[QUOTE=SeasonOfTheMad]hey screw you[/QUOTE]
Not gonna get far with that attitude, mister. :thumb:

[QUOTE=Cain]Ah, I'm friends with Dutch Belgians and full Dutch. They hate the Flemish. There's all sorts of stuff going on with that. They think that Flemish Belgians are literally retarded. It's kind of an amusing situation actually. :)[/QUOTE]

I think you're confused. Flemish Belgians, such as myself, speak Dutch. I think you're thinking of Walloons, who speak French? And to hate them would be pretty stupid.

[QUOTE=Superpeer]I think you're confused. Flemish Belgians, such as myself, speak Dutch. I think you're thinking of Walloons, who speak French? And to hate them would be pretty stupid.[/QUOTE]

Really? The guy I talked to must be confused, as I thought Flemish was its own language. Perhaps there's strife between Netherlands Dutch and Belgian Dutch? I'm a little shaky on it, as I don't remember the conversation exactly. Sorry for making an asshat of myself. :(

[QUOTE=Cain]Really? The guy I talked to must be confused, as I thought Flemish was its own language. Perhaps there's strife between Netherlands Dutch and Belgian Dutch? I'm a little shaky on it, as I don't remember the conversation exactly. Sorry for making an asshat of myself. :([/QUOTE]
So, what's it like being deaf? :thumb:

[QUOTE=88_Fingers_Joe]Heh, why dont you get into a band? Im sure plenty of people want a great guitarist like yourself.[/QUOTE]

It's a matter of finding people that actually want to play what I write. At an artsy school like the one I go to, everyone's into indie rock, not metal. And there's a surprisingly low proportion of instrument players to begin with: lots of folk strummers, but not many capable drummers or bassists that aren't already in like three bands.

[QUOTE=Metal_Head_617]So, what's it like being deaf? :thumb:[/QUOTE]

Sucks as much **** as a Saigon whore in any given weekend night.

I'm actually sort of used to only hearing with one ear now. The drops are breaking up the wax, but I'm no longer so concerned about going to work with this condition. I'll be a trainee anyway, and they'll go easier on me than usual. I just hoped to be in top form on my first day, and unfortunately I won't be, exactly. :/

[QUOTE=Cain]Really? The guy I talked to must be confused, as I thought Flemish was its own language. Perhaps there's strife between Netherlands Dutch and Belgian Dutch? I'm a little shaky on it, as I don't remember the conversation exactly. Sorry for making an asshat of myself. :([/QUOTE]

Well yeah, we speak Flemish, but it's no more than a dialect version of Dutch. It's just a little something to feel different from the Dutch. Maybe your Dutch friends hated Flemish people, sometimes we don't get along. But we're usually alright, love/hate relationship. :)

[QUOTE=SeasonOfTheMad]i dont care, like arrestthisman said it was the second time playing it through. what didnt you like about the drummign though from a critical standpoint?[/QUOTE]

The timing, just a few mistakes and stuff, and the straight single beat fills. Ive been drumming for a long time and i know some awesome drummers so im abit to critical. WHY WONT HOTMAIL WORK!!! I NEED TO CHECK MY E-MAILS GODDAMIT!

[QUOTE=Steerpike]It wasn't so much that it was easy. It was the fact that we got answers.

I'm of the Gothic school of horror fiction. It's much scarier when we don't get an answer. Even works outside of the Gothic tradition focus on ambiguity. Take Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" for example. Excellent short story. Chilling social commentary. And no explanation is ever given for the eponymous lottery.

But also take a look at Neo-Gothic film like Halloween and Psycho. Even when our protagonists attempt an explanation, we find out there's more to it than they ever imagined. Instead of an explanation, what we're really getting is a slight scratching at the surface. We think we've seen the monster, but all we really saw was one of its claws.

That's where real horror comes from.[/QUOTE]

Have you read any of Ray Bradbury's horror? It's quite eerie: you may like it.

[QUOTE=Cain]Sucks as much **** as a Saigon whore in any given weekend night.[/QUOTE]
That's a pretty funny analogy.

