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Morning huffers
What albums/music have you recently re-discovered? I watched fight club for the first time in years the other night and downloaded the soundtrack again as I lost it during my last house move. The incendiary bass of the dust brothers is a sheer delight. Also the back catalogue of Gene is a must right now since the lead singer is recording new stuff again.

Alt Q: what's changed in your life recently? Do you like it or want to fuck its shit up?
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 8:02, 135 replies, latest was 16 years ago)
ning
Rediscovered my love of the Afghan Whigs. Been singing "What jail is like" to catfaceceilidhbaby. She's what's changed in my life recently and I definitely like her.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 8:25, Reply)
Very little in my life has changed recently
It's fucking dull. Although strangely enough I've recently been going through all my stuff and dragging out things I haven't bothered with for a while, such as Pixies: Doolittle and 'Withnail & I', both of which are genius and I don't listen to/watch enough.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 8:30, Reply)
I listened to the best of James this weekend (I've become such a 'Best of...' Partridge-type)
and it was thoroughly enjoyable.
So now, as well as reminding me of hangovers and cold takeaway in my younger years, it also reminds me of a perfect weekend and a picnic IN A VILLAGE NAMED AFTER ME!!

Yup, recently I discovered that there was a village in Suffolk with my name, so on Saturday we found it and had a picnic and it was so pretty, I fell over as usual.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 8:35, Reply)
There's a village called Rootatron?
I find this most unlikely.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 8:43, Reply)
Believe
I'll put the photos up on FaceAche in a bit.
Wedding good?
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 8:43, Reply)
Wedding was great
If a bit tiring, which wasn't helped by not being able to get to sleep afterwards. There's a link to photos on my FB page.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 8:45, Reply)
Stop moaning

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 8:46, Reply)
Screw you
I'll complain if I want, I am Scottish after all.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 8:48, Reply)
Oh, do you all do that?

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:04, Reply)
It's what we're good at
That and teh drugs apparently, but I'm not so sure on that one.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:05, Reply)
ha FaceAche
*steals*
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:02, Reply)
Y'welcome!

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:03, Reply)
Damn you Kitty
And your profiting from mocking of me.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:07, Reply)
Your pain sustains me

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:18, Reply)
ladyhawk and orbital

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 8:35, Reply)
I watched the new series Sherlock last night and for the first time in ages I was rooted to the TV.
I wanted a cheese sandwich and daren't leave the room in case I missed an important bit.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 8:49, Reply)

missed an important bit was mauled by an ogre
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 8:50, Reply)
Really?
Do you think I should get it? I have nothing to watch right now, appart from Futurama.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:02, Reply)
You can't get it on DVD as it's a new series.
Sunday nights on BBC1.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:04, Reply)
Right!
I'll have a look at the iplayer for the first episodes.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:18, Reply)
Depends what you like to watch really
I've got a few things queued up to watch currently. How I Met Your Mother & Lie To Me being the main 2.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:05, Reply)
I had The Wire queued up for months
waiting for Mark, and when finally put it on, I couldn't understand a single word. After 20 min of the first episode I had to give up.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:19, Reply)
If you like more light hearted stuff, I'd recommend Chuck and Bones

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:21, Reply)
I don't mind the light hearted
I want to watch something in an English that I can understand, basically.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:23, Reply)
In that case I'd avoid Bones, full of body parts and nonsense
Chuck is genius though.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:30, Reply)
OK
I think House is just about my limit. I find it very difficult to follow when they're doing the differentials. I think I'm going to get it in Spanish.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:38, Reply)
I used sub-titles
purists may scoff but it removed a lot of ambiguity/confusion from the pretty intense plot.

Oh and the first 4 or so episodes I was very "meh" about, in fact I strongly disliked half the cast. But I perservered to the end of the first season, and it really was a cracking climax. OK so the first couple of episodes were boring, but it is a slow slow buildup which makes the ending so much more worthwhile.

From season 2 in every minute of every episode was a joy.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:49, Reply)
damn, that's how long I gave it, but I gave up.
I don't think you should have to waste 4 hours on a TV show for it to get good.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:57, Reply)
You do when it's that good.

