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Spaceman Opus · 07-09-2009, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Phoenix Psaltery

If it's too loud, you're too old?

It'd be different if it was, say, DMB.

P2

Yeah, you're right...if it was DMB I woulda called the cops myself

stpaulsub Clio · 07-10-2009, 11:45 AM

right now i really and truly hate my life and i'm ready to just give up and go live inna box somewhere

**Psyke Phaeton** · 07-10-2009, 11:50 AM

**Lily Joliat** · 07-10-2009, 11:25 PM

I just got checked out in a pizza place by some 300lb 20 something guy. It still made me feel good. Was it my figure, or the leftovers box I was carrying? hmmm.

Redhead · 07-11-2009, 01:33 AM

The Highwayman

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The Highwayman
By Alfred Noyes

Part One
I
The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees,
The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas,
The road was a ribbon of moonlight, over the purple moor,
And the highwayman came riding-
Riding-riding-
The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door.

II
He'd a French cocked-hat on his forehead, a bunch of lace at his chin,
A coat of the claret velvet, and breeches of brown doe-skin;
They fitted with never a wrinkle: his boots were up to the thigh!
And he rode with a jewelled twinkle,
His pistol butts a-twinkle,
His rapier hilt a-twinkle, under the jewelled sky.

III
Over the cobbles he clattered and clashed in the dark inn-yard,
And he tapped with his whip on the shutters, but all was locked and barred;
He whistled a tune to the window, and who should be waiting there
But the landlord's black-eyed daughter,
Bess, the landlord's daughter,
Plaiting a dark red love-knot into her long black hair.

IV
And dark in the old inn-yard a stable-wicket creaked
Where Tim the ostler listened; his face was white and peaked;
His eyes were hollows of madness, his hair like mouldy hay,
But he loved the landlord's daughter,
The landlord's red-lipped daughter,
Dumb as a dog he listened, and he heard the robber say-

V
"One kiss, my bonny sweetheart, I'm after a prize to-night,
But I shall be back with the yellow gold before the morning light;
Yet, if they press me sharply, and harry me through the day,
Then look for me by moonlight,
Watch for me by moonlight,
I'll come to thee by moonlight, though hell should bar the way."

VI
He rose upright in the stirrups; he scarce could reach her hand,
But she loosened her hair i' the casement! His face burnt like a brand
As the black cascade of perfume came tumbling over his breast;
And he kissed its waves in the moonlight,
(Oh, sweet black waves in the moonlight!)
Then he tugged at his rein in the moonlight, and galloped away to the West.

Part Two
I
He did not come in the dawning; he did not come at noon;
And out o' the tawny sunset, before the rise o' the moon,
When the road was a gipsy's ribbon, looping the purple moor,
A red-coat troop came marching-
Marching-marching-
King George's men came marching, up to the old inn-door.

II
They said no word to the landlord, they drank his ale instead,
But they gagged his daughter and bound her to the foot of her narrow bed;
Two of them knelt at her casement, with muskets at their side!
There was death at every window;
And hell at one dark window;
For Bess could see, through the casement, the road that he would ride.

III
They had tied her up to attention, with many a sniggering jest;
They bound a musket beside her, with the barrel beneath her breast!
"Now keep good watch!" and they kissed her.
She heard the dead man say-
Look for me by moonlight;
Watch for me by moonlight;
I'll come to thee by moonlight, though hell should bar the way!

IV
She twisted her hands behind her; but all the knots held good!
She writhed her hands till here fingers were wet with sweat or blood!
They stretched and strained in the darkness, and the hours crawled by like
years,
Till, now, on the stroke of midnight,
Cold, on the stroke of midnight,
The tip of one finger touched it! The trigger at least was hers!

V
The tip of one finger touched it; she strove no more for the rest!
Up, she stood up to attention, with the barrel beneath her breast,
She would not risk their hearing; she would not strive again;
For the road lay bare in the moonlight;
Blank and bare in the moonlight;
And the blood of her veins in the moonlight throbbed to her love's refrain.

