stupid first world problems you're dealing with

  On 9/17/2015 at 4:07 AM, luke viia said:

We have a bunch of other stuff planned for the next few days, this is just a sudden request. She might not be pleased but she knows I dislike both bars and her coworkers. I just got done with a 10 hour shift and going on a hangover mission sounds pretty terrible. But ah, maybe I'll tag along..

In that case you're right! I'm surprised she even asked you to come (unless you know her coworkers?). You just got a full shift done man, armchair time!

I thought this was just like her sole birthday outing haha. Don't feel bad, tell her you just want to vegetate at home =)

I lost my right eye.

fwp: Now I can't see Spy Kids 3D.

  On 9/17/2015 at 4:27 AM, logakght said:

I lost my right eye.

 

 

are you serious?

I was afraid to ask. Say it ain't so, bruv.

  On 9/17/2015 at 4:19 AM, StephenG said:

 

  On 9/17/2015 at 4:07 AM, luke viia said:

We have a bunch of other stuff planned for the next few days, this is just a sudden request. She might not be pleased but she knows I dislike both bars and her coworkers. I just got done with a 10 hour shift and going on a hangover mission sounds pretty terrible. But ah, maybe I'll tag along..

In that case you're right! I'm surprised she even asked you to come (unless you know her coworkers?). You just got a full shift done man, armchair time!

 

I thought this was just like her sole birthday outing haha. Don't feel bad, tell her you just want to vegetate at home =)

Thank you, that was the response I was fishing for lol. I have a feeling this little party was her coworkers idea.

  On 9/17/2015 at 4:34 AM, StephenG said:

 

  On 9/17/2015 at 4:27 AM, logakght said:

I lost my right eye.

 

 

are you serious?

 

  On 9/17/2015 at 4:36 AM, doublename said:

I was afraid to ask. Say it ain't so, bruv.

No. Thanks for asking tho :)

Relax, maybe have a smoke of something delicious (if that's your thing). I'm sure she won't mind

  On 9/17/2015 at 3:58 AM, yek said:

  On 9/17/2015 at 3:27 AM, drillkicker said:

I turned on my Nintendo 64 today and realized that it actually works. For some reason I thought it was broken. This is a problem because I don't have any good games for it and they cost around $30-50. I don't have that kind of money.

i started collecting n64 at a good time, games were like max 30 over here... i don't play it anymore but i'm def holding on to it because it's CLASSIC

Ocarina of Time and Super Mario 64 are pretty reasonable, actually (around $15-20 for Mario and $20-25 for Ocarina), but Majora's Mask is $40 at the cheapest for some reason. I don't know why the prices on that one are so ridiculous. I'm glad I have the working system, though, because that't the most difficult part to get ahold of. I got my NES in mint condition, still in the box, for $35, so I guess I have no right to complain about anything.

  On 9/17/2015 at 3:27 AM, drillkicker said:

I turned on my Nintendo 64 today and realized that it actually works. For some reason I thought it was broken. This is a problem because I don't have any good games for it and they cost around $30-50. I don't have that kind of money.

Goldeneye 007, Legend of Zelda: OoT, and Super Smash Bros are all you need. Well, and maybe Turok for unintended comedic value.

Any Nintendo hype beyond that console is moot.

  On 9/17/2015 at 3:50 AM, luke viia said:

gf's birthday is tomorrow, we're spending the next two days together, but she wants me to meet her at her work and go drinking with all her coworkers tonight... I'm really not trying to do that. Am I an asshole if I say no? URGENT COMFORT REPLY NEEDED

Just say no. Being forced to drink with a bunch of assholes (except GF of course) is the path to misery.

I just heard about butter coffee...

...why would you do this?

And why would you think that this is a diet?

  Quote

 

When Jimmy Fallon handed the actress Shailene Woodley a mug of coffee blended with butter on “The Tonight Show” in October, she didn’t recoil. Instead she raved to the audience about the cup of saturated fat:

“It will change your life!”

“It’s the most delicious thing ever,” Mr. Fallon said. “But it’s actually good for you. It’s good for your brain.”

[...]

