I was feeling a little nostalgic, thanks to this retro colour scheme, so I wandered back in the Lounge to read every thread I'd participated in since I joined. The relationships thread of a couple years ago caught my attention. I know some people have had things happen, and I thought I'd see what news on the interpersonal bond front there was.
And maybe coax some of the old-timers out of the Land of Lurk.
I know Topher's been the star of his own soap opera. Shik is returning to the light like Orpheus emerging from Hades. Liz is dealing with a much more complicated life these days. Jen and I have been together for nearly seven years now. My first seriosly long-term relationship. Lots of learning going on with both of us. Not always a picnic (like now, when I've been a thousand miles away from her for almost a year!), but well worth every moment of joy or pain. I love her as much today as I did the day we met (silly, I know). Maybe more.
So how about everyone else? Lee? Diane? Bueller?
--Jonah
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
If you're asking about Lee, you surely haven't been paying attention.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
So sorry to bore you with the minutiae of my personal life, Timothy!
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
Apology accepted.
Where has Tom been for the last few months, anyway? I think he's been porking some poor girl's brains out, but that is mere theory.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
A theory that is far more palatable than the horrifying reality of the explanation of Frank's absence these past few years - that he's been porking some poor girl's brains out. . .
No, seriously, if I share too much of myself here, please do let me know. Perhaps I should be more Tim-like (which would make me Jeff, so not really an attractive option) - after all, what do we really know about Nix? Nix, nada, zip, bupkiss, in fact - we know he works in a library, and is mnorbidly obese. Which probably isn't true in any case.
Perhaps we should turn this into an "Introduce Yourself" thread (or create one): My name is Lee, I'm married to Kate, we have a daughter Tallulah and two cats Dizy and Frazzle. None of these names are used as passwords. I work in IT, we live in Bristol, UK, and have two cars, a Renault Megane and a Ford Fiesta. I'm 5'11", 220lbs and (Liam take note) have a full head of blond hair. Kate and I have been together for 5 years, married for 4. Something like that?
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
"My name is Jason, I live in Fort Lauderdale, I like all music (except country), I like candlelit dinners and walks along the beach..."
Naaaa.
Finding out all our quirky backgrounds a bit at a time makes it all fun....then at the end, only a few will remain and we'll find out who the mystery killer is. I'm betting it's Omega, with a crucifix in the study.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
But not before the revelation that, to prevent his mind from straying towards lustful thoughts of sins of the flesh, he wears underwear made from barbed wire.
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
Hi, my name is Niklas and in the end it turns out I love lamp.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
"Lamp"? Not a Lava Lamp, I hope...
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Hi, my name is _______, I live at _______________, ______________, __, USA, and I am _'_" (___cm) tall and weigh ___ lbs. (___kg). I enjoy _____________________________, _______________________, _______________, and ___________________________ in the ___________. Thank ___.
Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :
My name's Stephen, I live in Nashville, TN. I'm 21, a senior at Lipscomb University, and unless something goes terribly wrong, I'll be graduating in May with degrees in computer science and computer engineering. (They told me I couldn't pull of a double major in four years, so I did, just to show 'em.) Next fall, I'll be attending Vanderbilt University for graduate studies in electrical engineering. I'm a Christian, and if you didn't know that, I'm doing something wrong.
After some months of persuit, I am now dating a wonderful girl named Melissa. The first ten days of our relationship have gone very well, except for that bit where her back yard caught fire. (And even that was pretty funny.) I am presently unemployed, thanks to some wonderful scholarships. I'll be an RA at Vandy when I get there, and I'm currently searching for an internship of some kind this summer.
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lee: No, seriously, if I share too much of myself here, please do let me know. Perhaps I should be more Tim-like (which would make me Jeff, so not really an attractive option) - after all, what do we really know about Nix? Nix, nada, zip, bupkiss, in fact - we know he works in a library, and is mnorbidly obese. Which probably isn't true in any case.
Yeah, it's probably more like a book-store.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
quote:Originally posted by Omega: After some months of persuit, I am now dating a wonderful girl named Melissa.
That rocks- even if you get dumped, you can go get drunk and play "Sweet Melissa" on the juke box over and over untill you drown in your own vomit.
Good to have a fallback plan, I always say.
I missed that you were a Christian though- I thought you were, you know....joking.
quote:Originally posted by Lee: But not before the revelation that, to prevent his mind from straying towards lustful thoughts of sins of the flesh, he wears underwear made from barbed wire.
quote:Originally posted by Omega: The first ten days of our relationship have gone very well, except for that bit where her back yard caught fire. (And even that was pretty funny.)
Sexual frustrations lead to pyromania, I understand...
