The "What Are You Doing This Moment" Thread

[viewerfromnihil]

I'm on it, need to listen to a few before I can put my list up. Listening to Heretic now, doesn't seem as bad as I expected it to be.

I'm biased because Heretic was my first Morbid Angel album, but it really isn't that bad. I don't understand all the terrible fanfare it gets. Granted, it's no Formulas or Gateways, but it's been proven they can do much, much worse.

 

[The Ozzman]

I'm biased because Heretic was my first Morbid Angel album, but it really isn't that bad. I don't understand all the terrible fanfare it gets. Granted, it's no Formulas or Gateways, but it's been proven they can do much, much worse.

I like the Tucker era overall more than the Vincent era. Has anyone else checked put the new album?

 

[Phylactery]

I'm biased because Heretic was my first Morbid Angel album, but it really isn't that bad. I don't understand all the terrible fanfare it gets. Granted, it's no Formulas or Gateways, but it's been proven they can do much, much worse.

I think it’s because Heretic is really bland and boring. Which Morbid Angel never were before - even the stuff I didn’t like, at least it wasn’t completely uninspired. Illud is the more offensively bad album, but Heretic is a whole load of nothing. I’d rather have the former, at least it was terrible in an entertaining way.

I feel like shit! Hangovers getting worse as you age is so cruel!

 

[Satanstoenail]

I'm biased because Heretic was my first Morbid Angel album, but it really isn't that bad. I don't understand all the terrible fanfare it gets. Granted, it's no Formulas or Gateways, but it's been proven they can do much, much worse.

I need to listen to it again, I got about half way through and got really bored. The production seemed really weird not in a good way.

I feel like shit! Hangovers getting worse as you age is so cruel!

Did you take my advice or what? I'm old and get drunk regularly but always try to make sure that I drink water before passing out or I get up and drink a lot of it as soon as I wake from my stupor and go back to bed.

 

[Phylactery]

I did, I drank 2-3 big glasses of water before crawling into bed and then I drank some when I wake up. I guess I do feel slightly more alive than usual!

The worst part is, I used to get absolutely shitfaced and I’d wake up feeling fucking fresh and revitalised. Now I wake up and I’m still drunk with a pounding head and waves of nausea and feeling like I haven’t slept, more like I’ve just been unconscious for a few hours. It’s horrendous! And then I start to sober up anywhere between midday and 5pm depending on how much I’ve drank and then the hangover kicks in proper. A headache is not a hangover, I can deal with that! It’s the feeling of your stomach churning and like it’s hollow (I can’t even explain it) and barely being able to move that gets me. I usually can’t eat either.

 

[dwellerINTHEdark]

Had the worst hangover the other day. I normally don't do shots cuz I know how bad my hangovers get when I do, but I did shots. I woke up several hours later between my refrigerator and the counter. I think my girlfriend pushed me there but I can't confirm this. Then I miraculously crawled to an armchair and got some sleep there. I was still drunk all the next day. I was so nauseous too. I couldn't leave the apartment till like 6pm, when I demanded a milkshake. Last night was my first real effort drinking since then and it went well. Craft beer and old fashioned's are my jam. Fuck you, shots.

 

[Phylactery]

Sounds hilarious! I tend to not do shots anymore either. I used to fucking love sambuca and tequila! Especially black sambuca.

But yeah, I don’t feel quite as bad when I drink quality drink as opposed to the utter shite they have in most clubs near me! Been getting into craft beers over the past year after not liking beer at all. I’ve realised that’s because the most popular beers that they have everywhere on draught are fucking nasty and give beer a bad name!

 

[dwellerINTHEdark]

Yeah there's so many beer varietals that you will definitely find something that suits you well. Although I'm now trying to drink more Guinness and less craft beer just to save on my caloric intake. Must prevent the "beer belly"! Whiskey is good for that purpose as well.

 

[Satanstoenail]

Shots are fine as long as you only do 2-3 tops. An icy cold shot of Jägermeister to get things moving is a great opener to a night of debauchery.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

I exclusively do shots while I drink. All the bars have a beer + shot combo for like $5-6

 

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When else would you do shots?

 

[Omni]

Sounds hilarious! I tend to not do shots anymore either. I used to fucking love sambuca and tequila! Especially black sambuca.

But yeah, I don’t feel quite as bad when I drink quality drink as opposed to the utter shite they have in most clubs near me! Been getting into craft beers over the past year after not liking beer at all. I’ve realised that’s because the most popular beers that they have everywhere on draught are fucking nasty and give beer a bad name!

I tried to tell you this years ago. You're making me proud, young one.

 

[Phylactery]

A colleague drinks craft beer almost exclusively and got me into them. Much better than your normal draft beer. You were correct.

Contemplating a career change! Had a really shitty two days with kids not even understanding the most basic of things. Which would be fine, except they're not even trying to understand and are instead focusing on inventing problems that don't exist as a form of work avoidance. I cannot stand the current apathy and blame culture of modern British teenagers. They have zero accountability for their actions and it's everyone else's fault. Parents do not help with this, by siding with their kids and insisting they've done nothing wrong. Sure, I spent my time after school to call you up to invent some lies about your child. They definitely weren't being rude, and they definitely were not having a conversation while I was explaining the work, and they certainly were not so disruptive and having such a negative impact on learning that I had to remove them from the class. Fuck off.

I can't do this for another 35 years!

 

[Dak]

Contemplating a career change! Had a really shitty two days with kids not even understanding the most basic of things. Which would be fine, except they're not even trying to understand and are instead focusing on inventing problems that don't exist as a form of work avoidance. I cannot stand the current apathy and blame culture of modern British teenagers. They have zero accountability for their actions and it's everyone else's fault. Parents do not help with this, by siding with their kids and insisting they've done nothing wrong. Sure, I spent my time after school to call you up to invent some lies about your child. They definitely weren't being rude, and they definitely were not having a conversation while I was explaining the work, and they certainly were not so disruptive and having such a negative impact on learning that I had to remove them from the class. Fuck off.

It isn't just Britain.

 

[Phylactery]

Well no it probability isn’t. But I’ve met teachers from various European countries who are shocked and appalled by the behaviour of British kids! Back chatting to teachers and being generally rude is unheard of where they come from.

 

[zabu of nΩd]

I'm weirdly attracted to the idea of becoming a high school teacher, even though it seems like a brutal job. It's mainly the "making a difference in the world" aspect that appeals.

I don't mean this as a career idea -- more of a bucket list thing if I reach a point of financial security where I can give teaching a try and not be worried about money if I can't handle the job. I think I'm at an age where I have a reasonably thick skin for juvenile bullying, and as long as the classroom isn't severely noisy / out of control, I can tolerate an inherent rate of failure from a portion of the students. I'm better than most people at accepting when something broken can't be fixed.

The biggest question, given my extreme introversion, is whether I could handle the energy of a classroom without shriveling into a robot who never smiles at students or gives them any positive emotional feedback when they do well. On top of that, I wonder if I even have enough inherent empathy to really connect with students and inspire them, regardless of how I handle the energy. I've had a tendency in life to withdraw from people who are exceptionally needy.

 

[Phylactery]

@no country for old wainds have you seen Nadal has won his 11th French Open?! Fucking ridiculous.

 

[no country for old wainds]

his record there is 95-2, a 98% win percentage. aside from borg nobody else has over 83% wins there, or more than 3 titles. insane.

 

[Phylactery]

I thought he'd only lost once at the French? Who did he lose his second match to?

 

[no country for old wainds]

soderling in '09 and djokovic in '15