Coid's Crowing Conundrum of a Canticle of Crookedly Random Banter #185

[MoonCat]

Originally Posted by Coidzor

If you don't know what points with your parents are for, I don't think you'll have enough time to get enough to cash in at this point in time. Worth a shot though I suppose.

Oh my.

Huh?

Yeah. Old. It was kinda funny, I was there with my dad a few months ago, babbling about having gotten Pocky, which meant I'd have to have an anime marathon, when he asked me which ones. In this town, if you discover someone else watches what you do, if it's a nerdy thing, you stick together. There's not many of us. Anyway, I suggested that SOul Eater, and he just told me yesterday he started it. ^.^

Originally Posted by Asta Kask

*feels old*

I'm officially of the stance you can still count as biologically young until you're, I dunno, 29, but mentally can be forever. Not that that's always a good thing.

Originally Posted by LaZodiac

Hey now, if I had an actuall friend hanging out with me, I'd put the laptop away so I could hang out correctly

Which would be pretty silly, because I'd immediately start posting to you while in the same room.

Originally Posted by Teddy

Given, non-contextual and cryptic isn't quite the same, but hey, practice makes perfect.

Pfft, who said I'm in pain? I just want snow, and the weather set up such a perfect background to write something semi-poetic against.

On a related note, I don't envy your weather the slightest.

Oh no, this is cryptic even when it is in context. I went all-out here.

I'm pretty sure Washington weather is why Ted Bundy was a serial killer.

ION: Turns out looking in my memento box makes me cry. I really should stop doing that.

[LaZodiac]

Originally Posted by MoonCat

Which would be pretty silly, because I'd immediately start posting to you while in the same room.

Yha, that does sound pretty silly XP

Regarding the Momento Box... *hugs tightly* I get like that too, reminescing over memories. I'm always here for you Moony.

[Amidus Drexel]

Originally Posted by MoonCat

Oh no, this is cryptic even when it is in context. I went all-out here.

I'm pretty sure Washington weather is why Ted Bundy was a serial killer.

ION: Turns out looking in my memento box makes me cry. I really should stop doing that.

Didn't he live in Utah?

[MoonCat]

Originally Posted by LaZodiac

Yha, that does sound pretty silly XP

Regarding the Momento Box... *hugs tightly* I get like that too, reminescing over memories. I'm always here for you Moony.

Well, I'd do it anyway. Out of love.

It's more like "oh. hey. I remember this object. I was so hopeful then about <so-and-so>, I wonder what- Oh. Right." And then I get all sorts of horrible flashbacks.

Originally Posted by Amidus Drexel

Didn't he live in Utah?

Well, I'm sure we have some serial killers. Or maybe it's all the suicides we have here, maybe that's what the weather is doing. Oh well, I know it's up to something sinister.

[Amidus Drexel]

Originally Posted by MoonCat

Well, I'd do it anyway. Out of love.

It's more like "oh. hey. I remember this object. I was so hopeful then about <so-and-so>, I wonder what- Oh. Right." And then I get all sorts of horrible flashbacks.

Well, I'm sure we have some serial killers. Or maybe it's all the suicides we have here, maybe that's what the weather is doing. Oh well, I know it's up to something sinister.

Okay, I checked (on wikipedia, mind). Utah is where he was first arrested. Washington is the first place he admitted to have killed anyone. So, he lived in both places.

Yeah, I'm glad I don't have Seattle weather. It's perfect for a really depressing movie or something, though.

[Devmaar]

Originally Posted by MoonCat

Which would be pretty silly, because I'd immediately start posting to you while in the same room.

When I last visited my girlfriend this happened. We were on Skype.

[LaZodiac]

Originally Posted by MoonCat

Well, I'd do it anyway. Out of love.

It's more like "oh. hey. I remember this object. I was so hopeful then about <so-and-so>, I wonder what- Oh. Right." And then I get all sorts of horrible flashbacks.

*hugs* thanks Moony. And an extra big hug for you as well because it sucks having flashbacks *hugs!*

[Rawhide]

Whenever someone mentions Ted, I think of Al.