VI
Tlot-tlot; tlot-tlot! Had they heard it? The horse-hoofs
ringing clear;
Tlot-tlot, tlot-tlot, in the distance? Were they deaf that they did
not hear?
Down the ribbon of moonlight, over the brow of the hill,
The highwayman came riding,
Riding, riding!
The red-coats looked to their priming! She stood up strait and still!

VII
Tlot-tlot, in the frosty silence! Tlot-tlot, in the echoing night
!
Nearer he came and nearer! Her face was like a light!
Her eyes grew wide for a moment; she drew one last deep breath,
Then her finger moved in the moonlight,
Her musket shattered the moonlight,
Shattered her breast in the moonlight and warned him-with her death.

VIII
He turned; he spurred to the West; he did not know who stood
Bowed, with her head o'er the musket, drenched with her own red blood!
Not till the dawn he heard it, his face grew grey to hear
How Bess, the landlord's daughter,
The landlord's black-eyed daughter,
Had watched for her love in the moonlight, and died in the darkness there.

IX
Back, he spurred like a madman, shrieking a curse to the sky,
With the white road smoking behind him and his rapier brandished high!
Blood-red were his spurs i' the golden noon; wine-red was his velvet coat,
When they shot him down on the highway,
Down like a dog on the highway,
And he lay in his blood on the highway, with a bunch of lace at his throat.

* * * * * *

X
And still of a winter's night, they say, when the wind is in the trees,
When the moon is a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas,
When the road is a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor,
A highwayman comes riding-
Riding-riding-
A highwayman comes riding, up to the old inn-door.

XI
Over the cobbles he clatters and clangs in the dark inn-yard,
And he taps with his whip on the shutters, but all is locked and barred;
He whistles a tune to the window, and who should be waiting there
But the landlord's black-eyed daughter,
Bess, the landlord's daughter,
Plaiting a dark red love-knot into her long black hair.

Phoenix Psaltery · 07-11-2009, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Spaceman Opus

Yeah, you're right...if it was DMB I woulda called the cops myself

P2

Alfie Demonia · 07-11-2009, 11:58 AM

So there's a dog nearby who seems to be shut outside most days and all the way through the night. It howls and yelps for hours on end but we can never work out which house it belongs to because it's behind where I live in a close/estate type place.

Anyway it's been howling away since early this morning, quite obviously left on it's own all day, and my boyfriend suddenly decides that we need to go find this poor dog right now (even though it's pouring with rain)
So we just spent the past 20 minutes walking around serious chav territory trying to find which house the noise is coming from, looking highly suspicious as we stand around in rain coats like a couple of flashers.
There's a big chav staring at us through his window and my boyfriend says 'If anyone asks, just say we're walking a dog'
I'm like 'What dog?? We don't have a dog with us! Oh my god we're going to get stabbed!

I knew you'd be the death of me!'

It was all very dramatic (in my head) but we're back now and he's on the phone to the RSPCA so we'll probably have a load of angry chavs round wanting to kill us, because we weren't exactly very inconspicuous!
Nice knowing you

**Lily Joliat** · 07-11-2009, 12:47 PM

You did the right thing calling the RSPCA. If you get beaten up or murdered, then I'm really sorry.

Alfie Demonia · 07-11-2009, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by lily joliat

You did the right thing calling the RSPCA. If you get beaten up or murdered, then I'm really sorry.

They were utterly useless anyway. Didn't seem to care at all. They said we needed proof before they could do anything, well I thought the fact this dog howls all day long was proof enough and anything beyond that is up to the RSPCA?
I'm hardly about to jump a 6 foot fence to take pictures!

Sobriquet Kryakutnoy · 07-11-2009, 06:58 PM

People sometimes ask why I endure living in this city.

Well, not even in New York did I ever come across anything like this:

Ejaculate On Some Spiders For $50

Isabeau Imako · 07-11-2009, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Sobriquet Kryakutnoy

Ejaculate On Some Spiders For $50

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This could lead to future gigs.

**Adam Zaius** · 07-11-2009, 10:52 PM

Just got Vivox working on OSGrid (as a replacement for freeswitch)

Brenda Archer · 07-12-2009, 01:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alfie Demonia

They were utterly useless anyway. Didn't seem to care at all. They said we needed proof before they could do anything, well I thought the fact this dog howls all day long was proof enough and anything beyond that is up to the RSPCA?
I'm hardly about to jump a 6 foot fence to take pictures!

