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post #1301 of 1849
1/27/10 at 1:33pm
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Originally Posted by Martianman View Post
I bowled a 700 series for the 2nd time this season on Monday night. I'd never had one in league play before, and now I've done it twice in 9 weeks. 231, 237, and a 256 for a 704 series. Started the last game with 7 strikes.
Holy shit. That's awesome.
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post #1302 of 1849
1/30/10 at 1:06pm
I just got an awesome grant/studentship for two years... (for the double of my current income!).
Congrats for everyone too.
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post #1303 of 1849
1/30/10 at 5:31pm
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Originally Posted by Feral Akodon View Post
I just got an awesome grant/studentship for two years... (for the double of my current income!).
Congrats for everyone too.
Congrats, Feral!
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post #1304 of 1849
2/2/10 at 6:33am
I won free tickets to the Clash of the Titans remake on Facebook, I got Valentine's Day off, and I might actually have a date for both of them!

Look, it can't always pour when it rains.
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post #1305 of 1849
2/2/10 at 9:38am
Congrats, Jonathon! Sounds like a kraken good evening.
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post #1306 of 1849
2/2/10 at 9:57am
I'm going to hunt you down and make you pay for that gag, Fizzgig.
I sold my first screenplay! Re-tooled horror movie idea I had abandoned a few years ago, dude I met from a friend is a Thai film producer keen on making some low budget indie horror movies! Yay! I can actually tell people I'm a writer and not feel the pang of guilt from being full of shit!
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post #1307 of 1849
2/2/10 at 10:04am
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Originally Posted by OCallaghan View Post
I can actually tell people I'm a writer
Congrats!
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post #1308 of 1849
2/2/10 at 10:24am
I'm submitting a script treatment to a producer tomorrow and - if she doesn't hate the idea - could be on the receiving end of £100k of investment.

On the down side, I was going to submit 3 proposals, one of which is based on a true story - last night I found out that a film about it went into production 5 days ago. So I'm having to shelf that for a while to see how the film turns out. A shame, cos its a project I love.
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post #1309 of 1849
2/2/10 at 10:43pm
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Originally Posted by OCallaghan View Post
I'm going to hunt you down and make you pay for that gag, Fizzgig.
I sold my first screenplay! Re-tooled horror movie idea I had abandoned a few years ago, dude I met from a friend is a Thai film producer keen on making some low budget indie horror movies! Yay! I can actually tell people I'm a writer and not feel the pang of guilt from being full of shit!
Haha, bring it on! I think I saw you in the QV food court yesterday actually. You were out of range of shouting though, or at least out of the range of shouting that doesn't make me look like a crazy person.

Huge congratulations on the screenplay dude, that's fantastic! And best of luck with yours, Ben!
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post #1310 of 1849
2/2/10 at 10:53pm
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Originally Posted by OCallaghan View Post
I'm going to hunt you down and make you pay for that gag, Fizzgig.
I sold my first screenplay! Re-tooled horror movie idea I had abandoned a few years ago, dude I met from a friend is a Thai film producer keen on making some low budget indie horror movies! Yay! I can actually tell people I'm a writer and not feel the pang of guilt from being full of shit!
Congrats! [Goes off to cry in shower, Tobias Funke style]

Seriously, though, that's great news, OCallaghan.
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post #1311 of 1849
2/4/10 at 9:48am
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Originally Posted by Fizzgig View Post
Huge congratulations on the screenplay dude, that's fantastic! And best of luck with yours, Ben!
I have secured a meeting with a producer early next month. Exciting times...
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post #1312 of 1849
2/4/10 at 9:57am
I was at a get-together and some random person asked me if I was 21(presumably to get beer).

I'm 32.

No worries, I didn't move a muscle.
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post #1313 of 1849
2/4/10 at 10:01am
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Originally Posted by Nexus-7 View Post
I was at a get-together and some random person asked me if I was 21(presumably to get beer).

I'm 32.

No worries, I didn't move a muscle.
Hah, you have the same genes that I do. I got carded about a month and a half ago, and I turn 40 later on this month. You'll get used to it.
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post #1314 of 1849
2/4/10 at 10:09am
I got complimented on the size of my penis.

*dances*
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post #1315 of 1849
2/4/10 at 10:28am
I also got told I have the "nicest voice [they]'ve ever heard" by two different people this weekend. Perhaps a career in voiceovers beckons if the film doesn't work out...?
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post #1316 of 1849
2/7/10 at 6:17am
I had a baby girl a few months ago, and I haven't dropped her...yet.

I was afraid of having an ass-ugly baby, one of those that you felt uncomfortable about showing pictures of said baby to people. Thanks to my sperm and the baby not inheriting any of my in-laws genes, she's pretty cute.
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post #1317 of 1849
2/7/10 at 10:10am
Aww.
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post #1318 of 1849
2/8/10 at 2:11pm
Shot my Thesis film. Looks great. Watch out.
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post #1319 of 1849
2/8/10 at 5:19pm
Fantastic-and-a-half, Renn!

