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[Nichi]

So, tonight I go to see Skyfall >:3

I'll report back in after the movie

[stewartsage]

Enjoy your movie man.

Last night I watched Six-String Samurai, tonight I think I'll do a little 'State of War'

[Nichi]

Sounds good, man

Also, Skyfall was a badass film; one that feels like it hits all the right notes. I highly suggest going to see it

[Paul]

Well, I'm officially a paramedic trainee now One month of training and the final practical exam still have to happen, but I'm now allowed (or rather required) to work with patients and acoompany the ambulance!

[Bella]

Congrats Paul! If you don't mind me asking, is this going to be a volunteer or part-time job, or do you plan on making a career of it?

[Paul]

Well... here in Austria we have mandatory conscription at 18 (for 6 months), those who do not wish to join the military have the option to do the so-called "Zivildienst" (roughly translates to civilian service) for 9 months. There are several organizations you can choose, one of them being the Red Cross. I chose that one because they offer top-notch education, the job is something actually worth doing and everyone gets those fancy red uniforms Also, it's getting really exciting!

Afterwards I'm planning to stay as a volunteer if there's enough time left besides university. Making a career... maybe something with bioinformatics or something research-y that's comparable with my ethical beliefs. The paramedics who are doing it as a paid job don't get paid a lot actually. Another really interesting field would be health and social management, my main focus here would be gerontology and trying to improve the quality of life of the elderly.

[NejinOniwa]

I just finished a ranked soloqueue game in League, playing as Zyra support.
The matchup was Zyra-Ashe bot, Anivia mid, Skarner jungle and Jayce top, vs Taric-Ezreal bot, Karthus mid, Nunu jungle and Teemo top.
It lasted 1 hour and 8 seconds, and we won by a hair's breadth after a zillion plays back and forth.

I am utterly exhausted now O.O

Edit: I guess most of you don't know what I'm talking about here, so I'll sum it up. First of all, most Ranked 5v5 games usually don't last over 40 minutes. 20-30 is the norm for ranked, while unranked usually rolls in around 30-40. A one hour game in normal isn't unheard of, but very uncommon. "Long" games usually end around the 55 minute mark or so.

A ranked game this long is fucking absurd, especially on the higher ratings where I am.

[Nichi]

@Paul: Sounds nice, man. Good luck~ ^^

@Nej: I thought you said you got banned from League ._.

[NejinOniwa]

That was just for a week lol

[Nichi]

Ah. Well, that's good

So, mom got a dog. I get it that she's sad about her guinea pig passing away, but this is like a 2-day turn-around for a new pet, plus out house is not reasonably setup for a dog (We have cats inside, including one that's 17 years old and does not take well to new animals. As for outside, the fence is in need of repairs because of our previous dog). It feels like she put zero thought into this before she decided to buy it; like it was an impulse buy.

I have officially decided to not buy a fancy BluRay player for her Christmas gift; the $80 it'd cost is better put toward the "I'm moving out" fund. I mean, the dog needs somewhere to stay, so why not give it my old room?

EDIT: So, mom's planning on repairing the fence, so the dog can stay outside; since it seems to like it better out there. Yay! Sylvester and I can roam the house again! ^^

[Dr. Kraus]

That was just for a week lol

You crazy bastard!


It seems that this week is "Russian Week" this year around...

Every year, I find myself surrounded by everything Russian be it music to just the language itself! It is an odd occurrence that finds its way into at least a single week every year and this is the week right now.

Hopefully its the single week because my birthday is next week and I don't feel like being Russian for that week...

[Bella]

@Paul: That's really interesting, I had no idea Austria mandated military or civilian service for its citizens. I guess that's a pretty common thing throughout Europe? If you don't mind me asking, is there anything that's drawn you to the fields of bioinformatics and gerontology?

@Nej: But I thought you got perma-b&. 'v'

@Kraus: I pretty much wore a babushka nonstop for like four days, does that mean I'm celebrating Russian Week too?

@Pent: I'd be mostly worried about her rushing to buy that dog.... people shouldn't make snap decisions on buying pets. :z

[Nichi]

Indeed. This really felt rushed -_-

On a lighter note, the Christmas gifts are in the mail now ^^

[Paul]

@Bells: I don't really know if it's that common around Europe - there's a popular vote coming up ahead in January where the general populace can decide whether it should be abolished.
I've always been drawn to computers - so something with informatics was bound to attract my interest at some point. When I read about brain-computer interfaces and their possible uses, I literally felt pulled towards bioinformatics!
Gerontology, because there still is a lot to be done in that field in my opinion. Quite a lot of older people are alone and disillusioned, this has to be dramatically improved (include them in more activities with younger people, expand geriatric healthcare to a level where there's enough care for everyone involved, find a more integrative alternative to retirement homes...)

[NejinOniwa]

>CK2, playing as viking (Norse Pagan/Icelandic) invaders in africa (hurr)
>Year is 1250 and I've conquered everything from Timbuktu to Morocco to Tunisia along with about half of Spain, forming the Icelandic Empire (In Africa)
>For kicks I decide to actually conquer Iceland, which is held by an independent duke
>Send my personal army there, kick butt
>SUDDENLY Sicily declares war on me and I have to marshal the empire and march it all over to Tunisia and drive them off
>Halfway through that war when suddenly
AZTECS

>100K STACK WITH ACCOMPANYING 1K SHIPS LANDING IN FUCKING GALICIA AND SCOTLAND
>Meanwhile the Golden Horde has taken over everything from Russia to Poland, and France is the Byzantine Empire now
>Slow and steady cakewalk ----> SENSE OF IMPENDING DOOM RISING HARD AS FUCK
FUCK THIS SHIT/ (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