The Letting Off Steam Thread

by **Lamrock** on Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:18 pm

Well, this morning I woke up to the missing cat meowing outside the back door. It was really sad seeing him look around the house for his sister, but I am so glad he is alive. It really cheered everyone in the house up to know that one cat survived and to have closure.

by **Jing** on Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:57 pm

Good for you, and the cat.

by **OldReliable** on Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:41 am

What did you name the cat? :?:

by **Lamrock** on Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:31 am

The one that died: Petra (hence my member title)
The one that lived: L.B.J. (Little Baby Jesus)

Thanks for the support through all of this. We are thinking of getting another cat in a month or so to give LBJ a companion, but we are worried about how our dog will react to it.

by **rdelizo35** on Wed Jul 30, 2008 5:17 am

Just found out that there was an earthquake near Chino Hills, California. That's where my parents live. I already emailed them as well as my siblings and hopefully they are okay.

Lamrock, I'm sorry to hear about your cat, man. That fucking sucks. I lost a male cat a long time ago when we found him dead when we got home. The garage was left open by mistake and he was apparently killed by coyotes.

by **el badman** on Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:01 am

I guess it's a good thing I'm overprotective and I keep my 9 month old cat inside my house at all times (even if he only wants to get the hell outta there), with all the crazy animals and the retarded drivers we have around here...Sorry to hear this lamrock.

by **Patr1ck** on Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:16 am

I felt that earthquake. It was rated 5.8. Felt a big jolt then a steady roll. I checked the news and I haven't heard if there were any serious damages or deaths.

It sucks to lose a pet, lamrock. My family has always had pets, so we know what both your family and LBJ are going through.

by **el badman** on Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:40 am

I felt that earthquake. It was rated 5.8. Felt a big jolt then a steady roll. I checked the news and I haven't heard if there were any serious damages or deaths.

It was apparently downgraded to 5.4, and indeed, no injuries or damages have been reported for now. I've never felt an earthquake, that must be frightening as shit...

by **rdelizo35** on Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:18 am

I felt quite a few in my lifetime. I remember the Northridge quake in '97 (I think). It was 6.7 and like 60-80 people died and it caused billions in damage.

El_badman, I can tell you from personal experience that they aren't fun, but you just get used to it after awhile. I lived in Califonia until 2004, so I know what it's like.

by **el badman** on Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:29 am

That's crazy shit, living in France most of my life, I can barely imagine what an earthquake would feel like, we never get any over there. I've never experienced any in NM or TX either, or even when I lived in Los Angeles for one year.

by **[Q]** on Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:19 am

Pdub wrote:I felt that earthquake. It was rated 5.8. Felt a big jolt then a steady roll. I checked the news and I haven't heard if there were any serious damages or deaths.

It sucks to lose a pet, lamrock. My family has always had pets, so we know what both your family and LBJ are going through.

man the big Northridge earthquake in 91(?) on MLK day fucked with me becuase I was 6. i was afraid to leave my mom's side and the day after i sat under my aunt's desk all day and watched tv from there. i always get queasy when the ground shakes since then.

today I was at work in Orange when i felt something coming then the products on the walls started to shake and i just stood there looking at the products shake. then the floor went all crazy and i felt like i was surfing or something.

by **Angelo** on Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:28 pm

I just resently felt bad about the news in the patches and release section my partner and my friend papa jack is now DEAD :cry:

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:49 pm

Guitar Hero III has been a source of frustration lately, specifically when I've missed a note towards the end of a song just when it looks like I'll score 100% on it.

by **Patr1ck** on Fri Aug 01, 2008 2:40 am

I can't even finish GH3 on hard. I got to the last set of songs and I was like WTF? I am not going to learn those songs just to finish it.

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Fri Aug 01, 2008 2:58 am

Hard is still a little beyond me at the moment.

by **Lamrock** on Fri Aug 01, 2008 5:14 am

Pdub wrote:I can't even finish GH3 on hard. I got to the last set of songs and I was like WTF? I am not going to learn those songs just to finish it.

Ugh, I know. I am on the tier with Knights of Cydonia, 3's and 7's, and two shitty heavy metal songs, and I only have 1/4 songs completed. Ridiculous.

YouTube · by **JaoSming** on Fri Aug 01, 2008 5:45 am

I should post me 5 starring One on Expert for you guys

. I wonder if I can still do it....

...but yea, maybe I should see if I can 5* all instruments on 1 song in rock band instead.

by **Patr1ck** on Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:34 am

JaoSming, do it, GH style, then we'll talk about Rock Band.

YouTube · by **JaoSming** on Tue Aug 12, 2008 4:05 am

Fuck Apple.

Finally decided to update iTunes after getting sick of the nag screens to update. So I do, it asks me if I would like to update quicktime as well...yes, then it asks if I would like to install Safari....no.

So I load up the help for AutoCAD just now and it starts up in Safari and not Firefox. WTH? So I go to uninstall Safari and it says some BS that it is a protected program or some shit so I can't uninstall it. So the short version, I, someone who seems to be a tiny bit more competent than the IT guy here has to ask him to uninstall the program for me since it was an admin protected program.

Fuck you Apple.

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:40 am

Yeah, the AppleUpdater has been prompting me to download and install Safari for Windows the last few times it's grabbed updates for iTunes. A permanent "No, and don't ask me again" option would be handy.

by **Jing** on Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:50 am

Actually using the Safari that came with the iTunes update right now, doesn't work too bad.

by **Indy** on Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:59 pm

Hola NLSC. I spent a month in Ecuador volunteering in the Amazon Rainforest. Greatest experience of my life.

While there I fell head over heels in love with an Irish girl and I'm moving to Dublin for a year to be with her.

Chow.

by **Doobie** on Tue Aug 12, 2008 1:50 pm

EHH??? Are you being serious indy???

by **Indy** on Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:01 pm

DoobieKnicks wrote:EHH??? Are you being serious indy???

Dead serious.

by **dansensei** on Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:03 pm

sounds like a movie theme...

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