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LaLa: You haven't put up any recordings with your voice (e.g. a video with a voiceover) at all have you? I have a sudden desire to hear what a real Canadian accent (i.e. not one that has been "put on" or cultivated for a movie/show/etc.) sounds like. Also, if you know of any other recordings of real Canadian accents different to your own.

[Coidzor]

Originally Posted by MoonCat

Huh?

I speak of brownie points and parental goodwill, which is a currency in and of itself for all the talk of unconditional love that goes on.

Originally Posted by Rawhide

Whenever someone mentions Ted, I think of Al.

The sad thing is that I went to Home Improvement first. x.x

Originally Posted by Rawhide

LaLa: You haven't put up any recordings with your voice (e.g. a video with a voiceover) at all have you? I have a sudden desire to hear what a real Canadian accent (i.e. not one that has been "put on" or cultivated for a movie/show/etc.) sounds like. Also, if you know of any other recordings of real Canadian accents different to your own.

Singing doesn't have much of an accent, but I seem to recall Kneenibble making something of himself available earlier.

Is that right, Monsieur?

Originally Posted by MoonCat

Yeah. Old. It was kinda funny, I was there with my dad a few months ago, babbling about having gotten Pocky, which meant I'd have to have an anime marathon, when he asked me which ones. In this town, if you discover someone else watches what you do, if it's a nerdy thing, you stick together. There's not many of us. Anyway, I suggested that SOul Eater, and he just told me yesterday he started it. ^.^

Most unfortunate, that, for such joys to be so rarely held and pursued.

[MoonCat]

Originally Posted by Amidus Drexel

Okay, I checked (on wikipedia, mind). Utah is where he was first arrested. Washington is the first place he admitted to have killed anyone. So, he lived in both places.

Yeah, I'm glad I don't have Seattle weather. It's perfect for a really depressing movie or something, though.

Yeah. Methinks he was born here.

Think Tim Burton movie for Seattle. now imagine that over where I live we consider Seattle the sunnier area.

Originally Posted by Devmaar

When I last visited my girlfriend this happened. We were on Skype.

Yep.

Originally Posted by LaZodiac

*hugs* thanks Moony. And an extra big hug for you as well because it sucks having flashbacks *hugs!*

LOOOOOOVE

Originally Posted by Coidzor

I speak of brownie points and parental goodwill, which is a currency in and of itself for all the talk of unconditional love that goes on.

Most unfortunate, that, for such joys to be so rarely held and pursued.

I don't think I use those...

Wut?

[AtlanteanTroll]

Somehow or another I not only got nominated for outstanding senior, I also actually got it.

What.

[Coidzor]

Originally Posted by AtlanteanTroll

Somehow or another I not only got nominated for outstanding senior, I also actually got it.

What.

What's that get you again? Or mean?

You must be more well-loved than I had even previously thought, haha. A more crass man might advise you to press the advantage of this in your affairs.

Originally Posted by MoonCat

I don't think I use those...

I really don't see how you can not without something, well, untoward.

Originally Posted by MoonCat

Wut?

This "wut"

Originally Posted by MoonCat

In this town, if you discover someone else watches what you do, if it's a nerdy thing, you stick together. There's not many of us.

[Amidus Drexel]

Originally Posted by AtlanteanTroll

Somehow or another I not only got nominated for outstanding senior, I also actually got it.

What.

Congratulations!

What does that mean?

You should ask them for free ice cream or something.

Originally Posted by Coidzor

What's that get you again? Or mean?

You must be more well-loved than I had even previously thought, haha. A more crass man might advise you to press the advantage of this in your affairs.

Heh, I will be crass for you, Coid.

@AT - Take anything and everything that you can get.

[Mutant Sheep]

Originally Posted by AtlanteanTroll

Somehow or another I not only got nominated for outstanding senior, I also actually got it.

What.

I think it means he gets to do all the work for Yearbook.

[Devmaar]

I was "Best Boy" in my year when I finished primary school

[LaZodiac]

Originally Posted by Rawhide

Whenever someone mentions Ted, I think of Al.

