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[NejinOniwa]

Did you know...
"Bell" is the base form of "War" in latin. Thus, any Bell- nick we lay upon our dear Bells (that particular one translates to a simple "wars", btw), is thus a conjugate of some sort of mankind's favorite pastime.

The moar you know.

[Chocofreak13]

[NejinOniwa]

Indeed.

Also hi guys. I've been in the mountains fells with no uplink. Sorry for the delay. Now, I am back in full force. IS YOUR BODY READY?

[Bella]

"Bell" is the base form of "War" in latin. Thus, any Bell- nick we lay upon our dear Bells (that particular one translates to a simple "wars", btw), is thus a conjugate of some sort of mankind's favorite pastime.

Having studied Latin (and continuing to, sorta) I actually knew this.... but never thought to point it out.

Did you know that, in the dungheap of programming that is late-late-late-night-insomnia-tier-television, there are some gems? Last night at like 3am I saw the end of an episode of History Detectives, in which they detailed the history of the theremin (and helped a guy figure out if his vintage theremin had been made by the inventor of the instrument). Turns out Léon Theremin was a Soviet spy. He used his American tour, in which he showcased the theremin to a new audience and sold the design to RCA, as a cover for espionage activities.

THE PERFECT COVER.
PERFECT. COVER.

Also I started watching MTV, I thought they were doing a program about anime music videos (since the song playing at the time was set to some old Speed Racer clips) but it turns out it was just animated music videos in general.... I was about to turn off the TV when I became really mesmirized by the video for Fell in Love with a Girl (Stupid Catchy White Stripes!) and then the music video for Paranoid Android played afterward and I was all "...." because, you know, the video for Paranoid Android is crazyass as hell.

Then I had weird dreams. God insomnia is fun.

[Chocofreak13]

i wish i could have seen that ;^;

and as for animated music videos, can you say TRULY OUTRAGEOUS? TRULY TRULY TRULY OUTRAGEOUS??

[Nichi]

Not wanting to go to sleep can also be fun too, which was what last Thursday night was like for me

[Chocofreak13]

i haven't felt like that in awhile, lol. maybe it's cause things are picking up. :3

[NejinOniwa]

A british friend of mine, on the subject of bridge childrens' card games.

Being the only human in the entire city not sporting some form of I Heart Bridge t-shirt, I felt a little out of place wandering among the loitering crowds, who were discussing whether to pass on a 3NT deep finesse bid when a 2 heart opener has been declared by the unbalanced double dummy. Bridge terms do tend to sound a lot more exciting than they actually are, and after many years of exposure to the game, I'm fairly sure some minor tweaks could make it the finest sport in existence. Some revised definitions:

ALERT: A player must use their Alert card to inform others that danger is coming.

AVOIDANCE PLAY: A technique by which players make their bids in the most long-winded way possible, using methods such as procrastinatory dusting, distraction (e.g. performing card tricks), and hiding under the table. A highly successful patch of avoidance play may go on for anything up to 4 and a half days, leaving the opposition in an intended state of narcoleptic insanity, which can then be abused by the avoidance player. Smugness is permitted.

CLOSED HAND: A round in which players must play with their hands as fists. Thumbs must be kept on the outside to avoid danger of broken bones. If a player should fail to keep hands in the appropriate fist position, they will be charged with 18.3 penalty points.

FALSE SACRIFICE: In more cultish Bridge communities, this term may describe the brutal killing of the wrong sentient being.

INFORMATORY DOUBLE: An exact DNA-replica of a player, which carries in-depth knowledge of the opposition's cards. Consulting your informatory double is considered cheating, and will result in 83 penalty points.

I have a slight suspicion that my grandmother, an avid bridge player, would laugh quite heartily at this. -w-

[Krizonar]

34 kills in one game, two Godlike sprees, 3 double kills, a triple kill and an ace.

[Chocofreak13]

.....the fuck?


also! my basement was on fire today!

[Dr. Kraus]

.....the fuck?


also! my basement was on fire today!

OH SHIT. Hope everything is A-OK with that...

anyway, did a lot today in Akron! Got a new baseball mit and wooden bat, went to a Akron Aeros game (double-A farm team for the Indians) and caught a foul ball! Also grilled up some steak burgers and ate Cracker Jack.

[Chocofreak13]

sounds like a good day! and yeah, my basement's fine. my dad emptied his ash tray into a trash basket in the laundry room, and left to go out to dinner with my mum. when they came back my mum found it when she went to do laundry; it had burned through the plastic bag. :\

house smells funky, but other than that we're fine.

[Bella]

Oh man. >< Cigarettes kill..... and pose a major fire/smoke damage hazard. :/

[stewartsage]

Dead on my feet; living history weekend.  See you all after my Baltimore trip Monday?

[Bella]

Farewell and keep safe on your trip to Baltimore. (D:)