Anyone around?
Back at Uni now, food fair was lovely and nommish, got to try some extremely nice Iberico ham (the acorn fed stuff), but couldn't convince my mum to spend £200 for a leg of it :P
Now have all the ingredients to do a paella later in the week too :D

What have you lot been up to this weekend?

AltQ: What's the poshest thing you've ever seen, done or eaten?
( Tedium Alduce me to interlow myself., Sun 30 May 2010, 23:16, 84 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I'm around, but quite sleepy. Either will have an early night or dye my hair again.
Or neither.

I've been shopping and being a vile degenerate creature. Had a lovely meal on Saturday though, definitely want to return there. Not particularly posh, but delicious all the same.

Seen: possibly the boy who insisted on wearing a tweed suit to a conference that was so itchy he had to wear pyjama bottoms under it to avoid destroying his legs.
Done: my ex (har har)
Eaten: Nothing particularly posh. I've had some pretty decadent things, like this. Chocolate cake, the topping is ganache, the filling is whipped cream and crushed raspberries. We then did this to demonstrate what we thought of Valentine's Day, for which we had a single ladies' party. We then wrote all the shit that we wanted to get off our chests on postits, and burnt them in a saucepan.

YEAH.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 30 May 2010, 23:23, Reply)

in other news (from that same photo album)
I have too many pairs of tights
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 30 May 2010, 23:25, Reply)

One of those is a cat
That just seems like it would be uncomfortable
( Tedium Alduce me to interlow myself., Sun 30 May 2010, 23:30, Reply)

It's quite warm, but only one leg
and is only around knee length.

Quite bloody to put on, too.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 30 May 2010, 23:31, Reply)

I had a tweed jacket once
It was a hand-me-down from the yorkshire part of the family somewhere.
I wore it about twice.
Then got a proper suit.

How's the hair going? Still ginger? (Not that that would be a bad thing, it looked quite good from the pics)
( Tedium Alduce me to interlow myself., Sun 30 May 2010, 23:28, Reply)

I'm not a fan of tweed
I have a brilliant brocade (Possibly? no idea what material it technically is) jacket that I wore a lot in the winter. I also have a American navy vest, which my (British) navy friend shunned me for wearing.

It's ORANGE. not ginger.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 30 May 2010, 23:30, Reply)

I had a camelhair coat once

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sun 30 May 2010, 23:32, Reply)

My mother has a llama poncho
The parents were hippies.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 30 May 2010, 23:33, Reply)

I would never have guessed
from the poncho part of that statement ;)
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sun 30 May 2010, 23:36, Reply)

I have two jackets
A nice big greatcoat (I think, can never remember the difference between the cuts) for winter, and a blazer-cut leather jacket for the rest of the year.

Foreign army stuff can sometimes be a bit iffy, I did once have to very carefully explain to my friend that he might possibly want to not wear his german army jacket round mine while my granddad was there, since he is Polish and fought in the Warsaw uprising (and wouldn't have actually minded, but my mum would have been very naggy about it)
( Tedium Alduce me to interlow myself., Sun 30 May 2010, 23:36, Reply)

It's not very obviously genuine, could pass for an imitation from the high street
No insignia, or anything. I'm not a big fan of army-wear really, but it was cheap and it's comfortable and good for when I'm wearing something that a purple and silver jacket wouldn't go with...
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 30 May 2010, 23:38, Reply)

Fair enough
My jacket getting process basically consists of going to the £10 second hand leather shops in camden whenever one of mine starts to fall apart. Managed to find a few good ones over the years, and still spent a lot less than getting one from a proper shop would cost. (my sister's ex bought a new one, laughed at me, and then got really annoyed that his jacket stayed at the shiny, looking like PVC (despite actually being real leather) stage for ages, while mine was nicely worn in)
( Tedium Alduce me to interlow myself., Sun 30 May 2010, 23:41, Reply)

My friend almost bought the most amazing leather biker jacket from Portobello
but being Portobello it was mad expensive. I'll pass on the tip about teh second hand shops to her, she'll appreciate it.

