The Syndicate

thellama73 wrote:

MovingPictures07 wrote:FEDERER CLOSES THE SECOND SET! 7-5 7-5

Match is over, there's no way Murray is coming back to win the next 3 sets. My boy Federer is going to the 2015 Wimbledon Finals.

Look at Mr. "I'm Too Busy to Play Mafia" watching sports all day.

It's fucking Wimbledon and Roger Federer at that.

FEDERER CLOSES THE SECOND SET! 7-5 7-5

Match is over, there's no way Murray is coming back to win the next 3 sets. My boy Federer is going to the 2015 Wimbledon Finals.

Well, have to hand it to Murray for being able to stick that one out. An ace to finish it off. What a game!

Still hoping Federer can close this 2nd set.

Holy shit, what a game. This is TENSE.

GO FEDERER GO!

Ricochet wrote:STAN

I know, right? What a match. I'm pleased. Well done, Wawrinka!

Missing Person wrote:

Epignosis wrote:You know you're a Mafia addict when a headline like this has you scratching your head for a while.

Time to bus Cruz, clearly.

Epignosis wrote:You know you're a Mafia addict when a headline like this has you scratching your head for a while.

Indeed.

Miracles out of Nowhere is SUCH a good song.

Awesome story.

Also, it goes without saying that I'm here if you want to talk more about it (or anything else, for that matter). As you know, I'll talk video games, music, and boobs. :P

That's a damn shame, Rob, I'm really sorry to hear it. Thanks for sharing with us though.

Metalmarsh89 wrote:I just noticed Enrique has been promoted to Side-Mission Host.

Good things must be on the horizon.

It's Rob!

Epignosis wrote:

MovingPictures07 wrote:ON THE BUS MALL

Yes, the most beautiful song ever written about two boys fucking old men for money.

Agreed.

ON THE BUS MALL

Simon wrote:Christmas Moving Pictures!

We should call you Christmas Pictures!

Indeed!

Metalmarsh89 wrote:If you were at a bar with Alex, would you get him drfunk?

Too bad you didn't push hard enough.

Metalmarsh89 wrote:I was supposed to catch a flight home today to Cincinnati, but I was (unwillingly) bumped off the flight because it was overbooked. So now I've got a check for $1000 and am catching a later flight to Ohio.

Christmas present from Delta!

Now I have all this time to kill waiting in the airport though.

Wow, sweet!

At least you got more than appropriately compensated for it.

Vompatti wrote:

Epignosis wrote:I neglected to engage my cloaking device when the missiles came out.

That's what she said.

Epignosis wrote:

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

MovingPictures07 wrote:New album from The Decemberists on January 20, 2015!!!

My excitement cannot be fully expressed.

http://www.decemberists.com/

Any recommendations where to start with them? I bought their EP "Long Live the King" (because it was a couple bucks), but learned that it is only outtakes from the studio album. I haven't listened to it yet, with the intent to start somewhere else. Thoughts?

The Crane Wife had me hooked, but you really can't go wrong with Castaways and Cutouts, Picaresque, or The Hazards of Love. Colin Meloy is an excellent storyteller and lyricist, and he shines on all four of these.

Pretty much this. I love every single one of their albums, personally. I would probably start with The Crane Wife, but you can't go wrong with any of those.

New album from The Decemberists on January 20, 2015!!!

My excitement cannot be fully expressed.

http://www.decemberists.com/

Wow, what a shame. He was a great bassist.

It's a real-life silencer!

The site is alive!

A Person wrote:OMG NEW DEATH GRIPS

YES!!!

Mongoose wrote:I hope everyone has a good day tomorrow!

Thanks, you too!!

I have an all-day Tax Seminar tomorrow, so... we'll see how it goes. Lol. But then after work, it should be fun!

Pokemon Red/Blue was the best. So awesome.

I am so happy for you, bea!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll let her tell everyone what the countdown is for!

Hedgeowl wrote:Dramamine you say? I may have to consider this. I also have horrible motion sickness. I can't spin ever, swings are awful now, and boats? Oh wow I have had some miserable ferry rides. I once went on the zipper at a county fair with a friend because no one else would go with him. It was one of the worst days ever. I would just lay on the ground to stop the spinning, but nothing helped.

