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whats happening folks?
i've been shopping,repointed the patio(well some of it)played 18 holes, and am now settling down with 8 cans of bavaria to watch the golf on sky.

Bavaria is bloody lovely.

Drank a lot of that whilst in Rotterdam last year.

Where did you pick that tidy lot up from arriba?

I spent the day with my lady recovering from far too much rum last night - much fun and festivities were had.  Made a seafood lasagne - I impress myself sometimes.  Now watching James May in space and having a lovely few cans of Old Speckled Hen.  I fully intend to ignore the fact that I will be going to work in the morning for as long as possible.

£3 for 4 cans in morrisons

Im trying to keep the spirit of a fun weekend alive with a bottle of local Italian Chianti. I have just flew back from a weekend in Sweden with the GF and her mad family. We were celebrating Midsummer and the 24 hour sun. After many many beers i thought it absolutely nescessary to run naked into the lake at midnight. Maybe not the best idea iv ever had on reflection but they laughed.

Filling out more job applications and listening to The Jesus and Mary Chain, for the first time ever. No alcohol to comment on I'm afraid.

i fucking hate yank golf fans."get in the hole" "you the man"
fuck off!

"get some legs" is my favourite irritating Yank golf outburst...

Ah, the Jesus and Mary Chain. Brings back happy memories.

If you like them, try the Raveonettes, who also do a good line in feedback.

No booze here, either.

I don't have sky - wish I could watch the golf and get angry at Americans.

T20 highlights on the beeb though.

Duly noted, ta.

My goldfish called Wanda (I like to think I'm funny.  I am reliably assured by mates that I am not.)

Anyway, she did the longest poo I've ever seen today - it was approx three times the length of her body.  I was a bit concerned but she looked very proud of herself. 

watching golf with a drop of 15 year old Glenfidich....hoping Fisher can shock those pesky yanks.

he's quaity leefer.his putting letting him down though.hope garcia hits one of those cunt yanks

quiet sunday, lie in, bit of tv, went into town for a coffee, tried to fix the girlfriend's laptop, had a roast dinner, watched top gear, tidied and now sat browsing internet before sleep.

I'm bored out of my fucking mind and when I'm like this my brain takes over and starts to worry and think about all sorts of random shit - which in turn worries me and or makes me paranoid then I cant fucking sleep then im really tired which makes me feel ill so I dont eat which makes me feel more ill.

...and repeat. Seems like I've had a whole week of this....and chances are all over fucking nothing to.

I wish I wasnt me alot of the time.

You need a hobby. 

I have one, but its off season.

Either way I could have a million hobbies and I still cant switch my brain off when it comes to going to sleep. Thats the worst thing.

I used to do something a bit similar - I used to go out for a walk around midnight for half an hour to an hour.  Clears your head like nothing else.  Might be worth a go.

Alternatively, a nice single malt.

I havent tried walking directly before bed but every now and again I do stick the ipod on and go for a good 4/5 mile walk.

Again though, with nothing to focus on whilst walking my mind drifts back to the very things I dont want in there to start with.

most things we worry about never develop into anything.not that it helps,i worry myself.

I think its just my pessimism fearing the worst.

Like I said - the stupid thing is - it is probably nothing.

What are you worrying about DV?

I was meant to have a productive day clearing loads of junk out and preparing all my stuff to begin my hardcore revision week, but I didn't get very far as I was too tired to do much after doing some gardening stuff on Saturday. No alcohol all weekend, which is my typical weekend these days.

Might as well continue this thread rather than start a new one.

No work tomorrow so I'm on the Blackthorn tonight. Good times.

I'm on the wine tonight. Got some other left over bits for when it's gone.

Wine for me too.  Not too much though, work in the morning.  Whose idea was five days a week?

I'm not drinking because i am cool

Probably the Romans.

I'm on the relentless, trying to muster the energy to make my evening more constructive.

Lame.

the coolest kind of lame 8)

I too, am not drinking.

I've just watched the three episodes of occupation, kept me entertained.

That's still pretty uncool.

And my 13 year old brother is trying to get me to take up Lawn Bowls again.

Sounds like i'm as cool as your 13 year old brother

My 13 year old brother is so cool he's considering jacking in playing football so that he can play bowls more often :doh:

I just realised that to go with my wine, I'm browsing internet forums, listening to daft punk and playing the new version of dungeon crawl stone soup. I'm playing the tile version and not the ascii one though. Super cool me.

I think I'm cooler because nothing after Daft Punk in that sentence even made sense to me.

I understood ascii, but I have no idea what dungeon crawl stone soup or tile version means.

Urgh. Zando the Spriggan Stalker was going well before he just got killed by an old player ghost. Problem with playing Stalkers is that your ghosts end up being fucking deadly with their poison attacks if you run in them.

