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Baby girl Zoe was delivered by C-section just after 10 this morning. Mom and daughter are doing well, currently resting. Bandcamp and hangovers can wait.

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Well' date=' I don't know how it is with Japanese and Finnish, but the structure of Dutch and English is in big lines the same. So for most dutch-speaking people, it's not that hard to learn English and I think vise versa too. Spannish and French are a lot more different in structure than English and Dutch.[/quote'] Yes, Dutch is pretty similar, especially if you're aware of the etymology of many words and also of Germanic counterparts to words that have since become rather different in English (like me!). I've heard that Norwegian is actually the easiest language for English speakers to learn, though, aside from that one tiny language I can't remember the name of, which has a structure and vocabulary almost exactly like English. Even though I haven't been watching games, just hearing the updates is entertaining, haha.
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2-2. Too bad' date=' but I have to admit it was nicely done[/quote'] I'm not sure. That second goal was great, but on the whole the US team struck me as kind of listless. Most of that game seemed to get played on the US half and there were only a few US players (Jones, Beasley, Beckerman and Dempsey) that really seemed to be on top of things...or even enthusiastic. The number of missed passes in particular just stunned me (especially when Bradley just kind of watched the ball go rolling merrily by at about minute 85 or so), it seemed that the whole notion of running to get the ball eluded the team on the whole. Overall, I'm really impressed that those few US players managed to keep damage to a minimum and do so well for themselves because the Portuguese struck me as superior on almost any technical level. I did not see them screw things up when they had openings. How the US team managed to beat Ghana I'll never know. Still, I'll keep watching...if the US is knocked out I've got other countries to support. :D
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Even though I haven't been watching games' date=' just hearing the updates is entertaining, haha.[/quote'] Haha, with our friendgroup from school, consisting of two guys (another guy and me) and three girls, we made a whatsapp group. And me and that other guy are only talking about football in that group atm, which annoys the hell out of the girls. Unless the dutch team is playing :P Verstuurd vanaf mijn GT-I9505 met Tapatalk
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I'm not sure. That second goal was great, but on the whole the US team struck me as kind of listless. Most of that game seemed to get played on the US half and there were only a few US players (Jones, Beasley, Beckerman and Dempsey) that really seemed to be on top of things...or even enthusiastic. The number of missed passes in particular just stunned me (especially when Bradley just kind of watched the ball go rolling merrily by at about minute 85 or so), it seemed that the whole notion of running to get the ball eluded the team on the whole. Overall, I'm really impressed that those few US players managed to keep damage to a minimum and do so well for themselves because the Portuguese struck me as superior on almost any technical level. I did not see them screw things up when they had openings. How the US team managed to beat Ghana I'll never know. Still, I'll keep watching...if the US is knocked out I've got other countries to support. :D
Like which countries? Costa Rica? :D Verstuurd vanaf mijn GT-I9505 met Tapatalk
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I love my mother so much. I mean, we game together all the time, and I already knew she liked a lot of classic metal like Priest and Sabbath. But she got home while I was listening to Windir through speakers, and I was like, oh, I should put my headphones back on. But then she was like, "What? No, I like it." She used to not like harsh vocals, as far as I know, but the other day I randomly explained how they're produced without hurting the vocal chords. Now she likes them. <3

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I love my mother so much. I mean, we game together all the time, and I already knew she liked a lot of classic metal like Priest and Sabbath. But she got home while I was listening to Windir through speakers, and I was like, oh, I should put my headphones back on. But then she was like, "What? No, I like it." She used to not like harsh vocals, as far as I know, but the other day I randomly explained how they're produced without hurting the vocal chords. Now she likes them. <3
Your mother sounds awesome
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I love my mother so much. I mean, we game together all the time, and I already knew she liked a lot of classic metal like Priest and Sabbath. But she got home while I was listening to Windir through speakers, and I was like, oh, I should put my headphones back on. But then she was like, "What? No, I like it." She used to not like harsh vocals, as far as I know, but the other day I randomly explained how they're produced without hurting the vocal chords. Now she likes them. <3
Very cool, wish I could convince my parents. Both have come to see my band play, but they don't get me doing harsh vocals. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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Your mother sounds awesome
She is the awesomist. As happy as I am to go home to Chicago on Saturday, I really wish she could be there too, since she's pretty much my best-est best friend. She's going to visit me later in the summer, though, so that should be nice. Lots of gaming and general fun. (:
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