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10 minutes ago, FatherAlabaster said:

 

Cheers Nat. Glad to see you back on here. I haven't listened to Nocturnal Depression that I can remember, I'll check it out.

Ahh cheers mate..I'll start crying in a mo and ruin my corpsepaint.lol.

Yeh go listen now it's vitally important :D seriously tho How anyone can't be moved by that album is beyond me.

 

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6 hours ago, Requiem said:

the sun is shining outside which goes completely against my gothic metal ethos. 

LOL! It's winter there right? Just consider yourself lucky not to be in a heat wave like I just was. The last three days have been in the 90s (Fahrenheit), at least it's supposed to cool down some today. 

In other news, damn, the soundtrack to The Crow is still freaking awesome after all these years. 

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Decided to nurture my inner nature child today and went to a park, stared at some honey bees doing their business amongst the flowers and began to think: 5G is one it's way...hold on to your knickers everybody, the internet is going to be faster than ever! You will barely have time to type a search word before the global spider web sends you sliding down one of it's zillion strings. The bad news is that since 3G came along, honey bees have been dying in an ever increasing number. And well, a honey bee is the middle (wo)man...only female bees collect pollen...when flowers and many plants and trees have sex. Without the honey bee we would loose one third of all the crops grown on this planet...good bye almost all fruit and nuts, carrots, lemons, cabbage and obviously honey etc. which is a good alternative to penicillin....but yaaaay, welcome ultra-super-soddingly-amazing fast wi-fi.

Perhaps I should stop going to the park, I seem to end up all depressed....

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13 hours ago, Parker said:

LOL! It's winter there right? Just consider yourself lucky not to be in a heat wave like I just was. The last three days have been in the 90s (Fahrenheit), at least it's supposed to cool down some today. 

In other news, damn, the soundtrack to The Crow is still freaking awesome after all these years. 

Yeah, I'm not a fan of heat waves ordinarily. I love this cold and frosty weather. I'm trying to get the Countess to agree to move to England permanently but she's not having it. There's a lot to like to about Australia, and I'm thankful for what it's given me, but I want out. 

12 hours ago, Torturga said:

Decided to nurture my inner nature child today and went to a park, stared at some honey bees doing their business amongst the flowers and began to think: 5G is one it's way...hold on to your knickers everybody, the internet is going to be faster than ever! You will barely have time to type a search word before the global spider web sends you sliding down one of it's zillion strings. The bad news is that since 3G came along, honey bees have been dying in an ever increasing number. And well, a honey bee is the middle (wo)man...only female bees collect pollen...when flowers and many plants and trees have sex. Without the honey bee we would loose one third of all the crops grown on this planet...good bye almost all fruit and nuts, carrots, lemons, cabbage and obviously honey etc. which is a good alternative to penicillin....but yaaaay, welcome ultra-super-soddingly-amazing fast wi-fi.

Perhaps I should stop going to the park, I seem to end up all depressed....

What on earth are you on about? You go to the park, look at nature and think about the internet!? ;)

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13 hours ago, Requiem said:

Yeah, I'm not a fan of heat waves ordinarily. I love this cold and frosty weather. I'm trying to get the Countess to agree to move to England permanently but she's not having it. There's a lot to like to about Australia, and I'm thankful for what it's given me, but I want out. 

What on earth are you on about? You go to the park, look at nature and think about the internet!? ;)

I know, I am a confused soul who thinks waaaayyy too much (I am the sort who can stand by a bus stop thinking about Nietzche's philosophical theories...that is how bad it is)  So never mind those pesky radio waves, it is those sodding brain waves which are really distrupting my mind...esspecially when I sit in parks! *lol*

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I'm waiting with a bunch of other parents in the gym at the Y. My son is about to "graduate" from preschool. It's a little silly since it will mark no change in his schedule or his surroundings - he doesn't start kindergarten for another few months - but I suppose it's mostly for the benefit of the kids who will be leaving preschool for the summer. Apparently they all learned some songs for the occasion. 

We're a diverse bunch. Some of these parents need to brush their teeth and use the bathroom. It's a small gym.

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3 minutes ago, deathstorm said:

Well guys next week is my vacation won't be on here when I get back  tomorrow is monster jam I can't wait  alabaster congrats on your son and nat stay positive  I got a good song for u listen to only the strong survives by flaw that will keep your spirit up

Have a great time Deathstorm, and thanks again mate :) 

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22 minutes ago, JadedErotika said:

Is anyone interested in the health issues of today??? I wonder cause I get these terrible migraines...I have one now as a matter of fact...I have tried everything for them too...Anyone have any suggestions or new info. about migraines??? Any comments would be most appreciated...

Migraine sucks...I have come to the conclusion that it must be something to do with hormones,for me anyway,  as I usually get one around that time of the month, the only thing that works for me is water and laying down in a dark room. Chocolate tends to make it worse I find. Hope you feel better soon..

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