What made you smile/frown/mad/sad/cry today-thread for all your emotional needs! V4

krudler

cinema is the worst first date place, unless you get an early coffee in and get to chat for a couple of hours beforehand and afterwards, otherwise its just sitting in the dark not talking for 2 hrs

Kiera

Honey-ec wrote: »

Kiera wrote: »

Did you fancy him?

I did before we met, if that makes any sense? I'm not so sure now. If he's not interested, then there's no point. If he's just being young and shy, well, I'm sorry, but I'm not looking for a project, I really couldn't be bothered trying to coax someone out of their shell for weeks and weeks and weeks.

I hear ya. Would you try one more date and see if he's any chattier/fun?

awec

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Daisies

Don't like cinema as a first date, it's just basically sitting awkwardly for 2 hours in the dark barely getting to know each other. But it is a "safe" option.

Made home made falafel and home made guacamole tonight

Kiera

awec wrote: »

rainbow kirby wrote: »

Have to agree with this. Cinema's grand once you have got to know someone, but for a first date you really need somewhere you can talk.

Exactly!

Coffee or drinks is far better, or seeing as how I'm a big softy sap, a nice walk!

Don't you mean a nice waddle

krudler

Honey-ec wrote: »

I did before we met, if that makes any sense? I'm not so sure now. If he's not interested, then there's no point. If he's just being young and shy, well, I'm sorry, but I'm not looking for a project, I really couldn't be bothered trying to coax someone out of their shell for weeks and weeks and weeks.

could just be nerves too, some people either talk a lot less or a lot more when they're nervous

The Lovely Muffin

Posy wrote: »

I think something may be horribly wrong with my laptop.
Frantically backing up everything on memory sticks before I investigate.

I have no money for a new laptop and spent €120 last month on downloading Microsoft office for it. Balls.

What's wrong with it? My boyfriend works in I.T, he's here beside me now so if you PM me the problems your having with it, I'll show it to him if you want.

Had a Chinese for dinner and am hungry again ffs. Not even finished eating an hour ago. Although I had very little to eat.

Sitting here yawning now, but I want food. And drink.

WesternNight

awec wrote: »

I think I got to season 2 and gave up on it.

On Breaking Bad? Gave up? Season 2?

:eek::eek:

I've seen seasons 1 & 2. It has to be one of the best shows I've ever watched. My all-time favourite show is the West Wing and I have to say Breaking Bad isn't far off rivaling that. It's fantastic.

Honey-ec

Kiera wrote: »

I hear ya. Would you try one more date and see if he's any chattier/fun?

I would, if he asks. For all I know he could be at home frantically deleting my number!

awec

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Kiera

The phone sex ladies are back on channel 4 now yay

krudler

this is a great first date vid (NSFW language)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkBgCKhG7j4

Daisies

awec wrote: »

I think some people like it because there is limited opportunity for it to go wrong.

But there's also limited opportunity for it to go right!

That's it I reckon, "safe" in that nothing drastic can go wrong, ye can't find out if ye are completely incompatible etc.

LenaClaire

I think one of the best blind dates I ever went on we met at the zoo. It is a public place so you feel safe and it has lots of built in conversation starters.

He ended up being totally not my type but I thought the location to meet was very clever.

awec

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krudler

Daisies wrote: »

That's it I reckon, "safe" in that nothing drastic can go wrong, ye can't find out if ye are completely incompatible etc.

unless she talks all the way through the film and picks a really sh1tty film to watch :pac:

awec

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Posy

The Lovely Muffin wrote: »

What's wrong with it? My boyfriend works in I.T, he's here beside me now so if you PM me the problems your having with it, I'll show it to him if you want.

Oh, I don't know! I picked it up, it made a horrible rattling noise, like someone emptied a load of nails into it and it went off. It's okay now because I have it really still while I memory stick the important stuff- I'll turn it upside down in a bit and investigate. :eek:

I'm generally so careful with it, but I do sometimes set it down with a bump. Fingers crossed it's not something major!

Daisies

krudler wrote: »

unless she talks all the way through the film and picks a really sh1tty film to watch :pac:

Too true.