Samdy Gray (also a Spriggan Stalker) ended up being one of my shortest lived characters ever, succumbing to the first band of kobolds he bumped into at dungeon level 1.

Oh well. Come on Doore.

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oh dear. doore just died too.

Might take a break from that.

I've put my tent up in my living room and made this: http://1heckofaguy.com/2006/04/18/chocolodka/

Sorry to hear I died.  A real shame.  I liked me.

There's a new version of spelunky (http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=4017.0) out. Think I'll go back to that. I've sunk far too much time in it already though. 1740 games, 1735 deaths, 5 wins.

Games don't take long though.

Also it's fucking ace. Best game of the last 12 months.

I don't know about all these bizarre games.  I prefer pro evo.

I've invented a new drinking game.

Put on Daft Punk - Around the World. Drink every time the words "Around the World" happen in the song. See if you can last the full 7 mins or so.

Urgh my wine glass is empty.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGcb_F313is

I think this game could end up very messy.

This game could also be called "drink a bottle of wine in seven minutes". 

Yep. Then you move on to the somewhat similar Harder Better Faster Stronger drinking game.

I have no Booze in the apartment at all but i think i may need some as we've just had another earth tremor!!!

go get some drink you crazy man.

Good advice, im now sat with a bottle of red.

Lets get this house rocking!!!!

I shouldnt joke actually, the last time it happened the town of L'aquila fell apart

Nice.

Only one bottle?

Fraid so.  Its is a 14% bad boy tho. Rocks the Kasbah  ;)

I'm nearly out of wine :( Should have picked up an extra bottle earlier.

Got some rum and vodka kicking about though. Should keep me going.

I almost went to bed after drinking one bottle of white.  Then caved in and opened a second.  Must be in bed by one though, I have a meeting and a presentation starting at nine tomorrow.

Peh White. You are a weird beast doore.

I like to alternate.  A nice Pinot Grigio is a wonderful thing.  I have olives too. 

What about Cheese, do you have cheese?

I actually had cheese last night - a very pleasant blue brie.  Again, variety is everything.

I've drank nice red wines and nice white wines. Red wines are nicer, have more about them and are more enjoyable.

I've drank lots of cheap red wines and white whines. Cheap red wines are more reliably drinkable than cheap white.

White wine has it's place, it's a very different drink. But for evening chilling I can't see why you'd put it ahead of white.

It especially seems weird coming from you, I remember how snobby you used to get about lager at times.

my day has been frustratingly repetitive.

my girlfriend still can't open a bank account, i've still got a chest/throat infection, my credit rating is fucked thanks to a bank deciding i'm the same person as my father, equifax refuse to accept i exist so i'm unable to get a new phone as the credit report won't even process, i still can't find a pair of boots i like in my size, still getting zero responses to job applications and i had a massive nosebleed in the centre of oxford today whilst walking around with a huge bruise on my arm where i had blood taken.

Sorry for my prolonged disappearance, I popped to the loo and nearly passed out. Bad times.

That's because lager is, in the main, piss water.  As are some white wines.  As are some red wines.  As you say, white wine and red wine are a very different drink - I often link them to food.  Tonight I cooked myself a Trout fillet with lemon and garlic - this was crying out for a white wine, and Pinot Grigio fitted the bill.  Tomorrow I'm making a lamb casserole - red wine will be the drink of choice.

There are good drinks of all kinds - I will even admit that there are nice lagers.  Variety is the spice of the drinking life.

Oi sonny. Don't you get patronising with me on the variety of drinking or I'll give you a kicking.

When you visiting Swindon next? I think my sister has offered you a place to stay.

Am i right in guessing your GF is Norweigan?

If not ignore this, or you might want to anyway, up to you.

But when my GF moved to Swindon from Sweden she applied for a NI number and got that within 2/3 weeks and then with that opened up a Llloyds bank account with ease. I got the advice from a friend with a Dutch GF who had trouble opening up an account.

The info is yours to do with as you please

Next time you're in Swindon (to buy football boots or otherwise), send me a pm before hand and we can have a cup of tea.

Really not sure mate, life is all a bit up in the air at the mo.  When we do get the chance to visit you will be the first to know.

fair enough. You still in Cardiff with your missus up north and travelling to see each other?

That is the situation at the mo - not exactly ideal but its working for us at the mo.  Bloody work.

hardcore. I think the last time I saw you was ages ago when I invented the throw nuts at doore game in cardiff. Long time ago.

You will be pleased to know a small number of people still play that particular game.

Right, really must go to bed now - I'm due to be impressive in front of senior people in about eight hours.  Adios.

night

she is indeed a viking. excellent advice, much appreciated :)


will do, squire