---

LaLa: You haven't put up any recordings with your voice (e.g. a video with a voiceover) at all have you? I have a sudden desire to hear what a real Canadian accent (i.e. not one that has been "put on" or cultivated for a movie/show/etc.) sounds like. Also, if you know of any other recordings of real Canadian accents different to your own.

I do, but the quality is unbelievably bad and also those who have heard it said I don't "sound Canadian" as it were.

Originally Posted by MoonCat

LOOOOOOVE

LOOOOOOOVE! *Glomp*

[AtlanteanTroll]

Originally Posted by Coidzor

What's that get you again? Or mean?

It gets me specially featured in the year book for being "outstanding." Which in this case basically means dedicated to excellence in some activity or another. Gonna be a nice little extra piece of fluff on my college application.

You must be more well-loved than I had even previously thought, haha. A more crass man might advise you to press the advantage of this in your affairs.

I have a very weird pseudo-popularity... And were I a less apathetic man I might think that was a good idea.

[Rawhide]

Originally Posted by LaZodiac

I do, but the quality is unbelievably bad and also those who have heard it said I don't "sound Canadian" as it were.

Let me guess, you sound more British?

[Amidus Drexel]

Originally Posted by AtlanteanTroll

It gets me specially featured in the year book for being "outstanding." Which in this case basically means dedicated to excellence in some activity or another. Gonna be a nice little extra piece of fluff on my college application.

Ah... I know that feeling. The "I will literally put any recognition I got this year or last year on this thing, because it can't hurt" way of college apps.

[Kneenibble]

I wish to boast a little about my weather, so here is a picture of my backyard after the weekend's activities.

Spoiler

Those garden boxes are nearly two feet high.

Originally Posted by Teddy

IRN:
Speaking of winter and weather, I bought a new winter jacket today. The first shop I tried only had jackets that were too thin, too thick or way too expensive (stupid brands), and since I couldn't try them out anywhere else than in a rather warm room, I couldn't tell if they would keep the right amount of heat either.

So, we gave up and walked to another shop, where I immediately finds a jacket that seems to be just perfectly thick without restricting my movements. What even better is that the shop has a yellow container test room in the middle where you can test the jackets against freezing temperatures and rather strong winds, which was exactly what I'd been wishing for. I left as a very happy customer.

I tried it out a little earlier this evening, and have drawn the conclusion that it isn't too warm for temperatures slightly above zero. Which was the only thing I was worried about. This will be a warm and comfy winter of mine. :3

This is excellent. I know how satisfying the perfect winter coat is. You need now a toque knitted of rabbit hair and silk, hung about the brow with hoar but still warm and soft as butter.

Originally Posted by Amidus Drexel

You are one lucky bird. It got over 70 degrees today! At least it was respectably cold in Pennsylvania yesterday, but Virginia does not appear to be cooperating with my desires for proper winter weather and snow.

*calculates for Celsius* Bless my stars. That is a warm summer day. *hugs*

Originally Posted by Rawhide

LaLa: You haven't put up any recordings with your voice (e.g. a video with a voiceover) at all have you? I have a sudden desire to hear what a real Canadian accent (i.e. not one that has been "put on" or cultivated for a movie/show/etc.) sounds like. Also, if you know of any other recordings of real Canadian accents different to your own.

Originally Posted by Coidzor

Singing doesn't have much of an accent, but I seem to recall Kneenibble making something of himself available earlier.

Is that right, Monsieur?

It is indeed, Coizillius Frater, but... well I'm going to post a link to this, but Rawhide, watch it at your own risk.

Also, having taken a fair amount of voice training for the theatre, I'm not sure how representative of the average Canadian my accent is.

Originally Posted by AtlanteanTroll

Somehow or another I not only got nominated for outstanding senior, I also actually got it.

What.

Are you pleased with this outcome? What duties does it confer, and what privileges does it convey? Are there sexy privileges?

[AtlanteanTroll]

Originally Posted by Amidus Drexel

Ah... I know that feeling. The "I will literally put any recognition I got this year or last year on this thing, because it can't hurt" way of college apps.

Yeah. It certainly won't hurt. won't look as good as NHS, but it is of is of some actual prestige.