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 10:11, Reply)
It really is worth it
I can quite honestly say that I'll never watch another show that comes close. Can't recommend it highly enough.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 10:34, Reply)
These two are talking sense
Besides series one was great also. I loved the first 3 episodes, you get to know the characters.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 11:58, Reply)
you're not missing anything, don't worry

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:26, Reply)
You say that
And I believe you. I wasted 20 min, and was falling asleep on the sofa.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:39, Reply)
I gave it 5 episodes and then returned to season 6 of House
Hugh Laurie makes up for bad TV shows.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:56, Reply)
Yes he does
I'm in love with him. It's the way he's so mean and despite that, adorable. I don't know...

Any idea when the new season starts? Last chapter was superb.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:59, Reply)
No, I think season 6 only just finished airing in America so it won't be for a while.
Season 6 of Weeds is available now though, that's a great show. I'd definitely recommend it, I think you'll enjoy it.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 10:01, Reply)
I love House, think it's superb
But I've never considered getting any of them beyond the first series. It's great fun, and I'll enjoy watching every episode if it's on, but I just don't want it enough.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 10:06, Reply)
Season 6 is just fantastic
It's a big change too. I loved how it started and how it ended. I'm looking forward to the next one.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 10:19, Reply)
that's a shame
but they do say it's worth watching with the subtitles on just to pick up on everything plus you learn cool new words like 'hoppers' and '5 o'

After all that nonsense on Friday I spent 4 hours in the Dental Hospital saw three different dentists and had 5 x rays to be told that my wisdom tooth is sat on the nerve and they cant take it out yet. Gimps.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:38, Reply)
Ouch
Sorry about that. So, what are they going to do about it? Just leave it there?
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:39, Reply)
well I have to go back and see another guy next week
apparently it's my choice though they just say I have a much higher chance of having temporary or permanent numbness in my lip. Which I don't really mind about really just want the tooth out now as I can't brush it properly. Who knows??
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:45, Reply)
I got temporary numbness in half or my lower lip
it took ages to get it back (more than a year), and it still feels a bit weird sometime. I wouldn't recommend it.

You can as well lose the hability to control it, and it'll be hanging like if you were silly, but that usually goes after some time (months)
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:57, Reply)
I def don't want to look like a mong!!

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 10:02, Reply)
+for much longer

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 10:04, Reply)
+but there's nothing I can do about it

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 10:07, Reply)
+because, I'm actually a full on gurning mong. The only thing I'm missing is a window

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 10:09, Reply)
I already scare half the kids in my class I could do without the perma-stroke face!

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 10:09, Reply)
Is this you?

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 10:15, Reply)
uncanny - but with more facial hair and generally more hair.

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 10:22, Reply)
Dynasty's disappointing follow up single.

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 10:28, Reply)
I've been watching the new Futurama
I laughed for ages about that wine robot that Amy says doesn't have feelings and it goes "hopes......deleted"
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:07, Reply)
Genius episode
Also, have you watched "Bender's Big Score" yet? Funny as fuck.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:08, Reply)
Yeah I think I've seen all the films
I like them all except the one with the feminists, that one's annoying!
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:19, Reply)
I quite liked it
I found it very funny, all the bit about finding the dark one, and the crazy tramps with their tin foil hats.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:20, Reply)
I really liked that one, I thought it was great how it tied up the loose ends that were left by the cancellation

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:21, Reply)
Yep, me too
And I love how they started the new series, coming out of the wormhole :)
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:24, Reply)
It was that main feminist woman who annoyed me
but she did die I suppose, so that makes it ok.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:26, Reply)
I think it's a good criticism to some feminists
and I found it really funny.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:40, Reply)
true, it was quite clever
she just got on my nerves.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:56, Reply)
Me too
They're really good.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:19, Reply)
Thanks to last.fm
loads of stuff. Most recently, though, it's been J5 and Ugly Duckling. Gotta love the quality hiphop.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 8:58, Reply)
I just put J5 and Lyrics Born back on my MP3 player for a bit
I think it makes me walk black though.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:03, Reply)
I was at J5's first ever UK show*, at Subterranea, and was blown away.
I also bought the first Ugly Duckling EP 'Fresh Mode' and was equally keen - the Cut Chemist remix of Eye on the Gold Chain was in my DJ set for months, too.

You have great taste.


