QueenZone discussion #1279540

catqueen wrote: Really???  U sure it isn't just a reflection or something?  If its real its amazing!

This is a preview, kind of, for a parody of 'Flash' that me and some friends have started working on not too long ago :-)

And to reassure some folks here, the proper single version will sound quite good, as good as can be. The backing track used here was just a quick scratch track put together, which will be replaced with a full proper 'live' backing track soon as I'm able to get into my buddy's home studio to record all the instrumentation. Aiming for an early November release!



PS. Peter Freestone guests on the single!

GratefulFan wrote: That was actually marginally funny Richard.  But why do you sound like you're from New York State?  Those aren't all Canadian vowels my friend.  Canucks, I think we all need to keep a closer eye on Alberta.  Something fishy going on. ;)

GratefulFan wrote: Nothing weird with Alberta after all.  Well, nothing unusually weird with Alberta anyway. :P

Google's Android Marketplace is selling smartphone owners of all ages an app which promises to answer what they think is a pressing question: "Is My Son Gay?" If we alert the Google team to this outrageous questionnaire, we're sure they'll do the right thing and shut it down.

JoxerTheDeityPirate wrote: snorkel at the ready,got flash flood warnings all over Cornwall for the next 24 hours..

catqueen wrote:

JoxerTheDeityPirate wrote: snorkel at the ready,got flash flood warnings all over Cornwall for the next 24 hours..

JoxerTheDeityPirate wrote: only 19 days until the annual observation of the creation of the supreme divine [and humble] pirate... still time to send gifts of gold and frankenscense..[not too keen on murrrrrrrrrgh]

tcc wrote:

JoxerTheDeityPirate wrote: only 19 days until the annual observation of the creation of the supreme divine [and humble] pirate... still time to send gifts of gold and frankenscense..[not too keen on murrrrrrrrrgh]

JoxerTheDeityPirate wrote: only 19 days until the annual observation of the creation of the supreme divine [and humble] pirate... still time to send gifts of gold and frankenscense..[not too keen on murrrrrrrrrgh]

matt z wrote:

JoxerTheDeityPirate wrote: only 19 days until the annual observation of the creation of the supreme divine [and humble] pirate... still time to send gifts of gold and frankenscense..[not too keen on murrrrrrrrrgh]

paulosham wrote: Is it just me or does anyone else think that the personal forum is turning into some kind of circle jerk?

paulosham wrote: Never tolerate a bully, report her and explain exactly what she is doing.  Nobody should have to deal with any such treatment in work.

GratefulFan wrote: They should just go play in oil and fan themselves and cheer for the Cowboys.

tcc wrote: @catqueen Just wear your old familliar jeans and top.  Don't try to impress him because he is not your guest and you are not obliged to "entertain" him.  Be yourself and enjoy the concert.

MadTheSwine73 wrote: LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! La la la la laaaaaaaaa! La la la la laaaaaaaaa! La la la la laaaaaaaaaaaaa!

catqueen wrote: Its friday 13th... i'm not superstitious... but i went to get petrol this morning and my laser card wouldn't work on two different machines... rang the bank and it turns out my account had been blocked cos of 'suspicious activity...Someone seems to have gotten my laser number and robbed nearly E500 from my account last night... :(

