but also incredibly lazy, leading us to cater to their every whim, but can cats really use the internet so competently?
The evidence suggests it.
No, there were no humans in the room during my absence.

You know what's annoying? I went to bed at about midnight last night, earlyish for me, but got almost no sleep until morning because I had a cat on my bed and we've recently put a collar with a bell on her and she was being unnecessarily festive all night!
I didn't even know cats celebrated Christmas!

So, in other words, cats live to drive us crazy.

[Mynxae]

My secret is I ask people what they want or take them shopping with me. Therefore, I will be taking Mynxae book shopping and get him the chocolate he wants for his belated birthday present.
As for my other friend who I haven't seen for a year, I'll probably get her something nice. She's easy to shop for.

Wow I have so few real life friends... I should have tried to stay in contact with more of the cool smart people from school I was associated with...

Mmm chocolate... Books! I have no clue what to get. I need to research and see what book/s I want that are of series I've read but yeah... Or books I haven't read for ages because they were from the school library.

You look ridiculous with short hair.
And I will restrain my pessimism until I know more.

Just like you look ridiculous with a shaved face! I'll have to get you to meet him. He's really nice.

Excellent. And I shall drag you electronics shopping because I have no idea how to tell good speakers from bad. I'd preferably like something long lasting like my current ones that I've had forever.

Something probably like mine then. Dad bought mine when I was.. Like 15? They still work great.

[Mutant Sheep]

Just like you look ridiculous with a shaved face! I'll have to get you to meet him. He's really nice.

Ele... ELE HAZ BEARD?

[Elemental]

Ele... ELE HAZ BEARD?

I've made no secret of it. I've just never told you.


And I don't look ridiculous with a shaved face, I just look younger.

[Dimonite]

I've made no secret of it. I've just never told you.


And I don't look ridiculous with a shaved face, I just look younger.

Yeah, that's what Jonathan Frakes thought.

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Theater tip o' the day: Don't wear a hat on the catwalk. It will get knocked off by a circuit, and the people below will laugh at you as it falls.