*my old mucker Matt Ford (now known as DJ Format and making great records) was their driver.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:28, Reply)
I agreed with him too, acknowledge my superior musical taste!
(surely it at least makes up for my love of The Hives a little bit)
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:40, Reply)
ACKNOWLEDGED.
I don't have a problem with The Hives, either, actually. I saw a live show of theirs on TV once and thought it was excellent.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:42, Reply)
I looked like him as a Toddler
The singer, not the fat paedo.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:44, Reply)
I had white blond hair until I was about 4
I looked like a curly-haired Baby P.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:45, Reply)
My hair changed colour
Went from dark brown to sandy blonde to dangerously auburn at regular intervals.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:48, Reply)
I was fairly blond in the summer until about the age of 11
But pretty flat brown for the rest of the year
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 10:04, Reply)
VALIDATION!
To be honest, I was trying to think of a band that I love that you would probably hate and that was the first one I could think of.

I should have said 30 Seconds to Mars. I don't love them but it would probably have upset you.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:55, Reply)
Never 'eard of 'em.

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 10:00, Reply)
You're not missing much
Plus, I agree, The Hives are excellent
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 10:02, Reply)
Jared Leto being all emo
I like the videos because he always takes his shirt off and looks angsty.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 10:04, Reply)

angsty gay
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 10:06, Reply)
you're just jealouses

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 10:14, Reply)
Fairly

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 10:15, Reply)
DJ Format is superb

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 10:31, Reply)
I've known that big-nosed cunt since the 80s.
Great chap he is, and his record collection is INSANE.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 11:23, Reply)
I used to have "Music For The Mature B-Boy", cracking album
But my favourite track is the one he did with Abdominal - Vicious Battle Raps.

Fooking brilliant.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 11:28, Reply)
I got a new phone (HTC Wildfire)
We found Mark a flat in Worthing and he's moving in 2 weeks (I'm going to miss him so much)

I have a really nice flatmate who just moved in (she even makes an effort to leave things in the right place all the time, as she know I'm a bit fussy about it).
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:02, Reply)
Did you get my email?

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:03, Reply)
I just replied to you
Don't worry, we'll get the bus. And great that your mum is coming back.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:09, Reply)
Ah, ah, I forgot!
I finally took the step and bought 2 language courses: French and Mandarin.

I had a start with them yesterday. French seems quite straight forward and the grammar is very similar to the Spanish one, so I think it'll mostly be a matter of learning vocabulary and practising the speaking (my flatmate is French, so that should be ok)

The Mandarin one is... quite challenging. I bought it with the idea of having a try and learn a bit before paying for a teacher, and after 1h of listening to what sounds like the same word again and again, being told they mean completely different things, I know for sure I'll have to get a teacher for it.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:06, Reply)
I am determined to start learning Spanish.
My sister has bought a Rosetta Stone German package and if it's any good then I'll get a Spanish one.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:14, Reply)
You can always practice with me!

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:16, Reply)
This is what I was planning : )

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:19, Reply)
Well, if you learn some before January
that'll increase your chances of getting on with a hot, short, brunette, hairy Spaniard :)
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:21, Reply)
*bokes*

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:31, Reply)
:)
Well, well, we'll find you someone better.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:41, Reply)
Filth!

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:22, Reply)
I've recently rediscovered The Dethalbum by Dethklok
The series it's from (Metalocalypse) makes me laugh, and the music isn't too bad at all.

Alt Q: I've gone on a bit of a downer recently, no energy to do anything at all, except watch films. I'm not particularly happy about it, but don't really give enough of a shit to care. (if that makes any sense at all)
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:08, Reply)
Take a leaf out of Noel's book
and take up walking for wellness :D
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:20, Reply)
Dethklok Rule!

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 10:07, Reply)
"My life in the bush of ghosts" - Byrne and Eno
Remarkable album with an epic quality to it, hugely influential and rightly so.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:09, Reply)
Excellent. I haven't rediscovered anything recently, but will be doing now.
Slightly odd rhythm tracks and "found" vocals.
6/7 years later the chart was full of rather more obvious examples of the format.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:46, Reply)
Having just poured plant-feeder into my coffee
I realise that I am best taking today off as leave.
I have had hay fever all night, I am completely spaced out, and I have also been on the dunny quite a bit.