I got back a couple of days ago from a week of auditions in Chicago. I auditioned for a boatload of schools to transfer and finish my BFA. I got a fantastic responses to my auditions and some choice university programs were really impressed. Best of all, the week of constant auditioning really taught me massive amounts, and I left feeling 100% confident in my ability to audition and present my best self. That surety placed me above 95% of the other students whose energy was nervous and jittery. It was a fantastic week.

And to top it all of I got to see The Third Man at The Music Box. Freaking phenomenal.
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post #1320 of 1849
2/8/10 at 5:26pm
Two years perfect attendance at work. Got a check for $30 and a coffee mug.
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post #1321 of 1849
2/8/10 at 6:47pm
Awesome Bark! After two months of dieting and busting my ass off at the gym I finally got within ten pounds of my goal.
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post #1322 of 1849
2/9/10 at 1:34am
My girlfriend and I found our dream house and are now waiting to hear back from the owners about renting. Its available April 1st, which is the day we're both able to move from our current living situations. My god it will be amazing if we can get this house.
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post #1323 of 1849
2/9/10 at 10:14am
Finished an original short story for reading at a storytelling gathering. This is an achievement for me, as I've begun a good many short stories and novel-length projects, and finished exactly none of them.

So I'm pretty damn excited. And, if I do say so myself, the story is pretty good. Nuclear winter. Exploding mutant zombie cats. And romantic nostalgia.
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post #1324 of 1849
2/9/10 at 9:22pm
We're going to be looking at the house and meeting with the owners tomorrow afternoon!
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post #1325 of 1849
2/10/10 at 12:53am
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Originally Posted by DJ Dylan View Post
We're going to be looking at the house and meeting with the owners tomorrow afternoon!
Good luck, I hope everything goes well!

Details on the house when you can!
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post #1326 of 1849
2/10/10 at 1:46am
Its an older house, built in 1927. 3 bedrooms 1.5 bath. Eco friendly (dual-flush toilets, low-flow sinks and shower head, rain barrels in the front and back), fenced in yard, landscaped garden space, screened porch, original hardwood floors, new appliances. Its the house of our dreams pretty much. We need 3 bedrooms because I want her to be able to have a studio space (she's an artist) and we want to keep the tv/computers out of the living room area and in the second bedroom.
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post #1327 of 1849
2/10/10 at 10:02pm
Well we went to look at the house today! It was everything we hoped it would be and more! So it looks like we'll be moving in on April 1st!
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post #1328 of 1849
2/11/10 at 5:52am
Good luck Dylan.
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post #1329 of 1849
2/11/10 at 6:13am
Congrats to all!
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Originally Posted by Barkatthemoon View Post
Two years perfect attendance at work. Got a check for $30 and a coffee mug.
Yes, but how many of those days were you suffering from a cold, or flu-like symptoms? Hehehe.

I don't have any cool news to share, but I have been working on art a lot more than usual, which is good.
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post #1330 of 1849
2/11/10 at 10:42am
Way back when I first started teacher training, we had to practice talking in front of a class. We could just pick whatever subject.

I tricked the group by saying my hobby was "Eastern meditation" and invited them to join in. I had them close their eyes and place their hands on the desk. Breathe deeply. Now place your forehead between your hands on your desk.

Now slowly open them and rise back up. In the meantime, I'd started up a Powerpoint about Victor Von Doom and mocked their instinctive grovelling before his might in a theater ham voice.

Yes, this was an Achievement In My Life.
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post #1331 of 1849
2/11/10 at 11:05am
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Originally Posted by Luca S. View Post
Now slowly open them and rise back up. In the meantime, I'd started up a Powerpoint about Victor Von Doom and mocked their instinctive grovelling before his might in a theater ham voice.
amazing
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post #1332 of 1849
2/11/10 at 11:58am
This would be an achievement in anyone's life Luca. Congratulations.
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post #1333 of 1849
2/12/10 at 12:53am
So today I officially became a certified teacher when my certification arrived in the mail.

Today is also my parents' birthday. Yeah, they both share the same birthday, so today was made extra special.
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post #1334 of 1849
2/12/10 at 2:32am
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Originally Posted by Rene (Mr.Eko) View Post
So today I officially became a certified teacher when my certification arrived in the mail.
Awesome! And happy parentday too!

Mine: After a week of searching, I found a pretty kickass roommate with a pretty kickass place for a pretty kickass price. Huge weight off of my shoulders.
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post #1335 of 1849
2/12/10 at 2:45am
That sounds great, Jake! All the pieces fell in place. Congratulations!
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post #1336 of 1849
2/17/10 at 2:06am
Amazing news! The house my girlfriend and I went to look at last week is OURS! We move in April 1st!
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post #1337 of 1849
2/17/10 at 2:16am
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Originally Posted by Jake View Post
Awesome! And happy parentday too!

