Well, I know my year got off to a bang. I came down from the high of winning master level costuming awards to being asked for a divorce from Herbert, who no longer has the balls to show up on this forum. Everything sort of went out of control from there. I introduced General Stuart to to the board and the power of WOMP, and he's been nigh unstoppable since...well since he went to work in Vermont.
It also appears that our alphabetical members of the board, RWHN and LMNO, have decided to breed.
Someone take it from here.
i read that as "went to work for Voldemort" .... :lol:
2009 was the year of the February Fuckover, in which several members of PD.com (and/or people close to them) got totally fucked over. I personally avoided the worst of it, and I'll let those individuals affected by it tell their own stories. Or maybe someone can find a link to the February Shit List thread we made.
2009 was also the year of the Second Generation Internet Safaris. I participated in several of these, even acting as a sort of impromptu leader on some of them. These board-hopping adventures enjoyed great success on at least one forum, that being, appropriately enough, a forum devoted to discussing IRL African Safaris. We were tolerated on a few others, and unceremoniously booted off of a few more. I'm told that this second generation of Internet Safaris was rather different from the first incarnation, although I was not around for the first Safaris so maybe someone else can illuminate the differences between them.
And some other stuff happened.
We started Intermittens Magazine, churned out about seven issues, then inexplicably stopped
:x :argh!:
I had almost forgotten Feb fuckover.
I was barely here for most of the year and the board flourished.
Now I'm back, and you can see the results for yourselves.
The divorce announcement was only one instance of the overall February Fuckover of 2009. :horrormirth:
I started dating a corpse-carver, I met a bunch of new freaks, and we did the psycho letters.
Oh, yeah, I also had 2 heart attacks, lost 30 pounds, and got all fucked up on pills.
Working on graphic novel of MSY, release date May 1st.
Quote from: Cramulus on December 12, 2009, 06:54:15 PM
We started Intermittens Magazine, churned out about seven issues, then inexplicably stopped
Still waiting on rats server to come back online
I took part in a couple safaris, left from March until about August, came back and contributed to some writing threads, and undertook NaNoWriMo (which I heard about on this board).
In life, 2009 has been a pretty good year for me. 2008 was awful, so it didn't take much.
I had ex-boyfriends, stalkers, old flames, moved out, moved back in, got Mak back, nearly killed the bitch who almost sold him to kill buyer, and had fantastic unicr0n pr0n sexxorz with Nigel.
I skipped taking part in the February fuck over and instead had the November fuck over.
Roger kicked off his letters series with Hey, LMNO! and now he and several members are working on a graphic novel adaptation. This was the start of the AT/OKM reversal. More awesomeness to come.
Aside from that and Intermittens I can't really recall the events here over the last year in great detail. Is that bad, considering how much time I spend around here?
Notable trolls include, well, only Dead Kennedy I think.
I drank a lot of beer.
smoked a lot of cigarettes.
stuck a lot of motherfuckers with blunt metal objects.
found out why they call them TV dinners.
Ate an entire 15 pound chicken by myself.
wrote threatening letters to people I look like but hate.
Oh yeah, and went back to work.
I finally figured out what I wanted to do with my life, and did it. Now am waiting for pass/fail.
Oh, and Daruko.
I started studying philosophy in a foreign language and then had no time to do anything on here but read. Though I think I managed to post once at least every 2 months.
Ok back to studying...
I got a dog, gave up smoking (again) and sank deeper into the comfortable slushy pits of alcoholism
For obvious reasons - don't remember much, other than a few near death experiences in kayaks. If the drink don't kill me in 10 the sea is bound to.
I'll give you my 2009 review when it's actually over.
So far, I've mostly ignored you all though.
Remember how we kicked off the year...with a spagtacular party at Eve's with lots of snow, pineapple mutilation, and welcoming Cainad into the New England Cabal with Crisco and a glass jar.
