The BlackBear

12 hours ago, HexMachina said:

How was your week of bachelorism?

It's going alright. But I always forget just how much work being single is. You have to cook AND do the washing up. Hang the washing AND put it away. Do ALL the shopping. Do ALL the cleaning. And apparently I'm meant to do all this whilst working and getting some exercise in. Much easier when all the housework is shared.

9 hours ago, Buckwheat said:

I need to read this. At some point. The to be read list in my mind is ever growing and there is never enough time to read through it, and I just keep switching priorities on what to read next.

I know that problem well. Luckily the discworld books are all pretty short and you can breeze through them pretty quick.

Just finished the second season of Wheel of Time, thought it was pretty good, some episodes I might go as far as to say we're excellent. I haven't read the series though so don't know how they compare.

On 10/9/2023 at 6:45 PM, Buckwheat said:

I organised that trip. I hate past-me for doing that. Why was I so stupid?

Sounds like past Buckwheat thought that was future Buckwheats problem.

On 10/10/2023 at 10:04 PM, RhaenysBee said:

And here I am having a week off and getting up at 8 to get ready super slowly  and then drag my ass to a cafe to read crime fiction and have a mid morning cappuccino. I did clean the bathroom yesterday. No, I’m not traveling or doing anything special, I’m just savoring every second of not having to work and it’s the best feeling I’ve had all year. Home-cation for everybody. 

Sounds like a grand old time!

I have just got back from a long weekend in Prague. Which is a beautiful city. Though I drank too much and slept too little so I was exhausted when we got back.

My partner has just gone away for a week, so I shall be descending into slovenly bachelorism.

In book news I am slowly but surely creeping through my completionist discworld reread (catching the ones I'd missed.) It caused a half forgotten memory to surface, that I think Angua was my first crush 

What latitude are you all at? 55 north here, already kinda depressingly early in the evening. Need to get up earlier and enjoy the mornings more, but the bed! It's so comfy and warm!

My main struggle rn, is getting up early enough to go for a run and feeling like crap, or going in the evening and feeling like you're wasting your evening.

I never feel fatter and unhealthier than when I'm running 

7 hours ago, Fragile Bird said:

 

Sorry FB, I can't use this fucking site on mobile.

I don't think odd implies numbers above or below either. 

In comparison to (in my opinion):

Few: 3

Several: 7

But I also dozen as an approximation, I'll say two dozen and could mean anywhere between 20 and 30.

10 minutes ago, Buckwheat said:

 @rocksniffer I was responsible for 20-odd teenagers.

I'm sure you're not meant to call them odd.

14 minutes ago, felice said:

I've managed to be something less of a hermit recently and actually interact with other people more than I've done for years. This is probably good for me.

This sounds healthy and good. As I've grown older I've learned to be more cognisant of how much social interaction I need/want. The balance is the trick, easy to overdo it I feel. But generally people are chill if you just say you need some space.

21 minutes ago, felice said:

That's no good My back's been playing up a bit too. Weren't we supposed to have a cure for aging by now?

Turns out backs are pretty important.

I thought so too, instead all we have is that weird tech millionaire turning himself into a vampire.

As an Edinburgh resident, August is punctuated with jets flying over for the tattoo (Which I saw for the first time this year.) Just from a simple noise perspective they're impressive, the skill of the pilots even more so.

High 30s? Eeek! I struggle if it goes past 25.

On 9/1/2023 at 11:10 PM, felice said:

Hey there! I'm doing good

Cool. What's happening in your world?

This here bear has been dealing with a bad back, because I'm an old man 

Went to see the wrestling at Wembley last week which was class though!

Hey guys!

How are you all doing?

3 hours ago, RhaenysBee said:

I think I pulled my shoulder last night. I guess this happens when you haven’t done any  bodily movement in months, decide to stretch yoga the shit out of your aching muscles and are nearing 30. 

Oh no! I certainly don't enjoy the aches and strains that seem to pop out of nowhere. If I'm going to be in pain I'd at least like to know how I did it.

The UK currently says you can go to work if you feel able to, even if you test positive. It's lunacy.

Getting my 4th jab on Thursday, so hopefully that won't mess me up too much.

9 hours ago, rocksniffer said:

greetings Brother Bear...i am damn glad to see you...

I agree the excessive hair is stupid, but i like the dragons all being distinct individuals...and since the nieces pay for the hbo for me...in an effort to keep me out of the pub...i have been enjoying it.

as for the rings, i think it will improve over the next season now that most of the exposition is done...but i will stick with it as well even if it doesn't 

Nice to see you too chief!

