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Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."

colas posted:

No just classical that's mostly strings. I don't really care for flute, harpsichord, and whatever other instruments.

You probably will be happy looking for "string quartets", which is going to be two violins, a viola, and cello, and are very common. Composers have been writing for string quartets for basically ever, so there's a lot of it. Personally I'd recommend checking out some by Mendelssohn. The American Quartet by Dvorak is also one of my favorites.

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Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."


no regrets

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."

Decius posted:

I agree, same is true for the Fisher Space Pen. You want a pen that writes well in Earth not barely acceptable in space.

http://www.amazon.com/uni-ball-Vision-Elite-Stick-Roller/dp/B00008XPO8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1439526603&sr=8-2&keywords=vision+elite
You don't cry when you lose one or borrow one away, they write tremendously well and don't cost a fortune.

They write well as long as you don't mind smearing wet ink all over your paper.

This is where it's at.

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."

flosofl posted:

Still using paper and ink like a Luddite, huh?

http://www.amazon.com/Adonit-Pixelpoint-pressure-sensitive-stylus/dp/B00KLEI6XI

And yes, that's also a recent purchase. It rocks.

Actually, I don't use pen and paper much anymore. Just for jotting down small quick math problems involved in my work.

I got one of these styluses for my iPad and I'm a huge fan. It has a soft metal mesh tip, which I find a million times easier to write with than any of the rubber-ish tips I've seen on everything else, which stick to the screen and make it difficult for me to write with.

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."
I have a normal sized water bottle that I fill at the filtered water cooler down the hall 2-4 times per day, like a normal person.

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."


I'm now ready for the miserable Baltimore summer

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."

colas posted:

I definitely looks like jazz.

Yeah, it's Jazz, by Solo.

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."
While the material used by Ex-Officio is nice, I find the cut to be pretty miserable on their boxer briefs. Me Undies are pretty nice but the material is too thick. The Uniqlo AIRISM low-rise boxer briefs are definitely the best imo. Feels like I'm wearing nothing at all.

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."
I went to Taco Bell last night, but I'm not a fool and got a god-tier meal (quesarito and cool ranch dorito taco).

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."

NewFatMike posted:

I need some help, PYFRPPDSS.

I have purchased a bunch of posters over the last 8 months or so, and am having some issues with them staying on the walls. I purchased a bunch of Modest Magnets, and they're functional but I have to go around the apartment every week and flatten them back up. My question is: are frames just like stupid expensive? Apparently the only $10 ones on planet Earth are from Walmart, and those have like a 50% chance of being destroyed on arrival, according to the online reviews. Do y'all have any cheapo frame recommendations?

For content, related to the above question:



Basically yes, frames are stupid expensive.

When I'm looking for the cheapest possible frames, I go for the cheap ones at Michaels. They somewhat frequently have 40% off, plus you can get 20% off coupons that stack on the 40% if you sign up for emails. I usually just wait for the sales and then pick up what I need.

If you're looking for a "real" frame that isn't outrageously priced, a friend of mine who is a professional artist recommended checking thrift stores. Getting the sizing right is the real hard part about that, though. You can find some weird non-standard sizes.

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."
Yeah count me in among the people who have bought Dark Souls 3. Can't play it until tomorrow afternoon, though. I hope it's more like 1 than 2.

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."
gettin my summer style in order



Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."

BOOTY-ADE posted:

Fistful? Even $40k would be an assload of gummy bears, swim in 'em like Scrooge McDuck

I once impulse bought a 10 pound bag of Haribo cola gummies on amazon and even after bringing them everywhere and trying to get my friends to eat them I only got through like 2/3 of the bag before they got inedibly stale and hard.

What I'm saying is that when buying assloads of gummy bears, it's best to pace yourself.



Uhh, for content I bought some lo mein from a takeout place I'd never been to next to the grocery. I'm hesitant to call it "good" but it was pretty much everything you'd want in chinese takeout, which I'm pretty happy about since I hadn't yet found a decent place for when I'm craving it.

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."

Kaizoku posted:

Only if you use a personal pizza as the bun.

This is a revolutionary idea and I might be contributing to the "anti food porn" thread soon.

:smith:

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."

Megabound posted:

Temple of the Golden Pavilion was magnificent and now I need to read more Mishima. Blood Meridian was also amazing but I need to read it again to get more out of it and Suddenly a Knock on the Door is a great palate cleanser before I start on Spring Snow.

I just read both the Temple of the Golden Pavilion and Spring Snow and Spring Snow was really great. Also a much easier read in my opinion. Runaway Horses hasn't been as appealing to me but it's still good I think.

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."
Can't have people in real life thinking I'm some kind of normal person.



Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."

1redflag posted:

Was there ever really a chance?

no, but it takes dedication to keep it that way

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."

strangemusic posted:

For the love of god, post the link.

it is here

There's another place that makes similar stuff here but they're in Australia and shipping will kill you.