That must be totally frustrating.

On the other hand, you're safe from the owner's revenge.

Vengence Opus · 07-12-2009, 02:55 PM

So, we're potty training our son. (Trying, at least.)

He came in and said, "I gotta poop." Off we ran to the bathroom.

He sits down on the toilet and says, "Ewww. It's a organic poop. It's a organic poop smell. It's icky."

I cried tears of joy.

We just got done talking about how great it is to start the day off with a good dump, and how the bathroom is our special palace for poopin'. I told him he even has his very own throne.

Siyu Suen · 07-12-2009, 03:08 PM

Some pervy asshole touched my butt with his hand yesterday, and I haven't had to will/gut to tell my guy. He'd just get angry and without any easy outlet (like punching the guy) he'd just simmer and be unpleasant

I keep day dreaming about what I would have shouted at the bastard, like I should have whipped 'round, eyes full of fire and made sure he never touched a woman like that again. I only remember just having that moment of uncertainty and wondering "was that him? was it anyone else?" and not being able to muster up the confidence it takes to chew up a complete stranger.

It sucks to not be able to say anything about it, since I'm still angry about it myself. But next time it happens I'll have this to draw upon, and even if I do shout at the wrong guy, the real culprit should hear it.

Vengence Opus · 07-12-2009, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Siyu Suen

Some pervy asshole touched my butt with his hand yesterday, and I haven't had to will/gut to tell my guy. He'd just get angry and without any easy outlet (like punching the guy) he'd just simmer and be unpleasant

I keep day dreaming about what I would have shouted at the bastard, like I should have whipped 'round, eyes full of fire and made sure he never touched a woman like that again. I only remember just having that moment of uncertainty and wondering "was that him? was it anyone else?" and not being able to muster up the confidence it takes to chew up a complete stranger.

It sucks to not be able to say anything about it, since I'm still angry about it myself. But next time it happens I'll have this to draw upon, and even if I do shout at the wrong guy, the real culprit should hear it.

I walked up behind my wife at the airport and put my hand on her shoulder. I was met with a quick spin and a cocked fist. She said, "You dumbass! You just about got knocked out!"

I told her that, next time, I would make noise or come from the side. I'd rather she didn't change a thing.

So sorry about that, Siyu. Hopefully the guy will find someone who'll hand him his teeth.

Khamudy · 07-12-2009, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Siyu Suen

Some pervy asshole touched my butt with his hand yesterday, and I haven't had to will/gut to tell my guy. He'd just get angry and without any easy outlet (like punching the guy) he'd just simmer and be unpleasant

I keep day dreaming about what I would have shouted at the bastard, like I should have whipped 'round, eyes full of fire and made sure he never touched a woman like that again. I only remember just having that moment of uncertainty and wondering "was that him? was it anyone else?" and not being able to muster up the confidence it takes to chew up a complete stranger.

It sucks to not be able to say anything about it, since I'm still angry about it myself. But next time it happens I'll have this to draw upon, and even if I do shout at the wrong guy, the real culprit should hear it.

Aww.. sorry to hear that Siyu.

Siyu Suen · 07-12-2009, 04:15 PM

Thanks guys

Next time the bastard who tries it will get an earful

On a lighter note, Alex is playing Fallout 3 and he's just discovered the fun he can have with the Rock-It launcher. It shoots any trash you can pick up and load into it, so he's just decapitated someone with a teddy bear

But apparently it's inspired him to think up Bond-esque catch phrases, such as:

When firing a carton of cigarettes:

"Smoking'll kill ya"

When firing a camera:

"The camera loves you"

When firing a dinner plate:

"You just got served"

Vengence Opus · 07-12-2009, 05:56 PM

Oh my god.

The kid is just full of good ones today.

My wife was talking with a friend on the phone about how she doesn't have a Facebook. About a minute later my son walked into the room with a book on his head. "I have a face book."

**Envoy Costagravas** · 07-12-2009, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Vengence Opus

The kid is just full of good ones today.

