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Is Laura Dern working at my post office?!



#twinpico

Blame dunia.

Epignosis wrote: ↑Thu Mar 15, 2018 1:28 am Our school made the news.

Hooray!

Are you a lemming?

I regret posting now.

Can't wait for next year's awards The Holdens...

Seems we Nauruans made the Washington Post with a storm that blitzed and ravaged through my hometown's region yesterday afternoon. Article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/eu ... defd2a1e8a

The skies turned dark, the clouds brown with dust, the winds teared in, small booths near our supermarket got disassembled, power lines and traffic light got plucked out in, like, 5 minutes. It was quite surreal.

I didn't write this down in "99 problems", because nothing of significance happened really to our building and my family, except for losing power and me still having to go to a trumpet rehearsal, because the teacher is fearlessly cray. But acquaintances of mine were driving home or were stuck somewhere out or found their cars smashed in their parking lot; the city center was littered with rooftop tiles from very old buildings; I had to slalom through fallen trees today in the park route I take towards work; at school, the gym teacher couldn't come, because her daughter was hit in the head with a tile, and another teacher had his house's roof fly off; and the third grade girl in my piano class claimed she was out with her aunt and saw a car being hit by power cables and catch fire... with people inside.

Safe to say we aren't quite prepped for the end of times.

hi :o

juliets wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2017 8:16 am Looks like we're in for Irma here on the west coast of Florida. Already made reservations at a hotel in case the power goes out since my husband has to have electricity for his heart life vest. Dreading this.

Hoping for good fortunes, juliets. Any idea how much of an impact it's set to make in the state? Anyway, I'm thoroughly convinced you have everything planned out, in case of emergency.

[mention]Epignosis[/mention], what type of mic do you use? I know it's more for singing / recording music / winning Vocaroo mafia, but just asking.

Same question for anyone else into vlogging, podcasting, gaming, voice chatting etc.

How on bloody Earth is "not teaching grammar" even supposed to be a school (or state?) regulation?

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I have been introduced to the activity of Catan while on a brief holiday with friends. I have suffered defeat on my first attempt to the only friend who knew how to play beforehand out of our party of five.

There was no second opportunity to play on subsequent evenings.

How will I now be able to claim my revenge?

I demand satisfaction.

Epignosis wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2017 9:16 pm ++++

In a related story, we are in the midst of a game of Risk.

After half the competitors went to bed, I showed Simon a live performance of "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears, a song he likes. I figured he'd like to see the players behind the song.

He said, "They're just copying what we're trying to do tonight. Copycats."

Hmm?

It took me a moment.

Everybody wants to rule the world.

Risk.

I love the way this kid thinks.

Ten years old, and I'm only beginning to unravel his process.

Maybe everybody wants to rule the world.

I just want to understand his.

Amazeballs.

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Sat May 27, 2017 2:31 pm I think I'm sort of in a weird place where I'm only playing LMS games and only up until I win one? Maybe?

25 years from now, you'll get to win one just because the others will finally let you.

That was legit one of the most wonderful happenings I've read from you, Epig. So glad you had a pastor like this for your service. It's strange and I can't explain how come, but only yesterday I found myself reflecting on how much a religious memorial service can honor the life and remembrance of a person (and/or whether it matters). (Movies usually show me family members giving speeches of their own - was that the case for you as well?) But from the little I know (lost two grandparents and attended a few more funerals of neighbours, teachers, family members of teachers / friends etc.), the church I, at least in theory, belong to (orthodox) could be described as doing the most austere, if not actually lackluster, proceedings: the priest does all the talking and, apart from gathering information on the deceased and his relatives and relaying them accurately, nothing truly is said. Even at the funeral of a cellist's mother - herself having almost turned three digits in her age -, who is Catholic, the priest was permissive enough to allow the cellist to perform a classical short piece, given her background and such.

Anyway, excuse these personal musings / subtle rant, but bottom line, I'm very glad to hear your great-grandmother received a service that was emotional and fulfilling for you.

Sorry for your loss. It sounds though like you had a wealth of life experience. Never met any of my great-grandparents. I recall the last one dying when I was 3 or 4 years old, but I don't actually recall any time spent with her or meet whatsoever.

I'm playing in the Philharmonic orchestra this week. It's doing a screening of G.W. Pabst's silent Pandora's Box (basically a loose adaptation of Wedekind's "Lulu plays", predating the opera written by Alban Berg) with live music (a recent new original score).

It isn't playing with the Philharmonic, it isn't even playing the piano part but rather the celesta part, for which there isn't even a celesta available but rather only a keyboard set on celesta - but hey, I'll take it.

Sorry, didn't mean to awaken feels with my sighs.

Imma copypasta what I wrote in the Shred FB group, I dont have computer access till tomorrow nor much desire to go in more detail

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Kid A played the meh-est he could have played. He was also more anxious all of a sudden.

Third prize. Best prize was a mile ahead, and yet it only received second prize, which was wyrd.