GratefulFan wrote: That's terrible.  :(  Hopefully the bank sorts things for you quickly.I've got a horrible story that I'll endeavour to make short (I'll probably fail).  In the fall of 2000 I drove away from a drive through bank machine leaving my card behind and, and as I learned shortly, active.   When I realized my card was missing I drove back to the bank machine in hopes of finding it, with no luck.  Online records I checked thereafter indicated somebody came in behind me and withdrew 100 dollars at a time until I was drained...to my overdraft limit.  I lost all the money I had in the world at the time - hundreds of dollars.  The bank told me I was SOL because it was my fault, and recommended I call the police.  I did that, and a cop came over and took my statement and disappeared for a few weeks. Just days before Christmas he called me and said this on the phone: "I've investigated this incident and determined nobody followed behind you at the bank.  I am going to be charging you with theft, fraud and public mischief for filing a false report.  But don't worry, I won't screw up your Christmas, I'll wait until January."!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I just about died.  I was so panicked and just, without words.  I couldn't believe what I was hearing and I felt incredibly helpless.   Long story short, my subsequent fit taking and witness statements (my mother had been in the car with me the first time I was at the bank) eventually encouraged him to put down the doughnut and get up and do a proper investigation.  Turns out that because we had just turned the clocks back the video recording equipment at the bank was an hour off from the correctly adjusted transaction time.  So the video footage he was looking at that 'matched' the time of the withdrawals was closer to me coming back to look for my card, not me leaving my card and then getting stolen from.  You'd think stopping and briefly looking for a card would have a different visual footprint that doing more than a dozen individual transactions. (!)  Eventually it got sorted out, and I guilted the bank into giving me the money back as compensation for the stress caused by their wrongly timestamped recording.  But what a lesson that was about how easy it is for the innocent to be railroaded.  I still remember the sick fear and helplessness.Anyway, I hope your loss will be sorted quickly and without that kind of unnecessary drama!  Hang in there. :)

Amazon wrote: GF, I don't know what to say. All I say is that, that is absolutely horrible. My heart goes out to you.

GratefulFan wrote:

Amazon wrote: GF, I don't know what to say. All I say is that, that is absolutely horrible. My heart goes out to you.

Thanks for the thoughts.  :)  Over 10 years ago now, so well in the past.  
But my Euro 500 is still missing, so send the thoughts to me instead!

inu-liger wrote: How would you know? You haven't seen my latest pictures, and you're most certainly not on my Facebook either. Quit making stupid assumptions about my looks.

Mr. Britt wrote:

inu-liger wrote: How would you know? You haven't seen my latest pictures, and you're most certainly not on my Facebook either. Quit making stupid assumptions about my looks.

Play that gee-tar, Richard!

inu-liger wrote:

Mr. Britt wrote:

inu-liger wrote:How would you know? You haven't seen my latest pictures, and you're most certainly not on my Facebook either.Quit making stupid assumptions about my looks.

Play that gee-tar, Richard!

That, I will!Looking forward to getting my newest acquisition in by this Thursday, a Burns Sunburst BM model :)

Zebonka12 wrote: Tell them all to fuck off

catqueen wrote: Wish i could -- i'm v gentle, naturally timid and quiet, to the extent that my friends have nicknamed me 'the doe.' I hate confrontation, i self-depreciate, i assume if there is a mistake that its probably my mistake. If something comes up and someone asks me if i did/didn't do something, i will say if i don't remember it, but will also say that that doesn't mean i *didn't* do it, and i apologise profusely, even for things i clearly am not totally responsible for. All my working life (all 6 years of it lol, the first few before that don't count) any issues that have come up have related to me not wanting to make decisions on my own, not wanting to cause trouble, not wanting to cause confrontation. Then i had a lot of personal changes lately (left a v strict religious group that i grew up in, but it was fairly intense, and affected pretty much my whole life). Since then, i got a lot more confident, and i'm trying to be careful not to swing from over-timid to a bulldozer. And apparantly now, some ppl in work lodged a complaint that i'm inapproachable. I'm pretty sure it was a misunderstanding. And also, i've been told that i've gone from not taking enough responsibility to taking too much, and other ppl need to do their jobs too, so i need to step back. It was completely out of the blue, i had no idea there was a problem. And i'm in the middle of final assignments (i study part time), and up to my neck. And i wish i could go feck off, but i cant :/ And its possible that they're right, although i know some parts of it are just misunderstanding. But still, i feel horrible. :(