I claimed Rhode Island in my name and began the Sovereign Principality of Kaousuu, which is expanding to include a good amount of Southern New England now. Richter formally declared our sect of Discordia to be known as Our Lady of Perpetual Confusion, and offered sermons and took confessions at several events during the year. Our Lady of Perpetual Confusion is also now the name of my clothing line.
Oh. In April my grandfather died and I picked up rapier fencing. I got my first New England tick waaaay too close to my crotch in June, and attended my first Pennsic War in July where I met Ratatosk and Sjaantze. I moved out of the Monastery into a house with crazy people, and still haven't gotten out.
Quote from: Suu on December 12, 2009, 07:38:33 PM
Remember how we kicked off the year...with a spagtacular party at Eve's with lots of snow, pineapple mutilation, and welcoming Cainad into the New England Cabal with Crisco and a glass jar.
:lulz: My first shared IRL experience with most of the Northeastern Cabal!
The second shared experience? Zardoz.
Though I think Zardoz and the Crisco jar were pre-2009 by a few hours, it was still a hell of a way to get rid of 2008.
D-CUP'S SANGRIA!! IT WAS INEFFECTIVE! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!1 :argh!:
Also in 2009: Swamp Yankees vs. Pretty Much Everyone Else
Imagine if World War I had been fought using nitrous oxide instead of mustard gas, over-the-top character slandering and insults instead of sending soldiers over the top, and everyone armed with a bazooka.
That would, approximately, give you a completely wrong idea of what it was like.
Quote from: Suu on December 12, 2009, 07:49:59 PM
Though I think Zardoz and the Crisco jar were pre-2009 by a few hours, it was still a hell of a way to get rid of 2008.
D-CUP'S SANGRIA!! IT WAS INEFFECTIVE! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!1 :argh!:
It was effective in getting me to sit almost completely motionless, in slack-jawed horrormirth, through the whole darn thing. :lol:
In 2009 I quit smoking, got an old friend back, got a loan for a house then lost it, not much else. I have a rather dull life.
Quote from: Squid on December 12, 2009, 08:00:17 PM
In 2009 I quit smoking, got an old friend back, got a loan for a house then lost it, not much else. I have a rather dull life.
You also cooked my sister and I delicious pr0k.
(we're still on for next Sunday, right? I'm going to VT tonight for das bier.)
Quote from: Suu on December 12, 2009, 08:02:10 PM
Quote from: Squid on December 12, 2009, 08:00:17 PM
In 2009 I quit smoking, got an old friend back, got a loan for a house then lost it, not much else. I have a rather dull life.
You also cooked my sister and I delicious pr0k.
(we're still on for next Sunday, right? I'm going to VT tonight for das bier.)
Right! That
was this year. Sure thing on next Sunday, man. If you're in FL by the 16th I might come out to Tampa to go to the brewery. They have some good shit out right now.
Hey, you like ham? I might cook one.
I read a lot of books, wrote some half-assed rants based on ideas from them, almost went bankrupt, got a job, DIDNT DIE IN FEBRUARY, lost some weight, learnt how to play chess like a badass and.....uh, yeah, that's it.
I delurked after over 4 years of shivering on the shore scared that you sharks would bite my toes off - not that this was a significant factor in the overall scheme of things . . .
i 2009 i switched schools and hated it, anddddd havent done much of anything else
Quote from: Fredamir Putin on December 12, 2009, 09:03:29 PM
i 2009 i switched schools and hated it, anddddd havent done much of anything else
...except all those crucifixions
:eek:
oh yeah, I also shit my pance in the woods for the first time.
It was liberating.
I wiped my dirty ass with shovel test record forms and buried them in a pit.....the third pit.
Yes, that's right.
I carried sloppy poo covered pieces of paper around in the woods with me for a good hour and a half.
fuck you.
:lulz:
I took care of two childeren not my own, or even related to me, Met the ex's ex, broke up, moved into a worse situation, now plan on moving out again.
And I wish that I had drugs.
