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Some Christian Techno...

(these guys called the Katinas were at Church today)

Out of Eden & The Katinas - By my Side

(Can only find 3 of their tunes on Limewire now) argh!

// Doreen / 877 weeks and 3 days ago

/me thinks he is glad he's off to La La Land now

// craeonics / 877 weeks and 3 days ago

hehe! Don't worry I only give up my nasty tunes on Sundays...

Besides these guys I seen today apparently only have 2 good tunes.

// Doreen / 877 weeks and 3 days ago

*droooool* message board!

/me is listing to La Femma Chocolat by Olivia Ruiz

// Pepijn / 877 weeks and 3 days ago

FemmE Chocolat. And it even has a clip (bad clip) [link]

Will we have the option to embed youtube videos here?

// Pepijn / 877 weeks and 3 days ago

Oh and it would be nice if the "your name" box would remember my name, or are there strong objections against that?

Now listening to Daler Mehndi - Tunak Tunak Tun - [link] (don't ask)

// Pepijn / 877 weeks and 3 days ago

Hmm boy you dutch sure find some strange vids? though those two PKtje are a lil better than that promised land one dutchy posted. hehe

// Doreen / 877 weeks and 3 days ago

I ordered that Promised Land cd, you know.

Auto-embedding YouTube/images is an option I might implement.

// craeonics / 877 weeks and 3 days ago

Doreen: someone else found them for me. All I did was receiving the mp3 file in my inbox..

craeonics: awesome

// Pepijn / 877 weeks and 3 days ago

Pink Martini with Je ne veux pas travailler

[link]

// pepijn / 877 weeks and 3 days ago

Oh boyyy. hehe

Anyways you guys this is a good vid over here:

[link]

Mmmm mm mmm!

// Doreen / 877 weeks and 3 days ago

/me clicks

Argh!

// craeonics / 877 weeks and 3 days ago

That's horrible Doreen!

This on the other hand is awesome: Polysics (featuring 11yr old Mao Murakami) [link]

// Pepijn / 877 weeks and 3 days ago

hehe! ohhh noooo!

I can't stand that myspace thing (and never will) but this youtube is pretty cool, I'm going to have to go hunt down some good vids after I get my boss off my back today *sigh*

But beware I may be terrorizing you guys over here. cuz my taste certainly ain't the same as yours obviously...

// Dor_work / 877 weeks and 3 days ago

Yeah, it's quite amusing. I'm not going to post every movie I come across (unlike some of my friends), but this is a cool song: [link]

// craeonics / 877 weeks and 3 days ago

I don't know what to think about that one dutchy I remember seeing that one before, should be called "Strange Harmony" (all those naked ppl and no body having sex?) hehe

weird vid, the song is good though but that is a weird vid for sures however not as weird as that other vid you showed me once of a naked guy running around in the snow! OMG!

// Doreen / 877 weeks and 2 days ago

As for excellente vids here's one (boy the quality of the vids on youtube is horrible though)

[link]

na na na na na naaaa!

// Doreen / 877 weeks and 2 days ago

Gwen Steffani is evil!

// craeonics / 877 weeks and 2 days ago

It's Gwen Stefani. (amazing how many diff ways we all can spell her name) hehe

/me is listening to wind, wind chimes and birdies and (slaving my day away for a simple paycheck)

// Doreen / 877 weeks and 2 days ago

Regardless how you spell her name, I think she was better when she was still in No Doubt.

// craeonics / 877 weeks and 1 day ago

I agree, it's a shame we bug you to death to make our forum so we can have our listening to thread and all I'm listening to is birds and some construction outside my window while I work. (Haven't had time to go hunt good tunes)

// Doreen / 877 weeks and 1 day ago

/me has been listening to the sound of nature all day. And shrimp fishing gear..

// Pepijn / 877 weeks and 1 day ago

Hey it's the fisherman! Hi PKtje all I'm listening to atm is noisy birds and some truck backing up and beeping (it's driving me crazy)

// Doreen / 877 weeks and 1 day ago

/me is listening to jordy [link]

(it's 90s music week at work and i have the only pc with speakers)

// sryo / 877 weeks and 1 day ago

And jussss when you think you've seen it all? hehe

// Doreen / 877 weeks and 1 day ago

hehe!!!! OMG I think I like this you tube thingie! But it's unreal how ppl can mock up a good tune...

Check this out! [link]

// Doreen / 877 weeks and 1 day ago

Okay last one cuz you might ban meeee since our taste is quite diff. hehe

[link]

I heard when the PCD's went to the Netherlands to perform in concert they got banned (which I thought was a joke until I read it was true!)

// Doreen / 877 weeks and 1 day ago

They did? I'm not aware of any band getting banned over here.

// craeonics / 877 weeks and 10 hours ago

Yup "they" did (guess you dutch can't handle pussycat dolls) hehe

// Doreen / 877 weeks and 4 hours ago

Shoot google is not my friend today, I tried to find it but I remember months back on the google news entertainment page seeing they went to the Netherlands and either got banned or heavily cited for something (they prob tosssed a lil shock treatment over there and you guys could not handle it) hehe

// Doreen / 877 weeks and 4 hours ago

Highly, highly doubtful.

/me is listening to massive disk copy operations

// craeonics / 876 weeks and 6 days ago

/me is listening to my County machine which sounds like it's

about to blow up on me.

// Doreen / 876 weeks and 6 days ago

I have the whole office to myself today Hooray!!!

/me goes stream some Coldplay or something and get busy

(g'luck getting your things transfered and settled dutchy)

// Doreen / 876 weeks and 6 days ago

/me listens to "loco mia" [link] (last bizarre 90s hit of the week).

// sryo / 876 weeks and 5 days ago

Ha, we're spamming music from three continents now.

/me is listening to cars passing by. How come they are so much noisier during the summer?

// craeonics / 876 weeks and 5 days ago

Good Monday.

I've been listening to -and talking about- wind again this weekend (and made a video..) [link]

The song in the video is by someone called George McFetridge, good way to start the week :)

// Pepijn / 876 weeks and 3 days ago

Hmm that is some God awful music but the windmill is cool...

// Doreen / 876 weeks and 3 days ago

That's awesome music!

(you barbarian!)

(and whatever you might think, that music surely beats the God awful sound of the wind directly blowing into the microphone of my camera)

// Pepijn / 876 weeks and 3 days ago

hehe! No the music is horrible (but the windmill and the scenery was pretty)

// Doreen / 876 weeks and 3 days ago

/me listens to something good I've not heard in a while...

Train - Calling all Angels

// Doreen / 876 weeks and 2 days ago

Without even listening, I will surmise that both your music is terrible.

/me hops off examining computer parts

// craeonics / 876 weeks and 2 days ago

You you.. surmiser! (and that's supposed to be a student, trying to learn and be open to new things.. tss)

// Pepijn / 876 weeks and 2 days ago

Dutchy if you plan on running Vista Ultimate you better put a larger portion of your money towards a good graphic card. (Vista is picky about what graphic card it will play nice with)

// Doreen / 876 weeks and 2 days ago

I'm going to get the fastest card that can still be passively (as in: no fans) cooled. Ergo, probably a GeForce 8600GTS, which can handle Vista.

Aside from that, having an open mind does not free one from qualitative judgement.

/me is tortured with Tori Amos at the moment

// craeonics / 876 weeks and 2 days ago

Well that's a good choice. Two things taught me (should say forced me to learn) about those stupid cards:

1. Vista

2. Gaming

// Doreen / 876 weeks and 2 days ago

I'm interested in neither. I just want to have a better card than my friends.

// craeonics / 876 weeks and 2 days ago

hehe silly...

Well at any rate you'll need a good one as anything you run these days you need to have a good one or you're out of luck.

/me is listening to: Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal (one of his worse tunes)

OMG me goes change this stream before I jump out of my skin.

// Doreen / 876 weeks and 2 days ago

Actually some bug is getting ready to attack me cuz every sound is making me want to jump out of my skin today.

/me goes back to work and listening to birds, cars and contruction work outside my window...

// Doreen / 876 weeks and 2 days ago

/me hears an ambulance many, many blocks away

Sound carries far during summer. Okay, now I hear someone passing by, whistling the tone of the ambulance's siren.

// craeonics / 876 weeks and 1 day ago

I think our box is broke. hehe!

sorry bout that I don't even know what happened there I got an error msg and it hiccuped or something...

// Doreen / 876 weeks and 1 day ago

Soapbox doesn't work when you're on the board. Still have to fix that.

// craeonics / 876 weeks and 1 day ago

/me listens to some good Old School (one of my favs)

War - Don't Let No One Get You Down

// Doreen / 876 weeks and 1 day ago

You mean these dudes: [link]? Never heard of them.

/me goes put on some classy background music to study

I'm so going to fail tomorrow's exam. I'm only a fourth into the book. I estimate it would take me a week to read it fully.

// craeonics / 876 weeks and 1 day ago

How could you not have heard of War? sigh dutch oh boy...

Get to that book!

/me prays for your exam sounds like you'll need it you lazy bunny.

// Doreen / 876 weeks and 23 hours ago

/listen

*craeonics is listening to: Mystic Circle - One rode to Asa Bay

Indeed, a Bathory cover. Very few covers are better than their original (Soft Cell's version of Tainted Love comes to mind), this sure as hell ain't one of them.

// craeonics / 876 weeks and 20 hours ago

I get everyone out of my hair and come to play w/ you and there you are in la la land yet again...

Anyways I'm still wondering why everyone thinks they need to try their hand at Tainted Love, this past year alone the Pussycat Dolls, Rihanna and Lacuna Coil tried it. (I still don't know what to think about the original song myself)

// Doreen / 876 weeks and 15 hours ago

According to this: [link], the original is by Gloria Jones. The only reason I'm aware that Soft Cell's version is a cover is because the original was used in GTA. Original version is quite good (up-tempo soul music, good vibe).

/me is being tortured by Amy W(h)inehouse at the moment

// crae_work / 876 weeks and 9 hours ago

Dutchy do you know you got me hooked on that stupid Wiki thing? I always hop links and find out something new over there I just clicked on your link which took me to another and another link and I jusss found out who the inspiration was for that tune Amber by Nick Hexum lead singer of 311, it was the lead singer of PCD? strange who would have thought that? hehe

Anyways do good on that exam today school boy, me goes get ppl off my back today *sigh*

// Doreen / 876 weeks and 4 hours ago

/me pictures you sitting in class taking your exam you lilll school boy! hehe!

I still cannot believe you never heard of War? You mean you never heard of War - Lowrider? (L.A. Anthem over here)

/me goes play more War today...

War - Cinco De Mayo

La la laaaa

// Doreen / 876 weeks and 19 minutes ago

Nope, never heard of them.

/me is listening to rain pouring down

// craeonics / 875 weeks and 6 days ago

I wish I was, I'm listening to the rays of the sun sizzling off the ground outside.

// Doreen / 875 weeks and 6 days ago

Bad, very bad, teen pop on tv at the moment. Kely Clarkson, I believe.

// craeonics / 875 weeks and 5 days ago

Ohhh what you doo to me ohhhhh

I have no idea who this guy is singing and playing the guitar)

peaceful day at work today though thank God...

// Doreen / 875 weeks and 5 days ago

Look what the cat, erm, mailman dragged in: the new Dimmu Borgir cd. The "limited deluxe edition, including bonus track and bonus DVD". Yay! Except that I still don't have a DVD player (not counting my PS2) and "limited" implies that the amount of CD's printed should be mentioned somewhere. Comes with a (plastic) mirror so you can read the inverted lyrics in the booklet.

/me goes rip it to disk and then listen

// craeonics / 875 weeks and 4 days ago

In the meantime...

/listen

*craeonics is listening to: Cascada - Miracle

[link]

Judging by the ridiculous lyrics, it's got to be Belgian. /me checks... Nope, German. I was close though.

// craeonics / 875 weeks and 4 days ago

Hmm, lots of error correcting going on while ripping. Shouldn't be necessary for a brand new cd. Tsk tsk.

/listen

*craeonics is listening to: DJ Porny - Me so Horny [link]

// craeonics / 875 weeks and 4 days ago

Hmm excellent tune (but those 3 either need some serious dance lessons or a jump rope so they can skip rope)hehe!

/me is listening to the boys skate board outside my window and myself melting over here w/ this rediculous heat. *sigh*

// Doreen / 875 weeks and 4 days ago

Oh boy dutchy as for that other vid up there is that blondie "trying" to be sexy? hehe!!!

// Doreen / 875 weeks and 4 days ago

Believe it or not, but that strange jumping in that DJ Porny video is the latest craze over here. It's called "jumpstyle".

As for Dimmu's latest album... it stinks. Seriously. Worst album yet. Every song sounds the same, except when Vortex does his clear singing thing.

// craeonics / 875 weeks and 4 days ago

No surpise, because it turns out to be a bloody concept album. I have yet to come across a decent, let along good, concept album.

// craeonics / 875 weeks and 4 days ago

More like jump rope! hehe!

/me is listening to fans now (It's so hot over here dutchy) *sigh*

// Doreen / 875 weeks and 4 days ago

I had to go back and check out that jumpstyle thingie that looks so funny look at this hehe!!!

[link]

Dutchy you see anything w/ the word porny over here on this side you better watch out!

// Doreen / 875 weeks and 4 days ago

It's basically line dancing to a house beat, but I doubt they are aware of that themselves. Or else they wouldn't be doing it.

// craeonics / 875 weeks and 4 days ago

/me was checking a few links out last night about that and I think it's silly but then over here we have something called "Mosh Pits" basically they think/call it dancing (but all it is is beating the Hell out of each other and venting like nuts on the dance floor)

// Doreen / 875 weeks and 4 days ago

Foo Fighters - Everlong (Acoustic Version)

Electric version of this tune is so so...

// Doreen / 875 weeks and 4 days ago

I'm fixing somebodys computer and I jussss had to rip their tunes off their HD first...

Al Green - Here I am Baby

Here I am baby, come and take me, here I am babyyy

Mmmm mmm mmmm!

// Doreen / 875 weeks and 1 day ago

Hey they got some good taste? yikes!

Baby Bash - Sugar Sugar

// Doreen / 875 weeks and 1 day ago

/me was listening to my neighbor get thrown out cloths and all(*sigh* domestic violence)

// Doreen / 875 weeks and 2 hours ago

Mmmm, action scenes in Doreen City. To quote the Goonies: "nothing ever happens over here".

// craeonics / 875 weeks and 52 minutes ago

Either my ears or my soul is confused today and thinks it's Sunday...

Casting Crowns - Praise you in the storm

// Doreen / 873 weeks and 6 days ago

Ack! Some blasphemer has desacrated Tainted Love again and turned it into some garbage mellow remix.

/listen

*craeonics is listening to: Richard Grey - Tainted Love (Warped Bass)

// craeonics / 873 weeks and 5 days ago

Yet another one who can't resist the challenge of singing that song (there's hardly anybody left who hasn't)

// Doreen / 873 weeks and 5 days ago

Nelly Furtado - Say it Right (not sure what to think of her new style still)

// Doreen / 873 weeks and 3 days ago

Her new style has Timbaland written all over it.

/listen

*craeonics is listening to: silence

// craeonics / 873 weeks and 3 days ago

/me comes and steals your silence.

// Doreen / 873 weeks and 2 days ago

Ah, one of my colleagues has Tainted Love on her iTunes.

/listen

*craeonics is listening to: Soft Cell - Tainted Love

// craeonics / 873 weeks and 2 days ago

Hmm who is that girl! you better not be sitting too close to her! hehe

/me is listening to fans and melting (nasty heat wave over here)

// Dor_jealous! / 873 weeks and 1 day ago

War - Don't let no one get you down

Mmmmm mmmm mmmmm!

(I'm still on a mean war kick)

// Dor_war / 873 weeks and 1 day ago

Foo Fighters - Everlong

I can't even believe I like these guys (their vids don't even match w/ their songs (very weird crazy vids)

// Doreen / 873 weeks and 1 day ago

Well he's definetely on a roll...

Timberland - The way I are

(excellente!)

// Doreen / 872 weeks and 6 days ago

Alanis Morissette - Let's do it (let's fall in love)

Girlfriend mailed it to me some time ago (before I dared to call her my girlfriend ;-))

// Pepijn / 872 weeks and 1 day ago

Olivia Ruiz - I need a child

Same source, long time reference ;-) Just a very happy and pleasing-to-the-ears song.

// Pepijn / 872 weeks and 1 day ago

For some reason Mike Oldfield's Moonlight Shadow has been stuck in my head for the past few days.

[link]

// craeonics / 871 weeks and 5 days ago

Ohhh look what you've done

You've made a fool of everyone

Oh well, it seems likes such fun

Until you lose what you had wonnnn

Stupid tune is stuck in my head from a movie I seen recently...

Jet - Look what you've done

// Doreen / 870 weeks and 6 days ago

Moonlight Shadow is still stuck in my head. But I just got Amon Amarth's latest, so time to rip that and see if it's any good.

// crae_viking / 870 weeks and 6 days ago

I don't quite believe this myself but I'm listening to Gino trying to play Amon Amarths - City of Black Birds?

I went into his room to see what song he keeps trying to play over and over again(since I hear growling going on and there it was) hehe!

// Doreen / 870 weeks and 4 days ago

Nope it's "Cry of the Black Birds" I had to go double check he's been listening to that same Growling mess you listen to! oh boy...

// Doreen / 870 weeks and 4 days ago

I was just telling him you got the new album and your little cyber nephew said to ask you if could get him a copy of "Viking Fight" he can't find it anywhere on limewire maybe you can upload it on Tek somewhere for him to download? (if it's not too much trouble or the new album too)

// Doreen / 870 weeks and 4 days ago

What! That little pirate's got good taste.

// craeonics / 870 weeks and 4 days ago

If, by the way, this is what he means with "Viking Fight": [link], he should look for a song called "Amon Amarth", as that is the name. Unfortunately, I don't have that particular album (yet).

// craeonics / 870 weeks and 4 days ago

That is the "same exact one" he showed me yesterday that's the one he said he wants badly and can't find anywhere. But thanks dutchy I'll let him know the correct name (that's obviously why he can't find it) hehe

// Doreen / 870 weeks and 4 days ago

One day me and Gino were poking around in Sammy's stuff checking out the tunes on his Shuffle and laughing he had a bunch of cute happy little skater boy tunes. hehe

Anyways theeee best vid I've seen in a long time:

[link]

// Doreen / 870 weeks and 4 days ago

unreal the poor quality of the vids on that youtube (But I had to actually buy that vid off of iTunes it's so good)

// Doreen / 870 weeks and 4 days ago

/me clicks

Argh!

/me clicks the "close tab" button in a new world record time

// craeonics / 870 weeks and 4 days ago

How in the seven hells could this thread have magically disappeared?

// craeonics / 870 weeks and 3 days ago

I was listening to "Mom can I have some of your hair vitamins to grow my hair long?"

Seems my lil pirate wants to look like one now. hehe (he's been driving me nuts w/ that growling viking music all day long)

/me goes count the days until school starts back up...

// Doreen / 870 weeks and 1 day ago

Hair vitamins?

Back to music, I finally found out who did one of the coolest songs I ever heard and what it is called: Satori Part I by the Flower Travellin' Band. I've got to get my hands on that cd.

// craeonics / 870 weeks and 1 day ago

Just some vitamins you take 3 X's a day for your hair, nails and skin (makes your hair grow strong and long) I'm going to have to dose him up and trim his hair on full moons. I'll have him looking like a real pirate in 6 mos.

Anyways what is that Satori?

// Doreen / 870 weeks and 1 day ago

Something that rocks tremendously. Early seventies rock that sometimes sounds a lot like proto-doom metal. Very eerie.

// craeonics / 870 weeks and 1 day ago

Hmm never ever even heard of them but I had google show me and found this:

[link]

and 2 streams listed there right below the third paragraph (though I don't see part I)

strange that sound coming out of Japan?

// Doreen / 870 weeks and 1 day ago

Actually does sound quite good the first one sounds almost like it comes from India w/ a physidelic/trippy sound for sures...

// Doreen / 870 weeks and 1 day ago

But me is back on my Nelly Furtado kick once again.

Nelly Furtado/Timbaland - Give it to me

Mmmm mmm mmme goes get busy...

// Doreen / 870 weeks and 1 day ago

Part 1 is the best track. I'm annoying the hell out of my colleagues at work ever since I found the album in mp3 format, by playing it all day long.

// craeonics / 870 weeks and 1 day ago

okay now me goes search some more for that part 1 silly...

// Doreen / 870 weeks and 20 hours ago

What in the world if this is the right sound clip you're completely nuts! [link]

(some guy that can't even yell right that's trying to sing?)

// Doreen / 870 weeks and 20 hours ago

Part 1 totally stinks but Part 2 and better yet Part 3 are good. Part 5 the guy needs serious voice lessons just like Part 1

// Doreen / 870 weeks and 20 hours ago

[link]

You play this at your work and they don't even fire you???

// Doreen / 870 weeks and 19 hours ago

They can't do without me. Plus, it's my machine that's hooked to the sound system, so I control the vibes.

And part 1 rocks. I've ordered the cd. The estimate is four to six weeks, which probably means I'll receive a "this cd is no longer available" in three months or so.

// craeonics / 870 weeks and 9 hours ago

Hmm, weird. This thread disappeared again.

// craeonics / 870 weeks and 7 hours ago

Is it just this thread only that keeps vanishing? If so I think it's beyond weird...

Anyways hopefully for the sake of your co-workers I hope that CD is no longer available. hehe

(once again Part 1 is totally sucky you nut)

// Doreen / 870 weeks and 4 hours ago

If that last.fm thing is the only bit you heared, you need to hear the real thing. It's cool.

This seems to be the only thread that randomly vanishes. But then again, this is also the only active thread, so I don't know if there's any correlation.

Colleague brought in some of his own music, so now I'm being tortured by the full Jamiroquai discography. A little Jay Kay I can handle, but the whole day long is too much!

// craeonics / 870 weeks and 4 hours ago

hehe dutchy welll you should hear what I have to put up w/ at work when the Opera lady shows up for work on my Fridays! Try working to Opera all day long I don't know whether to scream or cry...

I found this link after I posted the first one so no I pretty much heard the whole Part 1 thing if this is the right one? I'm not sure if this is the one you're talking about though: [link]

First link on the upper right player, is that the one? There's some weird guy yelling Ohhhhh or whatever he sounds totally rediculous! how could you even like that!?

// Doreen / 870 weeks and 3 hours ago

Says the Gwen Stefani fan.

That's the one. It's excellent! Need I remind you that I have a strange taste in music?

// craeonics / 870 weeks and 3 hours ago

Oh noooo I was kinda hoping I was listening to the wrong one. hehe

/me feels sorry for your co-workers when that CD arrives!

// Doreen / 870 weeks and 3 hours ago

Good stuff:

[link]

// Doreen / 870 weeks and 1 hour ago

That was somewhat of a hit over here. I'd say the live version is better than the studio version.

// craeonics / 870 weeks and 32 minutes ago

Dutchy look! read the words and listen to the lyrics. hehe!!!

[link]

// Doreen / 870 weeks and 5 minutes ago

OMG! help me I'm getting addicted to this silly you tube:

[link]

// Doreen / 869 weeks and 6 days ago

Dutchy that Amon link up there is the funniest thing I ever seen! hehe

(and don't be mad at me cuz it was Gino that showed it to me, he's addicted to them) when I get a chance I'll have to let you listen to a quick clip of him playing their tunes he actually plays by listening to them only w/ no tabs at all!

// Doreen / 869 weeks and 6 days ago

Weirdo people!

// craeonics / 869 weeks and 6 days ago

I think I'll be a royal pain in your behind even though you're sleeping I'm leaving this for you.(what else are sisters for anyways right?)

Here's Gino he said he wants your opinion, I already warned him you're very sarcastic and mean at times.

Keep in mind yet again we recorded this on a phone so it's sloppy, he did it by ear and used no tabs at all plus he's only 15 so be nice!

[link]

[link]

// Doreen / 869 weeks and 6 days ago

Hey I got the links right!

// Doreen / 869 weeks and 6 days ago

I'm not mean, I'm just (brutally) honest (and completely devoid of tact).

As to those recordings, I can't really make out which part is the original and which part is Gino playing along. So that means that either the recording is so bad that he fell off or that he can actually play along with the track indistinguishably (is that a word?) from it. I can't tell what part is Amon Amarth and what part is Gino, or in other words: very good.

I've heard some of his earlier stuff before, so there are some traits by which I can take a guess at where he is playing. It feels as if the guitar is pitched a little bit too high and there is a bit too much distortion going on (it almost gets a life of its own).

He should start a band or something.

// craeonics / 869 weeks and 6 days ago

Thanks dutchy he had his ipod plugged into his amp but turned the song down low so what you heard electric guitar wise was all Gino Bruno. =)

He was eager to hear your opinion but he'll have to wait until I get home. I keep telling him to start a band but he does not think he is good enough, I got him a class last year in school so he could learn how to read and write his own tunes but he got bored and said the class and the teacher was too slow. I think he's pretty amazing he only plays songs a few times over and over again and they plays them by ear! no tabs now. hehe

I rec'd a call from Sam's school they wanted to test him he's only 10 they asked if I would agree to let them test him I get the results this coming year they apparently want to put him in some special classes or something (I'm shocked since I can't even add 2+2 or spell right) hehe!

anyways, me goes get busy "Thank you" dutchy he'll appreciate that feedback I told him the same thing but he doesn't listen to me.

// Doreen / 869 weeks and 6 days ago

Okay you're lil cyber nephew has a big grin on his face and said to tell you thank you. (guess my opinion don't count since I'm his mom?) hehe

// Doreen / 869 weeks and 5 days ago

Mom's always think their kids are either angels and/or the most talented people in the world.

/me goes play family computer doctor

// craeonics / 869 weeks and 5 days ago

Yeah I know but mine really are. hehe =)

/me hands you some patience for today...

// Doreen / 869 weeks and 5 days ago

Dutchy I found some old recordings of Gino and was playing them for him to hear so he can hear how much he's improved and I told him "Can you imagine I let him listen to those!?" we were laughing and he told me to tell you he's sorry about that! hehe!

As if it's not bad enough I'm prob a royal pain in your behind he now wants me to ask you what other bands do you know that are similiar to Amon's style, can you list some for him, sorryyyy.

// Doreen / 869 weeks and 2 days ago

Amon Amarth is a bit of a discrepancy in my cd collection, as it is a bit softer than the usual black and doom I listen to. Similar bands (musically, not lyrically) I have albums of would be In Flames and Dark Tranquility. Later Immortal sounds like Amon Amarth too, but is much better.

A good way to find albums/bands that sound like one you already know if via Amazon. If you look up the album, you usually find a list of similar albums at the bottom of the page, like: [link]

// craeonics / 869 weeks and 2 days ago

Thanks dutchy, I'll pass that info onto him when my night owl wakes up later on. He kept asking me yesterday "Did he post the other bands yet!?" I tried to explain to him you practically live on another planet than us and it's a miracle we can even communicate w/ each other considering the time differences.

// Doreen / 869 weeks and 2 days ago

Gino said "Thank you very much"

// Doreen / 869 weeks and 2 days ago

Let's hope it was helpful.

And this thread disappeared again. I think it has something to do with usage of quotes. Though I'm puzzled as to how that could matter.

// craeonics / 869 weeks and 1 day ago

Why is it just this one??? I hope you can figure it out...

// Doreen / 869 weeks and 1 day ago

Gino said to tell you he likes that Dark Tranquility one? oh boy I guess you know what I'm listening to now...

// Doreen / 869 weeks and 1 day ago

Ugh! either I ate something really bad at lunch or this music is making me sick. (I don't know how you guys can stand this stuff)

// Doreen / 869 weeks and 1 day ago

Even though I tend to classify Amon Amarth as viking metal, it's really just death metal with a viking theme. There are two things I don't like about this genre: 1) vocals are a bit bland; 2) it lacks a distinct bass line. I'm more into doom these days (My Dying Bride and such).

And I think I can explain the disappearing posts. It has nothing to do with quotes, but rather with post timestamps. The thread list is generated by a single query, which basically says this: "give me all threads, sort them by last post and give me the poster of the last message for each thread". That last bit is a bit of a bitch to do in a single query without resorting to subselects. So I used a trick with timestamps, knowing quite well that there was a chance that it could fail. Turns out it occasionally does fail.

// craeonics / 869 weeks and 1 day ago

Good atleast you've an idea what it is now cuz I was afraid to type quotes after I read your last post.

As for Gino I think he's going through a Viking and/or Medieval times phase or something cuz he had me checking out two flicks at Blockbuster today (Pathfinder and 300)as well. So much for my chick flicks tonight...

// Doreen / 869 weeks and 1 day ago

You can't take 300 serious after you've played God of War (PS2). You'll be humming its tune throughout the movie (which, incidentally, stinks quite a bit).

// craeonics / 869 weeks and 1 day ago

Yup 300 stunk royally! but the Pathfinder flick was excellente!

// Doreen / 869 weeks and 1 day ago

/me is listening to Gino "Mom why is this Bathory CD all mixed up" hehe

He was digging around in my box of CD's and pulled out my Bathory ones and could not figure out why the tunes on the CD are all mixed up.

Bathory - Bond of Blood

// Doreen / 868 weeks and 2 days ago

(I think I've had my full of this Viking kick he's on) I went over to check out DI dutchy pretty surprised at all the channels they've added "Soulful House?" What in the world?

Raul Moros - Amazonica (Nighttime mix)

// Doreen / 868 weeks and 2 days ago

Umm anything but Soulful House (I think they need to retitle this channel or something) more like Jazzful House Ugh!

Latin Vibes EP1 - Rio Orchestra - Shawn Ward - Mettle Music - Shawn Ward - Coconut Lounge

// Doreen / 868 weeks and 2 days ago

I alternate between Breaks, Classic Electronica and Drum 'n Bass. The switch usually takes place when they play a commercial.

// craeonics / 868 weeks and 2 days ago

Been a while since I visited DI and it seems there's no bottom on that page (you can scroll for an hour) I can't imagine anyone not being able to find their flavor there now. I guess I'll be hanging out there for a week to check out all the new links. Indie Rock? what in the world? hehe

// Doreen / 868 weeks and 2 days ago

Thank God Roots Reggae is still there that one never fails...

// Doreen / 868 weeks and 2 days ago

Either my age is catching up w/ me or I awoke in a nasty mood today. hehe

Could not even find my flavor on DI, had to hit my "C" stuffezzz.

Mercy Me - Here w/ me

// Doreen / 868 weeks and 2 days ago

Bla bla blaaaa funky commercials and that was the only good tune in one hour! wait wait me hears Kutless possibly coming to the rescue...

Kutless - It's like me

// Doreen / 868 weeks and 1 day ago

*hiss*

*hiss*

/me crosses fingers at all them nasty tunes

Danit, what's keeping the cd's I ordered?

// craeonics / 868 weeks and 1 day ago

Wow, genuine classic on DI's classic stream.

/listen

*craeonics is listening to: Human Resource - Dominator

// craeonics / 868 weeks and 9 hours ago

Hmm you don't like my taste in music vids and don't like my "C" stuffezzz I'm begining to think you're not really my brother? (you must be adopted or something)

Casting Crowns - Praise you in this storm

// Doreen / 868 weeks and 1 hour ago

Immortal split up some years ago, which was too bad, because this was one band from whom I like just about all songs. But I recently found out they'd come back together with some other musicians under the monniker "I". Rejoice!

Abbath sounds very different here from in Immortal. In Immortal songs he would just more or less proclaim the lyrics, here he's actually trying to sing. Hmm...

And for some reason it took numerous hours to rip this cd. It doesn't look damaged, so this is quite odd.

/listen

*craeonics is listening to: I - The Storm I ride [Between Two Worlds, 01]

// craeonics / 867 weeks and 4 days ago

Yeah I can just imagine how he sings *rolls eyes*

anywayssss, while you guys are doing Jump Style over there all the clowns over here ever do is this:

[link]

/me goes get ready for Church and go pray God helps me get out of this horrible mood I've been in.

// Doreen / 867 weeks and 4 days ago

I see not knowing how to dance is a global phenomenon.

// craeonics / 867 weeks and 4 days ago

No kidding which is why it's always better to be a watcher and not a doer (that way you don't make a fool out of yourself)

// Doreen / 867 weeks and 3 days ago

Coldplay - Clocks (Instrumental version)

Nope stillll not sick of this one no matter what version I listen to. Can you believe they almost did not record this one they never dreamed anyone would like it what a crazy thought that was...

// Doreen / 867 weeks and 3 days ago

I only hear silence. Aside from traffic passing by outside ofcourse. The new house is a little further from the road, so a bit less noisy.

// craeonics / 867 weeks and 2 days ago

I'm renting a condo right now but it's two stories so I set up my work office upstairs in my bedroom away from most distractions and noise cept of course all the noise I make listening to my tunes and these birds outside my window that keep nesting and making baby chicks.

// Doreen / 867 weeks and 2 days ago

It's not my fault they put youtube on the iphone!!! I keep checking out youtube nonsense now sorry, But check this out dutchy the "real" ppl behind the voices of spongebob.

[link]

// Doreen / 867 weeks and 2 days ago

This bonus track has got to be the best track on this album. Received two other cd's after this one (Amon Amarth and Summoning), but Immortal reigns supreme in any incarnation.

/listen

*craeonics is listening to: I - Shadowed Realms [Between Two Worlds, 11]

// craeonics / 866 weeks and 2 days ago

/me makes the missing thread appear again

I really need to fix this, but work, redecorating my house and exams are keeping me quite occupied.

// craeonics / 866 weeks and 2 days ago

Oh this wretched curse you have on me! I'll be wondering what you're listening to until the day I die!!!

"I'm" going to regret saying this but it looks like you need to listen to the hint this thread is giving you when it keeps going down, you're busy now and though Tek a "small" distraction it's still a distraction you don't need you need to take care of the things that are important. Maybe it's time to put Tek down?

// Doreen / 866 weeks and 22 hours ago

Hellll no. I am a master in the Art of Post-Poneing. A further complicating factor is that my screen and keyboard have been standing on my coffee table for quite some time now instead of a regular desk and it's rather hard to type in that situation.

It's going to be housed on a real desk in the new house, I should be a bit more productive then.

/listen

*craeonics is listening to: Flower Travelling' Band - Satori Part I

// craeonics / 866 weeks and 10 hours ago

As long as it's not a burden on you it sounds sometimes as if you're bugged you've no time to handle it and I just thought it would be easier on your mind to let it go.

On another note (off topic as usual) I took out this flick the other night called "Freedom Writers" cried and got teased by my kids through the whole movie. True story about this teacher trying to actually be a teacher over here in Ghettoland to make a long story short she "buys" her students this book called "Anne Frank The Diary of a Young Girl" since the school didn't want to waste books on the distructive students over here and well it was such a good flick "I" actually had to go buy this book! (hate books) I open the book up and guess what? The girl who wrote her Diary wrote it in Dutch! The book of course was translated into English but they show actual clippings of the original Diary written in Dutch which has a bunch of Dit, een and Ik and her cat's name was Moortje hehe!

(anyways, now I'm crying in this book it's so good but sad dutchy)

// Doreen / 866 weeks and 3 hours ago

True story of events in World War II, viewed through the eyes of a adolescent girl. Depressing stuff. I've never felt inclined to read it. There's too much focus on WWII over here anyway. It's the national trauma.

// craeonics / 865 weeks and 6 days ago

I kid you not when I say again I pretty much spent my time in school staring out the window from my desk listening to the birds singing cuz I'm clueless about this stuff (guess it's a good thing I can't hear you laugh at me)

// Doreen / 865 weeks and 6 days ago

Peaceful, peaceful, peaceful, no opera lady today! I can get my work accomplished w/o being tortured!

/me listens to silence...

// Doreen / 865 weeks and 6 days ago

Look what the mailman dropped in my mailbox.

/listen

*craeonics is listening to: Flower Travellin' Band - Satori Part I [Satori, 01]

// craeonics / 865 weeks and 6 days ago

OMG!

/me runs and hides at just the thought!

// Doreen / 865 weeks and 5 days ago

Woo-whoooo, yee-whooooo

Woo-whoooo, yee-whooooo!

Alright so that's about the only good part of the tune?

Gwen Stefani - The Sweet Escape

// Doreen / 865 weeks and 5 days ago

I don't think anyone routinely listening to Ms Stefani will understand the awesomeness of Satori Part I. Then again, it may have something to do with my sensitivity to "demons in forests" tunes. It is very much in that vein. It starts out like some kind of occult incantation or something, taking place deep in some dark, dense forest.

Gwen Stefani makes chick tunes, so no wonder I can't stand that. She was better when still in No Doubt.

The following is mediocre at best (no bass, too much treble), except for the bridge in the middle which has howling wolves.

/listen

*craeonics is listening to: Summoning - Through the Valley of the Frozen Kingdom [Lugburz, 05]

// craeonics / 865 weeks and 4 days ago

Well I have to agree she wasss better when in No Doubt howeverrrr she is still semi up there w/ all my other chick tunes by The Pussycat Dolls, Fergie, and Nelly Furtado (which whom I'm still trying to adjust to her new style)

Course my mostest favoritest tune right now issss:

Timbaland ft. Kelly Hilson - The Way I are

Mmmm mmmm mmmmm!

// Doreen / 865 weeks and 4 days ago

Smelly Furtado's recent album basically is Timbaland with her doing the vocals.

// craeonics / 865 weeks and 4 days ago

Oh be quiet Mr. Dark and Dramatic, hey that book I was telling you about would not be something you would enjoy at all. Very thick atmosphere I couldn't put it down, but as you suspected it was very very depressing and sad (now I've got a bleeding heart) It's unreal to think that was all true dutchy!

// Doreen / 865 weeks and 3 days ago

Now I can officially call myself a masochist!!! Gino had me take out a flick last night called "The Pianist" (I think we're getting obsessed now) hehe!

I'm completely sick today from watching that last night, Sammy said "Mom the worse part of this movie is you cannot tell yourself that it's only a movie!"

I need to find some totally loud and obnoxious tunes today to pull myself out of this funk I'm in. *sigh*

// Doreen / 865 weeks and 3 days ago

Ack, more World War II stuff!

/listen

*craeonics is listening to: Summoning - The Eternal Lands of Fire [Lugburz, 09]

// craeonics / 865 weeks and 3 days ago

I got a good one for you Mr. Dark and Dramatic... (It's what I'm listening to blazing out of Gino's room)

Winterthrall - In Frozen Apathy

// Doreen / 865 weeks and 2 days ago

Dutchy this Summoning - Ashen Cold is excellent! (well it would be excellent if the growling guy could be completely removed!) hehe

// Doreen / 865 weeks and 2 days ago

"Runes of Power" is excellent as well but once again it would be much better w/o the growling guy that always gets in the way...

// Doreen / 865 weeks and 2 days ago

/me takes notes

The songs you mentioned are from the album "Let Mortal Heroes sing your Fame". Unfortunately, I can't find that album in the shops where I buy my stuff. It's almost as if it is out of print or something.

/listen

*craeonics is listening to: I - Between Two Worlds [Between Two Worlds, 03]

// craeonics / 865 weeks and 2 days ago

Wait! I see Displeased Records has finally stepped into the 21st century and opened up a real metal webshop: [link]. Previously they only has their catalogue online and you would have to order via paper forms and such cumbersome nonsense.

/me goes order stuff

// craeonics / 865 weeks and 2 days ago

Try Limewire (Best shop in the world!) hehe

alright so I could only grab 4 from the album but I got the best 4 from which the sound clips I heard...

// Doreen / 865 weeks and 2 days ago

La la la laaaaa!

Summoning - Farewell

(But I swear this music would be much more better if they took the screaming out and just left the castles)

// Dor_summoning / 865 weeks and 2 days ago

Suddenly my bank got fast. The shop already received the payment and has packaged the lot, so it should probably be mailed today, meaning that I should receive it tomorrow.

Anyway, I always buy cd's instead of downloading things. It's both about quality (mp3's stink) and "support the bands" (I listen to obscure stuff on small labels).

// craeonics / 865 weeks and 2 days ago

/me kicks back the disappearing thread again

// craeonics / 865 weeks and 2 days ago

Umm I'm not so sure about the quality anymore when purchased (I used to think that way too) however do you remember when I bought my (2) Bathory CD's? both came to me w/ the songs in the wrong order all mixed up as if they had been home made CD's rather than factory CD's. At any rate I only d/l to check out and be certain before I buy especially when it's tunes like Summoning of which I've never heard of before. (I might buy that one CD the other songs from Summoning were not as good)

// Doreen / 865 weeks and 2 days ago

Dutchy before this day is over I will have ordered the "Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame" CD cuz I normally only have (1) fav that I choose as the best off of any CD but on this one I cannot choose between "Runes of Power" and "Ashen Cold" they both sound so epic! I have to own this CD...

/me goes float into my day w/

Summoning - Ashen Cold

// Doreen / 865 weeks and 2 days ago

/me just got a message from the store that the cd's I ordered have been sent. I should receive them tomorrow, including that particular Summoning album.

It's rather odd. Another of their albums, Stronghold, has been in my collection for years, but it really wasn't all that special. Rather annoying even.

// craeonics / 865 weeks and 2 days ago

I ordered it from CD Universe prob ship to me in two days...

Not sure you will like this one dutchy from the others as it does not have that fast drum/bass and the heavy growling stuff you seem to like but it has rather more of an erie type atmosphere of castle enchantment, gritty guitar and a heroism feel to it.

// Doreen / 865 weeks and 1 day ago

/me goes float around in that castle all day. hehe

I swear you can almost smell a musty dungeon, it's that good...

// Doreen / 865 weeks and 1 day ago

Had an exam this evening. So I took food to work and put it in the fridge. Finished work, walked to the station (school is in a diferent city), stepped into the train and looked in my bag. Hmm, where's my food?

The answer is ofcourse, still in the fridge at work, @#$%!! So I had to do that exam on an empty stomach. After the exam I took the train back, walked to work to pick up my bike and the food from the fridge. Turns out that suddenly my key stopped working, so I couldn't get in. Or in other words, my food is still in the fridge at work.

Luckily there were four cd's waiting for me when I got home.

/me is ripping the Summoning cd at the moment

// craeonics / 865 weeks and 21 hours ago

hehe dutchyyy...

Wellll hurry up I want to drag you by your big nose into the dungeon. (let me know what you think of it, mine has not shipped yet and I'm trying not to tire myself out today on the copies I got off limewire so I'm waiting for my CD)

// Doreen / 865 weeks and 20 hours ago

Ripping four cd's took quite some time, so I haven't listened to anything yet.

Meanwhile, I'm at work again. Time to check if my food is still in the fridge...

// craeonics / 865 weeks and 9 hours ago

The nurses that I work w/ at the hospital like to grow moldy experiments in our fridge at work so I never use it. (But thank God I only deal w/ that issue one day a week)

// Doreen / 865 weeks and 2 hours ago

I'm still alive, so it was edible.

// craeonics / 865 weeks and 2 hours ago

I'm going through my new cd's in order of obscurity. Starting out with demons in forests and finishing with Summoning. This sounds like too much hi-hat and not enough bass. But the song is thirty minutes, so perhaps the bass will follow.

/listen

*craeonics is listening to: Striborg - Black Desolate Winter [Black Desolate Winter, 02]

// craeonics / 865 weeks and 51 minutes ago

Order Status: Shipping

La la la laaaaa! Can't wait!

// Doreen / 864 weeks and 6 days ago

Striborg - Depressive Hybernation

*Shivers* (sometimes I truely worry about you)

/me goes shake that creepy stuff off and go grab lunch...

// Doreen / 864 weeks and 6 days ago

Mmm, demons in forests. Haunting stuff.

/listen

*craeonics is listening to: Striborg - Depressive Hibernation [Depressive Hibernation, 03]

// craeonics / 864 weeks and 6 days ago

Umm that's Burzum's brother who's living in some insane asylum and cranking out that disgusting stuff?

// Doreen / 864 weeks and 6 days ago

Something like that. But unlike Burzum, this Tasmanian one-man group seems to receive only scathing reviews. Which is quite odd, as it is not quite different from other bands in the same genre.

// craeonics / 864 weeks and 6 days ago

Hmm, there are some seriously sucky samples on this album. It would've been much better if they'd let those out. First two songs haven't been too interesting.

/listen

*craeonics is listening to: Summoning - South Away [Let Mortal Heroes sing your Fame, 02]

// craeonics / 864 weeks and 6 days ago

Having listened to the entire album, I can conclude that there is way too much sample usage and it sounds too much like Stronghold (which really gets annoying after a while). The only really good song on the album is the reason why I bought it, track 3: In Hollow Halls beneath the Fell.

/listen

*craeonics is listening to: Summoning - Farewell [Let Mortal Heroes sing your Fame, 08]

// craeonics / 864 weeks and 5 days ago

Wellll it reached 104 degrees over here today and whilst everyone else is excited about this so called "fun in the sun" I'm in sheer Hell w/ it! I dispise the sun (I'm allergic to it actually) and no CD in my mailbox tonight! so me is not a happy camper right now...

// Doreen / 864 weeks and 5 days ago

The weather is still tormenting me and worse yet no CD in my mailbox today again (which means no mail tomorrow cuz it's Sunday and Monday is a Holiday so no mail yet again)

But I told you that you would not like that CD it has no Demons and is wayyy too enchanting for your taste. (I'm sure I'll love it "if" I ever get it)

// Doreen / 864 weeks and 4 days ago

If I didn't know I was actually in California I would swear this is Hell and I'm serious...

[link]

If it don't break today I better make my will out cuz I'm near death! this is rediculous!

// Doreen / 864 weeks and 2 days ago

Well, I see thunderstorms on thursday.

Meanwhile, /me is getting fed up with this redecorating thing

// craeonics / 864 weeks and 1 day ago

You're suppose to be enjoying that part! you finally get to have things the way "you" want them exactly how "you" want them so just take your time and don't get yourself frustrated...

// Doreen / 864 weeks and 1 day ago

La la la laaaaa! What is this that my eyes behold? A beautifully golden crafted shiny CD w/ a spikey enchanting looking dragon draped upon it!?

(course it was completely covered by all my bills in my mailbox which somewhat ruined my happy mood about this) but my CD has arrived!!!!!

/me goes import this to my iphone and try to salvage this hot day w/ some enjoyment.

// Doreen / 864 weeks and 1 day ago

Okay my evening went a little crazy so was hard to give this CD my undivided attention but a quickie review:

A New Power Is Rising - Boring Zzzzz (too much prep for battle)

Svuth Aman - Though this picks up alil and the guitar saves it somewhat, it's still Zzzzzz.

In Hollow Halls Beneath the Fells - Excellente!

Our Foes Shall Fall - Beautiful and Excellente!

The Mountain King's Return - ??? Still not sure yet I need to listen more

Runes of Power - Excellente! (I told you this one from the sample I had already I love)

Ashen Cold - Excellente! (Ditto here)

Farewell - Semi-Excellente but maybe the masculine feel on this one goes overboard for me.

// Doreen / 864 weeks and 1 day ago

If you like this album you should check some tracks of their "Stronghold" album. There are quite some similarities.

I get a bit bored by the vocals and certain repeating keyboard tricks though. Not too mention the bloody samples. Track three though, is awesome.

// craeonics / 864 weeks and 1 day ago

Track four (Our Foes Shall Fall) is now neck and neck w/ Runes of Power and has nudged Ashen cold down a notch...

I'll check out Stronghold via Limewire I need to stop buying so much stuff and devote one year straight to paying off my bills now so that I can get serious on buying a house someday too "hopefully" (I'm totally distructive but it's time I stop)

// Doreen / 864 weeks and 23 hours ago

Curious enough, buying is technically cheaper than renting over here. I pay less mortgage than I would have to pay rent. There are downsides ofcourse, you are less mobile as it is a long term investment, and you have to cough up (the money for) all repairs yourself, but the upside (at least over here) is that owning a house is tax-deductable and it is essentially capital you own.

Anyway, hiring never was an option for me. There is so much demand that there is a general waiting list that literally takes years. People who have been on the list longest get first picks. Stupid system.

/listen

*craeonics is listening to: Summoning - In Hollow Halls beneath the Fells [Let Mortal Heroes sing your Fame, 03]

// craeonics / 864 weeks and 23 hours ago

My step father gifted me his house when he married my mom, but it never felt like my house cuz everyone else in my family came to live w/ me as if my house was the Holiday Inn! And when it got run down "I" had to keep paying for all the repairs cuz of course it was "my" house right? So I sold it to run away (practically gave it away) which was the biggest mistake of my life cuz 2 yrs after I sold it the market went through the roof and I could have walked away w/ 150 thousand dollars profit instead of only 20 (which I spent on a car cash cuz I needed good transportation) *stupid* I should have saved the money. =(

Now I'm not so certain I will ever be able to buy a house cuz renting is so hard I can't seem to save anything. I currently pay 1400 a mo for this Condo I'm renting (though my manager could easily rent this condo for 2000 a mo and he does not lock me into a lease so I'm happy about that) but oh well I still dream...

// Doreen / 864 weeks and 20 hours ago

/me gently nudges my killer CD into the player anddddd selectsssss:

Summoning - Our Foes Shall Fall

(dutchy this one "completely" took over as my fav on this CD)

// Doreen / 864 weeks and 1 hour ago

Wow, you spend more money on your rent than I make a month (roughly). That condo of our had better be at a prime location then.

/me goes paint some walls

// craeonics / 864 weeks and 46 minutes ago

I think things might be a bit more expensive on this side not sure? If I was alone I'd have rented a small cheap apt and save every penny until I could buy my house (by the water where it is always cool) but I had no clue having kids would mean I'd have to sacrafice my entire life!!!

Yes the condo I rent is where it should be trust me (and mainly for their benefit not mine)

Go paint and think if you wanted to paint it black you actually could and nobody can tell you a thing about it! See there are some joys of owning a home...

// Doreen / 864 weeks and 3 minutes ago

I worked hard today *cough* (painting my iphone) hehe

Look dutchy

/me smacks you so you'll stop rolling your eyes!

[link]

[link]

[link]

[link]

// Doreen / 863 weeks and 6 days ago

/me smacks you one more time before I go since I see you had rain?

// Doreen / 863 weeks and 6 days ago

Shoot! I remembered you only skin antique things like windows desktops and such? so like you said before you've no clue what is skinned by looking at my ss's but I've modified my phone so much and now I can't seem to find any ss's of the default screen images. Not that you care but I felt like bugging you anyways (even though you're snoring right now w/ paint speckles all over you) hehe

// Doreen / 863 weeks and 6 days ago

Painting is the pits. But the house is progressing. Now I just have to wait (several weeks) for all the things I ordered to be delivered (kitchen, couch, curtains). After that I can start moving.

And yeah, I really need before and after shots to make sense of things.

// craeonics / 863 weeks and 6 days ago

Hooray!!!!!

/me is excited for you!

I'll bore you w/ the default images when time permits maybe over the weekend cuz you can't tell by looking at my silly ss's I showed you.

gonna be a longggg day today *sigh* (I'd rather be skinning) hehe

// Doreen / 863 weeks and 6 days ago

Umm I'll spare you the boring default pics as I'm sure you'll be seeing them for yourself when and if you check out an iphone. I almost killed my phone trying to install a 3rd party app so I think I'll simply stick to skinning the device's images rather then getting too crazy w/ it right now. hehe

// Doreen / 863 weeks and 4 days ago

I have zero interest in mobile phones, so it's doubtful that I'll be seeing things. "Reachability" is way overrated.

/me goes skin his house some more

// craeonics / 863 weeks and 4 days ago

I kinda figured that (so I spared boring you plus your busy) I on the other hand have no choice in the matter I have (2) phones one is a corporate acct (from work) and one is just for play...

// Doreen / 863 weeks and 4 days ago

I did it!

I did it!

I did it!

Dutchyyyy I got the background "and" now the weather icons skinned. (yes I'm aware that I have some strange obsession w/ weather icons) but look anyways I don't care!!!

[link]

[link]

// Doreen / 863 weeks and 3 days ago

Umm, the background still looks the same to me.

// craeonics / 863 weeks and 3 days ago

And I thought you paid attention to detail? (I fixed my overly pixilated stars on the night one)

Anyways goedenmorgen you...

/me goes tackle this day (rather be sleeping)

// Doreen / 863 weeks and 3 days ago

I'm still Zzzzzz

No I got excited yesterday (was on my yearly skinning high) cuz I figured out how to skin the actually "weather icons" not just the background images silly it's not even close the same ss's I showed you before! men!!!

The only thing is you can't change the layout or animate the rain yet etc. But I'm sure someone will hack that part soon enough on the iphone so that can be done as well...

// Doreen / 863 weeks and 3 days ago

I only skin what I use these days. My LiteStep setup is about eight years in the making, does what I want (as far as LiteStep can do it) and has rendered the machine completely inoperable to others.

It's great fun to see people struggle with my esoteric interface. Not having a mouse helps tremendously too.

/listen

*craeonics is listening to: Summoning - Farewell [Let Mortal Heroes sing your Fame, 08]

// craeonics / 863 weeks and 3 days ago

hehe! you nut...

I just finished listening to that CD in my car I had some errands to run, but I better stop listening to that CD so much cuz I'm actually hearing it play in my head while I slept last night.

// Doreen / 863 weeks and 2 days ago

You mean you dreamt/ed you were in Lord of the Rings or something?

// craeonics / 863 weeks and 22 hours ago

No silly I was just hearing that song Our Foes Shall Fall playing over and over again in my head (driving me nuts) I can hear the song even though I stopped playing the CD, it's stuck in my head!

I better stay away from your music it's dangerous...

// Doreen / 863 weeks and 20 hours ago

I have no idea why these two lil boys are listening to this stuff lately but this is what I keep busting them listening to (and what I'm stuck listening to)

[link]

// Doreen / 863 weeks and 14 hours ago

Alright "maybeee" I'll stop boring you w/ my kids (maybe)

Quick question cuz I'm not in the mood to try to lug this box to a tech today, what would cause the maching to periodically make a high pitch cycle sound and then cause your typing to suddenly stop appearing on the screen for a few seconds and then suddenly appear all at once? I type a few letters and then it freezes and then suddenly the rest of the word appears after a delay? Do you think it to be my cordless keyboard? or some hardware issue? argh! I'm sick of this stuff! (I just got this machine not too long ago)

// Doreen / 863 weeks and 2 hours ago

Nevermind I think it might be a faulty surge protector (I'll know for sures before this day is over)

// Doreen / 863 weeks and 2 hours ago

I suspect CPU spikes while typing, meaning that the machine is busy with other things at that time and postpones displaying what you've entered. It's always a big mystery to me what is causing the spike, but I usually blame Windows and its attempts to swap memory at that time.

// craeonics / 862 weeks and 6 days ago

It was a faulty surge protector when I checked things out I heard sparks when I moved some plugs (bought a new one)

Hows playing house going still not in! hurry up and move already I want to see pics

// Doreen / 862 weeks and 6 days ago

/me sends Doreen some picks

It's almost done. Just some painting needing to be done. Right now I'm mostly waiting for things I ordered to arrive (kitchen, couch, curtains).

Anyway, I see sparks all the time while plugging things in/out. I'm more worried about the smell of burnt rubber and such.

// craeonics / 862 weeks and 6 days ago

Hooray!!!!!

/me goes scuffle to my purse and find my iphone to see them!

(currently at work/dungeon)

// Doreen / 862 weeks and 6 days ago

Dutchyyyy I'm sooo excited for you! what a killer view you have from what I can see!!! Beautiful... (I can't wait to get home to see them better I have to view these from my phone right now) argh! I have a few nosey ppl around me.

// Doreen / 862 weeks and 6 days ago

Dutchy you have gorgeous wooden floors! (Be better if you don't carptet all of them for the sake of your asthma) but really beautiful! I can't wait to get this stupid day over w/ so I can run home and see them better (gotta get somethings done) but "Thank you" for letting me be nosey on you...

// Doreen / 862 weeks and 6 days ago

Yowwwza!!! (Good stuff)

Pitbull - Go Girl

// Doreen / 862 weeks and 3 days ago

/me kicks this thread back into the list

I really, really, really need to fix this bug. Argh!

// craeonics / 862 weeks and 3 days ago

Okay, another kick.

// craeonics / 862 weeks and 3 days ago

No you don't (take care of your business over there) and I'll tryyy to give this thread a break sorry about that can't help myself. hehe

// Doreen / 862 weeks and 2 days ago

Yikes!!! Dutchy! I hope this thread don't drop dead again (and yesss I lied I have to post in it again cuz me is excited)

I jusss got around to yesterday's mail and I got official notification on your lil cyber nephew (Sammy my 10 yo) that he is gifted! He passed whatever testing they did on him at his school last year and the results came in. Thank God I don't have to pay a penny he'll be in chemistry and disecting things and doing all kinds of things most ppl don't get to do until High School...

Yup this momma has the right to officially brag. hehe!

I'm sooo excited for him dutchy!!!

// Doreen / 862 weeks and 2 days ago

Yay!

Though "gifted" might also be pretty bored with things in school. It does not necessarily equal high grades. I know I am too lazy to study.

// craeonics / 862 weeks and 1 day ago

The lowest grade Sammy has ever brought home was an A- however Gino on the other hand is a diff story that kid breathes music but struggles in school (this year he seems pretty motivated too and he's taking German I said "Say what!?" hehe

He is hanging around w/ some German kid that is over here in Cali as an exchange student and he seems to be motivating my son or something...

// Doreen / 862 weeks and 1 day ago

I had to go run around the corner and pick him up early today those stupid allergies of his.

/me kicks your lazy behind in gear. How are you doing in school are you still wasting your money going through the motions or are you getting serious about it. (I'm allergic to school the bills make me sick)

// Doreen / 862 weeks and 1 day ago

Serious is for sissies. I just like to burn money.

// craeonics / 862 weeks and 1 day ago

hehe oh boyyyyy (well your money)

// Doreen / 862 weeks and 1 day ago

Hoorayyyyy!!! Finally listening to the sound of pounding rain!

/me goes sleep for a few dayzzzz...

// Doreen / 861 weeks and 5 days ago

/me goes play games instead of working on the bloody house

And what's up with Skindom these days. Nothing is happening!

// craeonics / 861 weeks and 4 days ago

Gosh, I leave for a couple of days and this particular thread went completely offtopic... tsss, don't we have a moderator here? :)

Offtopic: I just found a great use for my oversized Tek t-shirt; present for my girlfriend (apparently it makes for a perfect nightgown) :)

(and hiya folks, it's good to know there will always be Tek)

// PK / 861 weeks and 3 days ago

Halo 3 is coming out in 2 days (me goes hide under the bed!) Desktop Skindom is sooo yesterday now it's all about the new Phone Skindom.

PKtje I think the Tek shirts make "much better" nightgowns.

// Doreen / 861 weeks and 3 days ago

Phones are for desk slaves. Independent spirits have no need for mobile chains.

With that said though, seeing that there are so much graphics on mobile phones these days, it's strange to see that they don't get skinned much. Then again, how the hell are you supposed to do that?

// craeonics / 861 weeks and 3 days ago

That's the problem dutchy "most mortals" are clueless but for us skinnerz where there is a will there is a way... hehe

Anyways look chazzles has redecorated his house

[link]

(Ummm no comment here cept it does feel much faster?)

// Doreen / 861 weeks and 3 days ago

And to get this thread back on topic...

Akon ft. Ludacris, Diddy (and my fav) Lil Jon - Get Buck In Here

Interesting Combo however the only part I really like is the 2 second part where Lil Jon jumps in towards the end.

*sigh* music jusss ain't what it used to be *sigh*

// Doreen / 861 weeks and 3 days ago

Timbaland - The Way I Are

Ohhh baby it's alright now you ain't gotta flaunt for meeee

If we go there, you can still touch my love, it's freeeee

We can work without the perks just you and meeee

Thug it out 'til we get it right

Alright so some tunes are okay but stilllll the lyrics stink as usual. hehe!

// Doreen / 861 weeks and 3 days ago

Chazzles forgot to define a background colour. Other than that, it looks pretty generic. And what are those nasty links at the bottom? *shivers*

// craeonics / 861 weeks and 3 days ago

Switchfoot - Learning to Breathe

That I'm learning to breathe

I'm learning to crawl

I'm finding that You and

You alone can break my fall

I'm living again, awake and alive

I'm dying to breathe in these abundant skies

Ahhh mucho better (can't handle all the playa lyrics today)

/me goes check out what you're talkin bout willis (cuz I've no clue I can't seem to stay on his site now it feels yuk?) =(

// Doreen / 861 weeks and 3 days ago

Hmm I didn't even see those till now but doesn't matter how small you stash that kinda stuff (I can still feel where it's going) oh welllll...

/me goes worship today

Casting Crowns - Praise You In This Storm (Which is my absolute Fav though it leaves some nasty country after taste in my mouth) hehe!

I was sure by now,God, that You would have reached down

and wiped our tears away,

stepped in and saved the day.

But once again, I say amen

and it's still raining

as the thunder rolls

I barely hear You whisper through the rain,

"I'm with you"

and as Your mercy falls

I raise my hands and praise

the God who gives and takes away.

Chorus:

And I'll praise you in this storm

and I will lift my hands

for You are who You are

no matter where I am

and every tear I've cried

You hold in your hand

You never left my side

and though my heart is torn

I will praise You in this storm

// Doreen / 861 weeks and 3 days ago

/me kicks Doreen and her reli rock out of this thread

// craeonics / 861 weeks and 2 days ago

/me prays to the gods and proclaims:

Oh Lord, I have skinned!

Sony, on an ongoing quest to create bad ass hardware supported by lame ass software, forced me to look for An Alternative. Out of the dark pages of a black google I found ml_sony.dll on sourceforge dot com. Combined with winamp and a shiny new skin this now lets me listen to reli rock 24hrs a day / six days a week (if I'd wanted to).

I've skinned, and it felt damn good :)

// PK_the_enlightened_one / 861 weeks and 2 days ago

Oh, and I'm now listening to Paddy's Sicknote by the Dubliners (wondering if my boss would go for a similar note).

// PK / 861 weeks and 2 days ago

/me sings louder!

alright, alright you evil bunny...

So PKtje is still skinning winamp? (I bet I know what color it is)

// Doreen / 861 weeks and 2 days ago

OMG!

Dubliners - Paddy's Sicknote???

/me gets down on my knees and prays:

Dear Heavenly Father please please please help PKtje w/ his taste in music!

PKtje I've seen that red hair of yours and now I heard this song so you need to come clean and confess cuz I knowwww you're not Dutch you're Irish! hehe

// Doreen / 861 weeks and 2 days ago

Did you dutchys get Halo 3 over on that end yet? We had a midnight release (oh boyyy yup I got dragged off into the midnight madness and got them their copy) I haven't played that one yet but must see tonight if it was worth it. Like 150 ppl in line at midnight! hehe

// Doreen / 861 weeks and 2 days ago

I have no interest in a PC disguised as a console, so I'm not going near Xboxes. Besides, Halo is not that special.

// craeonics / 861 weeks and 2 days ago

/kick

// craeonics / 861 weeks and 2 days ago

Well it seems to have alot of fans on this end I have no clue myself cuz I'm only a fan of WOW and EQII mainly but these two kids of mine have taken even that away from me!!! (trying to keep up w/ my toys and their toys is not an easy task)

Anyways I'll have to check it out tonight when they get to play it and see what all the hype is about.

// Doreen / 861 weeks and 2 days ago

It totally stinks no challenge no nothing just a big gun in your face! I want my money back! hehe

But they seem to love it, it does have great graphics, textures and sounds but thazzz about it. (I'd rather shoot fire and spells from my fingertips not a gun!)

/me goes wipe the gun pounder off of me yuk! horrible...

// Doreen / 861 weeks and 1 day ago

Told you. It's nothing special, even if you are into scifi military stuff. There are much better shooters out there. Microsoft is just overhyping this because it is their own product and the 360 sells poorly.

// craeonics / 861 weeks and 1 day ago

/kick (this is getting annoying)

Drum 'n Bass on the radio at the moment, by the way.

// craeonics / 861 weeks and 1 day ago

Hmm, apparantly my colleage can't handle Immortal. It is great fun to play various types of music and then check his response.

// crae_work / 860 weeks and 6 days ago

hehe put on Burzum (I dare you)

/me is listening to complete total silence cept my keystrokes the office is out today and no scheduled meetings and my boss is in a meeting in New Jersey!

Ahhhhh *sigh* Sheer Heaven...

// Doreen / 860 weeks and 6 days ago

I did put on Burzum, but he started groaning at the first note. He seems to have some kind of antipathy against guitars or something.

/listen

*craeonics is listening to: Summoning - South Away [Let Mortal Heroes sing your Fame, 02]

// craeonics / 860 weeks and 5 days ago

I seriously doubts it's the guitars that set him off groaning prob that wonderful singing *cough* screaming Burzum does...

/me tosses something on from my iphone to break up this overwhelming silence in this office.

Pitbull - Go Girl Mmmmm mmmm yummmmm!!!

(wellll atleast until I hear any knocks at the door) hehe

// Doreen / 860 weeks and 5 days ago

I just spotted I have my whole Summoning CD copied to my phone sooooo me goes listen toooo:

Summoning - In Hollow Halls Beneath The Fells

*cough* yourrr fav...

// Doreen / 860 weeks and 5 days ago

That song has a wicked drum loop.

* Doreen plays Pitbull at work

* Doreen starts crunking

* knock on the door

* Doreen freezes mid-air and rapidly switches to opera

// craeonics / 860 weeks and 5 days ago

hehe! noooo me only listens to opera when the opera lady forces me to (and she was off yesterday) and yesss I agree w/ you that song does have a wicked drum loop.

/me listens to the birdies and some car pulling in or out of this complex...

You better be painting and getting that place of yours done, hurry up so we can play over here! I want to wipe some dust off of our home over here at Teknidermy you lazy bunny!

// Doreen / 860 weeks and 5 days ago

Dutchy warning put your sunglasses on but check this out:

They released the new firmware out for the iphone most ppl jumped on it anddddd locked themselves out of their phone (but not meee) I skinned my Dictionary app. hehe

[link]

[link]

*sigh* /me goes play maid and get some cleaning done today...

// Doreen / 860 weeks and 5 days ago

How's my totally exhausted dutchy doing over there! =)

evilly hehe

Take it easy me moves every other year or when my lease is up or rent goes up so I know it's no picnic in the park. (Hope you're doing okay)

// Doreen / 860 weeks and 3 days ago

This house is going to be the death of me. I bought some chairs today to go with my dinner table, except that they don't match. At all. But fuck it, I'll bear with it for now.

Those iPhone skins, by the way, is that just changing the background and icons or is there more to it?

// craeonics / 860 weeks and 3 days ago

hehe! I'm sorryyyyy dutchy but I can't help but worry about you cuz I knowwww how much work you're going through right now and I knowwwww what a lazy bunny you are...

Chair issue is easy either buy a semi-matching table cloth or exchange the chairs again (though I can see you on your bike holding chairs and trying to hold the handle bars) hehe!

As for the iphone the first time I skinned it to put one simple theme of a background image and change the icons it took me a week of reading and hacking but now you can not only change the background image and icons but totally re-order the icon locations as well and "on the fly" in two seconds flat (once of course you've created the theme and uploaded it to a special directory on the iphone)

Right now everyone locked themselves out of their iphones w/ the new firmware upgrade that was recently released (I won't touch it cuz me likes to skin a bit too much) and my phone works perfectly...

Anyways dutchy please take care of yourself bet work, school and moving the mom side of me is reallyyyy worrying about you. "take care my dutchy" big adjustment to having your own pad (good and bad)

// Doreen / 860 weeks and 2 days ago

Now that PKtje has found other uses for our Tek bunny T's and your moving it seems the forum is getting cold!

How's your move coming along dutchy I think I'm missing you... I hate you!!!

// Doreen / 858 weeks and 6 days ago

What I'm waiting for is that stupid ISP I signed up with to deliver my ADSL-connection. It was supposed to be done the 4th, but nothing happened. And internet is a prime necessity these days, so I'm not moving until I have that.

As for our current ice age, perhaps it would help if I made the forum more visible. Then again, there's still not much happening in Skindom.

// craeonics / 858 weeks and 6 days ago

My favourite Doe Maar song ever:

/listen

*craeonics is listening to: Doe Maar - Bella Donna

// craeonics / 858 weeks and 6 days ago

What no ISP! Are they crazy! that should come the day the keys are given to you...

As for the slow activity in skindom I said it before and I'll say it again the new thing is skinning portable devices now not desktops so much anymore.

/me is listening to opera. *sigh*

// Doreen / 858 weeks and 6 days ago

Portable is for sissies! I'll wait a week and then I'll get on the phone and travel through the depths of ISP Helpdesk Hell.

/listen

*craeonics is listening to: Striborg - Entangled in the Black Roots of the Forest [Depressive Hibernation, 02]

// craeonics / 858 weeks and 6 days ago

Hmm, I don't know why Striborg gets such scathing reviews. It ain't half bad once you hook it up to a decent stereo.

/listen

*craeonics is listening to: Striborg - The Evil lurking in the Woods [Depressive Hibernation, 04]

// craeonics / 858 weeks and 6 days ago

Striborg is as disgusting as Burrrrzum! *Shivers* I for one am not surprised if he has bad reviews goes to show you anyone can make a sound and sell it. He's actually worser than Burzum (I can't believe I just said that!)

// Doreen / 858 weeks and 5 days ago

It actualy does sound somewhat like Burzum (in its second phase). The difference is that Varg (of Burzum) is actually quite a good bass player and as a consequence the bass features prominently in his songs.

The dude behind Striborg on the other hand sounds pretty generic. I guess you have to be really into this type of music to connect to his tunes.

// craeonics / 858 weeks and 5 days ago

/me kicks this thread back up again

I think I'm going to have to fix things before I move. This behaviour is really getting annoying now.

// craeonics / 858 weeks and 5 days ago

Fix it dutchy... well as much as I doooo hate to say this Striborg makes Burzum sound good! hehe

/me is listening to the sounds of crows and birds fighting over the worms from the after rain we had all night. I'm not sure anything feels as good as this cool rainy air I'm feeling right now.

// Doreen / 858 weeks and 5 days ago

Colleague switched from Mika to the Beatles and I didn't notice the change. What can one conclude from this? 1) Mika is a thief; and 2) the Beatles sound just as dated. Then again they are dated. Even in their psychedelic phase they sound dated.

// craeonics / 858 weeks and 4 hours ago

True I still don't see why ppl liked the Beatles and the Stones were only one step up from them...

// Doreen / 857 weeks and 6 days ago

Kutless - It's like meeee

Can't take them today...(thank God for headphones)

// Doreen / 857 weeks and 6 days ago

French classes in MP3 format... Or: How to learn French during a regularly made 680 kilometre car trip between my house and France.

// C'est PK! / 857 weeks and 1 day ago

And what brings le Pekomon to France?

/listen

*craeonics is listening to some weird remix of Dead Prez' Hell Yeah

// craeonics / 857 weeks and 9 hours ago

My petrol powered steel stallion (and a strong urge to visit my girlfriend as she happens to reside in one of the capitals of Europe; Strasbourg).

/me is listening to Daniel Sahuleka with After the jetleg

// PK / 857 weeks and 4 hours ago

The EU needs to decide on one capital: Brussels or Strassbourg and stop wasting our tax money on moving all those goverment bureaucrats that sit on there asses every six months.

Meanwhile I still haven't moved into my new house because the bloody ISP I signed up with is already a month late in hooking me up with the Net. Can't move in without my internet.

// craeonics / 856 weeks and 1 day ago

Jeremy Camp - Take you back

(yet another one of those "C" tunes that leaves a nasty county flavor in your mouth after you hear it)

/me goes change the stream this one is sounding like a tin can...

// Doreen / 856 weeks and 1 day ago

Ahhh wait one of my favs just came on:

City on a Hill - God of Wonders

// Doreen / 856 weeks and 1 day ago

Say what! What's taking them so long dutchy? oh well once you're out you're out and then you're stuck out (I wish my mom would take me back) hehe

// Doreen / 856 weeks and 1 day ago

I knew it (Orange) was a shitty company because I've been a customer with them under their previous names (Casema/Wanadoo). But they were so dirt cheap I signed up.

The catch is, it's a year contract, so I'm stuck with them for the next twelve months. Perhaps I can void the contract by stating that they didn't deliver on their part of the deal. But perhaps I should just be patient and maybe it will resolve.

Then again, I signed up September 18th and still nothing.

// craeonics / 856 weeks and 23 hours ago

That's a bit rediculous (even if it were free) by the time they give you service your contract will be over!

I would call them and tell them if service is not on in 3 more days you will be going down there to their office to feed them their dogfood contract.

Course since I'm female we just get to bat our eyes and get service going quickly. =)

// Doreen / 856 weeks and 23 hours ago

I just browsed through their agreement thingie and it says:

"(4.1) De termijn van de Overeenkomst gaat in op de datum waarop de Toegangscode door Orange aan de Klant ter beschikking is gesteld en de Diensten zijn opgeleverd."

...which translates as: "the term of the agreement will commence when the access code is given to the customer by Orange and the services have been provided". The primary service I am looking for has not been provided, so therefore the contract hasn't started just yet.

// craeonics / 856 weeks and 21 hours ago

If I were you I would find out what the delay is maybe they assume you have service? and there is some kind of mix up? They can't possibly think any customer would be happy about a rediculous service start up like you are off to. I mean if it takes them this long to give you service shouldn't you be alittle worried about what kind of service you will have once you get it! (that's if they ever get you going) hehe!

Call dutchy and see what stupid excuse they have atleast...

// Doreen / 856 weeks and 20 hours ago

One thing about being out on your own is you will need to get used to calling up service companies and sitting on hold for the rest of your life just be sure to buy a wireless phone that has a speaker phone feature so you can clean your whole house while waiting on the phone for them at the same time!

// Doreen / 856 weeks and 20 hours ago

Already called them numerous times and they claim they have trouble with "third parties", which turns out to be the dude who has to plug the ADSL-cable onto my line in the phone center, or rather, lack of dudes to do that.

I have zero confidence in these goons at the moment, but I'll give them some time still.

// craeonics / 856 weeks and 8 hours ago

Dutchy you are one patient man!

// Doreen / 856 weeks and 4 hours ago

No, I just hate (having to call/deal with) helpdesks.

// craeonics / 856 weeks and 4 hours ago

And do you know one person on earth that does? That's why I said you need to get a phone w/ a speaker phone feature on it cuz you will need it once you're on your own, trust me (no way I'm gonna sit still for 40 mins on hold) either that or you learn how to do just about everything yourself in this world...

// Doreen / 856 weeks and 2 hours ago

When I can't fix things myself (which is rare but happens on occasions) then I call but after waiting 40 mins I usually get some nut that don't even know his/her job so I try to be polite and hang up and call back for another 40 min wait and pray the next person has a brain! hehe

// Doreen / 856 weeks and 2 hours ago

These bastards hide behind 20ct/minute lines, so you really don't want to wait for fourty minutes. And they usually are really oblivious.

// craeonics / 856 weeks and 2 hours ago

If the hold music would be good atleast that would ease the pain but what are the chances of that! speaking of music and now thinking of you, you evil bunny me goes break out my Summoning Cd and get busy for today...

Summoning - Our Foes Shall Fall

// Doreen / 856 weeks and 2 hours ago

I've yet to hit a person that knew their job on the first shot. I think the odds are something like 1 experienced person to 100 clueless ppl pretending to earn their paycheck on the other end of the phone.

// Doreen / 856 weeks and 2 hours ago

I suspect they're just making up answers to keep the call as short as possible. Probably get paid for the number of calls they take per day.

// craeonics / 855 weeks and 6 days ago

/me is watching/listening to 3 Voor 12 on stage? (I think? anyways some stream)

London Calling (not sure what these guys are) hehe

// Doreen / 855 weeks and 1 day ago

3 voor 12 is an alternative radio show by one of the weirder broadcasting companies over here (VPRO). "London Calling" was a song of the Clash or the Who, I believe.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: WEFunk Radio

// crae_work / 855 weeks and 1 day ago

I have a confession to make? I can't stop watching the Dutch stuff. I have this link that has broadcast from all over the world and I have not been able to click on any of the other stations yet (not even once!):

[link]

The first link on the Dutch one is the one I watch cuz even our news is completely censored for a baby and your stuff seems completely uncensored? some is a bit shocking and turns my stomach and gets me upset at times (cuz it's gross) some makes me laugh cuz it's so silly and diff (and yesss even though I can't understand the words)

It's so weird dutchy...

// Doreen / 855 weeks and 1 day ago

These dutch black guys rapping is totally blowing my mind to. hehe!

It's just so weird looking that this stuff, it's so completely different dutchy.

// Doreen / 855 weeks and 22 hours ago

No censorship over here. Funding for that 101.tv thing actually comes out of the tax payer's (read: my) pocket.

There are two types of Dutch TV really, first are the so called "public" channels. These get filled by broadcasting corporations that get government funding. So these public corporations don't own the channels (except the digital ones), but share them with other corporations. They broadcast on three (analogue) tv channels, a number of radio stations and an unknown number of internet/digital channels. They're government funded, but not government owned and the government does not have any say over what programs should or shouldn't be broadcast.

Second are the commercial channels/broadcasting corps, who own their own channels and don't have to share. But they are dependent on advertising revenues, so they tend to be somewhat more carefull.

// craeonics / 855 weeks and 22 hours ago

Sorry but keep paying out of your pocket cuz me likes the 101.tv channel alot! hehe

It's so unreal I can't even believe my eyes sometimes, you prob would not understand but only our music is pretty much uncensored everything else is fit for a baby so your stuff is kinda shocking at times but still interesting cuz I can see how extremely different everything is from here to over there (I didn't realize just how diff before) somethings are kinda disgusting to me like I seen you guys have prostitutes that sit behind a glass windows legally? (btw "you" better not evennn be visiting those!) hehe

Just that it seems there is no shame over there maybe cuz of the desensatization of everything?

// Doreen / 855 weeks and 21 hours ago

Or it could be I'm just watching a really raw dutch channel and missinterpreting things? But it's got everything under the sun, comedy, music, reality and other things that come out of left field that I have to turn off at times cuz it's like what in the world?

// Doreen / 855 weeks and 21 hours ago

That's probably because you're watching a station that focuses on the 15-25 age bracket. Kids like to push the boundaries.

Look at me, old man speaking.

A lot of it is satire though. You miss out on that bit because you don't speak the language. The streaking girl on the front page, for instance, is a satirical response to a recent incident where employees of the government department she was standing in front of turned out to have access codes to the content management system of a press agency and had been illegally accessing and altering unpublished press releases. The message of that movie was along the lines of "you like peeking, then peek at this/something legally".

Prostitution was legalised a couple of years ago, because the government figured: "hmm, this thing exists, so let's not pretend it will go away and hey, if we make it legal, we can tax it too!". Opportunistic lot.

// craeonics / 855 weeks and 21 hours ago

OMG! Tax on prostitution? What a message that is? As long as we can tax it you can do it! but maybe you guys have a lower rate of rape than we do over here come to think about it.

/me goes back to watching Dutch Urban Awards...

// Doreen / 855 weeks and 21 hours ago

More like "as long as you can do it, we can tax it".

// craeonics / 855 weeks and 19 hours ago

I don't know who is worser? Seems like no morales or something on both ends I mean true things are out there and happening everyday but when the Government starts legalizing it and taxing it? That seems to send a message it's okay and acceptable. I don't think drugs nor prostitution (though they will always be) should be legal or taxable by the Government? that seems to me as if the Government is just as disgusting and low as the ppl doing that stuff.

But then again I have no idea why I think that cuz I've never thought highly of any Government.

// Doreen / 855 weeks and 18 hours ago

They're not taxing it specifically. It's just income tax. It's a job, after all.

// crae_work / 855 weeks and 9 hours ago

I think this is a very sad world (sadder that I brought kids into it) I'm not sure sometimes if it's a good thing that I'm noticing they see things the way I do cuz most ppl seem just fine w/ it all.

/me goes get busy in paradise (have a good day dutchy)

// Doreen / 855 weeks and 2 hours ago

hehe! OMG! /me is listening to some Dutch nut throwing up he's eating a huge huge bowl of Wasabe!?

I swear this is crazy this program they do the most off the wall things (and I thought I seen it all)

// Doreen / 854 weeks and 1 day ago

hehe! OMG! /me is listening to some Dutch nut throwing up he's eating a huge huge bowl of Wasabe!?

I swear this is crazy this program they do the most off the wall things (and I thought I seen it all)

// Doreen / 854 weeks and 1 day ago

Hey I only hit the button once...

// Doreen / 854 weeks and 1 day ago

Doreenosis!

// craeonics / 854 weeks and 1 hour ago

No it's probably more like my machine is acting up again, it keeps freezing/locking for a few seconds and then it lets go. plus my stupid clock keeps lagging by 15 or more mins at a time (though I've changed the internet sync locations) it must be hardware related *sigh* I'm sooo sick of this you would not believe it.

// Doreen / 854 weeks and 51 minutes ago

New machine?

And aside from that, if you (accidentally) repeatedly click the "speak" button, you'll get multiple posts. I thought I'd fixed that somehow, but if I did, it must have been a magic spell, because it sure as hell is not in the code.

/listen

*craeonics is listening to: Ulver - Bergtatt (Ind i Fjeldkamrene) [Bergtatt, 05]

// craeonics / 853 weeks and 6 days ago

Rediculous! It's my Hard Disk and my Cmos Battery! but what is getting me upset is I tossed Gino my All in one Sony Desktop machine for his 16th B-day (so him and Sammy would stop fighting over the computer) and I just got this machine what in the world! Pretty soon I may have to sit myself behind a glass window and do a side job! j/k I'd never sell my soul for a buck but I may have to get a second job soon... *sigh*

// Doreen / 853 weeks and 6 days ago

What? Why? Cash flow issues? Stop buying them gadgets then.

// crae_work / 853 weeks and 6 days ago

Yup these kids are killing meeee! (and their gamming addictions are too)

Dutchy what happened did you get your internet thingie resolved yet?

// Doreen / 853 weeks and 6 days ago

And I hardly buy myself anything anymore (atleast like I used to) cuz every extra penny I get they always need things so I don't waste money as much like I did in the past, just these two guys are costing more as they are growing up (I seriously never thought past their diaper stage and I'm not joking! I don't think I see past the next hour when I do things)

// Doreen / 853 weeks and 6 days ago

But the iphone was a necessity! so be quiet! (I couldn't help that) hehe

Yesss I'm completely reckless and paying the price for it all now...

// Doreen / 853 weeks and 5 days ago

To quote Motorhead: "It's all about the game and how you play it". The costs are only going to rise until they get their own jobs and/or move out (whichever happens first).

Meanwhile, I'm still net-less. I cancelled my application with those goons and ordered it elsewhere. That was last week, so in two to four weeks this new club should deliver. Let's hope they don't mess up.

// craeonics / 853 weeks and 5 days ago

Oh well such is life Gino turned 16 and seems eager to see the world (so it's just a matter of time) and Sammy wellll he's only 10 so he'll be a while yet.

I'd go talk to a shrink about my problems but once I tell them that I like talking to my invisable dutchman they'll lock me up and toss the key! hehe

Anyways I hope you get your internet service hooked up soon what a royal pain. Hopefully all your other utility hookups were smoother.

// Doreen / 853 weeks and 5 days ago

Even worse, wait 'till they find out you've been talking to bunnies!

You'll manage. You've been doing this balancing act for years now.

The only things missing in my house right now are internet and the couch I bought three months ago and still hasn't been delivered. I've been told the shop has it in stock now and have to call back monday to make delivery appointments.

// craeonics / 853 weeks and 5 days ago

Good it sounds like things are coming together for you (slowly "but" surely)

And I'll be fine, someone up above always seems to watch over me and my lil pains...

// Doreen / 853 weeks and 4 days ago

Silly song that's been stuck in my head all day: [link]

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Joy Division - Love will tear us apart

// craeonics / 852 weeks and 6 days ago

Ack! (this is betterrr stuff)

Fergie - Clumsy [link]

First time

That I saw your eyes

Boy you looked right through me, mmmhmm

Play it cool

But I knew you knew

That cupid hit me, mmm mmm

You got me trippin, stumbling, flippin, fumbling

Clumsy cuz I'm fallin in love

You got me slippin, tumbling, sinking, fumbling

Clumsy cuz I'm fallin in love

So in love with you

/me goes hide from Black Friday over here and get to cleaning...

// Doreen / 852 weeks and 6 days ago

Wait, wait, wait! You're saying that that talentless hag, who wouldn't be be anywhere without her "star" producers, is better than Joy Divisions magnum opus?

Then again, you also prefer phones over desktops, so I'm not too surprised.

// craeonics / 852 weeks and 5 days ago

I never ever heard of Joy Divisions until I clicked on that link and they look to be Zzzzzz as for Fergie you're not the only one that dislikes her alot of girls over here hate her (me thinks it's simply jealousy)

And nope your wrong cuz I don't like phones at all I like PPC's and/or iPhones (bigggg difference) since you can't do anything w/ a phone but make phone calls but w/ the others you can run desktop apps from the palm of your hand and modify them to death like a desktop.

// Doreen / 852 weeks and 5 days ago

Perfect example:

Froggy sent out a Stardock newsletter recently (that I skimmed) focusing on how he thinks the Animated Desktop Wallpaper thingie will be a way of the future on Desktops?

Ummm you could not only animate the wallpaper on a PPC but also have it show real time and weather instances etc. who wants a boring wallpaper that simply changes to fake stuff.

// Doreen / 852 weeks and 5 days ago

3rd party apps are coming to the iPhone next year (I already have 3rd party apps on my phone now though) butttt when they do "you'll" see what I'm talking about when all the real devs dive in on it. probably about mid to end of next year even you will be amazed and see what I'm talking about you're just afraid of experimenting and change...

// Doreen / 852 weeks and 5 days ago

You got me trippin, stumbling, flippin, fumbling

Clumsy cuz I'm fallin in love

You got me slippin, tumbling, sinking, fumbling

Clumsy cuz I'm fallin in love

So in love with youuuu!

Mmmm mmmm mmmmm!!!

You're nuts cuz this is good... hehe

// Doreen / 852 weeks and 5 days ago

I've seen the iTouch (basically a stripped down iPhone without phone capabilities) in action, both normal and hacked, and it is just a mini-Mac. All kinds of programs available for it.

And no, I'm not getting one.

// craeonics / 852 weeks and 5 days ago

The iTouch (though slim and sexy) does not have the same capabilities of course as an iPhone so it's a total waste of money.

Anyways someday you will have to get "something" (though you probably will take the mark of the beast before getting a phone) hehe

// Doreen / 852 weeks and 4 days ago

[link]

[link]

[link]

Some ss's for you to laugh at (I've got a bunch of nonsense yes but I like to beta test alot)

// Doreen / 852 weeks and 4 days ago

Guitar Hero? Now I know what you do when you have to be in the office on fridays.

// craeonics / 852 weeks and 4 days ago

hehe! If you only knew (I could not even survive that one day at that nasty hospital w/o playing w/ my phone)

Anyways here's our weather dutchy.

[link]

[link]

And for you if you had an iphone you'd prob go for a weather bg like sooo:

[link]

I can skin pretty much "every single element" of the iphone now.

// Doreen / 852 weeks and 4 days ago

Nah, that's way too bright for me. I'll never have a mobile phone, because I don't want to be reachable (nor have my brain fried by the radiation).

// craeonics / 852 weeks and 4 days ago

Well believe it or not I can relate about not wanting to be reachable but w/ two asthmatic kids and work I've no choice so I make my phone as fun as possible, anyways g'night Mr. Dark and Dramatic. (and alil color wouldn't kill you)

// Doreen / 852 weeks and 4 days ago

Well alot of good surge protectors are, my machine of course is still under warranty since it's new so I had the tech come to fix the hard drive and CMOS bat today and he says "oh seems it's not your CMOS bat but rather your Motherboard and your Hard Drive"

/me tosses that stupid thing out the window and gets to installing work files on Gino's Toy now. *sigh*

I just don't believe it and I'm truely hating computers now.

// Doreen / 852 weeks and 1 day ago

You just do work from your "phone".

/me gets kicked

// crae_work / 852 weeks and 9 hours ago

I don't have much faith in surge protectors though. I suspect they are way too slow to react when an actual surge occurs. I know for a fact that the fuses the electric company uses burn through faster than a surge protector or earth grounding can kick in (my father trashed the central fuse in my power cabinet twice while working on my house).

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Mr. Oizo - Analogue Worms attack

// crae_work / 852 weeks and 8 hours ago

Wise guy (but I don't think they don't have pcAnywhere for iphone yet)

Yes obviously surge protectors are useless they said my Hard Drive and Motherboard got fried somehow and the machine is brand new.(the tech is coming back again today w/ a new Motherboard to fix that and the Hard Drive)

And stop slave driving your Dad he's suppose to be relaxing and enjoying his retirement! You lazy bunny!

// Doreen / 852 weeks and 3 hours ago

If I weren't keeping him occupied, he'd get up late, go for a walk, watch sport all evening and then go to bed again. The man has no hobbies.

// crae_work / 852 weeks and 1 hour ago

Dutchy yeah tryyyy to justify it. (besides I think that's what he suppose to do during retirement)

I hope you let me see pics when you guys are done I wanna see the after since you let me peek at the before shots.

// Doreen / 851 weeks and 6 days ago

I hope I'm not being too nosey on you (but I can't help it sorry)

// Doreen / 851 weeks and 6 days ago

More than three months after I ordered it, my couch will finally be delivered tomorrow, somewhere between 11:00 and 15:00. If those movers damage it while carrying it up the stairs, I'm going to toss them out of the window (and it's a long way down).

After that, I just need to get a coffee table and then I can move.

// craeonics / 851 weeks and 6 days ago

Hooray! /me is excited for you dutchy! I hope you're gonna be happy there (now I have to mentally picture you there instead of in a sleeping bag at your moms house? this will be strange) hehe!

// Doreen / 851 weeks and 5 days ago

Ugh! now I just pictured you in your house w/ a wife and kids (do not send me pics of that please)

// Doreen / 851 weeks and 5 days ago

Hell no. I value my peace and quiet.

// craeonics / 851 weeks and 5 days ago

/me tries not to smile here at work... hehe

// Doreen / 851 weeks and 5 days ago

Alright, my couch arrived, and just as I expected, it's way too big for my house. This means there is only one way to position it in the room.

Also bought a big ass banner/tapisty/gobelin to put on the wall. I'll take some pictures after that is put up.

// craeonics / 851 weeks and 5 days ago

Okay me can't wait to see it! Hopefully they did not bang it around too much trying to get it up to your house that must be a complete nightmare w/ you being so high up?

Remember I told you I had an old 64 inch TV? (It was a monster but the thing took up my whole living room) Well I finally decided to sell it I'm going to get a smaller TV but atleast this will be a LCD flat screen so I'll have alot more room (they are coming w/ a truck to pick it up today)

// Doreen / 851 weeks and 4 days ago

/me goes back to installing my whole soul back on this basically new machine. The technician told me I better get a surge protector for my machine "and" then get a surge protector for my surge protector. hehe!

// Doreen / 851 weeks and 4 days ago

I still can't believe what happened cuz I've always been careful about this stuff but it seems everything always fries anyways...

// Doreen / 851 weeks and 4 days ago

Btw what is a gobelin??? guess I'll have to wait to find out (but I've never heard of that before)

// Doreen / 851 weeks and 4 days ago

/me installs Limewire back (most necessary)

R. Kelly - Whine for me (and yesss R. Kelly which I don't normally like) butttt this one is excellente!)

// Doreen / 851 weeks and 4 days ago

Gobelin is a synonym for tapistry: [link]

Mine isn't fancy ofcourse, but plain old polyester. But it is 1.5 by 2 meters (roughly 5 by 7 feet). This one to be exact: [link] (yeah, yeah, corny).

// craeonics / 851 weeks and 4 days ago

Hmm interesting nothing I would have expected to see "you" choosing? (since of course it's not black nothiness) hehe

But obviously it should make your pad warmer.

I still want to see it up cuz I never seen those before dutchy...

// Doreen / 851 weeks and 4 days ago

Parents are going on a holiday (again) this week, so I'll be taking care of the cats, but I'll probably move next weekend. That is, if I'm not bugged by one of those blasted birthdays or family members.

// craeonics / 851 weeks and 3 days ago

I suspect now that your Dad is retired they will be traveling even more you probably should consider adopting the cats so they will really be free!

// Doreen / 851 weeks and 3 days ago

And the saga continues *sigh* course I forgot to call the guy back thinking oh well everything is fine now and I noticed my clock is not keeping track of time yet again! This cannot possibly be the CMOS battery cuz they replaced the whole Motherboard! Don't care about the computer clock itself but when my phone syncs to the machine all my reminder alarms that are set get messed up! argh!

// Doreen / 851 weeks and 2 days ago

In other words: time for a new machine. Get ready for a trip back into helldesk land.

// craeonics / 851 weeks and 1 day ago

I'm so upset w/ this mess I feel like crying it's rediculous. That guy that tried to contact me on Friday they told me was off today (my luck) so I of course I got transferred to other ppl over and over again which meant I had to tell the whole history of what has been going on w/ this thing over and over again. Everything else feels fine I'm quiting on this I'll have to not sync the phone to the computer and let the stupid clock issue rest. I'll just have to keep manually resetting the clock when it lags too far behind that is... *sigh* (I must have picked a complete lemon)

// Doreen / 851 weeks and 1 day ago

What do you think it could be dutchy? What else would be related if it's not the CMOS Bat or Motherboard?

These nuts were telling me to do all the "common sense" stuff which I've done before I even began calling about this issue in the first place, such as set the clock to not sync w/ internet, set the clock tooooo sync w/ internet, change internet syncing spots, change the clock itself then restart the computer, check the time zone, bla bla bla (totally rediculous common sense stuff) I don't think they hear a word I say...

Anyways I'm giving one more call today to see if I can get that guy that tried to contact me on Friday (yesterday he called off so they gave me drones as you call them) hehe

Throughout the day I keep noticing it lagging 6, 20, 45 to a couple of hours at a time as if it gets stuck and loses track of time while I'm on it until I manually fix it and bring it current again.

// Doreen / 851 weeks and 1 day ago

Assuming you had your drives and motherboard replaced, did a clean install, have the machine running all the time (so the long term effect can be observed) and do not sync (to eliminate that as a possibility), then if the clock is being erratic, I'd say the little chip on the motherboard that generates the clock pulses is damaged. Or perhaps the BIOS is wonky.

// craeonics / 851 weeks and 1 day ago

Yes the guy replace the Hard Drive and of course had to do a clean install after that and yes the Motherboard was replaced w/ a new one and I seen him going into the BIOS and messing around in there but anyways Dutchyyyyy!!!!!

They're send me a new machine! And it has upgrades! (since the thing has been upgraded all over apparently) They said I should have it before X-mas!

What a relief and they actually did have me in tears I just could not believe it, it's as if they don't hear me or something.

// Doreen / 851 weeks and 22 hours ago

Yay!

Now I suspect you sabotaged your machine yourself to finally push them over the edge. "I've had it with that Carrillo woman. Send her a new machine already".

// crae_evil / 851 weeks and 20 hours ago

hehe! noooo silly (I wouldn't do that even though the thought may have crossed my mind "subconciously of course")

I actually was nervous to say yes to the new machine cuz the guy already fixed the hard drive and motherboard and the computer finally feels right but they can't figure out the clock issue and I almost let it go but I remembered what you said that if it was a surge that created this mess in the first place things may keep going wrong no matter what so I decided to forget them trying to come again to try to troubleshoot the clock. I sent you the specs in your mailbox (don't worry I'm almost done bugging the hell out of you w/ my problems invisible dutchman!)

// Doreen / 851 weeks and 19 hours ago

You did? Haven't seen it. /me goes check spambox

// crae_work / 851 weeks and 7 hours ago

My god, I liked their first album, but this mini-cd teaser thing of their upcoming album reminds me so much of late Bathory, it's uncanny. It's less heavy (less bass, people who can actually sing), but the overal vibe is very similar.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Heidevolk - Wodan heerst [Wodan heerst, 01]

// craeonics / 850 weeks and 6 days ago

I moved yesterday and am now finding out that my neighbour downstairs has a terrible taste in music. He plays the Dutch equivalent of country (in spirit, not in sound) and he plays it loud. And he sings along to it. Out of tune.

Fortunately my floor is well isolated, so I only hear murmurs.

// craeonics / 850 weeks and 4 days ago

hehe! oh nooo you're in trouble and think that's just your downstairs neighbor maybe your other neighbors have even worser taste in music!

But since you listen to Burzum and the like you should be used to ppl singing out of tune?

/me runs!

// Dor_evil / 850 weeks and 4 days ago

Just be thankful I'm not your neighbor you know what I listen to and most times I have it so loud the windows and walls vibrate...

// Doreen / 850 weeks and 4 days ago

Gotta put on some classy stuff...

Flo Rida ft. T-Pain - Get Low (could have sworn this was Chingy at first)

// Doreen / 850 weeks and 3 days ago

He only played it one hour. At the moment, I can faintly hear people talking, so he probably has guests. As you can see, I haven't lived in an apartment complex for ages. Got to get used to having neighbours.

So far I'm not enjoying things though. I was already short on time and with all these extra chores, it's rush rush all the way. I need a vacation.

// craeonics / 850 weeks and 2 days ago

You're a nosey neighbor? Stop that and take that cup off the wall! hehe

You'll be fine dutchy you jusss need to organize yourself alil better now and be ahead of the game another words your weekend will be work as well as your week. =)

Lazyyy Bunnyyyyy...

// Doreen / 850 weeks and 2 days ago

/me is currently listening tooo:

R. Kelly - Whine for me

(and babysitting a filtering report for a Dr. "and" ironing Sammy's cloths for school tomorrow)

Seeeee easy peasyyy =)

// Doreen / 850 weeks and 2 days ago

Dutchy my machine came!!!!!

/me goes set things up...

// Doreen / 849 weeks and 6 days ago

Yay! Let's hope this one doesn't break down.

In other news, when I ordered cable tv (cable tv over here is different from on your end, namely: a) a few dozen channels instead of six trizilion; and b) everyone has it) for my house I got the offer for digital tv for free. I'm Dutch and Dutch can't say no to free stuff, so I now have digital tv.

They offer a (free) standard package, consisting of the same channels you get with your regular cable account (plus a bunch of utter crap regional channels) and a number of additional channels for which you have to pay a fee. I'm not going to do that ofcourse, but the first two weeks, you get access to all packages (a hundred or so channels) as an incentive.

So the past and coming week, I have that 101 channel and at least seven music channels, one of which plays electronic music 24/7 without commercials or breaks. Guess what my tv has been tuned to lately (not that I have time to watch).

Trouble is, their playlist is somewhat limited. If I hear Bob Sinclar one more time, I'm going to murder someone...

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Bob Sinclar - Together

...switching to (joy!):

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Energy 52 - Café del Mar (Marco V remix)

// craeonics / 849 weeks and 5 days ago

I'll spare you my continuing computer drama but they did not put a modem in the machine (Ummm I dial up into work?) Argh!!!

And the problem w/ Digital Cable is yesss Repeat, Repeat and more Repeat!!!

And now me hears Energy 52 - Cafe Del Mar (Marco V remix) playing in my head now...

// Doreen / 849 weeks and 5 days ago

I don't know how it is over there around this time of year Dutchy but on this end all you hear every where you go is Merry Christmas music (completely nausiating)

/me goes find some peto for my tummy and go to bed early I actually feel sick just from listening to it.

// Doreen / 849 weeks and 5 days ago

Believe me, Bob Sinclar is far worse than any christmas tune you can think of. I hope the man doesn't have the bright idea to record a christmas song. That would be sheer agony.

// craeonics / 849 weeks and 5 days ago

Anyway, it's all silence at the moment. Busy studying.

// craeonics / 849 weeks and 5 days ago

I never heard of him and judging from what you just said I won't even try to look him up.

Get to your studies!

/me goes get an early start on things over here today...

// Doreen / 849 weeks and 5 days ago

/me kicks this thread up again

I have to give a verbal report (yuck, shit is sucking up all my time) on monday and have an exam on wednesday (which I failed two times before and for which I have yet to start studying), but after that I have two weeks off and can finally fix this board.

// craeonics / 849 weeks and 4 days ago

Don't worry about it I'll try to stop bugging you so much you better take care of that report and those exams.

I'm just reinstalling things bookmarks etc. I took the modem out of the defective machine and installed it into this one (stupid screws are insanely small!) but that's as far as I'll go I don't do motherboards or hard drives and hate the letters "BIOS" (looks freaky)

// Doreen / 849 weeks and 4 days ago

Installing a hard drive is easier than PCI cards, really.

Anyway, exam and speech done. Finally got some time off again. Except from work, daily chores, two reports I still need to write, more exams, etcetera. Fortunately, I've got the next two weeks off and those exams and reports are in half and late January.

// craeonics / 849 weeks and 1 day ago

Take a rest dutchy you've been pushing it w/ moving and all. I'm trying to bug you so much over here but I miss you!

This machine they sent me seems pretty solid so far (I'll be giving it a good test run tonight playing some WOW to see for sures though)

// Doreen / 848 weeks and 5 days ago

"not" to bug you (where do my words go?)

// Doreen / 848 weeks and 5 days ago

It's strange. I've had so many chores these last few weeks that now that I am somewhat without chores, I find myself at a loss what to do.

That is completely ridiculous ofcourse. I'm really turning into an adult now. Yuck!

// craeonics / 848 weeks and 5 days ago

You mean you're not really 16 stilllll? But yeah this adulthood thing I'm still trying to adjust too (specially since I'm a mom it really messes w/ my head at times)

Don't worry by the time we adjust it will all be over... hehe

// Doreen / 848 weeks and 5 days ago

/me tosses you a blanket it looks pretty cold over there, we melt over here and you freeze over there.

// Doreen / 848 weeks and 4 days ago

That's what you get from living up north. Now if only the heater will stop copping out on me at night. There should be an even temperature all day round, but it sometimes just lets things cool down late at night (at which point I really start to freeze).

// craeonics / 848 weeks and 2 days ago

That's when you should probably break out the wool blanket, at any rate atleast you get to feel Christmas weather over here it still feels like summer (we're still hitting around 80)

// Doreen / 848 weeks and 2 days ago

The snow has already melted. Typical. Bing Crosby can go back in his coffin again. No "White Christmas" over here.

Anyhow, /me goes eat Christmas dinner, enjoy yours

// craeonics / 848 weeks and 2 days ago

Thank you dutchy but I'm sick of food we've been eating over here for days so I'm fasting today, me and the kids and my family all went to Knotts Berry farm Sunday (which is an amusement park over here) and we did our Christmas gathering that day, so today me and my kids are just gaming it. hehe

Have a good one my invisible Dutchman...

// Doreen / 848 weeks and 1 day ago

/me is listening to something probably up your alley...

[link]

Gino found this and listens to it so of course I'm stuck listening to it!

// Doreen / 848 weeks and 1 day ago

Only decent oldie that sounds good...

The Four Tops - Still Waters Run Deep

Mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm!

// Doreen / 847 weeks and 6 days ago

Hmm, perhaps I should check that out, yeah.

// craeonics / 847 weeks and 6 days ago

/me comes to drop you off a "Happy New Year!" (Have a good one dutchy)

// Doreen / 847 weeks and 2 days ago

I've only moved a couple of hundred meters, but the neighbourhood where I live now seems miles away from where I used to live. Looking out of the window I see they've started the (illegal) bonfire for the fourth time now, after the firemen took care of the previous three.

Anyhow, almost there...

// craeonics / 847 weeks and 2 days ago

Argh, that talentless hag of a Fergie on tv again. For education's sake and in the name of Good Taste, here's the "song" Fergilicious is based on. I know the lyrics of this one from the heart, so to speak:

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: J.J. Fad - Supersonic: [link] (rather blocky vid)

// craeonics / 847 weeks and 2 days ago

Stop picking on Fergie shes got more money than you and I put together (plus a few more ppl) so she must be doing something right! But I have to agree her Fergilicious tune is rediculous I like her Clumsy tune better...

Anyways you got a new pad and new year now so this should be your bestest year coming!

I'm pretty boring since I don't party or drink so I could care less about these New Year thingies (or any other over rated Holiday) I'm off to go rent a few vids for me and my kids.

Have a good one.

/me tosses confetti on you!

// Doreen / 847 weeks and 2 days ago

hehe! oh noooo I don't know which is worser that vid for Supersonic or what Fergie did to it!

// Doreen / 847 weeks and 2 days ago

Welllll I'm not off to a very good start this year, I "had" a black leather backpack, went out shopping and took it off and put it down for a second or two turned around and it was gone. =(

I guess now I'll be spending the next week in credit card customer service hell!

// Doreen / 847 weeks and 1 day ago

I have no idea why I keep running to you w/ my issues. hehe

If I did New Years Resolutions I would have to put "Stop running to dutchy w/ my problems"

Anyways, I'm sorry me tries really hard this time to leave you alone (sorry bout that dutchy)

// Doreen / 847 weeks and 17 hours ago

Looks like someone has been doing a little proletarian shopping and got him/herself a brand spanking new backpack.

But wait, your backpack was stolen, so you're trying to get a refund now?

// craeonics / 847 weeks and 10 minutes ago

/me goes look up the proletarian word but no was not buying a backpack I had a purse/backpack anyways everything is fine...

// Doreen / 846 weeks and 5 days ago

Reviving this thread with the best Frank Boeijen song ever.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Frank Boeijen - Kronenburg Park

// craeonics / 844 weeks and 8 hours ago

Welll it's Sunday so be quiet! hehe

/me goes get my Worship on today from home since it's raining and I'm too lazy to take them to Church today...

La laaaaa laaaaa!

Chris Tomlin - Indescribable

From the highest of heights to the depths of the sea

Creation’s revealing Your majesty

From the colors of fall to the fragrance of spring

Every creature unique in the song that it sings

All exclaiming

Indescribable, uncontainable,

You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.

You are amazing God

All powerful, untamable,

Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim

You are amazing God

Who has told every lightning bolt where it should go

Or seen heavenly storehouses laden with snow

Who imagined the sun and gives source to its light

Yet conceals it to bring us the coolness of night

None can fathom

Indescribable, uncontainable,

You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name

You are amazing God

All powerful, untamable,

Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim

You are amazing God

You are amazing God

Indescribable, uncontainable,

You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.

You are amazing God

All powerful, untamable,

Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim

You are amazing God

Indescribable, uncontainable,

You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.

You are amazing God

Incomparable, unchangeable

You see the depths of my heart and You love me the same

You are amazing God

// Doreen / 843 weeks and 4 days ago

Oh, for Christ's sake. This is my punishment for listening to Striborg all weekend. Plus some extra beating:

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: The PussyCat Dolls - Dontcha

// crae_work / 843 weeks and 3 days ago

hehe!!!

Get back to your books you school boy...

// Doreen / 843 weeks and 2 days ago

The Opposites strike again with killer beats. So far, I like all the songs I've heard of theirs, except one stupid ballad. Video seems to have footage from some crazy movie or series or something I've never heard about.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: The Opposites ft. Sef - Me Nikes [link]

// craeonics / 843 weeks and 20 hours ago

Ack, evil R&B on the telly!

// craeonics / 843 weeks and 19 hours ago

*Cough* I actually like That Opposites thing you posted (though I've got no idea what they are saying as usual)

/me goes peek at that link again...

// Doreen / 843 weeks and 18 hours ago

Oew Oewwww Mmmm mmmmm! (funky vid though)

Actually like this one the bestest...

// Doreen / 843 weeks and 18 hours ago

[link]

// Doreen / 843 weeks and 18 hours ago

Actually your vids are not much diff than the crazy stuff on this side dutchy. hehe

/me go listen to:

[link]

// Doreen / 843 weeks and 17 hours ago

Ack! That's terrible!

// craeonics / 842 weeks and 6 days ago

Oh be quiet Mr. Burzumy lover! Dutchy can you put a link on the top of this thread that can zap us to the bottom of it? Or would that be too much work/time to do? If it is then don't worry about it.

// Doreen / 842 weeks and 6 days ago

I need to fix things here badly. Exam period has just past and the next semester starts next week, so I should have some time this weekend to work on things.

// craeonics / 842 weeks and 6 days ago

Okay thank you dutchyyy. (if even just a link on the top of the thread to jump to the bottom of the thread would be good if it's not alot of work)

// Doreen / 842 weeks and 6 days ago

/me is listening to this crazy machine here at work choking already and I've not even begun to work on it yet! oh boyyy...

// Doreen / 842 weeks and 6 days ago

In the meantime though, there's always the [end] key, which'll take you to the bottom of the page.

// craeonics / 842 weeks and 5 days ago

Hmmm can you believe I did not know that? hehe

(but I don't have an end key on my phone)

// Doreen / 842 weeks and 5 days ago

Phones don't need end keys, since phones are not computers. If they want to play computer, then they should provide you with an end key as well.

Meanwhile I did some work on the board. If it doesn't fall over and die from this post, the "thread missing after post" thing has been solved. And I've added a "last post" link on the thread list which should take you directly to the last post in a thread.

// craeonics / 842 weeks and 4 days ago

Oh I like it!

/me goes test it out on my phone!

(thank you dutchy)

// Doreen / 842 weeks and 4 days ago

Perfecto!!!

// Doreen / 842 weeks and 4 days ago

I also took a poke at adding feeds, but then a look at the clock told me it was probably enough for now. Feeds aren't that hard. Just a lot of changes in a lot of places.

// craeonics / 842 weeks and 4 days ago

Well can you just add one feed to this thread? I have a really neat app I use on my phone that tosses a badge up when you hit this thread. =)

Your fault that you don't take it down so I plan on bugging you forever here!

Thanks dutchy for fixing the scrolling issue for me I appreciate it cuz it literally would take me a long time to get to the bottom when I would come peek on my phone...

/me is listening to the sound of rain (music to my ears) *sigh*

// Doreen / 842 weeks and 4 days ago

I'll do my share and do an article (yesss on the iphone which I know you hate, but you better promise me you will publish it anyways you lazy bunny)

// Doreen / 842 weeks and 4 days ago

Boy since you got your house you hardly ever come out to play anymore!!! If you're still trying to find the perfect soap for your dishwasher over there let me tell you there is none. (they all leave spots!)

Oh well we come into this world alone and leave it alone too soooo me goes listen to my tunes "alone!" hehe

The Fray - How To Save a Life

// Doreen / 842 weeks and 2 days ago

Yeah right, I'm just as active as before. Umm, minus chore time that is. As for dishwasher soap, the brand I use (Sun) seems to work although there are some spots on knives some times.

// craeonics / 842 weeks and 2 days ago

hehe!!! dutchy I hate you and I wish I never ever read you!

(Alright I lied there is a nearlyyy perfect dishwasher soap it's called Electrasol powerball tabs)

And I just miss you that's all! guess you're right about not much going on in skindom anyways these days and my current obsession as you know is skinning the iphone which is not really something for Tek. (guess you're off the hook you lazyyy bunny)

// Doreen / 842 weeks and 1 day ago

Other than not much going on in Skindom at the moment, the reason for me not posting (much) news is that I put Tek on the operating table some months ago to streamline things and then got caught up in all kinds of other stuff. So the patient is still awaiting the operation.

// craeonics / 842 weeks and 1 day ago

Well I think the patient died already and is awaiting an autopsy now, and I'm pretty sure the few news guys you had hand feeding you any news for us are tired of waiting for you too (but that is just an assumption)

I keep forgetting dutchy you put a quick jump link and I still keep scrolling when I come here on my computer. hehe!

(cept the couple of times I was on my phone then of course it's a "total" Blessing)

// Doreen / 842 weeks and 1 day ago

Unlike people, code can be successfully ressurrected. I just need to do that some time.

// craeonics / 842 weeks and 1 day ago

Argh! I did it again! (I keep forgetting about that link up there) anyways I don't know what you're talking about cuz the site already seems extremely streamlined and it's so light it floats.

// Doreen / 842 weeks and 1 day ago

For instance, every page starts with the same twenty lines of code. I really need to group those and put them in a single file which I can include. Changing things in those lines is a bitch at the moment because I have to change things in so many files.

// craeonics / 842 weeks and 1 day ago

Stop complaining you lazy bunny and just do it if that invisable stuff is bugging you Mr. Perfectionist.

// Doreen / 842 weeks and 1 day ago

Finally something good (hasn't been anything decent at all lately really)

Alicia Keys ft. Damien Marley - No One

// Doreen / 842 weeks and 22 hours ago

Hmm obviously your lil cyber nephew seems to know your taste in tunes.

Hey Mom tell that crae guy to check this out:

[link]

I find it totally disgusting but he's right you just might like it...

// Doreen / 841 weeks and 5 days ago

I'd take that over Alicia Keys any day of the week. That one song they have there sounds a bit like early Dimmu (before they went theatrical). Not very special, but not to bad either.

// craeonics / 841 weeks and 4 days ago

Alicia was hatched were I was hatched (NY) so shes fine by meeee! (you just have no good taste Mr. Burzummy lover)

Some curse from Hell jumped Gino and he's driving me crazy w/ screaming growling tunes. (I'm hoping it will pass soon) hehe

// Doreen / 841 weeks and 4 days ago

were = where *sigh!*

// Doreen / 841 weeks and 4 days ago

You mean he actually developed a good taste in music? Okay, so it's probably just a phase and in ten years he'll be listening to country.

// craeonics / 841 weeks and 4 days ago

Country = Ultimately disgusting (I'd have to disown him as my son if that happens)

// Doreen / 841 weeks and 3 days ago

Though this seems to be their "only" good tune it jussss might move me out of 1st gear for today... Zzzzz

Goldfrapp - Strict Machine

// Doreen / 841 weeks and 3 days ago

Playing all kind of tunes here at work. All the Mac-ers have iTunes and share their music, so I can pick shares. Currently explorer the depths of Ladytron.

// crae_work / 841 weeks and 3 days ago

Hey our thread is getting cold! me comes warm it up w/:

The Afters - Beautiful Love

(been ages since I listened to this one)

// Doreen / 840 weeks and 2 days ago

Random playlist here at work led us to The Doors. Turns out they stink. God, this is boring.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: The Doors - Riders on the Storm

// crae_work / 840 weeks and 2 days ago

I know two tunes by the Doors that one and "Come on Baby light my Fire" (or something like that?) I'm not sure if I actually ever listened to either one of those tunes completely through all the way to the end (the guy is totally monotone)

// Doreen / 840 weeks and 2 days ago

It all stinks. Very repetitive and whining, and that's coming from me who listens to very repetitive music.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Madonna - Holiday

// crae_work / 840 weeks and 1 day ago

/me is listening to rain (which has me completely and totally zapped)

// Dor_rain / 840 weeks and 1 day ago

And me is stilllll listening to rain and not about to waste perfect weather sitting on the Freeway in traffic driving to work for 2 hours.

/me jumps back in bed (I'm completely knocked out from this rain, I cannot believe this)

// Doreen / 839 weeks and 6 days ago

Rain here as well, be it indoor rain. The bloody water intake hose of my washing machine is leaking. Grrr... Everything breaks down in this house.

// craeonics / 839 weeks and 6 days ago

One thing about a house is you will surely become a jack of all trades. When I had my house I had to learn all kinds of things in order not to have to pay to fix everything that broke down all the time (which they usually want you to pay w/ your soul to fix)

Just don't do what I did I fixed everything and then out of frustration I sold it so the new owners got a beautiful house when all I had was a broken down one.

/me is listening to complete silence at the moment rain stopped and it's cool and perfecto right now...

// Doreen / 839 weeks and 6 days ago

Fortunately my parent live around the corner, so I go "fix it" and they come fix things (and bill me afterwards).

// craeonics / 839 weeks and 5 days ago

So you mean they fix it "right" after you break it more?

/me is watching some crazy Indian music video at the dentist office. (that time again for me and my kids)

// Doreen / 839 weeks and 4 days ago

I didn't break nothing. This house it breaking down fine by itself. Doesn't seem to need my help for that.

Anyway, TV at the dentist? My dentist only has magazines for the rich and famous (for some reason it's always about yauchting or designer furniture and stuff).

// craeonics / 839 weeks and 3 days ago

Well mine has a TV by every chair in every room so that helps cuz me and my kids are scared of Dentist and Doctors. (Japanese Dentist so strange he had Indian Music Vids on yesterday) hehe

Don't worry about things breaking down in your house dutchy cuz that gives you the opportunety to fix things "your way" when you get done then it will really be "your house"

// Doreen / 839 weeks and 3 days ago

Actually I know that is not very comforting hearing that when it will begin to feel as if every stupid dollar you make is being fed into fixing your house but when my Stepfather gifted me his house it was worth 120.000 when I got done w/ fixing everything in it and selling it I heard the value was worth over 300.000 =(

I did not know about things such as that so someone ripped me off that was wiser than me. All I knew at the time is I was tired of fixing things and tired of my family bugging me constantly to move in and out w/o helping me at all. (obviously by now you know how stupid I can be)

// Doreen / 839 weeks and 3 days ago

You're still not living under a bridge, so I'd say you're doing a good job at keeping your "stupidity" in check.

// crae_work / 839 weeks and 3 days ago

Nah my stupidity is still not in check the house was given to me for a reason I did not even see at the time and I got so selfish I tossed it (It would have been my biggest Blessing) so I got what I deserved for being lazy and selfish...

Anyways enough of that, just fix your house and whistle why you work. hehe

// Doreen / 839 weeks and 2 days ago

Looks to be one of those days already so me goes dive for my ancient old classy tunes:

Petey Pablo - Freek a Leek

// Doreen / 839 weeks and 1 day ago

/me looks at the clock

Aha, time to sing the Seven Dwarves song and get out of here.

// crae_work / 839 weeks and 1 day ago

hehe you nut!

// Doreen / 839 weeks and 18 hours ago

And me comes back grumbling to herself that you are soooo sarcastic! you know exactly what I meant about the whistling thing! anywaysssss Dutchy you have to check out this flick I rented last night when it comes out over there it's called "Beowulf" really neat the way they made it.

// Doreen / 839 weeks and 17 hours ago

Wasn't that the flick where they used real actors but digitally rerendered them? I've seen an older Beowolf film with my hero Christopher Lambert, but that, like all his movies, was dreadful.

And I know what about what whistling thing?

// crae_work / 839 weeks and 9 hours ago

Yes that's the one it's relly kind of unusual and unique the way they did the animation one min you think for a split second you are watching a real actor then the next you realize it's an animated character. They just released it over here the other day.

And about the whistling thing I thought you were being sarcastic what I meant was don't complain about fixing your house just whistle while you work and it will pay off cuz in the end you'll have something worth while even if it don't feel like it now.

I've been out of my house now for about 7 years or so and "jusss now" I look back and realized what I did. All that stupid complaining I did, I swear I didn't even see it until now and my Mom and Stepfather are so good they "never once" throw it in my face (which makes me feel even worse!)

// Doreen / 839 weeks and 3 hours ago

[link]

This guy? I don't recall seeing him in any movies?

// Doreen / 839 weeks and 3 hours ago

I just spotted on that link of movies that guy made Beowulf so I guess that guy made an earlier version of it? (though I've never seen Beowulf until the other day) But you should check out this newer version it was pretty good. (atleast something totally unique to anything I've ever seen as far as the animation is concerned)

// Doreen / 839 weeks and 3 hours ago

Be grateful, Christopher Lambert has the charisma and acting skills of a brick wall. Alright, I'm probably being unfair, but I've never seen him doing any decent acting in any of his movies.

And regarding the house bit, I'm just shocked that things break down so much. And now I'm getting all kinds of municipal tax bills and shit. Bloody thieves they all are!

// crae_work / 839 weeks and 3 hours ago

I know dutchy, be careful cuz it gets veryyyy frustrating. I felt like all I did was work and then use every single penny to fix the house and then when I would get done fixing and got a small break from that thennnn the stupid house tax bills came in to hit me! plus everyone thought cuz Doreen had a house let's use her garage as storage, lets move in w/ her for free and kick back for a while, lets have "ALL" the Holiday festivities at her pad she's got room!

They wore me down completely and I felt like it was not my house and all I did was work, fix and pay so I ran away from it (But I should have stayed the corse) Now I see it helped my sister and my brother out and it kept my whole family together. (one of my biggest mistakes)

But just keep investing in your house it's worth it...

// Doreen / 839 weeks and 2 hours ago

Plus of course down the line when the day comes and I kick the bucket I have no house to give to my two little boys. (So stupid)

// Doreen / 839 weeks and 2 hours ago

Ah, now I know why you move every six months. It's to keep the nasty relatives away. Which reminds me that today is my sister's birthday.

// crae_work / 839 weeks and 1 hour ago

hehe noooo silly it's the stupid leases over here in Cali you sign a lease when you rent so that the rent stays at the same for one year at the end of the lease/year they(the landlord) has the right to raise the rent according to the property value at that time etc. so sometimes your looking at 100 dollar increase in your monthly rent (so I normally move)

However this Condo I'm currently renting (the one I showed you pics of) the landlord said he promised me he would never raise my rent as long as I stay (If that is true I will be here a longgg time cuz I like it here I like my room upstairs something about the cross air breeze that is perfect)

Go spoil your sister today for her Birthday!

// Doreen / 838 weeks and 6 days ago

That is ridiculous. That would mean you'd almost be forced to move every year. /me states the obvious

// crae_work / 838 weeks and 6 days ago

No kidding right now my rent is 1400 if he did raise the rent every year I'd be moving real quick!!! But so far he looks to be keeping his word. I'm in a good area for my boys (schools are great) So it seems I'll be renting this condo for a while.

/me is listening to this rediculous machine choking on me again (I think it's possessed!)

// Dor_work / 838 weeks and 6 days ago

Moving over great distances would mean they would have to change schools a lot, which is not so good. So yeah, better stick to one place.

/me goes eat cake at sister's place (right around the corner)

// craeonics / 838 weeks and 5 days ago

I'm "hoping" I can stay put so Gino can finish up at this High School cuz it's rough on them when I have to move so much. Gino was straight F's at the last school but now he's all A's and B's plus he's hanging out w/ some German exchange student who is helping him grow mentally I think Gino speaks German!!! (so unreal Dutchy it blows my mind)

Sam I never have any problems w/ (he's an old man living inside an 11 year old kids body very strange. Sometimes Gino will be blazing that creepy growling evil stuff whilst Sammy is on the piano playing classical tunes (and of course I'm over here listening to Lil Jon) hehe

So it seems your family all lives close to each other? that's good dutchy. (and convenient)

// Doreen / 838 weeks and 5 days ago

Watch out for young people listening to classical music. They'll end up being psychopaths! I suspect the evil music thing is just a phase, so don't worry about that. I don't intend to get past that phase though.

There is a bit of a family aggregation here, yeah. Sister lives around the corner, parents on the other side of the graveyard and my aunt lives in this neighbourhood as well. Couple of other relatives a bit further away (fifteen minute bike ride).

// craeonics / 838 weeks and 4 days ago

hehe! Don't scare me like that Sammy already is spooking me.

I can see you already hopping on your bike to make your weekly trips all around the neighborhood for the "Help! my computer is not working can you come over and fix it" for your family. That's what mine do to me. This is about the furthest I've moved from my family and I'm currently only 15 mins away (drive time) from my sister and my Mom and Stepfather cept my crazy brother who moved to Nevada to finally buy his own house where they are cheaper (so he's a about 3 hours away now)

His wife let him out of his cage last week and he came to surprise me again and we had our WOW marathon but he told me he is going to sell his house "yes already" and move back here cuz he can't stand being away from us all. My Mom is like not sure she is too happy about that news. hehe!!!

// Doreen / 838 weeks and 4 days ago

Seems like there will be more World of Warcraft marathons coming up.

Computer helpdesk questions go like this these days:

Mom: "Help! My printer isn't working!"

Me: "So? Take it back to the shop then"

And for some reason whenever a computer breaks down somewhere, it's always my fault. Curious, since my machines never fall over.

// craeonics / 838 weeks and 4 days ago

Hopefully not cuz his wife is extremely jealous (yes even of his own family) and he needs to put his wifes feelings first so I'm hoping he stays put for his own sake.

You're mean!!! you mean you don't even go tryyy to fix her computer or printer problems?

/me smacks you!

And you machines don't never falls over cuz you're not a dare devil like most you've prob got like 5 standard apps your black wall and that's about it.

// Doreen / 838 weeks and 4 days ago

What can I say? Some people have issues. I my mother's case she just refuses to learn how to do things, even trivial stuff like transfering photos from a digital camera. And there's a scroll wheel on her mouse, but she won't use it and prefers to click the down arrow on scrollbars a thousand times.

// craeonics / 838 weeks and 3 days ago

hehe! that sounds "exactly" like my mom dutchy she does the same exact thing no matter how many times I show her! she does not use the wheel on her mouse she keeps using the scrollbars. (drives me crazy)

// Doreen / 838 weeks and 3 days ago

And since it's cap on our Moms time, don't forget to set her email client to "Auto Delete" so when she exits her mail it deletes the junk for her cuz if she is like my Mom and you don't she'll have like 50 million mails in her delete folder from her sister that have tons of links to rediculous flash joke sites from months and months accumulated...

// Doreen / 838 weeks and 3 days ago

Oh no, she seems to have that under control. She deletes them herself.

// craeonics / 838 weeks and 3 days ago

Wellll my Mom deletes them but then they "all" sit in her Deleted box for ages piling up until her box explodes...

/me is having a hard time trying to whistle while I work today and currently debating Crunk or Christian? (don't feel like working today)

// Doreen / 838 weeks and 2 days ago

Crunktian?

"Shake your booty! Praise the Lord for them booties, hallelujah! Thank you Lord Jesus Christ for them fine booties! Now get down!"?

// crae_work / 838 weeks and 2 days ago

hehe! /me smacks the hell out of you, you nut. Hmmm I might have to go look for some of that Crunktian stuff.

Dutchy this thread is loading painfully slow.

// Doreen / 838 weeks and 2 days ago

Loading pretty swift here. But perhaps the server was busy or something. Alternative, I could things like paging (split the thread over multiple pages), but those are future plans.

/listen

* craeonics found some Portishead on his work network and it rocks (as always)

// crae_work / 838 weeks and 2 days ago

In the past I never really like paged threads but now over time I've learned to appreciate them so that might be a good choice for the future. Either that or dump the thread and start a new one? but then we'd lose all our classy tunes we've posted over time! hehe

// Doreen / 838 weeks and 2 days ago

I'm losing it now cuz this guy is sounding totally Country and I think the tune is kinda pretty. hehe!

(Yessss streaming my "C" stuffezzz)

Bebo Norman - Falling Down

// Doreen / 838 weeks and 1 day ago

They're singing about me again.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: EMF - Unbelievable

// crae_work / 838 weeks and 1 day ago

/me comes poke you in the eye and leave...

// Doreen / 838 weeks and 22 hours ago

And me is listening to happy little birdies singing outside my window (prob all happy cuz theyyy don't have to work for a living!) hehe

// Doreen / 838 weeks and 22 hours ago

Me listens to something I've not heard in ages (and your utmost favorite dutchy)

dc talk - Consume me

// Dor_evil / 838 weeks and 21 hours ago

Joy, it's DC Talk. I so miss their music. Fortunately a couple of demons in forests-cd's will arrive upon my doorstep tomorrow to cleanse all this piousness (or is that "piety"?).

/me goes clean out the dishwasher

// craeonics / 838 weeks and 20 hours ago

*rolls her eyes* and grumbles evilll bunny!

/me prays your mailman delivers them to your neighbor instead...

// Doreen / 838 weeks and 19 hours ago

Oh look, there's actually a Woodtemple cd in there. This may sound strange, but I had forgotten which cd's I had ordered.

/me goes cook dinner

// craeonics / 838 weeks and 8 minutes ago

Hmmm I guess he ain't hearing my prayers lately? Woodtemple?

/me goes back to listening to your lil cyber nephew Sammy the wheezer and plays more nurse...

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 6 days ago

Hmm, strange music. It's sort of like all kinds of rolled up layers that unroll one after the other, adding layer upon layer. And then there's that flute...

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Woodtemple - The Shields light [Sorrow of the Wind, 03]

// craeonics / 837 weeks and 6 days ago

I swear you are just like the devil! and you knowwww I have to go check that out. *sigh*

/me proceeds veryyy cautiously to check that out...

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 6 days ago

OMG Ack!!!!

[link]

Sounds like the same stuff Gino listens to? it begins all tranquil and nice and then startles my heart (like sharp needles piercing my heart) I cannot take that! Why do they ruin it w/ that growling? Totally disgusting...

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 6 days ago

And please don't say that's cuz I listen to Christian tunes cuz that has nothing to do w/ it cuz I listen to the worse trash out there (sometimes so bad I can't even list those ones here)

Anyways I was poking around alil more and that def is some of the stuff your other lil cyber nephew listens to (specially when he gets pissed off at me then he really turns it up)

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 6 days ago

Gino's latest let's torture her tunes are from these two band members they're pretty unknown (they must be cuz he actually has had responses from the girl in that band) the band I think he told me is this girl and her boyfriend or something...

Starts out tranquil then tortures and stabs the heart (I'm pretty sure you'll like it you masochist!)

[link]

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 6 days ago

Ah, yeah, you mentioned that band before. I think I heard one tune, but I haven't checked things out yet.

Was listening to another band, Vinterriket ("Winter Realm"), yesterday which is more ambient in nature. Sort of to the point that you fall asleep. You'll probably think it's boring, I say it's more hypnotising: [link]

// crae_work / 837 weeks and 6 days ago

Yeah I remembered after I posted that Gino told me to show you that one time.

Anyways that Vinterriket sounds: Lonely, Desolate, Sad, Despair! (made my heart feel heavy)

How in the world could you like that? the stuff you listen to messes w/ my heart (where I don't like pain) you're a masochist! hehe

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 6 days ago

The sun is shining and here I am, listening to soundscapes from cold and barren, remote mountains or something. We had a discussion at work as to why I'm always laughing and never stress or get mad. I suspect it's because I like angry and sad music and dislike happy tunes.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Vinterriket - Im Dunkel des Höhenjuges [Gebirgshöhenstille, 02]

// craeonics / 837 weeks and 6 days ago

I thought you were off on Fridays? Which is normally the day I dread cuz I have to go into Los Angeles to show my face (but Samuel had a flare up w/ this asthma so not today)

Funny cuz I don't even picture you as the laughing type! hehe

I picture you as dark and dramatic and quiet you prob picture me as loud and talkative and happy and I'm actually dark dramatic and quiet. hehe!

oh well me is currently listening to birds again.

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 5 days ago

I have classes on tuesday morning, so I have to compensate for that. Meaning that I sometimes work on friday mornings as well. Bye bye sleep.

And I can brood at work, but that wouldn't be too good for the atmosphere there. Besides, I don't brood anyway.

In other news, I got two kitties.

// craeonics / 837 weeks and 5 days ago

New kitties? or did your parents give you theirs? obviously a better choice than a dog seeing that you live upstairs w/ a dog you'd be running up and down all day.

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 5 days ago

I showed you my parrot (who thinks he's human) he's my alarm clock.

/me goes run downstairs to shut him up before my neighbors kill me.

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 5 days ago

I went to the pet shelter and got me two cats of my own. A red tomcat and a red/brown/white pussycat. And that last one sticks to me like glue, so now the entire house is covered in white hairs.

// crae_work / 837 weeks and 3 days ago

hehe sooo cute dutchy...

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 3 days ago

I would prefer a dog, but dogs need company. And since I work all day, (s)he would have to be alone half the day. So that's not ideal.

That's also why I have two cats and not just one.

// crae_work / 837 weeks and 3 days ago

I figured that much out, plus they're much easier to care for as well.

Dutchy I had to get rid of my bunny =( you cannot imagine how much work a bunny is. (they pee like a horse and smell worse than one) my manager and his wife also "had" a bunny so when I moved over here I thought this was ideal (cuz he said I could have as many pets as I want) but they were trying to pawn their bunny off on me too! hehe

Anyways he told me about this farm he was checking into as a home for their bunny and I went down there and checked things out and it was the perfect place for him he had hay all over and the run of the place and could be free instead of in a cage cooking all day in this heat we have over here in Cali

Thennnn of course I told you I had a bird and during a heat wave I put the fan on and when I was moving things around in the kitchen and cleaning she came to fly to me and got startled by the fan and flew into it and died I cried like a baby and my boys were upset at me soooo nowwww I have this totally loud and demanding Parrot OMG dutchy he's so weird but I'm attached to him now. He's bigger than the other bird I had so he's louder messier but worth the work and clean up...

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 3 days ago

What in the world! I'm writting books now? (sorry bout that)

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 3 days ago

Possessed by froggles?

I'm highly allergic to rabbits. Not so much the animals themselves, but the straw in their cages. I can't enter a stable either, because the atmosphere nearly knocks me out.

Anyway, dogs are actually easier to maintain than cats. With cats you have to clean their litter box, while dogs do things outside. I should theoretically clean that up as well, but that's ridiculous and I've never bothered with it, even when I had a dog.

// crae_work / 837 weeks and 3 days ago

hehe that's nasty! yeah even though I'm allowed to have a puppy over here I think I showed you a pic of that small patch of grass and tree we have by the pool? that is where I'd have to take him out and no way I'm picking that stuff up! gross atleast w/ my parrot though he makes a mess throwing his fruit and seeds all over the place and screaming at me all the time his poop don't smell! hehe

What surprises me is that the cat hair does not mess w/ your asthma my kids are allergic to cut grass and cat hairs so I can't even take them over to my Mom's house cuz she has two cats and everytime I try to take them over to her house they have troubles w/ their asthma that night w/o fail.

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 3 days ago

Someday though I want to get a German Sheppard (don't ask me why I don't even know but I want one from a small puppy)

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 3 days ago

I'm allergic to hair in general and I've got plenty of that myself, so them cats and dogs ain't got nothing on me. Fortunately there's this thing called "medication" to suppress things.

// craeonics / 837 weeks and 2 days ago

One being called "Singulair" in particular and two others QVAR and ProAir (I should have been nurse not a Data Analyst.

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 2 days ago

Doctors over here don't prescribe brands anymore, but rather the medicine itself. It's then up to the drug store to decide what brand you get.

// crae_work / 837 weeks and 2 days ago

Really? That might not be to your benefit cuz the Generic versions don't seem to work the same (some do but "most" don't) and the drug store should not have the right to choose whether you get the real version of the medicine vs a synthetic clone.

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 2 days ago

I pay a $10 co-payment for visits and meds that's about it and last year it was $5 and I thought that was alot! untilll Sammy recently had a pretty bad asthma attack from his allergies and we ended up at the hospital the Doc prescribed a full strength med that was non generic (vs the generic brand he was using at another time) It cost $308 dollars and was non covered by my work insurance I almost fainted and told the pharmacy no way I have right now so he called the Doctor and he made some kind of exception I have no idea how that even happened cept I Thanked God of course and I only had to pay $20 and Sammy's been fine since he's been on "this non generic version"

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 1 day ago

hehe I'm writting books again!

/me goes tie my fingers up...

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 1 day ago

Oh, I pay a lot more for my stuff. Fortunately, insurance covers it fully and unfortunately, thanks to the morons in charge in this country, we now have a no-claim system, meaning that I loose out on a couple of hundred bucks each year.

Anyway, the big idea behind doctors not prescribing brands is to prevent sponsorship and such. In the end, I still get the same stuff I always use.

// craeonics / 837 weeks and 1 day ago

Well that's good that you seem to be able to count on things over there cuz things over here keep changing w/ the wind each year my work insurance seems to pick and choose what it will and will not cover depending on their mood and I guess I should expect my co-payment to keep rising each year as well (when in the recent past I never paid a penny for anything) cuz my work insurance paid 100% for everything and there was no such thing as Generic everything through my insurance was name brand (It's changed over the past 4 years now pretty drastically)

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 1 day ago

What are you doing here? get to work!

/me goes count some sheep...

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 1 day ago

I've got to post here, otherwise you're just talking to yourself all day.

// crae_work / 837 weeks and 1 day ago

That's not a problem cuz I have me, myself and I to talk to. But I'd rather talk to crae_work and craeonics.

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 1 day ago

Ack, DC Talk on the radio!

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: DC Talk - Jesus Freak

// crae_work / 837 weeks and 1 day ago

Hey my spell is working on you!

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 1 day ago

Dutchy I'm going to have to find me some tunes today cuz I'm begining to understand bird talk between these birds that keep nesting outside my window and my demanding parrot or I'll be talking bird by next week!

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 1 day ago

Seeeee what you did (I forgot how good their CD was)

DC Talk - Red Letters

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 1 day ago

You know what's strange dutchy these birds that are driving us crazy that nested on both sides of the condo upstairs under the wooden frame and on the other side by my kids bedroom window when I went outside to see it the nest is right next to a "wasp" nest? How strange is that? that birds would nest right by a wasp nest? After they finish their business again I'm going to have the landlord go knock them down cuz even my Parrot is not sure what language to speak cuz we hear these birds screaming all day! hehe

Anyways I can't be hypnotised by DC Talk today me needs Banging Base to get through this day (lots of work)

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 1 day ago

Uh Ohhh excellente Booty tune! (worth posting)

DJ Laz ft Pitbull, Flo Rida and Lil Jon - Move Shake and Drop

Mmmm mmm mmmmm!!!

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 21 hours ago

One more Gold Nugget! (worth posting)

Fedde Le Grand - Put your hands up for Detroit (dj nasty remixxx)

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 21 hours ago

A wasp's nest next to a bird's nest sound like a fast food thing for the birds.

If that's the same "Put your hands up for Detroit" song I know, it's dreadful.

Did I mention that Falkenbach is awesome?

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Falkenbach - The Heathenish Foray [...Magni Blandinn ok Megintiri..., 04]

// craeonics / 837 weeks and 19 hours ago

Hmm me goes see if I can find your Falkenbach (which I'm sure will be hard cuz I usually can't find your stuff easily)

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 16 hours ago

Found it! (and a few more Falkenbach tunes) going to listen to them now but I just clicked on the Heathenish Foray one and though you always take my ears to foreign lands and my ears get confused I kinda like this one (surprisingly)

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 16 hours ago

I have one of his albums. It's a bit heavy on the synths, but quite good. There's some of his stuff on YouTube.

// crae_work / 837 weeks and 9 hours ago

A few of the downloads that immediately jumped me broke off but I did get to hear a few of them I may go back and try again today and sail upon that viking ship today...

Course they like the rest of the world has a tacky myspace page as well:

[link]

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 4 hours ago

Ofcourse, "Tacky" and "MySpace" are best friends after all.

// crae_work / 837 weeks and 3 hours ago

hehe I don't really know anyone cept my Mom and Stepfather that don't have one? (and by this time next year they may have one too!) I hate myspace and until I die I won't take that mark of that beast either...

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 2 hours ago

Do you have one dutchy? hehe! The prob is when someone wants me to go check something out unless "you" have one you cannot view certain things and it pisses everyone off cuz I don't have one. (but I just don't want one and have no desire for one)

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 2 hours ago

/me goes download "Falkenbach - The Ardent Awaited" tune that one sounds nice (however I seriously need my Booty tunes to focus when I work) this Ardent Awaited one is going to drift me off onto some distant ocean (but it sounds? I don't know?) hehe

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 1 hour ago

If I were fourteen and were tacky, I might have a MySpace account. but no, real people have their own domain.

// crae_work / 837 weeks and 1 hour ago

I don't know about that dutchy there's alot of adults and even ppl that have a business they quickly toss up a myspace. anyways more important things to discuss here w/ you...

There are two diff version of this one:

Falkenbach - Heathen Foray (starts out w/ ocean waves crashing and slightly softer.

Falkenbach - Heathenish Foray (starts out w/ wind and slightly harder.

(both good but I think I like the first better) currently listening to:

Falkenbach - As Long As Winds Will Blow

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 36 minutes ago

One more thing though (besides my dislike of that myspace thing) is that girl from Lacuna Coil has her own myspace while she rants about being pure Italian cuz she lives over in Italy so she considers herself to be pure and not a synthetic one that lives outside of Italy somehow I now see her as synthetic that she rides off a myspace page...

