Lilly's Lovely Random Banter #87

[WingedCheetah]

So my friend just visited and told us about how she was talking with her mother about her {impossibly huge, impressive, and intimidating} dice collection, and her mother said when my friend has little children she'll really need to keep the dice packed away to avoid anyone eating something they shouldn't.

My friend replied: "Oh don't worry, I'll keep my dice safe."

To which her mother said: "Your children! I meant your children!!"

Glad she's got her priorities straight! :-D

[Reinboom]

I've seen lego people processed through, I think the dice will be safe; or I hope.

[WingedCheetah]

Yeah, well she also has a highly magnetic set that came with a warning about poisoning if eaten, so 'passing through' is not the only concern :-p >_<

In other dice news, she brought my a nice collection from GenCon! :-D My Dice Army keeps growins!!! bwahahahahahahahaha!

and now i go bed.

[Midnight Son]

Except, maybe this time, they should be a little bit less misadventurous.

If we were to follow that advice, how would he ever get anything worth writing about?

[Nomrom]

It can be Chapter Two: SDF'd Slighly Less Misadventurous Misadventures in Utah.

[Dragonrider]

All right guys, this is it: I'm about to go to sleep knowing that at 9:30 tomorrow morning - in approximately 11 1/2 hours - I will be taking my driving test. The driving part. IF I can pass that, I will then attempt the written test; and heaven help me, I'd better not fail that. The culmination of a year of Dragonrider's car-ma drama coming to a head.

*crosses fingers*

....I'd better get a good night's sleep....

And get up early tomorrow to read the booklet one last time before I go in for the test.

[Hoggy]

Good night's sleep. Hehh. Hehe.

Cannot sleep, exzema is being a royal pain in the arse again. I'll just have to keep running until I collapse.

Good luck, DR.

[FdL]

Good luck, DR.

Go get 'em, girl!!!!!!!!!!! ^^

[Arameus]

It's no big deal. Just make sure to look everywhere, all the time, because that's where they 'getcha.' Anytime you move in a different direction, check all your mirrors and look to both sides, and behind if backing.

[Dr._Weird]

Um.. drive... good?

*Knows nothing about driving other than that gleaned from racing games*

[Nomrom]

I would recommend that you do not drive anything like you would in racing games.

[Reinboom]

I would recommend that you do not drive anything like you would in racing games.

Aside from the whole superexceeding the speed limit, I would have to say I've seen some people drive better within racing games than they do with real cars.

[Calamity]

Aside from the whole superexceeding the speed limit, I would have to say I've seen some people drive better within racing games than they do with real cars.

Yes, but there are those who are the total opposite, and can drive but in racing games they hit just about every obstacle they see. Or don't see.

[MrEdwardNigma]

Yes, but there are those who are the total opposite, and can drive but in racing games they hit just about every obstacle they see. Or don't see.

Wow. That's exactly what I'm like... I'm horrible at games like Grand Theft Auto and such, no matter how good I am at beating people to a bloody pulp in the streets (in the game, obiously, not in real life, though I have yet to try it there and might thus be equally good at it...), I just keep botching up the river missions... But in real life, I'm only a month away from my driver's license, and my driving is splendid, even if I do say so myself. I only hit two pedestrians last week! (Not counting that dog...).

[Korith]

Yes, but there are those who are the total opposite, and can drive but in racing games they hit just about every obstacle they see. Or don't see.

*Wave*

Yep, I'm a pretty good driver in real life. But if you put me in a simulator, pray that you don't end up as one of the pedestrians!

[Skippy]

I only hit two pedestrians last week! (Not counting that dog...).

Yeah, that's the fun part of driving, you know? I keep running into old ladies with babies and things like that...

[CurlyKitGirl]

Good luck DR. Keep calm and concentrate. And I've yet to take a driving lesson but my driving is good in driving games too.

[banjo1985]

I passed my driving test hung-over! But seriously, good luck for your test, but remember, you're not a failiure if you don't pass first time. It took me an embarrasingly large amount of tests to pass mine, but I like to think I'm a pretty good driver now, so even if it doesn't go to plan keep working at it!

