I don't get it. We tend to use metric for everything except body weight in general, haha. I'm pretty old fashioned though, cuz I use imperial for distances and stuff as well as weight. Isn't it usually Americans that use imperial more?

Anyway... Yeah, I think it depends what you've been doing at the gym. I've been doing shitloads of research on exercise and stuff, and I've basically come to the conclusion that I'm going to stop doing treadmills and things like that as part of my routine, but that's not to say I'll never use them or go for a run or anything. They just don't seem that effective for weight loss and stuff.

I want an exercise bike so I can do cardio at home whenever it suits me.

[quote=gaslight;18694563]I want an exercise bike so I can do cardio at home whenever it suits me.[/quote]

Go check out liquidation stores. They always seem to have exercise equipment in good condition for considerably less than the new price. Of course, your local classifieds are always a good bet too.

We just got rid of our elliptical machine. There's really no good place for it in the house and it was stuck on the highest resistance and incline settings, so you'd be dead tired after 10 minutes on that thing. You couldn't even work cardio on it.

Hey America, can you do me a favour and machine-gun the next batch of Occupy protesters that pop up.

Our old drummer is so into this zeitgeist movement shit its unreal. its all fucking bullshit and i hate it. all his facebook thingys are about it, and commenting on occupy _____ photos and things. drives me nuts.

[quote=gaslight;18695942]Hey America, can you do me a favour and machine-gun the next batch of Occupy protesters that pop up.[/quote]

There's an Occupy Phoenix happening. I live in Phoenix.

I stood behind it at first, but now it's just getting annoying and the lack of official demands and the lack of education among most of the supporters is really only hurting the movement.

[quote=gaslight;18694563]I want an exercise bike so I can do cardio at home whenever it suits me.[/quote]
Been there tried that, hurts your gluteus maximus unless it's a really nice seat.

And really nice seats cost money.

In other news, I now have a Bogner Alchemist. This thing rocks. $3000 new, got it for $1200 second hand but in mint condition. Everything looks like it has come straight from the shop! Supposedly has a 2 and a half years left on the warranty, but I don't think he realized that the shop he bought it from sells non transferable warranties.

I think it's extremely rare for musical equipment to have transferable warranties.

[quote=gaslight;18696654]I think it's extremely rare for musical equipment to have transferable warranties.[/quote]

Most cars don't even allow the transferring of warranties. My Hyundai has a 5-year, 100,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty and a 60,000 mile powertrain warranty. Only the latter transfers to second owners.


I'm going to rent an upright bass this weekend. I have one month to learn to play a handful of relatively simple songs on it for a christmas gig. Anybody have any recommendations for tapes?

Also, I found out last night that my oatmeal stout has an infection that may make it taste sour. I'm trying to figure out a workaround to save the beer (namely, by bottling early), but it's possible it may be a lost cause and I'll have to dump it all and start over. The holiday pumpkin ale is looking good, though. :)

2 hours till the Grand Theft Auto 5 trailer goes live.

Your workaround should just be adding a shit-ton of sugar brah

[quote=fatbandit;18696708]Your workaround should just be adding a shit-ton of sugar brah[/quote]

Haha. Actually, my plan is to siphon out the beer underneath the infection and taste it. If it tastes okay, I'm going to, prime it, bottle it, and put it in a cold (but not freezing) fridge. My hope is that this will stop the infection from spreading and allow me to carbonate the beer. I really hope I'm not out $50 on this batch. I was hoping to have a nicely-aged oatmeal stout by Christmas. :/

Bottle it anyway and give it to tramps for christmas. They probably won't even notice, and you did a good deed.

[quote=fatbandit;18696748]Bottle it anyway and give it to tramps for christmas. They probably won't even notice, and you did a good deed.[/quote]

But then I'm out bottles, and those are the most expensive part of the process. I do like you style, though. :thumb:

tramps will drink out of empty plastic coke bottles though surely? hah. wrap the
m in brown paper and you're good to go!

[QUOTE=gaslight;18695942]Hey America, can you do me a favour and machine-gun the next batch of Occupy protesters that pop up.[/QUOTE]

we shut down an entire seaport today. what did you do today?

What do you have against a seaport?

I went to work to make my money.

[quote=gaslight;18697373]What do you have against a seaport?

I went to work to make my money.[/quote]

Cheap Chinese products destroy American business. Made in America - for Americans, by Americans. Also, Chinese food tastes funny.

'Merica. :chug:

I've always wondered: do you Aussies and New Zealanders typically use this form of the world map?

[img]http://flourish.org/upsidedownmap/hobodyer-large.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=FunkMetalBass;18697986]Cheap Chinese products destroy American business. Made in America - for Americans, by Americans. Also, Chinese food tastes funny.

'Merica. :chug:[/QUOTE]

the correct term is "Murka", Joe. Or at least it is to all non-Murkans.

But I absolutely love this post and agree with it 100%, even if the Buy American clause will fuck us somewhat re: infrastructure projects. But hey. I'm with ya Sir. :chug:

Damnit, FlamingCouch. I forget your name. -_-

I'm in BC now. Let me know if you're ever in the Van City area.