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 31 minutes ago

Here it is:

[link]

Gino owns my Lacuna Coil CD's and he called me into his room one day to show me her myspace and I skimmed something of her ranting about her proudness of being an "Real Italian" not an artificial one that calls themself an Italian when they were not born in Italy and don't live in Italy which could be true but I thought she's sounds like a "generic person" to say something like that. (however I still like her CD's)

// Doreen / 837 weeks and 4 minutes ago

You mean she thinks the same as me? If you're not born nor are living in Italy, you're not Italian. Not that I can find her words on it (that page is terrible).

// craeonics / 836 weeks and 6 days ago

terrible = tacky (come on she's got enough money to put something decent up)

And if I were born and living on Mars right now but still my biological Mother and Father are both Full Blooded Italian than I still would be an Italian not a Martian!

Anyways here we go cuz my Boss is nagging me now...

The Ardent Awaited Land - Alilllll too slow for my taste but still sounds nice.

The Heathen Foray - My Fav

The Heathenish Foray - Second Fav

As Long as Winds Will Blow - Third Fav

Romand Land - I bet this is your Fav

Of Forest Unknown - I'm thinking possibly your second Fav. hehe!

/me goes toss me on some Booty tunes and get in fast gear.

// Doreen / 836 weeks and 6 days ago

Actually scratch that my Fav is def "As Long As the Wind Will Blow"

*grumbles* thank you very much dutchy I'm getting nothing done today! argh!

// Doreen / 836 weeks and 6 days ago

Mission accomplished!

// craeonics / 836 weeks and 6 days ago

You meanie!!!

Dutchy this stupid fan is "stuck" on this machine over here do you know of a way to shut it off (sounds like it's going to blow up)

// Doreen / 836 weeks and 6 days ago

I mean other than having to have the guys come open up the box is there a setting to calm it down? I've not even begun opening up enough apps for it to be acting like this.

// Doreen / 836 weeks and 6 days ago

There is no software solution, the only option is to open the case and investigate. Maybe something is overheating or perhaps it's just dusty and in need of cleaning.

// craeonics / 836 weeks and 6 days ago

This is not something I need to worry about is it? If this stupid fan just blows up will I have time to get someone to fix things after the fact? The sound is pretty unbearable and hard to work on it sounds scary! But I don't have the time to worry about it cuz I've got deadlines today.

// Doreen / 836 weeks and 6 days ago

The problem is this particular machine is not County property though it resides here in this Hospital so I'm not sure which guys to hunt down "this time" (So hopefully I have time and this thing don't drop dead or something)

// Doreen / 836 weeks and 6 days ago

Modern machines will shut down automatically if they overheat. But I'd still say you should get the sysop to investigate. He or she will probably have a fit, but what the hell.

// craeonics / 836 weeks and 5 days ago

I got a hold of some guys from the outside IT Dept that should be responsible to handle that particular machine (when they can get down to Los Angeles is the issue) since they're not stationed in the hospital where I work. anyways dutchy I'm so tired of machines breaking down, not too long ago I had my own computer issues on the machine I work on from home and now I've got this stupid thing to deal w/ over there! the nurses over there say they hear the thing going nuts everytime I make my connections and then it calms down when I log back off and disconnect. When I get there and sit down and touch the mouse before I even launch the programs it sound like it's going to blow up so I'm guessing the fan is defective or something it drove me nuts all day yesterday and my concern is when it blows out the machine will burn out shortly after that.

// Doreen / 836 weeks and 4 days ago

If you're right and the machine shuts down before overheating that is good but that will not solve my concern about my job since I need "that" machine to connect to from this machine to work.

Stupid machines what I need is a new line of work...

// Doreen / 836 weeks and 4 days ago

Back to baking hamburgers it is, then.

Meanwhile my cat should find a hobby that does not involve sitting in front of the screen, because I can't do shit this way. Not that I am that productive anyway.

// craeonics / 836 weeks and 4 days ago

hehe obviously you chose the right cat!

// Doreen / 836 weeks and 4 days ago

Actually I can't go work for McDonalds cuz then I can't bug the Hell out of you all day!

// Doreen / 836 weeks and 4 days ago

Yeah right, you have Interweb on mopbile devices too.

Meanwhile, /me hears a new version of Utah Saints excellent "Something Good", which isn't half bad. But I missed the artist.

// craeonics / 836 weeks and 2 days ago

True but it's not the same as bugging you from my desktop machine...

/me is listening once againnnn to birds all around me (you would not believe how loud they are in the morning)

// Doreen / 836 weeks and 2 days ago

Yes I completely wear out my War tunes but so what it's better than these birds currently listening tooo:

War - Don't Let No One Nooo One Get you Down

cuz if they doooo if they dooooo I'll be aroundddd

Mmmm mmmm mmmmm!

// Doreen / 836 weeks and 2 days ago

"War", the completely unknown band on these shores.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Snoop Dogg - Sensual Seduction

// craeonics / 836 weeks and 23 hours ago

Most likely because we listen to different things on this side of the globe.

Utah Saints' "Something Good", which I mentioned before, dates back to times when panda was still hip (and the word "hip" wasn't reserved for old timers) and I almost reached my current age. Turns out the new version I heard is actually their own remix and I actually like it better than the original. It's been cut back to the basics: the hook (a Kate Bush sample) and the beat.

1992 original: [link]

2008 remix: [link]

It's so good I was actually dancing through the house on it, which totally freaked out the cats.

// craeonics / 836 weeks and 21 hours ago

hehe!!! youuuu dancing through the house?

/me goes check this out...

// Doreen / 836 weeks and 20 hours ago

I don't think they play that over here? Or atleast it got past me? But I agree w/ you I like the second one alot better.

Here's some War for you dutchy, pretty much anyone that has ever ran the streets of Los Angeles knows who War is over here.

These are my favorite ones (but this is one group I almost like all their tunes)

[link]

[link]

[link]

[link]

// Doreen / 836 weeks and 20 hours ago

Los Angeles is pretty much this wrapped up dutchy.

[link]

That and good Tacos... hehe

// Doreen / 836 weeks and 20 hours ago

/me buys a ticket and flies over

I think WAR predates me by about a decade, but I seriously have never heard of them. The only place I could possibly encounter that would be in some 70's US police flick or something.

YouTube is a gold mine. I was supposed to restructure some Tek code (no, seriously), but ran into all kinds of stuff I listened to years ago, but could never find, and got totally distracted.

// craeonics / 836 weeks and 20 hours ago

If life brings you to Los Angeles "you're mine" I'd have to show you alot of things you've never seen before.

Anyways, I know I'm really liking YouTube too cuz you can find "anything" even good tutorials for anything dutchy! I find myself running to it alot when I search almost as much as google.

// Doreen / 836 weeks and 19 hours ago

/me blows away the dust in here

Bunch of Finnish weirdos that sound like their drunk. And there's an accordeon in there... I suspect this is the first and last of their cd's that I'll get.

Oh, for Christ's sake, they're switching to Polka now...

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Korpiklaani - Northern Fall [Korven Kuningas, 04]

// craeonics / 833 weeks and 1 day ago

Argh! It's starting to grow on me now. If this keeps up I might actually start liking it...

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Korpiklaani - Kipumylly [Korven Kuningas, 10]

// craeonics / 832 weeks and 5 days ago

I really should stop talking to myself over here but then I think I might start missing myself?

Flo Rider ft. Timbaland - Elevator

// Doreen / 832 weeks and 5 days ago

Deep down inside we're all schitzophrenic.

Thyrfing, by the way, isn't too hot either. I think I've drifted off into atmospheric music at the moment. Vinterriket and the like.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Thyrfing - Höst [Farsotstider, 04]

// craeonics / 832 weeks and 4 days ago

True (plus now I also think I'm Doctor Dolittle cuz me and my parrot get into some good conversations)

/me is listening to the wind blowing everything outside all over and checking this out...

[link]

// Doreen / 832 weeks and 4 days ago

Oh, for Christ's sake, not Korpiklaani.

/me washes it away with some Falkenbach

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Falkenbach - Heathenpride [...en Their medh Riki fara..., 02]

// craeonics / 832 weeks and 4 days ago

/me blows all the cat hair out of this thread.

One of Snowman's favs...

Lifehouse - Hanging By A Moment

// Doreen / 832 weeks and 3 days ago

/me kicks frosticle and his "music" back to the Arctic

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Roy Davis Jr. - Watch them come [SomaFM]

// crae_work / 832 weeks and 3 days ago

Dutchy everytime I go visit Digitally Imported (which I don't visit there as much as I should to give my booty tunes a break!) hehe

Anyways they always have something new added, this is pretty unusual and good!

Tribal House - DJ John Anthony - Downreach Radio (DI 004) March 2008

/me goes all Voodooo Tribal today...

// Doreen / 832 weeks and 3 days ago

Argh!!!!! Now I remember why I always stop going there the stupid stream always drops dead on meeeee! Just when it was getting good!!!!

/me goes fight to get it back, dutchy you have to check out the Tribal House Excelente!

// Doreen / 832 weeks and 3 days ago

/me takes notes

I've got some particular colleagues here. One can't stand fast and loud music (exit house), one can't stand guitars (exit metal) and a third gets bored after five minutes, unless there are DJ's talking (hopeless).

// crae_work / 832 weeks and 3 days ago

/me says a quick prayer for you! I had to restart my stupid computer to get the stream working again, do you have issues keeping the stream working at DI or is that every single thing I touch drops dead on me? I'm going to stay parked on this Tribal House stream today (that issss as long as the stream will allow me to)

Dj Tili - New Year's Kicking Eve (2008)

// Doreen / 832 weeks and 3 days ago

Lemme see how to describe this? "Killerrrrr Tribal Drums" a small dash of house type sounds mixed in w/ deep black male voodoo vocals jumping in saying weird stuff out of nowhere to send chills up and down your spine.

Ummm pretty tasty...

// Doreen / 832 weeks and 3 days ago

Only prob is that it's difficult to work to cuz I find myself drifting off God knows where? and I keep getting lost in this excel spread sheet when I suddenly wake up (I've got like only two patients data entered so far?) hehe

// Doreen / 832 weeks and 3 days ago

I'll give it a spin at work tomorrow. I'll probably get yelled at and have to change the channel in mere minutes, but what the hell.

Streams rarely give me trouble. Sometimes when the line is clogged, they keep buffering. I then usually change channels and all is well again.

// craeonics / 832 weeks and 3 days ago

Seems when mine begins to buffer and stop I can't get anyother stream to load until I restart the computer and go back and load the player again...

At any rate this one is decent however this one on now I'm thinking they stuck it in the wrong category cuz it ain't sounding tribal some white dude saying music music music (oh boy give me my tribal guy back!)

// Doreen / 832 weeks and 3 days ago

Actually could be the player? you have a few options and I don't currently have winamp so I'm playing the stream via WMP.

// Doreen / 832 weeks and 3 days ago

Oh boy they've strayed wayyyy off the Tribal vibe me goes jump back on my booty tunes I guess... *sigh*

// Doreen / 832 weeks and 2 days ago

Hmm, not particularly interesting. Just the same boring drum going on and on and on for hours. I stream with WinAmp, by the way.

// crae_work / 832 weeks and 2 days ago

The first few songs they played were pretty good and "seemed" exactly like what the title of the stream was "Tribal House" but some how they strayed off course into the typical "lets throw whatever sounds together and call it whatever we want not what it is" which was rediculous. (Guess if I want to hear Tribal I need to take a trip to Africa or something)

/me is listening to the typical sounds of morning the trash truck making his around the neighborhood and crows and birds.

Have a good day dutchy (I think later today I'm going to go find a few of my CD's)

// Doreen / 832 weeks and 2 days ago

I mean good night dutchy, my coffee is slow acting this morning. hehe

[link]

hehe don't laugh but "I" actually liked this one you posted. Thing keeps playing in my head.

// Doreen / 832 weeks and 2 days ago

I think you've had too much sun. But yeah, it sticks. Especially the yoiking (chanting).

What you should be checking out, is De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig's latest. It's awesome: [link]

// craeonics / 832 weeks and 2 days ago

/me goes check it out...

Currently listening to a mommy bird feeding her baby birds (right outside my window againnnn) they sound cute but get annoying after awhile.

// Doreen / 832 weeks and 1 day ago

hehe! dutchy I don't even know what to think about that? hehe! looks and sounds so funny to me? kinda cute, clean an innocent looking dutch rappers? They even tossed a windmill in there! (but I like it!)

/me goes peek at that again...

// Doreen / 832 weeks and 1 day ago

Completely blows my mind. hehe

Rappers over here are actually Thug Murderers and Rapist in disguise...

I have no clue what those guys in that vid are saying but it sounds good (I love your lingo dutchy)

// Doreen / 832 weeks and 1 day ago

/me goes back to working on this spread sheet and listening to birdies outside my window...

// Doreen / 832 weeks and 1 day ago

I'm currently hooked on this tune over here right now (but they are wearing it out on all the radio stations)

[link]

// Doreen / 832 weeks and 1 day ago

What the hell: "This video is not available in your country."

I've never seen that message before. What's that all about?

Anyway, as usual with De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig, the lyrics are mostly gibberish. Or should I say, deep, deep insider jargon. Topics are usually like that of oldskool rappers ("I'm so cool" and what not) and the black guy always goes on about his (hypothetical) sex life.

// craeonics / 832 weeks and 1 day ago

How strange you can't access that vid from there? I think that happened to me once when I clicked on one of your links too dutchy...

Anddd I see the rappers can't sing w/o grabbing themselves on that side of the globe as well?

// Doreen / 832 weeks and 1 day ago

Not sure this will be any better but here it is again. (not your cup of tea anyways) but my fav tune atm till the radio stations burn me out on it...

[link]

// Doreen / 832 weeks and 1 day ago

Kutless - Your Touch (sounds alittle vanilla today but it will do)

// Doreen / 832 weeks and 21 hours ago

Got sleepy so jumped on my CD:

Summoning - Our Foes Shall Fall

// Doreen / 832 weeks and 18 hours ago

/me goes summon my summoning CD once again and sooth my nerves today...

Summoning - Ashen Cold

// Doreen / 832 weeks and 2 hours ago

Falkenbach - As Long As Winds Will Blow

(nothing but battles and riding the ocean for me today)

// Doreen / 831 weeks and 6 days ago

I wassss gonna listen to my Bathory CD but a certain lillll boy around here hid it from me...

okay enough talking to myself for a while before I bore myself to death.

// Doreen / 831 weeks and 6 days ago

Talking to yourself is a sure sign of schitzophrenia.

Hmm, I have this distinct feeling I said something similar earlier.

// crae_work / 831 weeks and 6 days ago

oh shut up I just like talking to "you" silly (I'm not even a talker in real life)

Stupid Doctors over here dutchy, I took your lil cyber nephew (Sammy) to the Doctors over a week ago cuz he's so sensitive that every little thing seems to trigger his asthma but something sounded wrong so I took him to the Doctors and the Doctor listened w/ his scope said yup asthma flair up and tossed me some liquid Steroids for a 5 day course (which is not good meds for a kid when it's over and over again)

He finished the Steroids and I had to take him back cuz to me his cough sounded weird I kept telling the Doctor his cough sounds different to me? The Doctor said no it's just his asthma, so I demanded they check him better and they ran an X-ray sure enough he's had Pneumonia! what was strange is he had no fever. But his cough to me sounded different even these crazy Doctors could not tell by listening to him. I'd like to shoot them!

Anways just take down the msg board if you want cuz I'll just come bore you death forever otherwise. Keep the Tek news up though but really the msg board is nothing you should drop it, all it is is me looking for you all the time...

// Doreen / 831 weeks and 6 days ago

That's probably because you, me and PK are the only ones that know it exist. I'm not taking anything down.

I'd say pneumonia is quite risky when you have sensitive/weak longs already. But I'm no doctor.

// craeonics / 831 weeks and 5 days ago

No that is exactly right, his lower right lung was and is full of fluid so thats what was causing him not to breath right when I took him the first time to get checked but these Doctors over here are Steroid crazy they don't diagnose what is causing the asthma they just hear a wheeze and toss steroids everytime he should have been on antibiotics a long time ago when I told them he sounded different the last time. (pneumonia in severe asthmatics could be fatal)

// Doreen / 831 weeks and 5 days ago

It seems those doctors where a bit too laid back and too quick to diagnose things. Asthma doesn't just flare up just like that, they should always look for a reason.

// craeonics / 831 weeks and 4 days ago

where = were, ofcourse. Next version of Tek is going to have an edit function.

// craeonics / 831 weeks and 4 days ago

No kidding I'm no Doctor either but common sense and good ears is all you need, they're the ppl w/ all the so called education and even a scope in their hands to help them listen.

Anyways dutchy he goes back Tuesday for another Chest X-ray they said if he did not respond to all the meds they gave him they're going to admit him into the hospital but "I know" he is doing "much" better, (he took a turn last night I can tell) they gave him several injections of Antibiotics and Steroids and oral meds and I've been giving him around the clock breathing treatments on a machine I have here at home.

Gino thank God seems to be outgrowing his asthma but Sammy is the one having a hard time now.

/me is listening to Sponge Bob. hehe =)

// Doreen / 831 weeks and 3 days ago

I can only suggest that you stay on it and keep kicking those doctors. Geez, what a lazy bunch.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Vinterriket - Tannenmeer [Der Letzte Winter (Der Ewigkeit entgegen), 02]

// craeonics / 831 weeks and 2 days ago

I am dutchy and thanks for being my soft pillow to cry on. He's doing much better and he gets the X-ray tomorrow so I'll know for sures.

Enough of this, now me goes see what craziness you're listening to and drown out these birds all around me...

// Doreen / 831 weeks and 2 days ago

Oh boy I feel sorry for your cats. hehe!

/me goes grab a sweater (that guy would be great for bg sounds for Horror flicks)

This one right? [link]

You're a madman!!!!!

// Doreen / 831 weeks and 2 days ago

Yep, that's the one. I can listen to it all day.

The man's output is ridiculous though. Since all songs sound the same, he seems to spit out a new record every month.

// craeonics / 831 weeks and 2 days ago

You're insane! hehe

/me goes find some booty tunes and get busy...

// Doreen / 831 weeks and 1 day ago

They just ain't making booty tunes like they used to so I had to go pull out a good one from a dusty folder:

Wreckx N Effect - Rump Shakerrr

Mmmm mmm mmmmm!!!

// Doreen / 831 weeks and 1 day ago

Dutchy you remember that guy at skinz.org esperi? The one that posted like a billion taglines? I don't know if any of his taglines made any sense to you but when I read them I was confused for the rest of the day. Wellll check this out I think this guy is his brother or something.

Todays upload: [link]

some others from his gallery...

[link]

[link]

[link]

What in the world!? He has good talent but the image itself is so disturbing I'm all confused all day after I spot this guys uploads. Reminds me of that other guy on skinz.org w/ his crazy taglines that never made sense.

// Doreen / 831 weeks and 1 day ago

It's doubtful that s/he has any relation to eSperii. I don't think the guy ever produced anything else than tag lines.

// crae_work / 831 weeks and 1 day ago

Well they have "similiar" things in common such as their names espira/eSperii and a strange way of thinking and expression?

Alright Mr. Serious maybe not but I can't help but think of that other guy when I see this one.

// Doreen / 831 weeks and 1 day ago

Lil Wayne - Lollipop bla bla bla same ole re-runs...

// Doreen / 831 weeks and 31 minutes ago

/me is going to kick people

Some idiot is applying for al kinds of things but is too thick to remember his phone number, which results in me getting called alllll the time because he uses mine. Grrr...

// craeonics / 831 weeks and 14 minutes ago

Orrrr he's using a bogus credit w/ "your name" on it? I let my answering service handle the nonsense (which is 100% of the time)

Back to listening to these birds, dutchy I keep thinking I need to have my manager knock their nest down when the baby birds fly away but I forget after it gets quiet again and then I hear a new litter of baby birds again! I swear either this momma bird is sexing it up everyday (or maybe different birds are using the nest?) They feed the babies around the clock so all I hear is birds birds birds!

// Doreen / 830 weeks and 6 days ago

Well, that's good isn't it? Beats hearing your neighbours/kids/traffic all day.

// crae_work / 830 weeks and 6 days ago

Gets annoying after a while actually (but I think I'd rather hear the baby birds then the opera I'm going to be listening to today)

Have a g'night you invisible dutchman...

// Dor_work / 830 weeks and 6 days ago

The Invisible Dutchman is digging for gold on YouTube.

Somewhere between about 1990 and 2000 I spent a lot of time listening to pirate radio stations, because they played music you didn't hear elsewhere. Around the end of the decade all pirate stations in this area were shutdown once and for all.

Now there was this one song I really liked, but I never knew the name, nor the artist. The only thing I knew was that it was released on the label Mokum Records. So right now I'm scouring YouTube for tracks on that label.

This isn't it, but it's certainly nice: [link]

// craeonics / 830 weeks and 5 days ago

Certainly issss... (and a good change from the norm) Why did they shut them down? I need to go hunting over the weekend for something different cuz it's rerun city over on this end same ole same ole on the radio and vid channels.

Anyways it's pretty hard not to be able to find anything on YouTube that your hunting for so hopefully you found it.

// Doreen / 830 weeks and 5 days ago

They shut them down because you have to pay to use a frequency and pirates don't do that. The official reason ofcourse was that they caused interference/disturbances with other (legal) stations. Trouble is, those legal stations are all bloody boring.

And unfortunately, I couldn't find the track I was looking for. I went through at least fifty.

// craeonics / 830 weeks and 5 days ago

Seems they are trying to butt into all the good stuff on the internet that we used to enjoy for free, some nut I seen on TV was trying to pass something about putting a tax fee for itune music d/l's now? And was looking for clarificaton on what is considered a "tangible item" I think that was the word? (and not sure of the spelling of it) needless to say they said he is now needing a body guard cuz of death threats. hehe!

// Doreen / 830 weeks and 5 days ago

"They" have been meaning to implement a tax fee on software downloaded for some time now, but I don't think they've gotten anywhere yet.

Anyway, spent too much time playing GTA, umm, I mean, working on Tek. /me goes cook food

// craeonics / 830 weeks and 4 days ago

Umm welllll where is my frozen dinner? you mean you didn't cook me one!? hehe

Oh sooner or later they will get their greedy lil fingers on internet based goods that they never considered in the past. Alot more eyes are on the internet now.

Just look how internet based phone calls that you can make over seas for free put regular phone companies completely out of business. I think the same thing will happen w/ video rental stores cuz more ppl will start to use internet based video d/l rental.

// Doreen / 830 weeks and 4 days ago

Actually it is about WOW time for meeee!

// Doreen / 830 weeks and 4 days ago

Check it outttt! Lvl 64 Warlock (me on my mount)[link]

me w/ my body guard (alrighttt my Felguard)

[link]

My brother is lvl 70 and Gino is lvl 70, I'm the slow poke trying to lvl up but I don't have as much time as they do so I'm trailing behind.

// Doreen / 830 weeks and 4 days ago

Okay it's picture day Gino wants you to see his char too...

[link]

[link]

He just got his lvl 70 mount (which makes mines look pitiful now) plus his has speeds of 120% faster of normal speed. He's a Holy Paladin.

// Doreen / 830 weeks and 4 days ago

How can a horse that massive be so fast, o Elven Ones? Never played World of WarCraft (and not going to either, I'm short on time already), but I've seen horses in several games and they work quite well. In Zelda 64 the area to run around in was quite limited, but the horse riding in Shadow of the Colossus was really epic. Conan soundtrack running in my head and all.

Anyway, every time I see World of WarCraft, I'm reminded of that Southpark episode.

// craeonics / 830 weeks and 4 days ago

By the way, does being a "Holy Paladin" (aren't paladins more or less holy already? [link] ) require you to be the good guy? That's the deal in Dungeons and Dragons. Never playes that game either, but I read the character building book.

// craeonics / 830 weeks and 4 days ago

Not sure of the terminology of it but I'm reading your wiki link now but in the game there are diff "specs" and he chose to be a "Healer" (which is Holy) the other two are "Protection and Retribution" I think? Just like for my char I chose Demonology rather than Afliction or Destruction cuz I can play that char better when I tried Afliction (like everyone was pushing me to I died every second) but playing Demonology I have several minions/pets to tank w/ me. So I seem to do twice the damage w/ my spells.

Gino kicks butt as a Healer though he tried the other specs too. We get into groups and go hit dungeons and do instances and no matter what lvl madness is down there he keeps us all alive. His guild begs him around the clock to go do raids but he prefers when we go hit dungeons. hehe! (lots of fun)

// Doreen / 830 weeks and 4 days ago

Btw Gino said tell that crae guy to play WOW but I already told him there was no way you would cuz you are too cheap and lazy and you play micky mouse games. hehe!

/me runs...

// Doreen / 830 weeks and 4 days ago

Argh! dutchy that stuff is like reading a book (that link you dropped) I don't know about the history of Palidins you history guy...

// Doreen / 830 weeks and 4 days ago

Palidin = Paladin *sigh*

// Doreen / 830 weeks and 4 days ago

hehehehehe!!!!! OMG dutchy me and Gino checked out YouTube for that Southpark clip cuz I did not know what you were talking about (tons of them not sure which one specifically you're talking about) but funnyyy! (I still hear him laughing in his room)

// Doreen / 830 weeks and 4 days ago

Demonology means summoning monsters to fight for you, right? Healers are useful in most games, but unfortunately they tend to be somewhat weak.

I can't remember what episode it was, but there's a Southpark episode where they go play World of WarCraft (and get totally addicted).

// crae_work / 830 weeks and 3 days ago

Yes the char I chose gets to summon all kinds of diff minions that fight along side me while you get to cast damage over time spells. Alot of fun but a very difficult char to play (not a popular one since warlocks are the weakest)

And yes Gino's char is most useful but not as weak as the warlocks cuz he has spells of protection so he bubbles himself when attacked and takes down aliance and monsters etc. (Cool char I like when he plays he has alot of skill)

I think it's all about how the "individual" plays his/her character that's about it...

Anyways it's very addicting as I told you my brother got us into this he's "completely obsessed" w/ it, I go through periods where I enjoy playing it "alot" and then times where I don't have time and need to break off from it for weeks or even months so he gets pissed off at me. But it's fun.

The Southpark clips me and Gino checked out yesterday where totally hilarious dutchy! (not sure if they were any of the ones you were talking about) funny after I seen them I thought how disgusting! Some were just completely gross and grossed me out. hehe

// Doreen / 830 weeks and 3 days ago

Dutchy I "think" there is a new GTA out over here on this end. Do you guys have it over there, not sure what it was that I spotted somewhere but I thought there was a new GTA either out or coming out over here...

// Doreen / 830 weeks and 3 days ago

Actually here it is, looks like "tomorrow" is the release date. (atleast on this side)

[link]

// Doreen / 830 weeks and 3 days ago

If I were to play World of WarCraft, I'd probably do something which involved swords. In every RPG I play, I rarely use magic.

And yes, GTA IV should be out tomorrow. My cousin works in an electronics store and he said they received there shipment last week, but he couldn't swipe one yet because of the massive fines they receive if it leaks out early.

// crae_work / 830 weeks and 3 days ago

Most the chars have several diff types of weapons to choose from even though mines is a warlock (and I mainly like to use Staves)I've used one handed swords before but most the other chars use two handed swords some weapons are insane as you move up lvls but I seriously doubt I will ever get to 70 like Gino and my brother I don't have as much time (or patience) it's a miracle I hit 64! and each level gets harder. I think next month they are bumping it up to lvl 80 but I don't know for sures...

And yeah family or no family they don't mess around when things get leaked early and you don't want to cost a family member his/her job. (as tempting as it is to beg them) hehe

// Doreen / 830 weeks and 3 days ago

Dutchy I have to show you something totally cool! but I need to video it cuz when I ss it it comes out black so I lose the bg. If I can remember I'll try to figure it out this weekend my boss is on me for things today so I can't mess around w/ it. Yes as much as you're not interested I'm still gonna show you! hehe!

// Doreen / 830 weeks and 3 days ago

And noooo it's not game related so relaxxx! It's something skinning related...

// Doreen / 830 weeks and 3 days ago

There have to be tools for capturing video. The reason it's all black is probably because of hardware acceleration.

// crae_work / 830 weeks and 2 days ago

I know and I had an app in past for desktop avi capture but this of course is not on my desktop. And don't go having fits cuz now you know it's on my phone even you will think this is a cool app. (or maybe not Mr. Dark and Dramatic) I'm going to try to show you it anyways, I'll try to get the vid capture one way or another when time permits.

Back on topic (for the moment)

I rec'd a link to d/l Coldplay's new tune "Violet Hill" in my mailbox this morning and got excited and quickly grabbed the d/l to check it out "Total disappointment" They'll never top "Clocks"

// Doreen / 830 weeks and 2 days ago

Coldplay - Clocks (Always a good vibe) guess now I'm going to float around on this today.

/me goes get into gear chase my kids out of bed and get ready for my work day...

// Doreen / 830 weeks and 2 days ago

Alright got my kids taken care of and dropped off and before I get crazy w/ my day here you go...

The issue w/ trying out new things on machines is I tend to run off into new directions and I don't have time to try to learn how to edit, reformat and become a movie producer now! I could not find a way to rec vid from my actual phone so you can't even see how clear and cool this reallyyy looks on my phone insteaddddd I had to vid rec it from my old cam which is a cam not really a vid recorder so it only does sucky little 5 sec shots and as you can see they are as blurry as can be but will have to do.

Tell me if you can view these okay if not I will try to become a movie producer tonight or this weekend.

My set up on my phone right now:

[link]

A fire theme but I don't like it Gino likes it:

[link]

Some dev released an Alpha on this app seems alot of ppl are having a hard time running it, but I got lucky and I even figured out a way to make my icons look transparent whereas before on my prior static set up like this I had to paint my icons on my wall and then use blank pngs as launchers. At any rate this will be on my phone for atleast a month. hehe

// Doreen / 830 weeks and 2 days ago

Coooool! Moving backdrops. Nice, very nice.

// craeonics / 830 weeks and 2 days ago

Isn't it cool! (hopefully your not saying cool but wearing a very sarcastic face) hehe

I think it is though just goes to show how easy it is for these developers to make all kinds of crazy apps for the iphone and nothing has even gotten official yet on this thing. I think it will be very exciting to see this unfold and all the new skinnable apps...

All I'm waiting for is a skinnable calendar that I can attach icons to appts I'm a visual person and can't stand having to read appts I used to like glancing at my PPC Calendar and seeing visual cues of upcoming things.

// Doreen / 830 weeks and 1 day ago

You should be able to attach photos of the people you're meeting with to the appointment. That would be a really powerful means of communication.

// craeonics / 829 weeks and 6 days ago

You can already do that feature in the Contacts/Phone program but "not" attach images/icons to appts in the "Calendar" which is what I'm talking about so when you glance at your Calendar you don't have to scroll and read text to see what your appts are but rather just glance at the Calendar and "visually quickly see" the images and you know what's coming up. They'll make one I'm sure of it. They had tons of them for pocket pcs.

Dutchy I sent you an email regarding Tek hosting a file for d/l but I'm not sure if since you moved you changed your mail address so let me know if you can please. I don't want to post anything for downloading unless I get permission.

// Doreen / 829 weeks and 6 days ago

hehe oh boy sorry dutchy I see what you mean now and yeah you can actually assign the contacts photo as well to the appt but once again "not" on the iphone which is what I mean (I only had that ability on ppc's) the iphone is very limited atm but that should be changing soon.

// Doreen / 829 weeks and 6 days ago

I am going to be in sooooo much hot water tomorrow it won't be funny...

I've been on a playing around kick w/ skinning again, I want to release a theme that might help this lil dev out.

// Doreen / 829 weeks and 6 days ago

/me purges spambox (how the hell did you end up in there?)

// craeonics / 829 weeks and 6 days ago

cuz you probably intentionally put me there? hehe

// Doreen / 829 weeks and 6 days ago

I do not know who in the world this guy is but I plan on finding out tonight when I go and search and grab more of his stuff cuz this has got to be the most beautiful worhip tune I ever heard.

Chris Tomlin - How great is our God

/me goes let my heart worship whilst I work today...

// Dor_worship / 829 weeks and 3 days ago

/me makes the board "public" to test your faith

// craeonics / 829 weeks and 2 days ago

Uh ohhh! well anyone that seen my last post that guy only seems to have one other good tune called "indescribable" the rest are horrible...

// Doreen / 829 weeks and 2 days ago

You better clean this board off dutchy! I don't want ppl knowing all my life stories going on! (you're the only one that gets that *cough* privledge *cough*)

// Doreen / 829 weeks and 2 days ago

It was never hidden in the first place, only obscured by not really linking to it. Pekomon found out, did he not?

// craeonics / 829 weeks and 2 days ago

He did the same thing I did grabbed the link and stashed it when you posted it that (1) time or else it was basically hidden from the world and you'd been over here talking to yourself.

// Doreen / 829 weeks and 2 days ago

So is this where you two are postin?

Thought I'd hang around a bit.

Hope 3 ain't a crowd around here.

So what have you 2 been up to lately?

I see Doreen, you've been playin WOW.

Here's soumthin interesting..So have I.

I can only hope yer on my server, but prolly not

Been playin for a year and a half myself.

2 70's with epic mounts and a few lower lvls too.

Would be hot stuff if I've grouped with ya at sumtime, wouldn't it

Be back in a couple.

// Roach / 829 weeks and 2 days ago

Yup this is where we post and nooo 3 is not a crowd at all it just means more chit chat. As for me nothing much just work, kids and play, play = skinning my iphone or WOW (me no party girl) I was on lightbringer before but then I stopped playing for a while due to work and then my brother talked me into playing again so I created another Warlock but on Bloodscalp cuz he made me I liked Lightbringer better but he wanted me on a PVP server so now I not only have to fight off monsters and dragons now I get my a** kicked from behind when I'm not looking from other players!!!

I hardly get to play though cuz I'm pretty wiped out from work and kids but when I do log on it's marathon time usually we (we = my brother who moved to Nevada and my kids) don't get back off until 5:30 in the morning or when we hear birds outside! Last time you posted in our soapbox you mentioned you were into some 3D/gaming? What was that? I can't recall what exactly.

// Doreen / 829 weeks and 2 days ago

It was prolly WOW that I was talkin bout. Was thinkin of doin an add on or 2 for it, but never get the time.

Kinda had sumwhat of a skinning feel to it really. The scripting isn't too hard either.

I play often, pretty much every day. Couple hrs here, couple there. Kinda fun actually. I'm on a PVP server too, so I know what ya mean about the attacked from behind thing.

Aggamaggan server for all the toons. Low pop server, so groups are hard to get together sumtimes.

Anyways, have a 70 Warrior and a 70 Rogue. They smoke those allies.

Hope you aint one of them...hehe

HORDE FTW

// Roach / 829 weeks and 2 days ago

hehe HORDE FTW!!!

My brother called me about 1/2 hour ago screaming at me sis why haven't you logged on for a few days!? I'm like should I just quit my job and play all day and night!? he gets pissed at me and I do want to play but I get so tired and can't get into it when I'm tired.

I've seen the add on's but I don't like them cuz they make your screen get all crowded w/ too much stuff going on and nonsense which quickly becomes too intrusive. Another words you put an add on on and they you're like WOW this is cool! After 1 hour you're like WOW this is rediculous and you begin taking it apart toolbar by toolbar until you just uninstall the thing! Anyways I've got two boys that I'm listening to right now saying "mom what's for dinner!"

Nice chatting w/ you Roach now you know where we're at so we better start seeing you around more not just every 3 years!

// Doreen / 829 weeks and 2 days ago

Okey Doke.

I'll try not to be a stranger.

Nice chattin with you too hon.

By the way, what is for dinner?

I'll be right over.....lol

// Roach / 829 weeks and 2 days ago

Dinner is over t'was steamed rice, spinach salad and Italian Chicken cutlets. (you missed out) hehe

but you can come do the dishes?

// Doreen / 829 weeks and 2 days ago

If people actually start using this board, I may have to implement feeds per thread.

// crae_work / 829 weeks and 2 days ago

I don't know but I for one would just like a feed for the listening to thread it's the only one I see when I come looking for you...

// Doreen / 829 weeks and 2 days ago

I honestly "myself" don't expect most to even notice you added the link or that it's been revised.

// Doreen / 829 weeks and 2 days ago

Dutchy were you able to troubleshoot that script issue? I'm curious if it was something w/ a server change.

Remember I told you about my mom and sister telling me I would die by something machine or electric? Last night I pulled out my new vacuum cleaner and when I pluged it in the electricity in my apt blew out we were in the dark. So I found the button thingie on the wall and pushed it and everything came back on again "but" my new vacuum is dead! hehe

Stupid rediculous! I wanted to scream! now I've got to lug this big thing back to the store for an exchange.

// Doreen / 829 weeks and 1 day ago

I remember my mom yelling at me cuz we needed disposible vacuums and blenders and toasters when I was living w/ her! hehe!

// Doreen / 829 weeks and 1 day ago

The thing was probably malfunctioning already.

You have these things called "brooms". They don't require electricity, are quiet and using them is good for your health too. Not to mention that sweeping is quite zen. As is cleaning the litter box.

Haven't been able to give the script a spin on a different server yet.

// crae_work / 829 weeks and 1 day ago

zen? I do use a broom in my kitchen cuz it's tile but I would not get far on this funky nasty carpet my manager has in this place where I live trying to sweep up bird seeds out of it.

Okay about the script I have to update my file today and I'll just keep things as .rar format no more zips.

I heard this tune in my car (radio version) and went to search them out cuz I liked it, (apparently these guys are from here so you may not have heard of them though they've been around for a while it seems) Anyways I go to youtube and see this vid which completely freaked me! they have to be 100% insane. Now I'm not so sure I like the tune anymore, it was like watching some really bad horror flick! Check it out when you have time. [link]

// Doreen / 829 weeks and 1 day ago

Only you dutchy gets me curious enough to go read books!

[link]

(I don't know why they can't just say what it is w/o all them words)

/me goes read...

// Doreen / 829 weeks and 1 day ago

??? so weird. I mean all the "Titles" for it all the "Training" ppl do just to find God/Peace (whatever you want to call it) Everybody has their own way I guess...

// Doreen / 829 weeks and 1 day ago

Okay go ahead and laugh at me but this is the conclusion "I" have about "IT" (the problem is trying to put it into words. but here goes)

God the creator of this world (cuz if you really "really" look at the world outside of the man made garbage I mean) you see that "God" which I have to title/call it, is Perfect.

But "we" are not perfect not one single person on the face of this earth (not even Angelina Joline or whatever her name is though she looks almost perfect) hehe

So what happens is we go look and search for God in the various Religions to find it/him and because we are not perfect when we search we start to see "our" own flaws and the "Pastors" flaws and the "Churches" flaws and the "Religion's" flaws and then things get messy and nobody sees or finds "God" it/him.

Now you'll think I'm crazy but you already knew that so, so what!

// Doreen / 829 weeks and 1 day ago

Okay now I feel like having a deep moment (which translates into I'm gonna bore you to death) and I don't feel like doing what I'm suppose to be doing.

Man can only figure out the human body piece by piece I mean the organs like the heart, liver skin all that cool stuff ppl are amazed by what we are made up of "but" they cannot figure out the "Soul"

Man can only figure out and name things like parts of the world figure out what it's made of what's in the ocean and name and title planets and moons but they still can't figure out what's out there or how far it goes or how the world even began or will end.

When our "spirit" leaves our body then the body is nothing and it dies.

And the world is a living mass (just the same) kept alive by "spirit" not just all the things it's made up of cuz when the spirit leaves the mass will die.

So God is a spirit.

okay me goes lock herself up now. hehe!

actually I better get busy I'm so lazy today it's not even funny. Zzzzzz

// Doreen / 829 weeks and 1 day ago

/me calls the Ghostbusters

Gods are the personification of events and phenomena that at some point in time puzzled societies. Especially in older religions like Shinto, these gods or spirits are everywhere.

People fear that which they do not understand, so if they can personify it, they can at least hope to communicate with it. It is the easy way out: I don't know what's going on, it must be the gods' doing.

Zen is a form of Buddhism and Buddhism in its pure, original form is derived from Hinduism. In Hinduism all living things strive to, simply put, become one with the universe (Brahman). In order to do so, one must live a righteous life and depending on how you lived you will reincarnate as a being closer to or further away from unity. Actions in a previous life will shape the path your next life will follow (the concept of karma). Once you reach unity, you will stop reincarnating.

Now, this cycle of life and death takes a long time and Buddha came up with a way to take a shortcut and reach this highest state of existence (Nirvana). In short he teaches that:

1) All (physical) life is suffering.

2) The suffering stems from clinging to the material.

3) In order to stop the suffering (and the continuous reincarnations) one has to let go of ones material cravings.

4) The way to do this is to follow the Eightfold Path (which boils down to "do the right thing").

The core of Buddhism is to "let go".

Now Zen is a form of Buddhism where enlightenment is sought through introspection and meditation. Zen likes to throw with riddles like "what is the sound of one hand clapping?" or "if a tree falls in the forest but there is no-one there to witness this, does it make a sound?". Not-being or non-thinking is a core concept of Zen and a form of this "letting go". Hence the monotonous task of cleaning the litter box is quite Zen, because it requires zero thought effort.

Nine Inch Nails, by the way, are quite big in alternative circles world wide. Or rather, those alternative circles who think they are oh so special, but are just slightly less mainstream than "genuine" pop music. Anyway, I don't like 'em.

// crae_guru / 829 weeks and 20 hours ago

I don't think I like them either after seeing that sick flick they call a video...

Anyways, crae_guru what do you believe?

I've "always felt" there is a God/creator but the closer I get to him the more I feel if there "really really" is a God then I must be going straight to Hell! All these things Zen Buddhism, Christian, Catholic, bla bla bla are all just ppl searching and giving it a name and each one just "distorts" what it really is.

I don't think you need to read Bibles (though I've tried and never get anywhere w/ reading them)

do this Zen thing or chant or dance w/ snakes? Have you seen that one?

I simply think all you need to do is go to a beach during sunset or go to the observatory and stare through a scope at the stars and you achieve the same thing which is a realization there's more to life than any of our minds can comprehend.

// Doreen / 829 weeks and 19 hours ago

Sleepyhead please let me know if there are any issues w/ that file I recently put up there. Now that we don't have that script I've no way to see what is going on w/ it. I don't expect any trouble but I updated it tonight and then I could not access Teknidermy shortly after that so a few ppl may have hit it at once but it should be fine now. (just let me know though cuz I don't want to push things w/ plastic okay)

Thank you.

// Doreen / 829 weeks and 15 hours ago

Gods only exist in the minds of their followers. Which is fine as long as they don't bother others with it.

Anyway, I'll keep track of our bandwidth usage.

// crae_work / 829 weeks and 10 hours ago

Okay thanks Mr. Dark and Dramatic...

// Doreen / 829 weeks and 4 hours ago

Obviously maybe I'm just listening to too much Christian tunes??? hehe

But since these guys outside my window are making alot of noise painting me goes listen to more and drown them out.

Plumb - In my Arms

// Doreen / 829 weeks and 3 hours ago

My new neighbour is drilling holes in our mutual wall. It's complete silence and then all of a sudden the drill starts. Freaks me out every time.

// craeonics / 828 weeks and 6 days ago

Well it can't be as bad as having guys up on ladders peeking in my window while they're suppose to be painting! (I'm wondering if they are going to knock those baby bird nest down I hope not cuz the birds haven't left yet)

// Doreen / 828 weeks and 6 days ago

hehe so funny dutchy the birds are screaming out there (they sound diff) Probably getting defensive about their nest. It's not my property so I can't tell them to paint around the nest but right now it looks like they are only scraping the old paint off all the wood.

// Doreen / 828 weeks and 6 days ago

Check your spam box cuz I'm at work and not sure if my mail reached you or your spam box.

// Doreen / 828 weeks and 6 days ago

You should be working, not playing with your phone!

// craeonics / 828 weeks and 6 days ago

Now you broke the board w/ whatever you are trying to fix cuz my last post did not post. hehe

// Doreen / 828 weeks and 5 days ago

Well it seems it fixed itself? cuz it's apprently working now.

// Doreen / 828 weeks and 5 days ago

Nah, like your emails, you got blocked for spam. One of the filters is a frequency analyser, so if you say "I don't wanna work" three times in a row, it percieves it as spam.

But I share the feeling. So bloody hot over here, I'm not getting anything done.

// craeonics / 828 weeks and 5 days ago

We were at triple digit heat not too long ago and now it's more than cut in half! we're wearing jackets 50/60's cuz we're cold can you believe it! Freaky weather...

/me begins to think earthquake or something.

// Doreen / 828 weeks and 5 days ago

Okay now I'm freaking out! I took my hand off the mouse and looked away and then when I looked back this board began to scroll up and down by itself!

// Doreen / 828 weeks and 5 days ago

hehe that scared me (my batteries cuz it's not doing it now)

// Doreen / 828 weeks and 5 days ago

Earthquakes in cyberspace?

// craeonics / 828 weeks and 4 days ago

Nooo earthquakes from my mouse...

Dutchy your lil cyber nephew Sammy gave me the cutest Mother's day card today that "he" wrote:

"M"agical

"O"ne who buys me stuff

"T"he bomb

"H"helpful

"E"ver so nice

"R"ealy mad at me when I don't listen

(I seeeee I still have alot of work before me when I read "O" and "R" hehe! (so cute)

// Doreen / 828 weeks and 3 days ago

Actually on "H" he wrote "H"elpful "I" the mom can't spell right of course and typed "H"helpful (but he does)*sigh*

// Doreen / 828 weeks and 3 days ago

Okay you can stop barfing and rolling your eyes after you read that. hehe

sorry dutchy you need to take this board down before you become my Diary!!!

// Doreen / 828 weeks and 3 days ago

The O is fairly typical, I'd say.

By the way, this song reminds me that I still don't have all of Summoning's albums (even though it's not too stellar): [link]

// craeonics / 828 weeks and 3 days ago

Sounds very pretty, enchanting, ghostly, epic and well balanced.

(I still can't figure out why "that" growling sounds good but others drives me under the bed hiding) guess it's softer, I don't know...

I could listen to that one several times today.

// Doreen / 828 weeks and 3 days ago

Yeah, I think I'll be getting me some more cd's.

I'm beyond hope by the way. I'm almost starting to like Korpiklaani. Listening to things non-stop can do that to you.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Korpiklaani - Runamoine [Korven Kuningas, 12]

// craeonics / 827 weeks and 5 days ago

Wellll cuz of "O"ne who buys me stuff up there I can't buy myself CD's anymore! (or much of anything else for that matter)

// Doreen / 827 weeks and 5 days ago

Alright dutchy that tune of yours totally stinks biggg time! (me goes get busy)

I don't wanna clean!

I don't wanna clean!

I don't wanna clean!

/me goes to clean...

// Doreen / 827 weeks and 5 days ago

I don't want to clean either, so I'm going to postpone it... until my mother finds out. I have an excuse though: exam on thursday, so I have to study.

// craeonics / 827 weeks and 4 days ago

Well then you better be studing! And just to make sure you stay away from this thread...

Chris Tomlin - Here I Am To Worship

I cannot even believe how many different versions of this tune there is (like 50 million diff ppl tried to sing this one) but I found that guy again and he sings it the best.

Light of the world

You stepped down into darkness.

Opened my eyes, let me see.

Beauty that made this heart adore You

Hope of a life spent with You

Here I am to worship,

Here I am to bow down,

Here I am to say that You're my God

You're altogether lovely

Altogether worthy,

Altogether wonderful to me

King of all days

oh, so highly exalted

Glorious in heaven above

Humbly You came

To the earth You created

All for love's sake became poor

Here I am to worship,

Here I am to bow down,

Here I am to say that You're my God

You're altogether lovely

Altogether worthy,

Altogether wonderful to me

I'll never know how much it cost

To see my sin upon that cross

I'll never know how much it cost

To see my sin upon that cross

I'll never know how much it cost

To see my sin upon that cross

I'll never know how much it cost

Here I am to worship,

Here I am to bow down,

Here I am to say that You're my God

You're altogether lovely

Altogether worthy,

Altogether wonderful to me

// Dor_worship / 827 weeks and 4 days ago

Actually this one that lime wire Blessed me w/ is mucho better.

Tim Hughes - Here I Am To Worship (but I bet when I go look him up he'll be a country singer or something)

// Doreen / 827 weeks and 4 days ago

Hmm nope no cowboy hat so he "mighttt" be okay, me goes peek around and find some more of his stuff...

// Doreen / 827 weeks and 4 days ago

Not sure what to think about this guy but me goes check him out alil better...

Tim Hughes - Consuming Fire

// Doreen / 827 weeks and 4 days ago

Eek! What's going on here?

// craeonics / 827 weeks and 3 days ago

Hey get back to your studies! I was just having a lillll worship but I must go find some new booty tunes tonight now that I'm finished.

// Doreen / 827 weeks and 3 days ago

Found it! Obviously P. Diddy can't sing so he usually needs to have a female or "several backups" to save him which is the case here but it works.

P Diddy, Keyshia Cole, Lil Kim, Busta Rhymes - Last Night (Remixxx)

// Doreen / 827 weeks and 3 days ago

// Dor_worship / 827 weeks and 3 days ago

hehe! oh boy what happened now? (you put a worship filter!)

// Doreen / 827 weeks and 3 days ago

Hmm... /me investigates

Umm, well, I don't know what happened there, but from the looks of things, I didn't miss much.

/me runs

// craeonics / 827 weeks and 2 days ago

Get to your studies! I'll keep my fingers tied up over here. And I hope you do good on that you lazy bunny...

// Doreen / 827 weeks and 2 days ago

The teacher informed us by email last monday that the exam is next tuesday. It's quite odd, because up until then, the date had been tomorrow.

Anyway, more time for me to do some slacking, eh.

// craeonics / 827 weeks and 1 day ago

So now that means you're not gonna study until Monday at 12:00 midnight?

// Doreen / 827 weeks and 16 hours ago

I'm going to read the book. That's all I usually do. But it's heavy duty reading, so it will take all the time I have.

Hmm, apparently Firefox 3 has a spell check built-in. I'm getting all kinds of red lines because it's probably set to Dutch.

// craeonics / 827 weeks and 10 hours ago

I don't even know how you can stand torturing yourself like that reading a big book about dead guys for a week! (You should take up something more exciting than history)

// Doreen / 827 weeks and 4 hours ago

Can ride this beat all day though the lyrics and vid are rediculous...

[link]

/me goes plays some Baby Bash and get in gear for today.

// Doreen / 827 weeks and 2 hours ago

Strange dutchy not too long ago we jumped from triple digit to 50/60's then back up to triple digit again and right now I heard what sounded like hail? I ran downstairs to see the comotion cuz I heard my neighbors run outside and we have rain not hail but the drops are the size of "silver dollars" and we're back down to the 60's again...

// Doreen / 826 weeks and 6 days ago

okay now if I don't try to go take a picture of this you will think I'm crazy it's sunny on one side of my house and raining on the other. hehe!

// Doreen / 826 weeks and 6 days ago

Pics came out grainy all you can make out is a black sky but sun on the ground...

My mom called she was screaming "OMG! we're going to have a Tornado!" hehe

I told her dutchy "Mom we don't have Tornados we only have Earthquakes" (that did not make her feel any better)

// Doreen / 826 weeks and 6 days ago

And now we have Thunder and Lightning? And this concludes Doreen's weather report for today. hehe!

/me wonders if my Mom is right!

// Doreen / 826 weeks and 6 days ago

Umm she was right!? [link]

In one day we had:

Rain drops the size of silver dollars

Hail

Snow

Thunder

Fierce Lightning thennn

Pounding rain

Flash Floods

Mud Slides

and the encore was a Tornado! I wonder what tomorrows weather will beeee?

// Doreen / 826 weeks and 6 days ago

It's the end of the world?

Bought some lounge chairs and a table to put on my balcony, so now I'm going to sit there, in the shade, and read about dead people some more.

// craeonics / 826 weeks and 6 days ago

hehe you meanie! well actually yesterday some thought it might be! today I'm dodging lightning bolts but still here.

Good for you cuz you have that killer view up there so that probably is a good set up to relax at...

// Dor_work / 826 weeks and 6 days ago

Yep, bit too much wind though. And we need more thunder and lightning over here, so send some over. My eyes are getting irritated with all those flower seeds (pollen) in the air.

// craeonics / 826 weeks and 5 days ago

/me tosses you some allergy meds and sends you some rain to wash the pollen out of the air.

Freezing over here today dutchy, rain and lightning and thunder (really cold) when we're usually baking in heat at this time. This is def not work weather for me I can't wait to go home Zzzzzz

// Dor_work / 826 weeks and 5 days ago

"Cold" in a climate like that would probably mean that I would melt, while you'd be wearing three winter coats.

// craeonics / 826 weeks and 5 days ago

Probably so I forgot you're a Polar Bear. Just so strange to see ppl actually wearing coats on this end cuz we normally run around half naked...

// Doreen / 826 weeks and 5 days ago

We wear coats at least half the year. Has something to do with the rain that pours down at least six months per year.

Best Cure track ever. The rest of 'em stink anyway.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: The Cure - A Forest

// crae_work / 826 weeks and 3 days ago

Rain is getting pretty rare on this end so this weather has been completely out of the norm (specially all that weird stuff that happened on that day at once)

We have a Holiday on this side of the globe so no Dor_work or school for kids and guess what? I'm so used to being under the gun and chasing responsiblities that I don't even know what to do today!? (I'm stunned and at a complete loss) hehe

And not true about the Cure they have "(1)" other killer track but I can't remember the name of it right now since I'm still half asleep.

// Doreen / 826 weeks and 3 days ago

Day off? Play World of Warcraft!

/me on the other hand has to study for his exam tomorrow

// crae_work / 826 weeks and 3 days ago

/me comes talk your ear off while you snore! I've not played for a while (actually since the last time I chatted about it) at times I get obsessed w/ it other times I could take it or leave it.

Did you know that the Bathory guy had blonde hair when he was younger? Gino called me into his room right now to show me an old interview he did w/ MTV I did not even think that was him! Gino has taken complete ownership of my two Bathory CD's I have to tear up his room to find them when I want to listen to them. We were checking out some of his older tunes that I've never heard of before he not only looked diff but he really sounded different in the past.

Anyways I hope you do good on that exam tomorrow school boy! (I'm sure you will)

// Doreen / 826 weeks and 2 days ago

I fucked up. Nasty questions like: "Who was king prior to very important king X and where was he from?". How the fuck should I know? I'm not going to remember hundreds of nobodies, I only (try to) remember the important ones. What kind of ridiculous question is that?

Quorthon (Bathory dude) was Swedish, so the blond hair doesn't surprise me. Prior to the Viking stuff it was black/death metal. He's one of the pioneers of the black metal genre.

// crae_work / 826 weeks and 2 days ago

Oh noooo how bad did you mess up? Bad enough that you need to retake the test or what? Don't stress it too much dutchy cuz in 100 years from now will you really care? hehe

That Bathory guy had alot of music that I've never heard before was pretty interesting how diff his style changed over his cut short career (me wonders if he didn't kick the bucket so young what would have been next)

// Doreen / 826 weeks and 2 days ago

I "think" the thing about teachers is you get the ones that simply want to earn their paycheck so they only give you questions that they already know you'll have the answers to and then there's the teachers that go beyond earning they paychecks and want to know how well "you" are really paying attention to what you are reading so they go beyond Q & A and make things interesting and test beyond common sense...

Unfortunetly for you, you got a good teacher. =)

// Doreen / 826 weeks and 2 days ago

The king in question was Sargon. If you look at the list of kings near the bottom: [link], and take into account that Sargons claim to fame is being the first king of Akkad, the correct answer would be "there was no-one before him". But I suspect they meant in the whole region, so that would mean it's Lugalzagesi. Okay, I had forgotten about that. Trouble is, there are four answers to the question.

// crae_work / 826 weeks and 2 days ago

Still, I'm not going to remember the whole bloody list of kings: [link]. Things like that are things you look up somewhere, not stuff to memorise.

Note that these are classes at a different faculty ("Languages and Cultures of Mesopotamia and Anatolia") and not my normal faculty ("History"). The exams are quite different in style. These are more about cramming facts, while at History, they're about insight into why things happen(ed). I refuse to cram, it's a waste of time and memory.

// crae_work / 826 weeks and 2 days ago

/me washes this nonsense away with some Sing-along Superhits of the '80s

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Aha - Take on me

// crae_work / 826 weeks and 2 days ago

Dreadful DJ's on the radio, but I can forgive 'em for now, because they're playing...

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Soft Cell - Tainted Love

// crae_work / 826 weeks and 2 days ago

Ummm...

#1. The only King I've heard about and remotely know anything about is King Tut [link]

#2. No wonder you use that Wiki thing alot you can cheat! Forget the History books the answer about who was the Kings before and after him are all listed on the bottom!

Kings and Presidents and things of this nature give me a tummy ache and a really bad feeling. (since they are simple humans just like you and I so they can be fallible therefore I don't trust them)

// Doreen / 826 weeks and 2 days ago

I don't even trust the Pope! though it seems by the crowds he draws alot of ppl think he can be trusted. hehe

// Doreen / 826 weeks and 2 days ago

Oh brother? "Lugalzagesi" how in the world can you remember that one and even if I could remember that one how could I remember to spell that name! OMG! Whyyy oh whyyy are you torturing yourself like this?

// Doreen / 826 weeks and 2 days ago

Spelling it is easy if you can read Sumerian. "Lugal" means "king" ("lu" being "man" and "gal" great), "zagesi" I don't know. But if you know the beginning of the name, the rest comes naturally.

Had they given a hint like "The name starts with the letter 'L'", I would have known the answer.

// craeonics / 826 weeks and 2 days ago

Relax, I seriously doubt you did as bad on the exam as "you" think you did.

/me goes chase you around in the forest up the trees. The cure is coming to concert over here in a few months after a 4 year rest.

The Cure - A Forest

// Doreen / 826 weeks and 1 day ago

This was his other good tune:

[link]

This guy needs to lighten up on the makeup oh brother. hehe

His new tunes are yuk! And actually he's gonna be over here in LA next week!

// Doreen / 826 weeks and 1 day ago

Nastyyy can you imagine kissing a guy that has redder lipstick than you! ack!

// Doreen / 826 weeks and 1 day ago

Hey school boy "this one" was actually his bestest tune, I couldn't remember which one it was. (Blows A Forest out of the water)

[link]

Show me, show me, show me

How you do that trick

The one that makes me screammmm she said

The one that makes me laugh, she said

And threw her arms around my neck

Show me how you do it

And I promise you, I promise that

I'll run away with you

I'll run away with you"

Spinning on that dizzy edge

I kissed her face, I kissed her neck

And dreamed of all the different ways

I had to make her glow

"Why are you so far away," she said

"Why won't you ever know that I'm in love with you,

That I'm in love with you?"

You... soft and only

You... lost and lonely

You... strange as angels

Dancing in the deepest oceans

Twisting in the water, you're just like a dream

Just like a dream

Daylight licked me into shape

I must have been asleep for days

And moving lips to breathe her name

I opened up my eyes

I find myself alone, alone, alone

Above a raging sea

That stole the only girl I loved

And drowned her deep inside of me.

You... soft and only

You... lost and lonely

You... just like heaven

// Doreen / 826 weeks and 1 day ago

No way, none of those songs come even close to the haunting atmosphere of A Forest. The only Cure remotely close to it is this one: [link]. And it isn't even their own song! It, ofcourse, utterly pales in comparison to the awesomeness that is the original: [link].

// craeonics / 826 weeks and 23 hours ago

Also cool, Reese & Santonio's Rock To The Beat: [link]. An acid house classic. The simple hypnotic bassline is what makes this pure acid. I had totally forgotten about the shitty hi-hat though, but then again, all songs in this genre had those.

And let's not forget Nikki's Mucho Macho: [link]. The funny thing is, that I did look for both tracks on YouTube quite some time ago and they weren't uploaded then. Good to see them available now.

The Nikki song is apparently so obscure that no-one has commented on it, even though it's been up for a year.

// craeonics / 826 weeks and 23 hours ago

As for theeee first link dutchy it don't even sound like the Cure? the song is weird and then whoever made the vid tossed pics of animals??? (Which obviously make it weirder) Second link still stinks. (just a slightly better beat) hehe

That Rock To The Beat I've never heard before t'was decent.

Mucho Macho? hehe ohhh nooooo how do you pull this stuff out of your hat dutchy? Rediculous

// Doreen / 826 weeks and 22 hours ago

OMG dutchy what like 53 views? and no comments cuz what can you say? Nice dancing? It's sooo weird. hehe!!!

// Doreen / 826 weeks and 22 hours ago

As much as I like ColdPlay some things were just not meant to be mixed such as this:

[link]

/me goes heal my ears w/ the original one:

[link]

"Perfect" Symphony...

// Doreen / 826 weeks and 21 hours ago

Coldplay massacred "Bitter Sweet Symphony"? Blasphemy! Okay, so it was the original singer of The Verve, but still.

Way, way back, I used to get compilation tapes. Both "Mucho Macho" and "Rock to the Beat" where on those. Really quite obscure, early House.

And "Love will tear us apart" rocks, you barbarian!

// craeonics / 826 weeks and 21 hours ago

Rocks? It sucks and you know it! Horrible!

// Doreen / 826 weeks and 20 hours ago

You love it and you know it. You're just still in denial.

// crae_work / 826 weeks and 10 hours ago

No I don't it's as dry and flat as a peice of beef jerky! Andddd it's stuck in my head thank you very much! OMG I hate you dutchyyy! hehe

// Doreen / 826 weeks and 3 hours ago

Other then liking their tunes alot I had no idea what these guys looked like until you dropped that wiki link dutchy...

These guys are coming in concert too apparently Sunday over here if I were a jump around in the crowd kinda girl "This" would be the only band I would go see...

Something slow by them, called "So" (kinda so so but okay) hehe

[link]

Crazy ppl making comments about relating to deaths and losing a loved one? when apparently the song is about someone leaving someone.

// Doreen / 826 weeks and 1 hour ago

Dutchy when will you add an RSS thing to the board? I'm pretty sure you have a trip wire on the board that tells you when someone post but for the rest of us = me I have to keep coming over here like one of your cats to see when you come home. hehe

// Doreen / 825 weeks and 6 days ago

This isn't about that band I've never ever heard of, is it?

/me clicks

Ah, and it is. I've seriously never heard of them. This is bizarre.

// craeonics / 825 weeks and 6 days ago

You probably didn't hear of the Gap band either ancient old stuff that stands the test of time...

(atleast over here cuz ppl still listen to this alot in Los Angeles)

[link]

// Doreen / 825 weeks and 6 days ago

Argh! Dutchy do not say the word "mangled" to someone who works for a Trauma Center and then dissapear on me, what happened? Are you okay? I don't really care if you have to type w/ your nose, are you okay?

// Doreen / 825 weeks and 4 days ago

My proprioception (look it up) is a bit off, meaning that I am a bit wider and taller than I percieve. While swinging with my arm, I hit the handle of the balcony door. The handle is made of solid steel, while my hands are just flesh and bones. The area between my thumb and index finger is pretty bruised, perhaps the bone there is broken (but I doubt that).

The consequence of it all is that it's pretty hard to use my thumb and index finger on my (dominant) right hand. Had it taped up for two days, but that meant I really couldn't use it. So the tape is gone and the hurting is back.

But such is life. Work is going to be interesting. A lot of typing with left.

// craeonics / 825 weeks and 3 days ago

Get a quick x-ray silly to be sure if in a few days it still hurts cuz hand injuries are "extremely sneaky" prob have a Hairline Fx.

Sorry for jumping the gun I don't like certain words and "mangled" is one of them. I see worse things working at the Trauma Center than most ppl get to see in the worsest horror movie unfortunetly.

// Doreen / 825 weeks and 3 days ago

I was thinking more of the metaphorical way of mangling (like "mangling words"). It's merely bruised. It'll wear of in a week or so.

If I were severely mamed, I wouldn't be happy.

// crae_work / 825 weeks and 3 days ago

Well since you refuse to erase history then you leave me no other choice but to post more funk down here:

[link]

Dutchy I cannot believe this I never seen this vid and I "love" the Gap Band (though all my friends hated them) hehe

(had to go back tonight and see what else I could find of theee old stuffez)

// Doreen / 825 weeks and 1 day ago

Check out the PussyCat Doll wannabes in that vid. hehe!

So funny...

// Doreen / 825 weeks and 1 day ago

Good thing I never seen all their vids cuz I hate cowboy hats and in every vid he's wearing a cowboy hat.

I know this guy is still singing today.

// Doreen / 825 weeks and 1 day ago

Been meaning to drop this and I keep forgetting so before I get busy today some good stuff finally over here:

Chris Brown - Forever

[link]

// Doreen / 824 weeks and 3 days ago

I don't think so but I can only assume this guy is going to hit concert or something soon the way they keep playing this song everytime I turn on the radio there it issss.

Cuz it's a bittersweet symphony, this life

Trying to make ends meet

You're a slave to money then you die

(good thing I never get tired of this one)

// Doreen / 824 weeks and 1 day ago

The money's pouring in for him probably. Every time they play his song, it's ka-ching!

// craeonics / 824 weeks and 23 hours ago

That must be nice to have an income that runs itself for years to come. (specially music that's not even work)

// Doreen / 824 weeks and 22 hours ago

Why do you think these "stars" are all so rich. It's royalties that float their boat. That's also why most don't like people downloading their songs.

// craeonics / 824 weeks and 20 hours ago

They make enough "even" w/ ppl downloading their tunes. Can you imagine having so much money you don't even know what to do w/ it all dutchy? Rediculous what they make. All I want to do is buy (1) little tiny house by the Ocean someday but that's not gonna happen so since I'm upset I'm gonna fire up Limewire and get even! hehe

Actually dutchy remember how afraid most of them were to list their tunes on the internet via iTunes now alot of artist are using iTunes and gaining even more money using the internet to their advantage. I think Coldplay just released a new CD on iTunes. I grabbed a sample but it was no good and I'm trying not to make them richer while I just get poorer so no more CD buying for me. (I've got boxes and boxes and when I count what that cost me I could have bought my house!!!)

// Doreen / 824 weeks and 14 hours ago

When I feel like floating around whilst I work I go hit this place and now today I see this:

[link]

(note the "new" iTunes button on right) *sigh*

Every single store that I used to run into to go buy my material CD have "all" shut down cuz now all the artist have pretty much turned iTunes. pretty unreal...

// Doreen / 824 weeks and 1 hour ago

iTunes, the program, is a particularly shitty piece of bloatware with just one redeeming feature: the ability to view and play other people's (on the network) playlist.

iTunes, the store, is something I'll never use. I want my music in a material form, or in other words, on CD. In that sense, it is perhaps fortunate that I listen to obscure stuff that does still gets released mainly on CDs.

// craeonics / 823 weeks and 6 days ago

Mr. Dark and Dramatic as usual, I have to agree w/ you but my iPhone forces me to use it. I think things will change as you and I know it soon CD's will be a thing of the past and you may still get your music by snail mail but in the format of a small memory stick. hehe

I was going through my boxes of CD's recently and couldn't help but feel these too will be a thing of the past.

Anyways enjoy your day off me has one more day to slave for my money.

// Doreen / 823 weeks and 6 days ago

/me been playing Guitar Hero all day. My left arm is totally cramped from hitting those frets.

// craeonics / 823 weeks and 5 days ago

hehe you're so silly dutchy (but yesss that one is fun) hehe

// Doreen / 823 weeks and 5 days ago

I swear dutchy when I went through those boxes of my CD's I realized two things:

1. I think I was born the wrong color and sex.

2. I'm getting as old as the hills now!

/me goes clean tooo:

Ohio Players - Love Rollercoaster

(it stilllll sounds killer to me) Mmmm mmm mmmmm!

// Doreen / 823 weeks and 5 days ago

I have this sneaking suspicion you're talking about 70's stuff now.

// craeonics / 823 weeks and 4 days ago

Not sure what year but ancient stuff I found in my CD boxes that I pulled out and have been listening to like Ohio Players, Gap Band, Dazz Band, War, which they play alot over here in Cali still today (but I remember being a kid and making alot of mistakes to them tunes so now I feel ancient!) anyways since you have two cats you're raising "Happy Daddy Day"

/me goes get ready and visit my Mom and Step Daddy today for Father's Day...

// Doreen / 823 weeks and 4 days ago

Today's father's day? Hmm, well, my present was not dropping in on him then.

// craeonics / 823 weeks and 3 days ago

After all the electric shocks he got fixing your place? Welllll all I did was fix their computers when I dropped by my Mom and Dad's place.

// Doreen / 823 weeks and 3 days ago

It's like this ritual now when I walk in their front door:

Me: Hi Mom, Hi Dad *kiss kiss* How you guys been?

My Mom: Oh fine, fine how you been hows the kids?

Hey Doreen do you think you can take a quick look at my computer? I can't seem to send mail out, I get some msg that pops up and then can you take a look at Dad's computer too he keeps getting a weird error msg that keeps popping up when he opens his browser. Something about a Trojan?

Me: *sigh* me goes to work whilst they pet my lil brother and sister (their cats) and I slave...

// Doreen / 823 weeks and 3 days ago

At least yours know what a trojan is. Mine go like "the printer is broken and it's your fault!". Or at least my mother, my father likes to brag about how he doesn't know jack about computers.

// crae_work / 823 weeks and 3 days ago

Nooo they don't, they only know how to read the word "trojan" that's about it. And usually when they say the printer is "broken" it means "paper jam" *sigh*

Anyways judging from the map of my day today I need some exquisite crunk to pull me through...

Three 6 Mafia - Lolli Lolli (pop that body)

[link]

// Doreen / 823 weeks and 3 days ago

Fortunately my mom fixed things herself. Don't know how she did it, because I had taken a look at things and did not see a solution.

Faith no More's best track. Probably no coincidence that it is an early track.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Faith no More - Epic

// crae_work / 823 weeks and 2 days ago

My mom is getting alil better than my step Dad but still they have problems on their machine every hour! I think it's cuz they go to online gaming sites and play games which have a ton of pop ups and advertisements etc.

/me is listening to Gino listening/blazing Bathory

cuz of my illegal vitamins he's now called Gino the viking! (I'll post a pic of him when I can trap him in a corner to take a quick pic cuz he's camera shy)

// Doreen / 823 weeks and 1 day ago

You should cool down on the steroids you feed that kid, sis.

// crae_work / 823 weeks and 1 day ago

Remember he asked if I could give him some of my hair vitamins a few months back? welll he went from buzz to Viking (a phase he's currently on) so I'm going to get his hair down to his lower back.

// Doreen / 823 weeks and 1 day ago

So strange I'm listening to complete silence cept my fan on my desk. I don't hear one single bird nor my maniac parrot, probably cuz it's 98 degrees and we're all just trying to breathe at the moment. hehe

It's so hot you would die dutchy.

/me goes finish up my work for the day and toss my boys in the pool outside.

// Doreen / 823 weeks and 17 hours ago

Mmmmm mmmm mmmm!

/me is listening to dutchy's fav

Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up

(pretty decent vid too) [link]

// Doreen / 822 weeks and 6 days ago

"Pussycat Dolls" and "decent" in the same sentence? Impossible. They're just as crap as that Paramore shite that's playing on tv over here at the moment. Emotionally unstable kiddie band.

// craeonics / 822 weeks and 6 days ago

hehe you're such an old man for being only *cough* 16 *cough*

// Doreen / 822 weeks and 6 days ago

I was born old. I don't even listen to lyrics, but this Paramore stuff is so bad, I can't avoid it. The chorus is this:

# That's what you get when you let your heart win, whoa.

- [link]

People stop using phrases like "that's what you get" when they pass the age of ten. Don't do it, it sinks any credibility the song might have had (far fetched as it might have been, seeing that the rest of it is all drama, drama). And seriously, filling up half the chorus with "whoa", just means they couldn't come up with any words to put there.

I think I'll just stick to demons in forests. The only thing they do is scream, growl, hiss and be menacing.

// craeonics / 822 weeks and 6 days ago

hehe dutchyyy demons in forest (you evil bunny) wellll you most definetely do not want to check out pussycat dolls lyrics they're totally rediculous but I'm usually after the banging bass not the lyrics (though sometimes I just get so curious what are they actually saying) which in turn "sometimes" turns me off on the their tunes after I read them.

I've never everrr heard of Paramore and judging from when I ran to youtube last night for a quick check I was not missing much. Now when I hear a tune I sometimes have to check out youtube to see the vid which in turn "sometimes" turns me off on the tune. hehe!

// Doreen / 822 weeks and 6 days ago

I "think" the best and only true way to listen and "enjoy" music is to "listen" not read nor see...

/me is a happy camper today cuz I have air conditioning here at work!

// Doreen / 822 weeks and 6 days ago

I come to have lunch w/ you and you're nowhere to be found (prob cleaning a liter box)

/me drops a few crumbs and goes back to work...

// Doreen / 822 weeks and 5 days ago

Help! Help! I'm melting, I cannot believe what I'm about to say but I actually want to run back to work it's 96 right now at 6:30pm

// Doreen / 822 weeks and 5 days ago

I'm still hogging my cousin's PS3 (due back on monday), so I'm mostly offline this weekend. I really don't listen to lyrics much, unless they're so bad that it can't be avoided. Though I do have the nasty habit at work of doing runtime translations of what gets played on the radio.

Now this song is excellent:

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Heidevolk - Vulgaris Magistralis [Wodan heerst, 03] [link]

// craeonics / 822 weeks and 5 days ago

hehe! /me goes shake that off and go hit the beach today...

// Doreen / 822 weeks and 5 days ago

Oh wow check this out! [link]

They found "ice" Instead of these geniuses spending billions searching for ice cubes on mars they should be concerned about what is going on here we "climbed" to 99 degrees at 8:30pm I think something is wrong when temps climb instead of decline at night?

We all slept in the swimming pool last night it was rediculous...

// Doreen / 822 weeks and 5 days ago

You can't really examine Earth. Too many people who get in the way.

// craeonics / 822 weeks and 4 days ago

This is not earth lately this is sheer Hell where I'm at, we can't even sleep unless we stay in water to keep cool. The property by the beach is double and so are the rents cuz the temps are 10-15 degrees cooler over there but I'm thinking about moving again (prob is my kids are not going to be happy about it)

// Doreen / 822 weeks and 4 days ago

God finally caught up with you and is giving you a preview of what he has in store for you.

If moving means your kids will be changing schools, they'll probably not be happy about it. It means having to make new friends and what not. Not cool.

// crae_work / 822 weeks and 3 days ago

I think so too so I told God I would not listen to bad tunes anymore. hehe

(course I was back to crunk w/i a few hours)

Seriously though it has been unbearable dutchy you've no idea what it feels like trying to sleep in upper 90's to triple digit heat it's like trying to sleep inside your oven!

I checked things out and thought about things and I can't move my kids are thriving right here a move right now will mess things up for them. But I just want to jump out of my skin at times.

// Doreen / 822 weeks and 3 days ago

Interpol - Rest My Chemistry

I find this tune to "sound" slow and sexy (and to keep it that way I think I'll take my own advise and not check out the lyrics nor vid)

// Doreen / 822 weeks and 3 days ago

Wasn't there a band called Interpol a thousand years ago? Anyway, while you're melting, my cousin called. He's back from Italy and wants his PS3 back. Eek! Playtime's over.

// craeonics / 822 weeks and 3 days ago

Don't know if that band is old or new (but they're new to me though)

We've got an XboX360 I pay $23 a month at blockbuster for a "gamepass" so they can play as many games as they want for as long as they want or they'd kill me in just one week renting games and then you have to return them in only a few days vs this way they can exchange games out in days or weeks depending on what they like (I want to kill them when they take one out and then bug me after only 1 hour to go return it cuz it's a bomb)

// Doreen / 822 weeks and 2 days ago

Since they are on summer vacation I suppose we are going to make Blockbuster very upset they ever came out w/ this gamepass thing cuz they do not know my kids very well. (we'll be getting our moneys worth and then some!)

// Doreen / 822 weeks and 2 days ago

My brother was planning to take his first trip to Italy in Sept (but I know he'll never make it cuz his wife is so jealous) she'll never let him go and he told me he can't afford to take her and his lil girls cuz the price is so rediculous for the tickets from here...

// Doreen / 822 weeks and 2 days ago

Stop rolling your eyes and jussss be thankful I'm not boring you w/ pics of both of my boys but as promised here's Gino's before and after my hair vitamins.

I could not find a pic of when we started (cuz this guy dodges the camera like crazy) so this pic is of how he always had his hair before his viking phase started up it's about a year ago though he actually started growing his hair out for only a few months now (w/ the help of my illegal vitamins that is) hehe

Anyways onto the pics...

before:

[link]

now:

[link]

And though he will kill me for posting his face shots I'm posting them for you anyways cuz I'm alil dissobedient (but he said you can only show that crae guy the back of my head!)

[link]

// Doreen / 822 weeks and 1 day ago

Me, plus the rest of the interweb that reads this thread. I can imagine going from shaven to shoulder length might be a shock to you. Wait 'til it reaches halfway down his back (in six months or so).

// craeonics / 822 weeks and 1 day ago

But I wouldn't blame it on the "vitamins". Hair grows two to three centimers (an inch or so) per month. How long it ends up depends on how good he is at dodging the dreaded scissors.

/me has been avoiding scissors and camera's for sixteen years

// craeonics / 822 weeks and 1 day ago

Shock to me? nah to him though cuz he didn't think his hair would grow so fast. The only problem is that over here in Cali it gets extremely hot (as you can tell from my crying everytime we hit triple digit) and most the guys and girls over here cut their hair to keep cool and now he is crying about how hot it is and I told him wait till it gets really long then you'll have a legit reason to cry! (But ponytails do wonders in the heat he'll be okay)

// Doreen / 822 weeks and 23 hours ago

Oi, he may have keep the hairs in his neck short then. That's where things get hottest.

// craeonics / 822 weeks and 22 hours ago

I personally don't expect him to last until it gets much longer. hehe

he's already crying about how hot it is to have long hair but time will tell how bad he wants it. Once it gets alittle longer I'll tie it up for him (I live in ponytails I only take my hair down when I go out)

// Doreen / 822 weeks and 21 hours ago

Another thing I'm finding amusing is listening to him when he gets out of the shower cuz before he would just towel off his head and be done w/ it and now he has to comb his hair and fight w/ knots and tangles which I let him do for a while (being the evil mom that I am) before I turned him on to my big tooth comb a few days ago...

// Doreen / 822 weeks and 21 hours ago

My tooth comb has the amount of teeth as someone who's been living on the street for years and losing more on a daily basis.

// crae_work / 822 weeks and 10 hours ago

/me hops in the time machine back to the 80's

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy

// crae_work / 822 weeks and 7 hours ago

Funny how we get attached to them. I've had mine for so long I don't even know how old it is nor where I actually bought the thing its turned into a family heirloom and now I gladly hand thee Royal big tooth comb down to thee next generation.

// Doreen / 822 weeks and 4 hours ago

Mine don't last long, so I don't really get attached to them. Just too lazy to get a new one.

// craeonics / 821 weeks and 6 days ago

This is what I'm talking about silly, (mine is black though) I've had it for years but it sounds as if you are using a sort of brush? cuz you mentioned yours was loosing teeth or did you mean bristles?

I use this first then a brush, otherwise you rip half your hair out and get more split ends.

[link]

// Doreen / 821 weeks and 6 days ago

cept I know I didn't pay no 4.25 over here there is no such thing that cheap, I probably paid 10 or more for that plastic life saver...

// Doreen / 821 weeks and 6 days ago

Oooh, I don't have one of those. I mean the ordinary kind (and I mixed up comb and brush). I don't brush my hair when it is wet.

// craeonics / 821 weeks and 6 days ago

I didn't think so from what you said (that is the one you need trust me if you don't like pain)

// Doreen / 821 weeks and 6 days ago

No pain, no gain. Besides, if you do it yourself, there is no pain.

/me vibes to this awesome track which is waaay too short

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Utah Saints - Something Good (2008 Remix)

// craeonics / 821 weeks and 5 days ago

There's a technique to it though you need to start combing "gently" from the bottom up to the top otherwise you rip your hair out if you start combing from the top to the bottom. (don't know why I'm evennnn bothering to tell you this cuz you're a guy you'll be going bald in a few years) hehe =)

And I don't know why I'm laughing at you cuz I'm gonna look like an old witch in a forest w/ stringy long hair...

// Doreen / 821 weeks and 5 days ago

I swing it forward and then brush (don't use a comb) from root to tip. If I run into a knot, I stop, unravel it and then continue. After that, I flip my head back and voilà, instant volume.

No way that I'll be bald! A little thin perhaps, but baldness does not run in the family.


They're playing a Top 25 list of wrong but hits songs. For some reason, they're all songs from the 90's. I suspect that if they'd done this ten years ago, it would have been 80's material.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Haddaway - What is Love?

// craeonics / 821 weeks and 5 days ago

And now it's Reel to Real. What's up with that? There's nothing wrong with that song, it rocks.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Reel 2 Real - Move It

// craeonics / 821 weeks and 5 days ago

And now Gloria Gaynor. I'm shocked!

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Gloria Gaynor - I will survive

// craeonics / 821 weeks and 5 days ago

Ugh! I wish I hadn't read that now I'll hear that dreaded disgusting I will survive tune in my head all day probably cuz all it takes is reading it and then it jumps me. (that's the worse song ever!)

// Doreen / 821 weeks and 5 days ago

Oh boy I hate you dutchyyy!

I've got all my life to live

I've got all my love to give

and I'll survive

I will survive

Heyyy Heyyyyy

Help! Help! Help! I hate this song so much!!!

// Doreen / 821 weeks and 5 days ago

I can agree with most of the rest of the list, which includes Los del Rio, Right Said Fred, Cher, Aqua, the Village People and so on. Number one was our good friend [link].

// craeonics / 821 weeks and 4 days ago

hehe! dutchyyy I remember you posted that before and my brain does not evennnn know how to process that stuff...

/me goes peek againnnn

// Doreen / 821 weeks and 4 days ago

That's crazy my brain needs to split it in half, half my brain gets turned on by the lingo the other half wants to run from the "sound" of the music playing in the bg. hehe!

// Doreen / 821 weeks and 4 days ago

Ooo, I wanna hear! Dor, gmail it to me. =^.^=

Plz? o.o

// RedBoo / 821 weeks and 3 days ago

Woops, forgot to mention I wanted to first post.

> Some Christian Techno...

> (these guys called the Katinas were at Church today)

> Out of Eden & The Katinas - By my Side

> (Can only find 3 of their tunes on Limewire now) argh!

// RedBoo / 821 weeks and 3 days ago

Boo Boo you mean the Katinas? I only seen them once when they played at a Church I went to but I cannot find that one tune but here alil info on them:

(They're all brothers)

[link]

[link]

[link]

[link]

// Doreen / 821 weeks and 3 days ago

You got me searching around here is one and basically the "only" one I really liked of them and they are singing w/ Out of Eden apparently off some album it says Godspell or something:

[link]

I think it sounds beautiful...

// Doreen / 821 weeks and 3 days ago

I've got no clue why I'm listening to this interpol stuff cuz they're way off from my usual taste in tunes but I'm hooked on them lately...

Interpol - Obstacle 1

// Doreen / 821 weeks and 3 days ago

He kind of sounds like that guy from the Talking Heads? (I think that was the guy, never really liked him) anyways this one is Mmmmm mmm mmmmm!

Interpol - Rest My Chemistryyyy

// Doreen / 821 weeks and 3 days ago

oh boy don't know why I did it but my ears opened up and the one I like is about a coke head the other one is stabbing himself in the neck (I jusss had to check out the lyrics)

I cannot believe how lyrics are such a contrast from the sound of the songs "sometimes" and I cannot believe some of the trash I listen to when I "really listen" to it or I should say read it! hehe

// Doreen / 821 weeks and 3 days ago

Okay Boo Boo I found the full version of that song you asked me for but again it's not just the Katinas apparently they are singing w/ someone called Out of Eden and it was listed as Christian Techno when I came across it the first time I think it's beautiful but don't check out the lyrics cuz she's talking about putting a peeble in her shoe and wanting ppl to watch her walk? hehe (jussss playing it's a pretty tune)

[link]

// Doreen / 821 weeks and 2 days ago

Listening to it now... (and now she is naming the peeble she put in her shoe! hehe

I swear I need to go back to blocking out the lyrics!

// Doreen / 821 weeks and 2 days ago

You're forgetting that I'm a poet too. 8) A little depth and symbolism, even in less than captivating forms, still sparks my intrigue. ^.~

Except for alternative songs where they throw in random words to sound deep, charismatic, and mysterious. >.<

Oh, ya, I' listening to your song. =^.^=

// RedBoo / 821 weeks and 2 days ago

Well there's not much depth and symbolism to most the tunes I listen to. hehe!

Cept my Church type tunes I was listening to that song alot today cuz I found it again and I suppose she was talking about walking a painful path w/ God and "dared herself" to make it even more painful by tossing a peeble in her shoe and she named the peeble "Dare" hehe

I guesss some lyrics are completely crazy I've yet to find a perfect tune that sounds beautiful and has perfect lyrics to match it.

// Doreen / 821 weeks and 2 days ago

/me significantly increases the average IQ in this thread

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig - Shenkie

// craeonics / 820 weeks and 5 days ago

And what do my ears hear? Turns out it is the actual original version of the song. So far I've only ever heard the Marco V remix. The original is much shorter and features the hook right from the start.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Energy 52 - Café del Mar

// craeonics / 820 weeks and 5 days ago

What's an IQ? hehe

/me is listening to total silence and it actually sounds good atm...

// Doreen / 820 weeks and 5 days ago

Hmmm

[link]

besides that kid making the most rediculous video to go w/ that Shenkie tune I think that might be the sexiest tune I've everrr heard.

/me goes search it out for d/l cuz I must have that!

// Doreen / 820 weeks and 5 days ago

[link]

Figures I think the tune is totally sexy and it looks like they may be singing about "milk"

But I don't care! I like it! I like it alot! hehe (and I found the d/l)

// Doreen / 820 weeks and 5 days ago

The one with the kid (actually two kids, identical twins) is the official video. The story is that the band was too lazy to shoot their own video, so they organised a contest and let their fans make 'em and the winner would be the official one.

It's always hard to tell what they're talking about with this lot, because half the lyrics are gibberish, but I believe it's about a guy who thinks he's cool. And an unrelated chorus at the end on koetjesrepen ("little cows bars"), a type of chocolate candy bar.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: The Prodigy - Out of Space [The Prodigy Experience, 07]

// craeonics / 820 weeks and 4 days ago

The lyrics are about a candy bar? hehe!

But I don't care I think that tune is totally sexyyy! (Been torturing my kids w/ it all day long)

course now they are getting back at me w/ silly youtube stuff some guy snorting wasabe powder up his nose for a radio station. (insane)

// Doreen / 820 weeks and 4 days ago

Not as insane as me I guess getting turned on from guys singing about candy bars. hehe!!!

// Doreen / 820 weeks and 4 days ago

Just when you think you've seen it all (my kids live on youtube now and now I find myself laughing at the stupid things they find)

[link]

// Doreen / 820 weeks and 4 days ago

I once accidentally sniffed ammonium during a chemisty class. I was trying to smell what was in an unlabeled vial. Suffice to say that any clogging there might have been in my nasal cavities was burned away quite effectively.

// craeonics / 820 weeks and 4 days ago

hehe dutchy atleast you did it by "accident" but what I can't believe is ppl do this stuff "intentionally" to themselves? Can you imagine wasabe up your nose! (completely crazy)

// Doreen / 820 weeks and 4 days ago

Some people are in desperate need of attention, one way or the other.

Meanwhile, /me is cleaning. Someone should invent a self-cleaning house. This is driving me crazy!

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Heidevolk - Het Bier zal weer vloeien [Wodan heerst, 02]

// craeonics / 820 weeks and 4 days ago

I know dutchy meee too (plus I've got to clean up after two boys on top of things) *sigh*

Anyways quietness on this end me is Zzzzzz today. (which means those dishes are gonna wait till I try to wake up)

// Doreen / 820 weeks and 4 days ago

Work & Clean the story of my life!

// Doreen / 820 weeks and 4 days ago

/me goes get my Candy Bar tune and get busy...

Dutchy I'm going to have to buy their CD I have to!!!

// Doreen / 820 weeks and 4 days ago

Most of their songs are decent, so you can't go wrong with that.

// craeonics / 820 weeks and 3 days ago

I'm off for my quest on that now (I should see if I can find some dutch guys singing about sushi and send myself wayyyy over the edge!) Mmmm mmm mmmmm! hehe

/me goes see where I can buy their CD (hopefully I don't see that euro stuff)

// Doreen / 820 weeks and 3 days ago

*sigh* and I see here I go again through the journey of Hell to find it. Seems I can only buy an Mp3 d/l and I don't want an mp3 d/l I want the CD! Dutchy where is an English site to buy this at do you know?

// Doreen / 820 weeks and 3 days ago

Forget it I checked everywhere and it seems we can only pay for a d/l so you won't find it either (over here in the US we can get our hands on everything but "Dutch" you might as well be on Mars)

// Doreen / 820 weeks and 3 days ago

That's a shitty situation. I can't believe there aren't international stores that can ship anything from anywhere.

// craeonics / 820 weeks and 3 days ago

Apparently, this track only exists as a single and is not included on any of their albums. I did see it on Amazon, but it was sold out.

// craeonics / 820 weeks and 3 days ago

I knowwww I already seen that it's not on any of their albums nor is there any place for those of us living in the US to even order any of their CD's (I checked all over the place)

That's what I get for listening to what you're listening too! I'm not doing it anymore!

// Doreen / 820 weeks and 2 days ago

If we'd all be listening to the same, it would be quite boring.

// crae_work / 820 weeks and 2 days ago

No kidding which is why I keep listening to your stuff...

// Doreen / 820 weeks and 2 days ago

Oh well back to listening to my own tunes (if they played this in the elevators I wouldn't mind riding in them so much)

Flo Rida - Elevator

Only tune I'm not sick of "yet" over here though they play it over and over again...

Goedenacht you old man me goes get this day out of my hair...

// Doreen / 820 weeks and 2 days ago

/me comes talk to you whilst you're in la la land...

I found a Bit Torrent the other day when I was searching around trying to buy that Shenkie tune on a CD. I found a CD (Bit Torrent) named "De Machine" which has tunes named Applaus, Centje Centje, Buma In Mijn Zak, Flap Flap, Sorry, wopwopwop, Deze Donkere Jongen Komt Zo Hard and this one I don't even trust it's a word at all! "Datvindjeleukhe" hehe! Anyways dutchy they sound totally Electronic.

Niet Als Jouw which was very slow and draggy diff sound and the style (it don't even sound like it belongs on the CD w/ the rest of the tunes)

Sooo strange I may have to listen to this for weeks and weeks to figure it out! hehe

(very diff dutchy)

// Doreen / 820 weeks and 17 hours ago

Do you have Dutch Christian tunes over here I need to confuse me ears further and see what that sounds like.

// Doreen / 820 weeks and 17 hours ago

here = there

// Doreen / 820 weeks and 17 hours ago

me = my

Seeeee I'm listening to that Niet Als Jouw tune right now and my fingers can't even type!!! hehe

// Doreen / 820 weeks and 17 hours ago

You can spare me the lyrics on that one dutchy I get the feeling the lyrics are complete trash (but I like the sound of that one the best) the other ones are a bit too much pop/electronic or something. So strange though...

// Doreen / 820 weeks and 17 hours ago

Q&A with Dr. crae is now in session.

1) They sometimes get mislabelled as a hiphop band and then criticised for not being hiphop, but it's really more electronic music.

2) Initiating auto-translation...

- De machine = the machine

- Applaus = applause

- Centje centje = little cent, little cent

- Buma in mijn Zak = BUMA in my pocket (BUMA is the Dutch organisation that keeps track of music copyrights)

- Deze donkere jongen komt zo hard = this dark kid comes so hard

- Datvindjeleukhe - youlikethatdoncha, literally: that find you nice, hey; or in other words: "you think that's nice, hey" or "you like that, hey"

- Niet als jouw = not like your. Jouw is your, jou is you.

3) Yeah, there are Christian bands here as well, but I ofcourse don't know any of them.

// crae_work / 820 weeks and 6 hours ago

Thank you Dr. crae for that translation (yesss I'm overly curious)

And I obviously don't expect you to know of any Christian Bands but help me find some cuz I can't read/understand when I try to search for them "please" lazy bunny? (just a few cuz I want to hear what that sounds like)

// Doreen / 820 weeks and 4 hours ago

I forgot this one on the CD:

Er Is Een Hitje (which is freaky seeing a word start w/ two "Ee's" short tune but good)

And when you guys say bad words they really don't even sound like bad words! they sound funny! Oh well me goes listen my CD and get another day out of my hair.

// Doreen / 820 weeks and 4 hours ago

Er is een hitje = (literally) there is a little hit, probably to be read as: we have a hit (record).

If you want to find Dutch Christian music, you could try searching for "christelijke muziek".

// crae_work / 820 weeks and 3 hours ago

Okay thank you dutchy...

// Doreen / 820 weeks and 1 hour ago

Sooo frustrating cuz I can't read it (can't even figure out where to click on them pages)

This is actually my #1 spot to stream when I feel like floating around whilst working I like it cuz though it's considered a "Religious" type station it still has a semi-secular flavor to it. (I don't like that over gospel sound)

[link] I want to hear a "stream" like this one dutchy help me find one "please" I want to see what that sounds like in dutch and it's easier w/ a stream than trying to search out MP3's I don't even understand what to look for!

It will take you a minute when it will take me hours to find one.

// Doreen / 820 weeks and 23 minutes ago

"You may have reached this page because our system recognized that your IP address may be outside the continental United States. If so, you may choose our low bandwith option below. The low bandwith option features a 5k music stream optimized for slow modem connections."

What the hell?

Trouble with the whole Christian music thing over here is that they play mostly American tunes, since the whole religion thing is bigger at your end of the planet. I've heard some programs in the past and zapped across shows on TV, but they were mainly with US artists. So I highly doubt that there is such a thing as a station streaming specifically Dutch Christian music.

And ofcourse, the really religious lot think radio, TV and the Internet are tools of the devil and want nothing to do with it.

// craeonics / 819 weeks and 6 days ago

Quick google yields the following list. Haven't listened to anything, so I don't know what they play (maybe talk radio or even classical music). And note that some may be off the air on sundays.

[link]

[link]

[link]

[link]

And I still suspect most play US artists mainly.

// craeonics / 819 weeks and 6 days ago

As for the "really religious" may God have mercy on them trying to avoid radio, TV and Internet or anything else in this world.

First link = English

Second link = Christian Dutch

Third link = 50/50 (but need to really check it out better tomorrow)

Forth link = OMG *Gag* Pope'ish organ church style stuff.

I'll be jumping back on the second and third ones again tomorrow "thank you" dutchy cuz I couldn't understand the words on the pages telling me what links to go to etc.

// Doreen / 819 weeks and 5 days ago

/me washes away the superstition with some fancy tunes

Cool tune, be it somewhat simple. And the video has foxes!

Wiley - Wearing my Rolex: [link]

Full version (audio only): [link]

// craeonics / 819 weeks and 1 day ago

/me is listening to cartoons blazing behind me and the usual Mom! Mom!

And about those foxes I don't know whether to smack you or laugh...

// Doreen / 819 weeks and 1 day ago

alright that's cool (never heard that before dutchy who's that?)

// Doreen / 819 weeks and 1 day ago

I don't know. First (and probably last) time I've heared of this dude. It's a bit simple, but it's a nice tune.

// crae_work / 819 weeks and 1 day ago

/me comes irritate you w/ my "superstitious" tunes:

Switchfoot - This Is Home (actually this stuff is making me sleepy today)

// Doreen / 819 weeks and 1 day ago

Which jussss changed to something that woke me up hehe!

dc Talk - Jesus Freak

Mmmm mmmm mmmmm!

What will people think

When they hear that I'm a Jesus freak

What will people do when they find that it's true

I don't really care if they label me a Jesus freak

There ain't no disguising the truth

Kamikaze, my death is gain

I've been marked by my Maker

A peculiar display

The high and lofty, they see me as weak

Cause I won't live and die for the power they seek

// Doreen / 819 weeks and 1 day ago

Oh bloody hell... /me runs off to cook some food

// craeonics / 819 weeks and 23 hours ago

hehe! Hey I was nice I only listed those two.

// Doreen / 819 weeks and 20 hours ago

De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig - Niet Als Jouw

Mmmm mmmm mmmmm!

Not only does those words look strange to meeee Firefox is telling me it's all misspelled!

// Doreen / 819 weeks and 44 minutes ago

That's the trouble with them spell checkers. They can only presume what language something is written in (as in: the same as everything else).

I'm supposed to head over to a barbecue today, but it's pouring, so it looks like it's going to be thirty people in a very small house. Argh!

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Immortal - Throned by Blackstorms [Battles in the North, 04]

// craeonics / 818 weeks and 5 days ago

I thought Firefox would identify and correct "any" lingo regardless of what lingos you've got installed on your machine but apparently when I type even firefox w/o capitalizing the "f" it says it's misspelled too! hehe

Anyways enjoy your BBQ (save me some!)

/me goes wake up my kids and go hit my moms today...

// Doreen / 818 weeks and 5 days ago

Eek! I'm already half an hour late. But at least the sun is shining now. /me scoots

// craeonics / 818 weeks and 5 days ago

Something I've not listened to for a while...

Joe Budden - Fire

// Doreen / 818 weeks and 2 days ago

I think this jusss might be the most beautiful tune Kutless has ever made...

Kutless - Promise Of A Lifetime

/me goes float around on this and try to get something "productive" accomplished today.

// Doreen / 818 weeks and 2 days ago

Productivity is highly overrated.

Just when I thought I was completely fed up with ...and Oceans style of music, I happen to run into the last track of the last CD I ever got of them, dating back to 2001. Weird stuff.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: ...and Oceans - New Model World [Allotropic Metamorphic (Genesis of Dimorphism), 09]

// craeonics / 818 weeks and 1 day ago

And productivity makes you tired.

// Doreen / 818 weeks and 1 day ago

Ideally, when you're in a creative mood and are doing interesting things, you derive energy and motivation from being productive.

A lot of big words. It's a good thing my filter doesn't check for that.

// crae_work / 818 weeks and 1 day ago

Well that explains why I seem to have more energy when I'm skinning than when I'm working cuz when I'm working I pray alot.

/me is still floating around whilst working againnn...

Nichole Nordeman - Holy

// Doreen / 818 weeks and 1 day ago

Laugh as you may dutchy (you may already know this) but I just came across this today by accident and it blew my mind cuz I'm always struggling w/ these stupid cords, check this out...

[link]

// Doreen / 817 weeks and 6 days ago

Well, what can I say? Life is full of challenges.

/me melts in the scorching heat

// craeonics / 817 weeks and 6 days ago

And you learn something new each and every day. hehe

take that heat like a man you wimp!

// Doreen / 817 weeks and 6 days ago

If you never hear from me again, the heat has gotten to me. Oh no, who will look after the cats?!

// craeonics / 817 weeks and 6 days ago

Try triple digit heat you wimp! you'd be dead in 5 mins (I have to litterally sleep in the pool w/ the kids)

And I have no idea why this is currently playing in this office right now:

Soft Cell - Tainted Love

// Doreen / 817 weeks and 5 days ago

Mmm, Soft Cell. That's actually the only Soft Cell song I know.

Meanwhile, as the day nears its end, the heat my house if finally cooling down. Since I don't have a pool, I'm going to have to get creative.

// craeonics / 817 weeks and 5 days ago

/me sends you some of our unusually cool weather that we're having right now (hmm actually what is cool to us right now is what you're dying over right now) hehe!

// Doreen / 817 weeks and 5 days ago

/me sends the sun packing

After carefull window blind management, I managed to keep things cool here all day. The trick is that things like this take time. Direct sunlight has to be kept out of the house at all costs and there should be a constant draft.

Doesn't keep my cats from laying on the floor like corpses ofcourse.

// craeonics / 817 weeks and 5 days ago

I keep my house closed up like a tomb when it's super hot and when dusk comes I open everything up. I avoid the sun like the plague (I hate it but it's really hard to avoid it over here) so the grocery shopping don't get done until night cuz I usually run my errands at night when it gets cool.

Since you live upstairs dutchy I'm pretty sure you will have the worse of the heat (cuz it rises, when I come into my office upstairs it always feels 15 degrees hotter than when I run back downstairs) I seriously doubt you know what "real" heat issss. hehe! =)

// Doreen / 817 weeks and 4 days ago

I don't normally begin to cry until it hits between 96-109 degrees at that point I'm on my knees praying cuz all I want to do is jump out of my skin and there is no where to go at that point cept into the shower or the pool to calm down.

// Doreen / 817 weeks and 4 days ago

Maybe you should move to Alaska? But since you live near the coast, shouldn't there be a sea breeze most of the time? That should keep things bearable.

// craeonics / 817 weeks and 4 days ago

Only if you live by the beach it's bearable but other then that or in the Valleys it's sheer Hell. And if I could keep my job and live in Alaska I would since I'd rather be cold than hot. It's 7:00am and me sees my neighbor is already in the pool.

The only prob w/ the beach is that it's over crowded over here it partyland over there...

// Doreen / 817 weeks and 4 days ago

Here's a typical beach day over here at just one of our beaches (though I showed you this vid before when I came across it and it's ancient) this is what it would be like if I went down to Venice Beach "today" most of the secluded Beaches are only for the rich and famous or I have to climb down a rock cliff to get myself to some secluded Beach.

But this one is circus city...

[link]

// Doreen / 817 weeks and 4 days ago

Depending on what kind of sound system you have you will either pass this tune up or fall in love w/ it:

Filter - Take My Picture (there's a hidden steady bongo drum in the bg that is killerrr)

// Doreen / 817 weeks and 3 days ago

I don't know what's up with the streams on the interweb these days, but they all stink. "Back in the days" you would at least stumble across something good every once in a while.

// crae_work / 817 weeks and 3 days ago

That's cuz they removed all the reggae streams you old man...

// Doreen / 817 weeks and 2 days ago

Plenty of reggae out there. But unfortunately it's either that wailing roots reggae crap or dancehall, both of which really gets on my nerves. I need some good dub stations, damnit!

DI.fm is crap as well these days. One boring, monotonous mix after the other.

// craeonics / 817 weeks and 2 days ago

You're a complaining old man! hehe

/me is listening to a garbage truck outside and it's beeping backing up sounds (totally exciting) *sigh*

// Doreen / 817 weeks and 2 days ago

Here's something decent for you to listen to tomorrow when you're at work...

[link]

// Doreen / 817 weeks and 2 days ago

I've no clue how the electricity and the internet is still working but we just had the biggest earthquake today!

/me goes clean up the mess...

// Doreen / 817 weeks and 1 day ago

The biggest earthquake would be when the San Andreas rift decides to dump you all in the Pacific. But I hope your house is still standing.

And no way I'm going to listen to Bob all day long.

// craeonics / 817 weeks and 1 day ago

hehe you are sooooo mean! I hate youuuuu!!!!!

It felt worse than it actually was dutchy cuz I could have sworn it was over a 6 mag but it was around 5.8 when me and Sammy ran outside the water in the pool was waving out of the pool! The manager is filling it back up again right now, (strange it sustained not a crack) All the phones both LAN lines and cell phones were down until about 30 mins ago. So all seems fine now...

/me is listening to the news obviously and as usual they are trying to scare us more by saying this is a precursor to something bigger (but only God knows that)

// Doreen / 817 weeks and 1 day ago

Conclusion over here was that this type of earthquake occurs in California every two years. Given that, one would suspect that they keep quakes in mind when building stuff. Then again, I've never seen my walls shiver.

// crae_work / 817 weeks and 1 day ago

It was alil more than walls shivering, things fly off the walls and bookcases at you, your hanging fans, lights sway all over the place and besides everything shaking violently the "air" vibrates w/ this scary sound you cannot imagine. totally freaks me out (and everyone else for that matter) Takes weeks to calm down and get back to normal cuz everytime I hear a vibration from a truck passing by outside I jump out of my skin. But such is life...

// Doreen / 817 weeks and 1 day ago

Surely it is not the first time you've experienced a quake? You do mortality stats, so you should know that probably not that many people die from quakes in the US.

Ah, dubstep.fm is actually bearable today.

// crae_work / 817 weeks and 1 day ago

Welllll we've not had a quake as strong as this one was in 14 years so I forgot how scary they are. When this stuff happens the last thing I'm thinking about is stats. hehe!

I ran straight for my kids who were running straight to meee!

Anyways me is listening to the air (which feels and sounds safe atm) I'm stilll scared dutchy!

// Doreen / 817 weeks and 1 day ago

You know what's so strange is I was feeding my parrot and both me and him heard/felt the vibration in the air and freaked out at the same time "before" the whole ground and house began to shake (though only seconds before it happened) both me and my bird reacted at the same time, he flew into the side of the cage and began to scream and then a few seconds later the cage was flying across the room! Then of course I ran to the kids who were running straight for me too...

// Doreen / 817 weeks and 1 day ago

It's like when you go swimming and have water in your ears and you feel this really bad pressure in your head and then you hear and feel violent vibrations in the "air" that hurt your head. (sounds crazy but that's what it is) and then after that about 10-15 seconds you can "see" things around you physically moving at that point.

Just thought I'd let you know since you've never experienced an earthquake.

/me tries to get some work done I'm still shaking and I can't even concentrate on my work that I need to finish before Friday comes. *sigh*

// Doreen / 817 weeks and 1 day ago

I think I know the sound you're talking about. It's a bit like when someone keeps the engine of his/her car running stationary in a closed off space and the sound bounces of the walls and starts to resonate in your head.

We have a courtyard at work were people can park their cars and sometimes the above situation happens. The droning gives me splitting headaches.

No earthquakes over here. We're in the center of the tectonic plate and quakes can only occur on the edges.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Borknagar - The Dawn of the End [The Olden Domain, 08]

// craeonics / 817 weeks and 23 hours ago

I'm checking out your dub link now (putting a link on my phone since I can stream when I'm at the gym on this 3G) pretty decent, definetely different...

// Doreen / 817 weeks and 22 hours ago

[link]

I'm taking that one w/ me later! But yes the sound is something like that the vibrations make me ill and I can't stop shaking afterwards "inside" even my legs get weak. hehe!

weird I don't know...

// Doreen / 817 weeks and 22 hours ago

I've been sitting here trying to work and I get (Don't laugh!!!) but I get dizzy and faint everytime I feel the aftershocks so I go here to see if I'm going nuts or am I actually feeling these stupid little aftershocks and I actually feel them. I can't understand why nobody else feels them like I do? I think I'm "overly" sensitive or something.

[link]

// Doreen / 817 weeks and 22 hours ago

Dutchy that dub station is strange (this tune that just came on is really weird) hehe!

How in the world do you find this stuff!

// Doreen / 817 weeks and 21 hours ago

I was looking for a decent dub station ("dub" being an "evolved" form of reggae focussing on the bass and rhythm). Long story short, there is no such thing, but I did find dubstep.fm. They yell at me at work because I tend to play it all day long when I listen to it.

Maybe you should sit on a pillow or something, so that you don't feel the aftershocks.

// craeonics / 817 weeks and 21 hours ago

This station is strange cuz it has a huge mix, some actually sounds like rap/hip hop while others sound like wellll I don't know really? just a mix of everything! can't even stick it into a category. I'm going to check it out for a while, you can't judge these stations too quickly cuz it's always a hit and miss if you only give it 30 mins depending on what they toss on that half hour.

And I can't sit on a pillow cuz I'm working but I'm okay I just needed to block it out (which this station is helping) hehe

g'night dutchy...

// Doreen / 817 weeks and 21 hours ago

I've got my eye set on this little laptop: [link]

Basically the same idea as the Asus EEE PC and the MSI Wind. I could use a small, portable machine like this, to surf the web while sitting on my balcony or doing some typing without having to sit behind a big screen on a desk.

Ordinary laptops don't cut it, because they're just way too big, clumsy and expensive. The whole area below the keyboard is usually so bloody massive, it pains my eyes.

Now this Aspire One isn't particularly stellar in appearance, but it's the best of the lot and also provides the best price/quality ratio, both on specs and appearance.

It's dirt cheap too. Most basic version is €300 (~$450), which is way cheaper than a "normal" laptop.

Trouble is, these things are so damn popular that they're sold out everywhere. Waah, I want one!

// craeonics / 816 weeks and 2 days ago

Argh I can't see your link cuz the site is apparently in flash and I can't install flash on this machine here. (Have to check that toy out later) but yes portable is the way to go dutchy gives you more freedom and then you can be comfortable when you work or surf...

// Doreen / 816 weeks and 1 day ago

Here are some pics for the flash-less amongst us: [link]

Went to an electronics store today to get one, but they only had one on display. It did intrigue me even more, because it's basically the size of a book.

In other news, went and ordered some new CD's and the server of the shop crashed on me half way through the payment process. Grrr...

// craeonics / 816 weeks and 1 day ago

That is small looks like the perfect solution to wanting affordable portability "but" you're a tablet kinda guy so why not wait alilll longer save up more money and take the dive for something you will reallyyyy enjoy like a tablet notebook.

Did a quick search and this was the lowest price I could find but these things have really come down in price and now most of the kinks are ironed out since the first one I played w/ at a Comp USA a couple of years ago (this would be more you)

[link]

// Doreen / 816 weeks and 1 day ago

Still kinda pricey compared to the one you've got your eye on but I found this one too that looks pretty decent (you'd really have to do some searching to find the right one priced affordable)

[link]

When they first came out they were over 3,000 over here on this end so now it seems you can get one for 1,000

// Doreen / 816 weeks and 1 day ago

Which is way too expensive. My psychological threshold is €300 plus a bit (around $450) for the total deal (including tax, prices are always including tax over here). So a machine

that's twice that has a really small chance and thrice that is for all practical purposes simply not happening.

Same thing for the PS3. It's about €400 ($600) right now, so I'm not buying it. If it drops to €350 ($525) I might be enticed and if it sinks to €300 ($450), I'll definitely get one.

// crae_work / 816 weeks and 1 day ago

Dutchy you have wayyy too much self discipline for your own good!

I "think" PS3 has that Blu-ray thingie so you basically get two things for the price of one, a game player and a killer movie player. (or you could jussss pretend you're getting your moneys worth) I may get one for X-mas as a gift for my two boys (and me)

// Doreen / 816 weeks and 1 day ago

Killer movie player? I have a fast computer and the Interweb to plunder in my pirate ship.

Nah, I don't buy movies. I usually wait until they're broadcast on TV (years laters and with commercials). I don't have a DVD-player either (not counting my PS2).

// crae_work / 816 weeks and 1 day ago

Oh boy you really should let me come over there and totally destroy your life in 24 hours. hehe!

I'm a bit destructive I told you and when I die I will surely owe alot of credit cards money (but it will be my payback time in which I'll get even w/ them for all the stupid high interest they charge!)

If I ever get told I have 6 mos left to live watch out cuz then I'm reallyyyy going shopping even more!

// Doreen / 816 weeks and 1 day ago

My 11 yo Sammy is like an old man always yelling at me even when I buy a 99 cent app for my iphone, he's like "Do you reallyyyy need that mom?" and I'm like "Ummm yessss I do I need to tap on my iPhone and hear water splash and see a fish swim around"

// Doreen / 816 weeks and 1 day ago

Kids keeping their parents in check? The state of the world today... Madness!

// crae_work / 816 weeks and 1 day ago

Yeah they try to keep me in check (drives me crazy)

Mmmmmm dutchyyy look at thisssss one!

[link]

(I bet it feels totally fluid when you write on it) I'm not into tablets but I have checked them out and some are like writing on sand but some were really fluid and feel smooth as silk and the software that comes on these tablet pc's are really cool, you have to check some of the higher end ones just to feel them out of curiosity you'll be surprised.

// Doreen / 816 weeks and 1 day ago

OMG check this out:

"With Verizon Wireless BroadbandAccess Built-In"

there&rsquo;s never been an easier or more convenient way to work on the Verizon Wireless high-speed wireless broadband network. BroadbandAccess has wide-area coverage, mobility and secure CDMA technology and works in 181 major metropolitan areas, covering over 148 million people.* It&rsquo;s the NetworkSM that lets you work wirelessly without a PC card or the hassle of having to locate Wi-Fi® hotspots.

Means you're connected on that thing anywhere, anytime, anyplace w/o those cards or hotspots or tapping into wifi's etc.

// Doreen / 816 weeks and 1 day ago

What is that mess? (Anyways that is a copy n paste from that other link up there)

Built in Verizon 3G high speed always connected internet!!! But then look at the price tag that really issss ridiculous...

// Doreen / 816 weeks and 1 day ago

Eek! That's way too expensive. I'm not too keen on tablet PC's. In theory it sounds great, but the glass plate has got to be really thin in order for it to work well.

/me is greedy

// craeonics / 816 weeks and 23 hours ago

Yesss you are!!! hehe

g'night dutchy I'm sure you're greedy "and" tired about now...

// Doreen / 816 weeks and 22 hours ago

But actually I know exactly what you are talking about and I've seen a few and most are exactly that "thick" and when you write on the tablet it feels "sandy" I've only seen one that was completely fluid and smooth (felt really good) you'd be surprised how well they made that particular one but it was priced ridiculously of course...

// Doreen / 816 weeks and 22 hours ago

The surface also shouldn't be too smooth. That's the trouble with Wacoms and the like. They have a smooth plastic finish and that just doesn't work well when you're drawing. It should have some sort of texture really.

Ofcourse I can always put a piece of paper on the tablet to get that texture...

// craeonics / 816 weeks and 19 hours ago

Look at this dutchy here's that Eee PC you mentioned?

[link]

I've never seen these before but looks like the 7 inch model goes for 300 dollars while the 10 inch model goes for around 700 dollars.

I've got small hands but you being a guy you may not be able to even type on these small keyboards but this one really looks good...

// Doreen / 816 weeks and 16 hours ago

The 7" model has an 800x480 resolution. That's totally unacceptable. Plus the EEE PC has a big, ugly bulge in front of the keyboard. A problem most laptops have.

The Aspire One on the other hand, does not (well, it does, but it's smaller), so that's why I want that one. Unfortunately, the one with the specs I'm after won't be out 'til September.

Keyboard won't be much of a problem. It's roughly the same size as the one I use at home.

// crae_work / 816 weeks and 9 hours ago

This one looks like it may give WOW some competition when it comes out. I've had my acct closed for 2-3 months or so now but I may try this new game out (but only if it has the usual trial first)

[link]

// Doreen / 815 weeks and 6 days ago

Obviously someone finally figured out how to design their female characters right.

[link]

// Doreen / 815 weeks and 6 days ago

Hard to grab the links right w/ these popups.

[link]

// Doreen / 815 weeks and 6 days ago

Boy I wish you would ad an edit button dutchy you know how I am!!!

One more look at this armor! Yikes!

[link]

// Doreen / 815 weeks and 6 days ago

That's the traditional Games Workshop Chaos Knight design for you, like here in the board game HeroQuest (which I happen to own): [link].

I've played neither, but I'd say WarHammer is more grim and gritty than WarCraft. Whereas WarCraft started as a computer strategy game, WarHammer is routed in table top battle sims that involves shelling out tons of cash for tiny figures that have to be painted and what not. WarHammer games take forever and while my friends and I do play long session strategy games once in every blue moon, WarHammer is a bit too much.

But I've heard rave (p)reviews about the online version.

// craeonics / 815 weeks and 6 days ago

More Chaos Knights: [link] (that site really needs hi-res images).

// craeonics / 815 weeks and 6 days ago

You have those figurines? Those are completely insane (love em) I was going to have my WOW character made into a model figurine and Gino's Sam didn't play as much as we did cept when my brother got us fired up when he'd come into town and surpise us, but they wanted wayyyy too much money to make the figurines so I thought maybe around X-mas time I would surprise Gino and get mine too but thennn we suddenly stopped playing since the moods come and go so I closed our accts to save some money. This WarHammer has me pretty excited I can't wait to check it out next month and compare the two. Gino tried to jump back into EQII but I knew it wouldn't last cuz when I played that it got dry pretty quick (though the challenge was good, it's visually dry)

// Doreen / 815 weeks and 6 days ago

hehe look at that! (completely cool)

[link]

Oh boy I'd much rather go play and game it right now then work today but I must earn that privledge!!! hehe

/me goes get busy...

// Doreen / 815 weeks and 6 days ago

Custom figurines would probably be expensive, yeah.

I have the HeroQuest game, plus three expansion sets, which means that I have plenty "tin soldiers". We just never play it, because it's pretty hard to get into. Especially compared to the video games of today.

And ofcourse, you need at least three people to play (one dungeon master and two players to go through the dungeon), but it doesn't get interesting until you have five. And everyone should be intimately acquainted with their characters abilities.

// craeonics / 815 weeks and 6 days ago

You need a magnifing glass to see those lil dungeons and dragons figurines (they are too small though they still look cool)

Later I have to find you the link on WOW where you actually can have "your" very own char in WOW made into a figurine, I really wanted one but they were too expensive and me having kids it's like how come you get one and I don't! (they drive me crazy) They never just let me play! hehe

But very neat idea cuz me don't want just a figurine I want my very own char figurine done up, but oh well someday my char in WOW was only I think lvl 64 or 65 when I left off I never did get her to lvl 70 and now I think they up'd the lvl to 80! I most likely will activate the accts again in a few months or let my brother open it up again for me when he comes back into town to visit us and play.

// Doreen / 815 weeks and 5 days ago

But as far as playing those fantasy board games, after playing a vid games or online games it's kind of hard to really get into it cuz you can't enjoy casting spells w/o seeing fire and lightning and sparkles!!! That's like trying to dance w/o hearing music!

// Doreen / 815 weeks and 5 days ago

Seems they have these now: [link]

Argh! It seems it was some sort of special or something they had back when I was playing cuz I can't find it now. What you did is take a ss of your character dressed up in whatever armor he/she wants and send the ss to them and they "build" you a figurine of your personal character. I wanted one badly but didn't get one cuz I would have had to buy all three of us one and they were pretty expensive.

// Doreen / 815 weeks and 5 days ago

[link]

[link]

100 dollars each!

// Doreen / 815 weeks and 5 days ago

I want it!

I want it!

I want it!

Makes me want to activate my acct and play again just looking at it! But me is too Zzzzzz now from my day. *sigh*

// Doreen / 815 weeks and 5 days ago

You want it, but what they want is your money. Bunch of swindlers.

Speaking of swindlers, remind me never to buy bootleg tapes again. Ran into an Immortal bootleg for a bargain price. I normally don't buy unofficial stuff and usually it's just live (illegal) recordings, but in this case it contained two demos with songs I haven't heard before.

But, ay ay ay, the sound quality is positively dreadful. I can disinguish the typical Immortal sound, although the "singing" is different. Unfortunately, the tracks are covered in thick layers of noise, hisses, cracks and pops.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Immortal - Enslaved in Rot [Blashyrkh Kingdom, 02]

Eek! Look at the clock!

// craeonics / 815 weeks and 5 days ago

That's what you get for being a cheapy!

/me is listening to morning sounds, birds chirping and cars passing by outside of my gate.

// Doreen / 815 weeks and 5 days ago

/me kicks the cheapy out of the way and goes play me some of my fine quality Limewire tunes:

War - Cisco Kid

Need to tackle the mountain of laundry these lazy boys pile up for me... *sigh*

// Doreen / 815 weeks and 4 days ago

Ah yes, mountains of laundry are awaiting me as well. Well, in my case, it's just a small hill. Oh, and supplies, cleaning... Yay for chores!

// craeonics / 815 weeks and 4 days ago

It's only a matter of time before they play this tune. The only thing I have to do is wait and it'll pop up one day.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Stone Roses - Fools Gold

// crae_work / 815 weeks and 2 days ago

# They only want you when you're seventeen

# When you're twenty-one

# You're no fun

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Ladytron - Seventeen

// crae_work / 815 weeks and 1 day ago

Say what!? Dutchy is singing? hehe

// Doreen / 815 weeks and 1 day ago

It's a cool song. And I also see someone's posting gibberish. Grr, I thought I'd sorted that double post thing ages ago. Anyway, one "asdf" filter coming up.

// crae_work / 815 weeks and 1 day ago

Or he's practicing his typing over here? Get his address off your log and I'll go to his house and smack him!

// Doreen / 815 weeks and 1 day ago

You'll have to fly over to the Ukraine: 77-91-130-42.client.telesystems.ua, points to: [link].

// crae_work / 815 weeks and 1 day ago

Now that is rediculous he comes over here from the Ukraine to practice his typing? hehe

You'll have to go smack him I can't afford the plane ticket that far...

// Doreen / 815 weeks and 1 day ago

As if that's any more closer to me than to you. It's still a continent away.

// craeonics / 815 weeks and 22 hours ago

A label I've never heard of released a two disc album where all kinds of bands I've never heard of, either cover, or sometimes, reinterprete Ulver songs.

Some are plain covers, some are so-so, some are gems, like this one:

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: FB [Force] - Graablick blew hun Vaer [My Own Wolf: a New Approach to Ulver, CD1, 10]

// craeonics / 815 weeks and 20 hours ago

Must resist the urge to buy a New Order cd, as I suspect this is their only decent song. "Decent" being somewhat of an understatement.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: New Order - Blue Monday

// crae_work / 815 weeks and 7 hours ago

/me is listening to Gino listening to:

Immortal - In my Kingdom Cold

(I know this is some sort of curse)

// Doreen / 814 weeks and 6 days ago

Time to put something decent on and retaliate back...

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Webbie - Independent (If you can block out the jive talker this has killer banging bass in certain parts)

// Doreen / 814 weeks and 6 days ago

Oh, no! /me goes into back-up mode

# In my kingdom cold

# At the mountains of madness

# Unending grimness (etcetera...)

Every Immortal song is about cold and ice and grimness what not.

// craeonics / 814 weeks and 6 days ago

I knowww so I hear, but what I don't know is why Gino is morphing into a diff creature lately, he lives over here shouldn't he be listening to Snoop or Nate Dogg or something? hehe

// Doreen / 814 weeks and 6 days ago

You can merge with the crowd and be just like everybody else or you can be a little bit more original and try to stand out.

I still say it's just a phase though.

// craeonics / 814 weeks and 5 days ago

Well his friends all think he's a freak so I'd say he's standing out a bit. I'm having fun observing him, he's at that "who am I phase" (I admire him being himself and always going against the grain)

// Doreen / 814 weeks and 5 days ago

Always sleeping when I want to play! argh!!!

// Doreen / 814 weeks and 5 days ago

Always sleeping when I want to play! argh!!!

// Doreen / 814 weeks and 5 days ago

And double-posting.

# Sim Simma, who got the keys to my bimma

# Who am I, the girls dem sugar

# How can I, make love to a fellow In a rush

# pass me da keys to my truck

# Who am I, di girls dem luck

# And I and I will make love to Precious, but

- Beenie Man - Who am I [link]

// craeonics / 814 weeks and 5 days ago

Oh and nowwww you're all up and ready to play whilst I on the other hand have a mean skinning hangover!

I get these stupid skinning moods that come out of nowhere and go nuts, I got home and decided last night to do an update on a patch for my iphone (you've know idea what that entails) cuz then you have to jailbreak the phone to get back into it so you can start allll over again to customize it piece by piece (to make a long story short I went to bed after 3 in the morning fooling around w/ my stupid phone!)

// Doreen / 814 weeks and 5 days ago

Yeah, but the result was worth it?

// craeonics / 814 weeks and 4 days ago

Yesss. hehe =)

I have to show you a few really neat things (maybe next weekend) if you don't have the time to implement where we can view images in our threads then I'll send you a zip and you can do whatever w/ it, post it or toss it. I was going to put something together today but I've got to go visit my mom w/ the kids. My mom needs to do my hair (so I need to go skin myself today)

// Doreen / 814 weeks and 4 days ago

Just type up an email and attach some pics and I'll mix things together. If you'd wait 'til I've changed the board, it'd be like waiting for kingdom come.

// crae_work / 814 weeks and 3 days ago

Alright you lazy bunny I'll try to put something together for this coming weekend cuz you've got to see this stuff (before it changes again)

// Doreen / 814 weeks and 3 days ago

Meanwhile /me goes postpone posting about that UberSkin thing some more

// craeonics / 814 weeks and 3 days ago

I did it dutchy! I survived! I gave Gino his first moonlight driving lesson tonight! He did excellent (must be all them car racing games he plays) hehe

// Doreen / 814 weeks and 2 days ago

Wow! No driving here until you're eightteen. And parents giving lessons is out of the question.

// crae_work / 814 weeks and 2 days ago

Say what!? over here it's a driving permit at 16 yrs of age and at 18 you can go solo w/ a license. I'm actually late trying to teach him (cuz he's already 16 going on 17 in 2 more months) I was scared so I kept putting it off but last night I decided to do it cuz I was in one of my Kamikaze moods.

He blew my mind he drove like he's always known how.

// Doreen / 814 weeks and 2 days ago

Over here it's drinking, marriage with parental consent and scooters at 16, cars and marriage without consent at 18, and financial independence at 21.

Got my drivers license at 18 or 19 and haven't driven since.

Maybe he's already taken your car for a spin when you were sleeping.

// crae_work / 814 weeks and 2 days ago

I know Gino had a really good friend that was an exchange student at his school from Germany the kid was practically living over here w/ us cuz they hung around together so much, Gino even took a class to learn German so he could communicate better w/ him and we learned allot about things on that side. This kid drank Beer over there already cuz it's legal! Gino doesn't drink, smoke or do drugs not cuz I'm a strict mom or anything like that but cuz he told me he don't like it. (told you I'm Blessed) you really don't have control over who your kids will be at all no matter how many ppl believe they do in regards to controlling them and how much money they have. They will eventually be who "they are"

As for him taking my car for a spin, believe it or not coming from a mess of a mom like me my kids are actually pretty good kids (when they mess up their guilt over takes them and they confess to me) I expect the worse but hope for the best and so far God has truly Blessed me and I still don't understand how that is possible.

// Doreen / 814 weeks and 2 days ago

His friend left back for Germany a few weeks ago and they had a big bash at the Beach before he left but Gino didn't go cuz he said they were going to party and drink and I told him go have some fun you may never see this kid again he said no I'm not interested mom I've spent "my" time w/ him and we've had fun.

They now keep in touch online over the kids myspace page apparently the kid is already back in school over there now whereas my kids don't return to school on this side for two more weeks.

// Doreen / 814 weeks and 2 days ago

Alcohol is yuck, smoking is plain stupid and my mind doesn't need further expansion, so I can relate.

Ofcourse, the real addiction in the Carrillo residence are MMORPGs.

// craeonics / 814 weeks and 2 days ago

Well there's alwaysss some addiction right? (but not really we seem to go through our phases/moods)

// Doreen / 814 weeks and 1 day ago

/me is listening to quietness so I know somethings up!

// Doreen / 814 weeks and 20 hours ago

The End is nigh! Repent, oh sinners!

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Muse - Hyper Music

// crae_work / 814 weeks and 9 hours ago

No not the end of the world yet I guess cuz me hears the normal sounds today of racing cars accelerating and crashing and exploding coming out of their room. hehe

And I need to give my Ying Yang Twins some attention have not listened to them in over a year I think!

Ying Yang Twins - Naggin

Mmmm mmmmm mmmmm!

// Doreen / 813 weeks and 6 days ago

It's not Gloria Gaynor...

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Cake - I will survive

// crae_work / 813 weeks and 3 days ago

/me avoids looking at them words so I don't get jumped by them again. And I've had enough Ying Yang Twins and Lil Jon for a Lifetime so something better to feed my soul...

Lifehouse - Everything

(badly needed to calm my nerves deadlines at work and new school orientation meeting for my 11 yo today)

// Doreen / 813 weeks and 3 days ago

Try boatloads of coffee. Although coffee drinkers usually reek of it, so there's downsides too.

// crae_work / 813 weeks and 3 days ago

I have one cup a day (just to get out of bed) if I have more than that I'm up for two days. (I'm over sensitive to anything and everything) I'll make this deadline it looks like I'll have this wrapped up for her in 2-3 more hours...

// Doreen / 813 weeks and 2 days ago

/me is listening to some evil laughing coming out of their room and "We willlll have justice!" "Our enemies will fall!"

Four more days and counting until they are both back in school... *sigh*

// Doreen / 812 weeks and 6 days ago

...and then mom can go play games in peace and quiet!

// craeonics / 812 weeks and 6 days ago

Exactlyyyy (andddd listen to my tunes w/o my head set on burning my ears)

// Doreen / 812 weeks and 6 days ago

What's that I hear? Oh, it's your neighbours banging on the walls. Maybe you should turn the volume down a bit.

// craeonics / 812 weeks and 5 days ago

You know what dutchy it was nice for about 4 mos I had no neighbors but now ppl moved into the condo next door and I now have new neighbors and "they" are so loud it's rediculous the wife doesn't talk normal she seems to shout and yell when she says anything it always sounds like yell at each other when they just talk to each other. (They don't speak soft)

// Doreen / 812 weeks and 5 days ago

I mean they don't speak "Softly" not soft and "I" don't speak correctly. hehe

anywaysssss me is listening to the air and I feel rain coming! (not a bird chirping total stillness and quietness)

// Doreen / 812 weeks and 5 days ago

Women always yell, don't they. It's their natural way of speaking.

/me gets kicked

Speaking of noisy, there was a festival on the other side of town today and they were playing so loud that I could recognise half the songs.

// craeonics / 812 weeks and 4 days ago

NOOOOO WE DON"T YELL! (atleast I don't, probably cuz I'm usually too tired to) hehe

Where I live dutchy Disneyland is not too far off at 9:40pm exactly every night they shoot off fireworks at the amusement park and I get to see and hear them every night! (I'm in a good spot) cept the heat over here which is making me seriously consider moving but the prices closer to the beach are beyond my reach atm and my boys need to stay at their schools, so alilll longer more and I'm moving one way or another even if I have to rob a bank!

// Doreen / 812 weeks and 4 days ago

I was trying to find some good pics of Disneyland to share w/ you (cuz all you know over there is wooden shoes and cheese) Thank God for YouTube I can still show you some things...

My favoritest ride at Disneyland the Haunted Mansion

[link]

// Doreen / 812 weeks and 4 days ago

And my second favoritest ride at Disneyland Pirates of the Caribbean

[link]

// Doreen / 812 weeks and 4 days ago

Plenty of amusement parks over here, like De Efteling: [link], which houses the best attraction ever, Carnaval Festival: [link].

Yeah, yeah, don't give me that look. It's a kiddie ride, but it's so freaking awesome. Last time I was there (two decades ago) I went into it three times in a row, I think.

// craeonics / 812 weeks and 4 days ago

Sooo funny (you're jusss like me) I can't even count the number of times I've ridden on the Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean on the Pirate one it looks similiar to that De Efteling one where you float on water as you experience the ride so it's both enchanting and exciting when you go down dark tunnels and splash down slopes etc. plus w/ the water you get both senses of visual and smell totally stimulating, my 11 yo is a freak like me (he's my clone) he said "Mom I love the dark musty wet smell in the Pirates of the Caribbean it makes the whole atmosphere just right he said." hehe!

// Doreen / 812 weeks and 4 days ago

Dutchy that second one you posted is adorable! looks like a ride called "It's a small world" at Disneyland [link]

// Doreen / 812 weeks and 4 days ago

Carnaval Festival is incredibly corny, but it rocks so bad.

The only downside is that in most amusement parks you have to stand in line for ages. Really spoils the mood.

// craeonics / 812 weeks and 3 days ago

Same thing over here (unless you time things right) I avoid crowds and long line and do everything off the normal hours so you need to hit Disneyland on a "weekday" vs a weekend or Holiday (when the rest of the whole world flocks there)

// Doreen / 812 weeks and 3 days ago

Listening to some Japanese technopop from France! [link]

Seriously, if you don't like this you're weird! :)

(hiya, hope you two are ok)

// PK / 812 weeks and 1 day ago

Well then I'm weird...

/me waves hello to PKtje!

// Doreen / 812 weeks and 1 day ago

Speakers are off, so I hear jack shit. /me goes switch 'em on

Mmmkay, not particularly stellar. Nor very original, because the melody strongly reminds me of another song.

// craeonics / 812 weeks and 1 day ago

Apparently PK has no taste in tunes he needs to listen to some lolli pop. hehe

[link]

// Doreen / 812 weeks and 21 hours ago

"This video is not available in your country."

The internet gods are with me today, I see.

// craeonics / 812 weeks and 18 hours ago

/me kicks you! and takes my lolli pop back...

// Doreen / 811 weeks and 6 days ago

Neither in my country :(

Where you linking to this? [link] (absolutely horrible)

// PK / 811 weeks and 5 days ago

Nahhh that one is Zzzzz it's this one (much better beat) lots of lolli pop tunes over here. hehe

You probably can view it here on this link.

[link]

// Doreen / 811 weeks and 5 days ago

Urgh... Completely generic and absolutely lacking in bass. Where's that bass at? It can't be these laptop (now with XP, by the way) speakers that eliminate it, there must be no bass in the song!

And, Jesus H. Christ, what kind of bandwidth do you need to smoothly play that vid? My wifi's grabbing a solid 100k/s and still it buffers.

// craeonics / 811 weeks and 5 days ago

You can't honestly think that lil toy will play deep bass on it do you? That vid looked as clear as I ever seen before obviously not playing from YouTube which totally destroys any vid cuz the quality is so yukky!

// Doreen / 811 weeks and 5 days ago

Yikes forget YouTube this place really does have some excellent quality vids (another good one and one of my favs)

[link]

// Doreen / 811 weeks and 5 days ago

It can't play bass the way it should, but it also doesn't filter it out. There was no bass in that song. Booo!

// craeonics / 811 weeks and 5 days ago

Depends alot on your sound system unfortunately to get some good bass you have to put up w/ disgusting lyrics (as you know)

t'was going to post some of my better bass tunes here but I betterrrr not. hehe =)

// Doreen / 811 weeks and 4 days ago

Alright this one has been (believe or not) cleaned up alilll bit. hehe!

[link]

// Doreen / 811 weeks and 4 days ago

Argh! Dutchy my new neighbors (the ones I told you are kinda loud) the wife is trying to sell me one of her puppies apparently she is breeding half Maltese [link]

and half Pomeranian [link]

He's sooooo cute he fits in the palm of my hand! But I'm not sure I want yet another thing to care for. (but he's so cute!!!) I don't know what to do...

// Doreen / 811 weeks and 4 days ago

The one she is trying to talk me into looks just like this cuz he came out looking more Pomeranian [link] (but he's coffee cream color, like a beige tan) he's soooo tiny!!!

// Doreen / 811 weeks and 4 days ago

I got so excited I forgot to grab a pic and cuz he's mixed he doesn't look like the ones I was searching through on Google but this one looks close enough cept he's coffee cream beige color

[link]

// Doreen / 811 weeks and 4 days ago

I'd stay away from them girlie "dogs" if I were you. If you want a dog, get a real dog, not something my cats would eat for breakfast. Plus, small dogs tend to have illusions of grandeur. They think they're big and bark at everything. Big dogs (real dogs) are much calmer.

Oh, and don't get a puppy on impulse, period. Pets should never be impulse "buys".

// craeonics / 811 weeks and 4 days ago

I know you're right I thought about it all night long, and I've never had a foo fee dog before I've only had bodyguard dogs that would eat you if you came near me. But this dog is just so adorable I've never seen anything like him before.

But I'm going to try not to look at him and try not to get him. hehe

He's just soooo cute! I really don't need anymore work though.

// Doreen / 811 weeks and 4 days ago

Ummm he has puppy breath argh! (nooo I've not said yes "yet") but Sammy is getting attached to him, she said I can borrow him when I want until she sells him...

[link]

[link]

[link]

// Doreen / 811 weeks and 3 days ago

By the looks of things I'd say he's already been officiously adopted.

// craeonics / 811 weeks and 3 days ago

Nope, I really don't think I want another thing to have to take care of but like I said she is still trying to sell him so in the meantime she said I can "borrowwww" him I only took him for an hour today to cuddle but I'm veryyyy proud of myself I did return him. hehe

He's sooo cute though! (and he's got puppy breath) but you're right I need to stop being so impulsive.

// Doreen / 811 weeks and 3 days ago

What's "puppy breath"? Dog breath reeks (cat's too).

// crae_work / 811 weeks and 3 days ago

Not when they're puppies they smell different. hehe

Anyways I'm alilll late to the party but I think I'm finally growing up cuz I decided I'm "not" getting that puppy, I thought about "everything" this time (Sammy's not happy about it cuz he got alil attached to him)

// Doreen / 811 weeks and 3 days ago

Actually I think this is the very first time I made a non impulsive decision!

// Doreen / 811 weeks and 3 days ago

Actually I think this is the very first time I made a non impulsive decision!

// Doreen / 811 weeks and 3 days ago

And twice too. /memo to self: fix the bloody double posting once and for all

Anyway, good for you. A wise decision. Besides, if she breeds 'em, he can always go next door.

// crae_work / 811 weeks and 3 days ago

I know, t'was this big decision dutchy. hehe

First, all the tenants are required to pay a 300 dollar deposit when you get a dog because of the carpet etc. and I told her no way I could afford that on top of buying the dog and that I would not dare to ask the Manager to give me any special treatment over that, so "she" went to him and asked him to wave the 300 dollar fee for me so I would buy the dog from her! And the manager said yes but to tell me not to tell any of the other tenants he did that for me! So she came to me to tell me last night she got that issue resolved for me "but" there's just so much more that goes along w/ him like taking care of him, potty training him, his shots and that expense! Just all of it and I'm done cleaning poop for anything or anyone now. hehe!

Another words my kids are enough responsibility for me and now that they are getting more independent I like it! I had nightmares all night long about it and made my decision this morning. I felt so bad Sammy was sad but I would be the one stuck not him or Gino no matter what they say I know I always am the one that gets stuck.

// Doreen / 811 weeks and 3 days ago

They can get a dog when they move out. Real Italian men don't move out until they're thirty, so it might take a while.

I would like a dog, but I'm at work most of the day and leaving your dog alone for so long is not good for him/her. Which is also why I have two cats and not just one.

// craeonics / 811 weeks and 2 days ago

I don't know about 30 I may have a cut off limit of about 21. hehe! I do want to have some of my own life left to live when they move out. (but I seriously doubt that)

You're place may not be suitable for a dog they need a ground floor and patio/yard to run to when you're at work or it would be difficult for you. Cats are more suitable when you're higher up like you are.

// Doreen / 811 weeks and 2 days ago

Nah, plenty of space for a dog here. Let's not forget dogs need to go for a walk at least four times a day (and puppies even more). They can run then.

// crae_work / 811 weeks and 2 days ago

Decent cover of New Order's classic:

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Orgy - Blue Monday

// crae_work / 811 weeks and 2 days ago

What are your cats names dutchy ((I bet some kind of Norse mythology thingy?)

/me is listening to some boring news and dying of the flu I awoke today w/ some kind of killer flu and barelyyy survived this day...

// Doreen / 811 weeks and 1 day ago

Technically speaking they're not my cats, I'm just "borrowing" them from the pet shelter, who hold the right to take them back if they are mistreated (and the right to visit and check). As a consequence, they have the silly names the previous owner gave them: Romie (the pussycat) and Spooky (the tomcat) and that are also the names in their animal passport.

I call 'em Romiepomie (or Pomie in short) and Spookjedookje (or Dookje or Dokus) or Boeboe (booboo) in general. Depending on my mood it can also be: monsters, tail beasts, long leg cat (Romie has exceptionally long legs), poelies, etcetera.

They don't listen anyway.

// craeonics / 811 weeks and 1 day ago

/me sends along chicken soup (or was that against colds?)

// craeonics / 811 weeks and 1 day ago

hehe so cute dutchy, but are you serious? they can actually come and repossess your cats? (I've never heard of such a thing)

And I've no clue what I've got but it must be the flu cuz it's literally kicking my behind pretty good.

/me grabs that chicken soup and hits the bed...

// Doreen / 811 weeks and 1 day ago

And Romiepomie and Spookjedookje aren't silly names?