[QUOTE=Superpeer]Well yeah, we speak Flemish, but it's no more than a dialect version of Dutch. It's just a little something to feel different from the Dutch. Maybe your Dutch friends hated Flemish people, sometimes we don't get along. But we're usually alright, love/hate relationship. :)[/QUOTE]

No, the ones I met were nice, but they thought the general feeling was that Dutch think Flemish are weird, or that their dialect is weird, or something, and that it's reciprocated. :) It's clear to me now that I have less an idea of what I'm talking about than I did when I originally started, so maybe I'll just quit. Meh. *shrugs* :p

[QUOTE=Cain]It's a matter of finding people that actually want to play what I write. At an artsy school like the one I go to, everyone's into indie rock, not metal. And there's a surprisingly low proportion of instrument players to begin with: lots of folk strummers, but not many capable drummers or bassists that aren't already in like three bands.[/QUOTE]
Evening all... sounds like my school, so difficult to find good players who like good music.

[QUOTE=Cain]No, the ones I met were nice, but they thought the general feeling was that Dutch think Flemish are weird, or that their dialect is weird, or something, and that it's reciprocated. :) It's clear to me now that I have less an idea of what I'm talking about than I did when I originally started, so maybe I'll just quit. Meh. *shrugs* :p[/QUOTE]

Well, yeah, the pronunciations are totally different. I think the Dutch think that we talk like peasants or something and we like to make fun of their pronunciations too, yeah.

I think it's like everyone laughing at the Australians' pronunciation of English. Because, you know, it's just funny, mate.

Well, I'm off to bed. Exam tomorrow about 6,000 pages of which I have read none. Should be interesting. :)

Later yo.

6,000 pages is quite a lot of reading.

Here's an outline of Jelle's all-nighter study session:

/Jelle reads 20 pages

Jelle thinks, "Hmm, time for teh alcohol."

/Jelle drinks a half-bottle

Jelle posts on MX, "Wpah !"

/Jelle sleeps

/Jelle takes exam

///

Either way, good luck with your exam.

Who got the highest grade in the class on their history exam today?

I DID!!!!

[QUOTE=Metal_Head_617]Who got the highest grade in the class on their history exam today?

I DID!!!![/QUOTE]
I played cricket all afternoon and got sunburnt :upset:

[QUOTE=Lord Abortion]I played cricket all afternoon and got sunburnt :upset:[/QUOTE]
That's too bad, are you sunburned all over your body?

[QUOTE=AntiHero3314]6,000 pages is quite a lot of reading.

Here's an outline of Jelle's all-nighter study session:

/Jelle reads 20 pages

Jelle thinks, "Hmm, time for teh alcohol."

/Jelle drinks a half-bottle

Jelle posts on MX, "Wpah !"

/Jelle sleeps

/Jelle takes exam

///

Either way, good luck with your exam.[/QUOTE]


Yes the dog is back!!

I just cleaned out my disgusting car, and then had another jam session.

Warning: GF problem ahead -

So I call my girlfriend last night and she was acting like a huge bi[size=2]tch[/size]. Just acting really stand-offish. I asked why she was acting like that, and she said it's just because she was really tired. I just shrugged it off, but then today she is still acting the same way, even though she claimed she is fine.

If something is wrong, she never wants to tell me. I have to keep asking and asking, and I hate doing that :/

[QUOTE=Metal_Head_617]That's too bad, are you sunburned all over your body?[/QUOTE]
nah... just arms and nose... :upset:

anyway... I'm off now

tchuss... :wave:

[QUOTE=ArrestThisMan]
Warning: GF problem ahead -

So I call my girlfriend last night and she was acting like a huge bi[size=2]tch[/size]. Just acting really stand-offish. I asked why she was acting like that, and she said it's just because she was really tired. I just shrugged it off, but then today she is still acting the same way, even though she claimed she is fine.

If something is wrong, she never wants to tell me. I have to keep asking and asking, and I hate doing that :/[/QUOTE]

Dang, well that's never good.