Posted by Home Decor and Gardening (Member # 239) on :
Hi, my name is TIM, I live at THE XTREME, and I am SO tall and weigh A THOUSAND. I enjoy CARTOGRAPHY,VISIBLE PANTY LINES, CROSSFIRE, and COCK in the BUTT. Thank GOD.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Yeah, well, those don't even match the right number of letters. So, crap on that, sir.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
I could believe (and forgive) all except the "Crossfire" part.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
Well, he did once post a thread about the fatal Jon Stewart episode. . .
It's a shame, really, I'd love to know what makes Timothy tick. But he's stubborn, is the Nixmeister, and asking just nmakes him less likely to open up. I'm genuinely curious as to why he feels compelled to attack me at every turn, to make fun of me, my posts, and even the name that my wife and I chose to give our only child (really poor form, by the way, but I wasn't surprised). The slights don't bother me - if they did, I'd never acknowledge them at all since even that probably gives him some satisfaction! - but I'd quite like to know whichever of my own barbs at him was enough to spark this long-running enmity. Call it quality control if you like, I value feedback. 8)
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
Tim has a very small penis. Also, Kate does not think he's adorable. He is different from me in at least two ways.
quote:Originally posted by Omega: The first ten days of our relationship have gone very well, except for that bit where her back yard caught fire.
I don't think you can legally call it a "relationship" after only 10 days. Although the backyard bit made me laugh, so I'll let you off.
(Although part of the reason it make me life is that I misread it as "backside".)
Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :
Well, we've known each other for some time, it's just been official for a couple weeks.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
(I'm not saying anything, it's far safer that way for all concerned, although I have several great lines about fruit dipped in chocolate that will just have to remain lost to posterity; but I am very pleased Omey's found someone)
Posted by The Ginger Beacon (Member # 1585) on :
If there is the potential for sex (without awkward silences, or longing glances/drooling from a distance), and no money has changed hands, it's a relationship.
Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :
*LOL* Thanks, Lee, I appreciate it. Speaking of chocolate, I got her some for valentine's day. Found this neat place, sells heart-shaped boxes of chocolates, made out of chocolate. Really cool looking. (I actually considered their chocolate-dipped strawberries, but decided against them. ) So I get a box for her, planning to leave it by her car, because on that particular day it's the only way I could get it to her, class schedules and all. Valentine's day happened to be the only warm day that week. She found a bag of brown soup by her car. But apparently it was quite good!
For the record, there is potential for sex exactly insofar as there is potential for marriage. And no, no money has changed hands. Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
A double major? Awesome.
(Ten days and you're already considering whether there's potential for marrying her? I want pictures. NOW.)
Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :
*L* That wasn't what I meant to convey with my comment, but since you mention it. It's just the way we both see things. If there's no potential for marriage, at least in concept, then we see no reason to be in a relationship. How serious a potential that may be, who can say?
No pictures.
Posted by Home Decor and Gardening (Member # 239) on :
*LOL*
This, with this eclipsed purple soup and Gog-like New Breed is altogether too much.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
"Well, he did once post a thread about the fatal Jon Stewart episode. . ."
I've still got that clip on my computer. That was the best thing on television, ever.
"It's a shame, really, I'd love to know what makes Timothy tick."
"Call it quality control if you like, I value feedback. 8)"
On a scale of one to ten, I would rate your product at an eight. The sound fidelity is excellent, and it keeps my car as shiny as ever, but the aftertaste is unpleasant.
Posted by Vice-Admiral Michael T. Colorge (Member # 144) on :
Well I'm glad then I'm still single since 1999... I always did know that relationships are still to complicated for my feeble mind.
Posted by Peregrinus (Member # 504) on :
Well, I find interspecies mating rituals fascinating. And I consider Jen to be among the shiningest examples of girldom out there. But without a Universal Translator, it can get tricky. Some of the nuances and metaphors don't translate well.
One item from a list of things men want women to know: "If we say something, and it can be interpreted in one of two ways, and one of those is incredibly hurtful... we meant the other one."
And don't worry, Admiral. I didn't meet Jen until I was 24, and even at the time I was barely equipped mentally or emotionally to handle it. I've learned a lot over the last seven years, though. The trick is to find someone who -- amongst whatever other sterling qualities they have -- is willing and ale to talk out any potential sticking points. Lack of communication is, I think, the worst thing that can happen to a relationship.
--Jonah
Posted by Da_bang80 (Member # 528) on :
"Interspecies Mating Rituals"?
Do you have any idea how wrongly that could be taken?
I'm not going to say anything, but it sounds a lot like a certain taboo...