@Doreen: that's quite common over here, I think most pet shelters work like this. It's a second thing altogether to enforce this though.

// Pk / 811 weeks and 1 day ago

Yeah, but those are just "pet" names, not their official ones.

// crae_work / 811 weeks and 1 day ago

And to add to what Pekomon said, when I got them, I had to sign a contract with the pet shelter, which amongst other things stated that I should take care of annual vaccinations and that they have the right to knock on my door and check up on the cats and what not.

// crae_work / 811 weeks and 1 day ago

Vaccinations, good point! Periko -my cat- needs his yearly shots sometime this month. I completely forgot about it.

When I got Periko I basically agreed to a oral contract along the lines of "don't you dare to mistreat him". It also came with a clear definition of the enforcement action "or you'll be in great pain". Works for me :)

// PK_working(-ish) / 811 weeks and 1 day ago

I've only heard of such contracts when a child is under some sort of custody where they need to make sure the parent is not mistreating the child or not taking care of the child properly etc. and even in those cases from what I've heard they don't even do a good job of following up care. (but over an animal I've never heard of such a thing)

Shots over here run about 35 dollars and one of my mom's cats caught a virus and she took it to the vet and it cost her $500.00! Can you believe that, and he's an alley type cat but she and my father love their two cats as if they were their kids!

// Doreen / 811 weeks and 1 day ago

That vet was probably a rip-off then. No way a single shot can be that expensive.

// craeonics / 811 weeks and 22 hours ago

Wasn't a shot the cat was so sick my mom said she was falling over and could not eat or anything so she took the cat to the vet expecting to have to put the cat down but instead the vet put the cat on IV fluids and meds and kept the cat for a week and revived it. Seems it was a virus and would have died but the vet was able to revive her. My mom is making payments to this vet now 100 dollars a month she owes 500 bucks! hehe

But she said it's worth it she loves her cats (I think more than meeee!) hehe j/k I think it's cute when I go over there and see her and my stepfather and their two lil kitties...

I think I need to go to the vet I mean Doctor cuz I feel half dead I think I really do have the flu dutchy I've been taking it easy but I feel worse not better so I may have to go get checked (me looks for sympathy) hehe

// Doreen / 811 weeks and 19 hours ago

What! no sympathy! /me goes finish up something and go jump back in bed...

// Doreen / 811 weeks and 18 hours ago

Sympathy is for sissies (or the devil). Toughen up and get well!

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Jamiroquai - Emergency on Planet Earth

// crae_work / 811 weeks and 10 hours ago

I thought I was dying but guess what? I didn't so I guess I'm still gonna bug you over here for a while longer cuz I feel more like myself today! (my fever finally broke)

/me goes get busy...

// Doreen / 811 weeks and 4 hours ago

You're only as sick as you feel. /me adds some trueisms

// crae_work / 811 weeks and 3 hours ago

I have officially lost my mind cuz I'm on hold and listening to some classical music w/ a flute and I think it sounds good?

// Doreen / 810 weeks and 3 days ago

Oh my god, who are you and what have you done with (or to) Doreen?

// crae_work / 810 weeks and 3 days ago

I think it's just my ear drums all messed up or something from this flu cuz my head feels all stuffy. hehe

Go clean your litter box you!

// Doreen / 810 weeks and 3 days ago

Or actually you probably are not even home yet but rather on the bus sitting next to someone w/ really bad body oder about now...

// dor_evil / 810 weeks and 3 days ago

I have to take your lil cyber nephew Sammy to the Doctors this afternoon (cuz he caught my flu) and was running a fever all night, but I prob should ask the Doctor to check my ears and see why flutes are sounding good to me now. hehe!

// Doreen / 810 weeks and 3 days ago

Buses are for plebs. Real craes ride bikes.

// craeonics / 810 weeks and 2 days ago

hehe you're funny dutchyyy.

/me goes look up the pleb word...

// Doreen / 810 weeks and 2 days ago

And nooooo I was not kidding me has never heard of that pleb word before you bike riding dutch guy!

My findings: In British, Irish, Australian and South African English pleb is a derogatory term for someone thought of as inferior, common or ignorant. In Dutch it is used literally; someone may be part of the Plebeians. See also: prole.

(Degrading words on our end don't "sound" quite like that) pleb sounds so funny to me.

// Doreen / 810 weeks and 2 days ago

It actually dates back to Roman days. On one hand there was the aristocracy (no need explaining that), which was less than one percentage of the population that held most of the money and power (okay, so I am explaining it) and on the other hand there were the plebeians (plebs in short), the common man.

The bike, by the way, is the bicycle kind of thing, not a motor bike.

// crae_zzz / 810 weeks and 2 days ago

And there goes my dutch history guy, also I'm aware what kind of bike you nut. hehe

w/ the price of gas on this end I should get a bike but I can't toss two kids on the back.

You're gonna have me calling ppl plebs over here and they'll think I'm crazy!

goedenacht dutchy...

// Doreen / 810 weeks and 2 days ago

You can also call 'em proletarians, but then you run the risk of being labelled as a communist.

// crae_work / 810 weeks and 2 days ago

Mmmmm sexyyyy!

[link]

// Doreen / 810 weeks and 1 day ago

Site tried to resize my browser window, so no, not sexy at all, grrr...

// crae_work / 810 weeks and 1 day ago

Oh stop being so picky and check it out it won't kill your browser!

Dutchy I got that Wii and it's insane! (specially the tennis) problem is the kids don't let me play! hehe

It's veryyyyy cool though my first opinion of it was "That's so silly who's gonna actually buy that stupid thing and play virtual games? it's too fake!" It's competely fun! (plus it's healthier for the kids cuz it gives them alil more exercise)

// Doreen / 810 weeks and 22 hours ago

Guess I'm too much of an old school gamer, because none of the Wii Sports games were interesting. I sure as hell am not going to swing that remote around like some idiot who's never played a game before.

Besides, Guitar Hero is much more fun.

// craeonics / 810 weeks and 19 hours ago

Jussss close the curtains so your neighbors don't see you acting crazy, but it's fun! (atleast the tennis one is fun) It's rediculous watching them play the boxing one though...

// Doreen / 810 weeks and 18 hours ago

When I stole my cousin's PS3, I played Guitar Hero for six hours straight and had a numb left arm for two days afterwards from all the fretting.

Here we have a track whose sheer awesomeness is hard to topple, but unbelievable or not, they did indeed manage to butcher Guru Josh' Infinity '99 with this sucky remix.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Guru Josh Project - Infinity 2008

// craeonics / 809 weeks and 5 days ago

They have Guitar Hero for the Wii (that's Sam's fav) but it's 89.00 so it will have to wait, I got them the Wii and the guns and a few accessories but I rent the games cuz I've got that game pass I told you about at Blockbuster.

I've got to keep them lil guys busy so mom can jump into Warhammer (installed the game last night) but the stupid patches took so long I did not get to even play the game.

anyways, currently listening to the office air conditioner...

// Doreen / 809 weeks and 5 days ago

We were checking out those lil tin mans as you call them (those figurines that you hand paint, rediculous 185.00 for a 2 inch model!!! but still neat to see all those things and board setups etc.

// Doreen / 809 weeks and 5 days ago

It's cool stuff, but you need a lot of space to set 'em up (and no cats to mess them up) and oceans of spare time.

// craeonics / 809 weeks and 5 days ago

No kidding when I go visit my mom it drives me crazy that their cats romp around even on their tables I said yuk don't they step w/ those same feet in their litter box that their walking all over your table with?! nastyyyy (cute cats but they run the whole show at my moms house completely)

// Doreen / 809 weeks and 5 days ago

And nooooo I still did not get that puppy, I just borrow it when I feel like I want to cuddle w/ it for an hour or so and then return it to her (let her feed and clean up after it) she has not sold it yet...

// Doreen / 809 weeks and 5 days ago

[link]

Still not sure what to think "yet" but definitely not as I expected, though the characters are modeled better, atleast the female ones are (cuz most games if you're a female you have to play some funky female character you don't really like)

Nasty lag that made it hard to enjoy, the user interface and layout is much better than wow, less intrusive but the spells are not as spectacular as wow so it seems there's alot of room for improvement cuz everything is still very choppy in respect to the texture of all the graphics (but it's early on so I'm sure we'll be in patch hell for quite awhile to come now)

// Dor_Zzzzz / 809 weeks and 5 days ago

Yeah, but is it the lag or your machine that can't handle the resolution.

My cats run this house, by the way. Claws get driven into me when they think it's time for me to get up (read: when they're hungry).

// craeonics / 809 weeks and 5 days ago

So though you said you will neverrr get married nor have kids and want to be free you're a slave to two cats? And nope cuz I adjusted all the settings that usually cause lag but it could be the server. At any rate after I mop the decks over here today I plan on jumping back on that ship!

// Doreen / 809 weeks and 5 days ago

The good thing about pets is that they don't talk to you. Give 'em food and a little attention and they're all purring and happy.

// craeonics / 809 weeks and 4 days ago

Something I've not listened to in a while:

Lacuna Coil - Heaven's a Lie

// Doreen / 809 weeks and 4 days ago

Went out for dinner and ate a little bit too much. Currently huffing and puffing.

/me plays some Latin: [link]

// craeonics / 809 weeks and 3 days ago

First time I see the vid to that song dutchy...

Anyways I've taught two lil boys a good lesson on challenging me to play Wii today (royally kicked both their behinds)

And I'm going to try to wrap up that article of mine tonight after we eat dinner so maybe next weekend you can post it but only if you've got your school biz taken care of and out of your way and time permits (other wise you can toss it into our deep freezer)

// Doreen / 809 weeks and 3 days ago

Welllll the article can wait alilll longer cuz me wants to go watch the Love Guru. (some silly flick I rented)

// Doreen / 809 weeks and 3 days ago

Should have finished that article cuz that movie was horrible, his worse flick ever (beware on renting that one) hehe

/me comes to toss my dutchy some tea...

// Doreen / 809 weeks and 3 days ago

Got to fire up the dish washer first, because I'm out of cups. Wasn't Love Guru with Eddie Murphy? He's never going to reach his old level again.

// craeonics / 809 weeks and 3 days ago

No this guy over here at: [link]

All his other flicks were good but this one was a horrible flop...

[link]

// Doreen / 809 weeks and 2 days ago

Everytime I hear the name "Mike Meyers", I have to think of the slasher movie Halloween. Or was it Friday the 13th? In one of those series the bad guy has that name.

Anyway, the last time he was funny was in Wayne's World. And that was only just.

// craeonics / 809 weeks and 2 days ago

Well you should have seen him impersonating a Dutch guy in Goldmember. hehe!

// Doreen / 809 weeks and 2 days ago

Oh get a room you two ;-P

// Snowman / 809 weeks and 2 days ago

It's cheaper over here (besides he stilll thinks I'm his sister) hehe

Hi snowy! how have you been?

// Doreen / 809 weeks and 2 days ago

Welll I guess we won't see snowy again until he comes to tell us to get a room again next year. *sigh*

g'night dutchy sleep tight up in that tree. hehe

// Doreen / 809 weeks and 2 days ago

Drat! I missed frosticle's annual post.

/me goes back to doing homework (damn teachers and their "do an assignment each class for half a bonus point and you fail if you don't" mentality)

// craeonics / 809 weeks and 2 days ago

/me delves into the past

Here's the track DJ Paul made right when he started to sell out and do Happy Hardcore instead of Gabber. In time he did come to his senses, but then it was already too late.

I was actually looking for an earlier track of his called "The Music", which is awesome, but you can imagine it's rather hard to find with a title like that.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: DJ Paul - Live is like a Dance [link]

// craeonics / 808 weeks and 5 days ago

Argh! "Warning!!! Access Denied!" (I'm currently in jail)

// Dor_work / 808 weeks and 5 days ago

/me is searching for some new tunes currently checking this out and not sure if I like it yet or not...

[link]

// Doreen / 808 weeks and 4 days ago

Bit slow, but the bass is deep.

// craeonics / 808 weeks and 4 days ago

Strange cuz I've heard everyone he apparently has sang w/ but I've never heard or seen him until that tune "Swing" caught my ears and I looked him up on YouTube today and was surprised when I seen him cuz he looked so Samoan (apparently he is!)

[link])

// Doreen / 808 weeks and 4 days ago

Don't know what I did but let me try againnn [link])

// Doreen / 808 weeks and 4 days ago

Don't know what I did but let me try againnn [link])

// Doreen / 808 weeks and 4 days ago

OMG! What is going on (you do know if you would just add an edit button this thread would be alottttt smaller right?) hehe

There is something wrong w/ that link.

// Doreen / 808 weeks and 4 days ago

Parser is deliberating whether or not that final parenthesis is part of the link or not. Since there is no period to end the sentence, it figures it is not part of the link.

But congratulations, you're the first in at least five years to break the link parser. I knew there were still some edge cases out there, they just never occurred.

// craeonics / 808 weeks and 4 days ago

Wellll leave it to meeee to break things... hehe

// Doreen / 808 weeks and 4 days ago

Sorry, real-life(tm) is keeping me REALLY busy....

Having 'a life' can be tough. hehe ;)

wow... two posts in a week....

weeeee, I'm on a roll now!! YEAH! :D ;p

// Slowman / 808 weeks and 2 days ago

What's a real life? I've never had one I don't think or is that when I'm working, cleaning or chasing kids? hehe!

Nice to see you Slowman... =)

// Doreen / 808 weeks and 2 days ago

Wellll Gino will be listening to this tomorrow night cuz I'm letting him see them since they're coming to this side for a concert tomorrow and I'm worn out from him begging me w/ his please, please please let me go please please! oh boy...

[link]

// Doreen / 808 weeks and 2 days ago

Mmm... Amon Amarth. I have three or four of their albums right now. It is more or less same-ish and most of their songs aren't particularly stellar, but there are some real gems in there.

My god, two frosticle posts in a month... The end is nigh?

// craeonics / 808 weeks and 2 days ago

I knowww, we have to try to suck snowy back into the non real life over here!

// Doreen / 808 weeks and 2 days ago

I could clean out the freezer so he can move in there.

// craeonics / 808 weeks and 1 day ago

Forget that snowman let meeee move in!!!

[link]

I'm melting (ridiculous, all that freaky weather yesterday and then today it's triple digit)

// Doreen / 808 weeks and 1 day ago

/me plays some tunes about cold, frost and ice or in other words, Immortal

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Immortal - Unholy Forces of Evil (demo) [Blashyrkh Kingdom, 05]

// craeonics / 808 weeks and 1 day ago

Well that ain't helping! This is horrible today!

// Doreen / 808 weeks and 1 day ago

I may be born in the seventies, but I grew up in the eighties, which had some bloody awesome tunes, like this one.

Umm, I mean, I was born in the nineties. I'm sixteen after all.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy

// crae_work / 807 weeks and 3 days ago

/me is listening to:

[link]

He's obsessing over Amon now (still wearing his band around his wrist from the concert, he said it was intense! (they all came out looking like a bunch of wet mops)

// Doreen / 807 weeks and 2 days ago

But actually dutchy that vid is excellent, check it out! (I have to admit it)

// Doreen / 807 weeks and 2 days ago

I ordered the limited edition of that album. It should come with a DVD with the video and what not. Now, what's keeping that shop from shipping it? Normally I have it in two days...

// crae_work / 807 weeks and 2 days ago

He's wants one too but not right now maybe next payday I'll have to get it.

Apparently these viking guys always take pics the crowd in their concerts so he took a pic of the crowd that Gino was in and since he was up in the front he got in the pic, he was so excited since Amon post these pics on their my space site and he spotted it last night, I have to admit though they are pretty good...

// Doreen / 807 weeks and 2 days ago

Isn't that the mother in you speaking because your son is happy?

// crae_work / 807 weeks and 2 days ago

No not really, if I think their tunes are bad I'll say their tunes are bad. Being a mom has nothing to do w/ my how my ears decipher tunes. hehe

// Doreen / 807 weeks and 2 days ago

They don't hesitate to tell me myyyyy tunes are bad either! The three of us totally clash w/ our taste. (normally)

// Doreen / 807 weeks and 2 days ago

It's alright, but Amon Amarth trails lightyears behind the might that is Bathory. Since Quorthon is dead, perhaps they can catch up to him a bit

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Bathory - Flash of the Silverhammer [Nordland II, 08]

// craeonics / 807 weeks and 1 day ago

One for all new fans then. One of the better songs on this (old) album.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Amon Amarth - Bleed for Ancient Gods [The Avenger, 01]

// craeonics / 807 weeks and 1 day ago

/me drops something good (so good 90% of any remix has a dash of this one running somewhere in the bg)

[link]

// Doreen / 807 weeks and 1 day ago

And of course 50 zillion versions but this one is bestest (until I come across the next one) hehe

Check this one out excellente!

Mmmm mmmm mmmmm!

[link]

// Doreen / 807 weeks and 1 day ago

Andddd last but not least a perfect example (the overkill) hehe

/me goes get busy to this one before my Boss fires my behind...

[link]

// Doreen / 807 weeks and 1 day ago

Mwah, not so good. The bassline is really, really boring and gets old fast. Probably because it's too moshy and not deep enough. It should hover a bit and you should feel it more than hear it.

// craeonics / 807 weeks and 1 day ago

/me just comes to kick you cuz I've got that "Somebodys watching me" tune stuck in my head, Thank you very much!

Always the stupid songs do that!

Anyways I seriously think you need a decent sound system if you can't feel that bass.

// Doreen / 807 weeks and 1 day ago

And since my Viking kid just got home and is already blazing Amon yet againnnnn, me has to turn off my tunes or my neighbors will be picketing to have me thrown out!

goedenacht my invisible dutchy...

// Doreen / 807 weeks and 1 day ago

Shoot let em throw me out, one more!

[link]

// Doreen / 807 weeks and 1 day ago

/me needs some Lil Jon today...

I found my fav tune and w/ the nasty lyrics removed but they jussss had to leave the booty on it for good measure. hehe!

[link]

// Doreen / 807 weeks and 1 day ago

Mmm, booty... Meanwhile, /me plays some classy tunes: [link]. And look, there's even a metal version these days: [link].

// craeonics / 807 weeks and 22 hours ago

I always feel like somebodys watching meeeee and I have no privacyyyy, oh oh ohhhh, who's playin tricks on me!

Oh I'm gonna kill you dutchy! stupid song!

[link]

// Doreen / 807 weeks and 21 hours ago

What a curse! I just checked your links and it's the same stupid one I posted!

I hate you!

// Doreen / 807 weeks and 21 hours ago

You know it rocks. You're just in denial.

While we're playing Superhits of the 80's, here's one of my anthems. Mainly because of the chorus (I/I live amongst the creatures of the night/I haven't got the will to try and fight/against a new tomorrow). I used to think this was two distinct songs. She passed away a couple of years ago, by the way.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Laura Branigan - Self Control [link]

// craeonics / 807 weeks and 20 hours ago

Laura Branigan also covered my true anthem, Forever Young: [link]. Pales in comparison to Alphavilles original: [link].

However, even they were topped halfway through the nineties somewhere by a cover by a one-hit wonder dance act called Interactive: [link] (behold, alpha waves and breakbeats!). I had to sift though a trizillion crap versions with the same name to find that track again. I taped that song back to back fifteen times or so back in the days.

// craeonics / 807 weeks and 20 hours ago

/me is listening to my neighbors who are at the pool and playing this outside my window.

good tune too...

[link]

// Doreen / 807 weeks and 19 hours ago

Hmm I never liked that song was not my taste but I just seen the comments on that link dutchy she was only 47 what happened to her?

/me gets nosey and curious.

// Doreen / 807 weeks and 19 hours ago

OMG dutchy I reallyyyy don't know what to think about that Forever Young tune, it sounds so funny to me! I swear it's so weird...

/me goes back and "tries" really hard to listen to the whole thing.

// Doreen / 807 weeks and 19 hours ago

Okay that 3rd link you posted of it is alilll more tolerable [link]

(actually much more tolerable) but the other two oh noooo. hehe!

// Doreen / 807 weeks and 19 hours ago

How sad dutchy apparently she had a few headaches and no warning and was gone. One thing is for sures there is no time to worry about being forever young cuz "life" goes too fast...

// Doreen / 807 weeks and 18 hours ago

I'd say it's better to go fast (and in your sleep) than to go slow (and in agony).

I can't believe you don't know Alphaville!

// crae_work / 807 weeks and 10 hours ago

I just hope God gives me whatever time I need to make sure my kids are solid. Then I'm not scared of dying since there's no time for living it seems only work and I'm getting very tired of it! It's just the stupid "process" of dying that scares me (but it's not like we really have a choice)

// Doreen / 807 weeks and 4 hours ago

There's no avoiding it. There are three certainties in life:

1) Death.

2) Taxes.

3) crae is always right.

// crae_work / 807 weeks and 2 hours ago

/me goes ponder that for a moment and reflect back on all the years I've read you and see if #3 is true...

One time I remember you saidddd, hmmm you were right, ummm I'm still thinking! welll either I can't remember or you're right. (but I'm gonna come back here and post if I can remember a time you were wrong!)

// Doreen / 807 weeks and 1 hour ago

Okay I remember one! nope wait you were right...

I hate you dutchy!!!

// Doreen / 807 weeks and 1 hour ago

Even if I'm wrong, I can always claim that I am always right and it will stick.

// craeonics / 807 weeks and 50 minutes ago

Been listening to Kurupt for years and this is the first time I check out a vid to one of my fav old tunes:

[link]

/me goes dance w/ some dirty dishes...

// Doreen / 806 weeks and 4 days ago

Ku-what? /me goes ride with breakfast

// craeonics / 806 weeks and 4 days ago

I actually think you're joking but if you're not than this one is better known:

[link]

// Doreen / 806 weeks and 3 days ago

Hmm welllll maybe you don't know Kurupt? (leave it to your sister to corrupt you w/ a lilll Kurupt) anyways Holiday over here but my kids are in school so I need to figure out what to do (which is rediculous cuz all I know is work, kids and cleaning) so I guess I'll go spend some time w/ myself at the gym and relax...

Have a g'night dutchy...

// Doreen / 806 weeks and 3 days ago

Dude's completely unknown over here.

Wait, wait, you've finally got a day off but don't know what to do? I am shocked!

// craeonics / 806 weeks and 3 days ago

Where's my dutch school boy? (I miss you badly)

Haven't played WOW in about 6 mos (didn't realize so much time passed) but I created a new character (Mage) and I see the entire game has been upgraded and is outstanding now!!!

Warhammer was a bit too dry for me, though maybe I did not spend enough time in it to give it fair judgment but the "only" thing I thought that was good about it was the fact they designed the female characters right and in WOW the female characters look extremely cartoony "but" the spells are totally addicting!!! sooooo me goes jump back into WOW and try to level this mage up some...

// Doreen / 805 weeks and 4 days ago

Ah, so that's where you've been hiding the past week.

// crae_work / 805 weeks and 3 days ago

No t'was not hiding last week (I was moody or something) so I decided to jump into WOW over the weekend since my brother is coming out Saturday to drive me nuts I might as well get ready again...

Apparently they've done a overhaul upgrade on the game so I was shocked, next month a new expansion I think is coming out (from what I've been reading and hearing) so this will be good from the looks of the upgrades already.

// Doreen / 805 weeks and 3 days ago

Moody? Uh oh, I can see the headlines already... "Psycho mother locks kids in pool so she can play WarCraft".

// craeonics / 805 weeks and 2 days ago

Oh be quiet you wise guy (they're playing w/ me and you know it) hehe

// Doreen / 805 weeks and 2 days ago

Living on pizza whilst going for 24 hour WarCraft marathons.

// craeonics / 805 weeks and 2 days ago

"I knowww, we have to try to suck snowy back into the non real life over here!"

craefish....

You'd have to come of with some seriously good reasons/bribes if were ever to happen again :P ;)

// Snowman / 805 weeks and 2 days ago

PS.: Listning to:

Judas Priest - Love bites

// Snowman / 805 weeks and 2 days ago

Not yet, the marathon doesn't begin until my brother comes to spend the weekend w/ us...

/me waves hello to Snowy! (Three post over here and we've got you snowy!)

// Doreen / 805 weeks and 1 day ago

Frosticle's still in denial. We've got you hooked and you know it.

// crae_work / 805 weeks and 1 day ago

Gotta agree with ya there, crae.

You can check out, but you will never be able to leave ;)

/listen

Judas Priest - Pain and pleasure

// Snowman / 805 weeks and 1 day ago

Which is a line from just about the only Eagles song I know.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: the weather report

// craeonics / 805 weeks and 1 day ago

/me is listening to the wind whistling and watching the trees dancing all over the place outside (pretty sure this will spark a mean fire somewhere over cuz it's fierce today)

// Doreen / 805 weeks and 22 hours ago

Actually where is that snowy at!? me wants to know how many times he got married and divorced since we last seen him? hehe

Grim too! these guys only pass by our pad once a year or every two years now dutchy!

// Doreen / 805 weeks and 22 hours ago

I think spoonman faded back into Skindom only to get SkinBase on the road and then faded out again.

// craeonics / 805 weeks and 21 hours ago

I think he got lost in making his music and that MySpace thing sucked him up into it's blackhole. We may never see him again! But snowy can never leave us... =)

// Doreen / 805 weeks and 21 hours ago

I'm actually afraid to go check out skinbase that site attacks me w/ completely annoying "audio" and flashing blinking ads but it's the audio ones that reallyyy get to me can you imagine the stupid ads are talking to you now!

// Doreen / 805 weeks and 21 hours ago

Now I've got seven lil glyphs (as you call them) on my computer screen that I don't hear but they still talk to me and then now I've got ads that I hear that I don't want to hear actually talking to me!

Dutchy I was watching some flick the other night and that stupid Rockwell tune was being played in the movie. (I hate you) hehe

// Doreen / 805 weeks and 21 hours ago

Jazmine Sullivan - I Need You Bad

This girl sound identical to another female artist of which I cannot remember her name atm. cool tune though...

// Doreen / 805 weeks and 20 hours ago

CCP: Jon Hallur - Opinions of the Misinformed [link]

Found at: [link]

Bunch of free-bies there: half techno, half ambient, all lyricless.

// RedBoo / 805 weeks and 18 hours ago

Hey Boo Boo has decent taste in tunes!

// Doreen / 805 weeks and 17 hours ago

Speaking of music, the CD's I ordered a month ago have finally been sent. They were in stock and paid for, so I don't know what the bloody delay was all about.

Get home today and I find a not from the mailman that I wasn't at home when he delivered the mail (a simple envelope with CD's doesn't fit in my mailbox? Yeah right), meaning that he'll try again tomorrow. Guess what, I'm not around then either. So tomorrow I have to peddle to the other side in town to the post office to pick up up. Why don't these bozos deliver in the evening!

// craeonics / 805 weeks and 1 hour ago

I'm surrounded by locked gates and the mailman does have a key "but" UPS or FedEx guys don't so I normally have to stick something in the gate to hold it open for delivery or I have the same problem of having to run down to UPS or FedEx to pick up anything I order for delivery. (royal pain)

// Doreen / 804 weeks and 6 days ago

I rallied my mother to be mailman sitter. Fortunately, she's crazy enough to do it and lives around the corner.

// craeonics / 804 weeks and 6 days ago

hehe! Thank God for moms...

If it's that Amon Cd let me know how it is.

// Doreen / 804 weeks and 6 days ago

It should be that CD. But I have to to school first, so I'll find out when I get back.

// craeonics / 804 weeks and 6 days ago

And it is their new album, plus three other CD's. The Amon Amarth album is packaged in a rather thick DVD case (two CD's and a DVD). I still say it would have fit in my mailbox.

Can't check it out right now, 'cause I'm out to eat.

// craeonics / 804 weeks and 6 days ago

A DVD too? me is curious... Gino is playing so much of their stuff but he goes to their myspace page and listens from there or downloads off the net a few tunes so he's got me hooked and if they come back to Cali for another concert I'm going w/ him next time. (But not in the mosh pit, I go sit up in the balcony area) hehe!

// Dor_work / 804 weeks and 6 days ago

He said they were going nuts and were drinking beer out of special viking challets (or whatever you call them) right on stage. He said they were just a reallyyy diff breed from what is usually seen over here (very authentic style) I know he had alot of fun (the best he ever had he said)

I better get busy...

// Dor_work / 804 weeks and 6 days ago

"Actually where is that snowy at!"

I'd be right here ;P

Married/divorced, only once. Doubt either will ever happen again ;)

Skinwise, I'm only hanging out at WinC now, still being a pain in the ass rejecting other peoples "hard work". I stick to only working in the shadows now.

Skinning is a semi-closed chapter in the Snow-book.

/listen

* Snowman is listning to: Judas Priest - Prisoner of your eyes

// Snowman / 804 weeks and 6 days ago

A closed book? Tsk, heretic.

// craeonics / 804 weeks and 6 days ago

No kidding I'll be skinning till I die! Last time I strolled by WC I was confused the msg board looks ummm I don't know or have the time to say but it was not comfortable. hehe!

// Doreen / 804 weeks and 5 days ago

Anyways, me is happy to see you again...

// Doreen / 804 weeks and 5 days ago

/me is listening to Gino blazing myyyyy Bathory CD (gonna shoot him) but I forgot how good it sounds...

// Doreen / 804 weeks and 5 days ago

Yikes! Blood and Iron...

// Doreen / 804 weeks and 5 days ago

The new Amon Amarth thing is better than their last album. I did fall asleep while listening to it though and can't recall a damn thing about it.

It was better, catchier, but still rather generic.

// craeonics / 804 weeks and 5 days ago

Stupid computer I was typing and shut off on me! Anyways thanks I'll probably go ahead and order it for him, early in the a.m. over here and I already hear him blazing Amon from his room and my ears are not even awake yet...

/me goes get ready for my brother (finally his wife agreed to come this time to visit so that means no WOW marathon I think)

// Doreen / 804 weeks and 5 days ago

The bonus CD and DVD are a full live concert, I think (don't watch DVD's). So if you manage to get your hands on that, you can check out their on-stage antics.

// craeonics / 804 weeks and 5 days ago

Where did you order yours from? Or is it some dutch place I won't be able to read? Why did you order one w/ the DVD if you didn't want that? I'm sure you only paid extra for that.

I'm not a fan of going to concerts and stuff (cuz I despise crowds) but where they performed at when they came over here was a place called house of blues and it's a rather small place from what I seen of the pics and from what Gino said so if they come back I'm actually going to go check them out, they have balcony seating up and away from the stage and mosh pit so obviously I'll be up from there checking them out. He was trying to get me to go w/ him and his friends but I think it time we cut that umbilical cord between us and he go have some fun w/o me now...

// Doreen / 804 weeks and 4 days ago

I'm a sucker for digipaks and limited edition bonus stuff, that's why. I'm always more of a collector than a consumer.

I got mine here (this had better parse right): [link]

Let me see, the normal CD is € 14,50 and the deluxe one I got was € 23,50. So I was swindled nine quid. The bastards!

// craeonics / 804 weeks and 4 days ago

Moving on to other acquisitions, this dude must really like this song this is the third album it is on (and in the third version). Still rocks.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Falkenbach - Heathen Foray [Heralding - The Fireblade, 01]

// craeonics / 804 weeks and 4 days ago

Hmm good link thanks...

/me goes check out a few of their vids (by the look of this first one the lead singer needs to lay off a few beers and go hit the gym a lil bit) but I guess that's the way of the Viking? hehe!

// Doreen / 804 weeks and 4 days ago

Well, that's one guy I wouldn't want to meet in a dark alley. He's build like a rock.

// craeonics / 804 weeks and 3 days ago

/me is not listening to nothing but my neighbor is driving me crazy w/ his smoking cuz he is downstairs and his smoke is drifting up into my window where I work from in my room! *cough* *cough*

// Doreen / 804 weeks and 1 day ago

That's annoying. I have a similar situation, yet weirder. When my neighbour smokes, traces of the fumes actually come through the walls. There must be some holes or cracks somewhere.

// craeonics / 804 weeks and 1 day ago

I swear dutchy I can hardly breath when it comes up here through my window but I can't tell him anything cuz #1 I don't have enough nerve. hehe and #2 The guy is outside trying to enjoy his bad habit!

// Doreen / 804 weeks and 1 day ago

Let him enjoy his habit on the other side of the street then. Smokers should be forced to wear a fishbowl on their heads so that they and only they inhale the foul fumes they exhale.

// crae_work / 804 weeks and 1 day ago

What I wonder is how they can stand it? especially when I feel as if I'm actually "suffocating" just breathing a little bit of it when it comes up into my window.

// Doreen / 804 weeks and 1 day ago

Since I came across this tune now it seems I'm hearing a 100 diff versions of it (all are good) including the one I'm currently listening to:

Savage - Swinggggg

Mmmm mmmm mmmmm!!!

// Doreen / 804 weeks and 23 hours ago

They're stupid, so they don't notice the foul air, not that they smell.

// craeonics / 804 weeks and 22 hours ago

Takes my breath away, so I still don't know how they can breath whilst filling their lungs up w/ smoke, anyways he was gone today Thank God...

And yet another tune that gets remixed to death but since the base is decent all the remixes are decent...

[link]

// Doreen / 804 weeks and 21 hours ago

Not too stellar, but not bad either.

// craeonics / 804 weeks and 20 hours ago

Go to sleep school boy.

g'night...

// Doreen / 804 weeks and 20 hours ago

/me comes talk to you whilst you're snoring as usual and I'm wide awake!

Finally spotted her vid to her tune, I actually disliked this tune but after you hear it a few times it catches you!

/me goes hop around to:

[link]

// Doreen / 804 weeks and 19 hours ago

An aptly named tune, I'd say. Weirdo video.

We switched back to regular time this weekend (so the clock got set back an hour). Been sleepy the entire week. *yawn*

// craeonics / 804 weeks and 18 hours ago

I know dutchy we switch our clocks back in 3 more days (I hate it cuz just when I adapt to the change we switch it again!) hehe

g'night sleepy head, me tries to leave you alone (I'm not even gonna tell you what I'm listening too either!)

// Doreen / 804 weeks and 18 hours ago

/me is listening to a leaf blower outside my window which is totally irritating! (and yes I'm getting older and moodier) hehe! But that sound is the worse sound you could ever hear!

// Doreen / 804 weeks and 1 hour ago

/me is freezing to death here

The heating system is running but for some reason it feels really cold in here. Or perhaps I'm just sleepy.

// craeonics / 803 weeks and 6 days ago

/me sends you some heat there's plenty of it over here as you know from my crying about it all the time...

// Doreen / 803 weeks and 6 days ago

I think it's just cuz it's your first cold time in your new home dutchy go by your fireplace and pretend it has a fire in it! hehe

I was looking at your weather and it issss cold! yikes! 35? I can't imagine that...

// Doreen / 803 weeks and 6 days ago

Actually it says 34!? is that right!? OMG!

// Doreen / 803 weeks and 6 days ago

I've seen them though I doubt they sell well over here but they have these blanket that have an electric plug that you actually plug into the wall and they heat up. Don't you guys have them over there? If so w/ temps of 34 I seriously don't know how you manage to keep warm w/o running your gas bill up high. You better buy one you cheapy! I don't know what they cost though cuz I never need one but I remember seeing one...

// Doreen / 803 weeks and 6 days ago

I have heaters in every room, but the thermostate that controls 'em is a bit weird. Plus the heat seems to dissipate real quick. Airflow is a bit strange too.

Nah, I'm probably just tired. This winter time things is really hitting hard this year.

// craeonics / 803 weeks and 6 days ago

That's cuz you're turning into an old man and can't take it anymore! (you need to move over here and sweat w/ meee)

// Doreen / 803 weeks and 6 days ago

Yeah, right. Next thing you're telling me that my hair's going to go grey.

// craeonics / 803 weeks and 6 days ago

For all I know you could have purple hair! (but you'd still be my dutchy but w/ purple hair)

// Dor_work / 803 weeks and 6 days ago

Hard to chit chat w/ eyeballs all over the place! Anyways speaking of grey hair, my mom is a retired beautician and I'm now spotting grey hair not many and not even noticiable to anyone but to meee but it drives me crazy so I keep running to my mom help help cover that up! hehe! Can't believe it before I know it I will be an old witch in a forest w/ long stringy hair!

// Dor_work / 803 weeks and 6 days ago

Blair Witch Project? I knew that witch seemed familiar.

// craeonics / 803 weeks and 5 days ago

Welll since it looks like I'm going to have to play tech today and fix my moms computer againnnn I'm going to have to make her work on fixing my hair today againnnn and convert me back out of witch mode...

// Doreen / 803 weeks and 5 days ago

Meanwhile I am going crazy with this school business. Have to work all week. Had to do stuff to prepare for class on wednesday, got to throw together a presentation for friday and mail it to the teachers today, tomorrow as said I have classes, thursday no school but a dinner from work and on friday I got classes most of the day.

Argh... All work and no play...

// craeonics / 803 weeks and 1 day ago

Take care of your business dutchy (jussss know I miss you!) hehe

Wellll, I do! I hate you!!!

Friday will be a historic day we move approx 400 patients into the new hospital over here I have to report for work at 6:00am! I'm just assisting the paramedics when they move the patients on wards and into elevators Argh! I'm not too happy about it but my Boss volunteered our whole program office, so I have too.

/me is not listening to anything just working as usual and enjoying some rainy cold weather...

// Doreen / 803 weeks and 1 day ago

You? Assisting? But you're not a nurse. What kind of madness is that.

Meanwhile, I just found out I read the wrong text on the assignment I did yesterday. No wonder the questions didn't make sense. God damnit, now I have to read the right text and answer the bloody questions again. And it's due tomorrow. Joy.

// craeonics / 803 weeks and 1 day ago

hehe sillyyy wake up! Pay attention!

Apparently they are desperate or something and I better not break my nails! All they want is for us to direct and assist the paramedics when they come to move the patients so I'm just helping them and showing them where to go etc taking them to the elevators and giving directions from one hospital to the other one (which I get lost myself everytime I walk over there cuz it's too big) so most likely I'll be getting the paramedics lost w/ me! But they asked for it! They're gonna get it! hehe

The goal is to move approx 400 pts out on Fri and Sat but I'm not working on Saturday so I'm assisting on Friday.

// Doreen / 803 weeks and 1 day ago

I still don't understand why you torture yourself w/ school? oh boy...

// Doreen / 803 weeks and 1 day ago

I'm gonna leave you alone so you can take care of your business and I'm not even going to look over here for you anymore! I mean it!

I'm not!

I'm not!

I'm not!

// Doreen / 803 weeks and 1 day ago

I start what I finish, so even though I am long annoyed with this study, I will finish it. And that BA-certificate (or is it BLit?) that awaits me is tempting as well ofcourse. Then again, I already have a MSc, so it adds nothing. And as anyone who earned (not bought) a serious degree can tell you titles are meaningless anyway.

// craeonics / 803 weeks and 1 day ago

Anyway, I redid the assignment. Did some speed reading and rewrote a quarter of the report. Time to count sheep.

// craeonics / 803 weeks and 1 day ago

I can't help it! I still have to come back looking for you! I would have to disagree some ppl go nuts over their titles one time I addressed a Doctor via email by his last name only and he corrected me about his Dr. MD. bla bla bla (I could care less cuz everyone is the same in my book all flesh and blood) but some ppl really think a piece of paper makes them another breed or something. But you have to follow out whatever goals you make in life no matter what they are...

Anyways g'night dutchy I think you were at sheep #259

// Doreen / 803 weeks and 1 day ago

I sleep like a rock, so I don't know.

And argh, I completely misinterpreted what I had to do for the presentation I have to give friday. This is going to be fun.

// crae_work / 803 weeks and 1 day ago

You have plenty of time relaxxx, you can do it w/ no problem. (leave work a couple of hrs earlier if you can and go home and concentrate on it)

// Doreen / 803 weeks and 1 day ago

Close that browser window and get your behind to your studies!!!

/me is listening to some boring Politic stuff. Everybody is shocked cuz we now finally have a black President? Zzzzzz

// Doreen / 803 weeks and 23 hours ago

Oh wait you have classes today!? I forgot! I bet your staring out the window right now! well you better get to your presentation for Friday when you get your schoolboy behind back home again! hehe

I know you'll do good...

// Doreen / 803 weeks and 23 hours ago

I bet you didn't vote, as usual. But then again, if you have to register to vote I don't know if I would either. How silly is that? It's almost as if they don't want you to vote. Why not just send everyone over eightteen a voting card?

Anyway, one of the teachers just noted that I misinterpreted things and asked me for a addendum. Bloody hell, I thought I had one night (what's left of it) of peace and quiet this week. Grrr...

// craeonics / 803 weeks and 21 hours ago

No dutchy I didn't vote (you know me too well) hehe

cuz then when you register to vote they call you for Jury Duty and I don't like to do either one of them vote or go be on a jury and have to be "forced to judge someone" You would not believe how many ppl get upset at me when I won't vote (they actually get furious w/ me, but I could care less what other ppl think)

Anyways, I'm happy your teacher gave you the chance to do the addendum he or she could have just said "Well that's your tough luck you keep looking out that window and don't pay attention in class!" hehe!

You're probably just tired having to keep w/ work and school (I'm sure that's not an easy task) get your stuff done and get to bed! g'night dutchy...

// Doreen / 803 weeks and 20 hours ago

Juries are just as stupid as having to register to vote. Hmm, do I see a trend here?

This week comes straight out of hell. I'll be glad when it's over. Tomorrow we're going to have dinner somewhere with work. Already checked the menu of the restaurant and ofcourse they picked one that does not serve decent red meat. Grr...

// craeonics / 803 weeks and 19 hours ago

What is it w/ your work? They seem to be a bunch of sushi lovers!?

/me goes apply for a job at your work! Just remember to stay away from the "white" fish and go for the ruby red tuna (Maguro)

// Doreen / 803 weeks and 15 hours ago

No, it's not sushi, but it's a very strange menu they have. Every item has something I don't like.

// crae_work / 803 weeks and 8 hours ago

Thennnnn don't go...

// Doreen / 803 weeks and 3 hours ago

/me comes talk to you whilst you're eating gross food cuzzzzz you're tooooo polite to say the word "No!"

I just spotted your bandwidth mungers on my screenshots. hehe!

Sorry dutchy, like I said I really did not know that a screenshot used bandwidth cuz I thought only when ppl "download" a .zip it uses bandwidth.

// Doreen / 803 weeks and 2 hours ago

Those four or so images used up about a third of the bandwidth we used last month. We actually went over our limit and the account got disabled.

Food was so so. But so will I, I will survive, etcetera.

// craeonics / 802 weeks and 6 days ago

Hmmm me looks at clock wellll it must not have been that bad!

Anyways, I've been keeping an eye on the d/l's those are very light so I'll be careful from now on...

// Doreen / 802 weeks and 6 days ago

Whoa, good stuff on TV:

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig - Shenkie

// craeonics / 802 weeks and 6 days ago

Oh no, what kind of madness is this? First they fuck up Guru Josh and know some heretic has mixed Kelis' Milkshake with Joe Smooth's Promised Land. There is no originality in this world no more...

// craeonics / 802 weeks and 4 days ago

Kelis and Joe Smooth? (if I remember that Promised Land correctly that's not even mixable!)

// Doreen / 802 weeks and 4 days ago

It sure as hell didn't blend well. Anyway, middle of the night and I still need to cook dinner.

// craeonics / 802 weeks and 4 days ago

/me tosses you some of my left over tofu...

// Doreen / 802 weeks and 4 days ago

Tofu is yuck.

Here's the heresy I was talking about: [link]

// craeonics / 802 weeks and 4 days ago

And the Guru Josh thing. First the original, one of the classics of house music, including the bad hairdo (ask panda, he was probably there): [link]

Now compare that to the current remix: [link]

There's been a boat load of crap remixes of classic tunes coming out lately.

// craeonics / 802 weeks and 4 days ago

Ummmm at first my ears were totally confused but then once they finally settled down I actually liked it!? (the milkshake saved it)

As for that Guru Josh thing I never heard of it until you showed me that a while back (thats the one that has the monkey sounds in the bg at a certain part)

You need to check your ears out cuz that last one Infinity 2008 is good (plus there's no more monkey noises in it)

// Doreen / 802 weeks and 4 days ago

As for the tofu Mr. "I only eat red meat" It's only good at this one place I go to (otherwise tofu normally taste like invisible food)

// Doreen / 802 weeks and 4 days ago

Tofu tastes like sponge. It probably is made from sponge.

And those monkey noises are an integral aspect of that song. But I guess if you've never heard the original, the remix will appeal more as it has a distinct "modern" sound. The original song is deeply, deeply rooted in the late 80's soundwise.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: the washing machine

// craeonics / 802 weeks and 4 days ago

hehe it is not silly (It's one of the healthiest things you could eat)

And those monkey sounds are totally ridiculous, me goes cook some soup for my lil pains who are driving me crazy atm.

// Doreen / 802 weeks and 3 days ago

/me grabs this tune to take w/ whilst I go slave in the kitchen cooking!

[link]

// Doreen / 802 weeks and 3 days ago

Healthy, eh? [link]

// crae_work / 802 weeks and 3 days ago

Welll I think that "everything" needs ***balance*** and/or moderation (might be a better word) if you over do "anything" no matter what it is, it will be bad for you. Which includes: Food, Exercise, Stress, Sleep, Love (anything)

And though I'm gonna gross you out w/ more info then you need but that stuff about it messing w/ the female cycle (my menstrual cycle is like clock work almost down to the hour) It's all nonsense unless you're consuming everything tofu based such as substituting milk for soy, eating tons of Edamame, and not eating diff meats but "only eating tofu as a source of protein" (which I heard Demi Moore does) However, eating it like I do which is only on occasion and only in two forms Fried over steamed rice or as a meal where it is served raw (not fried) over a bed of a variety of mixed spring salad or vegetables. Or when I go out to eat sushi and they serve you a "small" bowl of edamame, but that's about it.

Other than that when I first tasted it I thought what in the world is this!? It's like eating invisible food! But you just need to find diff ways to enjoy things, you just don't stop cuz you try something one time and you don't like it.

Like sushi I hated it when I first tried it until I found what kind of sushi I like (which is totally limited) cuz I won't touch most diff kinds of sushi but I only like yellow tail and I love the ruby red tuna which they call Maguro (the younger the tuna the more tender and less fishy it taste) It's pure protein and it don't weigh you down so after you eat you feel content and almost energized whereas after eating meat you feel lazy and full (w/o energy) there's a huge difference.

Most ppl just go nuts over "everything" and they over do everything and they don't just pick and choose the best of what they like. But it's all about Balance in everything.

And this will conclude Doreen's healthy living lesson for today...

I on the

// Doreen / 802 weeks and 3 days ago

What in the world is that last line? I was finished but I guess my fingers were not? hehe

// Doreen / 802 weeks and 3 days ago

OMG! what did I just write a Health book!!!

// Doreen / 802 weeks and 3 days ago

Awww dutchy she died...

If you don't like this tune of hers you're nuts!

[link]

// Doreen / 802 weeks and 3 days ago

/me goes hook Doreen up with a publisher

Tofu = no go area.

// craeonics / 802 weeks and 2 days ago

Alright now I'm upset this is criminal...

[link]

If I was over there I'd have to hold you down and feed you tofu (the good one) cuz you just ain't tried it fried at the right place.

// Doreen / 802 weeks and 2 days ago

If she seen that vid she turn in her grave!

// Doreen / 802 weeks and 2 days ago

Good timing, since the original singer died yesterday. Perhaps she saw the vid.

// craeonics / 802 weeks and 2 days ago

Was it yesterday? I just heard the news today anyways that tune of hers is immortal.

Goedenacht my tofu hating dutchy...

// Doreen / 802 weeks and 2 days ago

The news of today is usually a day old. Been hearing it since this morning and she died after a concert in Italy, so it must have happened yesterday.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Amon Amarth - Runes to my Memory (live) [Twilight of the Thunder God; disc 2, 03]

// craeonics / 802 weeks and 2 days ago

She was stilllll performing? She should have been kicking back and relaxing not still working. (prob what killed her)

// Doreen / 802 weeks and 2 days ago

hehe your filter don't like even like her lyrics!

// Doreen / 802 weeks and 2 days ago

/me goes put on some Shenkie and get that voodoo song out of my head...

Faffie, faffie, ooooo ahhhhh

// Doreen / 802 weeks and 2 days ago

Oh look, all my co-workes are gone... /me puts up some noise

// crae_work / 802 weeks and 2 days ago

I was going to ask you how your presentation turned out schoolboy but I remember you said they takes weeks to grade?

Anyways, Holiday over here (of which I'm clueless which Holiday) other than it means no work! Hooray!!!!!

/me goes hit the gym to relaxxx and hit the malls to get some over do shopping done...

// Dor_no_work / 802 weeks and 2 days ago

The presentation was part of a class. The reaction was that I was calm and seemed to know what I was talking about, but that I perhaps should be a bit less "nonchalant".

That word gets used a lot when people rate my performance and I still don't know what exactly is meant by that. Maybe it has something to do with me not writing down and memorising presentations, but more or less improvising them (I never know what I'm going to say until I say it).

// crae_work / 802 weeks and 2 days ago

Don't you get nervous? I mean it sounds as if you go totally unprepared? Not a good way to try and do a "stand up" presentation, I'd be a nervous wreck! But then again I wouldn't do it as I told you my teachers had to give me an "F" cuz I refused to stand up in front of the class to be observed and graded by my "performance" just to please them. (It feels totally ridiculous and cuz I told you I'm painfully shy)

// Doreen / 802 weeks and 1 day ago

A nonchalant person is not likely to become warm or heated about anything, a fact that is underscored by the etymology of the word nonchalant. It stems from Old French, where it was formed from the negative prefix non- plus chalant, the present participle of the verb chaloir, "to be concerned." This in turn came from the Latin word calre, which from its concrete sense "to be hot or warm" developed the figurative sense "to be roused or fired with hope, zeal, or anger." French formed a noun nonchalance from the adjective nonchalant that was borrowed into English by 1678; the adjective itself was borrowed later, as it is not attested for another half-century.

*****

Hmmm so what your teachers are trying to say to you is that you need to be "concerned" and be more prepared and have more Zeal in your presentations not sleep walk through them sillyyyy! (If I were you I just simply would not do them)

// Doreen / 802 weeks and 1 day ago

Sounds like an apt description of me. Pfft, I'll sleepwalk through those silly presentations. If you are informed about the subject and more or less know what you want to say and in what order, presentations can easily be done by improvising.

It's so lame when people write a speech and memorise it (or worse: read it aloud). The written word is quite different from the spoken word, so those shouldn't be mixed.

Got another presentation on friday. Joy.

// crae_work / 802 weeks and 1 day ago

Yes true, but what "they" the teachers wants is to see a "Performance" that is what they are grading you on when you stand up and give a presentation, not really so much of what you know about the subject but how well you "Preform" or a better word "Present" what you know.

So they expect you to act animated as you're talking about the subject. I'm not an actor, so I never would do it, I told them I would hand in my "written" but I would not do any performance for anyone. Apparently they did not like me making my own rules so I always got an F (though I actually think I knew more about the subjects then most of the actors/performers I watched doing their presentations)

Anyways, goodluck dutchy your lucky I ain't sitting in the class watching you I'd be making you mess up! hehe!

// Doreen / 802 weeks and 1 day ago

You probably just need to move your hands alittle bit more and look around at the other students and not be so relaxed and still but just be more "animated" that's what it sounds like to me from what you're saying...

// Doreen / 802 weeks and 1 day ago

Here's what a good presentation is:

1. Someone who knows the subject well (you've got that down)

2. Someone who is relaxed while speaking (you've apparently got that down too well)

3. Someone who speaks about the subject the right amount of time (not too short not too longggg)

What you need to do is:

1. Be more animated.

2. Walk around and move your hands as you talk.

3. Look at the teacher and students in their eyes as you speak.

4. Change the tone/pitch of your voice as you speak.

A good presenter captures the teacher and students by animation and outwardly stimulation "not" just talking (that can put ppl to sleep) so you need to really "act out" the subject.

Just don't do flips or jump through hoops for them. hehe

Like I said I ain't no actor and I don't like to stimulate anyone cuz then they stare at you! hehe (I hate spotlights)

But that is what "you" need to do if you want to Ace your presentation...

// Doreen / 802 weeks and 1 day ago

You forget that I am lazy. I can pass any presentation without too much effort, so that's exactly what I do.

// craeonics / 802 weeks and 19 hours ago

You make me do alllll that typing for nothing! Yeah you are a lazy bunny! hehe

I mean a Sloth!

// Doreen / 802 weeks and 18 hours ago

I was trying to find a slow moving Sloth and found this vid sooooo cute!!! OMG!!!

[link]

// Doreen / 802 weeks and 18 hours ago

I think I've got matching nails. /me goes round up material for tomorrow's presentation

// craeonics / 801 weeks and 6 days ago

Get your stuff done and don't be sooo nonchalant my sloth!

Goodluck...

// Doreen / 801 weeks and 6 days ago

When you get a chance schoolboy check out the Cinematic Trailer at:

[link]

// Doreen / 801 weeks and 6 days ago

Oh no, I'm going to stay far away from World of WarCraft. I heard Wrath of the Lich King is out, so you'll probably be going into hiding for the coming few weeks.

// craeonics / 801 weeks and 6 days ago

Not sure yet, but my mom said my brother called her and told her to go sneak and buy him the upgrade cuz he's coming this weekend again and he don't want his wife to know... hehe!

So now I need to buy the upgrade.

// Doreen / 801 weeks and 6 days ago

I think she said he will be coming again tomorrow so I'll most likely be checking it out. Warhammer was a waste I played it 1 time and got bored w/ the lag and bugs in that game.

// Doreen / 801 weeks and 6 days ago

Dutchy it feels so weird here today, though all the patients have been moved out we are left behind (they are going to move us to a lower floor in a few weeks and lockdown all the upper ones) but there's actually an echo throughout all the hospital floors. hehe!

(but you can almost feel all the spirits floating around the wards) cuz it's such an ancient old building)

We practically have the whole place to ourselves!!!

// Doreen / 801 weeks and 5 days ago

Hmm you should be standing up snoring infront of the class about now I guess and I wish I was there to make funny faces at you and mess you up! Hope it went well today/tonight...

// Doreen / 801 weeks and 5 days ago

Pfft, that presentation was a piece of cake. Anyway, watch out for ghosts in your haunted hospital.

// craeonics / 801 weeks and 5 days ago

Good then it sound like it went well for you schoolboy...

Yeah ghosts and rats! the place looked like the after math of the great exodus it looked and felt unreal. Anyways dutchy I think I am going to go cast some evil spells for a while. (the evil ghost in World of Warcraft look better)

// Doreen / 801 weeks and 5 days ago

Welll I can't even believe this but the spells whipping up outside are more fierce then in WOW atm (another fire chasing me) so if I disappear for a while dutchy I'm evacuating to my Moms. Hell came out of nowhere and fires are being blown all over (just some exciting news for you) hehe!

Later gator...

// Doreen / 801 weeks and 4 days ago

/me sends some of the autumn rain over to quell the flames

// craeonics / 801 weeks and 4 days ago

Well I hope it hurries up and gets over here! Dutchy I have no clue how in the world mere human beings were able to get a grip on this fire, I'm not exaggerating when I say it was like Hell on earth over here and I've never in my life ever felt anything like this before the sky was black at noon and the sun was blood red behind the black clouds when it would peek out for a moment (totally frightening) but things feel as if they are calming down though the fires are not out but only semi-contained...

// Doreen / 801 weeks and 2 days ago

If your house burns down I guess you'll be living under a bridge a couple of years earlier than planned.

// crae_evil / 801 weeks and 2 days ago

/me smacks the hell out of you! (nope I'd be back at my mommy's house!) hehe!

Everything is fine. (I was one of the lucky ones I know alot of ppl that were not that lucky)

// Doreen / 801 weeks and 1 day ago

We were watching the flames on the hill right by where we live so we could walk over to the fire and could not breath it was so bad dutchy but it seemed to be held back by an invisible wall so we were Blessed...

// Doreen / 801 weeks and 1 day ago

The only big fires I've ever been close to are bonfires on New Year. The heat is so intense it's almost unbearable to get close. I can imagine the fires that ravaged your area were way more intense.

Anyway, good thing nothing happened. Let's hope your stuff has remained unscathed by the flames and the smoke.

// craeonics / 801 weeks and 1 day ago

Oh dutchy it was pretty bad and I don't even know how to put it into words.

I've seen alot of fires living in California but nothing can came close to what happened. The heat alone was so intense it felt like being in Hell, and again I'm not exaggerating though it may sound like it. We had three diff fires (one was "walking distance" from where I live) and I have never been so scared in my life, we seen the fire, felt it and we had no oxygen in the air and there was no sky! As you know I can smell someone smoking a cigarette a block away and it takes my breath away plus I've got two lil wheezers so we got sick w/ the smoke alone.

Some of the High schools and other schools around the corner from me are currently being used for Shelters alot of ppl lost their homes and apts etc. really bad...

I don't really know how we were not one of them except we must be truly Blessed. We are still physically sick from the air but things are calming down "alot" we can see the sky and the temps have dropped and the fires are contained.

// Doreen / 801 weeks and 1 day ago

Blessed has nothing to do with it. Think competent firemen and a bit of luck.

// craeonics / 801 weeks and 21 hours ago

I'll take the word Blessed over luck anytime. hehe

I still don't know how those firemen got that fire under control I thought to myself earthquakes haven't taken California down and now a fire is going to take us out? This is rediculous.

/me is listening to the sounds of normalcy...

// Doreen / 801 weeks and 20 hours ago

Seems to be an annual thing, so better get ready for next year.

// crae_evil / 801 weeks and 19 hours ago

You are so mean! But true, according to what they are saying since we are getting less and less rain there is no more "fire season" we can expect fires all year round. The fires were like explosions and/or fireballs which I don't know if it was from the wind or from the dry stuff it was burning? (cuz I never seen anything like it before) anyways it's over I'm trying not to think about it.

How are you doing Mr. Snoring in front of the classroom! Are you done w/ those ridiculous presentations yet?

// Doreen / 801 weeks and 18 hours ago

Actually your probably snoring right now! (this day went by too fast)

// Doreen / 801 weeks and 17 hours ago

Got another presentation next week where I am to present the findings and my conclusions of my project. I haven't found jack shit yet, because this is planned way too soon, so this is going to be interesting.

I'd rather watch fireballs flaring and lighting up the sky.

// crae_work / 801 weeks and 9 hours ago

No you wouldn't (trust me it wasn't fun) but since I see the word "conclusions" hopefully it's your last one (or atleast last one for a while) schoolboy...

// Doreen / 801 weeks and 3 hours ago

I wish. After that, I still have to write the bloody report, then exams in December and January and finally some peace and quiet until it starts again in February.

// craeonics / 800 weeks and 6 days ago

And by the time you waste finishing all that stuff you should have a piece of paper in your coffin w/ you that states and verifies what a smart guy you are. hehe!

// Dor_evil / 800 weeks and 6 days ago

Relaxxx schoolboy I'm playing around I do realize (late of course) the importance of a good education. Just that I see alot of ppl that have degrees and stuff and they can barely get a job at McDonalds w/ their important papers that of course the College Systems swindled thousands of dollars for.

// Doreen / 800 weeks and 6 days ago

Note that I'm not going to do anything with this degree (by the time I get it). In essence, it's a big waste of time. But hey, it builds character. Oh, and it's quite amusing to see people stutter their way through presentations.

// craeonics / 800 weeks and 6 days ago

hehe dutchyyy...

Actually that's probably the most benefit anyone "really" gets out of getting a degree is that it most likely is healthy for your mind.

/me is listening to some stupid soap opera in the bg while I work which is making me cry!

// Doreen / 800 weeks and 6 days ago

Midnight has passed and I still have to cook. I think I'll just eat some bread and save the cooking for tomorrow.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: The Prodigy - Smack my Bitch up [The Fat of the Land, 01]

// craeonics / 800 weeks and 6 days ago

Man cannot live on bread alone...

// Doreen / 800 weeks and 6 days ago

That's why I put cheese on my bread.

// crae_zzz / 800 weeks and 6 days ago

/me is listening to total silence *spooky* and I'm off to bed you wise guy...

// Doreen / 800 weeks and 4 days ago

/me rolls out of bed

Let's see, what's on the schedule today:

- Chores (groceries, washing, etcetera).

- Read boring books for my presentation on Friday.

Ergo, same old shit. No time to play again.

// craeonics / 800 weeks and 4 days ago

I like to torture myself so I'm taking this whole week off work cuz I invited my entire family over for Thanksgiving this week. Now I'm like what did I do? and do I need to cook two Turkeys or what?

But it will be my last time, I just want to gather the whole gang in one spot one more time since some of my family had a rough year. My sister separated and moved (and she is gonna kill me but I invited her Husband too!)

// Doreen / 800 weeks and 4 days ago

"Oh sis, I invited your ex as well. Maybe you can kiss and make up". I predict fireworks.

This track is awesome, by the way.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: FB [Force] - Graablick blew hun Vaer [My Own Wolf: a New Approach to Ulver, CD1, 10]

// craeonics / 800 weeks and 4 days ago

I don't care, my sister is way too wild (and this guy was good for her) and he still loves her and will do anything for her. I've spoken to him, so I'm going to try. I fear nothing! (but I do plan on removing all sharp objects from grabbing distance around her)

Anyways it's my last: "everyone come over to my place" so it might as well be a bang!

/me goes cut through this thick fog outside and go hit the gym...

// Doreen / 800 weeks and 4 days ago

Exquisite tunes here:

Daddy Yankee ft. NORE - Gasolina (Remixxx)

(Great tune to scrub the floor to)

// Doreen / 800 weeks and 2 days ago

I know that one. It is indeed excellent.

// craeonics / 800 weeks and 2 days ago

Gino is listening to something that sounds worser than Burzum (if you can imagine that!)

I bet you will love it though (I had to get the links from him)

[link]

And this nextone one makes my skin crawl!

[link]

// Doreen / 800 weeks and 2 days ago

If I didn't know my son and that he "is" mentally grounded this would concern me but as of now all it does is make my skin crawl... hehe

// Doreen / 800 weeks and 2 days ago

Satyricon is more akin to Dimmu Borgir than Burzum. It's still on my stuff to check out list. I'm more into atmospheric stuff these days though: Striborg, Xasthur, Vinterriket and so on.

But I somehow doubt I should check those vids with sound on here at work.

// crae_work / 800 weeks and 2 days ago

Nope not a good idea to check those vids out at work. hehe

// Doreen / 800 weeks and 2 days ago

Hmm, that Satyricon tune needs more body, but the "demons in the forest" levels are high enough for me, so it moves up a notch on the "stuff to check out" pile. Song also sound vaguely familiar, so it is a bit generic.

The second one proves that at least half the Black Metallers are emo farmboys. Ridiculous. Gorgoroth sounds good though.

// craeonics / 800 weeks and 1 day ago

They both sound like evil demons to me and make my skin crawl *shivers*

Don't have a clue what you guys or anyone else for that matter sees in that stuff.

// Doreen / 800 weeks and 1 day ago

It's the evil vibe that does it for me.

Meanwhile, /me's been busy typing the conclusion I have to present on Friday and have to mail to the teachers today. How bizarre is it that I'm writing the conclusion before the rest of the paper is done?

// craeonics / 800 weeks and 1 day ago

Not bizarre at all I always know the conclusion before the ending. hehe

(alright not always but most of the time)

Anyways g'luck on that schoolboy and remember on Friday to be alil more animated up there in front of the class you lazy sloth!

// Doreen / 800 weeks and 1 day ago

I'd say the problem is that I'm too animated compared to the rest of those stuttering monkeys. Although there's one that does his presentation like he's preaching in church. Very funny to see.

// crae_work / 800 weeks and 1 day ago

Really? From what you said I literally pictured you in a monotone voice just standing there putting everyone to sleep. hehe

Wellll that isss what it sounded like to me when you said what the teacher said.

Anyways I'm so glad I don't have to go through it, Gino is giving presentations right now as well (though he's half your age for crying out loud) and thank God he ain't anything like me (he's not shy at all) so he's been doing good on them.

// Doreen / 800 weeks and 1 day ago

It's easy. You just open your mouth and stuff comes out. Especially if you know what you're talking about. I don't see why people stress over these things.

// craeonics / 800 weeks and 22 hours ago

Cuz eyeballs feel like piercing needles (like you're somebodies dinner or dessert) anyways dutchy the rain you sent last week has finally arrived and just in time for Thanksgiving which means I won't have to cook in a kitchen during 105 degrees temps! Normally we have alot of sun around this time so this feels excellente!

// Doreen / 800 weeks and 21 hours ago

Hey, it had to cross the ocean and then all the way over land. So it was quite a trip.

// craeonics / 800 weeks and 21 hours ago

hehe! whatever it was me is happy it got here I was in Heaven last night windows open and wind and rain blowing in all night (everything was damp in the morning) but hey who knows how many years it might be before we get more rain like this. It was a storm. I think they said we might have one more day of it and that's it...

// Doreen / 800 weeks and 20 hours ago

/me goes get into Thanksgiving gear, do good on your presentation schoolboy...

// Doreen / 800 weeks and 19 hours ago

And Friday is upon us soooo how did it go schoolboy?

// Doreen / 799 weeks and 5 days ago

Improvised as usual. Forgot half of what I wanted to say, again as usual. Feedback was, and I quote: "good presentation today". As long as I get away with it, I'll just continue improvising.

// craeonics / 799 weeks and 5 days ago

Good! Though maybe you should have atleast one index card that you could jot key things down on (just to glance at) that you know you'll forget but are important?

/me shuts now up cuz obviously you know what you're doing...

// Doreen / 799 weeks and 5 days ago

Ummm shuts now up = shuts up now (my fingers are dyslexic?)

// Doreen / 799 weeks and 5 days ago

Trouble with cheat sheets like that is that you "umm, what more is there to tell" during your presentation and have to peek at the card. Anyway, to me it seems like I'm stuttering like crazy, but for some reason the audience doesn't seem to notice.

// craeonics / 799 weeks and 5 days ago

Cheating is when something is not allowed but index cards (flash cards) are totally allowed.

And the proper way to use them is to use (1) and jot down key words to "glance" at so that when you look at the "word" you remember the whole subject.

The wrong way to use them is when you carry like 50 of them up in front of the class and then read off each one like you're reading a story book to other children...

// Doreen / 799 weeks and 5 days ago

Ah, but that would spoil the fun.

// craeonics / 799 weeks and 5 days ago

Those things are not fun (you're just crazy)

// Doreen / 799 weeks and 4 days ago

When I just started studying (previous university) I took things seriously. First exam I really studied. Not that hard, just the usual. Read the book, rehearsed to see what I knew. And I aced it.

That made me think: if I can ace an exam with not too much effort, how far can I get with minimal effort. Ever since then my exam preparations consist of reading the book the day before the exam.

With this second study it's even worse. Since I'm not going to do anything with it anyway, I'm treating it like some kind of game. Granted, it sucks up a lot of time (even with minimal effort), but compared to all those kids who want to make their career out of things, I'm one mean slacker.

// craeonics / 799 weeks and 4 days ago

It really depends on the teacher alot of them are merely sitting there for the required hours just to obtain their paycheck and guess what, if that's all they are there for and you show up then that means you're gonna ace that class cuz all you really need to do is pay for your chair in that class.

Really not much to it pay the bill, show up, put alil effort and 9 X's out of 10 you will get your paper. But if you ever get a real teacher that is there for more than his/her paycheck I can guarantee you that even "you" will earn your paper at the end of his/her class "and" walk away having learned something you won't easily forget.

// Doreen / 799 weeks and 4 days ago

Dutchy sorry you might get irritated by me putting my nose where it don't belong but it really bugs me that you are doing this, I mean why are you treating it like a game? If so, you really are wasting time, big time! You are way too smart to be doing this, you need a teacher that can challenge you cuz it sounds to me as if you're bored and these teachers are not doing their job. Yes being in school is healthy for your mind but when you have a great mind you need to challenge it and you're not doing that.

You should bump up your classes and really really check into not only some new class choices but check the teachers out to see if they are just vegetables or "real" teachers!

// Doreen / 799 weeks and 4 days ago

Still no vacant rooms?

;P

// Blowman / 799 weeks and 4 days ago

It is a game, because I'm completely through with studying, so all I care about at the moment is finishing it. The only reason I went back is to learn Sumerian, since there aren't any books on that subject. I could have just taken classes on that and then be done with it, but that's not my style. So I have to ride out the rest of the classes as well.

Couple of year to go still, I think.

/me kicks frosticle off his iceberg

// craeonics / 799 weeks and 4 days ago

(_|_)

:P

// Snowman / 799 weeks and 4 days ago

Sorry about that dutchy, cuz it's not my business to tell you what to do (I think I'm just hormonal atm)

/me thinks snowy wants to watch us put on some porn show or something? (which ain't gonna happen w/ all this water in between us so give it up!) hehe

But I'm happy to see snowy around...

// Doreen / 799 weeks and 3 days ago

I'm upset my week vacation has come to a close already and I can't believe how fast it went! Argh!

// Doreen / 799 weeks and 3 days ago

/me fires up the time machine

* time machine breaks down

Okay, back to the drawing board.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: some new Ferry Corsten vid. Would be nice if they'd at least show the title of the track...

// craeonics / 799 weeks and 3 days ago

/me has been checking out alot of Pink again lately, neither her tunes nor her vids ever seem to disappoint. Here's her latest:

[link]

// Doreen / 799 weeks and 2 days ago

I think those earrings in the nose are totally disgusting but she pulls it off okay...

// Doreen / 799 weeks and 2 days ago

Dutchy check this out when you get a chance I think these guys are amazing! Linux now? [link]

// Doreen / 799 weeks and 1 day ago

Not that far fetched really. Beneath the eye candy Macs run on *nix these days. So it was only a matter of time.

// craeonics / 799 weeks and 20 hours ago

Jusss when I had almost given up on anything new by Coldplay being any good I hear this one today...

[link]

// Doreen / 798 weeks and 6 days ago

I've heard that song a trizillion times too many already. No, the really good stuff is this: [link] (note that YouTube thinks I'm French).

// craeonics / 798 weeks and 6 days ago

hehe! Ohhh nooo me has something wayyy betterrr

Mmmmm mmmm mmmmm!!!

[link]

// Doreen / 798 weeks and 6 days ago

Oh no, not that ring tone shit. /me runs off to school

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Snoop Dogg - My Medicine (and it's crap)

// craeonics / 798 weeks and 6 days ago

hehe have fun schoolboy...

// Dor_work / 798 weeks and 6 days ago

I'll have fun when this semester is over. Got an exam in two weeks and a paper to finish in the same week (excellent planning, oh teachers), so it's going to be work, eat, study, sleep, work, etcetera.

/listen

* craeonics is listening: Bathory - Woman of Dark Desires [Under the Sign of the Black Mark, 02]

// craeonics / 798 weeks and 4 days ago

Hmmm not that much more exciting than my life which consist of: work, kids, cooking, serving, eat while cleaning, sleep, a few quick runs to the gym and some skinning alittle bit to keep my mind entertained and my phone looking decent. hehe

The excitement is just overwhelming!

// Doreen / 798 weeks and 4 days ago

Now, now, we mustn't overdose on excitement, must we? If we had fun all day, things would just get so dull.

// craeonics / 798 weeks and 4 days ago

What!? Can you imagine things getting evennn more dull? Nahhh

// Doreen / 798 weeks and 4 days ago

Oh, but I can, one class last week was incredibly dull. Guest speaker who obviously had no experience (or perhaps skill) in the communication department. I think the prof practically forced this on him.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Arcturus - My Angel [Aspera Hiems Symfonia, Constellation & My Angel, 15]

// craeonics / 798 weeks and 4 days ago

/me posts one more before running off again

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Joe Smooth - Promised Land [Promised Land, 01]

// craeonics / 798 weeks and 4 days ago

OMG not that Joe Smooth ack!

/me goes grab alil Nate and go dance w/ the dishes...

Jussss incase you're like who is Nate? He's your mostest favoritest Dogg's cousin.

[link]

// Doreen / 798 weeks and 4 days ago

Didn't he participate in that Regulate song ages ago? Promised Land is so much better than this.

// craeonics / 798 weeks and 3 days ago

Yes, he's like Timbaland (has to get his sticky fingers into everything)

Dutchy are you serious? you really like that Promised Land?

// Doreen / 798 weeks and 3 days ago

Actually where you find Nate you usually find all the other Doggs (and some Kurupt as well)

Mmmm my fav (I may have posted this before)

[link]

Though for some reason everytime I play this tune I get some old Will Smith vibes or something. hehe

// Doreen / 798 weeks and 3 days ago

See check it out after you hear Kurupt. hehe!!!

[link]

// Doreen / 798 weeks and 3 days ago

/me skips Kurrupt

/me skips Will Smith as well

The only good song he ever made was Summertime.

/me plays some good stuff, like Joe Smooth, but with a video that gets flagged as "adult" for some reason

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: The Beloved - Sweet Harmony [link]

// craeonics / 798 weeks and 3 days ago

/me follows up with some Bronski Beat: [link]

// craeonics / 798 weeks and 3 days ago

...and tops it of with some oldskool rave. This is a cover. Let me see if I can dig up the original.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Liquid - Sweet Harmony [link]

// craeonics / 798 weeks and 3 days ago

Here we go. Piano roll was stolen from this 1987 classic. High level of alpha waves.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: CeCe Rogers - Someday [link]

// craeonics / 798 weeks and 2 days ago

Although I think I like the club mix better: [link]

GTA: San Andreas has a radio station that would only play house classics like this. At times I would just put on the game and just listen to the music.

// craeonics / 798 weeks and 2 days ago

OMG dutchy w/ that music taste of yours I don't even know what to think about you (but I do think about you) hehe

/me is listening to some soap opera or something in the bg on my TV of which I've no clue what is actually going on in it but I'm just working and using it as bg buzz I guess. But then it must be a depressing episode cuz it's making me sad!

Stupid soaps! Why is it on!

// Doreen / 798 weeks and 2 days ago

Alright this will get me out of the funk...

/me clicked on:

Brain 29 - 03 Demon of the Church (Beta Mix)

doubt I could find this one on youtube for you but it is exquisite!

// Doreen / 798 weeks and 2 days ago

Hmm well actually close enough to the incorrectly titled one I grabbed off of Limewire and have here (but it's not the Beta mix so it's alilll different)

Mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm! (good stuff)

[link]

// Doreen / 798 weeks and 2 days ago

Eek! Mushy drum line. I can't stand mushy drum lines. It's like walking in mud.

/me eradicates the mushiness with some oldskool stuff that sounded a whole lot better in my memories

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: DJ Gizmo - The End of the Beginning [link]

// craeonics / 798 weeks and 2 days ago

I forgot I even had that on my external hard drive I also found some of this (ancient stuff)

DJ Darkzone - The Human Form

/me goes check your link out...

// Doreen / 798 weeks and 2 days ago

I remember that one but DJ Darkzone is mucho better...

[link]

// Doreen / 798 weeks and 2 days ago

Something for my dutchy before he goes off to La la land...

[link]

// Doreen / 798 weeks and 2 days ago

That DJ Darkzone's not bad.

The best version of Café del Mar is either the original [link], or (even better) the Marco V remix [link] (or is that the same one you linked to? These versions seem a bit mixed up). The build-up is slow but works so much better that way

// craeonics / 798 weeks and 2 days ago

I think those are the same ones dutchy...

(strange though cuz I don't hear any sound, unless my machine is acting up)

// Doreen / 798 weeks and 2 days ago

Hmmm wait actually that is not the same (I mean the vid) but I don't hear any sound? what is suddenly up w/ my speakers *sigh*

// Doreen / 798 weeks and 2 days ago

I think I'm tired or something cuz I thought I seen something different but that looks the same. However my speakers decided to turn off so I don't hear a thing, me goes reboot...

// Doreen / 798 weeks and 2 days ago

Okay I got my sound back (that was weird) and they are all different. But it does not matter how many different ways you listen to that song they are all excellent, I don't think it's possible to hear that song any which way and not love it...

Now get your lazy behind up and get to work!

// Doreen / 798 weeks and 2 days ago

Oh boy I don't know about you dutchy but I totally despise Jingle Bells tunes and right now it's everywhere on TV, in the Malls at work everywhere! OMG gross...

And then this Thursday I have to attend a Christmas Luncheon for work and they chose an Italian restaurant of all places Ummm hello I can eat that any day of the week I would like something different!? *sigh*

// Dor_Scrooge / 798 weeks and 2 days ago

No Christmas dinner at work here. Instead there's a New Year dinner somewhere in January.

// craeonics / 798 weeks and 1 day ago

I'm not looking forward to it but my Boss said I can switch my days off and take Friday off (well not off but work from home on Friday instead) if I come to this event on Thursday and Sammy's off of school on Friday so it works out well I guess, but I'm not into Christmas party type things or these Luncheons they have. Yesss me is boring! hehe

// Doreen / 798 weeks and 1 day ago

oh great guess what is on...

/me is listening to some commercial on TV atm "We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happyyyy New Year! OMG help meeee!!!

// Doreen / 798 weeks and 1 day ago

I think my family wants to come over here for Christmas and expect me to make dinner. I'll just pretend I didn't hear them.

// craeonics / 798 weeks and 1 day ago

hehe! Do it dutchy, do it for them...

I did Thanksgiving over here and I will "not" be doing Christmas that is for sures! It took me 3 days to clean up the mess but it was a total success everything went well (atleast for them for me it was alot of work! but I was content to see everyone together and happy)

// Doreen / 798 weeks and 1 day ago

Anyways you got that table that you can pull out for them! (that's cool I had everyone eating everywhere all over the place) cuz my table is small.

// Doreen / 798 weeks and 1 day ago

Do it you lazy bunny, you won't regret it (plus your mom and dad deserve it)

Goedenacht...

// Doreen / 798 weeks and 1 day ago

They can eat here, but I'm not going to do the cooking.

// craeonics / 798 weeks and 1 day ago

I jussss cannot mind my own business can I? hehe

So what! I think after all your Dad and Mom did for you helping you get moved into your pad you should actually cook for them and serve them in your new pad for the first Christmas! Make a quick dinner not everything cooked hassss to be too complicated, since I think they would appreciate the thought you tried you lazy bunny!!! Argh!

okay I feel better I got that off my chest...

// Doreen / 798 weeks and 1 day ago

And furthermore don't evennn expect me to recommend you to go find yourself some dutch girl w/ blond braids and pointy wooden shoes eating some cheese to do it for you!

Cuz that won't count! you need to do it w/ your own hands as a labor of love for them! hehe

// Doreen / 798 weeks and 1 day ago

Jeez, got to do everything by myself...

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Kaiser Chiefs - Every day I love you less and less

// craeonics / 798 weeks and 1 day ago

Dutchy didn't you move in right before Christmas last year I can't remember? Anyways this is most likely your real first Christmas there cuz you were probably not settled in for the last one.

And yesss I know I need to mind my own business but since I seen you in action making an instant B-day cake I obviously know you could make your Dad and Mom some Frozen food atleast! hehe! You cannnn cook right?

// Doreen / 798 weeks and 1 day ago

Moved in around this time last year. Time goes by fast. I can cook, but my diet is mostly limited to meat and, err, meat. Parents expect all kinds of vegetables and salads. So they can do the cooking and I'll help.

// craeonics / 798 weeks and 23 hours ago

I can't believe it's been a year already? unreal...

I hope you do it dutchy give them some reward sheesh! And you should do the vegetables and salads too and surprise them (just don't make them faint)

/me just got back from being tortured w/ back to back jingle bells tunes for over an hour at the nail salon (totally rediculous these girls don't listen to Petey Pablo at all)

and I'm going to wash that stuff out real quick w/ some:

Petey Pablo - Freek a Leek

// Doreen / 798 weeks and 21 hours ago

* Doreen breaks a nail

Oh no! Quick, back to the saloon.

// craeonics / 798 weeks and 20 hours ago

I don't know how you mom is but when my mom came over for Thanksgiving I had to practically tie her up to the couch to keep her from trying to help me serve everyone, she doesn't know how to let someone serve her! It was rediculous and she got me upset! hehe

But after it was over she kept calling me up telling me how much she enjoyed it and trying to say Thank you...

My point is if you invite your parents over you need to tie the two of them up on the couch and "serve" them. It's one day out of the year they will remember you doing that for them (you can do that for all the years they've served you)

I'm done, I'll quit, I promise...

// Doreen / 798 weeks and 20 hours ago

I better not break one! (they look really good right now) should last me exactly 2 days at the most...

// Doreen / 798 weeks and 20 hours ago

oh brother you = your up there I reallyyyy hate when I go to type your and it comes out you...

// Doreen / 798 weeks and 20 hours ago

It's the nails. I'll have to see how things turn out at Christmas. For now I'll just pretend to have amnesia.

// craeonics / 798 weeks and 7 hours ago

hehe you nut...

// Doreen / 798 weeks and 55 minutes ago

Ah, especially for you. Your good friend George.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Wham - Last Christmas

// craeonics / 798 weeks and 16 minutes ago

More super hits of the 80s. I used to recognise at least 80% of the participants back in the day. For some reason I know even more today. Some though, still remain complete mysteries.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Band Aid - Do they know it's Christmas Time?

// craeonics / 797 weeks and 6 days ago

OMG if Jingle Bells tunes aren't bad enough you have to toss in Wham!? (I'm in complete Jingle Bells Hell everywhere right now it's totally disgusting)

// Dor_Scrooge / 797 weeks and 6 days ago

If someone would give me a smug look like the kid in this video, he'd be asking for a whooping. And that's coming from a docile dude. Song is quite good though, Elton John cover.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Marco DeMark ft. Casey Barnes - Tiny Dancer [link]

// craeonics / 797 weeks and 5 days ago

hehe dutchyyyy what smug look? All I see a lil nerdy geeky kid... hehe

You would not survive the looks you'd get living in LA, It's check you out city over here. And you get raped and/or beaten w/ eyeballs alone around here. (they don't even have to touch you once)

// Doreen / 797 weeks and 5 days ago

/me is listening to a Tom Cruise interview and I almost fainted when I turned around to look at the TV and seen his house...

// Doreen / 797 weeks and 5 days ago

Ohhh dutchy lets see how she pulled this off.

[link]

I remember how hard it was to find her videos before, now they're easy to find (well everything is easy to find now w/ YouTube)

// Doreen / 797 weeks and 5 days ago

They're with Century Media nowadays and that's one of the bigger metal labels. But this version really doesn't cut it. Had to shake heaven and earth to find the original, because there are like a thousand mixes up there, but here's Depeche Mode's original: [link]

// craeonics / 797 weeks and 5 days ago

You know what dutchy I get lost in YouTube there's groups I've listened to for years and had no idea what they look like until I checked them out on YouTube (everything is there!)

/me goes check out your link...

// Doreen / 797 weeks and 5 days ago

Ummm that is just nuts? Is that the original video to that song dutchy cuz I've never seen that before?

Some videos you watch them and they confuse you even more than the stupid lyrics! hehe

// Doreen / 797 weeks and 5 days ago

Okay that is just completely crazy what were they thinking the guy is walking around to different places in a Kings costume carrying a lawn chair! What does that have to do w/ the song?

// Doreen / 797 weeks and 5 days ago

By the way I was checking this one out you had posted a while back and I didn't even recognize it as Ulver, pretty good cept a few parts where the usual devil jumps out of the closet like at the begining where it's melow city and then surprise surprise. (but I'm usually more guarded now when I check out your stuff) hehe

Goedenacht you dutchyyy...

// Doreen / 797 weeks and 5 days ago

This one: [link]

// Doreen / 797 weeks and 5 days ago

Hey you can sleep I'll keep talking! hehe

My favoritest Ulver tune off that CD I bought remember:

[link]

// Doreen / 797 weeks and 5 days ago

Extremely diverse: [link]

Just feel like annoying you go ahead and go back to sleep I'll stop now... hehe

// Doreen / 797 weeks and 5 days ago

What in the world! [link]

(sorry last one!)

// Doreen / 797 weeks and 5 days ago

Ack, Doreenosis. In order of posts:

1) Yes, that's the original video to Enjoy the Silence. Not much weirder than that of Café del Mar though.

2) That Ulver tune comes from a remix CD. It's a mix by FB [Force] and definitely the best track on the (two disc) album (although it sounds like crap on my laptop due to lack of bass speakers). The whole album can be downloaded for free (legit), by the way.

3) Jesus, I'm glad they got past that phase. Nice quote from Ulver on this: "Garm has since remarked that Kveldssanger was an 'immature attempt at making a classical album', later adding that the performance was immature, yet the content is strong when their youth at the time is taken into account."

4) That loud one was sort of a going away thing. Or: let's make one really noisy record and then we'll switch to more atmospheric, electronic tunes for a while.

5) And that's almost their modern sound. It has finally matured on their last album: [link]

Suffice to say I have an almost complete Ulver discography. I blindly buy every record they release.

// craeonics / 797 weeks and 5 days ago

I seen that last link too last night when I decided to check everything Ulver out last night and I kept thinking what in world? Do they even know what sound they want to stand for?

That last one sounds like some Churchy (cuz I thought I heard some old church organ) then spacey, a dash of Asian notes and some monkish vocals that sometimes sounded like Donny Osmond ack!!! (which I dispise) but I do love some of their old Melodic Atmospheric Folk tunes, they reallyyy have traveled all over the map though! I was surprised, you think each sound/track is a diff band.

// Doreen / 797 weeks and 5 days ago

The journey would be something like: 1) black metal with folk influences ('94); 2) folk ('95); 3) black ('97); 4) conceptual ('98); 5) atmospheric/electronic/glitch ('00); and finally their current sound ('07).

// craeonics / 797 weeks and 5 days ago

What is it? Is it that they can't seem to find their sound? Or some kind of marketing strategy to catch the wallets of all kinds of listeners? They are very unusual...

// Doreen / 797 weeks and 4 days ago

Meanwhile /me is wondering when we'll get days that last more than 24 hours. Got an exam on wednesday (probably bitched about that before). Don't know if I can finish reading the book before that, seeing that I have to work all week. And then I have to hand in my paper on friday and I'm definitely not going to get that done.

Fortunately, I've got two weeks off next week, so I can finally relax.

// craeonics / 797 weeks and 3 days ago

If we had days that were 48 hours it still would never be enough...

Since you're such a book worm you probably need to take up some kind of speed reading class (which is what I do when I "have to" read I read 3 words off a page and then guess what the book was about)

Dutchy we have the best stormy weather lately (I can't even remember how long it's been since we've had this kind of stormy rain!) which = I'm completely paralyzed from it and in Heaven!

// Doreen / 797 weeks and 2 days ago

Speed reading only works when the book is well written. I can speed read novels, but unfortunately scientific authors tend to be very poor writers and reading that stuff is like walking through mud. Keep getting sucked back.

Anyway, with temperatures like this, we might just get a White Christmas.

// craeonics / 797 weeks and 2 days ago

I forgot the exact technique but it has to do w/ grabbing only a few words per paragraph I think (which is what I do naturally anyways)

It is unreal on this end dutchy it's pouring rain and the streets are completely flooded.

/me snatches your blanket and goes watch a flick...

// Doreen / 797 weeks and 2 days ago

It has to do with grabbing the first and last few words of each paragraph. However, this assumes the paragraphs are well structured: either the beginning or the end should contain the core of what is said and the rest is fluff.

The book I need to read for my exam on the other hand is definitely not well structured and contains all kinds of bogus reasoning which I'm supposed to remember and able to reproduce and criticise. Thing is, bogus reasoning doesn't register with me because it's bull.

// craeonics / 797 weeks and 2 days ago

It sounds like a horrible book (books are hard enough to read but bad ones are torturous)

// Doreen / 797 weeks and 2 days ago

Finished. And it was indeed dreadful, author was completely entangled in his own delusions. I'm going to have to fight the urge tomorrow to answer questions like "what is the author trying to say when he does X?" with "nothing, he's full of crap".

// craeonics / 797 weeks and 1 day ago

hehe you schoolboy! Just do not answer w/ what you really think or you'll fail that exam tomorrow for sures! Goodluck tomorrow dutchy...

/me goes back to my soap opera (I'm hooked now on this stupid soap, and I don't even know why all it does is make me cry!)

// Doreen / 797 weeks and 1 day ago

Besides the fact this has got to be the worsest acting I have ever seen in my life! (so I don't know why it makes me cry!)

// Doreen / 797 weeks and 1 day ago

/me comes here for a lil peace and quiet, though your snoring is annoying me but your lil cyber nephew Sammy just had his 12th B-day and he wanted that Guitar Heros (but the one w/ the drums) so guess what I'm listening to? Oh boy... *sigh*

// Doreen / 797 weeks and 1 day ago

Sooo what happened schoolboy? Did you bite your tongue and pass that exam or what?

// Doreen / 797 weeks and 19 hours ago

Guitar Hero rocks. And that exam consisted mostly of multiple choice/guess questions, so that should be doable.

// craeonics / 797 weeks and 9 hours ago

Super easy then, good for you...

// Doreen / 797 weeks and 3 hours ago

Crazy weather dutchy we were in the 30's this morning, my car was covered in white from frost, snow in the desert too. And today my hair is flying up in the air from electricty! So strange. hehe

Yesss nothing to you but over here we usually Barbeque for Christmas...

// Dor_work / 796 weeks and 5 days ago

It was actually a bit warmer than usual. Sun was shining, etcetera. Funny, I get that static hair thing as well when it freezes.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: The Last Shadow Puppets - My Mistakes were made for you

// craeonics / 796 weeks and 5 days ago

Did I mention Richard Ashcroft (singer of The Verve) looks like crap. As if he didn't sleep for three days straight judging you see the video of this song.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: The Verve - Love is Noise

// craeonics / 796 weeks and 5 days ago

"Judging by" or "when you see" don't really mix. I must stop rewriting my sentences.

// craeonics / 796 weeks and 5 days ago

What causes that? I've never had that before (but then we are having freezing temps) very annoying hair flying up all over the place all day (made it hard to work)

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 5 days ago

Apparently it has something to do with the hair being too dry. How that ties in with freezing, I don't know. Weird stuff.

// craeonics / 796 weeks and 5 days ago

What do you mean you don't know? I run to you for all my answers! hehe

But it was strange though I felt some kind of electricity buzzing all around my head all day and even when I tied my hair it was flying up in the air.

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 5 days ago

If you make it wet, it'll quell the static.

Anyway, still busy with the bloody paper. Told the teachers there was no way I could finish it yesterday, so I got an extension. There goes Christmas.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Xasthur - Possession [A Gate through Bloodstained Mirrors, CD1, 06]

// craeonics / 796 weeks and 5 days ago

It's too cold to wet it but I've just tied it up, and it helps alittle bit.

I'm glad you got that extension it's better than just tossing it to the teacher incomplete (why even bother for that matter)

Anyways, can you believe they managed to toss that crazy yodel tune into this I couldn't help but think of you when I heard it today. hehe

Check it out...

[link]

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 4 days ago

Xasthur - Possession = Freaky, spooky, scarey stuff!!! Argh!

(not good listening to this at night!)

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 4 days ago

Let me dig up the original for you: O-Zone - Dragostea din Tei [link], it's way better than that T.I./Rihanna crap.

Watch out for Xasthur, it'll grow on you.

Meanwhile someone is raping both Joe Smooth and Kelis at the same time on TV right now...

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Skreatch vs. Joe Smooth - Promised Milkshake [link]

// craeonics / 796 weeks and 4 days ago

Speaking of jodels, got two more candidates for you. First up Charly Lownoise and Mental Theo before they went soft: [link]. Bass drum is so loud I got to shut it down right now or my netbook will fall apart.

And contestant number two is actually from the seventies. Focus with Hocus Pocus: [link]. The only thing not out of tune in this live recording is the organ, but it still rocks so bad.

// craeonics / 796 weeks and 4 days ago

Firstly that Xasthur will neverrr grow on me cuz it actually scares me! As for the yodel one, I watched that entire vid on that link you dropped up there and I liked it! cuz in the past I've only heard a very small part of that tune which always seems to get stuck in my head and I hear it all day long after I listen to just a small clip of it (which means since I watched that whole video I'm gonna dream that yodel song all night long thank you very much!) argh!!!

/me goes check out your Smoothy Milkshake link, which I think you dropped that link not too long ago?

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 4 days ago

Yeah isn't that the one you said you didn't like or something? I like her original Milkshake tune more but this one was good too! I like it!

/me goes check out your jodel yodel links even though I know I will be doomed afterwards...

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 4 days ago

alright that first jodel is just completelyyy unbearable I cannot handle that, off to the second one now cuz I guess I like to torture myself...

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 4 days ago

oh dutchyyy that second one is just completely rediculous! I cannot even listen to that one all the way through (sorry but I just can't handle that at all) but I like this one you posted alot this one is the coolest yodel/jodel tune ever:

[link]

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 4 days ago

I'm glad they posted the lyrics, plus a translation, so I can finally see what's it all about. At the same time that was a hit (couple of years ago), an Italian cover was also in the charts [link], so there was some confusion as to what was the original.

// craeonics / 796 weeks and 4 days ago

/me plays some good tunes whilst working/slaving on the paper

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Heidevolk - Zwaarden Geheven [Walhalla wacht, 09] [link]

// craeonics / 796 weeks and 4 days ago

That's strange cuz on those links I seen no lyrics anywhere yesterday so right now I went to look them up cuz I was curious and those are actually beautiful lyrics! (Funny beautiful lyrics to a yodel song!) hehe!

Anyways you get busy schoolboy on that paper goodluck on it too!

/me tries to stop distracting you w/ nonsense (sorry)

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 4 days ago

Can't help it! Can't help it!

Everytime I hear this tune I cannot sit still, haddd to check the vid out this morning! hehe!!!

[link]

/me goes dance w/ the mop...

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 4 days ago

"This video is not available in your country."

Don't think I'm missing much. Some companies fail to understand that the internet is an open and global system.

// craeonics / 796 weeks and 4 days ago

The song is by Katie Perry - Hot 'N Cold

I'll try to find the vid somewhere else later but right now I'm cleaning out the closet and guess what dutchy I stilllll have (7) Teknidermy t-shirts! (If you want another one let me know and I can send one to your mom's address)

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 3 days ago

One teknishirt is enough for me. And if it's Katie Perry, I'm definitely not missing anything.

// craeonics / 796 weeks and 3 days ago

Okay, then I think Gino will be having a few gifts to give out to his friends cuz my dresser is full of them...

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 3 days ago

I'll have to save jussss one though as a sentimental tek thingie for when we are both retired and still listening to some ancient tunes. hehe

I have them in those white envelopes but I hate to see them all just sitting there so I guess I'll give the rest out. Gino's friends like them everytime they see them on him they want to buy one but I can't see selling them to his friends.

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 3 days ago

Long busy day today Zzzzz

Anyways here's that vid you should be able to see it here:

[link] (would be you at the alter) hehe!

/me goes back to being tortured w/ Jingle Bells flicks now on TV...

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 3 days ago

/me kicks out Katie, my cats sing better than her

Hurray, I have the week off. So now I can play computer helpdesk for the family and work on the bloody paper... =sigh=

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Dimmu Borgir - United in Unhallowed Grace [Spiritual Black Dimensions, 04]

// craeonics / 796 weeks and 2 days ago

hehe I've been doing the same thing my mom bought a program that you talk into the mic and it types for you and she expects me to show her how it works. I installed it for her and told her to read the manual and ran(cuz I don't like to read!)

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 2 days ago

A wise decision. My uncle: "my internet is dead". I switch on his machine, fire up a browser. Firewall starts nagging, so I click "shut the fuck up and let me surf" and voilà, the Interwebs is back.

Next up, "I took five thousand pictures, but I can't get them on my computer". Grab the camera, hook up the cable and lo and behold, Vista starts importing all by itself.

Sometimes I really don't know what people are doing.

Ofcourse, my uncle doesn't actually use his computer, norhis laptop. He just likes to brag about it. "Yeah, I bought a laptop and it was very, very expensive. The salesman told me it's the best laptop there is!".

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: one of my anthems [link]. Awesome, awesome...

// craeonics / 796 weeks and 2 days ago

And instead of going to bed, I'm delving through YouTube, looking for one of my favourite tracks of which I know artist nor title. Rather hard to find that way.

This by the way has one of the best piano rolls ever. Skip to 2:10 for the food stuff. Beginning and ending are crap.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo - Live at London [link]

// craeonics / 796 weeks and 2 days ago

I'm so zapped by my day I cannot remember the other song that this one sounds like? Umm me goes poke around in my files and see if I can find it. (cuz now it's driving me crazy)

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 2 days ago

Argh! I can't find it but it was some tune from Prodigy? Or atleast my ears are thinking I heard some Prodigy in that Charly tune...

Anyways I can totally relate about being a help desk for the family they drive me insane! my Mom constantly calls me up to go run over to her house to fix my step Dad's machine and when I go to fix his, she says well can you look at mine I'm having problems too, all my buttons on top of my browser bar have all disappeared (her nav buttons etc) then when I get done getting all their lil things fixed the phone rings and my mom says your sister is on the phone she wants to talk to you, I go to the phone and it's "Hi sis I heard you were coming over this way to fix moms computer and I hate to bother you but when you get done fixing her machine can you come swing by my house I keep getting pop ups all over the place and they won't stop and my computer freezes" argh!!!

My mom just bought some 100 dollar app that you can speak into a mic and completely run your computer and also it will type for you as you speak (cuz she is too lazy to type!) so now she's looking for me to read a book that is bigger than the Bible to figure out how to use it. Forget that, that is where I draw the line! I installed the program and got her mic and headset set up and ran out the door on that one! No way I'm reading that book!

I end up spending half my day off playing tech for them, gets me so upset then I feel bad cuz I get so mad at them!

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 2 days ago

Thing is, they think you don't mind doing it. So the trick is to turn up all grumpy and swear and curse a lot.

// craeonics / 796 weeks and 2 days ago

No I can't so I kinda mumble and bite my tongue alot. And then I feel bad cuz I should help them w/ their problems w/ a happy heart (not this black heart I have)

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 2 days ago

Don't know what your tongue would think about that. Ken used to ask me "can you do this and this for me" all the time until I told him it's better to learn a man how to fish than to have to feed him all the time. Got to keep those brains active and learning all the time or they will wither away.

// craeonics / 796 weeks and 2 days ago

Well I'm alilll diff w/ my kids since my relationship w/ them is teacher, but when it comes to my parents I think I owe them since they both do so much for me I feel it's the least I can do (plus I'm not sure at their age they want to take a computer 101 class) hehe

As far as my sister it's just easier for me to just fix her machine then waste an extra 3 hours at her pad trying to teach her computer stuff so it's just easier to do whatever it is and run! But I just get so annoyed by it sometimes and have to regroup myself alot w/ them.

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 2 days ago

Now I've got my Boss at work bringing her laptop into work for me to fix things as well on Fridays...

Maybe I'm in the wrong field?

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 2 days ago

Get to that paper you schoolboy!

/me goes put on some good booty tunes:

Keri Hilson - Turning Me On

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 2 days ago

You should just learn to say "no". Repairing computers is no fun. You definitely don't want to work in that field.

Check Guru Josh going wild on the piano on this extended version of Infinity (sans monkey sounds): [link].

You might wonder what my obsession with that song is. It's simply that at that time certain radio DJ's would call it garbage and thus proved themselves the morons that everyone suspects most of 'em are. Way to keep touch of musical trends, boys.

// craeonics / 796 weeks and 1 day ago

oh God I cannot stop laughing at his monkey sounds!

/me goes try again to listen to this seriously now (I can't help it the monkey sounds sound funny to me! they distract me from the song)

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 1 day ago

Alright I have to admit that was pretty good (minus those stupid monkey sounds) hehe

now I'm going to see the other vid of him listed on the right to see what in the world is he doing when he is actually doing those stupid monkey sounds!

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 1 day ago

[link]

I suppose this is the guy right? If it weren't for you I'd have never heard of him cept the few times you've posted his tune...

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 1 day ago

Okay I found a better vid where I can see him better here: [link]

And ummm I'm speechless (I think he's weird)

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 1 day ago

/me bookmarks that one to show my brother cuz he's coming back for a visit w/ his family tomorrow (and I just know he will like that guy cuz he's weird)

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 1 day ago

Keep in mind that this is eightteen years ago we're talking about. Back when mullets were cool (can you imagine that) and MC Hammer wore the same baggy pants. For the record, I never had pants like that. I do have a fluorescent backpack from '89.

I know for a fact that our dearest panda was active in the rave scene around that time, so I suspect he looked like that. It's probably why he changed his name when he came to his senses.

And electronic music has possibly never been big over on your end, unless someone like Missy samples it or so.

// craeonics / 796 weeks and 1 day ago

hehe! I bet you do own a pair of baggy pants! Seriously though I've never seen anything like that on this end. I think our time eras have been alilll more milder over here or something...

But then again who knows I've never really been a party girl so I could have missed out on alot, though some of my friends were quite wild I always tended to stay away when I felt they were getting alilll too crazy for me.

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 1 day ago

Shut up but yessss I had to go look up "mullet" and atleast I know or remember seeing that hair style (but I just never heard the name of it before) hehe

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 1 day ago

I do remember the Disco era and I also remember hiding under a rock until that pasted I thought that was theee most rediculous thing ever, some of my friends turned into Disco Bunnies and hopped away never to be seen again. And here we are now today and we have something very popular on TV (atleast on this end) called "Dancing w/ the stars" and that's all they do is pretend they are back in the Disco Days

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 1 day ago

[link]

Every learn how to dance shop you see has a line out the door everyone wants to dance disco now. hehe!

(OMG it's just disgustingly rediculous)

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 1 day ago

Is there anything that YouTube doesn't have? Tell me you wouldn't be caught dead dancing disco?

What is the thrill w/ this stuff?

[link]

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 1 day ago

/me clicks

...

/me makes a dash for the "close" button

The appeal is that it is a contest on national TV where every misguided soul can enter (and ofcourse won't get picked). And all the girls then look at their boyfriend and go "hey, let's go do that". Same with all the singing contests and what not.

Back to disco and why electronic music never made it in the US, there was a massive backlash against disco on your side of the ocean in the late 70's or early 80's, culminating in a massive disco record burning event in a stadium that got really out of hand. Hence the US went with Hair Metal and other types of guitar music and electronic music only survived in the club scene, while Europe went the New Wave/New Romantics route and electronic music never got suppressed.

In that light it's funny that the whole House music thing started in Chicago in the mid-80's.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: David Guetta - Baby, when the lights go out

// crae_guru / 796 weeks and 1 day ago

I don't know how you know all this dutchy when all I can remember during that time was some rediculous Disco era which sent me running for the Hills crying and looking for cover, however this was the only tune that made me poke my head out a few times (which everyone I knew hated it but I loved!:

[link]

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 1 day ago

Oh nowww I have to go download that one again!

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 1 day ago

I'll spare you the ancient vids but this was the stuff back in the day that rocked meee. hehe

[link]

Yess rediculous...

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 1 day ago

Shut up don't laugh I found another ancient one I used to like...

(though I listened to this song alot cuz it was one of my favs I never seen this vid!) hehe

[link]

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 1 day ago

OMG it's a good thing I never seen that vid before or it would have turned me off to the tune... so sillyyy

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 1 day ago

Okay found the ancient vid, the other ones would not play for some reason...

[link]

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 1 day ago

Eek! The trouble with all those songs is that Prince is somewhat involved in allll of 'em and I really can't stand Prince. He's terrible.

// craeonics / 796 weeks and 1 day ago

hehe! I knowwww, Good night silly...

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 1 day ago

Hmmm the nerve! They stole my la la la lyrics!

[link]

Heard this in a movie and had to look it up...

// Doreen / 796 weeks and 1 day ago

/me clears the silence with something that will get stuck in my head again

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Mike Oldfield - Moonlight Shadow

// craeonics / 795 weeks and 1 day ago

/me comes blow a horn and make alil noise and wish you a Happy New Year!

// Doreen / 795 weeks and 1 day ago

/me goes watch how the cats react when all the fireworks goes off

// craeonics / 795 weeks and 1 day ago

10!

9!

8!

7!

6!

5!

4!

3!

2!

1!

Happy another year!!! Actually you still have about 1 hour and 9 mins or so. (I'm pretty sure I'll be watching some Sponge Bob marathon)

// Doreen / 795 weeks and 20 hours ago

[link]

You better not be kissing those cats at midnight!!! hehe

Happy New Year my dutchyyy (It's officially 2009 over there!)

// Doreen / 795 weeks and 19 hours ago

Even he sings better than Katy Perry. Anyway, first experiences of 2009: not much different than 2008. Still no flying cars. Having no fireworks sucks. The fun is in setting it off, not looking at it. Grrr...

// craeonics / 795 weeks and 4 hours ago

I live down the street from Disneyland so it was fireworks city last night (plus the usual nuts shooting off their guns) I'm pretty sure anyone lying in a graveyard woke up for 30 mins last night until it was over...

// Doreen / 795 weeks and 1 hour ago

/me is listening to: [link]

over and over and over againnn *sigh*

my lil drummer Sammy's fav tune...

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 6 days ago

What in the seven hells is that? /me goes drown his ears in some noise

// craeonics / 794 weeks and 6 days ago

Who knows but your lil cyber nephew likes it...

Everyone and their momma called off today so I was called to work in the new Administration Office and play secretary today *joy*

cool job (and no wonder their nails always look so good)

// Dor_secretary / 794 weeks and 6 days ago

Maybe there's a new career waiting for you.

Meanwhile, I've just concluded that Johnny Depp is an incredibly sucky Willy Wonka compared to Gene Wilder. And the Oompa Loompas sucked too.

// craeonics / 794 weeks and 5 days ago

You mean you actually watched that flick? (I won't waste my money on that one) and no new career, just answered a help! help! today that's all...

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 5 days ago

I want to see this one! [link] I heard it was good it's apparently based off an old flick of which I never seen but the previews look good...

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 5 days ago

Hmm well glancing over that review he makes it sound bad (but I don't trust reviews I have to see it for myself)

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 5 days ago

I think I may have seen the original. Then again, maybe not. Remakes tend to be sucky most of the time, just like covers.

/me plays some tunes: [link] (wait for the bass to kick in at 1:15)

/me thinks this is a case where the remix beats the original: [link]

// craeonics / 794 weeks and 5 days ago

I absolutely love that tune 100% (been hearing it alot on this end too)

/me goes check out the original cuz I'm pretty sure I've only heard the remix...

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 5 days ago

argh! stupid vid keeps getting stuck on that first one! but he looks like the typical guys that work in our 7-11's hehe!

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 5 days ago

The original isn't very interesting anyway. Just your average RnB tune without the bass.

// craeonics / 794 weeks and 4 days ago

Well I liked the vid on that first link too, it was very funny (and very typical of our 7-11 employees on this end)

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 4 days ago

It's amusing. What's not amusing is random tracks of Rihanna getting played all day long. Jesus, how big is she anyway?

// craeonics / 794 weeks and 4 days ago

Veryyyyy (atleast over here) but I only like two of her tunes the rest get to be annoying (she's even on every cosmetic commercial on TV now)

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 4 days ago

I heard this tune the other day and liked it (I was surprised to find out it was PCD's)

[link]

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 4 days ago

PCD? Oh no, not the Pussy Cat Trolls. Only one can sing and the rest serve as screen filler.

// craeonics / 794 weeks and 4 days ago

hehe!

/me kicks you! Oh and Burzum can sing?

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 4 days ago

Sharp shards flying out from Hell into my ears...

[link]

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 4 days ago

*Shivers* dutchy I found all kinds of stuff on Burzum on youtube, now I know that guy is totally crazy! OMG I wish I didn't check that out at this time (I'm gonna have nightmares!)

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 4 days ago

I remember you telling me alil about this nut but I haddd to read this after looking at those youtube things they had (apparently the guy he killed was nuttier than him cuz I read a few of his interviews as well)

This was like reading a book! [link]

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 4 days ago

Legend has it the vocals on that track were "sung" through a telephone from prison. What I find especially interesting though, is not the murder, not the church burnings, not the whole posing and attitude, but the fact that his earliest songs are his best and he was very young when he wrote those.

// craeonics / 794 weeks and 4 days ago

What I find interesting is that through only listening to his tunes I knew before you told me and before I read the rest of his lifes story he was a complete nut! It comes right through his music! *shivers* (and I did have bad dreams last night though not about him but someone was trying to kill me!) hehe

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 4 days ago

Rather typical is that he's playing the "I am a victim" card.

// craeonics / 794 weeks and 4 days ago

I know! cuz he heard that other guy "said" he was going to tie him up and torture him on video to take him out of the contract he thinks that justifies it? I was really curious last night and was poking around in the other guys past interviews and it seems the other guy had no soul (was really sad reading some of the crazy stuff he was spewing out of his mouth) Have you read any of Euronymous interviews? Of course it's hard to tell where to draw the line on what he says as serious or fluff but most of it weighs on the side of insanity! Some ppl who have no faith and think of human beings as a mere higher level of animal seem to think of another human beings life as completely disposable (funny though the ppl they love are not disposable cuz they are a considered a higher level species) hehe!

Just that when I read that I could feel all this empty black darkness in both their souls.

Crazy stuff...

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 3 days ago

I was jumping links last night so I can't seem to find all the interviews I was reading but one thing that rang through "all" his interviews is he worshipped Death and was everyone else in the death metal scene were mere idiots and punks cuz they did not worship death. However, when he was dying he was banging on his neighbors walls and door screaming for help cuz he was scared and feared death. He apparently didn't die w/ dignity and worship his own death huh? (or atleast that is the way it read)

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 3 days ago

and was everyone = and said everyone

(my fingers want to type their own things) hehe

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 3 days ago

It's all a facade they put up to make the music look evil. Oppose the mainstream to create your own niche. When older members of that scene look back they tend to distance themselves from all that nonsense.

Teenage fans of the genre tend to stress the undergroundness of the genre, preferring lo-fi recordings, limited distribution, nasty lyrics and what not. They want it to be "kvlt" (cult) and consider "successful" bands as sell-outs. Older fans ridicule them mercilessly for it and rightfully so.

// craeonics / 794 weeks and 3 days ago

I think "some" not all but "some" must be evil for a evil sound like that to come out of them, I mean how do you know how to make evil if your not evil, you have to be it, feel it, taste it to do it! hehe

I don't know dutchy but those interviews all seemed to me like the guy breathed evil (did you read them) or maybe I just read his worse ones who knows? They made me have bad dreams though! I dreamed someone was trying to kill meeee! I woke up all out of breath like I was running or something.

One thing they seem to have in common they die young so maybe they do worship death too much...

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 3 days ago

[link]

Look at most musicians, who they are basically is what their music is (I mean who they are just "seems" to ooze out through their music) I'll shut up before I sound more rediculous (cuz I don't know how to say it) but most music comes out of a person's feelings or their soul right?

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 3 days ago

Word of the day: gullible. Don't believe the hype. You can write about everything if you use your imagination a bit. It's all about creating a certain mood.

// craeonics / 794 weeks and 3 days ago

Look dutchy go to this I just finished watching this one:

[link]

go to 5:48 -5:52 (He says it himself what I wasss just trying to say!)

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 3 days ago

Nooo I'm not gullible! I just believe exactly what he says himself too check that out!

Music is a sort of expression of ones self and a musician's music is an extension of himself/herself most of them don't just make sounds to create certain moods its "their" moods/soul inside of them that creates the sounds.

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 3 days ago

We don't count cuz we just listen to it we don't make it!(God forbid I be judged who I am by what I listen too) hehe!!!

But just think about it for a minute, think about the various recording artist such as Snoop, Tupac, various County, Christian, Metal singers they are what their music is...

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 3 days ago

[link]

Anddd check out 1:52-1:54 and tell me if you would swing by this guys house and join him for a cup of tea?

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 3 days ago

Okay last one (while your snoring over there) I skimmed his interview this was the last part: [link]

He'd be extremely interesting to visit (but I would only go have that cup of tea at his house if I had 3 or more friends w/ me)

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 3 days ago

I'd be grim and morbid too if I were to sit in a lone cabin on a mountain top all day. I was hoping he'd throw those whiny reporters in an abyss, but alas...

// craeonics / 794 weeks and 3 days ago

hehe true dutchy, I was laughing cuz one of them got pissed off cuz the guy would not tell them why or where he was taking them up on that cold snowy mountain top. The journalist was acting like he was pissed off but in actuality he was scared to death! hehe

But then they get to the top and he shares a most sentimental and private part of his life = the cabin of his Grandparents w/ them. (Ms Gullible thought that was kinda sweet) however at the end of the vid he goes into off mode while the camera was still taping and the stare of insanity he gave is going to make me have more bad dreams tonight! hehe!

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 3 days ago

You may think I'm crazy but I kinda think the guy is cool, I mean he's scarey in his own way but to me it seemed he was "trying" to really reveal who "he" is to these guys? He shared some private paintings and took them up to his sacred spot on a mountain top to share part of himself and show them who he is, but all these guys did was trip on his rep as a musician, I think he was trying to show them he is not what his music or reputation is.

But then you see this totally dark and scarey human being = which is what his music sounds like!

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 3 days ago

I'd have to check out the full vid. Norway though, is a strange country. There are only a few big cities and as soon as you step out of them you're in the wilderness. So I'm not surprised it produces somewhat weird people.

// crae_work / 794 weeks and 3 days ago

The full vid is in (5) diff parts so it's rather long but kind of interesting...

I really don't know what to think about it cuz it's just so totally different. Depending on what kind of ppl you are surrounded by being alone and detached from them could be healthy, on the other hand being alone too much could make you just plain weird like you said. (It's all a balancing act)

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 3 days ago

That man though had the most black, still, semi-lonely, shivering cold soul I ever seen. But I thought it was so neat to see him open up and show part of himself. (But that guy needs a weekend girlfriend badly!)

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 3 days ago

Alright maybe not a weekend girlfriend cuz I doubt he could handle that maybe a one day a week girlfriend... hehe

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 3 days ago

Apparently, he's more into men. Also check this: [link])

// crae_work / 794 weeks and 3 days ago

...and add a ) to the end of that link. Grr, that's the second link that breaks my parser in the five plus years of its existence.

// crae_work / 794 weeks and 3 days ago

Yikes! Are you talking about this interview on that link?

[link]

I'm listening to it right now but right off the top he says:

Music is from feelings and I would not do anything not related to me. Music needs to be something you are close to.

Seeeee!

Music shows you who the recording artist is.

/me goes back to listening to him...

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 3 days ago

I have to say it again, cuz this blows my mind first he says I can do anything then he says he can't do anything that is not related to him. My point! Case Dismissed! hehe!

but I need to hear this entire interview now cuz this guy fascinates me...

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 3 days ago

Argh! I can't listen to it right now I'm getting interrupted I need to finish up something real quick and get back to it but this one sounds like a good one dutchy. (He even talked about his art alil)

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 3 days ago

Alright dutchy I don't see anything about him being gay on that link? But that is rather shocking but then if follows along his line of weirdness. I don't judge ppl that are gay but I don't understand why ppl of the same sex cannot admire or compliment a same sex person and enjoy their company w/o lusting after them sexually. Ummm there's an issue of Biological Chemistry that cannot be totally fulfilled "naturally" only artificially cuz we were not made to have same sex relationships (but such is normal for mankind to screw up everything in and on this earth for their own pleasures) I can look at another female and think she is fine w/o wanting to jump into a relationship or bed w/ her. (I find that stuff disgusting and disturbing to me) but alot of what other ppl do is just strange to me and scarey...

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 2 days ago

Preference is a genetic thing, not something that is influenced by culture, environment or thought. It's also not a specific human thing, but happens all over the animal kingdom.

Had that interview on in the back and that dude was giggling a lot. I suspect he's a rather shy character.

// craeonics / 794 weeks and 2 days ago

Do you think it's genitic? It could be, or just an overdose of hormones and the closest and most sex avail all the time to the person is the same sex. I don't know I just don't get it. In the past I had a female friend that I did not know was gay and when she told me she was and then I found out later she had a girl friend I told her

#1. Don't even think you can make a move on me.

#2. When w/ your girlfriend please don't be grabbing or kissing in front of me.

Just respect me and I will respect you. That's all and we were just fine until I moved away and lost touch w/ her.

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 2 days ago

Umm, yeah. Sounds like you massively disrespected her. Why would you suddenly become afraid or her making a move on you, after you had been friends for ages? She would have had ample opportunity. And did she ever ask you not to make out in front of her?

// craeonics / 794 weeks and 2 days ago

Cuz when she told me she was gay she was feeling alil too close to me (which is when I told her #1) and I should have stressed the order of #2 was said to her later on when I found out she had a girlfriend. I did not disrespect her dutchy I just put her in her place and we were jusss fine.

Anyways check this out, I found his art one (he was a pretty good artist) [link]

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 2 days ago

It's at 1:53

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 2 days ago

I had alot of friends in the past that were alill on the wild side to say the least, I had boundaries dutchy and some boundaries my friends tried to get me to cross and the only way I felt comfortable to remain friends w/ them was to stand my ground, if they didn't like it they could have left being a friend to me it worked both ways right. I had one that was upset that I wouldn't try a certain drug so he joked and said he was going to slip it to me so that I would see there was nothing to be afraid of cuz it wouldn't kill me? To me he was disrespecting what my choice was and stepping over my boundaries (needless to say I had to separate myself from "some" friends that didn't take what I said serious)

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 2 days ago

And stop thinking of me as gullible! hehe (I'm not) I just have boundaries and boundaries are good. More than half of my friends are either dead from Drug Overdoses, Gsw's or Hepatitis. I just didn't think I needed to be them to be friends w/ them that's all...

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 2 days ago

Nice "friends" those were then.

I suddenly have this Duran Duran association: [link]

// craeonics / 794 weeks and 2 days ago

OMG dutchy that tune and vid is completely torturous ack! horrible... (but I hate Duran Duran anyways)

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 2 days ago

Reminds you of your wild days probably.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Falkenbach - Vanadis [Ok Nefna Tysvar Ty, 01]

// craeonics / 794 weeks and 2 days ago

Smacks you! I was not wild! I just hung w/ a wild crowd as soon as I got a solid job "I" removed myself from wildom. hehe! I had no control where life had me back then but I managed to keep "myself" as best I could.

Anyways you get some sleep...

(I wish I could now all I do is work to keep myself in a better place for my lil rugrats that's about it)

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 2 days ago

Dutchy I meant to tell you there is something wrong w/ this thread, it's probably getting too long cuz it's not loading right. Should we chop it?

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 2 days ago

Seems to be working fine. I had one occasion, a couple of weeks ago, where it got cut off, but otherwise it always works well. You're just being to wild.

Speaking of wild, it's way past midnight and I still need to eat dinner. Microwave cheeseburgers, here I come.

// craeonics / 794 weeks and 2 days ago

Argh! I am not, I'm "stilll" as boring as can be! (and proud of it)

/me tosses you some baked pork chops and fried zuchinni w/ cheese and steamed rice. Mmmm

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 2 days ago

My cooking killed you! hehe

You're out of luck for breakfast cuz I don't do breakfast!

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 2 days ago

I'm still waiting for the delivery boy. He's probably frozen somewhere. I suspect the pork chops are cold by now.

// craeonics / 794 weeks and 1 day ago

Well it's lunch now! But I'm still not hungry and too lazy so you're out of luck againnn. hehe

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 1 day ago

/me comes to choke our thread further...

Besides Rihanna over powering our radio stations this guy is giving her some competition:

[link]

(the only tune by him that is semi-decent)

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 1 day ago

Noooo! Not Ne-Yo. He's even worse than Rihanna. Whoops, almost midnight. Time to cook for real. Enter the grill.

// craeonics / 794 weeks and 1 day ago

hehe (Welll that's about all they play on the radio over here now) anyways get to your dinner you nocturnal creature!

Goedenacht you dutchy...

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 1 day ago

Vocals are so so, but the dub has massive potential, if used correctly. Unfortunately, it's not used to its full effect. Still, decent stuff. Also note the typical Dutch skyline: country is flat as a pancake.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Dio ft. Sef - Tijdmachine [link]

// craeonics / 794 weeks and 20 hours ago

[link]

(I'm listening to the radio version so of course they sound nothing alike)

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 20 hours ago

That is sooo neat, but it looks so funny to me coming out of that black dudes mouth! hehe! (Dutchyyyy you have theee most sexyyyyy lingo on earth)

/me goes listen again!

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 20 hours ago

So funny dutchy (I mean to see him and then that comes out of his mouth) [link]

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 20 hours ago

On my iPhone I have this app it's a sort of web cam app that you can view all around the world I of course checked out the Netherlands and you live in a very beautiful place (just cuz you live there and have not left there you may not even appreciate just how beautiful it is) the buildings are so ummm I don't even know how to describe it! hehe (I can't think of a good word) anyways you're Blessed to be there...

/me gets back to work, get to sleep you don't sleep enough!

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 20 hours ago

Who says I haven't been around. I seriously hate travelling, I'm not pekomon and I get homesick, but I've been to South America and various parts of Europe. I'm really not a globe trotter. Family and friends travel all over the world, I stay at home to look after pets and plants.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: The Opposites - Sjonnie & Anita [link]

// craeonics / 794 weeks and 19 hours ago

I know dutchy I think I'm like you I take care of things while everyone else travels (maybe I'm just too scared) but then I have regrets that I never really traveled anywhere. And these days it's crazy to even try w/ all the madness all over the world it seems.

I keep thinking after I'm done and my boys are independent and off of me I'm going to live my own life finally but by that time I'll be too old and using a cane to get around. hehe!

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 19 hours ago

My biological Father called me though recently and he wants me to go visit him in Florida so I'm thinking I may make that trip in June or July cuz my Boss will not let me take time off until then as we have a big survey coming up again. Not so much a vacation but rather catch up time...

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 19 hours ago

I see nothing appealing to me around here in the States like everyone else travels around the USA but to me I've no desire as far as that goes cuz to me if you're going to travel you might as well see, feel, taste something totally diff than what you see everyday of your life right?

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 19 hours ago

I know, I know, I tell you to get some sleep and then I talk to you! (Just that I actually miss you when you're sleeping) hehe!

And I'm not fair, get some rest you dutchy (I'm sorry)

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 18 hours ago

The idea of travel, for some, is to experience a different culture. Intra-country travel won't cut it then. Others want to relax without hassle, so they just go to the nearest camping.

Anyway, you should give it a spin. Go to Italy for a week(end) or something to find your roots. Culture shock guaranteed.

Whenever I'm on vacation I always think of the zillion things I still want to do... at home.

// craeonics / 794 weeks and 7 hours ago

Maybe someday who knows, I'd love to! (but very unlikely) Then again you never know where life will take you...

Just thinking about making the trip to Miami, Florida to see my Father is stressing me out big time, he has never met his Grandsons (Gino is now 17 and Sammy is now 12) so this will be something.

// Doreen / 794 weeks and 2 hours ago

Say what? You never went there or he never came over to visit?

// craeonics / 794 weeks and 5 minutes ago

I used to go back to Brooklyn NY to visit after my Mom and Dad divorced and we moved to Cali but once I grew up and began working and had my boys etc. we lost touch (cept a few calls here and there) As I told you before I think my Step Father over here in Cali has filled the Father void perfectly fine (I could not have been Blessed w/ a better human being to fill in as my Father in my life)

My biological Father is now retired and living in Florida and like I said there is a time for everything and he feels it's time so we'll seeee of course my boys are excited but I feel nervous cuz of all the time between us. I'm old enough now to realize time can also run out and I do want my boys to meet him, so I'm trying to get up enough nerve to take him up on his offer "this" year.

// Doreen / 793 weeks and 6 days ago

Parents don't live forever, so if your kids want to see him and he wants to see them (and you) and you haven't seen each other for two decades, you should go visit him.

// crae_work / 793 weeks and 3 days ago

This song is pretty popular in certain circles. And I know others that absolutely loath it. Regardless, it's pretty catchy.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Polarkreis 18 - Allein, Allein

// craeonics / 793 weeks and 3 days ago

I know, it's just after so much time even your own flesh and blood father can begin to feel like a complete stranger? hehe

I'm just veryyy nervous dutchy but for "them" I'm going to try to make that trip somehow this year.

/me is listening to some old stuff (which if you remove his lyrics and voice the bg beat is pretty relaxing)

R. Kelly - Your Body's Callin

// Doreen / 793 weeks and 2 days ago

Some evil R&B over here. /me goes feed the cats

// craeonics / 793 weeks and 2 days ago

/me is listening to our #1 radio station over here:

[link]

Have you noticed that you now need like every browser under the sun installed on your machine to play every plug in needed to stream! (drives me crazy everyone competing to be on your machine!)

// Doreen / 793 weeks and 2 days ago

Streams can go sod off. I only accept SWF (flash) as plugin and PLS for streams.

// craeonics / 793 weeks and 2 days ago

Well then you're very disciplined. I like a small variety of apps being available but not when it comes to these stupid plug-ins it's like plug-in Hell these days, I mean there should be a universal plugin to just play all streams cuz who cares! (but now if you want the stream you need to bend your own rules sometimes)

// Doreen / 793 weeks and 2 days ago

Sooner or later though dutchy as stubborn as you are about what you will and will not put on your machine, you'll probably be forced to cuz everything keeps changing so quickly now and alot of stuff is either outdated or just eliminated. (You stubborn old man) hehe

// Doreen / 793 weeks and 2 days ago

Actually even Norton can't keep up w/ it all, cuz I was running a trial and it keeps popping up msgs that it's blocked a recent attack (when all it is, is yet another plug in trying to install)

// Doreen / 793 weeks and 1 day ago

Okay me has had enough Beyonce for today so that station is going out the window. But before I go find something decent for the rest of my day I have to drop this link for you dutchy check this kid out. (I marked these links for you and forgot to show you them a while back) so cute...

[link]

[link]

// Doreen / 793 weeks and 1 day ago

Indeed, Beyoncé is even worse than Rihanna. Rihanna at least branches out into different genres. Beyoncé is same old shit, same old shit.

That kid in that video was great, moonwalking all the time.

// craeonics / 793 weeks and 1 day ago

Hmmm somebodyyy is in a bad mood? (but yes Beyonce is worse than Rihanna!)

// Doreen / 793 weeks and 1 day ago

Music over here (at least on TV) these days is Rihanna, followed by Beyoncé, then some more Rihanna, etcetera. It's ridiculous.

// craeonics / 793 weeks and 1 day ago

/me grabs her fav Dragon CD and plays:

Summoning - Our Foes Shall Fall (only thing that is not irritating me today)

// Doreen / 793 weeks and 1 day ago

Toss in alil Ne-Yo on that TV of yours and that is exactly what I have on this end as well...

Anyways next up isssss:

Summoning - The Mountain King's Return

// Doreen / 793 weeks and 1 day ago

Mmmm mmm mmmm! Now this is more like it!

/me goes back to work listening to some killer epic music and thinking about my moody invisible dutch guy... hehe

// Doreen / 793 weeks and 1 day ago

Turn your TV off and throw on some Summoning you moody guy...

// Doreen / 793 weeks and 1 day ago

Mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm!

Summoning - Runes Of Power

// Doreen / 793 weeks and 1 day ago

Not everything is crap. For instance, Metallica have managed to produce a decent track again. Until James Hetfield opens his mouth again... Fortunately it's largely instrumental.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Metallica - All Nightmare Long

// craeonics / 793 weeks and 1 day ago

/me is not moving off my Summoning CD (Prob loop this until I finish up everything today, I always forget how good this one is until I play it again)

// Doreen / 793 weeks and 1 day ago

Actually if I looped Runes Of Power by itself for the next 3-4 hours I'd be fine. Excellente, though I used to think Our Foes Shall Fall was my fav on the CD these two are so outstanding...

// Doreen / 793 weeks and 1 day ago

Really, the only song I like on that CD is "In Hollow Halls beneath the Fells", because it has those awesome war drums.

Oh god, here comes Ne-Yo...

/me runs for the hills

// craeonics / 793 weeks and 1 day ago

hehe!

Goedenacht you dutchyyy...

// Doreen / 793 weeks and 1 day ago

I heard this tune yesterday and forgot how good this one was (I think they play it on the radio one time a year over here) hehe

Good stufff...

[link]

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 5 days ago

Hmmm first time I ever see the lyrics? Come sing me La! (I already like them!)

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 5 days ago

Wow I never pictured him like this:

[link] (There he is but the first vid said he was shot at age 28? how sad)

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 5 days ago

Either that or he was scared to death when that choir suddenly popped up out of the bushes.

// craeonics / 792 weeks and 5 days ago

hehe! It's scared me cuz I didn't expect that. Anyways, I had to go on an adventure to find out all the stuff about him (cuz I was surprised to see him in that vid) I pictured someone totally diff. Seems that was his only good tune.

I don't wanna clean!

I don't wanna clean!

I don't wanna clean!

/me goes clean...

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 5 days ago

Well, you don't have to clean. There's nothing wrong with a mess, other than it being messy.

// crae_evil / 792 weeks and 4 days ago

Not when you're living w/ two lil wheezers...

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 4 days ago

But when they both finish growing up and move out I won't have a mess!!!

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 4 days ago

Sam's been really sick though (his asthma flared up again cuz he got sick w/ a cold so I've been running around w/ Lysol disinfectant in one hand and his meds in the other)

// Dor_nurse / 792 weeks and 4 days ago

He needs better medication in the first place. My dose is so high, I never get sick.

// crae_evil / 792 weeks and 4 days ago

I don't know what in the world is the problem dutchy, I've taken him to specialist and I've gone to classes and changed Doctors. Gino seems to be calming down quite a bit but Sammy's is out of control. Right now he's back on Steroids (pill form for 7 days) Qvar (4 puffs a day) Albuterol Sulfate by the breathing Nebulizer Machine (every 4 hours) and then when it goes away he's fine and then something such as catching a simple cold triggers the whole drama all over again. *sigh*

I chase dust particles around all day, keep the place spotless and germless but when he goes to school he gets sick it's rediculous! Nothing more I can do...

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 4 days ago

Dutchy what are you taking? Maybe your asthma is not as severe or something?

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 4 days ago

This is what they have him on now for 7 days, it's called Prednisone. Sometimes when he gets a sudden attack and I have to take him to the hospital they give him injections of it like that time the stupid Doctor told me "Oh don't worry that sound you are hearing is just another asthma flare up he's fine" them he tossed him some meds and come to find out later when I went back and demanded they do an Xray he had developed pneumonia! and he should have been on Antibiotics. Anyways, I'm at a loss.

[link]

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 4 days ago

Yikes! sorry you're probably in La la land...

What I need is to restart my life get two cats like you and be peaceful! hehe! (j/k you know I love my wheezers but they are killing meeeee!)

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 4 days ago

Relax, in a couple of years they'll move out. No wait, Italians stay with their mother until well over thirty.

Prednisone is nasty stuff. It make your body retain water so you get fat real fast. Anyway, I'm on... lemme see...

- heavy stuff against cramps of the air ways: [link]

- stuff against infections: [link]

- stuff against allergies: [link]

Same dose for about two decades now.

// craeonics / 792 weeks and 4 days ago

Well Sammy is a small lil guy so when he's on Prednisone he "begins" to gain weight but as soon as he's off of it he shrinks back to his normal self in 3 days. Anyways dutchy you do have it bad too then cuz you're on the same stuff!!! Albuterol and Qvar however the third med you listed I'm not familiar w/ at all. But it probably is the same as the Clariton or Singulair that they put him on to help w/ his Allergies (which trigger the asthma)

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 4 days ago

And no way Italians or not they are not staying w/ me until they are 30 (remember we don't live in Italy) Gino is 17 and has his eye on College next year when he turns 18. As for his asthma he had severe asthma too but it seems he is growing out of it or something cuz he no longer has severe attacks anymore like Sam does, and it stays maintained w/ the same meds you take. (cept that 3rd one of which I want to take a closer look at)

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 4 days ago

I was tested for allergies when I was four. Childhood memories are rare, but this I'll never forget. They stuck twenty needles in my arm and I turned out to be allergic to nineteen of the compounds injected. The only thing that gave no reaction was the freaking placebo. Been on that nedocromil stuff ever since. Occasionally inhaling salbutamol when I had an attack (every so many years).

Had the last attack at age thirteen or fourteen. The doctor then switched to the mixture I still use today and I haven't had an attack since.

Note that I do try to evoke a response somehow. My room in the past and my house these days are covered with thick layers of dust, I've always had pets and even though I'm allergic to hair, I haven't seen a barber in decades.

Oh, and I've never followed the prescribed dose. Skip about a third.

// craeonics / 792 weeks and 4 days ago

That nedocromil stuff (brand used to be called Lomudal, these days it's Tilade) seems not to be prescribed a lot. Everytime I go to the pharmacy to get some, they only have one in stock and have to order more. It works well though, because I only have allergic reactions when I'm out of medicine.

// craeonics / 792 weeks and 4 days ago

I wrote down Nedocromil but (I'll note down that it's now called Tilade) and when Sam goes back for his follow up I'm going to ask his Doctor about that Dutchy cuz I really think the problem is he needs the "right" allergy "Blocker" and he currently is not being prescribed the right meds or he would not be having all these problems and flare ups so maybe the one you are taking (if I can get it over here just might do the trick) at any rate it's worth a try and I will try anything cuz I'm really getting very concerned about the constant use of Steroids but when he stops breathing properly I've no choice but to let the Doctors give him that until his lungs open back up so it's a calculated risk that I have to constantly take w/ him, (cuz it's either he stops breathing or steroids)

Thank you dutchy! We may not have that med here but I'll be checking this out for sures.

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 3 days ago

Here's your lil Italian wheezer cyber nephew...

[link]

I'll post another pic someday of Gino, I showed you him already but he don't even look the same since that last pic cuz his hair is growing so fast now I can't even believe it.

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 3 days ago

You mean he looks like a hippie these days. Could be worse, I look like a whino when I don't shave. But I see the problem, his is too small to breathe properly.

By the way, medicines are prescribed as the working ingredient here. The pharmacist then decides what you get. So the magic dust is nedocromil, but it gets branded as Tilade by the producer.

// craeonics / 792 weeks and 3 days ago

I know Sammy has no nose! (he's my lil clone) But Gino has a nose a big one but he still can't breath too! hehe

Really dutchy? so strange cuz the Docs over here do the prescribing and if the pharmacist does not have it in stock or wishes to recommend something else he needs to first call the Doctor for prior approval. I've written down "both" names of that med and I'm definitely going to ask his Doctor about it on his follow up appt. which is a few days after he finishes up this dose of Prednisone. "Thank you" for the info.

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 3 days ago

And I doubt very seriously you look like a whino when you don't shave, you prob look sexy so go shave that off right now!!! (But that depends on a womens perspective not yours)

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 3 days ago

What I do is that I call my doctor, or rather, his assistant and tell her what I need and where my pharmacist is. She then faxes (yeah, primitive) the prescription to them and a couple of hours later I can pick it up there. Payment is automatically handled between the pharmacist and my insurance company. System works quite well.

// crae_work / 792 weeks and 3 days ago

Well that sounds much easier than what I've got to go through every time they need their meds. For me on this end I've got to book an appt w/ their Doctor, run them down to the Hospital, so they can be physically examined by the Doctor then the Doctor calls the prescription downstairs to the pharmacy, then we (me and the kids) have to go downstairs to the pharmacy and I stand in a long line to show my insurance cards to the pharmacist to confirm the prescription that the Doctor just called in from upstairs, and then we go sit down in the waiting area and wait for their names to appear on the board for about 30 mins, then I go run back into the line and pay my co-payment at the cashier and pick up the meds. All this waiting while they don't feel good. And it tires me that much more after I'd been up all night taking care of my lil wheezers. (plus juggling my work)

Obviously not a good system over here and my goal has always been to get this under control but I think the Doctors are not prescribing the right meds.

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 3 days ago

Been dealing w/ this for years and years (which is why I telecommute) but even though I only physically run down into LA on Fridays even on Fridays it's murder cuz they usually take turns on me, though like I said Gino really seems to be finally outgrowing this for the last 2 years now and Sammy is the one that gets flare ups back to back. I'm lucky last week if I slept a total of 8 hours in the week! Thank God today is a Holiday over here.

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 3 days ago

Sleep is for wussies. Don't they have the magic word "repeat prescription" over there? It means you get the same prescription as last time, so you can bypass the doctor and arrange things with the assistant.

// crae_work / 792 weeks and 3 days ago

Not w/ Steriod use cuz of Side Effects/Legal issues so for basic inhalers (Albuterol Sulfate) yes but when their asthma is not responding to basic inhalers they make me "always" bring them in so they can listen to their lungs and examine how much air is getting through (they use some tube they force them to breath through as well to measure the air getting through to their lungs)

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 3 days ago

The Doctor gave me one of these to use at home but when they don't respond to treatments at home then I take them into the Doctors...

[link]

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 3 days ago

Before I was given that machine at home I spent alllll my nights in the Emergency Room so that machine is literally a life saver...

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 3 days ago

I did not know how serious this was until I went and took a class (for myself) to see what I was dealing w/ (cuz I don't have asthma) and I didn't know how to deal w/ this.

The first thing the teacher did was hand me a soda straw and told me to pinch my nose so I could not breath out of my nose and then place the straw in my mouth and only try to breath out of the straw to show me what is happening to my kids. "Then" I freaked and if that was not bad enough when I met w/ the specialist again about 6 mos ago she told Gino that a 16 yr old girl at Gino's school had a sudden attack of her asthma but the time the ambulance got her from the school to the ER she died. She was 16 I could not believe it! And Gino didn't know how to respond either, cuz we just deal w/ it so much at home.

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 3 days ago

The thing w/ asthma is trying to keep it under "control" you seem to have yours under perfect control but don't take it lightly dutchy cuz a sudden attack (depending on the severity of it) could mean your life since sometimes trying to reverse the narrowing of the lungs does not respond in time.

I'm actually thinking there is something in the air around here cuz when I take them to the beach the salty air seems to cure their asthma the entire time we are there (but I can't afford to move close to the beach atm)

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 2 days ago

Sea air is healthier than land air. Especially when the wind blows from the sea. Which is why I would never want to live somewhere else than along the coast.

I never had such a machine. Parents are nurses, so they were always on top of things, plus I can feel an attack coming days in advance. Oh, and strange as it may sound, I've had breathing lessons.

// craeonics / 792 weeks and 2 days ago

I went to check out the prices of houses/apartments (just to rent by the beach) but you have to be a movie star to afford them over here so that idea went out the window...

Breathing lessons? What in the world? after all I've been going through w/ these guys "that" is something I've not heard of (nor has ever been suggested)

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 2 days ago

Anyways you're prob tired from work go relax dutchy it's like your my Diary or something. (I'm sorry)

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 2 days ago

Sounds funny, but they teach you how to control your breathing. Like, breathe in through the nose, out through the mouth, slowly. It's probably to stop the huffing and puffing some people do.

// crae_zzz / 792 weeks and 2 days ago

Yeah sounds like some relaxation technique though they've never mentioned that to the boys. But they have trained me how to spot the symptoms (not just the usual sounds you can physically hear) but when they labor w/ their breathing and their stomach contracts in they show physical signs etc.

Anyways looks like I'm going to have to take Sammy back tomorrow rather than wait for his follow up appt cuz he's finished w/ his last pill today but he's wheezing so bad you could hear him from 5 ft away so obviously this Prednisone dose still didn't get it calmed back down.

I'm going to ask the Doctor tomorrow about that Nedocromil so when they get him back under control again hopefully we can keep it under control w/ that new med (if I can get it over here I'll let you know)

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 2 days ago

That must be good med for you to have not one but two cats and no asthma attacks w/ all the allergens you have! And stop snoring so loud I can hear you all the way over here! hehe

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 2 days ago

Look at it this way: an allergy is just your body's defenses going zero-tolerance for no good reason. An anti-allergy medicine's job is to calm these cops down. It's "just" a matter of finding the right avenue of "communication".

I don't believe completely ridding your surroundings on stimulants is the solution.

// crae_work / 792 weeks and 2 days ago

Obviously, but when you get as desperate as me for this to just stop you even begin to consider putting them inside a glass bubble! hehe

But I know dutchy it's just finding the right blocker and I'm going to take him back in today so I'll be finding out about your medicine, most likely they will have to do another chest X-ray and be giving him a repeat of steroids again cuz it was another rough night for him.