Also, I got contemplative and philosopher-y last night as I tried to sleep, and suddenly it hit me that perhaps the meaning of life--our purpose in life--is to find what makes us truly happy, because true happiness is what matters most in life. I realize that right now it's just a base theory, and you all can probably tear holes through it, but I think I may have something here.

I also realized today that I want to be a lawyer. However, I do not have the motivation (or money) to get through law school. So you understand the pickle I am in.

[QUOTE=Illmatic]Dang, well that's never good.

Also, I got contemplative and philosopher-y last night as I tried to sleep, and suddenly it hit me that perhaps the meaning in life--our purpose in life--is to find what makes us truly happy, because true happiness is what matters most in life. I realize that right now it's just a base theory, and you all can probably tear holes through it, but I think I may have something here.

I also realized today that I want to be a lawyer. However, I do not have the motivation (or money) to get through law school. So you understand the pickle I am in.[/QUOTE]

Definantly, man. That's why I started doing classes that actually interest me, such as art and music.

It feels good.

[QUOTE=Illmatic]Dang, well that's never good.

Also, I got contemplative and philosopher-y last night as I tried to sleep, and suddenly it hit me that perhaps the meaning of life--our purpose in life--is to find what makes us truly happy, because true happiness is what matters most in life. I realize that right now it's just a base theory, and you all can probably tear holes through it, but I think I may have something here.[/QUOTE]

Well, good, but I can't help but wonder what you were planning on living your life like before you thought of this.

[QUOTE=Illmatic]I also realized today that I want to be a lawyer. However, I do not have the motivation (or money) to get through law school. So you understand the pickle I am in.[/QUOTE]

You could become a master criminal (pulling off jobs that cause as little trouble as possible to individual, regular people) in order to save enough for law school. And when you're a lawyer, your prior experience on the other side of the law may well come in handy. Good plan?

[QUOTE=Bartender]You could become a master criminal (pulling off jobs that cause as little trouble as possible to individual, regular people) in order to save enough for law school. And when you're a lawyer, your prior experience on the other side of the law may well come in handy. Good plan?[/QUOTE]

I could become a con man. I could ask the mafia for a loan. The possibilites are endless.

[QUOTE=Bartender]Well, good, but I can't help but wonder what you were planning on living your life like before you thought of this.[/QUOTE]

I hadn't really thought about it all that hard. I had always planned to live some kind of virtuous, selfless life because I was (and still am) obsessed with my "legacy" and how I will be remembered when I die.

EDIT: Also, the remake of [i]Dawn of the Dead[/i] is really d[size=2]amn good.[/size]

Hey gang, what's going tonight?

[QUOTE=madeyadams]Nothing much. I had a great day. :)[/QUOTE]
I didn't. :(

Nice to know that you had a good day though. :)

[QUOTE=madeyadams]Nothing much. I had a great day. :)[/QUOTE]

Gee, I wonder why...

I also had a splendid day. Sorry to hear that you had a lousy one, high_voltage.

Well, I lost my election for Class president. On the brightside, all my supporters (about half the grade) decided with me that we would simply decide that the teacher who runs our class office had modified the votes because I am known for being someone who screws around a lot. OUr class president for freshman and sophmore year (he stopped running because he hates the teacher. He would win every year, hands down) was hated by this guy because he was extremely popular in an untraditional way, funny and screwed around. The girl in office for the last two years is well liked but basically a stupid girl in terms of how she approaches life. Hours of homework everynight, does what she is told always, always looks on the good side of everything. She'll do well in life, but somewhere along the line she'll hit a major roadbump and change. I think. She is built for success.

Anyway, after my denial rant, I lost and it's fine.

Back from my first day of interning. No news on hte Land of the Dead usher job, but I got to help a guy do a stop-motion sequence for a commercial.

[QUOTE=Cain]Have you read any of Ray Bradbury's horror? It's quite eerie: you may like it.[/QUOTE]

"Something Wicked This Wasy Comes" is easily one of my top 5 favorite books.