GratefulFan wrote:

catqueen wrote: Wish i could -- i'm v gentle, naturally timid and quiet, to the extent that my friends have nicknamed me 'the doe.' I hate confrontation, i self-depreciate, i assume if there is a mistake that its probably my mistake. If something comes up and someone asks me if i did/didn't do something, i will say if i don't remember it, but will also say that that doesn't mean i *didn't* do it, and i apologise profusely, even for things i clearly am not totally responsible for. All my working life (all 6 years of it lol, the first few before that don't count) any issues that have come up have related to me not wanting to make decisions on my own, not wanting to cause trouble, not wanting to cause confrontation. Then i had a lot of personal changes lately (left a v strict religious group that i grew up in, but it was fairly intense, and affected pretty much my whole life). Since then, i got a lot more confident, and i'm trying to be careful not to swing from over-timid to a bulldozer. And apparantly now, some ppl in work lodged a complaint that i'm inapproachable. I'm pretty sure it was a misunderstanding. And also, i've been told that i've gone from not taking enough responsibility to taking too much, and other ppl need to do their jobs too, so i need to step back. It was completely out of the blue, i had no idea there was a problem. And i'm in the middle of final assignments (i study part time), and up to my neck. And i wish i could go feck off, but i cant :/ And its possible that they're right, although i know some parts of it are just misunderstanding. But still, i feel horrible. :(

Gentle is a very nice quality catqueen. I really hope you admire and appreciate that in yourself.   The rest of it can be learned.  Workplace issues are difficult for many women to navigate, regardless of temperment.  Our first instinct is usually to go somewhere and cry.  Which is fine, as long as you settle yourself and gather things intellectually before you attempt to address anything with anyone.  There is always some opportunity in any crisis, even a mini crisis.  This is a chance for you to demonstrate that you can take constructive criticism and be assertive and responsible in following up making sure expectations of you are being met.  Most employers needs are pretty simple and easy enough to glean.  Try to look at things through their eyes - what a well functioning workplace looks like to them - and then make every effort to show that you can be that.   This sounds like a comparatively small thing that is probably much more initially hurtful for you than it is troublesome for them.  I'm sure all will be well and you will have an opportunity to take this challenge and distinguish yourself.  :)

Lostman wrote: What's up everybody?

MadTheSwine73 wrote:

Lostman wrote: What's up everybody?

Not much, how about you?

GratefulFan wrote: Eastern Canada is in the middle of the wildest heat wave. Today's current high is 25 degrees C - average historical high for today is 1 degree, and previous historical record high in 2000 was 12.8 degrees. I can't recall ever blowing a temperature record by more than 12 degrees C. Record historical low on this day was - 25.9, so more than 50 degrees C separating the two extremes. Crazy country I live in! :)

catqueen wrote: argh, crazy day!

MadTheSwine73 wrote:

catqueen wrote: argh, crazy day!

What's up?

Holly2003 wrote: It was my son's 7th birthday party today and he has so much fun he peed his pants lol.

GratefulFan wrote: At all my birthday parties when I was little I would lose it and cry at the point that people sang 'Happy Birthday' over the cake and candles. I recall one year sobbing "Don't Sing! Don't Sing!" with tears flooding my face, which I'm sure was some shade of petunia. I just could not handle all that focused attention and all the faces looking at me at once. I totally should have peed my pants instead. Way more laid back and cheerful. Anyway, glad it was a special day. It's so easy to make our children insanely, sweetly, innocently happy when they're that age. Good times. :)

catqueen wrote:

Holly2003 wrote: It was my son's 7th birthday party today and he has so much fun he peed his pants lol.

Poor kid! Hope he's ok, and not too embarrassed/upset! Glad he had a good birthday though! :)

catqueen wrote:

MadTheSwine73 wrote:

catqueen wrote: argh, crazy day!

What's up?

Everything -- work is crazy, final exams are in two weeks, someparts of personal life are going up in smoke (while other parts have never been so good, so its a really weird feeling). Ah well, i shall survive!