My wife was talking with a friend on the phone about how she doesn't have a Facebook. About a minute later my son walked into the room with a book on his head. "I have a face book."

Make sure the boy has a chat with Stankleberry Sullivan so he knows the proper use of a "face plant".

**Cristiano** · 07-13-2009, 05:03 AM

I can now use my new Mac from my Windows laptop, instead of having to switch between two machines:

Tyche Shepherd · 07-13-2009, 05:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cristiano

I can now use my new Mac from my Windows laptop, instead of having to switch between two machines:

Yay ! - All the power of a Mac and a 2 button mouse

Joshua Nightshade · 07-13-2009, 09:55 AM

I feel meh for the last couple hours.

I have ideas for projects I'd really like to do, but I don't really have the skills to do them.

I'd really like to accomplish and finish something, but not being able to do some of this stuff means I have to rely on others, which would be fine if they were as focused and driven towards the goal as I am.

Sadly "Wouldn't this be awesome!" isn't as big a motivator as I'd like, so attention wavers.

And then back to square one, wanting to do it myself but lacking the ability, so I just end up feeling lousy and lackluster.

Arilynn · 07-13-2009, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Joshua Nightshade

I feel meh for the last couple hours.

I have ideas for projects I'd really like to do, but I don't really have the skills to do them.

I'd really like to accomplish and finish something, but not being able to do some of this stuff means I have to rely on others, which would be fine if they were as focused and driven towards the goal as I am.

Sadly "Wouldn't this be awesome!" isn't as big a motivator as I'd like, so attention wavers.

And then back to square one, wanting to do it myself but lacking the ability, so I just end up feeling lousy and lackluster.

Maybe you need to take a short break and think about something else for a while. Here's a start:

Ingrid N · 07-13-2009, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joshua Nightshade

I feel meh for the last couple hours.

I have ideas for projects I'd really like to do, but I don't really have the skills to do them.

I'd really like to accomplish and finish something, but not being able to do some of this stuff means I have to rely on others, which would be fine if they were as focused and driven towards the goal as I am.

Sadly "Wouldn't this be awesome!" isn't as big a motivator as I'd like, so attention wavers.

And then back to square one, wanting to do it myself but lacking the ability, so I just end up feeling lousy and lackluster.

I've been feeling exactly the same way myself about some projects. It's really frustrating to have something done and then wait around on someone who does everything except what you talked about, and even more frustrating when the thing falls through due to lack of interest on their side. Yeah, I'm a bit disappointed.

Well, also I don't have skills to speak of

07-10-2009, 11:45 AM	#4452 (permalink)
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07-10-2009, 11:50 AM	#4453 (permalink)
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Alfie Demonia Cardi fan... hurr Here come the jets! Yeah! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 3,770 My Mood:	So there's a dog nearby who seems to be shut outside most days and all the way through the night. It howls and yelps for hours on end but we can never work out which house it belongs to because it's behind where I live in a close/estate type place. Anyway it's been howling away since early this morning, quite obviously left on it's own all day, and my boyfriend suddenly decides that we need to go find this poor dog right now (even though it's pouring with rain) So we just spent the past 20 minutes walking around serious chav territory trying to find which house the noise is coming from, looking highly suspicious as we stand around in rain coats like a couple of flashers. There's a big chav staring at us through his window and my boyfriend says 'If anyone asks, just say we're walking a dog' I'm like 'What dog?? We don't have a dog with us! Oh my god we're going to get stabbed! I knew you'd be the death of me!' It was all very dramatic (in my head) but we're back now and he's on the phone to the RSPCA so we'll probably have a load of angry chavs round wanting to kill us, because we weren't exactly very inconspicuous! Nice knowing you __________________ Last Fm Flickr, innit The world was a mess, but his hair was perfect.