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."
There's a 50% off Criterion Collection stuff on the barnes and noble website, so I picked up this, which I had considered buying earlier but didn't due to cost.



Can't wait to watch some depressing Polish movies!

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."
It's possible to use steam to stream just about anything. I've used it as a lazy way to remotely control my PC from downstairs. It's not flawless though, so you might want to look into better options for non-game stuff.

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."
The heat is still broken in my house and so I bought this to make life a little less miserable while I'm at home.

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."

Coffee And Pie posted:


Just a little last minute Christmas present

From me to me

It's 5'3"

fuuuuuuuckkkkkkk this is nice

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."
If we're posting shoes I might as well throw out there that I purchased these

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."

Trabant posted:

Are these from the Flyknit series?

I actually only saw them because of the flyknit ones and initially thought they were too, but they're definitely not. They're modern future oddly enough. They look more plastic-y than cloth-y like the flyknit, which makes sense, but they don't really look like the other modern future stuff (which is ok with me because I'm not a fan but these are sweet).

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."

Not long before I graduated college, my mother's lovely abusive father died, and so on the way back home from my university my mother and I had to stop by his house for a week to finish cleaning it up in preparation for sale. There was no furniture left in the house and they had erroneously shut off the water, so it was a pretty miserable situation. In addition, my grandfather lived in the middle of nowhere in rural Ohio in a town of only a couple thousand. The only store in the entire place was a lone Walmart Supercenter. They had these "buzz ballz" at that Walmart, and so in an attempt to celebrate my graduation, we got a bunch of them. So I have this awful memory of eating instant microwave food from Walmart, sitting on the floor with my mother and then getting trashed on these extremely terrible plastic ball mixed drinks and passing out on the carpet.

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."
wow all this talk of underwear and no one coming out in favor of Uniqlo's AIRism underwear? I find them way better than ExOfficio or MeUndies and they are cheaper, too. I'll not wear anything else anymore.

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."
I love supima cotton a lot and practically half the stuff I own is made out of it, but I personally am not a big fan of the uniqlo supima underwear. I have a few pairs and they're fine, but the airism is just so much better.

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."
Uniqlo does have stores, but until fairly recently they've pretty much only been in limited cities on the coasts, and even then the stores are quite rare. I buy most of my stuff online since I do not live in a city with a Uniqlo, but I will occasionally go to an actual store to try stuff on. What the stores carry is seasonal so in general the website is the best option anyway.

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."

AnimalChin posted:

I've tried almost all of the underwear listed in this thread and Obviously makes the best ones by a huge margin.

Ahh, just what I wanted, underwear that's twice as long as my shorts!

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."
I used to live in Albuquerque and N'th-ing the Balloon Fiesta love. It's really incredible and definitely should not be missed.

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."
shoes



shoes



and a new drivers license

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."
Did they force you to take a receipt or did you just want one? I don't remember the last time a gas station forced a receipt on me but I've been grateful that when I've had to save receipts they've been pretty short. Now it's the grocery store that's getting out of hand these days.

For slightly-related content, I bought GIANT BRAND ELECTROLYTE ENHANCED WATER WITH ADDED MINERALS. It's pretty solid for playing roller hockey and helping me not die. And I don't generally want a gatorade-like drink because they're all too sugary, even the light ones.

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."

big mean giraffe posted:

Doesn't that have cherry red switches? Those are anything but quiet.

cherry reds are linear and have no click unless you bottom out, so they can be pretty quiet. They also feel pretty different from your "traditional" mechanical keyboard, though. If you try a cherry blue or something and then buy reds, you're gonna be disappointed.

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."

Josh Lyman posted:

Cherry Browns are the One True mechanical switch and any other is turbo garbage

I actually just got a new work keyboard because I had cherry reds and wanted browns. feels good man

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."
Clears are overrated. They're the Pepsi of cherry switches.

When you're just trying it out as a sample, it seems better, but under repeated normal use, it's too much.

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."
had to cash in on those sweet RadioShack cyber monday deals

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."

queserasera posted:

Looks like the world's worst Lite-Brite. What it do?

It's a kit to make an electronic die. If you tilt it it'll generate a random die roll and display it on the LEDs. I just kinda feel like doing some soldering and I could hypothetically get some use out of it. And it was $5 on sale so why not.

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."

Magic Underwear posted:

Even at $5 it seems like a waste of money.

Soldering is my zen activity and I don't have the time or money for anything more interesting.

Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."




Guess which one was more expensive.

Also ordered a band for the watch that is not pink.

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Phthisis
Apr 16, 2007

"Maybe some dolphins have sex for pleasure."

Coffee And Pie posted:

Unlike a tablet they don’t loving suck rear end to type on you dumb piece of poo poo lmao

hey i'll have you know that i know people who carry around a bluetooth mechanical keyboard with cherry switches to connect to their phone or ipad while out and about and love that setup


(lol)

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