Posted by Vice-Admiral Michael T. Colorge (Member # 144) on :
quote:I'm not going to say anything, but it sounds a lot like a certain taboo...
Sex with lesbians?
Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :
One man's torture is another man's pleasure...
Lee bounces between a 5 and a 9.5, depending on the amount of sarcasm you can get from his posts, so a 7.25 is in order.
Good Luck Omega, too bad your not a Dem, you could not have sex with that woman and still have a good time.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
So, it's sarcasm you expect in my posts? Oh, well, that is really a turn-up for the books. I would never have expected that in a million years. I am totally gobsmacked. And if there's not enough sarcasm, you feel disappointed? Well, I feel soo guilty about that. Can you ever forgive me?
(That do you? Because it is such a matter of great concern to me. See, now I can't turn it off!)
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
So, Ritten turned you on?
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
He has that effect on people.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
Why do you think he has to wear that hat?
Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :
To cover my sexy bald spot.
Rather well done old chap, very nice use of sarcasm indeed.
Posted by Toadkiller (Member # 425) on :
You need a bigger hat then.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
Oooh, handbags.
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
Bleached bangs.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
On the fringe, as it were.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
Bring back Gregor Fisher!
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
Well bless my beard! A little late for trimming the minge, don't you think?
Re: Relationships: There was once a dream that was Grrl. You could only whisper it. Anything more than a whisper, and it would vanish - it was that fragile. And I fear that it will not survive the winter, Maximus.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
On my signal, unleash hell.
Posted by Peregrinus (Member # 504) on :
Dammit, Lee. What's that from? It's way to familliar...
--Jonah
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
Apparently Peregrinus follows the speed-surfers' motto; "only read every other post".
Now bring an old man a blanket, won't you?
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
The other motto is, of course, "don't, under any circumstances, type the quote into Google".
Posted by Peregrinus (Member # 504) on :
Okay, so I missed the Maximus reference. And my Google search eventually turned up Gladiator, somewhere below the top five, Oh, please, masters of sarcasm, forgive me for being in a hurry earlier.
--Jonah
Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :
Slow down, make the morning last.
Haste makes waste.
Yes, yes, a bigger hat is needed three or four times a year.
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
We savors this like fine wine, Ritten-chives. We dance around the fire, singing songs in forgotten, depraved languages from a darker time.
But seriously, I can't even speak of the r-word now, or it feels like the opportunity will blow away like little figs in the wind, I'm that uncertain of the outcome.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
Ooh, Nimmy's pulled! Tell me more, tell me more, did she put up a fight, uh-huh, uh-huh. . .
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
*enter random "Quagmire"-quote here*
Actually, quagmire is a good way to describe it. Time will tell.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Giggity.
Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :
I feel like a legend. Or something?
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
Holy!
Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :
Wow.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
*American-accented disciple in 1950's Bible movie* Truly this is the Son of Gahd.
Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :
"Greatest Story Ever Told". AKA "Jesus Film Star Extravaganza".
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
And I believe that line was delivered by John Wayne.
Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :
Oh goodness, that ruined the scene. Not that there was much to ruin, it wasn't that great a movie.
Posted by bX (Member # 419) on :
No, but... FRANK!
Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :
That's me.
What's everyone up to these days?
Posted by bX (Member # 419) on :
I can't speak for myself, but everyone's all married and shit and so instead of asking mind-bendingly detailed questions about Trekkian physics, everyone is posting about how beautiful their daughters/weddings are and asking about mortgages and/or diaper service. Severally, some are coming to the realization that we are no longer invulnerable super-heroes with compleat and total grasp on reality/global politics. Also everyone who matters thinks the new Battlestar is the cats pyjamas.
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
Hey Frank!
Funny - I just asked where you had gotten to a week or so ago.
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
Hm, strange that I have not. You sure your feelings are clear?
Posted by Peregrinus (Member # 504) on :
Then I guess I do not matter, for I do not think nuBSG is the cat's pajamas. Nor do I think it the cat's ass, the bee's knees, or the Venus de Milo's nipples. It's a neat show and I like it, but I prefer the original, plus extensions.
--Jonah
Posted by bX (Member # 419) on :
Yeah, but you have a cute girlfriend, so you were a fringe element to begin with. Plus Frank has already vanished again to the winds of time. I fear Lee's ever-mounting cynicism holds sway.
Posted by Peregrinus (Member # 504) on :
Aw, Lee's neat. Im building phasers for him (or at least, will resume doing so once all my crap is unpacked). I have faith in Frank's ability to return to light our darkest hour and stuff. *looks speculatively at Balaam* I guess we just need to get you a good woman, sonny... When you gonna be up here in Seattle again?