Thanks again, I'll let you know what happens w/ that Nedocromil cuz I will definitely be asking about it "today"

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 2 days ago

Rediculous same ole same ole...

He can't figure out why he didn't respond to the 7 day course of Steroids so now he wants to tackle it more aggressively w/ guess what? Of course, more steroids, Methylprednisolone Pak so he's taking (6) pills today, (5) tomorrow etc etc until we tapper him off this new dose over the course of the next 6 days.

I asked him about the Nedocromil he said it would be too difficult for him to get that over here but along the family of Nedocromil there is Cromolyn and also Intal so he prescribed him the Intal then I get down to the pharmacy and they didn't have it (so they ordered it) and I'll have to go back tomorrow afternoon to pick that one up.

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 1 day ago

What kind of doctor do you have when you have to suggest the medicines yourself? By the way, did you say pills? I only have aerosols (or in other words: inhalers).

And maybe he didn't respond to the cure because he got used to it. No wait, that's antibiotics.

// craeonics / 792 weeks and 1 day ago

I've switched his Doctors in hopes of finding one that will kick this in the behind but, they all pretty much follow the same pattern of prescribing Steroids for severe attacks (just diff kinds "and" diff doses of steroids) And they prescribe that via liquid, injections and also pill form.

When I asked him about the Nodocromil he said it was a sensible suggestion for a new med. In regards to an allergy blocker. He told me that Nodocromil is an extremely low form of allergy blocker (and yes he said it's an inhaler) but that he stopped prescribing that 5 years ago and that is it very difficult to get that over here and since he never had much success w/ it he did not want to go that route but rather try the Cromolyn or "Intal" on him since nothing else seems to be working (Sam's been on several allergy blockers but none apparently work obviously)

No antibiotics this time since the X-ray today showed he does not have pneumonia. This is just an extreme flare up of asthma due to his allergies he said.

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 1 day ago

I'm wondering if he is building some kind of resistance to the Steroids (if that is possible) since they keep putting him on them but again I'm just not sure about anything cept I worry about all the long term effects he may have from the constant medicines. You would think a Doctor could get this in check by now.

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 1 day ago

He prescribed him today Methylprednisolone Pak 4MG it looks weird cuz it's a pull out card that has pill in push out bubble wrap and the dosages are like this:

Today: He takes (6) pills

Day 2: (5) pills

Day 3: (4) pills

Day 4: (3) pills

Day 5: (2) pills

Day 6: (1) pill

He told me since the 7 day course of Prednisone did not work maybe a more aggressive approach like this will get him back under control. And that he needs the steriods to get the wheezing controlled (the allergy blockers are to keep him from getting to the point he is now but they will not help him w/ what is happening at this point in the condition he is currently in)

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 1 day ago

Hmm, weird. I don't think you can build resistance to corticosteroids, but taking all these artificial doses all the time will cause the body's own production to slow down.

I wonder though, the corticosteroids are to prevent inflammations from happening and suppress those that exist. It'll probably take some time before them to kick in. However, I don't think they do anything against the allergies themselves.

Then again, what do I know? I'm no doctor.

// craeonics / 792 weeks and 1 day ago

My concern is the after effect down the line from all the meds but there is not much you can do when you have to choose between him breathing or using Steriods. At any rate the new doses def are working I can hear the difference already (he slept through the night and his breathing has changed) so by the time he finishes this new dosing pattern he has him on he'll be fine...

I go to pick up that new inhaler today too and if that works effectively as a blocker than things will be better cuz one thing I do know is all he really needs is the right allergy blocker and then the asthma will not be going out of control.

Anyways enough of my Drama dutchy Thank you...

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 1 day ago

And that ends drama class for today, boys and girls.

// craeonics / 792 weeks and 1 day ago

hehe! I'm so sorry dutchy I can't help it, I told you that you feel so comfortable to me.

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 1 day ago

I just posted that I was gonna try to stop it but the board ate my post so that means I don't have to now. hehe!

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 1 day ago

Comfortable? What am I? A couch?

// crae_evil / 792 weeks and 1 day ago

I don't know? lemme go lay on you and find out?

// Dor_evil / 792 weeks and 23 hours ago

Uh ohhhh me feels that snowy will be lurking around soon again...

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 23 hours ago

/me goes clean out the fridge so he can get "comfortable" as well

// craeonics / 792 weeks and 20 hours ago

hehe dutchy! *sigh* anyways the inhalers I picked up today of Intal (the ones that are suppose to be close to the Nodocromil you take were $352.38! for 3) He game him 800MCG in inhaler form. Do you pay that much for the Nodocromil? Of course w/ my insurance I only paid $20.00 but that is insane!

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 18 hours ago

And why does the word "comfortable" bother you? Then cozy!!!

/me goes jump on you! (after I pull you down out of the tree you just climbed up)

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 18 hours ago

Alright comfortable is not the word it def is "Cozy" (cuz I looked it up and it shows this for cozy):

Lived-in, peaceful, relaxing, safe, roomy, cushiony, comfy, homelike, easeful, contented, cushy, intimate, snug, homey, and familiar.

So there that is what you feel like to me you invisible dutchy...

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 18 hours ago

Great, so now I get degraded from a couch to a cushion. But yeah, medicines are expensive.

// crae_work / 792 weeks and 3 hours ago

hehe dutchyyy (shut up cuz you know you own a part of my heart) which is weird cuz I only know your spirit and have never met you, but then you've been talking to someone for years here that also loves God and I've never met him either...

// Doreen / 792 weeks and 58 minutes ago

Prior to the internet and mobile phones people would have locked you up if you were talking to invisible voices.

// craeonics / 792 weeks and 21 minutes ago

If they locked me up I would have kicked back in my bed and rested alot. hehe!

/me is listening to an annoying dog barking outside...

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 6 days ago

Just wait until the day everyone begins to communicate "Subliminally" (your in big trouble)

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 6 days ago

Yikes! I hope you didn't just read that thought I just had!? hehe!

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 6 days ago

/me tries to blank memory

// crae_zzz / 791 weeks and 6 days ago

New "fitty" is pretty good. He still can't rap though, although he's better than most.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: 50 Cent - Get up

// craeonics / 791 weeks and 5 days ago

Say what!? "youuu" listening to 50 Cent? I don't even believe what I'm reading.

// Dor_work / 791 weeks and 5 days ago

Pfft, I listen to all kinds of things.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Metallica - All Nightmare long

// crae_zzz / 791 weeks and 5 days ago

I realized I've not heard 50 Cent in a while? /me goes check out that Get up and see if I heard that one.

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 5 days ago

Nope I guess I missed that one (but didn't miss much) cuz I only like one or two of his older tunes...

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 5 days ago

Mmmm mmm mmmm! Perfecto weather today, rain, clouds and coolness (Perfect day for skinning) which is what I'm doing.

[IMG][link][/IMG]

Rain stopped but now it's just cloudy. Check this out dutchy, and yesssss the theme may look familiar to you however this time it's all live Gadgets not just static images.

1. Wallpaper updates from the Yahoo weather source and displays the current time of day and weather condition.

2. The Clock on the Sidebar is fully working.

3. The Calendar of course updates.

4. The Weather on the Sidebar actually updates as well w/ the current weather.

5. Note app.

6. Incoming Mail.

Needs alot of work still, but I'm really learning alot through this, .js, .css and some more .html (rediculous all this to just make a skin these days)

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 4 days ago

/me is not listening to nothing but stillness but it actually hurts my ears believe it or not!

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 4 days ago

I'm working on the night time images still but here is your location:

[IMG][link][/IMG]

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 4 days ago

My splitting headache must be playing tricks on my eyes. I'm seeing links wrapped in BB-code image tags.

This is more what the weather is like over here: [link]

Maybe I should put up my own webcam.

// craeonics / 791 weeks and 4 days ago

Sorry about that I just don't want to put the ss's up on Tek for fear of the bandwidth issue. Do you go to that beach dutchy? (Hard to see it right now cuz it's night time but I'm going to peek at that tomorrow again)

And yeah! put up a webcam so I can watch your cats and you slaving over them and their litter box. hehe! But that'll be the day I faint you do something like that silly...

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 4 days ago

/me went back to peek at that beach and it looks like your sun is coming up while it's pitch black on this end. Dutchy go stand by that Statue so I can see you!!! (Is that beach by you?)

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 4 days ago

That beach is like fifteen minutes away. I never go there though. Too crowded, too narrow. There's a wider, quieter beach a bit closer by, but I still don't go there.

// craeonics / 791 weeks and 4 days ago

I just peeked at it again right now and I can actually see ppl there but they look so small I still would not be able to see you even if you got off your lazy behind and went to that Statue so I can see you...

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 4 days ago

Well no wonder you don't have issues w/ your asthma! It has nothing much to do w/ the meds but rather you have fresh air by you to breath. I'm tripping out on that Webcam so cool (probably will be staring at that alot I can see a beach by my invisible dutchy)

So funny though cuz the ppl are wearing coats at the beach? over here everyone runs around half naked. So that looks strange to me.

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 4 days ago

Dutchy? How come you don't go to the beach? I don't see one single person just sitting on those benches being still w/ their thoughts. For me the beach isss my medicine not only does it help my boys out but I feel at peace at the beach (the prob is I can never get there, where I live now it's quite a drive, so finding the "time" to get this is always an issue)

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 4 days ago

Finallyyyy! (1)guy out of all those ppl shuffling this way and that way, he is standing still w/ his thoughts (for a while by the stairs) staring that the ocean. I can almost hear his thoughts he looks so intense. hehe

Now "that" is what the beach is for to be still, feel and listen to the ocean and air and actually be able to hear yourself just think...

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 4 days ago

Dutchy what is that Statue? Is there a close up of it so I see what it is? I just see a mass but I can't tell what it is.

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 4 days ago

Nevermind (google was my friend today) [link] very beautiful I can see it upclose here...

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 4 days ago

It's winter, so no-one in his or her right mind would venture out without a coat. The statue symbolises a the women of fishermen who were waiting for their (drowned) husbands to come home. It's a memorial to those who died at see.

That part of the beach is easily the worst spot, but for some reason that webcam is put up there.

// craeonics / 791 weeks and 3 days ago

Gah, typo galore! Bloody laptop keyboard...

// craeonics / 791 weeks and 3 days ago

Oh go clip your nails! And it's winter here too but ppl are still running around half naked at our beaches and surfing.

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 3 days ago

Winter here really means winter: freezing cold.

// craeonics / 791 weeks and 3 days ago

I guess so! /me goes peek at your beach and sees one lonely jogger. hehe

and one guy (maybe that same guy standing w/ his thoughts back at the stairs again)

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 3 days ago

Dutchy!!! I have to come share some of my excitement w/ you!

Look! I released my theme yesterday (this one) [link] and sometime last night they hosted it for me on Cydia and it made this months featured theme! Check it out! [link]

I can't believe since last night it has almost 5,000 d/l's already anyways, I had to share this w/ you since I remember the days of my ICQ Photo Skins and your Chakrama skin and us getting excited over 10 d/l's a day. I beleive Cydia gets over a million views a day.

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 3 days ago

And yes it's free I don't think it's in the cards for me to be rich...

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 3 days ago

Hurray! You're a big shot in iPhone land now.

/me does the math

That theme is, what, three megs or something. 5.000 downloads per day for thirty days would yield a bandwidth usage of 3 * 5000 * 30 / 1024 = 439 gig/month. That's going to be quite a bill for them.

// crae_work / 791 weeks and 3 days ago

Nooooo not a big shot (I don't ever want to be a big shot silly wabbit) I'm just excited! anyways it says: 86341.78 MB at this point it has not been 24 hours yet (this posted on Cydia last night)

So how much is that? I go as far as 2 + 2 = 5

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 3 days ago

You said that spot is easily the worse spot on the beach (but I bet it's the best)

[link]

That's the spot I'd be at, if you get your lazy behind over there "someday" you better let me know so I can see you there, look at that sky, pink, white, purple and blue and now I can see boats too. You're nuts cuz it's the best spot to kick back at. I better stop day dreaming and get busy...

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 3 days ago

If you look at this satellite view: [link], the webcam is roughly where it says "Scheveningen". South of that you see the harbour (the "pincers" extending into the sea) and the best spot is the beach a bit further south of there.

// craeonics / 791 weeks and 3 days ago

Amazing and very cool...

I guess cuz of our temperatures over here dutchy (though it's been cooler than normal this winter) it's veryyy hard to find a secluded beach (unless your rich of course) so normally if you go to any of our beaches in the day it's all about push and shove (which I totally despise) so the time for me is best at dusk (when everyone else is leaving) unless I'm dragging my lil wheezers for some fresh air then of course it's push and shove hours...

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 2 days ago

I'm completely numb and lazy today and can't get anything done so I need a push, block out the trashy lyrics of course and here's some good beat to ride and wake up to...

[link]

// Dor_zzz / 791 weeks and 2 days ago

Welcome to the club. I'm lazy every day.

// craeonics / 791 weeks and 2 days ago

I'm usually not but the weather has been very cold and it's almost numbing/relaxing usually it's so hot you can't stay still or sleep.

I was trying to find some webcams over here to share w/ you dutchy but there is hardly any! And the ones I found the cameras are placed in horrible sucky locations so you really can't see anything well.

Catalina Island (A hop, skip and a jump via boat ride)

Push and Shove City: [link]

Venice Beach (I don't care for this one but I can't find the beaches I hit) hehe

Circus City: [link]

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 2 days ago

Argh! rediculous dutchy I can't find any webcams for the beaches I like! when I search google it sends me to dead pages or adult live disgusting webcams! I'll try a few more links before I gross myself out here...

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 2 days ago

Alright I quit! Obviously ppl are clueless where to place a cam on a beach. (the one you posted is a "perfect view" you can see ppl, water, skies a statue by a relaxing spot)

These are beaches but...

Umm see the smog: [link]

See some Palm Trees: [link]

Fairly decent placement: [link]

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 2 days ago

The first one I thought would give you a view of Palos Verdes (extremely beautiful beach) but you have to climb down a nasty rock cliff to get to it but it's secluded and gorgeous.

Santa Monica Beach is Push and Shove City and so is Hermosa but if you go at off hours you can get some decent beach time in...

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 2 days ago

*Surprise Surprise* 8044 d/l's = 148277.82 MB (Whatever that is)

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Subject: Cydia/APT: Vista Bliss

Can not download app from repo, pls, check it!!!

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Where do I download this theme?! I tried through Cydia and keep getting a timeout error.

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(Tons of emails) = Bad idea...

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 2 days ago

That last one looks like a decent beach. But they need to clean the cam and it needs some dunes. Beach without dunes is no fun.

You've used up 140G of bandwidth already. I bet Cydia is starting to have some doubts about hosting things already. But er, why are they mailing you then?

// craeonics / 791 weeks and 1 day ago

What is a dune?

Cydia is basically like what iTunes is (but it's for us that jailbreak our phones to get "free" things, tweaks, apps, themes etc) I didn't ask to be hosted the owner asked me so I felt kinda privileged to be able to contribute back (considering all the free stuff I suck out from them)

Anyways like everything else I believe they make their killings off of advertisements (they must) cuz apparently my file sized theme alone would kill them and they fixed the issue and it's now got over 9,000 d/l's in alil over 1 day and growing! the problem is "I" have no control over it cuz "they" posted it after I gave my permission and they apparently posted my email address from the website (which I normally keep hidden) so I'm being flooded!

You already know themes these days are not themes but rather small apps if not several apps tweaked and blended together to create a theme so you become an idiot dev trying to fix a million bugs to keep your theme working!

At anyrate this was an experience (but my last one, it has to be) there is a guy making a similiar theme like mine but better and when he releases his they will back off of mine...

Dutchy what is a dune? You may have told me once but I don't remember I'm not sure.

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 1 day ago

Oh boy nevermind sorry... [link]

Rediculous now I've got to look up "Aeolian Processes" and "Alluvial Processes" to figure this out!

/me goes jump a few links...

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 1 day ago

You don't know what a dune is? /me falls of the couch

A dune is a sand hill. They exist in deserts (barren) and along the coast (covered with grass and bushes). Over here, dune ranges lay between the beach and the inland. And seeing that most of this country lies below sea level, they're the prime defense against flooding over here.

You can't see the sea from inland. You'll have to cross the dunes to get there.

See: [link] for some picks

// crae_guru / 791 weeks and 1 day ago

No dutchy I didn't know but they are beautifully scenic! [link] Our beaches are so flat? We don't seem to have anything like that (Or that I've seen)

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 1 day ago

Dutchy I don't want to forget to say "Thank you" about mentioning that Nedocromil to me, cuz as I told you the Doctor gave him a med that he told me is the same thing from the Nedocromil family (but alil more stronger) when I went and picked up the meds I noticed he gave me (3) inhalers of it when I was expecting only (1) so I called him back and asked if Gino could use this as well and he said yes it would be good for him to try as well.

They are taking (2) puffs twice and day along w/ their usual Qvar and "both" of them are doing great!!! I can't even believe it! Of course time will tell but it's been fantastic not a wheeze going on over here! So "Thank you" crae_guru (you are a guru)

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 1 day ago

Yikes! [link]

I could toss a blanket on that spot and sleep for a year! hehe

Very pretty...

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 1 day ago

I can't imagine a beach without dunes. It would be like the beach was an extension of the boardwalk or something. Totally no atmosphere. The nice things about dunes is that you can't see the city when you're at the beach, because the dunes hide it from sight.

Regarding the medicines, it's a bit to soon to draw definite conclusions. You should wait a month or so. At least this stuff beats them corticosteroids. Long time use of that can't be good.

// craeonics / 791 weeks and 1 day ago

I know dutchy that's why I said time will tell but so far so good (cept they said the taste is nasty when they spray it) but they both told me they are feeling much better since they've been using it, less coughing and breathing much better so again so far so good...

The only beach over here that you described where you can hide from the city is the one that I told you I have to practically flirt w/ death to climb down a rocky cliff.

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 1 day ago

Good Night dutchyyy sorry I've been chatting your eyes off, get some rest I'll give it a break.

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 1 day ago

The original version I used (Lomudal) tasted horribly, but the version I have these days (Tilade) has a lemon flavour. Two things to look out for: 1) aerosols can get clogged; and 2) the particles can be a bit harsh on the throat.

// craeonics / 791 weeks and 1 day ago

#2 They are both complaining about but it said on the paperwork that came along w/ the inhalers that is a side effect that will go away w/ time and continued use.

Now you get up and get to work!

/me goes jump in bed early...

// Doreen / 791 weeks and 1 day ago

Finally something new, decent and fresh popping up:

[link]

// Doreen / 790 weeks and 6 days ago

What in the seven hells is that? The intro was fine and then the actuall song rolled in and ruined everything.

Meanwhile, /me is ripping some new CD's: Vreid, Leviathan, Ulfdalir, Throndt, Bergthron and Satyricon... I on ly know one of those bands, so I'll let the rest surprise me.

// crae_evil / 790 weeks and 6 days ago

/me feels shivers coming on (cuz they "look" evil)

// Doreen / 790 weeks and 6 days ago

Can't listen to any of them right now anyway. Only one disc to go, the bonu disc of Satyricon's latest. Pressing is so so, because EAC's been at it for at leat half an hour now (I want the best possible rip). CD-drive is going crazy.

// craeonics / 790 weeks and 6 days ago

Well you're probably burning the thing out dutchy! hehe

// Doreen / 790 weeks and 6 days ago

Quite possible. It's nine years old. But it's completely and thoroughly calibrated for quality ripping, so I don't want to use anything else.

// craeonics / 790 weeks and 6 days ago

Good excuse Mr. Cheapy...

/me is listening to the office air conditioner (which sounds like it's about to die)

// Dor_work / 790 weeks and 6 days ago

Hmmm I come over here to have lunch w/ you and you don't even have a cracker for me!!!

/me goes look for some food...

// Dor_work / 790 weeks and 5 days ago

I don't have crackers because you should eat real food. Crackers are nothing but fibers.

// craeonics / 790 weeks and 5 days ago

Well I don't trust the food at the Hospital it's yuk! (and all that I was able to find around here today was some crackers) hehe

I think I want sushi tonight and stop making that face! It's good!

Dutchy I noticed when I come here from work, not at home but only here at work that the text box gets cut off to the right (drives me nuts cuz I cannot see what I'm typing cuz the words all get hidden)

// Dor_work / 790 weeks and 5 days ago

Oi? It should wrap when you reach te right border. Does it not wrap or is the right border off the screen.

// craeonics / 790 weeks and 5 days ago

When I'm on their computer and I type into this box the curser keeps going beyond the box (where I can no longer see what I'm typing) but here at home when I type and get to the right border yes it wraps back to the left (so I can always see the words I'm typing)

// Doreen / 790 weeks and 5 days ago

Multiple possibilities: 1) that machine has a very low resolution and the site doesn't fit onto the screen; or 2) the browser you use there dates back to prehistoric times.

// craeonics / 790 weeks and 4 days ago

Umm (I'm sure it's both) but I can't change the resolution on it cuz then when I dial in from home to work I have problems w/ the windows. I'm sure other ppl would have the same issue over here but since me and you are basically the main users of this ghost town forum you're off the hook from fixing it you lazy bunny!

// Doreen / 790 weeks and 4 days ago

Yikes! Zapp!!!

[link]

/me comes vibrate the board while you're in La la land...

// Doreen / 790 weeks and 4 days ago

Hmm, why is he holding that hose in his mouth. Does that somehow do the distortion?

// craeonics / 790 weeks and 4 days ago

Either that or the guy is on Oxygen? Yesss silly I always wondered what he used for the sound effects I was surprised to see him using something that looks so strange.

// Doreen / 790 weeks and 4 days ago

Snoop was walking around with something similar in his Sensual Seduction/Sexual Eruption video: [link]

// craeonics / 790 weeks and 4 days ago

Hmmm well when he uses that thing it's a drastic improvement over his own voice. hehe

I expected that thing they use to look different for some reason, I did not expect it to be a rediculous looking huge tube like that? Didn't you?

// Doreen / 790 weeks and 3 days ago

Anyways his best tune (and only cuz his cousin Nate and Xzibit save him)

[link]

// Doreen / 790 weeks and 3 days ago

One more, but again Dr Dre saves him, actually I don't like his voice at all I block him completely out (I only listen to the bg sounds going on as usual)

[link]

// Doreen / 790 weeks and 3 days ago

Dutchy check this out when you get a chance later on...

From Italy: [link]

Click on "Legacy of the Snake" (the girl reminds me of that one in Lacuna Coil)

// Doreen / 790 weeks and 3 days ago

You're missing out on his best track: Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Doggy Dog - Deep Cover: [link]. Check that bass, it's awesome.

// craeonics / 790 weeks and 3 days ago

/me checks... Where the hell is that song, stupid MySpace... Eek, these guys need to shave and cut their hair. Long hair doesn't suit everyone. Ah, there it is.

Hmm, sounds a bit like early After Forever. Perhaps I should give them a spin next time I buy CD's.

The girl looks like your average Italian girl, by the way.

// craeonics / 790 weeks and 3 days ago

Snoop now days is right around the corner playing coach for kids for his baseball team. The thing is nobody wants to really let their kids be on is team for fear of possible drive-bys (which we unfortunately have a very high rate of over here no matter where you live at)

/me don't see the girl I only "heard" her in the song, where is she? I want to see what an average Italian girl looks like.

// Doreen / 790 weeks and 3 days ago

The tune on that page I was talking about "Legacy of the Snake" has a link up on the right on that page along w/ the embedded music player: [link]

I still cannot find the girl? the only female I see is that female broadcaster on that embedded vid? And though she is speaking Italina I've never seen a Blonde Italian all my family has dark hair (all of them)

// Doreen / 790 weeks and 3 days ago

That's probably because Italians have dark hair. Blond/red hair would mean at least one ancestor came from the north or it's dyed.

Didn't hear female vocals, thought you meant the girl showing off their merchandise.

// craeonics / 790 weeks and 3 days ago

No the girl comes in singing towards the middle of the song on that link up on the right inside that embedded player. (She sounds just like that female singer in Lacuna Coil)

You have to listen to the whole song to catch it (The Legacy of the Snake one) strange it almost has some Indian vibe in it too. hehe

// Doreen / 790 weeks and 3 days ago

She comes in at 3:03 (itsy bitsy part)

// Doreen / 790 weeks and 3 days ago

That part was so itsy-bitsy it didn't even attract my attention. The eastern melody is what remembered me of After Forever, for instance this song: [link], or the live version: [link] (with a horribly distorted guitar).

And speaking of Indian: [link] (there are at most two possible Indians in this video, the rest is not).

// craeonics / 790 weeks and 3 days ago

Yeah it seems everyone wants to add a dash of Indian vibe into the mix. And in that last vid I only count (1) authentic Indian, the female.

// Doreen / 790 weeks and 3 days ago

I take that back the old man looks indian too. hehe! everyone else is def not.

// Doreen / 790 weeks and 3 days ago

Dutchy check this out before you go jump into La la land...

Who in the world is this!? [link] Is there anyone, anywhere that Timbaland has not got his sticky fingers on? (never heard this one before and now you got me jumping links)

// Doreen / 790 weeks and 3 days ago

Used to be the singer of Soundgarden. Timbaland seems to be inspired by a recent Madonna song that, if I'm not mistaken, was produced by the Neptunes (read: they made the beats).

// craeonics / 790 weeks and 3 days ago

What? Madonna + Timbaland now? He seems to be involved in every recording artist now.

// Doreen / 790 weeks and 3 days ago

Amazing when I come across some old CD's that I forgot I even had, yesterday I came across an old Sting CD so that's what I'm floating around on today...

Sting - Brand New Day (Murlyn Extended Mix)

I suppose I bought this and listened to it only once or twice. hehe

// Doreen / 790 weeks and 2 days ago

Must have been a stroke of madness. Keep digging and you'll probably find a Gloria Gaynor album.

// crae_work / 790 weeks and 2 days ago

If I found that one I'd have to go check my birth certificate and see who I am again...

// Doreen / 790 weeks and 2 days ago

Ah, come on. It's right beside your George Michael collection.

// crae_work / 790 weeks and 2 days ago

hehe! /me smacks you and bites your big nose!

// Doreen / 790 weeks and 1 day ago

But I did find all kindsa funny stuff I wore out when I first had bought them, check this one out. (and don't laugh!)

[link]

No more, nooo more, baby I'ma do right... hehe

// Doreen / 790 weeks and 1 day ago

And this one of which I practically melted the CD I played it so much I was surprised it still played!

[link]

And now that I've embarrassed myself enough, I think I'll get back to work. (but I'm going to play that Super Woman againnnn right now) hehe

Mmmm mmmmm mmmmm!!!

// Doreen / 790 weeks and 1 day ago

Never hear either of them. First one I didn't miss much, second one has got a good beat.

// craeonics / 790 weeks and 1 day ago

Dutchy everytime I look at your beach cam it's night! argh!

but is it snowing? I think I see snow on the beach? Well from that link you gave me it show ice or something along the side of that thing. (whatever that is) [link]

// Doreen / 790 weeks and 1 day ago

I want to see you over there dutchy! when are going over there? (please, please)

// Doreen / 790 weeks and 1 day ago

Well actually I won't really be able to see you judging from how that statue looks but I still will be able to see you. When are you going over there? Don't be so stubborn you said it's not far from where you live.

// Doreen / 790 weeks and 1 day ago

It's not freezing at the moment, but we did have wet snow and when I rode home, the heavens decided to drop something that lies between rain and hail upon me. And almost frozen raindrops are freaking cold.

// craeonics / 790 weeks and 1 day ago

Pfft, I never go there. Especially not in this weather.

// craeonics / 790 weeks and 1 day ago

Argh! I hate you!!!!! You're so stubborn! hehe

Alright you stubborn bunny *sigh* I hope you're not riding a bike in that kind of weather? That is what I was thinking about when I just seen that.

// Doreen / 790 weeks and 1 day ago

I'm trying to run some reports in the other window and my fingers will not cooperate w/ the fact that we've already past one whole month in the new year 01/01/09 to 01/31/09 OMG!

Can you believe it?

// Doreen / 790 weeks and 1 day ago

Yeah, and I haven't posted news in four months. Then again, not much is happening anyway.

// craeonics / 790 weeks and 1 day ago

Has it been four months!? I never pay attention to stuff then suddenly I seem to open my eyes and years have past again. hehe

I'm sure the next time I notice time it will be Christmas yet again.

// Doreen / 790 weeks and 1 day ago

Gah, it's my anthem on the radio!

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Alphaville - Forever Young

// crae_work / 789 weeks and 3 days ago

Bathory - Raise the dead

Gino's idol and a curse from Hell to me now...

// Doreen / 788 weeks and 4 days ago

Oi? I'm not familiar with that one. /me googles...

// craeonics / 788 weeks and 4 days ago

[link] (this one he plays on his guitar constantly)

and...

[link] (this one he just listens to alot and I can't even believe it's Bathory)

// Doreen / 788 weeks and 4 days ago

Oh, but it is. It's from his first two albums. Very rough material. He didn't go Viking until album four or so.

// craeonics / 788 weeks and 4 days ago

Well I like his viking style much better his earlier stuff reminds me of Burzum, and Gino is currently into his Burzumy style now for some strange reason.(horrible)

// Doreen / 788 weeks and 4 days ago

You mean he's developing a (good) taste in music? For all its unpolishedness and simpleness early Burzum is quite excellent. Later Burzum is more ho-hum. Think endless keyboard patterns repeating minutes upon end, like [link] (no guitars in jail).

I think I'm going to blow away the dust and do some work on Tek today, starting with feeds for the board. I've said that a lot in the past and other things are tempting, so don't hold me up on it.

// craeonics / 788 weeks and 4 days ago

Eek! For some reason my local copy of Tek is completely broken. Now I know why I haven't done shit for ages.

// craeonics / 788 weeks and 4 days ago

You're neglecting our home over here and it's all broken down get to it you lazy bunny and fix it before our roof starts leaking next!

/me is trying to find this new stuff on Limewire but it's no where to be found cept google brought me here:

[link]

Listen to "Mr Karma" up on the right in the music player box (pretty good actually excellente)

// Doreen / 788 weeks and 3 days ago

Hmm that was painful trying to listen to that link of yours up there (the Burzum one) it sounds like Ummmmm someone lonely, sad, hopeless, totally bored and sitting in a jail cell?

// Dor_evil / 788 weeks and 3 days ago

Later Burzum just isn't that good. That Bodhi song is a bit too fleeting for me. Needs more bass and different vocals.

Cousin dropped by, so cleaning up the Tek mess went nowhere.

// craeonics / 788 weeks and 3 days ago

Old stuff on TV. Two Belgian producers behind the scenes and a Dutch rapper and singer as the front.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: 2Unlimited - No Limit [link]

// crae_zzz / 788 weeks and 3 days ago

That almost had me dancing over here (really good beat)

// Doreen / 788 weeks and 3 days ago

Not surprising, I think it was their greatest hit over here. And they had a lot of them. Meanwhile, it's Super Hits of the 80s here at work again.

/listen

* crae_80s is listening to: Talk Talk - It's my Life

// crae_work / 788 weeks and 3 days ago

It's a Holiday over here so no work and it's pouring buckets of rain outside (so what more could I ask for)

// Doreen / 788 weeks and 3 days ago

Dr. Phil on TV? It's grand as usual. A bunch of retards as guests and Dr. Phil stating the obvious again.

// craeonics / 788 weeks and 3 days ago

That guy makes me want to puke...

// Doreen / 788 weeks and 2 days ago

Prob go hit the gym then sit in the sauna and steam myself for a while, either that or sleep I actually don't know what to do!? hehe

// Doreen / 788 weeks and 2 days ago

I think your work is your hobby. When you have the day off, you just don't know what to do with your time. Maybe you should call the office to see if they need some reports.

// craeonics / 788 weeks and 2 days ago

I didn't need to cuz my Boss worked the Holiday as did half the nurses so I still have emails beeping on my iPhone all day (but I ignored them)

// Doreen / 788 weeks and 2 days ago

You should have a work phone and a personal phone. So you can switch off the work phone when you're off duty.

// craeonics / 788 weeks and 1 day ago

One phone is more than enough, anyways you dutchy what are you up to and when are you going to post some fresh news? I'm completely sick of seeing my article/newspost hanging on our front door.

// Doreen / 788 weeks and 1 day ago

I think you should put a webcam so when I get blue for you I can come peek at your web cam and watch you doing nothing as usual. hehe

// Doreen / 788 weeks and 1 day ago

How come they have flowers over there? [link]

// Doreen / 788 weeks and 1 day ago

Because it's a monument for fishermen who drowned at sea.

There is news in the world of Skindom, but I'm on my netbook 99% of the time and it doesn't have an FTP-app yet, so I can't post news from here.

// craeonics / 788 weeks and 1 day ago

Wellll then get an FTP app (boy you have a million and one excuses)

// Dor_nag / 788 weeks and 1 day ago

So it's kinda like a graveyard thingy? *shivers*

// Doreen / 788 weeks and 1 day ago

I wish the camera was closer but then a few times when I went to glance at it I seen ppl there and thought how embarrasing do they know ppl can see them? It's like anybody that is looking at that is like a stalker. hehe!

(cuz I seen a couple kissing over there once)

// Doreen / 788 weeks and 1 day ago

Tsk, tsk, miss stalker.

I don't want to use an FTP-app to post news. So many steps. Find the local copy, edit it, fire up the FTP-app, change to the right directory, FTP the file, dig up the feed, change the feed, FTP it, etcetera. It should be just a form where I can type shit and it should automatically create the feed. But the big trouble is that my local copy of Tek is broken and I suspect what is online is just a patched up version.

// craeonics / 788 weeks and 1 day ago

Sooooo for the time it took you to type all that stuff you could have just done it!

// Dor_nag / 788 weeks and 1 day ago

Don't plastic have a backup copy thingie? Or would that still not be sufficient? Cuz I don't have a clue what you mean but I'm thinking sooner or later you will have to deal w/ it right?

// Doreen / 788 weeks and 1 day ago

Nevermind I just thought if the online copy is broken then any backup copies would be broken as well?

/me blames it on the rain I'm still dingy from it...

// Doreen / 788 weeks and 1 day ago

Yikes! It's already midnight over there g'night dutchy...

// Doreen / 788 weeks and 1 day ago

This version works, obviously, but I feel it's a bit messy. Anyway, I'll take a look at things this week.

// craeonics / 788 weeks and 1 day ago

Okay, me tosses a pillow at you...

// Doreen / 788 weeks and 1 day ago

/me awakens with a splitting headache...

Shop where I get my CDs had a special offer for a pack of 24 CDs of artists I've never heard of before for €25 if you'd spend over €70 on CDs. So I went a bit overboard and ordered €70 on CDs (grand total of five to be exact). Hmm, the special pack thing won't fit in a normal envelope (obviously, 24 CDs), so I had to pay extra shipping because the total was below €100. Added another CD to the shopping cart and hurray, no extra shipping costs and 3% off to boot.

Long story short, I just ordered 31 CDs of artists I've never heard of. Should be interesting. Hope it's not all crap.

// crae_zzz / 787 weeks and 5 days ago

hehe you are such a nut I can't even believe you! Hey wait I just noticed the box is stretched out bigger over here at work but still when I get to the right side I can't see what I'm typing for a few words before it goes to the the next line.

Anyways me is outta here! (long day)

// Dor_work / 787 weeks and 5 days ago

Are you listening to any Mary Poppins CD over there? (I'm sure they gave you all the reject CD's that nobody else would buy)

// Doreen / 787 weeks and 4 days ago

I bet they slipped a Spoon Full of Sugar in that batch of CD's

[link]

// Doreen / 787 weeks and 4 days ago

/me is listening to my neighbor playing:

[link]

(everyone is on a Akon kick right now on their radio stations)

// Doreen / 787 weeks and 4 days ago

Apparently he doesn't know how to make a music vid w/o trying to make a motion picture? Out of all his new tunes flooding the radio station this old one of his was his only decent one...

[link]

// Doreen / 787 weeks and 4 days ago

Akon should do a duet with Mary Poppins. I'm sure it would result in the worst song ever.

// crae_zzz / 787 weeks and 4 days ago

Latest Prodigy single is pretty good. Not anything groundbreaking or innovating, just their usual material. Not enough breakbeats in music these days, so it's very welcome.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: The Prodigy - Omen

// crae_zzz / 787 weeks and 4 days ago

Why is my dutchy so zzzz all the time now? are you getting old now? Or too much partying?

/me kicks you!

// Doreen / 787 weeks and 4 days ago

Because it was almost dawn already when I wrote that. My legs were so tired (or restless rather) I could hardly move.

// craeonics / 787 weeks and 4 days ago

Welll morning on this end yet again (seems I blink and it's another day already!)

Anyways me comes to say g'morning to my sleepy dutchy and go peek at your beach right now...

// Doreen / 787 weeks and 4 days ago

O

M

G!

Thazzz the most ppl I have ever seen there! (I'm use to seeing nobody there but maybe 3-5 at most)

// Doreen / 787 weeks and 4 days ago

This one is really cool too, today I can see some ppl and two dogs going crazy running around, white segals flying by the camera and lil birds walking along the sand eating. I swear they've got that cam in the most perfect spot it must be hanging from a cloud in the sky or something!

[link]

// Doreen / 787 weeks and 4 days ago

/me checks...

Darkness, or rather the glare of street lights hanging next to the camera. Is that the same cam? Don't see the statue.

// craeonics / 787 weeks and 3 days ago

No silly just click on it tomorrow so you can see it, it's a camera at the same beach but one positioned practically on the sand by the water...

I spotted the link on the same page you gave to me the link was posted right beneath the statue web cam page.

// Doreen / 787 weeks and 3 days ago

Ah, now I see. This one is placed a little further south. Those rocks you see stretching into the sea with the light towers on 'em mean this is near the harbour.

// crae_work / 787 weeks and 3 days ago

Medicine for my eyes, the cam is placed so good on that spot it's almost like being there on the sand! Rather be there today.

/me goes wake up...

// Doreen / 787 weeks and 3 days ago

That part of the beach is also where the surfers hang out. Though probably not in these temperatures.

// crae_work / 787 weeks and 3 days ago

You mean all the hang tenners? hehe

It looks like it's dusk over there now dutchy so pretty (but over here it's 9:30am and completely overcast and though morning it looks and feels like it's 6:00pm)

Not good working weather cuz I get paralyzed by comfortable cool gloomy weather, it zaps my energy or something.

// Doreen / 787 weeks and 3 days ago

You won't see it by the time you look, but the camera is really in a good spot, I can see the dusk colors and someone just jogging and the waves crashing on the rocks.

Argh! makes me want to go run to the beach!

[IMG][link][/IMG]

// Doreen / 787 weeks and 3 days ago

Just by looking at it I can almost hear and feel it. hehe

/me goes back to boring work today (argh! I don't wanna work!)

// Doreen / 787 weeks and 3 days ago

You seriously need to more to a house with a view of the ocean.

// craeonics / 787 weeks and 2 days ago

Argh... ~move...

// craeonics / 787 weeks and 2 days ago

I know, I'm saving and I have $23.75 cents saved but I'm thinking about buying a new CD instead. hehe

That was my goal but my kids got in the way of that goal, now Gino has his eye on College so I'm thinking I'm doomed for sures now...

// Doreen / 787 weeks and 2 days ago

Anyways, I have that link you gave me (almost as good, it's like looking out a window for me) hehe!

// Doreen / 787 weeks and 2 days ago

Hey, it's called "Windows" for a reason. It gives you a nice "Vista" of the sea.

// crae_zzz / 787 weeks and 2 days ago

/me kicks you and tosses a pillow at your head!

// Doreen / 787 weeks and 2 days ago

This song is banned in this office it seems. Lots of haters. Regardless, I control the tunes today.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Europe - The Final Countdown

// crae_80s / 787 weeks and 2 days ago

hehe dutchyyy, They obviously don't know how lucky they are that you don't bring one of your evil CD's from home into the office.

I was just peeking out my window again and seen this:

[IMG][link][/IMG]

Actually that's your window...

// Doreen / 787 weeks and 2 days ago

Mmmm now "that" is what you call perfect Beach time (Dusk) not early morning when the rest of the world hits the Beach...

Anyways, relaxxx that's the last pic I'll shove in your face of your Beach. hehe

Can't help it, I showed you that there's no good positioned beach cams on this end to look at!

// Doreen / 787 weeks and 2 days ago

OMG! no wonder you've got haters over there hating that is disgusting! This one? [link] It starts out like a theme from Rocky or something, gross...

// Doreen / 787 weeks and 2 days ago

That's the one.

Meanwhile it seems the shop sent my CDs to the wrong address. I entered my parents address as the drop off point, since they're retired, but I got home and found a message from the mailman that said he'd be back with the package tomorrow. Grrreat. I'm not at home when he delivers. During office hours people tend to be... in the office (duh). So tommorow the mailman will find I'm not at home and I then have to go pick up the package on the other side of town, which, ofcourse, can only be done in the shortest of timeframes. Grrr... I'm going to kick that shop.

// craeonics / 787 weeks and 1 day ago

hehe! I have a package due on Thursday (according to what my tracking info states online) which means I will have to keep running out to the front of where I live to make sure my neighbors don't lock the gate on him, so I will be running back and forth every hour to the front to check the gate and then guess what? right before he comes to deliver my package someone will lock the gate and then I will go outside and find one of those wonderful pick slips stuck on the front gate that says he was unable to make the delivery due to the gate being lock and he will return tomorrow (of course on Fridays I'm in Los Angeles working!) and they don't deliver on Sat or Sun so I will have to wait until Monday of which I will then begin to guard the gate all day long againnnn!

// Doreen / 787 weeks and 1 day ago

Sounds familiar. Why don't those goons deliver in the evening or have a pickup point somewhere close?

// craeonics / 787 weeks and 1 day ago

No kidding and the only one that has a key to get into the gate is the Mailman our manager has not figured out it might be a good idea to either install a buzzer at that stupid gate or give a key to the UPS.

Anyways something good believe it or not by Akon:

[link]

// Doreen / 787 weeks and 1 day ago

and a dash of 50 cent too...

// Doreen / 787 weeks and 1 day ago

Mmmm mmm mmmmm!!!

Instrumental version (now I need to go see if Limewire is my friend today)

[link]

// Doreen / 787 weeks and 1 day ago

"Akon" and "good" in the same sentence is an impossibility.

// crae_work / 787 weeks and 1 day ago

Well it's better than that Final Countdown that you're torturing your co-workers with! hehe

// Doreen / 787 weeks and 1 day ago

Currently torturing them with the Rolling Stones. God, these guys are so old even my parents know them.

// crae_work / 787 weeks and 1 day ago

Mmmm though I don't care for this guy either he put a nice twist on this tune...

[link]

// Doreen / 787 weeks and 22 hours ago

Only good tune by the Stones (and this vid is pretty cool too)

[link]

// Doreen / 787 weeks and 22 hours ago

Ugh! me feels sicker and weaker than a dog today (I think a flu jumped me) so me no listen to anything today cuz any vibration (including the guy outside who is currently using a leaf blower) is making me jump outside my skin today!!!

// Doreen / 787 weeks and 1 hour ago

Well my delivery guy got through the gate today (must be my lucky day)

// Doreen / 786 weeks and 6 days ago

Get well soon then. Meanwhile... /me is ripping a pile of CDs... This is going to take weeks.

// craeonics / 786 weeks and 6 days ago

So you got your delivery too I see...

// Dor_work / 786 weeks and 6 days ago

Yup. From what I've heard so far, it's not particularly dreadful and there's some pretty good material hidden in there as well.

// craeonics / 786 weeks and 5 days ago

What!? No Mary Poppins?

// Dor_work / 786 weeks and 5 days ago

Why on earth would anyone want to listen to Mary Poppins?

// craeonics / 786 weeks and 5 days ago

Cuz they're crazy, anyways you must be in one of your serious moods today to have taken that serious?

/me goes try to wake up...

// Dor_zzz / 786 weeks and 5 days ago

I'm always in the same mood. It just depends on the things said and if the associations I have are playful or serious.

// craeonics / 786 weeks and 4 days ago

hehe dutchyyyy oh boy *sigh* well the things "you" say always make me smile (or *sigh* depending on if the associates are playful or serious) hehe

// Doreen / 786 weeks and 4 days ago

Post some news you lazy bunny!

// Doreen / 786 weeks and 4 days ago

Yeah, yeah. I can post sryo's recent finds, but my computer is for away. I'd have to get off the couch, walk over to the computer, fire it up, wait for it to boot, dig up an FTP app that still works (unlike SmartFTP which I used for years bt went payware and suddenly ceased functioning), connect to the server, download the right file, open it in a text editor, follow the links and turn them into news articles, upload the file back to the server, repeat the process three times to fix typos, look up the feed, download the feed, manually add the new news items, upload it to the server again, delete it and upload it to the correct folder this time, and presto!

// craeonics / 786 weeks and 4 days ago

And??? Once again by the time you typed all that! (plus typed for away = far away to fix all those typos and everything) you'd have already done it! You lazy bunny! hehe

I know you probably feel like it's just more work considering that kind of like what you do all day for your paycheck. But I'm sick of seeing my stupid news post forever!

// Doreen / 786 weeks and 4 days ago

/me thinks do I want to go hunting for an hour for a cool tune I heard by Estelle and Sean Paul right now or wait till tomorrow?

/me waits till tomorrow...

// Doreen / 786 weeks and 4 days ago

This one is nice, be it old: [link], with come clever wordplay for those that understand Dutch and a great bridge at two thirds for everyone.

// craeonics / 786 weeks and 4 days ago

Umm I don't even know what to say about that? (cept now I'm confused and totally disorientated by those sounds and words) hehe

// Doreen / 786 weeks and 4 days ago

I had to see what this one was that was listed off to the right (cuz the typical dutch looking pic) and this one sounds good...

[link]

// Doreen / 786 weeks and 4 days ago

Dutchy I was messing around w/ some RSS apps for my iPhone again and was wondering if you're aware of the number of subscribers to your news feed? (cuz I noticed something weird)

// Doreen / 786 weeks and 3 days ago

I have no idea how many people use it. Wht's weird about it?

// crae_zzz / 786 weeks and 3 days ago

I had to upgrade my OS on my iPhone againnn cuz my existing apps I use for work stopped working due to apple driving everyone crazy w/ updates every week! Anyways each time they do this some free apps I use when I jailbreak no longer work anymore so then I end up going on a hunt to find some replacements and when I was searching around for a new RSS app when I added the feed for our site I noticed the app actually gave some strange stats on Tek such as average reads per hour, day, month etc and subscribers to the news feed links etc.

I thought that info being avail from an RSS app a bit overkill anyways I trashed the app that's not what I was looking for...

// Doreen / 786 weeks and 3 days ago

Especially since feeds don't provide that info.

Ah, completely fresh, so let me go post some news. Oh no, wait, I have to work all day first.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Wham! - The Edge of Heaven

// crae_work / 786 weeks and 3 days ago

One of my anthems again. For the lyrics and not so much the melody.

# I

# I live among the creatures of the night

# I haven't got the will to try and fight

# Against a new tomorrow

# So I guess I'll just believe

# And tomorrow never comes

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Laura Branigan - Self Control

// crae_80s / 786 weeks and 3 days ago

/me grabs some tweezers and picks up that Wham and dangles it over the garbage and opens up the tweezers and drops it...

You need to be listening to this:

[link]

Mmmm mmmm mmmmm!!!

// Doreen / 786 weeks and 3 days ago

/me kicks Estelle back to the curb where she and her crud songs belong and put on the news

// craeonics / 786 weeks and 2 days ago

Oh you are definitely developing senile dementia now. hehe

// Doreen / 786 weeks and 2 days ago

/me ignores grandma Doreen and her 19th century records and plays De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig's latest...

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig - Buma in me Zak

// craeonics / 786 weeks and 2 days ago

Argh!!! dutchy the light bulb blew out that used to hang over the beach cam (I know there was a light cuz I could still see it at night just not as good as day of course) so I need you to go replace that light bulb for me! hehe

[link]

/me goes check out that dutch stuffezzzz

// Doreen / 786 weeks and 2 days ago

Alright I'm clueless what it was about but it was good stuffezz (and semi-decent vid)

[link]

// Doreen / 786 weeks and 2 days ago

Ummmm what in the world are they wearing???

[link]

// Doreen / 786 weeks and 2 days ago

Argh, darkness is upon us!

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Delerium ft. Sarah McLachlan - Silence 2008 [link] (the link is the Tiësto mix, there are sixteen thousand versions of that song and I can't find the bloody original, but at least this one has the video)

// craeonics / 786 weeks and 2 days ago

Whoops, cross-posting. I think they just rolled out of bed and forgot to dress,

// craeonics / 786 weeks and 2 days ago

/me is checking this out (I actually think the Opposites are betterrr) Mmmm

[link]

// Doreen / 786 weeks and 2 days ago

Over here alot of ppl listen to Sarah McLachlan (I'm not crazy about her at all)

// Doreen / 786 weeks and 2 days ago

I only know her from participations like that song

This is a better Opposites track, by the way: [link]

// craeonics / 786 weeks and 2 days ago

Obvious chick tune in dutch I guess (I like it) I'm just hopping links over on the right there's alot of diff flavors there. But this one is good...

[link]

// Doreen / 786 weeks and 2 days ago

What is Zouk mean?

// Doreen / 786 weeks and 2 days ago

[link]

Yesssss now "that" is some goooood stuffezzzz!

/me goes loop that for a while. hehe

// Doreen / 786 weeks and 2 days ago

Yikes! Dutchy I want that one what CD is that, help me find it so I can buy it (but not that Euro stuff please cuz I don't understand that)

// Doreen / 786 weeks and 2 days ago

Is this the one? [link]

// Doreen / 786 weeks and 2 days ago

No, I don't think so. Let me look it up...

Zouk is an African(esque) type of dance music, by the way. The melody you heard in that first link was typical Zouk.

// craeonics / 786 weeks and 2 days ago

Correction, yeah, it is on that album. It's the last track.

// craeonics / 786 weeks and 2 days ago

I know and I got it! (I sent you something but I'm sure I'm just sitting in your spam box)

// Doreen / 786 weeks and 2 days ago

A bit of a surprise to hear Flo in this remake but I guess it works...

[link]

// Doreen / 786 weeks and 1 day ago

If they're going to steal a chorus they should at least try to trump the original: [link]

// crae_zzz / 786 weeks and 1 day ago

/me goes tip toe around you and your snoring cats and check that out...

// Doreen / 786 weeks and 1 day ago

/me goes retire my booty tunes (atleast for today) and float around on some tunes I've been totally neglecting on Air 1

Tenth Avenue North - By Your Side

// Doreen / 786 weeks and 1 day ago

/me goes clean up his paper work... Time for the annual tax thing again.

// craeonics / 786 weeks and 23 hours ago

That's always fun, I did mine early cuz Gino needed it done to see if we can qualify for assistance for a College Loan (this is going to kill me and there goes my beach house for sures)

// Doreen / 786 weeks and 21 hours ago

And if Gino don't eat up my beach house Sammy will next...

// Doreen / 786 weeks and 21 hours ago

I was going to try not to bother you whilst you work on your boring tax return but I can't help it I have to come jump up and down in this thread real quick!!!

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// Doreen / 786 weeks and 20 hours ago

Hmm I wasss trying to show you my CD shipped out to me today! but now I'm trying to figure out what is that mess? (Something changed on ImageShack)

// Doreen / 786 weeks and 20 hours ago

One day you'll have to explain to me why you don't just copy/paste the address of the pic but enclose it in crap tags for equally crappy fora.

Anyhow, yay!

// craeonics / 786 weeks and 20 hours ago

And one day you'll have to explain to me why you don't just make this board take embedded images? but then it will take forever to load (okay so I answered my own question)

I can't wait!

I can't wait!

I can't wait!

I sure hope it doesn't get delivered on Friday when I'm not home or I'm going to have a fit!

// Doreen / 786 weeks and 19 hours ago

And it's that time againnn, my mom just dropped off my step Dad's laptop for me to fix. *sigh*

/me goes fix it for lunch...

// Dor_tech / 785 weeks and 6 days ago

Dr. Dor to the rescue!

// craeonics / 785 weeks and 6 days ago

If I were a Dr. I'd hire someone to fix their computers everytime they kill them...

// Doreen / 785 weeks and 6 days ago

What's happening is they go to these stupid online game sites to play boring little games (I mean reallyyyy boring games) and then they get virus' I guess through pop ups that they keep clicking on (obviously the ones where they say "You just won a new car!) I don't know, even though I tell them over and over again don't click on pop ups! Dont even go to those boring free gaming sites just go buy some game and play it off your machine or something.

They drive me crazy dutchy! I couldn't even reformat his lap top cuz it kept locking up during start up and wouldn't let me boot it up and get things going. I got it after a couple of hours but argh!!! (then I could have sworn I spotted a porn cookie so I snitched and told my mom!) hehe!

// Dor_snitch / 785 weeks and 6 days ago

Silly games can't get worse than what my mother does. Playing cardgames on the computer (Solitaire, Free Cell, Spider) all the time. But at least I made sure she uses Firefox/Thunderbird for Net business, so no chance of infections there.

// craeonics / 785 weeks and 6 days ago

Hmm I guess I should install that on their machines then (this weekend I'll do it)

// Dor_work / 785 weeks and 6 days ago

Actually, the protection is trifold:

1) All net activity goes through a router, so no need for firewall software.

2) Email is handled by Thunderbird with script execution disabled.

3) Web browsing is via Firefox which is not as deeply embedded into the OS as IE nor does it support ActiveX, which is attack vector number one.

Ofcourse this will never rule out the human factor. It is unlikely that my mother will install software and my father likes to brag about how he never goes near computers, so the only hazard is if my sister drops by and pulls some stunt.

// craeonics / 785 weeks and 5 days ago

Well the only problem I have w/ them is those silly games sites they go to play at, some will only work w/ IE I believe cuz they play (well my mom) plays something called pop-it? and other games that require a window to pop up if the window doesn't pop up the game won't start, they play against other ppl online and my mom play w/ her sister who lives out of State so I can't seem to get them to stop the online stuff. And my stepfather wellll I'm not so sure what he is up to besides games. hehe!

Just kidding apparently he gets garbage in the mail and he's silly enough to click on links which hyjack him to porn (or so he says) hehe

At any rate me goes get ready I have to go drop off his laptop to him and go visit my mom for a bit today, and see what trouble my sister is getting into these days...

// Doreen / 785 weeks and 5 days ago

Oh boy, I hate when we have to change the time on our clocks, this is horrible again...

// Doreen / 785 weeks and 4 days ago

Hey dutchy I just spotted something a way to link to a specific portion of a vid check this out, me test to see if it goes to some cool old school dancing...

[link]

// Doreen / 785 weeks and 4 days ago

And the part of this song where I always get hypnotized for a few seconds.

[link]

// Doreen / 785 weeks and 4 days ago

And it works!

/me tries not to listen to that part and fall into a trance cuz I need to go dance w/ the laundry today...

// Doreen / 785 weeks and 4 days ago

/me investigates...

Ah, I see. If you tack #4m17s at the end of the link, it will start at four minutes and seventeen seconds.

// craeonics / 785 weeks and 3 days ago

Mijn Opposites CD kwam vandaag! (I'm sure that's not right but who cares, I got my CD!)

/me goes check it out...

// Doreen / 785 weeks and 2 days ago

Hmm it's in a cardboard type box thingie that's plastic wrapped and on the back there's a lil white sticker that says "Made in: HOLLAND" inside there's a small paper poster and from the looks of it they do some of their recording in their apartment?

// Doreen / 785 weeks and 2 days ago

/me peels the lil sticker off (that says Made in: HOLLAND) and sticks it on the Cardboard box CD and tosses the plastic wrap in the trash and goes partyyyy w/ my new CD!!!

// Doreen / 785 weeks and 2 days ago

You do know when you guys say bad words it sound funny right?

Anyways no review today (cuz this CD has a ton of tunes on it)

// Doreen / 785 weeks and 2 days ago

Gah! Doreen is talking fluent Dutch! The cardboard box thing is called a "digipak": [link]. Limited or deluxe editions are usually digipaks while normal editions come in a jewel case. I have a soft spot for the things, they look so much better.

// crae_work / 785 weeks and 2 days ago

Yup that's it (cept it's not tri-fold) it's just like a book w/ a front cover and the back has the CD holder. It looks like it will get grungy looking really quick. I love this CD and it has alot of good tunes on it. I'm gonna be spending my day w/ it today again, cuz I had alot of interruptions yesterday.

// Doreen / 785 weeks and 2 days ago

Dom, Lomp & Famous (Deze krijgt een bijna me dansen) hehe

/me goes get busy today (but for now I'll have to dance in my chair)

// Doreen / 785 weeks and 2 days ago

Okay, so the Dutch is not so fluent anymore. Correct phrasing would be "deze krijgt me bijna aan het dansen" ("this one almost makes me dance", literally: "this gets me almost on the dancing"). The "aan het" + verb construction is for things that are in progress. Like: ik ben aan het eten = I am eating; ik ben aan het typen = I am typing.

Anyway, they make some great tunes. Though not all are that good.

// crae_guru / 785 weeks and 2 days ago

Incredible, Beyoncé has actually made a record that has some spunk. Now if only she could drop her RnB voice.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Beyoncé - Diva

// craeonics / 785 weeks and 2 days ago

Alright here you go since this CD has alot of tunes and my dutch words are extremelyyy limited:

1. Hol Van De Leeuw = Daar heb ik niets aan

2. Vandaag = Zo zo

3. Jouw Pijn, Mijn Pijn = Uitstekend/Prima!

4. Jonge Ondernemer = Zo zo

5. Sjonnie & Anita = Goed

6. Lowlife = Uitstekend

7. Outsider = Zo zo

8. South Africa = Kort maar goed

9. 't Gaat Maar Door = Goed

10. Dom, Lomp & Famous = Uitstekend/Prima!

11. Me Nikes = Goed, goed...

12. Leven Is Een Droom = Zo zo

13. Jij Niks, Ik Alles = Daar heb ik niets aan

14. Voor Mij = Prima

15. Fokt Op = Goed

16. Allemaal Veranderd = Afschuwelijk (and so is typing that word)

17. Van De Top Naar De Underground = Niet goed

18. Zij Aan Zij = Goed zo

19. Kom Nie Hier = Goed zo!

20. Geen Klasse, Geen Stijl = Sexy, Prima! Sexy! (my fav)

// Doreen / 785 weeks and 1 day ago

Okay, who are you and what have you done with Doreen?

// crae_evil / 785 weeks and 1 day ago

But summing things up:

good = 12

okay = 4

crap = 4

Seems like a win.

// craeonics / 785 weeks and 1 day ago

hehe if I had just done it your way I'd have saved myself alot of typing!!!

// Doreen / 785 weeks and 1 day ago

I only know the songs they're released as singles. From this albums that's (in order of release) "Geen Klasse, geen Stijl", "Me Nikes", "Dom, Lomp & Famous" and "Sjonnie & Anita".

// craeonics / 785 weeks and 22 hours ago

Well than you're missing out. I think I listened to it too much cuz I dreamed in dutch last night. hehe!

// Doreen / 785 weeks and 22 hours ago

Anyways they're cute lil G's but I doubt those two would last an hour on the streets of LA over here...

// Doreen / 785 weeks and 22 hours ago

Anyways all that's been on TV over here lately is the drama that's been unfolding w/ Rhianna and Chris (everyone trying to get into their business)

[link]

// Dor_zzz / 785 weeks and 21 hours ago

It's so strange that the relational problems of "stars" for some reason need to get maximum exposure in the media. It is as if we, the spectators, live our lives through them.

// craeonics / 785 weeks and 21 hours ago

I know I was thinking what in the world is this even on TV for when every second someone is getting beat up. I guess her life is more valuable cuz as a recording artist she's worth more? hehe

I don't know strange world...

// Doreen / 785 weeks and 21 hours ago

Regardless, I still don't like her tunes, especially after what she did to the oh so sacred Tainted Love and I have no idea who Chris Brown might be. It rings a bell somewhere, but the name is rather generic.

// craeonics / 785 weeks and 21 hours ago

He's no good but alot of ppl go crazy over him on this end. This is his only semi-decent tune (I think anyways)

[link]

// Doreen / 785 weeks and 20 hours ago

Ah wait, I know that song. Just your average generic producer back RnB sock puppet, umm, singer.

// craeonics / 785 weeks and 19 hours ago

Yes that would be him. hehe

Go to sleep you.

Goedenacht...

// Doreen / 785 weeks and 19 hours ago

I'm going through my lil "I'm gonna learn me a new lingo" phase again (which as you know me it last a week and I learn exactly 10 words and then give up)

But dutchy you guys say help like hulp? (which sounds like "hoolp") If I actually said that outloud I would not be able to stop laughing (that sounds funny) even when I hear myself say it in my head I can't stop laughing. Some words are really cool and some are extremely hard and lengthy though in English they are short and easy (well to me anyways) hehe!

But what I don't like is for one word you have like (5) diff ways to say it so it makes it really hard cuz instead of learning the one word from English to Dutch you have to learn that one English word (5) diff ways! That's crazy!!!

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 6 days ago

Checking out some random words:

Some really look cool like North Sea = Noordzee (I've no clue why I think that looks cool but it does!) hehe

But then this one unemployed = werkeloos (which is nuts cuz it sounds like verkelohs) that looks so funny too

Phone number = Telefoonnummer? oh boy, gek

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 6 days ago

"Hulp" doesn't sound like "hoolp", but as the "ulb" in "light bulb". Besides, when you're in trouble you shout "help". The "loos" in "werkeloos" translates as "less" in English, so "werkeloos" literally means "workless". "Telefoon" is "telephone", but we don't abbreviate it to "foon". If we did you'd get "foonnummer". Really not that different from its English cousin.

I'm typing way too much quotes.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Party Squad ft. six thousand guests - Stuk

// crae_guru / 784 weeks and 6 days ago

Took my dirty dusty car to the car wash so I wassss listening to my dutch CD. hehe!

Now it's total quietness atm...

As for the dutch though now that I hear my CD I understand the accent on "some" words (but your nasty words really reallyyyy sound funny) Do you speak English or do you only speak dutch during your day over there dutchy?

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 6 days ago

Since I only read you in English I can't even get my mind around what you sound like as Dutch. Just strange, like you didn't know who I was when I typed in dutch up there you were like who are you! hehe

I don't picture you speaking dutch and your a dutchy.

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 6 days ago

Yes I think about you too much.

/me goes do alil work today...

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 6 days ago

But can you translate one tune for me? When you have time (cuz I'm curious what they are saying in this one) and I searched all over the net and can't find the lyrics to try to translate it myself w/ those sucky internet translators.

Jouw Pijn, Mijn Pijn (what is "Pijn") Jouw is you right?

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 6 days ago

I don't speak English. If I did I would probably have a terrible, terrible accent.

Can't find the lyrics to that Opposites track (it's no good anyway), but this is the chorus:

# Jouw pijn is mijn pijn / Your pain is my pain

# En jouw strijd is mijn strijd / And your struggle is my struggle

# En jouw shit is mijn shit / And your shit [loanword] is my shit

# En niemand die ons breken kan / And no-one can break us [literally: and no-one who us break can]

The song seems to be about the hardships of life, relationship troubles and what not. Serious topics, no frolicking in this one.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Wiley - Wearing my Rolex

// craeonics / 784 weeks and 6 days ago

Thank you, that one is my second fav on the CD which I'm begining to wear out but cuz the lingo I keep listening to it cuz my ears are totally confused! hehe

But it's really good...

Dutchy I cannot believe you don't speak English when you type in English you don't even communicate w/ an accent! I mean I don't get plastic or even PKtje sometimes cuz something in their wording is so diff to me but how come I get you perfectly?

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 6 days ago

Well actually come to think about it there are ppl I speak to directly everyday that are English speakers like me and sometimes I don't get them either. hehe

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 6 days ago

I mean I would think since you type in English so well I thought you speak in English more than in Dutch.

I don't dare speak Spanish cuz I think it sounds totally rediculous coming out of me but cuz I hear it all the time living in Cali (specially when I'm at work in Los Angeles) I can understand the ppl that speak it around me.

But most ppl who speak another lingo even when they "try" to speak in English the words are always noticeably jumbled around since the sentence structure is always inside out backwards or whatever it is in diff lingos. I don't know how you can speak in Dutch and then type in English so well? I would never have known...

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 6 days ago

And this is insane another Rhianna special on TV (about domestic abuse) oh brother! They are going over board w/ this.

Goedenacht dutchy...

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 6 days ago

I switch word order all the time, confuse "their" with "they're", "to" with "too" and still don't know when it's "send" and when "sent". You're just used to my style of writing.

Or perhaps, maybe, it's because I approach languages by not translating them. The conversion is directly from thoughts to Dutch, English, French, German or whatever.

// craeonics / 784 weeks and 6 days ago

I don't know I think it's skill cuz there is alot more skill needed for communication when it comes to translation and "most" ppl have trouble w/ it. Or maybe you're right I could just be too used to you. hehe

Go get some rest dutchy g'night...

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 6 days ago

Hurray! My all time favourite pirate radio station has finally resurfaced on the Interwebs with a decent ShoutCast stream (instead of that crappy Real Audio stream they used before). Now I can finally "tune in" and see if anything's changed in the ten years since they were taken off the air.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Delta 90.9 [link]

// craeonics / 784 weeks and 4 days ago

/me goes put on a pirate hat and check that out...

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 3 days ago

Good stuff (me saves that link) seems it's around by you? Den Haag?

yes I know you're snoring about now but I was just checking out the pics looks like they host alot of raves, can't stand being in a zoo (but I bet the tunes sound excellent being in person) Do you ever go to them?

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 3 days ago

Nah, I hate crowds. And those parties would ruin my hearing. Listened to (local pirate) stations like this throughout the nineties. But since they didn't have a broadcasting license, they got taken down and fined all the time. Equipment confiscated and what not, so at a certain point in time the fun of things was gone for them and the pirates disappeared.

Tough luck for me, because all the other, legit stations are crap.

Fortunately, they're on the web these days.

// craeonics / 784 weeks and 3 days ago

Everyone and everything needs a license these days, pretty soon we'll need a license just to breath.

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 3 days ago

I have to work for a few hours tonight so I'm going to check out that link alil better (good banging base so far)

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 3 days ago

Excellente!!! Reminds me of an old station I used to listen to on Digitally Imported, that other place you turned me onto in the past (that I keep forgetting to check out these days)

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 3 days ago

Thing with the Digitally Imported streams is that the mixes they play have become incredibly repetitive and dull. Anyway, I'm being tortured by Kenny G-wannabees at the moment...

// crae_work / 784 weeks and 3 days ago

Well the only thing repetitive on that station was the mini commercial of a dutch female saying "Dit is Delta" in which I kept thinking to myself "Dit is goed"

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 3 days ago

My other favourite station was Balans 99.4: [link], although when I started listening, they were on the earlier 99.3 FM frequency. They have a stream of sorts too, but it only plays through the site.

Oh no, Guru Josh gets slaughtered again.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Guru Josh Project - Infinity 2008

// craeonics / 784 weeks and 3 days ago

So frustrating some streams I just can't get to play or I can get them to play but only w/ different browsers such as my Christian Tunes will only play using IE only if I try to use Firefox or Safari it won't detect my installed media players and right now on that link you just put, it opens up a pop up player and shows that it's playing but there's no sound?

/me goes fight w/ this a bit to see what is going on now. Argh!

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 2 days ago

In the meantime on this end there's about 6 diff mixes of this tune floating around on every radio station everytime I jump in my car I hear yet another one...

There is one that (which I can't find for you) that has just the right recipe for heavy banging bass, but here's some of the typical mixes.

[link]

I would post Lil Jon's version of it but sometimes he goes a bit overboard w/ his mouth. hehe

/me goes fight to get your link up there work and escape the madness on this end w/ some dutch stuff...

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 2 days ago

Forget it my computer just crashed I give up on that link (I don't know what is causing that)

Dutchy I know you're gonna roll your eyes and not want to but please I really want the translation on this one the "Full" translation you only gave me a few lines but I like this one alot on my Opposites CD and it's driving me crazy that I don't know what they're saying. Yes this one againnnn, I'm just really curious sorry but please?

"Jouw Pijn, Mijn Pijn" and yes you already told me Pijn is Pain and a few other words but I want to understand the whole song please? Just that one the other ones I have an idea of what they are since they're pretty typical to what I normally listen to (a bunch of rediculous empty words) so I'm not curious about the other ones but just that one has me really curious. So please?

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 2 days ago

And don't pretend you're sleeping crae_evil (I'm sorry dutchy I'm just curious) I can't even find the lyrics to that tune anywhere to try to figure it out myself.

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 2 days ago

I know that you won't believe me but I can find the lyrics to everyone of their tunes "but" the one I want (I have the worse luck)

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 2 days ago

I can only do it if I have the lyrics. I could listen to it, but they talk so fast I would have to rewind dozens of times to get one line right, let alone transcribing the whole song.

*google google*

Ah wait, there it is... /me cuts 'n pastes

# zij aan zij in het leven / side by side in life

# samen in geluk of in problemen / together in happiness or trouble

# ik zal doen wat ik kan doen / I'll do what I can do

# zodat ik altijd iets beteken / so I can always mean something

# voor jou voor jou / for you for you

# (na na check it out now)

# zoveel stroggle zoveel zorgen zoveel gefocking zeik / so much "stroggle" so much worries so much fucking bullshit

# zoveel centen zoveel mensen in zo'n korte tijd / so much money so many people in so little time

# zoveel roddels zoveel mokkels zoveel gedoe om mij / so much gossip so many chicks so much fuzz about me

# Willie, biggie opposites ik weet niet wat je moet van mij / Willie, biggie opposites I don't know what you want from me

# ik ken je niet en ik neem je niet mee naar de plekken waar ik ga / I don't know you and I don't take you to the places I go [to]

# toch (...) word deze kleine jongen nou weer nagestaard / still (...) this little guy gets stared at again

# zoveel hoeren staan te loere wanneer ik binnen stap / so many hookes are peeking when I enter

# vroeger nog loser nu ben ik in ene tantoe knap / used to be a loser now all of a sudden I'm "tantoe" handsome

# Ya got a twisted mind

# ik ben een focking boer / I'm a fucking country boy

# daarom ben ik ook zo gemeen / that's why I'm so mean

# want, al die slangen liggen op de loer / 'cause all those snakes are lurking

# zo hekel aan die stakkers die geen hiphop snappen / detest those suckers who don't understand hip hop

# kan alleen maar hangen met me eigen mannen(en niemand anders) / can only hang with my own homies (and no-one else)

# [chorus]:

# zij aan zij in het leven / side by side in life

# wat van mij is is van jou / what's mine is yours

# we gaan omhoog of naar beneden / we go up or down

# je bent nooit alleen / you're never alone

# samen in geluk of in problemen / together in happiness or trouble

# ik zal doen wat ik kan doen / I'll do what I can do

# zodat ik altijd iets voor jou beteken / so I can always mean something to you

# daarom staan we zij aan zij in het leven / that's why we're side by side in life

# zij aan zij in het leven / side by side in life

# wat van mij is is van jou / what's mine is yours

# we gaan omhoog of naar beneden / we go up or down

# je bent nooit alleen / you are never alone

# samen in geluk of in problemen / together in happiness or trouble

# ik zal doen wat ik kan doen / I'll do what I can do

# zodat ik altijd iets beteken voor jou voor jou / so I can always mean something to you

# ik zie me maten voor me drama / I see my homies, drama

# jonge moeders jonge vaders / young mothers young fathers

# jonge zoveel focking stress / so much fucking stress

# zoveel zaken / so much business

# geen adem meer over volslagen gebroken nog steeds met een lach / no breath left completely broken still with a smile

# vergeet die pijn met een bierie en een bats / forget that pain with a beer en a "bats" [joint?]

# eh 's weekends mee het land door of (...) / eh around the country during weekends or [...]

# jou pijn mijn pijn zo gaat het hier / your pain my pain that's how things are around here

# want we dragen dezelfde last / because we share the same burden

# nemen dezelfde stap / take the same step

# ik heb zoeken naar een klaavier / I have searched for a clavicle [?]

# zie me matties kijken met trots / see my homies look with pride

# denken aan vroeger hoe we werken, zwoegden / reminiscing how we worked, struggled

# nu zijn we der nog en staan we zij aan zij aan de top begrijp je / now we're still there and side by side we stand at the top you know

# we blijven alles geven / we continue to give everything

# blijven gewoon onszelf / remain ourselves

# rappers plijten eerlijke muziek maar hebben valse streken / rappers swear fair music…

// craeonics / 784 weeks and 2 days ago

Oi? Got cut off? Fortunately I came prepared. Here's the rest.

# rappers plijten eerlijke muziek maar hebben valse streken / rappers plea fair music but have wicked schemes

# ik schijt op al die focking haters / I shit on all those fucking haters

# want me maten zijn er voor me vanaf het begin / 'cause my homies are there for me from the beginning

# ik hoef van niemand niks te horen / nobody tells me nothing

# [chorus]

# want me leven is gauw / 'cause my life is fast

# me leven is blauw / my life is blue

# maar ik weet dat de zon toch snel weer schijnt / but I know the sun will shine again soon

# want ik weet wat ik kan ik ben zoveel van plan / 'cause I know what I can do I have so many plans

# en ik weet dat de zon weer snel zal schijnen / and I know the sun will shine again soon

# kijk july met een tweeede baby / look July with a second baby

# is n mooie meid maar vergeet niet(jaja) / is a beautiful girl but don't forget (yeah yeah)

# als je problemen heb en je niet weet wat te doen / if you have problems and you don't know what to do

# trek ff aan de bel want dat geeft niets / ring the alarm because it's no big deal

# nee, achter de wolken schijnt de zon / no, behind the clouds the sun shines

# cuz het is weer tijd dat ie komt / 'cause it's time it comes again

# hij schijnt op je kop, alles lijkt verrot / he shines on your head, everything seems messes up

# maar dat is schijn / but that's just an illusion

# wees blij dat er iemand naar je omkijkt mop / be thankful someone looks after you hon

# En dat telt ook voor joffie, / and that's also true for Joffie

# me zus, twan, kai of yordi / my sis, Twan, Kai or Yordi

# (...) fanny of daimien / [...] Fanny or Daimien

# pieter, goean, issan, me moppie, / Pieter, Goean, Issan, my honey

# me vader, moeder, ooms en tanten, neven en nichten / my father, mother, uncles and aunts, nephews and nieces

# en ook de rest die ik vergeten ben maar weten hoe het zit / and also the rest who I've forgotten but you know what it's like

# ben er voor jullie / [I'm] there for you

# [chorus]

# want ik weet wat ik kan ik ben zoveel van plan / because I know what I can do have so many plans

# en ik weet dat de zon weer snel zal schijnen / and I know the sun will shine again soon

Masters of interpunction these guys. Jesus. This'd better not get swallowed by the filter...

// crae_evil / 784 weeks and 2 days ago

Is that the same song? Wait a min...

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 2 days ago

No way that is not the same one???

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 2 days ago

This one dutchy [link]

If it is then now I know why I normally ignore lyrics. yikes!

This one don't sound like that...

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 2 days ago

Oh well it's getting late over there don't worry about it, I shouldn't be buggin you w/ nonsense, I'm just curious cuz I like that tune and I just wanted to know what they are saying in it but I know that cannot be the same tune you just translated (atleast it don't sound like it) hehe

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 2 days ago

Oi? Argh, spend an hour translating the wrong song. And a sucky one at that. Those were the lyrics listed under "Jouw pijn, mijn pijn", but is seems it's actually "zij aan zij".

Anyway, the lyrics should be in the booklet. If not, nobody knows what they are.

// crae_evil / 784 weeks and 2 days ago

Grrr... Why don't those idiots have a normal site? There is a hidden section with a downloadable mixtape though: [link]

// crae_evil / 784 weeks and 2 days ago

Mr. evil if I had the lyrics in the booklet I would have then spent 6-8 hours trying to translate the tune via some sucky online translator (and probably walk away being even more confused) hehe

The only thing that came w/ the CD is a mini-poster of them in their apartment acting goofy and using some computerized app to do some inhouse or rather in apartment recording.

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 2 days ago

I grabbed that batch of tunes and quickly checked some out (some are actually pretty good)

/me goes listen to these tonight...

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 2 days ago

I didn't get very far w/ those new Opposite tunes last night cuz the hospital is in Survey Mode for the next few months = work around the clock and too many interuptions. *sigh*

Buttttt

/me goes try again today. hehe!

Dutchy I still want those lyrics to that tune I like please (and yes I'm aware you wish I never heard them so I would not be bothering you for them) but it's not my fault you gave me the wrong lyrics! evil hehe! ("you" should know your own music over there!)

// Dor_evil / 784 weeks and 2 days ago

I don't know if it's jusss my mood today or what but these particular tunes from the Opposite (the ones in that mixtape batch you dropped a link to) are not as good as I thought when I skimmed them yesterday.

Total diff quality not very professional way too much goofing around and wayyyy too much smack talking plus they're not very original like they seem on that Opposites CD I bought cuz in this batch they seem to rip alot of music floating in the bg from tunes on this end over here so it doesn't seem like serious recordings or something. But so so me goes back and check the rest out, but I'm just glad I didn't pay for these ones...

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 2 days ago

No way. I'm not going to transcribe a song. Ever.

// crae_work / 784 weeks and 2 days ago

Okay I don't know about this one Suzanne? I think if they tried to play that over here they'd get shot and stuffed in a pipe and smoked for breakfast over a cup of coffee? hehe

Niet goed...

/me goes back to play my other CD (which is much much better)

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 2 days ago

Come onnnnn dutchy I want that one! please? (Just that one and I won't ask for any of the other ones) please please please! It's not my fault you translated the wrong one when you were in your nice mood! hehe

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 2 days ago

Only decent ones from this batch are:

1. Wat Moet Je Van Mij

2. Geen Do

3. Fok Jou

Thazzzz about it, these tunes aren't even close to the ones that are on my CD

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 2 days ago

Alstublieft?

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 2 days ago

Nope, not going to happen. It would mean I would have to listen to that shitty song countless times and the whole enterprise would takes hours. Ergo: no way.

/me plays some 80s stuff

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Duran Duran - Wild Boys

// crae_80s / 784 weeks and 2 days ago

/me goes pout and back to work...

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 2 days ago

I would torture you w/ my bad dutch but I don't know how to say "You're a meanie!" in dutch!

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 1 day ago

Saved by a linguistic barrier.

// crae_evil / 784 weeks and 1 day ago

Argh! you are evil! hehe

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 1 day ago

Dutchy this summer they are going to release the new iPhone OS

I think it will change the world! unreal you need to see some video bits of the new SDK

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 1 day ago

I have to check the vid out better today myself but from what I heard/seen this new SDK allows devs to control hardward for external accessories and ppl w/ medical problems such as Diabetes will be able to use only their phone now for logging glucose results and then sending log results to their MDs etc.

But really you should check it out dutchy you have the ability to learn how to code for it. I couldn't believe my eyes, apparently this is not an ordinary phone...

There's a vid here at: [link]

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 1 day ago

/me steers clear from phones

// crae_work / 784 weeks and 1 day ago

You're impossible dutchy do you realize that? Argh!

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 1 day ago

Were I impossible I would not exist. You're not talking to invisible voices, are you?

// crae_evil / 784 weeks and 21 hours ago

/me smacks my invisible dutchy! And I hope you felt that! Did you? hehe

Welll atleast I have this phone number for you...

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 20 hours ago

You can't smack me. I don't exist!

// crae_evil / 784 weeks and 19 hours ago

Yes you do and I don't need a phone cuz I can read your mind. hehe

Go to sleep g'night dutchy...

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 19 hours ago

Can't. Have to work.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Rick James - Super Freak

// crae_work / 784 weeks and 9 hours ago

/me concentrates and reads your mind, and right now you are staring at the clock and thinking "Argh! Is it time to quit work yet!"

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 4 hours ago

Nope, I'm thinking "anthem time!".

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Alphaville - Forever Young

// crae_80s / 784 weeks and 3 hours ago

Nope, I'm thinking "anthem time!".

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Alphaville - Forever Young

// crae_80s / 784 weeks and 3 hours ago

Horrible tune I still don't know what you like about it, they play that song in a silly commercial on TV over here and every single time I hear it I laugh cuz I think of you...

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 2 hours ago

/me goes get to some deadlines today and sway to some good old stuff...

[link]

Mmmm mmmm mmmmm!!!

// Doreen / 784 weeks and 2 hours ago

That why you like phones and I don't. I have different associations with "Jagged". It's the name of the dude on the right in this video: [link]

// craeonics / 783 weeks and 6 days ago

/me plays more tunes

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig - Shenkie

// craeonics / 783 weeks and 6 days ago

hehe dutchy who is that? I can't even believe I watched the whole clip. hehe

Mmmm Shenkie!

/me has been in the "work zone" and have no clue what's been playing in the background...

// Doreen / 783 weeks and 6 days ago

Shenkie in de koelkast

Kenk je bent een fool gast

Oublié, quelque chose

Faffie, faffie, ooooh ahhhhh

You got me trying to sing words I don't even know what they are! I hate you!

// Doreen / 783 weeks and 6 days ago

I don't dare check the play count number on my Jouw Pijn, Mijn Pijn tune cuz I'd be embarrassed!

// Doreen / 783 weeks and 6 days ago

Jagged is a Canadian wresler. "What? But he's nog exactly jagged?" you say. True, but indy wrestlers tend to be athletic types and not body builders. And they can actually wrestle.

Wouldn't try to translate the Shenkie lyrics. They make no sense in any language.

// craeonics / 783 weeks and 6 days ago

Well if you're going to try to translate that one which I already know is jive why not translate the one I want! My Jouw one! I want to know what they are saying in that one!

Anyways on this end all our athletes are on steroids (and not the ones for asthma) hehe

So they all perform and look like the incredible hulk and just incase you don't know who the hulk is:

[link]

[link]

// Doreen / 783 weeks and 6 days ago

I know this is gonna sound really mean and I shouldn't even say it but it "seems" those guys w/ huge over sized muscles have under developed and/or atrophy of the brain. hehe

// Doreen / 783 weeks and 6 days ago

Hulk is a global brand. Even my parents know who the Hulk is.

The point to where some bodybuilders take it is really too far. I mean, iff your arms are too big to be able to scratch your back, there's something wrong with your perception of your body.

// craeonics / 783 weeks and 6 days ago

Or when you see veins bulging out (not a good look)

// Doreen / 783 weeks and 6 days ago

So many themes and so little time...

Check this one out dutchy (should last on my phone for a while) lots of tweaking but I'm satisfied for the moment.

[link] [link] [link]

// Doreen / 783 weeks and 3 days ago

It's so hard to skin the iPhone like I said you need to use html, js, css and it forces you to learn, but since stimulating I'm thinking of taking a class or classes at night at one of the colleges close by me. Gino wanted to learn but he dropped the ball and since he wants to go to College I may have to go backkkk to College myself to do something about that for him. So I may take a few coding classes.

// Doreen / 783 weeks and 3 days ago

I think to write an app on the iphone it's objective C and Cocoa, might take me 6 mos "if" I can grasp it but I'll never know unless I go try it jussss one more time...

// Doreen / 783 weeks and 3 days ago

Mmmm mmmm mmmmm!

Might as well show you the media player pop up too [link]

[link]

// Doreen / 783 weeks and 3 days ago

It would be so awesome if it would have 3D icons, so you could rotate those headphones for instance.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Mel & Kim - Showing Out

// crae_work / 783 weeks and 3 days ago

You can't do things such as rotate icons on the iphone actually to skin the iphone is just rediculous and so limited not because of the ability of the phone but the way apple has it on lockdown, that clock I posted a ss for you I still cannot get right cuz it's done w/ xml, you need to do the weather and calendar via js, html and css but the clock is xml and everything has boundaries w/ the iPhone so you can't really get too creative.

Anyways dutchy I'm nervous I really want to learn the coding but it's just so hard! I took a College course a few years back remember I finished the course w/ a 4.00 earned some credits and walked away w/ nothing but a big fat bill that I'm still paying on that bill today! And all I learned was math! My real desire is designing and I've had several side jobs on the side of my regular job just designing for other devs but all I ever gets is a few pennies and a pat on the head! In order for me to design what I want and how I want it I need to learn coding but again it's just so hard! If I can find the courses I want (at night) cuz I'm chained during the day w/ my job I guess I better jump on this before "my" brain begins to get atrophic!

Anyways wish me luck dutchy I remember last time between work, kids and coming home after midnight was no joy ride (but this time the College is closer to where I live)

/me is listening to a bunch of birds outside...

// Doreen / 783 weeks and 3 days ago

[link] what in the world? oh boy dutchy...

// Doreen / 783 weeks and 3 days ago

What can I say? It's the 80s.

It's not so much that coding is hard, but rather that they've made is so complicated to do GUI stuff. Especially if you go low-level, like with C (or Objective-C for that matter).

In that respect Visual Basic may be an incredibly ugly language, but it does let you do GUI stuff right from the start. In the first year of my study we learned that, no previous computer experience necessary. Ofcourse, I didn't remember jack shit when I was done, since my team mate had done a year of computer sciences and did all the coding.

That's what you should look for to get you started. Cocoa and Objective-C are complex, but then again, if you never take a shot you'll always miss.

// craeonics / 783 weeks and 2 days ago

VB is no good, yes it's much easier but not worth the time. I used to go to class early and my teacher (the one I took a few years ago) volunteered me 30 mins of his time before reg class started to show me some VB but it's horribly limited. And most likely useless for the iPhone, at the time I took that other course I was trying to learn coding for pocket pc.

I got a call back today on one College (the one 15 mins from where I live) but she told me they only have CGI and limited intro to C for computer gaming she said almost all the Community Colleges don't offer anything other than those two and that is not what I want or need. I would like to find a class that is geared strictly towards intro to Objective-C and Cocoa and the iPhone SDK Programming. I don't need 3 years of classes and a cert I only want to write a small app once you get the basics it's the experience of trial and error making small things that grows and educates. This might be over my head cuz right now I can't understand why they don't offer classes geared mainly towards handheld platforms.

And like you said after you take these classes it's hard to retain. hehe! I forgot 85% of everything I learned in that intro to C++ class...

// Doreen / 783 weeks and 2 days ago

I bought a book by Maher Ali (yes since I hate books this is going to be veryyyy painful)

It's the newest book out on iPhone SDK Programming so I'll have to start there until I can find a class somewhere. (I'm waiting on two more callbacks before I give up there)

// Doreen / 783 weeks and 2 days ago

I know you're stubborn so I don't expect you to see it now but someday when you're an old man softened by time and not so stubborn anymore you need to go rent this flick (My absolute Favorite movie of all time) I can't count how many times I've seen it and everytime they show it on TV now I end up watching it yet again and again(specially since cable TV is repeat city) It always makes me laugh and cry.

But someday you "have" to check it out dutchy, it's so funny...

The entire flick is based in the 1980's and the soundtrack is all from the 80's

[link]

// Doreen / 783 weeks and 2 days ago

Yikes! whatever you do don't read that it will ruin the entire movie since it tells you the whole plot! hehe

// Doreen / 783 weeks and 2 days ago

Hellll no. I ain't watching no chick flicks.

I think most programmers are self-taught to some extend. The reason they start of with math in school is to give it some academic basis. Useful if you want to do 3D, signal processing or encryption, but most apps really don't need that.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: DoomSword - Days of High Adventure [My Name will live on, 03]

// craeonics / 783 weeks and 2 days ago

But it's an 80's flick! And they play nothing but 80's tunes!!! Argh dutchyyyy hehe

Exactly I think they want to teach you 100% of fluff of which you only need 10% but if they only taught you the 10% you really need to walk away and be able to write your own app they would not be able to charge you the rediculous fees they charge for your attendance.

// Doreen / 783 weeks and 2 days ago

The hardest part is setting up your development environment and getting started. Maybe this might be of help: [link]

// crae_zzz / 783 weeks and 2 days ago

Thank you dutchy and yes the hardest part is set up of everything, I even had to go out and buy the most inexpensive Mac I could find since the SDK will only run on a Mac, start membership for the iPhone Dev Program and Download a ton of source code. Done.

Needless to say this is all very threatening and nerve wracking but like you said I'll never know if I can do it if I don't try, the classes are the issue since I can't seem to find any but I have one more left to pursue today before I tackle this on my own if need be. Wish me luck (I'll need it)

// Doreen / 783 weeks and 2 days ago

My new neighbor dutchy, and she brings paparazzi, helicopters and police sirens everynight they try to jump on her for photos. Meet Octomom...

I thought I had it hard w/ two kids (she now has (14) w/ the 8 she is bringing home 2 at time until all 8 are home) so I guess until all 8 are home I better get used to this, me and my kids were up all night when she brought the first 2 home.

[link]

// Doreen / 783 weeks and 2 days ago

Octomom is you neighbour? Ay, ay, I'd say you're screwed now. Time to move out.

Anyway, if you already have a Mac and the software, take a stab at those video tutorials they have on that site. You should at least get a feel for things that way.

/listen

* crae_80s is listening to: Falco - Jeanny

// crae_work / 783 weeks and 2 days ago

Yes I will definitely thanks again dutchy, the SDK actually looks user friendly (but then again looks can be deceiving)

// Doreen / 783 weeks and 2 days ago

Don't know how but this tune Flo did/remixed has totally grabbed me now (could be the fact they play it on the radio and TV every 5 seconds)

[link]

// Doreen / 782 weeks and 1 hour ago

Again I'll say that the original is better. And speaking of covers, there's a "Love don't live here anymore" video on TV. Can't tell who it is as the camera has yet to do a close-up on the singer. Voice sounds a bit like Madonna. Ah close-up, yep, that's Madonna.

// craeonics / 781 weeks and 6 days ago

Dutchy you won't even believe what happened to me today but my silly little interviews here on Tek just paid off cuz I got to do a real life interview w/ theeee Thomas T. Noguchi!!! We did it over the phone and I never expected it! I was only trying to set this up for my son for his Graduation Project but never thought he would agree if "I" would do the interview! I'm excited not because of "who" he is but because the type of person he is (I will let you see his interview after I edit it, the questions were my sons not mine but he asked "me" to do the interview over the phone so I ended up actually doing the interview for Gino)

I was caught off guard but then I jumped into Tek Interview mode. hehe!!!!!

It was such an honor. (I send you his interview tonight so check your spam box okay)

// Doreen / 781 weeks and 6 days ago

His name still doesn't ring a bell, but since you do mortality statistics and he provides rhe "raw data", I take it he's like a celebrity in your line of work.

// craeonics / 781 weeks and 6 days ago

Umm he's not just a celebrity in my line of work. hehe

But anyways, I had a very special day yesterday and one I won't soon forget...

// Dor_work / 781 weeks and 6 days ago

/me comes to wish you a "Happy B-day"

// Doreen / 781 weeks and 4 days ago

I'm so old now I'm too slow to play Guitar Hero even.

// craeonics / 781 weeks and 3 days ago

hehe silly, well I was going to come take you out on a date for a burger and a trip over to wincusto or skinbase but I couldn't find you...

Anyways, hope you had a good B-day.

// Doreen / 781 weeks and 3 days ago

This was the last time I invite my family over. Jesus, spend one day cleaning the house, the next you're busy bringing in food and drinks and the third day you can do the cleaning allll over again. Bunch of pigs!

By the way, check this. Yeah, I know it's old, but I never go there anymore.

"I'm pretty sure that the core skinning community is no longer big enough to pay the bills and that's fine. Skinning has become one of those ominipresent things that, because it's not a niche, doesn't really have a strong core following like it used to. It has millions of users but relatively few who really care about a "skinning community" any more than people really care about a core World of Warcraft community. Skinning is everywhere these days."

- [link]

// craeonics / 781 weeks and 3 days ago

hehe I know what you mean (I actually say that every year and then I do it again but usually it's for Thanksgiving or Christmas) I try to give them a gift but inside I curse alot to myself which defeats the purpose of trying to give w/ a good heart (mine seems to be turning black more and more each year)

/me goes check your link but in the meantime I was going to come post theeee only decent tune of the 80's for you...

[link]

// Doreen / 781 weeks and 3 days ago

I don't know what to think about that? but I'm thinking the so called skinning community was about ppl who shared a hobby and had a very small handful of sites such as skinz.org, skinbase, etc to not only share their hobby interest but to also do what they call these days as "blogging" (which I despise but as embarrassed as I am I seem to blog over here on you. hehe!)

So the prob I think for the old skinning community is there is less desktop skinners, less money, and now days there's a ton of other places to blog or socialize and share your hobby w/ others. So the popular skinning communities are sinking as we knew them. Brad seems to have that special touch everything he touches turns to gold so he'll keep doing things to keep his "company" afloat...

// Doreen / 781 weeks and 2 days ago

Again with those covers. Here's the original: [link]

No, I'm more intrigued with the thought that there was this hub of creators and developers and that this mish mash only thrived because it was a niche market. If I generalise that (somewhat forcedly), it would mean that going mainstream kills creativity and you end up with only users.

// craeonics / 781 weeks and 2 days ago

It's that falco guy? I didn't know that (I only like that song alot) here's another one that is outstanding (okay so maybeeee your right there's a few good ones from the 80's)

[link]

Either way dutchy skinning is getting way too complex and it's not what it used to be, really these days you need to be a coder to be a good skinner and w/ that being said it means soon there will only be users not skinners...

// Doreen / 781 weeks and 2 days ago

Yikes! I love that song by the Psychedelic Furs but this is the first time I actually see the vid...

// Doreen / 781 weeks and 2 days ago

Hmm well I don't know what to think about that vid but that is one outrageous song...

// Doreen / 781 weeks and 2 days ago

I thought you were taking coding classes?

I'll take your Superhits of the 80s covers and raise with Smalltown Boy. First the Paradise Lost cover: [link] and then the bone-chilling Bronski Beat original: [link] (for some reason I can only find live versions and not the video).

// craeonics / 781 weeks and 2 days ago

I cannot find a coding class (I tried but I can't find one for what I want, what I can afford and one close enough to where I live) so I've been trying to learn myself and so far what I've learned is:

#1. This will take a miracle.

#2. And if I get that miracle it will take me more than the 6 months I thought it would take me.

Plus two Fridays ago my Boss called me into her office and said "Doreen I need to take you off of Telecommuting until after the Survey is over, cuz the nurses have a severe backlog and I need you to catch them up"

All the kicking and screaming I did when she told me this got me no where and I since I can't bare to be away from my wheezers I'm thinking of a career change so I don't have time to learn coding w/ my frame of mind. She said it is temporary but I know when she gets me in there, they won't let me go. I start on the 14th and I will be back working in the City of Angels but feeling like I'm in Hell again. Tues, Thurs and Fridays and then she said she will see how well I can get "them" caught up. I feel as if I'm being punished cuz other ppl cannot do their work!!! When I never miss a deadline! Never once...

/me stops blogging now and go check your links. hehe

// Doreen / 781 weeks and 2 days ago

Hmm I think I actually like that SmallTown Boy (that version though) cuz I've heard the other version and don't normally like it.

might be hard to beat that one but me goes scramble for something better and raise you!

// Doreen / 781 weeks and 2 days ago

Ack the second link you dropped is the one I don't care for but that one by Paradise Lost really does is some serious justice!

// Doreen / 781 weeks and 2 days ago

/me ups and raises you w/ this one:

[link]

// Doreen / 781 weeks and 2 days ago

Actually don't even mess w/ me cuz I'll win...

[link]

// Doreen / 781 weeks and 2 days ago

"Blue Monday" will triumph over "I can't go for that" any day of the week and thrice during weekends. Hmm, what card to play... Ah, Tiffany: [link]

I don't know about your connections, but a career change isn't that easibly accomplished. Especially if you have monthly expenses. Like the rent.

// craeonics / 781 weeks and 2 days ago

I know dutchy so I'm trying to not jump into a pot of boiling water out of stupidity. (I'm just upset this won't be easy for alot of reasons)

Tiffany? you're in trouble is that is the best card you can play?

/me goes peek at my deck...

// Doreen / 781 weeks and 2 days ago

/me stares at you and calls your bluff.

[link]

Take this!!!

// Doreen / 781 weeks and 2 days ago

/me lays down my last card and sends you off to bed crying...

[link]

// Doreen / 781 weeks and 2 days ago

Didn't they use that Smiths tune in Charmed? You're delusional if you think you can trump me with the B-52's. Any random card I play is better than that. Like... the Sisters of Mercy: [link]. Twice even: [link]

// crae_zzz / 781 weeks and 2 days ago

Never "ever" heard of Sisters of Mercy (not even once) but that girl reminds me of my idol when I was a teenager [link]

// Doreen / 781 weeks and 2 days ago

Hmm I don't think I like her anymore these days it seems she got caught up in the myspace craze (so now she's getting senile dementia)

[link]

// Doreen / 781 weeks and 2 days ago

Wait a sec, why am I clicking on a MySpace link? That place is the pits.

// craeonics / 781 weeks and 2 days ago

Cuz you're nosey like me???

// Doreen / 781 weeks and 2 days ago

This is one of those tunes you hear the first time and you don't think anything about it, then you hear it again and it catches your attention and then you hear it again and realize you like it. (a grow on you tune)

[link]

// Doreen / 781 weeks and 2 days ago

I suspect I would have to listen to it 24/7 before the merest seedling would hatch. That's so not my thing.

// craeonics / 781 weeks and 1 day ago

Not normally mine thing either but me goes listen to it again...

// Doreen / 781 weeks and 1 day ago

mine = my (edit button would help me save face)

// Doreen / 781 weeks and 1 day ago

This might be worth checking out:

[link]

// Doreen / 781 weeks and 1 day ago

If they get with the times that is:

"We are deeply, deeply sorry to say that due to licensing constraints, we can no longer allow access to Pandora for listeners located outside of the U.S. We will continue to work diligently to realize the vision of a truly global Pandora, but for the time being we are required to restrict its use. We are very sad to have to do this, but there is no other alternative."

// craeonics / 781 weeks and 1 day ago

What in the world? You even get strange msgs w/ certain YouTube vids on that side too!? I tested it to see if it was narrow minded and it actually had Burzum! hehe

If you register you can share your playlist w/ others users but for me #1. I don't like to register often at too many places cuz then I get tons of spam, and #2 I don't share what I'm listening to w/ anyone but "you" (and the 4 other ppl that might find the forum link on Tek)

// Doreen / 781 weeks and 1 day ago

/me comes tell you what I'm listening to now (though I know you will despise it) hehe

[link]

// Doreen / 781 weeks and 1 day ago

Eek! Chick tunes!

I was in a meeting with my boss and some tech-savvy customers (yes, they do exist) the other day. They were against having to register for sites as it creates a threshold of entry, but did use it to prevent spam. The boss ofcourse stated he has no beef with registrations and registers for a dozen sites a day. You know my opinion on the matter. I don't like having to sign up for things or leaving trails. Hell, I despise having to create an account at webshops for the only purchase I'm ever going to make there.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: The Darkness - I believe in this thing called love

// craeonics / 781 weeks and 1 day ago

For me it feels like an intrusion, I mean you begin the registration w/ first being asked for your email address which already makes me gringe but thennnn they take it further and begin backing you up into a corner by asking you other questions that is none of their business nor related to what you are trying to get from their site/business and though they say the word "optional" by the info in question I don't like ppl asking me for my phone number or address just cuz I may wish to browse around and see the full features of a website (such as that Pandora for an example) or YouTube which I stillll have not registered on. (and I actually love Youtube)

I mainly only register when I'm purchasing something and I'm forced to in order to make the purchase.

/me is listening to news on TV about an earthquake in Italy and even though it's on that side of the globe I'm freaking out at even the word earthquake. hehe

// Doreen / 781 weeks and 1 day ago

Funny we're just discussing this and I get this in my mailbox this morning (amongst the other 90% of spam)

From my college loan's company website (of which I'll remove their name so nobody else falls victim to them crooks!) cut and paste:

=====

Please do not respond to this automated message. Emails sent to this

address are not monitored.

Because you are a valued customer, we want you to know about "bla bla's" strong commitment to protecting the privacy of your personal

information. You're welcome to read about our Privacy Principles and

Practices here:

[link] bla bla

This document outlines our policies for collecting, sharing and

safeguarding your personal information as well as your rights concerning

the sharing of that information.

Use the same user ID and password you created for your bla bla acct.

online account to access this site. If you have not yet created an

account, you'll be able to do so on the web site.

You'll need Adobe Reader 5.0 to view the file. For optimal viewing, we

recommend Adobe 6.0 or higher. Download a free copy of the Adobe Reader

at [link].

=====

Even when you sign up to pay your bills online those crooks not only take your money but also "sell" your info regardless of what they say.

// Doreen / 781 weeks and 1 day ago

Mmmm mmmm mmmmm! Finally something decent...

[link]

// Doreen / 781 weeks and 18 hours ago

Sounds like a scam to me. "Use the same login/password as at site X" is the oldest trick inte book, so to speak.

Song is not too shabby. Beat sounds awfully similar to this one though: [link] (takes two minutes before it kicks in in this vid though).

// craeonics / 781 weeks and 6 hours ago

Excellente (I'm not sure what I liked more listening to the conversation at the beginning and end or the tune!) Mmmmmm dutchyyy.

But what is Stuk? Neverrrrrmind it doesn't even matter I like it! hehe

// Doreen / 781 weeks and 4 hours ago

"Stuk" means "broken". The chorus is "maak het stuk", meaning "break it". Though it's unclear to me what we're supposed to wreck then. The song was on the sound track to the movie with those weirdos you see during the beginning.

// craeonics / 781 weeks and 3 hours ago

What movie? Take me to see it!!! I don't care what they are saying I just want to listen. hehe! *sigh*

/me jumps back into reality and goes run a few Spleenic injury reports...

// Doreen / 781 weeks and 2 hours ago

Here's the trailer: [link]. It's about a guy who gets a job at an alibi company (firm that provides people with excuses) but then meets a girl who hates liars.

Not my thing. I need mindless action.

// craeonics / 781 weeks and 1 hour ago

hehe mindless action anyways me goes run to that link sounds like my kind of flick...

// Doreen / 780 weeks and 6 days ago

Definitely my kinda movie argh! I seriously doubt I'll be able to find that on Limewire. What in the world is up w/ that girl at the end of that clip (don't the girls on that side know about a thing called razors?) ack! *shivers*

// Doreen / 780 weeks and 6 days ago

hehe! [link]

// Doreen / 780 weeks and 6 days ago

hehe OMG!!! [link]

// Doreen / 780 weeks and 6 days ago

/me comes bring you a poker face before you go off to la la land...

[link]

(she's so so but moving up the ladder on this end)

// Doreen / 780 weeks and 6 days ago

That song's been on TV for ages now. She's liked a latent chubby Christina Aguilera with dubious dancing. But apparently, she's quite an accomplished song writer.

// crae_zzz / 780 weeks and 6 days ago

That's exactly how I'd describe her too but she's suddenly all over our radios and getting alot of interviews on TV on this end.

/me comes say g'night to you whilst you're already snoring...

// Doreen / 780 weeks and 6 days ago

/me is watching PWG [link], which is so hideously dull (or at least the 2007 shows are, save some guys) that I'll be in La La Land in no time, only to wake up early in the morning, sitting on the couch, wondering what happened and when exactly I passed out.

// crae_zzz / 780 weeks and 6 days ago

Wake up! I miss you when you sleep!

I cannot stand wrestling at all but I love heavy weight boxing or better yet that new thing where anything goes in the ring which is a mixture of kick boxing and wrestling? (I can't think of the name of it) But the thing is when they really get going at it I end up covering my eyes cuz I can't stand the blood and then I miss it!

/me goes try to find it for you...

// Doreen / 780 weeks and 6 days ago

When this guy comes into the ring I cover my eyes immediately cuz I know blood will hit the ground in 5 mins!

[link]

// Doreen / 780 weeks and 6 days ago

I think this is it actually what it is, is a mixture of "Martial Arts and Boxing" so they really go at it and there is no rediculous "acting" like in wrestling. I half watch it and half peek cuz it's so horrible you can't just flat out look at it and not feel horrified (but it's exciting at the same time! so I can't help but half watch and half peek!) hehe!

I don't know how to describe it but you'd have to see it dutchy...

// Doreen / 780 weeks and 6 days ago

Got all excited and forgot to post the link for you. [link]

// Doreen / 780 weeks and 6 days ago

I can't find the ones w/ the females they look like models and fight like heavy weight kick boxers (though I think it's completely sick for females to do that I can't help watch that either)

// Doreen / 780 weeks and 6 days ago

MMA is boring as hell. It's even worse than boxing. It always the same.

// craeonics / 780 weeks and 6 days ago

You might not think it boring if you were standing in the cage w/ that guy Kimbo... hehe

/me goes try to fight the urge of saying two lil words today:

1. I

2. Quit!

// Dor_work / 780 weeks and 6 days ago

Better get used to it. You'll be spending a lot of time in the office.

// crae_evil / 780 weeks and 6 days ago

Ugh! I actually gringe when I see crae_evil outside this thread before it even loads! hehe

/me smacks you!

I don't know dutchy I talked to her today again, I will get them through survey but I think it's time for a change for me now. I have other options (I'm just not too sure of the outcome if I choose them so I'm going to be cautious w/ myself this time) well see...

// Dor_tired / 780 weeks and 5 days ago

As long as you are indeed cautious and don't jump into (or out of) things head first, things will work out.

// craeonics / 780 weeks and 5 days ago

I'm sure they will, my dilemma is that I can't move back towards L.A. to be close to work. I won't sacrifice my kids like that but at the same time I can't be working in L.A. and have two wheezers left alone (specially my 12 yo, if he gets a severe attack it takes me 1 1/2 hour to 2 hours to get back home? no way!!!) so this just means either she "try" to understand my side or it simply means this is time for me to change my situation. No big deal, life is all about change...

// Doreen / 780 weeks and 5 days ago

This is my real job I can't find right now pics of Sammy but that one is not my problem. hehe

This one is cuz if I move back towards L.A. I run the chance of him into a "bald" wanna be Gang Banger:

[link]

If I stay the course I'm on right now he stays on his wanna be a Viking course. hehe! (and stays focused on his current goals of College and a decent future)

[link]

Any decision "I" make will change "their" course...

[link]

// Doreen / 780 weeks and 5 days ago

Hmm I thought I cut that link. hehe

But that's what you get for not putting an edit button, you leave me no choice but to torture you w/ extra pics of your cyber nephews!

// Doreen / 780 weeks and 5 days ago

Uh oh a new mix of an old tune on the Radio can't find the new one but here's the older one:

[link]

/me goes dance w/ a broom...

// Doreen / 780 weeks and 4 days ago

That song is baaad. So which pic is more recent? The shifty one or the mug shot?

// craeonics / 780 weeks and 4 days ago

The one silly where he's trying to grow out some peach fuzz on his face...

// Doreen / 780 weeks and 4 days ago

Shoot actually that tune is not bad (I mean the new remix on the radio) but I can't find it on YouTube for you so I dropped the link to the old one.

And I still cannot find it but your most likely snoring about now anyways.

g'night dutchy...

// Doreen / 780 weeks and 4 days ago

Speaking of good tunes, this is one of my favourites. Although I seem to be the only one. Vid is silly, definitely a song for radio.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Paradisio - Bailando [link]

// craeonics / 780 weeks and 1 day ago

Oh boy wellll you described that one well, good radio tune but totally rediculous vid...

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 6 days ago

I only knew that song from thev radio. It's the first time I've seen the video.

Particularly crappy is Eminem's latest: [link]. The dub is crap to begin with and then he starts his waterfall to a complete different beat. So dissonant.

// craeonics / 779 weeks and 6 days ago

Well it's gotta be better than the opera I've been forced to listen to all week!

/me goes check it out...

// Dor_work / 779 weeks and 5 days ago

Argh! I feel like I'm in jail over here! (I can't view it on this garbage machine they've got me working on that they call a computer!)

*sigh!*

// Dor_work / 779 weeks and 5 days ago

Everytime I touch this stupid machine it sounds like a Helicopter getting ready to take off!

// Dor_work / 779 weeks and 5 days ago

You should VPN to your home machine and then let that VPN to work. That way you'll at least have your own colours and what not.

Meanwhile, my download machine seems to be toast. That's crappy because the little work I did on my thesis is on there. Hello little machine, what are you doing?

// craeonics / 779 weeks and 5 days ago

What is a VPN? but I doubt whatever it is I could do it cuz the way things are set up now in the office the network is so secure I can't install "anything" not even my screenshot app so that I can grab quick ss's of Fox pro errors that pop up on my machine all day so that I can send them off to the man in charge of that. When I do work from home I cannot enter through the Network via private ip but "only" through using pcAnywhere (which is via modem only and sometimes depending on my connection I experience alot of lag) but cuz of the hospital's security issues that is the only way they will let me come in.

At any rate my new schedule is now Tues, Thurs and Fri and I have to get up at 04:30 to get to L.A. by 06:00 and quitting time is now 14:30 though quitting time is now earlier I still have a 2 hour commute home on that Freeway from Hell! I miss my kids! I don't like being over there! But I've decided to not let external circumstances change me so I'm going to get a grip, take alot of deep breaths and get them through this survey if after the survey she does not keep her word and let me go back to my normal work schedule I'm leaving. Even at my age I could dance on a pole and the tips would be better pay then what I get for my job and the only reason I agreed to it at that pay was so that I could telecommute and be w/ my kids! And now they are making me do the work of 7-8 ppl and taking me away from my kids!!!

*Deep Breath* Okay I feel better. hehe!

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 5 days ago

And as for you!!! Get back to that thesis and start it over and get it done already! You over there w/ your easy peesy life!!! Stop being so lazy and just do it already!

There! I said it and now I feel better about that too!!!

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 5 days ago

Stop playing that PS3 and get to that thesis!

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 4 days ago

PS3? What PS3? I haven't touched it all week. I get up and think "today I'm going to work on my thesis". And then it dawns upon me, "I have to work today".

Anyway, how long is this commuting hell going to last?

// craeonics / 779 weeks and 4 days ago

They come to survey us on June 30th and they do the exit on July 1st (the big shots come down from back East) The thing is everyone knows the routine but nobody prepares for the next one and then all Hell breaks loose the last couple of months before they come cuz nobody has done their job. So rediculous dutchy I can't even believe it! These are ppl that get big fat paychecks and they can never just do their jobs to earn their money. Oh well, I need to just focus on how I will handle my own situation here now and not look at all the external garbage going on and just stay focused (or it will drive me crazy)

So are you trying to use work as an excuse to not do your thesis!? I happen to know that you are only raising two lil kitty cats so when you get home from work toss the cat food in the dishes and jump on that thesis! Or I'll have to call your mom to go kick your behind over there since I can't reach it!!! (don't make mental excuses just make your plan and do it and get it out of the way)

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 4 days ago

I wish I could see it when it's done but I'm sure it will be in dutch...

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 4 days ago

When I get back from work I'm rarely in the mood to do anything. Hence why so little happens here. So on weekdays nothing gets done and I basically only have the weekends.

// craeonics / 779 weeks and 4 days ago

Well than stop partying on the weekends and get it done!

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 4 days ago

If all those family members stop celebrating their birthdays I can stop partying.

// craeonics / 779 weeks and 4 days ago

Something they don't seem to play enough between all the Flo rida and Beyonce repeats...

[link]

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 3 days ago

Mmmm Lil Jon...

You either love or hate this guy cuz he's just so obnoxious (I love him)

[link]

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 3 days ago

What?! Oookay!!

I think he's got something stuck between his teeth.

// crae_evil / 779 weeks and 2 days ago

Yeahhhhh (don't look at his teeth it's an instant turn off)

Most likely it's those grills (gold teeth they wear that look completely disgusting)

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 2 days ago

Mmmmmm mmmmm mmmmm!!!

Something reallyyyy good for "you" dutchyyyy...

[link]

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 2 days ago

Thesis (a claim), antithesis (the counter claim) and finally synthesis (the merging of the too). Not required though. In History you usually work from a research question that you intend to answer, like "how has skinning changed from its humble beginning until now". The rest of the paper would then provide an overview and some explanations. A thesis would be "the increase in complexity of skins has killed skinning", for which you would then have to provide arguments.

// craeonics / 779 weeks and 2 days ago

Obviously I've never done a thesis, never had the opportunity (or better explanation is I blew my opportunity) hehe

But from what you just described I bet I could! Easy peasy! So get your behind to it and get that done! (If it's going to be on your History subject it's gonna be boringgg)

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 2 days ago

For history you could have something like "How their historic clothing has evolved from funky to funkier over the years" hehe

Or maybe their style of shaving and using wigs since guys wore wigs back in the day? hehe

Jusssss kidding I suppose you will be writing it on how things have evolved historically (all that kind of boring stuff) ack!

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 2 days ago

I still don't understand why you would take such a boring subject? Who cares about the past when nobody obviously cares about the future?

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 2 days ago

And another thing about History everytime I've ever gone to a Museum I've always thought how accurate is the past when alot of it is based off of assumptions from modern man?

I mean walk through a museum and you see artifacts from human beings long dead and gone and via a bunch of bones, pottery, a few stones from a building, modern man makes nothing but "assumptions" based off of his modern mind and our so called advanced technology. (I don't trust them to be true at all) cuz unless you were actually living in that "time" you cannot assume anything.

I'm serious how many times today in this day and age and w/ all our advanced technology do they make rediculously massive mistakes when they carbon date old artifacts and from one week to the next they keep changing their stories. So they have to keep editing the History books! hehe!

Even when it comes to Space they still can't figure much out and I think that is much more "valuable" to understand than a boring Napoleon.

Good thing my kids don't have my same outlook on how certain things we learn are such a waste of time. But since the world seems to value it so much I have to push my kids towards it for their sake.

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 2 days ago

You'll have to excuse my ramblings my brain is currently melting *sigh*

[link]

// Dor_hot / 779 weeks and 2 days ago

History tells you a lot of why things are (or aren't) the way they are. There are ofcourse certain assumptions and uncertainties depending on how many sources are available, but the big picture tends to be clear. It just gets graduately refined.

// craeonics / 779 weeks and 2 days ago

All history shows us is how much further we have "declined" and how much worser we are doing now. (but of course that depends on what you are looking at) the things that are most important are the things that ppl could care less about. (I think anyways)

At any rate I want to see "your" thesis schoolboy (I do)

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 2 days ago

The only ones who think we have declined are the religious lot who are oblivious to developments in the world and view everything they can't comprehend as evil. Ignorance is bliss, but don't forget to ditch your TV if you wish to remain ignorant. Otherwise the evil World Out There might come creeping in.

My thesis is going to be thirty pages of dense jargon. Not really readable.

// crae_work / 779 weeks and 2 days ago

Hmm so you mean the fact that we are over fishing our Oceans completely poluting our air and destroying our Forest so that we don't have enough trees to replenish our air, and so many animals now are on the endangered list, and the fact that there is so much space junk floating around in space it's now crashing into each other has to do w/ Religeon?

// Dor_work / 779 weeks and 2 days ago

If you mean that History and Geographical History show we are all going to Hell in a basket then you're right...

// Dor_tired / 779 weeks and 2 days ago

We'll all go to hell in the end, as the sun will devour the planet. If you think now is bad, the Industrial Revolution was the all-time low.

// craeonics / 779 weeks and 2 days ago

Boy I must be tired cuz I don't remember typing Dor_tired. hehe

I don't know I actually don't think too much upon the past nor future there's not enough time for me...

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 2 days ago

There's never enough time. Even the 24 hours of the day are too short to do the things we want to do.

// craeonics / 779 weeks and 2 days ago

I've been reading your jargon everyday for about 10 maybe 11 years and you think I can't handle a more condensed version of it? I want to read your thesis dutchy...

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 2 days ago

Here's my phrasing of my research question. Mailed it to the teacher and he said he was "far from unhappy" with it. Better get your dictionary out.

"Aangezien de Pelasgen nooit bestonden" begint David Ridgway in 2006 zijn recensie van J.G. Szilágyi's "In search of the Pelasgian ancestors: The 1861 Hungarian excavations in the Apennines". [[link]] Nu is het wat sterk om te geloven dat er een direct verband kan zijn tussen een al dan niet bestaand Pelasgisch volk van voor de jaartelling en de Albanezen uit de 19e eeuw, maar om te stellen dat de Pelasgen nooit hebben bestaan is een net zo boude bewering. Zeker als in de rest van de recensie niet terugkomt waarom Ridgway deze mening is toegedaan. Het gaat al helemaal ver als je nagaat dat Fritz Lochner-Hüttenbach in zijn "Die Pelasger" uit 1960 teksten van 92 Griekse en 34 Latijnse auteurs bj elkaar heeft gebracht. [[link]] Deze niet-bestaande Pelasgen waren voor klassieke auteurs blijkbaar reëel genoeg om er dusdanig veel over te schrijven dat dit later in 93 pagina's gebundeld kon worden. Dat Ridgway het blijkbaar niet nodig vind om zijn bewering te beargumenteren zou kunnen suggereren dat het zijns inziens voor de moderne lezer klip en klaar zou moeten zijn dat de Pelasgen nooit bestaan hebben en iedereen wel weet waarom dit zo is.

"Over de Pelasgen bestaan verschillende meningen" schreef Servius in de vierde eeuw na Chrstus in zijn commentaar op de Aeneis. [[link]] Toen al waren de meningen verdeeld en het voorgaande voorbeeld geeft aan dat dit ook nu nog het geval lijkt te zijn. Uit Ridgway's recensie komt naar voren dat het niet Szilágyi zelf is die in zijn werk een uitspraak doet over de Pelasgen, maar dat hij een beeld schetst van hoe er tijdens deze opgravingen in 1861 over dit volk gedacht werd. Het is deze beeldvorming, het beeld dat van de Pelasgen bestaat, dat ik wil onderzoeken.

In hoeverre is het beeld van het begrip "Pelasgen" veranderd in de klassieke en de moderne tijd?

Om deze vraag te kunnen beantwoorden zal ik een vergelijking moeten maken tussen het spectrum aan meningen van klassieke en moderne schrijvers, zowel tussen deze twee tijdsspannes als ook binnen de perioden zelf. Was wat het beeld van de Pelasgen in de antieke tijd? Wat is het beeld in de Pelasgen in de moderne tijd? Laten deze verschillen zich verklaren? En zo ja, hoe?

Deze scriptie zal zijn opgebouwd uit drie hoofdstukken. De eerste twee zullen handelen over het beeld van de Pelasgen zoals dat bestond bij de Grieken en Grieksschrijvende respectievelijk de Romeinse en Latijnsschrijven auteurs. Mijn verwachting is dat de oudste Griekse bronnen in het eerste hoofdstuk de Pelasgen op een bepaalde manier ten tonele zullen voeren en dat dit door latere Griekse en Romeinse auteurs overgenomen en uitgebreid zal worden. Deze twee hoofdstukken zal ik baseren op het bronmateriaal zoals verzameld in het werk van Lochner-Hüttenbach. [[link]] Hierbij zal de aandacht zowel uitgaan naar die schrijvers die uitvoerig op de Pelasgen ingaan, zoals Herodotes, Euripides, Strabo en Dionysios van Hallicarnassos, en "nieuwe" wetenswaardigheden naar voren brengen, als ook naar andere schrijvers die de Pelasgen slechts in het voorbijgaan noemen. Lochner-Hüttenbach richt zich vooral op de eerste groep om zo herhaling te voorkomen, [[link]] maar het lijkt me dat juist dit soort terloopse opmerkingen het duidelijkst aan zouden kunnen geven welk beeld er nu van de Pelasgen bestond. Aanvullend hierop is het voor mij in deze twee hoofdstukken ook niet zo van belang of de bronnen nu over een echt Pelasgisch volk spreken of dat hier eigenlijk Tyrrheners mee bedoeld worden of dat het als een containerbegrip wordt gebruikt om een oer- of voorvaderlijk volk aan te duiden om daar vervolgens status aan te ontlenen. [[link]] Waarheidsvinding is hier niet het doel, beeldvorming wel.

Dit soort zaken komen echter wel terug in het derde hoofdstuk, waarin de moderne wetenschappelijke literatuur behandeld zal worden. In dit hoofdstuk wil ik een overzicht geven van wat het begrip Pelasgen tegenwoordig betekent. Dit kan variëren…

// craeonics / 779 weeks and 2 days ago

Hmm, got cut off and my references got linkified, but you get the gist of things.

// craeonics / 779 weeks and 2 days ago

I'm going to learn dutch.

But when I get home I will break out my dutch book and my dictionary and read that. (So frustrating everything is so complicated w/ you!)

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 2 days ago

I'm getting Avril Lavigne flashbacks.

// craeonics / 779 weeks and 2 days ago

That was a horrible tune. Anyways don't think you can scare me away w/ all that either! (but maybeee hold off on posting the other 30 something pages until I've translated that! hehe!

You always underestimate me...

// Dor_work / 779 weeks and 1 day ago

Or is that under estimate? (two words) hehe

// Dor_work / 779 weeks and 1 day ago

These were two pages. 28 to go.

// craeonics / 779 weeks and 1 day ago

/me wonders if you talk the same in dutch. hehe!

I can't tackle that here at work (though I just tried to click on the links and they are strange dead ends?)

// Dor_work / 779 weeks and 1 day ago

They're not links. The link parser on the board thinks they might be links because of their form.

// craeonics / 779 weeks and 1 day ago

Get out of my window you're totally distracting me and you know I can't help myself! hehe

You're driving me Krazyyy I remember when I actually went as far as approaching two lil old ladies in the Grocery Market where I live cuz they were speaking Dutch in the meat section (discussing/comparing the price of the meat from where you live to where I live) and I went up to them and asked them if they were Dutch! How embarassing I can't believe I actually did that! Of course they responded polietly saying ja ja and went on to tell me they were sisters visiting over here in California. I actually understood their mixed Dutch/English (they were the most adorable friendly lil old dutch ladies I was so embarrassed dutchy but I could not help myself)

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 1 day ago

Though those words up there do actually look threatening I am going to try to translate that.

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 1 day ago

/me weaves spells of distraction and casts voodoo on Doreen

Or rather, the dishwasher's done, so time to unload that. Yay for chores.

// craeonics / 779 weeks and 1 day ago

/me plays some tunes first

Good song, weird video: [link]. Too much pointing and pecking at the camera.

// craeonics / 779 weeks and 1 day ago

I actually think one day when I was playing w/ that voodoo doll you sent to me a spell I was trying to place upon you backfired on meeeee!

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 1 day ago

/me goes grab a copy of this, change cloths, and get a glass of koude thee and try to translate page 1 of your thesis. (I only say koude cuz I can't figure out how to say ice! so this should be fun!) *sigh*

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 1 day ago

I'm obviously not going to get away w/ cheating w/ an online translator on this so I may have to bite the bullet and actually learn something here. Just get page 3 ready for me by tomorrow night schoolboy...

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 1 day ago

I have to do a lot of reading before page three and onward come into existence. Ice is ijs, by the way. Ice tea is ijsthee. And I still don't know why people would want to drink cold tea.

// craeonics / 779 weeks and 1 day ago

Well you would know if you were in triple digit heat! so weird though cuz we're not even in summer yet and today we suddenly dropped 40 degrees? Over here lately we wake up and it's like "Is it a bikini or two thermal shirts today?"

Anyways I'm not done translating the two pages w/ my lil dutch book but from what I've been able to gather, in this you are giving a summary of what you will present based on "Greek" History? I still need to translate alot of words and look up a few words on Wiki but I fell asleep dreaming of dutch words last night...

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 1 day ago

In short, I stumbled upon an ancient people called Pelasgians. I had never heard of them before, but apparently they lived in Greece before the Greeks migrated there. Ancient Greek authors mentioned them, but if you check modern literature almost nothing is written on the subject anymore.

So what I'm going to do is compare the image the ancient authors presented of these Pelasgians to what it means to modern scholars.

// crae_work / 779 weeks and 1 day ago

I was reading up on the Pelasgians last night (Wiki of course)

[link] then of course I began to hop links and got lost [link] and thought I was in a museum and fell asleep cuz I was so tired from my day earlier and trying to first translate Dutch into English (some words are rediculously easy and some are not so I learned alot of words)

I've never heard of them before in any history books nor classes I've ever had in my past. (but then again I may have been staring out a window listening to birds and missed that part)

At any rate you picked a good subject since it's something most have not heard about before so it should peek interest and give some insight on something unknown...

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 1 day ago

It's fascinating. Here we have a people who have simply vanished from our collective memories. Makes you wonder about your significance on this planet.

// craeonics / 779 weeks and 1 day ago

We have no significance. but what I always wonder is what happened to these ppl from the past? We find all this pottery and instrumental tools they've used and their bones etc but what happened? It's as if one minute they are living in a pyramid and the next minute a condominium? Did they suddenly jump on a space ship and move to another planet and forget a few pots and pans and bones?

So freaky and someday will a green 10 ft tall, 3 eyed alien find my coffee cup and my bones and try to figure me out!? hehe

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 1 day ago

I suspect most of those peoples simply merged with other peoples and their distinct identity simply faded with time.

Once read a comic in which future archaeologists dig up the remains of a motel from our time and then think the toilet bowl is an altar and people would wear the lid as some sort of ceremonial dress. Amusing.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Lasgo - Gone (which sounds rather generic)

// craeonics / 779 weeks and 1 day ago

hehe!

Dutchy a couple of weeks ago I was listening to the news in the background and they said we had some asteroid that came pretty close to earth and if it had struck us the result would have been devastating! I stopped what I was doing and actually turned around to listen to it and then the news broadcasters said "In todays other unrelated news" and did not even blink and went on to talk about the usual who got shot and run over or died stuff, and I was like frozen for a few seconds thinking to myself "Well that's just great! Why did they feel the need to report "that" to us? So now if we are lucky enough to not get hit by a bullet or a car we should now be concerned about Asteroids that could take us all out in one shot!" hehe

We are so insignificant it's not even funny. They only thing that makes us "feel as if we are" is to love and care for each other (and we all know how rare that is being the selfish human beings we all are)

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 1 day ago

Actually for "me" the most fascinating thing is the illusion of "time" it has always been since I can remember. Everyone always around me chasing this or that and I find it funny and such a waste of time. hehe

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 1 day ago

Well, your own insignificant self is the only self you have, so that's pretty significant.

// craeonics / 779 weeks and 1 day ago

Obviously you have to "think" your significant and the ones you love are significant while you're here on earth (until you've done your time that is) but when it's over how significant are you really?

Anyways today is a ying yang day for me...

[link]

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 1 day ago

Get back to that thesis!

If I don't finish up this list I'm going to be listening to alot of Naggin when I get into the Office tomorrow...

Mmmm mmmmm mmmmm!!!

[link]

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 1 day ago

/me drops a link for you to check out later on...

[link]

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 21 hours ago

Not bad, but they're really overdoing it on the echo.

// crae_zzz / 779 weeks and 20 hours ago

It just has a medley of diff vibes like Bob Marley, UB40 I don't know. I think they call it Trip Hop.

Goedenacht dutchy...

// Doreen / 779 weeks and 19 hours ago

Too late. That labels's already taken by the likes of Portishead: [link]

// craeonics / 779 weeks and 11 hours ago

/me clicks on that link and gets a "Warning!!! Denied Access!" mgs and remembers I'm in jail atm (will have to check that out later)

// Dor_work / 779 weeks and 4 hours ago

Ack! Fout (actually that sounds completely nasty)

// Doreen / 778 weeks and 6 days ago

And yesss, I mean ja I plan on torturing you w/ bad dutch so get use to it...

// Doreen / 778 weeks and 6 days ago

They've changed their sound over the years. Buth the haunting vocals still remain. Older Portishead: [link]

// craeonics / 778 weeks and 6 days ago

/me is back in jail (have to check it out later)

But guess what Depechmod (or however you spell that) was over here doing giving us a free concert. (I didn't go but they were here)

// Dor_work / 778 weeks and 6 days ago

doing? I can't see what in the world I'm typing in this box whenit goes invisible on me. hehe

// Doreen / 778 weeks and 6 days ago

Two new dutch words I will be practicing alot today:

Boeien and donder op!!!

// Dor_work / 778 weeks and 6 days ago

I see you're learning all the magic words to make new friends.

// craeonics / 778 weeks and 6 days ago

hehe

alright so I won't say them outloud but trust me I am soooo thinking them today!!! (plus a few other ones I won't even type)

// Dor_work / 778 weeks and 6 days ago

Hmmm actually I think I like oprotten! mucho better than donder op! (though they both are good) hehe

/me goes back to thinking of mean nasty dutch words today...

// Dor_work / 778 weeks and 5 days ago

Check this out dutchy (here it is)

[link]

// Doreen / 778 weeks and 5 days ago

Okay just checked out your link up there and actually your right the older Portishead (of which I really know nothing about) sounds much muchhhhh more bearable. (Hmm sounds good)

Where are they from?

// Doreen / 778 weeks and 5 days ago

Nevermind my invisible dutchy is either partying about now or snoring so loud I can't hear him...

// Doreen / 778 weeks and 5 days ago

It's way past midnight and I still need to eat dinner...

Portishead is from Bristol, England, if memory serves me correct. /me googles... Yep. Been around since the late nineties. Early stuff is down-tempo, almost jazz-like. New stuff is more experimental.

As for Depeche Mode, I'm not too impressed with their new single: [link]

// crae_zzz / 778 weeks and 5 days ago

I've not heard their new stuff I only happen to notice that they were playing Enjoy the Silence constantly and it was driving me crazy and then I suddenly heard they were giving a free concert over here in Hollywood (which blew my mind cuz I assumed they were all retired about now) anyways curious to see how their new tunes will go over. Gino was bugging me when I got home from work yesterday "Come on mom lets go check them out it's free!" I didn't have the energy left in me to go hassle a crowd to take him but I did want to hear them sing Enjoy the Silence, just never made it.

Okay listened to it and I'm not too impressed either but it sounds to me as if they definitely are not ready to retire jusssss yet.

Get some Slapen. (sounds so rediculous coming out of me) guess you really have to be dutch for it to sound good? hehe

But anyways goedenacht dutchy...

// Doreen / 778 weeks and 5 days ago

The only thing decent on TV over here. Do you have this on that side dutchy?

[link]

// Doreen / 778 weeks and 4 days ago

No, but I've read the books. The writer uses a couple of clichés over and over and the main characters have cardboard personas, but aside from that, it's a good read.

// craeonics / 778 weeks and 4 days ago

It's actually quite a surprising good series on TV. The first time I watched it I expected it to be what most would expect (bad costumes and bad acting) but I found myself caught up into it after 1 or 2 episodes.

/me goes try to wake up...

// Doreen / 778 weeks and 4 days ago

It's not a bad story, but when you start reading the second book, it's the first book all over again. Third, fourth, etcetera, constantly rehashing the same story. And at the end of every book the main characters are badass and in complete control of the situation, yet at the beginning of the next book, they're wusses again that get their ass whooped.

// craeonics / 778 weeks and 3 days ago

I don't care me still has alot of episodes to catch up on I'm trying to watch all the ones I missed maybe you should try watching them instead of reading them you bookworm. [link]

(Anyways, I'm hooked besides it beats the bazillion who done it crime and reality series that are currently flooding our TV)

/me goes watch another episode now...

// Doreen / 778 weeks and 3 days ago

/me comes back to talk to you whilst you're in REM sleep...

Even though you already told me what was on those two pages of your thesis I still wanted to continue translating it for myself, I'm a complete slow poke at it (so I'm still not done) but it's beginning to make more sense. So now I'm learning dutch and history at the same time (you are such a schoolboy) hehe

// Doreen / 778 weeks and 3 days ago

I bet you don't even know how scary this word looks to me:

Waarheidsvinding and all it means is truth? (I must have translated that wrong or something) hehe

It looks so scary!

// Doreen / 778 weeks and 3 days ago

Now you scare me dutchy! I think you should be a professor of History you lazy bunny!

// Doreen / 778 weeks and 3 days ago

Waarheid means truth, if you change the v of vinding into an f, you'll probably know what that means. Finding out the truth is the core business in History. Historians want to know what really happened. The further back you go the more impossible this becomes.

But it's irrelevant in my thesis, because I only care on the image they present not if that image is the truth.

// crae_work / 778 weeks and 3 days ago

And that "on" should be "about". Computers enable me to go back and rewrite the sentences I type, but half the time I do that, I miss words.

Anyway, fancy words like that and showing that you reflect on what you do are win strategies for report writing.

// crae_work / 778 weeks and 3 days ago

Ack! Heresy! Someone's mutilated Café del Mar and turned it into some crappy club version. Can't link to it because it's on the radio and I have no idea who the criminal behind it is.

// crae_work / 778 weeks and 3 days ago

hehe (they only rip off and mutilate the good ones) anyways dutchy I still think history is strange all these ppl and not a one who thinks hmmm maybe I should leave a straight forward easy to understand "Diary" so future ppl can understand things of this era (even cavemen tried to do it by writting w/ rocks on a wall for us) hehe!

But as for you my lazy bunny even though you said you don't plan on doing anything w/ all this schooling I really think you should you have the potential to become a Professor and teach/instruct at some prominent University or something. Why do you want to waste that brain you have? You have nothing holding you back. (but your extreme laziness)

// Doreen / 778 weeks and 3 days ago

I think you would be a great teacher...

// Doreen / 778 weeks and 3 days ago

Hell no, if I were a teacher I would be confronted with ignoramuses (or ignoramii?) all day long. As for going further with it, the keyword is "research". Science is build on research. I find that extremely boring though. I'm more a tinkerer.

// crae_work / 778 weeks and 3 days ago

Well then you would be ridding the world of a few ignoramuses.

Dutchy check this out remember we were talking about this apparently they have a prototype they will be releasing this fall? Watch the vid when you get a chance on this link. But they still need the head piece. hehe!

[link]

// Doreen / 778 weeks and 3 days ago

Well then maybe you should be a mad scientist! You could be alone quietly in a lab by yourself w/ no ignoramuses around experimenting w/ all sorts of things. hehe

But you should pursue "something" and not let that brain of yours go to waste dutchy...

// Doreen / 778 weeks and 3 days ago

Just because I will be done with formal studies, does not mean my gray matter has nothing to do. There's still this site with the bunnies and what not.

// crae_work / 778 weeks and 3 days ago

Okay (sorry I'm always putting my nose where it don't belong I guess) hehe

// Doreen / 778 weeks and 3 days ago

My god, these jokers actually managed to put out something that does not royally stink:

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow

// craeonics / 778 weeks and 2 days ago

They play that tune about every 4th song on the radio and this one gets played every 3rd song: (you already know it)

[link]

Thank God I never get sick of it (atleast so far)

// Doreen / 778 weeks and 2 days ago

Found it! Andddd this would be what you hear over and over again as the #1 song they over play right now.

[link]

And you jusss know since it has la la la and he he in it I like it even though it's Britney...

// Doreen / 778 weeks and 2 days ago

The hidden message is glaringly obvious, yet it is so far fetched. However, Ms. Spears latest does manages to wedge itself in ones head.

// craeonics / 778 weeks and 2 days ago

Over here it's Akon 24/7. Lionel Ritchie pops up with a new single and who does the backing vocals? Akon. They should ship him back to Africa. Akon is the new Justin Timberlake.

// craeonics / 778 weeks and 2 days ago

hehe!!! Yup Akon's tunes are yet another one they tend to overplay on this this end as well...

// Doreen / 778 weeks and 2 days ago

Goedenavong mijn dutchyyy...

Ik verveel me van zeggen/gezegde goedenacht naar u/jou?

OMG this is hard. hehe

// Doreen / 778 weeks and 2 days ago

My dutch can only be as good as this lil book I have so don't blame me!

// Doreen / 778 weeks and 2 days ago

And I think it's strange that two is twee and three is drie!

three should be twee (I could remember that) anyways g'night dutchy...

// Doreen / 778 weeks and 2 days ago

Wake up! Dutchy even if I choose the right words I will always be typing them wrong! This is going to be hard but I'm going to keep trying anyways...

// Doreen / 778 weeks and 2 days ago

/me is trying to figure out what the song they're playing on the radio was called again...

/me jumps into translation mode

"Ik verveel me van zeggen/gezegde goedenacht naar u/jou?"

"I am bored of/from saying good night towards you"

"Zeggen" is either plural or infinitive, but I can't really reconstruct exactly what you were trying to say. "Gezegde" is a saying. "Naar" is "to" as in "towards". In Dutch you would use "tegen" (against). As for the "u/jou", it's "you" in polite and colloquial (casual) form.

// crae_work / 778 weeks and 2 days ago

/me goes smack my book! Actually the problem is that there are several words to choose from and I never know which one to choose and like I said then I have the issue of either not spelling or typing it correctly!

// Dor_work / 778 weeks and 2 days ago

When we toss Akon over the edge of a cliff, we must not forget to hurl Taylor Swift after him. Not because she pops up everywhere, she doesn't, but as a representative for all the squishy songs ever written.

// crae_evil / 778 weeks and 1 day ago

I can tolerate her latest (but I'm female) hehe

Anyways I've just spent lunch w/ my sexy dutch book and "Ik doen niet houd de graag woord" (cuz it's used in various ways so I can't remember it) such as"

Yes please = ja graag

I'd like = ik wil graag

Don't mention it = graag gedaan

but if I'm going to spend the next 10 years in this box I plan on learning this (even if it takes me the 10 years!) hehe

// Dor_work / 778 weeks and 1 day ago

Best translation for "graag" would be "gladly". So literally "graag gedaan" translates as "gladly done".

// craeonics / 778 weeks and 1 day ago

Not according to my book! hehe

oh boy well I think I speak enough dutch now to carry on a confident conversation w/ a 5 year old dutch kid.

/me leaves you tonight w/ something goed! [link]

(and if you don't like it, it's jussss cuz you're a guy) hehe

Goedenacht dutchy...

// Doreen / 778 weeks and 1 day ago

Oh helllll no. /me goes hide in the 80's.

// crae_work / 778 weeks and 1 day ago

Alright so that one does overdose on the squishy sweet anyways something w/ more sugar but not as sweet. hehe

[link]

/me goes get busy...

// Doreen / 778 weeks and 1 day ago

Forget that cruft. Now this is awesome: [link]

// craeonics / 778 weeks and 23 hours ago

Nee but I'll give him credit for having enough nerve to post that on YouTube. hehe!

Deze een is erg goed? Alright it's good!

[link]

// Doreen / 778 weeks and 21 hours ago

Argh, noooo, not Estelle.

// crae_zzz / 778 weeks and 19 hours ago

Yessss Estelle! Though Sammy's my lil clone in male form he certainly does not have my taste in tunes. This is your lil Cyber Nephew's favorite tune (he gets excited w/ drums)

[link]

// Doreen / 778 weeks and 18 hours ago

Interpol's pretty popular within certain circles at work.

// craeonics / 778 weeks and 7 hours ago

Well since he keeps giving me his lil "get me these tunes mom list" Interpol is begining to grow on me too. Anyways Goedemorgen dutchy...

// Dor_work / 778 weeks and 4 hours ago

Dutchy either this book is very formal or your lingo is very formal, en formeel ik ben niet!

// Doreen / 777 weeks and 6 days ago

Formal in what respect?

// craeonics / 777 weeks and 6 days ago

So I think I'm going to have to talk to you in peices! hehe

// Doreen / 777 weeks and 6 days ago

Pieces even. /me gets smacked

// craeonics / 777 weeks and 6 days ago

Anddddd kicked!

I don't spell right, type right or talk right. This may be hopeless...

// Doreen / 777 weeks and 6 days ago

Yeah, that sounds like Doreen alright.

// crae_evil / 777 weeks and 6 days ago

Argh! evil dutch guy...

// Dor_work / 777 weeks and 6 days ago

Get to work you! /me cracks the whip whilst sitting on his balcony

// crae_evil / 777 weeks and 6 days ago

Argh!!!!!

I don't wanna be here!!!

// Dor_work / 777 weeks and 6 days ago

Type O Negative wrote a great song which sports almost that as title: [link]

// crae_zzz / 777 weeks and 5 days ago

Ack! (I think I seen that vid before)

Dutchy! I think God heard my cries today cuz she said maybe 1 possibly 2 more weeks, since I've already got them nearly all caught up w/ their data entry! Please keep your fingers crossed (cuz it's sheer Hell for me over there) All I have to do is get them caught up for this coming Survey.