I should view stuff in a positive light, but since I am kaiju nervy Richorse, I feel pretty frustrated by my inability to make Kid A receptive, inspired, able to play richly and expressively.

I made him study this last stretch as intensely as I've been taught myself. I kinda feel these days were all a waste.

Mom A now suddenly thinks "it's ok, Kid A won't ever be a concert pianist. We can just let him be and he'll become a composer, since he likes to write and stuff." One trial itsy-bitsy concert and she's jumping already to this verdict.

Mkay.

8am. get texted. jump out of the bed, could be important contest stuff

BOOK

Spacedaisy wrote:Weirdness in the Sockface household. We received a package yesterday addressed to Alex and Annie Browne. It contained a board game. But... we didn't order any board games. And as of yet I have not had anyone confess to sending it to us. We're going to try it out this afternoon. It would be nice to know who sent it and why so that we can at least say thanks. Talk about random...

juliets wrote:

Ricochet wrote:>me: we need to find some study rooms at music schools in Bucharest to keep rehearsing for the competition
>Mom A: I'll make some phone calls, maybe we can find a restaurant that has a piano

If you don't hear from me ever again, it means I didn't make it mentally through this upcoming trip.

Hahaha I wouldn't trust Mom A, not for a minute. And I guess she thinks the diners would enjoy listening to you coach Kid A while he plays the same thing over and over. Good luck!

20 minutes in
Mom A already makes pics of me lying in my sleeping car bed, the size of a coffin

IT
HAS
BEGUN

Is this real life

>me: we need to find some study rooms at music schools in Bucharest to keep rehearsing for the competition
>Mom A: I'll make some phone calls, maybe we can find a restaurant that has a piano

If you don't hear from me ever again, it means I didn't make it mentally through this upcoming trip.

"BOOK"

Song of the Year locked

"BOOK"

My best friend called.

Seems I'm seeing Kong on Monday.

Oh wow, who tripped over the power cord?

Was beginning to think I'd never see you again.

"BOOK"

I believe banners for all the Heists are in the making, and Parks kicked off things by having Roleplay banners as well. So stay stuned for Futurama as well, although, of course, it will depend on how much time the Graphics Team currently has.

Catching up with a few topics here:

1. timmer, first of all I have to express that I'm sorry to hear of your separation outcome, although I'm equally glad that you seem to pursue a positive approach on this. Reading your take on it has been sort of refreshing, although I personally never myself believed in the fact that relationships, marriages and such are destined to have golddust on them forever (sadly, that still lead to inevitable bad kismet in a few of my experiences). As far as your situation goes, there'll surely be many things to sort out, so I hope for the best for you, the kids and anyone else concerned.

2. I have not implemented and/or used any Win10 apps

3. Pepsi hour starts here at whenever I get home or whenever I'm home after 3pm

4. the active topics page looks like this

"BOOK"

My body + days when gym + days without gym (where dw/og > dwg) + chicken and pasta every dinner = my body

10 minutes, ye boiiii

Mine will last longer.

juliets wrote:

Ricochet wrote:

juliets wrote:I'm sleepy.

Did you get to New Years?

No - but when I went to bed the firecrackers and fireworks kept me up.

You won't believe it, but car alarm never went off. Was still ringing at 10am when I woke up.

Didn't trouble me, though. My sleep is Inception-like deep, it seems.

juliets wrote:I'm sleepy.

Did you get to New Years?

Ricochet [u]one year ago[/u] wrote:

Ricochet [u]two years ago[/u] wrote:In. No idea how to play this, but I wouldn't mind getting killed pls.

This poor sod, I tell ya...

Another year added, in the meantime.

Talking Heads, Watchmen and Syndicate Mafia k

You are making me quite thirsty.

thellama73 wrote:

Vompatti wrote:occult books are expsnnive in finalnlnld :'ä(

I found Aleister Crowley's 777 (retail: $35) lying on the sidewalk, so I got it for free. And they say there's no magic(k) in the world.

You should report lost books, much like you would report a lost wallet k.

Wait, do you report a lost wallet?

I'm only guilty of not looking in the eye much.

Didn't know much about these hardships, but very glad to hear things are finally looking up. You are a wonderful family and you deserve better.

AWWWWW

AWWWW!

Where's Epig's photo?

Golden wrote:A boy arrived for us on the 7th, not long before midnight. His name is hamish. He was big but not quite as big as they expected. No sleep for me.

For those who know Sophie, she was due the same time as us but hers came earlier, a couple of weeks ago. She had a boy called Julian.

Congratulations!
Best wishes to Sophie as well!

On the topic of boys, one of my 2nd graders will celebrate his 9th birthday on Monday and asked me if I'll get him a present. To the obvious follow-up question, he said he'd like a children's book to read, but one without drawings. Thanks for setting difficulty on hardcore, kid!

Sorry to hear that, Epig.

Vompatti wrote:1-2€ is probably about the average I pay for a book.

Saw Harry Potter And The Cursed Child in the bookstore today, original Special Rehearsal Edition something. 27€.