Mine: After a week of searching, I found a pretty kickass roommate with a pretty kickass place for a pretty kickass price. Huge weight off of my shoulders.
Where do you live now? Can I crash or are you guys gonna be dicks about it?
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post #1338 of 1849
2/17/10 at 11:25am
Park La Brea! Haven't moved yet, though (probably this weekend), and I forgot to ask about visiting guests, so we may have to spoon. But in all honesty we were probably gonna end up doing that anyway so no harm no foul ammirite
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post #1339 of 1849
2/17/10 at 11:29am
How does that Roomate thing work there? Do you really just go live with a stranger and hope for the best? That's a HUGE cultural difference that i can't fully wrap my mind around yet. I couldn't live with someone i don't know or at least know i get along great with.
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post #1340 of 1849
2/17/10 at 11:53am
We live in a house with two irish people and we're doing ok. Well, we're moving out next week, but that's not because of them.(Pregnancy with a three-story house just doesn't work or the shared house with a baby.) But while been in Ireland for almost two years now, the shared house is more common here than not. I've lived now in 4 different places, moving to my 5th, which will finally be just me and my girlfriend. Usually it is just hoping for the best though. It was very weird at first, but you just get used to it. Or you know, just stay in your room, reading CHUD forums.

Not that you asked me...
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post #1341 of 1849
2/17/10 at 11:59am
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Originally Posted by Tati View Post
How does that Roomate thing work there? Do you really just go live with a stranger and hope for the best? That's a HUGE cultural difference that i can't fully wrap my mind around yet. I couldn't live with someone i don't know or at least know i get along great with.
Rules are different here. As it happens -- I still have a copy of an email i got from Jake when I was debating moving in with him (I know, I can't believe I kept this from 2005 - sorry Jake)

Jake's Rules: Roomies 101

Okay, a few house rules, but nothing you probably haven't heard before.

1. Please don't mess around with my computer. I don't want to get into it, but my last roommate messed around with my computer, and that's part of the reason I moved out. I do keystroke logging, so I'll know.

2. If you have a lady over, put a cap on the doorknob. If you need help cleaning up after, light the cap on fire and the noise from the smoke detector will eventually lure me out of my ReGen™ fury pod and I can walk you through it.

3. Under no circumstances are you to tamper with the gel in my ReGen™ fury pod. Trust me, this is for your own good!

4. When you're done cooking, put your dishes away. Your mother does not live here.
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post #1342 of 1849
2/17/10 at 12:43pm
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Originally Posted by Tati View Post
How does that Roomate thing work there? Do you really just go live with a stranger and hope for the best? That's a HUGE cultural difference that i can't fully wrap my mind around yet. I couldn't live with someone i don't know or at least know i get along great with.
Yeah, it's not THAT bad, but you do get weirdos/idiots/flakes on both sides. This time just happened to be pure luck - personal shit went down, she answered my ad, we met, I checked out the place, it clicked like that.

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Originally Posted by Trevor View Post
Jake's Rules: Roomies 101[/U]
Also, this.
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post #1343 of 1849
2/17/10 at 12:44pm
She?
Man, that's even weirder.
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post #1344 of 1849
2/17/10 at 12:48pm
Never had a problem with girl roommates. Clean, quiet, never bothered me.
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post #1345 of 1849
2/17/10 at 12:50pm
I once decided to see how long my old roommate would leave dishes in the sink. After 2 weeks, you couldn't access the faucet anymore because dishes were actually stacked over it. I'm glad I don't rent anymore.
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post #1346 of 1849
2/17/10 at 12:51pm
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Originally Posted by Tati View Post
She?
Man, that's even weirder.
Not at all. I get along with women better than I do guys, and I've lived with women almost all of my life. Less chance of dealing with irritating fratboy dudebro bullshit, generally less flaky/likely to be creepy, etc.
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post #1347 of 1849
2/17/10 at 12:53pm
"I'm bored. You bored?"-type sex, etc.
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post #1348 of 1849
2/17/10 at 12:55pm
Yeah, but no sexual tension? How would they feel safe/comfortable living with a random dude they know nothing about?

That's the weird part.
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post #1349 of 1849
2/17/10 at 12:58pm
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Originally Posted by Tati View Post
Yeah, but no sexual tension? How would they feel safe/comfortable living with a random dude they know nothing about?

That's the weird part.
I threw about 5 minutes of creativity into my ad and got a ton of responses, some just thanking me for a good laugh. As long as you set yourself apart from the pack, sell yourself well, have manners, and low tolerance for bullshit, you'll be wearing their flesh as a raincoat in no time flat.

Also I am the protector of worlds and a goddamn sexual tyrannosaurus.
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post #1350 of 1849
2/17/10 at 1:02pm
Also, Jake has a habit of yellingl "I AM NOT A RAPE MONSTER" while entering and exiting rooms which helps put women at ease.
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