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BU making tunes. new stuff I'm doing is pretty dark and scary, sounds live.
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youthful_implants wrote:BU building websites in illustrator. Why didn't I think of this sooner, so much easier than photoshop!
you might regret it when all the shapes are off by a few pixels and their edges anti alias badly
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spiral wrote:
youthful_implants wrote:BU building websites in illustrator. Why didn't I think of this sooner, so much easier than photoshop!
you might regret it when all the shapes are off by a few pixels and their edges anti alias badly
nah will still slice in photoshop from high res PDF. should be fine. just the layout bit is so quick and easy in Illustrator.
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big ups swimming in Mostar, Bosnia today, amazing river...

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and big ups being in this amazing town, Kotor, Montenegro for the next 3 days...

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big ups swimming in Aegean Sea tomorrow, 30 something degrees... sorry for rubbing it in, but I've been holding back lately :P
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you have been rather restrained lately!
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travelling about intensely at the moment, 4 countries in less than 2 weeks, 6 cities/towns, loving the Balkans, still got Croatia to go, then workin at outlook, sweet

wee bit worried about India as I don't have visa yet and safetravel gov site for aus says its high caution required due to terrorist threats in all main cities an shit... oh well, hope it calms down.
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it always says that squirr. get onto it soonish though, and keep in mind that you'll need to be in the same place for a few days to sort it out. can be a bit of a cunny tbh. did mine this morning.

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big up first round of essays DONE
big up leaving in two weeks!
big up this incredible weather
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quick wrote:big ups swimming in Aegean Sea tomorrow, 30 something degrees... sorry for rubbing it in, but I've been holding back lately :P
It's the Adriatic Sea.
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How awes is this weather
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totes amaze.
looking out at blue skies through venetian blinds is baws.
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Is baws how vietnamese people pronounce balls?
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lol I think she means LIKE A BAWS.
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apparently it's Scottish

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youthful_implants wrote:lol I think she means LIKE A BAWS.
Lol. Funky baws get off my back
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if i meant like a boss, i'd have said like a baus.
baws aka balls, testicles, nuts, etc.
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witty_pseudonym wrote:if i meant like a boss, i'd have said like a baus.
baws aka balls, testicles, nuts, etc.
oh. lawl.
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dad used to live at the foot of mt baw baw.

to this day i'm still not sure why his local pub had a massive dinosaur out the front that used to get randomly painted different colours (including a year or so where it was totes blue poles):
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that's not a bad dino. i've seen better tho.

dont you city folk have dinos in your yards?
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wooden stake up the bot-bot is a bit harsh tho
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quiet roar wrote:
quick wrote:big ups swimming in Aegean Sea tomorrow, 30 something degrees... sorry for rubbing it in, but I've been holding back lately :P
It's the Adriatic Sea.
i know, i am a shit bloke :(












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quick wrote:
quiet roar wrote:
quick wrote:big ups swimming in Aegean Sea tomorrow, 30 something degrees... sorry for rubbing it in, but I've been holding back lately :P
It's the Adriatic Sea.
i know, i am a shit bloke :(










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LOL!
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faggot

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go on, change this one as well, show me you awesome mod powers :smt005
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quick wrote:faggot

:teefnilly:

go on, change this one as well, show me you awesome mod powers :smt005
nah, will let the whole world know you're a bigot tbh







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big up watching youtube and ted videos, reading journal articles and writing stuff all day and being paid for it.
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fooishbar wrote:
quick wrote:faggot

:teefnilly:

go on, change this one as well, show me you awesome mod powers :smt005
nah, will let the whole world know you're a bigot tbh







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so can u at least change it back? pretty please, i thought it was funny, so did Hardy :P

but seriously, change it back
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witty_pseudonym wrote:big up watching youtube and ted videos, reading journal articles and writing stuff all day and being paid for it.
yeh is pretty rad huh!
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Awesome - this was the one in england ? or was it ireland ?


or turkmenistan? - i forget
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quick wrote:
quiet roar wrote:
quick wrote:big ups swimming in Aegean Sea tomorrow, 30 something degrees... sorry for rubbing it in, but I've been holding back lately :P
It's the Adriatic Sea.
i know, i am a shit bloke :(
Not shit, necessarily. Just ignorant.
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Big Ups to the Elmer Fudd impersonator who works at our China office.
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Jackets sent back - BWUNSWICK

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thedeadly9 wrote:Big Ups to the Elmer Fudd impersonator who works at our China office.
We sent artwork to go onto Jackets - Brunswick...
Jackets sent back - BWUNSWICK

Seriously.
I have to deal with this every single day as all of our manufacturer's are chinese. They dont give a duck.
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FoundationStepper wrote:Awesome - this was the one in england ? or was it ireland ?


or turkmenistan? - i forget
yup england, liverpool, not until july but
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youthful_implants wrote:
thedeadly9 wrote:Big Ups to the Elmer Fudd impersonator who works at our China office.
We sent artwork to go onto Jackets - Brunswick...
Jackets sent back - BWUNSWICK

Seriously.
I have to deal with this every single day as all of our manufacturer's are chinese. They dont give a duck.
my experience of china - 75-80% was good enough for everything - clothes, buildings, safety... that'll do it
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FoundationStepper wrote:
youthful_implants wrote:
thedeadly9 wrote:Big Ups to the Elmer Fudd impersonator who works at our China office.
We sent artwork to go onto Jackets - Brunswick...
Jackets sent back - BWUNSWICK

Seriously.
I have to deal with this every single day as all of our manufacturer's are chinese. They dont give a duck.
my experience of china - 75-80% was good enough for everything - clothes, buildings, safety... that'll do it
I can believe that. I think the language barrier is a huge problem for their designers as they cant spot mistakes. This is why I have my job.
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Well Im sure the Bwunswick Hockey team will be wapped with their new cwoves wagardwess.
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quiet roar wrote: Not shit, necessarily. Just ignorant.
everyone is so mean to me :(


who cares anyway when you're in Paradise :joy:

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lolz
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quick wrote:everyone is so mean to me :(
I didn't mean to be mean. Just thought i should correct your geography error to avoid potential embarrassment whilst over there.


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10 dayz left then ---->woooosh
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Bigup one week no cigarettes cold turkey
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mecka wrote:Bigup one week no cigarettes cold turkey
:blob6: Dats some good work right der.
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mecka wrote:Bigup one week no cigarettes cold turkey

nice one. I am giving up as of today. Couldn't do cold turkey though mate, I'm angry enough with nicotine. I would be murderation without.
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bigup and a gripe - i have been eating certain foods less and less these days, eating better and all that. But now when i eat those foods i feel sooooo sick. Just had some pasta and i feel like throwing up boooooooo
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Cold Turkey is for Boxing Day...Addiction Substitution is for Winners!!
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Lizkins wrote:bigup and a gripe - i have been eating certain foods less and less these days, eating better and all that. But now when i eat those foods i feel sooooo sick. Just had some pasta and i feel like throwing up boooooooo
Might wanna check out if you have a disposition towards gluten..i know heaps of ciliac sufferers who suffer from the same thing - so anything good is BAD!
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i think its more because i am cutting them out, eating less carbs and junk food etc. So now when i do eat them i feel sick.
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mecka wrote:Bigup one week no cigarettes cold turkey

Big Ups :fire:
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