Mynxae's Maliciously Magnificent Random Banter #183

[MoonCat]

Hmm. Turns out we had a bible from 1768 on our bookshelf. My aprents are now spending the evening poring over that while my dad bitchily forbids me from going near it without any adequate explanation.

Sure, he'll trust me with mummified human fingers from thousands of years ago because THEY'RE not family heritage, but allowing me to get my hands on his precious 244 year old book, noooooooo.

(Disclaimer: I am only referring to the text in terms of its age and sentimental value in the family, I'm not discussing religion, it would be the same if it turned out we had a first edition of 'A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy'.)

[Mutant Sheep]

Hey, family bibles are a very important thing. God knows (heh, accidental puns are punny) what my grandfather would have done to my father if he touched that thing. Hell, really anything old, the young of my family are forbidden from touching. Or maybe its just me.

@v geez. Then I dunno. I assume old bible=family. Myeeeeh.

[MoonCat]

Mutant, it isn't a family bible.

^ Well yeah, it's been in the family for god knows how long, but it's not something we, like, remember. I didn't even know about it until today. My family does not make use of it in the slightest or anything. I don't think it counts.

[LaZodiac]

Originally Posted by MoonCat

But... social!

<puts on manly hero voice> Sorry LaLa, I'm afraid that'll have to wait. There's too many AMVs I only watch for the music, and too many crappy chain mail lists I've got to read! Not to mention all the anime!

Also, I think Plato is stalking me across time. Must fix this.

You say that as if you can't do that while online so we can talk occasionaly

But ok, I understand, it's important to be social and stuff. I won't begrudge you from reality. It's honestly more important

[Elemental]

Originally Posted by LaZodiac

You say that as if you can't do that while online so we can talk occasionaly

But ok, I understand, it's important to be social and stuff. I won't begrudge you from reality. It's honestly more important

Reality be damned! I want my Zeppelin outfitted with an organ!

[MoonCat]

Originally Posted by LaZodiac

You say that as if you can't do that while online so we can talk occasionaly

But ok, I understand, it's important to be social and stuff. I won't begrudge you from reality. It's honestly more important

What are you talking boot? I don't wanna be social. That is why I am offline.

[LaZodiac]

Originally Posted by MoonCat

What are you talking boot? I don't wanna be social. That is why I am offline.

Oh. I was confused, sorry

[Teddy]

Originally Posted by Elemental

I've never seen snow, but I have heard of it and read about it, so I do know that.
I was just pointing out another contaminant that turns snow yellow.

Seeing how the pollen season ends long before any snow (unless you live somewhere weird), finding snow that's yellow only thanks to pollen is practically unheard of.

Typical Swedish lake water, however, has a yellow tone, so if you drench snow with it, it'll take on that hue as well. Despite the colour, however, it isn't really dangerous in any way.

ION:
There was frost when I woke up this morning. It covered the lawns and the roofs and made the maple leaves all clattery as they fell from our neighbours' tree. Pretty! :smallglisteningeyes:

IOON:
Herbs omnomnom. I'm not much for spices in food, but for some reason, when we have a plant standing in the kitchen (chives, in this case), I can't stop myself from constantly eating of it.

[Rawhide]

Originally Posted by Teddy

Seeing how the pollen season ends long before any snow (unless you live somewhere weird), finding snow that's yellow only thanks to pollen is practically unheard of.

I guess that Northern America is somewhere weird then?

[Mutant Sheep]

Originally Posted by Rawhide

I guess that Northern America is somewhere weird then?

Undoubtable, The 'Merica is the weirdest place on the planet, with these "cool things" and "Me".

[LaZodiac]

Today I woke up and everything outside has a layer of frost over it, like Teddy. I must agree that yes, it does look beautiful.

[Mercenary Pen]

Originally Posted by Teddy

Seeing how the pollen season ends long before any snow (unless you live somewhere weird), finding snow that's yellow only thanks to pollen is practically unheard of.

Originally Posted by Rawhide

I guess that Northern America is somewhere weird then?

The same weirdness has been seen in the UK... particularly around unseasonal snow (of which we get a lot more than we used to).

[Mynxae]

All I know is that it has been very windy and cold in Brisbane, AU.

[Dimonite]

Originally Posted by Mynxae

All I know is that it has been very windy and cold in Brisbane, AU.

I'd be willing to bet large amounts of money that your definition of "cold" doesn't come anywhere close to that of a Minnesotan, Canadian, or Swede.

*uses internets to see Brisbane weather*

... THAT'S SUMMER WEATHER.

[Mutant Sheep]

Originally Posted by Dimonite

I'd be willing to bet large amounts of money that your definition of "cold" doesn't come anywhere close to that of a Minnesotan, Canadian, or Swede.

*uses internets to see Brisbane weather*

... THAT'S SUMMER WEATHER.

I wanna see Aussie weather! CAN YOU SEND THIS INTERNETS TO ME SO I CAN SEES? I wanna see two months agooooo. (I REALLY hate this low 40's/30 degree weather, it was in the 90's regularly two months agoo whyyyyyyyy.)