07-12-2009, 02:55 PM	#4464 (permalink)
Vengence Opus Prefers Lux or Palmolive Life Buoy, on the other hand... Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: along the long, rainy river Posts: 3,241 My Mood: Awards: 1	So, we're potty training our son. (Trying, at least.) He came in and said, "I gotta poop." Off we ran to the bathroom. He sits down on the toilet and says, "Ewww. It's a organic poop. It's a organic poop smell. It's icky." I cried tears of joy. We just got done talking about how great it is to start the day off with a good dump, and how the bathroom is our special palace for poopin'. I told him he even has his very own throne. __________________ “If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose.” ~ Charles Bukowski

07-12-2009, 03:08 PM	#4465 (permalink)
Siyu Suen The Mask Lady Loves to torture Miriel Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Carnivale Posts: 5,734 My Mood: SLShopper Ads: 14 SL Join Date: 10/14/06 Business: Illusions: Masks and Unique Accessories Awards: 1	Some pervy asshole touched my butt with his hand yesterday, and I haven't had to will/gut to tell my guy. He'd just get angry and without any easy outlet (like punching the guy) he'd just simmer and be unpleasant I keep day dreaming about what I would have shouted at the bastard, like I should have whipped 'round, eyes full of fire and made sure he never touched a woman like that again. I only remember just having that moment of uncertainty and wondering "was that him? was it anyone else?" and not being able to muster up the confidence it takes to chew up a complete stranger. It sucks to not be able to say anything about it, since I'm still angry about it myself. But next time it happens I'll have this to draw upon, and even if I do shout at the wrong guy, the real culprit should hear it. __________________ "Your reality, sir, is lies and balderdash and I'm delighted to say that I have no grasp of it whatsoever" -Baron Munchausen I'm attempting to bring about the end of the world to usher in a new era of mask wielding overlords. This is how!

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Lily Joliat Like Totally SLU Supporter Just Here Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vista, CA Posts: 4,375 My Mood: SL Join Date: 7/22/06 Blog Entries: 6	I just got checked out in a pizza place by some 300lb 20 something guy. It still made me feel good. Was it my figure, or the leftovers box I was carrying? hmmm.

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Lily Joliat Like Totally SLU Supporter Just Here Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vista, CA Posts: 4,375 My Mood: SL Join Date: 7/22/06 Blog Entries: 6	You did the right thing calling the RSPCA. If you get beaten up or murdered, then I'm really sorry.

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Sobriquet Kryakutnoy Indulging Inaccuracy Snack time.. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: United States Midwest Posts: 4,282 My Mood: XBOX Leaderboard: 33^rd Awards: 1	People sometimes ask why I endure living in this city. Well, not even in New York did I ever come across anything like this: Ejaculate On Some Spiders For $50

07-12-2009, 04:15 PM	#4468 (permalink)
Siyu Suen The Mask Lady Loves to torture Miriel Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Carnivale Posts: 5,734 My Mood: SLShopper Ads: 14 SL Join Date: 10/14/06 Business: Illusions: Masks and Unique Accessories Awards: 1	Thanks guys Next time the bastard who tries it will get an earful On a lighter note, Alex is playing Fallout 3 and he's just discovered the fun he can have with the Rock-It launcher. It shoots any trash you can pick up and load into it, so he's just decapitated someone with a teddy bear But apparently it's inspired him to think up Bond-esque catch phrases, such as: When firing a carton of cigarettes: "Smoking'll kill ya" When firing a camera: "The camera loves you" When firing a dinner plate: "You just got served"

07-12-2009, 05:56 PM	#4469 (permalink)
Vengence Opus Prefers Lux or Palmolive Life Buoy, on the other hand... Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: along the long, rainy river Posts: 3,241 My Mood: Awards: 1	Oh my god. The kid is just full of good ones today. My wife was talking with a friend on the phone about how she doesn't have a Facebook. About a minute later my son walked into the room with a book on his head. "I have a face book."

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Joshua Nightshade Account Closed Unedited Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 33,567 My Mood:	I feel meh for the last couple hours. I have ideas for projects I'd really like to do, but I don't really have the skills to do them. I'd really like to accomplish and finish something, but not being able to do some of this stuff means I have to rely on others, which would be fine if they were as focused and driven towards the goal as I am. Sadly "Wouldn't this be awesome!" isn't as big a motivator as I'd like, so attention wavers. And then back to square one, wanting to do it myself but lacking the ability, so I just end up feeling lousy and lackluster.

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