What has made you happy today

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Re: What has made you happy today

Postby MetalBeast » Sun Dec 02, 2012 7:37 pm

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Re: What has made you happy today

Postby VirginInvader » Mon Dec 03, 2012 1:22 am

If there is ever a contraceptive malfunction drastic enough to lead to me siring children, I shall be sure to tell them tales of the gig I attended tonight. Fuck me, that was special!
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Re: What has made you happy today

Postby Fjar » Mon Dec 03, 2012 9:56 am

My new cardigan is very good at keeping me toasty at work.

A pair of good gloves and I'm sorted.
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Postby peypea » Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:25 am

The stars here. Holy fuck. Apparently tonight isn't even that great for the stars, but I can properly see the goddamn Milky Way.
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Re: What has made you happy today

Postby VirginInvader » Mon Dec 03, 2012 11:22 am

Fuck yeah, supporting Desecration! :D
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Seven Sisters - Proper Heavy Metal from London Town. Upcoming shows:

23/05 - Heavy Sound Festival, Poperinge, Belgium
18/07- Metalbrew, London
01/08 - The Black Heart, London
29/08- No Sleep 'Til Dublin

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Re: What has made you happy today

Postby Moonburp » Mon Dec 03, 2012 11:32 am

Awesome night visiting my sister in Liverpool and I've finally got this fucking moustache off my face!

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Re: What has made you happy today

Postby Matty_the_Emo_Slayer » Mon Dec 03, 2012 11:39 am

Managed to rescue a friendship with someone who broke my heart not so long ago, finally seem to be okay with seeing her and her new fella together, and she said some really lovely things about me giving it a proper go with the Welsh Woman too.

Aside from that had a really great night. Went to one of my favourite old bars (great local ale selection, permanent funk of whiskey malt, pictures of Samuel Beckett and Barry McGuigan everywhere...) and then discovered a new one. It used to be a dive of a karaoke bar for mid-40's people, but has changed name now and is just the right balance of trendy/quirky and old school. All in all I tried 5 beers and one whiskey that were completely new to me and got to hear some deadly tunes (the guy's playing bear a scary resemblance to Phil Lynott and Eric Bell so a Thin Lizzy number was of course in order.)

I'm looking forward to hitting up some cool places again tonight. Taking my Aussie cousin and his missus on a tour round the town and getting some money from my Granda for expenses.
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Re: What has made you happy today

Postby keera_envenomed » Mon Dec 03, 2012 1:26 pm

My big brother has finally returned to the Trekkie fold. So proud :D
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Re: What has made you happy today

Postby VirginInvader » Mon Dec 03, 2012 2:23 pm

Matty_the_Emo_Slayer wrote:pictures of Barry McGuigan everywhere.

Kind of ironic when the man himself has never touched a drink in his life :lol:
Seven Sisters - Proper Heavy Metal from London Town. Upcoming shows:

23/05 - Heavy Sound Festival, Poperinge, Belgium
18/07- Metalbrew, London
01/08 - The Black Heart, London
29/08- No Sleep 'Til Dublin

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Re: What has made you happy today

Postby Matty_the_Emo_Slayer » Mon Dec 03, 2012 4:39 pm

VirginInvader wrote:
Matty_the_Emo_Slayer wrote:pictures of Barry McGuigan everywhere.

Kind of ironic when the man himself has never touched a drink in his life :lol:


Yeah he is a bit of an unlikely hero for Belfast in that respect!
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Re: What has made you happy today

Postby Delightful-Jim » Mon Dec 03, 2012 4:41 pm

I may or may not have stolen an office chair from a skip at the back of the college, and I may or may not have taken it home with me.

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Re: What has made you happy today

Postby VirginInvader » Mon Dec 03, 2012 4:42 pm

Matty_the_Emo_Slayer wrote:
VirginInvader wrote:
Matty_the_Emo_Slayer wrote:pictures of Barry McGuigan everywhere.

Kind of ironic when the man himself has never touched a drink in his life :lol:


Yeah he is a bit of an unlikely hero for Belfast in that respect!

I dunno, your national sports seem to be drinking and fighting, and whilst he's not much of a drinker he was one hell of a fighter :lol:
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23/05 - Heavy Sound Festival, Poperinge, Belgium
18/07- Metalbrew, London
01/08 - The Black Heart, London
29/08- No Sleep 'Til Dublin

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Re: What has made you happy today

Postby xBERSERKERx » Mon Dec 03, 2012 4:56 pm

I did a slight workout before, not a bad start, hoping to increase my reps by one every day. I've done five reps today, so six tomorrow, so on.
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Re: What has made you happy today

Postby Jim » Mon Dec 03, 2012 5:07 pm

Work flew past today.

Got my ArcheryGB membership card.

Got some flashy new business cards in the post.
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Re: What has made you happy today

Postby Matty_the_Emo_Slayer » Mon Dec 03, 2012 5:10 pm

Yeah but George Best and Norman Whiteside proved you could be a great drinker and a great soccer player, and Alex Higgins proved the same with snooker. Roy Keane proved it with drinking, fighting and soccer! :lol:


Anyway, just got The Psychadelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators and Jerusalem by Jerusalem on LP for £36 including postage from the states. Shame I have to give it to my grandparents to wrap for me for christmas.
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