I can relate entirely. I found out about this stuff when I was incredibly sick on a boat ride myself about a year ago, but never got around to trying it and it sort of slipped my mind, until recently when I began planning my vacation for January. The woman who spoke to me about it said she had the same problem but it worked like a charm. And damn does it!

It does seem to make you drowsy though; it affected me pretty heavily in that regard when I used it.

So I have absolutely dreadful motion sickness issues. I get carsick, seasick, and sick when riding roller coasters especially. Combined with my fear of heights, it pretty much made amusement parks generally suck for me (theme parks are different, but still, could never ride the rides really).

I went to Kings Island yesterday with my brother and Daisy, however, after taking some Dramamine... and it worked like a fucking charm. Not a bit nauseous. Worked my way up from the less intense rollercoasters to the most intense one at the park. Couldn't believe it. It was fun!

All this to say Dramamine is awesome.

Actually, there are tons of amazing '90s albums, especially across many genres, and I suppose a really neat playlist could be manufactured for such a purpose...

Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine, Radiohead, Neutral Milk Hotel, Wu-Tang Clan, Sigur Ros, Portishead, A Tribe Called Quest, Belle and Sebastian, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Flaming Lips, R.E.M., Dream Theater, Opeth...

Whenever I try to think one musical decade is better than a different one, I realize my folly.

Linki: Yeah, you're probably right.

Lol, I personally wouldn't go that far (but that's just me), but he certainly is fucking awesome. The Smiths is one of my favorite bands ever for good reason.

Since I'm technically a '90s kid, I suppose I could do a '90s birthday and incorporate an awesome musical playlist, but somehow it seems less cool a prospect than an '80s one. Sigh.

That, and, I think I'd have way too much trouble restricting myself to one decade. Lol.

Seeing him live earlier this year with BWT was truly awesome. His setlist was really odd though, but still very enjoyable. I just can't help but think I would have loved it so much more to hear "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side", "Bigmouth Strikes Again", "This Charming Man", "Girlfriend in a Coma", etc. And he didn't even play "There is a Light That Never Goes Out"!!!!! Bah.

But still, it was really awesome, and I do respect his decision to play solo stuff and mostly B-sides Smiths stuff.

A Person wrote:mmmmmmmm, morrissey <3

This. Times infinity.

I mean, seriously. I can't believe it. No The Smiths songs at all? And this is an 80s-themed shindig, you say?

PURE BLASPHEMY!!!

Damn, Robert, I wish I could be there.

Truly awesome playlist by the way, but it's sorely lacking in the new wave and post-punk departments. It would become even more awesome with appearances from The Smiths, Talking Heads, Talk Talk, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Joy Division, New Order, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Cocteau Twins, etc.

Especially The Smiths. Holy shit. How can you have the '80s without Morrissey???

Epignosis wrote:Pfft. I'm definitely not aggressive in Mafia, but in real life I will beat the shit out of anyone.

Lol.

I agree with that. I definitely am pigeonholed as an "aggressive" mafia player but I wouldn't say I'm that way at all IRL, lol. It's kind of weird how that works.

Here you go, JC, it is in the Hosting Thread.

That is one badass snowman, good sir!

Sure, how about "INSERT KEYS HERE"? Lol.

Hey, you told me to keep your keys, so I put them in my coat pocket, thinking I wouldn't lose them there. Well, I guess I didn't, since they stayed there.

But, more importantly, this is the first time I ever had anything to do with them being misplaced. Out of like 9000.

Lol. I obviously exaggerate. She's not near that bad. I still love her always, even when she forgets where she put her keys!

But... even I can admit this was kind of funny.

Spacedaisy wrote:I think my iPad is doing drugs while I am at work. I have a down in my lower bar when you scroll all the way down, just underneath the link/word "bookmark"

What on earth is that about? And occasionally, the smilies show up gigantic... And warped looking!

Perhaps an intervention should be staged. And a twelve step program employed. My poor iPad is throwing its life away on drugs...

Lol, it truly is very funny!

juliets wrote:This is pretty random, lol, but I couldn't find a thread for questions about the site. I'm looking for the ppp option in the User Control Panel but can't find it anywhere. Anyone have any idea where it is?

JC, go to User Control Panel and then Profile. It should be the last option on the bottom.