I'm not a massive fan of leather jackets. My favourite jacket doesn't fit well at the moment :(
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 30 May 2010, 23:45, Reply)

I left my favourite leather jacket in a club
and someone stole it :(

So the only leather jacket I currently possess is a red leather one my mother brought me back from Italy, which is a size too small currently
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sun 30 May 2010, 23:47, Reply)

My favourite one is a red satiny affair from Laura Ashley
only pic I can find of it is this one where you can't really see the jacket and makes me sad as I miss the boy in the picture.

He's actually incredible. I kind of fucked things up though, loooong story. Moral: beautiful 17 year old boys will screw everyone over, including their supposed best friend, and the boyfriend she found for him.
I'm not allowed to play matchmaker any more :(
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 30 May 2010, 23:50, Reply)

I really like the look of that jacket
And any 17 year old will screw people over generally. They don't know how to make things work.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sun 30 May 2010, 23:54, Reply)

He was beautiful
:(

And scarily intelligent. Was going to do philosophy and physics, think he just applied for Maths in the end.

The boy in the photo is an incredibly talented musician and dancer.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 30 May 2010, 23:56, Reply)

I hate it when people
are so multi-talented :( -maths, physics, music and dancing. He looks nice though
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sun 30 May 2010, 23:57, Reply)

Oh the beautiful boy and the boy in the photo are different people
B.B. was my best friend for a year or so. Went out with the boy in the photo, didn't end well.


B.B. also sings very well. And as I've said, gorgeous.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 30 May 2010, 23:58, Reply)

that would explain the disconnect
and yeah as above- 17 year olds not so good on the emotional front
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:00, Reply)

Oh fuck I think he was 16
oh yes he was.

I was "with him" when he was 15 :(
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:01, Reply)

Before he discovered the gay thing
or was he bi?
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:02, Reply)

Long and very complicated story
He is one of those "there's no such thing as heterosexuality" sort of people.
And I encouraged it.
Shit got real quickly.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:04, Reply)

We all make mistakes
I'm sad for your sake that it turned out so badly
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:06, Reply)

Oh no, I only lost a friend
J____ got more hurt.
B.B. came out of it smelling like roses, the cunt.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:07, Reply)

just hope for karma
even loosing a friend is bad enough, and he seems to have fucked over more than one person on the way
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:11, Reply)

I BLAME ONE PERSON IN PARTICULAR
All the blame could be put on one person.

The whole story is a sad and twisted mess, and everyone (apart from poor J___ was in the wrong at one point). But I blame one person.
Fucking bitch stole my man.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:13, Reply)

Like I said
I don't really believe in karma, but sometimes things do even out in an odd manner
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:14, Reply)

There will always people who get away with whatever shit they deal out.

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:15, Reply)

There's time yet
for something bad to happen to them
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:16, Reply)

Maybe.
Or maybe she'll be fine. WHO KNOWS

Man I'm bitter :(
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:26, Reply)

You never know
when a chance to get some payback will emerge
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:29, Reply)

SexFace isn't posh.

( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Mon 31 May 2010, 4:07, Reply)

Posh things?
Bit hard to quantify. I'm not really posh, but some people seem to think I am, so maybe what I think of as not posh might be.
Probably the poshest person I've met was a Duke's son. The other stuff not so sure about
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sun 30 May 2010, 23:35, Reply)

People from the North think I'm posh
People from the South think I'm a fuckin' Northerner.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 30 May 2010, 23:47, Reply)

I'm not posh
I'm just not common
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sun 30 May 2010, 23:49, Reply)

I am
Or at least excessively middle class.

