random rejoicing thread

[AlaskaRachel]

I got some sweet new Turkish and Afghan rugs. I'm going to roll on them, naked.

PICS OR IT DIDN"T HAPPEN!

I second this motion.

[viathyn]

I got some sweet new Turkish and Afghan rugs. I'm going to roll on them, naked.

PICS OR IT DIDN"T HAPPEN!

I second this motion.

[KDibildeaux]

I got some sweet new Turkish and Afghan rugs. I'm going to roll on them, naked.

VERY NICE!!!

[KDibildeaux]

Rhia - good question about how long any of us will be going on metal cruises and such. Never say never! (re being *really* old and going on metal cruises! )

On the gray hair topic, must admit I have a bit of a double standard when it comes to men vs. women and gray hair. As I've said, I really like gray hair on some men, but can't say I like it on women generally. Thank god I've only had a few gray hairs so far, so haven't had to mess with major hair dyeing (yet). The highlighting I do is only about three times a year, so that's cool.

i'm with you! this Wizard colors her hair blond to blend the ass-tronomical amount of white that has grown in! we gray early as hell in my family, got my first ones at 20 and more and more grow in every day. i'm probably 1/3 gray at least. and no, i will not have my natural color ever UNLESS it all turns white (that would actually look ok i think, but not shitty ashy light brown with white mixed in). So for now, Lilla Freddi blond it is.

Blonde really suits you. Can't really picture you with another hair color.


On the facial hair issue, I like beards but am not a fan of mustaches, though my dad has always had a full beard and mustache and I hope he never gets rid of them

[vikingbitch]

I got some sweet new Turkish and Afghan rugs. I'm going to roll on them, naked.

PICS OR IT DIDN"T HAPPEN!

I second this motion.

Thirded.

And I'm bringing socks with me next time I come over

[Laura]

Rhia - good question about how long any of us will be going on metal cruises and such. Never say never! (re being *really* old and going on metal cruises! )

On the gray hair topic, must admit I have a bit of a double standard when it comes to men vs. women and gray hair. As I've said, I really like gray hair on some men, but can't say I like it on women generally. Thank god I've only had a few gray hairs so far, so haven't had to mess with major hair dyeing (yet). The highlighting I do is only about three times a year, so that's cool.

i'm with you! this Wizard colors her hair blond to blend the ass-tronomical amount of white that has grown in! we gray early as hell in my family, got my first ones at 20 and more and more grow in every day. i'm probably 1/3 gray at least. and no, i will not have my natural color ever UNLESS it all turns white (that would actually look ok i think, but not shitty ashy light brown with white mixed in). So for now, Lilla Freddi blond it is.

would not have guessed you had any white or gray hair! Well, the way you do your hair looks great! And lol on the Lilla Freddi comment (who I assume to be Uncle Soda). I have a couple of women friends who started to go gray in their 20s. Like I said, I only have gotten a few gray hairs here and there....so when I get more to the point that it's really noticeable, I'll decide what to do then re how I'm going to deal with it/dye it. I suspect I'll always have it blond or blondish. I never really thought much about my hair color until I started experimenting with coloring it in my 20s....then I just didn't want to go back to my somewhat mousy dark brown hair (even though I have now and again). For a brief time, I had Doro's hair color (solid not highlights), and I absolutely loved it, but it was way too hard to keep up with roots-wise.
....ramble, ramble, ramble I could talk about hair, and beards and mustaches all day.

Speaking of beards, I'm really liking that image of your Nick looking wizardly and gnoff looking Santa Clausy in the future. So, methinks we'll all have to make plans to hit up a UMC cruise in the distant future to see how everyone has changed.

