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Whoa... why assume everyone is your enemy? I am not... Even though I'm straight. No -ish or maybes or other qualifiers for me... Now *ducks his head, waits for an angry diatribe from Rarity* - just in case Jeb's dream proves to be clairvoyant Regards

Dammit, I don't bother showing up here for a couple of days and what do I miss? Binky's birthday! Happy birthday, mate! Belatedly... Best of health and happiness to you (everything else you can always buy )! @K4 - is 21 drinking age limit in the US for buying or also for drinking? Regards

At last... A happy feeling post! Jeb, you put an end to this ever deepening misery! Everyone here was getting so bloody downbeat and whiny recently I wanted to rip my eyes out after reading so much of it... Now I can keep my eyes in their sockets and OT: I am so freaking happy because of it! Thank you, Jeb Regards

I think Binky's idea is great! But we'll also need a woodwind player and a drummer - at the very least, I think. @Jeb - your hands are so nicely set and so dextrous (and so graceful). I love watching you play... Not to mention that this is one of my favourite pieces of your music... Thank you for sharing this with us! @AP - Oh, yesss. The Six Wives... what really made Wakeman as an individual name, apart from being part of groups... I love all of his early stuff - including No Earthly Connection (which is actually one of my favourites) and 1984. And of course the "Myths And Legends of King Arthur" - which he wrote thinking he was dying, by the way, so he put his everything in it... rXlkBo0ZcFQ Regards

Стол would be a manly table Стул - will be a chair and, yes, manly too. And your pillow is a female. I don't think you can arbitrarily change the words' sex, so, Подушка will have to remain a girl but you can describe it as Пуховик - which means a "fluffy one" or "one filled with fluff" And you do have to abide by the law or else they'll send you to Siberia! Regards

Ah, that's how you make your mutitrack music! Now I know. Where's the trumpet though? Nice to know you enjoyed the music and seeing Wakeman play. He really is something, isn't he? Regards

Hehe, I dreamed a few times about being in Doom, or of some Doom parts being part of an otherwise normal world. Also, a few times in Descent and uncountable number in HL2 or somewhere very similar. I love those kinds of dreams! Regards

It's the same for me. Much easier to bear my own pain... Oh, that pat on my head - thank you! Did it feel fluffy enough? @Zaraki - a cut finger or two is hardly a reason to kill yourself. An inconvenience, for sure, but if we were to commit suicide every time we faced an inconvenience - there would be no human race by now and the world would have been run by fluffy felines... Hmmm, may not be such a bad thing, on the second thought... The cats, I mean! Regards

Oh, I'm so sorry, Jeb! Your innocence has slipped through my fingers... I'm inconsolable. Now, well, please do watch the video - at least you'll see whether it was all worth it! But, ah, such a nice new piece of music! Thank you! You are getting ever bolder with polyphony and instrumentation. Makes the interplay of various tracks more and more intricate with each new composition. I like it so much! I'll ask for a MIDI copy - but, firstly, I'll finish the Feathers, I've promised that much to myself @Binky: At last - here it is on the Amazon! You have one happy fan now. I'm impressed. The musicianship is excellent and the music's too. Liked the first 3 songs the most, but all are very well played. Eh, thought I turned the Blind Eye on by mistake - but, oh, I saw the difference soon enough. Still - a nice nod to UH. Regards

I would have gladly let Jeb know that the UCP is broken but I'm afraid it'll be like this: And I'm not sure I'm quick enough... Regards

No I don't have actual evidence for per capita sausage production in the USSR. You are welcome to research that subject, though, and report your findings... But I'd like to warn you - only people who don't understand numbers and statistics say they are easy to understand. Hehe, no. Reality is busy biting the West in the arse right now, if you didn't notice. That's your opinion and I disagree with it, as you are free to disagree with mine. And you haven't given any evidence or explanations supporting yours either, by the way. Also you like to twists things a little bit. You say "they are" or "they are not" ISIS. I was saying controlled or affiliated. That's different. On the matter of funding, like a journalist from the Independent, I like to ask the same question: "Millions of dollars must be arriving in Isis hands from outside Iraq and Syria, and the question must be asked: if it doesn’t come from within Saudi Arabia – or Qatar – who on earth is providing the wherewithal? Iceland? Peru?" But, unlike the journalist - I am happy to answer it definitively to myself. Anyway, Happy Birthday to you! Regards

Oh, geez! LOL. Damn... Who would have thought it? Changes my entire world view if prog fans could come up with something like this Oh, Jeb! *reaches out with his hand and holds it in front of your eyes* Don't look! Not meant for a young lady's eyes! Regards

@Jeb - Ah. Such a relief. But, wow, that was a major operation! Basically, like changing a car's engine... No wonder they took so long before telling you, finally, that he's OK. I wish him the speediest recovery and to you - the shortest possible wait. Ah... That back rub... Thank you! But I think you could do with something too... *turns you around, massages your shoulders* Re: Tumblr... I dunno. Can't blame tumblr - it's just a place. If some people coming there are being jerks - it's a problem with them, not with the site IMHO. Regards

False statistics??! Noooo! @RandomGuy - there, you see - statistics can be false! Who would have thought it?!! @Jeb - you're right. It could be so much worse. And it isn't. That in itself is a cause for gratitude and a bit of a celebration. For me at least. *strokes your hair, curling some around his fingers* Regards

Just open a new thread called something like "UCP is not working" and make it sticky. It works. I did something like that before... Regards

Oh, it was a compliment alright, Jeb! Just watch this as an example... ecQspzFrrCQ Regards