In addition to this, Tigger is being my best mate in the whole world and is saying "Hiya! Wanna watch old films and lie on the couch with me?" Why, yes, Tigger, I do. Furthermore, I am too spaced out and itchy to work right now. I'll do some later from home.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:21, Reply)
Why have you got plant feeder anywhere near your coffee?

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:22, Reply)
why, where do you keep yours?
weirdo.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:25, Reply)
He keeps it in his stomach
He's gone all emo recently.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:25, Reply)
I DON'T EVEN OWN A GARDEN

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:26, Reply)
I don't either

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:30, Reply)
I do!
how's the sorting-out going?
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:35, Reply)
YOU MIGHT HAVE A WINDOW BOX OR A HOUSE PLANT OF SOME KIND
that you're now carrying forlornly around the streets while "everybody's talking at me" plays in the background
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:41, Reply)
Hahahahaha
You evil cow!
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:43, Reply)
sorry, the image just came to me.

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:45, Reply)
I own one plant which was a moving in present,
it's now sat in my parents garden, picking that up was depressing.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:48, Reply)
so would it be mean for me to put this here?

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:52, Reply)
I was going from the sink to the table/window to water my plants
and en route, passed my coffee. In a lapse of sanity, I poured some in, as though it were the milk.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:25, Reply)
That's reason number 2 for having your coffee black.

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:26, Reply)
It's reason number 1 not to forget your antihistamines
This started the chain of events that made me such a sleep-deprived mong this morning
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:30, Reply)
a while ago I was half asleep when making my morning coffee
and put the milk in the cupboard. Wiggy found it later and sent me a photo message calling me a spack.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:42, Reply)
I took steps to becoming more independent
and also moved into my house, which is odd. We have an anal neighbour but that's probably the only thing wrong.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:34, Reply)
Is that a euphemism for
hemorrhoid?
I can never spell this word
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:35, Reply)
at least you can get rid of those
this one shouts if we talk in the garden after 11pm. We're all smokers and i'm not letting anyone smoke in the house yet.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:37, Reply)
You DO talk well loud though!

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:39, Reply)
it's true
especially when discussing sexploits. Which is probably most of the time.

Lalala, your neighbours probably don't want to know that you fucking love blowjobs
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:44, Reply)
Sorry :(
inherited loud voice from mother and deafness from father.
Apologies for how fucked i was.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:53, Reply)
Do you mean they are gay or that they shout at you for leaving your empty milk bottles all higgeldy piggedly?

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:38, Reply)
Does anyone actually get milk delivered anymore?
If so, I look forward to rediscovering the lost art of surreptitiously collecting up all of the bottles left out in the neighbourhood and putting them all on one person's doorstep.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:50, Reply)
Yes.
I saw a milkman on Friday.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:50, Reply)
Giggidy!

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 10:00, Reply)
in the wild wastelands of stockport,
yes. I love it, it tastes so much nicer. It took a while to work out quantities but we sorted it in the end.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:55, Reply)
Yeah, but wait 'til you trip over thirty empty bottles on your doorstep.
More impotrtantly what can you tell me about Cobden's nightclub in Stockport? Have you ever been to the Eighties night on a Saturday?
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 10:19, Reply)
Sweet, you living down in that there London now then?

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 10:07, Reply)
I recently put The Best of The Pretenders on my phone
and "Don't Get Me Wrong" came up on shuffle while I was on the treadmill at the gym.

I may have bopped a bit.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:55, Reply)
*goes off to listen to Kid and Don't Get Me Wrong*

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 9:57, Reply)
And that bit in 2000 Miles
just before the vocals, where the guitar goes diddle-iddle-iddle-iddle-ee.
Don't forget that, it's an ace bit of guitar playing.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 10:04, Reply)
I love that song but it has to be Christmas and cleaning-up time

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 10:05, Reply)
100th reply!

(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 10:00, Reply)
A few months back I rediscovered Spineshank and Stabbing Westward
And every year or so I go through a phase of listening to Pist.On and Tura Satana, and remember my teenage years.
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 10:13, Reply)
Roughly translated, for those who don't know Rebecca Jizz Box that well:
"Hi, my name is Rebecca. Yet again I spent all weekend all alone in my room watching crap old films and crying into my pillow because nobody loves me.
I like crap music, what crap music do you like?
Alt Q. I hate my life, but don't have the decency to end it prematurely. Do you hate your life?"
(, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 10:24, Reply)

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