[WizardBeast]

i'm with you! this Wizard colors her hair blond to blend the ass-tronomical amount of white that has grown in! we gray early as hell in my family, got my first ones at 20 and more and more grow in every day. i'm probably 1/3 gray at least. and no, i will not have my natural color ever UNLESS it all turns white (that would actually look ok i think, but not shitty ashy light brown with white mixed in). So for now, Lilla Freddi blond it is.

would not have guessed you had any white or gray hair! Well, the way you do your hair looks great! And lol on the Lilla Freddi comment (who I assume to be Uncle Soda). I have a couple of women friends who started to go gray in their 20s. Like I said, I only have gotten a few gray hairs here and there....so when I get more to the point that it's really noticeable, I'll decide what to do then re how I'm going to deal with it/dye it. I suspect I'll always have it blond or blondish. I never really thought much about my hair color until I started experimenting with coloring it in my 20s....then I just didn't want to go back to my somewhat mousy dark brown hair (even though I have now and again). For a brief time, I had Doro's hair color (solid not highlights), and I absolutely loved it, but it was way too hard to keep up with roots-wise.
....ramble, ramble, ramble I could talk about hair, and beards and mustaches all day.

Speaking of beards, I'm really liking that image of your Nick looking wizardly and gnoff looking Santa Clausy in the future. So, methinks we'll all have to make plans to hit up a UMC cruise in the distant future to see how everyone has changed.

Thanks Laura! Yeah if i have a picture next to Fredrik, our hair is EXACTLY the same color, so i think his picture should be on the bottle of hair dye that i purchase! heheh. Lilla Freddi Blond. Or maybe MoronBlond. haha.

whenever i see someone i haven't seen in a few months or a year, they always say "oh you're doing your hair lighter, looks nice" or something like that. i've been using the exact same color of L'oreal for 4 years now, it just gets lighter looking as more white hair grows in!!!! in the sun or good light you can see that the whole front portion of my hair is really white. probably due to my stressful lonely childhood filled with solo games of Hungry Hungry Hippos (left and right feet and hands were each a hippo), solo Battleship, and solo Connect Four. *yawn* i was really good at Solitaire!

anyway i should be a silver fox someday!

[viathyn]

Thirded.

And I'm bringing socks with me next time I come over

Hey, the damage is likely already done, and your feet appreciate you more for it. hahaha

[WizardBeast]

YESSSSSSSSS!

Just got word that my band Moth will be doing our first live show at the awesome Gothic Theater in Denver on thurs Aug 30th! damn we better get practicing, probably a 6-7 song set :-)

We also found a bass player so i'll be on keybroads (the other option was me to play bass and try to play to a backing track with the synth stuff)

YAY I LOVE PLAYING SHOWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Laura]

^^^Cool!
My random rejoice is that we recently discovered that a few couples we know and like on our block are big into , plus it is being decriminalized in our fair city. Goodbye , hello .... Last several nights have been wunderbar!!!

[WizardBeast]

^^^
My random rejoice is that we recently discovered that a few couples we know and like on our block are big into , plus it is being decriminalized in our fair city. Goodbye , hello .... Last several nights have been wunderbar!!!

niiiiiice....next time i'm in that area i'm gonna sniff my way over!

[Laura]

^^^ you do that! Although, now that the kids are coming back from their week vacation with the grandparents....it's time to get all secretive again ...damn, when I was a teenager I had to hide it from my parents and now that I'm middle-aged, I gotta hide it from my kids.

[WizardBeast]

^^^ you do that! Although, now that the kids are coming back from their week vacation with the grandparents....it's time to get all secretive again ...damn, when I was a teenager I had to hide it from my parents and now that I'm middle-aged, I gotta hide it from my kids.

funny turnabout! enjoy your 420 time this week. i find it's so much less destructive than drinking on so many levels...so silly that it has the stigma it has in this country and elsewhere (except the netherlands LOL)

[viathyn]

Things are pretty lax about it around here. I'm no huge advocate or anything, but happy-hungry-sleepy sure do sound like safer side-effects when the alternatives for drinking (angry-horny-loud) can be dangerous to the general public..

[WizardBeast]

Things are pretty lax about it around here. I'm no huge advocate or anything, but happy-hungry-sleepy sure do sound like safer side-effects when the alternatives for drinking (angry-horny-loud) can be dangerous to the general public..

that's about where i'm at, though from a personal liberties standpoint i am gung-ho for legalization, though i probably only indulge a couple times a year.

[mooyagi]

I hate the shit. Never done it, never will. That being said, it should be legal.

[viathyn]

I'm curious how you can have such strong personal feelings towards it having never tried... I mean, it's understandable if you observed close friends changing a bunch once they started using it.