The recipe — a riff on the yak butter tea Mr. Asprey found restorative while hiking in Tibet — calls for low-mold coffee beans; at least two tablespoons of unsalted butter (grass-fed, which is higher in Omega 3s and vitamins); and one to two tablespoons of medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) oil, a type of easily digestible fat. Mr. Asprey claims having the 450-plus-calorie cup of coffee instead of breakfast suppresses hunger, promotes weight loss and provides mental clarity.

“It’s a gateway drug for taking control of your own biology,” said the well-caffeinated Mr. Asprey. Consider the strength of the addiction: At a three-day Bulletproof conference in Pasadena, Calif., in September, 200 pounds of Kerrygold butter wasn’t enough for the 500 attendees. There was also a run on unsalted grass-fed butter at the nearest Whole Foods.

450 calories per cup!!?!

  On 9/17/2015 at 8:35 AM, ambermonk said:

  On 9/17/2015 at 3:27 AM, drillkicker said:

I turned on my Nintendo 64 today and realized that it actually works. For some reason I thought it was broken. This is a problem because I don't have any good games for it and they cost around $30-50. I don't have that kind of money.

Goldeneye 007, Legend of Zelda: OoT, and Super Smash Bros are all you need. Well, and maybe Turok for unintended comedic value.

 

Any Nintendo hype beyond that console is moot.

Excluding Majora's Mask and Super Mario 64? Now I know you're deceiving me.

  On 9/17/2015 at 9:35 AM, Squee said:

I just heard about butter coffee...

 

 

...why would you do this?

 

And why would you think that this is a diet?

 

  Quote

 

When Jimmy Fallon handed the actress Shailene Woodley a mug of coffee blended with butter on “The Tonight Show” in October, she didn’t recoil. Instead she raved to the audience about the cup of saturated fat:

“It will change your life!”

“It’s the most delicious thing ever,” Mr. Fallon said. “But it’s actually good for you. It’s good for your brain.”

[...]

The recipe — a riff on the yak butter tea Mr. Asprey found restorative while hiking in Tibet — calls for low-mold coffee beans; at least two tablespoons of unsalted butter (grass-fed, which is higher in Omega 3s and vitamins); and one to two tablespoons of medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) oil, a type of easily digestible fat. Mr. Asprey claims having the 450-plus-calorie cup of coffee instead of breakfast suppresses hunger, promotes weight loss and provides mental clarity.

“It’s a gateway drug for taking control of your own biology,” said the well-caffeinated Mr. Asprey. Consider the strength of the addiction: At a three-day Bulletproof conference in Pasadena, Calif., in September, 200 pounds of Kerrygold butter wasn’t enough for the 500 attendees. There was also a run on unsalted grass-fed butter at the nearest Whole Foods.

 

450 calories per cup!!?!

I'm actually drinking Bulletproof coffee as I read your post. Unsalted butter is indeed the key, but coconut oil works fine - you don't need that triglyceride crap. You also need a blender, and I recommend a French press for brew. Ground cinnamon is a good flavoring agent, but I'd avoid adding any sugar or sweetener. Been doing the Bulletproof gig for almost two weeks now.

  On 9/17/2015 at 5:28 PM, drillkicker said:

 

  On 9/17/2015 at 8:35 AM, ambermonk said:

  On 9/17/2015 at 3:27 AM, drillkicker said:

I turned on my Nintendo 64 today and realized that it actually works. For some reason I thought it was broken. This is a problem because I don't have any good games for it and they cost around $30-50. I don't have that kind of money.

Goldeneye 007, Legend of Zelda: OoT, and Super Smash Bros are all you need. Well, and maybe Turok for unintended comedic value.

 

Any Nintendo hype beyond that console is moot.

Excluding Majora's Mask and Super Mario 64? Now I know you're deceiving me.

 

Oh yeah, Super Mario 64 is an honorable mention, but I've never played Majora's Mask. The others just happen to be my personal favorites.

i like a cup of bovril with lard in. especially after i've hard a hard day down tut mine.

Yesterday I got my wisdom tooth pulled out and now it hurts a little bit when I eat.

I understand how the idea of butter in coffee might be revolting at first, but with a blender it works.

I accidentally slightly overcooked my eggs so the yolk isn't all runny any yummy

  On 9/17/2015 at 6:30 PM, MDM Chaos said:

i like a cup of bovril with lard in. especially after i've hard a hard day down tut mine.