I just try not to be a cunt about it.
( Tedium Alduce me to interlow myself., Sun 30 May 2010, 23:54, Reply)

I was well-brought up
well- by southerners
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 30 May 2010, 23:54, Reply)

I was brought up down south by northerners
As a result I speak slightly northern in a surrey accent (and will switch between grass and grahss etc. mid sentence)
( Tedium Alduce me to interlow myself., Mon 31 May 2010, 0:04, Reply)

Switcheroo fives!
Apparently I say some words in quite a Northern way
i.e. telling someone to fuck off
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:05, Reply)

Woo
I also use lass, nowt, and ey up on a fairly regular basis
( Tedium Alduce me to interlow myself., Mon 31 May 2010, 0:08, Reply)

Hahahaha, my ex used to use them
He got very very yorkshire when he was pissed off with me.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:09, Reply)

Irish/southern people are the best though
The more drunk you get them, the more Irish they become
( Tedium Alduce me to interlow myself., Mon 31 May 2010, 0:10, Reply)

I love the irish accent.
Yum.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:12, Reply)

^true
and the angrier and angrier during Ring of Fire about toasting the Queen
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:12, Reply)

You toast the queen in Ring of Fire?
Does that mean you forfeit something awesome, like Japanese Waterfall?
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:14, Reply)

I can't remember which card (probably the Queen)
it's worth a certain number of drinks and everyone has to salute the queen which usually turns into a chorus of God Save the Queen
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:15, Reply)

Jesus
you don't get this shit at KCL
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:26, Reply)

Don't think we get it this side of Oxford either
Damned if I can remember what we do though, not allowed to drink enough for that kind of game.
( Tedium Alduce me to interlow myself., Mon 31 May 2010, 0:27, Reply)

It's a pretty fun game
especially with pennying
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:28, Reply)

Oh fuck I got pennied when I was last in 5th
(damn where are you Applebite when I need you!?)

I seriously cannot wait for Thursday. The worst thing is I think I'm meeting my sister.
She suggested our student union though. Critical mistake. I'm going to drink so much I can't see.

Try not to throw up this time :(
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:37, Reply)

There is nothing more depressing
than being pennied three times in a row. Great fun explaining what pennying is to people who don't know though. Don't let the Queen drown!

Don't throw up. But do have a great time
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:40, Reply)

International drinking rules
Is worse than pennying.

After prelims (exams last year), was staggering home by 3 (started at 12:00) due to going through many pints of cider way too fast. It does make everyone talk extremely fancy though just to avoid the forbidden words.
( Tedium Alduce me to interlow myself., Mon 31 May 2010, 0:46, Reply)

true
I always forget not to point, but am good at not using names
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:50, Reply)

I'm twiddling my thumbs on a night shift
The other guy has called in sick so I'm solely responsible for making sure that the video on demand system works, not that I'm worried at all...
(bill, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:27, Reply)

Evening
Welcome to the sunday night student shift
( Tedium Alduce me to interlow myself., Mon 31 May 2010, 0:30, Reply)

Thanks,
I'm watching Zack and Miri Make A Porno at the moment and wondering if I should eat yet.
(bill, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:35, Reply)

is it good?

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:40, Reply)

Quite good,
I've seen it a few times before so it's more background noise than anything.
(bill, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:52, Reply)

It's by Kevin Smith isn't it?

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:53, Reply)

Yep
not as good as most of his other movies but enjoyable nevertheless.
(bill, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:55, Reply)

Which is your favourite?

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:58, Reply)

That probably depends on my mood at the moment I'm asked
but overall it's probably a tie between Chasing Amy & Dogma.
(bill, Mon 31 May 2010, 1:01, Reply)

the best two :)
Saw Chasing Amy again a few weeks ago
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 31 May 2010, 1:02, Reply)

I haven't seen it in a while,
might have to dig out the DVD for the shift tomorrow.
(bill, Mon 31 May 2010, 1:05, Reply)

would be a good way to spend time!
I'm just rotting my brain with Wifeswap USA
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 31 May 2010, 1:12, Reply)