// Doreen / 777 weeks and 5 days ago

I can't type with my fingers crossed, but yeah, let's hope it ends soon.

// craeonics / 777 weeks and 5 days ago

Dank u vriendelijk

or

Dank je vriendelijk

(jussss pick one of them cuz I don't know which one is right!) hehe

// Doreen / 777 weeks and 5 days ago

Ugh we have our family outing today (de tandarts) so all I'm listening to is "I don't want to go" "I don't want to go"

// Doreen / 777 weeks and 5 days ago

"U" is polite and only used for figures of authority, old folk or strangers. Like, the times you are polite. "Je" is casual.

And I don't know why some people are scared to go to the dentist. Same five minute ritual every six months: "Looking good, just some residue here" (same as always), "Do you brush with an electric brush?" (no), "'Cause I see some wear here. You really should brush electrically" (I don't think so).

// craeonics / 777 weeks and 5 days ago

By the way, "dank je vriendelijk" is usually interpreted in a sarcastic way: "thanks for nothing". "Dank je wel" is less prone to misinterpretations.

// craeonics / 777 weeks and 5 days ago

I really don't know why either (cept for me I don't like ppl poking in my mouth) hehe

But it was totally painless today for all of us (and my wallet) no cavities for us = no co payment! Hooray!!!

Dutchy I don't even see that in my book which is why I said my book seems too formal or something when I try to look up something "I" want to say to you when I look the words up they don't look right (they seem too formal) so I don't know how to piece them together properly w/o sounding like someone I'm not? It's rediculous cuz I can't just find my words and translate or my sentences come out looking not like "I" want to say them (does that make sense)

And forget about the translators they are even worse than this book (wayyyyy off) only thing that sounds like me is when you add "st" it means very or more of. So something like me saying Bestest! (Bestst) hehe

I don't have a chance every speaking right here's the reason:

Me: "Sammy jusssss do it! And I don't want any bologne either!"

Sammy: "Mom it's just do it please and don't "give" me any bologne"

// Doreen / 777 weeks and 4 days ago

Sammy is the one that thinks he is my Father or something so every once in a while I need to give him a lil reality check.


Anyways check this one out dutchy, I've not heard of them before but this one is catchy.

[link]

/me goes dance w/ the laundry...

// Doreen / 777 weeks and 4 days ago

That one's been out here for ages. Quite good.

I correct my mother as well, but she is a pro at ignoring me.

// craeonics / 777 weeks and 4 days ago

hehe! I can't ignore this guy cuz he gets on my last nerve w/ his correcting me business! (but he's adorable anyways)

// Doreen / 777 weeks and 4 days ago

I almost forgot to put that "Dank je wel" on my list.

Dank je wel

Dank je wel

Dank je wel

I think I got it. hehe

// Doreen / 777 weeks and 4 days ago

Dutchy you guys "are" def formal and polite, I'm serious I can tell by these words!

sorry = pardon? please tell me there is another word for sorry besides pardon cuz I say sorry alot and there is no way I could ever see myself saying Pardon me that just sounds totally rediculous coming out of my mouth. hehe!

Is there another word for sorry?

// Doreen / 777 weeks and 4 days ago

Pardon is a loan word from French. There's also sorry, which comes from English. There is no real short word to apologise, probably because Dutch folk don't say sorry all the time. There's "mijn excuses" or "het spijt me".

// craeonics / 777 weeks and 4 days ago

Hmm strange het = is, the and that spijt word in English sounds like spit? Oh well whatever, I would gladly choose "mijn excuses" My excuses, instead of Pardon me.

Though I think it should be "Excuse Mijn" (backwards) hehe

Dank je wel

// Doreen / 777 weeks and 4 days ago

Spijt = regret. Het spijt me = it regrets me (literally). Mijn excuses = my apologies.

// crae_guru / 777 weeks and 4 days ago

It regrets me? Actually I like that one better for I'm sorry, but the thing I don't like is when you say it, it would sound like you're saying "spit" right? I don't like that part of it. hehe!!!

Trying to learn the numbers is driving me crazy (I don't like those either) stilllll my fav dutch words are ja ja and zo zo (those I love)

// Doreen / 777 weeks and 4 days ago

Also my family is originally from Brooklyn New York. I don't have the NY accent cuz I left too young (Thank God)

But if you ever heard a New Yorker say coffee you would faint and "they" would faint if they ever heard me say de koffie in dutch.

// Doreen / 777 weeks and 4 days ago

They would be like "What the H*** is that? Say that again 10 times I want to hear that again and again!) hehe

// Doreen / 777 weeks and 4 days ago

Actually they would not say Hell they would say WTF is that! my family has a mouth, I cannot handle them. My Mother too but she is the most giving and sweet person I know I wish I was more like her (but w/o her mouth)

// Doreen / 777 weeks and 4 days ago

ik ook that sounds cute. Anyways me goes run to the gym for a lil relaxation and sweat out some of this weeks stress...

I hope I'm not getting on your last nerve trying to learn this? (but if I am, sorry too bad!) hehe

// Doreen / 777 weeks and 4 days ago

Spijt is actually pronounced somewhat like spite. I don't think the ij-sound (which is technically a single letter) exists in English.

// craeonics / 777 weeks and 3 days ago

I need to d/l some sound files to check some words out tonight cuz learning and reading them may be totally different when actually hearing them.

// Doreen / 777 weeks and 3 days ago

Or watch some Dutch TV: [link]. But then you know the sounds, but not how to write them. Hmm...

// crae_zzz / 777 weeks and 3 days ago

Erg flex.

One thing is certain I'll never learn it to perfection but enough to get by. (and annoy you) hehe

/me goes watch the rest of that...

// Doreen / 777 weeks and 3 days ago

You better be working on that thesis again or I'm going to come smacken you! (me tries to make up her own dutch words now)

// Doreen / 777 weeks and 2 days ago

I forgot to tell you that in that vid, I want that black shirt that Willie has on that says "Ja."

I want it!

I want it!

I want it!

// Doreen / 777 weeks and 2 days ago

Can't recall the shirt, but umm, print one yourself?

// crae_work / 777 weeks and 2 days ago

No way for what they charge to make a silk screen for one print? (I don't think so) guess I will add that to my list of I want it! but won't get it...

// Doreen / 777 weeks and 1 day ago

Don't go for too much high quality. Just upload it to Café Press or its ilk.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Lasgo - The Last Goodbye

// crae_work / 777 weeks and 1 day ago

It will have to wait I may be doing a career change it looks like, cuz some ppl confuse Loyalty for Stupidity (and "that" is when I walk) I ran the numbers yesterday and everything looked good and I kept my word (and went beyond it) and now she looks not to be keeping hers.

She wants more than I can give. I don't mind doing the work of her RNII's that are not doing their jobs (nor even fixing her and her daughters laptops during working "county hours") but sacrificing my work schedule and my kids to do it I do mind. Bottom line is you show you can perform small miracles and then ppl want more and more and don't let go. I knew it would happen.

// Doreen / 777 weeks and 1 day ago

They take those small miracles for granted. Better make sure you have a new job before you resign here.

// crae_work / 777 weeks and 1 day ago

No kidding, I never take time off (my only real vacation is coming to visit you dutchy) so I've got enough vacation time and sick time on the books to take off for approx 1 year w/ full pay.

I'm going to take a break for 5 months and just focus on taking care of my two lil wheezers and "myself" for once.

Then contact all the Doctors I've helped for their Medical Research Publications and Medical Journals and possibly even Doctor Thomas Noguchi for some references. I have a completely flawless work record so that mayyyy help when I decide to go job hunting. I'm going into Gods hands now guess I'll have to see where "he" takes me cuz I don't know yet where I will end up.

If I drop off the map don't worry! Take care of your thesis you lazy dutchy (and take care of yourself okay) I've been chatting w/ you for so long you feel like family so I did not want to disappear w/o an explanation. (you deserved one) I may be on an emotional roller coaster so I will not be blogging here and driving you crazy. But I will keep in touch...

// Doreen / 777 weeks and 1 day ago

Oi, find a new job first, then take a break and quit your old job. You don't want to end up under a bridge just because the job hunting didn't work out and you already resigned. Don't burn your bridges too soon.

// craeonics / 777 weeks and 1 day ago

This one is pretty good.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Dio ft. Sef - Aye [link]

// craeonics / 777 weeks and 1 day ago

You can't find a new job and then say "Umm I'm sorry but I'm taking a break and I'll be in touch when I feel ready to start your job?" hehe

No, I'm in desperate need of a physical break "right now" to calm down w/ all of this stress first. I got so upset I went to the Doctors and my heart was skipping beats. I have time on the books to cover me until I feel better and can think straight on what is next.

By the way excellent vid! But what are those dutch guys doing romping the streets of Brooklyn?

// Doreen / 777 weeks and 20 hours ago

Looks like sort of a homage to early hiphop. I suspect they weren't even born back then.

Anyway, if it's affecting your health, you should take a break. I don't think I've ever seen you take a vacation.

// crae_zzz / 777 weeks and 19 hours ago

That's cuz I never do. My work has always been my priority, then kids, then myself. But it's time to shuffle that order.

/me stops the drama right here and says Goedenacht to you while your snoring again! And I will take care (dank je wel)

// Doreen / 777 weeks and 17 hours ago

Work has always and will always have a lower priority than life to me. Anyway, enjoy your time off.

// crae_work / 777 weeks and 2 hours ago

Well that was cuz before I felt work had to be my priority in life in order to take care of my kids, but then when certain things in life happen to you then "suddenly" you begin to see things in a totally diff light then you may have before. (Plus you don't have kids as a responsibility so it's alot diff for you than me)

Anyways dutchy thank you, and I hope you do well on that thesis of yours! (Goodluck okay) I'll be thinking alot about you. (specially when I listen to certain tunes) hehe

// Doreen / 776 weeks and 6 days ago

Enough mushiness. Time for music. It's Britney, no, Christina, no wait, it's...

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Lady Ga Ga - Love Game

// craeonics / 776 weeks and 3 days ago

Halloooo mijn dutchy you have to hear your lil cyber nephew making his own tunes now. This is a quickie, I ran in his bedroom and asked him to let me record this on my phone but a phone call came in so I wasn't able to get the entire tune. I wish he would get serious. This is in his room on a cheapy amp but he played this in Sam Ash and a crowd gathered on the expensive amps they have over there that have echos and other sound effects. (Another words it doesn't sound as good as it really is)

[link]

// Doreen / 775 weeks and 4 days ago

Now that is quite awesome. Such melancholy. It could be on one of the CD's in my collection, but then followed by a massive wall of sound. But it could also go the Reggae road, as it has that specific rhythm. And alpha waves. Very, very impressive.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Fluisterwoud - Kerkganger [Laat alle Hoop varen, 02]

// craeonics / 775 weeks and 4 days ago

I think so too (but he's so laid back and shy) I'm hoping now that I'm taking a break I can push him a lil more, If you heard him playing this tune of his over at Sam Ash which is a huge musical equipment store you would be shocked cuz on a more expensive electric guitar and an $800.00 amp it reallyyy sounds good. hehe!

(He drew a pretty big crowd of ppl that were just shopping in the store)

Anyways Ik mis je! Are you taking care of your thesis you lazy bunny?

// Doreen / 775 weeks and 4 days ago

Ack! Can't find that tune of yours but after listening to a few seconds of this other one I found I'm not even gonna try!

[link]

*shivers* you and your evil stuff...

// Doreen / 775 weeks and 4 days ago

You managed to dig up the shitties recording I've ever heard. It's almost as if half the instruments went missing. Very unlike the two albums I have of these guys. Try this one instead: [link]

Meanwhile, heavy thunderstorms outside, or as we say: onweer.

// crae_zzz / 775 weeks and 4 days ago

/me debates clicking on that link, but goes ahead and click on it anyways...

// Doreen / 775 weeks and 4 days ago

Okeeeee thank you very much, now I'm done running through that Cemetery being chased by demons during a full moon! (completely chilling and spooky)

/me goes watch Legend of the Seeker...

// Doreen / 775 weeks and 4 days ago

Ran across this video. You'll hate it, but that bass player has spider fingers. Check what he does at 2:17. [link]

// crae_evil / 775 weeks and 3 days ago

OMG I don't even know what you see in that growling mess! Horrible! (But that one is not scary jusss totally annoying)

/me goes watch an old flick but a cool flick I never get tired of watching...

Beetle Juice!

Beetle Juice!

Beetle Juice!

[link]

// Doreen / 775 weeks and 3 days ago

Oh hell no...

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Nirvana - Smells like Teen Spirit

// crae_work / 775 weeks and 3 days ago

I think Missy knew better then to jump on the stage w/ them for this tune. hehe

Something decent...

[link]

// Doreen / 775 weeks and 3 days ago

My god, those talentless hags can even ruin Missy! For old time's sake then: [link]

// crae_zzz / 775 weeks and 2 days ago

Wake up you lazy bunny! My fav of hers is this one. (The Rain) [link]

Goedenacht!

// Doreen / 775 weeks and 2 days ago

And they're not talentless hags! Argh! hehe

// Doreen / 775 weeks and 2 days ago

Yikes! Just came across some good old stuffezzz...

[link]

// Doreen / 775 weeks and 2 days ago

If you want to travel the Salt 'n Pepa road, there's only one track that counts: [link]

// crae_zzz / 775 weeks and 2 days ago

/me lets you get some rest and go be lazy herself buttttt first something for you for tomorrow! La la la la la la la la la laaaaa!

[link]

// Doreen / 775 weeks and 2 days ago

Continuing that vibe: [link]

// craeonics / 775 weeks and 2 days ago

Can't believe I never heard that one before dutchy...

I also can't believe some of the old stuff I come across over at YouTube such as this one that I used to love (some more good old stuffezzzz) Mmmm!

[link]

// Doreen / 775 weeks and 1 day ago

The obligatory response: [link]

The only reason I know Go Deh Yaka is because it was on a reggae greatest collection I got on tape. Although I have heard it on the radio a number of times. I'm much more into this hard type of reggae than the softer style of Bob.

// craeonics / 775 weeks and 1 day ago

hehe! (I forgot how good TLC was) more good stuffezzzz though the vid quality is yuk... [link]

And nobody is better than Bob nobody (cept maybe ziggy)

// Doreen / 775 weeks and 1 day ago

Uh oh bad acting soaps are on TV now

/me goes veg...

Goedenacht mijn dutchyyyy

// Doreen / 775 weeks and 1 day ago

For some reason YouTube thinks us folks over here shouldn't be able to view that video.

And Bob is overrated. Seriously. Just because he was reggae's flagship people think he's the best ever.

// crae_zzz / 775 weeks and 1 day ago

/me throws a pillow at you!

// Doreen / 775 weeks and 1 day ago

This is getting annoying YouTube always censoring you from the vids I post for you. hehe

Here you go (nothing you'd like though)

[link]

g'night...

// Doreen / 775 weeks and 1 day ago

Mwah, TLC is not my thing.

/me is watching Gordon Ramsay yell at shitty restaurant owners. Love it.

// crae_zzz / 775 weeks and 1 day ago

I think he's that guy from Hell's Kitchen right? I watched it maybe once or twice (totally obnoxious guy) if that is the one I'm thinking of...

// Doreen / 775 weeks and 1 day ago

Obnoxious? Nah, he's brilliant. Hell's Kitchen isn't that interesting because it only deal with aides. His other series where he tries to help failed restaurants is so much better.

// crae_zzz / 775 weeks and 1 day ago

And speaking of food, I think I've burnt my palate. Ate that microwave food a bit too fast just yet. *ouch*

// craeonics / 775 weeks and 1 day ago

I've only seen him on Hell's Kitchen (but he seems ridiculously obnoxious) he was grilling someone and all I kept thinking is someone needs to punch him or something! I couldn't believe anyone would put up w/ his abuse. (I don't think he's on any other television programs over here)

You need to "hire a cook" for crying out loud you're always eating midnight microwave meals (don't expect me to tell you to get a wife to cook for you either!) hehe

/me is listening to the news, we've been rolling and shaking like crazy for a few weeks now.

// Doreen / 775 weeks and 1 day ago

And since you're probably drooling on your pillow about now me goes jump into WOW for an hour and cast a few nasty spells...

// Doreen / 775 weeks and 1 day ago

Argh! I forgot what a royal pain it is when you play this game that everytime you go to load it up, it prompts you to d/l new patches!

/me goes clean downstairs while it downloads this patch...

// Doreen / 775 weeks and 1 day ago

I just got done watching the most grossest thing dutchy, have you ever seen this show [link] (not sure if you get this channel or not on that side) but this short chubby jolly lil guy travels around the world to taste exotic foods? He was eating a live beating frog's heart! Ack! They took the heart out of a frog and while it was still beating he ate it! And a fried bat! He eats anything, apparently he is also a Chef (I'd never eat at his restaurant)

// Doreen / 775 weeks and 1 day ago

Yuck!

I do eat other stuff than microwave food all the time, but not when it's past midnight and I have yet to eat dinner.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony

// crae_work / 775 weeks and 1 day ago

You need to take better care of yourself dutchy cuz believe it or not you're not immortal (and you're not 16 anymore either) so not eating right "will" catch up w/ you eventually...

// Doreen / 775 weeks and 1 day ago

You said your mom lives close by? Maybe you need to go grub down at her house a few days a week. But you better take care of yourself mijn dutchy...

// Doreen / 775 weeks and 1 day ago

/me goes toss on some ancient tunes and go tear up some closets I've been wanting to clean out...

[link]

// Doreen / 775 weeks and 1 day ago

For some reason there seems to be the impression that I only eat junk food. No worries, I only do that when I've spent all evening doing nothing and suddenly realise it's way past midnight.

// craeonics / 775 weeks and 1 day ago

Alright, you jusss better be taking care of yourself over there.

// Doreen / 775 weeks and 22 hours ago

And you knowww I'd cook for you but:

1. You are wayyyyy on the other side of the globe.

2. You are completely picky!

3. You don't like Italian.

// Doreen / 775 weeks and 22 hours ago

/me goes back to crying over these stupid soaps I'm completely hooked on now! Argh! I hate them!

// Doreen / 775 weeks and 22 hours ago

Waar is mijn dutchy? (I miss you)

// Doreen / 773 weeks and 3 days ago

Working on my thesis ofcourse. So far I've gathered all kinds of data and still haven't written a single sentence. Ridiculous.

// crae_evil / 773 weeks and 3 days ago

The night before Gino's graduation project was due he was up until 3:00am working on that Noguchi Interview and PowerPoint presentation and stilll had to finish it in class the day of his presentation! And he got a 680 out of 700 pts? He said he works better under pressure. hehe

Anyways I figured you were working on that (but I miss you Mr. evil)

// Doreen / 773 weeks and 3 days ago

He made it though and he graduates on the 11th of this month w/ cap and gown. Let me know how you do on that thesis of yours dutchy I guess you work better under pressure as well...

// Doreen / 773 weeks and 3 days ago

Well, congrats. So what's next?

I need to be in the right mood for my thesis, but when that happens, it's usually a work day and I have to do other things (like work).

// craeonics / 773 weeks and 3 days ago

He doesn't know yet, but he did hook up w/ a singer and bass player and they did a recording (on that song of his that I posted a sample for you up above) Him and his friends have a small job down by the beach playing now on the weekends.

I want him to just continue on in College now until he figures things out for himself. He did say he would like to stay in the direction of a Computer related career. Either technical or coding, but trying to learn the coding is a nightmare. I'm trying again w/ him this time.

// Doreen / 773 weeks and 3 days ago

Have a Goedenacht you dutchy, almost soap time...

4 ppl seeking revenge, tip toeing around and looking like black panthers w/ their guns in a dark mansion (cuz all the lights blew out) on a lightning and thunderious evening w/ guns looking to kill Adam Chandler (the evil twin) mysterious music playing in the background and *BANG!!!* guns go off and who drops dead?

The good twin! OMG this stupid thing is now turning into a who dunnit murder mystery and the evil twin is still alive! (not too sure how much more I can take of this) *sigh*

// Doreen / 773 weeks and 2 days ago

Argh, soap addict!

// craeonics / 773 weeks and 2 days ago

Not for too long the way this is going, the funeral for the good twin went on for 2 whole days! hehe

// Doreen / 773 weeks and 2 days ago

It's going to take allll week.

Meanwhile the dentist said "let me show you how to floss" and then messed up my tooth. Ouch, ouch, I'm sure as hell never ever going to floss. This hurts like crazy. I go to the dentist to have my teeth checked, not to get them messed up, damnit.

// crae_work / 773 weeks and 2 days ago

Dutchy just get a "water pik" to use instead of flossing it's easier to use and you get better results than flossing. You big baby! hehe

// Doreen / 773 weeks and 2 days ago

Here's the one I use it's not like those other expensive ones that have the cord dangling and cost alot it's cheaper lighter in your hand and works just as good. If your not going to floss you better get one of these.

[link]

// Doreen / 773 weeks and 1 day ago

What in tarnation (silly word) is that? How about just using a tooth brush?

// craeonics / 773 weeks and 1 day ago

tarnation? hehe It's what you need to get all that stuck steak you eat out of your teeth. If you're not going to floss then you need to brush "and" use that thing I posted for you, you'll like it cuz when you toss some minty stuff in the water your mouth will feel all minty clean! (or use a nasty string and floss which is totally yuk I think)

// Doreen / 773 weeks and 1 day ago

That thing does not replace a toothbrush though you need to use both cuz that only replaces flossing.

// Doreen / 773 weeks and 1 day ago

Check this out dutchy, me and Gino were laughing at this...

Go to 9:14 on this vid: [link]

He looks like Smeagol [link]

// Doreen / 773 weeks and 1 day ago

My preciousss...

What's up with that Flo-rida guy, by the way? First he rips Dead or Alive and this new Sugar song is modelled on Eiffel 65's Blue.

// craeonics / 773 weeks and 1 day ago

He's the new 50 cent over here I guess. (and I don't know Eiffel 65 Blue)

// Doreen / 773 weeks and 1 day ago

You ask, we serve. Eiffel 65 - Blue: [link]. Italians, by the way.

// craeonics / 773 weeks and 1 day ago

/me goes check that out...

But look dutchy this is coming June 14th over here (you knowwww I'm gonna have to watch that) Remember MC Hammer? Looks like he popped up w/ a TV series. Should keep me occupied until the new Legend of the Seeker series come back on again (My absolute fav TV show) I'm still upset it's over this season just when I got hooked on it! Argh!

[link]

// Doreen / 773 weeks and 1 day ago

I can't even believe I never heard that tune before dutchy? (I like it better than Flo rida's rip of it) I guess he thought he could get away w/ it over on this end. hehe!

But that was good...

// Doreen / 773 weeks and 1 day ago

Hammertime? I predict it's going to suck just as bad as Run's House. Family soaps only work with disfunctional families.

Back to the one-hit-wonders of Eiffel 65, just noticed the channel logo. It's a Dutch music channel. Think the song was a hit in the late 90s over here. The renderings in the video were a bit empty, but okay-ish. The blue screening though... Yikes...

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Belgian news

// craeonics / 773 weeks and 1 day ago

hehe dutchy disfunctional families? Wellll how do you happen to know that "his family" is not disfunctional? (He dropped off the map for so long I've no clue what he's been up to)

/me is listening to wind chimes outside, it's completely overcast, windy and cool today (love it!)

Back to cleaning downstairs. (I'm running out of things to clean around here now) Dutchy I always have trouble loading this thread on my iPhone when I'm downstairs and now that I don't have to be chained to my Desktop I still have to keep running upstairs to get to this thread, is there a way to lighten this thread up so it will load w/o having to start another one? Which I won't by the way cuz this one feels all broken in and comfortable to me. hehe!

// Doreen / 773 weeks and 1 day ago

The only solution would be splitting things into multiple pages.

// craeonics / 773 weeks and 23 hours ago

Well maybe when time permits can you? It actually crashes my phone when I try to load it from there or sometimes it just locks the browser up on the phone.

// Doreen / 773 weeks and 23 hours ago

What if I want to come and bend your ear off from the beach? Jusss kidding relax I just want to be able to come bother you when I'm away from my Desktop or something.

// Doreen / 773 weeks and 23 hours ago

Or perhaps easier would be to just show the last X posts. It's tricky anyhow, since I still haven't synced the live code with my dev code.

And yay for crashing iPhones.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Justin Tim^H^H^H, umm, Michael Jackson - Black or White

// craeonics / 773 weeks and 23 hours ago

Changing to...

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Aphex Twin - Windowlicker [link] (best intro ever, full version usually only shown way past kiddie bed time)

// craeonics / 773 weeks and 22 hours ago

What in the world!? hehe! That has got to be the craziest vid I ever seen, first starts out w/ the typical Los Angeles behavior going on until that freaky devil boy rolls up in that lemo-train? hehe

Never seen that one before...

// Doreen / 773 weeks and 22 hours ago

Anyways stop changing the subject! I don't have a note book laptop thingie like you do and want to be able to access this thread away from the Desktop now that I'm not chained to it for a while.

// Doreen / 773 weeks and 21 hours ago

I'll take a look see, but my thesis has priority over everything at the moment.

// craeonics / 773 weeks and 20 hours ago

I know of course, you take care of that first (but after)

Goedenacht...

// Doreen / 773 weeks and 20 hours ago

I'm so rude I didn't even say Dank je wel! hehe

// Doreen / 773 weeks and 19 hours ago

Saying "thank you", "please" and "I'm sorry" all the time is an anglosaxon disease we don't have over here.

// craeonics / 773 weeks and 33 minutes ago

hehe!

Probably why I used to think "you" were rude and mean! And I'm kidding it's just that when you can't see someones facial expressions and only communicate via pixels on a screen you don't want the other evil bunny to think you're some kind of demanding obnoxious person. (but come to think of it I do kinda over say: "thank you" "please" and "I'm sorry") hehe

Go get to that thesis you! I'll try to leave you alone.

/me goes find something to clean (I'm bored out of my skull today)

// Doreen / 773 weeks and 16 minutes ago

You're bored so you go clean something? /me thinks you need a real hobby

// crae_evil / 773 weeks and 1 minute ago

Go do your thesis!!!

// Doreen / 772 weeks and 6 days ago

By the way dutchy do you realize me and you invented Twitter longgggg before they did? hehe

My mom asked me last week what was twitter and I went to look it up and all it is, is basically what you and I have been doing for years and yearsss! (I would not be caught dead using that twitter thing) however, I realized I pretty much do it here all the time.

// Dor_twitter / 772 weeks and 6 days ago

True, but we use more words. And we're not the only ones that have been doing this for ages. It's just a glorified shoutbox.

// crae_zzz / 772 weeks and 6 days ago

Sheesh! Dontcha know how to jussss brag! We invented twitter!

*tweet*

*tweet*

*tweet*

/me goes run back downstairs again...

// Doreen / 772 weeks and 6 days ago

*tweet*

* Doreen runs up again

Oh, nothing.

// craeonics / 772 weeks and 6 days ago

/me kicks you!

// Doreen / 772 weeks and 6 days ago

Hurray, I typed 854-something words today. I need to type fifteen thousand, so quite some road remaining to be travelled.

// craeonics / 772 weeks and 6 days ago

When is it due dutchy?

// Doreen / 772 weeks and 5 days ago

fifteen bazillion words about History. oh boyyyy

// Doreen / 772 weeks and 5 days ago

/me goes put on some good tunes for you to help you out...

Mmmm mmm mmmmm!!!

[link]

// Doreen / 772 weeks and 5 days ago

Technically, the goal was the end of this month. But with the progression so far that doesn't seem very feasible. So it will probably slide. And you know me and sliding deadlines...

// craeonics / 772 weeks and 5 days ago

Well get serious and just get to it, you've got plenty of time then if it's till the end of this month. (Specially over the weekends you can accomplish the bulk of it)

// Doreen / 772 weeks and 5 days ago

Yeah right, I don't think so. The trouble with writing historical stuff is that for it to be scientific you have to fact check and source every phrase you write. History aims to find the truth rather than fiction. So imagine doing that for fifteen thousand words.

Plus I'm not that verbose to begin with. Anyway, I'm up to 1200 something now.

// craeonics / 772 weeks and 4 days ago

Goed, erg goed!

// Doreen / 772 weeks and 4 days ago

Actually that should be "Goed zo!" (I think) I'm still trying to learn this

// Doreen / 772 weeks and 4 days ago

Eek! I'm being encouraged in Dutch. /me goes cook dinner

// crae_zzz / 772 weeks and 4 days ago

Keyword is "koken"

Goedenacht (and I most definitely need to find another word for g'night next!)

// Doreen / 772 weeks and 4 days ago

/me takes a shovel, digs a hole and hides the alternatives in it

// crae_zzz / 772 weeks and 4 days ago

I doubt I will find any cool alternatives, so for now I'm going to have to just stick w/ learning the standard words...

// Doreen / 772 weeks and 4 days ago

Tot ziens (I would have sworn would have a goed in it)

// Doreen / 772 weeks and 4 days ago

Tot ziens = tot wederziens = until we see each other again. Compare it to "be seeing you".

// craeonics / 772 weeks and 4 days ago

/me notes that.

I'm kinda limited to what my book offers me over here. hehe

// Doreen / 772 weeks and 4 days ago

I sure hope after I learn enough of this those two lil old dutch ladies take another vacation over here to Cali so I can go chase after them again in the Market. hehe!

(dutchy they were sooo cute)

// Doreen / 772 weeks and 4 days ago

On their way back they were probably like: "That was the strangest woman." "Indeed she was." "She just kept nagging and nagging." "And she wouldn't let go of your arm." "No, she wouldn't let go of my arm. You had to smack her with your hand bag." "We were warned about weirdos in California, you know." "I'm never going back there!"

// crae_evil / 772 weeks and 3 days ago

hehe! Nah those two cute lil old ladies were jusss as curious about me as I was about them. It went like this as I already told you, I was standing next to them by the meats minding my own business but I could hear them talking about the price of the meat (in dutch of course) via their actions I'm assuming their conversation went like this:

"WOW! Check out the price of the meat over here!" and the other one kept saying "Ja ja!" and then they rambled on w/ some other stuff. The one standing closest to me looked up at me and that is when I made my move "Hey are you two dutch?" hehe

I could not believe that just flew out of my mouth! then the other one began talking to me telling me they were from Rotterdam and vacationing over here and that they were sisters. I got as red as a tomato and got tongue tied but they were still wanting to chat. I squirmed away in embarrassment. But they looked like they were lil twin dutch ladies, adorable and friendly and their accents blew my mind dutchy.

As close as I'll probably ever get to a real dutch I guess cuz there just isn't any dutch over here at all. I hardly ever even meet Italians either. It's mainly Hispanics and Asians etc.

// Doreen / 772 weeks and 3 days ago

Look at this dutchy I cannot believe this is actually cheaper than a iPhone! [link]

// Doreen / 772 weeks and 3 days ago

Umm, yeah. Note the small print. But netbooks are built from low-end components, so they're fairly cheap.

// crae_work / 772 weeks and 3 days ago

Still I never thought I'd see the day though you could pick up a mini-laptop for under $200.00 when laptops first came out they were a few thousand dollars.

// Doreen / 772 weeks and 2 days ago

They still are. It's just the netbooks that are (relatively) cheap and taking a big bite out of the laptop market. Manufacturers seem to have underestimated the appeal.

// craeonics / 772 weeks and 2 days ago

I still say handheld units are the way to go especially now that they are making the displays more appealing on them all the VGA devices are killing the old units now and the iPhone is really blowing most everything out of the water. There is a new iPhone due out the 19th that will have double the processing power now so that should take the lead again.

// Doreen / 772 weeks and 2 days ago

Phones have killed PDAs, but the resolution and input methods are far too crude to phase out netbooks or laptops. Netbooks can kill the laptop market, since they can do what most people use 'em for (surf the web, read email, type documents).

Anthem time!

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Alphaville - Forever Young

// crae_work / 772 weeks and 2 days ago

Oh nooo not that freaky forever young tune. Ack!

// Doreen / 772 weeks and 2 days ago

You can accomplish just about anything on an iPhone as you can on your Laptop.

/me goes grab a quick screen shot for you of an app I recently purchased...

// Doreen / 772 weeks and 2 days ago

Pfft, touch screens suck. I can't type on those. Besides, if an iPhone can't even handle a simple thread like this...

// craeonics / 772 weeks and 2 days ago

The new iPhone will cuz it has more mem and double the processing speed too. Anyways you smarta** check this out:

[link] [link] [link] [link]

Not only does this app have a ton of flash cards to download for free straight to your phone, the app actually looks cool too great animations and GUI (I hate ugly apps) hehe

But I still think that "Kunt u mij helpen" should be "Kunt u helpen mij" Though I've learned alot of words I cannot get the word order/structure correctly (plus some of those dutch words mean something totally diff over here in English)

// Doreen / 772 weeks and 2 days ago

And it also speaks the words in Dutch! (so I can see how it sounds too) I love it!!! hehe

// Doreen / 772 weeks and 2 days ago

You can't even buy a reg boring old phone that does absolutely nothing for $99.00 (now the iPhone's price has dropped to $99 for the 3G)

// Doreen / 772 weeks and 2 days ago

So hard to show you anything but here is a few more:

[link] [link] [link] [link] [link]

That way you can see all the features of this app, plus I think it's totally rediculous you have to say allll that jusss to say "Happy Birthday?" but I have to learn it so I can say that to you when you turn 16 again next year Mr. Forever Young...

// Doreen / 772 weeks and 1 day ago

Well, it's not a literal translation. Gefeliciteerd met uw verjaardag = congratulations with your [polite form] birthday.

It looks plain old generic Mac though. Don't see what's so special about it. Brushed metal is so 2005.

// craeonics / 772 weeks and 1 day ago

OMG dutchy, it's the fact that you can run a full blown program from the palm of your hand anywhere and anytime rather than on a Desktop machine.

The apps on the iPhone are not only getting more advanced now but also are extremely cheap compared to the the programs you pay a small fortune for on your Desktop. (most cost around 99 cents vs the 25 to 40 dollars or more that it cost for a Desktop program)

// Doreen / 772 weeks and 1 day ago

Pay? What is this "pay" thing you're talking about? I only use freeware stuff or pirate things. Which reminds me that I actually have a legit Photoshop Elemnts version somewhere. Need to dig that up some day.

// craeonics / 772 weeks and 1 day ago

Ummm they also have "thousands" of Free iPhone apps too!

[link]

// Doreen / 772 weeks and 1 day ago

I don't seem to have any luck w/ pirated programs I get the usual "Serial number is not valid" even if I try to generate 50 million keys or some Trojan ends up jumping me. (It's like I get punished everytime I try to do something evil)

// Doreen / 772 weeks and 1 day ago

It's god's way of making sure you do your monthly format.

// crae_evil / 772 weeks and 1 day ago

hehe! I don't know cept one thing is for sures is that I have the worsest luck ever...

/luisteren

[link]

Go do some werken on that thesis of yours schoolboy

Goedenacht...

// Doreen / 772 weeks and 1 day ago

Nah, mind is switched off on work days. And where's the bass in that song?

// crae_zzz / 772 weeks and 1 day ago

You can't hear it cuz you're on a sucky netbook w/ sucky parts and stuff. hehe

/me whispers goedenacht to you again...

// Doreen / 772 weeks and 1 day ago

Cannot believe these guys are stillll around (they recently played for the new president over here)

[link]

(Their best tune)

// Doreen / 771 weeks and 3 days ago

Here they are (you can see them here) but I could have sworn they'd all be retired by now...

// Doreen / 771 weeks and 3 days ago

[link]

// Doreen / 771 weeks and 3 days ago

Retired? They can't retire. They have to pay alimentation to their sixty ex-wives and 120 chhildren.

// craeonics / 771 weeks and 3 days ago

Who knows. hehe

I jumped onto the YouTube time machine last night and found ancient stuff, I have to torture you w/ one more of which was the best one I found (however, apparently no one made a decent vid to go w/ it)

[link]

// Doreen / 771 weeks and 3 days ago

/me comes share this w/ you and relaxxx don't worry it'll be 6 more years before I come share Sammy's grad pic w/ you (if Tek is still by then)

[link]

// Doreen / 771 weeks and 2 days ago

I am so glad we don't have to wear those strange wizard robes when we graduate.

// craeonics / 771 weeks and 2 days ago

I know don't they remind you of Harry Potter? (I was driving him crazy calling him Harry that day) but anyways one down and one more to go! (if I can survive it)

I think you'll be in school forever dutchy...

// Doreen / 771 weeks and 2 days ago

/me pictures you listening to your Immortal CD's and playing your PS3 instead of working on that thesis of yours.

// Doreen / 771 weeks and 2 days ago

My online status will show that I haven't touched my PS3 in months. Have taken this week off to work on my thesis. Ofcourse perfectionism strikes again and I spent most of the day thinking of how I could best do things different from how I'm doing it now, as I fear the current approach will take months or years. I have to short circuit things somehow, otherwise I'll never get things done.

Listening to new CDs ofcourse. Draugar is great: [link], Týr sucks: [link] and I've forgotten the other five.

// crae_zzz / 771 weeks and 2 days ago

Perfectionism can be Destructive, so don't shoot for perfection just yet, first get it done and then go back once you've actually completed it and "then" polish it up. That way you've atleast finished it and met your goal. Glad you've got the week off that should help alot.

/me goes check those CD's...

// Doreen / 771 weeks and 2 days ago

Ack! That song weighs about two tons! Actually zapps me.

/me goes torture myself w/ your second link...

// Doreen / 771 weeks and 2 days ago

Zo zo (kinda folklorish but def better than that first one)

// Doreen / 771 weeks and 2 days ago

The other five are Satyricon (Norwegian black), Vinterriket (Austrian ambient), Ea (Russian doom), two times 1349 and Stridsmenn (both Norwegian black). Týr is indeed predictable folkish Faroer Island stuff (look it up) and Draugar, surprise, surprise, is from the US of A. California even. It's your evil neighbour.

// crae_zzz / 771 weeks and 1 day ago

From here? I don't believe it. Not a "single" radio station playing anything even close to it dutchy. (doubt it could even be found in Hollywood either for that matter)

// Doreen / 771 weeks and 1 day ago

Music being made somewhere and getting played on the radio are two different things. Most of my record collection has never had any airtime. A lot of these black metal outfits, especially those with the sounds Draugar (or Xasthur or Leviathan, all US "bands") produces are one man bands who never perform live.

Anyway, this bloke is from San Francisco. Actually, all three names are from California.

// craeonics / 771 weeks and 1 day ago

If they are over here then they must be doing their recording in their Dungeons or something...

// Doreen / 771 weeks and 1 day ago

/me turns this into a I'm watching thread for a minute...

Dutchy when you get a chance you have to rent this flick: [link] (her father plays his role to near perfection)

// Doreen / 771 weeks and 1 day ago

I take it that's part three? I've seen parts one and two. Pretty amusing stuff. Bit too short though. That's always the problem with movies. Stuff lends itself better to a series. Imagine if your beloved Seeker was a movie. They'd butcher it.

// craeonics / 771 weeks and 1 day ago

Yes it's part three dutchy you "have to" rent it cuz it's the best one! (I may have to watch it twice!) hehe

Don't remind me of the Legend of the Seeker, I'm still sad it ended for the season (nothing but re-runs right now which is boring, but atleast they got picked up for the next coming season)

// Doreen / 771 weeks and 1 day ago

Rent it? I think all the video rental places have gone bankrupt these last few years, with the rise of broadband internet for the masses. Nah, I'll wait until it's broadcasted on TV. I can do without Kate Beckinsale until then.

// craeonics / 771 weeks and 20 hours ago

Hurray, 3600+ words. I've split the thesis in three parts, so each chapter should have about 4500 words. This leaves a bit for the intro and the conclusion. I started with chapter two, which wasn't that smart, but the source material for chapter one is four times as much, so chapter two is a bit of a trial to find the best approach. Which is also why it takes forever. Anyway, chapter two is almost done. Then I'll do chapter three, which only deals with modern materials, ergo easy. When that's done, I'm going to discuss chapter two with the teacher and if he's cool with things, I can start tackling the mother lode, the first chapter.

So in short, I'm probably not done this month, but I'm making progress.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Týr - Ocean [Land, 03] (and no, I still don't like them)

// crae_zzz / 771 weeks and 19 hours ago

Sounds like a monster of a project dutchy! (alot of work)

By the way Kate is not in Part 3 of Underworld (which is why is was soooo good, they had another female actress that totally nailed the part!) you are so lucky I'm not over there I'd drag you by your hair kicking and screaming to go watch it and you'd like it! hehe

/me goes back to watching stupid stuff on TV that keeps making me cry.

// Doreen / 771 weeks and 19 hours ago

You should watch stupid stuff that upsets you then. Unless one has an addiction to tears.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Armand van Helden ft. Dizzee Rascal - Bonkers

// craeonics / 770 weeks and 5 days ago

I don't know what it is about this song, it's not particularly genius or well laid out or whatever, but it's freakin' awesome. I think it's the bass.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: 1349 - Uncreation [Revelations of the Black Flame, disc 1, 06]

// craeonics / 770 weeks and 4 days ago

It's not my fault that they only air stupid stuff! (or could be I'm all hormonal which is not my fault either that I was born a girl!!!)

/me goes check out that 1349 thing...

// Doreen / 770 weeks and 3 days ago

If it's this one? [link]

Then it's definitely the sexy bass (don't faint but I actually like it too)

// Doreen / 770 weeks and 3 days ago

/me faints

Yeah, that's the one. This netbook really can't produce bass tones... A lot of their old fans are complaing about this new, slower, more atmospheric sounds. Older stuff is just your average noise.

// craeonics / 770 weeks and 3 days ago

Well slow bass = sexy

// Doreen / 770 weeks and 2 days ago

Something new that has some decent beats (but as usual you need to skim the words and lyrics off the top and just listen to the beats)

[link]

// Doreen / 770 weeks and 2 days ago

/me clicks... Argh, no, not Kanye West!

// crae_zzz / 770 weeks and 2 days ago

hehe! I told you not to listen to words/voice just the beats! (I know I hate Kanye he sounds so rediculous)

// Doreen / 770 weeks and 2 days ago

Here you go for when you return from la la land tomorrow check this out someone had the common sense to skim the lyrics that settled on the top and toss them in the trash...

[link]

// Doreen / 770 weeks and 2 days ago

And yet one more that can be appreciated mucho better w/o lyrics getting in the way...

[link]

// Doreen / 770 weeks and 2 days ago

Did I ever tell you I hate it when you sleep? (alright so I have a zillion times) anyways dutchy have you seen what they're posting on YouTube? [link] It makes you sad to be a part of the human race. I thought it was not real when I first seen it until I heard that guys scream (it makes your heart bleed)

// Doreen / 770 weeks and 2 days ago

Yesssss I know, you might be right I could be addicted to tears. hehe

(Don't look at that link) I can't believe I actually signed up for YouTube only to be totally turned off on it when I seen that.

// Doreen / 770 weeks and 2 days ago

What kind of nasty stuff are you watching anyway. I hate having to sign up at places, so I can't see it anyway.

That Jamrock song is fine with the lyrics though. Damian isn't as annoying as Kanye West.

// craeonics / 770 weeks and 2 days ago

I normally hate to sign up too but there was so much commotion about it over here that I actually signed up to see it for myself yesterday (bigggg mistake) anyways don't look at it...

And "nobody" on earth is as annoying as Kanye West "nobody" hehe

// Doreen / 770 weeks and 2 days ago

Not as annoying as the idiot that's on TV now. Dude was asked to investigate why paper news papers are in decline and has suggested that every user of the interwebs should pay a tax to save the papers. His reasoning is that people who read the news on the net get it for free and should pay a fee for it. So let's spread the hurt fairly and just tax everyone. Pfft, idiot.

// craeonics / 770 weeks and 2 days ago

Dutchy remember I told you I was so stressed out from work that when I went to the Doctor he said my heart was skipping beats and I was dropping so much weight they had to take some test and they told me I had Hyperthyroidism? I told the Doctor no I'm fine I'm just stressed out that's all. Well they sent me to an Endocrinologist (specialist) who forced me to go to Nuclear Medicine for a Radioactive test (scared the Hell out of me)

I was begging all the Doctors to please just run my blood test one more time cuz I was feeling better that it was just stress! They all told me "no" they had run two blood test already to confirm and now they needed to run this last test before they decide whether I needed surgery or medication or both as a course of treatment and I told them no I don't believe this I think it's due to my stress and they told me it was my thyroid disease that was causing me stress and not possible to be the other way around.

Welllll they did this to me [link]

Then "after" they did this test on me the Endocrinologist decided to run my blood test for a third time one week after the uptake scan and everything came back "Normal" she has no explanation. I'm totally pissed off cuz I probably really glow in the dark now from that stupid radiation pill they made me swallow and I could not eat sushi for weeks cuz of it!

Anyways now I can't blame all my emotions on my thyroid so I guess I have to blame being born a girl. hehe

// Doreen / 770 weeks and 1 day ago

Dutchy think about it though. The internet is putting phone companies out of business, Post Offices out of business, News Papers out of business, and Video stores out of business etc etc.

It's to be expected all these companies are going to now try to force all us internet ppl to somehow pay them another way. I think paying for the internet fee alone is enough! About time we enjoy "something" for free it won't be long before they want to start charging us for the air we breath next!

// Doreen / 770 weeks and 1 day ago

I'd say it's just menopause. /me gets kicked... Nah, you're just burnt out.

The news paper thing is so silly. The report was handed to the minister of education and culture and he said it was bogus (in tactfull terms), so there are some people out there who still use their brains. Still, the copyright mafia is to blame for an extra levy on recordable optical media (CDs, DVDs) to compensate for loss of revenue of recording artists. The inflow is distributed by a private foundation. They wanted too levy hard drives as well, but governments said they (the foundation) couldn't even handle the current levies right, so the levy on disks was set to zero indefinitely.

The new system should not be punished into supporting the old system, just because the old system has failed to keep up. Unfortunately most policy and law makers understand jack shit about modern technology.

// craeonics / 770 weeks and 1 day ago

Menopause? hehe (not jussss yet) but up the road a lill bit longer...

I think as of right now we don't need to sweat it cuz technology is moving at such a speed rate the dorks sitting in government chairs cannot keep up with and may never be able to figure out what to do about the course of modern humanity now.

// Doreen / 770 weeks and 1 day ago

One thing is for sures "if" they do round up everything and begin charging for things that are untouchable/tangible it won't be long before they begin charging us for various levels of filtered oxygen (like a gas station) hehe!

// Doreen / 770 weeks and 1 day ago

The first half of the first verse of this song consists of la la. And they get away with it.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: The Veronicas - Untouched

Switching to... There's hope for Kelly Rowland still, unlike Beyoncé who is beyond salvation.

/listen

* craeonic is listening to: David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland - When love takes over

// craeonics / 770 weeks and 1 day ago

This one? [link] (never heard of it before) first I couldn't decide whether to close the browser or start jumping up and down? hehe

And Beyonce has alot of hit and miss I actually like her latest one but I forgot the name something about a halo? (or however you spell that? I think cuz it sounds diff from her others)

// Doreen / 770 weeks and 23 hours ago

As for this one [link] everytime I hear it I get mean Coldplay Clocks vibes from it. (love it)

// Doreen / 770 weeks and 23 hours ago

Watch check it out open a window and let this play: [link]

Then open up another window and let this play: [link]

Or am I crazy? hehe

// Doreen / 770 weeks and 23 hours ago

Something decent to go clean to. hehe

[link]

// Doreen / 770 weeks and 23 hours ago

Yeah, seen that. Same page, second vid on the right. Much better: [link]. Wait 'til the bass kicks in (even this netbook can handle it). The original is dreadful though.

The whole David Guetta/Coldplay thing is that they seem to using the same synth preset. Is it the same piano as this one [link]... Nah, I think it's different. Do hope he re-releases that song some day. It's freaking anthem, like Joe Smooth's Promised Land (yes, I bought this CD [link] for it).

// craeonics / 770 weeks and 23 hours ago

That Kid Cudi vid is so funny I can't help but laugh everytime he says "I don't understand why you can't say my name right" (cuz of her accent and his silly blank face all serious) hehe

As far as same piano in that second link you posted, no way jose (not even close) anddd as far as this goes [link] I have listened to that tune countless times to try to see what it is "you" like about it, and guess what? I have no clue! it's totally sucky! hehe

// Doreen / 770 weeks and 19 hours ago

It's called "taste". Joe Smooth was probably thinking "damn, they want a video. I got this here tape from my holiday to Mexico and here's one from my performance on cousin Vinnie's wedding. Let's just throw them together and we're done".

Read this: [link] (the history section, though a bit too US and UK centered). Promised Land is one of those early House records. And it's full of alpha waves [link] and I'm always a sucker for those.

// crae_zzz / 770 weeks and 18 hours ago

hehe! my cousin Vinnie! sillyyyy!

/me tosses you a pillow and goes check those links out...

// Doreen / 770 weeks and 17 hours ago

Hmm interesting (but I still hate it when you make me read!)

I looked up this one that was mentioned as one of the original roots to House music: [link] which is not bad (after you scrap the mold off of it) hehe

// Doreen / 770 weeks and 17 hours ago

Funny about that alpha wave stuff though dutchy [link] cuz I'm one of those ppl that swears you cannot really hypnotize someone and that they must have a weak mind if that is true (when you see those crazy shows where they hypnotize ppl to act like chickens etc) anyways one day I realized certain tunes or I should say this tune: (that Cafe Del Mar one) [link] it does something weird to me and my brain flatlines I cannot drive with that song on or I find myself lost when the song is over! And actually something in that Coldplay - Clocks messes w/ my head too. hehe

// Doreen / 770 weeks and 17 hours ago

Wow that is a beautiful version of it too (course there is 50 million versions of that tune) [link]

Listen to that one before you go to la la land...

// Doreen / 770 weeks and 17 hours ago

Trance in general (Café del Mar being a prime example of the genre) is heavy on alpha waves. I tend to think that vision is processed and analysed by your consciousness, but sound, and especially alpha waves, hook straight into your subconscious.

Regardless, no matter the mix, all versions of Café del Mar are building up to the exact same hook. Some just stretch it longer. This one stretches it a bit too much though. Echo, echo...

// craeonics / 770 weeks and 57 minutes ago

Jesus, check this: [link]. 68+ minute version (or rather collection of versions).

// craeonics / 770 weeks and 51 minutes ago

Apparently this is the original: [link], based on the main melody of this piece: [link].

// craeonics / 770 weeks and 43 minutes ago

Now if I could find the notes, I could make my own version. Best thing I can find is a close up of someone playing it: [link]. Hook is at 1:00, but it's too fast for me to follow.

// craeonics / 770 weeks and 30 minutes ago

I found the sheet music to Struggle for Pleasure. Going to take a stab at making my own Café del Mar later. Well, at least the hook.

// craeonics / 770 weeks and 8 minutes ago

68 minute version of Cafe Del mar! Before I evennn try to listen to that one I will have to tie myself up to the chair so that I don't wake up walking down a street naked or something. When I listen short versions of it I feel as if I zone and one time I put a CD in my car on my way to work and I think I told you I don't know what happened to me but I almost missed my exit on the freeway cuz I was zoned out by it. (I felt like I was floating and lost consciousness) obviously I don't need drugs. hehe!

And if you do make a version of it dutchy you betterrrrr let me hear it!

/me goes check out all your links...

// Doreen / 769 weeks and 6 days ago

OMG dutchy that "Struggle for Pleasure" tune is absolutely the most beautiful song I think I ever heard. (me goes back and listen again!)

// Doreen / 769 weeks and 6 days ago

Don't laugh! But remember this? [link] Shog kept denying all my walls that I uploaded to skinz.org (I lost count how many he denied) then finally I made this one and submitted it and it was accepted within minutes and he posted it. I got so excited that I finally had a silly wallpaper accepted!

Anyways while I was just listening to that Struggle for Pleasure tune you posted it reminded me of my old wall. What I was trying to show in my wall was how you can almost (or I can atleast) smell, taste and see sounds of music and this is how I see piano.

// Doreen / 769 weeks and 6 days ago

Yikes on that last link where it shows someone playing that tune it looks hard! you need really fast fingers. hehe

// Doreen / 769 weeks and 6 days ago

/me thinks shoggles just felt sorry for you and let that one slip. It's pixelated even!

Alright, so I just found out I suck at reading sheet music. I thought the G-cleff was a C-cleff, so all the notes I've been entering (no way I'm playing that by hand) are off by three. Grrr... I do think I found the bit that describes the hook. It's played with two hand, but I don't know if both are required. /me goes slave some more...

// craeonics / 769 weeks and 6 days ago

I knowww that is why I said don't laugh! I don't have any graphic skillz still but I was just trying to show something as best I could (though it came out horrible) hehe

Anyways, keep trying I want to see what you come up with!

// Doreen / 769 weeks and 6 days ago

This is the hook according to the sheet music: [link]. It's sounds somewhat off for some reason, but I've double checked the notes. Maybe it's the (lack of) speed or because these are only the treble (right hand) notes. If I check the video of the dude who has the camera on top of the keys, he plays the same notes, but they sound different. I need to study this some more.

// craeonics / 769 weeks and 6 days ago

Somewhat off? That sounds totally off get back to the drawing board! hehe

// Doreen / 769 weeks and 6 days ago

Had to open up yours in a window and play it and then open up that vid that shows that guy playing the tune and yours sounds like it's off by "one of something" but I don't know what you would call it or what it is? Move something "up" by one. hehe

// Doreen / 769 weeks and 6 days ago

Actually yours sounds spooky! hehe (wellll it does!)

// Doreen / 769 weeks and 6 days ago

I'm going to add the bass notes (left hand). See if that helps.

// craeonics / 769 weeks and 6 days ago

I have a feeling that will just make it double spooky! hehe j/k (Do it I want to hear it!)

// Doreen / 769 weeks and 6 days ago

Other than the presidents would you expect news of their deaths to reach the world so instantaneously. But I can't believe that they just said Michael Jackson just died?

// Doreen / 769 weeks and 6 days ago

Yeah, to be reincarnated as Justin Timberlake. The reports say he's been declared dead by an LA coroner, so wouldn't you have seen his report then. No wait, you're still on an extended leave.

Version two of my pitiful attempts of doing that piano: [link]. I copied that dude's exact notes, exact, and it sounds like it, but his piano sounds way different than the ones I can synthesize. Also, his notes are different than the one on the sheet.

// craeonics / 769 weeks and 6 days ago

Yes I would have run over there if I was not on leave right now to go see him. They just flew his remains over to the Los Angeles Coroner's office (which is connected to the Hospital I work for)

Anyways though he's a few years older than me I pretty much grew up w/ him so I can't help but think of his best tune. While everyone else is remembering him for what they say is his best ones "Thriller" and "Beat It" I'm over here actually knowing this was his bestest tune ever!!! [link] (I feel for his family they must be in agony right now)

// Doreen / 769 weeks and 6 days ago

Dutchyyy what are you doing? That does not sound anything like it now. (You were closer at your first try)

/me goes listen again, but it don't sound like it...

// Doreen / 769 weeks and 6 days ago

No way you sound like Charlie Brown playing he piano. hehe

[link]

// Doreen / 769 weeks and 6 days ago

Pfft, it's the correct notes and the correct timing. Well, that's the difference between a machine playing the song and a human. Machine plays every note at the exact same volume and pace, while a human pianist can play fast or slower or harder or softer.

// craeonics / 769 weeks and 6 days ago

Very true. (and a good excuse why you can't play it) hehe

// Dor_evil / 769 weeks and 6 days ago

If I had a keyboard, I could enter the notes that way and it would record the strength used to hit the key and the pacing. The Café del Mar hook is done with two hands (still suspect you only need the right one), so there are keys that are hit at the same time. A human player probably wouldn't hit them at the exact same instant, but a computer would.

// craeonics / 769 weeks and 6 days ago

I think only "good" music is soul generated not computer generated. hehe

You just need to have these fingers that's all...

[link]

// Doreen / 769 weeks and 6 days ago

Actually after closer inspection of that random vid it looks like you need (3) hands or rather (15) fingers to pull that off. hehe

(dutchy that song is just beautiful) I find it amazing a sound like that coming off those fingers...

// Doreen / 769 weeks and 6 days ago

I cannot even believe "you" cannot do it! "You" my partner in music! Just try again I've seen your fingers in that thing you let me see of you making a cake so I already know you have long enough fingers to pull it off.

// Doreen / 769 weeks and 6 days ago

More theorising... Hitting those notes on a real piano (check the speed at which the hammers move), makes the snares resonates at the same time in the same enclosing, while doing so at a computer gives an independent sound for each notes. Especially if you split the left and right hand across two generators, like I have done.

// craeonics / 769 weeks and 6 days ago

Me and making music. I've never played an instrument. You must develop a feel for what sound it will make when you hit a key, I'm too impatient for that, and you need to have an innate ability to envision what other sequence of notes will fit with what you just wrote, I don't have that.

// craeonics / 769 weeks and 6 days ago

I've never played an instrument either so I guess I wouldn't know (it's probably very complicated.)

// Doreen / 769 weeks and 5 days ago

*Tic Toc* stop fooling around over there Charlie Brown and get that thesis done we're approaching the end of June and you should need to have to beg your teacher for an extension again...

// Doreen / 769 weeks and 5 days ago

Extensions? What's that? This is university, not school. It takes as long as is necessary. Ofcourse it would be nice if it was finally finished.

// craeonics / 769 weeks and 5 days ago

Well that could be really bad knowing "you" cuz as long as necessary could take "you" forever!

// Doreen / 769 weeks and 5 days ago

True, but I want it to be over and done with.

// craeonics / 769 weeks and 5 days ago

Well then get it done mijn lazy bunny.

/me tries to stop bugging you so much...

// Doreen / 769 weeks and 4 days ago

This is a terrible song, but a great tune to singstar. Chinese friends, so I've picked up all kinds of bad habits.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: A-Ha - Take on me

// crae_zzz / 769 weeks and 3 days ago

Ack (I agree terrible song)

// Doreen / 769 weeks and 3 days ago

Look, it's your boy George. Did I mention this song has a great analogy?

# I'm never gonna dance again

# Guilty feelings have got no rhythm

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: George Michael - Careless Whispers

// crae_work / 769 weeks and 1 day ago

/me goes look up that analogy word...

// Doreen / 769 weeks and 1 day ago

Umm so the reason he had no rhythm is cuz he was feeling guilty? Either way he always sounded to me like someone tapping on a tin can...

// Doreen / 769 weeks and 1 day ago

Again one of those tunes you hear once and then twice and then you suddenly notice it and like it the third time...

[link]

// Doreen / 769 weeks and 20 hours ago

Say what!? (me tosses you out of bed) can you believe this tune is the Black eyed Peas? [link]

I've been hearing this tune everywhere and finally decided to go look it up and grab it and I still don't believe it...

// Doreen / 769 weeks and 13 hours ago

Even if they were the last artists on Earth, they would still stink.

// crae_work / 769 weeks and 8 hours ago

Variety is the spice of life, so you need to add some black eyed peas once in a while. (and you know it)

// Doreen / 769 weeks and 3 hours ago

Completely rediculous what Apple is doing to those of us that wish to customize our iPhones. The new 3Gs and newer 3.0 OS is requiring us to jump through a few fancy hoops now in order to preserve a way to Jailbreak.

I cannot stand to not be able to skin my phone and my apps! Look at this now...

[link] [link]

// Doreen / 769 weeks and 3 hours ago

All I seem to be able to grab is the iBEC the iBSS keep vanishing into thin air. I've checked off "show hidden files" so it's not playing hide and seek but no luck. I cannot believe this stupid games Apple plays, it makes no sense since they would sell even more phones if they'd just let ppl do as they please w/ their phones all they'd need to do to protect themselves from customer nightmares is do a good disclaimer that if you mess w/ your phone don't come crying to us to fix it so that those of us that like to tinker and blow things up can enjoy our phones! Argh! Now I'm stuck!

/me goes read some more (and you know how much I like that, but I need one more stupid file) *sigh*

// Doreen / 769 weeks and 2 hours ago

I wonder if that attitude of Apple's is why the whole skinning thing seems so much smaller on the Mac.

// craeonics / 769 weeks and 1 hour ago

I don't know (most likely) but dutchy I am soooo mad at myself right now and this stupid skinning obsession! I just fried my phone! I'm stuck in DFU Mode and I cannot get out of it and restore. Enough is enough I need to just learn how to use a stupid phone for what it was made for and stop this waste of time. hehe!

Now I'm stuck. I've done everything imaginable to my phones but I've "never" got myself this stuck.

// Doreen / 769 weeks and 1 hour ago

This was the last exploit available to jailbreak and after this all the holes will be plugged by apple so messing around at this point will be painful (as I just found out) at any rate you need the updates and w/ each update they do your need to re-jailbreak which has become increasingly impossible so effective today I need to stop my last skinning obsession! I love my iPhone but I hate Apple!

// Doreen / 769 weeks and 1 hour ago

Argh!!!!! I'm so mad at myself! (good thing they would never listen to me and put that disclaimer in place) cuz now I've got to go put on an innocent face and try to exchange my phone right now.

But I've learned my lesson this is it...

// Doreen / 769 weeks and 1 hour ago

"Yeah, I don't know what happened. It just stopped working all of a sudden."

// craeonics / 768 weeks and 6 days ago

Welllll I was nervous! hehe

And yesss I'm gonna bore you w/ the details of today's drama.

Before I took the phone in to try to exchange it I tried to do the restore on my Vista machine then Gino's machine then the mac we are using to try to learn coding on, I tried to change USB ports but nothing (still the unknown #9 error) so as a last resort I ran over to AT&T and the clerk tried to do all the common sense stuff I already did but on their store computers (same thing no good) he would would not exchange the phone but referred me to go over to the Apple store for the warranty exchange to meet w/ what they call a "Genius" (specialized techs) hehe

I thought "Oh boy now I'm in trouble, they are going to make me put my right hand on a Bible and swear I didn't do anything to my phone!" (they'll knowww I was messing around w/ my phone) so I was so nervous cuz then I'd have to confess! but nope they treated me like royalty did all the same common sense stuff I already did and then gave me a brand new phone. Disaster resolved.

Makes no sense to be stupid enough to try jailbreaking anymore since Apple keeps updating too frequently and these jailbreaks mess w/ the iPhones basebands and who knows what else that causes invisible issues on your phone so I'm going to have to deal w/ a boring phone now!

You can only swap out ring tones but my issue is the system sound files I need to custo my incoming mail sound file (the default one is completely dull you can't even hear it) plus I completely skin my apps GUI's since they are always so awful looking.

Anyways I learned my lesson today. And I need to learn a new hobby or actually go jump back on learning a new lingo (dutch) so I can annoy you in dutch! hehe

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 6 days ago

Or to put it succinctly: Doreen versus Apple. Apple wins.

// crae_evil / 768 weeks and 6 days ago

Oh be quiet evil guy. Ugh look they got in last night (check out the vid) [link]

I wont do it!

I wont do it!

I wont do it!

But it sooooo tempting!

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 6 days ago

Worlds first official 3Gs Jailbreak (19 yo kid) butttt he named it after Prince's Purple Rain!? [link]

/me waits and watches everyone fry their iPhones for a while...

[link]

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 6 days ago

It's just a matter of time before you'll try again.

// craeonics / 768 weeks and 6 days ago

Well timing is "everything" and I lost trust in my timing so as for now "no" I'm too scared after yesterday's experience. (Maybe in a few weeks if I go back to being stupid again)

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 6 days ago

Seems there is various issues ppl are having his Jailbreak works for some on WinXP, a few have made it successfully on Vist 32bit (I have Vista 64bit) I'm seeing a few on Win XP getting stuck in DFU mode w/ a similar error msg like I had yesterday which means they won't get out of it and have to go exchange their phones (cuz even the techs in the apple store yesterday could not figure out how to boot me out of it) nope I'm not doing it again. But it's fun reading about disasters (atleast when you are not in them yourself)

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 6 days ago

And they say Oil don't mix w/ Vinegar? Check this out:

Kevin Rudolf (oil) Lil Wayne (vinegar) - Let It Rock

Mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm! This tune has totally grabbed me (but you need to hear it on a killer sound system)

[link]

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 6 days ago

That one has been on here for ages. Completely generic stuff. Then again, that's Little Wayne for you.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Ea - Mea ta Souluola [Ea Taesse, 02]

// craeonics / 768 weeks and 5 days ago

Why oh why do you listen to stuff that always makes your heart feel so heavy and dark? Ack! Right away that stuff instantly hits my heart like a needle piercing me or something. Painful, sad tunes (Mr. Dark and Dramatic!) hehe

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 5 days ago

Is this it? [link]

Kinda pretty as it goes along but nevermind I don't know what it is... hehe

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 5 days ago

Hmm has thunder going on now... It's good I guess (but dark, sad and dramatic)

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 5 days ago

The genre is called "funeral doom", so it's supposed to be slow (and dark and heavy, very, very heavy. Could do with a little less drama though.

Not nearly as heavy as this stuff though: [link] (which is very hard to get hold of, self published, limited edition stuff).

// craeonics / 768 weeks and 5 days ago

OMG dutchyyy instantaneous heart tormenting ripping sounds? Relentless eternal hopeless misery? If there is really a Heaven and Hell I think those would be the sounds you would hear for eternity?

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 5 days ago

No way I can listen to that whole thing cuz those 10 mins are torturing me (and feel like an eternity) but from the few mins I tried it sounds like having a hard time trying to get of hold of it is a good thing! hehe (sorry but that truly sucks big time)

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 5 days ago

I think it's great. But then again, I'm a child of the eighties. Cold War, depression, high unemployment, and the children of hippies, naturally upset with the mess their parents left them. It all resulted in lots of depressive music being made over here. Like this: [link]

// crae_zzz / 768 weeks and 4 days ago

Nothing depressing about that tune that is just classic good stuff. (atleast the "older" Cure stuff)

Anyways go get some slapen sleepy head...

Ummm the timing was good today? (Jailbroke my phone in 30 seconds flat, I got lucky)

/me goes finish installing all my apps and system files back on my phone again.

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 4 days ago

There we go. I knew it.

Speaking of the depressing 80s, my all-time favourite comedy series: [link] (don't worry, it's an acquired taste).

// crae_zzz / 768 weeks and 4 days ago

hehe dutchyyy I bookmarked it so I can check out few more later on tonight. I was hooked on some strange show that was being broadcast on this side (but obviously was not from over here) I think the name was Benny Hill? (I forgot) but British humor, cept this guy was alilll on the perverted side so some of his shows were hysterical and other were just disgusting. just extremelyyyy diff then the humor that is over here on our side. Anyways goedenacht get some rest or I'll drive you crazy. (sorry)

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 4 days ago

Nah, Benny Hill is no fun. He has dated so bad. British humour is relentless. Complete and utterly black, no mercy at all. US humour always seems to have an obnoxious moral undertone and Dutch comedy series are plain not funny (due to overacting, a disease most Dutch series suffer from).

My second favourite comedy series is from the same guys, but like ten years later: [link] (Dutch subtitles, by the way).

// crae_zzz / 768 weeks and 4 days ago

/me goes check that out

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 4 days ago

hehe! dutchy that is so cute! (I have a feeling I'm going to be watching alot of links tonight) I have to drop a few comedy links from this side for you. But I have to warn you it's all pretty much the same (another words not much variety)

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 4 days ago

Everyone is going nuts over here outside for the 4th of July shooting m80's and fireworks atm so hard to concentrate on finding anything but here is one I found that is pretty popular over here (not sure if you seen this one or not)

The Office: [link] (zo zo)

But this one is my fav: [link]

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 4 days ago

/me goes watch things blow up outside (I'll find more tomorrow)

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 4 days ago

Okay welllll it's almost tomorrow in a few mins and the air is full of firecracker smoke (and I remembered one more of which is totally my favoritest)

/me goes find it right now...

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 4 days ago

Ugh! Nasty YouTube clips but here is a semi-decent one. [link]

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 4 days ago

The Office is actually British originally. Newsradio is my favourite US comedy, almost no drama moments: [link]

// craeonics / 768 weeks and 4 days ago

That lady in your link is also on an extremely popular TV series called CSI Miami [link]

I'm assuming you probably see more of our TV shows and we see none of yours (you dutch are greedy!)

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 4 days ago

CSI has way too many spin-offs.

Greedy indeed. It's cheaper to import shows than to develop your own. And since bigger countries tend to have more viewers and thus bigger budgets, things are usually bought from them. Check today's TV listing over here and note how many titles are probably familiar to you: [link] (okay, on second thought, not so much during weekens).

// craeonics / 768 weeks and 4 days ago

Hmmm I only see 3 right off the bat? I have take a closer look right now.

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 3 days ago

Remember I told you I had come across a link that had a few Dutch TV shows I was watching on my computer? I was shocked cuz some of the TV shows were not filtered?

They were innocent and funny one day and then a few days later the "same" show I was watching and really enjoying suddenly had a topic of, for example Gay men and then they show some guy getting punked! (made me throw up!) I had no idea they were going to show some complete and full X-rated video shots! cuz over here alot of stuff always gets filtered so you never see stuff 100% (only about 65%) hehe

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 3 days ago

I think now I understand enough Dutch to know what is coming up on the show but when I was watching these channels before I had no idea so it was like being on a roller coaster ride watching that channel (you never knew which turn was coming each day) hehe

Even the cast of the shows were participating in freaky stuff. They began like normal host (like over here) just hosting and interviewing various ppl for the show then after a few weeks of watching "they" would jump in participate in rediculous topics such as sniffing drugs or sex acts.

Finally I decided I could skip the freak shows it was getting too strange. hehe

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 3 days ago

The first time I seen the two host of the show jump in on some crazy stuff I was like: "Ummm what in the world! Aren't they suppose to just stand their w/ their microphones interview the freaks? Just stand there staying clean and innocent not participate!" hehe

I don't know I got confused cuz it was like anything goes over there? Prostitution, Drugs etc things are diff here I guess (of course that stuff is "everywhere" but just not so in your face I mean)

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 3 days ago

I think I have this sneaking suspicion what show you're talking about. There's one show aimed at teens where they discuss all aspects of sex and drugs. One of the hosts would test a drug each week. Its purpose is educational, but in a very subtle way.

And no, there's no censorship over here. Ofcourse some things are no go.

// craeonics / 768 weeks and 3 days ago

Must be that one cuz the Host were in their 20's or so (one girl and two guys I think) The shows varied from A to Z in every subject under the sun. One day they would be interviewing dutch rappers and singers, the next day they'd travel to various hangouts in the Netherlands and the next day they'd show a day in the life of a legal prostitute (but in graphic detail!) yikes!

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 3 days ago

One episode the host decided to show what the effects of sniffing paint does, so "he" spent the day sniffing paint as he attempted to go about his normal day in the Netherlands while trying to explain what he was feeling.

Not sure what kind of workers compensation you guys have on that end but hopefully it's good cuz these host are gonna walk away from there jobs w/ their brains fried and some kind of VD. but I've never seen such realism on TV so I was getting addicted to it but it was getting alillll too freaky when the Gay episode came on. (that one got alilll too painful to watch) hehe!

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 3 days ago

If I'm not mistaken there was always a medical team present. The whole realism was the point. You can tell people about things or you can show them. When that show launched there were ofcourse complaints from the more conservative people. Yes, there is a bible belt here as well.

// craeonics / 768 weeks and 3 days ago

As a matter of fact, show's on right now. Note that these things only get broadcast after children's bed time (after nine or ten or so).

// craeonics / 768 weeks and 3 days ago

In other news, apparently Michael Jackson is dead. For Christ's sake, stop playing his videos all day long, stupid music channels.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Michael Jackson - Leave me Alone

// crae_zzz / 768 weeks and 3 days ago

Same thing over here day and night, night and day, TV and Radio it's all Michael Jackson, they've analyzed and dissected him, his life and his body every which way possible (and they still will never know him) I'm sick of hearing them too enough is enough already.

Goedenacht dutchy...

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 3 days ago

Look! More Jackson. I'm glad I wasn't around when Elvis died.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Michael Jackson - Do you remember the time

// crae_zzz / 768 weeks and 3 days ago

That's right huh? But since I was born in the 60's I was around (course Elvis was not on my list of things I listened to) I do remember vaguely and I do mean vaguely cuz I don't think I paid it much mind but when he died it was nothing like Michael Jackson's death or it could be I'm just noticing this more (not sure)

The streets down town over here are completely crazy w/ fans everywhere "every" channel on TV is everyone speculating good and bad about him (mainly bad) and it won't let up. It's just insane, he was nothing but a human being I'm not sure why ppl are always searching for idols.

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 3 days ago

I've heard the family sought a second private post mortem on him and I'm thinking it may have been Noguchi (though he's retired I believe he would have been the one they would have privately paid cuz of his experience) I'm on medical leave so I'm not certain and I'm away or disconnected from all that drama atm (atleast until 2 more months before I start my job hunting again around the county)

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 3 days ago

Noguchi is that guy I told you about I got to interview for Gino's Graduation project? He's retired but he still works over there at the hospital so he really is not fully retired. He runs back and forth from here to Japan giving lectures etc. But the reason I suspect they hired him is this guy was worldly known as Coroner to the "Stars" from what I knew of my past working w/ him and then after interviewing him that, he was such a good human being, he would have been honest, truthful and sincere for the Jackson family to find out what happened to their family member so they could find some peace.

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 3 days ago

If he can still find things out. It's been a week already. Even in the fridge, you can't store those corpses forever.

// crae_work / 768 weeks and 3 days ago

I'm thinking if anyone could "he" would be the only human being on the face of this earth that could. "That" lil strange old Japanese man is amazing. (He's a mad scientist) hehe

But w/ the technology we have today they can still extract things amazingly even after thousands of years so a week is nothing dutchy.

News this morning is everyone in the world is going crazy trying to find out where his body will be laid to rest permanently. (That is info I have from an inside source) but don't understand "why" or "what" is the big deal when a body is laid to rest it's gone, going to stare at a patch of grass where the body is located 6 ft under is totally rediculous. hehe! (I don't get it)

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 3 days ago

The thing that bothers me the most about this is the garbage ppl are saying and speculating about him. What business is it of theirs? Can you just imagine what his "Family" is going through? (the worse agony poss)

Oh well such is life...

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 3 days ago

First off "everyone" on the face of this earth will die of "Cardiac Arrest" so when they announced on TV he died of "Cardiac Arrest" I thought oh boy here we go...

Remember I told you when I ran the Death Certs my job was to chase the Docs (the ones silly enough that put a cause of death on the Death Certificate of "Cardiac Arrest") any Doctor that puts that as a cause of death should not be a Doctor. hehe

Under cardiac arrest there needs to be an "Underline" cause of death in old ppl if they died of natural causes the underline cause of death usually is "Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease" that eventually trigger the final result of "Cardiac Arrest" (that would be normal cause of death)

Also "Arrhythmia" can cause a cardiac arrest but still you would want to find out what caused the arrhythmias, stress, drugs etc. but nobody specially at 50 yo dies of just "Cardiac Arrest" there has to be a hidden disease factor or substance factor involved.

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 3 days ago

Well, if you weren't on leave, you would have found out. I'm not too sure if everyone dies of just cardiac arrest though.

// crae_work / 768 weeks and 3 days ago

No silly "everyone" dies of cardiac arrest. hehe

Cardiac Arrest = When your Heart stops to beat. Even if your brain stops working and you stop breathing on your own but you are kept alive via Medical equipment "until" you reach "cardiac arrest" you are not technically dead. Your body won't die until the "heart" stops beating (Cardiac Arrest)

Which is why I believe when a baby is inside you and it's heart begins to beat "that" is when they officially are alive and born, not when they are "delivered" and "physically born" into this world. But whenever the moment is that the heart begins to beat (but that is just my silly thoughts) hehe

I don't know dutchy when I had that situation at work and got stressed out. When I went to the Doctor to see why I was feeling so sick. I don't know what I was thinking? (I guess I was looking for relief or someone to save me) But when they got done w/ me I ended up having Heart Meds to slow down my racing Pulse and Heart Rate, Anti-anxiety Meds, Sleeping Meds and then a referral to a Endocrinologist who wanted to surgically remove my Thyroid and put me on Thyroid Meds for the rest of my life to compensate having to remove my racing thyroid cuz it was buring everything I ate, making my heart race and would not let me sleep or calm down (they told me this)

Anyways "I" sat down and had a good cry and examined my life and did not take (1) single pill they gave me out of all those meds. (not one)

Though they told me my blood work confirmed this so called Thyroid disease could not be related to Stress, I followed their advice and went to Nuclear Medicine and underwent their Radioactive Scan.

But I followed "my" own feelings and when they finallyyy decided to do the third blood test weeks after all this "all" my test results fell back into normal range (which they said would be impossible w/o treatment)

I removed myself from the source of my Stress. Got a grip on myself and suddenly. All my vitals signs calmed down and my all of my Blood work came back in Normal Range.

All that being said. Can you imagine for one minute being "Michael Jackson" all that money, the entire world watching your every move in life. Trying to deal w/ the fact that you have all that money and not one penny of it can change who you really are nor where you are going to eventually end up. But the whole world is watching you, your moves and your aging process. hehe!

I cannot fathom what meds he may have tried to escape reality or try to calm himself down so his body could feel normal again or feel beter (baiter)

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 3 days ago

Anyways I have to go back to work in a few months but right now I'm just enjoying feeling so good! so free! so normal but I have to go back cuz of financial reasons. I may even go back to where I was working (but this time w/ a diff "mind" set of course) hehe

Or somewhere else withing the county (I'm just not sure yet) but right now I'm not Dor_work and you're crae_work. hehe! =)~

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 3 days ago

I'm crae_home you mean. Told you it was stress. My long distance diagnostic skills are unmatched. You can't keep putting pressure on people. Sooner or later they will collapse, and if not mentally, then physically.

So you made the right choice. Health over career.

// craeonics / 768 weeks and 3 days ago

Long distance diagnostic skills. hehe

It would be a permanent choice if the need for money and supporting two kids were not an issue. At any rate it's been great being off work.

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 3 days ago

What's going to happen (cuz I know you're nosey like me) is they will have to file the Death Cert in order to do the burial (which from what someone told me will be either tomorrow or the next day) but "his" cert will not have an "Official" cause of Death on it so it may just simply state on Line a. "Cardia Arrest" Line b. which will be the underline cause of death (that I was trying to explain) will show "Deferred" when all the Tox results come back they will file an amendment to the Death Cert w/ the Official underline cause of death (most likely something toxic triggered an arrhythmia that caused the cardiac arrest) any 3 year old can guess on this one...

I'll know the cause of death before the world gets it (even being away from work) but the Cert is a public document so anyone can get it once it's been officially amended and re-filed for the State of Sacremento. So you'll hear it too dutchy cuz it will be forced on everyone's ears.

Sad his life was not private and even his death won't be private either.

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 2 days ago

Sorry. hehe

It's alilll different on this side dutchy (I'm stuck over here closer to what is happening) and there is no escaping it even when I try cuz of my type of work so it's "everywhere I turn" and everytime I get a call it's the first thing I hear. hehe

Sorry...

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 2 days ago

OMG dutchy since you're so into History you might want to mark this day on your calendar.

You cannot even begin to imagine what is going on over here on this side (I'm sure you'll see some on TV) but the world has made Michael Jackson the most popular person that ever walked the face of this earth!

I got a call this morning, not even the Presidents can escape the red tape that is inevitable w/ birth and death and this morning it looks as if they may actually bury him w/o even having to file his Death Cert first. I know the Funeral Directors and the Registrar that is in charge w/ the filing of his cert (and this is not normal stuff for any person nor an entertainer)

You and I won't ever see anything like this again in our life time (and not sure this will ever happen again) freaky...

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 2 days ago

I don't plan on dying, so I'll see plenty of things still. I think I'm going to avoid watching TV tonight like the plague. Same shit on every channel.

That, and I have a bad case of slipping into unconsciousness. God, I'm sleepy.

// crae_zzz / 768 weeks and 2 days ago

Not too many plan on dying. hehe

Anyways Goedenacht dutchy...

// Doreen / 768 weeks and 1 day ago

Dutchy check this out a British G! (I don't know what this is I have to take a closer look at it myself)

// Doreen / 767 weeks and 5 days ago

The link would help!? [link]

// Doreen / 767 weeks and 5 days ago

Wellll ummm it must be British cuz it's hysterically funny one minute and grose the next! hehe

Nevermind not so sure you should check it out...

// Doreen / 767 weeks and 5 days ago

It's our friend Sacha Baron-Cohen: [link]. He likes to stick with a character for quite some time before switching to a different one. So first he did this Ali G persona, with a talk show and movies and an appearance in Madonna's Music video; then he did Borat the politically incorrect journalist and now he's playing a fashion something named Brüno.

His sense of humour is a bit too cheap though.

// craeonics / 767 weeks and 5 days ago

That's the Borat guy!? No way!

// Doreen / 767 weeks and 5 days ago

Yep. You have comedians who play a role but are always recognisable as themselves and then there are those, like Sacha Baron-Cohen, who completely become the character.

// craeonics / 767 weeks and 5 days ago

Talk about "Transforming" yourself. That is unreal (I'm still having a hard time getting my mind around that one)

That's Borat!? hehe OMG!

// Doreen / 767 weeks and 5 days ago

So one of the music channels apparently organised a festival some weeks ago. But for some reason footage of said festival is the only thing the play right now. Argh, give me some fresh music.

The other music channel is MTV, which would do well to just drop the M, because there's little music left there.

// craeonics / 766 weeks and 4 days ago

It's called a sign of the times. hehe

Nothing much too fresh on this end either lately (cept of course a ton of Black Eyed Peas playing all over for some reason)

// Doreen / 766 weeks and 4 days ago

The exact same Black Eyed Peas performing at said festival right now. Like this hasn't been on like ten times already.

/me goes do the laundry...

// craeonics / 766 weeks and 3 days ago

/me already did the laundry...

// Doreen / 766 weeks and 3 days ago

If you were on this end here is another one you'd be hearing on every station atm...

[link]

// Doreen / 766 weeks and 3 days ago

I'm starting to understand the backlash against auto-tune. I have nothing against the tool, but if everyone starts using it...

// craeonics / 766 weeks and 3 days ago

Auto-tune? What do you mean?

// Doreen / 766 weeks and 3 days ago

The whole retro computer-esque, pitch-shifted, voice thing you hear in all those songs are done by a tool called auto tune.

// craeonics / 766 weeks and 2 days ago

Ohhh (it seems to serve the sucky singers well) hehe

// Doreen / 766 weeks and 2 days ago

/me comes share/bore you w/ a cool theme I came across (course it still needs to be tweaked alot more) but look dutchy.

My Springboard: (and yesss I've got some strange fetish w/ the weather)

[link]

When you tap your finger on that lil tab over on the right of the Springboard and drag to the left it slides out a cool transparent app launcher window (but I'm still working on the transparencies)

My Dialpad:

[link]

It's amazing all the themes around now...

// Doreen / 766 weeks and 2 days ago

Tweaking that weather widget was a nightmare cuz the guy that set up all the files for that to work is using .css, js, and .html and some other source (but in French!) nightmare!

Anyways I want this one better but it would be really really complicated and not sure about the hands on the clocks coming out like that since you can't use image files for the clock hands only configurations for line scripting. Atleast on the iPhone (but looks cool though)

[link]

// Doreen / 766 weeks and 2 days ago

Stop cleaning those kitty litter boxes and come play w/ me! hehe

Just kidding goedenatcht dutchy...

// Doreen / 766 weeks and 2 days ago

What litter box? I was working on my paper. Third chapter has more words than I allotted for it, and the first chapter is going to be way too big as well. I'm going to have to scrap things in the end...

Anyway, looking good (though not very original *cough*). Does the app blur the background or is that just a background image?

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Satyricon - Dark Medieval Times [Dark Medieval Times, 02]

// craeonics / 766 weeks and 2 days ago

I ain't gonna tell you cuz my skinning mood has now passed! hehe

// Doreen / 766 weeks and 2 days ago

Alright the blur is a wallpaper and as far as not very original the phone that carries that default theme has not even been released yet plus if you can find me one iPhone over there that looks and functions like mine does I will give you anything. (cuz you won't find one)

And as far as having to scrap things on your thesis it's much better to have to scrap stuff then come up short in the end. That thing seems like it's an awful lot of work and I don't know how you can do that!

// Doreen / 766 weeks and 2 days ago

[link]

This one? hehe

Oh boy mijn dutchyyyy...

(I like the album art though)

// Doreen / 766 weeks and 2 days ago

Hmm actually the flute that is now playing towards the end is kinda enchanting.

// Doreen / 766 weeks and 2 days ago

Alright that one is actually pretty good minus the growling vocals at the beginning (those are totally disgusting)

// Doreen / 766 weeks and 2 days ago

I feel like really bugging you today but you better get that thesis done (ack! just the thought of it) Get it done...

// Doreen / 766 weeks and 2 days ago

That's the one. I still have to give it a dedicated listen. I bought like six CD's, ripped 'em and put my playlist on repeat, so I don't know where one CD ends and the next one starts. Plus, my speakers are in the living room and my computer is in the room next to it, so I miss out on some tones.

// crae_work / 766 weeks and 2 days ago

Oh, and I seem to have a first pressing of the album. I would say that's impossible, because this album is like fifteen years old. But the packaging matches the description of the first pressing: [link]

// crae_work / 766 weeks and 2 days ago

That's weird then cuz how could you get from the first batch when the album is that old? anyways, I listened to the entire song yesterday (actually twice) and I like it but of course minus the growling (I don't care for that rediculous growling) however the song itself has alot of atmosphere withing it and it's really good!

// Doreen / 766 weeks and 2 days ago

withing = within *sigh*

/me goes wake up...

// Doreen / 766 weeks and 2 days ago

In other news, three weeks after I sent him a chapter of my paper, the teacher finally provided me with some feedback. Apparently he did not have my email address... Reply to sender anyone? Anyway, he did have some comments on spelling and overal setup (which was a bit messy), but aside from that all was good.

// crae_work / 766 weeks and 2 days ago

Alright dutchyyyy! Good, so atleast you know you're on the right track (can you imagine after all that work if he said it sucks do it over again) hehe!

Finally something good playing and they don't play this one enough over here:

Everbodys doin' it, ah ah ah ah you can feel it in the air

Everbodys doin' it, ah ah ah ah you can feel it in the air

Everybody

Rudenko - Everybody

Triple Mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm!!!

/me likes everything in this tune (even the slight Indian vibes that pops up here and there throughout this tune)

// Doreen / 766 weeks and 2 days ago

And now that you're home from work Mr. crae_work get back to work on that thesis!

// Doreen / 766 weeks and 2 days ago

It's going to be crae_food first, me thinks.

If that Rudenko song is the one I think it is, it's really not that special. I've heard multiple songs like it over the years.

// craeonics / 766 weeks and 2 days ago

/me tosses a tomato at you!

// Doreen / 766 weeks and 1 day ago

Something that will surely put you to sleep...

[link]

// Doreen / 766 weeks and 1 day ago

Something that would even put the greatest insomniacs to sleep.

// crae_zzz / 766 weeks and 1 day ago

/me is currently listening to:

"Now serving #117" (I'm at the DMV with your cyber nephew trying to get his driving permit and he's got #171) argh!

// Doreen / 766 weeks and 23 hours ago

Since I'm extremely bored me tests to see hoe long it takes to load this monster thread

// Doreen / 766 weeks and 22 hours ago

(Alright it's just under a min or so) but did you know a minute seems like an eternity when your waiting?

// Doreen / 766 weeks and 22 hours ago

Dutchy there's some chick sitting next to us with red hair and tats on her arm of skulls and a Viking dude well I guess Viking cuz it's got a helmet with horns on his head (I'd take a picture for you but I'm afraid she might kick my behind) anyways it looks kinda cool (but when she's 70 that'll look really nasty (did I say I was bored?)

// Dor_bored / 766 weeks and 22 hours ago

I suspect you are bored. Maybe you should pull the pranks my cats like to pull. Just throwing up over my carpet is not fun anymore, so one figured she'd try throwing up while running around the house like a maniac. And while I scraped the puke off the floor, carpet, door (!) and my shoes (!!), the two of them where ogling me, with a very mischievous look on their faces. Grrr...

// craeonics / 766 weeks and 21 hours ago

You have puking cats? hehe! I wonder if cat puke is worse than kid puke (I doubt it)

// Doreen / 766 weeks and 21 hours ago

Cat puke tends to be either hair balls or the result of eating too fast. With my cats, it's usually the latter.

// crae_zzz / 766 weeks and 20 hours ago

hehe! Goedenacht silly...

Slaap goed or Slapen goed (pick one cuz I'm not sure!)

// Doreen / 766 weeks and 19 hours ago

Something totally fresh and beautiful (you'll hate it but I love it)

Matthew West - The Motions

// Doreen / 766 weeks and 1 hour ago

Yikes! I went to go find the vid for you (just to torture you) and didn't expect this. unusual...

[link]

// Doreen / 766 weeks and 1 hour ago

* invoke empathy mode

* error: empathy not found

Meanwhile, this ranks high amongst the most bizarre videos I've ever seen: [link]

// craeonics / 766 weeks and 40 minutes ago

What do you mean you don't have empathy!

/me has empathy for those puking cats of yours...

I'm waiting again somewhere (story of my life) anyways that vid won't load on my phone, have to check that out when I get back home.

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 6 days ago

Extremely bizarre, either you guys have strange alcohol over there or he's trippin on acid...

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 6 days ago

Both, I'd say. Bizarre stuff.

Also, YouTube won't load, this thread won't load... Dare I question the capabilities of your phone?

/me gets smacked

// crae_evil / 765 weeks and 6 days ago

Ummm excuse me but this thread "does" load (but it takes about 48 secs on my iPhone) as far as YouTube the phone has a YouTube app by default but it seems the vids are formatted differently from within the default YouTube app I guess cuz when I clicked on that link of yours it did not trigger the app to launch but it triggered the Browser on the iPhone and it would not play that way. On a Pocket PC it normally would just launch the browser and play but oh well nothing is perfect! hehe

/me smacks crae_evil

My neighbors are blazing that Latin tune Obsession (or some kinda remix of it) outside my window at the pool...

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 6 days ago

Tot ziens evil guy (I like the way that sounds)

Tot ziens!

Tot ziens!

Tot ziens! (Sounds zooooo dutch!) hehe!

Goedenacht dutchyyy...

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 6 days ago

/me plays some Aventura: [link]

Note the guy with the sun glasses. That's the drummer. The singer can play back and the guitar players can walk around with their guitars and pretend to be playing, but the drummer isn't walking around with his drum kit. So in every Aventura video he's hanging around in the back like this.

// craeonics / 765 weeks and 6 days ago

Ohhh mijn dutchy you've no idea how many different versions and remixes of that tune is on this side. (I like them all cuz I've yet to find one I don't like) [link]

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 6 days ago

And of course I posted the wrong link for you sorry...

[link]

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 6 days ago

I've got the worse luck with electronics dutchy I just went to transfer a few tunes over to my iPod to take with me for a quick run over to the gym and I had the iPod plugged into the USB port on the side of the monitor and when I pulled the plug out it zapped my monitor and now I can't get it to go back on. This is unreal

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 6 days ago

Maybe it's just static shock. Switch the screen off for a bit (completely off) and then turn it back on. Maybe it will work again.

// craeonics / 765 weeks and 6 days ago

Nope it took alil more then that I was fighting w/ the surge protector for a while powering everything off and then back on and everything would come back on "except" my monitor so I was about to go steal Gino's monitor but when I removed the plug from the monitor itself and put it back in then the light lit up and it came back normally just turning off the surge protector switch and/or pulling the surge protector plug out of the wall normally powers "everything" off (or so I thought but not in this case) so then after my monitor lit up I pushed the button on for my computer to load up thinking problem solved and guess what? My computer would not start!!! Argh!

I don't know what it was but finally it loaded and I got things back up (I was getting some strange msgs after it finally loaded that said "Inserting an index entry w/ ID 7946 into index $SDH at File 9) and some other freaky things so my computer went nuts for a while too...

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 5 days ago

A while ago at work, my computer wouldn't start. I had to unplug and replug every cable before it would boot.

// craeonics / 765 weeks and 5 days ago

Goedemorgen (my fingers automatically wanted to type Goedenacht) hehe

Strange though since I don't know what the difference is between unplugging the main surge protector from the wall (which is the main power source) vs unplugging each stupid plug? But anyways I'm just glad everything is working again...

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 5 days ago

Sometimes they just don't make contact or are statically charged. You then need to unplug then to decharge things.

// craeonics / 765 weeks and 5 days ago

Umm then what in the world is a surge protector for? Since they apparently do not protect.

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 5 days ago

Check this out dutchy:

[link]

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 4 days ago

Pretty cool I've got dutch TV right in my hand! (I'm trying it out right now and it streams very smooth no lag or buffering)

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 4 days ago

Surge protectors only protect against... surges, not static charges.

That TV-thing is rather limited, if I go by the programs they stream.

- NOS Journaal = news

- Jeugd Journaal = news for kids

- Nova = what we call "actualiteiten", more in-depth news

- Pauw en Witteman = talk show, mostly about politics

- EenVandaag = more "actualiteiten"

- De Wereld Draait Door = talk show, mostly about culture

- Radar = consumer rights program

Copyri

// craeonics / 765 weeks and 4 days ago

It seems it's extremely limited (actually only 8 sections/stations)

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 4 days ago

I don't know, I guess there is a dutch dev that just popped up cuz the RSS feed I have that pulls me a list of the new iphone apps is suddenly being flooded w/ dutch stuff...

This is some kind of Dutch streaming radio app that came in today...

Description:

100% NL is the radio station with music from the Netherlands. All day long the biggest hits of Nick & Simon, Marco Borsato, Guus Meeuwis, Alain Clark, Gerard Joling, Jan Smit, Ilse DeLange, but also classics of Doe Maar, Toontje Lager and Het Goede Doel. 100% NL: The Music from The Netherlands

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 4 days ago

Umm, yeah. You don't want that. The classics are okay, but the new stuff is crap with a capital C.

They probably just grab an existing stream though. It's in vogue to have your own iPhone app. Even if the added value is zero.

// craeonics / 765 weeks and 4 days ago

No I didn't get that radio one but I was just showing you some of the dutch apps that recently came in...

I did get the NL TV one though since my phone is jailbroken so I watch what comes in and run to Cydia and get anything I want for free (if I can't find it there and I really want it then I just pay the 99 cents)

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 3 days ago

I'm on a roll, my headset just blew out so I had to go steal Ginos

Anyways this song is very beautiful (you'll hate it) but I think it has those alpha waves in it or something...

[link]

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 3 days ago

Yep, alpha waves. But not even those can save that song.

// craeonics / 765 weeks and 3 days ago

hehe you're so mean! (I like it anyways!)

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 2 days ago

/me comes practice my dutch on you...

Tot morgen

I've mastered over 100 new dutch words (none of which I can carry on a decent conversation w/ you unless we talk about de kip, beef, beer or the weather) argh!

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 2 days ago

Hoe laat is het?

More I'll never need cuz I've got the time right on my iPhone...

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 2 days ago

Sunday - Zondag

Monday - Maandag

Wednesday - Woensdag

Friday - Vrijdag

Saturday - Zaterdag

Easy peasyyyy...

Then they go and mess things up by these two days!

Tuesday - Dinsdag

Thursday - Donderdag

They don't sound the same!

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 2 days ago

Look at it this way:

Moonday - monday - maandag

Tiw(az)day - tuesday - dinsdag (Tiwaz or Tyr being god of war)

Wodansday - wednesday - woensdag (Wodan or Odin, the big chief)

Thorsday - thursday - donderdag (Thor, god of thunder, "donder")

Freya's-day - friday - vrijdag (goddes of vertility)

Saturnusday - saturday - zaterdag (Saturnus, father of Jupiter)

Sunday - sunday - zondag

The whole saturday thing is strange. I don't buy it for one minute that all the gods would be Germanic except for the Roman god Saturn. Another etymology I've seen is that it's derived from Loki or Laugur, god of the hearth and misschief.

// crae_zzz / 765 weeks and 2 days ago

Actually, Thor is called Donar is these parts of the woods. Hence Thor's day (thursday) versus Donarsdag (donderdag).

The origin of the names of the months is even stranger. July is named after Julius Caesor and August ("elevated") after his adopted son, the first Roman emperor. September till December is just seven till ten. Janary comes from the Roman god of portals Janus, February, I don't know. March is Mars, Roman god of war, May, don't know, June is the Roman mother goddess Juno.

// craeonics / 765 weeks and 2 days ago

How in the world do you know all this weird stuff! I cannot try to remember all those Gods! (I have a hard enough time trying to stay focused on one God)

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 2 days ago

Yesss I'm aware you're snoring about now but I forgot to tell you that your lil cyber nephew Sammy is teasing me w/ dutch words he makes up.

He tells me "Ja jaaaaa dat is goedentaggin" hehe! (you'd need to see him and hear him but I could kill him!)

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 2 days ago

Oh great, now we get kids talking hybrid English/Dutch. No wait, that already exists. It's called Afrikaans.

Anyway, I tend to remember weird trivia, so I always win at Trivial Pursuit.

// crae_work / 765 weeks and 2 days ago

Actually he's like me if he don't like a word he'll make his own to suit his needs. I think I'm liking his dutch words rather then the proper ones. hehe

Goedentaggin? That's what he says when he likes "anything" now (so it's kinda grown on me) we go back and forth saying that to each other when we like something.

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 2 days ago

Sammy: "Dat is goedentaggin?"

Me: "Ja jaaaa dat is very goedentaggin!"

(alright, thank God you don't hear us cuz you'd kill us both) hehe

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 2 days ago

Don't worry. I have this here Jehovah's Witnesses flyer I found in my mailbox for consolation.

// craeonics / 765 weeks and 1 day ago

hehe! No comment, Well actually I've got my own Jehovah Witnesses over on this side that I pretend I'm not home when they knock on my door (seems we've all got our own Gods)

Goedenacht mijn dutchyyy...

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 1 day ago

Do the Jehovah witness over there all wear white shirts and black ties and dress pants and either walk in pairs of two or ride in sets of two on their bikes?

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 1 day ago

They look like salesmen to me...

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 1 day ago

They're always well-dressed, but since I live on the third floor (or fourth in US counting), I've never ran into them since I moved here. I suspect they only drop by when normal people are at work or just don't bother. They just drop their flyers in my mailbox.

I then pass those on to my mother who vehemently hates Jehovah's Witnesses.

// crae_evil / 765 weeks and 1 day ago

hehe I don't hate them (but I do avoid them as much as possible) I understand them I just don't appreciate their aggressiveness. Same like when I walk into a store to go buy something if a salesman approaches me 10 times out of 10 I won't buy the item but had he not approached me I would have atleast looked at it.

Anyways I can't seem to fit into "any" Church (though I love God whatever or whoever he is) everytime I go to sit in a Church I feel like the biggest hypocrite and sinner (all it does is make me feel like a hypocrite)

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 1 day ago

I mean the first thing they tell you to do before they begin service is:

"Would you please stand up and greet the person sitting next to you"

Right there I'm not liking it! Then they all smile all the time! (I don't like fake smiles) then if you even "think" of an evil thought it's almost the same like doing it! (that alone means I'm doomed!)

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 1 day ago

There's a convenient Church right down the street from me not far and I went there w/ Gino and Sam (when we moved in over here) The Paster was an ex-surfer dude all he wanted to talk about was his hang ten stuff. I thought we were going to learn about God and pray etc and all he did was talk hang ten stuff! hehe (ridiculous)

He wanted to take the kids at the Church surfing and my boys were like no way Jose! needless to say that didn't work out...

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 1 day ago

Three fire trucks racing through my street. First probably has an inexperienced driver. He wants to take the corner, sees the one-way-street sign. Hits the brakes, pulls back, and I can just imagine his colleagues reminding him that those signs don't matter to fire trucks, before taking the corner anyway.

// craeonics / 765 weeks and 23 hours ago

You'd be surprised how many ppl don't pull over (cuz they don't hear the sirens) and then hit the fire truck then the fire truck needs to call for an ambulance! hehe

Finish up that thesis already you've got work to do! (you need to add a paging system (RSS) to the forum (so I don't have to keep coming here looking for you like one of your little cats!)

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 20 hours ago

Dutchy I heard the most rediculous song by Shakira called "She Wolf" If you haven't heard it then "Don't!"

I think it just may be the worsest song I ever heard in my life (she even tries to howl in it, I can't believe it) she should have stopped after whenever, wherever (atleast that one was decent)

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 20 hours ago

hehe! What in the world is she doing!? OMG! Here's a snip cuz I can't help it...

[link]

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 20 hours ago

I'll check that when I get back home. If I get in, because my neighbour managed to break off his key in the building's front door. Two other neighbours replaced the lock, but the key hasn't been replicated yet for every apartment in the building.

Wanted to add a feed to the forum some time ago, looked at the code and saw that it needed some refactoring to do so. Then noticed my local copy was way different from the online version, etcetera.

// crae_work / 765 weeks and 9 hours ago

Oh stop making excuses you lazy bunny! hehe j/k

Goodluck w/ the key issue I'm surprised they don't have backup keys for you guys...

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 4 hours ago

There are eight apartments, but the lock only came with three keys. Anyway, I have a new key now, so it's all good.

// craeonics / 765 weeks and 1 hour ago

Meeeow there's mijn dutchy...

// Doreen / 765 weeks and 11 minutes ago

Oh wait, have to check that Shakira song... *checking* Oh, that one. I don't know why some people react so hostile to it. Nothing wrong with it.

// craeonics / 764 weeks and 6 days ago

I would claw your eyes out (but then I'd be doing that rediculous clawing thing she's doing in that vid)

// Doreen / 764 weeks and 6 days ago

One of the worst DJ's in the country played that song under loud protest and then proclaimed it was the first and last time he played it. So if he hates it, I instantly like it.

Not a song that sticks though. Can't even recall the melody.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: The Prodigy - Fire Dance

// craeonics / 764 weeks and 5 days ago

I heard it in the car and instantly had this weird image of her trying to sing it so I of course went to YouTube when I got back home and sure enough what I seen in that snip I posted for you was exactly what I thought she was doing. hehe! (that is so "not" her style)

// Doreen / 764 weeks and 5 days ago

It's the auto tune thing. Sing a song and then feed it into a computer. She really does not need to do that, because she actually sing quite well. She has the voice of a church bell.

// craeonics / 764 weeks and 5 days ago

No I'm not saying that I don't like her (she's okay) but that particular song is completely rediculous for her and that howling welllll I think maybe she needs some howling lessons. hehe

// Doreen / 764 weeks and 5 days ago

Could be you're just missing my point. (or could be cuz me is female I'm not getting this howling she wolf she's doing) hehe

Anyways, This is Shakira: [link]

This latest one ummm "no"

And onto more important chit chat over here check this one out:

[link] which is a simi-cool tune but all the silly drama between her and eminem and his reply to her vid is quite funny...

// Doreen / 764 weeks and 5 days ago

I can't find his vid in reply to hers but I'll look for it later and post it for you. (can't remember where I seen it right now)

// Doreen / 764 weeks and 5 days ago

Shakira is better in Spanish: [link]. And Ojos Asi is still her best song: [link] (and a good example of what I mean with a voice like a church bell).

As for Mariah Carey/Eminem, she's so past her prime and I didn't even like when she was in her prime, over a decade ago. And Eminem, haven't heard much of his new album, but what I've heard isn't very impressive.

// crae_zzz / 764 weeks and 4 days ago

Anyway, howling? /me checks that snippet again

Ah, I see what you mean. There's no howling in the radio version of the song. It sounds a bit weird, indeed.

The howl in Master of Disharmony is better: [link], though I seem to be the only one that hears it (a bit after the minute mark). Okay, forget about that one. Through the Valley of the Frozen Kingdom has real wolves: [link] (from 2:13 onwards, the only good part of the song, but freaking epic).

// crae_evil / 764 weeks and 4 days ago

She definitely is better in spanish (and finallyyyy you see what I mean about that rediculous howling) hehe

As far as Mariah I've never been a big fan of hers (though she's pretty popular over here) but I actually like her lastest tune that seems to be pissing off Eminem could be why I find it so amusing that she seems to have struck a nerve in him (or it could be they are both just doing this for the sake of publicity who knows)

/me goes try to find that vid for you...

// Doreen / 764 weeks and 4 days ago

Here it is: [link] Most likely just publicity boosters (gotta be cuz it can't be anything else it's so absurd)

// Doreen / 764 weeks and 4 days ago

OMG dutchy I swear I cannot even process that stuff you listen to (that gut growling thing just fries my brain circuits or something) I cannot process it cuz it totally confuses and scares the hell out of me everytime. hehe!

// Doreen / 764 weeks and 4 days ago

Hmm I guess you were not kidding about him transforming into diff characters (he looks like a cartoon!) hehe!

This guy is so crazy! [link]

// Doreen / 764 weeks and 4 days ago

Meanwhile, I'm starting to see a pattern in the downtime I've been experiencing since wednesday. Before noon, my connection is all good, then around 11:30 it drops out and doesn't come back (as in: reconnects every twenty seconds) until 19:30. So I cannot establish a stable connection in the afternoon. Very strange.

I tend to avoid helpdesks like the plague, but this has been going on for five days now, so I don't think it will fix itself. Must prepare to face the idiots... And ofcourse they are closed on Sundays...

// craeonics / 764 weeks and 4 days ago

Here lemme help you...

Sir, I would first like you to power off your computer, once that is done then pull both the blue cord and power cord out of the back of your router then disconnect the power plug from the modem wait 3-5 seconds and reconnect everything then power your computer back on.

What!? That didn't work? Then sir can I please place you on hold for one moment?

20 mins later...

Sir, lets try the above again one more time.

What!? That didn't work either? hmmm it seems I will need to forward you to the next higher level of support personnel so sir may I please place you on hold for one moment?

Oh boy goodluck mijn dutchyyy...

// Doreen / 764 weeks and 3 days ago

Something like that, yeah. Or this:

drone: Is the modem directly connected to the ISRA point?

patient moi: No, there's a splitter in between.

drone: Ah, could you connect the modem directly to the ISRA point then?

slightly annoyed me: Oh, and how am I supposed to phone you if I remove the splitter and thus disconnect my phone then?

Worst of all is that they put you on hold for ages and it's a pay line. I can see my phone bill already. Oh and ofcourse they're going to try their hardest to blame things on me, even though my setup has been the same and unaltered for almost two years now. So they mess up, I have to call them to point that out, pay for the phone call and get blamed for their fuck-up in the process.

Oh, I'm so looking forward to this...

/listen

* crae_80s is listening to: Pat Benatar - Love is a Battlefield

// craeonics / 764 weeks and 3 days ago

I know. The best alternative is make the call give them 5 mins if the call is heading where you know (but hope it's not) then say some excuse hang up and call again until you get a Tech that sounds to you like it's something different you've not tried already by common sense. It's rediculous cuz they're usually reading from a manual not working from experience...

// Doreen / 764 weeks and 3 days ago

Anybody that is doing that job should know that most fixes come from doing strange things that is "not" listed in the manual and only known to real experienced personnel!

// Doreen / 764 weeks and 3 days ago

btw Pat Benatar is totally horrible...

// Doreen / 764 weeks and 3 days ago

/me hands you some of this to cheer you up...

[link]

// Dor_evil / 764 weeks and 3 days ago

Lil Jon's complete vocabulary: yeah, what & okay.

Meanwhile, called the helpdesk and magically ended up with an intelligent person on the other end of the line. He could see the disconnects (apparently they keep logs of your line) and they are going to investigate things at the phone center.

// craeonics / 764 weeks and 3 days ago

Hooray! I was actually thinking about you sitting on hold listening to some dreaded elevator music right now. hehe!

/me hopes they find the problem quickly, it's a good thing you called, I normally call if my net is acting up for more than 2 days cuz most ppl usually assume "someone" else has reported the outage in the area so then nobody calls to report it.

/me goes back to learning more dutch words I will never need such as:

het hoofd

de arm

het been

/me likes help! (cuz it's the same) hehe

// Doreen / 764 weeks and 2 days ago

Ah, yes, I didn't even need to wait. Their investigation planning is "in five to ten days", so it's going to take some time still.

By the way, "arm" is the same in both languages.

// craeonics / 764 weeks and 2 days ago

Het ziekenhuis (sounds easy to remember cuz it sound to me like sick and house?) sickhouse = hospital = house for the sick (okay so I have to remember things like a crazy person would) hehe!

/me goes see how to say house and sick (but I bet that's what it is)

// Doreen / 764 weeks and 2 days ago

Actually alot of the words are the same (or atleast the words in this program I showed you)

// Doreen / 764 weeks and 2 days ago

Yup

Sick = Ziek

and

House = Huis

I have to keep using a mobile translator to cross reference some words from the dutch program I'm using to learn dutch the problem is sometimes the mobile translator and the program show me different words for the same word (so I don't know which one to trust)

// Doreen / 764 weeks and 2 days ago

Het noodgeval = Emergency (I reallyyyy don't like this one at all) That one is hard!

Anyways get back on that thesis you.

Goedenacht...

// Doreen / 764 weeks and 2 days ago

It's a combination, like a lot of words:

nood = distress, emergency

geval = case

/me goes make dinner

// craeonics / 764 weeks and 2 days ago

/me is listening to (or rather being tortured by) the Beatles, Beach Boys and The Rolling Stones...

Your lil cyber nephew Ginoooo is pissed off at me so he's been blazing this garbage from his room to get even w/ me (he's actually been listening to this garbage lately) ack!

// Doreen / 764 weeks and 2 days ago

Lucy in the skyyy w/ diamonds

Lucy in the skyyyy w/ diamonds

Lucy in the skyyyy w/ diamondsss

Ahhhhh

(I'm gonna kill him!)

// Doreen / 764 weeks and 2 days ago

He's pulling out every card he has, now it's some graveyard gut growling tune...

(I don't like him today)

// Doreen / 764 weeks and 2 days ago

If he keeps playing Beatles/Rolling Stones crap you should disown him. Completely unacceptable music.

// crae_work / 764 weeks and 2 days ago

Awooo!!

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Shakira - She Wolf

// crae_work / 764 weeks and 2 days ago

I almost ran away from home yesterday "and" nearly disowned him! hehe

Dutchy they are playing that She Wolf on every station over here non-stop. It's Shakira the she wolf overload!

// Doreen / 764 weeks and 2 days ago

Dutchy I found the funniest TV series last night and I have to drop a few links for you (you have to see this! soooo funny)

[link]

[link]

I love this!

// Doreen / 764 weeks and 2 days ago

Dutchy you have to see this! So funny! [link]

// Doreen / 764 weeks and 2 days ago

Looks somewhat familiar.

// craeonics / 764 weeks and 2 days ago

hehe! It's zoooo funny! (I couldn't stop laughing when I came across that show)

// Doreen / 764 weeks and 1 day ago

hehehe!!! [link] OMG!

// Doreen / 764 weeks and 1 day ago

I promise!

I promise! Last one you have to see this! [link]

// Doreen / 764 weeks and 1 day ago

My, my, I seem to have developed a sudden blind spot for YouTube links...

// crae_evil / 764 weeks and 1 day ago

evilllll_lazy_dark_dramatic_bunny! Pfft! (you're no fun!) hehe

// Doreen / 764 weeks and 1 day ago

I'd post another one for you just to be a smarta**! (but I think I'm burnt out on them now myself)

// Doreen / 764 weeks and 1 day ago

There we go then. Problem solved before it even popped up.

// crae_work / 764 weeks and 1 day ago

Upon listening to Beyoncé's Sweet Dreams for the umpteenthh time (if her parents wanted to give her a French sounding name, they should have added an extra e), it has finally struck me what I don't like about Beyoncé, aside from the genre.

She can't generate volume. If Beyoncé sings at the top of her voice, she starts singing through her nose. It's not as bad as Smelly Furtado, but still. Sounds like someone singing through a tube.

// crae_zzz / 764 weeks and 18 hours ago

I just watched her in a movie last night and I have to say she can't act too well either (it was strange seeing her in a movie) I mean it wasn't exactlyyyy horrible but she needs more acting lessons for sure.

// Doreen / 764 weeks and 13 hours ago

Everything is relative. Beyoncé is probably an acting prodigy compared to some of the actors in those soaps you watch.

// crae_zzz / 763 weeks and 6 days ago

I've not been watching soaps for a while (and I'm sure when I jump back on them I won't have missed much since it seems they drag the same drama on for years at a time!)

// Doreen / 763 weeks and 6 days ago

That's the thing with soaps. You only need to watch an episode per month to stay up to date.

// craeonics / 763 weeks and 6 days ago

I know, you could probably get away w/ only watching it once every 3-6 months and not miss much...

Anyways something strange I just found out last night whilst being loyal to my dutch lessons is that over here when it's half past the hour we say the "current hour" and 30 so half past 4:00 would be 4:30 but you guys say half hour to the "next hour" (not the current hour) so 4:30 over there you would say half hour to 5:00?

What in the world? You guys are already 9 hours ahead of us and now I find out you guys even rush ahead in the current hour!!! hehe

(I just thought that was strange)

// Doreen / 763 weeks and 5 days ago

The Dutch relation with time explained: [link]

It's more like where you anchor the reference point. In Dutch you reference to half hours, not full hours. So 21:30 is "half tien" (half ten), because it's halfway on the road to ten 'o clock. 21:10 is "tien over negen" (ten past nine), closest anchor being nine 'o click. But 21:25 is "vijf for half tien" (literally: five for half ten, or in real English: five minutes until half past nine), because the closest anchor is 21:30.

// craeonics / 763 weeks and 5 days ago

Typo-galore...

~click = clock

~vijf for half tien = vijf voor half tien

// craeonics / 763 weeks and 5 days ago

hehe! dutchy that link! Oh boy I guess I've not learned as much as I thought (cuz I didn't understand any of it) but that didn't stop me from liking it! I swear you guys sound so cool but I won't be caught dead saying "day" in dutch. It's okay for a male to say it but it sounds alil gross for a female to say it, that weird sound when you say "day" or "dag" that thing at the end sounds umm no way it's coming out of my mouth, it don't sound female. (but I'll still learn it) hehe

// Doreen / 763 weeks and 5 days ago

One other thing that is really giving me a hard time is "de" and "het" I tend to want to use just het for everything and I know that een is when you are referring to just one?

// Doreen / 763 weeks and 5 days ago

Well actually there's a few things I find strange like:

How much is it? = Wat kost het

het = the (right?)

And How = Hoe

So I assumed when asking "How much is it?" that it would be like: "Hoe veel is dat?"

// Doreen / 763 weeks and 5 days ago

And that's perfectly valid.

How much is that? = Hoeveel is dat? Hoeveel being one word.

Wat kost het? = What costs it? Ergo: what does it cost?

De/het is simple if you're used to a language that uses gender (like Italian). "De" (and "die") is either male or female, "het" (and "dat") is neutral. All diminuatives are neutral, so it's "de meid" (the girl, also: the maid) and "het meisje" (the little girl).

And "een" kan mean either one or a/an.

Oh, and "dag" is pretty formal. Most say "hoi" when they arrive and "doei" when they leave, like: [link] (you will not believe the number of even more retarded videos I had to go through to find this one).

// crae_guru / 763 weeks and 5 days ago

Dank u wel

/me notes all of this...

I find it strange (that gender thing) it's much easier to just use "het" for everything rather then trying to determine whether an object is feminine or masculine (same in Spanish) they seem to us El and La like:

La Cocina (I mean since when was a kitchen born female) specially when there is more male cooks then females in the kitchen. hehe

// Doreen / 763 weeks and 5 days ago

us = use

// Doreen / 763 weeks and 5 days ago

Sammy's room is across from mine so he can hear me when I'm trying to learn Dutch in the evening (I told you he's always playing around w/ me teasing me) but last night at dinner he asked me for some bread and butter (but in dutch!) hehe

Bread = Brood (sounds like Broot)

Butter = Boter (sounds like Boater)

We started cracking up at the butter cuz wellll it's funny the sound is like a Boat, Boaterrrr anyways, he's got all the right high, low pitches and tones when he speaks it. (so he sounds like a cute lil dutch boy or something)

Whether he's just messing around w/ me or not he doesn't even realize that he's actually learning it too!

// Doreen / 763 weeks and 5 days ago

I've got to warn those two old ladies to stay alert when they're planning on travelling to California again.

// craeonics / 763 weeks and 4 days ago

I'm ready for them this time!

/me is currently downstairs being completely tortured by my neighbor blazing and singing Michael Jackson's Billy Jean, I think she's in a good mood or something cuz I've never heard her sing before (and I think I prefer her in a bad mood now)

// Doreen / 763 weeks and 3 days ago

I thought Michael Jackson was dead? What is it with artist revivals, at least in sales, after death?

// craeonics / 763 weeks and 3 days ago

Yup he's dead alright. And I don't know what's the deal w/ everyone now wanting to buy up all his tunes all of the sudden. Anyways, Tot morgen!

/me annoys you w/ my dutch. hehe

// Doreen / 763 weeks and 3 days ago

/mij is gaan slapen, terwijl u werken?

(okay maybe I'm not ready for those two lil old ladies jussss yet)

Goedenacht...

// Dor_zzz / 763 weeks and 3 days ago

More like "ik ben gaan slapen/ik ga slapen/ik slaap, terwijl jij werkt", depending on what exactly you were trying to say.

// crae_work / 763 weeks and 3 days ago

Being alil sleepy and trying to speak the limited dutch I know apparently don't mix well. hehe

I do actually know quite a bit but I have problems putting it together and alot of the words I've learned are not the words I'd use.

// Doreen / 763 weeks and 2 days ago

But I think I might surprise myself and really learn this though it's most likely going to take me 6 mos to a year in reality.

// Doreen / 763 weeks and 2 days ago

Which is pretty fast for learning a language.

Meanwhile I dug up an old, unused modem, hooked it up and lo and behold, a stable connection. Then switched to my own modem and it was all christmas lights again. So it seems like my modem is broken. Grr... Does not explain why I have zero problems after 19:30. I'm going to veign ignorance and let them send me a new modem.

// crae_evil / 763 weeks and 2 days ago

I say approx 6 mos to a year cuz your lingo is pretty close to mine so learning it has been pretty easy so far, but the issue is the program I'm using is only offering words I would not normally use. I mean how much am I going to say ja, nee, and talk about numbers and days of the week and say pardon and alsjeblieft all day? (not sure if I spelled please correctly?)

Anyways, switching out the modem is normally the first thing they do anyways, but like you said it does not explain why it only acts up after a certain time (that is really strange) but hopefully they won't charge you for a new one...

// Doreen / 763 weeks and 2 days ago

The estimate was five to ten work days, so that means things should happen this week.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Sean Paul - So fine

// craeonics / 763 weeks and 2 days ago

If you're home for the delivery that is. Or are they sending someone to swap out the modem for you? The company I'm with they charge for a replacement modem and they only mail it to you (everything is self service over here)

// Doreen / 763 weeks and 2 days ago

Aventura has discovered auto-tune as well... and ofcourse Akon is in it. God awful.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Aventura vs Akon - All up 2 you

// craeonics / 763 weeks and 2 days ago

No, those five to ten work days was the estimate of the period in which my line would be checked. Don't know what will happen afterwards. They don't even know it's the modem that's messed up. There's still some small odds that it is not the modem, by the way.

// craeonics / 763 weeks and 2 days ago

Last time I had an issue like you described I was living by my sister and the problem was the cables outside were so old they needed to replace the lines outside in the box or something, all this was "after" they of course blamed the modem being bad (which it wasn't)

// Doreen / 763 weeks and 2 days ago

I can't remember exactly what they said it's been a couple of years but I remember something about the lines being messed up that they had to repair outside somewhere. Did they test everything else before they blame it all on the modem?

// Doreen / 763 weeks and 2 days ago

We were typing at the same time. (so I didn't see what you said up there) so apparently they have enough brains to first check the line. That's good and that is most likely what the issue is a bad line.

// Doreen / 763 weeks and 2 days ago

/me post something decent, that I've not listened to for a while...

[link]

// Doreen / 763 weeks and 2 days ago

And every time we kick it it's off to the groovy

Treat you like my sticky ickey or my sweet oowy goowy

(I swear I don't know why I'm attracted to tunes w/ rediculous lyrics)

// Doreen / 763 weeks and 2 days ago

Not sure if you're slapen or cooking your usual midnight dinner but before I forget you had mentioned about your cats throwing up all over for attention joking around but my Mom has two cats and one started throwing up all over and she took it to the vet and it had somekind of virus that cats get (only prone to cats) and she actually had to either make a choice to put the cat to sleep or have it stay a few days at the vet w/ IV and antibiotics etc (which she chose to pay half her retirement to save the cat) and then they had to medicate the other cat cuz it's contagious to other cats but the other one did not get as sick but was throwing up as well.

Anyways I just wanted to put my nose where it don't belong and tell you that if your two puking cats keep doing that you need to take them to the vet it might be that virus cuz they will die from it. (I've never heard of cats throwing up for attention)

// Doreen / 763 weeks and 2 days ago

They don't throw up for attention, they throw up because they've either been eating way too fast (Yay! Food! *munch* *munch* *barf*) or been snooping my plants again (cats can't digest plants that well).

// crae_work / 763 weeks and 2 days ago

Well I guess you would know but I just wanted to mention it cuz my Mom's cats started that throwing up and it was more serious then what she originally thought which was what you just said (just something they ate) you'd know though cuz it progressively got worse until the cats could not keep food down and then stopped eating all together. I was going to call her last night and find out the name of that cat virus (but it sounds as if your cats are fine then)

// Doreen / 763 weeks and 2 days ago

If a cat (or a dog for that matter) throws up every once in a while, that's normal behaviour. If they throw up all day long, it's time to visit the doctor.

// craeonics / 763 weeks and 2 days ago

Wellll you made it sound as if they were puking all over the place (even your shoes!) hehe

At first I thought that was funny until I remembered what happened to my Mother's cats. (I think she paid over $300 dollars to the vet) I couldn't believe they charged so much and the fact that she would have still had to pay that kind of money even if the cat didn't make it. Then I think she paid either 25-50 dollars extra for some meds to assure the other cat would not catch it since it's contagious to other cats.

/me is listening to things being shot at and things blowing up (it sounds like a battle field game Sammy's playing) *sigh*

// Doreen / 763 weeks and 1 day ago

Healthcare is always expensive, be it humans or animals.

// craeonics / 763 weeks and 1 day ago

My mom's cats are spoiled rotten brats (she treats them better than me!) when I go visit her they both jump off of her fluffy cozy bed and walk over to me in (slow motion) and then stare up at me blinking slowly and I can almost hear their thoughts "Oh what is sheee doing over here" then they brush up against me once and go back into 'my" mother's room and jump back on her bed. But she don't even let me go jump on her bed (cuz she always has it all neat!) hehe!

// Doreen / 763 weeks and 1 day ago

Dutchy that's just plain robbery. A human needs a bed and a room and the meds are completely different for a human a cat gets thrown into a small cage at the vet and the meds are probably 3 dollars a pill in reality. Them charging her 300.00 and the cat did not even have surgery to me is just robbery.

// Doreen / 763 weeks and 1 day ago

The price of medication is directly proportional to the amount of research poured into it. We're not talking about candy here.

Which reminds me that I should visit the vet some time this month for my cats bi-annual dose of anti-flea drops.

// craeonics / 763 weeks and 1 day ago

Welll obviously the amount of research they are putting into it is "only" for the sole purpose of charging alot of money and not for the benefit of saving lives cuz most meds are so expensive that human life is lost due to not being able to afford it...

// Doreen / 763 weeks and 1 day ago

All this chit chat about cats is making me want sushi.

/me goes get some tuna for lunch

Goedenacht mijn dutchy...

// Doreen / 763 weeks and 1 day ago

Medicine is not a charity case. Research is done by companies and companies like to see some return on investments. Besides, insurance covers things anyway.

// craeonics / 763 weeks and 1 day ago

It's robbery and you know it, those prices are criminal regardless of who is paying the price...

// Doreen / 763 weeks and 1 day ago

When out of inspiration, simply take an old song and place some crap rap over it. Plenty of examples of that lately (I'm looking at you mr. Flo-Rida). Case in point at the moment, a butchered version of The Cure's Lullaby. And I thought the original was bad.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Lady Sovereign - So Human

// craeonics / 763 weeks and 1 day ago

Who in the world is she? I've never seen or heard of her before (obviously not missing much) this one? [link] (Yuk)

As for Flo Rida he started out original but shortly went the way of the world (a bunch of imitators)

His only decent tune but of course riding on Timbalands coat tails or that could be vice versa who knows: [link]

Mmmmm mmmm mmmmm!!!

(don't make me start singing) hehe

// Doreen / 763 weeks and 1 day ago

I heard a loud buzzing by my window and there's this huge prehistoric monster looking fly buzzing by my screen (thank God for screens or I'd be hysterical!) hehe

It's huge I never seen such a flying bug and he looks almost too heavy to be flying (looks like a fly but it's the size of a small lemon)

// Doreen / 763 weeks and 23 hours ago

It's a mutant! Somebody's been dumping nuclear waste in your pool again.

// craeonics / 763 weeks and 22 hours ago

hehe! I don't know what in the world it was! but it was buzzing and staring at me on the other side of my window and screen for a few moments (gave me the creeps) It was so huge! If it has a stinger I bet that thing could kill! hehe!

Anyways, get your behind to cooking your midnight dinner and that thesis.

/me goes mop a floor...

Goedenacht mijn dutchy

// Doreen / 763 weeks and 22 hours ago

Something for you to check out when your time permits dutchy...

Your cyber nephew Gino (yes again) but I want you to listen to this so stop rolling your eyes. He's getting more versatile now. Not sure why he named it that (cuz he was upset at his ex-girlfriend so I would have expected a diff title for it but oh well)

Check it out:

[link]

// Doreen / 762 weeks and 2 days ago

That's quite good. Sounds like two guitars and one bass played on a single guitar. A bit too much distortion and out of tune-ness for such a happy song, but quite good indeed. Way too happy for me ofcourse.

// craeonics / 762 weeks and 2 days ago

That's actually 100% Gino (he has himself layered) we found a software on the mac we bought for coding named "Garage Band" I think that is the name? Anyways, I bought him a 6 dollar adapter to plug in his amp into the computer so he could record and he came out w/ that.

Anyways I don't understand how he made such a happy tune when he wrote that after he got into an argument w/ his ex on the phone, he said every time they talk all they do is fight (hence why she is his ex) hehe

And he asked me to listen to that song he made after the last argument they had (he made it in about 1-2 hours) not bad huh? But it sounds happy??? Strange...

// Doreen / 762 weeks and 1 day ago

I told him if he can make a tune like that after being upset I can't wait to see what he comes up w/ when he is happy! hehe (cuz I thought it was too happy too considering the mood he was in when he made it)

// Doreen / 762 weeks and 1 day ago

If he's happy, he'll write depressive songs.

// craeonics / 762 weeks and 1 day ago

I don't know but we'll find out (cuz you know I will torture you w/ his tunes as well) hehe

// Doreen / 762 weeks and 1 day ago

Sammy had been bugging me "Mom come listen to meeee!" he was messing around on the drums when we were hanging out at some Music store we frequent alot and I've been paying more attention to Gino then Sam so I went over and could not believe when he can do w/ two sticks in his hands and not experience (he drew a crowd) hehe

But relaxxx I won't torture you w/ him cuz #1 I can't afford drums and #2 I won't record him at the store. (so you're off the hook)

// Doreen / 762 weeks and 1 day ago

when = what *sigh*

// Doreen / 762 weeks and 1 day ago

not = no hehe!

/me goes away now...

// Doreen / 762 weeks and 1 day ago

*phew*

They could start a band, but then you'd end up with family fueds.

// craeonics / 762 weeks and 1 day ago

I know, then instead of calling them the Jackson 5 I can call them the Carrillo 2! hehe!

Nah it's only a fun hobby it seems for them if I began pushing too hard it would only ruin it (though I wish they would team up they "both" seem to have alot of potential) Gino is getting asked to play at a few places now but I stay out of his business until he ask my advice then he gets a mouth full (but only when he ask)

// Doreen / 762 weeks and 1 day ago

/me goes finish cleaning things and get ready (my brother is coming in from Nevada to visit our family)

// Doreen / 762 weeks and 1 day ago

That's going to be a week of WarCraft...

// craeonics / 762 weeks and 1 day ago

Only if he activates my account (which he's a cheapy so not sure yet) and he's at my moms now.

// Doreen / 762 weeks and 23 hours ago

/me is currently being tortured by my nerdy brother running around dancing and singing the Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Boom (or whatever that song is)

// Doreen / 762 weeks and 1 hour ago

What? And I thought you liked the Black Eyed Vegetable Seeds.

// craeonics / 762 weeks and 19 minutes ago

Not when "he" sings it! He's driving me crazy dutchy! (I may have to kick him back over to my Mom's house)

// Doreen / 761 weeks and 6 days ago

/me comes over to our secluded playground to tell you...

Ik ben moe! (he's driving me crazy) I think it's time for him to go visit our other sister now.

// Doreen / 761 weeks and 6 days ago

Parenting, eh. No life or time for oneself for at least two decades.

// craeonics / 761 weeks and 5 days ago

Nee, parenting I can handle this visit from my brother I may niet! He's very hyperactive and me and my kids are going nuts w/ him. If we could count his words per minute we could put him in the book of Guinness!

// Doreen / 761 weeks and 5 days ago

Time for a little horror story.

It's been pretty warm over here, so I have my windows and balcony doors open day and night. Unfortunately that also means bloody flies are swarming in and out of the house. Don't know where they're coming from seeing that I live on the fourth floor. I haven't heard my neighbour for some time now, so perhaps he has died and his rotting corpse is food for the flies. At the same time, my cats are in one of their picky about food phases where they don't finish their meals so I have to throw a lot away.

Fast forward to yesterday. I had smelled this strange odor in the kitchen for a couple of days, but could not determine the source of it. So yesterday I toss something in the garbage bin and I notice some white spots, right on the rim where the garbage bag hinges onto the bin. So I think, oh no, not fungi and take a closer look.

And then the fungi moved. And I noticed the entire rim of the bin was moving.

// craeonics / 761 weeks and 1 day ago

What was it maggots on your trash? Yikes! Hopefully your cats did not eat anything bad which could be why they're not eating as much.

You need to keep on top of things you lazy dutchy especially the trash and dishes, everything else you can slack alil on but those two chores (trash and dishes) create bacteria breading grounds.

// Doreen / 761 weeks and 1 day ago

You know what? Actually you mentioned it's been warm over there (I always forget your usually in much cooler weather right?)

On this end we do nothing but shake and bake so we can't have dirty dishes or trash cuz w/ the constant heat everything spoils really really fast, which is probably why you had that happen to you (most likely due to the warmer weather you said you're having)

// Doreen / 761 weeks and 1 day ago

It was a combination of the weather, the flies and the cats not eating their food, meaning the flies had ample opportunity of planting their eggs in the cat food. I put the cats on a dry food diet (flies don't touch that) and am trying my best to keep those flies out.

Unfortunately, the garbage isn't collected until tomorrow, so tonight I can finally toss out that wigly bag that's been standing in my kitchen. Or rather, three layers of garbage bags. Nasty, nasty creatures.

// crae_work / 761 weeks and 1 day ago

Ack! It's still in the house! I wouldn't be able to sleep my skin would be crawling until it was out. hehe (gross)

// Doreen / 761 weeks and 1 day ago

Even when packed in three layers of garbage bag, my kitchen still reeks of decay. Couple of hours to go and then I can toss it out. Didn't want to put it on the balcony because of the seagulls and what not.

// craeonics / 761 weeks and 1 day ago

/me begins spraying air freshener and disinfectant all over your house!

// Doreen / 761 weeks and 1 day ago

Alright, time to toss out the bag of worms. If you never hear from me again, they've escaped and devoured me.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Axwell - I found you

// craeonics / 761 weeks and 22 hours ago

I doubt that seriously since they've been eating in your trash for days now they should be pretty fat and full. Probably so big by now you can name them and keep them as pets. hehe yuk!

Goedenacht...

// Doreen / 761 weeks and 19 hours ago

I've no clue what in the world is up w/ my neighbor but she is on some Michael Jackson kick and singing his tunes (and all his bad tunes tunes too)

// Doreen / 761 weeks and 17 hours ago

Well, she is Octomum after all. Yes, I'm still alive and unscathed.

// crae_work / 761 weeks and 9 hours ago

Not her silly, (Octomom lives about 4-5 blocks down from me) and good thing too cuz then I'd be hearing her screaming at all those kids all day long.

/me goes hide outside somewhere today to try and escape the 102 temp due today "and" my Michael Jackson singing neighbor...

// Doreen / 761 weeks and 2 hours ago

Hmm, 23:30 and yet to cook dinner. I'll think I'll stick to microwave cheese burgers today...

// crae_zzz / 760 weeks and 6 days ago

We have two music channel here on the basic TV package. I'm not even condidering paying for the extended digital package that has more. What's on channel one? Freaking Akon ten times in a row. What's on channel two? Rihanna. Great...

// craeonics / 760 weeks and 6 days ago

Changing to... Katy Perry. Really can't say we're making progress here.

// craeonics / 760 weeks and 6 days ago

/me is listening to the sun sizzling outside and it's early in the morning. (horrible heat wave)

My brother left and is back in Nevada and he said it's going to be 108 today! They go as high as 110-120 OMG! (I'm about 104 so not much difference)

Anyways, he sells real estate now and over there you can buy a two story house brand new for $110.000 and have a monthly payment of only $700.00 (I'm "renting" for $1400.00) but I refuse to move anywhere that is hotter than where I currently live even if the house was free!

So me no move...

// Doreen / 760 weeks and 6 days ago

He's just missing all of the family and trying to pull me over there to suffer by him. No way Jose! I hate "hot" and this is bad enough where I'm at. My Mom said it would be the biggest mistake of my life...

// Doreen / 760 weeks and 6 days ago

And I may have made enough mistakes so I think I will take her advice this time for once.

// Doreen / 760 weeks and 6 days ago

The difference is that he is living in the middle of nowhere and you're in the big city, so you pay (a lot) more for your house, be it buy or rent.

// craeonics / 760 weeks and 6 days ago

My kids were alil hesitant at the thought at first but they love their Uncle and said the decision was up to me and they would go peacefully w/o fighting me on it, but I can't handle the heat and the kids are thriving good right now I'm afraid of moving for fear things will go wrong w/ them. Gino just started College over here and Sam is doing so good if I move diff schools diff friends can suck them both down the drain (I know from my own experience) anyways I'm listening to my Mom for the first time even though I should have listened to her when I was a kid rather than now! hehe!

Jason Mraz - I'm yours

There's been a remix of this tune over here by Lil Wayne and Jah Cure (so they've been playing it everywhere around the clock) but this version is the bestest nothing like the original.

// Doreen / 760 weeks and 6 days ago

Oi, I see California is holding its annual state wide BBQ. Is your house still standing?

// craeonics / 760 weeks and 22 hours ago

Yes wise guy, I told you all we do is shake and bake. It's the usual raging fires from Hell over here right now. Between the heatwave and the fires it's almost unbearable.

// Doreen / 760 weeks and 18 hours ago

Maybe you should move to New Orleans. You get the occasional flooding there. Great to get rid of your old stuff.

// crae_work / 760 weeks and 9 hours ago

I'm not too into Mardi gras...

// Doreen / 759 weeks and 6 days ago

If this stupid heat wave and fires don't stop I'm going to be moving to Alaska!

// Dor_hot / 759 weeks and 6 days ago

Which is great. According to its former governor you can see Russia from your house there.

// craeonics / 759 weeks and 6 days ago

Well it's suppose to be alil cooler today (only 94 degrees expected for today)

// Doreen / 759 weeks and 6 days ago

Let me know when your neighbor moves out I'm going to move over there and rent his pad and blast Lil Jon and/or my Christian tunes all day and annoy you!

// Doreen / 759 weeks and 6 days ago

And here is one where he says a few more words than Yeahhh...

[link]

// Doreen / 759 weeks and 6 days ago

Not as fresh (an older tune) but a good one to get me in gear for today.

[link]

/me goes get busy...

// Doreen / 759 weeks and 6 days ago

I think I need to invest in some Portishead albums. They only made three, but I think I like every song of them I've heard so far: [link]

// craeonics / 759 weeks and 6 days ago

I should really try and not be so rude (but I can't help it) dutchy that tune is horrible!

// Doreen / 759 weeks and 5 days ago

That's because your hearing has been devastated by years and years of listening to Lil Jon.

// craeonics / 759 weeks and 5 days ago

/me smacks you!

Goedemorgen meanie...

// Doreen / 759 weeks and 5 days ago

Meanwhile I haven't done shit on my paper again. I'm going to end up like pekomon if this keeps up.

// craeonics / 759 weeks and 5 days ago

Well stop partying so much! I have no mercy for you lazy bunny!

// Doreen / 759 weeks and 4 days ago

Gah! Must... finish... it!

No wait, my dad's celebrating his birthday today and I still have to do shopping and what not. I should really move to a deserted island or something, because I really get nothing done here.

// craeonics / 759 weeks and 4 days ago

If you drop the ball on this out of being sheer lazy I am going to be upset at you! You need to finish what you start, don't be like everyone else who talks smack about what they're gonna do and then turn out being a flake. Finish your goal dutchy!

1. You've got nothing standing in your way (cept your laziness)

2. You're gonna feel a good sense of self accomplishment

3. It will be rewarding for your Mom and Dad (they deserve it too)

// Doreen / 759 weeks and 3 days ago

What is this quitting business you are talking about? I've never given up on anything. The thing with this is that is that I already know what I want, but need to read more literature (which will add nothing to what I know) to strenghten my argument.

Coincidentally, I've noticed once again that French is a so much pleasanter language to read than German. There are essentially two books on the subject (I've been hogging them from the library for half a year now), one in German, the other in French. German is nasty, capitalising every noun and what not.

// crae_work / 759 weeks and 3 days ago

Well you have this nasty habit of putting things off for an eternity (even if you do have the intent to finish it)

This is important so you need to finish it up already or you might just drop the ball...

/me goes get some Zzzzzz goedenacht/goedemorgen

// Doreen / 759 weeks and 3 days ago

When that paper is done I'm going to tackle Tek. First restructure the code a bit (and hope I don't get lost in the forest of ideas, like usual), then I'll add feeds everywhere in every format under the sun. Then I'll tackle news.

// crae_work / 759 weeks and 3 days ago

Don't worry about Tek right now first just concentrate on getting that paper done already! Get it done!

/me goes wake up...

// Doreen / 759 weeks and 3 days ago

Get to it schoolboy!

/me goes do some fun laundry...

// Doreen / 759 weeks and 2 days ago

When my grandma died a couple of years ago my parents took in the two stray cats (brother and sister) she had sheltered. Over the years they remained semi-wild, only I could approach them. Today one (the tomcat) had to be put down because of cancer. That's pet #7 that I've lost on cancer. =sigh= They live so short...

I worry about his sister though. They were mega attached to each other and she's probably search all over the place, looking for her brother.

Grr, I need some oldskool material:

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Nikki - Mucho Macho [link]

// crae_zzz / 759 weeks and 2 days ago

More acid goodness:

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Reese & Santonio - Rock to the Beat [link]

// crae_zzz / 759 weeks and 2 days ago

I knowwww (pets don't live long at all) and I doubt they are much diff than us humans so if those two cats were paired up for most of their life than for sures that other cat that is still alive is most likely looking for the one that died.

I remember when my Grandmother died my Grandfather died one year later and he told us that he couldn't take hearing my Grandmother calling him from the grave to go be w/ her and he was ready to join her and out of no where shortly after that he died in his sleep and he was still healthy (no cancer or anything) he just suddenly died I think from missing her. They were married for over 50 something years...

I'm currently being tortured w/ Gino's Beatles tunes (I hate the stuff he is listening to lately!)

// Doreen / 759 weeks and 2 days ago

Some people just say "it's been enough" and are death a day later.