--Jonah
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
quote:Originally posted by Peregrinus: Aw, Lee's neat. Im building phasers for him (or at least, will resume doing so once all my crap is unpacked).
I am? And, er, you are? Since when? Did I miss a memo?
(actually, that reminds me, I have a resin phaser I've been meaning to get rid of but haven't gotten around to sticking on eBay yet; maybe I'll offer it as a prize in a CapCom or something)
Posted by Peregrinus (Member # 504) on :
You remember from a couple years ago? Researching the various repros of the "Assault phasers" from Star Trek V and VI? As well as what the original props were mde out of? Hunting down those AirSoft Berettas? You asking if I'd be willing to make one for you if I find all the materials, and me saying sure? I think it started over at the RPF...
--Jonah
P.S. And es, you are. So there, too.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
quote:Originally posted by Peregrinus: I have faith in Frank's ability to return to light our darkest hour and stuff. --Jonah
Hmmm...does he have the Matrix now?!? I cant tell you how disapointed I am when I open up someone's chest and it's just not there....
Got Frank's address?
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
Weird. You sure it was me (on the phasers thing, not the neatness thing, I know that was/is me)?
Right now my website is in hiatus. I haven't done any updates in six months and don't feel inspired to do any. I've recently entered into a new hosting contract so there's the chance I may come back to it. . . I'd certainly like to see what you have in mind (email/PM me if you like): the thing is, these days there are so many recasts of Assault Phaser props out there, I've had many opportunities to pick one up but the price has never been quite right.
Posted by Peregrinus (Member # 504) on :
Um... *rummages through old e-mails* Crap. Sorry. You're not going insane -- I am. I was collapsing no less than three seprate correspondances into one. I actually only chatted with you briefly about the sniper rifle mods, and ended by offering to toss anything more I might find your way. The construction thing was with someone else. And the materials acquisition was yet another person. *sigh* Guess my brain still isn't all back yet. But I still think you're neat.
Jason -- there's a new Matrix light-up toy/prop thing that ought to fit neatly into a person's rib cage, provided all that annoying squishy stuff is shoved out of the way. But I don't know for sure that Frank has the Matrix. He may have left it in someone else's keeping like Prime did when he left Cybertron on the Ark...
--Jonah
Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :
I have the Matrix in my closet somewhere. I'll look for it tomorrow.
Posted by Peregrinus (Member # 504) on :
I think Jason might be disappointed that he won't get to crack your chest open to look for it, though...
--Jonah
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Oh, come on. He couldn't at least put on some black gloves and blue sunglasses? What a rip-off.
Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :
Or lose 20 pounds?
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Or use a real gun?
Y'know, I recall a article on some jackoff that legally changed his name to Optimus Prime and is now serving in Iraq.
Posted by Da_bang80 (Member # 528) on :
I think that was posted here a year or two ago...
I'd look for it, but I'm lazy.
Posted by WizArtist II (Member # 1425) on :
quote:Originally posted by Peregrinus: I think Jason might be disappointed that he won't get to crack your chest open to look for it, though...
--Jonah
So now I can't get the image of Jason-Chestburster out or my head. Aliens Revisited anyone?
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
d'oh bX = balaam xumucame SP?
Can we have a list of alternate names please!?!
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
You started it, though.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
quote:Originally posted by WizArtist II:
quote:Originally posted by Peregrinus: I think Jason might be disappointed that he won't get to crack your chest open to look for it, though...
--Jonah
So now I can't get the image of Jason-Chestburster out or my head. Aliens Revisited anyone?
Yes, but I want to get in, where it's all warm and squishy.
hmmmmmm....squishy. Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
Although I think that me and Sol are visiting the same site.
Seriously, why even bother?
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Okay, at least the first guy's costume was better than that.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Geeez...not even the Go-Bots were that lame.
Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :
Okay.... This thread is getting a little random, so forgive me for posting something that pertains to the original topic (unheard of this late into a thread, I know).
It was back in late February or early March, I can't quite remember now. A buddy of mine that I had worked with before he quit said that he wanted to hook me up with a friend of his girlfriend's. Just for fun I went along. He gave me her contact information and we started talking online through MSN Messenger. Rather enjoyed talking to each other and got to know each other a fair bit. As lame as it seems I'm sure we both developed a bit of a crush on the other. We had only been talking online but I felt drawn to her. We finally met up and it was a great day. Her name is Danielle and she has declared that she is my girlfriend, which is fine by me. Posted by WizArtist II (Member # 1425) on :
Soon you'll be watching "You've Got Mail" and it will become the "Our Movie" of your relationship.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Hmmm....ask her if she's ever met any prior vict...er... "boyfriends" online.
Seriously though, I know of at least one couple thats going strong several years after meeting online (and the woman is really great looking too) so there's hope.