Originally Posted by Kneenibble

Are you pleased with this outcome? What duties does it confer, and what privileges does it convey? Are there sexy privileges?

Indeed. As stated it confers some dedication to excellence, blah, blah, blah. It also confers my class like me, for some reason or another. Not any real actuall privileges aside from the recognition though.

[Amidus Drexel]

Originally Posted by Kneenibble

I wish to boast a little about my weather, so here is a picture of my backyard after the weekend's activities.

Spoiler

Those garden boxes are nearly two feet high.

This is excellent. I know how satisfying the perfect winter coat is. You need now a toque knitted of rabbit hair and silk, hung about the brow with hoar but still warm and soft as butter.

*calculates for Celsius* Bless my stars. That is a warm summer day. *hugs*

It is indeed, Coizillius Frater, but... well I'm going to post a link to this, but Rawhide, watch it at your own risk.

Also, having taken a fair amount of voice training for the theatre, I'm not sure how representative of the average Canadian my accent is.

That is some rather impressive snow. I remember getting about 18 inches twice within the space of a few months a ways back ('09-'10, I think), but the snow has been rather absent since, barring a few sporadic bits of it here and there.

Well, it's more like an average September day here (so, yeah, summer for Canada), but that makes it no less infuriating.

That video... hehehe...
You don't have the stereotypical Canadian accent, though.

[Kneenibble]

Originally Posted by AtlanteanTroll

Yeah. It certainly won't hurt. won't look as good as NHS, but it is of is of some actual prestige.

Indeed. As stated it confers some dedication to excellence, blah, blah, blah. It also confers my class like me, for some reason or another. Not any real actuall privileges aside from the recognition though.

Now now: let us not say any real actual privileges, let us say not any hard privileges. But to borrow from the thought of Dr. Lloyd Axworthy, it seems to convey a form of soft power. You may use your newfound clout as leverage in seduction, for example.

Originally Posted by Amidus Drexel

That is some rather impressive snow. I remember getting about 18 inches twice within the space of a few months a ways back ('09-'10, I think), but the snow has been rather absent since, barring a few sporadic bits of it here and there.

Well, it's more like an average September day here (so, yeah, summer for Canada), but that makes it no less infuriating.

That video... hehehe...
You don't have the stereotypical Canadian accent, though.

I don't, thankfully. I do not like that accent -- it does exist, especially on the Prairies, but it sounds coarse to my ears.

The winter of '09-'10 was notably harsh and snowy here, if memory serves.

Do you typically get a white Christmas?

[AtlanteanTroll]

Originally Posted by Kneenibble

Now now: let us not say any real actual privileges, let us say not any hard privileges.

Indeed.

But to borrow from the thought of Dr. Lloyd Axworthy, it seems to convey a form of soft power. You may use your newfound clout as leverage in seduction, for example.

I do believe that's what Coidzor was suggesting. The thing is that my friends are more interested in having me seduce people these days than I am. If it can help with the musical auditions tomorrow, that'd be nice.

[Amidus Drexel]

Originally Posted by Kneenibble

Now now: let us not say any real actual privileges, let us say not any hard privileges. But to borrow from the thought of Dr. Lloyd Axworthy, it seems to convey a form of soft power. You may use your newfound clout as leverage in seduction, for example.



I don't, thankfully. I do not like that accent -- it does exist, especially on the Prairies, but it sounds coarse to my ears.

The winter of '09-'10 was notably harsh and snowy here, if memory serves.

Do you typically get a white Christmas?

Well, normally. Almost all of the memories I have as a kid of Christmas were snowy. The past two years have been lacking in the snow department... Last year, we got half an inch or so in October (an unusual occurrence, as we don't normally get snow until late November (although it's usually cold like it's supposed to be ) or early December), and that was it. Hopefully, I will have an appropriately snowy Christmas this year.

[Teddy]

Originally Posted by Kneenibble

I wish to boast a little about my weather, so here is a picture of my backyard after the weekend's activities.

Spoiler

*snow*
Those garden boxes are nearly two feet high.

