Grufff

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    I am disappointed that Rezzed moved to London this year. I live in Birmingham and really enjoyed going for the last 2 years.

     

    I guess London has to be kept happy though and it's the trade-off for getting the main EGX show in September.

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    So is anyone still playing WoW at this point?

     

    Last time I played was during Cata - Killed Deathwing a few times with the guild I'd been in since the end of Vanilla, and then things turned sour so I quit. 2.5 years later, I got drawn back into the game because a few former guilds decided to return.

    I've now completely fallen down the WoW rabbit-hole, which is something I never thought I'd do again.

     

    Blizzard have really worked on the story-telling and single player experience in the game. Leveling 90 to 100 was fun (I've already levelled 3 toons to 100). After that though, I'm a bit indifferent about the general content at level 100. It's awesome that the expansion isn't mass daily quests, but at the same time, there's not much to do. It's not so bad for myself, as I'm slightly obsessive about stuff like mount & pet collecting.

     

    Raid content - Highmaul was pretty dull. There was nothing special in there and it wasn't a very interesting place. Blackrock Foundary - my guild's been there twice but it seems like a really good raid instance so far. Feels like a "proper" raid (more like something from TBC-era). We'll see how it goes though.

     

    Oh, and if you're interesting, I play an Elemental Shaman. We all know that Shaman are the best.

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    So I'm a big fan of Late of the Pier and have been hoping for ages there'd be a follow-up to 2008's awesome "Black Fantasy Channel". Doesn't look like this is going to happening any time soon.

     

    There was an unexpected surprise this week when LotP frontman Sam Eastgate aka Samuel Dust re-appeared with a new track under his LA Priest monicker with a new track and the announcement he's signed to Domino Records:

     

     

    The news got even better when I discovered LotP drummer, Ross Dawson, has also join a new band, Zibra:

     

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    Some damn fine techno:

    I don't have GTA V, and found it through this Jon Hopkins Radio 1 mix:

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04p24ht

    It's well worth tracking down if you can't access that due to country restrictions or it being more than a month since it aired or whatever.

     

    Daniel Avery's album is awesome. It's available through Erol Alkan's record label, Phantasy Sound. The whole album is brilliant -

     

    I particular like the tracks Water Jump and Drone Logic.

     

    I'm excited for the album release of another Phantasy Sound artist in January - Ghost Culture.

     

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    Yeah, basically everyone called the original movie "A New Hope"

     

    that is a thing that happened

     

    this conversation makes me very suspicious

     

    No, it was known by it's original title "Star Wars". The "A New Hope" sub-title was added later on in 1981. "The Empire Strikes Back" & "Return of the Jedi" was titles in their own right though.

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    As a man who can't grow facial hair - it's sparse and patchy, if I grow it out (by being too lazy to shave, never on purpose) I look like a teenager who's got his first facial hair and think it looks cool - you have to keep the almighty beard. 

     

    I'd love to have a beard at least once, but I don't ever see it happening. So on behalf of all the semi-men like me, display your beard with pride. 

     

    I feel your pain. I can only grow a sparse section of facial hair underneath my chin/on my neck. I would absolutely love to be able to grow a beard and/or moustache at least once. Alas, I'm destined to be a baby-face the rest of my life.

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    totally the best song in the album.

     

    Totally disagree.

     

    I didn't really like Trainwreak 1979 the first few times I heard it, and had a bad feeling that the album just wouldn't be up to scratch.

    Thankfully, the album isn't rubbish though, and hearing Trainwreck 1979 in the context of the album has got me quite enjoying the track.

     

    I'm seeing the band in Manchester next month and cannot wait!

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    Mington, you can't just hire a costume, that's lame. You have to make your own. My most recent one was Evil Scarecrow which required a burlap sack, some straw and some shit clothes. It was really freaky but very very hot. One girl came to that party as the Pale Man from Pan's Labyrinth, that was amazing.

     

    I second this! One of the best parts of Halloween is deciding on an outfit idea and then working out how to make it. The last party I went to, I spent the entire night with my head wrapped in bandages, dressed as Hawley Griffin (The Invisible Man). It was really hot, I had to drink through a straw all night, and kept walking into things due to wearing dark goggles in a poorly-lit venue.

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    Doing things is expensive! I've been looking for a good evening class for a while - either something handy like bike maintenance or something more academic like learning Italian or Czech, but they're not cheap at all. Then there's the fact I get home from work and I'm usually dead tired, and really not in the mood for making small talk with people. 

     

    I noticed you're in Manchester so maybe try: http://hacman.org.uk/ if you're looking for stuff like bike mainenance.

     

    I've been through a similar experience to what most of you described over the last year and half - splitting up with my ex, moving back to my folks place, and 3 of my best friends moving different cites. I've never really been the most outgoing of people and therefore spent about 6 months not really seeing anyone other than my folks or work colleagues, wishing I had something to do or people to hangout with.

     

    I came to the realisation that things were only going to happen if I actually did something about it myself. I took it as an opportunity to try out things I'd wanted to do when I was younger and never really had the courage to do due to be shy and a bit awkward. I taken up a martial art, joined sports clubs, started attending board game & video game events, volunteering as staff for beer festivals and other events in my area etc. My social circle has grown and I now know various new people that I class as good friends. There's plenty of free stuff out there is you look.

     

    The late-20s/early-30s is a really tough time to start making new friends, but if you put in the effort, it is possible.