The "What Are You Doing This Moment" Thread

[Funerary_Doom]

I agree with teaching and being hungover. I can't do it, I never tried to but just know i can't. I usually have one beer, glass of wine or drink per night not enough to get drunk. I actually like the taste of alcohol, and if I just sip it it makes me work on my lesson plans pretty easily or when i'm watching Star Trek or a show I decide to watch before going to bed.

haha, making you carry shit? @Funerary_Doom

His bag was really big to be fair. I carried the food and my stuff. Like he used a military long bag to pack his shit. I forget sometimes that when people are bigger their jeans and stuff don't fit into a bookbag like mine does. Also, I was just busting balls because I didnt want to carry 4 big bottles of coconut water. We're going camping man, let go of your comforts!

Also camping was sooo fun. But my tailbone, hips and shoulder blades are killing me. Sleeping on that floor is not a fucking joke at all. Hail to the bed and AC. Also, starting a fire is probably one of the most frustrating shit I've done in awhile. No bears but definitely saw a shit ton of deers. Never seen a deer in person before that.

 

[The Butt]

You'd get crucified for teaching like that these days. Everything has to be interactive, full of activities and real life applications. It's generally advised to show why things work as well (unless it's way beyond their level). Personally I liked going through an example and then working through questions but I can understand why that wouldn't engage many learners, especially those not interested in maths.

I was always terrible at math, but that was because I learned by being taught the general framework of an equation and how everything functions, then being given different problems built upon that framework or me to calculate. Which teachers in high school never did for me.

 

[The Ozzman]

I love how I know that if someone uses 'maths' in a sentence they aren't from the US.

 

[CiG]

Bone Tomahawk.

The film? Any good?

 

[The Ozzman]

Went to order some parts for my car. The main part is 41 dollars and only weighs a few pounds. Add in fasteners and it's roughly 60 bucks. Reasonable right? Wrong: Shipping is as much as the main part.

I'll see if the dealer can order it for me this weekend.

 

[Carpe Mortem]

Also on our way back from camping. Got a lot of compliments on our new truck bed tent, we just got it and this was the first trip using it. Really fucking nice being up off the ground, and the view is a lot better with that extra few feet. Plus you have the sides of the truck as a beer/ashtray/glasses ledge. Highly recommended.

Didn't find any mushrooms, I did keep an eye out.

 

[CiG]

Camping rules. Haven't been in awhile, this is a great reminder.
Teach the lad how to cook snake and pick wild onions.

 

[Dak]

Holy shit it's my UM anniversary. 8 fucking years around this joint.

 

[Phylactery]

It's always seemed strange to me that there are quite a few of you who only post in the social section of this board and rarely if ever in the metal part. Like you Dak, and Rms, Einherjar, Jimmy Dead, Black Orifice, etc.

 

[Dak]

I used to post a bit on the metal side. I'm so busy now I rarely have time to look over there, much less post. I do check on the metal side occasionally to get recs and whatnot but I see no point in arguing about metal at this point, and I'm definitely not able to contribute recs and whatnot more than some of the dedicated metalheads here.

 

[Internally Deformed]

I'm surprised anyone here actually uses the forum structure to find threads - 99% of the time I go by notifications or new posts. The only drawback with checking new posts is I get exposed to all the bullshit discussions in the Amorphis forum (seriously why is that going so strong when most of the other band forums are dead?).

 

[Phylactery]

I tbut I see no point in arguing about metal at this point

Seems you enjoy partaking in lengthy debates on just about about everything else, why not metal?

 

[Dak]

Seems you enjoy partaking in lengthy debates on just about about everything else, why not metal?

Because I don't care and it's music. I just listen to what I want.

 

[Phylactery]

Fair enough.

I'm surprised anyone here actually uses the forum structure to find threads - 99% of the time I go by notifications or new posts. The only drawback with checking new posts is I get exposed to all the bullshit discussions in the Amorphis forum (seriously why is that going so strong when most of the other band forums are dead?).

No idea, I don't frequent the other subforums, except sometimes the "Old-School" one, but people rarely post there.

Maybe we should go to the Amorphis forum and ask their opinions on Privilege of Evil and the Karelian Isthmus to test out what you were saying the other day.

 

[Internally Deformed]

Pretty sure they'd be too busy posting hundreds of pictures of the band from slightly different angles and discussing the band members' heights to take us up on that. Or they'd be like Karelian wut?

 

[Dak]

Yeah, I'm prob an exception when it comes to metalheads, but I find the less I know about the source of the music I like, usually the better. I'm not even a big fan of live metal for the most part. It usually involves annoying crowds in one way or another and/or bad acoustics/sound engineering. Blasting some thrash or death or whatever metal at my desk, or in my car, or in my ear while running is enough.

 

[Phylactery]

I don't go to many live shows either, mainly for the same reason. My neck is always stiff as fuck for days after from the headbanging as well. I've seen Morbid Angel several times though and they were always cool (90% of the set was always their old stuff).

 

[Satanstoenail]

It's always seemed strange to me that there are quite a few of you who only post in the social section of this board and rarely if ever in the metal part. Like you Dak, and Rms, Einherjar, Jimmy Dead, Black Orifice, etc.

It's also because people get sick of having the same arguments and discussing the same shit over and over but still enjoy hanging out here in this lovely pleasant community.

 

[viewerfromnihil]

It's always seemed strange to me that there are quite a few of you who only post in the social section of this board and rarely if ever in the metal part. Like you Dak, and Rms, Einherjar, Jimmy Dead, Black Orifice, etc.

I used to post on the metal board a fair amount. I kind of lost my interest in constantly seeking out music on internet boards, in part because my tastes have shifted over the years and also because other priorities gotten in the way. The guys on the social board are a pretty interesting bunch, so they keep me coming back. I mostly lurk, but I get on posting kicks every once in a while.

I don't go to many live shows either, mainly for the same reason. My neck is always stiff as fuck for days after from the headbanging as well. I've seen Morbid Angel several times though and they were always cool (90% of the set was always their old stuff).

Interesting, I mostly prefer live shows. That's the main way I find new bands nowadays.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

All this talk about not being able to teach while hungover. I don't think I could get through a lesson plan unless I was drinking before it. I also found that my best classes teaching were when I just fucking winged the whole fucking thing and forced my students to talk instead of me reading from a stupid outline I made for myself.