[Devmaar]

Originally Posted by Teddy

Seeing how the pollen season ends long before any snow (unless you live somewhere weird), finding snow that's yellow only thanks to pollen is practically unheard of.

Typical Swedish lake water, however, has a yellow tone, so if you drench snow with it, it'll take on that hue as well. Despite the colour, however, it isn't really dangerous in any way.

ION:
There was frost when I woke up this morning. It covered the lawns and the roofs and made the maple leaves all clattery as they fell from our neighbours' tree. Pretty! :smallglisteningeyes:

IOON:
Herbs omnomnom. I'm not much for spices in food, but for some reason, when we have a plant standing in the kitchen (chives, in this case), I can't stop myself from constantly eating of it.

That would be because herbs are delicious.

Originally Posted by Mutant Sheep

I wanna see Aussie weather! CAN YOU SEND THIS INTERNETS TO ME SO I CAN SEES? I wanna see two months agooooo. (I REALLY hate this low 40's/30 degree weather, it was in the 90's regularly two months agoo whyyyyyyyy.)

*gets confused*
*remembers American still use Fahrenheit for ineffable reasons*

ION, I'm so fricken social, when my coursemate said she might be going to the pub, I told her she should text me if she did, as I would join them. There is a very good chance I will meet people tonight. Wish me luck.

[Mutant Sheep]

Originally Posted by Mynxae

All I know is that it has been very windy and cold in Brisbane, AU.

Originally Posted by Mutant Sheep

I wanna see Aussie weather! CAN YOU SEND THIS INTERNETS TO ME SO I CAN SEES? I wanna see two months agooooo. (I REALLY hate this low 40's/30 degree weather, it was in the 90's regularly two months agoo whyyyyyyyy.)

After seing the internets weather predictions, I do declare... YOU WILL BE HAVING 70 DEGREE WEATHER. BLURGHLE. (And 50's with wind chill is so not bad)

Originally Posted by Devmaar

*gets confused*
*remembers American still use Fahrenheit for ineffable reasons*

ION, I'm so fricken social, when my coursemate said she might be going to the pub, I told her she should text me if she did, as I would join them. There is a very good chance I will meet people tonight. Wish me luck.

FAHRENHEIT FOR FREEDOM!

Not people! Don't go! They'll be social with/at you!

[Devmaar]

Originally Posted by Mutant Sheep

FAHRENHEIT FOR FREEDOM!

Not people! Don't go! They'll be social with/at you!

INEFFABLE!

They will be social at me, I will endeavour to be social back. We shall see how it turns out.

[Maugan Ra]

I am feeling very positive. I may well have finally managed to get a job. More than that, there is a decent chance I can choose from two jobs! Yay, less stress over I-have-no-money.

One of them is a fairly drudging retail job, and the other is being a door-to-door collector for charity. I think I'll probably go for the retail job, honestly, since they both pay roughly the same. Because I live in Aberdeen, and the charity job involves much travel and walking around the north east of Scotland for significant stretches of time.

And Scotland is cold, wet and miserable. Well, OK, it's sometimes quite nice and striking, what with the sea and the rolling hills... but mostly cold and wet. And I do not enjoy walking around in those conditions.

Still, JOB! Happiness is a reaper of souls.

[Maxios]

I just crapped my pants laughing at the current top banner ad.

[Archonic Energy]

Originally Posted by Maxios

I just crapped my pants laughing at the current top banner ad.

whatever do you mean?

in related news: have you read the alt text yet?
some things are just too much fun not to do.

[Kneenibble]

Originally Posted by Teddy

Pretty! A bit too abstract for my taste, as I prefer jewelry that actually depicts something (like a leaf, or a dragon), but I appreciate its beauty nevertheless.

Thank you. Do you have any example of the jewelry that pleases you? I ask this in full knowledge, of course, that not everybody spends the time lusting after gems that I do.

There was a ring at the art gallery gift shop for a while -- it was a silver band carved delicately into oak leaves and acorns with a very pretty port-coloured garnet, small but flawless and saturated, set in the middle. That kind of thing?

Originally Posted by Cobra_Ikari

*hugs close*...hey, I have pretty small hands, and I've never had any problems with anything else being too small.

I don't really have a thing for hands or anything, but I tend to notice them when they look...mmm...*coughs*...I'm not sure how to word this, just know that it was a compliment and...umm...I'll...be in my bunk, or something.

Anyway, you have nice hands. =P

All parts of this post are relevant to my interests. You'll have to show me one day what you mean in that first part, though.

Originally Posted by Elemental

And I am feeling much better now that I've rested. Even though my sleep was disturbed last night first by cold and then by the windy weather I am currently experiencing. Still, it is an interesting experience to watch the sky lighten slowly as the sun rises out of view. One of these mornings, I should just get up when I can't sleep and sit on the front veranda and watch the sunrise properly.