You should raise your kids better. What's this Beatles crap he's listening to? Soon he's going to let his hair grow and walk across the street barefoot. Quick, play some Lil Jon before he's beyond help!

// crae_work / 759 weeks and 2 days ago

I'm hoping this Beatles thing is just a phase. hehe

And his hair is now down to the middle of his back, All that Biotin I've been giving him.

When my brother came to visit he was upset at me and my Mom (actually my whole family) is mad at me for letting him grow it so long.

But I think it looks good on him, I'd rather him have long hair and be himself than be a bald wanabe gang banger...

// Doreen / 759 weeks and 2 days ago

"Look at him! He looks like a girl!"

"I always knew you wanted a daughter, but this is ridiculous!"

// crae_work / 759 weeks and 2 days ago

Well he told me he had a few whistles from cars that were approaching him from behind until they passed and realized he is a male.

I can't help it if my son is sexy! hehe

He's 100% male but he just wants to do his thing and I have no problem w/ it as long as he's got the important things in life under control I don't care if he grows his hair down to his behind (actually I hope he does I think it looks cool on him)

But for some reason Sammy don't have the look for long hair it just looks horrible on him so since he started school today I dragged him off for a trim yesterday (alittle trim) if I let my Mom cut his hair she'd might get crazy on him. hehe!

My Mom is not into them having long hair at all (none of my family is)

// Doreen / 759 weeks and 2 days ago

I know the feeling. I always need to stay alert when my mom or my aunts are around.

// craeonics / 759 weeks and 2 days ago

My Mom is a retired Beautician so when she trims my split ends she knows how fussy I am so she holds my hair up in her hands and she's like seeee this much only! Okay!? (I make her say that like 3 times so I don't panic and I can see "exactly" what is going to hit the floor and no more than 1/2 of an inch) cuz I'm so picky. I won't go trust someone at the Salon nooooo way!

// Doreen / 759 weeks and 2 days ago

Pfft, my mother makes one cut and half my hair is gone. Her excuse: "well, it was all dead anyway". Riiight.

// craeonics / 759 weeks and 2 days ago

It won't be so dead if you do this dutchy:

1. Make sure you are taking an excellent vitamin supplement (if you have a GNC/General Nutrition Center on that side of the Globe try the Men's "Ultra Mega" (I use the Women's "Ultra Mega" of course) but I've tried several before I found this one that keeps me going but at the same time doesn't make me nauseated from being too strong.

2. If you do #1 than you only need to buy the "Biotin 2500 mcg" to push more Biotin to your hair. But if you refuse to take a good supplement than buy the "Biotin 5000 mcg"

3. I don't know if you hit the gym or not but if you do then you need to use hot oil on the ends of your hair before you go into the sauna (or you'll fry your hair) but what that does is push the oil deep into your hair when you go into the dry sauna or the hot steamy sauna.

4. Trim 1/2 inch off every 6 to 8 weeks only.

It takes about 3 months to begin to see all the results but at 6 months there's no mistaking the results and after that it's all gravy as long as you keep it up...

// Doreen / 759 weeks and 1 day ago

Oh and get over not liking sushi (eat some red ruby magura which is the closest thing to beef in the form of a fish)

andddd Salmon sushi once a week...

// Doreen / 759 weeks and 1 day ago

Come on, come on, a couple of split ends have never killed anyone.

// craeonics / 759 weeks and 1 day ago

True, but they look totally nasty! If you want to have long hair you want good looking long hair not frizzy brittle nasty split ends (or you might as well just cut it off right?)

Just try the above Mr. Stubborn and trust me...

// Doreen / 759 weeks and 1 day ago

Actually since you're a skinner you should also know the above makes not only drastic changes in your hair but your skin and nails too! But it doesn't happen over night so be patient before you see all the result (atleast 3 months min and by 6 months you'll see full results)

// Doreen / 759 weeks and 1 day ago

Test your hair like this dutchy grab it in a pony tail and fold the pony tail in half a couple of times and if you hear your hair "crunch" then you've got sucky dry brittle hair. When you fold it, it should be soft and fluid and shine all the way to the end, if not than you're mom is right it's completely dead so you might as well cut that off and start to take care of the new growth better...

// Doreen / 759 weeks and 1 day ago

/me folds hairs

Don't hear nothing. My split ends have split ends though.

// craeonics / 759 weeks and 1 day ago

Well than it's still salvageable if it's not crunchy. hehe

(Just follow that stuff I posted up above and you'll see what I mean)

/me goes wake up...

// Doreen / 759 weeks and 1 day ago

[link] I swear I gringe when they do this. Everytime a new iPhone or iTunes update comes in I can't just get it like everyone else cuz if you Jailbreak in order to have control on your device you get locked out again. And it's a nightmare to get back in and this time it may not even be possible cuz they keep plugging up the holes. So rediculous I just wish they would make it like PPC where you have total control over your device w/o the hassles. *sigh* I think the next update will give us MMS where you can attach and send photots via instant text msgs (they just keep dragging their feet)

// Doreen / 759 weeks and 23 hours ago

That's just the thing. Apple has no interest in letting you do things your way. They only care about the Apple Way. It's really quite a nasty case of vendor lock-in.

// crae_zzz / 759 weeks and 22 hours ago

I know and it's so frustrating cuz there's nothing better (as far as power and display than the iPhone) but you can't do modifications to it w/o this jailbreaking headache every single time they update the OS.

Ik got a nieuw dutch book and I'm excited (cuz it looks like it has more of the words I want in it!)

/me goes read...

// Doreen / 759 weeks and 19 hours ago

Doreen reads books. The world stops spinning.

// crae_work / 759 weeks and 9 hours ago

I knowww I can't believe it myself I'm excited over a book? This one has "real" words not rediculous words that a dutch robot would say.

// Doreen / 759 weeks and 3 hours ago

My god, and _no_ pictures even!

What's the title?

// crae_evil / 759 weeks and 1 hour ago

I see crae_evil and I want to slap you before I even read what you said! hehe

It's by Berlitz (who apparently puts out the world's best selling phrase books) It's a Dutch phrase book and Dictionary so everything is broken down in sections and it spells over to the right of the word how the words would sound if spelled in English. It has everything under the sun for various situations so it's not all Robotic like the other ones that give you the usual stupid:

Argh! I wanna say it but I cannot spell it hold on...

"Ik Heet Doreen" Look! I can count to 20!

een, twee, drie, vier, vijf, zes, zeven, acht, negen etc.

The other book I have is alil robotic it doesn't give you any tools for "real" fluid conversation at all.

Anyways, the problem I think I'm going to have now is that I know in my head the words when I see them what they are and I can even think of them but when I want to try and type to speak to you in dutch I cannot spell them cuz the spelling is so challenging now. Frustrating! But I refuse to give up...

// Doreen / 758 weeks and 6 days ago

Like five = vijf (you have no idea how totally freaky that is to me to see a "jf" together like that in a word)

// Doreen / 758 weeks and 6 days ago

And then eight = acht

when I see that acht I almost want to sneeze or something (It completely messes w/ me)

// Doreen / 758 weeks and 6 days ago

(Don't laugh but it does have pictures, just a few though) I can't help it if I'm a visual type person!

// Doreen / 758 weeks and 6 days ago

Ik studeer dutch!

// Doreen / 758 weeks and 6 days ago

Now all we need is a diploma to hang unto your wall.

// craeonics / 758 weeks and 6 days ago

Wise guy...

I actually went looking for a real study type "work book" to learn dutch where I could do practice exercises to help me learn the spelling now cuz that is the biggest issue for me but it's completely rediculous that they have 2 rows of books to learn French 1 row for Chinese and 1 and a half rows of books to learn Spanish (which is stupid cuz everyone over here knows spanish by default since you hear it so much you just learn it naturally) and then "only" (3-4) phrase books to learn "Dutch!"

I swear I actually think "I" am the only person in Cali that wants to learn Dutch (and I'm not kidding) I even asked the clerk how come I cannot find books to learn Dutch anywhere do I need to special order them or what and he told me no body request for them so they only stock via the demand and selling logs. (another words I'm at the mercy of the two books I bought and the software app I bought that I showed you)

// Doreen / 758 weeks and 5 days ago

/me blows the dust off an old tune and plays it...

[link]

// Doreen / 758 weeks and 5 days ago

It's probabl because Dutch is rather low on the list of languages when ranked by number of speakers. Like, #46 on this list: [link]

// craeonics / 758 weeks and 5 days ago

I don't really care where it's ranked even if it's ranked #246 I like it and I'm going to learn it...

Anyways, something good by Three 6 Mafia: [link]

// Doreen / 758 weeks and 4 days ago

/me responds with some completely random tunes: [link]

// craeonics / 758 weeks and 4 days ago

What in the world? Ack! my brain cannot decode that today...

// Doreen / 758 weeks and 4 days ago

The closest I can get is that it's Eastern European.

By the way, a big hardware shop over here is stunting with the price of this baby: [link], but then the single core version. Their price is at roughly 70% of the normal price. It's probably because the dual core version is coming out soon (due date unknown though).

This machine is ideal to hook onto my TV to play videos with and what not. I am so tempted to buy one. But then again, the dual core version is coming out some time in the future, but on the other hand, it's probably going to be way more. Choices, choices...

// craeonics / 758 weeks and 2 days ago

It depends on what your needs are I think at 70% reduction it's a "steal" but then if you think you need the dual core wait and save but you will be paying alot more and you might not even need the dual core for your type of uses...

On the other hand you could grab that one at that price and use it until the dual core gets released and then sell the other one to re-coop your money back later.

// Doreen / 758 weeks and 2 days ago

It has the same CPU as my netbook, but with a way better graphics chip on which you can offload a lot of the video decoding. Reviews I've seen say it can handle 720 quite well and even 1080p. I know my netbook can handle 720p and my TV is that as well. Add to that built-in wifi and it's the ideal system for watching movies for me.

Upsides: 1) small; 2) good video chipset; 3) wifi; 4) HDMI output; 5) low power consumption; and ofcourse 6) at €230 it's a steal. Regular price is around €300.

The only downsides are: 1) rather old CPU (Atom 230); 2) comes with Vista pre-installed, which is way too taxing for this CPU; and 3) unfortunately not fanless.

The pros outweigh the cons. I'm going to take a walk into the "mall" during my break tomorrow and see if they have one in store.

// craeonics / 758 weeks and 2 days ago

Yeah you should touch and feel to be sure and also if you take the jump and buy it simply ask what is their return policy (most places over here give you a full 30 day money back guarantee) so when I'm in a position such as you I take the dive, place my receipt in a safe place and play w/ the toy for 29 days and usually after the 29 days bring it back if it does not fully satisfy me cuz to be honest there is no way to find out if it's what you want until you actually take it home and install all your software on it and give it a good run so you can feel it all out "then" you can make a good decision after you've actually used it.

// Doreen / 758 weeks and 2 days ago

I never return items. I take a gamble and if I don't like it, it's my loss. Rarely happens though.

// crae_work / 758 weeks and 2 days ago

So during my break I work to this shop (the only one who has this particular deal). I arrive at the spot, only to be greeted by a sign that says "closed today for inventarisation". Bloody freaking hell, how about doing that outside of opening hours?

// craeonics / 758 weeks and 2 days ago

work = walk

Can't type...

// crae_zzz / 758 weeks and 2 days ago

(sounds like you got my kinda luck) anyways, about that "I never return items" remark of yours, I think you lose out on that frill if you don't take advantage of the opportunity of "trying" something fully out before you get stuck having to pay for it. To me it's a safety net and if your teeter-tottering back and forth on should I or shouldn't I then what do you have to lose? Just buy the thing take it home test drive it for 29 days and if you find out it's not all that you expected or wanted (or find out some software doesn't preform the way you expected on that processor) then you simply return it w/i the 30 days silly...

// Doreen / 758 weeks and 1 day ago

Nah, I make the decision to buy it or not. And if I buy it and like it, all is well and if not, so be it. Anyway, I'm going to give them a second chance today.

// crae_work / 758 weeks and 1 day ago

I'm pretty sure by the time "you" actually decide whether to buy it or not I would have already bought it, played w/ it, and brought it back...

Anyways, g'luck and let me know if you get it to start watching your movies on it cuz then we need to start an "I'm watching thread"

My kids forced me to watch some "X-Men Origins" flick last night (and I actually liked it)

// Doreen / 758 weeks and 1 day ago

I got it. It's the size of a book, but has a slanted rectangle shape (we call that a "ruit", don't know the English word). It comes with a (wired) keyboard, mouse and a wireless Wii-controller clone. Will have to hook it up and test it at home.

Ofcourse the packaging is ten times the size of the machine itself.

// crae_work / 758 weeks and 1 day ago

Hooray! New toy!

/me gets excited and I don't even have it?

// Doreen / 758 weeks and 1 day ago

Welllll? Stop reading all those manuals and jussss plug the thing in already!

// Doreen / 758 weeks and 22 hours ago

I'm in update hell at the moment. Vista is truly ghastly. Even when idle it sucks up four times more memory than XP. And for what?

First it takes an hour to install, then Acer run its installer and sucks up another hour to install all kinds of crap of which I'm going to remove every last bit of them, and when you think you're done, Windows bloody Update kicks in and hogs the CPU. Gah, hurry up stupid updates.

Now I remember why I always disable those.

// craeonics / 758 weeks and 22 hours ago

hehe I forgot about those stupid updates they are a nightmare, my stepfather had me do his weekly reformat (yess he's worse than me and messes his machine up "weekly") anyways after I get him back up and running I've got to install all those updates or he calls me up every 5 mins "Hey Doreen I'm getting a pop up msg about something that needs updating or something is it a virus again!!!"

He should be so cautious when the real virus popups come on and he quickly clicks okay and invites them all onto his machine when he's cruising to places he shouldn't be!

// Doreen / 758 weeks and 21 hours ago

If Vista is the way it is I wonder what Win 7 is going to bring to us?

// Doreen / 758 weeks and 21 hours ago

I've been trying to learn coding for the iPhone and I have to use my mac laptop for that and I was thinking of trying to ween myself off of windows completely but I cannot stand that thing at all and I don't know what ppl see in them (other than you don't have to deal w/ a ton of updates like windows) but I really hate it so I suppose I will die as a windows user. And don't even ask me how that iPhone coding is going cuz I'll come over there and strangle you...

// Doreen / 758 weeks and 21 hours ago

Okay let me make a fool out of myself (but jusss for you)

Ik kan niet goed Nederland maar Ik zou graag to zien uw setup? (don't know the setup word)

// Doreen / 758 weeks and 19 hours ago

What setup? The new machine? I'll take a picture tomorrow. It's too dark for my camera right now.

// crae_zzz / 758 weeks and 18 hours ago

Oh, by the way, how's that iPhone coding coming along?

// crae_evil / 758 weeks and 18 hours ago

I

don't

like

you

today!!!

Horrible I'm a designer not a coder but I'm sick of giving my designing ideas away to devs just to get my apps the way I want them. I'm still trying but this is really hard.

Goedenacht mijn evil dutchyyy

// Doreen / 758 weeks and 18 hours ago

I took a picture of my setup, but I'll put it up tomorrow (because I'm lazy). Still no love for Vista. Uninstalled a shit load of software and disabled half the services and still it sucks up four time the RAM XP does. Ridiculous.

// craeonics / 757 weeks and 6 days ago

Okay "dank u" dutchy goedenacht (I know it's late over there)

/me waits until tomorrow...

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 6 days ago

In order to code for the iPhone you cannot use that particular SDK on anything other than a Mac so as I told you I had to go out and buy a Mac but I bought a small Mac "laptop" (as if trying to learn coding is not painful enough try doing it on a small laptop!)

So I ended up buying an adapter to plug into my WideScreen Monitor that is hooked up to my Windows machine along w/ a wireless mouse and keyboard and then tossed my mini Mac laptop up on the hood of my Desk out of the way and now it's alillll better setup to work on.

I wish I could just ween myself off of windows completely but it ain't gonna happen cuz I just don't like the Mac...

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 6 days ago

I don't like OS X and I don't very much care for Vista either. Both look terrible.

// craeonics / 757 weeks and 5 days ago

Well tis the way of the future.

Anyways I cannot find the actual vid for this tune (and I'm ocmpletely hooked on this tune)

[link]

/me goes shake my a** at the gym for a while and try to wake up (so lazy today it's not even funny)

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 5 days ago

There's a car in front of my house playing a Mika tune. Loud. I swear, Mika is what Queen would have sound like nowadays if Freddie Mercury hadn't died.

Don't think there's ever been a Three 6 Mafia song released over here. Sounds completely generic though.

// craeonics / 757 weeks and 5 days ago

Ack! Jonas Brothers on TV! Quick, where's the remote? Need to change the channel before I go deaf...

// craeonics / 757 weeks and 5 days ago

Mika? Never heard of it or him on this end (but if he sounds like Freddie Mercury I ain't missing much)

/me tosses you the remote...

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 5 days ago

My neighbour downstairs seems to have discovered Lily Allen. It seems (and I hope) he has blown up his stereo, because this sure as hell sounded like a bunch of PC speakers on the verge of breaking down.

// craeonics / 757 weeks and 5 days ago

/me is listening to Metallica - Fuel

Me and MadIce were talking about the "old days"....

Can't talk about the old days without mentioning the lovely Doreen ;)

And since this is the last knonw place she's been seen alive..... well...

:P

// Snowman / 757 weeks and 4 days ago

known*

// Blowman / 757 weeks and 4 days ago

Hey! Nice see you are still out there, ladies and gentlemen. :)

/me huggles you all. :P

// MadIce / 757 weeks and 4 days ago

Erm... I mean... Nice *to* see you are still out there. Hehe.

At least my English is as polluted by IRC as ever. ;)

// MadIce / 757 weeks and 4 days ago

Hmm, those names sound vaguely familiar... But I haven't seen that particular last one in aeons.

// craeonics / 757 weeks and 4 days ago

/me waves to my long lost skinning brothers Snowy and MadIce! I'm happy to see you guys!!!

Don't be such strangers either this lazy dutchy over here keeps our house up just for you guys to have a place to visit when remembering the good old days... hehe

And as long as I am alive you guys will find me here (or I should say as long as Tek is kept alive)

// Dor_happy / 757 weeks and 4 days ago

I would toss on some Lifehouse for you Snowy but I can't find any right now on my Hard Drive. hehe

Atleast visit us twice a year! instead of just once a year and as for you MadIce don't be such a stranger!

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 4 days ago

Argh I don't know how to put the words in the right order and cannot find how to say "tries" (but here goes)

/me proberen wekken mijn dutchy...

[link]

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 4 days ago

Mmm, Bathory. Speaking of music, first Immortal CD in eight years or so coming out next week.

// craeonics / 757 weeks and 4 days ago

You are still as sweet as ever, Doreen! :)

Here is a clip from a concert which visited. You can't see me because I am somewhere in the crowd to right of the camera man, but I am dancing my ass off. :)

[link]

George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic with Funkentelechy 2007 Hilversum Netherlands

// MadIce / 757 weeks and 4 days ago

Looks like you've still got that crazy unexplained love for the Dutch, Doreen. ;)

Here's a song of a Dutch lady:

[link]

Anouk - Might As Well [Live @ Gelredome 2008]

// MadIce / 757 weeks and 4 days ago

Say what! MadIce and Funkadelic!???

The man has good taste in tunes!!!!! (but you have to admit that guy in the yellow looks like he has gone alillll overboard on the funk. hehe!

And yes I've still got this unexplained love for the Dutch and I know it's some kind of curse (but I've given in to it and I'm now trying to learn it)

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 4 days ago

Yikes! MadIce has good taste in tunes, I like that second link you dropped too

Hard to believe a female could look good wearing a tat-sleeve like that (but she seems to pull it off?)

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 4 days ago

/me kicks that talentless Anouk off this board

She tried her hands at launching a career in the US a few years ago. This dame has attitude, so naturally she got into a fight with the record company who wanted to market her a little different than she had in mind. It was to be expected. Big shots like their future stars young and malleable.

// crae_evil / 757 weeks and 3 days ago

I'm not too sure anyone from that end could make it over here cuz the wolves on this end bite alillll harder I'm thinking...

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 3 days ago

/me goes look up that malleable word...

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 3 days ago

I'm thinking that Anouk dropped by our LA Ink Shop over here before she returned home. hehe

[link]

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 3 days ago

I love this series but I'm not personally into tats (I just can't help thinking what they'll look like as lil old ladies) but if I was into them I'd be in line at this shop that is over here in LA...

[link]

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 3 days ago

The only good thing about that series is the cat fights.

It seems we have a spammer visiting this thread. Easily blocked, but then again, why isn't it blocked? Must've forgotten something... /me goes investigate

// crae_work / 757 weeks and 3 days ago

Very strange, filter went MIA (over two years ago!). Anyway, should be fixed now.

// crae_work / 757 weeks and 3 days ago

Either that or they've found another entry into our house!

/me hands you a baseball bat and goes float around on some more Bathory today and think about an invisible dutch guy (cuz I can't help it when I listen to Bathory)

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 3 days ago

Jup. Always been a Parliament/Funkadelic/P-Funk All Stars fan ;)

About Anouk... You probably hate or love her. I go for the latter. ;)

[link]

Axiom Funk - If 6 Was 9

// MadIce / 757 weeks and 2 days ago

Another Dutch lady...

[link]

Candy Dulfer and Dave Stewart - Lily was here

// MadIce / 757 weeks and 2 days ago

Candy Dulfer always reminds me of a L'Oreal commercial for some reason. It has something to do with L'Oreal always being a generation behind with the music they pick. Saxophones always give me 80s flashbacks.

The spammer thing was because this particular spam was perfectly valid behaviour and structure-wise, except for the one thing I'm not filtering: content. There's now a very naive content filter.

// craeonics / 757 weeks and 2 days ago

Mmmm mmmm mmm!

I like that Axiom Funk one you dropped MadIce

/me goes check out that other dutch lady you guys are talking about now...

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 2 days ago

Yikes! She's a female Kenny G? That is the very first time I ever see a "female" play a Sax! She is very good at it.

/me goes back and play that Axiom Funk one again...

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 2 days ago

/me drops my #1 Funk tune for MadIce...

[link]

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 2 days ago

Candy had probably a good teacher. Her father (Hand Dulfer) is a jazz musician and plays sax too. ;)

// MadIce / 757 weeks and 2 days ago

Oops. I mean... Hans Dulfer. Hehe. ;)

// MadIce / 757 weeks and 2 days ago

Thanks, Doreen. That was a great Funkadelic classic. ;)

BTW: Did you recognize the guy with the star glasses in that Axiom Funk clip? That's Bootsy Collins (bass player from James Brown and in the 70s Parliament/Funkadelic).

This is a sample of Bootsy's later solo work (10 years ago):

[link]

Bootsy Collins - Toxic Waste

In that song he mentions some of his musical history. ;)

Here's Bootsy live:

[link]

Bootsy Collins - Aint No Party Like a P-Funk Party

// MadIce / 757 weeks and 2 days ago

No, but I do remember hearing the name mentioned somewhere I did not recognize him (cuz I don't know exactly who he is) James Brown is a different story, but I think everyone knows who James Brown is/was.

/me goes check out your links...

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 2 days ago

Okay here is from where that name rang a bell from to me :

[link]

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 2 days ago

Argh! I hate it when you're sleeping over there dutchy! But I guess I'll come talk to you anyways though you're snoring atm, so you get that LA Ink over there on dutch TV? I like the cat fights in that show too. hehe

But what I really like is the stories behind the tats when the ppl come into the shop and bring a pic of their deceased parent (or pet dog or something) and you get to hear some sentimental story behind the photo and why they want that tatoo sketched up and put on them as a memorial etc. I like it (and you have to admit some of those tats are insanely coool) cept the thought of the "permanence" of it on their skin bothers me...

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 2 days ago

Hey get to work! They don't pay you for cruising the net!

/me goes to sleep...

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 2 days ago

There was a time that tattoos were for ruffians. It started to get in vogue just a decade ago or so. Even today, I'd say it's a severe lack of judgement. Popular or not.

// crae_work / 757 weeks and 2 days ago

Exactly, I don't think it's wise modifying our bodies as a mere hobby that's not too wise.

and me cannot seem to sleep tonight...

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 2 days ago

Actually these days there's every kind of mod under the sun being done and accepted but the worse one I've ever seen done was some guy having the whites of his eyeballs tatooed "black" that was the only one that stunned me cuz to me atleast the eyes should be sacred it was to me as if he defiled his soul or something.

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 2 days ago

Yikes! Now I'm scared thinking about that guy's black eyeballs! hehe!

Goedenacht dutchy me goes hide under my blanket...

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 2 days ago

Sign of the times. Everyone wants to be unique, so they all start doing things to make them stand out more as an individual.

// crae_work / 757 weeks and 2 days ago

Tats are not for me. I don't even have rings or a watch.

[link]

Buckethead - Giant Robot/Animal Behavior

// MadIce / 757 weeks and 2 days ago

I only go as far as the three small piercings I have on each ear that I wear my "small" diamond studs and that's all the mod I need or have but over here I don't really know too many ppl that aren't walking around w/ plugs.

[link]

Ummmm not bad when they have their earings "on" but you should see what they look like when they take them off, completely totally disgusting. Ack!

MadIce that guy looks spooky! hehe

/me goes chase one lil boy off to school...

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 2 days ago

Alright, cut it out with the nasty pics, you two.

As my grandma used to say: no polonaise on my body.

// craeonics / 757 weeks and 2 days ago

Wait one more! [link] Ack!

/me drops some good old War for you two dutch guys that don't have any of these good tunes over there on that side...

This is my fav one (though it's ancient)

[link]

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 1 day ago

Great expression, craeonics. Unless your Dutch, I wonder if your translation means anything. ;)

It's like translating the Amsterdam expression "matschudding" into "carpet shaking" (which is supposed to mean "having a fight"). Without that explanation it probably wouldn't mean a thing. :)

[link]

DAG - Lovely Jane

// MadIce / 757 weeks and 1 day ago

WAR is great, Doreen. I have the album. :)

// MadIce / 757 weeks and 1 day ago

My god, someone on this side of the globe who actually knows Doreens favourite band!

// craeonics / 757 weeks and 1 day ago

Oh yeah?

/me comes dance w/ MadddddIce to my mostest fav under rated WAR tune of all time...

Mmmm mmmm mmmmm!

War - Heartbeat [link]

So under rated I could not find it on YouTube?

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 1 day ago

One more for MadIce (hard to find good quality sound cuz WAR is ancient) [link]

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 1 day ago

The Cisco Kid puts a smile on my face. ;)

[link]

Freak Power - Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out

// MadIce / 757 weeks and 1 day ago

Wie is dat? (and if I said that wrong it's cuz I think I'm the only one in Cali speaking dutch) hehe

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 1 day ago

Dit is Freak Power: [link]

:)

Here is another one from the same album:

[link]

Freakpower - Big Time

// MadIce / 757 weeks and 1 day ago

I think DAG made only 3 albums. Too bad, because they were great.

[link]

DAG - You Make Me Feel

// MadIce / 757 weeks and 1 day ago

Somehow I suspect the two of you are of the same generation.

// crae_work / 757 weeks and 1 day ago

Not sure, crae... I've passed half a century. :P

BTW... Just bought a Sapphire 5870. Can't wait until it arrives. Will take a couple of days, though. Not sure how long. Feels like a kid just before X-mas. Hehe. Still love gaming. :P

Review: [link]

// MadIce / 757 weeks and 1 day ago

I'm in my 40's now dutchy so "you'd" most likely consider me a hag. Though God is good to me or my vitamins are reallyyy good cuz everyone who meets me assumes I'm in my 30's (until I correct them)

/me goes check out MadIce's new toy...

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 1 day ago

Yikes! Did you spend your retirement to buy that!? Looks good and these days for gaming (or just to run Vista right) you need a monster machine!

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 1 day ago

I'm in a "small machines for small tasks" phase, so I have one for downloading slash file-serving (Gigabyte STL), one for surfing the web and reading email (Acer Aspire One), and since last week one for playing movies and stuff (Acer Aspire Revo). God invented consoles for games, so no need to do that on the PC. But wait! That means no need for expensive cards either.

// crae_work / 757 weeks and 1 day ago

Consoles! Blasphemy! You unholy creature! /me quickly looks for a crucifix and backs off.

Hehe. From my perspective consoles destroy PC gaming and stand in the way of innovation. PC games are becoming console ports that have to follow the weakest links: The consoles.

The suits in the big gaming companies are failing to understand that the market for PC gaming is huge. Instead of using that to their advantage, they are trying to create a market of a couple of million consoles that are a drop in the sea of the billion (plus a little) PCs. And about DRM and the rights of (PC) gamers I am with Brad on this. He's one of the suits that actually thinks about this and his views make some sense to gamers as consumers.

// MadIce / 757 weeks and 1 day ago

To stay on topic and translate the issue into music...

If Frank Zappa was alive I think he would probably create a song about it similar to this one:

[link]

Frank Zappa - I'm the slime

:P

// MadIce / 757 weeks and 1 day ago

Exactly...

One thing I don't agree w/ is that you said: "The suits in the big gaming companies are failing to understand that the market for PC gaming is huge"

They do which why all the classes avail on this end are only geared towards gaming and not towards app developement for hand held devices (such as the iPhone)

Which is where there will be a huge explosion in the next 5 years. Right now I out of the 75,000 apps avail in such a short time I only see about 1% that is worth a penny...

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 1 day ago

Everything Froggy touches turns to gold (some ppl have that talent) so he'll do good in the gaming field next, he's always had his hand in it in the past (if I remember correctly) now all he needs to do is be more focused on it...

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 1 day ago

* wiping the sliime from this thread

I'd say there are two things at play here: 1) consoles are harder to pirate and thus developing for consoles it more cost effective, especially considering the trend towards details, hi-res and what not; and 2) PC-gaming is your face into the screen, intense, oblivious to ones surroundings, whilst console gaming is laid back, more "sociable". I'm sitting on/draped across my couch, three plus meters from my TV. Try playing a PC game like that.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: commercials (this is one of the best ads ever: [link])

// craeonics / 757 weeks and 1 day ago

/me goes put on something decent and get busy...

[link]

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 1 day ago

Ummm big fat wide ole screens and a wireless keyboard or gaming mouse takes care of the comfort issues in PC gaming...

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 1 day ago

hehe dutchy! I love that commercial! OMG! did I just say that? (I hate commercials!?)

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 1 day ago

PC gaming is the only thing that drives the hardware market these days it seems. A netbook like this is perfectly adequate for the web and generic office tasks. No need for fancy hardware. Things were a lot different a couple of years ago, but nowadays basically any computer you buy is fast enough for most things except perhaps PC-gaming.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Digidex ft. Eva De Roovere - Slaap

// craeonics / 757 weeks and 1 day ago

I quit PC gaming around the time they started installing rootkits in the name of anti-piracy. That and there was a period where it seemed like you had to upgrade your graphics card every 6 months to keep up (not so anymore, I'm told).

Kim Mitchell - Go for Soda

// pogz / 757 weeks and 1 day ago

I don't like the trend of games being dumbed down to adjust to the console market. Somehow the suits think that console gamers have a negative IQ and need hand holding. Somehow they forget that gamers aren't kids.

My favorite game is the Witcher. Have a look at a preview of the next version.

[link]

It's interesting to note that the game was supposed to run on both the PC and the 360. However, the 360 version was canceled, because it turned out to be too hard to develop the title for that platform. And now it will be a PC exclusive like the first one. That's a rare decision. They would rather cancel the console than dumb down the PC version.

Note that this a leaked internal video showing an alpha version, intended for investors. So, the voices are probably from the devs and not from professional voice actors.

// MadIce / 757 weeks and 22 hours ago

Here is the intro of the original Witcher:

[link]

// MadIce / 757 weeks and 22 hours ago

Let's hope the orchestra playing in the background was to impress the suits as well. Other than that, umm, looks like a console game to me.

/me gets kicked

// crae_evil / 757 weeks and 22 hours ago

The intro in that clip is in-game. ;)

The original game was buggy has hell and near unplayable. The devs spend another year and released the Enhanced Edition with an audio CD (sound tracks), a "making of" DVD, a bonus material DVD and a bug free version of the game for 40 euros. For the original customers it was downloadable for free.

Amazing game. ;)

[link]

The Witcher Soundtrack - The Dike

// MadIce / 757 weeks and 22 hours ago

The intro in that clip is in-game. ;)

The original game was buggy has hell and near unplayable. The devs spend another year and released the Enhanced Edition with an audio CD (sound tracks), a "making of" DVD, a bonus material DVD and a bug free version of the game for 40 euros. For the original customers it was downloadable for free.

Amazing game. ;)

[link]

The Witcher Soundtrack - The Dike

// MadIce / 757 weeks and 22 hours ago

Erm... "buggy as hell". ;)

// MadIce / 757 weeks and 22 hours ago

Wow... this thread's certainly gotten some new life... ;)

Even pogrelina (Pogz) is posting! Hehe

/playing

Volbeat - Maybeline i hofteholder

// Snowdude / 757 weeks and 20 hours ago

/me comes toss out some chips and dip on the table as long as you guys don't start talking sports all is good...

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 15 hours ago

Dutchy if you were not slaapt right now I'd slap you!

I told you that I wanted to find a better way then always saying Goedenacht all the time (cuz I don't really care for that Goedenacht word) and now I see there is "Slaap lekker?" (which you know is more me/my style)

/me slaps you anyways!

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 14 hours ago

Goedenacht = good night (literally).

Slaap lekker = sleep well ("lekker" is hard to translate).

// crae_work / 757 weeks and 10 hours ago

There is also a "Weltrusten" (rest well). ;)

// MadIce / 757 weeks and 7 hours ago

Lekker = Nice (right?) but when placed next to Sleep it becomes "Well" I originally thought of saying Slaap Goed. hehe

Thanks you guys it seems there are several diff ways to use various words (then they become or mean something totally different when you combine or mix them w/ other words)

Kind of confusing...

// Doreen / 757 weeks and 4 hours ago

"Lekker" is best translated as "mmmm". Other than that, it depends on the context.

// crae_work / 757 weeks and 3 hours ago

The meaning of "lekker" can also depend on the intonation or situation. "Dat is lekker" can mean "That tastes nice", but if something bad happened then it can mean "That's not nice at all". Hehe.

// MadIce / 757 weeks and 43 minutes ago

Nah, lekker dan.

Same use as the English "great" or "joy".

// craeonics / 757 weeks and 29 minutes ago

[link]

Someone you all know, needs a birthday wishing ;)

// Snowman / 757 weeks and 8 minutes ago

Hurray! So where's that Jafo at these days?

// craeonics / 756 weeks and 6 days ago

Lekker = Mmmmmm? Obviously a word I would use then, for various situations but Goodnight is probably not one of them. hehe

Now you really got me confused dutchyyy!

lemme see (have to try it out)

Slaap lekker mijn dutchy...

// Doreen / 756 weeks and 6 days ago

Okay I like it! (which means get used to it cuz I like it better than saying goedenacht)

/me goes check out snowy's link...

// Doreen / 756 weeks and 6 days ago

Snowy I signed the old spell checkers birthday card. hehe

Are you both still active admins over there on wincusto?

/me goes back to destroying my iPhone (another lockout is due to be released yet againnn tomorrow) I just hate this now my apps that I have will not let me update when the devs do updates so alot of my apps stopped functioning.

I may have to go legit and stop all this foolish jailbreaking and just have a stable phone for once... *sigh*

// Doreen / 756 weeks and 6 days ago

Looks like the Witcher 2 will be ported to a console after all. Hehe.

According to the senior producer:

"Although PC is certain choice we made regarding platforms for The Witcher 2, we also want to release the console version. More information will come after official announcement of the game."

Source: [link]

Were is this world going to? *slobber*

// MadIce / 756 weeks and 6 days ago

Where even...

// MadIce / 756 weeks and 6 days ago

This just in: MadIce stranded on deserted island. World sails on.

In other news: parents painted my balcony doors yesterday and managed to break the kitchen faucet (which is now leaking). So I don't know if I should be happy or sad. Grrr...

// craeonics / 756 weeks and 6 days ago

Hehe.

I wish I was stranded on a deserted island right now. Seven flats in front of my house are being demolished to make room for new houses and it is making a hell of noise. Luckily the noise went down a bit this week, because the work moved a bit away. But now... They are using chain saws to cut the trees. Aaaaaarrrrrggggghhhhh.

I hate shopping, but I think I am going to do that right now. At least it gets me away from the noise.

// MadIce / 756 weeks and 6 days ago

At least you'll have a bit of a view the coming months.

// craeonics / 756 weeks and 6 days ago

I guess they are really smart trying to appeal to "both" audiences PC gamers "and" Console gamers? Why not grab everyone!

Dutchy it's time you start painting and fixing your own things and give your parents a break! /me slaps you again! Though my faucet has been leaking for months now and I have to go under the sink and switch the water completely off at night cuz I don't know how to fix it and if I call my manager in to fix it he will bust me that I have a stackable washer and dryer in my kitchen (and I'm not suppose to have one)

// Doreen / 756 weeks and 6 days ago

You can also call a plumber and no-one will know. A crane has a number of rubber bands inside and usually when there's a problem, it's because one of those rings has become old and brittle.

An acquaintance of the family does all kinds of plumbing things, so he's going to have a look-see at the leakage. We've already established that the faucet is leaking because one of the internal tubes has cracked. Meaning I'll have to buy a new one tomorrow.

/me goes call your manager to snitch

// craeonics / 756 weeks and 6 days ago

I cannot afford a plumber right now and since I'm not a plumber and have no clue what a crane is? just send me over your acquaintance to come fix mine too!

Thank God I don't pay for water cuz whoever is getting the bill for these condo's over here is having to pay for my leak I feel really bad but I can't let my manager know I have that stackable washer and dryer cuz I need them (or I'd be not only living at the laundry mat but paying a small fortune to wash and dry w/ these two boys of mine!)

// Doreen / 756 weeks and 6 days ago

I've been climbing into the cabinet under the sink to turn the main water valve off for so long now it's normal to me. hehe

// Doreen / 756 weeks and 6 days ago

I think crae means tap and not crane. "Kraan" in Dutch can mean both "crane" and "tap".

// MadIce / 756 weeks and 6 days ago

Tap, faucet, spigot, crane. It's all the same. Mine has this type of handle: [link]

// craeonics / 756 weeks and 5 days ago

So you mean "faucet" (I've not heard a faucet called a tap or a crane)

Anyways, those look weird, mine has two levers hot and cold it seems the "cold" is the one giving me the problem so that is the one that I have to keep turning off by crawling inside the cabinet under the sink to turn the main cold water valve off at night and then when I forget to turn it back on inside that cabinet under the sink and go to turn both the water levers on in the sink I burn my hands to death!

At any rate I'm not giving up my washer and dryer so I will deal w/ it...

// Doreen / 756 weeks and 5 days ago

I was trying to think of different ways to hide them but they are too heavy too move and even if I toss blankets on them to try to hide them he will be able to tell what they are. hehe

I can't hide them so I'm stuck.

// Doreen / 756 weeks and 5 days ago

I find it very strange that you say that you cannot afford a plumber. Especially considering the insane amount of rent you pay. Or perhaps it's because of the insane amount of rent you pay. Or perhaps US plumber are bloody damn expensive. Seriously, I think a plumber could fix your issue in fifteen minutes.

Regarding the kraan, what you describe is the classic model. I have those in the bathroom. But the one in the kitchen is the style that is in vogue these days. Swing the lever to the right for hot water, left for cold and in between to mix things depending on the angle. Up and down is to control the amount of water. The system works very well. Downside is that you're fucked and have to replace the entire faucet if it breaks down, because it's more complex from a technological standpoint. With the classic model it's usually just the rubber rings that break down (like what your case sounds like) and those are easily replaced.

// craeonics / 756 weeks and 5 days ago

My rent is killing me and I'm not going back to work until December 1st now so paying a plumber my next months rent that I've got saved is totally out of the question (I'll fix it when I go back to work) beside that little dark cabinet under the sink is the only "cool" spot in California! It's so rediculously hot this week again...

// Doreen / 756 weeks and 5 days ago

Slaap lekker mijn dutchy (I like that alotttt better) hehe

// Doreen / 756 weeks and 5 days ago

Same job as before or somwhere else this time?

// craeonics / 756 weeks and 5 days ago

Somewhere else, she's assuming I will return back to her but "I" feel it's time for a change for me so it will be somewhere else within the County (and most likely that hospital it looks like) But my return date has been extended to Dec 1st now. So I'm kinda nervous about it all but that's natural...

// Doreen / 756 weeks and 5 days ago

Unless there has been a miscommunication about the work you're supposed to do (unlikely), I suspect all will go well.

// crae_zzz / 756 weeks and 4 days ago

I'm not up to any drama so I've just decided to transfer out of that dept completely and try something new I need a change. But I'm nervous about how to tell her (I will deal w/ that when I'm forced to)

// Doreen / 756 weeks and 4 days ago

So is it the same job (yet elsewhere) or something completely different?

// craeonics / 756 weeks and 4 days ago

Something completelyyy different this time. I figure if I think it's time for a change it might as well be a "complete" change But I won't be able to start until December so I'm just kind of getting myself geared up for it all. Just so nervous/scared (but it's a good nervous/scared) I need to get out of my comfort zone more and this will "force" me to...

// Doreen / 756 weeks and 4 days ago

[link]

Marcus Miller - Bruce Lee

// MadIce / 756 weeks and 3 days ago

[link]

Marcus Miller - Run For Cover

// MadIce / 756 weeks and 3 days ago

[link]

Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller and Victor Wooten - School Days

// MadIce / 756 weeks and 3 days ago

/me has never heard of any of those (but what is that? like smooth jazz MadIce?)

// Doreen / 756 weeks and 3 days ago

Or what Funk/Jazz? hehe (what is that?)

// Doreen / 756 weeks and 3 days ago

It's jazz. Or Jazz rock. Some call it fusion. It's just a label. ;)

// MadIce / 756 weeks and 3 days ago

Marcus Miller used to play with Miles Davis. When they went into that type of music hell broke loose and the professional critics "banned" them from the jazz scene. They were just a little too early. Nobody understood what they were doing. Hehe.

[link]

Miles Davis - Tutu

BTW: At the time of the video above jazz rock was already more "established", though.

// MadIce / 756 weeks and 3 days ago

[link]

Headhunters - God Make Me Funky

// MadIce / 756 weeks and 3 days ago

Sometimes it's great to know the classics. ;)

Example: Listen to this:

[link]

Massive Attack - Safe From Harm

And now listen to the original from 1973:

[link]

Billy Cobham - Stratus

:)

// MadIce / 756 weeks and 3 days ago

Thazzzz a bitttt too Jazzy for my taste (but my sister would love it)

// Doreen / 756 weeks and 3 days ago

Meanwhile, I'm overdosing on Akon here. I think this station actually managed to play Mr. Convict three times in one hour at one point in time.

// crae_work / 756 weeks and 3 days ago

What is he doing over there? send that convict back home over here! I know I'm burnt out on him already (they overdose our radio stations w/ him as well)

// Doreen / 756 weeks and 3 days ago

They should put him on a ship, call it the Titanic, and then let it meet Mr. Iceberg. That still won't save our poor ears, because they also played Tupac, who has long been reality checked as to what he was rapping about.

// crae_evil / 756 weeks and 3 days ago

hehe

Here's some more for you that I'm listening to atm...

Mmmmmm lekker lekker lekkerrrrr!

[link]

// Doreen / 756 weeks and 2 days ago

Busted out the record player today to listen to Pearl Jam - Backspacer. Vedder has a long way to go before he can match the lyrical prowess of Akon...

@MadIce the ultimate in dumbing down is yet-to-be released 'Bayonetta' where you can play the game by repeatedly pressing A. Hopefully they'll eliminate controls altogether and games will become poorly-scripted 3D movies ;)

// pogz / 756 weeks and 2 days ago

Hehe. Talking about the Titanic and icebergs...

[link]

George Clinton - Get Yo Ass In The Water & Swim Like Me

:)

// MadIce / 756 weeks and 2 days ago

Bayonetta looks like a great console game. Glad that I don't have one. ;)

You have a link?

// MadIce / 756 weeks and 2 days ago

This band is coming to Amsterdam in November. I hope to be able to get some tickets for the concert. ;)

[link]

Fat Freddy's Drop - Wandering Eye

// MadIce / 756 weeks and 2 days ago

Jazzzy MadIccce. hehe

(that's ones kinda decent)

// Doreen / 756 weeks and 2 days ago

Time to bring you two old timers back into the 21st century.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Armand van Helden ft. Dizzee Rascal - Bonkers

// craeonics / 756 weeks and 1 day ago

/me hits you over the head w/ my cane!

// Doreen / 756 weeks and 19 hours ago

Better watch out you don't trip when trying to reach me. We all know how fragile you senior citizens are. One bymp and you break things.

// craeonics / 756 weeks and 30 minutes ago

hehe! I bet my bones are stronger than yours are Mr. Shaky!

I take care of myself so my old age has not caught up w/ my bones "yet" but yes time is or will be marching me towards looking like an old witch w/ long stringy hair in a forest soon enough...

// Doreen / 755 weeks and 6 days ago

Actually I think w/ aging you need to learn how to embrace it cuz if you look around at ppl who try to fight it they end up looking worser for the wear.

// Dor_old / 755 weeks and 6 days ago

Or in other words, don't dye you hair. It only makes you look older. Especially when it grows out.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: his neighbour downstairs singing along to: Boney M - By the Rivers of Babylon

// craeonics / 755 weeks and 6 days ago

I just noticed a few gray hairs around a year ago or so, I do have my mom color my hair about once every 2-3 months (but it's just a "natural" light redish brown color and it doesn't look like a forced cover color or anything. Fighting it and letting yourself completely go are two diff stories. hehe

I was talking about ppl that take the surgical route to fight things and they seem to look so un-natural I think they would look better if they just work on themselves a more natural and healthy way then going drastic w/ surgeries and altering who they are permanently (kinda like tatooing) you mess yourself up for the rest of your life.

Anyways life is so short I don't understand ppl wasting any of it under a knife to try to fight something that is a lossing battle and doesn't even matter in 100 years.

/me goes wake up OMG! I'm another day older today! And you I see you have singing neighbors as well? (atleast they don't sing Michael Jackson tunes)

// Doreen / 755 weeks and 6 days ago

Dutchy do you know alot about that guy Gandhi? The one on the google logo today? [link]

Yessss I know I should read more books but this guy was interesting I'm not sure I understand his Religion cuz alot of ppl get so caught up in Religion they don't even see God but this guy seems he was close to God (very interesting this guy)

// Doreen / 755 weeks and 6 days ago

And yesssss I have heard his name before (but I didn't know much about him until I read that wiki thing)

// Doreen / 755 weeks and 6 days ago

Yikes! There's a film about him I think I might go try to find it tonight and rent it (cuz that is wayyy too much reading for me) [link])

Did you see it?

// Doreen / 755 weeks and 6 days ago

Bloody drama it is. Not only was there the mess in India, but he also lived in South-Africa of all places. I've zapped across it whilst channel surfing, but biographies don't interest me. This weird idolising thing, one man or woman cannot accomplish anything on a grand scale, but for some reason people always need a figurehead.

As for religion, in Hinduism everything is an aspect of the all encompassing Brahman, including other religions.

// craeonics / 755 weeks and 6 days ago

Meanwhile, little old moi has been slowly getting into Immortal's latest album. First listen was when I was doing the laundry, so I only heard muffled sound, which weren't particularly stellar.

So far the last track is the best on the album: [link]. I like their older material (and I mean older older) more though.

// craeonics / 755 weeks and 5 days ago

Stuff like Drudkh [link] is more my thing these days.

// craeonics / 755 weeks and 5 days ago

Brahman? I've never heard of that but there's so many Religions I don't get it? I think they/we all initially begin a natural search for the same thing but get all caught up in what man makes as "his" own definition of what and who God is (hence Religion) which then I think destroys anyone from finding or figuring out who/what God is. Anyways I know you don't like this talk but I was curious about this Gandhi guy when I seen his pic on the Google logo this morning and was skimming his wiki thingie and got curious I may go to BlockBuster tonight and try to find that flick about his life out of my curiosity about him.

Ugh that first link is the usual freak me out stuff...

// Doreen / 755 weeks and 5 days ago

That second link does sound much better. I actually liked it better (but it could be cuz there's no usual demon jumping out of the closet growling)

// Doreen / 755 weeks and 5 days ago

Normally it's "demon's in the woods" as well. This just happens to be an instrumental track.

There's nothing strange about there being lots of religions. After all, there are lots of different peoples on this blue sphere of ours with different looks, languages, cultures, customs and religions.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Madder Mortem - Computer playing the music's over there and I'm over here, so I would know the name of the song. Needs more demons though. More forests too.

// craeonics / 755 weeks and 5 days ago

Ghandi is a hero in my book. Too bad he was shot. Still, I think he won a lot of battles without violence.

// MadIce / 755 weeks and 5 days ago

He won battles? I have to get that flick tonight and check out who he was...

// Doreen / 755 weeks and 5 days ago

[link]

George Clinton - If Anybody Gets Funked Up (It's Gonna Be You)

// MadIce / 755 weeks and 5 days ago

If you fake the funk your nose will grow. :)

[link]

P-Funk All Stars with Bootsy Collins: Mothership Connection

// MadIce / 755 weeks and 5 days ago

Well it seems cuz of that Google logo today everyone got curious about the Gandhi guy cuz there was no vids avail on Gandhi tonight.

Anyways, Jazzy guy my brother is driving me crazy telling me about this new game have you heard of it before? Here's the link I'm going to read up on it tonight alittle bit and see what all the excitement is about...

[link]

// Doreen / 755 weeks and 5 days ago

*eek* MMORPGs. I'm glad I don't play those or else I'd get nothing done, ever. It's a Japanese style RPG, so lots of grinding going on there.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: The oven baking my croissants

// craeonics / 755 weeks and 5 days ago

/me put my hand out for one of your croissants!

I peeked around on the site but I didn't see any demo (which I thought was strange) so my brother will have to bite the bullet and spend the money to buy the game if he is so curious, he was so excited when he seen it and he's always trying to get me crazy playing those stupid games of which I don't have time for either I have too many responsibilities (and those games are addicting evil time wasters)

// Doreen / 755 weeks and 5 days ago

Plenty of videos online to get an impression of things: [link]

// craeonics / 755 weeks and 5 days ago

Nah I seen those but I'm one of those gotta touch and feel for myself ppl so I was trying to see if there was an actual download demo of the game to try it out first. From the YouTube vids it looks cool the fact that you can fly instead of having to depend on mounts to get around more quickly looked extremely cool but again I don't want to get sucked into it. My brother is a gameaholic I told you and he's always trying his evil plots to suck me back in again. hehe

But that game "looks" cool whether it really is or not I wouldn't know myself until I actually tried it (which I'm not)

// Doreen / 755 weeks and 5 days ago

And where is my cold croissant! I'm hungry.

/me goes run downstairs and make breakfast for myself since my two nightowls are still sleeping...

// Doreen / 755 weeks and 5 days ago

Dutchy you're going to think I'm crazy as usual (but you already know I am) hehe

I had this horrible dream last night (as I'm sure alot of ppl have) but this is so weird..

I was being attacked by someone/something evil I'll spare you the details cuz it's embarrassing enough just telling you about it but this person or thing was attacking me in my sleep and I was screaming and trying to get away from it all night and when I woke up I have this ceiling fan that has two metal beaded hanging string chain thingies (one for the light and one to control the speed of the fan) and when I woke up from this stupid nightmare something swiped the hanging chain thing hard two times I heard it loud and clear I froze and could not even move I was paralyzed (which was bad cuz I had to pee and wouldn't get up to go to the bathroom after that) hehe!

Anyways, this nightmare scared me so bad it's got me all nervous inside and bugging me. Have you ever had such a nightmare that you felt as if it came out of your dream? Yessss rediculous I know but so scary.

/me goes make a run to the gym and try to relax...

// Dor_scared / 755 weeks and 5 days ago

I'd say there are ghost haunting your house. If I'd go Freud on you being attacked could signify that someone's putting pressure on you to do something you don't want to.

Anyway, I don't dream. Meaning I do dream, but I am never aware of what I have dreamed when I wake up. I go to bed, close my eyes and suddenly its morning. Alright, sometimes it's already morning when I hit the sack.

// crae_zzz / 755 weeks and 4 days ago

I don't know dutchy it was just a stupid nightmare and I guess the hanging chains on the fan were just either maybe some wind blew in the window or I have a very big mosquito flying around in my room! hehe

Just scared me so much all day today cuz I didn't sleep well every noise is making me jump out of my skin.

Slaap lekker mijn dutchy...

// Doreen / 755 weeks and 4 days ago

Like crae I am not a fan of games like Aion either. They are expensive and designed to squeeze the last cent out of the player. Not for me. ;)

I fell asleep in the evening and woke up at midnight. Not very handy. ;)

// MadIce / 755 weeks and 4 days ago

Unless you're a creature of the night. Queue Laura Branigan: [link]

// crae_zzz / 755 weeks and 4 days ago

[link]

Herbal Nation feat. the Hornitz & the Duchess of Funk - Bruce Miller

// MadIce / 755 weeks and 4 days ago

[link]

Herbal Nation feat. Divadelick - We Love the Herb (Something Stank An I Want Some)

// MadIce / 755 weeks and 4 days ago

[link]

Herbal Nation feat. Divadelic - Hi Hat

BTW: The two ladies (Divadelic) are Kendra Foster & Sativa and tour with the P-Funk All Stars. Sativa is George Clinton's grand daughter. ;)

// MadIce / 755 weeks and 4 days ago

I don't know about this Aion trying to squeeze the last cent out of the player MadIce cuz my brother was telling me you pay only for the hours you play? The thing that always ends up turning me off is everytime he gets me going on gaming after the first week I find myself playing less and less until I skip weeks in between playing and then cancel the accts cuz I think it's foolish paying for the acct monthly when you're not in the mood for playing. But w/ this new one if you pay 15 dollars and you play for a few hours a day and then skip a few weeks you have alot of play time left since the 15 dollars stays active on your acct and is only pulled from for the hours you play. (hard to explain) anyways my crazy brother doesn't want to upset his wife so he told me he was going to give plasma to get some extra money on the side to go buy the game so his wife won't know (and I actually believe that nut will do it) hehe

So after he plays it he will let me know if it's any good...

// Doreen / 755 weeks and 4 days ago

I'm pretty sure you guys don't know what real heat is on that end, but it is sheer Heaven on this end tonight cuz we suddenly dropped 40+ degrees (and we are still warmer than you are) hehe

But it feels great this cool temp...

// Doreen / 755 weeks and 3 days ago

Send some of that heat over here. Autumn has come, so temperatures are dropping as are the clouds.

// crae_zzz / 755 weeks and 1 day ago

What heat? I told you it's been unusually cool suddenly and (I'm enjoying it as long as I can! feels good)

// Doreen / 755 weeks and 1 day ago

Cool over on your end translates as scorching over here.

// crae_work / 755 weeks and 1 day ago

When I look at your weather I think we must be two different creatures or something cuz your highs during the day are equivalent to our lows at night? And sometimes our lows at night are even about +20 degrees higher than your highs at "day" I think you would not survive our triple digit temps but we actually dropped from day of 107-109/33-40 night suddenly (which is rediculously drastic and cold for us) Yesterday our high during the "day" was only in the 50's? very weird...

Anyways I think we are back on an upward trend today or so it feels this morning yuk!

/me sends you some heat...

// Doreen / 755 weeks and 1 day ago

I think about 90% to 95% of us Californians realized "yesterday" we don't own one coat and we should maybe buy one!!! hehe

// Doreen / 755 weeks and 1 day ago

It's coat season three quarters of the year over here. Ofcourse, we are a wee bit closer to the North Pole. Say, about Canada or Alaska level.

// craeonics / 755 weeks and 1 day ago

Really? I don't even own one coat and I just realized it yesterday. hehe

If we get alil rain we just toss on a light cotton hoody or grab an umbrella and layer a warm sweat shirt that's about it. (atleast me and my kids do cuz we're always dying w/ the heat) even when it rains which we've been in a drought for about 3+ years the small amount of rain that drops we usually have breaking sun in between or still maintain warm temps during the rain. So the big news on this end is our cold temps right now and I'm totally into it!

// Doreen / 755 weeks and 23 hours ago

We get so hot we constantly combust into fire which takes weeks and sometimes months to put the fires out this is the most recent one around here...

[link]

// Doreen / 755 weeks and 23 hours ago

Stuff doesn't really happen over here, except perhaps during the summer. Too much rain the rest of the year.

// craeonics / 755 weeks and 23 hours ago

Good! Then that means you should be making alot of progress on that thesis of yours school boy! Unless you're still being a lazy bunny...

// Doreen / 755 weeks and 21 hours ago

Something I just realized that could be the reason you are sucha lazy bunny isss the cool weather? I feel completely lazy today and don't feel like doing anything. When it's hot you can't really relax or sleep cuz the heat keeps you restless constantly day and night. It's 1:30 in the afternoon and I actually feel as if I could sleep?

// Doreen / 755 weeks and 21 hours ago

Yeah... It really gets a lot colder here, crae. It won't be long until I need the central heating.

// MadIce / 755 weeks and 9 hours ago

I don't think I've had a pilot light lit on any of my heaters anywhere I've lived ever? I always wonder why we even have heaters. hehe

The air conditioner is the only thing we need to be working but then we can't even afford the bills if we use them cuz they charge so much!

// Doreen / 755 weeks and 1 hour ago

Probably the grass looks greener on the other side for both of us I envy your cool temps maybe ppl on your side envy sunshine who knows...

// Doreen / 755 weeks and 1 hour ago

Come onnnn stop the teasing! *sigh*

[link]

Looks like someone has the jailbreak I need but wants to play games for awhile w/ everyone...

// Doreen / 755 weeks and 1 hour ago

I turned up the thermostat, but so far it hasn't kicked in yet.

// craeonics / 755 weeks and 42 minutes ago

Dodge is a Dutch bass player...

[link]

Dodge - Tuned car mind

// MadIce / 754 weeks and 6 days ago

[link]

Weapon Of Choice -- Glo in da' dark

// MadIce / 754 weeks and 6 days ago

I am still having a hard time trying to come to grips that MadIce is Funky Jazzy! hehe

/me is listening to my noisy neighbors and car horns beeping outside...

// Doreen / 754 weeks and 6 days ago

Remember that WB plugin I made about 10 years ago? Look at the bottom of its sample skin. That skin is playing a song by Bootsy Collins. I was always like that. Hehe.

[link]

Awful skin BTW. But I never said I was a great skinner. LOL.

[link]

Bootsy Collins - Do The Freak (Classic Freak Mix)

// MadIce / 754 weeks and 6 days ago

Scary that I actually remember that skin and it's 9 years old!!! I was totally into Windowblinds back then.

And no that skin was not bad, you should see the one rediculous WB I made (zoooo embarrassing)

// Doreen / 754 weeks and 6 days ago

Hey, at least it was a complete skin. Way too many elements to skin for me. That's just no fun.

// craeonics / 754 weeks and 6 days ago

My neighbor apparently bought a new eminem CD *sigh*

// Doreen / 754 weeks and 4 days ago

Which btw is not mixing too well w/ my banging trance bass today...

// Doreen / 754 weeks and 4 days ago

What I've heard of Eminem's new stuff makes me think he's past his prime already.

// craeonics / 754 weeks and 4 days ago

That guy never had a prime...

// Doreen / 754 weeks and 4 days ago

Ack! Such hostility.

// crae_work / 754 weeks and 3 days ago

Well he did have *one* good tune but I don't feel like looking for it atm...

// Doreen / 754 weeks and 3 days ago

Dutchy your Cyber Newphew came up to me today and asked me if he should "Do it" I was like "Do what?" He said cut my hair? And I almost fainted! (he had it down to the middle of his back) My stomach turned upside down cuz I didn't want him to cut his hair. When I asked him why he wanted to cut it he told me cuz his hair is keeping him from growing up? For crying outloud he's not even 18 yet! (he turns 18 this month on the 21st) I told him I can't make that decision for him but I think he seen my reaction that I didn't want him to cut it but guess what he just brought to me? His ponytail! OMG I think I'm going to cry, I don't even believe it... *sigh*

// Doreen / 754 weeks and 2 days ago

I know my Mom will be very happy when she comes over tomorrow afternoon, but I feel sad I can't even believe it...

// Doreen / 754 weeks and 2 days ago

In some cultures cutting the hair is seen as a initiation into the adult world. Then again, I'm Samson. I loose all my powers if my hair is cut. Anyway, it's his hair, his decision. If he thinks he needs to do it, he should do it.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Coldplay - Lovers in Japan

// crae_work / 754 weeks and 2 days ago

I know cuz I'm like you I plan on taking my hair w/ me to the box when I die. I just hope he don't wake up today and regret his decision. That was pretty drastic yesterday (nearly killed "meee") I did tell him all he had to do was braid it and tie it up somehow and he could have the best of both worlds but he said nope he had to do it. I think he was under pressure from his friends or some girl and my family I don't know I just feel sad. (rediculous I know)

// Doreen / 754 weeks and 2 days ago

I don't know dutchy I'm reallyyyy upset today I don't want him to be one of those ppl that keeps checking in w/ his Birth Certificate and then fighting to change his physical appearance out of confusion or something cuz I think he will get lost if he does that. There's those that fight to match up w/ their Birth Certs and those that try to fight to not match up w/ their Birth Cert. I don't want him to be either one of them. And now I'm thinking what really caused him to do it maybe cuz his 18th B-day is this month? Was he afraid to tell me external pressures Friends/Family or whatever was the reason.

I'm not even sure if "he" knows why he did it but to me that was drastic and I didn't like it at all.

Another words it's bugging the Hell out of me now. Obviously too late now to do anything about it but Argh!!! I'm upset!

// Doreen / 754 weeks and 2 days ago

Relax, he just wants to cut his hair. It's not the end of the world.

/me hands dor_mom some chill pills

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: The Police - So Lonely

// crae_work / 754 weeks and 2 days ago

No it's not! But I messed up he came to me and I got caught off guard from being lazy and selfish I didn't know how to take it and didn't take the time to really think upon it and I let a kid make his decision "before" I tried to speak to him about what and why he was doing this it's not about his hair. My mom and sister and brother "everyone" his friends will all just be happy about it that maybe he did it to please them but I messed up. I'm going to talk to him today when he wakes up and yessss I do realize he can grow it back it's just I messed up when he came to "me" yesterday and I'm mad at myself! (I'm so stupid I can't believe it) I just didn't think dutchy...

// Doreen / 754 weeks and 2 days ago

*Blush* Ummm okay! I did over react I had my lil talk w/ him and he said he had been thinking about it for a "Month" How was I suppose to know that! It seemed like it was a spur of the moment thing the way he approached me and then just did it! Oh boy I'm not cut out of this mom stuff!

// Doreen / 754 weeks and 1 day ago

This may come as a surprise, but from the age of three people tend to develop their own personality. As a parent you will not be aware of everything your children do, who they hang out with, let alone what goes on in their mind.

Just you wait till he walks in with his girlfriend, pregnant and all. Then you'll really go, "what the fuck happened?".

// crae_zzz / 754 weeks and 1 day ago

I don't know dutchy I don't even have a stupid clue what I'm doing how can I know what to do w/ him (or Sammy)

I do know I don't have any control over "anything" or what they end up doing, but I want to have control over how "I" handle being a Mom and I'm messing that up as well...

Slaap lekker...

// Doreen / 754 weeks and 1 day ago

It's cold and rainy outside today and he's complaining his ears are cold. hehe

Guess all is fine I'm sorry dutchy I just got upset (thanks for letting me vent on you "again")

// Doreen / 754 weeks and 1 day ago

/me is currently being tortured by Shakira doing her wolf impersonations on TV...

// Doreen / 754 weeks and 1 day ago

Cold? It's almost freezing over here. We exhale clouds at the moment.

// crae_work / 754 weeks and 1 day ago

I don't know how you guys handle that (either my weather app is wrong or you guys are dropping down to 38 degrees tonight!!!?)

We've been in a severe drought so we've not really had any decent rain in years and now we had a decent down pour of rain just yesterday and on the news this morning they said we had like a few hundred car accident since yesterday compared to our normal rate of only 19 or so. Alittle bit of rain over here and we go crazy in Cali. hehe!

I'm in sheer Heaven w/ it I love it (like medicine for my soul or something) but even when we rain dutchy we never drop in temps as drastically as you guys do.

/me tosses you a ton of blankets!

// Doreen / 754 weeks and 1 day ago

38°C would be rather hot. But I suspect you're talking Fahrenheit, which yields... *google* 3°F, which is still higher than what the weather folk predicted ("a few early winter days").

As long as I don't slip with my bike (unlike last year, goddamn, asphalt is an ice track), I'm cool with it.

// crae_work / 754 weeks and 1 day ago

3°F would ofcourse be 3°C. And there's a superfluous comma in there as well. Nails are too long to type properly.

// crae_work / 754 weeks and 1 day ago

hehe dutchyyy

How in the world do you drive around on a bike in that temp? I suppose over there you wear thick gloves and beanies and layer like 5 thick sweat shirts!? I would freeze into a popsicle instantly (plus probably look like rudolph the rednose reindeer or something) hehe!

Dutchy that sounds like a hard life for you, you mean even when you get snow "you" drive around on a bike? How do you do that I don't understand?

// Doreen / 754 weeks and 1 day ago

Ugh! I feel bad, you battle the element physically just to get to work thennnn you work all day long and thennnnn you go battle the element to get back home again and I come over here and bug the living Hell out of you w/ all my silly problems? And you are really tired...

// Doreen / 754 weeks and 1 day ago

Umm I said I feel bad but that doesn't mean I'm going to stop bugging the living Hell out of you though cuz though I've no addictions at all I seem to be addicted to "you" you crazy invisible dutch guy! (you need to buy a car silly)

// Doreen / 754 weeks and 1 day ago

I'm walking around in a t-shirt at the moment. It rarely snows around here. When it gets really cold, the air or earth tempatures aren't the issue, it's the all-penetrating wind that drops the "feel"-temperature a number of degrees further.

There's something distinctly fabricated about this group. The lyrics don't flow, the topics seem aimed at teens or tweens even, and the composition and look of the group makes me think this a carefully orchestrated marketing thing.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Zirkus Zirkus - 17 & Smoorverliefd

// craeonics / 754 weeks and 1 day ago

This one? [link]#

Well obviously they look like they put alot of diversity into it which smells of marketing to me as well. (It's lacking soul)

// Doreen / 754 weeks and 1 day ago

I swear I cannot imagine that? a t-shirt and I'm looking at your temp right now cuz we are 20 degrees warmer than you atm and everyone over here is freaking out at our freezing temps (which is not freezing but freezing for us) so weird...

You're just a Polar Bear! hehe

// Doreen / 754 weeks and 1 day ago

All my neighbors have their windows all closed I don't see one window open and I've got my windows wide open so I can feel the cool air come in cuz I'm not stupid enough to pass up on this opportunity to completely feel this weather but then I'm not going to toss on a t-shirt either right now (I'm wearing warmer cloths than I've put on for a few years)

// Doreen / 754 weeks and 1 day ago

Funny yesterday afternoon my Mom came over to visit and later on I ran outside to walk w/ her to the gate (when she left) and I didn't feel like putting on my shoes so I began to walk w/ her outside "barefoot" and she got all hysterical "What are you doing! No! Stop stay inside you're not walking outside w/o your shoes on you're gonna get sick!" I was laughing at her. (Like alittle walk on a wet concrete was gonna kill me or something) hehe

But it goes to show you how crazy everyone gets on this end from alil rain or cold weather (it's just so unusual)

// Doreen / 754 weeks and 1 day ago

/me "triesss" to stop bugging the living Hell out of you and go party w/ the laundry...

Slaap lekker mijn dutchy...

// Doreen / 754 weeks and 1 day ago

Bunch of sissies the lot of you are. I opened my balcony door this morning to let them run around on the balcony for a bit, but those two are sissies as well. Even with a fur.

// crae_work / 754 weeks and 9 hours ago

hehe! You've got your kids I mean cats toooo sheltered!

Welll today they said we'll be back up to our usual disgusting weather of almost 90 degrees! What in the world was that rain we just had a tease!? It's gone already! (Oh well it was good while it lasted)

// Doreen / 754 weeks and 3 hours ago

/me is currently on hold listening to some old Madonna tune

// Doreen / 754 weeks and 2 hours ago

Apparantly, that Zirkus Zirkus act is indeed artificial. It's been brought together to promote the Dutch version of Nickelodeon.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Spice Girls - Wannabe

// crae_zzz / 753 weeks and 6 days ago

Yes cuz it looked to me like a commercial. hehe

// Doreen / 753 weeks and 6 days ago

Alot of Salt & Pepper mixes lately and this one def works...

David Guetta ft. Akon (your fav artist) Good beats Mmmmmm!

[link]

// Doreen / 753 weeks and 5 days ago

/me fires nukes at Akon

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: a purring cat milking the pillow she's standing on

// craeonics / 753 weeks and 5 days ago

My Mom's cats (actually one cat) she's got two as well but one of hers does that too. I think her cat is either crazy or has not realized yet it not a newborn kitten anymore.

// Doreen / 753 weeks and 5 days ago

Both my cats do it. I think it's just an expression of happiness (also because they have a blissful smrik on their face when they do it). Right now they're both staring at something under my TV cabinet.

// craeonics / 753 weeks and 5 days ago

hehe that's cute...

Me and my Mom were thinking her cat does it cuz it was pulled away from it's Mom too early before it had been weened properly or something (cuz it thinks my Mom is it's Mom) it nurses on her pillow next to her. I have to go over there and remind those cats who the real daughter is! (I just think it's crazy) hehe!

// Doreen / 753 weeks and 4 days ago

Lemme go find that vid again (I know you've seen it)

// Doreen / 753 weeks and 4 days ago

What's even more crazy is my son Sammy thinks he's a cat now since he's seen this vid [link]

He comes up to me when I'm either sleeping or busy doing things and he wants my attention he goes into cat mode and I swear he does it "excacly" like this vid he almost transforms into a cat!

// Doreen / 753 weeks and 4 days ago

I've canceled the 5870. It didn't get here in time and I also thought it would be too hot for my taste. Instead I have now two 5850 cards in Crossfire. Got the second one just before the weekend. Temps are great, performance is great and no issues. :)

// MadIce / 753 weeks and 4 days ago

That's exactly the stuff my cats pull.

Iceman, I suspect it's only the hard core PC gamers that keep graphics cards companies afloat.

// craeonics / 753 weeks and 4 days ago

Nah. I think the hardcore gamers just make those companies visible. They earn their money by selling on-board graphics for laptops and cheap PCs. And of course graphics chips for consoles. And look at the Steam hardware stats. Most gamers have a graphics card from ages ago.

// MadGizo / 753 weeks and 4 days ago

I don't know these days the games just won't run if you don't have a high enough caliber vid card. (they won't run) so what choice does that give you? Either to bring the game back and not play it "or" upgrade your vid card. Not only that some even force you to upgrade your entire machine depending on how long it had been before you bought a computer and how long it's been since you've purchased more up to date/speed games...

// Doreen / 753 weeks and 4 days ago

Real Men play console games. Computers are for work.

When they have time that is, because, yes, I am working on my thesis. Chugging along nicely.

// craeonics / 753 weeks and 4 days ago

/me is happy to hear that! (about your thesis, I am)

Computers are not just for work dutchy, if you have a wireless keyboard and wireless mouse (or "gaming" mouse) you can relax away from the desk and still have fun using the power of your computer for gaming. (I think you are thinking if you game on a computer you need to be sitting behind it and feeling like you are in work mode or something)

// Doreen / 753 weeks and 4 days ago

/me looks at crea... If only real men play console games then I am happy not being one of them. ;)

Real men are going to work on my gas and electricity today. New pipelines and cables. I hope I can escape as soon as possible.

// MadIce / 753 weeks and 3 days ago

Meanwhile poor old crae's are stuck building sites for customers who constantly change their specifications... while you're building things. As we say over here, prayer without end.

// crae_work / 753 weeks and 3 days ago

Weekend, ergo paper time once again. I was planning to take the week off next week to wrap things up once and for all, but unfortunately, strict and way too close deadlines.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Vinterriket - Winterreise (Wege in die Einsamkeit) [Der Letzte Winter (Der Ewigkeit entgegen), 06]

// craeonics / 752 weeks and 6 days ago

Still trucking. I apparently processed more material than I thought. No, that does not mean I can finish it in one sitting. To think thus would be sore underestimation of the scope of this thesis or any 15.000 word scientific paper for that matter.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: My Dying Bride - The Blue Lotus [Songs of Darkness, Words of Light, 06]

// craeonics / 752 weeks and 6 days ago

Stop making "excuses" and jusss get it done mijn lazy dutchyyy...

// Doreen / 752 weeks and 6 days ago

Pfft, I never make excuses. Have the nasty habit of being brutally honest.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Arcturus - White Noise Monster [Sideshow Symphonies, 07]

// craeonics / 752 weeks and 6 days ago

Wellll 15,000 words issss totally rediculous (the most words I've ever created exist right here in "this" thread)

// Doreen / 752 weeks and 5 days ago

If someone told me I need to come up w/ 15,000 words for anything I'd type exactly (3) words...

1. No

2. can

3. do

// Doreen / 752 weeks and 5 days ago

It is indeed the longest piece of prose I've ever written. Rather troublesome, because I'm not that long-winded. Like to keep things short and to the point. Then again, after this I'm done with school forever. Three PS3 games came in today. Must... resist... the... urge... Must...

Anyway, enough work for today. Dinner time!

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: After Forever - Silence from Afar [Prison of Desire, 06]

// craeonics / 752 weeks and 5 days ago

I seriously doubt the teacher will be reading everyone's 15,000 word thesises (or however you spell that) hehe

I just hope you finish it cuz it's a goal you set out to accomplish and finish for yourself and "any" goal you finish in life gives a good sense of self worth and satisfaction. (even if it is writing 15,000 words on a piece of paper)

// Doreen / 752 weeks and 5 days ago

He'd better read it. Haven't been slaving over it for nothing.

// crae_zzz / 752 weeks and 5 days ago

He's not going to read it but he'll give you an A+ for being determined enough to actually do it. He should also give you a medal too for coming up w/ 15,000 words on such a boring subject such as History!

Slaap lekker mijn dutchy...

// Doreen / 752 weeks and 5 days ago

He is going to read it and will give me a 7 or 8, because that's the usual rating for my papers.

// craeonics / 752 weeks and 5 days ago

Just copy/pasted what I've written so far into Word. Rough introduction, very rough drafts of both chapters (basically bits and pieces thrown in at the right place). Statistics: 46 pages (need 35 max), 22.000+ words (15.000 max).

And that's with no conclusion yet, footnotes have yet to be expanded, literature list needs to be appended, etcetera. So the quantity is long there, but I think it's sorely lacking in quality still. Once I'm happy with that, the trimming will start.

// craeonics / 752 weeks and 5 days ago

Well after this experience I think you could write a book! I still cannot see how you are putting together something as huge as this (seeing as how over the years you are neverrrr long winded about anything) now Froggy on the other hand would have completed this in one day! hehe

Anyways, me is excited to hear you are actually going to finish this...

// Doreen / 752 weeks and 5 days ago

Froggles would write a ten volume book over the weekend.

I find that I'm much more productive if I'm sitting at my desk instead of one the couch with my netbook (my normal modus operandi). Normally I would've call it a day already, but here behind the big screen, I'm getting much more done.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Drudkh - False Dawn [Forgotten Legends, 01]

// crae_study / 752 weeks and 5 days ago

I take it you are a coder like me, Crae? I.e. customers who don't know what they want and change the specs while you are building stuff sounds familiar to me. ;)

Good luck with your deadline.

// MadIce / 752 weeks and 4 days ago

Coder, coder. That's such a big word. It implies thinking and I live by Bruce Lee's adagio as demonstrated in Enter the Dragon: "don't think, feel": [link]. Whenever customer's are getting a tour of our shop and whoever is leading the tour points at the monkeys who type code all day and says "here be the programmers", I protest: "I'm not a programmer, I just build websites".

// crae_zzz / 752 weeks and 4 days ago

hehe dutchyyy! You make me want to go watch old Bruce Lee flicks now. I can't remember the last time I watched one now...

// Doreen / 752 weeks and 4 days ago

Now get back to work you! (whilst I go play games)

Alright! alright! I couldn't resist the wings! (I've got two more levels before I get them) [URL=[link]][IMG][link][/IMG][/URL]

// Doreen / 752 weeks and 4 days ago

You, who has collapsed under the peer pressure and did start with Aion, are so lucky that the dreaded filter doesn't eat messages with BB-code.

Which, come to think of it, is strange, because if memory serves me well, I do filter on that. Hmm, weird.

// crae_zzz / 752 weeks and 4 days ago

Not even your filter shall stop thee Dor and her wings to beeee!!!

Bought the game yesterday twas up until almost 4:00am and got to lvl 8 I need two more lvls to get my wings (which means before this day is over I shall have my wings)

// Doreen / 752 weeks and 4 days ago

I got my wings! Do I know what I'm doing? Nooo! This game has alottt of reading (I don't like alot of reading) therefore I suppose I will be flying around in the elements enjoying the environment but not really getting anywhere. (kinda like real life) hehe

[link]

I think this game will be giving WOW some decent competition...

// Doreen / 752 weeks and 4 days ago

And yes I upgraded to Win 7 (since I didn't have to pay for it why not) Most definetely is better than Vista from what I've felt so far but time will tell...

// Doreen / 752 weeks and 4 days ago

/me wants to play games too!

// craeonics / 752 weeks and 4 days ago

No! You get back to work!

/me goes play some more! hehe

I really like this one the graphics are far superior than any other game that I've ever tried (but then I've only tried two that I can really compare to EQ and WOW)

// Doreen / 752 weeks and 4 days ago

No actually I've tried only 3 games (that Warhammer too which turned out to be a major disappointment)

// Doreen / 752 weeks and 4 days ago

@Crae...

Ah. I am not building websites. I'll try to avoid that as long as I can. ;)

// MadIce / 752 weeks and 3 days ago

If I recall correctly, World of WarCraft doesn't look particularly stellar.

Iceman, building frontends for websites is a cinch. If you started before the big boom that is. Building backends is much more work.

/me flicks on a French station for a change

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Superbus - Apprends-moi

// crae_work / 752 weeks and 3 days ago

What I'm really liking about this game is the total customization it gives you, no two characters look the same and you can create your character to look like you, (I've even got a mole on my character exactly where I actually have one) hehe! very cool.

Plus you can dye your armor and make everything match (unlike in WOW you might want a particular piece of armor but it might be green and clash w/ your orange belt etc) everything is totally customizable. But I can't seem to get the flying thing down yet so I keep crashing and dying which is taking away all the XP I keep earning through questing and buying back your XP from the Soul Healer cost out the nose!

Bottom line: The game is new it will take about a year to expand on the options so right now everything compared to WOW has smaller game options but it blows WOW out of the water as far as environment and character customization goes...

// Doreen / 752 weeks and 3 days ago

But, er, do you actually play the game or are you merely using it as some sort of digital vacation? Sounds a bit like my little cousin who used to have the disturbing of smacking pedestrians in GTA, even though that will not do anything to progress the game. Ofcourse, that 18+ rating wasn't there for nothing.

// craeonics / 752 weeks and 2 days ago

~disturbing habit that is. As usual, my thought are way faster than my fingers.

// craeonics / 752 weeks and 2 days ago

Nope no digital vacation well actually I did think it would be just that but now I plain on moving into this one. I like the wings! So fun, but like I said I need to learn how to fly and do battle in flight as of right now I can fly but when I go to land I fall and crash and die so it's hard for me to progress since each time I die I lose XP and keep moving backwards instead of forward. hehe

I still need to decide on a trade and learn all the options of the game etc but it does not seem to have as many specialized skills as WOW (nor potions and various weapons things like that) but I never got that into WOW like my brother is or like some of my friends (cuz I don't have the same amount of time to devote having to take care of my kids like everyone else does) so it's always run upstairs log in, play, log off, run downstairs jump in the car, run to the market, run upstairs log in play, log off, run downstairs, do laundry, clean, cook, chase the kids, run upstairs log in, play, log off, bla bla (which makes it hard to concentrate on the game and reallyyyy learn it!)

But I really love this one!

// Doreen / 752 weeks and 2 days ago

I think I hit lvl 13 last night and I logged on this morning for a lil bit and got a pet Wind Spirit! I cannot wait to log back in again tonight but as for right now...

/me goes run downstairs and finish the laundry and mop some floors. *sigh*

// Doreen / 752 weeks and 2 days ago

Dutchy can I borrow 9,000 gold so I can dye my armor cuz my dress don't match. hehe

I knew you could dye all your cloths but what I didn't know is you need a ton of gold in this game or you can't do much!

I'm so worried about my armor matching I only got up one more lvl (14) and right now my character looks like a gypsy.

// Dor_zzz / 752 weeks and 2 days ago

[link]

George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars - Dog Star (Fly On)

// MadIce / 752 weeks and 2 days ago

[link]

Cyantific - Empty Streets

// MadIce / 752 weeks and 2 days ago

[link]

Pendulum - Ransom

// MadIce / 752 weeks and 2 days ago

If I didn't know any better I would think MadIce is attempting to shut me up about my new game? hehe

Okay here we go (the only decent tune by Mr Jay-Z)

[link]

// Doreen / 752 weeks and 1 day ago

I am not a fan of MMOs. That's why I cannot share your enthusiasm. Sorry Doreen. I like RPGs, though. This one is going to be released next and chances are I will be buying it:

Trailer: [link]

Gameplay 1: [link]

Gameplay 2: [link]

Gameplay 3: [link]

Gameplay 4: [link]

Site: [link]

Dragon Age: Origins

// MadIce / 752 weeks and 1 day ago

Erm... I mean "next week". ;)

// MadIce / 752 weeks and 1 day ago

It's on PS3 as well. I more or less blindly buy every (Japanese) RPG that gets released on platforms that I own, so chances are I might get this as well. Tend to focus on Japanese RPGs though, so maybe, maybe not.

This behaviour stems from the 16-bit era when our Eastern overlords deemed the Western audience not suited for RPGs and releases in PAL territories were far and few. Since then I buy almost everything.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: 2 Brothers on the 4th Floor - Never Alone

// crae_work / 752 weeks and 1 day ago

I think I need more of a challenge than you guys. (Whimps!)

// Doreen / 752 weeks and 1 day ago

Challenge? I just bought Demon's Souls, which apparently is rock hard: [link]. Not going to check until my paper is done though.

By the way, I think they just played W.A.R. on the radio. Most obnoxious DJ ever though (the type that loves its own voice).

// crae_work / 752 weeks and 1 day ago

Hmmm it seems to have alot of good reviews (you would want to play a game called Demon's Souls you evil guy!)

But yes don't even open up the box until you get that paper done cuz if its good you'll be in trouble, I've been running on only 3-4 hours of sleep a day cuz this game I'm into now.

I had to upgrade my account cuz I wanted some extra frills added, a few being a new Hip Hop dance she can do, a 6" tall hand painted figurine, the soundtrack CD anddd "Black Cloud Wings!" Bad thing was that I ended up jumping on a new server to get my full name (cuz I hate nicks) and had to start all over again so last night I had to try to level up to 10 in a few hours to get my wings but the server tossed me out on my behind at 4:00am again for maintenance so today I shall make it up to lvl 10 again and thisss time get my "Black Cloud Wings!"

I can't wait!

I can't wait!

I can't wait!

// Doreen / 752 weeks and 1 day ago

Good thing your work doesn't start until December then.

// crae_work / 752 weeks and 1 day ago

I may have to extend it cuz I just found out Black Cloud Wings are for lvl 30! OMG! wellll if you don't see me for a while me and my pets will be killing in a rainy forest around the clock! hehe! *sigh*

And please don't mention work right now I'm not eager for December to come...

// Doreen / 752 weeks and 1 day ago

Get back to work, you slacker! /me cracks the whip

// crae_evil / 752 weeks and 22 hours ago

Oh shut up you evil guy!

/me goes clean downstairs...

// Doreen / 752 weeks and 21 hours ago

Last work day before my vacation. Hurray! Ofcourse, no play and more finishing paper for little old moi.

// crae_work / 752 weeks and 8 hours ago

There will be plenty of other vacations just get that thing done already!

I wonder if PKtje ever got around to finishing his up? So I suppose the hardest part of this is getting the thesis completed? That most likely is where everyone drops the ball huh? Anyways, I'm sure I'm saying this wrong but here goes,

Ik ben gelukkig (I just realized I don't know the word "for") u.

// Doreen / 752 weeks and 3 hours ago

for = voor

At a certain point in the journey through thesis land, you discover that you already know what you want to know, you just have to cast it into the shape of a paper. Which then seems rather pointless, since you already reached a conclusion.

// crae_work / 752 weeks and 3 hours ago

That's all besides the point in school they are not looking for what you feel you learned they are looking and grading you on how well you follow their instructions and "complete" the assignments in order for them to get their paycheck and in order for them to give you the grade and degrees.

Another words most are not too involved w/ their Student's enlightenment but rather for you to just follow the school's protocol and complete all the assignments.

There usually is (1) teacher that is opposite of the flock and those teachers are not much liked in the school districts cuz they go against the grain and are usually looked upon as weak since they get involved w/ their students further than what their paycheck pays them for. hehe!

So complete that rediculous paper so you make them happy and you accomplish what you set out to do (finish the cycle even if "you" are already bored w/ it)

// Doreen / 752 weeks and 2 hours ago

If it's not finished by next week, I'm going to freak.

// crae_work / 752 weeks and 2 hours ago

1. Stay away from your friends *cough* specially the female ones!

2. Don't play any games thinking "Oh only for an hour" cuz you'll not be able to stop.

3. Make this your priority during this vacation so it will be over with and off your mind and shoulders dutchy once and for all.

Get it done!!!

// Doreen / 752 weeks and 13 minutes ago

I'm actually aware that since it is a vacation and non of that sounds any good to you that you will run and do the opposite of everything I just said. But for your own good get it done so you can have some peace of mind and not have this thing hanging over your head anymore okay. That being said...

/me goes play my game!!!

// Doreen / 751 weeks and 6 days ago

Mmm... games...

I'm too sleepy to even play games at the moment.

// crae_zzz / 751 weeks and 6 days ago

I want those Black Cloud Wings! I want em! I want em! Half way there now! hehe

Slaap lekker mijn dutchy. (get some rest)

// Doreen / 751 weeks and 6 days ago

Sleepy head when you get a chance check this out, can your character do this? hehe!

I will show you mine character when I level her up more and get some decent armor on and dye it all to match her wings later but this is just some vid I found to show you the hip hop dance...

[link]

// Doreen / 751 weeks and 6 days ago

Holy mother of fake caustics, the dude is standing on snow, does not sink and has a circular shadow, that stays puts as the character dances. That's no good!

Less sleepy now, wrote a script to determine the number of pages and images in a PDF. Sudden surge of brain activity woke me up again.

// crae_zzz / 751 weeks and 6 days ago

/me comes chat w/ you whilst your in la la land dreaming of your thesis...

Welll than hurry up and get it done so you have some time left of your vacation for play!

In WOW when they run in the snow they actually leave footprints and you hear the sound of the crunching snow and see the snow fly up and everything. It's been a while since I really did some good gaming in WOW but remember this game is in it's early infancy still so by next year it will probably have expansion packs and lots of updates.

But this one has great lightning strikes and rumbling thunder and rain!!!

// Doreen / 751 weeks and 6 days ago

I went back to look at that vid and it seems whoever did the vid has his settings all set to the lowest possible settings for performance purposes. If you set all the graphic settings to max you get super good detail "and" proper shadows but then if your machine and vid card is no good you get extreme lag. (I'll make a vid when I level up my character and show you game the right way)

// Doreen / 751 weeks and 6 days ago

Pre-loading Dragon [link] DDE using Steam. ;)

Unlocks the 6th here (instead of the 3rd in the US), but at least I don't have to download 15.3GB on that day. :)

// MadIce / 751 weeks and 3 days ago

I don't think I'll ever download games. I want them on disk, in physical form.

// crae_zzz / 751 weeks and 3 days ago

I have 99% of the games on disk too. However, digital downloads do have advantages. No need for a disk in the drive. Steam downloads patches and applies them automagically. Steam keeps track of any required serial numbers. In case you have to reformat you only need to install Steam to get everything back again.

Of course the disadvantage is that when Steam goes out of business you are screwed, but they stated they make sure there will be a solution for the installed games. That's debatable, though. Also some Steam games do have DRM, but in a less intrusive manner than others. Steam doesn't use disc checka, activation counters and rootkits.

// MadIce / 751 weeks and 3 days ago

No such nonsense in console land. And what's this reformatting thing I hear? Doreen does monthly formats. I only do so when setting up a new machine.

// craeonics / 751 weeks and 3 days ago

I've not needed to reformat in overrrr a month! (well actually when I upgraded to Win 7 I did come to think of it)

/me smacks the Hell out of you!

// Doreen / 751 weeks and 3 days ago

One more lvl to 20 and I can where my Black Cloud Earring and have special magical resistance!

[link]

And I'll have you know I got killed trying to grab this ss for you guys! (But I'm pretty much always getting killed in this game by crash landings)

So I normally look like this: [link]

// Doreen / 751 weeks and 3 days ago

where = wear

// Doreen / 751 weeks and 3 days ago

/me is listening to something alilll diff lately but decent...

[link]

// Doreen / 751 weeks and 2 days ago

Killed by what? That vicious looking tree in the back?

That Ratatat thing doesn't sound particularly special. But at least it's change from the usual ghetto stuff you listen to

// crae_zzz / 751 weeks and 2 days ago

Grrr! You're so mean! I don't like to walk to my destinations in the game cuz it takes too long (takes away from valuable gaming time) so when I'm in a no Flight zone I run up a cliff and jump off and glide to my destination (quicker) but since I'm in a no flight zone and shouldn't be doing that I tend to fall, crash and die (if I don't hit it just right) hehe

I'll show you a vicious looking tree smarta** next time I go kill an elite!

Anyways something for funky MadIce: [link]

// Doreen / 751 weeks and 2 days ago

Welllll he's got really reallyyyy big teeth! (when he opens his mouth) He does! hehe

[link]

And just another pretty pic cuz this game is so cool and has alot of rainy forest and this spot has killer waterfalls...

(plus I feel like bugging you) [link]

// Doreen / 751 weeks and 2 days ago

Those comments from the other players are quite amusing. What's that "dog" of yours? You should have a whole pack of them to do the hunting.

// crae_zzz / 751 weeks and 2 days ago

I have several diff "Earth Elements" as pets to do all the nasty work at my beckoning. Fire, Wind and Earth (though some look completely rediculous and they could have done a better job on designing them)

I sure hope you're tired from working on that thesis and not from doing "other" things or I'm going to cast the nastiest spells on "you"

Slaap lekker mijn dutchy...

/me goes play!

// Doreen / 751 weeks and 2 days ago

Here's my Earth Element pet: [link] (you don't evennn want to see my Fire pet completely rediculous) whoever designed those needs to be slapped...

But I need to get to 20 for that earring and 30 for those Black Cloud Wings! Thazzzz all I know. hehe

// Doreen / 751 weeks and 2 days ago

Looks more like a tree element to me.

// craeonics / 751 weeks and 2 days ago

Thanks for "The Funk Phenomena", Doreen! Great skaters in that clip. :)

// MadIce / 751 weeks and 1 day ago

There's a bunch of Funkaholics at Venice Beach. hehe!

(but I thought you'd enjoy that)

// Doreen / 751 weeks and 1 day ago

While the two of you are off partying, poor old crae is enjoying his vacation... by working on his bloody paper. Grr... It's progressing nicely, but the situation still sucks.

If there's one thing this has proven to me, it's that I'm very much a tinkerer and oh so not a historian. I'm interested in creating thinks, not rehashing them. My god, what kind of mindset mut one have to enjoy this type of research?

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Enslaved - Norvegr [Vikingligr Veldi, 05]

// craeonics / 751 weeks and 21 hours ago

/me no party girl...

And once again stop complaining and get the thing done already! You think too much and all you need to do is simply complete it that is your mission, nothing else (plus I tolddd you history was boring!)

/me nuzzles mijn complaining dutchy...

// Doreen / 751 weeks and 18 hours ago

History is not boring. Wading through and comparing source material is. Stuff should be automated. Hmm, nah, no time for that.

// craeonics / 751 weeks and 7 hours ago

There you go thinking of how you should do it. "Just do it already!" *sigh*

/me goes grab a few tunes and go run errands...

// Doreen / 751 weeks and 12 minutes ago

Pfft... /me goes pick my nose whilst watching the news

// crae_zzz / 750 weeks and 6 days ago

Bastian below was a colleague back in 2000. Very friendly guy. And makes some great music. :)

[link]

Bastian - Sturdy

// MadIce / 750 weeks and 6 days ago

All this real life stuff getting in my way of reaching lvl 30 and getting my Black Cloud Wings!!! Argh!

What in the world does that guy have on his head MadIce?

/me goes try to catch up and get those new wings...

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 6 days ago

[link]

Bastian - You've got my love

// MadIce / 750 weeks and 6 days ago

Not sure what that is, Doreen. ;)

// MadIce / 750 weeks and 6 days ago

hehe! That has got to be the corniest boobie vid I ever seen. hehe!

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 6 days ago

Bastian (Bas Bron) also did the music for these guys...

[link]

De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig - Wopwopwop

// MadIce / 750 weeks and 6 days ago

Not too sure about that guys vids but ja dat music is goed...

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 6 days ago

I think he produces all their music.

// craeonics / 750 weeks and 6 days ago

I have to find my Opposites CD today I think I left it in my car. Have they came out w/ anything new since the last one I bought?

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 6 days ago

One of the guys on that CD looks scary skinny either he's a tweeker or he just recently got out of some concentration camp...

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 6 days ago

Orrr he could have some thyroid disease? hehe

(he just looks so skinny)

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 6 days ago

*blush* Vincent van Gogh was dutch? hehe (I didn't realize that)

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 6 days ago

So strange dutchy everytime I would see work by this guy I would always think:

1. Strange and confused.

2. Messy Strokes.

3. Immature images.

But look at this...

Two months later he was dead, having shot himself "for the good of all." During his brief career he had sold one painting. Van Gogh's finest works were produced in less than three years in a technique that grew more and more impassioned in brushstroke, in symbolic and intense color, in surface tension, and in the movement and vibration of form and line. Van Gogh's inimitable fusion of form and content is powerful; dramatic, lyrically rhythmic, imaginative, and emotional, for the artist was completely absorbed in the effort to explain either his struggle against madness or his comprehension of the spiritual essence of man and nature.

=====

Sounds so poetic huh? The guy couldn't deal w/ depression and ride it out and never got to see how successful he really was (soooo sad! now I'm sad!)

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 6 days ago

OMG! check this out dutchy I guess I never seen his better work this is so cool!

[link]

He titles it the "Potato Eaters?" hehe!

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 6 days ago

*sigh* that has got to be one of the sadest things I've ever read. So his sister-in-law was the one that finally grabbed the ball after he and his brother died and did something w/ his art and made him instantly famous (alilll late! but better late than never I guess cuz she could have just tossed all his art in the atic)

/me goes get things done (now I'm all depressed) hehe

cool story though (never knew about that guy)

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 6 days ago

But, but, you know what you're doing is history right?

"Vincent van Gogh lived more than 115 years ago, and yet his artwork is still altering the way mankind views beauty, persona, individuality,

and style in art"

/me points and laughs

Riiight...

Look, it's my city: [link]

But seriously, there are two types of people in the art world. Those that like to talk about it (populace of current art schools and alumni, plus traders and collectors) and those that just do it. I applaud Van Gogh for doing his thing, but I abhor the rabid commercialisation that followed and still plagues the art world today. It really is not that special.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Fluisterwoud - Verlost in het Vuur [Laat alle Hoop varen, 03]

// craeonics / 750 weeks and 5 days ago

The Opposites guy is just really tall, by the way. Don't think he's ill or anything. *google* I don't think they've released anything since their 2007 album. The small guy is a VJ these days. *more google* Alright, according to their blog: [link], they're working on a solo album each and a new album after that.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Burzum - Lost Wisdom [Det som Engang var, 04]

// craeonics / 750 weeks and 5 days ago

when I think of history I think of Napoleon and instantly fall asleep. hehe

Your city looks cool (even in that nasty watercolor of his) and I guess your right there is two kinds of ppl in the art world I never really looked at it that way. I actually never understood what was the big deal over that guy until I stopped and read up on him today (some link I surfed got me all curious) I only find it sad that "he" never got to see the end result of what apparently was his driving force in his life and he left this world feeling so depressed and as a failure and he wasn't he was only battling depression and obviously couldn't handle it.

Another thing is that art and beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Obviously everyone already knows that. hehe!

But if you look hard enough you can always find (1) peice of art or something beautiful in everything I guess. (which means everyone is an artist and everyone has (1) good thing.

But that was the saddest thing I ever read cuz of his conclusion.

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 5 days ago

Funny though now that I think about it after reading that thing about him and reflecting on his art, when you look at his art you can almost see him! You can see him through his art. Freaky...

Okay me stops thinking about art cuz I'm getting nothing done today constructive.

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 5 days ago

Alert me dutchy when you hear their new stuff (the Opposites) cuz you will hear it before me obviously and I want to check it out...

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 5 days ago

Actually I don't feel like being constructive today I feel totally lazy and chatty! hehe

Are you being constructive and getting that thesis done or still picking your nose?

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 5 days ago

(I can't stop thinking about that van Gogh guy now) hehe

It's no wonder he was depressed he was fooling around w/ some pregnant prostitute? (I couldn't believe that when I read it I was like "That van Gogh guy was a freak!) hehe

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 5 days ago

Alright!!! I'll leave you alone w/ your evil music and your thesis...

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 5 days ago

That was actually the cool thing to do in higher circles in those days, believe it or not. The crackdown on prostitution came at the end of said century. I read some of the discussions they had in parliament about the subject in those days. Very, um, revealing material.

// crae_zzz / 750 weeks and 5 days ago

Grrrrr you better stay away from those things! Ack!

I still find it strange that you guys have that legalized over there even though it's avail everywhere to accept it as a occupation is totally disgusting to me. Just makes it that much easier for a young girl starting out in life to not strive hard cuz if all else fails they just exchange their soul for a buck to every Tom, Dick and Harry?

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 5 days ago

Ah well, they don't call it the oldest profession in the world for nothing.

// craeonics / 750 weeks and 5 days ago

Disgusting and no wonder some guys have no respect for some females.

/me goes wake up...

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 5 days ago

Dragon Age is a cool game, Doreen! No wings in sight yet, though. I doubt there are any in the game. But you can have a dog as a companion. He survived some tough fights. ;)

// MadIce / 750 weeks and 5 days ago

As far as I know it is not simply legalized. The regulations are intended is to keep them out of the criminal circuit to prevent criminal exploits and further abuse. If the profession was simply banned they would disappear from the open and they would be in a far worse situation. They do pay taxes and are required to have medical check ups. They can also use regular medical care, which was not possible in the old days.

// MadIce / 750 weeks and 5 days ago

There are also institutions where they can go for help in case something goes wrong or in case they want to get out of the profession.

// MadIce / 750 weeks and 5 days ago

That said, there are still prostitutes that don't follow regulations or are kept away from it by criminals. It's better to hunt their "employers" down than to hunt the prostitutes down. Most of the time they didn't choose to be in that situation.

// MadIce / 750 weeks and 5 days ago

Everything is a choice. Selling apples on the street corner vs selling "yourself" are wayyyy two diff things. I truly think having that as an "acceptable occupation" as well as a lot of other things ppl do and just accept makes everyone immune to having some morals.

The more trash ppl eat the better it taste over time...

Anyways, back to the more important thing atm. GAMES! hehe

I'm a few lvls away from my Black Cloud Wings and I already have my Black Cloud Earring which looks totally bad (It glows and has special magical powers) Let me peek at some ss's of your game MadIce? But if it ain't got wings no way I'm playing it I'm addicted to flying now I finally learned how to do it.

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 5 days ago

I'm going to get this Character so powerful if anyone looks at her and she blinks they will die! evily hehe!

Get new level armor in a few more bars but I always seem to pick the spell casters which are the weakest characters and are the hardest to lvl and make powerful...

Screenshot's coming up soon (and stop rolling your eyes!)

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 4 days ago

Selling oneselves on street corners (if succesful) yields better profits than selling apples. It's also quite illegal here.

Back to games (yes, paper is coming along nicely), I'm strangely intrigued by this horribly looking, but apparently very deep mix of simulation and strategy that is Dwarf Fortress: [link]

Learning curve seems to be akin to a cliff.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Immortal - The Rise of Darkness [All shall fall, 02]

// craeonics / 750 weeks and 4 days ago

OMG wat is dat? some electronic version of legos?

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 4 days ago

And I'm glad it's illegal by you cuz I will cast the nastiest spell on you ever! hehe

/me goes find my stigma master to socket my stigma stone...

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 4 days ago

Nah, it's a game about dwarves building a fortress, yet getting harrassed by internal and external factors, ranging from keeping people fed to fires and floods to wild animals and monsters invading your fortress.

There is no real goal other than building your fortress and surviving.

// craeonics / 750 weeks and 4 days ago

Very strange I thought I clicked on the wrong thing, this one? [link] looked like some sort of 3D legoland. hehe

Never seen anything like that before.

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 4 days ago

That 3D thing is just a viewer to render your fortress in something a little bit more attractive than ASCII glyphs. You can't play the game that way.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Bathory - Born for Burning [The Return..., 02]

// craeonics / 750 weeks and 4 days ago

Ahh cuz it was very weird, looked more like engineering than playing...

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 4 days ago

If I'm going to play any games there better be colorful castles and forest to run around in: [link]

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 4 days ago

How can anyone not love this game Aion cuz even when you are in pure fire killing vicious trees at the very sway of your hand you can create a cloud and lay down for a while and rest. hehe!

check this out dutchy. [link]

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 4 days ago

Okay slowlyyy moving up but check out my two Pit Bulls and my last ss so relaxxx (atleast until I get those Black Cloud Wings)

[link]

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 4 days ago

I could point out the lo-res blurred out textures, but one thing I notice, and it's not just Aion, is the sheer emptiness of the game. There's the backdrop and your characters float on top of that, but there's no intermediate level of detail. There are more games with that problem, but then again there also games that do provide enough details to make it look convincing.

// craeonics / 750 weeks and 4 days ago

See, mr. Let's-cover-everyone's-songs can make some himself. Chorus is so post-processed it could've been everyone, but apparenty it's our dear Smelly.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Flo-rida ft. Nelly Furtado - Jump

// craeonics / 750 weeks and 4 days ago

Oh stop picking on my game I've got my settings set to low cuz the lag is horrible. Anyways go finish that thesis up schoolboy so you can go play your lego game!

/me goes check out that tune you posted cuz I've not heard that one yet...

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 4 days ago

Ack! That was horrible. I can't see myself liking this for too much longer but I got hooked on this one that I already showed you and had to get their CD: [link]

Hmmm do the laundry or kill zombies today?

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 4 days ago

/memo to self: skip 19th century material

Seriously, the autors of that era have logic flaws the size of a sky scraper. Par example, Gladstone's Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age (1858). Ilias XVI 233-5 has Achilles praying to "Lord Zeus of Dodona, Pelasgic". Gladstone concludes from that tiny scrap of information that:

"It seems not too much to say upon this remarkable passage, that it shows us, as it were, the nation pitching its first altar upon its first arrivalin the country. It bears witness that those who brought the worship of Dodonaean Jupiter were Pelasgians, as well as that the spot, which they chose for the principal seat of their worship, was Dodona. For the appeal of Achilles on this occasion is evidently the most forcible that he has it in his power to make, and is addressed to the highest source of Divine power that he knew." [I.106]

And the writer employing these deeply, deeply flawed inductive and logic skills was no small man: [link]

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Stridsmenn - Dod [Stridsmenn, 07]

// craeonics / 750 weeks and 4 days ago

And what is it with pets that they always have to munch down their food as fast as they can and sometime even faster, as if someone is trying to steal it from them?

Just gave the cats their food and one ate so fast the threw everything up thirty seconds later. Grrr...

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Satyricon - Into the Mighty Forest [Dark Medieval Times, 05]

// craeonics / 750 weeks and 4 days ago

Tossed all my writings thus far into Word: [link]. I type in text files because a) Word sucks; b) text editors like Notepad2 are light years ahead for what ease of editing is concerned; and c) I can put them under (usable) version control this way.

Still want to process a few articles, but everythings there now and more or less in the right place. Basically, what awaits is a massive editing job. Max is 15k and I'm at 27k+, so I have to scrap half of it. Joy.

// craeonics / 750 weeks and 3 days ago

Do you still have enough time left of your vacation to complete it dutchy? It looks like you're so close now so don't get lazy and drop the ball cuz you've done all this work! That looks massive. I cannot believe what a school boy you are. hehe

But cool, that is impressive now the hardest part will be wrapping it all up and getting it completed and handed in. Don't stop.

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 3 days ago

I think the thing w/ your cats silly is since you have two they try to beat each other out at chow time cuz they're afraid the other one will eat it all.

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 3 days ago

Dutchy I know you won't believe me but I am so excited! I'm happy for you that you are doing this! Specially since I know what a lazy bunny you really are. This is a big accomplishment for you and you might want to continue on cuz you're too smart to waste your brain over there dutchy.

Just think about it...

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 3 days ago

Ugh! Dutchy that link up there I came back to try to read it but you've no idea how painful it is for me to read something so completely boring! hehe! (I swear, lemme try again) *sigh* I don't know how you do it...

To me it's like reading a time that never existed and the guy looks so completely boring and scary he scares me. hehe

but I'm going to try again.

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 3 days ago

That's funny we were discussing prostitutes seems they were all over in Van Gogh's time and this Gladstone guy too but it seems this guy was trying to rehabilitate them and help them? I don't know this stuff is weird.

/me goes read some more of your boring stuff...

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 3 days ago

Okay: "With reference to rumours which I believe were at one time afloat, though I know not with what degree of currency: and also with reference to the times when I shall not be here to answer for myself, I desire to record my solemn declaration and assurance, as in the sight of God and before His Judgment Seat, that at no period of my life have I been guilty of the act which is known as that of infidelity to the marriage bed".[2]

If that is true than this was one good man working w/ all those prostitutes! hehe

(I actually believe it too for some strange reason reading those words of his, he must have been a good man)

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 3 days ago

Ahhhh saved by the TV new series of Legend of the Seeker is on!!!

/me goes watch TV...

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 3 days ago

Writing overly verbose sentence constructions which spanned lines upon lines was the hip thing to do in the 19th century. As was wooly writing.

// crae_work / 750 weeks and 3 days ago

What in the world is "wooly" writing? Anyways, I see you are back at work yuk! Hopefully it doesn't get in the way of you completing it since that looks like alot of work...

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 3 days ago

Well, you know how long it took to edit Tek. And I didn't even have to check spelling then. Have to do the whole "look up the correct name thing". For instance, in the anglosaxon world it is custom to say Homer instead of the correct Greek Homeros, Hesiod instead of Hesiodos, etcetera. And then there's the French method of spelling. Étienne de Byzance refers to Stephanus of Byzantium (anglosaxons fortunately don't bastardise that to "Steven").

/listen

* craeonics is being tortured by: Mika - Big Girl

// crae_work / 750 weeks and 3 days ago

/me tosses a dictionary at you: [link] (second lemma)

// crae_work / 750 weeks and 3 days ago

Don't put "Homer" whatever you do cuz the Simpsons jumps into my mind. hehe!

It will just degrade your work so type it all up proper (obviously you can handle perfect editing)

Look at this dutchy: [link]

No diff than it looks today in our big and high offices, alot of proper and well educated finely dressed men making important decisions and feeling all important and proud of themselves.

No matter how many years pass all they do is make a bigger mess of things the only diff is in our time is that w/ the news and internet being what it is these guys today that will appear in our futures history text books will have all their dirty laundry published in red which shows they are nothing but humans and nothing that special. But our school systems will continue to charge rediculous amounts of money to educate ppl about these guys and thennn toss them a peice of paper in the end to show they learned all about these so called important ppl. hehe

/me goes check your link...

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 3 days ago

So it means confused and vague? hehe

Welll they are so educated and well worded that atleast they disguise it all to "Sound" or "Read" good for that matter.

They talk almost like poetry those guys. I mean that Gladstone guy leaves a letter that his son opens up after his death and he's pretty much stating that before God I swear I never touched one of the prostitutes I was trying to help I swear! Though I know alot of nasty ppl thought I did!

And when I read it to me it sounded like sheer poetry. hehe!

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 3 days ago

Dutchy when I read you (obviously you know by now I admire "you") I always think to myself what is wrong w/ "me" is it cuz I'm so uneducated? or cuz I'm so bored w/ "everything?" I only seem to find God real and true and worthy of reflecting on. And you cant see or touch him physically nor can I even find a Church that feels to me right and teaches about him right or live my own life the right way.

So my own conclusion is that I shall complete this game to the end and when I die I shall either finally meet this spirit God or finally sleep well forever...

Translation = Everything bores me. hehe

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 3 days ago

What was that saying again? Something about bliss...

/me runs

// crae_evil / 750 weeks and 3 days ago

Get back to work schoolboy...

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 3 days ago

If all one thinks of is work, no wonder one is easily bored.

/me runs once more and escapes into the Valley of Dreams, guarded by fierce fanged beast

// crae_zzz / 750 weeks and 2 days ago

I am so not thinking of work right now and if I can extend not returning for a lil longer I am. All I'm currently thinking about is Black Cloud Wings, Black Cloud Wings, Black Cloud Wings! (5 more levels to go!)

Slaap lekker mijn lillll schoolboyyyy...

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 2 days ago

Client wanted ticker tape text that dances up and down. I said that's stupid, but the reply was ofcourse "I want it! I want it!". So today I had to recall years and years of math trying to remember how to calcutate the angle of the wave so I can accurate rotate the letters while they surf their sine wave.

Gonio is nasty business.

// crae_work / 750 weeks and 1 day ago

Look at it as a challenge and remember the customer is always right. hehe

Dutchy I need some tech support, what would be the cause of me loading in the game and everything around me not loading "suddenly" cuz I've not had this problem before? I keep getting killed by invisible things cuz they won't load now. Is it my vid card, or their servers or my connection gone bad? This started yesterday and is making it impossible to play now. I'm getting frustrated! If I sit the character down for about 30 mins to an hour and come back sometimes everything finally loads but that's rediculous. What is strange is I was not having this problem before everything was loading fine.

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 1 day ago

Possibly some of the installed files got corrupted. Try reinstalling Aion. Save your settings first ofcourse.

Or check if you ran any updates yesterday. Or, going by your last remark, your hard drive is damaged, right at the point where some Aion files are stored. Run a disk check?

// craeonics / 750 weeks and 23 hours ago

Ugh! Seems no gaming now just fixing. I just installed Direct-X would that possibly be the problem?

/me goes re-start my computer and see. (Oh I hate computers!)

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 23 hours ago

Do check your disk. Last time I had something like that, not soon after my drive was dead.

// craeonics / 750 weeks and 23 hours ago

Alright will do dutchy "Thank you" It's driving me crazyyy, I don't understand why it suddenly started doing this. I found some new drivers for my vid card too (for Windows 7) so I'm going to try checking my disk and updating my drivers and then I'm at a lost. Argh! I'm only half a level to 26 and now this trouble shooting is such a waste of time!

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 22 hours ago

Had some weirdo shit with one of my machines some time ago. Roughly half the time the screen would freeze right after the desktop had finished loading. In the end, I disabled Launchy's auto-loading and lo and behold, the problem stopped. Which is bizarre because Launchy is harmless and runs fine on other machines.

// craeonics / 750 weeks and 22 hours ago

The video card drivers seem to only "improve" somethings finally loading but still not everything loads.

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 22 hours ago

I know which is why "I" normally check things most ppl say can't possibly be the issue (since normally my problems are things that aren't normal) hehe

Checking my disk now...

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 22 hours ago

What's so strange is everything has been just fine then suddenly since yesterday when I log in I notice I'm the only thing loaded in the game and nothing is around me. Then something jumps and attacks me and I can't click on it to attack back since it's invisible and there is nothing to click on then I die and zone back to the Soul Healer and guess what her name tag is there but she's not! So I can't heal my Soul and get my XP back! hehe

It's silly and frustrating, if I park my character and make her sit down and leave the machine for 30-mins to an hour and return then everything seems to finally load so then I can play for a little while before I go to a new zone and once again I'm the only thing loaded in the new zone and everyone invisible is killing me. hehe!

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 22 hours ago

So the symptoms seems to be loading the new models and textures. That's why I suspect corruption of files, either by hard drive malfunction or some other stuff.

// craeonics / 750 weeks and 22 hours ago

Everything checked out on my drive and the updated vid driver for my new OS only improved the issue. Direct-X all seems the same. I don't know the problems seems sporadic and I've wasted valuable gaming time today! hehe

I have things to get done so I have to fight w/ it later on tonight I guess. Thank you dutchy...

Tot ziens!

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 21 hours ago

And get back on your thesis schoolboy (get it done even if you're tired from work)

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 21 hours ago

Can't. Have to work.

// crae_work / 750 weeks and 8 hours ago

Oh ho ho, after years of plundering old soul and funk records, it seems our oh so original producer friends have decided to tackle modern pop. More and more shitty raps being put over samples of recent songs.

For example, the original of this is by Olive (1997).

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Tinchy Stryder - You're not alone

// crae_work / 750 weeks and 8 hours ago

Oh when will you learn that when you listen to Rap, Hip Hop or Funk you need to have the ability to "Turn Off" the lyrical part of the tune and just ride the vibe that usually is waving underneath hidden by "Profanity" and "Look at me I'm so bad" lyrics. I'm telling you the best sounds are hidden underneath.

For example of hidden vibes riding underneath:

(My fav tune atm) [link]

Now listen to this: [link]

The first tune has a hidden vibe of "Tainted Love" and killer beats hidden underneath but I bet you didn't evennnn hear it cuz Akon and his lyrics completely turned you off from listening to it...

That French DJ is good, the last tune I liked of his he took the best of Clocks and mixed it underneath someone elses tune.

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 2 hours ago

And for your uneducated ears on [link] the Tainted Love vibe comes in at 0:29

/me goes get busy today...

// Doreen / 750 weeks and 2 hours ago

That's not Tainted Love. Melody's different. This is: [link] (oh my god, do my eyes see a Pussycat Tramps cover of it on the right?). And let's not give Akon any ideas. Saw his house on Cribs. His bedroom's the size of a football field.

// craeonics / 749 weeks and 6 days ago

Ack! Is she the original one? I don't like it at all that sounds horrible. (I never heard that one)

// Doreen / 749 weeks and 6 days ago

What do you mean Pussycat Tramps! /me kicks you!

[link]

/me goes sing and run downstairs and dance w/ the dishes...

// Doreen / 749 weeks and 6 days ago

Incredible how those talentless hacks can mess up a great song like Tainted Love. And what are you talking about? The original is good.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: MSTRKRFT ft. John Legend - Heart Breaker [link]

// craeonics / 749 weeks and 6 days ago

I have to agree w/ you on them singing the Tainted Love song they really did mess that one up (but I actually like some of their tunes!)

Dutchy yesterday I was given an extended reprieve from work they scheduled me now for Monday, March 1, 2010!!! "And" I will definitely be moved out of the old Hospital and into the new Hospital. (I've been trying to resolve some my work issues) once I return I've got a long way until 65 and I want make sure I'm placed where I want to be rather than where I'm forced to be out of stupid desperation...

// Doreen / 749 weeks and 6 days ago

Hurray. But er, won't that mess up your financial situation?

// craeonics / 749 weeks and 6 days ago

My family is helping me dutchy (mainly my Mom) I was going to rush back but I don't want to just settle for that position out of desperation. I want to be comfortable for the long haul (I've got to work until I hit 65) It's been stressful riding this out but "this time" "I" want to take it slow, be more cautious and not jump into things...

// Doreen / 749 weeks and 6 days ago

I've been reassured that I will be taken out of the Old Hospital and placed to work in the New Hospital (I'm praying it's in Administration that is what I'm shooting for and holding out for) but right now on this end jobs are a miracle to get. But if I don't get that one then they've reassured it will be in the New Hospital so I'm very excited (and nervous)

// Doreen / 749 weeks and 6 days ago

One thing is certain though it won't be telecommuting anymore but my kids are now more independent and their asthma is semi-under control more so I have no choice there unless I went back to my old position and I can't handle that (since I don't want to be a puppet on a string for anyone anymore just to secure being able to telecommute)

Anyways, I'd ask you to pray for me but I better jusss ask for you to wish me luck! I'm so nervous!

// Doreen / 749 weeks and 6 days ago

I had gone through the process of having all the necessary papers signed and approved and submitted to Human Resources to use my Vacation time during my time off of work (which I have alot of) but my Supervisor ended up denying it which leads me to believe she is extremely upset and spiteful that she would deny me my paycheck to take care of myself and my kids so I'd only be an idiot to return to her...

// Doreen / 749 weeks and 5 days ago

And if all else fails, you can always go back to baking burgers. March is very far away though. Better make sure you have that on paper so they can't suddenly change their minds.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Burzum - Key to the Gate [Det som Engang var, 02]

// craeonics / 749 weeks and 5 days ago

hehe you're so evil you and your evil music stop listening to that Burzummmmm and get that thesis wrapped up. (and I do have it in writing already I'm not that stupid)

/me goes play...

// Doreen / 749 weeks and 5 days ago

In my attempt to trim some of the fat of my paper, I managed to bump the page count of the first chapter from 27 to 35. Way to go! Now I could just drop the rest and hand in that first chapter as my paper, but then I'd be accused of writing unbalanced (since its counter weight is the second chapter).

Ah well, dinner time (yes, I know what time it is, I eat late).

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Bathory - Bestial Lust [The Return..., 04]

// craeonics / 749 weeks and 5 days ago

Mmmm Bathory me goes put on some Bathory...

Don't get sloppy and lazy dutchy do it right, you don't have any excuses to not do it right!

// Doreen / 749 weeks and 5 days ago

Argh! I forgot I reformatted my machine cuz I upgraded to Windows 7 so now I have to import my Bathory CD into iTunes again...

// Doreen / 749 weeks and 5 days ago

Ahhh I'll just play the CD right now

/me clicks onnn: Bathory - Under the Runes

// Doreen / 749 weeks and 5 days ago

Actually I forgot his singing irratates me in that one so now I'm floating on a docked boat that is hitting against some rocks in the salty ocean...

Bathory - Bond of Blood

// Doreen / 749 weeks and 5 days ago

Bathory - Windy Hammerheart (Anthem overboard)

I might go put on some Pussycat Dolls if this one don't hurry up and end. hehe!

Slaap lekker mijn dutchy...

// Doreen / 749 weeks and 5 days ago

Wait, wait. You cannot simply put Bathory and the Pussycat Trolls in the same sentence. The only thing they have in common is that Quorton couldn't sing and neither can most of PCD.

// craeonics / 749 weeks and 5 days ago

You have a good point there! Which leads me to wonder why we listen to them? Hmmm actually I don't know, don't care, not everything needs a reason and I will continue to listen to them! hehe

/me goes wake up...

// Doreen / 749 weeks and 5 days ago

Too much real life stuff getting in the way of my valuable gaming time so I've not made much progress towards my Black Cloud wings (I'm 26 1/2 so I need to lvl 3 1/2 more) thennnn I find out that Black Cloud Wings are not Black!??? Say what!?

[link]

Apparently the Black Cloud Wings for Elyos are White and Blue the ones I wanted you can see in this vid at 0:56 dutchy...

Hellooooo am I the only one playing this game that thinks the "Black" Black Cloud Wings would look better on the fair skinned Characters!!! Argh!!!

Sooo I went over to the dark side to check out the other side of the game and as soon as my character's foot landed and touched the evil sides soil they jumped me and killed me! (gotta love pvp the only place you can search kill and destroy and not have to go to jail for it) anyways I don't want to be an evil character to get those cool looking wings!

// Doreen / 749 weeks and 4 days ago

Made 27! Check this out dutchy (when you get some time)

[link]

They actually have a 3D Model of your character on a their site. Don't laugh at her funky cloths she's a nasty spell caster (so they only where Cloth not Leather of course) the screenshots look better than the 3D model but having that as an option to show this way as well is pretty cool...

// Doreen / 749 weeks and 4 days ago

Now I can spare you all those screenshots every 5 mins. hehe

// Doreen / 749 weeks and 4 days ago

Eek! Java! Evil... Evil... *hisss*

// craeonics / 749 weeks and 4 days ago

Umm hmmm how in the world did I know you would say that?

// Doreen / 749 weeks and 4 days ago

I have an inherent dislike for bloat and verbosity. In the world of computers that means either requirements for massive frameworks or insanely verbose syntax. Java fits both shoes.

// craeonics / 749 weeks and 4 days ago

And I also seem to have enough of so called "folk metal" music. From listening dozens of epic albums I conclude that there are only a handful of bands that can actually pull it (Bathory, Falkenbach). Ensiferum isn't part of that. This track is quite epic though.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Ensiferum - From afar [From afar, 02]

// craeonics / 749 weeks and 4 days ago

*sigh* /me goes look up the verbosity word...

// Doreen / 749 weeks and 3 days ago

Meaning: The quality or condition of wordiness; excessive use of words, especially unnecessary prolixity.

No way I'm looking up that prolixity word now but I gather the computer lingo to write the code is more than you can handle either by short tolerance or a computer that can't handle it. hehe!

/me just wants to jump back in her game but can't cuz I'm still catching up on cleaning and bills and all that fun stuff. (but I've got a mean date w/ Aion tonight!)

// Doreen / 749 weeks and 3 days ago

Got a mean date with work today. Grrr...

As for Java, here's the amount of code required to dump a simple text to the command line: [link]

// crae_work / 749 weeks and 3 days ago

If it's so horrible then why do they still use it w/ the many diff computer languages avail today?

I don't know, don't care but my 3D Character is written in it therefore I like it. hehe!

But it is a sloppy load when you go to the pages to view ppl's character profiles over there, I'm just not sure if they could have written those pages w/ something better?

// Doreen / 749 weeks and 3 days ago

And jussss to annoy youuu Mr. crae_work...

[link] I hit lvl 28 last night!!! (mean game hang over today)

// Doreen / 749 weeks and 3 days ago

They use it because there are a lot of sheep coders out there who lack the cognitive skills to recognise a crap language when they see one. Which also explains the popularity of .NET.

// crae_work / 749 weeks and 3 days ago

Don't be all moody jusss cuz you're at work and I'm not! hehe

// Doreen / 749 weeks and 3 days ago

Hmmm I just remembered I have all new spells to get tonight for my new level!

// Doreen / 749 weeks and 3 days ago

Wait a minnnn oh yeahhhhh I'm not working so "I" can go them spells right nowwww. =)

Get back to work!

// Doreen / 749 weeks and 3 days ago

What's that I hear? The burgers just called. They need to get flipped.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Shakira - Did it again

// crae_evil / 749 weeks and 3 days ago

/me puts her hand out and asked where's mine! I'll take ketchup only please.

and goes back to thinking:

Black Cloud Wings!

Black Cloud Wings!

Black Cloud Wings!

Almosttttt...

// Doreen / 749 weeks and 2 days ago

I don't think I'll be eating burgers. Think I'll have to go on an expedition to my fridge to see what I dragged out of the freezer yesterday. If you never hear from me again, I was eaten by frost demons: [link] (how come no-one has uploaded "Frostdemonstorm"?)

// crae_evil / 749 weeks and 2 days ago

Ah, here it is. Best bits at 1:40+ and 2:15+. [link] (Russian site at the speed of a snail).

// crae_evil / 749 weeks and 2 days ago

hehe! That first link is perfecto music to play while you pitch a fork through all the ice in your freezer to find some historic semi-decomposed chunk of meat!

/me gets all nervous inside but click on that second link now...

// Doreen / 749 weeks and 2 days ago

/me opens up another window while that rediculous second link of yours is choking to load! Nobody but you would I wait this long to check out his link! (I actually don't think it will load)

// Doreen / 749 weeks and 2 days ago

over 5 mins or so forget it! I've got nasty spells to cast right now in Aion (second link won't load dutchy)

// Doreen / 749 weeks and 2 days ago

/me summons some fire to defrost your nasty freezer...

[link]

// Doreen / 749 weeks and 2 days ago

That little sparkle ain't got nothing on Joukaku Enjou: [link]

// crae_zzz / 749 weeks and 2 days ago

Hmmm welllll maybe not but mines sure looks betterrr!!! hehe

Slaap lekker silly...

// Doreen / 749 weeks and 2 days ago

Alright got my Black Cloud Wings which obviously are not black for the Elyos but only for the Asmodians! They could have atleast named ours Turquoise Cloud Wings and been honest. hehe

[link]

Don't like em so I'm going to stick w/ the level 30 default wings: [link]

And you can relaxxx no more screenshots cuz I'm probably going to park her for a few months until I return to work. When you get these online games you initially get the first 30 days free and then after that they begin to suck your blood every month.

// Doreen / 749 weeks and 20 hours ago

Neither of 'em are very black, if you ask me.

// crae_work / 749 weeks and 2 hours ago

Nope apparently only theee evilll Asmodians get the cool wings:

[link]

My character is an Elyos or I should say "was" I have to park her for a while so my acct will be frozen after the 28th of this month. But alll good things must come to an end.

Such is life...

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 6 days ago

So, er, you spent all that time getting your character to level 30 only to not get the wings you wanted plus not being able to play anytime soon?

// craeonics / 748 weeks and 6 days ago

Yup and it was fun! hehe

Go to sleep! Slaap lekker...

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 6 days ago

Hmm, I think my monitor just passed away. Screen is displayed tilted backwards as if I'm watching the opening scenes of Star Wars: [link]. Great timing, monitor, great timing. Grrr...

// crae_evil / 748 weeks and 6 days ago

Great new effect added who knows you might enjoy browsing better that way?

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 6 days ago

[link]

hehe!

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 6 days ago

Except that the height only goes up to a third of the screen and flickers more than a strobe. Nah, I think I'll finally go buy a flat screen now. This one has the right mix of resolution and price: [link] (for some reason I can't hop onto the US version of the site for you).

// craeonics / 748 weeks and 5 days ago

It's okay I can actualy understand a few of those dutch words, you can't go wrong w/ a Samsung nor 23" so that looks like your looking at a pretty decent monitor.

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 5 days ago

The trouble is that my current monitor is a 17" that runs 1600x1200 (or used to for the past ten years). If you want an equal res with flat panel you have to go from 17" CRT to at least 22" LCD, which is insane. The Samsung 2343BW seems to have the best res/dimension ratio of the lot. Plus it costs a reasonable €200 (roughly $300 including tax and shipping).

Meanwhile I have to resort to my netbook to work on my paper. Have to whip up a script to count the words.

// craeonics / 748 weeks and 5 days ago

I know, I was thinking great timing for you monitor to go out on you now he has a legit excuse to not finish that thesis! hehe

They have to ship? Can't you find a store that has one in stock? I would not trust a monitor that has been banged around during shipping. My fav electronic store over here is called Fry's Electronics (not sure if you have one over there) but it's the biggest electronic store we have (sheer electronic Heaven!) I was looking around over there at all the new stuff they had recently and they had this 3D Gaming Monitor you put on these glasses and all your games become 3D so your character is running around in a 3D environment.

Waste of money since it basically only was good for gaming, to use it for work the quality was horrible. Nevertheless was a neat thing to check out.

Has to be painful trying to work on your thesis on that tiny netbook.

Goodluck...

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 5 days ago

The advantage of shopping online is not having to waste time to stroll from shop to shop in order to find the screen you want. And it's way cheaper too.

If they mess it up during shipping, I can just send it back. There's a law on long distance shopping over here that states you can send things back within seven days of delivery, no questions asked. Shop will probably try to give you grief anyway.

// craeonics / 748 weeks and 5 days ago

On something such as a Monitor I would have to do my touch, feel, smell and especially "see" first before I buy it...

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 5 days ago

On something such as a CD there is no need for all that cuz if you heard it you know what it is already but a Monitor is diff you need to "see" it first before you buy it...

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 5 days ago

/me goes drag my lazy behind off to the gym. Anyways g'luck on that dutchy...

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 5 days ago

Blegh, lost a day yesterday because of a splitting headache that left me nauseous all day long. Picking things up today, editing my paper, listening to some old, old tunes on one of my all time favourite pirate radio stations (who now sail across the web instead of the air waves).

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo - Wonderful Days, via [link]

// craeonics / 748 weeks and 4 days ago

Hmmm welll if you had a throbbing headache that station will either cure it or make it worse.

/me goes listen to it (cuz I ain't got no headache) I've not listen to this stuff for a while and I need a break from Akon. hehe

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 4 days ago

It will only give you a headache if you crank up the volume too much. This is what I call "getting things done music". The "cadans" (closest English translation is "beat") will drive you forth like the drums on a slave galleon in a steady, unchanging pace.

// crae_zzz / 748 weeks and 4 days ago

Oh, and my colleagues hate it. Bunch of sissies.

/me goes cook dinner

// crae_evil / 748 weeks and 4 days ago

I know excellente stuff! I've got that station on right now and it's also excellent music for gaming!

Can I make level 50 before I turn off my game acct on the 28th? I don't know but these are some outrageous wings for lvl 50 Elyos! yikes!

Check this out: [link]

/me goes get alil gaming in now...

Mmmm mmmm mmmmm good tunes. (Thanks for dropping that link I tend to constantly play my booty tunes and needed a break) hehe

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 4 days ago

Hmm, I don't know. Don't really like the designs of the wings. They're going for an antler style and then dress that up with layers of fabric. Okay, you can do that, but they look really heavy like this and I always thought the whole point of wings was to make you fly.

New Opposites track sighted or rather, I think it's from Big2's solo album. If those guys with the mullets look like morons, that is entirely the point.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: The Opposites ft. Gert & Sef - Broodje Bakpao [[link]]

// craeonics / 748 weeks and 4 days ago

I can't play the game enough to ever get those wings so it doesn't really matter now I guess. I keep having some strange issue where I'm the only thing that loads in the game so I can't kill anything to get the quest done and level! I'm thinking it's their server or something...

Anyways, me goes run and check out your Opposites link!

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 4 days ago

Okay the vid is completely rediculous and silly anddddd I like it! hehe

That tune is very cool...

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 4 days ago

I see they have it posted on their blog now too: [link]

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 4 days ago

Hmmm they've got some other vids posted there as well. They look like some crazeee lil party animals...

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 4 days ago

Yikes they're completely buzzed in that second vid. (reminds me why I stay away from everyone I know) hehe

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 4 days ago

Uh ohhhh third vid on that blog is good stuff. Mmmm mmm mmm!

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 4 days ago

I'm going to have to wake up go get a few things done and then come back and hunt this one down!

[link]

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 4 days ago

My god, I think half the hipper the hoppers in the country are playing wannabe gangster in that video. Different (original?) version: [link]

// craeonics / 748 weeks and 4 days ago

I don't know what is going on over on "that" end but I find it strange looking at dutch wannabe gangsters. hehe

/me goes check out your link...

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 3 days ago

Hmmm equally good vid. (I like it)

I think Lil jon could jump right in there on that stuff... hehe

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 3 days ago

I wonder if those guys came over here and performed if the nasty lil g's over here would bow down to that or jump them and kick their behinds. hehe!

Nevertheless I think for being dutch they nailed it.

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 3 days ago

I also find it amusing when I see some Mexicans over here acting all wannabe Mafioso, they really have no clue until they step foot over in Brooklyn NY.

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 3 days ago

I don't know dutchy having been hatched in NY and raised in LA I know more than I probably should about the worse stuff. Now all I'm doing is trying to stay away from it all and raise my kids and age gracefully...

But that music is still Mmmm mmmm mmmmm!

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 3 days ago

Still on your places to live would be Redneck City somewhere down south.

// crae_work / 748 weeks and 3 days ago

Nope by the beach (but that isn't going to happen)

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 3 days ago

Was watching the AMA last night and didn't even recognize Timbaland: [link]

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 3 days ago

Well, he was wearing sunglasses. Mind you, you can always recognise Timbaland by the fat rolls in his neck.

// crae_zzz / 748 weeks and 2 days ago

hehe I don't think I've ever seen him like "that" maybe too many babyback ribs or something recently.

Slaap lekker dutchy (I've "mastered" about 75 dutch words and still not enough to actually speak two lines yet)

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 2 days ago

I think grammar is more important than vocabulary. The number of French words I can recall from six years in school aren't even adequate enough to give someone travel directions, yet I have no problem reading it. Listening to it requires slowed down mental replays.

// crae_zzz / 748 weeks and 2 days ago

Well since I obviously will never actually speak it but rather only type it I'm using another program that test my ability to not only recognize the words but to type them. And it scores my knowledge.

The one that kept giving me trouble is spijt I kept typing it Spitj hehe! Another thing is that it says I'm wrong when I don't type a comma or a period in the sentences even though the "words" are all correctly recognized and spelled correctly. My biggest gripe w/ this program is the sentences are pretty lame. Not anything I will ever use to speak to you...

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 2 days ago

That's the grammar police for ya.

There are (virtually) no Dutch words ending with a j, so that's easy. Or even easier, the ij is actually one character (25th letter of the alphabet). We just happen to type it using two keys, since it's not on most keywords.

// crae_work / 748 weeks and 2 days ago

I don't know but it's all just very interesting to me and I really hope I can learn it all the way through.

Hoe gaat het met u Mr. crae_work?

Goed, en met u?

Oh boy... hehe

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 2 days ago

Btw on "this" side it's not goed to say the word Hoe. hehe

I laugh at the different meanings of some of our words compared to yours.

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 2 days ago

*sigh* Tek is moody I just lost everything I typed.

Anyways over here the County of Los Angeles offers something called a Bilingual pay bonus if you can speak a second language proficiently all you do is go downtown to the Hall of Administration and take a written and verbal test and if you pass it you get certified.

Then when a Dutch family comes into our Hospital if they don't speak any English they would call me or any other person avail working in the Hospital that is Dutch certified to help out w/ the translation for the Admitting nurse or for the Doctor when needed to speak w/ the family. I would love to be able to do that then I would get the opportunity to meet more sweet lil old Dutch ladies! (they were so adorable dutchy Ill never forget them)

Anyways, I'm not sure I could pass the proficiency test but I've got more time now to try and really learn and that's a much more productive thing to do than struggle for diff lvl wings. hehe

We'll see what happens if it's meant to be I would love to help some dutch families over here, it would be really neat!

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 2 days ago

Let me freshen up some of those similar sounding words then: hoe = how.

/me checks the logs... Don't see any of your posts being blocked. What the site down or something?

// crae_work / 748 weeks and 2 days ago

No I typed a small book for you and then clicked on the speak button and got a dead page it seemed as if the net suddenly went dead on me or something then when I reloaded it came back? I don't know it could be, something strange going on over on my end? I told you that I had weird stuff happening when I would try to play Aion I kept having issues where I was the only thing loading in the game making it impossible at times to even play the game at all. So it could be on my end as I'm always having things like that happen could be my ISP. (I don't know what it is)

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 2 days ago

As far as I can see it never reached the site. Simple reload should do a re-post though, frogdor.

// crae_work / 748 weeks and 2 days ago

When I clicked on the button the page went white (dead) nothing at that point to re-post. Anyways "Heb een goedenavond" or Hebben een goedenavond (pick one) hehe

(did you know our word "yacht" came from you guys? okay so maybe you knew that.) hehe

Goedenacht...

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 2 days ago

There's a lot of borrowing back and forth between languages. The French took over the Dutch word "bolwerk" (bastion) as "boulevard", which was taken over/back by the Dutch again and now exists next to bolwerk as a different word with a different meaning (type of road).

// craeonics / 748 weeks and 1 day ago

Well if man can easily change the number of our planets at random (that pluto thing) then I guess they can borrow and change words at random as well.

I'm having problems w/ your "maar" word meaning diff things in diff sentence structures so at this point nothing is shocking me...

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 1 day ago

I learn the word: maar = but

Thennn I see it in a sentence structure like this: maar een huizenblok verder.

Which means "Just a block away" Ummm I don't see the word "but" in there anywhere!

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 1 day ago

It could be just me taking words too literally? (If that makes any sense) I mean to meee, it is what it is.

Just = alleen (not maar!)

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 1 day ago

And then look at this:

Just around the corner = meteen om de hoek

Just a block away = maar een huizenblok

oh boy! Where in the world is "alleen"

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 1 day ago

alleen = alone; just = 1) slechts, enkel, 2) correct (as in justice), ; maar = but/just

Plus one would say "(hier) om de hoek" for "just/right around the corner".

// crae_work / 748 weeks and 1 day ago

What it all boils down to is that you can't do literal translations, because there are all kinds of fluctuations, irregularities and inconsistencies to take care of. Which is also why machine translations stink.

// crae_work / 748 weeks and 1 day ago

Which also translates to me most likely sounding completely rediculous until I really (hopefully) master this.

/me takes notes...

// Doreen / 748 weeks and 1 day ago

Gino and Sam have been blazing a game on their Xbox 360 called Forza 3 and it sounds so good I had to go look up the sound track for that game. This one is the best, check it out dutchy...

[link]

// Doreen / 747 weeks and 3 days ago

/me clicks...

Oh wait, no audio at the moment. Artist doesn't ring a bell, title does sound familiar. Not too keen on race games though, unless it's in town and against the traffic ("ghost rider" as it's called over here).

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Whatshername - (Nothing's) Sweet about me

// crae_work / 747 weeks and 3 days ago

I don't know why they are so into this game lately but I've never seen such realistic cars such as these (they probably don't know why they like it either and all it probably is, is the good tunes who knows) hehe

// Doreen / 747 weeks and 3 days ago

/me tries again, with audio this time

Urgh! Blegh! Mellow!! Ack...

Opposites time! Played a couple of their tracks at work. One thing that was painfully obvious is that their singles tend to be good and the two album tracks I heared sucked so bad.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Big2 ft. Gers & Sef - Broodje Bakpao

// craeonics / 747 weeks and 3 days ago

What! I liked that Cygnus tune so much I actually found it in iTunes and legitimately bought it! Good alpha waves (as you call it)

I love it...

En, ik hou de Opposites (did I say that right?) hehe

// Doreen / 747 weeks and 2 days ago

This one is much better: [link]. The one you linked to has a weak hook and a mellow bassline. And I mean "mellow" as the name of the genre.

// craeonics / 747 weeks and 2 days ago

Back in the early days of house music over here, there was a split between "soft" and "hard" house. The soft variant was later called "mellow". I can't stand it.

// craeonics / 747 weeks and 2 days ago

This song was the "hard" side's response to the rise of "mellow": [link]

// craeonics / 747 weeks and 2 days ago

I have to switch machines to check that out, I'm on that itsy bitsy Mac laptop trying to learn coding (I got that book btw "Thank you")

/me goes take a break and listen to those links...

// Doreen / 747 weeks and 2 days ago

Umm, you might want to skip that second link...

// crae_evil / 747 weeks and 2 days ago

I'm not too crazy about that first link cuz it doesn't even sound like the same tune. This is the one I bought from iTunes it's in M4a format listen to this one if you can since all the quality is intact and you can hear all the drums, bass etc: [link]

I converted it into an Mp3 for you but I'm not sure if it retained the same quality so I'm posting both of them for you.

Here's the MP3: [link]

As for your second link now that is goed! I used to play that when I needed to meet a deadline at work cuz though I know it sounds completely absurd "I" can concentrate better w/ that bouncing ball rhythm going on in the background it would help me stay focused. hehe

// Doreen / 747 weeks and 2 days ago

Actually I'm still listening to that brain banger one dutchy. hehe!

Why didn't you want me to listen to it?

// Doreen / 747 weeks and 2 days ago

I don't know but to me that Cygnus tune has all the stuff I like some good beats,drums (though limited at certain parts) bass, and those alpha waves all mixed together. I like it, you jusss don't like it cuz it doesn't have any demons in the forest stuff you like. hehe!