[Dragonrider]

I DID IT!!!



Wow...I'm so happy right now. The driving part was no problem...there was one place where I let someone else go even though I had the right of way, but basically other than that I didn't have a problem....

As for the written.... ONE HUNDRED PERCENT, BABY! I was seriously amazed with myself. I read the manual cover to cover twice in the last three days, so I guess it was good. I keep getting the license out and looking at it because i just can't believe it................

[CurlyKitGirl]

I KNEW IT!! You didn't screw up on thw written. I told you you didn't too. Enjoy your license and send us pics of you in your car driving.
*is very happy for Dragonrider*

[North]

Congrats Dragonrider. That rocks.

*Throws a party at her*

[Hoggy]

Congrats DR! One hundred percent on the written, jeez... u hav tha smrtz.

[FdL]

I DID IT!!!

YaaaaY!!! ^^ I knew you'd do it, your a smart girl. Congrats, Dragon.

Wow...I'm so happy right now. The driving part was no problem...there was one place where I let someone else go even though I had the right of way, but basically other than that I didn't have a problem....

Oh, there's nothing wrong with that I guess. IRL it happens all the time, it's a matter of courtesy most of the time.

As for the written.... ONE HUNDRED PERCENT, BABY! I was seriously amazed with myself. I read the manual cover to cover twice in the last three days, so I guess it was good. I keep getting the license out and looking at it because i just can't believe it................

Hey, now you have to scan the license and show it to us :p

[Swedish chef]

Congrats Dragon rider. Getting a drivers license is a big step in life :) I still remember how nervous I was when I got mine.

On to another subject. I found a funny (but quite empty and maybe not 100% serious) blog today. It seems to have been up only a couple of days or so but the subject apeals to me. It discusses what a geek is and what is geeky I think. :)

check out: http://geekfantastic.blogspot.com

[CurlyKitGirl]

Weird blog. He's right though. Geeks and Nerds know a lot about those types of films and I'd rather be a geek/nerd than anything else really. I revel in my geekery. And my books, and my music, and some more books and some films.
Although unlike your stereotypical geek I don;t really like Sci-Fi stuff.

[Swedish chef]

Yeah I know what you mean. But I guess that whoever is writing he/she looks to stereotypes. I consider myself a geek but I'm no megafan of sci-fi either. However I get suckerpunched by the moviepost since Tron is my absolute favourite movie ever all cathegories *continue rambling for about an hour about the greatness of Tron*. But I take a great detective story any day before sci-fi.

[CurlyKitGirl]

Never heard of Tron. I prefer horrors and some other stuff. And I love Discworld (top ten geekery) and so much geeky. Except math, and sci-fi. I can't stand sci-fi books, I'm a fantasy nut, and mysteries, and historical stuff, and funny stuff too.

[bosssmiley]

Never heard of Tron.

How it that even possible? It's like not having heard of {insert generic 80s fantasy/Brat Pack/action movie of your choice here}. You really should see that film sometime CurlyKit' (for the light cycle race and the sheer neony retro charm of it if nothing else).

edit: brokeded link fixeded. "Malformed URL" - what an evocative phrase.

I prefer horrors and some other stuff. And I love Discworld (top ten geekery) and so much geeky. Except math, and sci-fi. I can't stand sci-fi books, I'm a fantasy nut, and mysteries, and historical stuff, and funny stuff too.

Classic instance of the humanities geek template right there. Proud bearer of that (and the [Egg] subtype) here too.

[CurlyKitGirl]

Hold on. Is Tron that thing where they go inside a computer or something and it's all neon bars of lighting and dressed in white coverally things. With this virus/theft and some guy in a really big chair? I think I've seen it. Light cycle race certainly sounds familiar. BTW, the link is a 'malformed URL' apparently.

EDIT: Yes I am a humanities geek. Books and history, and more books. I have seen some sci-fi though.

[North]

Yeah thats Tron all right. I havent seen that in decades? Family guy and robot chicken have also spoofed it.