Clare_Bear's smiley happy thread

mike_l

jd0272 said:

Sambostar said:

Someone stared at my new camouflage trousers and their jaw dropped to the floor. 

I am the man.

Stella?

Piss stains most likely

littlegreenman

littlegreenman said:

As long as one of two possible people agree to a swap of a Saturday in July in work tomorrow, I can book my trip to this year's Tour de France finale in Paris!

*fingers crossed*

#bastardsprobablywont

Update.

Long weekend in Paris booked for the Tour de France finish

octatonic

What a fantastic day.

I've decided that I have no problems that cannot be fixed by a bit of sun.

Did some yard work, went to karate, lay in the sun for a few hours.

Oh and I found out that I am going to China at the end of the month which will be awesome.

lloyd

Flights booked to Venice (next February) and hotels sorted, will be having a few days there then a train over to to Rome for the Italy v Wales in the 6 Nations which I've wanted to do for years. Happy days.

Phil_aka_Pip

Roobi (cat) has had a problem in her fur coat for some time. The fur is dry, matted, and a bit yuk. We think it's because being a very old lady, she can't reach round to groom herself on her lower back towards her tail. I manage now and again to run a fine rake through that patch to collect the dead fur (she doesn't like it so I have to scruff her, but she's getting the idea now that she has no choice in the matter and that I'm not actually trying to hurt her). I've been giving her tinned fish for evening meal, so I can mosh into it the contents of a glucosamine/chondroitin capsule. I'm hoping it will make her joints feel better, and loosen up her spine so that she can reach to groom herself. Today I saw her reach round and pull out a tuft of fur from the afflicted area. It looks to me as though she will begin grooming that patch as and when she feels able to reach it.

I know how she feels. It's hard work putting on socks, doing up shoelaces, reaching round to wipe my bum ... so I'm doing the same capsules one in the morning one at night - except that I can swallow them whole I don't need to mosh the contents into tinned fish.

Sporky

I slipped over in the kitchen last night. Landed really hard on my bum, wrenched my neck a bit and I seem to have a small tear in a muscle around my belly (who knew I had muscle there?).

This may not sound very happy or smiley, but I didn't break anything so I feel quite lucky. Just a bit sore this morning.

Phil_aka_Pip

Take it easy @Sporky, hope you feel better soon

Sporky

Ta. I don't seem to have done any serious damage.

Also it was quite nice that mere moments after the loud crashing noise and me going "ow!", Lady BMcH had arrived in the kitchen to make sure I wasn't dead. I think she likes me.

Also here is a recent photo of Sprocket doing her Billy Idol impression.

https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7015/27130239372_8357a0c814_c.jpg

DavidRees

Sprocket is a very cool lady Sporky ...

Bucket

I got my results for second year through today.

Particularly pleased with 95% in music theory.

Also I'm listening to the nearly-finished mixes of my band's EP which comes out next week. It sounds great!

Sambostar

It sound like you take to music like I do garden design.  Well done @Bucket. ; Bet you didn't even try either eh. 

speshul91

I'm going to download.

Phil_aka_Pip

Bucket said:

I got my results for second year through today.

Particularly pleased with 95% in music theory.

Also I'm listening to the nearly-finished mixes of my band's EP which comes out next week. It sounds great!

Nice one Connor Are you headed for a First?

MrSwanson

Bucket;1104385" said:

I got my results for second year through today r.

Particularly pleased with 95% in music theory.

Also I'm listening to the nearly-finished mixes of my band's EP which comes out next week. It sounds great!

What happened with the other 5%?!?!
Top work, keep it up!

lloyd

speshul91;1104393" said:

I'm going to download porn.

Happy days

Bucket

Phil_aka_Pip said:

Bucket said:

I got my results for second year through today.

Particularly pleased with 95% in music theory.

Also I'm listening to the nearly-finished mixes of my band's EP which comes out next week. It sounds great!

Nice one Connor Are you headed for a First?

I have no idea, my exam results are all over the fucking shop. Some are good, some are terrible. The last year has been very trying.

Phil_aka_Pip

@Bucket what other subjects have you done exams in?

Bucket

Phil_aka_Pip said:

@Bucket what other subjects have you done exams in?

Keyboards, which went pretty dreadfully.

Did well in harmony + theory obviously, but really badly in aural + transcribing.

Reading, techniques and styles which went pretty well this time, but not in the first semester.

Submitted coursework for theory, music business, arranging, composing and another two broadly arranging-based classes.

Phil_aka_Pip

@Bucket shame you didn't do so well at keys. Was it not knowing your way around the instrument, or was it a technical thing like using the "wrong" fingers? My mum says I use "all the wrong fingers" at the piano, but she's happily surprised that I can get a tune out of one. It's a good instrument to be able to get a tune out of. I've written more tunes at the piano than ever I did with a guitar on my lap.

I'm not so good at aural & transcribing. I'm sure I could get better with practice.

Good luck with filling in the gaps, and for next year. Get the ticket, get gigging/teaching/arranging/sessioning etc and wave a solitary middle finger knuckle-side-out to Waitrose. You won't be needing them after that

Bucket

@Phil_aka_Pip It really was not knowing my way round. Fucked it up royally. Still passed though.

Anyway, a happy thing - I'm planning a new neck for my Strat. Excited!

(thinking about an aged maple neck on a Candy Green body with a mint green guard, am I mad?)