Posted by Peregrinus (Member # 504) on :
Jen's and my "Our Movie" is probably The Empire Strikes Back. Not sure. I'll have to think about that. But we are definitely both extreme geeks.
--Jonah
Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :
"DECLARED?!?"
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
quote:Originally posted by Topher: We started talking online through MSN Messenger. Rather enjoyed talking to each other and got to know each other a fair bit. As lame as it seems I'm sure we both developed a bit of a crush on the other. We had only been talking online but I felt drawn to her. We finally met up and it was a great day. Her name is Danielle and she has declared that she is my girlfriend, which is fine by me.
Tsk. Why doesn't stuff like that happen to me. More than once.
At the moment I'm torn between chasing the girl I fancied a bit but was weird about 4 years ago who I haven't seen in 2 years who is now apparently not weird and has nice puppies but also speaks somewhat like a 19th century lady, or another girl who actually knew what Pro Evo Soccer was but who has a boyfriend who is less cool than me who everyone hates who I mentioned on that other thread.
Seriously.
Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :
Well it was more along the lines of her asking if I would like it if she was my girlfriend, and I said yes. So.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
But you are Christopher Lloyd chasing after a rabbit and Bob Hoskins!
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
Mmm. . . Dip. . .
Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :
quote:Originally posted by Peregrinus: Jen's and my "Our Movie" is probably The Empire Strikes Back. Not sure. I'll have to think about that. But we are definitely both extreme geeks.
--Jonah
...and you may turn out to be brother and sister...(shudder) Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :
So..wait. Frank went to visit you? I don't know if I like his new look, though. And y'all are bein' AWFULLY chummy.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
Dude! That's harsh.
Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :
No more harsh than being assaulted by that shit on his chin. What is that, drool from a Reese's binge? Clean yourself up!
Posted by bX (Member # 419) on :
The big house changes a man. Glass houses much, pimp-biscuit? No, but I'm gonna go ahead and say it, Toph. Awwww...
Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :
It's all done out of love. I am full of love. Love...& other things.
Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :
Have y'all seen what Frank looks like these days? Slightly insulted here on my girlfriend's behalf... And as for the fuzz, she likes it so it stays. Does need a trimming, though.
Posted by Peregrinus (Member # 504) on :
quote:Originally posted by Shik: It's all done out of love. I am full of love. Love...& other things.
"...So very alive, and full of goo -- mission goo."
--Jonah
Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :
I just realized I haven't put up any recent photos in like a year. Might as well throw some up now:
Compare 2006 to 2001. Damn
Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :
You grew into your head. Congrats.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
Good God.
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
Is that the same person?
Posted by bX (Member # 419) on :
Jiminy Christmas, Frank's handsome now! And he learned how to dress. What up with that? Did you go metro?
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
Didn't Frank already pre-empt the metro stuff? Also: 2003. IN THE PAST.
(I had a flat tire today, and my driver's side window is broke, so to make change I was like, I'll totally take a six-pack please, and now: the result. Is this. I mean.)
Posted by bX (Member # 419) on :
allyourbitterarebelongtosimon. Which is to say I snarkily apologize. Someday we'll learn the past is SO over.
I saw David Sedaris tonight. Who I might mention was very well dressed. He's a wee man. And funny. Also relevant. But because he's been living in France he's missed out on our nation's fascination with the comedic stylings of Larry The Cable Guy and so was very curious. In the unironic way.
So in a similar vein of morbid curiosity, I wanted to know whether a Gerratana-sized transformation might require a deeper appreciation for the cock.
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
Awesome. And/or creepy.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
Aside from having his shirt tucked in, Frank is now the official forum sexy beast oh yes fuckity shag yes king.
Aban, hand over your crown.
Posted by Tora Ziyal (Member # 53) on :
Damn, Frank. Lookin' good.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Maaaaaaaaaan, super shitty day. mabye it's just me, but I have this one woman I really cared for, got my heart broken over (almost nine years ago!) and never really got completely over.
Just heard today (from the guy she chose over me) that she setttled down with some (still other) guy and now has a beautiful baby girl, about a year old.
Man, I dont know how to feel.
One one hand, I'm numb and need a cigarette, on the other, I guess I'm happy for her and on the third hand, I just feel....shitty. Why the fuck is that? I've not even seen her in like four years.
To top things off, my blood is such a cocktail of narcotics and chemo, I cant even go on a bender. Not even a beer for fuck's sake.
Not to distract from Frank's full body conversion. Sell your soul or just start hitting the gym?