Vinta81

I know I said that other peoples children were the best form of birth control but that show "One Born Every Minute" Christttttttt puts me right off. Squeezing my legs shut till the rapture.

krudler

Daisies wrote: »

Too true.

these things matter, compatibilty with humour, taste in the same stuff etc etc. you dont have to find a carbon copy of yourself with opposite lady/man parts but similar tastes in things definitely helps a relationship in a big way.

The Lovely Muffin

Posy wrote: »

Oh, I don't know! I picked it up, it made a horrible rattling noise, like someone emptied a load of nails into it and it went off. It's okay now because I have it really still while I memory stick the important stuff- I'll turn it upside down in a bit and investigate. :eek:

I'm generally so careful with it, but I do sometimes set it down with a bump. Fingers crossed it's not something major!

Is there anything else wrong/odd about it?

Can you PM me all the problems etc you've had/are having with it and I'll show it to my bf and see what he says. It's hard to say what is or could be wrong without more info.

Does it sound like the fan is making a louder or stranger noise than it usually does?

awec

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krudler

awec wrote: »

In which case there'd definitely be no date #2! Talking through a movie? Nuh uh!

:P

if its something you're watching at home and you've either seen it or you're just watching something as background noise then yeah, yack away, but seeing something in the cinema? shhhh! no I dont know what that guy is upto yet as I'm watching this for the first time as well, I have the exact same information about the character you do so far.

Sephiroth_dude

I'm gonna attempt to make these at some stage : )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df7yixMZWJo

Maple

Acoshla wrote: »

Thanks Kiera.

Also if anyone can recommend somewhere for good tapas on Saturday afternoon/early evening that would be awesome too

Odessa for brunch.

The Port House on South William Street for tapas. Or Pinxtos, sister restaurant in Temple Bar.

Also Havana on George Street is lovely for tapas too.

Is it tapas or Tapas? Hmmmm.

SarahBeep!

Kiera wrote: »

The phone sex ladies are back on channel 4 now yay

I just got creeped out and had to turn it off! And it takes a LOT to bother me.

Acoshla

You guys are great, saving us from bad food, thank you! I am DYING for a nice Sunday brunch, used to go for it all the time in Toronto but never get to do it here, nowhere does anything buy Sunday Roasts around here, which are good but sometimes I want brunch!!

krudler

SarahBeep! wrote: »

I just got creeped out and had to turn it off! And it takes a LOT to bother me.

I'd so do that if there was a market for men doing it.


is there? extra monies ftw

awec

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Maple

Acoshla wrote: »

You guys are great, saving us from bad food, thank you! I am DYING for a nice Sunday brunch, used to go for it all the time in Toronto but never get to do it here, nowhere does anything buy Sunday Roasts around here, which are good but sometimes I want brunch!!

Herbstreet is also delicious for brunch/food in general but it may be a tad out of the way for you? http://www.herbstreet.ie/

Eviledna

Posy wrote: »

Oh, I don't know! I picked it up, it made a horrible rattling noise, like someone emptied a load of nails into it and it went off. It's okay now because I have it really still while I memory stick the important stuff- I'll turn it upside down in a bit and investigate. :eek:

I'm generally so careful with it, but I do sometimes set it down with a bump. Fingers crossed it's not something major!

Hi posy, I work in IT and am into hardware as a hobby. From your description, it could be two things, either a cooling fan failing or the hard drive failing. The fact that it shut off and then rebooted could indicate an overheat which would go with the fan failure. If it is a fan, it's not an expensive fix.

If it is the hardrive failing, try not to run to many hard-drive intensive programs, for example don't run an antivirus scan unless you have to, and back up everything immediately. If you can, you could download and install CPUid's hardware monitor which is free and will show you the temperatures of your processor (CPU) and other internal devices. Then you can check if it's overheating by googling your processors safe temparature operating range. You can figure out what processor you have by right clicking(if your using windows) on your hard drive (probably c:\) in "my computer" and clicking on properties. Your hardware spec will be listed there and you can google away.

If your computer continues to reboot, backup what you can, and stay calm, it's possible to take a failing hardrive out of a computer and replace it with another for a relatively low cost. Your data is where your true value is, so backup as long as you can, don't forget your bookmarks in your browser, your photos, and important documents. Best of luck!;)

SarahBeep!

krudler wrote: »

I'd so do that if there was a market for men doing it.


is there? extra monies ftw

Oh I'd definitely do it. The bit that creeped me out was that she was pure nervous and crap at it!

x Purple Pawprints x

I had a horrible night.