Could be worse,
the broadcast guys are watching Buster on the BBC at the moment.
(bill, Mon 31 May 2010, 1:32, Reply)

This is rather good to keep you entertained after that
fora.tv/2010/05/22/Adam_Savage_Presents_Problem_Solving_How_I_Do_It#fullprogram
Adam Savage (from Mythbusters) giving a talk at Maker Faire
( Tedium Alduce me to interlow myself., Mon 31 May 2010, 0:53, Reply)

I'll save that one for home, for a media company they don't like us streaming stuff strangely.
The network here is so locked down it's ridiculous. I'm having to use my phone to get on here at all as it is.

Thanks for the link though.
(bill, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:57, Reply)

Hello you
How is everything going?
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:38, Reply)

Good thanks,
I'm enjoying the new job so far and having money in my pocket again almost makes up for the early starts! ;-)
(bill, Mon 31 May 2010, 0:53, Reply)

I'm in the pub.
Just had a drink with the ex. Now I'm sad again.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Mon 31 May 2010, 1:01, Reply)

i never understand why people torture themselves
going out with exes.

I'm friends with most of mine, but never did anything socially so soon after splitting
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Mon 31 May 2010, 1:17, Reply)

Agreed
I'm still on speaking terms with mine, though mostly online with the most recent due to her nursing degree, met up with her in person twice since, the one that should have been sad was really nice, the one that should have been nice left me feeling really sad after.
First one was her meeting up so she could break the news gently that she had a new boyfriend. Not realising that I knew already due to it being on facebook (and me being on the internet constantly). Went out for dinner+movie, had a nice time and a nice chat, she didn't bring it up but I told her after that I already knew and it was generally a nice time.

The other time, went to visit her at uni, saw something on the "board of silly quotes" in their kitchen about her going up in her new nursing uniform and showing the new bloke (they'd been going out for a few months by this time) a good time, which, despite it being just a piss take, really put me down (though I did my best to hide it from her and didn't bring it up), especially since (at least when I was going out with her), she was one of those very christian no sex before marriage types. This was especially galling since I was just about ready to get back into trying to find someone new (I'd been laid up by a ton of medical things and really didn't want to bring anyone in on it, and the only person who I might have otherwise gone out with was similar enough to my ex that I was worried it would just be because I was missing her).

/vent
( Tedium Alduce me to interlow myself., Mon 31 May 2010, 1:31, Reply)

We have the same circle of friends,
and before we got together we were friends for 8 years, we had to get together and get the recriminations and stuff out the way so we can move on
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Mon 31 May 2010, 2:21, Reply)

well that's fair enough
just probably not as good an idea with alcohol
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Mon 31 May 2010, 2:41, Reply)

Actually, since we broke up
I've been a lot less mental. Sure, it hurts, but we got together 3 months after his wife died and right as hubby2 and I broke up. It's for the best, but still....
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Mon 31 May 2010, 3:36, Reply)

I can't believe Doctor Who
just made me feel sad :(
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 31 May 2010, 2:44, Reply)

I gasped a couple of times
and was a bit weepy.


I'm ridiculous.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 31 May 2010, 9:45, Reply)

nah
the shock ending made me feel so sad. That can't be the end!
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 31 May 2010, 10:25, Reply)

Working.
I'm scum from the slums so there ain't much.
Seen - Probably Prince Phil The Greek.
Done - Dunno.
Eaten - Caviar, truffles, pate and that sort of stuff.
( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Mon 31 May 2010, 4:10, Reply)

went to twickenham
at the weekend for the rugby final, that was full of posh chinless wonders and raah raahs!
(Halfy By light alone, Mon 31 May 2010, 8:18, Reply)

Met HRH Royal Highness The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay
he was easily the poshest man I've ever conversed with.
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Mon 31 May 2010, 9:40, Reply)

to be fair
there isn't much posher than the heir to the throne!
(Halfy By light alone, Mon 31 May 2010, 9:44, Reply)