Everyone in bed already?
Serves me right for spending time on real life I guess.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 18 Oct 2011, 22:53, 3 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

No, I'm still here
but everything's gone quiet.

What real-life stuff have you been doing? Enquiring minds need to know.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 18 Oct 2011, 22:55, Reply)

also, b3th

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 18 Oct 2011, 22:55, Reply)

Talking to a mate on the phone
generally trying to get my shit together and decide what to do with myself next.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 18 Oct 2011, 22:56, Reply)

so what you gonna do?

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 18 Oct 2011, 22:59, Reply)

Ghostbusters!


No, wait, that's not right....
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:00, Reply)

Not sure.
might learn something, might take self defence classes, might do something else entirely but it's definitely Time For Something New
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:01, Reply)

ARCHERY!
what other things could you learn?
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:02, Reply)

Archery would be pretty cool actually, but I'm more drawn to fencing
Other possibilities include a language (probably german) or something arty, drawing or sculpture depending is I want to play to a strength or improve a weakness.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:07, Reply)

do both!
so what stuff is the stuff you tend to be good at and what bits the weakness?
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:07, Reply)

Only so much time, only so much money.
I suspect sculpture would come easily as I work well with my hands and spent a lot of my childhood making plasticine models, I cannot draw to save my life, I think this may be part of the dyslexia I just cannot make a pen or pencil do what I want it to.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:10, Reply)

this makes sense
people with dyslexia tend to work better with 3 dimensional things, so tend to be better at stuff like architecture or things using 3D graphics
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:11, Reply)

'Zactly!
But I would dearly love to be able to paint portraits, so it might be worth seeing if I could be any better, or it could be a wast of time.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:13, Reply)

well you won't get worse
so it's always worth trying
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:14, Reply)

I know
I just hate the feeling of trying something and not being able to do it. I was learning the ukulele and getting OK at it but I just could not play in time with other people which was a big part of the classes, on my own fine, trying to keep up with other people just would not happen, first wrong note and I froze, had to give up the class in the end as it was making me miserable and have barely touched the thing since.

I fear drawing might be another thing I'm just unable to do and I'm still a bit sensitive about that part of my dyslexia.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:18, Reply)

oh I'm always terrible at things I try
I am a rubbish flautist at orchestra, I was awful and clumsy and slow at Tae Kwando, I'm not all that great at textiles (and everyone else was producing lovely things while I made pictures of mars or weird things to do with machine viruses), and I am clearly the worst archer of all us noobs
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:22, Reply)

I don't mind being bad when I can learn
and I think you do yourself a disservice, the textiles stuff I've seen that you've done is not bad, it's just different and all the better for it.


I just feel there are certain thing I am just not able to do and I hate coming up against those because they feel so immutable and it sets me back. Never mind, plenty of stuff I can do.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:27, Reply)

Real life? Loser!

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 18 Oct 2011, 22:55, Reply)

Sorry Cap'n
Please don't shoot me.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 18 Oct 2011, 22:57, Reply)

Just wait until I have my own bow
I do own a crossbow, but it's for larp so it's really really low poundage and the bolts have foam on the end
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 18 Oct 2011, 22:58, Reply)

I bet with a little ingenuity it could be adapted....
It's probably a good thing we don't live close to each other, the combination could be dangerous.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:00, Reply)

with a sharpened pencil
you can get it to go through a can of pop eventually, but not at much of a distance
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:02, Reply)

That reminds me of that thing where you poke a hole in a can, then open teh can andf chug it.
I've never tried that, and I always wanted to.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:04, Reply)

you should
only I'll make the hole by shooting at it for you :) We will look proper hard
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:05, Reply)

I have a feeling I might be too old to do it now.
It might be a bit messy.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:06, Reply)

Never too old.
Never give up never surrender.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:07, Reply)

BY GRABTHAR'S HAMMER

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:08, Reply)

By Grabthar's Hammer!

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:09, Reply)

beat you!
and did it louder
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:10, Reply)

I love that film, but it's also a good sentiment.
No, I have to be up by 7:30 it is definitely too late to watch Galaxy Quest
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:11, Reply)

7:30! is that like a lie in or something?

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:12, Reply)

Not especially, half an hour to shower and dress and into work by 9 (bloody busses)

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:14, Reply)

i need an hour to get up
and then I'm in my 8:30 so I will almost be conscious by first lesson
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:15, Reply)

I need an hour, but I need the sleep more so I'll manage.
I'm also supposed to be in by 8:30 on the day I leave at 5 to see my son, but no one else is in til 9:30 so if I get in by 9 it'll do.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:19, Reply)

Cavy
Why all the hostility tonight? Put down the bow and chill the fuck out.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:12, Reply)

hostility or competitiveness?
i suppose it is chilling out time, though.

I need someone to put a blanket over my cage
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:14, Reply)

Would you like the one I have over my knees?

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:16, Reply)

for a minute I read that as you threatening to put cavy over your knee and got all excited.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:20, Reply)

nonsense! this is exactly the right time to do it

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:08, Reply)

'Zactly!
When I hit 80, I'm taking up heroin.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:12, Reply)

I'm not.
I've been trying to decide what to wear in Krakow tomorrow for an hour. I've got Thursday's clothes sorted, tomorrow is proving to be a nightmare. I may cry.
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:05, Reply)

/first world problems

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:06, Reply)

I had it sorted
But my arsehole of a brother has just confirmed to me by text that he's got about half a dozen of my shirts back at home. I was planning to wear one of them, it's thrown everything else off kilter now.
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:08, Reply)

Panic over.
Found an Our Legacy shirt I forgot I owned. I must say I look amazing.
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:16, Reply)

Well, somebody has to.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:20, Reply)

phew

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 18 Oct 2011, 23:22, Reply)