// Doreen / 747 weeks and 2 days ago

And now you got me all curious about what possibly could be crazy lyric in that tune you said for me not to check out...

// Doreen / 747 weeks and 2 days ago

Nah, the Cygnus tune I linked to is completely unrelated to the one you bought. It was just that the names were similar.

As to the lyrics of the second one: mellow moenie mauwe = mellow moet niet mauwen = mellow should shut the fuck up. The song starts with some goons trying to produce a track and then some loud guy walks in and yells at them.

// craeonics / 747 weeks and 2 days ago

I still say the hook in the song you bought is weak. It doesn't move in some direction, it just drifts about aimlessly.

// crae_zzz / 747 weeks and 2 days ago

It's just you're a male and I'm a female so the weaker/softer side of it appeals to me more I suppose.

Slaap lekker you dutchy...

// Doreen / 747 weeks and 2 days ago

I guess I like it cuz it drifts about aimlessly and so do I come to think about it. hehe!

Once again it has no demons in a forest so thazzz why you don't care for it.

// Doreen / 747 weeks and 2 days ago

Indeed, needs more demons in forest. Or more Gizmo: [link]

// crae_zzz / 747 weeks and 2 days ago

I'll have to check that out again on my other machine this laptop has sound exactly like a tin can (it's horrible)

Slaap lekker mijn dutchy...

// Doreen / 747 weeks and 2 days ago

Ja, dat is uitstekend! Gizmo is goed!

En ik ben so proud of myself dat ik know some dutch words en zo wat if it's only a handful. hehe!

(dit is going to take me a long time though)

// Doreen / 747 weeks and 2 days ago

I don't know. I find it highly disturbing to suddenly see you talking Dutch (or making attempts at).

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark (god, how ancient is this?)

// crae_work / 747 weeks and 2 days ago

Zoooo wat! (how can I learn this if I've nobody to practice on and torture w/ it?)

// Doreen / 747 weeks and 2 days ago

Okay, I'll try to wait until I get better at it, I figured since you're such a perfectionist my trying to learn dutch and practicing on you would drive you insane. Maar, you know I'll never be perfect at it...

// Doreen / 747 weeks and 2 days ago

Let's not forget colloquialisms like "so what" which literally translated might be "zo wat" (meaning: like this what), but more correctly would be written "nou en".

Small children us "nou" a lot as interjection like "like" and "because".

// crae_work / 747 weeks and 2 days ago

I don't even know what that "colloquialisms" word means dutchy! (I think I'm totally hopeless?)

I did go to school but like I already told you all I remember vividly is staring out the window and listening to the wind blow through a big tree and birds singing. hehe

// Doreen / 747 weeks and 2 days ago

btw en = and (not what!)

// Doreen / 747 weeks and 2 days ago

I guess it might be impossible for me to learn this dutchy...

// Doreen / 747 weeks and 2 days ago

First thing to learn, and more important than vocabulary or grammar, is that you cannot simply switch the words for their translated equivalents. Doing so is machine translating. And we all know how much that stinks.

// crae_work / 747 weeks and 2 days ago

Hmm well these learning tools I have teach you sets of words such as so = zo and what = wat etc.

Now for example if I try to practice them and use them in something "I" would say and then find out that "zo wat" is actually "nou en" when there is nothing I can find that says that's the proper way you would say it, I would say this is obviously hopeless to learn. Specially since I only know that en = and? hehe

That's why I said it might be impossible for me to learn since all the tools to learn Dutch are not authentic at all. And on top of that I don't even speak my own lingo proper. My 12 yo old has proper vocab and grammar and all he does is "constantly" correct me and call me his lil slangy momma! (I think I'm hopeless at this point, but I still keep trying even at this point)

// Doreen / 747 weeks and 2 days ago

I can understand Italian and Spanish since I've learned enough of those two languages so if anyone speaks to me in those I can understand just fine but would I ever speak it back to them? No way I don't exactly favor making a complete fool out of myself so I suppose now it will be the same in Dutch I can already look at the news in Dutch and gather enough of the words I've learned to "allllmost" understand the subject.

Oh welll...

// Doreen / 747 weeks and 2 days ago

/me notes nou en though I still find it completely strange that nou en means zo wat!

// Doreen / 747 weeks and 2 days ago

It's not my fault you guys tease us w/ words like:

Hello = Hallo

so = zo

make us think it's all easy and then totally change everything! (I should have known when I got to the word ice = ijs this would be trouble!)

// Doreen / 747 weeks and 2 days ago

Ponder on "so what" for a bit. It's basically short for something like "so, what if [previous sentence]":

"You're making a mess of things."

"So, [and] what [if I make a mess of things]?"

Or in Dutch:

"Je maakt er een puinhoop van."

"Nou, en [wat] [als ik er een puinhoop van maak]?"

It's the same structure, but different words get dropped. Capiche?

// crae_guru / 747 weeks and 1 day ago

Just as it strikes you strange that you seen me talking/typing in dutch what's even stranger is that "you" are dutch and when I see you talking/typing in dutch I think it looks strange to meee since I'm so used to you in english! (but I like it!) hehe

Anyways me goes find that puinhoop word it looks funny. And I'm not going to give up dutchy, I just doubt very seriously I will ever learn dutch "properly" since I don't do anything properly...

// Doreen / 747 weeks and 1 day ago

It's just very different cuz like for me I would say:

"How much is it?" or "It cost how much?"

and you would say:

"Hoeveel kost het?"

Which to me literally is: "How much cost it?" (which sounds funny to meee) So learning the words is obviously not going to be the problem but using the right ones and in the correct order or structure will most likely be impossible for me. I'll never pass that County proficiency test for sure dutchy.

// Doreen / 747 weeks and 1 day ago

plus like orange = sinaasappel (I keep thinking it's an apple!)

// Doreen / 747 weeks and 1 day ago

Dutchy I have been going crazy trying to find "this" tune from the soundtrack off their game Forza 3 cuz they keep playing it in their room and come to find out it's not even a tune on the soundtrack it's just beats made for the game. hehe!

Listen it's outstanding: [link]

You need to play this on a decent sound system to fully appreciate it...

// Doreen / 747 weeks and 1 day ago

You need to up your confidence levels a bit. These are intricacies only native speakers grasp. And they can't really explain them.

You can say "het kost hoeveel?", but that only if you're surprised and add an imaginary "say what" and six exclamation marks. Normally speaking the word order is reversed in questions. And "how much is it" = "hoeveel is het". Perfectly valid.

Comments on that link suggest the music is by this guy: [link], and look you can order his CD.

// crae_zzz / 747 weeks and 1 day ago

Well, native speakers and those submerged in a Dutch speaking environment for some time ofcourse.

// craeonics / 747 weeks and 1 day ago

Nee, can't buy the CD cuz I've already bought my Dummy book and one 99 cent iTunes d/l so I've exceeded all the money in my "Waste Money on Stuff Fund" for now.

Ik ben niet going to give up on trying dutchy...

Before I die I will learn Dutch (that's if I don't die first trying) Which translates to: I will most likely annoy you w/ my badly formed Dutch words to Hell and back. So I'll just say het spijt me now and get it out of the way early. hehe

Seeeee and I put the "t" after the "j" this time so I spelled it right!

// Doreen / 747 weeks and 1 day ago

Everytime I practice the words and say "Goed" I feel like an owl or something. "Hoot"

// Doreen / 747 weeks and 1 day ago

/me goes hire a hitman

// crae_work / 747 weeks and 1 day ago

Oh nou en, gaan werken!

/me goes wakeup...

// Doreen / 747 weeks and 1 day ago

Tsk, tsk, slavendrijver!

// crae_zzz / 747 weeks and 22 hours ago

Seriously, Lady Gaga really has a weird face. Nose, mouth, ears and eyes are too big and no chin. Very strange. Especially when standing next to Ms. Knowles.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Beyoncé ft. Lady Gaga - Video Phone

// crae_zzz / 747 weeks and 21 hours ago

I know I seen her on the AMA and I thought maybe she should put the mask back on. She's very strange too (I mean her behavior) I don't know if she's really like that or just as a music artist trying to promote/present herself as unusual? Freaky...

// Doreen / 747 weeks and 18 hours ago

I see her as a music artist trying alilll too hard and it's just overkill, her look, her costumes, her behavior just all of it but I still like one tune of hers (that Poker Face one) hehe

// Doreen / 747 weeks and 18 hours ago

I'd hazard that it's all an act. There are people like that in the Real World, but unless they have what we call a "kruiwagen", they're not successful.

I'd still say she's the improved version of Christina Aguilera. In the music department that is.

// crae_work / 747 weeks and 9 hours ago

I don't know look at Prince? I thought he was strange as a musical artist and in real life he "is" strange. hehe

Maybe some of their musical artistry sometimes carries over into their real life, but when the camera kept panning over Lady Gaga during off performance she was acting freaking off stage. I've yet to see an interview and I don't mean to sound so mean but she seems freaky to me...

// Doreen / 747 weeks and 3 hours ago

Here you go, check out her AMA performance: [link]

Decent shape and she wears such a freaky costume, she's mainly going for Shock, Stand out, and Different. Anywyas, it seems shes making it...

// Doreen / 747 weeks and 3 hours ago

I once saw an interview with her on Italian TV. The interviewer was talking Italian to her and she had no idea what was being said. Just nodding her head and stuff.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Roxette - Listen to your Heart

// crae_work / 747 weeks and 1 hour ago

hehe! Well that sounds like a very productive interview?

/me goes check to see what interviews she may have listed on YouTube...

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 6 days ago

Hmm oke, ze is freaky: [link]

But I totally admire that she is who she is. (and she's a freak) hehe

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 6 days ago

Yikes! Dutchy this don't even look like her! [link]

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 6 days ago

My god, she looks like she was covered in baking oil. This and the CNN thing show it is an act and she is very much aware of what she does.

Here's the Italian interview, by the way. It starts at 3:28. I missed it the first time, but apparently, she was wearing and ear piece and someone was translating things for her: [link]

// crae_zzz / 746 weeks and 6 days ago

I had to watch the whole thing (cuz me likes the Poker Face one)

I don't know, she always looks diff and she seems to act diff too on each interview but the bottom line to me is she's freaky, ballsy and a strong music artist in her own way, so though I don't really care for her style I still admire her ballsy uniqueness. It's just alilll too stronge for my taste and it seems she tries too hard to stand out which apparently is working for her I guess since alot of ppl love her.

And stop all that snoring over there!

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 6 days ago

That's not me, it's my tomcat that's snoring.

// crae_zzz / 746 weeks and 6 days ago

Nee, dit is u een uw groot neus...

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 6 days ago

een = en (I always get confused w/ those two)

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 6 days ago

And that is what happens when you get over confident and don't check things before you try something you've obviously not mastered. hehe

Dit - Het ohh boyyyy!

Dit is going to take me forever to learn! Slaap lekker mijn dutchy

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 6 days ago

Assuming one snores by inhaling loudly through the nose, the facts that one of my nostrils is always clogged (due to my allergies) and that I sleep with my mouth closed (throat goes raspy if I don't) one may conclude that I am incapable of snoring. I would suffocate if I did.

// crae_zzz / 746 weeks and 6 days ago

hehe dutchyyy! Welll my 12 yo w/ his allergies and asthma snores so loud the wall between our bedrooms vibrate! But then again you seen his nose (it's so small it's like he doesn't really have one!)

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 6 days ago

/me goes cozy up w/ my books for tonight (and yessss you heard right)

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 6 days ago

Doreen reading books? The world has gone mad.

// craeonics / 746 weeks and 6 days ago

I think I've gone mad? oke, let me try this again since my net is moody today again...

Ik houd van lezen "or" Ik houd van naarrr lezen

Just pick one (cuz mij is not sure about if you include to or not) hehe

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 6 days ago

Actually I think the problem has been I only like to read boeks "I" desire to read not boeks I don't want to read (like instruction manuals) at any rate I'm freaking myself out cuz I've been in some weird reading mood lately...

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 6 days ago

Pretty soon you'll be applying for a job as a librarian.

"Ik hou(d) van lezen" is the correct phrase. The d is usually dropped.

// craeonics / 746 weeks and 6 days ago

Sticking "to" in front of verbs is an English thing. I am not aware of any other language that does that.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Summoning - Farewell [Let Mortal Heroes sing your Fame, 08]

// craeonics / 746 weeks and 6 days ago

/mij notes...

One thing that seems to be a constant while trying to learn this is that I feel as if your language seems unemotional "but" polite whereas English, Italian and Spanish seems overly emotional and sometimes rude. hehe (if that makes any sense cuz it's hard to really describe it) I think it's the formation of the words that make it feel that way or something, not sure if it could be that or the "sounds" since I'm listening to the sounds of the words in another program I'm using as well...

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 6 days ago

Actually I'm thinking a better word would not be rude but "aggressive" overly emotion and aggressive more forward? or maybe just the limited words available in these books and program that I'm learning (not sure what it is) just something I keep noticing...

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 6 days ago

To which one can only respond with: say what?

/listen

* creaonics is listening to: Dimmu Borgir - The Insight and the Catharsis [Spiritual Black Dimensions, 07] (Vortex' clear vocals bit at the end is grand)

// craeonics / 746 weeks and 6 days ago

I figured you'd say that cuz I don't know how to explain things. hehe


Just probably has to do w/ the sounds of things, I remember one time me and a friend at work were having lunch in front of the Hospital and some really strange looking guy came up to us and he was speaking some diff lingo we didn't understand and she panicked thought he was a mental patient trying to attack or come on to us and I could tell by his "tone" of voice he was looking for directions to a clinic or ward or something to do w/ being lost? Sure enough the guy pulled out a mail card from the Hospital and he was pointing to an address to one of our clinics. hehe

/me is listening to some commercials of the dreaded usual Christmas tunes...

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 5 days ago

Dutchy so far in this Dummy book all this guy is mainly doing is self promoting the two lil sucky apps he wrote for the iphone. I'm sure hoping this book will be good and I'm giving it a good shot by not doing my usual thing of cheating, skimming and running to the back of the book to get it over with. So I've been going slow at it and reading it from the very beginning but if he mentions his apps one more time I'm going to explode. hehe

I checked out his app in the app store and it looks like something a two yo could write! Which gave me a bad feeling about this book now...

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 5 days ago

Another thing giving me a bad feeling about things is all links in his book to his sites are apparently dead and check out one of his apps called "Return to Me": [link]

He wrote this app for incase you lost your iPhone, it's listed in the iTunes app store. but this site has it posted for free and it has a whopping 11 d/l's over the course of almost a year? oh boyyyy...

But I will read this book through from page to page and see if I can grab some basics.

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 5 days ago

Naturally, if you're thinking one simple book, aimed at beginners will teach you to write super duper applications, you're sorely mistaken. You to learn how to walk before you can run.

Meanwhile, my monitor has been postponed for the seventh time. Now it's due december 8th. If they pull that shit one more time, I'm cancelling my order.

// crae_evil / 746 weeks and 5 days ago

No I'm no longer expecting that dutchy just that I want some action not his advertisements for his apps. I've learned not to expect miracles regarding learning coding and I've also accepted the fact I may never learn it enough to ever make my own app but I'm still going to give it my best shot.

As for your Monitor the 8th is in only 4 more days so lets hope they don't postpone it. I was at one of our stores over here during our Thanksgiving Holiday recently and they had a 1 day special for an entire HP machine (including a beautiful Monitor) for $398.00 one day only and I thought about you, would have been a great deal but it's not my fault you're over there and I couldn't show it to you!

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 5 days ago

Don't need a new machine. Just need a new monitor. And it's not so much the delay. It's the seven times the delivery date was postponed just a few days. This has boy/cry/wolf all over it. In the end, you just don't believe it anymore.

As for the book, just skip to where the coding starts and if it doesn't make sense, step back a couple of pages. After all, the goal is just to get you started.

// craeonics / 746 weeks and 5 days ago

Hmmm hopefully the site you ordered that monitor off of is legit dutchy...

As for the book I don't want to jump through pages since that is something I normally do and in turn learn nothing so I'm going to read this book through word for word and page for page I will eventuallyyyy get to the coding part hopefully later on "today"

Goodluck w/ your monitor I sure hope once you do finally get it delivered that it's not a disappointment (but a Samsung is usually pretty reputable and good)

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 5 days ago

My sister took on a Manager position at a beautiful complex "By the Beach!" 36 units I think so I'm going tomorrow to go check them out who knows she's got 2 openings avail and wants me to go check them out, I may actually get to go live close by the beach after all. I have to see them and think about things but maybeee. (I'm excited)

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 4 days ago

Living near the beach is the ultimate in life. I'm fifteen minutes away from the beach (by bike that is), but I wouldn't say I live near it. Still, over my dead body that I'm ever moving more land inwards.

// craeonics / 746 weeks and 4 days ago

Lucky you! I'm about almost 2 hours away from the beach where I currently live. But keep your fingers crossed for me, I will be checking it out tomorrow they are apparently remodeling the units so they won't be ready until approx the time I will be returning back to work (so timing is everything) But I still need to see the exact location and feel the vibes of course. hehe

I'm trying not to get too excited but it's hard cuz I want to be near the beach so bad.

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 4 days ago

Let's hope it doesn't have windows where the view you have is that of the blind wall next door.

// craeonics / 746 weeks and 4 days ago

No it was actually very beautiful. I took some pics but I'll toss them up somewhere and send you the link via mail. Unfortunately it's not for me though, I think it's just time for my sister to get her Blessing cuz it's perfect for "her" The place he is giving to her to be manager from is $2250.00 she gets it rent "free" electric and gas "free" plus an added income of $800.00 and she can walk to the beach! Beautiful! But the prob for me is his rents are too high he said he would for me as her family member allow me one for $1650.00 but that is still way too high for me so I'll have to pass...

No big deal I can run to my sister's pad when I get my beach bug.

And they all have a fireplace *sigh*

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 3 days ago

That's more than I make in a month. So if I understand it correctly, your sis gets to live there for free (as long as she works for that boss) plus a $800 paycheck? Maybe you should move in with her.

// crae_work / 746 weeks and 3 days ago

She suggested that but, she is my big sister and even now she dosen't know how not to be and I like my independence alillll too much to make that mistake. hehe

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 3 days ago

She can live in the pool house, while you take the condo.

Meanwhile, delivery has been postponed for the eight time. I've shot them an email to clarify this ridiculous course of action. And yes, it's a legit shop. They even have a banner stating they've been chosen as the best online hardware shop 2009. Riiight...

// craeonics / 746 weeks and 2 days ago

Argh! So frustrating specially when you need to be on alert for the delivery. At this point they should give you some kind of discounted price for the complete inconvenience!

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 2 days ago

They'd better have a damn good explanation. I predict that I will not like their response, will cancel my order and get it elsewhere. But let's wait and see what their answer is.

// craeonics / 746 weeks and 2 days ago

Welll Samsung is pretty good they may just be having an issue w/ a delivery shipment or just a hard time keeping them in stock period, either way if they cancel again you'd be a fool to do business w/ them at that point...

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 2 days ago

I'd be a fool to everrr deal with those clowns again if they don't pull through. Plenty of shops that sell this screen, so I can get it everywhere. But, like I said, let's see how they handle this.

// craeonics / 746 weeks and 2 days ago

Let's hope when it does finally come that it's all in one piece. hehe

Goodluck dutchy...

/me goes jump back under the blankets (pouring cats and dogs right now and freezingggg)

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 2 days ago

Freezing in California? That's about as believable as the store delivering my screen. Koukleum!

// crae_work / 746 weeks and 2 days ago

Dutchy nee it is currently 36 degrees and we have what looks like snow all over the cars and windows this morning (but it's just frost) and at this very moment we are 10 degrees colder than you! Freaky weather...

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 2 days ago

I had to look three times right now but it currently is "36" degrees? Totally freaky.

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 2 days ago

In that case I do hope you have some sort of a heating system and "double glass" in your windows, etcetera.

Got a reply from the shop. They say it's due (at their place) the 9th (no surprise there), give or take a small transport delay. Right. Well, we'll just have to see what happens tomorrow then. I predict more delays.

// crae_work / 746 weeks and 2 days ago

I have my heater pilots turned off cuz we are always hot so I can't even remember what year I ever did use a heater? But right now it's still dropping and it says "34" degrees? Totally strange, the news said it's a rare snow storm or something so I suppose when I go out today I will see snow at the lower levels when I look towards the mountains (we are covered w/ a thin layer of frost all over outside right now which looks like it snowed)

So they did postpone it again from the 8th to the 9th which means you won't get it until prob the 13th. You really should demand some kind of discount for the inconvenience and get a refund off the price you paid. That is crazy (horrible business that is)

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 2 days ago

Hmmm well since it is so koukleum I think I'll go practice my Dutch alilll bit today so I can torture you w/ it later on. hehe

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 2 days ago

You might want to look up that word first.

// craeonics / 746 weeks and 1 day ago

Oh ho ho, first they answer my explicit question as to when my order is due with the 9th and a couple of hours later I get an email in which the delivery has been postponed yet again. This time it's the 10th.

I'm too much of a softy. I'll give them one last chance.

// craeonics / 746 weeks and 1 day ago

hehe! I'm predicting you will have it on the 13th!

Doesn't it mean chilly or really cold?

/me goes check again cuz I don't have that word in my program so I had looked it up online/google...

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 1 day ago

Hmmm online it says: koukleum

chilly person (the ~), chilly subject (the ~)

What is it dutchy?

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 1 day ago

At any rate I do know one thing for sure "It is koud today!"

I wanted to tell you to have a good evening but I don't know if I say it like:

Heb een goedenavond or Hebben goedenavond?

(or probably none of the above, seems the more I try to learn the more confused I could be)

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 1 day ago

Koukleum = kou (cold) + kleum(en) (being cold) = someone who is easily effected by low temperatures. Or in other words: a sissy. Half my colleagues are bloody wusses. Cranking the thermostat up, walking around in many layers of clothing, whilst ye olde crae trods the office in his t-shirt.

// craeonics / 746 weeks and 1 day ago

Okay but if I had to guess w/ not looking up that word online I would say that Koukleum word "looks" to me like "Cuckoo" Crazy?

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 1 day ago

Or would that be "affected"? Anyway, none of the greetings is valid. You don't possess an evening, so you cannot "have" it. Perhaps this is of help: [link]

// craeonics / 746 weeks and 1 day ago

What do you mean sissy! You try going from 109 degrees to 34 degrees and see if that don't shock your system. hehe!

We don't get this stuff over here dutchy we usually walk around half naked 24/7 cuz it's always so hot...

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 1 day ago

Anyways who's the wussy? when you cry how hot is it when it hits 70 degrees you start crying how hot it is and for us that is perfecto very cool and comfortable. hehe

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 1 day ago

Mwah, "kou" is pronounced "cow" (but de-emphasise the w). As for "kleum"... umm, I don't think the eu-diphthong exists as a sound in the English language.

// craeonics / 746 weeks and 1 day ago

Argh! Dutchyyyyy! on that link you dropped "everything" is diff than what this program is teaching me!

Like for example I'm learning that Goodbye is: Tot ziens and on that link it says Goodbye is: Goeiedag nog (which I actually like better) and Come w/ me is: Kom met me mee!? (I like the way that sounds better too) why oh why is there like 50 million diff ways to say things it makes this so hard!

/me goes get mad and serious and practice some more. *sigh*

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 1 day ago

Hmm what's the dealeo w/ Goed suddenly turning into Goeie on that link you dropped? (what does that sound like?) I'm sure it's not Hoot! but I don't have that word in my program or book either.

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 1 day ago

Is it like "Hooey"

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 1 day ago

Go relaxxx sorry, just that this is so frustrating!

Goodbye:

1. Tot ziens

2. Goeiedag nog

3. Tot straks

4. Tot gauw

How am I ever gonna learn this!

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 1 day ago

I'm in big trouble cuz I say actually alot and actually = eigenlijk (dat is hard to spell!!!)

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 1 day ago

Ack! And it sounds pretty gross (I sure hope there is 5 other words for actually somewhere I've not seen yet)

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 1 day ago

Translation help arrives at the scene just in time.

- tot ziens = until seeing(s) = see you (later)

- goeiedag nog [in speech] = goedendag nog [in writing] = good day onwards = have a nice day; "goeie" being pronounced as "goo-yuh", the "g" sound being like the "ch" in Loch Ness or how the "j" is pronounced in Spanish.

- tot straks = until later = see you later

- tot gauw = until soon = see you soon

- eigenlijk = own-like = actually (no other translation)

// crae_zzz / 746 weeks and 1 day ago

"Goodbye" apparently stands for "god be with you", which in Dutch would be "god zij met u/je". But the only ones who would say that would be priests, guess.

Eek! Way past midnight andI still have to cook dinner.

// crae_zzz / 746 weeks and 1 day ago

Well I'm not saying "actually" anymore! hehe

Dank u wel dutchy, I'm currently trying not to get too far ahead of myself since I don't want to forget the words I have mastered by getting too crazy on more complicated words so today I kept reviewing the words I've learned already and have mastered by how they sound "and" how they are spelled, this program lets you test yourself in various ways and then I printed out all my test sheets so I can make my own book to review when I'm downstairs or whatever. This program will inevitably teach me Dutch but I'm sure I'll be sounding all robotic cuz it prob has nothing but the basic standard words but whatever I'm going to stick w/ this program first and then move on so I don't get all frustrated and disgusted and quit.

Since they said we are going to get even colder and since I tried to go outside and ran back in cuz it is literally freezing! I'm going to just practice my Dutch.

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 1 day ago

You need to play some Immortal then. They only "sing" about cold, ice and frost.

Anyway, learning languages is just a matter of practicing. So just stick with that program until you've grasped the basics.

// crae_work / 746 weeks and 1 day ago

Ik zal...

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 1 day ago

Or is that Ik zullen? I'm hopeless! hehe!

But I will keep at it...

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 1 day ago

Meanwhile I'll have to go investigate the three spammers that got through the filter. Grr... I have other things to do...

// crae_evil / 746 weeks and 1 day ago

Seems your walls are breaking down. hehe

/me is listening to Beyonce (who seems to be on a total spiral "upward") [link]

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 1 day ago

Nah, it's more that they post seemingly valid messages, were it not for the subtle detail that dose messages are totally unrelated to this site. But then again, like all spammers, they overlook some other aspects of the web, which makes them easy to deal with.

And I take care of this on a case by case basis. There are still boatloads of spam blocked each day.

// craeonics / 746 weeks and 1 day ago

dose = those, once again my typing goes to hell.

You mean to say you hadn't heard that track before? Judging by the deluge of Beyoncé videos, I'd say her record company publishes both "soft" and "hard" songs at the same time, the harder ones, like Sweet Dreams, getting the most airplay.

// craeonics / 746 weeks and 1 day ago

No I hadn't heard that particular tune since I've not been listening to the radio that much lately (due to my new freaky book fetish) and when I study Dutch I use this desktop program where I need to listen to the sounds so I've been preoccupied w/ those things lately...

I did see her preform a TV special that she did in Las Vegas recently and she seems to be dabbling in "everything" radio, TV, Vegas just everything!

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 22 hours ago

You're like me always trying to correct things when I think we both mean what we know or know what we mean. hehe

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 22 hours ago

The one that really gets to me like I told you before is when I go to type "your" and type "you" instead (I don't know why that one bugs me most)

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 22 hours ago

And when I type preform when I meant to type perform up above up there. argh! hehe

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 22 hours ago

Ik heb het koud!!!

/me goes grab a ton of blankets and my books and go read some more.

Slaap lekker mijn dutchy...

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 22 hours ago

What bugs me the most is that I tend to spot my typos the second I post the message. That's similar my strange quirk of only recognising people after I've already passed them.

// craeonics / 746 weeks and 22 hours ago

And by then it's too late so they think that the reason you didn't say hi is cuz you're stuck up. (I have the same problem too)

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 20 hours ago

I always say I have tunnel vision. Besides, they know I'm weird.

// crae_work / 746 weeks and 8 hours ago

Andddd you even use the same excuse I use?

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 3 hours ago

The weirdness or the tunnel vision?

// crae_work / 746 weeks and 2 hours ago

Mainly the tunnel vision excuse but ppl consider me weird as well (since I've never been a social party animal and most everyone I know is)

Check this out dutchy remember I was searching for some Lady Gaga interviews? I kept thinking she's a freak (and I don't really mean that in a bad way, she's just so freaky) Well last night apparently Barbara Walters interviewed her and in her own words she says she always felt like a freak and her goal is to liberate her fans that feel like they too are freaks. hehe!

If anyone can liberate freaky ppl she will anyways check out her interview I thought it was short but a good and true interview: [link]

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 1 hour ago

I guess you would be the one to ask since you are used to extreme cold, but do you know if cold temps would cause batteries to stop? So strange my clocks that are on the wall (the ones that run on batteries not electricity) keep stopping/freezing (apparently at night) but then when it warms up mid-morning up they begin to work again I have a hard time reaching them on the walls so I gave up now fixing them but do you think it's this really weird cold weather we're having lately? I've changed the batteries so I know it's not due to old batteries and it not just one clock. What do you guys use special weather batteries? hehe

// Doreen / 746 weeks and 1 hour ago

That wasn't a very true interview at all. She was playing that interviewer as if she was a toddler.

By the way, I seriously doubt it's freezing in your house, so it's doubtful that that is the cause of your battery failure.

// craeonics / 745 weeks and 6 days ago

Really, I thought she had respect for that particular interviewer (or so it seemed to me anyways) and I guess your right cuz it not freezing temps inside my house just extremely cold I might have to call the gas guy to come light these gas pilots for my heaters if this keeps up. I don't know what it is then but it's just the clocks downstairs (where it is the coldest so I thought that's what it was)

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 6 days ago

But it is so cold that at night if you go outside you can see smoke when you breath or talk. hehe

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 6 days ago

Tsk, tsk, it's been like that over here all month.

// craeonics / 745 weeks and 6 days ago

By the way that interviewer is Barbara Walters she's the best known and loved interviewer over here in the States. (I think she is as dry as a prune and can't stand her but I do like the fact she gets all the best ppl to interview cuz of her popularity)

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 6 days ago

I don't know how you do it dutchy, my nose and hands are frozen like a popsicle and I don't own one coat or gloves so I have to run as fast as I can everytime I need to go outside to take care of anything...

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 6 days ago

Just so you don't think I'm exaggerating the cold I set up my widgets on my iPhone and took this shot in the morning but I forgot to post it for you, we were 11 degrees colder than you! and they said we will be dropping into the 20's when this new weird storm hits, we don't get that cold over here, but now I know how it is over there by you I guess.

[link]

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 6 days ago

It's because you moved from New York (where they have real winters) to California (where they don't).

I on the other hand have a thick winter coat.

// craeonics / 745 weeks and 6 days ago

I wouldn't be able to survive over there anymore since I'm such a Cali girl now. I heard they are dropping below zero cuz of this weird storm sweeping over everywhere...

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 6 days ago

The warmest things I own are my Teknidermy T-Shirt's w/ long sleeves and one pink and one black sweat shirt, thazzz about it. I don't own a coat, normally when it rains it's still warm.

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 6 days ago

And this is the longest I've not had my hair tied up in a pony tail or clipped back off my neck (cuz my ears and neck are so cold I've had it down)

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 6 days ago

Oh well, goedenacht en droom zacht mijn dutchy. (yes I cheated and found that one on the link you gave me) hehe

/me goes run downstairs and get some things done...

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 6 days ago

Hmm actually I think I like that goedenacht en droom zacht better than slaap lekker...

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 6 days ago

Nahhh actually I think I like the lekker word better, alright I'm leaving!

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 6 days ago

God, you remind me of my colleagues. One walked into our scorchingly hot office today, shivered and said "it's really getting cold in here as well". Insane!

Meanwhile I'm starting to lose my faith in Dizzie. This is a completely useless cover of the 90s original and improves it in no way whatsoever.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Dizzie Rascal - Dirty Cash [link]

// craeonics / 745 weeks and 6 days ago

Oh my god, Snoop, what's up with this crap?

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Timati ft. Snoop Dogg - Groove On [link]

// crae_zzz / 745 weeks and 6 days ago

Hmmh who dat Dizzie? As for snoop he had been laying low and playing daddy (involved in Baseball leagues over here in LA) trying to make avail some recreation for some kids and I guess he got bored w/ that since he's been popping up all over again on TV trying to make some kind of come back...

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 6 days ago

Umm I don't think snoop can go from this: [link]

to that link you posted up there (time to give it up) hehe!

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 6 days ago

This is old Dizzie: [link] (note the crazy beats). His later tunes are much more mainstream (and thus boring).

// craeonics / 745 weeks and 6 days ago

Dizzee is the Shizzle but it seems they don't play him on this side (cuz me has never heard of him before)

OMG it's zo koud dutchy toss me your coat!!!

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 6 days ago

You really should flick on your heater. The temperature indoors should always be at a comofortable level (otherwise people wouldn't have moved out of their caves). Easy for me to say ofcourse, sitting with my feet against the "verwarming".

Display arived, by the way. Contrast is shitty compared to my CRT, but all LCDs have that problem. I do have ample desk space all of a sudden and it was almost zero setup, so I'm quite pleased with it.

// craeonics / 745 weeks and 6 days ago

Great now tek won't let me post from my phone. Argh!

Anyways I can't flick on my heater cuz I need to have the gas company come down and turn them on I have not ever used them and I don't have them lit nor cleaned and it would probably start a fire besides, the minute I get the guys down here to service them and get them up and running again our temps will most likely jump back up to triple digit my luck.

As for your monitor the reason you suddenly have ample desk space is cuz you finallyyyy retired that prehistoric monitor of yours! That is the best feature of the newer monitors is having all that desk space...

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 5 days ago

Your phone seems to get ensnared by the filter. Too lazy to change it at the moment though. I seem to be lost in this vast ocean of desk space.

// craeonics / 745 weeks and 5 days ago

Don't worry about it cuz it's not like I'm out alot I just get too lazy at times to run upstairs to my office so I use my phone. But it loads painfully slow on my phone anyways and now it doesn't even post my post. (It disappears)

/me thinks your cats will love all that added space...

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 5 days ago

Actually I'm thinking I might move my machine downstairs since I won't be using my machine for work/telecommuting anymore but not today cuz I'm too frozen!

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 5 days ago

Anyways enjoy your new monitor and get back to work on your thesis!

/me goes cozy up w/ my Dummy book. hehe

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 5 days ago

Work on my thesis? I think I'm going to do some cleaning. I have this orange rug, which is more gray than orange these days. I'd better clean that up before it starts moving on its own.

// craeonics / 745 weeks and 5 days ago

Dutchy who is this? [link]

Frustrating I know I can ask you in dutch who it is but I cannot understand enough to read and find out who it is yet.

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 5 days ago

Nevermind I think it has to do w/ our browsers cuz everytime I try to search anything dutch related the results are practically nothing. I got his name but I can't find anything else.

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 5 days ago

Same thing as when you try to click on some links I drop for you and then you tell me that it won't let you view it on that side cuz it gets blocked though on my end (American Browser/ISP or whatever it is) it lets me view it just fine etc. I don't know...

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 5 days ago

Piece of crap site won't play. Found it on YouTube: [link] and never heard of this before. Here's the official site: [link] (haven't checked). Some context on what these guys are playing at, a couple of years ago Poland joined the EU and as a result, the Poles can now work anywhere in the EU without needing visas, permits or whatever. The wages here in the west are multiple factors higher than in Poland, so there've been a lot of Polish labourers coming over to do jobs Dutch residents feel don't pay enough. Bit like Mexicans in the US.

The me getting blocked thing is because of bitchy US labels restricting things on a national level. The not finding stuff on Google thing is because it tries to be smart and will give things more relevant to where you're from and the language you speak a higher ranking. Annoys the hell out of me. I hate software trying to be smart.

// craeonics / 745 weeks and 4 days ago

I knowww so frustrating it always feels to me as if anything about "you" or your culture is banned from "me" I hate it.

Anyways I finally got that entire vid to load and actually play cuz all I was able to get was a half a min of it or so and the text would not load at all just weird sporadic stuff. And when I was able to see the name I searched him on Youtube as google wasn't giving me anything at all, he's a bit too raunchy, and I only liked the beats in that one tune. hehe! (was more work than it was worth for me to check him out)

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 4 days ago

I went to your second link and of course the link on that page says Page cannot be found Im sure I'm not missing much, like I said he looks raunchy. (maar, dank u anyways) hehe

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 4 days ago

The link to that blog gives me a 404 as well. Pretty sloppy. I got there via a different route, but it's the Dutch equivalent of MySpace, so not much of use there.

From what I gather, dude's working on his first album. Due for release soon.

Meanwhile, finished a third of my second chapter. Ergo, two thirds of that left, then the conclusion and it's done. Ofcourse I'll be over 35 pages then, but at least everything will be written out then. This mega res of my new screen (2048x1152) is grand. I can put three documents side by side without having to resize them.

// craeonics / 745 weeks and 4 days ago

I can't believe you're almost done! Obviously the monitor came in time. hehe

Veel geluk! (I still doubt the teacher will read that small book if there are more than 5 students in his/her class)

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 4 days ago

I guess you're not as lazy as you think you are (cuz I on the other hand would have never been able to finish such a feat!)

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 4 days ago

I should really stop pestering you to death so you can finish it (but I can't help it dutchy sorry)

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 4 days ago

Since it's raining like crazy and it's attack of the killer slimy snails and wiggly worms outside me will leave you alone and go study mijn Dutch...

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 4 days ago

I am as lazy as you think I am. I started this thing back in February (alright, so I didn't do much until summer).

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Burzum - Det som en gang var [Hvis Lyset tar oss, 01]

// craeonics / 745 weeks and 4 days ago

The bottom line is that you "are" doing it evil guy...

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 4 days ago

Okay don't laugh I'm going to try this since I was dreaming of dutch words all last nacht!

Ik ben helpen de zus bewegen vandaag.

/me goes get two lazy lil boys out of bed to help her we have to go get her into her new job/beach house today!

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 4 days ago

Argh! Actually I think it would be mijn zus not de zus cuz de is the right? neverrrr mind!!

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 4 days ago

Let me translate that back, followed by what you were trying to say and then the correct phrase:

"I am helping the sister (to) move today"

"I am helping my sister move today"

"Ik help m'n zus verhuizen vandaag"

Better watch out. Everytime I help someone move I manage to come home with cuts and bruises. Caused by hands scraping walls and what not. And if my father's involved there's always the risk of either falling down the stairs or getting crushed by furniture in the process, because he's always rushing things.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Fluisterwoud - Laat alle Hoop varen [Laat alle Hoop varen, 01]

// craeonics / 745 weeks and 4 days ago

Dank je, verhuizen is zo niet goed voor de fingernails. Mij en mijn kids cannot even move or walk today...

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 3 days ago

I'd say sore muscles has more to do with exercise... or lack thereof.

/me runs

// crae_work / 745 weeks and 3 days ago

I can't speak for my kids but I on the other hand workout vigorously at the gym so it has to do w/ using diff muscles or something cuz I cannot believe this (or my age) cuz I didn't expect to be so sore...

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 3 days ago

Me and my sister were trying to kick my mom back to her house cuz she was out doing us both! My step father as I told you had a bout w/ Lung Cancer (and beat it a few years back but he could not help)

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 3 days ago

One thing I found strange is that since I avoid the sun like the plague I glow in the dark cuz I'm so white and I'm anemic (always have been) I normally bruise easily so I was expecting to find 20 or more bruises all over my body and I cannot even find one, not one!? now "that" is a miracle!

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 3 days ago

Dutchy her place is so beautiful it was raining "everywhere" but where we were while moving strange like the sun was following us. hehe!

And when I left she had her fireplace going and though her pad was a mess all in boxes the place was all warm and cozy. she is gonna be real happy there I know it. The beach is about a 10 min walk from her and the air around her is all beachy!

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 3 days ago

One can always imagine the door is always open and the fire place burning.

// craeonics / 745 weeks and 2 days ago

One this is for sure I know where I'm going for Christmas. (I'm gonna go bum out at her pad this year) hehe

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 2 days ago

this = thing (even my finger hurt) hehe

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 2 days ago

Meanwhile, it's freezing over here. Or at least the air temperatures are. Haven't seen any ice on the water yet.

// crae_work / 745 weeks and 2 days ago

We're returning back to normal which means on Christmas it should be back to 70's and 80's and totally sunny. Never feels like Christmas when we dropped to the 20's out of nowhere I actually thought we might have a real Christmas for once.

/me tosses you my blanket...

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 2 days ago

/me is watching snoop daddy on TV yet again (he's all over the network lately) anyways here's his league I don't know why I kept thinking it was Baseball apparently it's Football...

[link]

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 1 day ago

I cannot believe it dutchy you're at 23 degrees? I suppose about now you and your two cats are frozen solid together. hehe!

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 1 day ago

Perhaps, if my heater wasn't on. Still walking around in a t-shirt though.

// craeonics / 745 weeks and 23 hours ago

You're just a polar bear...

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 20 hours ago

Woke up this morning to a world covered in snow. Cats took a walk on the balcony, with an expression of surprise on their faces. Like: "what the hell is this white stuff sticking to my paws?".

// crae_work / 745 weeks and 7 hours ago

Ohh dutchy looks like you will have a white Christmas! (sun is shinning on this end and we may be back up to 80s by Christmas) *sigh*

Good thing I didn't have the guys service my heaters I would have had to have them come right back and turn them back off again. I have two older heaters (one downstairs and one upstaires) and they are fire hazards if you don't clean them right and have the pilots lit properly (I've never used them not even once cuz it's always hot over here)

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 2 hours ago

Dutchy I'm sorry not sure if you told me and I wasn't paying attention or I'm just getting senile now but how far are you from this Webcam? I always like to look at this one when I want to see "your" weather. [link]

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 1 hour ago

I mean I knowwww it's over there by you but how far from "you" is what I mean...

// Doreen / 745 weeks and 1 hour ago

Google Maps says about 6 km: [link] (hope that link works for you).

// craeonics / 744 weeks and 6 days ago

/me does not know what km are only miles but it says 13 mins!? Argh! Dutchy you are so lucky, you have snow "and" the beach!

My sister officially starts in a week in her new job and she said she is going to scout the area since she does marketing as well to see what the competition is in the surrounding area of beach homes/apts etc. I want to move over there so badly to be by the beach but then when I return to work it will be a 2 hour commute to get to the Hospital plus the rents are just rediculous! But you've got it made...

// Doreen / 744 weeks and 6 days ago

I love looking at your webcam it's kinda comforting to me. hehe

One of these day I'm going to have to find a way to force you over to that Statue so I can see you. Even though right now it's night I can see the snow!

// Doreen / 744 weeks and 6 days ago

Don't laugh but I don't understand maps well either (yessss I'm stupid) I have a GPS thingie on my iPhone and I just stick whatever address I need to go to into my device and follow the blue arrow to get to my destinations. I don't even have a sense of direction I can only find places by visual cues. But looking at that map you look so close!

// Doreen / 744 weeks and 6 days ago

When I tried to see where you/Netherlands were on a map a few times it always looks to me like you are practically on another planet you're so far!

// Doreen / 744 weeks and 6 days ago

Big planet. Friend of mine is so bad at reading maps that he gets lots even with GPS and a (human) navigator. I was sitting in the back with him and another idiot who equally sucks at direction doing the navigating.

He: "Were do we get off the highway?"

Me: "At the exit you just passed. You know, the one that's been on the road signs for the past minutes".

// craeonics / 744 weeks and 6 days ago

hehe! Everytime I get together and go somewhere (which I am tonight) w/ my Mom and sister we're like the 3 stooges cuz all 3 of us have the same problem none of us have any sense of direction. But "I" on the other hand have my GPS thingie so tonight when we go out I'm taking charge! hehe

My brother is coming into town tonight and we're all going out for Dinner he's finally decided to move back here and guess where he's moving? Yup, by the beach! Everyone will be living by the beach but meee! argh!!!

// Doreen / 744 weeks and 6 days ago

Maybe the lot of you can buy a full building and then share it?

// craeonics / 744 weeks and 6 days ago

No kidding. hehe

Anyways, Goedenacht en droom zacht!

// Doreen / 744 weeks and 6 days ago

Looks very beautiful over there today dutchy. [link]

(me is looking at the same old ball of fire outside my window right now)

// Doreen / 744 weeks and 6 days ago

We took my brother over there last night to check out the avail units and guess which one my choochie brother decided on? The one that was offered to me soooo he's got myyyy beach house!

/me gets geared up to help him move now in a few weeks. *sigh*

but I'm excited for my choochie brother and he's all excited to be moving back (he's in Nevada right now)

// Doreen / 744 weeks and 6 days ago

The solution is easy. Kick him out and confiscate "your" house.

// craeonics / 744 weeks and 6 days ago

Can't he's too tall and bigger than me! But I'm excited he's moving back (my excitement shouldddd last aboutttt 1 week or so after he returns) hehe

My Mom is already panicking (he drives her crazy)

// Doreen / 744 weeks and 5 days ago

Mothers always get stressed out over there kids.

This stuff is so fabricated:

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Justin Bieber - One time

// craeonics / 744 weeks and 5 days ago

Nee, not necessarily but my when I say my brother is a choochie I reallyyy mean he issss a choochie.

/me is listening to strong winds blowing my windowblinds all over the place...

// Doreen / 744 weeks and 4 days ago

/me is watching the world being blanketed in thick layers of snow. Cats are being picky about their food again, but instead of going out, sinking in the snow, and getting them different food, I'll just tell 'em to eat what's served. Bunch of spoiled kitties.

// craeonics / 744 weeks and 4 days ago

I know, I was peeking at your beach webcam it looks so beautiful, meanwhile me looks outside and sees the same old ball of fire and palm trees, was like a summer night but w/ a cool breeze so I had every single window open.

// Doreen / 744 weeks and 4 days ago

Meanwhile, it seems like 50Ct's been playing daddy as well. Or at least judging by his latest video, "Baby by me". Melody of the bassline seems more than a little inspired by L.L. Cool J.'s "I need love". Song is quite different in other aspects though.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Big2 ft Gers & Sef - Broodje Bakpao

// craeonics / 744 weeks and 3 days ago

Welll they gotta grow up sooner or later. Kids have a way of helping guys to clean up their acts (or atleast "some" of them)

// Doreen / 744 weeks and 3 days ago

I'd say it's devastating for their record sales though.

// craeonics / 744 weeks and 2 days ago

That's for sure cuz nobody in party world likes clean, straight and sober...

Dutchy my neighbor went and mated her dog again she's got those cute puppies for sale and out of the litter there is one that came out snow white! (all the rest are buster brown)

I could kill her for teasing me, she just came over and knocked on my door and called me over to show me her little surprise. argh!!! (I have to pass yet again)

// Doreen / 744 weeks and 2 days ago

Argh! Dutchy look! I want that white one, he's sooo cute! She doesn't know why one came out white guess somewhere up in the blood line of one of the parents that they didn't know or expect...

[link]

// Doreen / 744 weeks and 2 days ago

I tossed those pics up for my sister cuz it looks like my sister is going to get it. By the time they are fully weened she'll be more settled and ready for the puppy...

// Doreen / 744 weeks and 2 days ago

Even more reason for you to visit her more: 1) house by the beach; 2) puppy; 3) family.

// craeonics / 744 weeks and 2 days ago

Oh I will be, she's coming over today to seal the deal on that white puppy! They'll be fully weened in about 3 weeks more so she'll get the puppy then but she said if the puppy is too much work or a hassle she's going to toss the puppy to me.

/me hopes that puppy drives her crazy!

// Dor_evil / 744 weeks and 2 days ago

Yikes looks like you had to ice skate home dutchy? What happened! It's all melty!

// Doreen / 744 weeks and 2 days ago

That's what happens when temperatures circle around zero (degrees Celcius). The snow and ice are melting and refreezing and what not. White Christmases are an uncommon thing here. Winter usually doesn't strike until halfway through January.

// craeonics / 744 weeks and 1 day ago

Really? Well it looked like you were going to get a white Christmas for sure this year. Welll you will be busy w/ Family, friends and whatnot so mij wants to wish you a Zalig Kersmis en Gelukkig Nieuwjaar (hope I got that right) hehe

Have a good one mijn dutchy (me stops being such a choochie on you for a while)

// Doreen / 744 weeks and 1 day ago

I take it the snow is gone on your end of the planet. You've probably decorated a palm tree instead of a christmas tree.

// craeonics / 744 weeks and 16 hours ago

Not really there is snow in surrounding cities by me cuz some weird storm is floating over the states so we had another dip down into the low 20's and 30's the other night (where I live) but now we seem to be most likely rising back up to 70 again? Just freaky weather...

/me has no tree this year so I'm going to be bumming it out at my sisters cuz everyone is going to her new place and my brother and his wife are arriving in town tonight (but he's moving back for good by the end of January)

I don't really get into this Christmas thing (and I cannot stand the Christmas music) but my kids and family do and always makes me feel horrible about it but to me it's just commercialism and stores fighting to make a buck)

Yessss I'm horrible! hehe

// Doreen / 744 weeks and 2 hours ago

My neighbors all around me have their lil fake Santa's and flashing lights all over the place and I'm the only one in the complex that has absolutely nothing indicating it's even Christmas. hehe

// Doreen / 744 weeks and 2 hours ago

/me goes force myself to get into mood everyone else is in...

// Doreen / 744 weeks and 2 hours ago

For me it's a day like any other as well. The difference that dinner will be at my parents. No tree, no decorations, no cards (read: I don't send cards, I do get them).

// craeonics / 744 weeks and 45 minutes ago

Hurray, second chapter is done. Only the conclusion remains. Word count at the moment:

- introduction: 959

- first chapter: 10100

- second chapter: 8544

- conclusion (yet to finish): 1280

Meaning that when the conclusion is done, I will have to scratch a quarter of the content (probably in the first chapter) to remain within the 15000 word limit. Not that they're going to count it or anything. They'll probably just look at the page count.

Ooh, a cunning plan [link] just popped up in my mind. I'll just optimise for 35 pages (which 15000 words are supposed to be). Small font size, tight line height. Yeah!

// crae_evil / 743 weeks and 6 days ago

Well hopefully it's easier on you being a male cuz being a female around Christmas time is not easy since if you're not listening to or singing jingle bells tunes and baking cookies (like every other female does) they make me feel like something is wrong w/ me. But for me I despise the way ppl act all year and then the week of Christmas everyone morphs into some kind of fake sweet giving and loving Alien from another planet and then when Christmas is over everyone returns to normal. I'm counting the days until this nightmare is over.

Dutchy if you don't think they'll actually count the words then leave the extra words it will show extra effort? (and save you some headache) You better finish that thing "this" year! hehe

/me goes check out your link...

// Doreen / 743 weeks and 6 days ago

Ack! /me shoots you!

This is mucho better: [link]

// Doreen / 743 weeks and 6 days ago

Funny I was picturing you over there w/ a little elf hat on having a party or something. hehe!

Schoolboy...

// Doreen / 743 weeks and 6 days ago

Schoolboy no more when I'm done with this. But not today, because I have to report at my parents place in a few hours to be merry and have Christmas dinner.

// craeonics / 743 weeks and 6 days ago

/mij hopes you have a good dinner at your parents dutchy and me goes get ready for my day at my sisters. My Mom is making your favorite! Lasagna (means I'll be chased by food and guaranteed a stomach ache) Ugh!

// Doreen / 743 weeks and 6 days ago

And yessss I know "you" dislike Italian food but there is no escaping it for me. hehe

// Doreen / 743 weeks and 6 days ago

Yuck, pasta! My mom had the grand idea of making it a buffet dinner. Buffets are so not cool.

// craeonics / 743 weeks and 5 days ago

Buffets 50 million dishes and only one that is semi-whatyoureallywant...

/me has a stomach ache (all they do is chase me w/ food on the Holidays) I have a nasty food hangover today. Ugh!

// Doreen / 743 weeks and 5 days ago

And that's exactly what buffets are. My parents are overly fond of those cheesy all-you-can-eat buffet "restaurants".

Word has it hangovers from drinking can be dealt with by... drinking more. Perhaps the same goes for food?

// craeonics / 743 weeks and 5 days ago

Nee, mij is going to fast today, I don't care if I ever eat again...

And my Mom and Stepfather love buffets too (I find them totally disgusting)

// Doreen / 743 weeks and 5 days ago

In other news, the rough draft of my thesis is done. Tossed it into Word and have been busy expanding all the footnotes and references and doing formatting. This editing is going to take a couple of days still. However, according to Word I have 17.000 words, which is just 2.000 over the limit. Seeing it all together I do see some pieces repeating what was said earlier, so I can still trim it a bit. And if that doesn't work, play with the print margins and what not.

Anyway, toy time. These things look interesting: [link]. Composers probably throw up over this, but for me it seems to combine the things I care about most: size (small) and price (50 quid).

// crae_evil / 743 weeks and 4 days ago

That has got to be the strangest thing I ever seen, are you going to get it? Looks like that would be great w/ Garageband (but you don't use a mac)

// Doreen / 743 weeks and 4 days ago

I cannot believe it you mean to tell me that you actually did finish that thesis this year!?

// Doreen / 743 weeks and 4 days ago

By the way I seriously still don't think you should trim anything I think it will show that you put in extra effort something that can only be in your favor as long as you do some touch ups on it as far as formatting like you said it should be perfect as it is (don't go making it shorter leave it as it is)

// Doreen / 743 weeks and 4 days ago

My choochie brother bought and activated an iPhone today so me goes jailbreak and hack it and kill it now for him...

// Doreen / 743 weeks and 4 days ago

There is a hard 15.000 word limit. It's not a recommendation.

Anyway, I wrote it in chunks, so I do have to make the text flow a bit. At the very least get rid of the repeats.

// craeonics / 743 weeks and 4 days ago

Welll I suppose you're stuck having to really shorten it and edit it then if it's a strict rule only 15,000 words. The next problem will be what stays and what goes (the repeats will be the easy part)

You're almost done now so goodluck...

// Doreen / 743 weeks and 4 days ago

So far I've added over 400 references as footnotes and I'm not even done with adding them. Jesus H. Christ!

The sole reason why writing a paper for History takes multiple factors longer than doing so for other studies is because you cannot simply make shit up. You have to reference everything you say to other literature or sources. As a comparison, I wrote the final paper for my previous study in a weekend of week or so. Because it was all based on what I had done and my ideas. Not quite so with History, unfortunately.

Anyway, past midnight, thus dinner time.

// craeonics / 743 weeks and 3 days ago

I've never done a thesis nor do I know anyone who has done one so I cannot imagine all the work involved but from what you've been telling me this seems rediculous! Like writing a book! But then even writing a book would be easier cuz you could make the whole thing up!

Looks more like the end of January 2010 you may be finished. It's better not to rush at this point since you've already put all this work into it (just as long as you do finish it!)

// Doreen / 743 weeks and 3 days ago

On this side, my brother has left back to Nevada again and I'm now panicking along w/ my mother about his moving back here cuz he really is a royal chooch! I had to run him out to the show cuz he was driving me and my kids crazy so I took him to see Avatar at the IMAX in 3D.

Dutchy the first break you get you need to go check out that movie (but only if you can see it in 3D) as I'm sure it won't be the same any other way. Best movie I have ever seen in my life...

// Doreen / 743 weeks and 3 days ago

I've heard good things about Avatar. Somehow doesn't hook me though. I'll just wait three years until it's shown on TV.

Best movie ever is... well, let's go with Ninja 3: Domination today: [link]. This one gets sub-zero reviews, but that's because some people just don't understand ninja movies.

Damnit, still need to make dinner...

// craeonics / 743 weeks and 3 days ago

Dutchy!!! No you have to go see "this one" and you have to go see it in 3D you just have to! It's the best movie I have ever seen so far in my life (I'm not kidding) and the previews did not appeal to me either. But I'm glad I went to see it. You won't be sorry if you go to see it either...

// Doreen / 743 weeks and 3 days ago

OMG that has got to be the most painful 4 mins of my life (cuz I could only handle "half" of that Ninja vid) completely corny!!!

Nee you seriously need to go check out Avatar...

// Doreen / 743 weeks and 3 days ago

Actually the thing about Avatar is everytime I seen the previews I thought to myself what is all the hype about the trailers did not appeal to me at all they looked so uninteresting. And normally it issss the trailers that pull you in. Then I knew I was in trouble when my kids and I were wondering when is my brother leaving. hehe so I decided to take him out and for the first 30 mins of the movie he would not shut up and me and my kids started rolling our eyes at each other, the movie was kinda boring so I thought this was a bad idea but then suddenly the movie completely took off and he finally shut up and we all jumped into the movie. (which is easy since the 3D was to perfection!) And the storyline could not be better (atleast to me it was)

Great movie! You have to go see it dutchy!

// Doreen / 743 weeks and 3 days ago

Nah, I'll pass. Cinemas have too many noisy people or those weirdos who get up for a bathroom break right before the interesting bits happen. Last time I went there was a very nasty scene and a guy in front of me was laughing is ass off. I had to suppress the urge to stretch my leg and kick him in the head whilst yelling "what's wrong with you, you sicko!".

// craeonics / 743 weeks and 3 days ago

I have no problem since I have the ability to completely zone out everything around me including unwanted chit chat (w/ the exception of my family who seem to be able to penetrate all my special magical barriers and walls)

// Doreen / 743 weeks and 3 days ago

I can't zone out because there's this brightly lit exit light burning into the side of my retinas.

// craeonics / 743 weeks and 3 days ago

/me pokes je in het oog...

// Doreen / 743 weeks and 2 days ago

Great, that will help to go "see" a movie.

// crae_evil / 743 weeks and 2 days ago

Oh be quiet, you have to go see it!

/me goes listen to the wonderful news count down for the year like who died, what important ppl had nasty scandals this year etc etc)

// Doreen / 743 weeks and 2 days ago

Meanwhile little old crae continues the editing of his paper.

Editing is a magical process. One can simply glue the pieces, the chapters and paragraphs together with introductions, conclusions and bridges. But a better, and far more satisfying approach is by welding the pieces together, carving away what isn't needed. Simple reorganising the text can do away with the repetition and streamline things.

I'm really much more of an editor than a writer, it seems.

// craeonics / 743 weeks and 1 day ago

Welll obviously, cuz that's the easy peasy part silly, doing the initial paper is just plain work, editing would be alil fun (kinda like skinning it)

/me goes falls back into my coma cuz it's raining...

// Dor_zzzz / 743 weeks and 22 hours ago

I don't know what is going on over here but I sure wish I had those guys come and light up those pilots on my heaters. It is freezing over here dutchy!

/me goes throw the oven on and heat up this place. *shivers*

// Doreen / 743 weeks and 20 hours ago

You use the oven to heat the place? So you are all huddled together in the kitchen? Maybe you should camp at your brother or sisters place in front of the fire place during what's left of the holidays.

// craeonics / 743 weeks and 6 hours ago

Nah my brother went back to Nevada and my sister is a party animal and I'm not. But I am seriously considering buying a coat if this keeps up. (been really out of the normal cold this year)

Anyways, have a good New Year's eve stay safe mijn dutchy...

// Doreen / 743 weeks and 2 hours ago

2010 doesn't look much different from 2009 so far. Incredible, it is already the second decade of the 21st century.

// crae_zzz / 742 weeks and 6 days ago

Well everyone outside is partying as if after midnight the color of the sky will change to another color beginning tomorrow or something...

// Doreen / 742 weeks and 6 days ago

Happy new year everyone. ;)

// MadIce / 742 weeks and 6 days ago

And to start the new year in a positive mood: my paper is done. The only things left are to check spelling and inconsistencies. When I'm back at work I'll print out the map I drew to see if the text is too small. The map will become the cover of the paper. Then I need to print everything out, bind it together in a not too shabby way and head over to Leiden to deliver it.

Ofcourse there's also a shit load of paperwork waiting to be done, like the official request to finish this study, checking if all grades are accounted for and what not.

// craeonics / 742 weeks and 5 days ago

That is definitely a great way to start the New Year (and one less thing to have hanging over your head) I know it's none of my business but you still better tell me what you get on that mini history book of yours.

Happy New Year to you too MadIce. Takes me like 6 mos to even get used to writing the new year date and then before you know it the year is over yet again...

// Doreen / 742 weeks and 5 days ago

I don't know why but just writing 2010 feels super strange? Like what in the world! 2010!!! It's just not like the other years. hehe

// Doreen / 742 weeks and 5 days ago

Just look at it, it looks all space age! 2010 weird...

// Doreen / 742 weeks and 5 days ago

I mean 2000 was like nothing and all the other years were like nothing but 2010! Does it look weird to you guys or is it just meee? hehe

Alright enough about that sorry (but it does look freaky)

// Doreen / 742 weeks and 5 days ago

I want my flying cars, damnit. This 21st century is one big letdown so far.

// crae_zzz / 742 weeks and 5 days ago

I knowww and the sky is still blue!

// Doreen / 742 weeks and 5 days ago

On the verge of quantum computers and we still buy food on the market. ;)

Yes... 2010 looks odd. It's like a date in a SF movie. :P

// MadIce / 742 weeks and 5 days ago

Success with the paper, crea!

// MadIce / 742 weeks and 5 days ago

Welll atleast the rich ppl can actually take space trips but they don't let them land on the moon yet (so that is a total rip)

Anyways, me tosses on some sounds to celebrate that lazy dutchy finally finishing his lil mini history book...

[link]

(corny vid but lil jon is in it so it's goed)

// Doreen / 742 weeks and 5 days ago

Gah! Not Jay Sean!

// crae_zzz / 742 weeks and 4 days ago

Heyyyy what's wrong w/ Seanyyyy? Mmmmm

Goedenacht mijn dutchyyy...

// Doreen / 742 weeks and 4 days ago

Sucks!

Aha, Psycho is on TV. Remember Busta Rhymes' "Gimme Some More"? I just spotted where the violins were sampled from: the intro theme of Psycho.

// crae_zzz / 742 weeks and 4 days ago

I think Busta may have packed up his things and moved over to the Nederlands cuz he has not been around here for a while now...

Anyways, me is watching this crazy flick if I don't change Austin Powers movies when I come across them on TV really fast I get hooked watching them this one is the one where there is that guy from Holland. hehe!

Check this out: [link]

I've seen this one before and now I have to finish watching it again cuz I can't help it.

// Doreen / 742 weeks and 4 days ago

Argh! Dutchy please fix this board so I can post from my phone I hate running up the stairs when I want to talk to you.

check this part out. hehe!

[link]

// Doreen / 742 weeks and 4 days ago

Sounds more like Yiddish to me.

Now weren't you the one that said "no need to fix it" when I implemented the latest level of filtering?

// craeonics / 742 weeks and 4 days ago

By the way, I see no blocked posts of yours. If it didn't get through, blame your iPhone.

// craeonics / 742 weeks and 4 days ago

I know but I didn't want to bother you but now I do. Anyways yes even when I tried another browser on my iPhone and tried to test post in the forum "and" in the soapbox they "both" got blocked a few days ago. So I can only really read from my iPhone but no longer can post anywhere since something suddenly changed.

// Doreen / 742 weeks and 4 days ago

Since I am in a bothering you mood, can you also fix this monster thread so it loads faster on my iPhone too? And yesss I know I told you not to bother w/ that either but how else can I drag you off by your ear kicking and screaming to watch TV w/ me? (and all that important stuff!)

// Doreen / 742 weeks and 4 days ago

How about you buy a decent phone? Or ask Apple to fix their browser? Nothing's changed here, so there's nothing to "fix".

// crae_work / 742 weeks and 3 days ago

Maybe use pages to split the thread up?

/me hides

;)

// MadIce / 742 weeks and 2 days ago

That's actually on the to do-list, along with feeds (RRS 2), tagging (so I can use posts tagged with "news" as... news), auto-inlining of images (if I can prevent abuse somehow) and remembering your name. The big question is ofcourse when is this going to happen. At the moment I'm still busy eliminating the trillions of typos from my paper.

// crae_work / 742 weeks and 2 days ago

What's not on the to do-list is "fixing" things that ain't broken because of people using their flavour of the month gadget.

// crae_work / 742 weeks and 2 days ago

/me smacks you! I've been using an iPhone for 3-4 years now wiseguy. Anyways I thought I figured out the problem (a setting on my device I was playing around with but that was not it) which means "something" did change cuz I used to post from my iPhone w/ no problem what so ever until about 2-3 weeks ago...

// Doreen / 742 weeks and 2 days ago

You should test if you can post to the shoutbox using your phone. It's more or less the same code, except without a mile long thread.

// crae_work / 742 weeks and 2 days ago

I did already and it didn't work (and it used to) I also tried a different browser instead of the iPhones default Safari browser and that too did not work in either the shoutbox nor this thread so I don't know what suddenly happened.

I don't have a netbook like you so when I feel a bit lazy and want to chat w/ you from either downstairs or outside I can't anymore cuz I use my iPhone as my portable device.

Don't worry about it schoolboy just finish up your thesis I just was in one of my moods that's all...

// Doreen / 742 weeks and 2 days ago

Hmm... Nothing happened on this end. I don't see your posts in the log, meaning that whatever it is the browsers on your phone are trying to do, actually posting to this site isn't part of it. Unfortunately you can't teach a mute how to sing.

// craeonics / 742 weeks and 2 days ago

Very strange since I've used the same exact phone to post from before in the past and it used to work? It could be something I installed on my phone that is causing some kind of conflict who knows.

Don't worry about it, I'm sorry dutchy I was in one of my selfish moods "Help me! help me! I can't post from my iPhone" is not an emergency when you need to work on more important things. Take care of your business. (Sorry bout that, wasn't thinking as usual)

// Doreen / 742 weeks and 1 day ago

Business has almost been taken care of. Paper has been printed. Will deliver it next week. Have to be there anyway to wrap up some formalities that can only be done in person and ofcourse the office where I need to be is only open in the morning and closed on fridays. Grrr...

But what to do next?

I'll think I'll start by tackling this teeth brushing thing, followed by some house keeping chores. All work and no play...

// craeonics / 741 weeks and 6 days ago

Plenty of ways to blow time, maybe another class schoolboy or a gym membership, learn a new hobby. But there is plenty of ways to blow time...

// Doreen / 741 weeks and 5 days ago

Or go see that Avatar movie!

/me goes run...

// Doreen / 741 weeks and 5 days ago

Evil tongues whisper in my ears, telling me that Avatar is basically Pocahontas in a scifi setting. Meaning I'm going to avoid it like the plague.

// crae_zzz / 741 weeks and 5 days ago

Argh!!!!! Zo zooooo stubborn!!!!!

// Doreen / 741 weeks and 5 days ago

Meanwhile I wake up to flooded kitchen. A pipe from my heater that leads condensation outside was frozen, with the result that it overran inside my kitchen. Winter, yay.

// craeonics / 741 weeks and 5 days ago

/me looks outside and sees yet the same blue sky and a great big ball of fire...

// Doreen / 741 weeks and 5 days ago

You can never tell the seasons here too much (w/ the exception of that freaky weather we had a few weeks back) I thought I was teleported to the Netherlands cuz our weather was actually dropping colder than yours...

// Doreen / 741 weeks and 5 days ago

In other news, turns out one of the weirdos in my "flat" had turned his house into a ganja farm. When they busted open the door the smell was insane. My whole house reeks of it now.

// craeonics / 741 weeks and 5 days ago

I bet your cats are enjoying that? hehe!

I have a neighbor "somewhere" in this complex where I live that lites up every once in a while cuz I can smell it floating around in the air. Can't imagine anyone not realizing what a total bust it is to smoke that stuff around close proximity unless you go up into the mountains its a dead bust...

And no I don't mess w/ anything cuz I'm a total light weight (if I take an asprin I get buzzed) hehe

I only am a nose expert from being "exposed" to a bunch of pot heads in my life...

// Doreen / 741 weeks and 4 days ago

I was just peeking at your beachcam and it looks like it's snowing again by you dutchy!

// Doreen / 741 weeks and 4 days ago

One of these days/years dutchy you better go by that statue so I can see you (I mean it!)

// Doreen / 741 weeks and 4 days ago

The funny thing is that I didn't smell a thing until the door was forced. Now I know why this guy had his balcony doors open in mid-winter.

By the way, I was near that statue the 29th of December. One of my rare visits to the coast. To be precise, I was watching this: [link] (I may be one of the spectators in the back, as this was filmed the same day, but probably not).

// craeonics / 741 weeks and 4 days ago

Argh! Yeah you might be one of those hooded guys facing backwards (that's real helpful) hehe

I hate to think I could be talking to you everyday of my life and never see you even once before I die someday?

Anyways what is that? Why all the wooden crate thingies?

// Doreen / 741 weeks and 4 days ago

Hmmm I'll take that as I will be having to picture that I'm talking to a green martian in my head forever! or you're passed out on the floor w/ your cats from all your neighbors smoke!

// Doreen / 741 weeks and 4 days ago

They were setting up a bonfire to light at the end of the year: [link]. Technically illegal, but things in life are give and take.

/me hops into his ufo to get groceries

// craeonics / 741 weeks and 4 days ago

Breaking seven days of silence with the latest crap. One taketh a generic singer, giveth him a cliché beat, slappeth on ye olde auto tune and voilà, a hit is born.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Iyaz - Replay

// craeonics / 740 weeks and 4 days ago

What? No demons in the forest tunes for you?

/me found my old killer CD of which I've not listened to in ages...

[link]

// Doreen / 740 weeks and 4 days ago

They don't play demons in forests tunes on TV. They used to in the early nineties though. The last fifteen minutes of Headbanger's Ball was called Into the Pit, starting at 1:45 in the depth of night, was dedicated to the more extreme sides of things. Picked it up there. The rest of the show was shite. Can't find clips of it, but this guy knows what I mean: [link]

// crae_zzz / 740 weeks and 3 days ago

Oh wait, here is the intro: [link]. First time I saw this show I was like "what the fuck am I watching?".

// crae_zzz / 740 weeks and 3 days ago

Hmmm w/ all the head bangers running around over here now I'm surprised not to see more shows like that on this end. But again things just keep coming and going and then going and coming again so it will probably resurface.

// Doreen / 740 weeks and 3 days ago

One thing for sures if I see one more new reality TV show I'm going to puke! I wish they'd make more music vid shows like they used to have.

// Doreen / 740 weeks and 3 days ago

They'd might just as well drop the M, because there is no music in MTV no more. Except in the middle of the night.

// crae_work / 740 weeks and 3 days ago

The US discovers dance music. This song is actually pretty catchy.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: 3Oh!3 ft. Katy Perry - Starstrukk

// craeonics / 740 weeks and 3 days ago

Not that crazy about her though I was watching a special on cable TV of her a few days ago and one thing is for sures is that she is extremely talented (still to me I think her music is so so)

// Doreen / 740 weeks and 2 days ago

That's because talent does not necessarily equal to "good" taste.

// crae_work / 740 weeks and 2 days ago

True, true (and I wouldn't exactly say the Pussycat Dolls or Lil jon have talent but atleast their tunes have a good beat! (though I knowwww you'd not agree) hehe

Most of Katy Perry's tunes are lil storybooks she writes and not good beats.

// Doreen / 740 weeks and 2 days ago

Some writers want to write stories, others write songs. And some, like Green Day, just need to stop. Fast.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Green Day - Know Your Enemy

// crae_work / 740 weeks and 2 days ago

My browser or machine is being moody again...

Anyways here's some good beats to flush that out:

[link] [link] and some smooth old stuffezzz: [link]

And a soda to go w/ that: [link]

// Doreen / 740 weeks and 2 days ago

Quickie reviews: 1) sounds like classic Li'l Jon, ergo good; 2) not playing for some reason, but I know the song; 3) same problem, it's trying to load something from 2mdm.net, but it's not moving; and 4) eek!

/me plays something different instead: [link]

// craeonics / 740 weeks and 1 day ago

Ack! that stuff you're listening to is not mixing w/ my Lil jon mood atm. hehe

More classy exquisite stuff: [link] Mmmm mmmmm mmmmm!!!

// Doreen / 740 weeks and 1 day ago

Mister Golden Teeth's been listening to some reggaeton it seems. Meanwhile it's Joss Stone in concert over here. So not my thing.

// craeonics / 740 weeks and 1 day ago

Joss Stone is a Janis Joplin wannabe...

/me turned off my tunes cuz the rumbling thunder sounds much better to me atm. (massive storm all this week)

// Doreen / 740 weeks and 1 day ago

Andddd something to alwaysss ruin the mood, I forgot to close a window so now I have to go mop up a stupid flood.

Good night dutchy...

// Doreen / 740 weeks and 1 day ago

The lord works in mysterious ways. It was probably time to clean the floor anyway.

/me runs

// crae_work / 740 weeks and 1 day ago

And take a swim, it was rediculous and the tree up in front is now in the pool...

// Doreen / 740 weeks and 1 day ago

Nobody needed wings yesterday we actually had tornados in Orange County and Los Angeles yesterday to fly around in. (tornados in Cali are "not" normal, crazy weather)

// Doreen / 740 weeks and 1 day ago

Hey, trees like to swim once in a while.

// crae_work / 740 weeks and 1 day ago

Go away evil guy! hehe

(I think it drowned)

// Doreen / 740 weeks and 1 day ago

This is just unreal, I'm not only thinking about actually buying a coat but maybe a boat too!

// Doreen / 740 weeks and 3 hours ago

Perhaps move your stuff upstairs before the house floods. Ofcourse then the roof will start to leak.

// craeonics / 739 weeks and 6 days ago

I got so scared cuz it was pounding so hard I don't even know how the roof didn't cave in! (but so far so good)

The weather is completelyyyy perfect w/ the exception of possibly dying from it! hehe

Schools are closed, streets flooded, evacuations all over from mudslides etc.

// Doreen / 739 weeks and 6 days ago

Though my manager didn't look too happy yesterday when him and the crew were pulling the tree out of the pool while being beat up over the head by hail! hehe

I don't even know how to explain it, one min you see and hear lightning and thunder and then hail and rain pounding then the next min you look out the window and you see big double rainbows!? then tornados tossing around trees where we don't even have tornados (just really wild)

// Doreen / 739 weeks and 6 days ago

Hmmm and that concludes Doreen's weather report...

// Doreen / 739 weeks and 6 days ago

No, it doesn't. What about tomorrow's forecast?

// craeonics / 739 weeks and 6 days ago

Today is the forth and last storm (so they say)

Did you hand in that thesis yet dutchy? Or are you going to edit for eternity?

// Doreen / 739 weeks and 6 days ago

Alright since I'm not a mind reader I'll take an educated guess that you're still editing...

// Doreen / 739 weeks and 6 days ago

Better hand in your crystal ball. I dropped off the paper the 11th. Ofcourse the teacher mailed me a couple of days ago saying he got it, but was clogged with exams and setting up new classes for next semester and that therefore he would get back to me in three weeks. But no rush. It's done.

Ah, the oceans of spare time...

// craeonics / 739 weeks and 6 days ago

/me scratches "Schoolboy" off the list of the names I call you...

// Doreen / 739 weeks and 6 days ago

I do wish he'd make some haste, since I'm still paying tuition.

// craeonics / 739 weeks and 5 days ago

You actually did it that alone means it's all in the bag. hehe

I doubt they really look too closely at reading them other than daring you to actually complete that thing.

Anyways, I'm impressed that mijn lazy bunny actually did it! Congrats on finishing up your goal...

// Doreen / 739 weeks and 4 days ago

What they do is not particularly look at what you write but if you answer the questions you pose in a more or less logical fashion. It is the process that matters, not the result. The hidden truth of history is that it is all opinion, but one backed up with solid reasoning (or in other words: you can't just claim anything).

Now if you'll excuse me, I think I hear my PS3 calling for some attention after gathering dust for all those months.

// craeonics / 739 weeks and 4 days ago

/me holds back the urge to call you schoolboy... hehe

// Doreen / 739 weeks and 4 days ago

Ofcourse, then one of my computers started behaving erratic, so no PS3 and more disassembling.

// crae_work / 739 weeks and 3 days ago

Well get to fixing Mr. crae_tech. (since I've been on Windows 7 not a problem yet, I can't believe it)

// Doreen / 739 weeks and 3 days ago

Two cats, piles of dust and a quasi-open case: [link]. I have a sneaking suspicion of what the culprit might be.

// craeonics / 739 weeks and 2 days ago

Yeahhh I can guess it's nasty hair balls!

// Doreen / 739 weeks and 2 days ago

Everytime I go to my Mom's house I need to get a brush and brush off her chairs before I sit down cuz the chairs (or everything in her house including her cloths) look like their about to meow at me. Cat hair everywhere!

// Doreen / 739 weeks and 2 days ago

My step Father battled lung cancer a few years ago and won it but I can't for the life of me figure out why they have two cats in such a small apt after he had been DX'd w/ lung cancer. I think it's rediculous but they won't give those cats up even it if means his health.

// Doreen / 739 weeks and 2 days ago

Perhaps that's because cats don't give you cancer? Besides, the body's defenses work best when kept active.

// craeonics / 739 weeks and 2 days ago

So you think being inside small quarters where the air is so furry you can brush it is good for someone w/ Lung Cancer? I think not. But no matter what I say they are not going to part w/ their kitties they love them too much.

// Doreen / 739 weeks and 2 days ago

And it's not that I don't like cats, there isn't any kind of pet I don't like (including some form of snakes) hehe

But I value my step Father's life more than their cats lives...

// Doreen / 739 weeks and 2 days ago

If the air is furry, one should open a window. Simple solutions to simple problems.

// crae_work / 739 weeks and 2 days ago

hehe (you're impossible!) Oh well you could be right maybe it's harmless he's been fine since his surgery I just think all that cat hair can't be beneficial to someone breathing in all that cat hair w/ a partial lung. My Mom brushes those fur balls everyday but you can't even tell cuz their hair is "everywhere" even on their computers and monitors when I go over to fix them for them...

// Doreen / 739 weeks and 2 days ago

My house is off-limits to people wearing black clothes and caring about the look of said garments. Sit down anywhere and you'll be covered in cat hairs everywhere.

// crae_work / 739 weeks and 2 days ago

Obviously I'd be off limits cuz my whole wardrobe is black (w/ the exception of some pink w/ black)

// Doreen / 739 weeks and 1 day ago

My Mom never has the problem of you really seeing all the cat hairs on her (unless you look closely) cuz she dresses up like a Christmas tree. hehe!

I only notice how fuzzy their place is cuz when I go over there to fix their machines I walk out looking like a black cat w/ white hair all over me!

// Doreen / 739 weeks and 1 day ago

Could be worse. Used to have a Siberian Husky. You do not want to know how much hair those shed per day.

// crae_work / 739 weeks and 1 day ago

Those are beautiful dogs. Dutchy what in the world are they doing to my view of your house! I see a new Beachcam 3 listed now and some construction work going on w/ tractors etc.

Argh! [link]

// Doreen / 739 weeks and 1 day ago

Tell them not to block the view to that beach! hehe

What are they doing. *sigh*

// Doreen / 739 weeks and 1 day ago

Argh! Looks like that 3rd beachcam is just and extension to the left of the Statue? I hope they don't build some funky snack bar shack in front of the Statue ruining that spot. (but they probably will)

// Doreen / 739 weeks and 1 day ago

Waar is mijn dutchy? /me feels like irritating you today!

Are you peddling dat bike of yours in the rain coming home from werk? hehe

(I see it started raining now)

// Doreen / 739 weeks and 1 day ago

Hmmm well judging from that cam you're drowning somewhere but obviously not drowning at home.

/me goes dance w/ some laundry...

// Doreen / 739 weeks and 22 hours ago

It was that annoying hazy type of rain. You can't really avoid that, because it falls in all directions. Still have to step outside to toss out the garbage bag.

What they're doing at the beach is spray extra sand to extend it about 80 meters into the sea. Part of coastal maintenance. Pretty sure pekomon would know all about this thing.

// craeonics / 739 weeks and 21 hours ago

Oh goed! as long as they don't block my view! hehe

I thought oh no now they're going to start building things cuz over here it's so hard to even find the beach anymore when it's covered by a ton of piers, shops and ppl stampeding all over the place like cattle.

// Doreen / 739 weeks and 20 hours ago

Can't build on the beach. Flood will flush everything away.

// crae_work / 739 weeks and 3 hours ago

Good then atleast my view is secure...

// Doreen / 739 weeks and 26 minutes ago

Well if they'd keep that cam lens clean and put better lighting for me! I can't see a thing right now, but it looks like it's raining again.

// Doreen / 739 weeks and 25 minutes ago

That's because it's a) evening; b) winter; and c) raining, so it's quite dark outside. They really should do something about the raindrops that stick to the lens.

// craeonics / 738 weeks and 6 days ago

Yeah go over there and clean them off for me so I can see "you"

// Doreen / 738 weeks and 6 days ago

Why look, it's day now and where are you? Off in La La Land.

For some reason they're playing every song Rihanna ever made on TV. Probably just to remind us she's really not that good.

// craeonics / 738 weeks and 6 days ago

Changing the subject yet again! *sigh*

And yes its Rihanna overload on this end as well...

// Doreen / 738 weeks and 6 days ago

I have this sneaking suspicion that the singing of Rihanna is interchangeable betwixt tracks. Or in other words, she sings her song. Then the producers slap different tunes to it and certain combinations then end up on the album.

On a slightly related note, they were doing a "best of the '00s" week on a radio station over here and never in my life have I heard so much Coldplay and the like. Voting was seriously skewed.

// craeonics / 738 weeks and 5 days ago

Coldplay had one "perfect" CD but then after that something changed and to me they were never of the same Caliber after that. (their tune "Clocks" is practically medicine to my soul)

Argh! Now I may have to go hunt for that old CD today if I get the chance...

// Doreen / 738 weeks and 5 days ago

Three times Coldplay in the top ten is incredibly fishy. They don't do anything for me.

Once again, the last good song by Lownoise Theo and their first real move into the realm of Happy Hardcore (their previous song, Live in London, was still what was then called "harde house").

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo - Wonderful Days

// crae_zzz / 738 weeks and 4 days ago

For comparison's sake, Live at London (guys need to learn how to spell): [link], versus Wonderful Days: [link] (umpteen versions, but this is the original). The piano break starting at 2:14 in the first song is freaking epic.

Also have a soft spot for Tiroler Kaboemsch: [link], because it's completely crazy and rock hard.

Oh my god, nostalgia alert. I had completely forgotten DJ Paul Elstak's Live is Like a Dance: [link], even though I had it taped like eleven times in a row. It's a wee bit slower than in my memory, but still great.

// crae_zzz / 738 weeks and 4 days ago

As far as that Charlie Lownoise one is sounds exactly like that Prodigy. Are they the same? Once again besides the sped up vocals it sounds exactly like Prodigy to me. Third link (I cant help but laugh at that Yodel in it) but the beats are good. hehe

Alright even on that 4th link I don't know why but I'm getting "Prodigy" vibes yet again at certain parts of it? That last one is completely outstanding!

// Doreen / 738 weeks and 4 days ago

Nah, these guys are Dutch, Prodigy is British. These songs all date back to the early nineties. Moby's Feeling So Real [link] is another example of the genre.

The sound of the third one originates in these two records: Human Resource's Dominator: [link] and Holy Noise's James Brown is Still Alive [link], but the beats got much harder fast. If you look this up in Wikipedia they've got a nasty case of rewriting history going on, mentioning neither record in favour of one I've never ever heard before.

// craeonics / 738 weeks and 4 days ago

That first link says it's is no longer available, second link is Mmmmm! And that last one is Mmmm mmmmm mmmmm! (and my ears are not even fully awake yet!)

So strange on those previous links you dropped I was having some serious Prodigy vibes I thought maybe it was the same guys or something...

// Doreen / 738 weeks and 4 days ago

Alternative for the first link: [link].

Meanwhile, I see Mariah Carey's been butchering Foreigner's "I want to know what love is" lately. But it gets worse. Jay-Z, me he be cursed into the third generation, has had the audacity to ruin my anthem, Alphaville's Forever Young. There are three songs that I've given the tape-it-back-to-back treatment, back when audio cassettes were still around: the aforementioned Live is Like a Dance, Prodigy's Out of Space, and Interactive's version of Forever Young [link]. Bloody Jay-Z...

// craeonics / 738 weeks and 3 days ago

Ack I think the first link the vocals are annoying and ruin it. As for Mariah Carey I don't know why she is so popular I do like one of her tunes though: [link] same for Jay-Z not sure why that guy is so popular I only like about one tune of his as well: [link] (and that's about all I can stand of him)

I still cannot figure out why you like that silly Forever Young tune so much? It always makes me laugh and whenever I hear it and I "always" think of "you" when I hear it...

// Doreen / 738 weeks and 3 days ago

hehe! Sammy said OMG! why are you listening to that Napoleon Dynamite song for!

[link]

// Doreen / 738 weeks and 3 days ago

The worlds most Dorkiest flick ever!

// Doreen / 738 weeks and 3 days ago

Heresy!

// craeonics / 738 weeks and 3 days ago

Welll if they are going to play Rihanna every other tune they spin I might as well find atleast one I can tolerate: [link]

// Doreen / 737 weeks and 5 days ago

Of course the reason I was able to tolerate it was cuz it was mixed and blended w/ another tune by Lil jon (of which I cannot find anywhere on YouTube)

// Doreen / 737 weeks and 5 days ago

I'd say Rude Boy is almost decent. Don't think Rihanna will get any better than that.

// craeonics / 737 weeks and 5 days ago

hehe I don't think so either.

/me is listening to rain...

(yesss again I never seen so much rain in all my life)

// Doreen / 737 weeks and 5 days ago

But I still know if I go buy that coat it's going to stop!

// Doreen / 737 weeks and 5 days ago

Ummm coats are expensive! I'm picky and if I found one I liked (like this one) I'd have to save up for it until next winter! What in the world? 351.00 [link]

// Doreen / 737 weeks and 5 days ago

I think I'm going to have to stick w/ layering my Tek bunny shirts for a while. hehe

// Doreen / 737 weeks and 5 days ago

I'd say you can get that coat at least 20% the price if you stroll through some shops.

I think I know what it is that is wrong with Rihanna's singing. There's this permanent R-sounding buzz in all her vocals.

// craeonics / 737 weeks and 5 days ago

Strange, but come to think of it I think you're right.

They're playing so much of her right now it is just insane and then when you turn on the TV over here she is apparently a model for a line of cosmetics so now she's even on every TV commercial!

// Doreen / 737 weeks and 5 days ago

Since it's rainy and as dark as the night I'm glued to the TV and we have this program called "I've been bitten" (I think that's the name) anyways, it's a medical program that rein-acts cases where ppl get bitten from venomous snacks or bitten from tigers or pit-bulls etc. Totally gross you almost want to faint it's so gross, have no idea why they even make such a TV show?

Gotta go the commercial is over!

// Doreen / 737 weeks and 4 days ago

You're grossed out and are still watching it? Mankind is such a strange creature. What's on over here at the moment... V for Vendetta.

// crae_zzz / 737 weeks and 4 days ago

Stupid stuff on TV I can't help it! And nowww I'm terrified of Jelly fish from watching "Nature's most dangerous creatures"

Slaap lekker sleepy head...

// Doreen / 737 weeks and 4 days ago

Fortunately jelly fish don't walk on land (yet).

Madonna sounds like Rihanna these days.

/listen

* craeonics is listening: Madonna & David Guetta - Revolver

// crae_work / 737 weeks and 3 days ago

Haven't heard that tune before. (though I normally like any tune that French DJ is involved in)

As for the jelly fish wise guy this one is extremely small and when it stings you on your leg or butt you don't even feel it cuz it's so small like the size of your fingernail but in 20 mins you're as good as dead. I think I'll just stay out of the water, unless it's my own pool.

// Doreen / 737 weeks and 2 days ago

I'm not too keen on swimming in sea anyway. Certainly know that I know where excess sewer water gets dumped...

// crae_work / 737 weeks and 2 days ago

I guess you could compare it to swimming in the toilet. But you'd be surprised where you will run to water when you're in 112 degrees temp...

// Doreen / 737 weeks and 2 days ago

Then again, I wouldn't swim in the toilet either. Those Californians sure have weird habits.

// crae_work / 737 weeks and 2 days ago

hehe dutchy!

// Doreen / 737 weeks and 1 day ago

Sometimes I think my speakers in my car are not normal cuz some tunes sound outrageously cool then when I get home and go hunt a tune I heard in my car and it suddenly sounds yuk!

I've got killer base so my car never rolls down the street it vibrates and bounces down the street.

[link]

// Doreen / 737 weeks and 1 day ago

Been a while since I've cried over bad acting soaps so I should do some catching up...

// Doreen / 737 weeks and 1 day ago

Alright so not much to catch up on there cept Greenlee is now returning from the dead after everyone thinking she was dead. (somethings never change)

// Doreen / 737 weeks and 1 day ago

Vibrating cars means your speakers are loose. Anyway, car acoustics is complex.

About time they play some stronger stuff on TV.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Rammstein - Ich tu dir weh

// craeonics / 737 weeks and 1 day ago

Nope my speakers are just fine I like to feel my music better than hear it. What's weird is those are my cars default speakers and they sound better than most cars that have a custom sound system. I had a grey bug that was used and the person that apparently had it paid out the nose for a custom sound system I traded in that bug for black ford focus about 2 years ago which has nothing custom about it but I merely bought it cuz my two boys got alilll too big to be sitting all squished in my old bug.

Now when we go out all 3 of us grab out CD's and fight over which one we will listen to when we vibrate and bounce to our destinations. (we make it a party even on the way to the Dentist office) hehe

// Doreen / 737 weeks and 23 hours ago

Hmmm freaky vid but really good tune...

// Doreen / 737 weeks and 23 hours ago

Whoops sorry, was talking about your tune dutchy I was being nosey...

[link]

// Doreen / 737 weeks and 23 hours ago

Vintage Rammstein really.

/me tries to postpone scanning a trizillion photos for his sister's birthday

// craeonics / 737 weeks and 22 hours ago

It's for your sister so get off your lazy behind and get to scanning you lazy bunny!

// Doreen / 737 weeks and 20 hours ago

As fate might have it just when I wanted to scan, my computer died. It was ten years old, so no surprise there. Time to finally use the new one I bought three years ago.

// crae_work / 737 weeks and 8 hours ago

I've never seen anyone bond w/ machines like you do I wonder if you're going to bury it outside. Ten years! (is that your old Dell?)

Yesterday a windows update came in automatically and slaughtered my machine so I had a hard time getting it back up again to get that update removed and now all is well. Are you sure it was not the update that killed your machine?

// Doreen / 737 weeks and 2 hours ago

Anyways speaking of sister's Birthdays my sister's Birthday falls on Valentines Day (yessss our Mother liked having Holiday Babies) I was born on Thanksgiving Day and my sister was born on Valentines Day my brother broke the roll...

Suppose to meet w/ her today for sushi (your favorite!)

// Doreen / 737 weeks and 2 hours ago

My sister's birthday is the 28th. I always tease it's the 29th. Ofcourse, that's only beneficial when one gets older.

Machine was custom build, heavily (sound) isolated. It was probably the mainboard/graphics card slot that died. Updates is not possible, because the only machine that runs updates is the Revo attached to my TV (which runs Vista, blegh).

// crae_work / 737 weeks and 1 hour ago

Well if it was 10 years old it's about that time dutchy. hehe! You are the thriftiest person I never met!

About two weeks ago I scanned some pics of us for my brother that he was so embarrassed about (he was such a total nerd) He was like "Sis burn that pic!"

// Doreen / 737 weeks and 1 hour ago

Shut up! Don't laugh! [link]

Choochie is on the right, I forgot how old we were but since I'm currently in my 40's this was not yesterday. (though I still continue to dress for funerals to this day)

I don't know why my brother was so embarrassed of that photo cuz he stilllll looks identical to it and stillll looks just as nerdy! he's not changed a bit. And my Mom's still dresses her house like a Christmas tree too along w/ the way she dresses herself. hehe!

// Doreen / 737 weeks and 1 hour ago

If you scan those pics I want to see (1) of your old pics (don't be so stingy I want to see you)

// Doreen / 737 weeks and 47 minutes ago

My sister is alill on the wild side (she used to be a dancer) so nope I won't be sharing any pics of her w/ mijn dutchy. hehe

Anyways since it's her Birthday this weekend and I won't be seeing her this weekend I'm off to go meet her at my Mom's house to take her out for a sushi lunch for her B-day...

// Doreen / 737 weeks and 5 minutes ago

You, in that proto-goth pic, look (roughly) around eight years older than your brothers. Plus a sister too, so quite the family.

For the persistent ones, c'est moi: [link]. I so don't look like that anymore. Had that exact same haircut until I let my hair grow thirteen years later. Also note the cat hairs...

// crae_zzz / 736 weeks and 6 days ago

hehe where are your wooden shoes! So cute dutchyyy adorable. Are you making a photo book for your sis? She'll love it and there's nothing more rewarding then torturing a loved one w/ old photos.

// Doreen / 736 weeks and 6 days ago

She has a big ass TV and my future brother in law has a computer hooked up to it. The idea is to run a slideshow of these 74 pics I scanned (from the past thirty years) on it.

// crae_zzz / 736 weeks and 6 days ago

Totally cool you guys are going to have a good time. She'll enjoy that for her B-day. You're a good brother. My sister pushed her luck since it was my treat for her B-day and she ordered steamed clams for lunch, needless to say I have a stomach ache!

Slaap lekker mijn dutchy...

// Doreen / 736 weeks and 6 days ago

Argh! stupid computer is either possessed or something cuz it suddenly decided to restart itself a few times and a few times it gets locked at the boot up screen. I had an update that came in yesterday that I thought was causing the issue yesterday but I uninstalled the update and changed the settings to not check and install new updates but yet again something suddenly is acting up.

// Doreen / 736 weeks and 6 days ago

Perhaps your machine ate clams as well.

// craeonics / 736 weeks and 6 days ago

Argh, Jay-Z stay the fuck away from Forever Young! They even threw an auto-tune in there.

// crae_evil / 736 weeks and 6 days ago

My sister and her bright ideas! I barely survived the clams last night but my computer died. Anyways I cannot post from my phone anymore cuz something changed there and now just to inform you that post over here from desktop machines running IE won't post as well cuz I'm on Gino and Sam's machine and had to install Mozilla Godzilla just to come tell you cuz I hate you so much!

I can't seem to get my machine to stay up and running and it won't even let me re-format it (which could be due to me wearing out the reformat button?)

If this post don't show after I click on that speak button you'll have to assume I died from the clams...

// Doreen / 736 weeks and 6 days ago

Hey that one posted, okay well hopefully you'll get off your lazy behind and fix this site someday to play nice w/ other browsers other than Firefox.

/me goes fight w/ my machine today.

// Doreen / 736 weeks and 6 days ago

There's no specific Firefox filter, but rather a browsers not behaving filter. IE apparently does not play nice. Will have to investigate.

// craeonics / 736 weeks and 5 days ago

IE should be working again. Your phone on the other hand is a lost cause. It won't post, so there's nothing I can do about that.

// crae_zzz / 736 weeks and 5 days ago

Well I've got it back up and running but though everything sounds and looks right I can feel something is not but until it takes control of itself and begins to turn itself on and off again I'll just be thankful I got it up again so that I can backup some stuff before anything else happens again.

As for the IE I only discovered that when I tried to post from the other computers and noticed my comments did not post. Thanks for fixing that (I'm pretty sure my computer will drop dead again before this day is over)

Goedenacht sleepy head...

// Doreen / 736 weeks and 5 days ago

Woke up. Argh, headache.

// craeonics / 736 weeks and 4 days ago

Sucha complainer!

/me just woke up and now I'm off to drag my lazy behind off to the gym...

// Doreen / 736 weeks and 4 days ago

Stardock is turning into an annoying spam monster I get a ton of advertisements now. I never had that problem in the past but it's been out of control for the last month or so. I know I shouldn't be surprised but they're really going over board these days.

// Doreen / 736 weeks and 3 days ago

My spam filter tends to agree.

Went bowling on saturday. Moved muscles I never knew I had. But they're sure as hell letting me know now. Ouch.

// crae_work / 736 weeks and 3 days ago

Bowling = Broken fingernails (I doubt I could lift the ball, I think that's a guy sport) But I bet that was fun, sore muscles mean you got some good exercise you lazy bunny. hehe

Anyways back to Stardock I used to only get a monthly Newsletter which I had no problem w/ but lately I've been getting bombed semi-daily ads for impulse buying (very annoying)

// Doreen / 736 weeks and 3 days ago

/me checks spambox... Hmm, no StarDock, but I do see an invitation to my sister's birthday party. Uh oh...

// crae_work / 736 weeks and 3 days ago

/me goes see if I got one!

nope just more spam... *sigh*

// Doreen / 736 weeks and 3 days ago

My suspicions were correct I had to bury my computer yesterday (it died) It kept play cat and mouse w/ me but I could feel something terminal about it. hehe

/me goes mourn...

// Doreen / 736 weeks and 1 hour ago

I have this sneaking suspicion that someone aided this old machine of yours towards bit heaven so that a certain someone could hook things up with all things young and fresh.

// crae_zzz / 735 weeks and 6 days ago

I'm guessing it's the Motherboard that died but until I can have it repaired I'm back on my HP Touchsmart which I never use cuz it's a 64bit and most my programs won't run on it. It's refreshing for the time being though it's got a smaller screen and slower processor. Nightmare to upgrade it from Vista to Windows 7 cuz it has the Touchsmart software that runs ontop of the OS (so alot of conflicts between it being 64bit and touchscreen)

// Doreen / 735 weeks and 6 days ago

What is this "repair" thing you're talking about? Isn't it faster and cheaper just to get a new board?

// craeonics / 735 weeks and 6 days ago

My my, been quite some time since I last heard anything from Kelis.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Crookers ft. Kelis - No Security

// craeonics / 735 weeks and 6 days ago

I don't like fiddeling around in dark boxes cuz I'll just mess things up more. And I'm not sure what type of Motherboard it needs I just think that is what the issue is. (my specialty is "guessing")

// Doreen / 735 weeks and 6 days ago

This girl is going to force me to like her! This one beats out Poker Face (I love the Harp in this): [link]

// Doreen / 735 weeks and 6 days ago

I wonder if that has something to do with the "videophone" song she did with Beyoncé?

// craeonics / 735 weeks and 5 days ago

Nope, two totally different tunes but apparently they both like phones or something. hehe

// Doreen / 735 weeks and 5 days ago

Mysterious, both songs are actually from 2008 and that Telephone one was originally written by Gaga for Britney Spears.

// craeonics / 735 weeks and 5 days ago

/me is not into History so I don't know or care I jusss love that Telephone tune. (but that is kinda interesting that she wrote it for Britney Spears I did not know that she wrote for anyone but herself?)

// Doreen / 735 weeks and 5 days ago

Well since you brought up Britney you leave me no alternative but to come torture you w/ this one: [link]

// Doreen / 735 weeks and 4 days ago

If I'm not mistaken she's written tracks for your beloved Pussy Cat Tramps as well.

// crae_zzz / 735 weeks and 4 days ago

Yikes! Somebody needs to get his zzzz's (Mr. Moody!)

// Doreen / 735 weeks and 4 days ago

Argh! I hate youuu!!!!! I got so curious which tunes she wrote for them I had to come back to my computer and search and you're right she wrote one called "Elevator" (I've never heard it before) but I just checked it out not sure what to think about it though.

/me goes see what else she wrote for them...

// Doreen / 735 weeks and 4 days ago

There's bound to be a collaborations or song writers' database somewhere out there, but I sure as hell don't know where to find it. Basically, she started out as a song writer for a record company or something.

// craeonics / 735 weeks and 4 days ago

You're a walking Encyclopaedia...

// Doreen / 735 weeks and 4 days ago

I forgot to tell you that last night when I was trying to find which tunes Lada GaGa wrote for PCD I keep hearing "Dutch" "Dutch" "Dutch" and I thought "Oh great! I'm not only always looking for an invisible Dutch, now I'm hearing invisible voices that are saying "Dutch" but it was something on the TV in the background. hehe Apparently you guys won over the USA in some skating thingie it was on almost every channel over here.

// Doreen / 735 weeks and 4 days ago

Either I'm extremely bored today or I need to have my head examined cuz this is the first time in my life I watch this thing called Biathlon? (I think that's what it's called?) and I'm finding it exciting watching a buncha guys from Norway and Sweden in freaky colored scuba diving suits sking and shooting guns.

// Doreen / 735 weeks and 3 days ago

And the Russian won! Crazy intense! I never even knew they had such a sport like that? They shoot guns and ski? Freaky...

// Doreen / 735 weeks and 3 days ago

If you think biathlon is a weird sport, wait 'til you see curling...

// crae_work / 735 weeks and 3 days ago

Curling?

/me goes ask Google what curling is...

// Doreen / 735 weeks and 3 days ago

Sometimes I think YouTube treats me better than Google. Anyways what in the world! Are they two Custodians or Janitors w/ brooms brushing the ice before that weird looking disc or actual Players?

[link]

// Doreen / 735 weeks and 3 days ago

It's a sport involving disks and brooms.

Colleagues went walky, so I can play anything I want. Ha ha, I am the master of the radio now!

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Soulfly - Back to the Primitive

// crae_work / 735 weeks and 3 days ago

OMG that is truely the freakiest thing I've ever seen. They call that a sport? Boy our human race is nuts.

// Doreen / 735 weeks and 3 days ago

There's all this snow and sport stuff on all the channels right now some Olympic thingie (I never watched this stuff before) Thought it was boring until I actually watched that Baithlon or whatever it was and got all into it. hehe! But that curling looks totally rediculous. Do you watch that?

// Doreen / 735 weeks and 3 days ago

I think the only thing I've ever watched in my life so far that I actually like and only on veryyy rare occasions (like when I turn the TV on and it's already on the channel so I'm forced to see it automatically) is Figure Ice Skating that looks graceful to me almost hypnotising to watch...

// Doreen / 735 weeks and 3 days ago

Figure skating, like ballet, is not a sport. Just like competitive dancing is not a sport, because it is based on a subjective judgment and not an objective measurement. I can see the afficionados coming after me already for saying this.

The only sports I watch (occasionally) is sumo. Oh, and wrestling, but that's scripted, so more of a soap series for men.

// crae_work / 735 weeks and 3 days ago

hehe a soap series for men. silly (I love heavy weight boxing but it almost makes me faint)

I think Ballet is stupid and boring but Figure skating is graceful (Ballet reminds me of Opera or something ack)

Now me goes look up that afficionados word of yours. *sigh!*

// Doreen / 735 weeks and 2 days ago

I swear it never fails it seems anything this French DJ touchs I love...

[link]

// Doreen / 735 weeks and 2 days ago

It does when he teams up with freaking Akon.

By the way, check out these weirdos: [link]. Awesome material.

// craeonics / 735 weeks and 1 day ago

Better look again cuz that French DJ is not teamed up w/ Akon in that particular tune it's that Cudi guy (though it looks like a rip of the Akon's sexy B**** vid)

/me goes check out those weirdos...

// Doreen / 735 weeks and 1 day ago

hehe! OMG! What in the world was that dutchy!? I have to go watch that one more time.

// Doreen / 735 weeks and 1 day ago

hehe!!! That is so funny dutchy...

// Doreen / 735 weeks and 1 day ago

Some South African that's been making waves over here for some reason lately. I highly suspect it is an act, like Gaga, and that they aren't really like that in real life. Beats are good though.

// crae_zzz / 735 weeks and 1 day ago

Goedenacht mijn sleepy head. hehe

/me sends you off w/ some good beats before you go off to la la land...

[link]

// Doreen / 735 weeks and 1 day ago

Check this out: [link], the eldest known temple complex in the world, dating back eleven millennia. That's an insane age, especially when you consider that the eldest known language (Sumerian) dates to the third millennium BC.

Make you wonder about how little man has progressed during the ages and the rapid, accelarated development the world has seen since the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century and especially the improvements in the past sixty, seventy years. For all practical purposes, our grandparents lived in the freaking stone age. To kids these days, it's probably unimaginable that we date from an age without computers.

// crae_zzz / 735 weeks and 21 hours ago

What is a common thread no matter what time frame (and time is nothing but an illusion) is that Humans have an "instinctive" desire to worship "Something" but we don't even know what it is (cuz it's a spirit we cannot see) So Humans constantly try to put an image on it, whether it be animal or some kind of human figure.

Anyways Snoop is on my soap opera doing a guest appearance and bringing bad acting to a new level even for soaps! hehe

Completely rediculous! What in the world is he doing on my soaps.

// Doreen / 735 weeks and 20 hours ago

When I go to museums I get so hypnotised in just the thought that someone from such a long long time ago was using or touching that antique instrument I'm looking at in the glass case and then I think in all the time that has passed we haven't really advanced all that much. But God only lets us use a small percentage of our brains instead of the whole thing so I suppose he wants to have an eternal laugh at us...

Uh oh snoop is now performing on my soap. OMG! hehe

// Doreen / 735 weeks and 20 hours ago

God is having a laugh with you now by sticking Snoop in your soaps.

// crae_evil / 735 weeks and 20 hours ago

I suppose you're taking more History clases dutchy? When you say "eleven millennia" I have no clue what that is I only know yesterday, today and tomorrow. hehe

I still don't understand why you're so into History?

// Doreen / 735 weeks and 19 hours ago

No kidding and now I hear Sada playing in the background in a restarant scene in this other soap that just started cuz she has a new album out (though I thought she stunk back in the day "yesterday" and today she still stinks!) yuk!

They must be merging music artist and soaps now cuz this is horrible! I expect to cry at bad acting when I watch soaps not listen to horrible music!

// Doreen / 735 weeks and 19 hours ago

You and this "Sumerian" what is it!

/me goes poke around and try to see what it is that interest you so much!

// Doreen / 735 weeks and 19 hours ago

OMG! This stuff gives me a really bad headache! Soooo this Sumerian lingo was used for religious, artistic and scholarly purposes. And it was the first "Virgin" lingo, Okay? so why do ppl have to keep changing things! I only want to learn Dutch cuz it annoys you. hehe

but I do wonder now what that Sumerian was like (soooo many languages Dutchy)

// Doreen / 735 weeks and 19 hours ago

Basically this (from memory):

dingir^Ningirsu Gudea ensi Lagash^ki Eninnu munadu.

...which expands to

dingir^Ningirsu-ra, Gudea, ensi Lagash^ki-ak Eninnu (i)+m+en+a+i+en+du+0.

...literally translating to:

(god)^Ningirsu-for, Gudea, priest/king Lagash^(city)-of, Enninnu, (there)+(action)+him [Ningirsu]+for+there+he [Gudea]+build+it [Eninnu].

...or in normal English

For the god Ningirsu, Gudea, priest/king of the city of Lagash, built [the temple] Eninnu.

This language is completely unrelated to any other language on the planet, so it's syntax is mind warping. I'd say it's still cool to be somewhat able to comprehend the oldest written tongue of mankind.

// crae_work / 735 weeks and 9 hours ago

I'd say that's sexyyyyy a Sumerian speaking Dutch! hehe

But it's a waste to be able to know it and never really be able to use it. I still say you would make a great Teacher or Professor dutchy...

// Doreen / 735 weeks and 3 hours ago

To quote Mortal Kombat: "There is no knowledge that is not power". But I'm sure someone else said that first (Emerson to be precise).

// crae_work / 735 weeks and 2 hours ago

I am so not looking up who that Emerson guy is right now...

// Doreen / 735 weeks and 1 hour ago

Alright! So I did! Interesting (and w/ a middle name like "Waldo" he better be smart) hehe

Copy/Paste:

Emerson's religious views were often considered radical at the time. He believed that all things are connected to God and, therefore, all things are divine. Critics believed that Emerson was removing the central God figure; as Henry Ware, Jr. said, Emerson was in danger of taking away "the Father of the Universe" and leaving "but a company of children in an orphan asylum". Emerson was partly influenced by German philosophy and Biblical criticism.

I like this part:

His views, the basis of Transcendentalism, suggested that God does not have to reveal the truth but that the truth could be intuitively experienced directly from nature. (But the guy was bisexual which is not part of nature or we'd all be born one sex and not need the other)

// Doreen / 735 weeks and 1 hour ago

Actually, it's very much part of nature. Sexual preference is genetically determined.

// craeonics / 734 weeks and 6 days ago

I don't know I'm not God (but it doesn't "look" natural)

Such as all the other strange things ppl do aside from what "seems natural" like a Father's sexual preference for his own daughter or things like that are just not natural they are merely a Human being acting upon a sexual desire and ignoring what is right from wrong. (I think anyways)

// Doreen / 734 weeks and 6 days ago

Right, wrong, just and morals are human inventions used in order to grasp what is happening in the world, usually justified by some deity or deities who set(s) things in motion.

Meanwhile /me has a meeting at school today to discuss my paper.

// craeonics / 734 weeks and 6 days ago

Who knows, the world is complicated. Anyways veel geluk w/ your paper dutchy!

// Doreen / 734 weeks and 6 days ago

Argh! Always leaving me hangin! Sooo how did you do on that thesis mijn dutchy!?

// Doreen / 734 weeks and 6 days ago

Blegh, I have a 7 (which translates to "more than sufficient"). He thought the first chapter was nigh unreadable while the second chapter was good. Weird thing is, right before I left I pulled an invitation to the graduation ceremony (23rd of March) from my mailbox, which started with "Dear graduated", implying that I passed and am done with things. But then I have that talk and the teacher gives me a piece of paper with the grade on it for me to hand to the administration (which ofcourse was closed, bloody typical).

So I wonder, did he already notify the administration that I passed beforehand or did they just sent out that letter even though the outcome was still uncertain?

Weird situation.

// craeonics / 734 weeks and 5 days ago

Nothing weird about it, he knew you already passed before he "skimmed over" your paper. hehe!

Gefeliciteerd!!! You did it dutchy! (and I'm glad you did cuz I don't know how to say "That sucks!" in dutch) hehe (well I know "that" is "dat" but I don't know the sucks word)

Anyways, I'm very happy for you! (and proud of you! Mr. Smarta**)

/me goes jump into a quick class at the gym for an hour...

// Doreen / 734 weeks and 5 days ago

Well, I'm not celebrating until I hold the diploma, whatever shape or form it may have, in my hands.

// craeonics / 734 weeks and 5 days ago

I'm excited! But I knew there was no way in the world you would not Graduate. Though I did goes as far as pray to my invisible God for my invisible dutchy. hehe

I'm just really excited for you...

// Doreen / 734 weeks and 5 days ago

And I stillll think you should continue on to become a Professor of History. You're very intelligent and level headed you'd make a great Professor.

// Doreen / 734 weeks and 5 days ago

Professor in Procrastination that is.

Have some things in mind to do (yes, working on Tek is one of them), but first there's this huge pile of games waiting to get played.

// craeonics / 734 weeks and 5 days ago

I thought I heard water dripping downstairs sure enough we're flooded again. (And noooo I never bought that coat cuz I was sure this rain would stop, but it wont!) hehe

Go play have fun celebrate!

/me goes take a swim downstairs...

// Doreen / 734 weeks and 5 days ago

Flooded? Is it coming underneath the door? That's messed up.

// craeonics / 734 weeks and 4 days ago

I always keep my windows open and I thought the rain was over and we had a storm come out of nowhere during the night and the wind blew the rain in plus we had instant floods (so I had water everywhere) And today it looks like a typical summer day again. *sigh*

// Doreen / 734 weeks and 4 days ago

And you can remove about 15 of those "ands" hehe!

// Doreen / 734 weeks and 4 days ago

Funny dutchy check this out: [link]

Similar to what you recently said? I need to find a vid of the guys figure skating Gold win last night I missed it but I heard it was perfect or something.

// Doreen / 734 weeks and 4 days ago

If that article had comments it would be a massive bitch fest of fans (usually parents of children who practice the "sport") defending *insert saying here* that it is very mucha sport and that author is disrespectful, jealous and ignorant.

By the way, wind usually blows from one direction. Perchance it is an idea to keep the windows on that side closed.

According to the news we've had a big storm in north west Europe last night (and still today), but I haven't noticed anything. Then again, I've got all my supplies, so I haven't been outside all weekend.

// crae_zzz / 734 weeks and 3 days ago

I happen to agree w/ you about it not really being a sport (that and that curling thing) they both just look to be "entertainment" I only like the figure skating that one is good to watch but to cheer for? I don't think so. If it weren't a sport and they didn't have to complete specific jumps to qualify it as a sport can you imagine how much more better it would be to watch cuz then they'd be much more diverse w/o limitations and those restrictions. But leave it to some nuts to consider it a sport.

As for the weather I don't normally have to do anything to prepare for it (other than hide from it when it gets hot) All this rain is not normal over here in Cali...

// Doreen / 734 weeks and 3 days ago

That's climate change for you. Messes everything up.

// crae_work / 734 weeks and 3 days ago

Guess that saying is right that nothing stays the same forever! But "normally" over here in Cali it stays the same for the longest more than anywhere else...

// Doreen / 734 weeks and 3 days ago

I suspect anywhere else says the same about itself.

// crae_work / 734 weeks and 3 days ago

True, true, check this out: [link] (ancient classic tune I've always liked) first time I actually "see" the guys that sing it. hehe!!!

So funny I never would think they look like that. Anyways me goes deal w/ some stuff today. *sigh*

Tot ziens! (which sounds like potato tots to me) hehe

// Doreen / 734 weeks and 3 days ago

Watch them playback! And look at the 'stache on the right!

// craeonics / 734 weeks and 2 days ago

hehe dutchy! I knowww, I don't even know what to think about them when I seen them (but Milli Vanilli did come to my mind) hehe

// Doreen / 734 weeks and 2 days ago

# Girl, you know it's true (ooh ooh)

// crae_work / 734 weeks and 2 days ago

Ack! Stop it!

// Doreen / 734 weeks and 1 day ago

In the category weirdo videos not fitting in with the song, I present: [link]. Probably has something to do with this being an Austrian band.

// craeonics / 734 weeks and 22 hours ago

Austrian? that girl looks like how I picture a Sweden or Dutch girl. hehe! But yup that definetely is weird. I hear "Bomba" over here it means pretty much is Lowrider: [link]

I need to go download Firefox this IE is rediculous it feels like I'm driving around in a truck instead of a bug.

// Doreen / 734 weeks and 15 hours ago

I got my browser back and was adding my bookmarks and I see this! Dutchy what are they doing to my favorite spot?

I knew they were going to mess that spot up! *sigh*

[link]

Tell them I said to stop!!! hehe (I cannot believe it not it's going to be a mess over there and that's myyy spot!)

// Doreen / 734 weeks and 13 hours ago

not = now (my fingers are falling asleep)

// Doreen / 734 weeks and 13 hours ago

Too dark right now so I can't see what it is, but they've just ruined it...

// Doreen / 734 weeks and 13 hours ago

/me peeks

Oh, those are just the, how do you call 'em in English, beach bars. They build those early spring, are open during the summer and are torn down again in autumn.

// crae_work / 734 weeks and 8 hours ago

Nee, in English they're called "Tacky snack shack" To me that statue was frozen Solace gazing upon the ocean and now what did is like the equivalence of tossing up a McDonalds along w/ a kiddy playground right in the center of a graveyard! Daggers in my heart!!! hehe

It just look rediculous now (and that was my fav spot) Oh well yet another link gets tossed into the recycle bin...

// Doreen / 733 weeks and 6 days ago

In other news, my cats figured it would be a love to first cover themselves with cactii needles and then come rub against my arms. Sly little bastards.

// craeonics / 733 weeks and 6 days ago

"Love" would be "laugh" ofcourse. Fingers got confused.

// craeonics / 733 weeks and 6 days ago

Sounds like drastic measures to get your attention! And that "love" = "laugh" is actually worser than my "not" = "now" hehe

// Doreen / 733 weeks and 5 days ago

Alright so I didn't toss that link into the recycle bin. My fav spot looks rediculous! She is staring at a tacky snack shack! Tell them to stop it dutchy! Argh it's dark I can't see it but it looks like they are adding something else?

// Doreen / 733 weeks and 5 days ago

Bars need terraces. Don't worry, they won't go further towards the sea (due to the tide).

// craeonics / 733 weeks and 5 days ago

I jussss betterrrr not see some drunk guy peeing on that Statue! hehe

// Doreen / 733 weeks and 5 days ago

Argh! It already looks today like the cattle are approaching. *sigh*

// Doreen / 733 weeks and 5 days ago

It also helps when you look when it's day. Still cold outside, so it's deserted at night.

// craeonics / 733 weeks and 4 days ago

Ack, Jay-Z's at it again. I'll just ignore his ranting and pretend it's Alphaville.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Jay-Z ft. Unknown Bloke - Young Forever

// craeonics / 733 weeks and 2 days ago

Dutchyyy why do you like that rediculous tune? hehe!

(And w/ Jay-Z is double horrible!) This one? [link]

// Doreen / 733 weeks and 2 days ago

Sooo horrible I can't even listen to the whole thing!

// Doreen / 733 weeks and 2 days ago

That is the one. Jay-Z needs to jump off a cliff. I don't I like any of his songs. As to why I like Forever Young, the reason is alpha waves and nostalgia.

// crae_work / 733 weeks and 2 days ago

Why look, it's Jay-Z again. Why the hell is he getting so much airplay. He adds shit to the original.

// craeonics / 733 weeks and 2 days ago

Jay-Z is just as irritating as Kenya is...

/me goes downstairs and jump up and down w/ the dishes to: [link]

I don't know why I like this song so much. hehe!

// Doreen / 733 weeks and 1 day ago

Kanye? (that west guy)

// Doreen / 733 weeks and 1 day ago

The Killers are building up some sort of tension in their songs. Plus the singer tries his best to go really low.

And Kanye West can jump off a cliff along with Jay-Z.

// crae_work / 733 weeks and 1 day ago

I didn't even know who the Killers were until I came across that particular song and got hooked on it. I've yet to go hunting to see what else they've got. Most likely I will only like that one song of theirs since that's not my usual cup of tea. (but I love that Shadowplay tune)

// Doreen / 733 weeks and 16 hours ago

I've heard dozens of their songs over the years. They're quite big over here.

Turned on the TV whilst eating breakfast and lo and behold, Forever Young, the Alphaville version.

// crae_work / 733 weeks and 8 hours ago

Ack! You and that yukky song!

/me goes poke around and check out more of the Killers...

// Doreen / 732 weeks and 6 days ago

Wow! I cannot even believe all these other songs by the Killers are the same band that played that Shadowplay tune? (I don't like any of them cept that one tune) but this one is the only one I found that is "halfway" decent: [link]

Nope I won't be listening to them w/ the exception of that Shadowplay song I like...

// Doreen / 732 weeks and 6 days ago

Actually I just figured out what I like about that tune it's the "Drummer" and thazzz it...

// Doreen / 732 weeks and 6 days ago

Wait a sec, Shadowplay is a cover. Original by Joy Division ('78): [link]

// craeonics / 732 weeks and 6 days ago

Yikes! Take that singer out and that version is not bad. I like it. But the newer version by the Killers is mucho betterrr. Once again though the drummer on the newer version is the bomb! I love it!

// Doreen / 732 weeks and 5 days ago

Argh! Now you got me YouTubin it! Dutchy is this real? Check this out: [link]

(Same guy?)

// Doreen / 732 weeks and 5 days ago

Dutchy how sad. Look at this: [link]

Argh! Why did you have to show me that link!!! Now I'm gonna think of this every time I hear that song I liked!

// Doreen / 732 weeks and 5 days ago

The singer took himself out in the end. Yes, I am evil. The dancing vid is from a movie of his life (ergo, it is not him, but an actor, but apparently, he did dance like that). Live hard, die young?

Ofcourse, I can't let this slip without plugging "Love will tear us apart" once more: [link]

The observer in human behaviour in me finds it intriguing that certain bands, artists, people, only find critical acclaim in retrospect. You have to die before you're popular.

// crae_evil / 732 weeks and 4 days ago

/me cautiously approaches your link w/ my mouse...

// Doreen / 732 weeks and 4 days ago

Another one of those tunes that forces me to act stupid and want to jump around. I've heard that song before somewhere? I'm thinking it was a remake recently by someone else? (not sure)

// Doreen / 732 weeks and 4 days ago

The observer in human behavior in me finds it intriguing that certain popular ppl don't know how to deal w/ and enjoy their success and then deal w/ "normal" human feelings of emotion that cause depression w/o taking meds and/or killing themselves...

// Doreen / 732 weeks and 4 days ago

Ian Curtis' suicide was before they got popular, if I'm not mistaken. One could say they were on the verge of breaking through. But there are also plenty of "ordinary" folk who somehow see a need to end their life. Some people have issues. Some can deal with it, other get addicted, aggressive, depressive, or worse.

// craeonics / 732 weeks and 3 days ago

"All" ppl have issues it's part of being human and our highs and lows (depression) is a normal part of life and forces us to make changes (usually for the better) if you don't have it visit you during the course of your life you're not human. Anyways they or I should say "Doctors" now label it "Depression" so they can use it as an official Diagnoses to legally treat it medically and make some serious money.

Anyways, check this out dutchy: [link] (This is sooooo not the video playing in my head when I hear that tune) hehe!

// Doreen / 732 weeks and 3 days ago

All people except me. No issues here. Ofcourse, opinions on that may differ.

Hold up, hold up, why in the seven hells am I treated with an advertisement before I can see the video when I click your link? Youtube must be getting desperate.

// craeonics / 732 weeks and 3 days ago

Yeah you have to hit refresh when that happens to override the ad... (ads everywhere these days)

And I should have said issues of varying levels some ppl just have more extreme issues that come from horrible stuff that happens to them in their past and they don't know how to deal w/ it and just move ahead. I was not pointing anything at mijn perfecto dutchy. hehe! (cept you are a nut)

// Doreen / 732 weeks and 3 days ago

That vid is crazier than her costumes. hehe! (but I never expected that vid for "that" song, she scares me!)

// Doreen / 732 weeks and 3 days ago

I'd say that's the whole point behind the "Lady Gaga" persona.

// crae_work / 732 weeks and 3 days ago

I guess, but if I see her walking down the street towards me I'm crossing the street cuz she scares me.

// Doreen / 732 weeks and 2 days ago

If you see her walking down the street you wouldn't recognise her, because she wouldn't be dressed up then.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: N-Trance - Set you free

// crae_work / 732 weeks and 2 days ago

Crossovers between US Hip Hop artists and European dance producers/DJ's are big these days, it seems.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Three6Mafia vs. Tiësto ft. Sean Kingston & Flo-Rida - Feel it

// craeonics / 732 weeks and 2 days ago

Nasty day I could barely hang today, first we had to change our clocks ahead (which I jusss recently got used to the last change!) then I got tossed out of bed at 4:00 in the morning by an earthquake! (I'm still shaking from that cuz they scare me to death)

Anyways me goes check out that Tiesto tune...

// Doreen / 732 weeks and 1 day ago

Hmm this one? [link] Never heard it or recognize that chubby lil baby face guy. (But that's a decent combo it's good, me likes!)

Only other decent tune by Three 6 Mafia is this one: [link]

// Doreen / 732 weeks and 1 day ago

Maybe it's an idea not to live on a geological fault when you're afraid of earthquakes. And yes, summer time. That fun starts next week over here, I think. Messes up my biorhythm.

// crae_work / 732 weeks and 1 day ago

If I wasn't so tired at this point of my life I might actually entertain that fantasy of me relocating somewhere else. We jumped from having a ton of rain and 40 degrees to 85 and 90 degrees already and I'm sick of it already...

// Doreen / 732 weeks and 17 hours ago

Uh oh, midlife crisis?

Cue, Faith no More: [link]

// crae_work / 732 weeks and 9 hours ago

Is that what it is? Maybe, or my anemia is acting up cuz I'm feeling exhausted. hehe

/me goes see your link...

// Doreen / 731 weeks and 6 days ago

Wat is Dat? Ack!

// Doreen / 731 weeks and 6 days ago

Only Faith no More's best song ever (though not the official video, hadn't checked, because I was at work). Yes, better than Epic even.

More in the same vein, mood-wise: Kreator's Chosen Few [link] (bass on this netbook is so absent I can't even here the second vocalist), subject-wise: Doe Maar's Is Dit Alles [link] (more or less).

// craeonics / 731 weeks and 6 days ago

First time I ever see/hear that Kreator but Doe Maar I've heard before since you had dropped a link a few years back and I had poked around and listened to a few of their tunes (I liked some of them cuz they have a lil reggae vibe going on in some of their tunes)

// Doreen / 731 weeks and 5 days ago

Atleast you can post from your funky no decent sounding netbook I can only view from my phone but I still cannot post!

But my contract is up and I'm waiting for this new toy to come out next week so I can switch to a better plan and upgrade: [link] I hope it has a decent browser that works!

// Doreen / 731 weeks and 5 days ago

And if not, then I probably have some 'splaining to do.

// craeonics / 731 weeks and 5 days ago

I think it will work from that phone but if not then after your Graduation Ceremony I'm going to nag you to death to update this broken down pad of ours!

// Doreen / 731 weeks and 5 days ago

/me nags again about it taking 10 hours now for this thread to load...

Check this out dutchy: [link]

(yesssss I'm on some kinda 3D kick right now)

// Doreen / 731 weeks and 5 days ago

We have a, what is apparently called in English, IMAX Dome theater over here. They basically project super hi-res movies on a dome and you are seated in the middle of things. The first few minutes take a bit of getting used to, but after that it's totally immersive.

Haven't been there in decades.

// craeonics / 731 weeks and 4 days ago

Are you guys getting these new 3D flicks over there yet?

I wanted to go see that Hubble one yesterday but I had to cancel cuz your lil cyber nephew Sammy started his wheezy business on me so I ended up playing nurse again (story of my life) but I want to see that Hubble one in 3D I'm sure it will be breath taking...

They just came out w/ new 3D TV's over here and I was checking them out over at Best Buy. I expected them to not be of decent quality but they blew me away they were outrageously cool (the price was outrageous as well over 3 thousand dollars)

// Doreen / 731 weeks and 4 days ago

I think the problem w/ seeing a movie in 3D is that it totally ruins you from ever enjoying a regular movie after that...

// Doreen / 731 weeks and 4 days ago

Everytime I jump in my car and put the radio on I hear that horrible tune by Jay-Z Forever Young (It's a curse!)

// Doreen / 731 weeks and 4 days ago

That's because of Jay-Z, who should be banned from making another record.

I'd say 3D TV's are so not worth the money.

// craeonics / 731 weeks and 3 days ago

He's a monster over here and owns a ton of nonsense companies (I'm hoping he don't become our next president!)

I actually thought the 3D TV would be horrible but you would have to see it to believe it they really pulled it off and it's super thin too! But yes why would anyone pay 3 thousand dollars right now since it will be alot cheaper in a year or two.

// Doreen / 731 weeks and 3 days ago

I just had a peek in my crystal ball and the future tells me this 3D thing is a silly hype that will be over in a few years. Super-flat = edge lit LED = inferior contrast to a full LED backplane. Then again, any LED has better contrast than LCD screens with CCT backlights.

// crae_work / 731 weeks and 3 days ago

Better get a rag and clean off that old dusty ball of yours cuz the way I see it in a few years all TV's will have the 3D feature built into them...

// Doreen / 731 weeks and 3 days ago

Riiight. They shouldn't focus on this nonsense and work on hi-res e-ink instead.

// craeonics / 731 weeks and 3 days ago

Everybody is bashing that iPad cuz they fear it will blow all those other ugly electronic book readers out of the water (which it will!) hehe

You're so stubborn and slow on progress when it comes to gadgets I cannot believe it! I stand firm on what my Crystal Ball shows me!

// Doreen / 731 weeks and 2 days ago

Another thing my Crystal Ball showed me is all the vid stores will be closing in about a year since all rentals will be via download. Which I actually hate the thought of that cuz me likes running out to vid stores to grab a date w/ my usual chick flicks!

// Doreen / 731 weeks and 2 days ago

Video rental caving in was a long time coming. Back in the days when we were still kids and thus short on cash a friend and me invested in a scart cable so we could hook up his parents VCR to my parents VCR and pirate rental tapes.

Ofcourse then you'd have a single analogue copy per tape, so it wouldn't really make much of a dent in the market.

These days though, we have the world wide web, so there is much more available and these are perfect copies on ones hard disk which can contain many, many movies or series or what not. So why go rent a flick when you can find it online and download it in an hour or less.

How does the saying go, opportunity creates whatsitcalled?

// craeonics / 731 weeks and 2 days ago

Opportunity creates Thievery? hehe

I don't know dutchy but though alot of ppl fear change w/ all this (I find it kind of exciting) Too bad we don't get to live longer to see more of what is to come, but the bottom line is how fast ppl keep up w/ the progression of it all cuz look how long it took for the major players to get things organized w/ the pay for music downloads? Had they not dragged their feet so long most artist would not have lost so much during that transition.

Now obviously there is no way on earth in today's day w/ the Internet and "our" access to getting our hands on things for free that artist are not going to get ripped off alil more but even in the past there has always been kids in the music stores wearing an extra large coat and slipping a few 45's in their pockets when the clerk weren't looking. So there has always been thievery it's now just a matter of a more challenging way not to get ripped off and still make some money.

// Doreen / 731 weeks and 2 days ago

Sammy was telling me there's already a way to download certain games through his Xbox 360 (but we have an unlimited game pass thingie) still it's just a matter of time when "all" games and movies will be obtained straight through a download to your game box and/or TV. Imagine all the money the companies will save on Rent and paying employees to run their current business stores...

// Doreen / 731 weeks and 2 days ago

I think tomorrow is your Graduation? Zo hopelijk u hebt een goed nacht. (I'm pretty sure I didn't say that right but you can guess what I mean) hehe

Have a good time dutchy...

// Doreen / 731 weeks and 2 days ago

Thing with big execs is that they think a mouse is a rodent with big ears. They're so behind the times.

And yes, graduation fun starts this afternoon. Previous study it was my very own private ceremony. This one is a collective thing (boo!).

// crae_work / 731 weeks and 2 days ago

A ceremony is a ceremony don't be so greedy (I'd prefer the spotlight not being on me personally but you have a big head!) hehe

/me looks at the clock and knows by now the party is over, but came by to say I'm happy for you...

// Doreen / 731 weeks and 1 day ago

Did some digging and now have a sneaking suspicion that you only get your private ceremony when you complete the master. And they were really pushing for everyone to do so yesterday. But there's no way in hell that I am spending 18 more months writing three new papers.

I'm done with studying for good.

// crae_work / 731 weeks and 1 day ago

And what do they play on the radio... Hurray!

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Interactive - Forever Young

// crae_work / 731 weeks and 1 day ago

Well of course they are going to push everyone to carry on (for their own rea$ons) But unless you have a serious goal (and no obstacles in your way) then it would be worth it but if that is not your goal then don't waste the money unless you're sure you will follow it "all" the way through.

I still think you would be a perfect History Professor though...

// Doreen / 731 weeks and 16 hours ago

I got some clear hints that I had been hanging around there for too long. I was looking around the hallway and I only knew two or three teachers and one student. And that student was only there to represent the student council. The rest of them were complete strangers to me.

No, I'm done. Going to play a lot of games and then do some Tek work (like paging).

// crae_work / 731 weeks and 9 hours ago

Well that is cuz you think you're still 16 from listening to that tune so much! But hey some old ppl stay in school forever to keep their brains young. hehe!

If you've made up your mind to find something else to blow time w/ then so be it! But you would have had to start now to be that Professor as long as you don't have any regrets on your decisions. (cuz that is what is important, not to have any regrets, the rest is all nothing)

/me goes get ready to take my lil wheezy boy back to the Doctors. We had a crazy wet winter and now the sun is back and Pollen is everywhere so he's having a really bad time. His allergies triggered a horrible asthma flare up so he's back on Steroids for 7-10 days. He was doing good on that med you mentioned to me that I got over here on this end for him until this flare up so I thought he was finally either under control or growing out of this stupid asthma. *sigh*

// Doreen / 731 weeks and 3 hours ago

Those medicines of mine are permanent. I've been using those in the same dose every single day since I was fourteen or something (and before that different stuff). Yay for chronic illnesses.

// crae_work / 731 weeks and 3 hours ago

He's been using those meds consistently too (every day) but Sammy has a more severe case than you. Anyways, they did an X-ray they thought he developed pneumonia again cuz his left lung was sound really bad to the Doctor but he's fine. He's on a strong course of Steroids and his breathing machine every 4 hours and the usual other meds. It's just he was doing so good for such a long run I was hoping he was finally outgrowing it alittle bit. We had such a wet winter that now "everything" is blooming full force (including his asthma again)

I got my updated phone but I've had no real time to play w/ it and test it out (other than when I've been sitting in hospital waiting rooms) tomorrow I'm going to see if I can get the phone to load this thread I tried once and it looked like it might but then I lost my connection.

/me goes pass-out...

// Doreen / 730 weeks and 6 days ago

When I say "outgrowing" his asthma I mean have normal asthma where it is under control and he simply carries his inhaler around w/ him for the rest of his life not these horrible attacks he gets where (I'll spare you the drama)

/me goes sleep for a while before he kills meee. hehe

// Doreen / 730 weeks and 6 days ago

I don't think I've had an attack since switching to this dose. I suspect it has some correlation to stress and I just don't stress. Maybe he could try some exercises to develop his upper torso muscles a bit, the muscles that do the heavy lifting while breathing. Swimming is apparantly quite good for that.

// craeonics / 730 weeks and 6 days ago

Nee dutchy it's alilll more complicated than all that stuff, When Sammy is fine he swims outside in the pool we run at the High School track together for exercise, my house is immaculate and dust free but when he gets these attacks they are directly brought on by the "weather" he's allergic to pollen, freshly cut grass etc. we had tons of rain this winter (which is rare) so when the sun popped back out everything bloomed like crazy and it all started up again.

He takes asthma meds daily but when he gets these severe triggers (which he has not had in a while we end up in the ER)

Gino seems to have finally outgrown them he carries his inhaler around and does the occasional puff here and there (but he has typical asthma)

The Doctors scare me though when they mention to me how deadly this could be so I completely freak out and it's as if I cannot breath when he cannot breath. He's doing alil better today he's on a really strong course of Steroids and they are kicking in finally...

// Doreen / 730 weeks and 6 days ago

Then wouldn't he be in need of some type of anti-histaminica to topple the allergy?

// craeonics / 730 weeks and 5 days ago

He takes meds daily "everyday" he takes:

1. Singulair each day to ward off allergy triggers (obviously doesn't work)

2. QVAR, which is a steroid inhaler 2 puffs morning and 2 puffs at night.

3. And the typical ProAir/Albuterol quick inhaler for before he runs and swims or when he gets small flare ups.

4. Intal, once a day

5. Flunisolide, at night every night for his nose so he can breath and ward off trigger at night.

When he gets the severe attacks such as this recent attack he gets put on Prednisone which is a very "Heavy" course of Steroids and then I have to put him on the breathing machine with liquid viles of Albuterol Sulfate every 4 hours around the clock for a few days until the heavy Steroids kick in.

When he's back on track and normal again (if you can call it normal asthma) hes back on the above 1-5 meds.

Rediculous huh?

// Doreen / 730 weeks and 5 days ago

Anyways, I went through all this stuff w/ Gino and now that he's all grown up he's only on the ProAir (which he only uses before sports and when he gets small flare ups)

So there is hope at the end of the tunnel for Sammy too (if "I" survive all this)

// Doreen / 730 weeks and 5 days ago

Jesus, that's an insane amount of medication. Especially if it's not working. Let's do hope he grows out of this, because this is no life.

// craeonics / 730 weeks and 4 days ago

I know but he's only 13 right now it seemed to take Gino until about last year to grow it (he's now 18) and all Gino uses now is his rescue inhaler on occasions for minor flare ups or before sports or exercising etc.

// Doreen / 730 weeks and 4 days ago

"out grow it" My fingers are still asleep. hehe

// Doreen / 730 weeks and 4 days ago

Amazing dutchy I've been playing around w/ my new phone which by the way handles this site even worser than my iPhone did (actually it cannot get this thread to load at all it just locks and freezes up) anyways, it has animated weather on it, I've been making animated weather themes for my phones for years now and these slow pokes just barelyyy figured out how cool it is to add that feature finally on a phone by default w/o me having to hack and tweak to make my own animated weather. This phone has a 4.3 screen and 1 GHz processor. It's killer!

/me goes run to the gym to unwind for a while but I wanted to ask you if and when you do work on this site can you just figure out a simple way to page this thread? (or not, but it's just bugging me I can't access this thread)

// Doreen / 730 weeks and 4 days ago

And I promise I won't ask you again, I'll just take it as a stop bugging the Hell out of me about it if you don't do it. hehe

Thanks.

// Doreen / 730 weeks and 4 days ago

Paging is on top of the to-do list. Main hazards are aesthetics. Perfectionism always drags me down. Oh, and I'm lazy ofcourse.

// crae_work / 730 weeks and 3 days ago

Wellll hopefully in this life time. hehe

Thanks dutchy it jusss bugs me that I cannot come peek in on this thread (or I should sayyyy come look for you) when I'm away from my machine...

// Doreen / 730 weeks and 2 days ago

Maybe you should start a new one. This one is obviously too long for phones to handle.

// crae_work / 730 weeks and 2 days ago

This one is too long for desktop computers to handle...

// Doreen / 730 weeks and 1 day ago

Riiight. My long lost Pentium 75 could easily handle this thread.

// crae_work / 730 weeks and 1 day ago

What to do when artists remix their own tracks? I'd say I'd very much prefer the original in this case. Those silly S-Express riffs mixed into this new version sure aren't helping.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: TomCraft - Loneliness 2010 [link] (song stars at 0:23, original: [link])

// craeonics / 730 weeks and 21 hours ago

I don't know some tunes you can mix and shake any which way and they still sound good to me. (I like them both)

And your long lost Pentium was able to handle this thread when it was still alive and we were only on post 133 weeks and 2 days. hehe!

I think the issues I'm having are more related to whatever browser I'm using atm and my internet connection etc. I was trying out Mobile "Skyfire" and Mobile "Opera" but what happens is they load up only to a certain limit of our post and then it freezes and is unable to get to the bottom of this thread to reach the most recent post.

No big deal it's just I guess when something doesn't work I always go nuts trying to find a solution or it just bugs me...

// Doreen / 730 weeks and 16 hours ago

Since I have the week off next week (due to it being World crae Day), I can have a looksee. Still not sure what form it will take, but I'll probably start by simply adding an optional /last to the address to show you the last X posts.

It does take some time to load this thread and I suspect your phones choke on that.

// crae_work / 730 weeks and 9 hours ago

Not just on my phone but also on my desktop (it takes so long I usually can run downstairs kick someone's booty and run back upstairs and sometimes it's still loading)

But I don't want another thread! I'm a creature of habit and it took me years to get used to this thread cuz I don't feel comfortable in new things for a really long time. hehe

(anyways, how long have we been chatting in this now? I'm not good at math)

// Doreen / 729 weeks and 6 days ago

Anddd jussss to make this thread even more painful...

Is it me or is this tune just completely annoying? They play it like every 5 mins on all the radio stations and it's so annoying!

[link]

// Doreen / 729 weeks and 6 days ago

If you think that one is bad, wait until you hear her second single. The first one was a masterpiece compared to that.

// craeonics / 729 weeks and 6 days ago

Thanks for the warning. hehe

(I've not heard it as of yet)

// Doreen / 729 weeks and 5 days ago

Better be seated then: [link]. It's crazy, but I've sifted through a dozen parodies or "fan" videos of that song, but still can't the find the real one.

// craeonics / 729 weeks and 5 days ago

I'm usually good at blocking out vocals to listen to the good stuff hidden underneath but something about "her" just annoys me to death.

And yesss that is even worser than that other one they are playing to death over here on every station. She may have a rich daddy that is paying off all the radio stations to play her tunes?

// Doreen / 729 weeks and 5 days ago

My "recommended videos" list is going to get filled with crap, but looky what I found: [link]. This is her before she was famous, making umm, interesting friends.

Anyway, she sings like she's drunk.

// craeonics / 729 weeks and 4 days ago

I think she's a lilll more than drunk but after checking out that link it's obvious who's money helped back her and shoot her off to the radio stations. She won't last long...

// Doreen / 729 weeks and 4 days ago

Hmm Paris and Nicole look so young in that vid when was that taken?