Very pretty! :3

Originally Posted by Kneenibble

This is excellent. I know how satisfying the perfect winter coat is. You need now a toque knitted of rabbit hair and silk, hung about the brow with hoar but still warm and soft as butter.

That sounds incredibly comfy, if somewhat unobtainable. Also, seeing the mess my hair is (I let it grow out during the autumn so it can keep me warm in the winter), I don't think I could do such a wondrous artefact any justice...

[Coidzor]

Originally Posted by Kneenibble

I wish to boast a little about my weather, so here is a picture of my backyard after the weekend's activities.

Spoiler

Those garden boxes are nearly two feet high.

Purty. Also, I want those garden boxes. I need to refresh my memory and actually get cracking on all that.

Originally Posted by Kneenibble

It is indeed, Coizillius Frater, but... well I'm going to post a link to this, but Rawhide, watch it at your own risk.

Also, having taken a fair amount of voice training for the theatre, I'm not sure how representative of the average Canadian my accent is.

I'm... a refectory now? Interesting.

[Mutant Sheep]

Originally Posted by Kneenibble

I wish to boast a little about my weather, so here is a picture of my backyard after the weekend's activities.

Spoiler

Those garden boxes are nearly two feet high.

-stuffing-

It is indeed, Coizillius Frater, but... well I'm going to post a link to this, but Rawhide, watch it at your own risk.

Also, having taken a fair amount of voice training for the theatre, I'm not sure how representative of the average Canadian my accent is.


Are you pleased with this outcome? What duties does it confer, and what privileges does it convey? Are there sexy privileges?

Epic backyard you have there, Knee.

*watches*

Well, Knee has eyelinething. Cool. *50 secodns later* AUGH KNEE IS GONNA CUT ME WITH WORDS!

And you sound American.

Sex privileges? AT? He could use them.

Originally Posted by AtlanteanTroll

Indeed.

I do believe that's what Coidzor was suggesting. The thing is that my friends are more interested in having me seduce people these days than I am. If it can help with the musical auditions tomorrow, that'd be nice.

Yeees, quite.

Oh oh! SEDUCE A THING THEN LIVEJOURNAL ABOUT IT. Or better yet, seduce yourself in the mirror. Then we dont have to look at you. *should not enjoy being mean to you as much as he does*

And DOES it give you any yearbook privileges? Cuz those are best privileges. You can make last minute changes with insults!

[MageOfCakes]

Haha, all you kids talking about being and feeling old. I don't feel old and I'm older than alot of you. Then again, I don't exactly look very old either.

[Kneenibble]

Originally Posted by Amidus Drexel

Well, normally. Almost all of the memories I have as a kid of Christmas were snowy. The past two years have been lacking in the snow department... Last year, we got half an inch or so in October (an unusual occurrence, as we don't normally get snow until late November (although it's usually cold like it's supposed to be ) or early December), and that was it. Hopefully, I will have an appropriately snowy Christmas this year.

I wish this thing for you. Last winter here was unseasonably warm and slushy, and it filled my heart with wasps. May you have snow and chills of an aesthetically pleasing nature.

Originally Posted by Teddy

Very pretty! :3

That sounds incredibly comfy, if somewhat unobtainable. Also, seeing the mess my hair is (I let it grow out during the autumn so it can keep me warm in the winter), I don't think I could do such a wondrous artefact any justice...

Thank you.
And yet: is not the fringes of a glorious mop of hair curling out from beneath a toque a very fair sight? I think so, at least.

In this mercenary global village, all things are obtainable. Even be it yartsa gunbu, or purple-hearted rosewood, or oudh, or yea a toque of silk and rabbit hair.

Originally Posted by Coidzor

Purty. Also, I want those garden boxes. I need to refresh my memory and actually get cracking on all that.

I'm... a refectory now? Interesting.

Thankee! They were very easy to construct, if you would ever like guidance. Only: calculate the earth you order to fill them very carefully, so that you do not -- as I did -- have to take a day off from work to spend 8 hours shovelling an extra truckload of mud out of the back lane on the hottest day in July.

There is another entendre to be made there, I'm sure. But perhaps you tire of my niggling, mi Frater.