This year I went to college, had family issues, visisted Oregon, learned Japanese, and, uh...got some drugs. (...not the fun kind though)
This year I worked too fucking much, tweeted too fucking often and started a blog. I've had better years.
20009 was awersome! Don't tase me bro!!! TWEET ME BACK!
this year my house burned down, and I survived. the appartment got rebuilt better than EVAR and my gf moved in with me :mrgreen:
lots of crappy stuff also happened but I will focus on the good things because this will attract more good things (as per the law of fives)
I also got a netbook, which is the greatest thing EVAR
which I used to read Transmetropolitan which is also the greatest thing EVAR
and I slept under a cricket stadium the night before DoD'09 in Edinburgh
2009 was the year of culmination, and 2010 will be the year of rounding things up. as per the Tarot/numerological interpretation.
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Quote from: LMNO on December 13, 2009, 02:19:59 PM
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no that's
next year - now you've gone and spoiled the surprise . . .
Quote from: MMIX on December 13, 2009, 02:32:56 PM
Quote from: LMNO on December 13, 2009, 02:19:59 PM
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no that's next year - now you've gone and spoiled the surprise . . .
No, it's EVERY year.
I spent the first half of the year getting crushed by work and alienating a couple of my closest friends. Then I spent 2 months in a town I hated, without a job because my old boss is a dick who kept telling me that he'd line shifts up, but by the time I figured he wasn't going to it was too late to start handing out resumes.
Then I went to Canada, met a bunch of awesome people, and got to see my GF on a semi-regular basis.
Also, I had two Discordian meat ups, which destroyed my theory that everybody on here is just an alt of TGRR and ECH.
Also we learned that other people have noticed the spider webs draping the city.
Jan - Return from Italian expedition
Feb - Birthday Cheesecake!!! (no Feb Fuckover)
Mar - Dog has cancer
Apr - ?
May - ?
Jun - Mang' parents visit from UK
Jul - ?
Aug - ?
Sep - Mang' Grandmother dies
Oct - Visited Mang' family in UK (see Sep)
Nov - Unseasonal upsurge in business. Mang busy at work.
Dec - Writing this stupid list
Quote from: Faust on December 12, 2009, 07:07:56 PM
Quote from: Cramulus on December 12, 2009, 06:54:15 PM
We started Intermittens Magazine, churned out about seven issues, then inexplicably stopped
Still waiting on rats server to come back online
Server is online... WordPress is up and Construction is underway.
Quote from: Doctor Rat Bastard on December 13, 2009, 05:57:46 PM
Quote from: Faust on December 12, 2009, 07:07:56 PM
Quote from: Cramulus on December 12, 2009, 06:54:15 PM
We started Intermittens Magazine, churned out about seven issues, then inexplicably stopped
Still waiting on rats server to come back online
Server is online... WordPress is up and Construction is underway.
Score.
Quote from: Sparkley Pink Shit on December 12, 2009, 07:08:26 PM
I had ex-boyfriends, stalkers, old flames, moved out, moved back in, got Mak back, nearly killed the bitch who almost sold him to kill buyer, and had fantastic unicr0n pr0n sexxorz with Nigel.
This part is pretty much the highlight of my year.
In 2009 I got over a heartbreak, wrote 55 poems about it, refinanced my house, fell in love, and got my heart broken again. Or, anyway, I will have my heart broken again, tomorrow morning.
then we should have MOAR!
2009 was a year I was finally able to stay in one place, and not move again.
I lost some family, and people I know lost some too.
Some gnarly shit happened in general, but things are moving on regardless.
I pulled some interesting stunts, and played some interesting parts both for fun, and because it was the needful thing to do at the time. It's unlikely it will ever be wise for me to own up or compeltely explain any of it. I have looked after me people though, and kept them even when it meant hauling miracles out of my ass or lying like a bastard.
I have a new appreciation for the kind of deviant I am, which circles I should not try to have serious fun with, and learned it all cheaply, considered.