Posted by Peregrinus (Member # 504) on :
I've never cared much for trends, and Frankie G.'s new look is rather... trendy. I do not find trendy sexy. More... sad and unimaginative. So I do not find Frank sexy. But that's okay, because I don't have to. If it draws the girls (or guys, depending on how your bread is buttered, pimp it. I still respect you for your mind, and I miss the glasses.
Jason, one of the annoying things about love (the real kind, not the short-term hoemonal distractions) never goes entirely away. It's always there waiting for something to remind you of it. I know too well the mixed bag of emotions that comes from being happy that ehy're happy and being sad/angry that they could be happy with someone who isn't you. Took me nearly fourteen years to find a girl I loved where it didn't blow up in my face, but the others are still there in my heart and always will be. Maybe in some Mirror universe I'm married to one of them instead. Maybe you are, too. *shrug* Small comfort, but I can't drink either. *chuckle* Come on out for a visit. We can drink apple juice and speak of past battles and personal glory and try not to get our medications confused.
--Jonah
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
I suppose we can find solace amongst Frank's new-found sexiness (I mean, how?! The Nigel Lawson diet?) in the fact that, unless he's looking directly at the camera, he resembles David Walliams more than a little. Perhaps he and Liam can do a Lou'n'Andy double-act?
Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :
I guess I haven't been keeping up with recent events.
Name: Eric Chow Age: 28 Height: 5'8 Weight: 185 lbs Current Residence: Midtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in a nice quaint studio apartment. Current Vehicle: 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt (obtained with $5000 in discounts, WoOt!)
Personal life? Was dating someone for 5 1/2 years who I so wanted to be my wife, but things, well, fell apart in a horrible way. Am seeing someone right now, but the spark that was in my prior relationship is not there. Not like I'm trying to think too much about it, I'm working as a software developer for a major firm so you could say that I have my hands full..... When I'm not doing any of the above, you can find me shooting people with my M4A1.....
Oh, and I just got me a new Ipod video 30GB!!! Such a sweet device.
Oh, and bask in my gut inflating glory!!!! (I know, I need to work out a bit more).
Posted by B.J. (Member # 858) on :
!!!
For some reason, Saltah'na, I've always been under the impression that you were a girl. I think it has something to do with your screen name. It sounds feminine to me.
B.J.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lee: Perhaps he and Liam can do a Lou'n'Andy double-act?
Hey! I have been described as "hot" before. By people. And I have a date tonight. Honest.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
YeahIknow.
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lee: Perhaps he and Liam can do a Lou'n'Andy double-act?
"Yah, I know..."
Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :
Saltah'na... They were the people that telepathically inhabited the DS9 crew sometime in the first season... Sisko built a clock and still has it.
Saltah'na aka Tahna Los... The only Flarite I've ever met in person. Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :
I appreciate all the compliments! Just what I need for my legendary ego.
The way I used to dress was influenced by whatever they had available in size XXL. These days I can shop at the mall like everyone else (although I guess a lot of "regular people" clothes do look kinda trendy).
I've actually lost exactly one hundred pounds since a year and a half ago. It involved a lot of running, weight training, and spinach omelettes. (I did also sell my soul, but that's because I started law school, or as I like to call it, "Satan's University.")
Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :
I remember MaGiC crooning about your voice when you posted a voice clip of it a while ago. You'd better run, Frank. The moment she sees those pictures, she'll hunt you down like the dog you are.... Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
At least I still get to be third sexiest person here.
Don't I?
Please?
Posted by Toadkiller (Member # 425) on :
LOA, MaGiC, any other female (is there a third?), Charles in charge of course, but that's really a "power" thing....
It isn't looking good, you clearly need an Eye for the Flare guy or something. Even Shik has naughty parties and he's an ex-con (or maybe because of it).
Posted by Tora Ziyal (Member # 53) on :
Tahna, glad to hear your career is going well! Sorry to hear that your long-term relationship ended badly though. I hope you value the experience but not let it color your current/future relationships.
I am currently dating my boyfriend of one year and two months - my longest running relationship so far. It doesn't feel like it has been that long though. He is a sexy Indian guy, physical therapist by profession, and 11 years older than me (35) - although we don't look that far apart because I act older than my age and he acts (and looks) younger than his. He is showing me a lot of Indian culture (mostly food and Bollywood movies), and we do a lot of fun stuff together, like traveling, riding his motorcycle, and flying (he's an amateur pilot).
Other than hanging out with my guy, I've mostly been working or just relaxing on the weekend. My commute to work is a killer - 2.5 to 3 hours a day. Just makes you want to drop off the face of the earth by the time you get home. But hopefully that'll change soon.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
3 hours a day! That's, well, ridiculous. How are you going to fit in playing with your Wii? (Sorry, but that will continue to be funny for at least another 3 days.)
