Cloudy's Cafe, a conversation zone-May 3, 2009

[Bungleau]

Mornin' all. Been a while since I've said hello, but I've been around.... lurking in the corners...

DS, glad to hear uni's getting things going for you. Only three more days to go...

Gangrell, happy 22nd... I didn't read about it in the papers, so that was good

Wolf Rider... sometimes, it's hell being the stable one. Or the "good friend". Or what it sometimes is... next in line. Feel free to vent in here... right next to the Endless M&M Jar is a good spot

Ran my first 5k this past weekend. I did the math and figured out that it was actually a little shorter than my normal treadmill distance in the morning, and since I walk that pretty fast (4.8MPH) and high (15 degree incline), faster on relatively level ground shouldn't be too difficult.

It wasn't... managed to run the whole thing, although I got passed by Captain America and the mascot for the local minor-league baseball team

Finished in 30:28, which was in the top half of all runners.

Not bad for basically deciding the Monday before (aka the registration deadline) that I was really going to do it

Not feeling too bad afterwards, although my hamstrings are tight. Have one of them wrapped to make recovery easier... and it was worth it. I got this cool T-shirt... and a pin, too!

[Dragonshadow]

Had my councelling today. And got back home to find my friend incredibly drunk, and getting drunker. At three in the afternoon. Turns out he is, or was, a recovering alcoholic. So now I'm worrying about him.

However, I slept last night, for a change.

Good for you on the running, Bung!

EDIT - Last I heard from him, Mark was still drunk. At least six straight hours of drinking. And didn't know what the time was, or even who I was too well. And now another friend of mine is coming home as drunk as a newt. And this guy has been known to be violent. I think I'm going to lie low from him for a while until his hangover sets in.

See, this is why I quit drinking except for special occasions.

Sorry all, rambling. I tend to when I get nervous and worry. And I am worried about Mark. Not much I can do, I don't have a contact number for him, and he lives several hours away.

[Wolf Rider2]

Originally Posted by Bungleau Or what it sometimes is... next in line. Feel free to vent in here... right next to the Endless M&M Jar is a good spot

Hehe, I don't think it's possible for me to be next in line, if you get my drift... permanently single, always have been, always will be. Endless M&M Jar sounds good, though. Can you become virtually fat on virtual chocolate???

[Eagle eye]

Originally Posted by Dragonshadow See, this is why I quit drinking except for special occasions.

We have a rampant binge-drinking culture here in NZ, and I must admit, I don't understand my friends' desire to get dangerously intoxicated almost every night. I am really not fond of myself when I'm drunk, and it is for that reason that I tend to only drink in moderation, if at all..

Anyway, got four uni papers due in a couple of weeks. On top of that I also have a 20 minute presentation to do on accounting. I couldn't think of anything more enjoyable than talking numbers. Fun. .........

In other news, my left index finger is quite itchy, and has been for several days. It is rather irritating.

EDIT: ..And Variol, if you read this, I typed thank and leaf instead of think and left. Never happened to before. See, it's not just you.

[Variol (Farseer) Elmwood]

..maybe we could start a bad grammar pride club or something!?

All the best in your papers and presentation!

And good on you for being responsible!

[Firestormalpha]

Originally Posted by Wolf Rider2 Hehe, I don't think it's possible for me to be next in line, if you get my drift... permanently single, always have been, always will be. Endless M&M Jar sounds good, though. Can you become virtually fat on virtual chocolate???

Being single isn't a terrible thing. I've had about 2-3 relationships almost start, but didn't work out. One occasion when I was, I think, in my Junior year of highschool. I liked her, she liked me, each of us was waiting for the other to initiate. I was woefully oblivious to all the little hints and nudges she was sending. I didn't really realize about it until some friends pushed me together with some other girl (that didn't last long either), then she told me but said that it was too late now. Really bugged me, for two reasons, 1) how could I not have seen it, 2) If it's too late now, why tell me?.

But bleh, anywho, back to the main point. Being single isn't a terrible thing, but you never know about the posibility of things changing. I've had friends talking to me about how they love the single life, only to wind up in a relationship a week later.

As for the virtual chocolate, I'm not sure, but I know real chocolate can make you really fat. Of course this is in conjunction with multiple other factors.

[Variol (Farseer) Elmwood]

I'm actually really glad I had as many relationships as I did. Good, bad, scary; like call the cops on her kind of scary stalker thing.

I think I'm a much better husband because of it.

[Wolf Rider2]

I am very happily single and don't plan on being in a relationship anytime soon, if at all. I know that they can make you happy, but seriously, for me it would just be another thing I would have to deal with. I think I'll stick to computer games.

And I know about real chocolate. But I am very, very lucky, and don't seem to be able to get fat, no matter how much I eat.

I am in a good mood now because today was much better than the other day, so anybody who feels like venting has a free shoulder on me.

[VulcanRider]

Originally Posted by Wolf Rider2 Can you become virtually fat on virtual chocolate???

I wouldn't worry about it -- it's virtually impossible... but don't let it happen in real life. Once it starts it's a bitch to reverse.

[Dragonshadow]

Originally Posted by Wolf Rider2 And I know about real chocolate. But I am very, very lucky, and don't seem to be able to get fat, no matter how much I eat.

An old friend of mine and I are like this. We joke that as students, we're powered by black holes that suck in all the food we eat. Unfortunatly, it kicks it out around the time we're 40. Ollie said if that was the case, he woud die of massive organ failure the instant he had his 40th birthday.

My drunk friend who I was worried about showed up unharmed, and is going cold turkey.

However, Steve, who caused me so many problems a little while ago and who I thought I would never hear from again, is trying to get back in touch with me.