You are really making me sad, Mr Sad American Ideologue. I've seen types like this. My lecturer in Scientific Communism - a good example. He loved giving statistics about how much sausage USSR produced per capita and how that was more than enough to feed everyone many times over. There was a little problem though - you go to the shops and there is no sausage. No, nada, none. So is with you - "ISIS is better than Assad because of these numbers". Haha, good luck with that! "Searching through dozens of articles for proof of your arguments isn't my job." - neither is trying to make sense of some meaningless numbers - mine, sorry... So, you know Syria better then me? Who am I to argue... But, remind me - how many countries in the Middle East have you been to? "They are fighting each other" - and that is supposed to tell me what? That they are not fighting together with ISIS? - that's nonsense. They have common enemies and they are opportunists as every extremist is. And, I never said that ISIS is idirectly funded by the Americans. You're putting words in my mouth. But Saudis, Qatari etc. - yes, I repeat that. Go prove me wrong. In the end - what you're saying is your ideological party-line - "there are mythical moderate freedom fighters, who, if supported in a duly patriotic way, will prevail and topple the Satan Assad and then win over ISIS in a free and fair democratic elections and everyone will live happily ever after". What I'm saying is - "there are no moderates in Syria, all rebels are aligned with ISIS in one way or another and Assad currently is the only regime that can possible restore some order to the country, stop the bloodshed and provide a base for eventual strangling of ISIS." If Russia can succeed in bringing it about - I'm all for it. That will be better for everybody. I'm not 100% optimistic though. Regards

I'm sorry, when I am playing Half-Life, Freeman has none of these traits or disorders... Regards

I guess so... Hm. I'm sure things are alright. ^_^ I should get some sort of reply by tomorrow... hopefully! If not, I'll wait even longer. :3 I'm patient. I swear! XD I'm so conflicted though. X3 Sleep... means I gotta say goodbye to my friends for the night. But... sleep also means I won't have to wait so long for stuff. And sleep just feels good in general. XP But oh goodness me. ... Hm. *rests the side of my head against our hands* XD There. Now what? EDIT: @Zaraki: Aw. Thank you... I guess I should stick to that title though shouldn't I? Optimistic little shit. But yes, Vappy and I are deep into the hand holding dilemma now. XD Suddenly: Oh hey, it's raining outside. Oh my gosh, I love rain. Rain makes everything better. @Jeb: I hope the rain has sang you your lullaby by now, Jeb... You must be deep in your dreams... All will be well in the end. Just don't you ever doubt it... *carefully slips one hand from under your sleepy self, gently brushes your hair off your face* Sleep well... Regards

That's frustrating... But - that also explains why you haven't heard anything yet. Why you shouldn't have really expected to hear anything by now. So - no cause for alarm at the moment. You should probably put yourself to bed and get some sleep and tomorrow there will surely be some news. Also, sleeping takes the interminable hours out of waiting. Makes time seem to go faster... *holds your upper hand with his thumb* - there, you've run out of hands now Regards

Well, it's just over 4am in LA - they are probably asleep. And you say they don't even speak much English - how is their familiarity with mobile communications? But - do you have a means to contact them? Email, phone? Or the hospital's numbers? - hey, that's not the way to think of yourself, Jeb! *puts his other hand on top of yours* Regards

Ah, don't fall into that trap, man. It's easy to succumb to this kind of generalisation and then you'll make it a self-fulfilling prophecy. You will approach every woman with distrust and that will turn them against you and then it will reinforce your misgivings about women in general. A vicious circle you don't want to get stuck in! There are plenty of good women around. Beautiful, kind, nice, caring, understanding. I think you need to look closely at why did you get involved with those "toxic" ones in the first place. What were you seeking in them? Regards

@Jeb: Don't worry about me, please! You have enough on your plate already. I takes more than a couple of words to upset me... This is the saddest thing I've heard in a long time. Or the most naive. Or both. This is what makes your country start and fuel countless wars in places you know nothing about. It's the Middle East. The are all killing each other there. It doesn't stop them from killing others together. You just don't understand how it works. The numbers blind you. There is a saying about not seeing the wood for the trees - it applies here. There are local gangs - they get weapons and money from Americans (not any longer, apparently - about time too for the US to stop hallucianting) or from their Middle Eastern sponsors. They sit on their spot and guard their turf. They fight with other gangs from nearby spots. They also trade with them. But when the big guy - ISIS - comes to the neighbourhood - they mostly submit. Pay tax - in weapons or people or both. Sometimes they are strong and instead ISIS bribes them into cooperation. They only fight when there is something in it for them, you see... And none of these gangs of thugs can be even remotely called "moderate". Not a single one. And giving them weapons is so stupid. Invariably, you arm people who then use those weapons to kill your own people. Also, I don't know how you couldn't find any articles under the link I gave you - there are literally a dozen or more of them. Just click on any of the pictures or titles. Regards

Jeb, you will sort out everything that is possible for you to sort out. The thing you can't do anything about - the operation... I know how difficult it is to wait for something like that... My heart goes out to you. But in that you just have to wait. We'll wait with you... Use the other things to take your mind off that main issue. Concentrate on solving minor annoyances and the time will pass faster for you... *holds your hand* Regards

@Binky: sorry, couldn't find it on Amazon or Bandcamp (only your old EP on the latter). Any more links? @AP: Ah, you made my day! Such an honour! But it's Jeb who deserves it, of course! @Jeb: *nudges, whispers* hey, look who you've been compared to! Regards