Sorry to be a dickhead but it always pisses me off - it's down't mine not down tut mine

Or for example, going tut (to the) shops

  On 9/17/2015 at 6:33 PM, ambermonk said:

I understand how the idea of butter in coffee might be revolting at first, but with a blender it works.

It's an insult to coffee... and why would you do this?

  On 9/17/2015 at 7:08 PM, StephenG said:

I accidentally slightly overcooked my eggs so the yolk isn't all runny any yummy

You should sous vide that shit.

  On 9/16/2015 at 11:34 AM, DerWaschbar said:

 

  On 9/16/2015 at 3:36 AM, Zephyr_Nova said:

 

  On 9/15/2015 at 4:29 PM, Braintree said:

 

  On 9/15/2015 at 8:47 AM, DerWaschbar said:

 

  On 9/15/2015 at 8:10 AM, Braintree said:

My vintage receiver is going out. No surprise, but I'm not going to enjoy buying a new one. This one had cool weighted knobs.

what sorta receiver? if its a nice one you could fix it/get it fixed.

 

 

It's a Pioneer SX-750 (from 1976 or '77) that I found on the street.

 

 

It was working fine for a couple years, but now the left channel will go out intermittently.

Makes it pretty hard to mix my music...

 

 

My parents have one of these! Aaaaand it also has the same channel problem. But it was good right up into the mid-00's (they've had it for longer than I've existed).

 

if jiggling the speaker cable for that channel makes the signal come back then it's just a solder joint has become loose. just need to heat that joint up and reflow the solder and it should be all good.

 

I have a technics amp of a similar vintage, the hybrid end stages seem to crap out regularly, mine has a blown channel too. I ordered the part years ago and still haven't tried replacing it. Hmmm maybe now would be a good time, the amp is fantastic sounding and beautiful!

  On 9/17/2015 at 7:44 PM, hoggy said:

 

  On 9/17/2015 at 6:30 PM, MDM Chaos said:

i like a cup of bovril with lard in. especially after i've hard a hard day down tut mine.

 

Sorry to be a dickhead but it always pisses me off - it's down't mine not down tut mine

 

Or for example, going tut (to the) shops

What language is that?

My amp is this one:

  On 9/17/2015 at 10:54 PM, kokoon said:

 

  On 9/16/2015 at 11:34 AM, DerWaschbar said:

 

  On 9/16/2015 at 3:36 AM, Zephyr_Nova said:

 

  On 9/15/2015 at 4:29 PM, Braintree said:

 

  On 9/15/2015 at 8:47 AM, DerWaschbar said:

 

  On 9/15/2015 at 8:10 AM, Braintree said:

My vintage receiver is going out. No surprise, but I'm not going to enjoy buying a new one. This one had cool weighted knobs.

what sorta receiver? if its a nice one you could fix it/get it fixed.

 

 

It's a Pioneer SX-750 (from 1976 or '77) that I found on the street.

 

 

It was working fine for a couple years, but now the left channel will go out intermittently.

Makes it pretty hard to mix my music...

 

 

My parents have one of these! Aaaaand it also has the same channel problem. But it was good right up into the mid-00's (they've had it for longer than I've existed).

 

if jiggling the speaker cable for that channel makes the signal come back then it's just a solder joint has become loose. just need to heat that joint up and reflow the solder and it should be all good.

 

I have a technics amp of a similar vintage, the hybrid end stages seem to crap out regularly, mine has a blown channel too. I ordered the part years ago and still haven't tried replacing it. Hmmm maybe now would be a good time, the amp is fantastic sounding and beautiful!

 

Yeah, it has a nice warm glow from the internal light, too. Gets a bit hot in my room, though. Jiggling the cable doesn't do anything, but I may have to open it up and try the solder method. Thanks for the tip!

  On 9/17/2015 at 11:01 PM, drillkicker said:

 

  On 9/17/2015 at 7:44 PM, hoggy said:

 

  On 9/17/2015 at 6:30 PM, MDM Chaos said:

i like a cup of bovril with lard in. especially after i've hard a hard day down tut mine.

 

Sorry to be a dickhead but it always pisses me off - it's down't mine not down tut mine

 

Or for example, going tut (to the) shops

What language is that?

 

Yorkshire

Oh, OK.

any chance we can change the thread title to "srupid first world problems..."?