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Make me jealous.

Jay42 said:
So what exactly does a $1,000 power regulator do? Surge protector? How about the $4000 remote?


Addendum to my make-jealous list: I ski 5 a week during the winter...and I'm still in high school.
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I'll answer, but I hope that a certain person doesn't get ticked off again... ;)

Basically, the Monster Power regulator makes sure that all of the power that goes to equipment is not only spike- and surge-free, but also it conditions the power so that it's as "smooth" as possible. It doesn't really make anything look or sound any better, but it does increase the lifespan of components. (Also, it came with a full equipment replacement guarantee should any surge or spike, even one caused by lightning, damage or destroy any equipment.)

The remote is a fully-programmable RF system with a 320 x 240 touchscreen... so instead of 10 remotes, I have one. It does all sorts of complicated macros for handling a large home theatre system. Again, this is something you can get now for much less, but remotes like the Logitech Harmony don't have the big touchscreen.

I'm only a little jealous of your being able to ski 5 times a week, because I'm honestly way too scared to get on skis or skates... if there's a phobia about having any bones broken, I may have it. ;)
 
clayj said:
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I'm only a little jealous of your being able to ski 5 times a week, because I'm honestly way too scared to get on skis or skates... if there's a phobia about having any bones broken, I may have it. ;)
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Ha, funny you should mention broken bones and skiing. I have cracked my ribs and received nerve damage from a ski accident, and my dad has broken his neck skiing. Of course he didn't realize that when he crashed, so he got up and skied down, then skied the next day; finally, when his thumb went numb he went to the hospital...
 
katie ta achoo said:
only like the greatest composer for viola EVER!!!!

EVER!!!!

EVER!

EVAR!!!

like... imagine...
Hindemith is to viola music as Jonathan Ive is to design.

SERIOUSLY!
HINDEMITH!!!!!
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That's not too hard though, seeing as there are only like 5 composers who wrote for the viola anyway. It's too bad, it's a great instrument. I think I prefer Bartok's Viola concerto...
 
3rdpath said:
guess that's why you didn't list me either. right?
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well you were on my list just below being a semi-pro skateboarder so that's why i didn't list you.......


but seriously folks, let's get back to trashing people for posting in this thread.
 
Let's see..
When I was 11, I lived in a temple in India, @ 13 I tour'd Egypt. I climbed the Great Pyramid (very illegal), almost traded my mom for 100 camels(she's happy I didn't, although I could have been the great blond-haired, blue-eyed camel barren of Cairo ;).
 
strydr said:
Let's see..
When I was 11, I lived in a temple in India, @ 13 I tour'd Egypt. I climbed the Great Pyramid (very illegal), almost traded my mom for 100 camels(she's happy I didn't, although I could have been the great blond-haired, blue-eyed camel barren of Cairo ;).
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Well she would have had your balls if she found out, so you would truly have been a barren baron...
 
clayj said:
I'll answer, but I hope that a certain person doesn't get ticked off again... ;)


I'm only a little jealous of your being able to ski 5 times a week, because I'm honestly way too scared to get on skis or skates... if there's a phobia about having any bones broken, I may have it. ;)
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I was just curious, since I'm sort of into hifi (being a musician). My dad's got a pretty nice home theatre set-up (kind of a middle of the road, better than a out-of-the-box from best buy or something), and he has one of the Philips Pronto touch screen remotes which I love. Anyway, I'm always interested at what you can get at the high-end level. Very cool.

BTW, props on the TT, love that car.

Yeah, the skiing 5 days/week was just kind of a general thing since there are plenty of people I know that wish they had as much time as I do to play in the snow. I probably have something close to the equivalent of your theater set-up in ski stuff, with enough tuning gear to rival a lot of commercial race shops.
 
I have just thought of another one to make all you UK people sooooooo jealous!!!! (sorry, non-UK guys probably won't get this)


I have met Mr Blobby AND he's even rolled around drunk in true blobby-style on my living room floor!!