GratefulFan wrote: There's a pregnant woman on the other couch. She looks haunted. I'm scared she actually got pregnant on the couch and is still here.

Holly2003 wrote: link Read the comments. Crude, juvenile and very very funny.

GratefulFan wrote: Bryan Adams tonight! My son got on the local load in/load out crew. Great experience for him to see and participate in the behind the scenes stuff. I'm a wee bit jealous. My bad luck that I bought him two tickets for the event months ago for his birthday, and now he'll be there for free. :(

Lostman wrote: I have five important school tests. They might be not that important, though. I'm having the first one on Monday, and am scared a bit. I'm finishing 9th Form tomorrow. I'm so happy!

catqueen wrote:

Lostman wrote: I have five important school tests. They might be not that important, though. I'm having the first one on Monday, and am scared a bit. I'm finishing 9th Form tomorrow. I'm so happy!

Hey, good luck! Hope they go well! :)

catqueen wrote: Tonight's my last night as a student... after six years of part time study while working it's gonna be weird... suddenly i won't have to stay at home all the time frantically studying... weekends will actually be days when i don't HAVE to do anything, instead of my current 'yay, study time' approach to weekends. Now in the evening, my biggest concern will be trying to feed myself, instead of seeing dinner as a 'break' from study... it's gonna be strange... think i'll end up missing it. On the down side, i have an exam tomorrow and i'm really not ready... i'm SO not ready that there's hardly any point in studying, cos i need to learn 19 topics for it, and i only know (half know) 4. :/ Not a good ending to the year... just hope the questions are easy lol

Lostman wrote: Passed the first test yesterday. Passed it well. It made me feel good, since I'd been upset the day before because of a lot of really, really bad things. I have four tests yet. The next one is on this Friday. Hope they go well.

GratefulFan wrote: That's a really big deal catqueen. Great accomplishment. I'll save my official congrats for after your last exam. Let us know how it goes, and how it feels! :)

catqueen wrote: It's official -- i'm not a student anymore! Such a strange feeling!

catqueen wrote: It's official -- i'm not a student anymore! Such a strange feeling!

catqueen wrote: It's official -- i'm not a student anymore! Such a strange feeling!

greaserkat wrote: I got confirmation that I passed my Master's Comprehension Exam. I now officially have a Master's in School Counseling; I know exactly how catqueen is feeling. Congrats to you catqueen!!

Zebonka12 wrote: I had to turn down a chick from America about 3 years ago. I mean, she was seriously talking marriage and moving to Australia and all of that jazz. Not to put it all on her - she was really splendid, but it was just not gonna happen. Being that I'm a bit of a hobgoblin (physically speaking - we can talk about my shit personality another day) I've never actually had to reject someone in my life, so I've always assumed it was an asshole thing to do and that there must be no emotional cost involved at all. Boy was that a lot of toss! I felt utterly fucked, for ages actually. Really guilty. Still, onward and upward!

catqueen wrote: And you're not ugly lol.

MadTheSwine73 wrote: The Batmobile? :D

GratefulFan wrote: Beach party, bonfire, guitars. Story of my adolescence. No better way for the young and free to to spend a weekend summer night. Glad you had fun! Hopefully you avoided the mooning the male friends felt compelled to do at trains passing above once adequate beer was consumed. :)

GratefulFan wrote: We had to bury our pet rabbit today. :( Very sad. Her name was Lily, and we had her for nine years.

catqueen wrote: Aww, that's so sad :(

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MercuryArts wrote: My first post to this topic, My brother took his girlfriend to dinner & proposed to her on Xmas Eve. Then spent all of Xmas day in bed with food poisoning! Can you say "RED FLAG!!!!"

MadTheSwine73 wrote: I stopped caring about hockey. It disgusted me, the greed from both sides. I probably won't watch any games, because I just don't care anymore. Maybe next year.

GratefulFan wrote: Marilyn is creepy!

The Fairy King wrote: Baer.

waunakonor wrote: One year ago today I signed up on QueenZone. Whoop. Here's to another year, I guess.