Get him to show you the Bollywood movie that the Undertaker is in! I've asked my Indian mates, but they find Bollywood films scary and full of dancing.
And I meant third sexiest male guy, damnit. Charles clearly does not count, unless he has finally listened to advise and bought a razor.
Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :
My commute is 10 minutes, and I ride my bike. Across state lines, too!
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
I have to cross a river (actually drive under it) and my commute is only five minutes. I considered moving (my rent got jacked by $225!) to an apartment exactly like my current one but for only $850, but it's literally one block from work.
Too damn close.
Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :
My commute is a 35-minute walk over hill & through dale. Or an 8-minute bus ride, but I am Tubby McFattles lately. Or at least I am for me. Meaning I am not Tim-sized.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
No-one else can be Tim-sized. The tidal forces would rip the Earth apart, and catapult the Moon into interstellar space.
My morning commute isn't too bad - first drop Lula at our childminder's (five minutes from our house) then ten minutes to the train station wheer I drop Kate, which is two minutes from where I work. Coming back is trickier - I have to go virtually all the way home to get Lula, then come almost all the way back to pick up Kate, who comes back in to a different station that's closer (but has very few trains at any time, and none at all at a convenient time in the morning).
quote:Originally posted by Tora Ziyal: we do a lot of fun stuff together, like traveling, riding his motorcycle, and flying
Pah, that's nothing - all that happens in just ONE Bollywood musical sequence. With elephants.
Posted by Peregrinus (Member # 504) on :
I commute all of five seconds from bed to computer. More if I stop to get dressed along the way. But I am still a ways shy of a return to full health, and more-or-less houseridden.
With gas prices doing what they're doing, you may want to reconsider that move, Jason.
And Ziyal? I've been with Jen for seven years now, and it doesn't feel like it. *heh* What the heck is it with this eleven-year-age-difference thing? Jen and I are eleven years apart, you and your sweetie are, and so are a statistically disproportionate number of other couple I know -- including my mom and step-dad... Wierd.
--Jonah (who wonders where he is in the heirarchy of male Flare-ite sexiness -- but is almost afraid to ask...)
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
When I write the Official Biography of Flare (Omega having long since missed the deadline), I shall call it Cradlesnatched Women, and the Men Who Cradlesnatch Them.
Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :
My wife and I are hitting seven years here shortly, and I have only gotten drunk once..... Not too bad, last wife I was with I was drunk often... Maybe a partial reason for getting divorced, eh, whatever.
Peregrinus and I have the same commute, and my wife's is about 3/4s of a mile, round trip. I think I put $10.00 in the tank last month, with a trip needed to put in another $10.00 this Thursday. We'd use less but she works nights and I do not like the idea of her walking home after dark.
If bald is beautiful I am about half way there.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
It's not.
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
quote:Originally posted by Topher: Saltah'na... They were the people that telepathically inhabited the DS9 crew sometime in the first season... Sisko built a clock and still has it.
Saltah'na aka Tahna Los... The only Flarite I've ever met in person.
OMG! Saltah'na was Tahna Los - I think I've said that before!?! Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
I was going to post a picture of Sybok with the caption "Your pain is great, Liam - share it with me" but now I'm too busy contemplating the eerie similarity between Sybok and Saddam Hussein when he was captured.
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
LOL! Catchy.
Travel time for me: ~1 hour in peak, ~40 mins in normal, ~25 mins at 2am and I'm a little more... liberal with the speed limit/lane changes etc.
Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :
My commute to work is about 5 minutes at a good time, 10 minutes when traffic is bad and the lights are against me. Commute to uni is usually about 15-20 minutes. But today I must commute 1.5-2 hours to visit my girlfriend. Yippee!
Posted by LOA (Member # 49) on :
My commute time, and driving in general, is miniscule compared to what is used to be.... the 4 years previous to this one, I averaged 27-30K miles a year on my car. This last year, I went 12K. And that INCLUDES a trip to Anchorage and back, which is 5K of it. I don't drive much since I've become the Uber Gimp of Doom.
If I didn't have to drive across town so often to see the doctor, I think I could go three weeks without a fill up on my rig - and it's an SUV. So that would be nice.
I so miss the world of small sedans... *sigh* Someday I'll have one again... someday.
Posted by Toadkiller (Member # 425) on :
My wife and I had been dating for *gasp* twenty years in January.
/ is wheeled away from the computer by his attendants.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lee: I was going to post a picture of Sybok with the caption "Your pain is great, Liam - share it with me" but now I'm too busy contemplating the eerie similarity between Sybok and Saddam Hussein when he was captured.