^^ that's actually a lot more innocent than it sounds.... my sister knows the guy who played him and they were drunk from a Christmas party a few years ago.


haha... beat that! :D
 
I have 3 beautiful wonderful, healthy, smart, daughters. A super fantastic beautiful, healthy, mamma cat wife. I love my job, my house, and my life. I am at peace with my inner world, and my relationship with my lord.

I need nothing I don't have. :)

psalm 27:1
 
Stampyhead said:
That's not too hard though, seeing as there are only like 5 composers who wrote for the viola anyway. It's too bad, it's a great instrument. I think I prefer Bartok's Viola concerto...
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Hmm.. the best, but also the fifth worst..

*starts thinking really hard*
*scratches chin*


*head explodes*
 
I never brag but I'll make a huge exception just for this thread. :p

I didn't pay anything out of my own pocket for my PowerBook, Cinema Display, Mac mini, Razr V3, car, PDA, iPod, Xserve and pretty much everything I have.

I drive a BMW E39 5-Series. I'm 17 and its my first car, I love it to death. I also drive a red '06 E90 330i manual every now and then. Since I don't pay for my own gas I can keep the cars in the powerband all I want.

I've been known to do 175km/h in a 50km/h zone dodging traffic (108mph in a 30 for the non-metric folks) and also drifted across four lanes at an intersection in front of law enforcement and got away with it.

I have a Montblanc wallet and I normally wear designer clothing and whatnot.

I have flown numerous times in private jets.

In an attempt to avoid some ugly comments which I know I will get, read this and think it through: I do appreciate what I have.


Now I just need a nice and pretty non-drinking, non-smoking traditionalist girl to share it with. :D
 
Huezo said:
...In an attempt to avoid some ugly comments which I know I will get, read this and think it through: I do appreciate what I have....
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I'm not going to say anything rude, but rather ask for a little background as to why you're so privileged... Not because I'm nosy, but to add credibility to all of this... Awesome life dude... Awesome. :cool:
 
clayj said:
I'll answer, but I hope that a certain person doesn't get ticked off again... ;)
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Don't worry... I have better things to do than wasting my time like this, e.g. spending some quality time with my wonderful wife and my two beautiful little daughters. :)

Maybe you should do that too once in a while...? Oh, I forgot... you are 37 and still single, too bad. Well, then sit in front of your cool TV and watch a good movie... alone.

Have a nice life! (I really mean it!)

groovebuster
 
groovebuster said:
Don't worry... I have better things to do than wasting my time like this, e.g. spending some quality time with my wonderful wife and my two beautiful little daughters. :)

Maybe you should do that too once in a while...? Oh, I forgot... you are 37 and still single, too bad. Well, then sit in front of your cool TV and watch a good movie... alone.

Have a nice life! (I really mean it!)

groovebuster
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***, *** ****** *** ** *******.

EDIT: You are not a very nice person.
 
Here is a QB photo a paper took, only one i can find, my dad has videos from the games, i will make a highlight tape in iMovie at the end of the season and make a thread with it.

word.
 

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groovebuster said:
Don't worry... I have better things to do than wasting my time like this, e.g. spending some quality time with my wonderful wife and my two beautiful little daughters. :)

Maybe you should do that too once in a while...? Oh, I forgot... you are 37 and still single, too bad. Well, then sit in front of your cool TV and watch a good movie... alone.

Have a nice life! (I really mean it!)

groovebuster
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If you have nothing good to say, don't say it. I hate people who assume someone's life and tell them off, even if they have no idea, in which case you don't.

I believe you owe someone an apology, because your comments have basically said the he is a useless burden on society, who has no right to live because he owns alot of stuff that we dream about but has no family :rolleyes: I'm sorry but we live in a increasing society where the belief is no longer largely based on family.

clayj don't be intimidated by 1 persons words :)
 
I met the band Flogging Molly On friday night in Sacramento. They were cool then they gave me tickets to there showing at Humboldt State University. Good stuff Plus I got a Signed Guitar Pick.

Merf
 
I got a $250 cheque for an assignment that I did, that got handed into a water competition. It means I am QLD water boy :D

This means a free trip to Melbourne to compete for the Australian title and if won I get to go to Sweden to compete for World title. Think about it World water boy, it's got a nice charm.

Also who say's you don't get paid to do school work :p
 
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