Monkee

Absolutely gutted about Helen McCrory. She was a great actor and a genuinely lovely person. Feel so sorry for Damian and their kids too.

I had the AZ jab yesterday afternoon and felt absolutely fine. Slept badly last night (had nightmares that my sister in law had been kidnapped) and was very restless. Got up at 11am and felt fine but tired. Then it hit me. I was really cold, heating on full blast, blanket over me, fell asleep at 1pm and felt jet lagged. I couldn’t wake up. Finally forced myself to get something to eat at 8pm, watched a film and now I’m in bed again as I can barely keep my eyes open. Apart from feeling exhausted I don’t feel any other side effects, thankfully.

I’ve accidentally bought myself a vegan Easter egg. I’m not happy about it.

47 minutes ago, Thunderplex said:

I prefer a launch coaster like Mummy Returns or Aerosmith.  Just about handle Everest.

Everest is one of my favourites. I remember going once and it was so quiet we literally rode 3 times in a row as there was no queue.

The Mummy’s ok and I love the Rock’n’Rollercoaster but mainly because I love Aerosmith. Someone on a Facebook group the other day suggested turning it into a Bruce Springsteen coaster... no offence to Mulv but I’d never ride it again if they did that.

My absolute favourite used to be The Hulk but something changed somewhere over the years and now it really batters my head. I had such a migraine after it one time that I’m afraid to ride it any more.

2 minutes ago, Thunderplex said:

Your  braver than me.  It’s the vertical rise at the start that just makes it a no for me.

That was the main thing that put me off going on for years. I don’t like vertical rises or full vertical drops on coasters (e.g. Stealth). It’s strange because I don’t mind an angled rise with the neverending tik-tik-tik of the chains but there’s something about just staring up into the sky that’s so much worse. I think I’ve been on RRR twice and listened to Sabotage by Beastie Boys both times. Concentrating on that helped a bit but I can totally understand not wanting to go on for that specific reason.

I know it’s a similar concept to the Rip Ride Rockit and I’ve been on that, but the idea of so many upside-down bits with just a lap bar makes my teeth itch. I love rollercoasters but only because I feel safe with things over my head, belts, bars, etc. One time on the RRR the lap bar wasn’t down far enough for my liking and I shit myself all the way round. It wasn’t fun and that might’ve been the last time I went on it.

1 hour ago, Scott Malbranque said:

For you Monkee, I'd sing you the score from the HMS Pinifore followed by a rendition of "Il Cielo in una Stanza" before bed every night. 

I’m actually blushing.

16 hours ago, deathrey said:

As a woman on the forum, the threads don't bother me at all, in fact I have contributed to them in the past. Did I objectify men? 

There really is nothing wrong with saying a famous women is attractive.  If I posted a photo of myself here and someone said I looked nice, also nothing wrong with that. If someone here decided to bombard me with personal messages saying they found me attractive, I asked them to stop and they continued - that's where something is wrong. Surely the difference there is pretty clear?

 

Edit: I've had to have a bit of a debate with myself about the line 'I asked them to stop and they continued' because if I'm honest, I think sending a personal message specifiaclly about my appearance borders on to creepy and would make me uncomfortable. I think it would be inappropriate of me to message one of the male posters in that manor so the same stands in the opposite direction. I will leave it there though as some may feel people deserve a chance.

Perfectly worded. I can appreciate good-looking people of both sexes but knowing the boundaries between “God, they’re hot!” and “Phwoar, that needs a good pounding!” is the key. Compliment don’t creep. That’s not objectification.

Like 99% of women I’ve had a few experiences that I’d rather not have had too - falling asleep on a night bus and having some guy try put his hand up my skirt; having a guy lick my shoulder as a come-on in a club even after I’d asked him to leave me alone and left the dance floor to get away from him; making calls to people while walking home so they know where you are and what you’re doing; and I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve pushed my keys between my fingers on the way home just in case. 

1 minute ago, SuperBacon said:

Horny on main @Monkee...🙃

I’ve been on lockdown for a year. Can you blame me? 

On 3/11/2021 at 5:04 PM, Scott Malbranque said:

https://voca.ro/1jqDuYjEcoqX

There you go, Gerry. Best way I can put it...

Can you do one of these a day for me to listen to before bed?

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Non-Welsh people producing Welsh names is bad enough sometimes but Americans are worse. An American saying “Carrr-dff” makes me teeth hurt.