// Doreen / 729 weeks and 4 days ago

Here's a more recent pic of one of her "friends" in that vid Nicole is now on her second baby: [link]

// Doreen / 729 weeks and 4 days ago

/me comes down to the pit of this thread to drop off your Birthday Cake for tomorrow, lights up 16 candles and tosses on your fav tune of Forever Young and then runs away cuz I don't like that silly tune.

Happy Birthday mijn dutchy hope you have a good B-day (but nottt toooo good!)

// Doreen / 729 weeks and 3 days ago

I think that clip was from 2005 or 6.

Birthday started with waking up way past noon. I've had it with birthday parties, so instead I'm taking a select few out to dinner tonight.

// craeonics / 729 weeks and 3 days ago

Interesting track, clean singing combined with blasting breakbeats.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Chase and Status - End Credits [link]

// craeonics / 728 weeks and 6 days ago

Not bad, actually pretty good...

// Doreen / 728 weeks and 5 days ago

Apparently part of a soundtrack of a movie of sorts.

Sun is shining, so time for this blast from the past ('97):

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Paradisio - Bailando [link]

// craeonics / 728 weeks and 5 days ago

Yeah it looked to be from some kind of flick...

Anyways, me is in Zzzzzz mood as the rain is about to come back yet again. And nooooo I've still not bought that coat cuz I know when I buy it that it will stop all this raining! (yessss I'm stubborn)

// Doreen / 728 weeks and 5 days ago

Perhaps you should follow Rihanna's advice and get an umbrella (and have you heard this cover: [link]).

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Lady Gaga ft. Beyoncé - Telephone

// craeonics / 728 weeks and 4 days ago

What in the world!? At first I thought it was Elvis or something. But nooo I've never heard that before sooo that means Rihanna is a lilll ripper? hehe

As much as I hate that song I like that version better than Rihanna's version of it...

// Doreen / 728 weeks and 4 days ago

[link]

Pokerface? Who are these guys??? Strange but nope never heard or ever seen them before...

// Doreen / 728 weeks and 4 days ago

/me smacks you! [link] so it seems these guys are new and are the lil rippers. hehe

(I thought they were old)

// Doreen / 728 weeks and 4 days ago

Their musical style is old. Your parents would probably love it. Rihanna is an interesting case. One of the few modern artist whose songs have already been covered. I've already heard at least two covers of Rihanna tracks.

// craeonics / 728 weeks and 3 days ago

My Mom still has not gotten over that Elvis is indeed dead and Rihanna only has one, maybeee two good tunes I think the one I like is called Rude Boy (or something like that)

// Doreen / 728 weeks and 3 days ago

Anyways get your behind to sleep! crae world week is over and you're back to the old grind tomorrow.

Slaap lekker...

// Doreen / 728 weeks and 3 days ago

Meanwhile, still haven't done the /last thing for this board. /me runs

// crae_work / 728 weeks and 3 days ago

Surprise? Surprise??? (I've already learned not to hold my breath for you)

// Doreen / 728 weeks and 2 days ago

Tsk, tsk, such a lack of confidence.

// crae_work / 728 weeks and 2 days ago

Lack of confidence? You spend more energy making up excuses than just doing it already! hehe

Don't worry about it though dutchy cuz I know I'm a royal pain in the behind. (but it does drive me crazy that I cannot post from my phone! And this thread beats up my phone too!)

// Doreen / 728 weeks and 1 day ago

Excuses? Me? I've never apologised for anything in my life. When I'm not doing stuff it's because I was either not interested in doing so or have been busy with more interesting stuff.

// crae_zzz / 728 weeks and 22 hours ago

Either way me will stop bothering you about it so relaxxx...

// Doreen / 728 weeks and 16 hours ago

Took a peek at the code yesterday. As usual I was too smart for my own good, so there appears to be some stuff in the way. I have to reroute some stuff to get the /last thing working, meaning it's not the on-the-fly fix I anticipated.

// crae_work / 728 weeks and 10 hours ago

So I've bought six new CD's but my ripping machine is dead. I have to rip them because I don't have a CD player. The thing is, my old and now defunct computer had an excellent drive with which the ripping software was calibrated, while the new one has a shitty brand X DVD-player.

Hmm, maybe I should move the old drive to the new machine. Do I still have spare IDE slots? What to do, what to do?

New acquisitions, for the interested:

Burzum - Hliðskjálf (Norway, 1999), the only old album I did not have yet.

Burzum - Belus (Norway, 2010), the man finally gets out of jail and immediately records a new album, apparently in the veign of his early records.

Grimm - Heksenkringen (Netherlands, 2007), just a little bonus from the shop. Don't know anything about these guys, nor am I familiar with their music.

Nokturnal Moktum - Ð“ÐŸÐ»ÐŸÑ Ð¡Ñ‚Ð°Ð»Ñ– (Ukraine, 2009), which translates to "The Voice of Steel". Almost all text on the packaging is in runes. Now I taught myself runes back when I was a kid, but I can't make heads or tails of it when they represent Ukranian.

Negură Bunget - Vîrstele Pămîntului (Romania, 2010), never have I seen so many diacritics than on these guys track listing. Glad I can copy/paste the titles. Name of the band means something like "dark foggy forest" and the album title "ages of earth".

Heidevolk - Uit de Oude Grond (Netherlands, 2010), Dutch pagan metal. I love their previous records, so I'll probably like this as well. Unless they've changed their style ofcourse.

// craeonics / 727 weeks and 6 days ago

/memo to self: Tek does not like fancy glyphs. Joy.

// crae_evil / 727 weeks and 6 days ago

Ha! I seeeee Tek is biting you back as well? Which means it's apparently not just misbehaving for meeee and my phone. hehe!

// Doreen / 727 weeks and 6 days ago

Yummm something good: [link]

/me goes run downstairs and go dance w/ some pots and pans in the kitchen...

// Doreen / 727 weeks and 6 days ago

Character conversions are tough. And there's a lot of string manipulation going on in the Tek "engine", so I'm looking forward to a lot of tinkering. Probably going to need to study things like this: [link] to get it right.

// craeonics / 727 weeks and 6 days ago

That looks like too much work, there's got to be an easier way these days to do it...

// Doreen / 727 weeks and 5 days ago

Unfortunately, there's not. It really is one of the harder things to get right. Then again, once you've finally got it right, you should be able to re-use what you've made.

// craeonics / 727 weeks and 5 days ago

Well I guess I see your dilemma not wanting to open up that can of worms cuz it looks like it could be a royal headache...

// Doreen / 727 weeks and 5 days ago

Waar is mijn dutchy? (I think I miss you today)

// Doreen / 727 weeks and 5 days ago

I really like my yo wall, it's kinda gritty has the perfect colors and lighting etc. (anyone else might think it trash but I love it!) hehe!

So cool (thanks)

// Doreen / 727 weeks and 5 days ago

Which is why I am using it. I normally don't use backdrops because I can't one that suits my taste, but this one was quite good. Nice colour scheme as well.

Windows is acting like a stubborn little child at the moment. Ripping my CD's and it keeps transforming the "ă" in Negură Bunget into a regular "a" every time I change it.

// craeonics / 727 weeks and 5 days ago

Grrr... This is how it should be written: [link]

// craeonics / 727 weeks and 5 days ago

I can only read #7 "Jar" hehe! What in the world is dat?

// Doreen / 727 weeks and 4 days ago

Hmm: Released by code666 Records in a special limited edition - handmade woodbox, roped and filled with the very earth of the place it comes from.

Did you get that edition?

// Doreen / 727 weeks and 4 days ago

Ahhh Folk/Black Metal this looks interesting: [link]

// Doreen / 727 weeks and 4 days ago

Okay that is sooooo "you" hehe!

/me listened to a few tracks: [link]

// Doreen / 727 weeks and 4 days ago

Haven't heard a thing yet. Been busy ripping those CD's and setting up the necessary tool chain to do so. It's one thing to smoke your old machine, but you also have to set up the new one after that.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Heidevolk - Beest bij Nacht (which actually sports a wolf howling, so is instantly good in my book)

// craeonics / 727 weeks and 4 days ago

And in the world of entertainment I seen a reallyyyyy good 3D movie about Vikings and Dragons! Okay so it was alilll more my style not quite yours. hehe!

[link] You have to see this flick in 3D though at an IMAX theater or it won't possibly be any good (you have to see it when you can dutchy, it's so cute)

// Doreen / 727 weeks and 4 days ago

And no, I did not get the limited edition. I'm not going to shell out forty quid for a box of Romanian dirt. I got the regular digipak (which looks great, by the way).

// craeonics / 727 weeks and 4 days ago

That "How to tame a dragon" is one I try my best to stay away from. Sounds a lot like a kids' movie.

// craeonics / 727 weeks and 4 days ago

Welll if you've not heard your CD yet I can tell you by what I've heard of it you are going to love it! hehe

It's veryyy good, veryyyy atmospheric! (cept it has that gross growling in it which will be the icing on the cake for "you")

// Doreen / 727 weeks and 4 days ago

It's not really just a kid's flick it appeals to both audiences. I took Sammy yes (but I ended up crying) so good thing for the over sized 3D Men Black looking glasses so nobody could see meee crying. hehe!

It was cool the kid in the flick was a strange character they created but you get past that quickly on the other hand the older Vikings were insanely done up cool. You find yourself really getting over the "cartoon" effects rather quickly.

You're just so stubborn you miss out on things cuz of the conclusion you always draw on everything right away...

// Doreen / 727 weeks and 4 days ago

Here's a better trailer try to watch the end portion of it you old man![link]

// Doreen / 727 weeks and 4 days ago

Slaap lekker you old mannn. hehe

// Doreen / 727 weeks and 4 days ago

/me jumps to the left just in time to avoid getting hit by the trailer

// craeonics / 727 weeks and 4 days ago

I don't knowww dutchy, though I'm an old hag in her 40's and you're only in your 30's sometimes I think you are jussss wayyyy too old for meeee. hehe!!!

// Doreen / 727 weeks and 3 days ago

I am young of spirit but have an old soul. As in: I have seen everything there is to see, little to none surprises me.

/listen

* craeonics is being tortured by the Beatles (why are they playing this on the radio? Movie or something?)

// crae_work / 727 weeks and 3 days ago

Actually I think you have some kind of unusual ancient soul trapped inside a dutch guys body. Anyways, it may surprise you that when something is "good" it transcends "all" barriers (young and old) As in: Go see that How to train your dragon flick it's totally cool! you old stubborn ancient man!

// Doreen / 727 weeks and 2 days ago

I was doing the laundry tonight and look what I came across (since you were mentioning that you were being tortured earlier by the Beatles): [link]

I tossed the T-shirt on my bed to grab a couple of pics for you but they came out grainy (as are all my pics) hehe

Anyways, I asked Gino about this T-Shirt of his girlfriend Jenna and apparently Paul McCartney? and he tells me "Oh her Dad is friends w/ him and I spilled something on my shirt over at their house and she gave me one of her T-shirts to wear last night and I wanted you to wash it before I gave it back to her"

Your cyber nephew Gino tried to bring me home his first girlfriend to bond with (the one I let you listen to that happy lil tune he wrote when he broke up w/ her remember?) and I told him no vampires or werewolves allowed in our home so here he is now in College and he meets this girl (Jenna, in these photos I'm showing you) she's a straight A Student and I love her personality so I'm feeling better about this one. I don't think he knows it yet but I'm pretty sure from my Crystal Ball that she will be his future wife (atleast I hope so)

Things move faster on this side dutchy so I seriously doubt he will be living w/ me until he's 30 cuz he's 18 now and already moving faster than I ever expected...

// Doreen / 727 weeks and 2 days ago

Which is good, more time for yourself.

// crae_work / 727 weeks and 2 days ago

Now that's a fantasy that is soon to become a reality (I hope if I don't drop dead first from exhausted)

// Doreen / 727 weeks and 1 day ago

In two or three months he'll be announcing that you're going to be a grandma.

// craeonics / 727 weeks and 1 day ago

From beyond the veil of obscurity Kelis has returned with a very dancy new tune. Unfortunately for her, it's not very good and quite easily interchanged with other dance records.


/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Kelis - Acapella

// craeonics / 727 weeks and 23 hours ago

This track [link] samples or reworks quite s lot of an older track, but I can't for the life of me remember its name.

...

Okay, so apparently the original (Italy, '92) had the same title: [link]

// craeonics / 727 weeks and 21 hours ago

1990 even. Also quite awesome (because of the CeCe Rogers sample): [link]

// craeonics / 727 weeks and 21 hours ago

Those top two are goed but that Sweet Harmony sounds alilll corny (but you're corny) hehe!

As for that remark up there about me becoming a grandma I think if he'd have stayed w/ his previous girlfriend I would be one already but this girlfriend is different she's 3 years older than him (she is 21) and he's only 18 and she seems to have alot of goals in life and spending her life changing dirty diapers does not seem like one of them. hehe

They are planning on traveling and are saving to go to Hawaii first as soon as they both get a break from school and their jobs and then they are planning to go to Europe. (so I don't see them having any babies for a while)

Sammy was born old so when he turns 18 I see him moving out and moving to Florida to retire. hehe! Sam is strange the schools have tested him and he's gifted so he's in advanced classes (he's a brainiac and he schools meeee)

Anyways, since you've got me on Kelis now I think I will go play some: [link]

and go dance w/ the pots and pans I hear the usual "Mom whats for dinner!" *sigh*

// Doreen / 727 weeks and 18 hours ago

Yikes! /me is listening to a tornado rumble over me. Crazy weather...

// Doreen / 727 weeks and 15 hours ago

"Mom, what's for dinner?"

"Surprise! Today's 'prepare for living on your own' day, so you two make your own dinner".

// crae_work / 727 weeks and 9 hours ago

Welll Gino has one foot out the door so I'm basically only Sammy's personal maid for a bit longer. Anyways my day is coming! Then I'm going to park myself at sushi bars at dinner time and have someone serve meeeee! And I can even be like you if I feel like it and eat at midnight!!!!

I will be able to do what I want, when I want!!!! (I'm probably going to be spending alot of time trying to think what to do cuz I won't know what to do outside of being a maid) hehe

// Doreen / 726 weeks and 6 days ago

And then on Saturday and Sunday I'm gonna sleep until 3:00 in the afternoon!!!!! And I'm not going to do laundryyyyy!!!!!

OMG I can't wait!!!!!

// Doreen / 726 weeks and 6 days ago

But right now I guess I'm going to go dance w/ those pots and pans again...

// Doreen / 726 weeks and 6 days ago

Hmm, sounds a lot like what I do. Perhaps I'm like two decades late, but remember future parents, havings kids means having no life for at least twenty years.

/me goes play games

// craeonics / 726 weeks and 5 days ago

Yeah well I'm a late learner.

/me goes get busy...

// Doreen / 726 weeks and 5 days ago

For some reason I'm waking up way before my usual time of noon this weekend. Must be getting old. I'd better not be getting sleepy when the sun sets.

// craeonics / 726 weeks and 4 days ago

Oh be quiet!

*Cool flick alert!*

"Ninja Assassin"

// Doreen / 726 weeks and 4 days ago

Now that sounds like something I would want to see

/me checks the names involved... Sho Kosugi = just about every US ninja movie in the 80s. J. Michael Straczynski as writer should be good. Rain? The only Rain I know is: [link]

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Cassius - The Sound of Violence

// crae_work / 726 weeks and 3 days ago

Why oh why must you investigate everything? If I tell you it's goed then it's goed and jusss go see it! hehe

One can only hope they make a Part II and in 3D but it's the bestest Ninja flick I ever seen. Beware it's a bit bloody and heads literally go flying in the first 3 minutes of the flick...

// Doreen / 726 weeks and 2 days ago

Were I to see every film you tell me to, I'd be seeing a lot of chick flicks, I reckon.

// crae_work / 726 weeks and 2 days ago

Welll you dooo have a point there? hehe

But this Ninja flick is not a chick flick (it's a man movie) I only almost fainted on one part of it (the part where the first head went flying) after that is was great! You have to go see it dutchy!

// Doreen / 726 weeks and 1 day ago

I'd still probably wait until it's on TV or a friend pops up with it. Don't like movie theaters. Screen sucks, sound is poor, annoying exit light shining like a beacon in the darkness and don't get me started about people on the front row with leaky blatters or morons who can't keep their mouths shut.

Last movie I saw (Watchmen), there was this idiot right in front of me who started laughing at the nastiest of scenes. My foot was screaming at me to be extended and kick that guy in the head.

// crae_work / 726 weeks and 1 day ago

Couple of interesting tunes. Not stellar, but not bad either.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Stromae - Alors on Danse [link] ...switching to: Tiësto ft. Nelly Furtado - Who wants to be Alone [link]

// craeonics / 726 weeks and 1 day ago

All that stuff up there you're complaining about is what makes a movie theaters fun! Jusss kidding I usually go off peak hours to avoid that stuff if you go on the weekend you don't go when it's a circus, you go either extremely early or extremely late = last showing. You don't go in the middle (cuz that's when the rest of the world flocks to the theater)

Also at the IMAX theater you may pay more but you get the best and biggest possible screen and sound so loud and rumbly you can actually "feel" the entire flick. (makes my heart flutter off beat sometimes it's so loud and good)

/me rubs her eyes cuz I don't believe I'm seeing that right "you" listening to "Nelly Furtado" What in the world!!! hehe

// Doreen / 726 weeks and 17 hours ago

I like that first link alot (very diff)

As for Nelly this song used to make me high: [link]

But I don't even know who she is anymore.

/me goes dance w/ those pots and pans...

// Doreen / 726 weeks and 17 hours ago

What happened is that Nelly found some decent producers. That French track is very well suited for late nights when the party is almost over. A very, what we call, "loom" mood.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Adamski ft. Seal - Killer

// crae_work / 726 weeks and 9 hours ago

loom mood? Hmm, well I suppose it's loom time on your end...

// Doreen / 725 weeks and 6 days ago

"Loom" ofcourse meaning "lazily".

// craeonics / 725 weeks and 6 days ago

Lazily? I think my mind was wayyy off. hehe

Since I have a nice break today I think I will jump back on practicing my dutch...

// Doreen / 725 weeks and 6 days ago

Meanwhile crae's done practicing Japanese for today. Got to keep the gray matter active. Dinner time!

// crae_zzz / 725 weeks and 5 days ago

Ik ben Amerikaan! (oh boy these words are useless cuz I think any dutch person that heard me would already knowwww!)

/me goes back to studying...

// Doreen / 725 weeks and 5 days ago

They could probably pinpoint the state as well.

// craeonics / 725 weeks and 5 days ago

I would say something really nasty to you in dutch right now but I'm not fully awake!

// Doreen / 725 weeks and 5 days ago

It's raining cats and dogs and unfortunately I have to go out and get food for the former. Joy.

// craeonics / 725 weeks and 4 days ago

It's totally cool and cloudy right now (and me prays it stays this way)

// Doreen / 725 weeks and 4 days ago

Waar is mijn oud kat man? hehe

// Doreen / 725 weeks and 3 days ago

Ye olde cat person battled rain and wind this morning, only to find that the lock on the gate between him and his bicycle shed had been changed by some anonymous person who remains unknown (though I have my suspicions). He then went back inside, grabbed his umbrella and spent the next forty minutes walking to work. No Rihanna to be seen ofcourse.

// crae_work / 725 weeks and 3 days ago

That's cuz I told Rihanna and her umbrella to stay away from you! hehe

Get a car you cheapy...

// Doreen / 725 weeks and 2 days ago

Why would I want a car? It takes more time to get to work by car than by bike. I would have to pay car insurance, a shit load of tax, gas and maintenance. Plus this city is keen on having paid parking everywhere "to alleviate parking stress" (read: we want your money), so I'd have to shell that out as well.

// crae_work / 725 weeks and 2 days ago

You've got a point, I guess it's cuz over here you cannot "not" have a car since everything is downtown in Los Angeles and if you're smart you don't live there you only go there for work and recreation "only" and then live as far away from there as possible...

You've got work and the beach close enough to where you live so you're right "you" can get away w/ being a cheapy. hehe

// Doreen / 725 weeks and 1 day ago

Maybe one difference between the US and the land of windmills and tulips is that over there a lot of people don't really live in the big cities, but more in the suburbs. Over here on the other hand, there just isn't that much space, so people do live in the cities.

And besides, I don't like travel.

// craeonics / 725 weeks and 1 day ago

Actually alot off ppl do live in the city cuz most do want to live where the party's at. (but me is no party girl) and as I get older I find w/ each move I make I go further and further away from Los Angeles. (specially since I'm trying not to raise two more gang bangers)

// Doreen / 725 weeks and 18 hours ago

The country side is way too quiet for me. Then again, living in the inner city is way too crowded. Good thing about this city is that it's basically just a big village. So you get the best of both worlds. Ideally I'd move to a location closer to the sea, or even with a view of the sea, but that's way beyond my budget. And besides, I'm an old tree and shouldn't move old trees.

// crae_work / 725 weeks and 9 hours ago

Well it sounds as if you're in a good spot. I normally move every time my lease is up but my Landlord has not risen the rent on me for 4 yrs now and he promised me no lease as long as I want to stay so this is the first time I actually stay in one place long enough to grow some roots (but I still dream of moving by the beach cuz it's medicine for my soul) Even if I get to rent a spot over there for just a few months before I die I will be happy...

// Doreen / 724 weeks and 6 days ago

Ugh! Between her Telephone tune and now this one: [link] it's official, I like her! I cannot believe I said that...

// Doreen / 724 weeks and 6 days ago

The chorus of that "Alejandro" tune so reminds me of Ace of Bass: [link] (and it appears I'm not the only one). Perhaps the earlier Aswas version is even closer: [link]. Which is funny, because Gaga's previous songs didn't have these signs of borrowing.

// craeonics / 724 weeks and 6 days ago

Yikes! /me likes that second link (never heard that version before)

Anyways it had to happen sooner or later cuz they all rip from each other. But she is just so freaky I was sitting on the fence for a while as to whether I actually liked her or not but after she came out w/ that Telephone tune I started to like her tunes alittle more.

Something good they should play more of (since they love to play only 3 tunes over and over again on the radio station these days)

[link]

// Doreen / 724 weeks and 5 days ago

I knowww how much you love Church talk (but you have to see this guy I'm sure you know him from Korn?)

Anyways, he was recently at a Church I used to attend but I came across him performing on a stream this is not his performance at the Church but rather his testimony, I was pretty shocked. On the stream (which I cannot find so I'll spare you that, you should have seen the Church trying to digest him and his music) hehe

[link]

// Doreen / 724 weeks and 5 days ago

I really must update the 'fox to a newer version. Or kick out some extensions. Starting some weeks ago, it repeatedly crashes on certain sites, like your last link. Quite weird, because crashes used to be really rare before that.

Regardless, there was this guy in Korn who one day got hit by a windmill and starting talking to imaginary friends. If I recall correctly, he later quit the band because it wouldn't fit in with his new beliefs.

// craeonics / 724 weeks and 5 days ago

I wish you would update this broken down thing, cuz I still can only view this site from my phone but I cannot post to it. (but I suspect you are intentionally blocking me or this thread might be even longer?) hehe

Anyways, I've never been a fan of Korn but I knew who they were and that Head guy was pretty scary before he still looks rather scary but he's clean now apparently...

// Doreen / 724 weeks and 5 days ago

The only broken down thing is your phone and you know it. If you run someone over with your car, do you blame them for getting ran over and scratching your car's paint? I've posted to Tek on half a dozen machines over the years, no grief whatsoever. "I'm sorry officer, but this men suddenly ran out of nowhere and jumped right in front of my car! Excuse me, what did you say? Let me turn down the volume on this Li'l Wayne tune. I was just changing my playlist when it happened".

Back to Ms Gaga, apparently she also makes utter shite tracks. I've been hearing this generic pop/dance song for months and never knew whose it was until I saw the video: [link]

// craeonics / 724 weeks and 4 days ago

Hmm first time I hear that tune from her, it definitely sounds different (but all her tunes are diff from one another)

As for Lil Wayne he's currently doing some time in jail and most likely being chased and jumped from the inmates trying to pull out his gold teeth...

Mother's day today, /me goes see what my boys have for me cuz today is payback day for me doing all those dishes, ironing and laundry all year!!!

// Doreen / 724 weeks and 4 days ago

Seeing that my parents are on a holiday in Jordan at the moment, I'm home free when it comes to mother's day. Not that I would do anything otherwise.

// craeonics / 724 weeks and 4 days ago

What!? You don't do anything for your Mom on Mother's day? You cheapyyyy!!!

Anyways, mines was great, I don't know how I will feel tomorrow but as for today being a Mom was great! hehe!

Gino is working now so my boys took me out to a Vegan place to eat. (his girlfriend is a vegan so she don't eat meat) but I have no problem being spoiled...

// Doreen / 724 weeks and 3 days ago

Argh! I cannot believe it? You mean after your Mom put up w/ you living at home and taking care of you and you finally moving out at almost 50 years old (alright so maybe you were not 50 years old but almost!) and you don't spoil her on Mother's day?

I swear someone needs to royally kick your behind!

// Doreen / 724 weeks and 3 days ago

What? It's never children's day either.

// crae_work / 724 weeks and 3 days ago

Umm there are (364) days of children's days and only (1) Mother's day. Does that seem fair? We sacrifice our life and our identity. I think you better atleast go bring your Mom some flowers when she returns you cheapy!

// Doreen / 724 weeks and 2 days ago

I don't think any child has ever asked to be conceived by their parents. "Yo, future mom and dad, you two really need to get together, 'cause by my calculations the new Li'l Jon album will be out in nine months and I know I'll dig that".

// crae_work / 724 weeks and 2 days ago

Hey it's not our fault God blinds our common sense and brainwashed us to be fruitful and multiply. He even zaps our memory so that after childbirth we forget how painful it was and then we're stupid enough to do it again!

Forget the flowers dutchy I'm thinking "you" Mom deserves a Rolls-Royce!

// Doreen / 724 weeks and 1 day ago

Mmmm mmmm mmmmm!

[link]

// Doreen / 724 weeks and 1 day ago

If the plane and train didn't crash, my parents should be back from their holiday right now. They're in for a nice surprise. I noticed there were ants all across the house, so at my mother's advice I threw coffee along the walls (apparently ants don't like that). But then again, there throwing a little line of coffee and there's the crae stylee of doing it.

/me goes into hiding

// craeonics / 723 weeks and 6 days ago

That's not even funny about the crash comment, I have some kind of rediculous radar that goes up when I hear the word "Dutch" and I heard a plane crashed and there were 61 Dutch on board, 103 died and one single little Dutch boy survived, when I heard this I got freaked out and thought about your Mom and Dad on vacation. I hope they are both home safely...

(and not stuck cleaning up some disaster you left for them you lazy bum!)

// Doreen / 723 weeks and 5 days ago

My parents went to Jordan, which is to the south east of Turkey and east of Israel. The plane crash was in Libya (North Africa). Whenever people step on a plane, I always anticipate it might possibly crash. I'm a worst-case-scenario thinker.

Apparently, the coffee was supposed to go on the outside of the house, against the walls. Ah well, ants seem to be under control.

// craeonics / 723 weeks and 5 days ago

Outside? hehe let me guess where you tossed the coffee? Did you ever think of buying Ant Spray you cheapy! (we only get ants or atleast I only notice that ant begin to march through my pad in a "straight line" 1-2 days before it rains)

I turned the TV on a few mins ago and sure enough they were showing that little Dutch boy that survived the crash. On all our news station Dutch, Dutch, Dutch!!!

// Doreen / 723 weeks and 5 days ago

Alright! I told you that I don't know all that geographical stuffezzz, I knew your parents went to Jordan but I had no idea where that was and all I knew was that there was 61 Dutch tourist on that plane carrying 103 passengers and only one little dutch boy survived. If I didn't have my GPS thingie to get around Cali I'd get lost going around the corner (there! I confessed it again! That my kids school meee)

// Doreen / 723 weeks and 5 days ago

That's why the news always show maps of the world with each foreign topic. They might just as well do it with domestic things, because the last time I learned Dutch topography was, umm, like 25 years ago. Shit happening in town X. Where was that again?

// craeonics / 723 weeks and 5 days ago

Thanks for trying to make me feel less stupid (but the fact of the matter is "I am")

/me goes look up that topography word. hehe

(and I'm serious too!)

// Doreen / 723 weeks and 4 days ago

Argh!!! You schoolboy there is such a word!!!

// Doreen / 723 weeks and 4 days ago

/me throws Major Lazer's "Pon de Floor" at you to get rid of the school vibe: [link]. I actually wanted to link to the real video, but some prude tagged it as 18+. Grrr...

// crae_zzz / 723 weeks and 4 days ago

Mmmm thazzz some goed stuffezzz, nighty night sleepy head...

// Doreen / 723 weeks and 4 days ago

Why is it that people always request music from the 80s (or worse, the 70s or 60s even) on stations that should be playing _new_ music. Be gone, bloody Rolling Stones.

// crae_work / 723 weeks and 3 days ago

Cuz radio stations don't stick to what they're suppose to anymore?

/me is listening to stillness and quietness atleast until the world wakes up (and my noisy neighbors)

// Doreen / 722 weeks and 5 days ago

Been playing Red Dead Redemption. Riding along the country side in the depths of night give me Hound of the Baskervilles sensations [link], while during the day it has The Hills Have Eyes written over it [link]). All in all quite spooky.

// crae_zzz / 722 weeks and 4 days ago

Spooky is your thang and you know it...

// Doreen / 722 weeks and 4 days ago

Yeah, but not quite so in games. Resident Evil 4 freaked me out as well. A lot of games try and fail, but when they do succeed in setting the atmosphere it really gets on my nerves.

// craeonics / 722 weeks and 4 days ago

If I remember correctly that one is the bloody zombie one right? I can't remember which one it was but there was one that gave Gino and Sam the spooks really bad and nightmares they couldn't even sleep w/o leaving the TV on. (I thought it was funny) when I checked it out the only thing that I could see about the game that was spooky (or I should say "hear") was the "sounds" they had the most scariest freaky sounds and sound theme running in the bg of the game. I still think that is what freaked them both out but they didn't realize it...

// Doreen / 722 weeks and 4 days ago

I've been getting the bug to jump back into Aion since I got an email from them that they've upgraded to 2.0 now. So I mightttt go do some flying around again and see if they got new wings! (I love that game!) I forgot what level I left off at, must go check been a while now...

// Doreen / 722 weeks and 4 days ago

Hmm you know what? That Red Dead one Sam has been bugging me about to try to rent for him but they never have it in stock at Blockbuster when I go to get it...

// Doreen / 722 weeks and 4 days ago

Argh! Forgot the whole stupid game, it's like having to learn everything all over again!

// Doreen / 722 weeks and 4 days ago

Weren't you a bit disappointed when you actually received the wings? And yes, Resident Evil is the game with the zombies. The creepiest bit is how the bastards tend to pop up right behind you when you aren't looking.

// craeonics / 722 weeks and 3 days ago

Yes cuz I struggled to level to get my "BlackCloud Wings" (notice the word "Black" in there) and when I leveled up and got the wings and put them on they were not Black! They were like a tan or cream w/ gold. (totally diff than I expected)

Which means if I want the Black wings I have to go to the dark side and "I" want to remain on the Light side but have Black wings! Anyways, I back to jumping off cliffs and falling and flying into walls cuz I forgot how to fly my character again!

As far as those guys popping up right behind you when you aren't looking how fun would a game be w/o the unexpected?

// Doreen / 722 weeks and 2 days ago

I'd like to see them coming, so I can take 'em out from a distance.

// crae_work / 722 weeks and 2 days ago

Why look, it's a Bronski Beat rip. Original is way better!

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Supermode - Tell me why

// craeonics / 722 weeks and 2 days ago

/me grabs your tune and goes dance w/ the dishes...

// Doreen / 722 weeks and 1 day ago

I'd say you need a dish washer. Speaking of which, mine is done. Time to empty it.

// craeonics / 722 weeks and 22 hours ago

Looks like the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls (your fav) proved to everyone she can do more than jusss a good booty dance! [link]

/me applauds her! Seeee she's not a Pussycat tramp!

// Doreen / 722 weeks and 18 hours ago

Yeah, but let's not forget that the Pussy Cat Tramps are dancers originally. That's why you hear only one singing.

// crae_work / 722 weeks and 10 hours ago

Welll she's the only one I like of the bunch anyways that has some talent and now that she's declared the "Champ" maybe ppl will see that too since most ppl assume she is just a tramp (but she's not!) I was like praying "Please don't do any booty dances on "this show" or you won't have a chance" hehe!

// Doreen / 722 weeks and 3 hours ago

/me goes fly around today...

// Doreen / 722 weeks and 3 hours ago

It could also be that the rest was god awful. But then, she _is_ a profesional dancer, so it would have been strange if she'd flunked this.

// craeonics / 722 weeks and 1 hour ago

Ummm excusee meeee but she did go up against Evan Lysacek (I actually thought he was going to take it cuz of his strict Olympic self discipline) but booty gal won! Hooray!!!! hehe

// Doreen / 721 weeks and 6 days ago

Dutchy I still cannot get Sammy that Red Dead game cuz it's always checked out but I was just looking at the strategy guide over at Fry's and it's a Cowboy game? Ack! I don't even know why you guys would want to play a cowboy game? But it doesn't look like it would have any hills have eyes vibes or be spooky? Is it that one?

// Doreen / 721 weeks and 6 days ago

It is indeed a cowboy game. Basically it's GTA meets Wild West. So instead of driving cars and shooting people, you now ride horses and shoot people. Too bad horses don't have radios.

The spooky bit is that while wandering the wilderness outside the towns you feel like it's completely deserted, yet at the same time it's almost as if someone is watching you. No demons or monsters, just the atmosphere.

// craeonics / 721 weeks and 6 days ago

Hmmm definitely a diff kind of game I guess but everytime I go to ask the clerk if it's in at Blockbuster they tell me it's all checked out. (Sammy has been driving me crazy for a week now for that one)

I was just mystified when I was checking out the guides today (looking for an Aion strategy guide) and noticed that Red Dead one was a cowboy game.

Was practically selling my wings for more mana potions in my game and come to find out all I had to do is type a "," which put my character into rest mode and she regains all her energy back in seconds! I usually go hit a game shop or Fry's electronics and skim the strategy guides to grab some info...

// Doreen / 721 weeks and 6 days ago

Or just check GameFAQs perhaps? Belay that. It seems there are no FAQs for Aion there for some reason.

// craeonics / 721 weeks and 6 days ago

Finally got that Red Dead Redemption game last night for Sam and he said to tell you that you are a whimp! cuz there is nothing spooky at all about this game...

(he is in heaven playing it, I've not seen him this happy w/ a game in a while)

// Doreen / 721 weeks and 5 days ago

Sure, if you only do missions, you won't see much of the surroundings. But if you wander around the desert for some time... Perhaps I am too much of a city kid, being accustomed to always having people around. The country side is so desolate.

// craeonics / 721 weeks and 5 days ago

In Sam's words: "This game is awesome! When you go online you can gather a posse together and really have some serious fun!"

He loves it too dutchy...

// Doreen / 721 weeks and 4 days ago

It's GTA in disguise, so it has its strengths and its weaknesses. Considering the time and place in which it is set (early 20th century, southern US), I'd half expect there'd be some white pointy hood people going around lynching others, but Rockstar appearently doesn't want to go that far (understandably). Also haven't seen no indians yet.

// crae_evil / 721 weeks and 4 days ago

I'll ask Sam about the Indians (he eats a game up in 24-48 hrs) but he lovesss this game. I'm going to have to rip him away from it today for a few hours to have him visit the real world cuz he's been glued to his machine and all I'm hearing is sounds of horses and some annoying twangy hillbilly cowboy guy coming out of his room...

// Doreen / 721 weeks and 4 days ago

You can stop looking for indians cuz there's no indians in the game Sam said...

// Doreen / 721 weeks and 4 days ago

But he said to tell you there are Mexicans! But no indians...

// Doreen / 721 weeks and 4 days ago

Mexicans, Smexicans, I want indians! How fast does he play anyway? I'm sixteen hours into the game and still in the first "province" (New Austin).

// craeonics / 721 weeks and 4 days ago

He said he's in Mexico and he's only played about 5 hours total but he said to tell you he quest alot. He said to tell you about an achievement/trophy where you tie up a girl and put her on the train tracks and watch her get run over by the train. hehe

He's got an X-box so he said he's not sure if it's an achievement or trophy for you if you are on an PS3?

(Hmmm I'm gonna shoot him!) All I ever hear is a horse galloping.

// Doreen / 721 weeks and 3 days ago

Oh boy they shot his horse! Panic city!

/me goes see what's on TV *sigh*

// Doreen / 721 weeks and 3 days ago

I'm not putting girls on train tracks. That would badly mess up my fame and honour ratings. Okay, so maybe I'll make an exception if one of them tries to steal my horse again.

As for dying horses, let me see. I drove off a cliff twice, fell into the water a couple of times (can't swim), got a few horses devoured by wolves and shot it myself a few times. Stupid horse shouldn't get into my line of fire.

// crae_work / 721 weeks and 3 days ago

Sam is completely attached to his horse so anything happens to his horse and he gets riled up. (something rare for him since he's normally cool, calm and collective)

// Doreen / 721 weeks and 3 days ago
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// crae_work / 721 weeks and 3 days ago

What the hell is going on in my previous post?

// crae_work / 721 weeks and 3 days ago

I stole your words?

// Doreen / 721 weeks and 2 days ago

hehe I let Sam read your post about your horse he is busting up. He said he's just being a good guy and helping ppl do their quest right now...

// Doreen / 721 weeks and 2 days ago

Sam said to tell you that you can "Rest" then do the Dastardly Achievement and then go back to that "Save" and you won't lose any honor and still get the Achievement. He said just don't get killed while doing it or you'll lose your save and then your honor will go down.

// Doreen / 721 weeks and 2 days ago

I think I can also put on the bandana which, if I'm to believe the description, locks your fame/honour (because no-one can recognise you). Anyway, it'll have to wait 'til the weekend. No time to play on weekdays.

// crae_zzz / 721 weeks and 2 days ago

My father bought my mother a laptop for her birthday. I had to come along shopping to pick one. Spent two hours setting it up and locking it down for her use.

Meaning, that it comes out off hibernations right nto her game of solitaire. Seriously, My dad could just as well have given her a set of cards.

// craeonics / 721 weeks and 21 hours ago

hehe! Dutchy it sounds soooo much like what I go through w/ my Mom and Stepfather. I was over there house a few days ago trying to set up my Dad's laptop wirelessly so he can play his games on his recliner chair and get off of my Mom's Kitchen table (cuz he was hardwired to one spot) and my Mom kept complaining he's like fixed furniture in the Kitchen area and she has to keep cleaning around him and it was annoying her. hehe!

Sooo I get over there and it's the usual headache, I refresh all the avail networks to connect to and me: "Mom, Dad which one is your Network?" They don't know, I figure it out and ask "Mom, Dad what is your network password?" They don't know. Argh! I have to sit there for hours for something that should take 5 mins cuz they don't ever know what there passwords are to login to windows, for email, for network "BUT" you better believe they do know their passwords to login to their boring games!!!

// Doreen / 721 weeks and 18 hours ago

They both play the most rediculous boring online games imaginable so I normally stick a link on their browser bar so they can get there quickly and that's about all they do is play boring games on their machines. (it's scary!)

// Doreen / 721 weeks and 18 hours ago

Same situation here. I had to guess the passwords to email and wifi. Fortunately I had set those up myself in the past.

My mom has three big icons on the desktop: "internet" (Firefox), "email" (Thunderbird), "pret" (translates as "fun", link to Win 7's game list). And that's roughly 99% of what she'll be using the machine for.

// crae_work / 721 weeks and 9 hours ago

Oh boy sounds "exactly" like my Mom dutchy. Hopefully when you go over there to fix their machines you don't have to put on a pair of surgical gloves like I do cuz my Dad tends to eat over his machine so there is usually yuk on it (plus the usual cat hairs stuck on top of the yuk!) hehe

Totally grosses me out!

// Doreen / 720 weeks and 6 days ago

And sticky keys... The machines covered in cat hairs are mine.

By the way, remember that Legend of the Seeker series you were watching. After more than a decade I finally finished the eleven book series on which it was based. Unfortunately the ending was really rushed, plus way too much black & white thinking, long-winded speeches and magic mumbo jumbo.

When good guys do bad things it's because they were forced to do so, really did not have anther choice, had a bad childhood, or, and unfortunately, progressively so, because the bad guys deserved it for being "wrong". On the other hand, when bad guys do bad things, it's because they're evil, hateful, wrong and consciously decide to join the Dark Side of the Force (so to speak). The worst bit is that the bad guys are considered guilty of thought crimes and ought to be eradicated.

Really now. Great example of how not to do characterisation. Ugh...

// craeonics / 720 weeks and 6 days ago

You mean you never watched the series? You can't see cool spells being cast and the killer cloths they wear in the show by reading books?

I hated the white dress in the first series: [link]

(made no sense her running around in muddy forest in a white dress but this new dress was a killer upgrade: [link]

That is insanely cool but it looks like it weighs a ton...

// Doreen / 720 weeks and 5 days ago

As far as the Characters on the show this one was my fav she was one of those so called bad guys turn good (which made for some interesting shows cuz she constantly had to restrain herself from being bad) [link]

// Doreen / 720 weeks and 5 days ago

The idea of books is that they sparks your imagination and leave it up to the reader to for an image of the characters, locations and what not.

That said, adaptations are always interesting. This series hasn't been broadcast over here though. Apparently, the first seasons was loosely based on the first book. If that means the seconds season followed the second book, you'd have nine seasons remaining, were the show not cancelled. Anyway, I see a number of names on production that were also associated with Hercules and Xena, so the televisions series probably wasn't all doom and gloom like the books.

// craeonics / 720 weeks and 5 days ago

The show doesn't broadcast over there!? Argh! You really are missing out. Yeah maybe the book sparks your imagination (but I'm lazy) I wanna just see everything. One thing about that show is that they did it "right" cuz the atmosphere, costumes and characters were all done right and the stories were great. I normally bore easy when just "one" of those are done badly and the chain is broken.

Anyways, season two just ended so I'm hoping you're right cuz that show is my favorite show. "The big bang theory" is a close second (but thazzz about the only two good shows on TV these days)

// Doreen / 720 weeks and 5 days ago

The oracle says it's been cancelled. Season two appearently was a cross between books two an three.

Meanwhile, I've been riding my horse through Mexico. The wear is starting to set in right about now. Time to wrap this game up fast.

// craeonics / 720 weeks and 4 days ago

Wellll Sammy just came in to tell me to tell "you" he beat the game! He said not to tell you it has a sad ending (but I'm going to tell you anyways) hehe

// Doreen / 720 weeks and 4 days ago

hehe! He's mad at me now cuz I told you it has a sad ending...

// Doreen / 720 weeks and 4 days ago

As long as I have not seen the ending, nothing is spoiled. Seeing this is not a white hat/black hat western, but rather a spaghetti one, I would expect some drama.

// craeonics / 720 weeks and 4 days ago

I won't spoil it any more than I may have already. But Sam absolutely loves this game, I've not seen him enjoy one this much in a long time. He normally bores easily.

// Doreen / 720 weeks and 4 days ago

Too late. I'm already starting to get annoyed by it:

1. Too much running around from one side of the map to another. Hello GTA.

2. Horses are freaking slow.

3. I have the fastest horse in the game, yet every time I do a bounty hunt, my pursuers ride faster horses than me.

4. Enemies have built-in radars. I can snipe 'em and hide behind a rock, but they magically know where I am.

5. Every bloody mission is the same. Ride to some place, then shoot people. Or flee from somewhere whilst shooting people.

So yes, it's a fun game, but it grows old faster than GTA did.

// crae_work / 720 weeks and 3 days ago

Sam has complained about the slow horse issue too, I've heard him in his room and he gets attached to his horse but I remember he said he needed to get a new horse cuz his horse was getting way too slow.

At any rate sounds like it's time for you to try another game (Sam is still playing that game but as the original character's "son") could possibly be you're jussss too old for that game and not playing it right (cuz you don't group) hehe

/me runs!

// Doreen / 720 weeks and 2 days ago

And stop snoring over there!

// Doreen / 720 weeks and 2 days ago

Not too keen on online play. If you want to play against friends they ofcourse all have to be online at the same time, which gets a bit harder to do when every one has to work.

// crae_work / 720 weeks and 2 days ago

I know, I recently re-activated my Aion acct and I've probably played it only 6 times for maybe a total of 3 hrs if that (but I got up one more level) I don't group when I play in Aion cuz I like to fly around and do solo quest and relax.

When you group then the pressure is on. I used to group in WOW but only when my brother would put the pressure on me...

// Doreen / 720 weeks and 1 day ago

Plus I play really, really slow. I once played a shooter with my cousin. He was running way ahead of me, shooting like a maniac, while I was carefully creeping forward.

// crae_work / 720 weeks and 1 day ago

Welll you need to get alil more kamikaze but that is hard to do when you really get into your character cuz when my character is flying and she runs out of flight time and begins to free fall and starts flailing her arms and legs "I" get that feeling in my stomach like when you are on a roller-coaster and it's falling straight down! I actually feel like "I'm" falling! hehe!

// Doreen / 720 weeks and 18 hours ago

You shouldn't play Assassin's Creed then. It involves a lot of climbing and dropping down spires and towers.

// crae_work / 720 weeks and 10 hours ago

I get butterflies in my stomach but my heart does not actually stop beating when I die in the game. (so I'm fine) hehe

// Doreen / 719 weeks and 6 days ago

I like this tune of hers and was waiting to she her vid to it but now that I see it I'm not sure what to think: [link]

I wonder is why she had to revert to being like everyone else trying to break the boundaries by using a bunch of controversial things? Now this just makes her look like everyone else.

Anyways, what do you think about this lil mini-movie of hers dutchy?

// Doreen / 719 weeks and 6 days ago

I'll wait 'til I see it on TV. Got some chores waiting for me. Telephone is a mini-movie as well though. By the time the music starts the video's past the half-way point. Perhaps her point is not trying to be controversial, but rather to do the unexpected.

// craeonics / 719 weeks and 6 days ago

What's so unexpected about War Crimes, Nuns and Religion, Sex, Orgies, Homosexuals, Cross Dressing? The only thing to me unexpected is that she managed to wrap it all in one vid. *sigh*

/me goes fly around today...

// Doreen / 719 weeks and 6 days ago

/me comes drop a few sunflower seed shells in this thread and some no nonsense tune: [link]

// Doreen / 719 weeks and 5 days ago

Too slow for my taste. And still haven't seen that Alejandro video on TV, even though I've been hearing the song for weeks now. It's all Telephone all the time.

/me goes figure out why Red Dead Redemption is so freaking dark at night that I can't see where I'm going

// craeonics / 719 weeks and 5 days ago

I think her Telephone tune might be my fav of all time but as for her vids they're getting alil too nutty since I don't like when an artist tries to force controversy for the sake of fame it takes away from their artistry in music. Unless they can find an avenue that is sensible.

/me goes fly around in Aion and see how long I can get away w/ that until someone calls and ruins my fun...

// Doreen / 719 weeks and 5 days ago

Umm yeah, but she's been playing the controversy card since day one.

// craeonics / 719 weeks and 5 days ago

I guess I wasn't paying much attention then cuz I just recently began to notice it. Maybe her head is just getting alil too big now. Some ppl can't get enough attention so they do bizarre stuff to get it.

Anyways, it looks as if I shall reach lvl 32 today! (hopefully)

// Doreen / 719 weeks and 5 days ago

I mean I seen her promoting celibacy and then her vid shows her out right having sex (basically) shouldn't that stuff be more private and meaningful if that was her voice?

// Doreen / 719 weeks and 5 days ago

I might be seeing diff interviews than you are on your side over there but the bottom line is she is totally freaky. (but I stilll like her tunes)

// Doreen / 719 weeks and 5 days ago

Just so you don't think I'm completely nuts cuz you would if you seen her vids and not see this (but this is her own words) [link]

// Doreen / 719 weeks and 5 days ago

People say allll kinds of things. Actions speak louder than words.

Meanwhile, cowboy crae is trying to kill two cougars (no, not the human kind) with his knife. Bloody critters are freaking hard to find and every time I find one, it kills me instead and I have to go looking for one again. Grr...

// craeonics / 719 weeks and 4 days ago

I can hear a Cowboy and a Cowgirl talking in Sam's room. *sigh* He's playing too...

4 1/2 more bars to get to lvl 32! And I think I've had my full.

// Doreen / 719 weeks and 4 days ago

One thing annoying about this game is my Character says things in Korean when she cast spells, I would not mind if they sounded good but whatever she is saying sounds rediculous and I cannot find out how to turn her voice off in the settings. Argh!

// Doreen / 719 weeks and 4 days ago

*Ding Ding* lvl 32! I got the coolest looking armor the bottom looks like feathers so when her wings come out she looks like a bird! hehe

Alright so it's silly but I love this game! Check her out! [link]

Tonight I will get her new spells and pets and kick some serious booty!

// Doreen / 719 weeks and 4 days ago

Nevermind that stupid link never works cuz of the Java...

Here: [link] (much better than that Cowboy stuff you guys are playing!) hehe!

// Doreen / 719 weeks and 4 days ago

If you want to prance around looking like a tree, that is.

/me goes try to remove thick layers of cat fur from his carpet before jumping back into the Wild West (stats say I'm at roughly 50%)

// craeonics / 719 weeks and 4 days ago

The barn is on fire! The barn is on fire! Oh boy now Gino is up early playing Cowboy before Sammy gets up and they start fighting over that game...

// Doreen / 719 weeks and 4 days ago

Game has bugs! It actually froze, more or less, twice during the same mission. First it was "meet up with Reyes". I went to Reyes, but he wss not moving and neither were the men around him. Waited a couple of minutes but nothing. Then shot the bastard so the mission could restart. At the end of the very same mission the game says "kill Bill". So I shoot him. This apparantly was so shocking to my PS3 that it thought "Oh my god, he actually shot him! What should I do?" and froze mid-movie for about three minutes. Fortunately it got out of its coma after that.

Anyway, I'm done with bloody Mexico. Next weekend I'll be heading up north and will wrap things up.

// crae_work / 719 weeks and 3 days ago

All games have bugs, Sam called me to go check out his horse that was bopping up and down like a low-rider w/ its hydraulics stuck. And last night I was doing a solo quest and I needed 4000 DP (Divine Power) which you obtain by killing snakes, beast w/ horns, dragons etc. It took me like two hours straight of killing these beast and I had about 25 more to go to reach 4000 and the game froze and became unresponsive and tossed me out! I lost all my DP cuz after you log out you lose all your DP and you need to start killing all over again to build it all up!!!!

Needless to say I almost cried!

// Doreen / 719 weeks and 2 days ago

Dutchy look it's here: [link]

Brainwaves up next...

// Doreen / 719 weeks and 2 days ago

I think they already have Pong controlled by brain waves. Not too keen on all this motion controlled gaming though. Nintendo's plight is that a lot of non-gaming folk buy a Wii, appealed by the party games, yet buy only a handful of games. So Nintendo sells hardware, but software lags behind (except for the titles bundled). Meanwhile the gaming folk avoids the system like the plague. It's shooting itself in the foot in the long end.

And now Microsoft and Sony want a slice of the motion pie as well.

// crae_work / 719 weeks and 2 days ago

And don't remind me of games freezing. I once almost completed Kid freakin' Icarus on the NES only to have my console lock up on the last stage. Took me almost the entire day to reach that stage. Needless to say, I never played it again.

// crae_work / 719 weeks and 2 days ago

Amusing article on the motion control hype: [link]

// craeonics / 719 weeks and 2 days ago

/me tosses on something I've not heard of before by them but came across by Lacuna Coil.

Totally different than the CD's I own by them: [link]

// Doreen / 719 weeks and 1 day ago

I myself don't know exactly what to think about the Motion control hype other than you and I seen it coming and it's probably just a fad that will come and go. (but time will tell)

When they get things more advanced using basic brain waves I can think of other things I'd rather do using my brain waves. hehe!

/me goes dance w/ the pots and pans and toss dinner on the table for two hungry kids and then go jump into Aion and try to reach lvl 33 tonight!

// Doreen / 719 weeks and 1 day ago

I hate it when you're too tired to reach your goals! lvl 33 will have to wait until tomorrow...

// Doreen / 719 weeks and 1 day ago

In time there will be games where you can virtually juggle pots and pans. The Sims on steroids. Actually, there already is a game called Cooking Mama: [link]

// crae_work / 719 weeks and 1 day ago

Umm the last thing I would want to do in a game is cook? I have certain criteria in order for me to play a game:

1. I have to be able to custo my character to suit myself cuz I won't play a game that gives you a default character to play.

2. It has to have killer looking spells to cast!

3. I have to be able to search, kill and destroy beast!

There is no way on earth you're gonna find me cooking in a kitchen in a game when I get stuck having to do that enough in real life! So no cooking mama here! hehe!

I think I seen that Sims but that is like living in a virtual world doing every day stuff right? If I can't slay Dragons and Beast w/ wicked looking spells then that game is out of the question as well...

// Doreen / 719 weeks and 19 hours ago

I don't see the appeal myself, but some people like living their ordinary lives in a virtual world.

// crae_work / 719 weeks and 10 hours ago

Hmmm as if cooking and cleaning in a virtual world would be any more enjoyable than in real life? Anyways, once again me needs more of a challenge and if it ain't got spells or dragons and beast then it ain't for me. Aion has an added bonus cuz I've got wings and can fly plus meets all my other criteria so I doubt I will find another game that will beat that.

But since I've got to spank myself and limit my time I only have until the 23rd before my one month is up. I normally reactivate my accts either Aion or WOW when my brother nags me about it once every so many months cuz it's a royal time waster and can get frustrating when you don't take breaks in between...

// Doreen / 718 weeks and 6 days ago

Meanwhile, little old moi gets to play computer doctor again.

Sitting here, eating my breakfast, when I mom calls up. "I'm trying to get a hotel room, but the site won't accept my telephone number! Get over here, now!"

Seriously now. Off I go.

// craeonics / 718 weeks and 6 days ago

And I'm pretty certain it's her Num Lock key. hehe!

Since it's Father's day this weekend it will be a miracle when I go over there to drop off a card and gift at their place this weekend if I can make it out of there w/o hearing "Oh Doreen by the way since you're already here would you mind please taking a look at my computer it's been doing bla bla bla and maybe you can fix it"

And what is up w/ your Mom and Dad? Another hotel room? Those two are some serious vacationers! They never stay home? hehe

// Doreen / 718 weeks and 5 days ago

They bought a new car as well. So I asked "where are you getting all that money from?". Turns out I won't be inheriting much. I'm hoarding my money, they like spending theirs. Ah well.

Anyway, by the time I got there, she had already figured out the telephone number thing and now was stuck on finding "Netherlands" in the list of countries. Turns out it was listed under "T" (because of "The"). So in the end I didn't have to do much.

// craeonics / 718 weeks and 5 days ago

Well now you can use that as leverage and say "Hey if I come fix your computer can I use the car?" hehe

I have to go shopping today and buy my Father's day gift and I'm thinking a good one would be some kind of warranty on his computer for 24 hour tech support!

Actually when I ask my Mom what he would like she always tells me the same boring thing "Just go buy a gift card" (for this buffet place they like to go eat at)

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(but easy peasy gift)

// Doreen / 718 weeks and 5 days ago

Gift certificates need to die. It's basically an expirable, fixed sum of money, which can only be used in certain shops. If I get one, I always give it away to someone else.

Finished Red Dead Redemption yesterday. I'm completely done with this game. It grew old when I reached Mexico (and I had two thirds to go even then). And the ending is so lame.

I'm starting to get old and grumpy. A lot of games are starting to annoy me after a while. Is it me or just this generation of games?

// craeonics / 718 weeks and 4 days ago

Once again if the game does not have certain criteria I don't play it.

How fun can a game be if you can't customize your own character to suit your style and how fun can a game be if you can't cast magical spells and kill beast that are 100 X's bigger than you are? And how fun is riding a boring horse compared to "flying" w/ your own wings?

You just pick games that have no imagination so of course they get old fast...

(plus you are getting old and grumpy) hehe!

// Doreen / 718 weeks and 4 days ago

I mean think about it you play GTA? Over here in Los Angeles every 5 mins someone jumps in a car and runs from the police and runs over and kills innocent ppl. How much imagination went into that game?

// Doreen / 718 weeks and 4 days ago

Stuff like that does not happen over here. So I find it quite amusing. But similarly, why are there so many police/crime series if they would not appeal to a lot of people?

// crae_work / 718 weeks and 3 days ago

Cuz you guys ride bicycles? And they appeal to so many ppl cuz ppl like looking at nasty car accidents too when they drive by?

Anyways something tasty since this combo never really disappoints: [link]

(but that Timba needs to lay off the carry out cuz he is seriously packing on the lbs!)

/me goes get ready for a busy day (lots of appts)

// Doreen / 718 weeks and 3 days ago

Nah, that song's no good. And neither is Eminem's latest (again). I fear he has lost his edge. Caught a glimpse of Ms Gaga's Alejandro, but still haven't seen the full video.

// craeonics / 718 weeks and 3 days ago

Lady Gaga is just attempting to feed off of a controversial frenzy now so it seems she is doing alil over kill on her vids now...

And lately there just has not been too many decent new tunes released (which has me playing alot of my old antique War tunes)

// Doreen / 718 weeks and 1 day ago

Be careful. You're one step away from living in the past, like old folk. Soon you'll be walking around with a perm.

/me types this on a new work machine with Win 7

// crae_work / 718 weeks and 1 day ago

Video's on TV right now. Don't see anything particularly controversial, aside from the fascist theme. But that's nothing new (see Paparazzi). It's like this is five or six videos in one. Almost a Madonna tribute even.

// craeonics / 718 weeks and 23 hours ago

Old folk possibly but perm no way! I recently got my hair infused w/ protein it's called a Brazilian Hair Treatment and cut off 4 inches (yes you heard right I cut my hair) but since this treatment straitens your hair though my hair is no longer to my behind it is still past my mid back (cuz it's now straight) so I don't mind cuz I don't have to spend 3 hrs blow drying it I can just wash it and let it air dry and it drys to a silky glossy glass! I love this new treatment thingie!

Enough about hair, so how do you like Win 7? I was trying to tell you when I got it how much better it is but you're so stubborn! You can really feel the diff on Win 7 vs Vista.

As for that Lady Gaga vid, like I said she is going a bit overboard for attention now and I wasn't impressed...

// Doreen / 718 weeks and 19 hours ago

Check this thing out: [link]

My hair was like the last photo on the bottom right (but longer) and I never cut my hair (other than trim split ends) so they took before and after pics of mine at the Salon I went to as well. The results are pretty amazing on how this treatment tames wild wavy hair...

// Doreen / 718 weeks and 19 hours ago

I must say I prefer wild hair over tame hair. Enough people already who have no volume whatsoever.

Regarding Win 7. I can finally see some improvements over XP, which I had not seen in Vista before. Still a bit flaky though. I drag project folders onto the taskbar, to have them "stick to Explorer", but those stickied folders for some reason change their destination. Grrr... Window borders still look like crap unfortunately.

// crae_work / 718 weeks and 9 hours ago

Boy you are hard to please. hehe I seriously doubt there will ever be an operating sys that will ever please you. I think Win 7 is by far the best OS to date. Stable as ever and it does all I want it to do...

// Doreen / 718 weeks and 1 hour ago

And back to Lady Gaga as I was saying there is sucha thing as self destruction via overkill check this out: [link]

// Doreen / 718 weeks and 52 minutes ago

And me sings one of her tunes "My telephone! M-m-my Telephone!"

I had to go bring back that HTC HD2 I got for my upgrade (the one I was all excited about cuz of the big screen and the snap dragon processor which ended up being rediculously slow since it was running a windows mobile os on it) and I'm getting the new iPhone 4.0 today which should blow any phone on the market out of the water as far as the retina display and processing speed.

I can't wait to get it today!!!

// Doreen / 718 weeks and 45 minutes ago

Moral of that story: don't wear shoes with soles the size of your lower leg.

// craeonics / 718 weeks and 44 minutes ago

This just in: Doreens buys a new phone. World in shock!

Then again, everyone gets a new phone every year in this day and age.

// craeonics / 718 weeks and 32 minutes ago

You're a meanie! hehe!

Nooo I don't actually get a new phone every year (about every 2 sometimes even 3 years!) So I'm due!

I wanted to get away from the iPhone cuz it's a royal pain w/ having to jailbreak it to access it's directories but what can I do? I hate it when something is sooo good it forces me to love it! The iPhone is actually the best phone and I've tried out enough to know.

I'm waiting for the lines to die down a bit but I've got a guy holding mine for me to go pick up later today.

// Doreen / 718 weeks and 10 minutes ago

To quote Gaga, you and your phone have a "bad romance". Then again, interaction with machines always comes across to me as an abusive relationship. It never bends to your will, you are the one that always needs to conform to its programming.

// craeonics / 717 weeks and 6 days ago

Welll you do have a point there but this is as good as it will probably ever get so stop being so stubborn and take a look cuz it's not just the iPhone's hardware that got a major upgrade the OS is what I'm really excited about it finally has multitasking incorp'd into it: [link]

And iBooks! Which is the bomb!!! (now you can even read PDF's through the iBooks app)

// Doreen / 717 weeks and 6 days ago

The only prob is that it's a total circus to get the phone cuz of the lines! I had to have mine shipped to a sales guy (cuz I'm in a gated complex and never can get my shipments) so when mine gets delivered to him he's going to call me when the lines die down I hate the madness.

// Doreen / 717 weeks and 6 days ago

Hmmm seems Ice Cube has been playing Red Dead? [link]

// Doreen / 717 weeks and 6 days ago

Testing

// Doreen / 717 weeks and 6 days ago

/me comes talk to you whilst you are out partying! Seems I can post on the new phone but still it's a two hour wait for it to load this thread. Maybe one of these years you will fix it since I refuse to start a new house (I mean thread) hehe

Slaap lekker dutchy...

// Doreen / 717 weeks and 6 days ago

Why fix it, when it suddenly "works". But seriously, it will have to get rewritten one day to include paging and feeds.

That Ice Cube song is very RDR indeed.

// craeonics / 717 weeks and 6 days ago

One day? You mean when the Demons suddenly begin to see cold white fluffy stuff on the ground.

As for that Ice Cube tune I showed it to Gino and Sam they both hated it. (t'was not surprised since they normally dislike any of my taste in tunes)

// Doreen / 717 weeks and 5 days ago

Can't say I hear the bassline on this netbook of mine, but the mad shaking was a pretty good hint. That said, I'm not particularly keen on Mr. Cube myself. My cousin on the other hand used to watch Friday every... friday (surprise), a movie with Ice Cube in the lead role.

// crae_zzz / 717 weeks and 5 days ago

I'm usually not too crazy about him either but this tune is pretty good. (I like it anyways)

// Doreen / 717 weeks and 5 days ago

I thought I seen a drop of crip walk in that vid (which surprised me that he got away w/ slipping that in it) hehe

[link]

// Doreen / 717 weeks and 5 days ago

Oh yeah that is exactly what I thought I seen cuz as I was trying to find a better vid to show you I came across this one: [link]

// Doreen / 717 weeks and 5 days ago

And I always seem to come across things when I'm not looking for them on YouTube but this tune I've not heard in ages it's good: [link]

/me goes stop looking at stupid stuff and goes dance w/ those pots and pans...

// Doreen / 717 weeks and 5 days ago

Mmmm haddd to go back and grab it, check out this version: [link]

// Doreen / 717 weeks and 5 days ago

I'm getting GTA: San Andreas vibes from that. Yes, I play too many games.

As for that C walk, those used to be my moves when I was ten. Although, I was a bit more like Keith's "dancing" at 2:30 and 2:40 in this track: [link]. Or in other words, had no idea what I was doing.

// craeonics / 717 weeks and 5 days ago

hehe!!! For me dancing was never about what was the cool step at the time but rather what vibe was in the tune (which means it was good or bad depending on what tune came on) hehe!

Over here in certain places though you need to watch your step and what color you wear or it could mean your very life! (but black is always safe)

// Doreen / 717 weeks and 5 days ago

I actually think the crip walk originated from this: [link]

I'm not certain but from the steps in their vids I would guess Snoop is a Blood and obviously Ice Cube is a Crip. hehe

[link]

// Doreen / 717 weeks and 5 days ago

We should put the two of 'em in a room and see what happens.

// crae_evil / 717 weeks and 4 days ago

They'd play some ball and that's about it cuz they're both OOOG's now (old, old, old gangsters)

Slaap lekker you...

// Doreen / 717 weeks and 4 days ago

No sleep for the weary. Had to get up at seven (yes, on a sunday) to help my cousin move. Going to take a can of whoop ass with me just in case I arrive at his house and he's still asleep.

// craeonics / 717 weeks and 4 days ago

Moving? That's always fun. Goodluck helping your cousin...

// Doreen / 717 weeks and 4 days ago

Beware the last time I helped my sister move it took me a week to recoop.

// Doreen / 717 weeks and 4 days ago

Yikes! Judging from your beach cam (and the fact that there is actually ppl all over the sand) it looks pretty hot today over there in nether netherland.

/me tosses you and your cousin some iced lemonade and tries to drag my lazy self off to the gym...

// Doreen / 717 weeks and 4 days ago

They seem to have added all kinds of weather stats to that beach cam: [link]. Bit hard to read with all those graphs.

I think I have what we call a "zonnesteek". It's a forty minute bike ride to my cousin and I had to go there, move and then ride back again. Ergo, plenty of exercise under a scorching sun. And I don't respond too well to prolonged exposure to direct sun light.

Downsides of being a vampire. Upside is that I'll be forever young as long as there is blood to suck.

// craeonics / 717 weeks and 3 days ago

I know they've had the graphs for a while but I just like looking at that statue and the water. (though I wish they'd do away w/ that circus they build over there now!)

I can relate about the vampire thing but you definitely are living in a better place than I as far as the sun goes. hehe (though it looked to be hotter over there today than it currently is over here)

Anyways, Slaap lekker I'm pretty sure you're about to pass out right now...

// Doreen / 717 weeks and 3 days ago

What are you talking about? California is sunny 365 days a year. Now if it's cloud cover you seek, you should move to England. I think they have one week of sun per year and rain the rest of the year. Those Brits are the palest folk I've ever seen.

// crae_zzz / 717 weeks and 3 days ago

Dutchy I actually glow in the dark. If I go out to try to seek a tan I get nothing but the hives so I stopped trying that many years ago cuz I'm actually allergic to it. Much better for the skin to not expose it to the sun anyways I found out cuz everyone around me looks like a leather handbag whilst I still have my baby skin. hehe

Get your behind in your coffin, slaap lekker mijn vampire...

// Doreen / 717 weeks and 3 days ago

Exposure to sun light makes the body produce vitamin D. That glow-in-the-dark stuff is probably too much sitting behind computers.

// crae_zzz / 717 weeks and 3 days ago

Who needs sun light for vitamin D? I take vitamins! The sun just messes up your skin. The moon has better effects.

/me is looking at it now...

// Doreen / 717 weeks and 3 days ago

/me taps on your coffin to wake you up for work whilst I go get ready to jump into mine. (I still find it freaky that when you're approximately waking up I'm getting ready to go to sleep)

// Doreen / 717 weeks and 3 days ago

Ugh, I want to go back to bed... Too hot to work...

// crae_work / 717 weeks and 3 days ago

It's overcast and cool over here. Get back to work and stop complaining!

// Doreen / 717 weeks and 3 days ago

I'm done working and I still want to go back to bed...

// crae_work / 717 weeks and 3 days ago

/me opens up the lid to your coffin and waits for you...

(I'm going to tell your boss that you're goofing off on working hours!)

// Doreen / 717 weeks and 3 days ago

Goofing? While I was working, the rest was watching football.

// craeonics / 717 weeks and 3 days ago

The whole world is watching it but me, it's on "everywhere" you go.

// Doreen / 717 weeks and 3 days ago

I don't even have to watch it. There's no avoiding it.

// craeonics / 717 weeks and 2 days ago

hehe I knowww, The other day I nearly dropped and broke a dish when I was cleaning cuz my neighbor started screaming like a maniac (the wife! not the husband) startled me to death! She's a sports nut...

// Doreen / 717 weeks and 2 days ago

In two weeks it'll be over. Then the cycling season starts (Tour de France, etcetera), but fortunately, that's not that big.

// crae_work / 717 weeks and 2 days ago

I don't understand everyones obsession w/ it, but to each his own I guess...

// Doreen / 717 weeks and 1 day ago

Cue Aventura... except that I'm too lazy to look it.

Scorching hot here and I'm sneezing all the time.

// crae_work / 717 weeks and 1 day ago

/me sends you more Cali weather!

// Dor_evil / 717 weeks and 1 day ago

You haven't seen the forecasts. It's going to be even hotter tomorrow.

// craeonics / 717 weeks and 23 hours ago

You're only in the 80's you big baby! You need to feel what 112-120 feels like! Then you would consider the 80's as cool.

Actually it's been pretty cool on this end lately (and me prays it stays that way!)

// Doreen / 717 weeks and 23 hours ago

Beware: [link]

(I pretty much only burn and blister though) hehe!

You're a cry baby!

// Doreen / 717 weeks and 23 hours ago

Actually I spoke too soon, the clouds have burnt off and the sun is out w/ it's fury and now there is about 50 ppl outside splashing and screaming in the pool.

// Doreen / 717 weeks and 20 hours ago

If we are to take Bram Stoker's version of the vampire as the reference, sunlight would not kill vampires, it would just severely limit their powers. I wonder who came up with the sun/burn thing.

Regardless, went home sick yesterday. Sound and visions were all muffled and I could not focus on anything. That has fortunately passed when I woke up, except that the wheeziness has kicked in. Ergo: no work for me today. Grr... Time to remove all the piles of dust from my house.

// craeonics / 717 weeks and 8 hours ago

And I've been battling the wheezes that have gotten a grip on Sammy yet again (actually been going through this for a few days now) there is major construction work going on right next door on the otherside of the wall where they are building a Mexican Cantina that looks like this Bar will be as big as Disneyland when they are done! Tearing up the roads and everything. *sigh*

Anyways, there is a layer of dust that is about 1/2 inch high "everywhere" and we have been living in a big brown cloud of dust for a few days now (hence Sammy having his usual severe asthma attack) so it's off back to the Doctors for me today I need to refill all his meds and most likely get the steroids again for him.

Hope you feel better dutchy, take care...

// Doreen / 717 weeks and 2 hours ago

After receiving a lecture on cleaning your house, the old folks and I spent the day getting rid of all the dust and cat hairs. A bit like your situation, except that this is my natural habitat. Not only me, but my parents were coughing and sneezing as well. But there is an upside to this: took the opportunity to rearrange the living room. It's still too cramped, but fuck it.

// craeonics / 716 weeks and 6 days ago

Took some pics: first from my bedroom: [link], and the second one from my "office" (also known as the junk room): [link]. They're shaky because I suck at photos and they're grainy because it's evening.

That couch is my worst buy ever. It took forever to get delived (some five months if I recall correctly), in retrospect is butt-ugly and way too big for my house. I should ditch it and get a two-seater. Or buy a bigger house.

// craeonics / 716 weeks and 6 days ago

It looks much bigger without that carpet you had on the floor before. And it looks really nice dutchy. I see your cat posing for the pic. hehe!

Looks totally cozy and you even got a new plant which usually helps in the cozy department.

Don't feel alone w/ being unsatisfied w/ your couch I bought a brown leather rollout bed so if I or the boys wanted to sleep downstairs during the Summer when it gets rediculously hot we can since it's always about 10-20 degrees hotter upstairs and it came w/ a small matching thingie that has recliners built in. But I'm such a mouse that I never can get the stupid recliners to fold out nor "stay folder out" so the entire time I'm watching a flick on TV I'm usually moaning and fighting constantly to keep the recliner folded out so that it doesn't fold up and close up and fold "me up" inside of it! hehe!

It's a monster and I hate it!!!

// Doreen / 716 weeks and 6 days ago

Here: [link]

Meet my possessed couch it looks comfortable (but it's not) cuz when you sit in it, it comes alive and tries to swallow you whole! I hate it.

The other part (that has the roll out bed) is completely horrible cuz the bed is so thin the boys wake up w/ spring marks all over there body. One of my stupidest buys ever...

Anyways, you seen pics of my place already and you mentioned something to the effect how come it looked so bare but when you have two asthmatics you basically have to keep the dust down and everything extremely clean so I don't clutter that way I have less to dust and clean. As you found out from your place that cleaning = less wheezing...

// Doreen / 716 weeks and 6 days ago

Throwing out my carpet = less wheezing indeed.

From the shinyness, I take it that couch is leather. Doesn't that get incredibly sweaty?

// craeonics / 716 weeks and 6 days ago

Like I said it was my worst buy ever, but I never really get to sit on it very much cuz my boys are always on it and I don't like that possessed couch. A cloth one would have been wiser...

// Doreen / 716 weeks and 6 days ago

If you ever decide to get carpet this might be something to consider: *Copy N Paste*

3. Hypo-allergenic

"Berber" is the perfect choice for anyone with allergies or children. It is made from wool so it is non toxic and non allergenic and it stops bacterial growth right in its tracks.

I rent so I'm stuck w/ this disgusting rug I have but someday if I ever get my own house (yessss I still keep the dream alive) I already know what exact carpet I will get and it's Berber, I've even seen it and it's the easiest, cleanest and bestest carpet there is. I've looked at samples of it and it's very beautiful too as well as "non allergenic" so it's rugged, low maintenance, long lasting, clean and good looking.

// Doreen / 716 weeks and 6 days ago

/me goes see if I can find you something to show you what I mean before my Mom comes over banging on my door this morning...

// Doreen / 716 weeks and 6 days ago

This is perfect here: [link] [link] [link] (one prob is that it's kinda expensive)

// Doreen / 716 weeks and 6 days ago

Jesus, I spent 25 quid for that rug of mine. Oh, shit, here comes your mom!

// craeonics / 716 weeks and 6 days ago

My Mom just dropped me off we did some running around. 500 degrees outside and she is a sun worshiper so all I did was complain. hehe

// Doreen / 716 weeks and 5 days ago

The solution would be that she would run and you would drive your car behind her. Meaning, she'd have an incentive to move and you'd be sheltered from the sun.

// craeonics / 716 weeks and 5 days ago

Move? My Mom "never" rests she's not normal. When I see her sitting still I'll know something is wrong.

And I seen this morning on a quick commercial that the Dutch are in the semi-finals? Which means there will be a buncha grown men wearing orange running around kicking a ball on grass. *sigh*

/me goes wake my lazy self up and go run to the gym before that big hot ball of fire comes out to kill me again today...

// Doreen / 716 weeks and 5 days ago

If I walk around the corner, the street is covered in orange flags. During the match, they set off fireworks every time a goal was scored and even when a player was sent off.

/me goes do some shopping

// craeonics / 716 weeks and 4 days ago

I might have to watch the dutch guys kick the ball around on the grass Tuesday or whatever day they play again. Not like I have a choice cuz "everywhere" you go that is what's playing on every single TV! Everyone watching it, everyone screaming and yelling. I don't see what is so exciting about it but oh well...

Anyways, It's firework day (or I should say night over here)

/me gets ready to go look at some fireworks!

// Doreen / 716 weeks and 3 days ago

You're better informed than me. I had no idea when the next match was. But fret not, three matches to go (two semi-finals and then the final) and the tournament is over.

Had the bright idea to rearrange some books yesterday. Bad idea, for I found entire colonies of dust on those shelves.

// crae_work / 716 weeks and 3 days ago

Which is why I don't keep clutters of things on shelves like silly lil nic-nacks like some ppl do cuz those places are complete dust magnets unless you dust 3 X's a day. My Mom always says my place looks cold but when I go to her place I get claustrophobia and have to run quickly (dust bunnies and crazy nic-nacks all over the place drives me crazy)

Anyways I will see if I can catch that tournament and cheer for you Dutchmen when it comes on I'm not sure but I thought it was Tuesday/tomorrow? I'll have to recheck that though (only cuz of "you")

/me goes run around the streets today and look for the remaining July 4th sales! (it's still the 4th of July Holiday for us County employees since the 4th fell on Sunday)

// Doreen / 716 weeks and 3 days ago

It's tomorrow. Got back at work and instantly was sneezing again because the office floor is carpeted. Grrr...

Anyway, enjoy the bargain hunt.

// craeonics / 716 weeks and 2 days ago

Umm I shop too much? But I had fun! As I told you w/ Berber nobody would be sneezing tell your boss to fire two ppl and w/ the money he saves in salaries he can purchase Berber for the office! (as long as he doesn't fire you)

Actually there is no allergy friendly carpet "except Berber" I still think that is why I have so many problems w/ Sammy but I cannot do anything about it cuz I rent so I'm not allowed to take the carpet up but I do think that is the true culprit w/ Sammy's allergies and asthma.

// Doreen / 716 weeks and 2 days ago

The solution is easy: ditch all carpets and use vinyl or wooden floors or what not. But this is a bit unpractical to do at work, because it would probably take a week to do so in this office, meaning no work could be done during that period.

// crae_work / 716 weeks and 2 days ago

Dutchy!!!!!

You guys won!!!!!

// Doreen / 716 weeks and 1 day ago

Alright so if you can stand that annoying buzzing sound and those orange knee high stockings I guessss it's kinda exciting?

I'll be cheering for you dutchy! You guys better win!

// Doreen / 716 weeks and 1 day ago

That buzzing sound is a "tradition" (since the last decade) in South Africa. And they can keep it as far as the rest of the world is concerned. Normally people chant during matches, but that gets completely drowned out by those bloody horns.

// crae_work / 716 weeks and 1 day ago

Those horns are rediculous maybe drums would be bettter (anything would be better)

// Doreen / 716 weeks and 21 hours ago

Some people have been so annoyed by them that they've written special audio software to filter out those horns.

// crae_work / 716 weeks and 10 hours ago

Well I'm going to need that software for Sunday then cuz I plan on cheering for those Dutchmen wearing those rediculous looking orange knee-high stockings! To be honest though I really don't get the deal w/ the horns? They almost ruin it.

// Doreen / 715 weeks and 6 days ago

I don't know. Perhaps South Africans like to make noise?

// craeonics / 715 weeks and 6 days ago

Speaking of noise, bought some new CD's, like:

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Blood of Kingu - Those that wander amidst the Stars [Sun in the House of the Scorpion, 2]

// crae_zzz / 715 weeks and 6 days ago

Who knows but that buzzing is annoying anyways a tune I keep hearing though I cannot stand this guy I cannot believe I like this tune of his:

Enrique Iglesias - I like it

Baby I like it!!! Oh yess I like it! I I I like it!

(maybe cuz Pit Bull saves it, not sure) hehe

/me goes dance w/ the pots and pans...

// Doreen / 715 weeks and 6 days ago

Saw that song yesterday. It's build on the melody of another song, but I can't remember the name. Anyway, Pitbull is turning into an Akon. *shivers*

// craeonics / 715 weeks and 6 days ago

Oh be quiet he is not! And yes there is another familiar sound/song mixed somewhere in that song but I don't know what the name is.

// Doreen / 715 weeks and 5 days ago

I'm just waiting for Pitbull to hook up with Akon and Justin Bieber. It'll be awesome!

// craeonics / 715 weeks and 5 days ago

Grrrrr! That Justin Bieber looks like he just finished potty training.

/me wakes up to noisy birds today...

// Doreen / 715 weeks and 5 days ago

Argh! My morning spam is going to get me into trouble today again. I want it! [link]

But that stupid price is completely rediculous!

// Doreen / 715 weeks and 5 days ago

Looks like they glued the sole to the shoe (and they probably did). Pumas are much slicker. Bought some Pumas, in comes the sister and she says "hey, I have those as well" and I go "what the fuck?".

Meanwhile, it appears we are in trouble. Yet again, Paul the Octopus' [link] prediction came true. He picked Germany to beat Urugay for third place and they just did. He's been right seven times in a row now (odds for that are 1/2^7 ~ less than 1%) and he's picked Spain as the winner of the final. If I were superstitious, I'd be getting mighty nervous about now.

// craeonics / 715 weeks and 4 days ago

Yeah but you got "me" cheering for De Nederlands! So it's pretty much in the bag. I cannot believe I am about to say this but I cannot wait for that game! It will be on at 10:30am my time tomorrow! (Nasty buzzy horns and all)

I don't own one pair of Pumas not even sure I've ever even seen a pair of them (though I've heard the name before) I only buy Nike and Skechers: [link]

// Doreen / 715 weeks and 4 days ago

/me goes read about that Octopus. (I seen something on the news about him but I was not paying attention)

// Doreen / 715 weeks and 4 days ago

Those Sketchers look like tanks. That's the trouble a lot of sneakers have these days. I like things to be a little more subtle, so I walk around on shoes like this: [link] (not the exact same type, but close enough).

Netherlands is singular in Dutch, by the way. And no "de".

// craeonics / 715 weeks and 4 days ago

Tanks? They may look heavy but they are actually light like a feather and you can walk forever in them cuz they are so comfortable. I've never seen that sneaker like yours before it looks pretty light, soft and comfortable too. I have the White/Black and White/Pink in these and they are literally like wearing a sock when you slip them on: [link]

And I wasss wondering why sometimes I would see Netherlands and then Nederland. hehe! I can't help it though cuz even in English I end up making up my own words and Sammy spends half the day correcting me over here. (he takes pride in his perfect vocabulary)

// Doreen / 715 weeks and 4 days ago

Oh and Nike has a shoe called the Nike + (I have two pairs of them) that you put a small device into the shoe and when you workout (run) it tracks speed, distance, calories burned etc. to your iPhone. Completely comfortable but they are ugly and totally unattractive sneakers (I only where them when I go to the track to run)

Argh! Can't find them right now cuz they site is a pain to nav but anyways they are totally ugly to look at. Only good for running.

// Doreen / 715 weeks and 4 days ago

That Sketcher's site drops me on a "global redirect" page. Tsk... Talk about scaring away potential customers.

How is that Nike shoe going to track distance, let alone energy consumption? Argh, nails are too long to type, @#$%!!

// craeonics / 715 weeks and 4 days ago

/me thought you'd be out at some bar place watching the game instead of talking to me about sneakers? But anyways. hehe!

(half hour more to go to goalllll time!)

Here it is: [link] (I love it!) you just toss the small device in the Nike + sneaker and when you run it transmits all your data to your iPhone (or regular iPod depending on what hand held device you own)

It keeps records and stores all your workout sessions so you can keep progressing to new goals etc. It's the best. I can't believe you never heard of it?

// Doreen / 715 weeks and 4 days ago

At the gym though you have to fight to get the equipment (or be the early bird) [link]

// Doreen / 715 weeks and 4 days ago

Oh wellll me goes run downstairs and cheer for mijn dutchy's team! (that stupid Octopus betterrrr not be right!) hehe

Later gator...

// Doreen / 715 weeks and 4 days ago

Hmm alot of chit chat and still no game but they are showing shots of Amsterdam

// Doreen / 715 weeks and 4 days ago

OMG! This stuff is completely nerve wracking!!!

// Doreen / 715 weeks and 3 days ago

I think I'll go hide in a cave or something for the new few hours. The suspense is killing me and I don't even watch football.

// craeonics / 715 weeks and 3 days ago

Hey no Kung Fu kicks allowed! Did you see that?

// Doreen / 715 weeks and 3 days ago

Come onnnnn you Dutch! (boy this is making me exhausted) hehe!

I cannot believe this! Not one yettt?

// Doreen / 715 weeks and 3 days ago

Nooooo!

// Doreen / 715 weeks and 3 days ago

Stupid Octopus! /me goes cry...

Slaap lekker dutchy...

// Doreen / 715 weeks and 3 days ago

The octopus is always right. And that was one dreadful and unnecessarily foul game. Ah well, another chance in four years.

// craeonics / 715 weeks and 3 days ago

More South-African goodness. I want that cap.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Jack Parow - Cooler as ekke [link]

// crae_zzz / 715 weeks and 2 days ago

You'd poke someones eye out w/ that thing. hehe! (rediculous) but I'm pretty sure I could find one for you down on Soto St in LA. hehe

/me goes finish listening to that vid...

// Doreen / 715 weeks and 2 days ago

It keeps getting stuck! Have to check out that silly vid later on...

// Doreen / 715 weeks and 2 days ago

Now you got me poking around on that weirdo w/ the hat fetish! [link]

(I kinda like his tunes though)

// Doreen / 715 weeks and 2 days ago

You're way ahead of me. I've only heard one of his tunes.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Led Zeppelin - Kashmir

// crae_work / 715 weeks and 2 days ago

The beat on that Dans (x3) tune is good though, for what I can hear of it on this netbook.

// craeonics / 715 weeks and 2 days ago

It is good and I bet the sound on my iPhone speakers are better than your notebook!

// Doreen / 715 weeks and 1 day ago

Cept this thread is still kicking my iPhones behind. Anyways I've never liked Led Zeppelin but I do like that Kashmir tune alot that one is the best!

// Doreen / 715 weeks and 1 day ago

I reckon those speakers are on the same level of awfulness. Let me hook my netbook up to my stereo (which has serious speaker and... a subwoofer)... *hooks*

Ah yes, there's definitely a bass there.

Speaking of woofers and basses, time to put 'em to work with this tune while I'm at it: [link] (the "hoedenplank", hat shelf, is the removable bit behind the back seats of a car, usually the place where car afficionados install their woofers).

// craeonics / 715 weeks and 1 day ago

Argh! That link won't load (have to check that out later) but yes if the windows and arm rest in your car don't vibrate when you play your tunes the car is absolutely useless! Cuz who cares how it drives as long as it has good sound. hehe

// Doreen / 715 weeks and 1 day ago

Okay that one is not bad dutchy (but I like the hat fetish guy's tunes alill better)

/me leaves you w/ a tune that they play so much over here that even if you don't start out liking it after hearing it 50 million times on the radio you find yourself singing it. hehe!

Slaap lekker you sleepy head...

[link]

// Doreen / 715 weeks and 1 day ago

*Beep* *Beep* *Beep* Time to get up sleepy head (just in case your alarm didn't go off today)

/me is currently being put asleep to Americas got talent the most boring show ever...

// Doreen / 715 weeks and 1 day ago

Argh... Who set that alarm clock? Let me get back to bed...

// crae_work / 715 weeks and 1 day ago

And another morning. I think I'm suffering from can't-get-out-of-bed-itis.

// crae_work / 715 weeks and 9 hours ago

That Enrique Iglesias tune is on again. I now recognise the other song they "mix in" during the chorus. It's ofcourse Lionel Ritchie's All Night Long.

// craeonics / 714 weeks and 6 days ago

Ack yeah Lionel Ritchie that's right (too jazzy or something, don't like him)

And bed sounds good right now cuz I've got the afternoon sleepys atm.

// Dor_zzz / 714 weeks and 6 days ago

Actually I know why I'm so sleepy cuz summer finally arrived late but surely yesterday and Cali is back to triple digits which I cannot sleep when it's so hot! I hate it! *sigh*

// Doreen / 714 weeks and 6 days ago

/me comes cry and complain over here some more! My wall clock that has a thermometer shows it is currently 94 degrees at 8:19pm in my bedroom. This is gonna be a longggg night tonight!

// Doreen / 714 weeks and 6 days ago

Definitely a sleep in the pool night tonight...

// Doreen / 714 weeks and 6 days ago

Or buy a big freezer, so you can sleep in there.

// craeonics / 714 weeks and 6 days ago

Well you're a big help!

// Dor_hot / 714 weeks and 6 days ago

The man with the plan has all the answers.

// craeonics / 714 weeks and 5 days ago

The man w/ the plan is currently trying to kill me! Today they said will be the hottest so it may be my very demise today...

// Doreen / 714 weeks and 5 days ago

Poor Doreen, we shall remember thee.

Meanwhile me's off to a party. /me puts on some appropriate tunes: [link]

// craeonics / 714 weeks and 4 days ago

You betterrr not be off to any parties whilst I'm dying over here!!!

Oh wellll since all I've been doing is sweating over here I might as well go sweat some more at the gym...

// Doreen / 714 weeks and 4 days ago

Another party today. This one has a "work" theme. We are to arrive and pretend to do "work" all day long. It's going to be a blast!

// crae_work / 714 weeks and 3 days ago

Someone is torturing me with Celine Dion...

// crae_work / 714 weeks and 2 days ago

Good! That's what you get you party animal! And on this end the heat wave broke but not before taking out my Smart Touch Computer "and" Sammy's machine. I'm guessing it was the heat since it seems to be strange both hard drives blew out.

On my machine it's costing me 250 dollars to get it fixed since it's one of those all in one machines and they are a nightmare to open up and fix since they have no tower w/ various slots. Sam's I'm still not sure yet. But oh well such is life always something and the IRS...

// Doreen / 714 weeks and 23 hours ago

I'm at the mercy of my small mac that I was trying to learn coding on until I get my machine back but it's more torture than pleasure to work on...

// Doreen / 714 weeks and 23 hours ago

How did that "learning to code" thing end up anyway? Haven't seen Doreen's iPhone App To End Them All yet.

// crae_zzz / 714 weeks and 22 hours ago

Stumbled across a weird movie (Steve + Sky) while traversing the channels on my TV, which reminded me that I should go hunt for some Acid CDs one of these days, because this 1988 song was used in it (original Reese & Santorio version being better though):

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: 101 - Rock to the Beat [link]

// crae_zzz / 714 weeks and 20 hours ago

Argh! I lost what I typed anyways, nope nothing happened I got tired of helping devs by designing their apps for a free reg code and thought I could just learn coding and make my own app but they update the iPhone OS so much even the most experienced devs are all pulling their hair out to keep up w/ all the changes. Obviously whatever is meant for me I can't see...

// Doreen / 714 weeks and 20 hours ago

Why in the world would you want to listen to that mess up there this is way [link] (atleast the girls in this vid can dance)

/me tries to corrupt you w/ alilll Kurupt...

// Doreen / 714 weeks and 20 hours ago

I have no idea why the link got merged w/ my last word? [link]

// Doreen / 714 weeks and 20 hours ago

Since Sam's been torturing me w/ YouTube vids I'm going to share the pain w/ you. Check this out dutchy: [link]

// Doreen / 714 weeks and 19 hours ago

Oh god, no. Not funny animal/kid videos.

// crae_work / 714 weeks and 10 hours ago

That Kurupt song reminds me of 2Pac's California Love. No good. Definitely not my thing. It's got this Hillbilly-esque banjo-like melody going on which is positively horrible.

Also no good is this song: [link], except that the girl is mesmerising.

// craeonics / 713 weeks and 6 days ago

/me smacks the hell out of you! Can't view too good on my phone but I don't care to see your mesmerizing girl anyways ...

// Doreen / 713 weeks and 6 days ago

Even worse than California Love is Fantastic Voyage. I can't stand either what Coolio did to it nor Lakeside's original: [link]

// craeonics / 713 weeks and 6 days ago

Hey if MadIce sees or hears that one I know he'll like that cuz it has some Funk running through it. I'll have to check it out again after I get my machine back today from the geek squad since trying to view YouTube vids on my phone is not too goed...

// Doreen / 713 weeks and 5 days ago

Apparently they've installed a Barracuda 3.5" 500 SATA 16MB cache 7200 RPM now lets see how long it takes for this one to drop dead on me?

/me goes check out your vids before I begin reinstalling everything again...

// Doreen / 713 weeks and 5 days ago

1. Okay mesmerizing girl vid: *me throws up* either you are messing around and I can't see your face to know that you are joking or you Dutch guys are completely corney! cuz she is totally rediculous!

2. Lakeside vid: Silly costumes bad vid but good classic funk.

/me goes finishing throwing up and install all my junk back on this new shiney hard drive...

// Doreen / 713 weeks and 5 days ago

The thing with being mesmerised is that you usually don't know why. Yes, the dancing is ridiculous.

The thing with SeaGate Barracudas is that they are sorely overrated. Then again, I have a Samsung bias.

The thing with some funk is that it uses the wah-wah guitar / delayed snare drum combo which irks me to no end.

Speaking of video's, how about this one:

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Mark Ronson & The Business Intl - Bang Bang Bang [link]

// craeonics / 713 weeks and 5 days ago

Umm too early in the morning so I cannot process that vid yet. (It looks too weird)

/me goes run off to the gym to wake up...

// Doreen / 713 weeks and 5 days ago

Here's a song that gets ruined by a completely unnecessary guest appearance. It's strange, I really can't hear the bass guitar on my netbook.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: N.E.R.D. ft. Nelly Furtado - Hot'n'Fun [link]

// craeonics / 713 weeks and 4 days ago

That one is goed. (until she pops up) I still don't know what happened to Nelly Furtado she changed so much from her original style that I'm not even sure I like her anymore. She used to be unique and different now she jumped on the be like everyone else boat and got too commercial...

// Doreen / 713 weeks and 4 days ago

Dutchy what are some good books to read? Can you list a few for me (but not history books though!) I want to use my iBooks app on my iPhone but I don't know what books are good. Alstublieft? bedankt...

// Doreen / 713 weeks and 4 days ago

She went from singing her own songs (lyrics and music) to singing those of others, that's what.

Doreen reading books? What is this world coming to? I only read fantasy, so I can only give pointers in that direction. Oh, but do start with Bram Stoker's Dracula. It's one of my favourite books. And not too long either.

// craeonics / 713 weeks and 3 days ago

If you liked that Legend of the Seeker thing, you should give that a try. Can't remember the author, but the series is called The Laws of Magic or so.

// craeonics / 713 weeks and 3 days ago

Okay got it the download is only 3.99 for that Dracula one so that's affordable enough! (Dank u)

I'll start w/ that one and then see if iBooks has The Laws of Magic next.

// Doreen / 713 weeks and 3 days ago

Don't laugh but the good thing about this iBooks on my iPhone is that when you come across a word you don't know you simply tap on it and it opens up it's built-in Dictionary and shoots you straight to the word for the definition!

// Doreen / 713 weeks and 3 days ago

I think you're being swindled. Dracula is in the public domain, so there shouldn't be a need to pay for it.

// craeonics / 713 weeks and 3 days ago

Too late but it's worth it once you get past the overkill of details. I can tell you every color of daylight and moonlight this guy seen on his ride to Dracula's castle and what every stone of Count Dracula's castle looks like but when does the blood sucking begin?

// Doreen / 713 weeks and 2 days ago

Ah yes, 19th century prose is high on verbosity.

Story goes like this, without spoiling too much: dude goes to Transylvania to discuss the sale of a mansion in England to some count. Dude experiences some nasty things and flees. Story then shifts to England, where the real fun starts. The interesting bit is that the story is told in the form of letters and diary entries and such.

// crae_work / 713 weeks and 2 days ago

That much I've gathered...

So far the bestest part is where that guy Jonathan peeks out the window of the castle and spots the Count slivering down the castle wall like a lizard in the cold darkness w/ his cape blowing in the wind like wings and the moonlight revealing the ocean pounding below against the sharp cold rocks and boulders (okay I added the last part) but anyways that part sent shivers up and down my spine.

But for the most part it's been alot of foreplay and not enough action though last night I reached the part where a boat came in during a nasty storm that had a dead captain tied to the steering wheel and some rabid dog ran off the ship and into the town and apparently Lucy is doing some serious sleep walking and getting bit here and there. (so some action is coming soon I think)

// Doreen / 713 weeks and 2 days ago

Lucy gets bitten, they call in the experts and then the hunt for the vampires begins. But remember, it's not an action novel. So no Buffy shenanigans.

// crae_work / 713 weeks and 2 days ago

Welll I will find out tonight! Last night I actually had dreams of being in that stupid castle. hehe

But I fell asleep fast after I read so I suppose reading helps you sleep?

// Doreen / 713 weeks and 1 day ago

You're probably snoring about now but speaking of Buffy I recently found out that my Uncle was working on the set of Buffy (he did the makeup etc) I have an Aunt that relocated over here to Cali from Brooklyn and she made my Mom drag me over to Santa Clarita to meet my cousins and I took a few pics (but I just uploaded one to show you something I grabbed from his studio in their house)he has a wall of autographs from stars he's done makeup on over the years and one of my cousins who is 23 is apparently a Director over a staff of 20 for Nintendo. My Mom's sisters were all present and acting completely wild and doing their usual sun worshiping outside whilst I hung out in my cousins dungeon. Anyways here is a quick shot I took in his studio: [link]

// Doreen / 713 weeks and 1 day ago

I took alot of pics but have not had time to go through them all (this was a few days ago)

// Doreen / 713 weeks and 1 day ago

Alright now we have a Dutch Doctor from Amsterdam who has given Lucy more blood transfusions than I care to count. Me goes dream of this castle...

// Dor_zzz / 713 weeks and 1 day ago

I see you uncle doesn't just do ordinary make-up, but the whole special effects make-up thing, judging by those heads.

// crae_work / 713 weeks and 1 day ago

Apparently so, he is currently working on the set of a major motion picture right now that's not been released yet. He's worked in the past as Billy Crystals private make-up artist and also other movie stars (I barely found this out) but it was pretty neat to see his studio. He had autographs from Whoopi Goldberg, Robin Williams and a slew of others all over the walls. He doesn't just do the special effects make-up but just normal make-up as well for the stars. Let me see if I can find the other pic I grabbed of his makeup bags he had tons and tons of them all over the place.

// Doreen / 713 weeks and 1 day ago

My pics are even worse than yours dutchy! hehe

Sorry but if you add some light you'd be able to see this one: [link] I had taken a quick shot of some of the bags I seen on his tables. It just was a neat experience. My cousins invited me back so I may push Sammy into that circle since they are his second cousins. Alilll too young for me to hang w/ since they are in their 20's and I'm an old hag in my 40's now, but Sammy is 13 going on 30 hehe! (he's like an old man or something)

// Doreen / 713 weeks and 1 day ago

Can you believe this is 50 cent? [link] (apparently he lost 60 lbs for a role he is playing) OMG he looks like he has cancer...

// Doreen / 713 weeks and 1 day ago

I see all kinds of bottles and bags and brushes and what not, but it doesn't mean much to me. Probably since I don't do make-up (duh).

Cancer? That 50Ct shot is more like AIDS. Damn, he looks bad.

// craeonics / 713 weeks and 1 day ago

I know! I did not even recognize him what a drastic difference 60 lbs made on him! Was watching something on TV this morning about him and had to show you that. hehe

He's also taking off all his tats so he can focus more into the movie industry. (not sure if that is such a good idea for him but there is nothing that guy does not try and I caught one movie in the past of him and was surprised it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be)

Lady Gaga should be next...

// Doreen / 713 weeks and 23 hours ago

Uhhh that could mean no more of this: [link]

/me goes dance w/ some laundry, slaap lekker...

// Doreen / 713 weeks and 23 hours ago

Candy Shop always reminds me of Final Fantasy's The Veldt music: [link], which was years before 50 got his nine bullet holes. Mr. Cent. has never been a good rapper, but his (read: Fat Joe/Scott Storch's) beats were great.

Speaking of good beats, the S.O.S. Band's "Just be Good to me" was a fine piece of music, Beats International's cover "Dub be Good to me" was even better, and now we have two people I can't stand, but I do like what they did to the bassline. They took it subsonic!

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Professor Green ft. Lily Allen - Just be Good to Green [link]

// crae_zzz / 713 weeks and 22 hours ago

hehe that Final Fantasy tune does kinda sound like Candy Shop!

Argh! I get this on that Just be Good to Green link you posted: "This video contains content from EMI, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds."

// Doreen / 713 weeks and 19 hours ago

Rediculous! I get the same copyright msg even here [link] Oh well...

// Doreen / 713 weeks and 19 hours ago

They can't block 'em all. Try if you can find a working one in this list: [link]. I wish YouTube would somehow indicate these things to those who can see them.

// crae_work / 713 weeks and 9 hours ago

Did mijn beloved dutchy not know that in haste I twas clicking on several links to find one that worked but to my dismay none worked thus day prior? (alright so I've been reading alilll too much in that Dracula book last night again)

Anyways I found one that actually worked on that list you posted (a live performance) I've never seen either of them before one looks like a eminem wannabe but all in all I loved it and the Reggae vibe running through it...

// Doreen / 713 weeks and 2 hours ago

I fear I shall have to read a multitude of pages from my book thus day since I am heavily laid upon w/ dreadful appointments for hours upon hours, farewell! I bid thee...

// Doreen / 713 weeks and 1 hour ago

I see reading books does miracles for your vocabulary. Now if only it could fix your interpunction. /me gets kicked

Better steer clear of Shakespeare.

Justin freakin' Bieber could team up with Pitbull and Akon and do a cover of "Just be good to me" and even they would not be able to ruin it. The song is just that good.

// craeonics / 713 weeks and 11 minutes ago

/me goes look up the interpunction word...

Something totally different but fresh on this end: [link]

Mmmm mmmm mmmmm!

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 6 days ago

I think I know that song. Certain parts of it sound highly familiar. Then again, other parts do not.

Good reminder though that I should get me a USB-controller (like [link]) one day and try my hand at making music.

// craeonics / 712 weeks and 6 days ago

Yes you should! And make me a song! (stop rolling your eyes)

Have to check that link tonight cuz it says invalid on my phone.

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 5 days ago

Invalid because I forgot a space. Try this one: [link]. And note that making music is definitely not one of my talents. I have no feel for it whatsoever.

// crae_zzz / 712 weeks and 5 days ago

That link works, and that is the strangest looking thing I've ever seen. Get it dutchy!!! And what in the world are you talkin bout willis you do have a feel for music and you know it.

Get it! Get it! Get it!

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 5 days ago

I can't believe how freaky that thing looks though? It's very weird looking. (and I thought I've seen everything)

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 5 days ago

Well whatever they are they don't look too expensive (but then each price for whatever they are is between 49 and 59 dollars so if you needed them all it could get pricey?

Anyways, me goes dance w/ those stupid pots and pans...

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 5 days ago

These are so-called USB MIDI controllers. They allow you to control music software (that supports it) through these hardware devices instead of having to fiddle with mouse and keyboard. This series is really entry level material, as music hardware tends to be quite expensive.

The one at the top (NanoKontrol) is a bunch of knobs and sliders that you can hook up to the knobs and sliders in your software (and there are a lot of those: [link]). I don't really have need for it, since I don't know what I'm doing anyway.

The one in the middle is the NanoPad. It basically gives you a dozen pressure sensitive pads. These can be linked to different sounds and are usually used as drums (because it's easy to tap them). I'll definitely get one of these.

The final one is the NanoKey, basically a miniature keyboard. I'll probably buy this one as well.

/me goes do the laundry: [link]

// craeonics / 712 weeks and 5 days ago

Looks totally confusing all those switches, knobs, buttons etc but nevertheless looks like it would be fun to see what kind of music you could make and you might end up surprising yourself!

/me needs to go find me a Do the Dishes tune like your Do the Wash tune. hehe!!! (might be better than my usual booty tunes that I listen to whilst running around cleaning)

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 5 days ago

The one with all the knobs is the one I'm definitely not getting.

Not familiar wish a dish washing song. This perhaps: [link], but it's not that interesting. Right now I need a vacuum-the-house song. The only one that comes to mind is Queen's "I want to break free".

// craeonics / 712 weeks and 4 days ago

Speaking of booty tunes while cleaning, check this one: [link].

// craeonics / 712 weeks and 4 days ago

Don't laugh but I think the Dishes tune has it going onnnn bayyybeee! hehe

I actually liked it could be good for even cleaning the bathroom!(though there's another guy I've never heard of before)

And biggg booty cleaning lady has excellente taste in tunes! (how in the world do you find this stuff) hehe!

Outragious! hehe

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 4 days ago

That guy's original vid it good though you were joking when you showed me his caps he's got some good tunes! Alill silly but nevertheless goed beats!

[link]

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 4 days ago

By the way I have to give you another boring update on my boek...

I'm at the part where the Dutch Doc is trying to show the other guys that Lucy is now an un-dead! They've got her trapped by her coffin and he's asking Arthur's permission to chop her head off!

Seems the book is 90% of over description of details and "jumbled" words! but worth it when you reach the 10% of sprinkled action (since I've never read anything like it before)

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 4 days ago

You mean you've never read a book. I usually glance over descriptions until dialogue starts again. But seriously, Dracula really is a good book. Much better than Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (too much drama in that one).

From what I gather Dans Dans Dans and Cooler as Ekke are the Jack Parow songs with good beats. Took a stab at some of his other tunes and wasn't that impressed. Bit like Opposites really. Their singles are (or should I say "were") dope, but their album stuff is meh. New stuff is terrible.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Inna - Amazing [link]

// craeonics / 712 weeks and 3 days ago

I've flushed Lady GagGag into the toilet (got bored w/ her craziness) I'm stuck on this new song: [link]

I was trying to find out who this is since it is completely new on this side and apparently she is English/Italian? Luciana Caporaso (something like that) anyways if this girl would take a trip over here to LA she would be a big hit on this side as well so I'm supposing in due time since her tunes are now playing over here she will eventually take a tour of Los Angeles.

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 3 days ago

But then again like everything else to me I usually can only find 1-2 tunes of an artist and then I find out everything else of theirs is zo zo. (cept Lacuna Coil I still love one of her original albums I love almost all the tunes on it)

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 3 days ago

The name still doesn't ring a bell. Trouble is that if she's a session singer, she might not have an album of herself.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Zouk Machine - Madoc [or so I recall]

// crae_work / 712 weeks and 3 days ago

I think she does from what I gathered but since she is British but since she is being played like crazy over here now I'm sure more info will be let out on this side soon about her and that guy Richard Vission...

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 3 days ago

Your favorite wiki thingie: [link] Hey look! she's as old as you are? (are you reallyyy that old!?) hehe

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 3 days ago

Seems so much is blocked or not avail to me on this side but you seem to be able to view alot of what is here on this side of the globe on your side? Why is that? (I mean you get Snoop and I don't get Opposites?) And when I'm trying to search alot of Netherlands stuff I get blocked? I don't understand it...

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 3 days ago

Thank God for YouTube or all I'd have isss Snoop! hehe

Anyways I found another one that actually played for me, her Yeah, Yeah tune: [link]

Now get back to work you and stop goofing off!!!

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 3 days ago

Maybe you spell the name wrong or something? Or evil record labels. I get blocked at times as well.

That Luciana still doesn't ring a bell though.

// crae_work / 712 weeks and 3 days ago

/me leaves something for mijn dutchy that they "over play" on this end: [link]

(good vacuuming tune) hehe!

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 3 days ago

Wait a sec, I do know that "Yeah Yeah" song. It's oooold! And I may have heard that voice somewhere else as well. Name still means nothing to me.

Timbaland is losing his touch and that Drake fellow is way overexposed on this side of the globe.

// craeonics / 712 weeks and 3 days ago

Maybe old on your side but new on this side cuz she is jusss barely hitting here...

La la la laaaaa!

/me comes dance w/ mijn dutchy: [link]

Mmmm mmmmm mmmmm!!!

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 3 days ago

Yikes!!! I have no clue who this is but they are goed!!!

/me dances one more tune w/ mijn dutchy and gets busy today...

[link]

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 3 days ago

Doreen discovers Reggaeton?

// craeonics / 712 weeks and 3 days ago

Oh... my... god... Justin Bieber ft. Jayden Smith... I've got this sudden urge to extend my hands through the television and strangle some people.

The horror! The horror!

// craeonics / 712 weeks and 2 days ago

Nooo I've heard of Reggaeton before (just not those guys) I have to go search around for their CD me likes!

And stop picking on that cute lillll boy Justin Bieber and as for Jayden Smith I think he's the new and improved Karate Kid now.

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 2 days ago

/me leaves something goed for mijn dutchy: [link]

// Dor_evil / 712 weeks and 2 days ago

And I was like

Baby, baby, baby oohhhh

Like baby, baby, baby nooooo

Like baby, baby, baby oohhhhh

I actually could like that if I tried! hehe!

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 2 days ago

Okay so your right we need to get that lil boy washed out of our ears. Every once in a while Luda comes out w/ something half decent: [link]

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 2 days ago

This one is better though: [link]. Not that I can forgive Mr. Cris for unleashing the Bieber on the unsuspecting world.

// crae_zzz / 712 weeks and 2 days ago

Hey that is a typical booty tune. hehe

/me is still looking at the big ball of fire in the sky on this side. Slaap lekker you...

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 2 days ago

/me is at work... sleeping...

// crae_work / 712 weeks and 2 days ago

/me is still looking at a big ball of fire in the sky...

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 1 day ago

/me is watching reruns of Pimp My Ride, in which X to the Z and whatever chop shop it is this time make crappy cars tacky

// crae_zzz / 712 weeks and 1 day ago

I've not caught that for a while but yeah that about sums it up crappy cars tacky. hehe

They don't know how to make a car simple, clean, black and shiny! (and w/ a good sound system)

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 1 day ago

I have a Black Focus but I want this one next it's called a KIA Soul: [link]

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 1 day ago

Argh! Can't find a decent pic on the web of it: [link]

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 1 day ago

Alright here's a decent shot I uploaded: [link]

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 1 day ago

Wake up! I'm scared I just watched a scary movie! (or atleast take the nightmares I'm sure to have tonight away!)

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 1 day ago

That's what I call a "grocery car". And you should know by now: movies are fake. Really is far stranger than any movie.

Okay, that probably doesn't help much.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: The Root - The Seed

// crae_work / 712 weeks and 1 day ago

Okay, what the fuck are these? Justin Bieber's cousins?

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Locnville - Sun in my Pocket [link]

// craeonics / 712 weeks and 1 day ago

I know you probably won't believe me but I did actually dream last night. I dreamed that the main male character of the scary movie I watched before I went to sleep was a "car salesman" and he was trying to sell me a car in my dream! (but not the car I wanted) hehe!

I suppose it was a combo of the movie and me trying to show you the KIA Soul I want? Then somewhere along my dream it ended up me looking up at the ceiling in my bedroom and seeing spiders hanging from webs all over the place! I remember trying to kill the spiders and clean the hanging webs that were hanging from my ceiling but the webs got stuck on my hands and arms and wouldn't get off me and when I tried to remove them they were unbreakable (like cords) so I was fighting w/ big spiders and spider webs all night!

Of course I awoke out of my dream wondering what in the world! Anddd there was not one spider in that stupid scary movie nor a car salesman so I've got no clue what that was all about!

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 19 hours ago

As far as that link of yours, I can tell by the sound of his voice unlike Justin Bieber atleast this kid has gone through puberty!

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 19 hours ago

OMG if you look up spiders there is a million things whether they were crawling, hanging, biting or spinning webs etc etc.

According to my hanging spiders dream: If you dream that you see many spiders hanging in their webs around you, foretells most favorable conditions, fortune, good health and friends.

Who would have thought! hehe! Rediculous...

(I'm not even going to look up the car salesman)

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 18 hours ago

Car salesmen means you're going to get swindled.

/me travels to the Land of Dreams

// crae_zzz / 712 weeks and 18 hours ago

I'm pretty sure which is why I didn't bother to check it out. hehe

And what you talkin bout willis my future car being a Grocery Car?

Check out the commercial on TV for it: [link]

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 16 hours ago

/me sends you spider dreams!

// Doreen / 712 weeks and 16 hours ago

Car commercials are lame. Especially for grocery carts.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Michael Jackson - The way you make me feel

// crae_work / 712 weeks and 9 hours ago

It is notttt a grocery cart! hehe

Nobody likes that car but meee! But it will be convenient to toss my boys and groceries in the back w/ I guess! Argh! (must you be right)

// Doreen / 711 weeks and 6 days ago

Let me correct myself from boys to boy now since Gino is 18 now and recently got his own car. Three hours after he got it he crashed it. (Thank God he was fine but the car was totaled) This is the car he replaced it w/ but it is grey not white: [link]

// Doreen / 711 weeks and 6 days ago

His first car that he crashed was red and stick and I told him "Don't get stick right now until you've been driving around for atleast 6 mos to a year and get used to driving"

Did he listen? Nope, got the same car he has now but it was red and stick shift and he crashed it 3 hours after he picked it up.

Lesson he learned the hard way. *sigh*

// Doreen / 711 weeks and 6 days ago

Tsk tsk, reckless drivers.

On this side of the world, manual transmission is the default (almost everyone who drives uses manual). If you got your driver's license in an automatic shift car, it will be marked as such and you will not be allowed to drive with a manual transmission.

// craeonics / 711 weeks and 6 days ago

Shifting is easy. It's the looking around thing that's the hard bit really. Then again, I haven't drive in fifteen years. So, as I am often told, I shouldn't be talking.

// craeonics / 711 weeks and 6 days ago

I know that was reckless he could have killed himself just trying to be cool...

I don't know anyone who doesn't drive, probably cuz it's such a necessity in Los Angeles County. Is it that you don't like driving? or just more difficult to get around by car in the Netherlands? I've been driving since I was 16 so to me I don't even know how you do things w/o a car? hehe

I only use a bike for recreation or just exercise, I can't imagine trying to get to a Doctor's appt. or shopping or a day at the Beach. etc.

// Doreen / 711 weeks and 6 days ago

Welll my Mom and my Sister live closer to the Beach than I do so they ride their bikes at the beach, specially my Mom since she is on some sort of Bike kick lately and does most everything on her bike.

// Doreen / 711 weeks and 6 days ago

The thing is over here it is the Law that you wear a Helmet if you ride a bike or they will ticket you. I won't wear the Helmet cuz it looks freaky but my Mom does not mind dressing freaky. hehe!

// Doreen / 711 weeks and 6 days ago

The only ones wearing helmets here are expats. Or kids of overprotective parents.

I just don't like driving. Driving in the city is no fun anyway. Never go anywhere anyway.

// craeonics / 711 weeks and 6 days ago

When I look at your Beach Cam I always see a ton of bikes and only a few passing cars so I thought maybe it was just most ppl over there don't use cars very often. Takes me about 2 hours to get any which way I need to go via car so by bike I suppose it would take me days. hehe

Anyways, me goes jump in my car and go hit the gym for a few hours (completely bored today)

They got this new system over there that instead of them scanning your gym ID they now scan your fingerprint instead of trying to get all high tech they should focus on keeping the gym machines working and/or add more of them so we don't have to wait in line for a quick workout. *sigh*

Tot straks mijn dutchy...

// Doreen / 711 weeks and 6 days ago

And this is what you do when there isn't one single decent tune on the radio: [link]

/me goes dance w/ the laundry yet again...

// Doreen / 711 weeks and 5 days ago

/me is watching some entertainment channel and apparently your favorite recording artist (Justin Bieber) is writing a book? A book about his lifestory? He's what 10 yrs old? Should be a very short book...

// Doreen / 711 weeks and 5 days ago

But imagine all the things he must have had experienced in his sixteen years. Can't wait to read it. Or give it to someone as a present.

Back to the travel thing. Let's not forget the differenes in scale between your country and mine. Yours spans a continent, mine is a river delta. Were I to hop in a car and drive east for two hours I'd be in Germany and in Belgium if I had gone south.

// craeonics / 711 weeks and 5 days ago

So very different dutchy, hard for me to imagine taking a two hour ride and ending up in Germany? To me (in my mind) you and Germany are as far as being on another planet.

My brother is working on getting his dual citizenship for Italy, I'll believe it when he's done it but if he does and actually gets over there I promised him someday I would try to get over there as well which would be the farthest trip I would have ever made in my life! I'm not into traveling like most others since it scares me (I've never had a desire in my past to travel I guess) But if he works out all the red tape and does it then after he is the guinea pig and learns how to do it all I will.

I want to see my roots Italy before I die someday...

// Doreen / 711 weeks and 5 days ago

Don't laugh but last week I was channel surfing and spotted a special on Italy in HD it was the most beautiful thing I ever laid my eyes on and the strangest thing is I had a feeling I was looking at home. (I currently feel as if I'm living in a commercial)

I'm hoping my brother really does it since I know I won't have enough nerve to go it alone and it won't happen for me otherwise.

// Doreen / 711 weeks and 5 days ago

It looks as if he is going to get a divorce unfortunately which that means he will either reallyyyy end up in Italy or he could make a U turn and end up on Mars.

// Doreen / 711 weeks and 5 days ago

Men are from Mars anyway (and women from Venus). Anyway, if he does move there, and is settled, you should definitely hop over to visit him.

// craeonics / 711 weeks and 5 days ago

If he does I will. I think he said it will take him up to 6 months alone just to get the dual citizenship papers completed can you believe it takes that long? so if he doesn't change his mind and follows through I promised him.

// Doreen / 711 weeks and 4 days ago

I'm surprised it doesn't take any longer. They don't just hand out documents like that as f they're tickets to a show or something. They'll be sure to have him go through all the bureaucratic mills and hoops there are.

// craeonics / 711 weeks and 4 days ago

Here an overview of how complex things can become: [link]

// crae_zzz / 711 weeks and 4 days ago

This is the qualifier: "If you think it would be a lot more convenient just to become an Italian citizen, you are in luck if you have an Italian grandfather and you were born after 1947. Otherwise, you can qualify are if you have Italian parents, or have lived in Italy legally for more than 10 years."

Which is why my brother is shooting for the dual citizenship since he wants to live over there. (I will only need a passport I suppose when I go visit him?)

"Both our parents" are Italian and of course Both our Grandparents are Italian and our Grandparents were actually born in Sicily.

Seems like alotttt of red tape but we will see what happens I hope he does it cuz I want to go but I wouldn't want to try that mess of paperwork until he jumps through all the hoops first and finds out exactly how it's done...

// Doreen / 711 weeks and 4 days ago

If I read the words "poor dear Lucy" one more time I'm gonna scream! But finallyyyy they are off to kill Count Dracula!

// Doreen / 711 weeks and 4 days ago

Your parents being Italian means they were born in Italy and later moved to the US, right. Otherwise, I have some bad news for you.

And argh indeed. First they show the "making of" and then they play the video... of a Nickelback song. Argh!

// craeonics / 711 weeks and 4 days ago

This is the qualifier: "If you think it would be a lot more convenient just to become an Italian citizen, you are in luck if you have an Italian grandfather and you were born after 1947. Otherwise, you can qualify are if you have Italian parents, or have lived in Italy legally for more than 10 years."

Cut out for ppl who don't read between the lines: "you are in luck if you have an Italian grandfather and you were born after 1947."

"Both our Grandparents were born in Sicily" and of course we were born after 1947"

Anyways, I just hope he does it, my brother is currently in his 30's but when he was only in his 20's he told us he was going to Alaska (we laughed) next thing we know he was in Alaska where he resided on a fishing boat for 6 months to make a few thousand dollars he then came back to Cali w/ a beard and big balls and grew up in only 6 months. I never know what the next adventure will be w/ my brother...

// Doreen / 711 weeks and 4 days ago

Next he'll go hiking in the Sahara.

// crae_work / 711 weeks and 3 days ago

Who knows, he may actually do that instead. hehe

Dutchy how is your schedule? If I do an interview for Tek would you have time to edit and post it? I've got an itch to play and would like to interview this guy: [link]

He's been around for years and everyone basically knows him for his famous icons. I'm currently skinning the new iPhone 4 which is HD using his icons so I thought I'd release the HD theme w/ an interview by him?

What do you think? Or are you busy cuz I do not want to take time from this guy and then you flake out on posting his interview then they get upset at me. So let me know okay. Thank you...

// Doreen / 711 weeks and 3 days ago

Check this out: [link] hehe!

// Doreen / 711 weeks and 3 days ago

Go ahead and interview him. I'm done with school so time is no problem. Bear in mind though that the last one was five years ago and our comment system is just as ancient.

// craeonics / 711 weeks and 3 days ago

Wellll than maybeeee it's time for mijn lazy dutchy to get off his behind and do something about that!

And okay then me goes get that guy for an interview! He's got killer icons that are classic so no matter how ancient the interview may get his icons are timeless...

// Doreen / 711 weeks and 2 days ago

This Dutchy is too lazy to fix things like that. If I weren't, it would have been "fixed" a long time ago.

// crae_zzz / 711 weeks and 2 days ago

Oh go to sleep you lazy bunny! Slaap lekker...

// Doreen / 711 weeks and 2 days ago

This lazy bunny would rather be in bed right now. Unfortunately, he also has a mortgage to pay.

// crae_work / 711 weeks and 2 days ago

Well atleast "you" are working for something so maybe it's not as unfortunate as you think...

// Doreen / 711 weeks and 1 day ago

Hey you! Stop goofing around over here and go earn that mortgage!

/me goes jump in bed...

// Dor_zzz / 711 weeks and 1 day ago

Another day, more work. So much for retiring before thirty.

// crae_work / 711 weeks and 1 day ago

Jussss another day in paradise...

// Doreen / 711 weeks and 19 hours ago

I'm getting Phil Collins associations whenever someone says that.

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Moby - Go

// crae_work / 711 weeks and 10 hours ago

And speaking of Phil Collins, cats and dogs are dropping from the sky at the moment. It better not be "raining down on me" when I head home in an hour!

// crae_work / 711 weeks and 3 hours ago

You're next bike needs a roof?

/me goes get this tune: [link] I heard it only one time and instantly fell in love w/ it. (I need to listen to it a few more times to figure out why)

// Doreen / 710 weeks and 6 days ago

Ummm that would be You're = Your? hehe

// Doreen / 710 weeks and 6 days ago

Melody and style of singing are quite like Guns 'n Roses' "Knockin on heaven's door" cover. And I have heard more songs in that meandering vein. Can't remember the names though.

Meanwhile, I've been hearing this song a lot lately. Severe alpha waves alert!

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Crystal Castles - Celestica [link]

// craeonics / 710 weeks and 6 days ago

I like that. (Probably not something I should listen to while driving since I tend to go into a zone that's not of this world when I hear those alpha waves)

// Doreen / 710 weeks and 5 days ago

The weird thing is that they manage to play it in between Green Day and Nickelback. I kid you not.

// craeonics / 710 weeks and 5 days ago

Obviously that radio station has no clue how to make a decent playlist? (would be like putting on some Lil jon after Justin Bieber and then Opera after Lil jon)

// Doreen / 710 weeks and 5 days ago

And now to annoy some of my neighbors who have been blazing their Mariachi music all night and howling...

[link]

/me goes get to cleaning...

// Doreen / 710 weeks and 5 days ago

Bounce FM being one of the stations I never had on during my GTA: San Andreas travels. Mostly SF-UR (yes, including the DJ): [link]. I'm a softy when it comes to Acid House.

// craeonics / 710 weeks and 4 days ago

Main reason ofcourse being this particular song: [link]. I cannot stress the importance of this track for the entire genre enough. I want that song on disk so I can put it next to Joe Smooth, but it's been out of print for decades.

// craeonics / 710 weeks and 4 days ago

Hmm never heard that first link (but it is goed!) second link sounds alilll too jazzy for my taste...

Anyways, Train (Of which I've no clue why they call themselves that) just tossed another good one out!

[link]

// Doreen / 710 weeks and 4 days ago

Course I can't bust a sweat at the gym to Train so me goes grab some Westside [link] and get my sleepy behind to the gym...

// Doreen / 710 weeks and 4 days ago

Train needs to die, Westside needs to die as well, even though I've never heard of them, but I suspect it's bloody funk again. But the very first ones that needs to depart this mortal coil are DJs on the radio that are in love with their own voice instead of playing records, @#$%!! Grrr...

// crae_work / 710 weeks and 3 days ago

Compare this: Mohombi's Bumpy Ride [link] (new song) to Kevin Lyttle's Turn Me On [link] (2003). Quite similar, but then again, dancehall usually is.

// craeonics / 710 weeks and 3 days ago

I've "never" heard of that Mohombi guy before (but I actually like that tune) I've have heard of Kevin Lyttle before (excellent tune)

But obviously ripping don't just happen in the skinland but it's been going on in musicland for ages such as:

Reallyyy Ancient Tune: [link]

Semi Ancient Tune: [link]

// Doreen / 710 weeks and 3 days ago

Complete ruthless rip of that bass line...

// Doreen / 710 weeks and 3 days ago

By the way w/ all the trash lyrics we have on this end (course mixed in w/ that killer bass) would you believe that they banned 2 Live Crew over here? hehe!

Rediculous but you really need to have the skill of being able to filter lyrics to grab good bass on this side dutchy...

// Doreen / 710 weeks and 2 days ago

Nah, that's just a sample. That's acceptable. They sampled quite a bit from that movie Full Metal Jacket for it as well.

They banned Sir Mix-a-lot [link] on your end as well, didn't they? Over here they play everything. It's always funny when I hear a station play the "radio edit" instead of the uncensored version (chickens!).

// craeonics / 710 weeks and 2 days ago

Not that I'm aware of? The only ones I know that were banned were 2 Live Crew since they were trying to push their luck...

We have so much trash on this end as far as lyrics go when they do the radio edit every second word is "bleeped" they might as well just play the instrumental versions and remove the lyrics (would be better all the way around)

Same thing on our TV (we're not like over there) they do heavy editing on everything...

// Doreen / 710 weeks and 2 days ago

Apparently, the video was banned by MTV when it first came out: [link]

By the way, based on this review: [link], a certain "cheapy" just shelved out his hard earned cash for the two Akai controllers it mentions. Now all I need is software and skills.

// craeonics / 710 weeks and 2 days ago

Alright you got it!!!

And I'm sorry I shouldn't have called you cheapy cuz I'm actually hoping when I do end up under that bridge you ask me to come live w/ you. (If I promise not to blaze my booty tunes too loud when I listen to them)

And you got the skills so all you need is the software. I can't wait to listen to what you make!

// Doreen / 710 weeks and 2 days ago

My alledged music skills are highly overrated. I'll hold my judgement until I've actually received the equipment, hooked it up to my machine and somehow get sound from it.

// crae_work / 710 weeks and 2 days ago

Music is not really a skill but rather you are born w/ it and if you can feel it then I'm sure you can make it. (same thing w/ dancing)

// Doreen / 710 weeks and 2 days ago

/me goes hop off to the gym for a quick workout...

// Doreen / 710 weeks and 2 days ago

I'd say with a fair bit of perseverance, one can achieve anything (physically) possible.

// craeonics / 710 weeks and 2 days ago

Not necessarily, I wouldn't try performing brain surgery on someone no matter how much I persevered to learn it. hehe

You're either born w/ "certain" skills or not...

// Doreen / 710 weeks and 2 days ago

Yeah I mean you dooo need some instruction but in the end you either have it in your blood or you don't...

// Doreen / 710 weeks and 2 days ago

I was watching that dancing w/ the stars a while back (when the PCD girl was on and that Olympic ice skater) they had one other female they were trying to train to dance and she got worse by the show each time. She never got better no matter how hard her instructor trained her and it was a total relief when she got kicked off the show. hehe!!!

I give her credit for trying but she should have known after the second show to just give it up. There's a time for trying something and there's a time to know when to give it up!

// Doreen / 710 weeks and 2 days ago

Key word is self-esteem. If you think in limits ("I can never do that") instead of possibilities ("I can do that, even though it might take forever") you will naturally fail. My ego needs an appartment of its own, so I'm not one to be compared to ofcourse.

// craeonics / 710 weeks and 1 day ago

hehe! Silly! I disagree the human life span is just not long enough to accommodate ppl who think they will master some things in life they were not born to master.

// Doreen / 710 weeks and 1 day ago

For example at this point in my life I might not make a very good librarian? Though I'm still working on that Dracula Book (I think Mina got bit but the gang isn't aware of it yet cuz they're too busy trying to catch up w/ the Count)

// Doreen / 710 weeks and 1 day ago

Reading is not quite a problem to me. I just ordered four books on mythology (full Dutch translation of the Finnish Kalevala, one annotated version of Grimm's Fairy Tales, including the gritty stories usually left out, and two books on Japanese folklore and monsters). I'm quite the closet folklorist.

// crae_zzz / 710 weeks and 1 day ago

Anddd you'd make a good librarian? Which is why when I'm done w/ the Dracula book I will be bugging you for another recommendation.

Slaap lekker mijn dutchy...

// Doreen / 710 weeks and 1 day ago

That'd all depend on the genre you'd like to read. I only read fantasy and fantasy novels are usually multiple volumes and thousands of pages (I'm a fast reader).

// crae_zzz / 710 weeks and 1 day ago

How would I know I never really read books before? (So I'm not sure what genre I like) I suppose fantasy since who wants to read boring stuff.

And I don't think I'm a slow reader but the reason I'm still reading Dracula is the issue of constant interruptions so the only time I can read consistently w/o interruptions is when I go hit the gym and take my iPhone and read while on the bike or late late at night when it's quiet. I can't read while jogging or I'd get some reading done then as well. hehe

Anyways you're the expert so you figure out what I would like! (I have 100 pages left of Dracula and I'm done)

// Doreen / 710 weeks and 1 day ago

This is where I'm currently at in my book: [link] And if you think "I" speak/spell poorly check out the text I'm currently reading in that Dracula book!

// Doreen / 710 weeks and 1 day ago

Hmm apparently I'm now in Chapter 21 of which there is 27 Chapter of this book so I don't have only 100 pages left that was 100 pages left of Chapter 20 (confusing when you are looking at the page numbers vs the rendering each time you change the format of the text on the small screen)

You won't believe what was on TV tonight when I changed the channel: [link]

But I didn't cheat!!! (I did however run to my computer and set it to record so I can go back and watch it "after" I finish reading this book)

// Doreen / 710 weeks and 1 day ago

That movie follows the book somewhat well. It just exaggerates certain aspects. I'm surprised you'd get that far if you can see so little of the text. I really need to see more of the page before I'm comfortable reading things.

// crae_work / 710 weeks and 1 day ago

I think that is what my problem has always been. If I see too much text I get anxious and begin skimming pages and reading only 10 words off a page at a time to get to the punch line of the book, never really taking in the whole book so I've "never" enjoyed reading which is why I never read books...

Until I got this iBooks software, it slows me down and forces me to read correctly and it has a built in dictionary for when I come across words I don't understand. Looking up the words gives me a better understanding of what I'm reading rather than doing what I always did (which was taking a lucky guess)

// Doreen / 710 weeks and 1 day ago

Fast readers don't see individual words (I don't), but read by recognition of the ascenders and descenders alone. This is why tricks where they garble words, but keep the visual signature, don't really slow down the reading process.

Anyway, my audio controllers are in. Time to see if they actually work.

// craeonics / 710 weeks and 1 day ago

Hooray! Toys arrived!

Hurry and make something to listen to cuz atm I'm stuck w/ listening to this: [link]

// Doreen / 710 weeks and 23 hours ago

Argh! Why is music software always so damn complex? I need three weeks to tweak the synths so that they produce good sounds.

Oh, and I really have feel for things. Really need to work on that.

// crae_work / 710 weeks and 6 hours ago

Welll get to working on that. (It should be fun)

// Doreen / 710 weeks and 4 hours ago

Urgh...

/listen

* craeonics is listening to: Faith No More - Midlife Crisis

// crae_work / 710 weeks and 4 hours ago

Hmm I see they want to torture you at work?

/me goes finish gathering up some tunes to take w/ me to the gym. [link] (which is a workout in itself w/ the pickins)

// Doreen / 710 weeks and 3 hours ago

There is nothing wrong with Midlife Crisis. It's Faith no More's best song!

The "urgh" was in response to making music. If you want to make a painting on the computer, you pick a random brush, a random colour and start painting. You can directly focus on the shape. Colour and line width come later.

But if you want to make music, you have to get your equipment working first (it works, but needs configuring), then figure out and basically build/configure the software synths. You can't just start playing if the instruments sound like crap. Before you can get started, you need weeks of tweaking. Hence, urgh...

// crae_work / 710 weeks and 3 hours ago

Wellll judging from the pics you showed me dutchy it doesn't look very user friendly so I suppose it will take some time. Knowing the pace you work I will expect to hear something you make in either in 1-2 yrs (or possibly never)

// Doreen / 709 weeks and 6 days ago

That planning sounds about right. I've never seen any software as user-hostile as music making programs. Goddamnit, how hard can they make it? Even command line apps are easier to use.

// craeonics / 709 weeks and 6 days ago

Hopefully you'll be able to get some use out of them after you figure things out and fine tune them if not, most places have a 30 day refund policy or you'll end up tossing them up in the closet as dust collectors...

// Doreen / 709 weeks and 6 days ago

I seen Garage Band on my laptop and after opening that software up I actually thought the control panel on an airplane might be easier to learn and fly with!

// Doreen / 709 weeks and 6 days ago

First up I'm going to play with my new barbecue. Bought a small one I can use on my balcony: [link] (except mine does not have that big lid lock). Strange that the one I bought isn't on the US site.

// craeonics / 709 weeks and 6 days ago

That looks perfect for your patio, I have a small one for my itsy bitsy back patio but the problem I have is I can't grill fish on it so it always falls apart or dissolves before my very eyes! hehe

My kids only like Italian so they make me cook sauces and things Italian. But I don't myself care for Italian (I love fish) so I normally have to run over to Harbor Fresh Fish Grill or Sushi Bars (since I cannot for the life of me grill fish) I love grilled Zucchini too yet another thing hard to bbq right but this place I go to does it right...

Anyways, get to barbecuing!

// Doreen / 709 weeks and 6 days ago

I think I eat meat once a month? Not really sure maybe 2 times a month. (which is most likely why I'm anemic) I eat like a bird so I can't eat meat too much or I get sick (it's too heavy)

// Doreen / 709 weeks and 6 days ago

I'm a carnivore. I eat nothing but meat. No fruit, no sea food, rarely vegetables. If you want to grill fish, best is to put it on aluminium foil so it can't fall apart.

By the way, someone should have told me you can make your own PS3 themes: [link] (99% of them are crap ofcourse).

// craeonics / 709 weeks and 5 days ago

Hmmm it seems I eat everything you don't?

So are you going to make a Chakra PS3 theme (or whatever that name was of those themes you used to make) hehe

// Doreen / 709 weeks and 5 days ago

You're not kidding the themes are horrible (plus I can see there's a bunch of nasty lilll boys) the few themes that have a decent bg have sucky icons...

// Doreen / 709 weeks and 5 days ago

Making one myself would mean having to come up with some eighty icons. No wonder that most themes use the default set with a different backdrop.

I've been using the retro theme ever since I got my PS3: [link] It's one of the few whose background does not get in the way of the menu.

// crae_zzz / 709 weeks and 5 days ago

You're just a lazyyy skinner! I have to skin my phone to suit me or I wouldn't be able to use it.

Slaap lekker mijn dutchy...

// Doreen / 709 weeks and 5 days ago

So I was going to have my BBQ today. Got a BBQ, stocked up on food and beverages, invited everyone. Yesterday was sunny. Today? Complete cloud cover and wind force 5 at least. Grrr...

// craeonics / 709 weeks and 5 days ago

Hmm me looks outside her window and sees a big ball of fire threatening to torment me w/ 90+ temps and 0 wind.

/me tosses this nasty weather over to you for your Barbecue...

// Doreen / 709 weeks and 5 days ago

Lo and behold, the wind "blew" over and the sun started shining again. And afterwards everyone said "you can manage the rest on your own, right?" and ran off, leaving me with a massive pile of dishes to wash.

// craeonics / 709 weeks and 4 days ago

That's the norm dutchy...

// Doreen / 709 weeks and 3 days ago

It's also why I tend to "outsource" my parties (read: have dinner at a restaurant, so you don't have to clean up the mess).

// craeonics / 709 weeks and 3 days ago

When I'm done doing the Mom thing and they're out, they'll have to make reservations w/ me (once a year) cuz I won't want to cook another meal or wash another plate for as long as I live.

// Doreen / 709 weeks and 3 days ago

You're going to be quite popular with the delivery boys.

// craeonics / 709 weeks and 2 days ago

Not quite, I'm already on a first name basis w/ a few Sushi Bars and when I'm done doing the Mom thing I plan on moving up to being on a first name basis w/ a few Fine Lobster Restaurants... (a girl can dream)

// Doreen / 709 weeks and 2 days ago

Maybe you should move next door to a restaurant. Then again, I bet that reeks.

Meanwhile, I folded the nails on my left hand when the packaging of my new Ikea slipped while I was carrying it. Nails are not meant to carry such weight. Surprisingly, it does not hurt as bad as one would expect. It's more a mental shock really.

// craeonics / 709 weeks and 2 days ago

I do live next door to a restaurant and in the 3-4 yrs I've been living here I've only eaten there maybe 2 times cuz it's so expensive and I can't afford it!

And noooo you're not going to get away w/ posting that comment and not post me a shaky photo of what you got now wise guy!

// Doreen / 709 weeks and 2 days ago

You should move next to a cheap sushi/lobster restaurant then.

And no need for photos. Like I said, it was more of an emotional shock than a physical one. You go "oh my god, I folded my nails backwards". Then you fold them back, say ouch, your fingertips bleed a little and a day later all you see are bruised nail beds, but basically all is well again.

// craeonics / 709 weeks and 1 day ago

Firstly: I've never once been to any Sushi place that serves Lobster. Octopus yes, but not Lobster (and I'm not sure what kind of freak would eat Octopus but apparently they do)

Secondly: Ummm who asked for photos of your nails??? When I asked for a shaky photo of what you got now "I meant your Ikea thingie" Good thing I don't live close to you cuz I'd run over there right now and jump on you and bite all your nails completely off! cuz where I come from the only one doing all the back scratching is us females!

Thirdly: Over "here" all our Ikea stores sell only completely over priced card board box stuff w/ no style or decent design to it. Hence why I asked you for a photo to see what your Ikea's have in stock.

/me goes get an early start...

// Doreen / 709 weeks and 1 day ago

I like cardboard box stuff with no style. It does not get in the way of my style that way. I got me one of these: [link] (in black). It's wedged in between my desk and its 2x4 compartment big brother. Also have the 5x5 compartment version of it, which is great to put your books in (for those that have books). Tried to move it the other day, but I couldn't even budge it, because it's so heavy.

// craeonics / 709 weeks and 1 day ago

Only the color black could save the appearance of that thing...

// Doreen / 709 weeks and 22 hours ago

My walls are white, my furniture is black and cloth is orange. Things are colour coordinated in my dwelling.

// craeonics / 709 weeks and 19 hours ago

As it should be or ppl would think you're a gypsy!

Something goed! Me takes this one w/ me to go dance w/ the dishes: [link]

// Doreen / 709 weeks and 18 hours ago

Hmm, I get this: "Deze video bevat inhoud van Vevo, die deze wegens auteursrechtschending heeft geblokkeerd voor je land" (which is not completely smooth flowing Dutch for "This video contains content from Vevo, who has blocked this for your country because of copyright infringement"). They reallly should stop that sillyness.

// craeonics / 709 weeks and 7 hours ago

You didn't miss much it was just an oldie but goodie. T'was when Bow Wow was still in Diapers, JD was not dating JJ yet, and Nate Dogg could still sing (cuz he's had a few mini strokes since then and now he's unable to even speak)

// Doreen / 709 weeks and 4 hours ago

Bow Wow? Doesn't he have grand children already by now?

// craeonics / 709 weeks and 3 hours ago

Not sure? He started having sex at what, age 7? If not he probably has some kids running around that are older than mine are. hehe!

// Doreen / 708 weeks and 6 days ago

He was dating Ciara for a while but then he broke her heart when he got caught fooling around on her w/ a stripper. Here's Ciara in case you guys over there in wooden shoe land never heard of her: [link]

She's older than him so it looked more like she was his momma than his girlfriend (not cuz of her age but cuz he is about 3 feet shorter than her!)

I've never dated a younger man but if I were he would have to be taller not shorter than me) hehe

// Doreen / 708 weeks and 6 days ago

Hmm which would be easy to find someone taller since I'm a mouse... hehe

// Doreen / 708 weeks and 6 days ago

Lemme see what the Oracle says... Born 1987. Started rapping at age five as Kid Gangsta. Makes you wonder what kind of good role models he had (NWA apparently). My, my, he's in Snoop's Gin and Juice video. He must have been eight then. Seven albums already. That's more than the average bands I listen to before they split up.

// crae_zzz / 708 weeks and 6 days ago

And no jail time (yet). So much for his street cred.

// crae_zzz / 708 weeks and 6 days ago

hehe! Slaap lekker mijn dutchy...

// Doreen / 708 weeks and 6 days ago

Had this week off. And what have I done these past days? Bits and pieces here and there, but did not finish anything. As usual.

/me goes be lazy some more

// craeonics / 708 weeks and 6 days ago

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