[mooyagi]

I'm curious how you can have such strong personal feelings towards it having never tried... I mean, it's understandable if you observed close friends changing a bunch once they started using it.

That'd be the reason.

[viathyn]

It's all about moderation and personality type. If I had a friend who became a reclusive and depressed alcoholic, I wouldn't hate alcohol for it. Addictive personalities are a huge factor in these kind of things.

[WizardBeast]

It's all about moderation and personality type. If I had a friend who became a reclusive and depressed alcoholic, I wouldn't hate alcohol for it. Addictive personalities are a huge factor in these kind of things.

yeah same here. i've never really seen weed screw up someone who was TOTALLY NORMAL before....they already had issues.

[Laura]

^^^ you do that! Although, now that the kids are coming back from their week vacation with the grandparents....it's time to get all secretive again ...damn, when I was a teenager I had to hide it from my parents and now that I'm middle-aged, I gotta hide it from my kids.

funny turnabout! enjoy your 420 time this week. i find it's so much less destructive than drinking on so many levels...so silly that it has the stigma it has in this country and elsewhere (except the netherlands LOL)

I agree on all counts. Here's a bitch though... who had the bright idea of creating such potent pot that you can only smoke about 2 hits?... a big part of the whole experience for me when I was a frequent smoker from about age 16-28 with friends was the whole communal pass the peace pipe (or Graphix bong or joint or whatever the case may be) aspect. Damn...if husband and I had smoked the amount in the last week that we did in our pothead days, I think we'd be comatose or dead.

Perhaps that is why one hears of more people having bad lifestyle changes due to getting high regularly these days?? In short, stronger isn't necessarily better in my view. Haha - I need to find a dealer who sells or grows 70s/80s style pot.
On a similar note, this is partly why I prefer to drink more watery, less strong beer.

[WizardBeast]

^^^ you do that! Although, now that the kids are coming back from their week vacation with the grandparents....it's time to get all secretive again ...damn, when I was a teenager I had to hide it from my parents and now that I'm middle-aged, I gotta hide it from my kids.

funny turnabout! enjoy your 420 time this week. i find it's so much less destructive than drinking on so many levels...so silly that it has the stigma it has in this country and elsewhere (except the netherlands LOL)

I agree on all counts. Here's a bitch though... who had the bright idea of creating such potent pot that you can only smoke about 2 hits?... a big part of the whole experience for me when I was a frequent smoker from about age 16-28 with friends was the whole communal pass the peace pipe (or Graphix bong or joint or whatever the case may be) aspect. Damn...if husband and I had smoked the amount in the last week that we did in our pothead days, I think we'd be comatose or dead.

Perhaps that is why one hears of more people having bad lifestyle changes due to getting high regularly these days?? In short, stronger isn't necessarily better in my view. Haha - I need to find a dealer who sells or grows 70s/80s style pot.
On a similar note, this is partly why I prefer to drink more watery, less strong beer.

it's true! most stuff is one-hit wonder for me, 2 tops! i don't mind though, now that i know the rules. and i like my super strong beer hahah.

[Laura]

It's all about moderation and personality type. If I had a friend who became a reclusive and depressed alcoholic, I wouldn't hate alcohol for it. Addictive personalities are a huge factor in these kind of things.

Brilliant points. I've known and known of many people who have been destroyed or nearly destroyed by their alcoholism. Haven't known anyone that had any kind of serious problem with pot.

And on a lighter note and since you're back Jake, I can tell you that I finally bought your Viathyn album a few months ago - from iTunes! Yay!

It's really great! Good luck with the future recordings and hittin' the big time.

[Laura]

I hate the shit. Never done it, never will. That being said, it should be legal.

* note to self: make hash brownies and offer one to Ryan *

JUST KIDDING!!!

Yeah, I'm with Jake though on how you can hate something so much that you haven't tried (and which is clearly the "mildest" of all the legal & illegal drugs - and I'm including alcohol in the drug category).