Yes, the gradual and peaceful suffusion of gentle blue before dawn is a beautiful thing, finally bursting into the fiery glory of sunrise. To watch it would be a better use of insomniac time than thrashing about in bed frustrated, surely.

Do you not heat the house on cold windy nights?

It would be less. The lowest notes have fewer strings. Starting at one string, and then two before going to three.
I do believe the reason for that is firstly, there's not enough room for three strings fir each of the lowest notes, and secondly, because the higher notes have such thin strings that they would both be very soft and very easily damaged were there only one.
At least, I think that's the reason.

Apropos piano strings, I recently started to dismantle my great-grandmother's piano to reclaim the wood for a bookshelf [its mechanisms are too far gone to ever repair sufficiently]. In order to cut the strings out, I had the piano laid on its back, sitting on the strings with several towels. Even so, when I snipped the bass strings, they broke with a huge spark and went flying across the room with enough force to scratch the paint on the walls. That could have been my eyeball.

The higher notes have three strings, I think, more because one of those tiny strings wouldn't produce enough noise. Likewise the lower ones have only the one string because their thickness produces more than enough sound. - although certainly, space and fragility are a factor as well.

Also thanks for your complements on my ring-a-ling

Originally Posted by Teddy

IOON:
Herbs omnomnom. I'm not much for spices in food, but for some reason, when we have a plant standing in the kitchen (chives, in this case), I can't stop myself from constantly eating of it.

Mmmmm, yes. My favourites to nibble are sage and coriander, especially the green unripe seed pods.

I've always found chives too pungent to nibble on their own, though -- or do you have chives of superior delicacy over there?

Originally Posted by Mutant Sheep

I wanna see Aussie weather! CAN YOU SEND THIS INTERNETS TO ME SO I CAN SEES? I wanna see two months agooooo. (I REALLY hate this low 40's/30 degree weather, it was in the 90's regularly two months agoo whyyyyyyyy.)

Here, sir! One Internets depicting an usual Australian summer for you.

Spoiler

*hugs*

[Mutant Sheep]

Originally Posted by Archonic Energy

whatever do you mean?

in related news: have you read the alt text yet?
some things are just too much fun not to do.

That is hilarious and I feel sad I had to be told to notice it. I expected the alt text though. ;)

Originally Posted by Kneenibble

-SO-MUCH-STUFF-

-MUSIC STUFF-
Also thanks for your complements on my ring-a-ling

Here, sir! One Internets depicting an usual Australian summer for you.

Spoiler

*hugs*

... Ohh, Australiiiaaaa, land of the firepillar from Prince of Egyppppt, Do you have a magic psychedelic bush that looks nothing like fire? (cant type sing. Or sing. Oh well.)*hugss*

[Dimonite]

Originally Posted by Archonic Energy

whatever do you mean?

in related news: have you read the alt text yet?
some things are just too much fun not to do.

... You sir, are magnificent.

*dons hat*
*tips hat to you*

[Kneenibble]

Originally Posted by Mutant Sheep

... Ohh, Australiiiaaaa, land of the firepillar from Prince of Egyppppt, Do you have a magic psychedelic bush that looks nothing like fire? (cant type sing. Or sing. Oh well.)*hugss*

Iiiiiiii am going to go ahead and refrain from googling "Australia magic psychedelic bush," so instead here is a picture of a budgie mid-fluff.

Spoiler

Do I talk too much ;____;

[Dimonite]

Originally Posted by Kneenibble

Iiiiiiii am going to go ahead and refrain from googling "Australia magic psychedelic bush," so instead here is a picture of a budgie mid-fluff.

Spoiler

Do I talk too much ;____;

Bah! the very notion of you talking too much is ludicrous, my good man. Also, that mid-fluff budgie is adoralarious.

Edit: I DID google "Australia magic psychedelic bush." Got this:

Spoiler

[Mutant Sheep]

Originally Posted by Kneenibble

Iiiiiiii am going to go ahead and refrain from googling "Australia magic psychedelic bush," so instead here is a picture of a budgie mid-fluff.

Spoiler

Do I talk too much ;____;

BUDGIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

I'm just a bad reader. You're posts have too much not-stupid in them for me to digest.

Originally Posted by Dimonite

Bah! the very notion of you talking too much is ludicrous, my good man. Also, that mid-fluff budgie is adoralarious.

Edit: I DID google "Australia magic psychedelic bush." Got this:

Spoiler

... It's pretty close.

[LaZodiac]

It's snowiiiiiiing. I am the saaaaaad.

[Dimonite]

Originally Posted by LaZodiac

It's snowiiiiiiing. I am the saaaaaad.

You are saaaaaad, but I am jeeeeeeaaaaaalous.

*WANTS SNOW*

[LaZodiac]

Originally Posted by Dimonite

You are saaaaaad, but I am jeeeeeeaaaaaalous.

*WANTS SNOW*

I'm going to be perfectly honest, if it was entirely feasible I'd gather snow in like a cooler and sell it to you.