Disappearance at the Cecil Hotel - How creepy was one of those conspiracy guys? He came across as a lonely pathetic man who stalked a young [dead] girl. The footage of someone visiting her grave on his behalf was just weird. I can’t imagine what her family must have felt knowing that someone did that.

Till Lindemann from Rammstein always fascinates me. He can look devilishly handsome one minute or a total mess the next.

Not technically pets but I’ve become obsessed with the birds (and squirrels, foxes, badgers, etc.) in my garden since lockdown. I took a few photos yesterday in the snow.

Aww guys, thank you so much. I’ve had an absolutely lovely day and I’ve been really spoiled. Thanks for thinking of me xx

Ill Communication - Beastie Boys 

Paul’s Boutique is meant to be the underrated standout album but it’s too disjointed for me. I love the flow of Ill Communication but there’s still enough experimental shit to keep you going, “Wow, what’s that?” whether it’s a sample from somewhere else or a guy playing a jar with damp fingers. One of my favourite albums.

11 hours ago, DEF said:

Glorious autographed photo of Maxwell Caulfield aka what they say if they knew he was Michael

This is indeed glorious. Rex Manning spoiled it though.

Grease 2 is very underrated in my opinion and I absolutely love ‘Girl For All Seasons’ and ‘Cool Rider’ - the latter being responsible for a memory I have of being a bit drunk in a backwater Australian town singing this very loud and dancing down the street with a Scottish girl I met.

Well done, @Onyx2 - top job putting all this together.

And congrats to those who won the Best Of awards. All nominations were thoroughly deserved but I genuinely share this one with all the others in the Good Au category. It’s been a tough year on everyone and this goes to show that we’ve all been there for each other and some point. Here’s to the original Au, the present Aus and next year’s Au nominees - hopefully this year might make us all a bit stronger and kinder xx

@Frankie Crisp, @johnnyboy, @John Matrix, @FelatioLips, @jazzygeofferz, @Keith Houchen, @PowerButchi, @Nick James

1 hour ago, scratchdj said:

That was in Enfield and there’s a blue plaque to commemorate it!

The Velocicoaster looks really cool and I’m glad they’ve built another coaster but it looks really short. And when you’re on it I bet it feels even shorter. What’s the average ride time? The lights look amazing in the dark though and I can’t wait to see the finished ‘atmosphere’ additions like the foliage and anamatronic/still dinos.

3 hours ago, jazzygeofferz said:

Imagine my surprise when I received a big bag of Malteasers through my door this morning. I thought my Amazon account had been hacked until I saw the caption on the address label and remembered a conversation I had with @Monkee last night. Also I'm now going to have to see how long I can make them last without making myself ill. One a day might have to suffice. 

Everyone from the Good Au nominations deserves a treat 😊

I don’t generally look at other sections of the board much and I’d missed this bit completely. I saw it mentioned in the Paid section and came to have a look. I just want to say, having read the nominations thread, thank you so much to everyone who mentioned me. You actually made me cry, you bastards.

There are so many lovely people round these parts that I never for a minute thought I’d be seen in this way. I don’t contribute much so I’m kinda blown away that the little I do have to say is seen so highly. There are some really top people here - you’re all lovely (in your own special ways) so keep doing what you’re doing ❤️

>  He was deranged, he was... lunatic. He didn't seem to like me very much. He had threatened to kill me in public.
>  Why would he want to kill you in public?
>  I think she meant he threatened, in public, to kill her.

4 hours ago, Chris B said:

I took part in an online Zoom production of A Christmas Carol for charity last night. I'm thinking that I need to wear this look more often.

That looks awesome! Love the tankard.

I had a Zoom Christmas party last week. I’m not particularly festive but I thought I’d make an effort.

Frank’s been keeping me company while I get back into the swing of things with work.

I count things. Stupid things. Like when I’m chopping vegetables I’ll find myself counting the chops and then I’ll have to do “43, 27, 19” until I lose my place and finish chopping. I count footsteps and have to do the same thing when I notice - sometimes I don’t know how long I’ve been doing it too.

I was going to write that I’m not sure this is actually neurotic behaviour so I Googled. I came across this page - https://theawarenesscentre.com/are-you-neurotic/ - and I tick every box under ‘Some signs of being neurotic’. The phrase, “neurotics keep making problems for themselves and don’t quite have the tools to untangle themselves from those problems. They’re functioning well, but life isn’t as smooth or as joyful as they’d like it to be” perfectly sums up where I am right now too. Well, damn.