Really don't mean to pick on you because we all have different lives & experiences. My very pro-marijuana stance comes from the fact that it was an awesome enhancing part of my life for a lot of years. I can still remember the first time I got high around age 16 - I seriously thought I was in heaven and all was well in the universe. And now that I really think about it...alcohol has *never* given me that feeling. I think it has a lot to do with the pot high (as opposed to the alcohol high) somehow being much more in sync with my personality and how I think generally.

Hmmm.....this is all very interesting.

[viathyn]

And on a lighter note and since you're back Jake, I can tell you that I finally bought your Viathyn album a few months ago - from iTunes! Yay!

It's really great! Good luck with the future recordings and hittin' the big time.

Hey, thanks a bunch for the support!
We have no real anticipation or desire to hit the big time, but I'm hoping the album we're about to record will turn some heads!

One more thing Laura, I think you've got a pretty cool outlook on life. From what you've told me, your times in the 70s sound a lot like the stories my mom has told me about her life during that decade. I can imagine that if you guys had lived close you'd have been good friends! (Sorry if this is a weird comparison, but it's a good thing; my mom's a cool chick!)

[mooyagi]

It's all about moderation and personality type. If I had a friend who became a reclusive and depressed alcoholic, I wouldn't hate alcohol for it. Addictive personalities are a huge factor in these kind of things.

yeah same here. i've never really seen weed screw up someone who was TOTALLY NORMAL before....they already had issues.

I have seen it from pot and not from alcohol. As has been metioned, we all have different experiences. All of you wanna do it, it's fine. Like I said, I think it should be legal. Just don't ever offer it to me and never think you'll ever get me to try it. People have been trying for a long time. I'm perfectly happy without it.

[Laura]

^^^ Wow...you've never known a serious, non-sober, alcoholic? Count yourself lucky then.

And, believe me, I'm not trying to convince you or anyone to try , especially if one has a negative attitude about it from the get-go. My point is that it's not the evil "Reefer Madness" Boogeyman that some people make it out to be.

Perhaps another difference between you & me (and no doubt there are hundreds more ), is that from about 16 on, I was very much a "try anything at least once/thrill-seeking" kind of person (with some exceptions of course and to a bit lesser extent these days). Good thing that I seem to have several guardian angels.

[Stained Class]

I partly agree with Ryan. I have seen both Pot and Alcohol ruin people's lives from becoming addicted to it. I have never smoked pot in my life and don't plan on it because in my experience, people DO change when they start smoking it and I don't want to change like that, I'm already lazy and chill enough as is . If you are going to smoke it next to me I don't care. Hell, I'll even pass it for you. I just don't want any myself. I know how to handle myself drunk so it's not an issue for me, but some people I think really need to smoke weed and stop drinking because they don't handle themselves well drunk. I strongly support legalization of pot. Some people don't get my perspective but I don't expect them to or care whether they do.

[Laura]

And on a lighter note and since you're back Jake, I can tell you that I finally bought your Viathyn album a few months ago - from iTunes! Yay!

It's really great! Good luck with the future recordings and hittin' the big time.

Hey, thanks a bunch for the support!
We have no real anticipation or desire to hit the big time, but I'm hoping the album we're about to record will turn some heads!

One more thing Laura, I think you've got a pretty cool outlook on life. From what you've told me, your times in the 70s sound a lot like the stories my mom has told me about her life during that decade. I can imagine that if you guys had lived close you'd have been good friends! (Sorry if this is a weird comparison, but it's a good thing; my mom's a cool chick!)

Thanks Jake! That means a lot actually coming from you. And no, I don't mind the comparison with your mom - it would be fun meeting her! Anyway...an odd thought just crossed my mind - I'd love to know what many of you young forumites will be like / what you'll be doing when *you* are my or your mom's age. Haha - metal cruise number ?? anyone? Or something completely different?

[KDibildeaux]

It's all about moderation and personality type. If I had a friend who became a reclusive and depressed alcoholic, I wouldn't hate alcohol for it. Addictive personalities are a huge factor in these kind of things.

I don't think pot is a big deal and have tried it once or twice in brownies and cookies, really not feeling anything at all with it. Got it out of my system pretty un impressively. Now I wouldn't risk having it because of our drug policy at work. Definitely not worth risking my job over. The one thing is I will never smoke it, or anything else, I try to keep my lungs as clean as is in my control . I definitely think it should be legalized.