I also am in better shape, picked up another martial art, and signifigantly developed the ones I already practice.
Things are looking up, looking down.
2009: Family, work, freelancing, clients, more college and wanking over technology.
2009 - same shit, different year...... :horrormirth:
2009 was my first year here at PD. It's the Year I read Illuminatus, went through a couple of epiphanies, started writing my book, turned 16, and became a Discordian. Good year when all is said and done.
2009: The Year of the Rabbithole.
Quote2009: The Year of the Rabbithole.
Well said.
Quote from: Payne on December 13, 2009, 03:07:16 PM
Quote from: MMIX on December 13, 2009, 02:32:56 PM
Quote from: LMNO on December 13, 2009, 02:19:59 PM
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no that's next year - now you've gone and spoiled the surprise . . .
No, it's EVERY year.
Fucking truth. Sing it brother!
got engaged, family members died, quit smoking, turned 30, discovered that badge lives on the same street as i do just two block north, went to Lake Tahoe, went to New York, got married, disowned my father then forgave him for being a dick, college college and more college, bought a new car, selling old cars, killed a ho-bo, got fired, got a better job.
Quote from: -Kel- on December 14, 2009, 10:41:36 PM
got engaged, family members died, quit smoking, turned 30, discovered that badge lives on the same street as i do just two block north, went to Lake Tahoe, went to New York, got married, disowned my father then forgave him for being a dick, college college and more college, bought a new car, selling old cars, killed a ho-bo, got fired, got a better job.
Killed a hobo? Really?
Quote from: Mistress Freeky on December 15, 2009, 03:23:20 AM
Quote from: -Kel- on December 14, 2009, 10:41:36 PM
got engaged, family members died, quit smoking, turned 30, discovered that badge lives on the same street as i do just two block north, went to Lake Tahoe, went to New York, got married, disowned my father then forgave him for being a dick, college college and more college, bought a new car, selling old cars, killed a ho-bo, got fired, got a better job.
Killed a hobo? Really?
Yeah, she just pulled his face clean off. Those who were there will never forget it. Except the hobo. 'Cause he's dead.
is "ho-bo" how the in crowd are referring to male prostitutes these days?
Quote from: Mistress Freeky on December 15, 2009, 03:23:20 AM
Quote from: -Kel- on December 14, 2009, 10:41:36 PM
got engaged, family members died, quit smoking, turned 30, discovered that badge lives on the same street as i do just two block north, went to Lake Tahoe, went to New York, got married, disowned my father then forgave him for being a dick, college college and more college, bought a new car, selling old cars, killed a ho-bo, got fired, got a better job.
Killed a hobo? Really?
Admittedly, some of them play horribly annoying music and they totally have it coming for them.
I nearly forgot;
Aunt's chocolatier business got a faceful of "economic climate" and now said aunt lives in one of our spare rooms,
Maternal grandmother finally passed away and now granddad lives in our other spare room for the time being,
And mom was deployed to Afghanistan on October.
Quote from: Triple Zero on December 15, 2009, 01:47:12 PM
Quote from: Mistress Freeky on December 15, 2009, 03:23:20 AM
Quote from: -Kel- on December 14, 2009, 10:41:36 PM
got engaged, family members died, quit smoking, turned 30, discovered that badge lives on the same street as i do just two block north, went to Lake Tahoe, went to New York, got married, disowned my father then forgave him for being a dick, college college and more college, bought a new car, selling old cars, killed a ho-bo, got fired, got a better job.
Killed a hobo? Really?
Admittedly, some of them play horribly annoying music and they totally have it coming for them.
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/live_from_congress_rep_ingersolls?utm_source=videoembed (http://www.theonion.com/content/video/live_from_congress_rep_ingersolls?utm_source=videoembed)
here is my testimony as Rep. Ingersoll
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on December 15, 2009, 12:42:51 PM
is "ho-bo" how the in crowd are referring to male prostitutes these days?
"ho-bro"