[QUOTE=FunkMetalBass;18698013]I've always wondered: do you Aussies and New Zealanders typically use this form of the world map?

[img]http://flourish.org/upsidedownmap/hobodyer-large.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]

Haha.

Never seen that before but it's pretty interesting to think of the world that way. There's no true up or down in space, so probably the only reason the map goes the other way is because so much exploration began from Europe. Possibly?

Fascinating.

Interesting. Never seen that map before, but that's awesome.

[QUOTE=BenJammin;18698329]Damnit, FlamingCouch. I forget your name. -_-

I'm in BC now. Let me know if you're ever in the Van City area.[/QUOTE]

tis Matt, and if I end up there in the near future I certainly will. If you ever run into a dude named Anthony Desfosses (I believe he's tending bar at the commodore now) ask him if he ever bought his new drums and then if he would like to shred hard. He's from northern BC and we played in a band together for quite awhile. I regret not moving to Van and starting a full-time band with him.

How're you liking the city, Ben?

oops extra side note - in addition to the severals of other friends I have down there another real close friend of mine is a Ben himself, a Mr. Bilodeau to be precise. If you're in line for an Acura sedan I'm told he works at one of their dealerships now, hahah.

Also welcome to MX, unknown erection. And let me be the first to say that's a great username.

[QUOTE=FlamingCouch;18699165]tis Matt, and if I end up there in the near future I certainly will. If you ever run into a dude named Anthony Desfosses (I believe he's tending bar at the commodore now) ask him if he ever bought his new drums and then if he would like to shred hard. He's from northern BC and we played in a band together for quite awhile. I regret not moving to Van and starting a full-time band with him.

How're you liking the city, Ben?

oops extra side note - in addition to the severals of other friends I have down there another real close friend of mine is a Ben himself, a Mr. Bilodeau to be precise. If you're in line for an Acura sedan I'm told he works at one of their dealerships now, hahah.[/QUOTE]

I'm enjoying the city a lot. We got a great place in a pimp location that just needs to TLC on the inside, but the landlord is paying our materials for whatever we decide to do.

Definitely not in line for an Acura sedan. I don't even have a job yet. :p

[quote=BenJammin;18699235]I'm enjoying the city a lot. We got a great place in a pimp location that just needs to TLC on the inside, but the landlord is paying our materials for whatever we decide to do.

Definitely not in line for an Acura sedan. I don't even have a job yet. :p[/quote]

Didn't I tell you that this time zone rocked? Glad you're having a good time and that's really cool of the landlord to pay for materials like that. Seriously, wicked cool. What things need to be done?



I rented the upright on Friday and fiddled around with it Friday evening and even more yesterday morning (I practiced my intonation and then bought tapes and marked the first 6 "frets". Last night, I had a 3-4 hour band practice with a couple of acoustic guitarists from work. My arms and fingers are absolutely killing me. You'd think that playing the bass for 8 years would have given me the finger and arm strength to make it through without problems.

Yeah man, electric bass no harder than electric guitar, uprights are beasts.

[quote=gaslight;18700408]Yeah man, electric bass no harder than electric guitar, uprights are beasts.[/quote]

I had to take a full day of reprieve yesterday, doing a lot of massaging and resting my arm on the heating pad. It's still extremely sore today, but I might be able to practice again today.

Think you tried to go too hard and too long too soon by the sound of it :(.

Oh man, just cooked soooo much food. Feeling pretty beast haha

What'd you cook?

Like a week's worth of food haha. I can't really cook so it was all pretty simple food like rice, potatoes, veg, chicken and beef. Trying to save money and eat better by making everything in advance and not buying extra food while I'm out. I'll see how it goes :p But I've put 4 stone on since I started my job now, and it's fairly uncool D;

It's a good system man. Just have your rice or pasta or whatever in one container, some meat in another container, salad in a third, then microwave the bits that need it, sprinkle around some salad and you're set.

[quote=gaslight;18701233]Think you tried to go too hard and too long too soon by the sound of it :(.[/quote]

Tried playing again today, and fingering notes with my pinky still really hurts my forearm. Although it's improper form, I'm going to carefully start practicing with my ring finger so that I can get our songs down and work on my intonation. I'll wait until I buy an upright (because now I'm addicted) and get lessons before I try playing for that long again.

[quote=gaslight;18701907]It's a good system man. Just have your rice or pasta or whatever in one container, some meat in another container, salad in a third, then microwave the bits that need it, sprinkle around some salad and you're set.[/quote]

This. That's something I should really do too. We've got all the materials. Maybe I'll cook stuff up tomorrow.

Take painkillers. All the jazz greats were rampant drug addicts anyway.

:lol:

Yeah, it just takes a bit of prep time. It cost me like £40 for a week's food. I eat out and buy snacks and stuff quite a lot, so that's a massive saving for me tbh.

[quote=gaslight;18701932]Take painkillers. All the jazz greats were rampant drug addicts anyway.[/quote]

I took two ibuprofen, and it only helped a little bit. I should get some percocet or vicodin for tonight's practice. :lol:

Expensive alcohol will cure what ails you.