When I met this girl who hadn't seen me for 4 years, she admitted that she was curious to see if I'd lost all my hair. But she said it looked the same as it did, and I did a happy dance. I didn't get a snog, however, possibly due to the aformentioned happy dance.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Mabye she digs bald guys and was disapointed in your hairy-ness.
A woman at a bar once asked what else I shaved besides my head....man, I can imagine seriously being completely without hair (there). I nick myself with the razor far too frequently to ever attempt such a thing.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
Oh, it's easy, you just get your other half to do it. Er, so I've heard.
Posted by bX (Member # 419) on :
So on Valentine's I had what would have been my better half shave all but the intimates. For a role a bestest friend had requested, you understand. Her idea. Alas, it was not sexy. I mean for either of us. I just want for you all to know. Lee's milage may vary...
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
Shaved all BUT the intimates? It's the intimates that are meant to be shaved!
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
That was my impression too. How many woman are sitting there thinking "God, what I really want is a man with smooth arms."
Of course, if you're one of those monster men who can't wear an open necked shirt without hair popping out and tickling you under the chin, things might be different.
I once had to have my privates shaved for an operation. It was...weird. And extremely unpleasant a couple of days later after they had grown a bit. The stubble itched like mad.
On the plus side, shaved privates make your winkie look bigger. Apparently.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
But can you imagine the stubble...or (shudder!) an ingrown hair!
Nope- trimmed short is enough.
Going that extra mile is why I love women so. That and they're all soft and they smell good and..
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
Also, this is the worst thread ever. Ever.
Posted by Tora Ziyal (Member # 53) on :
LOL! For the relationships or the shaving?
Posted by Tora Ziyal (Member # 53) on :
quote:Originally posted by PsyLiam: 3 hours a day! That's, well, ridiculous. How are you going to fit in playing with your Wii? (Sorry, but that will continue to be funny for at least another 3 days.)
Get him to show you the Bollywood movie that the Undertaker is in! I've asked my Indian mates, but they find Bollywood films scary and full of dancing.
I had always planned on moving closer to work after getting a job, but between a tight budget or cheap rent/cheap use of car/free food with the parents, I chose the latter. Yes I am a freeloader. It's rather tricky sleeping over at my boyfriend's place on weekends though, so that's the trade off. I am looking for a new job these days, so I may move out once I find one.
So who the heck is the Undertaker?
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Apparently, this character.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Definitely not one of the "shave everywhere" set.
Posted by Da_bang80 (Member # 528) on :
I'm sitting here waiting for the link to download, and I'm thinking to myself: "Why did I click a link called ShaveEverywhere.com? Do I really even want to know the horrors I may find when that clip finishes loading?"
And then the guy said he gained an extra optical inch on his *Bleep* I just couldn't stop laughing.
Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :
I knew a guy in basic training that did a full body shave every morning, had a hair phobia or something. Dirll sergeants thought he was a skin head at fist, then found out he was a skin body.
Disliked me though, with enough body hair for three people.... Oh well.
Posted by Peregrinus (Member # 504) on :
"Would someone get this big... walking carpet out of my way?!"
--Jonah
Posted by Toadkiller (Member # 425) on :
So, my wife and I have been together for 20 years, married for 15, and our son is 7 years old. We have a house, it didn't get blown away by Katrina, and I'm looking at getting out of the Navy.
Things are rolling along OK.
A got a phone call from said wife a week ago Friday: "I'm at the clinic, you need to come over. Now."
She's pregnant! Not exactly planned. OK, not planned at all. After a week-end of wandering around saying "oh shit" to each other we have warmed to the idea.
Just a cautionary tale.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Why "cautionary"? Truly, you're the luckiest sap in town!
Congradulations!
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
quote:Originally posted by Jason Abbadon: But can you imagine the stubble...or (shudder!) an ingrown hair!
Nope- trimmed short is enough.
Going that extra mile is why I love women so. That and they're all soft and they smell good and..
My god man! I hope you are talking about women and not your shaved/trimmed private parts!?! If so - you must be quite flexible to smell that region!
That Philips Close Shave page is hilarious - the link about 'shaving the groin' was hilarious - "wear your *beep* and *beep* like a gladiator mask" and then towards the ends it's all *bleeeeeeeep* Posted by Toadkiller (Member # 425) on :
quote:Originally posted by Jason Abbadon: Why "cautionary"? Truly, you're the luckiest sap in town!
Congradulations!
Thanks - it is true. The caution more comes from the total failure of our birth control, we've caused some serious concern amongst our friends about that.
We're pleased in a still sort of surprised way. Told our son about it this morning and he's happy yet a little worried about his status and role in all this.
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I think it has something to do with your screen name. It sounds feminine to me.