GratefulFan wrote: Happy anniversary waunakonor! You've been a very good contributor. You and QZ's other young posters like tomchristie and madtheswine are unqualified assets to the forum. Glad you're here. :)

catqueen wrote: ARGH!!!! My fiance and i had planned to go out to celebrate our engagement to the band that we went to the night he asked me out. So i organised it (the band are playing in my city soon), and invited what was SUPPOSED to be a few ppl... and after i set up the 'event' on facebook and invited people, i realised i'm after inviting about 60 people!!! What the heck will i do if 60 people turn up to a club in town???!!! We'll hardly fit in, cos it's a really small club!

inu-liger wrote:

catqueen wrote: ARGH!!!! My fiance and i had planned to go out to celebrate our engagement to the band that we went to the night he asked me out. So i organised it (the band are playing in my city soon), and invited what was SUPPOSED to be a few ppl... and after i set up the 'event' on facebook and invited people, i realised i'm after inviting about 60 people!!! What the heck will i do if 60 people turn up to a club in town???!!! We'll hardly fit in, cos it's a really small club!

Just say, first come first admittance, venue size limited :)

GratefulFan wrote: Was it a sleeping role? Ha ha.

http://soundcloud.com/inu-liger/breaking-hats-flac-work-in/

ParisNair wrote: Mind you, I am happily married and all...so these thoughts are making me mightly uncomfortable.

ParisNair wrote: Mind you, I am happily married and all...so these thoughts are making me mightly uncomfortable. Any other married/commited folks ever been in such situation?

ParisNair wrote: I am married and became a father a few months ago. Now, before all this (when I was still a single) I was at a cousin's wedding where I saw a girl. I was attracted to her immediately. However, due to the occasion and the fact that she never left her mom's side (or vice-versa), i could not do much about it. Life moved on, and a few years later (I mean last weekend), we watched the video of that wedding. When I saw that girl in the video, the memories of the day came rushing back. I looked her up on Facebook and foudn that she is still single.... Anyway, last few days...I've been thinking about her a lot...like I used to think about girls back when I was ateenager/single... Mind you, I am happily married and all...so these thoughts are making me mightly uncomfortable. Any other married/commited folks ever been in such situation?

ParisNair wrote: I am glad I posted here about this. Somehow my mind was at ease immediately after that and the thoughts and feelings towards that girl are not as intense anymore. Thank you all for sharing your opinions on the situation. You have actually given direction to my thoughts.

GratefulFan wrote: The last thing I'd say is that your feelings of discomfort are fragile. Give them attention and treat them with the utmost care because we humans have a remarkable capacity to rationalize just about any behaviour or decision, usually by degrees and mostly uncritically. This won't be the last time you will feel this way but it will be the first time you decide how to handle it and a precedent is a powerful thing. ------ Pure gold. I've said this before, but you write so, so well. I just love this.

GratefulFan wrote: I'm glad you did too ParisNair. First, women just love to give advice. It's like this awesome mix of oxygen and chocolate. :) And truly, there are often many barriers to bringing things up in our offline lives and this was a perfect example. Even a small forum like this is rich with life experience and hopefully some wisdom on any number of things. I wish people took advantage of the relative anonymity and did it more often because we all potentially benefit.

ParisNair wrote: Surely I am not the only one who finds it odd that quite a few people write "of" when they mean "have". What's up with that?

ParisNair wrote: Surely I am not the only one who finds it odd that quite a few people write "of" when they mean "have". What's up with that?

ParisNair wrote: No spoilers please!!

BETA215 wrote:

ParisNair wrote: No spoilers please!!

All of them suffer a horrible death in an airplane crash due to be going to Hawaii. Then Homer Simpson comes and eat their burgers. And for unknown reasons, of a sudden, Freddie appears singin' Body Language and Homer runs out of food. Then both fight and the end is cut 'cause of the lights of the room going off.