I think there's a problem with long term TV, where the principal cast are all inherently 'good,' and super long lived elves, that just seems extremely hard to write. I find it hard to invest when the antagonists and protagonists almost never interact.

In GoT/Dragons world, interpersonal conflict is easy, just make half/most of the cast bastards.

The new variants are all meant to be super contagious  but with vaccination it shouldn't become serious disease.

18 hours ago, Buckwheat said:

Soooooo ... the plague finally caught up with me too. I had the test done today and ... well, it is the first day of my isolation. I have to stay home for at least a week, then I can have another test done.

Nooo! Rest up, drink lots of water all that stuff!  (this is a socially distanced virtual hug)

I finally got Covid a few months back, was very glad I was vaccinated. Knocked me out for a couple of days, and then a few when I felt fine but was still testing positive.

36 minutes ago, RhaenysBee said:

Look at the tttne reunion unfolding here  

@rocksniffer @The BlackBear lovely to hear from you both! Hope that life’s been treating you well and you are doing fine in this shitshow 2022 is  

I did eventually check out the new show with very low expectations. It’s not going to change your life but it’s a decent enough show. Tends to perform better than anticipated and is seem to be winning the competition with Rings of Power. 

Man am I tired of living in interesting times. I'm doing alright, doing all the healthy things, but it's more or less a day to day vibe rn 

I might pirate it, not going to pay for yet another streaming service. I just can't get over how bad everyone seems to look with those wigs.

RoP is not great, but I'll probably stick with it, if only stubbornness sake.

Hey gang! Did a bit of reading up on the new show ( I haven't watched any) and thought I'd pop in and say hi.

I visited Dubrovnik a few years ago during a heatwave, and christ it was hot, but coastal so not too bad. Then we visited Kotor and it was like stepping into an oven.

Hey gang, shitty news this morning and thought I'd swing by and say hi.

And I hope you're all safe and well.

9 minutes ago, briantw said:

I’ve never understood why people give their allegiances to companies and blindly follow them regardless of the quality of their products.  I love NXT, but it’s easy to see that main roster WWE has been creatively bankrupt for a decade now, and that they can’t effectively push more than two guys at a time.  Right now, the only people that matter on Smackdown are Roman Reigns and whoever his next opponent is.  Everyone else on the show isn’t worth a sack of shit, and that’s why their best performers are jumping ship. 

I take the view that I want both of them to be good, I watch AEW rn because I enjoy it. I don't watch wwe for the opposite reason, but I would like to be in a position to look forward to wwe ppv's again. I pretty much only watch the rumble now.

Do you have a view on the 'new' NXT direction? 

It was a class show, every match was good if not great, including the big show squash (it was funny) if you find a way (legally or otherwise) the tag team match was amazing though. 

Really looking forward to tonights dynamite (which due to timezones I will watch tomorrow) 

Wrestling twitter are of course being incredibly weird losers about the company rivalry. I hate wrestling fans so much.

Went for a run yesterday for the first time in a while (holiday and general laziness) then squats today, had to bail on rdl because my hamstrings were complaining.

Working out at home I'm realising my bench is too low for my rack, going to try and get some timber to raise it up, maybe glue some rubber sheeting to it for grip.

On 8/23/2021 at 2:03 AM, lmanion said:

when does the G1 start need some NJPW to wipe away the bs.

I think late September, presumably they have to work around the Paralympic games as well as the olympics.

3 hours ago, Meera of Tarth said:

Same here, it's been horrible, and it makes me feel anxious how it will end, whether things will deescalate or not, and especially for those who won't be able to exit it...

Just so depressing to see no one learn the lessons in real-time. We invaded and dragged out the conflict so poorly, why shouldn't we also leave in the most irresponsible way possible?

3 hours ago, Meera of Tarth said:

Returning to Barcelona is disheartening...

We had a heat wave reaching more than 40 degrees last week, but now it's better, and nights are fresh, less than 20°C.

Big cities in the heat are the worst. 

Well:

Game changer 

On 8/8/2021 at 10:25 AM, RhaenysBee said:

Is it still called a coast if it’s a lake?

I would say that's a shore... Not too sure but coast for me implies the land is ringed by water, unlike a lake which water ringed by land. 

Hope you're keeping well, I've been feeling incredibly disheartened by all the Afghanistan shit. As the most recent cherry on top of all the disastrous conflicts, not to mention the worldwide disaster of climate change, I'm just really struggling to see any kind of future that isn't an inhumane hellscape.