Cloudy's Cafe, a conversation zone, September 5, 2005

[Ivelliis]

Heya guys, I finally got the internet. It's been a boring month or so without it, but I managed.

Started school again on Tuesday, doesn't feel like I broke up for 6 weeks, and already we are neck-deep in coursework. History about JFK, Maths Coursework, English on Great Expectations, jeez we've only been back 3 days.

[Black Knight]

'ello? Just dropping in to say hi before I leave the jungle that is my office for the jungle that is the commute home.

So...

HI!

**BK leaves cafe

[Link]

Originally posted by philip: Philip Schouten. I was there tuesday but it was my first real time there as I joined minerva too and had to do kmt. Did you do the trick with the waterskier in the elcid and were you rowing in delft? Only got a small problem as I have no room lol. Going to be pretty hard but well didn't think I would move to leiden so fast.

Yeah I was in the eight with the waterskier and I am rowing in Delft at the moment, participating in the Minerva-project that will go to Boston this October. I was there at Njord at Tuesday night as well, I was the first one to tell about the different houses in Leiden, asking "everyone to bring a swimming pool tonight". I know, I know, it was a very bad story, but I was not drunk enough to tell a good one. Be there next Tuesday and I'll buy you a beer

[Calaethis Dragonsbane]

Originally posted by Attalus: You and me, both. I'm gonna beta it when I get my new computer. It's far from done. "Aribeth's Fate" by Barlog is well into beta, might be on the Vault, I haven't checked.

Nice! I can't wait for it to come out, so let me know what it's like!

Edit: I just dled Pirates of the Sword Coast, so I'll be off on that for a while. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ 09-08-2005, 06:42 PM: Message edited by: Calaethis Dragonsbane ]

[Link]

No, they didn't bring a swimming pool. Kutsjaarzen [img]tongue.gif[/img]

How was the KMT? Nice, huh? Although I didn't join Minerva I know enough people to know at least something about it

About your lap-top; I haven't got the faintest clue. I myself never use a locker or stuff like that, because everything is within walking distance from my house. I live 100 meters from the University Library by the way.

[Q'alooaith]

Saw a specailist in london.

He's given me a prescription, and he's writing a letter to my GP so with some luck I'll get my stuff on the NHS, so a hella lot cheeper.

[Attalus]

Good morning, all. Lovely morning, here, brisk and clear. Piestrider is going to be here for his birthday, yay. Maybe I'll buy that new computer, then. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Cloudbringer]

mini rant mode on: You know those supermarkets and stores that have 'cards' so you can get deals when they have sales? They put something on sale then tell you that you need to have a card to get the sale and make you fill out a form etc. Basically so they can electronically track your purchases (supposedly so they can send you coupons etc, but it's a marketing thing). Anyway, we have a grocery store that has them and I do have a card but it is so annoying to think they are tracking my every purchase.

Like someone somewhere is going "Hey, Mrs Nachtrafe must have company this week, she bought extra toilet paper and paper plates, or maybe her husband broke all the dishes and they all have diahrea?" [img]tongue.gif[/img] Last night they wanted to use my card to ring up someone else's order and I said no. I don't like them tracking what I buy as it is, so I don't want someone else's stuff on my electronic file too! Just a pet peeve.

The thing that really irks me is that they are supposed to give the sale prices to ANYONE who wants them not just those with cards, it's illegal to tell someone they can't have the sale price without a card.

But the stores found a loophole and exploit it. They make it difficult to GET the sale price if you don't have a card but will do it if you make a fuss. This clerk at the grocery store last night told me they have to have a manager input a code each time that happens. Thus a lot of people won't wait for it and will pay the full price! Grrr.. that definitely annoys me!

Another ploy is to take the signs for the sale item and place them near another one NOT on sale and get you to buy the wrong thing if you don't read the sign and the product very carefully. You happily think you got a good price on it (until you check your receipts) and they clean up on higher priced items.

[Jorath Calar]

Urg... friday afternoon, and I'm waiting for my damn teacher to post assignment 2, he is supposed to post it on fridays and still no sign of it... oh how I wish I had internet connection at home.... [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Black Knight]

Hey all...gotta love it when you boss gets fed up with the pop machines being out for the 10 day in a row and send you with company money to buy pop...ah corporate living.... [img]smile.gif[/img] Hope you are all having a good day.

BK