[WizardBeast]

eating salmiakki chocolate, mmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!

[Traccia]

Tonight I hung out with some old school SFDM peeps who were always around, singing karaoke in our friends living room... Or Umpa, who was always passed out and seriously fucked with for always passing out... lol. We had so much fun and i think and hope theyre coming with me to the Tampa show with Fleshgod Apocalypse for my birthday. It was really awesome and bought back some insane memories of decapitated maniquens (sp?) and serious metal parties...


Can Not Wait For My Birthday And SOCO LIME shots.


Just had to share my drunken happiness.... It took me forever to write this, BTW. LOL

[Laura]

^^^ Happy Birthday (early), Traccia! I won't meet you on 70K 2013 - but have a wonderful time (haha - I don't think it's possible *not* to. )

[sageoftruth]

I'm getting together with a good friend of mine tonight. We haven't seen each other for years, because he's been married in another state. I'm looking forward to catching up. The only obstacle will be that they now have a baby.

[mooyagi]

I'm getting together with a good friend of mine tonight. We haven't seen each other for years, because he's been married in another state. I'm looking forward to catching up. The only obstacle will be that they now have a baby.

Try not to eat his baby! If it's who I think it is, I can't really picture him as a father. Weird.

[pablov8]

Just got my booking confirmation!!!
See you on Januaryyyyyyyyyyyy

[Jebus_Cripes]

I was finally able to unlock my moneybookers account and pay today! Booked and paid and ready to go!

[sageoftruth]

I'm getting together with a good friend of mine tonight. We haven't seen each other for years, because he's been married in another state. I'm looking forward to catching up. The only obstacle will be that they now have a baby.

Try not to eat his baby! If it's who I think it is, I can't really picture him as a father. Weird.

No, it's not him, if you're talking about who I think you are (Thank god. I don't think I could bear to be around the two of them with a baby running around). No need to worry, I don't eat babies. Maybe I can get someone else from the forum to do it for me . I made sure to pick out a place where loud babies won't be an embarrassment. Then again, maybe it'll be a quiet one this time. I've been forced by my family (or at least strongly encouraged) to keep my sentiment towards babies to myself. Still, I am not going to pretend to adore it either.
That aside, this finally gave me the chance to see what Downtown Crossing has to offer dinner-wise.

[mooyagi]

I'm getting together with a good friend of mine tonight. We haven't seen each other for years, because he's been married in another state. I'm looking forward to catching up. The only obstacle will be that they now have a baby.

Try not to eat his baby! If it's who I think it is, I can't really picture him as a father. Weird.

No, it's not him, if you're talking about who I think you are (Thank god. I don't think I could bear to be around the two of them with a baby running around). No need to worry, I don't eat babies. Maybe I can get someone else from the forum to do it for me . I made sure to pick out a place where loud babies won't be an embarrassment. Then again, maybe it'll be a quiet one this time. I've been forced by my family (or at least strongly encouraged) to keep my sentiment towards babies to myself. Still, I am not going to pretend to adore it either.
That aside, this finally gave me the chance to see what Downtown Crossing has to offer dinner-wise.

Ah. Your distaste for babies is well known. Always nice to find new places to eat.

[KDibildeaux]

I'm getting together with a good friend of mine tonight. We haven't seen each other for years, because he's been married in another state. I'm looking forward to catching up. The only obstacle will be that they now have a baby.

Try not to eat his baby! If it's who I think it is, I can't really picture him as a father. Weird.

No, it's not him, if you're talking about who I think you are (Thank god. I don't think I could bear to be around the two of them with a baby running around). No need to worry, I don't eat babies. Maybe I can get someone else from the forum to do it for me . I made sure to pick out a place where loud babies won't be an embarrassment. Then again, maybe it'll be a quiet one this time. I've been forced by my family (or at least strongly encouraged) to keep my sentiment towards babies to myself. Still, I am not going to pretend to adore it either.
That aside, this finally gave me the chance to see what Downtown Crossing has to offer dinner-wise.

I know the feeling. When I went home last time my friend's sister had a new born and they asked if I wanted to hold it. Eeeerrrrr no thanks!