SarahBeep!

Jane_LS_88 wrote: »

I had a horrible night.

You ok? What's wrong? x

Sephiroth_dude

Jane_LS_88 wrote: »

I had a horrible night.

what happened?

krudler

SarahBeep! wrote: »

Oh I'd definitely do it. The bit that creeped me out was that she was pure nervous and crap at it!

"what are ya wearing?"
"....spiderman pyjamas"

I might need practice...

Orla K

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

I'm gonna attempt to make these at some stage : )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df7yixMZWJo

I can't stand that guy, he's just really annoying and I can't figure out what is up with his voice. The first video of his I saw was one where he was explaining why squatting is bad and the leg press is much better, I was trying to figure out was it a pisstake or not.

PhysiologyRocks

Jane_LS_88 wrote: »

I had a horrible night.

Hope you're okay.

I had a thoroughly unpleasant day, if that makes you feel any less alone.

Just editing here: I do realise that it almost certainly doesn't and this is a poor attempt at a cheer up, but I'm really trying!

krudler

Orla K wrote: »

I can't stand that guy, he's just really annoying and I can't figure out what is up with his voice. The first video of his I saw was one where he was explaining why squatting is bad and the leg press is much better, I was trying to figure out was it a pisstake or not.

steroids have shrunk his balls to the size of apple seeds?

x Purple Pawprints x

SarahBeep! wrote: »

You ok? What's wrong? x

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

what happened?

I'm fine now. Just parents bugging me and my eyes hurt from crying. I'm even more shocked by the fact that my dad just hugged me and I don't think it's ever happened before.

Sephiroth_dude

Orla K wrote: »

I can't stand that guy, he's just really annoying and I can't figure out what is up with his voice. The first video of his I saw was one where he was explaining why squatting is bad and the leg press is much better, I was trying to figure out was it a pisstake or not.

hahaha ah he's harmless :-P

Sephiroth_dude

krudler wrote: »

steroids have shrunk his balls to the size of apple seeds?

Hahahaha he's all natural apparently,no supplements no nothing

PhysiologyRocks

rebel girl 15 wrote: »

If you use the referencing on Microsoft Word as you do your essay, it really helps make it much easier. References tab at the top of the page - has options for footnotes and APA referencing, so you put it in as you go along; everytime you want to insert a reference, you click onto it and it will put it in correctly, and then when you finish the essay, a click of a button and your ending bibliography is done.

I've used it for APA referencing and it was great - very easy to use.

Thanks. My main issue was poor preparation on my part. All sorted now, though.

Orla K

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

hahaha ah he's harmless :-P

Maybe but it feels like my skin crawls when I hear him, I really can't stand him. Don't know what's up with the shirt off and the hats another reason not to like him. I can't watch or listen to any of his videos.

Sephiroth_dude

Orla K wrote: »

Maybe but it feels like my skin crawls when I hear him, I really can't stand him. Don't know what's up with the shirt off and the hats another reason not to like him. I can't watch or listen to any of his videos.

haha fair enough,I liked that video you posted the other day of your man dominic was it?

SarahBeep!

krudler wrote: »

"what are ya wearing?"
"....spiderman pyjamas"

I might need practice...

I'd totes be down with that...

aristocat

Just back from Book Club where we all HATED the book. Unusual for everyone to agree on a book. Four years on the go and the first time that has happened. Was worth it for the cake/wine/crisps/cheese/grapes etc. Oh, and the gossip once we sorted out the book. :rolleyes:

Acoshla

Maple wrote: »

Herbstreet is also delicious for brunch/food in general but it may be a tad out of the way for you? http://www.herbstreet.ie/

I have been there before, it's actually very close to where friends of ours live so that might be perfect as we are going to meet them for brunch anyway

cdaly_

sillymoo wrote: »

Oooh could you link to the recipe please!

It's all in me head, loads of recipes online but I didn't find one as simple as this one:

150g Chorizo diced
1 onion diced
1 clove garlic chopped
250g split red lentils
1.5 l chicken stock
Sunflower oil

Saute chorizo, onion and garlic in sunflower oil until golden.
Add lentils and cook for 3 mins.
Add 3/4 of the stock and simmer for 20 mins stirring occasionally
Add remaining stock and simmer for around 20 mins more

Thassit, enjoy...